I&sgi WQ&JFf" $ " m r f - f ' fj- . Transient Advertisements, INCLUDING WASTs.Toi.rrs. for sales, etc., for to- MORROW'S IbsUE Miy bo handed in at the main advertising office of The Dispatch, cornerSmtthfield and Diamond streets, up to midnight. FORTY -SIXTH YEAR AFTER THEAUDITOR. McCamant Under Fire Before the Councils Investigat ing Committee OX THE EEBATE BUSINESS. The Auditor General Denies Ever Receiving a Cent of Adver tising Commissions. MYSTERIOUS PAPEES HELD BACKV On the Advice of District Attorney Graham, That Have Eome Bearing on Mo Camant's Testimony. PATTTSON STAXDS EEADI TO'TESTHT Xewsraper Owners Eefnse to Tell 'Who the Tersoa Was Who Eeccired the Ertate oa Adtertisinj for ISM. EIKrCP SOMETHIXG SEXSaTIOXSJj TO COME rSPECIAL TELEGRAM r0 THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, July 24. Auditor Gen eral McCamant was the star witness before the Councils Investigating Committee at to day's meeting. The Auditor General read a. type-written "statement" with perfect calmness, although the Attorney General of the Commonwealth watched him closely, and Investigator Etting tapped his fingers on the desk in a manner that indicated more than common interest. This was interest man ifested later in the proceedings, when the keen-eyed and sharp-witted Selectman from the Eighth ward incidentally mentioned that there were a number of questions which he had desired to ask the Auditor Gen eral, but to which the law officer of the county, District Attorney Graham, had seemed to Interpose objections, and to which General McCamant's own announce ment that his lips were guarded by the ad vice of counsel added additional obstacles. Investigators Smithers and Hicks seemed also loaded to the muzzle with questions to lire at the good-looking Auditor General, but they restrained their impatience for the t.me being and seemed willing to wait for a later shy at the witness. Mr. Etting's ques tions, if incisive, were careful and his even temper was at no time disturbed. Firing Questions at McCamant Committeeman Eoberts created a diver sion by his disposition to fire off unex pected questions at the Auditor General and at the succeeding witnesses. Mr. Hammett was more than ordinarily active in pro pounding queries, while Mr. .Tames con tents himself with conferring now and again with his neighbor, Etting, and did not seem at all ruffled by the more than oc casional declinations of witnesses to answer inquiries as to the personality of the man who got the big 40 per cent rebate for giving the mercantile appraiser's list to a number of the newspapers. Only once did Chairman Van Osten show any acerbity, and that was when he said that the ex-President of the Chestnut Street National Bank was not present, because in the discharge of his official duty as Com mander in Chief of the National Guard of Pennsylvania he was at Mt Gretna inspect ing troops of the State now encamping there "When Attorney General Hensel made his way from one of the side chairs and whispered to Mr. Etting he was per mitted to make this statement: Fattison Ready to Testify. "On behalf of Governor Pattison, whom I saw and left at Mt. Gref na at 8 o'clock last evening, where he is engaged in the review of the troops, I wish to say to this com mittee that up to that time he had received no subpoena or request to appear here. At the same time lam authorized to say that the Governor will be glad to appear at any time his pretence may be desired, either at the request or subpoena of the committee, with or without any further official notice." There was a disposition to applaud the Attorney General's statement. The law officer of the Commonwealth made his way back to his seat on the south side of the hall and was an interested listener during the remainder of the proceedings, watching Mr. Kemble and Auditor General McCamant with especial intentness, and only leaving after the editors and publishers had begun to testify to w hat they didn't know about giving rebates for the advertising to the unknon "agent" who had such a marvel ous pull in Dlacing the mercantile ap praiser's list where it would do the most good. A Rocky Road for McCamant. Mr. McCamant traveled the rocky road prepared for him by Messrs. Etting, Smithers and Hicks with much dexterity. He did not seem to get flurried and showed the only symptom of vexation when he told how newspaper publications and various other statements in connection with his dealings with the late City Treasurer had caused annoyance to his family. Interest began to flag when the newspaper editors and1 proprietors began their testimony, though some amusement was caused at the questions popped at them in a desultory fashion, but which did not seem to yield any tangible results. There was a big crowd in attendance throughout the entire session, which lasted over two hours. There was a crowd up stairs in the gallery. The entrance and the aisles were thronged, and everybody, in cluding Chairman Van Osten and Sergeant at Arms George W. Johnson, seemed glad enough when the meeting -was declared ad journed and the committee went into ex ecutive session. At the private meeting afterward it was agreed to meet again at the call of the Chairman. The Bank Officials Excused. A letter from District Attorney Graham was first read, suggesting that the bank officials be not examined.for the reason that they have already testified and that an ex amination of them at this time might inter fere with any action that might be taken against them in the future. -After consider able discussion the bank officials were ex cused for the present W. H. M. Kemble and "William L. Elk ns, the traction railway magnates, testified 1 ANTS of all kinds-are quickly answered through THE DliPATCH. Investors, arti san, bargain hunters, buyers and sellers closely scan its Classified Advertising Col umns, largest Circulation. as to their connection with Bardsley in cer tain transactions in traction stock. They showed that they had loaned money to Bardsley with which to buy Philadelphia and Chicago traction shares, and that he had closed out the deal at a profit. As far as they knew he had not used any public money in his transactions. Auditor General McCamant, who with Bardsley had control of the letting of the advertising of the Mercantile Appraiser's List, to be published in four newspapers of "1 j. miuucipma, next icsuneu. -me reports of the experts who examined Bardsley's books recently, showed that a check had ap parently been sent to Mr. McCamant for $7,144,52, being one-half of the rebate of 40 per cent on over 540,000 worth of advertis ing paid by four newspapers in 1890. McCamant's General Denial. Mr. McCamant denied emphatically that he ever received directly or indirectly one penny of the money. He also denied that various suras credited on the stubs of Bards ley's checkbook to "Mc" had ever been re ceived by him. He stated that the adver tising business had been transacted through Captain H. M. Graffin, who had for a num ber of years been employed in the Auditor General's department and who had charge oi surn matters. "Witness had reason to believe that a re bate was paidj for the reason that Captain Graffin had intimated to him that certain political debts had to be paid and that they were settled in this way. He also under stood that the newspaper that did not get the advertising was taken care of bv those that did get it. Captain Graffin died in 1890, and Mr. McCamant expressed his sorrow that he was not alive now, so that he could himself explain his connection with the unpleasant business. Questions Held in Reserve. After Mr. McCamant had left the stand and room, Committeeman Etting stated that, notwithstanding the Auditor Gener al s denial, it had been his (Etting's) inten tion to examine him upon certain docu mentary evidence in his possession, but that upon advice from the District Attor ney that it would be unwise to make public disclosure of the contents of the documents at this time, he refrained from questioning the witness. When the name of ex-State Treasurer Livsey, who is alleged to have received money from Bardsley, was called, a tele gram was read stating that because of the serious illness of Mr. Livsey's daughter in Milwaukee that gentleman had to go to that city. He says he will return as soon as possible, and requests the privilege of then appearing before the committee. J. P. Singer, connected with the Fourth Street National Bank, related a conversa tion he had with Marsh, the fugitive Presi dent of the Keystone Bank, three or four days after that institution had been closed by order of the Comptroller of the Cur rency. Tried to Blame Wanamaker. Marsh, he said, told of his endeavors to prevent the closing of the bank, saying, "I tried to bluff "Wanamaker, but failed." Marsh also told him that he tried to get Mr. "Wanamaker to use his influence to have the bank kept open, but that gentle man had declined to interfere. Clayton McMichael, of the Korth American; Robert J, Cook, of the Press; "William P. McCully, of the DuUctm; Edward Morwitz, of the German Democrat, and James Elver- son, ot the Inquirer, proprietors or managers of papers alleged to have paid -ebates on the mercantile appraiser's list advertising, were sworn, with the exception of the last-named gentlemen, who was to ill to appear, and sent an affidavit instead. Had to Fay the Rebate. Their testimony was to the effect that they couldn't get the advertising without paying a commission of 40 per cent to the person bringing it to them, and as they could print the matter and make a profit after paying the commission they did so an a matter of business, None of them had knowledge that the commission -was to go to either Bardsley or the Auditor General. Mr. McMichael declined to give the name of the person who acted as the agent, saying that he was not a public official, and he con sidered it a private matter. Mr. Cook ad mitted that Captain Graffin was the man to whom he paid the commission. "When asked who got the commission in 1891, Captain Graffin having died in 1890, Mr. Cook de clined to reveal the name, saying the person was not a public official, and it would be un fair to make his name public Mr. McCully also acknowledged that Captain Graffin was the man to whom he had paid the commis sion. The committee then adjourned. PATTISON TALKS OUT. HE SATS THE STATE TREASURY MUST BE INVESTIGATED. The Auditor General's Office Must Also Undergo the Same Treatment A Sys tematic Inquiry Is Expected of George Handy Smith's Committee. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCn.l Harrisburg, July 24. The following correspondence lias just been made public: Hott rosTorncE.MoxTGOiiEnY Couxtt, ) June -1. $ To Robert E. rattison. Governor of Pcnnsj lvanla: 3lT Dear Sik I have received a communi cation from Hon. John 1L Fow, in which ho states that you have serious intentions of calling the committee to investigate the Trca&ury Department together in a public letter. I can hardly thinV such to be the case, as you w ould only have to intimate your desire and it would he done. It seems ridiculous to me to call the committe togetherjust now, wheneverjonois endeav oring to do all in his pow cr todiscovor what ever is best for the State. I know of no par ticular reason other than to spend the ap propriation. If there -was no money they would not be willing to serve. For mv pait I would rather save the appropiiation tiun to spend it without securing any benefit to the state. He also threatens to resign in a public letter, which I would regret very much, as he is so w lse an d so capable. Verv truly vours, George Handy Smith. Harkisbueg, Pa., June 25. Hon. George Hunav Smith, Chairman of Joint Committee to lu eatigate the State Treasury: Dlar Sir I am in receipt of your favor of June 24, 1S91, in which you suggest that there is no occasion Just now for the assembling of your committee to prosecute the work for which it was appointed. In rpply I beg leave to say that your committee, being a creation of the tw o branches of the legisla tive department of the government, it is not jormo to inuicate tne time lor wnicn it ought to meet, the measure of its duties and responsibilities, or the manner in which they ought to bo discharged. I may, howe or, take advantage of this oppoitunity to say to you that b. the terms ot the joint resolution, approved January 26, 1891, providing for the appointment of tun committee, it was Instructed to make a thor ough investigation of the present methods of conducting the business of the State Treasury, especially in regard to the present system of depositaries for the public lunds, and to report as soon as possible. The joint resolution, approved May 27, 1S91, extended thcponcis and duties ot tins committee to an investigation of the department of the Auditor General, and instiucted it to report totlio Governor "at the earliest possible time." It seems to mo plain, therefore, that the intention of the Legislature was that the in vestigation of the Treasury and Auditor General's departments should be thorough and systematic, and that it should be dili gently made, so that the report could bo made to the Executive with such prompt ness as to enable the State officials to act with dispatch in any matter hich such re port might show demanded their attention. ItOBEKT E. PATTISOU. MEDICAL GBADTTATES MAEEIED. Mr. and Mrs. John McGuigan Will Practice Together Hereafter. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Norwich, July 24. At the breezy old country home of Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Ham mond in Rocky Ledge, six miles south of this city, there was a Very pretty wedding m this week, in which the charming daughter, Miss Grace M. Hammond, Mi D., became the wife of John McGuigan, M. D., of Philadelphia. A largo aud fashionable company attended and the nuptial knot was tied by the Rev, J. B. Dougherty, of Mystic. Both bride and groom are full fledged doctors of medicine, graduates of the same medical college in Philadelphia, and the romantic feature of the alliance is the fact that their love-making began when they w ere classmates, studying medicine in the "Quaker City" college. Both have diplomas from the college, and it is possible that they will practice medi cine together when they return to Phila delphia. Mrs. McGuigan is young and pretty, and comes of a family that is re markable for its talent Her husband, also, is young and has marked ability. The old home of the lady in Ledyard, which is set on a hill and commands a magnificent dis tant view of the ocean off the Southern Con necticut coast, has long been the situation of the "Whipple Home School for deaf mutes. THAT ALLIANCE TRUST. THE MANAGER OF THE NEW XORK BUREAU RIDICULES THE IDEA. The 1,000,000 Circular Flan the Work of Charlatans "Who Would Magnify Their Own Importance A Suggestion to Farm ers, but No Widespread Plot New York, July 24. To-day a reporter interviewed W. C. Crum, the General Man ager of the New York Bureau of the Na tional Farmers' Alliance and Reform Press Association, touching the so-called ""Wheat Trust" combine among farmers. He denied that any such combination has been formed. The suggestion was made, he said, some time ago that farmers would do well to hold their wheat for remunerative prices in preference to allowing it to fall into the hands of unscrupulous speculators. Upon this advice word was sent out through the bureau of the Reform Press two weeks ago advising farmers to hold their wheat Sev eral sub-alliances in Illinois met and passed resolutions to this effect The attempt to make it appear now as if some "traitor in the camp had revealed the matter before the Farmers' Alliance was ready to let the secret out, is inkeeping with many similar attempts to invest cer tain ambitious leaders with an air of im portance far beyond their ability or worth, Mr. Crum said. He said, further, that the idea of issuing simultaneously at "Washing ton and St Paul 1,000,000 circulars to send to 40,000 secretaries, is part of a well-concerted plan among certain Alliance officials to enhance their importance in the estima tion of farmers, and create at the same time consternation among wheat speculators for political effect He is convinced that cer tain schemers are trying to "work" the Farmers' Alliance for all it is worth for selfish and political purposes. As to combination among farmers, Mr. Crum said: "I would be very glad if the farmers could, by combination, secure good prices, especially for wheat. Depreciation of values, repeated crop failures, high rates of interest, etc., have discouraged farmers for several years. They deserve well of their compatriots, and no one familiar with their deprivations will begrudge them all they ask." SPORTING An exhaustive review and all the events of the day in to-morrow's big DISPATCH. AFFAIRS IN SAN DOMINGO. That Republic Has Not Been Affected by the Troubles in Haiti. JSPLTElEQRAMTHBBMPfTJ , fN V Xork, Jolyl'i Thomas Jfimpson, United States Consul at Puerto Plata, San Domingo, is at the Astor Hotel. He expects to return to San Domingo to-morrow after noon. In an interview this morning he said: "The revolutionary disturbances in Haiti have had no apparent effect on San Domingo. Formerly there was a reciproc ity treaty between the two republics, but this is in force no longer. Some months ago representati es of the two powers met at ban uomingo ana tried to irame a new treaty, but were not successful." "The President of San Domingo is a na tive of the United States, and his son is my Vice Consul. However, they are not in fa vor of annexation with the United States. As far as reciprocity is concerned, I be lieve there is no particular interest, though the Dominicans are not opposed to it" Mr. Simpson said he believed that with the friendly relations existing between this country and San Domingo a sentiment could easily be created in the latter country in favor of leasing Samana to the United States. A CHILD'S AWFUL DEATH. Fatally Burned "While in the Act of En deavoring to light a Lamp. rSrZCTAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.J Ntack, N. Y., July 24. The household of the Ratto family, Italians, who live at Northvale, N. J., a short distance below the Rockland county line, was thrown into a state of terrible excitement, followed by grief, last evening by the shocking death of a young child. The little one wanted to light a lamp, which was beyond her reach, and, taking a chair, she climbed upon it with a match in her hand. She struck the match and lighted the lamp, then threw the partially burned match down. It did not go to the floor, however, but caught in the girl's dress, setting it on fire. The child screamed loudly, but the flames soon enveloped her. By the time assistance came she w as so badly burned that it was impossible to save her life. She died in the most intense agony in a few moments. It nas the saddest occurrence in the history of the little village of Northvale, and the fam ily are prostrated with grief. DEATH IHVADES THE CAMP. The Third Brigade at Mt. Gretna in Mourn ing Over a Comrade. rsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Mt. Gretna, July 24. The Third Brig ade camp was in mourning to-day. Private Carey Bayler, of Company F, Twelfth Regi ment, died of heart failure. He was a backwoodsman, aged 2G years, and had been in the guards for four years, being very pop ular with his comrades. The remains ofthe dead soldier w ere encased in a lead casket, and this evening Chaplain Gerhardt held funeral services in front of the quarters in the presence of the entire regiment The remains v ere then escorted to the depot and shipped to Danville, where they will be buried. To-night Governor Patti son and his staff left for Harrisburg,-and to morrow the camp will break up. EB0BABLY A FAKE ST0BY. No Account or the Wedding of Sirs. Potter in the Japan Papers. tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUE DISPATCH.! New York, July 24. Franklin Bartlett, who is Mrs. James Brown Potter's lawyer, received from her manager to-day some press notices, clipped from the newspapers of India, China and Japan, commenting upon the theatrical performances of Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew in their tour through those countries. The latest clippings were from the Japan Daily Mail of June 10 and June 11, contain ing interviews with both Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew. None ofthe papers contained any reference to a divorce which Mr. Potter was recently reported to have obtained from his wife, or to Mrs. Potter's reported subse quent marriage to Sir. Bellew. ptpmtra PITTSBURG-. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1891-TWELVE A COMLICT AYERTED. The Coal Creek Miners Were Buying Arms and Meant to Fight. AN ARMISTICE BROUGHT ABOUT Until the legislature Can Get Together "and Take Action. TEE C0N7ICTS ARE ALLOWED TO RETURN rerECIAt TE1EGBAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 KjroxmxD, Tenx., July 24. Never be fore since the beginning of the trouble- in the East Tennessee mining districts did" things look so hopeless as yesterday morn ing. After the unsuccessful conference of the miners' committee with the Governor last evening the committee withdrew and sent a message to Coal Creek, which made every miner there run home and prepare for combat. There was not much said at Coal Creek, for the miners realized that the end of peace had come and that there would have to be bloodshed; for they had sworn that the military should not come back. Those who had not effective weapons of one kind or another started for Knoxville to day to make purchases. During the early morning hours of to-day scores of Winches ters were sold in Knoxville gun shops. Some mountaineers, not having money enough,pawned their watches to make their purchases. In Knoxville there is a consid erable element of turbulent characters, of kin with the mountaineers. Among J them the police iound a great rest lessness and the Governor was informed that threats of burning the Knoxville plant of the Knoxville Iron Company had been made and would be carried out urom some things the Governor said it was evi dent that he had set himself to go up into the mountains with the military and con victs, whatever the outcome might be. 3n fact, the cars were all in readiness for trans portation and the order had gone forth for the officers of the militia to collect their absent men. A Compromise Effected. But all this time the Governor and his advisers were waiting for the miners' com mittee to come back. As the hours passed, hope of this decreased. At 1 o'clock in the atternoon the committee of citizens and the committee of miners came together again. After two hours of discussion, Gencrji; "Williams, who had been so adroit at ig mass meeting near Briceville, again brought about a reasonable view of things. A com promise was drawn up, which, while It granted to the miners practically all the points upon which they had insistedi ivw Tint, an hmifrhtilv prnrpwpn. At 3 o'clock the original committee of five miners and the Citizens Committee went before the Governor. Two hours were spent in discussing details and then the word was sent out that the conflict had been averted and peace completely restored. The miners agreed to the convicts' return to work, pro vided no militia came along. They further agreed to await the action of the Legisla ture. The Governor, on his side, agreed to dismiss the militia at once, to do all in his power to get the Legislature to act, and 'it was tacitly understood that past offenses against the majesty of the law should be as though they had not been. The Conditions of Peace. Although no mention of an armistice is made, the fact that there will be peace only on condition that the Legislature repeal J'roj "convict Jeasii law is-clearly tunsi'ratooti i From the talk of miners.it-is plain that they mean nothing different from their original intentions. They swore to fight if the mili tary came. They swore to fight if the Leg islature did not repeal the oflensive law,and they mean to keep their oath. There was no way of getting to Coal Creek to interview the miners, but there is no doubt that'that they will live up to their signed and witnessed contracts. The Gov ernor at once proceeded to carry out his part of the agreement General Carnes, in command of the militia, was ordered to move at once, .fart or the soldiers will leave at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning. The rest will go before to-morrow's sun sets. At 8:40 o'clock to-morrow morning the Gov ernor will personally conduct the convicts back to the mines and see them put to work. The wardens swore in about 15 special guards this afternoon. No trouble is an ticipated. What Will the legislature Do? And now comes the question of what the General Assembly of the State will do. Attorney General Pickle has said that the convict lease law cannot be forthwith re pealed, because of the contract which the State has made with the Tennessee Iron, Coal and Railroad Company and which lasts five years longer. Whether this be true or not the fact remains that the lessees have a strong lobby and the State Treasury cannot well spare the $100,000 which is paid in an nually on the contract, not to speak of the 5250,000 which the building and equipment of a penitentiary, sufficient to hold the 1,300 convicts would cost. It may be that even though the Legislature fails to act, there may be some way of inducing the lessees to keep convicts away from mining districts. xnere is a ieeiing oi great reiici in knox ville to-night, and the Governor is praised for doing so well in so ticklish a situation as that in which his first rashness and his misunderstanding of his own powers placed him. The outcome of his trip to Coal Creek and Briceville to-morrow is awaited with curiosity, but not with apprehension, for whatever else may be said of them, the miners have shown themselves to be men of their word. AN AMEBICAN SENT TO SIBEBIA. He Returned to His Native Poland for His Family and Was Arrested. Omaha, July 24. According to a letter received here by Abe Goldstein, a well known citizen, S. Gerber, who has lived in Omaha for the past five years, has been exiled to Siberia by the Russian authorities. Gerber went last March to Myszyuca, near the German frontier, his native town in Poland, intending to return with his family, who had remained in the Old Country. His appearance in the little town excited sus picion, and his arrival soon reached the ears of the authorities. Fearing arrest, Gerber fled across the frontier into a neighboring German Pro vince. A demand was made upon the au thorities of the German town in which Gerber had taken refuge, and he was turned oyer to the emissaries of the Czar, who took him in chains to Myszyuca, where he was tried on the charge of running away to America. Gerber claimed to be a citizen of the United States, and showed papers prov ing that he was a naturalized citizen, but in spite of this he was sentenced to imprison ment for one year, and afterward to be ban ished to Siberia for five years and his prop erty to be confiscated. PUBSUED BY A BICYCLIST. The Wheel Was Fleeter Than a Woman Beater Trying to Escape. 1EPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Bordentown, N. J., July 24. J. "Wes ley Lanning is in jail here on charges of larceny and assault and battery. He has been boarding with the family of Ira T. Rogers, on Prince street. In the early part of the week Mrs. Rogers missed some jewelry and, suspecting that Xanning had stolen it, had her husband swear out a war- rant for his arrest. Lanning heard of this proceeding and left the house, and for two days successfully eluded Marshal Jobes. Last eveninghin the absence of Rogers, Lanning returned to the house, and, it is alleged, threatened to kill Mrs. Rogers. He broke into her room in the second story, where she had run to escape him, and struck and choked her. She screamed for assist ance and attracted the attention of neigh bors, who hastened to her assistance. Lan ning fled, and hunting parties were quickly ormed to run him down. "Walter Kane, an expert bicyclist, was the first to get on Lan-J ,im'a 4 .!- T , 1M J...... l.t I ""o o huia ijauning ran iih.g a ucci, uum kept it up for only a mile and a half. Then Kane overtook him. A moment later Mar shal Jober and the citizens came up. Threats of violence were made, but the Marshal took the captive to jail and this afternoon he was committed to await the action of the grand jury. A POINT FOR EDISON IN THE DAMAGE SUIT FOR 8250,000 FILED AGAINST HIM. Welch, the rialntiff, Must Show on What Inventions Ho Bases His Claims for a Half Interest A Boston Contract of Tears Ago. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.2 Boston, July 25. Inventor Thomas A. Edison has scored a point in the suit brought against him by E. Baker "Welch to receive 5250,000 damages for alleged breach of contract, now pending in the United States Circuit Court About a month ago the defendant filed a motion to have the plaintiff jitate more specifically in what patents he owns a half interest under his contract A further request was that the plaintiffproduce certain letters and com munications. Judge Nelson to-day decided that the plaintiff should produce the letters within 30 days and also file a bill of particu lars, settling on what patents, inventions, instruments and improvements he claims to have an interest. He is also ordered to state what inventions he has requested the defendant to transfer to him upon which he says he has an interest The plaintiff bases his claim upon an al leged contract made with, the defendant in 1869, in which he agreed to give him one ialf interest in a patent upon which he was then experimenting and upon all future in ventions which he might make. The con sideration for this alleged transfer of valua ble rights was various loans of money, which the plaintiff said he made to the young inventor, who was then in the em ploy of the "Western Union Company as an operator, to help him along in his experi ments. Mr. Edison, in his answer, denies the al leged contract ana says that he paid to plaintiff any sums which were paid him by giving his notes. He also says that the in struments upon which he was then at work Jailed to be available, xne case has not been tried upon its merits as yet, and has been pending in court since 1883. General Butler is one otthe lawyers who appear for the plaintiff n, e STATESMATHIP Ex-Chief Clerk JLlojd's letter fo'rHJS DISPATCH to-mor row Is devoted 'to .Samuel bhelabarger, the- I TO'DO THE LINEES L,Bnt.Ha and His Confederate Were Landed fi In the Tombs Jail. rsrrciAt, telegram" to the wspATcn.1 7 Nw YojtK, July 24. Harry Hamilton, Viio Warrested'on "Wednesday while leav- flg th Long Branch .steamboat with the .Rev. 1. . Guilbsri's satelwiin.hjs hand, was arraigned at the Tombs Court" this evening and held in S2.000 bail for trial. Frederick Wilson,who was arrested on Thursday night on suspicion of being a pal of HamiltonjWas remanded in order to give detectives an op- Eortunity to secure more evidence against im. Hamilton told a reporter that up to three months ago he was an honest man. He was employed in a wholesale drygoods store on Broadway, but lost his job, and while walk ing around town looking for work met "Wil son, and was induced to become a thief. ""We were getting tired of working the Long Branch boats," he said, "and we we're about to start in on the European steamers. Up to the time I captured Dr. Guilbert's satchel we had but poor luck, getting little but tooth brushes, combs ami clothing. "We ex- fiected to do better when we got to the iners." A LONG LAB0E FIGHT. Probablo Settlement of a Seventeen Months' Struggle of Iron Molders. TSPFCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATOT.l Cincinnati, July 24. The General Ex ecutive Board of the Iron Molders con tinued to transact routine business this morning. J. F. Valentine, First Vice President of the union, who has been lead ing the strike in San Francisco, is now in the city and will make a full report to the board. To a reporter he said: "It looks now as if a settlement might be effected in my absence. I have been so prominent in the strike that they have come to not like me much and it was sug gested that if I came East there might be a settlement effected. So I have started oot on an organizing tour through the East. The strike has been a seventeen-months' war. Trade is very dull and there is actual suffering in some casc3 on the coast The bosses have been losing money at a terri ble rate, but they are good fighters and keep it up. The General Board can do nothing but continue to support us, and this they win tto to tne bitter enu. NO MONEY FOB WATCH0BN. Treasurer Boy pr Is Not Satisfied That Ho Is a Legal State Official. Harrisburg, July 24. Robert Watch orn, Chief Factory Inspector, who is spend ing his wedding trip in Europe, will be somewhat suprised to hear that State Treas urer Boyer to-day declined to honor his warrants. "When Judge Simenton handed down his opinion in the "Waller case, he agreed with Chief Justice Mercur that a person nominated to the Senate and re jected is not eligible to appointment after ward. Notwithstanding "Watchorn's rejection by the Senate, Governor Pattison subsequently appointed and commissioned him. The State Treasurer is not clear in his mind that "Watchorn is the legal occupant ofthe office, and until he has had a conference with At torney General Hensel, declined to-day to pay out any more money on "Watchorn's order. A V. S. MASSHAL KILLED. The Fatal Quarrel AVith a Minor Officer Arose Over a Dead Hog. Louisville, July 24. At Morehead to day Deputy United States Marshal George Armstrong was shot and killed by Constable Simons, of that place. Armstrong was passing through Morehead with a party of moonshine prisoners, and while stopping over night became involved in a quarrel with Simons over a hog belonging to Simons which Armstrong killed. Frederick C. Havemeyor Dying. . Throgg's Neck, N. Y., July 24. Frederick C. Havemeyer, who established the great Havemeyer sugar refinery in Brooklyn,-andwhoisthe father of Henry C. and Theodore Havemeyer, both promi nent in the Sugar Trust, is dying here. He is 85 years old. mfiutith PAGES THE LOST IS 1WD. A Missing New York Young Lady Who Would a Journalist Be INTERCEPTED IN HER FLIGHT. Queer Movements of the Miss After Running Away From Home. I0TE TI1E CAUSE OF THE ESCAPADE rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.1 New Haven, July 24. Miss Mary E. Compton, who disappeared from her summer home at Shcepshead Bay on Tuesday, was found in this city late last night by her mother, Mrs. G. P. Gotte, of New York. Miss Compton was at the home of Miss Jus tine Ingersoll, daughter of ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll. Mrs. Gotte arrived here to-day and told the police of her daughter's supposed elopement. She was certain that the girl had eloped with a young man, or had been induced by subterfuge to leave home, and had perhaps unwittingly been led astray. She was accompanied by a de tective and her son. The party visited the house of Mrs. Anne Cograhan and learned that Miss Compton had called there on "Wednesday morning. Mrs. Cograhan had this to say: "Miss Compton asked me if I could assist her to earn her own living, and said that as she was accustomed to do newspaper work she would like to obtain a position on one of the papers. I told her that I would not aid her in obtaining such a position, but if she wanted some place to stop she would be welcome to stay at my house a few days. She then told me that she had seen Miss Ingersoll and she was to return to her home at 11:30. Located With the Ingersolrs. "I invited her to dinner and she said she would come. I went home, waited until after 1 o'clock, and she did not make, her appearance. I then went to Miss Ingersoll and learning that she had been placed in the care ofthe hitter's aunt, I felt satisfied that she was better off than she was with me. I thought no more of the affair. I never had heard of Miss Compton, but it seems that a Miss Ridge had mentioned her to me and she came to me on the strength of that." The story of Miss Compton's movements after arriving in this city on Tuesday even ing is rather queer. It seems that she had a letter of introduction to Mrs. Cograhan. The letter had been given her by Mrs. Ridge. Miss Compton walked by Mrs. Cograhan's house, and not being favorably impressed with the surroundings continued uptown to the Elliott House, where she registered. At breakfast on Tuesday morning she asked one of- the waiters about the newspapers, saying that she was desirous of securing a situation as reporter. He directed her to the Register, where she met Colonel N. G. Osborne, the editor, and the city editor, Mr. "William Rodman. To them she told the story of leaving home. She Found Good Friends. Colonel Osborne, appreciating the deli cate situation in which the young lady was placed, referred her to Justine Ingersoll, daughter of Governor Ingersoll. There she was received with kindness and treated as a member of the family. "Wednesday after noon and Thursday were spent in driving and visiting the snore resorts. It was at the Jngersolh that -Jitrg. Gotte found her daughter last ai?ht. , Tneicause of Miss1 Compton's escapade is uue to me lact iiia(r sne is uispieaseu nun her mother's second marriage to Treasurer George P. Gotte, of the New York Police Department, and they object to her receiv ing attentions from a young journalist. The Ridge woman prompted her to resent their interference and suggested that she ought to be free to receive such attentions as she liked. There had been nothing on her part with the vounij journalist ex cept the merest flirtation. She left home and came to this city absolutely alone. Possibly her acquaintance with the New York journalist is responsible for the fact that she was exceedingly ambitious to work for a newspaper, and" part of her idea of. coming to New Haven was to obtain such an opportunity. Miss Compton returned to New York with friends this afternoon. STILL IN THE FIELD. Lieutenant Governor Jones Will Accept a Nomination for Governor. TSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Saratoga, July 24. Among the guests who quietly arrived here last evening was Lieutenant Governor Edward F. Jones, of Binghaniton. In reply to a question if he was still a candidate for Governor, Mr. Jones said: "Well, you can safely say that J. am stm a candidate, i am not making any noise about my candidacy. I am not working, as is frequently done by al leged candidates, by going about and talk ing with the delegates. I believe that the people have a right to settle this thing among themselves. I do not believe in a convention packed for any special purpose. It is a safe assumption, tnough, that if the nomination comes to me I shall accept it. "I consider the principal issue in the com ing contest will be 'Get there,' " emphat ically said the Lieutenant Governor. "Get there will be the issue. The tariff will not play an important part in the State can vass. National atfaits do not interfere with our local Sfate elections to any extent The election in 1888 proved that conclu sively. The State officers were elected on purely local issues, and I assume that the same conditions will prevail this fall." THE KEAN FAILURE SETTLED. Creditors of the Bank, Numbering 1,031, Get 35 Cents on the Dollar. Chicago, July 24. The S. A. Kean bank failure was finally taken out of court to-day for settlement. The basis is 35 cents on the dollar. Claims against the bank ag gregate ?524,857. There are 1,031 creditors. The claim of the celebrated African mis sionary, Bishop Taylor, of the Methodist Chnrch, for 8,878, is excepted from the 35-cent se'.tlement temporarily, as is also a claim for 5,000 by tne Mutual Accident Association. Checks for the full amount in both these cases were ordered deposited in court pending a further decision by Judge Scales. The settlement is effected by the aid of some of Mr. Kean's friends, who purchased the assets and pay the creditors to the ex tent indicated. REVIEW Some ofthe salient features or recent news events throughout the world are reviewed by Wilkie and illustrated for THE DISPATCH to-morrow. WON'T SUPP0BT HIS WIFE. Arrest of a Millionaire Who Won't Furnish His Family's Living. CSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New York, July 24. George Bradish, of Bayside, L. I., who is said to be worth more than fo0o,000, was arrested to-day on a war rant accusing him of not properly support ing his wife and daughter. In her complaint Mrs. Bradish enumerates more than J25O.00O worth of prop erty which is owned by her husband. Besides this criminal proceeding Mrs. Bra dish has begun civil proceedings against Transient the t&cr-l "C AVj Forw v7jssueup to 9 For lisfcv. ' r, f f-es in tn tricts see lb. .. her husband to compel-the performance of a contract made in April, 1S89. Mr. Bradish owns a farm of 100 acres over looking Little Neck bay. It is one of the fines6 estates along the north shore of Long Island. He is 63 years old, and his wife is said to be about CO. On account 6f domestic difficulties the family broke up several years ago and Mrs. Bradish and her children went to live In New York- A part of Mr. Bradish's property was to be devoted to creating a trust fund, one-half of which was to be applied to Mrs- Bradish's support. , For mora than & year, Mrs. Bradish says, she has failed to receive any remittances from ier trustee. BATTLE AT IQUIQUE. SEARCH LIGnT3 TURNED ON CHIXEAN SHIPS BY THE V. S ADMIRAL. The Harbor Was Full of Shipping and Gun boatsBanks Will Have to Redeem Their Bills Inside of Ten Months at the Farthest New York, July 24. A private letter from Santiago de Chile, dated June 10, says: "The Condell and Imperial have just ar rived from an expedition to the North. They visited Iquique, captured the Althal, and pursued the O'Higgins, but she got away in Caldera Bay. The vessels arrived at Iquique and found that the O'Higgins, Cpchranc, Husascarand Magellanes were in the harbor, so arranged as to make it dangerous to fire, the danger of hitting foreign ships being great The Bal-timore-'5an Francisco and Pensacola, of the Unite j .""s Navy, were in the bay. As soon In ''rpll began to fire, in fact, as soonS ' O ,"iCavancha and made for the ha. ' )r .fi7"3n men-of-war '' .''I'.r. J, i tii.nafl that, oa.- llt,F ... 'fjr. '.. them on all the ti. o 4l.n t.- v77 and kept x was in The insurgent vessels dihv come out. Next day the Government ships", which had sailed out the bay, came in again. They heard rapid firing on shore, and learned that a regiment had revolted and that a pitched battle had been fought in which 37 men were killed and 76 wounded. Seeing that the insurgents would not come and fight, the Condell and Imperial sailed for Taltal, where there was a garrison of 150 men with a few pieces of artillery. After an exchange fire lasting about an hour, Captain Morga sent 40 marines ashore and captured the fort. The guns were brought to Santiago. The action of the American Admiral at Iquique in turn ing on the search lights so that the Govern ment cruisers are illumined, thus showing the insurgents where the enemy was, is severely commented on here. Balmaceda has issued a decree as follows: The banks in the Republic will cancel 10 per cent of their outstanding circula tion every month from the date of the present decree. They will con tinue this until all their circulating notes shall have been taken up. On the sums which tney may not withdraw at the time fixed they will pay the treasury at the rate of 10 per cent a year. At the expiration of ten months every bank which has not with drawn all its issue will deposit Government bills in place of the bank bills. This de cree, which has been in force a week, has met with opposition from the bankers, and the Government has been widely concerned. It will be probable that many banks can not do as the Government decrees, because they have no available cash, either gold or Government bills. The Congress has appointed a committee composed of Pedro Nobasco Gangarill3, Dr. Manual A. Zanartu and Mr. Manuelsel a3 Lavaqui, to study and formulate a plan by laws, charts, etc., of a new bank which will serve the general interests of the "pountry. The bank wjU have the protection of the Government, and no doubt will also receive monetary assistance from the same. The insurgents have a paper currency of nil sizes ana colors, black, blue, pink, and white. They have a stamp which reads "Delegation of Congress on the Fleet" The bills have the sums for which they are good marked on the face and are signed by sev eral ofthe insurgent chiefs." tuc uuv. - CRUSOE Fannie B. Ward writes THE DISPATCH from Juan Fernandez, where Robinson Crusoe spent his exile. See her letter illustrated from her own sketches ia to-morrow's issue. A BI0T IN A tTNION MEETING. Suspended Members Capture the Secretary's Outfit and Escape. fSPECTAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCn.1 Erie, July 24. There is much excite ment in the Stonemasons' Union to-night over the riotous demonstrations of several members. After the nine-hour system was adopted, many of the men continued to work ten hours and were fined by the union for violation of the rules. They refused to pay and were suspended. To-night several of them obtained ad mission into the hall on the ground that they inttnded to pay their dues. Once in side, they made a combined rush for the Secretary and his desk. By threats and intimidation they secured the records and seal, and though attacked on every hand, fought their way into the open air with their prizes. Many ofthe men were roughly bandied, and to-night proceedings were entered against the intruders for riot. It is thought they intend to keep the seal and papers and start an opposition union. THE ELLIOTT JURY STILL OUT. Rumored That Ten Favor a First Degree Verdict and Two a Second Degree. Columbus, July 24. The jury in the Elliott murder case retired at 10 o'clock to-night without having reached a verdict They have had the case under consideration since 1 o'clock Thursday. The best infor mation is that the jury stands ten for mur der in the first degree and two for second degree. A large crowd remained about the court house all day with the expectation of learn ing the verdict, but the jury informed the presiding Judge thi3 evening they would not require his services before some time to morrow. EUROPE Graphic Cable Letters from all the Continental Capitals in to-morrow's big DISPATCH. BLOWN UP BY CHILEANS. An American Steamer Launch Suffers a Fate Meant for Insurgents. fEPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Callao, Peru, July 24. The famous old man-of-war Pensacola, -of the United States navy, has just arrived here after an exciting run along the Chilean shore. The steam launch belonging to the man-of-war was blown up in the harbor of Africa, by the Chilean torpedo boat Condell, and every man on board killed. The attack took place on the evening of June 1. The Condell is one of Balmaceda's torpedo cruisers from the Port of Santiago, and was on the lookout for the ships of in surgents, for whom the launch's crew was mistaken. A Railroad Sensation. Cincinnati, July 24. B. F. Bushnell, the clerk of the .Superintendent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, was arrested this evening on' the charge of defalcation. The warrant was sworn out by the Chesa peake and Ohio officials, and Mr. Bushnell is now in jail, AdYertissBents-Receiyei Branch Ofllces ofTHo DlMpatoli n'elnrfc v. jt the various Dls- B. s THREE CENTS THE TREES. Bosalind and Orlando Play Their Love Story in True Pastoral Fashion OS TEE KENMAWB'S LAW. In Spite of a Showery Overture A3 You Like It Was a Success. A REAL FORES! SCENE SUPPLIED. EoseCoghlan, Marie Burress, and .Joseph Haworth the Stars.' GLIMPSES OF THE PLAT AND AUDIEXCJS Some woolly masses of sulphurous cloud ' with frayed edges sullerly sailed up from the west after the sun went down last night, and made people who were traveling by cable car and carriage toward the Hotel Kenmawr about that time fearful of the ultra-realism of the sojourn in the Forest of Arden which they were about to experi ence. The clouds meant business, too. It was about 850 when the first drops of rain fell, and from then till nearly 9 o'clock there was a succession of small showers. This was discouraging, but it was not enough to drive away people who were really hungry for entertainment, not enough to daunt the ardent soul of Manager George C. Jenks, who flew around in his accustomed style, and attire that made him a brown atom in a green atmos phere, and finally not enough to keep a crowd of gamins and other uninvited spec tators from making life a burden to the policemen commissioned to keep clear the sidewalks in front of the hotel grounds. By tens and twenties the audience kept ar riving. The Way to Arden. When you entered the grounds by thr Shady Lane entrance a gentle youth whi' pered sweetly in your ear to keep straig on and then turn to the right; thus r might reach the Forest of Arden with tainty. Turning to the right in front of portico of the hotel a babel of voice' a glare of light indicated the entrance amphitheater itself. Within this the scene was singular and rather ro The auditorium, a stand of chairs r in a gentle curve, rose on the left divided from the stage the If slight barrier of boughs, on the f of which were incandescent elf These were the footlights. Tb level piece of lawn, strewn dry leaves. Here and there a stump or two were arrar use in the play. Up the was a large interpolat'' of the scene was the grass as nature ha1 or the side seen' shrubs, in wl illuminating agency were ingeniouily con cealed. The Woodland Scene. Supposing you reached vnnr scat without trouble which is improbable,for the ushers, appeared to think that they should b? of. the woodland wild, and didn't know as much about the location of seats as mon keys might of mesmerism still, supposing you arrived at a vacant chair and pre empted by right of squatter sovereignty, you had a very pretty sight to reward you, for your pains: A vista of genuine wood land in a strange light, and peopled with the characters whom Shakespeare has mado for us living and abiding beings. Though the rain did patter through the leaves for 20 minutes and even a thunderclap or two suggested interruptions of a more violent order, the audience stored by their guns, or rather stuck to their seats. A dis trict messenger boy created a little excite ment in this interval while the rain was falling. He brought a message for a lady in the audience. Mr. Mortimer, dressed as the shepherd Corin, came up to the foot lights and announced that a message was awaiting Miss . Everybody listened intently, for it was expected that a post ponement was to be announced, and the lady most interested rushed down from a, back seat precipitately to get the letter. The audience could not help being con cerned about the letter and its con tents, and when it was whispered about that the telegram announced an exceedingly happy event in a certain family there were smiles. Then to add to the cheeriness the orchestra, also cap tives in a leafy bower, began to play again, and Mr. Jenks and some assistants brought out some lengths of stair carpet and fur rugs and laid them in the center of the stage over th-j damp leaves and grass, which an industrious youth had been raking to the mystification of most people. Then the play began. As to the Flay Itself. The entrance of Orlando, Mr. Joseph; Haworth, and Adam, Mr. Walter Osmond, was greeted with applause, which a distant crumblinc of thunder echoed. The first spoken words removed one doubt from many minds, namely, as to the carrying power of the actors' voices in the open air. The acoustics were strangely good. Th actors entered the stage from the bushy wings and walked, sat or lay around, for tho most part as if they had been accustomed to nature as a stage from their youth. By and by Miss Coghlan as Bosalind and Miss Marie Burress as Celia made the Sylvan scene prettier still by their presence? and the beautiful play was unwound again with strikingly novel accessories. There was no more rain, although just as Muldoon had consented to collapse before Orlando and Frederick, the usurping duke, had cried in staccato tones, "No morel" a loud peal of thunder seemed to announce the end of the play. But the clouds melted away, the stars came out and the play proceeded with out a hitch to the end. The Wrestling Incldont was of course interesting for the immense Mr. William Muldoon- was Charles, the wrestler. Mr. Muldoon's proportions were very much commented upon, but there was not the chorus of "O-o-o-h!" from the ladies, which is said to have greeted him when ho appeared in the "As You Like It" at Mrs. Stevens' last month. In fact, there was around the writer, at all events, far mora astonishment at the showing Mr. Haworth made against his monstrous antagonist than at the latter's muscles or skill. Although the wrestling was very deliberate, it was exceedingly surprising that Mr. Haworth managed every time when flung over Mul doon's head to alight on his feet The finale of the bout was comic, as usual; for Charles seemed to be unable to get to the ground even of his own will. The picturesqueness of the grouping was the really remarkable feature of the play. With the lawn and avenue of trees of which to avail themselves, the actors contrived to bring out to the full the pictorial beauty of the pastoral story. Into this masterly picture of life Miss Rose Coghlan, Miss BUSINESS Men will find THE DISPATCH the best advertising medium. All classes can be reached through Its Classified Adver tisement Columns. If you want anything 70a can get It by this method. UNDER
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