saEaKa Wmr; 'IHWJBPyfMffllJt Kr f&WWC& (uJOMC hunters watch Till; A I I seeking employment read nLL THE DISPATCH Wants. People who want workers of all classes sennits Classified Advertise ment Face. It is the Best Medium. ill IWIVIt msPATCH for bar- 8 gains. It is t lie Best Medium for Real v Estate Dealers, Agents, Renters, Auc- j -J- j tloneers, Sellers and Buyers. Try It. Ik -ir- FORTY -SIXTH YEAR. PITTSBURG-, ERIDAY, JULY. .51, 1891. CENTd HEMSE mfmm aMKEE J A-. . HARRISON DESERTED Quay and Dudley Besigned in Order to Wage War on the President. TIDE BATTLE ALEEADY OX. Jt Will Be a Struggle of the Office . Holders Against the Big Chief of the Party. CLARKSON FOR BLAKE AM) ALGER The Occupant of the TVhite Ilonse Has Sot 31ore Than One Adherent on the .National Committee. GORMAN KILN'S HAKTLAMVS CONTENTION Probably Fctile Attempt of the Orntan School Syn dicate to Down l'lucky Kcnrj Hall in llerccr Cenrtr. AVICTOET 10E JACK E0BI5S0X IN DELAWARE jtkom a stff connEirovDENT. Vashinotox, JulySO. The resignations of Chairman Quay and Treasurer Dudley from their positions on the National Repub lican Committee naturally have been a pro lific subject for gossip and conjecture among the politicians to-day, and among all clashes of them the opinion obtains that it means something more than appears on the surface. It seems to be decided by those who should know something about the matter that the resignations of these gentlemen mean a fight from this time on against the nomination of President Harri son for a second term. Little attempt is made among the close friends of Colonels Quay and Dudley to conceal their conviction that this is the fact. Holding the positions they did Quay and Dudley could not well eagage in open battle against the "official chief" of the Republican party. They were largely responsible for the election ef Harrison, and they hold the leadingoffices of the jrrcat committee which should be logically the mainstay of the administration. nrDi.F.r disgusted with harbisox. Colonel Dudlev has from time to time freelv expressed his disgust at the mug wump tendencies of Mr. Harrison. Senator Quay, in frequently canvassing the Presi dcntal probabilities of next year, has sig nificantly refrained from naming Mr. Harri-t-.-m as even a remote possibility. Colonel CIarko:i. now the head of the committee," sx litsst until an election can ' be held, re signed his position as First Assistant Post master General because of his dissatisfac tion -with the methods of the administra tion, and, not being hampered as Quay and Dudley were, will, it is asserted, second the outside efforts of those gentlemen by his work within the committee. A secret poll of the National Committee said to have been made recently showed a majority opposed to Harrison's renomina lion that almost amounts to unanimity. In one way or another the President seems to liave tramped on the toes of nearly every Member. "With Conger, of Ohio, it was the postoffice at Akron. With Tassett, of New York, it was the postofiice at Kltnira, and toon. A SH.sri POLITICAL, move. The President has only now taken the first practical step to counteract his blun ders by the appointment of Fassett as Col lector of the Port of New York, an office winch pa almost as good a salary as that of the President. This is generally ad iutttd to be an acute movement, and even the anti-Harrison element cannot find fault with the bright little editor from Elmira if accepts.. Tills act mny possibly have the effect to lioid New York in line for Harrison, and that is of vnst importance. Hiscock, Pl-itt ond Pas-sett will now rulo the roost. Ex Ecintor Warner Miller is practically out of politic"., nnywav. His great ambition now Is to secure lroui tho Goernment nguar smlee of the Nicaragua Cannl, and If he can seenre Hint he cares not w ho runs Now York jwlitiev Butomn the appointment of Fassett docs notas-nrc Now io:k to Harrison bevond miction. Itmrrclx places New- York Re publican politic in the hands of Hicock, rtart end Fa-sett, and with Mr. Fns'ctt Ii-xlly placated by the sap of the collector tulp. evnif he accepts it. It Is asserted that his anti-THirri-on iews arc so strong Utat In tho oflice pic-ented to him lie will do little or nothing to assit Harrison in thwart-In- the opposition of the powerful, able, methodical, secretive gentlemen who, if Fcncral conviction is not at fault, have set oat to yire en t the renoininntton of Harrison. the tight is xow on. If this conviction be true, one of the Trettie-t fights ever seen in this country over a candidacy for the Presidency will bo on from this time. On the one sido w ill be the President with a largo proportion of tho persons 11110111 he has appointed to office, and on the other the great chieftains of the jmrty, w ho in all ordinary matters control the political machinery of their States. A Brent number of ofiicc holder will bo forced into the de'iioat" position of disloyalty to e"br the appointing power or the powor thar -ecni-oil Hie promise to appoint. If the President could but use the weapons Snhis bauds there would be littlo doubt of his niccoss; but ho cannot work openly in liis own lch -If, and against liim aro a num ber of men far abler than he in tho shaping of politics, who know no failure in the hand ling of political bodies, and who are thoroughly acquainted with tho machinery ta me parry 111 every atuto or tho Union, This, it appears to bo admitted, is the Re- I ...l.lfri eilnntlnii A - ..-.d.. 1.A ! ji..u. ...... .... v... v jmscufr nio tj ui jmbliom situation. At present the cry of ' Ihoanti-IInrri-onmen Is for Blaine, but it is I pcssiblethntthisisonlya.livcrslon. I . .ii-, . i v j , . i Anew ticket is being talked of among tho politicians to-day. It is composed of the names of Bluine and Alger. The Michigan candidate has repeatedly announced that ho would iicer consent to accepting second jflflcc behind any man, however great, but ullthei-Huichis ltiends and others feel con lidunt that he would if attached to the tail of a Blaine ticket. THE IDEA OP CLAEKSCW. Colonel Clarkson lias always been regarded as an Alger boomer, although friendly to Blaine, but it Is said by somo of his friends that he has recently come to tho conclusion that It would be useless to attempt to nomi4. juiLt; .;i; owiw.ti uiuuiuitiu iui utu urst place, and e-peclally in view of tho fact tliat Blaiiiu has such a sure thing on the nomina tion. But llLiine and Uger sounds Well to the ears of many Republicans, and" the members of the National Republican Com mittee -who are at present In control seem especially fond of it. Should Ill-health or n mistaken sense of loyalty to Harrifon causo Mr. Blaine to refuse to be a candidate, bow ever, the Alger combination Is apt to bo broken by tho appearance of McKinley in the field. Should tho Major carry Ohio this fall and find the Presidental race an open one in 1S82, with Blame not in It, he would bo very apt to come to the front and then Alger as a M cstern man would not be ft possibility. Blaine and Alger at present Is a favoiite ticket with Maine Republicans. To turn to the other-great party the Mary land Convention to-day has aroused moio Interest ontsido of Maryland than any former convention of that State. It is be lieved that it has rendered Gorman a Prosl dental Impossibility on account of its declaration against free coinage. No one believes that Gorman did not control and shape every feature of the convention, and that the coinage plank In the platform is notof his making, notwithstanding hisvoto for free coinage In the United States Senate. QUAY EXPLAINS WHY UPHELD BACK HIS RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN SO LONG. Ho Did Not Want to Step Down Under Fire of the Attack Made on Him No Idea or Resigning rrom tho Senate Yet Ig norant as to His Successor. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Philadelphia, July SO. Senntor Quay st rlved In the city from Washington at 7 o'clock tonight. lie was accompanied by his son. Hick, and Frank Willing Leach. While at dinner thoywero J owed by General W. H. H. Davis, of Doylestown. -Ceneral B. Frank Reedcr, of Easton, and Christy C. Knuffman, of Lancaster, were also early callers. The Senator went out to make a social call, and when ho returned he made the remark that he had been detained longer than ho expected to be. When asked about his resignation as Chairman of tho National committee tne senator sata: "It was my intention to resign on the Sat urday nisrht follow ing the Presidcntal elec tion, but I was requested to hold on. and at that time it was thought that the Demo crats would attempt to steal Congress. I agreed to hold on, on condition that the Na tional Committee should not interfere with the Congressional conventions of 1SE9, which it didn't. I then made up my mind to resign as Chairman on my return from Florida in March. 1S90, but at that time the New York lPorW began its attack on me and I could not retire under fire 1 found that this was a good time to withdraw and concluded that I would do sn." "But Senator, it was not your Intention to withdraw from the committee altogether, was it?" the reporter queried. "I found that the only possiblo wny for me to resign the chairmanship was to leave the committee altogether, and that I concluded to do." "There has been some talk of your resign ing from the Sonato also. Is there any truth in that?" 'Not a particle. It is absolutely without foundation, and Tom South denies that he ever made such a statement." "Do you know who your successor In the committee from Pennsylvania will be?" "I do not. I haven't given it a moment's thought and know nothing whatever about it." "Do you know when your successor will be appointed?" "I do not. ne must bo appointed by the delegation from the State to the National Convention under the rule, I believe." "Then he will not be appointed until after the next National Convention, will he?" "I don't know anything about It." XA-WBENCE COUNTY TfjE HABTDfGS. The Young Men's Republican Club Favors Him for the State Presidency. rSFECIAL TELEGKAM TO TOE DISPATCH. New Castle, July 30. Tho Young Men's Republican Club, of Lawrence county, with a membership of over 700, met In their hall in this city to-night. Nothing of a disagree able nature cropped out, so It mny bo safely said that the hatchet has been buried that nourished so wildly during the -famous PJiUltps-MoDowcll fight. Without opposi tion the lollowing ell-known Republican -n orkcrs "n ere elected delegates to the State Convention: William D. Wallace, William M. Brown and Captain J. C. Kuwer. A mem ber then arose and presented tho following resolution: "ltetoH ed, That wo deplore the present contest for the presidency of tho State Leagno of Republican Clubs Of Pennsylva nia, apprehending that it may operate to the very serious deti iment of tho Republi can League nud tho Republican party. We, therefore. Instruct our delegates, this day clccted, to net and vote In such manner as will best secure harmony in the oiganiza tion, and for that purpose we rccommeud mat tney suppoitnnu voieior uencral D. H.Hastings for the Presidency of the Re publican League Clubs, believing that his high character and his popularity and ser vices to the State and to tho Republican party will commend him to the almost unan imous sentiment of the League. In tho e ont of his refusal to accept, then tho dele gates are Instructed to exert their best efforts to secure the harmonious election of some other person." Tho resolutions were passed unanimously with a hurrah. Should Hastings refuse the presidency, then the votes will go with tho majonty, but hardly in the direction of Dal zell. E0BIKS0N STILL 05 TOP. He and His Henchmen Carry Everything In the Delaware County Primaries. rEPECIAt, TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Media, Pa July 30. The Republican primaries were held in Delaware county to day, and tho convention of delegates to vote their instructions and put a county ticket in nomination meets to-morrow afternoon. The result of the election shows that light ing "Jack" Robinson Is still in the lead, nnd that Cooper, Johnson and Baker must oc cupy second place for a w liilo longei. There were three candidates for dclo ate to tho Constitutional Convention, from which two wei-ctobesi'lected. One of these was Cap tain Joseph H Huddcll, manager of Senn tor Robinson's aggressive campaigns of 1S59 and lfc) when ho -non the Senatorial and Congi cssioual nominations. Tho other can didates were George F. Dailingtou, of Media, and William Ward, of Chester, both leading members of tho Delaware county bar. It as considered bv many a hopeless task for Huddell to attempt to make the nomination for any ofiicc against two such popnlarnien. But he vent to work, and through the Robinsonian machinery being used in his behalf he has pulled through though by a sm.ill margin. Darlington and Huddcll will bo the nominees, tho latter de icating Ward by nine delegates. William J.. Mutinies-, of Media, the present Deputy Protuonotary, was nominated for Prothon- otarj oicri.uwara a. uicmnan, 01 u.jiom bury, with plenty to spare. Mnthues Is a Robinvon man. JESSE HARPER'S FIAT. Ho Says the People's Party Will Swamp Sherman and McKinley In Ohio. rSl-ECIAL TEJ.IGB4MTOT1IE DISPATCH. Coll-mets, July 30. Colonel Jesse Harper, the fanner statesman of Illinois, addressed a mass meeting under the auspices of the People's pjrty local committee in Capitol Square to-night. Ho said among other things that tho people of Ohio would soon witness tho most aggressive campaign against Sherman and McKinley that lias occurred in the history of tho country. Tho Kniisiis evelnnn- t hirti w!r.nrl ..!. , w Republican majority and buried Inalls Mill Iio ilnnHmfu1 In tl.tn ft.1. .11 t. ' .? " ..wv... ... wu.v, vti.o aii. Jic Said oe duplicated in Ohio this fall. He thcie would be 100 Peoplo's party sper fJJ P1"" JLhe, ls ot October and Republicans will cut no flcuro in the i of the election. """i iiiuiu wimiuuu ivj i-eopio s party speakers a tho esult Colonel Haipcr said they would neither fight nor iudorso tho Democratic pnrty but would devote themselves to the detent of the Republicans. Hurper has been in Ohio since July 20 and has addressed meetings in the principal cities of tho State. PERHAPS IT WILL BE CAKER0N. The Senior Senator May Take Quay's Place in tho National Committee. ISPECIAL, TELKOKAM TO THE DISPATCTt.1 WAsnnsGTOS, July 30. Thomas C. Piatt is expected here to-morrow to consult with Secretary Foster about Custom Houso mat torsand presumably with Genoral Clarkson with regard to political questions generally. J. Sloat Pnssett left tho city this eA cning for Philadelphia, and, it is understood, w' ill bo at Capo May In tho morning for a consttlta- tion with the President. Secretary Foster said this evening that there would be a number of Custom House changes, and, also, that Special Agent a 8. Wilbur would get one of iho Assistant Appralsersblps. General Clarksou, who will assume charge of the National Republican Commit tee, will make his headquarters In New York, having rooms engaged at the Plaza Hotel. It Is rumored hero to-day that Sena tor Cameron will bo selected as Quay's suc cessor as a member of the National Repub lican Commltteo from Pennsylvania. If this report is correct it will account for the presence of Senator Cameron In Washington during tho past few days while the Execu tive Committee was In session. A BOOM FOR GORMAN ILL-CONCEALED IN MARYLAND DEMO CRATIC CONVENTION. Tho Senator Unanimously Indorsed forRe Llectlon, With a Sentiment Visible for Giving Him Higher Honors ITranlc Brown, the Farmer Candidate, for Governor. Bamtmoue, July 30. It was well known 'that United States Senator Gorman Is a can didate for re-election by tho. next General Assembly of Maryland, and that his name has been mentioned frequently for Presl dentai honors. Attention has been centered upon him In v tho State convention of his party, which was held here to-day. Although Senator Gorman was unablo to be present, having gone to Washington last night after several clays of conference nnd friendly association with the County De mocracy, tho convention was unanimously for him, as Is shown by tho resolutions adopted and the frequent and raptnrous ap- Slauso whenever his name was mentioned, ot only does tho platform recognize his signal service to me .national uaiuwLtkvj, but the special resolution Indorsing him for re-election to the Senate gives evidence of the esteem in w hich ho Is hold by the peoplo of his native State. The nl.itform comnares the orcsent ad ministration to that of Grover Cleveland to the advantage of tho latter, denounces the force bill and condemns the McKinley bill. Regarding silver it says: The power of ConsrCss to coin gold and silver ought not to be so exercised that gold coin or silver coin will become a commodity and so dis turb tho operations of trade, but in such manner that tho dollar in gold coin and tho dollar in silver coin shall he of equal ox changeable value In all the markets of the United States. Any attempt to depreciate by legislation either or the metals ought to be deprecated and condemned. The platform expresses warm sympathy for the Hebrews in Russia. An additional resolution warmly eulo gized Senator Gorman for his services In de feating the force bill, and nominated him for re-election to the Senate. After the enthusiasm of tho convention, aroused by the Gorman resolution, had spent itself, Dr. Frank Shaw nominated Frank Brown, of Carroll county, for Gov ernor, having performed the same duty four years ago. The convention went wild over the "fanner candidate," and no less than five speeches were made in seconding the nomination, which was made by acclama tion. The other nominations were: Marion DeKalb Smith, of Kent county, for Stato Controller: John P. Boe,. of Baltimore, for Attorney General; and J. F. Ford, of St. Mary's county, for Clerk of tho Court of Appeals. One speaker in seconding a nomination prophesied boldly that "The leader in defeat ing tho forcebill would be tho next President of the United States." STANLEY'S LETTER ABOUT BLAINE. The Publication of Its Text Confirms a Pre vious Dispatch. Detroit, July SO. The dispatch sent from here several days ago giving a summary of a letter received from Hon. Joseph H. Man ley, of Augusta.to Captain William A.Gavett, of this city, in regard to Secretary Blaine, has aroused sc much interest, and caused so many Inquiries to bo made as to the authen ticity of the communication, that a press representative was to-day permitted to copy tlin tuttT whtflll is -IS follows- "MyDeaii Gatett lam inxoceipt of your I toiler 01 tuti xoui iubw jur. xmuiuo iuuuu himself In May last, as a result of overwork and great grief caused by tho death of his two children, completely tired ont and pros trated by nervous exhaustion. He has no organic disease whatever. All he needed was a rest. He is gaining rapidly so much so that It does not seem now as if be had ever been sick. He will go back to Washing ton this fall a much more vigorous and healthy man than he has been for years. Havu no fears about Mr. Blaine's health. Of courso,w hat he will do about tncl'iesidency I know not. I know this ho cannot be a candidate, and you would not have him. If the Republican party wants him, it shor.hl mako it manifest and nominate him. I do not believe he would decline this call. I think this is all that ought to be said." A FIERCE FIGHT IN HEECEE, But nenry Hall Will Probably Win in To-Morrow's Primaries. tSPECIU. TELEQHAJI TO THE DISPATCH. . Mebcer, July 30. Politics in Mercer county are very lively just now. The Re publican primaries come off on Saturday, and the fight over the election of delegates to the Stato Convention is particularly warm. The Soldiers' Orphan School Syndi cate and their Iriends, headed by ex-Senator George W. Wright, are after the scalp of Henry Hall, who is ono of the candidates for delegate. Mr. Hall is a pronounced sup porter of Hon. JohnW. Morrison for State Treasurer, but tho Syndicate, endeavoring to take advantage of tho strong feeling for Mr. Morrison in Mercer county, have, in the last days of the fight, sprung the story that Hall Is for Speaker Thompson. Letters ore being sent from henchmen of Senator Wright in Butler and Crawford counties to tho old soldiers urging them to slaughter Hall. The people aro not falling into line on the syndicate's plan, however, and it is tho general Impression that Mr. Hall will down them on Saturday. THE THIBD PARTY IN INDIANA. A Meeting neld at IndianapoUs to Strength en the Organization. IWDiAWArotis, July SO. The People's party of Indianapolis, organized one year ago, held a meeting here to-day to strengthen tho organization. Nearly all the counties in tho State wcro represented. The old State Cen tral Committee was continued in existence nnd a sub-Stato Committee was named, com posed of three members Irom eacli county, ft will bo the duty of the members of this committee to thoroughly organize tho partv in their respective localities. A committee was also appointed to make ariangcmonts for a lecture bureau in this city, xno American -ion-conorm im, one of the most powerful organs of the Alliance in Kansas, will be removed to this city in September. CRAWFORD COUNTY FOR E0BINS0K. The Home of the Dclamaters Seems to Bo Strongly Against Dalzell. .tRTECIAI. TELEGBA3I TO TOE DISPATCH. Meadville, July 30, At a meeting of tho Young Men's Republican Club of Crawford county, held in this city this evening, dele gates to tho Republican Club Lenguo Con vention, delegates favorable to Hon. J. B. Robinson for President of the league, were overwhelmingly elected, tho vote standing 14 for Robinson to 10 for Dalzell, PELTED WITH COAL. A Brutal Assault by Boys on an Old Watch man May Result Fatally. rSPECIAL TELSGKAM TO THE DISPATCn.J Buffalo, JulySO. James Meers was pelted with chunks of coal last night by a dozen boys, noue of w hom is over 14 years old, and maydlo. Mecrswasaw-atchmanon the Erie road. Ho is CO years old. Small boys have been troubling him for a long time, and last night he discovered a gang of them playing on the coal cars and ordered them olr the company's property. From the top of the cars they began to hail great chunks of coal on to him. Over 30 pieces of coal struck him on the head and ho was frightfully.cut and muti lated. He was carried to bis home, where it wns found that ho was also 'injured inter nally. Fassett Accepts It. WAsnntoTOS. July 33.-Er-Sonator J. Sloat Fassett, or Now .York, called on Secretary Foster to-day and accepted the ptet of Col lector of tho port New York. OUT FOR BEAR MEAT, A Whole Countryside Following the Elusive Trail of Bruin, WHO REFUSES TO BE CAPTURED. Hellas Been at Large for Several Days, Frightening Villagers. ATOUNG CANINE'S WOFUL EXPERIENCE tSraciAT. TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH. 1 New York, July SO. The bear which was roaming around on Gravesend Beach on Tuesday night has given the families there the biggest scare they have had since Garry Katon's bear was at large threo years ago. Katenhadtwo bears at his hotel at Conoy Island. They vero chained to trees within a few feet ot eaoh othor. Katen's guests used to amuse themselves buying boer and giving it to the bears, who would put It down more quickly than any man could. One of tho boars was killed after having killed a man. Tho other escaped once, was hunted for threo days and then was found In the bullrushos at Gravesend Beach. It is thought that the bear now loose Is somewhere in the same bullrushes. Van ClcefVoorhees, who lives on the mill road, was the first person to see the bear on Tues day night. He was sitting on tho front porch near midnight, when he thought he saw a black dog in tho road. Tho animal seemed to bo too big for a dog, however, and" Mr. Voorhocs got up and peered out into tho- uaritness at it. lie tnen saw mat. it was u bear, and ic bad a little black and white dog in its paws. Mr. Voorhees did not stop to look again. He ran through the hall to tho yard and climbedover the fence. THE BEAK AT PLAY. William Morris, like Voorheos, a fisher man, lives in tho noxt house. Voorhees woke him up and both wont after tho boar, which, by this time, had gone through a cross street, and was in a lot SO yards back of Voorhees' houso. The boar was playing with the littlo dog. He would pick him np in his front paws and walk along on his hnnnches for 20 yards or more. Then he would rest and amuse himself with knock ing the dog about, whilo tho dog howled and snapped. As soon as Morris assured himself that he had seen a real live bear ho started with Neighbor Voorhees to arouse the neighbor hood. First they went to Dick Hayman's Toad house. They found four men thore, but no gun. Then Copo Snedeker, who lives close by, was aroused, and he got his rifle. Cope's father set to work charging -his double-barreled muzzle-loader. The hubbub of voices aroused others, and there wore eventually20menout for the bear. Several had lanterns, and the hunt for the bear was begun In dead earnest. HUNTINO FOB THE BEAR. The hunters went over to the spot where the bear was seen and examined the tracks carefully. They were boar tracks, sure enough. Thore was a lino of pudgy de pressions in the soft earth, each as big as a silver dollar and half surrounded by three smaller depressions. Tho hunters followed, the trail for 200 yards and then It was lost in a clump of bushes. The dogs which camo with the party were set to work, but they were evidently not bear trailers, as none of them gave any sign of having struck tho scent. Then the party determined to go on a blind searoh. They went down to the Brooklyn Yacht Club house and suddenly all hearts were stilled by somebody claiming he saw something moving about the boats. There was a fusillade, but nothing came of it. The Earty began to break up then. Snedeker and is father kept up the hunt till daylight, but did not see the bear again. A Tood many claim to havo seen tho bear since that time. Mrs. Bailey, who Ilve3 near vai Cleef Voorhees, says that she was uTied from tho well Wednesdav nlirht bv ilia ban-. It wasrbscqueritlv learned thnrf TUfT nnllrtw lAY'doi,n 'n if Ta .., ,rll fin rl 5 dog. A rSED-UP CANINE. Tho little dog seen, with the bear belonged to Mrs. Denman. Sho lives a block away from tho place where tho bear was first seen. Tho dog'arrived home on Wednesday morning covered with blood. Ono of its cars was lacerated and scratched, as if the bear had hit himwithhispaw. A man who seemed to be a French Canadian was anxiously m- aulrinz for tho bear yesterday morning, o had a long pole, such as men who havo performing bears carry. Ho said that he loll asleep in tho woods ;with his bear beside him. When ho awoko the bear was not to be found. This man is the mnstenergetiobearhunter at Gravesend Beach Just now. Ho fears that hi9 bear will be killed on sight. The boar is probably very hungry by this time and will turn up soon. A reporter saw tho bear's trucks to-day. The heavy rain had. partly obliterated them. The reporter was hot on the trail when tho tracks disappeared ab ruptly In the smooth sand. Ho must havo jumped out Into the load, and tho tracks wore probably obliterated by wagons. If the bcir is not heard from soon there will bo an organized hunt for him. A FAMILY QUARREL IN COURT. The Son Sues the Father for a Yearly Allow ance of 12,000 Francs. Philadelphia, July 20. The answer of Ed ward Pepper, Sr., to tho allegations mado against him by his son, Edward Fepcer, Jr., M. D., In a bill in equity filed April, was filed in court to-day, and discloses an interesting story. The son alleges that some time prior to January, 1884, his health became seriously affected, so as to render it necessary for him to give up his practice in Paris and remove to Algiers. When his mother died she was tho owner of a certain property and an es tate nt St.Sorvian in Brittany.France, valued at $16,000, and under the laws of .France the eon, who was the only surviving child, was entitled to half of this amount. iThe complainant admitted having re leased to his father all luterest in this prop erty for a consideration, but claimed that his father hnd entored into an agreement to pay him 12,000 francs per annum. Tho copy of this agreement he charged his father with having since burned. For a time the annuity was paid to tl.o complainant, but for five years past it was claimed the father neglected to make payments. The answer filed to-dav denies that his son was forced to leave Paris on account of ill-health, but says his departuie was owing to misconduct. The answer states: "In order to avoid scandal caused by the conduct of my son, I agreed to pny him 1,000 francs a month so that ho could leave Paris, but I did not bind myself to pay this for any stated period." CATHOLIC INDIAN SCHOOLS. Archbishop Ireland Has a Talk With Mor gan, and Cardinal Gibbons Speaks. WASHiKGTON.JulySO. Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, called upon tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day and had an interview with him, during whioh the recent action of the Commissioner in deciding to maku con tracts for educating Indian children in Catholic schools directly with the schools, instead of through the Bnreau of Catholic Indian Missions, was discussed. Tho Commissioner desires tho statement mado that ho has received absoluto and satisfactory assurances that no part of tho money received by the Bureau of Catholio Indian Missions from tho Govotnment for the education of Indian children has been used for the expenses of tho Bureau, but that the entire amount so received lias been paid to, and used by tho schools for which it was Intended. A dispatch from Baltimore says: Cardinal Gibbons In an interview said: "I have every reason to believe that tho President and Secretary of the Interior are benevolently disposed toward tho Catholic Indian schools. Indeed on this point I speak advisedly. Wo should remember that men in high places have conflicting interests to subserve, and they are required to consider the views and demands, not of a section of the community, butoftheentiro people." CLOSED OUT FOR 81.200,000. English Mortgage Holders Socure tho New Orleans and Gulf Railroad. fEPECTAL TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH. New Orleahs, July 30. The New Orleans and Gulf Railroad, l unnlng from this city to ioint a la Hache and Shell Beach, which hasbfen in tho hands of a recoivcr for somo timo, was sold to-day for $1,200,0 j0. Tho property includes three steamboats, the Neptune, Alvin and Grace Pitt. The pur chase was made for the English holders of the first mortgage bonds, and threo of the new board o? directors aro residents of London. It was reported sometime ago that this road had been purchased by tho Hllnow Central, or some other of tho great trunk lines, which intended establishing a port be low New Orleans, somo 60 miles nearer tho sea, and with port charges, but this now proves to have boon an error, and that tuo road will be run merely for tho local traffic. REV. MR. TATE ACQUITTED. THE AUDIENCE SANG THE DOXOLOGY AFTER THE DECISION. Close of a Sensational Trial That Has Up set an Ohio Town Insufficient Evidence to Convict the Minister Mrs. McCord Will Appeal the Case. 'SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCTT. Sprts-'ofield, O., July CO. The trial at Jamestown of the Rev. A. W. Tate for in famous assault closed at a lato hour to-night. The large Opera House, where the trial was held, was crowded to its utmost capacity. When the Judgo announced in deep tones that lnsufqclent evidence to convict the ac oused had been produced, a shout arose that fairly shook tho building. After quiet had been restored the Judge discharged the ac cused, and, with a largo audience Joining In, sang the long meter Doxology. Thus closed one of the most exciting events in the history of Jamestown. Mrs. James McCord, a member of Rev. Mr. Tate's flock, is the woman alleged to have been as saulted. The Rev. Mr. Tate is a very promi nent preacher, and tho editor of the Church Videtta, a magazine. The trial, which was in progress for two days, was attended Jay an ecclesiastical committee, which heard all the evidence of witnesses for both sides be fore Justice Clark, of Jamestown. So many people of both sexes were In attendance that the trial had to bo conducted in tho Opera House, the largest hall in the town. Mrs. McCord said that tho Rev. Mr. Tato made a call at her residence on July U, and said he intended to stay ovor night. As sho was passing him he caught her by the right arm and tried to pnll her on his lap and em brace her, but she fought him off until tho lamp was upset, when ho let her loose to prevent tho houso from taking fire, and then ran away. The Rev. Mr. Tato said that Mrs. McCord's statements were untrue, and that she was trying to malign him becauso she and her husband had been expelled from the church recently. Formerly they were good friends, and ho often called at McCord's slnco tho alleged assault. Mrs. McCoid says she will appeal to tlfo Common Pleas Court. Tho ecclesiastical committee has not reDorted. TIK PLATE W0EKEBS. Secretary Foster Gives an Opinion as to the Importation of Them. Washiagtos, July 30. The Secretary, of the Treasury has written the followlnglet ter to Hon. F. G. Neidrlnghaus, of St. Louis, in regard to the importation of skilled work men for his tin plate mills: "Replying to your letter of the 21st Inst., in which you nsk, on behalf of the St. Louis Stamping Company, whether you mnst go through any particular form to import skilled labor for your tin plato mills, I have the honor to say that no regulations have been issued by this department prescribing forms relating to that subject. "It Is not the practice of this department to expresB opinions or to make advanoe rulings on hypothetical cases that may possi bly arise, but lest yon might draw improper mierences oi permission irom tne aDove an swer to your question, your attention is called to the fifth section of the act entitled, 'An aet to prohibit tho importation and mi gration of foreigners and aliens under con tract and agreement to perform labor in the United States, its Territories and the Dis trict of Columbia,' approved February 26, 1SS3, and the suggestion is mado that I am not prepared at this time, and with the data before me to express any opinion as to whether skilled labor, for the St. Louis Stamping ConiDuny can bo otherwise ob tained than- by the importation of alien laborers. I don't understand that Jt was the purpose of the Honorable Superintendent of Immigration in his recent letter to you to express any opinions other than those in volved above." A COAL FAMINE FEARED. The West May Suffer for Fuel Noxt Winter Unless Some Move Is Made. fSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DI8PATOH. Chicago, July SO. There is danger of a coal famine hi the West this winter, the railroad men say, unless prompt measuros aro taken by local coal dealers to lay in their stock. The reason for this is explained in the fol lowing order to all agents of the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul Railroad, which has been issued by General Freight Agent J. H. Hiland. "You will also call the attention of coal dealeis to the faot that if they don't lay in their winter's supply within the next six or eight weeks it is almost certain that there 111 be great suffering from lack of fuel be fore the winter is over. Last year, in the face of the comparatively light crop. Western railways were unable to supply the demand for cars. From information now at hand it is evident thnt within the next two months the demand for cars will be greater than we can supply. A car famine is highly probably, notwithstanding the fact that wo are getting equipment as rapidly as possiblo. It is not likely wo will be able to supply our stations with fuel un less dealers provide for the inevitable emergency. Tho subject is of the utmost importance, and agents are directed to re port prompt action." A MANIAC'S SUDDEN FREAK. He Is Canght In the Act of Thrusting a Man Into a Furnace. Elgin, III., JulySO. A horrible crime oc curred at the Northern Illinois Asylum for the Insane, in this city, to-day. Tho fireman, Georgo Lindsay, had for a helper John Anderson, a quiet patient. Whilo they were in the coal house, no others being present, the lunatic, possessed with sudden madness, attacked Lindsay with a heavy hammer. Anderson was caught in tho act of thrusting the unconscious and dying man into tho furnaco fire. Anderson's mania is of a religious nature, and In the six years since he came from Rockford he had never shown homicidal tendencies. The Coroner's verdict holds nobody to blame. MORE TIME WANTED. For Preparing the Guarantee Bond For the Stockton Avenue Site. TFROM A STAFF CORRESPOSDElfT. Washington, July 80. Assistant Secretary Crounse, of tho Treasury Department, re turned from his outing to-day. He is In re ceipt of a letter from M. T. H. Balrd Patter son, asking for a few more days time for tho preparation of the guaratee bond in regard to his offer of tho Stockton avenue property for a postoftice site, described some days ago in TnE Dispatch, having 120 feet front and extending 210 tect back along East Diamond street to Park way. The time asked for will be granted nnd when the bond Is received tho department will consider the offer. THE SHIFTING MISSOUSL It Chooses n New Channel, Nearly Wash ing Away Many Houses. Pierre, S. D July SO. There was a Uvoly timo at Fort Pierre yesterday, caused by a sudden chango in the channel of tho Mis souri river which washed away a strip of the Dank 80 feet wide and a quarter of nmilo long. There were several frame buildings on tho stiip, but by energetic work they were barely saved from toppling over into tho flood. MARRIED BY A WOMAN. Two Adjutants of the Salvation Army United in Wedlock. New York, July 30. Adjutant William Wallace Wincbell and Adjutant Ida May, of the Salvation Army, wore married to-night by Mrs. Balllngton Booth, wife of the Com mander General of the Army In America, who acted in the nbsenee of her husband. The wedding is a notable ono from the faci that it is the llrst time that, the murriago knot has been tied, by a woman. COLLAEED. MR. CLAY; A Letter to. That Qentleman lauttVj Him M'Jail, Charged With FRAUDULENTLY USING THE MAILS. He Got Money on a Promise to Forward Green Goods, but Didn't OTHER SWINDLERS AT THE 8AME GAME The aspirations of a young man in the di rection of an easy if dishonest livelihood were nipped in tho bud yesterday after noon simultaneously with the nipping of tho young man himself. Postofflco Inspector A. M. Sproesser did the dual nipping, and the bud may bo said to be tho Registry Department of the Postofflce, where W. B. Clay, alias Walter S. Myers,was arrested, charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Mr. Clay, alias Myers, was afforded lodging in the Jail, and what ever ho can say in his defense he will be ac corded an opportunity of doing this morn ing before Commissioner McCandless. A letter which Postmaster McKean re ceived yesterday from a Mt. Pleasant morchant shows that the real genus of "green goods" operator he who will send you the stuff on receipt of the order is also abroad in the land. In this case New York is the initiatory point, and George May, of Darlington, Ala., the kindly philanthropist who will supply the goods. IN BUSINESS A8 AN AGENT. Mr. Clay's scheme for providing tho wherewithal may be termed a younger brother to what is known as the "green goods swindle." He was not in the usiness of suddenly enriching a few favored mortals in this particular section of the country by selling them $l,000worthof counterfeit greenbacks, "made from plates engraved In the Treasury Department,'' for $100 of the real stuff re ceived. He was but the humble agent. whose dnty It was to Inquire into tho wishes of the community on the matter, and receive orders to be executed by his principals. His method of operating was simple, and presumably effective, for the postofflco authorities have been desirous of his ac quaintance for some time, and his appear ance is that of a young gentleman with good credit at his tailor's and a balance at his banker's. 3Ir. Clay arrived in this city last Friday and lost no timo in getting down to busi ness. Neatly wofded circulars conveyed the intelligence that he was in a position to furnish "green goods" at the rate of ten bills for one genuine one, and these be sent to selected persons. A sample of the "goods" accompanied each circular. This was anarrow strip of genuine money pasted on paper, and "You Know," as Clay signed himself, guaranteed to furnish goods equal to sample on receipt of the money. That was the extent of his scheme he got the monoy. but forgot to deliver the goods. The Postofllce Department at Washington has been receiving comnlalnta forsome time past, from various sections of the State, of the malls being used for some such scheme as Clay's. Harrisburg was the latest place heard from, andfrom there Inspector Sproes ser took up the hunt for the swindler. WOKKING TJP A CLEW. Succeeding in getting hold of a circular sent to Philip Stahl, of Hanover, Pa., with tho address "W. a Clay, Pittsburg, Pa.," posted on the back, Mr. Sproesser about con cluded he had his vaan, arriving hero Wednesday morning. Yesterday morning he caused a regular notice of the arrival of a registered letter to be mailed to Clay, and then, with Deputy United States Marshal Lew Garver. proceeded to await developments. These commenced about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Clay called for his mail, and, receiving the notice, walked around to the Registry Department for his letter. Ho was handed it, and. lmme--dLitelv'ottshrning'tho receipt, was arrested. Confronted with tho charge. Clay denied tnnc was uis name, ana sata it was Jiyers, and then declared that either name was his. He said he was a waiter in a Fifth avenue restaurant, and lodged at the Anchor Hotel. Asked toname the restaurant, he refused to do so. Ho was then searched and a large number of letteis found on him. The names of the writers had been scratched out, showing ho was awaro of the chances he was taking. One letter, Irom Abbotsville, "Pa., was from a sweetheart. The contents showed he had been at school there and had resided thero last winter. Inspector Sproesser's opinion of him is that he is new at the business and lias not made much out of it. If ho got fivo or ten replies, inclosing from $2 to $5 each, he was well repaid. He commenced his operations in the East and never spent more than ten days in any city, taking care always to inform his customers that bis stay in the city was limited to that time. OUT FOR THE LONG STUFF. Postmaster McKean yesterday received a letter which shows that if Mr. Clay was pre pared to act only as an agent, tho out-and-out "green goods" man is also in the field. Mr. James S. Braddock, of Braddock & King, Mt. Pleasant, was a recipient of attentions from these gentry a day or two ago. He re ceived a letter inclosing a circular, an al leged clipping from a newspaper, aud slips directing him how to order the goods if he elected to buy. The circular was printed in typewriter type, and was couched In the usual insidious and porsuaslve phraseology of tho "green goods" man. Did he want to spend his life In a continual round of slavery, or was he willing to become rich at very little trouble and expense? Did he ever pause to think how his neighbors acquired their wealth, or consider how they got out of difficulties in a very sudden manner? Was he in want of a low tnousana uoiiars to iiue mm over tem porary trouble, etc? Now was his time, the cunnce oi a uietimo, etc., etc. The newspaper clipping contained the re port of a trial, in which a Charles Wilson was sought to bo convicted of selling coun terfeit greenbacks, but ineffectually, as the Jury found it impossible to distinguish be tween the spurious and the genuine. Neither could the Court, and the story con cludes with nn alleged Interview wrlth a millionaire who, popular report bad It, had become wealthy in a very sudden and mys terious manner. "When called upon by your reporter," tho story ran, "tho millionaire got very angry. He said it was no one's business but his own how he got rich, and he declined to say any thing about it." No person who ever saw a newspaper could ever have taken the "clipping," nnd its story, too, for anything but an exceed ingly bad imitation of legitimate work. One of the slips ofpapor contained directions bow to order. They were to telegraph to "George May, Darlington, Ala.;" "Forw ard at once;" tho message to be signed "Summer, 88. "and not otherwise. If these instructions were not carried out no attention would bo paid, etc, ns usual. The letter was post marked "New York" and addressed as stated. A WOMAN'S CLEVER RUSE. She Makes It Appear That She Was Drowned to Cover Her Elopement. TSrECIAL TELEORAM TO THE DISPATCH. 8 N Francisco, July 30. About two months ago Mrs. J. U. Wlnninger, wife of a prom inent business man of Woodland, Cal., was reported drowned at Santa Cruz. Her clothes were found on the beach and all the circumstances pointed to suicide. Now, however, tho -woman has been located in this city with auother man and her husband has begun divorce proceedings. Tho case Is noteworthy because of tho clever work by tho woman to conceal her actions. She wnt to a seasidoresort for her health in company with a female friend. It was noticed that she was seen talking with a man just before she w en tin bathing. Alter that sho was seen no more, and the lact that all her clothes were in the bathhouse led also to the theory or suicide, Which was strengthened by a letter left tor her hns bund, saying she was tired of life. It ap pears she was taken from the water bv her lover in a boat and then secretly, in dis guise, rcmovod to this city, where she has slnco been living. MORE DELAMATEE PROPERTY SOLD. Low Prices Received for Real Estate, In cluding Conneaut Lake. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCH.1 Meadville, July SO. Tho sale of a portion of the real estate belonging -to G. E. Dela mater and T. A. Dclamiiter, in this vicinity, took plage to-day and was well attended, but low prices were realized in thq main. Several parcels, however, were withdrawn wiu tun saie postponeu hum- xue uonnenus park property nw Lake w-na snlrt fnr VK I" A- Altogether th' bronsht nhrmf. sit mn ThAgaleof them 'valnfihlA nnrtfin nftha tAtf Innlndlnsf the Commercial Hotel property and the bank 'ing house, together with the private resi dence in this, cltjv will take place August 16. READS LIKE THE DARK AGES. CHRISTIAN TREATMENT OF HEBREWS IN EASTERN EUROPE. Kill an Israelite and Pay 20 Roubles Natives May Seize Property of tho Persecuted Race by Paying the Au thorities One-Tenth Its Value. Boston, July SO. The Russian Hebrews who arrived on the steamer NorsetuMi yes terday, many of whom are detained by the Immigrant Commissioner, have pitiful stories to relate of the cruelties perpetrated upon them by tho Russians. Ono lad who refused to give his name for fear"of being ap prehended and returned said he came from alabotky. The Hebrews of his town, he says, were ordered to vacate their houses and betake themselves away, no matter where. The maddened Hebrews set fire to all their property and burned it, rather than have it fall Into the bands of their enemies. The Russians, enraged at this, set upon the refugees and maltreated them by every means in their power. One man was sus pended by his wrists from a telegraph post, where he hung for two hours. All the families who had burned their houses were arrested andconvlctedand sen tenced to Siberia. The young man and his father and brother were among the victims, but s they were being marched through the streets the narrator managed to slip his hands through the handcuffs and escape. He succeeded in Teachlnga friend in another province, who gave him money to coma to America -- exs told harrowing stories of tho gen- ;Ju.tle8 practiced upon the race Dy '''.J:roldierv. and of the extremely 1,,. ''O-Vce agsinst the Hebrews. ' '.'Of 'Jdtlt was stated, who wis.. i. a .f.rvqi tne property oi onc-tcntff& afi f'JtJOT orGov- nvn-MAn .nV JF" -will t,a-o upon, glvo him atuT xpel the He brew owner and instan elf as propri etor. It is quite an ordinaryoccurrence for a Hebrew's house to be burned ovor his head, or a Hebrew to be stoned on the streets, and it has become a common saying in parts of Russia, "Kill a Hebrew and pay 20 roubles ($10)." No other punishment is ever Inflicted for the murder of a Hebrew, and even this fine Is seldom imposed. The Hebrews in the Russian army aro, it is said, compelled to do the greatest drudg ery, and tho most degrading work. One of the immigrants said that the day before be left some Hebrew soldiers in the Russian army, among them a son of the narrator, wanted to rebel because their families were maltreated by the' Russian soldiers. The Hebrew soldiers were all placed under ar rest, and to purchase his son's release the Immigrant sold his house and all his furni ture. A COPPERHEAD'S BITE, After the Reptile's Head Was Cut Off, Re sulted Fatally, Nevertheless. rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISPATCH. Denison, Tex July 30. Benjamin Ogle, a prominent farmer living four miles south east of the city, about two weeks ago killed a copperhead snake at his woodpile near his house, and, as his children played around the woodpile, he took an ax and cut It into small pieces to throw it away. While tossing the pieces to one side he picked up the head, and as ho motioned his arm the mouth closed on the index finger of his left hand. One tooth entered the finger, but he thought nothing of the matter, and paid no further atten tion to it. The latter part of last week Ogle went into his pasture to cut up somo cordwood, and whilo at work becamo very warm, as the day was very hot, and from that time his finger commenced swelling. Saturday he was in the citv and hi3 hand was swollon slightly, but he'beeded it not, as he entertained no fears, but on returning home he felt sick. He still thought of no serious consequences. He grew worse and a messenger was sent-to-tho city for a physician to 'attend him, but be fore medical assistance arrived Ogle was dead. He wns swollen out of proportion and the loft arm and breast had turned almost black. THE EAGLE SCREAMED Over the Release of a Youth Charged With Too Much Patriotic Fervor. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCTI. Huntington Center, Conn., July 30. Old Huntington nevor had such a timo as it en joyed to-night. It was all the result of a petty affair that took place on the night of July 3. For years tho boys of Huntington Center havo been In tho habit of usher ing in tho Fourth by the ringing of tne at. i-nui .tpiscopm unurcn doii. a. v Linsley, the aged sexton, who is also senior warden, on the aftornoon of July 3 went to the church, nniled up the windows, barri caded the doors and removed the clapper of the bell. Tho boys effected an entrance to the church in some mystorious way. One of the young men was arrested for burglar iously entering tho church, a charge which, if proved, meant Stato Prison for the young man. This action aroused publlcsentiment. The pressure upon the complainants caused them to waver in their determination to prosecute. The citizens subscribed liberally to a purso to defend young Sluton. The prose cutors gave way to pnbllo opinion. This was the cause of the gathering to-night, and the American eagle's screams were never moro strident and never penetrated more patriotic hearts than to-night. CHINESE OUTRAGES CONTINUE. The Ferment Spreading Northward, bnt Checked by Gunboats. San Francisco. July 30. Tho steamship City of Peking arrived this evening from Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing advices from China. The trouble in the Yangtsze Valley has spread as far as Ichang. An inland mission station in Shasl was burned down and an attempt was made by a mob to cap ture a steamer Riots have also oocurred at Haimen and Tsunge-Ming. A church was pillaged and considerable damage done. Tho feeling of uneasiness at otner places In the north has not been allayed, but a large number of gunboats on the Yangtsze have checked tho rioters. An imperial edict reducing the carrisons throughout tho enmlre. imnosrae a new tax on salt, etc., is mentioned as among the chief causes of tne present iermenc AN ANCIENT ROMEO. Ho Abducted a Fourteen-Year-Old Girl, Whom ne Succeeded in Slurrying. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. Medina, N. Y., July SO. Jonathan White, of Shelby, this county, is being searched for by police charged with abduction. White, who is 80 years old, induced pretty little Clara Bissell, aged only 14 years, to elope with him, and after driving to a neighboring place, succeeded in inducing a Justice to marrv them. Relatives of the girl were wild when tho fact was learned, and promptly went In search of the aged bridegroom, but getting w ind of the disturbance. White allowed tho girl to return home and fled for parts un known. HOT SURE OF A CONVICTS GUILT. A United States Prisoner Not to Be Taken to tho Penitentiary Yet. WicniTA, Kan., July 30 In tho case of Eddie Beldan, who was to have been taken to the Columbus (O.) penitentiary this week tocommencohislife sentence, Attorney Gen eral Miller has instructed United States Marshal Walker to lent e him in jail here for another month or until such time as it has been determined what truth there is In Bel den's story that John Foster was the real murderer 6f Grant. SALTON'S LAKE ON A STAND. Tho Evaporation Seems to Etiual the Over flow From the River. San Francisco, July 30. Superintendent Durbrow, of thcSaltou Salt Works, in San Diego country, nrrived hero to-day to con fcrwlth the directors of that enterprise. He states that the lake on the Colorado desert keeps at one level, the evaporation of watT apparently equaling the overflow from thaColorado river. The future of the salt Industry in that sec tion Is problematical, he said, for no one could tell whether or not tho water would recede- nTtfi Al Rllll"i tlM.vMiP '"SVyJ! I'M I Mil I I I l I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 I , SfHDKHh HHKNk 0 'W jnUlilLI UUIII IIIULI Secretary Coble's Resignation in the Hands of the President. MAY TAKE AIYOTHEK PLACE The Step tfot Caused by Friction in Official Circles. HARD WORK TO FIND A SUCCESSOR. The Residents of the Cottage by the Sea Decline to Talk. HOW THE STATE SECEET LEAKED OUT f SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH. Washington, July 30. Secretary Noble's resignation is in the hands of the President General Noble is not here to confirm this announcement he is at Richfield Springs, N. Y. but the Information comes from such a source that its truth is accepted. It can be sald'tbat the Secretary retires from the Cabinet with the best of feeling between the President and himself. The step is taken after due consideration, and the resignation is accepted with regret Dy the President. What General Noble's future will be can not be stated positively. He may go abroad to fill a mission, or he may be appointed to fill tho new Judgeship in the Eighth circuit. It is possible that Senator Noble's mind is not yet made np as to what will salt him best. There Is one story current that he will not return to Washington, but will go to-" Europe for threo or four months' travel; re turning here after the j udicial appointments are made. There seems to be no doubt that General Noble can have this Judicial ap pointment if ho will take it. His personal inclinations are said to be in favor of the bench. WOULD IIKE TO GO ABROAD. The ladies of his family, however, are said to look upon an official residence at one of the European capitals as desirable. One thing which seems to point to the European appointment is the manner in which Gen eral Noble's effects have been packed. Strong cases have been made, such as would be made for removal abroad. In these have been placed the General's hooks and such belongings as would naturally be shipped if the family was going to Europe for an ex tended stay. As against the idea of the acceptance of a foreign mission is held out the fact that the bench appointment Is for life and that It ranks next to the Supreme Court. Even those who stand in the closest relations to General Noble do not venture to express a decided opinion about his future. It has been stated already that there is no friction between the President and General Noble. They are the best of friends. General Noble retires, according to those who are in a position to speak, because he feels that there is nothing more in the Sec retaryship for him. He has administered the duties nearly 2 years. He has worked as few other men could with the Ad ministration. He leaves no legacy of scan dais. HARRISON LOATH TO ACCEPT. The resignation has been In the Presi dent's hands for some time, so" long, in fact, as to show tho President's unwillingness 'to accept it, and at the same time the difficulty which the President finds in reaching a con clusion upon the succession. It is stated by a certain high official that tho President has known of General Noble'd desire to retire for several weeks, and had the resignation before he left for Cape May. The secret has been well kept. It might havo been preserved still longer but for the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Republican National Committee in this city. In strict confldenoe the information was im parted to-day to the members of the Execu tive Committee by one who had brought It from Cape May. Of course tho members of the Executive Commltteo now naturally turned to Colonel J.S.Clarksonas the coming Secretary. This, however, was stated to be premature. The President consulted about the appointment, but so far as can be learned he did not intimate upon whom tho choice will falL A dispatch from Cape May says: Neither the President nor Secretary Halford wlU talk concerning thereported resignation of Secretary Noble. HIS BEQUEST GRANTED. A Oratorical Drunk Asks for the Longest Sentence and Gets a Month. SPECIAL TELEGKAM TO THE DISPATCH. New York, July 30. John B. King, tem perance orator, poet and inventor, was one in the long line of drunkards that passed be fore Justice KeUy In the Jefferson Market Court to-day. He carried in his hand a copy of Youman's Chemistry. "What have yon to say?" asked the Justice. Drawing up his shaking form and raising his right band in true oratorical style. King replied: "Your Honor, I stand before you as an American citizen, and state that yon will confer an everlasting favor upon the people of this glorious Republic, upon the society of this city, and upon myself by pronouncing upon me the longest term of years that is possible under the statutes of this State in which we live." "At your special request," replied Justice Kelly, "and with due regard for society, I do hereby commit you to the island for one month." King is a plasterer by trade, and was edu cated at the Belfast Academy In Ireland. He took part in the Fenian movements and wrote many patriotic poems. He came to this country about SO years ago. He says ho invented an electric light carbon, which was used to light the Crystal Palace in .London, and all be got for It was $2X. A car-coupler and an airship are among the devices ot his making. MANAGER POST DISAPPEARS. In the Fight Between Him and Briean He Gets in His Work First. Philadelphia, July 30. Architect Josiah S. Briean, for whom a warrant of arrest was issued by Magistrate Devlin several weeks ago on a charge by Manager John W. Post, of the Tubular Car Company, of Braddock, of embezzlement of stocks and a promissory noto for $3,0CO, amounting in all to $33,000, ap peared before tho magistrate to-day for tho hearing of the case. The prosecutor, how ever, failed to put in an appearance, and Briean was discharged. Subsequent events snow that the proba bilities are that if Post had put in an appear ance he would now be in Moyemenstng prison. A detective was waiting for him on the outside of the magistrate's oflice with a warrant In his pocket calling for the arrest of the Steel Tubular Car Company's manager on the charge of the embezzlemcntot $17,300. For nearly two weeks Briean and Post havo been giving out that each was on a still hunt for the other. Post got his work In first, however, by having a warrant sworn out for Bncan on the embezzlement charge dis posed of to-day. Briean then declared his intention of hunting for Post, and left the city for that purpose, only to be arrest- d by the latter in Buffalo and later in New York City, The prosecutor failed to turn up at either place and Briean was discharged. Post's whereabouts aro at present unknown. Two Sealing Schooners Seized. San Francisco, July 30. The steamer Bertha, which arrived from Kodlak, Alaska, to-night, reports that she was Informodby the steamer Elsie that the sealing schooners La Nvtnpha and Mollie Adams, in' Bering Sea, bad been selzrd by United States ves sels for tukln Bi-aU .n the sea. X
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