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BUSINESS IS NOT DULL
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Advertise In THE DISPATCH, -which
rocs everywhere and is read by
everybody.
FORTY -SIXTH YEAE
Ilis Idea That the Maine Pro
hibitionists "Were Only
Fooling Likely to
CLOSE A BKIGHT CAEEEK.
Tlio Real Reason That Joe Manley Is
Contesting His Seat in the
Keit Congress.
SECRETS OF THE CONVENTION,
lufluences "Which Changed the Silver Plank
of the Platform and Inserted the
Force Bill Feature.
actual rosrnox of farmer price.
That Emasculation of the Blaine Kesolntion Continues
to Afford a Subject for LiTely
rolltical Cwdp.
'SHE iCTITin PF THK PEMOCEiTIC LEADERS
fTHOV A STAFF COnRESrOXDEXT.l
Washington, An;;. 20. The announce
ment that "Joe" Manley 'will contest the
Third district of Maine for the Congres
sional nomination with Seth I. Milliken,
the present member-elect, does not occasion
any surprise here, as the chief reasons are
well understood, but those reasons are not
the ones offered in the telegrams generally
tent out this morning. In them it is iguor
antly asserted that the movement was by
Blaine's friends against an unfriendly ele
ment This is a blunder that is ridiculous to
those in "Washington who know very well
that Seth L. Milliken is one of the warmest
ef Blaine's friends. The reasons are per
sonal and delicate. Most readers of no ws
papers will remember a painful inciden
that occurred at & great mas meeting last
fall in the New England States, and widely
published at the time, at which Milliken
was announced as the leading speaker. He
was unfortunately too greatly exhilarated
to play his part.
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN. -
This is not so rare an occurrence among
politicians and others as to exoite horror or
antagonism as a usual thing, but with Mil
liken, of Maine, it was unpardonable.
Dingleyand Boutelle never touch liquor.
"Tom" Beed takes a drink when he feels
like it, but always in good form, and he is
forgiven for it even by the Prohibitionists.
Milliken is a very able man, ranking well
in the always able delegation from MaiLc,
the Senators of which are also nationally
noted for their brilliancy and also pardoned
for indulgence in the fashionable glass of
wine. But for a representative of the' State
in Congress to be actually drunk at a publio
meeting, with the eyes of all New England
and the United States upon him, was too
much for a State that poses as a teetotal
Commonwealth.
There was serious talk of demanding
Milliken's withdrawal last fall, but the
campaign was well nigh spent when the
convivial episode occurred, Milliken
pleaded illness, his friends asked for a fur
ther test, and the offense was condoned and
Milliken re-elected.
NOT A SECRET DRINKER.
The matter did not end here, however.
Inquiries were made by the Puritans of the
Third district. The investigation reached
as far as "Washington. It was found that
Mr. Milliken very frequently showed his
contempt for the narrow convictions of his
people, who insist that the only method for
a reputable dram drinker to pursue is by
the way of the back door of the speak-eay.
Iublic drinking, such as is common
among statesmen in "Washington, and the
fashion of which is Milliken's unpardon
able sin, is too shocking for their rural
touls. So Milliken must go, and "Joe"
Manley must come, who, if he drinks at all,
will tipple it mildly like Eeed and Hale
and Prey, in the privacy of their apart
ments, or at select little luncheons in the
seclusion of committee rooms.
As this matter is to-day a national sensa
tion and a subject of universal query, the
veil might as well be torn aside now as
later, and the true reason given for the re
tirement of Milliken, who, when his term
expires, will have served Maine for ten
years in the House, with a service vastly
wore studious and valuable than is given bv
most members who have served for that
period.
AN trNTORTFXATE EXPERIMENT.
Mr. Milliken has occupied long vears in
striving to discover whether the prohibition
sentiment of Maine was sincere or largely
hypocritical He concluded it W3s mcrelv
a thin moral veneering, and conducted hini
.elf accordingly. He sutlers for making too
bold an estimate of the real sentiment of
his people, and must go on account of his
expression of disgust at the hypocrisy by
which he is surrounded.
Manley is too much of a politician to
make so truthful an outbreak. He is self
repressive to an admirable degree. This
goes without saying, as he has hern Blaine's
trusted political side partner for long years.
His candidacy and prospective nomination
will also bring into conspicuous national
notice the man who knows more of Blaine's
purposes than any other, and it is not a
wild guess that back of tlio desire to
fctipplant Milliken on account of the latter's
contempt of sumptuary law and social
ethics there is also a broad political
puqiose in his coming to the front.
THAT BLAINE RESOLUTION.
1'ornKer Say It Was Merely Policy and Thnt
rcnns)lianlals All Right.
fSPKCIAt TELEORAK TO THE DISPATCH.
Cincinnati, Aug. CO. The politicians
of both parties here find much to discuss in
the Blaine resolution before the Pcnnsyl
lania Republican Convention yesterday.
Harrison admirers say there is nothing in
it that is hurtful to their man"; that it is
natural for Pennsylvania to compliment a
talented son, and anyway Pennsylvania has
been for Blaine the past ten vears.
Among those who talked about the matter
was Governor Foraker, just back from a
trii to Put-in-Bay. The ex-Govemor did
not hesitate in stating his preference for
Blaine for President in 1892, saying he be
lieved it was generally understood that he
is tor Blaine. Of the change in the resolu
tion, he said it was merely a matter of
policy, and he had no doubt that in 1892
Pennsylvania would give her undivided
and enthusiastic support to the magnetic
man from Maine, and he added: "It will
not surprise me if Ohio follows her big
sister and does the same thing."
THE POSITION OF PRICE.
NEVER SAID HE WOULD TAKE THE
NOMINATION rOR TREASURER.
Ebcn Brewer Says His Candidate Was Con
sistent and "Will Loom Up for Governor
In the Future Not Wearing Any Man's
Collar.
rsrrciAi, telege ku to TnE cis rATCit. 1
Harrisburg, Aug. 20. Eben Brewer,
of Erie, said to-day in regard to Delegate
Culbertson's nomination of Price for State
Treasurer:
Trice sent mc word by Collector Glazier
two minutes before tlio nominating speeches
began, that I was to declare himentirely out
oftbe race for the Treasurer, and to sav
that he -would not take the nomination. I
should have done so anyway, for that had
boon Price's position from tho very incep
tion of his candidacy, ne is so good a Bo
publican that I suspect some of Quay's men,
who were working on him to take tho
Treasury nomination, aroused his sympathy
by telling him it wns necessary for him to
take second place In order to save the ticket.
That may have been Trice's question in
his own mind, but I know that he never
authorized nny public declaration that ho
would take the Treasury nomination if ten
tered to him unanimously. Culhertson says
that a friend of Price, after he was defeated
for Auditor General, told IJichard Quay and
Walter Lyon to go ahead and nominate
Price for State Treasurer, and that his
friends would make him take it, or thnt it
would he all right, or something to
that effect, and that Price was pres
ent when it -was said and made
no protest. There may bo people who re
gard this as sufficient authority for trilling
with a man's reputation for consistency, in
tho face of repeated and specific declara
tions mnde by those who were his author
ized spokesmen. I do not think the thing
was justifiable. In fact it was an outrage,
but it will not kill Price. Where he is
known he will he all the stronger for having
refuiecl to he shifted around from one end of
the ticket to tl.c other at the behest of the
bosses. It is nettcr for Price to go home
without anything than to go with a collar
on. He has never worn one yet, and he is
too old to begin. I should not be surprised
to see the people calling him into the field
for Governor in a couple of years.
A dispatch from Erie gives an interview
with Giles D. Price, the defeated candidate
for Auditor General, in the course of w Inch
he baid:
I was defeated by a combination of circum
stances, principal among w hich wa the fact
that the convention was imbued with the
idea that one of the first duties of the Re
publican party is to recognize and reward
the men who defended our country in its
hour of peril. The knowledge of General
Gregg's splendid military career had an
effect upon the convention which it as very
hard to overcome. I can afford to be beaten
by a gallant soldier.
I do not know the origin of the movement
to nominate me for Stato Treasurer. I was
not consulted in it, and cave no countenance
to it. I consider this collateral movement
one of the causes of mv defeat for the other
place on the ticket. 3Iy Republican friends
at home, and also the organized fanners of
all political affiliations throughout the State,
had suggested me for Auditor General, and
were averse to my being a candidate for
State Treasurer.
THE FOBCE BILL PLANK.
Congressman Broslns Was Its Author and
Senator Quay Knew of It.
rfmCI TTLEOBAM TO THiDISPATCn.J
Harrisburg, Aug. 20. There is an in
teresting history connected with the resolu
tion incorporated in the Bepublican plat
form declaring for a Federal election law to
insure an honest count. Such a plank was
not placed in- the platform, supposed to
have been inspired by Senator Quay and
submitted to the Committee on Besolutione,
because it involved reflection on the course
of the two Pennsylvania Senators in the
.National Congress, but was ottered sparately
in convention by Dr. Roebuck.
It turns out that Congress-man Brosius
was the author of it He was an ardent ad
vocate of the force bill, and, being very
anxious that the Bepublican Convention
should commit itself to a measure of this
kind, he not only drafted the resolution in
dicated but sent a telegram to Senator
Quay informing him that unless the con
vention put itself on record in favor of it
nnd declared for an honest currency defeat
stared the party in the face. This telegram
is said to have had much to do with the in
sertion of the resolution in the platform
and the modification of the silver resolu
tion, which originally was virtually a dec
laration in favor of free silver.
CHAIRMAN KERR'S VIEWS.
Ho Says Quay Is Courting the Labor Ele
ment to Advance His Own Cause.
rsrECTAI, TELEGI1AM TO THE DISPATCH.
Bedford, Pa., Aug. 20. State Chair
man Kerr, Mho arrived here Tuesday night,
left for Harrisburg this morning, accompa
nied by Congressman Mutchler. The con
ference which was to have taken place here
will be held in Philadelphia. Mr. Kerr
was asked what he thought ot the work done
by the Republican convention. Mr. Kerr
commenced bv saying that Quav had en
tirely ignored the farming element in the
make-up of his ticket, and that his courting
favor with the labor element was done to ad
vance his interests to return him to the
Senate.
When asked who he thought would be the
Democratic nominees, Mr. Kerr replied that
there was any amount of good timber in the
party who would no doubt respond to the
call of the partv. He said that in this case
the oflice would Eeck the man, and that the
campaign would be an aggressive one from
the start. Mr. Kerr goes to Philadelphia to
make arrangements for the State conven
tion. FOWDEBLY'S POLITICS.
General Secretary Hayes Says He Is
Neither a Democrat Nor a Republican.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.)
Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Mr. Pow
derly has been in the city since Monday
and it was stated this evening that he met
Senator Quay and liada long talk with him
Monday afternoon. He lctt for his home
in Scranton to-day and expects to be in the
city again next Monday. So does Senator
Quay and Chairman-elect Wntres.
Mr. J. W. Hayes, the General Secretary
and Treasurer of the Knights of Labor
said this evening: "Mr. Powderly can feef
perfectly at home as a delegate at large for
a Constitutional Convention on the Repub
lican ticket. Although, how he thinks
about it I don't know. He has advocated
constitutional reform for years, and it is to
his interest to see that it is carried through.
Mr. Powderly is neither a Democrat nor a
Republican. If Mr. Powderly takes issue
with the Republicans this vcar he has a
cause to serve, for which that partv provides
the best facilities." .
POLITICIANS ON THE RAILWAY.
Pattlson, Biglcr, Morrison, Magee, Flinn
and Others on the Sumo Train.
SrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.)
Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Governor
Pattison was one of the passengers on the
Atlantic Express to-day, and ex-Eevcnue
Collec'tor Edwin A. Bigler, the Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer two years ago,
shared the trip with him down from Harris
burg. There were s. number of Republican
Convention delegates on the same train,
among them Senator John N. Nceb, of Al
legheny City; Attorney A. C. Robertson,
who placed Captain Morrison" in nomina
tioi, and Senator Flinn.
C. L. Magee, the Pittsburg political
strategist, "and Captain John "W. Morrison,
his nomination forState Treasurer, were to
gether all the way down, and engaged in an
earnest talk, that was interrupted only when
Senator Neeb joined them, in their apart
ment on the parlor car Olanth. Mr. Magee
took dinner at the Stratford, and later left
lor Atlantic City with Mr. Morrison.
FAULKNER ON CLEVELAND.
THE WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR TALKS
Or THE LATTEIt'S CHANCES.
Ho Is Rather Dubious About the Ex-President
Getting There Pattlson, He Says,
Is Popular in West Virginia Campbell
May Loom Up Dig.
SrECIAL TELEGKAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Senator
Charles J.. Faulkner, of West Virginia, ar
rived here this evening. The Senator was
not averse to discussing the outlook on the
Democratic side regarding candidates and
the chances of their success for the Presi
dental nomination and election of 1892. "I
cannot say what action the Democratic Na
tional Convention will take," said he. "So
far as the people of our State are concerned
there is no doubt in my mind that the great
majority of them favor Grover Cleveland's
nomination, and personally I would lice to
see him nominated for the position, but the
change in things political occurs so rapidly
in our great country that it is not in the
power of man to say what will be done a
year hence.
"I would like to see the nominee chosen
from 'one of the five doubtful States. What
must also be borne in mind is the battle of
Ohio. Should Governor Campbell succeed
in defeating Major McKinley, who is un
doubtedly the strongest man in his party in
that State, lie would loom up as a most for
midable candidate for President.
"Should our nominee win in 1892, he
would almost certainly have to be named in
1896 in order to have the success continued.
Mr. Cleveland has served one term. Were
lie to be elected in 1892 he would have to be
dropped in 1896, because the people of this
country will never allow any man to serve
three terms as President.
"Your Governor Pattison is held in the
highest regard by the people of our State,
and I am not saying too much when I say
that thev look upon him as the one man in
public life whose record is such that it can
not be excelled by that of another in his
own or any other State."
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Tlio Convention ofThemto Be Held in Pitts
burg Fixed for September 30.
tSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Harrisburg, Aug. 20. A full meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic Society of Pennsylvania was held
here to-day to fix a time for the State con
vention of Democratic clubs at Pittsburg,
nnd "Wednesday, September 30 was des
ignated. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Black
presided at the meeting, at which reports
were made, showing the clubs in the society
to be in a prosperous condition and indica
ting a representation of nearly all of them
at the Pittsburg convention. Ex-Postmaster
Larkin and D. J. Boyle were appointed a
committee on arrangements, and Chauncey
F. Black and Senator Green on speakers.
Among those who will address the conven
tion ore Senator Gorman, of Maryland, and
Representative "Wilson, of West Virginia.
Mr, Black to-night spoke encouragingly
of the prospects of the Democrats at the
next election and expressed the hope that
the verdict of the people would be favor
able to a Constitutional Convention. He
approvingly referred to the action of the
Republican State Convention in nominating
Terrence V. Powderly for delegate at large
to the constitutional convention, as he was
a prominent advocate of it.
HAEEISON'S OPPONENTS
In His Home City Take Courage Over Re
publican Action in This State.
SrECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Indianapolis, Aug. 20. The opponents
of President Harrison in his home city are in
high feather and his friends correspondingly
depressed over the action of the Pennsyl
vania Republicans yesterday, and many
who have been the most consistent friends
of the Executive now concede that his nora
tion for another term is practically impossi
ble. They say, though, the friends of Mr.
Blaine did not fully accomplish their pur
pose in the Pennsylvania convention. They
succeeded far enough to convince the coun
try that Blaine is perfectly willing to be
boomed, and his friends, taking this as an
indication of his intentions, will need no
further encouragement to make open war
fare upon Harrison and compel him to re
tire trom the field. The Blaine men are
jubilant, and are speaking their sentiments
more openlv than at any time since the
secret meeting in this city, at which it was
determined to organize the State against
Harrison.
ANDREWS FEELS BELIEVED.
He Says He Can Now Pursue His Oil Busi
ness Without Interruption.
SPECIAL TELEGnASI TO THE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, Aug. 20. Ex-State
Chairman Andrews and his grip found an
asylum of refuge in room 25 at the Conti
nental, and will be there until noon to-morrow.
There were 6ome callers, but no in
teresting developments. Mr. Andrews
akes the situation like one who feels re
lieved from a burden. He said this even
ing that he would now have no interruption
in following his oil business and interests,
but would remain in Titusville. There
have been reports circulated to the effect
that he proposed to remove to Erie. These,
he said, were wide off the fact.
"The Republican Convention did its
work well, and named a strong ticket and
one that is sure to go through," said the ex
Chairman in conclusion.
WALKED TO HER DEATH.
An Unknown Woman Deliberately Meets a
Train With Fatal Results.
SPECIAL TKLKGRAil TO THK DISPATCn.
Kew York, Aug. 20. As a way train on
the Harlem river branch of the Kew Haven
road approached the crossing of the Spuyten
Duyvil extension of the New York Central
short line after 6 o'clock Wednesday even
ing, Engineer Burkhard saw a woman walk
ing in the middle of the track toward his
locomotive. She seemed to be in full pos
session of her senses, and the engineer ex
pected to see her step from the track. The
fireman rang the bell furiously, and En
gineer Burkhard blew the whistle; still, the
woman walked slowly toward the train with
her eyes bent on the ground. When it final
ly became apparent to the engineer that the
woman was cither ignorant ot her danger or
deliberately seeking death, he reversed his
engine and applied the air brakes.
He had waited too long. The iron pilot
struck the woman, cutting off her right leg
just below the knee, and hurling the body
25 feet down an embankment. She was
killed instantly. The body was that of a
woman between 55 and 60 years old. Her
general appearance was that of a poor
woman who lias had a hard struggle in this
v orld.
,.wr Uv O ' : V ANY ADVERTISEMENT 1
PITTSBimG, ERIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1891. ' THREE OENTa "j
A CATHOLIC MECCA.
Treves, the Repository of the Holy
Coat, Filled With Devotees.
THE EELIC FORMALLY EXPOSED.
M&frnificent Ceremonies Mark the First Bay
of the Exhibition!
PROVISION MADE FOR GREAT CROWDS
Berlin, Aug. 20. The "Holy Coat" was
exposed to view this morning in the cathe
dral at T -eves. Two Knights of Malta in
full costume, with drawn swords, stood on
either side of the shrine enclosing the Holy
Coat case, which was surrounded by tall,
lighted candles on handsome candle sticks
and surmounted by a large gold cross.
There was an impressive scene in the
sanctuary, over a hundred .priests assisting
in the magnificent ceremonies. The richly
decorated cathedral was packed to the doors.
Bishop Korum, during the course of his
address to the assembled multitude, earn
estly urged the faithful to unite in venerat
ing the garment, from which power and vir
tue proceed. The nave of the cathedral
was then cleared so as to enable the muni
cipal authorities and tho parochial societies
to march up to the shrine of the Holy Coat
and venerate that relic.
TRULY A MEDIEVAL SPECTACLE.
The scene was a motley one. The service,
with the monotonous Gregorian chants and
the administration of the Eucharist to repre
sentative ecclesiastics, seemed of the charac
ter of a mediaeval ceremony. The unveiling
of the relic evidently made a deeply devo
tional impression on the crowd of worship
ers. Mauy were overpowered by their feel
ings. Several women fainted.
There was i general movement of the
crowd, prompted Dy curiosity as well as by
religious fervor. The procession past the
shrine of the pilgrims, most of whom handed
a rosary or crucifix to attendant priests for
contact with the relic, was accompanied by
a low hum of paternosters and aves. Among
the pilgrims are aged cripples and sufferers
from almost every complaint.
Outside the cathedral there was a busy
scene, to which processions with banners
and music, throngs of visitors and venders
of photography, rosaries and images, who
had a thriving trade, all contributed. There
were scenes of disorder, owing to violent at
tempts made to gain early access to the
cathedral.
TREVES A BIO CITY NOW.
Treves is overflowing with pilgrims and
visitors. The streets are filled with proces
sions of all descriptions, and sacredianners,
crosses and lighted candles arc to be seen on
all sides.
During the. whole time the Holy Coat is
An exhibition about 20 excursion trains a
day will arrive at Treves, and a large tem
porary railroad station has been built for
the pilgrims; but in order that the town
may not be overcrowded the different bands
of pilgrims, led by their priests, will only
be permitted to remain one night in town.
Arriving, say, in the evening, they will
march the next morning in procession to the
cathedral, and must leave town the same
evening in order to make way for other re
ligious bodies.
Some idea of the number of reople at
Treves, and of the accommodation provided
for them, can be judged from the fact that
nearly 500 citizens of Treves sent -in peti
titions to the 'municipal authorities for
licenses to keep inns and other publio
houses during the exhibition. In addition
nearly every private householder has made
arrangements for receiving visitors during
the six weeks of the exhibition. Extra
horse car lines have been iaid, and there
will be a market held every day of the six
weeks.
THE GARMENT'S SIGNIFICANCE.
Much comment has been caused by the
remarks of Bishop Korum in his opening
address to-day, when he referred pointedly
to the spiritual significance of the Holy
Coat as being a seamless vesture and as
being a symbol of the unity of the Catholic
church. "There were many Roman Catholic
members of the Reichstag present, and it is
said tho Bishop particularly, and in a not
to be mistaken manner, addressed, his re
marks to these members.
The Holv Coat is distinctly visible in tho
I bodv of the cathedral, and is much more
fs..lfl 1 L r :
pmiuit Been uiuu upuii me luruier ucrisiuus
of its exhibition. The old silken covering,
being almost entirely worn away, appeared
to-day to be of a brownish yellow covering.
THE PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS.
The first solemn exhibition of the Holy
Coat took place in 1196, when it was place:!
under the new altar. There it rested till
1451, when the Emperor Maximilian urg
ently wished it to be exhibited, which was
done in that year. Pope Leo X., about this
time, promised indulgence to all who made
the pilgrimage to Treves. Then, in the
years 1531, 1545, 1553, 1585, 1594 and 1635,
it was also shown. Toward the end of the
Seventeenth century, when the French, un
der Louis XIV., invaded Germany, the
precious relic was hidden in the Fortress
Ehrenbreitstein. There in 1725 the Elector
of Cologne was allowed to see it. In Ehren
breitstein the coat was kept till after the
Seven Years' War. After the last exhibi
tion there in 17t5 it was brought back to
Treves, only a few years later, but it had to
be removed into the interior of Germany
when Napoleon I. invaded the country.
At last, in 1810, another solemn exhibi
tion took place in Treves. Napoleon I
permitted it, but he expressly forbade mir
acles to be performed on this occasion. Yet,
the report of the Vicar General Cordel,
about the exhibition in the year 1810, says
that gouty patients wno were wheeled up
walked away alone. The rulers of 1844
were more tolerant, and, therefore, numer
ous miracles were reported. The Treves
newspapers ot that date are full of accounts
of miracles which took place at the exhibi
tion of 1844.
A GIEL'S QUEER FREAK.
Sho Ran Away From Home and Lived in the
Woods for Seven Weeks.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.)
New Haven, Aug. 20. Hattie Conrad,
a 12-year-old daughter of Albert Conrad, a
well-to-do contractor, has been missing from
her home for seven weeks until she was
found in West Haven to-day by officers of
the organized charities. The girl had a
mania for running away, and no fears were
expressed for her safety until recently. A
search was instituted for her and she was lo
cated in West Haven, where she had been
frequently seen.
During her Beven weeks' wandering the
girl has slept in Orange woods in & rudely
constructed hut, and subsisted on berries
and such other food as was thrown to her
from houses where she begged. Her cloth
ing scarcely concealed her bodv, and she was
sent to a re'formatorv in Middletown.
INSANE FB03I THE GRIP.
A Brother Strangely Finds His Missing
Sister in n Demented State.
SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO TnE DISPATCH.)
Suspension Bridge, N. Y., Aug. 20.
Miss Josie Donohue, a well-known young
woman of this village, disappeared on Sun
day morning. She left home ostensibly to
go to church. Her relatives searched far
and near for ner, but failed to find a clew.
Last night they gave up all hope of ever
seeing her alive. To-night Thomas Donor
hue, brother of the girl, went to the pasture
for the cow. It is not far distant from the
Donohue residence, and in taking a short
cut he had to pass in the rear of the resi
dence of Mrs. Parke.
As he passed near the house he heard a
strange noise on the rear veranda, and,
knowing that Mrs. Parke was away, started
to look for the cause. What was hi3 sur
prise to find that it was the mutterings of
his missing sister, who had been gone five
days. With a glad heart he hurriedly ran
to her side, and when she saw him she
leaped at him rather fiercely. She was de
mented. Her mind had given way, as the
result of a severe attack of the grip she had
last winter. He used every effort to calm
her and carried her to her home. It is
thought that with good medical care her
mind will be restored.
FARMERS' COTTON TRUST.
A BIG SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING
PUSHED IN THE SOUTH.
The Present Crop or Cotton to Be Stored
and Held for High Prices One-Third
Will Be Withdrawn From Market for a
Tear.
rSrECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Columbia, S. C, Aug. 20. An import
ant scheme, the object of which is to pre
vent the present crop of cotton from being
sacrificed at a low price has been formulated
in this city, and will be pushed at once
throughout this and all the other
cotton-growing States. E. M. Stoeber,
a leading farmer near Columbia, is the
author of the plan. It has received already
the approval of the Alliance officers, and a
special meeting of the Richland County
Alliance has been called for Saturday to
take steps to put the plan into active oper
ation, and it is proposed to form the trust
companies with a capital of from $20,000 to
530,000 in each county in the entire cotton
belt, nnd to receive as subscriptions to the
capital one-third of the cotton crop made
by each cotton raiser.
It is proposed to bind these trust com
panies so firmly that the cotton placed in
their trust may be considered as if not in
existence, or destroyed, for the next 12
months. At the expiration of that period
the companies are to dissolve and return
the cotton held in trust to the owners. By
this means it is calculated to hold the cot
ton supply for this year down to about
G5,000,000balcs and consequently bring the
price up to about 10 cents per pound.
It is calculated that under the present
price a farmer whose crop is nine bales, of
500 pounds each, at 6 cents a pound, would
receive only ?270, whereas, if throughout
the whole cotton belt about one-third of the
cotton should be withdrawn from the mar
ket for one year, his six bales at 10 cents
would bring him 5300, and leave him three
bales with whicli to start next year's crop.
The first trust company will be organized
in this city also, and after the plan shall
have been indorsed by the Alliance, which
is said to be a foregone conclusion, the
necessary steps will be taken to extend the
movement throughout the cotton belt.
FIVE HUNDRED HEN QUIT.
A Serious Strike at Cramp's Ship-Building
Yard Without Notice.
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Philadelphia, Aug. 20, About COO
men and boys went on a strike at Cramp's
ship-building yard to-night for an advance
all arouud of 50 cents a day. The strikers
embrace the riveters, caulkers and chip
pers, the holders on the rivet heads, and
th;e who carry the jivets. One of the
strikers, when asked if they gave the firm
notice of their intention to strike, replied
that they had not. He said that on a pre
vious strike notice was given, and as a re
sult the firm got ahead with the work in
theii department so as to be able to keep
the ship carpenters all at work for several
weeks, by which time the strikers were
forced into submission.
"By giving no notice of a strike," he con
tinued, "we have caught the firm with
Sl,300,000 worth of work on the stocks.
Our work is not ahead, either, and unless
the firm makes a settlement with us soon
the carpenters must stop work. We are
also aware that the firm nas Government
work on hand which has to be gotten out
by a certain date, otherwise the firm will
be under a penalty of 5500 for each day of
delay."
George Cramp complained bitterly to
night because the workmen had precipi
tated a strike without giving the firm the
slightest notice. He admitted that if the
strike should continue it would seriously
embarrass their business.
A MIX ON M0THEES
Causes Much Tronble for a Warren, Pa.,
Woman, Her Baby and Niece.
SPECIAL TELEGBAM TO TnE DISPATCH.)
New York, Aug. 20. Mrs. Elizabeth
Keble, of Warren, Pa., went to Ger
many with her little baby to see her folks
about four months ago. She brought her
15-year-old niece, Bertha Weinberg, back
with her. The ticket agent at Strasbnrg
made out Bertha's ticket and included Mrs.
Keble's baby on it as Bertha's child. When
Mrs. Keble called the agent's attention to
the mistake he said it was too late to cor
rect it, and advised Bertha and Mrs. Keble
to represent to the immigration officials
here that the child belonged to Bertha,
The trio landed from the Westerland on
Wednesday and Bertha cheerfully declared
that she was the mother of the baby and
was promptly detained, as all unmarried
girls are who bringbabies with them. Mrs.
Keble was passed through the Barge Office,
and she waited outside for her niece and
child. They did not come out, so she went
in to find" them. The baby saw her,
screamed "Mamma!" and tried to jump out
of Bertha's arms. Mrs. Keble explained
things to Chief Clerk Vandusen and she and
Bertha and the baby were allowed to go.
A JUDGE SHOT BY A HAESHAL.
The Tragic Ending of a Saloon Brawl In
Crab Orchard Village, Ky.
Stanford, Ky., Aug. 20. Crab Orch
ard is the scene of another killing, and
Judge A. M. Egbert is the victim. Nath
Woodcock, Jim Gilkerson and others were
taking a drink in Lee's saloon this morn
ing, when Nat asked Saunders to join them.
While they were drinking Woodcock and
Gilkerson began quarreling and Woodcock
struck Gilkerson. Marshal Saunders inter
fered. Woodcock apologized, and they
were talking it over when Judge Egbert
came running in.
He said he had been disturbed for an
hour bv the row, which should be stopped
right then nnd there, at the "same time tell
ing the men to consider themselves under
arrest and to report at his office next morn
ing. This involved the Judge in a quarrel
with Marshal Saunders, who accused the
former of usurping the-Marshal's authority.
Judge Egbert advanced upon Saunders,
who thereupon drew his pistol and fired,
sending a ball into the Judge's throat. The
second shot entered the shoulder. Judge
Egbert was conveyed to his home, where he
died in a few minutes. Saunders gave him
self up.
An Eisteddfod for the Fair.
Swansea, Aug. 20. The National Eis
teddfod Association has decided that the
bards may grant Chicago a dispensation to
hold a properly authorized Eisteddfod at
the World's Fair, and also that a deputation
of Gorsedd be present, the Welsh Eistedd
fod being held six weeks before the American.
Masked Robbers Stop a Freight Train
and Murder aBrakeman.
A CONDUCTOR'S VALUABLES TAKEN.
Police, Detectives and Sheriff's Posse After
the Murderers.
ANOTHER SIMILAR ROBBERY RECALLED
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Kansas City, Aug. 20. Two masked
men held up freight train No. 18 on the
Kansas City, St. Joe and Council Bluffs
road and wantonly murdered Brakeman J.
E. White and robbed Conductor Hiram
Cassel, one mile and a half from Harlem, in
Clay county, early this- morning. The
bandits escaped and the surrounding coun
try has been scoured so far unsuccessfully.
The train, which was due at Kansas City
at 2 o'clock, pulled up at Morris' switch at
1 o'clock this morning. The place is on the
straight reach of track that oxtends without
a enrve from the Harlem station to the
bend of the Missouri, opposite Quindaro.
There is not a more lonely place in
Clay county. Thick - growing willows
and dense weeds hedge the track,
and there is but one little farm
house between the tracks and the
race course, two miles away. A little box
of a signal house stands beside the track,
and there is an electric bell connecting with
the watch tower in Harlem. Incoming con
ductors always stop their trains, ring this
bell, and wait for an answer from the tower
telling them that the single track on the
bridge is clear.
revolvers at his head.
Conductor Hiram Cassel, when he reached
the bell this morning, had trouble with the
signal. He rang it seven or eight times,
but got no response from the tower. Sud
denly, as he started to try the signal again,
he heard behind him a voice: "Holdup your
hands." He whirled quickly around in the
doorway of the hut, and in the dim light
saw the outline of two men. Both wore
black slouth hats pulled down over black
masks.
Each man held a revolver and o revolver
was trained well upon Cassel's head. The
conductor's hands went up iustanter.
"Have you got any money?" asked one of
the apparitions. "A little bit," replied
the railroad man. "By you'd better
have a good deal," was the gruff rejoinder.
The robbers then searched Cassel and took
from him a gold watch and 53 in money.
As they concluded their search there
came rattling back an answer to the bridge
signal, and one of the robbers commanded
Cassel to answer. This he did and pro
ceeded to iock the door of the box. The
masked men told the conductor to leave the
lock alone and started him toward the wav
car themselves, following closely with
revolvers ready.
BRAKEMAN WniTE KILLED.
The middle of the train was opposite the
signal box. As the conductor walked down
alongside his train he saw Ed White, the
rear brakeman, standing on the topof tho
second car from the rear of the train, his
form clearly outlined against the sky. The
robbers saw him. too, and one of them
yelled: "Come clown off that car." The
brakeman started to step toward the iron
ladder on the side of the car, but just as he
lifted his foot a pistol cracked and White
fell withont a word or groan.
The murderous robbers showed neither
fear nor excitement over their deed. Still
standing behind Cassel. they roughly com
manded him to give the starting signal to
the engineer and to get on his caboose.
Cassel obeyed, and the two men climbed
upon the car upon which White lay.
Cassel going to the rear platform of his
caboose, climbed up on top, extinguished
his lantern and lay at full length on the
footboard, so that he might watch the rob
bers without being seen.
THE ROBBERS DISAPPEAR.
The two were goinfj forward along the top
of the train after having presumably exam
ined the body of White for booty. About
eight cars from the engine they climbed
down a ladder, dropped from the train and
disappeared in the weeds. The robbers
gone, Cassel followed to see what he could
do for his brakeman.
He found White lying full length on top
of the car, dead. There was a bullet hole
over the right eye, and from the wound
the blood was still oozing. The blood had
made a great blotch on top of the car. The
train was run into Harlem, where White's
body was placed in the depot. There it was
examined by Coroner Hill, and afterward
removed to this citp.
White had worked for the Council BlnfiV
road for some years. He married some six
months ago. His wife came down from St.
Joe, their home, this morning and returned
with the body this evening. The Sheriff of
Clay county and the police and detectives
of this city are searching, but without a
clew, for the murderous robbers.
ANOTHER ROBBERY THERE.
About 8:30 o'clock on the night of Au
gust 3, 1889, an outgoing passenger train on
the Wabash road was robbed by masked
bandits very near the scene Of this morn
ing's crime. Two men did the robbery.
They boarded the blind baggage car at the
Union depot nnd entered the sleeper when the
train stopped at Harlem. After the train
left the station they commanded the pas
sengers to throw up their hands. The rob
bers obtained 5174 and two gold watches.
After leaving the sleeper the men encoun
tered Conductor James Reach on the plat
form. The conductor was ordered to throw
up his hands, but in response to the com
mand he smashed one of the robbers over
the head with his lantern. A desperate
struggle ensued on the narrow platform of
the ear. Two shots were fired by one of the
robbers, but the conductor was not injured.
The men finally jumped from the train
while it was going 30 miles an hour and the
conductor threw his lantern after them.
They escaped and no clew to them has been
discovered.
OUTWITTED HER FATHER.
A Minister's Daughter Elopes With And
Marries The Youth Sho Loved.
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Sand Banks, Orange County, N. Y.,
Aug. 20. AVill G. Rice, 19 years old, and
the only son of the village miller, and Edna
Bush, 17 years old, and youngest daughter
of the Rev. 31. E. Bnsh, who presides over
the Congregational Church, eloped on
Tuesday.
Rice was forbidden the house by the girl's
father. On Tuesdav, the Rev. Dr. Bush and
family went to a "basket picnic As they
passed the mill Edna signaled her lover
nnd he borrowed a fast horse. He also tele
phoned a friend in the parish to have a
minister on hand when ne arrived there.
Edna was soon missed Mr. Bush suspected
what had occurred and he overtook the
young couple, too late, however, for when he
arrived they were man and wife.
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A SMUGGLING JUDGE.
He Is a Noted Texas Character, With a Seri
ous Charge Against Him.
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San AntonioJ Aug. 20. Judge Boy
Bean, of Langley, has been arrested for
smuggling from Mexico, had his trial at Del
Rio, and was released on 1,000 bond. He
is alleged to have been concerned in run
ning horses from Mexico info the
United States. He is one
of the most celebrated characters
of the frontier, and has held an official posi
tion for many years past He has been ac
customed to enforce his rulings with the
six-shooter. Any man who brought a suit
in his court and was disappointed at the re
sult was entitled to the satisfaction ofa gen
tleman. The combats invariably took place
in office hours, the Judge maintainingthat
lie could not afford to interrupt the business
of the State for his own pleasure.
Once, when Justice of the Peace in the
Vingaroon precinct of Bexar county, he
sentenced a man to death by hanging for
horse stealing, arid the criminal would have
swung but for the intervention of officers
from San Antonio. Bean is now nearly 60
years of age and has amassed considerable
wealth. His honesty has been always re
garded as unimpeachable. He stoutly pro
tests his innocence of the charge.
THE KEYSTONE LABYRINTH.
AND EFFORTS OF EXPERTS TO EX
PLORE ITS INTRICACIES.
Tho Sub-Committee Receive Their Reports
A Motion That the District Attorney
Be Reqnested to Frodnce the SIcCatnant
And Yard Setters Lost.
Philadelphia, Aug. 20. The sub-com-
nutteeofthe City Couiy 'nvestigatmg
the affairs of ex-City t jfl -Jrdsley
The report of the expert accouti"?' )r
DUUUIlllCU. -LUG ICJIUll. UCtllS JX.u.a .,
with the over-issued stock of the bank. Mr.
Hicks, a member of the committee, said
from what he had seen of the McCamant
letters he felt justified in saying that the
commtee should demand an explanation
fromTne Auditor General, as his testimony
was in direct variance with the facts con
tained in the letter.
Mr. Hicks was of the opinion that the com
mittee should be in possession of the let
ters, and made a motion that the District
Attorney be requested to furnish the com
mittee with the JlcCamant and Yard letters.
After a long debate Mr. Hicks' motion was
lost by a vote of 5 to 1. A communication
wns received from Receiver Yardley giving
a number of reasons why it would be in
advisable to publish the list of the stock
holders of the bank.
The report relating to the deposit by
BardsleyofS94,000in the Keystone Bank
Iiurports to show in detail what use the
lank made of this money after giving Bards
ley Clearing House due bills for it. Under
the head "Substitution for fictitious assets"
the report says: "A material portion of the
funds received from John Bardsley was sub
stituted by the Keystone Bank for fictitious
assets. Dnring several months prior to
March, 1890, two items, substantially un
changed during that time, had been counted
as parts of the reserve in the daily cash
settlement viz: gold clearing house certifi
cates, $101,000, and national notes, $32,
023 47; total, $130,023 47. They were ab
solutelv false.
Coming to the account of H. H. Yard,
Manager, the report says: "The account of
H. II. Yard was persistently overdrawn
during 1890, until the culmination at ?81,
431 75 on November 13. The entire sura
was presumptively derived from the Bards
ley funds. In addition to the overdrafts
issued to Yard there are indications of over
drafts to other persons aggregating about
$40,000. At the date of the bank's failure
the overdrafts' exceeded $220,000, including,
that of Yard." It is the opinion of the ex
perts that the $945,000 was deposited by
Bardsley in the bank and that, so far as
they know, no material part of the money
was repaid to Bardsley.
BOSTON'S DBES1 3SZVSML.
Preparing to Inaugurate It on the First
Rainy October Saturday.
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Boston, Aug. 20. Mrs. Margaret Shaw
Ingersoll, of this city, proposes to in
augurate a dress reform movement here this
fall. On the first rainy Saturday in
October Mrs. Ingersoll and a few
of her friends will nppear on the
streets clad in simple garments made of one
piece from top to bottom, so that the weight
may rest on the shoulders and not on the
hips. There will be no corsets or belts or
bandages to cramp any part of the body. It
will be made of some cloth like tweed or
kindred stuff, as nearly waterproof as may
be, and all possible care will be taken to
make it as beautiful as possible.
The length of the skirt will be to some
extent a matter for each woman to settle
for herself. It inajr come down to the top
of the present walking boot, or it may be
four or five inches shorter than that, show
ing a little of the swell of the
calf. The women interested in this
move recognize that there can be np middle
ground between the two lengths, and that if
the dress is too short to reach the top of the
boot it cannot stop at the thin part of the
limb, just below the swell of the calf, with
out destroying the beauty of the garment.
TO NAVIGATE NIAGARA.
A Pair of Old Sailors Thinking or Going
Through Whirlpool Rapids.
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Buffalo, Aug. 20. The late train for
Niagara Falls to-night carried two men to
the great cataract and possibly to their
death. They were two old sailors, William
Coventry and Jack McMahon, and they
said it was their intention to "cast about
the falls a bit" and make preparations to go
through the rapids in a boat which they had
partly completed. The half-finished boat,
they said, was in Chicago. They want to
make the trip through the Whirlpool Bapids
on September 28, just five years to a day
from the time they first met in a shipwreck:
near the Cape of Good Hope.
Since this event the men have been in
separable companions. They have served
three years together on a whaler. Mc
Mahon is an Irishman and Coventry is an
Englishman. Both men are of fair educo
eation. Thev have never seen Niagara
Falls, and when they do it ismore than prob-
aoie mat iney win iuiuk. less oi
scheme.
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CANADA'S BOODLE STATESMEN.
A New Office Created to Keep the Civil
Service Pure Hereafter.
Ottawa, Aug. 20. The charges made
against Mr. Cochrane, M. C, by M. C. Can
non, M. P., were submitted to Parliament
this afternoon. The, accused Member pro
tested his innocence and called for the
proof. The matter was referred to a special
committee, which will investigate and re
port. In the Senate Committee to-day, Premier
Abbott, in reply to Hon. Mr. Mclnnes,
said the Government proposed to appoint a
roval commission after the session to in
vestigate irregularities in the civil service.
The.Govcrnnient,hc said, also contemplated
appointing a new official, to be known as
comptroller. This official would be author
ized to enter any department and investi
gate its management. He admitted thnt
the scandals recently unearthed were very
terious. but said the Government proposed
to punish the guilty.
The Boiler Makers Next.
Boston, Aug! 20. At the meeting of
the local Boiler Makers' Union last even
ing, a communication from the Na
tional Secretary was read, stating that every
employer in the United States had
been notified that the union would de
mand that 8 hours should constitute a day's
work on and after May 1, 1892. A secret
circular was also read, calling upon them to
organize for mutual protection.
GAS NOW A LUXURY. 1
The PhiladelpMa Company
Makes Another Consider
able Jump in Prices.
DOUBLES BATES UN" A YEAE
Domestic Consumers Must Pay
Twenty and Twenty-Five Cents
AFTER THE SEPTEMBER READING.
Vigorous Protests From 3Ianj Heads of
Families, "Who Declare
THET WILL RETURN TO USLXG COAL
Natural gas prices have taken another
leap skyward. In many a Pittsburg home
the scarcely audible ticking of the little
black meter will not disturb the rats and
UjOrt ""v.in the cellar this winter. The
- if r anicnucKiesanuruDsnisnanasin
ecs ' iee, over the prospect, and only re
grets tn,.t he did not know it soonerin order
to be better prepared for the expected rush
on his maiket. The brightest star in Pitts
burg's firmament, which attracted the at
tention of the entire world, is fading.
The evolution from the Smoky to the
Gas City has proved but a transient bless
ing. It was only a hectic flush foretelling
by a delusive sign the progress of the
mnnicipal disease of smoke. The 240,000
people of the city will soon again be shad
owed by the old-time sooty clouds from
thousands of big stacks, and Old Sol will
resume his shaded glasses when gazing down
upon his favorite citv.
how gas has jumped.
When the wonderful natural fuel was an
infant as far as practical use was concerned,
and whistled through the mains at high
pressure nnd contract prices the poorest
families in the city could keep tropical
flowers in their homes all through the long
winters and buv better clothes with the
money saved. The meters came as a warn
ing of the future, but at 10 cents per 1,000
feet all were glad to have the gas. The
raise to 15 cents placed it on a par with
coal as to price and still far ahead of it in
cleanliness and convenience. People kept
on using it, but declared that another ad
vance would cause -them to resort to the old
methods of heating.
They now have the opportunity to ratify
their threats. The Philadelphia Company
has decided to raise its rates once more for
all domestic purposes and there is nothing
left for home owners to do but pay the high-'
tariff or go back to coah
notification ok the increase.
The following notice was sent out by the
company yesterday:
In accordance with a resolution of the
Board of Directors of this company, notice
is hereby given to our domestic consumers
that the rate for natural cas, from and after
tho da to of reading of the meters in Septem
ber next, will be 25 cents per 1,000 cubic feet,
less a discount of h cents per 1,000 cubic feet,
or OT per cent, on all billspaid within 15 days
from the date thereof.
The price is thus made double that ofa
year ago. The notice, however nnpleasant
to the consumer of gas, was not unexpected.
In fact, it had been generally conceded,
since the statement of Mr. Westinghonse at
a recent meeting of the company, that such
an increase would be mode. The notice
was sent out at such a late hour
last evening that none of the
officers of the company could be seen con
cerning the new move and the causes lead
ing up to it. But there could be only one
answer to a query concerning it the rapidly
decreasing supply. This cry has been heard
so frequently during recent months that
there is nothing startling in it to the aver
age Pittsburger, though Borne are loathe to
believe all they have heard about it.
A LUXURY IN THE FUTURE.
At any rate, whatever the cause, the
effect is certain to be clearly manifest be
fore the cooler months are well advanced.
Consumers of gas, except those of consider
able wealth, are almost unanimous in their
decision to abandon it as fuel. What was
formerly a common blessing will shortly be
a luxury far ahead of the pocket book of
the average family head. A change from
gas to coal, which now stares many people
in the face, cannot be accomplished without
much inconvenience and expense. Almost
all of tho new residences erected dnring the
past few years have had flues constructed
especially for gas. Fire-places are mode in
sucli a way that coal will not bum properly
in them. Nothing remains in these cases but
to have the fines torn out and rebuilt to ac
commodate coal. Trim housewives, the
enemies of dust and dirt, do not fancy the
prospect of such an operation, while the
other half of the home management thinks
of the brickmason's bill and prepares to
quit smoking or indulge in some other
economical torture to make both ends meet.
Kickers could be found on every hand last
night. Scarcely a man could be fonnd but
who, on being told of the increase, expressed
himself very decidedly. Below are the
views of a few t
SOME OF THE KICKERS.
Prothonotary John Bradley So theyara
going to raise the rates again, are they?
Well, I will not stand it. What do they
take us for, anyway? It is nothing
but a cheat and swindle all the way
through. They claim to have $13,
300,000 capital, hut thay haven't.
It is nothing but watered 6tock, and they
are assessing the people, the consumers, to
pay the interest. I, for one, will not help
pay it. They can remove their meter just
as soon as possible. I think it is time for
the people to do something. If they would
only unite on the question they could soon
bring the company to time.
Alderman D. J. McGarey I quit using
the gas some time ago because the supply
was inadequate. I have been thinking of
having it put in again on account of its con
venience. Dut don't think I will now, 03 it
will cost too much.
Christian Trautman I am a kicker on the
present rate we have to pay, and if it goes N
any higher I will return to coal.
Druggist William S. Jones If what vou.
tell me Is correct, I will certainly stop using
the gas. It cost me from $10 to $14 a month
last year, and then we were without gas
half the time, and rather than bother with
it the coming winter! will return to coal.
Police Captain Stewart It is hard on us,
but I suppose we will have to stand it. The
convenience is what catches. If it was not
for the carrying of coal and the dirt I would
stop using gas at once.
THE VERY LAST STRAW.
1 William Bradley So they are going to
raise the price, again, are they? Wefi, I
stood it about long enough. When we first
got the natural gas it cost me $25 a year,
and they have increased the price year by
year until it is beyond endurance. This is
the lost straw. I will take it out, I don't
iike to give it up, but cannot stand the expense.-
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August Bodenhagen They have reached
my limit. J. win quit using me gas. lite
is all I can do. I don't propose to be robbed
any more.
Inspector McAleese For three years gas'
cost me but ?25 per year for my whole''.
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