THE PZCTSBimG DISPATCH, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER " 20. 3891:
SHERMAHON SILVER.
Protection and Sonnd Cur
rency Must Stand or Pall
Together in Ohio.
DEMOCRATS CAFT ESCAPE.
The Free Coinage Hank of Their
riatform Forced the Issne.
TIIE PEOPLE WANT PAPER MONEY.
It Is All Eight to Buy Bullion at Market
Pates and Issne on It
AX IRA OF GREAT PROSPIRITT AHEAD
IrrCIt. TELECCOI TO THE DISPATCIM
MAXsriELB, O., Sept 19. Senator John
Sherman is in love with his beautiful home
on Park avenue west in this thriving little
city, iboufh he has for his near neighbor
thoe voci crous ndvocatts of free trade,
GHigressiupn-cleot Michael D. llarter and
Orneral IJiinkerhoiX But they do not dis
turb his summer's rest, and when your
correspondent found him to-day in his cosy
library he wa the picture of content. He
is resiing until net week, ihcn he enters
the financial campaign in earnest at the
State fair at CrlumltK, and thence on.
Producing a rare old liquor that Kitors
at the Sherman mansion have learned to
know and a brand of cigars aiainst which
there could never be a breath of scandal,
the Senator launched gracefully into the
Ohio situation, reiterating his remarks
vhich I sent you sonic time ago on the
national importance of the campaign.
cax'i hscvri: the money issue.
"Situated on theborderline between what
I may call the Kat and the great West,"
said the Senator, "it is perhaps the natural
field for such contests as we have on this
year. "The Ohio idea' set the pace lor the
entire greenback craze throughout the
Vnitfd States, and the stroke it received in
this State in the campaign of 1875 stunted
it all oier the country. Had it succeeded
here there is no saying where the craze
might ha e gone. Ex-President Hayes and
niTfelf opened that campaign together,
which was the beginning of our close ac
quaintance. " The Democrats were very
rampant upon the greenback subject in
those days, and we had a most stirring
campaign. That is just what we are going
to have this year, with the element ot the
tariff and State issues added."
"Is it possible for your opponents to
shirk the financial question? I see that the
Democratic papers sav: "We are not trying
the money question thi year and do not in
tend to be forced to try it."
The Senator smiled and said: "They can
not help hut try it. The issue was made by
themselves when they put free coinage in
their platform to catch the Farmers' Alli
ance or People's party. They have not ob
tained i erv happy results so "far, and I have
tio doubt they would be glad to get rid of it,
for their experience in the past upon the
fiscal questions in this State has not been
very satisfactory.
T.MtlFF ASD SILVER OO TOGETHER.
"While thev may want to ret rid of it
now, if ther should win the State fight they
would not hesitate to proclaim it as a great
financial victory. It would also have that
effect upon the country and make free silver
a party question in the next campaign, the
Democracv having the prestige of having
can iel Ohio upon that issue, even if thev
tliirk the argument upon it from now until
tii? end of the campaign. That is why our
bcTtli- this vear is such an important one,
and it will have to be fought out upon
the economic questions which the Democ
racy has accepted and the financial one
which thej- have forced, and which is as im
portant as any other."
"Is the plaii ot campaign now well de
fined?" "It is so far as the Hepublican party is
concerned. We could not dwarf the tarifi
question if we would. Protection and a
Eonni' currency must stand or fall together.
Some of our Hcpublicju somi-frtc trade
newspapers in the Kast are after us about
our tariff policy, hut it they will stop a mo
ri'crt to consider the situation they will see
that in a campaign of this character the one
issue cannot be dropped lor the other to
please any section of the country. Our con
test in Ohio affects all sections alike, and
Vc must w in or lose upon w hat has been
already laid down ns our sheet anchors.
The financial centers of the East should look
with much care upon this situation and
stodj the effect it will have upon our future,
il the decree goes forth this fall that the
ppople are in favor of an adulterated cur
terc "
siakket roi: gold as silver.
"Could the Government maintain the sil
ver dollar on a par with gold under a free
and unlimited coinage act ?"
"Certainly not. The only way that silver
ran ire kept on a par with gold is to treat it
ns a subsidiary coi- and let its rate of value
Ttw reflated by the markets of the world.
That would have to he o under anv law or
custom, because no single nation can regu
late tho price of any other coin than the
one w hich ii.-s p stable value at all times and
tinder ali conditions. This Government, if
it Jwaiiie the purchaser of all the silver
Imilinn in this country, could not maintain
that coin on a parwitlgold or prevent a sil
ver .iollar from depreciating in value. Ex
amples a-c ; lenti which illustrate this fact
hcyond the question of dnubt. There is a
difference between the market value of sil
ver and gold, and they are separate from
each other. Gold being held as the stand
ard, silver must necessarily rise or fall ac
cording to the demands of" the great marts
lor wlipt is mined or manufactured It can
not regulate the value of silver bullion in
3rope any more than it can regulate the
price of any commodity we produce in those
Markets. Hence it is that an attempt bv
this Government, powerful as it is, to fix an
arbitrary value for silver upon a legal ten
der hisis, without considering the gold
standard, would be im-Ccetiv e and bring an
era of suspicion and distrust that would be
full ol peril to our business interests."
would be disastrous in its consequences and
disarrange our whole financial system."
EFFECT UrON LABORING MEJT.
How would this allect the wage earner
more than the capitalist?" "
"That question is easily answered, and the
explanation is so plain that it can readily
b$ understood by the humblest as' well as
the shrewdest. Business men, financiers
and speculators constantly make a study of
the financial conditions which surround us.
It would be very easy for them to increase
the price of evcrv commoditv of life iust in
the ratio, and perhaps in a greater one, that
the purchasing power ot the silver dollar
become less in the markets of the world.
The farmer who gets a few more cents a
bushel for his whent with a debased cur
rency will not quickly realize that the in
creased price tor the fruits of his toil is
more than eaten up by the decrease in the
purchasing power of a silver dollar. The
wage earner will be still a greater sufferer,
because he is the last element of our active
life the compensation of whom responds to
an increase in the cost of living. In fact,
he is the last one considered when an in
flated currency marks up the price of goods
in thestore or products in the market. If
there is any human being who has a deep
interest in'preserving the standard of our
values it is the farmer and the laboring man
to whom this appeal for more money has a
very seductive sound.
"What is likely to be done with our
large surplus ot" silver?"
WOULD ISSUE I'Arr.R ON BULLION.
"As I said before, I think that our people
are in favor of an increase in the volume of
our paper currency, but not in the free coin
age of the silver dollar. This increase can
be verv readilv accomplished bv the deposit
of gold or silver bullion in the Treasury of
the United States, and the issuance of
treasury notes direct from that department
npon the market value of the bullion. In
fact I think paper to be the coming cur
rency of the land, and I believe it to be the
best for practical purposes when based upon
a gold standard. Government bonds held
by the national hanks as a guarantee for the
redemption of their circulation will soon be
all withdrawn and treasury notes will take
their place. In other words, the Govern
ment will issue the currency and the banks
and bankers distribute it to the people on
some such plan as is pursued by the Bank
of England. Xot upon the basis of a
fluctuating currency, but npon the deposit
of gold or silver bullion at its market valne
instead of a fictitious value, as proposed by
the froe coinage act. Let that measure pass
and we wpuld soon have saddled upon us
the silver from Latin American countries at
$1 29 an ounce, instead of a little less than
$1, as is now paid for it by the trade stand
ard of the world."
the export of gold 'coin.
"We have exported since January 1 about
57.1, 000,000 in gold. Under such heavy ex
ports do yon think the silver dollar would
have depreciated to its bullion value if free
and unlimited coinage of silver had been in
operation.'
"I do not see how it could have been
otherwise. The immediate effect of the
passage of that law would have been to
largely increase the exportation of gold.
AVhile I ha e no doubt that the hoarding of
gold has been going on for some time, if
free coinage should pass I think any busi
ness man will agree with me that gold
would leave our shores more and more un-'
til alarm and uneasiness would bring about
most serious results. It would also have
the effect of increasing the importation of
silver, and we would get from every civil
ized country where silver is the dominating
currency, millions of dollars of that coin or
bullion. That is a perfectly self-evident
fact that has been proven in the past. We
exported silver up to something like a year
ago, but by the act of the last session the
law was so changed that we imported more
than we exported, and to add to that free
coinage would be to turn the tide to our
dsmay."
"Why does Europe always draw gold
from this country instead of silver?"
WHY EUROPE TAKES GOLD.
"For the simple reason that gold has a
fixed standard of value in all centers of
commerce. It regulates the price of every
thing, and it is quite, natural that those
countries where the bulk of the business of
the world is transacted should draw the
only recognized standard of value, instead
of a metal which must be subsidiary to the
stable coin, that is, if it has any fixed value
outside of its own locality."
"If we had a fixed international ratio of
silver to gold in common with England,
France, Germany, or Italy, would not the
dancer from and the demand for free coinage
disappear?"
"Most assuredly. Gold and silver will no
doubt remain the monev metals of ourcoun
try, and there is no difficulty in maintain
ing them in perfect union so long as the
two metals are kept congenial with the
market value of the world. It is not diffi
cult to change the ratio when it is dis
covered that one metal is going down. The
relative measure of gold and silver varies
in many countries, and we have plenty of
precedent for using the simple, plain
remedy when an emergency arises, ana the
two coins part company "in their market
value."
"What do you think of the Treasury surplus?"
A FLANK MOVEMENT.
Rnssia Apparently Trying to Pnsh
England' From the Driebund.
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN BATTLE.
The Tonng Ruler Tries His Favorite Troops
in a Sham Fight.
EFFICIENCY OF THE VARIOUS ARMIES
THE PEOPLE PKrrCR PAPEU MONEY.
vv nat would iiheiy dc me eoinace
of
silver per annum under such an act as is
now proposed?"
"That is very difficult to say. Silver
would and eould'bc bought in anv or all of
the markets of the world, and fmw much
would be piled away in the Government
vaults no mail can tell Our people are not
fond ol coin as monev, and it would be diffi
cult toe icn get them to use gold to any
Midi oxtent as they do in the old countries.
Our people are used to and arc fond of a pa
per currency Although we have over 300,
(KKt.OGo oi silver dollars coined not more
1 than t7,Oua,ofjy in round number have been
or can be kepi in circulation. When I was
Secretary ot the Treasury I tried by every
possible device to get the silver coin in the
poch.eis.ii tin- people, and it cost the Gov-eraiur-nta
good deal ot monev to make the
experiment. We sent it out to postmasters
and adopted other means -f getting it in cir
culation, hut, try our best, we could get
the ircoplc to handle but a small percentage
of it, and thev would have been and would
JHJgind to handle even les than they do now.
It js all v erv good to take silver bullion into
the Treasury Department as the basis npon
which to issue paper money, but to under
take to crowd upon the country more silver
dollars the bullion for w hich the Govcrn
i.icnt must purchase at a premium over the
market v.-ilu.- V-ignafcl bv the demands of
trade in the great centers" of civilization,
THE MONEY SENATOR FOSTER nAS
"I think that Secretary Foster has plenty
of means to retire the maturing bonds ami
take care of the business interests of the
country without difficulty. I see no reason
to fear a stringency in business circles, for,
as our bountiful crops begin to move, money
will begin to circulate nnd everything will
assume a most prosperous hue. With the
retirement ot the bonds the necessity of a
sinking fund ceases, for the Government
has already over paid that fund 5300,000,000.
So far as the surplus affects immediate con
ditions I can see no reasons whatever, for
finding any concern in relation to it. So
long as it is ample for current purposes we
may be assured that it will be strengthened
very considerably within the next two
months as exports increase and internal
revenue taxes come flowing into the treas
ury." "Why is it so difficult for the United
States to get foreign nations to pay their
debts to us in gold?"
"There is no difficulty when the balance
of trade is in our favor, and no fear exists
that w e will resort to the silver standard
alone. When the balance is against us we
cannot prevent gold being sent abroad, and
when it is in our favor it will as readily
come to us. Any fear of the adoption of
the single standard of silver will cause our
securities to be returned to us for sale
instead of gold, and this fear is a more im
portant lactor than the balance of trade."
SATUBDATS SAD FEATUBES.
tCOr-YRIGHT. lSSl. BV TnESfKWTOHKASSOCIATXD
rnEss.3
Berlin,-Sept. 19. The army maneuvers
which have been in progress for some days
were concluded to-day with an attack by the
Fourth and Eleventh army corps, command
ed by Emperor William in person, upon the
enemy under General Wittich. The Em
peror left Mullinuscn yesterday morning
and proceeded to Volkmoda, where he as
sumed command of the Eleventh army
corps. The Fourth corps, quitting their
bivouacs at 4 A. 31., joined the Eleventh,
and the united force advanced toward
Schlothcim. The operations ended with the
repulse of General Wittich's command, nnd
its retreat upon Louccnsalza. Later the
Emperor started for Willienishohc.
Military experts are reviewing the recent
series of nrniv nianeuvres by Austrian, Ba
varian and Prussian troops and all concur
in the opinion that grave defects w ere ex
hibited by the Austrian troops owing to the
absence of generals capable of directing
the movements without blundering.
Emperor William is reported as having
told Emperor Francis Joseph that his men
and officers were fit to meet any enemy that
might be brought against them, but that his
generals were wanting in self reliance asso
ciated with a consciousness of their ability
to handle their men.
THE EMPEROR GIVES ADVICE.
The Bavarian and Prussian maneuvers
disclosed less serious defects. The gen
erals in these armies displayed great
efficiency and a readiness to take the in
itiative, but the colonels commanding the
various regiments acted too much like ma
chines in adhering strictly to the letter of
their orders.
Last evening the Emperor grouped the
officers of his army in a field near Sclotheim
and made a brief speech to them, in the
course ot which he advised that a less rigid
system be followed in marching and that
freer methods be adopted in drilling, in
order to add elasticity to the movements of
the troops. At the same time, and in spite
of his criticisms, His Majesty complimented
the troops upon their general efficiency.
High military authorities arc agreed that
both the Austrian and German armies are
now fully ready to meet the enemy. Em
peror Francis Joseph to-night issued nn
order touching the nianeuvres of the
Austrian troops in which he commended
the discipline and efficiency shown by them,
and said that he was certain that the army
would fulfil its duties alike in peace and
war.
GENERAL CHANGE IN TACTICS.
Finding the English Government is easily
disposed to make the position of the
Dardanelles matter a weapon of offense,
Russia has suddenly changedner diplomatic
tactics. M. Kellidoff, the Bussian Ambassa
dor at Constantinople, has informally ad
vised Sir William White, the English
Ambassador to Turkey, that the alleged
occupation of Sigri, on the Island on
Mitylene, by a British force does not In
any way concern Russia, and Count Von
Scnouvaloff, the Russian Ambassador at
Berlin, has explained to Chancellor Von
Caprivi that Kussia disclaims any special
privilege in the passage of the Dardanelles.
A remarkable inspired article which ap
peared in the St Petersburg JTovotli yester
day, and which was telegraphed here
through a semi-official agency, offers the
hand of friendship to Great Britain.
TRYING A FLANK MOVEMENT.
"The Empire of Russia," says the Xovosti,
"is already too extensive for her to desire
to add to it by the conquest of India. If
she is forced to undertake the enterprise at
some future date, it could only be as an act
of retaliation for hostility shown by Great
Britain to the Czar's government jn Rome.
On the other hand, should Great Britain re
nounce her nnti-Russian policy she would
have nothing to fear from Russia as regards
India."
The Korofti concludes by urging the Salis
bury Government to enter into a definite
agreement with Russia at the present mo
ment, when it could be done under more
favorable circumstances perhaps than it
could at any available later juncture. The
article has given rise to the suspicion here
that the Czar's Government is apt to at
tempt to effect a compromise with England
with a view to detaching ner irom the ilrei
bund. The Czar will go to Warsaw in October
and thence to his chateau at Skierniwice,
the sccue -of the famous meeting of the
three Emperors in 1884.
proposition which will be submitted to the
House of Representatives that anew Up
per Chamber be formed in the government
of New Zealand; tha this new legislative
body be composed entirely of women, and
that it replace the present Upper Chamber.
Thirty Men Killed.
Brussels, Sept. 10. An explosion this
morning at the Farchicsla-Manche colliery,
near Charleroi, province of Hainault, re
sulted in the .death of 29 men. Eighteen
bodies have already been recovered. Short
lv betore noon to-day gas exploded in the
S't. Michel Brewery.' A wealthy merchant
passing at the time was killed by a mass of
brick falling on him.
"Minister Fhelps Entertains,
i Berlin, Sept. 11). United States Minis
ter Phelps to-night gave a dinner in honor
of the German Minister to Mexico and his
wife, nee Miss Caldwell, who was married
while her husband was Secretary of the
German Legation at Washington. Baron
Von Rottcnburg, the Secretary of State, and
other officials were present.
THE CAHENSLY CASE.
CiTIL SERYIGE STEW.
The President Finally Makes Up His
Mind to Bounce Lyman.
GEN. GROSVENOR'S BROTHER DAN
yesterday were $85,750, making the total re
demptions to date 514,932,150.
The total issue of this class of bonds out
standing on July 1 last was ?50,8j9,200, and
of this amount all but 811,061,650 have been
either continued or redeemed.
FOSTER STRIKES HARD.
Buns MM of the Commission In Levying
Campaign Tribute.
HE ROASTS THE OHIO CLERICAL FORCE
THE IKTKRESTIXG SUBJECT AT
CATHOLIC CONGKESS.
THE
It Is to Bo nelil at Buffalo This Week
Position of tho German Priests Som.o
Claim tho Idea Is Un-American and
Otliprs That It Is Disrupting.
BurrALO, X. Y., Sept. 19. The fifth
annual congress of the German speaking
Catholics, of "Katholiken tage," meets in
this city on Monday and will hold daily
sessions until the evening of the 24th. Last
year the congress was held in Pittsburg.
Special interest attaches to the Buffalo
congress because of the recent development
of the Cahensly case. A prominent priest
made the following statement to an Asso
ciated Press reporter. He said:
"There are in the congress two different
sections. One is made up of priests and
laymen. Its sessions are public The
object is the discussion of re
ligious and politico-religions topics.
The other section is the "priester-verein,"
or the German-American Clerical Union,
the sessions of which are held with closed
doors, the clergymen only being admitted.
This is the real congress. As a matter of
fact the "priester-verein" was organized in
the spring of 1887 in Chicago. The first
general congress called by the "priester
verein" was held in the fall of the same
year. The first call of the vercin was
signed by a German priest of St. Louis, the
same who in 1886 had sent petition! to
Rome asking for special recognition of the
German priests in America and who have
been since the active leaders in every m ve
ment calculated to promote the special or
ganization of the German Catholics.
"Many German Cathojics look upon this
movement as ill-advised as tending to mis
understandings and divisions. The English
speaking Catholics declare that it is un
American. It may be, in view of the re
cent declaration of the Pope that the ap
proaching congress may make a public
declaration to disarm this criticism.
In confirmation of this last statement of
the priest it may be mentioned that the
manager of the Associated Press has re
ceived a letter from Mr. Cahensly, saying
that his object has been misunderstood and
that he would take occasion to more clearly
explain it. The Committee on Resolutions
will meet at 2:30 p. sj. Monday. In the
evening tfiere will be a grand torchlight
procession. Tuesday morning the Ponti
ficial mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph's
Cathedral. The sermon will be preached
by the Right Rev. Bishop Vardetti, of St,
Cloud, Minn.
REV. SIMON HARD PRESSED.
HE FASTED FIFTY DAY.S.
THE tOKDON ABSTAINER FROM FOOD
COMPLETES HIS TAsST
Flv e Serious Accidents Reported in the Two
Citle Ycstertlny.
Tiiere were but five accidents yesterday,
but all of them were of a serious nature.
The iron mills furnished three ot them and
a mad bull dog one. Here is the list:
ORsroitD George Orsford, while climbing
over the embankment thrown up at Woods'
Hun by the Omo Connecting Company, v ex
tent:;, lost his balance nnd felt. lie vva-Tcut
several timcon thohead and had a huuldir
dislocated Dr. Lanslttt attended him.
W atkins George. Wutkins, an emplovoat
.the Jtratiilock Wire Mill, had his right kind
cruhhed jeRterduj by an ingot.
Jovkskv Mltehel Jovcsky, an employe at
CnrnPKW. Twenty-ninth treet mill, had Ins
kiill i-rn.hed jcterdav by a crane striking
him He was removed to tho West l'enn
Hospital.
OLFiKI .fnhn V,ltA-I nn lininWfl nt tl,A
Black Diamond steelworks, liadbotli hands
crusneflinacpgwl-eel yesterday afternoon.
An amputation of both hands will probably
bo iircos.irr. -voli-kl lives on Sinallman
itrcet near Thirtieth street,
M,S"OL",?srJohn Ferguson, a laborer at
Allium' brickyard, In Fmnkstown, while
at his work jesterduy afternoon, was at
tacked by a strong bull dog. Ferguson, in
trying to escape, fell over an embankment
in his rear. His leg was broken nnd his head
badly cut by the fall. He was sent to his
home, near Hazlewood.
Etb Mann in Ilnrlrsqur.
New York. Sept 19. Sjxdd. Eva
Mann's city debut as a member of a bur
lesque company is to be made at Miner's
Bow cry Theater a v eel; from Monday.
Great Things Claimed for His Mysterious
Herbal Powder Armies Can Snbslst on
It For Days Tho Starving Man Loses
Twenty-Eight Pounds.
tBT CABLE TO TUE DISPATCH,
LONDOlf, Sept. 19. Alexander Jacques,
who undertook to fast for 50 days at the
Royal Aquarium, completed his task to
day, although during the past week his con
dition has caused much uneasiness to Drs.
Robin and "Whitemarsh, who have watched
him throughout. The bulletin issued at
noon to-day stated that during the past 24
hours Jacques had lost two pounds, leaving
his weight at 114 pounds 4 ounces, his total
loss being 23 pounds 4,ounces.
As the time approached for the com
pletion of the fast the reception room in
which Jacques remained during the whole"
of the time became crowded with specta
tors. Jacques, who had been smoking
cigarettes during the latterpartof the after
noon, appeared to be rather excited. The
cheering of the audience at 4 o'clock an
nounced that the fast was over. Mr. Davis,
who had been the fasting man's lecturer
throughout the whole of the time, said that
Jacques had accomplished the most stu
pendous fast ever known, and it had proved
the great value of his herbal powder, the
secret of which he alone possessed.
His contention was that for armies cam
paigning through a hostile country or of
men who had suffered shipvv reck or met
with an accident w here food was not pro
curable, the powder would probably be the
means of sustaining life till help came.
Jacques had been watched nicht and ' day
oy uociors anu uy uieuiuers oi the press,
and he hoped that he had now proved to
the public without doubt that he was in ',
possession oi a urci- wnicn must prove
beneficial in all cases of emergency.
Jacques then arose and curried Kennedy,
the mesmerist, twice across the room, and
immediately afterward partook of his first
meal, which consisted of chicken broth, fish
and grapes.
African Settlements in Danger.
' BERLlN.Sept. 19. A dispatch to the Tage
Uati from Bagamovo, Zanzibar, says that the
"Wudigo tribe, in the Xorthern Territory,
have been repelled and the settlements of
Lewa and Magila are in danger. The dis
patch says that the Arabs are restless nnd
the general situation is bad. The Catholic
missions in the interior are also in danger.
Prompt measures will be required to avert
a serious disaster.
The Conference of M. li. Ministers Clearly
Against the Ex-Evangollst.
PABKERSnuno, Sept 19. Special. At
the conference -of the Methodist Episcopal
Church to-day the question "who remains
on trial?" was asked byj.he presiding officer,
and the. name of Rev. Mr. Simons was called.
But a short time ago Rev. Mr. Simons was a
prominent evangelist of this section, hold
ing nightly meetings, which were attended
by thousands, of whom hundreds were con
verted. Since then, he has, according to the
allegations, been engaged in fraudulent busi
ness transactions and immoralities of a baser
sort. Rev. S. F. Mallory, a member of the
conferencc.immediately moved that the case
of Rev. Simon be referred back, on the
grounds of immorality. Rev. Z. Meek, a
friend of the Rev. Simon, objected to the
motion, and a lively scene followed. An
attempt wasmade to read a report of the Rev.
Simons' Sunday school work, which is said
to have been wonderfully successful.
The conference, however, was plainly
against Rev. Simon, and sat down npon the
reading of the report. A motion was then
made that Rev. Simon's character be passed,
which was lost in a chorus of nays. An
other motion that he be discontinued was
also lost. Then followed another scene.
Friends of the deposed minister rose in his
defense and were cried down by the opposi
tion, and during the heat of "debate some
very strong allegations and charges were
made and as promptly met with denial from
half a dozen adherents of the minister qn
trial. His friends fought hard for a. full
hearing, but when order was finally re
stored the Conference, by a vote of 41 ayes
to 11 nays, refused to pass his charaotcr and
referred his case back to the quarterly con
ference for full investigation.
THE A. M. E. CONFERENCE.
Delegates Chosen for the General Meeting
to be Held in Pittsburg.
Johnstown, Sept. 19. Mria'. The
members of the African Methodist Episco
pal conference here were to-day invited to
visit the several churches, and some of the
delegates filled the pulpits. The conference
will hold another meeting to-morrow, after
which they will adjourn. Most of the con
gregations have asked "that their present
pastors be returned.
The following were elected delegates to
the general conference which meets in Pitts
burg, May, 1892: Rev. G. "V. Clinton, Pitts
burg; Rev. J. H. Trumble, Rev. J. H. Mc
Mullen, "Washington, Pa.; Presiding Elder
Rev. John Holliday, Pittsburg; Presiding
Elder Rev. "W. H. Snowden, Franklin. Pa.;
Rev. X. J. "Watson, Sewickley; Rev. G. "W.
Lewis, TJniontown; Rev. R. E, Wilson,
Johnstown; Rev. P. R. Anderson, Alle
gheny, and Rev. P. L. Cuyler, Uedford, the
five last named being alternates.
tTNPEECEDENTED HOT WEATHER.
Women to Have a Chance.
Londok, Sept 19.--The Time to-day
publishes a dispatch from its Melbourne
correspondent saying that Sir George Grev,
ex-Premier of Xew Zealand, has made "a
Great Loss by Forest Fires Reported From
All Over tho West.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sopt 19. From all
over the State come reports of unusual heat
for this season of the year, in some instances
the mercury exceeding 100. Xear the
north State line many prairies fires are re
ported, but details as to losses are not
known. A prairie fire ravaged the country
between vrimeiaKe and X'ianlcinton yes
terday, causing destruction of from 510,000
to $15,000.
A report from Jamestown, S. D., says
that prairie files are heard from hourly.
Xear St. Paul there is fear that wheat wfll
be burned in the stack. In Iowa the aver
age heat was 9 above normal. In AViscpnsin
the weather was warmer than for 30 years.
Similar reports 'come from all over the
West.
FHOM A STArP COBBF.SPOSDr.VT.l
"Washington, Sep. 19. After months
of hesitation the President has finally de
cided to remove Charles Lyman, the Presi
dent of the Civil Service Commission, and
the announcement that he has "resisned"
will be made as soon as his successor has
been selected. It is reported here that ex
Representative McComas is to try his skill
at interpreting and enforcing the civil
service Chinese rulesl but this rumor is un
founded. If Mr. McComas is to be be-
"jeved, he stated a day or two ago, after
calling on tho President in the interest of
ex-Representative Clements, of Georgia, for
Inter-State Commerce Commissioner, that
he wanted no office for himself and would
not accept one.
They all say that, however, and perhaps
Mr. McComas, like the other, spoke only in
a Pickwickian sense in denying that he had
office-holding aspirations. Should he be
chosen as Mr. Lyman's successor, he would
undoubtedly make a giod Commissioner.
He possesses none of the Pccksniffian qual
ities of the man about to be removed, but is
like Commissioner Roosevelt, a fair, open
handed fighter. Indeed,Roosevelt and Mc
Comas are much alike in many ways. They
are manly, aggressive and intelligent
BROTHXR-IN-LA'W CAMrBELL.
Lvman was appointed as a supposed Re
publican, and perhaps the fact that he has
since claimed to be without politics is in a
measure, at least, responsible tor his dis
charge, although the President has proba
bly not forgotten that Lyman convicted a
Civil Service Commission clerk named
Campbell his own brother-in-law of pur
loining and selling examination papers and
then promoting mm. Mcuomas prides
himself on being a radical Southern Re
publican. It it understood that the Presi
dent offered the Commissionershjpto Repre
sentative Owen, of Indiana, now Commis
sioner of Immigration, and that he declined
to accept it.
There is a good prospect of trouble over
the collection of money for the Ohio cam
paign, although Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt is said to be almost willing -to
wink at infractions of the law, in the inter
est of the success of McKinley this fall,
though Roosevelt is the one member of the
commission who seems at all times to be
disposed to make trouble.
GROSVENOR'S BROTHER DAN.
The truth in regard to the meeting of the
Ohio Republican Association has not yet
been told, but enough has leaked out to
Roosevelt to put him on the watch and on
his mettle. It seems that Dan Grosvenor,
a brother of General and ex-Congressman
Grosvenor. made a speech, in which he be
rated the Ohio clerks unmercifully for their
parsimony, and threatened that if they did
not come down with the campaign dust he
would see that the stingy ones were proper
ly criticised. He quoted the fact that last
year when the Republicans suffered such a
Waterloo the 500 Government clerks and
officials in Washington sent to Ohio only
the pitiable sum of 51,100 for the campaign.
Another suggestive fact was quoted by
him, that when Campbell got his promi
nence was when he was elected to Congress
bjr a small majority in a Republican dis
trict a majority of only two in fact and
that at the time this happened only three of
the fourteen Republicans in office here from
the district in which Campbell was elected
went home to vote.
DAN IS QUITE SLICK.
Dan Grosvener, who is chief of a division
in the othce ot the First Comptroller, is
quite as vigorous in his utterances as his
brother, the General Only a year ago
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt had
him before the higher authorities for viola
tion of the civil service law, but Dan is a
good lawyer himself and managed to show
that he kept within the law in urging con
tributions. Xow, with Secretary Foster at
his back, he is certainly not less bold than
he was last year, and, therefore, his talks to
the Ohio Republican Association have been
less guarded than last year.
He contributed ?25 himself and declared
that every member of the association should
give a like proportion of his salary. This
would swell the campaign fund to the extent
of about $10,000, and with the expenses of
going home to vote would be about all that
could be expected of the Ohioans in Wash
ington, even by those who care least for the
civil service laws. .
HE MAT BE ARRESTED.
The pressure is so strong and the reference
to some of the recalcitrant Jicmbers, so
direct that Grosvenor. and perhaps .others.
can hardly avoid being involved with the
Civil Service Commission. The suspects
are willing to run the risk, however, and a
breeze in regard to their possible arrest is
looked on by them as one of the surest means
of exriting enthusiasm among the Repub
licans at home.
In this connection it may be stated that
some anxiety is felt among Ohio Repub
licans in regard to the reappearance on the
scene of General Grosvenor, who lost his
position on the Immigration Commission by
certain remarks about immigrants andwas
transformed very promptly from an immi
grant investigator to visit'foreign lands into
a World's Fair Commissioner. If the Gen
eral does not keep out of the campaign it is
threatened that much capital against the
Republicans will be made out of his
specially anti-German remarks, and so the
strings are being pulled all around to keep
the fiery ex-Congressman away until the
campaign is over.
A BIG FABMING-OUT SCHEME IN THE
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
Clerks Who Have Been Making s Fat
Thing Out of Their Positions Substi
tutes Perform the Work at Half Price
A Reform Under Way.
Washington, Sept. 19. Special Sec
retary Foster is striking terror to the hearts
of the army of clerks in his department who
have for years been farming out their posi
tions in official life. Shortly after Secre
tary Foster became the head of the Treas
ury Department he asked the various chiefs
of divisions to supply him with a list of
their employes. Wben he had these he
asked that check marks be made indicating
those on duty and the absent ones.
He was surprised to find that some of the
clerks had remained away for nionthp over
time on one excuse and another. He found
that a few had for years been at their desks
only periodically, filling their positions
witli substitutes, whom they paid salaries
ranging from a half to two-thirds of the
gross salary paid to the position. He found
a gigantic "farming out" custom confront
ing him, and he immediately issued orders
to the chiefs to summon every man and
woman to his or her post under pain or im
mediate dismissal.
Among those who appeared to-day was
W. D. Blackburn, a clerk in the Sixth
Auditor's office. Blackburn has been up
in Pennsylvania for many months, running
a newspaper. His absence was obtained by
leaves from time to time, vertigo being al
leged. He has made a .good profit by the
farming out of his clerkship. He has been
given till December 1, the limit of his last
leave, toet over his vertigo
A woman was fonnd in the office of the
Comptroller of the Currency who has for
years spent much of her time in California,
filling her place in the department a part of
the time with a substitute, and the balance
of the time leaving it unoccupied, but al
ways drawing the salary. Eflorts were
made to discharge her, but an old and prom
inent Democratic Senator from a Western
State entered such a protest that she has
been continued.
THE TUNNEL OPENED.
TWO MILES OF RAILRO A D UNDER WAT
ER AT PORT HURON.
A Trinmph of Modern Engineering Unites
Two Great Trunk Lines in Canada and
the United States Grand Ceremonies
and a Big Feast.
Port Huron, Mich., Sept. 19. The in
augural trip through the greatest sub
marine tunnel on the continent was made
to-day. The tnnnel was formally opened
with great pomp and ceremony. Distin
guished men of America and Canada were
present, and at the banquet, which was one
of the elaborate features, made eloquent
addresses, complimenting the originator
and engineer of the tunnel.
A special train with fonr ordinary day
coaches was drawn up on the front of the
station. At 1250. Sir Henry Tyler waved
his hand and the inaugural train started. It
pulled directly to the Sarnia depot where
a number of invited guests and citizens of
Sarnia were taken aboard. Then the train
steamed out to the edge of the town to reach
the approach to the tunnel. Here, near the
unfinished depot'a triumphal arch had been
erected. Here Mayor Watson and officials
of the town of Sarnia met the President of
the Grand Trunk Railway and the Mayo?
read an address. President Tyler made a
brief speech of acceptance. The company
with the Samia officials boarded the train
and proceeded to the tunnel. When they
arrived on the other side, th"ey passed
through another triumphal arch. Mayor
Mcllwain and the Port Huron officials were
waiting on the platform to receive them. A
large assemblage of citizens was also present
As soon as the railway officials stepped
from the cars Port Huron's Mayor came to
the front and read an address. At tho
conclusion the Mayor presented Sir Henry
Tyler, with an engrossed copy of the ad
dress, and Sir Henrv responded with a neat
speech of thanks. Tho people cheered and
waved their handkerchiefs and the train
pulled ont to the Chicago and Grand Trunk
passenger station, where all got off and
embarked on the steamer Omar D. Conger
for Sarnia.
The stops had been short at each placo
and the gnests arrived at the freight sheds,
which had been improvised into a banquet
hall, shortly before 2 o'clock. Xo one
would have suspected that the building was
an old freight shed. The exterior deceived
the eye by being almost covered with flag3
and bunting until the bare rafters and ugly
walls were not to be seen. The floor was
covered with cloth and the snowy tables,
with glistening silver and rich floral pieces.
On the east side were three long tables, the
guests facing the river.
AFTER THE LAND SHARES.
The Speculators Will Not Have Their Own
Way In Qttlahoma Next Tuesday.
Washington, Sept 19. Information
has reached the Interior Department from
various sources, that speculators are prepar
ing to use powers of attorney, obtained
from a very large number of ex-soldiers, to
pie declaratory statements under sections
2304, of the revised statues on Oklahoma
lands, to be opened to settlement by the
President's proclamation of yesterday,
without any bona fide intention on the part
of the soldiers to become permanent set
tlers. Acting upon this information Commis
sioner Carter, in his letter of instructions
to the registers and receivers of the land
offices to which this new country is at
tached, declares that "Any such proceed
ings would be fraudulent and you will en
deavor to defeat them, if attempted, by any
means properly in your power, You will
advise bona fide settlers not to purchase
relinquishments of such filings when it ap
pears that they were made with the in
tention not to follow them up by settlement
in good faith under the law."
THEUE6E5Tiii L0DII6 HIUJIEHTBODSE II WESTEBIIPEIU.
OUR GRAND
FALL
MILLINERY
OPENING
TAKES PLACE
On Wednesday,
. Thursday
and Friday,
September
23, 24 and 25.
Cases 25c.
T
CARRIED OUT HIS THREAT.
To Me 50c, ai in Ian?
DO THE WORK OF A DOLLAR BILL,
By All Means Attend This Wonderful Leviathan
MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR
SALE
Tho Awful Murder of a Woman by a Des
perado of Dayton.
Dayton. Sept. 19. Special Jake Har
vey to-day shot and killed Mrs. Alice Leh
man in a low saloon. Harvey had threat
ened to kill the woman, whom he had dis
carded, because she had him put in the
station house. While in the station house
ha picked the lock and escaped and had not
been heard of until to-day. Mrs. Lehman
was divorced from her husband and lived
with her children and supported them.
Harvey lived with her for a year, and then
he wanted to get rid of the children. He
suggested the .Reform farm and the Chil
dren's Home but could not get them placed.
Mrs. Lehman alleged that fie undertook to
poison the children with a bottle of lini
ment. She refused to let them take the
stuff. A quarrel and a fight resulted which
caused Harvey's arrest. Then he made his
threat.
On going into the saloon to-day Harvey
waited in a convenient spot until Mrs.
Lehman, who was handsome and attractive,
came down stairs. He seized her by the
arm, and, drawing her up to him, shot her
behind the right car. She cried out, "Save
me," but Harvey dragged her out on the
sidewalk, and as she fell, fired another bul
let into her forehead, saying: "Now, take
that" Tirewoman died instantly. Har
vev was arrested, and being interviewed in
prison, said: "Yes, I killed her, and I told
her I'd do it I am only sorry I didn't kill
the bartender." A lynching was narrowly
averted.
A FAMILY WIPED0UT.
BONDING THE ITATA
So That the Vessel Can Be Released Until
the Case Is Called.
"Washington, Sept. 19. Special The
appointment of appraisers at San piego,
Cal., to appraise the Chilean steamer Itata
was made so as to allow the-owners or other
persons interested in her to furnish bond for
her appearance when the case against her
may be called for trial. The assent to this
course was givon by Attorney General Mil
ler. The vessel being bonded, her bonds
men will be responsible in the amount given
if the vessel should fail to turn up when
the trial begins, and the vessel in the mean
while can be used for some purpose instead
of being compelled to stay at her wharf
idle.
I This is the rule followed by the courts in
uuummt iiaca, vAccpb wiitu u vessel la
seized for a violation of the neutrality laws,
when, if released, she could resume the
very work she was seized for attempting to
do. All these conditions having been
passed in the case of the Itata, owing to the
victory of the insurgent party in Chile,
there would not beany objections to a re
lease of the vessel on bond. , The bonding
of the vessel as contemdated! has no other
r significance than that above indicated.
father, Mother and Four Children Suffo
cated in a Chicago Fire.
Chicago, Sept. 19. A disastrous tene
ment house fire here this morning resulted
in the death of every member of a family of
six. They were John Schalk, a mechanic,
aged 45 years, his wife, aged 42 years, and
their four children as follows: Annie, aged
15 years; John, aged 12; James, aged 8, and
Cynthia, aged 17. None of the people were
burned; death having been caused by suffo
cation in every case.
Mrs. Schalk and Cynthia were taken from
the building alive. The mother died before
the arrival of the ambulance to take her to
the hospital, but the daughter lived several
hours and died at the hospital. It was at
first believed tha"t Iiobert Burns and an un
known woman were dead, but this proved
incorrect. All the members of the Burns
family received some injuries, but are ex
pected to recover.
ST. LOUIS TO MAKE GLASS.
THE FIBE BEC0RD.
Aw alarm from box 12 in Allegheny at 9:30
last night was caused by a slight blazo at the
Superior Blast Furnace.
No. 8 ExatxK Compart answered a still
alarm yestei day for a slight flre in the house
of William Sherdion on Broad street. .
The alarm.from station 37, at 3.50 yester
day afternoon, was. caused by a Are In u'shed
on the corner of Third nvenno nnd Try
sticets. There was but little damage done
THE 4 1-2 PEE CENT BONDS.
A Total of 824,855,400 lias Thus Far Been
Continued at Two Fer Cent.
Washington, Sept. 19. The 4 per
cent bonds received at the Trersury Depart
ment to-day for continuance at 2 per cent
amounts to 532,500, making the' total thus
far continued $24,855,400. The 4i per cent
bonds received at the Treasury to-day for
redemption apgregatcd 18l',850, and the re
demptions at the Sub-Treasury at New York
A Company Organized in the West to Com
pete With Plttsbnrc.
A telegram from East St Louis tells of
the incorporation of a glassworks there with
550,000 capital under the management of A.
G. Allison, who for years was identified
with the leading glass concerns of Pitts
burg. It is said that the plant will start
out in 30 days, employing 125 men, and will
increase to " 300 very soon. The President
of the concern is W. F. Obear, 'President
of the W. F. Obear Grocery Company.
The Pittsburg directories of the past two
years contain no such name as A. G. Al
lison.
Wouldn't Care for His Family.
SCIO, Sept. 19. Spxial. John Amos,
living near Scio, committed suicide to-day
by blowing out his brains with a rifle. His
w'ife and children had been sick and he had
been drinking.
DIED.
ENGLISH On September 19, 1S01, In Now
York, Osbo G., wife or II. D. W. English, of
bhady avenue. East End.
Funeral services at Church of Sacred
Heart, Center avenue, East End, onMosDAT,
at 10.30 a. m. Friends are invited to attend,
ltemains will be at Samson's undertaking
rooms, Sixth avenue, at 8 o'clock a. jc. In
terment private.
HOUSTON At 6 40 o'clock p. v., Saturday,
September 19, 1891, Edwaiid Houston, in the
79tU year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence. No. 201
Second avenue, Pittsburg on Tuesdav
moksixo, September 22, at 8:!0 o'clock. Ser
vices at St Paul's Cathedral at 9 o'clock. 8
A few days ago we were telegramed by one of the biggest
Muslin Underwear manufacturers in America. He hadn't too
many goods, but, in a sudden emergency, needed $7,000 more
ready cash than his bank book called for. His goods he could
easily sell in the usual way 30, 60 and 90 days' timti but
money he must have within 48 hours. Well, to cut a long story
short he's got the $7,000. We've got one of the finest, freshest
l . .. -.. f T 1- ! TUT 1' TT , -
cnuicest, nicest stocks oi iaaies lviusnn unaenvear tnat ever
came to Pittsburg, and will' sell them at prices calculated to
make the hearts of the most veteran shoppers leap for joy.
To start with, there's an even Thousand 30c Corset Waists,
All to go at I4c each.,
50c Fine Cambric Corset Covers, square neck and embroidery trimmed
ede Now for 24c each.
50c Fine Cambric Corset Covers, V-shaped, nicely trimmed, fine em
broidery edge, Now for 24c each.
$1 Perfect Fitting, very fine Cambric Corset Covers, square neck front,
high back and beautifully fine embroidery yoke,
0 For this sale only 49c each.
There's 1,100 Good Muslin 40c Chemises in this Big Purchase.
We""ll sell them at 17c each.
50c Chemises, fine embroidery insertion, lace trimmed round neck and
sleeves, At this sale for 24c each.
$1 Chemises, yoke, 3 rows of- fine embroidery insertion, -; tucks, with '
fine embroidered edge round neck and sleeves.
During this great sale they'll go for 49c each.
1 25 Chemises, yoke, neck and sleeves trimmed with very pretty, fine
embroidery, Now for 59c each.
1 50 best Muslin Night Gowns, Mother Hubbard style, yoke of 48
fine tucks, fine embroidery around neck and sleeves, pleated back, will sell
at this great sale For 69c each.
$1 50 Mother Hubbard style Gowns, yoke of fine embroidery insertion
and 24 tucks between, front neck and sleeves trimmed with fine embroidery,
Now for 69c each.
$2 Mother Hubbard style Gowns, high shoulder, Watteau pleated
back and beautifully trimmed with fine embroidery,
Now only 99c each.
50c Muslin Drawers, deep hem and cluster of fine tucks, for this great
sale . Only 24c a pair.
$1 Drawers are of the best muslin, have ruffle of fine Torchon Lace
and fine cluster of tucks above; some of this lot are also trimmed with em
broidery ruffles, and all Will sell at 49c a pair.
Then the $1 25 Drawers are trimmed with embroidery insertion and
edging and tucks above. They'll now sell at 59c a pair.
The 1 50 Drawers are trimmed with lovely embroidery, also, fine
cluster of tucks and beading above ruffle. For this sale
They'll be 69c a pair.
The 60c Drawers are of good Muslin, with fine tucks and lace edge.
They'll now be 29c a pair.
The "5 2 Best Muslin Skirts have a fine Cambric Ruffle, five tucks above
and finished with fine deep lace, and they'll now sell
For 99c each.
Another $2 Skirt has a deep ruffle of finest Cambric, deep hem, 12 fine
tucks in ruffle, also 20 tucks above. At this grand sale ,
, They'll be 99c each.
Then the $z 50 Skirts are beautifully made from best Muslin, have a
very deep embroidered ruffle and 15 tucks above. We'll sell them now
For $1 24 each.
Now, the above is simply a Bird's-Eye Peep. We've got
from 5 to 20 different styles at each price of garment repre
sented above. So come early and see for yourselves. You'll
be well repaid. '
REMEfVIRER our Grand Fall Millinery Open
ing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Septem
ber 23, 24 and 25. And it'll be the event of
the season.
ALWAYS
THE
CHEAPEST.
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