LARGEST HpSE YET. Small AiJs for Two Weeks Ending Sept. 19..183I 2,769 Sumo IVrln-' 18!0.. 1.981 Incrersj, 785. This Is the It. -.tRnlt Yet. T FORTY-SIXTH YEAJl THE STATE AROUSED By the Decisive Action of Pat- tison to Probe the Treas ury Scandals. QUAY EOT MUCH WORKLED, The Junior Senator and Mr. Boyer Eeceived the Tidings While Besting by the Sea. OPINIONS OF CHAIRMAN WATRES, "Who as Lieutenant Governor Will Ireside at the Extra Senate Session Which Will Hear the Case. HERE TELLS OF SURPRISES COMING. ilirshal Leeds Thinls That the ltesignition and Absence of LiTvy Male the Matter Loot Especially Dart tTECI0.VS FE031 rEOMISEST HTTSBUEGKES SPECIAt TEIRGIttM TO THE DISPATCH.! Atlantic City, Sept. 27. At the Quay cottage on Indiana avenue Senator Quay was found chatting with Collector Warm castle, of Pittsburg. "I read Pattison's proclamation," he said, "but I have no comment to make as to how it will affect the two State officials referred 10. The sudden death of William H. Kem ble, who was apparently in the best of health a day or two ago, has concerned me n great deal more than any political move ot the Democrats. I am here to fish and re cuperate, and not to talk politics." Collector Warmcastle had no opinion to express. The news of the Governor's in tention to issue the proclamation calling an extra session of the Senate was received by John A. Glenn, Chief CJerk of the Auditor General's office, at the Hotel Brighton last evening. He was with Treasurer Boyer when he received the dispatch, and, accord ing to eyewitnesses, was visibly affected, and imparted the information to Boyer as if it were a matter cf the most startling sig nificance. Boyer Not at All Disturbed. In contrast to Glenn's uneasy state of mind, the State Treasurer seemed tobe totally unconcerned, and smilingly said that he did not attach any importance whatever to the proceedings, as he was amply able to defend his course as State Treasurer. United States Marshal William R. Leeds was fonnd on the porch of his States avenue cottage, surrounded by his family, and when questioned as to the significance of Goternor Pattison's proclamation, said: "District Atton.ey Graham investigated the charges against McCamant a far as the itubs of Bardsley's check book would allow him, but was obliged to abandon the case because a want of corroborative evidence of Bardley, who. as you know, refused to tes tify in the premises. Tcl Thinks T,tsejs Absenca la Bad. "Now it K very evident that Governor PattNon has sufficient etidence to present to tlic Senate at its extra session to bring jibout the impeachment of Auditor General McCamant and probably State Treasurer Boyer. If he lia., the Senate must sustain iiim in impeachment proceedings, and then Attorney General Hensel will commence a rriminal action against them. It it can be proven that State funds have been lott, mis appropriated or stolen thronh their neglect .f their sworn duties, the State certainly lias them in a bad fix. My opinion is that Boyer-. hands are clean, but his subordi nate's methodb have placed him in a bad light. The fact that Cashier Livsey has re signed and gone out of the State is by no means a comforting reflection for Boyer jutnow." A special telegram from Scrmton says: State Chainran Watrcs was seen at his home in this city tlii- evening and pressed for an interview with reference to Governor Pjstison's call for a special session of the Senate to impeach Auditor General Mc Camant and State Treasurer Boyer. Mr. Watrcs was no doubt very dcirous to ;;ive expression to his thoughts as State Chairman, but was prevented by his rec ollection that as Lieutenant Governor he is to preside over the impeachment pro ceedings. He said- The Presiding Oniccr is Cautions. "As Lieutenant Governor, I decline to cxpi ess an opinion in regard to the matter, for which the Scnata is twAc convened as, under the Constitution it is my duty to pre side over it, when it is in session. It would not be just for me, as one of the tribunal before vhom the charges are to be pre sented, to form any judgment until the riiarces are formally and legally made, the evidence produced, and the accused heard in their own defense. The people of Penn sylvania are just, and honest and do not desire, nor will they suffer their courts or legal tribunals to be used for partisan pur poses. The people will justly condemn, and righteously rebuke by overwhelming defeat, any party instituting a case in the liope of securing political advantage, or any party deciding a case by partisan preju dice, instead of by the law, and the evi dence." A dispatch from Harrisburg says: Some of the Democratic members of the State Treasury Inve-tigating Committee having complimented Mate Treasurer Boyer on the conduct of his office the movement, of Gov ernor Pattibon to hate his course investi gated by the Senate has created consider able surprise here. The Governor evi dently thinks the State Treasurer, while ap parently not a culpable as the Auditor Gen eral for the failure of John, Bardsley to make quarterly return of Stale moneys in volved, too, as the law requires both these officials to tee that this duty is performed. A lirre lloTcr Is Molt Concerned. tate Treasurer Boyer is also mixed up with tiie school warrants transferred to the late City Treasurer of Philadelphi ia,amount- '" " fiuv.vw, before they were legally J due. 5Ir. Boyer made application for the signing ot the warrants a week prior to their issuance, before the required certifi cates were filed, and took possession of them when they were signed, carried them to Philadelphia and handed them to John Bardsley. This money was soon after used by Bardsley in liquidating a portion of his larger debt to the State. Attorney General Hensel is quoted as holding that the school moneys to which Philadelphia is entitled should not be paid until the year ending the first Monday of June or after that date, making the same rule apply in that city as applies to other districts in Pennsylvania. But admitting that Philadelphia's school year ends on De cember Slst and its claim is payable at that time, there was a wrench of the most liberal construction of the law by having the war rants for the payment of its portion of the State appropriation issued before that time. ALL TALKING ABOUT IT. PATTISONS ACTION HAS CAUSED PROFOUND SENSATION. Kerr Says the Governor Is Only Fulfilling Ills Trust Surprises In Store Tet for the People The General Sentiment In the Quaker City. Philadelphia, Sept Zl. Special Governor Pattison's move in calling the Senate of Pennsylvania together in extraor dinary session, lor the purpose of consider ing the removal from office of State Treas urer Henry K. Boyer and Auditor General Thomas McCamant, created a profound sen sation, and to-day nothing else was talked of in places where men congregate The Democrats and Independents, as well as the fair-minded Itepublicans, were unanimous in the opinion that the Governor had done nothing more than his duty, in view of the startling developments that followed Dela mater's failure, which marked the begin ning of the end of the concealment of facts relating to the systematic looting of the State and city treasuries. Not many of the real Republican leaders were accessible, but those who could be found generally refused to express an opin ion as to what would be the result of the special session, or what effect it will have on the coming election. The Republican members of the Senate admitted they could not afford to haggle about the matter. Any effort to obstruct the Investigation wouiu ue iak.cn us an uumission 01 guilt. The Views or Congressman Kerr. Hon. James Kerr was asked this evening: "What view do you take of the Governor's action in calling a special session of the Senate?" "As a citizen I would say that the Gov ernor did his duty and a duty that he could not very well avoid. What the effect of his action may be politically I am not prepared to say, but I ampositive that the Governor's desire to give the people thatphonest ad ministrat:on of affairs he promised in the campaign of a year ago has been the con trolling motive in His latest action. The people must be aware that the scandals surronndiog the fiscal an J revenuo departments of the Commonwealth have become so notorious and so widespread in their circulation as to have attracted attention everywhere throughout the country, and that all eyes are now turned in the direction of Pennsyl vania by people who are anxious to know what the good citizens of this Common wealth intend to do towards acquiring an honest administration of affairs." "Tbon yon believe that the Sate .Treas urer and the Auditor Genural arc par; of a great system that has defrauded and con tinuously defrauded the State for years?" Some Very Sweeping Statements. '"Yes. I am free to say that the system which has grown up in this State, and which had its origin way back in the time of Quay, Mackay and Evani, has been in vogue ever since, improved upon in many directions, but constantly permeating every depart ment o'f public affairs. Quavism and Quay's method have become so common that the political party, which has dominated the State for many years past, is saturated to the core with this form of offioial rotten ness, with this misuse and abuse of power confided in them, the perverting of public trusts for private gain and partisan advant age, until the young men of the State, who have been followers of Quay, have been so educated that they do not realize the enorniit of the official corruption which is now scandalizing the Commonwealth in the eyes of the people of this country. "The leaders of the party have been edu cated in the Quay idea. They see no other course in politics. They understand no other way. Accustomed as they are to his political methods, they laugh at the average private citizen of the State when comment is made on their official action. When they present a State ticket, it matters not how clever in its personnel, the people recognize in it the creatures of a political system and of a rotten political combination that has controlled the affairs of the Republican party for years. Pattison Only Fulfilling B-ig Trust. "Furthermore, a Quav ticket, no matter how strong or how excellent it may appear, the moment it comes from the convention bears upon its lace the label of this very system. It becomes part of it, and the ticket in the field to-day is simply part and parcel, in the entirety and the whole, of this machine principle by which the Re publican prrtv has governed the State and set aside the laws for the last 25 years. As an instance, I might well cite the gentle men who are to-day the chief figures in this scandal McCamant, a creature of Mr. Quay from the 'date of his acceptance of official position, and Mr. Boyer nave been convicted before the people through an in vestigation bv Legislative committee, to sav nothing of what is to come. "Governor Pattison looks upon his action as the executive of the people. He has been given a trust that he will fill to the letter. Some may consider it the part of good poli tics. I think that the manufacturing ele ment and the taxpayers of the State will consider Governor Pattison as one who ful fils a trust and is endeavoring, by ajl the means the constitution places in his power, to carry out the provisions of his office. That to my mind is the cause, and the only cause, of this calling of the Senate into ex ecutive session. This call must be met and it w ill be met, and what is now just drop pings of the lava from the crater's top will shortly become the devastating volcano, and there are surprises in store for the people of the State that they little dream of." THREE REPUREICAN VIEWS. TWO PAPERS OPPOSE AND ONE COM MENDS THE GOVERNOR. George W. Child's Ecdgcr Says the Procla mation Is In the Lino or Dnty The Press and Inquirer Regard it as u Campaign Scheme. Philadelphia, Sept. 27. Special The Fret will say editorially to-morrow: Governor Pattison's act in calling a special session of the State Senate to meet within three weeks of election to consider charges against the Auditor General and State Treasurer has the appearance of a costly campaign trick. If it had been intended for anything cle it Is difficult to understand why the Governorshouid havo delayed until this time what he calls his duty, and what he has until now neglected. The Governor makes no charges, but he says that charges have been preferred ag-tinst both'the Andi- tor General and State Tieasurer. What are they? Tho nubile has not heard of them, w and so far nothing has been developed be yond the letters or the Audttor General re cently given to the public by Distrfot At torney Graham, and which that honest and energetic official declared did not warrant him in taking any legal action. If the Governor has any additional evi dence, anything which has not been made gublio, his most direct course would have ccntohavo given ittothecommltteewbtoh is pursuing an Investigation of the financial management of tho State, While the letters written by Adjutant-General McCamant have been very severely criticised, Although Not Warranting Legal Action, there has never appeared anywhere, ex cept In the clap-trap of the Democratlo plat form, any charge against State Treasurer Boyer. The Governor makes none now, and uses what ho calls popular opinion and popular belief to Justify his expensive move ment in calling the Senate tcgetner on the eve of a State election, when If there was any reason for an extra session of that body It should havo been held many weeks ago, when as much must have been known to the Governor as now. If not, be was Inexcus ably negligent of his duty. The arraignment In an Executive proclama tion on mere rumor of a State official against whom tio evidence has been produced Is neitner dignified nor decent. It Is the kind of tiling that could be expeoted in the way of partisan campaigning, however, and It interferes with, rather than advances ex posure and punishment. The Public Ledger will say editorially to morrow: Every circumstance revealed by the Bardslcy-McCamant-Llvsey correspondence was a separate force which urged or com pelled the Governor in respect to his con victions of what was Ills Simple, InevltaDle Duty to ascertain the truth of the grave charges publicly mado against tho administration ot tho offices of the Auditor General and tho State Treasurer. That correspondence re vealed conditions recently prevailing in the two offices named which render necessary inquiry by the Senate. The extraordinary session was properly called and the District Attornoy of Philadelphia and the Governor of Pennsylvania having done their duty in the premises, tho Senate, with liko high sense of public duty, with like courage, and with liko regard for tho ascer tainment of tho truth and the whole of it without regard to what party or what per sons may be hurt by it, must do Us duty. The Ittquirer, known as Quay's personal organ, will say to-morrow: The proclamation of Governor Pattison convening the Senate in extraordinary ses sion has a lot of political fireworks In It. Ono cannot help but admire tho Governor for his sharp move on the political and Preslaen- tai cness Doaru. a ne .governor is uushuk no plays. It is absolutely necessary- for him to w in this campaign for the fuitheranco of his Presidental aspirations, and we may ex pecta series of explosions of green and red lire fiom now until tho day of election. If there, were anything absolutely demanding tho calling of the Senate at a great expense to tho taxpa vers something like $B00 or $700 a day the Governor would be fully Justi fied. But what has he done or what does he expect to do? So far as Bardsley is con cerned the great thief is in Jail, placed there by Republican officials. There Is now no leak. Every cent is sate. The money Bards ley left behind him Is intact. The investigation has shown that State Treasurer Boyer has been attentive to his duty. It has furthermore shown Auditor General McCain ant is the author of a lot of letters to Bardsley, which in these suspicious times have a suspicious look. These letters were submitted to tho court, consisting of a Republican and aDemocratic Judge, and they concluded that There Was No Evidence upon which to bring crlmlnaJ suits. Every particle of the evidence has been submitted to the public Every man has long ago made up his mind as to the responsibility of tho Auditor General, and opinion is now favorable to the Auditor General. The Gov ernor has no other evidence whatever It is tho samo that tho public is familiar with, the same that the Mayor's expert discovered and handed over to the District Attornev, who in turn gave a copy to the Governor, through his Attorney General. What, then, is to be gained by a session of the Senato costing thousands of dollars? It is not pos sible ttrafc- the- osople will -learn anything mote from tho meeting of the Senate. Tho samo letters will be submitted as. a cost of $600 or $700 a day. But the Governor is In a hurry. lie can not wait for the report of tho special com mittee. He wants campaign material. lie w ants to dismiss Boyer, against whom ther is not a particle of evidence, and the Audi tor General under the Impression that the dismissals will help his Presidental aspira tions. And so the people must shouldVr the expense in return jnd receive the same infor mation word for word and lino for line which is already In their possession. Wo would not for one moment attempt to shield any person who has been guilty of wrong uoing. i uai is not me inquirers way. xnis Journal has strongly and persistently urged tho punishing of everyone implicated In any wav in tho Bardslcv frauds. If thero is any evfdonco against JfcCamant. jail him. But the courts have declared that there is no legal proof Every particle of evidenco has been given to the people. They are ca-, pablo of torming their own judgments. Of what public use, then, is this call of the Sen ate? What can bo gained by Its session? Why bills In ordor that the Governor may have theoppoitnnltyofrelssulng to the world the self-same matter already published to the world? To this pass have we eome at last. The Presidency of the United States Is revolving about a conviot a miserable thief, renudlated and tailed bvtbe Bemiblic- an officials of Philadelphia. And the people I must pay tne uuis. HOW IT TAKES HERE. OPINIONS OF POEITICAIi LEADERS ON PATTISON'S MOVE. C. I Magee Brands It as a Piece of Cam paign Buncombe, While Democrats, as Well as Republicans, Defend the Gov ernor's Action. While there was no dearth of good ser mons in Pittsburg yesterday, the day was not particularly distinguished for crowded pews, especially among men active in poli tics. Governor Pattison's proclamation calling a special meeting of the State Sen ate to investigate alleged crookedness in public accounts at Harrisburg and Philadel phia, called an unusually large number to the clubhouses. The concensus of opinion at the respective headquarters of the parties, including so called straight-outs, develops the fact that the proclamation is popular. Many Repub licans say, "Expose the rascals," and Dem ocrats want them exposed and made, as ob noxious as possible for political effect. At the Tariff Club the Governor's call was almost the sole topic of discussion, and- lt was argued with considerable force that an honest investigation would result in a benefit to the party and the ticket now be fore the people by the action of the party. The expense of calling a special session of the Senate was regarded as of but little moment. C. L. Magee criticises the Governor's action very severely, styling it nothing more than a political scheme. "It is a shrewd political move," said he, "but when the public begins to thoroughly understand the matter, its final effect will be different from that desired by its promoters. C. L. Magee Denotfnces tho Move. Had this occasion developed he con tinued, after instead of before the coming el ection I am confident there would have been no p reclamation issued. Besides being done for partisan effect alone, it is a mani festly unnecessary and adecidedly expensive affair. A joint committee of the Senate and House has been and is now investi gating the StAtp. offices. This r.ntnTniHon 'has demonstrated its entire impartiality. fairness and efficiency, which make a special session of the Senate entirely un called for. Such a session will cost the State not less than $40,000 or $50,000, which is a large amount to be needlessly ex pended." Senator John Neeb, being pressed for an opinion on the wisdom of the extm session, said: "I don't think it .proper for any Senator Continued on Sixth rage. Wbm PITTSBURG, MONDAY, MTIILEY AFTER HDI. The Major Will Follow Up Camp bell in the Western Reserve TO BATE THE FINAL ARGUMENT. Democrats Figuring on Large Gains the Eural Districts. in AS AN OFFSET TO HAMILTON COUNT! rrBOU A STAFF COBHZSrOOTIXT. Columbus, Sept. 27. Governor Camp bell starts to-morrow for a trip through the Western Reserve. He speaks first at Well ington and Norwalk, and then will visit Ashtabula, Painesville, Youngstown, Co shocton and other towns in the great manu facturing section of the State. His dates will be in Eastern Ohio until the joint de bate occurs at Ada. Governor Campbell spent Sunday in the country. He returned this evening in a good humor, and looks out on the future with confidence. He realizes that he has the fight of his life on hand, and it won't be his fault if he docs not win. The Repub licans have nothing but kind words to say for him personally, but he must stand or fall on free trade and tree silver. The Governor has been confining himself to a discussion of the tariff, but he takes a rap or two occasionally at the silver issue. It is amusing to watch the cat-like move ments of the parties. Neither is willing to take the chances of making a blunder. All are ever eager to profit by the mistakes of an adversary. The Republicans expect the Governor to make slips which w ill accrue to their advantage. Mr. Campbell has been reading up on national issues, and Roger Mills has been priming him on the tariff; Al Carlisle helps the Governor a great deal, and he gives him many a practical idea to spring on the unsuspecting voter. MCKINLEY WILL FOLLOW HIM: Captain Mathews, the Republican Secre tary, rubbed his hands good-naturedly this evening when he heard the Governor in tetended to tackle the Western Reserve. "I am glad he ia'going there first," he said, ''it is the Republican strong-hold of tho State, and as soon as he gets through we will have McKinley follow to reap the bene fits. 3Ir. Campbell will stir up our fellows to greater action, avd the Major will have better crowds. I am pleased that McKinley gets the last whack in this case." Governor Campbell still figures on large gains in the rural districts. He admits this is his only hope of success. The Democrats are claiming that the farmers and particu larly the wool men are disgruntled with the tariff. McKinley in his speeches has done much to straighten out the grangers on this subject. There is more disatisfaction over the reduced prices, but the Republicans ex plain this by saying that the wool of the world has gone down, and that the Ameri can orticli sympathizes with it The price is the London rate plus the tariff. TWO VIEWS ON WOOL. The Democrats are trying to demonstrate to the wool men that no duty is what they need. They cite the fact that years ago the number of "sheep in this country under a low tariff was much larger than it has been since protection was in vogue. To this the Republicans reply that at the time stated Australia was a howling wilderness, but since then the big island has developed and its cheap land and low wages hasJhang,edJ fhi-filTTiTf nn I The Governor is making capital out of the wool business. He believes that the RepubUi.lt slump in the country places will be sufficient to offset the slump in Hamilton county. The Germans in Cincin nati moke no secret of their opposition to him, and their vote is not to be sneered at in counting up the return. At present the most sanguine of the Republicans claim the State with a majority of 20,000. A few put the figjre higher. It does look as if every thing is going McKinley's way now, but a change may occur before election day. The Democrats are not talking of majorities. They simply hope that Campbell will be elected, and they care not whether he has many votes to spare or not This is how the situation stands at this writing, as nearly as it can be gauged. M'KINLEY KEADY FOB TO-DAY. Major McKinley arrived in the city this afternoon from Canton and registered at the Chittenden. He speaks at Circleville to morrow, not far from Columbus. He is looking remarkably welL The campaign has not injured his health in the least. His stocky frame is as lithe and elastic as ever. Most of the party leaders were at home to-day, enjoying the Sabbath with their families, but a number of local Republicans called on him at the hotel. There was no conference, and the talk was of a desultory character about the condition of the State at large. ' The Major said that wherever he had been the outlook was very favorable. He thinks Ohio is shaping up to give an old time Republican majority. He invites a discussion of the tariff, and says he never was afraid to stand on this issue. The large crowds at the meetings have been very gratifying to him, and he takes it that the people are vahve to what this election means. He has no doubt in his mind about his being the next Governor of this State. The British gold so much talked about would do the Democrats a world of good if they had it now. Captain Matthews thinks the Democrats are not blessed with too muoh cash. He says the Republican Com mittee has enough to pay current expenses, and they do not expect "a deficit. The sur-1 plus is not large, but comfortable. IMPORTEB.S MAY COME UP. The captain believes the importers will raise some money to help the Democratic ticket, but the sum will be a picayune to the amount first reported. Men never like to boom a losing cause. As for Senator Brice, those who claim to know state "that his contribution is not nearly as large as in former years. The Senator is not a poor man, but his affairs are so tied up that he has not mucn reaay money. Another thing said for Brice is that ho intends to do as little as possible in the campaign. He has no hankering to stir up bad feelings on the Republican side. His ambition has been satisfied, and he has no desire to serve his term in the Senate like Payne, under a cloud. To have a clean record and not to have it appear on the books that his seat was contested or investi gated is what he is after. Brice-wants to be free-handed and not harrassed with the con stant assertion that he bought his place among the Senators. It is not probable, therefore, that the National Chairman will be running many free trains in this fight to political meetings, as he did when Cleve land was elected. His lively hustling will be missed, but he will do what he can in a quiet way to help the ticket. This is the gossip one hears in Republican quarters about the new Senator. THE SHEUMAN-FOBAKER TIGHT. All the nominations in the Senatorial contest have now been made. Sherman's re-election is not assured, but it looks as if he had the best of it. The Senatorial squabble is attracting as much attention as the Gubernatorial battle. The Democrats ore hoping that the feeling between the Foraker and Sherman people will help Campbell. The People's party managers are working like beavers to secure the balance of power, and if the v do, with what ghoulish glee they will put the meat-axe into Sherman's hide! Omrofthe amusing features of the cam paign is bow little the people know about the ability of men as speakers who have ua- SEPTEMBER 28. 1891. tional reputations. Suoh men as Hastings, Dalzell and Qoff. who are powers on the stump, are looked at with suspicion in some gections. A kick was made recently in a good sized city against GofE The home committeemen were very much afraid he would not suit their voters. After he de livered his speech they fell on his neck, and they have sworn by him ever since. A letter came from a Northern county to day to Republican headquarters, asking uuout tastings as an orator, it was ironi a Sherman man, too. Captain Mathews re marked, when he read it: "Well, I am sur prised that he doesn't know that Hastings nominated Sherman for President in the last National Convention at Chicago. Isbael. AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS. CHAIRMAN WATRES SATS THAT MONET IS SORELY NEEDED. He Calls on Washington Clerks and Officials to Subscribe Liberally A Circular That Pleases tho Democrats No Infraction of the Civil Service Law. WASHINGTON,.Sept 27. SpeAaL The Democrats are gloating over a circular sent out by the Pennsylvania Republican Com mittee inviting contributions for the 'ex penses of the opening campaign. They see in its tone evidence of fear on the part of the Republican leaders that, unless extra ordinary efforts are made, they will suffer defeat. They also assert that the circular is on infraction of the Civil Servioe law, but a member of the Civil Service Commis sion assured the correspondent of The Dispatch to-day that there was no infrac tion of the law, so long as clerks and officials flid not themselves directly solicit funds. The circular is type-written on the official paper of the Republican Committee and bears the autograph signature of Louis A. Watres, Chairman, and read as follows: My Dear Sin The importance of the pre sent campaign should not be underesti mated. This contest is but a forerunner of 1892. A Democratlo victory, or even a mea ger Republican majority now, would seri ously cripple us In the great tariff battle soon to onon. Onlv a very few weeks are left for aotivo wort, November 3 being elec tion day. Onr vast organization must be gotten into lino for its bestoffort on that day. We cannot perfect such an organiza tion as is necessary in nn "off year," like the present, when thoie Is always more or less difficulty in arousing the people and getting them to the polls.unless we receive financial neip. Knowing your activity and liberality In behalf of the party, we Invite your earliest convenient subscription to the State Com mittee. and we especially request that it may be made as liberal as possible. Yours verytruly, Louis A. Watties, Chairman. AN AH) FOB CAMPBELL. Mrs. Smith, President of the Industrial Lcaguo, Offers Her Services. Washington. Sept. 27. Special. Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Washington, President of the Women's National Industrial League, to-day mailed a letter to Governor Camp bell in which-she says among other things : I learn from the dally pabers that you are - bankrupt, ana from private sources that, your defeat Is n. fnrppnnn pnnnlnslnn The Woman's National Industrial League of America never had muoh in Its treasury, and what llttl) we had has been depleted, because we had too much McKinley tariff and not enough protection ever since the passing of that aot. The President of tho Woman's League has enough, however, left to purchase a ticKet lor unio, ana tnererore she tenders her services to aid you, as yon are otherwise a dead man, politically speak ing, and- thus wocannot harm you., . ... ""' I propose to distribute campaigffTTCtfra ture, and thus substantiate my charges by statistics and sworn-to facts. If yon think that you wlllnotbo buried bv the avalanche or facts, write to me also, and I shall trans form myself into a Campbell distributing agent of "behold the records." EMPTIED'THE CLOUDS. RAIN-MAKERS MEET WITH GREAT SUCCESS AT CORPUS CHRIST!. They Bring Water From the Heavens ln Torrents With. Mortars A Big Shower Follows Every Report of tho Gnns The Rain Was General. rSPECIAI. TELEOBAM TO Till DISPATCH. Coepcs Chjustt, Tex., Sept 27. The rain-makers made their first experiment here to-day, and it was a success. Broken clouds had been floating overhead all the morning, and at 3 P. M. Mr. Ellis, Mr. Caston and Mr. Fairchild entered a carriage and drove out of town, accompanied by C. L. Gunter, civil engineer, of Duval county,, who represented the Citizens Committee. The party carried two boxes in the carriage, containingtwo mortars and a dozen 21-pound bombs. When' the outskirts of the town were reached the mortars were set up on a small hill and three rounds were fired, four shells being exploded at each volley. Broken clouds were passing overhead. No rain was falling anywhere in the vicinity when the firing wasbegnn, but after every report a shower fell, and as the clouds passed away to the southwest the rain was seen to be falling in torrents over a limited area. By the time the last shot was fired the party were drenched and hastily entered their carriages and returned to the hotel. The rain could be seen spreading off to the southeast, and in 40 minutes a heavy rain was falling here. It was general over the citv and country for half an hour. Mr. Ellis said this evening: "The com mittee objected to making an experiment on so small a scale this afternoon, not be lieving it would be successful; but I know that the conditions were favorable, and wished to show them how easily rain could be started at such a time. The final experi ment will be made next week. Then the patty will operate at two points on the Mexican National Railroad, finishing their work at San Diego. If the weather does not clear up next week, the experiments will be postponed a few days until the con ditions become fair." A MINISTEB'S CHANGE. After 22 Tears as a Presbyterian, Ho-Returns to tho Epiicopal Chnroh. New York, Sept. 27. Special After 22 years' service in the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. William W. Page, D. D., resigned the pastorate; of the New York Presbyterian Church and returned to the faith of his fathers. For upward of 200 years Mr. Page's ancestors were members of the Epis copal Church, and Dr. Page decided to enter the ministry of that denomination. He preached his farewell sermon to-day. Tr. Page was born in 1845 in Clark county, Va. He was a student in Hampden Sidnev Collesre when the war broke out, and went to the front as Orderly Sergeant, and was shortly made Captain of Cavalry Scouts for the Confederacy. At the close of the war he studied in Princeton from 1866 to 18G9. His first charge was the New York Presbyterian Church. He was in stalled in 1869, and has been with the church ever since. Dr. Page is chaplain of the Confederate Veterans' Camp of "the Virginians," the New York Southern So ciety, and the Harlem Club. A Mob Gets Vengeance. Swainsbobo, Ga., Sept 27. Friday night Charles Mock, colored, who assaulted a white w oman a day or two ago, was lynched by a mob. The Sheriff refused to surrender the keys, but an entrance was forced. The mob was 75 strong and came from the country. ' mgmlth TBE POLITICAL FARMERS HOyiE-COMIXG. m STORES OF GOLD Reward the Projectors of a Wonder ful Mining Enterprise. EICHES FROM A RIVER'S BOTTOM. Tie Stream Drained anda Fabulous Amount of Wealth Secured. DETAILS OP THE GREAT UNDERTAKING rSPECIAI, TELEQEAM TO THE DISPATCH.! San Francisco, Sept 27. Success seems at last to have crowned one of the most gigantic-mining enterprises ever un dertaken in the State of California. Dis patches from Oroville say that.men at work in the Golden Gate and Golden Feather mines in the bed of Feather river in Butte county, which was diverted from its course after many unsuccessful attempts to dam it, are now making enormous clean-ups. The gravel is literally sprinkled with gold. A large force of men are employed in moving the enormous beds of gravel and cleaning the bedrock of its gold. The exact amount that is being taken from tthe river bed'is not made known, ta the public. It is the general belief, based upon well-known facts, that immense quan tities of gold are being taken out. As usual in such cases, the management prefers to. keep the actual results secret The mines are kept dry by enormous pumps, and ele vators are kept running, while both day and night shifts are busy at work. The effect is striking at night when viewing the long line of electric lights, where but a few weeks ago a great river was flowing. DBAININ& THE RIVER. When the river bed was worked by the Arconauts the greatest difficulty was in draining it, and this was accomplished by a. uuui mat, Wiw wimuuu anujr ut mc urHb J11gn water, so that all the work of one summer was lost before the mining season of another vear began. In the GoldenGate and Golden Feather Mine this was the smallest part of the labor undertaken. The river was successfully dammed last year, and the dam was so strong and secure that it withstood the winter floods. Hence the stream was turned some weeks earlier this summer than ever before known. Had the manager found the riverbed in the same condition as in 1857 and 1858, the task would have been easy: but on turning the water from the channel a mightier problem was presented than that of draining the channel. This was to remove the enormous quantity of gravel that filled the bed from .20 to 40 feet deep. Had pioneer miners found this situation when they attempted to -mine the Feather river they would have ceased work at once; but Manager Mc Laughlin went to the task with the utmost energy. REMOVING TONS OP GRAVEL. A large force of men was set to work with wheelbarrows and shovels to remove the mass of compact gravel, averaging 25 feet deep, and from 60 to 100 feet wide. The mines are in a narrow channel between higii and precipitious hills, and there was no place to move the gravel. Hence it became necessary to dig down Into the bed and pile the gravel on top ot one portion. As soon as this excavation was made, and the bed rock on the bottom of the river was cleaned of its gold, the great hole thus made was used for a dumping-ground for the next sec tion, and it ts in this manner that the mines are now being worked. This is a slow and laborious process, for it is impossible to use water upon the gravel, for there is no place to wash it to. Teams cannot 'be used, owing to the narrow and cramped situation of the mine in the canyon, and this compels the handling of numberless tons of gravel by hand labor. Owing to this slow process only a small portion of the mine has thus far been stripped of its gravel covering. OTIS ONE IS EASIER. In the Golden Feather mine the work will be done more expeditiously, for three hy draulic elevators will be placed in it, to be run by water power, and the gravel can be lifted from the bed and moved very rapidly in sluices, which will enrry it down the river over the foot of the dam. A perma nent dam is being built at tne nead ot the Golden Feather mine, whjch will last for many years, and as a gigantic canal instead of a flume will be used, it follows that work upon the mine will continue for a series of years. The Feather river was the richest gold bearing channel known in mining history in the early days of California. Oresville, on its bank, became the third town in Cali- iornia during tne eariy goiu-uiuiing perioa. Its annual output for years added many millions to the circulating medium of the world. Where the river could be turned, vast treasures were obtained. In its bed were the famous Sailor, Cape, White Rock and Union Cape mines. From the Cape mine in a single day$3(i,000 was taken. Owing to the lack of organized capital, engineering skill and -the enormous difficul ties to be encountered, some of the richest' portions of the Feather river were left un touched. HE SECURED ENGLISH CAPITAL. This was the case with that strip now known as the Golden Gate mine. The at tention of Major Frank McLaughlin was called to this rich river bed. He become tsSstM! 4 interested, and prepared maps, plans, sped nidations ana drawings ot the river, and with these went to England, where two' companies wer by his efforts, organized. The first is ,. W"i the Golden Gate, With a canlff ,' . -"" nnd iha itltA ia known-as Golu fOfi. ff 'h a capital of 1,000,000. Majdi "I ,, J0 was made .. ,io was made resident manager of buv -to, .f. br the past two years an immense ""ofc. '.""re paratory work has been done. -S' ? '' ' The portion of Feather river soJ J e worked was in a narrow canyon. To lv it roads had to be constructed at large ex pense; buildings erected and tools and ma chinery provided. A flume 60 feet wide 3,200 feet long was completed and the pumps were quickly rigged, but before the channel could be drained, early and severe rains set in and the dam crumbled to pieces in the flood, the flume was washed and the whole labor for the season was irretrievably lost The company set to work the following spring and a second dam was built Every thing now being shipshape, there is nothing, to prevent the speedy consummation of the' great enterprise. BIG SCANDAL ON TAP. GRATE, CHARGES MADE AGAINST WASHINGTON OFFICIALS. They Will Be Presented to the President To-Day District Commissioners Said to Be Shielding Police Offenders How an Attorney Saved, Ills Client. Washington, Sept 27. Special A scandal which has been brewing for some time in the office of the District Commis sioners will culminate to-morrow in the presentation to the President of charges against two of the three officials. Colonel Robert, the engineer commissioner, will be eiiarged with conduct unbecoming an officer in making damaging statements about the character of his brother commissioner, Doug lass, formerly of Erie, Pa. Mr. Douglass will at the same time be charged with shield ing grave offenders among the police officers, on account of a fear of being exposed .him self. Affidavits will be made by several reputable citizens in regard to the state ments made by Roberts referring to Doug las'. The charge against Douglass is that while the trial of Lieutenant Guy, of the police force, was pending, Commissioner Douglass promised to vote with Colonel Robert for Guy's dismissal. Hearing of this the at torney or Lieutenant Guy is said to have told Commissioner Douglass that if he did this certain acts of his would be ventilated. The threat, they say, did its work and there has never been any'final finding by the com missioners in the celebrated Guy case. Mr. J. H. ( Crane, a well-known citizen and ex-official of the District, made the fol lowing statement to-day about the scandal: "Colonel Robert sent for us to eo to his house, where in his own parlor we would be free from interruption or espionage, and give him information. But when we got there he gave nsMnformation instead. There was another gentleman besides Mr. Mackall and myself, but he is an applicant for an office, and, of course, has nothing to say now. When we got there theColonel began to talk and he talked so long and so fast that we could not get a word in edgeways. He talked us clear out on the sidewalk and then called after us: 'Gentlemen, if you can find anything about the police department let us know.' " Speaking about. Commissioner Douglass he (Colonel Robert) said he was so ham pered and disgusted that he was tempted to resign. A KADMAH IN CHURCH. He Hurls Abnse at Archbishop Corrigan and Shouts Wildly for Dr. McGlynn. New YORK, Sept. 27. Special. St. Patrick's Cathedral was unusually crowded this morning at 8 o'clock mass. Archbishop Corrigan had just begun the service of the mass when a young, muscular Irishman named Joseph Hanrahan came in and stalked up the main isle. He forced his way nearly to the altar, and prostrating himself seemed to be praying earnestly. Those nearest him were horri fied to hear that he was muttering maledic tions on the Archbishop. James J. Martin, night watchman, startea toward the man. As Martin approached him the man sprang to his feet and gesticulated wildly; he an nounced that he was a follower of Dr. Mc Glynn, and that he knew more about the McGlynn controversy than the Archbishop did. Then he began a torrent of vitupera tion against the Archbishop. Martin laid his hand on the man's shoul der and tried to quiet him. "I'm one of the Lord's annointed, and you are not in iti' the man shouted. "Let me alone, you henchman of Pontius Pilate." Finally a policeman was summoned and he was lea to the door. There he shouted: 'Three cheers for Dr. McGlynn." He was then hustled out to the street. Rain Saes the Minnesota Farmers. St. Paul, Sept. 27. Advices received to-night from various parts of the State in dicate that the general rainfall has suc ceeded in quenching nearly all forest fires. It has besides relieved the apprehension of farmers that pasturage would be ruined, by the continuation of recent scorching weather. Prof. Casper Wistar Hodga Dead. Princeton, Sept 27. Casper Wistar Hodge, the Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegsnis in Princeton Theo logical Seminary, died this afternoon of dis eased lungs. A CENT A WORD Keeps You Before the Public Through THE DISPATCH. THREE 'CENT& WM. E KEMBLE DEAD. A Prominent Figure in Financial andPolitical Circles Gone. THE' END A VERY SUDDEN ONE. His Career Eeplete With Lively and ETen Dramatic Incidents. MANY J)EEDS OF CHARITY IN SECEET fSPECIALTELEGRAM TO THS DISPATCH. Philadelphia, Sept 27. William H. Kemble, the well-known financier and street railway magnate, died very suddenly late last night, at his magnificent residence, Marylawn, near Glenside station, on the North Penn Railroad. He was attacked with heart disease while in bed and died ten minutes after making known his condition. For pearly a year past Mr. Kemble has been subject to attacks of heart trouble, but they were not deemed of a serious nature by his family. Last evening Mr. Kemble retired shortly before 11 o'clocK. He was restless and could not sleep, although suffering no pain and in apparently good health. About 20 minutes past 11 he woke Mrs. Kemble and complained of violent pains in the chest Remedies were immediately administered by his wife and his son-in-law, George R. Yarrow, but despite their efforts he became nnconscious and expired in his wife's arms before a physician could be summoned. THE DEATH CAUSES A SHo'cK. The deceasedwas in the 64th year ot his age, a fine looking man, whose figure wa3 familiar to every Philadelphi8n. He leaves a wife, a daughter Mrs. George R. Yarrow, who is at present the ill mother of a three days old infant, and two sons, Isaac and Clay Kemble. Quitea number of the dead man's relatives and life long friends were at the house this afternoon, but many of the most intimate had not yet heard the news of the sudden occurrence. All were greatly shocked, particularly those who had seen and talked with Mr.'Kemble yesterday. He had been at the office of tne traction company for several hours during the morn ing, and stopped at several places on his way to take the train for his home. Many kind words were said about the dead man, who, though at times distant and unap proachable, was a bluff, plain-spoken man of boundless generosity. His charity was always quietly bestowed and only his most intimate friends knew of the fortune he had given in alms during the past few years. Many a now prosperous bnsine'S man owes his start in life to William H. Kemble. The dead man's fortune is variously esti mated from 51,000,000 to $6,000,000. Will iam H. Kemble has always been a mer chant, and a man whose perseverance and strength of character has won for him .both name and fortnne. He was born in 1828 in the pretty little New Jersey town of Wood bury, Gloucester county, the eldest child of Samuel and Elizabeth Kemble, the latter being still alive. A PRESBYTERIAN EDUCATION. Mr. Kemble began and finished his edu cation in the Presbyterian Academy of Woodbury. When 14 years old he came to Philadelphia and secured employment in the siltc nouse of W. & P. P. Remington. He was there only a short time when he f went to New York City. At the age of 20 be embarRed in business himselt by open ing a general supply store at the cop per mines of Shannonville, Montgomery county. It was there that he met his future wife, who is the daughter of Isaac Walker, a Montgomery county farmer. A year later, when he became ot age, he started the ftrm of Walker & Kemble, jobbers and importers of laces and embroidery, the first house of its character in this city. During the financial panic of 1857 he re tired from business, and revived the old brush manufacturing house of John Eck stein. Mr. Kemble was interested in this enterprise until the Civil War changed the course of all events. He resigned his con nection with the brush house and was ap pointed stamp agent of Philadelphia by President Lincoln. It was during the war that Mr. Kemble and a number of others projected the Union Passenger Railway Company. Since that time he has been largely interested in many railway enter prises, and at the time of his death was President of the Philadelphia Traction Company and the Union Passenger Railway Company. He was a large shareholder in several banks and many other financial in stitutions. For a long time he was Presi-v dent of the People's Bank. From 1865 to 1868 he-was State Treasurer. A FAMOUS LETTER. The incident in the life of Mr. Kemble that brought him notoriously to the atten tion of the people of the State rested in his famous letter to Titian J. Coffey. George O. Evans, in his capacity as the fiscal agent of the State, was commissioned to collect a claim from the Governmnt to reimburse Pennsylvania for certain bounty money that had been allowed to the State's ac count. The famous letter from Mr. Kemble read: My Dear Titian This will Introduce to you Mr. George O. Evans, who has a claim of some magnitude against the Government. Treat him as you would me. He understands addition, division and silence. It was a matter of some years before this remarkable correspondence, introducing Evans, came to light. In the year 1878 Mr. Kemble was convicted in the courts of Dauphin county at Harrisburg of bribing members of the' Legislature to vote for the famous riot bill, which would have taken about 3,000,000 from the State for the ben efit of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Every effort was made to obtain a pardon for him before the case came to trial one of the peculiar processes in vogue in those days. Finding that this could not be done, Kemble fled the State. After he was sen tenced he was promptly pardoned bv Gov ernor Hovt Mr. Quay was a member of the Board of Pardons and was the leading spirit that brought about Mr. Kemble's pardon. After the Johnstown flood Gov ernor Beaver borrowed the money neces sary for State work from Mr. Kemble, and that gentleman wa3 thanked by the last Legislature. Among the enterprises in which Kemble was interested as a member of a syndicate is the Pittsburg Traction Company, operating the Filth avenue cable line. THE LEASE SYSTEM. IK COURT. A Tennessee Convict Asks for a Writ of Habeas Corpas. Knoxvtlle, Tenn., Sept 27. The pen itentiary lease question will now go to the courts, in so far as it relates to the convicts who are worked away from the main prison, or rather sub-leased. It will be remembered that Attorney General Pickle, in an elabor ate opinion, held that the convicts could not be suh-leased. Nothing came of this before the Legislature. Now, William Warren, a white convict in the barracks at Briceville, has, through his attorneys, filed a petition in the Knox County Criminal Court, before Judge Sneed, praying a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was granted and addressed to the warden at Briceville, who is called on to show cause why he should not surrender the prisoner. The object is to determine the legality of the sub-lease, and if it be decided that the convicts cannot be let, then all cfnvicts must be taken from these places where they wonld remove them from Briceville, Coalt ' JM Creek aud Oliver Springs. 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