THEN AND NOW.
Small Ads for Two Months
Compared.
September, 1S91 5,911
Same Month 1800.. .3,007
Increase, 1,944.
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FORTY-SIXTH YEAR
NO SENATE CAUCUS,
Republican leaders Abandon
the Plan of Drawing
Tarty lines at Once,
A BRIEF OEEHING SESSION
Governor Pattison's Message Is Lis
tened to With the Utmost
Attention, and
rBOXOUKCED A STRONG DOCUMENT.
The Investigation orthe Defalcations to Be
Openlj Conducted Before the
full Upper House.
TLISS WRITES A MAJORITY REPORT.
It Btates That Coyer anjTMcCamant Violated the
law, bet Finds ralliatinj Circum-
stances in Precedents.
THE JIIXOEIIT MAT H1TE SOMEinTSQ TO EAT
trnOM JL STAFF COBEESPOKDEVr.!
ARRISBURG,
Oct. 12. The
Senate of Penn
sylvania con
vened in extraor
dinary session at
noon to-day.
Promptly at 12
o'clock Lieuten
ant Governor
Watres called
the body to or
der, Chaplain
Raker offered an earnest plea for divine
guidance and the work for which
the Senate was assembled was taken
up. Newell, of Bradford; Mylin, ol
Lancaster; Penrose, of Philadelphia, aud
Melurd, of Lawrence, were the only ab
sentees. Newell aud Mylin will be here to-morrow.
Penrose is hurrying here from the mount
ains of Montana, and Mehard is danger
ously sick. He is not expected to attend
the session. The seat of llarlan, of Chester,
will be vacant, the Senator having re
signed since the last session. "When Presi
dent Watres told the purpose of the session
he looked pale and haggard and his voice
trembled. The Governor's proclamation
convening the Senate was read and a com
mittee was appointed to notify His Excel
lency tint the session had convened
PuiU-on Message Is Presented,
The Governor promptly responded with
liis Btti-saye. Its n-uding consumed just 'M
'Lteuteaanl Goiemor Watres, the Presiding Of
ficer. minutes and it was listened to with marked
consideration. The full text of Patti
son's message will be found on the
twelfth page of to-day's Dispatch.
The Senate Chamber was crowded with
politicians of both parties from every part
of the State and a positive silence prevailed
during the readine.
Senator Flinn was one of the most at
tentive listeners. He stood on his feet dur
ing the entire reading and at its conclusion
he left the chamber and did not return until
to-night He went out of the city, hut re
fused to say where he had been.
The message was the one topic of con
versation diirinc the day. The Republicans
contend that it contained nothing new on
the subject of the charges against State
Treasurer Boycr and Auditor General Mc
Camant. Senator Gobin, who will assume
the Ilepublican leadership during the ses
sion, says the message is a strong one.
The Itepnblican Caucns Declared OfT.
llowet er, he believed that Governor Patti
son had used n hat material he had to the
very best advautage, and, to pre
vent the impression that their in-
quiryinto the charges against the State
officials would in any way be colored bv
political prejudice, the Republican canens
was declared off The Democrats had de
cided beforehand to hold no caucns and to
keep the surface clear of political feeling.
This policy, which is supposed to have
originated with Secretary Harrity, more or
less cnibarrasved the Republicans, and the
mild example served an effective purpose in
lorcing the majority party to change its
plan?.
Mr. Harrity is looked npon with a good
deal of suspicion by the Republicans here.
They fear helms a cold deck concealed some
whcic about his clothes, and they are
anxious lest he flash it on them before the
game gets rightlv started.
The committee of Feven appointed to
draft rnlcs to go era the session spent this
afternoon discussing methods to guide the
body. The committee is composed of
Gobin, Thompson, Grady, Packer, Ross,
Sloaa and McDonald, four Republicans and
three Democrats. "While they have not
reached any conclusion, they have decided
that the proposed Investigation will be con
ducted in the open Senate and there will be
no attempt to hamper the Governor or the
inquiry.
Some Tartlsan Allegations Heard.
The Republicans charge that the Gov
ernor is anxious to have the session extend
until alter the election, and they argue that
his determination to investigate the police
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court and constables of Philadelphia is part
of his plan to prolong tho meeting. On the
other hand the Democrats assert that the
Republicans will delay the inquiry until
after the election for protection to their
party.
The Senate was only in session for an
hour to-day. "When it meets at 3 o'clock
to-morrow afternoon the policy of both
parties will be outlined and what promises
to be the most remarkable contest the State
has ever experienced will be fairly
launched. Senator Ross, the recognized
Democratic leader, said to-night that the
duty of the Senate was plain. It cannot,
he says, act as a jury, as the Governor must
take the final action. It the Senate finds
that the Auditor General and State
Treasurer have violated the laws of the
Attorney General ITemeK Who Appears as
iVoifCtrfor.
State the Governor must be so addressed
by the Senate. The accused must then be
given a hearing by the Governor in their
own defense and unless they can satisfy His
Excellency of their innocenco and that
there exists no reasonable cause for their
removal they will be displaced, not by the
Senate, but by the Governor. Herbert.
DEFENDING THE OFFICIALS.
IT.INX WRITES THE 3IA.TOMW
POET FOB THE COMMITTEE.
RF,
Republicans Say That It is a Strong Docn
ment A Number of Recommendations
Tor Bettering State Finances Demo
cratic Minority Report Probable.
rFBOU A STArF COnnESPOXDEXT.l
IIakrisburo, Oct. 13. The majority re
port of the Legislative Investigates Com
mittee was sent to the Governor this after
noon. A minority report has been pre
pared, but it has not yet been definitely de
termined whether it will be issued. The
majority report, Senator Flinn said to-night,
was written by him in Pittsburg last week.
Among the Republicans the report is con
sidered positively strong, but the Demo
crats contend that it is only a well prepared
defense of the officials charged with violat
ing the law and does not bear on the work
of the committee or the ugly facts brought
out during the inquiry.
The report, after detailing the manner of
its being called into existence, states that it
acceded to the request of the Governor to
allow the Attorney General to participate
in the investigation, but that-the latter
called no witnesses who hail tot already
been examined by the committee, exscpi
certain witnesses relative to the payment of
rebates on mercantile advertising. The
committee, in accordance with Senator
Flinn's resolution offered in view of the
fact that the Senate had been called to con
sider the same subject matter upon which
the committee had been working, offers the
following conclusions as its preliminary re
port: Unable to Find Enongh Evidence.
The committee, with the aid of the Attor
ney General, has been unable, to find any
further evidence than that herewith sub
mitted, relative to the management of the
State Treasury and Auditor General Depart
ment in connection with the recent embez
zlement of public money by John Bardsley,
ex-Treasurer ot Philadelphia county. The
evidence wholly fails to disclose any just
pround for suspicion as to tho personal or
official integrity or Henry K. Boyer, the
present state Treasurer. The evidenoe falls
to show any act of personal or official dis
honesty on the part of Thomas McCamant,
tho present Auditor General, or tuejmproper
l eceipt by him of any money, either directly
or lncurecuv, iroin uoun jwirusiey. xne
letters written by said McCamant to said
llards'ey, and which are alleged to Indicate
the Improper receipts of money, were ex
plained by Mr. HcCamant as referring- only
to small personal courtesies and having
no lefcrence whatever to payments
of money. Mr. McCamnnt solemn
ly denies tinder oath having
ever received $1 or money from Bardsley
cither directly or Indirectly, in the manner
snsrgcstcd or from any one representing
him, either by way of gratuity, division or
inteiest, rebate Irom melcantile advertis
ing, or lrora any other source, and this
denial is not contradicted by any evidence
w hich this committee could lind.
The evidence show a that the loss to the
State and the City of Philadelphia through
the recent heavy embezzlement of John
Bardsley, ex-Treasurer of said city, resulted
in a large measure lrom an exceedingly
reprehensible custom of the Auditor Gen
eral's depaitment and the depart
ment of the State trcasnry un
der the present and under many preceding
heads of these departments, of allowing
County Treasurers to withhold, often lor
many months, large suras of money, which
had been collected by them on account of
tuxes and licenses due to the State.
The Fault of the Custom.
This custom resulted, in this instance, in
making it possible for John Bardsley to em
bezzle largo sums of money, which would
hai e probably been saved to the State if the
accounts had been more promptly settled,
and if the settlements when not made had
been more promptly placed in tho hands of
the Attorney General for collection. But
both the Auditor General and State Treas
urer testified that these sums of money were
w ithbcid by John Bardsley against their re
peated protests, and that they were con
stantly urging him by letterand by personal
interviews to pavovcr the sums for which
he was in arrears! They also testified that
until his downfall in May last they had not
tho slightest reason to doubt his integrity
and ability to pay, and that in allowing him
fiutliertiuiein which to mako payment in
full before sending the account to the At
torney General for collection, they were only
following the precedent established by all
their predecessors for many years back, and
were acting upon the construction put by
departments for many years on existing
laws allotting them to grant extensions of
time.
He also testified that it is impossible for
the Auditor General and State Treasurer to
enforce the provisions of the seventeenth
section of the act of Junel, 1S89, which re
quires the payment in full of the personal
property tax on or before the second Mon
day of . o vember in each year, because It is
Impossible for the Auditor General and
State Treasurer to make settlements agalns't
counties until after the Board or Kovcnue
Commissioners which is required by law tq
adjust valnations and equalize theso taxes
between all the different counties or tho
State has mot and determined what is the
amount or said tax which is actually due
from each county, because not until then
can the State Treasurer issue his precept to
said county calling tor the payment of the
amount ot tax thus bound to be due by it.
Impossible to Obey the Law.
It is also imposslblo for the State officers
to compel county and city treasurers to ob
serve the provisions of the act or 1857, 187
and 1389 requiring them to make quarterly
ic turns and payments or moneys received
by them for the Commonwoalth, because
Continued on Sixth Page.
W ptPmr
.PITTSBUEG-. "WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14,
OS GARFIELD GROUND.
McKinley Speaks in the Old District
of the Martyr President,
TOUGHING EULOGY OP THE DEAD
Delivered in the Presence of Some of the
Garfield Family.
THE MAJOR HOT ON CAMPBELL'S TRAIL
rrnoM A staff coiibespoicdent.i
Painesville, Oct. 1& Major McKinley
is moving over the "Western Reserve with a
hop, skip and jump. He travels as fast as a
lightning change artist doffs one outfit for
another. This morning early he made a
speech to the dock men at Ashtabula; in the
afternoon he spoke to a very large audience
at Paincsville for nearly two hours, and
this evening he entertained a crowd of vot
ers at Burton. Such a strain is sure to tell
on the strongest constitution, but so far the
Major doesn't seem to mind it.
The central meeting was at Painesville.
McKinley was received by a large concourse
of Republicans. Lake is the smallest county
in the State, but it enjoys
the distinction of raising principally
Republicans. All the- faithful in
Garfield's old district, the many Re
publican votes wasted on Congressmen in
the famous "shoe string" section, turned
out to greet their candidate. If these
people can't get the number of Congress
men they think they are entitled to thev
propose to make up the loss by a rousing
vote tor the Major.
After parading around the town an in
formal reception was held at the hotel. In
the turnout were a number of Swedes and
some Italians engaged in unloading iron at
Fairport -They carried banners with such
inscriptions: "We couldn't make a living
in a free trade country, so we moved over
here." "We want a tariff on iron ore."
''Our wages depend on the tariff," etc
TARJIERS "WITH TIN BANNERS.
A large number of farmers came to town
with their wagons decorated with the flag.
One had a rusty pie pan marked "imported
tin" dragging from bis vehicle, others had
tied pieces of bright tin on poles, which
they boldly proclaimed was of American
manufacture, Mr. Campbell to the contrary
notwithstanding. Major McKinley didn't
have time to shake hands with the yonng
ladies in the seminary like the Governor,
but he drove by the school and the girls
cheered him. It is plain that one candidate
wont be outdone by the feats of the other in
this blooming village.
Painesville is a beautiful place, full of
green lawns, fine homes, ancient elms and
Mowers. The meeting was held in the park
and the Major talked from the stand that
Garfield stood on in 1880, when he made a
great speech to an enormous crowd. Among
those on the platform and in the crowd were
James R. Garfield, J. Stanley Brown, the
husband of Mollie Garfield, who returned
last week from a trip to Bering Sea as an
agent for Secretary Foster; Captain J. B.
Burrows, a brother of the Michigan Con
gressman; Mayor Meigs and others.
A BIG majority; predicted.
Mr. Cope, candidate for State Treasurer,
came over from Cleveland. He has come to
the conclusion that the Republicans will
have a majority of 20,000 in the State.
Captain Burrows is a cood judge, and he
shares in Mr. Cope's belief! The people
pa the Reserve claim they will
give the Major not less than 23,000 of a
plurali'y. Young Garfield also -figures on
a good tafe majority for the Major.
One of McKinley 's strong points on the
stump is the courteous manner with which
he suffers interruptions and answers ques
tions. To-day he stopped for fully 10 min
utes to enlighten a benighted Democrat on
the silver question. Most speakers invite a
cross-examination for the purpose of crush
ing the questioner with sharp wit. Not so
with McKinley. and I think his method has
made him votes. Captain Burrows intro
duced the Major. He is a good talker, like
his brother, Julius Ciesar, who was one of
tiie orators at the last banquet of the Amer
icus Club, of Pittsburg. He said it was the
greatest political meeting he ever saw in
Lake county. He added that Campbell's
crowd looked like a pauper funeral in com
parison, but he thought there would be a
burial in November, and the other side
would furnish the corpse. This sally made
the crowd laugh.
A MIGHT? SHOUT FOR BLAINE.
He concluded by saying .that McKinley
was next "to the foremost man of the world,
the man we love most and is most feared in
Europe, the man from Maine." There was
a mighty shout at this allusion to Blaine,
and when it ceased McKinley commenced
his speech. He started out by paying a
tribute to Garfield in these words: "He
was my dearest and nearest friend. Nobody
outside of his family missed Garfield more
than I did, and I am here to add my testi
mony to his worth while living and to his
memory now tliat ho is dead. "What great
names the old Nineteenth district of Ohio
haspresented Wade,Giddings and Garfield.
Three of America's greatest sons." During
this eulogy James R. Garfield sat within a
few feet ot the Major.
McKinley, then discussed the tariff and
silver questions in his usual way. Among
other things he said a merchant recently in
New York published a list of 50 manu
factured articles, 49 of which were cheaper
under the McKinley tariff than they had
been and the only one advanced was pearl
buttons. All of"the articles were CO per
cent cheaper than they had been under a
revenue tariff in 1850.
For the benefit of the ore handlers he
said 38,000 miners were employed in the
United States discing iron. The mills and
the furnaces which use up the ore iu Penn
sylvania arc kept up by the tariff. They
couldn't exist CO days without it. "Now
then," he demanded, "what good would
iron ore do you and the miners if
there were no mills to take the product?
and this is what would happen under free
trade."
A REPLY TO CAMPBELL.
"When Governor Campbell was here he
1 read the difference in appraisement for farm
lauds in Lake county between 1880 and
1890. As the valuation was much reduced,
he claimed the lands had depreciated several
millions. To this McKinley replied that
a board had been appointed to equalize ap
praisements and they decided the farmers
were paying more than their share of taxes.
The valuations were reduced and he wanted
to know if any farmer objected to it. He
then asked the farmers who were willing to
sell their lands at the appraised value to
stand up. The only response was a general
laugh. The Major then touched up the
wool and tin industries. He was frequently
applauded and made a good impression.
Major McKinley and the newspaper men
were routed out this morning at 0 o'clock to
pay a visit to Ashtabula Harbor. The bal
ance of the day till late in the evening was
occupied in making votes. This is only a
sample of the daily life which the candi
dates and correspondents are leading in the
campaign. It is late to bed and early to
rise, thus reversing all maxims of health.
A special train had been provided to the
Harbor, and a company of Republicans
joined the Major. McKinley boarded the
same tug that carried Governor Campbell a
few weeks ago, and was taken around and
shown the ore docks.
Several large lake vessels were unloading
ore for Pittsburg, but the bulk of the crait
at present are engaged in the grain trade.
Last year 2.250,000 tons of ore were landed
at Ashtabula and distributed in Pittsburij
and the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys.
It has grown to be the largest ore center on
the lakes. McKinley was much impressed
with the magnitude of tho work and the
operations of the Pennsylvania and Lake
Snore roads. The people -want the Govrn
ment to build a harbor of refuge, and this
summer a Congressional committee visited
the place to see what could be done.
THE ORE-HANDLERS' GREETING.
It was early in the morning, but the ore
handlers were already at work; As the tug
passed through the channel, whistles were
blown on the vessel?, the deck hands cheered
lustily and the Major responded by doffing
his hat. Fortunately the wharf population,
which, it is said, can give pointers to a
Bowery tough, had not arisen, or McKinley
would have received a lively reception.
"When Campbell was here a big fat woman
danced a hornpipe on the wharf for his ben
fit. The Governor turned off the joke by
saying it was intended for the correspond
ents. '
At the close of the tour Of the Harbor a
little company gathered around McKinley's
car and asked for a speech. Stepping out
on the rear platform, the Major delivered
the best talk I have heard him make. He
spoke in a conversational and simple way
to the ore handlers and deck hands before
him. Possibly the weird place and the
early hour affected the Major, for he ap
peared to feel deeply every word he uttered
and so did the small crowd. They were as
silent as death and listened attentively.
The Major Faid he was for his own country
against all manfcind. The foreigners hate
the new tariff law and would wipe it oft the
statute books if they had the power.
Peter Cooper once remarked that he would
rather put an enemy in charge of the stand
ing armv than allow a rival country to dic
tate the commercial policy of the nation.
He contrasted the wages paid in free trade
England and America. "The Democrats
say," continued McKinley, "that protective
tariffs concentrate wealth. Go to free-trade
England and see how the wealth is concen
trated there. Free trade, as Cardinal Man
ning said recently, produces an irresponsi
ble wealth on the one hand and poverty ou
the other for the workmen.
A LESSON IN PROTECTION,
There is no country on the face of the
earth where the wealth is so well dis
tributed as in the United States, where so
many workingmen own their own homes.
If laborers receive CO cents a day in Ene
land and thev get (2 here it is not hard to
tell where the money goes. The capitalist
doesn't get it, as the Democrats charge, but
the workmen. I warn yon to be careful of
free trade, and don't vote for it. It is not a
leap in the dark, for you know wheie you
land. I wouldn't take a commission for the
highest office in the gilt of the people and
vote for free trade. It is against my prin
ciples. I, am for my country first and
always.
McKinley was applauded at the conclu
sion of his speech. Things are not as lovely
in Ashtabula county as I thought they
were. I was told this morning that the
People's party has a considerable following
and will cut into the Republican and Dem
ocratic vote. There is a strong rivalry be
tween Jefferson and Ashtabula for the pos
session of the county seat. The former
place holds the honor, but the town is
isolated and is on the decline. Bad feeling
has been stirred up, and it is feared will do
the Republican party no good.
Captain Reeves, who represented the
district in the last Legislature, was turned
down by the Jefferson Republicans because
he introduced a bill to have the Court
House removed to Ashtabula. The people
promptly indorsed the Captain. He is
popular in Ashtabula and his election is ex
pected. In times past old Ashtabula could
always be relied on to give a big Republi
can majority, but it would not surprise the
knowing ones to see it reduced a little this
fall. To-morrow McKinley speaks in
Ravenna, - Israel.
FREE TRADGniSlIEME.;
CAMPBELL MAKES TWO ATTACKS ON
THE M'KINLEX TARIFF.
An Effort to Slake Workingmen Relieve
Protection Is Harmful to Them At Sen
ator Brico's nome A Large Crowd As
sembles to near the Governor.
Lima, O., Oct. 13. Special. Governor
Campbell made two speeches to-day. The
first was at Spencerville, in the southwest
ern corner of this county. It is a strong
Democratio community, and it was not un
natural that the Governor should have a
large meeting. Between 3,000 and 4,000
people turned ont to hear the Governor
talk free trade and financial depression. He
was given a hearty reception at the station
and was escorted to a beautiful grove near
the village by a party ot gaily decorated
young ladies.
Alter a few complimentary remarks the
Governor plunged into the tariff question.
He claimed thq.consnmers paid the tax, and
made an effort to prove that the American
farmers had been especially legislated
against. Governor Campbell took up Major
McKinley's explanation of the decreased
value of farm lands. He said Major Mc
Kinley was right when he said the appraise
ment of farm lands should be decreased in
order to make the taxes of the farmers
lighter, but what he 'complained of was tho
class legislation which cheapened the price
of farm lands and made them less valuable
to their owners. The Governor was fre
quently interrupted by applause, and his
tree trade talk evidently pleased his Demo
cratio auditors.
After the meeting he took a carriage and
was driven 13 miles across the country to
this city. This is the home of Senator
Brice, and the Democrats are numerous
here. The meeting was held in Music nail,
which seats 1,500 people, and the building
was well filled during the Governor's
speech. He was escorted from his hotel by
the Brice Club and given a cordial greeting.
His speech to-night was directed largely to
the wage-workers, aud he endeavored to
convince his audience that the tariff was a
gieat burden on the American working
man. He did not touch on silver or State
issues, his sole theme being the tariff.
ALLISON IN OHIO.
ne Tells the Potters or East Liverpool What
the Tariff na Done for Them.
East Liverpool, Oct 13. SpcriaZ-j-Senator
Allison, of Iowa, has consented to
make two speeches in Ohio. One of them
he delivered this evening in this city and
the other will be delivered to-morrow night
in Mansfield, the home of Senator Sherman.
Senator Allison left his home last night and
came directly here. This evening to an im
mense crowd he delivered one of the most
brilliant speeches ever listened to in this
city, his themes being silver and the tariff.
The Senator gave a ery interesting his
tory of the coinage of moneys in various
countries, and made very plain the dangers
in the fallacious doctrine of" free and unlim
ited coinage of silver. His closing argu
ments were devoted to describing the bene
fits of a tariff to the workers of America,
and especially to her great 'pottery inter
ests. He spoke of the earnest efforts of
Major McKinley in Congress to secure and
maintain an adequate tariff on pottery and
said that to Major McKinlev more than any
other man the potters were indebted for the
fact that the tariff on pottery was not re
duced. The speech was heartily cheered at
every turn by an audience made "up of rep
resentative foreign and American workmen.
Harrison's Home Goes Democratic.
Indianapolis, Oct. 13. The city elec
tion to-day resulted in the election of the
entire Democratic ticket by majorities now
estimated at from 1,500 to 3,000. Sullivan,
for Mayor, the present incumbent, runs
1,000 ah'ead or his ticket. The campaign
was the most exciting and bitter in the
history of municipal politics.
Wjratrt)
1891-TWEIiVE PAGES.
MILLS NOT TIIE MAN
For the Speakership, According to
Congressman Hemphill.
C1IISP MDC1I BETTER QUALIFIED.
lie Is Considered the Safest Leader By Many
Qld Members.
TIIE ALLIANCE ACT1YE IN TIIE SOUTH
rntOM a STArr coR7iFsro"fDE''rr.i
"Washington, Oct. 13. Representative
Hemphill, of South Carolina, one of the
youngest and most brilliant of the Southern
Democrats in Congress, is a firm believer
in the destiny of Congressman Crisp to be
the next Speaker of the House. Discuss
ing Judge Crisp, Mr. Hemphill said to
day: "The old members generally apppreciate
his fitness for the position and I have no
doubt of his election. Mr. Mills has per
formed party service which we all appreci
ate, ard I regret deeply that
he should run for an office
to which he cannot be elected.
Many of us will vote against him with re
gret that we feel compelled to do so, but a
man, however able and distinguisncu, is not
suited for every position to which he may
aspire. The interests of the party will be
best subserved bv the election of Mr. Crisp,
I believe, and therefore I shall vote for
him. He is sound on all Democratic prin
ciples, as all old members who have served
with him know, and he has the qualities of
a safe leader, chief among thera sound judg
ment. "Mr. Mills will better serve the party on
the floor, and on the stump he has few
equals. It is no disparagement of his abil
ity to say that he is not just fitted for the
Speakership. The Speakership cannot be
considered as a reward for party services,
but as a place where work must be done,
and great skill as a manager and good judg
ment are important"
Speaking of the Farmers' Alliance move
ment aud of finance, Mr. Hemphill said:
"The Alliance folks are very active. I
don't see that there has been any diminu
tion of their activity, hut I do'not think
that the Alliance of the South could be led
into any third party movement. Many of
their demands are proper enough and grow
out of the present condition of affairs. I
think that a reduction of taxation and a
safe and proper increase of the currency
will satisfy them.
"Undoubtedly there is need of more cur
rency, and I think it is possible to make
the necessary increase in a perfectly safe
manner, so that SI will be as good as any
other, without any depreciation of the value
of our currency.""
BAD SEAMANSHIP THE CAUSE.
Tho Loss of the Despatch a Disgrace to the
American Navy.
Washington, Oct. 13. rio?. The
bad seamanship which resulted in the total
loss of the United States steamer Despatch
seems to be gradually understood by the
officials of the Navy Department, who at
first accepted the catastrophe as something
inevitable under the circumstances. It
seems that the lightship off Assoteague, in
stead of being unrepresented by being ab
sent for repairs, was replaced by another
lightship, and tha as there was no inter,
vening fog, the Despatch should have had
no difficultxin avoiding the shoals" and the
--r
The judgment of the officers which led
them to hug the shore when there was rough
weather, instead of standing out to the open
sea, is now roundly criticised in naval cir
cles, and intact tne wnoie movement ot tne
vessel is characterized as a disgrace to sea
manship, and as showing that American
officers and sailors are not to be compared
in efficiency with their brethren of foreign
craft. The misfortunes of the Despatch,
the Tallapoosa aud the other American ves
sels have earned a name for incompetency
for American seamen among foreigners'not
complimentary to the former, and the com-
Jilete wreck of the Despatch will doubtless
ead to an investigation, which may serve
to stir up naval officers in a very lively
manner.
THE ANAHCHISIS' CASE
Beforo the Supreme Court, Together With
an Electrocution Motion.
Washington, Oct. 13. In the United
States Supreme Court to-day Moses Salo
man, of Chicago, counsel for Fielden and
Schwab, the Chicago Anarchists under sen
tence of life in Joliet Penitentiary, stated
that notice had been served on the Attorney
General of Illinois that a motion would be
made in the Supreme Court to advance the
causes and to set a date for hearing argu
ment. The Court will make a decision at
an early date. General B. F. Butler will
argue the case in association with Mr.
Sale-man.
The New York electrocution law, which
has been before the Federal Supreme Court
a number of times, came before it again to
day on a motion made by Attorney General
Taber, of New York, to dismiss, affirm or
advance the cases ot Charles McElvaine and
Nicolo Trezza, condemned murderers, who
are awaiting death by the electric current.
The Court took Mr. Taber's motion under
advisement
HALFOED DANGEROUSLY ILL.
A Consultation of Physicians Over
the
President's Private Secretary.
"Washington, Oct. 13. Special A
consultation of three prominent physicians,
Drs. Sowers, Busey and Lincoln, was held
to-day at the bedside of E. "W. Halford,
President Harrison's private secretary.
While the physicians do not admit that Mr.
Halford's condition is dangerous, it is well
known that he has been for a week, and is
now, a very sick man and the chances are
that the President will be deprived of his
services for some time to come.
Mr. Halford has been the President's
right hand ever since he was inaugurated,
and has been a very hard worker. He is
suffering from a serious iuternal trouble
and great anxiety is felt by his friends. His
illness is especially embarrassing to the
President just at this time, when there is
such an unusual accumulation of work at
the White House.
BLAINE'S INTENTIONS.
Joe Manly Says Ho Will Be on Duty in
Washington Next Week.
Washington, Oct. 13. Special. If
the statemant of James G. Blaine's most in
timate personal and political friend is to be
taken as authentic, the Secretary will be in
Washington and on duty at the State De
partment not later than October 20. J. H.
Manley, the postmaster at Augusta, is in
town to-day on business with the Postofiice
Department, and every man who met him
on the street or elsewhere, stopped him
with the inquiry about Mr. Blaine s health
and political intentions. Mr. Manley talks
with apparent freedom, but refuses to say
anything beyond what is stated above.
Whether Blaine is in robust health, or
whether he is to be a Presidental candi
date, Mr. Manley does not say, but those of
the Blaine men who have talked with him
seem willing to create the impression, J
JUSTICE MUST ME BLIND.
whether right or wrong, that Mr. Blaine
has almost entirely recovered his health,
and that his physical condition is not such
as to have any weight in determining his
political future. At any rate, he means to
take hold of the State Department work
with enthusiasm in less than 10 days.
LIFE-SAVING PB0JECTILES.
Practical Tests Needed to Determine the
Safety or the Things.
"Washington, Oct. 13. The Board of
Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels,
which was specially convened for the pur
pose of determining the best system of line
carrying projectiles for use in case of
marine disasters, has made a report to the
Secretary of the Treasury, in which it
states that it is unable with'the data at hand
to determine the ruestion as to whether
certain guns and cts can be used
with safety to Mf ..'f those having
occasion to us ", !Iut practical
tests. '.0S -v
The board, therefor ' h Jo
,that
the question be referred ''). -4
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bureau of the "War DepartmebOrA -to,
ing the best facilities for coMi.o' rJjr
experiments. The board makes anV p
report on the suggestion that line-carryC
projectiles with firing apparatus might be1
advantageously carried on vessel'.
PAULINE HALL WEDDED.
BOSTON IttJBBEK SALESMAN
SINGER'S NEW HUmBAND.
TnE
They nave Been Married for Several
Months and the Secret Has bnt Jnst
Leaked Oat Paulino's Former Matrl
monal Venture With Mr. White.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 13. Special
Pauline Hall and her opera company ap
peared here at McAuley's Theater the firt
three night of last week, and the fact has
just been discovered that she is the wife of
her manager, Mr. George B. McClellan.
They stopped at the Louisville Hotel, reg
istered as Mr. and Mrs. George B. McClel
lan and occupied the same apartments.
The clerk says that Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Clellan made no reference to the date of
their marriage. The marriage had been
kept very quiet, for it was unknown to
some of Miss Hall's.own company.
A dispatch from New York says: The
Dramatic News says that the marriage of
Miss Hall and Mr. McClellan took place
iasi summer at naui, jM.e., one was Kept a
secret until last week. Miss Hall met Mr.
McClellan just before her withdrawal from
the Casino company over two years ago,
when he was traveling agent for a Boston
rubber company. He is a good-looking,
pleasant mannered fellow, and was very de
voted in his attendance upon the actress.
It was rumored two years ago that he had
married her. Miss Hall had at that time
just secured a separation from her first hus
band, a Mr. "White. Her maiden name was
Pauline SchmidtgalL She owns a house in
this city.
THE DEATH OF LEVI BATES.
His Lire Was Insnred Tor S159.000 and tho
Companies Will Not Contest.
New York, Oct. 13. Special Funeral
services over the remains of Levi M. Bates
were held this evening. It is believed by
those in a position to know that Mr. Bates
left considerable property. When he failed
in business in 1888 his wife was a preferred
creditor for nearly 500,000, and the Madison
avenue house, settled on his children,, is
worth as much more. It is thought that the
will, with the exception of one bequest,
leaves everytuing to me inree cniiuren.
The insurance men were still talking to
day of the losses caused by Mr. Bates'
death. As far as could be learned none of
the companies will contest the policies, and
the amounts will be paid in full. AY. G.
Bates notified the four accident insurance
companies to-day of his father's death by
accident According to the information
furnished by the officers of the different
companies Mr. Bates held policies aggre
gating to ?1C9,000.
Bishops Esher and Bowman Re-elected.
Indianapolis, Oct. 13. The German
Evangelical Association to-day re-elected
Bishops Esher and Bowman, and elected
Rev. S. C. Breyfogle, of Reading, and Rev.
William Horn, of Cleveland, editor of the
liotschafter, to the two new bishoprics
created this morning. The remainder of
the officers will be elected to-morrow, it is
thought, and there will be but few changes.
THE NEWS DIRECTORY.
To-day's 12-page Dispatch has interest
ing matter upon every page. Hurried read
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p nwu y
SOL Jiy?Mtag $
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Sfpis.-'" I V If
ers will find the following index a con
venience: PAGE 1.
The Extra Session. McKinlej's Campaign.
Speakership I"i;lit Castaways on Trial.
PAGE S.
A Down-Town Fire. Local Political Matters
Pittsburg's Bnsy Hotels.
PAGE 3.
Ghosts in a Park. "Want Ads.
PAGE 4.
Editorial. Views of Carnegie.
Socliland Personal.
PAGE 5.
Proceedings of the Trison Congress.
PAGE O.
The Revival or the Rivers.
PAGE 7.
Tho Irish Strangle. Pan-Republic Conjjresi.
Industrial Features. A Yacht Dlias ter.
PAGE S.
The Baseball Mnddle. General Sports.
News Trom Neighboring Towns.
PAGE O.
Methodist Council. Horses of America.
Some Tin Plate Arguments.
PAGE 10.
Court Trials. Tho Oil Fields
PAGE 11.
Features' of Trade. Slarket Reports.
PAGE 13.
Full Text of Pattison's Message,
i
A CENT A WORD
.Keeps You Before the
Public Through .
.THE DISPATCH.
THREE CENTS.
CASTAWAYS OS TRIAL.
ABigid Church Investigation of the
Brooklyn Conple Who
FLOATED OUT FROM CONEY ISLE,
And Said They Were Carried hy a Spanish
Vessel to Florida.
THEIR PASTOR POSES AS A DETECTIVE
f SPECIAL TELIGEAM TO TITE DISrATCTI.l
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct 13 About
one week ago a stout, middle-aged gentle
man arrived here from Brooklyn. He put
up at a quiet house, and armed with creden
tials and letters to several prominent citi
zens here soon began investigations in a
quiet way ancnt the Thornton-Jewell cast
away story. It was several days before
The Dispatch correspondant could locate
the gentleman who proved to be Rev. David
Junior, of Brooklyn, pastor of Elder
Thornton's church. The reverend gentle
man insisted on remaining incognito.
Mr. Junior began his investigation by
going down to Pablo Beach and trying to
ascertain if a person who landed there
could get to Jacksonville by walking, with
out crossing creeks or bayous. After long
and patient search he ascertained to his own
satisfaction at least that a person landing
several miles below Pablo could walk to
this city, 30 miles or so, without crossing
any creeks. This put him in excellent
humor and he began corroborating the
Thornton story.
TAITH IN HIS PARISIHONERS.
When seen to-day he was greatly pleased
at the result of his visit to the seashore, as
he says it only makes his faith in Thornton
stronger. He has ascertained also that the
old package of clothes said to have been dis
carded by Thornton were not his at all. He
met Dr. Neal Mitchell, Hon. J. a Greeley,
Judge W. B. Owen and many others, all of
whom were asked by him as to their views
of the possibility of the Thornton story.
This afternoon he met Editor Carter and
had a long talk with the man who played
such a prominent part In connection with
Conductor Barr of the Pullman Palace Car
company. Mr. Carter was the man who
got on the New Orleans train at Pensacola,
and says he rode 20 miles with Thornton
and Miss Jewel, identifying them afterward
in Jacksonville.
Mr. Carter gave Mr. Junior a long state
ment of his connection with the case, in
which he very strongly reiterated his iden
tification of the alleged castaways and said
that he was willing to swear to "it He said
he particularly noticed Sam and Eva, be
cause he thought they were bride and
groom.
AN AFFECTIONATE COUPLE.
They sat facing him only three seats off
and on the opposite side of the car. He
watched them about one hour. They seemed
very affectionate. Mr. Junior was disap
pointed at the recital. Editor Hawthorn,
of the Times- Union, was also interviewed,
and he said that the identification of Thorn
ton and Eva by Mr. Carter and Mr. Barr,
the Pullman car conductor, was complete,
and that judging from their discomfiture
when discovered escaping from their board
ing househalf a day before they had in
tended going it looked very suspicious, and
to his mind was conclusive evidence of
stress of mind at being found ont
Paul .Barr, the Pullman conductor, was
seen, too, and he firmly stuck to his first
story. After a long detailed account of the
day s trip he wound up with: "That man
and woman were in my car, without a
shadow of doubt I should have recognized
them in darkest Africa." This testimony
was disapposnting to Mr. Junior, for he
seemed to have come here with the intent
of finding Thornton's story true. Mr. Eae
buck, of the same congregation, is also here
running out the story on his own hook.
A CHURCH INVESTIGATION.
A dispatch from New York says: When
Samuel W. Thornton came back to Brook
lyn last month, from Florida with his sister-in-law,
Eva Jewell, and told "his fellow
elders of Mt Olivet Presbyterian Church
that they were rescued off Coney Island,
then carried down to Florida in a Spanish
schooner, the elders resolved to get at the
facts for themselves. Mr. Jloses G. Young,
one of the elders, said to-night that the
Rev. David Junior, the pastor of the
church, had been to Florida for a week at
the church's expense.
"Our church is poor," said Mr. Young,
"but we felt that the good name of a fellow
elder was at stake as well as the reputation
ot the church, and we decided to get at the
bottom of the matter by sending our pastor
over the ground to find out for U3 whether
Mr. Thornton's story was true or false. Mr.
Junior will probably return in a few days
now."
F00E DIBECT0ES MEET.
It. D. McGonniglc, or l'lttsbarg, on the
Committee to Revise tho Poor Laws.
Reading, a., Oct 13. Special The
seventeenth annual meeting of the Associa
tion of the Directors of the Poor opened in
New Keystone Hall this morning, with
President Charles S. Snyder, of Philadel
phia in the chair. Mayor Merritt was in
troduced and welcomed the visitorn. "Vice
President Gould, of Eric, made the re
sponse. The roll call showed over 200 del
egates in attendance. Delegate Jones, of
Scranton, offered resolutions of condolence
on the death of James I. Hill, of Sunbury,
and Dr. S. S. Schulze, of Danville, members
of the association, and, out of respect to the
deceased the convention adjourned until
afternoon, when the following committees
were appointed:
Committee on Next Place of Meeting,
Jacob Titus, Philadelphia; James S. Myers,
Gettysburg; George Hoffman, Pittsburg;
David H. Ross, Montgomery; George E.
Worst, Lancaster; Committee on Auditing,
Cass, of Luzerne; Mylin, Somerset; Shall
cross, Philadelphia; Committee on Officers,
Keyser, Germantown; Gould, Erie; Will
iams, Scranton; Strine, Lancaster; Kraemer,
Franklin; Committee to Revise Poor Laws,
Lewis Panshe, William Lawson, R. D. Mc
Gonnigle, William N. Apple, D. Watson
Rowe. To-night Dr. L N. Kirlin, Superin
tendent of the Pennsylvania Training
School for Feeble Minded, delivered an ad
dress on "The Care of the Feeble Minded."
MEDICINE WAS REFUSED IT.
Christian Science Claims a Little Child as
Its Latest Victim.
Beateice, Neb., Oct 13 Special
Another murder under the guise of Chris
tianScience has been committed in this com
munity, and, aa Is usually the case, the
victim was a child four years of age. The
parents lived a few miles in the country,
and are well-to-do. At a late hour the
father called in a doctor, but too late, tha
child dying shortly after the call, from
malignant diptheria.
The last Legislature passed a stringent
law aiming directly at the Christian Science
healers, and parties in this city are moving
to secure the prosecution of the guilty
parties in the case, the first which has oc
curred since the law went Into effect The
child died to-day. Great indignation is
felt here and strong efforts will be made to
stamp out the society, whichhas grown to
wonderful proportions in this city. The
prosecuting attorney has the matter in
charge.