v. J0L iHViSi.. BtmKIj . X TWENTY PAGES. FORTY-SIXTH TEAE. PITTSBURG. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1891. FIVE CENTS. DOUBLE NUMBER. mije WILL BE 10 DELAY The Senatorial Committee Agrees to Admit All Tech nical Evidence. SO QUESTION ON EECOEDS. Attorneys for McCamant and Boyer Stand on Constitutionality XSto THE DEFECTS OF THE LAWS. Ihtj Arc Anxious to Get Over the Routine to Those Issues. CMC5TITUHOXAL COXTEXTIOX KOTES TJrEClAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCTt.: Philadelphia, Oct. 1". The Senato rial Committee appointed at the request of Attorney General Henfel to cansider the evidence to be presented to the Senate in tie investigation of the charges against Auditor General McCamant andStateTreas arcr Mover, for the purpose of ascertaining if any agreement could be arrived at by which the proceedings could be shortened, met this afternoon at the office of Bufus E. Simpler, in the Girard building. There were present Senators Mylin and Gohin, Attorney General Henel, R. C. Dale and Itafas Shaplry. the latter two gentlemen being counsel lor the accused. The Governor's message to the Senate was taken tip and the charges contained in it were cone over one by one. The evidence on each charge was discussed and it was finally agreed that all technical evidence, such as figures, etc, together with facts, thould he admitted, without the formality of proving them in law being gone over again, It was also agreed that certified copies of entries in city and State books should be accepted without question so as toJispenee with the necessity of dragging officials, together with the original books sad documents, to Harrisburg. Till: PLANS OF THE DEFENSE. In speaking of the result of the confer ence Attorney Simpler stated that it was not his intention to prolong matters at all. I do not intend to question any technical evidence," said Mr. Shapley. "All the Spores and facts contained in the Governor's ttfssage, which we all know to be correct, will be admitted without delay. Of coarse, the inferences and conclusions drawn irom each will be questioned. I want this matter through, and shall get it over as quickly as passible. I am convinced the case of mv clients is an excellent one, and I have not the slightest doubt of being successful. The defense will be based almost entirely on the constitutionality of the proceedings. There is not a Senator, Republican or Dem ocrat, who will dare to vote otherwise than in or favor when I lay the facts before them, lxeaus if this is allowed to go it will form a most dangerous precedent, ami me which wouid rebound on the Democratic party with redoubled force with a Republi can Senate and Governor in power. For instance, with a Republican Governor in the chair at HaiTisburg and a Republican majority in the Senate, what is to prevent him from removing every Democrat in office on the slightest charge under this very Eimc precedent. ALL THE TAri.T OF THE LAWS. "In additior to this portion of the de fense, which is in itsi'f enough to quash the whole proceedings, I shall prove that the derelictions in office, if any, of both Mc Camant and Rover cannot be charged to tfecm, but are entirely the fault of the ex cessively bad laws regulating the conduct of their offires. It has been the custom for nearly every legislator to think that he could improve on the laws affecting the of fices of Auditor General and State Treas urer, and the effect has been that there is bow such a patchwork of laws that it is im posihle to conduct the offices otherwise than as McCamant and Hover have done. Take, for instance, the question of the weekly re.nms. There is absolutely no law in existence which can compel the return of these to the Auditor General in time if the CiiHcials who do so are negligent. The only means the Auditor General has is the ap pointment of experts, and before the books for one are investigated another return is due. So it is with nearly all the laws affect ing the offices. Rnt above all this the question of consti tutionality will upset everything. Granted that McCtaiant and Boyer are guilty, thev should be impeached by the House and tried by the Senate. No other action can be legal or constitutional." MAYOR STUART GOES LOADED. Attorney General Hensel, Mayor Stuart, Councilman Van Osten and Brown and Faunce, the Mayor's experts, held a con sultation in the Mayor's office this morn ing. The Mayor has been Buhpoenaed to appear before the Senate, and the consulta tion was for the purpose of ascertaining just what evidence he intended to take with him. In reply to the Attorney Gen Eral'. question on this point Mayor Stuart said he should take everything in his pos session. "Oh, well," replied the Attorney Gen eral, if you are going to turn your p'ockets clean we can ask lor nothing more." Mayor Stuart, Secretary Beitler and the WfraCcrs of the Finance Committee of Councils will leave Philadelphia for Har risburg Monday with their load of testi mony on the 11:40 express. R 0. Dale, the leading counsel for the accused, will not be present at the proceedings Monday, being compelled to attend a very important case in irginia, for which he was retained be fore the present proceedings were instituted. CONFIDENT OF HIS ELECTION. Gen. Gregg Expects the Regulation Repub lican Majority This FaU. Harrisburg, Oct 17. Special Gen eral D. M. Gregg, the Republican candidate for Auditor General, was at the Pennsylva aia Railroad Depot at this place for an hour at noon to-day. N one of his political friends seemed to know of his coming, as no one was there to welcome him. General Gregg is a mild mannered, quiet gentleman, seemingly without political information and positively without knowledge of the politicians of the State, lie was on his way from Philadelphia to Newport, where the soldiers of Perry county held their annual meeting this after noon." He was well received there. He made a speech which was filled with mili tary history, aud which was applauded to the echo by the veterans assembled. Gen eral Gregg is not forcible in his addresses, and not au orator in any sense of the word. but he was a soldier, that's all. His silent presence among soldiers excites all the en thusiasm he cares to see. "Will you be elected, General?" I asked him. "I hope so," he replied, and he smiled blandly, and looked as innocent and unsus pecting as a straightout Democrat. "Whv do you think so?" "Well, now, I can't tell. I am not a politician, you know, and since my nomi nation I have been constantly among the enthnsiastic soldiers, which has probably warped my judgment. However, I have been informed that the Republican party of the State is united in my support, and" for that reason I think I will be elected by the regulation Republican majority." "What do you know of the proposed Con stitutional Convention?" "I don't know anything about it I have lost sight of the proposed convention and I have no interest in it I do not have even an idea to express on the subject." General Gregg will be in Pittsburg Octo ber 21. DOES-NT WANT A CHANGE. LTON IS OPPOSED TO THE CONSTITU TIONAL CONVENTION. What the District Attorney Said at Harris hurjj Wu Intended as a Joke An Al leged Avalanche ot Mud Being Pre paredThe Extra Session. United States District Attorney Walter Lyon denies that his trip through the East ern part of the State was for the purpose of giving orders to Republicans to vote in favor of i Constitutional Convention, and says that on the contrary he is opposed to a convention. "The correspondent who sent out the re port that I was working for a convention misunderstood me," he continued, "and took what I, said in a jocular way as being in earnest. I believe our present Constitution is cood enough for us. and should not be tinkered with. The judges are just beginning to understand it, and to adopt another would simply plunge the State into another long scige of litigation over constitutional questions. It is true the Constitution has many defects, hut they can be remedied by amendments. T am in favor of voting down the proposition to have a convention, and I think that will be done unless so little interest is taken in it that those against lhe question will neglect to vote, in which case it might be carried by a few votes in favor. I am not sure, however, but that it requires a majority of the highest vote cast to carrv the proposition. In a similar case in-Indi-nna, the courts decided an important issue to have been lost because the number vot ing for it was not a majority of the ballots cast, although it was a majority ot the vote on that question. It is possible that the same dilemma mav be the result in Pennsyl vania, for although there is no doubt that a majority of the voters are not in favor of a Constitutional Convention, it is possible that they will not all vote against it" "What is the political outlook in the East'.'" Mr. Lyon was asked. "There is no doubt that the Republicans will win," was his quick response. "The Democrats have given up all hope of defeat ing Gregg, and are now turning all their guns on Morrison. There is no doubt that Wright will be sacrificed for Tilden, and it is equally true that Wright is going to make a vigorous demand for his rights. There is prospect for a war between the Democratic candidates, and, of course, Re publicans will profit by charging on the di vided forces. "The Democrats are desperate, however, and will not hesitate to make any move thev think will profit themselves. HiP'State Democratic papers have run short of ammunition and it has been deci ded to make an attack from New York. Dr. Bowen, the World correspondent,- who published the charges against Senator Quav, has been in Harrisburg over a week and it is understood that in a few days the TTorM will come out with sensational stories calculated to aid the Democratic party. The World, trusting in favoritism from New York Democratic courts aud its own political power, is fear less in its attacks. It ban never respected the truth, and whatever charges it may publish will not injure the Republican partv or its candidates." 'What effect will the extra session of the Senate have?" "None whatever on the Republican party. Boyer and McCamant, not Gregg and Mor rison are being tried." FARQUHAR EXPECTED IT. THE BEPDBLTCAN PLAN ON THE CON STITUTIONAL CONVENTION. If Orders Have Not Been Issued In Favor or It They Will Be The York Man Feels Very Confident Where Vote! Will Come From. Harrisburg, Oct. 17. SpeciaL There is absolutely no question that orders have been issued hv the Republican managers to boost the Constitutional Convention. One of the most energetic and persistent sup porters of the Constitutional Convention movement is A. B. Farquhar, the large agricultural implement manufacturer of York, the owner of the York Gazette, and one of the most prominent of the World's Fair Commissioners in this State. He has had a great deal of correspondence with the leaders of the Democratic party and with the Independent Republican contingent, and claims the letters are of the most assur ing tenor. To TriE Dispatch correspond ent Mr. Farquhar said: "I feel quite confident that the constitu tional convention movement will be suc cessful at the polls. I do not base my opinion upon my hopes, but upon the fact that I have written evidence that there is a Etrong, a controlling, undercurrent in favor of the convention that will carry it through. We can start with a vote of 200,000 wage earners and add to that the influence and votes that will result from the indorsement of the movement by the Democratic State Convention. Besides, the private assur ances I receive from the Independent Re publicans of Philadelphia and from some strong Republicon counties make me feel confident I know as an absolute fact that more influential Republicans are laboring for this movement for an honest ballot than most people have an idea of. I feel that I can say with absolute confidence that the convention is an assured fact" "Do vou think. Mr. Faranhar. that the reports to-day that the Republican leaders have given orders for the rank and file to turn in for the convention are correct?" "I am not personallv assured of any such action or orders, but the report does not at all surprise me. It is simply what I ex pected; and if it is not true it"will be so later on. I think Qnay and his friends note the growing popularity of the constitutional convention movement Thev know ns irn know, that the w-orkingmen are for it, and they dare not risk any further opposition to it Now, remember? I say I know noth ing of such orders, but I would not be sur prised to leam that orders of that sort have been or will be given. In fact, I expect them." v Mr. Farquhar has figured conspicuously in tariff publications. He is oue of ex-l'res-ident Cleveland's most intimate friends. He was formerly a Republican, but became a tariff reformer and a Cleveland admirer in 1884. His talk carries .with it positive force. Henry Hnll Isn't a Candidate. Pim.ADJtLVIIIA.Oct 17. fyaArf.J Tho Hon. Henry Hall to-day gave out for pub lication the following: "The ciatcincnt iu Tnc Dispatch to-day that I will be a can didate for the Senate in the Forty-seventh district is unauthorised and incorrect. Under no circumstances will I be a candi date." A NOBLE WOMAN DEAD. MBS. ALLEN O. THTJBMAN PEACE FULLY PASSES AWAT, The Enfeebled Statesman Will Probably Not Long Survive His Wife Mrs. Thur- xnan's Homo Life and Many Charities A Long Illness Originating in Inflnenza. Columbus, Oct 17. Mrs. Thurman, the wife of Judge Allen G. Thurman, died at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Her condition changed for the worse last night During most of the past week she had been in an unconscious state, rallying occasionally. For some time past there has been but Mm. Mary Anderson Thurman. little hopes entertained of her recovery. She was the victim of the grip during the winter.and never recovered from the attack. Advanced age prevented her from ever re gaining her accustomed strength. The only persons present at the death scene were her husband, her son, Allen W. Thnrman, Mrs. Governor McCormick, of New York, a daughter and Miss Nina Thur man, Allen W. Thurman's oldest daughter. Mrs. Thurman had been unconscious for 48 hours. The scene was an affecting one, but Judge Thurman bore up much better under the ordeal than it was thought he would. He was grateful that his aged partner should be permitted to die in so peaceful and painless a manner. Mrs. Thurman was universally loved. A great point in her character was her re markable benevolence. She was continu ally caring for the sick and needy, and was nlwavs found ready to contribute to a worthy cause. She never identified herself with any church, but was a church-going woman and always engaged in charity. Mrs. Thurman wa3 born in Chillicothe in 1811, and her maiden name was Mary Dun. . Her father. Walter Dun, was a wealthy land owner and merchant at that place. While Mary was yet a young lady her father moved to Lexington, "Ky. Here she married Mr. Thompkips, but lie died after a few years. She was married to Judge Thurman in November, 1844. Judge Thurman is much enfeebled and broken down, and it is the opinion of those who know him best that he will not long survive the death of his wife. LIGHTING A RAILROAD. The Governor of Kansas Goes After a Line as If He Meant Xt, TOFEKA,.Oct- 17. i$pe& An AssocT- ated Pres3 dispatchj. recently announced that the general offices and shops of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Com-- pany would be removed at once ftom Se dalia, Mo., to Parsons, Ivas., in order to. comply with the statute of Kansas under which the charter of the company was granted. This announcement was made by the officials after being threatened by the Governor of this State with legal proceed ings to enforce obedience to the laws of Kansas. It is represented to the Kansas authorities, however, that the company has been enjoined by the authorities ot'Mis sonri from effecting such removal. Gover nor Humphrey therefore addressed a com munication this afternoon to Attorney Gen eral Ives, in which he refers to the report that the company would at once remove their headquarters to Parsons, Kas., and adds: I supposed, of course, that this action was in Rood faith, but, from events, this does not seem to bo the case. I am now advised that thobuildincs that were rented by the com pany for its general offices remain vacant: that none of the offices named in the statute, and, in met, no officer or employe or the com pany, occupies these rooms or transacts any business there, and that, in fact, the general offices of the company are maintained and the business pertaining thereto transacted outside of the State. Will you kindly look Into this, and if you find that the company is still violating the law of this State, com mence an action to annul tho charter of the company. HARBISON, LOSING & CO. FAIL Government Bed Tape rushes the Big Shipbuilding Firm to the Wall. Boston, Oct 17. Special. The red tape incidental to the fulfillment of Gov ernment contracts resulted in pushing an other shipbuilding firm to the wall. Har rison, Loring & Co. made an assignment late this afternoon and to-night the members of the firm are trying to realize what it all means, so entirely unexpected was the blow. The firm has for two years been at work on cruiser No. 11 and has received 11 payments thereon. The twelfth payment was expected to-day, but there was a disa greement with the Government supervisor as to the amount of work required before the payment would be forthcoming. The contract price was 5674,000. Mr. Loring's notes had been based upon this payment, and when he learned that the money would not be forthcoming for weeks he saw that he must go to the wall Late to-night ho turned over every dol lar's worth of property he possessed to President Charles H. Allen, of the Home Savings Bank, of Boston; the Hon. George T. Qumtard, of New York, and Harrison Loring, Jr., of Boston. The creditors are mainly iu Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and comprise banks ana hrms in the iron and steel trade. The liabilities are estimated at 8375,000. The nominal assets are 5800,000. In addition to cruiser No. 11, the firm has also in process of construction three steel tugs for the Government BIG OPIUM SMUGGLING RING. Unconfirmed Report of a Scandal Involv ing Senators and. Congressmen. Chicago, Oct 17. A special to the Times from Washington says startling disclosures are promised iu regard to the smuggling of opium into this country from the British possessions. After six months' investigation officers of the Secret Service have made a ponderous report to the Treasury Department, showing the exist ence of an opium smuggling ring which in cludes many prominent men and United States Government officials and that, in ex tent, it has not been equaled since the famous whisky ring of 1876. At least two United States Senators and five Congress men are implicated. Thccorrespondent of The Dispatch at Washington was instructed on receipt of the above report to investigate its accuracy. Hccould get no confirmation of it last night aud wired that it must be a mistake. DR. IIALL STEPS OUT. He leaves the Union Seminary Direct ory on Dr. Briggs' Account. THE RESIGNATION WAS EXPECTED. It Resulted From the Defeat of His Peace Tlans in Presbytery. REGARD FOR THE ALLEGED HERETIC rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TO Tin DISPATCH. 1 New York, Oct 17. Dr. John Hall has resigned from the directorate of Union Theological Seminary. His desertion of the unlucky institution in this extremity is due to the Briggs trouble. At the request of several of his fellow directors Dr. Hall has consented to remain with the board until November, when the annual meeting of the board is to be held. At that time the resignation will be acted upon, and until that time he will remain nominally in the board. Dr. Hall has long been greatly troubled on account of the Briggs matter, and his resignation was expected by the conserva tives. But the friends of the seminary tabooed the idea when it was suggested last summer by the newspapers. One of the stannchest friends of Dr. Briggs is Dr. Hall's son, Thomas, 3 preacher in Chicago, and Dr. Hall has been influenced ereatlvby his son's attachment to the accused heretic. AVOIDED COMMITTING HIMSELF. When the Briggs case came up in Pres bytery last May Dr. Hall avoided'votingby absenting himself from the meeting. ne Briggs men elected him a commissioner to the General Assembly, and had he gone lie would have been its Moderator. Here also he avoided committing himself by surren dering his commission. Later when the case was discussed by the directors of Union and action in defiance of the Church taken he withdrew just as the directors were on the point of voting. After his return from abroad Dr. Hall began an effort to quiet the prosecution of Dr. Briggs in the interest of the peace and harmony of the Church. He mustered a strong peace party that would certainly have carried the Presbytery at its meeting two weeks ago and stopped the trial of Dr. Briggs, but just as Dr. Hall arose in Pres bytery to present his plan, the floor was se cured by young Dr. George Alexander.who presented an independent peace proposition that had been concocted by himself and Dr. Charles L. Thompson. HALL WAS DEFEATED. The debate that followed was bitter. Dr. Hall was forced from his position and when the roll was called his vote was cast against the compromise. As the Alexander motion was lost by a vote of G4 to 62 Dr. Hall's retirement was fatal. Following this meeting of Presbytery Dr. Hall's pur pose to leave the directorate of Union Seminary was formed. A special meeting of the directorate was held last Friday at Brown Brothers' banking house in Wall street It was attended bv nearly all the directors and Dr. Hall there made known the fact of his resignation. The special meeting was called to prepare for the conference on the Brings trouble, with President Patton's committee appointed by thelast General Assembly for that purpose. .The day agreed between Dr. Patton: and President Butler was October 28. .That date being ax near Jit hand and .the action. delicate the effect of Dr. Halls resignation was greatly dreaded by .the directors. He was persuaded, therelore, to remain with the seminary until after its conference with Dr. Patton's committee and to have his resignation acted upon at a regular meeting of the board. HIS CONNECTION WITH UNION. Dr. Hall's relationship to Union has been of long standing and of great value to the institution. He is not only pastor of the richest Presbyterian Ohurch in America, but he is tho preacher of greatest intel lectual power in the denomination. His fame abroad is greater than that of any other American preacher, and his name in Union Seminary's directorategave the school great prestige. For years his presence in the Board of Directors has been a shield to Dr. Briggs. Had it not been for his assurances that the Professor's instruction was not dangerous, action would have been begun in Presby tery against Dr. Briggs years ago. (5ne of the liberal directors of Union speaking of Dr. Hall, said: "It will hurt us very much. At this critical time in our history Dr. Hall's retirement will do us incalculable injury." u. ,ue (fljuuaui . a mv.wu v tuc VUUICU HI- DR. HALT, DEFENDED DR. BRIGGS. Four weeks iks ago when Union Seminary Hall was urged by several di- opened Dr. rectors to use his influence with Elder Colonel Elliot F. Shepard to stop the at tacks upon the Seminary which were ap pearing in the Mail and Express. At that time Dr. Hall expressed great sympathy for Dr. Briggs. He insisted that the profes sor was misjudged by his prosecutors. He spoke of his observations while abroad this summer in support of the statement that Dr. Briggs was held in high regard by the freat preachers of Europe, and cited Dr. 'arker as an example of the men who were concerned in the results of the prosecution of Dr. Briggs. Dr. Hall used his influence in the society Chi Alpha, of which many of the Presbyterian ministers are members. The directors of Union voted to meet in a bodv Wednesday afternoon, October 28. at the Union Seminary building, to receive the General Assembly's Conference Com mittee and discuss with them the matter of Dr. Briggs' vote by the last General As sembly. President Patton, of Princeton, Chairman of the committee, has called the committee together in consequenee. By a vote of the directors President Thomas S. Hastings, of the Union faculty, and Lawyer Henry Day will be spokesmen at the con ference. Lawyer Day's selection was not without opposition in the directorate. Mr. Day's legal advice in the Briggs has not proven satisfactory to many of the di rectors, and several have stated that he does not represent the directors in this con ference, ATTENDANCE AT THE SEMINARY. Dr. John H. Worcester, a member of Dr. Patton's committee, now of the faculty of Union, has withdrawn from the committee and his place must be filled by another min ister. A preliminary catalogue is to he is sued by the faculty. This gives the names of the students. The junior class contains 45 men, six less than last year. Eight men are dropped out of the senior class,but their places are taken by seven new Beniors. The middle class is about the same as last year. About a dozen ot the beneficiaries nave been notified by the presbyteries to leave the seminary on account of -the Dr. Briggs trouble. They have decided to remain. The deficiency in their supply of funds, cut off by their action, is being made good by one of the wealthy directors of the seminary. Dr. Hastings has received offers of assist ance from many churches of the United States for any students whose presbyteries should desert him at this time. These Dr. Hastings states have all been refused. FOUND A BUBNIHG C0SPSE. The Body of an Old Man Who Had Commit ted Suicide BIscovered on Fire. New York, Oct 17. Special. Late on Friday afternodn Edward Friewald, return ing from his work in Carlstadt, N. J., saw smoke rising from a cornstack in a field at the rear of the Carlstadt baseball grounds, j and, .supposing that the stalks had caught fire, he ran to save them. He found some thing between the rack and the flame. It was the dead body of an old man whose shirt front was burning fiercely. .Friewald pulled off his coat, and, using it as a flail, he quickly extinguished the blaze, but not before the breast of the corpse was shock ingly scorched. The cornstack must very soon have been afire, when the body would havebeen cremated altogether. Friewald summoned, the neighbors, and the remains were identified as those of Philip Koehler, a German, 72 years old, who had been doing odd jobs for Henry Hueuer mund. He had clearly committed suicide, for in one of the stiffened hands was an old fashioned six-chambered revolver, with two of the chambers empty. The shot that had killed him was directly over the heart. In one of the pockets of the coat was found a letter to "Mr. Hueuermund." telling him of his intention to kill himself. YANKEE SAILOR KILLED BY CHILEANS .AND FlVlf! OTHERS WOUNDED TN A STREET FIGHT. Tho Men Were Members ot the Cruiser Baltimore's Crew Attacked by the Chileans While Walking the Street Further Trouble Expected To-Day. Santiago, Oct 17. The anti-American feeling, which js very pronounced, reached a climax last evening in thejstreets out of Valparaiso. A number of sailors of the United States steamship Baltimore, now in that port, were walking along the street when they were confronted by some sailors of a Chilean man-of-war. Some words passed, when a fight followed. There was evidently bad blood on both sides, and it only needed a pretext to bring on a con flict. Both parties were armed with knives and pistols, which were freely used during the squabble. When the combatants were separated by the police and bystanders it was found that one of the Baltimore's sailora had been killed and five others seriously wounded. Several of the Chileans were also badly hurt This was the first time the Balti more's sailors had been ashore for a month. The Intendentc of the city had assured Captain Schley, of the Baltimore, that his sailors would be perfectly safe on Chilean soil. The feeling to-day between the Ameri cans and Chileans is very strong. Several additional fights occurred to-day among the sailors, but they were not so serious as that of yesterday. The dead sailor of Baltimore will be buried to-morrow. An armed force will be landed from the Baltimore in order to furnish a military guard of honor for the occasion. Trouble is feared, as it will be Sunday nnd election day. Chilean officials, alive to the gravity of the occasion, have again promised Americana protection from as sault tinder all circumstances. THE CHILEAN STEEET FIGHT. Captaln Schley Keports a Boatswain Killed and Six Sailors Injured. Washington, Oct. 17. Assistant Sec retary Soley received a telegram from Cap tain Schley, commanding the cruiser Balti more at Valparaiso, saying that a boatswain was killed and six sailors of the Baltimore injured during a street tow in Valparaiso yesterday afternoon, and that he was now investigating the affair. ItiXiW that the rof.'Jias no intenia tkmalTsignificaoce whatever and 'does not riseabovethe dignity qfa brawl, the -offenders in which can tc prosecuted only for as sault and battery. TWO BATTLES WITH A T0TOH GANQ. Disorderly Negroes Finally Captnred and Three of Them lynched. Cltfton roBOE, Va., Oct 17. A sav age fight occurred between five negroes and the Clifton Forge officers in the mountain pass one and a half miles from here near the Iron Gate this afternoon, Tesultmg in the death of a white man and a negro. The negroes came to Clifton Forge this morning from the Big Hill mines, eight. miles from here, with the avowed purpose of creating a disturbance. Aided hv whisky, they be came boisterous and defied arrest, leaving in the same direction they came, followed by the town officers. They were called to a halt at the above point, where a fight ensued, in which P. A. Bowling, of the posse, was killed and Fred Wilkinson was shot in the abdomen and knee. Wilkinson will re cover, it is thought Both were hrakemen on the Chesapeake and Ohio Bailroad, and were summoned by the officials. The news of the shooting spread rapidly, and in a short time 50 men were scouring the mountains where the negroes took refuge, hunting them down. All of them were captured after several hours' search, and a second battle in the mountains be tween the policemen and the negroes took place. The other four are in jail here, three of them having been shot before they were captured. Three of them were lynched to night by a mob of 300 men. They refused to make a confession, claiming to be inno cent. AN AEGENTINE CABINET CBISIS. gomo Startling Changes in the Politics of that Hepnhllc Bitenos Atres, Oct. 17. Since the an nouncement of the rupture of the coalition of the Mitre and Eocca parties it has become known that there is a Cabinet crisis. Two of the Ministers have already resigned. The caucus summoned to consider the merits of candidates for the Presidency has demanded the formation of a new Ministry representing all political parties. It is stated now that General Eocca in tends to retire from political life, and that he is about to start for Europe. General Mitre's resignation of his Presidental can- aiaacy is irrevocaole. The Verdict on the Kent Disaster. Cleveland, O., Oct. 17. Coroner Sher man, of .Kent, O., to-day rendered his verdict on the wreck of the Olin family ex cursion train on the Erie Eailroad at that place September 30. He finds E. C. Brownand Conductor Ernest Biegert, of the freight train, guilty of gross carelessness and neg lect of duty in not observing the signals and in leaving Kent' without orders, in direct violation of the rules of the company. The Coroner finds that the railroad company had taken all necessary precautions to nrevent accident to the six excursion trains. Noted Telescope Makers Quit Boston, Oct. 17. Special. The noted telescope makers, Alvan Q. and George B. Clark, of Cambridge, are to dissolve part nership. This step is taken for the sole reason that Mr. George B., the senior mem ber, is physically unable to continue in active business. He went into the business when he was 20 years old, and he is now 59. That would make the firm 39 years old. The firm has at present among its contracts a prism 24 inches in diameter for the Bruce photographic telescope for Harvard A Benefit Society in Trouble. Harrisburg, Oct. 17. Special An order has been made by the Dauphin Coun ty Court in the case of the Commonwealth i of Pennsylvania ex rel W. IT. Hcusel, At torney General vs. The Economical Mutual Benefit Association, of Sandy Lake, Mercer county, citing thelattcrto appear at the Court House November 9, and: show causo why its business should not be closed. THE JOB DIDN'T' PAY. Men Bob a Pay Office and- Get Ar rested While Dividing Spoils. THEY BOUND THE MAN IN CHARGE. Expected to Get $14,000, but Only $500 Was There to Be Taken. TOE PLOT GIVEN AWAY TO OFFICERS rsraCIAI. TKLIGBAM TO THE OISPATCIM Scbanton, Oct. 17. The pay office of A. D. & F. M. Spencer, operators' of the Potts colliery in Dunmore, was robbed at noon yesterday by Charles Engle and Wal lace Snow, and 5500 in silver dollars done up in envelopes and sacks taken away. The robbery was one of the boldest imaginable, the thieves entering the front door, placing a revolver at the head of Byron Brady, who was inside, and compelling him to submit while he'was bound and blindfolded. After they had secured the money the men passed out upon Drinker street, pro ceeded to Dunmore corners, the most pub lic place in the town, marched up Bloom street, gained a blind alley which passed the rear of Engle's barn, and were in the barnyard with a man named Charles Boen, about to divide the spoils, when they captured by the police. ' A gr- ' FIVE WEN IN THE JOB. There seems to have been five men con cerned in the robbery, four been placed under arrest, the fourth"' being 'Squire H. H. Hollister, a man with a long history of crime. Hewai secured by the police shortly after the three were captured in the barnyard. The name of the fifth criminal has not yet been divulged. Mayor Fellows and Chief of Police Simp son were informed two weeks ago of the contemplated robbery by a man who was conversant with the plan. Hollister first proposed the scheme. Engle had been long in the employ of the Spencers and was fa miliar with the premises. He informed Hollister that at just about this time of the the month the Spencers have from $13,000 to 514,000 in their office with which to pay their men. The time fixed for the theft was noon yesterday. Chief of Police Simp son had thoroughly prepared for the rob bery, and everything was in readiness to give the robbers a warm reception. nAD EVERYTHING PBEPAEED. Officer Eoche, attired in citizen-'s clothes and disguised with goggles,. was in the home of Frank Wagner, a nephew of the Spencers, where he could command a view of the office. Others were posted at places where thiy could see the robbers as they passed toward Engle's property, whither it was known they would meet after the robbery. As soon as the thieves reached the barn yard from the alleyway all the officers were notified by signals. The three men were covered with a gun as the officers pounced in upon them. Capture was cer tain and resistance was useless. They sub mitted with a bad grace, their faces express ing their surprise at the suddenness of their capture. The officers knew where to locate Hollister, and he was placed in the station house almost as quickly as were4he other 'three. Eowen, JEngle and Hollister promptly de nied "that'they were concerned in, the rob bery, but Snow weakened. He was sepa rated from the three others'" and taken to the office of the Chief of Police, where be made a full confession. At 0 o'clock the men were given a hearing. Bail was de manded of Hollister and Engle in the sum of $2,500 each. The bail of Bowen and Snow was fixed at $1,000 each. GAVE OT THE HOTEL. Proprietor Matthews Turns Over tho Stur tevant House to Creditors. New Yonjf, Oct 17. Special The Sturtevant House has again changed hands. The proprietor, James C. Matthews, has been ill lately and his physicians recently told him that he must quit town for a time. As the physicians held out no hope of his being able to return inside of four or five months, it was considered best for all interested to have him relinquish the hotel. Mr. Mat thews owed considerable money, his larg est creditor being A P. Sturtevant, his father-in-law. Mr. Matthews turned the property over to Mr. Sturtevant, who thereupon appoint ed Marvelle W. Cooper and William Wad dell trustees. At the hotel to-night it was asserted that the trustees were appointed to look after the interests of all the creditors. There will be a meeting of the latter next week. BEVOLTTTION IN MEXICO. Garsa Calls Upon the People to Arise and Smite President Diaz. San Antonio, Oct 17. Special. Cat arino E. Garsa, the Mexican revolutionary leader, is. in the neighborhood of Piedras Negras, Mexico, at the head of an armed force of COO men. He is committing many outrages on the citzens who will not join his standard. The Mexican Government is sending regiment after regiment of soldiers to that section and making every effort to quell the uprising. Garsa has just issued a manifesto over his signature. He says in part: None can be blind to the desnotlsm. hv- Socrlsy, immorality and corruption of the laz Government. We, insurrectionists. Government, d a political demand a political organization according to the sentiment of the constitution of 1837. A despotic government like this, which sus tains itself by force of arms alone, cannot call itself constitutional, and, therefore, in its blind and criminal obstinacy.it is doomed to be the victim of snch rebellions as we have commenced until the last drop of free blood in this country is shed. 1 call upon the Mexican people to rise in arms. CAUSE OF THE HICKSVILLE WEECK. Not the Spreading of Balls, but Some Ob ject Falling: From the Engine. Newark, O., Oct. 17. Special False and injurious reports having been sent out concerning the cause of the railroad dis aster to the Baltimore and Ohio train at Hicksvllle, State Bailroad Comissioner J. A. Norton sentM. J. McMarana to investi gate the matter. His official report was lurnished to-night, and is as follows: I find the accident was caused by some hard substance which had fallen from some car upon the track, and, getting wedged in betwoen the rail and flange of one of the driving wheels on the engine, it caused tho driving wheel to leave tlie'track, which im mediately crow ded the opposite track rail out of place and caused the derailment of the remainder of the train. There-were three people killed, five seiiously injured and nine slightly injui ed. The track was in good condition, being well tied and spiked and of a good gange beforo the accident oc curred, and there was no such thing as the spreading of the tails as reported by the dispatches. Two Philadelphia Banks Consolidate. Philadelphia, Oct 17. It was report ed to the Clearing House Association to-day that Eobert T. Brownfield, President of the Seventh National Bank, had resiened from that position and that Conrad B. Day, President of the Commonwealth National Bank, had been elected his successor. The Commonwealth National Bank will at once wind up its affairs and its business will be transferred to the Seventh National Bank. The capital stockrof the latter bank is now ?400,000, and it is expected that it will be increased by the consolidation. LOST DABBLING IN OIL. what became or the monet CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N. Y. OF Defaulting Treasurer SperTy Writes a Confession'- From Canada He Blames Prominent Office Holders and Party Men Got None of the Money HimselC Jamestown, Oct. 17. Special. The de faulting County Treasurer of Chautauqua county, Orrin Sperry, has sent from Canada a written- detailed confession implicating prominent Bepuhlican county officials. Of the men implicated, Dana Horton is a supervisor, Henry B. Case is Sheriff of the county, and Adam Davis is one of the most influential Republicans in this dis trict It is believed that others will be implicated. The fact that Sperry offered to return and testify, provided the indictments against him were quashed, and that his offer was refused, is considered sufficient evidence that his absence is desired. The confession is dated: "International Bridge, Ont, October 3, 1891." Sperry tells how he was induced by various pre tenses to lend the county funds to political friends for oil speculation. He continues: In December, 1882, 1 let Henry R. Case an Dana P. Horton have 4S,000 for the purpose ofusingltin their oil operations, and they tnlrl TTii. nff. thfa tlinf thai nur fMamnnnir Into the hands of Broker Allen, and it was Q.SlI lost by In vestments in oil. In February 'eVJ March, 1883, I saw Davis. Case and Hor- V""-in rhpir WfT nil iTifrniTift thnt thflV Of .n"10" knowledge of tho oil market f . .rf"luld make money and restore tUfc.AVn. "'VAt'iev were all on mv official OTlfT yr r "0red that what thev had tola uiosjvf ,' 1 1 then let them have S10.COO morgUv mntv'a money to invest, as they said, ' irm Later on soma of this money was paid bac Jj?. iif1fi?,tlmeJntuVrmt2Lai)5s?rl?gTBaaethe people who are supplied in tha of 1884 1 let Wilson have about $18,000 of the . :,'. n. tu-i j i - n county money, and Javisknew about tho amount of money I let Wilson have, and it was through his advice and influence I let Wilson have the money. Davis, after this loss, through Wilson advised vac to leave the country, and said he would soon make enough to make up all the losses and have me back before tho snow flew. May, ISSi, when I left the country, I had only $183 in money, which I had realized from the sale of my farm, and not one cent of it was the county's money. I have nevor had one cent since. I never lost any of the county's money with tho idea of robbing tho county of it. On account of the confidence I had in Davis, Case and Horton, in the relation they sustained to me as my bondsmen and pre tended friends, and on account of what Colonel Ruf us Haywood said to me, I be lieved oil was going up and that these men would make enough by the use of the coun ty's money to make good all the losses we sustained." . A DOG'S NOBLE WORK. HE SAVES FIVE NT PBOBABLY TWENTY PEOPLE FKOM JJEATH. A Mother and Four Children Boused From Sleep In Their Bnrnins House by Him The Faithful Animal Drags Two of the Children Out. Cincinnati, Oct 17. Special Cov ington had the most exciting and sensational fire this morning that has occurred in years, and the hero of the day is a small shepherd dog. The fire broke ont shortly after 5 o'clock in a one-story frame occupied by Mrs. William Smith. The mother and her four children were asleep while the. house was amiss of flames, and but Tor the remarkable intelligence, affection and other human qualities displayed by the family dog the entire family wonld have certainly perished. The animal was permitted to sleep in the kitchen, and some time after the fire had broken out he managed to reach the bed room adjoining, and jumping on the bed barked and scratched at the face of Mrs. Smith until he aroused her. Both the rooms were now in flames, and another moment's delay would have been fafal to the entire family. The mother managed to reach the front door, and her screams aroused the neighbors and then she ,iell to the floor, overcome by the dense smoke. In the meantime the faithful dog had dragged the two young children from the' bed in which they were lying half dead from the smoke and had pulled them to the door, where they lay when the neighbors arrived and found the dog, half-smothered with smoke, barking at the other two chil dren. The dog was badly scorched, but would not leave the house until the family were all safely outside. The house and two others adjoining were destroyed. The alarm box, directly in front of the burned building, could not be opened and the next box visited also re fused to work, and not until the door of the first box was broken open with an ax could an alarm be sent in. The thousands attracted to the scene ap peared more anxioui to see the dog than to view the ruins. The dog is a medium sized, black and white shepherd. Five lives, and probably 20, were saved Dy his intelligence. JOHN BULL ALABHED. Troops Are to Be Sent to Canada and Dominion Defenses Strengthened. Ottawa, Oct. 17. Special. Following close upon the announcement that the United States Government, intended abro gating the agreement entered into in 1817 with Great Britain and place a fleet of gun boats upon the great lakes, it was reported to-day that, at the request ot the British Government, Lord Stanley had demanded an immediate report npon the defenses of the Dominion from the military author ities here. There appears to be little doubt that it is the intention of the British Government to send several regiments to Canada shortly. Again the fortifications at Halifax are still under the control of the imperial authori ties. They are being strengthened to make that naval station impregnable. The same course is to be carried out at British Colum bia. It has been suggested that England has become alarmed at the strong annexa tion movement which appears to have seized her subjects In Canada, and is going to take precautionary measures, if necessary, al the point of the bayonet to prevent its further development German Duties on American BreadstuSs. Berlin, Oct 17. The "negotiations be tween William Walter Phelps, the United States Minister, and Chancellor Yon Caprivi for a reduction of the duty on American grain and hreadstuffs generally, proceeds. It is not likely, however, that anything will be decided upon before the new Austrian treaty of commerce is promul gat ed. The reduction of the tariff on Amer ican pork products is also involved with the pending German treaties. It is expected that Minister Phelps will succeed in secur ing for America equal privileges with Austria. Not Open for Settlement Washington, Oct. 17. The Presidtnt issued a proclamation to-day reserving from entry or settlement the White Eiver plateau in Colorado, and setting it apart as a public reservation. Gold Found in Nova Scolli. Halifax, N.'S., Oct. 17. A big strike of gold has been made at Oldham, N. S. There are 25 tons of quartz in sight, which it is estimated will yield at least 100 ounces to the ton. GAS FORJiVE YEARS, The Pliiladelpliia Company "Williiig to Guarantee Fuel for That' Time. M FEAE OF AM FAMINE. Lines Tapping Five New Fields to Be Completed in Two Weeks. CAN SUPPLY MANUFACTUREES. There Will Be a Pressure of 40 Pounds on the 36-Inch Main. PRICES ARE NOT TO BE INCREASED Pittsburg will have plenty of gas this winter, and for the next four or five years to come. This is the statement that the Phila delphia Company is prepared to make. Within two weeks, the officials of that com pany say, they will have a pressure of 40 pounds to the square inch on their 36-inch main. The increased supply comes from five new fields, viz., McGahey, Elizabeth, Moon township, Stowe township and the Franklin and Ohio township field. This supply will he more than is needed for domestic use and for the mills now sup plied by the Philadelphia Company. and the Allegheny Heating Company, the following towns are also guaranteed a full supply: Monongahela City, McKeesport, Homestead, Mansfield and Tarentum. GAS FROM FIVE NEW FIELDS. George H. Browne, Superintendent of the Philadelphia Company, in an interview yesterday said: "Previous to the construc tion oi the 16-inch line to Moon township there was a shortage of gas in our pipes, but since that time there has been more than we could use. Still it has been short in some places because we did not have large pipe enough to distribute it. As a result, Allegheny has Bad the best of the supply. Now we are laying a 16-inch main. We are tapping the Moon township main, hack of Chartiers, and with another 16-inch pipe will reach Steuben street, in the West End, and empty into the 20-inch main on Carson, street This line is three miles long, and will be completed in two weeks. From the Carson street main the gas will he brought across the river and distributed over the city. "We have another new field at Eliza beth, where four wells are drilling. Two will be finished in a week and the others in, two weeks. Other wells there have a pres sure of 400 to 300 pounds,and we expect our wellstodoas welL The field is only a short distance from'the Bellevernon 36-inch main. In the McGahey field, Strabane township, Washington county, we have -three wells ready to turn in. One of them has a pressure of 700 pounds and the other from 400 up. There are four others which will be in in a short time in the same field. The line from there is now being laid. The mam is 20-inch size for five miles and 16 inch for the other 15. This will be com pleted inside of three weeks, PLENTV OF FUEI, FOR TEARS. 'In another week we will have added millions of feet each day to the supply in Allegheny City. The line is now being laid from the Franklin and Ohio township field about eight miles north of Allegheny where we have two good wells now and the indi cations for more paving wells are good. There is also a new well in Stowe township, which is to be turned into the lines at once. The main to the Franklin township-field is being made of reclaimed pipe. "This," continued Superintendent Browne, "gives us five new fields in addi tion to those we already have. In two weeks' time there will he a pressure of 40 pounds on the 36-inch main here which, guarantees safety from any gas famine. We count on the supply to be sufficient for all our needs for the next four orlfive years to come. We can fill all our contracts and will have gas to spare. We do not, how ever, want to supply any blast or puddling furnaces. We expect, however, to give fuel to a number of new glass houses, at a rate of about 12 cents per thousand feet I do not believe there will be any further in crease in the price of gas for domestic use." Brice as a Peacemaker. SPHINGFIELD, O., Oct. 17. Special Senator-elect Cal Brice is in this part of the State just now trying to patch up a peace ia the natural gas war between Dayton and this city. Millions are involved, and the settlement has an important hearincr on L manufacturing in this section. THE DISPATCH DIBECTOBY. Contents of the Issue Classified for tho Convenience of the Header. The issue of The Dispatch to-day consists of 20 pages, made np in two parts. The news of tho day occupies the first nine pages. Special features and class news will be found readily by reference to the table below: Page 9. Tnz Ibisii Factions. PiTTSiiunc dibectout or 1315. -The Chabactzb of Lincoln Colonel, A. K.JlcCTurs. Page 10. The Music World CW. S. Educational News. Page 11. The Wawts, to Lets. For Sales vOD Otheb, Small Advertisements. Page 13. Tax Society World Marion F. Gallagher. News op the Theaters Hepburn Joans Gossip op the guards. Page 13. Food pob Little Folks Shirley Dare. Pittsburg's Musical sociEriES.Bessie BramDla The End op a Call Margaret H.Welch. Lats Fashiox Notes. Page 14. late ScTENTtPic News. business Cards. Page 15. A Eotal Profligate .Wllkie The spirit World.". F. T. S. Rich Men Fishing Colonel F. A. Burr l'ESTERDAr IN THE DlVOBCE COURT. Page 1G. A Review OP SPORTS Pringla How Depew Works Frank G. Carpenter Taken fob a Bunko Man..... Bill Nye acboss the Equator Bella Page 17. A Prettt Fairt Stobt Parsla Tns Puzzle Department. E.R. Chadbourn Chile's Holidat Fux Fannie B. Ward Buttons op Ivort Charles-T. Murray American Push Edjtar Fawcett Goodbye to Summer Aunt Clare Page 18. Loading the ore Boats L. K. Stood First op the Laws Rev. Georre Hodges Facts Adout Meat. Elllce Serena Page 10. the Grand abmt. secret Societies. the Market reports. Page SO. News or tub Coubis. amusexxxt Notice. i i .- JkZi -JjV:-6-.BiatAfcariv TJtnWftfl SZ3HSJH
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