THEN AND NOW. Small Arts for Two Months Compared. September, 1S91 . ...5,911 Same Month 1890.. 3,987 Increase, 1,944. Mta A CENT A WORD Keeps You Before the Public Through THE DISPATCH. FORTY-SIXTH TEAR PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, '1801.-TWELVE PAGES mMi . mm 'lawj' BLOCK TRIAL Attorneys for the Accused Officials Introduce a Lot of-Documents TO BETAED THE IMUIBY. Clerks Reading Tiresome Testimony to Bows of Empty Scats. STEWART A PUZZLED WITNESS. He Contradicts Himself at Every Turn, and Satisfies Kobody. ARGUMENTS OX BOIER'S CASE TO-DAI asleep. The President pro tm had gotten weary and had gone out. He called Sena tor Mylin to his place. Mylin grew weary and called up Senator Grady. He was re lieved by Senator Gobin, who in turn was relieved by Senator Packer. Then they ad journed for snpper, and again went to worJc at S o'clock. At 10 o'clock the clerks were wom out and the Senate adjourned. Mr. Hensel did not remain to hear the reading. He went to his home at Lancaster this evening. The testimony comprises 410 pages of -typewritten matter taken at the meetings held in Harrisbtin: September 10, 23 and 28. the meeting in Philadelphia October 12 and at Harnsbnrg the same evening. It consists largely of evidence given by Messrs. Boyer and McCamant at these meetings. The testimony of County Clerk Myers, of the Auditor Geueral's office, the proprietors of the Philadelphia rebate organs and ex-City Treasurer Frank Bell, of Philadelphia. The readme will probably be concluded to-morrow, when Mr. Boycr's case will be argued. Hebbert. POWDERLY'S POLITICS. The labor Leader Casts His Lot With the Republican Party. weakened, so that he could get only 50,000 from them against his 520,000. H'KINLEY'S MEETINGS HIS RECORD IN FORMER CONTESTS. An Alleged List of Major ITcKinley's Pitts burg Iron Friends. DISTURBANCE AT A CAMPBELL RALLY rritOM a staff conr.ssrovDF.jrr.i Harrisbuhg, Oct 22. Bv the accumu lation of evidence, material and immaterial, the Senatorial inquiry was clogged to-day. With the confused, contradictory and almost incoherent evidence offered by John Q. Stewart, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, the day was ill spent by Loth sides. Jlr. Stewart had been called originally to show that the warrants for the 5420,000 of school money paid to John Bardsley, for Philadelphia, had been ille gally drawn. Iu his direct evidence yesterday Mr. Stewart showed by dates that the warrants had been drawn illegally. He reaffirmed that fact to-day, but in his cross-examination he became hopelessly entangled. He insisted that the warrants, after having been drawn, were mailed by him to Bardsley, although he testified yesterday that he had turned them over to Mr. Boycr, who swore that he had personally delivered them to Mr. Bardsley. Some Rather Carlons Contradictions. Stewart testified yesterday that the Phil adelphia school year began January 1 and ended December SI of each year. To-day he swore that the Philadelphia school year began and ended as the school year in the other districts throughout the State, June 1, ending May 31. A lump of dough in the hands of an experienced pretzel maker could not have been twisted and warped I into more fantastic shap?s than was Mr. Stewart when lawyers Shapely and Gilbert drew him into their legal meshes and had him perform all sorts of acrobatic feats to the enjoyment of all present, and to the ever lasting humiliation of Mr. Stewart, who is a State official. Mr. Stewart is a big man physically. He is over six feet tall and is well propor tioned, and .looks a man of bearing and dignity. In his confusion on the witness stand, however, he presented a pitiable eight. He seemed anxious to be right. He struggled to justify the accused officials in their alleged liolntions of the law and in. the great straddle he was ungenerously ex posed by thr attorneys of those he was anxious to help. A 'Witness TTho Satisfied Nobody. ncn comronteu with his testimony ot yesterday he weakened. He realized that if he had given the warrants to Mr. Boyer, as he had testified he had done, he had turned over to the wrong person a vast sum of money, as Mr. Boyer, having the war rants in his possession, could have reasonably claimed that they had been paid, as he couldnot have rightfully gotten them un less they were paid. He then said he had mailed the war rants to John Bardsley at Philadelphia, but when confronted with the assertion that if the warrants were mailei they could not have readied their destination in time to avoid the law requiring the money to go into the sinking fund he faltered and completely failed. As a witness he proved of no bervice to either side. After Mr. Stewart was retired Treasurer Boyer was called to identify some tabu lated statements supplied from his books, and he was kept on the stand until the noon adjournment. The afternoon session was distressingly uninteresting. Tho Boyer Inquiry Closed. No witnesses were called and it was de cided to close the case against Mr. Boycr. Attorney General Hensel objected to hav ing the inquiry called his case and also ob jected to the words, "closing the case." He insisted that it was an inquiry and not a case. When the Senate convened at 3 o'clock Mr. Shapley, hot and flushed wit!i a keen tense of humor and a liberal knowledge of law, created some amusement by offering in evidence in Mr. Boyer's case all the testi mony that had been collected by the legis lative and councilraanic committees; al though he had strenuously objected to the admission of such evidence when the in quiry was first began. "We now offer anything and everything that has been discovered against our client," Mr. Shapley said, and his confident air amused both sides of the Senate. In their amusement the Democrats overlooked the trap the clever attorney was constructing for them. Mr. Shapley wanted time. His effort was to delay the proceedings and seemingly with their eyes closed the minority party fell into the ditch digged for them. Foil Into a Legal Trap. They accepted Mr. Sbapley'smagnanimons offer. They were perfectly willing to ac cept all the evidence, and with the excep tion of Senator Ross so voted.. Much of the evidence they hod never heard, and to con sider it they must have it before them. That was the brilliant little scheme. It guaran teed all the delay necessary. io print the evidence would require i.early a month, and would cost almost S50, 000. To have it read by the clerk would t.-.S.e.about a week. Shapley chuckled, and Hensel who saw the purpose of Mr. Shap lev's orisinal move, but who was only as sisting the Senate and could not warn his Democratic brct'.ieni of the danger ahead, fairly groaned w iih anger, and when the op pong counsel cixfied him at the first mis take of his parly he flushed with wrath, but said not a word. Scrator Koss wanted the matter reconsid ered, but the Republicans would not join him. Several speeches were made on both f-ides, and the matter was finally compro mised b- hat ii.g the clerk read all the evi dence taken by the Legislative Committee at its lat meeting. This will be printed for the cons'der.ition of the Senate. Rending Tor Hour "Without Hearers. It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon when tho clerk b-wi reading (i.e uninttrcsting evi dence. Before he had read ten p?ges over lialf the Senators who were present were DESPERATE DESPERADOES. A DYING TEXAS KOBBEK BLOWS OUT niS OWN BRAINS. Details of the Pursuit and Capture of the Southern Pacific Railroad Train Rob ber Tho Brave Work of the Sheriff's Posse. Dei. Rio, Tex, Oct 22. Special The full details of the pursuit and capture of the Southern Pacific train robbers reached here to-day. Joe Sitter struck the trail at a place near Juno, Tuesday, and-leaving Frank Bendle behind, to inform the rang ers who were following on the trail, he pressed on in hot pursuit after the robbers. Tne posse caught sight of the rob bers yesterday at 3 p. jr., at a distance of 300 yards, in a deep canyon on the Live Oak," near Grierson Springs, Crockett county. They were unsuspecting ol pursuit, and were proceeding leisurely in the direction of the Union Pacific, which road they are thought to have-designs on. The posse approached unseen to within 100 yards of the men, when the back horse of the robbers took fright and made a dash, which caused the men to look back and dis cover the pursuers. Captain Jones ordered a charge and a running fight follow ed. Langsdon soon weakened and gave up, and Tom Fields soon afterward, finding himself hard Dressed, surrendered. Wellington and Hint ran several miles," when the former's horse was shot from under him. He left the animal and took up the side of the mountain, bnt Captain Jones was upon him and cut off his retreat, whereupon he surrendered. Flint ran at full speed, a distance of ten miles, firing back upon his pursuers as he went The fire was returned, and he was mortally wounded, being shot in his left breast. He fell off his horse, and, sitting upon the road, coolly produced a pencil and paper and wrote a "will, bequeathing his effects to his brother. He then pulled a pistol from his belt and blew his brains out as the rangers came up. Sixty or Beventy dollars in gold coins was found in a belt around his body. Langsdon had about 5600 in green backs in his vest pocket When searched, a sack on the packhorse containing 5400 in Mexican silver was found. Flint's body was carried eight miles and was then buried Th posse arrived si Comstoek, this conn tv. to-day, with the prisoners, and will go West on to-night's train to El Paso. Sheriff Keefer went up to-day, with war rant lor the men. Captain Jones refused to deliver them to lnni. Deputy Sheriff Joe Sitter has hunted the gang like a blood hound, and has hung on their trail with bulldog tenacity for more than a week. rSPXCAII. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Scranton. Oct 22. The attacks made upon General Master Workman Powderly by different papers through the State have resulted in making the friends of the Knights of Labor leader indignant, and Mr. Powderly himself has been aroused. It is now announced by intimate friends of Mr. Powderly that he has been driven by the ill-timed hostility of his former friends into the Republican party, and that hereafter he will work actively against Mr. Pattison and his candidates. Mr. Powderly is now engaged in tho col lection of facts showing that he has not been a hidc-bonud member of the Democratic party, and that he did not make a political flop when he accepted a nomination at the hands of the Republican State Convention. Mr. Powderlv can show by the files of the Scranton JtrputXicanihat, in concert with other shop workmen, in 1872, he assisted in organizing a Grant and Wilson club in Scranton, and it is universally known that he was elected and re-elected Mavor of I. Scranton bv the Greenback party over a Democratic opponent Every one here is acquainted with the fact that for years back Mr. Powderly has supported the Republican nominee for Congress in this district, and has civen assistance to 'many Republican candidates. No later than last fall he could have secured the Democratic nomination for Congress without speaking to a delceate, but he positively declined it Many Democrats here are alarmed over the results of the attacks on Mr. Powderlv for they promise to prove a boomerang. He is said to have powerful lieutenants in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, as well as in Lackawanna county, and a word from him would set in motion forces which would ef fectually affect the chanclies of Wright and Tilden. Powderly lent his assistance to Pattison in the campaign against Dela mater, but the same power, extended against the administration, might prove equally disastrous for Pattison. WELL ATTENDED EVERYWHERE, DE SPITE BAD WEATHER. KILLED DOG AND MAN. Thomas McMahon Shoots Xavier Steppler by Mistake. DEMOCRATS GIVE OUT A LIST HARBISON'S CASK OF WHISKY Sampled, Gautrcil and the Duty Paid by Colonel Erliardt. New York, Oct. 22. Special The President's barrel of whisky was officially sampled and ganged to-day. It was found to be rare stu", and a duty of 52 .TO n gallon was declared to be about the proper figure. Colonel Erhardt had already tent a 554 de posit tc Broker Ackerson as a guarantee of good faith. He will get 59 back from the Custom House officials, and it is further presumed he will get the remaining 545 from the Chief Executive of the country. Colonel Erhardt would not 6ay anything to day. Others, however, say it seems to be rather embarrassing for both the President and the Colonel, inasmuch as the President forced the Colonel to resign the Oollectorship, and is now indebted financially to him. There is another person concerned who may feel slightly embarrassed, also. He is Mr. An drew Carnegie, who pent the barrel from Cluny Castle. Apparently Mr. Carnegie is not keeping a very close run of things, and thought Colonel Erhardt was still Collec tor, and, being Collector, necessarily Mr. Harrison's friend. The barrel is marked "a E., Collector, New York," while the entry papers contained his name in full. The Presidental barrel contains 14 im perial gallons. That would be 16 gallons over here. Its value was set at $53, or about S3 a gallon. Whisky is cheap in Scotland, and a good article can be had for 75 cents. The President's is a rare special brand. Some curious people would like to know whether the President bought the, barrel through Mr. Carnegie, or whether Mr. Carnegie made him a present of it. Colonel Erhardt won't tell, if he knows. NO DIVORCES IN MEXICO, And but Little Prospect of the Passage of a Separating: Act. Monterey, Mex., Oct 22. Special There has been much feeling nroubed in Catholic Church circles throughout the re public over the prospect of Mexico having a divorce law. The Mexican laws have neer recognized divorce, but Juan A. Mateos, member of the House of Deputies, has introduced a bill in that legislative as sembly legalizing the right 'to secure divorces in this country. It is not likely the measure will become a law, as the majority of Mexicans are Catho lics, and that Church is bitterly opposing the proposed act At the present time it is impossible to obtain a divorce in this coun try under any circumstances. NO REBEL FLAG ALLOWED To rioat Over Posts of tho Grand Army in the Future. ALBANY.Oct. 22. Special Commander in Chief John Palmer, of the Grand Army of the Republic, this evening declared his intention to issue at an early day an order prohibiting posts of the Gra'nd Army from taking part in any ceremony where the rebel flag is displayei lie came to this decision by reading the account of the un veiling of the Grady monument in Atlanta, yesterday. Captain Palmer was quite worked up over the fact that the posts of the Grand Army took part in a celebration where the rebel flag was shown. Tiio Suspension of a Suicide Broker. Xr.vYoi.K, Oct. 22. The suspension of AY. a Whitchonsc, the broker who at tempted to commit suicide yesterday, was announced in the Consolidated Exchange to-lav. Of Plttsbnrgers Said to Have Contributed to the McKinley Fund. Columbus, Oct 22. Special The Democratic State Committee gave out for publication this evening a list of the Pitts burg manufacturers who contributed to the fund to aid Major McKinley in the cam paign. On inquiry as to the reliability of the list, a member of the committee stated that it was sent to them by one of the heav iest contributors, who was asked to make a second donation but declined. He does-not want his name used. The following is the list: Apollo Iron and Steel Comrany, Pitts burs, $1,000; Apollo Sheet Iron Works. $500; uoiton iron ana steel Company, $300; n.... ft. -... ua. itr T C r v u.! Af u 11 a, IsW.. CiWVj .&. AH. A OUt JL IvU., $Z OW; CanonsburjC-Iron and 6toel Compaur, t$3J0;. wruuu iron woiupany, ouu; unrncgie isras. & Co., Linx, $5,000: Chartiers Iron and Steel Company, $500: William Clark's Sons & Co., $1,000; Clinton Iron and Steel Company, $500; Doquesne Steel Works, $1,000; J. W. Friends & Co., $250; Hammond & Sons, 1100; Howe, Ilrown &Co.. Lim., $1,000: Jones A Laugh lins, Lim., $2 500; Keystone Rolling Mill Cora, riany, $250; KirKpntrict & Co.. S500; Lindsay A McCutcheon, Alleghenv,$l,00l; n. L. Lloyd ft Sons, PIttsbunr. $100: Lockhart Iron nnd Steel Companv, $500: Moorhead Bros. & Co., $500; Hoorliead-McClcano Co.. $500: Oliver Iron and Steel Companv, $1 000; J. Painter & Sons, $1,000; Pittsburg Forge and Iron Com pany, $1,000. Total, $23,000. He Impresses Upon Ills Hearers the Spe cial Necessity of Electing the Legisla ture A Speech in a Manufacturing Company's Shop. BARNr-roiilx,Oct.22. Special. Major McKinley arrived this morning, accom panied by a staff of reporters. They were at once escorted to the beautiful home of G. E. Btadfield, whose guests thev were during their stay here. Major McKinley wns-ro-j speak from the porch of Mr. Bradfield's residence, but owing to the disagreeable weather the meeting was held in the new machine shops of the Watt Mining Car Wheel Company, where at least 3,000 people assembled. McKinley began bv saving that that was just the place to hold a Republican meet ing; tnai wnere American woricingmen were employed was a flattering place for a man to advocate the principles of the Republican party. When talking about the importance of electing a Republican House of Representatives, the Major spoke very impressively on the subject, closing nis argument by saying: "It is of inhnitelv more importance to elect a Republican Legislature than a Gov ernor, for if jou moke a mistake in the Legislature vou cannot correct it for six years, while if you make a mistake as to the Governor you can correct it in two years. Therefore, if you cannot elect both, I am frank enough to say: 'Abandon your candi date for Governor and elect a Republican Legislature.' " "The Major spoke for about 1 honrs, after which the partv left for Bellaire, where he bpoke to-night The crowd was composed principally of farmers nnd me- cnanics. and the mere mention ol James (i. Blaine's name was a signal for long and loud applause. The parade by the Mc Kinley clubs of Bellaire and surrounding cities at the Bellaire county meeting, was the greatest ever seen ih that town. One club of : 300 wore tin tlu2 hats, neckties and canes. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the wcather.it was the createst crowd ever assembled in the town. The IN JAIL CHARGED WITH MURDER Says He Only Wonted to Kill the Canine, hut Some Doubt That. that Major talked for an hour and a half on the tariff and silver questions, and then devoted his time to State affairs. CAMPBELL IN A ROW. EAST LIVERPOOL OBJECTS TO FREE TRADE CRUSADE. HIS NAMED ON THE 120TH BALLOU A Lively Contest for the Nomination of a Constitutional Convention Delegate. Wavnesbubg, Oct 22. Special. The conference from Fayette and Greene coun ties met here last evening to nominate a candidate to the Constitutional Convention. P. J. Newmeyer, of Connellsville, and I. S. Stenz, of Waynesburg, were placed in nom ination. Then began a stubborn fight, in which 10(5 fruitless ballots were taken, and the conference adjourned until this, morn ing. Mr. Hosack then put in nomination Thomas Holt, a prominent labor leader of Faye'te county. On the one hundred and twentieth ballot Stenz was made the nom inee. It is the general opinion here that the majority of votes in Greene county will be against the holding of a constitutional con vention, on the ground that it is more than dangerous to tamper 'with something that can nardiy be improved. Tho Governor Replies by an Attack Upon the Pottery Manufacturers Ho Says Hirelings Were Sent to Break Up the Meeting. East Liverpool, Oct 22. Special. There was a remarkable scene in Governor Campbell's meeting here to-night An effort was made to howl him down, and he at once launched out into a personal attack on the proprietors of the potteries here, charging that they had sent their hirelings to break up the meeting. He pointed out a mail car rier who was heading the outer demonstra tion, and said he was a fair specimen of the people who did not want to hear Democratic doctrine. "No wonder," said the Governor, "that the Republican bosses nre onnosed to the Australian system, j; wish every voter Jn Ohjo might witness Ah)s scens Jicre to night This is the highest protected town in the State of Ohio, and the onlv things that are not really protected are labor and ireespeecn. iAPP'mise.J After this the meeting quieted down, and the Governor proceeded with his speech, making his usual effort to show that the tariff cheapened labor and increased prices on the product Before the meeting ad journed Mayor Hall took the stand and said he was ashamed of the action of some of the-people of East Liverpool, and hoped the disturbers would at least respect the office held by Governor Campbell. Governor Campbell spoke to an audienoe of farmers at New Lisbon this afternoon, and then drove across the country sixteen miles to this place. When he left Cleve land this morning it was raining. The storm turned to hail, then to sleet, nnd later in the day to a rather brisk snow. The ride from New Lisbon was over a hilly and uneven road, but the Governor stood the trip like a veteran teamster, and appeared as bright and chipper as ever when he arose to talk to the potters to-nieht. His sneech at New Lisbon contained considerable new matter on the tariff question. There are a great many sheen in Columbiana county.and Governor Campbell discoursed at length on the wool tariff. A PARTIAL INQUEST HELD YESTJEJJAf XaYier-Step-pTer was shot down and al most instantly killed in his home at Oak dale yesterdav by Thomas McMahon. The latter is in jail charged with murder, but there is considerable question as to whetherhe had any intention of killinc Steppler. Oak dale is a little town out the Panhandle road, a short distance beyond Walker's Mills. The inhabitants were greatly excited over the affair, which had many peculiar feat ures. According to the facts gleaned yesterday by Coroner's Clerk Grant Miller it will be a difficult matter to prove tho affair any thing more than an accidental shooting. Steppler kept a dog at his house which sev eral times had made savage attacks on passersby. McMahon was a particular ob ject of the dog's wrath, and he had several times declared his intention of shooting it. This idea was doubtless spurred on by an in cident occurring early yesterday. Mc Mahon called at the Steppler house with a basket and asked for some potatoes. The lady of the house promptly informed him that he could have none, as he was a big, strong man, able to earn his own living. The dog chimed in with an- ominous growl, and McMahon left the place. : i m 11 A VIM 11 1 1 I I I J THREE CENTS A GREAT GAS IDEA Harrison Will Soon Be Able to Form an Opinion on Blaine's Health. CLEVELAND REFUSES TO GO. The Democracy of Grand Rapids Asked Him to Stump a District. Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct 22. L M. Weston has received a letter from ex-President Cleveland in response to an invitation to assist in the Congressional campaign now in progress. In it he says he does not think he ought to advise or instruct the people of this district how they should discharge their political duty. "You tell me that the Congressional campaign is being conducted on the tariff issue," he continues. "I do not fear that there will be any lack of arguments and reasoning Dy iuosc wuo are on tne spot and who advocate an adjustment of our revenue laws as will give to our working men the best rewards for their labors and supply to them and all others who earn their living the necessaries of life at a cheaper cost If these things were accomplished it is per fectly evident that the condition of all who work would be immensely benefited." WEST ELIZABETH STRAIGHTOTJTS, An Oil Producer Erects a Large Pavilion for Them at His Own Expense. West Elizabeth, Oct 22. Special A rousing Straightout open meeting was held here to-night The rink owned by the Waltons was refused the managers, bnt only on the plea that Jt would not be large enoucn for the crowd expected. Mr. Sno a wealthy oil and jras producer and an en thusiast in the Straightout cause, erected at ms own expense an immense pavilion, lighted and warmed by gas brought from the wells nearby. This immense platform would not hold the people who gathered from this stalwart Republican stronghold to hear speeches by Messrs. " Fetterman Nesbitt, Fitzsimmons (of the firm of Robb & Fitzsimmons), and others prominent in the present fight Democrats Giving Odds on Flower. New York, Oct 22. Special Thomas Patten, a real estate man in this city, is re ported to have bet 20,000 to ?0,000 that Flower will be elected, one bet being $10, 000 to 5,000 and tho other f 10,000 to ?4,000. The money was laid with certain committee men at the Hoffman House, with whom is said to have been deposited funds for betting on the Republican lieket at the best odds obtainable. It was reported this money FASSETT INTERRUPTED, TOO. Tammany Democrats Pursue tho Same Taotics as East Liverpool Republicans. New York, Oct 22. While Senator Fassett, Republican candidate for Gov ernor, was addressing a large concourse in this city to-night he was frequently inter rupted by boisterous talk. At length a melee sprang up in tho rear of the house and the police hurried down the aisles to quell it xnis illustrates Tammany methods," be- an Mr. Fassett "Tammany is trying to reak up the meeting," shouted many men, springing to their feet. But the speaker commanded attention, nnd the police se cured quiet. Mierman at Dellefontalne. BELliEFOhTAlNE, Oct. 22. Special. Senator Sherman addressed a large meeting to-day at West Liberty. After several days of rain and gloom the warm sunshine and balmy air, together with their admiration for the venerable statesman, drew the peo ple thither from all parts of Champaign and Logan counties. The meeting was held in a large tent, where fully 2,000 people listeucdintently to a two hours' discussion of the issues of the campaign. Senator Sherman went to Columbus to-nitrht .ind will speak at Richwood to-morrow. BOUND TO BE REVENGED. Full of anger and a desire for revenge McMahon went to a store and asked to bor row a revolver. On his promise that he wanted it only to kill a dog he was given a 38-caliber weapon and two cartridges. Saun tering back to the Steppler house McMahon observed his canine antagonist sleeping comfortably on the front porch beside the door. The porch is about three feet above the ground and afforded an excellent shot at its occupant Looking carefully about to see that no body was looking, McMahon pulled out the revolver, aimed at the dog and fired. The dog gave a mournful howl and fell dead. McMahon then shot the other cartridge. This time the'ball struck the door over three feet away lrom the dog. At the time Mr. Step pler was sitting in tho front room, smoking and talking with David Hughes and his father. As the second shot was fired the two men heard the bullet crash throunh the door and saw Steppler fall off his chair. The blood was pouring from a wound just over his left eye, and he breathed his last in a few moments. When McMahon was told what he had done he simply said he onlv in tended killing the dog, and quietly walked away. No attention was paid to fiim until J. B. Dodds and James G. Simpson, neigh bors of the Stepplere, heard of the affair and started after him. A constable's discretion. The two men found out the road McMa hon had taken and quickly followed to Walker's Mills, where they met Constable Riley, who was driving along in a buggy. They told Riley the circumstances and ad vised him to arrest McMahon, but Riley, apparently airaia ot tne man, refused. Dodds then went to a bouse near by and summoned the occupant, who ap peared with a slmtgun. When Mc Mahon saw the gun he stopped aud ear rendered. Riley then clapped a pair of handcuffs on his wrists, and took the pris oner to the office of 'Squire Walker. A charge of murder was preferred against him, and he was at once brought to Pittsburg nnd turned over to Warden McAleese at the county jail. Coroner's Clerk Grant Miller visited the soeno of the shooting in the afternoon, im paneled a jury and began the inquest juivuru ikiiier, cieri. mu u grocery store at Oakdale, was the first witness examined. He said that early yesterday morning Mc Mahon called at the" store and borrowed a revolver and cartridges to kill a dog which had bitten him. McMahon did not say where the dog was, but when Riller asked him he replied that it was not far away. A snort time alter tms he returned the re volver with the cartridges empty. Mrs. Steppler was placed on the stand and testified that she was in the house when the shooting took place. She did not know what was wrong until she saw her husband lying on the floor in the room. David Hughes, who has been boarding with Steppler for two weeks, said he was sitting in the room when he heard two shots fired In the yard in front of Steppler's house. He saw Steppler fall from a chair near a window where he was sitting. Ho ran to the door and saw McMahon standing in the yard with a revolver in his hand and told him he had shot a man in the house. McMahon said that he had been shooting at the dog and did not see how lie could have shot in the house. made some wonderful passagcsTietween the United Kingdom and the Pacific grain ports. The other two racers are the ships S. D. Carleton, of Rockport, Me., and the British ship Balkamah. both bound for Havre. The ship M. P. Grace, for New York, also started with the racers, and will try her speed with them around the Horn and up the South Atlantic. Millions of Feet at Present 'Wasted to Be Caught and Pnt to Use. FOKTMES YAOTSH IN AH. How Every Coke Oven Can Be Con verted Into a Fuel Plant. ENGLNEERSMITH PEESESISAPLAN Enough Escapes From Frick's Works to Supply Pittsburg. IT AMOUNTS TO THOUSANDS EVEETDAI ONLY ONE WEEK TO LIVE, Tot Jackson Fletcher Is as Freo a Man as Ills Guard. Caddo, L T., Oct. 22. Special. Jack eon Ftcher trill Tint ha ol,nf fn.mn-.nn. I -. - ..... ..v. u. dUV. ,V 1UU11UW( He b -u eranted one week's resniti in H may visit his folks. The ougn caddo with him ves- ord' Shei A 'fts. "J terday. - fi f0 to be as free a man as the Sheriff -0 O arding him, as he was allowed -v-0 , , Xty he desired. The prisoner wasj60TV of the town without being hanujfo $,. shackled, while the Sheriff was inS A- f He made no attempt whatever toAyaway, and seemed as unconcerned as irhbthing was to happen to him. He is now visiting his wife and child, near Boggy depot, and will remain there till time to be shot, which will be next Fri day. He says he would not leave if he could, for they would catch him again aud then the Paris (Tex.) Court would get him. He is a full-blooded Choctaw. If he were turned free to-day he would be there on the day of the execution. FIGHTING PEST3 BY DISEASE. The Novel Method of Scientific Kansas Tor Ridding Farms or Chinch Bags. Kansas Cur, Oct. 22. There was only one session to-day of the American Health Association. The first paper read was read by Dr. H. Fries, of Toronto. He re cited experiments which demonstrated the presence of tuberculosis in-milk. Cleanli ness in animals, the keeping and preserva tion of milk in as nearlv a normal oondition as possible were conditions nepessarv to be observed " ' " ' " ' Chancellor Snow, of the State TTni versify, of .Kansas, read a paper explaining the theory of the, destruction of the chinch bug by propagating a deadly disease among them. He estimated that about 75 per cent of field experiments had been thoroughly successful. A farmer was sent half a dozen infected bu'gs, with instructions to place them in a prepared jar with about 300 bugs from his infected field. In 48 hours they would infect the whole number of bugs which were then scattered through the fields, and the insects would die. In thi3 way during last season 400 farms in Kansas had been cleared of the pest. ACCUSED OF BEING A G. A R. MAN. The Novel Form or Heresy of Which a Wesleyan Minister Is Gnllty. Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 22. There is a war on in the National Conference of the Western Methodist connection, which opened its quadrennial sessions in this: city to-day. Rev. G. P. Reilly, of Marion, Ind., was accused by John Livingston, of Detroit, of being a member of the Grand Army of the Republic Mr. Reilly did not deny the accusation, but asked leave to ex plain, which, however, was not granted him Rev. N. Warder, of Syracuse, N. Y.. President of the Conference declining to hear him further, or to fellowship with the heretic Rev. Mr. Reilly entered the military service as chaplain, but ended the war as Colonel of the Sixth United States Colored Regiment. He says he joined the G. A. R. nine months ago; is not ashamed of that lact, and will take tne consequences. Tho Wesleyan Church is much opposed to secret societies. could be had at odds of -10 to 8. but when Tn..n.. nflT" 1 jl' 1 ., ... I "CCV SUU111V IU UUUUirtt me SCUll-Un lattcn offered the cash the committee men dividend, which is payable. next month. The California People's Party Organized. Sacramento, Oct 22. The People's Party convention opened here to-day for the purpose of effecting a .State organiza tion, the adoption of a platform and other business. There was a large attendance of delegates representing the labor organiza tions and tfie Fanners' Alliance. Presi dent Polk, of the National Alliance, made an address before leaving for the. East ONLY ONE FACT BEMAINS Or a Story of Railroad Gobbling That Came From the West Philadelphia, Oct 22. Special A prominent official of the Pennsylvania Rail- road said to-day, of the dispatches from In dianapolis stating that the object of his recent visit West was to negotiate a traffic alliance with the Northern Pacific Railroad with the Pennsylvania system: "There is no truth in the dispatch except that Mr. Roberts is in the West He is not there for the purpose of buying the Northern Pacifio or any other railroad, but for the purpose of looking after his own road. It is not even true that he is accompanied by two English capitalists, so that you see the only true statement in the dispatch is that Mr. Roberts is in the West "Mr. Roberts and the officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad Comnanv who nrn now inspecting the property will return from the West Saturday. The directors will meet shortly to declare the semi-annual saw M'aiAnoN shoot. Maggie Steppler, daughter of the dead man, said she was in the house when she saw McMahon come along and pull a re volvcr from his pocket and shoot at the dog in the yard, kilhna it. He then fired again, but she did not see where he had pointed the revolver, and could not say whether Mc Mahon had shot into the house intentionally. At this point the inquest was postponed owinvto Mr. Miller having to return to the city. The inquest will be continued this morn ing when it is stid the most important wit nesses will be examined. Xavier Stcpplers the dead man was acoal miner, employed in the Oak Ridge mines. He leaves a wife and three children. He was well known about that section of the country, having lived at Oakdale for u num ber of years past. He had manv friends and the circumstances surrounding Iiis death have caused a great deal of excitement Thomas McMahon has not been around Oakdale very long and was known only to a few. He was considerably addicted to drink, but was never known to molest or quarrel with anybody. During the past few weeks he has been spending the greater portion ot his time in some speak-easies in the vicinity. There is a difference of opinion in Oakdale as to whether he intended shoot ing Steppler or not RACING ACROSS THE OCEAN. Four Speed Soiling Ships Trying Their With Big Loads. Bangor, Me,, Oct 22. Special One ot the greatest ocean races on record is now in progress between four big sailing ships, which left San Francisco on the same day a few weeks ago, grain laden, for Europe. First among the fleet is the quean of the American merchant fleet, the four-masted ship Shenandoah, of Bath, 3,238 tons net register. She is less than a year old, and is the largest wooden ship alioat She carries 5,000 tons of wheat, the largest cargo of the kind ever stowed in a sailing ship, and is bound for Liverpool. The Shenandoah's greatest competitor in the race is the British iron ship btrathearn, a flyer ot great re nown. The Strathearn is 20 years old, and in her young days was a crack packet be tween New York and Liverpool! easily beating the time of most of the steam freighters, while in recent years she has Adjonrnment of the Typothetae. Cincinnati, Oct. 22. Special The Typothetae adjourned to-day. Toronto was chosen as the place for the next meeting, to be held in August, 1892. Officsrs for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Presi dent, W. N. Sheppard, Toronto; Secretary, Everett Waddey, Richmond.Va.; Treasurer, Charles Buss, Cincinnati; Executive Com mittee, Amos Pettibone, Chicago; Theo. L. Devinne, New York; C. S. Morehouse, New Haven; W. H. Woodward, St Louis; William H. Bates, Memphis; A. M. Geez mann, Minneapolis; N. S. Fish, Indianap olis. The Committee on Typesetting Ma chines reported a number of statistics, but made no recommendation. A Notorloas Bricand Killed. Havana, Oct 22. The notorions bandit Palenzuela was killed by soldiers in the San Juan wood, near Colon, to-day. As the troops were passing through the wood they came upon the bandit, and at once began firing upon him, killing him instantly. TABLE 0P CONTENTS. Pago. The Senatorial Investigation 1 Powderly Tarns Republican 1 A Peculiar Allegheny Conn ty Murder.... 1 Snbstitnto for Natnral Gas 1 Proposed Taxation of Oil Lands. 2 Pittsburg Politics 3 Industrial Intelligence Hotel Arrivals und Personals. S New Electrical Wonders , 3 Classified Advertisements 3 Editorial Articles and Comment 4 The Realm of Society 4 .Interview With Sir Edwin Arnold 5 Deaths Here and Elsewhere. 0 Local Religions Assemblies O Important Insurance Suit Decided 0 The Pope a Practical Hostage 7 Blaine Now In New York 7 Results of aState Hospital Inquiry 7 A Hig Bank Defalcation 7 Sporting, State News and Weather 8 The Street Railway Convention O Dalzell Arouses Philadelphia Republicans 'J An Ofllccrs Story of Cannibalism 9 Influences Now Affecting Asia 10 Work in the OH Fields - 1 An Exile's Escape From Mberia 10 Financial and Commercial Markets 11 Secret! ry Foster on the, Stump 12 Court Proceedings 13 No matter whether all the gas fields in the county fail, Pittsburg is assured that a general return to coal will never be neces sary. Every coke oven is a gas. plant and that gas can now be saved and piped to Pittsburg. The gas now escaping from the Frick ovens is more than sufficient to supply all the needs of Pittsburg. It has often been said that the man who gets away with the cloud of smoke that blights sweet pros pects, sweet birds and sweet flowers, and at a cost that can scarcely be felt by those benefited, will have more honor than he who doubles the production of grass, of which there is at present a surfeit, as seen through growers' spectacles. Mechanical Engineer M. "V. Smith, who has his office in the Hamilton building, has developed the plan and all that is wanted is to pnt It into operation, and the probabil ities are beyond comprehension at first glance. The idea will be more readily grasped by the reader if Mr. Smith is al lowed to state his own case, which he does as follows: Powers of the Various Gases. "There are three distinct qualities of gases made from bituminous coal, viz: Pro ducer gas, water gas and retort or illumi nating gas. Producer gas is made by passing steam and air through a mas3 of incandes cent coal or coke The gas contains about 05 heat units- to the cubic foot at a temper ature of 60. Poor as it is incombustible matter it furnishes an economical substitute for natural gas when used in connection with the Siemens regenerator furnace a system well understood by the Pittsburg iron and glas manufacturers. "Water gas is made by passing super heated steam through a mass of incandes cent coke excluding the air. A cubic foot of this gas contains 21G heat units at 60 temperature. Water gas being composed of carbonic oxide and hydrogen, stands be tween producer gas and retort gas. It is too expensive to work in regenerator furnaces and too lean in heat units to use direct, be sides beintLvery poisonous. Water gas itself does not seem to have very much of a future. "Retort gas is made by placing bitu minous coal in a closed retort and applying external heat sufficient to distill off the vola tile hydro-carbon gases which require scrub bing" and cleaning before delivering into the pipes for distribution. One cubic foot of this gas contains about GT0 heat units at a temperature of 60. Natural gas bobs up serenely from a hole in the ground, and con tains 1,051 heat units to the cubic foot, and has a value of 20 cents per thousand. Nuisances Turned Into Value. "In the manufacture of coke," he con tinued, "with the most popular method in the country, the bee hive oven, on every ton of coke produced there is a loss of about 15,000 feet of illum inating gas, 12 gallons of tar and about 23 cents worth of ammonia. Experiments we recently made in tlii3 city have demon strated beyond the possibility of a doubt that a satisfactory quality of coke can bo produced and these valuable coal products changed from a nuisance to a useful com modity. "The new process consists in the applica tion of the regenerator furnace to the man ufacture of coke where producer gas can be used to furnish the necessary heat and these valuable hydro-carbons and bi-products utilized so as to give tne gas free of cost, and the gas so produced may be supplied through the pipes now used to supply natural gas to manufacturers andprivato consumers." Engineer Smith then showed the follow ing figures, which are based on actual results obtained in an experimental fumace built for the purpose: COST. B0 tons cokinp coal at $1 50 per ton....$ 73 00 8 men to treat the nbovo at 2 per day. 1G 00 10 tons of gas producer coal at 60 cents per ton 5 00 Co-t of superintending repairs, etc., at $5 per diem 5 00 Total cost to operate plant treating 50 tons ofcoal peril hours $101 DO CREDIT. Each ton of coal Droduclnel,300 pounds of coke, making, 65,000 pounds at $3 per ton 9 63 00 Each ton of coal treated yielding 13 gallons of tar, making 600 gallons at 8 cents per gallon 13 00 Each ton of coal yielding about 23 cents worth of ammonia 12 so Making a total of. $125 SO From this deduct tho cost, $101, and ft leaves a balance of $24 50 profit per diem and gives 500,000 feet of good gas free of cost to the manufacturer. Thousands Wasted Every Day. Now, suppose the application is made to the works of H. C. Frick. It should be un derstood that the calculations that follow are made somewhat loosely, fractions being dropped, but they are sufficiently accurate to convey the idea intended, so lor a fresh start: . Mr. Frick ships 700 cars of coke per day of 16 tons each; 11,200 tons, and adding 50 per cent to that will give the amount of coal at present consumed, 16,800 tons. With each ton of coke is produced 18 gallons of tar, or with a day's shipment 211,000 gallons, which is worth S16.923. Now in the making of each ton of coke there are 15,000 feet of gas wasted worth at 15 cents.per thousand 52 23 and on 11,200 tons 103,000,000 feet worth 525,200. Each ton of coke yields 37 cents' worth of ammonia and 11,200 tons, 54,144. Now from the above deduct the cost of the slack coal necessary to run the regener ative furnace for 24 hours, $2,250, such slack being worth but 50 cents per ton, and you have the saving effected of one day's output of these works by the application'of Mr. Smith's proces-, which changes a nui sance into a valuable property. The record for one day's output in the utilization of the waste at the Frick ovens shows profits as follows: Tur, 2U.GT0 gallons $16,323 Gas, 168,000,000 cubio feet, at 15o por 1,000 CCt.... .......... .. ........ .. ............ d.vUU Ammonia 4,111 Total . $46,2?2 Moro Than Doable the Profits. As this is bomething over twice the amount received from the sale of the coke, nrrtf pit ' 'fiiBIISIfirlfiiiiiilfffi iffiii jarcjjaliBBIjpHssWVin
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