THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, TOESD&.Y, OCTOBER 27, 1891.
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QUAY INJMMMD
Ho Drops Down, on the Boys
at Philadelphia and Takes
Charge of The
QUAKER CITY CAMPAIGN
McKinlej's Battle for Protection in
the Buckeye State
KEEPIXG CAMPBELL ON THE HUMP.
Ii-SpeaVcr Iteed Begins His Tour of Ohio
for the Major.
POLITICS '0T TOO CHILLT 12fIWHEKE
rrFCIAI. TFLEGEAM TO TITE DISPATCn.
1'iih.auelpiua, Oct. 2G. Senator Quay
has kept his promise with the boys by ap
pearing in the city late Saturday night, and
throughout to-day he was one of the busiest
of men. The object of his visit is to take
charge of the work of the last days of the
Kepublican city campaign, with the merest
of incidental reference to aiding thc State
ticket. Tic has not appeared at any time at
his usual hotels, and the places that com
monly find him a visitor have not been
troubled by his presence this trip.
It is the same old story this year as it has
been in other years. Mr. Quay's presence
in the city is necessary to bolster up 31c
Creary's cause and to look after the prac
tical disposition of one of the largest cam
paign funds that the Kepublican managers
have had under their direct care in a dec
ade. Representative Gaffney is authority
ior the statement that David Martin re
alizes that unless he wins this year he is for
ever & back number.
Chairman Porter Is Hopeful.
Citv Chairman 1'orter, while no longer
carrying that self-satisfied and jauntv air
that has made him a conspicuous figure
along Chestnut street and in the rooms of
the Republican Executive Committee, is
really more hopeful of the result next week
than'he has been at any time during the
campaign. lien spoken to tnis evening he
aid: "I have no doubt of the election of
both the city and State ticket, but I have no
figures to give. This is not a time for fig
ures." "Where Mr. Quay i stopping is an enigma
to the politician;. They have been unable
to locate him, as he has not taken up rooms
cither at the Lafayette or Continental hotels,
nor at any other public house, but he came
up trom "Washington late Saturday after
noon, and passed Sundav at a point near the
tity. To-day he was Mr. Martin's gnest,
and it is said that Frank Willing Leach had
qnite a number of messages u carry, be
tween ixenerai Jteeaer ami Jlr. .Martin s
home during the course of the day. Among
Mr. Quay's callers were said to be Senator
i nomas, benator urousc. Magistrate Dur
ham, City Chairman Porter and Collector
i ooper, witn wnom newas closeted at the
ustom house for a portion of the time.
Rppubllcans Are More Confident.
Following close upon the Senator's ap
pearance, unusual expressions of confidence
in the success of the Republican city ticket
are heard on all sides." and while betting
has not reached the point that might be ex
pected, there is considerable backbone
mauife-ted, and one statement from Dave
Martin to the effect that McCreary would
have 2G.O0J majoritv in thp city, has been
taken as a feeler, and the boysare holding
n to it hard
First payments of money among cam
paign workers nere made to-day, and the
licet of this will be seen during the next
three davF. Mr. McCreary himself has
pusranteert the payment, so it is said, of
three workers at every election poll in the
oily, as part of his share in meeting the
legitimate expenses of the Republican city
ca'npaigu.
Chairman "Watres is on the anxious bench.
Matters in Lackawanna county are going
decidedly against him, and, as that is the
fcection of the State in which he is best ac
quainted, ana the particular end from which
he expects exceptional results, he is very
ninth worried over recent reports.
Senator Quay in Charge of the City.
Chairman "Watres is not likely to take
hold of the real active work of the Eepubli
can State Committee again during this cam
paign, and in the meantime General Frank
Reeder meets the leader from the country,
while Senator Quay takes care of the citv."
Candidate Robert E. Wright will be in
the city to-morrow, and devoted all of to
day to connecting the threads of neclected
business at his home in Allentown. Farmer
Tildrn is out on a little missionary work of
his own in Lawrence countv, and both the
candidates will come together again next
Friday at Pottsville, where a monster Dem
ocratic mass mectins will be held, which
the whole of Schuylkill county is expected
to attend
Chairman Kerr is hourly in receipt of
the mot gratifying reports from everv sec
tion of the State. His latest advices" indi.
cite that the Democrats in everv countv are
thoioughly alive to the situation and'will
bring out everv last vote in the interest, of
Wright and Tilden. While giving no fig
ures and making no claim, as he deems it
inadvisable to allow any expression of such
a character to escape, he is more confident
of the ultimate result this year than he was
this time last year.
SPLIT OVER THE 10TTEBY.
Louisiana Democrats Electing Tno Sets of
State Delegates.
New Orleans, Oct. 26. Special The
first Democratic parish meeting held to
determine upon the election of delegates to
the State Convention in LaFourche parish,
resulted in a split and bolt on the lottery
question. The "antis," or opponents of the
lottery, elected a set of delegates to the
State Convention, while the "pros;" who
favor the adoption of the lottery amend
ment, held a separate meeting and called a
pnmarv election to choose delegates to the
State Convention, November 16.
The fact that the very first meeting re
sulted in a split on account of the bitterness
in the ranks on this question, is regarded as
presaging a split in the regular Demo
cratic convention.
Gregg and Morrison's Campaign.
Franklin, Oct 2G. Special' General
Gregg and Captain Morrison arrived here
ibis morning, and were met by General D.
H Hastings. The three distinguished visi
tors then held a reception in the Exchange
Hotel, where the veterans were so numer
ous the affair partook of the character of a
G A. R. reunion, with hundreds of citizens
Eprinkled through the crowd. At the mere
mention of Blaine by one of the speakers
cheer after cheer arose, and it was fully five
minutes before the speaker could resume.
New Ballots Made Necessary.
Mansfield, Oct. 2G. Special When
Senator Hildebrand and his attorney put in
an appearance at Medina to-day, the Demo
cratic President of the Election Board
very speedily changed his mind about the
issuance of ballots without the names for
State Senator, as detailed in dispatches
from here yesterday, and new ballots have
been ordered.
roraker In Excellent Spirit.
Antwerp, Oct. 6.-Speeial-Thc For-
akcr meeting here to-day was a grand sue
cess, there being near 5,000 people in at-
tendance. Forakcr was never in better
t spirit. Forager irciit to Defiance to-night
' tn nrilrpc a mppliniv ill the Ol)era lloUSft.
hile Secretary Foster talked to an asscm
blv in the rink. .
M'KIXLEY'S MEETINGS
ATTENDED BT CROWDS WHO COME
MILES TO HEAR niM.
Magnificent a$.d Enthusiastic Reception at
3ft. Vernon nard to Feed Snch a Multi
tude N'o Hall Rig Enough to Hold His
normous Crowds.
JIt. Vernon; Oct. 2(5. Special So
candidate of any party for any office was
ever accorded a more magnificent and en
thusiastic reception in Mt. "Vernon than
was Major McKluloy this afternoon. The
outpouring of the masses was simply won
derful, and exceeded all expectations. The
people came from Licking, Richland, Co
shocton, Holmes and Ashland counties.
By noon the crowd was so great that it was
with difficulty fed, although extra prepara
tions had been made.
Business houses were profusely decorated
and it was no unusual sight to sec Demo
crats hanging up a picture of McKinley.
The Major arrived from Canton and was
met -t the depot by thousands of people,
while a line of nearly a thousand voters was
formed to escort him to the hotel. So eaeer
were people to shake his hand that finally a
guard was formed around him to keep the
throng back until he could reach his car
liage. Arrangements had been made to have the
speaking in the rink, which seats 3,500, but
before McKinley reached town the building
was two-thirds full, so a stand was erected
on the public square, before which fully
8,000 people assembled, while 2,000 more,
in despair of getting near enough to hear,
left for their homes.
Major McKinley spoke for about an hour
and a half. He was in good voice, and made
himself heard by nearlv all the vast audi
ence. He discussed the silver and tariff
questions, and, particularly urged the elec
tion of a Republican to the Legislature
trom this county. His remarks were re
ceived with great enthusiasm and prolonged
applause, aud at the conclusion of his
speech, was obliged to hold another in
formal reception. At 5 o'clock he took
luncheon, and at 6:10 left for Newark.
He was tendered an ovation at Newark
to-night. Between 8,000 and 10,000 from
the surrounding country and neighboring
cities came to listen to the great tariff ora
tor. Notwithstanding the fact that a tem
pest of wind was blowing, with occasional
gusts of rain, a monster procession greeted
the hero of the hour aqd escorted nim to
the armory, where a crowd of fully
5,000 had gathered before he arrived in
the city. McKinley delivered one of his
characteristic orations, consuming 2 hours.
The time was equally divided between dis
cussion of the tariff and the subject of free
coinage. It was a remarkable meeting for
a Democratic stronghold.
CAMPBELL IS HUSTLING.
NOW MAKING UP rOB THE TLME HE
LOST WHILE SICK.
Six Speeches in One Day An Impromptu
Meeting at Kent Akron Tarns Out a
rrocession With Twenty Hands The
Oilier Meetings.
Akron, Oct. 26. .Serial. Governor
Campbell made six speeches to-day at as
many different places, aud held innumera
ble receptions along the route of his cam
paign. The first stop was at Gallon, in the
Democratic county of Crawford. The trip
had been arranged for the Governor to stop
first at Mansfield, but early this morning
the programme tas changed at the earnest
solicitation of Gallon people, and he stop
ped at that place for half an hour. They
had but two hours to get up a meeting, but
they improved that short time. The other
meetings were at Mansfield, Ashland, Ra-
'venna, Kent and this city. At each place
the cronds were immense and the enthusi
asm great.
At Kent, where the meeting was im
promptu, his train was greeted by the boom
iug of cannon, and the little railway station
fairly swarmed with peopled He talked
free trade to the workingmen who com
posed his audience, and, as UBual on such
occasions, used the Pittsburg manufacturers
as the horrible examples of protection.
Among other things the Governor said:
"Major McKinley says if I'm elected the
result will be accepted as a victory for Eng
land, and the wages of American work
ingmen would be cut down. Whv,
bless your souls, if the manu
facturers who are oppressing labor
thought lor a minute that my election
meant the reduction of wages, everv
mother's son of them would be howling for
me. Instead of raising vast sums among
the Pittsburg manufacturers for Major
McKinlev, they would be pouring money
into the Democratic campaign fund. Why.
even the East Liverpool pottery manu
facturers would be for Jimmy Campbell if
they thought his election meant the re
duction of wages (applause), and they ai ould
send their hired claquers around to Lreak
up Major McKinley's meetings." (Laugh
ter and applause.)
The climax of to-day's series of meetings
was reached here in Akron. The Demo
crats here in the city and all of them in the
surronnding towns had turned out in full
force. They came from Canton, the home
of Major McKinley, Alliance, Massillon,
and many other places. There were march
ing club's without end, and over 20 brass
bands. The procession was a mile in length,
and the greater portion of the evening the
streets were uncomfortably crowded. In
fact, there was more procession than meeting,
as the Assembly Hall, where the meeting
was held, will only accommodate about
3,000 people, and it was packed to the doors
long before the head of the procession
reached there. It was with the greatest
difficulty that Governor Campbell reached
the stage, and none of the clubs were able
to get inside the building. His speech to
night was mainly directed to the working
men, and he took occasion to attack the
oat meal and other industries here for going
into combinations and trusts.
SPEAKER EEED IS OHIO.
He Addresses Two Miminoth Meetings
for Ills Friend McKinley.
Ironton, Oct. 26. Special This has
been a tremendous Republican day at Iron
ton. Tom Reed, of Maine, is here; so is
General Bob Kennedy, and so, too, are
many thousands of people from the co untry
round about, who come to participate in the
gala day and hear the brave champions of
Republican principles. The mills were
shut down, the shops were closed and the
whole day was devoted to the Republican
cause. Trainl oads of people came in from
the surrounding couulies and from the bor
der districts of Kentucky and West Vir
ginia. Huntington, W. Va., sent a delega
tion of 400 on one train.
Speaker Reed was received at the public
square with cheers from about 12,000 people.
His speech was an eloquent address, deliv
ered in his plain and deliberate manner,
hich delighted every ear. His declaration
that in making William McKinley her Gov
ernor the creat State of Ohio would honor
him no more than during the past 14 years
he had honored her, was a sentiment which
elicited great applause. He spoke at Ports
mouth to-night.
Sam Cary Jokes at BarnesTllIe.
BARNESVILLE, Oct. 26, Special
General Sam F. Cary, of Cincinnati, made a
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dition of the working people. He preached
for fully half an hour on the calamity that
would beiall the county should McKinley
be elected. His speech was composed
principally of funny stories, as nearly all
the Democratic speeches are this campaign..
A BIG METHODIST B0IT.
South pakota Republicans Denounced for
Dodging the Prohibition Issue.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 26. In the
Methodist Conference this morning, when
the Committee on Resolutions reported a
plank pledging the members of the confer
ence to support the independent ticket, be
cause of its attitude on the prohibition
question, there was some vigorous speaking.
The resolution was recommitted and finally
adopted as follows:
Resolved. That the Republican party of
South Dakota, in the elimination liom its
platform of prohibition's entitled to the dis
approval of prohibitionists.
A SHREWD SWINDLER.
AS A
RUSSIAN COUNT HE DOES
AfltERICAN FRD3NDS.
UP
He Finds a Fruitful Field in Brooklyn
Some Notes Issued by Him Get Him Into
Trouble Now He Is Headed Toward
Mexico.
New York, Oct. 26. Special When
RoderiokVon Graff came to New York,
something less than two years ago, his big,
athletic frame and fine, handsome face
helped his pleasant manners greatly in es
tablishing him quickly as a good fellow and
a man worth one's while to meet. He said
he had been an adjutant of the Czar, but
that political troubles had forced him to
leave Russia to escape Siberia.
He made friends rapidly. Relations of
his owned an estate worth 1,000,000 roubles,
and he was heir to most of it, he said. He
had little money, but he was an architect and
a civil engineer, and when Lawyer O. W.
Klebisch first met him, a little more than a
year ago, he was struggling along in a little
office doing designing and mechanical draw
ings. After a time he went out to the Kle
bisch farm, in Suffolk county, to shoot a
litte, and live, finally.
Mr. Klebisch was about to bnild a tomb
for a deceased sister. Von Graff made a
beautiful design. After that he was more
in Klebisch's favor than ever, and borrowed
several sums at intervals. Then the Count
went to Brooklyn to live. There his genius
and his grace found a fruitful field. In the
time he lived in Suffolk county he had
somehow acquired valuable landed interests
in Pennsylvania, at least he said so. He
also said he had $10,000 in cash. So he went
into real estate. He met Clara O'Brien.
Some time after that Mr. Klebisch visited
the Count at his new Brooklyn home. The
Count was in an entertaining mood. He
exhibited a full length lithograph of Clara
to Mr. KlebiBch. "See," he said, "this is
my wife, Clara O'Brien. She is an actress
and an artist." Mr. Klebisch heard after
ward that Clara was a knife thrower in a
dime museum on the Bowery.
The Count went rapidly from one real es
tate dealer to another. They all failed.
He managed to get himself rated by the
commercial agencies at $150,000. Finally
he issued some notes. The signature was
that of a well-known New York firm and
they were negotiable at a downtown bank.
The count made affidavit that the notes
were genuine. To his affidavit he signed
the name of the senior partner of the firm.
A note broker, to whom the count went, in
vestigated and found the notes forgeries.
The Count got wind of the discovery, and.it
is said, has gone to Mexico. In the mean
time several gentlemen in Brooklyn mourrt
ids departure. Mr. Klebisch is out about
5500.
SPECULATIONS IN REAL ESTATE
Cause the Failure of a Prominent Insur
ance Agent of Cortland.
Cortland, N. Y., Oct, 26. Specials
Theodore Stevenson, the most prominent
real estate and insurance agent in this
county, made an assignment to James F.
Bray ton and Philip Sugannan, of this vil-l
lage. Stevenson is president of the Cort
land Top and Rail Company, and vice
president of the Howe Ventilating Stove
Company. His liabilities will amount to
nearly 5150,000. Preferences are made
to secure the wages of all employes,
to the West Chester, New York Bowery,
Commercial "Union, Girard, Firemen's and
Orient insurance companies for premiums
due; to the People's National Bank of
Salem, N. Y., for promissory notes; to the
National Bank of Cortland, the Second Na
tional Bank of Cortland, the First National
Bank of Cortland and others. These prefer
ences, exclusive of wages to employes,
amount to $7,017.
Mr, Stevenson's assignment is due chiefly
to speculations in real estate and the erec
tion of a large number of houses which
have yielded nim no return, or bnt little,
and on which there are considerable out
standing mortgages.
NO THOUGHT OF A C0HPB0MISE.
The Searles Will Case Will Be Fought to
the Hitter End.
Boston, Oct 26. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
Hopkins left this evening for New York.
Before departing Mr. Hopkins had a con
ference at the Parker House with his coun
sel, at which were present ex-Secretary of
War Endicott, Judge Boalt and Messrs.
Wilson and Burley. The object of the con
sultation was to discuss matters pertaining
to the preparation of their case for the May
term of the Supreme Probate Court in
Salem.
His counsel stated that there was no pros
pect and no thought of a compromise be
ing effected, and that from now until May
they would be accupied in putting their
case in shape. Judge Boalt and wife and
Lawyer Wilson will join Mr. Hopkins In
New York within a few days, whence all
will leave in a special parlor car for San
Francisco the latter part of the week.
AN ACCUSATION OF USURY
Brought by a Silk Merchant Against the
Late James L. White.
New York, Oct. 26. Special An
actiou of Eliza W. and Caroline White, ex
ecutors, against Edward M. Benjamin, silk
merchant of Greene street, to recover ?100,
000 on a promissory note, is peing tried be
fore Judge Freedman and a jury in the Su
perior Court The note was drawn to the
order of James L White, deceased, in Jan
uary, 1889. The defendant claims that
White lent him, between 1868 and 18S0,
$10,000 at 10 per cent, 520,000 at the same
rate, 510,000 at G per cent, with 5100 bonus,
and 560,000 at G per cent, with a bonus of 20
per cent of the profits of the defendant's
business.
The defendant says he had paid White
before his death 550,000 in unlawful inter
est, which he thinks shonld be deducted
from what he owes White's estate. The
case is still on.
Tight Lacing Kills Katie Cole.
POTTSTOWN, Oct. 26. Special Tight
lacing killed Katie Cole, colored, aged 18
years, on Franklin street, this morning.
She was on her wav to church and dropped
dead in the street during a slight coughing
spell. A doctor was called, but Miss Cole
was past his help. An examination thor
oughly convinced the physician that the
tight compression of the closelv-laced and
slender waist had squeezed the fife out of
Katie. There will be an inquest
The Pennsy Kicking on Taxation.
New York, Oct 26. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has obtained from Judge
Barrett, of the Supreme Court, a writ to re
view the action of the State Controller in
taxing the company 540,886 in its business
Sroperty and capital. The tax was paid un
er protest The company claims it is a
foreign corporation, does not do business in
this State and is, therefore, exempt from
taxation.
DEATH AT THE STAKE.
A Southern Negro Murderer Burned
Alive by Angry Avengersf .
HE KILLED A PLANTER'S WIPE,
With Two Children, and Made a Full Con
fession of the Crime.
COLORED PEOPLE ASSIST TIIE MOB
SrECIAL TELEGBAM TO THE PISPWCn.l
Atlanta, Tex., Oct 26. On Saturday",
in the absence from home of John Lowe, a
planter living 12 miles west of here, Lee
Lewis, a negro who had worked for Lowe,
went to the house, armed with a shotgun,
and demanded of Mrs. Lowe that she give
him all the money in the house, and upon
her refusal he shot her in the breast with a
load of buckshot, and a second time with a
Winchester rifle which belonged to Lowe,
killing her instantly. To conceal the evi
dence of his crime he threw the body in a
well, along with her 2-year-old babv girl.
A Living Evidence of Harder.
Not satisfied with the bloody work he
already committed, he went for an ax with
which to kill Lowe's little boy, who, to es
cape the terrible fate in store for him,
ran and jumped in the weU with his mother,
which is 50 feet deep, injuring himself in
ternally,but leaving a living evidence of the
murder. Lewis tried to kill him by throw
ing an iron tube and rocks into the well,
but the lad escaped.
Sunday Lewis was captured at Kildare,
13 miles south of here, and hurried to jail to
escape the vengeance ,of the mob, composed
entirely of the friends of the woman's hus
band, John Lowe, about 300 citizens of the
community. He was immediately spirited
to Linden jail, at 12 o'clock midnight
Citizens called at the jail and secured the
prisoner, and 3t 5 A. M. to-day carried him
to the place where the murders were com
mitted. A Confession ot the Crime.
He confessed the crime. He shot Mrs.
Lowe from behind and in the breast Then
taking her babe, which she had in her arms,
he caught it by the heels and dashed its
skull against the well post He then
threw both in the well. At 3 o'clock 1,000
people had congregated to see the fiend
tortured.
Forty negroes helped erect his funeral
pyre, and Mr. and Mrs. Munison, aunt of
the murdered woman, tied the cord that
bound him to the stake. An old colored
aunty asked permission to fire the pyre.
She did this with great glee.
As the fire rose higher and higher the
murderer gave one scream, the only sound
uttered while at the stake, the wail of a lost
soul, and in five minutes after the fire
started the smell of his cooking scented the
air. Thus closes the last chapter in a mur
der as brutal and savage as the vengeance
was severe.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONVENTION.
The Importance of Song in Christian Service
Urged by Preachers.
The convention of young people of the
United Presbyterian tJhurches of Western
Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio was opened
last evening in the First United Presby
terian Churoh, Allegheny. It includes as
representatives all the young members of
the church in the district mentioned. The
object, is to create enthusiasm in church
work among the young people. The church
was crowded to its utmost The meeting
opened with devotional and praise service,
which continued for some time, conducted
by the Eev. Dr. W. J. Kobinson. A choir
of 60 voices added to the attraction of the
services.
The assemblage was then addressed by
Prof. K. A. McGranahau on "The Import
ance of Song in Christian Service." Dur
ing his remarks he urged the necessity of
enthusiasm in the congregational singing of
psalms, lie tnougnt praise in song had not
the place it should have in family worship.
Several selections of psalms by the choir
were rendered. Rev. D. F. McGillmade an
address on "How to Bender the Song Ser
ice More Effective." He thought the con
gregation should have a more thorough
knowledge of music. The singing of a con
gregation may be looked on as a good test
of its spiritual condition. High-priced
singing should not fill our churches, but
earnest whole-souled congregational sing
ing. The singing should be simple, but
musicaL Those who sit silent during
praise service are simply shirking their
duty. The meeting concluded with a few
remarks by the Kev. J- T. McCrory on the
exercises of to-day. In the morning there
is praise aud prayer, followed by addresses
on "The Relation of Young People to
Evangelistic Work and to Temperance,"
and a question box. In the afternoon,
prayer and praise, and addresses on the
subject, "What to Do and How to Do It,"
testimonials of pastors and a question box.
In the evening there will be praver and
praise, and addresses on the work, :'In His
Name."
Another ltoad for Pittsburg.
A letter was received by The Dispatch
yesterday from ex-Governor J. N. Camden,
of Virginia, President of the Monongali
Coal and Coke Company, confirming Gov
ernor Fleming's recent interview about
the railroads of West Virginia. The
Governor says within a year there
will be a direct line of railroad from
Pittsburg through the heart of West Vir
ginia to Covington and the West Virginia
iron ore fields. The section to be opened,
it is stated, is the EI Dorado of West Vir
ginia. Until recently it has been for the
most part inaccessible. It is rich in tim
ber and coal, and as soon as the timber is
cut bluegrass grows as in Central Ken
tucky. lias a Hard Time Finding Work.
John Motti, his wife and 9-months-old
child, were given lodging at the Twenty
eighth ward police station by Sergeant 31c
Quaide, last evening. Motti said he had
walked to the city from Tom's Run in
search of work, and was unsuccessful iu
finding any. They reached the Southside
last night half starved, having been without
food nearly all day. A warm supper was
served them, after which Motti was given
a cell, and his wife and child sent to the
matron's department for the night
The Boyal Arcanum to Sleet.
A district convention, composed of dele
gates from the Royal Arcanum Councils of
Allegheny, Washington, Fayette and
Greene counties, will assemble at Monon
gahela City Thursday, October 29. Grand
Regent Roberts, of Philadelphia, will pre
side. Pittsburg delegates will leave on the
morning trains. The steamer Adam Jacobs
will remain at the Monongahela Uity wharf
till 11:30, so that visitors may return home
after the evening session should they so
desire.
(Vlremen and Linemen Organizing.
Boston, Oct 26. President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation of
Labor, issued a call to-day to the Electrical
Wiremen's and Linemen's Union of Ameri
ca to meet in convention in St Louis, No
vember 21, to organize a Ninth National
Electrical Wiremen's and Linemen's Union.
AN EXPLOSION AND A FIRE
DESTROY S."00,000 WOTtTH OF LOUIS
VILLE PKOPEBTY.
A Boiler Bursts and Scatters Burning De
bris Into a Drygoods Store Narrow Es
cape of a Bookkeeper and Clerks The
Courier-Journal Office in Peril.
Louisville, Oct' 26. By a boiler ex
plosion here this afternoon one map was
killed, several persons injured and nearly
5500,000 worth of property destroyed. At
5 o'clock William R. Adams, a fireman at
the electric light plant of the Louisville
Gas Company, was throwing coal in the
furnace when one of the nest of seven
boilers let go.
The shock in the vicinity was like an
earthquake. Adams was ttirown to the
gronnd and receiveJ such internal injuries
that he will die. The shed in which the
boilers were located was completely demol
ished, and pieces of iron and of timber and
showers of red-hot coals were thrown in
every direction.
A great mass of iron and a deluge of burn
ing coals was thrown across a narrow alley
into the rear of Kauffman & Strauss' big
retail drygoods store, and the wall of the
store was carried away. Haifa dozen clerks
were gathered about the bookkeeper, Solo
mon Dreyfus, at the back of the store. They
were caught in the wreckage, but it is be
lieved all escaped alive. Dreyfus was seri
ously, but not dangerously injured. Carrie
Dinkelspiel, HattieEnnis and Lena Sickles
were slightly injured.
In a moment, apparently, the whole
building was in flames. Fourteen fire en
gines played upon the flames, bnt it was an
hour before the flames were under control.
At one time it seemed the Courier-Journal
building would certaiuly be burned. By
strenuous efforts the Polytechnic building
was saved, with heavy damage from water
to the books, pictures and other art col
lections. The fire caught in and burned out the two
upper floors of J. V. E. Scott & Sons, deal
ers in pictures, fine mirrors, wall paper and
photographers' supplies, and the two lower
floors was flooded with water till hardly
anything was saved. On the south Lev
eron's confectionery and Porter's millinery
store were badly damaged.
William Wilsher, engineer at the electric
light boilers, was with Curt Dawson, dyn
amo tender, in a room adjoining the boilers
and they barely escaped. He says he had
only 100 pounds of steam, while he was
allowed 120. He thinks some part of the
boiler was displaced by the heavy work it
was doing.
Low Death Itato for Last Week.
The mortuary report for the week ending
October 24 shows a total of G8 deaths in
Pittsburg, a very low death rate; 14.31 for
1,000 inhabitants annually, as compared
with 74 deaths during the corresponding pe
riod of 1890. Of the deaths there were 20 in
the old city, 25 in the East End, 16 on the
Southside and 7 at the institutions. There
were 17 deaths of children under 1 year of
age, 30 of persons between the ages ot 1 year
and 20 years, 18 between ages of 20 years
and 70 years, and 4 between ages of 70 years
and 90 years. Diphtheria caused 13 deaths.
The New Cruiser lias a Name.
Washington, Oot. 26. Secretary Tracy
has named the 2,000-ton oruiser, soon to be
launched at Baltimore, the Detroit.
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BIDDING NOT LIVELY.
No Scramble on the Part of Steam
ship Companies for Subsidies.
TWELVE OFFERS WERE KECEIVED,
But No Two of Them' Were Found to Be
for the Same Service.
PECULIARITIES ABOUT TIIE PEICES
Washington, Oct. 26. This afternoon
Postmaster General Wanamaker opened
proposals for supplying the proposed in
crease in the ocean mail service under the
act of March 3, 1891. Twelve bids were re
ceived. No two of them, however, were for
the same service. The first bid was No. 13
of the schedule, from Newport News to
Rio, Brazil, by St. Thomas, Martinque,
Barbadoes, Para, Pernambuco and Bahia.
Twenty-six trips per year. The bidder was
the United States and Brazil Mail Steam
ship Company, the compensation asked be
ing SI per mile for vessels of the third class,
and 60J4 cents per mile for vessels of the
fourth class. The Postmaster General stated
that this bid seemed to vary semewhat from
the form of advertisement.
The second bid was No. 4 of the schedule,
from Poston to Liverpool by Queenstown,
once a week, C2 trips per year, in vessels of
the first class. The bidder was the Columbia
Safety Steamship Company; bid, 4 per
mile.
The third bid was No. 44 of the schedule,
from San Francisco to Panama, touching
twice each month, going and returning at
the following ports: San Diego, CaL; Mazat
lan, San Bias, Manzanillo, Port Angel,
Saline Cruz, San Benito, Chamico, San
Jose, Acajute, Libertad, Amapale, Corinto,
San Juan and Punta Arenas, three
times a month 36 trips a year, time, 16
days, in vessels of the fourth class for the
irst three years and the remaining seven
years, once a ween, kj trips per year, time,
15 days, the increased service to be per
formed in vessels of the third clas', the bid
to specify the r-te for each class. The
bidder was the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, at G6J3 cents per mile for vessels of
the fourth class, and 51 per mile, for vessels
of the third class.
DETAILS Or THE OTIIEIS BIDS.
The next bid was No. 42 of the schedule,
from New York to Colon, 36 trips per year.
The bidder was the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, at $1 per mile.
The next bid was No. 47 of the schedule,
from San Francisco to Hongkong, by Yo
kohama, once in every 28 days, 13 trips per
year, in vessels of the third class; time 16
days for the first two years, and once in
two weeks, 26 trips per vear, in vessels of
second class for the remaining eight years,
time 13 days to and from Yokohama. The
bidder was the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany at SI per mile for vessels of the third
class and $2 for vessels of the second class.
The next bid was No. 28 of the schedule,
from New Orleans to Colon, touching (going
and returning)at GreytownandBlueFields,
Nicaragua, Port Limon, Costa Rico, Cartha
gena, Savanilla and St Martha in Colum
bia. Once in two weeks, 26 trips per year,
in vessels of the third class. Time between
New Orleans and Colon, six days each way.
Contract for five years. The bidder was tno
Pacific Mail Steamship Company at 62
cents per mile for vessels of the third class.
The Postmaster General expressed the opin
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SUITS!
SUITS!
To Suit ihe Young.
To Suit the Old.
To Suit the Rich.
To Suit the Poor.
To Suit Everyone.
We aim to be the store for ladies' suits. - To
accomplish this end we have made this depart
ment a special feature of our mammoth store,
and all. care and attention have been lavished
upon it. All our suits for ladies, misses and
children are designed, cut and made in our own
work rooms under the direct personal super
vision of an experienced artiste.
AVhen you buy an ordinary ready-made suit
you buy but one of a thousand fac similies.
When you buy one here you buy one that is
exclusive in design and pattern. -The prices
are the same in both instances. Our suits are
as strongly sewn and made as if sewn by the
finest and most expensive dressmaker. The
prices are about one-half. There are five stitches
in our suits to every two in the factory-made
ones. This is a proven fact. Where a store that
buys factory-made suits can show you dozens,
we can show you hundreds of different designs
and patterns "ranging in price from 5 to $90.
Surely enough range to suit either the most
fastidious or the most economical.
CLAIM THESE ADVANTAGES
v OUR SUITS:
Exclusiveness of Design,
Perfection of Workmanship.
Immensity of Assortment,
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4, Reasonableness of Prices.
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ion that that fact invalidated the bidden
The other bids were:
Schedule No. 35, from Galveston t
Laguayra, returning by Curaoos, Sajanillat
Carthagena and Colon. Three times n
month, 36 trips.per year, In vessels of the;
fourth olass. Contract for five years. Bid
der, John Clark and associates, of Chicago;
at 66 cents per mile.
NEW YOEK BIDDEE3 IN LINE.
Schedule No. 11, from New York fo
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, touch-
ing at Montevideo Uruguay, 18 days out
ward. Once in three weeks, aggregating 11
trips per year, in vessels of the second
class, touching on each returning vovage aC
Montevideo "Uruguay, and Rio Brazil and at
Santos; time, 16 days. Bidder, William!
H. Hughes, of New York, J2 per mile.
Schedule No. 35, from New York to San
tiago de Cuba, by Nassau. Once in twa
weeks, 26 trips per year, in vessels of tho
fourth olass. Time average each way. 6
days. Bidder, the New York and Cuba
Mail Steamship Company at GG" cents pen
mile.
Schedule No. 32, from New York td
Havana, once each week, 52 trips per year,
in vessels of the third class; time averaging
not more than Z days eacn way. Bidder,
the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Company, at 51 per mile.
Schedule No. 31, from New York to Tux
pan, Mex., by Havana, Progresso and Tarn
pico, and return by Vess-, Vera Cruzy
Frontero, Progresso and Havana: once a
week, 52 trips per year, in vessels of the
third class; time, Z davs to and from
Havana. Bidder, New York and Cuba
Mail Steamship Company, at SI per mile.
By the bids received at the Postoflice De
partment to-day for Ocean mail lettings fof
service upon the lines now performing ser
vice, the time averages upon the various
routes is reduced in amounts varying from
10 to 30 per cent. This, ot course, necessi
tates additional ships, and including the
four new routes proposed for it would seem
that there must not be 13 than 17 ships
built, at a cost of not less than $14,000,000.
If all the bids are accepted the amount of
subsidy required will be about 51,500.000
when the full service Is in operation. Tho
service will require about 60 ships all told
carrying the American flag. The depart
ment has knowledge of negotiations in
Erogress for other routes, upon which bids
ave been deferred for various reasons.
FIGHTING FOE A FLAG.
An Indiana Schoolma'am Protecting thtf
Stars and Stripes.
Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct . 26.
Special Miss Emma Conners is the
daughter of a solaier who was killed in the
lafe war, and is a patriotic young school
teacher near Ladoga. The community in
which she teaches is peopled chiefly by men
who during the war were stanch Knights
of the Golden Circle, and when Miss Con
ners raised the American flag over lha
schoolhouse last week indignation ran high.
The citizens declared no Republican ra?
should float 0$ er their schoolhouse, and the
other day a party of men rode up to the
school and deliberately tore the flag down
and destroyed it.
Miss Conners ran up a new flag to-day,
and has armed herself with a rifle, declaring
that she will shoot the first man who at
tempts to tear down the American flag. Her
enemies say the flag will have to come down
just the same
Costello May Recover.
John Costello is at the Allegheny Gen
eral Hospital suffering from a stab in the
neck inflicted by John Nichols. The fight
occurred in the Keystone Hotel, Co3 ave
nue, Allegheny, late Sunday night At
first Costello was expected to die, but he
was resting easier yesterday. Nichols is
locked up to await developments.
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The visit will pay you.
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