PTVE CENTS I i CHILE WARMING UP, She Besrins to Think SlieJ Would Hare Help Erom Great Britain in a FIGHT TOH MOLE SAM. Senor Montt Says the Trouble Has . Been Greatly Magnified. LOOKS FOR A QUIET SETTLEMENT. Admiral Irwin Confident He Could Capture the Outfit. THE FLEET SOW OUT AT MaBE ISLAND . Santiago, Chile, Oct. 31. The politi cal atmosphere shows no signs of clearing. The members of the American colony are Expecting any moment to hear that the United States Government has sent an ultimatum to the Junta. The only slight change in the situation is in the fact that the Junta, through its organs and by its repre- tentatives, is now claiming that the police of i Valparaiso were in no way at fault in arrest ing the sailors of the Baltimore, or in their subsequent treatment of them. Thi, with other matters, notably the expectation that Minister F.gan will soon be directed by the State Department at Washington to present an ultimatum to the Junta, is naturally causing great excitement in official and other circles. The possibility of serious trouble with the United States has led the Chileans into what may. turn out to be a dangerously de lusive belief. They seem to be of the opin ion thathould Chile become involved in hostilities with the United States, an alli ance with Great Britain could be formed. Indeed, the Chileans are already gravely discussing the probabilities and possibilities of such an alliance between Chile and Great, Britain agairst the United States. The Legation Under Surveillance The United States Legation is again being closely watched by the police, in the man ner adopted some weeks ago, when the le gation's right of asylum was questioned. No reason, so far as can be learned, has been assigned for this new surveilhwc It is not unlikely that the Government takes this means of keeping folly advised of all who enter or leave the legation. Probably, also, it is intended, by keeping the legation under constant observatioa, to mako the right of asylum as difficult and trying as possible In any event, the fact can't be lost sight of that this cspUnage is annoying to the members of the United States Lega tion, as well-as to the American colony at large. That the police on duty near the Ameri can Legation are nnderinstructiqns to mako arrests of persons Jeaving that place in cer tain contingencies is manifest from the fact that two ladies who had, been calling at Minister Egan's were" placed under arrest last right as they came out into the street, Speedy IWtorslIoh ta Liberty. t The ladies were questioned by the -officer in charge, who appears to have satisfied himself that this was not a case where his instructions justified him in holding them prisoners, so they were restored to liberty and allowed to proceed on their way with out further molestation. They and their friends are much exasperated at the action of the police. Last night, also, a carriage was driving past the legation, when the police made an attempt to stop it, oa what pretext is not known. The driver, however, whipped up his horses and drove away before the police could capture him or see who was in the carriage. These incidents, though almost nothing in themselves under ordinary circumstances, are magnified by the condition of public feeling here, and by the status of the nego tiations between the United States and Chile. So it is net to be wondered at that the Americans feel uneasy, and are ap prehensive that something serious may happen. More Hostility to the United States. The members of the Junta continue to express the strongest feeling against the United States. A prominent member of the new Government, who holds a position in the Cabinet, in an interview to-day in regard to the dispute between the two Gov ernments, spoke in a most unfriendly man ner concerning America and Americans. He was particularly severe on United States Minister Egan, whom he bluntly ac cused of trving to provoke a war between the United btate-5 and Chile, in order to se cure glory for hini-elf. On the other hand, however, it is asserted by many persons conersa:it with the par ticulars of the difficulty between the two countries, that Minister Ian has don nothing whatever in the matter on liis own responsibility, all his actions being guided by orders which hae been sent to him by the State Department at Washington, and furthermore, lhee per sons claim that Minister Egan has made ef forts privately i maintain friendly rela tions between the two Governments. The report of the Intenderte of Valpa raiso says there were nearly 100 men en gaged in the recent fight, it is known that only 50 of this number were Americana. The Intendente claims that the police were blameless in the affair, but notwithstanding the assertion, there is the best evidence to prove that, they were the chief assa'lants of the American sailors. THE ACTIVITY AT BBOOKLYN. iork In the Navy lard on the Boats That Are Soon to Sail. New York, Oct. 31. SpmdL The Brooklyn navy vard retained to-day ihe ap pearance of forced activity that lias charac terized it during the last week. JIot in terest is naturally directed to the flag thip Philadelphia, which, it is known, will sail Tuesday for Southern waters. Admiral Gliprardi Ftood en deck this afternoon, re ceding dispatches and giving final orders. When questioned about the rumor that the Philadelphia, with the Concord and Kcnr torge, might be bound for Chile, Admiral Ghcrnrdi said: 'To find that out you will have to ask wiser heads than mine. Go to the Secretary of the Navv; lie probably knows, but I don't. The Kearsargc leaesMondav morn ing, aud I have ci en orders for the Phila delphia to begot under war at 10 o'clock J ucidav morning. The Concord cannot be got ready in time to go with, us on account ;ae acriacnt to her steering gear. She Will lflllnW lulnr in .. .-..-I.- .I- ....,: I will follow later in nttfca tiuiv, iusai- J bly. We i&all go from here direct to the West Indies Barbadoes. This is prac tically the course a vessel would take tcgo to Chile; and at the West Indies I shall be within telegraphic communication at all times. So if the Government wants me to go to Chile, all it has to do is to send me word." SHIPS ENOUGH FOR CHILE. MAKE ISLAND OFFICERS IN A PROPER FIGHTING MOOD. Admiral Irwin Apprehends No Difficulty in Capturing the Key to the Situation Only a Few Modern Guns Necessary No Need to TYorry. San Fbancisco, Oct 31. Naval officers at Mare Island are of the opinion that the United States has ships enough in fighting trim at the present time to handle Chile with ease. Admiral Irwin, commandant at Mare Island, in discussin? the Question. said: "We can handle Chile easily, with out any additional work or preparation, e have ships trim now to souelch Chile. Val paraiso is the key to the en tire situation, and I do not apprehend any difficulty in capturing the key. Of course we should want Iqulque as we'll, for that is Chile's purse. I say take it, not blockade it The nitrate exporters do not care whom they pay duty to, and if we did not want it we could turn it over to Peru, from whom Chile took it I think this talk about privateers doing damage to American commerce in the event of war is nonsense. If it really has any foundation it would mean that the privateers would be foreign vessels under the Chilean flasr. as certain loreign elements have an interest in stirring 'up'strife. Nothinc at All to Wonj About. "As far as Chile alone is concerned, there is nothinc to worrv about She 'could be 'taken care of by the vessels entering the port of San Francisco that Have been found up to the qualifications ot the naval reserve standard. The Board of Inspection, of which I was formerly at the head, has been most thorough in its examination, and has found almost sufficient vessels to oppose Chile without the rest of the navy, if we onl v had a few modern guns to put on them. But we haven't a gun out here of the sort required. The merchant marine vessels referred to would be of vast assistance, however, as transports and pro- vimuu ireuuiers, ami wouiu lessen me number of fighting ships required to a very small number. The Miantonomoh could get around there easily, either by steaming from one coal port to another or going in tow of one of the big twin screw ships. There are several that could tow her around easily and make good time, and once there, with the fast merchant marine to keep her supplied with coal, ammunition and pro visions, she could come pretty near settling the Chilean fighting forces herself. Two or three smart cruisers which are already on hand would give all theaid needed. Such vessels as the Miantonomoh, Monadnock and Monterey are the real fighting ships of the future. With their tremendous guns, which, by the new turrets, can be fought in the sea, they are the most formidable fight ing machines afloat, and one of them would have little to fear from all that Chile has afloat They are ideal fighting ships, and I heartily indorse the idea of getting a few of them ready for service. Some People Who Talk Too Much. "The theorists and bookmen have had 'a great deal to say too much, in fact," saio. .Aamirai xrwin, "ana it wouia De na vantageous all around to find out by prac tical demonstration what is good and what is defective in American ships and gunr. What with, belt armor, nickel plate, and the. near prospfct of bnilduur chips of alumi num, there is a good deal to be settled by actual conflict, and if Chile is inclined to be saucy, and force the issue, the opportunity presented is a good one. But I do not think we will have any scrimmage with Chile. Still, if we do, there is nothing for Uncle Sam to fear." The wooden fleet now at Mare Island navy harbor consists of six vessels the Omaha, Mohican, Thetis, Banger, Adams and Swatara. Repairs are now in progress on the first four, and they could go to sea in a very short time. TheOmahaandSvtatara are out of commission, and would take longer to prepare. The single-turreted monitor Comanche, with two smooth-bore guns, now at the island, could go to sea in a few days. The double-turreted Monadnock, the companionship of the Miantonomoh, has no armor as yet, and cannot be com pleted under six months. The coast defense vessel Monterey, now under construction at the Union Iron Works, has no armor as yet, but could go into action without if necessarv. Irving Scott, one of the proprietors of the works, says she could be ready for sea within six weeks. Her guns are "now in Washington Navy Yard, completed or nearly so, and could be shipped and put aboard "by the ex piration of that time. The Monterey will be a very powerful vessel, even without armor, as 6he will have a primary battery of two - ana two lu-incn guns. SEN0R MONTT IS PACIFIC. HE BELIEVES AN HONORABLE SETTLE MENT WILL BE REACHED. A Statement to the Pres From Chile's Eep resentatite He Says the Baltimore Affair Has Been Unduly Magnified An other English Precedent Recalled. Washington, Oct 31. Senor Don Pedro Montt, the Chilean Minister to Wash ington while loath to inject his views into the newspapers, desires to state upon the information in his possession that the re ports published recently of ill-feeling be tween the Chilean people and the Ameri cans domiciled among them are sensational and absolutely without foundation in fact. Hesasthe Americans in Chile are gener ally old residents, extremely popular among the Chileans, and are always courteously treated and respected. He holds that the Baltimore incident has been unduly magni fied, and sees no reason to doubt that a set tlement of the question at issue between the Governments of Chile and the United States will be reached in a manner honora ble to both sides. A report telegraphed from New York this afternoon that Secretary Blaine had prom ised Senor Montt that the United States Legation would be put in charge of its Sec retary, fails to find confirmation here. On the other hand, the fact is mentioned by the State Department officials that there is no Secretary attached to the United States Le gation at Santiago. As a portion of the English press con tinues to criticise the attitude assumed bv the United States in respect to Chile and contrastthe forbearance exhibited by Great Britain in like cases, another precedent in line with the Brazilian incident quoted in these dispatches a few days ago, may be cited as illustrative of the British method of adjudicating differences with smaller na tions. In 1887the Governor of the British colony of Trinidad sent a written notice to the Government of the neighboring Stattjof Venezuela, requiting the payment of tlie claim of two British vessels, the Henrietta and tbe Josephine, which had been seized by the Venezuelan Go eminent for alleged violation of law. The Venezuelan Govern ment Mas notified that unless payment were made within seven days the commander of the British naval forces in the 'ct Indies would take the necessary measnres to col lect the money. The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs called together the diplomatic corps and appealed to it to exert its good offices to prevent Great Britain from enforcing this threat in so summary a manner before the claims could be properly examined and adjudicated. The diplomatic corps declined to interfere, basing its refusal on the ground that the matter was one that must be ar ranged between the two countries intei st. Meanwhile, the British sqnadron l. ac e preparations to enforce the demand, where upon the Venezuelan government, protest ing against the injustice of the claim and appealing publicly to the nations of the old and new worlds against the summary method adopted by Great Britain, paid over the sum of ?40,000, yielding, as it said, to superior strength, and not to reason or justice. AN ENGLISHMAN'S PBEDICTIOff. He Says the United States Would lose at Least the First Inning. Chicago, Oct. 31. Hon. H. J. Farmer Atkinson, a well-known English member of Parliament, to-day expressed his belief that the United States would be soundly thrashed by Chile in the opening days of a war be tween the two countries. He 'conceded, i. ; i,i However, ttie United States would eventu enough m fighting a be victoriouS- nulxli Illl1n Vol- 1 an . 1 .. - . a a ..a uut," ne continued, "I should like to hear your howl of agony after your first round with Chilo if it were not that I dis like the attendant killing." FATAL RAPID TRANSIT. SORRY INAUGURATION OF AN ELEC-' TRIO RAILROAD. One Man Killed and Several Others Injured 'on the New Connellsvllle-Lelsenrlng Koad Pleasure Soon Turned Into Sor rowAn Unavoidable Accident CONSELLSVTLLE, Oct 31. Special The inauguration of rapid transit by elec tric cars between this place and Leisenring to-day was hailed with shouts of delight, and anxious crowds were eager to take a ride" on the new cars. Up to 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the three cars running be tween New Haven and Leisenring No. 1, a disiance of 3J4 miles, had carried over COO people. At that hour there came a crash which turned their joy to sorrow. New Haven is situated at the foot of a high hill crossed by the electric road at' a steep grade, and it was -while descending this hill that the acci dent happened, whereby one man lost- his life and several more were serious ly but not fatally hurt, and many more escaped an almost certain death by jumping from the car. At the foot of the hill and crossing the electrio road extend the tracks of the 'Possum Bun branch of the Southwest Railroad, and just as the ill-fated car with its load of 30 per sons started down the hill a long train of cosre cars started across the traces. The train was seen by the motorman, who applied athe brakes to the street car, but without effect. He then reversed the cur rent but still the car dashed on. Seeing it would be impossible to avert a disaster.he advised the passengers to take their chances by jumping off. All the occupants of the car but seven heeded the advice. The motorman, Joe Watson, however, stuck to his post and bravely faced death until the crash came, when, strange to sav,he escaped without a scratch. The front end of the street car struct the coke train first, but in some manner it turned almost around,and Owen McMurray, of Trotter, who as standing on the rear plat form, was thrown off, alighting under the Vheels of the , .moving coke train, which passed , over- his right lee, crushing it near, ills body in a horrible manner. The limbwas ampu tated, but the shock to his nervous system and the loss of blood was so great that death J resulted. ills lime 0-year-oltt son was also on the car, and among the mhst seriously hurt His injuries consist of a bad scalp wound, and numerous bad bruises about the head and legs. He is at the hospital, and will probably recover. A large crowd soon collected, and it was not long until some one made the startling announcement that the accident was due to the carelessness of Watson, the motor man. The words had hardly been uttered until some one yelled "Lynch him," and the cry was taken up by several. But while they were casting about for a lerder Wat son made his escape, seeking shelter in a neighboring barn. He remained in hiding until evening, when he ventured into town. By that time the excitement was abated somewhat and he was not molested. He was a badly scared man. He is one of the electricians who helped put in the electrical equipment of the road for the Edison Company. It is the opinion of all fair-minded persons that the car could not be controlled and that Wat sou is blameless. ATTEMPT AT TRAIN WBECKINO. A Pile of Ties Placed on the Track to De stroy the Baltimore Express. West Newton, Oct. 3L Special Train wrecking has become epidemic in this section of the State. Unknown fiends made an attempt to wreck the West New ton accommodation at the Yougbiogheny slope coal tipple this evening about a mile below this village. As.it rounded the enrve just below the tipple Engineer Col lins saw a pile of old tics on the track about 75 feet away. He reversed his engine, bringing his train to a standstill not five feet from the ob struction. It is thought that the men in tended to wreck the Baltimore express, due there at 7:10. TEACHERS MAY USE THE BOD. A Corporal Punishment Test Case Con- eluded in Minnesota. Winona, Minn., Oct. 3L Judge Allen rendered his decision in the case of the State vs Susie B. Jones, the school teacher charged with assault on one of her pupils, Willie Fort, in the form of corporal punishment inflicted with aruler. Judge Allen found Miss Jones not oruilty. The corporal punishment was inflicted for a disobedience of reasonable orders, and no undue force or violenee being used in its infliction the punishment was declared law ful. The case is interesting on account of its being the first of the kind, ever tried in the State. BISHOP GIXBEBTS MOTHER DEAD. Being Old and Feeble She Falls From a Second Story Window. St. Paul, Minn., Oct 31. Mrs. Lucy Todd Gilbert, mother of Bishop Gilbert, was found at 6 o'clock this morning lying in a pool of blood on the sidewalk fronting the Bishop's residence. She was dead, aud had evidently been so for spme hours. It is believed that Mrs. Gilbert, who was 78 vears old, and feeble, got up in the night and fell irom her window to the ground. Bishop Gilbert arrived, with his mother, from Sherburg, N. Y., last 'Monday. The body will be taken to Oswego, N. Y., for burial, to-night. , Bardsley Business In Minnesota. Bbainkkd, Minn., Oct 31. Quite a sensation has been developed in city affairs here in the past 48 hours. Becently the Finance Committee .of the. City Councils, while investigating the books of ex-City Clerk Murphy, discovered a deficit which has since been increased to $1,410. On the hiels of this conies sensational disclosures in regard to the City Treasurer, A. J. De mueK The latter, it is given out, is short at least ?5,000 and probably more. He, hini'-tll, places the amount at over ?4,000. He left the city last night MANIACS AT A FIRE. Horrible Scenes at the Burning of a Blair County Almshouse. SAVING THE FRENZIED PATIENTS. A Mob of YandalsLoot the Ruins and Fight for the Plunder. AN INMATE FLEES TO THE M0UNTAINB rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Hollidaysbubo, Oct 31. Late this afternoon word was telephoned to this city for assistance, as the Blair County Alms house was on fire. The Phcenix Fire Com pany promptly responded. The flames had evidently broken out in tha center of Ihe building, and, owing to the prevailing high wind, the great structure was soon a rnais of flames. There were 63 paupers in the building at the time, several of them being weak minded, and in the fright and confusion that followed the first alarm one insane pa tient perished in the flames, while half 8 dozen others were badly burned. The build ing was situated on high ground, and the reservoir near by was only-half full, so the firemen could do little but assist as-much as possible .the frenzied patients, some of whom struggled and fought to make their way back into the fire. One-idiot, named Nettie -Yongling, after being carried screaming from her room, tore away from her rescuer and hurled herself into the flames, shrieking with insane de-, light while her flesh was roasting, and tear ing Tier clothing from her smoking body until her strength gave way when she sank down to a horrible death. Rushing Back Into the Fire. The entire force of men about the place were working at the time in the fields, aud hearing the alarm rushed back, only to turn their attention to catching and hold ing the inmates, all of whom seemed insane from excitement. Father Donnelly and Bev. Dr. Swartz were the only able-bodied men about the plaee, and the firemen and" citizens arrived only in time to prevent these two brave men from being torn to pieces by the stronger madwomen, who tried time and again to throw themselves back into the flames from which they had been kSCiJ. jurs. iungling was SUCCCSSIU1. and another patient, Mrs. Flasher, Vas nearly so, being so horribly burned before being dragged from the flames that she will probably die. Poor Director A. J. McKee, while strug gling with a womtr was dragged into the flames and so badly burned he will be crip pled for life. An insane man named Loowry escapedinto the mountains, howling with joy at sight of the flames and his unexpected liberty. He was followed by a yelling fang of men and boys, but the last seen or im he was making into the wilds. No one dared Jo stop the madman, and women and children flee.ing from- . apparitiou of a half-clad maniac, pursued by mob that took good care not to come too close. Tho man will probably die of exposure unless he succeeds in making shelter. A Mod of Vandals at Work. A blind patient, frightened, weak and half mad, groped his way out of a back room that was filled with flames and smoke, and was found hours afterward hidincr in a uurrcrivcpaiJjijnntterlnEJhat a mob had come' to kill hiraj ;He. was Taken twtne crr and cared for. . ' While the madmen, paupers and women of the house were being carried to shelter another scene ensued that was more shame ful than anything that ever occurred in the county. A mob of men and boys from this city and the surrounding country gathered at the smouldering ruins and pillaged the wreck. They due their way into the cellar, where they found kegs of" wine, cider and liquors intended for the patients, and a drunken carnival ensued that puts to blush the wildest orgies of the savages. Half- burned goods were dragged from the 'black ened heap, and a dozen fights took place over some article of more than ordinary value. When the police finally arrived the ghouls and drunken mob were driven from the place, the police forming a cordon, and it meant a broken head to break into the line. Burned-Oat Inmates Find Shelter. The inmates, irany of them badly burned or bruised in theh struggles, are all in this uiby iu-uiku. wiu a.e ueiug wen carea ior by physicians. The women will spend the night In the St Mary's Catholic schools, while the menpaupers are being cared for in the Opera House bv Colonel W. G. Mur ray Post No. 39, G. A". B. The fire originated from a defective flue, and as the building was far from any settled community there was no hope of saving it, every attention being given to the inmates. The estimated loss is between 40,000 and 550,000, with about 16,000 insurance. The county poor records were lost in the fire and the County Auditors will be unable to pass upon the receipts and expenditures for this year. To-night Steward Young and a strong force of police are guarding the ruins from the vandals lurking in the vicinity. MTJBDEBED BY AN IKIKuDEB. The fVlfe of a Mississippi Editor Shot by an Unknown Man. Hattiesburg, Miss., Oct 31. About midnight last night, Mrs. J. M. William son, wife of the publisher of the Democrat and Mayor of the city, was awakened by some noise in her room. Quickly awaken ing a young lady who was sleeping witji her, she sprang out of bed and rushed to the crib in which her baby was sleeping. Just as she reached the baby shereceived a pistol shot, which entered just beneath the collar bone near her left shoulder. The pistol was so near her body that her garments were burned. She sank to the floor and a man was seen by her companion to escape through a window which he had raised from the out side and propped up with a stick, climbing up on a wheelbarrow to enter. Mrs. Will iamson lived till 10' o'clock this morning and expired. To make the matter worse, Mayor Williamson is absent. Theman was not recognized in the darkness, even his color is not known. The authorities have offered $1,000 reward for the apprehension of the murderer. THE JUCHTCOMPAHY IN TE0UBLE. It Ends an Engagement In Indianapolis in Financial Straits. ' Indianapolis, Oct 31. The Juch Opera Company left here at noon for Evans ville in straitened circumstances. A bill of sale on all scenery and costume! was given a local "attorney to satisfy a claim upon Manager Charles E. Locke for $1,000, and the railroad refused to carry the con cern unless paid in advance. The Evans ville theater manager ..advanced railroad fares and the singers got away. Miss Landes, second sopranojMontegriffo, leading tenor, and Enrico Bevignam, the directors, left the company, however, be cause they could not get their back salaries. Bevignam will return to Her Majesty's Theater iu London. No Hope for Monslrnor Preston. New Yokk, Oct. 31. Special Mon- signor Preston passed a comfortable day. Dr. Allen'called in the afternoon. He said that while there was an apparently favor- able change in the Monsignor's condition, he could express no hope of his recovery. Archbishop Corrigau made his usual daily call. VIOLENT POLITICIANS. CONGRESSMAN ROBINSON ASSAULTS FRANK WILLING LEACH. In Consequence Senator Quay's Old Secre , tary Has a Black Eye Came of tho Trouble a. Mystery It May Come Out After Election, Thiladelphia, Oct.. 31. Special' Frank Willing Leach, formerly private secretary to Senator Quay, and at present a clerk at Republican State headquarters, is carrying around with him a most beautiful ly damaged eye, and Congressman-Senator John B. Bobinson, President of the State League of .Republican Clubs, is proudly conscious of the fact that it was he himself who did it The encounter took place some where in the Continental Hotel, some time during Friday-night Leach admits that his discolored optic was the result of a blow from the good right fist of the Media statesman of many titles, and Congressman-Senator-President Bobinson blushingly confessed to-night that he was responsible for the mourning worn by CleTk Leach. The encounter was kept a close secret, and none of the principals would even hint at what brought it about. "The affair admits of explanation," said Bobin son, before he went to Medio, "but that ex planation will not be given at least, until after, election." Further than this the belligerent statesman declined to talk on thesubject w , FALLING Oirr OFi A FACULTY. .Prof. David Scott Brings Four Charges Against President Webb. .New Yoek, Oct SL Special David B. Scott, Professor of English Language and Literature in the College of theCity of New York, has laid before the Executive Com mittee four charges against -President Alex ander S. Webb. Ata meeting of the com mittee on Thursday the Professor said that President Webb had public ly insulted him on the chapel stage, in the presence of his colleagues and students; that he had inter fered with the performance of his duties; that he had made charges against him in a defamatory letter in regard to the per formance of his duties, and that he had cir culated a defamatory letter among the Srofessor's colleagues'with the intention to egrade.him. In an inierview to-day Presi dent Webb is reported to have said some disagreeable things about Prof. Scott In reply to-night Prof. Scott gave his side of the case. "These charges.", said Mr. Scott, "are the outcome of one-and-twenty years of nagging and persecution on the part of the Presi dent, Webb. During all that time he has stabbed me in the back, so to speak, and in numerous ways has tried to make things disagreeable for me. On October 13 Gen eral Webb, in front of the college and in the presence of my colleagues and students, after readina twf'Wi ""- Jv': " fcnuw vou do not know any English litera ture. Xou will hear toe Sophomore decla mations, ana you win prooaDiy get .cugiisu from them.' I have no feeling of passion or hatred in this matter. I simply want peace and freedom from abuse. I desire an apology us public as the insult A FOBXUHE FOB APBIX &J0BHA- Hyj-jfjrrt- nlccl' Bequeathed a Block of 1 Tb' 'Valuable Homes. NewYOBK, Oct 31. Special Bertha Bicci, the prima donna, has fallen heir to a very comfortable little fortune. About a month ago she received word from Edwards & Malley, lawyers in Wilmington, Del., that under the will of General Frederick Dubers, who recently died in that city, four houses in West Seventy-ninth street, New York, had been bequeathed to her. Fight Tears ago, when she was studying in Paris, there was a delicate young woman endpwed with a rich voice also taking lessons with her from the same teacher. The young woman's name was Genevieve Dubers. Miss Dubers in a few months became ill of consumption. During her long illness and up to her death in 1884, Miss Bicci was constantly at her side. Since then Miss Bicci received many val uable presents of iewelry from some one unknown. The recent death of General Dubers has cleared up the mystery, and the clause in his will says that' he leaves the property to Miss Bicci "as a kind of recom pense for services rendered to one of mine in hours of trouble." Miss Bicci's four houses are new ones, completed only a short time a?o, and are probably worth from $100, 000 to 150,000. MAKING THE MONEY TAUT. New Tork Sports Backing: Their Political Opinions With Cash. New Yoek, Oct 31. Special The Hoffman House art gallery was crowded this evening with men who talked politics and betting with the same thirst-provoking-, fever that attaches to arguments on base ball or horse racing contests. Billy Ed wards, who quietlyremarked once in awhile that he had 520,000 to bet on Flower at 10 to 7, was called upon about a o clock in tbe afternoon to hold stakes in a bet of 52,000 to $1,200 on Flower over Fassett. Bets were made at intervals all through the evening, until Billy's trousers pockets bulged out like those of a small boy who has been after chestnuts. As the bright-backed silver certificates of the denominations of 5100, 5500, or 51,000. and gilt-edged checks were the shapes the money was in, the bulges represented con siderable wealth. Probably 550,000 was wagered iu all. It was mostly either at odds of 2 to 1 on Fldwer, or it was even money that Flower would win bv 12,000 over Fassett Two 51,000 bets on tliese lat ter terms were made. One was between Sheridan Shook aud Samuel Sanders. AHDEBW CABNEGIE COMING HOME, The Steel King Sails for America, Accom panied by His 'Wile. BY CABLE TO THI DISPATCH.l London, Oct 31. The City of Paris sailed from Liverpool this week, carrying Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Miss Alice L. Buell, Captain Ellis and Major Bell, of the United States Cavalry, and Mrs. Bell and Marie "Van Zandt and her mother. Claus Spreckels, the sugar king, sailed to-day on the Augusta Victoria, after a six months' visit in Europe. MAECAGNI'S NEW 0PEEA. It Is Received Enthusiastically and the Composer Highly Honored, Eome, Oct 81. According to previous announcement "Friend Fritz," the new opera by Pietro Mascagni, the composer of "CavalleriaEusticana,"has its first public performance to-night at the Constanzi Theater. The audience manifested enormous en thusiasm and. seven scenes were encored. Signor Mascagni was called .before the curtain three times. Contract for the Canton Fostofflce. Washington, Oct 3L The contract for the construction of the publio building at Canton, O., has been awarded to J. J. Bru mausrlv of Canton, at his bid of 543,160. OIL AS A SHIP FUEL The Inman Line Will Adopt Petro leum in Place of Coal. AN OFFICIAL HERE INVESTIGATING He Setnrns East to Report Favorably to the Directors. TWO OP THE STOCKHOLDERS TALK That petroleum is gradually taking the place of coal as a fuel is fully demonstrated in the fact just developed that the Inman line of steamships has decided to adopt. xne lAma oil will In n 1,1,1, will I111111 1 ments are 1imiil,ta()'r'fril I11 pipe the fluid from.the-OHTofield to the seaboard. It is a well known fact that the Standard Oil Company controls this prolific field, and also that that corporation: has a large interest in the Inman Steamship Line, hence the materialization of a movement projected some months ago. Daniel O'Dav, Joseph Seip, C. Paine, J. H. Snow, all Standard men, were here yesterday, along with the Chief Engineer and Mechanical Supervisor of the Inman Steamship line. The party had been up to Bear Creek, Near Parker. where they investigated the large pumping station and fully satisfied the Inman. representative that the use of petroleum as "fnel on ship board was a .feasible scheme. In the words? ot Mr. Snow the gentleman was tickled to" death. Goes Back to Report Favorably. As a consequence he went Fast last night to report favorably to the board of directors of the big company. There is no doubt that it Will be adopted, thus establishing a new' and cheaper-method of engine -power over coal. There will be no trouble whatever in carrying the oil to New York, as the Stand ard has three pipe lines, 8, 10 and-12 inchest jcapeubiveiy la size, waicii lormeriy tansported the Pennsylvania crude for foreign shipment All of these, lines are connected with the LimafielL and. the Ohio production can be turned into any one for the purpose mentioned above. Near'Olean the Standard ias almost 100 tanks, each, of -35,000 barrels capacity, many of which are now full of the Ofiio fluid. This can be carried over to Hunter's Pointy N. Y., with little or no trouble and expense.. Used In Chicago and Here. The pronounced success of the fuel is shown by its liberal use in Chicago mills and manufactories, over 0,000 barrels are; prpeumereaauv irom unio wttn satisiac-. tory results. Formerly the oil was ob jectionable on account of its odor, but through the ingenuity of chemists the orude has been deodorized to such an extent that its smell is hardly-noticeable. It is being used at the Brilliant .pumping station, on the Allegheny river, with most' flattering results. No trouble whatever is experienced in regulating it, as there is a stop-cock similar to that on a common ilium- n-5&r-roeamships- an immense tank is to be built with sufficient capacity to supply fuel for. a two weeks' voyage. The steamers will be, fed at Hunters Point, wTiere the United Pipe Line now loads the freight vessels with petroleum consigned to foreign ports. Will Decrease the Torinajrp. Cool as fuel is heavy, and'tltefieF'inno vation will materially decrease tSjm4ge and give more room for freicht There'are six L large cud eTecnht Teseji Jr active service -ou me 'lumnu. lime, naineiy: xne City of Paris, City of New York?" City of Berlin, City of Chicago, Citv ot Richmond and City of Chester.- They will all be" equipped for the usage of the new fuel. The International Navigation Company is the powerful eoncem'which controls tbe Inmau and Bed Star lines, and it is almost a sure thing if the former adopts the new fuel suc cessfully, every one of the latter ships will oe also navigated by tne same system. News to the Stockholders. Charles J. Clarke is one of the Pittsburg stockholders of the line, and he was seen at his residence last night He had just re turned from a two weeks' hunting trip, and said the reporter's queries t and infor mation was news to him. However, he characterized the scheme. as being a grand one and if successfully adopted would .prove one of the most wonderful of modern times with the exception possibly of. electricity. He thought the era was rapidly approaching when all motive power would be operated by that agent William Thaw, Jr., whose father was a heavy "stockholder and director of the Ex ecutive Board, was surprised when told of the news, and was at first in clined to doubt its accuracy. But the facts warrant-the statement that Lima oil will be piped to the seaboard as fuel for ocean steamship use, on account of the Standard Oil Company, which also owns stock in the Inman Line, making liberal of fers and concessions, so as to benefit its enormous business. AN UNEXPECTED DISC0VESY. Water Works Wells of an Indiana Town Develop 'Into Roaring Gassers. Busiineli,, III., Oct 3L Bnshnell is all excitement to-day over th,e discovery of natural gas. The city water system is sup plied from two six-inch and one eight-inch wells, 120 feet deep, which are discharged into a large, lightly covered reservoir. A few evenings since the engineer lifted the trap door of the reservoir and thrust in his lantern. Immediately there was a terrific explosion, the roof the reservoir was lifted, the cement walls -were torn and the engineer was thrown 60 feet Since then the trap has been open, and has smelled more and more strongly of es caping gas. Yesterday the pipe by which the six-inch wells discharge was touched with a torch, and the gas escaping Irom it has been burning ever since. It shoots a strong, intensely hot flame 12 or 15 feet high, and is steadily increasing in force. Experts declare that the beautiful brilliance of the flame precludes the idea of marsh eras. and express a belief that this is of fine qual ity. Whether it can be developed in profit able quantities remains to be seen. TEH MILES IN EIGHT MINUTER The Be cord Made by a Runaway Engine Yesterday Morning. Portland, Pa., Oct. 31. "Locomotive running wild; clear the main track," were the words ticked oft at the office of the Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Bailroad this morning. The message wa? from Blairstown. Crowds gathered at most of the stations, but the only thing they saw was a flash of light as the ranaway sped past. Every operator's ear was to the key listening for information, and for 20 min utes there was intense excitement. From Blairstown, N. J., to the Lehigh river at Slatington trains had been hurried out fof the way, and every one held their breath until tne good news came.that the runaway had been stopped without accident The truant was John T. Blair's locomo tive, which runs the trains otfhis road from Blairstown to Delaware station. It had been standing on the main track at Blairs town, and was run into by a freight train. The throttle was thrown wide open and the engine had full steam. A passenger train on the New York, Susquehanna and West ern road for New York was almost due, and everyone expected a collision on the tracks. which artf used jointly by the two roads. By good fortune the engine reached the Poughkeepsie road crossing, near Columbia, and was switched on to that road two min utes before the Susquehanna train came along. The engine dashed across the bridge here at the rate of 70 miles an hour. Steam be gan failing on the grade west of here. The engine Blackened its speed, and James Nealey, at the risk of his life, jumped on the tender and stopped it. The run from Blairstown to this place, ten miles, was made in eight minutes. READ "GAVE IT 0DT. THE BARDSLEY CERTIFICATE CAME THROUGH A DEMOCRAT. At Least There Selns to be Good Author ity for Restatement The Libel Action aver comptroller itceys ahwi- to Senator Quay. Washington, Oct 31. Special The Comptroller of the Currency and Senator Quay were both informed to-night, the lat ter by telegraph from this city, that the man who gave oat the Bardsley certificate of deposit haying Quay's indorsement, for publication as a campaign document, is 'District Attorney Bead, of Philadelphia. The name of the informant cannot be made public at'present, but he claims to have positive proof of the statement District Attorney Bead 'is a hold-over Democrat, and it Is said that Senator Quay will be here next week toclabn his official scalp in case it is proved he is the guilty man. ContrdllerlLacey sent the following mes sage to-tfay. to Senator Quay in.' answer to the latter's'telegranf of inquiry. yesterday: Hon. 31. 5. QaI, Beater. Pa.i , This office ty rantednoaufcorityorper mlasiontoar Mb connection with the certificate r let vjrou mention In" your' 'dispatch, oi. Vft '"id nojapplication ,1108 beefmooyA, Qf ' ' y thereto, nor ib lnjorxneu oix fiion hairllicf heen cri 1 - ". 'Jt. wmnrrv weyyK A dispatch irom Beaver bT X 1 ter, one, of the publishers orv. ,r li." - r- r ".- . ffnjt arrested here to-day on a charge orv. anaL .libel. .Mr. Porter gave bail for his appear ance in the sum of 51,000, ex-Sheriff .Henry Cook, and Louis W. Beed trainer upon his Pbond. Mr. Mellon, one of the other pub lishers, is absent in Cleveland. Mr. Beed, who is associated with John M. Buchanan in the practice of law, and is an ex-Chair- man of the Democratic County Committee, has refused to co-operate in the aid of Sena tor Quay, and to-day had his name removed from the papers designating him as assist- fing in the prosecution. He was formerly a law partner of Mr. StiHy. The Star in Jtf issue this evening taunts Senator Quay with attacking a "rural daily of short life and limited circulation and in fluence," instead of choosing as "the objects of his avenging wrath the great metropoli tanjiewspapers which so boldly, wilfully and.persistentry attacked him and his char acter as a jrivate citizen.'.' HEW DESIOKS-TOB C0DJ8. Dimes, Quarters and Hair Dollars Coming Out In a Novel Dress. t. o-r ar?Special A"n important change ha3 been made in the small silver coins of the "United States, such as dimes, quarters and half dollars. land a decided improvement is noticeable. Instead of a sitting ngure of a woman hold ing a liberty pole and cap there will be a medallion, with a profile face similar-to that on the Bilver dollars. On the obverse side,, over the head of the woman, are the words:: "In Uod we trust,." While at the back of the" headf near the ege of the coinr are seven stars, ane laces six-other stars, or 13 in A'JJ-W1 tW J original States in the American Union, and the figurefg-1891, are stamped on the lower edge of ttj coin, be neath the chin ogd neek of the profile. All three coin? will have this medallion on the obverse side, while on the dimes no change will be made from the present de sign, the inscription "One dime," sur rounded by a wreath, being permitted to re main. With the quarters and half-dollars, however, it will be different, the coat of arms of the United States being made more conspicuous than in the coins now in circu lation, and the shied in the breast of the eagle will be removed, thus allowing the bird of freedom a free grasp on a bundle of arrows, while from his beak will be a streamer bearing the motto, "EPluribus Unum." PBEPAEING FOB A GEAND BUSH. The Would-Be Settlers at Ashland, "Wls Not So Bloodthirsty Now. Ashland, Wis., Oct 31. Over COO strangers arrived in the city this morning, to be ready to file upon Omaha land. No line has yet formed. There is considerable excitement-among squatters! Two or three families are located on the same claims, and! oltnough an occasional knock-down fight occurs It does not have the bloodthirstv an- Upearance of matters last April. j.ue uiers ore comment .ana are already preparing for the final rush at the landf cmce juonuay. Jb our or live special acenta. of the -Interior Department are here on then pquiet anaare-ieepiDg well .posted. Keeleyts Core Indorsed In Minnesota. Atwatbe, Minn., Oct 31. The State-Non-Partisan W. C T. U. Convention has indorsed the Keely cure for drunkenness. THE 'DISPATCH DIBECT0BY. Contents or the Issue Classified for de Convenience of the Header. The Issue of The Dispatch to-day consists of 20 pages, made up In two parts. The first nine pages are devoted to the foreign. uuuicsiiu uuu muti news, me literary , features and class news will be found readilyi uy reierence to tne taoie Deiow: Fage . NEWS OT EUBOF-E. PllIMI DOXNE'S HUSBAXPS. Witchcraft tw Eastebk PENxgTLVANti. Lincoln in Politics Colonel A. K. McCIure. Pago 10. Tjte music World c. vr.a. SOCDJTV AT UZNXVA Geof.' rage 11. Wants. To Lets. Fob Salks asp Misctl laseocs Notices. Page 19. The Social Wrarn Marlon C. Gallaher News of thi Stage...... Hepburn Johns Edccatiokal News. Page 13. Women JN Russia Bessie Bramble "Poods fob Schoolgirls Shlrler Dare ihe uasaioiiT stasds cnarles T. Murray Takino-Ca&e of Liken -...Elilco Serena Late Fashion- Notes. ; t Page 14. v The Poet of the Dat. y e. w. l. Page IS. Ouk HorE in Canada Erutnt Wlman Relics of an Eably Race I.-Wllkla A Column of Stories Marshall P. Wilder "J Military: GOSSIP. - Page 16. AREVTEWorSPOBTS Prlnrta Cables yon THE Pacific. ..Frtnk G. Carpenter German PbotessAoaikst Slavert..W. J.ii Heat From Floor Mats. Late scievce News. Page IT. California Oranges ens Koberu A House of Woders , Kene Bacbe A Trip to Alaska.. e. M. Calrln American Push:...... Edrat Fawcett Page 18. riTTSBURO'S Rocxr-STBEETS L. E. Stoflel A DoctorFbom Trot Rev. George Hodtes Page 10. the Grasp armt. Secret societies . The Market Repoejs. Page 20. Court News. AMusEMEjtT.Noncxs. QUAY ONTHE STAND. He Testifies as to the Bards ley Certificate in His Libel Suit. THE CHECK AM THE ffOTB Acconnteifor as Already Explained in Bis Interriews. THE WHOLE ACCUSATION FALSE, Instead-ofProfiting.bT the Deal 3r.-iaay-Eays He Lost $123. SCENES IN A STUFFY BACK-OFFICE HE hearing in tha suit for criminal libel entered by Senator M. S. ' Quay against the editor and princi pal owner of the Pitts burg Post was held yes terday afternoon be fore Alderman 31c Masters. The Alder man's office, large enough for the crowd that usually gathers at his hearings, would not h61d one-tenth the crowd that pushed and shoved and elbowed The Alderman, about to hear and see the silent Senator on the witness stand. Had the hearing been held in one of the courtrooms the place would have been well filled. As it was lawyers, politicians, editors and reporters were jammed together promiscu ously and all suffered equally to satisfy Senator Quay and His Attomeyt. their curiosity and to get the news. Littlo of importance developed at the hearing. There were a goodly number of interesting nnd pointed questions bearing upon the publication which brought about the suit, but few of them were answered. In each case-the attorneys for Senator Quay object ed to what they termed irrelevant and po litical'questions. The Array of Legal Talent Messrs.. Montooth, Boob and Marshall rappeared lor the Senator, while Willis F. 31 cCooc and D. T. Wat son represented the de fendants. Senator Quay was the first witness. He had been crowded into uncomfortable quar ters by the spectators I and he had difficulty in ( gtmug to ni3 ieei 10 1 take the oath tdminij- I tered with exceptional J I solemnity by the Alder man. Mr. Quay'3 hand trembled while he point ed it heavenward, and. he only, nodded his-con- Quay Thking Oath, sent to the oath. The witness said he had read the state ments aupon which the suit was brought He had also seen the electrotype reproduo tions of the Bardsley certificate. "Were the statements published correct? asked the Marshall. "They were false in every particular," the jury responded." The witness was then turned over for cross-examination which was conducted by Mr. McConk. Senator Quay's Sweeping Denial. "Did yon receive 18,877 from Mr. Bards ley?" was asked. "I did not receive 58,877 from John, Bardsley," answered the Senator. "Did you receive a certificate from John Bardsley?" 'No, sir." "What consideration was there between you and John Bardsley?" ''None whatever." "Did yon have any business transactions with Mr. Bardsley?". "No." ' "Whom did yon get a certificate from?" "From Dave Martin." "Why did Martin give you the certifi cate?" "For a note I gave him." "What was the discount?" "T don't know." l "Are you familiar with Mr. Martin' hand-writing?" "Yes, I think I am." The Senator was then shown his check for $9,000 made payable to David MartuCfgXln - T T w W&M Jlllla "1 I Whv JffilXttl M il Mr t ? 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