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.THE PrTTSBUEG DISPATCH, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, '1891,
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STILE A REPUBLIC.
o Chance for Monarclrism to Win
Back Dom Pedro's Lato Empire.
THE BRAZILIAN JIIKISTER TALKS.
His Assertions Are Amply Corroborated Ij
the New Bureau.
DA F05SECA'S FOSITIOX DESCRIBED
tFPECIAL TELEGEVM TO THE DISPATCnO
"Washington", Xov. 12. Scnor Jlen
doncs, the Brazilian Minister, talked freely
to The Dispatch correspondent this even
ing about the alleged revolt of several
States. He said: "Brazil is all right The
Monarchists in one State, Kio Grande do
Sul, found themselves in minority at the
recent election, but they have not yet
learned to respect the rule of the Constitu
tional majority. The Bepublican Governor
is to be seated. They kick. It is of no
avail, that is all.
"Unscrupnlons London financiers,throup:b
their representatives in Kio Janeiro, seek
by exaggerated reports or an imaginary re
volt, against the Fonscea rule to frighten
the holders of Brazilian bonds into selling
at a forced-down figure. The integrity of
Brazilian unity is as certain as the stars.
My official dispatch, received this morning,
confirms my utter disbelief in the sensa
tional stories by the London commercial
advices.
Jfo 2ew Hope for Monarchy.
"So, there is absolutely no ground left
for monarchy among us. I admit that at
Bio there exists a faction, composed of for
eign money representatives and ignorant
hirelings, and that a minority of the old
monarchist party remains scattered through
the States. But only the Rio faction really
seeks a restoration of monarchy. The mi
nority exist" oulyas a party of opposition.
In tho late elections it sought a less offen
sive name in the Liberal party. The Em
pire favored monopoly of our immense
trade by European commercial firms. They
could then bur whole sale privileges which
are now withheld to encourage horns in
dustry and borne capital.
"Tnen. too, the European firms have un
doubtedly conceived a jealousy of the
fnited States just as soon as our reciprocity
nrranrements'were announced. It is quite
possible that moner has been freely sent to
bolster up local political dissension, such
ai that in Bio Grande fit present, with a
view to disrupting the Republic. And if
not that, it is safe to say that they havs
countenanced the grossest misrcpreciita
tiou of the situation in their dispatches.
General rnns-ra ot a Dictator.
"IsGeneral Tonseca now a dictator""
'"Most emphatically he is not, in any just
rcne. Foneca is th Present of tlfe'Rp
pnblic nf Brazil. "What would President
Harrison be likely to do if, when vour Con
trrcs meets next month, it should begin by
voting out .of the Constitution the veto
power? "Would he not. bv his own solemn
oath, be ound to appeal to the people of
the country? That is precisely the case in
Brazil. At the next scneral election a new
Concrcs will be returned in place of the
one dismissed by President t'onsecj. If it
takes the same position as the first, Fonscca
will resign, and a change in the funda
mental law will be necessary; but that will
not happen.
"The s-udden blow of tho revolution,
forced by the delicate health of Dom Pedro
and the probable succession of the Princess
d'Eu. nwic the temporary dictatorship a
practical necessity during the time required
.o eiect tne constituent assembly. That
done. Dicta or Fonseca was formally elected
1'iesidcnt. and President he is to-"day. the
newspapers to the contrary notwithstanding.
During my rec nt visit to'Brazil I saw trust
worthy men from all parts of the country.
Throngh them and all sources of informa
tion I saw that general satisfaction and
pride in the new institutions existed every
w here.
T.ooklDg to the Yankees for Trtpar.
"I may say with truth that the Brazilian
legation in the United States is regarded as
having importance second to none. It is to
the United 8tntesthatwc are locking for
ideas and rule-, of practice in politic, as
well as for the mutual profiu of reciprocal
, trade. Inlaying that I do not imply any
thing but the mos perfect satisfaction with
our financial rcprentatiicsir London."
The Bureau of ..m-ricaii Republics has
from semi-official sources the following in
formation: The telegraphic and other news
, which comes from London is often entirely
false and ccnerally distorted ami magnified.
British jealonsj of the increasing influence
of the United States in Brazil, and the fear
of losing commercial supremacy in that
country po long and so profitably main
tained under the Empire, are the motives
which inspire the faKe and alarming dis
patches. In Rio Grande do Sul, the most southern
district in Brazil and bordering on Uruguay
and the Argentine Republic, the situation
is peculiar and needi some special expla
nation. "When the revolution of November,
1889, substituted the renublie for the Em
pire the State of Rio Grande do Sul ac
cepted the new form of government quite
as readily, and with as little disturbance as
any other State.
A Local Trouble In lt! (irandn.
But othe on rcaniration of the State Gov
ernment party lines were closely drnwn and
party feciine was warmly aroused between
the Republicans on the'one hand and the
adherents of the Liberal party, partisans of
the deposed leader, Silveria Martins, on the
other. Forcible resistance was offered to
the installation of the Governor-elect, who
was the candidate of the Republicans. The
armed interference of the Federal Govern
ment was necessary to overcome this resist
ance, but the feeling of opposition natu
rally remained and was perhaps intensified
by Federal interference.
It is reasonable to suppose that the Gov
ernor of Rio Grande do Sul would support
the power which assured him possession of
the office to which he had been chosen.
The position of Rip Grande do Sul as an in
dependent State, in consequence of a suc
cessful movement for secession, would be
extremely difficult and lull of peril, be
tween the mother country and Uruguay,
with which country the has been in contin
ual dispute and whose people are of a dif
ferent and almost hostile race. The posi
tion of the State w ould be that precisely
of Texas should she attempt to maintain an
independent existence between the United
States and Mexico.
ainny German In the State.
About one-third of the population of Rio
Grande do .cul is of German descent, of
whom probably li'.OOO have not yet been
naturalized as Brazilian citizens." A gen
tleman thoroughly acquainted with this
German population says that among them
the national feeling is'much stronger than
State attachment, and that they are entirely
Brazilian in their sentiments and aspira
tions. The foregoing reasons would lead to
the conclusions that no secession movement
can be permanently successful in RioGraude
do SuL
There is a tendency among the smaller
States to nieree theinseltes in their larger
neighbors, and a clause ot tlie new Consti
tution,, prepared with a knowledge of that
tendency, provides for such action on the
part of the States.
The Brazilian Minister has a number of
messages, in which no mention is made of
political disturbances or secession move
ments, and the United States Minister at
Rio has not considered the situation and
etents there lufiiciently serions to justify
him in sending a cablegram to the Depart
ment ot State.
Scnor Meudouca, the Brazilian Minister
here, at a late hour last night, received the
following cablegram: "Continue to deny
alarming reports spread throngh Europe in
regard to the restoration of a monarch and
disturbance of public order in Brazil."
CANADA'S SHirtlNO CABINET.
Premier Abb tt Is Not Likely to Dlnolye
Parliament for Awhile.
Montreal, Nov. 12. It is learned that
the reconstructed Cabinet will be as follows:
Premier and President of the Council, J. J.
C Abbott; Minister of Finance, J. E. Fos
ter; Minister of Public Works, L. E.
Angers; Minister of Justice, Sir John
Thompson; Minister ot Customs, J. J. Car
ran; Minister of Internal Revenue, J.
Costigan; Postmaster General, J. Haggart
(temporarily); Minister of Militia and De
fense, Sir Adolphe Caron (temporarily);
Minister of the Interior, J. A. Chapleau;
Minister of Railways, Makenzie Bo well;
Solicitor General, W. Meredith; Minister
of Agriculture, J. Carling; Secretary of
State, J. A. Ottimet,
It is again rumored that a dissolution of
Parliament will follow the reconstruction of
the Cabinet, but this is hardly likely.
"When Parliament adjourned Mr. Abbott
had a majority of at least 24, and as there
are between '."SO and 60 contested elections
pending, a large majoity of which are ex
pected to go Conservative, it is expected
that the Premier will at least wait to see
the outcome of these before even thinking
of dissolving the House.
IfOT TOO BICH TO BCBUB.
THE REBEL CAUGHT,
Ho Is Chen Ken Lung, Who Organized
the Insurrection in China,
EXAMINED IN A STAR CHAMBEE.
financial complications of the Empire It is
expected that M. Vishnegradsky will
shortly resign his position as the head of
the Ffnance Ministry.
MORE NEWS OF SHIPWRECKS.
Torture and liquor Fails to Mate Him to
Betray His Followers.
THE WAKSMPS IN CHINESE WATERS
A l'ecnliar Scene in One or the Downtown
Stores Last Jfisht.
Anyone who scans the advertising col
umns of the daily papers often sees the name
ofH. J. Lynch. He has been in Pittsburg
probably for 50 years, and is still in it To
hard and attentive work from the start is
attribntable the great success and prosper
ity which now crown Mr. Lynch's efforts.
He is old enough and rich enough to retire,
but no; he is not satisfied unless doing
something.
Some persons who have acquired a good
"jag" of worldly goods after years of labor
quietly pull cut and allow their sons to suc
ceed them in business. Not so with Mr.
Lynch.
For many years it has been the custom of
the establishment to "scrub out" twice n
week. The write walked past the store
after closing hours last night, and saw one
gray and partly bald man and three big mus
cular negroes at work in their shirt sleeves.
The white gentleman was pushing the
broom with more vim and vigor than any
of the others. This was H. J. Lynch. He
has helped to scrub out ever since he
started in business, and says he is happy in
doing it.
A K. OF L EX-TBEASTJKER SE0BT.
The Defalcation Benches Over $31,000 and
In the Sensation of tho Convention.
Toledo, Nov. 12. The sensation of the
K. of L. convention to-day wis the report
of a committee appointed at the last session,
at the request of General Secretary Hayes,
to investigate the Treasurer's books,
which he found in unsatisfac
tory shape. The committee re
ported that ex-Treasurer Turner refused
to appear before them, or to give up the
bank deposit book, canceled checks and
other documents in his possession. They
made the best investigation possible in the
absence of these documents, and find there
is over ?31,000 unaccounted for.
Even crediting Turner with 517,000,
which his statements show to have been
expended, but which the books of the order
do not show, leaves abalance of over 514,000
entirely unaccounted for. The report was
ordered printed. ,
A TAIX0B SAVED BY HIS WIFE.
He Becomes Melancholy and Ills "Wife Fnts
Blank Cartridges in His Pistol.
John Benifang, a tailor living at 311 Lo
cust street, attempted suicide yesterday
morning. He is 50 years old and owns
some property. A short time ago he sold
a lot for $-1,000. He wanted to invest it in
a farm, bnt his wife and friends objected.
lie then thought he had sold tho property
too chcapl.
He worried himself sick and had to go to
bed. His wife feared he would kill him
self,.and substituted blank cartridges for
the loaded ones. About 0 o'clock she went
out of the room and soon after she heard a
shot. He had fired at his breast, but only
a slight wound resulted.
Baker Rallot Lnw ' eqnirements.
HAKRiSBtntG, Nov. 12. Special Sec
retary of State Harrity, Secretary of In
ternal Aflairs Stewart and Auditor General
McCamant, composing the board to decide
upon the pattern of shelves, compartments
and guard rails for elections under the
Baker bill, and to fix the limit of cost, have
decided to hold a meeting in this city on the
25th instant for the purpose of inspecting
such samples as may be submitted, arid mak
ing a selection for adoption throughout the
State.
Business of the 3Ioon ltnn Kaitnav.
The Pittsburg and Moon ltnn Railway
Company is building up a nice passenger
traffic, and the road is giving more satisfac
tion than some other lateral roads from
the fact that tickets good on both it and the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie are sold at one
price, thus saving patrons much trouble:
So straight is the route that standing on the
track anywhere between Ficht'sandClever's
stations the greater portion of the road can
be seen.
Corey's Mind Is "Weak.
J. Alfred Corey, of Philadelphia, who
.was arrested for stealing an overcoat at the
Monongahla House last night, is still in
the station house. The manager of tho
hotel received a telegram from his friends
to the effect that Corey is weak-minded,
and any expenses he might incur would be
willingly paid by his father, who is a
wealthy Philadelphian. The latter will ar
rive here and take the unfortunate man
home.
They IVant the Strip Opened.
Arkansas City, Kajt., Nov. 12. A
mass meeting of people from this city and
the surrounding country within a radius of
SO miles is being held here to-day. The ob
ject of the meeting is to memorialize Con
gress and the President to open the Chero
kee strip to settlement at onqe. Str ng
resolutions were passed, and the feeling in
favor of settling the strip is intense.
THE FIRE BEC0BD.
SHANGHAI, Oct 19. Chefl Kin Lnng,
the leader of Kolao Hnn secret society,
which has been instrumental in causing the
uprising in Hunaiu, was captured by six
runners of Shanghai and Soo Chow police
while staying at an inn in Soo Chow. Ho
was accompanied by a band of 30 men and
was preparing to leave for Hang Chow and
other inland places when he was surprised
at night by the runners, who, despite his
endeavors to protect himself with his sword,
quickly overpowered him, and before he
had given an alarm, gaeged and bonnd him,
boarded a steam launch and proceeded to
Shanghai.
His examination was conducted with se
crecy by the magistrate and deputies of the
Viceroy of the Governor and of Tao Tai.
Several official documents issued by Kowao
Hui were found on Mb person. In them he
was addressed as the "Eighth Great
Prince" and as the commander of numerous
forces. Three examinations have been held,
but Chan refused to make-any disclosures,
despite the torture, saying to the officers
that he would not betray his cause, and
that he was not the only one ready to give
up his life for it.
Now Plying; Him TVltli Ltqnor.
. The officials are now pursuing another
method. They feast him and ply him with
liquor in hopes that he will let fall some in
formation under its influence. They have
thus far met with no success.
Mason, the customs official who made an
attempt to smuggle arms into China and
put himself forward as a possible leader of
the rebellion, was examined before the Brit
ish Police Court at Shanghai. Develop
ments show the affair was a Quixotic at
tempt on Mason's part to obtain notoriety
and had no real political significance.
TKe Nan Kintr Viceroy is said to have ad
yiscd the Imperial Government not to open
Hunan. The native boats are closely
watched in the Yang-Tsze for smuggled
arms. The Viceroy, Li Hung Chang, ap
pears to be in a qery cheerful state of mind.
He seems to think internal aflairs hot at all
serious, and that the foreign powers are
only playing a game of bluS. The general
feeling, howfever, is one of insecurity, and
it is further stated that the Viceroy of Nan
King has strongly advised the British Con
sul at Chin Kiang to remove European
women and children.
The European Squadron in China.
The following is the distribution of
foreign men-of-war on the Yang-Ts: At
Han Kow, the British cruiser Archer, the
German gunboat litis and a Russian ram;
at Chin Kisng, the British gunboat Rcd
polc; at Kin Kiang, the French cruiser In
constant; at "Wuhu, the British gunboat
Peacock. At Chin King there are also the
Chinese sloops Ching Ching and Pow Ming
and the revenue cruiser Fi Uoo.
A native paper says that all leaders of
rioters who destroyed the churches aud
chapels at Kwang Teh Chow, in Anhui,
have bi en examined ami have confessed,
implicating a student The magistrate re
fused to entertain this charge on the ground
that the student was incapable of such an
act, and refuted to confront him with his ac
cusers, who had been sent to Wahu for
trial. The student has followed them to
clear his character.
ONE ENGLISH VESSEL GOES
WITH ALL ON BOAKD
DOWN
Before the Lifeboat From tho Shore Can
Reach Her Atlantic Liners Leave Fort
In the Teeth or the Hurricane Great
Damage in France.
LONDON", Nov. 12. Reports of ship
wrecks continue to come in. The steamer
Harwarden Castle, engaged in the coasting
trade, was wrecked at the mouth of the river
Mersey last night The crew took refuge f n
the rigging. A number of attemnts was
made to rescue them from their precarious
position, but none of them was successful.
This morning four bodies were washed
ashore. They are of seamen, who, worn
out by exposure, were not strong enough to
keep themselves in the rigging.
The "White Star line steamer Britannic
and the steamer City of New York, both
bound from Liverpool for New York, sailed
from Liverpool yesterday and shaped their
courses for Queenstown in the very teeth of
the gale. "When they made an offing after
leaving the river they met with terrifio
weather, which they carried with them
throughout their voyage down the Irish
Sea. An immense wave boarded the Brit
annic and carried overboard Quartermaster
McKenzie.
There is great excitement in Southport,
on the Irish Sea, over the fate of a crew of
lifeboatmen who went out yesterday to at
tempt to save the crew of a vessel which
was in distress off that place. This after
noon the Southport lifeboat had succeeded
in reaching the shore in safety, and all
those who had gone so near to death at the
call of duty have survived the perils. The
lifeboat reached where the distressed vessel
was last seen.bdt when sbe got there all trace
of the vessel had disappeared.
A dispatch from Boulogne says: Nothing
but a rough estimate can be made of the
damage done by the terrible storm which
set in here Tuesday night, and which with
out abatement lasted until last night It is
known that the loss is enormous. A large
number of houses in the town were unroofed
and outbuildings were blown down.
A MIDNIGHT ATTACK.
Bold Bandits Overhaul a Train in the
Suburbs of a large City
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THE EXPRESS CAR SUFFERS MOST.
Traintnen ITeld Up and Several Safes Are
ElownOpen With Bombs.
HABBISOH'S SCOTCH WHIBXY.
THRILLING STORY OP THE FIREMAN
Providing Relief for Ivilcted Tenants.
Dublin, Nov. 12. A meeting of the
National Federation was held to-day at
Tullamore, at which the question of pro
viding means for the relief of evicted
tenants was discussed. It was finally re
solved to fix the contributions to the fund
for this purpose at 3d on the ponnd on the
parish valuations.
BEATING AN IB0N EEC0ED.
The
THE WELSH TIN TRADE.
Shipments Gradually Increasing Since the
Surplus Is Heine Consumed.
BV CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.!
London, Nov. 12. The tin plate market
here still remains in favor of the buyers. It
has already touched the cost price of manu
facture and transport, and there is, there
fore, but little room for any further fall in
prices. Only two-thirds of tho mills are
now working and the situation contains a
menace, which is openly expressed by per
sons interested, that others will shut down
soon.
Tne deficit in the American demand aver
ages 300,000 boxes monthly. The ship
ments, however, are gradually creeping up,
this being due to the fact that the enor
mous supply accumulated in the early part
of the year i& being used up. In July the
shipments showed a total of only 4,323
tons. In August 5,C29 tons were sent over,
in September 11,139 and in October tho
amount had got up to 12,4m tons. As a
consequence of this showing the manu
facturers here are indulging the hope that
their shipments will eventually reach the
former average of 27,000 tonslnonthly.
FORTY FAMILIES HOMELESS.
Edgar Thomson Works Is Slaking; a
Wonderful Day's Becord.
Braddock, Nor. 12. Special. The
Edgar Thomson Steel Works closed down
this morning at 4 o'clock and all the ma
chinery was inspected and carefully oiled.
At 6 o'clock one of the greatest day's work
in the history of the iron industry com
menced. The idea wa3 to eclipse the 24
hour run at the Smith Chicago Rolling
Mill, which turned out 1,700 tons. The
men worked hard all day with all the energy
that nature could give. Superintendent
Schwab also spent all his time there, and he
was a happy man this evening when he re
alized that the record had been broken.
From 6 o'clock until 12 o'clock the con
verting department turned out 024 tons of
steel ingots, and in the rail mill 500 tons of
steel rails were rolled. "When the mill had
run 12 hours the converting department
had 1,087 tons at its credit, beating the
previous record of 907 tons. This was made
in 67 heats. In the rail department there
was rolled 3,022 rails, as against 2,630 prev
iously. The six-hour turn in the converting
department made 4,700 heats,- ss against a
previous record of 624: The mill is running
lull to-night and there is no' "dncstion about
the result Mr. Swab started out to make
1,800 tons.
B0AED OF HEALTH IN SESSION.
Annual Meeting of the State Organization
at the Capital.
Hakkisbtjrg, Nov. 12 Special' The
twentieth annual session of the State Board
of Health is being held here, and will con
clude its business before noon to-morrow.
Dr. Lee, the Secretary, presented his annual
report, which, among other things, an
nounced the death of two of the Board's in
spectors, Drs. James L. Stewart, of Erie,
and L. Gummert, of Brownsville. Eefer
ence is also made to the efforts to secure ef
fective legislation, as recommended by the
Governor, and the failure to secure proper
laws.
Mr. Lee urges the need of more adequate
organization of sanitary boards throughout
the State, and commends the various local
boards tor their efficient work in preventing
the spread of disease by means of unwhole
some milk and other causes, aud of the ne
cessity of disseminating information on the
sanitary management of farms aud dairies.
AN0THEB EMBABBAiSED BANE.
At Braddock yesterday morning, Gillsi'
clothing 6tore was damaged $300 worth.
At "Warsaw, N. Y., yesterday, the Crystal
Salt Works burned. Loss, $125,000; insur
ance, yo,ooo.
At Chicago yesterday morning, the Con
solidate Bottling "Works were damaged
$10,000 woitli; insured.
At Calislc, early yesterday morning, R. C.
rarklnon's lurniture more was damaged to
the extent or $i,000; fully insured.
Nzae Susquehanna Wednesday midnizht.
the lan.'e Brandt-Chairv factory burned.
Los, $30,000; partly insured. Seventy-five
men are out of employment.
No. 8 engine company answered a still
Alarm last nis;ht for a small Are in the
kitchen of Mm. J. C. Benton's house, on
Bro.id street. D.tmage slight.
Is Mt. Pleasant township, Westmoreland
county, early j esterday, Springer Brothers'
laro barn, with all its contents, was burned
bv an Incendiary. Loss, ?2,000: insurance
small.
At Han Kow. China, recently, a hu?e fire
destroyed 1,300 bouses, and rendered 13,000
people homeless. It is believed that a
number of women and children lost their'
lives. Two days afterward 200 more houses
wcro burned.
At Slater. Mo., Wedicday morning, tho
central Hotel, ana a dozen Duslness houses
burned. Loss, $77,000: insurance $27,000. The
guests and occupants of tho hotel had
narrow escapes. All their personal effects
wcro lost, in sonic cases not oven their
clothing being saved.
A Narrow Ksrapo From Great toss of Life
in a Tenement District.
London, Nov. 12. A fire broke out at
an early hour this morning in Bethual
Green, an eastern suburb of London, in the
quarter occupied by lumber yards, factories
and a large number of tenements filled with
poor families. The flames spread with
frightful rapidity, fed, ns they were, with
the immense quantity of highly-inflammable
materials. The Fire Brigade re
sponded promptly to the alarm, but for a
long time their efforts to subdue the flames
were rewarded with but poor success. For
tunately much of the lumber and timber
stacked in the yards had been thoroughly
soaked by rain.
Adjacent to the houses burned were a
large number of dwellings filled with ten
ants, who were panic-stricken when they
realized their danger. Many made no at
tempt to save their goods, but fled, scantily
clad, into the streets. In the wild rush for
life some of the aged and infirm were tor
gotten, and the duty of saving them de
volved upon the fire brigade. But one
death resulted. One young child in deli
cate health could not stand the exposure
and died after it had been removed from its
home. A falling wall buried one fireman,
severely injuring him. Forty families w ere
rendered homeless.
The "Will of Mrs. Parnell's Aunt.
London, Nov. 12. A compromise is
being arranged in the case of the probate of
the will of the late Mrs. "Wood, aunt of the
widow of Mr. Parnell (Mrs. O'Shea). The
attempt at compromise will probably be suc
cessful, and the questions at issue are not
likely to come to court ior decision.
Bnssla Strentrtheninsr Hor Chinese Frontier.
St. Peteksbukg, Nov. 12. The authori
ties of the Eussian "War Office have resolved
to construct a line of forts along the Chinese
frontier, and to increase the number of offi
cers in Central Asia.
The California National at San Diego Tem
porarily Closes Its Doors.
SAN Diego, Cal., Nov. 12. The Cali
fornia National Bank did not open its
doors for business this morning. A card
displayed in the window read as follows:
"Owing to continued shrinkage in deposits
and our inability promptly to realize on
notes and accounts the bank is temporarily
closed."
The Bank Commissioner has been sent'
for and will take charge on his arrival. It
is believed that the depositors will be paid
in full. The bank has an advertised paid
up capital of 500,000 and a surplus of
$100,000.
Milwaukee. Not. 12. When the St.
Paul train arrived at a point not far from
the "Western Union Junction at 1 o'clock
this morning the fireman, Edwin Averill,
who was putting some coal into the furnace,
was startled to hear a noise behind him.
Ho turned around and discovered two
heavily masked men clambering over the
tender. Both leveled double-barreled mus
kets at the fireman and engineer, "Bill"
Maekay, with the injunction:
"Dont move an inch till we tell you to,
or we will blow the top of your heads offi"
Engineer Maekay was ordered to run the
train to within a point abont one mile from
"Western Union Junction. Here the engi
neer was commanded to stop, and he and
the firemen were ordered to step out. They
were marched to the express car, under
cover of the guns, and then the work of
blowing open the express car began. Sev
eral bombs, the fireman thinks they were,
were thrown into the car, and the explosions
were terrific and must have awakened every
passenger on the train, but nobody appeared
on the scene.
The Fireman's Graphic Story.
Fireman Averill's story is the most com
prehensive. 'They made me walk ahead of
them to the express car," he said, "and they
gave mo a jimmy to pry open the boxes. I
had to move all the 'dead matter' offthe
boxes and do their dirty work generally,
but I was glad to get oil with a whole
skin. They got the messengers' keys,
though he was in no hurry to give them up,
and they had no trouble in getting away
with the money."
The train was held for over half ah hour,
and if the plans of the robbers had not been
perfect they wonld not have been delayed
much. Their entire efforts were centered
on the express car, and not a passenger was
molested. The fireman thinks there were
half dozen men guarding the coaches, how
ever. "Less than five minutes out of "Western
Union Junction," said Messenger Murphy,
"the train slowed up suddenly. A musket
was poked through a top window of the car,
and a second later a terrific explosion oc
curred that knocked both myself and Mr.
Cook in a heap. Half a dozen other ex
plosions followed, and both doors flew off
the bolts. Then two men, wearing big
black masks, clambered quickly into the car
and covered us with double-barreled
muskets. "We were cautioned to maintain
silence, at the penalty of getting our heads
'blown ofL
AThoroagh Overhauling of the Car.
"After glancing hurriedly about the car,
the robbers fastened their eyes on the two
iron boxes of the American Express Com
pany. The robbers brought the fireman in
a little later, and went through all the
boxes. They compelled us to hand over the
keys, and then dumped the boxes out on the
roadbed. One of the robbers kept us cov
ered with his musket all the time, while
thj other robber superintended the oper
ations of the fireman."
Messenge. Murphy stated that he had
secured all the bills of the money contained
in the safe and that the sum was undobtedly
a very large on It is believed here that
the robbers secured at least $100,000. An
official of the St Paul road said that tho
train which was held up was the one which
carried all the money received by Mil
waukee banks from the East in the
morning.
Later dispatches, however, say that the
loss will probably not be so heavy as was
feared, as tho largest sums of money were
in sates that were not opened.
President Johnson bad a fine article of Dale
sherry, and he was fond of some Scunner-
nong vine sent him by his friends in North
Carolina. Thomas Jefferson spent the most
for wines of all our Presidents, and his ac
count book shows that he save over S10.000
ior sherries, brandies Madeiras and cham
pagnes while he was in the "White House.
He ordered his wines by the hundreds of
bottles, and in the first year of his Presi
dency he spent $2,600 on liquors. President
"Washington, though he was a temperate
drinker himself, lud good wines on his
table, and he always took two glasses of
uaaenaat dinner. During his tirst cam
paign for the Honse of Burgesses in Vir
ginia I find a barrel of whisky for the treat
ment of voters set down in the items of his
account book, and he always served wines at
his state dinners.
John Tyler, the son of the President,
once told me that his father's brandy cost
him four dollars a gallon aud that he im
ported his own madeira, sending, shelled
Indian corn from his Virginia plantatiou
over to Madeira to be exchanged ior it.
Buchanan always had good wines and so
had Grant and Cleveland. Hays is the only
President in history who has not served
wines at his state dinner and as for Andrew
Jackson, he always had good liquors on tap
and plenty of them. The night after his
inauguration the carpets in the East Boom
of the White House were ruined by the
orange punch which was brought into the
room in buckets. Thero were barrels of
this punch and when the waiters entered
with the buckets, the guests rushed for it
and in the scramble that ensued, glasses
were broken and dresses spoiled. The tubs
of punch were finally taken out into the
AVhiJe House grounds and in this way the
throng was dra'wn off and it was possible to
serve cake and wine.
One of tho hardest drinkers among tho
Presidents was Andrew Johnson. He was
drunk when he was inaugurated as Vice
President and he kept his bottle generally
near him. While he was GoTenor of Tenn
eesee, he had a jug in the washstand in his
executive office and he tieated his friends
form this.
CHASING SOWN A MUBDEBEB.
All the Presidents bat One Used Wines, hat
FrohlbltlonisU Are Angry.
The cask of Scotch whisky which the
millionaire, Carnegie, sent to President
Harrison has caused a hot, smoky thrill of
indignation among the prohibition people
of the United States, writes Frank G. Car
penter to THE Dispatch. It recalls the
barrel of brandy which General Henry 3L
Naglee, the noted vineyard owner on the
Pacific coast, sent to Cleveland. General
Naglee was a great admirer of President
Cleveland, and he had a barrel made with
silver hoops, which he filled with the finest
of grape brandy, wirth at least 520 a gallon.
He expressed this to the late William
Dorsheimer, of New Xork, and asked him
to present it to Cleveland. Dorsheimer
promised to do this, and the brandy was
shipped from California to New York, and
from thence it probably came to the AVhite
House.
President Arthur had some very choice
wine which was given him by the famous
lobbyist. Sam Ward, and which he brought
out only on the most important occasions, l.ncver been c llccted. Another charge has
' i-
He is Accused of Killing Two Hen to Get
84,000 .Life Insurance.
Topeka, KAN., Nov. 12. Special.
Governor Humphrey to-day issued a pro
clamation ofTeripga reward of $300 for the
arrest and conviction of Isaac Kay, who is
charged with having murdered Charles
Webb and Louis Fournier.citizens of Cowley
county, in June, 1889. Webb was found
dead near his home, on the morning of June
10, in that year, and about one week later
Founder's body Was also found. The whole
affair was shrouded in mystery, and it was
thought no clue had been obtained untjl the
letter upon which the Governor issued his
proclamation was received to-day.
The Sheriff of Cowley county went to
work on the case and claims Kay murdered
Webb tg secure an insurance policy of $4,000
on the latter's life, which had been made
out in favor of Kay's wife. Fournier was
suspected by Kay of knowing too much,
and therefore was also killed. The policy
is in the hand of Prosecuting Attorney At
kinson, of Cowley county, who, it is
claimed, neglected to inform the Governor
of the evidence in the case. Kay has left
the country, and the insurance policy has
been preferred against Atkinson, br the
county attorny, to the eflect that he ac
cepted a retainer from a prisoner under an
indictment for embezzlement.
THUBSDAY'S ACCIDENTS.
Three Minor Accidents Reported Tester
day None of s Serious Natare.
The number of accidents yesterday
reached three. One man was injured on
the railroad, another burned by natural gas
and the usual rapid transit accident re
sponsible for the third. The list follows:
Colemas Matthew Coleman, a puddlerat
Chess, Cook & Co.'s Sonthside mill, wai
struck by a train on the Pittsburg, McKees
port & Yoni?hio;jheny Railroad yesterday
morning, lie was internally Injured and
his left leg badly cot. lie was removed to
the Southside Hospital.
O'Dosskll Patrick O'Donnell. a laborer
'employed at the Keystone mill, was badly
burned lastnizht. He was working about
one of the puddling furnaces, when a Hash of
natural gas from the rurnace struck him in
the face, burninjr him In a horrible manner.,
"White Hany White, conductor of car 213
on the Penn avenue line, was severely cue
about the head and otherwise bruised by
beim; thrown from his car, caused by the
prip catching in the vault at the power
house In Lawrencevllle.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY".
"Wanted.
"VXW PATENTS from O. D. Levis. Patent At
ll torner. 131 Fifth v.. next Leader. Pittsburg,
Pa. : esUDllshed oTer Mreara: (rood claims guaran
teed or no pay: Joan Green, Kenova. Pa., lifting
J act; W. A. Hanlen. Kenfrew. Pa., rotary plow;
. F. Hill, Fleetwood. Pa., lire wcape; A. 31.
Jayue. Bradford, Pa., drain for dishes: Edward
Kerr. Pittsburg, Pa., furnace (two Datents) J J. H.
Miller, Newark, O.. baking oven: K. V. Sillier.
Iiewlsbarg, ., telegraph table; J. 11. Plseger,
Johnstown, Pa., foot guard for switches; F. II.
Richards, Drlfton, Pa., air compresser: A. B.
Smith, tamping handles for shovels: J. H. Thather
and C. I). Wilson. Nicholson, Pat, detlce for
riveting: J. J. Wisda. Defiance, O.. car coupling;
Z. B. Coes, Hamilton, O., feed mechanism ror
lathes; J. W. Culmer, New Brighton, Pa., domestic
gas burner: F. E. Degenbirt. Pittsburg. Pa.,
electric conductor: Lewis Deter, Shclocta. Pa.,
screening machine; Eobert DInsmore. "Weston, W.
Va., pipe and shait coupling: Cochran Fleming,
Sewickfey, Pa., gate or door fastening; E. 8. Geh
man, thill coupling and thill support: J. K. Gills.
Hazelton. Pa.v electric are lamp: Peter Grabler,
Pittsburg. Pa., teething bit for children.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SHE
WILL BECOME A SEA.
A Maryland Senator To lie Appointed,
Baltimore) Nov. 12. There is a report
abroad that Governor Jackson will appoint
a United States Senator to serve until a suc
cessor of the late Senator Wilson is elected
by the Legislature. Kober F. Brattan,
President of the last State Senate, will, it
is understood, receive the appointment.
STBEET C0BNEB GOSSIP.
Trichinae Found In American Pork.
London, 25ov. 12. The Chronicle this
morning announces that trichina: have been
found in American pork at Solingen, a town
of Khenish, Prussia.
One Conscientious Bussinn Official.
St. Plteksrurg, Kov. 12. M. Vishne
gradsky, the Minister of Finance, is. seri
ously ill, suffering from an attack of
nervous prostration, His illness was
brought on through the great anxietv
caused bv the famine troubles and the
Seves new cases of diphtheria and ten of
scarlatina were reported to the Bureau of
Health yesterday.
A beokejc telegraph wire became crossed
with an electric light wite on Wednesday
nfeht. Threemennndtwoboys were severely
shocked by coming in contact with It
Jobs BnowTT. 50 years old, of Ohio street
and Cedar avenue, Alloaheny, died suddenly
at tlie Allegheny General Hospital yesteiday
afternoon. Mr. Brown had Jus' been taken
to tho hospital a short time before he died,
and the physicians did not know what killed
him. Tho Coroner will investigate to-uay.
Rev. Martin Zirkel, a well-known minister,
for many years pastor of the Evangelical
Association, died Wednesday evening at ills
residence in Freedom, Pa. About 25 rears
aso he was pastor of the German Emmanuel
Chuich, Third street and Madison avenue,
Allogheny. He leaves a wile and oue
daughter.
The Bandall Club will have a special musi
cal at their club house, Duquesne way, this
evening. In addition to several local per
formers, thero will be a special projirammo
given by the male chorus of tlie "Bustoti
inns" after their performince at the Du
quesne Theater. A full attendance ot mem
bers is deslied.
II. J. Gerb has mysteriously disappeared
from his borne on Troy Hill, Allegheny. He
has not been seen by any of his friends since
last Tuesday. He is unmarried. Lately his
twin sister dlod at his old home in Ger
many. It is said ho was much attached to
Ids sister and worried a great deal over her
death. The theory is advanced that he has
gone to Germany.
Salton Lake frill Become 150 Miles Lone;
and 309 Feet Deep.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Dr. P. G. Cotter, of Yuma, was in this city
to-day. In conversation in reference to the
present condition of the Salton sea, he said
it is estimated that nine-tenths of the Colo
rado river is flowing into it The sea is not
increased in depth by this inflow, but it has
lowered about three inches. It is now from
four to seven feet in depth in various parts.
The river leaves its bed about fourteen miles
below Yuma, where the elevation above the
sea level is 143 feet. It flows in precipitous
plunges, many of them in the nature of cat
aracts, down dozens of feet, wearing the soil
over which it flows, and making the fall con
stantly more precipitous near the break.
The break is 137 feet above the sea, while
the Salton basin is 2G3 feet below, making a
total grade from the river of 400 feet.
The Colorado river is very heavily charged
with solids, ana will precipitate half an inch
of alluvium to every six feet of water. This
matter is being constantly washed down the
river, and is forming a bank in the river
bed just beyond this break, so that
shortly the entire body of the river will be
turned into the Salton sea. The winter
floods, he thinks, will raise the Salton sea
until it becomes a lake 300 feet in depth and
150 miles long, and finds its outlet through
the bed of the New river into the Gulf of
Mexico. Southern Pacific engineers have
examined the river break with a view of
finding a way to turn the river back. They
reported that such could be done by piling,
but that it would be too expensive a job for
the company to undertake.
Iron Pokers,
Worth ioc...
Chair Seats,
All sizes
Slaw Cutters,
Steel knife
Kitchen Saw,
Worth 35c
Heavy Wire Sponge Baskets,
Worth 15c....!
Rajah Nutmeg Graters,
Worth ioc
Heavy Wire
Coffee Pot Stands.
Large Willow Splashers,
Worth 15c
Mrs. Potts Irons,
3 Irons and Stand complete
Fiber Sink Brooms,
Worth 5c
Ocean Steamship Arrivals.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
Slavonia Baltimore Hamburg.
British Emplre....L,ondon Boston.
Teutonic. Liverpool New York.
Moravia Hamburg New York.
Bpree Bremen.... New York.
fuerst Blamarck..New York Hamburg.
biberlan Glasgow New York.
Holland Liverpool New York.
For Friday's Poor Mnn's Sale.
We always have good clothing at special
low prices to ofler poor -people on Fridays.
To-day you will find the following special
prices on men's overcoats, men's suits, boys'
suits and pants:
Men's chinchilla and melton overcoats,
made with velvet collar or plain,
blues, blacks and Oxfords at only... 54 00
150 men's fine heavy ulsters, with big
collars, cassimere cloth lined for.... 4 95
Only 250 men's suits, cut in sacks and
cutaway style, all sizes, at 4 00
Boys, age 4 to 14, can get a good warm
cape overcoat for only 2 35
Suits for boys, age 4 to 14, pleated or
plain, only 1 20
Men's neat checked and striped cassi
mere pants, at 1 25
These bargains are for to-day only, at our
store.
P. C. C. C, Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets.
The Farmers' Deposit Rational Bank
Invite the public to call and examine their
new safe deposit vaults. Information con
cerning the renting of boxes and deposit of
valuables cheerfully given. mvf
DIED.
BINDLEY On Friday, at I A. M.,Jonx
Cooper, eldest son of John Bindley, in the
16th year of his age.
Funeral services from the family resi
dence. Fifth avenue, on SuJtDAY, November
15, at 2:30 r. 11. i
Sunshine Shoe Daubers,
Worth 15c
Bristle Shoe Brushes,
With Dauber.
Bric-a-Brac
Dusters
Extra Large Turkey Dusters,
Worth 50c ..
Salt Boxes,
Good size, worth 20c
Japanese Toilet Paper Case and
1 roll paper, worth 25c
Genuine
Hunter's Flour Sifters
Hat and Coat Racks,
5 and 7 hooks
Can Opqners,
Worth ioc
Cotton Clothes Lines,
60 feet, worth 25c
Patent Skirt Boards,
Worth gi.50
Good Clothes Brushes,
Worth 25c
Square Japanned
Spice Boxes, worth 35c,
2-quart Covered
Milk Pails, worth 15c...
Acme Curtain
Stretchers, worth $3. 75 :
Triple Plated Caster,
5 bottles, worth $2
5C
8C
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I5C
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$2.50
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Good size
Coal Shovels.
Fancy
Japanese Workstands..
Fruit or Potato
Pressers, worth 35c...
Walnut
Door Stops
Extra Large
Stove Brushes, worth 20c.
Heavy Wire
Meat Forks
Heavy Wire
Vegetable Boilers.
Self-Wringing
Mop, worth 60c
Towel
Rollers, worth ioc
Heavy Wire
Oyster Broilers, worth 50c,
Fine Whisk
Brooms, worth 20c
Solid Steel
Mincing Knives, one piece
Curtain Poles, with Brass
Trimmings complete, worth 30c.
Folding Chair and
Ladder combined, worth $2,
Extra Good Scrubbing
Brush, worth 20c
Large Corn
Poppers, worth ioc
Hampers,
Extra large, worth $1 50....
Cloth Baskets,
Large size, worth 85c
Adjustable Wire
Coat Hangers
Souvenir Spoons,
Quadruple plated
French Egg
Whips, worth 10c
Flint Thin-Blown
Tumblers
Dinner and Tea Sets combined,
112 pieces, Underglazed flTf Pft
Decorations, worth 1 1 5... 3'aOU
Curling
Irons, worth ioc
Initial
Tumblers, worth 15c
Triple-Plated Sugar Bowls,
Creamers, Celeries, Butter QQ
Dishes, worth each $ 2, at. jO
..4C
.15
.19
..2C-
.8C
-3
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35c
.5C
25c
T
9C
18
98
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5C
98c
53c
3C
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40
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Above prices are for Friday and Saturday only.
FLEISHMAN & CO.,
504, 506 AND 508 MARKET ST.