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THREE CENTS
JURISDICTION DENIED
That Is the Plea of Mayor
"Wyman Before the Audit-
in? Committee.
HE ENTERS W DEFENSE.
Councils Are Then Asked to Institute
Proceedings at Once.
EX-MAYOE PEARSON IS INCLUDED
Chief, of Police Murphy's Hearing
poned Until Next Monday.
Post-
DE. GILL1F0ED BEADS AI1TELT LETTEE
"No jurisdiction" is again the cry in Penn
sylvania. Mayor Wvman has followed the
lead of his brethren
in higher omciai
life, and last night
denied the right of
the Auditing Com
mittee to conduct
the investigation
for which a week
ago' he had asked.
The lobby of Select
Council chamber
f was crowaea to the
door by the best
citizens of the
city. They listened to every word,
expressed approval or disapproval at every
new point and showed in all their actions
that Allegheny is roused to action.
"When the plea of "no. jurisdiction" was
raised by Mr. "Wyman's counsel, everyone
looked surprised." They had come to pass
judgments m their own minds on the
charges against the Mayor and were dis
appointed in the fact that he had failed
to produce the refuting statements that had
been promised.
The Plea of the Major's Attorney.
Attorney Hughey was the Mayor's coun
sel. In a few words,
spoken in an almost in
audible tone, he retold
the old grievance that
Mr. "Wyman had not
received official noticj
of the charges against
him, that he knew of
them . only through
newspaper reports, and
finally that the defend
ant wanted a com
plete statement of the
case on the other side
m
before he would pro- Attorney Hughey.
ceed to the making of a defense. Be
denied the committee's richt to" hear
testimony, and as a final plea stated that the
Mayor was not disposed to take up a por
tion of the case, when from newspaper re
ports Jl appeared that other charges were to
be made. He stated that Councils and a
conrt of justice are the only tribunals that
have the right to give the "Mayor a hearing,
and he served notice that Councils would be
asked to appoint a special committee of 'in
vestigation. The remarks of Mr. Hughey were received
with astonishment by the committee. In
reply to the insinuation that premature
publication of the charges had been made,
Chairman Gilliford said:
Every Citizen Is Interested.
"This committee is notresponsibleiorgos
sip or reports. It is impossible to conduct
public affairs as
you would a pri
vate business.
There are too many
members of. the
firm. Every citi
zen of Allegheny
is Interested in the
matter and has a
right to know the
proceeding of the
committee. This
committee has
Chairman biUiford. made no accusa
tions. It has received a report from the
auditors based on the ordinances and the
books, and if these matters can be ex
plained, there is no reason why there should
be accusations.
Mr. Hughey As to that I see by the
newspapers that the Chairman and members
have been interviewed on the matter.
Dr. Gilliford Which Chairman? Of the
general or sub-committee?
Mr. Hughey Both.
Dr. Gilliford Ai for myself, I have made
no accusations in any interview with me.
Mr. Hughey As for that,charges have
been made, and we claim thatTthis commit
tee has no jurisdiction under the charter.
All we ask is that our statement be sub
mitted to Councils with your report.
Mr. Hcnricks suggested that they settle
each case separately. No objections were
made and he offered the following resolu
tion to get the matter of Mayor Wyman
before the committee:
The Text ot the Resolutions.
Whtbkas, The report of the Auditors shows .
that large sums or money aro due the city
by the Mayor, James G. Wyman, and have
not been accounted for, and shows the col
lections.by the Mayor, of divers illegal fees,
costs and moneys, and
Whereas, Grave cuarsres have been made
under oath by residents of the city and
others, alleging tho payment of large sums
of money to the Mayor that do not appear
upon the records, and
Whereas, l'arts of the reoords have been
lostorde6troj-cd and therefore impossible
for the Auditors, without the aid of compitl
nory process of a Court of Justice, to fully
determino facts pertinent to audit, and
Wheieas, It 1 boih important to the
Mayor, the city of Allegheny and the public
that the matter reported upon be Judicially
determined by an impartial tribunal, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the City Attomev be in
structed to commence immediately such
legal proceedings as may be necessary to
rully investigate and determine the matters
appearing and charged.
Hcnricks said that this would remove the
matter from before the committee, as it was
claimed it had no jurisdiction, and from
Councils, tco, and place it where there was
jurisdiction. He moved that the resolu
tion be recommended to Councils for adop
tion. Mr. Henricks continued that he had tried
to make his.resolution so as to have as little
objectionable language as possible, so there
would be no fire works. If the matter went
to a legal tribunal it could not be said that
there was either spitework or whitewash.
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Mr. "Bothwell seconded the motion. He
thought it fair and impartial.
To Avoid Personal reeling.
Mr. Henderson thought it the only way
to settle the matter to avoid personal feel
ing. As soon as the thing would get to
Councils personal feeling would crop out
and sides would be taken. He wanted to
know however about the part in the pre
amble about statements set forth under
oath by citizens and others. He thought
that mattcrgatrered by newspapers was not
before the committee. It was mere rumor
to them.
Mr, Henricks said that he and Dr. Gilli
ford were authorized to get what informa
tion they could. They have an affidavit
that an amusement license was paid for and
the books don't show it. It covered the
matter referred to.
On the question being called the motion
to recommend to Councils was adopted. All
voted aye but President Lindsay who de
clined to vote. "
Another call was made for Ex-Mayor
Pearson and upon no answer being made
Mr. Armstrong ottered the following:
Resolved, That the charge contained in
the Auditors' report affecting the integrity
of ex-Mayor Richard T. Pearson be inquired
into judicially and the City Solicitor instruc
ted to begin the necessary proceedings at
once to investigate and determine the mat
ters contained in the Auditors' report.
He moved the resolution he affirmatively
recommended to the Councils.
Dr. Gilliford thought they were getting
mild all at once. The report as to fees &c.
was the same as the Mayor Wyman's case
and he thought the same language should
be used in both resolutions.
No Direct Evidence Against Pearson.
Mr. Henricks said there was a difference
in that they had no outside evidence against
px.MavorPearson.
Mr. Armstrong re- y
m.-VaiI 4hnt if flip l.- f
resolution was not y
strong cnougu ne "h' A
had a stronger one. J7f7
Dr.Gilliford-We7 VlsH
ovght to treat all A-ffJk
n ikp- cw'i
A voice fromth
lobbv Mr. Chair
man, give every
man a chance.
Mr. Wcrthetmer
moved thai the
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resolution be re
ferred to Councils. Ucnrtcto-Rcbodieantai
Dr.Gilliford said a ' a to'
it looked to him as if they were treating
Hastings one way, Wyman another and now
Pearson another. Mr. Werthe'mer said the
language made no difference. All they
wanted was to get the matter before the City
Solicitor for legal proceedings. The motion
to refer to Councils -was adopted.
Ex-Chief Kirschler was next called for
and answered not. On motion of Mr. Hen
ricks his case
was passed and
Chief Murphy
called on. Thos.
M Marshall, Jr.,
spoke for Chief
Murphy. He said
that, as counsel
for Mr. Murphy,
ind being perso'n-
.utAj aiAjuambcu
. iwitn many ot the
members of the
committee, they
knew that they
would receive
fair treatment,
and had decided
to go into a hear
ing, knowing that
they would make
such a stron cease
(
that there would
ilrmSuzU We natvt in Ote be no need to go
' room ' vilnasa. jnt0 court.
He said he wanted to first make a state
ment as to what they claimed and expected
to prove -when they called their witnesses,
some "0 in number. Legally they claimed
that the committee had no jurisdiction, but
they did not intend to take any advantage
of little technicalities. Continuing, Mr.
Marshall said that it was alleged in the
papers that Mr. Murphy collected a large
amount from vehicle licenses which he did
not turn over. The position was that the
City Treasurer collected all he Could, then
turned the others over to -the Chief of Police
to collect, much the same as uncollectable
taxes are turned over to the delinquent tax
collector Then the Chief is charged
with the licenses at a minimum rate of 56
each, and that sums up about $3,100 for the
three or four years he was in office. He
said that they would show that plates were
given away in large number to persons
living on toll roads. He had an ordinance
directing him to do so.
Some of the Explanations Made.
He also collected on licenses for but por
tions of a year, taking one-half the fee for
six months lor an
example. There was
also an ordinance
requiring this and
Pittsburg had a sim
ilar ordinance. Also
licenses were given
away for nothing to
persons who made
nffidavit that they
had lost their plates.
Finally at the end
of the year for which
tne plates were in-v
tended the ones not 'V
used were dumped
into City Hall cellar.
Thcy'would show Chief Murphy.
that 00 of these plates with which the com
mittee charges Mr. Murphy were found
that day in City Hall cellar, where they
and others had bee i thrown at the end of
the year. They would nlso show by
David Macferron that 29 of the plates
charged to Murphy had been given
to liinrfo issue for ones that had been lost.
They had their witnesses present, and could
show the whole business clearly.
Mr. Armstrong moved that the vehicle
license matter be referred back to the sub
committee for a further report. Mr. Hen
ricks favored the motion. Dr. Gilliford
wanted the hearing to proceed. Mr. Hen
derson also wanted an immediate hearing.
Mr. Marshall said they were ready at any
time.
The Time for a Hearing.
A discussion ensued as to where and be
fore whom to consider the matter and hear
the testimonv.
but finally a mo
tion bv Mr.Parke
that the whole
'committee con
sider the matter
and meet at 7:30
next Monday
eveuing to hear
the witnesses was
adopted. Mr.
Henderson moved
to reconsider the
matter so they
could go on at
once, but his mo
tionwas lost.
Henderson That vxu the ,1,r GiH'ford
energy of the newspapers, then read a letter
from a ladv whose name he withheld tend
ing to show, as was stated in an interview
in The Dispatch yesterday "rooming, that
Mayor Wyman and Chief Murphy conduct
a systematic raiding of Hungarian
boarding houses for the purpose
of collecting witness fees. At the sugges
tion of Mr.' Wertheimer the letter was re
ferred to the Committee on Public Safety.
It follows:
To the Chalrsun of the Auditing Committee, Alle
gheny City, l'a.
Deau Sib I own a small property on
East Ohio street. During the two years
preceding last April I lived in part and
lented part. The rented portion brought
me J10 per month, two months out of two
yearn it wasunoocupicd and for three months
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POWDERLY DEFENDED
Against the Attack Upon Him Insti
gated by Ex-Treasurer Turner.
TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Tell Hotv- the General Master Workman's
Salary Was Increased. ,
TERRY MAKES ANOTHER STATEMENT
rSPECIAI TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Toledo, Nov. 16. James 0'ConnelI,'of
Oil City, one of the executive committee
which had charge of Knights of Labor finan
cial affairs at the time Powderly's sal
ary was raised, said to The Dispatch
correspondent, this afternoon: "What
Turner says about the executive board
raising the salary of General Master Work
man from 1,800 to ?5,000 per year is mere
moonshine, and Turner knows it. I was a
member of the finance committee at the
Pvichmond assembly in 1886 that recom
mended the advance in Mr. Powderly's
salary. The recommendation for an ad
vance in bis salary originated with 'the
members of the committee. Not a single
member of the executive board or general
officer of the order appeared before the
committee to try to influence it one way or
another.
"In order to show that 55,000 or any other
fixed salary had not been decided upon by the
committee or any one else, the members of
the Finance Committee spent 'over five hours
trying to fix the salary. Some members
wanted to make it $2,500, others $3,000, an
other $3,500, another $4,000, and some $5,
000 a year. There was not a single member
on the committee who did not favor an ad
vance in Mr. Powderly's salary.
The Finance Committee's Sole Bights.
"I was one of the members of the commit
tee who advocated $5,000 a year as his sal
ary from first to last, and I know that no
member of the Executive Board or general
office suggested to me that Mr. Powderly'j
salary should be raised to $5,000 a year. The
Executive Board has no more to'do with
changing an officer's salary in the order
than a mere clerk in a bank has to do with
fixing the salaries of the different officers of
the bank. Mr. Turner is away off on that
point, and knows it The workings of the
order permit no one outside of the Finance
Committee to recommend changes in sal
ary." A. W. Wright, member of the Executiye
Board, said: "I read Fred Turner's inter
view in one of the Philadelphia papers.
The Finance Committee and the General
Assembly did not charge Mr. Turner with
embezzling the funds of the order, hut they
did say that some $14,000 of the $31,000
were totally unaccounted for in the accounts
of the order. Mr. Turner has been re
quested time and again to appear before the
committee and explain what became of this
money, or to send in his bank deposit books
and vouchers, but he has ignored every re
quest made of him. It would be an easy
matter for him to straighten this matter
out, if everything is all right, as he claims.
Fonr Tears to Clear the Mystery.
"I do not wish to go into anv details here.
Mr. TarncFhas had fdureaTs-now todish.
out the mystery that surrounds this case,
but he has absolutely refused to make a
move in that direction.
"As to the charge that.Mr.'Powderly re
ceived a loan of $2,500 from the order it
was not at Mr. Powderly's request or sug
gestion that the loan was made. Years ago.
when a large number of the assemblies
sent their money direct to Mr. Powderly
instead of to the Treasurer, Mr. Powderly
often had in his possession from all the way
from $10,000 to $15,000 at a time, but every
cent of it was so clearly accounted for and
turned over to the Treasurer that a single
breath of suspicion has never been whis
pered against Mr. Powderly's honesty, not
even by his enemies.
"ilr. Powderly at that time was offered
$30,000 by the Hubbard Publishing Com,
pany, of Philadelphia, for a three months'
engagement, to dictate to stenographed of
that company a book which it desired to
publish. The great Southwestern strike was
going on at that time, and Mr. Powderly
asked for a vacation of three months. The
Executive Board refused to grant him the
desired vacation, as his services could not
be dispensed with at that trying moment
At the suggestion of the Executive Board
the loan was made to Mr. Powderly in the
regular way.
"As far as the Executive Board having
anything to do with raising Mr. Powderly's
salary, there is nothing to it. The members
of the Finance Committee had all to do
with that."
Powderly Makes Another Statement.
General Master Workman Powderly this
afternoon gave out the following, additional
statement concerning the charges made by
ex-Sicretary Turner:
I have no knowledge of what letters Mr.
Turner may-have published, and cannot be
expected to reply to them. In an official in
tercourse of several years many letters of a
personal and private character were
necessarily exchanged, and while I
have no comment to make on' the
publication of private letters, 1 know that
there was nothing in these letter) that I am
ashamed of. The means resorted to to in
crease my salary and bnlld my house were
not as stated In Mr. Turner's published
statements. The money that paid for my
lioube was due me, it was mine, and I am
not, and never was, under obligations to the
order for one cent of it. Tlw cancelled
checks Mr. Turner holds may be just as he
says, but these checks should be in the pos
session of the General Assembly of the
Knights of Labor. If they were for
money of the order they belong to
the order, and in retaining them Mr.
Turner gives coloring to the charge
tnatne is atsnonest, while I never accused
him of anything worse than incompetency.
All the money I havo ever drawn irom the
order was drawn on checks, and they should
be in charge of the present Treasurer. Mr.
Turner' had the opportunity to explain
these checks snd everything else in his pos
session to the special committee. He re
tained the bank books he used as Secretary
Treasurer, and we had no means of know
ing wjiat his deposits were, for the system
of our office was not then as it is now. The
special committee could not do otherwise
than make a report as it did when Mr. Tur
ner refused to appear before it.
A Change in the Sti lo of Bookkeeping.
Since 1868 the General Secretary-Treasurer
is oblleed to bring his books to each session
of the General Assembly, so that every del
egate may have access to them, and a con
tinuance of Mr. Turner's system of book
keeping is Impossible.
Tbo motion to appoint that special com
mittee was made by one friendly to Mr.
Turner, in order that he might vindicate
himself, but he refuses to go before the
committee on the ground that I never
'appointed an honest committee. Our
records show tnat in 1680, . 1881,
1882, and 1SS3 Mr. Turner was a momber of
the Finance Committee, ornny appointment;
since then, and until 1888, ho was a member
of the Committee on Secret Work on my ap
pointment, and it does not come with a good
grace for Mr. Turner now to say that I never
appointed a committee that did its duty; iu
fact, it is a eelf-condemnatory statement.
Anyway.all papers should be turned over to
his successor. Ho could very easily mako a
tabulated statement of his accounts,
could have made a list, by name
and' number of all stub, check ahd
bankbooks, and could havo taken his suc
cessor's receipt for tbo same. That would
have shielded him, and a failure to produco
any of these books would reflect on his suc
cessor, and not him. As it is, we cannot
account for $17,000, and he refuses to do so.
Our only plan was to go into the courts, but
that is aTuatter for the General Assembly to
decide; so far as I am concerned I court the I
fullest Investigation Into tnv every act,
as I have nothing to conceal and nothing to
oe asuamea ot.
SHAKEN IN THEIR FAITH.
FOWDBTM.T'S FBIENDS DEMAND A
FUIX EXPI-ANATIOir.
They Eay Nothing Most Be Accepted Just
Now A General Denial Not Looked
Upon With Favor-r Jlonor of the Order
at Stake.
Philadelphia, Nov. 16. xrfal.
The fight between General Master Work
man Powderly and ex-Treasurer Turner has
become the sole topic of discussion in labor
circles, even the important annual conven
tion of the Knights of Labor at Toledo
being almost forgotten in the excitement of
the moment. In the rank and file of the
order Powderly has been regarded as a kind
of invulnerable personality, something im
possible to attack successfully. Turner's
charges, backed up as they are by bona-fide
letters from Powderly urging secrecy in the
case of the loan and contingent matters,
have shaken this faith materially.
Powderly's general denial of the Turner
charges does not seem to have affected this
sentiment. One of the best posted men in
this city on labor matters, and one of the
most stalwart adherents to the cause of the
Knights, is Lawyer Charles A. Keyser, of
524 Walnut street Mr. Keyserls the lead
ing counsel for the order- He has always
been known as a friend of Powderly. When
asked to-day to give his opinion of the Tur
ner charges, he saidi
"Mr. Powderly unquestionably should
make a full explanation. Until that is
done I should not wish to condemn him. It
cannot be denied that he appears at present
to be in a serious predicament. If he bor
rowed money from the treasury of the order
surreptitiously, as the letters exhibited by
Turner seem to indicate, he committed a
grave offense.
"If Mr. Powderly carried as a loan
money that was supposed by the order
to be in the treasury the fact of
his paying it back does not make
that offense less grave. I do not
see that the slightest justification
could be advanced for such a loan. If con
fidence is destroyed in Powderly, the order
will be seriously affected, and I hope that
he will make an ample explanation. I
know of no one at present who can fill
Powderly's place with equal ability, and
yet, should he be guilty of what is charged
against him, it would certainly seem to me
that the place is not for him. The man at
the head of a great labor organization
should he a man of unimpeachable honesty.
"I am strong in my conviction of one
thing. The defection ot one man, even if
he be a leader, cannot destroy an organiza
tion bnilt on such strong principles as the
Knights of Labor."
KNIGHTS C0HSIDEE K0BAL3.
The Latter Being Respectfully Suggested by
the TV. C. T. U.
Toledo, O., Nov. 16. At the Knights of
Labor General Assembly to-day the first
business was the resolutions presented by
the World's W. a T. TJ. and the Nationa'l
W. C. T. IT. The first and second resolu
tions were at once agreed to, the first being
a demaud for equal pay,for equal work for
women, and for woman 8 suffrage; the sec
ond declaring in favor Of the same standard
of purity for men and women.
The third, demanding Hhe closing of the
World's Fair on Sundays, 'was disagreed
with, the KnightaaSelarlng themselves 'in
favor of having the Fair open on Sundays
for the education of the masses, provided
that no6ne employed atihe Fair shall work
more than six days per week. The fourth
resolution was for the prevention of the
sale of liquor on the World's Fair grounds,
and the Knights declined to indorse this.
The last resolution asking the indorsement
of a petition to prohibit the sale of alcohol
and opium and other narcotics, and to raise
standard of law everywhere to that of
Christian morals, was referred to a commit
tee. At the afternoon session, Mr. Powderly
made a statement to the assembly with re
gard to ex-Secretary Turner's charges,
which was practically the same as the in
terview he gave the Associated Press. The
assembly decided to support the demand of
miners in the Indian Territory that the
mining laws of Missouri should govern
there.
UPHOLDS POWDEBLY'S HOHESTY.
Tnrner Bemoyed for Using the Order for
Political Purposes.
The memberp of the Knights of Labor of
Pittsburg have .different opinions as to the
recent developments in the workings of the
general offices oi"the order. Calvin Wyatt,
a well-known K. of L. man of Pittsburg,
yesterday expressed himself as follows:
"There is no mistake but Turner is short
in his accounts. It has beec known for a
long time. I thought the matter had been
adjusted several years ago until X read the
article in yesterday's Dispatch. He was
forced to leave the order on this account,
together with the part he took in Phila
delphia politics, using the order to further
his ends.
"I think Powderly is an honest man, but
he has been blamed for many things which
it was impossible for him to prevent I
know that he has been convinced on several
occasions that officers have been conducting
the affairs of their offices in a queer manner,
but it is necessary to prefer charges and
prove them at public trial before an officer'
can be removed, and he has never been will
ing to do that. I do not see anything in
Turner's statements which are in the least
damaging to Mr. Powderly."
GOVEENMENT EMPLOYES FEEE WSS.
Not Obliged to Fnt Cp for Political Cam
paigns if They.Don't.Wish To.
Washingtojt, Nov. 16. In the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, to-day,
the demurrer in the case of the United
States against Charles A. Newton, charged
with violating section 12 of the civil-service
act, was unanimously overruled and the
case sent to the criminal court for trial.
Defendant ave notice that he would apply
for a writ ot error.
Commissioner Thompson, of the Civil
Service Commission, was seen by a reporter
and questioned as to his view upon the de
cision. He said that the Supreme Court of
the United States, in the case of Newton M.
Curtis, held that the law forbidding Govern
ment employes to solicit or receive from
each other money for political purposes was
constitutional, but the decision rendered
to-day goes much farther, and holds that all
solicitations for political purposes within
Government buildings are unlawful. The
effect, he thought, will be to practically
stop political assessments and to leave all
Government employes free to contribute or
not, as they see fit This decision is a com
plete vindication of the course of the com
mission, which has endeavored to enforce
the law and protect Government employes
from forced assessments. It is entirely
satisfactory to the commission.
Smuggling Chinamen From Canada.
Washington, Nov. 15. Tne Treasury
Department has been informed of the arrest
at Watertown, N. Y., ot four Chinamen
who were making an attempt to cross the
Canadian border. The inspector at Ogdens
burgh, in reporting this case, says he has
information of the existence of a conspiracy
to smuggle several hundred Chinamen into
the United States from Canada, and that he
is endeavoring to secure evidence against
the alleged conspirators.
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BRIGGS' VOICE HEARD.
He Secures Very Important Amend
ments to the Confession,
AS FAVORED BY HIS PRESBYTERY.
The
Souls of Infants and Heathen
Doomed to Destruction.
Not
AN ADJOURNMENT TILL NEXT MONDAY
New York, Nov. 16. The New York
Presbytery met this afternoon in the Scotch
Presbyterian Church. The entire afternoon
was devoted to the consideration, of the
report of the Committee on Iievision which
was submitted at the session held a week
ago. Dr. Charles A. Briggs and his friends
were on band. The professor succeeded in
securing one or two important amendments
to the report.
The most important discussion was that
in the amendment recommended by the
committee, that all reference to lore-ordination,
to everlasting death or any doctrine of
non-election, should be omitted. It was
recommended that the doctrine be stricken
out because it is merely a logical and philo
sophical inference deduced from the doc
trine of election, and is not a part of the
Holy Scriptures. The discussion between
those favoring the retention of the doctrine
of fore-ordination and those opposed to it
consumed the greater portion of the session.
' An Argument Against fore-Ordination.
The first resolution reported by the com
mittee was adopted. In the second, it was
amended by suggesting ''condensation," in
stead of "slight condensation," as reported
by the committee. The third resolution,
excepting two sections relating to the doc
trine of sovereign election, sovereign pre
tention, eternal fore-ordination to death,
etc, was finally passed as reported by the
committee after a long debate. Dr. H. M.
Field made a strong argument against fore
ordination. On motion of Dr. Briggs the words, "In
the act of regeneration," were stricken out
in Section 2. After considerable discussion
by Dr. Briggs, Dr. Santord and others, Dr.
Briggs urging that some provision should
be made for the salvation of those incapable
of being called by the ministry of the
Word and for the heathen, a substitute of
fered by Dr. Briggs was adopted, as fol
lows :
How-Infants Are Saved.
Infants dying in infancy, and other per
sons who are incapable of being called by
the ministry of the Word, are regenerated
and saved to Christ through the Spirit
which worketh when and where and how
he pleaseth; also many other persona who
have nofbeen called by the ministry of the
Word.
The last clause was moved by Dr. Briggs.
Section 4 was so amended as to read as fol
lows: Those people who are called by the min
istry of the Word, and yet resist the Holy
Spirit and never truly come to Christ, can
not be saved, neither is there any salvation
in any other way than by Christ's truth and
spirit.
At 6 o'clock Dr. George L. Shearer said
it was evident that the Presbytery would
not finish the consideration of the report,
and he moved to adjourn until Thursday.
Dr. Wylie amended to adjourn until next
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, which Dr.
Shearer accepted.
7TVZ MILES 07 ST0BAGE BOOK
To Be Provided for Railroads Beneath the
Big Hudson Blver Bridge.
New Yoke, Nov. 15. Special Since
the talk began of the big new bridge across
the Hudson, by which all the railroads now
terminating in New Jersey are to be en
abled to land tbeir passengers in New York
City, the railroad managers have said that
land in New York was so valuable that no
one could afford to purchase it for storage
purposes. Chief Engineer Clark has decided
now that five miles of storage room can be
built in the air under the New York ap
proach of the bridge. Mr. Clark's plan is
to suspend a set of tracks underneath and
from the bridge all the way down to the
depot.
The law under which the company exists
provides that the work of construction must
begin before January L, 1893, and that the
bridge must be completed within five years.
Secretary Swan said to-day that the work
would surely begin about the middle of De
cember. GOTHAM'S WATEK FAMIN&
In a Few Bays the Reservoirs Will Be Utter
ly Exhausted.
New Yobk, Nov. 16. Special. Local
Forecaster Dunn says the storm which
whipped its tail around down town to-day
will be followed to-morrow hy clearing and
colder weather. Net more than 15-100 of
an inch of rain fell. Inasmuch as half an
inch of rain was needed to soak the ground
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sufficiently to cause it to shed water into
the streams which furnish the water supply
the storm dift no good. The inspectors
connected with the Croton water bureau
were to-day taken ofi their regular work
and assigned to the special duty of prevent
ing waste of water. The Commissioners
gave orders to allow only eighty millions
gallons of water a day "flow into the
Croton mains from the distributing
reservoir in Central Par '
This reduces the city'sSf-f U, 56,000,
000 gallons in one day, ana(? bNtown
on half rations, as it were. jy '- .Nrs
ui duvuh uuruera amu me uiu.Ab
uoyds corners and the AliKq'& .
are now dry, and all that can be ik- "fy Mi3ve just come back from the South,
upon for supplying the reservoirs iuxOj, lfr d everything favorable for our si
trai jrarK ana x orty-seconu street wNjva.
uruiuu river lmeii, wuicu is nufc luruisuino
more than 40.000.000 gallons adav. Therek
is less than 800,000,000 gallons in the Cen
tral Park reservoir and with the present
consumption that would be exhausted in a
few days.
Prom 8 A. 3L Sunday until 8 A. ai. to-dav
the water in the big Central Park reservoir
fell two inches.
PENNSYLVANIA AT THE FAIR,
TEFTX
MANUFACTURERS HAVE
PIJED FOB SPACE.
AP-
Efforts to Be Made to Secure Several Hun
dred Such Exhibit!! Some of the Unique
Things to Be Seen Purposes of the
State's Bnildins i
Hareisbubg, Nov. 16. Special
About fifty applications have been filed at
the office of Executiye Commissioner Ben
jamin Whitman, of the board of .World's
Fair managers, by Pennsylvania manu
facturer, for space at the Columbian Ex
position, and numerous inqniries are daily
coming-in, showing an interest all over the
a short time circulars will be sent to
the manufacturers in the State rated suf
ficiently high, inviting them to exhibit
their products. This is expected to in
crease the interest already shown, and favor
able resnlts are anticipated.
Applications have been received from
one ot the leading railroads in the State,
two or three extensive manufacturers of
agricultural implements, two large cigar
manufacturers, a tool and machinery com
pany, one of the largest manufacturers of
fancy cakes in the country, and perhaps a
dozen various lines of industries. Arrange
ments have been made by an extensive
manufacturer of saw milin and saw mill
machinery to set up a complete set of ma
chinery in a building to be erected lor that
purpose.
The oil region is preparing to make an
extensive exhibit of tne oil and gas in
dustry. This will be in charge of ex-Senator
Lewis W. Emery and James M.
Guffey.
A general opinion prevails that the pro-
Sosed Pennsylvania building is for State
isplays. This is a mistake. This build
ing is intended for the comfort and con
venience of the visitors to the Exposition
from this State; a place to rest, meet their
friends, put away wraps in fact, a club
house. It has been suggested that a por
tion of the building might be used to good
advantage for the State's historical and
archaeological display. On its walls could
be hung the portraits of Pennsylvania's
Governors, the Penn Charter and docu
ments relating to the early history of the
State.
All exhibitsithat come in line of competi
tion must be located in some one of the gen
eral exposition buildings, and be grouped
according to the official classification. Ex
hibitors will not be charged for space.
The Corry Bank Not to Resume.
Corbt, Nov. 16. Special. A. M.
Al-
len who was cashier of the bianch
bank of the Corry National, and who
was also City Treasurer, upon the
bank's failure sent his resignation to Courv
cil as Treasurer. A large petition, signed
by the leading citizens, was presented to
Council requesting that that body not ac
cept the resignation. At a meeting this
evening it was decided unanimously not to
accept the resignation ot their Treasurer.
It is now the general opinion that the First
National bank here will not resume, and
that a receiver will be appointed before the
last of the week.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Page.
Wyman Denies Jurisdiction 1
Briggs Takes Part in Revision 1
Farmers in Convention 1
Disastrous Wreck on the Panhandle 2
Next Tear's City Improvements..'. 2
The Street Railway War '. 2
Classified Advertisements 3
Editorial ...,
The Doings of Society 5
Deaths Here and Klsewhere S
'Cruelty at West Point O
Contradictory Reports From Brazil. 7
A Pecnllarngllsh Blnrder. 7
News From Neighboring Tottns. T
Nearly a Duel in Florida.... 7
An Immigrant Inspector's Diicoveries.... 8
Hotel Arrivals and Personals. 8
Sporting Features and Weather Outlook.. 8
Theatrical and Operatic Criticisms 9
A Mutiny at Sea O
Work in the Oil Fields 10
Prices of Provisions. 10
Financial and Commercial Markets 11
Court Proceedings 12
A Sonthslde Park Scheme 12
Captain Brown's Poor Farm Offer. 12
THE FARM' WEEK
Every National Organization
of Theirs Meeting at
Indianapolis.
A PEOBLEM OF POLITICS.
The Great Fight la on the Indorse
ment of the People's Party.
NOT MUCH CHANCE FOE A FUSION.
Jerry Simpson Thinks the Organizations
"ffUl Pull Together.
SENAT0K STANFORD IS NOT IN FAT0E
Indianapolis, Nov. 16. This is to be
farmers' week at Indianapolis; Every
known organization of American farmers
'holds some sort of meeting here. The Su
preme Council of the Farmers' Alliance and.
Industrial Union will be the main event;
then tbere is the Supreme Council of the
Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association, the
Executive Committee of the Confederated
Industrial Unions, the Executive Com
mittee of the Peoples' party, the National
Board of Organizers, the Ileform Press
Association and the National State Agents'
Association, and all will hold meetings.
All the allied interests of these concerns
are being considered generally. Shall they
he taken collectively and merged into one
interest? is a question that may receive
more or less attention. What hinders this,
and how far shall politics be involved? and
other problems, are to be considered. Will
the Alliance nominate a national ticket, or
will that be left for the Peoples' party?
The present conventions, however, are not
for the purpose of nominating tickets.
& The Tiews of Jerry Simpson.
To-day hundreds of delegates to the vari
ous meetings have arrived, and every train
brings more. Congressman Jerry Simpson
arrived to-day. When asked what the out
look is for the Alliance, he replied: "I
and I
'.
success.
y gains of 10 per cent in Kansas, South
r.
yta and elsewhere, we have reason to be
.'ed.
"The third party is a great tidal wave of
reform and can't be kept back. The Alli
ance, even, cannot keep it back. It will go
right ahead and consolidate with the other
organizations, and the Alliance itself will
become part of it. The Alliance will not
only aid the establishment of the People's
party, but it will go right on studying
economy questions and accomplishing re
forms. I mean that all will be banded into
one great movement in a political way
without disintegrating as industrial or
ganizations." "When do you, expect this union to oc
cur at this council meeting?"
When the Union Will Take Place.
"No; it will occur at the conference of
the industrial organizations which is to be
held on Washington's Birthday."
The National State Agents' Association
held a meetintr to-day, but refused to make
public its business. The reports of the va
rious State agents will be made the basis
for a consolidated report to be made to the
Alliance.
The Executive Committee of the Con
federated Industrial Organizations held- a
meeting this afternoon. The Industrial Or
ganizations embrace the Farmers' Mutual
Benefit Association, the Farmers' Alliance
and Industrial Union, the National Alliance
and Co-operative Union1, the Citizens Alli
ance and the Knights of Labor. The mem
bers of theJExecutive Committee are Ben
Terrell, of Texas, Chairman; C W. Mc
Cune, of Texas; P. J. Still, of Illinois; .K.
M. Hughey, of Texas; T. V. Powderly, of
Pennsylvania, and Ralph Beaumont, of
Kansas, each representing one of the organi
zations named above. Mr. Powderly was
not present. "
The Question of Central location.
One of the principal subjects discussed
was the proposed change of the location of
the meeting of the conference in February
from Washington to some more central
point. Chicaco will probably be selected.
President Terrel said of the objects of this
meeting: "Its purpose is to take action
toward the unification of all labor interests;
to adopt a platform that all the organiza
tions comprising the confederation can
stand on; that by united action they may
procure the legislation they are demand
ing. "Another matter that will be taken up at
the February meeting will be the question
of the admission to the confederation of a
number of other organizations that have ap
plied, among them being the Federation of
Labor, the Knights ot Industry and the
Labor Christian Union."
Naturally there is a great deal of political
gossip in connection with the meeting. The
hardest political fight will be made on the
indorsement of the People's Party by the
Alliance.
No Third Party Action IJkely.
The concensus of opinion of the delegates
already here is that the Alliance will not
indorse the third party movement, but will
indorse that party whose platform most'
closely proclaims Alliance principles.
The members of the Alliance are piqued
because Republicans are making much of
Alliance opposition to Cleveland. A num
ber of them are.quoted.os being opposed to
Cleveland because of his position on free
coinage.
"But," said President Polk to a reporter,
"while i is true that they are opposed to
Cleveland, the Alliance will vote as readily
against Harrison or Blaine, or Cleveland or
Hill, or any other man who does not advo
cate the Alliance principles. We do not
vote, for men, but for principle; conse
quently, it would be the veriest inconsis
tency tor us to vote for Cleveland or Har
rison, who are single standard men.
"By the way, no doubt, you have heard
of the great combination of Stanford and
Poik for th,e had of the third party ticket
Why, Stanford would not get an Alliance
vote for constable. All these articles which
are circulated urging Stanford for the Presi
dency on the third party ticket are the
paid'boomers for him. His circulation bill
was a pernicious measure and degraded the
proposed currency from the very start."
Death From the Empty Revolver.
Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 16. Special.
While M. F. Corely, of ,Fremetown, Brax
ton county, was cleaning a revolver, & few
days ago, he pointed it at his 13-year-old
daughter, thinking that all the chambers
were empty. A cartridge exploded, and
the ball entered the girl's temple, killing
her almost instantly.
More Catholics Down on Bntterworth.
McKeesport, Nov. 16.-'-5perio. The
Young Men's Catholic Club of McKeesport
has adopted resolutions censuring Benjamin
Bntterworth, Secretary of the World's Fair
Commission, and asking for his removal
from the commission as the result of Mr.
Butterworth's utterances at the banquet held
in his honor lately.