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CAIEDJ) COURT,
Allegheny Councils Demand,
a Legal Investigation of
Charges of
EXT0BT1M AM PEEJUEY,
And Other Accusations Against
Messrs. "ffvman and Pearson,
SO FEIEXD COMES TO THE RESCUE.
The Mayor's Tlea to Be Heard hy
Finance Committee Is Ignored.
the
LOWL'S FREEZE-OUT SCHEME BLOCKED
Mayor Wynian, and ex-Mayor Pearson,
of Allegheny, must meet their accusers in
court. Councils last night ignored Mr.
Wyman's final plea to nave the charges
against him referred to the Finance Com
mittee, and by a unanimous vote. in both
vis
Chairman Lindsay Calls to Order.
branches adopted the recommendation of
the Auditing Committee to have the City
Solicitor commence legal proceedings. Fol
lowing are the charges that the accused offi
cials must answer:
In order to formulate the charges con
tained in the report, of the auditors, and for
the reason that it has been stated that no
charges have been preferred against ex
Mayor Tearson and Mayor Wyman, and for
the reason tnat ex-Mayor Pearson is quoted
in the public prints as giving as a reason for
not appearing before tbo Auditing Commit
tee, r.nd in order that no excuse may bo
uiged in the future, I hereby charge that
ex-Major Uichard T. Tearson, in the dis
charge or his official duties as Mayor of Al
legheny, has been guilty of the ciimes
of euibeyrlenient, or extortion and with
making oath to ihe correctness of reports
which w ere untrue, that the reports did not
include certain sums of money collected by
liini due and belonging to the city of Alle
gheny. ra)so charge Major James CWy
mau with the enmea of embezzlement and
extortion, and w ith maklnj oath to the cor
rectness of reports which were false, in that
tbey did not include ceitaln sums of money
due the city from him.
E. IL GnxiFOKD, M. I)..
Chatrmrn of Auditing Committee.
Did Not Debate the Question.
The action of Councils to have the charges
asainst Wyman and Pearson referred to the
courts was taken i ithout a dissenting voice.
The resolution of the Auditing Committee
was called up bv Chairman Gilliford and
seconded by Arthur Kennedy. Debate Mas
asked for. No one responded. The roll
was called and everyone said aye. Previous
to that a communication was read from
Mayor Wyman denying the juris
diction of the Auditing Committee,
and stating that the Finance Committee
was the proper tribunal to hear his
Auditor McKirdy Ttlms the Case Over la Solicitor
JJtphvnstone.
cause. It was listened to with attention
and at the suggestion of Arthur Kennedy
was held over until the Auditing Commit
tee's report should be acted upon. After
that there was not a man in the chamber
to raise his voice in behalf of the city's
Chief "Executive. His communication
was not afterward referred to. It was
signed by Mr. "Wyman as "Mayor of the
City of Allegheny," and was perhaps the
first official document so totally ignored.
The letter folio-ns;
Wanted the Finance Committee to Art.
ALLEGirnsr, Pa., Nov. 19
Tn th HonnraW'' President anil Members of Self ct
and Common Cou.iells of the City or Allcghenj :
GEKTLEMEf For the past several weeks I
have noticed frequent published interviews
with dlflerent member of the Auditing Com
"mittee reflecting upon my administration
as chief executive of Allegheny City; both
my former and present administrations, and
alleging that there is in my hands various
sums of money which should bo paid into
the treasury. These publications have been
brought about largely through the zeal of
reporters anxious for news items and the
personal animosity to me ot some of the
members or the Auditing Committee. Many
or these charge w ere madeand published in
the newspapers auring mv last candidacy
for Mavor, and vere disbelieved then by the
majority of the voters of Allegheny, and I
do not think now are believed by a majority
of the people. It has gone to such an extent
that no matter how indifferent, 'I might
be individually to these allegations, I cannot
ignore the fact, that as the Mayor of Alle
gheny City it is my duty. In keeping with
the dignity and importance of the office I
hold, to meet and answer them. I have de
nied them publicly and privately in various
ways, but it seems that greater prominence is
given to the allegations than has been given
to my denials of them.
I am conscious of having tried to discharge
my dutv to the people of Allegheny as their
Chief Magistrate. If I have made mistakes
it has teen through the following ol pre
cedents set by my predecessors and the ad
vice of counsel.
It is needless in this communication to go
over the various items that have been
charged lfrainKt mr. thpTr -r larv nnmpmnn
and to varying in detail that it would be im-
I iff2jy it
i
t 7
Wvm f
possible to answer them minutely; but I de
sire to state Here that I never knowingly re
ceived one dollar belonging to the city of
Allegheny -which I have not paid into the
treasury or the city. That 1 have never
knowingly clone anvthlng or left undone
anytbtng that it was my duty as Mayor of
Allegheny to do.
Another Denial of Jurisdiction.
Tn my communication to the Auditing
Committee I stated: That the communica
tion was respectfully submitted, with the
lequcstthatitbe referred to Councils, and
that Councils or any committee appointed
fcr that pnrpose, should investigate the
charges against me. The Auditing Com
mittee, ho ever, assumed themselves to sit
m judgment upon my case-without authority
nndwithont my consent. It -was not my in
tention to go focforo the Auditing Committee,
for the reason I am satisfied I cannot obtain
justice before that committee, from the faot
that some of them are my political enemies,
and their course has satisfied me that It
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Wtrtht:mtr and Gilliford in Conference.
Is not so much to collect from me, indebted,
ness due to the city of Allegheny, a? it is to
injure me politically. I therefore declined
to be investigated by that committee and I
still decline for the reasons that I have
hinted. But I have been willing all along
and am now willing to have a full investiga
tion before a fair committee composed of
fair-minded people who would do justice
both to the city and to me.
The Auditing Committee has no further
jnusdiction in this matter. Its duty Is to
audit the hooks or the city ana report the
result of their audit to Councils. .
I have full confidence in the Finance Com
mittee; it is not composed of a majority of
my political friends, but I believe that the
majority of that oommittee is composed of
fair-minded people who would do right re
gardless of political consequencesi besides,
the Finance Committee is the proper com
mittee to investigate these charges.
I wonld be very glad, and I here request,
if it should meet tne approbation of Coun
cils, to have the Finance Committe make a
full investigation of all those charges against
mcj. Or if, in the Judgment of Councils, it is
advisable to have this investigation in
court by suits brought against me, I here ex
picss my entire willingness that this course,
shall be pursued, and will use every effort to
speed the trial of these causes.
If I owe the city of Allegheny anything I.
am perfectly willing an able to pay it. and
I will do so as soon as it shall be judicially
determined that I do.
I desire this communication, once .for all,
to be my final answer to all these various
newspaper allegations
Try me before the Finance Committee 11
you will, I am ready and willing to be tried:
trv me in court ir you will, 1 am ready and
willing to be tried, and tne quicker the trial
takes place the better it will suit me.
Kespectfully.
James G. wyuait. Mayor.
Lowe Tries to Block the Game.
The only ripple of excitement during the
evening was created when Mr.'Lowe pre
sented a resolution giving the Auditing
Committee a right to engage more expert
accountants, and instructing them to oom
ulete the investigation bv,March 1. 1892.
ThU was opposed by Mr. Henricks and
others, who claimed it might shut out a
thorough investigation, and that it was a
reflection on the- auditors find . Auditing
Committe".
Mr. "Wertheimer agreed, with Mr. Hen
ricks, ncd added still more brilliancy to the
reflection by saying:
"If the auditors had done their duty they
would be through before this They have
been working six months and haven't com
pleted anything yet. The trouble is they
haven't followed instructions, but have
gone after outside matter. I don't wish to
be understood as saying that the auditors
have not done good. Even if we don't send
a sincle man to the penitentiary or get back
1 cent of the money due the city, the mat
ter developed by the auditors will be of in
calculable good."
Mr. Lowe explained that he wanted his
resolution passed in order to stay newspa
per chatter. He wanted the investigation
pushed as rapidly as possible, so that it
could not be kept up continually for politi
cal effect.
The reference to newspaper chatter gave
Messrs. "Werthemier and Kennedy a chance
to air old grievances, and, with Chauncey
Depew oratory, they each delivered scath-
inc KnpephpR nrrninst t.h nftTiprs thnthml Tint
iiilfilled their ideal of personal organs for
memseives.
Sir. Kennedy's Greatest Grief.
Mr. Kennedy's greatest grief was in the
fact that he had been spoken or in The
imvATCii as a candidate for Mayor. He
didn't deny that such was the popular
opinion or that he had not been in the past
or that he might not be in the future, but
w ith flowing speech he attempted to leave
the inference without making an assertion
that he is not at present a candidate.
"When the roll was called on Mr. Lowe's
resolution the vote stood as follows: Aye
Lowe, Lindsay, Born, Emrich. Xay Ar
thur Kennedy, 'Wertheimer, "W. M. Kenne
dy, Gilliford, George Schad, Hannan, Hen
ricks, Einstein, Ober.
The well-known feeling of jealousy be
tween Select and Common Councils was
stirred up during the evening, when a reso
lution passed by Select providing that
the City Controller shonld make all infor
mations against accused officials was me:-
Cotaicilman
Arthur Kennedy
Newspapers.
AttacHnq the
saged over to the Common branch for ap
proval. The grievance was raised that
Select always tables papers from the other
Council, and to get eyen Common did like
wise. Earlier in the proceedings a motion
in Select to meet in joint session with Com
mon to act on the Auditing Committee's
report was defeated on the ground that the
people might think that they were trying
to dodge the issue.
Dr. Gilliford presented in Select Council
the letter read at the Auditing Committee,
in reference to the raiding of Hungarian
boarding houses. The point being raised
that it was anonymous, he produced the
signed letter which accompanied it. The
name1 of the 'author was Sarah Jane
McConnell, of 653 East Ohio
street The butcher referred to
wax Charles Hoffman; the grocer, Mr.
Quatchofsky; the widow, Mrs, Anna Sher
burne, and the boarding bduse was at 653
East Ohio. On motion of Mr. JEIenricks it
was referred to the Committee on P.ublic
Safety. Mr. 'Bchad objected, claiming there
was sufficient cause for raiding Hungarian
boarding house
TV A
DEATn OF FLORENCE.
America's Popular Actor Fails in His
Plucky Fight With Pneumonia.
THE END A YERT PEACEFUL ONE.,
Hosts of Friends All Over the Entire Conn
try Will Feel a Personal loss.
OUTLINE OF HIS BRILLIANT CAREER
rsPECIAL TKLKGBAM TO THE niSPATCIt.l
Philadelphia, Nov. 19. "William J..
Florence, the popular actor, the hail fellow
well met, the
friend to every
one, died in his
room at the Con
tinental Hotel at
8:30 this evening
died so peace
fully that even
the faithful
watchers, who re
mained by his
side until the end
came, were not
aware of the
William J. itorence.
actor's death until he had ceased breathing
for several minutes. As to the immediate
circumstances of Mr. .Florence's death, the
physicians in charge are reticent. They
did say, however, that the fatal termination
was assured fully two days ago..
By no meanshowever, was so soon a death
expected, even from this cause. The fatal
change did not take place, nor was it ex
pected until an hour before the end. In
deed, so assured were the friends and rela
tives of Mr. Florence that immediate
danger was not 'to be feared, that his two
brothers. Police. Inspeo tor Conlin, of New
York, and Benjamin Conlin, of Brooklyn,
as well as Mr. and Mn. Mitchell and Mrs.
Shepherd, Mrs. Florence's daughters, all
returned to their respective homes early
this afternoon, full of the', belief that their
distinguished relative was on the road to
recovery.
The Beginning of the End.
About. 7:30 o'clock Dr. Donne! Ian, who
was a warm personal friend of Mr. Florence
and has remainedby his bedside constantly
through the progress of his illness, noticed
the approach of the last change. He was
loath, however, to ascribe it to other than
one of the temporary sinking spells noticed
in the sick man's condition during the last
two day. Two of Mr. Florence's sisters-in-law,
Mrs. Bamey "Williams and Mrs.
"Wyard, who were also in the room, refused
to believe the truth, and even for some time
after death we?) reluctant to accept the pad
realization.
Mrs. Florence was also cabled, but not to
the extent of the full tidings. The message
read: "Husband worse; don'i, hurry."
She is expected to leave England to-morrow,
and will not reach hers in season for the
funeral services. Othev telegrams were
also sent to Joseph Jefferson. Mr. Flor
ence's professional partner, and to others of
his closest ..theatrical friends. The body
was immediately placed in charge of Under
taker Bringhurst, and will be. forwarded to
New York to-morrow. From there the
funeral train will probably pass to Albany,
the deaA- actor's birth place, -where inter
ment will be made. Inspector 'Conlin and
his brother Tetdrned. to the city after mid
night, much shocked and prostrated by the
unlooked for news.
An Outline of His Career.
"William J. Conlin, known professionally
as William J. Florence, was born in Albany,
X. Y., July 26f
1S31. After some
experience in
amateur per
formances, he
made his first
professional ap
pearance as
Peter, in "The
Stranger," at the
ltichmond Thea
ter, on December
6, 1S49. After a.
season of four
months he re
turned to New
York and acted
at NIblo'8 Gar
den. His next
engagement was
at Providence,
where he played
Macduff to the
Macbeth of tho
elder Booth. Re
turning to Ne'w
York, he imper
sonated Irish
characters at
Brougham's Ly
ceum, and in H-'o.'!
filled a star en-
gagement at the llorenrta II' Appeared in
National, appeal- "The Rtra:"
ing in a number -of pieces. In 1856 Mr. Flor
ence went to England, and appeared at tho
Drnry I.ane Theater, Londoi, for 40 nights
before crowded houses. He was accompanied
by his wife, formeily Miss Malvina Pray, to
whom he was married Januarv 1, 1833. Artor
a tour or the United, Kingdom they le
tumed and starred throneh the country for
a number of years. In November, 1803, Mr.
Florence plaved "The Ticket ot Leave Man"
at the New York Winter Garden Theater
for the first time in this country. He has
produced this piece 1,500 times.
.-In tho meantime he showed his unques
tionable talent as a burlesque actor and also
as a comedian. In March 1889, Mr. and Mrs.
Florence announced their letirement as
Joint stars from the stage. Mis. Florence
started on a European tour. Mr. Florence
arranged the Jeffcrson-riorence Combina
natlon; and October 15, lfc89, they made their
joint appearance at the Star Theater, New
York, in "The Rivals," Joe Jefferson ap
pearing as Bob Acres, Mr. Florenee as Sir
Lucius CTriqgcr and Mrs. John Drew con
cluded a remarkable trio as Mrs. Malaprop.
Florence Had Many Friends Here.
No actor that Pittsburg has known had
more friends than Billy Florence, and the
rows of his death was received with pro
found sorrow. The news of his serious ill
ness was a surprise even to those who knew
him intimately, for he had peculiarlv the
looks or a very vigorous, healthy
man when he was last seen here.
It was probably as much the re
sult of his own confidence in his con
stitution to overcome all stress as anything
else. A friend of Mr. Florence writes that
the comedian last week in Philadelphia
caught a severe cold and was ordered by
his physician to keep his room. Mr.
Florence laughed, as usual, at doctor's
ordera and went ahead with his work
in the "Helr-at Law," and on Saturday night
insisted on carrying out his intention to qn
tertain Mr. and Mrs. Kendal at supper after
the performance. It was at this supper that
the acute symptoms of pneumonia set in
and Mr. Florence had to he carried from the
taule to his bed. p
Since then he has fought for his life with
all his native pluck, anil tne doctors attri
bute his survival so long to his wonderful
will power coupled with his natural vigor.
Yesterday many telegrams were sent from
Pittsburg inquiring for the latest news of
Mr. Florence a condition, and flowers and
other tokens of remembrance and affection
were also dispatched from here to Phila
delphia. -
In the last week of Mr. Florence's season
of 1890-91 it was in April last at the Audi-,
torium Hotel in Chicago the writer last met
Mr. Florence, and the comedian then said
that he feared that he was not as strong as
lie had been, for, he confessed that he felt
inexpressibly glad that the season was over
and ho could seek rest and recreation once
more.
Last Appearance in Pittsburg.
MrfTlprence'a last appearance here was
at the Duquesne Theater last Match tn "The
Heir-at-taw," lh which he assumed the
character or Zekiel Homespun. He has vis
ited Pittsburg almost every year during the
last two decades, and his impersonations
will be among the dearest memories of
theatergoers InthUelty. BardweU Stole, M.
C, in "The Mighty Dollar," and Captain Cut
tle, in a dramatization of Dickens' Dombey
& Son," are perhaps the best thing he ever
did. The first-named will live in the annals
i of tho American stage as an unparalleled
cleat ion of oomlo character, in
national sense. It was Mr. Flor
ence's intention, confided to the writer,
last spring, to make a farewell tour of the
United (states with Mrs. Florence next sea
son, plaving a repertoires of the old plays
with which the Florences have been asso
ciated. Mr. Florence's share in the profits
of his paitnership with Mr. Jefferson U
understood to have amounted to a veiy
large sum, enough, as he said, to keep him
in comfort for the rest of his lire. The
American stage has lost one of the sturdi
est champions or all that is best, cleanest
and brightest in the dramatic art, an actor
or originality and creative genins, and a
faithful performer of nil bis contracts. A
great many people, both in America and
abroad, have lost a frlond who cannot be le-placed.
Joseph Jefierson Hears the Sews.
Grand Kapids, Mich., Nov. 19. "My
God, you don't tell mel' was the exclama
tion which fell from the lips of Joseph Jef
ferson, when informed by a reporter this
evening that his companion and bosom
friend Florence was dead. Mr. Jeflersou
had just retired to his dressing room from
the last act of "The Rivals." He seemed
at first almost overcome by the announce
ment. MURDERED FOR A MITE.
BRUT At DOCBIjK TRAGEDY ENACTKD
, KEARAILENTOWN.
An Old Man and Bis "Wife Killed by One
"Whom They Had Befriended The Sight
of 88 Too Much for "William Keek's
Cupidijy.
ALLENTOWlf.Nov. 19. SpeciaL With
out provocation, and for the possession of a
few dollars, an old woman, nearly 70 years
of age, was brutally murdered at Ironton
last evening, and her husband so
terribly injured that his death is mo
mentarily expected. Ironton is a
village in North "Whitehall township,
nine miles northwest of this city. The
aged victim is Mrs. William Nipsh. The
murderer is "William Keck, aged CO years,
who narrowly escaped lynching. It was
only through the pleading of a daughter of
the murdered woman that he escaped being
strung to a tree. As it was he was roughly
handled, bound hand and foot, and brought
to jail here.
The Nipsbs lived in a small log dwelling,
and everything in and around it betokened
poverty. Keck, the murderer, is a lazy,
shiftless feUow, whose reputation for years
has been clouded. He was on intimate
terms with his viotims, and fre
quently visited them at their home.
He was there on Monday, when
he begged 25 cents of the couple. They
gave him the money, and Keck saw thai
they had between $6 and T whic'i they
kept in a drawer of tlu bureau in the bel
room. It is believed this money aroused
Keek's cupidity, and led him to commit the
horrible crime, and which Mr. Nipsh
has fastened on him in his ante-mortem
statement.
Keck called at the Nipsh home, yester
day forenoon, and upon invitation remained
for dinner. Jtle brought with him a double
barreled jiin, saylnk-he intented to shoot
rabbits. He remained until 3 o'clock when
he left and returnetlabout.anbour later.
Accitdirigta NipsWtofjvKeck.jfithout
"any warning, picked up his gun and dis
charged one of the chamoers into his
Bhoulder, inflicting a terrible wound. He
next seized an ax and dealt him a power
ful blow on the head, and with a piece
of kindling struck him several times
and thought he had killed him. His wife,
who had come to his rescue, was shot in the
head and almost instantly killed. Keck,
after stealing the few dollars the couple had,
went to his home, a quarter of a mile dis
tant. SCEAMBLE FOB A CONVENTION.
Applicants for the League Club Meeting
Holding Back for a Week.
New Yobk, Nov. 19. i?pria?. The
Executive Committee of the National Ke
publican League began to-day to prepare for'
the political struggle in 1892 by holding a
conference at the Plaza Hotel. The session
was secret There were CO representatives
from 2G States. President J. S. Clarkson
was n the chair. After hearing
reports from the different States,
the conference considered the time and
place ot the next league convention. E. F.
Allen, ot Michigan, presented the claims of'
Detroit G. W". Patchell urged Indianap
olis as the proper place, and Buffalo had a
committee of 11 on hand to tell why she
oueht to have it James A. Blanchard. of
New York, opposed Buffalo's claim on the.
ground that it injured JNew xork a chances
tor getting the National Bepublican Con
vention. Thereupon the committee referred the
matter to a subcommittee, which will meet
in Washington some time next week after
the Bepublican National Committee haa
chosen a place for the National Convention.
In accordance with the wishes of the Cin
cinnati Convention this committee will
probably set the time for the League Con
ventiou'later than the date chosen for the
National Convention. Minneapolis and
Omaha had representatives on hand to urge
their claims, but these cities were handi
capped by the fact that they are also after
the National Convention. At 7 o'clock to
night the committee adjourned until 10
o'clock to-morrow.
SLOWLY DYING FE0M LOCKJAW
Caused by a Man GO Years of Age Trying to
Cut a Tooth.
Atjbtjbn, N. Y., Nov. 19. Special.
"William Pangburn, a resident of Savannah,
"Wayne county, and a traveling salesman
for the Osborne Company, of this city, is
reported .dying from lockjaw, result
ing from, a most singular cause.
Although he is 60 years of age,
two weeks ago a large tooth made its
appeaiance in his jaw, cutting through the
gum at the extreme end of the jaw, back of
the wisdom tooth, on the left side. The
cutting of the tooth was attended by the
most intense pain, and when it had forced
itself through the gum, Pangburn's face
began to swell. The pain continuing, Pang
burn went to a dentist, who made a vain
effort to extract the tooth. These efforts
aggravated the pain andsoreness.'
Pangburn's face continued swelling, and
it now measures more than a foot across.
The tooth continues growing, and Pangburn
cannot open his jaws, which are tightly
pressed together. All the nourishment he
receives is what he succeeds in sipping be
tween his teeth. His sufferings are terri
ble, and unless he can soon be relieved in
some way, his physician says, it does not
seem possible, that his life can be saved.
Saw Manufacturers to Raise Prices.
Chicago, Nov. 19. The saw manufact
urers of the United States are holding a se
cret meeting in this city. The manufactur
ers claim they have not and do not contem
plate the formation of a trust, but that an
adjustment of the price lists is absolutely
necessary. Prices will be made uniform,
and on most grades of saws, particularly
those-used in lumber --mills, will be increased.
y
Gkoveb and David nr Chokus
TOO FOND OF BLAINE.
Why Harrison's Supporters Arelfot
Whooping it Up for-Pittsburg
AS THE NEXT CONVENTION CITY.
Advance Orders for. Boomers' Qiarters Puzz
ling a Hotel Man.
TIIE BATTLE BEGINNING IN EARNEST
rErrCIAL TILXQBAX TO THE DI8PATCH.1
"Washington, Nov. 19. Judging from
the number of advance orders for quarter
ing the various "booms" and "boomers'
on their way to "Washington to assist Mr.
Clarkson and his fellow committeemen in
locating the next National Convention of
the Bepublican party, the proprietor of the
Arlington Hotel has a big job on hand.
The' great new banquet hall on
the I street side is being arranged
wrthK--p5utform- itx&f chairs - to
seat a large assemblage. The decorations
are awaiting Chairman Glarkson'g personal
orders. 'Here is where the battle of the
boomers will be joined and the claims of
the various cities be thrust on the attention
of the Bepublican party's jury. But the
skirmish lines will run in mazes over the
entire house. ' The picket lines are out to
night, but the main bodies of troops will
not arrive until to-morrow, 'when the real
battle will begin. .
Minneapolis' quarters are,Tiearest to the
committee room, which may be significant
of her place in the contest. The parlor
just off the banquet hall, and separated
from the committee's retiring room only by
folding doors, has been engaged to receive
the lou boomers from the is lour City, now
on their way here with a Governor at their
head.
The Queen City's Boom.
In behalf of Cincinnati, Mayor John B.
Mosby and George B. Cox this afternoon
took possession of the new reception room
adjoining the ladies' entrance. The Mayor
says the rest of the Ohio delegation, about
25 in numbei, will be on deck Saturday, and
that he is massing his forces for a "dead
earnest fight."
"Why, in the first -place, besides having
unquestionable accommodations," said he,
"we are prepared to duplicate twice over
any that will be brought to the committee's
attention. Then I have just telegraphed
Major McKinley to be with us in putting
uuio s ciaim on me grouna 01 ine national
victory he has w on for her. Ex-Governor
Foraker and Senator Sherman will stand
shoulder to shoulder with Secretary Foster
in making appeals in our behalf. What do
you think of that for a big tour? And then
you know, we are the nearest big city to
the actual center of population of this coun
try." Ean Francisco's Little Wall.
Not far away on the H street side, in
Parlor A, Edward Curtis, of San Francisco.
Senator Stanford's business secretary,awaits
the coming of Editor De Young and half a
dozen of the Gate City's great men. He
was found studying a piece he is going to
speak next week. "What was overheard of
the piece ran like this: "Best summer cli
mate on this continent or any other conti
nent; treat them right royally; California
the bulwark of Republicanism last year;
never had any recognition from the party;
never had a Cabinet minister; always been
snubbed and slighted, gentlemen; isn't it
time she had a slice?"
At this point Mr. Curtis was interrupted
by his caller, and then addressing the latter
he concluded in deep, stentorian tones that
rang along the corridors of the hotel: "Yes,
sir; I am from San Francisco, the city of
unnvaicd hotels, where the next .National
Bepublican Convention' is going to be held.
Why, sir, we are going to offei the commit
tee tree transportation to the Golden Gate
for each and everv national delegate, and a
$50 excursion to the whole nation, good for
90 days. Not less than 50,000 people will
take advantage of the opportunity to see
the great city ana visit the loveliest, grand
est country in the world, California,, the
promised land of America."
Mr. Curtis expects his colleagues, includ
ing one Senator and two Congressmen, to be
here to-morrow.
Omaha's Men on the Way.
Senator Paddock's contingent from Omaha
is also elxpected to-night or to-morrow morn
ing. It is an influential delegation of a
score or more men. In advance red, white
and blue circulars have been sent, in which
their claims are constantly set forth. The
headquarters of the Omaha delegation are in
parlor "I," near the main entrance of the
hotel.
On the strength of a telegram from
Colonel Elliot F. Shepard, quarters on the
second floor, room 206, over the ladies' par
lor, have been reserved for the New York
ers. Dr. Depew, T. C. Piatt, J. Sloat Fas
sett and a small army of New York men are
expected here to-morrow to capture the
convention for the metropolis.
Quarters for the other delegations from
Chicago, Pittsburg, Detroit and Tacoma
nave not yet been located, but they will all
he at the same hotel. Only a few of the
National Committeemen have shown np as
Maybe We've I iW -",27(Jj Flover Too Fast.
-',.") -r
yet Chairm&w" Jo " be here to
morrow, when Shyoi
be
made and the program
ittee
President Harrison's friena, h with
great positiveness that he will Jep hU
hands entirely out of the fight, and that he
really has no choice between the rhal
cities.
ubu.augo .UMULru UUh - fj - '
Harrison Not in Love With Us.
Chicago still has its enthusiastic friends
who are inclined to think that she will get
the convention without much trouble,
although the Windy City is not making a
fight for it. The argument that Chi
cago is the only city that can
easily accommodate the crowd has
a good deal of weight,
and this, combined with its universal ac
cessibility, is being used with eflect Pitts
burg bases its claim principally upon the
historical fact that it was the birthplace of
the Bepublican party. Some of the Penn
sylvanians say thar'the Bepublican party
needs to be born again, and they suggest
that Pittsburg outranks all competitors as a
birthplace. An objection to Pittsburg is
voiced by supporters of President Harrison,
who have it that Pittsburg is a big Blaise
town.
KERR'S STOCK GOES tP.
ONE OP HIS OPPONENTS TAKEN OPT OP
HARM'S WAT. .
Mr. Gibson Appointed a Maryland Senator
for a Brief, Intermediate Period "Penn
sylvania's Candidate Benefited Gover
nor Jackson's Shrewd Move.
Washington, Nov. 19. Special.
Governor Jackson, of Maryland, ' came to
Washington this morning and surprised ex
Bepresentative Gibson by offering him a
brief United States Senatorship. The
handsome Eastern shore gentleman has
been for two weeks actively engaged in
canvassing for votes in his contest fornomi
n ation to the clerkship of the next House.
He was getting on finely, with every pros
pect of success, and felt a little disinclined
at first to a bandon his campaign.
United States Senatorships do nof grow
on every tree, however, and so Mr. Gibson
decided to accept the compliment so grace
fully tendered by the Governor, especially
as a declination would be quite embarrass
ing to the present plans of several able
Maryland Democrats. Mr. Gibson has been
a very popular Congressman for three terms.
and his host of friends in Washington were
deeply disappointed when it was learned
that he was defeated for renomination last
year owing to the blunder of, his political
manager.
No one was more pleased to hear of his
new honor to-day than were the three or
four gentlemen who were contesting with
him for the prize of the House clerkship.
Mr. Gibson had secured such a large num
ber of pledges that his opponents all looked
upon him as the man to be feared. Now
they each have an equal chance, and will
resume their campaign with renewed vigor.
Since the announcement of Mr. Gibson's
appointment the Clerkship stock of ex
Bepresentative Kerr, of Pennsylvania, has
gone up several points, although ex-Clerk
and ex-Representative Clark, of Missouri,
now becomes essentiallv the Southern can
didate, and will naturally get many ot Mr.
Gibson's promised votes. The new Senator
may hold his seat for one, two or three
months, but probably not longer, unless,
indeed, he shall be elected to succeed him
self, which, of course, is not alto
gether improbable, though if he were
a formidable candidate, Governor Jackson
would hardlv have aided his ambition to
the extent of making him Senator Gorman's
successor. Governor Jackson, of course,
desires to secure the long Senatorial term
for himself, and to that end is playing his
cards very carefully at present When the
Legislature of Maryland shall meet in Janu
ary its first duty will be to elect the successor
of Senator Gorman, whose term will expire
3Iarch 4, 1893. Then will come the election
of the successor to Senator Gibson, to fill
the term for which the late Senator Wilson
was elected, but which expires in 1897.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Pag.
Wyman Mnst Answer in Conrt. 1
Admiral Brown Denies Chilean Charges.. 1
The Convention Contest. .- 1
Death of Actor Wm. J. Florence... ... 1
A Central Station Site 2
Chief Brown Answers Contractors. 8
Allegheny's Fire Clerk Removed 3
Fayette County's Outlaw. 3
Classified Advertisements 3
Editorial 4
Ihe Doings of Society 4
Opium Smaggllns Investigated S
Dentils Here and Elsewhere C
A Fasting Contest Ends In Death C
Industrial Intelligence ... 6
Farmers Split on the Sub-Treasury 7
Speeches of Reed and McKlnleyi 7
News From Neighboring Towns 7
Sporting Features and Weather Outlook. 8
Hotel Arrivals and Personals. 8
The Situation in China 8
Cincinnati's Coal Shortage 8
The Episcopal Congress 9
ANew License Court l'lnn 9
Preachers to Stop Smoking. 10
Work in the Oil Fields 10
Oddities of Nature.....'. 10
The Metal Situation 11
Financial and Commercial Markets 11
Conrt Proceedings...... ...; 13
Fashion Notes'fur Fair Readers. -.t.; 13
ALL CHILE'S CHARGES
Are Denied by Admiral -Brown, "Who
' Brin?s Authentic Tidings.
THAT CIPHER ABLE DISPATCH.
Its Contents TTera Utterlj Unknown to
' lalmaceda'a Officers.
MINISTER EGAS IS ALSO DEPENDED
San Feancisco, Nov. 19. The United
States cruiser San Francisco, flagship-of the
Pacific squadron, which left here April 8
for Chile, returned here this morning. The
vessel was present at the closing scenes of
the Chilean revolution.
Admiral Brown in an interview said that
the fall of Yalparatso, after the defeat of
Balmaceda's forces at Vina del Mar by the
Congressional forces nnder General Ganto,
was attended with scenes of carnage and
rapine. The reports of the bombardment
of Iquique, the Admiral stated, had been
much exaggerated, comparatively little
damage having been done in the city, owing
to the fact that the insurgent vessels re
mained off shore fully five miles.
After the decisive battle of Yina del Mar
the family of Admiral Viel, Intendente of
Valparaiso, and other refugees, were taken
on board the cruiser Baltimore. The
refugees were landed at Mollendes, Peru.
A Full Official Report To-Day.
Concerning the reports that the San Fran
cisco had given Balmaceda information in
regard to the landing of the insurgents at
Qnintero, the Admiral refused to talk at
any length. "While at Acapulco," said
he, "I sent a full report concerning all the
actions of the San Francispo to the Secre
tary of the Navy. I think it will reach
there to-day or to-morrow, and I cannot an
ticipate the department's action in the mat
ter. ,
"The landing of revolutionists at Quintero
was known at Valparaiso long before we
left the city; in fact, long before either
Minister Egan or nny of my officers knew of
it. took with me on the San Francisco
only one person not belonging to my crew,
and that one was a flag officer of the German
warshipXeipsic. On returning to Valpar
aiso I sent Lieutenant George L. Dyer,
Flag Lieutenant of the San Francisco,
ashore with a cipher cable dispatch. He, as
was necessary, went to the office of the In
tendente. That official was very busy,
merely glancing at the dispatch, which was
entirely cipher. He wrote on the words,
"Buena Vista, "and affixed his signature.
The dispatch was then cabled to Washing
ton, not a soul in Valparaiso knowing its
contents.
Did Not Act as Balmaceda's SpT.
"It was then after 5 P. M. The insurgents
began landing at sunrise, only 18 miles dis
tant. It is not credible that they had to
wait for information to land for all those
hours. The statement that the papers got.
out extras stating that by the kindness of
the San Francisco officers they gave par
ticulars of the landing at Qnintero, is alto
gether false. The papers did not publish
anything of the kind.
"We left Valparaiso," continued the Ad
miral, "September 14, two days before the
attack on the Baltimore's sailors .in Val
paraiso. We had on board Colonel Ve
gaume, President of the court martial that
convicted and sentenced to be shot 42 young
men for a plot to blow np a Government
railroad and store honses, and Lavelle Vi
cuna, a cousin of the President-elect These
officials were landed at Callao, Peru. Ar
riving there we were detained three days
and expected to be ordered hack to Valpa
raiso, but were finallv ordered north.
"How about the Baltimore's cutting the
cable at Iquique?" was asked.
The Baltimore Didn't Cat the Cable.
"The Baltimore did not cut the cable at
all," replied the Admiral. 'The cable
company, which is an American corpora-1
tion, had a contract with Chile to have the
cable working between Lima and Val-I
paraiso by a given time. The war made it
difficult to carry this out, but they finally
succeeded. The cable ran from Lima to j
Iquique, and then from Iquique to Valpa-
raiso. The insurgents had possession of
Iquique and refused to allow any messages
from Valparaiso to pass through to Lima.
The Balmaceda Government, which was the ,
only government ot Chile recognized by the
United States, warned the cable company
that unless tbev opened communication
with Lima according to contract thev would
forfeit their charter and all their privi
leges. "The company explained the facts to the
insurgents and made every possible offer to
induce them to let Balmaceda's messages
pass through, but all in vain. Then the
company decided to cut the cable. They
had a regular cable boat to do the work, but
had no accurate means ot measuring the dis
tance from the shore. In cutting within a
marine league of the shore the insurgents
would have the right to splice it again, so
they asked that the Baltimore accompany
them and find the distance.
The Telegraphic System of Iqulqne.
"The cable boat cut the cable in two places
and inserted a loop connecting the end from
Valparaiso and the end from Lima, thus
leaving Iquique out entirely. This work
being done on the high seas over a marine
league from the shore, for Congressionalists
to tamper with it would have been piracv.
"But they were not cut offfrom the world,
by any, means. An English company owns
the cable that reaches from Lima to Valpar
aiso, touching at six or eight intermediate
points, one ol which is Iquique. The first
thing the insurgents did on reaching Iquique
was to cut this cable south of that place,
but it remained intact to the north, giving
them uninterrupted communication with
Lima throughout the war.
"You have no doubt heard of the charges
made against you by the Congressional
ists?" "Oh, yes," said the Admiral, smiling.
"There is nothing to be said, as nothing of
the kind ever took place."
The Rumors of Balmaceda's Flight.
"They declared, among other- things, that
Balmaceda was aboard my ship, but I sup
pose they are satisfied now that he was not
since he killed himself in the rooms of the
Argentine Legation. Had he come on
board the San Francisco I would certainly
have given him refuge."
"What do you think of Minister Egan?"
was asked.
"He conducted himself through the en
tire trouble with the dignity demanded by
his position. No man, situated as he was,
could have done more. Some criticism was
made against him, I see, for not sending
official dispatches confirming the capture of
Valparaiso, but they did not understand tho
condition of affairs. Mr. Egan was at San-
tiago, and all communication between that
place and Valparaiso was shut off for sev
eral days. The news reached the Minister
in a roundabout way, and he telegraphed to
Washington, but ne was ignorant of the
fact that the wires were down."
The San Francisco received a dispatch at
noon to-day, instructing her to proceed to
Mare Island at 12 o'clock to-morrow to go
into dry dock there. It is understood here
that the cruiser Charleston, which left Yo
kohama for Honolulu November 17, will,
after coaling at the Sandwich Jslands, pro
ceed direct to South America without touch
ing at San Francisco.