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FORTY-SIXTH TEAR
By the Ohio Republican State
Central Committee to
Determine
WHERE HE REALLY LIYES.
Friends of Sherman
Forafcer
Loudly Protest Against
THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE.
loth Sides Afraid the Iffect Will Injure
Their Chances.
SIGNIFICANT LETTEES FROM SHERMAN
TrtCIAt. TKLEOr AM TO TItK DISPATCH.1
Columbus, Nov. 27. The Bepublican
State Central Committee, with nearly a full
attendance, convened at the rooms of the
Lincoln League, at 8:30 o'clock this even
ing, for the purpose of discussion and
possible action on the eligibility of Cal
vin E. Brice to take his seat as United
States Senator from Ohio.
Quite a number of prominent Be
pnblicans from different parts of the
State were present by invitation to
confer -with the committee as to the
proper course to pursue, among them Gen
eral C. H. Grosvenor, -who came at the in
stance of the Chairman of the State Com
mittee, Judge King, of Youngstown. A
number of the special friends of Ex-Governor
Foraker and Senator Sherman were
present, the former predominating ten to
one.
Whispered consultations were held among
the members as to what course should be
pursued, and many of them express the be
lief they were liable to constitute them
selves laughing stocks unless they were
careful in their movements in assuming to
do something which they had no right to
consider.
All the Members Not Notified.
It developed that only a few of the mem
bers had received the call and this made
them feel they were being imposed upon,
snd that likely there was to be no formal
meeting. This was explained by the Chair
man that in tending out the call to the
members the clerk had directed them to the
members of last year's committee, having
come into possession of the list of mem
bers for that year.
It was first decided to hold an open meet
ing of the committee to hear the discission
and what was to be said by thoe gentlemen
who had been called here for that purpose,
End then was to follow an executive meet
ing of the committee to take any action
which it might desire.
.Tudge King, in calling the committee to
order, said he had received a large number
of letters from prominent Bepublieans all
over the State relative to the Brice case
and his eligibility to a seat in the Senate,
and be had decided to call a meeting, that
the members of the committee might con
sult as Republicans and in the interest of
the Republican party.
Sherman and Foraker Men Protest.
Since receiving the correspondence-8-which
was quite heavy he had thought a
great deal about the subject, and the
fact had presented itselt to him that there
was a Senatorial contest in Ohio. He had
Teccived quite a large number of letters
trom the friends of Governor Foraker pro
testing that the committee had been
called to injure his chances be
fore the Legislature, and he had
also received at least, as many or a larger
number from the friends of Senator Sher
man, in which they indignantly protested
that the call was in the interest of Foraker.
He believed, occupying the position he did,
that he would absolutely refuse to have any
thing to do or Eay about the Senatorial con
tent, s it was his duty as chairman of the
committee to represent no man but the party
in whira he had to say and do. He wished
it understood the meeting had been called
in the interest of no man, but the committee
would be fonnd willing to do all it could
with propriety to aid the Republicans of
Ohio to investigate the eligibility of Mr.
Brice to his seat in the Senate and have the
question decided upon its merits.
A Resident or the State Desired.
It was not his wish, or that of any Repub
lican, he believed, if Brice was entitled to
the seat that he 'nould be deprived of it, but
it should be investigated, and if found that
Brice was not an inhabitant of Ohio when
elected to the Senate, he ought not be
allowed to represent them. In the latter
case, a man should be elected who is a resi
dent of the State to represent the people of
Ohio.
Mr. King emphasized the ideat that the
meeting was not called for the purposes of
buncombe, and he did not think they should
place themselves in an 3wkward position
before the people on the subject; that there
should be no effort of any character to de
prive & man of a seat to which he had been
properly elected, in case he was eligible. He
wanted the business of the committee so
transacted that when it adjourned it could
not be charged that it was dabbling with
sensationalism, for if Brice is eligible they
all wanted to see him serve every day of his
six years, but if not they wanted to take
steps which would put an eligible man m
the place.
Senator Sherman's Opinion in Writing.
Mr. King stated, before closing, that he,
among others, had received certain letters
from Senator Sherman on the subject, and
ns the Senator had seen proper to give out
the substance of them in public statements,
he supposed there would be nothing wrong
in his furnishing them for the information
of the committee and the Republicans of
the State. He thereupon presented the fol
lowing letters from Sherman, which are a
portion of the correspondence between the
Senator and Chairman King relative to pro
ceedings in the Brice case :
UXSBT1XLD, O., NOV. 18.
lion. L. tV. King, Chairman of the Bepublican
State Central Committee.
5It Dzak Sib My attention has been fre
quently called to the expediency and best
mode of presenting to the Senate of the
United States the question of the eligibility
of lion. Calvin S. Brice to a seat in that body.
He now holds a. certificate of the Governor
of Ohio of his election by the last Legisla
ture in due form, and on this prima facia
case will, no doubt;, according to the uniform
usages of the Senate, be sworn in on the first
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dayof the session and take his seat. This
will not in the leost determine his right to
his seat if it can he shown that ho was not
.an inhabitant of Ohio when he was elected.
It is clear that any declaration by me or by
anyone that he w as not an inhabitant, will
not prevent his taking his seat, and such a
declaration by me would not only be futile
but eminently improper, as I have to pass
judicially on this question after a full hear
intrand trial.
It seems to me that if the contest Is to be
inaugurated before the next Ohio Legisla
ture acts, it ought to he done by a memorial
of the Bepublican State Committee to the
Senate. Such a memorial would give the
State an opportunity to institute an inquiry
into the fact of his eligibility, but in my
judgment a Joint resolution of the two
houses w hen they next meet in January is
the only formal and effective way of secur
ing an investigation. The question would
then arise whether the Legislature may not
asume that a vacancy exists by reason of
Bricc's ineligibility, and elect a Senator in
his place who can contest the matter and
present and marshal the testimony to bo
taken. Please give me your view, of this
matter, and take such course as you deem
advisable.
Very truly vours.
Joks Shebhau.
"What Senator Hoar Thinks Abont It.
The other letter was written three days
later, when Sherman had new light to go
by. It is as follows:
Hon. L. SI. King. Chairman Eepublican State
Committee:
Masspield, O., Nov. 21, 1891.
JIvDear Sir Since writing to you on tho
leth I have received a letter from Senator
Hoar, Chairman or the Committee on Privil
eges and Elections of the Senate, ofwhich
the following is an extract. "I think: the
Senate will be very unwilling to depart from
the precedent in the Gallatin and Shiolds
cases, and in those cited by Mr. Douglass in
his argument in the latter case. In all those
cases the person claiming the seat was
sworn in and the matter considered on its
merits afterward. It may be said very
plausibly that the executive certificate is
prima facia evidence only of the formality
or the lawful election by the Legislature,
and not of the qualification of the person
chosen, which the Governor would know
notlungabontOn the other hand, it might be
replied, with equal plausibility, that the for
mality of a due and lawful election by the
legislature ought to be prima facia evi
dence or the eligibility bv the Legislature of
the person elected, otherwise a third of the
Senate might be kept out of their seats by
unfounded objections. I think it proper to
advise you of this opinion, in exact conform
ity with my own, for the consideration of
your committee in any steps you may see
proper to take in the matter.
Very truly yours.
JOB! Shermas.
A Conservative Course Advised.
General Grosvenor took a conservative
view of the question, and thought, of
course, there should be some inquiry. He
was followed by Representative Griffin, a
prominent candidate for Speaker of the
House, who thought it a waste of time to
consider the eligibility of Brice, as he had
already shown conclusively that he is an
inhabitant of the State and a citizen.
Secretary of State Ryan cited two or
three cases, in which he sought to show the
necessary move to make, though he had
little confidence anything conld be accom
plished. He considered it a judicial ques
tion. Attorney General "Watson said Brice had
consulted the best attorneys in New Tork,
who had said his seat in the Senate was all
right
President Squires, of the State Leaeue of
Republican Clubs, thought it would kill the
Republican party in the State if they
touched it, as the Democrats would yell
they were being robbed.
An Investigation Ordered.
The committee, in executive session, con
tinued till after midnight, and had a num
ber of propositions before it, but the major
ity were against any action being taken
'without something was brought to its atten
tion which was considered tangible. The
result of the meeting was the adoption of the
following:
Kesolved, That Judge George R. Xash bo
and he is hereby authorized by this commit
tee to make an investigation of the evidence
bearing upon the eligibility of Calvin S.
Brice to a seat in the United states Senate
as a Senator from Ohio, to conTer with Sen
ator John Sherman respecting the rules of
the Senate applicable to the case, and. report
his findings and conclusions to the Chair
man of this committee In time, If he finds it
possible to do so, to enable the Chairman to
convene this committee on Friday evening,
December 4, 1S9L
IN AID OF VASSAR STUDENTS.
GOOD WORK PERFORMED IN ASSIST
ING AMBITIOUS GIRLS.
Many Projects On Hand for Their Immedi
ate Benefit Officers Elected and Other
Important Business Transacted at the
Annual Meeting.
WasHINGTOK, Hov. 27: Spfrial.
The Vassar Students' Aid Society held its
annual business meeting this morning in
the lecture room of the Columbian Univer
sity. The meeting was a very enthusiastic
one and a number of topics of great inter
est were discussed. Prof. "Whitney
and) Prof. Leech, of Vassar Col
lege, came on to be present at the meetintr.
This society was organized two years ago in'
New York by the non-graduates of the col
lege. It has now thirteen branches in dif
ferent parts of the country.
The object to which the society devotes
its energies is to give financial aid to those
vounsr women who desire a colleee educa
tion and yet are unable to afford the ex
pense of one. The annual dues of the so
ciety have been sufficient to give pecuniary
help to nine students now pursuing the
course of study.
The plan of building a cottage just out
side the college grounds where students
may be able to obtain board at a lower rate
than in ihe college is a project which is
strontrlvureedas beinc a practical way of
affording help.
The oiheers tor the ensuing year who were
elected at the meeting this morning are:
President, Mrs. Semple, of Ixraisville, Ky.;
Secretary, Jliss Daisy Adams, Cleveland,
O.: Auditor, Mrs. Hezekiah Brayton, Pall
River, Mass.: Directors, Mrs. Hadley and
Miss "Winnie. The society wilt be incor
porated under the laws of the State of 2few
York at the next session of the Legislature.
Prom 3 to C this afternoon Mrs. Prank B.
Conger, President of the Washington branch
of the society, gave a reception to the mem
bers and other friends. ProC Leech, of
Yasser, made a few" interesting remarks
upon the benehts the society is conferring;
Associate Justice Brewer "of the United
States SuDreme Court, read a charmincr ad
dress, and Hon. Robert P. Porter also made
a short speech.
IXOPED WITH A DAKCEE.
A Denver Millionaire Succumbs to One of
the Allen Sisters.
Albany, Xov. 27. YSpaiall The al
leged Denver millionaire named Greig, who
who is said to have eloped with Miss Eay
Allen, one.ot the dancers in "La Cigale,"
is generally supposed here at Albany o be
Carlisle Norwood Creig, a former choir
master of "All Saints Episcopal Cathedral, "
a lavorite young society, man, and once a
trusted bank clerk, holding a confidential
position with the President of the State
bank, J. Howard King.
Some four years ago Mr. Greig went "West
for his health, one lung having given out.
He first located in Glenwood Springs, Colo.,
and established a hank and became Presi
dent of it, in about two months after he
had left Albany with his purse filled the
proceeds of a benefit and subscription list,
obtained from the capital city's "400."
Greig soon left Glenwood Springs for Den
ver, and here he is said to have made a
small fortune in real estate speculation.
Last year he opened a if ew York office, and
it is e ideat he renewed an acquaintance
with Louise Allen and her sister Kay.
which he had formerly made here. Greig's
wife wa Miss May Hendee, of this city,
and he also has anotheriiyicg here, .
CAUSED ONE CRASH.
The Failure of a New York Banking
Firm Is Attributed to Corn.
CTEUSW. FIELD'S SON AT ITS HEAD
Owing to His Mental Condition the Firm's
Standing Is Unknown.
UNION PACIFIC SECURITIES
Xew York, Nov. 27. The corner in No
vember corn has scoied its first financial
wreck. At least it is to the squeeze thatthe
failure of the banking firm of Field, Lind
ley, "Wiechers & Co. to-day is attribu'ed.
Its members Edward M. Field, Daniel A.
Lindley, John Frederick "Wiechers and
Herman C. Helmus assigned without pref
erences to Charles W. Gould.
The firm had been protecting some large
lines of corn from the S. "V. "White deal, and
had been on the short side of the November
market, and a few days ago had to cover
500.0C0 bushels. Their operations were
mainly in Chicago, but to some extent here.
Other articles have gone against them, it is
said, especially coffee, while they had some
dealings as well in "Wall street. Just how
much the firm finds itself unable to pay is
not as vet clear. The head of the firm is a
son of Cyrus "W. Field.
Mr. Field's Reason Giving Way.
Assignee Gould, when seen at the firm's
office this afternoon, said: "The assignment
was made for this reason: Edward M. Field,
the senior member of the firm, has appar
ently gone distracted. His illness resembles
incipient paresis and is due to overwork I
and the great responsibility resting upon
him as the manager of the finances ot the
firm. His mother died last Monday, and
this event seemed to bring to a climax his
mental trouble, which some of his friends
had detected two years ago. A physician
told me a few days ago that Mr. Field was
not right in his mind.
"Mr. Field having the sole management
of the funds of the firm, it at once became
necessary to get from him their condition;
so I went in company with other members
of the firm to his residence, and tried to find
out how things stood. We failed, however,
to obtain from him any light on the situa
tion, as his mind would continually stray
away from the subject. "We had undertaken
a hopeless task. The assignment, then, be
came imperative in order to protect the firm
and its customers.
The Condition ot the Firm Unknown.
"I cannot say how the firm stands. I have
directed the clerks to submit to me all bal
ances as quickly as obtained, but the work
is necessarily slow. I hope that the assets
will exceed the liabilities, but just now I
cannot say. The fact that Mr. Field had
the sole management of the financial depart
ment, renders the task necessarily tedious.
The other members of the firm know no
more than I do at present, but all hope for
i je best.
"Much of the firm's money has been used
for tne promotion of an enterprise in which
they were interested and wliich promised
great results. This money, I am confident,
is secured beyond pefadventure. Many of
their customers also hold the securities of
this enterprise, and they may rest assured
that they are all right. Imust decline to
say at present whether this enterprise is a
financial or commercial one."
"The firm did a general banking and
brokerage business, and is represented on
the floors of the Stock, Produce and Coffee
"F.TehAnirp- Thin asfiicrnment is due wholly
"to the causes which I have designated, and.
is not in any way the result ot losses causea
by speculation. I am of the opinion that
everything will come out all right in the
end."
That Disastrous November Corner.
The firm is generally believed to have
been hirt by the corner in November corn,
of which their principal customers are saia
to have been short, and what was called the
"Washington building bear clique had its
accounts there. This clique was for some
time active on the bear side of the market,
and is believed to have lost large sums in
endeavoring to break Burlington, Lacka
wanna and other stocks.
On August 1 the credit of the firm was
rated at $750,000 to 81,000,000. For some
time after the suspension was announced
the stock market was stagnant, all business
being practically neglected on the floor, the
brokers being too interested in the closing
put 'of the firm's contracts to make any new
deals.
Sidney Dillon, President of the Union
Pacifio Bailroad Company, ex-Judge John
F. Dillon, counsel of the company, and Gen
eral G. M. Dodge, a large stockholder, were
at 3 p.m. at the office of Field, Lindley,
Weicher & Co. waiting for some one to show
up and tell the condition ot certain union
Pacifio securities that are held by, the firm
for loans. . These gentlemen have no idea as
to what condition the securities are in, and
fear that.they have been hypothecated.
Judge Dillon spoke freely about the af
fairs of the firm. He said that thecreditors
are numerous and that the firm discounted
paper for various houses, and in the main
received securities. The all important ques
tion is as to the condition of their securities.
The Magnates Weary of Waiting.
At 6:30 o'clock neither the assignee nor
any of the firm members had returned to
the office. Judge Dillon grew impatient
and said he did not -propose to wait any
longer. "We are ready to pay the firm,1
he said, "and we want our securities.
In fact, we have been trying to pay them
for some time, but our securities are not
forthcoming. It appears that they have
disposed of them, but they could not legally
do so without the consent of the company,
which was not given. If the securities are
not accounted for this evening I shall ad
vertise for them to-morrow."
It is believed that the paper of the Union
Pacific held bv the firm amounts to about
$600,000. IV was later reported that the
Union Pacific securities were sold to-day
on the Stock Exchange, and that the road
would get out an injunction to prevent their
delivery.
About i o'clock F. B. Thurber came puff
ing into the firm's office. He was in search
of some securities belonging to a friend who
had negotiated a loan with Field, Lindley,
Weichers & Co. They could not be found,
nor could Mr. Gould be found.
Lending Money for a Large Profit;
Rumor has it that the firm has been lend
ing money on securities at 30 and 40 per
cent discount and then selling the securities
at par value. Further than, the fact that
several borrowers have asked for their
securities and they have not been produced
the rumor has not been substantiated.
Numerous Teports are afloat placing the
firm's indebtedness all the way from $100,
000 to $1,500,000, but no correct statement
could be secured though the office of the
firm, which was thronged during the entire
afternoon by people clamoring for informa
tion. Notwithstanding the statement of
Mr. Gould that Edward Field was'at his
house under medical treatment, the serv
ant at his house insisted in the afternoon
that he left in the morning, saying that he
was going to the office.
One of the partners denies that corn had
anything special to do with their difficulty.
He savs that their matters are disarranged,
and th'at they do not know how they stand,
considering which, he said, the firm thought
best to send out a notice of inability to
meet its obligations.
Difficulties In the Corn Deals.
On the other hand, prominent operators
say that they know-the ananas nana nara.
time getting through its transactions in the
staple; that they sold the casheorn to some
little extent that was' left over by the
White failure, and that they were unable
to buy it back for deliveries in this month.
It is also currently reported that the firm
has had some losses through bond opera
tions. It is not possible to trace up much
of a loss in grain here, it occurring, as
stated, more largely in Chicago deals.
CYBTJS W. FIELD DANGEROUSLY DLL.
His Son's Failure Too Much for His Age
and Weakened Condition.
New Yobic, Nov. 27. Special. The
failure to-day of the large banking and
brokerage firm, in which his son was the
head, has prostrated Cyrus A. Field,
and lie now lies in his big
house on Gramercy P jk dangerously
ill of nervous prostration. He was a sick
man before he heard the news. His wife's
death a few days ago was a great blow to
him, and when he came to town to-day he
was in a strained and almost broken-down,
nervous condition, and was much weakened,
physically. Besides, Mr. Field is an old
man! He had to be lifted int,o the train.
He heard the details of this new trouble
in his house, and the shock was too muchj.
He sank under it as from a fist blow;
They put him to bed and called a doctor.
The physician said he' might never re
cover. Though all information was re
fused at the house; it was learned
that Mr. Field's condition throughout the
afternoon and evening was very alarming.
He made no effort to move, scarcely noticed
his friends, and could be induced to say
very little. The news of his condi
tion spread rapidly among his rela
tives and friends, and a great
many visited the house. Some on leaving
went next door. That is where Edward W.
Field lives. It was said that he had been at
home in bed all day. His sister, the wife of
Partner Lindley, is reported to be very ill
fllnn 4- 1ia TinnVinTii'o nntTIA of lrtrwl O
also at
her husband's home at Dobb's
Ferrv.
SMUGGLED DRESSES SEIZED.
BOLD ATTEMPT OF A DRESSMAKER
TO ATOID FATING DDTT.
She Had Three Trunks Containing Toilets
Valued at Nine Thousand Hollars They
Were Released Upon Payment of Three
Thousand Dollars Duty.
NewYouk, Nov. 27. Spia?. When
Mrs. W. Minnick arrived at this port on
October 12 by the French line steamer La
Bretagne from Havre, she declared that her
three trunks contained nothing dutiable.
As directions had been received by the in
spectors on the pier to extend all possible
courtesies to Mrs. Minnick, Inspector Faw
cett, through whose hands her trunks were
to pass, after a cursory examination passed
the trunks. Before they could be removed
from the dock Colonel J. H. Storey, chief
of the inspectors, ordered them to be seized
and taken to the seizure rooms in the Cus
tom House. Twenty-six dresses were found
in the trunks. The appraisers valued them
at $9,000.
Mrs. Minnick acknowledged that she was
in the employ of Mme. Mary A. Connelly,
a dressmaker on Fifth avenue, and that the
dresses were imported for customers. Mme.
Connelly paid her $5,000 a year as a buyer.
Colonel Storey found in one of the trunks
an order book describing the seized dresses
exactly. Joseph C. Biglin, an examiner in
the appraiser's department, and a brother of
Bernard, the barge office carter, visited the.
Custom House and tried in vain to induce
the Collector to rescind his order. It was
said to-day that it was on Mr. Biglin's re
quest that the directions allowing Mrs. Min
nick the courtesies of the Port were triven.
Colonel Storey says he received "aavic'es :
from Pans, just before La Bretagne sailed,
that Mrs. Minnick. was engaged in smug
gling dresses, and that she might be ex-pecled-by
the first steamer.
As soon as Mrs. Minnick learned that her
goods would not be returned to her, and
that she was to be prosecuted criminally,
she paid $3,482 21 duty and gave a bond in
$6,000. Deputy Collector Phelps, of the
law division ot the Custom House, decided
that under the statute, dutiable goods
seized might be released on payment of the
duty and the filing of a bond sufficient to
cover the entire value of the goods.
A SOCIETY SENSATION.
Something to Drop in New Tork, and
Pittsburg Will Feel the Dull Thud.
New Yoek, Nov. 27. t-SperiaZ. New
York and Pittsburg society, as soon as cer
tain scandalous proceedings come to a head,
will be in the position of the pot and kettle
when they call each other black. Though
the whole affair takes, or is taking, place in
New York, all connected with it are Pitts
burgers. It's the old story of two, especial
ly when the two are one, being company
and three a crowd. The particular crowd is
composed of a husband and wife and the
wife's lover. Not a great while ago a promi
nent Pittsburger came here to live, and
brought with him a beautiful wife, closing
ivd one of the stylish houses in the Iron
City, it is said, until their indefinite re-
turn.
The husband being a man of wealth and
the wife a woman of rank and cultivation.
Ward McAllister's pet "four hundred"
made much of them, congratulating itself
on such acquisitions. Two months ago
another Pittsburger dropped in on his old
friends in the metropolis and was given
hearty welcome by tne husband and the
wife. He has been dropping in ever since,
until the husband "dropped" on to him. In
consequence it now takes two establish
ments to run the family, one for the hus
band and another for his wife.
New York society is shocked, the more
so, since the people are alien wolves admit
ted in lamb's clothing? into its swell set.
Divorce proceedings will be taken within a
few days. The wife was )nce a belle in
Pittsburg, and so popular was she "that to
say a man was aPittsburger was tantamount
to calling him an admirer.
HE KINDLED POTTB FIBES.
A Fire Bug Operates Under the Eyes of the
Police and Escapes.
Haverhili, Mass., Nov. 27. Special.
A firebug set four fires in rapid succession
in the business center of this city early this
morning, and only the hardest kind of work
saved the great shoe district from another
disastrous fire. As it was the losses will.
aggregate nearly $25,000.
Alxhough all the fires were set within
sight of the police station the incendiary
got away. First he visited the armory of
the P. L., where a ball was in progress, and
started a fire on the second floor in a small
closet, but it waB quickly extinguished.
The damage was slight About half an
hour later a sheet of flame burst out of the
large wooden factory of the Perry Messenger
Company, where the chief loss occurred.
St. Louis After the Convention.
St. Louis, Nov. 27. Steps are being
taken by all the commercial exchanges and
business men generally to bring the Dem
ocratic National Convention to St Louis.
The Executive Committee of the Democratic
National Committee will meet in Washing
ton December 8, and though this -committee
will not pass upon the time and place for
the National Convention, yet His expected
that the various cities seeking it will be
represented in Washington during the meet
ing. Colonel Grif Prather, the National
committeeman for, Missouri, will leave for
Washington next week, and will work hard
I'to-brin&the. convention, here,
down ramnnfc . ' w. THEY MOST MAKE UP A
Justice Kennedy After the Scalps of
Several Derelict Inspectors.
THEY WILL NOT CORRECT RETURNS.
He Saya They Must or He Will Send
Them to the Prison.
TTiNDAMUSES FOR ELECTION OFFICERS
rrr ciai. tzltgram to tits DisPATCit. i
Syracuse, Nov. 27. Justice Kennedy
declared from the bench to-day that cor
rections necessary to be made in the returns
of election from the First Assembly dis
trict of Onondaga county to elect David A.
Mtmro, Jr., Bepublican. must be made by
& o'clock to-morrow afternoon. He is de
termined that the postponement granted
by Governor Hill -in the case of County
Clerk Cotton until Monday shall be taken
advantage of. He does not agree with some
other Republicans that County Clerk Cot
ton is to be left undisturbed in office by
the Governor, but is sure if Munroe does
not get a certificate to-morrow a conflict of
authority between the judicial and execu
tive branches of Government will he pre
cipitated, the consequences of which can
not be foretold.
To-day the mandamustkissued by Justice
Kennedy to compel the Canvassing Com
mittee of the Board of County Canvassers
to send back and have corrected the returns
claimed to be erroneous, was returnable.
To the surprise of everybody, several of the
election inspectors, to. whom the returns
were submitted, had defied the court and re
fused to add the "Jr." or insert the initial
"A." to Munro's name in the returns. .
Justice Kennedy Was Astonished.
The number of refusals was sufficient to
still leave Patrick J. Kyan, Democrat, with
a majority on the face of the returns. When
this report was made to Justice Kennedy,
on the appearance of the canvassers before
him, he, too, was astonished. Counsel for
Munro demanded that the court compel the
Canvassing Committee to reveal why the
corrections had not been made.
"It is enough," said the Court, "that the
corrections were not made. The fact that
the inspectors have refused to do the work
after the mandate of this court makes them
guilty of a felony, punishable as a State's
prison offense."
Then Justice Kennedy, for thebenefit of
the inspectors and their friends, read the
law bearing upon the duty of inspectors to
make corrections of clerical errors He re
cited the penalties in the case of inspectors
making a false canvass of the votes or re
fusing to do anything required by the
statute. Mr. Marshall submitted that so far
as the Board of Canvassers were concerned,
they had complied with all provisions of
the writ.
They Disobeyed the Writ's Ilandates.
"They have not complied with all the
provisions of the writ," said Justice Ken
nedy.
"Well, so far as they could," said the
counsel
"I will say here," Justice Kennedy went
on, "that at the next Oyer and Terminer I
shall instruct the District Attorney to in
stitute proceedings against the recusant in
spectors for their omission of duty."
Counsel for the Bepublican candidates in
sisted that the report of the committee be
made more in detail, in order that the re
sponsibility might be fixed 'on the derelict
inspectors.'- To this the Court acquiesced,
fixing 4 o'clock this afternoon js the hour
for the" Canvassing Committee to report
In granting the postponement Justice Ken
nedy said that he did not mean to be trifled
with, and Louis Marshall, counsel for the
canvassers, assured him that there was no
intention of trifling on the part of the Board
of Canvassers.
"I hope so," said the Justice. At the
appointed hour a report of the character de
sired was presented. It showed- that the
returns had not been brought back from the
Third ward, from two districts of the
Seventh ward, from two districts of the
Ninth ward, and from the two of Salina.
A Committeeman in Contempt of Court.
The returns had not been corrected in the
Fourth and Sixth districts of the Third
ward, in the First district of the Tenth
ward, in the Third district of Elbridge, or
in any of the Marcellus districts. This re
port was signed by the two Bepublican
members of the committee, but not by
Thomas J. Welsh, the Democrat, who was
at once declared by Justice Kennedy to be
in contempt of court. A warrant for his
arrest was issued to-day, to be returned at
10 o'clock to-morrow morning. The Justice
then considered the report, and in
a bold 'manner stated his inten
tions. He decided to issue mandamuses
addressed to the Inspectors of Election
who had not corrected the returns, requir
ing them to perform that duty before 4
o'clock to-morrow afternoon, when he said
he would expect a final report When it
was intimated that perhaps all the inspect
ors could not be reached by that hour, Jus
tice Kennedy said he would nevertheless
expect it
"I fear," he said, "that these inspectors
have been advised to defy the court by per
sons who ought to know better. The con
sequences will have to he suffered by the
offenders, and there is to be no leniency
shown." Whether the inspectors will be
frightened by these threats remains to be
seen. The Democrats are, however, firm
to-night and little alarmed by Justice Ken
nedy's attitude. They anxiously await
Governor Hill's action in the case of
County Clerk Cotton, and will be guided to
some extent by that
CANDIDATES FOB CLASS'S PLACE.
The Bars of Franklin and New Castle Each
lor Its Favorite Member.
Frankliit,Nov. 27. Spedcd. Astrong
movement has begun in this city by promi
nent Democrats to secure the. appointment
by Governor Pattison of C Heydrick to the
vacancy in the State Supreme Court cre
ated bv the death of Justice Clark. The
death of Justice Trunkey, the representa
tive on the Supreme Bench from North
western Pennsylvania, together with the
retirement of Justice Gordon and the recent
death of Justice Clark, leaves only one
representative of the State west of theAl
leghenies on the Supreme Bench in the per
son of Judge Sterrett, of Pittsburg. For
these reasons it is expected that Governor
Pattison will name a Western man for the
vacancy. Mr. Heydrick is being especially
urged because of his thorough knowledge of
the legal status of the petroleum business.
Mr. Heydrick has been a life-long and con
sistent Democrat
A special telegram to The Dispatch
from New Castle says: The members of the
Lawrence county bar have named D. B.
Kurtz, of this city, for appointment to fill
the vacancy. Mr. Kurtz has long been ac
knowledged the leader of this bar, and has
been engaged in an extensive practice for
over 40 years.
May Adopt the Crawford System.
New Castle, Nov. 27. &xrfat The
Congressional conferees from the counties
of Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer
meet here next Wednesday, December 2, to
devise some means for nominating Con
gressmen. It is understood that the con
ferees will recommend the adontion of the
Crawford county system. If this system is
adopted it is confidently asserted rfhat
Thomas W. Phillips will be the nominee
next spring,
AiV ACT IX THE OHIO
TURNED OFF THE GAS.
How the West Penn Company Got
Even With the Leechburg People.
JDDGE RAYBUBN WAS NOT HOME,
But He Came From Greensburg, and Ee
granted an Injunction,
TEMPOEAET TICTOEI FOE CITIZEN'S
The merry war between the West Penn
Gas Company and the people of Leechbnrg
about street lights culminated yesterday
when President Hukill had the fuel turned
off. In the picturesque language of De Wolf
Hopper as Wang, it was a body blow lor tne
company, and the town went to grass. This
was early in the morning, hut last evening
after some lively skirmishing by the citi
zens, the borough countered, and laid the
corporation away to sleep for a while. The
blow was given between the eyes after a
hot contest; and Judge Eeyburn as reicree
decided in favor of the people.
For a little cunning and sharp practice
the Leechbnrg denizens want to be
commended to 'the West Penn Gas
managers. To make the case clear
some ancient history is necessary.
Thepeople.of Leechburg'get their supply
of gas from.the West Penn Company. The
streets are lignted with 15 old-fashioned
natural gas toiches, which are nothing more
than tubes placed in the ground. Some
time ago the company complained that too
much fuel was lost in the street lights, and
the President ordered the town to
put in Welshach burners. A wran
gle followed, 3nd finally it was
agreed between the town and the at
torney for the corporation that the
company should supply the burners and the
people would furnish the other apparatus
needed. Mr. Hukill, however, called down
his lawyer, and refused to perform his part
of the agreement He threatened that un
less the torches were soon disposed of and
burners put in that he would turn off the
gas in the borough.
Caught Up on a Technicality.
Bather than take chances the people went
before Judge Eeyburn, in Kittanning, and
on October 20 last a temporary injunction
was granted restraining President Hukill
from carrying out his threat Yesterday
the injunction lapsed, and then it was that
the company had its inning.
When the Leechbnrg women got up yes
terday morning to prepare breakfast for
their families, there was no gas m the
stoves. The same condition of affairs pre
vailed in the mills and factories, and the in
dustries of the town were paralyzed for the
day. The air was raw, and Colonel Hicks,
President of the Leechbnrg Iron Company,
said last evening the people were put to
great inconvenience. Invalids and sick peo
ple were left without heat in their houses,
and the little children shivered from
the cold. The schools were cloed, and
business was at a standstill. Neighbors
who changed their grates for coal, took care
of those who were not so fortunate and had
the asbestos background in their fire
places. There was wailing and gnashing of
teeth generally.
Colonel Hicks and other enterprising
citizens telegraphed to Kittanning for
Judge Bayburn, but he was out
of town, and nobody seemed
to know what had,become of him. The
company could not have chosen a more op
portune time to get even, and the people
claimed they took advantage of the absence
of the Judge. Colonel "Hicks telegraphed
to numerous places in Western Pennsyl
vania, and finally he was located in Greens
burg, where he was holding court for Judge
Doty. The tacts were laid before him by
wire, ,and he notified those interested on
both sides to meet him in the evening at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
The Citizens Were Victorious.
Colonel Hicks represented Leechburg and
M. F. Leeson was the. borough's lawyer.
Joseph Buffington appeared for the com
pany. Colonel Hicks said the argument be
fore the Judge was red-hot from the start,
but after hearirig the case he re-granted the
injunction against the gas company.
Mr. Buffington contended that the injunc
tion bad lapsed, and another could not be
granted. On this legal technicality he
rested. Mr. Leeson claimed the borough
was right about the street lamps, and the
company had ho right to turn off the gas
from private consumers. The weather is
cold and the people are suffering for
lack of fuel. Judge Bayburn decided
the equity in the case was with the
consumers, and the company wasn't justi
fied in taking snap judgment The Court
will hear the case at the next term. He
ordered President Hukill to turn on the gas
at once.
Colonel Hicks went home last evening
feeling very jubilant, but he added that he
didn't want to put in another day like yes
terday. The West Penn Company also supplies
Freeport, Apollo and several glass factories
nearjarentum with gas. Leechburg has 15
street lights, and the row was stirred up
over so small an affair.
Lying at the Point or Death.
New-Yoek, Not. 27. Special. Samuel
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llsij m ft S "With Themselyes. 1
V ft rlS ill 1 C0IJNCILS TXKR A SD' I
SENATORIAL CIRCUS.
Campbell, Jr., one of the brightest young
society men in the Oranges, is lying be
twe' - life and death at the Orange Memo
riij & While out driving last night
n ,ajw--Te a train on the Delaware,
La-&Vi "O-v "-itern Bailroad struck
tht;
"-V on the pilot of
an engineSotyj- ,, x ,
the hospital. Wh6 -Iq,
skull was fracturectV5S'iv
- removed to
" that his
j chances of
recovery were extremelyt
T'
FURTHER SUPPORT DENIED.
FACTIONS MTTST BE STOPPED BEFOKE
MONET IS SENT.
The Forces Mnst Be TJnlfd or Even Moral
Assistance Will Be Withheld A Secret
Circular Advising the Adoption of Phys
ical Force.
New Yoek, Nov. 27. Special. The
conference of Irish-Americans at Ledwith
Hall last night, at which resolutions were
passed warning the people of Ireland that
"they can receive no further support, moral
or financial, from this country until they
call a halt in the war of factions and re
unite the forces now engaged in the work
of self-destruction," was the first step of
the adherents of Parnell in the "United
States to show 'that they are for union.
About 100 men from nine States were pres
ent 'Almost all of them were members of
the Cronin wing of the Clan-na-Gael.
Michael Breslin, one of the men who
organized the conference, said to-day: "Al
though most oL us were Clan-B,a-Gael men,
wtrare supporters to a certain extent oi the
Parity movement. Twelve years aeo'Par-
nell, Davitt and John Dey, a member of
the Clan-na-Gael, held a conference, at
which Parnell agreed not to do anything to
injure the Clan-na-Gael if that body would
not try. to hinder the Parity movement
That agreement was kept by both sides.
The Clan-na-Gael is waiting to see if the
Parity agitation produces the result it has
promised. If it does not the Clan-na-Gael
will resume its old and well-known line of
action."
The Clan-na-Gael is a secret, physical
force organization. "The Parity people on
the other side," said Mr. Breslin, "have
been acting disgracefully. If the factions
don't unite nothing can be accomplished.
We are giving them a good trial and at the
same time keeping our own organization
alive." It is said that what may be called
the Alex. Sullivan wing of the Clan-na-Gael
has issued a secret circular among' the
camps of the United States in harmony
with it, stating that as the Parity agitation
has been unsuccessful it is time to return to
the physical force policy. The circular is
said to advise that to besin the work 15 ner
cent of the funds in each camp be sent at
once to an officer of the body.
THE NO DANCE is the title or a beautiful
Japanese poem by Sir Ed win Arnold in THE.
DISPATCH to-morrow.
DEFBATJDED A PITTSBTJKG BANK
A Judgment Asalnst a Brooklyn Man Was
Eeturned Unsatisfied.
New Yoek, Nov. 27.-iSpcciall A suit
has been begun in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn by the Fifth National Bank of
Pittsburg, against John Bobinson, to set
'aside the deeds of certain property at Fort
Hamilton, conveyed by Mr. Bobinson and
his wife to Armstrong Brothers & Co.. of
Pittsbnrg. Some months ago the bank ob
tained judgment for 510,204 against Mr.
Bobinson, but it was returned unsatisfied.
It is now asserted by the bank, that the
conveyances were made by Mr. Bobinson to
defraud his creditors. Mr. Bobinson and
his family live in a fine house at Fort Ham
ilton. He made large investments in real
estate on the Bay Badge shore and was re
ported to be wealthy. He was at the head of
the firm of John Bobinson & Co., manu
facturers of corks and bungs. It is said
that he retired from the firm some time ago
and is now merely the agent of Armstrong
Brothers & Co.
THE CITY nearest the South Pole de
scribed by Fannie B. Ward in THE DIS-PATCHto-morrow.
TABLE OP CONTENTS.
Page.
The Move to Oust Brice 1
A Crash Cansed by the Corn Corner... 1
Blocking; a Senate Steal........ ...... 1
A Town With No Gas - 1
Allegheny Council Proceedings 1
Election Supervisors After Money... 2
Fltzslmmons Playing the Mute 2
A Scrap Over Scrap Iron 2
Befall Liquor Dealers' Organization 3
Classified Advertisements 3
Editorial 4
Gossip of the Town 4
Ihe .Doings or Society , 4
Bradstreet's and Dnn's Kevleirs S
Deaths Here and Elsewhere 5
Items From the Field of Labor 6
Caprlvl Not Resigning Jnst Now 7
News From NearDy Towns 7
Blaine in Philadelphia 7
Sports ana Weather Outlook 8
New Mail Service Contracts 8
Hotel Arrivals and Perionals. 8
Struggle for the Speakership 9
Fashions From Afar 9
Held for a Ransom 9
Church Notes -....10
Work Among the Oil Fields ' 10
Chess and Checker Departments 10
Iron Trade Beview 11
Financial and Commercial Markets.... J. 1
An Episode or '63 12,
Wakeman's Foreign Letter ..13
The Jones-Hunter War Must Cease
for the Good of the Service.
CITY HALL TO BE BEMODELED
ind Another 'System of Electric ligWinj
to Be Adopted.
1IEASUEES THATWEEE FINALLY PASSED
The special meeting of Allegheny Com
mon Council last night passed off without
discussion, dispute or disorder of any kind,
and as far as discovered, no criminal charges
were brought against any of the city's offi
cials. There was, howevjr, a resolution
presented relating to the strained relations
existing between Superintendent Jones and
Assistant Superintendent Hunter, which
will have a tendency to lessen the tension
and, if passed, will give Chief Murphy a
rather delicate duty to perform. It came
from Mr. Henderson and provides that
Murphy must either compel the inhar
monious sub-officers to kiss and make up for
the good of the service or discharge them.
The resolution caused neither surprise or
discussion and was quickly referred to the
Public Safety Committee.
The ordinance providing for $0,000 worth
of improvements to City Hall, and one
directing advertisement for smoke con
sumers to be used at the water works, were
both passed finally.
The special meeting was called for tho
purpose of taking up unfinished business
received from Select Council, and acting on
an ordinance for the remodeling of City
Hall. The most interesting document re
ceived was the resolution presented by Mr.
Henderson. It read:
"Whereas, It has come to the knowledge of
Councils that unfriendly relations exist ba
the Superintendent and Assistant Superin
tendent of the Bureau of Fire, and it is be
lieved that such relations cannot exist
without impairing the efficiency of the bu
reau, thus imperiling property In the city,
therefore be it
Resolved, By the Select and Common
Councils of the City of Alleahenv, that
Councils demand of the Chief of the Depart
ment of Public Safety, that he cause this un
fortunate, and possihiy disastrous, condi
tion of affairs to be remedied; and Councils
hereby give said chief notice that they will
hold him to a personal responsibility If he
fails to secure the necessary harmony and
co-operation between the said officials, or in
case he fails to secure harmony If he refuses
to replace them with others who will co
operate with each other for the efficiency
of the bureau and the safety of property.
Referred Without Discussion.
When the resolution had been read Mr.
Dahlinger moved that it be referred to the
Committee on Publio Safety. There was no
discussion and the motion was adopted
without dissent
At the opening of the meeting Mr.
Bschelman. requested that the minutes of
the last Tegular meeting be read for tho
information of members. At the suggestion
of the Chairman, however, he waived his
request until the next regular meeting.
An ordinance authorizing the opening
and widening of Zuclid avenue, which had
been passed by Common Council and non
concurred in by Select Council, was taken
up. Mr. Bothwell said that all the prop
erty owners wanted the street, and moved
that they adhere to their former action.
His motion wa3 adopted.
The resolution authorizing the Chief of
the Department of Public Works to adver
tise for proposals for remodeling City Hall
in accordance with plans and specifications
as prepared, was taken up". In response
to some requests for information Chief
EMers was called upon. He said the plans t
were those submitted to the City Property
Committee two months ago. The intention
is to use the former postoffice rooms for
offices for the Departments of Publio
Safety and Public Works. The old library
room is to be used for a committee room
and for the clerks of Councils. New floor
ing is to be laid, walls strengthened, the
entrance to cells reconstructed and other
minor changes made. The estimated cost
is less than ?6,00O. On motion the resolu
tion was adopted.
The City to Pay the Tax.
In regard to the ordinance providing that
the city assume all taxes now imposed by
law on the electric light and street improve
ment bonds, Mr. Henderson stated for in
formation that the bonds are subject to a
State tax in the hands of the holders. The
city is not liable for the tax unless it so
contracted, and he understood the city had
agreed to do so, as there was difficulty in
niacin? the bonds.
Mr. Dahlinger stated that when the bonds
were advertised they were advertised free
of all tax. The ordinance was passed
finally.
A point of order was raised by Mr. Simon
in relation to the ordinance granting the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Trac
tion Company the right to lay a switch
track from its power house to connect with
the Cleveland and Pittsbnrg Bailroad on
Preble avenue. He claimed they could not
act on the ordinance under the resolution
they had adopted provided that no privi
leges were to be granted to street railway
companies until they paid up all indebted
ness due the city
Chairman Parke ruled that the resolution
was intended to cover privileges of running
their cars over the streets, and did not ap
ply in this case. Mr. Lange moved to lay
the ordinance over. Mr. Knox could not
see why they should lay it over. It was
dhly a siding, and there was nothing to ba
gained.
Mr. Lange contended that the resolution
was that no favors were to be granted
traction companies, and this was a favor.
Chairman Parke remarked that if the res
olution covered such matters as this ha
would have ruled the ordinance out at
once.
"Upon the question the motion to lay over
was lost The ordinance was then passed
(by a vote of 27 ayes to 4 nays.
Better Lighting Authorized.
A resolution authorizing the advertising
for proposals for the erection of mastarms
and electric lamps, to be paid for out of the
contingent fund, was taken up.
Mr. Dahlinger offered an amendment to
it He said that as there is no moneyin the
contingent fund it should read that it is to
be paid for out of money not otherwise ap
propriated. "Mr. Nesbit said that it was understood in
the Finance Committee that no more money
was to come out of "money not otherwise
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