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FOETY-SIXTH TEAR
A WILD TEXAS
Made on the Western Con
gressmen Pledged to Can
didate Springer.
CBISP HOLDS THE LEAD,
But the Mills Free Traders Are
Hustlinc on the Homestretch.
FEATURES OF THE LIVELY FIGHT.
Tery Little Prospect of the Selection of a
Northern Man.
KERR'S TIGHT GRIP ON THE CLERKSHIP
rFBOM A STATF CORnZSrOXDEST.l
"Washington, Dec. 2. "What -was ex
pected in the speakers-hip contest happened
to-day. The managers of Mr. Mills having
concluded that it was imprudent to allow
Mr. Crisp to hold the commanding lead
which he has taken in the past few day?,
this morning undertook to bring about the
combination that has been foreshadowed in
the rumors heretofore published, namely
the proposed union of the Springer and
McMillin forces and their transfer to Mr.
Mills support.
It has been assumed that tlje Springer
following, coming as it does principally
from the Northwest, would go to Mr. Mills
in the event that their first choice could not
be nominated. The larger number of'them
were elected in the tariff reform issue, and
it has been openly stated that many of them
were supporting the Illinois candidate more
for geographical reasons than because they
hoped or expected him to preside over the
next House of Representatives.
A Eaid on Sprinter1 Forces.
"With the renewal of activity about the
various headquarters fhisniorning the Mills
managers, includine Breckinridge, of Ar
kansas, Carnth, of Kentucky, Tom Johnson,
of Ohio, and some lesser lights began a raid
upon the Springer men. Since that time
they have worked unceasingly and to-night
there was enough confidence in the result of
their labors to cause the significant asser
tion to be made about the Mills head
quarters that to-morrow will sec one less
candidate in the field. The conclusion that
it is intended to have follow this announce
ment is that Springer's support has been
shaken and that it will now go to Mills.
Mr. Springer received an intimation of
what was going to happen and he endeav
ored to forestall the efforts to split his
forces. He called the members of the
Illinois and Iowa delegations together for
the purpose of addressing them. He said
that he had entered the contest to win, but
he could only do so by having unyielding
support from those who desired his election.
rijns or the Illinois Candidate.
Mr. Springer pointed out that Messrs.
Mills and Crisp would on the early ballots
lead, and that his (Springer's) opportunity
was to take advantage of a possible dead
lock and be elected as a compromise. To
vdo this it would be necessary for ljis follow
ers to vote solidly for him on each ballot
In conclusion Mr. Springer stated that he
did not want the support of any member
who would not be with him in the last bal
lot as well as the first.
At the conclusion a vote was taken by
those present and it was nnanimously
agreed that Mr. Springer should receive un
remitting support till a Speaker had been
nominated by the caucus. This was in a
great measure reassuring, but it lost some
of its force when Mr. Springer to-day
learned that two members who had so
pledged themselves had gone to Mr. Mills'
headquarters immediately after the confer
ence and there announced that Springer
could be knocked oft the track in 12 hours
if the effort was made.
Only Two In the Struggle.
It was in consequence of this hint that
the onslaught was made to-day. There is
no doubt that Mr. Springer's following has
been badly shaken. If the break comes
and Mr. Springer is forced to retire, as pre
dicted by the managers of Mr. Mills' cam
paign, the struggle will narrow down to
Mills and Crisp.
It would give Mr. Mills a considerable
boom to getat this time the Northwestern
votes that he has been expecting, but even
with them he would still be a dozen votes
behind Mr. Crisp. The breaking up of the
McMillin and Hatch vote would, of course,
give Mills additional votes, but it is doubt
ful if it would not give Crisp even more.
Just how Mr. McMillin's vote would sepa
rate is not accurately known, but eight of
Mr. Hatch's 14 supporters would vote lor
Crisp.
From this it will be apparent that to be
nominated Mills must not only successfully
combine the Springer vote with such acces
sions as he may get from McMillin and
Hatch, but also break down the hitherto in
vincible support of Judge Crisp.
A Number of Declarations for Mills.
To-night Congressmen Forman, Fithian,
Wike and Newberry, of Illinois, served no
tice on Mr. Springer that they would sup
port Mr. Mills on the first bollot. Mr.
Springer stated to Tun Dispatch corre
spondent at midnight that notwithstanding
this defection fioin his own State he would
not withdraw from the contest.
Behind it all Mr. Springer's local sup
ports think they see the hand of "William
M. Morrison. He is about Mr. Mills' head
quarters frequently, and desires the success
of the Texan. For this reason it is as
sumed that he has assisted in causing a
loosening of the ties that have heretofore
bound the Illinois vote to Mr. Springer.
The New England delegation caucused to
nieht at the residence of Congressman An
drews. Xo formal vote was taken, but it
was developed that out of the 11 ten would
support Mills. pf the remaining four,
Page and Stevens will vote for Springer,
Daniell for Crisp, and O'Xeil will throw
away his vote by casting it tor his colleague,
Mr. Andrews.
Although Mr. Hatch has headquarters
not far from those of Mr. MillB they are not
in partnership nor are they expected to
combine. 3Ir. Hatch has announced that
it will be a great pleasure to him to kicfc
any man down the stairs who may come to
him to suggest a combination with some
other candidate. In the meantime Mr.
Hatch would Jikc to practice on the man
who started the story that ex-Congressman
Cochran, of Pennsylvania, now General
Solicitor ofthc Missouri Pacific, is hereto
RAID
are re-
help elect a Speaker in Jay Gould's inter
est. Only Present as a Friend.
"Mr. Cochran," said Mr. Hatch to-day,
"has been an intimate personal friend of
mine for- more than 20 years. In all that
time I have never known him to do a dis
honorable thing, nor have I ever heard a
whisper which was not to his credit More
than two weeks ago I met him in St Louis
and he then volunteered to assist me' in this
speakership campaign. Knowing how
popular he was and seeing the advantage
which must necessarily follow from his ex
tensive acquaintance, especially with East
ern members, I cordially invited him to be
one of our party. Mr. Cochran is not here
as the representative of any corporation;
he is here as my friend and supporter. A
great wrong has been done him by the
slanderer or slanderers who put the story
in circulation, but no man who knows him
believes a fragment of the malicious false
hood." Mr. Kerr's chances for the clerkship have
been greatly increased by the events of to
day. Lycurgus Dalton, the Indiana candi
date for the position, has practically with
drawn from the race and will formally do so
to-morrow. Mr. Maish has written a letter
to Mr. Kerr, stating that he is no longer in
the race, and Mr. Kerr ha forwarded to his
late Pennsylvania competitor a very com
plimentary reply. The clerkship fight is
therefore between Nathaniel Crutchfield, of
Kentucky, General John B. Clark, of Mis
souri, and Mr. Kerr. Crutchfield is appar
ently in the race only for the purpose of
landing in some good subordinate place,
and General Clark is handicapped by the
candidacy of Mr. Hatch, both being from
the same State. If all pledges are kept Mr.
Kerr will have from 75 to 80 votes more
than he needs to be nominated on the first
ballot and there is no other talk but that he
will win, hands down.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS.
THEIR STATE COMMITTEE WIM. MEET
IN WASHINGTON TO-DAT.
Important Questions to Be Decided Before
the National Executive Committee
Meets Bat Little Competition for tbe
Vacancy in That Body.
Washington, Dec. 2. Special The
Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee will meet here
to-morrow to talk over a few matters con
nected with the work of the committee.
The meeting is held here on account of the
improbability of Chairman Kerr's leaving
the field of battle for the House Clerkship,
and it must meet this week in anticipation
of the meeting ot the National Democratic
Executive Committee here next week.
The most important work of the Division
Chairmen to-morrow will be to decide
whether the State Committee shall be called
together to elect a member of the National
Committee, or whether at the meeting of
the National Committee the vacancy in
Pennsylvania shall be temporarily filled
by the' Chairman, as was done recently by
Chairman "Watres for the meeting
of the Bepublican Committee. The
Executive Committee is powerless to act
of itself, but will -probably suggest to the
National. Executive Committee, which
meets on the 8th instant
As to the election of a member of the
National Executive; Committee to succeed
the late "W. L. Scott, that is the privilege
of the National Committee. The State Com
mittee are to elect a member tothe Nation
al Committee, but if Pennsylvania ets a
member of -the-Jfational Executive Com
mittee it will be wholly by tha grace of
the National Committee. It is not proba
bly that a meeting of the State Committee
will be called previous to the meeting of
the National Committee, and therefore
there is very little stir among aspirants for
the place. It is" understood that ex-Postmaster
Harrity, of Philadelphia, would like
to have the place, hut Pennsylvania Demo
crats here say that the matter has been can
vassed so little that there is not the least
indication of what will be done. The Na
tional Executive Committee at its meeting
next week will decide the date of the meet
ing of the National Convention.
TARIFF CASES ARGUED.
THE NO QUORUM QUESTION IN THE
HOUSE WAS A FEATURE.
The Solicitor General Takes the Ground
That Speaker Keed's Ruling Was Thecal
Three Cases Submitted to the United
States Snpreme Conrt.
"Washington, Dec. 2. The hearing of
the three cases involving the constitution
ality oi the McKinley tariff act was closed
in the United States Supreme Court to-day
with a very brief argument by Stephen G.
Clark, who was unable to conclude his re
marks yesterday. Solicitor General Taft
then opened for the Government the case
brought here by the "United States on ap
peal from a decision of the Circuit Court of
the United States for the Southern district
of New York in favor of Ballin, Joseph &
Co. This case involves the validity of the
Dingley worsted act.
The point of greatest public interest in
connection with the act is that the question
of "no quorum" is raised, Speaker Beed
having in order to make a quorum counted
a number of Democrats who were in their
seats but refrained from voting. The brief
ot" the Solicitor General's argument was
printed last week. His position is that the
House had the power to make the rule un
der which the bill was passed, and that the
question of the wisdom of the rule is one
with which the court had nothing to do, the
remedy being in the House itself and
ultimately in the people who elect the Eep
resentatives. Mr. Edwin B. Smith, of New York,
argued the importers' side of the case,
maintaining that on a "yea" and "nay"
vote it was necessary to show the man's
presence by his action and by some consti
tutional requirement, and that there was no
warrant for the clerk's declaring him pres
ent. Justice Brewer said the point seemed
to be that it was necessary that a man
should be heard and not seen, and asked
how it would be if a man answered by tele
phone to a roll call. Could he be counted
in a quorum? Mr. Smith was doubtful on
the point, but thought he might be, per
haps, if the House put the name on the
Journal. Attorney General Miller closed
the case with a brief argument in favor of
the Government's contention.
QUAY HAS HOT ABBIYED.
II e lias Not Been Heard From by Any One
Since Late Last Week.
"Washington, Dec 2. Special Sena
tor Quay was expected to arrive in "Wash
ington yesterday, but did not, and now an
other day has passed and nothing has been
heard from him. Mrs. Quay received a
telegram from him last week saying he
would leave St Lucie on Snnday for Titus
ville and would then come directly on by
rail, and that is the last that has been heard
from him.
St Lucie is about eight hours from Titus
ville by boat, and if the Senator left that
former place Sunday he should have been
here yesterday. No alarm is felt on ac
count of his delay, however, as if any acci
dent had happened to him the country
would have been informed of the fact long
ere this. Mrs. Quay, her three daughters
and the Hon. Bichard Quay are- now in the
city at their eld residence, comer Nine
teenth and I streets.
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PITTSBURG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1891
FIELD AS A FORGER,
Charged With' Deliberately Robbing
His Trusting Partner.
NOTES AND BONDS DISAPPEARED.
4
His Father, TVlfe and Sister Are Now Lying
Dangerously Sick.
INSURANCE HE CARRIED ON HIS LIFE
rSrECIAI. TSLEOttAM TO THE DISrATCTI.1
New York, Dec. 2. Edward Field not
only skinned his father's strong box of all
its securities and left Cyrus "W. Field pen
niless, but to-day it was learned that he de
liberately robbed his partner, John F.
Weichers. Mr. "Weichers himself is author
ity for the story. He came to town for a
short time. He says that Field not only
robbed him of the 5200,000 capital . he in
vested with the firm, but he also took $50,
000 in Government bonds left in the firm's
safe when Weichers went to Cuba, a num
ber of months since, to negotiate the pur
chase of the sugar plantations.
These Government bonds, Mr. "Weichers
adds, belong to his wife. "I left them in
the safe," said Mr. Weichers, "before I
started, thinking it the safest place for
them. Another point was, I thought that
Mrs. Weichers could always get at them
without trouble should anything happen to
me. I also left in my desk in the office
notes amounting to nearly 815,000 given to
me as collateral for loans I had personally
made.
Field Took Both Notes and Bonds.
"Before leaving I indorsed the notes so
that on maturity Mrs. Weichers could col
lect them in my absence. I told Field they
were in my desk. On mv return the notes
and bonds were gone. Field took the bonds
and the notes. I am now trying to trace
them. In order to have no misunderstand
ing I told Field thatthebonds and the notes
were the personal property of my wife."
The next new development was related by
the lepresentative of a larce German bank
ing house. According to this, Field,in his
desperation, forged the name of a ship and
a captain, and also a certificate of inspec
tion to a cargo of grain, and, presenting
the bill of lading to the banking house, se
cured the advances on a cargo of grain that
had no existence, and which was loaded in
a ship whose name does not appear in any
of Lloyd's registers on file in the Maritime
Association at this port The banking
house discovered how they had been
swindled and called Field to account He
is said to have used some of the securities
he took from his fathei in settling with the
bankers, and they are now fully protected
against loss.
Cyrus Field Will Not Be Comforted.
A gentleman who saw Cyrus W. Field in
his bed this morning said to a reporter:
"Mr. Field is greatly prostrated. He does
not apparently care to live, and he is mak
ing no effort to help himself. He lies there
moaning, and says his name, his fortune,
and his future are all gone. He will not be
comforted."
It is just 51 years ago to-day since Cyrus
West Field stood at the marriage altar, full
of vigor, hope, sturdy ambition. His
strength made its impression upon the cen
tury, his hope bore him up in his work, and
his ambition has been rewarded with
medals, with knighthood, and with tbe
toanjSoi - iJie - suinieuowvG3 - ' - ijvMiwfcrn
..1 1 -f ll TTI.J OlaluA fj..M..leCT .1
Hand in hand the New England youth and
his helpful wife came hbnorably down
through the half century of time, almost to
the present- dav. A little mere than one
weeK ago, however, the woman he wedded
on the day of his majority left him. Her
path, for the first time in all the years,
parted from his, and the wife went away
from his side along the roadway which leads
into the beyond.
Wife and Sister Dangerously lit
Mrs. Edward M. Field lies dangerously
ill at the home of her brother, Dr. Lindley,
of No. 85 Madison avenue. It was stated at
the house this afternoon that her coudition
was about the same as yesterday. Mrs. D.
A. Lindley, daughter o'f Cyrus W. Field, is
believed to be on her death bed.
Artcmas H. Holmes, representing the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, an
nounced officially to-day that the companv
would lose but 200,000 by Edward Field's
methods. Assignee Gould is preparing his
statement of the firm's affairs, and will
issue it as speedily as consistent with the
tangled situation.
Five years ago Mr. Field made proposi
tions to many of the largest companies in
the citv, and succeeded in placing policies
asrgregating nearly -5600,000. Some of the
policies he suffered to lapse altogether.
Others he reduced considerably on the plea
that he was carrying more insurance than
he could afford, and from two companies he
accepted fully paid up policies for compar
atively small amounts in lieu of the pre
miums he had paid.
Policies Carried on Edward's Life.
It was learned to-day that the policies in
force are: New York'Life Insurance Com
pany, 5104,500; Equitable Life Assurance
Societv,$100,000; Manhattan Life Insurance
Company, 550,000; Pennsylvania Mutual
Life Insurance Association, 510,000; Trav
elers Life and Accidental Company, 54,200;
Massachusetts 3Iutnal Life Insurance Com
pany, 1,700.
In May, 1886, Mr. Field insured in the
Massachusetts Mutual for 540,000. He sur
rendered his policy three years later in re
turn for a fully paid up policy of 51,700. A
few days after insuring in the Massachu
setts Mutual he took out a life policy for
$25,000 in the Travelers Life and Ac
cident He exchanged that last vear
for a fully paid up policy of 54,200.
At various times within the past five years
he has held policies in the Mutual Life ag
gregating 5200,000. None of the policies
are in force to-day. There may be other
policies in force in other companies. The
policies, as far as could be learned, are all
in favor of Mr. Field's wife. Had his at
tempt at suicide peen successful the
creditors of the estate would have had no
power to attach any ot it
OTEB A MILLION INVOLVED.
Items in the Sworn Keport of the Officers of
the Maverick Bank.
Boston, Dec 2. The Traveller claims to
have received information from an authen
tic source as to tbe items contained in the
famous sworn report of Cashier Work, Pres
ident Potter and Director French upon the
condition of the Maverick Bank, September
25. The Traveller says:
On that date tne report shows that Nathan
Matthews was a debtor to the Maverick
Bank to the amount of $60,000. He may have
paid up something since that time, but $60,
0W is the figure in the sworn statement. Tlie
same statement shows C. A. Sinclair owinji
$120 000: Irving A Evans, $15T,O00, and the
Florida Commercial Companv and the Capo
Ann u ramie wmpsuj, i,vw ;-.., "--abouts.
It does not show the names of either
Potter, Dana or French, as their loans were
probably covered up by having other names
as principals on the notes. The lkt is u. long
one There are over 30 names of men who
hnv'o secured loans beyond the 10 per cent
limit. The amount involved is overl,0C0 0CO.
BEPABATE CABS FOB EACH BACE.
Virginia's GovernorSays Whites Should Not
Ride With Necroes.
Richmond, Va., Dec 2. Special It
is thought the" rail roads will have a trouble
.some time with the "Virginia Legislature
unless the companies concede separate cars
for rhites and blacks. Governor McKin
ney in his message to-day urges that the
railroads be forced to provide the separate
coaches. "If there be a well founded rea
son," he says, "for separate schools and col
leges for the two races, and separata
churches and separate hotels, why should
there not be separate coaches for travelers?
"All day long the two races may occupy
the same coach, but when the journey is
concluded the white and the colored pas
sengers separate, each going to his home or
hotel and the association is ended. Why
should it? If it is right for them to travel
together day and night, why should they
not go to the same hotels for food and rest?
We should be, consistent The separation
of the races in-churches, schpols and hotels
has met with the approval of the people
and the result has been good. They should
be separated on the railroad coaches as well.
Where it has been attempted it has met
with favor." The Governor also urges that
the Pullman palace cars be forced to pay a
license tax.
A BIG IRON SYNDICATE,
COMPOSED OF BRITISH AND AMERI
CAN CAPITALISTS.
The Cooper-Hewitt Works Finally Secured
by the New Concern A Capital of 85,
000,000 It Will Be a Limited Stock
Company.
New York, Dec. 2. Sp ecial. It was
stated to-day on the best authority that ne
gotiations or the purchase of the
Cooper-Hewitt iron interests in this
country by a syndicate composed of
English and American capitalists have
been practically "completed. The
purpose of the syndicate is to associate or
amalgamate a number of iron businesses
and carry them on under one management
To do this a limited stock company is to be
organized By the syndicate, the shares of
which will be thrown open to public sub
scription. The iron businesses that the syndicate has
contracted to buy are given out as these:
The New Jersey Steel and Iron Company of
Trenton; the Trenton, the Durham Iron
Works, Mines and furnaces, Durham, Pa.;
the Passaic Boiling Mills, Steel
plant, Paters on; the Warren Iron Com
pany, Hackettstown, N. J. The purchase
price to be paid by the syndicate for these
businesses is announced at 55,000,000. All
the companies named, with the exception of
the Passaic Boiling Mills, are said to be
controlled by Cooper, Hewitt & Co.
The negotiations are supposed to have be
gun in the early part of the present year,
when men representing the syndicate ap
proached Mr. Abram S. Hewitt with an
offer for the entire interests of his com
pany. Mr. Hewitt entertained the offer,
and the company decided to accept
it The names of Senator John P. Jones,
of Nevada, General Charles C. Dodge and
John W. Macd3y were given as those most
prominent on this side of the water in
organizing the enterprise. Ira Taylor, who
went to London a short time ago to bring
negotiations to a final settlement with the
English representatives of the syndicate,
returned to New York last week. Mr.
Taylor said to-day: "The result of my
trip to London was wholly successful. The
negotiations for the purchase of the iron in
terests and the organization of a large stock
company to take their place have practically
been completed. Within a week or so the
lew remaining details will probably be ad-
. 5 . 1 t- Ti. 1 & 4l.t. .,'
- ju8na, -ana iae prospectus ui me new uur-
poration will be put in the hands of the
public" The organization is to be called
the New Jersey Steel andJron Works.
BBICE IN A DILEMMA.
While Claiming a Besidenee in Ohio
He
h Refuses to Pay Taxes There.
Lota, Dec 2. Special. There was
another suit for back taxes filed against
Ohio's Senator from New York to-day.
County Treasurer Edward Holman entered
suit aganst Calvin S. Brice for unpaid
taxes. Mr. Brice is willing to serve the
people of Ohio as Senator, but when it
comes to paying taxes to the State of Ohio
he is then a citizen of New York, and on
account of such citizenship refuses to settle.
When anything is said about contesting his
seat in the Senate he shows that he is a full
fleged Buckeye, claiming Lima as his resi
dence. He cannot point to-day to any resi
dence in the city, except the one deeded to
his mother-in-law a few years ago, and after
ward taken back when Mr. Brice wanted a
residence in Lima during his campaign for
the Senatorship. The petition filed by the
County Treasurer, reads as follows:
That the defendant, Calvin S. Brice, stands
lawfully charged upon the tax duplicate of
Allen county with taxes in tlie sum of
$15,007 36; that said taxes have become de
linquent: that the same amount, -with
penalties thereon, are now due and wholly
unpaid. Plaintiff asks Judgment against
said defendant for said sum of $15,007 96, with
penalties, $17,257 46, and costs of the suit
BLAINE WILL BE THE NOMINEE.
Hon. Chauneey Depew Talks of the Presl
clental Ontlook.
Chicago, Dec 2. Special Chauneey
Depew, who is with the Vanderbilt party
on its trip to the West, said that Blaine
would surely be the Bepublican Presidental
nominee if he would consent to make the
race, otherwise Harrison would be the can
didate. Mr. Depew declared that Boswell
P. Flower's chances of getting the Demo
cratic nomination were just as good as those
of Cleveland, and that Governor Boies, of
Iowa, would certainly be named for Vice
President
In discussing the World's Fair Mr. De
pew said Congress should not make the loan
of 53,000,000, but should make an appropri
ation of that amount He also declared
that the stories about Cyrus W. Field's
financial "ruin were all nonsense, for he
claimed that the invalid was still an im
mensely wealthy man.
LEFT THE MATTES UNSETTLED.
The Conference to Chose a Plan for Con
gressional Nomination Is Futile.
New Castle, Dec 2. Special The
committee appointed by the Bepublican
committee of Butler, Beaver, Mercer and
Lawrence counties, to devise some means
for nominating candidates for Congress, met
here this afternoon. The conference was a
secret one, and many plans were discussed.
A motion to recommpnd the popular vote
system was laid on the tabic Butler coun
ty's delegates were instructed for this
method, but Lawrence county, being the
smallest, made such strong objections that
the matter was dropped. Beaver, Mercer
and Lawrence conferees were not instructed.
After being in session for five hours with
out coming to a decision, the conference ad
journed to meet here January 6.
Election Contests at Cnnton.
Canton, Dec 2. Special Jacob Geib,
the Republican candidate for Treasurer, has
filed notice of his intention to contest the
election of Mr. Mandren, the pemoenflic
candidate, who was declared elected. AV.
H. Rowlen, Republican, will also prob
ably contest the election of H. F. Neghecht,
the Democrat, who was declared elected to
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THE EARL IS MOBBED.
He Is Forced to Seek Safety by Flight
in a Cab Afler Court
EVIDENCE FOR THE COUNTESS IN.
Sir Charles Knssell Opens the Case in Her
Husband's Behalf.
TRYING TO REBUT CRUELTY CHAEGES
London, Dec 2. At the close of the
day's proceedings in tbe Bussell separation
suit, a mob surrounded the law, courts, and
as the Earl left he was hooted at, and at
tempts were made to strike him. The
police endeavored to protect him, but the
crowd overpowered them, and the Earl was
obliged to seek refuge in the Temple. Being
still followed, however, he jumped into a
cab and succeeded in getting away amid
the jeers and hisses of the mob.
The interest in the suit of Countess Bus
sell against her husband, Earl Russell, for
a judicial separation, was enhanced by the
publication of the proceedings of yester
day. Long before the opening of court
every eat was taken. The crowd, while
waiting, made very audible comments on
the testimony given by Countess Russell
yesterday, and it was quite evident that
their sympathy was with the fair peti
tioner. Of course, it is not known gener
ally what evidence the Earl will submit to
offset the charges of cruelty made against
him, but his friends declare that he has a
complete defense
The Countess Again on the Stand.
Countess Bussell, accompanied by Lady
Scott, her mother, and several intimate
friends, were, together with counsel and
others concerned in the case, admitted
through the private entrance, and immedi
ately upon the opening of the court the
Countess resumed her place in the witness
box, and Sir Charles Bussell resumed his
cross-examination.
Sir Charles Russell, in questions regard
ing the relations between the Earl and
Boberts, tried fn every way to lead her to
contradict herself. The witness, how
ever, persisted in the statements she
made yesterday. The Countess to-day
testified that the Dowager Countess Russell,
Lady Agatha Bussell and Hon. Rollo Rus
sell did not say anything about Roberts, but
they told her things about the Earl's past
life that made her think him capable of the
offence
Dr. Godson then took the stand, and in
response to a question of Sir Charies Bus
sell, said the Countess suffered from a
disease often accompanied by hysteria.
The Countess was, however, a strong
minded womaa and the trouble was not
likely to cause hysteria in her case
The Maid's Damaslns; Testimony.
Eliza "Vale, the maid, who found the
Conntess in a faint on the floor in her room,
was then called. She testified that on this
occasion she heard the Countess pleading
with the EarL Afterward witness found
her mistress lying undressed on the floor.
This was the time when the Earl told the
maid that some water had fallen upon his
wife's clothes. With the presentation of
this testimony the evidence for the Countess
closed.
The audience craned their necks in their
endeayors to see Sir Charles RusselLaa he
arose to present the case tor Earl Russell.
Sir Charles, in substance, said he would
limit himself to the broad issue of the case.
So far as the separation of the Countess and
Earl Bussell was concerned, all that he
would say was that alady is at liberty to leave
her husband when she likes. The sole ob
ject of the present suit is to force the pay
ment of alimony by the EarL
Sir Charles, referring to the Roberts in
cident, declared that the Countess, through
veiled and obscure innuendos, simply de
sired to wound her husband. She was
afraid to strike openly, Sir Charles then
proceeded to rebut the charges of cruelty.
He asked the jury not to be carried away by
a clever and engaging woman telling them
a story that was untrue in all its essential
details. Her imputations, Sir Charles de
clared, were made not only against the
Earl, but against another man whose name
and reputation might tave been blasted by
them if he had not stood high in the opin
ion of his colleagues. At this point the
court adjourned.
THE EAISEB'S EGOTISM.
He Tells Young Army Recruits That He
Owns Them, Body and Soul.
Berlin, Dec 2. The Freisinnige Zeitung
asserts that Emperor William's speech,
made a week ago on the occasion of the ad
ministration of the oath of allegiance to re
cruits of the guard, really contained the
following:
Recruits, vou have.beforo priest and altar,
sworn fealty to me. You are too young to
understand the true meaning of the words
in wnich you have sworn, but be diligent in
following the instructions which will be
given you. Ton have, my children, sworn
allegiance. That means thatyou havegiven
yourselves to me, body and soul. You have
only one enemy. That Is mv enemy. In the
present socialist atritation, I may order you,
which God forbid, to shoot down your rela
tives your brothers, even you patents and
you must obey without a murmur.
It Sonnds Liko Fonseca's Denials.
Berlin, Dec 2. Dispatches received
here to-day from Pekin state that it is of
ficially announced there that the reports of
the disturbances in Mongolia are grossly
exaggerated. The movement, the dispatches
add, is purely a local one, and is entirely
devoid of danger to tbe Imperial Govern
ment Notw ithstanding the receipt of these
dispatches, it is believed here that the revo
lutionary movement is of much greater im
port than the Chinese Government would
have the outside world believe
Appropriations for the World's Fair.
Berlin, Dee 2. The Budget Committee
of the Beichstag has voted 900,000 marks to
be devoted to providing a propdr German
exhibition at the Chicago Columbian Expo
sition. The subject of organizing an exhi
bition in Berlin was also discussed. Dr.
von Boetticher said that although the Gov
ernment was not disposed to take the initia
tive in this matter, it would in no way
oppose any action taken by private parties
looking to the holding of such an exhibi
tion. McCarthyltes Sue for the Paris Fund.
Dublin, Dee 2. The McCarthyite sec
tion of the Irish Parliamentary party have
decided to take decisive steps to secure the
Irish funds at present in the hands of Mr.
Munroe, the Paris banker. Justin Mc
Carthy and Timothy Healy have now com
menced an action against -Mr. Munroe to
decide the ownership of the funds and to
compel him to restore the money to those
who are entitled to its possession.
i
Goichen's New Currency Scheme.
London, Dec. 2. Bt Hon. George J.
Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to
day again addressed a meeting of the lead
ing bankers and merchants on the financial
question. He entered into a detailed state
ment of his proposed scheme for increasing
the stock of gold in the Bank of England
bv the issue of 1 notes to the amount of
38,000,000, on the same conditionsas notes
ONE
Uncle Sam A few more uarships like this,
and foreigners viUbca little more carefuL
are now issued. After that point they will
be issued at the rate of four-fifths against
gold and one-fifth against securities.
DEFENDING THE GREAT WALL.
THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE CHINESE
ARMIES WILE MEET.
While Belittling; the Strength of the Rebels
the .Celestial Autnorities ato ainun.
"nS . Vt Nerve to Reinforce the Army
W A.it Private Revenge.
Pei, The a'dvices received by
the Gover" & -vthe strength of the
insurgents TnLA Jse the total num
ber at only l,500N'off' "y of Ii Hung
Chang, the best in t'S'j, Me able, if
it come to fightinc, to sO . ,ir enemies
from the face of the earthX
To judge from the activity in military
circles, however, the Imperial authorities
do not place implicit confidence in the re
ports reaching them, and they are making
preparations to deal with a much larger
force than that which is said to be heading
toward the capital. Ih addition to the
troop3 already dispatched to prevent the
insurgents passing the Great Wall, 1,000
have been drawn from the garrisons at the
Taku forts and sent to reinforce the troops
already at the front There are 6,000 Im
perial troops guarding the places along the
Great Wall where it is expected the rebels
will attempt to force a passace.
The advices received by the Government
further state that the movement, instead of
being a concerted rising to depose the Em
peror, is nothing more than an attempt to
wreak private vengeance The wife of the
leader of an armed band of marauders was
seized and forcibly abducted from her hus
band. The latter' swore vengeance, and,
calling his followers together, started, in
pursuit He instructed the men to make
reprisals for the. loss of his wife upon the
inhabitants.
A cable dispatch from the British Consul
at New Chwang, a treaty port of China in
the Province of Leao Tong (Manchoerial,)
says rumors were recently current that the
people in the country, 150 miles to the
westward, had risen in revolt. The rising
,is now reported to have been suppressed.
The Consul further says that it is reported
'thal'bandits numbering 200-recentIy looted
a village in the Province of Shing King,
which is another name for" Leao Tong. Such
an occurrence is nothing- unusual in winter.
THE rBISH FIGHTING AGAIN.
Parnellites Hoot Dillon and O'Brien, and
Are Set Upon by the McCarthyltes.
Dublin, Dec 2. A disgraceful scene oc
curred to-day at the railway station in
Limerick. The McCarthyites had been
holding a convention at Limerick and
among the prominent speakers were Will
iam O'Brien and John Dillon. After the
convention a large number escorted Messrs.
Dillon and O'Brien to the station. A large
crowd of Parnellites had gathered there.
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien were greeted
with hoots and yells. Most of the Mc
Carthyites carried heavy walking sticks,
and swooped down upon their foes. The
latter resisted, and for a time the scrimmage
was a lively one Many of the Parnellites
were hurt and several were so badly in
jured that they were removed to the hos
pital. At tli onnvpntion Mr. Dillon was pre
sented with a number of addresses from.
f-L-J 4 .... f n'P.i.n eail tlllf Tia
Parnellites were allied with the Govern
ment They talked as if Mr. Gladstone's
home rule b'ill was a frightful coercion act.
It was possible that Mr. Gladstone, on again
taking office, would not fulfill his promises.
If so, he (O'Brien) would help to drive him
from office.
POLAND ABBAYED IN BLACK.
The Centenary of Kosciusko's Splendid
Dut Fatile Fight Next Year.
IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.!
St. Petersburg, Dec 2. Next year
will be kept as a year of the deepest mourn
ing throughout Poland, in memory of the
loss of her independence. July 17, 1892,
will be the 100th anniversary of the splendid
fiht of Kosciusko at Dutierka,the one great
and noble event of the year of wavering,
weakness, treachery and ntter submission,
and the last year that held any real hope for
the Poles.
The disasters of 1792 were never redressed,
the wild dash of.despair two years later
only making the humiliation and division
of the nation more rapid and complete All
the women of Poland, from Duchess to
peasant, will wear notning oui Diac&. an iue
year, and the large firms who deal in gowns
and dres3 materials, millinery and jewelry,
are ordering everything black in prepara
tion for this universal demand.
Alderman Flack's Successor Appointed.
Harrisbuho, Dec 2. Special The
Governor to-day appointed George J.
Bleichner to fill the unexpired term of
August Flack, deceased, as Alderman of
the Twenty-fifth ward, Pittsburg. Mr.
Bleichner had been associated for some time
with Alderman Flack in the real estate
business.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Face.
Mills Gains Some Votes 1
Features of the Jfleld Failure 1
Earl Rnisell Mobbed 1
Contractors Sne the City 1
More Arrests Promised In Allegheny 3
An Internal Revenue Inquiry 3
Plans for an Art Display.. 3
Classified Advertisements 3
Editorial ..
The Doings of Society
Launching of the New Warship O
Deaths Here and Elsewhere
The Labor World G
Condition ot the Treasury 7
News from Neighboring; Towns 1
Fatal Dynamite Explosion 1
Sporting Feature and Weather Ontlook.. 8
Hotel Arrivals and Personals. 3
Archbishop Kenrick's Jubilee 8
The Situation in Chile O
Effect of theTrr ft" on Canada 9
Pennsylvania's cotch-Irish 10
Work in the Oil Fielas 10
Financial and Commercial Market 11
Court Proceedings 13
All classes of Advertiser have
n nnnortnnltr to ntlllze the clas
sified columns pCUT of THE DIS
PATCH. The Ufcll (mail "Ad" are
well read. They area good A WORD
and for investment. n liuili.
THREE CENT&
TAKEN TO THE COURTS.
Contractors Sue for Money and the
. Treasury Is Bare.
DEBTS VALID AND MUST BE PAID.
The Mayor Says the Proposed Eond Tssue I
the Only Way Out
NO LOGICAL SEASON FOE OPPOSITION
Contractors E. J. Mcllvaine, Martin
Joyce, James McKnight and K. Bracken
yesterday entered suit against the city of
Pittsburg to recover for work performed on
streets and sewers, and which is still owing
on account of the Supreme Conrt decision
wiping out the street acts of 1887 and 18S9.
The suits are all brought for use of the Peo
ple's Savings Bank, to which the claims
were assigned.
E. J. Mcllvaine brought two suits. One is
for $3,000 33, a balance due for constructing
a sewer en Ellsworth avenue, from Penn
avenue to Euclid avenue The other is for
$1,835 SO for constructing the Cunliffe Bun
sewer from the Monongahela river to
Forbes street The claim of Martin Joyce
amounts to 813,850 95 forgrading,pavingand
curbing Webster avenue from Thirty
third street to Orion street James
McKnight's claim is for $23,001 6a
for grading Boggs avenue from Bailey ave
nue to the city line and for laying a sewer
on the same street K. Bracken sues for
$316 &i for grading, paving and curbing
Carnegie street from Fifty-second street to
McCandless avenue
The suits aggregate 542,004 94. They
Were brought under a decision of Judge Sla
gle in the case of Contractor Jonesagainst the
city of Pittsburg to recover for work done
on the Thirty-third street sewer. The
Court ruled that the claim was just, but
held that under the contract the money
could not be collected until two years after
the work was completed. In the cases in
which suits were brought yesterday the two
years' limit has expired. There is, however,
no money with which to pay them, and the
position of the city is rather humiliating.
The Voters Most Settle It.
Controller Morrow was seen last night by
a Dispatch reporter. He had not heard
of the suits having been entered, but he
was not surprised at the announcement
"They are all old cases, and suits have been
entered under the two years' limit fixed by
the court," said he
"What will the city do?" was asked.
"That I don't know," the Controller an
swered. "It is just a question now whether
the people will by their votes order the is
suing of bonds to pay these and other
claims approaching maturity, dr whether
the amounts will be ordered into the next
tax levy. ?n the address to the voters is
sued by Mayor Gourley and myself my
position is fully explained. These claims
are due They are just andmust be paid.
Whetherthey are paid by bonds or by tax
ation is for the people of Pittsburg to de
termine" John S. Lambie, of Select Council, was
also seen last night He had not heard of
the euits being. entered,, bathe was satisfied
that the claims will have to be promptly
paid. He said:
"As I understand it, the judgment in the
cases has not been secured. The Suprem
Court has determined that the claims must
be paid, and that settles it The claimants
will go into court and secure a mandamus
execution requiring thfc city to pay
them out of the money not otherwise
appropriated. If there is no money the city
will be required to raise it either by a tax
levy or by issuing bonds. Personally I am
in favor of issuing bonds. I have already
signed a paper in favor of bonds. The
paper was circulated among the attorneys
and will be published soon. It is an un
pleasant muddle."
More Money Due Soon.
It is understood that a number of other
claims for work done for the city by con
tractors will fall due soon under the two
years' limit, and that in all cases suit will
be promptly entered. If the curative legis
lation passed at the last session of the Legis
lature stands the legal test of the courts,
the bonds will not all be issued. If the
legislation is declared unconstitutional,
then bonds to the amount of $2,000,000 will
he issued if the voters so determine If the
bond issue is defeated at the special elec
tion called for December 8, 'then that
amount of money must be raised by direct
taxation, will greatly increase the millaga
for the next two years.
The approaching municipal election to
determine whether the city's bonded debt
shall be increased to pay the contractors for
improvements made under the invalid street
laws, was discussed more yesterday than at
any time since it was decided upon by
Councils. At City Hall everybody talked
about it, and, while the sentiment there
seemed to be generally in favor of the in
crease of debt, reports were brought in of
opposition being developed in various sec
tions of the city. The opposition, however,
semsto be of meager strength, and those
responsible for it have no arguments, as fir
as could be learned, of much weight -with
intelligent voters.
The Danger In Opposition.
Mayor Gourley heard of this opposition
yesterday, and in talking about it said: "I
have no interest in this matter anymore
than any other taxpayer of the city. It
will affect me just the same as the man who
holds a small lot on the Southside or big
manufacturing plant in any part of the
citv. If the voters decide to support the
increase of debt so that the contractors can
be paid from the new issue when their
money is due, it will not place such heavy
taxes next vear on my property. But if
the issue is "defeated there will be a tax
levy so heavy that it will amount practic
ally to confiscation of the property of many
small holders. They are the class that will
be most affected, and should use thJir influ
ence to have it passed. ....
"It was originally proposed that the Con
troller, myself and others should address
citizens' meetings on the subject of the bond
issue to educate the voters to a full under
standing of the question, but I declined.
My reason was that I did not wish to appear
as a particular champion of the issue when
it concerned me no more than any other
property holder of the city. It has
been so well discussed in the news
papers that every voter should thor
oughly understand it. I have heard of
some opposition to the question, but it isnot
based on logical argument, and will hardly
amount to much.
"In fact, I can't see what argument could
be used against the proposition, If the
people could only understand the situation
as it is, there would be no doubt that tha
bond issue would be carried by a large ma
jority. The people should wake and con
sider the question promptly, because elec
tion day is near at hand."
The Mayor and his clerks are busily en
gaged in preparing and sending out the
tickets, tally sheets, affidavit blanks and
other papers for the election boards, and
m ill probably complete the work to-day.
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