flje -gfflPftttg &$WXri) flMC All classes of Advertisers have WAMTC or aH kinds are supplied IfMIKIO thronchthe ONE CENT A WORD columns lInDI orTIIEDIS r.CH vitua lfUniV, (ions arese- an opportunity to utilize the claa- slfled column PCUT Z THE DIS OI XUK LI 13, small "Ada" are PATCH. The k.l well read. They area good A Unpn Jcur-cl quickly. Ill- "AdleU" UCI D 3 are growing in popularity. Tltl-I g and sore Investment. r FORTY-SIXTH YEAR PITTSBTJRGr, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1891-TWELVE PAGES. , THREE C5ENTSL - QUICK DEATH Shocks WashingtonWhen It Hears the Fate of Senator Plumb. A VICTIM OF TASTES, Which, With Hard Work, Carry Off a Strong Man in a Hlirry. FOUGHT BY TWO INTERNAL FOES The Kansas Statesman's Character Radi cally Changed. French Cookery and Its Concomitants Do Their Deadly "Work Without "Warning End of an Original Char acter A Statesmanship of His Own, Not of the Broadest Type Kansas' Governor Expected to Select Ingalls to Return to the Senate Speaker Crisp in a Quandary He "Will Not "Weaken a Bit. SPECIAL TEIXGnAFHIC X.rrTEB.1 Bureau op The Dispatch, J WAsmGTOs, D. a, Dec. SO. It is not often that the Senators of the United States have received such a shock as that of this morning, wheu the death of Senator Preston B. Plumb, of Kansas, was announced and was hurriedly carried by messengers to the residence of each one of PLUMB ADDRESSING THE SENATE. Ms Senatorial associates. There was no earning of death. Apparently the Senate was blessed with an iron constitution. He had a splendid physique, of that proportion and strength which are almost an infallible indication of long life. His complexion, with the exception of a slight paleness of the lips and darkness under the eyes, was of that color which is invariably indicative of a capacity for tremendous endurance. No task seemed too great for him. He was one of the tireless workers of the Senate. His committee work was always thoroughly done. For his important speeches he prepared himself with an ar ray of authorities and an exhaustion of miscellaneous information that was often appalling not only to his enemies, but to his lriends and admirers, as he was often unreasonably long, though one of the tersest speakers of the body. The I.ast Senator Expected to Die. Nothing seemed to fatigne him, and if any one well acquainted with the per sonnel of the Senator had been asked to name the Senator likely to first pass away in death, Senator Plumb would probably have been left till the very lasl Senator Plumb will be greatly missed, not only by his colleagues, but by all frequenters of the Senate His 14 years of tb most active and conspicuous service have made him widely known, and his strong, distinctive characteraroused interest if not admiration. Plumb was one of the most aggressive of men. Of late years he added to his aggression a decided irascibility which led friends and enemies alike to oppose him only in the most wary manner. He had the tenacity, and to a large extent the characteristics of the bulldog, lie Mas always ready aud apparently spoiling for a fight, and he insisted on fighting to a finish. Some share of this disposition may have been due to the disease which was hidden in ambush and which to the astonishment of everyone struck him down in the twink ling of an eye this morning. A Noticeable Change of Temper. Probably everyone who knew him noted this gradual change in his temper. For the most part he would not endure the least op position. Doing opposed he would usually assail his antagonist with a whirlwind of in termixed argument, sarcasm and vitupera tion, somewhat disagreeable to all ot his auditors and particularly so to his opponent. His virulence was olten a subject for com ment and wonder, as it was not in harmony with the customary tone of the Senator. The cause was not understood. He himself did not know that two members of his own corporal household, his liver and brain, were engaged in an onslaught on his life far more deadly than the attacks of any political antagonist Had he lrad as thorough a knowledge of himself as of his work in the Senate he might have fought down these in ternal foes and to saved his life for long years to come. He was to himself so strong that he never till very recently felt these foes pegging at the most vital parts of his system. Great tover of Good Living. He loved good living, and enjoyed this form of sensuality to the utmost, and what hard work could not do was accomplished by French cookery, dinners of ten courses, liberal wines, after-coffee cigars and almost a total lack of outdoor exercise. Senator Plumb's. statesmanship was not of the brosdest tjpe. He was one of that class of statesmen who believe that if a man devotes himself to politics he should make it "pay" as he would any pther business. I do not mean to suggest that he made it pay Iffl in any corrupt way, but he succeeded in getting no poorer during his 14 years of life in the Senate, just as many statesmen do who are corporation lawyers and at -the same time national legislators. That he was a man, of narrow views, and that his political policy was shaped wholly in the interests of personal success, has been always patent from his course in the Senate and in politics. He was not in any sense philanthropic, and the future of humanity never troubled him. He wasted no sym pathy on the unfortunate or on the classes struggling for broader opportunity. Kot Always a Complaisant Stan. Though complaisant enough at times to representatives of the laboring classes, when it was for his self-interest to be so, I have known him on other occasions to be vulgarly insulting to delegations composed of men of fine abilities and reputation, who asked a fair consideration for measures in tended to benefit the classes for which they spoke. Possibly this also was due to the insidions disease which made him so irrita ble iii and out of the Senate chamber, and which killed him this morning. "With all his weaknesses, however, Plumb was very genial and companionable in his mnments of relaxation, and of passing good feeling. At times when speaking he bub bled over with a genuine and spontaneous humor that has rarely been excelled in that forum of prosy oratory, the Senate. His humor was perhaps somewhat unrefined. It lacked art and classic finish. It had a flavor of the prairies and the frontier vil lage, but it was real humor for all that, and it was often of a subtile character which was recognized and appreciated only by the keenest wits of the floor and galleries. In this humor he seemed at times to exceed himself, to bc transformed into another creature, but unfortunately the occasions of its exhibition were very rare. In gall 5 Expected to Reappear. The death of Senator Flumb will not affect the relative-strength of the two parties in the Senate, as a Kepublican will be chose.i to succeed him. A general hope is exprewjd that that Kepublican will be John J. Ingalls, who, though quite as sel fish and no more sincere than Plumb, is even more picturesque. It wonld indeed seem as though fate n ere in Ingalls service were he to be elected so soon after defeat, and again take his seat in the Senate, al most as soon as the man who defeated him. Not even the sacred character of the day could stop the agitation of the question of the deposal of Koger Q. Mills. Deplorable to say the day was broken without result. Mr. 31 ills still keeps his room and his council, which are about all he has kept from his recent losses. Speaker Crisp is still in the dark whether the great insulted man will accept a minor chairman ship or whether he will fling it back con temptuously to the giver. The only thing Mr. Crisp really knows is that Mills will not accept a subordinate place on the "Ways and Means. He ha? not yet decided to soothe the Texan with the first pla;e. This Speaker said this evening that he would try Mills with another chairmanship, and if that were refused he would attempt to find some other way to conciliate him. Crisp Will "ot Weakan. Xo one now believe3 that Crisp will weaken in regard to Ways and Means. If not, then a refusal of Mills to accept a minor, though important, chairmanship ill result in liit.iic.ng left out ofthe list or commit ces altogether. This would be a spectac'u never before witnessed in Con gress. It never could be witnessed except when the membership of the House includes a character as curiously wrought as that of Koger Q. Mills. Such an exhibition of sullenncss and sulking as Mills has afforded the public since his defeat is a revelation, even among the queer phenomena of that queer body, the loner branch, and great curiosity is manifested on every hand to know what will come of it. Lightner. HENRI WATTERSON'S WARNING. Tho Teteran Democrat Stands Toy the nlker from Texas. Louisville, Kv., Dec. 20. Of the Crisp Mills correspondence the Courier Journal of to-morrow morning will say: The letter of Mr. Mills to the Speaker of the House is dignified, manly and direct. Dnder the circumstances the proposil ofthe Speaker was a species of affront which a man of less spirit than Mr. Mills might haio jutlv lesented. It was at the s.ime time a mistake which Demo crats everywhere will regret. Mr. Crisp may be assuied that the appointment of his late competitor to jhe"Chairmanship of th Ways and Mean 'Committee is lequireu alike hj pood party policy and the equities of the cae."His abilities are undeniable. Ili-i claim is commanding. Wo still hope that the Speaker will see the matteras it trulv is, for he is the official head of the partv and must have the paity support, which will de pend largely on this particular issue. In the event that he should not, we fear the conse quences; particularly if the connection ot the name of Mr. Springer with this important post should have any foundation to it. For Mr Springer, as a Democrat and as a man, w e entertain very great respect and all posMble good will. But his selection would be littlo short of a blunder, tthich might bring upon both very serious discredit. As we have elsewhere observed, it is our pur pose to give the new Speaker tho frankest confidence and the most loyal support. We nunttosee his administration brilliant and successful. It is because of this that we venture to make these suggestions and to sound this note of warning. In this matter, more tha. any other, is it to be deciued whether Mr. Crisp is a large or small man. A BIG COTTON BALE BONFIRE. New York's Water Front Threatened by aj, Disastrous Blaze. New York, Dec. 20. Special Lighter 14, of the Ocean Steamship Company, which lay at pier 2, East river, was discov ered to be on fire at 9 o'clock to-night It was piled high with big cotton bales, and the whole load was ablaze in a very few minntes. The tugboat Adelaide hauled the burning lighter out into midstream before the shed had caught. The fircboat Sclh Low came up and poured 20 bic streams on the cotton, and when off the foot of Montague street the fire seemed to be under control. As the Low backed awav, an avalanche of fierv bales tumbled from the lighter into the water, and upon the decks ofthe Low and the tug Atwood. Sev eral of the men on the Low narrowly es caped being caught under the bales. The fire leaped up fiercer than ever after this, and the whole structure of bales was a mass of flame. The burning cotton spread out over the water, and for a time the whole water front .was in danger. The lighter was finally beached at the Erie basin break water. The cotton was practically a total loss. There were about 1,000 bales aboard. The loss is estimated at about ?25,000. HIGH HATS HID THE SHOW. As Kicking Did No Good, the Play-Goer "Will Sue the Manager. Minneapolis, Dec. 20. A traveling man will bring suit against Manager Conk lin, of the Grand Opera House. At Satur day evening's performance his view of the stage was obstructed by two enormous hats in front of him. The usher .declined to give him another sent, and Mr. Conklin refused to refund the price of admission. ITMAYKALLS, ABepnMican Governor, Not an Alliance Legislature, Is to Choose THE SUCCESSOB OF PLUMB. Only One Name Mentioned, and That Is the Great Ex-Senator's. GOT. HUMPHREY HEARS THE NEWS It Was Through Mr. Plumb's Efforts That Kansas Was Redeemed. LOTS OP SUCCESSORS ABE LOOMING UP 4 TopekX, Dec! 20. The news ofthe death of Senator Plumb was a great shock to his friends in Kansas. No one knew that he had been ailing, and the vigorous campaign he made last fall in the interests of his party seemed to be convincing proof that his robust constitution was in the best of condition. "When the campaign opened last fall the Kepublican party in Kansas was in sore straits. The fall before it had lost every thing to the Farmers' Alliance a seat in the United States Senate, six but of seven seats in tho House, all but the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor on the State ticket and most of the county offices. The Farmers practically controlled the State when the last campaign opened. Senator Plumb, while having no direct personal interest at stake in the election, went into the campaign with a vigor and en thusiasm characteristic of whatever he un dertook. Palled His Party Ont of Defeat. He stumped the Stat j from one end to the other, being obliged to undergo all the fatigues of a country campaign. His work is generally credited with having been the prime cause of the overwhelming defeat of the Alliance and the Kepublican victory. "When the Senator left Kansas for "Wash ington he was certainly in the best of spirits and seeved to be in the beat of health. It is no exaggeration to 6ay that Mr. Plumb was the most popular man in Kansas. He was the idol of his own party and was highly regarded by his political opponents. The Kansas law provides that in the event of the death of a Senator the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor's appoint ment until the next meeting of the Legisla ture. The next Legislature does not meet until a year from now. Governor Humphrey was seen by a re porter this afternoon. He had already been notified of Senator Plumb's death by a private dispatch. He was greatly shocked at the news so much so, he said, that he had given no thought as to the Senator's successor. He would, of course, make an appointment to fill the vacancy, bat he had not considered any individual. A Chance for Ex-Senator Ingalls. The vacancy might be filled at a special .meeting of the-LogisLiture, bnt in view of the fact -that tho present Legislature is uner the control of the Fanners' Alliance, and that the Executive is a Kepublican, Buc'i a course is out of consideration. The name of ex-Senator Ingalls is already prominently mentioned by the politicians, he having been the nominee of the party caucus at the tim Senator Fefier was elected. In fact, no other name has re ceived any mention at all. The fact that the term of the appointee expires when the next Legislature convenes, will make the next election in Kansas par ticularly interesting, for th Legislature elected then will have the naming of a Sena tor. The Farmers' Alliance, while having suffered defeat at the last election, is Jjsr' nowise discouraged, and they have T.rt itirAlti aH (limit nwvAv4An .3 uiaiuiatucu men uiuuiuuim jmu auicar us vigorous as ever. Thev will now doubtless redouble their energy in the attempt to give Senator Peffer a colleague of his own politi cal faith. LOTS OF SUCCESSORS. The Mllk-and-Water Course or Ingall Brings Ont Iots of Other Names. TorEKA, Kan., Dec. 2012 p. jr. Spe cial. The news of Senator Plumb's death was so unexpected that his nearest friends could hardly believe it "When it was veri fied by the receipt of a telegram from his private secretary to Governor Humphrey speculation as to his successor was the theme of conversation among politicians. Governor Humphrey is not here, but will reach the city to-morrow night He will name a successor soon after the funeral ob sequies, who will hold until March, '93. Nothing short of a State calamity would in duce him to convene the present Alliance Legislature in special session. On the other hand, the People's party will demand that he give the Legislature the oppor tunity io eieci iur. riumDs successor. Ex-Senator Ingalls is named, among others, but it is thought that his milk-and-water course with the Alliance tince the party went down with him last year, pre cludes him as even a possibility. George K. Peck, General Solicitor of the Santa Fe Kail road; ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborne, J. W. Addy, United States Dis trict Attorney; J. K. Burton, "World's Fair Commissioner; ex-Governor George T. An thony, J. M. Hudson, editor of the Capital; ex-Congressman B. "W. Perkins and ex Congressman E. N. Morrill are named by the politicians as the probable successor of Senator Plumb. There will be a dozen candidates for the position before the body of Senator Plumb reaches Kansas. OVERWORK KILLED HTM. Plumb's Philadelphia Physician Says He Labored Too Hard in the Campaign. PHlLADELPHiA,Dec. 20. Senator Plumb visited Dr. William Pepper, of this city, Friday last to obtain the opinion of-that well-known physician as to his condition. Senator Plumb had written to Dr. Pepper that he was troubled with dizziness, and Friday's consultation was the result of a correspondence that followed. "I found Senator Plumb," said the doc tor, "suffering from serious injury to the brain due to overwork. The root of the right optic nerve was affected in such a manner that one-half of each eye was entirely blind. There was no reason to hope for any imme diate improvement, and on the other hand there was no reason to expect immediate serious results. The Senator's condition was due almost entirely to overwork during the last campaign' Senator Plumb re mained here Friday night, and left for "Washington Saturday afternoon. He pooh poohed the idea that he was ill, saving that he considered himself in excellent health. THE WIDOW PROSTRATED. Mrs. Flumb Receives the News of the Stroke While at Church. EMPOKIA, Kan., Dec 20. This city, the home of Senator -Plumb, deeply. mourns his death. Mrs. Plumb, who has been an in valid for many years, was to-day able for the first time in several months to attend church, and it was there that the news of her husband's sudden illness was communi cated to her. She was prostrated by the suddenness of the affliction and was taken home in a car riage. She had scarcely arrived there when a second dispatch was brought to the home anouncing Mr. Plumb's death. Mrs. Plumb is now completely prostrated, and is at tended by a young son. WHAT 8IHPS0N AND PEFFER SAT. Both Agree Plumb's Successor Will Be a Kepublican, bat Not Ingalls. "Washington, Dec 20. "The death of Senator Plumb will prove an irreparable loss to the Republicans of Kansas," said Kepresentative Simpson, of Kansas, to a reporter to-night," and it will be a difficult matter to find a man to take his place." Speaking of Mr. Plumb's successor, Mr. Simpson said that he would undoubtedly be a Kepublicarfhp pointed by Governor Humphrey, who would serve during this entire Congress. "The result will be," said Mr. Simpson, "that the new Senator will represent Gov ernor Humphrey and not thepeople." Mr. Simpson did not consider it likely that Mr. Intralls would receive the appointment. Senator Peffer said he had no means of knowing who would be his new colleague in the Senate, but he could tell of a number of gentlemen who would be mentioned for the vacancy. Among them were George K. Peck, George T. Anthonv, ex-Governor Osborne, ex-Governor Crawford, Mr. Burton and others. All of them were, he mid, very popular men, and any one of tbem would make a good Senator. Mr. Peffer did not think that Senator Ingalls would seek the appointment. ' SENATOR PLUMB ALWAYS A KANSAN. The Tribute to His Memory Paid by a Kansas Newspaper. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 20. The Topeka Capitol, in an editorial on Senator Plumb, will sayjto-morrow: Preston B. Plumb was a man who broad ened, deepened and grew stronger and more useful with success and experlonce. Be was a big-hearted, generous friend, and as such ho will be mourned by hundreds of Kansans, who sustain in his death a personal loss. Senator Plumb never lost an opportunity to help his State. He was a Kansan first, last and always, and possessed such intimate knowl edge of the History of the State, its people, politics and resources, ns to command re spectful attentfon at all times. As n Senator he ranked with the ablest men in that body. Carefully informed upon tho questions which came up for discussion, he was able to defend bis positions with such vigor as at all times to secure attention from tho Senate. For 15 years he has grown in power and in fluence in the national councils. His useful ness to Kansas and to the nation cannot bc estimated at this time. HORSEFLESH FOR BELGIUM. SEVENTY-FIVE BARRELS OF- IT GOB BLED BY INSPECTORS. They Won't Allow It to Be Exported Bo logna Sausage Made Prom Old Street Car Steeds A Scheme That Wasn't Suc cessful. NEvYORK,Dec 20. Special Seventy five barrels of cured horseflesh lay on awharf at the foot of Maspetll avenne, fronting on Newton creek, Maspeth village, to-day, waiting shipment to a foreign port. They were from Henry Bosses factory. Tj.'e.fac tory is in MarpetK, avenue, at some dis tance from the wharf. A year or so ago it was discovered he was buying up old horses and converting them into bologna sausages and "smoked beef." The exposure brought his business to a stop, and he was forgotten. It now appears he resumed his business some months ago, and since then he has been making ship ments of horseflesh in barrels. Inspectors from the Bureau of Animal Industry have been on watch at the wharf named night and day for several weeks, waiting for Bosse to make another shipment Saturday night Bosse's men began hauling barrels to the dock. The odor emitted left no doubt in the minds of the inspectors as to what the barrels contained. From em ployes in Bosse's factory it was learned he contemplated shipping it away on Sunday. A lighter was to call for the" cargo to-day and transfer it to a tramp steamer bound to Belgium. For some reason the lighter failed to arrive. During the afternoon Bosse and one of his men went to the wharf and branded the barrels. Some of the barrels they marked "horse beef" and others "horse trimmings." It is thought they got wind that Govern ment Inspectors were watching the Btuft To-night Inspectors Gordon and Connors were on guard. They have instructions to arrest any one attempting to ship the stuff away. The meat will be seized under a re cent law, which provides that a veterinary inspector designated by the Bureau of Ani mal Industry shall inspect all animals and their products intended for inter-State and foreign shipment A DISASTROUS CAVE-IN. Two Thousand Men Thrown Out of Work by the Giving Way or a Big Shaft Three Veins of Coal Go Down, Filling Up the Works. Wilkesbabre, Dec. 20. Special. The ground in the vicinity of the Gaylord shaft ofthe Kingston Coal Company began sink ing this afternoon, and the large breaker is at present in danger of falling to pieces at any moment The cave-in is caused by the bottom ofthe shaft's squeezing together. The shaft is CoO feet deep, and the other dimensions are 40 by 20 feet. The cave-in is gradually extending upward toward the mouth of the shaft, and the breaker, whose foundations are giving way, will be de stroyed. Three veins, the Baltimore, Cooper's, and the five-foot, or so-called "upper vein," have gone down, filling up the breasts and gang, way and making it impossible for anyone to enter the mine for the present The acci dent will throw 2,000 men out of employ ment and cause a great loss to the company. FIELD CONSTANTLY WATCHED. Precautions Taken to Prevent Him From Committing Suicide. NotYokk, Dec. 20. Special Edward M. Field looked as tired as he did before he went to bed when he got up and dressed himself in bis room in Ludlow Street Jail this morning. His sleep, under the eye of a keeper, was broken by frequent dreams that must have been unpleasant, for he moaned and tossed about pretty nearly all the night He refused to eat anything to day, but drank three glasses of milk, be fore putting the glassof milk to his lips he looked long and suspiciously at it. He re ceived no visitors, as Sunday as not visiting day. Drs. Landley and Cosby saw him in the afternoon. He was morose and downcast. Everything with which he'might harm him self is kept out of his way, and he is con stantly under surveillance. A Marble Cutter Finds Hlimeir Riclu Louisville, Dec 20. Yesterday John Tebeau, a marble cutter in New Albany, received notice that he has inherited from his grandfather in France, recently de ceased, property valued at SIGO.OOO. ANOTHER IE NICHE At Harrison's Disposal, for Which There Will Be a Great Scramhle. JUDGE BEED WILL KESIGN After a Service of Less Than a Year on the Federal Bench. WILL RETURN TO LAW PRACTICE, Resuming Ills Connection With His For mer Partner, Mr. Knox. THE ROLL OP PROBABLE CANDIDATES Judge James H. Keed, of the United States District Court, who was appointed to the position he holds by President Har rison on February 10, 1891, will offer his resignation about the first of the year. He will then resume practice in the firm of Knox & Keed. Judge Keed's work on the bench has given entire satisfaction and the step he is about to take is entirely for personal rea sons. "When asked yesterday what they were, he said that he was anxious to return to the practice of law and that he can do so at a better advantage at the present than at any time in the future. "When I was appointed," continued the Judge, "my health was poor and everyone thought I would not be able to continue my practice. The judgeship gave me on oppor tunity to do easier work and when I took it, I expected to serve the remainder of my life. Since then, however, my health has improved and I am now as well as I ever was. I can make far more money by practicing law and I th'nk it will be better for bojh myself and family. . The Association Very Pleasant. "I will take my old plaoe in, the firm of "Knox & Keed, and will be able to take up business just where I left off less than a year ago. Such an opportunity might not be offered six months from now, so I have determined to resign about the first of the year. I did not intend to have it become known until I had acted, but since it has got out there is no use keeping anything secret My associations with the Governr meut and the officials with whom I came in contact have been of the most pleasant The District Judgeship does not require arduous work, and my only reason for re signing is the one stated." Judge Keed's law practice, before he -became Judge, is said by attorneys to have amounted to about 520,000 a year. His sal ary as Judge was 54,000. Mr. Knox, his former partner, has had more work than he could do during the last year, and is said to have contemplated taking in a new partner. Of course, he preferred to have Judge Keed return to the firm, and the latter, who is not yet 40, concluded that he was too young to give up all his prospects for the position he was holding. Career of the Retiring Jndge. He was born September 10, 18o3, gradu ated at the age of 19 from the "Western University and was admitted to practice on July 17, 1875. Two years later he formed a partnership with Mr. Knox. He was ap pointed Distriot Judge to succeed Judge Acheson, who was elevated to the Circuit Court bench. There were a number of can didates for the place, and the selection was in doubt untH announced by the President. It is supposed that the majority of men who were candidates a year ago will appear on the field again. Among them is Joseph Buffiugton, of Kittanning. He is a young man and a very successful attorney. He is believed to have been Mr. Keed's closest opponent and was recommended by 20 countv courts and 3 Supreme Court judges. Other candidates were Judge "Wick ham, of Beaver; Judge Harry White, of Indiana; Hammond, of Hollidaysburg; Mur ray, of Clearfield,, and ex-Judge Fetterman. The Appointment May Go KIsewhere. The latter will probably be the choice of the Allegheny County Bar this time, but it is doubtful whether the appointment will come to this county. It it is true, as ha3 been stated, that Congressman Dalzeli is tho President's right hand man in Western Pennsylvania, it is believed some one in one of the interior counties will be appointed and that in return Dalzeli will be promised the members of the Legislature. Other gossip think Dalzeli will favor Fetterman in order to win Straightout support It is more probable, however, that neither Dal zeli or Quay will make any attempt to dic tate or carry out a political deal. Judge Wickham and Judge Harry White have both announced themselves as candi dates for the Supreme Court So they will hardly attempt to get a Presidental ap pointment. This will leave the field to Buffington and Fetterman, unless some new man appears. AWFUL CRIME OF A STEP-FATHER. Incited by Jealousy He Tries to Drown a 6-Tear-OId Boy. Pateeson, N. J., Dec 20. Special. John Henry O'Connor, a boilermaker, aged 65 years, was arrested at midnight Satur day, for attempting to murder his step-son, Bernard Wattberry, aged 6 years. O'Con nor took a dislike to his little step-son, be lieving he engrossed all his wife's affections. He took the boy out lor a walk last night, and when they reached the Fifth avenue bridge, O'Connor lilted the lad in his arms, carried him to the center of the bridge, and threw him off. The bov fell into the water, 20 feet below, with a frightened scream. He landed on a sandbar near the center bridge pier, and called for help. Vivian Alyea, who was going across the bridge to his home in Bergen county, took the reins from his Judge James IT. Reed. rSZ - am if) IGOEfiOU " IKSW MILLS' DOG IS DEAD. horse, tied them together and threw the noose to the boy. Bernard placed the noose about his waist and was drawn to the bridge almost nnconscious and badly bruised by the mass of ice flowing down the river. The police and ambulance were called, and Bernard was taken to St Joseph's Hos pital, where he lies in a precarious con dition, y ANOTHER BRAZILIAN Bl VSkN T"J-m v- Y, The Catting of Wires Prevents Parti of a Rio Grande Skirmish. N0x Buenos Ayres, Dec. 20. A skirmisi . X lrmisu has occurred in the Kio Grande do Sul be tween Federal troops and a battalion of the National Guard. The telegraph line has been cut to-prevent the sending of details of the engagement. The insurgents, headed by General Sa raiva, have suiroundcd Santa Victoria, the capital of the Province of Espirito Santo. Federal reinforcements are marching to the scene from Yagueron. NO NEWS FROM CHILE. The State Department Firmly Refuses to Talk AbontEgan's Danger at Santiago Nothing Is Known at the Chilean Le gation About the Matter. Washington, Dec 20. No information is obtainable at Washington to-night con cerning the report of the surrounding of the American Legation at Santiago, Chile, by a mob on account of the refugees there. Several dispatches have been received from Minister Egan during the past week, but any attempt to learn the natnre of their contents meets with a refusal on the part of the State Department officials to say any thing whatever on the subject At the Chilean Legation nothing is known about the report, Senor Moutt, the Chilean Minister, and his wife, it is said at the Legation to-night, are out of town. MURDERED WITH A PLATE. Five Desperadoes Hold a Crowd at Bay and Make Their Escape. Scbanton, Dec 20. Special. Five rough-looking men were playing pool last evening in the hotel of Peter Cummings. A chance remark angered them, and they made -in assault on the proprietor's sou. Mr. Cummings interfered and one of the men picked up a heavy plate and hurled it at him. It struck him on the head, fracturing his skulL Seeing that they had probably killed a man, two of the roughs drew revolvers and held the crowd at bay while their compan ions made their escape Then the two men backed from the place, saying they would shoot whoever pursued them. No one fol lowed and they got away. Later the police were notified and have been scouring the region for the ruffians. Mr. Cummings is hovering between life and death. THREE MITES AT THE M0EGUE.- A Boy Picks Up a Package or Triplets in the Streets of New York. Netv Yoke, Dec 20. Special Laid outon oneot theslabs atthegloomy morgue, where the East river croons a constant dirge for the known and unknown unfortunate dead, are three tiny bodies to-day. Two of them were girls, the other a boy, and all three would go inside a band box. They were sisters anu Drotner, ana nau opened their eyes on the living world but long enough to close them again in the sleep of the ages. The triplets were found early this morn ing in a paper box covered with a thin piece of common muslin uuder a truck, on East Forty-third street, by a boy. He told a policeman of his find, and the bodies were taken to the morgue. CHILD LABOR IN CHICAGO. Ten Thousand Little Workers, and Their X-ots Are Hard Ones. Chicago, Dec. 20. Child labor was dis cussed at some length at the Trades and La bor Assembly meeting to-day, and the Legislative Committee was instructed to work for the passage of a State law on the subject. The question was brought up by Mrs. Morgan, who said that borne of the contract ors who manufacture mail bags for the United States Government employ little children to work on them during long and unseasonable hours, and only pay them o cents a day. According to Mrs. Morgan, there are 10,000 children employed in Chi cago, and with but very few exceptions their lots are hard ones. A BURGLAR BREAKS JAIL. The Same Man Who Insisted on Confessing to Another Man's Crime. Columbus, Dec 20. J. G. Shaw, a seven-year convict at tho Ohio State prison, sent up from Columbus for burglary, with an additional three years for the same crime at Cleveland, escaped to-night by pass ing through the ventilator of the main building and scaling the wall. He is the man who insisted on making a confession that he committed the crime for which Charles Kohan, the noted burglar, was taken to New York and tried recently. THIS MORNING'S NEWS DIRECTORY. Topic. Page. The Shock and Canse of Plumb's Death.. 1 Ingalls May Again Be Senator 1 Police Raid a Sunday Prize Fight 1 Retirement of Judge Reed 1 Warmcastle Will Bo To-Day 2 Efforts to Purify tho Water 3 Arsenal Park Plans 9 Bishop 1'helan Dedicates a Church 3 Kdltorial Comment and Miscellany 4 The Mistakes or Charity 4 A Pretty Tariff, Story t 4 War Distnrbs the State Democracy 5 Matthew Marshall's Wall Street Review.. O Details of the Death of Senator Flumb.... 7 Germany Will Hack Bulgaria 7 Philadelphia's Sensational tragedy 7 Harvard and I'rlnc-ton Make Cp 8 Weather, Rivers and Hotrl Arrivals S Sensational News From China O Hon. Tim Campbell's Wedding 9 A Characteristic Tnlmage Sermon 10 Oil and Produce Markets 11 letters From the People. .'. 13 ACME OFJUDACITY. Pugilists Strip for a Sunday , Prize Fight in Good Pres byterian Pittsburg. POUNCED ON BY POLICE. Watchful Superintendent Weir Has a Hand in the,fieYelry. THE SINFUL MAYFLOWER RAIDED While Apparently Peacefully Tied Up to the Honongahela Wharf FORTY SPORTS PLACED UNDER-ARREST A well-planned feather-weight fight be tween "Reddy" Mason, of Pittsburg, and Jim McHugh, of Cleveland, was broken np last night by the police. Neither of the Nprincipals had time to get a tap at the - er. 'J.he anair was to have taken place 5 ,'"'"'"" -"-'"'" M""5 the 'fn Sposite the foot of Ferry street "'. .- 1J l r. 3fc t 'fto "angements had been carefully nv-cV' v . O. e hut n. selected ernvrri of rum tatoKy V S S local sports who engineered it thonj ,j'ey had hoodwinked the police. But the i-ospect of a Sunday night prize fight a thing which Pittsburg is not ac customed to evidently proved too rich a secret to ever be kept behind the lips of the discreet sports. At any rate, Police Superintendent Weir found out all about it and sent some unwelcome visitors with brass buttons and maces with the natural result Mason and McHugh, with 37 dis gusted friends, lauded in Central police station. Andaelty ofthe Scheme. The selection of such a conspicuous place I and the apparent audaciousness ofthe whole plan was the result of a spirit of despera tion produced by the failure of previous at tempt?. One day last week a match was fixed up for the Old Fifth Avenue Market House. Mason and McHugh were all ready for the fray, but the audience did not materialize in sufficient proportions to war rant the fight It was postponed with the intention of securing a downtown hall and having the match last night But it was discovered that the police wonld likely dis cover and put a stop to the affair, and as a la3t resort the managers hit upon the May flower as the best place. At 9 o'clock Water street put on a more animated appearance than usual. On ordi nary occasions it is a rare thing to meet more than one or two persons there after the evening is half over. But last night there were little groups of men at every corner talking low and keeping their eyes on a pair of green lights down across the wharf. The lights hung on the bow of the Mayflower, but the remainder ot the big excursion vessel was dark. Every few moments a man would leave one of the little- crowds and, with, a glance alon? the street, move quickly down the wharf toward the green lights." As each man ar rived at the water's edge the plank was thrown out and then drawn out of reach. Plans ofthe Uninvited Gnesti. In the meantime eight special officers in citizen's clothes, witn Inspector McKelvy at the head, were keeping close watch on the proceedings from various dark nooks and alleys. Down below Ferry street Cap tain Denniston had a squad of uniformed men waiting for developments. Superintendent "Weir took a look about the place, and, with a smile of satisfaction, talked back to Central station to await the results. He had planned the attack so that there was no chanee of escape for those on the boat It was 10 o'clock when word was given, and the officers in citizens' clothes saun tered down to the boat They found the gangplank up and not much chance of its being run out for them. De tective Bendel walked down to the Guskv. tied up next the Mayflower, and a man on the boat, supposing he wanted to get over to the Mayflower to see the fight, threw him a rope. In a minute the detec tive had clambered up the line and over to the Mayflower, where he threw out the plank to the others. In the meantime a patrol wagon full of uniformed officers came down over the wharf at a gallop and drew up within a few feet of the water. The de tectives then scattered over the' boat and soon had the whole crowd under arrest The Pugilists Were Stripped. Had they been five minutes later they would have caught the pugilists in the ring. As it was both men were stripped for the light, and everything was in readiness. Most of the crowd took the affair good naturedly, and made no resistance when handcuffed in twos and sent to the patrol wagon. Three loads were tai en to Central station. The last was made up of those who endeavored to escape. A half dozen men jumped into an ad- -joining coal barge, threw off their coats and got to work shoveling coal as though they had worked at that for years. But the police knew better and their scheme failed to secure their liberty. An other crowd lowered a skiff, but finally gave up the idea o: getting away ana walked out to the patrol wagon. "Keddy" Mason got through a trap door into a very dismal portion ot the vessel, where Inspector Silvis found him fondly clutching'a set of six-ounce gloves and a satchel lull of towels and sponges. He de nied his identity, but was hauled out of his uncomfortable quarters, buckled fast to his intended antagonist and sent after the rest The List of Unfortunates. Several others were found stowed away in various parts of the boat At Central station the spectators arrested gave their names as follows: Ed. Green. John Wilson, Thomas Ward. Robert Shepherd, James Shaughnessy, John Graham, II. A. Randolph, Charles Henry, William Kellv, John Gallagher, Jack Phil lips, J. W. Knapp, John Newcomb, G. W. Churchill, Mike Carr, Gregory Smith, M. Gleim, M. Thompson, James Jenkins, John Jackson, John Snowden, George Corles, William Nellts, James McCune, John Gra ham, John McCIoskey, William Karcher, Joseph Graham, Pat Jones, J. M. Sheridan, Harry Oliver, James Smith, Dan Jones, Joseph Carr, G. J. Brown, C. Porman, Kinsey McCormick, Charles Johnson, T.Pllnn and John Cummings. The prisoners were nearly all released on 530 forfeits. Only the principals were re lused the privilege of leaving security and getting out The spectators are charged with disorderly conduct To-day Superin tendent Weir will make information against the principals for disorderlr conduct, un lawful assemblage and prize fighting. In speaking of the case the Superintendent said: "It was one of the boldest pieces of work I ever heard of to attempt a prize fight within a few sqnares of police headquarters. If the people who had charge of this sup posed tor a moment they could carry it out successfully they were Jbadly mistaken, as has been shown. Prize fighting on Sunday or any other day will not be permitted in Pittsburg if I can prevent it, and I propose to make an example of these people." s!
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