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.THE PITTSBTJBG 'DISPATCH, THTJRSpAY, DECEMBER" 24 189L
SCORE ONEFOR QUAY.
TheTirst Jlenuter of tHe Leg
islature to Tell "How
' He Will Vote
IS OUT FOR THE SENATOR.
Dalzell's Campaign to Open in Phila
delphia in Fehrnary.
KEW YORK CLAIMED FOE BLAISE
By a Politician TVho Says the Maine Man
Mnsl I!un Sext Tear.
HOW
SOME FORAKEK GAINS AGE HADE
rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATCIJ.1
Philadelphia, Dec. 23. Representa
tive G. Harry Fletcher, of this city, who,
with Henry F. Walton, represents the
Twenty-seventh district in the Lower
House at Harrisburg, to-day came out in a
fiat-footed declaration for Senator Quay.
The interest in this lies in the, fact
that he is the first man to declare himself.
Host of the Philadelphians talk privately
for Quay, bat few of them have, the courage
to openly place themselves on record.
This is what Mr. Fletcher has done. He is
one of the secretaries of the Republican
City Committee, and when found at the
headquarters on Chestnut street, above
Twelfth, said:
"I propose to vote for Matthew Stanley
Quay for United States Senator. I am
making no secret of the fact, and I don't
care who knows it."
"Suppose Quay should become an issue?"
"tTIIhnR to Meet the Issue.
"Then I am willing and able to meet that
issue. I am willing to go before my con
stituents with the distinct understanding
that I intend to 'tote for Quay. That is
plain enough. "With the case clearly stated
I haven't the slighest doubt of the result.
Tou are at perfect liberty to quote me on
this subject."
It is stated now, on apparently good au
thority, that the opening of Dalzell's cam
paign will take place at the banquet of- the
Pennsylvania Club, in this citv, on Grant's
birthday, February 12. Mr. D'alzell will be
the star speaker on that occasion, and some
significant utterances may be expected from
him.
The Pennsylvania Club is one of the lead
ing Republican organizations in this city,
but it has always been Mugwumpish in its
tendencies and has been especially devoted
to Mr.Dalzell. It supported him in his
campaign for the League presidency, and
the delegates from the club voted for him.
He has been the honored guest of the club
on several occasions. Of course the mem
bers do not want to be known as taking an
active part in the Senatorial campaign, but
as a matter of fact they are opposed to
Quay and favorable to Dalzell.
Dalzell Being Congratulated.
Mr. Dalzell arrived in the city to-night,
and proceeded to the Lafayette, -where he
met a number of friends with whom, he
talked long and earnestly on the Senatorial
question. He was congratulated on two
things: His speech in Hew York, and his
appointment as the only Pennsylvania
member of the "Ways and Means Committee.
Great preparations are being made here
for the annual banquets of the Young Re
publicans and the Young Men's Democratic
Association. The latter organization has
received letters of acceptance from Henry
"Watterson and Governor Campbell, of
Ohio. The former will have Postmaster
General "Wanamaker, Senator Manderson,
of "Nebraska, and Congressman Burrows.
NEW YORK FOR BLAINE.
A Prominent Gotham Politician Say the
State is for Him Only the Metropolis
Doubtful Blaine in the Best Mental
Condition Harrison Must Tleld.
New York, Dec. 23. Special An
eminent Republican, who is in a position
to speak authoritatively, but who withholds
his name from publication for obvious
reasons, has the following to say on the
question of Mr. Blaine's, candidacy for the
President al nomination at the Minneapolis
convention: "The situation stands exactly
as it did six months ago. If Mr. Blaine is
a candidate it will be Blaine. If Mr. Blaine
is not a candidate it will be Harrison. Now
I have every reason to believe that Blaine
will be a candidate. lilaine handed the
nomination over to Harrison in 1888, and if
Harrison is not willing to hand the nomina
tion over to Blaine in 1892 it will be wrested
from him by force. Very many more than
a majority of the delegates who will go to
Minneapolis will be for Blaine.
"The New York delegation, contrary to
general belief, will be against .Harrison. No
one can deliver the entire delegation that
is an impossibility. The delegates are
elected by districts, and must respe'et the
sentiment of their constituency to a greater
or less degree. But this much is true
whoever their immediate friends are, not a
delegate can be nominated outside of New
York Citv and Brooklyn who is not, above
all else, for Blaine, first, last and all the
time. To speak plainly I mean that New
York is for Blaine. He must run next fall,
for we cannot take chances on the wear and
tear that four more j ears would add to a
man of Blaine's age. He is now in the
ripest mental development, and his friends
are determined that he shall have oppor
tunity to make what we believe nature has
fitted him for one of the greatest Presi
dents this country has ever seen."
FOB CONGKESSKAN SCULL'S PLACE.
Judge Lonciiccker' Ttext Friend the First
to Take the Field.
BEDFOKD, Dec. 23. Special The fight
as to the successor of Congressman Scull, so
far as Bedford county is concerned, is now
on. The first person to announce his candi
dacy is Hon. Ed S. Ashcom, the present
Chain-Jan of the Republican Couqty Com
mittee. Mr. Ashcom was the most trusted
lieutenant of Judge-elect Longnecker in bis
recent fight for the Judgeship.
As to whether he will have more than
one opponent will develop later, but it is a
well-known fact that Congressman Stone's
political heir in this county is John H. Jor
dan, a leading young la yer, who has been
the dispenser of the Fe'deral patronage in
the county. In the recent fight for Judge.
Jordan was non-committal himself, but his
friends -went against Longnecker. The
Longnecker element of the party are ill the
ascendancy here now, and those who do not
train with' that element will have a hard
row to travel.
A Tote for Foraker in Carrollton.
Cabeolltox. O., .Dec. 23. Special
The JiepuKuxm, of this city, will in to-morrow's
issue print an interview with Repre
sentative Kean, of this (the Carroll-Harrison)
district, in which he declares for For
aker for United States, Senator. Kean
claims the prevailing sentiment in Harri
son is for Foraker and that in Carroll it is
evenly divided. This is a mistake. A bal
lot on this question would give Sherman
three times as many votes as Foraker.
Secretary Elkim Preparing for Work.
Washixgtox, Dec. 23. Secretary El
kins arrh ed in "Washington this ermine
and went at once to the Shpreham Hotel I
He will call on the President -to-morrow
morning. He will then arrange his future
plans.
XILWATCZE FEELS COHFIDEHT.
Eastern Politicians Engaginc Hotel Booms
la Advance of the Convention.
Milwaukee, Dec. 2a The Executive
Committee having the matter of securing
the Democratic National Convention for
Milwaukee in hand met to-night Mayor
Somers announced that he had received
several encouraging letters from members
of the National Committee. -A sub-committee
was appointed to select a committee
of 100 to go January 18.
It has been ascertained that the Milwau
keeTiotels will accommodate 51,000 people,
Numerous applications have already been
received for quarters by Eastern parties
who say they feel confident that the con
vention is coming here.
CBISP WORSE, KILLS DJIPBOVING.
The Speaker JfVorn Out by the Work or
Committee Making-.
"Washington, D. C, Dec. 23. Imme
diately on the adjournment of the House
to-day, Speaker Crisp withdrew to the
Metropolitan Hotel and went to bed, He
is worn out by his arduous labors, and at
the same time "suffering Jrom a heavy cold.
A few days' rest, it is believed, will restore
"his health. His sickness compelled him to
abandon his proposed visit, on which he
was to start to-night. He telegraphed to
Mrs. Crisp, who was expecting nim, to
come to "Washington.
Mr. Mills' condition is somewhat im
proved to-day.
'CALIFORNIA CORRUPTION.
THE KSPOBT OF THE ILLEGAL GRAND
JOKY SUBMITTED.
Astounding Revelations Suppressed by the
Supreme Court Decision A Rotten
Legislature Would HaTO Been Exposed
Political Assessments in the Coast Me
tropolis. Sax FKAKCisbo, Dec. 23. The grand
jury impanelled several months ago made a
final report to-day and was discharged. The
jury has been engaged in investigating
scandals that affect members of the last
Legislature and returned 'indictments'
against a nnmber of the legislators. The
Supreme Court decided against the legalitv
of the jury on the ground that the Lower
Court exceeded its jurisdiction in appoint
ing an"eiisor toselect jurors.
In their reporirthe jury refers to investi
gations affecting the Legislature. The re
port is impersonal in substance. The jury
states that it discovered a great deal of cor
ruption to have existed. Had not the
Supreme Court decided it was an illegal
body, the jury states, it would have initiated
such measures as would have resulted in
the permanent aabtement of this evil, and
would return so many indictments that the
people of the State would have been ap
palled. Regarding the local municipal govern
ernment, the jury say the testimony Bhpwed
that assessments levied on a number of cor
porations by one political manager amounted
to 100,000 annually, and that a large nnm
ber of emyloyes ot the municipality had
been assessed certain percentages of their
salaries for political purposes.
Judge "Wallace accepted the report. He
stated that the Sheriff and the Coroner, who
ordinarily have the appointment of jurors,
were themselves subject Jo investigation,
and criticized the Supreme Court for over
looking this point.
MARIE BLAINE IS FIRM,
She Refuses All Overture From Her Hus
band's Family to Compromise Her
Suit Only a Decree of Divorce Tor
Abandonment Will Satisfy Her.
New Yoke,' Dec 23. Special For
several days past the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. James G.
using everr
exertion to smooth
over the domestic troubles of the
couple and prevent the divorce suit from
coming to a trial. All these efforts, how
ever, will have to be abandoned, as appar
ently nothing less than a decree on the
ground of abandonment will satisfy Mrs.
Blaine.
This decision was, only arrived at this
afternoon, when the persons particularly
interested had debated the subject for sev
eral hours. Mrs. Blaine, Jr., is with
her father , and mother, Colonel "and
Sirs. Net ins, at the New York Hotel.
An attempt was made to find her there to
night in order to get her story, but she
could not be found. Mrs. Nevins. is so
ill that she is unable to leae
her room, and Colonel Nevins is confined to
bed with Ae grip. In answer to a question
sent up to him he sent down this written re
ply: IMs true that the Blaines have offered a
compromise, which my daughter lias indig
nantly refused. She will go to Dakota j nst
as soon as the necessarv papers aie com
pleted. This mitter is adjourned over until
next Wednesday aftci noon.
It can be readily seen from this that Mrs.
Blaine intends, to remain in this city only
long enough to see that the referee has taken
all the testimony required and has made out
his report. She w ill then so on to Dakota.
f where she expects the divorce to be granted.
VUlUUCiCVIUS Wil- I1UI- MMAIUUS iO U1SCUSS
the matter further, nor -would lie give the
terms of the ofler which nls daughter had
refused.
HE GOT A SHOTGUN.
A Saloonkeeper Who Thought Surgeons
Wanted to Kill HisTVile.
New York, Dec. 23 Special Mrs.
Peter Reiss was very ill at her home in
"Williamsburg, December 2, when her bus.
band called Dr. Lewis Hess. Dr. i Hess
considered an operation necessary, and
called in Dr. Arthur Smylie to aid him.
"While the operation was in progress a
woman who saw for the first time the inside
of a case of surgical instruments, told Reiss
that his wife was being mutilated.
Reiss is a saloonkeeper. He seized a
double-barreled shotgun that hung behind
his bar and stood, in the doorway of the
room where the doctors were busy. '
"A life for a life," he shouted, as he
leveled the gun. s
"Don't shoot," yelled the doctors.
"What's the matter?"
"You are killing my wife and child, and
if they die I will.avenge them."
There was no time to parley or to give
way to fear. The doctors finished the
operation with the gun pointed at them.
It was successful Not until Mrs. Reiss
was able to speak to her husband would he
consent to put away the gun. Dr. Hess
told the story to-day, in tl e Lee Avenue
Civil Court, where he had brought suit for
his services. He got a judgment for 575,
the full amount he claimed. Reiss ad
mitted the truth of the story. He said Tie
was crazed with fear for his wife and did
not know what he was doing.
TIMOTHY SHOULD TELEGRAPH."
Toung Hopkins Gets a Continuance, but
-Sot a Lone as Be Wished For.
Bostok, Dec. 23. The Hopkins-Searles
will case camo up in the Supreme Court
this morning in the matter of the filing of
interrogatories by Judge Endicott, of coun
sel for Timothy Hopkins. Counsel for Mr.
Searles have filed the questions and Judge
Endicott movedor ah extension of time to
enable him to write to Mr. Hopkins in
California and receive a reply before filing
(hose of the plaintiff.
Judge Holmes' opinion was that if a man
desired' to conduct litigation at such a
distance he pnght not to object to using the
telegraph, anu fixed December 29 as the
time when Judge Endicott's interrogation
must "be iff.
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Crisp's .Committees aTlagrant Barn
pie of Practical Politics.
IT MEANS A PARTI REVOLUTION.
A Deal Between the Kew Speaker and Gov
ernor Hill Hinted At
NEW-I0RK SCHEMERS IK THE SADDLE.
Louisvn.LE, Dec. 23. The Courier-Jout-nal
of to-morrow morning will contain an
elaborate review of the Speaker and his
committees. Among other things Mr. "Wat
terson will say:
For the first time in the history of the
Democratic party in Congress, is the prin
ciple laid down that the organization of
the House is a matter, not of friendly
rivalry among friends, but of personal
aggrandizement and factional power, A
stronger man than Mr. Crisp might have
paused before giving himself and his party
over to the assertion -of this. Indeed, we
had hoped for better things.
No one will deny the right of Mr. Crisp
io make his own committees; but when he
fixes it as the rule of his arrangement to re
ward those who supported him and to pun
ish his opponents, and in doing this sends
the tried men of the House to the Tear and
brings the untried men to the front, the
country and the party have the rijrht to
hold him to a very rigid accountability for
the consequences.
An Estimate of Mr. Springer,
If the results vindicate his forecast, well
and good; if they fail to do so, which seems
only too likely, he will lve to regret his
election. '
Naturally the reconstruction of the "Way
and Means Committee monopolizes public
attention and interest. The selection of
Mr. Springer for chairman would not be a
happy one if there were nothing back of it;
but with the incidents of the caucus fresh in
the minds of the people, it is positively un
fortunate, exposing both the Speaker and
the chairman to whatever the ill-disposed
see fit to say about them, and thus giving
the cause of tariff reform a black eye on the
threshold of a President al campaign.
For Mr. Springer, personally, as we have
repeatedly observed, we entertain nothing
but friendly sentiments. Hie is a man of
exceeding earnestness and activity. He is
a Democrat without a flaw. Two elements
of leadership he undoubtedly possesses in
trepidity ana self-conndence. iiut Air,
Springer has not, during his 16 rears of ser
vice in Congress, shown the peculiar
capacity to lead the House.
Lacks the Qualities of a Leader.
Energetic, courageous, honest he has
been, but he has lacked, or has seemed to
lack, the weight which commands a follow
ing. He has never been a member of the
"Wavs and Means Committee. It is not sus
pected that he' has any large and luminous
view of the issue which has become the aim.
of his party. His selection smacks too
much of the discharge of an obligation and
a pretext to turn down and degrade a
man who has done eminent work in a great
movement, and who has engaged the confi
dence" of Democrats everywhere,
Whatever Mr. Springer can do he has yet
to do. "We shall prophesy no evil against
him. On the contrary, it is our purpose to
render him all aid in his -difficult under
taking, and to support, if passible, his plan
of campaign. But we should not be true to
ourselves, to the occasion and to the party
if we left these things unwritten.
"We shall not believe until weknow more
than we now know ' that this reconstruction
of the "Wavs and Means Committee has been
made with the purpose to belittle and sub
ordinate the cause of tariff reform by in
trusting it to inexperienced or3nferior
hands.
The "Alleged Deal With BUI.
"We lave thus far relied upon the as
surances of Mr.Crisp upon that point; but if
it should turn out that these have been
carefully framed to mislead, and that the
extraordinary disclosures of the current
weak point, as has been so often intimated,
to a deal of the regulation New York pat
tern between the new Speaker and his im
mediate backers, and Governor Hill and his
immediate backers by which Democratic
principles are to be sacrificed to a
Congressional and Presideigal bargain,
then, indeed, will the hosts ot Democracy
rise in their might, and in their wrath scat
ter these impious despoilers of truth and
faith like a herd of cattle. The future
alone can determine this. Much will de
pend upon the course of the new "Ways and
Means Committee.
But the present is no time for mincing
words, it is a time for plain talk. The
new Speaker's organization of the House is
a revolution, both theoretical and actual.
It is an experiment whose success or f.iil
urels yet to be tested. It starts out with
the clear and almost universal distrust of
Democrats in every part of the Union.
1That Crisp Must Do to Bo Saved.
The overcoming of this, and the establish
ment of its claim to public confidence, can
only be achieved by the display of (Treat
earnestness, perfect fidelity and undeniable
competency. -
The brain and heart of the ' Democratic
party which still lead it will submit to no
equivocation. They cannot be made to
surrender their convictions to temporizing
politics, no matter how "practical " Mr.
Crisp should from this time forward keep
ever before his eyes the awful specter of
Keiter, and,if he has any hope of a prosper
ous or an honorable future, should steer
clear of New York breakers.
It is our duty, not Our choice, to say these
things. In the late struesle over the
speakership, we took no part. Regarding
it as a contest among Democrats wholly
personal in its character, we carefully ab
stained from the expression of any individu
al preference. "We bring to the present situ
ation a temper free from prejudice. If the
result shall prove disastrous to Mr. Crisp,
'no one will be more chagrined than our
selves. Let us hope that it may pot; that
he has builded wiser than we know, and
that instead of a mere adventure upon the
sea of public life, which he now seems to
be, he will prove a successful revolutionist,
and thereby a statesman and patriot, baffling
all our ill forebodings and bringing us out
of the darkness to light.
SAD CHBISTHAS FOB 0HICAG0&K3.
Two Hundred World's Fair Subscribers to
Have Their Property Attached.
Chicago, Dee. 23 Spenal. It will be
a sorry Christmas for many delinquent sub
scribers to "World's Fair stock. This morn
ing nearly 200 executions were put in the
hands of constables with instruc
tions to levy on the property
of those who hae not paid up. The con
stables were told to serve the writs of at
tachment at once aud accept no explana
tions or promises from the delinquents.
This vigorous policy is made necessary by
the large demands on Treasurer Secberger
by the contractors at Jackson Park.
The funds of the "World's Fair are lower
now tnan they have been at any time since
the gross assessment was ordered. Treas
urer Seeberger has less than 5700,000 to the
credit of the Exposition in the banks of
Chicago and funds are pourjng out of his
office in a torrent. The directors are trying
to avoid making another assessment of 20
per cent on the stock before February 1.
At that time they will get f 1,000,000 from
City Controller May from the sale of the
first block of $3,000,000 of city bonds.
New Tork and the World' fair.
New Yobk, Dec. 23. At a meeting of
the Board of Mansgers of the New York
Produce Ejschangef ield fo-day, the matter
ofa recommendation to the 'Legislature of
WATTERSON RED HOT.
an appropriation for the "World's Fair was
referred to the Law Committee and the
President, who will recommend that the
Legislature take immediate action. ,
FIELD JS A LUNATIC.
The Court Declares Him Mentally Irrespon
sible for His ActloDs-The Flndinc of
the Court May Believe Hfm of, All Pen
alties Still Fasting;.
New YOEKj Dec. 2a Special. As a
result of the" inquiry into the sanity of Ed
ward M. Field to-day- at "White Plains be
fore Commissioner Robertson the man who
has brought ruin upon his firm, that of
Field, Lindley, Wiecbers & Co., and caused
the prostration of his world-famous father,
Cyrus W. Field, upon a sick bed from
which he may never arise.has been declared
mentally irresponsible for . his actions.
Judge Robertson's charge almost directed
the return of this verdict, which the jury
was only 15 minutes in finding. The evi
dence submitted will be laid before Justice
Dykman, of the Supreme Court. If in his
opinion "the jury, found a oorrect verdict,
he will appoint commissioners to take
charge of Field's estate.
Field will have to appear in the courts to
answer the indictments found against him.
If it can be proved that he was insane at
the time the transactions took place he will
be held irresponsible and committed, to the
care of the commissioners appointed by
Judge Dykman.
About 1:30 o'clock tlje news reached Lud
low Street Jail, and the deputy warden at
once informed Field of the fact. He
scarcely raised his eyes to look at his in
formant, and simply muttered, languidly,
"That so?" The deputy warden added a
few details, but Field displayed not a parti
cle of interest and simply said, "All Tight,"
as the warden turned to go.
Field is still fasting. Last night and to
day passed with exactly the same incident,
or lack of incident, as the previous days.
He took- not a morsel of food,' and fay
stretched on the conch in his cell all day,
scarce making a motion of any sort. It is
difficult to tell just what effect his long
fast is having upon him, but he grows more
haggard, and to-day his appearance was that
of a man bordering on collapse.
Field will have to plead first in the civil
case upon which he is committed, and the
new indictments will come up after that. It
was said at the District Attorney's office
that he would be kept in Ludlow Street
Jail until this case come up tor trial.
ONLY A SAILORS' BOW.
Chileans Don't Think the Xlves of Ameri
can. Citizens Worth Maklnc" a. Fuss
About President Montt Says That
Charges Against Minister Egan Are Un
authorized. Sas- Fkancisco, Deev. 23. Correspon
dence from Santiago, Chile, under date of
November 21, says the feeling against the
Americans is so strong that ever since the
Congressional party came into power the
majority of the people are disposed to re
gard the killing of a few American sailors
as a very trifling affair, and express much
surprise that the United States should have
taken official notice of the matter.
Reports of the Intendente of Valparaiso
says 2,000 men were engaged in this "sail
ors' fight." lie gave this figure to show
the police were powerless to quell the dis
turbance. As a matter of fact, there was
not any.where near half that number, and
the police found ample opportunity to stop
the trouble. For some time following the
attack there was a strong feeling among the
crew of theBqltimore, and the men would
have liked to send another party ashore bet
ter equipped for a fracas. Of the 36 Ameri
can sailors arrested at the time of the fight.
not one had a weapon more formidable than
a sailor's jacknife.
President Montt has given no special in
dication of any sympathy with the general
ill-feeling in Chile against the United
States. In a recent interview he expressed
a nope mat an aimcumes would oe settled
amicably, as he did not bejiaye theppople
of either nation desiredirouble. "He also
expressed disapproval of accusations and
insinuations made against the American
Minister by certain Chileans in the United
States professing to speak for the Chilean
Government. .
Chilean dispatches to London say thai
the entire Chilean Cabinet will resign
December 26, when President Montt is
formally installed in office. The President
will then appoint a new Cabinet which will
better represent the majority in the Parlia
ment. It is expected that Senor Barroj
Luco-will be the Premier in the new Cabi
net. LOVE'S YOUNG DEEAH AGAIN O'EB.
A Girl Who Wouldn't Be Dared to Slarry
Now Wishes She Hadn't
St. Louis, Dec. 2a Special A secret
marriage with a tinge of romance was di
vulged in Judge "Withrow's court to
day in connection with the divorce
case of Sara G. Darrow versus Constance
C. Darrow, which has been taken
nnder adwsement by the court The
plaintiff, a bright and accomplished young
io.mn about 10 vcars old, was accom
panied by her father, Salome Caskel, a.
prominent citizen of Niagara Countv, New
York. She stated tliat February l(i, 1880,
she then being 16 years old, she was
married to the defendant at Lock
port, Niagara Countv, New York, in the
Episcopal Church. The marriage was a se
cret one and she did not dhuige it to her
parents. She retnrned to the home of her
Carents, and in September. 1889, her hus
and left her and came to Missouri, locating
in Buchanan county, where she supposed he
now resides. His "excuse for leaving her
was that he was studying law, and as it took
him three jears to complete a law course in
Neiy York, he was going West.
She had heard of him but once since,
when he wrote her last January that he
hated her and never wanted to see her fare
again. He had ne er contributed anything
toward her support, was high tempered, got
drunk, and once knocked her down. The
marriage was brought about in-a spirit of
brayado. One evening he dared her to
marry him. She accepted the challenge, and
the two called upon an Episcopal minister,
who performed the ceremony. The matter
was kept quiet, and the father never knew
anything about it until Darrow left, when
the minister who had performed the cere
mony notified him.
THE PLUMB FUHEBAL TBADf.
Great Honors Fatd the Peceased on the
Way to His Fainljy at Emporia.
Tqpeka, Dec 23. The funeral train ,of
Senator Plumb arrived in this city from
Kansas City this afternoon. The obsequies
took, place in the Capitol, whither the re
mains were escorted by a military and G.
A E. procession. The body lies in state in
the Senate Chamberf and has been yiewed
by many thousands of people. At 5 oclock
the casket was placed on a special train
bound for iimpona, the home ot the de
ceased Senatoi's family.
At $J various stations between Kansas
City Pd Topeka crowds of people had
gathered to watch the passage of the funeral
train. 4-t Lawrepce 200 G. A. R. men were
drawn up in line at the station, aud stood
uncovered until the train drew out.
A dispstch from Emporia says: The spe
cial train bearing the body of the late Sena
tor Plumb arrived here a,t 7 o clock tins
evening. Every available place at the sta
tion was occupied by the fellow (ounsmen
of the late Senator. The interment will be
made at Slaplewodd cemetery, where the
dead Senator s mother is buried.
Ko Mercy for Qnebee Uooillers.
QuiJbfc, Dec. 23. An extra of the Official
Gazette will be published to-dar, dissolving
the Legislature and appointing another
Royal Commission to investigate further
alleged boodlinc by the late Government.
Nominations wi'l be held on March 1 and
voting on March 8.
BOY COUNTERFEITERS
And Their 'Cave Unearthed by
Squad of Ifew Yor Policemen.
YOUNG- ADEPTS IS COIN-MAKING
Given Away hy One of Their Number When
HeWas Cnder Arrest
HOW THET HAD MADE LOTS OP M0SET
rSPECIAT, TEUGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.)
New Yobk, Dec 23. The police last,
night arrested Lloyd and Paul Rogers for
stealing doorknobs, householders of the
Ninth ward, havipg been annoyed by this
species of theft or several weeks. "When
Lloyd Rogers was being taken to the sta
tion he threw something away. One of the
policemen went back and searched the gut
ter and picked up a nnmber of counterfeit
5 and 10 cent pieces. "When confronted
with them Rogers told this story;
In August I met a boy named Charles
Peachin, of 133 Clinton place, and ho told me
how ha mado counterfeit coins and counter
feit bills. He had worked at one time for
the American Bank Note Compiny. I didn't
see anything more of Jiim until five weeks
ago, when I met him on Fourteenth street,
and wo went into Huber's museum together.
He rgaiu told mo how he could make
counterfeit money, and invited me to come
to his house next day. I called and he took
me down into the cellar and gave me some
samples of coin he had mado and showed
me the action of nitric and sulphuric acids
on German silver. He also showed me
an impression of a $1 greenback on a
lithographic stono. He showed me a pic
ture of General Grant on stone, and told mo
that it took him three months to get one
side or this bill done. When I returned
home-I told my mother what 1 had seen,
and she warned me to have nothing to do
with Peachin. '
A Tell-Tale Cave Discovered.
On the strength of the statement the po
lice this afternoon went fS Peachin's home.
"Without attracting the least attention of
the tenants, they groped their way down
stairs to the cellar and lighted a match. On
one side of the cellar bricks had been re
moved from the walls for five feet. Over
this, to conceal the opening, were placed a
number of boards. These the officers
pulled aside and led to a small cave dug
beneath the adjoining house.
There they, found a work bench over
which hung a lamp, the light of which was
shaded by a green paper shade. On the
bench were lithographing tools and gela
tine paper for tracing, lithographic stones,
bottles of nitric and sulphuric acids and oil
of vitriol, a quantity of sheet'nickel, frdm
50 to jpo plain blanks ready for stamping,
and a nnmber of stamped 5-cent pieces.
The Chief of the Coniackers Caught.
As the police were coming out of the cave
they met Peachin coming in. He was at
once arrested. Up to a month ago, he said,
he worked for the American Bank Note
Company, and finally decided that it would
be easier to make money himself. Rogers,
he says, was as much interested in the
scheme as he. It was Rogers, he says, who
procured the sheets of nickel from which
they made their coin.
"When Peachin was searched at the police
station the police found a student a certifi
cate in his own name from the National
Academy of Design. Rogers and Peachin
will be taken before United States Com
missioner Shields, to-morrow. The Rogers
bovs are choir bovs in the Jane Street
"Methodist Church.
MANY THOUSANDS OUT.
Failure of Adolph Heller fn Philadelphia
A Widow Who Couldn't Carry on a fllg
Business Successfully She Is Now Pros
trated by the Blow.
PHiI.ATJEI.PniA, Dec 23. Special
Business circles were startled about noon
to-day by the announcement of the failure
of Adolph Heller, at Eighth and Arch
streets "With the single exception' of
Marks Brothers, Heller was the largest re
tail dealer in millinery and fancy goods in
Philadelphia.
Adolph Heller died several years ago,
and the business was carried on under his
name by his widow. His store was one of
the largest and handsomest retail establish
ments in the city, and did a great and ap
parently prosperous business. The amount
of the liabilities is not stated, but they are
undoubtedly verv heavv. Mnnv thousand
dollars are owing to the newspapers, for ad
vertising, and it is said the debts to im
porters in New York are very heavy.
On Monday last Mrs. Heller gave judg
ment notes aggregating $C4,."i52 20, payable'
one day after date, as follows: For $20,
780 22, confessed in favor of J. Alfred
Smith, trustee in favor of Dry fuss, Kohn &
Co., Kaufman Bros. & Co , I. S. Erdman &
Co , J. R. Simon & Co., the United States
Banking Company and a number of others;
for ?10,527 83, in favor of Phillips &
Meyer: 55,000 in favor of Julius Sichel;
55,000 in favor of A. L. Friedlander & Co.;
57,244 23 in favor of "Wcrtheimer & Co.,
and 58,000 in favor of Jacob Phillips.
These judgments were entered ud in court
to-day, and execution issued.
It is reported that Mrs. Heller is pros
trated by the failure- She is at her home, but
could not be seen to-day, and her son who
was at the store said he' was not authorized
to speak for her, and declined to say any
thing. M.UST BE HABBIED OB MUBDEBED.
The TJnwiUIn; Bridegroom Abducted and
Forced Into the Ceremony.
Baltimore, Dec 23. Divorpe proceed
ings out of the usual line were instituted in
the Circuit Court to-day by Andrew J.
Bowers. He asks the Court to annul a mar
riage ceremeny performed between him and
Emma A.Bigelow,on the ground that at that
time he was already married. He claims in
his bill of complaint that he had to marry
Miss Bigelow or ne murdered, and that the
fact that he had a wife at the time was
known to Miss Bigelow and her family.
The bill alleges that on Tuesday last,
while standing' at Calvert and Lombard
Streets, Mr. Bowers was approached by the
father and brother of Miss iligelow, who
compelled him at the point of a pistol to
enter a carriage with them. They were
driven to the house of the Bigelows, it is
charged, where Mr. Bowers was placed in a
room. The elder Bigelow kept guard with
a pistol, it is claimed, whije h-s son pro
cured a marriage license for Mr. Bowers
apd M'ss Bigefow, and a minister to per
form the cerepiony.
The Clster Bank Resumes, '
Troy, N. Y., Dec 23. Justice Furswan
signed an order to-dav, allowing the Ulster
pouuty Savings Institution of, Kingston td
resume business. Fifteen per cent of the
aggregate depo its is credited to the bank.
The order also restrains the banlr from pay
ing out more than 20 per cent of the de
posits until further order of the pourt.
Henry Terheyden,
The manufacturing jeweler, 530 Smitbfield
street, and his corps ot genial clerks, are
waiting to make you bappy tbile yon pur
chase some nice article for the one you love
nest,
Look at tlife partial list from which you
can make your (.elections:
i Watches. Onyx tables,
Gold and silver; , Onyx clocks,
Clocks, Onyx lamps.
Iron, wood and mar- Eoyal Worcester
ble; ware.
Diamonds, KoyalHungar'nware,
Fine jewelry, Bonn ware and other
Silverware, fine makes, .
Stick pins, Sleeve buttons,
Bronzes', Carrara marble.
A very complete, rich and rare stock.
Ppen every evening.
WEDNESDAY'S TOT0BTUXATXS.
Four Person Injured In Various Ways Yes
terday, One Seriously.
Of the four persons injured yesterday one
will in all probability lose his eyesight.
The other three were suffering from bruises
of a minor character. The list follows:
H arbauqh Jas. Harbangh, an employee at
the Solar Iron Works, met with a painful
accident last night! Ho was srruck in the
face by a piece of flyim: metal, hi nose was
hrokenand his entire face was- mashed in.
He will probably lose both eyes.
Cabbkio Peter Carrinio, an Italian la
borer, employed at the EdznrThomson Steel
Works, was brought totheMeroyHosplt.il
last night. lie was sutTering f rom a badly
crushed right hand, which he received by a
railroad tie falling on it.
Hay Marsh il Hay; a driver of an Alle
gheny track wncon, fell from his seat yester
day afternoon while driving aleng Robinson
street, Allegheny. Ills left shoulder was
dislocated and be was badly bruised.
Caih A wagon driven by P. B. Cain was
struck hy a Dnquesne traction car near
beneca street Yesterday mornlnjr. Cain was
thrown out and was badly cut about the
head.
Horses and Mnles.
Another lot of draught and general pur
pose' horses arrived at the Arnheim Live
Stock Company, Limited, stables, No. S2
Second avenne, Pittsburg, Pa. Among
them are several matched teams weighing
from 3,200 to 3,700 per span. They have
also some very fine carriage teams, well
broke. Anyone wishing to buy a horse or
a team should not fail to call and see their
stock, as the Arnheim Live Stock Companv,
Limited, make it their point to handle
nothing but first-class stock and sell the
same cheaper than any other dealer in both
cities.
Their mule-yards are filled with choice
mules, all sizes, suitable for draught or
mining purposes.
' Silk umbrellas, great .varietv, for Christ
mas presents at James H. Aiken & Co.'s,
100 Fifth avenue.
Silk and satin embroidered suspenders
for Christmas presents at James H. Aiken
&Co.'s, 100 Fifth avenue '
See our new puff and Ascot scarfs for
Christmas presents.
James H. Aikek & Co. ,100 Fifth ave.
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Winter Newmarkets,
Wraps, Jackets,
Rich Furs,
AH Kinds of Dry Goods,
Underwear., Etc.,
WHICH WERE TAINTED WITH SMOKE AT THE RECENT
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE.
DUD ENTIRELY M FRESH GOODS
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You can buy the remainder of our old stock at the lowest
prices ever seen in this section.
Do You ffant HoMay Ms?
We positively guarantee you a saving of from 25 to 50 per
cent on every purchase. If this is an inducement come and see
the following bargain Jots:
5,968 pairs of Ladies' Black All-Wool Hose have been cut
from 30c b iac a pair.
V
5,876 pairs 5-hook Ladies' Kid Gloves that were never
known to sell for less than $1.25 have been reduced this week
to 75c a pair. You must see them,
q,422 dozen Embroidered Ladies' Handkerchiefs in silk and
Linen, i2cto$i each. These
unnsrmas novelties wnicn nave jusc Deen received.
1,324 dozen Men's Scarlet All-Wool Shirts and Drawers,
with ribbed tail Your choice for 65c, which is the lowest price
ever named on this quality. '
1,549 dozen Children's Underwear have been marked
down to i23C apd up, according to size.
4,324 dozen Scotch Ribbed Vests, rayr natural -wool, now.
25c each. v,
1262 dozen Ladies' Scarlet Vests, ribbed skirt, are
65c, vfere $i each.
Coinplete new stock of Dress Goods just opened.
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AJrVIEGHBJXY, PA.
Over Two Hundred Instruments,
Pianos and organs, still to select from, at
Hamilton's, 91 Fifth avenne. Most elegant
lot of organs in black walnut and oak,
beautiful mirrors, drawers, grill wflrkrfin
ished in exquisite style, at
5150. Payment 525 down and 58 per month.
5123. Payment 520 down and 5T per month.
5110. Payment 515 down and 56 per month.
$100. Payment 515 down "and 50 per month.
575. Payment 510 down and 55 per month.
550. Payment 510 down and 55 per month.
These are just approximate prices and
rates. Come in. "We will suit you; don't
fear to ask at S. Hamilton's, 01 and 93 Fifth
avenut.
Fresh Goods To-day.
The best assortment of fancy goods in the
city. Store open every evening.
Jos. Eichbaum & Co.,
43 Fifth avenue.
Sterling Silver Mounted Canes.
One lot at half price to-day in men'a
goods department 500 canes for 52 50. A
niceXmas present.
Jos. Horse & Co.,
C07-621 Penn avenue.
HOLIDAY'
FM0Y GOODS!
BBIC-A-BUAC, : PORCELAIN; : BBONZB3
STEELING SILVER, SILVER
PLATED.BRONZE AND IVORT ARTICLES
OPEN NOW. '
CHRISTMAS CARDS, BOOKLETS,
PAINTED NOVELTIES IN
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OPEN NOW.
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