w --, i.. 'tyMftm i" li J --'I flUp All classes of Advertisers have I w II U an opportunity to utilize the clas f ' "' AAAWTC or'a'ft-kljiy ") mippltert WMIl I O throned tli ONE CENT A ''.--?' AYORDcolumns lAflRl PATCH. Situa f Unix ofTHEDIS- tions are se liiti." nr"i r sified columns PCUT ol THE DIS PATCH. The U&n I .mall "Ads" are well read. They are a good A Unpn and sure Investment. rt VfUflLfa cured anlcUIy. The,?' A diet' ntur. I are growing In popularity. rORTT-STXTHTEAE. PZTTSBURG-, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2. 1892-TWELYE PAGE& THREE CENTS. 'V , . , .-,,- : fflA .Oi.ia Y. jju- ua i ni ; f 4- DEC DEDLY HID Is the Present Aspect o the Ohio Race for U. S. Senator. TO-DAY SETTLES ITJ The Caucus for the Speakership Sure to End the Agony, ANGRY AT THE ADMINISTRATIONS i oraser AttacKS it in ime 01 ms uiaracier-, istic Speeches The Senator Thinks the Charges Made Against Him Eedound to His Credit. The Ex-Governor Makes a Regular Fire-Eater Speech to Some Cleveland Friends An Alliance Man Fighting Sherman Single-Handed The Sena tor's Friends Say They Have 57 Totes, or 10 More Than They Need The Contest Considered toy Cool-Headed, Politicians a Very Close One. rSrECIAI. TELECEAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Columbus, O., Jan. 1. To-night the situation is decidedly Shcrmanish, and all day long the chances for the Senator's re election were constantly improving. In fact, with well-informed observers of the fight it was evident the forces of the ex Governor were approaching dissolution. The Governor and friends tried in vain to stem the rapidly rising Sherman current, but the efforts were all unavailing, and the Sherman boom swept on in an almost unre sisted force. Up to a late hour to-night there was one continuous stream of people going to call on Ohio's great statesman and the nation's ablest financier. People from every nook and corner of the State, old and young, solid business men and hard-working Republi cans, anxious only for the party and the country's good, filed up the stairs to pay their respects to the man whose public services have done so much to strengthen the Re publican party and put the country on the broad road to an unexampled prosperity. The Fates .Against an Inflated Boom. The Foraker men and their chief tried in- vain to create a boom for the ex-Governor, but the fates were against the movement. The very air seemed Shermanish, anil the veteran Senator's good qualities, his labors for his party and his country, and his anni hilation of Peflferism and fiatism in the late campaign, formed the leading topics of dis cussion in the corridors and parlors. If there had ever been any doubt that Senator Sherman would succeed himself, all doubt was dispelled to-day by the uprising that seized theNeilHouse and overwhelmed the candidacy of Mr. Foraker. It looked as if the solid and best working Republi cans of Ohio had feared that Foraker would by some conp-de-etat defeat the Sen ator, and had rallied in force to sustaiu the man whose achievements of the paat were sure precursors of greater Republican vic tories iu the future A Disgraceful New Tear Sceis. One of the most disgraceful episodes to day v ere "a set of political heelers from Cleveland, making up in brazen effrontery what they lacked in numbers and character, shadowing and tagging around after the Cuyahoga delegation to keep it from Sher man. These fellows made up in loud brag gadocio, abuse and billingsgate what they lacked in argument and tact The friends of Mr. Eoraker put in most of the day denouncing solid Republicans and brave old soldiers who chanced to be Federal officeholders because they were here to snstain the Sherman canvass. While they were reviling and abusing these Fed eral public functionaries they have brought up from Cincinnati its Mayor and half the gang city government of the Queen City, with its big Tammany-Cox retinue, to howl and blow for their man and cause. As a big, broad-shouldered man, with the appearance of a farmer, remarked to-night: "The Eepublican party of Ohio and its State government are not going to be turned over to the Tammany of Cincinnati, and neither will it be allowed to organize and control this Legislature for its gang pro--jects. Big Gains for Sherman's Banks. There were two big gains to the Sherman ranks to-day. These were Representatives' Hale, of Summit, and Axline, of Ferrr. The latter has been confidently claimed by the supporters of Foraker, and the former was considered doubtful. They announced they would vote for Sherman aud for Laylin for Speaker. It was reported on the street to-night that Dunn, of Morgan, would declare for Mr. Sherman. Mr. Dunn, while friendly 10 the Senator, will await the House caucus before declaring. These accessions to the Sherman army, with nn loss, caused the Sherman forces to be jubilant to-night Ex-Governor Fora ker net er before had such a fight a? this. The fight for .Speakership is not entirely on the Senatorial lines, as some Foraker men will support I.aylin and some Sherman men vote for McGrcw. Still, Mr. Laylin is a strong Shermnn man, and his election is generally conceded, and will only render more certain Sherman's renomination. Both sides are chary about names of mem ber certain. At the Sherman headquarters to-night they claimed the election of the Senator by 57 votes, not including a half dozen classed as doubf fuL Foraker's Protest Against Officeholders. One important event of to-day has been 'the 'general protest of Foraker's friends against the alleged interference of the officeholders of the national administra tion in the interest of Senator Sherman. Editor "William Binkley, of Sydney, who is one cf Foraker's leading managers, is par ticularly severe. He said to-day:' It la simply outrageous that this army of Federal officeholders should Invade Colum bus and attempt to dictate the Senatoishis. It is a shame npon our citizenship that the national administration should lend its in fluence to a State affair or this kind ana permit all the appointees to come hero under Government pay and take a hand in the matter. The disposition of all tho local Federal appointments In this State has been under a refrren KT-stem. Senator Sherman tl appointing the referee in each locality and that man dictating the appointments In his 'section of the State. To-day ne find these referees and all the men who have profited 'under their anpolntments here like a great "army working for Sherman's re-election. Those men are-reinforced by a multitude or officeholders at 'Washington, until there are three or lour Federal officeholders on the ground to every momber of the General As sembly. Secretary of the Treasury Foster would have done well to follow the salutary lesson of propriety given by Secretary Blaine when the latter wrote a letter refus ing: to participate In tho contest. I say now, as a man n lio knows the result of this Inter ference by President Harrison a man who cannot carry Ohio if nominated next spring. Sherman's Reply to tho Criticism. A visit to Senator Sherman's head- success and disposed to make merry of the complaints of Governor Foraker's friends of the impropriety of officeholders express ing their personal preferences iu the con tests. "The friends of Governor Foraker com- rplain, Senator, that undue outside influ ences are being exerted in your behalf, and point particularly to the array of Federal officeholders vho are working in your in terest Have you anything to say to this?" The Senator replied to this query: , I can only say that all the former office holders under Governor Foraker aro foy him also. Nearly everybody that ever served under him seems to be laboring In his behalf. 1 do not seo that there Is any difference in this respect. That people con nected with the national administration, thatppoplo outside the State are ncrsonallv for me should, it seems to me. be an inci dent In my favor rather than against me. That people outside of Ohio and throughout the nation are for ino is not n subject of reproa'ch for which any apologies aro necessary. It shows simply that out side the State of Ohio there is practically no difference of opinion. That is alt Too Close to Be Comfortable. Another correspondent writes: There 'will be 03 Republicans in the Senatorial caucus, and of this number it is conceded by the opposite side that Sherman and Foraker each have about 42 or 43 votes definitely pledged. Of the eight or nine non-committal each side makes positive claims of having secret pledges of fully two-thirds the doubtful, but as these gentlemen them selves refuse to give any public declaration of their intentions, and state they are waiting to hear fully from their constitu ents, no one can positively predict how they will ultimately vote. This is the sit uation concisely expressed, and no cool headed politician to-night denies it or as sumes to predict the result until these doubtful gent'emen have made an open de claration. George Cox, of Cincinnati,one of Foraker's chief lieutenants, said this evening: Tho House caucus to nominate a Speaker and minor officials, and theSenatc caucus to nominate a President pro tem and subordi nate officers, -nill both be held to-morrow afternoon and evening. After they are over the doubtful members will all promptly de clare themselves on the Senatorial question, and tho American public will know by to morrow night who is to succeed John Sher man. We claim tli:it it nill be .Tnsnnh It. I Foraker, and we base this claim upon per sonal assurances ie havo leccived from over half tho members ot the General As sembly. Sherman's Friends Very Confident. Avisit to the Sherman headquarters late to-night iouud his followers equally cheer ful in the assurance of success. "We aro not giving figures or,iEmes,"said Chairman Hahn, of the State Central Committee, Senator Sherman's chief lieutenant, "but we claim the nomination of John Sherman. "We already have pledges enough to warrant this statement, and expect an increased strength from the few remaining doubtful members." The doubt surrounding the position of Mr. Thomas, of Stark county, whose nom ination is said to have been due to the For aker influence, leads many persons to believe that the gentleman's actions are due to the influence of Major McKinley, and that the Governor-elect is taking a hand, in a quiet way, against Governor Foraker. Mr. Thomas is prominent in labor circles, and it is claimed that he owes his seat to the personal efforts of John P. Jones, President of the State organization of United Mine AVorkers, a man whose preference for For aker is equally well known. However this may be, Mr. Thomas has just declared him self unequivocally for Sherman, and many of the Foraker papers of the State and not a few of the ex-Governor's supporters here declare that Major IfcKinley has influenced the course of the representative of his county. McKinley Not Blamed by Toraker. This growing storm was promptly checked to-night by George Cox. "This report does great injustice to Governor McKinley," said he, "and I want to sav now that For aker and his friends do not hold McKinley responsible for Thomas' actions. We be lieve the Governor has maintained through out a position of strict neutrality, and he should not be hastily accused of "interfer ence. He has been fair and frank, and has taken no part" Governor Foraker's speech to the dele gation of Cleveland business men who called on him to-day, was very character istic. Among other things he said: This contest Is entirely friendly. It is 'among ourselves, and not only is it confined to Republicans, hut properly it is confined to the Republicans of Ohio alone. Ap plause. 1 am simple-minded enouzh to be lieve that tho Republicans of Ohio are capa ble of determining for themselves Dy whom they want to be, and should be, represented In the Senate of the United States, and that It is little short ofimpcrtinence to have out side people and Interests dictating what we shall do. Applause. But, however this may be, when the contest has been ended, the result, no matter what that may be, should be cheerfully accepted by every Re publican. Applause. I know, and "it is with no little pride that I say It, that every supporter of mine wilt so accpt it, without iega.ru ui wneiuer is results favorably to me or not. Applause. In other words, it is with no little pride that I realize that no supporter of mine in this conrest has pnt forth the claim thatmvelection is necessary to keep my friends loyal to the Republican party. Cheers and applause. Frond or His Kind or Support. It is with pardonable pleasure and pride, I trust, that I am able to say that, no matter who succeeds now, every Republican who honors me with his support will be loyal to the Republican party and its standard bearer in the great campaign that is now be fore us, anu in every otuer campaign that Is hereafter to come. Applause, and cries 'of "That's right I That's right!" I am proud of one other thing, and that is that no Demo cratic newspaper, either in Ohio or in the United States, Is supporting me in this con test TAnnlausel. and that outside ofnnrsnnnl fiicnds and acquaintances, the whole Demo cratic party Is in hostile array against me. Cheers. There Is much consolation In this fact. It will keep me clear from all em barrassments with respect to our Democratic friends on account of "Senatorial courtesy." Langhter and applause. Representative Welsh.of Knox county, still maintains his peculiar position in the contest, and is hilariously endeavoring to create a McKinley boom, greatly to the em barrassment of the Governor-elect He has announced positively that he will never support Sherman, and asserts that the proper solution of the question is the elec tion of Major McKinley, who, he says, is a national character, is clean and honest and able, and has not had any part in the ani mosities of the present campaign. The United States Senatorial caucus will not be held until Wednesday next, but there is no doubt the contest will be prac tically se.Jed before that, and that 'the caucus wnl be but a mere formal affair. ' J". P. Mitchell. Chairman of the Legisla- tive Committee of Franklin county Alli ancs, states this evening that he is here to oppose Senator Sherman. The Sherman men laugh at his threats, and say the Alli ance is taking no hand in the contest FORAKER CUTS LOOSE. HE GOES FOR HARRISON AND CLARES FOR BLAINE. DE- A Sherman Man for Thirty Tears, He Thinks He Can Now Be a Forakerlte The Sena tor Makes a Sensation, Too, by Break ing Into Hamilton County's Ranks. Columbus, Jan. 2. 1 a m. The Sena torial contest unexpectedly took a sensa tional turn late to-night, when ex-Governor Foraker made a speech criticising the in terference of the national administration, and declaring for James G. Blaine for the Presidency. A delegation of several hundred admirers of the ex-Governor marched to the Neil House, and after cheering their candidate vociferously, proceeded in a body through the corridors and up the stairs to the For aker headquarters. There were lond cries of -Speech! speech!" and the Governor gracefully responded to the invitation, as follows: My fellow Republicans, somebody said about three months ago tbftt he would not "scramble" for a re-relection. Laughter. It is my impression that he has changes his mind. Laughter, applause. At least, that is indicated by the presence in this city to- nigiir, not only Dy all the ttepresentatlves, by appointment, that hold office within the borders of our State, but all who can be com manded from all the confines of the United States. Cheers. Wo havo. In this fight, to contend upon our side against every thing, as I once said before from grand father's lint to Babv McKce renewed cheers, but. acalnst all, wo shall win tho fhrht Applause. I know whereof I speak, and I hesitate not to mako the prediction, without any qualification whatsoever. Tremendous applause We dldnot seek this fight Voice. "That's risht1'!. but when It was thrust upon us wo did not hesitate to accept the challenge Apnlanse. Whenanybody wants a fight he can get It if he comes ask ing for it. Laughter and cheers. We aro "in It:" weaioin it earnestly: we are in it for success; but we are in it with good nature Applause and voices: "That's right, that's right'' and with good natuie we can afford to be "in it," for we nro "in It" in tho proper sense or the term. Great applause. No Long Faces on His Side. There are no long faces on this side of the Neil House. Applause. And, my fellow citizens and fellow Republicans, there is one thought about it, somotlling I am proud of no man who is honoring me with his support In this contest Is saying that I must be elected to savo tho Re publican party. Gieat applause. I don't want the support of any man in this contest who would not rather have John Shermnn to be re-elected than nny Democrat on tno lace 01 tne eartn. Tremendous ap plause. ram a Republican from tho top of my head to the soles of my feet. Applause. I am for the Republican party above any man. Applause. My own interest is as nothing compared with tho interest of this grand old organization, to which we aro justly so-proud to belong. Applause And so, my fellow Republicans, no matter what may bo the result of this contest: lot defeat como if that be so willed; every man of my following will be following the banner of tho Republican party in the next contest to tho last man. Cheers. 1 so believe in the principles and doctrines of Republicanism that I could not bo 11 Democrat nny more than I could steel my neighbor's horse np plause, and Icouldnbtsulkorplay theMug wnmpif I wanted to. Applause. Andthcio is nothing on tho face of tho earth that would make me want to. Now, mj- fellow Citizens, with good will to everybody, with good will particularly to every Republican, with an eye single to the good of our gieat mrty in the great national contest 'opening before us, let us go forward with earnest ness, but with charity for every man who may differ with us. Applause A bherman'Man tor Thirty Tears. I havo no ill will toward any Republican bs-canse, perchance, he should favor Senator Sherman instead of my self. Applause I have been favoring Senator Sherman myself for the last 30 years. Applause. Twice havo I nominated him for the Presidency, and ench time with words of earnest com mendation and praise, but not one word did I utter that I did not mean and believe, and not one word would I retract now. Cries of "good! good:'" He has been a great man, and is a great man yet. Ho has rendered distinguished services, his record is illustrious. Ho is all that is implied by tho term "grand." Applause But my fellow citizens if the Republicans of Ohio should happen to take the notion to say he has been there long enough, and to have me go there to tako his place, I am not going to stand in the way of their doing so. Applause. I do not feel called upon to do anything of that kind, and if the Re publicans of Ohio should tako that notion, nobody will accept the result more gra. ciously than Senitor Sherman himself. Ap- ruause.j xi vney suouia uo 01 a cunerent opinion, and think he ought to go back, I shall endeavor to accommodate myself to the situation, and in the next battleyou will find me, as heretofore, shoulder to shoulder with you for tho standard bearer, whomso ever he may be, helping all I can In tbo presentation of our principles, and doing all that it may be in my power to do to win success for our great party and lor the good and glory of the United States. Tremond ous applause. 1 do not know who this next standard beaier may be. Our present President has given us a good administration, but if the people of Ohio should take a notion that James G. Blaine should be the nominee great applause, we will try and accept that, too, and if he should bo named we will triumphantly elect mm. luneers.j Ana. wnen no snail nave been elected, wc will havo in the White House the greatest ot Tall living Americans. Tremendous applause Sherman Breaks Into Hamilton. Great excitement was created late to night by the announcement that Repre sentative William H. Dicks, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, had openly declared for Shermau. Mr. Dicks' action was regarded as most significant, from the fact that it meant a break in the Hamilton county dele gation,which has heretofore been claimed as solid for Foraker. To definitely settle the question of his allegiance Mr. Dicks himself called at the Sherman headquarters and personally pledged his support to the Senator. "I have decided to support you, senator, said lie, -ana it is time every body should know where I stand." This settles the question of Dicks' prefer ence, bnt Foraker's friends state to-night that they have never regarded him as more than a doubtful man, and that they will have the voles necessary for a nomination without his support. Several prominent citizens of Cleveland and Cuyahcga county, headed by Hon. Mark Hanna, called upon Senator Sherman this evening and assured him that he would receive the substantial support of the Cuy ahoga county delegation, despite the re ports to the contrary. The Senator re sponded: It gives me great pleasure, gentlemen, to meet you. I am glad of this assurance of Cleveland's nearty support as lepresented by many prominent and influential business men. Applausel 31y past experience leads me to believe that when Cleveland promises anything she always fulfils her obligations. Applause. This is a friendly contest, and after it is over we will still bo Republicans nnd always remain Repub licans. Cheers. There was great excitement 111 the Foraker camp at 1 o'cloek this morning, when ex tended interviews were given out pledging Representatives L. C. Reeves, of Ashtabula, ana Williams, of Noble county, to the sup port of Foraker. The Foraker managers claim this insures his nomination. WAB IMMINENT IN SAH0A The King Plucks Up Courage and Sends a Force Against Mataafk. Stdnet, N. S. W., Jan. L Advices have been received from Samoa that another native war is imminent ' Two hundred of King Malietoa's war-, riors are said to be advancing upon the vil lage of Lumu with the object of expelling the Mataafaite insurgents. ' SAVERS IS 01 DECK, The Well-Known Texas Con gressman Has an Import ant Bill Eeady THAT AFEECTS MILLIONS. All the Appropriations to Be Brought Where They Can Be WATCHED AND TALKED ABOUT. Permanent and Indefinite Accounts That Creep Upward TO BE FIXED SO THEY CAN BE CUT SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISr-ATCIT. Washington, D. C, Jan. 1 Congress man Joseph D. Sayers, of Texas, one of the leading Democrats on the Appropriations Committee, has prepared for presentation to the House next Tuesday a bill to repeal certain laws- now on the statute books making permanent and in definite appropriations of the public revenue. Under these permanent appropriations, millions of dollars are expended every -year by the various executive departments, not in con formity with the constant review and sanc tion of Congress, as is the case with all other appropriations, but simply according to the knowledge or ignorance possessed by the Government officials who npnly the money as to the necessities' of the objects to which it is applied. Among the long lists of objects of perma nent appropriation which the bill is de signed to reduce to the same footing as ordi nary appropriations are the Customs service, supervisors of Federal elections, army and mail transportation over the Pacific rail roads, salaries of retired United States Judges, tiie steamboat inspection service, the Marine Hospital service, the expenses ot regulating immigration, expenses of the shipping service, arming and equipping the militia of the various States, and a large number of claims against tae United States Government An Attack In Behalf of Principle. Many of these objects of themselves are admittedly proper in every way, but Mr. Sayers' bill is directed not at the objects, but at the principle involved, which has led to dangerous results, and if not checked, will lead to more. These appropriations, unlike all others, are not subjected year after vear to the rieid scrutiny of Congress, but they take care of themselves and cannot be molested without the current agreement of both houses of Congress and the Execu tive. Last year the sum of the permanent ap propriations, outside of the reach of Con gress, was SHV.OOO.OOO. There is an in creasing tendency at this day in all popular and representative governments toward a strict parliamentary control" of affairs. While this theory is presumably more ad vanced, however, in this country than else where, yet, in point of fact, the 'existence of such permanent authr.'tty; lor the expenditure- of -atiirly c-loutth'.iT Ifiu nation's entire annual revenues, without the examination and express approval of Congress each year,, proves that the tendency in this country is altogether false in practice All Accounts Will Be Scrutinized. But the presentation of this bill and the determination on the part of Mr. Sayers and others to press it to success of the usnal consideration at this session is evidence that a strong purpose has developed among the representatives of the people to submit the whole expenditures of the Government, as nearly as may be possible, to the severest possible examination and analysis in future The subicct of permanent appropriations. to people who are interested in the -question of the sum total of appropriations made for the support of the Government from year to year, is an nnknown quantity, as for instance, in figuring up the total of appropriations made at the time for the fiscal year 1891, a reference to the official book f estimates submitted by the Trea sury Department shows that under the head of permanent appropriations it was estimated that there would be expended during that fiscal year the sum of 5101,000, 000. Grrat Growth In Twelve Months. Twelve months later, strange to say, in presenting to Congress the annual budget of estimates for 1892, the Secretary of the Treasury estimated that the expenditures made and to be made under the permanent appropriations on account of that same fiscal year 1891 would be 8120,000,000, a clear jump of 25,000,000 above the original calculation, and 12 months later still, in submitting the book of estimates for the fiscal year of 1S93 to the present Congress, the Secretary now places the expenditures under permanent appropriations, actual and estimated, for that same fiscal vear 1891 at $147,500,000, or a plump sum of "546,500, 000 in excess of what Congress was origin ally advised would be required for 1891. In the same way a similar disparity be tween the original calculation and the actual result oecnrs in the expenditure of permanent appropriations for any other fis cal year. in justice to tne J.reasurv Department, however, it should be said that subsequent to the preparation of the original estimates for 1891 and their submission to Congress, that body created certain additional appro priations chargeable against that fiscal year, notably the national bank note redemption account, and the refund of the direct tax to the States. Mr. Sayers Explains His Bill. Mr. Sayers, speaking to-day of the cir cumstances which led him to prepare the bill and to favor its enactment, said: Somo of these permanent appropriations which It is proposed by my bill to repeal were made so long ago as the close of tho last century, and they havo run along unin terruptedly, without ohange or alteration, ever.since until now. Outside the particular clerks in tho Treasury who keen these accounts,-and tho immediate beneficiaries of them, probably not half a dozen men in the entire country dream of the existence of ahy such authorized drafts upon tho public treasury, liy bill proposes to repeal, after the fiscal year 1893, about 121 differ ent appropriations heretofore known ns permanent specific and permanent indefinite appropriations, together with a large number of special items for which Congress has, from time to time, made spe cific provisions that have been construed to be permanent, and con tinning many of these appropriations are now obsolete, as I said, or Inoperative, because the original appro priations have been exhausted or the bal ances have been, under ruling of the depart ment, covered into the surplus fund, or be cause the purposes for which they were made have ceaeed to exist. Permanent Appropriations to Repeat Expenditures, in fact, are reported to have been mado during tho fiscal years 1888 and 18t9 under less than one-half of the whole number that the bill will repeal, and in the aggregato fora little moro than $12,500,000 for each of those years. In addition to these expenditures, however, the bill will repeal two permanent appropriations made by tho last Congress, namely: for the payment of the bounty on sugar, under which the ex penditures, actual nnd estimated, for 1(2 are reported at J9.000.000. and the national bank note redemption account, under which the expenditures for 1893 are estimated at 516,000,000. The real effect of tho bill Is not to repeal J nny law for which a permanent appropria tion is made, but rather to transform the diameter of such appropriations fiom per manent and indefinite to annual and specific ones, that will require in their making tbo careful scrutiny and review of Congress cash year. To this end, sections of the bill requires that annUHl estimates shall bo sub mitted for the fiscal 3-enr 1501, and annually thereafter, upon which Congress may base appropriations for all objects for which tho. permanent ones are repealed by the bilt PATTI IN AMERICA. SHE ARRIVES WITH HER HUSBAND AND HER PET DOG. Her Health Better Than That ot Her Com panionsShe Is a Brnnetto Tills Tear Her Flans for a Concert Tour What She Will Be Heard In. New York, Jan. 1. Special. Mme. Adelina Patti and her husband, Signor Nicolini, and her pet dog reachedNew York to-day, on the steamship City of Paris, little Prince Ricca, her pet dog, sat on Mme. Patti's knee, this afternoon, in her parlor at the Hotel Windsor, and looked miserable. He is not agood sailor. Signor Nicolini didn't look particularly happy, cither, but Mme. Patti was cheerful enough for both of them. She is--a.iprononnced brunette this" year, and she looked as if she had thoroughly enjoyed her rough voyage. Mme. Patti has been singing a good deal since she wa3 last in New York, and she has returned in the best of health and voice. "What am I going to sing?" she asked. "Why, nothing new. I shall sing in con cert with my company, and will sing sev eral acts irom several operas. My reper tory on this tour will include the first act of 'Semiramide' and the first act of 'La Travi ata.' I have heard some new operas, but none that I wanted to add to my list. My company on this tour will consist of Mme Fabbri, prima donna contralto; Mr. Gaille, tenor; Signor del Puente, barytone; Signor Novaro, basso, and Signor Arditi, conduc tor. We are not going to give more than two concerts in any city, and our tour will extend as far west as San Francisco. In May we will return to England. There are no more concerts given at the Academy of Music here, now, are there? I do so love that hall." Mme. Patti said that when she returned home in the spring she was going to appear in some amateur theatricals. In fact she had already done some work on them. She will travel in a private car, and from New York she will go to Boston. She will give one concert in Salt Lake City, and will sing in most of the large cities of "the West. AN IMPORTANT CAUCUS To Be Held by Democratic Congressmen on Monday Keystone and Maverick Bank Failures Investigations to Be De cided Upon A Speaker Fro Tempore to Provide For. Washington, D. C, Jan. 1. Special There is to be a Democratic caucus of House members Monday night, to see whether the Kevstone and Maverick bank failures shall be investigated by the regular Committee on Banking and Currency or by a special committee; to arrange for the in vestigation of the Pension Bureau, and to talk over tariff and silver matters. This caucus will arrange a programme for Tues day, and decide whether an adjournment or the election of a Speaker pro tem. shall be the order of the day. Speaker Crisp s illness still hangs on. It has been generally assumed that he will designate Mr. McMillin to act as Speaker prp temjn case he shall nqtjj'e able to be in his place Tuesdayut it is saicf byex perts oa the rules he has no Authority to do so, for the reason that the House has yet no rules,. but is sailing the chartless sea of parlimentary law. Under this law, in the absence of the presiding officer, it is the duty of the Clerk to call the House to order. The" House may then proceed to elect a Speaker for the time being, or it may ad journ until Thursday in the hope that Mr. Crisp will then be able to take his place The Clerk could entertain a motion to nrl- journ or to elect a presiding. officer, but no other. - There is no arrangementxas yet on the part of the Mills faction in the House to embarrass Speaker Crisp by making a fight on the election of Mr. McMillin as Speaker pro tempore; out on -uonuay, 11 11 Dccomes certain that Mr. Crisp cannot take the chair on Tuesday, a storm cloud may gather suddenly. A MAD H0ESE EXECUTED. He First Kicked On: a Side of His1 Owner's Barn, Though. MlLFORD, CONN., Jan. L Special A few days before Thanksgiving a horse owned by Bailey & Co., was bitten by a mad dog. The dog was shot after biting a number of other animals, and the horse's injuries dressed. A few days ago the horse showed symptoms of madness and bit and kicked at anything within reach, at length becoming so violent that no one dared ap proach him. Yesterday he succeeded in kicking away the heavy stall in which he was tied, and after breaking loose, started on arampage around the barn. Everything within reach of his heels was demolished in short order. The horse finally became so violent that it was decided to kill him. Last night the horse was shot and killed, but not until it had kicked out one side of its owner's barn. The animal was valued at?300. Itis thought that other animals in the town have been bitten by the dog, and fears are entertained that they will go mad. MIHEES GUABDED BY MILITIA, More Trouble Feared When the Convicts Reach the Coal Creek Mines. Nashville, Jan. 1. Special The military force which left here last night for the Coal Creek Mines reached its destina tion to-day. They were joined at Knoxville by 15 members of the Queen City Guards. Thus far there have been no demonstrations on the part of the miners, but on the arrival of the convicts it will require the strictest watch to prevent trouble. It is understood that if the miners offer resistance it will be in the style of the bushwhacker, and not in a body, as heretofore. B. A. Jenkins. President of the Tennessee Coal Company, whot.e mines Mere occupied by convicts at Briceville, stated to-day that he didn't know anything about the plans of the lessees, but thought the State's prisoners would soon be returned to his mine. One hundred and twenty convicts left here to night for Coal Creek. They are guarded by 28 men. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS DENOUNCED By an Iowa Coroner's Jnry for Causing Death by Xeglcct. Bormngton, Ia., Jan. 1. The Coron er's jury in the case of the boy, Clarence Lay, who died while under Christian Science treatment, to-day brought in a ver dict of gross neglect, and censuring his parents roundly. They denounce the practice, and ordered the Coroner to bring proper action against the "scientist" in question, Miss Yacde water. A Specimen of Blnlne's Popularity. Washington, D. C., Jan. 1. Special After the usual diplomatic breakfast at Secretary Blaine's, to-day, the Secretary of State accompanied Lady Pauncefote to her carnage. There was a great crowd in front HERE WE ARE AGAIN. of the house, and when the people recog nized jir. .Blame, as, bareheaded, he advanced to the carriage, the crowd cheered and closed in about the two so that it was with difficulty that Lady Pauncefote got to her vehicle and Secretary Blaine got back to his house. PERKINS GETS THE PLUM. HUMPBRET AT I.AST SFXECTS A SUC CESSOR TO FEUMB. He Pnfs His Strongest Rival for Congress Out of the Way His Own Reasons for ' Iho Appointment Sketch of Uie New Senator. Topeka, Kan., Jan. 1. oAil'Vew minutes alter 5 o'clock this aftern inl - te v.., uu.iuu ouuas oeuaiur iu m-. -t to fiir-. vacancy caused by the death Plumb. The appointment was not a sur prise, as Perkins has been regarded as the leading candidate since Monday. Every county in the Third district which Mr. Perkins represented in Congress from 1882 to 1890, sent strong delegations here in his behalf. It was known that Governor Humphrey intended to make the race for Congress in the Third district this fall, and for this reason, it was recognized that Per kins was a strong candidate." The Governor Explains Things. In speaking of the appointment to-night the Governor said: "None of the charges brought against Perkins, that he was em ployed as a lobbyist when the Sac and Fox lands were opened for settlers, were sub stantiated, and he wa3 evidently stronger with the people than any other applicant. It was necessary to appoint a man who could go right ahead with the work under taken by Senator Plumb, and I was con convinced that by reason of his acquaint ance ond experience in Washington, Per kins was the best man. " Since his arrival in this State, 22 years ago, Mr. Perkins has been a prominent factor in its politics. He was born in Rochester, Lorain county, Ohio, October 18, 1842t and graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, 111., in 18G2. He enlisted "in Company D, Eighty-third Illinois Volun teer Infantry. After the battle of Stone river he was detailed tc assist in the com mand of a company of mounted men for special guerrilla duty, and in December, 18G3,-was appointed, captain of Company C, Sixteenth Colored Infantry. He was mustered out of the army in Nashville, in May, 18G6, and went to Illinois, beginning the study of law in Ottawa. Perkins' Removal to Kansas. After being admitted to practice, he re moved to Oswego, this State, in April, 1869, and has since made his home there. That spring he was appointed County Attorney, and held that position until his successor was elected. He was elected Probate Judge in November, 1870, nnd held that office un til he was appointed District Judge of the Eleventh Judicial district in February, 1873. In November of the same year he was elected to that office. He wa3 re elected in 1874 and again in 1878, and elected a member of Congress in November. 1882. He was one of the famous "Big Four" Con gressmen Morrill, Peters. Perkins and Hanback elected nt large-in that district He was re-elected from his Congressional district in 1884, 188G and 1888, but in 1890 he was defeated by B. H. Clover, the Al liance candidate. Mr. Perkins had moved his family to Washington, and one of the charges made against him was that he had lost his residence in this State. AFTEB HEB HUSBAND'S SCALP.' A Chester County Postmaster's Wife Wants the Old Man's Oflice. West Chester; Pa, Jan. 1. Special The most novel postoffice contest ever witnessed in Chester county is now on in Kennett Square. John C. Walton, the present incumbent, is a Democrat, and his Republican wife is seeking to dethrone him and be appointed in his place. The plucky woman is very eager to win, and if she docs not win it will not be because she has left any stone unturned in her struggle. A number of prominent local Republican politicians have rallied under the banner of the ambitious wife. The office is worth ?1,600 a year. Mrs. Walton was here to-day, accompan ied by Cyrus Jackson, a stalwart Republi can, and'interviewed several gentlemen who are known to be close to Congressman Rob inson, with a view to interesting them in her behalf. Mrs. Walton comes from a Republican family and has herself always been outspoken in her zeal for that party. Her husband is just as good a Dem ocrat. He was appointed postmaster by President Cleveland. His term of office will end in Mav next. It is thought that Congressman Robinson's gallontry will be the means of landing the female applicant in the desired position. One Finn.Ont or Every 13 Starring. London, Jan. 2. A dispatch from Hcl singfors says it is estimated that onc-twelth of the entire population of Findland is starving. TfliS 510 ESIXG'S XEWS DIRECTORY. Topic Page. Sherman Gains Madden 'Forakrr 1 Another Economic Move in Congress.... 1 Perkins Succeeds 1'Iumli 1 Madame Del Sarto Talks 1 City Democrats Ready for a Row 3 A Move Against the Brewrrs 3 First Violent Death of the Year 2 Seme Street Car Suggestions 3 Editorial Comment and Miscellany 4 An Open Letter to Senator Hill 4 The Sky in January B New Year's Day Festivities 6 The White Uouse Reception... 7 Rnmors of a Fight 'n ith Garza 7 A Significant English Flection..... 7 Xon-Unlon Railroaders Mobbed 7 Gossip or the Sporting World 8 Sens of Three States 8 The Dublin Castle Explosion 9 Behind the Scenes With SI 11 Dad 0 Latest Kens From Chile O Wakeman Walking in Portugal 10 The History or Clubs. 10 Subjects for Sunday sermons. 10 Last Year's lllg Iron Business 11 Iron, Oil, Chess and Checkers..... 11 "A Scratch in Play" Complete Story.... 13 Scientific information IS ernoruumpnrey signed the MKg:V ", toiU U mwult, is plaved out long ago, pointing Hon. Bishop W. rery,fy3 "elsartism after Madame Del Sarte is Ell The Great Exponent of Her Father's System, Is Com ing Hero to Talk. BIG CITIES PASSED BY In Order to Pay Pittsburg Society a flattering Compliment. DRESS REFORM NOT IN IT NOW. First Authentic Interview With the lady This Side the Pond. MEMORIES OP THE GREAT FRENCHMAN fTROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. New York, Jan. 1. Madame Marie Geraldy-Del Sarte, daughter of the great Del Sarte Del Sarte fltte, to adopt a French fashion has decided to come to Pittsburg immediately upon concluding a series of addresses and parlor entertainments in New York, and prior to visiting either Phila delphia or Boston, whose polite literary coteries earnestly desire her. Under the sponsorship of Mrs. William H. Havemeyer, the distinguished Frenchwoman has been presented to New York society, and for the time being is queen in that fickle, fashiona ble court. Dehartism a la Russell, a la v . -ni? the waking and disturbing the -rs of the metropolitan matron i-F iVn vnnfmrinlitiiTi TnfTriT '', 'e cards have been left for ,fO,. f'-7 ,. '' 5 I, Del Sarte's Medallion by His Daughter. Madame Del Sarte, who is at present a member of Mrs. Havemeyer's household, than even marked the early days of the ar rival of the infant Cleveland. Madame Del Sarfc cannot speak ons word of English; bnt as New York society conveys it3 fashionable ideas largely through tho medium of her native tongue, it will hardly be any detriment to the cause. The Pittsburg engagement begins on Jan uary 11, when, under the patronage of that city's society, Madame Del Sarte will teach the method of having the body en rapport witlf 'the mind. In Boston, Philadelphia and Pitts burg she goes to Pittsburg under tho auspices of Prof. Parker and the French Mission recently established there an in terpreter will not be necessary,more than in New York; but when Madame Del Sarte visits the Western cities, as she afterwards intends to, some one conversant with both English and French will accompany her. A Pen Picture of Madame Del Sarte. The first personal interview Madame Del Sarte has ever given to an American newspaper was granted to a representative of THEDisPATCn, who visited heras soon as the Pittsburg tour was arranged. Mrs.Have meyer was present with her guest Being a capital French scholar herself, through her kindness and that of Prof. Henri Rollin Parker, of Pittsburg, the conversation was not so limited as it otherwise must have been. The tall, grave; retiring woman whomyou meet is as unlike the typical Frenchwoman of feathers, coquetry and fuss. such as wc hear of in book, as it is possible to conceive. Madame Del Sarte is in mourning .for her mother, who died last spring. She wears over a black gown a heavy, black Cone mara cloak and cape, and on her head a small black bonnet, covered with a heavy crape veil that reaches to her waist She is taller than the average and large accordingly not inclining to embonpoint, but simply large Her hair, which is straight and black, is put up some where under her bonnet and is cut in a straight fringe across her brow. The face is not pretty, the features are too large for that, and her complexion is rather swarthy, with a good rich color in her cheeks, as well as a pair of dark, earnest eyes and a very tender mobile mouth. To Del Sarte pere she owes her nose, and the medallion herewith of him, made by his daughter, shows it to have been a strong feature, and they say her face greatly resembles his, but the sever ity in the man's has become ten derness in the woman's. Her smile is winning and half appealing as though she would say, "I am thousands of miles from home: mal de mcr and the At lantic separates me from husband and fam ily, and I want you to be good to me." Madame Del Sarte, you see, is hardly fash ionable as we know the word. She Was Her Father's Model. Madame Del Sarte explained briefly her right to be considered the only true ex ponent of Delsartism. "I was my father's principal pupil," she said, "what you would call his model, and the one on whom he al ways experimented and by whom he illus trated his "teachings. I cannot remember when I began to do this; in fact, I began before recollection was developed, and then, besides being my teacher, he was my father, and thus I lived as well as learned Delsartism. The greatest orators and clergymen of France and its greatest actors were his pupils and friends. The men who taught religion came to him to learn that religion, like music, poetry and paint ing, yielded the richest harvest, when its nurture was drawn from nature. "My father went to nature for every thing. In his early days he came to Paris from the north of France, where his father, a doctor, resided. He went into commerce, but shortly gave it up in disgust, and hav ing leanings for a life in a higher plane he adopted the stage. Later he discovered and developed the system now known by his name, and his house became the resort of the most noted men and women of Paris." Madame Del Sarte frankly acknowledged that in France her fathers system had largely fallen into neglect, but she knew that in America'it was thriving, and it was because of thisrthat her present visit was made- id America.',.- She knew that the teachers of Delsartism in America, well meaning or otherwise, were rather better apostles than they were disciples. At the request, of her American, friends, and ia A, "V, -1 mJ -rs 4r !