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With the Awful Defeated
the Administration in
the Quaker City.
QUAY'S BIG VICTORY,
Causes Any Amount of Comment in1
the Capitol's Corridors.
THE CHILE AFFAIR GETS WORSE,,
And Uncle San Thinks Ha Is All Right in
Case of War.
Nothing- but Good Will and Peace Ex
pressed at a Banquet Holman's Eco
nomical Move Considered Merely Bun
combe Alliance Members Not in
Favor of Niggardly Appropriations
President Harrison Has Not Sent an
Ultimatum to Chile He Is Not Yet
Through Looking Into the Correspond
enceSenator Quay's Proposed Reso
lution to Investigate Administration
Politics in Philadelphia May Be Pre-,
sented To-Day.
lErECIAL TELKGRArHIC LETTEE-1
Bureau or The DisrA-rcn,
W.tsiiiGT03r, D. c.. Jan. 13.
The result of ihe primaries in Philadel
phia lat evening has excited ranch com
lacnt here to-Jay, and cot a little of it'is
quite sarcastic at the expene of the ad
ministration which attempted to stem the
tide in favor of Blaine by suspending a
number of employes in the office of the
Collector of Internal Revenue, and by
threats of suspension against others.
Great surprise was manifested-that there
should have been so complete demolition
of the administration candidates, and especi
ally of Charles Henry, who Mas put forward
ns the britrht particular star of Harrison's
Philadelphia gallery. It was truly an over
whelming defeat for somebody, and proves
either that the supremacy of Senator Quay
and friends is not to bejuestioned, or that
the name of Blaine sinks all other consider
ations, and that nothing can siand against it
in Pennsylvanix
Qnsy's Friends All Delighted.
Of course all the friends of Qnav are
mightily pleased with the outcome of this
first trial at arms, and Blaine's friends,
npart from those who are directly identified
with Quay, and from other States than
Pennsylvania, are even more demonstrative
in their jubilation. To the former the bat
tle was in a way cither a rebuke or a vic
tory for the administration, touching the
extraordinary course it pursued in attempt
is tr to preent Government employes from
tak.cg any part in the contents of the pri
maries. It was extraordinary in this, that
Secretary Foster does not seem to have
clearly established what he used as a basis
for his punishment of the revenue em
ployes, that they neglected their official
duties to engare in the fight for delegates.
"No one will dispute that if this was the
lact he was right in suspending the em
ployes, and would have been right had he
removed them.
now the Orders Were Given Out.
But I cannot discover that the Secretary
took the pains to go so deep into the matter.
He scut for CollectorBrooks, of tbe Revenue
cface, and Collector Cooper, of the Custom
effice, and gave theii orders hat neither
they nor their men should take part in the
primaries contest.
Sir. Cooper appeared to .have remained
quiet himself, on the surface, while his men
did as their hearts prompted them. Mr.
Brooks was at first disposed to do the
bidding of the Secretary, but later .declared
atrainst the administration favorite, Mr.
Henry.
Admitting the course of the Secretary was
right, as an action which had in view solely
the orderly transaction of the Government
buOne, docs anv one suppose that if these
men had worked for the administration
delegates as fervently as they worked
against them, there would have been any
intcnerence?
I"osttrr a Victim of TVansmaker.
I may repeat here, however, but I have
said before, that from the best information
available it is quite well establ'hed that
Foster was in this affair the victim of
Wanamakcr. The Postmaster General ap
parently lacked the courage to take an open
hand in the fight, and so led Foster into
the action, which doubtless only assisted to
make more complete the administration
difaster of last evening in Philadelphia,
which may well be called the first gun for
the nomination of Secretary Blaine.
As one eminent politician put it tome
to-day, Foster is a man versed in politic,
and would not have taken such a step of
his own accord.
Oi-.aj's I'-fpsscd Investigation.
As to the reported investigation bva
Senate committee, into the act of Secretary
Foster, that is a matter still in abeyance.
It is probable tnat Senator Quay "woujd
have introduced a resolution to that effect
several days ago, had it not appeared to
him and his friends that it might look like
a threat, coming before the primaries. It
may yet be intsodnced, and even as soon as
to-morrow, if that coure be in accord with J
the wishes of the Senator's friends in Penn
sylvania It may appear to these friends
that the rebuke administered at Philadel
phia will be a sufficient punishment
The Senator will go to Philadelphia to
morrow afternoon, and thence to Beaver,
for the purpose of attending the trial of his
libel suit in Pittsburg, ami if the resolution
be introduced at all it will probably be be
fore his departure.
W or and Knmon of 11 ar.
The "war news" of the day is embodied
in a rumor that this Government has sent
its "ultimatum" to Chile. If this be true
the correspondence between the two Gov
ernments will be placed before Congress
within a few days. The ultimatum in this
case would probably be nothing more than
a note to the efl'ect that all correspondence
and diplomatic intercourse is at an end.
Minister Egan would be recalled and Min
ister Montt would no longer be conferred
with. Every phase of the affair would be,
laid before Congress, and unless Chile
should in the meantime apologize and pay
indemnity or ask for arbitration, it is prob
able that the discussion of the difficulty
would not be prolonged in Congress, and
that war would speedily be declared.
There seems to be little opposition to the
idea of war among Congressmen. They
rather court the opportunity of having a
brush with Chile. Some explain their en
thusiasm upon grounds of patriotism, some
would like a fight because it "would make
business good," and "make things lively,"
and some do not attempt to explain at all,
but fall into the procession as a matter of
course.
L'ncle Sam in Good Fighting Trim.
I am told by a naval officer this evening
that the "United States is much better pre
pared for war than is known to more than a
few, audthan-any one will know before war
is declared. To begin with, it is expected
that Pern would be in the fight from the
first. In that case the vessels of the United
States would have no difficulty in securing
coal and provisions to any quantitv.
Arrangements are already made to have
two dozen transports, with all sorts of sup
plies, on their way to Chilean waters with
in two weeks after a declaration of war, ex
clusive of all kinds of war vessels. Com
plete preparations have been made for two
great floating machine shops in the form of
two merchant vessels, already selected.
Plans have been made w hich show the loca
tion of every piece of machinery to be
plaesd in these vessels, and expert ma
chinists arc to be shipped with them in
sufficient number to work the machinery
night and day, if necessary, to make re
pairs. Work Being Hashed All Aronnd.
Meantime, work is being hastened in
every quarter. Orders have just been given
to prepare the new dynamite cruiser Vesu
vius, now at New York, for immediate serv
ice. At the navy yard in this city the
hours of work have been increased to 12,
within the last few days, and a large num
ber of workmen added to the former force.
The number is to be still further increased
within the next few days, and yet a few
days more and the workmen will be put on
double turn, and the great machine shops
on the Anacosta will roar out warnings to
Chile throughout ihe entire 24 hours.
Should war break out, according to the
naval officer referred to, it may not greatly
change the map of the western hemisphere,
but it will practically make tbe United
States master of that hemisphere; for the
war will result in a seizure of two or three
ofthe best of the southern ports of Chile,
to be held permanently, and one of those
ports will control the Strait of Magellan,
through which all vessels now pass instead
of "sailing 'round the Horn," To say the
least, a brilliant programme has been ar
ranged should war come in earnest.
t Good Will at a Uanquet.
A bit of society noun may be worth tell
ing here. Last evening a very select little
banquet took place at Chamberlin's. It
was given by the Secretary of the Chilean
lecatiop to secretaries and other attaches of
other Spanish-American legations. Only
one citizen of the United States was pres
ent. Ihat favored citizen tells me that
many speeches were made both before and
after tbe very excellent and abundant wine
had taken effect, and cverv sentence was
"?""'"!. .' IE"? " JrJne "n te?
eloquent with affection for the United
I -ticjutu, iii iiearij evcrj ueuirai
aim ouuiu jkmencan oiace, -was represented.
Surely this semi-official expression of invn
and admiration should lead the adrninistra-.l
tton to hesitate before declaring war against
Chile.
Holman's Buncombe Resolution.
For pure buncombe a resolution intro
duced in the House to-day by Representa
tive Holman, of Indiana, ia thus far without
its rival in this Congress. It practically
commits the House, or the Democrats of the
House, to a policy opposed to ativ expendi
ture of money except "for the regular appro
priations. It strikes a direct blow at snb
sidies, and yet when Mr. Holman was asked
firiyately to define the meaning of his. reso
ution, he confessed that the ocean mail
subsidy was permanent and could not be
obviated without a repeal of the law, and
that tne sugar bounty was in the same cate
gory. In fact, when Mr. nolman was hard
pushed, he virtually confessed tha't his reso
lution was meaningless, except as a broad
declaration in favor of rigid economy. It
was a piece of clap-trap which wouldprob
ablv have occurred to no one except Mr.
Holman. Debate was cut off, and the pre
vious question was ordered, but the final
voteon the resolution was not taken, and
possibly debate may be had to-morrow.
The Alliance members voted against or
dering the previous question in the inter
ests ot free discussion, and the genial Hon.
Jcre Simpson informs me that he may vote
against the resolution, as they are in favor
of a liberal distribution of money, rather
than a niggardly policy. Lightnee.
CHILE KEEPING COOL.
A Cable Message to Secretary Tracy Con
tains Not One "Word or Any rate
Trouble President Harrison Denies
Rumors That He Had Cabled an Ulti
matum.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 13. Secretary
Tracy to-day received a cable message from
Commander Evans, of the gunboat York
town, at, Valparaiso, saying that the last of
the Chilean political refugees who have
been under protection at the different lega
tions in Santiago were safely transferred to
the Yorktown yesterdav. There were seven
of these refugees, he savs, five at the United
States Legation and two at theSpanish Le
gation. Thevwere accompanied from San
tiago to the Yorktown bv the American,
Italian and Spanish Ministers, and will re
main on the vessel until the 10th inst.,when
they will be transferred to the Pacific mail
steamer scheduled to sail for Panama on
that date en route for Europe.
Nothing Reported From Chile
The dispatch says nothing in regard to the
condition of affairs in Chile. It is therefore
assumed that there is nothing to report on
that subject. There were originally 14
refugees at the different Legations when the
present admistration came into power. Five
of these were subsequently allowed to leave
in peace. The remaining nine are now on
the Yorktown.
The final report of Captain Schley, com
manding the cruiser Baltimore, in regard to
the assault on the sailors of that vessel at
Valparaiso on the lGth of October, was re
ceived at the Navy Department to-day. In
it Captain Schley makes a positive'state
ment that the only interview he ever had
with Judge of Crimes Foster, of Chile, on
the subject of the attack on the Baltimore's
sailors, occurred shortly after that event,
and before its full gravity was known and
understood at Valparaiso.
I'gan at the Bottom of It.
At that interview, Captain Schley says,
Judge Foster expressly stated to him that
the cause of the attack was the hatred that
the lower class of Chileans had for Ameri
cans because of the belief that the Ameri
cans had been on tbe side of Balmaceda.
This expression by Judge Foster is regarded
by naval officers as highly significant in view
of his subsequent statements in regard to
the Baltimore incident. The interview
took place before the report of the Presi
dent's note calling on the Chilean Govern
ment for reparation.
In reply to an inquiry as to the truth of a
report that an ultimatum demanding in
stant apology and reparation has been
cabled to Chile, President Harrison this
afternoon said he had sent no ultimatum to
Chile, and is still devoting himself to a
careful examination of the voluminous
Chilean correspondence. ,
GAMBLE WEIR IS DEAD.
THE
SUPERINTENDENT OP
PASSES AWAY.
TOEICE
Inflammation or the Bowels the Immedi
ate Cause "of Ills Untimely End His
Disease Contracted IThlle Performing
Ills Duties Sketch of Ills Useful Life.
Superintendent of Police Gamble "Weir
died at 12:20 o'clock this morning at his
home, No. 1730 Cliff street, aged 43 years.
Like a kindly messenger to relieve his suf
fering the end came to tbe Superintendent.
The death of Gamble "Weir was unex
pected. He had been in delicate health for
a month and for two weeks he had been
confined to his bed with stomach trouble,
but his friends were hopeful for his re
covery. The announcement of his untimely
death will be a severe shock to many people
in Pittsburg, where his acquaintance was
almost unbounded and where he was
held in the esteem accorded faithful public
servants. Few men were better known in
Allegheny county, and few, if any, enjoyed
to a fuller degree the confidence of all
who knew him. By a stern and rigid
regard for his duties he com
manded respect, and through his unswerv
ing consistency and loyalty to his friends
his following never faltered. He was
unmarried, but friends and relatives
surrounded him when he died.
Gamble "Weir was born in Belfast, Ire
land, on August 12, 1849, of Scotch-Irish
parents. He came to Pittsburg with his
parents when but a boy. He was edu
cated in the common schools and
took an active interest in politics from
early boyhood. He was a blacksmith by
trade and after reaching his majority was
engaged for a time in the wagon making
business with his brother. County Commis
sioner James G. "Weir. He was one of the
most skillful workmen in the city.
For three consecutive terms Gamble "Weir
represented the Fourth ward "in Com
mon Council. He was an earnest supporter
of William McCallin and was Deputy Sheriff
under McCallin and Sheriff Grav. "When
McCallin was elected Mayor Mr. Weir
was made Chief of Detectives,
and when the new "city charter
went into effect was male Superintendent
of Police under Chief Brown. At that time
he was a member of Select Coun
cil, but resigned from that body.
When Inspector McAleese retired
from the First police district the
duties of Mr. Weir were enlarged ,and
broken health- followedheTrarden that
rested upon him. He was a competent
guide for the police bureau. He controlled
his subordinates with firm judgement and
the public interest was well guarded by his
hands.
About a month ago Superintendent Weir,
while directing his officers at a Liberty
street fire, contracted a severe cold and be
came too ill for duty. He was confined to
his home for a week. He refused to absent
himself from his duties, 'however, and again
came to his office. It was thought
then that he would be compelled
to cease his labors because of
continued physical weakness. He finally,
became convinced by the earnestness of his"
physicians that he would have to remain at
home for attention. On last Saturday week
he came downtown for the last time, and the
following day was confined to his bed.
Inflammation of the bowels developed, and
despite the skill of his physicians, Drs. Mc
Donald Wiley and J. G. McCandless, his
malady could not be cured. No arrange
ments have as yet been made for the funeral.
A UNIFOBM BOOK OF PBAYEB
Being Trcparcd for All Reform Synagogues
of the Country.
New Orleans, Jan. 13. Special The
Hebrew Rabbis appointed at the last meet
ing of the Rabbinical Conference held at
Baltimore for the purpose of preparing a
uniform book of prayer for 811 the Reform
synagogues of this country are in session
here. The committee will be in session'
probably about eieht days, during which
time the ritual will be gone over carefully
and revised, changed and added to. .
-The changes will be reported to the next
Rabbinical Conference, which will be held
in Washington, D. C, in December, and if
adopted they will be accepted by the Rabbis
throughout the country. The members of
the committee already here are Dr, Moses,
of Chicago: Drs. Miefziucr, S. Mannheimer
and David Philipson, of Cincinnati; Dr.
Hecht, of Milwaukee; Henry Berkowitz, of
Kansas City; Dr. & Leucht and Max Hel
ler, of New Orleans.
NIPPING GRIP IN THE BUD.
By Treating the Blood or rutlenti the Dis
ease May Be Delected. '
Berlin, Jan. 13. The MediciruicJie Worhens
trfl, of this city, states that Dr. Canon, of
he City Hospital, by a special mode
of treatment of the , blood of patients
has been able to detect many influenza cases
long before the disease could have been rec
ognized by the clinical symptoms, and that
measures may accordingly be taken to ar
rest the disease before it becomes thoroughly
developed.
The epidemic is spreading among horses.
It is found that horses that have worked
wnuc sunenng irom ine disease or soon
after recovery, are liable to rupture of the
heart.
FIVE TICKETS IK LOUISIANA,
Two Republican, Two Democratic, and Now
a New Combination.
New Orleans, Jan. 13, Special The
Executive Committee of the People's party,
which now includes the Farmers' Alliance
and the Labor party, met to-day and de
cided to put a full ticket in the "field, A
convention was accordingly called, to meet
in Alexandria February 17.
The People's party includes that wing of
theFarmers' Alliance which was separated
entirely from the Democracy and insisted
upon the adoption of the Ocala demands.
Paying Off the State Loan.
Harrisburg, Jan. 13. The Sinking
Fund Commissioners have agreed to sell
Government bonds to thenroount of 300,
000. This sum, added to that now in the
sinking fund, will pav-offthe balance of the
8,000,000 loan due February .
The Dead SvperintcndenL
PITTSBURG, THURSDAY,
KILLED BYAMADMAN
Crazed by the Abduction of
His Littlo Daughter,
John Eedmond
SHOOTS HIS PHYSICIAN,
Whom He Lures to His Death by a
Remarkably Cunning Eusc.
SEQUEL TO A FAMOUS SENSATION.
The Kidnapers of Annie Redmond Respon
sible for the Deed.
M0BE WOES THAN A MAN COULD BEAR
rsPECTAI. TELEOKAM TO THE DISPATCn.l
Chicago, Jan. 13. A big, muscular man
eptered J. H. Frye's drugstore at Cottage
Grove avenue and Twenty-ninth street'nt 1
o'clock this afternoon, and asted Clerk
Louis Rolde to telephone Dr. Flavins M.
Wilder that a man was lying dangerously
ill at 2719 South Park avenue, and that his
services were desired at once. The clerk
sent the message to the house and received
a reply that the doctor would visit the
patient as soon as he returned from a pro
fessional visit ou Calumet avenue.
The big, muscular man seemed greatly
pleased when he received the answer, and
thanked the clerk for his trouble. Then he
buttoned his heavy overcoat and left the
store. One hour later Dr. Wilder, accom
panied by Coachman Samuel Reed, drove
Up1 to the big boarding house on South Park
avenue. He leaped out of his cutter, ran
up the stairs, and rang the bell. He carried
a chest of medicine in his left hand. Coach
man Reed stood at the horse's head when
the doctor sprang from the cutter.
Murdered by a Madman.
A moment after Dr. Wilder rang tho bell
the door was quickly opened,,and the big,
muscular man who had called at the Cottage
Grove avenue drugstore earlier in the day
darted into the entrance, ne was bare
headed and excited. From the curb Coach
man Reed saw the fellow thrust a revolver
into the doctor's face and fire. The doctor
made some unintelligible exclamation and
stageered toward the step. The big bare
headed man followed him, firing first at his
victim's head and then at his breast.
Four shots were fired, when the doctor
fell in the hallway covered with blood.
One bullet had pierced his left eye and en
tered the.brain. Another struck him at tbe
base of the spine and left the body above
the right hip. Two other bullets lodged in
a packet of letters in an inside pocket of
the coat and covering the heart.
When he saw "his victim was dying the
big bareheaded man uttered a loud yell and
tore down the steps. His eyes were blaz
ing, and he waved his revolver above his
head.
Ready to Kill Anyone Else.
"Get out of the way or I will kill' you,
too," he cried, when Coachman Reed tried
to stop him.
Running into tne street the maniac sprang
into the cutter and lashed tbe horse into a
gallon. People began to. ponr out.of.ttie
buildings adjoining and joined the pursuit,'
but the wild man in the cutter flew over the
snow in Calumet avenne and quickly left
his pnrsuers behind without stopping for
obstacles or the cries of teamsters.
The crazy man in tbe cutter swept around
corners and through the streets until he
reached the Twenty-second street police
station. Here he stopped his horse and ran
into the squadroom.
"Jve done it at last," he cried to Desk
Scrseant Carey, "and this is what I did it
with."
The madman gave his revolver to the offi
cer and sat uown. While he was sitting in
the chair a telephone message came from
the Cottage Grove avenue station to look
out for a bareheaded man who was alone in
a cutter. "For," the message continued,
"the fellow is John Redmond, the crazy
blacksmith, and he has killed a man."
Not Fond of Bars for Breakfast.
Redmond did not object "to be placed in
a cell. He said he did not like iron bara
for breakfast, and then he began to sing.
Half aq hour later ho was taken to the Cot
tage Grove avenue station.
When Dr. Wilder fell in tho hallway his
head struck an iron pillar. The gash in
flicted by this fall increase'd the hemorrhage
and covered his face with blood. The (lying
man's brother, who is also a doctor, came to
the house just jn time to drive away a
morbid crowd which was swarming up the
steps. The doctor lived less than 20 min
utes after tbe madman sprang overhisbody.
Thenurder was the culmination of a do
mestic tragedy which has no equal in the
great criminal history of Chicago. Four
years ago little Annie Redmond, the only
daughter of the murderer, was stolen from
the street while at play. The abduction
caused nn unusual sensation. The police
and press were appealed to, and each
willingly lent assistance in the effort to re
cover the little girl. The grief-stricken
father abandoned his work and looked in
cessantly for his daughter. So great be
came the strain upon his mind that he lost
his reason, and was committed to the insane
asylum at Kankakee.
The Lost Darling Recovered.
But the search was not abandoned. Press
and people foUowcd it up with renewed
vigor. Subscription lists were opened and
citizens gave liberally. One day while a
woman living' in the vicinity of" the Red
mond household was visiting the Home for
the Friendless she recognized the pretty
face of Annie. The good news was im
parted to the child's mother, and in an in
credibly short time the little one was re
turned to her home.
The efforts of the police on the case were
not fruitless. Mr. and Mrs. Gurley, who
lived a short distance from the Redmond
household, were arrested, with Annie
Allen, charged with abducting the child.
Tho trial which followed was watched vith
intense interest by the public. Mrs. Gurley
was identified as the woman seen taking lit
tle Annie in her arms and bearing' her
away. She. was found guilty and sentenced
to hve years in the penitentiary. The
other woman was liberated, but it appears
that from subsequent developments Mrs.
Allen was the one who abducted the child
at the suggestion of Mr. Gurlev. The ob
ject of the kidnaping has never been clearly
shown.
A I'rlsoner and Maltreated.
During the time the child was miasinf.
before she entered the Home, she was kept
a prisoner at the Gurley house. She was
later taken to the Sisters' home by neigh
bors of the Gurleys, who entered the house
and found Gurley maltreating the child. It
was not kuownrto these neighbors that the
little girl who was being so brutally beaten
was the much fcoaifht after Annie Redmond.
With his mind unbalanced by his trouble
Redmond grew homicidal. He threatened
to kill his wife, and even little Annie, for
whom he had lost everything he possessed,
did not escape his blows. Finally the poor
fellowwas placed in an insane asylum. His
condition began to improve, and after a few
months' treatment he was released. His
wife, fearful of her life, sued for divorce,
however, and was grafted a decree.
This blow drove Redmond mad again,
JANUARY
and he has "been moody ever since. Dr.
Wilder has been treating him, and it is
supposed jthe maniac imagined his friend
had also tnrned against him. Maddened by
his vagaries," yet cunning in his plan for
luring"the doctor to death, he bought a
reYolver and quietly lay in waft for the
time when his victim should appear.
Dr." Wilder was one of the most successful
practitioners in the city. He leaves a wife
and three children. Redmond lived where
he committed the murder, but his story
that a.Yuari was sick there was merely a
ruse to bring the doctor to the muzzle of
hia revolver.
AFTER VALLEJ0, WIIAT?
THE
INQUIRY ON THE BAI.TI3IORE
AFFAIR IS NOW ENDED.
Captain Schley Seems to Haye Made Out
a Strong Caie Against tho Chilean Au-
tliorltles He and Lieutenant McCrea
Both on the Stand.
Vallejo, Cal., Jan. 13. The Biltimoro
inquiry was completed late this afternoon,
having lasted six days. The first four days
were taken up with the testimony of men
who. related their individual experiences
during the riot By these the facts were
clearly brought out that the attack was
premeditated and that the police and sol
diers aided the mob. The fifth day the
medical officers of the ship testified as to
the wounds received by the Baltimore men,
and as to the criminal neglect of the
wduuded sailors in the Valparaiso hospital.
To-day several senior officers testified as
to the "legal proceedings in Valparaiso,
bringing out clearly the utter failure of the
Valparaiso court to establish anything to
the detriment of the sailors, and the care
which the Judge of Crimes exercised in
avpiding any question that might bring
forth reflections on the Valparaiso police.
Then Captain Schley took the stand and
proceeded to give a resume of the whole
history of the ship since first reaching Val
paraiso. He showed plainly the inception
and growth of tbe anti-American feeling
amdng the Chileans and the many dis
courtesies he was subjected to. He saw 70
of his men on-shore shortly before the riots
began, and they were all sober; but if they
had not been, lie declared he saw no reason
why they should haye been visited with
capital punishment for being drunk. Lieu
tenant McCrea testified at length as to the
ill feeling toward Americans.
-REED'S RULES MUST GO.
Only Such Congressmen as Respond to
Their Names Will Re Counted as Pres
ent One of the Ex-Speaker's Minor
Rules to Ho Retained.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 13. Special
Speaker Crisp is now on the road to re
covery, and has assured his colleagues on
thq Committee on Rules that he will be
ready next week to proceed in earnest
with the construction of the new
code of rules. Although Messrs.
McMillin and Catchings have
not had the benefit of the Speaker's advice
in the consultations on the subject of
changing the rules, they have informally
mapped out the general plan, which will
meet with tho Speaker's approval and be,
no doubt, adopted by the House.
The rules ot the Fiftieth Congress will be
taken as the basis for the new code, but
those allowing the Speaker to count
a quorum and abolishing ' the morn
ing hour will be done away with. In the
present House . only such members
as respond to their names Tvill be counted as
prf sent, and a daily morning hour, giving
each member an opportunity in his turn to
bringnccessary business before the House.
TrfaHje'Spjiored, : - "
There is one rule of the Reed Congress
that will probably be retained. Tins is the
rule providing that 100 shall constitute a
quorum to do business in the Committee of
the Whole. The two Democratic members
of the Committee on Rules are divided
in their opinions as to the
wisdom of retainins this, but it is probable
the Speaker will add his vote to the affirma
tive side. It is thought the rules will have
been adopted and the House ready to pro
ceed with regular business not later than
the 25th inst. Final adjournment is non
promised not later than July 13.
FAIXUEE IN COTTON AND TABH.
The
Philadelphia Firm of Joseph
H.
Coates & Co. Driven to the Wall.
Philadelphia, Jan. ia Special
There was a genuine surprise in the cotton
trade when it became noised abroad that
the old and well-known house of Joseph II.
Coates & Co., dealers in cottons and yarns,
was embarrassed, and that their paper had
gone to protest. The firm conducted a
business whose ramifications extended all
over this country and Europe. It had
branch houses at Norfolk, Savannah and
Galveston.
Joseph H. Coates, as the spokesman for
the firm, in reply to an inquiry admitted
the firm's embarrassment, but further than
that absolutely declined to make any state
ment other than issued. From another
source it was learned that the firm yester
day admitted its inability to meet its pay
ments, and that a note for So.000 had" gone
to protest to-day. Tho firm was rated at
400,000. Its embarrassment is attributed
to the continued heavy .declines in the price
of cotton, and inability to market the im
mense quantity it was carrying.
PAPEES FOUND IN A JUNK SHOP
Complete the Chain of Evidence Against
a Rogns Insurance Order.
Wheeling, Jan. 13. Special The
short-term insurance order, which was
brought to grief in this city last July, "the
Fraternity of Financial Co-operation," will
fisure in the present term of the United
States Court at Parkersburg. This con
cernhad agencies in all parts of the Union,
and did an immense business among the
poorer classes, owing to the alluring chances
for sudden wealth that were held out.
The postoffice authorities secured evi
dence ot the fraudulent nature of the enter
prise, learning which the officers of tbe
Fraternity suddenly shut up shop and fled.
They left behind a mass of incriminating
papers whicli they had sold with a lot of old
junk to a second-hand dealer. These fell
into the hands of the Government authori
ties, and will be used in the forthcoming
trial at Parkersburg.
THE STANDARD'S MANDATE.
Scotch Oil Companies Told to Reduce
Prices to Moot Rasslnn Competition.
Glasgow, Jan, 13. A meeting of the
representatives of the various Scotch oil
companies was held it this city to-day to
discuss the report of a depntatiou which
was recently appointed to confer with the
Standard Oil Company In America.
The demitation renorted that' the Stand
ard Oil Company desired to increase its ex
ports by 10.000 tons in order to meet the in
creased exports from Russia, and it also
wished the Scotch manufacturers to make a
reduction1 of 10 per cent in their output and
to reduce the price scale d per'pound.
The meeting adjourned without a decision.
The Budget Doesn't Help the Starving.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 13. It is semi
officially stated that in the budget the esti
mates of both revenue and expenditures are
below what is really expected. No sum Is
assigned for the relief of famine sufferers,
who will be aided from the Imperial cash
reserve.
14, 3892. THREE CENTS. f
A FLOODJSCOMING. ' l TWO ARRESTS MADE.I
The Local BiTermen Greatly Shl ' Tlle a"d Order. Society
Alarmed by tlie Pros- xm a ast omineilccs s .'
pect of High Water. fsjfii Promised Crusade, .m
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SOME DAMAGE EEPOKTED. ' . ff?fM NEWSBOYS WILLPEOTESj
Herr's Island Bridge "Wrecked by
Floating Ice and Rubbish.
READY
Residents of the Foint and Lower Alle
gheny in Distress.
SLEEP
SDARPSBEEG
All indications point to a big flood within
24 hours. From 12 o'clock Tuesday night
until 12 o'clock last night the Monongahela
river had risen nearly eight feet, and at 1
o'clock this morning the waters were still
rising steadily and the gauge showed 12
feet. The Allegheny river is swelling con
stantly, bnt not so rapidly as is the Monon
gahela Rain is falling at the headwaters
of both streams, and both are carrying into
the Ohio great quantities of ice and rub
bish. The heavy snows at the headwaters are
reported to be melting by the constant
rains, and the rivermen of this city are
thoroughly alarmed at the prosDects for un
comfortably high water. Late last night
they were at work on the wharves of both
rivers moving to points of security the lum
ber and other materials toward which the
waters were rapidly creeping. Resi
dents of the lower parts of Pittsburg
and Allegheny spent the night
in moving their wares and goods to higher
and safer places in their homes. Not a few
of tho residents ot the lower points in Alle
gheny were preparing their goods to bo
ready for removal at a moment's notice. A
number of the residents along AVatcr street
near the Point were also arranging their
afiairs to leave their homes before the swell
ing waters drove them away. Coal men
were having the fastenings of their craft
strengthened.
Making the Beats Fare.
Several pool boats were dodging about
hither and thither, throwing out new and
additional lines and refastening and
strengthening old ones, and every form of
lnmber and other material was removed to
points beyond the water's reach. The Cin
cinnati packet boat, however, was neglected,
and unless it is cared for early this morning
it will be well near midstream by noon to
day. Early yesterday evening the false work
of the new Herr's Island Bridge was
washed away and access to the 'island was
cut off from the Allegheny side. One of
the supports of the wooden bridge being
used for travel while the new bridge is
being erected was also carried away
and a sponk of the temporary struct
ure sank about three feet, mak
ing it unsafe. It is feared the
cntire-Strnctnro will he carried away and
aerious damage to the new bridge is-eon--templated.
An officer was stationed att&e
bridge entrance on the Allegheny side and
no one was allowed to attempt to cross the
dangerous structure. A messcngerfrom the
Island was sent to Allegheny with a request
that a hose carriage of the Northside fire
department be placed on the Island as a pro
tection against fires. Chief Jones granted
the request and a hose carriage was sent to
the place by way of the Pittsburg bridge.
No other damage was reported -last night.
The Monongahela river marks showed that
stream to be rising at the rate of eight
inches an hour while the Allegheny is ris
ing at about the same rate.. In both streams
the wnter3 are flowing with remarkable
swiftness which has increased the alarm of
the rivermen and has convinced them that
the waters will rise to the flood stage. As
a precaution they are well prepared for an
extraordinary rise.
The Ontiook Not Favoroble.
Captain Lud Keefer said last night:
"Everything looks favorable to a flood and
a big one too. Our information from the
headwaters is alarming. All the little
streams are putting out into the rivers and
a flow of ice dangerous to navigation will
certainly reach here by morning. The
Youghiogheny is said to be carrying down
an immense quantity of ice and all the
mountain streams are already swelling the
little river beyond its capacity. This rain
fall is general as was the recent snowfall.
The rain is now melting the snow and we
will certainly get the benefit of the thaw."
The coal men are active in their prepara
tions to send out coal, but little has been
loaded since the last shipment and in conse
quence but little coal will be sent to the
lower market on the present water.
Word wasreceived in Pittsburg last night
that the citizens of Sharpsburg who suffered
so severely by high water last year were
greatly alarmed last night, and bnt few if
auy of the people there felt secure enough
to retire for the night. The Etna people
were also greatly exercised by the threaten
ing waters, and a constant watch was kept
on the rivers during the night
AN EDITOB'S BATH IN A CHUBCH.
"While Intrortacing Max O'RolI Colonel
Aldrich Falls Into a Baptismal Font.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 13. Spe
cial Colonel M. Almy Aldrich, editor of
the Grand Rapids Democrat, was announced
to introduce Paul Blonct, or Max O'Rell,
on tbe occasion of the latter's lecture before
the Press Club in the Fountain Street Bap
tist Church, this evening. At 8 o'clock
'the church was crowded and the audience
became impatient over the delay. A slight
noise was heard in the front part of the
church, and then a splash of water. Mr.
Blouet did not appear for some minutes
after, but then came up, leaning on the ami
of Colonel Aldrich.
The audience was made aware that the
Colonel had caused the delay. In mounting
the platform irom the pastor's retiring room
the Democrat's editor took the wrong door,
and fell sprawling into tbe baptismal font
under tho platform. He was hshed ont by
the doughty Frenchman, who now had one
more story to tell of Jonathan and his con
tinent. The crowd caught on. Colonel
Aldrich made the best ot it, and although
soaked to the skin, he came out and made a
neat speech of presentation.
A BIG BaPID TBANSII SCHEME.
Boston to Have an Elevated Electric Road
With the Common Tnnnnled.
Boston, Jnu. 13. Special The elevat
ed railroad plan for this city has been in
dorsed by the Rapid Transit Commissioners
as tbe only method of securing quick trans- I
portation in Boston and its suburbs. The
plan which they will present to the Legis
lature to-morrow contemplates the build
ing of an elevated electric road, with a tun
nel under the Common. The road will be
known as the Metropolitan Railroad. The
' A a WSPIlW '1
FORFEOUPT EEM0VALS. VttMWlf, 'llM LABORING MEN ARE INDIGNANT. M
wt pTO! A Meetin" of tl,e YonnS street Arab3
v-y i. W&SMm to Be Held To-NfeM. 3H
-V BmJ- '' IviMJ laws of 1704. 'W
PEOPLE KM ll Y? PitJf) EOilETMSKS THE CECSAPE WILL FAIL M
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iZZrv' IKO r yJnf , crusaue against bunday newspapers was -M
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i 'ote rim, ye little Keasbcjs,
As fast as e'er you can,
Tor if you don't ht'll catch you,
The Ultie Laa Bogie JIan.
elevated lines will circumscribe the center
of the city, and will connect with-the ter
minus of each of the surface steam railroads
now entering the city. From this belt road
several radial lines will be built to connect
the main road with the outlying sections of
the city and its suburbs, such as Charles
town. Tbe Commissioners believe that a tunnel
under the Common is an unavoidable neces
sity. It will lessen tbe expense of taking
Iiropertv in that neighborhood. It is be
ieved that no corporation w v able to
build the proposed road Vyu 'Clpan
cial aid of the city or SHxt("ft, 't
improbable that tne city or Sr ( - Jq
enure control oi me roan, n i- ' 'ffi
pian 13 auopieu uj inc .Legislature.
STANDING EY ITS WORK.
REVISION IN EARNEST HY TnE PEES
BYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Many Changes Recommended by rrosby
terles Are Not Made Some Slight Alter
ations The Important Frctoritlon Foint
to Come Up To-Day for Discussion and
Settlement.
New Yoke, Jan. 13. Special. At to
day's session of the committee of the Pres
byterian General Assembly on the revision
cf the Westminster confession the work of
final revision was begun in earnest. Chap
ters 1 and 2 of the confession, as already
amended by the committee, were again gone
over. Several minor changes in these
chapters were recommended by a few of the
Presbyteries, but the committee decided to
stand by its work, and no further change
was made.
In deference to the recommendation of a
large number of Presbyteries tho words "an
innumerable multitude" were substituted
for "somo of mankind" in section 3 of
chapter 3 of the revision. In the same
section "not on account of," as suggested
by one Presbvtsry, was substituted for
"without." With this the day's work wa3
ended.
The committee is to decide to-morrow the
most momentous question it will have to
consider. The doctrine of pretention, one
ot the distinguishing features of the Calvin
istic theology, is either to be sustained or
expunged from the confession. The com
mittee, it is well-known, is divided on this
question, and it is also the rock upon which
the various Presbyteries haye split. The
entire body of the Presbyterian Church is
anxjously awaiting; the action of the com
mittee on this subject.
D. D. Roberts, the chairman of the
Committee, took occasion to-night to denv
that the position of Union Theological
Seminary, or the recent Brigcs trial, had
entered in any way into the calculations of
the committee. He said:
The subject now under tho consideration
of the committee, affecting as it docs tho en
tire Presbyterinn Church, ia one tnat the
committee could not afford to bring any In
dividual influence to bear upon. The agita
tion of this matter and the statements pub
lished in tho press have given rle to a lcel
ing that thore might be some truth in tho
story. There was in one Instance a resolu
tion offered by a member of the committee
on the matter, bnt it was promptly ruled out
of order. No further attempt ha3heenor
will ho mado to introdnco the subject again.
THE P0WEBFUL SUGAR TBUST
Adds 35,000,000 to Us Capital In Order to
Increase Its Strength.
New Yonir, Jan. 13. The annual meet
ing of The American Sugar Refining Com
pany the Sugar Trust) was held to-day.
The stockholders unanimously decided to
increase the stock by 523,000,000. It is be
lieved this is to provide'n fund for buying
out competitors. This resolution was
passed at a previous meeting of the direct
ors. Theodore flavemeyer and J. B. Thoma3
were re-elected members of the board. Mr.
Havemeyer made his report as President,
stating tnat the affairs of the company were
in a flourishing condition. The Treasurer's
report showed gross assets of ?G2,845,391.
The books of the company show net earn
ings for the year not less than ?5,073,002,
from which two semi-annual dividends have
been paid to the stockholders, each of 4 per
cent on the common and 3 per cent on the
preferred stock, amounting in all to S3, "CO,-,
000, leaving a surplus of net earnings of
$1,323,002 reserved lor contingencies
ENGLAND'S GBEAT PBEI&TE DYING.
The End Pronounced a Qnestlnn of bat a
Very Short Time.
London, Jan. 13. Cardinal Manning is
believed to be dying. Yesterday he was
attacked by bronchitis and a slight con
gestion ot the lungs. Since then he has
rapidly grown worse. The last sacrament
was administered to His Eminence to-day.
A bulletin, issued ci30 r. m., says':
There has been a marked change for tho
worse In the condition of Cardmnl Man
ning. Ho is now In a Uesperato condition,
and it is believed his death Is a question of a
huta very brief time.
Brlc Is Probably Safe.
Columbus, O., Jan. 13. In the Repub
lican Legislative caucus to-night the Brit
tain resolution to investigate the legal right
of Calvin S. Brice to represent Ohio in the
United States Senate, it was agreed, should
be referred to the Committe on Privileges
and Elections of the House. The impression
prevails among' the members that this will
be the end of tbe proposed investigation.
Agjinst Boozing at the IVorld's Fair.
Sit.isgfield, Mass., Jan. 13. James
L. Boweu, of Springfield, Grand Chief
Templar for Massachusetts, has issued a
circular letter addressed to his 44 brother
Grand Templars in other States, recom
mending a united protest against the sales
of intoxicants at the World's Fairgrounds.
B0IIETMSKS THE CECSAPE WILL PAIL
The Law and Order League's promised
crusade against Sunday newspapers was
commenced yesterday. Instead of 25 there
wero only two warrants issued, but it is as
serted that they were only as a skirmish be
fore the battle. The victims were Thomas
Matthews, of 13 Frankstown avenue, East i
End, and George Smith, a boy of 13, whose
father keep3 a store at No. 25 Frankstown
avenne. The warrants were carried around j
by a constable from Alderman Rohe's office, -
who failed to find tne accused andjeft a re
quest that they appear before Alaermau
Rohe next Friday between 10 and 12 o'clock.
Mr. Matthews stated last night that he
would accept service and fight the Law
and Order Society triumvirate until a de
cision is secured from the highest Conrt,
or until the Legislature of Pennsylvania
wipes from the statute books the bine
laws of 1794. He is the principal news
dealer in East Liberty. Besides handling
the daily papers he has a small store. He
iawell known in the East End, and stated
fi '. " urgeu oy a large
t&OftyfO of his friends to take a
"JJ--y stand. The fact that -
V ' 'e men who are playing
a W nraat" same under the name of
Law and Order League had stopped bluffing 4
to show their hands, was carried over the
streets like the news of a fire. The first to
pick it up were the newsboys. In the even
ing papers they had seen the statement that
arrests were to be made and wben later in
the day it was announced that the threat
had been carried out, the word was passed
from one newsie to another with so
much rapidity that a half hour
after the warrants had been served, every
boy on the street had taken up the cry:
"Evening papers. All about the Law 'n
Order crusade 'gainst the newsies."
Makes the Newsboys Sad.
There was an occasional laugh about a
prospective ride in the patrol wagon, but it
was usually an expression of sorrow that
clouded each newsboy's face as he realized
that he might lose the needed profit from
the sale of Sunday papers.
But the street Arabs of Pittsburg are
nothing if not progressive. They have aa
much American independence as the youths
in Revolutionary times,jtnd acting in' the
same spirit as the Boston hoys, who de
manded the privilege from the British Gen
eral Gage to play on the Common, they
conclnded that the proper course was to
have an indignation meeting. The deter
mination of a few spread qnickly, and
shortly after4 o'clock a crowd of the most
enthusiastic hunted up Tommy Steele, the
President of the Newsboys' Union, to ex
plain their plans. The latter decided to
call a meeting of the union, to-be held at
7:30 this evening at the Newsboys' Home.
The meeting will be open to all bf the 400
newsies in town. In speaking of what
action will be taken Tommy Steele said:
"The newsies can't afford to have the sale
of Sunday papers stopped. They make
more money on that dav than on any other
in the week, and besides they only work
until noon. That gives them a half day's
rest. Many of the boys not only have to
support themselves, "but often widowed
mothers and younger brothers and sisters.
If tne sale of Sunday papers were stopped,
it would take away a big source of revenue.
I (do not work on Sunday myself, but
I think I should be allowed to if
I wanted to. At the meeting to-night, we
will enter a protest against the Law and
Order people taking our business away from
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us, or arresimy iuur uchsim. j.ig fujjjt?
of Pittsburg wont allow, our boys to be
arrested when we appeal to them for pro
tection and that is what we propose to do.
There will be 200 or 300 boys at the meet
ing to-night and if you want to hear Mc
Clure and Rohe Toasted just come up to
our meeting."
A Young American 1'rotfst.
Superintendent Druitt said he would
willingly allow the newsboys to use the
school room for such a good purpose. "Why
they wouldn't arrest our newsboys?" he ex
claimed in apparent amazement, to which a
chorus of yonng Americans replied with
answers that wonld make Law and Order
blood reach the boiling point.
The .Paper Carriers' Union will also add
its voice to the general protest. Mr.
Matthews, the first to be arrested, is one of
the principal officers of the Union, and said
last night that a meetinzwould be held to
day and he would see to it that steps would
be taken to protect the members. "I am in
favor," he continued, "of passing resolu
tions condemning the action of the Law and
Order Society and also to have the carriers
get their customers to sign papers declaring
their belief that the Sunday newspapers are
as much of a necessity as street cars, work
in iron mills, the telegraph and messenger
service. Almost every person will sign
such a paper, and if the matter is agitated
thev will support 'only the candidates for
the'Legislature who pledge themselves to"
vote for the repeal of the law of 1791. We
have 83 members in our union, and all will
talc an active part in knocking out the
Law and Order Society. For my own
part, it is to be a fight to the finish.
This is not my first experience with the
Law and Order Society. A short time ago
I was up before Alderman Rohe on a
charge of selling tobies on Sunday.
The information was. made by a
shabby looking man who gave the
name of S. A. Rockwell. I have tried to
catch that fellow to have him arrested for
stealing and perjury," added Mr. Matthews,
getting a trifle angry.
Continuing, he said that on account of a
lack of room in his store his tobies were
kept on the outside of the showcase. Ha.
never sells them' or allows them to be solfl
on Sunday, but on this particular day he
happened" to be out when the detective
called and his daughter was. behind the
counter. The detective, Mr. Matthews
said, waited until his daughter was in the
rear pf the store and then rushed in, threw
down a nickel and took four tobies before
he could be stopped.
Peculiar Detective Work.
"My daughter called on him to bring
them back," continued Mr. Matthews, "but
he paid no attention. A day or so after
ward I was arrested. I told the story to
the Alderman and he said he wonld let me
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