,. -it x "ftnKJfe: . saws rir"?'.1 - --- t -- rrTflnCntf Upon tlie Exact Manner of Rules by TOchTliey In tend to Be Governed. DEMOCRATS IX THE HOUSE End They Arc Not United on Matters Thcv Should Bare Settled BEFORE EXPOSING THEIR BANKS To a Broadside Attack From a Minority of Such Antagonists. A RED-HOT DEBATE OX BOTH SIDES "WASirnrcTOX-, D. G, Jan. 29. The Democrats of the House of Representatives hare found it necessary to appeal to caucus decree in order to secure unity of action in the adoption of rules for the government of proceedings of the House. It is a matter of some significance that the subject of dis sension in the Democratic ranks is that clause of the proposed code which enables the Committee on ltules at any time to call up for consideration a report of that com mittee and prevent dilatory motions being made pending such consideration. To give the Speaker power to reccgnize and prevent dilatory motions at such par ticular time, and not clothe him with like powers at all other times, seems to many Democratic members a great discrimination -in favor of the committee of which the Speaker is ex-officio Chairman, and whose deliberations he naturally directs, and the proposed rule was most bitterly attacked by ariout members of the dominant party. So little, however, was the attention paid to party lines during the debate, that one 01 the "strongest supporters of the rule was Hon. James Buchanan, the well-known lie. publican ltepre.-entative from NewJersey Cause of the Disagreement. After the reading and approval of the journal the House proceeded to the further consideration of the report of the Committee on Rules. The peudiner amendment was that oflered by Mr. Hemphill, of South Carolina, w ithdrawing from the jurisdiction ol the Appropriation Committee the appro priations lor the support of the District of Columbia. In speaking to this amendment Jlr. Mount, of Georgia, who had many years experience as chairman and member of the Committee on Pctoffices and Post roads replied to some remarks previously wade by .Mr. Holmau, of Indiana, reflecting lipon tlie increase in the expenditures lor the postal service. He (Mr. ISlount) de nied that there had been anv extravagance in that service. The increase of appropria tions had grown out of the prosperity of the Republic Apdause. Mr. Savers, of Texas, was opposed to Mr. Hemphill's proposition, and contended it was in the interest of good government and public economy that the public expendi tures for the District of Columbia should remain under the control of the Appropria tions Committee. While Mr. Savers was speaking he was frequently interrupted by Mr. Hemphill and Mr. Heard, of Missouri, bnt there wa' so much confusion in the hall that their voices did not reach the distance of ten yards. In vain did the Speaker ap peal for the restoration of order. He was finally compelled to call upon the Sergeant at Arms to aid in the preservation of some degree of quiet A Kidlrulons Idea of Economy. Mr. Hemphill, in advocating his amnd ment, criticised the Committee on Appro priations for endeavoring to hold on to everything it could get, and ridiculed the idea" of economy entertained by some peo ple, which consisted in taking money irom the people and keeping it as long as they could Mr. Breckinridge, of Aikansas, argued that the policy of the distribution of the appropriatioubills had not contributed to economy. After some further debate the amendment was rejected. Mr. Norton, of Missouri, offered an amendment taking from the Committee on Kiver and Harbors jurisdiction over the appropriations for the improvement of the Mississippi river. Mr. IJlanchard, of Louisiana, believed that the interests of the Mississippi river would be best subserved by leaving the appropriation for its im provement in the hands of the committee which now had charge of it. The amend ment was rejected. In speaking to an informal amendment Mr. Mone, of Massachusetts, turned his at tention to Massachusetts politics. That StateVas represented in the House to-day bv five Republican! and seven Democrats. The Democratic members were all gentle men of high character and ability. Massa oiusetts ertt no other men here. Laugh ter. He had not a word to say against any of those centlemen, but truth compelled him to say that Massachusetts was at pres ent misrepresented on this floor. Governor Russell had been re-elected for three rea sons first, his personal popularity; second, the Prohibition votes, and third, because he denied on the stump every Democratic doctrine Tne Great iind Only Circni in Town. Mr. Butler, of Iowa, said there was a cir cus in town The Grand Royal Combina tion, the great and only monopolistic aggre gation, the allied union of protective opera tives had sounded its fish horn, declaring its grand opening with more pbarisees to the dozen than ever sent forth their praises in the streets of the old Jerusalem. Laugh ter. And such men to speak about the duties of true statesmanship! The Repub licans claimed that they alone were patriots, when their very act of legislation relative to loreign countries had been an insult to the Aniericau flag. They had compared our country with other nations, and for shame had declared our inabilitv to compete with them in the ordinary affairs of lite. Mr. DeForcst, of Connecticut, inveighed against the rules ot the last Congress and the decisions made under them and ap proved of the proposed code. Branching off to a short diwusion of the silver question, he declared that if a tree coinage bill was passed by this Congress it would not go out wiin ine stamp ot indorsement ot tne dem ocratic partv upon it. Mr. Dinglev," of Maine, said that the gen tleman Iroai Illinois (Mr. Springer), in a speech delivered in New York, had declared that this House would not pass a tree silver bill. He also understood that the gentle man from Texas (Mr. Lanham) had with drawn his amendment giving the Committee ou Coinage, "Weights and Measures leave to report at auy time on the assurance of the gentleman lrom Missouri (Mr. Bland) that it was unnecessary. There seemed to be some misunderstnding somewhere, and lie wished to call the attention of the gen tleman from Illinois to the matter. Springer Explain, a Quotation. Mr. Springer I did not make the state ment that this House would not pass 3 tree coinage bill. Mr. Dingley I understood the gentlemen to be so reported. Will the gentleman please state what he did .ay? Mr. Springer I said that a free coinage bill would not become a jaw because vour President would veto it, Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, moved to strike from the rules the provision making italavs in order to call up for consider' ,, r :.3 r lion a report from the Committee on Rules and prcventingdilatory motions being made pending such consideration. Mr. Springer earnestly opposed the mo tion, and gave his hearty approval to the rule reported by the Committee on Rules. This House was here to do business, and though he was an advocate of the rights of M QTMC It'UUI I1ILL1 the minority he was not in favor of civing a dangerous power'to one man; who, by re course to the rules and by filibustering mo tions, might nullify the will of the House; Mr. Bailey, of Texas, the youngest mem ber of the House, and who "came to Wash ington with quite a reputation for oratory, then toOk the floor, and he fully justified that reputation. He has a commanding presence, a handsome, clear-cut face, a powerful voice and a graceful delivery. The greatest attention was paid to his re marks, which were directed to an advocacy of Mr. Hooker's motion. He opposed the rule as reported, because it was an essential departure from the traditions of the Demo cratic party a departure which he was un willing to "see become the law of the House except over his respectful protest. The American people were to-day living under a surveillance unknown to the Constitution because they were living under a system of committee government. Too Much Ton er for the Majority. The proposed rule, said the speaker, gave to the majority of the triumvirate of the Committee on Rules the power to decide when affirmative action should be taken by the entire House. Such a power ought not to be delegated except in cases of absolute and pressing necessity. The Democrats had a majority of two-thirds, and with that ma jority it could safely and properly suspend all rules should necessity require it. If the Democrats adopted this rule they were estopped hereafter from criticising the Fifty-first Congress and the distinguished gentleman who presided over its delibera tions. Applause on the Republican side. Mr. Chipman, of Michigan, opposed the rule, which, he contended, was following a bad precedent It was pursuing the wick edness and the worst of all the wickedness and bad things of the last Congress. Mr. Goodnight, of Kentucky, gave his adherence to the rule. Mr. Enloe, of Tennessee, preferred that the business of the House should be regu lated by a committee on order of business, but it that could not be done he was in iavor of the proposed rule.' The rules of the Fiftieth Congress were do-nothing rules. There was something good in the rules of the Fifty-first Congress. Applause and laughter." There was a lot of bad in them, too, but he wanted to profit by experience, and incorporate what was good in the rules of the Fifty-first Congress in the code that would covern the Fifty-second Congress. Mr. Buchanan, of New Jersey, advocated the rule as an enlargement of the liberty of Representatives and not a contraction thereof. He was pleased with the manli ness of the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Enloe) in stating that there was good in the rules of the Fifty-first Congress. His own idea was that the whole mass of rules of the House had become obsolete, burdensome and useless. Filibuster Talk Only a Scarecrow. Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, thought all the talk about the filibuster amounted to nothing but a scarecrow. As usual, the filibuster was a first-rate fellow. Fifteen years ago he had prevented the force bill from being put upon the South. (This allusion to Mr. Randall was greeted with applause.) The filibuster had defeated the Educational bill. It was not true that the filibuster was entirely to be the result It was well sometimes to be on good terms with him. Mr. Oate. of Alabama, offered an amend ment providing for the appoiutment ot a committee on order of business to consist of 15 members (10 Democrats and 5 of the op position) which shall have leave to report at,any time and of which the Speaker shall be ex-officio Chairman. Mr. Cockran, of New York, said that if a majority could not absolutely control a representative body, then parliamentary institutions were without excuse for their existence. After further debate, but without action, the House adjourned until to-morrow. Dur ing the debate on the contested rule several of the Democratic leaders held an informal conference and discussed the wisdom of call ins a party caucus to secure unity of action among the Democratic members. It was finally decided that such a course was im perative, and, immediately after adjourn ment, the caucus was announced for to-morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. CHASING GARZA'S MEN. Texas Rangers Have a Little liinsli IVith a Small rarty A Prisoner Says Her nandez Is the Victim of a Conspiracy Troops Still Xecessarr. Sax Aktoxio, Tex., Jan. 29. A squad of Texas rangers under Sergeant Robinson, part of the forces operating in the vicinity of Polotico Blancho ranch, ran across a party of five or six strange Mexicans yes terday. The Mexicans refused to hold communication with the rangers and fled after firing a volley. The rangers returned the fire, but all" the Mexicans escaped. though it is believed some of them were hurt A Mexican prisoner in the custody of the rangers throws some light on the case of Colonel Hernandez, the" Mexican officer under sentence of death at Monterey for al leged conspiracy with Garza. The prisoner has hitherto refused to talk, but being shown a Spanish nen spapcr containing the account of the sentence of Hernan dez, he became indignant at Diaz and the Mexican Government. He ad mitted having been with Garza when the latter first crossed the river and threat ened Mier. He declared at that time Garza's immediate strength was 250 men, and that when Hernandez met them the latter had only 50 men; that it would have been madness for Hernandez to have urged a battle with Garza, but that Hernandez Mas in no wise connected with the revolu tion. The prisoner believes Hernandez's sentence was brought about by General Garcia, commander of the army in Northern .Mexico, lor personal reasons. Captain John G. Bourke, who com manded the troops in the fight with the revolutionists at ltetinal, to-dav says j lie nnnntrV 1 cHll fill! nf Clnrl'e fftllntrapa I in bands of four or five, disguised, and if the troops were withdrawn the movement would undoubtedly start afresh. ANDREW UNG. Hie noted English author, tell of novels he did not write, in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. JUDGE WOODS' CONFIRMATION Being Determinedly Opposed by a Long Array of Indianlans. Washington, D. C. Jan. 29. The Sen ate Judiciary Committee, which has had the matter of the confirmation of Judge Woods before it for some weeks, was in session sev eral hours to-day, examining witnesses who were summoned at the request of Senators Tnrnie and oornecs, who are opposing the confirmation. The principal charge made is that. Judge Woods decided one way in one case aud another in a subsequent case, the object being to favor Colonel Dudley in the "blocks-ot-nve" case and prevent his arrest. The witnesses examined this morning were Leon O. Bailey, Deputy Attorney General of Indiana; Noble C Butler, Clerk of the District Court, and Hon. James A. Rice, ex-Auditor of the State, all of whom op posed confirmation. ' The afternoon witnesses were about equally divided for aud against confirma tion. Those heard were William Nichols, of Indianapolis; Hon. E. B. Sellers, ex District Attorney: Hon. C F. McNutt, of Terre Haute, and 3Ir. Ochiltree, of Rush ville. It has not vet been determined whether anymore witnesses will be heard or not. The Millvale Officer Brings Charges. Conrad Rhinehart was committed to jail by Alderman McMasters yesterday to await a hearing 3Ionday on two charges one of libel and the other conspiracr, preferred bv George 'W. Beck, of Millvale. A. A. Walker, Charles Suter and Richard Crosin were also arrested ou the r charge or con spiracy preferred by Beck, bnt were re leasedon 5500 bail each for a hearing Mon day. Reinsert to Lenve Her Hatband. A young man with his wife and child had a tearful time at the Union depot yesterday. They went fromThiladelphiatoToledo some time ago,'and the husband couldn't make a living. He wanted to send his wife and child to her mother in Philadelphia while he remained here to look for work. The woman was afraid he intended to desert her, and the refused to go. , A BIG RAILROAD DEAL. THE COLUMBUS. HOCKING AND TOLEDO SOLD. VAIXET Gobbled by the Big Four Prospects Fav orable to Both Lines Advantages to Be Derived by the Purchase Flam for the Future. " Columbus, O., Jan. 29. Special A railroad deal of vast importance to the busi ness and financial interests of Columbus is about to be consummated. Within a few days the announcement will probably be made that the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railroad has passed into the control of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi cago and St Louis Railway Company, and will become a part of the "Big Four" system. The negotiations have been carried on with the utmost secrecy, but they nave so far progressed that only the details remain to be completed. President Ingalls, of the Big Four, has been in New York ever since the holidays, looking after this deal, in con nection with others, for the Chesapeake and Ohio, of which company he is also Presi dent A few days ago he was joined by President Waite, of the Columbus, Hock ing Valley and Toledo, and C. O. Hunter, General Solicitor of the road, is on his way to New York to assist in closing up the deal. "" The terms of the purchase of the Colum bus, Hocking Valley and Toledo are not known, but it is expected they will be an nounced in New York, where the financial interests of both roads are handled, and where the negotiations have been carried on. It is understood that Mr. Waite is to become Vice President and General Man agre of the Big Four system under the new arrangement, and the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo will be operated as a division or divisions of the system. By the purchase of the Columbus, Hock ing "Valley and Toledo the Big Four will add 257 miles of main line and 77 miles of branches to its already extensive system, making a total of 2.C24 miles of" track operated. That the deal will be a great benefit to the Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo there is no doubt. Ever since the consolidation the company has struggled against difficulties. Loaded down with a debt that would be a burden to many a larger corporation it has with varying uncertainty fought against bankruptcy, which at one time it narrowly escaped on account of bad man agement A reorganization which will put the company on a sound financial basis will probably follow. The annual meeting ot the stockholders of the Columbus, Hocking Valley and To ledo, which was adjourned lrom January 12, will be held next Tuesday, February 2, when President Ingalls, of the Big Four, will be elected a director, and numerous im provements will be considered and a policy tor the iuture management of the road out lined. WIIAT LIQUOR MEN ASK. Provisions of the New Law Proposed for Jiew York State It Penults Sunday Afternoon Selling, and, in Effect, Re peals the Civil Damage Act. New Yoek, Jan. 29. A bill to revise and consolidate the laws regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors, was introduced in the Legislature to-day. The bill was drawn by counsel for the State Wine, Liquor and Beer Dealers' Association. Among the more important provisions of the measure is one that reads as follows: Licenses may be revoked if the licensee has been convicted of felony during the term of his license, if the licenso shall have been obtained by talse repicsentation, if Judgment lias been rendered ngainst the licensee in a civil action and shall not havo been paid within CO daj-s, if the licensee shall allow a girl under 16 years of age not a member 01" his family to sell liquor, or if the licenseo shall otherwise violate tho law. A license which has been revoked by a Hoard of Excise is renewable under a writ of certi orari to be granted to any licensee. Other sections of the bill provide means for the transfer of the license upon the death of the licensee, for the transfer of the license by the permission of an Excise Board, and for the revocation of the license by the force of criminal conviction. A pro vision in regard to Sunday selling reads that any person who, whether having a license or not, shall sell or offer or expose for sale any strong or spirituous liquors, wine, ale or beer, on Sunday before 1 o'clock in the afternoon, shall be guilty ot a misde meanor. Section 40 provides that no recovery shall be had in any civil action to recover dam ages suffered, by reason of intoxication of any person or persons who shall, by selling or giving away any intoxicating drinir, have caused such intoxication, unless notice in writing was previously given. Some people claim that the last clause is an effec tual repeal of the civil damage act. A LETTER from Andrew Lane, one or England's first literati, la THE DISPATCH to-morrow. OHIO LAWMAKERS' W0BK. A Bill Passed That Is a Blow at the Colum bus Poolrooms. Columbus, O., Jan. 29. Special The House to-day passed Mr. Garber's bill mak ing it a felony, punishable by fine and im- prisonment, for anyone to maliciously cut, break, tap or make any connection with, or read or copy by the use of telegraph or telephone instruments, or otherwise, in any authorized manner, any message, either social or business, commercial or other news reports, from anv telegraph or telephone line, wire or cable. The bill is aimed at the bookmakers at the poolrooms of the country, and especially those which flourish in Columbus. Mr.Strehli's House joint resolution calling on the members of Congress from Ohio to use their efforts to have that body purchase the historic Temple farm at Yorktown, Va., was adopted by the Senate. The House joint resolution recommending the election of United States Senators by the people, was reported back to the Senate by the Committee on Federal Relations, without recommendation, Tlie Unknown Still Unconscious. The unknown man who fell down the stone stairway at the Union depot on Wednesday is still at the AVest Penn Hos pital. He was conscious for a few moments yesterday, but nothing could be learned ironr him about his home or whence he came. Superintendent Cowan thinks the man was beaten' about the head and face. His skull is fractured along the forehead. A GREAT SHpWING. . The CENT-A-WORD columns or THE DISPATCH are now the choice or all classes. Figure prove their popularity. Here's a splendid showing: . Small ads. for the k montht end- Q A "JCA uig DccmUxr SI, 1S91 , ) Samekmonths inlSSO 1(5,104 Jncreatc due to cent-a-icord Q CRfl Responses to advertisements In THE DIS PATCH are certain to come promptly and from desirable sources. Try one and save time and patience. The reader of this pa per have entire confidence in its'adletg. Tho best class ot help i reached In its want columns. TWO OTTOS TO DIE. 1 Schneider and Bis Cruel Acconiplico learn Their Fate for TRIPLE CRIMES ON EIGHT GIRLS. Once Enticed Within Their House, Their Victims Were Doomed. WOMEN WITH MORBID CDRIOSITT Vienna, Jan. 29. The sensational Schneider murder trial was ended to-day. The defense, if defense it can be called, where the accused go on the stand and Dy their evidence corroborate the testimony of the prosecution, closed this morning and the case was given to the jury. The jurors required only 70 minutes to find Schneider guilty of all the murders charged against him, and a verdict of guilty , against Frau Schneider for the murder of Vincenzia Zouffar. The Judge immedi ately sentenced both prisoners to death. Both executions will take place on the same day, but Frau Schneider will be executed first. The First Rumors of the Crimes. For cold-blooded cruelty this case stands almost without parallel in the annals of crime in this city. 'Some months ago tho police became habituated to receiving re ports of the mysterious disappearance of young servant girls. These reports came with such startling frequency that the police decided that more was in the case than ap peared on the surface. They therefore adopted extraordinary measures to learn what had become of the missing girls. It came to the knowledge of the authori ties after a long and patient investigation that a large number of girls had been em ployed by Franz Schneider and his wife, Rosalie, and that after thev had been at work a short time they'would disappear and never be heard of again. All the evidence obtainable pointed in the direction of the Schneiders as having knowledge of the fate of the girls, and finally they were placed under arrest on the charge of murdering eight of their servants. Their trial has been proceeding for several days, aud for brutal and sensational developments it stands with out comparison here. Once at Schneider's There Was No Hope. It was shown that the prisoners, on the pretext of employing the girls, had enticed them to their home. Once there their fate was sealed. The evidence against the ac cused was overwhelming, but Frau Schneider until yesterday stoutly main tained that her husband was alone respon sible for the death of the girls. Schneider was confronted on Tuesday with the skull and hair of oneot his victims, Rosalie Kleinratb, and with the torn cloth ing she had worn at the time of her death. This ghastly exhibit had a great effect upon Schneider, who broke down completely and confessed his guilt. lie described in detail his method of doing away with the girls. He would go to the room occupied by the girl last employed by hiswife, anddespite her prayers and entreaties, would assault her. It was thought by the police that he first chloro formed his victims, but in his confession Schneider said that they were always con scious when he attacked them. His Wire Aids Him in F.vrry Crime. Horrible as it may appear, his wife ac companied and aided him. Afterward she would grasp the hands of the victim while Schneider clutched the poor girl by the throat and choked her to death. The same course was pursued in the case of all the eight victims. After the girl was dead Schneider and his wife would convev the bodies to a wood close to their home, wien they would strip their victims of their clothing, which, together with the contents of the girl's lug gage, they would afterward sell. 5frs. Schneider yesterday, who had all along claimed she had no part in the mur ders, broke down and confessed her com plicity. The prosecutiqn proved that she herself had killed Vincenzia Zouffar.' A peculiarity of the crowd which fre quented the court room was that it was not composed entirely of men, as is usually the case in murder trials here unless the connections of prisoners attend such trials. The Schneiders' trial has been marked by the presence of a veryJarge number of stylisnly-dressed ladies, who leveled their lorgnettes and closely scanned the features of the prisoners. " " Nothing Conquers Woman's Cnrioslty. Some of the evidence was of a nature'to bring a blush to almost anycheek, but these ladies, though some of them did blush at certain parts of the testimonv, were so eager to hear every word of the outrages, murders and robberies that they conquered their natural inclination to leave the court room, and, gaining courage from the many women present, they remained and had their curiosity gratified. The public prosecutor, in his speech against the prisoners, gave a most vivid description of the fiendish character of the crimes, and he dwelt at great length upon the cruelty, heartlessness and lack of all womanly feeling manifested by Frau Schnei der in enticing the girls to her home where she knew death would be their fate. There was a great sensation 'in the court room when, at the conclusion of his speech, the pnblic,prosecutor straightened himself and, pointing with outstretched arm at Schnei der, exclaimed in a loud tone, "He is a doomed man." They Receive Their Sentence Coolly. Throughout the terrible arraignment of the prisoners hy the public prosecutor, Schneider sat with his head clasped in his hands and showed no emotion whatever. His wife, though she listened closely to the scathing words applied to her, remained perfectly cool and unmoved. When the death sentence was passed upon them they showed no fear.but listened to the fateful words with an air amounting almost to indifference. PADLEWSKY WAS SHOT. Ken York Socialists, Thongb, Don't Be lieve the Pistol Was in Bis Own Hand -VTheir Reasons for Thinking He Was Murdered A Mass Meeting. Xnw York, Jan. , 29. Special The story of the suicide of the Nihilist Padlew sky, who is sought by the French and Rus sian police for the assassination of General Michael de Seliverstoff on November lfj, 1890, in Paris, gave the Socialists in New York plenty to talk about to day. Some of them think Padlewsky, or Otto Hauser.'a's he called himself in San Antonio, Tex., did not die by his own hand, but met the same fate 'which he meted out to Seliverstoff. Padlewsky, they say, was mnrdered. When asked what object any person could have in killing Padlewsky in secret, when there was glory and reward to be had for taking him alive, these persons declare that Russia could hope to gain nothing by caus ing his arrest in America, while she could at least have revenge by shooting him down. Political murder, "they said, was not extraditable, and the probable . re sult of causing his apprehension tiy American authorities would be the dis comfiture of seeing him eventually released to enjoy.frredom and taunt his pursuers for the rest of his life. Knowing this, they say, the French police had tried to make it appear that the murder was the result of a personal quarrel over a woman. It surprised some Socialists to learn that the fugitive had been concealed for a time in this neighborhood, although it had been pretty generallv supposed that he-wns in the country. The Russians are talking of holding a mass meeting in memory ?of Padlewsky. ' ., A bale Notice for the Rent. , Constable Heiner posted a sale" notice on the door of the Cyclorama building yester- day. rWhen tho conroanr closed ud the jjplace "thevowefTayearir-rent. It is now , occupied by P. Lutner, wno runs a concert iiall and restaurant. An attempt yii be made, it is said, to hold Mr. Luther's goods. CHICAGO'S MAYOR HUSTLING. HE GOES TO NEW YORK CITT TO SELL WORLD'S FAIR BONDS. Three Million Dollars' Worth Is All He Could Place Tlie Big Exposition Project In Need or Funds Chicago Has AH the Stock in It She Wauts. New,Yokk, Jan. 29. Special Chica go's young Mayor, Hempstead Washburne, has been in town for nearly a week, has flitted in and out of the Holland House, and no man knew what he was up to until this afternoon. It was then announced In "Wall street that Mayor Washbnrne was here to raise money for the World's Fair in Chicago. This evening at ' the Holland House Mr. Washburne explained matters. When Chi cago found that she had actually got the Fair she immediately saw that such a gigan tic enterprise could not be run on wind alone. The citizens chipped in as far as they were able, and steps were taken to make a laid on the United States Treasury. The citizens' subscriptions did not pan out as liberally as at first anticipated, and the proposed raid on the United States Treas ury has not met with favor. Other channels must be explored, and that is what Mr. Washburne has been up to. He savs the Illinois Legislature au thorized Chicago to issue 55,000,000 4 per cent 30-year bonds, provided the people should ratify the proposition at the polls. This they did, and a further indorsement of the scheme to issue the bonds came from the Common Council of Chicago. The bonds bore date of January 1, 1891. Every effort was made to sell the bonds in Chicago, but Mayor Washburne, to place them, had to come East, explaining this by saying that "New York is the great bond market of America." Mr. Washburne to-day opened- the bids' for the bonds. There were just three bids for but 53,000,000 of the bonds. Blair & Co.. of 33 Wall street, and Brewster, Cobb & Esterbrook, of Boston, bid par and nc crued interest. Mr. Washburne declined to state the terms of the third bid. With Mr. Macy confined to his room in the Holland House the transactions could not be closed without his consent. This was obtained this evening. Mayor Washburne will re turn to Chicago to-morrow. KENTUCKY'S WORST OUTLAW Adds Two More to His Long List of Mur ders Berry Turner and His Hand Have a Perfect Contempt of Law and His Ene mies. Louisville, Jan. 29. Near Pineville, Ky., Bob Jones and Lee Davis, two promi nent members of the Parton faction, were killed Wednesday evening by Turner and his men, it is said, from ambush. James P. Jones and. Davis, the two murdered men, were known as avowed enemies of Berry Turner. They had assisted in his capture about a year and a half ago, when be was lodged in jail here. Since Turner made his escape these two men have been endeavor ing" to effect his capture. They had gone so far as to offer a reward of ?200 for Turner's apprehension. The friends of Manuel Parton, who was killed by Turner last Saturday, were given a chance to bury the body Wednesday, but not until it had been partly devoured by hogs. Berry Turner is considered one of the most desperate outlaws that ever dis graced this country. He comes from the famous Turner familv of Yellow Creek, and nas a recora ior Kilting rareiy equaiea. He has gathered about him a most desperate gang of mountaineers, and defies the law as much as he does his enemies. His strong hold is just on the Tennessee line. ' The Sheriff of Claiborne, Tenn., has noti fied the officers here that he will furnish a posse of 20 men to assist in the capture of Turner and his gang, and the attempt will probably be made. " THE SLASHER INSANE. He Wanted to Cut Germans, bnt Occasion ally Made Mistakes A Tow That Evi dently Turned His Head He Is Sent to a State Asjlam. New Yokk, Jan. 29. Special. On the trial to-day of Henry G. Dowd, the slasher, Lawyer Meyer said that Dowd's defense would be that he was insane at the time he slashed William Muller's throat. Police Captain Richard O'Con nor testified that when Dowd was arrested he asked Dowd why he had slashed Mullen Dowdsaid: "I did not do it. I never cut a man in my life." Later he said at various times: "I did not cut him," "I cut him in self-defense," "I never hurt a child in my life." Then he said that he hated Germans, and liked to kill them because a German had assaulted his mother. Captain McLaughlin testified that be asked Dowd why he slashed Lawyer Carson, and Dowd said that he did not do it. Then the Captainsaid: "Even if you did not like Germans there was no occasion to cut him, because he was not a German." Dowd answered: 'JWell, I looked at him twice He bad lightnair and h looked like a Ger man who assaulted my mother." Dr. Robert C. Davis testified that in his opinion Dowd was insane, and had been in sane for a number of years. The jury pon dered for two hours, and acquitted Dowd on the ground of insanity. He was committed to the State asylum for the criminal insane at Auburn. TEUKK IIHES WILL POOL, Even if the Inter-State Comhierce Law Is Against It. New Yokk, Jan. 29. Special It is not poinmonly known that the trunk lines have. pooled first and second class as well as im migrant business since January 15, but ow ing to the provisions of the inter-State com merce law, which specially prohibits this practice, efforts have been made to keep it secret Commissioner Goddard made an award of percentages as early as last October, but their adoption has hung fire until the middle of this month. These are the percentages adopted: New York Central, 33; West Shore, 6: Ontario and Western, 3; Erie, 15; Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western, 5.5; Lehigh Valley, 3; Pennsylvania, 25; Baltimore and Ohio," 9.6. Total, 100. One or two of these roads made considera ble concessions. The New York Central, ior one, very often carries from 35 to 40 per cent of the westbound competitive busi ness. When this is the case it is expected to divert a corresponding amount of immi grant traffic to its neighbors. The immi grants' situation, in spite of the late meet ing of the presidents, is said to be just as unsettled as ever, .and of the entire immigrant railroad travel out of New York it is believed that less than 25 per cent passes through the Clearing House. ' The outside agents are getting the rest-of it, and two or three of the trunk lines are favored, as usuak The ngents who formerly represented them, it is said, still turn over to them the bulk of the business. THE FIRE EECOED. At BraUdock the Pennsylvania Railroad station was slightly damaged. The house or Peter Basort at Copeland was totally destroyed hy fire on Thursday night. At Brooklyn, the machinery and stock of Peter Young's bagging factory. Losi $30,000. NEAn Copeland, Pa., Peter Wysock's dwell ing. The family escaped in their night clothes. .At Plttston, Pa., Pedrtck & Bosencranse's confectionery store and an adjoining build in. Loss, $5,000. At Chester, S. C., tho Chester cotton fac toiv. Over 200 operatives out otwoik. Loss, $220,000; insurance, $150,000. The Pennsylvania Railroad station at Brnddook was de troyed by Are early yester day morning. It Is thought tube incendiary. .."eajj at. J itA f i Against the Pinkcrton Detective Agencies," as Illegal and a MENACE TO THE COUNTRY'S PEACE. Congressmen Fear That They Cannot Inter vene in the Hatter. THE! CONSIDER IT A STATE QUESTION VASiintCTON, D. G, Jan. 29. The Farmers' Alliance sounded the war against the Pinkertons to-day. It demands that this detective agency, whose operations ex tend through every great commercial center, and whose ramifications include every im portant oity of the country, be thoroughly investigated by the House of Representa tives, and that legislation be enacted to suppress the abuses alleged to be practiced by this qunsl-railitia organization. Some days ago Representative Watson, the Farmers'. Alliance member from Georgia, presented a resolution instructing the Com mittee on Judiciary to "investigate as quickly and as fully as possible, the char ters, by laws, rules and regulations of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, its' organiza tion, lorces, purposes and operations, and report to the House the methods of that agency, the number of armed men it can utilize in carrying out its purposes, the manner in which these armed men so employed are under the control or influ ence of capitalists, and therefore acting as the militia of those capitalists to carry out their private aims, regardless of what may be the merits of the dispute with the laborers." Violation of National Law Claimed. The resolution further directed the com mittee to report whether the Pinkerton agency is not practically irresponsible for acts of personal violence which may be com mitted by its hirelings, and whether the State courts are not virtually without powerto identify,arrest, convict and punish such non-resident criminals, and also whether the charter and operations of that agency are not a violation of the rules of the United State This resolution was referred to the Com mittee on Judiciary, but the Farmers' Al liance Representatives have become appre hensive that it will not be reported back as promptly as thev desire. One day last week Mr. Watson asked unanimous consent that this resolution be withdrawn from the Judiciary Committee. "I thinkt" said he ou tbat occasion, "that the question of whether an investigation by the Judiciary Committee is to be ordered can best be de termined in tbe House." Mr. Oates objected to the unanimous con sent, and stated that the committee would report' back this resolution, with either favorable or unfavorable recommendation, in a short time. This statement was ac cepted as satisfactory by Mr. Watson, who to-day appeared before the committee and made an argument in favor of his resolution. He insisted that it 'was the duty of Congress to investigate thoroughly the abuses that had grown up under the practices of Pinker tonism, and take prompt steps to suppress tho quasi-militia organization which has been fostered by capitalists alone, and which, as the paid agent of the monopoly, was a constant menace to the liberty of the common people. The Resolution Not in Favor. Mr. Oates, of Alabama, asked some per tinent questions of Mr. Watson, and while disclaiming any desire to defend the prac tices of the Pinkertons, expressed some doubts as to the ability of Congress to legis late upon the subject, Which he considered a matter only to be regulated or suppressed by the various State Legislature's. The members of the committee generally seemed to share this opinion of Mr. Oates, and the resolution of Mr. Watson will be reported favorably. "It is our intention," baid Mr. Watson to an Associated Press reporter to-day, "to push this thing to the. bitter end.' This resolution is a party measure with, the Farmers' Alliance representatives. ' We think that for the corporations to arm and equip a standing army to settle their diffi culty with their laborers by war is reducipg the Government to anarchy. TJie laborers have no right to. mi jfn'fain a standing army to fight the corporations, and tbe corpora tions should have no right to maintain a standing army to fight the labor ers. If the Government .is not strong enough to deal with these people and settle their disputes from a Government standpoint, then there is an end of the rule of the law, and the beginning of the rule of that party which can equip the heaviest batallions. The Pinkerton Detec tive Agencies, viewed in the light of their actual practices, are but a standing militia subiect to the beck and call of the capital ists. They carry out the orders of the capi talists no matter to what bloodshed those orders may lead, and they do it totally to the disrespect of the rights of the other party. Rights on Both Sides to Consider. "If armed intervention is to come at all, it should come from the army of an impar tial magistrate, State or Federal, which recognizes that there are two sides to all labor qnestions, and that the rights of both are to be considered. We want to serve notice to the House and the committee to day that we expect action upon this matter, anil will protest against unreasonable delay, either in the committee or in the House." Representative Simpson, of Kansas, for the Farmers' Alliance of the West, ex pressed the same sentiments as Representa tive Watson, of Georgia. "One of our strong fights in this Congress," said he, "is to be made upon the principle embodied in that resolution. There are 30,000 in the United States in the employ of the Pinker tons who can be mobilized at any city. They can shoot down the citizens of that city, and the guilty party is at once spirited away by his fellows, without any snow of justice. That has been done many times in the past. The existence of the Pinkerton organization is a constant menace to the interests of labor and the freedom of the people, and, if un checked, will finally result in the establish ment of a private army to be need in the in terests ot monopoly. J.hat practice can be carried far enough to destroy free govern ment. This is one of our party questions which, as representatives of the larmers and laboring men, we are going to force upon this Congress, and every Representative and Senator must show the American people where he stands upon this question." "The resolution will be reported unfavor ably," said Mr. Oates, to-night, "for the reason that Congress has no power to take away from the States the regulation of this matter. As the chairman of the sub-committee to which this is allowed, I called upon Mr. Watson to furnish us with the charter of the Pinkerton agency, so that we might see whether its regulation was something within the grant of power to Congress,and whether we had the right to legislate, upon it. If we have no right to legislate upon it, then, in mv opinion, we have no right to inquire into it. Mr. AVatson was unable to furnish us with any evidence or arguments showing that we had a right to legislate upon the matter. I do'not believe in making an in vestigation of a subject concerning which Congress has no power to legislate. "In the case of Kilbourne and Thompson, some years ago, the Supreme Court decided that Kilbourne was entitled to damages be cause of false imprisonment for refusing to answer questions before the investieating committee. They decided that it was false imprisonment, because tbe subject investi gated was one. over which Congress had no control, and in which it ,had not the power to legislate. I think that Mr. Watson's resolution covers an analogous case, and that we could not compel the attendance of witnesses in the Pinkerton investigation because the regulation of those detective agencies is a subject on which we could not legislate. -Such legislation, if any be nec eisarr, should be made by the various , FiKMERS PROTESTING' 8tate.1-Inour reporf orthis resolution'to-i tne ilouse we state tuny our reasons ior op posing the investigation." ONE OF THE KAISER'S PETS. The Sectarian Education Bin Meetlnjj De termined Opposition In the Prussian Diet Caprlvl Says It Is Aimed Against Atheism, and Not in Tavor of Jesuits. BnBLnr,,Jan. 29. The sectarian educa tion bill is under discussion in the Lower House of the Prussian Diet, and masterly arguments for and against the measure are expected. Though the bill is, of course, a Government measure, it does not meet with unqualified support from all the members of the ministry. So opposed was Herx Miquel, the Prus sian Minister of Finance, to the adoption of the bill without what he insisted were yital modifications that he tendered his resigna tion to the Emperor-King. The latter, however, did not accept it, and prevailed on nerr Miquel to remain in office until the bill was debated by committee. The bill is a pet scheme of the Emperor, bnt it is cer tain to meet with determined opposition. Chancellor von Caprivi to-day made a speech in favor of the bill, and took occa sion to denounce the attitude of tbe Na tional Liberals on the question. In the course of his speech he said that if the mem bers of that party continued in their oppo sition to the measure the Government would give further proof of its ability to swim against the stream. The Chancellor declared that the Government would stead fastly oppose the readmission of the Jesnits to Germany. The present campaign of the Government, he said, was against atheism. General Count von Waldersee, the Court Chamberlain and the Emperor's former tutor, Prof. Hinzpeter, were present in the gallery of the chamber while the Chancellor was speaking. IIBEL SUITS IH XOTJISIANA Growlnjr Out of Charges Blade Through the Exciting Lottery Campaign. New Okleass, Jan. 29. Special A number of affidavits for criminal libel were made to-day by prominent Republfcan mem bers of the Legislature against the editor of the New Orleans Republican and its direc tors, including most of the prominent United States officials here. Among those making these affidavits were Senator Thomas A. Cage, K. F. Geuchard and Representative C. F. Brown, all colored, the affidavits be ing against A. K. Burkdell, editor of the Republican and Coiner of the Mint, I. B. Donally, director in the Republican com pany, and United States Marshal, ev-Gov-ernor H. C. Warmoth, also a director and Collector of Customs, and W. L. McMillan and A. S. Badga, who also holds an import ant office in the custom house. The charge of criminal libel grew out of the lottery question and the divisions in the Republican ranks. The New Orleans Re luMican, which represents the Custom House ring of the party, has been for some time past assailing the other faction, of which Cage Geurchard and Brown are members, and accused them, among other things, of having sold their votes in the Legislature on the lottery amendment, and received 113,000 a piece for doing so. Senator Cage demanded a retraction of this charge from the editor of the Republi can, which was promised, but not given, whereupon he went into court and brought charges against the editors and di rectors of the Republican, which included nearly all the prominent federal officials here. TWO TBTAHT LOCOMOTIVES. An Engineer Fatally Injured in a strange Collision "ear Wllllainsport. Philadelphia, Jan. 29. A switching engine and a heavy freight locomotivetol lided near Newberry Junction, Pa., yester day, and as a result Engineer Patrick Trent lies in the hospital at Williamsport, proba bly fatally injured. His fireman, Walter Withers, escaped with severe bruises. The engineer and fireman of the freight locomo tive were not aboard at the time. When the crash came neither locomoftKsJ;ftt2l track, but the shocks cpenea Twiderihe throttle of the switch- engine, aid it con tinued up the...(rack, pushing the other ahead ot it. They continued on through thv freight yards, increasing their speed. Gfte main track fortunately was clear, and thv runa ways dashed on until Linden station, sev eral miles away, was reached, wlUii the steam gave out. As soon as the aoWdent occurred orders were quickly telegnhed ahead to stop all trains at Jersey Sborafand clear the track, and another engine Was sent in pursuit of the runaways. 9Tiey were overtaken just as they were slowing up. The Chinese Celebrate New Tear. The Chinese of this city and vicinity ycB- terday celebrated the Chinese New Year, , which is the greatest holiday of that people. The best of everything to eat and drink is provided, and the entire day given up to enjoyment. The festivities will continue for two or three days. It is the eighteenth anniversary of the Emperor-that is the rea son for the celebration. With every new Emperor the Chinese start a new calendar. The Alliance Admits Small State. Chicago, Jan. 29. At the last session of the Farmers' Alliance this morning the con stitution was amended so as to make 25 lo cal organizations enough to form a State body. This will let in several little States and will materially conduce to the growth of the national body. AT LATIMER'S LAST DAYS -OF OUR- CLE ANING If you want to know where are read the following facts: OUR CLOAKS AND WRAPS That were UNDERWEAR At just DRESS GOODS. Our entire prices put 3,498 yards Apron S,-i86 yards best quality Cashmeres, all 5,986 yards Toweling at 3c 468 yards Curtain Scrim 3jc HEThe goods MUST be T. M; LATIMERJ 138 and 140 Federal St., AldfEGHENY, CALLED !T0;A'GC0MTi Steamship Asents Indicted for' Allowing Debarred Immigrants TO ESCAPE FE0JI THEIR VESSELS. Uncle Earn determined the Lair Shall B Eespected and Obeyed. 1 LAX SYSTEM TIIAT 1IUST BE CHECKED rCF-ECIAt. TXLXGRAM TO TUZ DISPATCII.1 New York, Jan. 29. Uncle Sam is about to test the question of a steamship corns' pany's responsibility for the escape 0 objectionable persons who are brought to these shores by its vessels. R. J. Curtis, agent of the Hamburg-American Steam ship Line, whose pier is at Hoboken, has! been indicted by the United.States Grand Jury at Trenton, N. J. Four true bill have been brought against him. He is1 charged with allowing four Russians to es- cape from the steamer Normannia, who had been debarred from landing, on the ground that they were contract laborers. The evidence upon which the indictments! were based was secured by Judge C D. Up church, of the contract labor bureau. ThaJ four Russians were examined by him Sep tember 17, last year, and debarred from,, landing. They were taken to Hoboken and placed in the Humburg-American steamer Normannia, to be taken back to Russia. The vessel was to sail September 19. Ou the 18th the four debarred Russians escaped, from the steamer The agent of the steam ship company, it is alleged, made no effort to find the fugitives, nor did he make any official report, it-is said, of the escape. Escaped Immigrants Found in Slines. Information was received by the contract labor department that the four men wera working in the St. Thomas cool mines, West , Virginia. These mines are "located between, the towns of Piedmont and Elkins. Judga Upchnrch was sent to West Virginia to identify the men, if possible. The mission, was neither an easy nor a safe one. Judge Upchnrcli remained in the camp ai St Thomas for 18 days disguised as a coal, miner. He took this course after exhaust-1 ing every other meani. He finally inter ested a young American miner, Henry Rex trow, in the matter. One rainy night the pair made an inspection of the mine, .nd during this journey Judge Upchnrch recog-! nized the ionr Russians who had a few' months before been examined by him at tho ' Bargp Office. Judge Upchurch recently returned from West Virginia and went before the United States grand jury at Trenton, with his re'' port and testimony. Peter Wright, of Peter Wright &Sons, until January 1 agents of the Red Star1 Steamship Line, has also been indicted byi the United States grand jury ot Trenton, f for allowing two pauper", who had been de-, barred, to escape from the steamer upon which they had been placed to be returned to their homes. Dead JIan One or the Indicted. The true bills were found ofl two cases which occurred in September of lost year. Unfortunately for. the wisdom of the jurors' at Trenton, Peter Wright has been dead for" years, and some living member of the firm will have to be indicted. The penalty i ' J000 for each of the offenses. It is believed that other offending agents may be indicted. . Fifteen Slovacks, who arrived Monday at' Ellis Island from the steamship Aller, were detained and 'will be returned. It was ', found the men came to this country under! contract to work in two mines in PennsyKd vanio. Eight hundred Hungarians from tha steamship Amsterdam, which arrived on! Monday, have also been detained. They1 will be sent back by the same steamer. That men admitted they were under contract! to work in a box manufactory in Minne' apolis. R. J. Cortes said to a reporter this after noon: "You are the bearer of the first news of my indictment, but it does not disturb) me a bit- I know absolutely nothing about the case. The Normannia 'has not been in , Tais umt "ift-vuTee months, trnu'if th2 alleged offense occurred in September it is strange -that an indictment was not found before. Not the First Complaint. "We have had several complaints of con tract and pauper laborers landing. I recall the Case of an innocent German who was sent back. He was anxious to go home. He wandered away from the man who was watching hira and went to the Barge Office. There W3S a big time over it, and when we got him back to the Columbia we locked him in. "The law under which this indictment is found is most absurd. It was passed at the bidding of labor agitators, and to judge from what they say one would imagine that' the sieamship companies were conspiring against thepcace and prosperity of the ' country. We have absolutely no means of determining whether our passengers are contract laborers. If they are they are cer-- tainly going to keep the fact to themselves. 'X have never undertaken to evade the law, and have never tried to land detained immi grants." The firm of Peter Wright & Sons is com- I poied 01 several partners, an ihiladel-; phiins. Peter Wright died many years V agoA and James Wright, now in the con cernAis a son of Peter. Up to January 1" Peten Wright & Sons were the agents of the Itid Star Line. At present tbe Red Star and the Inman lines are operated by1 the International Navigation Company. The office is at No. 6 Bowline Green. There this afternoon a reporter was told that thert ' naa Jiear-i nothing ot tne action ot tne 'J.renton grand jury. a "M - UP SALE the biggest bargains in the cityS $60 and S'40 are now $25 and $2 half value. See the speqia bargain lot on center counter at 20c per garment. remaining stocks have closing on uiciii. ns a sample we from hundreds of bargain lots: Ginghams 6lc shades, including blacks, at iAJ?cJ N4 t sold; hence these sacrifices. 45 and 46 S. Diamond! kJH y - -i i4J$A V - ta rf&iM-'' '""A&stfiiBW
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