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January 31 was 10,568. Try THE
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FORTT-STKTH YEAH
PITTSBUEG. "WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1892.
THREE CENTS.
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FiTZSIMMONS
T
Is the Man Captured and
Now Confined in a
New Orleans Cell.
HE BRAGS TOO MUCH,
Declaring It Took Him Fully Three
Hours to Saw His Way
OUT OF THE PITTSBURG JAIL
Es Version of thj Shooting of Gilkinson
Repeated Down South.
He Admits That His Wife Handed Him
Her Pistol When He Called for It He
Would Repeat the Shooting a Hun
dred Times if Necessary A Denuncia
tion of His Counsel, of the Woman
Who Turned State's Evidence Against
Him, and of Holmes Anderson The
Latter, He Says, Led the Detectives to
Him A Promise to Write Out the Par
ticulars of His Story Further Details
of How the Clew Was Worked Out
Warden McAleese's Cleverness a
Great Factor in the Arrest Tom Mar
shall Calls Fitza Monkey and a Fool.
STFCIU. TELEGRAM TO THE DtRrATCn. 1
Xew Obleaxs, Feb. 2. Fitzsimmons,
the famous Pittsburg burglar and murderer
of Detective Gilkinson, whose crime created
such a sensation, is still in jail here, and
will remain until Murphy, the Pittsburg
detecthe, who is coming down here to take
him home, arrives, nhich is thought will be
Thursday.
Fitzsinimons refused to make a statement,
but entered into some explanation of his
affairs. He said that the various accounts
of the shooting of Gilkinson and the wound
ing of Murphy published in the papers
were erroneous in many particulars, lie
admitted that lie had committed the jewelry
robbery, and had also been guilty of steal
ing the silks. In both of these cases his
confederate had been a woman who turned
State's evidence against him and gave such
testimony as was sufficient to convict him
and iree herself.
Fitz's Story of the Shooting;.
Although he did not know it at the time,
lie subsequently learned that when Gilkin
sorrand Murphy were shot by bim theyhad
ostensibly come to arrest him for the Home
stead burglary. The circumstances of the
thooting, ' he says, were briefly these: A
number of people were engaged at the time
in laying some gas pipe near his residence.
On the morning of the shooting he was
seated in a room, in company with his Tfife
and little daughter, when he heard his wife
scream. Looking up, he saw her staggering
about the room, she having been seized by
two men, who, he thought, were some of the
Italians assaulting her. He jumped up,
grasped a pistol, and fired, Gilkinson fall
ing wounded. Murphy then fired at him
and his wife, the former being wonnded on
the shoulder.
The Weapon Handled by Bla Wire.
When Murphy grappled with bim, Fitz
simmons called to her to band him her
pistol. She kept a small pistol of her own
to protect her in his frequent absence.
When Mrs. Fitzsimmons gave him her
pistol he shot Murphy. He thought he was
right in what he had done, and would do it
a hundred times again, if necessary.
Fitzsimmons said that his father was a
wealthy and respected merchant, of Brock
ville, Ontario, and had been Mayor of that
town and school trustee for 20 years; that
his uncle, William Fitzsimmons, had been
twice elected member of the Canadian
Parliament for Leeds and Greenville, and
was to-day Postmaster at Brockville. He
had inherited $18,000 from his father, t'JCOO
of which he had spent in defense of his
wife, to whom he leelingly referred as the
best and gentlest of women, and absolutely
innocent of anything, but assisting him in
the protection of those to whom he was
bound by ties of love.
A Red-Hot Itoast for His Counsel.
He had been systematically victimized by
his lawyers, and his principal counsel, em
ployed at $1,000, trad feigned illness in
order not to be present at the trial.
Fitzsimmons denied that the police of
ew Orleans were entitled to any credit
for capturing him, as he was the victim of
treachery. He had helped a poor fellow in
Pittsburg. The man was now living in
New Orleans, and Fitzsinimons had come
here to tee him. The man had betrayed
liim to the police in order to get a part of
the reward oflered for his capture.
Fitz seemed quite proud of the wanner
in which he cut his way out of the Alle
gheny County Jail, and said that he was
three hours at work there with a hand-saw.
He claimed that his wife was a Lonisianan,
and closely related to Stonewall .T.rl-cnn
She had a number of relatives of the highest
..ocial standing in New Orleans, but he did
not care to mention their names. He
promises to give still further particulars of
his story in the form of a letter to the
papers.
A REQUISITION ISSUED.
Attorney Marshall Talks or the Capture
of His Er-Cllent-Telegrams Stating;
That, the Identification Is Complete
The Tart Taken by Warden McAleese.
District Attorney Burleigh yesterday re
ceived from J. J. Finney, the detective'who
captured Fitzsimmons at Xew Orleans the
following telegram:
Identification positive: hut not admitted
No legal fight yet. Authorities cordially
cooperating.
County Detective Beltzhoover returned
from Harrisburg last evening with the
requisition papers for Fitzsimmons. Thev
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Goehring, the assistant in the District At
torney's office, and he pronounced them as
in correct legal form. An hour later Mr.
Beltzhoover left on the Panhandle road lor
Xew Orleans. In his opinion .Fitz
simmons will make no fight and
will return to Pittsburg without
making even an effort at a legal battle. It
is thought if no 1 egal trouble is raised the
officers will land Fitzsimmons in Pittsburg
.early next week, probably Monday. His
case will be called immediately after his
arrival in-Pittsburg and he will be disposed
of without delay. Already there is con
siderable speculation regarding the result
-of his case, and not a few people believe
that his crime will be fixed at second de
gree murder. There is also .considerable
anxiety as to what attorney will defend the
noted ontlaw.
"Will you defend Fitzsimmons?" was
asked Thomas M Marshall yesterday.
A Very Vigorous Opinion.
"I will defend him if he has the money to
pay me," Mr. Marshall replied, "but on no
other condition. Fitzsimmons is a monkcv
and a fool," Mr. Marshall went on. "I
knew as I lived that his disposition to write
letters wonld lead to his capture. He was
continually writing me. Even my
office boy knew his letters. I
knew his letters to me were being
photographed before I got them. He wrote
to me frequently from St. Louis, but he
never gave a name and I was therefore un
able to answer him and tell him to stop his
infernal writing. In all my experience I
never acted as attorney for "such a fool as
Fitzsimmons. I quit him twice before he
scaped, but he always paid me to come
back to him. It is a mistake to think him
a smart, shrewd iellow. He is simply a
fool and a monkey.
"The detectives are getting considerable
'glory out of his capture just now," Mr.
Marshall said, "but thev are not entitled to
a whit or credit. Warden John McAleese Is
wholly responsible for the capture of Fitr.
McAleeso lonnd the slips of paper on
Holmes Anderson, and no other living man
would have found them. Those slips of
Sapor led to tile arrest of Fitz, and If there
e any credit in it Mr. McAleeso must havo
it. Klllen, the Tarentum murderer, had also
arranged to escape, but he was caught in the
act by McAleese," Mr. Marshall concluded.
"leu me or those slips or paper iouna on
Holmes AndereonJ" was asked Warden Mc
Aleese j esterday.
"Well, ever since 1 come to the Jail I was
suspicious or Anderson. lie Is a big, fat,
ignorant fellow, but lie seemed to be con
cealli.g something in his mind and I never
could rightly understand him. I watched
him closely for six weeks. Fitzsimmons
knew that Anderson would be cleared and
Anderson knew it too. After Anderson had
been cleared, and when ho was being taken
Into court to be released from Jail, I stopped
him in my office. 'I want you a moment,'
I said to him. 'What fort' he asked,
anxiously. Then I knew he was alarmed.
Insisted Upon a Search.
"I told him I wanted to search him. flo
protested vigorously. He said he had been
searched when he entered the Jail, and he
would not submit to another searching. I
insisted, however, and while he was arguing
I had gone through every pocket in his coat
and vest. In his vest pocket I round a roll
of money. He was unable to tell me the
amount of money he had, and that con
firmed my heller that he was in with Fitz
simmons and that he had gotten the money
from the outlaw. I then went
over to court, and asked the
District Attornev to delay tho dismissal
ot Anderson and returned and completed
my search. I made him take off every stitch
or clothes, and I examined every thread of
his apparel, all his papers and books. He
had a little or everything In his pockets,
Irom scrap Iron to shoe strings. I found he
had $70 rolled up in themoneylnaneatllttlo
wao. i iounu cue suns or naner mvinir cue
address and location of Fitzsimmons. I sent
Anderson back Into a dark cell and then sent
lor District Attorney Burleigh. With himrl
again examined tho stuff I had taken from
Anderson, and after returning everthlng
bnt the papers I had Andersoubrought out
again. He at first denied everything. I
looked him fair in the eyes and called htm a
liar: He wilted. He then agreed to tell me
everything, but the fact Is he knew nothing
of importance. Burleigh took tho slips of
paper, turned them over to the Murphy
detectives and the capture followed. I then
released Anderson. I thought Fitz would Do
watching the Pittsburg papers, and I saw to
It that all of them announced the discharge
from Jail of Holmes Anderson. I knew that
Fitz w ould be watching for him at New Or
leans, me piace oi meeting appointed, and I
now find that
an oi my suspicions were
correct, xietective Finney was 6ent
there Immediately after I " found
the papers, and he seems to have
done the right thing at tho right time. I
don't believe that Anderson went to New
Orleans at all. He was afraid to go.
"I am having Fitzsimmons' old cell ore-
Sared for him and 1 will puthlmback where
e escaped from. I am hopeful he will not
escape from me."
THE ILL-STARRED EIDER
ABANDONED BY OFFICERS AND CREW
AND LEFT TO HER FATE.
The Increased Fury of the Gale Renders
Their Rescue Difficult There Wn No
Fanlc on Board Some of the Mall Ar
rives In Southampton.
Atheefield, Feb. 2. From daylight
until night the beach in the vicinity of
Atherfield Ledge was filled with people
from miles around, all anxious to see the
spectacle of a great transatlantic steamer
on the rocks. Many of the older men in
the little groups that gathered have been
toilers of the sea In their younger days, and
the sight of the Eider lying helplessly on
the dangerous ledge put them in reminis
cent mood, and they told or many wrecks
and narrow escapes they had seen or bad
themselves.
The sea was lashed to tncreasingnry by
the freshening gale, and as the huge rollers
would sweep in from the channel they woula
strike the stranded steamer and sweep al
most entuely over her. The Elder has
shown throughout the terrible pounding she
has received that thciowas nothing faulty
in her construction.
At 8 JO o'clock the lifeboats were launched
and battled their way through- the heavy
seas in the direction of the steamer to try to
re9cnesomeofthe members of the ship's
company still aboard. Most or the offlceis
and crew had already landed. When
the boats reached the stranded vessel
a line was taken from the
steamer and then, dropping alongside,
one boat took on as many of the crew as she
.could sarely carry and headed for the shore.
Tne men who had remained on the steamer
had been anxiously waiting for hours for
the llieboat. The other, lifeboats, alter a
long struggle, also reached the Elder and
took every body off. The lifeboats, after an
exceedingly perilous voyage, succeeded in
bringing everybody from the ship to the
shore in safety.
A few bags or the mail rrom the Eider and
227 or her passengers have arrived at
Southampton. All the passengers concur in
denying the sensational reports that a panic
prevailed when the steamer strnck or after
ward. THE GBAND CEHTBAL HOTEL CLOSED.
Its Managers Give tip 1 hat Was No More
a Faying Business.
New YoaicFeb. 2. Special The Grand
Central Hotel will be closed to-morrow. It
was practically closed this evening, the
only persons in the house being a number
or creditors, who held a meeting in one of
the rooms. Business has been dull In the
hotel for a long while nast, and Fayman 4
Sprague, the proprietors" found they could
not continue paying the $65,000 rent re
quired by the owne-. They had a ten years
lease of the place, which was to expire in
May, 189& Eugene Higglns, son of tho car
pet manufacturer, Is the owner of the prop
erty. The proprietors were In arrears $30,000
for rent, and owed $16,000 more to grocers,
butchers and others. The creditors present
at to-day's meeting accepted an oQer of 33
per cent of their claims.
The hotel was famous as a political head-
3uarters 25 years ago. The killing of Colonel
1m Flsk on the ladles' staircase by Ed
Stokes in January, 1872, made Its. name
familiar all over the country. Of later vears
it was much frequented by Southern j
k.ta.J -Vivi-,
merchants, hut the stagnation of trade ha
kept them away. The proprietors say that
the tearing up of Broadway to build the
cable road also hurt their business. Mr.
Hlggins says it would not pay him to let the
property Tor hotel purposes for ' $10,000.
Unless some hotel man who is willing to pay
more than $10,000 will take the property, it
will be let for business purposes.
CLEVELAND MUST SPEAK.
HIS FRIENDS, THE MUGWUMPS, DE
MAND A DECLARATION.
If They Are to Be Called on to Support
Bim They Want to Know It Work
Must Be Begun at Once or Tliey Fear
It Will Be Too Late.
Boston-, Feb 2. SptciaL The Cleve
land leaders have made Tip their minds to
give up the fight for their favorite unless
he comes out manfully and helps them.
They have grown tired of his shirking, and
demand that he come out and proclaim in
public his candidacy which he is strength
ening in private. There is serious disrup
tion in the Cleveland camp on account of
this feeling, and the breach is widening
every day. '
Some mighty significant facts were to-day
revealed- by one of the most prominent
Democratic leaders in the State, who has
always been known as an ardent Cleveland
man. He knows as much abont New York
politics as or what Is going on in Massachu
setts, and he was able to speak authorita
tively as to the attitude of the Now York
annex to the Cleveland show. He declared
to The Dispatch correspondent that there
would be no contesting delegation from
sew York at the Democratic National Con
vention If Hill got the regular delegates.
"The Murray Hill meeting on Saturday,"
he said, "was called for the purpose or mak
ing an effect upon tho rest or the country.
Tho movement has been started In New
York In view or the existing conditions for
tho purpose or bringing forward some one
as a Presldental candidato upon whom the
more advanced portion of tho Democratio
party could center. This does not neces
sarily mean Cleveland, or any one man
especially; it simply means, for Instance,
some such man as McPberson, Palmer or
Boies. I think that Is about the order of
choice in which they wonld stand.
"Of course, Cleveland has been the favor
ite of the class or men or whom we are
speaking. I presume he still is or many of
them, and he is mine, yet there ia no doubt
their ardor has cooled a little on account of
his recent course of action."
"What do you mean by that? Do you re
fer to his alleged passivity?"
"It Is more than that, it is understood that
some time since Mr. Cleveland positively
forbade his friends in New York to take
any concerted action in his behalf. At that
time they were ready and desirous to make
the fight for the organization, ancLI believe
they could have secured it, had it not been
for his prohibition. I do not know what his
reasons are for this course, and have never
heard them stated. It is a fact, neverthe
less, that his oourxe has greatly disheart
ened rollowers, not only in New York, but
also in other States where it has become
known."
COLORADO'S MAGIC CITY.
It Sprines Up at Creede as Suddenly as Did
Leadvllle A 81,000,000 Offer Refused
The State Claims the tana, and
Trouble Is Feared.
Denver, Feb. 2. The excitement at
Creede, the new mining camp on the Den
ver and Bio Grande Bailroad is intense.
People are flocking in from all parts of the
country, and a large city of rough board
houses has sprung up in a short time. The
mines are wonderful, almost equaling those
of Leadvllle In its best days. David II. N
Moffatt to-day was offered $1,000,000 by an
English company to bond tho Holy Moses
mine at Creede, bnt he refused to do so.
Since tho first prospect hole was started at
Creede -nine montlisLascvJthereJjaye been-
fwww nunu ui un wkou irom me mines,
there, although everything is new" and un
developed as yet. A conflict of opinion as
Jo the ownership of 160 acres in the center
of the new town exists, and there have been
many small fights and lot-jumping, but
thus far no one has been killed.
This property is claimed by the State as
school land, and Is also claimed by M. V. B.
Wason, who has leased and sold some or the
lots. A public auction of these lots by the
State Board Is advertised for February 25,
and It !s feared grave trouble will arise, as
most of the land is covered by squatters
who will not move.
BLAINE AND THE EQANS.
The Secretary Insists He Knows of No
Charge Against Them.
Washington, Feb. 2. Special Secretary
Blaine's attention was called to-day by a
Dispatch reporter to the published state
ment that the Foreign Affairs Committee of
the House of .Representatives may investi
gate the conduct of Miuister Egan and
his son at Santiago during tho past
year. The particular offense charged
against the Minister's son is that he is attor
ney for the collection of a claim of $5,700,000
against tha Chilean .Government growing
out or the revoked concessions to the North
andSouth American Construction Company.
Secretary Blalna was evidently annoved
at the intimation that he had any knowledge
whatever ot young Mr. Egan's business
affairs. The Secretary said: "Why do you
bring this matter to me? The publica
tion of these charges against Mr. Egan
do not refer to me. There are no statements
of mine in them." When he was told that
some Information was desiied about the
published charge against Minister Egan
and son, Mr. Blaine said: "The Stato
Department knows nothing of any such
charges, absolutely nothing?' When asked
If ho knew personally about them the Secre
tary replied: "I have said all I could say
about them if I talked on the subject all
night, for I know nothing on the subject-"
, CLEVELAND SPEAKS AT ATLANTA.
He, Said It Required More Than His Re
puted Backbone to Refuse This Time.
Atlanta, Feb. 2. Ex-President Cleveland
passed through here a't noon to-day en route
trom New Orleans. At Central station he
was given a tremendous ovation. Fully
f,000 persons were assembled. There was a
continuous thunder of applause. Cannon
saluted the arrival of the train, and before
it had stopped Governor Northen had
gotten aboard and introduced Mr. Cleveland
to the multitude.
For 20 minutes he shook hands with tho
crowd, and In response to calls madea short
speech, thanking the people for their cordial
reception and expressing his pleasant le
membrance or his visit here five years ago.
He had declined all previous Invitations to
speak, ho said, but it would require a man
with greater backbone than he was reputed
to have to resist such an outpouring.
EANTJCK PATRIOTISM AS0USED.
Captain O'Grady, Who Befased to Fly the
Stars and Stripes, Rewarded.
Montreal, Feb. 2. To-night the Canadian
Pacific Express for St. John, .N. B., will carry
to that city a parcel addressed to Captain
O'Grady, of the British ship Blendon, who
refused to haul down his colors at Bridget
port. Conn., Sunday, at the demand of an
angry and excited mob largely composed of
the State militia.
This parcel contains a brand-new union
jack, which was puiohased by a number of
commercial and maritime people of Mon
3ieal. So great was the desire to subscribe to
this testimonial that the amount for each
bad to be placed at a very low figure.and the
number of people subscribing had to be lim
ited. SHETLAND ISLANDEBS STARVING.
The Storm Shuts Off Communication, and a
Bottle Tells the Tale.
LosDoif, J"eb. 2. A bottle which was found
floating near Lerwick, Scotland, contained a
message from Fowls, an island of the Shet
land group, 18 mile's west of the other
islands, stating that owing to the absence of
communication with the other islands
caused oy stormy weather the Inhabitants
or Fowla are on the verge or starvation.
They bad at the time the bottle was
thrown Into the water only a few potatoes
and a little meal let. ,
. i1"
TROUBLESDflUBLED.
The Alleglieny Postoffice Mud
dle as Annoyingas the
Collectorship.
TWO COjNTEABY EEPOETS
Made
as to Postmaster Gilleland's
Conduct of His Office.
FUBTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDED
Before llr. Wanamaker Can Make Any Move
in the Hatter.
TWO TACA5CIES SOON TO BE FILLED
ISriCIAL TELEGKAPniC I.ETTZR.J
Bureau or The Dispatch:. )
i Washington; d. C Feb. 2. t
The Allegheny postofflce trouble bids
fair to be a subject of delay as annoying as
that of the collectorship. There are certain
phases of the matter which may lead the
Postmaster General to modify his first im
pression based on the report of Special
Agent McCalmont. It is thought by some
to be rather peculiar that Colonel Stone was
not informed of any movement to investi
gate the Allegheny postoffice.
Several months ago, when the trouble
about the office of collector of internal rev
enue first began, it may be remembered
that simultaneously there was a report of
an investigation of the Allegheny post
office. This investigation was conducted
by the chief of the special agents of the de
partment, and resulted in a report entirely
favorable to Postmaster Gilleland. The
agent had no fault to find with his conduct
of the office.
Congressman Stone Overlooked.
A few weeks ago Special Agent McCal
mont was ordered to begin a new investiga
tion. It is usual in such a proceeding for
the Congressmen of the dlstriot In which the
office is situated to he given Information or.
any trouble or fault, hut Representative
Stone was kept in utter ignorance of tho
fact that an Inquiry had been mado and that
a report from the -agent was then in
the hands of the Postmaster General.
Immediately upon learning this last
Friday Mr. Stone went to the department
nnd requested to be permitted to see the re
port, lie was told that no one could have
access to It till it had been read by the At
torney General. On Saturday he made a
second request and received a similar re
sponse. He and others were permitted to
read the report yesterday, and Mr. Stone, as
stated last evening in these telegrams, gave
the opinion that even if the worst charge
against Mr. Gilleland were true, it was an
insufficient reason for his removal.
Mr. Stone has urged the Postmaster Gen
eral to derer his conclusions until further
investigation can be made, arguing that a
special agent who had himself been dis
missed for Incompetency could hardly be
a proper person to pass finally upon the
efficiency of others.
McCalmont's Unusual Performance.
The usual proceeding of a special agent is
to discover anything objectionable In the
conduct of an office and lay it before the
Postmaster General in a report. It is said
that Mr. Calmont notonly made a report
which evident v betraved nreludice. but
bluntly recommended the dismissal of Post
mastoi;uiMOiiia.u, uiu .Assistant fUbtwuBicr
Mvler.
No charge is made against Mr. Gilleland
except that of inefficiency. Just what the
inefficiency consists ot is not stated except
that he has not taken the trouble to inform
himself in regard to the machinery of the
office. Without in the least Intending a de
fense or Mr. Gilleland, it may be said that
this is a charge that might possibly hold
good against hundreds or officials who
depend upon capable and trained subordin
ates. The most serious charge, however, is
against Mr. Myler, who is supposed to be im
mediately responsible lor the actual work
of the office, and especially for correct ac
counting in money matters.
Special Agent McCalmont reports that Mr.
Myler was very careless In the management
of his cash account, and that he found slips
of paper in tho money drawer which Indi
cated a shortage. While Mr. Myler Is pos
sibly primarily responsible. It is said there
are three or fonr persons in the office who
handle money.
No Dishonesty Shown In the Report.
It is not shown in the report that any
money was dishonestly abstracted. Several
slips were found on which were noted a
shortage on various occasions. The very
fact of the presence of these slips is argued
to be a proof of Innocence of any dishonesty,
thongh they might give an unfavorable Im
pression of the methods of the office.
It is almost certain, however, that the
Postmaster General will not take decisive
action without further Investigation, and it
is probable another agent will be sent on to
conduct a new investigation, it is due to
Representative Dalzell to sav that he dis
claims having had anything to do with in
stigating an investigation. Ho was in
strumental In bringing abont the reinstate
ment of McCalmont after his dismissal, but
had no knowledge he would bo or had been
sent to Allegheny to Investigate the post
office. It is said by officials at the Treasury De
partment and the Department or Justice
that both the Pittsburg collectorship and
the District Judgeship will be decided this
week. The weight of opinion seems to be in
favor of the appointment of Bufflngton, of
Kit tanning, to tbo district bench. As to the
collectorship, the friends of Graham and
Miller seem to be equally sanguine.
Friends of Senator Quay are much grati
fied by the apparently severe sentence given
the Beaver editors who, they say, provoked
and invited the result up to and even after
tho day of conviction. They ay, however,
that the Senator Is not In tho least vindic
tive, nnd that the friends of the editors will
probablvwork upon his feelings success
lully to bring about in some way a mitiga
tion of the sentence. The Pardon Board is
now a tie politically, but it is probable that
a word from tho Senator would lead to a
voto of the Republican members to give
the editors their freedom. Lightner.
IMAGINES HE IS THE ALMIGHTY.
Rells
Ions Fervor Turns the Brain of a Col
ored Southern Preacher.
Athkta, Ga., Feb. 2. imperial. Andrew
Hill, a colored preacher, has been preaching
several years, and his religious zeal his
affected his mind. Recently he has taken up
the Idea that he Is the Almighty, and this
idea so grewaipon him that he has become
almost a raving maniac. A few days ago
he was taken to the county jail and kept
in a coll. .While In Jail he has been con
stantly preaching and singing. At the in
vestigation, this morning he stated with the
utmost dignity that he was the Maker and
Buler of the Universe.
"I am," he said, "not the Christ, "hut the
only living God. I am on earth for the first
time to wain the nations of the
coming wrath. I pi edict that the city
of Atlanta shall be dostroyed even as was
Jerusalem. The people are proud, and they
walk in the way of iniquity, hut their down.
fall is sure and certain, and my wrath shall
Visit it qnicKiy.
The Jury found that Hill was insane, and
he was ordered sent to the State Lunatic
Asylum.
IHE PBICE OF WHISKY SEDUCED.
President Greenhut's Conservative Policy
Sustained by Trust Directors.
Chicago, Feb. 2. At a meeting of the Di
rectors of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding
Company (Whisky Trust) to-day President
J. B. Greenhut presented a communication
in which he defended the policy of himself
and Mr. Morris in refusing to countenance
Inflated repbrts of fabulous profits, and that
the company could easily pay two or three
times the amount or the dividend declared.
lie concinaea oy ouenng nis leslgnstlon
auo iyaru
or Directors imanUnously
adopted a resolution in eulogy of their
President and refusing to accept his resig
nation. Other resolutions reduced the basis
price of whisky 2 cents a proof gallon at
once, and declared the policy or the board
to he to keep the price at such a fignro as
will hold trade.
FUN IN A LEGISLATURE.
THE CONNECTICUT HOCSE DISOBEYS
ITS SPEAKER'S MANDATE.
i r
He Declares It Adjourned and G lesHome,
but the Minority Remains In faesslon A.
Sergeant-at-Arms and Deputies De
tailed to Compel Absentees to Show Up.
?lARTrORD, Feb. 2. The House met to
day at I p. m. Most of the Democrats and
alf a dozen Republicans attended its
cession. The session introduced one of the
most novel performances oi the legislative
session. The roll call was taken on the
(juestion pending, the adoption of a special
rule giying the Speaker power to adjourn
.the House in the absence of a quorum for a
considerable length of time.
fJ The call disclosed the lock of a quqrnm,
and Speaker Paige proceeded to declare the
'House adjourned. Mr. Walker, of Hartford,
tried to make a motion, but the Speaker pro
ceeded with the declaration:
. "The House stands adjourned until to
morrow at 1 o'clock," said the Speaker.
xne liouse does not stana aajournea unm
to-morrow at 1 o'clock," said Mr. Walker,
"and the members will keep their seats."
. All the Republicans then left the building,
but the Democrats remained. Tho Speaker
,li!vring abandoned his chair, Mr. Callahan,
oi it cw naven, as eiecrea spcaicer pro rem.
Mr. Walker, then, as a Justice of the Peace,
swore Mr. Callahan in.
The latter took the chair and requested
tho Clerk, Mr. Eddr, to make a note of the
proceedings. Mr. Eddy said the House was
not In session. Then Mr. Callahan said It
was necessary to elect a Clerk pro tern, and
Mr. Marklev, of New Britain, was elected.
Then, on further motion of Mr. Walker,
"Tim" McCarthy, of Windsor Locks, was
elected Sergeant-at-Anns to compel the at
tondancoof absent members, and six flepu
ties were chosen.
An order to compel the attendance of ab
sent members was then passed. It provides,
with certain conditions, for a forfeiture of
the salary ora member who does not attend
the House to-morrow at 2 o'clock, or who
absonts himself without leave afterward.
Copies or this order are to be mailed to all
members or thp House not present to-day.
On motion of Mr. Walker, the minority
then adjourned until to-morrow at 1 F. H.
KEYSTONE SECRETS OUT.
THE MYSTERY OF WHAT BECAME OF
THE BANK'S CAPITAL.
Some Strange Bookkeeping Disclosed in the
Preliminary Hearing of Henry H. Yard
He Is Held for Court Government Ex
pert Barrett Testifies.
PniLADKLPHiA, Feb. 2. Ai a hearing
to-day of Henry H. Yard, who was in
volved with ex-City Treasurer John
Bardsley and President Gideon "W. Marsh
in the wreck of the Keystone Bank, some
evidence was introduced by United States
District Attorney Bead whiph promises to
unravel the mystery of the disappearance o
the bank's entire capital. Government
expert Albert Barrett testified from his ex
amination of the bank books that Yard's
Indebtedness at the time of its closing In
March was $193,785, including overdrafts of
$278,611.
Of the remainder there are four certifi
cates of deposit amounting to $3,000, each Is
sued to Yard without being cbayged against
htm, action on which Is barred by the statute
of limitations; notes outstanding at the time
of closing of $119,273,(1 $10,000 certificate of de
posit issued like the others to Yard and
Lothers amounting to $65,900some of which
though in no instance did thelatter make a
deposit to meet the certificate.
The $10,000 check was not charged to any
acconnt of Yard's, but on tho following day
he turned it over to the bank" again with
$15,000 of foreign ohecks. receiving in ex
change a clearing house due bill for $25,000,
thus paying tho bank with Its own funds.
The due bill in question was shown to have
been turned over to the Spring Lake and
Seagirt Company, or which Yard was Presi
dent, and used to meet Its obligations.
The certificates were issued directly to
Yard, except in one or two Instances, when
the name of W. S. Jackson Is used "per
Yard." Ledgers of the bank for 1888 and 1889
were prodnced nnd leaves found to be torn
out where Yard's Individual acconnt would
have existed had any been entered. The
false certificates given Yard were Issued
between March, 1889, and Jnne, 1890, when
his overdrafts ranged from $150,000 to $250,000.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Yard was
held In $20,000 ball for trial.
CAELYLE HAHEIS MUST DIE.
The Trial or New York's Glrl-WHo Mur
derer Has an Exciting End.
New York, Feb. 2. For. nearly a month
young Cariyle Harris has been on trial here
for his life, charged with having poisoned to
death his girl wife, who at the time of her
death was the Inmate of a fashionable
boarding school for young women in this
city. The marriage of the two had been
kept secret, but the mother ot the girl. Miss
Helen Fotts, learned of It and had pressed
young Harris, a medical student, to fix a
time when the marriage of her child should
bo made known. That time was close at
hand when the young woman died of mor
phine poisoning.
The jury to-day returned a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree. The
prisoner's mother shrieked and fell to the
floor, while her convicted son tried to calm
her. The' Recorder, in thanking the Jury,
said he did not see how any other verdict
could have been found.
SALISBUBY'S EXPECTED 8PEECH.
He Eulogizes the Dead Prince and Hhedlve
and Says Ireland Is Still the Issue.
London, FeD. 2. Lord Salisbury spoke toJ
day at Exeter, where he met with an ova
tion from Devonshire Conservatives. He
began his remarks by alluding to the mag
netic, feeling which ran through the nation.
Its bitter soriowat the loss of an amiable
Prince and its heartfelt sympathy for the
royal family. The nation, said Lord Salis
bury, which owes so much to the Govern
ment, had also rrasonto legret the recent
death or the Khedive ot Egypt.
-After speaking at length on the parish
connolls issue, he said Ireland remains the
hnrning question of the hour, on which
would rest the Issue, not only or the next
election, but perhaps or others, and ho ap
pealed to the country to uphold tho union.
A Coroner's Jury Blames a Railroad.
St. loois, Feb. 2 The Coroner's verdict in
tbo sleighing accident, by which eight men
were killed, does not directly hold either
the driver of the sleigh or the railroad com
uany responsible, but states that the Wabash
Hallway Company has- violated a city ordi
nance bv running the train at a speed of
nearly 20 miles an hour when the accident
occurred
C
Japan Still Violently Shaking,
Sau Frascisco. Feb. 2. A violent shock of
earthquake was felt January 3 at Glfu,
Nagoya and vicinity, the scene of the late
great earthquake. Three house were thrown
to tho ground In Nagoya. The earth was
rent In a number ot places, and from tho
flssuics muddy water exuded. A number or
houses were damaged, but no ono was in
jured. Chileans Feellnc Better Toward Us.
Loirroir, Feb. 3. The Santiago correspond
ent or the Timet telegraphs that paper that
while the Chileans hold Minister Egan re
sponsible for the continued war against the
Constitutional Government or Chile, their
only action is to leave bim entirely isolated.
There is a marked improvement here
toward the United States Government.
Another Jack the Slasher Turns Up,
WiirairKO, Max., Feb. 2. a local "Jack the
Slasher" has begdn a reign of terror here.
Recently a prominent merchant received a
had gash in the back of the neck, danger-
been cut-while on the street. Last night the
flend attempted tocut a woman' tl
tarcww
KIHDFIttOOO
The Bright Little Son of a
., Wealthy New York
Farmer Stolen.
SEAECH FOE THE LOST OHE.
The Grief-Stricken Mother Given a
Note Saying the Child Was
BEING HELD FOE A BIG KANS01T.
The Kidnapers Two Desperate Hen Who
Threaten to Shoot.
THEY WILL EECElTf! THE 1I0NEI ASKED
fSPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l
New Yobk, Peb. 2.,-Spreading over the
border line between Pairneld county, Conn.,
and West Chester county, N. Y., is the lit
tle cluster of farmhouses included in Long
Ridge. This is fully ten miles back in the
hills from Stamford and 12 miles from
'Greenwich, the nearest railroad station.
The farmers rarely go to town except
when they bring in their produce. The
farms are large, and very many of their
owners are prosperous. Among the wealth
iest is Charles T. "Waterbury, who lives on
the "West Chester county side, within a
dozen rods of the-border, in a big white
house. His family consists of his wife, a
comely woman of 30; his mother-in-law, and
two children. The elder of these is "Ward,
a bright little fellow. He has attended the
village school for some time.
On Monday morning little Ward started
to school at the usual hour. He wore a pair
of light cordnroy knickerbockers, a nayy
blue peaj'acket and a brown cap.
Last Seen Near the Church.
The schoolhouse is about a quarter of a
mile along the straight road leading past
the "Waterbury House. The last seen of
him was when he approached the (little
church which tbo family attends, and which
he had to pass In order to reach the school
house. Miss Stead, the teacher, was surprised
when Ward failed to appear that morning,
but she remembered that his mother had
been 111 and supposed that he had been kept
at home on that acconnt. Mrs. Waterbury,
her mother, nnd the baby were alone in the
house nearly all that day. Ward had in
variably returned from school at 3-30
o'clock in the afternoon, but he did
not return this time. When 4 o'clock
came Mrs. Waterbury became nerv
ous. At 5 Mr. Waterbury returned and
at once drove down to the farmhouse where
Miss Strad hoarded to see If his boy was
there. Finding that he was not there, he
visited every farmhouse, and saw every
child that attended the school. Ward had
not been seen by any. Immediately after
ward he went down the road toward the
schoolhouse, following in the boy's stens as
far as he had been seen that morning. When
he reached the church somethingprompted
him to investigate there. He peered in
tnrougn tne winaows, Dut it was empty.
The Little Footprints In the Woods.
Then he went around to the sheds adjoin
ing the church, where the people tie their
horses during the services, and searched
them thoroughly. Lying on tho ground in a
corner under the manger was the boy's
luncheon. Then, npon the theorv that tho
"boy-baitlPtt-lMheTo arulgarie-for Juromp up J
m tile nuuw, it acutuuiji pat fcjf - its ui
ganized.
In' the woods they found the clearly defined
footprints of a man and a boy, apparently
leading a child. The size of the latter's foot
corresponded exactly with that of the lost
hov.
While Mr. Waterbury was searching for
his boy a young nephew or his, with whom
he has not been on the best or terms forsome
time, came to the house and handed Mrs:
Waterbury this note:
"Mr. a P. Waterbury:
"Meet us with $6,000 at Jim Miller's bridge,
Bedford. You can have your son Tuesday
at 12 o'clock. Come alone and avoid blood
shed, or we will kill the boy before we give
him up without the money.
"Bivxr Bovs.
"Earth is our stopping place, Is our
home."
The Story Told by the Messenger.
He told her that he had been out fox hunt
ing during the day with a neighbor named'
McCann. About dusk they were coming out
of the woods, near East Middle Patent, when
they noticed two men, one of whom had a
boy on his back. He said he thought he
recognized, this boy as Ward, bnt it was
dark and he was not sure. While ho was
looking at 'the man a third man,
who was sitting- In a pbajton Just
outside the woods, called to bim.
He went over, and the man threw out to
him the letter be had shown, at the same
time saying, "Send it at once." He started
to go "near the phieton. when , the man
reached down, as if to pick np a' gun, and
said warningly: "Stand backl Keep awayl"
Immediately afterward the other two men
came up and got into the phoeton, and all
drove away very rapidly.
Mr. Waterbury says he will pay the ran
som. He said he intended to go out at the
appointed time clone and meet the kid
napers, whoever they were. He said he
would offer them $3,000 to return the boy,
that being all that he could raise Imme
diately, and would promise to pay them the
rest as soon as he could.
A KIDNAPEB'S GAME BLOCKED.
An Erie Woman Almost Gets Away With a
' Little Girl at Minneapolis.
Ml.finrAroi.is, Feb. 2. ISperiat Mrs. B. G.
Bay, of Erie, l'a., may spend the next ten
years of her lire at the Minnesota State
prison at Stillwater, because or a
piece of unparalleled nerve exhib
ited this morning. She was captured, how
ever, and sent at once before the grand
Jury, which was In session, and an indict
ment will be returned against her and Ed
ward J. Haiple, of Erie, Pa., for attempt to
kidnap little Dorris Harple, a girl or 4 years.
Mrs. Selda C. Harple, who married Edward
J. Harple five years ago at Erie, Pa., brought
suit In Minneapolis a few weeks ago for
divorce on the ground of cruel treatment.
Dotermined to secure his child, which was
.with its mother, Harple sent Mrs. llay hero
to kidnap it. sne arnvcu saturaay, put up
at the Vanderbilt nouse, and arranged to
capture nnd spirit It away to Hndson, Wis.
She arranged to carry out her plot this
morning, having telegraphed Harple for
money to hiro a fast pair of horses to take
her over the Wisconsin line.
Secreting, in a capacious pocket In her
dies', a vial of concentrated ether and
chloroform, and a small spray distributor,
she started out this morning- to stlfio
the mother and steal tho child at Mrs.
Harple's home, 705 Eighth street, Southeast.
The police however, had somehow secured
a hint of what Sirs. llay proposed to do, and
when she rang the boll at Mrs. narple's.
Detective Hay and United States Commis
sioner Odell stepped out from the hall and
arrestedher. Finding her game was up she
broke down and made a clean breast of the
whole affair.
NOT DIPHTHERIA BUT SUICIDE.
A Despondent Salesman's Wife at Ironton,
O., Falls to Cheer Him Up.
Inoirroif, O., Feb. 2. Wilbur Eolsom, tray
eling salesman fur E. E. Ewlng, queensware
dealer of Portsmouth, died suddenly Sun
day afternoon. It was given out that tho
cause was diphtheria. This morning it was
developed it was a case of suicide Folsom
having shot himself below the heart with a
revolver early Sunday morning.
He had been despondent for several davs
over his business affairs, and had heen kept
at home by his wife, who endeavored to
cheer bim up.
New Directors for the Wheeling Boad.
NxW.Yobx. Feb. a. JSotciaU At the meet-
1 leg of the stockholders of the Wheeling and
t. . - ' ' '
.&in
Lake -Erie Bailroad Company to-day the
Board of Directors was increased from
seven to nine members. All tho old mem
bers were re-elected, and Frank B. Law
lence. or New York, and G. E. Pomeroy, ot
Toledo, were the two new members elected.
Tho first train over the road out or Wheel
ing was run yesterday. The road enters
Wheeling oyer the Wheeling Terminal system.
OHIO'S- MAKERS OF LAWS
FA IX IN LINE TTITH TOE POPULAR
SENATOR VOTE IDEA.
Tile Brlce Inquiry Resolution Transferred
to Sherman and the United States Senate
The Indianapolis Holocaust Opens
Ohloans' Eyes to a Necessity.
Coltoibus, O., Feb. 2. wrfaT. The
Committee on Elections to-day relieved it
self of the Brice resolution. It was offered
by Sir. Brittain, of Columbiana, some days
ago, and suggested that the qnestion of
Mr. Brice's title to a seat in the United
State's Senate be inquired into. The com
mittee recommended that the whole matter
be referred for such action as may
be proper to the Senate of the United
States, with the further request that Hon.
John Sherman proceed in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the United
States Senate, and cause such inquiry to bo
made into the eligibility of said Calvin S.
Brice to a seat in the United States Senate,
and secure such action thereon as the facts
ascertained may warrant. Tho House
adopted the report.
Last winter a bill was introduced in the
House empowering County Commissioners
to erect armories for the companies of the
O. N. G. The measure was hung up and
never got out from under the cover of the
committee. Mr. Daughertv to-day intro
duced a similar bill in the House. It gives
Connty Commissioners power to levy a tax
for tho purpose of building armories whon
these officers are satisfied that the majority
of the taxpayers of the county favor such a
proposition.
The Indianapolis holocaust attracted at
tention to the laws of Ohio, and Mr. Davis,
of Mahoning, introduced an amendment to
the statutes prescribing the duties or
the inspector of workshops and factories.
It was found tluVv medical insti
tutes, hospitals and' -rate hospitals
were not subject to 1 g, by the State
Davis' bill requires an -inspe
omcers. xnere are a-v "t. , r oi tnese
institutions throughout ,, ""krobably
aggregating 225, in which' '"- 'WO in
valid and criDnled nersons'' Mr.
wcy n
these institutions, and will hrinft. '. Oi'-, , . . ... ., ,
establishment of such means as wfrWr?reed to Pass at and theu the Sunday.,
and save life In case of lire.
ncaseoiure. "v O' ..." -spaper was not allowed to be singled.
mpanlment or the hill ln & v f r. .i,: i
V which fixes the maxImnC h for condemnation alone.
As an accom;
uuecu juuuuuji, wuiuu ujlcs tuu um.i.iiuuu-
fv.fntl v .An -.nlA mV,aa . I t1w. ,4 Xff .
Griffin to-dav Introduced a bill imposing
heavy penalties upon roads violating the
provisions os the first hill by overcharges,
and permits Juries to assess exemplary
damages where roads are found guilty of
such violations.
The Senate spent most of the day discuss
ing the bill relative to leasing State lands
for oil and gas. Senator McConica amended
It so that all proposed leases must be adver
tised IS days and that the highest responsi
ble bidder should be given the privilege of
boring for oil and gas. The discussion
showed that the oil lands belonging to the
State should produce thousands of dollars
annually, but at present they were not net
ting much more than, farm lands. The bill
passed.
A Joint resolution favoring a general law
for the election of United States Senators by
the people direct has been adopted.
SAVED FR03I AN ORDEAL.
AnEaston Lawyer Shoots Himself Bather
Than Endure Cross-Examlnatlon He
Knew He Would Be Found Guilty of
Stealing a Client's Money.
Easton, Pa., Feb. 2. ISpeciall Preston
M. Gernet, a lawyer of eight years stand
ing at the bar of the county court, committed
suicide this" morning In a toilet room, in the
LCon'fJ'HouseT-just'as'the hell tvas., -ringing
announcing the opening of court for the day.
He shot, himself in the head with a revolver,
and died in a iew minutes. He was 35 years
old".
Until within a year he enjoyed the best
of reputations. Then came charges of ap
propriatingfunds which came into his hands
as attorney. He denied the charges. Ono
who made the allegations was Emanuel
Odenwelder, an executor or an estate, no
gave Gernet $5,000, the proceeds of a sale,
and told him to deposit It, as Gernet
was his counsel. Later, when Odenwelder
asked for the money Gernet said it bad heen
lost. Odenwelder brought civil and crim
inal suits, and Gernet's defense wa3 that he
had, witn Oflonwelder's consent, Invested
the money In Honduras Mine stock, and that
It had been lost. Had it been profitable
they were to have shared the proceeds.
Odepwelder denies this. ,
The civil suit came up yesterday. Gernet
was on the stand and had been shaken in
cross-examination. This morning he was to
go on again, but It is supposed that he feared
the ordeal, for after reaching the Court
house he conversed awhile with some friends
In a depressed spirit, and then going into
the toilet room, shot himself.
In his pocket was a letter to his wife, ask
ing forgiveness for the act, saying he saw
nothing before him but from 10 to 15 years
Imprisonment, during which he could not
support her, and he saved ber from the dis
grace of having a husband in Jail bytaking
himself off.
ABLEB LEADEBB THAU GABZA.
The Mexican Revolutionists, Backed by a
Yankee Bin;, Bldinjr Their Time.
Laredo, Tex., Feb. 2. A correspondent
who has been traveling through Northern
Mexico says he found small detachments of
men who at a given signal w 1 unite at
some designated spot of tne Mex
ican side of the Bio Bravo and
Join Garza's standard: One of heir lead
ers, a man higher than Garza, told the cor
respondent the grievance of the revolution
ists Is not so much against President Diaz as
against the men he has placed in power.
The revolutionists bold Diaz responsible for
his subordinates' acts. They wilr- await
their time. They have plenty of money and
Know wuerc tuey can get more wnen tney
need it.
The rebels claim that at the proper time
prominent leaders will come to the front.
f Money for the rebels Is evidently
coming irom a -ring" (unaouoceuiy
the cattle barons and mining kings of
Northern Mexico), whose headquarters is
In New York and Washington, and some of
whose members are prominent in politics
and finance in the United States. All the
bands the correspondent saw were well
armed, with an abundance or ammunition,
but poorly mounted.
Held for Stealing a Fair of Shoes.
John O'Donnell was arrested last night by
Officer Chris Ford, on a warrant sworn out
by George Gregory, charging O'Donnell
with the larceny ora pair of shoes. Gregory
owns a shoe store at 4413 Penn avenne. He
displayed his good on a bench In front.
O'Donnell watched his cbance, grasped a
pair of shoes and made off. The shoes were
in his possession when arrested. O'Donnell
was arrested on January U for breaking
into the coal office or Captain Kyth on Forty
seventh street. At the hearing he was held
for a court trial. At the trial the case was
suspended on payment of the costs. At the
time of the first arrest he was out of Hor
ganzaonpaiole. Nym Crinkle Hitches Up.
Nxw York, Feb. 2. Special Alfred Car
penter Wheeler, hotter known as "Nym
Crinkle," was married on Saturday last to
Miss Jennie Pearl Mowbray. Present at the
ceremony were Mr. Wheeler's son, Frank T.
Wheeler, and a friend, Deshler Welch. The
bride Is a native or Minneapolis, but has
been living at Tarry ton n.
A Tunnel Destroyed by a Snow Slide.
DENVER, Feb. 2. "Reports from Leadville
tell ora snow slide which covered the Deer
Lodge tunnel and destroyed the cabin over
It. Jim Cronan and Pat McGnlre. two
miners, are -supposed to have been in the
mine at the time, and are undoubtedly dead.
A partyof men are digging for them now.
"Policy Holders Ask Money or Kevenje.
Bo3T02f,Feb.l The Universal Banking As
sociation has closed its doors. It was ono of
those "short term" endowment orders, the
-first certificates of which were about to
mature. Its certificate holders are clamor
ing for their money or revenge.
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BELIEVEJUJOSTICE,
PresbyterianMMsters Eefuse
to Approve a Crusade on
Sunday Papers.
AN HTEEESTING DEBATE,.
In TVluch Bev. James Kirk Shines as
the Old Man Eloquent.
A CHANGE-IK THE EES0L1JTI0HS.
The World's Fair Again Eeceives the Pres
bytery's Attention.
TROUBLE OYER IN HfCEEASED SALAEI
The Pittsburg Presbytery met yesterday
at the Point Breeze Church. The attendance
was unusually large, and the session was
one of the liveliest held by the organization
within a long time. The morning session
was devoted to the discussion of a paper on
Sanday observance, presented by the Eev.
I. F. Hill. The discussion was at times
animated, and bright flashes of wit and wis
dom more than a little amused, the min
isters and gave to the argument a decidedly
interesting tinge.
At no time was there any temper dis
played, but there was a deal of earnestness
manifested and occasionally the brethren"
grew eloquent in support of their opinions.
The paper, which touched with some forc
upon various corporations, discussed the
Sunday newspaper in all its bearings. The
Sunday paper, however, proved too popular
for its opponents, and the resolution of
general condemnation was modified to a
harmless reference before the Presbytery
An Aged Minister's Eloquence.
Probably the most ardent supporter of
the Sunday newspaper was the Ber. James.
Kirk, who is one of the ablest, oldest and
best known members of the Presbytery.
The distinguished old gentleman, usually
mild and qniet,grew eloquent while discuss
ing the subject, and his earnest effort went
far toward destroying the opposition in the
Presbytery to the Sunday paper. He is 80
years old, and yet his mental faculties are
clear and firm and he is a decidedly interest
ing talker. He commanded the attention
of all present, and when he concluded the
Sunday reformers had little to say and
were not disposed to recite what little they
had to say.
When the Bev. Mr. Hill introduced his
paper he made brief references to all cor- .
porations, street cars and railroads, and'he .
inuutgea in a raiuer lengiuy uissenauou ou
the Sunday paper. When he concluded
his remarks there was a general scramble
among the brethren for recognition. All
seemed anxious to get'the floor, and for the
time at least the meeting took on the air
of a political convention.
Not in favor ot a Crusade.
Bev. S. J. -Eisher. of Swiasvale. was the
first 10 be ricdgaiied.. ile was ojjposed'to 2
lue aiwcJt. upgu.iue ounuay paocxsr sou ua -
Traa ,3iaTinH tn nrm to a iroptlnn frnyn iat 3
main purpose of the -paper by especially A .
inveighing aeamst an corporations, wwem-
he contended, practically compel their em- llAr
ployes to work on Sunday by threatening M
them with dismissal in case of their re- VS
fusal. He was, he said, opposed to con- f
demning one sin and winking at others." He
believed, he said, if a crusade was contem
plated by the fresbytery all the alleged
evils should be attacked, and no particular
one should be singled out by the church or
the ministers.
Another minister who demanded the floor
objected to an Invidious attack such as Bev.
Mr. Hill's paper made on Sunday papers,
as bethought the car companies, gas com
panies, milk: wagons and other industries
were fully as worthy of censure as the Sun
day papers.
Bev. S. S. Gil.son said the principal objec
tlonto the Hill paper was that It was too
general. He wished to speak, he said,
whereof he knew. He said he knew of somo
ministers In the Presbyterian Church, and
a great many elders, who took, the Sunday
newspapers and read them.
"I think," the gentleman said. Bnt no
one was able to learn what he did think.
He was interrupted by fully a dozen minis
ters who oDjectea empnatieany to nis state
ment Bev. J. M. Maxwell was especially In
dignant at the charge that ministers read
Sunday papers.
"I object to such language," he shouted,
"and I hopo the brother will abstain from
any other statement in this direction."
They Bead the Papers.
Eev. Mr.Gtlson found that he had touched
a tender spot, and while he was not dis
posed to repeat his charge, he believed, he
said, that many of those present did read
Sunday papers. He was disposed, be said,
to obey the request or Mr. Maxwell and,
would not repeat the charge. There was,
however, a demand that Mr. Gilson con
tinue his speech. Between the emphatla
objections and the demand for more
or the same the minister was
confused. embarrassed and. finally
amused. He laughed heartily when he re
sumed his speech. He was full of good
humor. He apologized for wounding any of
those present; Dut ne explained tnat tne. ,
truth was often an ngly weapon. He said he' )
had no desire to be unkind. He knew that I
Brother Maxwell was an old newspaper
man, and he knew that newspaper men are
decidedly partial to the newspapers when-
ever they could get them.
"But," Mr. Gilson said, assuming an air of
deep earnestness, "I have personal knowl
edge that many Presbyterian families are
unwilling to take a religious paper because
they are regularly taking the Sunday
papers." He then argued that It wonld be
well for the ministers to look after the
patronage or the papers instead or encourag
ing laws to suppress them. "The way to
fight the newspapers," the gentleman said,
"is to quit buying them. No one Is com
pelled to buy a Sunday paper. The publish
ers against whom you propose Vaging war
do not compel anyone to buy their paper.
They have the matter prepared, havo tha
papers printed, and there their work ends.
They do not even ask us to buy them."
Rev. James Kirk seemed disgusted with'
Mr. mil's paper. He objected to singling
out and emphasizing such features. "Tbo A.
plain duty of the minister," he went on, "13,
to preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified.2
In my youth I heard Dr. Charles nodges. tne V
Alexanders and other famons preachers, but
I never heard one of them single out a sin ;
for a sermon. When a stranger picks up atj
Pittsbnrg paper and looks over the list of
topics to he bandied in the pulpit on anyrf
given Sundav, he may well wonder whether!
Jesus Christ is ever preached in Pittsburg.",
A Change In the Resolutions. '
Further discussion, developed a marked!
difference of opinion as to the wisdom of
the resolution, and at the suggestion ofltbe?
Rev.Mr. Klrar, the paper was sochanged as tor
condemn in a mild way all corporations im
plicated In Sunday work. Instead of singling
out any particular class, and the paper was
adopted by a subdued vote. ' 'ta
"The paper may do no good, but It will !o
no harm," one minister suggested Justlbo
fore the vote was taken. Jra
The afternoon session was- largely t
taken up In the examination and hearing I
the trial sermons or A. A. Kelly, K.P. Stew
mons, A-W-Hays. J. D. Glbb. Charles-IG.
Williams and Will E. Sloan who were mem
bers or the middle class at the Western1
Theological Seminary. . - a
A call was extended by the ehurchTaes
Rlverdale to Bev". James CYonntr uhi-bi
was accepted. ,nl
Kev. J. N. Maxwell, of the .Comtnltteeoal
Resolutions, presented the following: 'MH
Wbirxas, it Is reported that . the-Leeall
Board of Managers or the Columbian Exue-1
sltiou propose to grant to liquor dealers M
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