Kia
jzs&r
M892.
11 DESPERATE FIGHT
MngMade l)j Boards of Trade
Against a Law Declaring
Options Illegal.
THEY MEAN TO DIE HAED
.If-They Are Finally Forced .to the
i Wall by the Farmers.
'TEE RULES COMMITTEE WAKES UP.
Watenvays Resolutions Presented bj Eiver
mcn to Senators.
' CROOKED SEW I0KK CUSTOM OFFICERS
- Washington, D. C, Feb. 6. A. J.
Sawyer, of 3Imneapolis, who was before
the House Committee on Agriculture, two
days 350, in opposition to the anti-options
bill, to-day continued his statement to the
committee, respecting the system of busi
ness practiced by the large wheat buyers of
the Xorthn est, and defending the custom of
burinr options on the exchanges to cover
the possibility ofloss on the wheat in eleva
tors. He said the speculator carried the
surplus lor the actual wheat buyers under
the option system, and enabled them to sell
their ujicat from time to time, as fast as it
could be absorbed. If the wheat in store
cie shoved forward the market would be
cutted and cash wheat would.lall to a very
low price. By buying futures asainst the
wheat he had in elevators the elevator
owner insured himself against loss.
Mr. Mot-cs said that cotton brokers some
times let moucv through spot cotton going
down while features were going up, and
asked Mr. Sawyer if he was not liable to
loss in this va.
ltik Taken in the Itnslness.
Mr. Sawyer admitted that he was, and
said that he had to take that risk in the
business. He lost 40,000 at one clip in this
waj-, and another time a rival company had
lost 100,000 by consigning wheat to Lon
don and buying options against it here. The
tarifi was the premium on gold wheat ad
vancing 1 cent with each advance of a cent
on the premium of cold. The cost of labor,
however, did not advance for some time, so
that the farmer was getting cheap labor and
high prices. Since the resumption of
specific payments the price of labor has not
receded, while the price of products had
declined.
H. H. Aldrich, of the Chicago Board of
Trade, was then given an opportunity to
finish the statement he had heretofore made.
Heaid that yesterday the statement had
been made that any other explanation of
the decline in prices of cereals than "short
selling" was childish. It was perhaps
worth coining to Washington to hear that
Edward Atkinson, David A. Wells and the
expert of the Department of Agriculture
were children, and he read from articles by
these men to the effect that prices inTears
past had been regulated strictly bvthe law
of supply and demand throughout the
world. "Short" selling, to his personal
knowledge, was ery common 10 to 20 years
ago.
A Statement Jn'ot Disputed.
It had been stated that offerings were un
limited. It was hardly necessary to attempt
to disprove that statement, because if "it
were, true prices would fall to almost noth
ing. It was not the short seller who caused
the great and sudden declines in prices, but'
nearly alwajs it was the man who was
"long" of the market He became tired of
carrying, and depressed prices in his efforts
iaset-onl It was not tue- interest of the-
short seller to depress prices except for the
time beinc, and he did not endcaor to force
them down below a point at which he conld
buy back at a profit. The most active and
persistent buyer was the short seller seek
ing to close out his contract.
Mr. Moses asked it spot wheat which
was the w heat the fanner sold would not
be higher if "futures" were done away
with?
3Ir. Aldrich said that if too much wheat
was not sold the price now might be better,
but in May it would be lower, and the spec
ulator, owing to the lower rates of interest
he paid, could carry the wheat cheaper than
the Tanner.
Millers Can't Guess Too Far.
Mr. Hatch akcd if there would not be a.
healthy demand all the year round it the
tystein of buying futures were abolished.
Mr. Aldrich replied that possibly that
might be so, but the miller who made his
Xuropean flour contracts six months ahead
could not, without the future system, agree
to deliver flour abroad, because he did not
know the price of wheat six' month hence.
The time given Mr. Aldrich having ex
pired, he filed the article he quoted from.
Mr. Hatch said that members of the com
mittee who knew that the expert of the ag
ricultural department who had been quoted
was Statistician Dodge would know what
weight wa to be gieu to his statements.
Every tobacco dealer remembered that his
report several years again upon the tobacco
crop (which report he republished in ad
vance of the crop) had cost the tobacco
growers oi KentucKy, Virginia, Uorth Car
olina and other States 25 per cent of the
value of their crop, and Mr. Dodge was
compelled two or three months afterward
"to take back the report, after the farmers
had been robbed of a large part of their
crop."
Mr. Funton, of Kansas If you want to
impeach Mr. Dodge you had better give
him a hearing.
Mr. Hatch I will be very glad to do so;
the gentlen.an lrom Kansasis familiar with
the facts, and they are as I have stated
them.
Mr. Funston I would prefer to try Mr.
Dodge before we Lang him.
An Attack From Indianapolis.
H. Mattullath, of Indianapolis, next at
tacked the dealings 'in futures as "wind
selling," that injured the producers. The
greater part of the trading in wheat was
done between October and April, and dur
ing that time the farmer had to accept the
depressed prices caused by tjje short
seller. Along in the spring there
might be a "bulge" in prices,
but that did not benefit the farmer, be
came he had previously been compelled to
sellhis crop. The owner of wheat, he ex
plained, taw the unlimited quantities of
wheat, the "seller of wind," offered on the
market, became fearful that consumption
miuiu u'icr i-aicii up unaer such circum
stance, io-fc heart .Kid dropped his contracts.
6body could tell which was actual and
w'hroli was "wind selling," and a a conse
quence of there being 100,000,000 bushels of
w heat sold where only 50,000,000 of wheat
existed, prices were kept down. Usually
there was a period of about four months be
twrtn the selling and buying of "wind,"
and as May came aronnd the speculator
mane another turn by selling "July deliv
er," which to a considerable extent regu
lated the price of "May" wheat.
! '. Mill Anollitrltill Mibmitted.
He compared "short" selling to the issue
of stock in excess of the capitalization of a
xaiiroad company. Xo one, he said, bet on
races on tne belief as to which horse was
the ur.est; what the bettor wanted to know
was how the jockey had been manipulated.
Tim w heat speculator did not concern him
s'clf Jialf ro much about the crop and higher
or lower cable prices, but asked what
Pirdndce :md other large traders would da
PioTde had become tired of losing money
lBjIJUS ' XT, anil consequently lue
JUtliUa at, UliM tt.iiTijutimv IUC VOlUme
ofibusiness iiad become smaller.
fcUie speaker 1 hen criticised the old But
terworth anti-options bill, and laid before
tlucqmmmcc a 'measure he had framed.
Itjijasiu its main features similar to the
anti-pV.ions hills now before the committee.
j.i require" mat i-eners oi larm
. , -'? .i .,i . . . ,
products I
must prove that thev own the things thev
sell; that sales shall be recorded by the
Government and Federal supervision exer
cised over the business. Heavy penalties
are provided for violation of the law,
Another Committee Yfakpn TJp.
The House Committee on Revision of the
Laws has aroused from it dormant state
and started to work with considerable vigor
and activity. The committee held its
regular meeting to-day, and considered
several important measures. Chairman
Ellis, of Kentucky, appointed a sub-committee
to frame and report a bill having'lor
I its object the revision and annexation of
the statutes of the United States down to
the present time. It has been some years
since this was done. The work has been
of great interest to the legal profession, and
will be one of the principal things tobe
considered by the committee. Several bills
proposing the establishment of a bureau of
Congressional correspondence were referred
to a"sub-committee,with instructions to ex
amine into the matter and report to the full
committee. These bills contemplate the
employment of a corps of stenographers aud
typewriters who shall be available for use
by any member of Congress. They reflect
the sentiment of a considerable number of
members of" the House who find their time
taken up largely, by letter writing. A bill
introduced by "representative Little, with
regard to the reekouingof time throughout
the United States, was discussed, and the
Chairman was instructed to ask the Inter
state Commerce Commission for informa
tion on the subject.
Work in Other Committees. .
John W. Bryant, Secretary of the West
ern Waterways Association, appeared be
fore the Senate Committee on Commerce to
day and presented a memorial and resolu
tion recently adopted at flic Evansville.
convention, urging upon Congress a more
liberal appropriation lor the improvement
of the Western waterways. The resolution
and memorial were the same as those pre
sented yesterday before the House Com
mittee on Elver and Harbors and explained
by Mr. Miller, of Kansas City.
Tne Senate Committee on Commerce has
ordered a favorable report on the bill in
troduced by Senator Sawyer to repeal cer
tain sections of the revised statutes requir
ing vessels engaged in inland water naviga
tion to carry lile-saviiig projectiles and the
appliances for propelling them.
GARZA GIVING TROUBLE.
War Department Officials Worried Because
the Outlaw Is at Large In American
Territory Vigorous Action to Capture
Him at Last Decided Upon.
Washington, D. C Feb. C. The Garza
movement along the Mexican border is giv
ing the officials of the War Department
trouble, just at present, 2fo secret is mnde
of their disappointment that Garza i still
at large in American territory and that his
operations cannot be confined exclusively
to Mexican territory.
Garza and his followers are known to
have received aid, and sympathy from the
Mexican residcntsln the vicinity of the Rio
Grande, and the fact that United States
troops are unable to capture the revolution
ists is in a large measure attributed to the
deceptions practiced on them by these peo
ple. General Grant, Acting Secretary of
War, and General Schofield had a confer
ence with the President on this subject,
to-dav, and it is understood that it was
decided to take vigorous action to capture
Garza and his immediate followers and
drive them out of this country. Senor
Itomero, the Mexican Minister, also had a
talk with Secretary Blaine on the same sub
ject to-day, and was assured that this Gov
ernment would do its utmost to preserve
the neutrality laws.
The President of Mexico has withdrawn
the suggestion recently made by him that
Mexican troops in close pursuit of the rev
olutionists be allowed to cross the Itio
Grande at points where the exact line of
division of the two countries is as yet un
defined, a like privilege to be conceded to
the United'States troops under similar con
ditions. It is understood that this action
was taken at the suggestion of this Govern
ment on the ground that the presence of
armed troops on foreign territory might re
sult in dangerous international complica
tions. The two governments will continue
to co-operate, however, in the strict en
forcement of the neutrality laws.
1
SOME DAIS? CUSTOMS OFFICIALS,
According to a "Report Submitted ly the
New York Surveyor.
Washington, Feb. fi. Acting Secretary
Spaulding says the recent changes in the
customs service at Xew York were made
in accordance with the recommendation of
the customs officers at that port. The fol
lowing is a copy of a letter written by the
Surveyor of Customs at New York recom
mending the removal of 25 inspectors of
customs:
As one result of mv observations I find
that the practice of deinunillng "and receiv
ing bribes and unlawful fees and gratnities
Is qulto prevalent. The nature of these of
fenses, involvingyas It doe', the criminality
of the:iverns well as the receiver, almost
necessarily forbids complaints by the giver,
and knowledge of them only readies mo
through third parties under the seal of con
fident. Another lesult of the investiga
tions 1 have set on loot convinces me that
many of the force lack the possession of
qualities which are essential to the
houet, efficient and courteous performance
of duty; some are addicted to habits
of intemperance to such an extent as to re
flect upon the service ana to lender them
Incomplete fortho performance of official
duty; some aro habitually discourteous and
oppresivo in the conduct toward citizens
whonre so unfortunate as to hive official
business with them; while others are.ncciis
tomed to shirk duty, arrive late at their sta
tions when they pretend to wot k, and fre
quently absent themselves altogether, under
the false pretext of sickness; and again,
others are Habitual bonowors of monev
lrom their associates and persons transact
ing public business vi ith them.
BLAISE GUABDING CITIZEr.3 BIGHTS.
He Notifies the Governor of New Mex'co to
Ite I.' aally it Cnrefn.1.
Washington, D. a, Feb.G. The Mexi
can Government is endeavoring to secure
the extradition of three men now in the
custody of the civil authorities at Las
Cruccs, X. M., and the Governor of that
Territory has been in correspondence with
the Secretary of State on the subject
These men are charged wRh murder, but it
is believed that they are wanted for politi
cal oflenscs. Two of them are citizens of
Mexico, but the third, Bomegio Sais, is
said to be an American.
The Secretary of State to-day telegraphed
Governor Prince, New Mexico, that if Sais
is an American citizen he should not be
surrendered. The department holds gen
erally that none of these prisoners should
be surrendered if the charge against them
is political in its character.
Statement of Cnclo Sam' Flnancen.
Washington, D. G, Feb. 6. In re
sponse to a call for information, the Treas
ury Department has transmitted a state
ment to ihe Ways and Means Committee,
showing receipts and expenditures from
July 1. 1891, to December 31, 1891, includ
ingreceipts and expenditures onfaccount of
the National Bank fund for the t:me named.
The to. al receipts .were 5173,745,287; total
expenditures ?175,984,072. Amount of cash
in the Treasury used to meet requirements
of the sinking "fund amounted to 29,980,250.
rontofflce Inspectors Dismissed.
Washington, D. G, Feb. a The fol
lowing named Postofnce Inspectors have
been dismissed on account of the insuffi
ciency of the appropriation for the in
spector service: William C. Karns. of
Tennessee; Abraham K. Holmes, ,of Ohio;
Bobert R. Munro. of California. The re
signation of Inspector Frank H. Childs, of
Illinois, has beep accepted.
Jfoney Order Offices Donb'ed.
Washington. D. C, Feb. 6. Post-
master General Wanamaker has issued an
order giving "TOoney -order facilities to all
postoffices where the compensation of the
postmaster reached $200 .per annum. Tak
lne.tbe States of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana as a basis, this order of
the i Postmaster General will not only
double the present number of money order
offices, but give about 25 per cent in addi
tion. RESTING ON THEIR OARS.
World"! Fair Congressional Manager
AWaltlnj: Further DeTslopraents at
Chicago Mr. Darbarow Hot Borrowing
Trouble on the Constitatlonml Question
United A Lively Debute Booked.
Washington, D. C, Feb. C The Con
gressional managers of the World's Fair
project are at present', resting on their oars,
so to s.peak, and arc awaiting developments
at Chicago before proceeding with work
here, except in a quiet way. There are a
number of petitions and memorials pertain
ing to the fair before the Columbian Expo
sition' Committee, but it is unlikely that
they will be considered'in advance of'action
on the bill to give Government aid to the
fair, which is the principal business that
will come before the -committee during this
session.
A regular weekly day of meeting was
selected at the time of oreanization of the
committee, but. in view of the "fact that
there is very little for the committee to do
until the bill which the managers of the Ex
position will ask Congress to pass is drafted,
Chairman Durburow stated at the last meet
ing that regular sessions would not be held
for the present, and the committee ad
journed subject to thfe-call of the Chairman.
The committee will not be unnecessarily
called together, and will probably not hold
any meetings for some time yet.
The resolution offered by "Mr. Dickerson,
of Kentucky, calling for an investigation
by the Judiciary Committee on the consti
tutionality of the World's Fair project, and
of Government aid in the shape of appro
priations, is viewed, with complacency by
Mr. Durburow and friends of the Exposi
tion. They say they are entirely satisfied
to have the Judiciary Committee look
thoroughly into the constitutional question
raised, confident that the conclusion reached
will not be adverse, but, on the contrary,
will be favorable to the Exposition. The
World's Fair bill, they say, 'was drafted by
three of the best lawvers in the West, viz.,
Mr. St. Clair, Edwin "Walker and Frederick
Winston, aud will stand the test- of legal
scrutiny.
When the Dickerson resolution was of
fered, Mr. Rcilly, of Pennsylvania, one of
the members of" the committee, made the
suggestion that the World's Columbian Ex
position Committee should 'have jurisdic
tion over it, instead of the Judiciary Com
mittee, bnt Mr. Durburow xasked Mr.
Iteilly, who thought of raising the point in
the House, not do so, and said that it would
reallv he for their advantage to let it go to
the Judiciary Committee, which was done
without any contest.
The resolution providing, for an investi
cntionofthe expenditure 'heretofore made
from the funds appropriated by the Govern
ment for the fair will come up in the House
next week, and it is expected there will be
a spirited contest between the Appropria
tions Committee and the Special Columbian
Exposition Committee, each of which has
resolutions prepared on the subject, the
principal point of difference being one as to
the committee which
shall conduct'the in-
vestigation.
THE 1HDIAN HO F00L.
How Washetoka Prevented a Council From
Fanlshlns Him for Drinking.
Guthmx:, Feb. 6. Special Some facts
were developed in the United States Court
this afternoon which proved that the Amer
ican Indian is nobody's fool. Eleven In
dians were up before Judge Green
charged with introducing "whisky into the
reservations. Among them was Washe
toka, a member of the National Council of
the Kaw tribe,.in all his regalia of war
paint, feathers and blanket. He could not
speak a word of English, but through an
interpreter the following was brought out:
The Kaws have an old law that if any
member of the' Council becomes drunk his
associates shall expel him and elect a suc
cessor. A month ago Washetoka went to
Arkansa, City, and while there got drunk.
As soon as he served his lerm the punish
ment of expulsion stared him in theface,
and he began to concoct a plan to escape.
Finally he bought a two gallon jug nf
whisky and took it home. On Tuesday he
went to the Council meeting and took his
jug along, and then hole Council got glo
riously drunk, and nobody dared make
charges against Washetoka. The old man
retains his seat in the Council, but the
Deputy Marshal nabbed him for introduc
ing the whisky. Judge Green smilingly let
him off with 10 days in jail.
Foles Engage In a tfree FIcht,
John Chosky and Bcnez Chisky, two
Poles who board with John Zaski, at 2810
Spring alley, made things -exceedingly
lively in the boarding house at 6.30 last
evening. The two men had a 'dispute over
some matter and then came to blows. Dur
ing the melee that followed cups, saucers,
chairs, etc., were ned, and both men were
very badly knocked out. They were locked
up in the Twelfth ward station.
Do Ton Kat?
Latest advices from all grain centers show
the price of wheat is looking up in the last
few days. I have received four carloads of
flour, and that many more'are coming and
among the different brands our pride is the
High Grade Minnesota. Now I'm going
to make a big reduction in the price of flour
for one week, commencing Monday, Febru
ary the 8th, for two reasons.
First I can't spare thet room to store
that quantity of flonr. Second By this
big reduction I'm bound not .only to be re
lieved of storing, but add to oiir already
immense flour trade.
I will give with all regular 510 orders
and upward the benefit of the following
prices:
NOTn FLOUR.
4 sacks good family flour f4 95
4 6acks Minnesota flour 5 49
Ask for the best grade flour in the city.
It is Minnesota. Think of it 5 49
48 lbs dried peas (new) 1 00
24 lbs codfish (wholejr 1 00
25 lbs granulated sugar. 1 '00
20-lb box London layer raisins '. 1 25
18 lbs good cookinc raisins 1 00
17 1 bs boneless codfish : . . . . 1 00
7 lbs roasted coffee (fresh ground) 1 00
60 bars family soap 1 00
Weigh your coodh family scales 1 95
30 bars soap (fl cents size) 1 00
51b tea (in all varieties) 1 00
2 lbs 50c tea (in all varieties) 1 00
35 lbs rolled oats 1 00
bibs dried Lima beans 25
6 cans concentrated lye '5
1 gallon New Orleansmolasscs 29
5 lbs currants .. 25
8 lbs white clover hpney (pressed) 1 00
Will ship to any station or landing with
in 300 miles of P"ittsburg, freight prepaid,
on receipt of $1 25.
6-foot stepladder. complete 98
1 clothes horse (4 wings, 6 feet) 85
2-lh. can best bakitig powder in United
States for 7 20
1 Box mold tobies ." 69
1 lb. good smoking tobacco.., 17
1 lb choice chewing tobacco 18
Apples, per can . 5
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offered to the public Free, lrce to all.
Make known yournameandcorrect address,
and we will do the rest. All goods must be
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refunded. . Jas. J. Wdldon,
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GERMAN PARTY LINES
Tightly Drawn on the Education Bill
Now Passing Through.
LIBERALS MAKE IT UNPOPULAR.
The Movement Against Petty Tyranny in
the Army Is Growing-.
BULGARIA DOC10RIXG UP HER ARMT
rcorrniGHT. isoi bt tjie new toot associated
FBESS.3 "
Berlin, Feb. 6. Whatever may be the
intentions of the Minister regarding the
modification of the Prussian elementary ed
ucation act, the proceedings in committee
show that the Clerico-Conservative majority
are not disposed to assume a conciliatory at
titude.. -The clauses containing the most ar
bitrary provisions have already been passed
by a vote of 16 to 12. By an unaltered ma
jority the House rushed the successive para
graphs of the act, heedless of th,e protests by
the Liberals.
The committee has' asked Heir Miquel
for a detailed statement of the usual expen
ditures under the measure. The Conserva
tives got a thorough setback when they
found that the new educational law would
involve an increased s outlay of 9,000,000
marks annually, which, it is proposed, shall
be raised on the income tax. The opposi-,
tion hold -that this estimate is not sufficient
ly large. The Conservatives have almost
decided to drop .the measure unless the
financial clauses of the bill are molded to
suit them.
Liberal Firing the Protestant Ileart, ,
Meanwhile the popular agitation is
spreading throughout the empire. The
Liberals in every State, recognizing the
fact that the victory of thel Clericals in
Prussia will enable them to triumph else
where, are organizing demonstrations
against the proposed new law.
The Court Theater at Stuttgart was re
cently the scene of a popular manifestation.
During the performance of Schiller's "Don
Carlo," when the actor playing the JUar
qiili Dcposa said: "Sire, give us "liberty to
think," the audience rose and burst into
prolonged'eheers.
The Saxon Military Plenipotentiary,
Colonel "Von Schlieben and General Von
Gossler, of the Prussian army, have
admitted before the commission appointed
by the Eeichstag to inquire into the charges
that certain non-commissioned officers had
been guilty of treating the men under them
with brutality that the allegations are
founded on facts. General Von Gossler
stated that the position of the men had been
greatly improved recently.
I'oor Social Material for Office.
Under the special instructions issued to
the non-commissioned officers he had caused
regular reports to besent him of the pun
ishments to which the men were subjected.
He declared that the soldiers would be bet
ter treated if the non-commissioned officers
were of bctter.social material.
In a subsequent debate in the Eeichstag
on the subject, Herr liichter ridiculed the
remark ol Deputy Ingens (Clerical) that
a soldier ought to obey nis officers as repre
sentatives of the deity. Herr Singer an
nounced that he would call attention to the
systematic degration of soldiers in plenary
session of the House.
All the speakers concurred In expressing
sympathy with the men, and finally a mo
tion was passed advising that greater pub
licity be given to court martials, and that
freer access be afforded to privates who de
sired to lay complaints before their superior
officers. The Liberals hold that stronger
measures are necessary for the protection of
the men.
Bulgaria Following Oerinan Footsteps.
The Bulgarian Government bas decided
to remodel its forces after the pattern of the
Germany army. The number of cavalry
w ill be reduced and the infantry and artillery
-divisions increased. The war materials
will be drawn from German manufacturers.
The Emperor's approval of these, arrange
ments marks a distinct departure from the
old policy of non-intervention in the Bal
kans. The trial of Count Limburg Stirum, a
pensioned member ol the Diplomatic Corps,
for publishing in the Kreuse Zeitung a series
of violent article's against the commercial
treaties, opened to dav in the disciplinary
court. The trial is being conducted in
private, the count conducted his own de
fense. He contended that he was guilty of
no breach of the official rules, but the court.
nevertheless, sentenced him to dimissal
lrom the public service and decrced'that he
should lose his pension and be deprived of
his diplomatic title of Minister. ' The sen
tence "of the count is publicly reearded as
being due to the influence of tfie Emperor's
desire to give a lesson to Prince Bismarck.
Socialists and Physical Force.
The Socialist agitator, Bernard Brims, in
a lecture delivered a short time ago on the
chartist movement in England hi 1848, de
scribed the measures taken by the noted
physical force chartist Stephens to arm his
followers. The lecturer, in his discourse,
quoted the saying of Stephens, "there is a
weapon against which rifles and baronets
are powerless, blazingcotton dipped in tar.',
Herr Bruns added, "See how the English
proletariabwas armed to resist the Govern
ment." For the suggestion of incendiarism con
taiued in his lecture Herr Bruns was ar
rested, and to-day he was sentenced to.a
month's imprisonment at hard labor.
The Government has established five
schools in the Cameroons for the instruction
of adult negroes and children in Biblical
history, reading, writinir, arithmetic and
singing. "
Special Sale.
Cups and saucers for any requisite, at less
than halt price; do not fail to see our splen
did bargains. Teas, coffees, A. 1 cottees,
chocolates and bouillons in great variety.
Call early. Chaklks Reizenstbin,
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ten days. Trains leave B. it O. station 8 a.
M. aud 9:20 p. M.
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Cups aud Saucers.
Ocr annual cup and saucer clearance sale
is now on. Cups forany use at special low
prices for one week only, at Charles Beizen
stein's, 152, 154, 156 Federal street, Alle
gheny. Excursion to Washington, D. C
Via B. & O. R. R., on Thursday, February
18, 1892. Round trip $9, and tickets good
ten days. Trains leave B. & O. station 8 A.
M and 9:20 r. M.
Special To Let Advertisements
To-morrow (Monday) in The Dispatch. Do
not fail to read them if you want a house or
room.
Maggie and Her Fuiends, by Thomas
Faed, R. A, now on view at Carnegie Hall.
Dress Suits.
For a good fitting suit or overcoat go ta
Pitcairn s, 434 Wood street. V wsu
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IHDIANS WHO HIBERNATE. "
Remnants orva Once Powerful Tribe Sleep
ing Jnst Like Bears.
Helena, Most., Feb. 6. Sftcia'. A
correspondentat Woodside, on the summit
of the Eocky Mountains, in Deer Lodge
county, this State, writes as follows: "Rev.
L. L. Wood, a Baptist minister, owns
a ranch here, and his son Harry
has one adjoining, which extends
up to the foot hills. There is a very exten
sive cavern near the latter. Last fall a
wandering band'of Maqni Indians was ob
served entering the cavern, but day after
day, week after week, and month after
month passed and the Indians had never
been seen to emerge. Wood, his sons, Louis
and Barry, John Anderson, and about
20 other men from Marcus Daly's ranch, de
termined to find out the intentions of the'
band. Heavily armed - and well supplied
with torches they entered the cave, and
after proceeding fully a mile thev came
upon the Indians they were in search of.
There were about 40 of them", and
they were all in a comatose state, hibernat
ing, like bears and other animals. They
had been there in that condition ever since
fall, and are still there with the exception
of a boy and a girl who were taken to the
Daly ranch.
"It is impossible to thoroughly awaken
them, however, and they will not eat or
drink. When let alone thev relapse into
the same comatose state. This is probably
the last remnant of a once powerful tribe.
They will not be disturbed in their long
slumber, and their reappearance with the
bears in the spring will be xwatched with
interest."
FAYETTE COTSTY BiPUBLICANS.
-
A Projected Resolution Indorsing Dalzell
Never Sees the Light ol Day.
TJniostown, i Feb. 6. Special The
Republican County Committee met here
this afternoon, 38 of the 124 members being
present. General S. M. Bailey, P. S. New
meyer and Jolni R. Byrne were elected a
cdramittee to meet like committees fronrthe
other counties of the Twenty-fourth Con
gressional district to adopt a new method
for nominating candidates lor Congress.
Judge Harry White, of Indiana, was in
dorsed as the IJeoublican nominee for Su
preme Judge. The resolution was opposed
by several members of the committee be
cause the indorsement would set a bad pre
cedent. The committee decided that the
primary elections be held Saturday, April
10, and the county convention on the Mon
day following. It was hinted this morning
that a resolutipn indorsing Dalzell for
United States Senator would be sprung on
the convention this afternoon, but when the
authors of the resolution learned that'it
would be set down upon with a vengeance,
they decided it was best nofto offer it.
SATUBDAY'S INJUBED.
Three Accidents Were Reported Testerday,
None of Which Were Serious.
A workman had his leg fractured and a
brakeman a hand crushed. And a drunken
man was badly cut; none are of a serious
nature. The list follows:
Shakso" Patrick Shannon, a laborer em
ployed at the Kdgar Thomson Steel Work",
was brought to the Mercy Hospital pester
day afternoon suffering from a badly irac
tuied right lee. which he received by falling
from a scaffold at the works.
ESBionT William Enright, an Allegheny
Valley Railroad brakeman, had his 1-an'd
badly crushed while iraking a coupling in
the F01 ty-third street yards yesterday after
noon. Ccskatci John Cnskanl got drunk last
night and in wandefing about near the
Tenth street bridge fell on a pile of slag.
His nose was'snllt and his face cut in a fenr-
tul manner. He was sent to Central station, T
wnero -oiice ourgeon juoyer arcssea nis
injuries.
ANOTHER S1BIKB PB0MISED.
The Upper Moriongahela Coal Operators
Will Undoubtedly lteduce Wages.
The 'Xalional Zabor 'Tnbiim- yesterday
printed a communication from the upper
Monongahela coal district stating a strike
would be'inaugurated there in the next 30
days, and the operators would be the agres
sors. In it one of the operators said:
"The miners in our district are now get
ting 3 cents a bushel, or one-half cent
more than railroad rates. We river opera
tors cannot afford to pay it, and we will ask
the miners to accept a half-cent reduction.
If they decline to accept it we will shut
down. While some operators do not care to
push the matter belore April 1, I am in
favor of pushing the matter before 30 davs.
The railroads have so cut into our shippfng
points that we cannot stand their inroads
any longer."
SMALL TALE OP IHE TWO CITIES.
CaptaiS MxncEaand Detective Gnmbert.of
No. 6 police station, were suspended yester
day morning by Chief Brown for lighting nt
the Nineteenth waid police station house
Friday night. It was claimed that Gumbert
attacked Mercer, and that Jealousy was the
cause 01 ine irouuie.
Jons Coues, of Soho, was committed to
Jail yesterday by Alderman Kaltenunuser
lor a hearing on Tuesday. He is charged
with aggravated assault and battery by his
wife, wlio alleges that her husband struck
her over the head with u tiro poker.
A house broke away from Semmelrock's
staDlo, on Soutli Seventeenth stieer, last
night and ran tip fhgliteenth street, playing
havoc among pedestrians. It was attached
to a buggy. The vehicle wns badly damaged
before the horse was captured.
The citizens of the Twenty-sixth ward
haVe Issued a call for a meeting in Birming
ham Turner Ha'U to-morrow night. Ad
dresses will be deliveied by the chief sup
poi ters of the Southside citizens' move
ment. ,
Cokoseb McDowell received a telegram
from 'Squiie Morgan, of Heynoldton, last
night saying a child had been smothered
there yesterday and the death needed in
vestigation. It w ill De done to-day.
On Thursday evening last a choral society
was organized in the West End and named
the East End Musical Association. Mr.
Frank Warner was elected president, and
Joseph C Biell conductor.
M. J. Pr.icE. who has been a candidate for
Councils in tho Fifth ward, drew out of the
contest last night on account of the canvass
iutt-riering with his private business.
THEMontooth Clnb will hold its flrit an
nual leceptiou at Turner Hall, on Forbes
sti ect, to-morrow night. Eight hundred in
yltatiois have been sent out.
The citizens or the Twelfth .ward, Alle
gheny, will meet at the schoolhouse on'
Tuesday evening to nominate a ward ticket.
SATURDAY'S PBIS0N P0INTEBS.
The hearing of John C. Brosi, who ia
charged a second time with forgery, fhls
time by officials of the Iron and Glass Bank,
of tho Southside, will take place next Thurs
day boloro Alderman McMasters. At present
he has his liberty under $300 bail, and is stop-
yill w ibll luauvos uu oijuiuei 11111.
Johx Miller was arrested last nizht while.
about to shove off with a skiff load of sccap
iron ho had stolen from the Baltimore and
Ohio Uallioad. He had 300 pounds in his
skiff, but before ho got away with it was
ciiuf.'ht iind"sent to Central station by Officer
Hughes. '
Detective Ueixer yesterday arrested
James Sweeney for embezzlement, on a
charge pieterred by Mrs. Mary Hntson.
Sweeney Is a waiter at Miller's restaurant,
and she says Sweeney held out a part of her
change.
JJobert BorcEitwas arrested at his homo,
at South Twelfth and Frederick streets, last
nisht on a charge ol disorderly conduct, pre
ferred against him by his wife:-
Alexander Savers, or McKeesport, was
arrested yesterday by Detective Heiner for
assaulting his wile and daughter.
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BOODLERS' VOUCHERS!
Flashed on Sir John Thompson in
-Response to His Challenge.
M'GREEVY WAS A SCAPEGOAT
To Bide -Corruption in Twenty-Eight
Canadian Constituencies.
A GREAT SCANDAL TO BE REOPENED
fPECIAt, TKLeVihaM TO THE PTSr-ATCH.
Toronto, Feb. 6. The revelations made
here to-day of more boodling by Dominion
Ministers to carry 28 constituencies in the
Province of Quebec in favor of the Govern
ment has created a sensation.in political cir
cles, and the opinion is expressed in some
quarters rather freely that -disclosures of
this kind are doing more than anything else
to force Canada into annexation. Tho story
comes from Montreal and shows how, by
organized corruption in that Province, 28
ridings were carried for the Government.
In a recent speech at Halifax Sir John
Thompson, Minister of Justice, stated if
anyone had information to communicate
concerning boodlers or boodling he would
be glad to receive it and act upon it. Upon,
this invitation the - Globe to-day gives a
statement which it says it was requested to
publish by a director of a leading monetary
institution in Canada. It is said in town
to-day that this man is Hon. Thomas Mc
GreeVy, director of the Union Bank of
Canada, the Government contractor whom,
with Mike Connolly, the Government is
about to prosecute in court at Ottawa on a
charge of obtaining money from the Gov
ernment for work never performed.
Mixlns Politics and Contracts.
The statement goes on to say that the
boodling investigation at .Ottawa last ses
sion which led to the expulsion of Mc
Greevy from the House of Commons and
the subsequent proceedings against him
were superficial and in a large degree abor
tive, and that special pains were taken to
suppress the ugliest facts connected with
the affair. When McGreeyy was discharg
ing immense Governmentcontractsthe acted
as cashier of the Conservative party's funds
in the District of Quebec.
A dishonest man conld have made mill
ions out of that position, bnt instead he
lost, and his personal sacrifices have been
larger than those of any other in. the his
tprr of the party. Yet now, in hi old age,
the writer goes on, the Tory leaders turn
upon him to" send him to jail, in order that
Premier Abbott, Sir John Thompson ond
JohnTlaggart may acquire a reputation lor
purity. Every Government contract under
taken in Quebec since 1850 paid tributeJo
the Tory party managers.
Thomas McGreevy was contractor for the
Government North Shore Railway from
Quebec to Montreal, and paid half a million
dollars on this contract Ostensibly for con
struction but really for the use of Cabinet
Ministers for elections and journalistic cor
ruption. Sir Adolph Caron, present Post
master General and Sir Hector Laugevin,
privy councilor and adviser of her Majesty
the Queen" and late Minister of Public
Works, undertook as two Quebec Ministers
the charge of 28 constituencies in the elec
tion ot 188". They, drew orders on
McGreeyy lor money as needed and for
money so paid out the writer believes
McGreevy can produce vouchers for at
least 5112,000.
Ducked Op by Fac Similes.
Accompanying the published statement
are fac similes of some of these vouchers,and
they show among others money paid to J.
I. Tarte, who at the instance of'Robcrt Mc
Greevy inaugurated boodling investigation
at Ottawa a year ago, and the writer calls
on this apostle of pure politics to explain
what he did with the money.
Bobert McGreevy, who was fell-known
in New York, frittered away his money
with his brother, Thomas, in ticker opera
tions, speculations on margins in pork and
wheat, and Bobert owed his brother $400,000
on account or contracts in uanada and the
States which he never paid. A quarrel en
sued through Robert trying to squeeze more
money out of his brother by a threat to ex
pose the dealings with the .Ministers and
the revelations began.
The Oiobe promises more revelations and
the talk is that the blackest feature of the
whole scandal will be unearthed at Ottawa
if the Government consents to an investiga
tion when Parliament meets at-Ottawa in a
few weeks. It ii a question with many if
the Government can survive these "ex
posures. The State Will Investigate.
The Slate Treasury is now quietly inves
tigating into the disposition of cases brought
during the past fie years by the Law and
Order detectives with a view to seeing
what the fines were and what was done
with them. Where imposed for violation
of the act of 1791, they should have been'
pijid into tne treasury, as. they belonged to
the Commonwealth, but notwithstanding
the activity of the prosecutions it is stated
that, with the exception of the money paid
in by Robert S. Frazier, Esq., agent for the
State, there has ""been 536 returned in fines
from Allegheny county inside of a year.
The number of cases brought by the' Law
and Order detectives between 1888 and the
. present is estimated at several thousand, as
juagmeni was generally given against tne
defendants and as the fines ranged from $50
to 525 a very considerable sum remains to
be accounted for to the State by someone.
PEOPLE COKING AMD GOING.
Tom Shelton, for 18 years chief civil
engineer for the National Tube Woiks, lias
resigned his position to accept a situation
with the Worthtnitlon Hvdrautic ComD.inv.
L of Brooklyn and New York. Mr. Slielton's
oluro win De 111 cms city, iiu is a popular
map.
W. C Moreland, City Solicitor, and S. C.
Milbouine. traveling passenseraent ottho
Union IMcinc road, went to New York last
evening.
R. C Haase, of Wheeling, and O. C
Underwood and A. F. I'oolo, 01 Waxhingtou.d
are sioppiaK nt. uie .uuiiuugaueiu. nouse.
W., O. Dunbar, of Altoona, and S. P.
Blown and wife, of Greensburg, ale among
the guests at the Anderson.
John M. Thompson, 0 Butler, and W.
H. Bell, of Indiana, were ut the Seventh
Avenue yesterday.
Attorney W. S. Nesbit left last evening
on the Chicago .limited for Minneapolis 011
a business trip"
S. W. Carr, of East Liverpool, and John
F. Kush, ot Latiobe, aio registeied at the S:.
Jumes Hotel. .
James S. Moorbead, a Greensburg lawyer,
and his wile registeied at the Ouquesiielast
evening.
AV. P- Reese, of Johnstown, and L. F.
Owens, of Apollo, are at the Scbiosser.
Charles Roe, a Bristol iron man, is at the
Duquesne. 1
IHE FIBE
afci
0ED.
At Gorham Village, Me., Emery's dry
goods oulldiug. Loss, $12,000; Insured.
At Meriden, Conn., the four-story Cashen
building. Loss, $20,000; insurance, $15,03).
At Birmingham, Ala., the Tennessee pack
ing house and contents. Loss, $30,00.'; in
suicd. The roof of tho machine shop attached to
J. Pnin$er & Sons' mill, in the West End,
caught fire yesterday afternoon. An alarm
was sentJn troin station 117 and the blaze
extinguished with slight loss.
At Bellaire. O., Rodefer Bros." glass fac
tory was burned last n ghr, and every part
of it was destroyed hut the old shop arid
stock shed. Loss, $40,0CO; paitiy Insured.
Fiieman Peddlcord was fatally Injured.
A slioht Are occurred in the cupalo of
Ihtnsen & Co's. bottle bouse, South Thir
teenth street, yesterday afternoon, about 5
o'clock. An alarm was sent In lrom box 136,
I but the Are was out before the services of
I the department were required.
caught show queer.
An Allegheny Man and Woman Arrested
for Fasslnir Counterfeit Silver Dollar
Had the Coin Hidden In Her Shoe Told
Bluny Conflicting Stories.
The Allegheny police believe they have
made on important capture of counter-
rfeiters. For some time complaints nave
been made that there were a considerable
number of counterfeit silver dollars in cir
culation in Allegheny. One complaint
came from a butcher named Ackley on Tag
gart street, who said that ?5 of these spuri
ous coin had been passed on him within ten
days.
The police were on the lookout all over
the city, but nothing could be learnedmntil
last night when a woman about 44 years old
and very plainly dressed entered Williams
& Miller's bakery, at No. 7 Saran street,
and, after making'a small purchase, threw
down a dollar. Mr. Miller refused to take
it.-saying it was counterfeit. The woman
declared she did not know it was, and said
she had just gotten a So note changed and it
must have been given to her in that way.
She was then asked where she had go'tten
the change, but could not tell. The man
still refused .to accept the money, and the
woman then claimed she only had 25 cents.
As this statement did not quite tallv with
the change story, Jin- Williams called in
Lieutenant McKel vey.
At Central station the woman's name was
found to be Mrs. H. E. Hart, and she lived
at 21Taggart street. She was searched, and
all that could be found on her was ?2 in
good money. She was noticed to step a
trifle lightly.on one foot, and tjie officers be
coming suspicious had her shoes taken off,
and in the sole of one was found another
spurious coin. When asked about it she
'said it had been given to her in change, and
when she found it was counterfeit she
put it in her shoe, so it would not get
mixed with-her other money. She said she
was afraid she might pass it without notic
ing it.
The officers then went to Mrs. Hart's
house wljere they found her husband. He
is a tall, awkward looking man about 50
years old, and s3v he is a carpenter. Some
money was found on him, but it was all
good. He refused $ do any talking. A
guard was placed over the house and the
case will be turned over to United States
Detective McSweeney to-day, when tbe
houe will be searched. The neighbors did
not know anything about the family.
COULDN'T FIND HIS SISTER.
now
a Toang
German Boy Got Lost In
Pittsburg.
Ludwig Eisel, a 16-year-old youth whose
home is in Weisbaden, Germany, was picked
up last night in the Diamond market by Of
ficer Milholland. The lad could not speak
English, but made it understood that he was
lost in a strange city. The officer took him
fo Central station, where Sergeant Metz
learned his history from him. The boy left
home on January 9 and landed inNew'York
last Sunday. He had become sick on the
voyage, and was detained and cared for in
that city until yesterday, when he left for
this city. Arriving here he failed to find a
sister whom he had expected to see, a girl
named Mcna Eiel, who has been in this
country four years and in this city about
six months.
He. wandered off from the depot and
drifted into tne market where Officer Mil
holland found hint The boy did not know
where his sister lived, but he had her ad
dress in his trunk which he left at the
depot. The little fellow was well dressed
and loojced to be the child of well-to-do
people. The police authorities took charge
of him for the night and will endeavor to
find his sister to-dav.
GILLILAHD INDOBSEbt
Fost
1G3 Stands br a Comrade in the
Time of Need.
At a meeting of Colonel John B. dark
Post, G. A. R., of Allegheny, last evening
the 'following was unanimously adopted: -
To Die Hon. John 'Wanamaker, Postmaster Gen
eral. Greeting:
Whereas, It has come to our ears that
our esteemed and worthy postmaster, John
A. Gilliland, of Allegheny City, is censured
by the inspector who made the recent in
spection, and
Whereas Asa number of the members of
Colonel John B. Clark: Post 162, U. A. R.,
have been acquainted with Postmaster Gilli
land siuco lon,r before tbe war and have
known him to be a man of good business
qualities, stiict integrity and honesty and
Whereas, The"aid postmaster has been tne
first and only G. A. II. man appointed since
the war as postmaster of Allegheny, and
as the Allegheny postofllce is being managed
in n business like way.
Resolved, That we as a post do hereby
heartily indorse our comrade, John A. Gilli
land, as Postmaster of Allegheny, as being
perfectly competent to discharge the duties
of the office, and trnst that Hon. John
Wanamaker will sustain us in this our
prayer and retain him in office In vindica
tion of justice.
Good Sales of Heal Estate.
"The sale's of real estate in Pittsburg in
the lost three months have been remarka
ble." said Mr. Black, of Black & Baird,
yesterday. "The business has not been so,
good in the last five years, and the pros
pects are very encouraging. A year ago
the outlook was gloomy, but the situation
has improyed very much. The people who
imagine that the bottom has fallen out ot
the town are greatly mistaken. The move
ment in real estate is a healthy sign."
For Second-Class Passengers.
The Union Pacific road is now running
its colonist sleeping cars to St. Louis and
Chicago. They are intended for second
class passengers, and were formerly put on
the trains at Omaha and Council Bluffs.
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IoYERMIN'S TOUCHERS:"
The Major Claims It Was His Private
Papers That Were Seized,
INSTEAD OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
Pearl-Handled Knives Are Hade to Fignro
ss Lair Screws, and
CAMBRIC AS MACHIXISl'S SEBYJCM
Cleveland, Feb. a Although it had
been expected that the Overman court mar
tial would meet this morning only to ad
journ until Monday, such proved to be not
the case. A surprise was created when
Colonel Gardiner for the accused waived the
absence of Mr. C3rkin, of the firm o,f Carkin,
Stickney & Cram, of Saginaw, Mich., who
was tcproduce a letter written by Major
Overman, and admitted that Major Overman
had received J234 50 from the firm as an ed
gineering officer and failed to account to the
Government for it.
It was also admitted by Colonel Gardiner
that the Major had received the sums said
to have been received by him in three
specifications of the first charge, and that he
had wholly failed to account therefor; but
the fact that such retention of funds was
unlawful, or that the money was intended
for the military service, was denied. The
items of these specifications were $25 paid
the S. B. Hartzman Manufacturing Com
pany for replacing piles in Sandusky har
bor, S94 18 paid by Captain Mack for
repairs to the Cleveland breakwater, and
525 55 paid by Mitchell & Co.
, raying; for Pearl-Handled Knives.
The witnesses. were ordered to retire from
the courtroom, and Captain Myrick called
Nathan C. Martin, chief of section in the
Third Auditor's department, to give evi
dence in regard to specification 1 of the sec
ond charge that of Overman buying for his
own use a lot of pearl-handled knives from
the George Worthington Company and
charging them to the Government as lag
screws. Mr. Nathan produced the voucher
for 360 screws at 5 cents each, and .nine
pounds of washers at 3 cents, a total of
518 27.
Mr. ilartin was asked to produce the
vouchers relating to the charge of buying
cambric from Lamson Brothers, of Toledo,
and charging it to the Government as 52 CO,
the item in the voucher being for the
services of a machinist.
Colonel Gardiner then made a formal de
mand upon the Judee Advocate for the
original vouchers, signed bv the Worthing
ton Company an-1 Lamson Brothers. "Ther
were unlawfully seized without the knowl
edge and consent of the accused from his
private papers," said Colonel Gardiner,
. "and as they are now in the custody of tho
Judge Advocate we ask the Court to order
them to be turned over to us." '
How Overman Meets the Charge.
The Judge Advocate said that he had no
knowledge of the manner in which Major
Overman's duplicates of the original vonch
ershad come into the possession of the Gov
ernment, It may be well to explain that an officer
of the Government takes a receipt in dupli
cate for all disbursements made by him.
One voucher is forwarded to the Treasury
Department and the other is retained by
him. It is claimed by Major Overman that
the duplicate vouchers, which Vere really
his private papers, were seized by order of
the War Department. The court retired,
and after due deliberation ordered the
vouchers turned oyer to Major Overman,
which was done.
Mr. Martin was recalled to the witness
chair, and produced the payroll for April,
1890, sent in by Major Overman. Upon it"
appeared the name of William Harris, who
acknowledged having received lrom the
Government $45 for services rendered as
"watchman, boatman and gange rsder."
Harris is the man referred to in the charge,
as Major Overman's coachman.
SIXTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
They Hold a Lively Sleeting and Indorse
Eliillp Flinn.
The Sixth ward Democrats last night en
joyed a decidedly-lively time. They had
gathered at the ward schoolhouse for the
purpose ot proposing candidates for ward
offices. The room was crowded almost to
suffocation. John Caul, by a hard struggle,
was enabled to reach the platform, and by
vigorous pounding he secured order. He
announced that a chairman wonld
be elected, and then the wild-.
est confusion reigned. John Pin
nefty, John Dunn and David Larkin
were the candidates for Council, and the
friends of each howled long aud loud. The
Finnerty people were especially boisterous.
It was alleged that most of them are from
Jeannette. John Dunn and his friends
finally left the place.
M. F. Rafferty was nominated for Alder
man and in, a burst of generous enthusiasm,
Phillip Flinn, brother of Senator William
Flinn, was indorsed for Select Council.
Phillip Flinn is one of the most earnest
Republicans in the city. Another meet
ing will be held next week.
California :hak!n: Again.
Sa;t Jose, Cal., Feb. ft A light shock
of earthquake was felt at 6:30 yesterday
morning and lasted about two seconds. '
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