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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAH
FLYING RUMORS
TRAVELING FUST.
A Man to Make a Good
Cabinet Officer. Must
Be a Politician
WITH A STRONG PULL
Foster Comes Up to the President's
Ideal, and He Is Very-Anxious
TO HAVE MORE-JUST LIKE HIM.
That's
the Reason Brother Wanamaker
May Have to Say-Goodby.
Secretary Blaine Declares in Language
Most Explicit That He Doesn't Mean to
Leave the Cabinet The Postmaster
General Equally as Positive, Though
Less Emphatic The Postofflce De
partment Not Being Properly Worked,
Thinks the President A Fear of the
Field Combining Against Him Now
Annoying Harrison Blaine's Long
Letter of Resignation and Why It
Was Never Sent What He Said
About It Himself.
If rECIAI. TXLEGRAFHTC LETTIB.'l
BrrtEATJ or The Dispatch,
Washington, D. &. Feb. 10.
The flying rumors of to-day regarding
probable changes in President Harrison's
Cabinet were the subject of a great deal of
speculation among the politicians. Keport
had it that both Secretary Blaine and Post
master General "Wanamaker -were about to
resign their portfolios, and that there -was
to be in the near future a general reorgani
zation of the Cabinet.
"When Mr. Blaine's attention was called
to these statement regarding his intentions
he became exceedingly indignant and de
clared that he was tired of being misrepre
sented. He stated that he had not re
signed, and that he was not going away
.from "Washington to recuperate his health.
He added that the report about his resigna
tion was "an infernal lie."
rienty or Friction In the Cabinet.
Postmaster General "Wanamaker made a
"" denial equally explicit, although, in more
Sunday-sehool-teacher-liko language, and
settled for the time being the rumors that
had gained gcnerf.1 circulation. But gossip
having onje been started, 4t was developed
that there is a great, deal of friction in the
Cabinet, and that some "changes may be ex
pected before long.
It is not believed that Mr. Blaine will
stay to the end of the administration, unless
he does so because he does not want it to
appear that there are differences between
himself and the President. Since the
Chilean difficulty there has been-a marked
absence of cordiality between the Secretary
and the President, and Mr. Blaine's family
are known to be anxious to hare him sever
his connection with the administration.
The foundation of the report that Post
master General "Wanamaker will soon re
tire is much the same as that upon which
the Blaine story was built. The relations
between the Postmaster General and the
President are strained, for reasgns that are
not perfectly clear at the present time, but
it is said that politics has considerable to do
with it
Benjamin and John Are Oat.
In short, the Postoffice Department has
not been used to the best advantage to
further President Harrison's ambition to
serve a second term, and Mr. "Wanamaker
appears to be indifferent whether or not
Harrison is renominated. The former
cordial relations which marked the inter
course between the members of the Harrison
and "Wanamaker families do not now exist.
It is upon these facts that the prediction of
Mr. "Wanamaker's retirement was made.
The real source of trouble in the Presi
dent's official family appears to be his own
anxiety lor a second term. Every Cabinet
officer is expected to man a handspike and
help keep the movement going. The Presi
dent has come to admire the boldness with
which Secretary Foster pulls the political
wires, and he would be glad to have the rest
of the Cabinet show the same spirit of enter
prise. Toster has thus become the real
political manacer of the administration, and
his methods have irritated other members of
the Cabinet. These facts are slowly leaking
ont, and a reorganization of the .Cabinet at
?any time would not be a surprise.
The President Against the Field.
The long list of Republicans who have
entered the Presidental race since Mr.
Blaine announced his withdrawal has caused
the President to fear a combination of the
field that would destroy his own chances,
and naturally he wants his Cabinet to do
some political hustling.
It was Mr. Blaine's intention to retire
from the Cabinet at the end of the year.
Ever since his return from Bar Harbor he
has realized that his physical, condition
would not allow him to properly attend to
his dulies at the State Department, and
this, fact fretted him a great deal. He has
remarked to a number of friends that he did
not think it was fair to the President for
him to remain in the Cabinet and not be
able to do the work. It imposed upon
President Harrison not only the work of
the Chief Magistrate, but really the cenerai
supervision of the State Department.
"When Mr. BJaine began to realize this he
at once decided to retire.
Blaine' First Letter Xerer Sent.
The end of the year was fixed upon as the
proper time to withdraw, and Mr. Blaine
wrote a letter", giring at length his reasons
for retiring, with warm words of praise to
the President for his wonderful work in
carrying out the policy of the administra
tion. This letter also made 'the public
announcement that he could not be a candi
date for the Presidental nomination.
Before this letter could be made public
the'Chilean incident assumed such propor
tions that it was not advisable for the Bee-
etary otState to make public his letter.
Then came the"Blaineboomers"and by their
ill-advised actions made the apparent situa
tion between the President and Mr. Blaine
such that to send the already written letter
and retire would only give apparent con
firmation to the untrue rumors of a differ
ence between Mr. Blaine and thj Presi
dent The first of the year came and went, and
still the Chilean matter was not settled, and
when it was, to the credit of the President
and Mr. Blaine, then the Secretary of State
saw there was but one way for him to make
it clear to the public that the Democratio
rumors of a disagreement between the two
leading men of the Republican party were
baseless lies. That was to pursue thecourse
he has done.-
The Declination a Final One.
Mr. Blaine put his long letter of resigna
tion in his desk, and then wrote his short
and clear note to General James S. Clarfc
son, refusing to allow his name to be used
as a candidate before the Minneapolis con
vention. The idea of Mr. Blaine in doing
this was to show the public that he was out
of the race for good and all, and that under
no circumstances would he allow his name
to be used.
. This left it perfectly clear for him to re
tire from the Cabinet, and thus crush at
once any attempts by anti-administration
people to say he retired to be free to enter
the Presidental race. Mr. Blaine, in ex
plaining to his friends the first letter, said:
"I will let the public settle down to the
assured fact of my being out of the race,
aqd then I will retire from the Cabinet"
The wisdom of this resolution will be ap
parent at once. Mr. Blaine has intended to
wait for the excitement caused by his first
letter to die away before sending his letter
of resignation to Mr. Harrison.-
"When the correspondence between the
President and Mr. Blaine is made public
there will be but one opinion, and that will
be that Mr. Blaine has been a loyal and de
voted admirer and adviser of the President.
It can be seen how eminently proper it
would be in Mr. Blaine to give his opinion
of the administration and the President in
his letter of resignation.
A Chance to Boom the President.
As to the premier laying aside his port
folio, it would not only be a graceful but an
eminently proper thing for Mr. Blaine to
review and give credit for the great tri
umphs of President Harrison's administra
tion. Mr. Blaine will do this.
Meanwhile, pending the announcement of
the resignatiou, Mr. Blaiiie will continue
the general supervision of the State Depart
ment, but will not worry about the details.
General J. "W. Foster, who has been acting
as adviser and filling somewhat the place of
the Third Assistant Secretary of State al
though, of course, with greater powers
will now move nearer to the Secretaryship,
while Mr. Grinnell, of New York, the new
ly appointed Third Assistant, will be in his
office when the new Secretary is named.
The President has been controlling the
Bering Sea negotiations himself, and each
step has been the subject of Cabinet con
sultation.and approval before anything was
done. This course will be most likely pur
sued to the end, although it seems that
General Foster is doing a great deal an
assisting Mr. Blaine in the matter. Of
course, Mr. Blaine's health prevents his
doingi much active or arduous work, and
this may hasten his retirement, now that all
is ready for it
The Unloading of Wanamaker.
. An official of the Harrison administra
tion, who stands close to the President, is
authority for the statement to-night that
Mr. Harrison is convinced that "Wanamaker
must be unloaded as the most important
step toward securing the renomination of
Harrison. The President .clearly realizes,
it is said, that if the .movement of Quay,
Clarksonand the'other Kg Republicans to
make an anti-Harrison combination is to ba
checked, these men niust be brought into
the fold at once. They are at present busi
ly engaged in grooming Alger as their can
didate, and if allowed to continue in. this
work a few weeks longer may succeed in
playing havoc with the Harrison cause.
Quay has long ago, deserted "Wanamaker,
and much might be done- toward putting
the Senator on good terms with the Presi
dent's friends if the Postmaster General,11
who is absolutely without power in Penn
sylvania politics, except for the patronage
which his Cabinet office gives him, were
asked to resign. At least one member of
the Cabinet, and he one of the most power
ful politicians in the "West, does not con
ceal nis utter dislike and distrust of "Wana
maker and the fact that he is opposed to
his retention. Other men close to the
President are equally outspoken. As for
Clarkson, it is said that he might be won
over from the Alger cause to that of Har
rison by being given the office of Postmas
ter General, where he would be of much
more service to the party and the country
than the present Postmaster General is.
SHERMAN AGAIN ATTACKED.
An Ohio Assemblyman "Wants the Mans
field Statesman's Right to His Senatorial
Seat Investigated His Reasons for the
Resolutions He Has Introduced.
Columbus, O., Feb. 10. Special Mr.
Harshbarger, the Democratic member from
Shelby, to-day offered the following, which
went over under the rules:
Whereas, It Is the sense of the people, as
well as the spirit of the la w of Ohio, that tho
oath of office should not be administered to
any person or persons who have not been
honestly and legally elected thereto; and
Whereas. It has been publicly charged
that one John Sherman, an inhabitant or
the city of Mansfleld and who claims to
have been dulv elected to a seat in tho
United States Senate from the said State or
Ohio, on the 12th day of January, 1892, did
improperly, maliciously and in violation of
law coerce with threats, promises, force and
other occult means, ceitain members of.the
Seventieth General Assembly to cast their
ballots in opposition to their individual
preference and against tjicir best Judgment;
and.
Whereas, it is a duty owing to society, to
law and to good government that these
charges shonld be thoroughly and ably in
vestigated; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the General Assembly of
Ohio, that the whole matter be and is hereby
referred for such action as may be proper to
the Senate of the United States, with the
further request that Hon. Calvin S. Brice
proceed, in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the United States Senate, to
cause such Inquiry to be made into the
eligibility of the said John Sherman to a
seat in the United States Senate, and secure
such action thereon as the facts ascertained
may warrant
YOUNG BLAIBE.B LAST DAY.
If He Failed to Pay Alimony Testerday
He Is Guilty of Contempt or Court.
Deadwood, S. D., Feb. 10. Depositions
In the Blaine 'case have arrived, but have
not been opened yet Martin & Maron are
in receipt of a letter from General Palmer,
counsel for Mrs. Blaine, saying James G.
Blaine, Jr., had withdrawn the cross exami
nation in the deposition, and it seems that
no opposition will be made to granting the
decree.
The case is at issue and will be tried this
term, but Mrs. Blaine will probably not
come out Attorney's fees and alimony
have not been paid, and February 10 is the
last day, after which Blaine will be in con
tempt of court if the money is not paid.
TITLI WIKS AMIBICAH" BEAUTY.
The Civil Marriage of a French Duke and
Miss Mattle Mitchell.
. Pabis, Feb. 10. The civil marriage of
the Duke de la Bochefacauld and Miss Mat
tie Mitchell took place to-day. The religious
ceremony will tak'e place to-morrow at noon
at the Chnrch of St Clotbilde.
The ceremony to-day was performed by
the Deputy Mayor. There were only 30
persons present, including Minister "White
lawBeid. '
ETTTSBTIRa THURSDAY.
HILL'S ONLY CHANCE
To Secure His Party's lTomi-
nation for the Highest
Office in the Land.
BUBNING ALL HIS BBIDGES.
Ho Means to Secure. His State Delega
. tion Before Voting for
THE FREE COINAGE OP SILYEE.
General llger's Boom to Be launched on
Washington's Birthday.
BAH DICK COHES 0BT FOE HaBRISON
rsriCIAL TEtEGKAJt TO TUX DISPATCn.l
" 'Washtxgton, D. O., Feb.. 10. Senator
Gorman remarked to a friend yesterday that
if Senator Hill won the Presidental nom
ination it would be the greatest success ever
achieved in American politics. According J
to the Maryland Senator it is also the bold
est game of politics that has eve been
played. Senator Hill believes that this is
his only chance, and he is burning his
bridges behind him. So far all his plans
have carried, but he has yet to encounter
his greatest obstacle, in the opinion of the
ame distinguished anthority. That ob
stacle is the silver question. Senator Hill
cannot dodge this question, and must give
his vote yea or nay. He may be depended
upon to vote in favor ot free coinage with
Senator Gorman.
This is the true reason why Senator Hilll
wanted the convention which selects dele
gates called so early. He wanted to be sure
that New York had elected a Hill delega
tion before the silver question came up in
the Senate. He was afraid that if he voted
in favor of free coinage, and the New York
State Convention was held afterward, it
would be difficult to get anything like a solid
delegation from the Empire State.
Not Anxlons to Antagonize Tammany.
It is even a question whether or not Tam
many would have felt able to support him
under these circumstances. All the moneyed
interests of his State would have been bit
terly opposed to him. "With the He w York
delegation assured to him he can safely re
turn to "Washington and vote with the
Southern and "Western Democratic Senators
on, the silver question. After this, how can
the "West and South refuse to support the
candidate from New York who is a silver
man?
Senator Hill has himself answered the
question in. the affirmative, and he will
follow this course. If he captures the
nomination he believes that he can carry
New York but will lose Connecticut He
will make up lor this by carrying a number
of the "Western silver States, for he feels
sure that President Harrison, who, in the
meantime, will veto a silver bill, will be
the Republican candidate.
. Gorman Is Hill's Hast Hope.
Senator Hill can see no other way of
counteractive "the jeat bold'thafhe recog
nizes ex-President Cleveland has upon the
people in the South and "West In the same
way he would be able to head off a "Western
candidate. If he fails to secure the nomina
tion after following such a course he real
ises that he must become unpopular all over
the East About the only hope for him to
continue to be a great factor, in that case,
would be the nomination of Gorman.
In the meantime Senator Gorman is very
well contented. He is not running a Presi
dental boom, but is lying low. He is satis
fied to wait until Hill and Cleveland have
destroyed one another. He is not making
any enemies, and if eventually New York
takes him up as her candidate, he won't
write any letters declining the use of his
name. Besides, the Southern delegates will
be ready for such an emergency.
HABEIS0H AND WASHBUBH OUT.
The Latter Trying to Get an Antl-Admln-lstratlon
Minnesota Delegation.
"Washington, D. a, Feb. 10. Special
There is a serious rupture between Presi
dent Harrison and Senator "Washburn. The
latter has been led by his disappointment
over Blaine's withdrawal to make open at
tacks upon the President. His course ever
since he aided in the defeat of the election
bill has been such as to displease the friends
of the administration, but in order to avoid
a breach in the party Mr. "Wash
bum has been given numerous
favors, some of them at the
expense of Senator Davis. Administration
men declare that "Washburn has had more
patronage than he was entitled to,1 and that
he has been dictatorial and quarrelsome.
After it became known that Blaine's health
was sb seriously impaired as to render his
candidacy doubtful, and when all well
informed people were expecting his letter
of withdrawal, "Washburn wanted to start a
movement for electing a Blaine delegation
in Minnesota. He still openly declares
that he favors an anti-Harrison delegation,
and. is doing what he can to create senti
ment for General Alger. Senator Davis
has come out squarely for President Harri
son's remomination.
The administration people are .par
ticularly anxious that the Minnesota dele
gation should be for Harrison, inasmuch as
the convention is to-be held in that State.
Hence they are becoming resentful at what
they term the Senator's duplicity. They
are'better pleased at his open hostility than
the covert attacks which he has been mak
ing for some time. They accuse "Washburn
of being responsible for some systematic
"Western newspaper attacks upon the."Presi
dent during the past two months, the ob
ject of which, evidently is to secure as many
Western delegations against him as possible.
HILL HOT AT ALL DISTURBED.
Cleveland May Hare the Brass Bands,
but
He's Getting the Delegates.
New Yobk, Feb. 10. Special' Senator
Hill was in Brooklyn, to testify in the
Dutchess county court proceedings, to-day.
As he was in a hurry to get away, counsel
on both sides agreed to accept his statement
in lieu of his appearance in the witness box;
A 'reporter said to him: "You don't seem to
be disturbed, Senator, by the opponents of
the mid-winter convention?"
The Senator replied, with a smile: "Oh,
no. I told the General, here (pointing
to Mr. Jenks), they have all the brass bands
and the mass meetings, and I am getting the
delegates"
SAM DICK IS FOB -HABBI80N.
He Thinks the Present Administration the
Best for Many Tears.
New Yobk; Feb. 10. Special Ex
Congressman Samuel B..Dick, of Meadville,
Pa., a prominent Republican who has hith
erto, supported Mr. Blaine for the Presi
deney, was seen by a reporter to-day at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and asked about the
outlook, now that the Secretary of State is
not a candidate. He said: "President'
Harrison t has given the country a clean 'ad-;
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ministration, and if he is nominated the,
State of Pennsylvania will give him a rous
ing majority. The people like, the Presi
dent and are not afraid to re-elect him. The
politicians are against him, but that shows
he is strong withjthe.voters. A close calcu
lation will show that the politicians have
few votes. Naturally, the Keystone State
was for Mr. Blaine, because, he is a native of
Pennsylvania. It was not because the
people liked the President any the less."
"How will the delegation from Pennsyl
vania go?"
"I do not know, I see that a L. Magee
has come out for President Harrison's re
nomination. He is very strong in his part
of the State, and the Pittsburg delegation
is usually with him. As Mr. Blaine is not
a candidate the field seems clear for the re
nomination of the President, and from all 2
have seen and heard the rank and file of the
Republican party will not be backward in
supporting a President who has certainly
given the country one of the best adminis
trations for years- The President and his
friends have nothing to fear from the record
already made." ,
S0UBD OK THE PBESIDEKT.
Officeholders and Colored Politicians Are
, Not Wanted as Delegates.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. i0. Special
There is sorrow in the ranks of the colored
politicians of Georgia, and white officehold
ers as well are saying unpleasant things
about President Harrison, the result of the
visit here of "Mr. Porter, Minister to Italy,
and of B, B. Shields, of 'Indianapolis, confi
dential friends of the President. They
came, it is said, to deliver an edict from
Benjamin Harrison to this effect: "There
must be no Federal officeholders in the Min
neapolis Convention. The delegates must be
business men, and, moreover, they must be
white men." Mr, Shields is quoted as say
ing: , .
"The President expects a Harrison dele
gation to the convention, but he wants them
from among white business men. This same
request will be made in other Southern
States. If Mr. Harrison gets the nomina
tion he wants to be able to say in the cam
paign that he was nominated by the people,
and not by his officeholders." Several
leading Republicans were asked about the
matter, but beyond that the message had
been received, would say nothing. "When
asked if the request would be adhered to or
not, they replied that it would be con
sidered. ALGEE'S BOOH HEABLY BIPE.
It Will Be Exposed to View at a Washing
ton's Birthday Banq.net
"Washington-, D. a, Feb, 10. Special
The second Presidental boom of General
Russell Alger, of Michigan, will be
formally launched on "Washington's birth
day, at the annual .meeting of the Michigan
Club, in Detroit .Prominent Republicans
will be present from the East, and a special
car will go from "Washington, carrying the
Michigan Senators and Eepresentatives,
Senators Dolph and Perkins, ex-Representative
Greenhalge, and others. Julius Cxsar
Burrows will deliver the address of welcome
on behalf of the Michigan Eepublicans, and
other distinguished guests will make
speeches. ,
The club is composed of Republicans
from all over the State, who take consider
able pride in the fact that Harrison ad
dressed them in an eloquent speech just
before being nominated for the Presidency.
J. Sloat Fassett is booked to stir up the
"Wolverines with a burst of his now famous
eloquence, and, as General Alger has entire
charge of all arrangements for the meeting,
he wilLnOt bo'apt-'itf miss.tbe jopportunity
to innate his boonr
aur-to "it fullest -proper-
tions.
FITZ TO BE CREMATED.
Hi Canadian Brother Jieachoi Ken Or
leans and Will Bemove the Bemalns To
Day He Says People In Brockyille Re
gretted the Capture of the Late Outlaw.
New Orleans, Feb. .10. Special O.
H. Fitzsimmons, brother of Fred Fitzslm
mons, who committed suicide in the Parish
prison last week, reached here to-day from
Brockville, Ontario, for the purpose of
taking the remains of his brother home, and
will probably leave with them to-morrow.
Mr. Fitzsimmons said that the capture of
his brother had caused some regret among
the people of Brockville, as it was thought
after having attained his liberty so long he
'would not go where there was any chance
of capturing him.
"I was not surprised at the suicide of my
brother," he said. In fact, it was the best
think he could have done under the circum
ces. I was surprised at his capture, how
ever, for I thought that having escaped the
police so long, he had gotten out of the
country. Fred left home when very young,
and I suppose got into bad company! as he
was a man of 37 at the time of his death, but
for 18 years he hadn't been home, with
one exception. His last visit home had been
in 1891, and for a very short time.
"I have not decided what disposition will
be made of his body, and will not until I
find the condition in which it is, but it is
probable that it will be cremated."
FIBS EAGING IK COLUMBUS.
One Block Barned, With a Loss of SlOO,
OOO, and the Flames Spreading.
Columbus, O., Feb. 10. Shortly before
midnight fire was discovered in the McCune
block, Gay and High streets. The fire
originated in the basement of Patterson &
Merrill's wall paper store. The block is in
the business center of the city and is occu
pied by McOoy Bros. & "Walcutt, clothiers;
Stettner & Koch, music dealers; Faul
haner's hat store, Miss Scott, hair dresser,
and a building and loan association. The
upper.story is occupied by Dun's Mercantile
Agency and a number of business offices.
The remaining stories are occupied by
families and roomers.
Miss Cora Blair, a young woman, jumped
from the second story window, and was
fatally injured. Pecuniary loss about $100,
000. The indications are that the adjoining
structures will also burn.
A WEDDING TEIP AS AN EDUCATOR.
Senator Flood's Serions Charges'Against an
Eloquent Southern Preacher.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 10. Special
Senator Flood to-day caused a sensation in
the Senate by charging that the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, Rev. John
E. Massey, had been guilty of collecting
mileage and making overcharges. Among
the charges is one that Mr. Massey went to
Alabama to get married and charged his
traveling expenses to Virginia as "incurred
for educational purposes.
Mr. Massey is known popularly as "Par
son" Massey. He is the ablest debater In
Virginia, a prominent preacher in the Bap
tist Church, and first came into prominence
as a member of the Readjuster party. He
and Mahone fell out after Massey had been
elected State Auditor. The Senate ap
pointed x committee to investigate the
charges.
Graver's Chance for" a Presidency.
New Yobk, Feb. 10. Special It was
rumored at theu&Iurray Hill Hotel to-night
that the reason no definite .action was taken
at to-day's meeting of the.trustees of the New
York Iiife to fill the place of ex-President
Beers, was ' because the name of Grover
Cleveland was mentioned for the place, and
so demoralized the trustees that they wanted
two or three days more.in which to ive
it some understanding.
FEBRUARY
1892 - TWELVE PAGES
SPMSANDGOBLl
Given an Impartial Hearing
1)1 Societies for Psychi
cal Kesearch.
A HALLUCINATION CENSUS
i
'of.
Shows That 11 Per Cent
the
Population Believe in the .
EXISTENCE OP AN OCCDLT'POWER.
A Eub.Conscions or Spiritual Side of the
, Mind, That Has
yBASSOrEXTEAORDISART KNOWLEDGE
rsrECIAt TELTOIUU TO TOT UTSP ATCH.I
New York, Feb? 10. A meeting of the
New York section of the American branch
of the Society for Psychical Research was
held this evening in the law building of
Columbia College. The room was so
crowded that many people with invita
tions were unable to gain an en
trance. Prof. "William James, of. Harvard
University, presided, and Dr. J. H. Hyslop,
of Columbia College, acted as Secretary.
The programme consisted of an address on
the "Census of Hallucinations," by Prof.
James, and a report of some experiments in
so-called automatic writing which was read
by Dr. Richard Hodgson, of Boston, the
Secretary of the American branch of the
society.
Prof. James said that the census of hal
lucinations was now being taken in all parts
of the world where branches of the
society exist, to ascertain, in a sci
entific way, how many people saw
visions, heard imaginary voices,
or had experiences outside of the generally
explained laws of nature. Of nearly C.000
people who have already answered his ques
tions considerably over 600, making about
11 per cent, annonnce that on one or more
occasions they have been subject to definite
hallucinations.
A Spirltnal Side to the Mind.
Dr. Hodgson read reports of cases where
persons had written communications con
trolled by some force wholly without their
consciousness and containing information of
which they were Ignorant.
In answer to a question asked from the
the audience, Dr. Hodgson said that ex
extended investigation had convinced many
members of the society that there was
a sub-conscious or spiritual side of the mind
which had means of knowledge and com
munication wholly apart from the ordinary
consciousness.
Spooks and hobgoblins were given an im
partial hearing fast evening before the
Boston Society for Psychical Research.
Secretary Hodgson gave an interesting ex
perience he had had"with Mrs. Maud Jones
Uillett, the alleged slate writer. j.ne
quick eye of Mr. Hodgson had detected the
method of the trickster, as he called her,
when practicing her art, and the expose that
followed resulted!!!, drivjpg Jhe canning
Maud'back to California, whence she came.
Mysterious Marks on the Body.
The case of the molder's wife who re
sides near Louisville, and who is said to
have crosses and other marks appear upon
her body, had been investigated by the sec
retary, but nothing of a satisfactory
nature had been obtained. Many cases
were cited where it was claimed that when
"the mind was under hypnotic influence
certain physical phenomena had resulted,
such as causing blisters to appear when the
arm was brought into contact with a cold
stone, and the appearance of a red cross on
a woman's arm simultaneously with another
on the chest
A shell and apiece of brick were exhibited,
which the sender said had figured in a
marvelous mind-reading . case. Upon the
desk of the Secretary were displayed sam
ples of various apparatus employed by
mediums when communicating with the in
habitantsof the unseen world. They In
cluded Planchette, Espirato, Ouija, eta,
and after the meeting the members took oc
casion to make a critical examination of
them.
A Clairvoyant In a Dilemma.
A special from Binghamton says: Dr.
Bishop, a female clairvoyant, who for a
long time has done a profitable business in
that city, finds herself in an aggravating
dilemma. Her specialty has been her
alleged pow'er of locating stolen property,
her customers seeking information of the
kind having been very large. Dr. Bishop
has made much money out of credulous
people hereabout, and she had a habit .of
carrying large sums of money on
her person, thinking it " was
safest there. On Sunday evening she
and her husband were going out to
make calls. Dr. -Bishop had ?2,000 in bills,
and her husband induced her to leave it
home. She locked it in a bureau drawer,
when they returned home their house iad
been robbed. Dr. Bishop's $2,000 were
gbne. beside several hundred dollars'
wortn of silverware.
The doctor did not go into a trance and
discover to herself or her husband where
the stolen property was, as she had been do
ing in consideration of large fees for other
people for years, but rushed excitedly to
police headquarters and put the case in
charge ot the Chief of Police. He has not
succeeded in getting a trace of the thieves
vet, and in the meantime people are wonder
ing why Dr. Bishop has not turned her
supernatural gifts to account in her own
case.
A LEGISLATOR DBOWNS HIHSELF.
Assemblyman TThlte, of New Jersey,
Snl-
cldes While Crazed With the Grip.
Mt. Holly, N. J., Feb. 10. "While suf
fering from an attack of the grip, Assembly
man A. Harry "White eluded the vigilance
of his nurse, and escaping from his home
near Pemberton; drowned himself in a
stream a short distance from the house.
It is supposed he was mentally deranged
at that time. He was 24 years old, a Dem
ocrat, and was twice elected to the As
sembly. HABBOBIHG SCABLET FEVER.
.The Entertainment of an HI Relative Costs
Six IJves In a family.
Easton, Pa., Feb. 10. Mrs. James
Broad, living near Ackerwanville, two
weeks ago admitted to her house a relative
who complained of being ill. The patient
proved to be suffering from scarlet fever.
First Mr. Broad contracted the disease,
and soon the children, five in number, fell
ill and all died within a few days. The
blow has almost bereft Mrs. Broad of her
reason. The relative is convalescing.
THE BIG BLB0TBI0 COMBINE
Expected to Be Completed at the Meeting
In New Tork To-Morrow.
New Yobk, Feb. 10. Special The an
nual meeting of shareholders of the Edi
son General Electric Company to bear
the third anmual report and to elect trustees J
when the proposed
the Thomson-Hous
ton Conmanv was considered. There
will be .another meeting on Fri
day for the election of officers, when
'the consolidation will in all probability be
effected. The following Board of Trustees
was elected: C. II. Coster, Thomas A. Edi
son, J. H. Herrick, Samuel Insull, Edward
H. Johnson, A. Marcus, Carl Schurz,
Francis S. Smi tbers, Henry Villard, Samuel
Spencer and J. Hdod "Wright
Mr. Villard said that the committees rep
resenting the stockholders of the Edison
General and the Thomson-Houston Com
panies had practically agreed upon the
terms of the consolidation. At Friday's
meetinsr, it is understood, Mr. H. McK.
Twombly will be elected President,
and E. A. Kaufhnan, now manager of
the Thomson-Houston, will be elected
General Manager. The separate controlling
boards of the two companies will be re
tained. The new company will have a capi
tal stock of 550,000,000, in 500,000 shares of
$100 each, of which the Thomson-Houston
puts in $18,400,000 worth of stocky The
Edison general company's capitalization is
$15,000,000, and there will be left in the
treasury ff&the new company $6,000,000 of
preferred- ?" 1 000,000 of common stock.
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The Armstrong County 'Wjj ' Ap
pointed United States DistricJCee
The Collectorshlp Appointment to Fol
low Promptly.
"Washington, D. C, Feb. 10. Spe
cial The President to-day sent to the
Senate the nomination of Joseph Buffing,
ton as United States District Judge for the
"Western District of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Buffington is not yet 40 years
old. He was educated atTrinityCollege,from
which institution he graduated in July,1875.
He read law with Judge James B. Neale,
of Kittanning, and Jud:;e Logan, ot
Greensburg, 'and he was admitted to Arm
strong County Bar September 5, 1878. He
formed a law partnership with Judge Neale,
which lasted until the latter took his seat
upon the bench in 1879. In 1881 he and his
brother, Orr Buffington, formed their pres
ent partnership under the firm name of
Bnffington & Buffington. The firm is rec
ognized not only in Armstrong county but
in Western Pennsylvania. t
Mr. Buffington married Mary Alice
Simonton, a daughter of JRev. Dr. Simon
ton, of EmmilfVurg; Sir., who'" is a brother
of the distinguished Judge Simonton, of
Harrisburg. As a lawyer he has estab
lished a reputation pf ability and success.
In politics Mr. Buffington was a Repub
lican, and he has always earnestly advo
cated the principles of his party. He was
a delegate to the National Convention in
losU, and was one ot the lamous 300, who
voted for General Grant through 37 differ
ent ballots. He still preserves his S0G
medal.
Personally Mr. Buffington is a delightful
gentleman and those who know him best
are his warmest friends.
It is firmly believed here to-night that
the appointment of an Internal Revenue
Collector for the Pittsburg district will be
made to-morrow, when the Secretary of the
Treasury meets with the President It is
reported that George "W. Miller, of Pitts
burg, will be named for the place.
COLONEL SMITH DISGBACED.
The Order of Dishonorable Discharge
Against Him is PablitheO.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10. The formal
publication of orders from division head
quarters, National Guard of Pennsylvania,
dishonorably discharging Colonel William
B. Smith, of the Third Infantry, was made
to-day by "Major General Snowden. The
orders recite in detail the charges and speci
fications, and conclude with approving re
marks by General Snowden upon the finding
of the court
The charges and specifications, which
transpired fully at the court martial last
fall, are still fresh in the. public mind.
They arose almost entirely from allegations
that armory rent warrants of $200 each of
companies A, C, E, F and H had been un
lawfully appropriated by Colonel Smith.
BEB1NG SEA ABBITBATOBS.
France, Italy and Sweden Will Decide the
Questions at Issne.
London, Feb. 10. In reply to a ques
tion asked in the House of Commons this
afternoon by James Bryce, M. P., for
South Aberdeen, in regard to the
Bering Sea negotiations, Kt. Hon. James
Lowther, Parliamentary Secretary of the
Foreign Office, said Great Britain and the
United States had agreed that France, Italy
and Sweden should act as arbitrators of the
Bering Sea dispute.
Bnssian Merchants Fear Confiscation.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 10. Daily orders
prohibiting the transportation of grain from
one district to another alarm merchants,
whg fear that they are a prelude to the con
fiscation of their stocks.
Nova Scotia Liberals Losing Ground.
Halifax, N. S., Feb. 10. T. G. Forbes,
Liberal, has been elected to the House of
Commons for Queens, this province, by 67
majority a decrease of 3t from his majority
of a year ago.
THIS MORNING'S NEWS.
Topic. PaO'-
Harrison TVants Hnstlers 1
Politics and Politicians t 1
Some P yehlcal Be'iesrches. 1
Tho List of License Applicants 1
Sealed Terdlcj in ffjman'i Case 2
Local Campaigners Active 2
Practical Profit Sharing S
The Classified Advertisements 3
Editorial, Social, Miscellaneous ,. 4
Ward McAllister on"New Tork Society.... C
Greatest of Railroad Deals G
General McClelland' FnneraL O
A Criih at the White Honse 7
Another Big Criminal Caught 7
The Normal School Bow 7
Orphans' School Secrets S
News or tho Sporting "World 8
Lift or Liquor License Applicants O
A Murder Case In Court ....10
The Oil Scoot ' Field News 10
Live Stock ana Commercial Markets. ....11
Bland's Bill Before Congress 12
Arguments on theCnllom Blll.i...i......l2
nas ueid to-day, '
consolidation .with
Judge Joseph Bufflngton.
THREE OENT&
OVER ONE THOUSAND
Applications for 1892 Liquor
Licenses Have Already ,
Been Filed.
Lthe name and location
Of Each Applicant in the County Who
Has Appeared Up to Date.
INDICATIONS OF AS INCREASE
In the ftnmler Imhitions to Sell at Retail,
Though the Fee Is $1,000.
NOT SO MANY W0BID-BE WHOLESilXES
If the apparent expectation that the court
will grant a license to every man who files
an application and is willing to pay the
price, is correct, there will be no dearth of
bars in Allegheny county this year, not
withstanding the increased fee provided by
the last Legislature. At the hour of clos
ing the Clerk of Courts' office last evening,
there had been filed 1,015 applications for
licensee, including wholesalers, retailers,
bottlers, brewers and distillers.
This is but one short of the number filed
on the corresponding day of last year, and
as there has been a considerable dropping
ofi in the number of wholesale applicants,
the figures really show an increase in the
retail applications. Three days yet re
main during which applications may be
filed, and in the past there has always been
a rush on the last two or three days.
A Hash at the Finish.
On the closing day last year over 400
were filed. The total applications for the
county were 1,928. Of these 814 were retail
and 277 wholesale applications for Pitts
burg alone. Allegheny had 267 retail and
39 wholesale applicants.
Nearly all the applicants thus far have
adhered to the custom of securing their
bondsmen in the ward, borough or township
for which they apply. This was rather un
expected, owing to the amendment to the
Brooks law, adopted by the last Legisla
ture, and the expressed intention of the
Court to interpret the law as it bad
been intended, notwithstanding the defect
discovered in its composition. The falling
off in the number of wholesale applicants is
attributed to the Brooks law amendment
which gives the Court the ssme power or
granting or refusing- this class of applica
tions as in the case of retailers. A large
number of wholesalers, whose business was
practically retail trade, have not -applied
thus far, and it is not expected they will.
A Number of Errors Discovered.
In a perusal of the applications several
errors were found, which jnay cause serious
complications for the -applicants. 'David
Goodfriend, a McKeesport grocer, applies'
for a license In the Fourth ward, Pittsburg,
according to the way his application is
made out, but he evidently wants to do
business at McKeesport Michael Mead's
application is indorsed "Fourth ward,
Pittsbnrg," when McKeesport is evidently
intended. John G. Hommel, a heater,
living on Forbes street, Soho, has
an application for "794 Second
avenue, Second ward," though it is
clear he wants a Fourteenth ward
license. Charles Downey, of Duquesne
borough, has no bond with his license. A
number of other mistakes of this kind were
notieed, which the applicants would do well
to correct before Saturday evening. By
that time all applications must be filed.
Clerk of Courts McGunnigle and his force
of accommodating clerks will remain in the
office until 7 o'clock Saturday evening for
the benefit of those who may ba unable to
get in before that time.
The name and location of each and every
applicant for any kind of liquor license
nieu up to tne ciose 01 ousiness last evening
is appended. The names of those which
will be filed before Saturday night will
be reported daily in The DISPATCH. The
list follows:
PITTSBUKG.
First Ward.
He tail Thomas Nuttridge, No. 22 Diamond
street; George Beineman, 33 Diamond street;
JolmK. Surr, Market street and fourth
avenue; Solomon Eehamberjr, SI Diamond
street; Frank Larkin and John Heck, 34
Diamond square; John J. White, 88 and 90
Third avenue; Edward K. Porter, 3 and
Diamond square: Harry Heck, 27 and 23 Dia
mond square: William Maxwell. 203 Market
street; Samuel C. Boley, 31, 32 and 33 Dia
mond street; William II. Jacobs, 7 Union
street: Patrick McDonough. 18 and 20 Penn
avenue; Thomas Delaney, 113 and 115 Market
street; Charles Johnson, 508 and 510 Market
street: Oswald Heckman, 207 Market street;
Nicholas S. Snyder, 36 and 33 Fourth ave
nue; Charles W. Stevens, 200 and 202 Market
street: Edwin W. Forter.26 Diamond square;
Frederick Sanders, 61 Water street; John
Nee, 200 Penn avenue; George Frey, No. 1
Union street; Martin Logan, 8. 10 and 12
Penn avenue.
Wholesale Otto Schmidt, 12 Diamond
square; Max Friedman. 214 Market street;
George S. Fleming, 412 Market street: S.
Klinordljnger Co., 5 Diamond square: The
l'h. Hamburger Co., 29 and 30 Diamond
square: Jacob Finedeinan, 1006 Main street.
Bottlers I. C Bnffum & Co., 209 and 211
Market street; Thomas Murray, 23 and 30
Fourth avenue.
Second Ward.
Retail Bardele Galllsotb, 43 Diamond
street; Samuel S. Brown (Monongahels.
House), Water and Smfthfleld streets; Louis
Kuppel, 212 and 214 Smlthfield street; E. A.
Scott.lS Smithfleld treet; John Kowan.Thlrd
avenue and Smithfleld street: John J.Moore.
115 Grant street; Wolfgang Mlller.SO Diamond
street: Thomas Goodwin, 404 Smithfleld
street; Charles S. Gill (St. Charles Hotel),
Third avenue and Wood street; Amanu
Mibm, 101 Smithfleld street: Samuel Paisley,
201 Fourth: A. J. Sterling, 151 Third avenue:
Ferd. Schmidt, 82 Diamond streets-John Wilt
son, 10 Smithfleld street; Harry B. Mohler,
110 Smithfleld street; James It, Filson, 209
Grant street.
Wholesale Philip Byan, 159 Second ave
nue: Charles and F. H. Braening, 226 Second
avenue; J. L. AbeU & Co., 115 and 146 Water
street; Uobert Sewin, 136 Water street; Isaac
N. Finch, 12 Smithfleld street; James Getty,
Jr., 180 and 182 First avenue.
Bottler Hugh McCutcheon, 227 Second
avenu-5.
Third Ward.
Retail B. C.Wilson & Co. (Seventh Avenue
Hotel), Seventh avenue and Liberty street;
Simon K. Heimbuecher,S36 Smithfleld. street;
Otto Richter, No. C Sixth avenue; Jacob
Nolte, Jr., 610 Liberty street; Gustavo B.
Mihm, 623 Smithfleld street; William Withe
row (Hotel Duquesne), S20 and S22 Smlthfield
street; Joseph Blhlman, 49 and 61 Diamond
street; Charles Cappell, U2 Fifth avenue;
John Herman, 617 Smithfleld street;
A. Zimmerman, 533 Smithfleld. street;
Harry B. Newlln, 972 Liberty street;
George Dlmling, 17 Diamond square;
David n. McMillln, 1012 Liberty avenue;
Oscar Mihm, 645 Smithfleld street; James W.
Piatt, 423 Smithfleld street: Alexander S.
Scrlbner, 1002 and 1004 Liberty avenue;
Jacob Keller, 612 Smithfleld street; Lenz
Kleinschmidt, 548 Wood street; Albert llen
Jou, 79 Fifth avenue; Henry Studenrotb, CM
Smithfleld streetrO wen Mctiarvey,37 Grant
street; Matthias Weiss, 4d2 Smithfleld street;
George Schuebel, 633 Smithfleld street; Eek-
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