THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH ,,. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY- 5' 17, 1802, FIRST FILIBUSTERING Of the Session Engineered by Congressman Tracey, of ITew York, TO DELAY TALK ON SILYEE. Mr. Bland Declares He Doesn't Fear the Eesult, However. SEVERAL HOURS THROWS AWAY. A Delate in Which Party Is for the Time Being Forgotten. ODD EULIh'GS BT A SPEAKER PRO TEM "WAsmxGTOX, D. C, Feb. 1C Speaker Crisp was at his post of duty this morning, evidently none the worse for his temporary indisposition. Jlr. Brown, of Indiana, from the Committee on Elections, submitted a report on the contested election case of Craig against Stewart, irom the Twenty fourth Congressional district of Pennsyl vania. The report, which finds in favor of the contestant, was placed upon the calen dar, and Mr. I?rown gave notice that lie would call it up for action on Tuesday next. Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, from the Com mittee on Elections of President, Vice Pres ident and members of Congress, reported a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment for the election of Senators bv the peoples of the several States. Eeferred to the House calendar. On motion of Mr. Montgomery, of Ken tucky, a Senate bill was passed extending to Sandusky, O., the privileges of the act for the immediate transportation of dutia ble merchandise without appraisement. The Quiet Effectually Broken. In the morning hour Mr. Wise, of Vir ginia, from the Committee on Inter-State and Foreign Commerce, called up the bill authorizing railroad companies to grant re duced rates to commercial travelers. Messrs. "Wise and Bayner strongly advocated the measure and Mr. Lind opposed it. The morning hour having expired the bill went over until to-morrow. Then there were a few moments of hesitation, nomember ask ing for recognition on any motion. The quiet was aisiumeu. oy -iur, iarum, of Kentucky, who, seeing that there was little prospect of the House transacting any business, moved an adjournment. The yeas and navs were ordered and resulted in a de feat of "the motion yeas 72, nays 124. But the Home had not by that time determined what business it wished to take up, and Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, made a motion to proceed to the consideration of unfinished business. The Speaker pro tem (Mr. Dockery, of Missouri), stated that the calendar showed that the first unfiuisbed business was the motion made by Mr. Culberson, of Texas, to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the House indefinitely postponed the Senate joint resolution authorizing the Secretary o"f the Uavy to transport con tributions for the relief of the suffering poor of Russia. Mr. Blount, of Georgia, suggested that the resolution upon which the motions were pending was improperly placed upon the calendar of unfinished business. Reed Knows AVhat the Chair Does. Mr. Burrows inquired as to what calen dar it should be on, and Mr. Heed answered the inquiry with the remark that the Chair had decide'd that it was on the calendar of unfinished business. Mr. Burrows again expressed his desire to know the location of the resolution, if it were not on the calendar of unfinished busi ness. "It seems to the Chair," said Mr. Dock erv, "that as a matter of fact it is on the calendar of unfinished business." Laugh ter. Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, suggested a re cess of three hours until the question could be settled. The Speaker pro tem remarked that as the motion to table the motion to reconsider was a privileged one, it could be called up by any member, and any difficulty could be thus avoided. In response to this suggestion Mr. Blount, of Georgia, called up the motion and was recognized by the Chair. "What becomes of my motion?" queried Mr. Burrows. Laughter. Opinions Subject to Modifications. 'The Chair holds the opinion that it is not in order, but he holds that opinion somewhat subject to modifications." Laughter. "Does the Chair hold," asked Mr. Buch anan, of .New Jersey, "thatit is not in order to move to proceed to the consideration of unfinished business?" "The Chair does not hold that." "There is a higher question of privilege than the motion called by the gentleman from Georgia," said Mr. McMillin. "Does the Chair say," persisted Mr. Buchanan, "that the motion of the gentle man from Michigan is not in order?" "The Chair prefers," replied Mr. Dock cry, Speaker pro tem., "not to pass on that question. He does not desire to establish a precedent, being a temporary occupant of the chair." Laughter. "Is it a question of temporary expedi encv?" inquired Mr. Buchanan, daugh ter. It was at this juncture that Mrs Tracey, of New York, came forward in the role of a filibusterer, with a motion that the House take a recess for one hour. Pending this Mr. Owens, of Ohio, moved an adjourn ment. Lost Teas, 65; nays, 74. On Mr. Tracey's motion no quorum voted on a standing vote, and Mr. Tracey having raised this point, tellers were ordered. Tracey's Reason for Filibustering. Mr. Tracey's reason for assuming the role of filibusterer lay far deeper than the reso lution which it was proposed to consider. On the calendar of unfinished business there are but two measures the Sussian resolu tion and a bill for the relief of Aquilla Jones, Sr. Should the free coinage bill be considered in the morning hour, and con same two day without di&position, it will go upon the calendar of unfinished business. The rule of the Home pro ides that "after the morning hour shall hae been occupied, it shall be in order to proceed to the consid eration of the unfinished business in which the House may have been engaged at an adjournment, and at the same time caeli day thereafter otner than the first and third Mondays until disposed of; and it shall be in order to proceed to the consideration of all other unfinished business whenever the classof business to which it belongs shall be in order." It is Mr. Tracey's desire to keep upon tho calendar as many measures as possible to act as obstacles to the' silver bill should it be placed upon the unfinished business cal endar. He further desires that some of the tariff bills should secure the right of way before the silver bill obstructs the road. On the vote by tellers a quorum appeared (after a weary wait), and then Mr. Tracey demanded the yeas and nays. .Anti-Free Silver Men Clustered. Br this time members who at first were in ihe "dark as to Mr. Tracey's object had been informed, and a sufficient number of the opponents of the tree coinage bill were mustered to order the yeas and nays. The motion for a recess was defeated yeas 0, nays 195 many of the opponents of the silver bill withholding their votes in the hope of breaking a quorum. 'Immediately on the announcement of the vote Mr. Tracey was on his feet with a mo tion to adjourn. The motion, to adjourn was defeated yeas So, nays 140 and the question recurred on the motion to table ihe motion to reconsider the vote bywhich the Russian relief resolution was indefinitely postponed.. It was tabled without division, thus finally defeating the measure. The House then adjourned. Mr. Bland, of-Missouri, the leader of the silver men, says that there was no occasion for the filibustering m the House, and that "some members seem to go wild whenever they, for any reason, think the silver bill is in some way or other to come forward." The silver question, he said, seemed to give Bomp of its opponents the hydrophobia. There was no idea of helping silver or forc ing it to the front in the motion made. Mr. Culberson, of Texas, wanted to get to the calendar to take up a bill to amend the laws relative to charges of judges to juries. Fears of Some Hocut Poena. Mr. Tracey and others here added they felt some tear that by some hocus pocus the silver bill might get up, and were therefore fighting the matter. Mr. Bland intimated that he did not pro pose to do anything at present on the silver bill. He said: Mr. Caterings is awav, and the'silvermen do not intend to prVsent their petition to the Itules Committee, asking for a special order for the silver bill until liis return, when there will be a full Committee on Itules. 1 am confident that we will ulti mately get a -pedal rule from the committee-, ana w e expect to await their decision. "Whether or not it will be ziven befoie the tariff is taken up 1 cannot ay. Personally I think it onld be much better to take up the sil er question first and get it out of the way, dealing the decks for the tariff, but I shall not antagonize the other Democrats if they want to take up the tariff first. On this question of which subject the tariff or silver shall be taken up, it is evi dent the Democrats are greatlydivided. No conclusion will be reached with refer ence to it for some days, and meanwhile the anti-silver men believe that the greater de lay they can secure the better. The Bearing; on Politics. Mr. Bartine, of Nevada, was asked to-day how many Republicans would support a free silver bill. He said: I think that about ten Republicans will vote lor fiee coinage: butl would not like to speak positively. My experience in the last Congress has taught me that men do not always vote us they talk. Neither would I like to mention names, because I might bo mistaken. If the bill snould pass the House and be defeated in the Senate by a mixed vote, it w ould probably have very little ef fect upon Nevada politics. Party lines would probably be drawn as now. If tho bill should pass both Houses, and be vetoed by the President it would make him a very w eak candidate in "Nevada and a Democratic candidate friendly to silver would pweep the State like wildfire. I think it would be the same in all the other silver producing States. If the Democratic candidate should hold about the same views as those of Har rison, both parties in the State would prob ably vote their regular ticket. HOME RULE FOR UTAH. AA Novel Proposition Made by the Territory's Delegation.. SENATORS NOT MUCH IMPRESSED With Ihe Means Adopted by Ex-rolygamists to Secure Statehood. SOME CHARGES NOT AT ALL RELISHED THE DAY IN THE SENATE. Sherman's Credentials for Bis Sixth Term Presented An Amendment to the Urgent Deficiency BUI Knocked Out The Idaho Contest Up Once More. "Washington, D. C, Feb. 16. Senator Brice was in his seat when the Senate proceedings began to-day. Mr. Cullom had not yet returned from his visit to Illinois, and Mr. Hoar was still detained by sickness. The Vice President laid be fore the Senate Mr. Sherman's credentials for his sixth term commencing March 4, 1893, and they were read and placed on file. Mr. Vance, from the Finance Committee, reported back adversely the bill introduced by Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, to provide an income tax to pay pensions and the salaries of postmasters, Mr. Vance stating that the Senate had not the constitutional power to originate such a measure. The bill was in definitely postponed. The Senate then proceeded to the consid eration of the urgent deficiency bill. Mr. Peffer moved to increase the Item for the census work of the "division of farms, homes and mortgages" from $50,000 to $100, 000. Mr. Hale opposed the amendment, not because $100,000 would be too much, but because he did not think the House would agree to more than $50,000, and the. Senate would be fortunate if it got that. The amendment was rejected, and then the bill was passed. It adds to the $200,000 de ficiency for the census $50,000 lor the "division of farms, homes and mortgages." It increases the item for subsistence of the Sioux from $115,514 to $143,914. The Senate then took.up the calendar and passed the following bit's: Appropriating $60,000 for the construction of a military store, house and offices for army purposes at the Omaha militarv depot. Appropriat ing $500,000 for a public building at Salt Lake City, Utah. The "pure food bill" came up as the un finished business, but was laid aside and the Idaho contested election case was taken up. The resolutions reported by the Committee on Elections are that Mr. Dubois is entitled to the seat he now holds, and that Mr. Clag gett is not entitled to it The majority re port is signed by Messrs. Teller, Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler and Higgins, Repub licans, and by Messrs. Pugh and Turpie, Democrats. The minority report is signed by two Democratic Senators Messrs. Vance and Gr?v and closes with resolutions that Dubois is not entitled to the seat and that Claggett is. Pending discussion the Senate went into executive session and soon adjourned. A H&TTEB OF HANDWEiriHG. It Is a Serious Question "Whether or Not a "Will Is a Forgery. "West Chester, Pa., Feb. 16. To-day Charles R. Holmar, an expert in handwrit ing, examined the will sent through the mail to Register of "Wills F. A. Thomas, purporting to be that of the late Isaac Tay lor, who left an estate of $150,000, and com pared it with the directions written upon the envelope. After a lengthy microscopic examination he decided that both were written by the same hand. "While, the will is dated 1885, Mr. Holmar is under the im pression that it was written at a much more recent time than that. His decision has created a sensation among the many relatives of the deceased. The most peculiar feature of the matter is the secrecy surrounding the place irom which the will came. It was simply placed in an envelope and sent to the Register without a word of explanation. Both wit nesses to Mr. Taylor's sisrnatnre and one of the executors named are dead, and have been from one to three vears. BLAINE MEN "WON'T GIVE UP. A Chicago Republican Club Continnes the right for Ills domination. Chicago, Feb. 1G. At a meeting of the Chicago Blaine Club this evening it was de cided to go to Minneapolis and make every honorable attempt to secure the nomination of .Tames G. Blaine for President. Several speeches were made, in which Mr. Blaine's recent letter declaring he would not be a candidate was discussed, and the conclusion was reached that the present Secretary of State should be willing to ac cept the nomination for the sake of the party, and the conviction was expressed that the Minneapolis Convention would unanimously tender him the nomination. Mr. Thompson Will Act xs Treasurer. In response to a request from Mayor Gourley, Mr. "Wm. R. Thompson, the banker, who was the treasurer of the Johns town relief fund, replied yesterday, con senting to receive any funds which the citi zens of Pittsburg may desire to contribute for tho benefit of the famine-stricken suf ferers of Russia. Should any charitably disposed persons desire to donate money to the fund, they will find Mr. Thompson at his office at the.corner of "Wood, street and Fourth avenue.' Mayor Gourley is in com munication with the Relief Committee at Philadelphia about the proper way of for warding supplies to them for shipment to the Buflerers. ISrECIAL SXIEGBAJC TO THE DHPATCIM "Washington. D. C, Feb. 16. The hopes and claims of the people of Utah arc daily being set forth to the members of the Senate and House Committees on Terri tories. Three distinct delegations, 16 men in all, are here to advance the cause. They have to carry out the instructions given them by the people they represent. All Utah is here by proxy, for the diverse in terests are looked after by 13 citizens who are classified with the "Gentiles," while the other three have affinities which bind them to Mormon faith. From these three delegations have ema nated three distinct propositions, and of these Congress will be called upon to select one. The first and most original of these propositions looks to a novel governmental condition; something unique in American history just as popular in Utah as it is novel. It contemplates "home rule" for the Territory, and provides lor the election of all officers, Territorial, county and pre cinct, by the people of the Territory. In return for this privilege of selecting their local rulers the people of the Territory otter to pay the salaries of these ofhcials. The Belief or Statehood. This gives complete autonomy under a Territorial form of government. The ad vantage of this proposition is that it affords the people all the relief which would come with Statehood, and yet leaves to Congress the power to abolish the government at any time, should the power of local government be abused. Such a plea would also leave the penal statutes of the United States in force, and create a court to enforce them; this in deference to the prejudice against the Mormon people which still exists through out the country. This "home rule," or a similar plan;, has been indorsed by the Ter ritorial Legislature, and it is advocated by eight of the delegates. The second provision originates with the Republicans of the Territory. They seek absolute and unqualified admission as a State. There are five Republicans of prominence here to support their platform and to insist on admission at the earliest possible moment. The third proposition comes from the "liberals." These are Gentiles. Probably one half the Gentile votes of the Territory are liberals. They are opposed to any sort, shape, kind, variety, of legislation. Their prayer is "let us alone." Strango Features of the Strife. One of the strange features of the strife is that Mormons do not appear as Mormons. The Mormon party has gone out of busi ness. Polygamy was its backbone, and all the delegates are agreed that polygamy has departed from Utah. The dissolntion of the Mormon party is shown by figures. There are 30,000 voters in the Territory. Of these 18,000 are Mor mons, and of the Mormons 12,000 are Demo crats and G.000 Republicans. The 12,000 Gentiles are divided into three parties. Three thousand are Democrats, 2,000 are Republicans and 7,000 are Liberals. If the Liberals were subdivided 1,500 would be iound in the Democratic ranks on national issues, the balance Republicans. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, a member of the Committee on Territories, is authority for the statement that the Utah bill has been killed by the charges which its advo cates have made against the Utah Commis sioners and the other Federal officials of the Territory. Representatives of the Mormon partv who made arguments in favor of the bill before the Committees on Territories of the Senate and the House charged the Utah Commission with falsehood and ignorance and the Federal officials of the Territory with doing illegal acts and discriminating unjustly against Mormons. Prejudicing the Senators. Last Saturday charges of this nature were made to the Senate Committee on Terri tories by members of a Utah delegation in favor of the bill. Senator Davis, of Minne sota, a member of the committee, inter rupted one of the delegation to ask if tie meant to say that such men as Senator Pad dock and ex-Secretary Ramsey, who were members of the Utah commission, had been guilty of the acts charged, and the answer was in the affirmative. This answer was not received with favor bv the members of the committee, and it is said they will not lake action on the bill because a favorable report on it, which the committee was disposed to make, would be a virtual sanction of the charges that the .Federal omcials of the territory had been guilty of illegal acts, thus reflecting on the integrity of a member of. the Senate, Mr. Paddock, and on several ex-Senators, in cluding Mr. Ramsey and Mr. Saunderson, the father-in-law of Russell Harrison. Mormonism in Idaho. A special from Boise, Idaho, says: C. J. Bassett, the Deputy Revenue Collector at Blackfoot, Idaho, and one of the most prominent men in this portion of the State, to-night informed The Dispatch corre spondent that the impression that the Mor mons In Idaho have abandoned polygamy is an erroneous one. It is in the southeastern portion of the State that the Mor mons live and thrive, and there Mr. Bassett resides. He says that in Roxburg, "Woodruff, Lewisville and in other towns in the Snake River Valley, the Mormons still have two or three wives, and that during the past fortnight he has seen the infants of second an,d third wives at their Mormon mothers' breasts. No stronger propf of the existence of polyga mous practices could be offered. Mr. Bas sett's mother and father were Mormons, and he has had a rare chance to witness the working of the inner circle of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ. He says that the public avowals of the Mormon bishops and elders that the church has abandoned polygamy are a hollow sham. ' SOME CUTTING BEMAEKS Between lawyers tend to One Caning the Other in the Public Library. MACON, Feb. 16. Special. A serious cutting affray too"k place in the ladies' par lor of the public library to-daj between Mr. Arthur Dasher and Mr. Hope Polhill, two well-known young lawyers. Mr. Pol hill had an ugly gash in the top of his head, another across his forehead, a'third from his eye down to his lip and an ugly wound in his wrist, while Mr. Dasher did not have a scratch. The two, commissioners in the case of Phil lips against the East Tennessee Company, w'ere executing a set of interrogations, when a difference arose as -to some point to be re corded, Polhill gave in, and the matter, it was thought, was ended, as the papers were duly signed. Polhill called Dasher into another room and asked what he meant by insinuating that he wanted to put anything in the papers that was not strictly true. Dasher made some quick reply, when Pol hill called him a scoundrel, and'then Dasher struck him. He warded off Polhill's blows and opened a pocket knife and carved Pol hill up. He says he wa acting ,on the defensive. manacled and the detectives carried snot guns and a brace ot revolvers, as if they ex pected an attempt at rescue on the way to St. Louis. Hedspeth was at once taken to jail, where he met his wife. Their meeting ,wr.s ex tremely affecting. Hedspeth will be ar raigned this evening, and it is expected that his attorney will ask a change of venne to the County Court at Olayton. AFTER A FAIR COUNT. NEW YORK CITT BEGINS TO TAKE A CENSUS OF HER OWN. Nearly 1,000 Enumerators at Work Trying to Show Porter Where He Was Wrong Not a Snap for the Police for the Re mainder of tho Month. New York, Feb. 16, Special. The. enumeration of the citj's population was begun to-day. An enumerator was assigned to, each of the 887 election districts, with in structions to enter the name, age, color, birthplace and occupation ot every resident in that district on a blotter given to him for that purpose, and to forward two copies to the office of the County Clerk, one to be put on file there and the other to be sent to the office of the Secretary of State. Superintendent Murray had instructed the police captains to send a policeman with every enumerator, and to relieve the policemen from all other duty until the census 'uas completed. The full returns must be finished before the end of Feb ruary. The police expect that everybody will have been counted within 10 days. The enumerators get $2 a day for their work and 1 cent a name for each name they register. One enumerator, whose district is included in the Fifteenth precinct, told Captain Ryan to-night that he had taken 350 names during the day. "With the exception of those assigned to ussi&L me enumerators, uie ponce are anx ious that the work be completed as soon as possible. Until the last of the returnsis in no policeman will get leave, and "nights off will be discontinued. In a general order yesterday Superintendent Murray said that the 887 men assigned to special duty and relieved ITom night work were all that the department could spare. Beyond furnishing the escort for the enu merators, who have to report night and morning to the precinct station which em braces their district, the police have noth ing to do with the census. The people are willing enough to be counted, and 'except among the very ignorant and the cranky the enumerators expect to have no diffi culty in obtaining the information they seek. The 647 enumerators in Brooklyn and the 20 in the country towns of King's county also bezan the work of taking the census this morning. A BAN'NER OF GOLD! maniacs saved by heroes. Floating Over 50,000 Cured 'Dipso maniacs, Who Expect TO BECOME A POLITICAL POWER. Mr. Kelly, of Pittsburg, Pleads the Cause of the Barkeeper, BUT THE LITTER IS GITEN THE SHAKE A SET-BACK FOR ARMSTRONG. Mme. Melba, the Defendant in the Divorce Case in Which the Duke of Orleans Is Co-Respondent, Gets a Restraining Or derShe Denies Infidelity. London, Feb. 16. In the divorce divis ion of Her Majestyls High Court of Justice to-day, Justice Jeune granted an order re straining Captain Armstrong, who has peti tioned for a divorce from his wife, Madame Melba, the well-known singer, naming the Duke of Orleans as co-respondent, from' proceeding before the Vienna tribunal and from examining the facts in the Vienna Hotel, in which it is alleged the respondent and co-respondent lived for a time as man and wife. Captain Francis Nesbitt Armstrong, the petitioner in this action, was formerly a sheep farmer in Australia. He charges that his wife and the Duke of Orleans lived openly together at the Hotel Beau Rivage at Ouchy in August, 1890, the Duke being known as Reville." He was at once recog nized, however, by a waiter who formerly worked at a notel.at .Nice and had seen the Duke there as the Duke "of Orleans. The Duke took a suite of apartments on the second floor, and Mme. Melba arrived im mediately afterward and took a suite of apartments on the first floor. They were to gether constantly and she dined tete-a-tete with him every evening in his apartments. Subsequently the couple lived at the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, the Duke still assuming the name of Reville. Madame Melba claims that her relations with the Duke were perfectly pure and platdnic. She charges that her husband treated her in a cruel manner, but Captain Armstrong denies this in the most em phatic manner. He says the only serious difference they ever had before he" learned of her infidelity was on a steamer bound for Australia, when she flirted with some officers. The order granted by Justice Jeune to-day was made on the application of Madame Melba, who asked for a rule preventing Captain Armstrong from taking ex parte evidence in Vienna by commission until the Court shall have decided whether her marriage came within English jurisdic tion, the ceremony having been performed in Australia. rSPICIAI, TILEORAM TO TILE DISPATCn.l Dwight, III., Feb. 16. There were two very pretty fights ih the convention to-day, delegates to the bi-chloride of gold clubs of the, world, divided first on the ques tion of admitting saloon keepers to mem bership in their organization, and second over the re-election of a secretary. The Bantur of Gold, the news paper just established by Colonel Nate Reed, of Chicago, was declared the official organ of the association, and Rev. Mr. Davis was indorsed as a lecturer to the various subordinate clubs, in accord ance with the expressed wish of Dr. Keely, yesterday. Mr. Davis is Ihe Methodist minister of Charleston, 111., who became a victim to the drink habit and re mained under that influence with the knowl edge of his church for seven years, but who was promptly suspended as soon as he came to Dwight and was cured. Mr. Burris, of Missouri, made a speech in presenting the resignation of the old di rectory, and recounted briefly the history of the preliminary organization. From the day a year ago when the patients at the in stitute, then numbering only 20 or 30 mem bers, met in the village blacksmith shop and passed the time by telling storiesand singing songs, the club grew very rapidly. Political Power in the Future. When the great rush of .patients to Dwight began, in the early months of 1891, a room was secured and was soon found too small to accommodate the members. Men like J. J. Flinn, of Chicago, and Sara Moore, Of Pittsburg, saw iu the future a great orgauization that would extend oyer the country, and they began preparations for a permanent organi zation. They secui ed a charter, provided for the present convention, employed a salaried secretary, arranged a financial system, and now turned over to the just organized associated Keely bi-chloride of gold clubs a property worth some ?2,0Q0. ' Mr. Keely, of Pennsylvania, followed in a speech outlining the political power of the new league.. Here was a one-man power with more than 50,000 votes to-day and that would wield by another Presidental year 500)000 of voters who could be relied upon to cast their ballots as one man for any man or measure the league may direct. Fight Against Saloon Keepers. Directly after dinner the Committee on Legislation and Bylaws reported, and after the first reading the sections were taken up and discussed separately. No opposition was developed until the secretary read the section which recites that no man shall ever become a member of a bi-chloride of gold club until he shall first have been cured by the Keely remedies; that no man shall be ad mitted who has been cured by them and then relapses; that no man shall be admit ted who is connected in any way with the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors. Then came the first trouble. Agood many gentlemen were in favor of admitting saloon keepers as members, declaring they were men that would most likely reform; that many of them could not financially afford to quit the business. Messrs. "Wilson, of Colorado, and Kelly, of Pittsburg, were the leaders of the attack against that clause. Their arguments were calm, careful, but not convincing. A Plttshnrcer for the Barkeeps. Mr. Kelly showed the financial advantage of retaining the friendship of these men and using the money they would donate to send suffering men to an institute. Supporters of his views declared that they had the ap proval of Dr. Keely and the company here. They asked: "Are we in a position" to throw down the gage of battle against sa loon men?" Speeches pro and con were very spirited. One man in favor of saloonists, in closing an eloquent peroration said: "I know a saloon keeper who sent two young men of my town to this place." Where upon an adversary jumped up and cried: "Yes, they sent us all here.'"1 The retort was received with a round of cheers. Milwaukee cast her votes to extend mem bership to the saloon men, and Kansas City followed with three more. Chicago was I solidly against fraternizing with the bar- Keepers, ana tne majority was -wun tnem. Late in the afternoon the constitution was adopted. DEATH 07 A DTJFF S0FBAH0 Only (hi Patient Who Fired the Asylum at Jackson, Hiss., Dies in the Flames Ihe Superintendent and Bis Assistants Do plendid nd Effective Work. Jacksox, Miss., Feb. 16. The four story main building of the State Asylum for the Insane was set on fire about 6 o'clock this morning by J. D. Brown, an inmate. Brown had recently escaped, and was only returned yesterday. He stated to his at tendants that' it would be all the worse for him and them if he was again confined. His threat was soon put into execution, and he himself, unable to escape from the building, burned to death, a victim of his insane deed. There were 600 inmates in the building, most of whom were asleep when the flames were discovered. Through the almost superhuman exertions of the Superintend dent, Dr. Mitchell, and his subordinates, all were saved and safely transferred to the wings disconnected from the burning pile. Then the Superintendent, who was just up from a sick bed, staggered and fell and was conveyed to his residence. Assistant No land Stewart, after heroic and successful en deavor, also succumbed. Fireman Odenneal held his post with a hose until his shJes and clothing took fire, when he escaped through a window and took refuge in a pond. The building was of brick, and bad a frontage of about 500 feet It is situated about two miles from the city proper, and the flames had gained fearful headway be fore the fire department arrived on the scene. The building was about two-thirds destroyed, entailing a loss to the State of probably $200,000, uninsured. The Legisla ture this afternoon appropriated $25,000 to meet immediate demands. THE CUEIIS MUBDER SI7CTEBY. HILLS ATTACKED AT HOME. HEDSPETH SAFE IK ST. I0TI8. The Train Bobbin); Chief's Guardians Were ' Prprod for n Emercency. f St. Louis, Feb. 16. Marion' Hedspeth, leader of 'the Glendale train robber gang, arrived this morning, accompanied by de tectives. The- prisoner was heavily DRINK AND DIVORCE. A Pittsburg Couple Figure in it Suit in Detroit The Hnsband's Bill Blames All the Trouble on Her Uncontrollable Ap petite. Deteoit, Feb. 16. Special Quite a sensation was produced here to-day by the filing of a bill for divorce by Jos Martin, a well-known mechanic and inventor, charg ing his wife with beingan habitual drunkard. In telling his Btory of misery to the Circuit Court, through his bill, he alleges that he married Florence Davis in Pittsburg, Sep tember 11, 1882. His wife was of respectable and wealthy parentage and he says that she was apparently a refined woman. They were married by Rev. E. A. Carpenter. There were domestic reasons for leaving Pittsburg, and the couple settled in Detroit," where Martin found employment as foreman of the Detroit Steel and Spring Works. No children were born to them, but they lived happily for 'about five years, wheu Martin says his wife became an habitual drunkard. She would take the money he gave her to buy clothing and spend it for liquor. Since October 1, 1891, she has been intoxicated all the time. He further alleges that she became actually violent a short time ago and tried to kill him three difler ent times. The family has always occupied a good Eosition in society, and Martin says that e has suppressed the facts of his wife's debauchery from his friends. Nebraska's Contribution to Bnssia. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 16. Nebraska's contributions to the need of Russia leaves for the East to-morrow morning, one train going from this citv and the other from Omaha. In all i there will be a little short of 2,000,000 bushels. The corn will be shipped direct to Akron, O., where it will be ground and thence sent to the seaboard. Ono of His Own County Newspapers Beads Him a lecture. Ft. Worth, Tex, Feb. 16. Special Supporters of Mr. Mills in Navarro county, his home county, have organized a bovcott against the Ft. Worth Daily ffozrfte.which. op- Eoses him for Senator. Boycott has also een resorted to against it in two or three other places. It will say to-morrow in re ply to the boycott: " Whenever the people of Texas como to understand that Mr. Mills stands for bossism such as would put Quay or Clarkeon to blush he will vanish like the meteor. The Gazette Inn sounded a timely warning to Mr. Mill. It has done for him what none of liis so-cnlled fiiends have dared to do. It has told him the truth, that tho people of Texas are not pleased with his ariogant conduct, and that he was in dancer of losing thoir confidence. It ha pleaded with him to mend his ways and to become a tractable member of his party. His reply was a curt notice that he cared nothing for newspaper criticism, and tho further reply is the boycott. A CIose-Monthed Combination. The United States Baking Company met in the Westinghouse building yesterday. The Secretary of the trust claimed their business was private and the public is not interested. No advance in prices was made. Most of the firms in the combination were represented. The Bvidrnce Produced Teiterd ly I'alla to C'ear the Matter TJr. San Feancisco, Feb. 16. In th'e Curtis case to-day Mrs. Cook identified the white handled revolver as one she had often seen on the bureau at Curtis' home. Deputy Sheriff Fonce, of Almada county, testified he was at the hotel in Berkeley when Allen called on the witness Jarenson to identify the revolver. Allen showed two revolvers to Jarenson, and, pointing out one of them, asked: "Is that the pistol Curtis used to shoot Grant?" Jarenson said he thought it was, but was not sure. Allen then told Jarenson he had better be sure, and the latter then said he was sure it was the same revolver. The re volver found near the scene of the shooting bad a black handle. Mark Abbott, a hotel keeper, testified to hearing one of three men on the sidewalk say, "Let me go," while another urged him to "come along." The three men crossed the street. Witness did not watch them, but when he heard the shots he looked out of the window again and saw a man run up Fifth street toward Howard, and about five seconds later observed a man running around the corner in the direction of Ship ley street, where Curtis was arrested. CHOICE PROPERTIES. OWNER Gflffi SOUTH On acoount of ill-health, and offers his West ern av. property for sale; lot 46 feet 8 inches by 120, with two-story brick oi 9 rooms with all modern conveniences; immediate posses sion; low price. BAXTEH, THOMPSON" GO., feH-lTI-wi-au 103 Fourth av. VERY CHEAP-ONLY 6,500. Modern house, 10 room, rooms on each first and second floors and 2 in attic; location good. XEGLET AVEXUE, EAST END. W. A. Herron' & Son?, 80 Fourth Avenue feH-137-Jtwrs MANUFACTURERS, ATTENTION ! New Mfg. and Residence Town of CHICAGO RIDGE. Factory sites donated to manufacturers. Two miles from Chicago. Send for man and pirticulars Chicago Riuse Ijmci Assn., Room 53, 107 Dearborn St., Monson H Sinitli, 1 la Salle St., Chicago. fcl" (M 3 TOO .LATE TO CLASSIFY. Wanted. EARBKK Immediately: steady employment and good wages to right man. 1.. 1. .?. iitt. Emus City, l'a. ijis jim mis Small fares, y Small, fares. AN ALL WEEK'S SALE! who Took an Overdose of Chloroform for an Alcohol Antidote. New Yor.K, Feb. 1G. Special Mrs. Henry Nichols, formerly a soprano in the Duff Opera Company's chorus, died in her flat in West Thirty-ninth street Monday night of an overdose of Chloroform. The man who passed as her husband was out of town at the time of her death. The chloro form was procured for the woman by a mes senger boy. From a physician who formerly treated her, and from a theatrical man, Mrs. Nichols' history was learucd. The physician does not think she took the chloroform intentionally. She un doubtedly took, he says, an antidote to the effects of alcohol. She drank excessively, he added, and had drunk spirits and smoked cigarettes in his presence. She was a Vir ginian, of good family, and, while living here and elsewhere used to send presents of " value to her old father and mother, who live in a village near Ilichmond. An Arabian Peddler Killed. CoronerMcDowell was notified last night that an Arabian woman, a notion peddler, had been struck and killed by a Panhandle trail); near Idlewood station, at 7 o'clock. Inquiry among the Arabian colonists about Basin alley developed the fact that some half a dozen women peddlers had started out to sell goods on Monday, and it is thought she is one of them. The body was taken to Mansfield, but will be brought to the city to-day for identification. A Lull in Miss Mitchell's Trial. Memphis, Feb. 10. Judge Dubose did not render a decision this morning' on the motion of the defense in the Mitchell case for an 'order giving them access to letters in the Attorney General's possession. In fact, he did not hold court at all. His Honor was busy all day inspecting authori ties bearing upon the "points raised yester day. He will probably deliver his judg ment to-morrow. The Reading Discharging; Surplus Men. EASTOir, Feb. 16. Fifteen employes of the Bridge Department of the Lehigh Val ley Railroad here were discharged to-day. Tbe reason assigned was no work. This, it is said, is the first of a series of dismissals as a result of the "Valley" being leased to the Beading. ' v THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH AT 107 FEDERAL ST. Is open every day except Sunday tin til O P. M. Advertisements wilt, be received up to that hoar for insertion the next morning at regular rate. . . -i Governor Pl(ttison and the Reading Deal. HAKRISBURG, Feb. 16. The St. Louis express train brought Governor Fattison andjill the members of his Cabinet to the city to-night. A conference was held at the Executive Mansion, presumably on the Beading Bailroad deal, but it was announced at midnight that there would tip nothing for the press to-night - The Hibernian Order Flelit Ended. Philadelphia, Feb. la Special The long legal fight between the two wings of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in this country, as to which is the true imdgenuine organization, is practically at an end. The master appointed by the Court to review the testimony in the case, filed his report fo-day and its suhstance is equivalent to declaring one wing bogus. DIED. DUNXjAP On Tuesday, Februarys, 181)2, at 8 zv-il, Lettv Dum.Ai aged 60 years. 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