pg r" t -" y-.t&nlA , - i r TK3ft THE SMALL ADVTS A STEP FORWARD. Tho ccut-n-vrorl r3te-nafenasecl n guilt of 10,50 mall mliertise meitts in fit c months Ending Juu uarr 31. 1S92. It unjsto mUcrttse iu THE DISPATCH. :fl 1 Continue to grow as fast as everJ The gain In five moaths ending. January 31 was 10,568. Try THE DISPATCH'S ccnt-a-word col umns, and make money. V?. t- r-r-vft . FORTY-SEVENTH TEAR PHTTSBURG. EREOAT. EEBRUART 39. 1892. THREE CENT& TO P SILVER BLAND' ON METTLE. Mike Harter Denounced for a Circular That - He Had Sent Out TO GRAND ARMY MEN, Calling on Them to Protest Against the Free Silver Bill. REPLY OF THE MANSFIELD MAN, Who Is Again Trying to Shelve the Silver Question for Awhile. The Bock Creek Park Scandal to Be at Once Investigated-A Scheme of a Syn dicate to Pile Millions on Top of Mill ionsSenator Palmer Adds Strength to His Presidental Boom Awful Fear of the Political Boss Among Demo crats at 'Washington A Free Elde to Chicago Breaks Up Congress for the Best of the Week Bland and Harter at It for Awhile, Hammer and Tongs. rtrZCIAL TELEGRAPHIC T.KTTTR.1 bureau or The Dispatch, Washington D. C. Feb. is. f Silver either of coinage limited or of coinage unlimited continues to be the "burning" question of every day in the House of Representathes, and the atmos phere is pretty full of it almost anywhere one goes. Each day brings its incident, and the one of to-day was livelier than usual. CVIr. Bland shook in the face of Mr. Har ter, of Ohio, one of the most active cham pions of the anti-silver side, a circular which had been received in the form of a petition from posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, protesting against the pas sage of the tree coinage bill, in a fear that it would compel pensioners to accept a 70-cent dollar instead of one which is now sup posed to be worth somewhere between 80 and 20 cents. lilnnd Calls Ilarter Somo Karnes. Sir. Bland asserted that Mr. Harter had himself caused these circular petitions to be sent out, with a request that they be re turned as coming from posts of the Grand Army. He hurled at the Ohio man the fearful epithets of banker, millionaire, "gBW6ng" and "Walt street agent, with a passion which he has not before exhibited at this bession, and denounced the trick of the petition as one unworthy of open and honorable warfare. Mr. Harter admitted the impeachment of the authorship of the circular petition, but denied the charge of millionaire and banker. He had paid out of his own pocket the ex pense of the petition, feeling that the peo ple ought to be spurred to act in the inter est of honest money. He seemed to think that, without his assistance, the people would not know of the imminent danger of the passage of a free coinage bilL It is fair to -ay that they have not apparently been frightened to any great extent, as but few of the petitions have been returned, out of the thousands sent out to members of the G. A. It. and to sundry other organizations. Tho Mansfield Man's Occupation. As to Mr. Harter's occupation, in view of his denials, it may be interesting to see what Harter says of Harter. In his biography in the Congressional Directory, undoubtedly prepared by himself, Mr. Harter says: Michael. I). Ilarter, of Mansfield, was born at Canton, O., April 6, 1846; has spent his business life as a manufacturer and, hanker, and is President of the Aultman & Taylor Company; Is a member of tho Cobden Club, London, of the Keform Club, X e w York of the Democratic Club of the city of New York, and of the Young Men's Democratic Club of Cincinnati; has used his voico and pen in the interests of tariff reform for many ycais, etc It strikes me that Mr. Harter pretty nearly pleads guilty to the banker and millionaire, but there can certainly be no doubt in regard to his free tradeDemocracy, unless it be that to oppose free coinage is to be something else than a true Democrat Want to Shell o Free Mlvcr. For the third time since the silver excite ment began Mr. Harter to-day put in circu lation his call for a caucus praying Mr. Holman, the Chairman of the caucus, to assemble the clans to discuss as a main topic the postponement of the silver ques tion until the next session of Congress, when "its wisdom and justice will be made plain in the election ot 1892." Just how it is to be made plain is cot clear, unless it is put forward as a direct issue by embodying a free coinage plank in the platform. ' Mr. Bland and his friends have not de cided whether to go into the caucus or not. The call is for the 2Jth, and it is expected that at that time a large number of mem bers now absent will have returned. In one way or another the silver men propose to fight against postponement, and it may, and probably will, be thought best to go into the caucus if a sufdeient number of members sign the call, and there attempt to defeat the proposition lor delay until next session. Delay Catching the Wavering. It is perfectly evident, however, that the idea of delay catches the fancy of many of the wavering ones, and even some of the free coinage men say they will be willing to throw tbc matter over to the short session, but allowing for all desertions that can now be counted on there will probably be still enough free coinage votes left to carry the uav or at least to make a strong and bitter fight. The Committee on Appropriations will to-morrow give a hearing to citizens who desire to say something -in regard to the resolution offered by Representative Dockery to investigate the proceeding of the Rock Creek Park Commission aud the influences that have been at work in accom plishing the passage of the Rock Creek Park purchase bilL The resolution was introduced at the instance of the prdperty owners who feel thev were injnred by the judgment of the Park" Commission, but these gentlemen are able to bring forward so many proofs of a job of magnificent pro portions that it will be next to impossible to avoid an investigation. A Matter of General Interest. As the. park -was to be a national one, which would cost the people of the country anywhcie from 510,000,000 to 520,000,000 to purchase and improve, the matter is one of general interest, which is not lessened by the fact that the citizens of the District will be compelled to pav a similar amount. To begin with, the citizens or the District never asked for the park. Cards were issued by interested persons to other inter ested persons to meet at Willard's Hall, one evuninf in nnsinr tlin n.irk tiroicct I About 75 persons, all pecuniarily interested. met ana organized into a grana loouy 10 push the job. Each person was asked what member of Congress he Could best influence, and these members were assigned to him to take care of. This nas announced in the newspapers with much flourish as a "citizens meeting," and so the ball was started going. The scheme was lobbied through, and the work of the commission began. Awards of exor bitant prices were made to property owners whose opposition might be dangerous, and the property of persons having apparently little or no influence was taken perforce at prices far below what it would bring in the market The Job Carried to a Conclnslon. All this was done under the influence of the. same lobby which worked the bill through Congress. A grea.t array of wit nesses was put on the stand to swear to the value of jiropertr. Some values had to be cut down to the point of confiscation that other exorbitant values might be paid -without exhausting the appropriation, and oy nam swearing and decisions which naa not a semblance of justice the job was car ried to a conclusion. It is now shown bevond a doubt that the influences back of this gigantic swindle of the public are the heirs of the estate of the late Senator Sharon, with Francis G. New lands, Sharon's son-in-law, as the chief operator, acting with others interested in a lesser degree. Senator Cameron, of Penn sylvania, nas one of the owners of property adjoining that of the Sharon estate, anil voted for the Rock Creek Park bill, but sold out to the Sharon syndicate when it became apparent that there was danger of some annoying disclosures in regard to the methods of that clique. An Absurd Proposition, at TSert. The property of the Sharon syndicate lies just outside of a strip ot land adjoining the proposed park, which would be assessed for benefits, and the syndicate land would be immensely enhanced iu value, probably without any benefit assessment At best the park was an absurd proposition. Rock Creek is a dirty little stream which chances its channel witheery flood, overflowing its banks at high water and almost drying up in time of drouth. Except one spot toward the northern limits the most picturesque part is already included in the nearly 200 acres of the zoological gardens. The boundaries of the proposed park really inclosed but a narrow strip along the muddy creek, most of it unfit for building Eurposes, and which the owners desired to ae iinproed at public expense as an ornamental frontage to tlieTir remaining land, half the enormous cost to be assessed on the public at large and file other half on the citizens of the District, who are already burdened by a debt greater in proportion to population than any other people of the country. Congress saddled half of the cost on the people of the District because they said it was for their pleasure and benefit The lobby assented to this because they feared the failure of the scheme otherwise, though it was sure to provoke the protests which ponred in upon Congress fromalmost the entire body of population. Millions for tho Millionaires. It is probable the Committee on Appro priations, which has all the work it can do. will not undertake the investigation, but if that be the case a special committee is hoped for. The District of Columbia Com' mittee would really be the proper body for the work, but it has been so peculiarly com mitted to the scheme that a reference to that committee would result in the aban donment of the fight by the complainants. The probabilities arc that the immense in fluence wielded by those interested in the job will accomplish the Success of a project which will give a profit of millions of dol lars' to a syndicate already worth millions.. Every ne agitation of the question af fords a more faiorable outlook for the passage of the joint resolution providing for a constitutional amendment prescribing the election of Senators of the United States by a direct vote of the people. The speech of Senator Palmer, of Illinois, on the subject, delivered yesterday and to-day, has earned much applause for" that gentleman, and has added some strength to his "boom" for the Presidental nomination. It would be re freshing to see a substantial movement for the nomination of such a man in contra distinction to political wirepullers of the caliber of Hill and Gorman, whose whole statesmanship is bounded by the politics of the ward. Awrnl Fear of tho Political Boss. Excepting Cleveland, whose vision is im measurably broader than that of the Hills and Gormans, there is no one mentioned for the Democratio nomination who is felt in the hearts of the body of distinguished Demo crats now in this city to possess the qualifi cations and the qualities that should be em bodied in tLe candidate of a great part v. But the fear of the boss is on them. They believe that "practical politics" will win, and they do not wish to place themselves in the position of having antagonized the successful man. Every day I hear from some of the first Democrats of the land ex pressions of unbounded disgust at the pros pect of the nomination of Hill, but few of them have the courage to oppote publicly his progress toward that goals. The prospect of a free ride, with nn. limited cigars, etc, was too much for the patriotism of a considerable number of the members of both branches of Concress. nnd , consequently nothing will be done but to meet and adjourn to-morrow, and start for Chicago, to gain courage and inspiration to enable them to vote for a large appropria tion which will ostensibly be for the Gov ernment building and exhibit, but which will probably be used very- freely. Good Company for tho Junketers. About 100 members of the House and 20 members of the Senate will start to-morrow afternoon nt 2 o'clock, by the Baltimore and Ohio Itailnnd.nnri w illreach Chicago in time to see a real Chicago Sunday the kind of Sunday that is wanted during the Exposi tion and on Monday will iew the work that has been accomplished in furtherance of the great Fair. 1 am glad to say that in the neighborhood of 60 newspapermen are to accompany the tram, to sec that the Con gressmen conduct themselves as becomes the representatives of so great and moral a country. Lightnek. W0KKIKG T0B COL. BTJILEDQE. A Delegation or Pittsbureers Calls on Gov ernor Pattison in His Behalf. Habkisbiteg, Feb. ia .Spa7. Col onel Frank I. Rntledge, of the Eighteenth Regiment, accompanied by delegations from the 'Randall Club, the County Democracy and a num ber of prominent citizens of the western part of the State, were in Harrisburg to day, in t.he interest ot Colonel Rutledge's caudidacj- for Adjutant General. Colonel Rntledge has been a member of theXational Guard since 18TC, and is known as one of the best tacticians of the Guard. In company w ith Samuel Duncan, a well known Democratio politician of Pittsburg, Colonel Rntledge called on Governor Patti son, and presented his claims for the late Adjutant G-neal McCIelland's place A larjjenumber oT recommendations for the position hav been rcccied at the Execu- tive Department, bnt the Governor has not yet intimated when the appointment will he made. Colonel "William Greenland and Senator Hannibal K. Sloan arc still in the race, and are making a vigorous contest for the vacancv. BROKEN UP BY A GHOST. THE SFIRIT OF A. MAS WnO TOOK HIS LirE WRECKS A CLUB. Herman Mack, Who Hanged Himself in a Cincinnati Clnb House, Hoodoos the Place The Once-Wealthy Organisation Dissolves and Throws Up Its Charter. Cincinnati, Feb. 18 fecial. The Allemania, the most exclusive and wealth iest Hebrew club in Ohio, has reached the end of a formerly brilliant career, all on ac count of a ghost Herman Mack, a very popular member of the club, committed suicide one night after a rehearsal in the hall. ,Hc hanged himself on the stage and the body was found dangling there next morn ing. Why he took his life was never even guessed, hut from that day the club began to go down. At the first entertainment af ter the suicide seeral young ladies claimed thev saw Mack's ghost Every effort was made to ridicule them out of such foolish fears, but without success. It was amusing to watch them on the sta;e, wherfe they dis played such timidity that thev were fre quently unable to go on properly with their parts. The abhorrence of the girls was commu nicated to their parents and other friends, although the stanch members of the club laughed at their superstitious fears and were just as regular in their attendance as ever. The club at the time of the Mack suicide was nt its best. Its entertainments. one of which was given on the very night that Mack was hanging to the rafters above, were brilliant and artistic The most prom inent Hebrews in the city patronized it and were members. Not only was the membership affected by the deplorable case of self-destruction, but prospective bridal couples declined to be inarriedin a hill which had such grewsome associations, and outsiders who had been in the habit of renting the hall for various purposes concluded they did not want it Gradually almost the entire club became linbucd with an idea that the place was haunted, and the membership dwindled to a handful, so small that liquidation and sur render of the charter has been decided on. NO EAR FOR MUSIC. Tho Forcrain br a Bagging Tactory Who Strikes the Girls Who Sing Oho or Them Hag Him Arrested for Assault Alrnld to Testify. New Yorit, Feb. 18. Special. The girls employed in Waterbury's bagging fac tory, in Ten Eyck street, "Williamsburg, all say that their foreman, Frederick Kirkman, is no lover of music How far his dislike may have led him is a point that will be argued in the Lee Avenue Police Court to morrow morning, when he is arraigned for trial on a charge of assault, preferred by Miss Kate Bahan.' Miss Bahan, w ho is 19 years old, says that she has worked in the factory for eight years. She and the other girls alwajs sang or hummed at their work until a year ago, when Kirknian was placed in charge. He objected to the noise, as he called it, and, it is alleged, frequently struck: the offenders who broke the"rule of silence. He struck Miss Bahaapn January 20, she savj he cause she was humming a song. She for gets what song it was. She forgot the injunction a minute later, she says, but was reminded of it w hen Kirkman knocked her down and kicked her. As soon as she was able to go out Miss Bahan had Kirkman arrested. The trial was set for to-morrow, and to-day the pretty complainant isited the police court to get some advice from Justice Goetting. Ten or a dozen of the factory employes, she saidj had seen the assault, but they were afraid if they, testified against the foreman they would be discharged, so they would not voluntarily come to court Justice Goetting sent subpeenas to Kate McElratb, Mamie Ryan and Mary Smith. MARIE BLAINE IS BETTER. Her Divorce Case to Begin To-Day, and No Defense to Be Made. Deadwood, S. D., Feb. ia Special. The Blaine divorce case was reached in court to-day, so far 5s to elicit a ruling from the Court refusing to strike defendant's answer from the files and fixing to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock for the trial to begin. Mrs. Blaine was not displeased at the delay. She passed a bad night aud would hardly have been able to have appeared in court this inorning. There has been no recurrence of hemor rhage, however, and, as she succeeded in resting a few hours this afternoon, she is much improved in health and spirits, though still remaining in her room at the hotel. It is now stated definitely that the defend ant will not be represented in court by at torneys, and that there will bt no effort to prevent Mrs. Blaine getting the divorce and the freedom she coveted or to deprive her of the custody of the child which so long promised to" figure as the only real bone of contention in the case HAEEIS0N BOX IND0ESED By Alabama's Colored Voters, Who Are Organizing to Go to Minneapolis. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 18. Special A movement, begun last summer by the leading colored politicians of Alabama against the whites who have heretofore con trolled the Republican organization, is taking definite shape Ataconfcrence now in session in this city over a hundred dele gates are present, including several negro employes of postoffices, and who are viewed with distrust The ostensible purpose is to promote the matter of equal accommodation on railroad trains. The real purpose is to oust the whites, especially the Chairman otthe State Executive Committee Resolutions weic introduced declaring in fa or of the negro taking charge of "the. party organization and the offices, which will come up to-morrow. The only action to-night was to defeat, after a long wrangle and bv a large majority, a. resolution In dorsing the administration of President Harrison. An avowed purpose of the lead ers is to send a negro delegation to Minne apolis. A GENUINE GOLD BTKIKE. More Than 100 Claims Staked In One Day at Cutler Creek. OUEAY, Col., Feb. ia Special The Cutler Creek gold strike appears to be genu ine. Men were climbing over the hills and staking claims all night More than 100 claims have been staked in the 24 hours. The country is' under snow, and it is specu lation to say what the result will be There is gold there, rich and wonderful specimens, but its extent and quantity was yet to be de terimed. For years it has been known that placer gold existed there, and some placer mining has been done in the vicinity. It is be lieved this find is the source ot the old placers. The gold is found In a conglom erate formation, abounding in hematite iron, boulders, coarse gravel and semi decomposed quartz. Mjnyof the boulders, when broken open, are flecked with virgin gold, and some of them run by assay nearly 100 ounces to the ton. BROKEN BY BISHOPS The Church the Hock on Which Ereycinet's French Cahinet Has Split. ALL MINISTERS RESIGN. Two Defeats for the Government on Side Issues Decide Them.- BALFOUR IflTKODUCES HIS BILL. It Is Greeted by Irish Jeers and Gladstonian renunciations. 1 SENSATIONAL TEAGEDI AT CANNES Paris, Feb. 18. All the members of the French Ministry have tendered their resig nations to President Carnot The cause of the resignation of 'the Ministry was the ac tion of the Chamber of Deputies in connec tion with the bill dealing with associations. This afternoon M. Hubbard demanded urgenoy for the bill as a reply to the atti tude of the French bishops. M. de Cassag nac described the bill as an iniquitous meas ure. Premier dc Freycinet denied that the measure was intended as an act of persecu tion of the church, or that it need be re garded as a precursor of ihe separation of church and state. He warmly commended the conciliatory spirit of the Pope, who, he said, often gave evidence of sympathetic sentiments toward France. He continued: "We will doubtless be called upon some day to treat with the Vatican on the relig ious question. A portion or the clergy may possibly refuse to enter upon the path pointed out to them, but universal suffrage will judge between the two policies." In conclusion, M. de Frejcinet gave his assent to the demands for urgency, though he said that would not give the measure the significance that M. Hubbard desired. An excited discussion ensued on M. Hubbard's motion. Finally M. de Freycinet again rose and demanded that an order of the day be moved, indicating the views of yie Chamber on the subject In accordance with the Premier's de mands JL Boisserin moved that the govern ment be requested to continue its repub lican policy. M. de Freycinet accepted the motion and intimated that he considered it a Cabinet question. The vote of the Chamber being taken, M. i Boisserin s motion was rejected by 301 to 202. The Ministers, recognizing their de feat, immediately left the House in a body. The chamber then rejected the urgency motion by a vote of 286 to 246. DID JUST THE RIGHT THING. That Is tho Verdict of American Tourists on Their Countryman's Deed air. Don- I j-Cocp.'srInChn'-Wbom3 Cnnfcht Jn.His Wife's Apartment, :Cannes, Fbanob, Feb. la Edward Parker Deacon, a native of the United States, shot and killed a Frenchman named Abeille, who was connected with the diplo matic service Mr. Deacon and his wife have been sojourning at the Hotel Splendide with their four children. At midnight last night Mr. Deacon heard the voices of his wife and Abeille iu the lat ter' chamber. He dashed upstairs to his own room and procured a revolver. Then, with a feeling of pathetic misery, he bent over the bed where his children were sleep ing and kissed them. Leaving them asleep, Mr. Deacon went to the room of the secre tary of the hotel, and, arousing him, told him of the condition of affairs and requested him to accompany him to his wife's room. Together they went to Mrs. Deacon's apart ments. Mr. Deacon knocked on the door. Xo answer. Mr. Deacon then forced the door and found his wife alone He at once proceeded to an adjoining vuw "it" vjieucu nuui buai ia wmen nis wife slept, and there discovered M. Abeille crouching and attempting to hide behind a chair. Mr. Deacon fired three shots. Two of the bullets struck Abeille, one taking effect in his arm and the other in his chest. The shots alarmed the people in the house. xne wounaea man was carried to his own room, where physicians could do nothing except to alleviate his pain, and 11 o'clock this morning he died. Mr. Deacon was ar rested; but it is the general opinion among American residents that he "did just the right thing." Mrs. Deacon, it appears, had no idea that her husband would return so soon. She had parted with him on the understanding that lie would remain in Paris for some days. Indeed, Mr. Deacon is said to have sent his wife a telegraphic message announcing his arrival there, and to have started back for Cannes soon afterward. Rumor has it that Mr. Deacon's unexpected return was caused by the receipt of an anonymous letter, said to have been written by a jealous woman, who notified the American banker that if he returned to the hotel at a certain hour without giving his wife warning he would undonbtedly find that all was not right with one ot his best friends. 1 A special telegram to The Dispatch from New York says Mr. and Mrs. Deacon, who figure in this sensational tragedy, are both well known in the best circles of New York and Boston society. THE IRISH BILL AT LAST. Mr. Balfour Introduces the Measure It Is Greeted With Irish Jeers Leaders of the Liberal and Both of the Irish Pac tions Denounce it London, Feb. ia The long-talked-of Irish local government bill was introduced in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Balfour amid the cheers of the Government supporters. In introducing the bill, Mr. Balfour said that ever since the formation of the present -governmentjand even before, the extension of local government- to every part of the United Kingdom had been a cardinal point of the Conservatives' policy. That intention, he declared, had been con stantly adhered to and reiterated since by the Government They had Introduced local government bills'for -England and Scotland. If they had not done the same for Ireland it must have been because great specific and obvious dangers attended such a course He said: Tho present bill is not merely a County Councils hill, but it was what in England would be described as a District and Conn ties bill. By its provisions administrative duties will be given to Baronial Councils, leaving wholly untouched the judicial duties "how Intrusted to tho Grand Jury, Tha members of the County and Baronial Coun cils will be elected e erv threo years. Tho Government proposed lollowing the Scotch mther than tho English measure in the mat ter of Aldermen. The qualifications of voters for County Councilman and Baronial Councilmen would be identical. Thp persons entitled to vote or both sets of officers would be tlie same as those having tbo right to voto for mem bers of Parliament, excopt (h.it the former would include,-also, women and peers. Laughter. illiterate persons and persons w lio do not pay county taxes would have no TTlfft fVl!l frr Pnnnntlu mnnlfl hVA tllfl i")TT I ' hlncd duties or County nnd Presentment KMunvkw mm urunu unries rui;tiiuiuH jn.. lstrntlvo nffniro. Thev will also be em powered, if necessary, to undertake tho duties of lnml aniittarv nntlloritiCS. ThO system of franchise would prive the minority a lotolhtlic County Councils. Tho Councils miifht use their poweis to oppi'essn small minority and inisht he jtuilty ofwilful nnd persistent corruption. Irish Jeers. Tho historyor Ireland proved that these remind era had a reality. la reply to a question asked by. Mr. Healy, Mr: Balfour said the bill would not afiect the police system of Ireland, and that the incident of taxation would remain as it was at the present. Jphn Morley characterized the hill as "the rottenest reed the Irish minority had ever leaned upon for the retention of privi leges," The whole opposition broke forth into-cheers when Mr. Morley called on the Government to go before the' people on the measure. John Redmond protested against the measure as a sham bill. He said he and his colleagues came unprepared to accept it, even if it had been a good bill; but the billjras one which every Irishman would strenuously resist Justin McCarthy ad isetl the Government to burn the bill, de claring that the Nationalists would'reject it as an unclean thing. Mr. Healy said he never knew or a more contemptible bill. SirJtVilliam "Vernon Harcourt said that a bilj more insulting to the Irish he could not conceive of. It bore the stamp of .Mr. Chamberlain, who was the father of the bill, Mr. Labouchere said that Mr. "Balfour was "between tho devil and tho deep, deep ?' Joseph Chamberlain denied that he assisted in the work of framing the bill. He said that he -approved of the manner in which the Government had redeemed its pledges. The safeguards introduced in the biilin regard to corruption were those that the Americans, the most Democratic people in" the world, had introduced into their con stitution. The bill passed the first reading, and Mr. Balfour fixed the second reading fo'rMarch 3. IDEA OP A. HANGMAN. He Wants to Be Now Jersey's Execu tioner. Without Competition Peculiar Bill Drawn Up at the Instigation of v Jersey's Jack Ketch. Tsektok; N. J., Feb. ia Special Hangman Van Hisi, of Newark, wants the exclusive privilege of sending New Jer sey's condemned murderers into eternity. He has had a bill drawn to create the office of State Executioner, and will get some body to introduce it Van Hise called upon Governor Ahbett in reference to the bill. The preamble to the first section of the pro posed act says: VhitHEAS, In consequence of tho want of proper management nnd experience in numerous persons heretofore carrying out the oenth penalty, unnecessary and cruel uloring nnd torture have frequently beon caused, exciting public censure and odium against that method, he It enneted that the Governor shall appoint some fit resident as public executioner, who shall hold his offlco for the term of seven years, and carry out, according to law, in co-operation with the Sheriffs, all executions of the death penalty. The provisions of the bill, following this, fix the State executioner's annual salary at J600, to be paid to him quarterly by the State, and make his fee for superintending executions 1100, to be paid to him by the collector of the county in which the death sentence is carried out The feature of the bill likely to attract most attention is a provision allowing the State execntioner the (urn of $50 in cases where Commutations or reprieves are granted within five days of KhBThu this, money Is to? bepald-to-covtf the date set for the hangintr. According to his services and expenses incidental to,the arrangements for the execution. A C0LLECT0E MUST RESIGN Because the President Thinks He Is Too Friendly to the I.ottery. Jackson, Miss. .Feb. ia Special John R,Xynch, Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, is in Jackson, having come from Washington, to attend the County Republican Conven tion which meets Saturday to elect dele gates to the State Convention next Tuesday to choose delegates to the Minneapolis Con vention. Lynch is one of the brainiest col ored men in the South, and has a large fol lowing. There is a split in the party in this State over local issues, and on account of the scramble for offices there is little doubt he will be one of the delegates. Lynch informs The Dispatch corre spondent that President Harrison has de. manded the resignation of A. T. "Wimberlv. Internal Revenue Collector for Mississippi and Louisiana, because of his open friend ship for the Louisiana Lottery Companv, which the President Is determined to crush. BLAINE THE GEEATEST STATESMAN Is the Opinion of the Canadian Cabinet Ministers Who Wore -Hero. TOBONTO, Ont., Feb. 18. Special An Ottawa special to the Umpire (Government organ), referring to the visit of the Cana dian Cabinet Ministers to "Washington, says: Sir John Thompson says that nothing conld exceed Mr. Blaine's courtesy, prompt ness and frankness, nnd it was a pleasure to transact business with such a man of ability as is the United States Secretary of State. Sir John legretted that ho could not state what Had been done by the Ministers at . Washington, as, for the present, tho negotiations were confidential. A gentleman who ao companied the delegation to the American capital said this last visit had confli mea In his mind the Impression be had previously formed, that Mr. Blaine was head and shoul ders over any statesman in the United States. FOB BETTEE C0UNTEY BOASa The Heal Estate Association to Co-Operate With the American Wheelmen. Nashville, Feb. 18. At the afternoon session of the Real Estate Convention W. W. Pollock, of Milwaukee, offered a resolu tion providing that the President of tbo congress appoint a committee of one mem ber for each State to co-operate with the League of American Wheelmen in securing better roads for the country. A paper on "The Mission of the Rear Estate 'Agent," by Mr. Sherwood, of Buffalo, was read, followed ov a paper 'on "Local Real Estate Boards," "by George B. Homery, of Toledo. This brought about much enthusiastic discussion, almost the entire delegation taking part KIXLED AT THE POLLS. A Prohibitionist Murdered for Resenting an Intuit While Electioneering. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. ia Special The municipal election at Warrior, Ala., to-day, where the issue was prohibition and anti-prohibition, resulted in the killing of O. B. "Williamson, the Prohibition leader, by George ICaley, leader of the antis. lialev said that any man woo voted for prohibftion was a racal, and Williamson look it up. Both men drew pistols, but Kaley fired first, killing "Williamson. The Coroner's jury charges Kaley with murder. .BLAINE'S LITTER UNCONDITIONAL., His Family Wanted Him to Eon, but Bo Positively Iterated to Do So. NE'WYoitK, Feb. 18. An Augusta, Me, correspondent telegraphs his paper thus: it is known from authoritatlvo sources among friends or Mr. Blaine lioru that his recent Iptter or withdrawal was uncondi tional. Under no condition will he accept the Presidental nomination. Mrs. Bialno and Emmons wanted him to be a candidate, but he said "JSo." His resolution was taken and Ills letter followed. MAYOR MI HJESIGiD. A Brief Nptef Cutting the , String Is Presented to Councils. TAKEN BY SURPRISE. Most of Allegheny's Solons Not Ready for Such Sudden Action. HENRICKS PUT IN THE PAPERS. An Attempt to Secure a Speedy Election Fails to Go Tlirousu. A Report That the Other Wyman Cases Will Not Be Pressed A Recommenda tion for a Lenient Sentence Probable Candidates for the Vacated Position The Baker Law Will Soon Be Tested Gllliford and Elphinstone Have an Ar grument Status of tho Charges Against Pearson Some Secrets Re vealed. James G. Wymah, at a meeting of Coun cils last night, tendered his resignation as Mayor of the city of Allegheny. It was ascepted, to go into effect February 24. On the following day the Mayor will be sen tenced in the case on a charge of extortion, unless a new trial is granted. The resigna tion of Mr. Wyman carries with it the evidence that he will uot insist on his motion for a new trial, and will depend on the mercy of the court. It is stated on the best possible authority that the other cases against Mayor Wyman will not be pushed, and that the prosecntion will ask the Court to be lenient It is hoped by the Mayor's friends that only a fine will be imposed. The resignation of Mayor Wyman was presented in Select Council by John R. Henricks, Chairman of the sub-Auditing Committee, with whom Mr. Wyman dis cussed the situation earlier in the day. The resignation reads: The Letter Cutting the String. Allegheny, Feb. 18, 1S02. To the Honorable Select and Common Councils of the City of Allegheny: GEKnxjncf I hereby tender "my resigna tion as Mayor of tho City of Allegheny. James G-Wyjcait. There were only a few Councilmen present-when Mr. Hebrides got up to" speak, and not more than a half dozen spectators in the lobby. No one expected such a sensation and they received it with as much surprise as is possible among Northsicyj citizens who have watched the progress of the investigation. On Mr. Henricks' mo tion, it was -decided that the resignation should take effect at noon jiext Wednesday. It was explained by Mr. Henricks that the date was satisfactory to Mr. Wyman. A motion was made by Mr. Henricks that Common Council be notified that the Select Branch was ready to go into joint session to elect a successor t to Mr. Wyman. Mr. Einstein and Mr. Lowe opposed, the latter characterizing the motion as a scheme to take snap judgment for the purpose of elect ing some one who had been selected. The question was dropped for the time, and was taken up in Common Council later by Mr. Gerwig offering a motion to have the elec tion take place Tuesday night. He thought the effort to elect immediately was a set-up job that bore the evidence of wire polling. His motion carried. Not Many In the Secret. After the Councilmeeting the conversa tion in the lobbies showed that few had been let into Mayor Wyman's secret His action was a surprise to people who had watched his stubborn fights for election, and was taken as an indication that he will give up his defense in court Mr. Hen ricks said the resignation was as much of a surprlse to him as anyone. "After 6 o'clock to-night," ho said, "Mayor Wyman telephoned me at my store bin Pittsburg and asKea me to meet him. We met in Pittsburg, and he gave me the paper. Wc talked of the date of acceptance, and I suggested next Wednesday, to give him time to fix up his books and affairs. He said that would do, and we aereed on the date The resignation was given entirely without conditions. He asked me to pre sent it, saying that he thought Dr. Gilliford or myselt ought to do it, and I ot course consented." An effort was made to find Mayor Wy man. He was not at his office or at his house and could not be located. It is understood that he resigned under advice of his attorneys, but that none of his friends knew he woufd act so promptly. GILLIFORD FIRES A BOMB. AN OPEN ATTACK UPON CITY SOLIC ITOR ELPHINSTOXE. An Alleged Proposition to Abandon All 'the Pearson Cases Some Remarks of it Personal Natnre Elphinstone 3Iakes a Reply. After the Wyman resignation matter had been laid aside in Select Council, Dr. Gilli ford aroie to a question of privilege He read a document in which he took issue to statements made in an eveninglpaper of February 15, in nn interview with City Solicitor Elphinstone He said: Mr. Elphirfstone is represented as saying that every one connected with tho prosecu t'on, except myself, was satifled to allow a postponement of tho Pearson case, and that two consultations wcro held on Saturday at which every person but myselr was in lavor of a postponement ot tho Pearson case. Mr. Elphinstone Is also represented as say ing again that "Dr. Gilliford insists that tbo Pearson cases should be tried at once, but he 13 prompted, as wo all know to advlso suou a course by purely personal motives." Iu answer I will say: The proposition had been mado to mo by a pare ot the counsel for the prosecution to abandon permanently all the indictments agalnsrMr.Pcarson.to which I did not consent. I agreed tnat Mi Pear son should be treated exactly the samo as Mr. Wyman, and that at least one of the indictments should be prejsed to a convic tion. I was and am strenuously opposed to making a distinction between two men who are caargea wiin exactly me came crimes and against both of whom tho evltlonce at tainable is of exactly tho same character. A Plea for Equal Treatment The Injustice and unfairness of prose cuting one to a conviction and of abandoning all prosecution against the other is so mani fest that.it would he much morofalrtoim pute impure or mercenary motives to the man who would advocate such an unjust course than improper motives to one who would advocate an even and impartial treats ment or both. I was not at cither or tho meetings of the counsel on Satnrday, tho 13:h, and so could not have been tho only one present to object to a postponement, hut I saw Mr. Elphinstone on Satnrday forenoon and tried to tell him distinctly and plainly that I was satislled with the tem porary postponement of the cases acainst Pearson, but would not De satisfied with their permanent abandonment. Tlie cases were discussed with Mr. Langfltt at noon of tho samo day, and he certainly was in formed or my satisfaction with a temporary postponement. It mlslit suit the purposes or one who had a private grudge against Mr. Wyman to stop these prosecutions as soon as their grudge had been satisfied, bnt it certainly dqcs not 3ult tho ends or justice and fair ness. Neither Mr. Wyman nor Mr. Pearson over defeated my aspirations or did me any harm ot wnicli I know, nnd it is Impossible for me to have any private or personal grndse agninst either. My objections are entirely to their pnblicacts and records. It is ecarcelv nossiblathtitMr. Elnhicstone has made, this unwarranted attack because I declined to voto for him for City Solicitor at the last election, aud I havo nlways re trained from giving my opinion ot his sobriety and reliability, and shall still refrain. Iteferripg to tho City Solicitor. I refrained from giving vent to my feel ings when at the time these cases came be fore tho grand jury Mr. Elphlnstono could not bo found, and when it was ascertained where he was and why he conldnotbe found I again refrained from giving vent to my very natural feelings. But it seems that my foroearance and W-sbiess havo been unap preciated. A man oryma sometimes he clouded by jfc " and charity would lead mo i, To . 9-f. V-Mr. Elphln stono would not htP."!,- "TV. -fonndcd statements ho is i-pui.y - :vn 'J made unless nnder the Jo lD-J? ural excitement. &Vo-W jiy ouijcifcur pmnMoneeame i-; cil chamber as Dr. Gilliford was suei 1 r 3 - - and by unanimous consent was given pe. mission to reply. He said that all the counsel for the prosecntion, after mature consideration, had decided to postpone the Pearson cases for the present There was no intention of showing favoritism to anv one. He ha.d stated that Dr. Gilliford had opposed this action on the part of the coun sel for the prosecntion and that he believed he did so for personal reasons. He was still of the opinion that Dr. Gilliford was in fluenced by improper motives in his course of conduct Dr. Gilliford maintained his position and appealed to Councils if they aid not want their instructions carried out fairlv and im partially. Mr. Lowe thought toth Mr. Wyman and Mr. Pearson should be treated alike Mr. Elphinstone repeated the asser tion that there never had been an Intention to abandon the rest of the Pearson cases. President Lindsay cut the matter off finally. The Candidates in the Field. Candidates to sticceed Mayor Wyman had not yet been formally announced, but it is understood that a number have been doing some secret hustling, and it said that the movement for an election last night was in favor, of Snaman. Councils will elect a man that will act for 30 davs. An election will then take place to fill the unexpired term of a little over a I year. Among the persons who have been spoken of for consideration by Councils are Nicholas Beckley, ex-Conncilman Cochrane,, George Snaman and Lewis McMullen. Triends Of W. 3E Kennedy- stated last night that hewill stand for "Mayor iofilr the unexpired term. Mr. Kennedy would not make an authoritative statement until Tuesday, when he consented to stand for election. He is a member of the flour firm of Marshall, .Kennedy & Co., and on account of business requirements was not willing to accept a four-year term. He will be the candidate of the reform element of the city and will probably be opposed by a representative of the people who have continually opposed the reform ers. The man most prominently sppken of is Arthur Kennedy, who several months ago was an avowed candidate to succeed Mayor Wyman. He was formerly in the Pleasant Valley Company and is strong with the politicians. The popular election of a Mayor will prob ably be the first under the Australian sys tem in Pennsylvania. The new election' law is to go into effect March 1, and the election of a Mayor will be held shortly after that. The Republican nominee will be made under the Crawford county system. BEV0LT 0E AN OKTCEH0LLEB, One Man in the South Who Will Not ODey the President's Orders. Atlanta, Ga., Teb. ia Special. There will be a revolt from the order issued by President Harrison that neither office holders nor negroes should be on the delega tion to Minneapolis. It will be headed by Hon. E. A. Angier, Assistant District At torney. In the beginning of the campaign Angier was one of the strongest candidates in the field, and his election as a member of the Georgia delegation has been conceded on all sides. When that much-talked-of message was received from the head of the administra tion that no officeholders were wanted, Mr. Angier, in deference to the President's wishes, immediately withdrew from the race. Alter considering the matter a few days, however, Mr. Angier's friends began to insist that he re-enter the race This he has not formally done, but there is no doubt that he will be elected one of the delegates, and if elected will not refuse to serve. SEVEN CHILDBEN M0THEBLES3. Elopement of s Woman Who Became In ratnated With a Boy. Windsor, Conn., Feb. ia Special. On Monday morning Mrs. George E. Os borne, mother of seven children, packedup her belongings and quietly skipped for parts unknown. She was accompanied by George Atkin, a youth of 20. Mrs. Osborne has been 26 years married, and has always borne a good reputation. Her hus band is a hard working and industrious man, who took pride in his home, his wile and his children. Atkin bears an unsavory reputation, and has been arrested a number of times for serious offenses. He has spent much of his 1 time at the Osbomes during the husband s absence Mrs. Osborne seems to have be come infatuated with him, and sougbthis company more often than he sought hers. The couple have been traced as far as Hart ford, i 7IVE MILLIONS FOB A E0AD. One of the Pennsy's Schemes to Keep Pace With the Reading Deal. BALTIMOKE, ,Feb. ia Special The West Virginia Central Railroad Company bas made the city authorities an offer for the Western Maryland Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad is backing the West Virginia Central in the deal, being a large holder ot stock in the latter road. The Cum berland Valley branch of the Western Mary land was to have been the connecting link between Reading and Baltimore and Ohio, thus giving Reading a short line to the West If the city accents the offer of the West Virginia Central, the Pennsylvania will have absolute control of all lines in the great Cumberland Valley, and block the Reading's scheme. The offer for the West ern Maryland is upon a basis of $5,000,000, to include a cash payment of 500,000 and the payment of the floating debt ot the road. Eft Cli The JYew York legislature "Wants to Investigate Bi . Chloride of Gold. EYIL EFFECTS DEEADED. A Metropolitan Medical Man Ar raigns the Cure and Its Owner. SOME FATAL RELAPSES CITED As Evidence That the Mysterious Drnir ft to Ee Feared. KEELEI'S SINCEBITI LITTLE HOUBTID fSFZCIAl. TZLECHAM TO THE DlSrATCH.1 New York, Feb. 18. A resolution was introduced in the State Senate to-day recit ing that many physicians condemn, the treatment of dipsomaniacs at the Keeley in- ' stitute at White Plains as likely to be detrimental to the health of the patients, and empowering the Senate to investigate the treatment and take whatever action is necessary. The resolution also alleges that, cases of insanity and one death have re sulted from the bi-chloride of gold treat ment at White Plains. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Public Health. In connection with this proposed investiga tion, the Sun will print to-morrow, over the -'gnature "Medicus," the following inter sting article: Tne hopes aroused by the allegations of Keeley thai he had discovered a remedy, for inebriety in "bi-chloride of gold," re ceived a rude shock when it became known that that the unfortunate "Felix Old Boy" had died from the effects of a debauch. None could doubt the honesty of this en thusiastic advocate of Keeley, and his testimony carried a weight greater than it really deserved. He believed that lie was curedbut more than one thonghtful physi cian, mindful of the fact that he was a paroxysmal drunkard,perceived that he had been deceived, and predicted a relapse Such predictions were soon shown to be justified by his tragic death. Change or the Tide or Public Opinion. The relapse of others who had been ap parently cured brought the method into disrepute, and for some time past we have not heard so much of this new "power of gold." The tide of public opinion has be gun to set against Keeley, and even his avowed apostles speak less confidently than of yore The history of this alleged cure is like that of many popular delusions. The incredulity with which Keeley 's assertions were at first received gave place to wide spread popular belief, and this, in turn, is now succeeded by almost as widesoresd dis belief. The subject is one of great interest, for it may be that, in spite of the numerous fail ures, some cures will reault from the use of some fait of goldj if another drug is em ployed at the same time. As far as can be learned, Keeley's posi tion may be described as follows: His first proposition is that inebriety is a disease, not a vice, and, being a disease, is curable by drugs. He has been repeatedlr auoted as saying, also, that physicians in general do not admit that it is a disease Certainly, physicians' do not think all diseases cur--able, but many regard inebriety as a dis ease. A Relapse the R-sult of Choice. The second proposition is that this dis ease can be cured by what Keeley calls "bi-chloride of gold" and some drug spoken of as "another substance." It is not as serted that the cure is so complete that the patient never can drink, but that by treat ment the urgent thirst for liqnor is per manently removed. The old habits can be resnmed, bnt there is no imperious desire which overcomes the will. If a relapse oc curs, .it is the result of deliberate choice, not of overwhelming physical craving. The sharp distinction between "vice" and ''disease," which was insisted upon by the doctor when explaining his reasons for adopting his plan of treatment, is appar ently not so clearly marked as he hauled us to suppose If a man who has known the enrse of drink, after having been re lieved from all desire for liquor, begins to drink again if he does so in spite of the knowledge that his action will cause him to relapse, what can be the reason for his conduct? Most people would call it vice Clear Statement of the Case In order to make a clear statement of the case it is necessary to add an allegation which has been so often reiterated by Keeley and his admirers that it fairly forms a part of his claim. It is said that, the doctor tried to obtain recognition from the medical profession at some time in the past, and for this purpose distributed large, quantities of his "solution" among the members thereof. This, it is said, did not lead to any recognition of the value of the cure, so, finding the faculty blind (or worse;, the discoverer made no further effort to enlighten them, but formed stock, companies instead, to fnrtherlhe good work of curing drunkards (at a certain number of dollars per head). Since the time when the "remedy" was distributed in the manner mentioned, the discoverer has evidently been led to change his opinion about it He now considers it so dangerons that its preparation must not be intrusted to ignorant druggists, and its: formula is kept secret Apparently the at. tempt which he made to make physicians appreciate the valne of his remedy was so discouraging that Keeley became hopeless of their reformation, for no recent effort has, so far as we know, been made to "distrib ute" it Inebriety Not a Disease. There is usually some truth beneath alt delusions of the sort under consideration. Perhaps there is a little reason not to dis regard entirely the "bi-chloride of gold cure" because the methods of its inventor those of a charlatan and his claims are shown to be exaggerated. It is absurd to say that medical men in general regard in ebriety as a vice and not a disease. Most physicians consider it a disease It is pre posterous to assume that, if a disease, it is curable, forfew diseases are curable. There is no such salt as "bi-chloride of gold,." for gold is an element which does not unite with chlorine in the proportion of V to 2, which would be necessary to form a "bi-chloride" Gold does unite with certain other elements to make what are termed "double salts," and it is proba ble that some sort of chloride, as that of gold and sodium, is meant. Thefaet that the nature of the "other substance" is kept se cret is a reason to doubt the frankness of the "discoverer," while the expressions used by him prove his ignorance. Merits of the Keeley Process. All this, however, concerns- the doctor himself, and does not have to do with the merits of his "cure." In justice, it might be added that, while it is a proof of lack of a fine appreciation of moral responsibility, it is no proof of dishonesty for him to have behaved as he has done No man whobe lieved that he had made adijcoveryof;suca,' immense iDvortarr to inJFerihg humanity, and vihj had ill.- taiatest conception of "lag; J Si n 1 i w -s"J&L - . 'i.Jji-i z&Z. .3
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