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The popularitj- ot The Dispatch
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2 Weeks, to Feb. 13, 91.....4,154
" Last Year. Same Perlod.....2,37G
Increase, 75 Per Cent or.....l,778
FORTY-SEVENTH TEAR.
DRIVEN FORTH
FROM CONGRESS.
Colonel Stewart Unseated
and His Chair Given
to Alex. Craig.
HE BASED HIS FAITH
On the Partisan Majority and It Voted
for the Other Man.
A FLIMSY TRICK OF THE LAW
Was All That the Seated Victor Had to Rest
His Claims Upon.
DalzeU's Voice Had Charms for All
Within His Hearing A Report on Im
migration That Is Likely to Create a
Sensation The Eussian Representa
tive Objects to Havin? His Country's
Treatment of the Hebrews Inquired
Into by Representatives of This Gov
ernment Allegheny's Fostoffice Site
Obtains a Hearing Protests Heard
Against the Condemnation of the
Property of the Monongehela Corpo
rationLittle Possibility of Money
Being Appropriated at This Session
for tho River's Improvement.
EPrciAI. TELEGBAPHIC LT.TTEB.1
Bupeau or The Dispatch,
IVashisgtox. D. C Feb. 26.
By a vote of 150 to 58 Colonel Andrew
Stewart was to-day driven from his seat in
Congress to -which he was elected and
Alexander K. Craig was seated in his place.
The chief and only interesting speakers
to-day were Representative Stone, of
"Warren county, and Representative Dal
zell. Both gentlemen made masterly legal
arguments. The speech of ex-Secretary
Stone bore largely upon the construction of
the law by the court and its constitutional
aspects, and was characteristic of the man,
scholarly, refined, clothed in elegant
language, delightful to hear and read, for
its literary structure as well as for its legal
profundity.
Mr. Dalzell presented a masterly review
of all the law and the facts of the case. He
took up the case step by step and analyzed
with marvelous minuteness each point, sift
in; legal axioms and questions of fact from
the sophistry and "errors that hri been
thrown around them by the partisan oppo
sition, and actually leaving the contestant
no ground to stand upon whatever except a
supreme faith in the power and will of a
partisan majority.
An Exhibit of Unreliability.
He showed how almost impossible it
could happen under the system of registry
that citizens could have been left unregis
tered, and clinched this with an exhibit of
the unreliability of certificates of ofiicers
that the registry lists in question were cor
rect. He made a strong point of the fact,
that every election officer knew he would be
liable to a fine and imprisonment if he ac
cepted an illegal vote,and that the presump
tion must be that the votes they accepted
and counted were legalized either by affi
davit or by registry.
He described how these ballots were ac
cepted by Democrats as well as Republi
cans, and how all of the alleged illegal
voters had passed the challengers of the op
posite party who are always in attendance
at the polls. He gave the details of the
rape of the ballot boxes by Brennan, the
counsel for Craig, which had not been
touched upon by any other speaker, and told
of other cases in which ballot boxes had
been handled illegally and carelessly.
All on a Legal Technicality.
"With all this and much more of fact and
law, it seems to me that the strongest point
in his whole argument was that not a sug
gestion of fraud had been made by the
other --ide. The whole case of the contest
ant and a partisan opposition was based
upon a legal technicality, and the very ar
guments of his opponents -were an admis
sion that Stewart had an .honest majority of
the legal voters of his district
Sir. Dalzell was followed by Chairman
O'Ferrall, of the Committee on Elections,
who made & characteristic speech, lull of
rant, bluster and partisanship, the talk efa
man who knew he was wrong but was de
termined to keep up his courage by making
a deal of noise. Closing his speech he
called the previous question, which was
ordered.
The vote was taken on a substitute of
fered by Mr. Johnson, ot Indiana, declaring
that Stewart was legally elected and was
entitled to the seat, It-nas a party vote
with a few exceptions. Bonrke Cockran,
the brilliant .New York lawjer, voted with
the Republicans, as did Hall, of Minne
sota, and Babbit, of "Wisconsin. Baker,
Glo er, "Watson, Simpson and Otis, of the
Alliance party, all voted with the Republi
cans, because, as they said, they believed
Stewart was honestly elected.
Sorry They Signed the Majority Ilcport
Haugen, of "Wisconsin, and Doan, of
Ohio, the two Republicans of the Elections
Committee who signed the majority report
and were so sorry for it afterward that they
did not dare to open their mouths to sustain
their position, had to vote with the Demo
crats to be consistent, and Judge Powers, of
Vermont, who made a short speech in favor
of Craig, also joined the Democrats.
After the result was announced Craig was
escorted to the Speaker and there had the
oath administered to him, and so became a
part of the great Democratic majority of
the House.
I am not informedin regard to the quality
of Mr. Craig's sensibilities, but 1 fancy that
now, since his ambition to become a Con
gressman is satisfied and the excitement of
the contest is past, he will, in his quiet
moments be the victim of occasional re
flection; that are not wholly agreeable. Ad
mitting that the voters, whose ballots have
just been ignored by a partisan majority of
the House, had complied with the law
Mtber in the matter of registrvor affida
there is" not a shadow of evidence to
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show that they were not legal voters except
for this neglect on their part or on the part
of some officer of the law.
Craig Knows Stewart Had a Majority.
Mr. Craig knows that that law was not
enacted for the purpose of disfranchising
honorable citizens who had the right to
vote, but for the purpose of preventing
fraudulent voting, "repeating" "coloniza
tion" and such tricks of political trades,
men. Mr. Craig does not deny that Mr.
Stewart had a majority of legal voters
though not of legal votes, to continue the
admission, but he knows that Stewart,
morally speaking, is the only person who
can claim the right to represent the people
of the Twenty-fourth district. If Mr. Craig
can sit in his seat comfortably, conscious
of the fact that he gained it only by a flimsy
trick of the law, of which he cannot even
claim the poor credit of discovery, he is
certainly more callous than most hardened
politicians and that is callous indeed.
Honors got in such fashion only bring
contempt on the beneficiary, and I fancy
Mr. Craig will soon find that a contestant
seated under such circumstances is not
glorified to any exalted degree even in the
estimation of persons of his own political
faith in the halls of Congress. He will be
compelled to make a brilliant record indeed
to wipe out the stain of having gained and
taken a seat to which he was not elected
through a mere legal technicality, ad
mitting that his every claim was true.
Dalzell's Hold on tho Lawyers.
Coming back for a moment to Mr. Dal
zell, the hold which he has upon the great
lawyers of the House, they who delight in
the unraveling of complicated legal tangles,
is something which is the envy of every
attorney who listens to one of his argu
ments. It was a curious spectacle to-day to
see Democrats and Republicans, the finest
legal minds of the House, who had left the
chamber or were conversing or writing
while Mr. Moore, of Texas, used the floor
for an hour's speech, which nobody wanted
to hear, return to the room or wheel about
in theiri chairs to catch every word of Dal
zell's argument.
From first to last these men listened to
him with scarcely a change of position and
the applause and gratnlation which followed
his conclusion was spontaneous and un
partisan. There are members with a larger
fund of humor than Dalzell and with a
more pretentious oratorial style, but not
one of the hundredsof the House can pre
sent a purely legal argument as pleasingly
to both professional and lay understanding,
not one can build up an argumentative
structure so impregnably. Not even ex
Speaker Reed could hold the attention of
the House so well as he, were it not for his
inimitable flow of wit, intermixed with
logical presentation of serious matter. Mr.
Dalzell's most bigoted political antagonists
grant him this meed of praise.
Bad Treatment orBasilan Hebrews.
There is much gossip abroad in regard to
report made by the Special Commissioners
of Immigration appointed a year ago to go
abroad and investigate the whole question
of immigration. Two ex-members of Con
gress, Kempster and "Weber, and Shulties, a
representative of the labor element, were
chosen commissioners. The report just
made scarcely touches the subject of immi
gration, but goes profoundly into the ill
treatment of the Hebrews in .Russia,
It seems that "Weber and Kempster cut
loose from Shulties and .took a run with
their families through Russia and were so
much aflected by the horrible treatment of
the Hebrews in that country that they con
fined their report mainly to that subject.
Had the report been made to the State De
partment it would have been promptly
squelched, but it got out through the un
wary undiplomatic authorities of the Treas
urv Department.
The Russian Charge d' Affaires, now here,
is much incensed at the matter of the report
and, proposes to submit it to his Govern
ment and to inquire of the State Depart
ment whether this 'Government is in the
business of sending out special agents to in
quire into the treatment of citizens of other
countries by their government.
"Working for tho Steamship Companies.
It is whispered that "Weber has been in
the employ of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company all this time and that
the real business of "Weber and Kempster
was to suppress all facts in regard to the
manner in "which agents of steamship com
panies drum up immigrants in every part of
Europe to bring them across the ocean and
dump them penniless in America.
Some months ago the attorney resident in
"Washington of several steamship companies
took over to New York a party of Wash
ington correspondents to a banquet onboard
the steamer Spree. After the festivities
they found to their astonishment that Im
migrant Commissioner "Weber was manag
ing the whole affair.
Shulties endeavored to do his work con
scientiously. He made a close investiga
tion on his own account and came home in
the steerage to note the treatment of the
steerage passengers. But he was summarily
sat down upon by Kempster and "Weber
and has no part in the making of the report.
The matter bids fair to make quite a.scan
dal and certainly v ill if it be presented to
the State "Department with a note of inquiry
from the Russian Government. ,
The Allegheny Postofflce Hearing.
The committee of Allegheny Councils
appointed to argue lor an additional appro
priation for the site for the new Allegheny
Postoffice, had a hearing this morning
before a nearly full attendance of the Com
mittee on Appropriations. The
presentation of the case was made
by Messrs. John C. "Oliver,
Arthur Kennedy and C "W. Dahlinger,
who described forcibly the necessity for the
structure and why it should be built on the
spot recommended on the northwest corner
of Ohio and "West Diamond streets. They
were listened to with much interest, and
numerous questions were asked in regard to
population, mail facilities, etc., which were
answered to the satisfaction of the
committee.
Chairman Holmau seemed to be much im
pressed with the statement pf the neces
sities of Allegheny, and promised careful
consideration. The Allegheny building
will not come under the ban of prohibition
sought to be imposed in regard to new
Government buildings as it is already re
commended and an appropriation of 8100,000
made. At the same time when this hearing
was in progress, Attorney Johns McCleave
was before the Committee on "Rivers and
Harbors in the interests of theMonongahela
Navigation Company.
Object lo Cpnflscatlon or Their Goods.
He gave a very interesting presentation
ot the protest of the company against the
condemnation and what lie called the al
most confiscation of their property, going
back to the. beginning of the work and de
scribing how the Government would not
and Pennsylvania could znot make the de
sired improvements, and how a private cor
poration took the work out of the impotent
hands of the State and constructed the dams
and locks, which had done so much for the
wonderful development of Pittsburg and all
the surrounding region, and which had
given fuel to all the Southern inland coun
try. He laid much strew on thefact that most
of thestock of the cempany is in the hands
of heirs to estates, trusts, widows and
children, to whom great hardship would ac
crue if property wprfh $4,OQO,000 in the
market were taken as proposed for -about
12,000,000. Mr. McCleave was given all the
time ht desired for his address and certainly-made
the most ot it. There is little
ffor
probability that any money will be appro
priated at this session of Congress for the
acquirement of any portion of the Monon
gahela improvements.
Representative W. A. Stone is reported
to have somewhat recovered from his illness
of yesterday, and if no relapse occurs will
probablv be out within a few days.
President Harrison left to-day for a week's
outing and without appointing a Collector
of Internal Revenue for the Pittsburg dis
trict Mr. Harrison has a great deal of
patience with himself in this matter. Sena
tor Quay will probably be here about the
time of the President's return, and then
doubtless there will be a composition
of the matter, Mr. Quay agreeing to Miller
or Mr. Harrison agreeing to Graham.
LlGHTNEB.
WAR BETWEEN COMMITTEES.
lib-Public Buildings Means No Hirer and
Harbor Appropriations The Amount to
Be Demanded for Improvements Said
to Bo Steadily Growing Larger.
Washington, Feb. 26. Special War
has been declared between the Committee
on Pnblic Buildings and Grounds and the
Committee on Riversand Harbors. Senators
and Representatives from interior States,
not especially interested in the rivers
and harbors appropriations, are indignant
at the determination of the managers of the
House to summarily cut off all appropria
tions for pnblic buildings. They held in
formal conferences to-day and declared that
they will oppose all appropriations for the
improvements of rivers and harbors unless
the check is removed from public buildings.
Chairman Blanchard, of the Rivers and
Harbors Committee, is making a desnerate
effort to boil down his bill so that it will
come within $10,000,000, but the pressure
upon him and his associates is so great that
it may go beyond their original estimates.
A number of public building bills, not car
rying appropriations, have already passed
the Senate, and are awaiting action in the
House. Before the money necessary to
construct them is provided, the Committee
of Appropriations has to pass upon the
amounts recommended.
Several members of the appropriation
committees were questioned on the subject
to-day, but they were non-committal as to
what bills they proposed to "chop down."
Mr. Dockery intimated that there will be a
large reduction in the sundry civil bill,
which is the measure sometimes said to be
honeycombed with jobs. In connection
with the proposed reductions in the river
and harbor bill, a veteran Republican mem
ber of the River and Harbor Committee
offered to make a wager to-day with big
odds that the aggregate amount ot the bill
when it leaves the House to go to the Sen
ate will be as great as the last river and
harbor bill, which was 24,000,000.
IKVESTIGAIINQ THE BEADIHG DEAL.
A New Jersey Committee Falls to Obtain
Information on the Subject,
New Yobk, Feb. 26. Special The
committee of the New Jersey Assembly
charged with the task of investigating the
"combine" recently made by the Philadel
phia and Reading Railroad Company, the
Lehigh Valley, the Central Railroad Com
pany of New Jersey, and the Delaware,
Lackawanna and "Western, held its first ses
sion this afternoon in Taylor's Hotel, Jer
sey City. Two members of the committee
and several reporters were in attendance,
but the railroad officials who had been
subpoenaed, were conspicuous by their ab
sence. Frederick F. Chambers, Secretary
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and "Western
Railroad, was the only railroadman who ap
peared. He denied that there had been any agree
ment; or contract entered into by the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and "Western Railroad
Company or by any of the officers or direc
tors in behalf of the company with the Le
high Valley road, the New Jersey Central
and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
poncerning the management of the roads
and the marketing of the coal. He said all
he knew about the alleged combination is
what the newspapers said. In answer to
further questions Mr. Chambers said he did
not know what holdings of stock J. Rogers
Maxwell has in the Delaware, Lackawanna
and "Western. Mr. McDermott suggested
that, as there were no other witnesses pres
ent, the committee rise and report to the
House on next Monday night that its pro
cess had not' been obeyed. The committee
adopted the suggestion.
ONE INDEPENDENT FIEH.
Coxa Bros. & Co. Have Not Accepted the
Beadtag's Proposition.
New York, Feb. 26. Special The
representative in this city of Messrs. Coxe
Bros. & Co. says there is no trnth in the
statement that they have accepted the
proposition said to have been made by
President McLeod, of the Reading, to in
dividual operators, They mine over 2,000,
000 tons of coal yearly, and their position is
an independent one. Mr. McLeod'g oner
-nas the subject of much discussion among
the anthracite coal men, but none of them
were willing to be quoted on the subject
The usual monthly meeting to regulate pro
duction was held to-day.
A special from Reading says: Agents of
the Reading Company have secured control
of a majority of the individual mines in
this section. Negotiations which had been
going on for some time with a view to con
trolling two of the largest mines in this
section closed this morning. The Pennsyl
vania Company was a competitor lor the
control of these mines, but the Reading bid
higher than the Pennsylvania Company and
secured the mines.
JAY GOULD BAH) 10 BE ILL
A Story to Account for His Giving Up His
"Western Trip.
New Yoke, Feb. 2& The Evening World
prints a story relative to the condition ot
Jay Gould's health. The article says: 'The
reason why Jay Gould did not start for the
Southwest "Wednesday, as- was announced,
is understood to be because his health would
not permit According to the statement of
a gentleman intimately acquainted with the
treat financier, he has been confined to his
ed since Tuesday night, and Dr. John P.
Munn, his physician, has been in constant
attendance.
Mr. Gould's family insists that he is not
prostrated, George Gould being very em
phatic in his denial On Tuesday evening
there was a reception at the Gould resi
dence, and after reference to that fact, the
World story admits that Mr. Gould was
present during the reception. His present
illness is his old bilious trouble combined
with a severe cold.
DTJIY ON CANADIAN bAWLOGS.
The Dominion Parliament Decides to Put
the Tax Back Again on "White Pine.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 2a Speaal In
Parliament to-day Mr. Ives gave notice
that on Monday next he would move a reso
lution to the effect that It is expedient that
the export duty be reimposed on sawlogs
going irom Canada to the United States.
Also that an export duty be placed on
spruce pulp wood in order to take advantage
of the clause of the McKinley bill lowering
the rate of duty on white pine lumber im
ported into the" United States from Canada
from 52 to $1 per thousand feet The Do
minion Government abolished the export
duty 5n sawlogs which it is now proposed
to reimpose.
WKINKXESand-howto'get lid of itiem,
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PITTSBURG. SATURDAY. IBRUART 27. 1892-TWELVE
BOOM FORRUSSELL.
Massachusetts Mugwumps Are
Bound to Massacre Hill's
"Warrior Band.
THEIR BAZOBS ABE SHABP,
And if They Cannot .Have Cleveland
They Will Fight Hard.
WILLING TO TAKE SECOND PLACE
lor Their Governor if They Cannot Put Him
at the Ticket's Top.
THEY WILL TAKE HIH ON TO CHICAGO
rSPECIAL TKLEOBAM TO TOT DISPATCH
Boston, Feb. 26. There is an interest
ing scheme in the Mugwump camp by
which they hope to have their revenge, on
the Hill warriors and win a partial yictory
at least, while at the same time they knife
the man who laid them low in New York.
It is so plainly intimated that Mr. Cleve
land cannot get the nomination at the Chi
cago convention that his followers in Massa
chusetts have about given up the hope of
landing him. But while they acknowledge
themselves beaten, they also take comfort
in the knowledge that the razors are sharp
and that Mr. Hill will, feel them if per
chance he should win the prize.
The Mugwumps have made up their
minds to take half a loaf if they cannot get
a whole one. Their plan is to throw their
support to some "Western candidate after
Cleveland is hopelessly beaten, of course
then they will claim the right to name the
man for second place on the ticket That
man will be "William E. Russell, Governor
of Massachusetts. They will argue that he
will hold the Mugwumps in the Democratic
party in spite of Cleveland's defeat, but
they will offer this compromise only with
the understanding that Senator Hill is left
out of the calculations as well as Cleveland.
Bussell "Will Go tq Chicago.
According to present plans Governor
Russell will go to the Chicago Convention,
not as a delegate at large, but as the guest
of the entire State delegation. Chairman
J. "W. Corcoran, ot the Democratic State
Committee, says that the State is sure to be
a factor of no small importance in the con
vention. The situation now points to a
candidate aside from the two who have been
talked about, and the possibilities of Mr.
Russell are growing all the time.
Said he: "At Chicago the Governor will
come in contact with public men, and he
has a way of making himself felt and ap
preciated under such circumstances. Even
if he is not given a place on the ticketit
will tend to broaden him out and give him
a national reputation, which will be very
much for his" credit in the future, and that
will be an advantage to him and to the
Democrats ot the State." a i:
Chairman J. "H. McDonogh of the com
mittce said: "Hill has killed himself as a
Presidental candidate, and Cleveland is no
longer a possibility. It looks as if Palmer
might be nominated, and then Russell must
be given the second place in order to save
the East That fact is becoming fully ap
preciated by the party leaders. "We shall be
ready to push the Governor for the leader
ship, but will be satisfied to have him sec
ond with such a man as Palmer first" -He
'Will Be a Big Card for Them.
"Russell will be a big card for us out
there. He has a great amount of personal
magnetism, and lie will not onlv captivate
the leaders, but he will be received in the
convention, when it comes time for him to
go in, with the wildest kind of enthusiasm.
The New York extremists have made no
end of extra troirble with the party in the
East, and Russell's name must go on the
ticket for its salvation. "We shall have a
big crowd at Chicago and amount to some
thing this time."
A close political frienctof the Governor
says. "We propose to make Governor Rus
sell the central figure of our delegation and
to surround him with a big crowd of young
and old Democrats, who will be invited to
go to Chicago with us. That will give
Massachusetts prominence not only at
Chicago but in all the big cities along the
route. The Governor is beginning to be
well known all over the country. He re
ceived a big send,off at the meeting of the
Southern Society in NewJYork on "Washing
ton's Birthday, and in many parts of the
West and Northwest he is being inquired
about and discussed. It is not at all beyond
the bounds of brobability that the Governor
may get the second if not the first place on
the national ticket"
Making the Most of His Chances.
As a delegate to the convention his
chances, could be very much lessened.
Hendricks lost his opportunity very largely
Because ne was nimseii a memDer ot tne con
vention, and although Garfield, while a dele
gate, secured a nomination, It was brought
about by peculiar circumstances.
The rule is entirely the other way with
both parties. Only a man of large phys
ique, one who would tower above every
body else physically, could have any show
at all. But standing outside the delegation
the situation would be different
Governor Russell would be on hand when
wanted, and would occupy a commanding
position. There is one thing about it cer
tain, if Governor Russell goes to Chicago,
Boies, Palmer and all the other candidates
will be compelled to go there also.
HILL'S BOOM DYING OUT,
He Cannot Muster Enough Men In Columbus
to Start a Club.
Columbus, O., Feb. 2a Special A
meeting in the interest of Senator Hill was
held "Wednesday evening when, owing to
the scarcity of people, it was concluded to
adjourn to to-night and affiliate with the
proposed organization of a club in another
part of the city. Owing to some misunder
standing or through a want of interest, less
than a half dozen persons appeared to-night
and it is now given out that the boom will
not be started before next Thursday.
The impresshm got out that the Cleve
land adherentfwere goings to capture the
meeting to-night which, it is thought, had
a great deal to do with the failure. The
followers of the ex-President now announce
that within the next few days they will
hold a meeting and proclaim themselves.
The impression prevails among the Demo
crats here that Hill cannot muster enough
close followers in Columbus to organize a
club in his interest The programme of the
Cleveland men, as agreed upon at the De
troit conference, is to express themselves in
behalf of Cleveland and' Springer as the
Presidental ticket
WILL HOT ETJlf AGAIN.
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Congressman Griswold Decides to Allow
Another to Take His Place.
Erie, Feb. 2a Special To-morrow's
JHtpalch will contain "an official announce
ment from Congressman' Matthew Griswold, i
K(tTiflVefc thnt J.nn1 itr?ptlv .-norRnnnl
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grounds, he will not be a candidate for re
nomination on the.Republican ticket at the
primaries.
The names of AV. G. Powell, of. Shade
land, and EL O. Emerson, of Titusville, are
conspicuously mentioned in Erie county in
connection with that of Dr. Flood for the
nomination.
A Southern Slap at the Third Party.
Atlanta, Feb. 26. The Alliance men
of the second Congressional district met in
secret session at Culbert last night to agree
on a candidate for Congress, and formally
decided, despite the action of the St Louis
convention, to remain within the lines ot
the Democratio party.
A NEW Yj)RKS0L0M0N.
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JUDGE pUFFrS PI.AN OF SETTLING A
" DOG'S OWNERSHIP.
A Little Kins Charles Spaniel Bdcognizes
Its Mistress in a Court Boom Tho
Animal Claimed by a Girl "Who Found
It at tho Dog Show.
New Yobk, Feb. 2C Special A long
eared King Charles spaniel in a wicker bas
ket was put on the' bench before Judge
Duffy this morning, and the little Judge
found himself in a quandary to decide
whether the animal was named Daffodil and
belonged to Miss Anna "Willetts, a pretty
young English girl living at 279 Clinton
place, Brooklvn, or whether it was Mrs.
B. Rrothschild's dog Jersey.
Miss "Willetts told the following story!
""When my family came from England
about stx months ago we brought Daffodil
with us. Last November she ran away
from my father, and all efforts to recover
her by advertising were in vain. At the
dog show on Thursday I recognizedDatfodil
in a spaniel numbered 1098, and set down
as 'Mrs. B. Rothschild's Jersey, date of
birth, breed and pedigree unknown; price
?500.' It was marked 'very highly com
mended.' I hadn't a doubt of its being my
dog, and Daffodil knew me at once, so I ob
tained a summons for Mrs. Rothschild."
Mrs. Rothschild is a dog fancier living at
1567 First avenue. SH says she bought the
dog from Mrs. Jennings," of 181 Nassau
street, Brooklyn. Mrs, Jennings' little
boy found the dog in the street, and the
Jennings family, after keeping it for a time,
accepted Mrs. Rothschild's offer to buy it
Mrs. Rothschild's brother, a lawyer, con
ducted her case. He said that the dog
would be given up on payment of ?50 for
taking care of it "We do not admit that
the dog is Miss "Willetts' Daffodil, how
ever," he said.
"Let's see the dog," said Justice Duffy,
and the wicker basket was opened.
There was no doubt as to the soiniel's
opinion on the question of ownership, for
with delighted bares she ran across the high
railing in front of the bpnch, put her paws
on Miss "Willetts' shoulder, and lovingly
licked the girl's face. To the whistling and
cries of "Come, Jersey," lrom the Roths
child contingent, Daffodil was deaf. At
the request of the lawyei, the case was ad
journed until to-morrow.
COLLEGE BOYS IN A BATTLE.
Black Eyes In Plenty at a Columbia Fresh
men's Dinner A Cnnnlng Scheme to
Prevent Sophomores Getting a Feast at
Others' Expense.
New Yob?, Feb. 28. Special There
was a pitched battle to-night before the
Columbia freshmen got a chance to sit
downto their class dinner at Morrello's, in
"West Twenty-ninth street The fight was;
started by the effort of the. sophomores to
duplicate their achievement of last vear in
stealing the freshmen's seats and eating the
dinner themselves. They swooped down
upon the freshmen in a body, when the
latter assembled near the college to march
to the dinner.
Black eyes were pretty evenly divided,
and a resounding blow upon a nose that
turneJl out to be the property of Sophomore
Sill brought a copious flow of what the
freshmen triumphantly claimed as first
blood. The freshmen snouted in hoarse ex
ultation until they discovered that F. O.
Virgin was missing from their ranks. He
was class toastmaster. Somebody had
carried him off bodily and locked him up in
the college building.
The sophs went down Fifth avenue and
massed on the Twenty-ninth street corner.
They had spurious dinner tickets. The
tickets were refused at the door. The
freshmen came down the street on the run
at 8.30 o'clock. They cheered until West
Twenty-ninth street was filled with citi
zens, who wondered if Bloomingdale had
broken open, and then tumbled into the
banquet room without the imprisoned toast
master. Nobody got a dinner until the
committee had come around and fitted a
crooked half-ticket to each crooked half
ticket the freshmen' held. The freshmen
had cnt the tickets in half and surrendered
half to the committee to block the efforts of
any sophomore to eat a dinner that did not
belong to him.
A BEADfOED FUG DONE UF.
The Beferee of the Mill Decides That the
Fight -Was Pat Up.
San Fbancisco, Feb. 26. Xhe much
talked of welter-weight fight between
Charlie Kimmick, of Minneapolis, and Hite
Peckham, of Bradford, Pa., drew a large
crowd to the quarters of the Pacific Club at
the new wigwam to-night It had been an
nounced that the winner would be matched
against the winner of the Ryan-Needham
contest, for the welter-weight championship
of America. The men were matched at 141
pounds, with a limit of two pounds addi
tional, but it is understood that they
weighed in at 145 each. Betting shortly
before the fight-was 20 to 14, with Kimmick
the favorite. Peckham was whipped in the
third round.
In the third round the Bradford man
went down on his face and stayed until
counted out. He was dragged to a chair by
his seconds amid the hooting of the entire
audience. President Doughertv took the
stage and announced that the club was sat
isfied the fight had been "put up." Referee
Sullivan's announcement that he declared
the fight no contest was greeted with cheers.
A SALOON BLOWN TO PIECES.
Indiana Prohibitionists Object Vigorously
to the Sale of Liquor.
Pert, Ind., Feb. 2a Special Several
years ago "Sledge Hammer" King, a tem
perance revivalist, held successful meetings
in the southern part of this county. Among
the effects of his work was the forcing out
of two saloons in Torth Grove." The town
remained without a saloon until a few
months ago. when Jacob Barnhart, proprie
tor of one of the former saloons, started an
other, in spite of vigorous protests of the
people.
This morning, before daylight, the saloon
building was blown into thousands of pieces
by a dynamite' bomb wHich had been placed
in the , interior. The barkeeper, Phillip
Graf, was sleeping in the back room of.the
saloon, but miraculously escaped injury.
The saloon was stocked by a liquor dealer
of Indianapolis: It was situated in a row,
of similar buildings m the center of the
business section, but the. damage was con
fined to the one building.
Canada's Cotton Mill Trnst.
Hamteton, Ont., Feb. 26. Repre
sentatives of the Anglo-American syndicate
have concluded an -arrangement whereby
the syndicate is to take the Ontario cotton
mills on the 1st of April. The same syndi
cate has. control of all the large cotton
mills in Canada,
CniCA GO'S weak points pointed outby
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BERLIN CDOLS OFF,
Socialists Disown Any Con
nection "With the Mob of
Bough Bioters.
TWO DAYS OF FIGHTIM.
The Emperor Drives Through the
Thickest of the Crowd, and Is
EECEIVED WITH WILD CHEERS.
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rolice" Charga Bepeatedly "With Drawn
Swords on the Eowdies.
H0DBS CROWDED WITH INCIDENTS
Berlin, Feb. 2a Another and a worse
day of rioting has convulsed this city. ,
Never since the revolutionary ferment o
1848 have matters assumed so much the as
pect of ciyil war in this peace-loving
capital. At this hour (7:30 p. M.) the
crowds have thinned and the streets arc
gradually taking on their normal appear
ance. The authorities have concluded that
the outbreak has spent its force, and so con
fident are they that there will be no further
trouble that they have withdrawn from
duty the extra police.
As the day wore on the riotous element,
evidently tired out by their long and re
peated efforts to make as much trouble as
possible for the police, began to disperse
and make their way to their homes. Late
this afternoon a crowd attempted to hold a
meeting on the street in front of the Dres
dener .Bank, but the police dispersed them
without much trouble.
Crowds Dispersed in the Afternoon.
Numerous crowds gathered throughout
the afternoon in the central parts of the
city. As soon as they gathered they were
dispersed by the police, for the most part
with little resistance, but in a few instances
serious encounters occurred and a number
of persons were injured.
The newspapers warn the people against
overestimating the importance of the dis
turbances, which, they say, are due to
roughs who are always ready to commit out
rages. The TageUatt says that the disturb
ances are senseless and without special sig
nificance. The Bonen dourier expresses the
belief that the rioters were not the persons
who attended the workmen's meetings.
The Socialist paper, the Vorwarts, in an
article on the trouble, disclaims on behalf
ot the Socialist leaders any connection with
the rioters. The paper declares the mem
bers of the mob belong to the lowest dregs
of the city's population.
Drink May Cause Trouble To-Day.
It is claimed that only a few genuine
workmen took part in the riotous demon
strations. To-morrow Is regular pay day.for
workmen here,and there is great danger
that the men, being supplied with money,
many of them will indulge in drink, and
that they will be uncontrollable. It is
claimed that precautions ought to have been
adopted earlier to suppress tne outDreacs,
and the people are indignant at the laxity
which the authorities displayed at the out
set of the troubles, in allowing themselves
to be taken by surprise, and by permitting
whole streets to be given up to the mob
without resistance.
It was remarked to-day that the police
were less self-controlled than they were
yesterday. They attacked the mob in a
more violent manner, and did not scruple
to use tho edge of their sabers. The result
is that the number of persons wounded in
the various conflicts to-day is much larger
than yesterday.
When the "riot in the Micbaelkirche
strasse was at its height yesterday a police
man drew his sword to prevent some rioter
from looting a shop. This enraged the
mob, and there were loud cries of "Drown
the hound." The crowd rushed upon him.
He was quickly disarmed, and the howling
and vociferating mob proceeded to drag
him to a nearby canal.
The Policeman Bescued From Drowning.
.A mounted detachment of policemen
were attracted to the scene, and galloped
their horses to the spot The officers rode
straight down on the crowd, and scattering
them right and left, reached the side of
their comrade just in time to prevent the
rioters from carrying out their threats of
drowning him in the canal.
A strong force of police are guarding the
palace and patrolling the streets to-night,
and every precaution is being taken to meet
anv further outbreaks. Only ten of the
prisoners ' taken Thursday have been de
tained. Nine are charged with breach of
the peace and one with rioting, which of
fense is punishable with ten years' impris
onment The press of all shades of opinion ap
peals to the public to remain indoors. The
fact that manv innocent rjersons were in
jured in the different melees is likely to lead
to the exercise of more discretion on the
part of the public. Many ugly saber cuts
were treated at local surgeries to-day.
The Last of the Evening's Violence.
Between 7 and 8 o'clock a disorderly
crowd assembled in Robenthaler strasse,
but was soon dispersed by the police. Sev
eral arrests were made. Crowds of youths
and roughs also assembled in the Lustgar
ten, but were speedily dispersed by mounted
police before they became dangerous.
The damage done yesterday amounts to
thousands of marks. Ambulances were
kept busy all the afternoon and evening
conveying tne wounaea to nospiiais.
That the demonstrations were not espe
cially directed against the Emperor isi
provea uy an inciueni. nuiii ua-uueu iuia
afternoon. His Majesty, attended by one
aide and preceded by two mounted police
men, emerged on horseback from the castle
courtyard and rode slowly through the
streets, notwithstanding ithat they were
packed by excited masses of people. He was
loudly and enthusiastically cheered by the
masses through which he proceeded. He
rode along the TJnter den Linden to the
Thiergarte, and was everywhere the recip
ient of a most hearty welcome from the ex
cited populace. At 3:15 o'clock Prince
Henry ofPrussia, brother of the Emperor,
left the castle and drove in an open car
riage through the TJnter den Linden. He,
also, was loudly cheered.
The New Socialist Society.
A "Young Socialist party" has lately
been formed among the Socialists, under
the leadership of Herren Werner and Wild
berger, which, after trying to throw, dust
into the eyes of the authorities and to pose
as a genuine secession from the old Socialist
party, is now ascertained to be merely a
section of the party working under in
structions from mysterious headquarters.
Hence the arrests of Socialists that the
police have made recently.
The disorders on the outskirts of Berlin
were far more serious, than those that had
taken place In the city. In Weissenberg
strasse during the night small bodies of
workmen took possession of that thoroug
fare. Manv of them carried red flags, the
emblems of" the Social Democracy, and they
rushed hither and thither with' no idea of
anything save to defy the 7 authorities.
Finallv they broke into -a beer saloon and
y-yl
NOTHING LIKE IT.
The popularity or The Dispatch
Adlets is wonderlal.
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Increase, 75 Per Cent or. .1,778
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looted it of its contents. Then they amused
themselves by breaking windows.
A body of 200 men took possession of
Landsburg- strasse, and, forming an irregu
lar procession, marched to Gruenenweg,
shouting, yelling and smashing the windows
of Btores and dwellings along the route. At
the same time a mob numbering about 1,000
men marched from the Frankfurter quarter
to and along Schilling strasse. They also
acted in a most disorderly manner, smash
ing windows and yelling. Similar scenes
were enacted in the'Koenigsthor district
The Police Unequal to the Task.
The police were utterly unable to cope
with so manv disturbances in so many dif
ferent localities, and for some time the
rioters had things all their own way. When
the polfce did meet a mob, however, they
had little difficulty in dispersing it
Inflamed by their excesses of yesterday
and last night many membera of the riot
ous crowds passed the night on the streets.
At an early hour menacing crowds of work
ingmen began to assemble in the TJnter den
Linden. There was a strong force of police
present, however, and they kept the crowd
of idlers continually moving.
By noon the crowds had been augmented
to such an extent that the police felt it
would be dangerous to allow them to re
main in the streets, especially as threats of
looting shops were being made. They
therefore charged the crowds, but were met
with a determined resistance, and repeated
"rges were necessary before the crowds
. isnersed.
Sbob that had. gathered in Kaiser
K0
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were co rfo.
having bet.
sticks and sto- y t
then drew their t nd again charged
the crowd, slashing ,ht and left The
mob still held their 'fc.ound and returned
blow for blow, but finally began to slowly
give way, contesting every inch of the
ground. The police rallied and made an
other determined fight, and the mob broke
and ran in every direction. '
Fierce Charges Upon the Mobs.
During the disorder workingmeu as
sembled at several other points in tne city,
but when ordered to disperse by the police
they did so. At noon another large crowd
congregated in Opera House square. This
mob was exceedingly unruly and refused to
obey the police orders to move on. The
police charged the mob with drawn swords,
and dispersed them with little resistance.
Seven ot the ringleaders were hauled off to
jaiL
At 1 o'clock this afternoon a relief de
tachment of soldiers, headed by a band, was
marching toward the Castle to take the
places of the guards on duty there. They
were accompanied by a large mob of roughs,
who in every way taunted them with up
holding the rich against the poor. With
measured step and eyes to the front the
soldiers marched as though they w ere on
dress parade.
A body of police had been drawn across
the street near the Imperial residence to
prevent anyone but the guards from enter
ing the Castle square. The roughs tried to
break through this line, and a violent en
counter ensued. The soldiers marched
through to the Castle still heedless of the
row between the mob and the police.
Finally a detachmement of mounted po
lice that had arrived on the scene rode down
on the mob, which broke and scattered in
every direction. Many of the retreating
rioters Vere knocked down and trampled
upon by the horses, bnt the policemen had
no mercy on the fugitives.
Bnsilans Pitch Into the Kaiser's Speech.
St. Petebsbtjbo,. Feb, 26. The Russian
newspapers, with scarcely an exception, un
favorably criticise the speech of Emperor
William at Brandenburg. They declare
that the language used on that occasion is
calculated to inspire donbt and anxiety as
to the stability of Emperor William's
pacific intentions.
BOUGHT OUT THE BOARD.
ASTOUNDING BEVELA.TIONS ABOUT A.
BENEFIT OBDEB.
Officers Said to Have Been Paid to Resign
Their Positions Money Made by Fright
ening Ignorant Certificate Holders Un
earthing Big Frauds.
Boston, Feb. 26. Speaal Sherman L.
Whipple, receiver ot the Mutual One-year
Benefit Order, made some astounding reve
lations to-day as to the rottenness of that
organization's affairs. The receiver charges
that the resignation of last year's board of
officers and the election of their successors
was effected by the payment of the sum of
$2,000 by John W. McKinnon to the first
bnnrd ot officers.
The purpose of said McKinnon in thus
purchasing the control of the corporation
was evidently to in some way repay to him
self, out of the funds of the order, the
f 2,000 which he paid to get in and presum
ably to make other large profits in addition
thereto. It is believed that this purpose
was understood and assented to by the re
tiring board, or at least that part ot the
hoard that was more actively engaged in
consummating the "deal" and that they
well knew that the money they received
would practically come in some illegal way.
A demand was' therefore made upon the
resigned board for payment to the receiver
of this $2,000. Three of said officers have,
without legal measures, upon simple de-'
mand made all restitution at present in
their power, and the amount of $2,000 has
been received under the order of the Court
Restitution has not yet been made by the
three remaining officers, whose good faith in
the transaction is made doubttul by their
participation in other transactions.
One of the grounds of the bill upon which
the receiver was appointed, is that their
officers levied frequent assessments for the
purpose of discouraging and frightening the
ignorant certificate holders to thus enable
themselves with the funds of the order to
purchase certificates at mnch below their
actual value, turning them into the order as
their face value of $100. A sum exceeding
$235,000 was paid out by Treasurer McKin
non during a little more than a month of
his holding office. What proportion of this
was diverted froin its legal and proper use
only a most careful examination of the
books and investigation otherwise can re
veal. THIS MORNING'S NEWS.
Topic Page.
Andy Stewart Fired From Congress 1
Mugwumps Have Two Strings 1
Berliner Cooling Down Again 1
Quay Very Near to Death 1
Bow.Among Local Politicians 2
Law and Order Hearings 2
Protests Against Assessments.... 2
Strange February Weather 2
Editorial and Miscellaneous..... 4
Live News From the Capital 4
Society Gossip of a Day M. .......... 4
Bradstreet'i and Dun's Beviews 5
Contests In'Congress..... G
Baum 'Again Under-Flro ...... O
Tory -vFhlps Losing ThclrGrip 7
Senators Combining Against Harrison. -.. -7
Downfall of an Honored Man 7
Bishop Bowman on a Church Spilt 7
News From Nearby Places. 8
All the Sporting Intelligence i 8
AMasonlc Belle Found. 8
Work of the County Courts. O
The Oil Scout's Gleanings. 0
Free Silver Advocate Happy. 9
Confession of a Boy Forger i. O
Church Announcements , .....10
Chess and Checker Departments .7...10
Iron and Other Markets 11
High Praise for Pittsburg. ..12
V fkeman in the Balearic Isles... ...t'..":.il3
English Ghost Stories... r.l,
vf. -asse were specially aetermmea
t-' ''fj "Q -ound. The first charge upon
then- ,, Jo k whatever, and the police
'ithdraw, some ot them
vV(t V -rely hurt by the
'-v nob. xne ponce
THREE CENTS.
QUAY NEAR TO DEATH
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But His Son Thinks He Is
Mw on the Bight Eoad
to Speedy Becovery.
THE WEATHEB W FIOBIDA
So Springlite That "the "Senator L?
Enjoying the Outdoor Air.
HIS COLD A MOST OBSTINATE ONE.
The larlj Eeports ihont H13 Illness Not a
Bit Exaggerated.
HE 081 COME NORTH FOE SOME TIM!
rSFXCIAI, TKLEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2a Representa
tive Richard R. Quay, fresh irom the winter
retreat of his father, Senator M. S. Quay, at
St Lucia, Fla., reached the city to-day and
registered at the Stratford. Shortly after
his arrival, Corporation Clerk John A.
Glenn, of the Auditor General's office, Har
risburg, called, and the two went away to
gether. Mr. Quay expects to leave for
Pittsburg at noon to-morrow.
"3Iy father is very much better, and
when I left St Lucia, on Monday, he was
about enjoying a walk over the grounds,"
said Mr. Quay this evening. "There was a
time when his condition was very alarming:
to all at the cottage. In fact, the situation
was critical, and I really looted for his death,
but that is all over now. As a precaution,
although the weather is very springlike, he
had on his overcoat when I left, and a tele
gram to-day tells me he is out ot danger.
Caught His Cold in Pittsburg.
"I believe the origin of the whole trouble)
is due to a cold he sustained in the court
room at Pittsburg during the JPotC libel suit
trial, and the thing could not be conquered.
It seemed to get worse after he got to
Washington, and was aggravated when ho
came to this city, so much sr- that the
Florida trip was undertaken at once in the
hope of betterment The Senator looked
for relief in the warmar climate. As an evi
dence of his condition his lungs were quite
sore on the day we started, and that mada
the trip especially hazardous.
"We stopped first at -Titusville, and the
night was one in results of the most trying
kind. The following day the Senator con
tinued on to St Lucia with nothing but his
indomitable will power to sustain him, but
he began to mend at once, and for some
days telt in excellent condition. However,
on Tuesday night, the 10th, I think, in
order to enjoy the warm weather better, he
took off coat and vest and sat out on the
portico in his shirt sleeves. There father
took cold again and suffered a relapse.
A Serious Belapse of Pour Days.
"From that time until Sunday, through
four long days, his condition was very bad.
With a physician no nearer than 90 miles,
and with father opposed to sending for one,
nothing remained but to use the course of .
medicines his Washington physician had
prescribed, and doing- this faithfully, relief
came at last There is no doubt about his
having been in much danger, but I believe
it is all over now or else I would not ber
here."
"When is the Senator coming North?"
"Father will not attempt to come North
in the next ten days. I see here an item to
the effect that my father would be in Pitts
burg on Friday, to-morrow, and the au
thority for it is given in my name, on a
telegram to Federal District Attorney
Lyon. That is misleading," said Mr. Quay,
"as it is impossible just now, Hmd I never
sent such a telegram."
Not on a Political Mission.
"Are you here on any political mission?"
"No; only a private business matter. Mr.
Glenn returned from the St Lucia cottage
Saturday and we have been together, but
the visit is a business one only."
"How is the Florida weather?"
"Very changeable; just as changeable as
it is here."
Among the State Republicans in the city
to-day were Senator J. P. S. Gobin, of
Lebanon; George B. Orlady, of Hunting
ton; J. A. Marchand, of Greensburg; Dep
uty Secretary of Internal Affairs Isaac B.
Brown; James A. Sweeney, of Harrisburg;
W. D. Todd, of Warren, and L T. Sollen-,
berger, Mahanoy Cityj but Mr. Quay says
he did not meet one ot them.
A BIG FAT PLUM.
Assemblymen Eager to Get Hold of a Kail
road BUI In New York.
Axbakt, Feb. 2a Special Likehun.
gry wolves the Assemblymen fought this
morning to see who would get the Fifth;
avenue railroad bill in his committee. Mr.
Jacob Rice, an Assemblyman from Ulster
county, some distance from New York City,
yesterday went to Speaker Bush at hia
house and asked him if he would take a bill
and have the clerk to enter it as
regularly introduced. The Speaker took
the bill, and its introduction was
not known until it was referred
to the Committee on Cities this morning. It
then turned out to be a bill for the building;
of a railroad on Fifth avenue below Fifty
ninth street It is not specified what kind
of a road it shall he, whether surface, under
ground or elevated
This was a fat plum. As soon as it was;
known what it was the Assemblymen
pounced upon it Mr. O'Connor, of Brook
lyn, wanted it sent to the Railroad Com
mittee. Sir Percival Webster, Chairman of
the Committee on Cities, said that Mr.
O'Connor's suggestion was preposterous.
Mr. Rice said the bill came from No. I
capitalists, and that they meant to pass it
This increased the eagerness of the Assem
blymen. EXCITEMENT OVER A SALE.
Bough Times at an Auction of School Lands
in Creede.
Obeede, Col., Feb. 26. The sale of tho
school lands here by the State Land Board
began to-day. The town is overflowing
with people, and there is great excite
ment, but no disturbances have oc
curred, unless the playful shooting of
the lights in dance halls and firing
into the air by excited individuals last night
can be called such. The streets were crowded
throughout to-night by people, a number of
whom could not obtain sleeping accommoda
tions. A man jumped a lot during the night
and built a rough shanty upon it.and then
left it tor a short time. During his absenc
the previous owner caught Bight of the im
provement made upon his lot, and immedi
ately, with the aid of giant powder, blew
the shanty out of existence.
The anction sale began this afternoon and
was attended by nearly everybody in tho
camp, being a very orderly gathering con
sidering the existing circumstances. Eight
blocks of the 160 acres had"been sold when
the snow, which had been falling all day,
increased in severity and the sale was post
nnned until to-morrow. The nrfces naid
lor the lots ranged from $300 to $850.
MtBAT HALSTEAD writes his impres
sions of Berlin for THE DISPATCH toi-
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