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WINE'S LUST
PUBLIC LETTER.
The First Really Unex
pected One Written
for Some Time.
WART IN PUBLICATION
That The Secretary Has Acquired
and Utilizes to Perfection.
:-AN ANSWER TO HIS STATEMENT
To Be
Prepared When Marie Blaine- Is
Able to Be Out, of Bel Again.
Comments in Washington on the Secre
tary's Latest Public Document No
Sympathy for Young' Jimmy, Though
F1" Parents' Misfortunes Make Many
Feel Kindly Toward Them Arch
bishop Corrigan and Father Ducey
Differ as to Responsibility for the
Marriage lira. Kevins Says the
Statement of the Blaines is a Tissue
of Falsehoods Her Version of the
Stormy Interview at Augusta Mr
Blaine Refuses to Make Public Father
Ducey"s Eeply to Him.
rSFXCIAIi TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH!
"Washington, Feb. 29. Mr. Blame's
letter defending his son and namesake and
his wife has caused as much gossip in
"Washington although of course not nearly
eo much excitement and general interest
as his letter of a few weeks ago announcing
his determination not to he a candidate for
the Presidental nomination.
Naturally enough, no one can he found in
this case, as in the previous one to say, "I
told you so," for it is probably a fact that
no one hut the members of Mr. Blaine's
family anticipated that he -would publicly
appear in the divorce case. His friends,
therefore, as well as the public generally,
were very much surprised when they read
their papers this morning to find the long
statement from Mr. Blaine, but It seems to
he the general opinion that he spoke at the
right time and in the right way, and that
he has the sympathy of the public in a very
large degree.
Blaine's Way of GiTlng Oat News.
It has long been a faculty of Mr. Blaine's
to know when and how to take the public
into his confidence, and he appears to have
been as successful as usual in this instance.
There is no man in public life who better
understands the art of publishing things in
a way that will caus: them to take promi
nence over all other subjects of current in
terest than Mr. Blaine. By profession and
instinct he is a newspaper man, and knows
the importance of doing things in a news
paper way. He knows all the ins and outs
of the business, and uses that knowledge to
the best possible advantage when he has
anything to say to the public
It has been his custom for many years,
when he has something important to convey
to the people through the papers, to call to
his aid the regular news associations, and
always to give out his information at a time
when the papers are not taken up with
other important matters.
Sunday Night His Letter Night
Thus it has always been Mr. Blaine's
practice to use the wires freely on Sunday
night. He has chosen that time for giving
to the papers all of his most important
communications, and he followed that prac
tice in his recent letter announcing that he
was not a candidate for the Presidency. He
eo timed his letter of this morning, also,
that it might be sent out on Sunday night,
so as to attract a great majority of readers
as the chief topic of the day.
The most significant thing in Mr. Blaine's
letter, it is thought here, is his denuncia
tion of Father Ducey for marrying his son,
a minor, to a woman who had attained her
majority. It is this portion of the letter
that attracted the most attention among
politicians, and universal surprise is ex
pressed that Mr. Blaine should, with cool
ness and deliberation, attack a prominent
Catholic in such scathing language as he
used in his letter written in Augusta soon
after he learned of the marriage of his son,
no matter how great the provocation.
No Political Consideration In It.
Among those who read the letter to-day
, the opinion has been expressed that had
Mr. Blaine not given up all thought of be
ing a Presidental candidate he would not
have dared to raise a conflict between him
self and that portion of the Catholic Church
that would defend the action of Father
Ducey, but the Blaine men say that such an
intimation as this is absurd, and that no
political consideration could have had any
possible weight with Mr. Blaine when' de
nouncing what he regarded as a crime and
an outrage upon his family. '
There is no doubt that the scandal and
annoyance growing out of the marriage of
young Mr. Blaine had much to do with the
general breakdown from which the Secre
tary of State is suffering, and which has
been the chief cause of the putting aside of
the political ambition of his life. The
series of misfortunes that have befallen the
Blaine family within the past few years
cannot be recalled without the conviction
that they have contributed largely to the ill
ness of the man from Maine and his desire
for a lile of qniet and freedom from politi
cal warfare.
A Series or Domestic Troubles.
The death of "Walker Blaine, the oldest
on; of Mrs. Coppinger, the oldest daughter,
and of the sister of Mrs. Blaine, added to
the scandal caused by the repeated misbe
havior of James G. Blaine, Jr., which
culminated in his secret marriage, and the
consequent dragging of the whole, family
matter into public prints, have broken the
health and the spirit of Mrs. Blaine as we!
as that of her husband, until both of thei
are far different persons In appearance
jeeuug lu&u vuey were a lew years agi
ne is no longer a social leader, as she wi
then, and he has lost much, of his famou
magnetism, his good health and fine spirit
The cause of this last and greatest troubled X
James G. Blaine, Jr., is hardly worth the
fighting for. Since he was a boy in dresses
he has been a scandal and a disgrace to his
family, and even the father makes him out
sjo be little better than a weak-headed and
devil-may-care young man, even .though he
drew the indictment as favorably as he
could.
Jimmy Blaine Never a Favorite.
' Young Mr. Blaine became a mon-about-town
in "Washington when he was about 15
years old, and was never known to have any
real friends among the young men
of his age and, circumstances. He
felt that his misdoings would all
be forgiven, as many of them were, on the
round that he was the son of his father,
ut this did not save him from being black
balled in the clubs and discarded by the
young men with whom he would naturally
be associated. He was full of impertinence
and swagger, although he always found a
welcome place in the so-called society of
"Washington which looks upon wrongdoing
in accordance with the distinction or wealth
of the family of the offender.
Miss Kevins is well known in "Washing
ton, where she spent one or two seasons just
previous to the time of meeting young Mr.
Blaine in Augusta, in 1886k She was very
popular in society, and made a hit by her
beauty and cleverness at an amateur per
formance of the opera of "Paul and Vir
inia," where she appeared in a gauzy and
ecoming costume, of which silk tights were
the most attractive part. Her acquaintances
in "Washington nave quite generally
been of the opinion that she was, as Mr.
Blaine says in his published statement,
mainly responsible for the marriage of her
self and James G. Blaine, Jr., and there
fore little sympathy has been expressed for
her during the progress of the proceedings
for divorce.
Without Friends or Defenders.
Neither has her husband been, an object
of sympathy, because, while it may be true
that he was "more sinned against than sin
ning," his unpopularity and ungentlemanly
conduct left him without friends or defend-
era, The young man has taken particular
pains to make himself conspicuous during
the past two or three years, and on the very
night that the decree of divorce was an
nounced by the Dakota Judge he made his
appearance at several entertainments here,
evidently regarding himself as something
of a social lion.
It is not known what future his fathtr
has decided upon for him. He is at present
said to be a clerk in the office of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company at Philadel
phia, at a small salary, and now that he has
been divorced, .his father will perhaps find
a more lucrative and congenial place for
him.
ARCHBISHOP AND PRIEST
Explain Their Position In Reference to the
Marriage Father Dncey Thinks He Is
Exonerated by His Superior's Action
The Latter Has Different Views.
New York, Feb. 29. 5pd. Eev.
Thomas J. Ducey. pastor of St. Leo's Cath
olic Church in East Twenty-eighth street,
whom Secretary Blaine, in his statement
printed to-day, criticises for having mar
ried James G. Blaine, Jr., and Marie Hev
ins, left town to-day. Before he went away
he had something to say in reply to Mr.
Blaine.
"Mr. Blaine Bays I transgressed my
priestly.duties in marrying his son," said
Father Ducey. "What I did, I did with
the knowledge and approval of- Archbishop
Corrigan. The dispensation was obtained
from the Archbishop, who knew all the cir
cumstances. This relieves me of all responsi
bility in the matter. Mr. Blaine's son told
me he was 21 years old. How was I to know
he was only 18? Mr. Blaine should prefer
nis complaint to tne .arcnDisnop, not to
me."
Monsljrnor McDonnell's Statement.
Archbishop Corrigan delegated his secre
tary, Monsignor McDonnell, to reply to
Father Ducey's statement It was as fol
lows: I am surprised that Father Ducey tries to
shield himself by drawing the Archbishop
Into the matter. All that the Archbishop
had to do with the marriage was to Issue the
dispensation. Father Ducey came to the
Archbishop's house with young Mr. Blaine
and Miss Kevins. He explained the situa
tion. As the young woman was -a Catholic
and the young man was not a Catholic, and
the young couple wished to be married by a
Catholic priest, a dispensation was neces
sary. Young Mr. Blaine came to apply for
one. The Ai ebbishop was reluctant to grant a
dispensation. He talked to the young couplo
for more than an hour, but be could not dis
suade them from their purpose. Tho young
man said that as he lacked but a few weeks
of beins; 21, there could be no objection on
the score of age. The Archbishop told
young Mr. Blaine that on account of the
conspicuous position of his father he should
be careful not to do anything that might In
terfere with his father's plans. The young
man was persistent, and on Father Ducey's
recommendation the dispensation was
granted.
The Duty of the Priest
It should be understood that the Arch
bishop's post was simply to grant permission
to Mr. Blaine and Miss Kevins to be married
by a Catholic priest. It was the duty of the
priest who performed the ceremony to ascer
tain if there were any obstacles to the mar-
"WI
hen voung Mr. Blaine's father wrote to
miner vucey tne letter puDitsned to-day he
sent a copy of it to the Archbishop.
The Archbishop requested Father
Ducey to explain to Mr. Blaine
at once. Father Ducey said that
he would explain when he thought
proper, and the Archbishop told Father
Ducey tnat as a matter or courtesy he
should reply to Mr. Blaine's letter. After
the marriage Mrs. Sherman, wife of GeneraU r
onercnan, cauea on tne ArcnDisnop to speak
about the marnasre. The ArehbiahnTi eiJ
about the marriage. The Archbishop ex
plained his position, and told her how he
had acted in the matter. Mrs. Sherman in
formed Mr. Blaine what the Archbishop
said. She called on the Archbishon nrrnin.
and told him that Mr. Blaine expressed him
self as perfectly well satisfied with the
Archbishop's action. Mrs. Sherman also
said that Mr. juiaine highly appreciated
courtesy of the Archbishop.
the
MRS. NEVINS INDIGNANT. L
She Declares the Elder Blaine's Statement a
Tissue of Lies She Even Calls Him a
Snake In the Grass, Worse Than His
Wife.
New Yokk, Feb. .29. opedal Mrs.
Kevins, the mother of Marie Kevins Blaine,
who recently secured a divorce from James
G. Blaine, Jr., was seen to-day in reference
to the statement sent out yesterday by
young Blaine's father, in which the Secre
tary of State proceeded to answer the re
marks made by the South Dakato Judge
when he granted the divorce. Mrs. Kevins
said:
Secretary Blaine's statement Is a tissue of
lies, from end to end. I and my daughter
will prove that to the world before we are
through with It This Is not the first time
that Mr. Blaine has been called upon to ex
plain occurrences in his family, but without
any prejudice on my part I think I can
say that he has made a creates mess of It
this time even than when he wiote his
memorable letter to William Walter Phelps.
Another Version of an Interview.
Just at present I will confine myself en
tirely to that part of his statement where he
tries to hit at me. His story of -our inter
view with Mrs. Blaine Is largely manu
factured out of the whole cloth. I will tell
you exactly what took place. I accompanied
my daughter to the house. The nurse and
the child were with us. Wo were shown
into the drawing room. Mrs. Blaine came
in. We all bowed and proceeded at once to
business. Marie asked to see her husband.
Mrs. Blaine said she could not see him. 8he
Insisted upon the nurse leaving the room.
She said she would not discuss the matter
before a servant The nurse and little Jim
WOU W IUO AAMJUCU.
We continued to. talk matters over
Wl
some time. All throe of us were porfectly
cool. Mrs. Blaine said when Marie spoke of
going away again: "Well, you can leave your
baby here If yon want to.1' If Marie had been
some poor outcast whom Jim Blaine had be
trayed Mrs. Blaine could not have spoken in
a more brutal manner.
I spoke up for Marie: "They have both
done wrong, Mrs. Blaine, in marrying with
out our consent." A moment or two later
she turned to my daughter and said In an
extremely significant sort of way: "Well,
vonr marriage was all wrong; anyway,
Marie." Then I protested.
Almost Foamed at the Month.
Mrs. Blaine Instantly flew into a fury. She
almost foamed at the mouth. She rang a
bell and a servant appeared with surprising
speed. If it had been my servant I should
certainly have accused her of eavesdrop-
Slng. "Show these persons out,' cried Mrs.
laine. And then she added, "and watch
them."
We walked out and called the nnrseand
little Jim. At the door of the carriage the
nurse, who was crying out of sympathy for
Marie, said: "Mrs. Blaine, vou're a goose to
go away like this. You're his wife, uorlght
up to his room. No one has a right to ston
you." Marie went back into the house. I
stayed In the carriage. Then it was that the
scene took place.
Mr. Blaine speaks of his dear little grand
son In several places. Why, do you know he
never offered to pav so much as that poor
child's milk blllsT Se's worse than his wife.
He is a regular snake in the grass.
' MARIE BLAINE IS ILL
At Present She Has Nothing to Say, but
Her Lawyer Will 8e That a Statement
Is Prepared Surprised at the Secre
tary's Letter.
Siotjx FaltjS, S. D., Feb. 2a The per
sonal statement of James G. Blaine with
reference to his son's marriage and divorce
was not seen by Mrs Blaine, Jr., nor by
her attorney, until after noon to-day, al
though brief telegrams from New York,
Chicago and Minneapolis advised them that
a statement had been made. Secretary
Blaine's letter was this afternoon read to
JndcrePahner. The Jndce listened attentive-
J-ly to every word, and at the conclusion ex-
pressed surprise that Mr. Blaine should
have written such a letter.
"Have you any reply to make?" was
asked.
"A very complete answer can and proba
bly will be made," said the Judge, "but Z
shall advise my client to say nothing in haste
and without due consideration. "What reply
she makes will be as carefully prepared as
the letter of Secretary Blaine evidently
was. Mrs. Blaine, Jr., has been ill ever
since her return from Deadwood, and she is
sick in bed to-day. She is very nervons
and much disturbed, and is in no condition
to make such an answer as the circum
stances' call for."
The Judge intimated that the Secretary
was weak in his facts, and that Mrs. Blaine,
Jr., had abundant proof to substantiate her
statements made in the trial at Deadwood.
This afternoon Mrs. Blaine declined to be
interviewed, saying that for the present she
did not care to make any statement to the
public.
FATHES DUCEY TO BLAINE.
Tha Latter Befnses to Make Public the Ee
ply of the Officiating Priest.
"WASHnfGTOjr, Feb. 29. A reporter to
day asked Mr. Blaine for a copy of the let
ter from Father Ducey in reply to Mr.
Blaine's letter censuring him for the part
he took in the secret marriage of .J. G.
Blaine, Jr., to Miss Kevins,
Mr. Blaine replied that he had no objec
tion to the publication of the letter, but
that he would not give it out himself. It
was Father Ducey's privilege to publish it
He added, casually, that the letter did not
amount to anything.
HARRISON OUT GUNNING.
The President's LonE-Talked-oI Amuse
ment at Last Begun Baby McKee Kept
Housed Up by the Bad Weather A
Grand Marine Sight Witnessed.
Norfolk, Va,, Feb. 29. SpecidL
President Harrison and family spent a quiet
day at Hotel Princess Anne, yesterday. He
left this morning, at 6 o'clock, on the much-lalked-of
gunning trip to Bagged Island.
The party took the beach route, and
were in two backboards. In the vehicle
with the President was Judge Portlock, also
the President's servant and the driver. In
the other were Messrs. L. "W. Davis, Floyd
Hughes, D. M. Dillard, of the Bagged Is
land-Association, and the driver. Messrs. C.
L. "Woodard, K. Beaman, Alexander Hunter
Mason, also of that association, had pre
ceded others to the gunning preserve.
His Excellency breakfasted with his hosts
of the gunning association at the Hotel
Princess Anne, before starting, a bright
fire made of part of the wreck of the
Norwegian bark Dictator (wrecked there a
year ago) burning the while in the open
fireplace near by. The President was
asked to sit at the head of the table, but he
declined, saying that he was in hands of
'his guests and should be one of them, where
upon he sat among them at the table.
Breakfast over, lie was helped into his
great storm-coat and the party left the hotel.
They will not return before "Wednesday.
The Presidental party was treated to a
grand marine sight yesterday. Old ocean
was lashed furiously, and the foam-capped
waves had the appearance of crests of snow.
Baby McKee, the President's pet, has, on
account of the disagreeable weather, been
housed for the greater part of the time since
he has been at the beach.
7
A CATHOLIC PXSUTZB
Said to Be the Basis of a Bargain With
Canadian Slonserratlves.
"WurariPEo, Msur., Feb. 29. The organ
of the Manitoba Government publishes a
statement to the effect that a bargain has
been made at Ottawa, whereby the Con
servatives are practically assured the en-
Astire Catholic vote. The arrangement is
that Abbott, present .Dominion .Premier, is
to retire in the near future and be succeeded
by Sir John Thompson, who is a Soman
Catholic
Another condition is that in the event of
the Privy Council of England declaring the
act recently passed by the Manitoba Gov
ernment, abolishing Catholic separate
schools, to be valid and constitutional, the
Dominion Government will promptly pass
remedial legislation annulling the Mani
toba act and giving Catholics the right to
maintain their separate schools at public
expense.
BAD BUSIHISS AHD STOMACH
Goads a Member of the New Tork Stock Ex
change to Suicide.
.Philadelphia, .Feb. 29. James Bock
well Hall, a member of the Kew York
Stock Exchange, committed suicide by
shooting himself at the residence of his
father, -E. L. Hall, a well-known brass
founder, who lives on Spruce street
Young Hall has been home suffering from
dyspepsia and insomnia since last October,
and recently his mind has been unbalanced.
He studied science at the University of
Pennsylvania, which he left in the middle
of his term in 1887, and since then has not
been very successful in business.
Sherman Not Resigning.
"WASHnraTON, Feb. 29. Senator Sher-
,man's comment this morning on the pub
lished statement that he has made up his
mind to resign from the Senate was brief
but comprehensive. He said: -"There is
not the slightest foundation for the story.
I have never uttered to any one my purpose
to resign, Jbr I have never even contem
plated it"
STINGY WITH TIME,
The Mammoth Majority in the
House to Be Econom
- ical of Minutes.
BUT THBEE BAYS ALLOWEB
for All the Long Speeches That Haye
Been Prepared to Sling Ont
ON THE FEEE.SILTER QUESTION.
Gorman's Attempt to Stem the Tide
Turned Toward Hill.
He
SENATOR GIBSON IS HIS MOUTHPIECE
israelii, TxtxoBir-BTC tirrn.
BrasAU or Tux Dispatch, ' )
WAtmmmnr, D. C. Feb. 29. (
At last, after many days and no end of
speculation as to possibilities and proba
bilities, a rule is reported from the Com
mittee on Bules making the Bland free coin
age bill a special order for March 22, 23 and
24, and next Monday is designated for a
disoussion of the rule. The silver men gen
erally say this is satisfactory to them, but a
few of them object to the short time al
lowed. They say that the Committee on
Bules might have given 'the silver bill a
chance any time these three months which
have, to a great extent, been frittered away
without anything important being accom
plished, and that it is unfair and absurd to
begin a pretense of saving time and make
the silver bill the victim of this sudden
spasm of economy.
I do not see how it is possible to con
clude a satisfactory debate in that time.
Dozens of both silver men and their oppo
nents are loaded with speeches and, will
make no end of clamor for opportunity to
shout them off. Of course, the leaders on
both sides will make their own opportuni
ties and care little for the fate of the
speeches of the rank and file, but the num
bers and insistence of the latter are having
their effect, and more time may be de
manded by the united voice of both fac
tions. Bland Only Wants a Tote.
For himself, Mr. Bland is satisfied with
three days. All he wants is a vote. He
will agree to anything that will fix a date
for consideration and insure a vote on the
bill. He will consent, however, to any
amendment desired in regard to time, and
the discussion next Monday may result in
allotting five or six days for the considera
tion of the bill. If the present form of the
resolution be retained the record will be
glutted with speeches that were never de
livered hut by "unanimous consent" It is
to be hoped three days will be thought suf
ficient, as most of the speeches will sound
better if they are.not spoken.
The leaders of the anti-silver Democrats,
Harter, Tracey and "Williams, are still loud
in their declarations that they will in some
way accomplish the defeat of the measure.
They do not appear to rely implicitly on
filibustering, however. "While they may at'
the close of t.o third day attempt to
obstruct the calling of the previous question
or the final vote on the bill, that is a game
at which two can play, and the silver men,
if they have the majority which everybody
concedes can simply refuse to adjourn, and
perpetuate the legislative day or the 24th
or other day fixed for the close of the dis
cussion till doomsday, or until the antis
give in. '
Harters Way to Kill the BUI.
A legislative day does not end until an
adjournment is voted, and the silver men
may force a continuous sitting, or may take
a recess from time to time, if necessary, for
the defeat of filibustering, and thus prevent
the transaction of other business until
a vote on the silver bill is accomplished.
The shrewdest plan is that suggested by
Mr. Harter, which is to load the bill with
amendments providing for payment of war
pensioners, workingmen, and so on, in gold.
Mr. Harter assumes that many who would
not care to vote against free silver would
vote for such amendments, and that these
really absurd provisions would assuredly
kill the Bland bill.
"Whatever course be taken, the last week
of this month, if the rule reported to-day
he adopted, will certainly see the most ex
citing fight of the session, and the belliger
ents will not be Democrats and Eepubli
cans, but Democrats against Democrats.
The Bepublicans have not as yet fully de
fined their policy, but doubtless it will be
one of silence. It is probable the debate
will pass from beginning to end without a
speech from a Bepublican, and they may
even refuse to vote on the final question, to
avoid helping either the one side or the
other of the Democratic factions, it being
taken for granted that the country well un
derstands the attitude of the Bepublicans
on the iree coinage
the free coinage question. This, of
course, with the exception of certain Be
publicans of the States specially interested
?in the aggrandizement of silver, who may
, both speak and vote with the free coinage
' -faction of the Democrats.
' The Aim of the Bepublicans.
The aim of the Bepublican minority is to
commit the majority in the popular branch
of Congress as completely to free coinage as
Sossible, and thus force the Democratic
rational Convention to declare for free
coinage also, or to repudiate the action of
the party representatives in the House.
Statesmen and politicians who have been
narrowly watching the effect upon the Demo
crats of the country of the Hill convention
in New York are surprised at the lack of
reallv serious protest Those who are at
heart opposed to Hill, but who rarely have
the courage to say so openly, expected a
spontaneous revulsion of feeling which
would at least stop the Hill boom at the
point reached at the time of the Albany
Convention. They are forced to admit that
the boom has much more substance than was
anticipated, and that Hill is really a dan
gerous candidate and a possible nominee.
Evidently this is also the opinion of Mr.
Gorman, the shrewd Maryland Senator pol
itician, who cunningly encouraged the Hill
movement to that stage which it was
thought would dispose finally of all preten
sions of ex-President Cleveland. "Watching,
as few but he could watch, every swing of
the political pendulum, Gorman finds that
Hill is quite enough of a candidate as mat
ters stand at present, and that a check must
be given to the 'wily ex-Governor who em
ploys Gorman methods much too success
fully for the comfort of Gorman.
Gorman's Move Toward Himself.
The Senator has concluded to make a di
version to turn into a new channel the tide
that is proving too strong Hillward, and
that in his own direction. Senator Gibson,
the junior in the Senate from Maryland, re
sides at Easton, Queen Ann county, when
at home. At Easton he has an organ
called the Easton Democrat which has just
come out with a "double-leaded" declara
tion for Gorman for the Presi
dental nomination. Mr. Gibson is
probably the handsomest man phy
sically in the Senate. At least, he
will fairly divide that good fortune with
Senator Hiscock, of "New York. Like His
cock, however, he is abler and more at
tractive physically than intellectually, and
idn not oven exhibit the skill ofhia almost
prototype at political scheming. He leans
upon Gorman. - He sits at his feet as though
Gorman were the Gamaliel of successful
political manipulation. He was first ap
pointed and then elected to the Senate at
the behest of Gorman, and rises up and sits
down at the command of his admired and
worshiped master.
"With Gibson in command of the Kaston
Democrat and Gorman in command of Gib
son, the logical conclusion is that the Demo
crat would onlv have come out for Gorman
with the knowledge, consent and connivance
of Gorman. Koticeis thus served on Hill
that he is not to carry his sportive manipu
lation of State conventions too far. It is
all friendly enough, and the bargain be2
tween the two Senators, by which one of
them is to have the nomination, is still
binding, but when the bargain was made,
Mr. Gorman had it in his mind that that one
should be Gorman, and therefore Mr. Hill
must not get too great an advantage in the
race before Gorman makes his start
Able to Give Hill a Few Points.
The Marylander is willing to give odds to
the New Yorker. He will give him a quar
ter in a mile dash, and carry extra weight,
dui ne does not want the little xankee
thoroughbred to win the race before the
word is given. Simultaneously appears
that old political race horse of the Sucker
State, who, though somewhat wind-broken.
is still on the track, snorting and pawing
like any young colt, and shows that he is in
the race and that he is not discouraged by
any apparent connivance between the young
steeds from the East
The plain prospeot is, and It needs no
second sight to see, that the Chicago conven
tion will be one of the most interesting and
exciting held since Garfield upset all deals
and won as a dark horse in 1880. "With
Cleveland the candidate of sentiment, "Re
form" and Mugwumpery, Gorman and Hill
representing "Practical" politics in the
extension of ward statesmanship to
National affairs. Gray standing for his own
ambition and Palmer and Morrison in it to
eat each other up, and several more possi
bilities of dark horses, with Senator John
G. Carlisle groomed to the finest point, the
Democratic convention of this year will be
worth the attendance of the onrious and the
observation of the student of modern
methods in politics. Lightkee.
THE D. & H. BOOM.
No One Knows What Made the Stock
Jump Up Rumors and Denials Some
Speculations That May Be Near the
Mark.
Kew York, Feb. 29. SpeclaL Various
rumors were smarted to-day in the effort to
account for the advance in the price of Dela
ware and Hudson stock, but none could be
verified, and the street is practically as
much in the dark as ever.
The proposed lease by the Pennsylvania
was absolutely denied by officials of the
latter road. A report that a lease by the
Kew York Central was contemplated found
many believers, as did also the consequent
report that the Erie had entered the field as
a contestant Officials of the Delaware and
Hudson profess entire ignorance of any
reason for any unusual rise in price
beyond the tact that they consider
the situation of their company a valuable
one, apart from any benefit that may accrue
from a smoother working among the anthra
cite coal producers and carriers. The list of
stockholders of the Delaware and Hudson
contains a little over 2,700 names, and Mr.
Olyphant is quoted as authority for the
statement that there are about 50,000 shares
of what may be called floating stock.
Another storv had it that vacanies now
existing in the board of directors are to be
filled by the gentlemen who now represent
the coal combine in the Lackawanna board.
Concerning the Kew York Central lease,
Mr. Depew said: "I have no interest
present or prospective, in Delaware and
Hudson nor has the Kew York Central"
LOST IVXBYTHIHO AHD DIED.
Suicide of a Physician Who Could Not Keep
From Gambling.
Guthkie, Okla., Feb. 29. xrfjj.
Several weeks ago Dr. O. A. Macy, who re
sided on a claim with his family six miles
southeast of Guthrie, was given a ch.-ck for
25 for professional services. He raised
the check to 250, secured the money
at the bank and lost it at the
gambling table. As a result he was ar
rested and jailed, and only a fe'f days ago
succeeded in getting out on bsiL On Sat
urday he again came to the city and began
gambling. First . he lost 11 his money,
then put up his watch, and lost that Fin
ally he sold his horse, r.nd the money re
ceived soon followed the watch into the
pockets of the gamb'ers.
He did not return home,and this morning
his wife, who was alarmed at his absence,
came to town ic search of him. It was
nearly noon when she found out where he
had slept, and wLen parties entered the
room they found him dead in bed. Death
had resulted from a large dose of morphine
taken with suicidal intent
BIAIE HIS OWB B00MEB.
New Hampshire Is Small, but Her Men Are
Big, Brainy. Blalr-Llke.
MANCHESTEB, K. H., Feb. 29. Special'
Presidental candidate Blair persistently
declined to comm'.t himself as to the causes
which led to his candidacy to-day. He said
he had received assurances from many of
the leading men from all parts af the coun
try both in publi 3 and private life, who in
formed him they looked upon his candidacy
with favor, and many had promised him
their support
He "believed 1 e could surely rely upon
his own State to be more active in support
ing bin) than an r outsider. "Many people,"
said Mr, Blair, '"speak of Kew Hampshire
as being a small State and of not much ac
count, but when judged by the great men
she has sent out all over the country and
who have represe ited her at "Washington,she
is not small by any means. In fact the
public men of the Granite State have shown
themselves to oe tne equals, n not tne
superiors, of public men in any part ot this
great country."
AFIXB, BJShtlH'S BATTUES.
Hospitals Flllod With the 'Wounded, and
Authorities Hustling Public Works.
Berlin, Feb. 29. According to reports
from the various hospitals of this city, 25
persons who were admitted to the institu
tions during the riots of last week remain
under treatment Their injuries consist of
broken legs, broken arms, saber cuts, etc.
One lad is dying ot a fracture of the skulL
Burgomaster Forcekenbeck is organizing
measures for the relief of the unemployed.
He proposes that publio works be started
on a large scale, including the building of
bridges and docks, which will give employ
ment to many thousands of workmen.
AFIZE THE C0BP0BATI0HS.
Ohio Lawmakers Want to Create a New
Board to Fix Their Value. '
Columbus, O., Feb. 29. Special Un
der the provisions of a bill introduced to
day the Governor, Secretary of State and
Auditor of State constitute a board of ap
praisers and assessors with full power to fix
the value upon which taxation shall be
made of all telegraph, telephone, sleeping
car and express companies.
The board shall have power to require
from companies a detailed statement show-
ing the entire amount and value of the per-
annul and real nronertles of tha companies.
All power heretofore exercised by the
Counter Auditors is. now delegated to the
new commissions The value of the prop
erty as determined by the board shall be
apportioned among the several counties in
such ratio as shall equalize the relative
value of the entire property of such com
pany in proportion to the length thereof.
HILL'S LATEST SCHEME.
HIS ATTENTION NOW TOBNED TO THE
SOUTH AND WIST.
.
Perfecting His Flans to Secure An the
State Delegations He Can General Slo
. cum Assisting Him Gossip as to His
Possible Marriage.
"WASHINGTOH'.Feb. 29. iroaiat Sena
tor Hill has now turned his exclusive at
tention to the South and a few of the
"Western States, and is perfecting his plans
to capture the conventions in most of these
States, just as he did the Kew York con
vention. Men who are known to be shrewd
political workers are here from all parts of
the country laying their plans before the
Kew York Senator, who is working just as
hard as he did during the past month that
he spent in Albany, and he has just as
many visitors.
He now has General Henry Slocum here
assisting him in conducting, his boom. The
General reached the ArF n last night,
and will, probably rem' s." several
davs. General Slocum 5 fasffyjr terms
with nearly all the leading aV0i&
there is no doubt he will he k mOf '- r
TTill Knftm rnnrh crnod. TTe is mft. )
chief business here to tell all his frie.. Q5r0t7E;.-'ally ratified by the legislators of the
anti-Hill movement is petering out- &3y'Sj
that it has all along been greatly over-esti
mated.
If Senator Hill is not engaged to be mar
ried he may conclude to become a benedict
out of deference to public opinion, although
he says that personally he has no inclina
tion to get married. The latest rumor con
nects his name with that of Mrs. Daniel
Manning. It appears that this last rumor
was started by a servant employed in
the household ot Mrs. Manning.
The servant told her sister, who is
employed in the family of a prominent offi
cial here in "Washington. A gentleman
who is an intimate friend of the Manning
family says the servant lied, and that Sen
ator Hill has not met Mrs. Manning three
times in three years. The only way the
Senator can put a stop to these rumors is to
get married. All his best friends advise
him to take this step.
A LIVING DEATH.
The Worst Case of Leprosy on Becord in
San Francisco A Victim Shunned by
His Fellow-Sufferers Lingers In an
Awful State.
San Fbancisco, Feb. 29. Special
The worst case of leprosy ever known on
the coast ended this morning at
the pest house with the death of the victim,
Charles F. Blackmeir. There was not a por
tion of the man's body not affected by the
disease. All over him was a mass of ulcer
ated sores, positively disgusting to see.
He was so revolting a sight that other
lepers shunned his society. The poor fel
low, though surrounded by unfortunates
like himself, lived the life of a hermit
That was not his only trouble, however,
for, on account of the put rifled condition of
his body, he had to be very careful in his
movements lest he should actually fall to
pieces. "When he wanted to sneeze he had
to hold his hand up to his jaw to keep it
from falling oft; He often prayed for death,
yet he had not physical courage to take his
own life.
'Blackmeir was a German sailor who con
tracted the disease in the South Seas years
agcC "When it began to develop he could
not follow the sea any longer and came
here, setting up as a teamster. He made
money and successfully concealed the ter
rible maladv till two vears ago. Then ex
posure came and he was removed to the
place where his life has been a living death.
AH EXCUSE 70S NAVY B uTLDIHQ.
Chancellor Ton Caprlvl Says It Would Give
Employment to Needy Workmen.
Berlin, Feb. 29. In the Beichstag to
day, Chancellor von Caprivi demanded that
there be reinserted in the navy estimates
the clause providing for the construction of
cruisers and corvettes that had been elimin
ated by the committee which considered the
measure. The Chancellor declared that the
ships were necessary in order to attack the
en emy's commerce in the event of war.
Germany, he declared, had no intention of
conducting a war with privateers. It would
be impossible to do without cruisers.
Already there are 5,000 destitute work
ingmen in Stettin. Tne present year was
especially hard on workingmen, and the
Prussian Government was arranging to
commence work in the ship-building
yards at an earlier date than usual, simply
in oruer tu giTC ciupiuiucuir
men at present unemployed.
to working-
THE OHIO IDEE.
If This Bill Passes Gas Cannot Be Turned
Oft With Impunity.
Columbus, O., Feb. 29. Special The
Dayton Natural Gas Company has shut off
the supply from consumers, and Senator
Marshall, of that place, in..Muced a bill
to-day, providing that any natural gas
company which enters a municipal corpora
tion to supply gas to it3 citizens and then
neglects or refuses to perform the require
ment of the contract can be compelled to do
so by mandamus proceedings. The City
Solicitor or any interested citizen can in
stitute such proceedings.
WITEOuT 72ECEDE2TT IB" OHIO.
A Colored Senator Presides, and He Fills
the Chair Satisfactorily.
Columbus, O., Feb. 29. Special
There was an occurrence in the Senate to
day which is said to be without precedent in
the history of the State. Senator Green, the
colored member irom uuyanogs, was caiiea
to the chair, and made an excellent presid
ing officer. It is said this is the first time
the Ohio Senate has been presided over by a
colored man.
The New Tork Bepublican Convention.
KewYobk, Feb. 29. The Bepublican
State Committee has decided that the State
Convention for the election of delegates to
the National Bepublican Convention shall
be held in Albany April 28.
THIS MOKNIKG'S NEWS.
Tbple. -Poc.
The Blalne-Navlns Bow 1
Status of the Silver Issue I
Lively Council Proceedings 1
A Stir in Liquor Circles 3
The Allegheny Campaign Opened 3
Editorial and Social 4
Congressional and National News........ 4
Powderlyon the Beading Deal. 5
Two Vetoes by the Mayor 6
Quay's Senatorial Work 7
A More on tho WhlskyTrust 7
The Treasury to Be Stirred TJp 7
News of Nearby Towns 8
New Orleans Fighting Gossip 8
Beed and Tariff Sustained 8
More About Assessments 8
Tha Plays Criticised..., -.... 9
Events Over In Europe........ O
The Monthly Oil Report 10
A Talk About Mrs. Fitzslmmons 10
News of the County Courts. ..10
Live Stock and Beat Estate. ............11
Pennsylvania Bailroad Beport .....13
NOTHING LIKE IT
The peiral srity or Tfco Dispeteh
Adlete Is womdcriHl.
2 Weeks, to Feb. 13, ,91...4,154
Last Year, Same Period. .2,376
Increase, 75 Ter Cent or. .1,778
THBEE CENTS.
STRIFE STIRRED UP
In Common Council Over the
Consideration of Mayor
Gourley's Yetoes.
BOTH OP THEM AEE BEAIM
An Accusation That Many Members
Own Traction Stock.
THE AUDITING MEASURE PASSES
With tne Amendment Hacingvtlie Duty on
the Controller.
A. UTEIT DAT FOE COT LEGI8LAT0ES
By an overwhelming majority Councils
yesterday declined to sustain Mayor Gour
ley's vetoes of the Pittsburg and Duquesne
Traction ordinances. Each company now
has right of way over the lines of the other,
-nd the "traffic' arrangement" has been
this was not done without a strug-
g-. le part of the few who sided with
His . jnor. In Common Council the vetoes
had a small band of friends who jumped
into the affray with a will, and for
almost an hour the oratorical light
ning split the air in City
Hall. Once or twice the debaters
took up a personal line of battle to the
great delight of the spectators, who always
relish a spirited Councilmanic wrangle.
"When one member intimated he had more
interest in the measures than a high regard
for the public weal would incite the audi
ence fairly reveled in glee.
Not a Single Protest Balsed.
Over In the Select Chamber there was
none of this. A spirit of determination to
settle the whole matter post haste seemed
to pervade the entire branch. Chairman
Ford read the veto messages, the full texts
of which are published on another page.
There was no word of argument, and the
decision came at once. In each case tho
ordinance was passed over the veto by a
vote of 30 to 1. The latter was Mr. "Warm
castle, who sat with his arms folded and
made his "no" emphatic enough to be heard
clear out in the lobby. The result tickled
Messrs. Keating and Doyle so that they
both laughed.
Clerk Booth then hustled the bills over
to Common, anda turmoil was soon in prog
ress in that branch. The first one taken up
was that granting the Duquesne company
rights of way over the Pittsburg company s
tracks. Mr. Magee moved that the ordi
nance pass notwithstanding the objections
of the Mayor.
Mr. Ferguson It is claimed this ordi
nance is for the benefit of the public. If
that is the main object to be attained why
doesn't the company simply issue transfer
tickets? In Cleveland you can rids nine
milesjfor 8 cents. "We get 545,000 vehicle
licenses and can Barely scrape ?2,000 from
the street railways, yet if you get in their
way they take you before the nearest
'Squire. Pass' this bill and the Allegheny
roads will be under one management and
pay nothing. The Mayor should be sus
tained. The Duquesne line already hastoo
many privileges for which it pays nothing,
lam of the opinion that this ordinance is
strictly for the benefit of the corporations
and not the public.
There was no further discussion and the
ordinance passed by a vote of 3G ayes to 5
noes.
How Each Member Cast His Vote.
Ayes Messrs. Anglooh, Blgbam, Brown,
Donley, Delaney, Dunn, Elliott, Ertzman,
Flinn, fox, Gallagher, Groetzlnger, Hag
maier, Jarrett, Johnston, Kelly, King,
Larkin, Lowry, Magee, Mason, Metcalfe, Mc
Carthy, McClure. MoEldowney, MacGonlgle,
O'Connor, Pltcafrn, Pfeifer, Shannon, Tag
Bart, Vogt, Wallace, Wilson, "Williams and
Wright 88.
Noes Messrs. Ferguson, O'Donnell, Bus
sell. Stewart and President Holllday 5.
The second veto, that of the Pittsburg
Traction, was called up.
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- au. v. .uuui... w.w ... ...............
this council nas not ia&en into considera
tion for some time. It used to be when an
ordinance came up the question was asked,
"How many members are interested in this
measure ?" It was understood that those
interested had a right to get up and explain
their interest; otherwise they had no right
to vote. This is fixed by an act of Assem
bly. I am not aware how many members of
Council are interested in the stocks of these
companies, but from the action of Councils
in passing all these ordinances it seems to
me there must be some special reason. The
Mayor distinctly says not a dollar of revenue
comes to' the city. The question is never
asked, "What revenue is there for the city?"
or, "Is it injurious to property 1" The only
question seems to be to pass the ordi
nances as framed by the corporations.
I tear it is too late to call a halt Councils
should consider that the city gets no, return
lor these vaiuaoie iraucuises. iuo uiy
needs money and it is right that these cor
porations should be taxed. I have a wagon
that costs me 6 a year license. These cor
porations grow wealthy and through the in
fluence of their wealth practically control
the city. Should they not give some re
turn? It is useless for me to ask; the ordi
nances are booked to pass.
Mr. Magee The gentleman from the Six
teenth ward (Mr. O'Donnell) says nothing
is given in return for these franchises. He
is mistaken. The city has received and
these has been expended within the city
limits in paving streets, some of which had
never been paved and others en which the
Savements were wom out, nearly $1,000,000.
ne system the Duquesne has spent
5450,000 in paving within the tracks and
one foot each side; the Citizens line has
paved Penu avenue to East Liberty and a
number of other streets: the Birmingham
has paved the streets of the South Side; the
"West End line will pave the streets in that
district They are compelled to maintain
these streets. Every line in Pittsburg does
this except the Pleasant Valley. It is not
fair to Councils or to these corporations to
say these ordinances were passed without
consideration to the city. It may be tha
gentleman thinks they did not pay enough.
That is a matter of opinion and there is
room for an honest difference. But they
have paid and they do pay.
Street Hallways Improve the City.
Continuing, Mr. Magee said:
"We have statement from the Board of
Assessors showing an Increase in the value
of city property, so marked as to excite at
tention not only at home, but all over the
country. That increase is attributable more
to these street railways than to any other
one cause, unless it might be natural gas.
Our people are enabled to get from one part
to another of the city, I believe, as cheaply
and I know as comfortably as in any other
city. Take it all in all, we have the best
system of street railways in the country.
The assertion that the city never got any
thing for the franchises is wrong. "Whether
it got enough is, as I said, a matter of
opinion. The city, In the facilities given to
its people, has been well paid.
Mr. O'Donnell It is true that rapid
transit has been of great value to the city
and the people; it has also been of great
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