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EMPLOYMENT
A SURE WINNER
Is the man who hscs the Ceat-a.
Word ColamBS of THE DIS
PATCH. The people 70a wish to
reach are reading them everyday.
PPptttfl
Is Hot hard to obtaia if yea adver
tise for s place ist THE BIB
PATCH. Employers of labor read
It every day of the week. '
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rORTY-SE V jjn TJi YEAR
THE ENGLISH
ARE i JINGOES
Even Though Salisbury
Is Obstinate on the
Seal Question.
A MILLION WORKMEN
Petition in Favor of Arbitration
American Disputes.
of
THE BILL IS BOUND TO CARRY,
If the
Rumor Is True That Oar Govern
ment Is in Favor cf It
Public Opinion Decidedly Against the
Premier The Sealing Question Not
Important Enough to Risk the HI. Will
of the United States Canada Not
Building "Warships The Eastbourne
Salvation Army Riots Leading to Im
portant Legislation, Permitting Reli
gious Open-Air Processions London
Moderates Trying to Head Off What
They Call Socialism in Municipal Af
fairsSecret Societies and Catholi
cism. COrTKIGHT. 1SB2. ET X. T. AS50CU.TXD PRESS.
London, March 11. Lord Salisbury's
delay in arranging for a renewal of the
modus vivendi in the Bering Sea matter, lias
been a subject for private consideration by
tbe leaders of the Opposition, resulting in a
decision not to move in the matter until the
policv of the Government appears more
definite.
The Foreign Office is unusually dilatory
in the production of the papers in the case.
J. W. Lowther, Parliamentary Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, denies that the most
recent details of the negotiations have yet
reached the Foreign Office, but as the
anxiety for an early settlement becomes
heightened by every day's cable dispatches,
a postponement of the Government's ex
planation will not be accorded beyond the
end of next week.
The motive for Lord Salisbury's conduct,
as is well known in official circles, is found
in the promptings of Sir Charles Tupper,
who has been advising the Government to
show fight against a renewal of the modus
Vivendi on the ground that it is not fair to
Canada, as it will lock up capital now in
vested in sealers.
rnblic Opinion Against SalisDury.
Apart from tbe extreme Tory organs the
opinion of the country is dead against Lord
Salisbury for risking a quarrel with the
United States for the sake of the small cap
ital invested in fishboats. To-morrow's
number of the Speaker will indicate the atti
tude of the Liberals in arguing that the
reasons that induced Lord Salisbury to
agree to tne modus vivendi in 1891 apply
with equal force in favor of a renewal in
1892; that if the English Government is
confident of the strength of its case there is
all the greater cause to be content to await
the decision of the arbitration tribunal, and
to be ready meanwhile to meet the "Wash
ington Executive on a provisional arrange
ment The difficulty causes no excitement among
the Ministerialists, who rely upon Lord
Salisbury's prudence; nor is a serious rupt
ure with the United States thought possible
on either side of tbe house. Lord Salis
bury's final acceptance of the modus vivendi
i held to be inevitable. "What stirs up the
opposition is the needless discussion of a
comparatively trivial matter tending to ex
rite irritation in America.
Warships on the Great Lake?.
"With reference to that other trou'blei
Canada's supposed infraction of the treaty
of 1817, forbidding warships on the lakes
beyond a limited reservation, Colonial
Office advices divest the action of the Do
minion Government of the importance
which cable dispatches attribute to the
matter. According to these advices only
one uanaaian vessel nas. Deen omit de
signed for the lighthouse service, but now
destined to watch forsmugglers on the lower
St- Lawrence.
A potent factor guiding Lord Salisbury's
policy to harmony with the "Washington
Government is the fact that on the eve of
the general election it is impossible to risk
incurring popular anger by allowing the ar
bitration to collapse at a moment when it
appears to be on the verge of success.
Since Mr. Cremer's motion in favor of a
permanent treaty of arbitration with the
United States was indefinitely postponed
under the pressure of government business,
s report has circulated in the lobbies of the
House of Commons that Lord Salisbury has
received private assurance of the readiness
ot the American Government to negotiate
t,uch a treaty.
The Proposal Bound to Carry.
The Liberals accept the report as true, and
if the session lasts beyond Easter Mr.
Cremerwill renew the motion, which will
be seconded by Sir John Lubbock and sup
ported by the bulk of tbe Liberals and a
number 6f Conservative', including Messrs.
Jennings and Howortb, and is certain to be
carried.
In the event of earlier dissolution, the
resolution will be brought up as early as
possible after the assembling of the new
Parliament. Memorials in favor of such a
treaty have been already signed by 1,250,
000 workingmen, proving that the temner
of tbe country will not stand Lord Salis
l.urv's worrying policy towards a kindred
nation. .
Vesterday's vote in the House of Com
mons, giving the Salvation Armyfree scope
to parade in Eastbourne, promises issues
which the supporters of the motion never
contemplated. The debate awoke the mem
orv of lrih members to the fact that the
Catholic emancipation act of 1829 forbids
Catholics to exercise ceremonies of religion
ixcept inside places of worship.
Iirzer Than a- IocaI Sleasore.
Patrick O'Brien will move in committee
aa extension of free toleration of open air
meetings and processions to people of all
religious persuasions within Eastbourne.
As an outcome of the local bill a larger
measure amending the act of 1829 will be
ntroduced, by which the powers held by all
luthorities in Scotland and by 36 ot the
jreatest towns in England to prevent re
figious processions will bt abolished.
Stung into activity by the Progressives'
aptnre of the London County Council, the
Moderates have hurriedly called a meeting
f delegates of 130 property defense socie-j
ties and have agreed on a plan of co-operation
to oppose Progressive projects within
and without Parliament. The Progressive
leaders will postpone their attack on the
.landlords until the new Parliament, when
bills for the taxation of ground rents and the
abolition of citv corporation monopolies
will be promoted. A section cf the Coun
cil proposes to levy on tbe total value of
ground rents a tax"that will realize an an
nual revenue of 4,000,000, with whkh the
Council may revel in socialist reforms.
Secret Societies anil Catholicism.
The prospect of appointment of a, suc
cessor to the late Cardinal Manning has led
to a discussion in the Masonic circles on
their recognition by the British Catholic
Church. In a letter, Sir Charles Dilke con
tends that the time is opportune for Catho
lic authorities in England and the colonies
to discriminate between the Free Masons,
with their harmless symbolic rites and
practical benefit societies on the one side,
and secret societies under the ban of the
Vatican on the other. The fact of the
recognition of religion in the English lodges,
the absence of political bias and the fact
that thousands of clergymen are Masons,
may indtce the Vatican to modify its
antagonism.
THE COAL STRIKE SURE.
English Miners Begin Their Two 'Weeks'
Vacation In Earnest To-Day.
London, March 1L When the night
shifts left the mine in Durham this morn
ing they brought their tools with them.
This was done in accordance with yester
day's decision, which makes the coal
"strike" a certainty. The latest estimate
places the number of miners striking to
morrow at 400,000. The Miners Federa
tion has issued a manifesto, saying all its
members must stop work to-morrow except
a few surface men, water pumpers and
ventilator attendants. No coal must be
raised from the shafts. The manifesto adds:
We expect outside districts to remember
that the members of the Miners' Federation
are taking a holiday for the sole purpose of
clearing tbe markets of surplus coal, which
has been used by the speculators in a system
of unfair trading closely akin to gambling.
We trust that our action will not only avert
the menaced reductions in our wages, but
those that are threatened in the wages of
Scotch, South Wales and Northumberland
miners. .
The manifesto entreats the men employed
in Scotland, South "Wales and Northumber
land, none of whom belong to the Miners
Federation, they having associations of
their own, not to work during the "strike"
more than the four or five days a week that
they have hitherto worked. A miners' con
ference will be held March 16 to decide
upon the date on which the men will resume
work.
TEEEE 1L P.'S IH DISGRACE.
Each Expelled or to Be Expelled for Grave
Criminal Offenses.
London', March 11. Maitland Francis
Morland, of Oxford, 65 years of age, and
described as a tutor, was to-day sentenced to
ten years at hard labor for attempting to
obtain from Lord Hothfield 70 and other
moneys by false pretenses.
At the Old Bailey to-day a sentence was
passed that will without doub: result in
another expulsion from the House of Com
mons, making the third member of the
Parliament who has been ignominiously ex
pelled. The first was Captain Verney, who
was expelled upon his conviction for pro
curing a girl for immoral purposes, the
second was Edward de Cobain, who fled the
country to escape arrest on a charge of gross
immoralty, and what will prove the third
expulsion will be that of George "Woodgate
Hastings, M. B., for the JEast or Brooms
grore Division of Worcestershire, who was
to-day sentenced to five years' penal servi
tude on his plea of guilty of the charge of
misappropriating the ram of 6,000.
GIVING AWAT BEITATS'S 6ECBET.
More Exploits of Bolden, France's FortiO-
e canon spy, Lome to j.ignr.
London, March 11. Edward Holden, the
man who was arrested at Manchester under
the official secrets act on the charge of try
ing to obtain information as to the construc
tion and situation of the batteries at Gibral
tar, and with trying to learn other matters
connected with the defenses of that plafe,
was formerly a quartermaster in the En
gineer Corps. He was remanded Saturday
for a further hearing. To-day he was again
brought before the magistrate.
The prosecution stated that serious de
velopments had transpired in the case.
"When Holden was arrested he was on the
point of going to France, where he was to
receive the 100 for information regarding
the defenses of Malta. He had by illegal
means discovered certain facts in connection
with these defenses, and he will, therefore,
be prosecuted for actually supplying in
formation to certain persons. The hearing
was adjourned, the magistrate again refus
ing to accept bail.
A GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.
Gladstone Carries a Minor Motion Against
Balfour, 1S4 to 149.
London, March 11. In the House cf
Commons John Gordon Swift MacNeill
(anti-Parnellite) moved to strike out the
names of Lieutenant General Sir Lewis
Pelly (Constitutionalist), William L.
Ashmead Bartlett-Burdett-Coutts (Con
servative), and Sir Henry Pauleston (Con
servative) from the list of members of the
House who voted last night for the credit
for tbe Mombassa railway survey, which
was carried without a division. There was
a long discussion of the motion, the prin
cipal speakers being Mr. Gladstone and
Mr. Balfour.
Finally a vote was taken and the motion
was approved, 154 members voting for it
and 149 against it. When the vote was an
nounced it was greeted with loud cheers by
the opposition. The result is considered a
defeat for the Government
A Duel Growing Ont of May Day Riots.
Paris, March 1L A duel with swords
was fought to-day between M. Isaac, for
merly sub-prefect of Fourmies, the scene of
the.riotous demonstration on the 1st of May
last, when a number of workingmen were
shot down bv soldiers and M. Dubois, a
member of the stafl of the Intrantitesnt,
Henri Kochefort's paper. The duel grew
out of articles written by Dubois, in which
M. Isaac was violently attacked lor the part
he had taken in the May Day troubles. M.
Isaac proved himself the better swordsman
and inflicted a serious wound in M. Dubois'
abdomen.
SH0BT-TERH PATE0NS M0UBN
Over the Collapse of Another So-Called
Beneficiary Order In Cleveland.
Cleveland, March 11. Another so
called beneficial society has gone to the
wall. The outcome, has been expected by
the members. A year ago last December
the Ohio Beneficial Society was organized.
It was a one-year order. For a limited
nnmber of 13 assessments, the fortunate
certificate-tiolder was to receive ?150 at the
end of tbe year; a $2 member was to be
given $100, and a SI member f50. The Su
preme Lodge kas its office at 89 Euclid ave
nue. Charles A. Parsons is the Supreme
President, and the Supreme Secretary is A.
E. Gilbert, both of this city. There are 59
subordinate lodges scattered over the Union.
At 11:10 Thursday night a -deed of assign
ment was filed with the Clerk of the Pro
bate Court. The deed was signed. by. A. E.
Sprackling, Alfred Singer and W. E..
Crady.the Supreme Trustees. The liabili
ties are stated to be from $50,000 to $60,000,
and tbe assets $30,000. In tbe assets, how
ever, are included assessments said to be
due from certificate holders.
TO DISBAND FOR GOOD.
THE STANDARD Oil. TRUST NOT
APPEAR IN NEW SHAPE.
TO
Solicitor Dodd Explains the Probable
Method of Dissolution All Property to
Be Equitably Divided Among tbe Con
stituent Corporations What tbe Com
bine Has Done.
New York, March 1L In- accordance
with a provision in the Standard Oil Trust
deed, a special meeting of the holders of the
trust certificates has been called for Mon
day, the 21st Inst, to vote on the proposed
dissolution. At that time, too, the certificate
holders may decide the mode in which the
affairs of the trust shall be woundup, and
whether the trust property shall be dis
tributed, and, if so, what part shall be
divided and what part sold, and whether
such sales shall be public or private. When
asked to-day whether the trust would be
reorganized in some other form, and what
was the reason for the dissolution, S. T. C
Dodd, the solicitor of the trust, said: '
Kb, we have no intention or reorganizing
the trust. Our purpose is to dissolve, not
reorganize. This decision has been brought
about in part by the decision against the
trust in Ohio, but more largely by the op
position and legislation against trusts of
this sort in different States of the Union.
and which has become burdensome. The-
uecision in umo was mo nrsc one given
against our -trust deed in anv State. Of
course, it only affected the trust in that
State.
We think the trust has been a benefit to
everybody. Besides largely reducing the
price of oil to the consumer, it has enabled
every person in our emnloy who has saved a
dollar or got a dollar to invest, to share in
the profits of the trust, and In that way it
has been a profit-sharing Industry. When
the trust was organized it comprised about
30 persons. Now there are 2,000 persons'
names on the book as certificate holders,
and those persons are scattered all over the
world. The canital of the trust is $95,000,000.
and during the ten years of its existence it
has paid quarterly dividends of 3 per cent,
or 12 per cent per annum. Its export busi
ness amounts to about $50,000,000 a year, or
about t o-thirds of its total business.
The manner in which the trust shall be
wound up depends largely upon the certifi
cate holders. They will fix tbe time when
the trut shall be wound up. If they deter
mine that that shall be done under tbe
trust deed the trustees snail make the dis
tribution of the trust property in the mode
directed; or, if no mode be agreed upon by
two-thirds in value of the certificate hold
ers, the trustees shall make distribution of
the trust property according to law. Such
distribution, whether it be ot trust property
or values or both, must be just and equi
table, and such as to insure to each owner of
a trust certificate his due proportion of the
trust property or the value thereof. The
only property tbe trust owns consists of
stock of the constituent corporations. If
the trust is wound up that stock will all be
returned to its owner and the constituent
corporations will carry on business as usual.
HENRY GEORGE AS A JUROR.
On His First Appearance Ho Decides in
Favor of Capital.
New Yoek, March 11. Special.
Henry George, sitting as juror for the first
time in his life, helped to render a verdict
for capital, as represented by the Chambers
Street and East Broadway Street Bailway
Company. It was in the suit for damages
brought against "tbe company by. Israel
Epstein, and tried before' Judge Freedman,
in the Superiot,jCourt. .Mr. Epstein said
that one, of the cars of the company had rnn
him down and injured him $5,000 worth.
The jury brought in a sealed verdict after
an hour's deliberation, and the verdict was
read this morning. The jury held that the
company and its employes were in no way
to blame. When it was asked of Mr.
George how he came to vote with capital
he said that no other verdict was possible
under the testimony.
EVANGELICALS' LINE QF DEFENSE.
Another .Day in the Litigation at Cleveland
Between tbe Factions.
Cleveland, O., March 11. The line of
defense followed to-day in the Evangelical
Association quo warranto case, was that the
delegates in the Indianapolis conference
were properly elected as such, and that,
therefore, the meeting in that city was the
valid one as compared with the Philadel
phia conference. In a few of tbe annual
conferences, for instance those of Chicago
and Eastern Pennsylvania, delegates were
chosen by both the minority and majority
parties.
The principal witnesses to-day were the
Secretaries of the conferences of" these two
places atthe meetings of the majority party.
They detailed the straggler ibr control
that took -place between the factions on
these occasions.
TEE S0UTHEKN LEON DEAL.
Some ot the Terms by Whleu the Three Big
Companies Are Amalgamated.
New Yoek, March 1L No official an
nouncement has yet been made in regard to
the terms of the consolidation of the De
Bardeleben, Sloss and Tennessee Coal and
Iron Companies, but it is understood that
they provide for tbe merging of the two
competing companies with the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company, and the issue of
new certificates in place of the present
shares.
The arrangement is said to have been
practically closed Saturday last, though re
ports were circulated this afternoon that
there had been some trouble in closing the
de.-.l. The three companies produce 2,000
(pns out of a total daily production of 2,500
tons by the Birmingham district.
LYHCHEES GO SC0TFBEE.
No Jnry Can Be Found to Try Them, and
the Populace Favors Them.
Galena, III., March 1L To-day at last
it was practically acknowledged that the
prosecution for murder of the seven ring
leaders of the mob that lynched Anton Sie-
Jjoldt at Darlington, Wis., last September,.
laauuiuicuuu )vu uc utavuuuuuci. up
ward of 500 veniremen have been examined
in the effort to get a jnry, yet not one juror
-has been obtained. The vast majority of
the people of the county apparently wish to
see the men free.
To appease popular clamor the County
Board will meet next week anil instruct the
District Attorney to nolle prosse the cose.
NOT AH ILL WIND.
The Blizzard Comes in Time to Give lum
bermen Two Weeks of Work.
Minneapolis, March it A good many
people were disgusted at the blizzard. Not
so. with the loggers. They rejoiced at a
freak of the weather which assures them
from one to two more weeks of logging.
This week's Lumberman enumerates a
number ot local firms who were just clean
ing up work preparatory to breaking camp,
wh'en the blizzard mended their roads and
gave them two more weeks ot work. The
lumberman says that the lull cut of the year
will not be far from the enormous cut of last
year.
MTJBAT HALSTEAD discusses London's
underground electric railroad as m solution
ot .the rapid, transit, preblam la THE DIS
PATCH to-morrow.
PITTSBURG. SATURDAY. l MARCH 12. 1892-TWELVE
HARBISON'S HATCHET
Sure to Be Needed Soon to Be
head tlie Free Silver
Coinage Scheme.
THE SENATE WILL PASS IT,
By a Majority of From 12 to 16, Ac
cording to the Present Poll.
THOSE WHO WILL VOTE FOR IT.
r'
Kot
Only & Few Whose Opinions Have
Already een Learned.
HILL MUST SOON CROSS THE BRIDGE
rSPECIXI HtlGnAM TO TITE DISPATCtM
Washington, March 1L It begins to
look very much as if the President will
have to decide before long whether he will
veto a free silver bill or not. If the Senate
Committee of Finance could speak the final
word there is no doubt that the Bland bill,
after its receipt from the House, would
sleep the sleep that knows no waking-on
the committee files. There seems to be no
possibility of this, however, much to th4
ICglCb Ul OC v CiUi A. , cst . uouiinuto n uw
would be glad if they wbuld avoid the
necessity of meeting the question face to
face. The President is said to be the most
desirous that the bill shall reach him beforr
the Minneapolis Convention meets.
The legislative condition of the silve
question in the Senate is such as to rende
it an easy matter to secure consideration fo
the Bland bill. It is true that the Financ
Committee reported adversely all the bill,
referred to it relating to an increase of tht
currencv and free coinage, but these, bills,
alter they had been thus reported, were not
indefinitely postponed, but were placed
upon the calendar, where they can be
reached at any time.
Good IT hen on the Calendar.
As Senator Tellersaid a few days ago: "Jt
does not make any difference to us what
kind of a report is submitted, if tbe bills
are on the calendar." Consequently, when
the proper time comes and it does not
seem that it is to be very long delayed
these adversely reported measures can be
taken up for consideration, and if none of
them are satisfactory to the silver men, as
is likely to be the case, the Bland bill from
the House will be substituted.
Can the bill nass the Senate? This ques
tion can best be answered by a careful re
view of the personnel of the Senate to
day. In the month of January, 1891, after
the Senate had discussed for some days the
financial bill framed at a caucus of Repub
lican Senators, Senator Vest, of Missouri,
suddenly moulded as a substitute a free
coinage bill, pure and simple. Confronted
with the issue in this unexpected way, the
Senators did not shirk it, but proceeded at
once to a vote.
The Test Tote East Session!,
The bill was passed by a vote of 39 to 2",
with 22 Senators" not voting. The rvote. in
detail was as follows:.
Yeas Allen, Barbour, Bate, BeTryfJBlacfc.
bnrn, Butler. Cameron, CocKerelf," Coke,
Daniel, Kuatts, Faulkner, Gibson, Gorman.
Hampton. Ingalls, Jones (Ark.), Jones
(N'ev.), Kenna, McConnell. Manderson,
Mitchell. Morgan, Paddock. Pasco, Power,
Pugb, lleagan, Sanders, Shoup. btanford,
Stewart, Teller. Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voor
hces, Walthall, ffolcott.
Nays Aldrich, Allison, Carey, Casey, Cul
lom, Davis, Dixon, Dolpli, Edmunds, Evarts,
Frye, Hale, Hawlev, Hfggins, Iiiscock,Howe,
McMillan, Piatt, Quay, Sawyer, Sherman,
Spooner, Stockbriuze. vVarren, Washburn,
Wilson (la.), Wilson (Md.)
Paired or not voting Blair. Blodgett,
Brown-, Call, Carlisle, Chandler, Colquitt,
Dawes, Farwell, Georare, Grady, Harris, Mac
Dherson, Moony. Morrill, Payne, Tettigrew,
Pierce, Flumb, Ransom, Squire.
Since the vote was taken there have been
a number of changes in the Senate. Of
those who voted in tbe affirmative, Messrs.
Hampton, Ingalls, McConnell and Beagan
are no longer Senators. They have been
succeeded by Messrs. Irby, Peffer, Dubois
and Chilton respectively. As these new
Senators will all vote for free coinage there
is no loss to the affirmative vote by the
change.
Hill Must Soon Cross the Bride.
With the negative vote it is different.
Messrs. Edmunds, Evarts, Spooner and
Wilson, of Maryland, who voted no, are not
noV in the Senate. The buccessions to
Edmunds and Spooner, Messrs. Proctor and
Vilas, will vote against free coinage. Mr.
Gibson, of Maryland, differs from I113
predecessor and' will vote affirmatively.
This is a gain of one. Mr. Evarts' successor-is
David B. Hill. It is confidently
predicted by the Southern Senators that
Mr. Hill will vote, with them for free coin
age. JNlr. mil himseit says tnat be wilt not
cross the bridge until he comes to it. He
will have to come to it pretty soon. He
may be put down in the doubtful column,
but is likely to be recorded in the'affirma
tive. This would be a gain of two votes, or
a maioritv of four.
An analysis of the "not voting" column,
and of the pairs, as announced during the
roll call, shows that 11 would have voted
for and 11 against free coinage. Of the for
mer, Brown, Moody. Pierce and Plumb are
not in the Senate. They have been suc
ceeded by men who will vote for free coin
age, excepting, possibly, Mr. Perkins, of
Kansas, whose views are not definitely
known. ,
A Good Majority for Free Silver.
On the other side were Messrs. Blair,
Farwell, Hearst and Payne. Their succes
sors are Messrs. Gallinger, Palmer, Felton
and Brice. Mr. Gallinger is, of course, an
anti-free coinage man, and Senator Felton
said to The Dispatch reporter to-day that
he'was also opposed to it. The position of
Messrs. Palmer and Brice has not yet been
made known. ,
Jn brief, on a direct vote in the Senate,
with everybody voting and with the posi
tion of the Senators who voted last year un
changed, there would be CO votes cast for
tree coinage to 34 votes against it, not in
cluding Senators Hill, Palmer, Perkins and
Brice, who are placed in the doubtful col
umn. If these four should all vote in the
negative free silver would still have a ma
jority of 12.
Of the affirmative Messrs. Allen, Camer
on, Jones (Nev.), Manderson, Mitchell,
Paddock, Power, Sanders, Shoup, Dubois,
Stanford, Stewart, Teller, Wolcott. Squire
and Pettigrew would be Republicans a
total of 15. The Democrats who weuld be re
corded in the negative are Blodgett, Gray,
Carlisle, McPherson and Vilas, with the
possibility of some out of the doubtful
column.
It is not probable that any of the Repub
licans who voted for free coinage last year
will change their vote this session, except
possibly Cameron, who last year fought the
force bill; Manderson, who is credited with
Presidental aspirations, and Paddock, who
is seeking a re-election to the Senate. Even
if these votes are reversed, free coinage will
have a majority, although reduced.
OATH sends for to-morrow's Issue of THE
DISPATCH pen pictures or Senator BUI
and Attorney General Killer.
-A Gas-Bnrner infringement Bolt
Tbenton, N." .J., , March, M. In the
TTnitedTStates Court to-day. srguBseat.iru
commenced in the case of the Siemens
Xungran Company, of Philadelphia, agabst
the Jersey City Gas Controller Company
for 1300,000 damages for infringement on' the
complainants' patents hi gas burners in
vented by A. B. Lipsey, ot West Hoboken.
BEATEN BY WHITE CAPS.
THE FATE OP A BOBAI. UNLICENSED
UQUOB DEALER.
His Business Methods Bid Not Sntt the
' Community Tied Vp to a Scantline; and
Nearly Whipped to Deatb A lack of
x Details.
According to a story which found
its way1 to the city last night
Frank Neishar, known as the "Mad
Frenchman," whose home is in Loiyer St.
Clair townshia, was nearly killed by White
Caps. Officer Keech, whose heat is not far
from the place heard of it and reported it to
Police Captain Stewart.
The offense, however, had occurred be
yond the city line and the police could not
interfere. Neishar is a carpenter by
trade, and lives with his second wife and
her three small children. He is 42 years of
age. For some time past he has not been
working at his occupation, but is alleged to
be operating a lively and remunerative
speak-easy in what is known locally as
"Heflow," a little hamlet on the border of
Knoxville borough. '
For nearly three years he thus flourished,
when, it is alleged, he discovered opposi
tion in his vicinity, quit the business, osten
sibly opened a butcher shop and diligently
went to work to prosecute bis rivals for sell
ing liquor without a license. This fright
ened the rivals out of the business and
Neishar not long ago resumed the prac
tice.. Jn-
;y
got a uuctor for him, who in turn procured
the services of another to properly attend
the mau. Since the occurrence the bouse
has been shut up, and an iron bar fastens
the door. No response was made to vigor
ous pounding on it last night. The neigh
bors all admitted knowing more or less
about it, but none of them conld tell where
the family had gone.
PERHAPS IT'S A COAL DEAL.
Carriers of Bituminous Fa el Trying to Get
Together Now.
Philadelphia, March 11. The freight
agents of the roads interested in the
bituminous coal -trade held a protracted
meeting in this city and discussed the situ
ation throughout the greater portion of, tbe
day. The roads represented were the Penn
sylvania, Beech Creek, Baltimore and Ohio,
Norfolk and Western, Chesapeake and
Ohio. Erie. Allegheny Valley. Western
New York and Pennsylvania and Rochester
and Pittsburg.
The trouble among the bituminous coal
men is likely to be .settled soon. Several
of the prominent members of the Seaboard
Steam Coal Association wen in the city
yesterday, and an informal conference was
jjield, but no definite result was reached.
The rituat!onwasdIeussedin,all its de
tails, and the importance of making some
arrangements regarding prices was generally
recognized.
After a long discussion, the resolution
providing for last year's rates was passed.
F00S FBOSPECTS FOB EX0DUSTEES.
With Sailing Facilities It Would Take Three
Tears to Take Them to Liberia.
Chicago, March 11. George H. Daniels,
general passenger agent of the New York
Central Railroad, has sent the following
dispatch to O. W. Ruggles, general passen
ger agent of tbe Michigan Central:
There are at present stranded in this city
upward of 300 colored citizens from the State
of Arkansas that have been landed here in a
destitute condition by the railroads leading
into New York from that territory. They
claim to be on their way to Liberia. Tbe
only communication with Liberia is by a
sailing vessel, the capacity for transporta
tion on which does not exceed from 30 to SO
passengers a trip. The vessels make but
two trips a year. At that rate yon see it
will take at least three years to dispose of
those already on hand. Youare respectfully
requested to state the facts to persons send
ing this class ot travel and save the people
themselves' much hardship and this com
munity a large amount of expense. These
poor people seem to have been informed by
some one that they could go to .Liberia at
once and at little or no expense.
READING HAS NEW JERSEY.
Its Senate Passes the Localization Bill by
si Good-Sized Majority.
Tbenton, ,N. J., .March 11. There -was
no discussion in the Senate to-day on the
Reading Railroad bill except a speech by
Senator Gardiner in opposition to the
measure, which he characterized as being at
variance with the past policy of the State
and with the well known wishes of the
people.
He gave as an illustration of the inward
ness of the bill, that one of the little roads
which had been absorbed and which had
tint pnniitfh ranital to carrv on its business
properly, was now in a posit:
large dividends. ' The vote i
ion to promise
was then taken
with the result of 13 to 5.
TO OKLAHOMA ON FOOT.
Hordes of Destitute Negroes, North and
South, for the Promised Land.
Crawfoedsvtlle, Ark., March 11.
About 4 P. M. 106 negroes passed through
here on foot with two wagons loaded with
bedding and supplies, bound for Oklahoma.
It is the understanding that there will be
between 800 and 1,000 leave this country in
a few days for Oklahoma.
A dispatch from Little Rock says: About
COO negroes arrived here to-day from Jeffer
son county and lower portion of this county
who expected to leave here to-morrow for
Oklahoma. They are completely destitute.
Italian Suits Ajrainit New Orleans.
New Orleans, March 1L To-day two
more suits against the city of New Orleans
were filed. in the United States .Circuit
Court for $30,000 each on behalf of relatives
of Italians lynched in the parish prison on
the 14th of March, 189L
More Sugar Refineries to Be Absorbed.
New Yoke, March 11. Reports were
current in the sngarcrowdthat the directors
have practically arranged on terms for the
absorption of ontside refineries, and that
some rights will he issued 'to stockholders
in connection with the deal.
Canatla Wants to Retaliate.
Ottawa, Ont., March 1L A bill has
been introduced in -Parliament to prohibit
the importation and Immigration of for
eigners under contract or agreement to work
in Canada, This is a retaliatory measure
against the United States.
INFANT anatomy eonflrnu Darwin's
tbeoTy aeeerdiag to Or. Bobiason, ot Lon
don, -who writes for XBS DISPATCH to.
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give in it
According to Henry "Watter-
son, Who Calls on the
Ex-President to
REFUSE TO KM THIS YEAE.
The Ex-President's Friends Fear a
Packed Convention Hall.
AMBITION OF ALLIANCE LEADERS.
i Hoosier Editor Bead Oat of His Party
Eecanse of Independence.
EOLMAN HEARS 1 BIG BEE BUZZIXG
CHICAGO, March 11. Hon. Henry Wat
terson, in an authorized interview at the
Richelieu Hotel to-day, virtually called
upon Mr. Cleveland .to withdraw from the
race for the Presidental nomination. Mr.
Watterson said the nomination of the ex
President would be suicidal for the Demo
cratic party. QUI, too, be believed, had
dug his own political grave in New York
State, and he regards the conflict there as
practically irreconcilable. Tbe party,, he
said, must come West for its candidate, or
seek him in either of the three States of
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Maryland.
In practically calling upon Mr. Cleveland
to withdraw Mr. tWatterson rather scored
the ex-Presiden,t. The Kentucky editor
read the Interview after it was written and
indorsed it as correct. Three questions
were proponnded to the distinguished Ken
tuckian. The first and second related to
Mr. Witterson's well-known views upon
the tariff and silver. The third and most
important question, that of the Presidental
nomination, Mr. Watterson answered-last.
He said: "I have never indulged myself
very much in hero-worship, and any good
Democrat whom tbe Democratic National
Convention may see fit to nominate will
suit'me.
Carlisle Is Waterloo ' Favorite.
"If I had to pnt a man in the AVhite
House he would be Mr. Carlisle. I regard
him as the best equipped Democrat in pub
lic life. He ib able and honest. He is
sound to the core, and has tbe courage of
his convictions. He wa5 making great ex
positions in Democratic lore and leading
Democratic tariff battles when Mr. Cleve
land was Mayor of Buffalo. He would
make an eminent President. Him aside,
anybody will suit me if he does not come
from New York."
"Why so?"
"Because the faction there have made
thetnomination of any New Yorker impos
sible. Governor Hill has killed Mr. Cleve
land, and in'doing so, he has, I think, killed
himself. The nomination must come West
or go to Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or
Maryland. If we conld not elect Mr. Cleve
land in 1883, when he was in the White
House and when we bad all the outer forms
andshow.iof harmony in the State of New
York, what chance should we have against
the present vehement opposition? Mr.
Cleveland made, us a good President. Jn
great affairs-he has many of the elements of
a great man. I am most sincerely his friend.
But I must contest, and sometimes I feel
like resenting, the notion that he is our
sole, our
Only and Host Original Sloses.
"In the matter of tariff reform Mr. Cleve
land allowed three years of his old adminis
tration to pass before" he declared himself.
When other Democrats were struggling
with the demons of darkness he was passive
'and silent. When he did speak out he
spoke well, but he was so skeptical of the
issue he had himself perpetrated that
he sent Mr. Gorman and the late William
Ij. Scott to St Louis with a cut-and-dried
platform ignoring his own message, ignor
ing the Mills bill, and reasserting, as tbe
partv ' law, the straddle we had made in
Chicago in 1884.
"I do not mean to impeach or criticise
Mr. Cleveland in the least. He is as good
a tariff reformer as anybody, but he is no
better than half a dozen who have an equal
claim with him to the public confidence.
In the face of tbe New York schism, it
seems to me his nomination would be sheer
suicide, and I have so much respect for his
sense of dignity and honor that I take it for
granted that he will in due time withdraw
his name."
'Do you think Senator Palmer is too
old?"
Palmer Jnst Old Enouglu
"Why, what is the matter with Glad
stone or Bismarck? NoJ certainly not. He
is an excellent man, and it there are no
sink-holes in his record, would make an ex
cellent candidate. bo would 'Governor
Boies, of Iowa. So. would Governor Rus
sell, or Governor Pattison,"br Mr. Gorman,
if we decide to go East. The woods are
full of admirable possibilities."
In reference to a hfnt that he himself
might be a candidate, Mr. Watterson sar
castically remarked: "When there has
been a foreign war, and I have had the op
portunitv to sink my Confederate record,
under a Union commission, and do prodi
gies of valor on the tented field or words
to that effect come to me and I will talk to
yon about it."
To-night Mr. Watterson left for Louis
ville. HOLMAN HEABS A BIG BEE.
The Buzzing Has Began in the Bonnet of
the Great Objector.
Washington, March 1L Special.
The illness from which Judge Holman has
been suffering is not of a serious nature at
all, and, in fact, amounts to no more than a
slight indisposition which his age warrants
him in attending to. Mr. Holman is past
70 years old, and is not as strong as he was
a few years ago, but he is still a very active
man, and his ambition is yet unsatisfied.
It is not generally known that Mr. Hol
man has Presidental aspirations which he
has suddenly come to the conclusion may
be gratified. In other words, he is a candi
date for the Presidental nomination', and
his friends are at work trying to secure for
him the sunport of the Indiana delegation.
He had made no public declaration on the
subject, but'some of his intimate friends in
Congress know what bis hopes are, and ex
pect to see his name go before the Chicago
Convention.
XABSHAL LEEDS S00R TO GO.
Colonel George North Thought to Be His
Uost Probable Successor.
Philadelphia, March 1L The talk
upon the street and tbe opinion of poli
ticians of all grades is that Marshal Leeds
will be superseded by somebody else within
a few days not later than some time next
week. Those who have been in Washing
ton within tbe past few- days give it ont
that it is settled that a new man will be ap
pointed and that the gentleman who has
loomed up with potential influence for the
place is Colonel George H. North.
Efforts have been made for
the- retention of the incumbent,
'bntr thar have - nroved unavailing. Mr.
LesVOTeVtBV-Uy at-hkee-wld; j
denies the statements that he has received
any letters requesting his resignation. '.'I
have received no letters," said the Marshal
to-day. ."J know nothing about it except
what I have seen in the papers."
"Have you been asked by anybody to
Tesign?" inquired a reporter.
"No, not by anybody."
The Marshal said he is at the office every
day at 9 o'clock; that there is very little to
do except when the court is in session, and
then, he remains in the office aa long as
there is anything for him to do.
AFRAID. OF A CROWD.
Cleveland's Friends Don't Want Too Big a
Wigwasa at 'Chicago They Protest
Against Such a Scheme Chairman
Briee's Position in the Matter.
Washington, March 1L Special-
Some of the friends, of Cleveland are evi
dently afraid the new wigwam to be built
in Chicago for the use of the Democratic
National Convention is to be "packed"
with anti-Clevelaijdites. This, at least, is
the impression conveyed by a letter re
cently received by Senator Brice from
Daniel Dougherty, who is supposed to be a
staunch admirer of Cleveland and person
ally lufcercsieu la seeing mm get a xuirsuow
at the nominating convention.
Mr. Dougherty protests against the con
struction of a large hall for the convention
on the ground that it is apt to be filled by
the friends of various candidates who are
interested in influencing the action of tbe
convention. In other words, the friends of
Cleveland fear that the hall will be filled
with men who may entirely misrepresent
the sentiment of the country,but by demon
stration and cooked-np enthusiasm deceive
and influence the judgment of the delegates.
An effort was made to get a copy of the
letter from Senator Brice, but he declined
to discuss the 'ct without the consent
of Mr. Doughs' f- said if the writer of
the letter aul- fejffyy would, without
hesitation, give ?ijS f?r - for publica
tion. Without jGf '- , anything
as to its contents. SA fir .-vs the
Democratic party has conC .;, tow
number of delegates to the Nati rt
vention has continued to increase,
aeZ-JV
number of gentlemen who like to be hon
ored with invitations to attend the National
Conventions has also increased. Under
these circumstances it is necessary to have
a hall large enough to accommodate all who
are invited.
AMBITION OF AIXIATfCE LEADEE3.
They Lay Out an Extensive Programme
for Futnre Work.
Washington, March 11. The Alliance
men in Congress have under consideration
an ambitious programme designed to ad
vance tbe interests of the Alliance and
propagate its doctrines. It is proposed to
establish an Alliance Congressional Cam
paign Committee, on much the same basis
as the Republican and Democratic com
mittees, to look after their interests in Con
gressional districts. It is also proposed to es
tablish a national newspaper in Washington.
These and many other things of interest to
Alliance men were discussed at a recent
meeting at the home of Representative
Watson, of Georgia. The meeting was
largely attended, beside the regular Alli
ance men in the House there being present
Senators Pefler and Kyle, President Polk,
Dr. McCune, Mr. Dunning and others.
Before anything is actually done, how
ever, there will be a conference held with
Mr. Tanbeneck, who is the national repre
sentative of the party of the St. Louis Con
vention. These matters, will be gone over
with him, and plans outlined, it being felt
that the proprieties require that Hr.
Tanbeneck and others shonld take rjort in
.any movement started.- Mr. Watson said
that tbe recent meeting here was unusually
harmonious.
BEAD OCT OF HIS FABTY.
An Indiana Editor Too Independent for
Some or His Colleagues.
Richmond, Ind., March 1L Special
Ben Johnson, editor of the Item, one of tbe
most influential Republican daily news
papers in Indiana, was to-day convicted of
political heresy by the Republican Editorial
Association of Indiana, of which he is Sec
retary. The association has requested him
to resign, which he refuses to do. The
specific charges preferred against Mr. John
son were that he is an enemy of the pro
tective tariff policy of the party and that he
is an ardent supporter of tariff reform. He
did not deny the charges, but claimed that
as the Republican editor of a Republican
paper be was privileged to arraign tbe pres
ent lariu policy oi uis party u lie tnougut
proper to do so. His position was defended
at the meeting of the association at Indian
apolis by two of tbe most prominent Re
publican lawyers of Indiana, but it was of
no avail.
After the association had rendered its de
cision it announced that' Johnson's news
Iiaper was a disturbing element in Repub
ican State politics. Johnson is a man hav
ing hundreds. of personal and political
friends, and the action of tbe association is
universally denounced by Republicans who
believe in 'fair play.
Two Parties Join Forces in Indlanai
Indianapolis, March 11. The Prohibi
tionists and People's party in Indiana will
probably uuite in placing State, Congres
sional, Legislative and county tickets in the
field. This action was agreed upon in con
ference by leaders of the two parties. The
State Chairmen are to call their committees
together to indorse this plan. The two
parties claim they will poll, united, 100,000
votes in Indiana.
A Democratic Caucus To-Nlght.
Washington, March 11. A Democratic
caucus wiH be held to-morrow evening, for
the purpose of electing a Congressional
campaign committee.
A SPLIT IN THE TOBY CAXF
Probable In Canada Over the French lan
guage In the Northwest.
Ottawa, Ont., March 11. Attbeproper
stage on the Northwest territories bill this
session, Daiton McCarthy, M. p., will re
introduce his amendment for 'the abolition
of French as the official language in the
Northwest territories.
This action-will create considerable dis
turbance in Conservative circles, as the
mover is a leading Government supporter.
. THIS MOENISG'S NEWS.-
Subject. Page.
Englishmen Not All Jingoes...... 1'
The Senate and the Silver BUI 1
fTatterton'to Cleveland ; 1
Men taid On" at Homestead 1
Gourley Will Sign the Ordinance 3
Democratic Delegate Contests............ 3
Pittsburg's Cold Wave 3
Editorial and MIscellaneona....
Harrison Weakln NewTorlc...
A Cloud Over the Iron Furnaces..
Bradstreet's and Dun's Reviews...
AU'Abont the Cordage Trnst ,
Tbe Gosslp-From "Washington.,...
Basaell Saga as a Witness. ,
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News of Nearby Towns. . . .
Brents In Sporting Circles
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How Onr Coal Is Handicapped.
Lively Wool Tariff Talk
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An OH Besion Sensation..
The Oil Scont's Field News
Sellgiosw, Chaw aad Checkers..
Iron and Commercial Markets..
Wakesaanin the Mediterranean
last of Alleged Olio Sealers:
'News of the County Courts..
THREE OENT&
THREE HUNDRED OUT
lahorers and Their Foremen
Discharged at the Home
stead Steel Works.
OiTICIAIS ALL DENY IT,
Bat the Removed Workmen Enter an
Emphatic Confirmation.
HAKIKGWAYIORKEWMACHINERY
Which Is .Expected to Inaugurate a Kevola
tion in the Business.
A CKISIS WHEX THE SCALE RUNS OUT
Three hundred laborers, together with
their foremen, from the various depart-.
ments of Carnegie, Phippa & Ca's bia
Homestead steel works, were discharged
yesterday .morning. Chairman Abbott was
Iiunted up as soon as the. report reached
Pittsburg, but he professed ignorance of the
move, and hardly thought it possible.
A'Dispatcu reporter went to Home
stead to see General Manager Potter. He
was prepared for an interview and met all
the questions half way. He denied that 30O
men had been discharged, bnt said men were
being discharged from day to day, just as
work was being completed.
Introduction of Improved Machinery.
He was then asked if it was not the in
tention of the company to reduce the num
ber of men by the introduction of machinery,
possibly electrical, in the various depart
ments. To this he laughed and answered,
"I hope the pnblic will not be led astray
by false rumors."
About the mills at Munhall the discharge
was being freely discussed. One ofthe
laborers, who was discharged was seenrand
he corroborated the story. Tins Dispatch
reporter, while standing at the main gate
which leads into the mill last night as the
men were coming out, wa3 ap
proached by one of the employes
of the 23-inch beam mill. The.
man volunteered the following information:
"Some time ago the committee from the 23
and 33-inch mills waited upon General
Manager Potter in reference to our scale for
the coming year. They were met with the
astounding information that there would be
no scale next year. The reosou of this is
tbat tbe company is going to put in ma
chinery which will greatly reduce the num
ber of men employed. It is now building a
new converting mill similar to the one at
Braddock, and this goes to show that there
will be a great reduction in employes.
Waiting for the Scale to Run Ont.
"We will not be disturbed until the scale
runs out, but in the meantime the laborers
will have to go as fast as tbey can be dis
pensed with. The 300 who were discharged
to-day is only a beginning. All those who
have' been watching the steel markets
closely know there is soon to be a crisis, as
the iron and steel business is now under
going a great revolution. The price of
steel is rapidly descending."
For several years past the Carnegie con
cerns have hern pitted against all the other
manufacturers of Iron and steeL To-day,
according to anthority, there is COO per
cent more competition than five years ago
in the steel business. At tbe present time
everypressure that is possible to be brought
into play is being used against the Home
stead concern and it now means a war of
the little ones against tbe one big mill.
Want to Fix the Price of Steel.
From people who are watching the strug
gle these facts are learned and it can be
stated on good authority tbat the Carnegies
intend to get themselves in such a shape so
they may be able to fix the price ot steel
and hold the markets. At present they
have to do this or let their competitors get
the better of them.
Within a few months things will he
changed. Then the company will be able
to manufacture steel in a manner, which, it
is claimed, will revolutionize the business;
reduce their labor ejcpense two-third the
present amount; put competition where it
will not molest, and throw the steel world
into amazement.
REFUSED 10 TAKE THE FLEDQB.
A Blethodist Professor Wouldn't Promise
to Abstain From Tobacco.
Philadelphia, March 11. At the third
day's session of the Philadelphia Methodist
Episcopal Chnrch Conference this morning,
a sensation was created when Robert W.
Rodgers, Trofessor of Biblical Literature in
Dickinson College and a candidate for ad
mission to the conference, asked to be ex
cused from pledging himself to abstain
from the use of tobacco. Bishop Waldon,
who was questioning the candidates, read a
letter from several charges asking that no
tobacco-using preachers be sent them.
Prof. -Rodgers explained that he never
used tobacco or expected to use it, but he
had conscientious scruples against binding
himself to the question as propounded De
spite objections from several of the ministers
he was finally excused from answering by a
large, majority, and admitted to tbe con
ference. WITCHCBACT IN MEXICO.
A Victim or Superstition Burned at the
Stake for JSatlng Children.
Chihuahua, Mex., March 1L Among
the Indians to therest of thi3 place the be
lief in witchcraft is general, and for a num
ber of years an old woman has held the
Indians'of that locality in great fear by her
alleged power over lite and death, and she
was accused of eating young children.
When the woman was known to be away
from her house a party of men went there
and found evidences that she had inauigsa
in meals of children's flesh. There wer
not only the bones to be seen, but a partly
eaten child was also found. When the
woman returned she was burned at the
stake, and tbe people ate small particles of
her body in order to keep off any evils that
might befall them for killing her.
BLAINE AGADT OUT OF BED,
And Springer's Physician Says the Coa
gressman la Ont of Danger.
Washington, March 11. At Mr.
Blaine's residence this evening it was said
that the Secretary is progressing favorably.
He left his bed for a while this afternoon.
Representative Springer's physician said
to-night that bis patient is improving as
steadily and as rapidly as possible, and
that all danger of a relapse is now past If
the present favorable progress continues
the doctor thinks Mr. Springer may be able
to leave Washington about the latter part
of next week for some place where he can
enjoy perfect quiet and be free from all
official cares.
Sarah Althea Terry In an.Asylcm.
- San Fkancisco, March 11. Mrs. Sarah
Althea Tarry was taken to the Stockton In
sane Asvhua this afternoon. Nobody bat
attendant and physicians were permlttedta
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