1 ' . DOUBLE NUMBER. m)C Jitt?lmra TWENTY PAGES. Wjratd) FORTY-SEVENTH YEAIt BRITISH LABOR A Miners Try Their Hand at Shutting Down the Output of Coal TO PRESERVE WAGES. How Long the Men Will Stay Out Will Be Decided When Their FEDERATION MEETS WEDNESDAY 400,000 Delvers Drop Their Picks, for Two Weeks at Least Many Factories Must Shut Down for Lack of Fuel, Throwing: as Many More Out of Employment All Con sumers Well Supplied Except the Poor Two Separate Miners' Unions Working: in Harmony Only Two Communities of Miners Remain at Work The Federation Aims at the Emancipation of Their Women The Men Had a Choice of Three Plans of Dodging: Wag-e Reduction. rT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! Lostjox, March 12. Copyright, The hopes that the two "weeks' "strike" of the Durham colliers might be averted, have proved fallacious. At 6 o'clock this mora ine the last of them left the pits, the Dur ham men numbering 70,000. These are all idle. There are, besides, nearly 10,000 non unionists in the county. These will work if they can. Meanwhile the miners of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Cumberland and North Wales, who are members of the Miners' Federation are all idle to-day. They number about 55,000, o that there are now over 400,000 miners idle in Great Britian. How long they will remain idle is a problem. Some say one week and others two weeks, but the point will not be decided until Wednesday next, when the miners" delegates meet in London. 3Iany other Inaustrles ar Affected. If they remain out for three weeks, fully one-third of the industrial enterprises of the country will be stopped. Already on the Tyne, Wear, and in the Lancashire factories it is computed that over 500,000 operatives have been notified that they are only en gaged from day to day and will be dis charged as soon as the coal gives out. Many of the large industrial establish ments in Leeds and Manchester, and on the Tee side and Tyne side and other places in the vicinity of the collieries, damped their fires when the operatives left their work this afternoon. This means that work will not be resumed Mondav, the manufacturers refusing to pay the extraordinary pricesnow demanded for coal. The Scotch miners, who wavered a gool deal, finally decided not to join the'holida ) moi ement, and the men of Northumbe' V land, who were hardlv pressed, firmly de clined. The Northumberland miners have not vet forgotten their own labor conflict fivcycars ago, when they struck against a 12J4 per cent reduction. They starved for three months and then were compelled to eat humble pie and resume work at the employers' terms. The only other colliers at work are those in South Wales. Only the Poor 'Will Suffer. The scare among private consumers is over, and as they have laid in their supplies the demand for coal has fallen off greatly. The poor are the ones to suffer most, and their plight in the present inclement weather is not enviable. Coal prices have risen ."50 per cent. The opinion is growing that the employers will get all the benefits from the restriction movement, and that prices will fall so rapidly when work is re sumed that a reduction in wages will be in evitable. . The Miners' Federation will pay the men strike wages during the period of idleness. The onlv exception to this, so far as at present known, are the Durham miners, who w ill not receive pay. It will require a very large sum of monfev to pay the 400,000 men who have quit work, even though they re ceive strike wages. To recoup the drain on the treasury the Federation will be sub jected to a levy which will be made upon the men as soon as they return to work. This afternoon delegates from all the collieries in the county of Durham met in the town of Durham and finally decided that they would submit to no reduction in their wages. The Durham and Northum berland miners are not members of the Miners' Federation, but have an organiza tion of their own the National Union. Difference Betwren the Organizations. There is considerable divergence of opinion between the two organizations on essential and leading questions. For ex ample, the miners of the Federation are practically unanimous in support of the Legislative enactment of an eight-hour day. The miners of the National Union prefer to let the labor day settle or "evolve" its own duration. The action of the Durham miners prom ises to cause a protracted strike in that county, as the mine owners there declared that if the men stopped work at their own convenience they would not be1 em ployed again except at a reduction of 12f per cent. To put the matter of the so-called strike brief! v, the question at issue between owners and miners is one and the same, but there are several solutions to it. The question was a reduction of wages. In some cases the owners' proposal of reduction wns met by a flat refusal on the part of the men; in others it was met by a counter pro posal to reduce temporarily the number of weekly wording days to five; in others, aain, it was met by the proposal to stop work altogether for a certain time. 1 he Miners Take the Third Plan. The second and third proposals were based on the principle that a reduction of output would, by causing a rise in prices, obviate the necessity ot a reduction in l V II wages. The third proposal Is that which the Federation has adopted. The conference to be held Wednesday next will take place in London. There is a special and Immediate reason for selecting London at the place for the next conference namely, the expected Parliamentary dis cussion on the eight-hour bilL Mr. Par rott, a leader in the Federation, said: "The choice lies between a Parliamentary act and recourse to strikes." Only an act can pro tect those owners who are willing to try eight hours a day against their rivals who oppose limitation, legislative or otherwise. Another scheme ot the Federation is to rescue womeu from the rough, demoralizing and uneconomic labor at the pit mouth. Hitherto most of the water used by the miners and their families in their household and other duties, has been obtained from the mines, the pumps there furnishing them with an abundant supply. It is now feared that a water famine will follow the cessa tion of work. The women and children are procuring water from every available source and storing it in all kinds of receptacles. The miners have plenty of coal, as the masters have allowed them to provide them selves with liberal supplies. POWER OF A TRUST. SOME THINGS LEARNED DURING AN INVESTIGATION. How the Cordage Combine Controls the Binding Twins Machine Makers' Out putOther Trusts to Be Looked Into by Federal Authorities. Chicago, March 12. Charles M. Horton, of the Department of Justice at Washing ton, has just returned from Minneapolis, via Kansas City and St. Louis, where he has been investigating.the Cordage trust He went there to investigate a complaint that the State officials of Minnesota were unable, bv reason of the Cordage trust's manipulations, to procure machinery for making binding twine in the State peniten tiary at Stillwater. He says he found the complaint well founded; that John Good, the New York manufacturer of binding twine machines, was in the power of the trust and could sell to no one outside of it. The State officials, balked in this direction, consulted the Cordage trust and were informed tnat tney could have the machines it the State wqura give a bond of J200.000 to indemnify the trust against loss by reason of the manu facture of twine in the penitentiary. So the State has been compelled to ue an inferior old-style machine, making the output so small that it cannot affect the market. Mr. Horton says he. cannot even learn the price charged for twine by the trust. He declares is controls the entire output of sisal and manilla, bnt has so guarded every thing that he doesn't believe that sufficient evidence can be got to justify an indictment. Mr. Horton says that certain facts in re gard to the alleged dressed beef combine and the so-called biscuit trust have been laid before him, and that he proposes to investigate them. The charges against the "Big Three" packers Armour, Swift and Morris, is that they con trol the dressed beef business of the coun try, fix the prices of cattle on the hoof, and compel wholesale butchers to buy of them or go out of the business by establishing competing houses in their territory. DEATH OF R G. BERFORD. The Founder of the Pittsburg Chronicle Dies at a Ripe Old Age One of New York's Oldest Citizens Breathes His Last. New Yoke, March 12, Eichard George Berford, one of New York's oldest citizens, died at his home, No. 1011 Park avenue, last evening, from paralysis. Up to the last 12 years, of his life Mr. "Berford was well-known to the public. In the year 1841 he was the founder of the Pittsburg ChronSde. In 1843 Mr. Berford started what is said to be the first horse express, carrying the President's (Harrison) message from Washington. D. G In 1843- he had the Adams Express Company's first office west of the Allegheny Mountains, carrying packages by stage and canal boat in chests covered with iron. In 1849 he went to Cal ifornia with the goldseekers. Then he started the first stage line from San Fran cisco to San Jose, and the first express to the mines, north and south to the Atlantic States. In 1851 Mr. Berford reduced the postage of letters from New York to San Francisco from 40 cents to 3 cents, carrying large amounts of maiL He was a direct descend ant from one of England's oldest families, whose lineage can be traced back over 700 years; a man of iron will and stern deter mination. He died at the age of 78. Mr. Berford leaves a widow and three daugh ters. INSURANCE MEN TBAPEED. United States Officers Catch a TVheeling Concern in Fraudulent Practloes. Wheeling, March 12. Special War rants were issued by United States Commis sioner Campbell to-day for T. M. Garvin, President, and E. C Elderkin, Secretary, of the West VirginiaFire and Marine Insurance Company. This is a new company, and the affidavit on which the warrants were issued charges the officers with using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Elderkin is a Toledo insurance man and Garvin an attorney here. The latter says he was induced to act as President on Elderkin's representations, and he in turn induced three reputable busi ness men to become incorporators; bat so far as he knows, the company is substan tially composed of Elderkin and Dr. Hart, a Toledo dentist. Policies have been secured bv United States officers which bear date before the company was organized, and on the day the directors were chosen advertising matter was issued claiming $200,000 of invested as sets and no liabilities. President Garvin never knew of this till shown the cards and circulars by the authorities. He knows nothing of a dollar of the investments. CLAYBEBGH HAS PABESIS. He TVas Manager and Husband of a Weil Known Pittsburg Star. New YoEK,March 12. Special It was learned to-day that Edward Claybergh, who a few years ago was a widely-known mana ger of stars and traveling companies, had become demented, and'that he was in a pri vate asylum in this city. Claybergh's dis ease is said to be paresis. Claybergh first came into prominence as manager for Lillian Spencer, of Pittsburg. Claybergh arranged for her debut Subse quently he married her and she became a star under his direction. Finally she and Claybergh quarreled, and a divorce was the result CLEVELAND A NICE KAN, Says a Woman Who Used to See Him Fray Every Night. Baltimore, March 12. Special. Ex President Cleveland's recent gunning trip on the shores of the Susquehanna revived the impressions created on Mrs. George Penni6eld, of Montgomery county, who housed Mr. Cleveland when he was Presi dent and came to angle for black bass in the Potomac river. She said to-day to a re porter. "The only thing that I saw about Mr. Cleveland that was different from other peo ple was his night-gown, which had a little red raffle down the front, and a little pocket to keep his pipe in. I suppose he is a good man, for he got down on nls kneei every night and said his prayers. He took an in terest in things, too, and every morning he was up before the sun, helping me feed the chickens and watching George while he looked after the critters and fed the pigs. Xes, sir, Mr. Cleveland is a nice man." THEY HANGED THIS TIME. MISSOURI HOB STRINGS UP TKAMP ON A TELEGRAPH POLE. Two Attempts Were Made Before the Prisoner was Taken From the Sheriff He Confessed His Guilt The Failure of a Smuggling Attempt. Cabboltoh-, Ma, March 12. Yesterday afternoon while Mrs. Perreton, the wife of John Perreton, a farmer living four miles from town, was alone at her home, an un known tramp forced an entrance to the house. With a blow upon the head he felled Mrs. Perreton to the ground and drawing a revolver and presenting it "at his victim to subdue her. He then escaped to the woods. Mrs. Perreton when found was in an unconscious condition. As soon as she recovered she told the story of the assault. -A sheriff's posse was formed, and the search was kept up until noon to-day, when a dispatch was received from Wakenda, stating that a man had been arrested there answering the description of Mrs. Perreton's assailant. The prisoner was brought here this evening and was taken immediately to the jail, where he confessed the orirne. He declined to give his name. An organized mob attacked the jail with the intention of securing the prisoner and lynching him, but Sheriff Lewis had antici pated such a move, and had placed a strong guard heavily armed in tbe Jail. The mob became discouraged at the resistance shown bv the Sheriff, and dispersed Another mob was formed with a better organization. The sheriff concluded this evening that he would attempt to outwit the mob by spiriting the prisoner out of town. He formed a plan to smuggle him on the Wabash evening train to some neighboring town. He placed the prisoner in charge of two deputies, who got out of the jail undetected. They were making for the Wabash station, and had got as far as the Santa Fe tracks, when they were sur rounded bv the mob. Resistance was use less, and the deputies were obliged to sur render. The mob made short work of him. He was asked if he had anything to say and replied, "Nothing, except that I'm guilty." In a jiffy a rope was thrown over the arm of a telegraph pole and in another jiffy the man was dangling at its end a dead man. Before being taken from jail the prisoner said his name was Lewis Gordon; that lie was 22 years of age, and that he had relatives "in Independence, Mo. Mrs. Perreton to-night is in a crit-. ical condition and is not expected to live. The lynching took place at 8 o'clock to night, and it was 11 o'clock before the Sheriff cut the body down after it had been witnessed by the Coroner. Thousands of people visited the spot during the evening to see the dreadful tight, BLAINE TO GO SOUTH. A Trip for His Health Before the Season at Bar Harbor Opens. Washington, March 12. There is more or less mystery surrounding the intentions of Secretary Blaine, and it is difficult for his friends to understand Just what he pro-. posetto ao, ana also wnat if toe true condi tion of his health. In an afternoon paper two directly opposite propositions are set forth regarding Mr. Blaine. The' first statement is that "Secretary Blaine's symp toms continue favorable, and that it is ex pected he will "be able to resume the direc tion of affairs at the State Department next week;" In another part ot the same paper the announcement is made that "it Is under stood Secretary Blaine will go South as soon as his strength will permit" A friend of the Blaine family is authority for the statement that the Secretary is in poorer health than is generally known, and a few days ago it was thought desirable to secure the services of a professional nurse. It is further said that all the ar rangements for a trip South have been made, and in all probability the Secretary may not return to the State Department again until next fall. He may go to Ashe ville, N. C, or to Florida, and it is even possible that he may eo to Cuba. His con fidential secretary, Mr. Dent, is now in Cuba, and it is possible that he went there to make the necessary arrangements for the coming of his chief. It is probable tbttt Mr. Blaine will stay South until the season at .Bar Harbor opens. CANADA WASHES HEB HANDS. Not to Blame- for Salisbury' Attitude as to the Bering Sea. Ottawa, Ont., March 12. Nothing id known here specially of the difference be tween Lord Salisbury and Secretary Blaine on the subject of the Bering Sea fisheries. The Government, while not questioning Lord Salisbury's refusal to continue the modus vivendi, professes not to be respon sible for His Lordship's attitude. In fact it was not known that Lord Salisbury had taken the position revealed in the dis patches. The United States authorities 'assume that Canada dictated the policy of the Im perial Government, and threats of retalia tion are made in consequence. If the Ottawa story be correct a retaliatory move would be unjust, as well as injurious to the business of both sides of the line, but the Canadian Ministers have a card to play which it is thought they may attempt this session. WON'T BES0BT TO TECHNICALITIES. Whisky Trust People Promise They'Wlll Defend Their Case on Its Merits. Boston, March 12. All of the indicted officers of the Whisky Trust, except Messrs. Nelson and Gibson, appealed before Judge Nelson in the United States District Court to-day and, pleading not guilty, bail was fixed in the sum of 10,000 for each, which was furnished. It was stated that a motion will be made that the indictments be pushed and the court will fix March 30 as the time for the hearing on the motion. At a conference of counsel it was definitely decided to interpose no technical objections to the indictment, and the expected plea in abatement, which was to raise the question of the legality of the drawing of the Federal Grand Jury, will not be filed. Mr. Boot stated that the Whiskv Trust people will contend and show that they had violated no law of the United States, and that the case will be tried on Its merits. A NEW IBON BANGS. Interesting News From the Upper lake Superior Mining Regions. Ashlajd, Wis., March 12. A number of prominent mining speculators, who have been dabbling in Mesaba stocks at Duluth, arrived here this evening. It is intimated that they have secured options on the Metersembria range and will try to turn the tide to the properties. It is said that they represent a number of Eastern syndicates. The outlook for the Gogebic range for the coming season is that the ore produced will be largely increased. It is stated that the Lake Shore alone will handle over 500,000 tons more than last year at Ashland. An effort is again to be made to consolidate nearly all the properties on the range into one or two companies. PITTSBURG; SUNDAY. tyARCH 13. 1892. THE PR1CEJF GOAL President McLeod, of the'Bead- ing Boad, Doesn't Think Will Change Mnch WITH THE MIDDLEMAN OUT Other Odd Information Gleaned Dar ing Bis Examination.! OBJECTS OP THE COMBINATION. Equalization of Prices Given as toe Main Season for the Move. ; ONE WAT TO SATE MAKY MILLIONS ftPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THX DISrATClM New Yobk, March 12. General Mc Mthon's Senate Committee, which, ii in quiring into the coal deal, met again this morning at the Hotel Metropole. , Beside General McMahon, Senators Irwin, Cantor, McCarran and Hogari were present. The presidents of the Beading and Jersey Cen tral Bailroads were the chief witnesses, and gave the committee considerable informa tion. Archibald A. McLeod, President of the Philadelphia and Beading, faced the legis lators first. His face beamed with smiles and he talked freely. He said the contract by which the Beading leased the Lehigh Valley guaranteed the Lehigh Valley stock holders B por cent until 7 per cent was earned, and above that figure divided the net revenne between the two companies. It was for 999 years. Mr. McLeod said the price of coal could not be raised without the co-operation of all the coal roads. "And will such co-operation be' as hard to bring about now as before this combina tion was made?" asked General McMahon. Object of the Combination. "Possibly not," said McLeod. Then he continued: "The object of this combina tion is not to raise the price of coal, but to equalize it Coal has been selling too low in some parts of the country and too high in other parts. ' Another object is to do away with the middlemen, who set them selves up to control the market, and wjjo do control it pretty effectually, and "make profits out of proportion to the work they do. For instance, there is a place not ten miles from New York where a great deal of coal is used, and where the middlemen pay $3 63 a ton and charge the consumer $5 25. That is to say, the middleman makes $1 80 on the ton, which is far too much. At the most he should not get more than $1 a ton, merely for keeping coal in his yard a little while and -delivering it to the consumer." "How do yqn propose to wipe out the middleman?"' asked Mr. McCarran. "You can leave that to us," said Mr. Mc Leod, laughing. Prices Not to Change Much. "Will the price of coal decrease if ter the middleman s profits are eliminated?" "I don't think prices will-chanygj "I suppose the middleman's tl 80 i chtorfaih." 'I suppose the middleman's SI 80 will go to the companies?" "I think the bigger proportion of it will." "Well, where then," continued Mr. Mc Carran, "does the public come in?" In this way," said Mr. McLeod. "We could afford to sell for less. This is another thing which shonld be considered. This combination will benefit the people living along the roads and doing business upon them. United we can give better train service and quicker transit of freight, and, we believe, at lower rates. There are many instances to show that the public is bene fited by just such consolidation. Take, for instance, the Vanderbilt lines, the Lake Shore and the Central" . Some Peculiar Ballroad Figures. Mr. McLeod then read figures to show that the Lake 8hore road carried 38 per cent more freight in 1891 than in 1881, and had in the same time decreased its receipts 2i per cent This was to the benefit of the patrons of the road. Similarly the New York Central carried 53 per cent more freight in 1891 than in 1881, and its receipts were more than 1 per cent less. "That means," said McLeod, making some figures upon a sheet of paper, "that these two roads, when combined, carried 9,000,000 of freight for nothing in 1891, as compared with 1681. At the same time, you Know how valuable .tney are as proper ties. If they had cot combined to reduce expenses, you could not give away their stoojK to-day." "Carry that principle still further," said Mr. McCarran, "and suppose all the roads in the State combined under one manage ment, would that show the same improve ment 7 One Way to Save Many Millions. "It would," said Mr. McLeod. "Why, if I controlled all the mines and all the coal roads, then I could put coal down to a loner average price than it is now and save iflu.ooo.OuUayear." Senator Cantor wanted to know what was to prevent the present combination from advancing the price of coal, and got for a reply that the competition of other roads, notably the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and the Pennsylvania, would regu late that . . When asked whether the combination could not control the market if the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western came 'in, Mr. McLeod, after a long pause, said yes. Mr. McLeod also said that his road had been selling coal at a loss in many places for years. J. Rogers Maxwell, President of the Cen tral Ballroad of New Jersey, said: "I think the price of coal will be about as low in the future as before the combination, but ot course it won't go as low in the spring as these times, when they all cut rates at the close of the winter." When the News Leaked Out Mr. McLeod returned to the witness chair to volunteer the information that the Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central knew nothing about the deal until the Beading got control of these properties. "xnen you engineered tne tmng, did you?" asked Mr. Cantor. "The Beading is the guilty party," said Mr. McLeod, laughing. The last witness was George F. Baker, who, with Mr. Sloan, recently entered the directory ot the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. General McMahon and Mr. Cantor questioned him closely for a long time, with the purpose of getting an admission that their presence in the directory meant that the Delaware, Laokawanna and Western was in the combination. Finally Mr, Cantor asked: "Did you think your presence in tsfe board might influence the policy of the board of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western?" "I thought I might add my little mite to it," said Dr. Baker, incautiously. "That was the object, then, ot your going into the board?" " "Yes," said Mr. Baker, afters pause. The committee will meet on Tuesday at Albany. THX OXNIVEKOUS BEADING. That Company and the B. O. Paid to Have Absorbed Soft Coal Boad. Philadelphia, March 12 It was re ported to-day that negotiations looking to the leasing of the Norfolk and Western Bailway by the Beading and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companies are in progress, and that they will probably be concluded within a few days. The Norfolk and West ern would be an important connection for the Beading on account of the immense quantity of bituminous coal which it handles. The control of the output would enable the Beading to keep its rivals in the soft coal business in check. President McLeod was seen in the even ing and denied absolutely that the Beading had leased the Norfolk and Western. Mr. McLeod supplemented his denial with the statement that he had all the business on his hands now that he could attend to, with out getting any more. BOTH CRANE AND DEADBEAT. The Syrian Hebrew Who Shot at a New York RabbL Arrested In Philadelphia He Had Collected Begging Letters From All Over the Union. Philadelphia, March 12. Joseph Mezroski, the Syrian Hebrew who last Sat urday night shot at and wounded the Rev. Dr. Mendes, of New York, because of the latter'a refusal to give him $100, was ar rested while begging on the streets here this afternoon. Since Mezroski's murder ous attack on Dr. Mendes the police of this city and New York have been actively searching for him. Inspector Byrnes' men traced Mezroski to the Debrosses street ferry. ( There they lost track of him, but surmising that he had come to this city they notified Superintendent Linden to be on the watch for him. The search was rewarded this afternoon when Detectives Hamm and Eckstein saw a man answering the description of Mezroski begging at Eighth and Arch streets. They arrested him and brought him to the Central police station. At first he denied his identity and said his name was Cassaro, and that he was a native of France. A search ot the man speedily disproved his tale, for fully 100 letters were found on him, all of them recommending Joseph Juezroski to charitably inclined people as a worthy man. Among the letters was one from Dr. Mendes. Judging from the letters, Mezroski has been a professional beat They are from prominent citizens in cities all over the countrv. and manv of them have contained money. Mezroski, when arrested, refused. to say anything about tne shooting, except the officers hud made a mistake iu arresting him, as he had never injured anyone. A telegram was received at police "headquar ters to-night from Inspector Byrnes, saying that he would send a man over to take Mezroski to New York to-morrow. NOT FOR PITTSBURG. An Official Denial That the Beech Creek Boad Will Beach Here. New York, March 12. The report that the New York Central or the Vanderbilt interests were contemplating a new con nection with Chicago by the route of-the Beech Creek Bailroad, and the Wheeling and Lake Erie, is denied by J. D. Layng, Vice President of the West Shore, who was said to be conducting the extension of the Beech Creek road for that purpose. Mr. Layng said that the Beech Creek road had made several extensions at times in order to reach fresh supplies of coal, and many surveys of new routes had been made which were filed away for possible future use. He emphatically denied that there was to be an. extension otthe Beech Creek road to Pittsburg, or that the Central interests in tended to antagonize the Pennsylvania by establishing a new through?' route to the West "It is possible," said Mr. Layng, "that some day the Beech Creek may be extended to Pittsburg, but I don't believe it will be in my lifetime or yours." , TO SEE THE B0ILEBS SHAKE. A Youth Ties Down the Safety Valve and Loads Up the Furnaces. New Yobk, March 12. Special. Con rad St'udel is a German 20 years old, who for a week has been working for James Bice, who runs the boilers in a five-story building on Grand street Yesterday morn ing Engineer Bice went out to get break fast, leaving Studel in charge. Studel opened the draughts and heaped on the coal. He fastened the safety valves so they would not work. Then he sat down and waited. The steam indicator rose, but Studel sat still. The boilers began to tremble, but he did not move. Inspector of Boilers Lilly happened to pass the building and heard the rumbling of the imprisoned steam. He hurried to the basement drew the fires and let oft the steam. Studel was arrested and taken be fore Justice McMahon at the Tombs. He said he didn't intend to blow the building up, but only wanted to see the boilers shake. He was held in $500 bail for Special Ses sions. SO HOPE FOB ENTOMBED KTREBS. fire Cuts Off All Hope of Besetting the 240 Belgians at CharleroL Bbussels, March 12. The fire caused by the explosion in the colliery at Charle roi is still burning. Owing to this fact, only 33 bodies of the imprisoned miners have been recovered,, It is feared that nearly 240 miners have perished, including a large, number of women, of whom there were many employed in the mine. It has been ascertained that 270 persons were working in the mine at the time of the explosion, most of them in the two galleriet where the greatest damage was done. Min ing experts acquainted with the Anderlues workings say that every person who was working in the lower gallery must be dead and few are expected to be rescued alive from the upper gallery, which is filled with deadly gases. The mine will be flooded. A great column of flame has shot out of the mouth of the pit, destroying the buildings connected there with. AFTEB THE STOCK YABOS TBUST. Another Suit Filed Against It In a Chicago Court. Chicago, March 12. Further litigation was commenced in the Circuit Court to day concerning the Union Stock Yards here. A lengthy bill was filed by Henry Botsford and Edward H. Noyes, stockholders to extent of 90 shares in the United States Yards Transit Com pany, which is styled the Chicago Company, to have the Chicago Junction Bailways and Union Stock Yards Company, known as the New Jersey Company, declared an illegal trust The object of the suit is to prevent the New Jersev Company from holding 129,870 shares of Chicago Company and from voting the same at any meeting. It is claimed that the New Jersey Company was illegally organized, and the defendants are accused of attempting to have a law passed in New Jersey making it a lawful corporation. THE LEPBOT8 COOK'S EXfLOTEB, Arrested at Philadelphia, Waives Hearing and Gives Ball for Court. Philadelphia, March 12. A warrant was to-day issued for the arrest of Dr. Will iam Paine, proprietor of the Peabody Hotel, on the charge of employing Chartes Wing, a Chinese leper, to prepare food for the guests and employes of the hotel, 'lbe ac tion is taken at the instance of the Health Office. Dr. Paine was arrested this afternoon. He waived a hearing and entered bail in the sum of (1,500 for his appearance at court ' e THE WOLFWAS SHOT By a Humane Agent After a Battle With the Bus- sian Hounds. MORE THAI, 2,500 PEOPLE Witness the Pursuit and Death the Miserable Animal. of THREATS TO DUCK THE-OFFICER. The Question of Making Arrests Has Not let Been Decided. HACIE DISGUSTED WITH THE SPOET WENTY-FIVE hundred people of all classes and condi tions witnessed the wolf chase at Paul H. Hacke's stock farm, two miles east of Greensburtr. at 4 o'clock yesterday af- z ternoon. Two wolves rind hppn nrrwiflpil had been provided for the sport, but one of them had been A Prairie Wolf. crippled by its cap ture, and Mr. Hacke refused to have it killed by his hounds. Bankers and business men mingled in the mud, shoe-top deep, with coal miners, gam blers and sports in their efforts to be in at the start and finish of the novel hunt A large number of Pittsburgers, including Mr. Hacke, Dr. Grimes, Mr. Washington, Artist Johns, and an array of sporting and business men, walked about over the great farm, and Agents Dunning and Carlisle, of the American Humane Society, of Phila delphia, and Agent Samuel O'Brien, of Pittsburg Humane Society, were on hand to see that the animals captured at expense and trouble in the Wild West were killed with neatness anil dispatch. Shot by a Humane Agent As a guarantee of good faith on the part of the humane agents the measly little wolf, after struggling in a running fight for 11 minutes was shot 5 times by Agent Dunning. When"death overtook the ani mal three of the hungry hounds were en deavoring to tear it to pieces. There was not enough ot the wolf left after the battle to hold a post mortem examination on, and it is probable that the courts will be called upon to determine whether the humane pgent killed it with his revolver or whether- tne tunous nonnds were responsible for its untimely death. The people of Greenshurg and surround ing country were not informed as to the ex act hour of the chase, and many people cathered on the farm during the morning. Others came later, and at noon the four hills surrounding the broad expanse of meadow land upon which the chase occurred were literally alive with people, walking, driving and riding, to witness the notable hunt At 4 o'clock sharp the wolf, the unfortu nate victim of the great sporting event, was securely caged and carried into the middle of a ten acre meadow. A great flood of peo ple, curious to see the untamed beast, fol lowed the cage. With difficulty they were driven back, however, and with a view to seeing every feature or movement of the hunt, they took refuge on the high board fence surrounding the field until, shoulder to shoulder, they completely encircled the place. The Beleaslnz of the Wolf. Onlv the Pittsburg visitors who accom 'panied Mr. Hacke were allowed to remain on tha. field before the wolf was released from its cage. The hounds pulling viciously on their chains were led to tbe cage. The sight of the wolt fairly drove the dogs wild, and it was with some difficulty that they were led back to the point arranged for the starting. The wolf was then re leased. When It was'turned out of the cage it hurriedly surveyed the ground behind it, and on either 'side the crowd blackened the fences. It seemed 'to hesitate for a min ute, then it crouched down and with a pro digious leap St started down the gradual slope toward a woodland fully 500 yards away. After the, wolt had fairly started the plunging hounds were allowed to slip their chains. A dozen leaps and two lank, lean, hungry Bussian dogs were upon the frightened wolf and then began a most desperate and vicious fight Shrieks of pain and suffering Irom tbe warring ani mals mingled with the wild, excited shout ing of the spectators until tbe noise fright ened one ot tne dogs away. Anotner fresh dog was hurried into the hunt and for 300 yards, dogs and wolf, biting, clawing and fighting, tumbled over each other in a frightful struggle. The Crowd Very Enthusiastic The curious crowd in a mad rush gathered about the animals and for the time the en thusiasm ran "not There was no effort to restrain either the animals or the spectators. while the crowd swayed and struggled to see the animals fight for theirjives. Once of twice the wolt escaped from the dogs but was soon overtaken again until it finally threw itself on its back and whirling about like a buzz saw seemed to terrify tbe dogs. For a time the dogs stood back snapping and growling but they wsre soon into the fight again. One of the dogs took hold of the wolf's hind leg while the wolf buried its sharp white teeth in the neck of the other hound, and the three pulled and dragged each other in different directions. Finally the wolt was thrown, or threw itself "'gh 'nt0 the air and lighting fairly on its feet darted for the woods. The dogs followed, but Humane Agent Dunning, who had seen enough of tbe sport, drew his revolver and fired upon the escaping animal. Five shots were fired without effect, but the sixth ef fort crippled the animal and a minute later it wfes being literally torn.lo pieces by the dogs. The shooting displeased the crowd, and it was only the interference of cool Caught Vy the Camera. heads that prevented the hnmane agent from being thrown into an adjacent creek. Haeke Hot Pleased With the Sport. Mr- Hacke was disgusted with the chase. He was displeased with the interference of the humane agent, and he was especially displeased with the crowd that gathered about and in his judgment prevented a fight to the finish between the animals. He said emphatically that this was the last chase he would ever' give on his farm. Humane Agent O'Brien said that he would not pass judement on the chase. "It is certainly cruelty," he said, "but I will make my report to the society, and will obey their orders in the case. I don't think any arrests will be made, but as I say the society must assume the responsibility." It is argued by the sporting people that a State law provides for. the killing of wolves and offers a bounty for their scalps. The law, it is argued, does not say how they shall be killed, and the chase was therefore strictly within the law. Agent O'Brien said that as a humane agent had killed the wolf the society should re ceive the reward for the scalp. The man ager of Hacke's farm refused to allow the scalp to be taken from the place. The hounds which took part in the remarkable chase were imported from Bussia by Mr. Hacke. They are the finest of their breed, and while they are- desperate fighters, they are said to be pets. They will be sent to Denver, CoL, on Monday, where they will he started with a Denver kennel in a wolf chase for a prize of (1,000. GOLD MONEY DEBASED. Double Eagles Kobbed of a Dollar's Worth nf 1Wal Vjt li. ITIj'Mrttv ?ffw Voyt L ankers Closely Scanning Each Big r- Piece They Bun Across. i 2qs Cfv. .' .March 12. Special.' It is I n. lOfr. -- mpn lnrtlr witli i ftivrT o- f'ntv .to men look with distavor upon . street men a vC?r flT)1 suspicion, just now, if they purC tyVMe eagles. This, nnusual fact is due i4 .he action of some California sharpers who have been treating these gold pieces with electricity, thereby removing about a dollar's worth of gold from each. Several large bankine firms of this city who deal largely in gold have been troubled of late by these light weight double eagles. Zimmermann & Forshay, of 11 Wall street, said to-day that light-weight 520 gold pieces are discovered in nearly every ship ment of gold from California. When first noticed it was supposed that the loss of weight was due to friction in travel, but upon closer examination certain features indicated that the coins had been "sweated" by an electrical process. The face of the coin is not materially affected by the pro cess. Most of the coins selected by tbe sweaters are of recent date, and at a casual glance look as bright as if only recently issued from the mint Seen through a magnifying glass, however, the face of the coin appears somewhat blurred while the edges appear worn. Mr. Zimmermann said he thought the Sweaters were Chinese, as they are very clever at thjs sort of swindling. HEAE A HTJHDEED MILES AH HOUB. A Compound High Speed Engine Breaks a Becord on the Bound Brook Koad. Philadelphia, March 12. Special The world's record for fast running, which has been held since last August by the Phil adelphia and Beading Boad, when one of its engines-made a mile in 39 4-5 seconds, has been beaten b; the same road with a big compound highspeed passenger locomotive, built for the Central Ballroad of New Jer sey in Philadelphia. It has now made a mile west of Bonnd Brook in 39 seconds, equal to a rate of 91.7 miles an hour. The engine hauled four passenger cbacbes'on its burst-of speed, and the time was carefully taken by" two per sons' stop watches. Careful observations were taken of the workings oi the engine, and its makers say it is capable of 100 miles an hour if a stretch of track can be found which will bear such a speed. BUSSELL SAGE'S CAUTI0H. He Is Preparing Himself for Buffer Iald law's Contemplated Suit. New Yobk, March 12. Russell Sage called at the Coroner's office this morning to get a copy of the testimony of William JB-'Laidlaw at the Norcross inquest, yester day. He said that he had heard that Laid law was about to bring suit, and wanted to prepare himself. While there, he told how Dr. Mary Walker had written him to help her get a bill through Congress, in which she was to be paid for services during the late war. Tbe letter stated that the writer had communicated with Mrs. Astor, but re ceived no reply. If Mrs. Astor had replied, the doctor says, the explosion would never had oc curred. She says further that she knew the bomb thrower, and that he was "a Nihilist Inspector Byrnes has the letter. SUGAR DISSOLVED IN THE TBUST. The Franklin K'flnery at Philadelphia Came in for 810,000,000. Philadelphia, March 12. The mem bers of the firm of the Franklin Sugar Be finery were seen this evaing, but they all declined to talk upon the alleged absorp tion of their refinery by the American Sugar Company. It seems to be the current belief here among the sucar men, that the Sugar Trust has finally bought the Franklin Company out The price paid for the refinerv is said to be 10,000,000. Cleveland's S-cond OH Failure. Cleveland, O., March 12. The Diet richs' Oil Company filed a deed of assign ment this morning. The credit of the com pany was impaired hv the failure ot the Slerchants' Oil Company, on the paper of which it was a considerable indorser. The liabilities are about $13,000 and the assets about $27,000, including outstanding ac counts very uncertain of collection. There are mortgage preferences aggregating ?7,000. Horace Greeley, Jr., Arrives. West Chesteb, N. Y., March 12. Key. Frank Montrose Clendennin, rector of the Episcopal Church in this viyage, became the happy father of a son last Friday morn ing. Mrs. Clendennin is the daughter of tbe late Horace Greeley, and her son is to be named after Mr. Greeley. Mr. Clen dennin said that the boy weighed nine pounds, and that the mother and son are doing well. General Logan's Old Home Burned. Chicago, March 12. A fire, which caused about $10,000 damage to a building on Park Bow here yesterday, is interesting from the fact that the building, which was nearly destroyed, was built 25 years ago and for many years was occupied by the late General John A. Logan, and at the time of its erection -was one of tbe finest residences in Chicago. Irlsb-Ameri cans in the Campaicn. New Yobk, March li The National Federation of America, at a meeting held this evening, decided to call a mass meeting to arrange for helping Ireland in the ap proaching general, election, to be held in Cooper Union on March 2&. A Labor Leader Critically IlL Cedar Rapids, Ia., March 12. E. E. Clark, Grand Chief of the Order of Bail way ConductorSj is confined to his bed with grip. His case is considered critical. FIVE CENTS FAUST IHPARLOR, The First Entertainment of- the Kind Eyer Given in This Country- MADAME DE BABEIO IDEA Of the Proper Way to Introduce Her Fiance to Her friends. ALL WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED For the Occasion, and the Event Was a Brilliant Success. A PJBFICT THEATEK IS HEnATURE rrraciAi. txlxobax to thi diwatcw.i New Yobk, March 12. Mme. De Barrios gave a fancy dress ball at her residence, 853 Filth avenue, February 6, 1891, which for its originality and brilliant success created a great stir in society. To-night her much-talked-of operatic performance took place and will probably be referred to for many a day as'the most notable event of the season in fashionable circles. The large house was literally packed with people of the fashionable set The occasion was a notable one in more ways than one. It was the first time that a private opera by professional artists bad ever been attempted in this country. Colonel Henry Mapleson is said to have proposed the idea to Madame De Barrios, and on his assurance of success she decided to attempt it Only two other entertainments of the kind have ever been given, both under Colonel MaDleson's direction, and both were decided successes. The first was given by the late Earl of Dudley, ten years ago, at his residence in England. The other was in Paris a year ago at the house of the Countess de Chambrun. A Fiance's Introdaction. To-night's entertainment derived addi tional interest from the fact that Senor Don Jose Martiner de Boda, of Spain, tha fiance of Mme. de Barrios, received with her, and was presented for tha first time to her friends in this citv. He is a handsome man, with brown hair and beard, and is many years younger in appearance than report has made him. He wore a large green decoration on his heart, the order of "Marbiney de Bonda," which is given only to members of the Span ish nobility. Mme. De Barrio3 wore a gown of apule green velvet, trimmed with cream-white satin, and opal ornaments. She wore a sin gle large diamond in her hair, and her cor sage was studded with opals and diamonds. .The performance, which was the third act from "Faust," took place in the large din ing room, which is in the middle of the house. A, miniature stage was erected in the rear, with scenes and fixtures as nearly as possible the counterpart of those used at the Metropolitan Opera House. Everythla? for tb"e Oc-"is5on. Everything was especially designed and constructed tor the occasion, in 'accordance with Colonel Mapleson's directions, by Mr. Peck, the stage carpenter, and a-,corps of assistants who were in full possession of the house for two days previous to the'event. Tbe scene represented was the garden, with Marguerite's cottage at the right and plants and flowers scattered over the stage. A large mass of growing Mar guerites stood just in front of tbe cottage door and constituted the garden bed. The entrance to the stage was in tne rear, open ing on the dining room. The stage ex tended through the connecting doorway, and opened onto a clump of growing palm trees, which made an admirable perspective for the scene. The stage was lighted by spe cially constructed lootlights and side lights with calcium lights in the wingsformedspe cial effects. The Details Well Looked After. The whole arrangement, on its miniature scale, was perfect The curtain was of deep maroon, and the stage above and on the sides, was festooned and decorated in colors to match. The stage, the rooms and the hallways were lined with a profusion of rare plants and flowers. All the furniture and ornaments of the drawing room had been removed to make room for the chairs, with the exception of the two large marble busts of Mme. de Barrios and her late husband, General De Barrios. These were left standing on the pedestals, in opposite corners of the room from the stage. The large mirror to tbe right was festooned with sniilax and as paragus, with garlands of large orchids trailing down over a Spanish statue of a nymph and cherub'. The most noteworthy feature of the per formance itself was the appearance of Mme. Laura Schirmer Mapleson as yiaruer tie. This was the first time she has been heard in tbe opera in this city, and it is her only appearance this season. THE DISPATCH DIRECTORY. Contents ot the Issue Classified for tha Convenience ot the Header. The issue of Tub Dispatch to-day oonsist of 20 pases. There are two parts, and sub scribers and purchasers are entitled to both. The live news of the day will be found in the first part. The special literary features and tbe class news will be found most readily by reference to the table following: Page 9. Hill kvd Milui Ixtikviiwid Gath Abt Nzws or Sew York.. M. G. Van BemseLier SALVATION ARMY IX ESGLAXD. Face 10. Tax Waxts. To Lets, for Sales, ato Mis- CZLLATEOL'S AUVEBTISZXEXTS. Page 11. The Music Would C. TT. S Cost of Electiucity George lies Beaz. estate Caeeb. Pase 12. Tni Societt World Marion C. GausSer Tbe Grand Abut. Gossip or the Guards Page 13. THE IIiform Dress Viscountess Haberton Belts Are the Rage Ada Bacbe Cone Cost ot Livr-so Edward Atkinson Hints fob Decoration Zella Milbam COOKING Bice Octave Tbanet et al. Face 14. TnxATEiCAi. News. Bcsisess Cards. Face 13. Stories or Elkcis Frank G. Carpenter Viz Were Onci Aris Louis Roblnion. M.D. Riding ix aTunsel.., Jlurat Halatead The auirican Claimant Mart Twain Page 16. Tories or rax TIME..... W. G. Kaofmann Thioloot and Faith Bev. George Hodges A God in a Bell Lafcadlo Heara Page 17. The Sacred White Elephant Georjra Sand Bell Bofe Patience, G. C-?. Fishing for Sharks Lieutenant Fremont Heroes Among Hobses Benjamin Lathrop . TOE bTABS FOB ilAEcH. ' Page 18. Review or Sports Prinrta A Cross OF Copper Alfred Matthews A Century Behind Bessie Bramble Page 19. Secret Boctetiis. Market Exports,'" Tax On. Mxws. Late Hews rx Bartr. Page 30. it- Vx A TRoncAL crrr .. a. It, X," AH U MM ENT NOTICES, A -A a v. ,
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