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INCREASE, 18,983.
THE ADLETS HAVE GAINED THIS
MUCH IN SEVEN MONTHS. FIGURES
SHOW:
1892 49,603
1891 30,620
Try the Cent-a-Word Columns.
FORTY-SEVENTH TEAR.
HUGO POLITICS
I LITTLE SPACE.
A Desperate Struggle for
the Possession of
Rhode Island.
THE BIG PARTY GUNS
Trained to Bring Down All the Votes
They Can in Little Rhody.
IMPORTANCE OF THE OUTCOME.
Charges of Wholesale Corrnption Already
Heard Upon Every Side.
Little Show for a Joint Debate on the
Tariff McKinley and Reed Ready to
Talk Against Cleveland and Campbell,
but the Latter Gentlemen Won't Be
Allowed to Meet the Protection Cham
pionsOhio's Executive Gets in Some
Hard Licks at Pawtucket The Tariff
Acknowledged the Main Issue
Cleveland to Bo the Star To-Day
Colonel Dudley's Appearance on the
Scene Raises the Cry of Lots of
Boodle for Everybody.
rrnnM a staff conREsrovDENT.i
rKOViHCNcn, R. I., April L Little
Rhode Island has been fairly carpeted with
greenbacks, if one-half of the charges and
counter charges of the politicians can be
rrediied. Tlie initial campaign of 1892 is
it white heat, and the cry of boodle alter
nates i ith the tariff and free trade argu
ments of the most prominent Republicans
nil Democrats of the nation who have
crowded into this narrow neck of woods
in the determined effort of each party to
score the first victory of the Presidental
rear.
Governor McKinley and Congressman
Iteed entered the State to-day and Senator
Frye, of Maine, and Congressman Horr, of
Michigan, have been on the ground for
enure time These orators, with Senator
Aldricii, comprise the heavy artillery of
the Republican forces, and confronting
tliem are the flower of the Democratic
speakers. Kx-G-overnor Campbell is charg
ing through this corner of New England in
the same reckless and energetic fashion that
characterized his Ohio campaign of last
tail, and is supported by a dozen Demo
cratic Congressmen, including McKinney,
Wilson, Carnth, Scott and Tucker.
Democracy BIgcrst Gnn for To-Day.
Democracy V biggest gun, though, will be
fired to-morrow, when ex-President Cleve
land is expected to strike his party's key
note, not only for this canvass, but the one
to follow. Young Governor Russell, of
Massachusetts, also came upon the scene to
day. The importance of the struggle can be
judged by the desperate efforts that are
leing made. Not for 40 years has Rhode
Iland elected a Democratic Governor in a
Presidental year. The Republican plural
ity in 1883 was over 3,000. But since then
the property qualification for voters has
been abolishedaud the pluralities have been
on the other side, but by one of the many
peculiar provisions of the Rhode Island
Constitution the candidate for Governor
who gets the most votes is not necessarily
elected. Cnlcss he has a clear majority
over all of his opponents the choice is
thrown into the Legislature, and here the
Republicans have so far managed to retain
control. In the struggle next November,
though, the party with the most votes will
pet the Presidental electors,and it is largely
with that end in view that each party is
striving to secure a decisive plurality in
next "Wednesday's election. ' '
The Tariff Is the Slain Issue.
The next Legislature will also choose a
successor to Senator Aldrich, who is known
here as "the McKinley of the East," and
who was in charge of the present tariff
law in the upper branch of Congress. -For
this reason the tariff is the main issue of
the campaign, the Democratic claims being
particularly for free raw material. The
Republicans are making strong pleas for
the party of sound finance, as well as pro
tection, but the Democrats in this section
claim to despise free silver even more
heartily than their opponents. This leaves
the contest to be decided upon the tariff,
and silver will only figure along with gold
anil bank notes in the influencing of float
ing votes.
The prospects for a joint debate are not
bright to-night Yesterday the Democratic
committee, on behalf of ex-Governor Camp
bell, addressed a challenge to Governor
McKinley to repeat the platform scenes at
Ada, O., last fall. Wh;n McKinley ar
rived this afternoon a consultation was held
with him by ex-Speaker Reed, Chairman
Goodwin, ot the Republican State Com
mittee, and others, and as a result Good
win this evening addressed a counter chal
lenge to Democratic Chairman Owen, say
ing in part:
1'ioposal Tor a Double Joint Debate.
"You have observed that the Republicans
have already arranged for two rallies in
this city Saturday evening, to be addressed
by Governor McKinley and ex-Speaker
Reed, both to speak at the two meetings.
I have observed that you have also ar
ranged, on" the part of the Democratic
party, for a rally here Saturday afternoon,
to be addressed by ex-Presideut Cleveland
and ex-Governor Campbell. Anxious to
accept your proposition for a joint debate,
nc suggest that at 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon ex-President Cleveland and ex-Governor
Campbell, op your side, and
Governor McKinley and ex-Speaker
Reed, on our side, meet in the
debate you suggest, and for this purpose
we tender the largest hall in the city. Your
communication suggest the tariff as the sole
question of debate. I beg to suggest that
all the questions of differences between the
two parties, including silver, be the subject
of discussion."
This dragging of Mr. Cleveland into the
proposition carries it beyond the scope pro
posed by the Democrats, and they denouaco
the counter-challenge as a dodge to prevent
the McKInley-Campbell discussion.
Only Campbell or No Donate.
Chairman Owen eald to-night: "Wo is
sued a challenge to Governor McKinley to
meet ex-Govemor Campbell, and that chal
lenge Is the one the Republicans must
meet, or there will be no debate. Ex-President
Cleveland will only be in the city a
few hours, and arrangements have already
been made for every minute ot his time, so
it is certain that he can participate in no
joint debate. This counter-challenge is
simply a scheme to get out of a hole."
Governor McKinley himself says; '1
am very willing to meet Mr. Campbell in
another discussion, but am entirely In the
hands of the State committee. "Whatever
arrangements maybe made will be per
fectly satisfactory to ma."
Campbell is in'New York to-day, but will
return in company with Cleveland to-morrow
and speak with him at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. In the evening while McKinley
and Reed are addressing the Republicans in
the city's two big halls, the ex-President
will give the counter attraction of a publio
reception and general handshake at City
HalL It is theretore safe to say there will
be no joint debate to-morrow, and perhaps
none at all.
The charges of corruption are heard upon
every side. Colonel W. W. Dudley, of In
diana, arrived in this city last night. He
was not visible to-day, but at Republican
headquarters it was stated that he was here
on private business. Democrats, however,
were not slow to say that he had come here
to take charge of the campaign.
Lots ol Money for Everybody.
In connection with Dudley's appearance
the Democrats charge that the Republicans
are preparing to spend $50,000 in Provi
dence alone. This would mean a tidy sum
for every voter in the city, with something
over for the women and children. The Re
publicans answer this by the statement that
a large fund has been raised in New York
aud sent here for the purpose of insuring that
the Presidental year will open with a Dem
ocratic victory. Nor are the charges of
boodle confined to the city. According to
the allegations it is even worse in the rural
districts, and the thrifty farmers and vil
lagers will reap a harvest in the spring as
m ell as in the fall this time.
It is openly asserted that in the country
towns S25 is the ruling price for a vote
for a member of the Legislature, with the
schedule for other candidates in proportion.
There is a large foreign vote in Rhode
Island, and both parties are making stren
uous efforts to secure it Speeches are made
by party orators in German, French and
Hebrew. The two latter elements are par
ticularly strong, and every device is being
used by the respective sides to obtain their
support
The Republicans and Democrats are not
having the campaign all to themselves, a
Prohiuition and a People's party ticket
being in the field. The cold water people,
especially, are making an appearance of
conducting a vigorous canvass. If the
struggle between the two regular organiza
tions is at all close, the votes lor the third
and fourth parties will insure that no can
didate for Governor gets a majority, and
throw the election into the Legislature. The
leaders on both sides, though, confidently
declare they will have a majority over all,
and are certainly doing everything in their
power to win. Perhaps never belore in the
country was so much politics compressed
into such a small space. L. D. B.
3TKINLEY AT PAWTUCKET.
Ohio's Governor In Excellent Condition Tie
Addresses 2,000 Yankees on His Favor
ite Topic, the TJrin A Tew Words on
the bound Money Question.
'FKOM A STAFF COKKESPOXDEXT.I
Patvtucket. R. I., April 1, Nearly
2,000 sturdy citizens welcomed Governor
McKinley to Rhode Island in Music Hall
to-night. The meeting was an enthusiastic
one, and the Republican managers are well
pleased with the first fruits of the work of
the Ohio executive. The Governor was in
excellent condition. As is his custom, he
began his remarks in a low tone, which
caused some hasty complaints, but as he
proceeded he warmed up; and bis voice more
than filled every corner of the large build
ing. Senator Aldrich was introduced as the
first speaker, but his remarks were brief
aud confined chiefly to an attack upon ex
Governor Campbell, whose campaign meth
ods have apparently aroused the particular
ire of his opponents. McKinley was then
brought forward, and at the call of the
Chairman three lively cheers were given for
"the man who reduced the price of sugar."
Mr. McKinley, after saying that the assem
blage in front of him looked like an Ohio
audience, stated that there were just two
differences between the two great parties,
upon finances and the tariff He said:
I am Informed that the Democracy of
Rhode Island announces that it is opposed
tothefice coinage of silver. That may be,
but the great majority of tho Democratic
paity. as pi oven by votes in Congress and
elsewnere, favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. If there are Khode
Island Democrats who are for honest money
thej- are in the wron party and should at
once get in line with the organization which
stands for a sound currenci" the Republican
party.
Major McKinley on tha Tarlffi
The Major soon dropped the silver prob
lem and turned to the tariff, beginning his
remarks on that subject by saying:
The Democratic party is no longer afraid
to use the term Iree trade. It used to call
itself the party of incidental piotection,
bnt now the mask is practically thrown
a-ide. We need almost a million a day to
run the Government, afld the question is, by
what plan shall it be raised, by aicveuuc
tariff or a protective tariff?
The Governor then proceeded to explain
the difference between the two, systems of
taxation, aud continued:
The Democrats here are shouting tariff re
form in the effort to deteat benator Aldrich,
the best man ever in the Senate of the
United State. Do you think they know,
however, v, hat they mean by tariff reform?
In 1S90, tlneo weeks after the pi esent tariff
became a law, tho Democrats, as I know to
my sorrow, swept the country, electing a
more than two-thirds majority of the Lower
House of Congress. Then tnev were going
to tear up that internal tariff. They wanted
a special session, so they could do it right
away. That was 18 months ago. The prev
sent Congress has been In session four
months, and lias not ohanged a line of the
law. They purpose, however, repealing it
an item at a time, and so far have thrco
Items on tho list wool, cotton ties and cot
ton bagging. There are about 2,500 distinct
features ot the present law, and at this rate
It will take them 09 years to destroy it.
Difference Between Bills and Laws.
There is a vast diffeience between a tariff
bill aud a tariff law. The one is a proposi
tion and the other is a fact And there is a
great distinction between a tariff law four
weeks old and one IS months old. The first
could not speak lor itself, but the second
does Its own talking, confounds the dema
gogue aud confutes the Democrats. There
Is not a man In llhode Island who teels the
protective tariff ss a burden, but every man,
woman and child cry lorltas'abenpflt and
a blesmg. Nobody ever claimed that pro
tection would increase wages, but It does
maintain wages, and better wages than ato
paid anywhere else In the world.
Probably the most significant feature of
McKinley's address, considering the New
England demand for free raw material, was
when he said:
Free trade is for all or for none. Listen to
me, men of Rhode Island, manufacturers
and all, you can't have free wool from the
sheep'6 back and taxed now on "our backs.
The protected industries must stand or lull
together. Theie Is one class in America
w Inch might lor a time, bo beneflted by free
trade. I mean the persons who have their
money Invested in stocks and bonds, or who
otherwise have a fixed Income. They
would be protected by a ge'neral reduction
In prices, but we In Congress were not legis
lating for the rich of that class.
McKinley spoke for over an hour, and the
t$ln
applause was hearty from start to finish.
Local sneakers followed In brief addresses.
Other Mooting Throughout the State.
This was but one of many rallies held
throughout the little State to-night. Ex
Bpeaker Reed and Hon. J. P. Colllver, of
Iowa,addressed an audienoe whloh could not
get irisldo of the Opera House atWoon
socket Mr. Reed gave a large share of his
attention to tho Democratic position on
silver, and said the Republican party mi
the bulwark which was defending the busi
ness interests of the country.
Two Republican meetings were held la
Providence, at one of which Senator Frye,
of Maine, and- General Grosvenor, of Ohio,
were the chief orators. Mr. Frye told his
audience that a Deaiocratlo victory in
Rhode Island this spring would be an al
most irretrievable disaster. He added:
The nrotective tariff makes the forelzner
help pay our taxes, run our schools, and
build our roads.
Minor Republican meetings were also
held at Cranston, "Warren, Natyck and
Manville. The Democrats were by no
means idle, either. Governor Russell, of
Massachusetts, the idol of the younger ele
ment ot the party, held forth this evening
in aristocratic Newport He devoted prac
tically his entire attention to an attack
upon the tariff in the interest of free raw
material for New England manufacturers,
though he took occasion to deny that the
Democratic party was in favor of free sil
ver. "Ward ell, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, spoke from the same plat
form with Russell. Congressmen McAdoo
and Bryan held forth in opposition to Reed
at "Woonsocket, and other Democratic meet
ings were held at Chepaobet, Johnston,
Ashton and Providence, where the People's
party also went through the motions of
making a demonstration. Bancroft.
DR. PARKHURST SUSTAINED.
THE NEW TORE POLICE IS SCORED
BY THE GRAND JOKT.
Corruption Plainly Imputed The Depart
ment Folly Aware of the Illegal Ex
istence of Saloons, tow Dives and Gam
bling Houses.
New York, April 1. The grand jury in
vestigating the evidence presented by Rev.
Dr. Parkhurst.and his agents as to the ex
istence of gambling and disorderly houses,
as well as the general violation of the excise,
without interference by the police, brought
in a presentment at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
It says that, owing to the public charges
against the efficiency of the Police Depart
ment in suppressing vice and arresting law
breakers, the grand jury has spent consid
erable time investigating the matter. It is
apparent to all that gambling houses,
saloons and low dives are in open violation
of law, and that the police are fully aware
of their existence. The only raids made
upon them are made by citizens. In fact,
there is no appearance of police interference
with gambling houses or saloon keepers
who violate the excise law.
From such facts the grand jury say that
the best reasons for condemning the inactiv
ity of the police are presented. They are
either incompetent to do what citizens have
done, or else they are open to charges ot
corruption. The general efficiency of the
police and their ability to cope with crime
is second to that of no other city, and,
therefore, the grand jury has no altenative
but to adopt the theory of corruptiontas the
reason for their inactivity in the matters
mentioned.
The grand jury also recommends that the
owners ot honsesbe held responsible for the
business carried on there, if it be immoral
or illegal, and charges that the clerk of the
Tombs Court was in some measure responsi
ble for the information given to one "Dink"
Davis that a warrant was ont for a raid on
his trambling nlace. Recorder Smvthe said
-that he would call the .attention. -ofUhe
proper authorities to the presentments
without delay.
BYBNES IS HAD.
He Says the Grand Jury 'Has Insulted His
Force and Threatens to Resign.
New Yoke, April L Special. Inspec
tor Byrnes, speaking of the presentment of
the grand jury sustaining Dr. Parkhurst,
grew more wrathful every minute and de
clared that the 3,300 blue coats of the police
department had been insulted by that
body. "According to my way oi mint
ing, when a body of men constituting a
grand jury sit for a month to bring a pre
sentment against a police department whose
efficiency cannot be equaled in this or any
other country, it is a gross outrage. If there
is a member or members of the police de
partment who have committed acts of
wrong, they should be weeded out of the
rank, indicted and punisnedas they deserve.
"I say again it isan outrage to find such a
presentment against a department of this
kind, intrusted with protecting the peace
and property of so great a city as
New York. It is a question in my
mind whether or not, if such an outrageous
insult is to be offered to the depart
ment and countenanced, I will not prepare
my resignation as Chief Inspector oi the
department"
LYNCHED FOR VAGRANCY.
The Only Negro In Holmes Connty, O.,
Hanged for Loafing About Doorways.
MlLlEESBUItG, O., April L This morn
ing a mob lynched an unknown negro, hang
ing him to a tree. He had been about the
town a few weeks and had been ordered to
leave.
He had lingered about people's door steps
and annoyed them in various ways. There
are supposed to be no negroes in Holmes
county. Nothing is known of the victim's
history, not even his name. He was said
to be the only negro in the county.
PAT ELLIOTT GETS 20 YEARS.
He "Will Join His Brother Bill, In the Ohio
Pen, for Mulder.
Columbus, April L Special. Patrick
J. Elliott, of the Sunday Capitol, who fol
lowed Albert C. Osborne, a reporter on the
Sunday World, into McDonald's hat store,
on High street, this city, and killed him,
shooting Osborne twice with a revolver and
who was found guilty of manslaughter, ten
days ago, this afternoon was 3entenced by
Judge Duncan to 20 years in the Ohio peni
tentiary the full limit of the law.
The tragedy occurred February 23, 1891,
while Osborne was watching a procession
passing on High street, being a celebration
in honor of Washington's Birthday. Pat
and his brother "William fired at Osborne
and Bill killed W. T. Hughes by accident,
for which he is now serving a life sentence
in the penitentiary. The killing was the
result of a newspaper war on the part of
both papers, and in which the vilest person
alities were" indulged In
QUAKER CITY ANARCHISTS.
Their Motion for a New Trial Overruled,
and They Must Go Up for a Tear.
Philadelphia, April L -The case of
Isidore Prenncr, Morris Gillis, Lewis Ja
cobson and Julius Moskowitz, the recently
convicted Anarchists, came up for argument
in support of a motion for a new trial be
fore Judge Arnold. ,
The charges of which they were found
guilty were blasphemy, conspiracy and in
citing to riot The motion for a new trial
was overruled and the defendants sentenced
to one year's imprisonment
pft$rora
PITTSBURG. SATURDAY, APRIL 2. 1892-TWELVB
HILL A BACK NUMBER
Little Bespect Left in His
Party for the New Senator
From New York.
NOT SUCH A SHBEWD MAN
As His Ardent Admirers Had Credited
Him With Being.
NOW AT THE END OP HIS HOPE.
His Meddling at Both Ends of tho Capitol
Too Officious.
DALZEIJj'S HAPPY HIT ON THE TARIFF
ISriClAL TELEGRAPHIC LITTEB.1
Bckiau of The Dispatch,
IVASHnra-rox, D. C April L t
It is said that Senator Hill, of New York,
does not sleep well o'nights these times.
As Hon. Tim Campbell put it, when making
an excuse for not being present to vote
against the silver bill, he is "perfectly
saturated with somnia,"
But Senator Hill's "somnia" is not a re
sult of indigestion or of nervous excite
ment or depression. He lies awake trying
to invent some means by which he can beat
back the tide that has turned against him.
Any favorable impression made by him
when on his Southern tour seems to have
been dissipated. His presence in the Sen
ate is not felt.
Great in New York, where Tammany is
king and where Tammany methods and am
bitions are the ideal politics, among the
fine minds and in the dignified presence of
the Senate he shrinks into just what he is
a political schemer of the most wretched
type. He realizes that he has been dis
covered, and that all he gained before dis
covery is slipping from his grasp. He is as
injudicious as he is shallow.
Hill Killing Himself by Meddling.
Accustomed, after the manner of his
kind, to take a hand in all that transpired
in politics at his home, he has been meddle
some ever since he came to the Senate.
Not content with inserting his nose where
it had no business in the Senate, he under
took to interfere with and direct the opera
tions of the House. His assurance often
reaches the height of colossal impudence.
He signalized his first week in the Senate
by an almost frantic insistance that a Demo
cratic postmaster at Elmira should be re
tained in office after a Republican President
was ready to turn him out In party poli
tics impudence could go no farther.
This was but the beginning of his exhibi
tion of check. He has advised Republican
and Democratic Senators on all sorts of sub
jects. He has told them what they must do
with silver, with the tariff, with appropria
tions, with bills affecting every kind of cor
poration, and his advice is always of a char
acter to further his own personal aspira
tions. He would have the Senate shape
legislation to put bim in the "White House.
Trouble Over the Silver Debate.
Between his agonizing struggles with the
Senate he rushes over to the House to direct
the tariff debate. Last week it was the
silver debate that worried him. Of course,
he was in sympathy with the silver men,
but they were too aggressive. "When it was
found that the opponents were us numerous
as the advocates of that bill, he demanded
that the measure be laid over in the interest
of the nomination and election of Hill.
The lively part played by Hill in this
matter is only now leaking out "While ex
hibiting great affection for the silver men,
he was all the time quietly arguing with
these he could most easily reach that it
should be postponed, in the interest of Hill.
"When the House adjourned a week ago
without a vote on the silver bill, Hill urged
his friends in the House to prevent the
revival of the measure, and to-day he is
roundly accused ol being a chief influence
in defeating a final vote. Convinced of this
the free coinage men are denouncing him
without stint, and they declare he shall not
have a delegate from a State where free
silver is in favor.
Not So Shrewd as "Was Thought
This outcome of his interference shows
how short-sighted Hill is, notwithstanding
his reputation tor political shrewdness. He
has driven from him the very element from
which he had most to hope, and represent
ing the States from which he had most rea
son to expect delegates, tie has not gained
a single Cleveland man by his course, and
he has alienated many, and they great in
influence, wjio were disposed to be Hill
men.
Probably the most impudent interference
of all was his intrusion into the contested
election case of Noyes against Rockwell.
The latter holds his seat as a Representative
from Hill's own district, the Twenty
eighth NeW York, Elniira being the home
of both gentlemen. Noyes, the Republican,
had 12,351 yotes, and "Rockwell claims to
have bad 12,440 votes. "Upon the very argu
ments used to unseat Colonel Andy Stewart
and to seat Craig, the committee was com
pelled to decide in favor of Noyes. Senator
Hill is furious at the conclusion, and that
a Democrat c committee should dare at-,
tempt to unseat a Democrat, and one from
his State ant district. He daily leads the
Democratic members of the committee a
lecture, though they have repeatedly and
angrily told him to mind his own business.
He is now engaged in working up Demo
cratic sentiment in the House to oppose the
report ot tho committee.
Dictatorial to an Extreme.
A majoritv report from a Committee on
Elections is)almost invariably supported by
the House, and itis said that Rockwell has
but one adherent in the entire committee of
15 members.) This does not deter Hill. The
Democrats ot the House must do his bidding,
snub the committee, ignore the evidence
and plant Rockwell firmly in his seat.
All this hts its inevitable effect Hill is
becoming more unpopular every day. He
is making his presence felt only by his ex
tremely offensive methods. He is cursed
for a meddle;, he has no standing as a Sena
tor, his candidacy is becoming a thing for
laughter, mil his attempt to hide his head
in the sand if the silver question and im
agine his position invisible is about to be
frustrated bj.- the efforts of the profound and
erudite Moft-an, of Alabama, a frank man,
who loves frankness in others, and who is
determinedfto make this shallow upstart
candidate display his ignorance of every
thing save N ew York City ward politics.
It isa cruel movement of Senator Morgan,
but it is a cruelty having in view a high
purpose and! even humanitarians will enjoy
its application in this instance.
Dttizell's Hit on tho Tariff.
Rarely, is" ever, have the House of Rep
resentative'i and the auditors of the galler
ies had a clearer exposition of the benefits
of protection than was given to-day by Rep
resentative Dalzell. He was complimented
with unusual attention from an unusual
number of members, and that after they had
listened for an hour out of curiosity tb
Representative Tom Watson, of the Georgia
Farmers' Alliance.
The best evidence of the pointed charac
ter of Mr. Dalzcll's speech was the frequent
and excited interruptions of the Democrats.
No speech if the many on this subject has
seemed to hurt their feelings 10 much as
this one. There was nothing theatrical
about it It had none of the stump peech
flavor. There were no spread eagle flights
of oratory. It was full of cold facts and In
disputable figures, showing the wonderful
development of Industries under the pro
tective tariff, and that home competition,
when those Industries were well under way,
almost Invariably brought down the price
of the product to a point as low or lower
than the price abroad. The manner in
whichMr. Dalzell discarded all theorizing,
dismissed all its and suppositions, and ad
hered to the cold figures which stamped
every line of his speech with a seal of fact,
was decidedly baffing to the "reformers."
Ready With Pert Retorts.
The interruptions were frequent, bat no
comfort was gamed from the sharp end
ready retorts to all questions. Mr. Dalzell
poke for an hour and a half, with frequent
applause, and when he had finished was
warmly congratulated, not only by Repub
licans, but by many Democrats, who could
not help but admire the ability with which
the brilliant Pittsburger presented his
cause. Mr. Dalzell's speech was a decided
relief from the monotonous platitudes which
have marked the tariff debate hitherto with
but few exceptions.
Hon. Tom Watson, on the other side,
also afforded an interesting hour. Often
illogical, the Alliance leader yet said so
much that was different ' from the speeches
of the average tariff reformer that the di
version was almost delightful. There was
no hypocritical nonsense about a tariff-for-revenue-only
in Mr. Watson's speech.
It was an out-and-out free trade affair.
Mr. Watson scorns that narrow and
selfish view which would shut one country
away from another, as though the people of
all other countries were not of human Kind.
He would have us as broad as the universe
and would fill the working people with
fraternal love instead of beefsteak 'and po
tatoes. .He would clothe us with the father
hood of God and the brotherhood of man,
instead of with tweeds and flannels and
boiled shirts. Yet it was truly refreshing
to hear an orator on that side throw oft the
mask and proclaim himself a real Democrat
after the fashion of the fathers, and at the
same time a free trader. Lightnkk.
SHOCKED INTO SUICIDE.
A Betrothed Girl Drowns Heraeir Bather
Than Marry A Gossiping Woman Told
Her No Man Conld Be Constant Fears
for Her Own Fntnre Result Fatally.
Memphis, April 1. Special "You
will find my body in the bayou near the
Second street bridge." Those were the
words found scrawled on a piece of paper
this morning in the bedroom of Cora Moore,
in the house where she boarded. There
were other letters on the dressing case, all
of them being letters of farewell. A search
was at once instituted, and the body was
found in the bayou. There was only three
feet ol water in the bayou.
It is believed that the girl was deranged.
She was engaged to be married to an under
taker's assistant named Gribbling. In her
farewell letter to Mrs. Malone, with whom
she boarded, she stated that a woman's
wicked tongue was at the bottom of all her
troubles. This woman, she said, was a Mrs.
McGann, who told her stories of the incon
stancy of men. She said that she felt after
that that she could not possible marry
Gribbling or love him any more. She says
that from that moment "life went out of her
heart as though she was already dead."
Mrs. McGann said to-day that she might
have exaggerated a little in jest, but had no
idea it would result so seriously. The dead
girl whs employed in a millinery Btore, and
was of excellent repute.
B0BR0WE WANTS BLOOD.
He 'Means to Resent tho Imputations on
His Bravery Chances Yet Good for a
Dnel The Paper Fighters at It Once
More.
New York, April L Special Mr.
Borrowe has been wearing his thinking cap,
or rather Harry Vane Millbank has been
wearing it for him. Duelist Milbank has
been talking fight to Borrowe all the week,
and now Borrowe, stung to the quick by the
ostracism to which he has been subjected
since his arrival in New York, has author
ized Mr. Milbank, so the latter says, to an
nounce that he will fight He will now
meet Drayton at any time and place, aud
with any kind of deadly weapon that Dray
ton may select.
Mr. Milbank, in an interview, gives Mr.
Drayton to understand that all he has to do
is to renew his challenge to Mr. Borrowe.
If he does not renew it Mr. Borrowe will
send him a challenge, the ground being the
charge of cowardice openly made against
Borrowe by Drayton.
"Borrowe is prepared to fight Drayton,"
Mr. Milbank said to-day, "but there are
some people who believe that Borrowe
never authorized Milbank to make such a
statement. Milbank is not at all satisfied
with his present visit to New York. By
promising that Borrowe will fight, or if not
that he will fight for Borrowe, Milbank
hopes to leave town with his dueling repu
tation at high water mark."
A DuHKABD EIDER'S ESCAPADE.
He Elopes With the Wire or a Neighbor
and Forgets His Creditors.
Westminsteb,Md., April 1. Special.
The largest Dunkard community of Carroll
county has been shocked by the elopement
of Elder D. D. Bonsack with the wife of
Wilson Scheetz. The elder left an Inter
esting family. A large number of persons
are now invoking the law to secure them
selves from loss for trust funds which the
elder held for them. The first intimation
Mr. Scheetz had of his wife's elopement
was a letter from her, which she left in the
pocket of his Sunday coat The letter in
formed him that when he read Its contents
she would be many miles away, and that he
need not worry about her, as her future was
well provided for.
Scheetz and Bonsack were near neighbors,
and the elder was a frequent visitor in the
Scheetz household. He had two fine farms,
one of which he got as a present when he
married Miss Roop. He was a stockholder
in the First National Bank of Westminster,
and a large holder of mortgages. He had
in cosh nearly f20,000 as executor, guardian,
trustee and borrower. Before his departure
he sold one of his farms. He is about 50
years old, and Mrs. Scheetz is 40.
nENRT JAMES' new story, "Tho Beal
Thing," begins In THE DISPATCn to-morrow.
A CRUSADE AGAINST PREACHERS.
Simsltej Trying to Kill Ministers Who
Aren't Afraid of Them.
Birmingham, Ala. , April 1. Special
The Sims war in Choctaw county is not yet
over. Although six or seven of the gang
were lynched, enough of religious fanati
cism is left to cause trouble. The Simsites
are extremely bitter against preachers,
whom they call agents of the devil. Fearful
for his life, Rev. C. R. Lamar, the Metho
dist preacher at Bladen Springs, recently
left his charge, and Rey. T. H. Cooper took
his place, saying he would faee the music.
The result was that a few nights since some
unknown party fired at him from the bushes
near his home, and narrowly missed send
ing the bullet home. A night or two after
ward he was shot at again.
A note has been found written by one
Simsite" to another, mentioning a number of
preachers who are to be killed, including
Mr. Cooperl
Jwjratrtj.
PAGES.
A STiMOPROnB
Throughout All the District
Where Hochstetler Was
Waylaid and Killed.
MUBDERED BY MILLEES.
One of the Moonshiner's Sons Gives
Himself Dead Away and
CONFESSES THE WHOLE AFFAIR.
He Is Safely locked Up, hut His Father Is
Too Well Hidden.
THPFINDINGOF HOOHSTETLER'S BODY
rsPEClAL TELEOBAM TO THE DISPATCH.
ROCKWOOD, Pa., April L This entire
district for miles, reaching far into Somer
set and Fayette counties, is in a state of up
roar over the murder of old man Hochstet
ler and the arrest to-day of one of his
murderers, Bob Miller, while gangs
of citizens and two Sheriff's posses scour
the hills for the rest ot the moonshine gang.
The arrest of young Bob Miller forms
another chapter of the most remarkable
history this moonshine district has ever ex
perienced. After young Beale told his fearful story
of the murder of old man Hochstetler, sev
eral bands of farmers started out to look for
the body, but the iear ot the moonshine
gang was so universal that they faltered
and turned back. Then a local justice of
the peace of the village of Trent Postoffice
took up the search, and was followed by a
score of farmers, all armed. While in the
most lonely part of the mountain, only a
few rods from where Hochstetler was killed,
the posse was joined by young Bob Miller,
a handsome youth of 23 years of age, who
casually inquired where they were going
and for what they were looking.
A Moonshiner's Chilly Beceptlon.
Bob is a son of William Miller, the
reputed leader of the moonshiners who
killed Hochstetler, and who was strongly
suspected of being concerned in the killing.
The young fellow met with a cold reception
from the uneasy farmers, but cheerfully
voluntered to guide them through the wilds.
The young recruit at once suggested that a
more thorough examination be made of the
scene of the murder.
A half dozen men followed Miller's lead,
and in a few minutes after reaching the
ground one of the searchers discovered a
flat stone, all bloody. The stone was turned
over and a man's brains, almost entire, were
found beneath.
"Here's the body!" exclaimed one
searcher down Crab" Run. The searcher
was young Miller, and at his feet lay the
body of old Hochstetler. His head was
crushed to a pulp, and his feet lay partly
in the pool. His body was bared to the
waist, the skin torn and scratched, it hav
ing evidentlv been dragged through the
underbrush for a long distance.
Meanwhile, Hochstetler's sons were not
idle. They are a brawny set of young men,
the pride of their father, who was celebrated
for his strength. The sons are Harvey,
Rollo, Bula and Wesley, and after hearing
the -description given by Beale of the
murder, they did not leaia the young fellow
a moment until they had wormed from hira
every word possible describing the men he
had seen do the killing.
The Millers Charged With Murder.
Tho description given by Beale tallied so
closely with their knowledge of old Billy
Miller, that the four sons of the murdered
man concluded to pay a visit to the old
moonshiner's cabin. 'Before starting, how
ever, they made an information against
Billy Miller and his son Robert, charging
them with the murder of their father.
An officer started at once from Trent with
the warrant and found young Miller with
the crowd of farmers viewing the body of
the murdered man, which they had just
dragged from the creek into the road.
When told of the warrant for his arrest
Miller laughed, and said he would go with
the officer, remarking at the time that they
would have a harder time in getting hold of
his father.
This morning the four sons of the mur
dered man started for the Miller cabin, de
termined to bring down the old man if they
had to fight for him. Young Beale was
ordered to accompany them. Nearing the
place, they met a young son of Miller.
'Bob, is pap at home?" was asked.
"Naw," the boy retorted, "he has been
away ever since last Wednesday."
Mrs. Miller Shields Her Husband.
The four men passed on and into the
house, where they were accosted by Mrs.
Miller. The Hochstetler boys demanded
from her the whereabouts of her husband.
"Well.he was here this morning," she said,
"but I don't know where he is now."
Harvey Hochstetler drew the boy aside
and began questioning him, and drew from
him the information that old man Miller
had called at the house at intervals during
the past three days, saying that he was busy
in the mountains with the boys.
"The last time he left," sa'id the youth,
"he took his rifle with him, and said he was
going to shoot a catamount"
"How was your father dressed?" asked
"Harvey.
'Well, he had on his old slouch hat, and
had his pants in his rubber boots, 'cause he
said he was going to cross the crick."
"That's the man who did the shooting!"
cried young Beale, who had hitherto re
mained in the background.
The party then returned to Trent, where
they were met with the information that
young Miller had made a full confession to
the constable who led him down the moun
tain. 'Squire Miller, of Trent, at once de
cided to hold a hearing, and young Miller
was the first witness called in his own de
fense. Confession of Toang Miller.
Miller is a bright, handsome fellow, and,
without a word of protest, made a clean
breast of the whole affair so far as he knew.
He said:
I knew they Intended to kill poor old
Hochstetler, und I told them a dozen times
that I would intorm on themas soon as I got
a chance, and I am going to do it. Monday
last I was told to go to Trent for a few tilings
we needed around the'liouse, und I was sit
ting In the loom writing out a list of
goods I wanted. When lather enme in ho
said there was a fellow ontside w ho wnnted
to see me, and I went out in my shirtsleeves.
Bill Pritts, one of the gang, was stuuding
outside, and when he raw me ho pulled out
a beer bottle llllod with whisky, und told
me to take a pull at it. "Then put on yonr
coat and hat and come with us." said lilll.
"The detectives are on our track at last, and
they will take you as soon as any one or us."
Then Pritts leaned toward me and whispered
hoaisely, '-W-e'll go up to tho road und watch
them as they go bj
This scared me, and I put on my coat and
hat and followed them. Pritts carried his
rifle and pap took his from tho wall, saying
at the time that he mizht need it. Wo then
walked along the old log road to where the
loop or split is made. There was a little
kuoll theiebackln the underbrush, where
we could see up and down the road for qulto
a distance. What lollowed and what Beale
told you Is not true. I am telling tho truth,
for I was there.
I saw a man coming along the road from
the direction of Trent It was too far away
for me to see, but pap and Pritts seemed to
know who It was, and pretty soon I saw it
was Hochstetler. Pap said to Pritts: "Bill,
shall we risk itt We'll all stand together In
this matter."
"Tes," Pritts said, "let him have ft."
Old Man Boohstetlei' Murder.
I told them I didn't know what they were
talking about, hut If they Intended to kill
Hochstetler I wouldn't have anything to do
with It, and would tell on them the first
chance Z got We were standing behind a
big tree on the knoll, and by this time the
poor fellow had come almost opposite us.
Then pop stepped from behind tlie tree and
orled 'Haiti" and at the same time he shot
his gun in the air.
"I'll salt you," answered Hochstetler, who
swore fearfully, and stooped down and
picked up a stone and threw it at pap. I
was excited, and don'tr know If Pritts shot
or not, but we all ran out to where Hoch
stetler was standing, and without a word
pap struck him over the head with the butt
of his gun. Hochstetler wasn't prepared
for the Dlow, and he fell to his knees, and
before pap conld hit him again I grabbed
him and pulled him away. Pap then turned
on me, and struck me several fearful blows,
while poor Hochstetler cried: "Bob, say Bob,
don't let them kill me."
I was struggling with pap, who downed
me, and when I looked again Pritts was on
Hochstetler's back, pounding hla nead in
with a stone. I covered my face from the
awful sight, and when I looked again I saw
a man running down the road. I told the
others what I nad seen, and they said they
had better take the body away from tho
road. They then made mo follow them, and
dragced the body through the brnsh and
down to the creek, whero they thiew it Into
the water.
The creek was too low to hide the body,
and they laid It partly under a log In the
water. I thought I heard Hochstetler
scream after they pat him in the water, and
I went hack and pulled him outon the bank,
but he was dead. He never made a struggle
after he cried out to me at first to save him.
Pap and Pritts made me go with them, and
we went to the old vacant house near John
Gerry's, where we staved all night Pap kept
watch all night, and all next day, ana they
said they would shoot me if I tried to get
away. Only this morning I succeeded in
getting away, and 1 hunted you vr Pap and
Pritts don't know where I am, b - " can
guess, anu j. uun& mey are reuu j. bf w
"Vonnfr Miller In omflTK. 04t A cny.
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Late this evening UonstaDle acv."
vounz Miller to iail in Somerset. Ev
body in the district was down to the train to
see JUiiier, ana at somerset nan
the town was out Miller told the
officers that they would not cap
ture his father and Pritts without a
fight, as they had barricaded the cabin, and
had sent out for all the members of the
moonshine gang and friends. He said that
fully 50 men guarded the approach to the
cabin where the murderers lay, and more
than one man would pay the penalty with
his life if he tried to capture them now.
At 2 o'clock this morning United States
Secret Service Officer Fisher, with Sheriff
Good, of Somerset, started for the moun
tains. They have with them 25 deputies,
all armed with Winchesters, and they will
bring the old man Miller and Pritts
back alive or dead. At the
same hour another posse organized at
Trent, and will await the arrival ot the
Somerset posse before they start for the
mountains. The latter posse is composed
mainly of the same men who found the
body, and is led by the four sons of the mur
dered man.
Young Hochstetlers After Bevenge.
The young Hochstetlers are familiar with
the various mountain paths and can guide
the officers to the spot The hunt will be.
made in daylight, for fear of ambush, and
the Hochstetlers are placed in charge. They
are daring and ask only to be allowed to
meet the whole gang of moonshiners in day
light All four of the boys are wonderful
rifle shots,and when they lead theSheriffand
Revenue Officer Fisher to the cabin,
they will bring back the murderers, alive if
possible; if not alive, the boys ask
the privilege of doing all the shoot
ing themselves. Altogether, it looks
to-night as if a mountain warfare is immi
nent that will wipe out more than one fam
ily before it is ended.
This morning an inquest was held on the
body of old man Hochstetler and this after
noon he was buried. The Coroner's jury
returned a.verdict that he had been killed
by the men Miller and Pritts, basing their
verdict on the testimony of young Miller. The
scene at Hochstetler's funeral was remark
able for its quietness. The old wife sat
apart aud would talk to no one. The four
sons were present, subdued, but determined.
Cora, the Only daughter, had nothing to say
to a newspaper man, while the few neigh
bors who dropped in stayed but a moment,
and went about their own" business.
The Secrecy of the Vendetta.
Everywhere there was the secrecy of the
vendetta. All were afraid of each
other, and probably with good reason,
for among the rough mountaineers
there were many friends of the dead
man, but many, very many, were friends of
the murderers. All alike were jealous and
suspicious, and what little was said was
guarded, but from the suppressed feeling
betrayed by bearded men, the end has not
come yet
Secret Revenue Qfficer Fisher, who is now
leading the posse to Trent, where the Hoch
stetler boys will join him, is a remarkable
man. He is a professional moonshine hun
ter, and is friendly with them all until he
needs them. Fisher is an old friend of
Hochstetler's family, and says that the old
man feared assassination for months. He
had been warned that he would be killed,
'and was always on the alert, but was caught
at last
It was but a short time ago that the Mil
ler gang followed Hochstetler to a distil
lery with the avowed intention of hanging
him for peaching. They found the old man
prepared for them, with a dozen friends
and an arsenal. Fisher has been
with Hochstetler for months, on the same
scent of the moonshiners, and says had he
been along with him the day he was killed
the old man would yet be alive. Fisher is
a native of Kentucky, where he hunted
moonshiners for months for Uncle Sam, and
was twice shot and badly hurt by the gangs
there.
Forebodings of an Awful Fight
Fisher says he has more than met his
match in bravery in the young Hochstetlers,
and when he started out for the mountains
with Sheriff Good, this morning, he said it
might be his last, as the Hochstetlers were
in for revenge, and even old Kentucky
might not longer boast of its celebrated
moonshine vendettas after they were
through with the Fayette-Somerset county
gang.
This was settlement day in Somerset, and
hundreds of the farmers lromthe mountains
came down to pay and receive accounts cov
ering their last year's debts. Among all
these there was no other topic but the
Hochstetler-Miller affair, and many fore
bodings are felt for the outcome when the
two gangs of half a hundred men each meet
in the mountains.
MASK TWAIN writes from Berlin for
readers of the mammoth 24-pngo issue of
THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
THIS MORNING'S NEWS.
Topic Pane.
The Great Battle in Bbode Island 1
Hill on the Down Grade X
The Moonshine Tragedy 1
Talk Abont the License List 1
Pittsburg at the "World's lair 3
Death Causes an Official DUpate 8
Editorial and Miscellaneous 4
The Floating News of Washington 4
Bradstreet's and Dun's Review 5
Allegheny In the License Court 6
An Awful Cyclone Oat West 7
Cleveland Has the State Convention 1
DaizeirsGreatTarlnrSpeeeh 7
Tragic End of a Criminal Romance 7
The First Home Ball Game 8
News of the Nearby Towns 8
A Newsy Cable Letter 9
New York Methodists Quarreling O
The Business Budget 0
Bellgious, Chess and Checker 10
iron gnu vuuuunviw MMAaM.tsM!
The Correct! U.t of licnw. 13
Walceinan's Entertaining Letter IS
INCREASED 3,983:
the adlets have gained this
much in seven months. figures
show:
1892 49,603
1891 30,620
Try the Cent-a-Word Columns.
THREE CENTS.
SHllKINGJHE SACK,
Eager Crowds Throng the
Court Boom While the
License Judges
HAND DOWN THE PEIZES,
Very little Change in the Number of
Saloons in Pittsbnr?;.
OPENING HOURS ABE TO BE FIXED.
Anticipated Increase in the City's EeTenua
2fot Eealized.
SEYEBAL APPLICANTS HELD OYEB
The seal on the license wheel of fortune?
was broken yesterday, and out of the 689
applicants only 373 drew prizes. Besides
these 11 were held over on account of de
fects in their applications. Five more still
swing in the air until they get further hear
ings, and two are withheld on account of
the sickness of the applicants. It is ex
pected all these will be granted, which will
swell the list to 391 against 382 granted last
year, making an increase of only nine
saloons in the entire city.
fn - emeriment of handing the list down
?,
Vv ti. "ourt was tried yesterday for the
"f0t. ' 9l it was not a success. The
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COu. l .3 cruikueu iu auiiucauun, aau
all the jcants and their friends were
simply piling over each other in their mad
attempt to hear what was going on. The
crowds in the hall were in a constant up
roar. Judge Collier made a number of
announcements and then said that nine
tenths of the applications filed were de
fective in one respect or another. Then
he modified it to three-fourths. Most of tho
trouble was in the bonds, where one man
appeared on more than one bond and wa3
not qualified each time that he was worth
$4,000 or more. This was quite a reflection
on the intelligence of the lawyers and al
dermen who have been trying to decipher
the meaning of the Brooks law for the past
five years and to learn how to fill out theso
papers.
iost Their Fear of the Conrt.
Finally the Judge produced the list made
out the night before, and, without telling
what it contained, handed it to Clerk of
Courts McGunnegle. Then there was a wild
rush for the Clerk's office. Big fat saloon
keepers and fat men who would like
to be, stuffed the stairways to
overflowing. The judges tried to
stay the rush from the court room
but the fear of being hauled np for con
tempt of court was nothing when the license
list went down stairs for public inspection.
The crowds reached tho clerk's office long
before Mr. McGunnegle got there, and
every bit of space was taken up. Each
wanted to know first about his particular
case, and they became so unruly that
deputy sheriffs had to be called in to pre
serve order until the clerk conld make tha
list public.
There was a how, of course. More than
one said it would briag the Sheriff down on
him, and the old stagers who have bucked
the license "tiger" for five years and drew
blanks each time, hung their heads and con
eluded the Brooks act had never been
framed for their benefit Aside from these
individual statements there was a gen
eral cry because the list of
drinking places for this year will be hut a
very few more than last year. It was
thought the estimate of Councils for
425 to 450 licensed houses would bo
more closely followed by the Court As it
is, the receipts from liquor licenses will
fall J50.000 below the estimate in the ap
propriation ordinance. This general cry
was not so very effective, however, as only
36 of the old license holders were
left out in the cold. They
nearly all fell through their own faults.
Through a mistake the name of George
Rememan, Diamond street, did not appear
on the license list handed out first, hut this
was afterward corrected.
B. C. Christy Is a Happy Man.
The only man who is real happy is B. C.
Christy. As has been indicated before, he
is still dangerous, and out of the 350 re
monstrances he filed against people in Pitts
burg only 30 of them drew prizes. His
complete record of all the old appli
cants proves fatal. Among the other
lessons learned from this License Court
in that Judges Collier and Slagle followed
very closely the work of Jndge3 Ewing,
White and Magee. Any man that has held
license for two years or "more seem3 to have
no trouble provided he can furnish proofs
that his place is necessary. Another lesson
is that many of the people refused
and held over on account of defec
tive papers did not have attorneys.
Beyond that this court has proved
that it is not wise for a man who has a
license to move into another house, for
while his old house is known to he a neces
sity, the Court has to be satisfied that tha
new place is also a necessity. In other
words, he has to come in on the same foot
ing as a new applicant People who hava
been in partnership will also learn from
vesterdav's results to stay together and
not try to start two new
saloons. "The inference the Court has
apparently taken is that they are jointly
interested. An example of this was in tho
case of Bernard Levy, who had a license last
year at 33 Calwell street. He asked license
lor a new place at 183 Wylie avenue,
while his former bartender applied for tho
old place They both hold blanks from tha
fifth annual drawing. Another lesson is
shown in the case of John B. Lury, of tha
Twen ty-seventh ward. For thirty-six years
he held licenses continuously, but this year
he told the Court there were not a great
many demands on him for meals and he was
knocked out
Politics Did Not Sway the Court
Another feature that shows up promi
nentlv is that politics did not figure heavily
with Judge Collier. In the First ward ba
left Patrick Richards hanging on the rocks,
though he was the only man that
Chief Elliot appeared for in tha
whole list He also passed clear
over the recommendation of Councils.
Aside from this it proves that a few notches
below 400 is the high water mark on li
censed houses in Pittsburg. In 1888 thera
were 718 applicants and only 244 came out
ahead. The next year only 660 came up.
That was the year of the drouth, and only
93 men got license. In 1890, 780 names wera
placed in the wheel and 310 were granted.
Last year 815 people tempted fate and 382
were licensed. This year there were 689
anxious applicants. There is a possibility
395 will draw prizes.
In the downtown portion of the town
there are very few changes. John Newell
was victorious, and even M. J. Maloney
triumphed over fierce opposition. J. K.
Durr lost through the complications in his
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J. B. Schlosser n still
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