ijyuLijuiiiiiiii S me 3mmw BOOMS SOON RENTED -w -ROOMS SOOBENTED By Using the Ceut-a-Word CoI nmna of The Disputed Ah Adlet Saturday or Sunday Will Do It. By Vulag the CeHt-a-Word CoI mans of The Dispatch Am Adlet Sattwlay or Sunday Will Do It. mgrnlai FORTY SEVENTH TEAR II OUT OF CEU. Bay State Mugwumps Fail to Carry Things Their Own Way. THE HILL SENTIMENT Not Strong Enough to Turn the Tide in the Senator's Direction. LOCKED HORNS ON PLATFORM. The Four Delegates Will Go to Chicago Uninstrncted, After AIL General Collins Prevents a Bolt by a Speech for Party Above Candidates Hill's Spokesmen Stand Opt Firm Against Binding the Hands of the Delegates The New York Senator's Leading Candidate for Delegate Se cures Less Than One-Third of the Votes in the Convention Ingersoll on the Ehode Island Result Governor McKinley Makes an Appointment That the Senate Confirms, but After ward Hangs Up. rSrrcIAL TElEOBAX TO THE DISPATCHO Bosxo-, April 8. The Mugwump ma chine, which has been running the Demo cratic party in Massachusetts the past six years, got out of order at the Democratic State Convention to-day, and while the dev otees of Mr. Cleveland were trying to patch up the break, the old-line, straight out Democrats indulged in some plain talk as to the manner in which the kid-gloved Mugwumps had been runnin things. There was a red-hot skirmish between the Mugwump factions, and the straightout Democrats, designated" as "the Turks," gave Hill a boom, and at the same time ex pressed plainly their disapproval of the at tempt to foist Mr. Cleveland upon the party in the coming Presidental fight. The discontent has been growing rapidly of late, and there have been occasional mntterings, but the volcano did not burst into activity until to-day, when an attempt was made to apply the Cleveland muzzle. Then the regulars kicked, and had it not been lor General Collins' diplomacy the Mugwumps would have been overthrown. As it was, although the machine delegates were elected, they will go to Chicago unin structed. The Cleveland Slate Goes Through. It had been the intention to give Cleve land such a fiat-footed indorsement that it m ould be a virtual instruction to the dele gation to support him first, last and all the time. The Hill or anti-Cleveland faction was ignored until the day before the con vention. The Cleveland men were in full control, and they took good care that every avenue of attack should be fully guarded. Their ticket was made up some time ago, and all the Cleveland influence was brought to bear to elect it These are the names: General Patrick A. Collins, of Boston; General John "V. Corcoran, of Clinton; Hon. John E. Russell, of Leicester, and Albert C Houghton, of North Adams. Hon. John W. Cummings, of Fall River, was the chief representative nut forward by the Hill faction, and in the convention to dav he received nearly GOO votes, or nearly a third of the delegates present. This was a big surprise to the Cleveland leaders, and it opened the eyes of the rank and file, who had been led to" believe the Cleveland fac tion had things all their own war. The committee on resolutions was in ses sion nearly all night, working on the resolu tions, which had been carefully prepared to conform to the excited demand for a con servative plank in Clcvelandisin. The promise was given that the resolutions would not indorse Cleveland's candidacy for re-election, and the anti-Cleveland men retired satisfied Beginning of the Circus.' The convention was duly called to order in Tremont Temple shortly before noon, and Hon. Edward Avery presided. After an able address by the presiding officer, Hon. John E. l!u.sell, as Chairman of the Com mittee on Resolutions, rose to present Hie resolutions, concerning which so much had been said The great convention of nearly 2,000 delegates became so quiet that every word as heard distinctly. The last two paragraphs contained the pith of the entire document, namclv : The Democrats of Massachusetts desire again to pi ice upon record their apprecia tion of and admiration for the lat Demo cratic administration. By its wise states manship, leaiicss intesrity and devotion to dutv, it has justly earned and received the confidence and respectof all our people. We believe that the National Convention, to hich we arc to elect delegate, should nom inate a candidate nho-e views npongre.it public questions are strictly in accord with thepaity piincip'cs and lullv understood by the people. Vlnle adhering to our time lionored cu-tomt, we do nut specially pledjo our delegation, set we declare our convic tion that the best interests of the party and of the country demand, the nomination and election of Grower Cleveland as Presi dent, and ii o aie confident that, under his leadership, the pi inciples of Democracy will again win a glorious victory. Hill's Spokesman Wouldn't I5e Choked. Then the storm broke. Alderman Keenan, of Boston, was recognized, and offered as an amendment his resolution in teeognition of HilL Instantly there was a hubbub. The Cleveland men tried to have Alderman Keenan choked off. This created great con fusion, and it was several minutes before Mr. Keenan could make himself heard. The Chairman had recognized his right to offer an amendment, despite the objections of the Cleveland men. This was the amendment: And be it further resolved, that the De mocracy or Massachusetts, in convention here ascmbled, heartily 1 ecosnize the sterl ing worth and grand work of Hon. David I'ennett Hill cheers for Hill, mingled with hisses in supporting those true Democratic doctrines which liavo preserved the Empire Slate of Xew Yort cheers and hisses as the banner commonwealth of the Democracy of the .tion; and that, in his unyielding devo tion and patriotism and loyalty to the cause of good government, the people find inspira tion and encouragement cheers and deris ive laughter. One or the Bill Kind of Democrats. In explanation of his amendment Alder man Keenan said: I have been a Democrat all my lire' ap plause, and I offer no apology ior my pres ence here to say in this Democratic Conven tion cheers I w ill put my amendment into only two more lines: "The people find in spiration and encouragement for the future wcltaieand prosperity of a groat common country, so denr to the hearts of all tnio liberty-lovins American freemen." Cheers and derisive laughter. Chairman Russell, of the Committee on IC1E Resolutions, strongly objected to the amendment, which he characterized as a stump speech in favor of Hill, and he felt its introduction would be Injurious to the subject matter and style of the resolutions. The Cleveland men sustained Chairman Russell's objection with cheers, but the Hill boom was by no means squelched. Ex-, Representative David Moreland, ofVo burn, secured the floor, and caused a fresh outburst of applause from the Hill men by quoting the memorable words: "I am a Democrat." He could proceed no further for several seconds. Then he said: As a Democrat I consider that I havo the same right to be heard in a Democratic Con vention as any other member of the Demo cratic party. Great applause. I consider that the Democrats who represent the Demo cratic party in this State will give me tho same risht to be heard, even though I may notajreo with the honorable gentleman who has last spoken. Applause by the Hill men. Has the Bight to His Opinion. Mr. Chairman, I nso to second the amend ment or the gentleman from Boston great applause, and, Mr. Chairman, no matter how great the sentiment may bo against the amendment, I feel that you will give mo the right to hold my opinion and givo it to mo fairly. Apnlause. Xow, I want the Demo crats in tlns'conventloii to understand that lfGrover Cleveland is the nominee cheers lorCleveland Massachusetts Democrats 111 support him, but Mr. Chairman, I believe withSamuelJ. Tilden applause, that the principles of the Democratic party arc not dependent upon any one man. JGieat ap plause. I-am not that kiud of a Democrat, nor did my lather teach me that kind of Democracy, w hich would lead me to say that it a certain man Js not nominated I will reject the nomination or tho Demo cratic patty. AppUuse by the Hill men. Mr. Chairman, a lew words more and I will close. I reel that under other circum stances, from the verv top to the bottom, I would indoisc that ideal Democrat ol the vouug Democracy of the country, David B. Hill. Applause, hisses, cheers, yolls and cat-calls, j I take pleasure in secoudimj the amendment. More applause and hisses, lollOK ed by cries of "Free bpeech.'" Old Pandemonium Has a Time. By this time pandemonium was reigning supreme. James Powers, of Springfield, succeeded in catch inn the Chairman's eye. and the Hill faction became hysterical with dehcht when he supported the Hill resolu tion. He said: ' I recognize, gentlemen, delegates, that the large majoiity or the sentiment of this con vention is in lavor of the renomlnation of Grover Cleveland. Great applause. I claim It as a privilege here among Demo crats, manv of whom were not born when I voted with" the immortal 40,000. I claim it as a privilege to say what I feel for Senator Hill, audi have a right to do it. Cheers by Hill inen-1 I am a Democrat, older than many of yon, and I lecognizo the sterling worth of the man who says: "I am a Democrat-" Tre mendous cheering by tho Hill men. Tncro foie, until that nomination is nude in Chi cago I am for Senator Hill. Tremendous cheering by the Hill men. The Cleveland foices were badly demoral ized bv the unexpected strength shown by the Hill men, and young Lawyer Charles S. Hamlin, of Brooklyn, jumped to his feet and attempted to stem the tide that was set ting so strongly toward Hill. "When he had a chance to make himself heard, he said: I, too, claim to be a Democrat as well as the gentlemen who have last spoken, and I can claim, perhaps, too, th-it my lather was a Democrat, an'i my grandfather and creat grandratlier. Therefore, I canstand here as a Democrat. But I don't' stand here to do fame the character of any Democrat, but to speak a wordforan eminent statesman, a fearless public servant, and an honest man, Grover Cleveland. Tremendous cheering by the Cleveland men and some hisses. General Collins Called to the Front. Mr. Hamlin then save an extended pro oramme of what Mr. Cleveland would ac complish if elected President next Novem ber. AVhile he was speaking a few of the Cleveland leaders consulted as to the best wav to heal the breach, if onlv temporarily. and upon earnest solicitation General Col lins stepped to the front of the platform and calmed the storm by a stirring appeal to the patriotism and party fealty of the dele gate's. He said: Mr. Chairmas My good old friend from Springfield closed with tho announcement fiom now until nomination dav he was in favor of a certain Democrat for the office of the Presidency. Fiom now until the 21st of June I am for the Democratic party. Tre mendous choeiing.l What may bo wisdom to-day may be lolly three months hence great applause; what may be our judg ment to-dav 'ne shall invariably find a nscessitv for changing to-morrow. Ap plause." There is only ono Cleveland and only one Hill, but there are 7,000,000 Demo crats, and I propose to Rive the majority a chance, if I have anything to say about it. Great applause. I am no man's man. Tremendous cheering. I wear no man's collar, and carry no man's badge on my breast. Cheers. I do not propose to be long to a party that stultifies itself hy a confession of such abject poverty that the party would all be orpnaned if one or two uien'died. Gieat applause Ills Ilands Entirely Unbound. If you send me to the convention I will so with hands unbound and with a free tongue applause to represent your senti ment as it finds itself crystallized on the 21st of June, and not what you guess to-day. Great applause. If you adopt the reso lution proposed by my lriend and colleague noin Suffolk county, you simply, by in direction, slur, your own Government, who has one brilliant Democratic administration and who is safely pursuinc another, and a man who is fit to be President of the United States. Great applause. To my mind the brightest voting man in public lite to-day is William E. Russell. Great applause. Do you wish to Mimic out a man from a distant State and sav that we know that lie ought to bo our idol three months hence, and pass by the brilliant young Governo" of tho Democratic State of Massachu-t.ts? f Aunlansel. Do you want to pass bv Loics and Palmer, and all the other men whom time and circumstance may make avallablo candidates, because we can guess to-morrow and we can only be sure on the 21st of JuneT Gentlemen, this is plain politics. It is not serious business. It it were serious, my friend should have taken his resolutions last night to the committee and sat down with them and discussed the matter. Great applause. He should have taken it to-day, audthenwc might have included all the Governors, including my friend, ICobert Taylor, or Tennessee (turning to Mr. Tay lor, who sat upon the platform, amid ap plause), who lias had a brilliant and suc cessful Democratic administration in that State, and I hope the hour will strike when we can ro bevond Mason and Dixon's line and select a President. Trust and Faith In Delegates. Therefore, gentlemen, bringing to the front of this platform the experience of more than 25 years as a working Democrat, I say to you that, when the unanimous re port of that committee is heie, not binding us to any man, or any two men, adopt the xeport, and let your four delegates that you elect here to-day go to Chicago believing that they are trusted and that their judg ment is believed in and that they have Massachusetts behind them, to do what they find best for the Democratic party when the convention assembles. Great applause. That speech did more to prevent a bolt than anything else could have. done. Har mony was, restored at once. Alderman Keenan withdrew his resolution, which had enabled the Hill men to. show their teeth, and had scared the mugwumps out of a year's growth. The names of candidates for delegates-at-large were then proposed, and the ticket already described was elected by about two-thirds of the delegates pres ent The convention was the liveliest eVer held in Massachusetts for the selection of dele gates to a notional convention. SIGNS OF A TBUCE AT LAST "Wallace and Pattlson Said to Have Held Tin Conferences. Haekisbukg, April 8. A Harrisburg special says there are signs of a truce in what arc called the State administration and anti-administration circles. Yesterday afternoon Hon. William A. Wallace, who is looked upon as the anti-administration leader, quietly slipped into Harrisburg and had a conference with Governor Pattison the second one, it is said, in the past few weeks. It does not appear what progress was made toward a peace, but It is hinted that both sides had propositions involving con siderable giving and taking on the part of each. Mr. Wallace will be at the Demo cratic convention next week. BOB INGERSOLL'S IDEAS. He Thinks the Effect of 'the Rhode Island Election Will Be Good Harrison Onght to Be Satisfied With One Term Blaine Still In It. Scbanton, April 8. Special. Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll arrived in this city this afternoon to lecture for the lodge of Elks. When seen by a reporter he chatted freely upon the political situation. "Will there, in your opinion,' bo any op position to the nomination of Mr. Harri son?" was asked of him. "The probability is that several gentle men, not real statesmen, will see that their names are before the convention," was the answer. "There is a feeling growing stronger, I think, against the second term. As long as Presidents can have a second term they will sacrifice everthing to secure that, and they will distribute natronage where they thine it will do the most good. I think for the average man, in times of peace, when no great question is agitating the people, one term is enough. Mr. Harrison has had good luck, and he ought to be satisfied. He took five cards in his political draw and got four aces, and with such eood fortune he ought tobe content. His administration has been good in the main, and he has given fair satisfaction, but I do not think he has earned a renomina tion, and I do not believe he will get it He certainly has but few elements of popu larity and cannot expect to get a vote out side of his party. "Thatnian from Maine may loop up in spite of withdrawals and declinations. If the Republican party wanted to make a real good, square fight, with protection for the issue, tlten McKinley would be the man. Harrison better keep an eye on the man freni Ohio. McKinley represents some thing, and stands for something, and his nomination would mean a splendid struggle for principle and victory for the Repub lican party." "What will he the effect of the Rhode Island election?" "It will be and is good. It shows that the people believe in protection that 'free trade' is not the policy for America, It shows or tends to show that the country is Republican, and that the next President will not be a ' Democrat The elections everywhere show that the 'old party' is aliye and well, ready for the struggle of '92, and that it will again carry the flag that saved to victory." KICK AGAINST AN APPOINTMENT. Governor McKinley Asked to Beconslder One of His Nominations. STEtrBENVlLLE, April 8. Special Republicans of Steubenville are in ferment to-day on account of Governor McKinley's reappointment of H. H. McFaddeu as a Democratic member of the State Board of Public Charities. Mr. McFadden is the editor of the Steubenville Gazette, a local Democratic paper, and a few years ago took such sides in the nailers" strike that his pa per was boycotted. That boycott was sub sequently raised, but is practically opera tive to-day among members of various trades unions in this vicinity. When he was appointed to the Board of Charities by Governor Foraker. five years ago upon rec ommendation of then Senator but now Sixth Auditor of the Treasury Coulter, the appointment was bitterly assailed, and the recommcnuaLion cusi uuuuer a uuuuiiuiiuu for Congress four years ago, and besides was the cause of Governor Foraker receiving a greatly reduced majority in this county, when ho was subsequently a candidate. The same "bitter feeling still exists, and in addition thereto the OazeWs recently at tacked rather viciously the order of Ameri can Mechanics, which numbers nearly 700 members, mostly Republicans, in this vicinity. These," with active Republicans and laboring men, are vigorously protesting against the appointment by Governor Mc Kinley the Republicans on the ground that this year Jefferson is in a close Congres sional district and needs every vote the Re publicans can secure. The appointment was confirmed in the Senate yesterday, but to-day was reconsidered and hung up in the Committee on Benevolent Institutions. Petitions were forwarded to the Governor to-night requesting him to reconsider the appointment Galnsha Grow Goes to Minneapolis. Tunkhannock, April 8. The Repub lican conference of the Fifteenth district to-day elected Galusha A. Grow, of Susque hanna county, and Fred L Wheclock, of Wyoming county, delegates to the National Convention. Instructed for Cleveland. TECcrMSEir, Neb., April a The First District Democratic Convention selected Robert Craig and R. X. Harwood as dele gates to the National Convention to-day, and instructed tnem to vote ior Cleveland. Anxious for Promotion. Ft. Wayne, Ind., April a It h au thoritatively announced that Hon. Claude Matthews, Secretary of State, will be a can didate for Governor iu the coming Demo cratic State Convention. Uninstrncted Delegates Chosen. Jackson, Mich., April a The Repub lican Congressional convention of the Sec ond district to-day selected uninstrncted delegates to the Minneapolis Convention. TBIALS OF RUSSIAN BEFDGEES. A Family Dispossessed and One Child Ban Over and Killed. NewYokk, April a Special Leopold Weinstein, a Russian refugee, with his wife and five children came to this country six months ago. He is a clever musician and a graduate of the University of St Peters burg. Owing to the difficulty of newly ar rived foreigners getting into the Musical Union he has not succeeded in obtaining employment. To-day, while he was away from his home in Broome street, his family was dispossessed. Having no place to goto they sat on the doorstep to await his re turn. One of the little ones strayed away and was crushed to death by a Bowery street car. The little body was brought back to the mother, who sat weeping over it till the father came. When the story became noised abroad through the streets, many people gave the unfortunates money as they passed by the house. A neighbor offered the family rooms in a tenement until affairs change for the better. A DEADLY AWNING FRAME. It Was Loaded With Electricity and Killed A Cleveland "Workman. Cleveland, April a Edward Lohlser, an employe of an awning fompany, was in stantly killed in front of the American House this morning by an electric shock. Lohiser was putting up an awning. He seized hold o. the rusty iron frames to lower them, and as soon as his hand came in con tact with the iron braces he fell to the side walk dead. The electric light wires were crossed with the awning frames and he received the full force of the current MOKrniN'E Eating and other New York Topics treated by Charles T. Murray In THE DISrATCB to-morrow. PZETSBURGr. SATURDAY APRIL 9, 1892-TWELYE A DEAD HEAT AT SEA - In a Eace Between Ocean Steamers Upon Whose Sailing Qualities A GBEAT DEAL DEPENDS. Ex-Congressman Paige Hurrying to His Relative in Dresden TO HEAD OFF SEVERAL ENEMIES. Mr. Paige's New York Lawjer Explains the Status of Affairs. ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN A TANGLE (-SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! New Yobk, April a There is no longer any mystery concerning the whereabouts of Colonel David R. Paige, of the big con tracting firm of Paige, Carey & Co., of 45 Broadway, who disappeared abot'two weeks ago and has not since been heard of, so far as many of his out-of-town creditors and the general public is concerned. Mr. Paige is on his way to Dresden, to see John Huntington, of Cleveland, in order to straighten out with him the tangle about the indorsement of Huntington's name to Paige, Carey & Co. paper. A. C Hord, Mr. Huntington's Cleveland agent, and W. R. Huntington, son of John Huntington, are trying to head off Mr. Paige and beat him in the race to reach Mr. Huntington. The men are only a few hours apart in the race, and it is not certain which is ahead. Mr. Paige left New York on the North German Lloyd steamship Trave on March 29. The vessel arrived at Southampton at 3 A. M. April 7, and at Bremerhaven at 9 o'clock this morning. Mr. Hord and young Mr. Huntington left here on March 30 by the. Majestic, which arrived in the Mersey at 5 p. w. April 6. The Kace .Apparently a Dead Heat. The race is apparently a dead heat Mr. Huntington cannot have been informed in any detail of the condition of affairs, and the case for one side or the other will be presented to him for the first time by the first roan who gets to him. He is in very del icate health, and a friend of his said to-day he was afraid the effect of the excitement on the old man might be serious. Mr. Paige is Mr. Huntington's brother-in-law. There has always been friendship between the two men, and Mr. Huntington, who is a millionaire, has backed Mr. Paige in many of his business transactions. The firm of Paige, Carey & Co. is well known pretty much all over the country. It built two sections of the new aqueduct, built the Gutteuburg race track and a number of rail roads in Ohio, West Virginia and other States, beside doing a great deal of bridge work and all sorts of public work. Some of Mr. Huntington's relatives, it is said, are jealous of Paige's influence over him, and of the way be is backing Paige. The trouble has been of verv long standing. Some time aso the Painesville, 0 Savings Bank, of which Mr. Paige's brother was cashier, failed. That Paige was arrested, and is now in prison awaiting trial. Where the Firm Began to Figaro. Just after the failure rumors of the insta bility ot Paige, Carey & Co., and of worth less paper issued by the firm, began to circulate. It was given out later that con siderable paper issued by Paige, Carey & Co., bearing John Huntington s indorse ment, had been discovered by Mr. Hunting ton's representatives, autkthat the indorse ments were forgeries. It was given ont that Mr. Huntington had cabled from Ger many, in answer to, questions, that he had not indorsed any ot Paige's paper for a year. At a meeting of Huntington's trustees, on March 28, it was said that ?285,000 of this forged paper was held in Cleveland, and that Paige was telegraphed to in this citv, but that no answer was re ceived, and that no one had heard of him since. A reporter learned that no attachments had been issued by Paige's creditors in this city, and that they seemed to be entirely indifferent to the Cleveland rumpus. The firm has a claim of over 5800,000 against the city, but no lien has been placed on this claim. Mr. L. Laflin Kellogg, of the firm of Kel logg, Rose & Smith, who has been Mr. Paige's counsel lor a long time, decided to day to tell the'whole siory, as far as he knew it He dictated the following state ment, which was corroborated by Mr. Sey mour, the manager of Paige, Carey & Co., of this city: The Statement ot Lawyer Seymour. I have known Colonel David R. Paige for the last seven or eight years, and have acted as his attorney and counsel for the Arm during that time. I know him to be as straightforward and honest a man as I ever had dealings with. I have been South for a week or ten days, and -n as not here when Colonel Paige left town, hut from what ho told me before I went away I learned about the unfriendly and envious feelings existing in the minds ot Sir. Huntington's agents and some of his relatives, who were trving to ruin Paige's credit arid break his influence with Mr. Huntington. Mr. Pnlge has gone over to Germany to see Mr. Huntington and have all things satisfactorily arranged and properly explained. He told me that he would go over and return just as soon as he could transact his business and get back, and ho would probably be back almost be fore people knew he was away. As to his business standing and his affairs, Mr. Paige is interested in large business en terprises, and to my knowledge was just about to enter into lanre contracts on ad vantaseous terms when I last saw him. Ho is carrying on at present a contract for this city for hnildins the bodom dam of the new aqueduct, and Is also filling other large con tracts. From what I know or his business affairs and his business opportunities and I have been his counsel for over seven years I have no doubt whatever that he will be perfectly able to meet all his engagements. Ills business required him to have large credits, and It Is possible hy certain means to ruin any firm. He has large claims against the city, amounting to $859,000, for work done on sections 7 and 9 of the new aque duct Paige's Creditors Know Where He Is. I do not know If anybody is pressing him or that will press him at all here in New York. They would certainly have nothing to gain hy doing so. All his creditors who have cared to lnguire about him and his affairs have been thoroughly informed of his whereabouts and of his circumstances, and I can declare positively that they are every one completely satisfied. The evi dence clearly shows that All these stories about forgeries bv Mr. Paige, so far as I havo been able to discover, are pure Action. In my own mind I am quite convinced that they are simply pure fiction. Mr. Huntington has loaned Paige, Carey ft Co. his credit bv the Indorsement of notes, but I know -that he is fully secured for such indorsements, even if they amount to the sum stated over $200,000. That is, he is covered fully for more than the amount of these alleged lorged indorsements. "Mr. Paige was very indignant when the stories of the alleged forgeries and ot Mr. Huntington's alleged repudiation were cir culated," said a close business "friend of Mr. Paige's. " 'I am going right over to see Huntington,' said Mr. Paige, Ho see if he will put me down in this way. Those peo ple are trying to ruin my credit, so as to get Huntington down on me; that's the mean ing of the rumors, and I'll have the matter settled with Huntington himself person ally.' All Ml immediate friends knew where he was, but he asked them to keep quiet so as to throw off his enemies, and also to try and keep it all quiet until he could get to Dresden and have Huntington settle it" The passenger list of the Trave, on her last voyage, does not contain Mr. Paige's name, but it is becoming a very common thing for people to sail without registering their real name. BLAINE WOULDN'T ACCEPT. IF A NOMINATION WEBB TENDERED HIM HE'D REFUSE IT. While His Health Is Not Bad, He Thinks the Care of the Office Would Kill Him His Liver Is Torpid. He Admits, That's All. Washington, April a Special' Sec retary Blaine made an important statement to-day regarding his position toward the Presidental nomination, while conversing with a physician who has occasionally at tended him. The physician remarked: "I see some of the newspapers continue to con nect your name with the Presidency, Mr. Secretary." Promptly, as one answers a question upon which he has long been deliberating, Secre tary Blaine responded: "The Presidental office is a most laborious and exhausting one. The President has no vice, no alter nates, no substitute upon whose shoulders h'e cap throw responsibility. There is a Vice President, but our scheme of government does not permit him to, 'nme the powers and duties of the Presij vcjjt jii nie case oi ueaiu, &- resignation or disability of V"? '& Vice President as an occasional acirf President for a dav or two. or a week or' two, when the mau who has been elected to the office mayneed rest or recreation. The Presidency is an office without sleep. "I am now 62 years old, and although vou have told me, and I believe, that in heart, lungs, kidneys and otherwise I am free from organic disease, suffering only from some torpidity of the liver, I do not believe that if I were to be inaugurated Pres ident to-morrow I would live out my term. I find life too full of congenial work, "and too full of happiness to feel called upon or in clined to throw it away. If I were assured, therefore, of a nomination and election to the Presidency, I could not accept it At my age, and at my temperament, and know ing what the effect of a long life of exhaust ing labor has been upon my vitality, it would be constructive suicide. The Secretary spoke with the emphasis of perfect candor, and with an apparent de sire only to make himself definitely un derstood." FIERCE FIGHT WITH FLAMES. Three Hundred Men Turn Oat to Snbdne a Terrific Forest Fire. Wateeford, K. J., April a Special. A terrific forest fire to-night endangers Pistor's Hotel and old buildings at North Chiselhurst and the extensive Dunbarton hennery. It is feared they cannot be saved. The fire broke out on Wolf Totsauer's place, near Cedar brook, and burned in all direc tions. Hundreds of acres of fruit, grass and woodland was destroyed, and the houses of A.McGinley and Howe were burned and sev eral residences have been more or less scorched. The properties of Joseph Bates, James McDougall, the Lehmans, Michael Cotters and the Bates Mills schoolhouse were saved, but the fruit was destroyed. In the Chiselhurst direction the flames did most damage, 'Beside the destruction otwo small buildings, hundreds of acres of wood fences, lawns and fruit trees were de stroyed, and four hotels. Pratz's butcher Shop, Bench's tin store, the colored church, the Fair Association's buildings, club house and a score of residences were endangered and were only saved by the herculean efforts of the 300 citizens who fonght the flames. Rain, for which the terrified resi dents have been praying, came to the relief of the wearied citizens at 10 o'clock to night, but as yet it has not snbdued the flames. HOT CUT OUT FOR COMIC 0PEKA. Mrs. Lnnra Mapleson Discovers Tbat if She Can Sins Somethlnc Is Lacking. N"E"W York, April a Special. Mrs. Laura Schirmer Mapleson, who was recently engaged to take Marie Tempest's part as prima donna of the Casino Company, will not sing in the new Mullocker opera, "Child of Fortune," which is to be produced on Easter Monday. Mrs. Maple son yesterday asked Manager Aronson to release her irom her engagement, say ing tbat she found the task of impersonating a comic opera heroine so different from anything she had heretofore undertaken that she had rather not make the experiment She complained that committing the dialogue of comic opera to memory quite distracted her. She was perfectly willing to sing the music, but she could not recollect the spoken words. Manager Aronson, who had seen this difficulty at rehearsals, released Mrs. Ma pleson and engaged Lily Post, who was a Casino prima donna several years ago, to play the heroine in her stead. Manager Aronson said to-night that Mrs. Mapleson's retirement had been effected with perfect amiability on both sides. PIHKERT0NS AGAINST COWBOYS. A Bomored Battle In If yoming in Which the Bustlers Were Routed. Cheyenne, Wyo., April a Later ad vices from the party of Pinkertons and cat tlemen who left here yesterday in search of "rustlers" say that the latter and the Pink ertons came together near Curtis Mills' ranch at the base of the Big Horn Mount ains. The cowboys were ordered to sur render, and on refusing were fired upon by the detectives. The engagement lasted but five minutes, when the "rustlers" galloped away to the mountains, but nere not pursued by the Pinkertons, as they are waiting for'rein forcements. Three cattle thieves were killed and one who was injured was cap tured. The Pinkertons lost two horses in the fight This story cannot be verified at present GOING TO BEGIN THE GHOST LANCE. A Speedy Call Expected for Troops to Quell an Indian Outbreak. Guthrie, Okla., April a Special. Frank White and Buffalo Black, the two Indians who claim to be prophets of the coming Messiah, were to-day released from jail on a writ of habeas .corpus, and left to night for the Pawnee reservation, accom panied by a large number of their Indian followers who had come here to attend the trial. The ghost 'dance will once more be re-1 newed, and as many of the Indians are arm ing themselves and refuse to obey the agent's orders it is very probable that the troops will be needed to quell au outbreak within the next two weeks. SHIP FEV& JS DETE0IT. A Disease That Has Decimated Other Ports Claims One Victim. Detroit, April a Detroit has a case of typhus fever, or ship fever, such as nearly depopulated Quebec several years ago. The victim is 9-year-oId Joseph C. Zappa, a son of a Polish family who reside at.731 Dubois street The house is being guarded night and day by the police to prevent the disease from spreading. How the disease reached this city is not known yet PAGES. BLAIR TMS BUCK, The New Hampshire Senator Explains How and Why He Was Bejecte(Tby: THEOHINESE GOVERNMENT English and American Capitalists Prompted the Move. THE UNITED STATES COWAEDLY ' ' r In Not Demanding" and Securing -a Bill of Particulars. ' INTERESTING TALK ON POLITICS When ex-TJnited States Senator H. W. Blair was on his way from his Xew Hamp. shire home to China to accept the "United States Mission at that post, The Dispatch was the first to notify him of the declaration of the Chinese Government to receive him. Dispatch was last night the first to "-nator Blair that the Senate had ,, Jo . "e correspondence transmitted -f. -rrv,-''.r,- uching the .international incidtr-'Y Senator -J; T" is at the Monongahela House. When ihe diplomatic correspond ence was shown Senator Blair last night he assumed a serious air and appeared like a big man carrying a heavy weight He read the telegraphic dispatch carefully. Why China Did Not Want Him. The correspondence begins with a cable gram received by the Chinese Minister from his Government stating that Mr. Blair Dlt terly abused China and Chinese laborers while in the Senate, and was conspicuous in helping to pass the exclusion act. For these reasons China deemed It Inexpedient to re ceive bim, and requests to have a persona grata appointed instead. June IS, Mr. Wharton, in an interview with the Chinese Minister, suggested 'that perhaps his Government had acted withont a knowledge of all the facts, and requested tbat the cae be leopened to consideration. June 22 Mr. Blair put in his defense in a long letter to Mr. Wharton. He denies that he ever abused China or the Chinese and asserts that he has always been their friend. He qnotos from his speeches to prove this. June 22 Mr. Blair tenders his resignation, having, as he says, placed on file the means of disproving the lalse and scandalous newspaper reports which have been cited by the Chinese Government as the reason for his rejection. A memorandum filed Juno 23 by tho Chi nese Minister replies to Mr. Wharton's sug gestion that the case be reopened. It says that the Viceroy directs him to state that Mr. Blair is not popularly regarded in China. It is possible that some of the reports sent there may not have been correct, but the Chinese Government understands that he voted for the exclusion law of 188S, when he was a Senator, and it has leceived copies of his speeches in which he compared the Chinese in the United States to "yellow fever" and to "pestilential diseases," and said the Government had the same right to keep the Chinese out of its territory as these diseases. Wanted the Scott Law Bepealrd. Tho minister explains the real ob jection to the resentment at the treatment China has received from the United States. The passage of the Scott law while the trraty was being considered in 1683 had, the minis ter says, a bad eQeet in China, and he sug gests that all trouble could ue roneveu Dy the repeal of that law. For some unexplained reason, Mr. Blair, on Jnly 9, withdrew his resignation of the 23d ultimo. July 15, In a note to Mr. Whar ton, Mr. Blair observes that the Chinese Government, while adhering to its previous action, waives its principal charces, and that it appears that it is the United States Government which is persona non grata to tho Chinese Government, by whom, if the President asss it, ne (Hiair) win De wen re ceived whenever the United States shall have purged itself of offense. The correspondence closes with a letter from Mr. Wharton to Mr. Denbv, in which he says that Mr. Blair has been injuriously misrepresented. He has, he says, been re SDectful to China, and Just toother people' The objection to receiving Mr. Blair Decause he cast a vote for the exclusion act, Mr. Wharton considers not well founded. Ho admits, however, that the incident is closed so lar as "Mr. Blair is concerned, by his resig nation, which the President accepted. A Grave Matter to the Senator. "This is to me a very grave matter," Sen ator Blair said, after reading the telegram. Leaning forward on a writing table, he cov ered his eyes with his shapely hands and went on: "Our Government has not been fair to itself or me in this matter. In fact the Government seems to have been cowardly. The Chinese Government, in its refusal to accept me as the "United States Minister, submitted to our Govern ment false reasons. I am not, as has been represented, the enemy of China. In de bate in the United States Senate, which is and should be a part of our national legisla tion, and to which other nations should pay no heed. I no doubt did oppose the admission of Chinamen to this country. I opposed their admission then just as I would oppose it now, and I said not one word against them that has not been said by Secretary Blaine and other former" members of the Senate. I have always been opposed to bringing Chinamen into this country to compete with our laborers. The Chinamen can live as well on 25 cents per day as our laborers can on 52 per.day. A Charge of Insincerity. "In submitting false and unfair reasons for its refusal to receive me as the United States Minister our Government did not de mand an explanation as it should have done. Our Government did not go into the subject with the sincerity that should have prompted it, and which was due to the Gov ernment and myself. "My own investigations convinced me that a combination ot English and Amer ican capitalists had more to do with China's refusal to accept me than the Chinese Gov ernment had. These capitalists are and have been closely associated with the pres ent Chinese Minister and they were fearful tbat my installation there might be hurtful to them and their interests." The Senator said that Wharton Barker. Philadelphia; Elliott F. Shepard and others, one of whom was from Pittsburg, were in the financial combination tbat have secured valuable concessions from the Chinese Government, and to them he at tributed his humiliation by the Chinese Government Blair Fears Harrison's Defeat. In discussing politics Senator Blair said that President Harrison would have little trouble in being renominated, but he would have great difficulty in being elected, The Senator believes that Blaine's health will permit him to be a candidate aud that the mention of Blaine's name at this time is prompted through fear that Harrison cannot be elected. He believes that the Farmers' Alliance will hurt the Democratr in the West and may carry some of the Northwestern States on the silver issue. He also believes that Cleveland will be nominated by the Democrats and that the issue will again be tariff reform. HARBISON HUNTING PL0VEB. The President Beaches Virginia. Whero He Will Sport for Awhile. Wilmington, Del., April a Presi dent Harrison and party, who left Wash ington at 9:45 o'clock last night on their THE PLOVER HE'S AFTER. , way to Virginia, were met at Porters sta tion, 15 miles south of this city, by a special train on the Delaware Railroad, and conveyed to Delmar, where aifother special train took them to New Church, Va. The President and party will spend the remainder of the week hunting plover in the upper part of Accomac county. A RIDE ON A RAIL Indignant Boyertown Citizens Cse a Prim itive Patrol Wagon to Take a Professor of Music to the Lockup Ho Had Eloped With the Soprano of Their Choir. Reading, April a Special. The vil lage of Boyertown was excited as never before at midnight last night, when about 200 indignant citizens rode Prof. John C. Zuber on a rail, amid loud shouts of "Hang him!" "Tar and f eatherhim!" etc. A num ber of stalwart men rushed through the howling mob, shoved a heavy rail between the professor's legs, and the next instant he was elevated and ridden to the lockup, where he was held in custody all night, and this morning was brought to the Read ine jail, in default of 5300 bail. Zuber was formerly organist and choir leader in the church of his village. He had a respectable wife and children. In the church choir was Miss Delia Wentzel, a prepossessing blonde. The two became in timate. Znber gave her music lessons and last November both suddenly disappeared. It was not Prof. Zuber's first disappearance. The church congregation was shocked. Zuber left a number of creditors. Both remained away until a few days ago, when Miss Wentzel returned to her father's house. Then the Professor made his ap pearance. Two warrants were quickly sworn last night, and when it became known that the tall and handsome organist was in the custody of a constable, a mob quickly gathered and rode him on a rail. In jail to day Zuberrefusedto saywhomhewentaway with, and complained that he had been severely hurt TOO MUCH JUICE FOB CHEEEIE3. An Important Decision In a Case Where Bevenne Laws Were Violated. ClscnrsAil, April a Surveyor of the Port Armor Smith yesterday received Ihe decision of the General Board of Ap praisers in the appeal of Milbalovitch, Fletcher & Co., of this city, in refer ence to the duty to be charged on imported cherry juice. The duty on imported fruit, in its own juice or spirits, is 35 per cent, while the charges on fruit juice is 60 cents a gallon. Mihalovitch, Fletcher & Co. imported 50 casks of cherries, but Surveyor Smith found that each cask contained 30 gallons more cherry juice than was necessary to preserve the cherries, which were imported for man ufacturing cherry juice. The duty on im ported juice is S2 50. It was found tbat the juice in the casks imported contained 23 per cent oi aiconoi. surveyor smnu was sus tained by the General Board. ABEESIED FOB ALLEGES FEATJD. Two Men Charged With Working a Stranger for Over 8200 This Morning; Hugh Callahan and Dan Sailor, two men well known to the police, were arrested this morning about 1 o'clock by Lieutenant Wagner for attempting to secure $210 from John Howley, the well-known brick manu facturer, by alleged fraud. The two'men met Howley last evening and took him to a gpeak-easy. Tney filled him with wine until he was mellow, and then induced him to make out checks for S100 and $110 for Callahan and Sailor respec tively. This act was accomplished in a Mar ket street restaurant, and was seen by Lieu tenant Wagner, who arrested them. HE EJECTED A LIZAED. Why Frederick Phillips Feels Better Than He Did a Few Days Ago. Stroddsburg, Pa., April a For the past two years Frederick Phillips has suf fered from intense paius in his stomach. The doctors were agreed that he was suffer ing from indigestion. Yesterday Phillips threw up a lizard five inches in length. He says that two years ago while drinking a glass of water he felt something go down his throat, and after that the pain in his stomach attacked him. Another Duel Is Off. New York, April a Specia'. John S. Wise, whom Skinner threatened to "call out" for words spoken derogatory to Miss Greene, has made the amende honorable. He has written Miss Greene denying that his wife ever defamed her, and that lady is satisfied. YOUNG PEOPLE will be Interested in Bag Hunting. The Tropical Peccaries, and Marblo Making In THE DISPATCH to morrow. THIS MORNING'S NEWS. topic Page. A Lively Democratic Convention 1 Unravellnc the Palee Mystery. 1 Senator Biair MakesSome Charges 1 A Scheme to Defeat Tariff Beforin I Secretary Cake In a Bad Box 2 The Fuel Gas IToblem Solved-. 2 Assistant Postmaster Mylers Trial 2 Editorial and Miscellaneous. A The Next Lecjilamre Sized Up 4 Brudstreet's and Dan's Brports S A License Secret Disclosed 0 Sensational Tragedy In Europe ?.. 7 A Dar of Biood in Ohio T Banm ranghtina Fib 7 AH tne Sporting; Gossip 8 Fatal Accident on the P., McK. & Y. S ttabjectafor Sunday Sermons 8 County Grangers DIscnisBoads O Scrap of Business News 0 Chess and Checker Problems 10 Local Iron and Other Markets. 11 A Splendid Detective Story .....12 THEEE CENTS, FEW PE PORTS Similar to That of Hamuurg Advocated for Establish ment Oyer Here, SEffATOBS TAXE A HAND And a Bill Is Being Considered by Chandler and Sherman. THE ADVANTAGES 0P THE SCHEME. Free Materials for Manufacturers Could B Imported and THE TAEIPP EEFOEIT CEAZE BE KILLED fSPZClAIr TZLZOBAIX TO THE DISrATCIT.J Washington, April 8. A very import ant commercial proposition is being con sidered by Senator Chandler. It is the es tablishment of free port privileges, such as are enjoyed by Hamburg, Germany. The) German Government has the same protec tive tariff laws that the United States has. By a special act of the Reichstag a portion of Hamburg was about 1836 set apart from the city proper, into which ships might come and go at will, bringing raw materials to be manufactured, and carrying out tho manufactured articles; into which ma chinery could also come at free will all free of duty, and the commercial interests of the city in general, or that part of it set aside as a free port, would be as free from import duties and the commercial law of the coun try as if they were conducted on the banks of England's Clyde. A canal marked that line upon one side of which the customs duties, eta, were effective, while upon the other they were as free as could be im agined. It Works Well In Germany. The operation of Hamburg's free port has been very satisfactory. The city has grown immensely. A very large foreign trade has been cultivated, and the raw materials corns in free and also machinery for manufacture. The work is done by natives, who spend most of their money for articles which pay duties. The operatives and proprietors livo mostly in the protective part of the city, pay taxes, and are subject to the laws of Germany. The civil authorities control the free port portion of Hamburg the same as the other portions. Whenever it is desired to sell any of the articles manufactured at the freo port, they go through the hands of the cus toms officers the same as if they had been imported. A wall or canal surrounds all of that portion of the free port not open to navigation, so that it is no easier to smuggla than it would be at any other port. Some of the Objections Overcome. It is proposed to pass a l3w by Congress which will establish certain conditions pre cedent te the location of a free port at any point in this country. It was at first ob jected that the provision in the Federal Constitution which provides that no privi lege in commerce shall be given ode city, State or section which is denied other cities or sections would bar out this scheme, for it was thought to be necessary to name the cities in the law which should be free ports if they wished, but it has been decided that a general law may be passed setting m general conditions and requirements which any city probably only those having navigation leading to the ocean can comply with and become a free port for manufactur ing purposes. It would, of coarse, cost a good deal of money to make preparations for a free port, and only a few cities would take advantage of the opportunity. It may be asked why, if a single free port would be good for a city or the country, it would not be good to make all cities fre'e ports, or to make the entire country a free port. Besoarces for Meeting a Demand. The proposition to make a few cities free ports, or as many as want them, is to utilize our resources in the way of labor and ma terials in manufactures for foreign markets. These tree ports would presumably be de voted to the manufacture of goods for for eign markets. It any other products were consumed in this country, as they would be, they would pay duties 33 now, and we would be having the advantage of the low prices without lowering the standard of wages. At present we buy imported articles made by hands not fed in this country, which owe no allegiance to our flag, and we have no control over the production. Under the free port system there would be no free trade whenever the trade was to be with our own country. So long as the trade was con ducted with articles mode from imported materials in the free port or in part of our products there would be no restriction. In short, every trade advantage would be oa our side. With a free port we would furnish all tho labor and a great deal of the raw material, and yc tflione of the products made lrom free materials impo'rted would be sold in competi tion to those produced in whole in this country unless they paid the duties now im posed. At First Met Wim Suspicion. When the proposition was first made at the Treasury Department it wa3 received with suspicion. Then it percolated the official heads, and was so well regarded that It was believed Secretary Foster would recommend it in his annual report. There were many other important subjects occupy ing his attention, and it went over. A number of the leading Senators hava been investigating the subject and recogniza its merits. One of them will introduce it soon. It would have appeared earlier in this session, but no one had it in definita shape, and no one appeared to have the genius to formulate the bill. It is no't believed there would be many free ports opened under the bill, bu' enough to demand an enormous increase or our raw material output and make heavy drafts upon our labor. New York, Boston, Baltimore, Charleston, New Orleans, San Francisco, Duluth, Chicago, and possibly 4 few other cities situated on the coasts or having lake connections with the ocean, would eomply with the requirements and undertake the manufacture of goods for foreign markets, with the advantage of irea materials from abroad whenever needed. One Way to Kill Off Tariff Reform. The idea is to make the incoming and out going of ships and cargoes in free ports ubollr unrestricted, so far as duties are con cerned. It is believed that it would be a good political move, as it would meet tha demands for free raw materials without any of the injurious effects, and would put ft stop to the demands for "tariff reform Senator Sherman is taking an interest in the proposition, along with Senator Chand ler. The idea was first suggested by Mr. E. Rosewatcr, editor of the Omaha Bee, who investigated the operation of the law at Hamburg last year. AXeglsIator Arrested for Mnrder. Waupaca, Wis., April a Assembly man Fred Lea was arrested to-day for tha murder of Banker Mead in 1882, when tha lank safe was also robbed of $26,000 in cash and securities. Others have been indicted and more arrests will follow. a ti ? 3 i I: i LXi-JLiJ,jl:-?:J-Kiii&:.i. LMx. dil iiJ'i :,..ij-:-::j.-vi?ij-i..; ,:"Sa.; SrtaiSi, . l.-iA.Aik'fc JtkLH rRDTHTrl JBKuiW.'.LLUj5a3fyTrmSJtWf.
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