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INCREASE, 18,983.
THB ADLET8 HAVE GAINED THI8
MUCH IN SEVEN MONTHS. FIGTJBE8
SHOW:
To March 31, 1892 49,603
To March, 1891 83,630
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INCREASE, 18,983.
THB ADLETS HAVE GAINED THIS
MUCH IN SEVEN MONTHS. FIGURES
SHOW:
To March 81, 1892 49,603
To March, 1891 30,620
Try the Cent-a-Word Columns.
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FORTY SEVENTH YEAH
PITTSBURG. THURSDAY, APRIL 14. 1892-TWELYE PAGES.
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PISTOLS, KNIVES
ANDJRD FISTS
The Chief Arguments in the
Democratic Convention
at Harrislrorg.
A IMG DAY OF EIOTING.
The Administration Holds the Reins
and Wins in a Slow Walk.
CLEVELAND HEARTILY INDORSED
But the Unit Rule Ib Applied by Express
Order of Harritv.
Allegheny County's Delegation Contrib
utes Most of the Life, Fun and Dis
order of the Occasion The Guffeyites
Go Down With Colors Flying Not a
Crack or Scratch on the Administra
tion Slate Only One Arrest, Pugilist
Fogarty Being Put in Jail The
Sergeant-at-Arma Unable to Quell
the Disorder Scenes and Incidents
of a Turbulent Day.
TEOM A 8TATF COBEISrOSDrST.
Habbisbtjbg, April 13. Blows -were
struck in the Democratic Stale Convention
to-day, revolvers were drawn in the halls
and at the doorways, and even a few knives
gleamed in the air, but the confusion did
not in the least daunt the managers of the
machine, which mowed down everything
before it with the grim relentlessness of the
car of the Juggernaut. So far irom the
slate being broken, it was not even
scratched, and every feature on the sched
ule, unit rule and all, went through under
the gag rule of the previous question.
The cheers for Harrity almost equaled in
volume those for Cleveland, and one dis
gusted delegate went so far as to say that if
the Secretary of State wanted to be in
dorsed lor President himself, instead of
Grover, he could have carried the point.
Harrity's Howlers (or Cleveland.
Harrity's friends still profess the utmost
loyalty to the ex-President They argue that
his plank in the platform is of the most
flattering description, and that under the
unit rule he will be insured the entire 61
votes of the State, which will almost offset
the solid Hill delegation from New York.
They point to the fact that a large majority
of the Keystone representatives are open
followers of Cleveland, who will stand by
him to the last, and so many would-be
kickers are also kept in line under the new
rule.
The small but vociferous defeated contin
gent, though, reiterate their charges that
the unit scheme, such an unusual feature in
Pennsylvania politics, is designed lo give
Harrity control of a delegation which he
can trade for anything in sight, if he should
happen to change his mind as to the merits
of the ex-President as the party candidate
this year. They declare it is an outrage to
stifle the sentiment of individual district
delegates, in the somewhat remote contin
gency that Cleveland and Pattison should
both retire from the field.
Bill Can't Grt a Single Tote.
One thing is rendered as nearly absolutely
certain as anything can be, and that is that
at no stage ot the proceedings of the Chicago
convention will David Bennett Hill receive
a single vote from Pennsylvania.
James M. Guffey practically admitted
defeat early this morning in the struggle
with the administration, and sent a private
telegram to Pittsburg to that effect He in
structed his followers, however, to keep up
the struggle until the last ditch, and go
down vi ith colors flying. This policy was
pursued, and Mr. Guffey's name was duly
presented to the convention as a candidate
ior delcgate-at-large. He received 117
votes out of a total of 463, being defeated
4 to L This, of course, was after all the
contests had been decided in favor of the
Harrity hustlers. Mr. Guffey seoured a
bare majority of the Allegheny delegation
on this final test, being credited with 17
votes ont of a total of 33.
Salt Bubbed Into the Wounds.
This was rubbing salt in the wounds, and
even administration people from other
counties agreed that it would have been a
graceful thing for Allegheny to have com
plimented Guffey with a unanimous vote,
which would not in the slightest degree
have affected the result
Tiie Dispatch correspondent called
upon Mr. Guffey to-night, and he made the
following statement: "The ontcome Is no
disappointment to me. I was well satisfied
weeks ago, owing to the means that were
being used, that the administration would
have the convention. I regret, however,
exceedingly the methods the Governor and
his Cabinet have employed to accomplish
their purpose. On this point I do not care
to speak in detail, as the tacts are well
known. It' augurs badly for the future of
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania."
Mr. Gufley continued: "But as I am not
in politics for office, emoluments or spoils, I
presume I can continue, if I so desire, as I
have been doing for" years, to contribute to
the party's campaign lund, always keeping
in mind that ingrates do exist and always
will."
Guffey Points Toward the Future.
Mr. Guffey was requested to specify as to
the "ingrates," but replied: "I have noth
ing more to say about it The future will
take care of itself."
Senator "William A. Wallace started
home at an early hour this morning to avoid
witnessing the triumph of his enemies, and
if ex-Secretary Stenger was upon the field
at the time of the slaughter he kept himself
well out of'sight A frequent expression
to-night, from both sides of the fence, was:
"Quay is not in it with Harrity as a boss.
Even the Bearer Senator would not dare to
run a convention as it was conducted to
day." These remarks, though, are not wor
rying the Celtic Secretary of State in the
slightest When The Dishatch cor
respondent met Mr. Harrity this evening,
he was in a most genial mood. In regard to
the status of affairs 'at Chicago he was
asked:
"How many of the delegates to the Na
tional Convention do von regard as your
friends?"
"Fifty-eight to 60 out of the total or 64,
leaving only four or six for the opposition,"
was the reply.
"Are you firmlv for Cleveland?"
"Certainly," said Mr. Harrity.
Fattion Pleased With the Day's Work.
Governor Pattison, while not giving out
any public expression upon party disputes,
is more than pleased with the work of the
convention. His friends, while proclaiming
their intense loyalty to Cleveland, say that
if the ex-President should withdraw, or If
his nomination should be found absolutely
impossible, the unit rule will enable Penn
sylvania's Democratic executive "to be
promptly placed in the position of a leading
candidate.
The platform clings to the free trade
plank of 1888, with a few glittering gener
alities which are intended to sweeten the
pill for Keystone toilers in the protected
industries. The resolution which deals
with the silver question is generally
regarded as a more or less clever aggrega
tion of words, which are supposed to be
interpreted to suit individual and sectional
views, and which will not in any degree
embarrass the possible Presidental candi
dacv of Governor Pattison.
Notwithstanding all the bluster and
actual fighting, the only real bolt of the day
was in, the Committee on Credentials, where
the minority filed out when the O'Leary
contest was decided against them. 'Many of
the members of the defeated contingent
wanted to go to the length of holding an
opposition convention, but Mr. Guffey and
tbe other leaders refused to countenance
any such proceeding. In fact, one of
Guffey's main .reasons for continuing tbe
struggle at all was to placo certain people
on record, and this was accomplished.
To-night the Democratic trinity is
"Cleveland, Pattison, Harrity," and the
greatest of these is but that will be
definitely settled later on. Bancroft.
DETAILS OF THE SHINDY.
A Bright and Pleasant Day, but the Con
testants Tempers Not Pacific The Al
leijheny Contingent the Cause of Most
or the Disturbance How I( All Hap
pened. Convention day dawned bright and pleas
ant, but the weather failed to soothe the
tempers of the combatants. Particularly
was this the rase with the Allegheny county
contingent O'Leary andMcKenna were
the centers of a miniature riot at a hotel at
an early hour, and before night about a
dozen cases of actual slugging had been
recorded. The distribution of tickets for
the hall was a fruitful source of disturb
ance. It was 12:15 o'clock when State Chairman
"Wright called the convention to order with
the usual preliminaries. "When the names
of the Philadelphia delegates were being
read Stephen Bowan, an anti-Harrity dele
gate, arose and protested against the read
ing of the names of the Harrity delegates,
Insisting that the names as furnished by the
Countv Democracy, and of course intensely
anti-Harrity, should be placed on the roll.
They paid no attention to Mr. Bowan, bnt
the gang in the gallery playfully requested
the gentleman to "Go drop on yerself," and
intimated in unmistakable language that it
would like to break a window with him.
A Sad Break by the Chairman.
A delegate frorn Center asked that the
county be again called, as the delegates
were not present when the original roll call
was made.
Chairman "Wright made a break by saying
that the delegates should have been in their
seats and they would have heard their
names called. The Center man said the
doors. were barred in their faces and, they
were not allowed in, and he considered it an
insult for the Chairman to say this. A
Cambria delegate also got hot under the
collar and remarked that he and 150 other
delegates had been barred out, and if their
names were not called they would go and
hold another convention. This brought up
another gentleman, and he declared that
"A band of negroes stood at the door and
kept us out"
It was about this time that revolvers and
knives were drawn at the door in the effort
to secure entrance.
Sadden Chance or a Chairman's Hind.
Chairman Hamilton, of the Dauphin
County Committee, wanted to leave the
Opera House, but a burly doorkeeper who
was keeping the passage barred his progress
witn a revolver. The unairman then con
cluded he did not want to leave.
"While Temporary Chairman Beltzhoover
was speedily and unanimously elected, his
opening address was not allowed to be de
livered without scenes of disorder. The
customary Democratic platitudes on tfie
tariff, tree wool and silver were received
calmly, but when the speaker commenced
to lead up toward the climax, where he pro
posed to spring the name of Cleveland as a
Presidental candidate, the convention grew
restive.
One delegate yelled ont "Governor Patti
son is the man!" and the applause was lib
eral. Then there were shouts of "Grover
Clevelandl" when the cheers were re
doubled. Finally one enthusiast in the
gallery called out, "Hill! Hill!" in vigor
ous tones, but was promptly squelched by a
tremendous volume of hoots, hisses and
groans. Finally, Beltzhoover was allowed
to bring out Cleveland's name in the proper
manner, and the response from the hall was
very enthusiastic. In fact, .hearty applause
was evoked every time the ex-President
was referred to during the proceedings.
What Mr. Beltzhoover Had to Say.
That portion of Mr. Beltzhoover's ad
dress which raised the hubbub was as fol
lows: Tbe last Republican Congress crowned
the triumphant carnival of extortion and
prodigality by lavishing more than a thou
sand millions or dollars on its parasites and
friends, and left a bankrupt treasury as a
parting salute to the people for having
jLiutieu it, uut oi Dower, xnese are iunan.
mental issues on which the success of free
government depends. We believe that all
taxation, except for pnbllo expenditures
economically and honestly made. Is rob
bery. We hold that there Is no right to use
tbe taxpayers' money to buy sliver and no
power to make less than 100 cents a dollar.
We Insist upon such rigid economy in all the
affairs of tbe nation as the tolling millions
who pay the taxes are compelled to practice
in their humble walks In lite.
We are for honest trade, honest money
and honest government, and in the enuncia
tion of these principles there should be no
uncertainty in the platform of this conven
tion. In tbe selection of a strong and cour
ageous leader, who will bear our banner in
scribed with these inspiring legends, there
should be no difficulty. The galaxy of Dem
ocratic statesmen from whom the selection is
to be made was never so full of distin
guished names. It is perhaps invidious to
suggest any one, but I will be pardoned for
saying that when tariff reform and honest
monev and frugal government are seeking n
champion in this campaign there is one who
scanas out oetoro an ins wuriu, recognized,
by all men as the embodiment and exponent
of our principles and the
Idol of the Democratic Masses.
The name of Grover Cleveland is en
shrined in the affections of all tbe intelli
gent, virtuous and substantial citizens of
the Republic. They honor him for daring
to be right when it cost him the brightest
jewel in the crown of human ambition.'
They love htm for his heroia character, for
his unselfish patriotism, for the beautiful
and peerless one who presides over the'
dlvlnites of his fireside, and for the little
hostage which their love has given to the
security and sanctity of ajl tbe happy
homes of the Christian nation.
This tribute to tbe incomparable leader
on whom the eyes of the country oro now
fixed as the mau for tbe occasion must not
be regarded as disparaging in any way to the
scores ot other noble Democrats who are
worthy of tbe highest honors of their party
ana weir country, in magmnoenc man-
nood; In mtelleotusJ vigor, in sterling lntoz- I
rity; unfaltering teVotlon to duty and in all
the exalted characteristic of mind and
heart and soul which have always com
manded success and deserved it, Bobert E.
Pattison is the peer of anyone. If Arthur
P. Gorman, the great Senator rrom Mary
land, should be chosen to lead the .Demo
cratic hosts there would be no mistake. He
combines all tbe essential elements of broad
and substantial statesmanship with match
less ability aa a political master.
Pretty Bough on the Serjeant-at-Arms. .
Just before the dinner recess, while the
Senatorial districts were being called for
members of the Committees on Credentials,
organization, and resolutions, the Allegheny
contingent gradually forced to the front,
and was soon lined up in tbe space between
the stage and the first row of seats. The
trouble began when the Forty-third,
Senatorial district was reached. Tim
O'Leary banded in one set of credentials as
committeeman on contested seats, and
McKenna presented another. A hearty
dispute, without any regard to parliamentary
practice, was at once . inaugurated,
McKenna's friends demanded a poll of the
delegation to determine the matter, and
Jury Commissioner Mullen called out to
Chairman Beltzhoover, "Oh, be honestl"
Just when he repeated this plea for the
third time he was struck by George A.
Koehler, a delegate irom the First Legisla
tive district A miniature riot ensued, but
was auenched by a crowd rushing in and
separating the combatants, while Chairman
Beltzhoover, in a scared voice, beseeched
the sergeant-at-arms, who was no other than
O'Leary, to secure order.
An Interlude by the Ennis Brothers.
At this juncture while vigorous if not
choice language was flying freely, some of
fensive epithet was applied to John Ennis.
apparently from the platform. Michael
Ennis took up the insult to his brother, and
promptly proceeded to mount the stage to
wipe out '"Squire" Patrick Medda, of Mill
vale, whom he believed to be the author of
the remark. The platform, though, was
hotly defended, and Ennis was forced to fall
back.
In the meantime such wild expressions as
"Tim. doiVt be a thief!" "You're a double
dyed liar!" and many others which would,
not look well in print were being sent back
ward and forward.
The Chairman finally secured silence a
moment, while he referred the quarrel to
the Committee on Contests, which caused
another howl from the anti-admimstration-ists.
They at once carried the fight into
committee, where the slated chairman was
Senator Harry A. Hall. McKenna, Bane,
McQuiston, Mullen and the other Guffey
people admitted made strenuous pleas
against the seating of O'Leary. Bane was
particularly vociferous and was finally
squelched by the Chairman.
All the Eloquence of No Avail.
Mullen pleaded in earnest tones for hon
esty and justice, and charged that O'Leary
did not even reside in the district which he
was trying to represent But the eloquence
was all of no avail, and the committee, bv a
vote of 29 to 16, decided to seat Tim
O'Leary. Then Bane, McQuiston, Mullen,
.Bafferty, Brennen and the other Guffey
members of the committee left the room,
giving vent to expressions of deep disgust
After that the proceedings inside were
harmonious and unanimous, as only one
faction was represented, and all contests
were decided in favor of the Harrity dele
gations. At the door, however, it was dif
ferent State Printer Ed. K. Myers was
struck a violent blow in the face by Jack
Fogarty, the fighter, one of the Philadelphia
doorkeepers. Mr. Myers had presented a
ticket which the doorkeeper refused to
recognize. Some words followed, and
Myers was struck. He has brought suit
for assault and Fogarty is in jail. B.
LIVELY RIOTING ALL DAY..
One Bow After 'Another During the After
noon The" Elate Rushed "Through in
Spite of Iioud Anti-Administration Pro
testsAdoption of the Unit Bale.
It was nearly 5 o'clock when the conven
tion "was again called to order. Senator
Hall at one presented the report of the
Committee on Credentials and moved the
previous question. J. C. Bane, of Wash
ington connty, demanded a hearing and de
nounced the decision of the committee,
while a lively riot reigned throughout the
ball. Chairman Beltzhoover put the report
before the convention during the confusion,
and announced its adoption, but Bane stiU
thundered on.
Then the Chairman instructed Sergeant-at-Arms
O'Leary to secure order, but the
appearance of Timothy added fuel to the
flames. Other members of the Allegheny
crowd joined in the dispute, and another
slugging match occurred while the conven
tion was in full operation.
Bemarks of Chairman Boss.
When partial order had been restored,
Senator George Boss was installed as per
manent Chairman, and delivered an ordin
ary Democratic stump speech. He said:
In the discharge of my duties I shall en
deavor to be impartial and Jnst. and I beg at
Four hands kindly aid and forbearance,
trust and believe that the harmony so
necessary to our party In its battle against
the common enemy will characterize the
entire proceedings of this body. We form
our linos here to day for the great campaign
of 1892, to contend for principles essential to
the welfare and material prosperity of the
mass of our people, and against the Repub
lican party, whose doetrines have ever been
toward the centralization nf power, the en
couragement of monopolies, the abrldg
mem oi iau riguts
and
liberties
of tbe
people, and tbe protection by burdensome
laws of thoso who least need protection at
tbe expense of those who can least affoid It.
Upon our banners, borne in the thickest
of the fight yet to come, there will be found
In letters of llvingllght the leading economic
principle, to be, without doubt, the gieat
issue of the campaign embodying in the two
words, "tariff reiorm." Four years ago tbe
great statesman, who led the Democratic
hosts to victory in 18S4, who gave us tbe
best the wisest and purest administration
that our country has had for a quarter
of a century, and who will soon
again assume his place as leader and cap
tain, gave us a platform of principles, and
with Grover Cleveland once more as cap
tain ana leader for tariff reform and for
honest money the Democratic: hosts will
make tbe assault and again win tbe viotory.
Let us In Pennsylvania not despair of our
own State. To-day there sits in the Gov
ernor's chair in Harrlsburg a Democrat
whom the people of Pennsylvania twice,
within ten years, have elected Governor
and I say, fellow Democrats, that to tar as
Bobert E. Pattison is concerned, Pennsyl
vania is not a itepubllcau State.
Cheers at All Times for Cleveland.
Then came the platform. It will be
found in full on the fourth page of this
issue. The mention of Cleveland's name,
as it was read, was received with tremen
dous applause, though the tribute to Gover
nor Pattison was not very far behind.
J. M. Garmon, of Luzerne, representing
the minority of the committee, offered a
substitute for the unit-rule plank, instruct
ing the delegates to Chicago to support
Cleveland as long as his name was before
the convention. O'Brien, of Erie, was al
lowed to make a brief argument in favor of
this- amendment, which was answered by
John B. Bead, of Philadelphia, and then
the "previous question" gag was applied.
The minority demanded a divisionbut as
practically the entire convention arose to
sustain Harrity's pet rule on a standing
vote, the call for the yeas and nays was
"withdrawn.
This really ended all appearance of op
position, and while tbe convention then,
continued to be disorderly, the machine ap
parently ground out the scheduled busi
ness. Only one change was made In the slate
for delegates at large, announced last night,
and that was the placing of Henry Meyer
on the list as the representative of Alle
gheny county. -
The Eight Delegates nt Xarge.
The Gufley people made the nominations
previously indicated, but several of the
Continued on Ninth Page. J
GEN. GRANT GAINED
Instead of Being Made a Pauper by
the Memorable Failure,
ACCOBDING TO WITNESS WORK.
Be Also fays tbe General Was Aware of tbe
Big Profits and
BATED SOMETHING OUT OF THE CEASH
CSPICIAL TXLXOKAX TO THS DISPATCH.
New York, April 13. -To-day's session
of the James-Work suit was tbe most inter
esting one of the trial. Mr. "Work was in
the witness chair and under cross-examination
by Joseph H. Choate. Mr. "Work was
perfectly calm and cool under the cross
questioning. He often evaded answering
some of the questions at differ
ent times in a direct manner
Mr. Choste began by inquiring of Mr.
Work if he had produced his cheokbooks
for the years 1883-1884, which might throw
some light on the , transactions in the suit
Mr. "Work said he did not have them and
could not find them.
Q. Tour Intimate and affectionate rela
tions with General Grant continued down to
the time of his death? A. After the failure
of Grant & Waid the General became quite
sick.
Q. Did your Intimate and affectionate rela
tions with General Grant continue down to
the time of his death! A I never had any
change toward blm, and he never bad any
change toward me.
Swears Gen. Grant Was Not Pauperised.
Q. Tou always felt affectionate toward
himt A. Tes, sir.
Q. Did you know that tbe failure of Grant
& Ward brought General Grant to utter pov
erty? A. No, sir.
Q. You didn't read it in the newspapers?
A I did.
Q. Tou did not believe It then? A. No, sir.
Q. Did you Delleve that he had saved
something out of the failure? A. Tes, sir.
Q. Did you tell that to anybody? A It
was not necessary.
Q. Is this the first time that you put that
imputation upon him? A. I am not putting
any imputation upon him.
Q. Is this the first time that you have de
clared to the world that General Grant
saved something out of that failure? A I
perhaps should have said that something
was saved for him.
Q. Did it come to your knowlege thaton
the eve of the fallnre a friend of General
Grant bad lent him $150,000. A Tes, sir:
General Grant told me.
Q. And that that money had been swept
nwny in the fallnre? A, No, sir. General
Grant told me that he bad repaid that money
before the failure.
Q Didn't you know tnat that money went
into the firm, and that it was patd out to
Warner by Ferdinand WardT A. No, sir.
Conkllng and Vanderbllt Knew It.
Q. What efforts did you make when you
learned it to restore or cause Warner to l e
store this money to the firm or to General
Grant?
Mr. "Work then proceeded to give a long
explanation of having told the assignee ot
Grant & "Ward that Warner would do what
was right, and what an honest man would
do. He said that General Grant told him
the day after the failure that -it had been
paid back the day before the failure.
Q. Did you evf r tell anybody that before?
i es, sir;
Boscoe Cankling.
Q. Did you tell anybody who is now alive?
inquired Mr. Choate. A. Tes, sir; many per
sons. ' j .
Q. From whom did you get 'the Informa
tion that General Grant had saved some
thing out of tbe firm? A. From William B.
Vonderbilt.
Q. .What were you told was saved out of
tlie failure for General Grant A. I was told
in writing that Mr. Vanderbllt intended to
protect the house for the benefit of General
Grant and Mrs. Grant.
Q. Tou mean that that was something
saved out of the failure for General Grant?
A Tes, sir.
Q. Tou want to have this Jury believe that
that was something saved out of tbe failure
for General Grant? A. I think there was.
There Were Millions in It
Mr. Work was questioned specifically as
to each of the numerous contracts that he
had, in which Colonel James was an inter
ested party, in some of which enormous
profits were realized. One contract of $ 52,
000 realized $53,000 per month.
Q. Tour intimate relations with General
Grant were then established? A. Tes, sir.
Q. Did you go to him and tell blm that
some man was putting money Into tbe firm
and drawing out profits at' a rate of 100 per
cent and 50 per cent? A. No, sir.
Q. Tou did not think It would have been
the part of lriendship to do so? A He
knew it.
Q. When did you flrstpnt that Imputation
on General Grant? A. It is not an imputa
tion. Q. To whom did you tell that before you
told it to the jurv? A 1 have never talked
very much about General Grant's affairs.
Q. Did you ever tell it before you told it
Just now? A. It was told.
Q. To whom did you tell it? Name the
man, alive or dead. A. It was not a ma tter
which I cared to discuss.
Q. Was It Ferdinand? A I have not seen
him for eight years.
Q. Was He the man yon told? A No. sir.
Q. To whom did you tell It? A I told it to
John E. Parsons, who was my counsel.
Q. Mr. Poisons is in California now. Tell
someone to whom you told It whom we can
reach.
Says the GeneraLWas Aware of the Profits.
Mr. 'Work appeared to be in deep thought
for a few moments and did not answer the
question. At last Mr. Choate gave up this
line of inquiry with the remark. "Well, if
you cannot tell us, why I will leave it as it
is." After recess Mr, Choate continued the
cross-examination.
Q. Tou said that yon knew that General
Grant, while these transactions were going
on, knew that the firm was receiving moneys
on which they wore paying large profits at
the rate of 20 per cent per month? A. Tes,
sir. S
Q. Who told yon? A Ills son, Fred Grant,
was receiving profits at that rate, and his
son, IX. S. Grant, Jr., and I understood them
to say that the General was Interested with
them in matters of this character.
Q. Did you read or bear read the deposi
tion of General Grant before his. death, In
which he stated at no time bad he any
knowledge of these transactions? A 1
never read it
At the conclusion of Mr. Work's testi
mony Colonel James was recalled for the
pnrpose of refuting some of the statements
that have been made by Mr. Work. This
ended the testimony in the case. The
closing arguments of counsel will be made
to-day and the case submitted to the jury.
QUITE A VABIETT OF WEATHER,
The West Favored With Bain, Snow, Sleet,
Hall and Hurricanes.
St. Paul, April 13. Beports from all
parts of the State and the Dakotas tell of
heavy rains or snow, and seeding has been
everywhere delayed. Central Iowa also re
ports the worst storm of a backward season,
being a hurricane of wind accompanied by
snow, iiail, sleet and rain combined and all
altogether. Damage to fruit trees is what
the Iowa farmers fear.
Since yesterday morning at Huron, S. D.,
over two inches of rain has fallen, and the
same fall is reported from Elk Point, in
that State. At Yankton it had been raining
for 52 hours, and this afternoon snow was
falling, with six inches on the ground.
Seeding is nearly all in, and will not be
affected.
OLD-LINE THEOLOGIANS BEATEN.
Advocates of Higher' Criticism Ahead la
the Cleveland Presbytery.
Cleveland, O., April ia The contest
between the believers in the old-line the
ology and'the advocates oi tbe higher ,crit-
Icism in the Cleveland Presbytery, resulted
slightly to the advantage of the latter to-day.
A resolution strongly condemning the high
er criticism was presented but rejected. A
substitute by Dr. Bev. Hayden, deolaring
sympathy with all scholarly research into
the Holy Scriptures, when prosecuted in
a right spirit, was adopted. All pastors
and teachers were cautioned against accept
ing extreme views, however.
Bev. B. E. Howard, against whom
charges bad been preferred, submitted a
statementnodlfying the more radical of his
utterances concerning the atonement pub
lished in the Arma of last February, ana his
case was dropped,
THE RAGING T0MB16BEE.
Previous Reports Underestimated tbe Dam
ageThe Number of Fatalities Already
Known to Be 185 The Mississippi
Threatens to Bise in lis Might.
West Point, Miss., April 13. Beports
sent out from this point of the devastation
caused by the late washouts, have not been
exaggerated, but, in fact, underestimated.
The destruction, both of property and life,
has been awful, and the end is not yet
reached. The Mobile and Ohio, the Georgia,
Pacific, and the Illinois Central have all
been blocked up for the past
seven days, but,the first-named is now able
to get two trains a day through. The dam
age done on the Mo'blle and Ohio in this
county alone will not fall far short of $40,
000, while the other two roads have been
each damaged at least twice that sum. The
first train for seven days on the Georgia Pa
cific passed through here to-day,but did not
fo as far as Columbus. On account of the
igh water still prevailing on the Illinois
Central, a week will be required to get up
even a temporary track.
All the creeks in this county have ex
hausted their over supply of water, but the
Tombigbee river is yet as high as ever and
is causing great damage. There are re
ports of loss of life along that river in this
county, all the drowned being negroes.
Much stock has been drowned and houses
washed away and planting retarded.
Beports continue to come of the great
damage to property and life in Columbus
and of the river near that city. All the
wires are down from that city and business
is being sent through this office, which has
a short wire yet in that direction over the
Georgia Pacific The damages to bridges,
stock, buildings and crops in this county
wiU reach $100,000. The loss of life is now
known to be 125, with many localities to
hear from,
A dispatch from Memphis says: Tbe Miss
issippi at this point is booming, and is to
night within three inches of the danger line
and rising. A large area of low hinds on
the Arkansas side near the city, Is over
flowed, and between Walnut Bend and
Council Bend, 50 miles below this city, on
the same side, abont 500 acres of corn has
been washed out No serious damage or
loss of life has been reported.
A FURNACE BLOWS UP.
Three Men Almost Instantly Killed in a
Disaster at Lima, O.
Lima, O., April 13. A violent explo
sion took place to-day in Hardy's machine
shop, by which three men were killed. A
piston head, brought to the shop for re
pairs, was put into the furnace and the heat
converted the water it contained into steam.
The furnace was blown to fragments. W.
Henry, .Frank Josett and Dave Hogan were
struck by the red hot' fragments and almost
instantly killed.
HTSTXRT 0? A HU8IC TEACHES.
,A Beautiful Tonne; Brunette Mystifies
the
Cincinnati and Columbus Police.,
. COLUMBUS, O., April 13. Special The
police authorities of this city and Cincin
nati are nonplussed over the disappearance
of Miss Mabel Sturtevaut, a beautiful 19-year-old
brunette, of Columbus, a musie
teacher. Mr. John Connell.a young business
man, boarded and roomed at Sturtevant's,
and it is reported was engaged to be married
to Miss Sturtevant Lost Wednesday morn
ing she wrote a note to Connell and left
home. Nat returning at night her mother
became almost frantic, and'in ihe morning
it was found that Mabel had bought a ticket
for Cincinnati. Mr. Sturtevant and Con
nell are now in Cincinnati, but have found
no tr.-ce of her yet
The queer part of the whole transaction
is Council's action in burning the note she
left him and refusing to make pnblic its con
tents. There is something back of the
whole matter, and it is thought Con
nell knows more of her whereabouts
that he pretends to know. It is reported
that Miss Sturtevant immediately returned
to this1 city on the next train after reaching
Cincinnati,but this report has not been veri
fied. The police of both cities ore working
diligently on tbe case.
WHY A P0IS0NEB GOES FBEE.
Being a Farmer's Daughter Sh- Was Mads
to Plow Before Breakfast
Modes, Cal., April 13. Julia O'Mera,
daughter of Dennis O'Mera, a farmer liv
ing near town, was on trial yesterday,
charged by her father with endeavoring to
poison him. O'Mera testified that the
drinking water furnished him by his
daughter had a bitter taste, and that on the
morning of March 28, after drinking some
tea which she had poured for him, he was
seized with convulsions and a physician
with difficulty saved his life. The effects'
were those of strychnine.
Despite his testimony and the statement
of the District Attorney that tbe evidence
was plainly against the girl, the District
Attorney moved to dismiss the case, a
peculiar sentiment having been aroused by
evidence that O'Mera compelled his daught
er to rise before daybreak and engage in
plowing and other farm work.
KILLED FOB KNOWING TOO MUCH.
The Fate of Lottie Morgan Who Conld Tell
of the Hurley Eank Bobbery.
St. Paul, April 13. At Ashland, Wis.,
where the special grand jury is at work, it
is learned to-day that no further testimony
has been taken in the Lottie Morgan case.
It is thought the State is waiting further
developments. It is stated by one witness
that Lottie Morgan said ehe knew more
about the Hurley Bank robbery than many,
ot the witnesses." It was not long after she
made that statement that she was found
murdered, and it is thought that there was
a conspiracy to murder her before she told
too much.
Friends of the murdered woman openly
say she was murdered by some of those in
terested in the bank robbery plot, and that
all the guilty parties to that robbery are not
yet brought to justice.
Colored Boomers Flood-Bound.
3IEMPHIS, April 13. A lot of colored
Oklahoma boomers, who left here last Satur
day for the overland trip in wagons,' were
water-bound in the Arkansas Bottoms, a
few miles from Memphis. They sent a con
tingent back to this city to tell of their dis
tress! and collections have been taken up in
the different churches ior their benefit
Thousands or Miles or Tangled Wires.
Kansas Cur, April 13. A Chinese
puzzle was what the telegraph system in
the great range of country to the Bocky
Mountains from west of the Missouri river
was turned into to-day. Bain, snow, sleet
and terrible winds played havoc witn the
wires. The tangled, broken strings were
patched into temporary drcuita wherever
possible. ,
THE DEMOCBATIO CONVENTION.
SOMETHING SURE TO DROP.
If. Wanamaker and Boosevelt Meet When
Both Are Tlrtnously Angry a Bed-Hot
Time Is Expected A Pigeonholed Paper
the Canse or the Trouble.
WASHr-wyr, April 13. Special
Civil Se' "" -nrnissioner Theodore
Boosevelt' .Srf, General John
Wanama 'O'lJjJ, J Jo . " ve the
pleasure ot " l f.Ti j,c , 'v'G'7 -'om-mittee
on Bero, LS' Jr V; Civil
Servioe what each thi.. the
other as a reformer. Chairman t hp F.
Andrew, of Massachnsetts, says that the
resolutions of the Maryland Civil Service
Beform Association presented to the House
to-day will be considered by his committee
on Monday, and that an investigation of
the Baltimore case will undoubtedly fol
low. A year or moreigo Commissioner Boose
velt made an investigation of the charge
that the Federal officials in Baltimore,
chiefly those employed in the postofnee,
were in the habit ot persistently vio
lating the civil" service law by en
gaging actively In politics in behalf
of the Republican party. That report,
which was a highly interesting document,
was adopted by tha Civil Service Commis
sioners, presented to the President,and pig
eonholed by Mr. Wanamaker, who was
plainly accused by Mr. Boosevelt, in writ
ing, oi being a civil service reformer in the
ory and a sportsman in practice.
The Postmaster General returned the
compliment in rather vigorous language for
a Sunday school superintendent, and sent a
lot of postoffice inspectors to investigate
Mr. Boosevelt's investigation. The inspec
tors made an elaborate report, which was
also pigeonholed, wiih the simple assurance
to the public that Mr. Boosevelt was all
wrong and Mr. Wanamaker and the em
ployes all right.
Now the Maryland Civil Service Beform
Association wants to make public both of
the suppressed reports, and Mr. Andrew
says its desire shall be gratified. If Mr.
Boosevelt and Mr. Wanamaker come to
gether in the committee room when both
are in a state ot virtuous indignation at tbe
other's alleged wickedness and duplicity,
something is sure to happen.
GORMAN'S PEACE MISSION.
The Maryland Senator Goes to New York
to Patch Up a Trace Between Cleve
land and Hilt The 'Bx-Fresldent's
Nomination Conceded by Most of the
Senator's Friend.
New York, April '13. Special Sena
tor Arthur P. Gorman was one of the busi
est men in New York to-day. He came
over from Washington to try to
patch up a truce between Cleveland
and Hill, and' he was urged
to this by friends of both men.
He has been friendly to Senator Hill as a
"coming man" in the Presidental field, but
like others, he discovered that Hill is out
of the race for this year, and that Mr.
Cleveland's nomination is becoming more
of a certainty every day.
It is certain that Gorman saw Hill before
he left Washington, and saw or communi
cated with Cleveland and, his friends here
to-day, seeking peace between the two New
York candidates.
"I presume the papers can dress such a
story up with all tbe surrounding to make
it plausible," said he. "But I do not care
to deny or affirm the truth of any of the
stories told about me in reference to
politics."
Among Senator Gorman's callers were
Smith M. Weed, ex-Congressman Perry
Belmont, and ex-Governor James E. Camp
bell, of Ohio. He spent some time in an
endeavor to find ex-Governor Hauser, of
Montana.
Among the Democratic leaders who have
visited Cleveland within this week to dis
enss the subject "of his Presidental nomina
tions were ex-Governor S. T. Hauser, of
Montana, who to-dav said: "I am quite per
suaded that Mr. Cleveland will be our
nominee."
THE MAFIA AFFAIR SETTLED.
Final and Satisfactory Indemnity to Be
Paid by Uncle Sam.
NEW YORK, April 13. Special. The
Progresso Halo-Americano will publish to
morrow the following special from Wash
ington: The New Orleans affair was finally and
satisfactorily settled to-day. The United
States Government will pay to the families
of the victims the sum of $25,000. The
diplomatic relations between Italy and
America are restored.
An Eye on the Ghost Dancers.
Chicago, April 13. General Miles has
ordered Captain Lee, inspector of the
Department of the Missouri, to the Indian
Territory to investigate the reportthat the
Indians are becoming much excited over
the ghost dances. The Osa?e Indians are
said to have threatened to go on the war
path. Wind, if Not Money, Provided For.
New York, April 13. The Grant Monu
ment Fund Committee officially announced
to-day that Hon. Chauncey M. Depew has
been "appointed the orator of the occasion of
laying the cornerstone of General Grant's
tomb.
THIS HORNING'8 KEW3.
Topic, Page.
A Bed Hot Democratic Convention 1
A General Grant Sensation 1
Lots or Poison In Weir's Stomach 1
Tbe Connty Is Very .Rich 2
Bricklayers and Boisei Still Out 2
Editorial and Mlseellaneons
Tbe State Democratic Flatlonn 4
HolmanBeina-Hlt Hard 6
The News Briefly Told 6
Quay and Brice to Betlre 7
ltanm Still Under Fire 7
Another Ball Game Won 8
News of the Nearby Towns '..... 8
Borrows and Mlllbank Land 9
The Business World's Budget 9
A New Tork Bank Bunkoed..... 9
Congressional and Capital News 10
Tha Oil Scout' Field Beports...- 10
Lire Stock ana Other Markets II
The license Court Winding Up '...... i2
WEIR WAS POISONED,
Is the Declaration of Analytical
Chemist Hugo Blanck.
THE EESULT OP THE ANALYSIS.
An Anonymous Letter Sent to thaDjinjf
Han's Fiancee.
A CLEW TO THE AUTHOR DISCOVERED
"There wa3 enough poison in that stomach
to have killed two men outside of that
which could have been an ingredient of
embalming fluid," said Analytical Chemist
Hugo Blanck to Mercantile Appraiser Fehl
yesterday in reference to the investigation
of the death of Gamble Weir.
A conference had been held early in tha
day at 'District Attorney Burleigh's office,
at which there were present County Com
missioner Weir, Dr. James W. Dickson,
Henry Fehl and the District Attorney. The
object of the conference was to hear a report
from Prof. Blanck on the an
alysis of the dead Chiefs stomach
and to settle to the satisfaction of all that
the suspicions of his brother, the Connty
Commissioner, were well founded. The
conference lasted an hour. At its con
clusion none of those present would have
much to say, but last evening Mr. Fehl
said there was nothing to be gained by sup
pressing the facts, and as they were stated
by him they were corroborated by Mr.
Weir.
Arsenic Not tho Only Poison Used.
It will require another week, possibly
longer, to ascertain exactly the kind and
quantity of poison found, but the fact that
there were poisons there which could not
have come from embalming fluids, or which
were not a part of the medicines ad
ministered by the attending physi
cians, sets at rest any claim that "the
poison theory is incorrect As a clincher
to their testimony the friends of the dead
Chief have had an analysis made of the brand
of embalming fluid used in preserving his
body. It was found to consist almost en
tirely of a form of arsenic, but there was no
other kind of poison in it
Although physicians differ as to whether
any of this arsenic could be found in tho
stomach as a result of the embalming fluid,
there seems to be a weight of evidence
against it and local physicians of
recognized ability contend that in
such a case as this the stomach
would not show any of the poison. It is
further established to the satisfaction of
Gamble Weir's friends that the calomel he
had taken in his medicine was not the only
other poison found in his stomach. In other
words, besides arsenic and calomel, there is
found another poison, equally as deadly as
either and in large quantity. No explana
tion of this has as yet been offered by the
skeptics.
A Very Mysterious lietter.
What progress has been made in ferreting
out the author of the crime cannot be ascer
tained. The police seem to be taking no
part in the work and whatever is being done
is the work of tbe dead man's friends.
The most important feature of the case
developed yesterday, outside of the chemist's
report, was the letter or note re
ceived by the fiancee of Gamble
Weir some time after his death. The letter
was not dated, but the postmark showed that
it was mailed on January 12, two dnvr be
fore his death and when he was not believed
to be in danger. The envelope was ad
dressed to the voung lady to Kirkpatrick
street, but as she lived on another street the
letter was not received by her until nearly
two weeks later, when her proper address
was found by the carrier. The note read:
DearUa?g: Gamble Is very ill. If you
wane to see him go before it is too late.
J. Ma
The writing of the note is in a badly dis
guised hand and evidently that of a woman.
The envelope was addressed by the same
hand, but in the writer's natural way, and
comparison of the various characters shows
the same striking peculiarities in each.
Found the Writer of the Letter.
The importance of this letter consists in
its similarity to another letter in pos
session of the authorities, in which no
attempt was made to conceal the writer's .
identity. Experts who have examined
both letters declare their belief that both
were written by the same hand, and even
an ordinary person can distinguish the
peculiar characteristics, in spite of the at
tempted disznise. One or two misspelled
words appear in each letter, and the writer
evidently has a habit of dropping the final
letter in the words ending with E, as in the
note the E is only imperfectly formed in
the word "before" and is omitted entirely in
the word "late." The letter "C"In the
signature is evidently an after thought and
appears to have been placed there for the
purpose of throwing the recipient off as to
the writer's identity.
All efforts to find out upon whom the
suspicions of the authorities are turned
prove fruitless. Though they said four
days ago that the guilty person was known,
they now sav they are mystified as to the
murderer's Identity.
Died Amon; Bis Old Friends.
They know that Gamble Weir had ene
mies, but they cannot see how professed
enemies could have been connected with
his death as, for the last few weeks of his
life, he was among those whom he had for
years publicly spoken of as his best
friends.
County Commissioner Weir, when asked
yesterday whom he suspected, answered the
question by asking: "Whom do you think
could have done it?"
Mrs. Jennie Marsh, whose name has
figured frequently in the discussion of the
case, owing to the fact that the Chief died in
her house, was again interviewed for TnB
Dispatch yesterday. She met the in
quisitor smilingly and pleasantly, and ap
peared willing to answer almost any ques
tion propounded. When asked about a
suggestive intimation made in a daily paper
yesterday, she said:
"Some of the newspapers have not been
treating me fairly and they had better have
a care. I am not sayincrauch just now, but
I may have great a deal to say later on.
Gamble Weir Was Her Honored Friend.
"My relations to Gamble Weir were of
the most honorable character; those of a
mother or a sister could not have
been more so. He wo3 an honora
ble man, and the imputation cast
upon his character was unjust and un
worthy of him. I am satisfied that he would
not have made his home in a house where
there was such a woman as I would be, if I
were the sort oS person suggested. But I
have a character, and I believe I enioy the
respect of all my neighbors, all good, re
spectable people."
Mrs. Marsh was further questioned as to
the details of tbe purchase of her home.
She said she moved into the house with the
understanding that she was to buy it from
Gamble Weir on tbe installment plan.
She said she had paid down $700 which she
and her husband had earned by hard work.
After moving into the house she bad kept
boarders. Most of the time there were
six boarders who took meals with her,
and she derived $40 per month in
room rents and $27 per week
for meals from her guests. This was her in
come in addition toner husband's salary as
a Janitor at tho Seventeenth ward police
station, and out of it she had paid, she said,
in a little less than two years, $723 in in
stallments for her house.
Trusted to the Dead Man's Honesty.
"Have you receipts for the money V waa
asked.
"No; but we have something that will