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FORTY SEVENTH YEAR.
PITTSBURG. THURSDAY, APRIL 21. 1892-TWELYE PAGES.
THREE CENT&
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MR. QUAY'S SLATE
lOTJOPBEm,
He Sends His Boy Leach to
Mill, and He Comes Home
Without the Meal.
MORE A MAGEE MEETING
At Harrisburg Than Had Been An
ticipated by Anybody.
A SET-UP JOB KNOCKED OUT,
And Dean, Instead of Henderson, .Named for
Supreme Judge.
A Bed-Hot Time Over an Indorsement
of Senator Quay Mr. Magee Objects
to Such a Boom for a Senatorial Ee
Klectlon The Convention Solid for
Protection, Honest Money and the
trie Canal Delegates Not Bound by
a Unit Rule and Not Instructed for
Harrison The Present Administration
and Secretary Blaine Eulogized Tur
bulent Scenes in the Evening Mr.
Magee Objects to Being Counted Out,
and Won't Be Sat Down Upon.
rmoM a Bixrr cobresfoxdext.
Habrisbotg, April 20. Senator Quay
did not enter the convention hall to-day,
but deputed Frank Willing Leach, his
private Secretary, to manage the gathering
and accomplish certain ends. Sir. Leach is
not a very large man and he soon found his
burden entirely too heavy for him. As a re
sult the Qnay slate, though his friends were
largely in the majority, 'was badly crooked
and the influence of the junior Senator dis
credited. In addition, the wounds of the Delamater
campaign were to some extent reopened,
and ex-Chairman Andrews signalized his
reappearance in State politics by once more
meeting with a decisive defeat.
Profound harmony reigned throughout
the preliminary morning session. Chair
man Watres called the convention to order,
and, according to programme, General
James N. Latta was promptly named as
Temporary Chairman. He made the cus
tomary speech, the Committees on Resolu
tions and Organization were announced,
and then a recess was taken.
Oh, What a Difference After Dinner!
But what a difference after -dinnerl For
the first few minutes after the convention
reassembled quiet reigned, but it was only
the proverbial calm before the storm.
E. K. Martin, of Lancaster, was duly
installed as permanent presiding officer,
and after his brief remarks the Committee
on Resolutions presented the platform. It
was the document agreed upon last night,
and as it was read the various planks were
received with spirited applause. This was
particularly the case with the approval of
Secretary Blaine.
As announced in The Dispatch, no
reference was made to either of the Penn
sylvania Senators. But just as the Chair
man was putting the adoption of the plat
form to the convention Secretary Leach
whispered, "Don't be in a hurry, Martin,"
aqd at the same time beckoned toDelegate
Phillips, of Schuylkill county, who was
promptly upon his feet and offered the fol
lowing as an amendment:
A Hornets' Nest Opened On.
Resolved, That we congratulate our Junior
TTnlted States Senator npon the spontaneous
and overwhelming manifestations of ap
proval or his coarse recently exhibited
throughout the Commonwealth, and as rep
resentatives of the State at large In this
Preslaental year, recalling his magnifloent
services to the party In 18S8, we cannot refrain
from adding our testimony of appreciation
and approval, and tendering our most earn
est felicitations to the Hon. II. S. Quay.
Instantly the convention was in an up
roar, and shouts of "Quay !" "Quay I"
mingled with cheers and hisses filled the
air.
"What that resolution has to do with the
Republican platform in a Presidents! year
I cannot see," shouted 0. L Magee when
he got the attention of the Chair. He got
no further, for the howling was inaugurated
asain, and during the confusion the Chair
man, under instruction from Leach, de
clared the resolution adopted as part of the
platform.
Fuel Added to the Flame.
This sling only increased the storm. Ma
gee again secured the floor, and in vigorous
tones protested against gag rule. He said
"No man will more willingly vote for a
commendation of Senator Quav's great
services to the Republican party than I,
but this convention must not take sides in a
contest going on in the several legislative
districts. "We in Allegheny county believe
in home rule, and this is a matter for the
Republicans of their districts to decide for.
themselves. I protest against the indorse
ment of any candidate whose nomination is
not dependent upon the action of this con
vention." Cries of "Right!" "Right!" "Sit down!"
"Quay!" "Quay!" followed this appeal,
and ex-Congressman Samuel Miller, of
Mercer, claimed attention. He said:
"I yield to no man in, friendship and al
legiance for Senator Quay. I come from a
county which has just given him a majority
of 3,000 votes. A voice "Every one of
them machine men." Let us go Blow.
This resolution will handicap rather than
help the Senator in the race. I hope he
will win. Quay doesn't ued this plank.
Let the convention commeLhis party
services and he will do the rest."
One Way to "Wipe Out a Majority.
Redsecker, of Lebanon, said that in 1890
the Republican State Convention had in
dorsed the Pennsylvania Senators, and as a
result an 80,000 majority had disappeared.
He protested against the repetition of such
a policy.
These vigorous kicks alarmed and discon
certed Leach, who, though not a delegate,
made a speech, in which he said that the
resolutions would be withdrawn and modi
fied. The platform was then adopted as
originally read.
After music, and consequent harmony,
Mr. Phillips offered the following modified
resolution:
The eminent publlo and party services of
II. S. Quay entitle him to the thanks and
gratitude ot the Republicans of Pennsyl
vania. Mr. Magee said: 'That resolution I can
subscribe to with all my heart, and I move
its unanimous adoption." It was adopted
with a great shout.
Thus was a convention, fully four-fifths
of the delegates of which favored the re
election of Senator Quay, through the
blunders of his friends .placed in the posi
tion ot refusing to indorse his canvass, and
the resolution commendatory of bis services,
which he might have had at length in the
platform for the asking, was cut to one brief
sentence of a score of words in a supple
mentary resolution.
Quays Combination Goes to Grass.
But this was only the beginning. It soon
became evident that Private Secretary
Leach and ex-Chairman Andrews had ar
ranged a combination, presumably with
Quay's approval, to nominate Henderson,
of Crawford, for the Supreme Bench, and
Castor, ot Philadelphia, as one of the Con
gressmen at Large. After one of themost
remarkable struggles ever witnessed in any
convention both of the scheduled beneficia
ries of this deal went down to defeat.
The responsibility for this result is large
ly placed upon Allegheny county, where it
is as cheerfullyassumed. The leaders of the
delegation were determined, above all
things, to prevent the nomination of Hen
derson, whom they regarded as a represen
tative of the Delamater-Andrews regime.
The downfall of Castor followed because
his friends had made a bargain with the
losing side, and traded their votes the
wrong way.
Magee dominated the convention more
than any other one man, and scored a vic
tory on every point which he disputed,
though at times contending at the start
against apparently hopeless odds.
At midnight Leach, Andrews and others
of Quav's lieutentants, with the leaders of
the Philadelphia delegation, are still won
dering how it happened. There is no pros
pect of any permanent breach in the party
ranks, though a great deal of bad blood has
been aroused.
Predictions of a majority of approaching
100,000 in November are heard on every
hand, and considering that the great body
of the delegates admit that the nomination
of Harrison is distasteful to them there is a
reasonable amount oi enthusiasm for the
fcll campaign. B.
DETAILS OF THE DAY.
A Peaceful Morning; Session as a Prelude
to the Stormy Afternoon and Evening
Protest of a Colored Delegate Tbe
Ballots for a Judge.
At 10:20 o'clock Chairman Watres called
the convention to order, and Secretary
Frank "Willing Leach read the official call,
following this with a call of the roll of dele
gates. There was not a single contest.
There were few substitutions, one being C
L. Magee, in the Allegheny delegation, who
took the place ot W. A. Magee, and an
other, Major Everett "Warren, of Lacka
wanna, who took the place of Henry A.
Knapp. E. K. 'Martin was substituted for
"W. H. Brosius in the Lancaster delegation.
James L. Mills, of Philadelphia, named
ex-Adjutant General James W. Latta, of
Philadelphia, for temporary chairman, and
the convention promptly ratified the nomi
nation. General Latta's speech of accept
ance was brief and heartily applauded.
"When the committees were announced
John R. Gregg, C. L. Magee, H. E. Arm
strong and J. A. Evans were 'given out as
Allegheny's representatives on resolutions.
James Holman, Vincent Stevens, Fred W.
Edwards and C E. Succok looked after the
Sermanent organization, while H Z.
olster; J. O. Brown, Van Kirk Scott and
John F. Cox were honorary Vice Presidents.
Work of the Afternoon Session.
After the recess the convention reassem
bled promptly at 1:30, and, alter (joins
through the form of electing E. K. Martin
as Permanent Chairman, the -gathering lis
tened to an address from that gentleman.
Mr. Martin said the Republican party
proposed to remain in the front line of bat
tle. No similar organization had achieved
as magnificent results ii a given period ot
time. Democrats, he knew, did not like
what they choose to call ancient history,
and they also despised that other emblem of
Republicanism protection to American in
dustries. In conclusion, he said there was to be
fought the battle of protection on the one
hand and the abominable heresy oi free
trade on the other.
Chairman Magee, from the Committee on
Resolutions, then presented the platform.
It will be found in full on the fourth
page The row upon the supplemental
Quay resolution, In which Leach became
so tangled up, followed, and astonished
those who had anticipated a quiet conven
tion. Electors and Delegates Selected.
"When order had finally been restored the
chair announced that nominations for
electors at large were in order. General
Prank Reeder nominated B. F. Jones, of
Allegheny; William "Wood, of Philadelphia;
J. Francis Dunlap, of Lancaster, and Will
iam H. Sayen, of Delaware. They were
nominated by acclamation.
Mr. Magee moved the election of the
following as delegates at large: Hamilton
Disston. of Philadelphia; William L.
Elkins, ot Philadelphia; William Flinn, of
Al?Ml.Hn.-. IT........ "T fll!.. i? 111.
ucgjicur. .ucuiy ii. Oliver, Ul .ajie-
gheny; Prank Reeder, of Northampton;
Samuel A. Davenport, of Erie; Henry C.
McCorniick, of Lycoming, and Lyman D.
Gilbert, of Dauphin. The motion was
agreed to, but not without cries of "Slate!"
"Slate!" from the galleries.
Mr. Miles moved the election of the fol
lowing alternates at large: William B.
Ahern, of Philadelphia: Samuel M. Clem
ents, of Philadelphia; James A. Dale, ot
York; John W. Young, of Wyoming: Joseph
Rosier, of Montgomery; A. C. Hawkins, of
McKean; Morgan B. Williams, ot Luzerne;
Lemuel Googins, of Allegheny.
At this point Delegate W. H. Layton, of
Dauphin, in behalf of the 35,000 colored
voters of the State, entered a protest against
the small recognization accorded his race.
He demanded a delegate at large and de
claimed against slates and gag rule. He
was allowed to proceed for some time, but
was finally ruled out oi order and forced to
take his seat
District electors were then named as fol
lows: John L. Lawson, John Mundell, John Hun
ter, Alex Crowe, Jr., Charles B. slner, Max
well Clawer, V. A. Grundy, Tialll Green,
James K. Hossnr, 'J. F. 11. Geist, Henry A.
Knapp, W. A. Harvey, James ilulr, John H.
Sheiuley, Coe Dunand, Perry Stebbins,
Lloyd T. Bolirnach, S. S. Shoch, J. Shallwil
helui, James B. Laux, Kobert Pitcalrn, I. F.
Lincoln, S. D. Bell, M. H. Taylor, C. F. Bar
clay, Jesse . Dale.
Actual Business at I.ast Began.
The convention then settled down to
actual business, and the nominations for
Supreme Judge were called for. George B,
Lindsay was first on the floor and presented
the name of Judge Clayton, of Delaware.
Joseph H. Baldwin, of Chester, reviewe'd
the career of Jndge Dean, of Blair, and
was loudly applauded as he named 'the
favorite son of the Juniata valley. Cyrus
Elder, of Cambria, seconded Judge Dean's
naming. D. S. Atkinson, of Westmore
land, named Judge Harry White, of Indi
ana, telling ot his eminent services as
soldier, statesman and jurist General
Fisher, of Philadelphia, seconded Judge
White's naming in the best speech of the
dav.
Prank P. Ray, of Crawford, presented the
name of Judge John J. Henderson, of
Crawford. The seconding was done by W.
W. Wilbur, of Warren.
Senator Plinn then arose and briefly pre
sented Judge Ewing to the convention, in
accordance, as he said, with the unanimous
wish of the Republicans of Allegheny
county. He continued;
Our candidate has been a President Judge
of the Common Pleas bench for 21 years.
Our county Is entitled to this honor, because
of it3 busy hives of Industry and wonderful
Republican majorities. Tl'ere Is now no Su
preme Judge residing in Western Pennsyl
vania, and this defect should be remedied.
Congressman Stone Xnthnslastlo.
Here Congressman W. A. Stone tripped
to the platform and grew enthusiastic in
seconding the nomination of Judge Ewing.
He said:
A united delegation from Allegheny, 650
members of the bar and a Eepublican organi
zation with 20,000 majority, ask this nomina
tion. All the men, women and children of
the country want it. The workers in our
busy mills ana laotorles demand it.
Colonel Stone then reviewed the claims
of the other candidates, and said Judge
Ewing combined the experience and quali
fications claimed for all of them.
Major Everett Warren, of Lackawanna,
named Judge Arehbald, of Scranton, and
J. H. Van Etten, of Pike, seconded the
nomination. Captain E. B. Watts, of Cum
berland, was repeatedly cheered as he told
of the good qualities of Judge Sadler. As
he spoke there were thrown from the gal
lery thousands of cards containing a map
showing that the Southern part oi the State
has not had a Supreme Court Judge for over
40 years. Ex-Congressman Brnmm sec
onded Judge Sadler's naming. B.
TALE OF THE BALLOTS.
Rise and Fall of Several Boomlets When
Mr. Magee Finds the Ewing Movement
Useless He Tarns to Dean to Defeat
Henderson The Base Successful.
Then the balloting, which lasted for
nearly four hours, commenced. Por a time
Judge Ewing made flattering gains, and
his friends grew hopeful and even enthusi
astic, but when Philadelphia slumped in a
body to Henderson, the fight narrowed
down to a contest between Judge Dean and
the Crawford county candidate, which
ended in the downfall of the latter.
Secretary Leach took a most active part
in the contest, being at one moment on the
floor telling delegates Quay wanted them to
vote for Henderson, at another on the stage
counting ballots, and then again issuing in
structions to Chairman Martin.
On the first ballot Ewing received 31
votes, though the official count credited him
with one less. He got the 22 from Alle
gheny, 4 from Philadelphia. 1 (W. J.
McKinney) in Mercer and the Washington
delegation of 4. Sadler led, as was ex
pected, with Dean second, Henderson third
and White fourth.
On the second call Clayton was with
drawn, the Allegheny candidate gained
three votes in Philadelphia, and Sadler
dropped back, though the relative positions
of tne leaders were unchanged.
On the third ballot Dean took the lead
and Ewing gained six votes, giving his
stock quite a boom.
MIsconntt by the Secretary.
On the fourth ballot Ewing added seven
more to his list, but the latter, through mis
take or design, was only credited with an
addition of three by the Secretary.
On the fifth ballot Ewing reached his
limit, 47 votes being recorded in his favor,
and Henderson forging ahead. Then
the slump began. On the sixth
ballot Philadelphia did not give
Ewing a vote, and commenced to
concentrate on Henderson, in accordance
with the deal by which Andrews was to
support Castor for Congress.m in at Large.
On .this nail the Crawford county candidate
passed the 100 mark, and his friends loudly
claimed that victory was in sight Sadler,
Archibald and White by this time were all
far in the rear.
About this time Magee sent word to
Chairman Martin that the figures as re
ported by Secretary Leach were Incorrect,
and when Henderson's vote on the seventh
ballot was announced as 114 he openly
challenged the count He said that a man
not a delegate was trying to nominate can
didates, and moved the appointment of
tellers in behalf of each candidate.
I.each Falls to Down Mr. Magee.
Leach shouted to the reading clerk to
continue with the roll, and to Martin to
rule the motion out of order, but the Chair
man was finally obliged to put the question,
and though it was plainly carried, under
instruction from the Secretary he declared
it lost This created another uproar, and
Walter Logan slipped to Chairman Martin's
side and told him that it would not do to
try and deny the delegates such manifest
rights; therefore the motion was put again,
and thiB time announced as carried.
This aroused the ire of Leach, who rushed
to Martin's side, and in a stage whisper
said, "Don't let Magee bulldoze you. Sit
down on him."
The eighth ballot proceeded with tellers,
and at its close Henderson only lacked 16
votes oi tne ldb necessary lor a victory.
Ewing only had one supporter outside of
the Allegheny delegation, which up to this
time had stood solidly by him. On the call,
however, Magee turned to" Dean to defeat
Henderson, followed by several members.
HolmaDj however, voted for Henderson and
many still remained with Ewing.
Beginning of the Final Break.
The move, however, put Dean in the lead,
and when the roll was completed he only
lacked a few votes of the required number.
Then the remaining Allegheny delegates
commenced to change from Ewing to Dean,
and the matter might have ended there had
not the tellers got mixed in their count,
when the ninth ballot was declared off and
taken over again.
On the last ballot -the Allegheny repre
sentatives voted as follows:
Ewing McCandIes, Brown, Succop,
Flinn, Cox, Harbion and "Williams.
Dean Bolster, ShaetTor, Holman, Stevens,
Magee, McCleary, Robertson, Weaver, Bell,
Evans, Hamilton, Weir and Edwards.
Henderson Gray and Armstrong.
Before the result was announced it was
learned that Dean had an even half of the
convention, and lacked one vote to win.
Instantly two of the Allegheny county
Ewing supporters were on their
feet trying to change their votes
and wind up the contest, but Senator
Plinn stopped the stampede by shouting,
"If there is a vote changed I will turn to
Henderson myselC" The vote was then an
nounced : Dean, 135 ; Henderson, 127;
Ewing, 7; Sadler, L Loud cheers for Dean
and great contusion followed.
The Story at Told by the Ballots.
Just as preparations were being made for
another ballot the Henderson hustlers threw
up the sponge. David Martin, of Phila
delphia, withdrew the Crawford county can.
didate and moved the nomination of Dean
by acclamation. Ex-Cbairman Andrews
seconded the motion and it went through
with a whirl. The following is the story of
the ballots:
1 -BALLOTS. 1284567819
Dean 49 58 63 65 60 87 99 100 1 133
Henderson 42 52 58 6(1 84 102 114 1J0.127
Ewing 30 S3 9 42 47 27 28 7
"White S) 37 25 19 10 8 7 l...
Sadler 61 68 68 67 49 21 6 21 1
Arcbbald - S7 S3 29 24 20 18 17 19...
Clayton 12 ...
Thus one of the most remarkable polit
ical struggles witnessed in Pennsylvania
for many years was brought to a close and
the exhausted convention took a recess un
til 9 o'clock at night
The Lively Night's Wlndnp.
While the convention was taking the
evening recess it was a common remark that
the only thing necessary to complete the
discomfiture oi the Leach-Andrews combine
was the defeat of Castor, of Philadelphia,'
for Congressman at Large. This event was
soon to follow:
When the gathering reassembled Miller,
of Mercer, at once moved that further nom
inating speeches be dispensed with. This
was carried, and Miller then announeed the
name of Major MoDowelL Water, ot Phila
delphia, presented Castor. Andy Robert
son had a brilliant speech prepared nom
inating General Lilly, but under
the rules was forced to merely name
his candidate, which evoked liberal ap
plause. Sexton, of Montgomery, acted as
spokesman for Farmer Taggart O. H.
didate, but he never got a vote, and was
speedily withdrawn, xne name ot senator
Showalterwas not even presented to the
convention.
Then the first and only ballot was com
menced. Philadelphia led off with 8 votes
for Castor, and with one exception deliver
ed the same number to McDowell. The ex
ception was William Linn, who voted for
Lilly and Castor, and was largely instru
mental in causing the early victory of the
former.
Allegheny Nearly Solid for McDowell.
The Allegheny county delegates went al
most solidly for McDowell, then gave about
the same number to Castor and Lilly, and
encouraged Taggart with a few votes. Craw
ford and other Northwestern counties,
under the control of Andrews, went
in a body to Castor, in pursuance of
the arrangement which so nearly nominated
Judge Henderson, but outside of these sec
tions General Lilly forged steadily to the
front for second place, closely followed by
Taggart, who developed unexpected strength
throughout the State,
When the roll was finished it was seen
that while McDowell was an easy winner,
the result on the other place was much
closer, and to make assurance doubly sure
an Allegheny delegate changed from Mo
Dowell to Lillv. The result was then an
nounced as McDowell, 193; Lillv, 137; Tag-,
gart, 108, and Castor, 98. As 136 was a ma
jority both McDowell and Lilly were de
clared nominated, amid great enthusiasm.
Taggart Better Than the Combine.
Much surprise was expressed that even
Taggart, the despised granger, should have
defeated Castor, the choice of the combine.
Mr. Magee, who had taken an active part
in insuring Lilly's success, here took the
floor for a personal statement He said
that his accusations of miscounting
some of the ballots for Supreme
Judge were not intended as charges of
fraud, but that the mistakes might have
been caused bv the confusion in the halL
He therefore withdrew any intimations re
flecting upon the integrity of Secretary
Leach.
At this iuncture Maior McDowell was
discovered upon the rear of the stage, and
was at once called to the front He made a
characteristic speech, thanking the
convention for the honor conferred
and presaging any number of
victories in the future. Then there were
shouts for Lilly, but he was not in the hall,
and Mr. Magee was called upon. The lat
ter shook his head. Chairman Martin
brought down the gavel, and the Republi
can State Convention of 1892 was no more.
Quay's Son Says Pa Is Satisfied.
After the convention adjourned to-night
Dick Quay, in speaking of the campaign
resolution introduced by Phillips, of
Schuylkill, and championed by Secretary
Leach, said: "Senator Quay did not pass
upon or approve of any such resolution,
and personally is entirely satisfied with the
action taken bv the convention."
Granger A. L. Taggart said to The 'Dis
patch correspondent: "Of course I wanted
to be nominated as Congressman at large,
but I am very weil satisfied with
the result. I have every reason
to be proud of the showing made
by my friends, I think myself it would
have been almost an outrage to have passed
over General Lilly, after all of his valuable
services to the party,' i
s The plank in the platform, commending
the Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal
met with vigorous approval upon every
side. Bancroft.
A TERRIBLE STORM COMING,
According to a Weather Trophet Who Has
Never Yet Failed.
Hew Haven, Conn., April 20. Special.'
Weather Prophet Vaughn, of Norwalk,
who predicted the great blizzard and various
other wild storms since with great success,
is out with a startling meteorological procla
mation for May. Early on May 5, he says,
a terrible storm will, appear in the Pacific
Ocean, in latitude 25 and 30' north, longi
gitude 71 west of Washington, and swoop
eastward with frightful impetuosity. It
will strike the Pacific coast, with its center
in Lower California, with a whoop and a
crash and cross the continent at terrific
speed. The whole country between St
Paul and St Louis is in its line ot march,
and -'it is goodby to everything movable,"
says Prophet Vaughn, "that happens to be
in its way."
The great storm, he adds, will strike New
York and the Jersey coast on or before Mav
12, and there will be a wild time of it all
along shore. Mr. Vaughn affirms that the
storm is a sure thing, and "if sailors and
others get caught out in it the blame can
not rightly be laid at my door." Since the
prophet has never made a meteorological
blunder as yet his prediction has alarmed a
great many people in all parts of the State.
BOGUS INSURANCE POLICIES.
An Alleged Company Has a Hearing and Is
Held for Trial.
Philadelphia, April 20. Joseph A.
Dennison, alias S. S. Lindsay & Co., was
arrested in Camden to-day charged with
fraudulently using the mails for sending
out bogus insurance policies. The prisoner
admitted having sent a policy to Gay Broth
ers, Eton Rapids, Mich. Papers were
found in his room representing him to be an
agent of the Australian Fire Insurance
Company, of New South Wales.
This company is one of several investi
gated by Insurance Commissioner Foster
some time ago, and he, it is said, found that
there was no such company in existence.
To establish this faot Assistant District At
torney Ralston asked that the prisoner be
held over for a further hearing, and Com
missioner Bell fixed the bail at (300.
McKlDley Prefers His Old Job.
CANTON, O., April 20. ISpeeialJ The
friends of Governor McKinley are making
an effort to nominate him for Congress in
the Stark-Columbiana-Mahoning district
convention, which will be held at Salem, O.,
May 6. It is said that the Governor prefers
the halls of Congress to the Gubernatorial
office, but that he would not allow the use
of his name if there is any opposition
to his nomination.
A 850,000 Mall Pouch Stolen.
St. Cloud, Minn., April 20. A mail
pouch containing f50,000 in checks, draft
notes, apd other valuable papers, was stolen
here to-day. The loss was soon discovered
and after a thorough search the pouch was
found, but the loss gave business men
a big scare. A stranger found near the
place was arrested.
Another Northwestern Blizzard.
Lakefield, Minn., April 20. Snow
began falling this morning. A blinding
blizzard is now "raging and there is four
inches ot snow on the ground. The storm
is growing worse. Seeding is two-thirds
done.
An International Silver Conference.
Washington, April 20. TSpeetaf It
is stated that the President has issued invl.
tations for an international silver conference
and tbat England is to coDaDorate.
JUDGE DEAH", THte SUPREME BENCH NOMINEE.
CALLING OUT CRANKo
Seems to Be One of the Eesnlts of the
Present European Craze.
A SWELL PARIS CAPE IS STOKED
By a
Earned Street Character Who Im
agines He Is an Anarchist.
WHY THE COMMONWEAL WAS NABBED
Paris, April 20. Great excitement was
caused on the Boulevard des Italiens to-day
by the actions of a shabbily-dressed man,
whose pockets were filled with stones. The
man walked along until he reached the
swell Cafe Riche, which, as usual, was
thronged with the ultra-fashionables of
Paris. Here he stopped, and, diving into
his pockets, he poured a volley of stones
through the magnificent plate glass win
dows. To say the people inside were startled is
to put it very mildly. Stones and pieces of
glass flew with great force across the rooms,
and thai occupants scampered wildly for
safety. Nobody interfered with the man's
amusementTintil all the stone? had been
fired and the windows smashed to bits.
Then a gendarme appeared and the man was
hustled offto prison. Fortunately no one
was hit by the flying missiles and the only
damage done was to the windows and the
furniture.
He Was Filled With Anarchist Hatred.
When questioned as to his motive the
man declared he was an Anarchist and was
animated by a violent hatred of the bonr
geoise. The peopla In the restaurant are
congratulating themselves that the man used
stones instead of the Anarchist's usual
weapon dynamite.
The Oaxdolt publishes the text of a violent
manifesto of the revolutionary wing of the
Socialist party, which will finally be dis
cussed at a meeting to be held to-night If
the manifesto is adopted 100,000 copies will
be distributed throughout France on the
eve of May Day.
The police at St Etieenne and Lyons
have made raids on the lodgings of a num
ber of Anarchists in those places and have
seized a quantity ot manifestoes setting forth
the alleged wrongs under which working
men suffer, and calling upon them to raise
in their might and break the shackles which
enthral them. One Spanish Anarchist was
arrested, and he was subsequently expelled
from France.
Berlin Socialists Are Not Idle.
A cable dispatch from Berlin says: The
YorwaerU, organ ot the Socialists, announces
that 16 halls have been secured for the pur
pose of holding May Day manifestations.
The paper appeals to all workingmen to ob
serve May Day, as freedom from the bonds
of capitalists can only be obtained through
the efforts or workingmen themselves.
A cable dispatch from London says: The
Commonweal, the Anarchist paper seized by
the police yesterday, is a lour-page paper
measuring 15x10 "inches. It describes
itself as a revolutionary iournal of Anarch
ism and Communism. It abounds in violent
articles.
Commenting upon the recent trial and
conviction of the Walsall Anarchists, it
calls the Hon, Henry Matthews, Home
Secretary, a Jesuitical monster who murders
men because of a few head of game refer
ring to the execution of two poachers who
killed a game keeper. Justice Hawkins,
who presided at the trial of the Walsall
Anarchists, is termed a hyena preying upon
the bodies ot hanged men, and whose love
of the gallows a few years ago won for him
the title of "Hangman Hawkins."
More of the Paper" Rabid Utterances.
"This barbarous brute," the Commonweal
adds, "while prating of his humanity, sends
our comrades to ten years' confinement in a
prison cell." Continuing, the paper asks,
"what of the spy Melville, who sets agents
concocting plots which he discovers? Are
these men fit to live?"
Melville, whom j the Commonweal terms a
spy, is Chief Inspector Melville, ot (Scot
land Yard. Through the arrest in Loudon
of the Walsall conspirators, Inspector Mel
ville learned of the existence of a club in
Walsall, the principal members of which
were engaged in making bombs, it was said
for use in Russia... Acting in conjunction
with the Walsall ,police, Inspector Melville
arrested six of the conspirators and pro
cured the evidence on which they were con
victed. I
Nichol, the. editor, and Mowbray, the
publisher, of tM Commonweal, were arraigned
to-day on the cHarge of inciting to a breach
of the peace. The prosecution is based on
the article alreoUy mentioned. The Judge
remanded the prisoners, refusing to accept
bail Mowbrayj declared that he had disap-
firoved of the article at the time it was pub
ished,buthis objections were overruled and
the matter was printed. In consequence of
this he severed his connection with the
paper. He appealed to the magistrate to
allow his release on bail in order that he
might attend the funeral of his wife, who
died yesterday. The magistrate refused to
accept bail even under these oirenmstances,
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a nniie.min. Nichol admitted that he
wrote tTi Arilrle in nnestion.
A dimitoh from Madrid savs: Several
dynamiteoutrages attributed to Anarchists J
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A quu ' tr, -4 j "'te was exploded at a
bridge, co'cc ''fn 'ving it Soldiers
pursued the 5' t ''J ao'escaped.
Another of ihS p. sions occurred in
Orense, in the provti, of Orense, in Gali
cia. Several arrests of suspected persons
were made. The scene of still another ex
plosion was in the town of Ergobia. Apub
iio fountain was blown to lragments by a
charge of dynamite. No arrests.
RUSTLERS ON THE TRAIL
OF THE TROOPS AND THEIR PRISON
ERS, THE CATTLE3IEN.
Soldiers and Their Charges on the March
From Fort McKinney The Danger In
creases at Every Stage of the Journey
Train TVrecklng Possible.
Douglas, Wto., April 20. Late to
night a courier arrived from Buflalo, who
states that the invading band of cattlemen,
who have been held as willing prisoners at
Fort McKinney, are en route for Douglas,
and that they are not more than 75 miles
north. If this report is correct and the
man who brought it is coasidered trust
worthy the cattlemen and their cavalry
escort should arrive here Friday.
Citizens of Douglas are apprehensive of
the rejnlrof bringing th cattlemen here
for the purpose of sending them away by
train, for it is thought that if the rustlers
do not interfere before they reach here
they will certainly do so before the in
vading party gets out of the country.
It is thought if even the prisoners are
allowed to board the train, after they have
done so and their cavalry escort is rendered
less dangerous from the fact that they are
dismounted, then the train will be stopped
at some point a little way out of Douglas and
the "rustlers" will have abundant oppor
tunity to avenge the death of Champion and
Ray.
Evidence of the bitterness'of the feeling
between the two factions of cattlemen is ap
parent on every hand, and public sentiment
is about evenly divided.
A private dispatch received here to-day
from Omaha says that whenever Acting
Governor Barber sees fit to call for military
assistance it will be furnished from Fort
Robinson. The soldiers at that post are held
under marching orders, and if it is true, as has
been reported to-night, that the cattlemen
and cavalry are on the way to Douglass it
is likely that the six companies from Robin
son will reach here first
The town of Glen Rock is in a very much
excited state. It is 30 miles west of here,
and the inhabitants are warm sympathizers
with the rustlers. Reports from there
to-night say that every man in the
town is a walking arsenal, and that they have
sworn to kill the first one of the big'cattle
owners or their friends that comes to town.
They have established a patrol, and strang
ers either coming or going are closely ques
tioned. Three companies of the Seventeenth In
fantry will leave Cheyenne to-morrow for
Douglas to meet the captured stockmen at
that point and escort them to this city. The
troops will be moved over the Cheyenne
and Northern Railroad. What disposition
will be made of them when they arrive at
Denver is unknown. Dr. Penrose, of
Philadelphia, will have a hearing before the
District Court to-morrow.
A PITTSBURG KIDNAPER.
Donaldson, the Insurance Man, Convicted
In a Baltimore Conrt.
Baltimore, April 2a A. B. Donald
son, the Pittsburg insurance manager, who
was charged with kidnaping Albert A.
Marshall, one of his agents, with the pur
pose of getting him within the jurisdiction
of the Pennsylvania courts, was found
guilty of the offense to-day in the Baltimore
County Court, and nas fined $350.
Typhoid Fever BreaKs Up an Academy.
Chester, Pa., April 2a The Pennsyl
vania Military Academy, a private school,
has closed owing to the prevalence of ty
phoid fever. The students who are at home
on their Easter vacation have been notified
not to return to the academy at present A
Government expert has been secured, who
will make a thorough examination ot the
sewerage and plumbing.
THIS MORNING'S NEWS.
Topic Tage.
The Bepnbllcan State Convention , 1
Europe's Crank Are Actirr I
Sensational Custom- House Trade 1
Snlclde of a Well-Known Iron Worker.. 3
flow tho City Loses l.y Delay 3
Effect of License Court Decisions 3
Tho Fox Hnntlnjr Season Opens 3
Editorial and Miscellaneous 4
The Republican I'latfo'rm... 4
Kaom'i Investigation Grows Iticy 5
National News and Gossip O
Delamater as a Lobbyist T
Cleveland Captures Indiana t
The Bothscbilds Bobbed 7
Elsht Miners Drowned . 7
The Baseball Openlnc 8
New From Nearby Towns 8
Sentimental Breach of Promise O
The Business World's Budget O
the Boom Towns Fill Cp 0
Teller Attacks the Old Force Bill 10
The Oil Scout's Field News 10
Live Btock and Commercial Markets 11
The Wholesale license .lst 13
News of the County Court 13
UNCLE SAM CHEATED
By Custom House Brokers in Collu
sion With Government Clerks.
PECULIAR FBAUDS UNEARTHED.
System of UhderweigMng" That
Wade Tery BemnneratiTe.
Was
8ECRETAET FOSTER IS BLAMED JOB IT
rsnciAr. TiLxoBAJt to tiie pispatch.1
Hew-York, April 20. The mysterious
prisoner who was arrested on Tuesday night
in connection with the alleged underweigh
ing fraud of the Custom House was released
on $2,000 bail by Commissioner Shields to
day. His name is John Fortman, and he
is a clerk in the employ of Carl Yon Pustan
& Co., Customs House brokers of 134 Pearl
and 100 Water streets.
Otto Schneider, a member of the firm of
Carl Von Pustan & Co., was arrested when
he showed up at his place of business this
morning on similar charges. He, too, was
released on $2,000 bail. There is still an
arrest to be made, it is understood.
Both arrests were made on the complaint
of Special Treasury Agent George W.
Whitehead. He charges in one instance
that on or about December 23, 1891, Clerk
John Fortman paid Assistant Weigher Ed
ward W. Simmons $130 to induce him to
underweigh a shipment of firecrackers from
Hong Kong whicn arrived on November 21.
In the second warrant Customs House
Broker Otto Schneider is charged with hav
ing done the bribing personally.
Some Swindling by Underweight
The importation, consisting of 6,554 cases
of firecrackers, was appraised at $21,000.
It is charged that the guilty ones connived
at an underweighmg of the packages,
averaging three pounds a package, swindling
Uncle Sam out of $1,500.
Simmons was removed by Collector
Hendricks March 31. He was appointed to
the customs service in 1882. Chief White
head has seized 4,400 cases of the importa
tion. The commission, consisting of Collector
Hendricks, Naval Officer Willis, Surveyor
Lyon and Appraiser Cooper, appointed by
General O. L. Spaulding, Acting Secretary
of the Treasury, to simplify and improve
the methods of business, will have their first
session Monday. Surveyor Lyon is at
home ill, but will be on hand.
The history of the Custom House since the
beginning of the present administration has
been a record of frauds and inefficient ser
vice. The meddling of the Treasury agents
with Appraiser Cooper greatly upset things.
The political differences of ex-Collector Er
hardt with his Republican brethren created
friction, and the fact that he was at logger
heads with Surveyor Lyon and Appraiser
Cooper enhanced the difficulties. Tet Col
lector Erhardt iought hard for honesty in
the service.
More Clerks Imperatively Demanded.
The underweighing frauds, it is charged,
have been the direct result of Mr. Foster's
sweeping reduction of the force, especially
in the entry division. There have not been
enough clerks in that division to give proper
attention to the entries. It is now proposed
to appoint more clerks in the entry division.
Then, it has been complained that there
has not been sufficient supervision over the
staff of weighers and gangers. Eight assist
ant weighers have already been removed for
complicity in the Cutajar underweighins
frauds. Some of Surveyor Lyons highest
subordinates have been mixed up in the
scandal. At the proper time they will all
be brought up with a ronnd turn.
The commission will devote much of its time
to the appraiser's stores. New York and
other merchants have complained bitterly
of the conduct of certain assistant appraisers
and examiners. The Secretary has also
evidence that corruption and drunkennes3
exist to a startling extent indeed, the
drink question has been a constant source
of annoyance to those in authority.
Drunkenness an Open Vice.
Several removals have been made re
cently, on the ground thai the incumbents
had been seen frequently in public places
under the influence of liquor. Some of the
delinquents are men high up in the ap
praiser's counsel.
The intsrest in the situation at the ap
praiser's stores was keener to-day than at
any time before, because of thp talk that
before Secretary Foster left Washington
for Ohio, he and Secretary Tracy had
sharp words in the presence of the Presi
dent, over the proposed appointment of
William Leaycraft, of Brooklyn, as an
assistant appraiser. General Tracy had re
quested the President to appoint Leaycraft.
While the office i3 a Presidental appoint
ment, it is not customary to appoint any
incumbent who fails to receive the recom
mendation of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Secretary Foster was willing to oblige
General Tracv until he was informed of
Leaycraft's record. He then declined to
give his sanction.
A CONGRESSMAN'S CUP FULL.
Mr. Cobb Made to Drink Something Mnch
Stronger Than Coffee.
Washington, April 20. Special, j An
amusing, but rather mortifying practical
joke was played to-day upon Congressman
Cobb by some of his mirth-loving colleagues.
When he commenced his speech in the
Rockwell case, as is the custom of most of
the Southern men in Congress, he had a
teacup filled with coffee brought in and
placed upon his desk, instead of the usual
glass of ice water. When Mr. Cobb was
not looking the cup was removed and the
liquid in it changed before it was returned.
Mr. Cobb drank the contents of the refilled
cup without giving any outward in
dications that he observed the change
that had been made in the con
tents. He continued to talk until his
hour was exhausted, when a motion was
made to give him unlimited time. The
contents ot the teacup evidently had a de
moralizing effect upon him, and also upon
his speech, for after he had consumed near
ly three hours his remarks became so inco
herent that several of his Alabama
associates prevailed upon him to conclude.
The interrnptions and some of the re
plies of Mr. Cobb, during the latter part of
his speech, created considerable laughter on
the floor and in the galleries. To-night he
is hunting for the fellow who "loaded that
cup" when he was not looking. Some of
Mr. Cobb's friends attribute his funny be
havior to the high pressure ot excitement
under which he was laboring, but others
blame the contents of the teacup.
THE TATE 07 THE BAII0I IAW
Eoon to Be Finally Determined by tho
Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Philadelphia, April 20. The pro
ceedings to test the constitutionality of the
ballot reform bill reached the Supreme
Court this morning for the second time.
Chief Justice Paxson remarked during
the course of the argument that to discuss
the wisdom of the act would open a wide
field, but that in deciding the case the Court
would confine itself strictly to the question
of constitutionality. Decision was re
served. An Epidemic of Trichinosis.
Boston, April 20. Eleven cases of
trichinosis, with one death, are reported
from eating raw ham.
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