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PITTSBURG. THURSDAY, APRIL 28 1892-TWELVE PAGES.
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SHERMAN'S SLATE
IKJtfCLEANED
And a Kew List of Names
Made Out. if Poraker
Doesn't Behave.
THE SENATOE AGGEESSIYE
After a Day Spent in Vain Attempts
at Compromise.
The Wheels Running at Top Speed
Sherman Determined to Have Three
of the Four Delegates Foraker Bent
on Half of Them A Little Harrison
Pipe of Peace The New State Central
Committee Solidly Sherman Foraker
People Bleep Away From Committee
Meetings Lots of Trading on the
State Ticket.
Cleveland, O., April 27. Whirling at
top speed was what the wheels of the Ohio
Republican State Convention were doing
to-nigbt. Five important committee meet
ings were in session at different hotels with
a prospect of being at it till after midnight,
and a secret conference between the repre
sentatives of the opposing Sherman and
Foraker camps had been arranged to ascer
tain if it were yet possible to keep the floor
of the convention nnspattered from bad
blood.
The situation in a nutshell was that the
Sherman forces were apparently mora than
ever determined to name three of the lour
delegates at large from Ohio to the National
Convention at Minneapolis, and the For
aker cohorts were insisting, with increasing
emphasis, that the ex-Governor's friends
should have the choosing of at least two of
the fonr. The Sherman supporters seemed
to feel that in not opposing Foraker him
self they were making a tremendous and all
sufficient sacrifice, while from a Foraker
standpoint to accept such a compromise, it
was declared, was far less preferable than
to fight tooth and nail irom the word go and
take what could be got.
A Small Harrison Flpo of Peace.
In the terrific jangle the still, small voice
of peace was being piped only from strictly
Benjamin Harrison sources.
The certain withdrawal of A.L Conger
from the list of possibilities was one of
the developments of the evening. He
quietly acknowledged himself that he was
out of the race. From other sources came
the information that Conger had been en the
national administration's compromise slate,
and that his withdrawal probably meant the
retirement of Poe, one of the Foraker can
didates. ""
A. new name was added to the list of avail
able men. General W. H. Gibson, postmas
ter of Tiffin. He was in close consultation
with Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bathbone during the evening, and through
out the day had acted as a sort of mediator
between the clashing leaders of all factions.
In the convention during the afternoon, he
had received an ovation irom all parties,
and the suggestion was not infrequent that
the slate, if one could be arranged amica
bly, might be McKinley, Foraker, Bushnell
and Gibson, the first and last named being
in hearty accord with Sherman and the
national administration, while being
3Iuch More Acceptable to Foraker
than such radical Sherman men as Hahn
and Hanna. On the other hand, Bushnell,
though a warm adherent of Foraker, has
been all along an avowed Harrison man
and is not altogether obnoxious to Sherman.
Although ex-Governor Foraker was in
the city throughout the day, he did not
appear in the convention, possibly because
that other big gun, Governor McKinley,
was net to take part in the proceedings
until to-morrow, when the battle royal, if
one was to be had, would be waged. "Both
their pictures, as well as one of Senator
Sherman aud another of President Harri
son, were on the stage, however, all im
partially honored.
The Forakerites made a peculiar move in
the meeting to-night of the Committee on
Permanent Organization. The ex-Governor's
representatives in a certain sense boy
cotted the gathering, not one Forakcrite
coming forward to take a hand in the pro
ceedings. The result was perhaps not ma
terially different from what would have
happened in any event The committee
decided to report the name of Governor
McKinley for permanent Chairman of the
convention; John K. Malloy, Clerk of the
Ohio House of Representatives, lor perma
nent Secretary, and A. C Kain lor Ser-geant-at-arnis.
Prospective Foints of the Platform.
The Platform Committee was said to have
practically agreed upon a platform indorsing
Harrison's administration and McKinley's
course as Governor, besides eulogizing the
McKinley bill, inserting a separate wool
plank, as well as one condemning the action
of Congress regarding cotton ties. Befer
rine to the silver question, an honest dollar
is demanded; honest elections. South and
North, called for; another feature being a
conservative pension plank. The elabora
tion of the plunks was left to a sub-committee.
Direct instructions for Harrison were
understood to have been omitted in defer
ence to McKinley's contingent candidacy,
and also because some of Foraker's lieuten
ants might, it was leared, endeavor to de
feat them.
The action to-night of the Committee on
Bules and Order of Busingss, may prove a
firebrand to-morrow in the convention.
The committee decided to report in favor of
postponing the nomination of the dele
gates at large until after the State ticket is
completed.
Ixts of Trndlng Going On.
A good deal of trading as to State offices
has been going on, based on promises of
support to the Sherman slate tor delegate
at large, and the determent uas supposed to
be in the nature of a Damocles sword to
preserve good faith in carrying out pledges.
It was the gossip, however, that the For
akerites might strenuously oppose the
plan, when reported by the committee, and
endeavor to have the delegates at large
chosen at the start, while everybody would
be full of fight, instead of at the tail end of
the session, when all hands would bo tired
and ready to vote for almost anything to get
through and go home.
The first meeting of the new State Cen
tral Committee to-night was clearly in full
possession of the Sherman people. It wasa
most harmonious gathering, aud the en
thusiastic friend ot the Senator claimed
that 1G of the 21 members were loyal to the
Sas-e of Mansfield. Sherman, men were
elected to all the offices in the gift of the
committee.
Promptly at 2:30 o'clock p. M. to-day the
State Convention, which has been so eagerly
looked forward to, began at the Cleveland
Musical Hall in the presence of an un
usually large and excited assemblage. After
raver bv Rev. Charles F. Pomeroy Hon.
ha'rles P. Griffin, of Toledo, was intro
duced as Chairman.
The first applause of the convention was
given to a mention of Governor McKinley.
Judge King, Chairman of the State Central
Committee, in introducing the Foraker
Temporary Chairman, stole a march on the
latter gentleman, and in a neat little ad
dress, contrived to name, before any one
else, the apostle of protection, and omit any
reference to ex-Governor Foraker. Hearty
applause was elicited instantly at McKin
ley's name, and the Foraker men were
somewhat taken back, but got their revenge
when Jndge King, later on, referred to
Secretary Blaine. An uproar of applause
followed from all sides of the hall several
times renewed. President Harrison's name
was also liberallv cheered.
Chairman Griffin is a giant in appearance,
and possesses a magnificent voice, with
which he nuicklv roused enthusiasm of his
hearers. In the course of his remarks he said:
A Sample Speech of an Ohlan.
This great Commonwealth was one of the
flrt Republican States, and we may proudly
claim tliat the Republican party In Ohio lias
furnished to the nation, both in peacerand
in war, mo le great leaders than any other
fctate yes, more than any other two or
three States combined. Ohio contributed
twoof tne original great leaders of the Na
tional Republican partv Chase and Sher
man. Ohio was the birthplace and nuisery
of tho majority of tho pi eat Generals of the
Union army, including Grant and Sherman,
Shendan and ilcPherson.
That recent great enactment for the ro
tection of our toiling millions and tlfcir
homes, and loved ones, was fathered' and
fostered by our own great McKinley. It was
perfected by that always reciprocal, and
the world's unequaled statesman, James G.
Blaine. It becamo a law when to It was at
tached tho signature of another illustrious
Republican son of Ohio, Benjamin Harrison,
President of tho United States.
The people of Ohio, ner public institutions,
and alt her lnteiests have uniformly been
protected, benefited and widely guarded,
whenever the affairs ot tbe State were in con
trol of Republicans: and the very reverse of
an tuis nas as uniiormiy oeen true wuen
ever "tbe opposition" was in control. This
has become so thoroughly well known and
understood by all our people that "the oppo
sition" in Ohio has not for a generation
been entrusted for two terms In succession
with the administration of tbe State Govern
ment. Records Not to Be Exchanged.
Who would exchange the record of the
Republican party during the two terms of
Governor foster, now tho honored and able
Secretary of tho National Treasury, for that
of "the opposition" whloh preceded them?
Who would doslie the record of Governor
Hoadly's administration extended In lieu or
any part ot the unsurpassed record of the
Republican party during the two terms or
that devoted Republican and pilnce of
Executives, Governor J. B. Forokert And
who or all the Intelligent and patriotic citi
zens of Ohio would not gladly have the
record of Governor Campbell's administra
tion coveied with a mantle of charity and
nothing more said about it; Even Gover
nor Campbell himself has no longer any
desire to chance further examination and
discussion of that rocoid.
If the Republican party In Ohio shall con
tinue to be true to the people, to itself, and
the people shall 'keep green the memory of
these records, they will never again Intrust
the opposition witn tho responsibilities of
government. The present Republican State
administration, so far as the executive de
partment is concerned, has not been in office
long enough, nor had sufficient opportun
ities, to fully indicate the splendid results it
may accomplish; but none can doubt the
outcome who knows the high character,
fair mindedness and great executive ability
of Governor AlcKinley.
McKinley Cheers Outlast Foraker's.
Chairman Griffin's carefully graded prog
ress up to the first utterance in the con
vention,ofthe jordJ'Foraker" was'some
that spoiled by the unexpected tactics of
Judge King, in the McKinley applause in
cident When the syllables '"Foraker"
were pronounced, bedlam seemed to have
broken loose, the volume of noise decidedly
surpassing- anything that had been heard
previously. When McKinley's name was
spoken later, by Chairman Griffin, the
Napoleonic Governor's friends showed they
had record-breaking lungs, and the excite
ment between the rival shouters would have
been amusing, were it not so intensely
earnest.
The reading of the roster of members
ot the various committees chosen by the
district conventions helped to calm matters
somewhat, but the delegates', above all
things, wanted to "holler" wholly un
checked, and when one Dougherty, of Fay
ette county, in stentorian tones, moved to
adjourn till to-morrow, so that all could at
tend the National League baseball game,
where everybody could applaud, the ayes
rolled up a mighty majority, and the hall
w as deserted in a twinkling.
Looks Like a Tight to the End.
Shortly before midnight matters as to the
delegates at large reached a climax, and all
talk of compromise was thrown to the
winds. Contrary to expectations, no joint
conference of opposing leaders was held
Instead, emissaries from the Sherman ranks
were sent to ex-Governor Foraker to ask
what he would propose and adhere to as to
the composition of the big quartette. A
conference of the ex-Governor and his
friends returned an answer later that the
Foraker slate would be McKinley, Foraker,
Bushnell and Gibson.
A full meeting of the Sherman managers
was at once held, and the more the matter
was discussed the higher grew the wrath of
all present. It was decided to take the
bull by the horns, and a proposition was
even made to not only decline to accept the
Foraker proposal, but to leave him out en
tirely, as well as his friends.
This, however, was declared undigni
fied. William 51. Hahn, who has been
on the Sherman slate from the outset for
one of the delegates at large, outlined a
plan of action which was unanimously de
cided upon. It was to make a brand new
Sherman slate McKinley, Sherman, Foster
and Foraker, with a possibility, if the latter
proved desperate, to put on some one and
ride over him rough-shod, alter first elect
ing McKinley, Sherman and Foster. The
Shermanites claimed to have 485 out of the
722 votes in the convention.
The placing of Senator Sherman's name
and that of President Harrison's Secretary
of the Treasury on the anti-Foraker slat
created intense excitement among the scores
of delegates congregated in the hotel lob
bies. Ex-Governor Foraker preserved his
equanimity when he heard the news, and
even smiled grimly, but he declined to say
what would be the next move in what
seemed to have suddenly become the most
crucial period of his political career.
FOUND AT LAST.
The Man Under the Feminine Bed Tarns
Up In a Boston Hotel.
Wohcestek, Mass., April 27. Carrie
Turner, of New York, leading lady in
Charles Frohman's Boston Company, found
a man under her bed at the Bay State
House about 12:30 o'clock this morning.
The hubbub she kicked up resulted in the
arrest of Charles H. Buxton, a traveling
salesman of Boston.
Miss Turner returned to the hotel from
the theater after the performance, and went
from her room to Miss Hampton's, next door,
where the two women had a luncheon of
cold beef and a bottle of stout Upon re
turning she saw a dark object under the bed.
Beaching down she put her hand on a man's
ankle. The man uttered an ex
clamation and rushed out. Miss Tur
ner screamed and Miss Hampton,
who wa in her night clothes, and Manager
Collins chased the man through the corri
dors, but he escaped. The corridor was
full of guests talking over the affair, and
suddenly Miss Hampton pointed out Bux
ton, wh'o was in his shirt sleeves, as the
man who came out of Miss Turner's room.
Buxton denied the charge, but was held in
51,000 bail.
CALM BEFORE A STORM.
An Ominous Qniet in Haitian Poli
tics, Immediately Following
A SERIES OF THREE REBELLIONS.
Outbreaks
Scheduled for Several Place3
Come Off as Billed.
HIPPOLTTE UNUSUALLY UNREASONABLE
rSPECIAL TXXZGBAX TO TBS DISPATCH.
New Yoke, April 27. Advices from
Port-au-Prince say that the unusual quiet
which has reigned in Haitian political af
fairs of late has probably been-nothingmore
than the calm before the storm. The Bev
olutionary party seems to have lulled Presi
dent Hippolyte into the reassuring belief
that the great plans spoken of in the early
part of the year have all been abandoned.
But recent developments in the situation
tend to show that the leaders of the opposi
tion have been in no way inactive.
On Tuesday, February 9, 87 of the exiles
at Jamaica, in command of General Josa
phat Lacroix, left Kingston, on the Boyal
Mail steamship, ostensibly for St. Thomas.
They were bound in reality for the northern
part of Haiti, where they expected to
foment disturbances and attract the atten
tion of the Government in that direction.
At Jacinel, the principal southern port of
Haiti, General Lacroix left orders to those
of his party who landed there to prepare for
emergencies in Port-au-Prince and other
cities.
On February 12 General Prophete left
Kingston for St. Thomas by another route.
The Haitian Government learned of this
four days later, and concentrated in Port-au-Prince
the 4,000 men of the garrison and
2,000 men from neighboring towns.
Bight Into Prophete'a Hands.
At Aquin Hippolyte caused the arrest of
General Septlmius Marius, Commander of
the Port, on suspicion of being in league
with the exiles. This concentration of the
army was what General Prophete most de
sired. It enabled him to send small bands
of his partisans to Cape Haitien, Port-de-Paix
and Gonaives, the capitals of the three
northern provinces, and these men prepared
the people for simultaneous uprisings to be
made on the night of March 25. This date
was set as convenient to the arrival of the
German steamer at Cape Haitien with the
remaining party leaders.
The plan of these uprisings was for the
revolutionists in each of the three cities to
obtain possession of the armories, the Cus
tom House, the bank and the arsenal, or to
put them on fire, so as to make it necessary
for the Government to send large numbers
of troops to these places to suppress the
riots. This wouid leave Port-an-Prince un
garrisoned. The Blots Come Off as Scheduled.
The three riots occurred as arranged on
the night of March 25. At Port-de-Paix
the revolutionists were entirely successful.
By daybreak the bank, the Custom House,
the dock houses, the Government buildings,
the houses of General Brissette aud of Sena
tor Williams were in ashes.
At Cape Haitien the revolutionists were
not so successful, as the city was better
guarded, but the arsenal and Custom House
were burned.
At Gonaives, where the German steamer
was tfl-bave landed some of the revolution
ary leaders, the plan failed entirely, owing
to 21 hours' delay in the arrival ot the ship.
The news ot these uprisings reached Port-au-Prince
Sunday morning, March 27, by
the steamer Arden. Hippolyte and his
ministers were frightened and called the
military to arms. Toward 7 o'cloct in the
evening, the German gunboat Moltke
(which is about the size of the gunboat re-
fiorted to have been fitted out by the revo
utionists in the United States) sailed into
the harbor of Port-au-Prince. Captain Von
Eckhardt saluted the fort as usual, but the
Haytiens were so excited at the recent news
that tbey thought the enemy was firing at
them. The garrison was summoned to the
decks to repel landing forces, and if it had
not been for the prompt arrival of the Ger
man Consul General, it is probable that the
guns in the fort would have been ordered to
fire on the Moltke.
The people are in an unusual state of ex
citement, and Hippolyte is more than ever
unreasonable in his acts.
O'BRIEN IN A NEW ROLE.
A Sharp Suspected or Being the Bnnkolst
Kidnaps a Rich Farmer.
Bristol, Vt., April 27. Elisha Hewitt,
an aged farmer living about three-quarters
of a mile south of this village, was kidnaped
yesterday by a man representing himself as
a cashier from Burlington. The fellow
drove to Mr. Hewitt's house yesterday
morning, saying he was in search of a farm
where his family could spend the sum
mers. He asked Mr. Hewitt to get into
his wagon and ride over to the farm. Mr.
Hewitt did so, and that was the last seen
of either of them.
As Mr. Hewitt did not return at night,
his son came to this village in search of his
father, and it was soon made clear that the
party had kidnaped Mr. Hewitt, as a tele
gram was received from Vergennes, notify
ing the officers to keep a lookout for a red
mustached fellow accompanied by a man. of
dark complexion. Mr. Hewitt is a man of
wealth, and had several hundred dollars on
his person, and it is the general opinion
that the object of the parties is to force hira
to turn over the money. Officers are scour
ing the country in all directions. There
are all sorts of rumors, one of which is that
the kidnaper is none other than "Bunko"
u isnen.
A BATTLE WITH 1BAMPS.
Trainmen Succeed in Beating Off Some
Very Disagreeable Guests.
COLTJMBDS, Ind., April 27. This morn
ing, as the Panhandle ' freight train went
south, two negro tramps boarded a car aud
took refuge behind a coal oil tank. They
were ordered off, "but declined to go, and
when the trainmen persisted the tramps
used their revolvers, firing several times.
The trainmen, thereupon, began closing
in upon them from both front and rear, and
several shots were exchanged. Some of
the bullets passed through the clothing of
the men, and one brakeman was severely
wounded. The colored tramps then jumped
from the flying train and rolled down an
embankment.
A 8TOBB0BN FIGHT IN SIGHT.
Senator Hale Expects Trouble Over the
Naval Appropriation.
Washington-, April 27. Special
Senator Hale, who acts as Chairman of the
Naval Commission when Senator Cameron
is absent, anticipates a stubborn fight be
tween the Senate and House over the naval
appropriation bill. Tbe Senate Com
mittee has restored to the bill
nearly all of the amendments
which Bepresentative Cummings and the
Republicans tried to induce the House to
adopt when the bill was under considera
tion in the latter body, senator Hale is
connuent the Senate will sustain the com
mittee in its amendments to the House
bill, but tbe real contest will
come when the . bill
into the Committee of
is thrown
Conference,
General Herbert, of Alabama, Chairman of
the Naval Committee, will suggest the
names of the House conferees. A strong
effort will be made to induce Mr. Herbert
to select Mr. Cummings, of New York, as
one of the Democratic conferees, on the
ground that it is but fair that'one of the
Northern Democrats on the Naval Commit
tee should receive recognition.
Mr. Cummings is known to be an advo
cate of making more liberal appropriations
for new ships and curtailing the expendi
tures in some other direction. It would,
the advocates of the navy say, be but fair to
appoint one Northern Democrat on the
conference committee, in recognition of the
increased representation in the present
Congress from the North. If this argu
ment is heeded the opponents of the appro
priations for new ships will be beaten.
NEW YORK WON'T INSTRUCT.
All the State Leaden on Hand at Albany
for To-Day's Convention Harrison's
Enemies the First Arrivals and All of
Them Actively at Work.
Axbant, N. Y., Aoril 27. The leaders
of the Bepublican party in this State are
now here, and the details lor organization
of .the State Convention to-morrow are
nearly completed. Hon. T. C. Piatt, Sen
ator Hiscock and ex-Chief Inspector of Im
migration John E. Milholland arrived this
afternoon. They took possession at once of
the historical auarters, room 450, at the
Delavan House, and were besieged by call
ers. In all likelihood ex-Minister to France
WhitelawBeid will be chosen Permanent
Chairman ot the Convention. In the plat
lorm the administration will be indorsed;
Mr. Blaine will be indorsed; Mr. Beid's
work as Minister to France will be com
mended warmly; a money plank similar to
that adopted at Bochester last fall will be
embodied; tariff issues will be presented on
the well-known lines, and there will be a
plank urgently demanding increased strin
gency in the enforcement of the civil serv
ice law.
The State delegation to Minneapolis will
not go there instructed for any man as a
Presidental candidate. Just here it is
possible that there may arise some conten
tion, having its source in Brooklyn. The
Bepublican leaders will hold, however, that
instructions are unnecessary because the
platform will have indorsed Mr. Har
rison's administration, and being all
good administrationists, why should in
structions be given in behalf of the head
of the administration, who is expected to be
placed before the Minneapolis Convention
as a Presidental candidate to succeed him
self? In brief, the leaders here will not
bend to any pressure Intended to secure an
instructed delegation from this State to
Minneapolis, and, should contention arise,
the leaders are without doubt strong
enough to overcome it.
Whitelaw Eeid and Chauncey Depew ar
rived this evening, as did Collector
Hendricks, of New York, and most of the
well-known Bepublican captains from all
parts of the State.
The deposed Immigration Inspector,
John E. Milholland, who is working with
the leaders here, has received hearty con
gratulations this evening, over the tact of
his being made a delegate to the National
Convention the day after his deposition by
the administration at Washington.
A JEKYL AND HYDE.
How Llvernash Led One Lire Asleep and
Another Awake A Murderer by Night
and a Man by Day V. Queer Case In
California.
Santa Bosa, Caw April 27. Special
Edward J. Llvernash, an intelligent
young journalist with cranky instincts
which frequently led him into trouble, has
just made an original defense in a suit for
assault with intent to murder. It is that he
was in a somnambulistic condition at the
time, and recalls nothing of the crime,
hence he claims to be irresponsible.
Llvernash got into trouble early last year
by disguising himself in San Francisco as a
negro woman. He tried to kill a police
man who arrested him, and he was sent to
an insane asylnni. He was soon liberated,
and one morning last October he went
to the house ot D. Etheridjje here and
ordered him to make his will in his favor,
leaving him all his property. Etheridge
demurred, and then Livernash fired four
shots at pirn, two ot which took effect, but
only slight wounds were inflicted.
Llvernash was arrested and told such wild
stories that he was examined for insanity
and committed to the Napa Asylum. A few
weeks ago he was discharged from that in
stitution and pronounced cured. He was
then brought back here to answer to the
criminal charge. At the prelimin
ary examination at tiloverdale
Drs. Mardner and Robertson, of Napa,
testified that Livernash was subject to a
somnambulistic influence that made him
capable of leading a dual life, and that
when in his somnambulistic state he was
not accountable for his actions. In their
opinion he was in that condition when he
made the attack on Etheridge. Opinion is
divided upon the matter among Sonoma
county people, and the case will be stub
bornly contested.
ARE THEY MERE SHELLS?
The Wind From Michigan Blows Down a
Big World's Fair Building.
Chicago, April 27. Special. A high
wind to-day blew down a portion of the
manufactures and liberal arts hall at the
World's Fair grounds. The damage was
about $15,000, but the loss of
time on the construction will
be keenly felt. The walls fell in two parts
with an interval of about 30 minutes be
tween. Three workmen were slightly in
jured. The south wall, 100 feet wide and
66 feet high, was first to go. The west wall
was next caught.
The wind came from the lake. It had a
clean sweep, and caught the west wall of
the building at its junction with tlie-north-west
corner pavilion. This broke loose
from the pavilion and fell with a crash to
the ground, the rest of the west wall,
about 650 feet in all, as far as the central
pavilion, following like a row of blocks fall
ing in succession.
VENEZUELA OFFICERS 8UABEB.
One of Them Fires Upon an American Con
sul and Then Sees His Mistake.
La Guayba, Venezuela, April 27.
Phillips C. Hanna, United States Consul to
La Guayra, was fired upon by a policeman
in the streets ot La Guayra at 9:30 o'clock
last Wednesday night. The bullet whizzed
past unpleasantly close to the Consul, but
did not hit him. Mr. Hanna pounced upon
the policeman, demanding to know what the
shot meant. When the policeman saw that
it was an American Consul whom he had
fired upon, he nearly fell in a fit and begged
for mercy.
On the following day the American Con
sulate was besieged by Government officials
anxious to apologize tor the unfortunate in
cident. Mr. Hanna assured tbe officials
that he looked upon the affair as a mistake,
and that he bore the unfortunate policeman
no ill-will.
Tarns Up at the Soldiers' Home.
Portland, Oee., April 27. Captain N.
S. Pierce, Deputy Collector of Internal
Bevenue for Oregon, and a well-known
Grand Army man, mysteriously disippeared
Ahmifc three months no-A nrwl nnthincr line
been heard from him until when an uncon.
firmed report reached here that he was in
the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, 6,
FRENZIED BY A FIRE.
Ballet Dancers and Audience
From a Blazing Theater.
nee
ONE MAN SLASHES HIS WAT OUT.
The Eight-Story Annex of the Philadel
phia Times Is in Ashes.
A MILLION LOST AND MANY MISSING
Philadelphia, April 27. The most
sensational fire that has visited this city in
years broke out shortly before 8 o'clock to
night on the stage of the Grand Central
Theater, and before it was under control
nearly 51,000,000 worth of property was de
stroyed, including the massive eight-story
annex building of the Times nefrppr.
In the panic in the theater n j
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sons, mostly occupants of tbe
res,tio.
hurt, none, however, seriously. 1J"Qf.
Theater is located on Walnut street,
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tween Eighth and Ninth, the most thickly
settled section of the city, being surrounded
by hotels, restaurants, boarding houses,
newspaper offices and business houses. Im
mediately in the rear of the theater was the
Timet building, which faced on Sansom
street.
The theater is usually opened to variety
performers, but this week W. J. Gilmore,
who is interested in several spectacular pro
ductions, had one of them, "The Devil's
Auction," on his stage.
How the Bis rlre Was Started.
Just before 8 o'clock, while the stage
hands were lowering from tbe flies a part
of the setting for the first scene, it became
entangled in the border lights. In an in
stant the flimsy canvas was a mass of flames.
Tongues of fire shot up to the roof and
blazing sceneryell to the stage. In a short
time the entire rear portion of the theater
was a mass of fire.
The production requires the services of a
large number of female choristers and ballet
dancers. These stood in the wings and
about the stage in scanty attire, waiting for
the performance to begin. They were
thrown into a panio and rushed about,
scarcely knowing which way to turn to
avoid the quick-spreading flames. All
were, it is believed, gotten safely out,
although a report is in circulation to-night
that three women connected with the ballet
were in their dressing rooms and have not
been since seen. The police and the theater
Ecople say, though, that all the company
ave been accounted lor. While the panic
was in progress behind the scenes a scene
of even more intense excitement was being
enacted before the footlights.
The Audience Breaks Into a Panic
Fortunately the house was only partly
filled. The audience had just settled down
in their seats, awaiting the beginning of
the performance, when they were startled,
by the flash that' came when tbe scenery
caught, which could be plainly seen through
tbe lowered curtain. The next minute a
bright, white flame shot through the cur
tain, and the audience realized that they
were face to face with that most awful of
situations a theater fire.
Everybody started for the exits. The
weaker ones were borne down and crushed
under foot. One mau, maddened or brutal
ized by excitement, drew a pocket knife,
and with its bared blade cut his way
through the mass of people. Half a dozen
or more people were found at the hospital
who had fallen victims to his frenzy. None
of their wounds, however, were ot a more
than painful character. This man was one
of the first to reach the sidewalk.
Men and boys fell on the stairways lead
ing from the galleries, and were bruised and
scratched under those following them. In
all 52 persons were cared for at the two hos
pitals near the theater. Everybody was
outside the burning structure within two
minutes from the time the fire started.
Lively Times In Editorial Booms.
The wildest excitement prevailed on the
streets. Ballet girls in gauze and tights
rushed bareheaded around, almost all of
them in a hysterical condition. The fire
spread with marvelous rapidity, and by the
time the fire department reached the scene
the whole building was a mass of flames.
Looming away up above the rear of the
theater was the Timet annex building, occu
pied on the seventh floor by the editorial
force, and on the eighth bv the composing
and stereotyping forces. The city depart
ment of the Times was in the rear of the
building, the windows of its rooms
overlooking the rear of the theater.
One of the reporters saw from
the window the flames shoot
through the roof of the theater. His cry of
alarm warned everybody in the room. As
sistant City Editor Wilson grabbed up his
assignment book and started for the eleva
tor, followed by all of the editors and re
porters. Nobody thought of stonping to
secure clothing or other property, the main
idea being to get to the street, seven stories
below, as quickly as possible. Everybody
got out safely. The scenes in the composing
room, where about 75 people were at work,
were of the same character. Printers rushed
from their cases, not stopping to gather up
any of their belongings.
The Bnrned-Out Building's Occupants.
On the sixth floor was the illustrating de
partment of the Times, and also the rooms of
the American Press Association. The fifth
floor was unoccupied. The first, second,
third and fourth floors were occupied by
DeKosenko & Heterington, art metal
workers. Their plant was one of the most
valuable of its kind in the country.
The wind was blowing in a direction to
carry the flames from the theater to the
newspaper building, and in a few minutes
the latter structure was on fire. By 8:50
the entire interior had been gutted. At that
hour the west wall aud a part of the east
wall fell, the former crushing in a large
portion of the one-story power house of the
Philadelphia Traction Company, which con
tained the two immense engines recently
put in operation, which propelled the com
pany's street cars over the lower section of
the city. The engines are covered with
bricks and debris to a depth of 12 feet, and
it will be several weeks before the cables
can be operated. The east wall crushed the
four-story building occupied by Hamilton
& Diesinger, manufacturing jewelers, and
parts of several buildings below it on
Eighth street, between Sansom and Walnut
streets. The front wall filled Sansom street
with bricks and stone and damaged build-J
mgs opposite, in tne cellar were tne .new
presses of the Times. These are ruined be
yond repair.
Eleven Other Bnrned Buildings.
On Eighth street, from Sansom to Wal
nut, were eleven buildings, each having
several tenants and all occupied on the first
floors by storekeepers. Three of these were
completely'gutted and the others were all
badly damaged. Adjoining the theater on
the west was the Poulson House. The roof
was burned and the building soaked with
water. Next was the building of Taggari's
Sunday Times. Its roof was burned and the
composing room on the top floor filled with
water. The presses and other property w ere
covered with tarpaulins and escaped in
jury. Above the Grand Central, at Ninth and
Walnut streets, stands the historic old Wal
nut Street Theater. Sydney Bosenfeld's
play, "Imagination," is being produced this
week, aud the house was well-filled. There
was great danger that this house would catch
fire. The performance was, therefore,
stopped and the audience quietly dismissed.
On the north side of Sansom street the
principal loser is James S. Earle, dealer in
ON THE BIGHT BOAD.
high-class pictures. The rear roof of his
building, which extends from Chestnut
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-et, was damaged by fire and much water
irn upon his stock. The Continen
Tvcupies about one-third of the
rJic,i
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and t,'i ? ,eets. It was merely scorched.
Colone.. K. McClure, editor of the
Timet, lost his invaluable political library,
which he has beeu collecting durinsf the
past 50 years, and which can never be re
placed. The Losses and Insurance.
The losses, as near as can be estimated,
ore as follows: Central Theater building.
?82,000, insurance 540,000; costumes and
scenery in "Devil's Auction," 516,000, in
surance $7,500; "Twelve Temptations." 518,-
000, insurance 57,500; "Sea King." 522,000,
loss at about 5350,000, exclusive of its
files, which cannot be replaced, and Colonel
McClure's library. Dr. Lambdin also lost
a collection of papers which he has gathered
in 20 years. Other losses are represented
by three presses which lie beneath the ruins
in the basement; engines, 520,000; type,
510,000; stereotyping machinery, 518,000.
The building. 80x120 feet and eight stories
high, was estimated at $150,000. The whole
is insured at about two-thirds its value.
Besides tbe Timet establishment the four
lower floors of the building were occupied
by Kosenko & Heterington, manufacturers
of art metal work, whose loss will probably
reach 5100,000. Hamilton & Diesinger's
loss is $60,000 on stock, half insured, and on
building $15,000. On Eighth street, begin
ning at the corner building adjoining the
Times structure on Sansom street, the loss
of J. O'Callahan Sons, silk banner and
badge manufacturers, is 520,000; Kitchen &
Bowne's restaurant, 53,000; building $15,000
at No.l2-i South Eighth, adjoining F.Vetter
lein's cigar factory, was totally destroyed,
loss on stock, 515J0O0; building, 58,000; L.
Iiumsmiths, agents, 55,000; Coulter's shirt
store, 53,500; building, $15,000; No. 128,
Saunders, hat store, 5,000; building, fclO,
000; No. 130, Bond's Japanese store. 54,000;
building, $1,000; No. 162, Barker's candy
store, 52,000; building, $1,000; No. 134, P.
P. Paul, shoes, 52,000, and a number of
other smaller losses.
Twenty People Seriously Injured.
As the confusion following tbe Are some
what subsided the casualties were found to
be more serious than was at first supposed.
Porty-one people were admitted to the
Pennsylvania .Hospital. Many ot them were
suffering from burns, aud of the 41 about 20
are in a serious condition. Their injuries
are mainly about the face and many, it is
feared, have been blinded for life by the
fierce wall of fire they fought their way
through. The Jeflerson Hospital attended
to 30 of the injured, but ot this number
only nine were seriously enough burned to
be kept in the institution.
The newspaper offices were thronged with
anxious friends and relatives of those
known to have been in the theater. A
number of people are missing and it is
not known whether they have perished or
have remained among the crowd around the
ruins.
Colonel McClure, editor of the Times, was
npon the card at the Grant banquet this
evening to respond to the toast of the
"Press," when word was brought him that
the Times building was on fire. He went at
once to the scene. He stood and watched
the building together with his library go up
in smoke, and then remarking that it was
no use to stay there, as the building was
doomed, repaired to the banquet.
Theatrical People Missing.
It was not known positively np to a late
hour whether or not any of the company
which was performing at the Central were
killed or injured, but it was reported that
William L. Brooks, Vincencita Chitten,
Sarah Goldman, Thomas Lorella and his
wife, Flora, and a Miss Conyers, all of
whom were connected with the company,
were missing.
Other members ofthe party made atour of
the hospitals and private houses to which
the injured had been taken, but were una
ble to find any of those wanted. The
others lived oii Twelfth street, but they
had not reached their home up to 1 o'clock
this morning.
WINTER NOT OVER YET.
The Worst Storm or the Season, With a
Foot of Snow, in Manltobj.
WuraTPEG, Mait., April 27. The worst
storm of the season set in here this after
noon and is now at its height. The snow is
12 inches deep in the Western part of the
Province, and the wind is blowing a per
fect gale.
Over 100 telegraph poles have been pros
trated on the Canadian Pacific Bailroad be
tween here and Brandon, and trains are de
layed. It is feared there will be a loss of
lite. '
FIVE LIVES FOB $1,000.
An Italian Family in Uruguay Massacred by
Brntal Burglars.
Sax Fkakcisco, April 27. News has
just been received here of a remarkable
tragedy which occurred at Guadeloupe,
Uruguay, ou the 7th inst. An Italian
named Traversi, his wire and three children
were murdered for the sake of $1,000 which
was in the house.
The eldest child, a gtrl of 15, made a
stubborn resistance. When her remains
were found there were 22 dagger wounds on
her body.
Bnmors or a Heading Strike.
New Tokk, April 27. Special There
are renewed rumors of a strike on the
Philadelphia and Beading system. This
time the cause is alleged to be a reduction
of wages on the New Jersey Central, one of
the roads in the new combination.
THIS MOEXING'S NEWS.
Topic Page.
Red Hot Politics In Ohio. 1
Haiti Breaking Ont Once More. 1
Disastrons Fire In Fhllade phia 1
The Americas Club Banquet. 1
Xower Favlnc Prices Wanted
More L. Si O. Badness "
Three Suicides Beported 2
Bditorial and Miscellaneous...... 4
Coneresiional and National News
Grant Memorial Ceremonies.............. 5
Cleveland Captures Illinois O
Action of Republican Conventions 7
Woman Suffrage Gaining In England.... T
Another Ball Game Lost 8
Mews of the Nearby Towns 8
The Business' TYorld' Budget 9
Americas Clnb Speeches 9
Smoke and Garbage Suggestions 10
The Oil Scout's Field Reports 10
Live Stock and Commercial Market. 11
Work of tho County Courts 1"
WHITE HOUSE BIOS,
Presidental Aspirants Yie in
Elognence at tlie Amer-
iens Feast,
GIVEN TO HONOE GEANT.
Governor McKinley and General Al
ger Steer Clear of Politics.
THE OLD COMMANDER EULOGIZED.
Judge Thurston and Palzell and Stone Mate
Good Speeches.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AT TIIE BAXQDE1
If magnificent menu cards, a gorgeous
display and nothing more insured the suc
cess of a banquet, then the sixth annual
dinner ofthe Americus Club at the Monon
gahela House last night meets all the
requirements of the test. But while these
external accessories are very necessary,
much more is required. There must be
men present and the best sentiment should
prevail.
Well, the men were there, and some of
them are national figures. McKinley. of
Ohio, and General Alger, of Michigan, are
two conspicuous Presidental aspirants,
known through the length and breadth of
the land, even to the natives in the wilds
of West Virginia who recently heard of
Cleveland and are said to be still voting for
Andrew Jackson. With Alger was his
man Friday, Bobert E. Frazer, of
Detroit, who does the talking
for the Michigan captain. He is
a jovial, stocky man with curly hair and
gifted with considerable oratorical ability.
If the General is not much of a speaker, as
he says, though he read a good speech last
night, Frazer can supply the words and
Alger the money. Such a combination is
hard to beat.
Thurston Finally Gets There.
Then Jndge John M. Thurston, of Omaha,
who has been invited to all the Americus
Club banquets in the past, but
at the last moment telegraphed that he
was ill or otherwise engaged, was
on deck last evening, and he made a rattling
speech that was worth coming a thousand
miles to deliver. Pittsburg furnished an
eloquent and witty duet in Congressmen
Dalzell and Stone, and George B. Orlady,
that rising man in State politics, came from
Huntingdon to act as toast master. He has
a peculiar style of his own, and he.made a
great hit, to borrow a word from the theatri
cal piofession. With such men as these to
turn loose the flood gates of eloquence, no
one can doubt that the job was well done.
The work ot the men (who replied to toasts
was much appreciated by all present.
It was the sixth annual banquet of the
club in honor of General Grnnt's birthday.
It was difficult to get distinguished people
from a distance to attend, owing to the great
demand for statesmen and generals to assist
in dedicating the Grant Monument
In New York. President Harrison in
his letter of regret said he thought
it wa3 his duty to go there,
and General Schofield, though a Democrat,
intimated that were it not tor this event in
the metropolis he would like to be present
at a Bepublican feast. However, there was
no lack of men with national reputations.
Four years ago Benjamin Harrison and Sen
ator John Sherman were the principal
speakers. Both were Presidental candi
dates. One was successful and now wants a
renomination, while the other has dropped
out of the race.
Following a Cheerfnl Precedents
There is no telling whether the lightning
will strike McKinley this year or not, or
whether the scepter may fall on Alger, but
they are certainly walking in the footsteps
of one successful man at least. When Har
rison was elected, the Americus Club earned
the name of" the President maker. Mc
Kinley last evening made no allusions to
politics. His subject was Grant, and
he kept religiously to his text.
Neither did General Alger make
any significant political statements.
He was very guarded in public and private
not to say much about his candidacy or his
prospects ot success. The General claimed
all along that he would only speak for five
minutes, and then his remarks would be
ex tempore. But he talked a little longer
than that, and read his speech.
If enthusiasm and cheers are any indica
tion of popularity, then McKinley was the
favorite. Possibly it was because he was
better known than Alger, and his recent
victory in Ohio is still lreth in the minds
of Pittsburgers; at any rate when thetariU
advocate arose to speak, there was a mighty
outburst. Tne banqueters stood up, waved
napkins and cheered wildly for ther Buck
eye Governor. The applause was so pro
nounced that the room was soon in an up
roar, and Toast Master Orlady appealed to
theguest3 to maintain order.
McKinley Is Unmoved by Applanne.
McKinley received the plaudits unmoved,
and acknowledged them with a slight bow.
Then he plunged into his eulogy on Grant.
After speaking awhile, he turned to his
manuscript and read the balance. This de
tracted a great deal from his effort,
but at the conclusion he was
liberally applauded again. An old
man sang several verses about
"We will vote for McKinley in Ohio," and
the entire club joined in the chorus. The
Governor in his lengthy speech reviewed
the life of Grant. He commenced with him
in the Mexican War, and followed his career
up to the surrender ot Lee at Appomattox,
through his two terms as President and
during the trying days of reconstruction
after the war. He referred to the General's
trip abroad as one series of ovations. The
Governor picked out the salient features in
Grant's character, and shewed how a man of
his sterling worth was sure'oCsuccess.
The letters of recret were read by W. L
Mustin, Secretary of the Committee of Ar
rangements. The were received from the
President and all the members ot his Cab
inet, Senators McMillan, Wilson, Cullom,
Allison, Hoar, Teller and Frye, Represen
tatives J. C. Burroughs, Bingham, Daiiner,
HutT, Harmar, O'Neil, Stone, Bife, Gris
wold. Beyburn, Holmau, Hopkins and
Brosius, General H. D. Hastings, Governor
elect Brown, of Bhode Island; ex-Governor
Beaver. Mayor E. & Stuart, of Philadel
phia; Thomas J. Stewart, Secretary of In
ternal Afiairs; General Gregg and a number
of the officials in the Fostoffice Department.
Ignored by Speaker Crisp.
An invitation was sent to Speaker Crisp
and W. A. Holman, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations. Holman made a
conrteous reply, but the Speaker evidently
didn't like the politics of the club and
ignored it
Ex-Speaker Seed's letter of regret is
characteristic of the man. It is written in
a scrawling, schoolboy hand. He says:
"I well remember the good, strong, enthusi
astic Bepublican faces, into which I looked
two years ago, and preached a portion of
the gospel ot liberty. We have had disas
ters since, but while the Bepublican party
may be checked and batted at one election
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