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FORTY SEVENTH YEAR
THE TRUE STORY
op mm
Wliat Led Up to the Sensa-J
tional Hostetter Suits
for $1,500,000.
'TIS A TALE OF TWO CITIES
And the Old Story of Diamond Cut,
Diamond Repeated.
Eow the Famous Baltimore Deal Orig
inated and Grew Spicy Stories Told
on the Witness Stand Charges and;
Counter Charges of a Serious Nature
The Principals Give the Public Some
Interesting Facts A Good Thing .That
Has Turned Out Badly for SomePeo-i
ple--A History That Will Set at Rest
Some Eumora.
rSPECIAL TELEGEAM TO THE DISPATCn.1
liAKTEHOKE, April 28, Considering" the
magnitude of the operation and its 'dis
astrous results to many people, very little i
has been -written about the famous "Mary-t
land Central" pool, its rise and its falL
In a general way there have been rumors
of the loss of a sum variously estimated at
from 51,600,003 to 1,800,000 of Pittsburg1
money, but even the names of the shadowy
corporations into which the money went are
not known to the public. Interest has been
revived in the matter by the recent an
nouncement of suits against Mr. D. Herbert
Hostetter to recover securities alleged to be
worth 51,500,000 by President Jewett, of
the Deer Creek and Susquehanna Railroad
Company, and by the order of Judge White
compelling a number of prominent Pitts
burgers to testify before the Commissioner
of the Circuit Court of Baltimore.
There are several suits in progress in
various cities involving questions of title
to certain securities. John Henry Miller
and others have brought suit in Philadel
phia against D. Herbert Hostetter to com
pel him to perform his part of a contract in
regard to the return of certain bonds and
stocks. Then there is the suit ol Jewett al
ready referred to, and In addition there is
an action by Mrs. Amy Du Puy and her
husband, Herbert Du Puy, to recover
60,000 invested in the scheme. Besides
these there is promise of other litigation by
capitalists and banks holding the securities
of the project as collateral for loans.
Testimo?iy That Hakes All Clear.
The suit of Sirs. Du Puy has brought out
a good deal of interesting testimony from
which a general history of the scheme is ob
tainable. Nearly all this evidence has been taken
by the Commissioner In this city, W. V.
Eobb, Esq. The parties to the suit are Amy
H. Du Amy by her husband and next
friend, Herbert Du Puy, and Herbert Da
Puy against the Transportation and Termi
nal Company of Baltimore, William Gil
mor, president af the same, the Maryland
Central Railroad Company, the Maryland
Construction Company, John Henry Miller,
Samuel Bea, Winfield J. Taylor and the
Penn Anthracite Coal Company.
In bringing the suit Mr. Du Puy alleges
that he bought 800 shares of preferred and
800 shares of common stock of the Trans
portation and Terminal Company from the
company for 560,000; that he had a contract
with the company by which, at the end of a
year, he was to get his money back with In
terest, less dividends, on his returning the
preferred 6tock, he to retain the common
stock as his profit He had 1,440 shares of
the stock issued to his wife and 160 shares
to William Spencer, of Erie.
Personnel of tho Corporation.
The Transportation and Terminal Com
pany is a corporation of the State of Mary
land, and Mr. Du Puy says he was informed
that its Board of Directors was composed of
John Gill, President of the Mercantile
Trust Company; James Sloan, President of
the Farmers and Mechanics' National Bank;
George S. Brown, of Alex. Brown & Sons,
bankers; J. Swan Prick, attorney; William
Gilmor, President of the Maryland Central
Railroad Company; Samuel Rea, Vice Presi
dent of the same; George M Jewett, Presi
dent of the Deer Creek and Susquehanna
Railroad Company, all of Baltimore, and T.
M Logan and Samuel Thomas, of New
York. The officers were William Gilmor,
President; George H. Bryant, Vice Presi
dent; J. G. Case, Secretary, and John K.
Cowan, general counsel.
At the time of the Du Puy purchase
the Terminal Company owned 27,000
shares (S100 each) of the stock of the Mary
land Central Railroad Company, the capital
of which was 30,000 shares, 4,000 shares (550
each) of the Deer Creek and Susquehanna
Railroad Company, being two-thirds of its
stock, 19,950 shares of Penn Anthracite Coal
Company stock (5100 each), 1,500 shares
(5100 each) of the Maryland Construction
Company, and railroad terminals and build
ings on North avenue, Baltimore.
Some Bis Financial Figurine
It was stated that the annual income of
the company was 51,290,000, made up of
5700,000 from the Maryland Central, 5150,
000 from the Penn Coal Company, 5250,000
profit from marketing anthracite coal and
5100,000 from rentals of terminals and 90,
000 dividend on preferred stock of the Balti
more Belc Railroad Company. Out of
this was to be paid 590,000 guaranteed divi
dend on 1,500 shares of first preferred stock
of the Terminal Company. It was stated
that the Penn Coal Company owned 2,700
ncres of first-class coal at ML Carmel, in
Northumberland and Columbia counties,
Pa., which would pay 5150,000 a year in
royalties to the Terminal Company, and in
addition would give that company 5250,000
for marketing the coal. The 5100,000 for
rental of terminals was to come
from the operations of the Balti
more Belt Railroad, and from its
use by the Baltimore and Ohio, the
Maryland Central and other lines using the
Belt road. The 1,500 shares of Belt Rail
road stock came to the Terminal Company
through the Maryland Construction Com
pany, which was building the Belt road and
which was guarantee!! by tho Baltimore and
Ohio and Maryland Central. Besides this
there was to be a large cash profit to the
there was io do a large casn proiu to me
construction company from building the I
m
Belt road, 60 per cent of which vwent to the
Terminal Company.
TYhat Mr. Da Puy Alleges.
Mr. Da Puy alleges that the Terminal
Company is entitled to all these stocks still
and that no one else has acquired any title
A to them, but the company has allowed them
to be acquired by John Henry Miller ana
others without the consent of the stock
holders, and that the company has .made
no attempt to protect its stockholders. On
the 4th of December, 1890, a deed of trust
was made to W. J. Taylor by the Terminal
Company in pursuance of a resolution of
the directors, and the trustee was directed
to make publio sale of the assets and wind
up the company. At the time of the sale
it is alleged J. H. Miller had all there was
to sell except the Baltimore real estate.
Mr. Du Puy says that he purchased his
stock with two checks of Anderson, Du
Puy & Co., dated February 20. 1890, and
drawn on the' Farmers' Deposit and Citi
zens' National banks, of Pittsburg, for
530,000 each, payable to H. Du Puy. These
checks were delivered to William Gilmor,
who receipted for them as President of the
Terminal Company. One check was in
dorsed by Gustav Lindentbal, and its subse
quent indorsements show it was received
by Samuel Rea, Vice President of the Mary
land Central, and by him deposited to his
individual credit in the Farmers' and Mer
chants' Bant, of Baltimore; the other check
was deposited by Gilmor to his individual
credit in Alex Brown & Sons.
A Dispnto as Well as a Mystery.
Mr. Du Puy claims the deed to Taylor
was illegal, and that the company had no
right to transfer the property; it was not
insolvent and there was no reason for its
abandonment of the purposes for which it
was formed, Mr. Du Pur says he cannot
find out who are the present officers of the
company, and that he cannot see the books
of the company. He asks that the sale be
set aside the property returned to the com
pany and its assets looked up.
And now a few words of general history.
This Baltimore project was brought into life
by John Henry Miller, formerly of Pitts
burg, where he at one time managed the
Mutual Union Telegraph Company and
operated in various enterprises by Moses
Hampton Houseman, Esq., formerly with
the law firm of Hampton & Dalzell, and
more or less known as a politician in the
famous fight of 1880 of Thomas
M. Bayne, as the leader of the
Blaine forces, against C L. Magee, whe
was for Arthur. Miller & Houseman inter
ested in their behalf Gustav Lindentbal,
the well-known engineer, who laid the
scheme before Mr. Du Puy, while Mr. Mar
vin Scaife did the same with D. Herbert
Hostetter. In addition to the money in
vested by Hostetter and Du Puy, which is
said to have been 5560,000 in the aggregate,
a number of banks and private capitalists
made advances to Miller and his associates.
This led to a bitter quarrel between Messrs.
Scaife and Hostetter, and serions charges
were made by the latter. In addition to
this there were many changes in local cor
porations, and many friendships of long
standing were closed out.
Claims of Plaintiff and Defendant.
In the Du Puv suit the plaintiff seeks to
show that the Transportation and Terminal
Company sold the stock to him as a corpora
tion, and that it made misrepresentations to
him through its agent-:. The defense, in a
general way, is that Mr. Du Puy bought
the stock from John H. Miller personally;
that it was a private speculative transac
tion; that it was a good thing until Du Puy
and Hostetter began to fight it, and the
Terminal Company as a company did not
deal with Mr. Du Puy.
Incidentally the evidence shows the basis
of the recent suit of Jewett to recover a
million and a half from Mr. Hostetter.
What is not yet shown is how the Baltimore
Belt Railroad, which was really a good
thing and is still in vigorous existence,
passed out of the hands ot the Tdrminal
Company. Mr. Miller says this was because
of "events over which he had no control."
The events were that the Belt road was
backed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, which owned all of tho common
and most of the preferred stock, and when
the road gave evidence of being a good thing
it was kept well in hand and outsiders
found the mercury below zero. There was
a struggle to get the necessary ordinances
through the Baltimore Councils, and al
though it was expected to get them in No
vember, 1889, they were not passed nntil
June, 1890, and Miller's end of it seems to
have dwindled during the battle, as the B.
&O. had to do most of the fighting.
Information Fnrnished the Commissioner.
In his testimony before William F. Robb,
Commissioner of the Maryland Court, Mr.
Lindenthal gave the following information:
The Maryland Central Railroad is a narrow
gauge road running from Baltimore to
Bellaire, Md., and from there to Delta, Pa
The York and Peach Bottom runs from
Delta to York, and is an extension of the
Maryland Central, and both consolidated
since as the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad
Company. Ths Deer Creek and Susque
hanna is a road intended to be located
from Bellaire toward the Susquehanna
river down Deer creek, which is a small
stream emptying into the Susquehanna in
Maryland. The Baltimore Belt Line is
partly underground and partly on private
property, and was intended to give the Bal
timore and Ohio a direct entrance to the
city. The Terminal Company was the syn
dicate which was to handle this property.
Mr. Lindenthal was interested in the scheme
through M. H. Houseman, his attorney.
Houseman said Miller owned the Maryland
Central road, and wanted help, and agreed
that Lindenthal should have the building of
a bridge over the Susquehanna if he
would help him. Lindenthal lent Miller
522,500, being told that the Reading Rail
road favored the scheme. In 1889 the con
templated deal with the Reading was
abandoned, and Miller asked Lindenthal to
go with him to look at some coal land at
Tremont, which he did, and Miller bought
the land so as to he independent of the
Reading. Lindenthal then looked np a
route to the coal for the Maryland Central,
but located new lines by way of Lancaster
and Lebanon, as the Maryland Central was
too crooked and had too many heavy grades.
Surveys were made and a report given ot
the result, and then Mr. Samuel Rea took
charge, as Lindenthal was too busy to go on
with the work.
Told Him Hostetter Was In It.
Miller had coal lands at Mt, Carmel as
well as those at Tremont. The line origi
nally laid out by Lindenthal wasadandoned
by Rea in order to use more of the Mary
land Central lines. Mr. Lindenthal was
asked to get Du Puy interested and told
that Marvin Scaife had gotten D. H. Hos
tetter into it. The money from Du Puv was
to be used to build the Baltimore Belt Line.
Mr. Lindenthal paid In 15,000 on his own
account at the same time he gave the $60,
000 of Mr. Du Puy to President Gilmor.
Later on Mr. Du Puy reported he had gotten
no interest, and Lindenthal paid him his
dividend, amounting to 52,160, at Miller's
request, it being a loan to the company.
Later Miller made himself personally re
sponsible for the money invested by Du
Puy. In August, 1890, Miller told Linden
thal that he had gotten rid of Hostetter and
Scaife and was ill right again. Soon after
Mr. Hostetter told Lindenthal the whole
thing was a swindle. Lindenthal went to
see Houseman to find out what truth there
was in thev charge, and was told: "Why,
Du Puy has his stock, let him alone."
This'scared Lindenthal, who says "such
a cool and unscrupulous business" view ot
it" frightened him. The next installment
of interest was not paid, and on inquiring
what was wrong, Lindenthal found that the
company's affairs had been wound np with
out his knowledge. Subsequently Mr.
Griffin, of the Keystone Bridge Company,
was asked to become President of the re
organized terminal company, but he looked
into its affairs and told Lindenthal it had
'no assets. Griffin, Marvin, Scaife and Sec
re'ary uase went to .Baltimore attcr the
assets as prospective officers of the new
retary Case went to Baltimore after the
pptrft
PITTSBURG. FRIDAY, APRIL 29. 1892
company, but found there were no assets,
there.
Scaire Demanded an Account
of cash paid to Miller, and Miller refused,
and the result was a fist fight between 'the
two, and the others had. to separate them.
Lindenthal says they found out that several
of the men whom he had been told were
directors of the Terminal Company at the
time he and Du Pny went into it did not
and never had any connection with that
company. Messrs. Gill. Sloan, Brown,
Fries, Logan and Thomas, who
were said to De directors never were such,
and there were no meetings of the company
or records of its actions. At no time did
Miller tell Lindenthal that Du Puy was
buying stock from him and not from the
company. Miller was practically the com
pany, and Gilmor knew all about it Du
Puy was not told about Hostetter's going
Into the company, for Miller told Linden
thal that there was ill-feeling between Hos
tetter and Du Puy. and if Du Puy knew
Hostetter was in the thing he would not go
In. The quarrel was of a personal nature,
of which Miller did not give details. At
one time Lindenthal intended tbbid on that
part of the Baltimore Belt line from Cam
den station to the Maryland Central station
at the suggestion of Miller. Later he
found this was a bluff; as the building of the
road was to go to certain parties as a con
sideration for helping to get the scheme
through the City Councils of Baltimore
without regard to whether other bids were
lower. Miller claimed later on that Lin
denthal was incompetent as an engineer and
bad hurt the company, and that he knew
all about its affairs when he negotiated with
Du Pny.
The Claims of the Other Bide.
John Henry Miller, in his answer to the
bill of Mr. Du Puy, says the Du Pay stock
was part of that Issued by the Transporta
tion Company to him, and by him sold to
Lindenthal The latter, according to Mil
ler, paid for the stock with the Anderson,
Du Puy & Co. checks referred to, and
Miller used the money in the ordinary
course of business. Miller claims that the
stock really belongs to Lindenthal, who is
only using the names of Du'Puy and his
wife in this suit. Miller says he never was
an officer or agent of the Terminal and
Transportation Company. He sold the stock
In good faith to Lindenthal, whom ,he says
was fully aware of the company's status, as
he had frequently loaned Miller money to
aid in the promotion of the scheme as well
as being engineer of the line from Baltimore
to the anthracite region, which was to be
built by the Maryland Central Railroad
Company. Miller says that in the latter
part ot 1888 he and others became
owners of the control of the Maryland
Central Railroad Company, the York and
Peach Bottom Railway Company, the Deer
Creek and Susquehanna Railroad Company,
and lands and buildings at North avenue
and Oak streets in the city of Baltimore.
The latter were to be used as terminals for a
system of railroads composed of the above
named lines, which were to be extended to
the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania,
where Miller bought tracts of land.
In order to combine all these interests
Miller organized the Transportation and
Terminal Company, of Baltimore. The
capital stock of this company was fixed at
150,000 shares of common and 15,000
shares of preferred stock of the value ot 5100
each per share. Miller, with the sanction
of the Terminal Company, delivered to it
2,100 shares of Maryland Central stock,
worth 5100 a share, 4,200 shares of York and
Peach Bottom stock worth 550 a share and
4,000 shares of Deer Creek and Susque
hanna In return for this Miller got all the
preferred stock of the Terminal Company
in February, 1839. In August, 1889, Miller
agreed to "turn over to the Transportation
and Terminal Company 22,500 shares of
Maryland Central stock, 19,950 shares of the
Penn -Anthracite" Coal Company and the
Baltimore real estate, getting iti return 149,
000 out of 1G0,000 snares of the common
stock ot the Terminal Company.
Thon;ht He Had a Good Thins.
He did turn over the Baltimore property,
and got 12,800 shares of stock instead of 20,
000 as had been agreed. There was no time
fixed for turning over the other property,
33 its value depended "on the energy, skill,
knowledge and business acquaintance in and
about such matters" of Miller and his asso
ciates. Miller says he thought they had a
good thing, and would still think so but for
the actions of D. Herbert Hostetter, the
brother of the plaintiff in this case, and of
Mr. and Mrs. Du Puy and Mr. Lindenthal.
Miller declares that things were going on
splendidly up to June, 1890. He continues
that during the promotion of the scheme D.
Herbert Hostetter became interested in the
project as a stockholder of the Transporta
tion and Terminal Company and the pur
chaser of Maryland Central bonds and as a
lender of money to Miller. Miller further
claims that Hostetter became so much im
pressed with the value of the scheme that he
tried to capture it for himself on a promise
that he would help the scheme. Hostetter,
in June, 1890, got possession of
the office of the stock transfer
agent in New York and caused to be issued
to himself and others a large amount of
shares of the Terminal Company, and trans
ferred to himself and his agents 19,950
shares of stock of the Penn' Anthracite
Company, which Miller says belonged to
him. At this time Miller claims Hostetter
made charges against him which were false,
and threatened to sue him and get a re
ceiver appointed for the company.
"Under these conditions, and having lost
all confidence in the business capacity and
integrity of said Hostetter and his agents,"
continues Miller, "he and his associates, to
avoid litigation and damage, made a com
promise in August, 1890, releasing the
Terminal Company from paying for the 19,
950 shares of Penn Coal Company stock.
This stock thus became the property of
Hostetter and his agents, who agreed
through Nathaniel Taylor to pay Miller
575,000 for the same, which sum Miller had
paid for the'eoal lands owned by the Penn
Coal Company; Miller says that Hostetter
also agreed to surrender all connections
with him, give up all interest in the Mary
land corporations of the company, and to
turn over all the stocks, bonds, obligations
and securities held by Hostetter and his
agents as collateral security or which had
been fraudulently issued to them.
Miller's Allocations Against Hostetter.
Subsequently Hostetter elected himself
a director and President of the Penn Coal
Company and managed its affairs. In spite
of this taking of the coal property, Miller
says Hostetter refused to give up the stock
ot the Terminal Company or lands of the
Maryland Central and Deer Creek and Sus
quehanna as well as notes and obligations
of Miller. The stockholders of the Termi
nal Company knew of the release of Miller
from his contract, so Miller says, and he
declares that Mr. and Mrs. Du Puy knew
of the settlement with Hostetter and agreed
to it as the coal company's bonds were to be
held by the Hostetter family. Miller says
the settlement was advised by Lindenthal.
The action of Hostetter made it impossi
ble for Miller to carry out his scheme, and
so the Transportation Company bad to make
an assignment. Partly because of the row
with Hostetter and partlv for "reasons over
which he had no control,'' Miller, was una
ble to get either 60 per cent or any other
part ot the stock of the Construction Com
pany, and so could not turn it over to the
Terminal Company. Miller declares that Hos
tetter and Mrs. DuPuy are working together,
have the same counsel and know all about
the facta Miller says the Terminal Com
panv never issued more than 12,800 shares
out of the 150,000, and that it still owes him
7,200 shares.
The Terminal Company in its answer de
nies the statements of Mr. and Mrs. Du
Puy, and says the checks for 560,000 were
not given to officers of the company as such,
but came from Lindenthal as an individual,
and were received as such. The only
money received by the company exclusive
of loans was $5,000 for subscription to its
capital stock. The company then goes into
Continued on Eighth Page.
HARRITY AND GRAY
The Men Most Frequently Mentioned
to Succeed Colonel Brice.
GORMAN SMILES AT SOME RUMORS.
Colorado Senators Greatly Pleased With
Their State Convention.
INDIANA BEPDBLICANS NOT HAPPY
'.SrrCIAI, TELBOBAX TO THB DISPATCH.
Washington, April 28. There is con
siderable speculation among the Demo
cratic politicians bere as to who will be tho
next Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. It is going to be a very diffi
cult thing to find any one who can fill the
position as wellies the late General Barnum
and Senator Gorman filled it Nobody who
has ever gone through one campaign will
care to go through another, for the work is
something terrible. If anything goes
wrong the Chairman is held responsible, al
though it may be something beyond his
control.
The DiaPATCH correspondent heard a
number of Democratio Senators discussing
the problem to-day. If a man is not an expe
rienced and practical politician, he is almost
sure to make some mistake that may cost
the party enough rotes to bring about de
feat They had the same difficulty four
years ago, when Mr. Gorman refused to
take the management of the campaign for
the second time. It was finally decided to
give the position to the late Frank Dawson,
of South Carolina, who was murdered about
a year afterward by Dr. Dowd, in Charles
ton. He was a man of great recognized
ability, and would have leen better than
the gentleman who was selected at the last
moment
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina, said
as he was an Englishman, and the Republi
cans at the time were making the cry of
British free trade, it was inadvisable to
give him the place, as the Republicans
would be sure to make capital of the fact
that he was of English birth, and conse
quently he was not given the place. There
was no one else left except Colonel Calvin
S. Brice, and hi experience is believed to
have cost the party considerable.
Mr. Brice will not take the place again,
and it is hard to say who will be selected.
If Cleveland is nominated it is very likely
that Secretary of State Harrity, of Penn
sylvania, will be prevailed upon to take the
management of the campaign. Harrity is a
thoroughly practical politician, and knows
a great deal about New York politics. If
Palmer should get the nomination the prob
ability is that he would ask to have John S.
Oberly made the practical manager of the
campaign. Oberly was for years the Chair
man of the Democratic State Committee of
Illinois. He is a fine politician.
The name of Isaac P. Gray, of Indiana,
has also been mentioned in case be is not
given a place on the ticket He could be
appeased by giving him the chairmanship
of the National Committee, with the prom
ise of a Cabinet position in case of Demo
cratic success. Gray is one of the best or
ganizers of any man in the Democratic
party, and he is believed to be an ideal
man'for the chairmanship of the Democratic
National Committee.
CLEVELAND HAS VIRGINIA.
Old Dominion Democrats Prefer tile Ex
Presldpnt to Dave Hill.
Noefolk, Va., April 28. Special It
is clear that Cleveland has a large majority
of the delegates already chosen to the State
Convention. The counties that have either
instructed for Cleveland or indorsed him
and selected as delegates men who were
known to favor the nomination of Cleve
land, give him 137 delegates of solid county
delegations. Of the 19 delegates elected in
Amherst 12 are certainly for Cleveland. He
will get at least half of those from
Nelson, increasing the list by eight.
It is generailv conceded that he has
20 ot the 28 in Fauquier, 4 of the
8 in Cumberland, 2 from North Danville
and 4 from Montgomery, bringing the total
of those he is certain of up to 180. York,
Dinwiddle and Southampton selected dele
gates that are said to be about evenly di
vided between Cleveland and Hill.
Calcuiating upon this, Cleveland has 200
nnd Hill 117. The following delegates were
chosen without instructions, and so far as is
known they have never stated their prefer
ences: Amherst,7; Charles City,3; Patrick,
10; Augusta (one district), 8; Fauquier,
8; Fluvanna, 11; Brunswick, 4; total, 51.
Conceding that Hill has 26 of them, or one
more than half, his whole number of dele
gates would be only 143, while Cleveland,
with 25 of the unpledged delegates added
to his 200, would have 225, or 82 more than
Hill, and still the strongest Cleveland coun
ties are to be heard from.
IX MAKES MB. GORMAN SMILE.
The Report That Hill and Himself Had
Farted Compjny Most Be Fnnny.
Washington, April 2a Special
Senator Gorman smiled one of his own pe
culiar smiles to-day when he read the state
ment, a column long, in a Philadelphia Re
publican paper, to the effect that he and
Senator Hill had parted company.the latter
having discovered that the Maryland Sena
tor's professed friendship for the past few
months was simply for the purpose of en
abling him to ferret out the New York
Senator's political secrets for the personal
and political benefit ot the former.
After characterizing the story as absurd,
Senator Gorman repeated the statement
which he made early in the winter, that
he had never conversed with Senator Hill
upon the subject of the Presidental nomina
tion. That statement was absolutely cor
rect then, Senator Gorman says, and it is
absolutely correct now. He and Senator
Hill are good friends, but there has never
been any understanding between them as to
the Presidental nomination.
Colorado Senators Greatly Pleased.
Washington, April 2a bpecial. The
Colorado Senators, while greatly pleased at
the action of the convention in their State
yesterday, in defeating by a vote of 623 to 2
the resolution indorsing President Harri
son, say that the truth has not ha'f been
told. That resolution, they explain specifi
cally, excepted the President's views on the
silver question from commendation. An
indorsement of even a portion of his admin
istration, however, was distasteful to the
Colorado Republicans, and so they buried
the whole resolution under an avalanche of
votes.
" Indiana Must Vote for Cleveland.
Indianapolis, April 28. In an inter
view to-day Congressman Bynnm declared
that the Indiana Convention's indorsement
of Cleveland unquestionably obligates her
delegates to vote for him at Chicago. Mr.
Bynum also stated that there was no Presi
dental possibility in the West who could
inspire confidence or courage, or who would
stimulate the masses. The personality of
Cleveland was all in all, and he regarded
Indiana as reliably Democratic if he were
nominated.
4
Lew-Wallace Not a Candidate.
Indianapolis, April 2a General Lew
Wallace says he will not be a candidate for
Governor on the Republican ticket, and
that'whenever his name is used in connec
mgmifli
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tion with the nomination it is without his'
authority. The General says he will not
go to Minneapolis as a delegate to the
National Convention, but he promises to be
tbere as a private citizen, working for the'
renomination of President Harrison.
CALLS FOB CLEVELAND TO ACT.
Many of His Southern Friends Want
tbe
Slay Convention Declared Oil. (
Washington, April 28. Special
Many friends of Cleveland in Congress are
still making an effort to choke off the May
convention of the New York bolters, and
several missionaries from Southern States
have recently visited Mr. Cleveland to urge
him to call off his Mugwump friends. He
has been told that the Southern people can't
be induced to follow him unless he comes to
the convention with a clean title. In reply
he tells them that he's not responsible for
the proposed May convention, and was
never consulted by its promoters.'
A prominent Southern Congressman went
over to New York a few days ago and had a
long talk with Mr. Cleveland on the sub
ject, and pointed out to him the dangers
which will snrely follow an open revolt in
the New Yoric Democracy. His efforts for
peace met, however, with no substantial re
sult $40,000 FOR THE CANAL
That Amount finally Recommended to
Congress to Fay for tbe Survey.
Washington, April 2a The House
Committee on Railways and Canals to-day
authorized a favorable report on Represent
ative Dalzell's bill appropriating $40,000 to
pay the expenses of a survey of a route for
a ship canal to connect the waters ot Lake
Erie from a point at or near Erie, Pa., y'th,
the Ohio river at or near Pittsburg. ,
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KEADY DUK JNEW DUTIES. V.7K
Captain Morrison and General Greet on
Their Way to Step Into Office Next
Monday Something About the Appoint
ments They Have So Far made.
Philadelphia, April 2a Special
State Treasurer-elect Captain John W.
Morrison reached the city from Pittsburg
to-day, but stopped in Harrisbnrg on his
way East He relieves Treasurer H. K.
Boyer next Monday, and as a final arrange
ment ot private concerns, said this evening
that he had about transferred his business
interests in Pittsburg to his brother, Hugh
Morrison. ,
Captain Morrison has appointed George
M. Taylor, of this city, as cashier of the
State Treasury Department, and Mr. Taylor
is now engaged in acquainting himself with
the work. Mr. Taylor is about 29 years of
age, and.was born in North Liberty, Mercer
county. For many years he has been con
nected with the treasury department of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, holding a
very responsible position.
Auditor General-Elect Gregg was a caller
upon City Treasurer George D. McCreary
to-day, and his mission was relative to the
collection of State taxes, and the formulas
through which State accounts must pass.
Mr. McCreary gave General Gregg every
attention. General Gregg said he had de
cided definitely upon but few changes in
the Auditor General's department Among
them is the appointment of Captain Peter
D. Bricker, ot Jersey Shore, late Census
Supervisor in the Sixth district, to the
office of chief clerk, vice Henry C. Greena
walt Mr. Greenawalt was appointed Corpora
tion Clerk in the State Treasury Department
by the late Samuel Butler, of Chester, when
incumbent there as Treasurer in 1880.
When Tom McCamant was appointed Au
ditor General, at the death ot A. Wilson
Norris, Mr. Greenawalt was selected as
chief clerk and has held the office since.
BLACKMAILERS NABBED.
Agents for a Law and Order Society Caught
"While Taking In 8500.
New YonK, April 2a Special Cap
tain Cross, of the Eldridge street police,
arrested to-night Agents E. J. Becker and
William Finn, of the Gerry Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, on the
charge of levying blackmail on the
keepers of several disorderly houses. So
many complaints had recently been made to
the police that Inspector Williams ob
tained a list of 14 houses where it was
alleged the two men complained of had
levied blackmail, and he gave it to Captain
Cross to investigate.
The men were watched, and this evening
were arrested on Third avenue while in the
act of receiving ?500 from a woman who
keeps a disorderly house. The police had
laid a trap for the blackmailers, and the
bills were marked. Finn ran when he saw
the police coming, and threw the marked
bills into the street
HALF A MILLION IN PRESENTS.
A Tonne New York Bridal Couple Strike It
Pretty Rich.
New Yokk, April 28. Special The
wedding of Miss Florine Ranger, daughter
of Mr. Solomon Ranger, and Mr. Maurice
S. Wormser, son of Mr. Simon Wormser,
took place at G o'clock this evening, in the
Temple Emanuel, in Fifth avenue. The
ceremony was elaborate and a special musical
programme had been prepared for the occa
sion. The bride wore white satin, draped
with point lace, and a veil of the same lace.
The only ornament was a diamond sun, a
present from Mr. Isidor Wormser, uncle of
the bridegroom.
A dinner and dance followed the cere
mony at the home of Mr. Ranger. The
bridal gifts were over 300 in number, and
are valued at over $500,000. The list of
presents was headed by a gift of $300,000 in
money and securities from the bridegroom's
father, and $100,000 in bonds by Isidor
Wormser, uncle of the bridegroom.
FATING FOB THE OB ANT MONUMENT.
Only About 8150,000 Required, and That
Is Expected to Float In.
Ne'w YonK, April 28. Special. The
officers of the Grant Monument Association
were congratulated to-day on the excellent
showing already made in the work of ob
taining subscriptions, as announced by
General Horace Porter at yesterday's cere
monies. The reports from the committees
showed that $202,800 had been subscribed-
There is less than $150,000 required to
bring the subscriptions up to $350,000, the
amount which General Porter has determ
ined to raise. It is confidently expected
that the full amount will be subscribed by
Decoration Day, when another great de
monstration will be planned.
TBYINO HABD TO DIE.
A O-Tcar-Old Girl Makes Three Attempts to
Commit Satclde.
Anderson, Ind., April 28. Special
Jessie Hoover, the 9-year-old stepdaughter
of William Stafford, created a sensation to
day by boldly jumping into White river.
She sank three times and was finally
rescued by her father. Hard work by physi
cians restored her. She wanted to kill her
self because her mother would not let her
play on the railroad.
This is the third time the child has at
tempted to drown herself. A few weeks
ago she got mad at her brother and held her
head under water in a pond until life was
almost gone. Her mind is thought to be
affected and she will be placed in an asylum.
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WILL HE LAND IX?
MILBANK FIGHTS A DUEL.
It Grows Oat of the Fox-Borrowo Sleeting
An Unknown Frenchman. Is His Ad
versary and Is Wounded In the Hip
II Detail Secret.
Brussels, April 2a There has been an-
otherlduel as a sequel of the Fox-Borrowe
meetilg. Comments in clubs, cafes and
public! places generally haven't been re
Btrictel, and as a result of the varied com
ments I duel took place Wednesday evening
Si-tweel Marry vane MiiDanK anaairrencn
fi.r'Vo fiose name has not been divulged.
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'. however, is known. A duel
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-G,-',e distant about two miles
jf wnvs ' tin.. i iL..irn:... .
remark fmaV je Frenchman regarding
the character ot .e Fox-Borrowe meeting.
The Frenchman was wounded in the hip.
Whether the wound was serious or not is
not known.
The entire matter has from its incipiency
been kept a profound secret, principals,
seconds and the few others of the dueling
party keeping aloof from outsiders. The
character of the weapons used, the points
of the cartel, and, in fact, everything per
taining to the meeting seem to have been
carefully kept from public observation.
Later advices show that the Frenchman's
wound is of a vtry dangerous character.
The weapons used were the regulation
dueling pistols, and' the duel was fought at
a distance of 12 paces. The wounded man
was taken aboard a steam yacht lying off
Ostend, and is being carefully attended to
by friends. Mr. Milbank escaped without
injury. His seconds were Messrs. Lestrange
and Foamier.
CONFESSED IN THE FACE OF DEATH;
An
Acknowledged Murderer May Clear
Other Men at His Own Expense.
"Wilkesbarre, April 23. Special A
sensation was caused here to-day by the
confession of Samuel Shiner, of Sugar Load,
near Hazleton, to complicity in the murder
ot the two Kester brothers for some $2,000
at Seybertsville, Pa., in 1886. The murder
was a most mysterious one, and it was not
until last October that a clew was found
which led to the arrest of Henry Higgins,
Joseph Eveland and' James Gallagher,
three bad characters from Hazleton. Their
trial is to take place next week.
A few days ago Shiner was taken very
sick, and to-day. believing he was dying, he
confessed that he was one of the Kester
murderers. "I went to the house with Joe
Eveland," he said, "and also two men
named Kunkle and Christenson. I stood
outside while they went in. Eveland shot
William Kester and the others clubbed
John Kester to death. Then we divided
the spoils." He does not implicate Gal
lagher and Higgins, who are now in prison.
Chief Hampton, of Hazleton, sent a detec
tive to Shiner's house, and he will be ar
rested as soon as he recovers, for the physi
cians say he will be all right again in a few
days.
RUSTLERS TOO LAWLESS.
The Governor Refuses to Tnrn Over Cattle
men to local Tender Mercies.
Cheyenne, April 2a Special John
son county, by two deputy sheriffs now in
this city, demanded last night the cattle
men held at Fort Russell of Governor Bar
ber. The Executive refuses to deliver the
prisoners, saying they would be in great
daneer in Johnson county. It comes from
headquarters that the stockmen will, under
no circumstances, return to the scene of
their illegal operations for trial.
Resolntions denouncing Governor Barber
as a traitor to the people in assisting the
cattlemen and their friends have been
adopted by mass meetings in Buffalo and
Sheridan. One of the Sheridan weekly
fiapers has been closed for refusing to pub
ish the resolutions. At Buffalo the citizens
said: "We view with suspicion any Citizen
of Johnson county who subscribes for or
patronizes in any way the Cheyenne Sun or
Tribntne. There are daily papers friendly to
the stockmen' and the State Government"
The resolutions guarantee protection to
property and conviction of thieves.
WHITE OH0ST WARTS JUSTICE.
He Refuses Money From Washington and
Says Uncle Sam Isn't Keeping Faith.
Chambeblain, S. D.,April 2a Several
thousand dollars were sent to Crow Creek
Agency a day or two ago by the Govern
ment for distribution among the Indians.
Chief White Ghost and other leading In
dians at the agency refuse to receive the
money, and White'Ghost has sent a letter
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington, declaring that the Govern
ment is not keeping iaith with the Indians;
demanding an explanation direct to himself,
and not through the agent, whom he dis
trusts, and closing as follows:
Does the Government wish more blood
shed, and will it refuse us Justice unless de
manded at the rmizzlo of the gunT Is not the
bloodshed at Wounded Knee a sufficient re
minder of the wrongs practiced upon us,
and tho desperate attitude into which we
have been driven? I bejr you, Mr. Commis
sioner, to lay these facts before the Nation's
Legislators, and demand Justice for us at
their hands.
TDIS MORNIKG'S NEWS.
Topic ' ?aoe.
Story of the Maryland Central Deal. 1
Harrity and Gray in Favor 1
Two Sensational Suicided 1
Sewer Assessments Reduced 2
Will Test the New L'allot Law S
Experiences or Six Runaway Hoys. 2
Editorial and Miscellaneous 4
That Donegal Conference 4
Mews of the National Capital 4
Peace and Harmony In Ohio B
Jay Gould's Biff Lumber Deal. O
jSew York's Big; Four on Top 7
Roosevelt Is After Wanamaker 7
The Scotch-Irish Conirress ........ 7
Baseball and Other Sports 8
A Murderer Tries to Bill Himself 8
Curtis on Civil Service Reform O
A New Inebriate Core O
The Business World's Uadjet O
Chess and Checkers Problems IO
The Oil SconVs Field News 10
Iron and Commercial Markets 11
News of the Connty Courts 12
MORE THAN DOUBLED.
Adlets, 2 weeks, to April 14 4,064
Last year, same period 1,818
Increase 2,246
This shows the value of the Cent-a
Word columns to Advertisers.
THREE CENTS.
LIFE'S LOAD LIFTED
From the Tired Shoulders of a Man
and a Society Woman.
A DAT OP CRIME AT ELIZABETH.
Judge Clayton's Daughter Snoota Herself,
and John Steinert
KILLS HIS WIPE AND THES HIMSELF
SPECIAL TELEGEAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Elizabeth, N. J., April 2& Mrs. Caro
line Dubosque, wife of Frank L. Dubosque,
an architect in the employ of the Pennsyl
vania road at Jersey City, killed herself at
her residence here this afternoon by send
ing a bullet into her brain. No cause is
assigned for the act, other than temporary
insanity. Mrs. Dubosque was 'a very pretty
and accomplished woman, and moved in the
best society since her advent at Elizabeth,
near three years ago. She was the only
daughter of Judge Clayton, of Chester, Pa.,
and has been married over three years.
The couple removed to Elizabeth shortly
after their wedding, and Mr. Dubosque
for a time was superintendent of the
Samuel I. Moore and Sons Company
shipyard, having charge of the construc
tion department. Hi3 wife was quite tall,
a shapely brunette, and very graceful in
her movements. She was about 28, and
her husband was a few years olden
The couple had two children, one 2 years
old, the other 6 months. Since the birth of
this infant it is said Mrs. Dubosque's health
has not been the same, and an injury to her
head which she received some years jrior to
marriage was aggravated by her illness. It
is said she has been rather flighty at times,
and during the past week has been very de
spondent. Her Husband's Goodby Kiss.
This morning, when her husband was
going away to business, she kissed him
goodby and seemed quite cheerful. No
change in her conduct was observed by the
servants, and this afternoon she retired to
her room, taking the two children along.
Shortly after the report of a pistol rang
through the house, and the startled servants
ran upstairs to fee what was the matter.
They found Mrs. Dubosque's bedroom door
locked, and on looking in the window, saw
her lying on the floor beside her
children. One of the servants opened the
door from the inside by crawling through
the window, and found" that her mistress
had shot herself in the temple with a re
volver, which she still retained in her
grasp. She was unconscious, but still
breathing, and blood was slowly oozing
from the wound. Messengers were dis
patched for a physician and clergyman.
Final Spiritual Consolation.
Dr. Teal, pastor of "Westminster Church,
where Mrs. Dubosque was a faithful com
municant, arrived before she expired, and
administered such spiritual consolation as
lay in his power. She was dead when
young Dr. Green reached the house. Mes
sengers were sent for her father, Judge
Clayton, and her husband. The latter was
overwhelmed with grief when the sad news
was imparted to him, and wrung his hands
in desnair.
The'suicide left a letter addressed to her
husband. It only contained, it is said, a
few words, informing him that she was
tired of life and bidding him farewell. The
conple had always lived very happily to
gether and were much attached to each
other. An intimate friend of the family
said he had no doubt but the iniury to her
head, together with her recent sickness, had
temporarily upset her reason, and this
opinion was shared by her family physician
and Eev. Dr. Teale.
The connty physician gave a burial certifi
cate this evening in accordance with the
above facts. The Dubosques occupied a
beautifully furnished home at 609'Korth
Broad street.
Elizabeth Has Another Horror.
John Steinert, aged 45, a German laborer,
engaged in an altercation with his wife this
morning at their home, 451 Pirst avenue,
here, while she was doing some ironing,
and, grasping a hot iron from the
stove, he deal her several blows on
the head, and pressed the iron
anainst her face, badly burning it.
The blood flowed profusely from the
wound. The woman staggered into the
street and across it to Henry Smith's drug
store, where she fainted. Her husband
hurled the iron after her as she left the
house, but it missed its mark. The druegist
bandaged up her head, and she was removed
to thehospitaL It was found on examining
her that she had eight scalp wounds and her
skull is fractured. It is doubtful if she can
live. She is 43 years old.
"When Detective Decker reached the
house in search of her assailant he found
Steinert lying dead on his back in a pool of
blood and his head nearly severed from his
body. Beside him lay the razor with which
the deed had been committed. His 18-months-old
child was playing about the
floor and dabbling its hands in its father's
blood. The sight was a horrible one to the
spectators. The body was removed later to
tne morgue and charitable neighbors took
charge of the children.
Four Children Made Orphans.
The couple had been married 21 years
and have four children living, viz.: a girl
of 18, one of 15, a boy of 10 and the baby.
Mrs. Steinert has all her life been an indus
trious, thrifty woman, but her husband was
a lazy fellow who would sooner hang
around beer saloons and talk about the so
cial revolution than work. He has been
idle since last July, and frequently
beat his wife when he came home drunk.
She twice had him arrested, the last time
November 12, when he was sent to jail for
two months for threatening to kill her.
This made him furious and he vowed to be
revenced on his wife. He has been sullen
and morose ever since his release, and for
the last few days seemed to be brooding
over some intended crime.
A LIBRARIAN'S DOWNFALL.
Underfeldt. of Milwaukee, President of the
National Association, a Defaulter.
Milwaukee, "Wis., April 28. K. A.
Linderfelt, librarian of tbe Milwaukee
public library, wa3 arrested this afternoon
on a charge of embezzling $5,000 from the
city. He is accused of duplicating his
bills for books and other supplies, and is
said to have stolen in this way sums of from
$50 to $900 a time.
Mr. Linderf elt is President of the Na
tional Library Association, and is a highly
educated man, being the master of six
languages, including "Volapuk. He has al
ways been looked upon as a man of the
highest honor. His ambition to live "high"
and maintain a home beyond his means is
given as the cause of his downfall. He
was not a drinking man and did not gamble.
MB& DEATION AT THE FUHEBAL.
The Iast Rites Over 'William Astor'a Re
mains Before They Leave Europe.
Paeis, April 28. The funeral of Will
iam Astor took place to-day at the Amer
ican Episcopal Church. The services were
strictly private.
Mrs. Astor and her two daughters, Mrs.
J. Coleman Drayton and Mrs. Orme Wil
son, and three of their friends were pres
ent Mrs. Drayton will accompany her
mother on the steamer La Bourgogne,
which will convey the body of Mr. Astor to
.New xors.
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