THERE IS A REASON.
The mall advertisements In The
Dispatch's "Booms to let" column
increased over 200 per cent in
April. They are read and lib
erally answered. One cent a word.
The small advertisements in The
Dis patch's "Rooms to let" column
increased over 200 per cent in
April. They are read and lib
erally aiis w ered. One cent a word.
FORTY SEVENTH TEAR.
PITTSBURG WEDNESDAY, MAY 18. 1892-TWELYE PAGES.
THREE CENTS.
THERE IS A REASON.
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QUAY CRACKS
SHERMAN'S BOOM
And Declares That Blaine Is
the Only Man Vho Can
Defeat Harrison.
THE CLEVELAND BUEEATJ
Working Up Northern Sentiment for
Immediate Use in Dixie.
A Secret Circular Given to the Public
An Assignment for the Organs
Silver Men Hope to Capture the Re
publican Resolutions Committee
They Claim Twenty-Three Members
Clarkson Says Harrison Has No
Sure Thing Delaware and Arizona
Democrats Indorse Grover A Bump
for the Ex-President In California.
tFPFCTAT. Tn CORAM TO Till CISPATCH.l
"Washington, May 17. Senator Quay
doei not look with favor upon the attempt
to boom Senator Sherman again for the
Presidental nomination. As a practical
politician the Pennsylvania Senator has but
little hope of electing a man who has been
so conspicuous in national affairs as John
Sherman.
Several prominent Philadelphia Repub
licans were here to-day to consult Senator
Quay about the Presidental question and he
frankly told them that unless Secretary
Blaine will consent to become a candidate
there was but small prospect of deieating
Harrison.
To Confer With General Clarkson.
It is understood that General Clarkson,
who is now in Chicago, has telegraphed to
Senator Quay that he expects to talk over
the political situation preparatory to going
to Minneapolis. It is expected'that several
other prominent members of the Republican
Rational Committee willitryand make it
convenient to be in "Washington the same
time. There is apt to be considerable
trouble over the silver plank in the Repub
lican platform.
The Republicans from tho six silver
States have not been idle daring the past
tw o or three weeks. They hare consulted
all the delegates from the four Territories
and also the delegates from the Southern
State, with a view to pledging them to in
struct their representatives on the Com
mittee on Resolutions to insist upon insert
ing an unequivocal tree silver plank in the
platform.
Free Silver Men on the Committee.
A well-known Republican Senator, who
expects to represent his State on that com
mittee, said to-day that he is confident they
will have at least 23 other votes in the
committee favorable to free silver, but he is
not sure that the convention will adopt
such a plank even if the Committee on Reso
lutions should recommend it.
The silver men have not yet determined
upon the phraseology of their plank,and it is
possible they will not reach a conclusion
until they know what they want, but they
arc not sure they can obtain all they de
sire. CLEVELAND'S BUREAU AT IT.
The Literary End of Grover" Campaign
Comes to the Surface Northern Senti
ment for Southern Use Manager Parker
Gives the Organs an Assignment Some
Significant Suggestions.
rSFECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Philadelphia, May 17. There is no
longer any doubt of Grover Cleveland's
candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for President, notwithstanding his coyness
and evident determination to have the party
come to him rather than to go to his party.
Mr. Cleveland's literary bureau, recently
organized in New York, is industriously at
work. The literary concern is being con
ducted by George F. Parker, Mr. Cleve
land's intimate friend. On May 2, 1892,
Mr. Parker sent out from the Cleveland
literary bureau a fetter to the editor of one
Cleveland Democratic paper in each of the
large cities of the North, requesting that
Cleveland sentiment be worked up to be
used in influencing the State Conventions
in the South.
In his letter to the Northern Democratic
editors Mr. Parker practically dictates what
shall be printed on the subject of Mr.
Cleveland's candidacy, who shall be seen
and what amount of space shall be allotted
to each man interviewed. He then tells
what shall be done with the interviews
after being printed, and, without saving it
in so many words, he discloses Mr. Cleve
land's position and makes him a candidate,
and forces him into the newspapers like any
other ambitious advertiser who wants a
boom in his business.
Suggestions Concerning Sentiment.
Mr. Parker's letter, which was received
here just as it was received in Baltimore,
"Washington, Pittsburg, Cleveland and De
troit, is appended :
57 Bkoadwat, )
New York, May 2.
I have an idea that a series of interviews
published in 15 or 20 or the leading cities of
the North with business men who are in
favor of the nomination of Mr. Cleveland,
and who will give their reasons for this
opinion, will bo of great advantage Just at
the present time, and it will also be a good
news feature.
I would buggest that the number of men to
bo interviewed should vary from 50 to 100, as
the opinions they exprexs and the import
ance of the men to "be seen would warrant.
I would suggest that they should he mem
bers of the various exchanges manufact
urers and men engaged In large enterprises.
1 would have these interviews as short as
they can possibly be made without in any
way impairing their intelligence or effect
iveness. I should say that an average or from
100 to 150 words would bo quite sufficient.
Let them be aked directly for their opinion
concerning Mr. Cleveland's nomination and
give their reasons for favoring him. Tho
subjects might Include:
First Mr. Cleveland's party on accept
ability', "
Second Concerning his position on the
tariff question and the importance of keep
ing him its representative.
Third As to bis views on currency ques
tions ana questions concerning these points.
The Best Jlust Bo Longest.
Each newspaper will, I think, bo able to
gather pretty woll tho opinions of tho men
interested.
Of course there are in every city some
business men of greater importance than
others. These it may be necessary to inter
view at greater length so that I have only
indicated what I think the average might
he. I am also inclined to think that a brief
epitome of the general result of these Inter
views mhrht he sent to the Associated Press
or the United Press with whichever or
ganization thd paper concerned mr he con
nected. 1 would suggest that these interviews he
published some time during the week be
tween the 9th and 16th or May, as may best
suit the convenience of tho editor, ana I
also think it would he well to have the
Superintendent of the mailing room select
from the exchange list all ortno papers that
go to the South, and if possible mark this
new feature, in order that it may without
any unnecessary delay reaoh the pa
tho South. Gkoiioe F. P.
tapers 01
'ARKEB.
REEDER FOR CHAIRMAN.
Ills Name the Only One Presented to the
Republican State Convention Frank
Willing Leach Still Secretary A Strong
Indorsement From tho Chairman.
Habkisbukg, Pa., May 17. At a meet
ing of the Republican candidates on the
State ticket held this afternoon, General
Frank Reeder, ofEaston, was chosen chair
man of the State Committee. No other
name was presented.
A Philadelphia telegram says:
The continuance in office of Mr. Prank
"Willing Leaoh as Secretary of the Stats
Committee is assured by the following letter:
Frank Willing-LeacH, Esq.. Philadelphia:
II y Dear Sir The candidates on the Re
publican State ticket and the permanent
Chairman of the State Convention having
designated me as Chairman of the Bepubll
can State Committee for the current year, I
am desirous of effecting an early organiza
tion of the committee. To this end I tender
yon the appointment of Secretary of the
committee and earnestly request that you
will not decline.
From a somewhat limited ex-
rrience in State committee work,
know something of the labors of
the- position which I ask yon to acoept.
and am also aware of the unfortunate tend
ency of the party to reward euoh service
with indifference and criticism rather than
with grateful appreciation. Tour knowl
edge of the State, your familiarity with tho
political noeds of the various counties and
their local conditions and your capacity for
organization work all oontiibnte to give
your servloes, in a Presidental year, special
value, and I hope that you will not refuse to
make the personal sacrlflfce which accept
ance of the place named will doubtless in
volve. Very truly yours,
Frank Rkedbr,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
A BLACK EYE FOB GEOVEE.
California Democrats Down the Cleveland
Anti-Monopoly Man for Chairman. '
Fkesno, Cal., May 17. Special. The
California Democratic Convention met here
to-day, and after one of the hottest fights on
record selected Barney Murphy, a million
aire cattle raiser, of San Jose, as Chairman.
His opponent was D. J. Ostrom, of Yuba,
who was recognized as being against the
Southern Pacific Company and champion of
anti-monopoly. Ostrom is a fanatical
disciple of Cleveland, and his friends tried
to elect him on this ground. The railroad
agents got in, however, and secured
Ostrom's defeat, as they could not afford to
have a Chairman selecting anti-monopoly
committees and making war on them
throughthe platform. The feeling of the
convention is strongly in favor of indorsing
Cleveland, but of sending an uupledged
delegation.
A large faction, called the reorganizes,
is opposed to instructing delegates for
Cleveland, as they believe Caliiornia will
have more influence it it is known that her
delegation is not bound by any cast-iron
instructions. Manv of these reorganizes
are Hill men who don't believe Cleveland
can be nominated, though they wont admit
it. In the speeches nominating candidates
lor Chairman references to Cleveland created
great enthusiasm, and speakers for Murphy
were careful to declare that their man was
not opposed to Cleveland. Still it is
known that Murphy favors Hill, and there
fore his election to the important place of
presiding officer is a black eye to Cleveland.
HABHIS0H ABO QUAY
Indorsed by the Blair County Republicans
in Convention Yesterday.
Hollidaysburg.Pa. ,May 17. Special.
The Blair County Bepublican Convention
to-day indorsed Senator Quay and instructed
their candidates for the Assembly to use all
honorable means to secure his re-election,
Mr. Harrison was also indorsed, and he was
recommended to the Minneapolis Conven
tion to Bucceed himself.
The following candidates were nominated:
Hon. B. L. Hewitt, of Hollidaysburg, and
Hon. A. S. Stayer, of Soaring Springs, for
Assembly; "W. S. Hammond, of Altoona,
for District Attorney; J. D. Plummer, or
Hollidaysbrirg Register and Recorder;
John Loudon, of Altoona, Director of the
Poor; Michael Post, of the same city, Cor
oper; "W. "W. Yon, of Altoona, County
Treasurer.
A LOT OF TOCEBTAINTY
Abont the Republican Presidental Nominee,
Says Chairman John S. Clarkson.
CHICAGO, May 17. Chairman John S.
Clarkson, of the Bepublican National Com
mittee, was in the city to-day en route East.
He says there is a lot of uncertainty about
the Bepublican nomination, as the people
have not yet made up their minds as to the
most available man.
"Then you don't think Mr. Harrison will
be nominated on the first ballot?" was
asked.
"Now, you cannot draw me out as to
whom I think will be nominated. "Without
much doubt there will be several ballots
cast The man must be very popular who
would secure the nomination on the first
ballot, when such a large proportion of the
delegates are uninstructed."
CLEVELAND HAS OHIO.
Jimmy Campbell Tells New York Reporters
About the Backeys Situation.
New Yobk, May 17. Special' Ex
Governor James E. Campbell, of Ohio, ar
rived in this city to-day. A reporter saw
him at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He said
that his visit had no politics in it what
ever. As to the Democratic Presidental
outlook he stated that the sentiment in his
State was favorable to Mr. Cleveland.
"Haven't some delegates been instructed
for Senator Hill in Ohio?"
"No. Out of six delegates elected to the
convention two are anti-Cleveland, but that
does not signify they are for HilL There
is a small anti-Cleveland sentiment in Ohio.
I do not think it is for the New York Sena
tor. How the delegates opposed to Mr.
Cleveland will vote I have no idea."
DELAWABE FOB CLEVELAND.
The Delegates Go Cnlnstructed, but All
Favor the F-x-PresIdent.
Doveb, Del, May 17. The Democratic
State Convention was called to order at 2:15
p. M. The State delegates to Chicago will
be X. F. Bayard, Hiram Borie, Governor
Bobert Beynolds, General B. B. Kenny,
Congressman Causey, "W. L. Simian. The
delegation is for Cleveland.
The resolutions denounce the McKinley
bill, oppose the free coinage of silver and
strongly Indorse Cleveland. The Chicago
delegation was not instructed, but all favor
the nomination of Cleveland.
Arizona Inaorsei Cleveland.
Tucson, Ariz., May 17. The Territorial
Democratic Convention has elected the fol
lowing delegates to Chicago: A. 0. Baker,
Phoenix; L. C Hughes, Tucson; "W. J.
Nugent, Yuma; A G. Oliver, Prescott;
Henry T. Smith, Apache, and E. E. Elling
wood, Flagstaff. The convention recom
mended Marcus A Smith as delegate to
Congress, and indorsed Grorer Cleveland.
LEVEES CAVING IN
And Plantations Inundated Above
and Below New Orleans,
THE CITY NOW IN GEEAT DANGER.
Hundreds of laborers at Work but
Breaks Are Irreparable.
the
NO APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIMS
rsrscur. tju.xob.ui to the dispatch.
New Orleans, May 17. The Harlem
break In Plaquemine parish, the most seri
ous crevasse below New Orleans, appears to
be irremediable. The old break was closed
last night, and the force of men who had
been at work on it went to the assistance of
their co-laborers to close the one that oc
curred yesterday morning.
They were thus engaged only a short time
when the gap that was imagined to have
been just successfully closed again gave
way, so that the crevasse is now wider than
ever, and interfering with the running of
the New Orleans and Southern Bailroad.
There is a large force of men at work here,
put they appear to have accomplished little.
A small break in the same parish occurred
at the Martin plantation.
The Panther Forest break in Chicot coun
ty. Ark., is now 1,000 feet wide, but 12 to
IS feet deep, and, from the present out
look, all the plantations on both sides of
Bayou Macon from Macon lake to the Ma
con hills, a distance of 20 miles, will be un
der water within the next few days.
The Ruin Cannot Be Estimated.
The water from the Brooks mill break
has backed up a distance of 13 miles and
will doubtless be joined by the water from
the Panther Forest break at those places
west of Lake Chicot. It is 'difficult to at
tempt to approximate the extent of the ruin
that will be consequent upon these crevas
ses. In Arkansas the whole of Chicot
county is under water, while in Louisiana
there are five parishes in the Tensas district
submerged from the back water.
In Avoyalles Parish the back water from
Bed river has reached about half way over
the fields on the north side of Bayou Des
Glaizes. The dyke across Mill Bayou, one
mile above Hamburg, is causing consider
able damage to the farmers oi Big Bend
and Bordelinville. A canal must be dug in
order to let the water oat of Mill Bayou or
it will overflow a great deal on valuable
lands that are now under cultivation. The
heavy rains in the Arkansas district have
caused a steady rise in the Arkansas river
and the bottom lands along the Arkansas
and Poteau rivers are under water causing
great danger to crops and property.
The Railroads Are Sadly Soaked.
The trains have been delayed on account
of the overflow having washed away the
tracks. The Mississippi levees from Green
ville to Natchez are reported to be in good
condition. In fact, all of the Mississippi
leveesare holding firm. This can be ac
counted for by the fact that Mississippi has
more available funds and a shorter stretch
of river front than Louisiana. The Duval
levee, in Issaquena county, was reported to
be in bad shape, but a large force of men
and quantities of materials were sent there
and a special watch is being kept over that
.levee.
A large force of laborers and railroad
hands were put to work on the Bonnett Carre
crevasse yesterday in the hopes ot closing
it. The levee, however, continued to cave
badlv and at 2 p. M. the break widened
rapidly to 300 feet, when all attempts to
close it were abandoned. At 8 p. m. it was
360 feet wide and 12 feet deep and threaten
ipgto be even more destructive than at first
imagined. The water, instead of running
into Lake Pontchartrain, Is sweeping over
the plantations in Charles and Jefferson
parishes toward New Orleans .and will
reach the upper end of the city.
Mew Orleans Menaced From the Rear.
It will do no damage here, however, as a
protection levee will keep it out, and the
danger to the city is from the rear. Com
missioner of Public "Works Earrell has ap
plied to the City Council for an additional
appropriation for drainage machines to put
them in order for the emergency.
The worst sufferer by the crevasse as yet
has been the Mississippi Valley, or the
Louisville, Jew urieans and Texas Pacific
Bailroad. Ei?ht miles of thfi rraMr nro
under water. A large section of it will be
washed away and business by it inter
rupted. The railroad brought 40,000 sacks
from Vicksburg above to stop this crevasse,
and has already spent a great deal of
money on it, but in vain. The flood has
not vet reached the Illinois Central Bail
road', and that road hopes to escape any in
jury or interruption from it, but the
chances are against this, as a break at that
point nearly always stops it. The crevasse
interrupts regular travel between New
Orleans and the capital, Baton Bouge, and
the large number of people went who there
yesterday to see the inauguration of the
Governor found it a verv difficult matter to
get back home again. The river here has
been falling for the past two days in conse
quence of the Bonnett Carre breakand fs
now three-tentns ot a loot lower than it
was Sunday.
No Appropriation for Flood Sufferers.
A dispatch from "Washington says: Bepre
sentative Catchings, of Mississippi, a few
davs ago, on the receipt of letters from
Warren county, Mies., calling attention to
the fact that a large nnmber oi the inhabi
tants of the connty had been driven from
their homes by the floods of the Mississippi
river and several negroes rendered destitute,
introduced aresolution appropriating 30,000
for the relief of the destitute until the high
water had receded, the landlords being
unable to aid the sufferers, as this was the
third successive year in which the lands had
been submerged. To-day Bepresentative
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, reported the
resolution from the Appropriations Com
mittee with an adverse recommendation.
The report says that the facts presented
have excited the warmest sympathy of the
committee and they would gladly report
the resolution favorably it there were no
other question involved than that of giving
succor to persons in distress. But they do
not think the case is one which would justify
Congress in making the appropriation asked.
TEE OUTLOOK BAD.
Report of the Signal Service on the
Pros-
pects for the Flood.
"Washington, May 17. The threaten
ing aspect of the outlook to-day for the
lower Mississippi Valley has deepened in
the past 48 hours. As regards the prospect
for intensity and duration of the impending
flood with the water now in sight matters
stand about as iollows: There has
been a rainfall of 2.2 inches
along the Missouri river from Kansas City
to Pierre and 2.5 inches along the Arkansas
from Fort Smith to Little Bock. The rain
fall in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois and
on the. upper Mississippi averages over one
Inch. The present high stage of the Mis
souri at Kansas City, 21.7 feet, a fall of a
foot since yesterday, will be maintained for
some time and may even increase in the
next three days.
The upper Mississippi at Dubuque, with a
stage of 10.9 to-day, has risen two feet in
the past five days. At St Louis the very
high stage of 35.3 feet prevails, there being
a rise of five feet in the past five days. The
rate of rise has slackened. The prospects
arelhat the rise will continue one foot
more and a high stage will be maintained
ior.some time. The Ohio "has begun to rise,
the stage at Cincinnati being 22.5. The
present Ohio rise will not be of much im
portance. The Cumberland is at a low
stage.
A BIO BBEAK FEABED.
The Egypfaln Levee Protecting Alexandria,
Bio., Thought to Be Unsafe.
Keokuk, Iowa, May 17. Both the Des
Moines and Mississippi rivers are again ris
ing, the water from the Des Moines pouring
through the break in the Birge levee.
Fears are entertained that the staunch
Egyptain levee, which has been protecting
Alexandria, Ma, and 11,000 acres adjoining
and which withstood the last high water, will
give way if the rise continues. The cur
rents have cut into it, seriously weakening
it
The Mississippi stands 13 1-10 feet to
night, a rise of one-tenth. The Des Moines
rose six inches during the day. The farmers
have done nothing since the first floods and
are fully six weeks behind with work. The
only encouragement is that there are pros
pects of a good fruit and grass crop. Oats
and wheat are drowned out and no corn has
been planted.
At Cedar Bapids this afternoon the
heaviest rain of the season beganfalling
and has continued since. The river is at its
highest point of the season and continues to
BLAINE'S MORNING WALK
Causes the Talk That Be Is Trying Bis
Strength His Friends Surprised at Bit
Activity He Mow Reaches the "White
House at 8 O'clock.
"Washington, May 17. Special Mr.
Blaine is surprising his friends and discon
certing his enemies by showing the
most unusual physical activity of
recent days. He has for the
last six months been in the habit of remain
ing at his home, until about 10:30 A. SI.,
when he strolled leisurely to the State De
partment But within the last week he has
begun a course ot early morning walks, and
not a morning passes that he is not to be
seen striding vigorously along the gravel
walks of the "White House lot at 8 o'clock.
The appearance of Mr. Blaine before most
people have had their breakfast has excited
much comment, and the Blaine men see in
it a latent indication that he has not
entirely given up Presidental aspirations.
Still, Blaine makes' no sign. "With all their
hopes placed on Blaine, the anti
administration men are made verv
anxious by the doubt in -which
he keeps them. They have redoubled
their efforts within the past two
days to get some expression of opinion or
indication of purpose from hirn, but they
have tailed to get anything from him.
It is so near the time for action that they
cannot afford much further delay. They
have made one or two breaks to take
up some other candidate, but in this
they feel the danger of scattering their
forces, and they always come back to Blaine
as the one man upon whom they can unite.
FOB SUNDAY OPENING.
Unitarian Women Take a Positive Stand on
the World's Fair Question.
CniCAGO, May 17. At the Unitarian
"Women's Conference to-day, the report of
the Secretary, Mrs. Beed, for the last year,
shows a vast amount of work accomplished,
and the financial condition of the society has
proved to be beyond expectation. At the after
noon session the following were elected:
Bev. Ida a Hultoh. Moline, 111., President;
Mrs. Celia H. "Wooly, Vice President; Mrs.
Marion H. Harkins, Secretary and Treas
urer: Mrs. B. C Beed. Secretary of Post-
I office Mission Socioty. A preamble and a
series ot resolutions regarding the ivorld s
Fair were adopteuwhlch declare in part:
"We regard it as the wish and conviction of
tho Women's Western Unitarian Conference
that the World's Fair, In all Its eauoatlonal
and art exhibits, should be opened on Sun
day, nnd wo hereby petition tho directory of
tlio Exposition, praying them to consider,
not the denominational opinions of any one
sect or any one of the great religions, but in
the light of progressive faith, which is lim
ited only by the needs and aspirations of the
entile race and development of our entire
humanity.
SHE FED HIM, THEN SHOT HIM.
A Preacher's Daughter Kills a Noted South
ern Desperado
Fayette ville, N. C., May 17. Alex.
Gilmore, a notorious desperado from South
Carolina, entered the house of the Bev.
"William Brunt, near "White Oak,
yesterday, and, finding no one
there but the daughter, flourished
a pistol and ordered her to prepare him a
dinner at once, which she did. Alter de
vouring the victuals Gilmore gathered up
all the cooked meats and started for the
woods nearby.
As soon as his feet cleared the doorsill
Miss Brunt got a double-barelled shotgun
and, taking deliberate aim, fired 13 buck
shot into Gilmore's back, from the effects of
which he died in a short time.
Since the shooting it has been learned
that Gilmore was wanted in South Carolina
for murder, and Miss Brunt is entitled to
the 1 300 reward offered for him.
H0 C0NTBACT YET.
Edison and Westinehouse Companies Still
Trying; for tho World's Fair Lighting.
CniCAGO, May 17. Special No deci
sion was reached to-day regarding the big
contract for lighting the "World's Fa ir. For
five hours the comparative merits of the
propositions made by the competing com
panies were discussed by the Grounds and
Buildings Committee, and representatives
of the Edison and "Westinghouse companies
were catechized regarding the capabilities
of the two concerns.
During the session patents and possible
litigation were taken up, and finally the
committee resolved to postpone the matter
until legal opinions could be had. The
subject was then turned over to Solicitor
General Carlisle and Major Butterworth,
who are expected to submit legal opinions
to the committee Friday forenoon.
CITIZENS GUABDING A JAIL.
It Contains an Occnpant "Whom They Are
Very Anxions to Lynch.
Clayton, Del., May 17. About 200
men gathered at Chestertown, Md., de
termined to lynch the negro assailant of
little Nellie Silcox. The Sheriff eluded
them last night by hurrying the prisoner
on board a tng and stealing down the Dela
ware. He brought his prisoner back and
relodged him in jail at i o'clock this morn
Citizens are now guarding the jail to pre
vent the Sheriff from spiriting the negro
away again, and express a determination to
take the law into their own hands. The at
tending physicians say it is impossible for
the girl to recover.
ANOTHER LABOR SNAG
Struck by Harrison, Who Gets an Ultimatum
From the Horseshoers.
Boston, May 17, At the annual conven
tion of the Journeymen Horseshoers' Union
here, a resolution was passed calling upon
the President of the United States to
"patronize union labor, and have bis horses
shod by union men who receive American
wages." His work is not being done in a
union Bhop.
BOOTH Aid HIS ARMY
Have a Big Meeting and a Bather
Slim Banquet in New York.
PEOF. BEIGGS OCCUPIED A BOX
And Appeared Greatly interested in
Work of the Crusaders.
the
THE HARD WOBK OP THE SLUM GIEL8
SgrlCIAI. TJU.IGRAM TO THE DISPATCn.l
r
New York, May 17. Commander B
lington Booth, Mrs. Booth and a crowd
majors, brigadiers, staff captains and
mers ot the Salvation Army made tner
Music Hall echo to-night From the
boxes a large number of fashionable people
looked on and they seemed to enjoy the
novelty.
The Salvation Army officers have been
gathering for several days from all over the
Eastern States and from all the larger posts
this side of the Bocky Mountains. They
propose to hold a grand council to-morrow
and next day. At 5:15 this evening 700
of them sat down to a banquet
of cold meat and water and
bread in the barracks on Seventy-second
street, between Third and Lexington
avenues, and they ate these things with
songs and shouts of praise, and marched to
Music Hall afterward with bands playing,
tambourines beating and flair's flying.
Every seat and corner and ontside aisle
of the hall was filled, the red shirts of Sal
vationists dotting the crowd thickly. The
stage was built up with tiers and rows of
seats, and Commander Booth had his faith
ful lieutenants, male and female, his bands
of drums and brass instruments, and his
flags, and scrolls and banners up there in an
imposing mass. N
Mrs. Booth's Friends in the Boxes.
He and his wife were the central figures.
She has a very sweet face that is beautiful
when she is in good health, anditloses none
oi its attractiveness in the simple bonnet
she wears. The people in the boxes watched
her with interest, as they have
had her often in their houses leading draw
ing room prayer meetings. She smiled
up at the boxes frequently and seemed to
recognize many friends there. Among
these were Prof." Charles A Briggs and his
wife, Mrs. Bichard Irvin, Dr. Lyman Ab
bott, Mr. James Talcott, Mr. Van Norden,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Stickney and Mrs.
James F. Buggies.
Ballington Booth is a tall man of exceed
ing leanness of figure and length and home
liness of face. He has dark hair plastered
in rolls about his ears, and long, thin arms,
and long, lean hands aad bony fingers. His
sharp voice was heard in all parts of the
house, and whenever he called for a chorus
of amens there was a tumultuous swell and
fell, mingled with roll of the drums and the
blasts of horns.
The General Likes to Sing.
"Whenever the enthusiasm slackened the
least bit he would say: "Now, let us sing
something."
And then he would swing both his long
arms high in the air above his head, and,
bhouting the first word of the hymn, would
swing them downward and up on the other
side, drawing a great roar of music after
them. His speech was made up for the
most part of statistics about the slum work
and observations upon it.
"Oh, I am weary," he cried, "of hearing
about people sitting in cushioned pews
looking up at beautiful, frescoed ceilings,
singing Kescue the perishing. What we
want is Christianity in action. You say Dr.
Parkhurst colored things up. I don't
know why it" is, but whenever
a good man, with life and
heart touched with God's spirit,
turns and does something, or reveals some
thing, there are always people ready to say
he is exaggerating things. Then he gave
some statistics about the army's work, and
the slum girls, dressed in their rough gar
ments and aprons, and the hats of Hester
and Catharine and "Water stteet tenements,
stood np and were cheered again and again.
The Collrction Ono of the Features.
Mrs. Booth also spoke a few minutes, but
her voice soon gave out.
They took up a collection, Mr. Booth
calling for "canaries" first, by which he
meant slips of paper promising large
amounts. The canaries sang pretty cheerful
songs, although Mr. Booth was evidently
disappointed. He did not get quite $1,000.
The general collection brought in about
?200.
To-morrow there will be councils, and at
night a general meeting in Association Hall.
This meeting is called "Three Hours at the
Cross."
ANOTHER STAGE ROBBERY.
No Shooting Done, but Several Hundred
Dollars and a Number of Watohes Se
curedStole the Guns Used Worked
Like Old Hands at It.
San Francisco, May 17. Special A
report comes from Fort Boss, Sonoma
county, that the stage was robbed this morn
ing near there in Turner's canyon. Two
men stole a riff e and a shot gun at Fort Boss
last night, and this morning when the stage
was going up a hill in a lonely part oi the
canyon the driver heard an order to halt.
"With athought of the Bedding robbery fresh
in his mind he didn't hesitate, but pulled
up the horses.
One masked man covered the driver as he
threw out the Wells, Fargo & Ca's box
back of the stage, while his companion
came up on that side and shook the box. It
was very light and there was no rattle of
packages, so the highwaymen returned it,
saying it was not worth the trouble of
breaking open. The robber who had the
drop on the driver then ordered the passen
gers inside to come out
They were ordered to stand in line and
hold up their hands while the masked man
who had examined the express box searched
them carefully, like an old hand in the
business. He got several hundred dollars
and several watches and then politely re
quested the robbed passengers to resume
their seats. The mail bags were not
touched. The robbery took place not far
from Fort Boss, which was the scene of the
early Russian settlement in Calafornia and
which was purchased by General Sutter be
fore the sold discoverv. The stace roads
wind about the ocean cliffs for miles and
stages on this line have seldom been robbed
because of the small sumB carried in the ex
press box.
A DD70BCE GAMED BY FBAUD.
Judge Parker Decides for Ulyon B. Daniels,
the New York Widow.
Denver, May 17. Special' The opin
ion of Judge Parker, of the United States
Court, in the case of Lilyon B. Daniels,
against "William B. Daniels, was rendered
this morning. It sustained the prayer of
the complainant as set forth by
the divorced wife of the dead
millionaire. Lilyon B. Daniels,
of New York, claims that a fraudulent di
vorce was obtained by her husband, the
late "William B. Daniels, and agreement
was secured from her by threats and mone
tary persuasions while she was in an en
feebled mental condition. She further al
leges in this complaint that she was de
frauded out of her apportionment of an es
tate amounting to $2,000,000 by persons
who were confederates and henchmen of
"Wm. "B. Daniels. -
After reciting the complaint and the
demurrer of tlje defense, Judge Parker
says: "There is no doubt that the bill of
the complainant in this case sets up suffi
cient facts to show a case of procuring a
divorce by fraud, and, therefore, enough to
constitute a cause of actionto authorize the
relief prayed.for,"
SENATORS TAKE THE KNIFE
And Will Run It Through th Blver and
Harbor Appropriations A Redaction of
25 Per Cent to Bo Made Tho Cat
85,000,000.
"Washington, May 17. Special A
movement of a sensational character was
fully discussed and practically agreed upon
to-day among the Bepublican Senators
who are sneeiallv rhftnrpn" with nnnrn.
.s . in rPni a with th.
t6Sn,r''C'Q t,t bill in particular. It is
-U r, " "ll'jn' " the knife horizon-
it...... J! -ifGllc. ,'-'7 ind harbor bill, and
siasning-i.v. - c y .teof over $5,000,000.
It will be no gi-& ly application of the
knife, but will be a reduction of from 20 to
25 per cent on every one of the several hun
dred items of the bilL This will throw the
burden of the large appropriations upon the
Democratic Honse, which passed the bill.
The suggestion of this move was made
yesterday by Secretary Foster, who went to
the Capitol for the special pur
pose of urging upon Chairman Alli
son, ot the Appropriations Committee,
that the drain on the Treasury
was so great that a halt in appropriations
would have to be made. Mr. Allison in
turn presented the plan to a number of Sen
ators, and to-day it was discussed by the
Senate Committee on Commerce.
This committee will meet again to-morrow
morning; with a view to comnletinz the
details of the huge cut, and it is expected
that Senator Frye, Chairman of the Com
merce Committee, will himsell make
the move to-morrow or as soon as the
bill is taken up by the Senate
to make the horizontal reduction. It
is said that a canvass of Senators has shown
.that the plan has sufficient supporters to
insure its passage, as Senators who are
greatly interested In their local waterways
are willing to suffer a cut as long as all
other waterways suffer corresponding re
ductions. FIRE COMES WITH CLAXT0N.
The Alvin Theater Singed Two Sale
Stables In the Bear Burned Over 30
Horses Cremated Almost a Conflagra
tion. The Bed Lion Sale Stables, in the rear of
the Alvin Theater, were destroyed by
lire shortly after 2 o'clock this
morning. It is supposed that
at least 35 horses perished 1Q the flames.
The fire spread to the Alvin stable, where
several horses were alsobnrned. Several
of the dressing rooms and considerable
scenery in the Alvin Theater were de
stroyed by fire and water.
The fire originated in the Bed Lion
stables and spread across the extreme lot to
the Alvin Theater. Prompt action on
the part of the fire department saved
the theatre. The Alvin stable is owned by
ex-Sheriff Montgomery. His loss is esti
mated at 8,000. The "loss to the Bed Lion
Hotel is about the same amount The loss
to the Alvin Theatre is placed at 52,000.
Kate Claxton is playing an engagement at
the Alvin this week. This clever actress
has been the heroine of several theater fires,
but fortunately this time she as well as her
audience were beyond the reach of the
flames.
ANOTHER STOCK YABB3 FIGHT.
Chicago Commission Men Think the Pack
ers Are After tho Karth.
Chicago, May 17. A lively contest
began to-day at the stock yards here
between some of the larger packers on one
side and a number of commission men on
the other. The packers announced an in
tention to buy hogs only in original lots
from the country, the reason given being
that the system of sorting aud moving hogs
around the yards results in too large a
percentage of bruising and overheating.
The commission men say the move is only
anise of the packers to gain control of the
Eastern shipping trade in the live animals,
as well as the product, which the packers
already have. According to the commis
sion men, the shippers have been getting
the bulk of the choice grades. Very few
speculators bought any hogs to-day, owing
to the uncertainty of the situation.
ST. LOUIS IS TICKLED.
She "Will Get a Tlsil After All From a Real
Warship, the Concord.
St. Louis, May 17. It is now more
than probable that the United States
steamship Concord, now at Cairo, will ride
at anchor in the harbor of St Louis before
returning down the river to salt water. To
day it was learned that some of Commander
"White's telegrams referring to a proposed
Paducah trip had been construed at the
Navy Department as referring to the St
Louis trip. This misunderstanding has now
been cleared away, and the following tele
gram from Secretary Tracy practically set
tles the matter.
Captain I. T. Mason. President Merchants' Ex
change, St. Louis, Mo.
Concord ordered to so to St. Louis. Thurs
day, unless some special occasion exists lor
her not going. B. F. Tract.
A BATTLE WITH THIEVES.
Two of the Pursuers and One of the Pur
sued Slain In tho Fight
GUTHBIE,. O. T., May 17. A mail car
rier, who arrived here to-day from Marshall,
O. T., says: A pitched battle took place
between horse thieves and deputy sheriffs,
in the Sac and Fox conntry. Two of the
horse thieves and one of the deputies were
killed.
No details of the battle are known nor
the names of those killed. This is the same
gang that killed "William Stainer, of
Orlando, a week since.
The Linn Dlka Broken.
VlBGlNlA,lLL.,May 17. The Linn Dike,
near Chandlerville, and the levee west of
Beardstown, have broken, letting immense
quantities of water into the lower farming
lands of that section, already oversoaked.
doing incalculable damage to property.
Many families have been compelled to move
to higher land.
THIS MORNING'S NEWS.
Topic Page.
Qaay Notln Love With Sherman 1
A Great Flood menacing the South 1
Salvation. Army Bally In New York.- 1
Welih Tin Plate Site Banters. 1
Plttibnrg Glass Mod Easily Satlnfied. 2
Allegheny 3Iay Progreas Backward S
The Troy Hill Tunnel a Go 2
Pror. Arbucklo In Ohio 2
Editorial Comment and Miscellaneous.... 4
Facts on the Garbage Question 5
Big World's Fair Schemes O
McKinley Talks on College Clubs 7
The Colored Brother Left at Omaha. ... 7
Lively Politics in Georgia...! 7
One More Ball Game Dropped 8
All the Baclng Becords 8
A Deceived Husband's Bevenge 8
Another English Car Scandal 1)
The Business World's Budget O
Uncle Sam Not a Bankrupt 10
The Oil Scout's Field News 10
Heal Estate and Commercial Markets. ...11
News of the County Courts 12
A WAIL FKOH WALES.
Tin Plate Mills Closed and Many
Makers Quitting the Business.
HAYOC OF THE li'EINLEI BILL
"Welshmen Seeking Manufacturing Sites in
the United States.
THEY LAUGH AT DEMOCBATIC CLAIMS
The Democrats who imagine that the tin
plate industry in the United States is a
fake should talk to W. Bright, David
Owen and George H. "White, of Swansea,
"Wales, who are now stopping at the Mo
nongahela House. Mr. Owen sold out his
tin plate establishment when the McKinley
bill was passed. Mr. Bright still owns his
works, but he is anxious to sell, and both
gentlemen have been casting around in the
States for sites, with the view of locating
here.
"I am a Democrat," said Mr. Owen, "and
nothing would please me better than to see
the tariff removed. "We could then stay in
"Wales, and make tin plate as of yore. No
Democrat, however, can convince me that a
tariff is not the best thing for this country.
It shuts us out completely, and we must
come over here to compete, or go out oi the
business. The only thing that grieves me
is that I am a married man, and it is not
pleasant to move from one's native soil to a
new land. It is ridiculous to say the Amer
icans can't make tin plate. Borne wasn't
built in a day, and I must say that great
progress has been made in the business
since the duty wa3 put on.
An Indorsement for American Tin.
"I have been in Chicago, St. Louis, Hen
derson, and to-day I visited the plant at
Demmler. They are making tin plate there
very satisfactorily. Of course, the product
may not be finished as well as the "Welsh,
but your people will learn by experience.
It is only a question of time until the Amer
ican tin plate will be as good as ours. The
Niedringhans Bros, have a good plant in
St Louis, but for my part, I prefer the
works at Demmler.
"Over in "Wales business is, very bad.
Nine tin plate plants are closed in Swansea
alone. Wherever you go in the country
you will find them shut down, or only
working half time. Even the tinning busi
ness has been greatly injured by the Mc
Kinley bill. Black plates are imported
from "Wales and tinned here. This work
used to be done on the other side. The
shipments of the finished product have
fallen off, and the Democrats who claim
that as much tin plate is imported a3
formerly don't know what they are talking
about The Americans have not been suc
cessful so far in making cold chilled rolls.
It may be because your steel is a little
softer ' than ours, or possibly your people
don't understand the process, but in time
they will overcome these difficulties. The
tariff on black plates is only about half as
much as on tin plate, so that this gives our
rollers a little chance to still send plates to
the United States.
Welshmen Cannot Compete.
"I am not afraid that the tin plate tariff
will be removed. "Why, in the last 30
years not one of the duties have been
repealed. The duty of 10 shillings
on tin plate is more than enough to offset
the low wages paid in "Wales. Then fnel in
this countrv is cheap. In Pittsburg yon
have coal, oil and gas, three strings to pull
on. I think oil and gas are better for mak
ing tin plate than coal. In St Loui3 I
found coal was very cheap. "We pay twice
the price in "Wales. How then is it possible
for us under the circumstances to compete
with manufacturers here? The low wages
of "Wales will not make up the difference.
There is nothing left for us to do
but come to the United States. I am
thinking of going into business in this
country. If I do I would select a site in
Chicago. I think that city is the center of
the world. The peonle her'e must have a
little patience, and give the manufacturers
a chance. There isn't anything that can't
be made in this land. You have all kinds
of machinery, plenty of capital and skilled
mechanics. I wish it were otherwise, but it
is so. America was our tin plate market,
but now it is closed against us."
485 COUNTS AGAINST EI3I.
Director Evans, of the Defunct Spring Val
ley Bank, a Much Indicted Man True
Bills Against the Fhconlxville Bank
President, Also Postponements Likely.
Philadelphia, May 17. The grand
jury of the United States District Court to
day returned true bills of indictment against
Nelson F. Evans, a director in the broken
Spring Garden National Bank, and Theo
dore Hunter, the former President of the
Farmers and Mechanics' National Bank of
Phcbnixville.
The bills returned against Evans were
three in number and contain 4S5 counts.
Some of the counts charge Evans with em
bezzling money from the Spring Garden
Bank and aiding the Kennedys in wreck
ing the bank. As District Attorney Ingham
is ill, Evans case went over to the
next term of court But one bill,
containing IS counts, was returned against
Hunter. The first of thes? was a general
count The next seven charged him with
making false entries in the reports to the
Comptroller of the bank's condition, and
the other charged him with perjury in con
nection with the same. Hunter is charged
with embezzling the bank's money and Bis
applying the bank's funds.
It was understood thaa affidavits are to be
filed, askine for a continuance for the trial
of the case until the next term, upon tbe.
grounds that the time between the de
fendant's arrest and his indictment wa.3 too
short for proper preparation, and that Hun
ter, who is confined in Moyamensing with
out bail, is greatly distressed by a wound
in the head received long ago, and the ob
taining oi information from him is neces
sarily slow. After the affidavits are filed
the cose is to be postponed.
It is stated that an application will be
made to-morrow for the postponement of
the trial of H. H. Yard, who is charged
with aiding Marsh in wrecking the Key
stone Bank. It is understood that this
case will also be continned tor the term.
BLOCKADED BY AH ELEPHANT.
A Circus Train Goes Through a Bailroad
Track In Kentucky.
Cincinnati, May 17. Special Or
ton's circus was ditched on the Kentucky
Central Bailroad near Milldale, Ky., at 4
o'clock this morning, by an elephant He
was too heavy for the road. This Bide of
Milldale the track is constructed of made
ground which has heretofore proved solid
enough. But weakened by rains a section
gave way under the weight of the elephant
car and the track, car and all sank down
some eight ieet into the mud. Several cars
filled with animals were dumped on top of
the elephant car and pandemonium broke
loose. a
About noon the elephant was taken out
though the roof of his car and tho wreck
age Cleared away, clearing the track. Tbe
loss islight, but for eight hours the ele
phant stuck in the mud and blockaded
traffic