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The small advertisements in Tlio
Dispatch's 'Rooms to let" column
increased over 200 per cent in
April. They are read and lib
erally answered. One cent a word.
FORTY SEVENTH YEAR.
TO
JAMES G, BLAINE
Tlio Anti-Earrison Forces
Surge ia Their Search
for a Candidate.
A BUEST OF ENTHUSIASM
For the Maine Man at Minneapolis
"Would Force Him to Accept.
Tho Present State of Affairs Consid
ered Hopeful by the Managers The
President Expected to Develop His
Full Strength on the First Ballot
Blaine Likes to Be the People's Idol
His Early Walks and Social Pleas
ures Evidence of Health All the
Other Booms Allowed to Rest.
f rECIAL TELrGEASI TO THE DISPATCH.!
Washikgtox, May 19. The statement
of J. S. Clarkson, Chairman of the Re
publican National Committee, in his Chi
cago interview, to the effect that there is no
possibility of President Harrison's re
nomination by acclamation or on the first
ballot, because of the large number of un
instrncted delegates and the big field of
starters in the race, has attracted general
attention in Washington.
Mr. Clarkson's prediction is significant in
view of the fact that it revolts somewhat at
the plan of anti-Harrison managers. The
present inaction of such prominent work
ing Republicans as Messrs. Clarkson, Quay,
Cameron, Piatt and others, all of whom are
known to be strongly opposed to the re
nomination of President Harrison, is very
marked and has been much commented upon
of late. The fact is that the anti-Harrison
men were never so hopetul as they are to
day. Blaine's Namo Will Be Called.
They are saying nothing tor publication,
but privately they do not conceal their
satisfaction and delight at the ontlook, and
they speak with confidence born of convic
tion when they say that the chances are tea
to one that the President will develop his full
strength on the first ballot just as President
Artbur did in 18S4, and that this strength
will fall far short of enough votes to nom
inate him.
There can be no doubt, moreover, that the
secret of the self-confidence and satisfaction
of the anti-Harrison men is found in the
knowledge that comes to them from every
section of the United States that the signs
all point to an enthusiastic outburst at
Minneapolis in favor of the nomination" of
Blaine.
Chance for a Blaine Stampede.
Every day adds to the Btroagth of this
Blaine enthusiasm, and as day by day the
date for the Minneapolis Convention draws
nearer without any signs from Mr. Blaiue
that he is impatient or offended at the
loyalty of some of his old-time political
friends, the Republican leaders in "Wash
ington who have their hands upon the pulse
of the people become more and more con
vinced that there is to be another Blaine
stampede this year.
That Mr. Blaine himself is not averse to
remaining the popular idol of his party is
shown by the fact that he misses no oppor
tunity to appear in public and give the lie
to the reports set afloat by those devoted to
the political fortunes of President Harrison
that his health is such as to make it impos
sible for him to be a candidate. No event
of social importance has taken place in
"Wellington this spring at which Mr.
Blaine was not present and conspicuous by
his activity and appearance of good health.
U fit chine His Every Move.
The story of his almost boyish enjoyment
of the circus last week has traveled from
Maine to California, and the mere fact of
his misstep a few days later at a lawn fete
when a young was about to pin a rose upon
his coat was sent broadcast as an incident
worthy of mention in view of the wide
spread interest attaching at present to the
name of Blaine.
Last Sunday afternoon the fashionable
world of "Washington was gathered to
gether at a house warming at Oakview, the
summer home of Senator and Mrs. Wolcott,
of Colorado. The most sought for among
all the distinguished public and private
citizens present was Mr. Blaine, who sat on
the lawn for two hours making himself as
charming and agreeable as he has always
been able to do on all occasions. During
the past week Mr Blaine has taken up the
plan of early morning walks.
Oat Amonf the Early B'rdK.
An hour before "Washington is awake he
strolls about through the parks near his
residence and the wide lawns south of the
"White House in order to get an appetite for
breakfast and himself in shape for the work
of the day. IIe.is at his office during busi
ness hours, and every night dines out or
entertains company at his house. These
facts are only important, perhaps, as going
to show the utter absurdity of the reports
that Mr. Blaine is not physically and
mentally able to assume the Presidency .if
the Republican party desires to have him
do so.
The apparent confidence of the anti
Harrison men that the Blaine enthusiasm
will break forth with such strength be
tween now and the 7th of June astosweeD
the convention seems to date from the time
of the conference of ten davs ago at the
house of Senator Cameron between that
Senator, his colleague, Mr. Quay, and Mr.
Thomas C. Piatt
The Amis Sawing Heaps or Wood.
Don Cameron has said nothing at alL He
is a man who believes implicitly in the
wisdom of the advice Mr. Quav gave to the
late Mr. Kerable, of Pennsylvania, on a
memorable occasion to keep his mouth shut,
and he does so persistently. Mr. Cameron
generally knows what is going on, however,
even if he does not talk, and there is no
doubt whatever that he and Mr. Quay have
a perfect understanding as to how their in
fluence will be used with the Pennsylvania
delegation at Minneapolis.
As for Mr. Piatt he said at that confer
ence and he has said since that there are
certainly 40, and possibly 50, anti-Harrison
men on the New York delegation, and
while of course, Mr. Piatt lays no claim to
being able to control these men, he cer
tainly will have more influence with them
than any other man. Clarkson, Cameron,
Quay and Piatt, all of whom are at present
maintaining a profound silence, are all
known to be enthusiastic friends of James
G. Blaine, and it is almost morally certain
BACK
AGAIN
that the real meaning of their present
silence and apparent inactivity is that they
are waiting for the Blaine groundswell,
which they feel sure is bound to come.
now the Little Booms Stand.
In the meantime, nothing is being done
on their part to retard the movementsin
favor of the nomination of Reed, McKin
ley, Sherman, Husk, Alger, Lincoln, Alli
son, or any of the numerous candidates
who are apt to be voted for at least upon
the first ballot. Mr. Reed is as much a
candidate now as he was a month ago when
he started out in earnest to see what he
could do for himself, and the others are
keeping their eyes upon the political game
as closely as he is.
But it is Blaine to whom the anti-Harrison
men and even those who are ranked as
the President's best friends are ever turn
ing, and there is a general feeling that the
old time enthusiasm clustering about his
name will be renewed at Minneapolis and a
Blaine stampede follow that will carry
everything before it. The closest and most
confidential friends of the Secretary of
State do not hesitate to give it as their
opinion that if there is a unanimous de
mand for him in the convention, he will do
nothing to stop it, and if nominated will
promptly accept.
BLAINE WOULDN'T REFUSE.
Three Senators Separately Ask nim If Ho
Won't Be the Standard Bearer All
Draw the Same Conclusion From Bis
Kcply to Thein.
Washington; May 19. Special
Great excitement was caused at the Capitol
to-day by a report which took the form of
a positive announcement that Secretary
Blaine had given conditional assent to the
use of his name at Minneapolis, and that he J
would accept the nomination if it came
to him with practical unanimity. Investi
gation shows this is not a mere idle rumor,
but that it rests upon a substantial basis of
fact, although the form in which it is stated
above may be a little too definite and posi
tive. Three Republican Senators agreed yester
day to call upon Secretary Blaine at'dlffer
ent hours and put to him a hypothetical
question concerning the nomination.
Thev also agreed to meet after
ward and to compare notes as to
Secretary Blaine's answer. Two of these
Senators are Cameron of Pennsylvania and
Washburne of Minnesota. The' third Sena
tor, who narrated the facts to The Dis
patch correspondent, requested that his
name be withheld from publication.
Bow It Was Fat to Blaine.
The question which each of the three
Senators put to Mr. Blaiue was in effect as
follows: "Mr. Secretary, it is my belief
that when the Republican delegates get
together at Minneapolis it will be found
mat tne renomiuauon 01 .irresiueufc xmrrc
son cannot be accomplished: first, be
cause he will not have a majority
of the convention, and second, because if he
did his nomination would be forced upon
the party and could not result in his elec
tion. Now, what your friends would like
to know is whether, if the convention, with
out the use of your name in antagon
ism to that of the President, but
simply under the conditions I have named,
demands that you obey the call of the Re
publican partv, and nominates you, you
will bring embarrassment and disaster by
declining." To each cf these separate call
ers Secretary Blaine made exactly the same
reply. His answer was:
Not Anxious to Be President.
"I do not wish to be President, I wish to
retire from public life and to enjoy some of
the good things of the-world, which the
service of the people has never given me.
I wish to live as long as possible. The
office of Pri sident is a laborious one for
any man, fcht I think it would be
especially hard for me, because if I were
in the Vhite Honse its doors would swing
both wars, and I would freely receive
every citizen who came to Washington and
who wished 4o see the Chief Executive. I
am looking forward with eagerness to the
time when I may lay aside the burden of
my present office."
When Mr. Blaine had finished, his Sena
torial caller looked him squarely in the eye
and said: "But, Mr. Secretary, you have
not answered my question."
Mr. Blaine hesitated for some moments,
as if trying to contrive some other form of
reply. At last he said, with a smile: "If
my language is not satisfactory and intel
ligible to you, I shall have to leave any
more explicit reply to my friends."
This conversation, thrice repeated, was
privately quoted on the floor of the Senate
to-day, among Senators, both favorable and
opposed to Harrison's renomination. There
was but one interpretation placed upon it
The administration men conceded that it
meant that Mr. Blaine would not
refuse to be the standard bearer of his
party if the flag of leadership were thrust
into his unwilling hands. Senators opposed
to renomination agreed with this view.
NOT A NEW YORKER.
Democrats In Washington Say the Candi
date Must Come From the Onttlde
Cleveland Wonld Break the Solid South
Hill Is Weak In All Points.
Washington, May 19. afaZ.
Democrats in tbe Senate and House did
little to-day but discuss the result of the
fight for Presidental delegates in Georgia, .
South Carolina and Virginia The Cleve
land men, of course, claim everything, and
will not admit that the friends of any other
candidate had any strength in the con
ventions. The cooler-headed Democrats,
however, put a damper on such
talk as this, and add the reminder that
Cleveland's inherent weakness is his inabil
ity to carry New York.
There has been much pressure of late to
force a statement from Bourke Cockran, the
recognized Hill leader in Washington, in
the direction of admitting that Cleveland is
as strong in New York as he was in 1881,
and that the contingency might arise where
the New York delegation would vote for
his nomination. Mr. Cockran will admit
nothing of the sort All lie will sav for
publication is that the situation at present
is such that no man can see through it
The result ot the conventions in the
Southern States he regards as equivalent to
a draw, and adds that he has never seen
anything more complicated and incompre
hensible than the situation at present He
would not say that the nomination of Cleve
land would mean the loss of New York, but
it would be a very dangerous experiment.
The Cleveland forces outside of New York
were admirably managed. The leaders were
very capable. JnAewYerk there were no
Cleveland forces to manage, he said they
were merely leaders.
Mr. Springer said to-day that he thought
it was becoming clearer every day that
neither Hill nor Cleveland could be nom
inated. The failure of the Hill folks to
carry things their way in Georgia was a
great blow to Hill, but not a great victory
lor Cleveland. The claim set forth lor
Cleveland, he said, was that he was the
unanimous choice of the Democracy outside
of New York, and therefore he should be
nominated in spite of New York. The re
sults in Virginia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa
and Illinois shows that he is not the unani
mous choice of the party, but that the party
is pretty evenly dividei
"Iowa," he said, "instructed for another,
Illinois and Indiana failed to instruct for
him, Virginia is divided, in North Carolina
his name was hardly mentioned, and In
South Carolinia Cleveland was denounced.
If he were nominated we would certainly
lose South Carolina and probably other
Southern States. I think, on the other
hand, that we can elect any candidate' who
does not come from New York."
This is the view of the situation taken by
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PITTSBURG. FRIDAY, MAY 20 1892-TWELYE PAGES.
a large number of the shrewdest Democrats
in the House.
GEN. CLARKSON'S MISSION.
He Will Try to Learn the Extent ot the Op
position to Harrison Elkins Disturbed
by the Uncertainty or Election Even
After Nomination.
New York, May 19. Spccfot General
James S. Clarkson, Chairman of the Repub
lican National Committee, is on his way
from Detroit, and is expected to arrive at
the Plaza Hotel to-day. He has been sick
with rheumatism at the Hot Springs, and
has not given much attention to the Repub
lican Presidental situation until the last
week. The purpose of his visit in New
York at this time is to rejoin his family,
and also to discuss the troubles in the Re
publican camp.
General Clarkson's friends in New York
said to-day that while here he would con
fer with other Republicans as to the availa
bility of the President as a candidate for
renomination. These people said that the
General and his associates on the National
Committee would attempt to ascertain the
reasons for the hostility of many leading
Republicans to the President.
Among those who will call on General
Clarkson is Secretary Elkins, who has been
in town two days.
A Nomination Not Always Final.
The delegates to the Minneapolis Con
vention who have conferred with Secretary
Elkins have learned from the Secretary
that in his opinion the President will be
renominated. At the same time the Secre
tary is disturbed by the declaration that it
is one thins to renominate the President
and another to re-elect him.
Harrison's opponents here are comparing
the situation with the Democratio situation
in 1888. Said dhe of them yesterday: "The
renomination of Cleveland was mainly dic
tated by Federal officeholders and others
under personal obligations to Cleveland
and very little attention was paid to the
wishes of the Democratic party. So Cleve
land was nominated; and he was a drag on
the National Committee and the managers
of the campaign. No power on earth
could have re-olected Cleveland. There
was a false sentiment demanding his re
nomination, advanced by people who do
none of the work of a political campaign,
and who have not the faintest notion of how
to bring out listless and indifferent voters.
The case of the Republican managers and
President Harrison is identical.
The Bard Workers Are the Kickers.
"The President's administration has been
acoeptable to many Republicans, but, on the
other hand, it has been very unpopular with
the men who do the hard work of the cam
paign. These men believe that Harrison
will be a drag upon them. The Southern
Federal officeholders may be powerful
enough to dictate his nomination. In that
event the members of the new Republican
National Committee must be made up of
men in full sympathy with the President
The present members, it is believed, are not
partial to the President's renomination.
The President's advisers are relying upon
the outcome of the anti-Hill convention, to
be held in Syracuse on May 3L In other
words, they are relying upon the Cleveland
efforts to split the Democracy of the State."
The amusing part of to-dav's performance
was the effort of Secretary Elkins to have a
conference with Thomas C. Piatt Mr.
Piatt and his friends said they had nothing
to discuss with Mr. Elkins. They had no
grievances to present; they were merely
acting on the opinion that it would be use
less to renominate a candidate so unpopular
as Mr. Harrison.
THAT TALK OF ALGER'S
Developed the Fact That Blaine Blast Be
Forced to Accept.
Detroit, May 19, General Alger was
reticent when approached by a reporter to
day, in regard to the conference held at his
home, last evening, which was attended
by1 Chairman Clarkson, Hon. J. Sloat Fas
sett, Hon. John M. Thurston and several
other prominent Republicans. What the
outcome of the conference was he declined
to state, but said that the political situation
was canvassed by those present and its
possibilities discussed. All were in favor
of James G. Blaine for President, he said,
and every means wonld be used to get him
to accept the nomination.
The General declared that the talk about
a conspiracy against President Harrison
was silly, for the reason that in this coun
try, where every man has a right to have
and express an opinion, such a meeting as
that held last evening was no conspiracy.
It was, only to discuss what is best for the
success of the party. General Alger also
declared that Hon. Thomas C Piatt and
Senator Quay were not present at the con
ference, as w'os reported.
Captain W. Cavitt, of this city, who is
said to know considerable about Mr.
Blaine's intentions, states emphatically and
without reservation that the Secretary will
accept the nomination at the hands of the
National Convention.
THE HINEB LAW TEST.
Arguments Begun Before tho State
8a-
preme Court of Michigan.
Lansing, Mich., May 19. Arguments
upon the constitutionality of the Miner
electoral law began in the Supreme Court
to-day before a full bench. The Court
limited arguments to four hours
on each side, and intimated that
an evening session would be held and
arguments closed to-day. Secretary of
State Blacker filed an amended return to
his answer, in which he contends that under
the act of Congress of February 31, 1887,
providing for fixing a date for the meeting
of the Presidental electors, he is not subject
to the order of the State Supreme Court,
and claims the benefit of a demurrer to the
petition of relators, because it does not
state a case entitling them to relief.
Attorney General Ellis opened the argu
ments and spoke for an hour and a half, re
viewing the case in its entirety. He holds
that the claim that the method of giving
notice renders the law invalid is without
force, because this court has held formerly
that the entire failure to give notice would
not invalidate an election at general elec
tions. THE OEAVE HO BELIEF.
A Barled Foot With Crossed Toes Caases
the Living Loser Fain.
Sedalia, Mo., May 19. Special. A.
few weeks ago John Bonker, a Missouri,
Kansas and Texas fireman, had a leg man
gled with switching cars at Booneville.
The limb was amputated and buried
in Booneville, while Mr. Bonker
was brought to his home here.
For a couple of years he improved rapidly,
and then a feeling that the absent limb was
not in its accustomed place overtook him.
A sensation of deep pain in the foot
troubled him night and day. The halluci
nation grew, and Bonker was unable to
sleep nights.
Instead of a cessation of pain with -the
Lpassing of time it increased in intensity.
ana yesteraay tne victim s lather visited
Booneville, opened the grave, disinterred
the coffin, removed the lid and found that
tbe toes of the foot were crossed. No other
peculiarity was discovered. The toes
were straightened out, the coffin
closed and again buried, and almost in
stantly young Bonker experienced a sensa
tion of relief and. he has not yet had a re
currence of the pain that almost crazed him
prior to the toes on the amputated limb
being sraightened.
THE Rid BAINS
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Sweep Off $50,000,000 Worth
of Properdin tho
Wet wist and
WIPE OUT MANY LIYES.
Fruitfnl Fields Transformed Injto
Worthless Quagmires, and
POPULOUS PLACES DEVASTATED,
Railroads Crippled, Mails Delayed
Traveling Dangerous.
and
NEW ORLEANS STILL RESTS EASY
tCrECIAL TELIOBAM TO THB PISPATCJI.l
Chicago, May 19. Never in the history
of the West have so many lives been lost
and so much property destroyed by floods
as has been chronicled in the past two
.weeks. Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Mis
souri and a portion of Kansas
and Minnesota are covered with
water, which is rising steadily
and causing widespread ruin and misery.
It is estimated to-night that BO persons per
ished at Sioux City. The casualties re
ported from other places will bring the
death list up to 100 or more. Sionx 0111",
as well as scores of towns in Iowa are cut
off from the outside world. The trains
cannot leave or enter them and a coal
famine is threatened.
The Water Still Coming Down.
There was no cessation of the storm in
Illinois. Rain has fallen every day but
three tor the past fortnight, and to-night
water is coming down in a discouraging
way. All the rivers and creeks are out of
their banks and sending tremendous vol
umes of water into the already submerged
lowlands. The old town of Alexandria,
in Iowa, is crumbling into the flood, Keo
kuk is without gas, and Des Moines is in a
panic, the flood from the river having in
vaded the business district and threatening
great damage, and up in Wisconsin the
rivers are rising rapidly.
Last night the dams at Ironton, Glendale,
Elery and Wonewoo burst, flooding thou
sands of acres of land. One mile of the
track of the Northwestern road was swept
away. The entire railway mall service be
tween Chicago and the Mississippi and
Missouri river points is demoralized, and as
a consequence the mail trains have been
stopped altogether on some lines or are
greatly delayed.
Tho Mails Delayed in the West
The amount of mail matter now coming
into Chicago from Western points is es
timated by postoffice officials to be one
third less than when all the lines are open.
However, all the roads are making heroic
efforts to keep their lines. working. The
Santa Fe road is badly crippled, washouts
being reported at many points along the
line. No mails 6re coming- direct from
Omaha, both the approaches to the Omaha
river bridge being under water.
The service over the Northwestern and
St Paul roads is equally as bad, many
washouts being reported on both lines in
Iowa. Some of the trains were compelled
to return to their starting points with mail
and passengers.
One of the clerks in the railway mall
service, who came from Omaha to-day, said
he never saw such general devastation.
Along the bottom lands of the Mississippi
and the rivers which run into it farmers
have lost everything, and even where no
floods have disturbed the farmers, the seed
they have planted has been rotted by the
continuous rains. Business is at a stand
still in nearly all the States affected by the
downpour.
Damage So Far Is Fat at 530,000,000.
The effect in Chicago is disastrous. The
commission business is paralyzed, and there
is scarcely enough doing to keep the
packers buBy. The big commercial nouses
are also deserted. From reports received
to-night it is estimated that the damage
done in the Western States will reach
$50,000,000, even if the rain should cease at
once. The railroads have lost $2,000,000 in
washouts. The storm in Illinois to-night is
accompanied by a fierce wind.
Reports from all points in Iowa show
great damage to crops of all kinds and
stock. Numerous herds of cattle grazing
alone the Sioux and Ocheysan rivers were
surrounded by rapidly rising water
and lost. All bridges on highways
are washed out, making travel by
team impossible. At Keokuk the
Egyptian levee, which protects a vast
area ot botton lands five miles below, broke
this morning. The levee broke at 2 o'clock
and in less than half an hour the
thriving little town and the 11,000 acres
of wheat surrounding it were one sea of
water several feet deep and nearly eight
miles wide.
Heavy Losses at Sionx City.
A press dispatch from Sioux City says:
The quick tempered Floyd river is sub
siding into its banks and a rough estimate
of the loss from yesterday's flood is possi
ble. The loss of life will reach 23 atad per
haps higher, as a number of persons are re
ported missing. Three bodies were re
covered to-day, those of A. G. Anderson
and Mrs. Henderson and her baby.
The pecuniary loss will be heavy.
D. E. Hedges, President of the
Stock Yard Company, estimated the loss to
the stock yards and packing interests at
from 450,000 to $500,000. The loss to
houses and furniture of the residents of the
flooded district will aggregate about $750,
000 and the stocks of goods damaged $100,
000. The damage to city in pavements,
etc., will foot up over $100,000. The rapid
transit lines are considerable losers, but the
railroad companies suffered most
Up the Floyd for 20 miles the Sioux City
and Northwestern and Illinois Central
tracks, built on embankments, are washed
out or damaged. Tbe loss to the Terminal
Company and ot an tne railroad companies
is estimated at from $750,000 to $1,000,000.
The total loss may exceed $2,000,
000, but only a lracllon will fall
directly upon individuals. The citizens
are carrying on an active relief campaign,
and feel confident of their ability to provide
for the destitute. The City Council has
voted $5,000 for relief. About 10,000 has
been contributed and more is being sub
scribed as fast as the papers can be pre
sented. New Orleans Feels Secure.
A New Orleans dispatch says: The Gov
ernment gauge at the head ot Canal street,
at 3 p. it, registered 16 feet 9 inches. Last
midnight the water was flowing through
some of the gutters on the Algiers side of the
river, but no damage resulted from it The
levees along the front are in good condition,
and but little uneasiness is felt on account
of the high water.
News received to-day from the Happy
Point plantation, IS" miles below tbe city,
is to the effect that the break there had
widened to 50 feet. If this crevasse is not
closed the water from it will overflow a
large territory with growing crops and also
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cover the Grand Isle Railroad for several
miles. The Gipsv crevasse is now
275 feet wide. Work is progressing
favorably toward holding the ends of the
levee, and Lieutenant Mills, of the United
States Engineer Corps, believes the ends
can be held by sinking mattrasses around
them. Work on the Mississippi Valley in
clines will probably be completed by Mon
day, when through traffic over the road will
be resumed.
Reports to-night from Hard Scrabble
levee, Tensas parish, between Lake St.
John and Lake Bruin, say that the levee is
expected to break to-night This is a new
levee just finished, the old levee in front
having caved into the river and the new
levee Is soft and falling.
A SMALL BOAT VOYAGE.
Captain Lawlor to Again Cross the Briny
in a DImlnntlvo Craft
Boston, May 19. Special. The in
trepid Captain Josiah W. Lawlor, who has
already crossed the ocean twice in a small
boat, is again to make another lone ocean
voyage, this time from Boston to Queens
town. He will start June 5, and will touch
at the principal ports between Boston and
St Johns, N. F. Owing to the diminutive
size of this boat it will be impossible for
him to carry stores enough to last him di
rect from Boston, so he will replenish his
stores at St Johns.
The craft will be a folding canvas boat,
12 feet over all, 10 amidships, with flat
bottom. She is constructed on scientific
principles, and will be unsinkable and un
capsizable, or, in other words, she will not
remain bottom up. No expense has been
spared to make her safe, and the voyage, in
some respects, will be unparalleled in the
history of maritime exploits. Nearly all
the metal parts ot the boat are made of
aluminum. Captain Lawlor will go pre
pared to row a part of the way if needs be.
The boat Is intended for the World's Fair
if the venture is a success.
GABZA HOW AT KEY WEST,
Bat His Self-Appointed Guards Won't
Give Him Up for Nothing.
Key West, Fl a., May 19. Special
The authorities are positive that Garza, the
Mexican outlaw, is on the island, and every
avenue of escape is being carefully guarded,
but those who know where he is in hiding
refuse to reveal the place. They are anx
ious to secure the reward offered for Garza's
capture, and are not disposed to
have the local or United States officers get
their hands on him until the matter of the
final disposition of the reward is settled.
There is a good deal of excitement here
over the matter, and every stranger is re
garded with more or less suspicion now
that it is known that the famous outlaw is
positively in concealment here.
The officers who have been apprised of
Garza's concealment here will not disclose
the names of their informant at present for
fear that the latter will spirit Garza away,
and thus the officers will lose their chances
of receiving a portion of the reward when
the time comes to take him into
custody. Unless, however, an effect
ive patrol of the entire coast
line is kept up day and night, Garza could
easily escape from the island in a small
boat It is said to-night that the officers
who are in communication with the fugi
tive's guards are also "standing in" with the
latter in the matter of the reward, and that
there is no fear, therefore, of the outlaw's
escape.
A T0W5 IN TEXAS TEBBOBIZED,
Citizens of Denlson Afraid to Go Oat at
Night, Jnitlioir.
Denison, Tex:, May 19. Special
The excitement over the four murders of
women hero Tuesday night is such that the
military force, consisting of the Stanley
Rangers and Denison Guards, are patrolling
the city. The Chief of Police also has 50
deputies on duty. All persons found
on the streets during late hours
have been taken into custody, and
have had to give an account of them
selves. The Stanley Rangers had an excit
ing chase after a man, and fired on him
three times, but he escaped. Major Waugh,
a prominent attorney, discovered a man in
bis house and discharged five shots at him,
but the stranger escaped in the darkness.
The whole city is terrorized, and no one
ventures out after dark except in cases of
urgency.
In addition to the four murders it has be
come known that a fifth person was shot, a
woman at Madam Williams', but the wound
was very slight The funeral of those mur
dered Tuesday night took place to-day and
was attended by crowds. There is as yet no
clew either to the motive or the perpetrator
of the murders.
ANGEY STREET CAB BTEIKEBS
Throw New Orleans Cars From the Track
and Suspend Travel.
NEW Orleans, May 19. Special
The car drivers on the New Orleans City
Railroad line struck to-day on the refusal
of the President to discharge non-nnion
drivers. All the union men left the cars
when called on by the strikers to do so. A
large crowd (5,000) of the strikers
sympathizers gathered at the Poland street
car station and threw the cars from the
track as they came out of the stable. There
were 12 men arrested. To-night the strikers
have knocked off work on four of the lines
of the company.
On the Levee and Barracks, one of the
downtown roads, two policemen accompany
the non-nnion drivers employed. Despite
this, attempts were made to throw the cars
off the track, and obstructions were
placed on tho tracks in various places. The
police are stationed at the points where the
trouble is expected. The other roads of the
city are co-operating with the City Rail
road. CHARGED WITH BUYING 'FI00EHCE.
County Commissioner George Wise, of
Fork, Sued by a Newspaper Man.
York, PA., May 19. Special George
J. Barry, business manager of the York
Gazette, preferred a singular charge against
George Wise, one of the County Commis
sioners, to-day. He swore that he had re
ceived information that when Wise was a
candidate for the nomination of Commis
sioner, he made a promise In writing to ap
point a certain John W. Heller counsel to
the Board of Commissioners, provided
William Et Patterson, Heller's friend,
would use his influence in behalf of
Wise.
The charge was made before Alderman
Steager, but before a warrant was issued for
Wise's arrest, the latter, learning of the pro
ceedings, appeared and gave bail. Wise
denies having made any such promise.
Heller, the alleged beneficiary, is dead.
But Mr. Barry claims to have proof.
AH EXPLOSION AT SEA.
It Destroys tho Ship, and the Sailors Make
Fort in Three Life Boats.
Yaquina, Ore., May 19. Three life
boats containing 18 men have arrived here,
containing the captain and crew of the ship
St. Charles, on which an explosion occurred
March 17. The St Charles was en route
from Nanaimo to San Francisco with a cargo
of coal. When the crew abandoned the ves
sel she was sinking. The captain, second
mate and two sailors were badly injured by
the explosion.
Captain Chapman's injuries are probably
fatal. The explosion was caused by two
sailors taking alight into the forward hatch.
The ship was owned in Bath, Me.
THE BARDSLEY. SCANDAL
Bobs Up Again In tho State's Salt Against
Newspaper Owners Criminal Conspir
acy Charged How State Officers
Fronted by Peculiar Advertising Con
tracts. HARElSBtrno, May 19. Special A
statement of the State's claims against the
Philadelphia Press Company was filed to
day with Prothonotary Mellck by Attorney
General HenseL It is another move in the
suit to recover $4,070 76, with interest from
May 31, 1889, and $4,665 60, with interest
from April 15, 1891, the action growing out
of the advertising of the Mercantile Ap
praisers' lists for the years 1889 and 1891.
The Press Company is charged in the
statement with having conspired with John
Bardsley, then City Treasurer, and Thomas
McCamont, then Auditor General, to ap
prove the bill for advertising the mercan
tile list, and with Henry N. Graffen, a clerk
in the Auditor General's Department, that
the lrm should charge 40 per cent more for
the advertising than the actual charge for
the work. It Is also declared that the state
ments ot the defendant that the sum to be
paid for the advertising was $10,176 90, were
untrue, the Press having agreed with the
agent of the plaintiff to do the work for
$6,106 14.
It is further alleged in the statement that
$10,176 90 was more by $4,070 76 than was
charged and received from individual adver
tisers for an equal or less number of inser
tions in the -regular advertising columns.
The statement regarding 1891 was si' r,
except that the amount charged is -jj,
being an alleged excess of $4,665 n,
filing of the statement places the su. 5.
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JAME3 T. POWEES HABBKtf
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brette From Rochester.
Rochester, May 19. Special Rachel
Booth, the pretty soubrette, and James T.
Powers, the star of "A Straight Tip," were
married in this city to-day at tbe residence
of the bride's sister. On Saturday they will
sail from New York for Europe, to spend
the summer. Rachel Booth is the daughter
of the late Captain Ansel L. Bdoth, an old
and noted volunteer fireman of this city,
who died in March, 1885. He was at one
time a doorkeeper at the local opera house.
Rachel went on the stage at an early age,
and has since been a conspicuous figure in
light comedy, variety, farce, eta This is
not Rachel Booth's first marriage, so her in
timates say. They add that her former
marriage was not a' happy one, and she pro
cured a divorce.
'Jimmy" Powers was born in New York
in 1862, hs been on the stage since 1878,
and is already comfortably rich. He
started in tbe variety theaters, played in
"Evangeline" for awhile and made his first
hit in "Dreams! with Willie Edouin's
troupe. After that he was again successful
in "A Bunch of Keys," and in 1883 he went
to London. Since 1888 he has been the star
in "A Straight Tip." For twb seasons he
was the principal comedian at the Casino.
This is his first marriage.
BTINED AT MONMOUTH.
The Explanation Given by Ferdinand N
Ewers Who Got Away With 811,000.
New York, May 19. Special. Ferdi
nand N. Ewers, the clerk of the Corbin
Banking Company, who disappeared on
April 25 with $ll,350.of the firm's money,
was arrested to-day at a hotel in Old
Chatham, where he went with a horse and
buggy bought w.ith tbe stolen money and
had been living for three weeks past, by
Superintendent Bangs, of Pinkerton's
agency. It was learned that a man answer
ing Ewers' description was staying in Old
Chatham, passing himself off" as an insurance
agent and real estate broker. Superintend
ent Bangs'went up there to-day and found
the refugee at tbe Cottage Hotel. In a
pocketbook under his pillow were found the
$1,000 bills, which the prisoner said were
the identical ones that he had stolen. He
also had $215 in small bills in his pockets.
He had, also, a loaded revolver.
When asked what he had done with the
money which he borrowed from time to
time from his friends, he pointed to a pict
ure of Monmouth Park whioh hung in the
room. He said also that he had sunk a good
deal of money in poolrooms. Ewers was
brought to this city and committed to the
Tombs.
ALMOST A LIFETIME
To Be Spent by Perry, the Train Bobber, in
the Penitentiary.
Rochester, N. Y., May 19. Special
Oliver Curtis Perry, the Lyons train rob
ber, pleaded guilty to five counts on four
indictments against him at 5 o'clock this
afternoon. Jndge William Rumsey at once
sentenced Perry to 49 years and three months'
imprisonment at Auburn State prison.
Perry was brought in for sentence heavily
shackled and closely guarded.
The first indictment was for burglary,
third degree, second offense, and robbery
first degree, second offense, in breaking into
an express car in Herkimer county and rob
bing Express Messenger Moore of $5,000.
The second indictment was for burglary,
first degree, second offense, an attempt at
robbery in breaking fnto Messenger Mo
Inerney's car. The third indictment was
for assault in the first degree ou Engineer
McGilvery. The fourth indictment was for
stealing a locomotive at Lyons.
NEW JERSEY'S STOBMY BEACH.
A Violent Storm Raging, 'and One Un
known Ship Driven Ashore.
Asburv Park, N. J., May 19. A vio
lent storm is raging along this coast and
terribly high seas prevail. Rain is falling
in torrents and is driven in blinding sheets
along the beach. A ship has been driven
ashore opposite the Beach House.
One report is that the orew leaped
.overboard and reached the shore in safety.
The storm prevents anyone ascertaining her
name, although she is supposed to be the
Mary E. Simmon, whose crew was reported
rescued by the steamer Old Dominion this
afternoon.
Telegraphical communication is shut off,
there being a brejk in the wire between
here and Sea Girt The waves have made a
cut into the bluff at Long Branch, hut the
bulkhead below the fissue withstands the
assaults of the waves.
THIS MORNING'S KEWS.
Topic, Page.
Blaine Again Belied Upon 1
Extent of the Western Flood.. .! 1
No Let-Up on Bx-Mayor Wyman. 1
Rapid Transit Facilities. 2
Death From Over-Heating 2
Editorial and Miscellany 4
Capital Notes of Interest 4
Grover Cleveland's Long Lead B
Freo Silver Men Floored Again O
A Solid South No Longer 7
The General Assembly Opened. 7
A Sensational Jail Delivery . 7
Baseball nhd Other Sports 8
News From Nearby Towns 8
Intelligence From the Old World O
The Business Men's Own Corner .".... 9
Happenings in tho World of Labor 10
Chess and Checker Department 10
The Oil Scout's Reports 11
Financial and Other Markets -11
Foreigners and City Charities .13
Work of the County Courts ..13
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THERE IS A'REASON.
The small advertisements in The
Dispatch's "Rooms to let" column
increased over 200 per cent in
April. They are read and lib
erally answered. One cent a word.
THREE CENTS.
RIOTED OVER Willi
A Scheme to Wipe Out All
Other Charges Against Him
laid on the Shelf.
NESBIT THEOWS A BOMB,
Bnt It Is Caught Up by the Beform
ers, Who Clip the Fuse.
MAYOR KENNEDY PENS A LETTER
Wants the Light Towers Down and the
Garbage Gathered Up.
CAUSE OP TIIE N0ETHSIDE EXODUS
Councilman Nesbit threw a bomb into the
ranks of the Allegheny reformers last night
in Councils. .It was in the shape ot a reso
lution to have all the charges the city of
Allegheny may have against ex-Mayor
Wyman withdrawn. It raised a riot and
the resolution was laid on the shelf.
This movement ha3 been going on for
weeks, andit was hoped to break through
the refrni majority by the suddenness of
thcihove. It was, however, picked up half
ay, and after both sides had disturbed the
while the lobby applauded vigorously,
is referred to the Finance Committee
., i It could be brought to a test Chair-
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Gi. , vke also thousht it would be dan-
jf'"p i interfere in a matter that now
, j,", -ely with the courts.
.ayor Kennedy's First Messag?.
xhe feature in Select Branch was the
message from Mayor Kennedy in which he
pointed out the necessity of tearing down
Allegheny's artificial Milky Way in tho
shape of light towers. He wanted some ar
rangements made for collecting garbage and
preventing smoke. He also favored more
street improvements. The report is as fol
lows: I herewith submit tho following recom
mendations and nstc your very careful con
sideration of tho same, which in. my opinion
would add very materially to the value of
property and the comfort and health or tho
citizens of Alloglieny.
I would recommend tho removal of the
lii;bt towers in the old part of tho city for
the following reasons: With the Increased
consumption of coal and consequently
black, lojrgy air during the winter months,
the tower lights are practically useless.
The towers are also very dangerous and
liable to cause great damape by being Dlown
down durinir a storm, and tbe city held re
sponsible. If the towors in the old part of
tho city were removed and an equal number
of lights placed in the vicinity ,ie wonld very
greatly Increase their efflolenoy. The tow
ers in the suburban districts will-probably
serve trood purpose until the districts are
thickly populated.
Tackling the Garbage Problem.
In the matter of collecting garbage I
would earnestly request your prompt Inves
tigation, as it is a matter that seriously
threatens tho comfort und health of our cit
izens. I would recommend an ordinance to
hive all garbage collected dally In such cov
ered vehicles asyour honorable bodies tblnk
best, and would advise such collectings of
garbargo to be let by contract either for the
whole city orin districts.
Since tho scarcity of natural gn compels
nearly nil manufacturers to return to the
nso of coal our city is rapidly drlltin back
to the old-days or dire and smoke. This
state of affairs will depreciate property and
it is certainly advisable for your honorable
bodies to thoroushly investigate this mat
ter. With regard to certain manufacturers
of iron, glass, etc.. no method has yet been
devised to perfectly burn coal without
smoke, but, in tho matter of stationary
boilers, it is evident that several
svstems of automatic stokers and
other smoko consuming appliances
will provent from 70 to 90 per cent
of smoke, with a possible saving of
fuel enough to pay a fair dividend on the
Investment. I would Tecommend that the
city at once place such appliances at the
water works as will effectually remove the
nuisance, and then pass such ordinances as
will compel manulactnrera to abh.to the
smoko from stationary boilers.
Business Follcy to Pave.
With regard to the streets, It would seem
good, sound business policy to rcpave the
principal streets as last us possible with
good, improved pavements, thereby reducing
the cost of keeping in repair to a minimum.
and very greatly Improving the appearance
of the city and enhancing the value or the
property in the city limits, and I would
earnestly urge Councils and tho City
Engineer that in the suburban districts
whore new streets are being opened to be
liberal in tbe matter of width and grades of
streets. The first cost is small in comparison
to changing widths and grades after numer
ous houses have been built Properties on
wide, -n ell-graded streets will always com
mand better prices than in narrow, ill
graded streets.
It would seem wise to me that certain
work should be laid out for next year in the
matter of repairing prominent thorough
fares, and a certain millase. say 2 mills, be
appropriated for the same. As all new
street work In a second-class city is done by
contract the taxpayers will be fully pro
tected and see their money properly ex
pended. I have no doubt they will cheer
lully respond to any fair demand in tho
shapo of taxation for street improvements
that will reliove Allegheny from its present
wretched streets, and tlio great cost annual
ly expended to keep them in repairs.
After it was read there was considerable
discussion as the where it should go to, and
the Councilmen finally compromised by
simply filing the document. Then they
took up the ordinances fixing the salaries of
the market clerk and market constable at
$1,200 and $900 a year respectively. These
were the ordinances Mayor Voegtly had
vetoed. Both passed without a murmur
and Dr. Gilllford was missing just at this
interesting period.
Itnising a Storm In Councils.
In Common branch a number of papers
had been received and filed and there was a
lull in the proceedings. The silence was
almost as heavy as the cloud of toby smoke
that hung over the heads when Mr. Nesbit
broke it by offering the following resolu
tion:
Resolved, By the Soloet and Common
Councils of the City of Allegheny, that we
instruct the City Solicitor to take whatever
steps or measures necessary to havequashed
or nolle prossed any indictments, claim or
case the city may have pending in tho
county courts against one James G. wyman,
ex-Mayor of said city, in which said city or
it agents may bo prosecutor, and report the
result thereof to the Finance Committee.
A half-dozen members were on their feet
at once. Mr. Stanffer moved to refer to
Finance Committee, while Mr. Nesbit
clamored lor its immediate passage.
Gerwiz For one. I am not ready to vote
on so serious a question. If it bo for the
best interests ot the city, I am for it, but
we cannot tell this now.
Nesbit You all know what these charges
are. They are pending against other peo
ple and are not being pushed. Why make
a martyr of one man. He has paidpne
penalty in dollars and another in punish
ment Justice and philanthropy call for
charity. He has paid the penalty. Let
him come out a free man. He is out of
politics and now let him come forth un
trammeled for the sake of a suffering
family.
Getting Upon Dangerous Ground.
Home This matter is unprecedented.
Why ask Councils for clemency instead of
the court, where be should be tried?
Nesbit Why push him while yon shield
others equally guilty?
Home How do you know they are
guilty?
Nesbit The books prove it
President Parke suggested that this was
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