K'lzmtoL7rimr1nTTr Ml "IV i nTi jTP JPi ' ' M ' i I'M msusmzzi FwmjaBit " ;F'Tn r sure''' SPnM" STJIT wpswiJSSfST-w-- ":" '-tJj'l'WP1 irepsggK - 'wair-T whf;.' v,yrvfts?r-' y- & c THERE IS A REASON. The Miiall advertisements in The IJispatch's "Kooms to let" column increuseil over UOO per cent in April. They are read and lib e rail j answered. One cent a word. FORTY SEVENTH YEAR THERE IS'lAiREASON. The small advertisements in The Dispatch's "Itooma to let" colnmn Increased oier 200 per cent in April. They are read and lib erally answered. One cent a word. f Jp pttrari PITTSBURG. MONDAY, MAY 23 1892. THREE CENTS. . y-' mgmtth BLAINE, BLAINE, JAMES G, BLAINE The Old Slogan of 1884 to Be Used to Stampede the Coming Convention. ONLY OXE EOPE EEMAINS For Those Who Oppose the Eenomina-. tion of Gen. Harrison. All Other Candidates Dropped Out of the Calculation The Man From Maine Declared by Some to Have Given No Hint of a Change of Mind Others Think He Has Promised to Leave Him self in the Hands of His Friends Har rison's Efforts to Patch TJp a Peace Confirmations of the Anti-Harrison Programme From Various Quarters Alger Most Prominent for Second Place on the Ticket. fsrECTAL TELEGRAM TO TITE DISPATCn.1 Philadelphia, May 22. A special dispatch to the Times from "Washington cays: The plsn of campaign against Harrison lias been finally determined, and only the emphatic public protest of Blaine, or his death, will change the settled programme. The leaders opposed to Harrison now con fess that their only chanco to prevent Har rison's renominatiou is to make Blaine their candidate. They know that Blaine does not want to enter the field; they have no assurance whatever that he will accept, even if nominated by acclamation; but with them it is Blaine or defeat, and they have resolved to take their chance of Blaine's accptacce after the nomination shall have been made. Every effort of the anti-Harrison leaders to unite on a candidate has been a dismal failure. Sherman, McKinley, Busk, Haw ly, Allison, Cullom and others have been considered, but no one of them could inspire the unitv and earnestness necessary to make a hopeful effort. They have, therefore, abandoned all fielders, and have finally fallen back on Blaine as their only hope. Hlaino Still lln Silent 31 an. I speak authoritatively in saying that the reputed declaration of Blaine to Senator McMillan: "If lam nominated by acclama tion I shall consider it my duty to accept," is wholly manufactured. Blaine has never auerea snen words, to .McMillan or any other", and he has never given an intima tion to even his closest friends that he would, or might, accent if unanimously nominated. Equally untrue is the published statement that Mrs. Blaine has yielded her opposition to her husband's candidacy. She did not desire his nomination in 1884, she was determinedlv opposed to it in 18S3, and the has never entertained the idea of ad vising his acceptance in 1S92. Thee rumors are carefully invented and formulated here to inspire the Blaine senti ment of the country to demand his nomina tion, with the hope tint he mav finally be compelled to bow to the spontaneous and enthusiastic call of the party, but I speak what I know when I say that not even the remotest hint has come from Blaine to any cue that he would accept is nominated. Only Hope of the Antl-Uarrlsonites, The only hope of the leaders oflercd to Harrison is that Blaine will remain silent and tand on his recent letter of withdrawal If he shall do o, they confidently calculate that they can stampede the contention at any lime when necessary by several thou sand people shouting "Blaine! Blaine! James G. Blaine'" the old slogan of 18S4. It is more than probable that the pro gramme of the anti-Harrison leaders can be earned out at Minneapolis if Blaine shall remain stubbornly silent; and if he shall be eilcnt in the fae of this open movement there will be some reason for the assump tion that he would not decline when nomin ated. But can he be silent" He could do eo if he were not the head of the Harrison Cabinet, but, being in the Cabinet, will he ot feel that he owes absolute candor to his ckief? And w ill not his chief demand it? A Few Days to Tell tlio Talc. The time is now short for preliminary nraneuiers, but I look for a positive solu tion of the issue before the meeting of the convention, either by a more peremptory repetition ol Blaire's refusal to accept, or by Harrison retiring and giving a clear field to Blaine. One of these results is quite likely within the next ten days. The anti Biaine leaders are playing a desperate game, but it is the only game that promises the remotest chance of success. The anti-Harrion programme is now to make Alger the candidate for Vice President with Blaine. Thev do not expect Blaine to live out any considerable part the Presi dental term if nominated and elected, and toe nomination for Vice President is re garded as practically selecting the next President. That is why Alger is so ready to retire from the first and take second Jilaee on the ticket. GENERAL ALGER FOR PLACE. -Iio rndrritamling Kc icli-d at Detroit Interesting Gossip on the Qaettion of the Hoar Gathered From Other Quar ters Hlaine In His Frionds Hands, Sirs. Klnlne Willing. "VVashivgton-, May 22. Special From ,a Michigan representative it is learned to night that the meeting at Gen eral Alger's house in Detroit last week means that the Blaine and Alger men have now a perfect understanding, and that if Blaine should be nominated Alger will take the tecond place on the ticket if he can get it. During the progress of the Republican Con ention in lfcS8, General Alger repeat edly stated, even when it seemed as if Blaine or some otlici Eastern man might bo nominated, that he would not accept the Vice Piesidental nomination, even if he could capture It without a struggle. He has repeated that statement many times slnco, and even now ho will not admit that he has changed his mind lie was sincere in his determination, because ho has no aptitude or liking for the duties of the office orVico President, and his only gratifications for the higher office are wealth and ambition. General Alzcr's friends, however, among whom are Thomas C. Piatt and James S. Clarkson, know that the Michigan soldier wouiu ieei Honored to serve as tne tan 01 a ticket or which Blaine was the head, and they know, moieover, th it this is the prize that tho General now expects to draw at the Minneapolis con ention. Whether this later piogramme of Alger's canbecarriod out 01 not tho facts aio that his friends believe It can be, and that soma of the moio prominent Blalno men look upon It with much favor. Tho Blaine Boomers All Agreed. The published statement to-day that Fora ker, or Ohio, will voto for Blaine, no matter what tho other Ohio delegates do, is re garded here as highly significant, as indi cating that there is a peifect understanding among the Blaino boomers or the various States. Since tho day that Mr. Blaine ap peared at tho circus, recently, looking like a man Li penect health, he has cone on im proving physicallv. until to-dav. ns ho takes lus morning walk in the White Houso grounds or burner across from the State De partment to a Cabinet meeting, he looks very much like tho Blaine of old. Ho goes cveryw here. Blame's silence on the subject of accept ing the Presidental nomination Is beginning to bo generally regarded as meaning that he nil! accept under certain conditions. A distinguished member of Congress who fig ures conspicuously in society is gl on as tho authority to-day for the statement that Mrs. Blaine has at last consented to withdraw any objection she may have heretofore en tertained against herhusband going through the trials and tribulations of another Fresl dcntal contest. While it is not assumed that Mr. Blaine's political movement are sud Ject to tho guidance and direction of his wife, It is known that she cxeiclscd a strong influence mer him In 1SSS and prevailed upon him not to accept a renommation. It is said that sho Is now convinced that Mr. Blalno Is strong enough to endure tho hard ships of tho cimpalgn, and as ho desires to miko the race again she will not interpose an objection. Sirs. Blaine Not Sirs. Harrison's Friend. It is no secret in social and political cir cles here that Mrs. Blaine Is not on friendly relations with Mrs. Harrison. It Is this con dition of affairs that is said to have in fluenced Mrs. Blaine to give her sanction to the proposilion that her husband shall yield to the demands of the nnti Ilarrisou men in the Republican party and accept a nomina tion. That he will accept in case there is a universal domand for him and a practically unanimous nomination is now tho general opinion of a large majority of the Washing ton politicians and other public men. Tho interest attaching to the name of Blilne is gieater now than at any time for the past four years. This fact was Illus trated to day when the statement appeared in tno newspapers tunc jir. liiaine wouia tike the afternoon train for Xew lork. Tiic report caused almost a sensation among public officials and politicians, all of wnom thought that a visit to the metropolis at this time meant an impoitant political conference with more important results. If Mr. Blame intended leaving the city, however, tho cold, ralnv weather or some cquallj good excuse kept him at home. All the alternoon and evening his doorbell was kept ringing bv anxious inquirers who were told that the Secretary was engaged in his librarj, with no intention of going to New York or any w hero else. BLAINE THE ONLY HOPE. Lenders Sailtlcd That Harrison Cannot Win Resnits of a Thorough Investiga tion Tho President Slakes Overtures to the Antls Strong Sentiment in Favor of the Man From Maine. Washington, May 22. Special One of those present at the conference at Gen eral Alger's residence in Detroit, and who afterward took part in ti.e talk which oc curred at the Plaza when Mr. Clarkson first armed, is in this city. Since he came here he "has seen several of the leading anti-Harrison men as well as two members of the Cabinet. He will not talk directly to the correspondents, but to a friend he gave some highly significant in formation which has come to your corres pondent. r He says that there has been for bevc.al months an organized and careful investiga tion of the condition of affairs in what are called the doubtful States, with a view to correctly estimating the strength of Harri son in the event of his renomination. This inquiry has been conducted at the sugges tion of Quay and Clarkson, and is said to ha o covered tho States of Now Yoik, In diana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Con necticut, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Vir ginia, Montana and the Dakotas. Reports which are regarded as sufficiently accurate to bo reliable were leccived from timo to tiuie.until the whole field had been well cov ered and the real condition summarized and digested. It Is claimed that the result of the Inquiry is known to all the men at the head of tho anti-Harrison movement, and that the In diana statesman cannot hope to gain their support for the reason that, w ithout excep tion, these politicians are convinced that there is no hope of electing him. Harrison Tenders a Peace Offering. With a lew to obtaining the support of the present Executive Committee of tho Re publican National Committee, Mr. Harrison, either personally or through confidential advisors like Secretary Elkins, sought to patch up a peace, and virtually offered what c er was in sight as an aid to help tho oppo sition to ee things in a more favorable light. Some or the efforts have come to light in the newspapers from time to time, and some of them have been so quietly managed that they hni e never been hinted at In the papers. In every instance except two the offer of recon ciliation and attendant promise of support were both refiu-ed. Mr. Harrison and his friends weie plumply told that any such bargain would be useless, because it meant defeat to tho party. -in tne places wnoro wo did not find actual opposition to Mr. Harrison's second term," said the gentleman to whom I baverercired, "we found either indiffer ence or apprehension as to the result. It is remaikablohowgcneral the impression is that the Republican national ticket will be defeated tins fall, and it Is difficult to learn the principal cause for such a sentiment. One thing which will militite strongly against Harrison is the public belier that he has tren ted Secretary Blaine unfairly and telflshly, and has endeavored to drag him out of the war. We hear this from all parts of the country, and especially from the agricultural districts, where ideas are slow to gain strength and slower still to lose their hold. This class of the community be lieve. In a general way, that Blaine has been given no son of show by Harrfson, and has been treated with positio indecency by Russell Harrison and others close to tho W hito House. Brlieve Blaine Is tho Only Hope. "We found tho Blaine sentiment In a healthy condition eveiywhere, and I can say truthfully that the bulk of the party in half of the close States think Blaine is" our only hope. The whole strength or the Dem ocratic party is helping tho Harrison boom to grow. In the Soutnern States, where there were two sets of candidate-) for dele gates, tho Democratic leaders helped the Harrison ontflt every time. Gorman, Hill, Cleveland, Whitney, all regard Harrison as an easy victim, and hope to bo able to help renominate hlin. On the other hand, every possible chance to Injuie Blaine and keep him out or the light is taken advantage ofT I can say that Quay.Clarkson, Dudley, Piatt, Fassett and tno Iriends of Alger, Foraker and Reed fully believe the Republicans can carry tho country with Blaine, and they do not at this time see any othei man to do it with. All of thosomen have been offered the most lavorable terms to join tho Harri son army. This is especially true of Quay and Piatt, ! ut both have lefused to take a COUISe WlUCil tlieV look Unon US snlMrlnl "Ot course, Harrison and his friends try to make it appear that It is on personal grounds that these men are not friendly to him. This is lalse, for if they wanted to do so everyone of them could put himself into close alliance with Harrison, nnd ob tain such marked evidences of tho adminis tration's fa or as to maku it evident that peaco had Deen reached. Can Have Anything They 'Want. "Piatt has of late no personal cause for complaint. He got tho New York collector ship for Fassett; and could have retained it, if ho had been so disposed. Quay can fill any Pennsylvania offices now vacant. Clark son can go into the Cabinet, and even Dud ley's soreness can be healed with swlrt working ointment, ir there is any disposition shown to help Harrison. I don't care what rot the papers pilnt or what any tool friend of tho President may claim, the situation is Just what I have slid. He is ready to deal and lias been for months, and lie will do It If ue can. j. no reason lie can't ao w uat no wants la that his deals would end next March, and so they don't go. "If Blalno continues to refuse the nomina tion, It will be because Harrison compels him to by threats or by other means, for he knows how the country feels. Mr. Blaine lias been shown that lie can win, and he has been shown that Mr. Harrison cannot win. If Mr. Blaine does not act upon this informa tion, as the party desires him to, the next President will be a Democrat as suro as any future event car. bo." I wish to add that the gentleman whom I am quoting has not spoken directly or indi rectly with a view to getting? into print, and that, while his general position on the Presi dental outlook has been known, he has novel' before eone into details with anybody who might leak. THURSTON CONFIRMS IT. Ho Sits the Magnetic Man From Maine 1 ill Be Nominated Only n Flat Refusal to Kan Will Prevent This Result at Mtnneapo'Is. Chicago. May 22. "Unless Blaine says positively he will not accept the nomina tion if it is tendered him, I think the Minneapolis Convention will choose him as its candidate for the Presidency." It was in these words that John M. Thurston ex pressed his opinion on the Republican Presidental nomination at the Grand Pacific last night. He had Just arrived from Dotrolt. where ho attended tho polit ical conference held at' General Alger's house. After expressing this opinion, be added: "And it makes me feel good when I think about tho success of Mr. Blaine and the Re publican party." Then he smiled. It was one of the few smiles that have illumined the man's face since the publication of the Blaine lettei. He was very happy last night, and talked freely about the prospects for tho nomination of the Secretary of State. He said the meeting at the Alger residence could not be called a political conference. 'We talked of everything," said het "all about the crons. the weather and the floods. and incidentally about the flood of Blaine sentiment that has spread over the cntlro country. We weie all Blaine men. There was not a Federal officeholder In the party, and I think it was the opinion of every man thoro that Blaino would be tho next Pi evi dent. The paity comprised Fassett, of New York, Langston, or Virginia: Fllley, or Mis souri: Sanborn, or Michigan. Mr. Clarkson and wife, and my wire and mj seir, besides a few ladies and gentlemen from Detroit. The ladies talked about things In which they were interested and we about matters in which we wcro Interested. I think it was the opinion of all that Blaine's nomination would prove the sure road to success." "Did Mr. Fassett think Harrison could carry New Yorkt" "That is hardly a fair question. I would notcaie to reoeat what Mi. Fassett said in that regard White 1 was in New York re cently I talked to a great many of the lead ers of tho part', and they seem to think that Hariison's success in the State is by no means assured. They are positive Blaine can carry the State, and for this reason they desire his nomination. "Blaine's letter Is not considered final, and unless he says before the convention he will not accept the nomination, it will be given him. He is a good Republican, and I believe his party has the right to require this service from him, as it would certainly result in good to the party at large. "So, the ticket 'Blaine and Alger' was not suggested at the conference, ueitbei do I know whether or not General Alger would accept tho second place. He is an ardent Blame man, and I believe will bring all tho support he can to him if the lattei allows his name to bo presented. In any other caso I believe Alger will be a candidate for tho first place, and his State will support him solidly in the convention." M'LEAN SAYS IT'S BLAINE. A Warm, Personal Friend or the Maine Man Vonches for a Significant State ment Party Duty to Canio the Change of Intentions Muglo of a Name. Cincinnati, May 22. The Enquirer prints this morning the following dispatch lrora its Washington correspondent, Mac Bride. In view of the warm social rela tions between Mr. Blaine and Editor John B. McLean, this dispatch maybe considered quite significant. It reads as follows: Washikqtov, May 21. The convention to bo held in Minneapolis on the 7th day of next June will nominate James G. Blaine for the office of President of the United States. This information is not based on street gossip or curbstone conference. It is a living, indisputable fact. Ever since the name of Blaine has been connected with this nomination. Its ratifica tion required only his assent. Up to within 4S hours ago this was withheld. It is no longer withhold. The situation has reached the crisis. Mr. Blaino has spoken to this extent: "I will do nothing to prevent my nomination. I have made my last denial." And I can say, liken Ise, that if nominated Mr. Blaine n ill make the race. He realizes that the Republican party w ill need its best effort to win the election. Ihe assurances so persistently made that his own name is stronger than any other have had their weight. Yielding every con sideration to party welfare, he is in the hands of the delegates. He will neither seek tho nomination nor run away from it. If called upon to lead, he throws tho magic oi his name and famo to the foremost rank. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. A New TorK Paper Pledges Its Word That Hlaine Will Bo Nominated The Work to Be Bono by the Convention in a Bny nnd a Short Kecess Taken. New York, May 22. The World to-day prints conspicuously the following state ment: The lcadcis of the anti-Harrison move ment have adopted a plan of action. Neither Mr. Piatt nor General Clarkson succeeded in getting definite acquiescence or refusal fiom'Mr. Blaine. He simply de clined to discuss the subject. The leaders therefore have decided to press his nomina tion. They will not consider his recent let ter or anything that ha may say or write be tween now and June 7 as a positlvo refusal to accept tho nomination. They will spaie no effoit to nominate him as soon as possiblo after the convention meats. Then, if they succeed, they will ad tourn the convention for one day befoie naming a candidate for Vice President. They firmly believe that under these circum stances Mr. Blaine n ill deem it his duty to accept. If not, no harm will haye been done. Tbar.ln a nutshell.ls the plan agreed upon. The biggest nnd boldost member of the com bination says it will be adhered to regard less or anything Mr. Blaine or anybody else may say or do. This is official. Foraker for Blaine Alone. Cikcihnati, May 23. "I shall vote ror Mr. Blaine at Minneapolis," said ex-Governor Foraker yesterday, "under any and all cir cumstances. The rest of the delegation can -vote as they please." The delegates fiom the First and Second Ohio districts have formally declared against Harrison and for Blaine. Sewell and Jersey for Harrison. Cimdek, N. J., May 22. ISpeciaL General Sewell, the leader of tho New Jersey dele gation, says it is ror Harrison. Ho says the President is tho strongest man in tho party to-day. ISIalne Going to New York To-Day. New York, May 22. ISpeciaL The Fifth Avenue Hotel has beou telegraphed that Mr. Blaino will arrive there to-morrow. A Iawe and Bitter Faction Fight. llxnmsaTom, W. Va.. May 22. Special The Cabell county Democratic Convention to name delegates to the State and other conventions n (is held here yesterday after noon. Delegates chosen to the State con tention are for Judge W. G. Bonnett, of Weston, for Governor. The light between the Mccordle and Bennett factions was long and bitter, although the Bennett crowd out numbered the ilcCnrdlo wim: four to one. HARRISON MAY QUIT. The President Said to Be Considering tho Question of Positively REFUSING TO EDN ONCE MORE. lie Doesn't Want the Nomination Against the trident Wish of A JIAJOKITT OP HIS PARTI LEADERS ispecial teleonafiiic letter.l Bckeau op The Dispatch, ) Washington, D. C . May 22 ( Every breath of gossip to-day has been replete "with rumors of Blaine's candidacy and Harrison's possible withdrawal. There can be no doubt that the opposition that has been developed against the renomina tion of the President has had its effect upon that official, and that ho is seriously con sidering the project of withdrawal. This was almost admitted in the innermost circle of the White House clique to-day. Not only the official but the popular cool ness toward Harrison has become so evi dent that it cannot be ignored, and it is freely confessed that the only hope for the renomination of the Chief Executive lies in the vocal force and local influence of at least 150 officeholders who will form a large part of the Harrison contingent at Minne apolis within the next fortnight. The President recognizes all this. He does not desire to be renominated against the wishes of a great element of his party, or even against the feeling of any responsi ble peisonallty or numbers of his party's State and local leaders. Boesn't IVant to Be Turned Down. All that Hairison protests against is his being turned down by a few men by whom he refused to bo cowed and dictated to. If he finds that these men are l cally tho echoos of any widespread feeling he will withdraw befoie the convention. After much solicitation to-day I succeeded in inducing one of the most powerful and influential friends or the President to talk with me on this matter. "I do not know," said he, "what to say on the subject. I ill confess that Mr. Harrison, myself and others have canvassed the situation frankly and freely of late. The President fully realizes that there is a great and organizing opposi tion against him, and the only question with him Is whethoi it is a general feeling or whether it is" a movement of shrowd and able men who could not dominate him to compel him. to get down on his knees to them or to retire. "Harrison is a cold, proud man. He has confidence that his administration will pass into history as one of the cleanest and ablest that has been known In the brief llfo ot tno nation. He wilt not beg or scheme for the nomination. He believes that all the opposition to him will be fully understood, and even better in tho passing years than it is now. He does not want any officehoiding influence to be employed in his favor. Delegates Who Won't Stand Aside. "Cf course the President can't prevent del egates who are elected, and who hold office by his appointment, from taking part in tho convention. Such delegates nre usually the leaders in their States, and it would be ask ing an Impossible thing that thev should stand aside and let persons of no knowledge or influence in politics take their places. "He will draw as fine a distinction as any of his consummately shrewd opponents between a real and a fictitious antagonism. Ho recognizes the great popularity of Secre tary Blaine as thoroughly as any one, nnd at the same time, that Blaine's popularity is being made use of by persons who care noth ing for the great Secretary except merely for the purpose of using him as a weapon to beat down another. "In the face of all this real and msnnract uredantagonism ror him, and real and as sumed friendship for Blalno, the President is In a quandary to know what step to take. He knows his nomination is extremely doubtful; that even If he were to work for and force his nomination, the leaders who oppose him would probably defeat him by a policy of Indifference or of secret connivance and opposition. He does not want the nom ination with the piospect of defeat staring him In the face. He would greatly prefer the laurels he has won to a bare chance of election in the future, with no more laurels In store and with n probability of greator antasonlsm and execration than has been showered on him already. Unrrlson Considering a Withdrawal. "Well, in fine, the President is seriously now, for the first timo, contemplating retir ing from the field. I may assure you that for not more than two or three days has he taken into deep consideration this step. It cas been snggested before, but never for a moment entertained. It is now a matter for profound discussion, and I may add, the President is not averse to its publication, that he may hear the national response. Within a week the conditions will be much simplified. "Here is the situation: Harrison does not want the nomination unless it comes spon taneously and from a due resaid for the honor and ability of his administration. He does not want it at all In the face or the pos sible candidacy and greater popularity or Blaine. The great Secretary doe3 not want it. He feels that it would kill him to accent and near tne urunt or tho campaign. At the same timo his sensibilities, now assuming that phase of vanity which obtains in men growing old and losing their beat mental and physical fiber, are tickled by the offer or the crown in tho face of what seems to be looked upon as a Cmsarian retusnl, and even In the presence of a possible defeat would esteem such a compliment beyond value and pilcoat the nandsof tlio great party. "This is a strange, unique, dramatic, and, one might well say, tragic situation. Ac present you can safely assert that tho chanoes are about equal for and against tho retirement or Harrison from the race. Blaine Expected to Keep Silent. "Blaine will say no more than he has said. Ho has honestly declared that he does not want his name presented to the convention. The great popular and political demand for him, largely genuine but to some extent the product of factional connivance, has caught his soul. I say, as a firm adherent or Harri son and as a steadfast friend of Blaino, that the Secretary will not refuse the proffered honor of a nomination if it seems to come with that spontaneity which is now prom ised. Mr. Blaine will make no further re fusal. Mr. Harrison may duplicate Blaine's declination, and I logret to say that he may be compelled to do so from the very pios pect of a humiliating defeat." I give this talk, whicli I had to-day with one or the most admirable and influential ot the official adhorents of Piesident Harrison for what it is worth. I am convinced that now, on the eve or the convention, the Presi dent is desirous that he and his Iriends may get their Angers on tho real pulse or tho public, and that such interviews are rather inspired than given reluctantly, as they may seem to be on the surface. If so, it may be assumed that tho President will within the next few days either withdraw from the contest, or make all his lines taut and play the official and other support for what it is worth at Minneapolis. L. THE OLD E0MAN ON THE STEEBT, Bat He Won't Go to the Democratic Na tional Convention. Columbus, May 22. Special Hon. Allan G. Tburman drove down town this afternoon in company with his grandson, young Allan. To a reporter the Old Boman saldi "This 13 the first time I have been down to my old office and about the city for three months. I am feeling better than I havo at any time since last fall, but the rheumatism has made me slightly lame.'1 "Are you going to the Democratic National Convention?" was asked. "No," said Judge Thurman. "All matters or that kind I leave to younger men." SOLID FOR THE PEESIDENT. Florida's Eight Bepublican Delegates Are Officeholders and Their Friends. Jacksoitville, May 22 Special The eight Bepublican delegates or the State Just elected to tlio Minneapolis Convention are the most joyous individuals In the land or oranges and early vegetables. They are for Hanison, nnd the mere fact that Cleveland in 18S3 carried the State over their candidate by 12,901 has not entered into their calcula tions. Ihalr tiiumnh cumes in the fact that they walloped tho anti Harrison men ia a most eflecti o munnoi. Among the oLjht delegates there are the Collector of the Port In Key West, the Col lector in Jacksonville, tho Collector in Tampa nnd another Deputy Collector of In ternal lievenuo for tho southern part of Floilda. The other four delegates are close to the Hairison administration in the patiouageline. THREE DAYS FOR BRIGGS. The Presbyterian Judiciary Committee Will Try to Present a Keport on Which All Can Unite The Issue Is the Admissi bility of an Appeal. Portland, Ore., May 22. The presence of the Presbyterian General Assembly was evident in to-day's pulpit announcements for this city and for a number of outlying towns. The churches of all denominations were opened to the Presbyterian preachers, but the most interest was evident at the Fiist Presbyterian Churcli.where Moderator Young officiated. The discourse was upon tho text: "Never man spake like this man." The seimon scarcely justified the prediction made touching the speaker's power. It was listened to with close attention. The sermons announced ror the evening nie nearly all upon tho subject of homo mis sions. In spite or the fact that it is Sunday, ono can hear discussions concerning inter esting questions to come before the assem bly during tho next week. It appears that the "Bilggs case" is under careful consider ation before the Judicial Committee, of which Dr. Smith, or Buffalo, is Chairman. It will be the attempt of the committee to present a repoit upon which the assembly can bo united. Piimarily it must deal with the ques tion whether the appeal of the Prosecuting Committee Is in order, though further rec ommendations may be added to the proper disposition of the appeal. Upon these points any member may be heard. One high in au thoilty ventures the piediction that such a discussion will last three days. Should an appeal be admitted, the original parties in the Prosecuting Committee and Dr. Briggs alone can be heard, and it is conjectured that this last contingency occasions tho coming or Dr. Briggs. With regard to tne work of tho Committee on Theological Seminaries, no information Is now available. The opinion is expressed quite generally that Its composition is fair, but as jet no opportunity has been offered to test what may happen iu the next five days. MISS PIKE PECULIAR. She Don't Know Why She Cut Off Hor Hair Nor Why She Turned on the Gas Nor Why She Cnt Her Wrists Nor Why She Wrote a tetter. New York, May 22. 6faf. Miss Kate B. Pike, the Treasury Department typewriter who was found unconscious in her room at the Astor House on Saturday with two cuts in her left wrist, declared to day that she had not attempted to commit suicide. Hugh Collins, the porter who bioke into her room at noon Saturday, says that the gas was escaping from one or more burneis. Ambulance Surgeon Dorsey says that Miss Pike was not suffering from gas poisoning. To a reporter to-day Miss Pike saidi "I havo suffered very much for the past six months or more from insomnia, and havo frequently taken laudanum. Thursday morning 1 felt so sick and mv head ached so badly that I went to the Astor House, and engaged a room, thinking I could sleep. I don't know why I had my hair cut off, but I did it because I thought it would relieve my head. Then I tooK some laudanum, and! don't remember anything after that, ir I cnt my wrist nnd turned on the gas I don't remember it." "What was in tho letter addressed to yonr mother, that w as round in your loom?" "I don't know. 1 can't even remember writing it," said Miss Pike. "I certainly did not intend to commit suicide. I had no reason for such an act." HILL ABOUT TO WITHDBAW. In tho Interest of Harmony, He Is Said to Be Writing a Letter. New York, May 22. SpedaLJ It comes from the highest source that Senator Hill Is writing a lettei of withdrawal, and that the letter will bo placed before the public vory soon. It Is stated that the Senator has had this matter under consideration for the past month, and after considerable deliberation ho has decided to withdraw flora tho race at last. The tenor of the letter will be in the diiection of harmony. Some aro or the opinion that nill will throw his weight and strength to Cleveland, and will assist in making his nomination unanimous, while others think that Cloie land wonld bo the last man he would help. When Hill entered tho race he expected to havo enough votes to make tho nomination on the first ballot, but he finds if he allows his name to bo presented at the Chicago convention he will have onlv a handful of delegates to support bis nomination. 1,500 LIVES SAVED. The Good Work Done by a Steamboat on tho Swollen Arkansas River. Little Rock, Ark, Mav 22. According to a repoit received here from Bed Bluff tho steamer Anna B. Adams, which has been in tho flooded district between hero nnd that point for the last three days, has res cued 1,500 persons from tho waters. Tho destitution of flood sufferers up and down the Arkansas rier is dreadful. In the Slnm Bavou and White Bluff district the water is so high that boats had to be sent theie to rescue the people. Tho town of Homnn, near New Orleans, is several feet under water; in tact, the whole of tho Bed river Dottom is a veritable sea from hill to hill, a distance or about 20 miles. The situation on the Des Moines livei In Iowa, which is still rising, is growing worse. Alexandria Is still submerged, water being four feet deep in many streets. BOYCOTTS FOE 1YHCHHT0. Colored People cf a Maryland Town to Try the Weapon Against Mobs. CnESTEitTOWif, Md , May 22 A meotlng of colored men was hold in Chestertown, at which it was determined to boycott tho white men w ho engaged In the recent lynch ing affair. Tho Sheriff received a letter, dated Balti more, May 19, in which it was stated that a mob was going to Chestertown and burn down the town for lynching Taylor. The letter states that no one will know what boat thev aro coming on. The -letter is signed "Nigo Colord Mob," and is believed to be the idle vaporing or some Irresponsible person, for which the colored people in the city are not responsible OABZA STILL IN KEY WEST. Knmor bavs He Is In the GnUo of a Cuban Revolutionary Patriot. Ket West, Fla , May 22. It is rumoi ed here that Garza is still In this city, having arrived several weeks ago from Nassau. He is said to be concealed in the houso of a prominent Spaniard under the assumed name of "Julius Ferrol Betancourt." He claims to be a Cuban patriot interested in a new revolutionary movement among Cubans nnd resident Spaniards in Cuba. He recently made a speech In San Carlos Hall with tho object of raising funds to help tho cause. Nobody hero Is known to be au thorized to anest Garza. No advices from the Mexican or United States authorities haye beou received as yet. COLD WEATHER'S HAVOC. All Farming Operations In Maine Receive a Most Severe Setback, Fahmngton, Me., May 22 Special. Tho weather, which for thojpast few days has been remarkably cold all over Maine, has been particularly sevoro in this section. The cold rain yesterday turned to snow dur ing the night, and this morning the ground wns covered to the depth of three Indies. The glowing crops have been sonously damaged, while many lambs in outlying pastures died of exposure, and farming operations generally have received a severe setback. The meicury, which was at 37 at sunrise, has not risen higher than 13 during the day. DEEMING'S LAST LEAP Takes Him Into the Hereafter at an Early Hour This Morning. HE MAKES HIS PEACE WITH GOD, And Denies to the Last Ilia Gnilt of the Rain Hill Homicides. A 6KETCH OP AN UXEQUALED CAREER Melbourne, May 2a Deeming was hanged at 10:1 o'clock this morning. The condemned passed Sunday in writing, calmly discussing at intervals his approach ing doom. He said he had no intention of making a speech on the scaffold. On Sun day night he thrice swalloyl eagerly a small allowance of spirits, a sj.-" :"h he slept soundly until he wa TffJ"., frrVi" o'clock this (Monday) morniu ' '.'Of the first time since his arrest, the m f-to on his wrists were removed, and, smoking u cigar, he conversed with those around him. He declared that he was resigned to his fate, and had no fears in regard to the future. To the governor of the prison he said he had made his peace with God. He per sisted in denying that he was guilty of the Bain Hill murders. He had never, he de clared, lost his self-control in England, as he had since his arrival in Australia. He expressed gratitude to the governor and all the prison officials for the consideration they had shown him, and also to Mr. Lyle, his counsel, and to all concerned in his de fense. He said ho thought he would not falter or make any sceno on the scaffold. The Execution Is Speedily Over. A few minutes before the time set for the exeoution Deeming was allowed a glass of brandy, which ho swallowed at a gulp, and he was told that ho might have more if the prison doctor so ordered. Tho doomed man was then led to tho gallows, and iu a few moments all was over. The drop was seven feet. The execution was witnessed by a large gathering, including Government and civil officials, magistrates, police and clergymen. Thero was an immense crowd outside tho prison from an early hour in tho morning until long after tho exec. 1 tion was over. Or der wa3 maintained by a strong force or police. When weighed early this morning. Deem ing turned the scale at H3 ponnds, which is 14 pounds less than he weighed when ad mitted to the prison. With the execution of Deeming there ended the lifo of ono of tho greatest crim inals the world has ever known. At tho be ginning of March last the police at Liver pool leccived a dispatch from the police at Melbourne, stntlng that the murder of a woman had just come to light at Windsor, a suburb of Melbourne, and that from certain fucts that had been revealed it was thought that the Windsor murderer had killed an other woman at Kaln. Hill, a suburb of Liv erpool. The police or the latter place at once started an investigation, and soon a most horrible crime was unearthed literally un earthed ror beneath the hearthstone of a residence known as Dinhnm Villa, nt llain Hill, there wore found the bodies not only o' a woman, but also or four little children, all of whom had been burled in a pit that the murderer had dug beneath the hearth stone, and after the earth had been thiown over them tho surface was cementou and tho hearthstone relaid. Ills Career While Known as Williams. It was soon learned that tho honse had been occupied by a man who had given his namo as Williams, but who. It was subse quently ascertained, was Frederick Bailey Deeming, whose family lived iu Birkenhead, across the river from Liverpool. Williams, or, to call him by his right name, Deeming, had married at Kain Hill a young and beau tiful gill, a Miss Emily Mather, and had sailed for Australia with her, and it was her body that had been found at Windsor. She, too, had been buried under tho he&rthstono of the house there, and hor grave was cov ered with a coating of cement. The police inquiries into Deemlng's career soon revealed that he was a monster of in iquity, guilty of nearly, if not all. the crimes lu the calendar. Numerous swindling trans actions were traced to him, principally in mining lands. Detectives followed him to England, whore it was found he was living in Birkenhead. The detective, gaining ad mission to the house, found it occupied by Mrs. Marie Deeming and the three elder children whose bodies have Deen recently found at llain Hill. The fourth child was not tlfen born. Deeming, however, had evaded his pursuer, having left Birkenhead that morning. The pursuit was continued, but Deeming always managed to evade his pursuers, iu one Instance escaping by Just seven minutes. Deeming later appeared In Liverpool under his alias or WillLims. ne paid ad dresses to a number of Llveipool ladies, among them ono,who from Ills conversation about the "Jack the Kipper" crimes, became terribly arrald of him. One night he had an engagement to take tea at her homo, but ne uiu not appear anu sue never saw him again. A Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was just about this time that ho ap peared at Bain Hill, where bis wife and fam ily subsequently joined him. Shortly after ward Mrs. Deeming nnd the children disap peared, but as Deeming had represented tho woman ns his sister nothing was thought of their disappearance. It was not long after this that he mttrt led Miss Mather and sailed for Australia. Daring their voyaco he de veloped traits ot thonghtfulness and consid eration hardly in keeping with the character of tho man as seen In thelightof subsequent developments. Ho doctored the sick and saved tidbits fiom his table for the sick steerago passengers. Miss Mather relates that In addition to liismedical qualifications, her husband wns a skillfnl modelei, and that he filled up a lot of his time working at his models in their cabin. The subsequent facts, in connection with tho murder of the second Mrs. Deeming, are of too recent date to need detailed mention. After Deeming had killed her he became engaged to a MUs Kate Bouseville, who was on her way to the Southern Cross gold fields in West Australia to meet and mairy him, when she learned of his arrest loi the muraer oi ins iormor who. A significant fact iu connection with tho proposed marriage was that Deeming had already procured a quantity of cement that was found at his home In the gold fields, and this suggested In a startling manner that ho had alreadv mado preparations to kill and bury his bride elect. 1 h it he was guilty of many other crimes, including minder, is be lieved bv evervono. Ho was a jail bird. having served sentence in Cuylaud, Aus tralia, for other offenses. When lie was taken to Melbourne he assumed a jovial and careless air, but at his trial ho showed in his manner the terrible mental strain ho was undergoing. Aftor he had been condemned to death ho made a speech In couit, which in part was as follows: The Murderer's Remarkablo Sperclu "I havo not had a fair trial. It is not the law that is trying me, but tho press. Tho case was prejudiced even before my arrival by the exhibition of photos in shop windows, and it was by means of these that I was identified. I leavo it to the Juiytosiy if It Is not the case that there aro hundreds of people In Melbonrno w ho would execute mo without a trial. If 1 could believe that I committed the murder I n ould plead guilty rather than submit to the gnrc ot the people in this court the usllest nico of people I have evei seen. Inm told that whatever I say 111 not bo believed, and even ni own wltneses have been Kept out of mj w ivby my counsel People have sworn to t,eeln mo whom I havo never seen In mj life. An other objection I have to this trial is that no time has been allowed mo to communicate with witnesses in England and India. "It is not a pleasant thing to confess to disease mental or otherwise, but I am de termined to do so, in justice to mjseir and the community. For weeks together I have suffered lapses of memory. In my own mind 1 know 1 am not guilty of this thing. "My life is ruined. It I wore turned into tho street to-night a free man, to morrow wonld find me in the liver Yarra That is tho best place for mo now. I do not hesltato to give up my life. It would be n pleasure. I have lougnt the blacks on the Zambesi nnd have fought with lions single-handed. What is life to a man like mo whose pros pects the newspapers and tho public have blasted anu ruinea jorever? "I do not expect Justice. It la -neither lnJM. the mind of the Judges, nor of the jury, nor of the public to give me a fair trial. The case should have been postponed ror two months to enable evidenco to oe collected. Instead of that the trial was fixed by pre meditation to take place at a time when the public is enraged against me." Ho confessed that he had killed his wire. Miss Mather. 116 appealed to the Victorian Executive and to the British Privy Council fm a lespite, but both refused to Interfere, and accoidingly he to-day paid the full penalty of the law. Had he escaped justice in Australia he would have been taken to England, where ho would undoubtedly havo been hanged for tho Bain Hill murders. THE LAST RELAY Delivers General Miles' Message at 1:0G This Morning Ho Is Taken From His Wheel More Dead Than Alive-City Pavements His First Kollef. New Yoek, May 23. After a hard struggle with horrible roads and a blinding rain, the last relay in the great bicycle journey from Chicago to New Xbrk was assisted from his wheel, more dead than alive, at 1:00 this morning. He had ridden through from Tarrytown: had left his com- Jo "-anlon on the road with a broken wheel, wa3 tlKTwst piece of decent going he had found in the miles ho had left behind him. Mud was packed into the spokes or his wheels, clogged the pedals, and even tho pelting rain and the wheels' more rapid rev olution as ho increased his speed on the solid road failed to dislodge this constant companion of hi3 Journey. There woro places where even tho narrow wheel could not bo pushed through, and then the rider dismounted an'd carried his "ho.-se" until he could again remount and resume his tire some journey. A hundred riders had shared in the under taking of carrying the bit of paper fiom General Miles in Chicago to the hands or the military aide who waited at No. 21 Park Bob. From Lumsden, the first rider who bore it away rrom the steps or tho Pullman building, to Quick, who camo rushing down over the slippery Bioadwav pavement last night, a long succession of "crack" riders had struggled along through darkness and dampness covered with mud, drenched to the Bkin, but forgetful of everything except tho firm determination to pedal, pedal, pedal, until thoir part of the Journoy was accomplished. Sometimes they spun along at a three-minute gait, as did Charles Dorntgie, who made ten miles in 31 minutes, and in tho dark, at that; some times plowing through a slough or despond and mad, at an ox-team's pace; sometimes compelled to leave tho machine mired and broken and run on loot to tho next rola ; occasionally compelled to swim a river, whore tho swollen floods had carried the bridges away. RAUJI TO BE UNLOADED. The President Said to Have 3Iade TJp His Blind on This Point. WASHI3.QTON, May 22. Special. The lat est rumor about General Raum is to the effect that the Piesident has concluded to unload him In a very gentle way. It Is said that beforo leaving Washington on hi3 re cent junketing trip on tho Chesapeake, tho President Informed General Baum that, while he had every confidence in him.yet the relations between tho head of tho Interior Department and the chier of the Pension Bureau had grown so strained that he ha concluded to cut the string before It snapped. Gereral Baum, it is said, pleaded his past political services and his present usefulness, and sug gested that Noble was no good, nnd that it would bo to the President's advantage toie tiro him from his Cabinet. To this the President 13 said to havo mado no direct reply, but to have suggested to General Raum that a post could be found far him abroad that would bo agreeablo to him. General Ramn, it is said, declined to take the hint until the President told him ho had made up hi3 mind to mako the change. Then, it is said, he reluctantly as sented, and all that remains to carry out the compromise Is to find a sultablo berth In a comfortable climate for the chief of the Pen sion Office to rusticate in. VOMITED A BIRD. The Little Girl Had Probably Eaten a Partly Hatched E;g. Fall River, Mass, May 22 Victoria Berube, aged 6 years, died yesterday noon after remaining unconscious for Ct hours. She had been in delicate health tor two years. Wednesday sho went home from school and shortly afterward was taken sick, vomiting a black substance. Dr. Cas grain was called and fonnd the patient In sensible. He was unable to resnscitato her. Two hours before her death yesterdny noon she vomited a dark reddish substance, which, on examination, was found to con tain a partly-formed bird. A prominent phvsician advances the theory that the child may have eaten a parboiled, half-hatched eg,r. The peak or tho bird may have become imbedded In the walls or the stomach. This theory is strengthened by tho fact that sj mptoms of gastio-entortis preceded death. THE BIO STBIKE WILL SPBEAD. New York Granite Workers Map Out a New Plan of Campaign. New Yoek, May 23. In all probability tho granite workers' strike will assume greater proportions to-morrow. Preparations with this end in view were made yesterday by those in charge of the strike, who observed the strictest secrecy as to the details or the new plan or action to be followed to-day. One thing was revealed, however, and that Is that It was, decided to mako tnis city tho field of action. The battle will bo directed fiom the offices of the National Paving Cut ters' and Granite Cutters' Unions here, where the principal officers of these unions will have charge of everything connected with the strike. JUDGE REMEY DERANGED. A Roport That the Advocate General of the Navy Is Under a Mental Clond. New York, May 22. Colonel William E. Eemey.Jndgo Advocate General of the Navy, is reported to be mentally deranged. For a row days during tho early part or this month, he was at the Gilsey House, but now he Is in Washington and under treatment at tho Marine Hospital. Thero his ailment Is said to be "nervous prostration," tho result or overwork. Lieutenant S. C. Lomly Is performing tho duties of Colonel Eemoy's office. While at the Gilsev House, it was learned last night. Colonel llemoy behaved in a very eccentric manner. Harrison's Trip to Rochester. Washihqtox, May 22. Representative Groenleaf, of Rochester, who has charge of tho preparations for President Harrison's trio to that city to participate in tho Memo rial Day exercises, has completed the ar rangements. The President ana his party will make the trip In a special train via tho Northern Central Railroad, leaving Wash ington Saturday, May 2S, at 7 a.h., and reach ing Rochester at 7 r. it. Taney Lynchers Still In Tronble. Ozark. May 22. Deputy Sheriff Browne, of Greene county, arrived hero last night with seven men suspected of tho lynching of Bright and the murderer of Williams In Taney county. The preliminary trials will begin Mondav at Forsythe, and It is the growing belief that the cases will stick this time. A Race of Steamships From Liverpool. New York, May 22. Tho steamers Alaska and Aurania arrived this afternoon from Liverpool. Thej- had a very exciting race across the ocean. Both ships wero very near each other and plainly in sight each day. The Alaska, however, kept tho lead all the way and camo in about an hour in advance of the Aurania. Tlio A. M. E.'a Rrjcct Union. Philadelphia, May 22 A proposition to effect (1 union betweou the Zion A. M. E. Churcli and the A. M. E. Church, to be known is the African Zion Methodist Epis copal Csnrch. has been retectnd hvtrmA. E. Coiferonce now in session here, i lift TlfifrMAfl tIM, ttirt rlni-lmttaa mln tinrl . .A. 'i Tlnirl frlirt ttn Tt fn 1 1 w ir,.i,rt1 I o 1 ' ne hands of the proper person. I li," J" boaievard and through the city BANCROFT HITS BACK. The Late Librarian of the Depart ment of State Writes a Letter ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY. Sarcasm in Almost Every Paragraph, and Some Bitterness, Also. M3 FIDE OP TIIE (USE TOLD IN FULL Washington; May 22. Mr. Frederick Bancroft has addressed the following letter to Secretary Blaine, in answer to the state ments made bv the Secretary in his letter to the President recommending the with drawal of Mr. Bancroft's nomination a3 United States Consul to Brunswick, Ger many: Tho statements mado by you in your letter to the President recommending the with drawal of my nomination as the United States Consul to Brunswick, Germany, and furnished by you to the press the 20th instant, demand a prompt answer. The remarkable tone of your letter is no less surprising than the fact that yon now assign an entirely different ground for my removal from that you gave when first in terrogated in my behalf on the subject. On that occasion yon assigned as the only rea son of my removal that I had been absent without permission delivering loctures, which In all occupied my time for but a few days annually. Are not the new charges contained in your letter of Friday made necessary by the fact that you were con fronted with your own written permission to do the very thing compluinedofT It is a well known fact In the department that It was not until several days after you had resolved upon my removal, and had commissioned my successor, that you De gan an inquiry for the purpose of finding a justification for your action which might; perhaps also serve as a reply to a resolntion of tho Honso of Representatives. Although the chaiges now made aro plainly trumped up, and arc duo to an unexoected necessity on your part, 1 shall not shun them. Ir.c'lncil to Be Sarcastic Before entering Into a direct reply to your statements, permit mo to remind you of the important fact that in determining upon yonr action you did not consult tho officer, who alone has an intimate and personal knowledge of the work of my bureau, and which has been prosecuted under his im mediate direction, and from whom you had never received any complaint respecting my officiency or the performance of my dnties. You not only left him in absolnte ignorance of your intention to remove me, but jou chose a time when he was absent from the city. I observe with pleasure that yon no longer seek tojustlfy your unprece dented action in removing me from the post of librarian by the erroneous statement, mado to me in 0'ir last interflow, that my talented predecessor. Mr. Dwight, v. as re moved by secretary Bayard, a3 Mr. Dwight resigned to accept a more lucrative position. A man whose life has been devoted to library and historical work is not prone to rush into personalities and newspaper notoiiety.which politicians sometimes covet. I quietly sought simple justice within tho Department, and too keenlyappreciated the difference between your power ana mine to make any threats whatever. You denied my request that I should not be iemoed without being given an oppor tunity to meet cnarges; you confronted me with "neither specifications nor accusers; you endeavored to induce me quietly to ac cept a consulship. I merely Insisted that I must have justice and could not bo bribed into silence by yonr offer. Others Drawn Into tho Matter. I regret that jon should havo drawn others Into this controversy. The ono to whom you refer in the first instance sought his own transfer to another bureau to relievo me of the unpleasant duty of reporting his neglect of work during the hours rnMi ' , In the library, and ror conduction a certain occasion or a most nbjectionablo character. This is why his "Invaluable services were lost to tho library." The second centleman repeatedly dis obeyed orders in regard to work. He was reported to and reproved therefor by the Acting secretary. These are the sole rea sons for the change from friendly reci procity into what you are pleased to style "practical non-Intercourse." You state that last summer I "quarreled" with the late Third Assistant Secretary of State. Inasmuch as that gentleman 13 not now an ofheer of the Department, I cannot consent to take part in any controversy affecting him. Tho incident to which you probably refer, and of which you have evidently received garbled accounts, as in the case mentioned above, was promptly and satisfictorilv dispo-ed or by the Acting Secretary or State, who found no occasion to censure mv conduct, as tho records iu the caso will show. From j our misapprehensions of the fore going facts, you fall into the complaint that lam lacking in tact. That is a question, which I cannot discuss. It is possible that many w ill wonder how you expected a tact less librarian to prove a tactful consnl. No Proof-Kmders Now .Employed. Librarians of experience will smile at your complaint that tho one who has the custody and selection of cne of the best libraries in the world in International law and diplomacy, and who 13 also custodian of the vast historical records or tho Depart ment, is not qualified for the place unless he Is also a practical printer. You will bear mo ontm the statement that the Department has never employed professional proof-readers In this work, but the proof-reading has been performed by myself and assistants, without any complaint bein,r found against; our work. Some may share my amazement that it should have taken you threo years to dis cover my Inefficiency. But perhaps you will find an explanation for this in the fact that It is only recently that it has become neces sary for you to make a permanent placo for yonr protege in the department over which you preside, and where, according to your own declarations. Incompetency may Uoiiri.-h and want of ability and merit aro not causes for immediate removal. Considering these Indisputable facts, Is it to bo expected that civil service reformers and fair-minded people in general will really believe that "lbe Department of State never changes its subordinate officers ex cept for good and sufficient cause?" BI0T OH FIFTH AV-EHU& A Speak-Easy Crowd Use Stones and Brick In a Street Brawl. Last evening about a dozen men who had been attending a seance at a speak-easy in the vicinity of Soho got onto a quarrel as they were passing down Firth avenue, near Moultrie street. In a moment tho fight re snlted In a not, and bricks and stones were thrown about the street and several people had their beads cut. Iho crowd was In creased by spectators, and the street be came blockaded to such an extent that the cable cars were stopped by the grlpmen go ing In either direction ror fear some of the passengers would bo hurt. Officer Sloan happened to be on one of the cars and Immediately called the wagon, bnc was successtul in arresting only Peter Mur phy. The officers attempted to catch the others, but they succeeded In escaping. Murphy's head was badly cut by a stone, and his face and clothes were covered with blood. Others were also seen to be bleeding, and some of them were thought to bo seri ously hurt. Tho excitement ran high for a time. SHOT HIS FSIS0KEB IN THE LEG. Edward Griffon Broke Away, but Was Brought to a Rait by a Ballet. On Saturday evening Constable Smith, of Alderman Kaltenhauser's office, was given a' warrant for the arrest or Edward Griffon, who was charged with disorderly conduct by William Jones. He met Gnffen as tho latter was coming out ot Lltschlo's saloon, on Forbes street, near Moultrie, and, after handcuffing him, proceeded toward the Jail to have tho man confined until a hearina could be had. On the road Griffen asked that the hand cuffs bo taken off. The constable did Bo.but Immediately after the prisoner started to run. He was pursued closely for some time, hut gradually gained on tho constable and turned up Crogan alley. When Smith reached the alley he fired a shot at the flee ing man, and the ball struck Griffen In the lett leg, inflicting a flesh wound. Griffen fell and the constable then took him to Jail. He will have a hearing to-morrow. - I-
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