gglSlsiSlSgSSgP "j&w&r "KT?ry8 jTF" ADVERTISERS APPRECIATE The excellent returns from The IHspatch's ccnt-a-word columns. Rooms to let advertisements more than doubled last month! W mmm ADVERTISERS APPRECIATE The excellent returns from The Dispatch's cent-a-word columns. Rooms to let advertisements more than doubled last month! .iC. PFEJ '.:- MP$ttlt FORTY SEVENTH TEAR tlll'S REPLY TO FRIENDS Expected to Bo Raced in Quay's Hands To-Day, and It Isn't Thought PITTSBURG WEDNESDAY. frlJNE 1. 1892-TWELVE PAGES. THREE CENTS. served that several of them who were in structed by their State convention to vote for Harrison have apparently been con verted to the Blaine movement, for they openly displayed Blaine buttons on their coats on the streets to-day. CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO. IT WLl BE A NEGATIVE. Harrison's Interview the last Straw That Broke His Backbone. Such Apparent Jealousy Being1 Urged to the Secretary as Sufficient Reason for His Candidacy Blaine's Intimates More Confident Than Ever That He "Will Write No More Letters Quay to Know To-Day What He May Expect Harrison and Blaine Not Talking Poli tics These Days. rtPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISrATCH.l Washington, May 31. Senator Quay will leave "Washington to-morrow for Min aeapolis, and he expects to carry with him the direct assurance from James G. Blaine that he will accept the Presidental nomina tion if it is offered to him by the Republic an party. Mr. Quay and the men who are interested with him in the Blaine move ment feel quite satisfied now that their candidate will write no letter of declina tion, but to make assurance doubly sure, Senator Quay will have a last talk with Mr. Blaine to-morrow morning. This visit is quite unnecessary, for there is no possible doubt that within the past three days, since he returned from New York, Mr. Blaine has not only told several of his iriends that he would accept, but he has revealed to them the fact that he desires to be considered as a candidate. It can be stated with the utmost positiveness and entire accuracy that to-night he is actually figuring on how many votes he will have in tho convention, and what States lie- can carry when nominated. All Agreed on One Point. ' All of Blaine's intimate personal iriends and each member of his family coincide in the opinion that he ought to be a candidate, and in the desire for him to accept if nomi nated. The person, however, whose influ ence upon the Secretary has been more no tent than that of all the others combined, is Benjamin Harrison. That gentleman's un intentional interview of last Friday, ex pressing as it did his honest sentiments in attacking the Blaine men as dis appointed office-seekers, and Blaine himself as a borrower of the laurels of statesmanship, has served to remove the last spark of friendly feeling between James G. Blaine and Benjamin Harrison, and to-night they are political and personal enemies. And there is no effort to conceal this feeling on the part of either. While the President sat this morn ing, surrounded by his so-called advisers, at a Cabinet meeting, every one of whom is a political Jonah--except Jerry Busk, who is for Blaine the Secretary of State sat in his library, a stone's throw distant, talking to Republicans about the prospects of his being made the Republican nominee. Not Only Willing, bnt Anxious. One of these men with whom Blaine was thus talking with was Kenry Cabot Lodge, one of the prominent, strong and conspicu ously successful leaders of the Massachu setts Republicans. Should Mr. Lodge tell what actually took place between him and Blaine he would say that the Plumed Knight is not only willing but anxious to'be the nominee of the Minneapolis Convention, but that he will write no letter, send no telegram, or say no word, either discourag ing the movement in his behalf, or declin ing to accept the honor which he now feels confident is to be again conferred upon him, Mr. Lodge is not the only man in Washing ton to-day, moreover, who is possessed of this knowledge. There are at least two Senators and other representatives who have had long chats with the Secretary since his return from 2few York, ana they know what Senator Quay will no doubt know before he departs from Washington to-morrow, that the Blaine boom, which is at present inflated almost to bursting, will never grow less until it bursts at Minneap olis into an enthusiastic shout for his nom ination. Not Talking Abont Politics. During the conversations which Blaine has had with his Republican friends during the past three days the interesting fact was brought to light that the President and Mr. Blaine have not had one word of conversa tion on political subjects since Blaine wrote his letter to Clarkson, except on one oc casion. Soon after that letter was written Harrison saitl in a casual way to Blaine, in the White House, one morning, that if he (the President) should decide to become a candidate, the letter to Clarkson would make the road toward the nomination much easier for him to travel. v This remark was made simply in an off hand, complimentary way, and beyond that the subject has never been discussed by the two men in any way, shape or manner. Your correspondent has mosl excellent authority for stating this to be a fact. Mr. Elkins, as an old personal friend of Blaine, has felt free to badger him con stantly of late, in the hope of forcing from him some sort of announcement regarding his unwillingness to become a candidate. Blaine has allowed Elkins to talk, but has said nothing himself. The latter has given up the effort, therefore, and has gone up to West Virginia almost hopeless of being able to carry out his part of the bargain strnck when Harrison put him into the Cabinet to "take care of Blaine." What Blaine Thinks Abont Elkins. "I have known Steve too long," said Mr. Blaine, Sunday, to a friend, -"to pay any attention to what he says. He is a good fel- ow, but what he does not know aboufpoli l.ics would make a big book." In conversation with a fellow-Senator to day, Quay said that not only was it morally ceruuu mm, jjioiuc wo.ua Denominated, but Blaine and Alger Men Hold, a Lengthy Session Typewriters Kept Bnsy for Several Hours V Hint as to the Sec ond Place With Blaine. Chicago, May 31. Among the many prominent Republican politicians who ar rived to-day are Frank Hatton, of Wash ington; Judge John M. Thurston, of Ne braska; ex-Congressman Allen, of Michi gan; Commissioner of Navigation O'Brien, delegate to Minneapolis, of New York; ex-Senator John C. Spooner and D. M. Sabm, Thomas Lowry and Colonel W. S. King, of Minneapolis; ex-Governor John H. Gear,of Iowa; National Committeeman A.L. Conger, of Ohio; General Horace S. Clark, of Mattoon, and Colonel Sword, Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Republican Com mittee. Hon. J. S. Clarkson's party arrived at 9:30 o'clock, and took up their quarters at the Grand Pacific. In one of the several rooms assigned the members of the partr Mr. Clarkson at once locked himself and the following committeemen: Hvde, of Massachussetts; Conger, of Ohio; Paine, of Massachusetts, and Sanborn, of Michigan. Congressman E. P. Allen, the Michigan Alger advocate, was admitted shortly after ward. During the entire hour and a half during which the conference lasted two typewriters were kept busy in an adjoining ARRESTSJIMDROVESf More Than a Score of Hawa iian Liberals 'Placed Behind the Bars. PBOMINENT MEN CAUGHT, Including the Leaders of the Last Two Involutions There. PEOPLE SIGHING FOR A REPUBLIC, Bnt They Are Prevented From Expressing Their Opinion. THE QUEEN'S FATOEITE IN TIIE SWIM The presence of Congressman E. P. Allen, the Michigan Alger advocate, at the con ference, gave rise to the rumor that final ar rangements were being made for the spring ing of the Blaine-Alger ticket. Mr. Allen is not a delegate to the conven tion, and his presence in Chicago with the National Committee was explained by shrewd guessers on the ground that he came to confer in the interests of General Alger. A further tinge of probability was 5iven this rumor by the statement made by . Slnat Fassett that the second name on the ticket would be that of a Western man and a soldier. A FOSTAL CAED STRAW. Harrison Trends on a Vote Cast by 283 Del egates to Minneapolis. Mnrxr.AFOi.is. May 3L The Minneapo lis Tribune is taking a postal card vote of the delegates to the Republican National Couvention as to their preferences for Pres ident. Up to to-night 282 replies have been received, divided as follows:" mm- States, goiu Alabama 1 Arkansas 8 California l Colorado 0 Connecticut 0 Delaware 0 Georgia 8 Idaho o Illinois 12 Indiana 22 Iowa 8 Kati6as 4 Kentucky n Louisiana 9 Maine 0 Maryland J Massachusetts 2 Michigan q Minnesota 2 Mississippi 8 Ulssourl 9 Montana 0 Nebraska 4 New Hampshire 6 New .Jersey 1 New Tork 5 North' Carolina 12 North Dakota 0 Ohio 4 Pennsyiranla 4 Rhode Island 0 Sonth Carolina . 5 South Dakota. ...1 2 Tennessee. s Texas is Vermont , Viririnla 5 Washington 1 Weit Virginia 1 Wisconsin 7 "Wyoming 1 Oklahoma 1 Totals 180 33 84 Michigan gives Alger 1, Mississippi gives Rusk 2, Nevada gives Alger 1, New York gives Sherman 1 and AVarner Miller 1, Texas gives McKinley 2, Virginia gives Sherman 1 and Colorado gives Wolcott 1. Aon- Cm- Blalnr.mttal 1 10 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 6 0 0 0 J 2 2 3 0 1 , 0 2 1 V 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 BECBETAHY BLAINE HOT FBESEHT At the Meeting of the Cabinet Yesterday, and the Fact Causes Gossip. Washington, May 31. The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by all the members except Secretaries Blaine, Elkins and Foster. The two last named are out of the city. At the State Department it was said that Mr. Blame's failure to attend the meeting was probably due to the fact that he was busy at the department, attending to matters that had accumulated during hit visit to New York. At the White House no significance whatever was attached to his absence, for the stated reason that it was not generally known that the Pres ident had returned to the city, and also because no notice was given that there would be a meeting, which has always been the practice, after a Presidents! absence from the city, when he desires to confer with his Cabinet. It was said further that there was no formal meeting, and that Sec retary Traoy and Attorney General Miller were not aware until they reached the Executive Mansion that the President had returned. It was also said that the reason no Cabinet meeting had been called was that the Presi dent was fatigued after his trip to Roches ter, and had no important matters to nre.ent for consideration. The foregoing statements were not volunteered, bnt were made in answer to inquiries as to the probable cause of Mr. Blaine's failure to attend what was erroneously supposed to have been a regu larly called meeting of the Cabinet that even if he were not, the anti-Harrison men could easily control enough votes to make it impossible for the President to win, even if Ws friends should stand up and en deavor to make an open fight for him. In Congress to-day the Blaine sentimtnt was more than ever strong, and men with reputations for political sagacitv who 10 days ago prediotedthe President's nomina tion by acclamation now shake their heads and say they really believe, after all, that Blaine will Denominated, and that he will accept . Southern delegates to the Minneapolis convention were numerous in Washington to-day, and consulted Harrison men and anti-Harrison men in turn. It was ob- BIAIKB'S XEAD IK NEW YOBS. Or the 72 Delegates the Secretary's Friends Claim 54 for Dim. Albakt, N. Y., May 3L Special. William Barnes, Jr., Republican State Committeeman from this district, prints in his paper, the Evening Journal, this after noon, a summary of the preferences of the 72 delegates to the Republican National Convention from New York State. He figures ont that of the entire New York delegation, Harrison has but 18 supporters in his quest for arenomination, while Secre tary of State Blaine has 54. Mr. Barnes gives a complete list of the delegates and their preferences. It was he who bnt a short time ago so industriously whooped up the John Sherman boom in the Evening Journal, under the inspiration of a promised Consulship. BLAINE AND WHIIELAW EEID The Ticket Chosen at a Mock Convention Held at Tate. New Haven. Coxx.,May 3L Special The Republicans of Yale's Kent Club at the meeting last evening resolved ihem selves into a mock nominating convention. J. 3. .Carpenter, of the senior class, was unanimously chosen Permanent Chairman, and P. E. Healy, '93, secretary. The con vention balloted with the following result: Blaine is 34 30 48 Harrison 12 u 19 0 97 . 3 0 0 0 Flatu. ...... ........ ...... 12 6 0 0 Depew.. ....... .......... 0 0 0 0 JUt.mu.cj..... .M................ u u 0 0 The second place on the ticket was unan imously given to Whltelaw Eeid. The meeting closed with cheers for the ticket. rPrECTAL TELEGRAM TO TnB DISPATCII. San Francisco, May 31. The steamer Australia to-day brought from Honolulu news of the arrest by a Government marshal of 21 Liberals, including Robert Wiloox, a half-breed, leader of the last two revolutions, and Colonel Volney V. Ashford, who led the successful movement five years ago that drove Premier Gibson into exile and forced Kalakaua to agree to a new constitution. The arrests were made on warrants charging the men with inciting to conspiracy, but when the steamer left the trial had been postponed for one week. Per several months the Hawaiian Liberals have been growing more menacing in their speeches and more pronounced in advocacy of a republic as the only solution of the troubles. What the Hawaiian Liberals chiefly resented was the waste of public money on expenses of useless royalty, which amount to over 100,000 yearly; excessive taxes, which fall heaviest on poor natives, and unblushing frauds in the customs and other services by which rich foreigners are favored at the expense of natives. Bitter Resentment Toward Wilson. There ,has also been bitter resentment shown toward Marsha) Wilson, who has u-ed every means, legal and illegal, to harass the Liberals. Without authority of law he has broken up their meetings, and so flagrant has been his usurpation of power that the best foreign residents have been in sympathy with the native discontent, and the Queen has been plainly warned that Bhe retains Wilson at the expense of the safety of the throne. The Queen, however, secretly favored Wilson's high-handed course, and did nothing to check him. Early in May the Liberals began to make stronger demonstrations. Wilcox, who was educated in Italy and is a clever man. declared at a meeting on May 10 that the Hawaiian monarchy was doomed. He sketched the history of the United States, and predicted that Hawaii, before the end of the year, would be an island republic, formed on the American pattern, with only natives holding office, and with none of the foreign denomination that had caused so much trouble and heaped so heavy a burden of debt on the country. He declared that when Hawaii was ready for a republic he would "come "forward and announce himself as a candidate for the Presidency. Speeches for a Republic. Three days later a great mass meeting was held in Honolulu, and more speeches were made in favor of a republic. The audience was very enthusiastic Wilcox made another speech, in which he charged the Queen with being in the power of a Tahitian adventurer who had become her police "favorite. He also said the United States would recognize a new government, if the Hawalians formed a republic, John E. Bush, who prints a paper half in English and half in Hawaiian, also ex horted the audience to rise and establish an honest government, under which native Hawaiians would have their rights. For a week after this meeting Honolulu was in an excited state, and many looked to see a revolution break out at any time. It was evident that the Queen's Government could not look to foreign residents for help, as their sympathies were with a native movement, since most of the Americans are engaged in sugar planting, and annexation to the United States, which would follow a republic, would be a great advantage to them. Many storekeepers and business men ot Honolulu bad rines at their places o business ready for any emergency. A Mass Meeting's Excitement. When, early on the morning of May 19, the fire bell sounded an alarm for a small blaze in one of the hotels, many thought this was a signal for revolution, and Liberal leaders hastily gathered. That same evening a great mass meeting was held, and Agita tor Bush introduced resolutions in which a republican government was strongly re commended, and Bolabola, the Queen's court favorite, was denounced. Bush said this fellow, who is of the blood royal of Tahiti and who is a pensioner of the French Government, had poisoned the mind of the Queen against her own people, and had become supreme in power. He was in league with Marshal Wilson and was responsible for the arbitrary and unjust acts of the Government He declared the Queen's open intimacy with Bolabola was a stench in the nostrils of the people. D. C Huntsman, another Liberal leader, advised the people to sell their pigs and buy rifles. These violent speeches, which were printed in full on the following morning, as well as information that came to the Gov ernment through spies, that the Liberal leaders were gathering arms and preparing to seize the Queen and Cabinet, led Mar shal Wilson and the ministry to take prompt measures, Liberals Arrested for Treason. Early on the morning of the 20th three Liberal leaders and sixteen of their follow ers were arrested for treason. Besides Wil cox and Ashford there were arrested George Markham, ex-port surveyor, and Bipikane, native orator, familiarly known as "Roar ing Lion." Others were half-breeds and natives. The conspirators were hurried into the station as fast as they arrived. Wilcox, being a very dangerous man, had the honor of being arrested by the Deputy Attorney General, assisted by three police captains. Wilcox looked as usual when he walked into his old cell, but there was a sardonic smile on his face. Colonel Ashford took his arrest very coolly. Bipikane, the "Roaring Lion," made a big fuss, tore the shirt off the Marshal's back and yelled that be would shoot him dead. But he did not shoot off anything except his mouth. All the prisoners were lodged in jail on the reef near Honolulu. Although there much excitement among partisans of this to gain control of the police and house hold guards and to dethrone the Queen. The plans ltere learned through spies who were sent atpund the barracks and the po lice station. The Liberals had a recruiting officer at eich station, where the party's plans were made known. The men w'ho were approaoaed informed the Marshal, who in turn instructed them to join the ranks of the league, inl order to get fuller informa tion. J The conspirators were called for trial on May 20. Tbf court-room was crowded. Wilcox and Ashford looked self-possessed as they enterel The latter was a trifle pale, owing, no coubt, to close confinement Wilcox was neatlv attired in a snow-white suit of duck, and'had the usual smile on his face. At the instance of the Attorney Gen eral the cases weraeontinued for a week. Kntnon and Theories In rijnty. Meanwhile, Honolulu was full of rumors about the fate of the-prisoners. The most plausible theory is that they will be ex patriated. John E. 'Bush and Huntsman, who were most conspicuous at the meetings of the Liberal League, are in hiding, having got a warning of their proposed arrest The Commercial Advertiser, a very conserv ative paper, warns the Queen that she will have to dismiss Manhal Wilson, and grant redress for the municipal grievances of the people before security can be assured. Suppressing this retolt and exiling the leaders will only delay a reckoning which is sure to come. The article closes by deploring that the Queen is surrounded by advisers unable or unwilling to tell her the piain iruin. The cruisers San Francisco and Charles ton and the Thetis are at Honolulu. Ad miral Brown affects to regard the revolution as trifling, and sent a long dispatch to be wired from here. Of the prisoners, onlv Ashford and Wilcox cut any figure in Hawaiian affairs. Wilcox is a dangerous man, who headed the revolt three years ago. He is a born agita tor, and his influence over the natives is great. Who Ihe T.eadern ATe. Ashford Is a Canadian, served under Wolseley in the Red River campaign and in India. It is doubtful whether the Gov ernment has any evidence against him, as he is extremely shrewd. Bolabola, the Queen's favorite, who has stirred up such bitterness among the natives, is a handsome fellow who looks every inch a king. His father wasICing of the 'Island of Borabora, of the Society group, and when he died the French established a protectorate and gave the son a pension. Bolabola visited Honolulu when a boy, and learned the language. He has now re turned, and apparently has become a power behind the throne of Liliukalani. PUTT COMES BACK With a Broadside in Reply to President Harrison's Kecent Interview. A BIG BOOST FOR BLAIKE From a Leader Who Is Proud Ee Is a Practical Politician. ALL OF THE PRESIDENT'S CLAIMS Questioned by the New Torter, Who Tlilnfcs Blaine Is the Han TO LEAD THE PARTI NOW TO TICT0RT STRANGLED BY HER HAIR, Disappointed In tovo Affairs, a Wealthy Tonne Society Lady Takes Her Life Found Dead In Her Bath Tub by Her Horrified Maid. New York, May 31. A peculiar case of suicide was reported in Brooklyn, to-day. It was that of Miss Lillian Norfolk, one of the handsomest, most talented and wealthy young women on Long Island. Her maid entered the bathroom, adjoin ing her mistress' bedroom, and was horror stricken at the sight presented to her gaze. In the bath tub, which was filled with water, was the nude body of the young woman. Her hair, of which in life she was so proud, had been wound three times about her throat and then fastened there. One hand, the one which had turned the faucet and started the water, clutched the highly polished piece of metal in the grip of death. The body lay partly upon one side and was submerged .In the water. There was no evidence that' tha Iftniug woman- had suffered. The face looked calm and peace ful as it lay there framed in the beantiful black hair.' She had strangled herself with her own hair, and in order to make death certain had turned on the water, probably just be fore losing consciousness from strangula tion. Various causes are given for the deed, prominent among which is a disap pointment in love. REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS. It Was Nipped In the Bad, Though, and Didn't Amount to Much. New Orleans, May 31. Special Passengers arrving here from Honduras re port that a revolution broke out in that Republic some 12 days ago, directed against President Leiva, The revolution was organized by a number of prominent politicians in Tegucigalpa, the capital, but the principal uprising took place in the Eastern States, where an attempt was made to secure control of the towns and the rail road running from Puerto Cortez, on the Atlantic, to San Pedro m the interior, being the main route to Tegucigalpa. An attack was made by the revolutionists on an Pedro, the terminus ot the railroad, but they were repulsed, and 40 prisoners captured and conveyed in irons to Teguci galpa. Another attack was made in boats' on Puerto Cortez, and also repulsed with some loss of life, but no prisoners captured. Communication was open with Tegucigalpa when the steamer left Puerto Cortez, and ihe general opinion was that the revolution had proved a small affair and a complete failure. 1,200 WERE KILLED, Four Thousand Injured by the Harrlcane In the Island of Mauritius. Marseilles, May 31. The mails which have just arrived from Mauritius confirm the statement that 1,200 persons were killed and 4,000 injured in the recent hurricane. The hurricane was preceded by a violent mag netic disturbance. The sea rose nine feet, the highest level since the cyclone of 1818. Scarcely a house in the colony escaped damage. Many churches and pnblic buildings were destroyed. The fine Churoh of the Im maculate Conception is in ruins. The Cathedral, however, by a strange chance escaped. The dead include a large number of the leading inhabitants. Fearful sights were witnessed on the streets. One factory on the Martin estate collapsed, killing 200 Indians. One-half of the sugar crop was destroyed. The planters' losses are In calculable. CONFESSES 10 SATE AK0THEB, the arrested men, the general public seemed to look on the proceedings as in the nature of a farce. One ugly feature, however, is the apathy of foreigners, who show none of the kindly feeling toward the Queen that they used to display toward Kalakua. The Aim ot the Revolutionists. After the arrests it leaked out that facta discovered by the Marshal showed the aim of the revolutionists was to have a repub lican form of government, with equal rights as their motto. The plan they had in view was to make a break on or j tut before the oneninff of tha Legislature. Their inten. j turn was to capture the Marshal and after J The Ider of a Still Gang Says He Was the Columbns Grove Robber. Colttmbtjs, O., May 31. Governor Mc Kinley has received a letter from one who signs himself the leader of the "Red Moun tain still gang of Red Mountain, near Bir mingham, Ala.," who claims that he and one,of his gang committed the Columbus Grove bank robbery last August for which Frank Von Loon is now awaiting execution here. ' , The writer also claims that his gang robbed the Georgia and Pacific train in Georgia a few months ago. A VACAHCx" TO BE FILLED. John 8. McKInlsy, a Philadelphia Repub lican Delegate, Drops Dead. Philadelphia, May Sh Special John a McKinlay, delegate to the Min neapolis Convention 'from the Fifth Con gress district, Philadelphia, fell dead at a meeting of the delegation here to-night. Wilbur B. Short is his alternate. Mr. Mc Kinlay was a prominent lawyer and but recently married, rSPECIAt. TiLEOEAM TO TOE DISPATCIM New York, May 31. Ex-SenatorThomas C. Piatt replied to-day to the recent inter view with President Harrison in which he impugned the motives of Mr. Piatt and other Republicans who are prominent in advocating the nomination of Mr. Blaine for the Presidency. He said that he did not believe that "individual disappoint ments" would control the action of the Minneapolis Convention. Said Senator Piatt to-day: These remarkable "individual disappoint ments" indicates how thoroughly the Presi dent misapprehends the nature of tbe oppo sition to his candidacy, and also how wise Is the American system of frequent changes In the personnel of the Government. It Is astonishing how quick and easy is the pro cess by which a man comes to look upon the office he holds as his private property. He becomes accustomed to the exercise of power and to the homage which follows in the train of high authority, and he soon regards it as little less than Impious to sug gest that he would better make way for another. Now, I am what our muswump friends de light to stigmatize as a practical politician. Look at things as they really are. The Pres ident says in this Interview that he has acted conscientiously in the discharge of his public duties. It is lar from me to question that. Blaine Deserving of Great Credit. I am more than willing to subscribe to re ally enthusiastic praise or his administra tion. It has certainly done great things. But tbe President should not assume that he is the only man who, since I8S9, has con tributed to the Republican party's splendid achievements. lie is only one of many statesman who conjointly have labored to the country's honor and advantage. Blaine gave us the most attractive and popular I eature of ourpolioy, the magnifi cent scheme or reciprocity, which has saved to the people $80,000,000 of taxation here, and to their exports half as much tnoro In the foreign countries whore thoy are sent. It has extended our foreign trade not less than $75,000,000, and promises soon to do vastly more than that. Xow, If I remem ber rightly, when Mr. Blaine sent to the l-resiaent nis l'an-Amerlcan report, propos ing reciprocity, Mr. Harrison sent it to Con gress with something very like a sneer. Ho said in his message to Congress: "It will certainly be time enough for us to consider whetner we must cheapen the cost or pro duction by cheapening labor In order touain access to South American markets, whon we have ralrly tried ths elTect or established and reliable- steam communication and of convenient methods or monev exchange." Then lio-went on to say-that wlththese acf vantnges we conld easily compete with South Amerioa, anyhow. In other words, he threw cold water on reclproclty.- Reclproclty the Brightest Jewel. Later, when Mr. Blaine's pnblic letters demonstrated that the people were with him and his great policy, when Congress pnt it Into law and Brazil gave Mr. Blaine a treaty, the President, when starring through the South, said very much about the glories- or reciprocity and very little about the states man who contrived it. Reciprocity is the brightest iowel in the crown of this admin istration, but whose Jewol Is Ut This administration settled the Samoan Uifllculty with Germany. That was a par ticularly ugly and delicate affair, and un doubtedly great credit is due to the Repub lican Government which adjusted it so promptly, so neatly anu so auvantazeously. 1 dare say the President should come in for his share of tbe credit, but It was not he who drew tbe instructions under which our Commissioners acted, and it was certainly they who did the business. They were able men. Kasson is a most experienced diplo mat: Phelps is a man or great tact, capacity and discretion, and Bates, Mr. Bayard's friend from Delaware, had been to Samoa and knew all about the situation. It was a victory for the Harrison administration, but we must not wholly forget Blaine, Kasson, xueips ana .nates. Conspicuous at tl Finish. The Chilean affair was also a victory, and tho President was highly conspicuous at the finish. But even there he must divide honors with his Secretary of tbe Navy, who built and armed cruisers between nightfall and morning, for two weeks after the Chileans were down on their knees In nbject apology, and with Commander Evans, whose martial demeanor gave the Chilean admiral a terrible cramn, we must not leave out Tracy and Evans. This administration has vindicated the honor, of tbe American bog. Now, for tho first time in 20 years, American meat pro ducts ore admitted into every European market on the same terms with tbe meat products from other lands, and in some markets on terms even more favorable. I have had somo difficulty in figuring ont just wuo nas uono cms. uerrainiy it was done primarily by the agents of tbe State Department, by Mr. Held In France, by Mr. Phelps in Germany, by Minister Grant In Austria, and bv our other ministerial representatives. If I remember right. Mr. Iteld began this work and with a hostile Parisian press, a hostile French pnolic, a hostile Chamber of Deputies, and at the first a hostllo Government to contend with, ho gave such a character to the American hog as to enable It to force its; way rot only Into the French market, but Into every other. Now my exoellent friend. Secretary Rusk, has said that he Is very much obliged to Mr. Blaine and the State Department for the able assistance they have rendered him in securing the admission of American meat products abroad. This seems to me to mean that It was Busk himseir who did It. One Man to Get All the Credit In a recent speech the President himself said that this result had been accomplished In such complacent terms as to ninko me fear that Rusk had counted without his host. But whether it was done by Harrison or Rusk, the Republican party and the country will not do llkelv to torget that Blaine was In the State Department, that Iteld was at Paris, that Phelps was at Ber lin, and that their relation to the victory was not aitogetner mechanical. It might be ald,;perhaps, that tbe credit of the achievements wrought by Republic an statesmen belongs especially to the President on the ground that he stave theso gieat men to tho party. But did bo? Cer tainly not. It was not Harrison who made Blaine. Nor did be make Thomas B. Koecl, nor William McKinley, nor John Sherman, nor Allison, nor Aldrlob, nor Fryo, nor Hale. I guess maybe he did make Noble, Miller ana wanamaker, and 1 shall uotonjectto his having all the credit which attaches to their Illustrious careers. But tho point I wish to bring out Is that ours Is a govern ment of parties, not a government of men. The President's error lies In the assumption that he has done It all. He asks the country to see In him the inspirator and creator of nil that has brought progress and happiness to the people since he beiran to reside in the White House. He attributes to himself all the glorious achievements of the Fifty-first Congress, quite Ignoring the superb genius whose Btrong arm and clear head turned havoc into .order and made the feeble Re publican majority or three or four the most prolific and successful body of lawmakers that ever sat in a Congress. Wonderful legislation of Latr. which the Republican majority of that Con gress formulated and which Thomas B. Reed's resolute will enabled them to act, Mr. Harrison gives to himself and says: "See what I have done." The question which the Minneapolis con vention must consider Is the great question of availability which of the excellent Re publican leaders Is tbe most lilicly to develop party strength and tbe least likely to canse garty defections. To answer this question y choosing another than the President as our candidate does not Imply the smallest disrespect to him. it means simply that the re-election of tbe 130,000 other officeholders whose choice for another term is Involved In his, is, in the present circumstances of politics, too large a contract for us safely to undertake. History shows that the re-election or a President has been possible, since the days of the fathers, only when we have bad a superlatively great man like Jackson, .Lin coln and Grant, and a great public emer gency. Except when these two conditions were in conjunction tbe attempt to re-elect has been a failure. And the reason Is plain. Ho is a wonderful man who, In the Presi dency, can make friends as fast as he neces sarily makes enemies. No day passes that he does not add a host to bis enemies. He cannot come to any decision, no matter what or about what, without doing that. They are not merely those whose ambitions he has disappointed, but those whom his judgment offends. I think President Har rison, for a man who has so wisely decided, has displayed a singula.'' " illty for arous ing enmities. To ask 4tej'r to assume all these, without hvinffjfjTtJ unique element or strength, is, R?i . "O "Vto ask too much. -'Of ,J Al -?toifv- ti RUTAN AFTER REVENGET? "Vf 1 TTlTiri TTT-rn rwnTI'VAT. STTTTS I SfcT.. VOTING (JHETOES. local legislators Try Conclu sions With the Mayor's Stern Decrees. HIS HONOR TOS A FALL. Common Councils Fails to Override His Disapproval of the BILLS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Tie lower Branca Will Hold a Meeting To Jlonw and Try irain TO DOWN THE CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE "Vo AGAINST HIS EXKSIIES. Morrison. Boyer and Quay the Men He's After The Ex-Senator Blames the State Treasurer and Ills Brother for His Recent Defeat. Harrisburo, May 31. Special. Ex Senator liutan, the erstwhile Allegheny City Republican leader, is in the city ar ranging the preliminaries of the criminal snits which he will shortly bring against Senator Quay, State Treasurer Morrison and ex-State Treasurer Boyer. Mr. I'.utan is in consultation this evening with At torney General Hensel, relative to the suits he intends to bring against his arch enemies. These suits will be brought pos sibly to-morrow. "1 am here for the purpose of consulting the Attorney General before prosecuting Boyer and John Morrison," said the Alle gheny politician. "During Borer's term as State Treasurer he had on deposit ?G,000, 000, for which he received 2, and in some cases 3 per cent. A portion of this fund which he derived on interest from State de posits he threw into my district to defeat me. The balance was handed over to Quay for campaign purposes. My recollection is that while in the witness stand during the Bardsley investigation Boyer stated that he did not receive any interest from the State depositories, and that be never arranged to receive any. I have oral and document ary evidence to prove that is false." "What charges will you bring against State Treasurer Morrison?H the ex-Senator was asked. "I am satisfied in my own mind that I have a clear case against both men," con tinued Mr. Butan. "I will personally make information against them, maybe to morrow, before leaving Harrisburg. Mor rison did all he could do to defeat me. His brother was against me, as were all the bankers in the district. AVas John Glenn against me? Oh, he doesn't amount to enough to talk about This is onlv the beginning, and I will strike even higher game than Morrison and Boyer. The statute of limita tions may run, but you cannot plead that be fore a 'squire or constable." "Do you mean Senator Quay when you speak of higher gained" "Vei, I mean Quay. It is no say-so evi dence that I have against Quay.' It is in black and white. Quay' has offered me any thing and everything to let up on him, but I am determined to get even with the man. He tried to induce me to support Delamater tor Governor, but I refused, because I knew him to be absolutely unfit and dishonest, as the result proved him to be." BURNED TO DEATH. A Brother of Coroner McDowell fatally Irjnred by a Lamp Upsetting Bis Clothes Burned Off Before Assistance Conld Reach Him. William McDowell, aged 28, brother of Coroner Ileber McDowell, was fatally burned at his home at 11 o'clock last night. He is now in the West Penn Hos pital, but is not expected to re cover. He was down in the city last night, and left the Coroner at the morgne abont 10:30 for his home on Arch street. When he got home he sat down to read beside the lamp. By some means he knocked the chimney from the lamp with his arm. He started to fix the lamp and at the same time refill it. While working with it his clothes ignited and were burned from his body before assistance could be summoned. His hair was burned from his head and his flesh badly scorcned, and it is feared he inhaled' some of the flames. Mr. McDowell was a well-known young man. lie was ior six years amemDer ot the city fire department, the last company he was connected with being No. 13. He is at present tbe assistant master mechanic of the Central Traction road, which position he has held lor some months. He is single and lived with the widowed mother on Arch street Coroner McDowell called at the hospital and remained with his brother, who was re moved there immediately after the acci dent The Coroner expressed himself that his brother's recovery is doubtful. A NEW IRON W0SKEES SCALE. It Will Be Presented to tho Wage Com mltteo at Its Meeting; Thursday. YotTNGSTOWX, O., May 31. Special A meeting of the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Iron Manufacturers' Association was held here this afternoon and the scale de sired by the manufacturers for the coming year was completed. It will be presented to the Wage Com mittee at its meeting in Tittsburg on Thurs-1 day bv Vice President P. H. McEvey, of this district The manufacturers also ask for a conlerence in the scale question, which will probably bo granted after the new scale is decided upon at the convention in Pitts burg. Flooded by a Clondbnrar. St. JOSEFIT. Mo., May 3L A cloudburst flooded the country last night in the vicinity of Itushville, A number of buildings were blown down and several orchards de stroyed. THIS JIORXIXG'S NEWS. The McKinley bill, tbe customs act, the shipping bill, the pension law, the navy construction laws, the fortification laws; the army reform aots, the wonderful legislation, Topic. Page. Qany Has BlaineN Consent. 1 Treason and Trouble at Honoln'u. 1 Piatt Gently Roasts HurrIon 1 1 The Mayor's Vetoes Go for Naught. I Bow Pittsburg J Growing. 2 TheR. f. Seeeders Talk Back 2 .Early Municipal Birds In Alleeheny. 3 Editorial Comment and Miscellaneous... 4 Sherman Makes a Silver Speech- 4 The Home Conventions and Nominees.... 5 A Vigorous Anti-Snap Cleveland Boom... 6 Wolcott to Nominate Blaine 7 A Boston Boy's Discovery. 7 The General Assembly's Wlndup 7 A lxical Rasrball Sensation. S News of the Nearby Towns : 8 The Corn Coraerers Cornered O Events and News of Europe O Work of the Strict Sabbatarians 10 News of the County Courts 10 Oil Facts and Monthly Reports 10 Real Estate and Commercial Markets.. ..11 Mayor Gourley's Vigorous Vetoes 13 impatience of a few Common Coua- to adjourn and get away from the g atmosphere of the chamber was the only thing that prevented the passage of the ordinances giving the Manchester and Duquesne Traction Companies the right to traverse Market street with their tracks and cars. Both bills were passed in Select Council, with the-necessary three-fifths vote and one to spare, and there was a similar state of affairs in the Common branch if the ordi nance had reached that branch in time. The business to come before the meeting was of such interest to the people that all the available space in the lobby was filled and deep interest was manifested in the pro ceedings. Every member of Councils was asked to vote lor or against the veto before he en tered the chamber. The traction people and those opposed to them congregated in the rotunda ot City Hall early in the after noon, and so fast as the Conncilmen arrived they were called aside by one or the other parties and asked to vote or not to vote, according to the person asking the favor. Not Surprised by the Vetoes. It had become known for the first time early in the afternoon that the Mayor had vetoed the ordinances referred to and had signed that of the Bloomfield Company, but no one seemed surprised at the intelli gence. When Councils were called to order esti mates of tbe probable vote were made, the traction people claiming 30 votes in Com mon and 21 in Select Council. The antis conceded Ihe figures in Select, but were sure of enough in Common Council to pre vent passage of the ordiuance, and claimed that there were not over 24 votes for the ordinance, while 28 were required to make a three-fifths vote. Which side was correot will not be known until to-morrow, when Common Council will meet in special ses sion to take action on the vetoes. It is con fidently expected, however, that the ordi nances will be passed in spite of the Mayor's protest Common Council Sustains the Mayor. Common Council sustained the Mayor in his veto of two resolutions providing for the payment of 5D41 29 to the Allegheny County Light Company for light furnished Munic ipal Hall and the Market House during the month of March. The Mayor held, as will be seen in the substantial report of the veto messages on page 12, that as the city has the privilege of using 510,000 worth of gas per year free, it should be used and tha electric light done away with. When the veto was read Mr. Ferguson declared that in the past four years the city had thrown away f 60,000 to satisfy a whim of Chief Bigelow for electric light Mr. Mciingh Gas was introduced for lighting the Market House last April. It is a nuisance there on account of the smoke and heat, but if it is good enough for the Market House it is good enough for City Hall. W. A. Magee The contract for lighting the Market and City Hall was made five years ago by Councils before Chief Bigelow was elected to his office, and Mr. Ferguson voted for it It was a five-vear contract and expired last March, so he is not to blame if there is any blame. Conld Not Figure on Gas. Mr. Bigelow was sent for and explained his action. He said: "It would cost $13, 000 a year to light the market with elec tricity, but I don't know how much gas it will require. It may be tbat all the 12,500, 000 feet of free gas will be needed for that building alone. I have been burning gas at the market house lor two months. Mr. Magee This city bought some of the Pittsburg Gas Company's stock as an invest ment and to help the company along. After holding them a few years a new set of Conn cilmen decided that the city had no right to hold the bonds and they were returned with a contract that the company, should furnish the city with 12,500,000 feet of free gas every year. Mr. Bigelow was then catechized point edly by several members relative to the contract with the electric light company. He said he had no contract now. the com panv would not bid for the Market House this year and he had not made contracts for lighting any other buildings. He was pay ing monthly until a new contract was ar ranged. Mr. Plinn, Mr. Bigbam and 3Ir. Magee argued that it made no difference whether the Mayor's veto was sustained or not, the city would have to pay for the light us 3d. Would Be Sustained by Court. Mr. King and Mr. O'Donnell talked for the veto and urged that it be sustained so the case could be taken to court and settled. A vote was then taken on the question to pass the resolution over the veto and the Mayor was sustained by a vote of 21 to 19, as follows: Ayes Messrs. Brown, Donley, Franz, Geissenbainer, Johnston. Loury, Magee, Moschell, McClure, McGuIre, McMarran, Piatt, Pitcairn, Rheam, Shannon, Thorn and President Holllday 19. Xoes Messrs. Bigham, Bradley, Eiler, Fer guson, Finnerty. Flinn, Fox, Gallagher, Giltinan, King, McCarthy, MacGonigle, Mc Hugh, Nolden, O'Donnell. Rnsell. Stewart, Voskamp, Yainwrisht,Willlamsand Wright 21. The resolution to pay for lighting Citv Hall by electricity having thus been de feated the Council proceeded to pass with out objection of any kind ten resolutions for payment of electric lighting for the Bnreau of Health and the various police and engine houses. The total amount of them was $2,055 65, and covered the months of March and April. Mr. Bigham then offered a resolution di recting the chiefs of the departments of works and safety to arrange for the con sumption of the free gas in the buildings of their departments and report at the next meeting of Councils. He said he thought the gas should be used in buildings less prominent than City Halt The resolution was passed. A Tempest In a Teapot. A lively tempest In a teapot occurred be tween Chairman Lamble, of tbe Public Safety Committee, and Chairman Robertson, of .the Corporation Committee, over tha V ' 1 i 4itH. -- ' T I ,L fesick&r
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