t
USE AFTER CHASE.
The Field Against Indiana's
Preacher-Governor in
His Contest Tor
A FULL TERM IN OFFICE.
vBis Chances Good, Though the Ad.
ministration Fights Him.
PROHIBITIONISTS TO CONTEST
For the Presidental Nomination, Something
Unusual for Them.
THE SILTER MEN AND THEIR CIIOICE
Ft. Wat-ke, Ind., June 27. The Re
publican State Convention meets here at 10
o'clock Ju JL to-morrow, and the city is
crowded to-night with delegates and visi
tors The convention promises to be one of
the largest and most exciting in the history
of the State. The greatest interest centers
in the nomination for Governor.
The present incumbent, Ira J. Chase, who
succeeded to the office npon the death of
Governor Hovey, is the leading candidate
ior the nomination, while the only other
candidates who have openly announced
themselves are State Senator Shockney, S.
K. Chambers, "United States District At
torney. However, the friends of George
W. Steele, late Governor ot Oklahoma, are
pushing him to the front.
There has been .some talk of nominating
J. X. Houston, late Treasurer of the United
States, but to-day a letter was received from
him positively refusing to be a candidate
and urging his friends to support
Chase. Later an attempt was made to
stampede the delegates to Judge Elliott, of
the Supreme Court, but he gave the move
ment no encouragement, insisting that he
merely wanted a renomination to his pres
ent place on the Supreme Bench.
To-night it is Chasi against the field,
with the chances strongly favoring Chase.
Considerable feeling has been caused by the
assertion of the Chase men that
the National Administration and the
State Committee are righting the nomination
of Chase. "Whether this be true or not, it
is the fact that all of the President's most
intimate political friends are to be found in
the ranks of the opposition to the preacher
Governor. The only other fight of any consequence
is likely to be over the nomination for
Auditor, for which office J. K. "Walker and
John W. Coons, both of Indianapolis, are
candidates.
There has so far been but little talk about
the platlorm, but it will probably contain
little of an unusual character beyond a
vigorous denunciation of the new tax law.
SHTSEB IS TOO BUST
To Conduct the Coming Gubernatorial Cam
paign In Ohio.
-.Columbus, O., June 27. ISpedaL
yEx-Congressman Smyser, who managed
'Governor McKinley's last campaign for
Congress against "Warwick, has declined to
accept the Chairmanship of the State Ex
ecutive Committee for the management of
the coming Gubernatorial campaign. He
alleges too much private business. There
are a number of candidates, and the Central
Committee will settle the matter to-morrow
morning. The indications are that O. W.
F. Dick, of Akron, will be chosen, as he
has the indorsement of the Governor since
Smvser declined.
John E. Mallov, clerk of the House, is
to be Secretary of the Campaign Committee.
The Executive Committee will be chosen
outside of the Central Committee, and it is
thought Cincinnati will be given two mem
bers. The factional lines will probably be
drawn in this district, and the Sherman
forces organize the committee, as they have
the greater number of members in the Cen
tral Committee. The colored contingent is
conceded one member of the committee,
and is making a strong fight, with a string
i of candidates to select from. W.H. Honey,
of Columbus, seems to have the advantage.
HILL'S XOTALTY TJHQ.UESTIOHED
By the Fresldent of the New Tork State
league or Democratic Clubs.
AtBAirr, X. Y., June 27. John Boyd
Thacher, President of the State League of
Democratic Clubs, is busy arranging a plan
of campaign for the clubs throughout the
State. In talking with a correspondent
he paid a high compliment to Senator Hill
as an organizer, and said: 'It shall be a
task of the organization, not only to aid the
independent voter in the work of tariff .re
form, whicn he has so much at heart, but to
convince him that within our party lines
exiBt those principles and those truths
which we received from the founders of our
Government, and which we have preserved
in their rugged simplicity for a guide unto
the people and a lamp unto their feet. This
is to be another campaign of education."
Concluding, Mr. Thacher said: "There
will be no more intrepid leader in this cam
paign than Senator HilL He is loyal to the
heart's core. He has made this a Demo
cratic State, and he will do his utmost to
keep it a Democratic State. I shall call the
Executive Committee of our State League
together this week for conference, and in
due time will hold a convention to inform
ally introduce the campaign work."
DEKOCEATS OEDEEED IN LIKE.
Secretary Worman Wants Societies Formed
In Evrry Precinct ot the State.
HAEBISBURO, Pa., June 27. SpeciaL-
Major John D. "Worman, Secretary of the
Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, has
issued the following address:
The Democratic party exists to defend
Jeffereonbm principles, without which freo
government must utteilyperlsh. The Demo
cratic Society of Pennsylvania Is expressly
founded upon the teachings of Thomas Jef
ferson, the founder of the party, that had
lived to protect the whole people from the
encroachments of centralized power. The
signs or the times seem clearly to Indicate
that Grover Cleveland will be the next
Fresldent of the Republic. His purpose and
aim, -nhen President, was to do the greatest
good to the greatest number.
Much depends on our organization in the
pending canvass. Organize a Democratic
society In each voting piecinctor towniliip
In the State at once, and after election of
officers, forward to Malor John D. Worman,
Secretary, Harrlsburg, the names ot officers,
with their addresses, and a list of members.
Upon receipt, further information will be
transmitted. The date for the meeting of
the General Assembly of the Democratic
societies of Pennsylvania, at Scranton, will
be fixed and announced by the Executive
Committee in a few days. Kecrult and
organize Democratic societies and clubs.
THIB9 PAETIES OF LITTLE WEIGHT,
Saya Chairman Brice, Who Thinks "Whitney
"Will Be the Boss.
Ikdiaxapolis, June 27. Senator Brice
stopped over here to-day. Asked when the
National Democratic, Committee would
organize he said: "On or about Julv 12.
The committee on notification has appointed
a sub-committee of five to make arrange
ments with Mr. Cleveland, and the com
mittee will then perfect its reorganization.
"Whether Mr. "Whitney is made Chairman
or not, he will take an active part in the
campaign. He was active in the work: of
the convention."
"What do you anticipate from the Peo
ple's party?"
"Oh, I never knew third parties to
amount to anything."
Senator Brice left for Lima, and will go
from there, in a day or two, to "Washington.
JUST LIKE BIG PARTIES.
For the First Time There Will Be a Contest
for the Prohibitionist Presidental Nomi
nation The Silver Question Divides the
Cold Water Folk.
Cincinnati, June 27. The nomination
of a Presidental candidate of the National
Prohibition party will not go by default
this year, but, to all appearances, it will be
necessary that there shall beajoll call be
fore the nomination is made. This unusual
scene in a National Prohibition Convention,
of more than one name being earnestly
urged, is not due to any feeling that the
blight has fallen on both the old parties and
rendered possible a Prohibitionist's elec
tion, but to the fact that at least one of the
persons whose names will go before the
convention wants the nomination and has
friends earnestly working to have it given
to him.
Heretofore it has been hard for the Pro
hibitionists to induce an acceptance of the
nomination. "W. J. Demorest, of New
York, who, with his wife, is a well-known
publisher, wants to be the candidate, and
quite a boom has been worked up for him.
Mr. Demorest, however, is not the choice
of a majority of the delegates, most of whom
favor General Bidwell, of California.
General Bidwell is likely to secure the
nomination on the first ballot. He has been
in Congress, is said to be a man of high
character and ability, and able to fulfill the
dnties of the office of President if by some
phenomenon he should chance to get it.
His friends say that he does not wish to be
the nominee, out he will accept. Gideon
T. Stewart, of Ohio, will also be put in nom
ination. Uncrrlalnty Aronses Much Interest,
The little uncertainty whioh exists over
the nomination is pleasing to the Prohibi
tionist?, and It concentrates 'interest in the
convention, and they wish Interest to keep
up as a means whereby to advance the pro
hibition movement The amalgamation of
the Prohibition and People's Party, whicl
has been heralded as likely to be the biggest
thing ot the convention, is now not at all
probable, so far as this campaign is con
cerned, and can practically be dismissed for
the present Chairman Dickie, of the
National Committee, said it might sot even
be mentioned. If the matter comes up at
all, it can hardly be in any other form than
as a suggestion for efforts after the coming
campaign is over.
Aside from some objections arising out of
the difficulty of finding common standing
ground when abstract propositions are put
in concrete shape, an almost insuperable ob
stacle nas Deen met in the Australian oaiiot
law. A new name, it is admitted, must be
found for an amalgamated party,and for the
present campaign it would be necessary, un
der the new system, for the combined party
to put its nominees up by means of peti
tions, which frequently would be impracti
cable. The platform will be much like pre
vious prohibition platform!, with some
radical additions dealing with the labor
problem, and having for their avowed ob
ject more perfect control over corpora
tions. A Familiar Stumbling Block,
The silver plank is troublesome to the
Prohibitionists, just as it is to the older
parties, and the delegates are divided into
free coinage and anti-free coinage men.
The National Committee meets to-morrow
morning and will probably select the Tem
porary Chairman from these three names:
Captain Cleghoen, of "Wisconsin; A. A. Ste
vens, of Tyrone, Pa.; Andrew S.' Thomp
son, of Ohio. Mr. Stevens has also been
mentioned for Permanent Chairman.
Delegates are beginning to arrive, and by
to-morrow evening there will be a good
number of them here. Miss Frances E.
"Willard, Prof. Dickie, of Michigan; Mrs.
Helen JL Gougar, John Lloyd Thomas, of
New York, and other well-known advocates
of prohibition are already here; and are
making the Grand Hotel their headquar
ters. Prof. Dickie, who it Chairman of the
National Committee, says it is not, as many
people think, a religious, but a political
organization. Voting the ticket is the test of
party fealty, and though a man swears like
a trooper and drinks whisky he can be a
Prohibitionist if he votes the ticket, though,
added the professor, he'will not be high up
in the party.
The convention will open in Musio Hall
at 10 o'clock "Wednesday morning. There
are 1,149 delegates and as many alternates.
One thousand delegates are expected, the
absentees being principally from the South.
A FREE SILVER MAN
Will Probably Be Nominated for President
by the People's Party.
Omaha. June 27. Chairman Taubeneck,
of the National Committee of thePeople's
party, and Robert Schilling are expected
to arrive Friday morning. They will at
once open headquarters at the Millard.
The convention will be called to order at
the Coliseum at 10 o'clock Saturday
morningj when temporary organiza
tion will be affected. While the
Credentials Committee is out, brief ad
dresses will be delivered by J. B. "Weaver,
T. V. Powderly, Ignatius Donnelly and
Jerry Simpson. After the report of the
Credentials Committee, the Committees on
Bnles, Permanent Organization and Reso
lutions will be selected. The convention
will then adjourn until Monday morning,
July 4, at 10 o'clock, on which day the
platform will be adopted and the nomina
tions made.
The local Independents are much put out
by the published announcement that Judge
Gresham declines to allow his name to come
before the People's Party Convention here
for President Although General J. B.
Weaver, of Iowa, seemed to have
the support of the local Independent
men up to the time of the return
ot the disgruntled silver men from the
Chicago Convention, and the announcement
of their decision to come here and seek
satisfaction at the haqds of the Indepen
dents, the sentiment has changed, and ft is
now openly asserted that "Weavet is no
longer in it The talk is in favor of a nom
inee from a mining State, and Stewart, of
Nevada, and Adams, of Colorado, have the
call, with Watson, of Georgia, for second
place.
THE LESSEE OF TWO EVILS
Free Sllvermen Bave to Choose, and Hope
for Nothing from Cleveland.
New Havejt, June 27. SpecUW
"United States Senator Teller, of Colorado,
is in the city attending the commencement
exercises at Yale. He discussed politics
this morning with reference to the silver
question, and among other things said:
Wliileltls true thatboth parties aie nearly
alike on this question, Harrison is not so ob
jectionable to silver men us Cleveland, wh o
is a pionounced anti-silver man. We have
nothinsr to lioio from him. His policy while
in the White House was in the interest of
the few. the credit class, and there is every
reason to suppose that he will follow the
same policy It elected again. Blaine wonld
bave been more acceptable to the silver
men than Harrison; and the Democrats of
the siver States wonld have preferred any
man in the party to Cleveland. The atti
tude of two parties on this question, and
more particularly their candidates, will give
the Farmers' Alliance new strength. The
effect will not be as noticeable in the elec
toral college as it will be in Congress. I
believe the Alliance will elect more Con
gressmen than it did laBt year. It U very
strong In the South and in some sections of
the west, in the south It will draw from
the Democratic party, and In the West from
the Republican.
The Alliance cannot hope for favorable
silver legislation for ome time to come.
Either Harrison or Cleveland will surely be
elected, and we have nothing to hope from
either or them on the sliver question. The
Alliance will thereto make an effort to
eleet as many Congressmen as possible,
and I believe It will make Itself felt.
The silver men ask merely that silver he
rehabilitated and restored to the position it
"beccpied before its demonetization in 1S7&
The depression of the last 18 years, and the
frequent business revulsions are due to the
demonetization of silver. The supply of
metalllo money has lessened, and the anti
silver men all over the world are now striv
ing to complete the rulnons work then be
gun. If they succeed we shall be over
whelmed with greater financial disasters
than we have yet known. ,
PEOPLE'S PARTY PLAN.
Both Convention Chairmen Picked Out,
and Gresham for President
St. Louis, June 27. Hon. H. E Tau
beneck, in conversation with Associated
Press representative to-night, gave some in
teresting gossip regarding the . National
Convention of the People's party to be held
in Omaha, July 20-21
"The Temporary and Permanent Chair
men of the convention," said Mr. Tauben
eck, "will be selected from the South and
the Northwest respectively. I think we
will agree on 0. H. Ellington, of Georgia,
for Temporary Chairman, while the Perma
nent Chairman will, in all probability, be
H.1. Loucks, of South Dakota. For Sec
retary the General secretary of the Knights
of Labor, Mr. Hayes, of Philadelphia, will
probably be chosen."
"What Is the object of the meeting of the
National Committee to be held at Omaha
on Friday next?"
"The terms for which the present Execu
tive Committee was chosen will expire on
that day, and the object is to select a new
Executive Committee. I do not think I
will be the Chairman, or even a member of
the new committee. I am anxious to get
out of politics and will not accept another
term.
Asked regarding Presidential candidates,
the Executive Committee Chairman said:
"If he will acoept it, Judge "Walter Q.
Gresham can have the nomination. Should
he decline, Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has
been mentioned. So have Ignatius Don
nelly, of Minnesota; Colonel Norton, of
Chicago; Dr. McCune, of Georgia: Grand
Master Powderlv, of the Knights of Labor;
ex-Governor Weaver and some others.
Colonel Polk was very strong with the peo-
Ele, and had he lived wonld undoubtedly
ave been selected."
BATABD HIGHLY PLEASES
Because the Free Silver Men "Were Turned
Down at Chicago.
Wilmington, DeL, June 27. In an in
terview this evening ex-Secretary Bayard
said, In reference to the work on the plat
form of the Chicago convention:
The most dangerous and adverse force we
bad to encounter was the strong combina
tion of the silver interests, whioh bad as
sembled with all their power to force the
Demooratlo party into a declaration favor
able to them, or equivalent After an all
night debate and struggle, the empbatlo
resolution for a dollar of full lntrinsio and
exchangeable value, with no paper money
but suoh as shall be redeemable in coin
dollars of full and lntrinsio value, proves a
most satisfactory result to the friends of
sound money, whioh must commend itself
more and more to the thoughtful minds ot
the country as the campaign progresses. It
has a straightforward and single meaning,
which Is not contained in the expressions
of the Bepnblican party at Minneapolis. It
Is clear and emphatlo where the other is
evasive and unsatisfactory. There was no
speoial dissatisfaction on the part of the
oommlttee that 1 am aware of with the ulti
mate expression of the convention on the
tariff subject.
GEESHAM NOT A CANDIDATE
The Indiana Judge "Will Not X,ead the Peo
ple's Party to Defeat
Fkesh Lick Springs, Ind., June 27.
Judge Walter Q. Gresham will not be the
standard-bearer of the People's party. He
conversed freely with a correspondent on
the subject of a third party nomination. "I
have not permitted, and shall not permit
the use of my name at the Omaha Conven
tion," said he. "I have no right to assume
that the honor will be tendered me, but I
will say my name will not go before the
convention with my consent."
"Have you told any of the leaders of the
People's party that you would accept if
nominated?" he was asked.
"I have not" Regarding the People's
party platform the Judge said he believed
in a large portion of it, but not in the sub
treasury scheme.
Kansas Gubernatorial Candidates,
Topzka, June 27. The Bepnblican State
Convention to nominate a State Ticket
meets here Wednesday. There are three
prominent candidates for Governor. Mr.
Murdock, editor of the Wichita Eagle; ex
Congressman Merrill, and Farmer A, W.
Smith. '
THE BLUE FOR THE GRAF.
Substantial Aid Offered by Federal Soldiers
to a Confederate Organization.
Chableston, S. C, June 27. Special
A convention of the Confederate veterans
of the State has been called to meet in Co
lumbia, July 19, for the purpose of effecting
an organization similar to that of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Ex-Senator Wade
Hampton will preside. The plan, which is
to be adopted in all Southern States, is one
of organization for the purpose of raising
a fund and applying it to the interest
and the relief of disabled Confeder
ate veterans and widows and orphans of
Confederate soldiers and incidentally to pre
serve the history of the Confederacy. The
plan has been approved by the ex-Confederate
leaders throughout the south, and, it
is claimed, had the indorsement of General
Lee before his death.
The promoters of the plan say that over a
hundred ex-Federal soldiers have promised,
without solicitation, to aid the work by
assisting in raising the funds. The address
concludes in these words : "An ex-Federal
General says : 1, or any one in whom the
people have confidence, can raise a million
dollars in Wall street tor the purposes set
forth in your circular.' " Equally as en
couraging promises were made by many
Otner e eaerai veterans, as one ot .tnem
put itt "The Yankee veteran feels a warm
sympathy for the rebel cripple a sympathy
that win
made.".
materialize when the call is
Appeals From the County Assessments. .
Judges Ewing and White yesterday heard
appeals fromvthe county assessments made
by the Commissioners in the various town
ships. Attorney YT. B. Bodgers repre
sented the appellants, most of whom are
farmers, and County Solicitor Geyer repre
sented the Commissioners. The only ques
tion is as to the value of the lauds in dis
pute. No decisions were given,
3-
BECAUSE
THEY. PAY.
Patronage Increases faster
than ever as time (roes on.
The Adlets for the month
ending May 81 gained 434
as compared wita April, 1891.
For 9 months ending same
date the Increase -was 27,675.
i The reason is plain it pays ,y.
better to advertise in THE
DISPATCH than, any other
paper. Note the new classi
fications of Bicycles and
Tricycles for Sale. Bargains
there. Most advertisements
on Sunday, of course.
a
MURDER IN' COURT,
One of the Oldest Temples of
Justice in the Country
Made the Stage Of
A TBAGEDY IN LOW LIFE.
Max Clerget Shot by His Brother-in-law,
Edward Divin.
TERRIBLE CAUSE OP THE CHIME.
Ihe Murdered Man isianlted the Mur
- derer's Little Slater.
GREAT SENSATION IN
THE COURTROOM
i
I8PECTAL TJfLXQBAH TO THE DISPATCH.l
New Yobk, June 27. The Court of Gen
eral Sessions is the oldest court ot record in
the United States. It was founded by
Queen Anne, and has dealt with the crim
inals of New Tork City ever since. In
that court, the staidest of old courts, was
enacted to-day a scene such as occasionally,
when, reported, from the border lands of the
wild West or the Tennessee mountains,
makes New Yorkers vain of their superior
civilization. It was a companion picture of
the lynching at Port' Jervis.
In the courtroom to-day Edward Divin, a
cripple, shot and killed Max Clerget, who
had just pleaded guilty -of assaulting
Divin's 15-year-old sister. The shooting
was done in the presence of Judge Mar
tine, many court officers and hundreds of
spectators.
There was no premonition of the tragedy.
For nearly a week Judge Martine has been
engaged in the trial ot Annie Jones,
charged with arson, and the trial was not
concluded. The jurors were in the jury box
in the morning ready to hear the last of it.
A Well-Guarded Court Boom. '
The pleas of all the prisoners indicted by
the grand jury are taicen in jfart l, Detween
11 and 12 each morning. To prevent an
escape a double line of court officials ex
tends from the bar to the door of the
prisoners' box. As the prisoners' names are
called by Clerk Hall, the officer in charge
of the door of the box opens it and the
prisoner steps out. He finds himself In a
deep gangway, running between two rows
of benches for spectators. These benches, six
on each side, rise amphitheatrically. t
The grand jury was busy on Friday, and
found many indictments against minor of
fenders, so there was a long string of
prisoners going to and from the bar for
nearly half an hour.
At 11:35 o'clock Clerk Hall called: "Max
Clerget to the bar." The bolt of .the door
of the prisoners' box was withdrawn by the
officer guarding it, and a slender boy
stepped out into the gangway and
went briskly up the aisle to the
bar. He had a sallow complexion and dark
eyes. His upper lip was just shaded by a
faint black mustache. He wore a black
worsted cutaway coat and trousers and
flannel shirt. Around his throat was tied a
white pique four-in-hand, with a mock dia
mond pin In it He held a cheap white
straw hat in his right hand, and as he stood
at the bar he fanned himself.
The Prisoner at First Pleads Guilty.
Clerk Hall said: "Max Clerget, you stand
indicted by the grand jury ot this county
for assault You are charged with assault
ing Sarah Divin, aged 15, on the 18th of
June, at 543 East Fifteenth street What
sav vou? Are you truilty or not guilty?"
'Guilty," replied Clerge't, promptly.
But while Mr. Wall was recording the
plea. Lawyer Cherry, a newcomer in the
criminal practice, stepped up close to Cler
(ret and spoke to him in an undertone.
Then Clerget faced to the bar again, and
said to Mr. Hall: "I don't plead guilty. I
mean that I plead not guilty.
Judge Martine .had seen the by-play be
tween Lawyer Cherry and Clerget, and re
fused to permit the plea to be withdrawn.
Court Officer Collver, who was standing at
the bar, touched Clerget upon the arm and
waved his hand toward the prisoners' box.
Clerget stepped lightly from the bar. As
he got within a foot of the entrance of the
gangway Divin, who sat in the end seat on
the fourth bench, upon the right of the
gangway, stood up. As Clerget got abreast
of him he leaned over the highway, and
greasing the muzzle of a pistol close against
lerget s left breast, fired.
Murdered In the Prisoners' Box
A cloud of smoke arouse. Clerget
pressed his right hand to his breast, crying
out, "Oh, my Godl" He took two or three
steps; then ne staggered, his head falling
upon his breast
' Court Officer McLaughlin, who stood at
the further end of the gangway, sprang for
ward and caught him as he was falling.
Court Officer Knight stepped to McLaugh
lin's side, and they carried Clerget to an
open window back of the spectotor's bench.
Every man in the courtroom was upon
his feet in an Instant The enclosure for
female witnesses was full of women. They
screamed and ran to all parts ot the court
room. The men clambered over the benches
and chairs to get out of the room.
Judge Martine rapped upon the bench
with his gavel, calling out: "Order in the
courtroom I There must be order in the
courtroom. Let every one be seated. "
But the spectators did not heed the com
mand, and there were no court officers at
liberty to enforce it The whole force of
court officers was engaged In a struggle with
Divin for the possession of the pistol. After
firing the shot he straightened up for an
instant, and then he leaned over the wall of
the gangway, evidently meaning to fire
another snot at Clerget, but Court Officers
Collyer and McLaughlin caught him.
A Straggle With a Madman.
McLaughlin grasped his right; wrist from
behind and threw an arm around hia neck,
forcing his head upward and backward.
Collyer twisted Divin's right hand until
the skin of the wrist was broken and blood
flowed, but he could not get the pistol from
him. The pistol was twirled around in
every direction. Everyone near dreaded
another shot Nearly all the other officers
in the room ran to the assistance of Collyer
and McLaughlin. The slender man with
stood the assault with wonderful strength.
His eyes blazed, his face was flushed and
his teeth were set
The struggle lasted nearly two minutes.
Then Collyer wrenched the pistol out of
Divin's hand, and the other court officers
dragged Divin down from the spectators'
benches to tne ena oi the prisoners box,
opposite to the end oi which Clerget lay
dying.
Within ten minutes Clerget was dead.
From where he stood, his wrists bound with
double handcuffs, Divin could see Clerget
His eyes were fixed on Olerget's face. Divin
trembled. Officer Knight said to himi
"Why did you shoot that man?"
Tk(S-n fnvnad anrl fonAil Tfnirvlit anil ent4
with bitterness: "He ruined my sister the
only sister that I loved."
The Tragedy One In Low Idle.
The man who was shot was Max Clerget,
18 years old. The jrlrl he had assaulted was
his sister-in-law. Sarah Divin, aged 15. The
man who shot him dead was Edward Divin,
Sarah's older brother and his own brother-in-law.
Edward is a paralytic" and not in
his right mind.
It was a tragedy of low life. Max Cler
get's brother, who is a barkeeper, married
Sarah's sister. They were keeping house at
543 East Fifteenth street The barkeeper
was put of work, and his wife went out to
work .by the day to help support the fam
ily. Sarah Divin lived with her and took
care of the children when her sister was
away.
On June 18 Sarah was
at home with the
children when Max Clerget came in. Sarah
was lying on the bed with the ohildren, try
ing to put them to sleep. Max overcame
her, despite her struggles and entreaties,
and ran from the house, the assault perpe
trated, followed by her cries.
When her sister came home Sarah told
her story. Mrs. Clerget went promptly to
the police, and that same evening Max
was arrested. Sarah being a minor, the
Scciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children took up her case,, and Agent
Stocking appeared in the police court as the
Srosecutor. The prisoner was held and in
ioted by the grand jury. On June 22 he
was brought up to plead, but the case was
put over until to-day.
A BOY'S STRANGE STORY. ,
He Declares He Saw Four Men Cutting;
the Dike at Chicago' Suburb, Grand
Crossing The Villagers Discredit the
Tale The Flood at a Stand.
Chicago, June 27. The rumors that the
Eighty-seventh street dike, the breaking of
which flooded the suburban towns of Grand
Crossirig and Dauphin Park, had been cut,
have been confirmed by one witness and an
examination of the side lines of the 60-foot
torrent The son of J. -B. Bichmond, who
lives near the dike, saw four men, late Sat
urday night, cutting the dike with pieks
and shovels. He asked them what they
were doing and for answer received a com
mand to "Get out in a hurry."
The boy, thoroughly frightened, ran
home,.but he told no one of the occurrence
until his father returned from town late at
night He immediately notified Street
Commissioner Eentsler, who early yester
day morning, with a force of workmen and
a squad of police from Grand Crossing sta
tion, started out to repair the dike and ar
rest the men who were seen cutting it
The great volume of water which rolled
in upon the suburban settlements of Grand
Crossing, .Fordham, Dauphin Park and
Bumside, all on the Illinois Central Kail
road and below Seventieth street, was un
abated this morning. Its rise has stopped,
however, and now, with no more rains,
nothing remains to be done by the distressed
inhabitants but await its natural recession.
Grand Crossing residents discredit the
story that the dike was cut They say the
wind was heavy, and, considering the force'
of the water, the elements alone would
have forced the dike. No arrests have
been made. .
A CLASS OF BEIQHT TOTS
Thirty Children 6 Yean Old Trained Be
yond Their Tender Tears. '
The Teachers' Association of Pittsburg
will meet in annual session at Beaver Falls
on Tuesday of next week. They will re
main in session until Thursday. The
Wednesday session will be known as Pitts
burg day, and on that occasion an extraor
dinary treat has been arranged for the
convention. A class of 30 or more children
from the Osceola school, Liberty district,
taught by Miss Funderburg will be taken
to the convention.
The members of the class were admitted
to the school last December when each of
the youngsters was just 6 years old.
They will be submitted to the conven
tion tor examination, and they will,
Prof. Luckey said last night an
swer any question that may be put to
them, provided the qnestion does not go
outside of their grade. They will also
write in a plain and distinct way a com
position on any subject offered them. They
will properly capitalize and punctuate their
composition, and will submit it in remark
ably correct shape.
"It is the greatest class in the world,"
Superintendent Luckey said. "The chil
dren have been under the same teacher
since they entered school, and we have been
listing them as an experiment The little
ones are not yet 7 years old, yet they have
advanced in training beyond an ordinary
class of 12-year-old children. We think
our class will surprise the country."
TORN BY A TORNADO.
Many Buildings Wrecked or Scalped by a
Wllllamsport Twister.
Whxiamsport, Pa., June 27. A storm
of extraordinary violence passed through
this city this evening. The first of it ap
peared between 3 and 4 o'elock in the after
noon. Three different buildings were fired
by lightning, but all the fires were extin
guished before they had made much head
way. Just before 6 o'clock a regular tor
nado swept eastward through the territory
lying north of the Erie'Baiiroad, carrying
destruction in its track. The Demorest
Machine Works were partly unroofed, and
along Park avenue dozens of buildings were
badly wrecked. A large number had chim
neys blown off and others had roofs carried
away and parts of the walls knocked down.
The destruction among shade trees was
very severe. In some places the streets
were totally obstructed, and at one point on
the Philadelphia and Erie Bailroad, near
Franklin street, an engine was used to pull
trees from the track. The large Turn Yerein
hall was totally demolished and scattered in
the street Tin roofs were lilted and car
ried nearly a square, and in one case the
whole roof of a hotel was carried over 200
feet A few people were hurt, but none se
riously, so far as learned.
A BlAP AT THE PBESIDENT.
The Member From Alabama Wants Con
gress to Prod Him Up,
Washington, June 27. Eepresentative
Herbert, of Alabama, in the House to-day,
offered for reference a resolution cit
ing that a political convention,
claiming to be the regniar Bepnblican
Convention of Alabama, adopted
a resolution calling the attention of the
President and the Civil Service Commission
to the flagrant violation of civil service laws
and rules by office-holders of that State in
levying assessments upon mail
clerks, eta, and bribery of elect
ors at primaries and conventions)
but no notice has been taken of the charges
bj the President or the Ciyil Service Com
mission; that if the charges are trne they
show that the laws have been outrageously
and shamefully violated for political pur
poses, and that the moneys belonging to the
Government have been unlawfully used for
corrupt purposes, ana directing the Uom
mittee on Beform in the Civil Service to
inquire into the allegations made in the
resolution, with the. power to send sub-committees
to make the needful investigation.
A BAD CBEVAESB
Floods Plantations on the High Mississippi
Below Mew Orleans.
New Obleans, June 27. Special
A crevasse, or rather a caving in of the
Euite levee, took place last night
on the Bohemia plantation of Dr. Her
bert, in Plaquemine parish, below
New Orleans. The crevasse, which is 120
feet wide, is one of the worst that has oc
curred on the lower coast between New
Orleans and the Gulf,and floods several plan
tations, extending as far south as Pointe
a la Haclie, the parish sent of Putne. It
will flood the tracks of the New Orleans
and Southern Bailroad and stop traffic on it
A large force of men have been sent to the
crevasse and determined effort will be made
to close it
AH TJH80LVED OCEAN XY8ISBT.
The Vega Arrives In Port, but Beporta Mo
Collision With Any Vessel.
New Yobk, June 27. The Bteamship
Vega, from Lisbon, which was supposed to
have been in collision at sea with
the sailing vessel Fred B. Taylor,
and which arrived at quarantine at 8:13
this morning, reports that she was not in
collision with the Fred B. Taylor nor any
other vessel. Hence the mystery touohing
the capsized vessel supposed to be the Fred
B. Taylor remains unsolved.
SIGNS OF WEAKNESS '
On the Part of the Frifnds or the Antl
Optlon BUI In a Senate Committee Valu
able Time Occupied In Postponements.
Washington, June 27. Special' II s
the general impression here that the action
of the Senate Judiciary Committee to-day
in postponing consideration of the anti
option bill until Thursday indicates weak
ness on the part of the friends of the bilL
Certainly every such delay is dangerous at
this late stage of the session.
The postponement this morning goes to
confirm the belief that a majority of the
Judiciary Committee are opposed to
the measure. If it were the other
way it is highly probable ' that
there would have been no postponement, as
Senator Washburn and the other champions
of the anti-option panacea are eager for ap
plying it at once to the boards of trade and
commercial exchanges.
The committee is understood to be pledged
to report the bill, so there is no prospect of
hanging it up. If the majority reports ad
versely, as anticipated, there will almost
certainly be also a minority report, em
bodying the views of the friends
of the bill Then the Senate can take up
the matter whenever it pleases, and, if it
should appear in the course of the debate
that the bill is likely to pass, the
probable course of its opponets would be to
attach amendments to it, if possible. If
amended, it would have to go back to the
House for concurrence in the amendments.
All this would take time and very likely
would arouse new opposition, and thus it
might easily happen that final ad
journment might come and find the anti
option bill still uncompleted. This is
the main hope ot the opposition, as
it is generally conceded that if brought at
once to a square test vote the bill would
prohably pass the Senate.
CAB 8IB1EEB3 STILL Jha.lL
They Reject the Company's Offer, and Say
Mot a TVheel shall Turn.
Cleveland, June 27. The street rail
way strike is still on. A conference of
representatives of the East Cleveland Com
pany and strikers was held at noon to-day.
The company offers to pay a graded scale of
wages. The men said they were convinced
the strikers would not accept it, and
promised to return an answer at 3 o'clock.
Said one of strikers. "We will get more
than you offer, and not a car will run until
we da" Mayor Bose, who was present,
said they would be run if it took the com
bined force of the city, county and State
authorities to protect the company.
AT LATIMER'S.
SPECIAL SALE !
AMAZING BARGAINS I
RECKLESS SACRIPJCES!
TREMENDOUS PRICE-CUTTING!
Sale Continues from 9 to 11 A. M.
And from 2 to 4 P. M. Only.
Between Times We Must Adjust Our Stock.
Our doors have been closed before to keep customers out
and will be again. It is now admitted that Latimer's is the
most enterprising store in Pittsburg or Allegheny. To the
buying public we announce a Special Sale this week of tre
mendous importance. Competition will shake to the very
foundation, stare in awe and amazement at the unmerciful
cutting of prices the reckless sacrifice of goods. You cannot
imagine what this cold type means. See the goods with your
own eyes. We offer no lame excuses or reasons "Why." If
we choose to -give goods away that's our business.
REMEMBER!
Morning Sale
From 9 to 11.
1.000 TURKISH TOWELS
4.4c EACH.
6,598 YARDS CHILLIES
. 2c A YARD.
4860 YARDS CRASH
4c AND 3c A YARD.
9,867 PAIRS LADIES' HOSE
(Fast Slack and Seamless)
12c A PAIR.
1,236 MISSES' RIBBED VESTS
5c EACH.
786 SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
(Men's Balblsrran Underwear)
25c EACH.
5,986 YARDS SHEETING
12c, WORTH 20c.
7,896 YARDS CANTON FLANNEL
4c A YARD
OVER 2,000 CARPET REMNANTS
25c For Any Whole Piece-
If you ever intend to buy Carpets or anything a theiDiy
goods line take the opportunity of buying at above figures
T. M. LATIMER,
138 and 140 Federal Street,
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1 J. HIF1QJJ5 CHIMII
Continued From IXrtt Page.
campaign, only that he won the victory for
the Bcpubllcan party and restored the Gov
ernment to its hands.
Complimented by the Common Enemy.
The Democrats saw in Senator Quay a
noble RepuDllcan, and betran their abuse,
and a cowardly Bepnblican press soon be
came their allies. So man who has the good
of the Bepnblican party at heart can do
otherwise than to put his honest, strong
hand between this accusation of the Demo
cratic narty and the gentlemen I have Just
named.
So far as I am concerned, if lever have
another boy to name I will be glad to confer
upon him the name of Senator Quay, or
Dudley, and this aaan evidence of theaf
feotlon I have for the men. In conclusion,
I want to state that no man on this con
tinent desires to help elect the Republican
ticket, or will do more according to his
aDlllty than L
A resolution was then taken np congratu
lating General Sloat Fassett, of New York,
for his eminent services to the Bepublioaa
party and unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted. Mr. Fassett replied in a briefaad
eloquent address, which was heartily ap
plauded. On motion of Senator Saunders the com
mittee resolved to meet at the Arlington at
7 o'clock in the evening and proceed in a
body to the White House and pay their re
spects to the President At 6:30 the com
mittee adjourned to meet at the call of the
Chairman.
President Burke, of the Bepnblican Col
leee League, to-day appointed as Advisory
Board to the league for the coming year:
Hon. J. S. Clarksou, General Alger, Hon.
Cabot Lodge, Senator Stanford, Governor
McKinley, Judge Thurston, George M.
Pullman, Hon. John M. Laugston; Hon. B.
P. Langdon and Hon. J. Sloat Fassett
The College League will open headquarters
in New York City July L
At a little after 7 o'cloek the Bepnblican
National Committee met at the Arlington,
and went in a body to the White House to
call upon the President The committee
was conducted to the Blue Boom, where it
was joined by the President Chairman
Campbell introduced each member, and ex
plained that the committee had effected an
organization and had called to pay its re
spects. The President, in a few words, ex
pressed his appreciation of the courtesy, and
after shaking hands with all who were
present the committee withdrew.
School Plcnlo at Idlewlld.
The students of the Pittsburg High School
held their annual picnic at IcUewild yester
day. It required a long train to carry the
happy pupils. The Third Presbyterian Sun
day School spent the day at Bock Point-
Afternoon Sale
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