GRESHAMATLOPPER
A Former Stanch Republican
Is Announced as "Speaker
for the Third Party.
TAUBENECK IS TICKLED,
Because He Thinks One Speech From
tho Judge Would Make
AT LEAST 500,000 VOTES FOR THElt
Democratic Headquarters In Kew Tork Be
ginning to Get Lively.
T7HITKET HAKES PERSONAL STATEMENT
ttTZCIXJ. TELrOEJJM TO TXZ DISPATCH. 1
St. Louis, Aug. 1L The Kational Peo
pie's party headquarters this morning were
alive with enthusiastic workers, all ot
whom were very jubilant over a telegram
received last night and its contents verified
by the receipt of a letter at hand this morn
ing to the effect that Judge Gresham had
concluded to take the stump in the interest
of the Third party, and would make his
opening speech at Indianapolis.
The latter part of July Chairman Tau
beneck received this intelligence irom the
Chairman of the State Committee of Indi
ana, to whom Judge Gresham had written
declaring his intentions and setting forth
bis reasons for making a campaign in the
interest of General "Weaver. In his report
to the National headquarters the Chairman
of the State Committee of Indiana states
that Judge Gresham, in apprising him of
bis intentions, informed him by letter that
be did not refuse the Presidental nomina
tion because be was not in sympathy with
the party, but for a reason that was en
tirely personal and not political.
Chairman Taubencck Is Delighted.
"How do yon like that for a piece of
sews?" asked Mr. Taubeneck, "It means
that one speech from Gresham, no matter
whether he makes more than one in our
favor, setting forth our objects and indors
ing onr platform, will win over more than
600,000 votes for the People's party that
we would have been unable to control oth
erwise. With a flattering prospect now in In
diana, the encouraging reports received
from the South, and with the silver States
behind us, we have good cause to feel hope
fuL" Chairman Taubeneck was asked if he
would give Secretary Stoel's letter for pub
lication. This he refused to da
A special from New Tork says: Ex-Attorney
General Michener, who was General
New's able assistant in securing the renom
ination of President Harrison at Minneapo
lis, was one of the most welcome visitors at
Bepublican headquarters to-day if he did
bring bad news. Bad news it was, for Gen
eral Michener brought the tidings that
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, of Indiana, is in
anything but a friendly mood toward the
President
Judge Gresham Peels Slighted.
Judge Gresham has not spoken to the
President for eight or nine years, and, al
though he worked very hard for him in
1888 in Indiana, it was simply for the good
of the party. For his work Judge Gresham
thought be was entitled to at least a place
on the Supreme Bench of the United States,
and the fact that be did not get it has em
bittered bim more than ever.
When the Fanners' Alliance, knowing
the free trade views of Judge Gresham,
offered bim their candidacy lor the Presi,
dency, he thought of it for same time. It
was a great relief to President Harrison
when he refused the nomination, for Gres
ham bas not only a grjtnd following among
the Republicans in Indiana, but all over
the country. They assert that they know
bim to be a man of sterling worth, perfectly
bonest, and strongly in favor of a pure ballot
The Judge carries his dislike to such
an extent that he will have nothing to
do with the President, but Gresham's
iriends have been frequently recognized in
Indiana. The attitude of Gresham will
probably cause the defection of many votes
in Indiana. Preparatory steps are being
taken to put extra speakers in Indiana, and
General Micbenerwill have personal charge
of the campaign in that State.
Some People Not Much Surprised.
A telegram irom Indianapolis says:
Henry Vincent, editor of the Non-Conformist,
speaking of the telegram from St Louis
announcing that Judge Gresham would
take the stump in the interest of the Peo
ple's party remarked, with a smile, that it
was not much, of a surprise to him.
"Last July, when the committee waited
upon Judge Gresham with a view to induc
ing him to accept the nomination," said
Mr. Vincent, "be gave the members to un
derstand that he would make several
speeches before the campaign closed.
There is no question in my mind that the
story is genuine. When Otto Gresham was
here, about a week ago, be informed me
that in a few days he would have some
good news for the People's party, and I
suppose he referred to his father's intention
to take the stump.
"Of course the majority of the Judge's
speeches will be delivered in Indians, al
though he may make some in Illinois, where
bis popularity is fully as great as it is in
this State. It may sound like an exaggera
tion, but I believe that Judge Gresham will
make 50,000 votes for us right here in In
diana. He is in heartv sympathy wltb the
movement, and will, beyond all question,
wield a most powerful" influence in this
State."
None of the People's party men here
knew anything further of the letter. John
Strange, the State Chairman, lives off the
line of telegraph communication and could
not be reached to-night Republicans pro
fess not to believe the dispatch, and point
to the fact that the Judge, when right in
line with the Bepublican party, refused to
make speeches on the ground that snch a
course would be unbecoming in a man on
the Federal bench.
A telegram from Boston says: A careful
inquiry at all the hotels in Boston shows
that Judge Gresham has gone to Cape Cod.
His exact present whereabouts cannot be
ascertained. He left word that he would
not return until the but of the month.
ASOTHEE HUABS-THE HEWS.
Th. Prohibition Presidental Candidate Ko
tl&sd of HU Nomination.
Waco, Tex., Aug. 1L The Notification
Committee of the National Prohibition
party reached here to-day, and to-night ln
the presence of more than 1,000 people, the
formal notification was made. Hon. George
C. Christian, of Arkansas, chairman, de
livered the address of notification.
The' address of acceptance by Dr. Cranfill
was characteristic. It was eloquent apd
full of humor. The doctor predicted ulti
mate success of the party, nationally and in
all States. After the notification cere
monies were over a ratification meeting was
held, at which Judge E. Cheat made an ad
dress. Iowa People's Tarty Nominations.
Des Moines, Aug. 1L The People's
party State Convention was called to order
to-day with 342 delegates present The fol
lowing nominations for State officers were I
maae: secretary tu oiaie, x. xu uuieiij i
Attorney General, Charles MoKenzie;
Treasurer, Justice Wells; Railroad Com
missioner, J. H. Barnett; Auditor, J, B.
Blakesly. The convention chose Judge
Cole, of Polk county, and J. jr. Joseph, ot
Union county, as electors at large.
GETTING INTO SHAPE.
Democratic Headquarters' the Scene of
Considerable Activity Whitney Issues
' a Statement Sorry He Has Been Made
a Bone of Contention.
New York, Aug. 11. Things are getting
in shape at National Democratic headquar
ters. Hon. Don M. Dickinson, whom the
fellows at Bepublican headquarters refer
to as "the man with the ginger-ale side
whiskers," arrived from Detroit to-day, and
in his wake came Benjamin T. Cable, of
Illinois, ex-Secretary William C. Whitney
and others. There was a quorum ot the
campaign committee on band, and Chair
man Dickinson called them together in the
evening. Only routine matters were dis
cussed. The gratifying information was
imparted that money'is coming in rapidly.
Hon. William C. Whitney had read of the
aches and pains oi the anti-snappers over his
elevation, and he prepared a statement It
was poundedbut on one ot the many type
writers at headquarters, and it is as follows:
I qnite agree with Mr. Grace. I have no
doubt It IS qnite true, as he says, that there
is some dissatisfaction owing to the promi
nence given to me and Tammany Hall. My
part has been greatly magnified; it has been
made too much of. I have not been a party
to it myself, and have refused all honors in
connection with the campaign. These things
will wear off. Mr. Grace himself will be
very influential in smoothlngontdifferences.
It will take a little time. After such a con
test over the nomination as there has been
wo must expect individual jealousies. In
the main our people are united. There is a
grand public spirit actuating the party at
this moment a determination to win. I
have never seen a campaign open with the
same spirit of loyalty and devotion. Mr.
Cleveland has publicly stated his determin
ation to forget that there have been any
differences. In a short time no ono in the
Syracuse movement will be looking aronnd
to see whom he is locking arms with,
whether a Tammany man or one of his own
people. I see this coming very rapidly, and
am very sorry at any time to be myself the
cause of auy bad feeling.
At Bepublican National headquarters it
was the gossip that the President is to slop
over in New York on his return from Loon
Laie, the first week in September or there
abouts: that the New Yorkers, it is declared,
are to get up a reception for him in Madi
son Square Garden; that all the chieftians
are to be on hand, and that the President is
to make the greatest speech of his life.
William Brookfield, Chairman of the
State Committee and President of the
County Committee, has been with the Presi
dent at Loon Lake for several days.
It is given out that the Bepublican No
tional Committee will not openly take a
hand in the Alabama dispute between Kolb
and Jones, but, at the the same time, that a
fight has been determined upon, and that it
will be directed through the underground
wires leading out of Hon. Ihomas Henry
Carter's bureau at 618 Fifth avenue.
COON PIAYIHG IK HABD LUCK,
An Ex-Government Official Prevented by
Politicians From Getting Offlci Again.
Washington, Aug. it Special
Every time a vacancy of any importance oc
curs in the Treasury Department the name
of ex-Assistant Secretary Charles E. Coon,
of New York, is brought to the front by
some of his over-zealous friends. The res
ignation of Assistant Secretary Crounse, and
the probable retirement of Assistant Secreta
ry Nettleton at an earlv day.will create two
vacancies in the Treasury Department, both
of which Mr. Coon-iormeriy occupied. He
was an efficient officer during his long serv
ice in the Treasury Department, prior to
the Clevelanddministration, and many of
bis friends would like to see him re-enter
the public service. When the Harrison ad
ministration was inaugnrated a strong
pressure was brought to bear upon the late
Secretary Windom to restore Mr. Coon to
his former position as Assistant Secretary.
The opposition came from prominent New
Yorkers, who did not consider bim of suf
ficient political importance to merit such a
rich place.
When Mr. Windom diedandhis successor
appointed another eflort was made in Mr.
Coon's behalf. Secretary Poster was
favorably inclined toward the ex-Assistant
Secretary, but again the politicians in New
York refused to give their consent to his
appointment He went into the banking
business with "Commodore" A. E. Bate
man, and the latter failed, it is said, with a
large sum of money in his pocket Bate
man turned up here during the recent meet
ing ot the Bepublican National Committee
as a proxy for the Georgia members. In
official circles it is said that Mr. Coon's
friendship with Bateman is one of the prin
cipal objections to his recognition by the
present administration.
M'BHIDE IN THE FIELD.
A 2?ew Name Mentioned for Congress in
SIcKInley's Old District.
YouNGsrowN.O., Aug. 1L Special A
new name is mentioned in connection with
the Democratic nomination for Congress in
this district against T. B. Morgan. John
McBride, of Massillon, well'known as Pres
ident of. the Ohio Miners' Union and an ex
legislator, is willing to be named, but will
not make a struggle for the honor. Mc
Bride is particularly strong with the labor
element, which is depended upon to com
pass Morgan's defeat.
Prom the views of labor and Democratic
leaders'here it is apparent that either Mc
Bride orB. P. Weybrecht, of Alliance, will
be nominated. Weybrecht has about equal
strength with McBride among the workers,
and in addition possesses other elements of
popularity with the young men of the dis
trict The Democrats confidently 'claim
that either one of the two candidates men
tioned can easily be elected.
Homeopathic Doses of Politics.
J. V. Cockxrill, a brother of United States
Senator Cockerlll, has been nominated by
the Thirteenth Texas district Democrats for
Congress.
At Olympla, Wash., John L. Wilson, of
Spokane, the present Congressman, and W.
H. Doollttle, of Tacoma, were nominated by
acclamation.
The Bepublican Congressional conference
of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania district
yesterday nominated Thaddeus M.Malionev.
of Franklin county; on the seventy-second
ballot.
Pbesidest.Oobw McBride, of the United
Mine 'Workers of Amenca, ays be would
accept the Democratic nomination for Con
gress in the Eighteenth Ohio district if
tendered him, but that he will not enter Into
a struggle to secure It.
Tbx Prohibition State convention,of Mich
igan, nominated tho following ticket: Bev.
John Bussell, of Kew Haven, Governor; E.
I Brewer, of Owosso, Lieutenant Governor;
G. It Malone, otXansIng, Secretary of State;
David It Taylor, Treasurer; T. E. W. Ad
ams, Auditor General; Myron II. Walker, of
Grand Uaplds, Attorney Ueneral; A. M. Ben
edict, Commissioner State Land Office: Kob
ert D. Avann, Superintendent of Public In
struction: Dr. Alfred M. Webster, Member
of State Board of Education.
HEABLY 8TAEVED TO DEATH.
Ccsmas GarniskI Tells a TVoful Tale at the
UotpIU).
Cosmas Garniski was brought to the
Southside Hospital yesterday by the patrol
wagon suffering from starvation. He was
in a pitiable condition, and was so weak
that be could hardly walk. He was given
medical attention, but will not likely be'
able to leave the hospital for ten davs or
two weeks.
Garniska said he had been brought here
to work in the Homestead mills. After
working several days ,he was discharged.
Having no home or money, be bad wan
dered around till, driven by hnnger, he ap
plied for aid at the Twenty-eighth.ward
police station, and they had him taken to
the hospital. lie had not eaten a meal
since Monday a week, but hod lived on ber
ries and what he could beg ever since.
GarniskI is abodt 30 years old, but has been
in wuo cuuuirjyumj asuori ume.
THE PHTSBTJKG
COL. EM IN THE PEN.
Judge Lynch Cheated Out of a Victim
by a Shrewd Sheriff's Work.
THE BIDE TO STATE'S PRISON.
Warden
Blevins Compelled to
Etripes on the Convict,
Tnt the
1
DE8PITE MRP. KING'S PLEADINGS
rSPECIAt. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCS1
Nashville, Aug. 1L -Colonel H. Clay
King, who shot and killed David H. Pos
ton'in Memphis over a year ago, who was
then convicted and sentenced to be banged,
and whose sentence was affirmed by the Su
preme Court of the State, and who subse
quently made a fruitless eflort to obtain a
writ of habeas corpus from the Federal
Court, and later was saved from the gal
lows by a commutation granted by Gover
nor Buchanan, is to-day an inmate of the
Tennessee Penitentiary.
Taken from Memphis last night to escape
mob violence, he arrived here at 7 o'clock
this morning in custody of Sheriff McLen
don, of Shelby county, and was at once con
veyed to the State prison, passing beyond
the door at the main entrance ot the great
stone building. Colonel King was immedi
ately placed behind the bars, and a receipt
for the prisoner was handed to the Sheriff.
Arrival of the Party at Nashville.
Colonel King, who, when be reached the
city, was attired in a neat suit of black,
met Mrs. King, bis devoted wife, and her
son at the depot, the two having come to
the city on different roods. Miss King, his
daughter, accompanied her mother and
brother from Memphis to Nashville, com
ing on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis Bailway, via Mackenzie, while
Colonel King and Sheriff McLendon
went on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
as far as Nortonsville, Ky and taking the
Louisville and Nashville Bailroad there,
came to the city, the train reaching here
a few minutes after the one on which
Mrs. King, her son and daughter were pas
sengers. Mrs. King, and son accompanied Colonel
King and Sheriff McLendon to the peni
tentiary, while Jdiss ntng came up town.
While on the way to the prison Colonel
King signified his desire for a drink of
whisky, and the carnage was stopped long
enough for the prisoner to satisfy bis ap
petite for liquor.
Private Conference With His Wife.
When Colonel King had been turned over
to the custody ot Warden Blevins, Mrs.
King, who was somewhat agitated, asked
the Warden to allow her to speak to her
husband in private. Permission being
given. Colonel King and his wife retired to
an adjoining room. After the husband and
wife had a long talk they returned to the
Warden's office, and Colonel King asked
Mr. Blevins for a drink of whisky. The
Warden replied that his request could not
be granted.
Mrs. King then brought up the question
whether her husband would have to wear
stripes. She pleaded in a most earnest
manner with the Warden, citing the high
position of the family, the number of
prominent people who had asked the Gov
ernor to commute the sentence Imposed
upon her husband, the age of the prisoner,
and finally saying that Grover Cleveland
had written a letter to one of King's
relatives iavoririi: executive clemencv. Her
pleading was in vain, Warden Blevins pav
ing: "Madame, if Grover Cleveland should
come with vou personally, or if any other
man should come, I should still put the
stripes upon Colonel King, as upon any
other prisoner."
The Colonel Must Wear the Stripes.
Mrs. King then inquired, "If-G6vemor
Buchanan says you mayleave them off, will
you7" The reply was "No, Madame; Jt is
my duty, as Warden of the penitentiary, to
treat bim as other prisoners."
Mrs. King, who was deeply moved, asked
if her husband's face and head must be
shaved and received a reply in the nega
tive. Warden Blevins also informed Mrs.
King that she might call upon her husband
under the rules governing the prison.
Wishing to avoid seeing her husband in a
convict's cell Mrs. King then left the
prison. After her departure Colonel King
was brought into the. clothing room, where
he as measured ' and bis description
entered in the records. He then put on the
stripes, and at 10 o'clock the great gate at
the inner entrance was opened and a mo
ment later it closed upon him. He was con
ducted to wing No. 3, where he will remain
until death closes his remarkable career or
a pardon is granted by some Governor. Be
ing old and unused to manual labor, be will
be given light employment
Sneriff McLendon said that yesterday aft
ternoon he received information that a
movement was on foot to mob Colonel King
that night While believing that, with a
dozen men, be could defend the jail against
all of Memphis, he was averse to taking life
if he could possibly avoid it
Cleveland's Letter to King's Aunt.
The letter referred to by Mrs, King as
having been written by Grover Cleveland
is as follows:
Gray Gables, buzzard's Bat, Mass., t
July 27.
Mrs. E. K. White:
Dear Madame I sympathize with you
deeply and sincerely in the conviction of
your uncle. I know but little of the facts In
the case, but confess that my slight informa
tion on the subject led me to Suppose that
enough of mitigation would be snown
upon his trial to reduce the grade of
offense below that or the highest known to
our law. I have been so moved by your ap
peal that I have seriously considered
whether there was not something I might
do to help yon. I am forced-to the conclu
sion, however, that I ought not to interfere
by applying to the Governor for the mitiga
tion of the sentence pronounced upon your
uncle. Snch an application on my part
would be based only upon the sympathy
which I leel for yon, and my ex
perience teaches me that such- a con
sideration ought, not to contiol exec
utive aotion in case of this kino. Not
withstanding this I feel that there are cir
cumstances In your uncle's case which
ought to appeal strongly to the pardoning
povrer.and I earnestly hope that such repre
sentations may be made to your Governor
as will avert the execution of the death sen
tence which has oeen pronounced.
Very truly vours,
Grover'Clevelaitd.
Mrs. White Is a niece of Mrs.. Colonel
Clay King, the murderer of Posten.
GLADSTONE HIMSELF ADAIR.
Recent Events Snow Both His Physical and
His Mental Health Are Uood.
London, Aug. 1L Many alarming re
ports have been spread lately regarding the
health of Mr. Gladstone, some of them
stating that-it was believed he was on the
verge of collapse, and that be would never
be able to stand the worry and strain of
Parliamentary battle. His masterly speech
Tuesday on the amendment to the address
in reply to the Queen's speech showed no
failure in bis mental capacity.
As to his physical health, Herbert Glad
stone, bis son, calls recent reports "mere
rubbish." He intimates that these reports
were spread by the Tories for a purpose.
Considerable comment was caused by Mr.
Gladstone suddenlyleaving the House of
Commons Tnesday,andit was hinted that his
speech had proved too much ot a strain upon
him. Herbert Gladstone explains his
father's sudden withdrawal as being solely
due to his desire to catch a train.
MASS A POOL OP HIMSELF,
An Ohio Sheriff; 'While Awry From Home,
Has the Hose Turned on Him.
Columbus, a, Aug. It Special
Sheriff A. J, Crilley, of Licking county,
came over fromNewark yesterday to at
tend the meeting of the Democratic State
Executive Committee, He became dls.
. DISPATOH iFBIDAY,
gusted with the proceedings and procededto
paint the town red. He proclaimed him
self Sheriff of the county, entered business
establishments and ordered the doors closed
claiming to have an execution. The pro
prietors insisted on the papers, which be
was unable to show.
At one place he became so abusive that
an officer was called in and the Sheriff
locked in the city prison, where he de
stroyed a portion of the cell and became so
abusive that the hose was turned on bim.
To-night he was released on bond and said
he guessed he had made a fool of himself.
TIME FOR PRECAUTION. '
Care Being Taken in New York to Prevent
the Spread of Smallpox Infractions as
to Vaccination and Sanitary Inspection
Vlgl'ance the Price of Health. -
New Yoek, Aug. It Special' Because
6f the large number of cases of smallpox
which have occurred in this city during the
past month, President Wilson, of the
Health Board, Dr. Cyrus Edson, the sani
tary superintendent, and Dr. Charles P.
Boberts, Chief of the Bureau of Contagions
Diseases, have held conferences to decide
what steps to take to guard against a possi
ble epidemic.
Dr. Edson said to-day that at yesterday's
conference it was decided that while during
the present season the danger from small
pox was at its minimum, the appearance of
so many cases indicates a possible outbreak
of the disease during the coming fall and
winter. It was resolved to adopt energetio
measures to guard against such a possibility.
The district w.ithin which tlie disease has
been mainly confined lies between Canal
and Fourteenth streets, Broadway and
the North river. This territory has been di
vided into 20 districts, to each of which
will be assigned a sanitary inspector. The
inspectors will begin to-morrow a house-to-house
visitation of the districts. They are
to observe and report the sanitary condition
of each house.
These instructions to the inspectors were
issued by Dr. Boberts:
You will visit every apartment therein
occupied by a family in the district assigned
you. Examine thoroughly, and fully satisfy
yourself whether there is or bas been any
case of smallpox in the premises. Take
memorandum of -each house by number, and
number of families visited In each. If a case
is found, developed or suspicious, telephone
this office Immediately. Vaccinate all per
sons who wish or who have been in any way
exposed. Kecommend every one to be re
vaccinated as soon as the cool weather will
admit, both adults and children.
Before vaccinating, cleanse that portion
of the arm where the virus Is to be applied
witn an antiseptic soinnon. v irus neeaies,
antiseptic solution, and lint will be supplied
at this office. Make return of those visited
at your regular weekly report.
More persons have been vaccinated dnr
ing the past six months than during any
similar period. Up to August 1 86,000 vac
cinations were made. The physician who
attended Joseph Daneri, the Italian candy
maker who was found dead yesterday from
smallpox in the tenement at 101 West Hous
ton street, has been asked to explain to the
health department, why he failed to report
the case.
ION0BANCE AIDS CHOLEHA.
Another Fierce Plague Blot Reported From
a Turkish Province. i
Constantinople, Aug. 11. A dispatch
received here from Trebizond states that on
August 5 a serious disturbance occurred at
Platana, seven miles west of Trebizond,
The trouble arose from the enforcement of
sanitary regulations adopted by the Turkish
officials to prevent the spread of cholera.
Nearly 1,500 persons were detained at the
lazaretto at Planata and they attempted to
break through the sanitary cordon. The
local authorities were powerless to handle
the crowd and a battalion of troops
was hastily summoned to quell the
disturbance. The soldiers responded
and orders were given for the
crowd to disperse. They refused to do so
and the commander ordered his men to fire.
At the first volley seven persons were
killed and a large number were wounded.
The people were terror-stricken and lied
back to the lazaretto.
Advices from the Crimea and the Cau
casus state that the cholera is decreasing in
virulence. In Northern and Central Bussio,
however, the disease is increasing, and in
Moscow, 23 more factories have been
closed, owing to the spread of the
plague. The Grand Duke Sergius,
Governor of Moscow, has surprised the
people1 by his display of personal energy in
dealing with the plague; while the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth, granddaughter of Queen
Victoria, devotes her personal attention to
the relief of the' sufferers. Besides the
sanitary precautions taken, pravers are of
fered up daily in the churches for the abate
ment ot the pestilence.
'WINHIPEG SOCIETY CONVULSED
By a Scandal Affecting a Man Prominent in
Military Circles.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Aug. 11. The
arrest of Colonel Bay, a prominent banker
and military man of Port Arthur, well
known throughout the entire Dominion,
bas created a tremendous sensation. Colonel
Bay met on the street Mrs. Bathnrst, wife
of Dr. Bathurst, a well-known physician,
and engaged her in conversation over
church matters. They walked toward the
.Bathurst residence and when it was reached,
the Colonel asked permission to enter to
continue the conversation.
A few minutes after entering, Bay
grossly insulted the lady, the eflect o'f
which so startled her that she swooned
away. When the lady recovered she at
once alarmed the household. Colonel Bay
hearing that proceedings were to be taken,
wrote a friend a check for $5,000 to suppress
matters. This she indignantly refused and
at once swore out a warrant for the man's
arrest, which was, executed. Dr. Bathurst.
who was out of the city,did not return, until
the following day. He is furious over the
affair and swears to shoot Bay 'if be escapes
justice in the courts. Bay is out.on bail
ANOTHER SEARLES FIGHT.
Forty Relatives to Bring Suit Against the
Beneficiary of the Will.
New York, Aug. 1L The announce
ment to-day that the relatives of the late
Mrs. Hopkins-Searles are about to bring
suit against her husband for what they con
sidered their fair share in the estate, caused
surprise in this city.( The attorneys for Mr.
Bearles say there is no possibility of such a
suit, in as much as the relatives of Mrs.
Searles b.ave no olaim whatever upon her
husband. If they have any claims to put
forth, the time to have done so was before
the will was admitted to probate and the
estate placed in the hands of Mrs. Searles'
executors.
The 'relatives declare that after be bad
made a settlement with Timothy Hopkins,
Mrs. Searles' adopted son, Mr. Searles
Sromised them each $25,000 if they would
ot oppose the admission of the will to pro
bate. There are 40 odd relatives of Mrs,
Searles, and they, it is said, propose to join
issue and do what they can .legally to re
cover what they claim as their own.
CBUSHED TJHDEB A STONE WALL
Five Killed and Two Injured by a Collapse
at Hartford City, Ind.
Habtfobd Cm, Ind., Aug. 1L This
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock a heavy stone wall
in the tankroom of the Hartford City Glass
Works caved in, killing five men and badly
injuring two others. The falling of the
wall was caused by the pressure of a heavy
dirt filling placed behind the walls and de
fective masonry. At the time of the acci
dent the men were attempting to prop the
wall.
The killed are W. H. Foreman, laborer;
Albert Inman, laborer; Alex Moore, lab
orer; Charles Sawyer, bricklayer; Jack
Pommell, laborer.
AUGUST 12, 1$92.
PROBING THE MYSTERY
The Telescopes Piercing Farther Into
the Secrets of Mars.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT EXPECTED.
Yalue of the Observation Being Taken in
South America.
THE VIEWS OF LEADING ASTE0K0MERS
(
Washington, Aug. 1L "A very great
deal will be accomplished," said Prof.
Asaph Hall, "by the observations taken of
Mars at the present time. I am greatly en
couraged by the results, not only of my own
observations, bnt more particularly by the
observations of others, 'and I am led to be
lieve that a good many things about which
heretofore there bas been an element of
doubt will now be certainty.
"I read the cable from Arequipa, Peru,
with a great deal of interest. This article
was of more than ordinary interest to me
from the fact of the great advantage ot
position Prof. Pickering has at Arequipa,
There he has Mars almost directly above him,
or, to be accurate, within eight degrees of
his zenith. Besides this, he is at an eleva
tion of 8,000 feet above the sea level, and
consequently looks through much less at
mosphere and mist than I do here at Wash-
rinrrtnn an alatrnttAn P nttani 1 rtrt Taa
and with the planet Mars away ofl to the
South.
He Saw the Bine Areas.
"I note that Prof. Pickering mentions
having seen two large areas near the Equa
tor which are permanently blue. He says
that the total size of the area is about 500,
000 square miles. I have seen these also,
bnt I have not seen the small dark spot he
mentions as having appeared in the south
ern snow cap. He says that this spot
lengthened rapidly and that early in July
it was 1,000 miles long, dividing the snow
in half.
"This occurred before I began my ob
servations, and so I am unable to corrobo
rate what Prof. Pickering says. He also
states that 1,600,000 square miles of snow
have melted within the last 30 days, and
that the snow has apparently been trans
ferred into the seas acrossland. This is un
doubtedly the case, and, as yon know, it is
because this white substance melts, which
leads ns astronomers to call it snow.
"I am much gratified that Prof. Picker
ing, as well as myself, has observed the
dark line in the form of a Y-shaped mark in
the direction of the seas. I, too, saw it.
"The large dark area which Prof. Picker
ing believes to be a lake or sea did appear
near the melting snow, and later the out
lines of the northern sea were again seen
stretching north irom the snow.
Those Green Spots at the Poles.
"The green areas near the poles, which
Prof. Pickering correctly states have not
been seen for many weeks,and which he saw
near the North Pole last night, were noted
in my observations of last night also.
'When I stop to think of it, it really
does seem remarkable that the same changes
noted by me last night had also been noted
by Pro'f. Pickering the night before in
Arequipa.
"Do yon expect, professor, that the
observations now being taken of Mars will
add in a measure to yonr positive knowl
edge of the planet?"
"In a certain sense, yes," replied the
professor in a non-committal nay. "All
these observations and they are probably
being made at 30 different points in this
world mate us more certain with regard
to Mars. We are getting better acquainted
with the planet every day, and everything
that we learn tends to strengthen our belief
that Mars is very much like our own
world."
"Do you hope, professor, to live to see
the day when we shall know whether or not
Mars is inhabited?"
Animal and Vegetable Ufe.
"We have every reason to believe now
that there is animal and vegetable life
there, but whether it will be known posi
tively or not I would not undertake to sav.
"That would be a guess, and guessing is not
in my line.
"Whatdo you think will be accomplished
if the immense telescope now talked of is
built?"
"I have very little definite information
with regard to this new telescope. The in
tention is, however, I understand, to make
it several times larger than the celebrated
Lick telescope. This, of course, would he
a great advantage, even assuming that in
the process of construction no improvement
were discovered.
"The Prenchman who wants to construct
this telescope, however, wants to build it
upon a new principle, and of course there
is an element of doubt, therefore, as to its
success. So I guess we'd better wait until
the instrument is constructed before you
try to have me draw any more conclu
sions." Interested at Harvard Observatory.
A dispatch from Boston says: Prof. E.
C. Pickering, of the Harvard Observatory,
bad read with a good deal of interest the
dispatch from his brother, W. H. Picker
ing, located at the Harvard branch station
in Arequipa, Peru, observing the opposi
tion of Mars.
"This is the first news that we have re
ceived here of my brother," said he. "We
know that he went to South America with
the intention of doing the best work possible
and do not doubt that he is doing so. The
description of the equipment which my
brother took with him is all right with one
exception. That is the statement that the
visual 12-inch telescope was last year sent
to Arequipa, Such is not the case, the in
strument still being here with us. The 13
inch photographic telescope they have is
also visual, although I see the description
does not say so. The lens of this 13-inch
telescope is very convenient, as by turning
it one way it can be photographic and by
turning it the other way it is made visual."
"Is this your invention, Mr, Pickering?"
I asked.
Invented the Uonble Telescope.
"Yes, partly so," said he. "I got them
up with Air. uiarlc, the telescope maker. It
was'a very singular fact, though, that Sir
George Stokes, President of the Boyal So
ciety, and Sir Howard Grubb, of England,
produced a similar invention at the very
same time. It is something that astrono
mers had long felt the need o The first
photograph ever taken of a star was taken
July 17, 1850, and was the resnlt of ' an ex
periment in stellar photography under the
direction of Prof. W. O. Bond. Mr. J. A
Bipple placed a sensitive daguerrotype
plate in the locus of a 15-inch equatorial
telescope, which, by means of its driving
clock, was kept pointed upon the star. The
result was very satisfactory.
"Newspapers have made the point about the
peculiar advantages of our station in Are
quipa sufficiently clear. The air is so much
steadier there that with his 13-inch telescope
my brother can get better results in Are
quipa than we can up here witb a 26-inch
telescope. If some man of wealth wants to
do a good thing he can send a big telescope
down there, and better opportunities lor
observing Mars and the other planets and
stars will be had than ever before."
"How much would it cost to send a big
36-inch telescope down there?" I asked.
Chance for a Bleu. Man.
"Well, the telescope alone would cost
about 100,000, then the cost of mounting
would be considerable and alio the work of
erecting a building for it I would not say
that you could see men digging canals on
Mars, bnt there wonld be better results
than in any other part of the world. I sup
pose there are wealthy men in New York
er other parts of the country that would
five the necessary money if the matter was
rought to their attention.
"My brother, yon know, made a study of
Mars before going to Arequipa, so that he
could learn just bow much more could, be
seen down there than here. He is collect
ing material for maps, which, made under
such favorable conditions, will be more
valuable than any yet produced. I look for
good results also at the Lick Observatory.
"The main object oi his visit to Arequlpe,
you know, was to photograph the stars,
nebulae, alusters and spectra. He sends us
the photographs that he takes down there.
and we study them here. You see it is like
this: The brain is here, the eye is there.
Incidentally be is making a careful observa
tion of Mars. Down thereby ou see, be baa
all the night to work, for Mars is visible
from sunset to sunrise. The season of rainy
weather comes all at one time of the year.
During August there will not be one un
pleasant night there, while here we will
probably have so many each week.
A Good Chance for Study.
"He will not make many photographs of
Mars, but careful drawings. By Mars being
visible all night, you see, he can take sev
eral views of a certain point on its surface
when one side is visible during the early
evening; early the next morning another
side isseen. This gives a good opportunity
for study. The huge areas of snow he
speaks of seeing are nothing but white spots
near the poles. They are supposed to be
snow because when near the sun they grow
smaller and when turned from the sun they
appear larger. The blue line near the
Equator is said to be an ocean, but we bave
no more proof that this is so than we have
that the green spots are vast forests or that
the red spots are vast areas of red stone or
rocky mountains. Next spring my brother
will return, stopping firstin Chili to observe
the eclipse of the sun, which occurs April 15
to 16.. Mr. Bailey will then take charge of
the station, for we intend to keep some one
there all the time."
LABOR LEADER RIVALRY
May Drive the New fork Walking Dele
Cate Oat or the Field A Scheme on
Toot That M onld Abolish the Present
Pystem Employed In the Blj City.
New York, Aug. It Special Dis
trict Assembly 253, Knights of Labor, feel
ing slighted by the way in which it has
been overlooked in the settlement of the
late building strike by the Board of Walk
ing Delegates, is, it was stated to-day, con
sidering a plan for doing away with the
board altogether. During the strike a great
deal of rivalry developed between the two
bodies. A member of the district said to
day; "Onr idea is to abolish the board alto
gether, and have 12 or 13 inspectors ap
pointed under one chief. They would be
very carefully picked from the chief trades,
and would perhaps have higher salaries
than the walking delegates. The plan is to
assign an Inspector to one district of the
city and make him responsible for it We
suggested it some time ago, and will bring
it up again."
"How are these inspectors to be selected?"
be was asked.
"We would issue a call to all the local
assemblies in onr district to send the names
of eligible men to a general meeting of the
district. The selection will be made with
due regard to the special fitness of each
man."
He went on to say that the inspectors
were carefully to note each building of the
Buddensiek class, apd if the contractor em
ployed non-union men, to proceed against
him first by ordering out the men, and
secondly by reporting the building to the
authorities. If union men were employed,
be intimated, the latter matter would not be
pressed.
Secretary Clayton, of the Board of Walk
ing Delegates, said he had never heard of
this plan. He did not consider it seriously.
A DETECTIVE IN A TBU5K.
Ha
Was Imprisoned There by a Smart
Tonne; Man He Had Arrested.
Chicago, Aug. 1L Yesterday a youjig
dudish looking man registered at the Pal
mer House as Dr. Moore, of New York.
To-day he was arrested by Detective Bailey
as E. G. Dumas, of Boston, who is wanted
in that city for a forgery of 5650. The
young man took his arrest with coolness,
but protested his name was Moore, and not
Dumas, and if Detective Bailey would have
the kindness to come up to his room he
would show bim papers to prove that his
name was Moore.
The detective went up to the room, where
the young man showed bim papers lying in
the bottom of a large sample trunk. Bailey
stooped over to pick them up, when his
prisoner seized him by the heels, dumped
him into the trunk, slammed the lid, locked
the door of the room and made bis escape.
It was 15 minutes before the detectivewas
released from the room, and he is now hunt
ing for his man with small chance of find
ing bim.
HE DISAPPEAEED MYSTEBI0U3LY.
The 2-Tear-Old Boy of John Bats Found In
the Boad.
Anthony, the 2-year-old boy of John Balz,
of St. Clair township, who disappeared so
mysteriously Wednesday night at 11
o'clock, was returned to bis parents yester
day morning shortly after 6 o'clock.
For a time it was thought the
child had been kidnaped, and his parents
were greatly alarmed. Yesterday morning
his father appeared at the Twenty-eighth
ward station and reported that bis child had
disappeared, but the police could do nothing
aait was outside the city limits. He said
that he had left the child in a hammock 'on
the porch, as the child was unwell. His
wife bad gone away to visit Mrs.
Stein, a sick neighbor. He went
into the house, but when he came out about
midnight the child was missing. A search
was instituted, but without success.
Mrs. Michael Glekl, who brought the
child bact, said that about 2 o'clock in the
morning she was awakened by the furious
barking of their dog. On going out she
found the- little boy in the road and took
bim in. She had kept bim till on learning
where he belonged she returned him imme
diately. How the child could bave gotten away
without attracting attention is still a mys
tery. The door was said to be tightly
fastened and could hardly be opened by the
little fellow. He was also found quite a
distance from home, and that at an un
seemly hour.
TO MEET TO-DAY.
Green Bottle Manufacturers and Th?Ir Em
ployes Tf III Confer.
The Western bottle manufacturers and
their employes will meet this morning to
arrange a scale for the ensuing year. A
speedy settlement is expected.
Mr. Harvey, one of the committeemen,
last evening said: "The delegates have
mostly arrived and will be ready to meet
to-morrow. It is probable that the old
scale will be adopted with very few changes.
We expect that the session will only last
one day. The condition of the green bottle
business is very encouraging, and the men
are all satisfied."
A SESEBTEB'S BBEAK FOB I1BEETY.
He Leaps From a Train Near Altoona While
Gome 40 Miles an Honr.
AirooNA, Aug. 1L O. L. Killen, a de
serter from the United States army on his
way from Pittsburg to New York to stand
trial, jumped from the Eastern express to
night near McGarvey. The train was run
ning 40 miles an hour.
The prisoner was in charge of Martin
Melvin, Sergeant from the Pittsburg re
cruiting station. An extended search bas
been made, but Killen bad not been found
at 1 o'clock.
A Texas Family Stricken by Lightning.
Abbott, Tex, Aug. 1L Lightning
struck the house of J. H. Williams this
morning, horribly sbosking the whole
family. A 6-year-old boy was instantly
killed and another boy and girl were so
badly burned it is thought they cannot recover.
I A TRADITION EUINED,
The Cruiser ilarWehead Is Christened
by a Harried Woman
INSTEAD OP BT A YOUNG MAIDEN.
Description of the Warship Launched at,
Boston Yesterday.
A SEA TEKK0R WITH 20 HUGE GUNS
Bostos-, Aug. 1L Before 1 o'clock, the
hour set for the launching of United States
cruiser No. 11, the immense shipyard of
Harrison & Loring, South Boston, was a-
lively place, with its busy shipwrights hur
rying to and fro under the towering mass of
steel, putting on the final touches of lubri
cator to insure a perfect launch.
' Added to this scene of busy work was
that of the gay holiday makers who bad
come by invitation of the contractors to see
the ship meet the water. There were hun
dreds of them, and, like the ship, they were
dressed, in their gayest colors. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy James Bussell Soley
represented the Government at Washing
ton, and Governor Bussell and a number of
members of tne Legislature were present
for Massachusetts. The city of Boston war
also well represented by members of the
Board of Aldermen and the Common
Council.
Mrs. C. F. Allen Breaks the Bottle.
At the appointed hour the signal was
given to knock away the shores, and amid
the cheers of the spectators cruiser No. 11
slipped slowly down the ways into the
water, christened the Marblehead. Mrs. C.
F. Allen broke the customary bottle of
wine over the ship's bows as the vessel
plunged intostiie sea.
The principal dimensions of the vessel
are; Length on mean load water line, 257
feet; extreme breadth, 37 feet; depth of
bold to under side of spar deck plank amid
ships, 19 feet 6 inches; draft of water mean
normal, 14 feet 6 inches; displacement in
tons to load water line, 2,000; area of im
mersed midship section, 665 square feet;
indicated horse power, 5,400; maximum
speed per hour, 18 knots in smooth water.
She is a twin screw protected cruiser,
with poop and forecastle decks and an open
fun deck between, fitted with a water-tight
eck of 17 pounds, plating at the sides,
reduced to 12 pounds in the center, and en-
tending the entire length of the vessel.
The torpedo outfit will consist of six tor
pedo guns for launching torpedoes. There
will be an electric light plant on board.
How the Cruiser fYll! Be Armed.
The battery will consist of two six-inch
breech-loading rifles, eight five-inch breech
loading rifles mounted in sponsons four on
each side ot the cruiser; six six-pound and
two one-pound rapid-firing guns and two
gatling guns.
The motive power for the twin screws
will be furnished by two triple-expansion
engines of the vertical inverted type, one
on each side of the vessel.
The vessel was designed by Chief Con
tractor Theodore B. Wilson, of the United
States Navy. The machinery, which is to
be placed into position a few months after
the launching, was designed by Engineer in
Chief George W. Mellville, of the Navy
Department.
A dispatch from Washington says: It
was at last determined by the Navy De
partment who should christen the cruiser
Marblehead, and that'duty devolved upon
Mrs. Charles H. Allen, wife of one of the
constructors of the vessel. There has been
some dispute as to the propriety of having
a married woman christen a vessel, the
usual custom being to have the dalj per
formed by a young maiden, but in view of
the fact that two naval vessels, the Balti
more and Baleigh, were christened by mar
ried ladies, the precedents are regarded as
no longer binding.
Suit for Conspiracy and libel.
Parquato Guarana, Bofilo Bias- and Veto
Donpi, Italians, were committed to jail
yesterday by Alderman Cahill on charges of
conspiracy and criminal libel preferred by
John Buban, of Seventeenth street and
Penn avenue. Mr. Buban alleges that the
defendants have for the past year been
writing threatening letters to him accusing
him of some trifling matter which occurred
in the old country. He also claims that
they drove him out of his home ion High
street by telling the landlord untrue stories
about him. The case will be beard to-mor
row.
Checked the
progress of Con
sumption. It's
cured, too, if it'a
taken in time.
What is needed,
is tho one unfail
ing remedy for
Scrofula in all ita
forms for one of
those forms (Lung
scrofula) is Con
sumption. Purify vonr
blood that's the first thing. Bid it of the
taints and poisons that make it easy for this
dreaded disease to fasten its hold. Then if
you haven't delayed too long, yon can be
cured.
From beginning to em, the remedy is Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's the
most potent blood-cleanser, strength-restorer,
and flesh-builder known to medical science.
Consumption, and every form of Scrofula
and blood-taint, all yield to it For Weak
Lungs, Spitting of Blood. Bronchitis, Asth
ma, and all severe, lingering Coughs, it's an
unequaled remedy end the only one for the
Blood and Lungs that's guaranteed. If it
doesn't benefit or cure, in every case, yon
have your money back.
M'K
JEE5S
BULLETIN.
I am havlns a big sale on my S-pound
Columbia Elver 6almon at 20o a-can. Th
best bargain in salmon ever offered.
I want all my customers to embrace the
privilege of buylngthe very best Granulated
Susarat K a pound by the barrel. ThU
magnanimous offer will continue for an
other week.
It appears to many Incredible that I
should sell Yancleef Flour at $1 29, but
come and see.
My 25o Coffee is 2So everywhere.
New pack early June Peas at 10O a can.
Kew pack early June Peas, small and fine
flavored, 2 cans for 25c
McKee'slXLWax Soap has the call, and
no wonder, when it is full weight and I
pounds for 25c; by the box, $3 35.
Klrkollne Soap Powder, 4 4-pound box for
20c. This is only 5o a pound and you are
paying ISc a pound for all other soap pow
ders. Don'e willfully ithrow, your money
away.
This is the place to get the finest Ltnv
berger Cheese at reduced price.
lam still selling the fancy French Pea,
Bartlet Moyne, at 2 cans for 25c.
Mustard Sardines, s cans for 25c
50 Boxes Olene Soap at a bargain.
Work's German Mottled Soap, S3 a box.
Don't fall to got a bottle of our 8-ounce
Vanilla for 20c
Moore & Brady's Cove Oysters, S cans for
25o, Is worth picking up.
New Lake Herring, per kit, 55c.
Fine Boasted coffee 3 pounds foT 50c
I sell a whole box of Colgate's Soap for 25c.
Send, for price list, and order by mall.
Goods sent anywhere, freight prepaid.
JOSEPH M'KEE,
36 Ohio St., Allegheny.
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