ti fci'ffTfQ''''' pf'5WflFlHi? - "" "T"r" "H''HfflHi!iiiiI irn innnii tTii , ' - J? THE FEETSBOfiG DISPATCH SATURDAY, AUGUST 18,' 189a GLADSTOIECMilD. "Victoria's Private Secretary NHas Conreyed to Him Her Summons to FOBM A KEW GOYEEMENT. Salisbury Starts for Osborne House With His Hesitation. ment to permit two American citizen (Messrs. Bigelow and Remington) to make a canoe voyage along the coast of Russia, bnt that the Russian Foreign Office has not deigned to make an answer. HER MAJESTY'S GEEAT ANIIETI Is Concerning the Coming Officers of the Eojal Household. MOXETAEI CONFERENCE DELEGATES IcormiGnT. ism. by x. t. associattd razss. Londoj., Aug. 12. Mr. Gladstone will go to Osborne House Monday with a com plete list of the next Cabinet to submit to the Qceen; but in pursuance of constitu tional usage, he maintains absolute silence on the proposed appointments. It has been impossiDle to conceal the ar rangements made for Sir "William Vernon Harcourt at the Exchequer and for John Morler as Irish Secretary, but Mr. Glad stone's intentions regarding other Minis ters are not known, even to some difi nitely appointed members of his Minis try. He has received scores of as pirants ior office and has discussed the composition of the Cabinet with his chief advisers without definitely communi cating to anyone his final selections. Being a punctilious observer ot official precedent, he will not formally offer a place to anyone until he has actually received the Queen's commands to form a Ministry. Surmises are rife regarding the new ministerial com i binations. Garlnc on the Cabinet's Composition. Among the most striking reports finding credence in official legal quarters Is one that Lord Herschell will become Governor General of India; that Lord Chief Justice Coleridge will become Lord Chancellor, and that Sir Charles Russell will become Lord Chief Justice. Lord Herscbell's transference irom the bench to the tremendous political responsi bilities ot the vice royalty of India would be incredible but for the known fact that he has long desired to be a prominent figure in the political arena. He has the highest opinion of his own qualities as an admin istrator, and, if the report be accurate, he must have convinced Mr. Gladstone of his worth; but his appointment will cause a shudder of apprehension throughout the country in view of the critical position of Indian-Russian relations. Until Tuesday, I -when Mr. Gladstone returns from Osborne House, the exact composition of the Cabi net will remain unknown. Salisbury Goes to Meet the QaeeD. Atl o'clock this afternoon Lord Salis bury lett London on a special train for Portsmouth, whence he will embark for the Isle of Wight. His destination is Osborne House, where he will tender to the Queen the resignation of the Conservative Min istry. The members of the Cabinet met at noon to-dar and formallv Agreed to resign. Most of the Ministers will leave town to dav. Mr. Gladstone has been saved one journey to Osborne House, the Queen having ar ranced to convey ber commands to him to form a Ministry by her private secretary. Mr. Gladstone will, however, go to Osborne House on Monday to fulfill the usual custom of kissing the hand of Her Majesty. General Ponsonby visited Mr. Gladstone this afternoon, as arranged, and presented to him Her Majesty's command to form a new Government. The Queen will have an unusually exeit ing time during her conferences with Mr. Gladstone over the nominations. The names of the old group re-entering the Cabinet she knows, but most of the new set she dreads knowing. Victoria Anxloui for Ber Household. It is known in the court circle that it is fear regarding the personnel of the Glad stone ministry that mainly induced the Queen to consult the Duke of Devonshire during his visit to Osborne House, just concluded, as to whether it was possible for him to reunite with Mr. Gladstone and sweeten the Liberal ministry by taking office himself. 4 Another source of the Queen's disquie tude is the change in the royal household ap pointments inevitable on Mr. Gladstone's accession to power. "While the Liberal ranks included the old Whig families, changes in the royal household mattered little to the Queen. One Duchess succeeded another as Mistress of the Robes, and Ladies of the Bed Chamber could easily be re cruited from the "Whig aristocracy; but now Mr. Gladstone has small choice and will find it exceedingly difficult to get per sonages agreeable to the Queen to fill the great conrt offices. Mr. Gladstone was up early this morning He took a long drive, and upon his return devoted most of the day to receiving his colleagues. The Old Cabinet Out of School. A group of idlers gathered about the For eign Office early in the day to see the last ot the Conservative Cabinet as they gath ered for their final meeting. There was a holiday appearance about the ministrv. . The Hous-e of Commons will resume busi ness Thursday next, mainly to issue writs for re-election of Ministers. Most of the members of the House have left town, and intend not to return till the opening of the cession in January. Neither Mr. Gladstone nor his leading colleagues will appear in the House Thursday. The necessary offi cial announcement will be made in their behalf by the senior member of the new Government, who is not required to be re elected. The proiogation of Parliament is expected to take place August 22. Arrangements for the meeting of the In ternational Monetary Conference are pro gressing. The selection of Dresden finds approval among the English delegates. In regard to the personnel of the English rep resentatives, the Associated Press corre spondent to-day heard the opinion of a prom inent currency expert. Mr. Cnrrle the Monometallism Mr. Currie, according to this authority, is the strongest man appointed. He has no tendency whatever toward bimetallism; on the contrary, he is sound for a single stand ard. Mr. Currie is a man of great financial ability generally, and is a leading member of the banking firm of Glynn, Mills, Currie & Co., besides being a member of the Coun cil of India. He initiated the Baring Broth ers settlement with the Bank of England, and is otherwise known among financiers as a man of first-rate capacity. But bis ap pointment has special significance for the American Government, as meaning that his influence will overrule any inclination of his co-delegates toward an arrangement sat 4sfving America. Of the other delegates, Sir a "W. Pre mantle is a monometallism Sir W. H. Houldsworth and General Strachey are bimetalluts and Mr. Mnrrav, who is a Treasury clerk, is neutral. The members of the conference will have a pleasant time In Dresden, but will effect little. Paultney Bigelow is about to start for America to take the stump for Mr. Cleve land. Regarding his expulsion from Rus sia he writes that it is two months since the American Legation in St. Petersburg formally requested the Russian Govern- AEAB3 IK REBELLION. The Slave Tradlns Power Will Attempt to Crash the Kongo State. Brussels, Aug. 12. Twenty agents of the Katanga Company have been killed or captured by the Arabs on the Upper Kongo river. The steamer Berneert, which was taking goods up the river, was seized and the factories were raided. "Whole tribes on the western bank of the river are in insur rection. The Arabs northwest of Nyangwe have cone down the Lualaba river and captured the station at Ribara, killing the whites employed there. The stations on the Upper Lomassi have also been destroyed. The Arabs at Stanley Falls and Isangl who have hitherto been loyal are showing hostil ity. The Kongo State authorities are send ing reinforcements to various points threat ened by the Arabs. The Arabs have grown desperate, owing to the evident determination of the whites to suppress the slave trade. From the ad vices received at Zanzibar it is feared that Rachid, the nephew and successor of Tippoo Tib at Stanley Falls, has joined in the in surrectionary movement "What has be come of the European resident, who repre sents the authority of the Hon so Free State at Stanley Falls, is not known, but it is feared that he has perished. The greatest anxiety is felt for the safety of the expedi tions under Captain Jacques and Captain Joubert, which were sent out to suppress the slave trade. It is said that the insur gent Arabs have sworn to exterminate both of these expeditions, as a 'lesson to the whites not to interfere with the traffic. It is believed that the insurrection has ramifi cations extending from Zanzibar to Angola. A VICTIM OF TEMPER Accidentally Shoots His Sister While Trjing to Kill Bis Father. A TEAGEDY IN GREENE C0DNTY That Has Aroused the Peaceful Community of Carmichaels. CHILDREN OPPOSED TO A TEPHOTHER Cholera News Suppressed. St. Petersburg, Aug. 12. Dozens of fatal cases ot cholera are known to have oc curred here, though no official announce ment of the presence of the disease has been made. LOST BIS 86,000 BEIDE. A Millionaire Saved by a Blval From a Sec ond Matrimonial Venture. Mukcie, Lvd., Aug. 12. Moses Brad ford, aged 85 years, is a millionaire resi dent of Marion county. Three years ago he receive a good deal of newspaper noto riety by marrying Mrs. Mackey, a young milliner who came to this city from Day ton. Bradford's relatives objected to the wedding, saying that the woman only wanted his money. She soon deserted Bradford and a lawsuit followed, which re sulted well in a financial way lor the woman. For the last year the old man has been a lonely widower, and a few days ago he wrote to Mrs. Dollie Snider, in this city, offering ?1,000 for any person who would furnish him a pretty and refined bride. The letter was given to another woman. and the prospective bride was selected in the person ot Mrs. Indiana Danto, aged 28, the widow of a New Orleans French de tective. Mrs. Danto consented to become Mrs. Bradford if the old man would give her SG.000 as a wedding present. Brad ford consented to take the 6,000 bride, and came here prepared to be a brideeroom again last night. He met Mrs. Danto at the home of Mrs. Snider, and the wedding was about to take place when Joseph Duckworth, a prominent attorney and a wealthy widower, learned of the proceed ings. The result was that Bradford and his money were rejected and a day set for the weddfng of Mr. Duckworth and Mrs. Danto. The latter is handsome and has borne a good reputation. She has been earning a living as a domestic. FIEST BLOOD OF THE CAHPAIQH. It Belonged to an Editor Who Is Trying to Be a Keformer. Charleston, &!C, Aug. 12. SperiaL The first blood over the campaign was spilled here to-day, the belligerents being Editor J. H. Moore, of the Dotty Sun, and Mark Morrison. Moore is a reformer, Mor rison a regular. There had been some sav age attacks by the reform editor upon reg ular Morrison, and when the two met in a street car to-aay the regular took the re former to task. Moore started to get out of the car, but Morrison stopped him, where upon Moore pulled his gun and pointed at the head of his assailant. Morrison held Moore's wrist and jammed the pistol a policeman's revolver against Moore's fore head, bringing the blood. Then he jammed the editor up against the side of the car, where they contended until a policeman and a reporter intervened. Moora was arrested and taken to the police station, where he was bailed in $25 to an swer the charge of carrying concealed weapons and assault with intent to kill. Moore then preferred counter-charges against Morrison, who was bailed In f 10 for appearance to-morrow. The fighting Krew out an of article which appeared lu Moore's paper, in which the word liar was freely and plenteonsly used. The campaign uere is geuing us nut as tne weatner, ana it is not at all unlikely that before the pri mary on the SOth inst. there will be some very warm work. It is altogether a Demo cratic family fight. Michael Barking Dies. Philadelphia, Aug. 12. Special Michael Harkins, one of the Irish patriots imprisoned for the dynamite plot against Queen Victoria's life, and who was sent to Portland prison, died at his home, 1930 North Second street, this city, to-night It is said his death was caused by a cemplica tion of diseases produced by his confine ment and treatment. Interesting; Hand Bonk. A handsome hand book of "Washington skillfully illustrated, showing the interest ing points of the national capital, with elaborate description work, has been issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. It is specially intended for the G. A. R Encampment, but it ib as interesting as a novel. COIDMBUS and his career, written for young pnople, will begin In THJS DIS PATCH to-morrow. New Offloertv ot the Sons or Veteran. Helena, Mont, Aug. 12. The Com mandery in Chief Sons of Veterans to-day elected officers as follows: Marvin E. HilL Michigan, Commander in Chief; George W, Pollitt, New Jersey, Senior Vice Com mander in Chief; John "W. Miller, Mon tana, Junior Vice Commander in Chief. Mo Break In the Banks. At the Baker Chain "Works at "Woods' Bun only six men are working. The old workmen deny the rumor that there was a break, in their ranks, and that several of their companions accepted positions in the works of the Schoen Manufacturing Company. Sprak-as; Balded. Mrs. Ada "Weiebergen was arrested yes terday by Captain Stewart for running a speak-easy at 1005 Carson street No one was in the place when the arrest was made. She was held in 51,000 bail for a bearing. Canal Rebates at last Abolished. Ottawa, Onx, Aug. 12. It is learned on excellent authority to-day that an order in Council has been passed and forwarded to the Governor General for his signature, abolishing the rebate in canal tolls. To Bccln Operations. P. L. Kimberly & Co., of Greenville, Pa., have reached an agreement with the Amalgamated Association and the rolling mill controlled by them will start on Monday. rSFXCTAL TILIOEiM TO THB DISPATCH.! Carmichaels, Fjl, Aug. 12. This sec tion of Greene county Is greatly excited over the Morgan tragedy. Young Thomas Morgan, who shot his father and sister near here yesterday, gave himself up to-day and was taken to the county jalL The town of Carmichaels has been thronged with to-day sight-seers and excited people from the ad joining neighborhood eager to get the latest details of the affair. Mr. Morgan is in a very critical condition and is gradually sinking. There is no hope for his recovery. Miss Callie Morgan, the sister, is thought to be no worse. The doctors, however, say the crisis has not been reached in her case yet The trouble leading to the shooting, which occurred yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, began some months ago, but serious ill-feeling had existed between the father and children from a time prior to the death of their mother. Mr. Morgan is a widower, Erobably 60 years of age. For some time e had been courting a young lady residing in West Virginia. The young lady and her aunt recently occupied his house as guests or summer boarders. The children conceived with more or less cause a violent dislike to their prospective stepmother and gave their father to under stand that they were bitterly opposed to the match. On the evening ot the 10th Inst the quarrel broke out afresh, the chil dren going so far as to fasten the father out ot ms own house. Ill Fortune of a Wealthy Farmer. Mr. Morgan occupied a fine new residence which he had recently erected on one of his farms. He is an extensive land owner and one of the most thrifty farmers in the neigh borhood. On the morning of August 11, after having been barred out of his house, Mr. Morgan sent for some neighbors to help him arrange matters with his children. His call was responded to by Daniel Stevenson, an uncle of the children on their mother's side, and by John Hartley and Leroy Hart ley. The children had possession of the house when the neighbors arrived. Mr. Steven son opened negotiations with Thomas Mor gan, who was in the hallwav of the honse. The young man had worked himself up to a perfect frenzy, together with one ot his sisters the one whom he accidentally shot while trying to kill his father and ordered Mr. Stevenson not to interfere in the matter, making frequent use of the words, "he (meaning his father) killed my mother." George Calvert, who was present, at tempted to interfere, but voting Morgan warned him to stand back or "he would shoot him, and the demoniac gleam in the young man's eye was a sufficient assurance that he would keep his threat , Mr. Morgan was determined to gain an entrance to his house, claiming it was his own and his children had no right to keep him out The Daughter Accidentally Wounded. Mr. Stevenson implored Mr. Morgan not to go near the house, but to go away till the boy was over his excitement, but Morgan would not heed the warning, and deliber ately walked to the front door,and, opening it, walked in. But a brief time elapsed un til the men outside heard a shot and a scream from the sister, who was wounded. Mr. Morgan then ran out of the house crying, "Thomas has shot Callie." Mr. Stevenson called on the other men to go in with him and look alter the girl, but they were too badly frightened, young Mor gan having flourished two revolvers when he was interviewed at the door. ' Mr. Stev enson went in the house alone, and found uaine Morgan lying in tne Hallway and her brother standing about half way up the stairs, with a revolver in each hand pointed toward the ceiling. Mr. Stevenson again called to the men outside to come in aud help him move the wounded sirl. she welch ing probably 240 pounds." Young Morgan also called to the men to come in, telling them that he would not shoot, but they deemed it safest to remain outside. Caring; for the Wounded Girl. Mr. Stevenson then asked one of the other children if there was a bed down stairs. She said no. Stevenson then gathered the girl up, and by sheer nervous energy car ried ner out to the front porch. The men outside then helped him to carry her vu uia vnu uuutc, yiuuauiy u sixm ei a mile "way.. "While Mr. Stevenson was gone yonng Morgan came out of the house and again be gan firing at his father, who was standing in the yard. Two shots took effect, one in the right leg just above the knee. Mr. Morgan got into the road and started for a vacant house nearby. Young Morgan hesi tated ior awniie, ana tnen started after his father, shooting as he went Mr. Morgan reached the old house, and, although severely wounded, he manaeed to close the door after him and crawled up stairs. Young Morgan, not to be baffled in his desire to kill his father, recklessly climbed upon the roof of a tumble-down shed, or "lean-to," at one end of the old house and shot at his father through an open window until he emptied his two revolvers. lie then retreated to his father's house. In the meantime Mr. Stevenson had sent in all haste to Carmichaels for a physician. Dr. J. B. Lindley and son responded, hur rying to the scene of the double tragedy. The Tonne Murderer Gives Himself Up. Early this morning Constable "W. B. Eicher, of Carmichaels, swore out a warrant and started for his man. In the meantime two hot-headed men from Little "Washing ton, who happened to be in the neighbor-, hood, raised the hue and cry that young Morgan was going to resist arrest and would not be taken alive. "Word was sent to Sheriff Moore, at "Waynosburg, to bring a posse to arrest young Morgan. "When Sheriff Moore reached here he was told that a warrant had been taken out for young Morgan, and that arrangements had been made to send him to the county jail this afternoon. Sheriff Moore agreed to the arrangement, and said he was glad that it had been made. Young Morgan, who was still occupy in a his father's house, was notified of the arrangement which, by the way, had been made at the request of his' father, who said he did not want his son to be arrested. The young man gave himself np to Leror Hartlev. who had hn deputized by the constable to take htm t jaiL Mr. Hartley was well on his way to toward the county seat when he was sur prised by the Sheriff's posse galloping up rapidly behind him, and ordering him to halt and give up the prisoner, which Mr. Hartley. did. The posse rode awav, highly elated with their capture. Thomas Morgan completely broken down to-dav. and TWENTY MEN BURIED In the Bnins of a Collapsed Building, and Eight Are Still Imprisoned Six Deaths Will Besnlt From Those Taken Oat. , Oodes-, N. . J., Aug. 12, A building which was being erected here fell this afternoon, burying 20 men beneath the ruins. . One dead man and four fatally in jured have already been taken from the ruins, and the work of digging out the remainder is still going on. The accident occurred by the sudden giving way of a derrick, causing the entire structure of massive wooden beams and timbers to col lapse. But few of the workmen employed on the building escaped. The first victim taken out was a dead Italian workman. Soon after three others were discovered and were removed in a dying condition. Up to a late hour to night 12 men had been taken out from the ruins of the collapsed factory, all serionsly and four fatally wounded. Several of the others, it is also feared, will die. The work of rescuing victims from the ruins was kept up all night Many of the men at work in the erection of the factory lived in neighboring villages, and when they did not return home from their work at the usual time their friends and other -workmen came to seek them. There are hundreds of men at the ruins, and the work ot rescue is being pushed for ward very fast The injuries of those taken from the ruins are of the most terri ble nature, the limbs of some beinc torn off. while the faces and bodies of others were crushed almost beyond recognition. Later Another dead body has been dis overed, that of a boy named McKeneon. 10M CARTER FAMED To Keep His Hands Entirely Off the Contest Now on in Alabama. HOW HE COULD HUBT HIS PAETT. idmlrers of the Chairman Beliere St Can Break the Solid South. GRE8HAM ASATfllBD PAETT SPEAKER DIED LIKE GINEVRA. Two Little Boys Accidentally Locked Into an Alr-Tlght Ice Chest Suffocated Be fore Their Whereabouts Is Ascertained Parallel to the Italian Story. Lansing, Mich., Aug. 12 Special Earl, son of "William A. Price, and Arthur. son of John Kurtz, both of North Lansing, met with a horrible death in a most singu lar manner late yesterday afternoon. The boys, each of whom was about 8 years old, were playmates. The Price boy's mother is East on a visit, and he, with his father and sister, was staying with his grandfather, who lives in an adjoining house. The boys were missed late in the after noon, and although a large crowd of neigh bors searched for them until midnicrht no trace of them was found. Finally, about 6 o ciucK mis morning, tne Jrrice .Doys lather thought of an unused ice chest at his house, into which his children had at tlnn crawled to play, and on going to the house and opening the chest the two boys were found, dead. The interior of the chest, which was zinc lined, was but 2 feet 8 inches long, 18 inches wide and 21 inches deep. The bodies were crowded into this small space facing each other. The boys' hats laid beside them, and the Price boy had removed his jacket during his struggle to open the chest Tne ohestwas fitted with two covers, the first of which made it air-tight It was evi dent that alter the boys squeezed them selves into the box their movements caused the covers to fall, and the clasp on the out side cover closed over the staple, fastening them in so that escape was impossible. The chest was locked in this manner when the Price boy's grandfather opened it this morning. A HEW JACK THE BLPPEE. This One Is In Ohio, and His Victims Are Dairy Cattle. Columbus, O., Aug. 12. Special Some insane man or fiend hereabouts has been performing "Jack the Ripper" acts on poor dumb brutes for the past two weeks. Mr. Gorman, who owns a dairy farm in the suburbs, has lost seven cows, all being cruelly killed in the field at night and dis emboweled. At 4 o'clock this morning Mr. Gorman arose, and about 4:30 reached the pasture with the intention of driving the cows to be milked. Eleven were all right, but the twelfth was missing. Searching in the early morning light he lound her lying The villain had made sure of his victim. He had taken a long piece of half-inch rope, fastened it about the cow's neck double, threw the ends around a piece of tiuiucr wiu men ureif tue cow g neaa down until her nose almost touched the heavy piece of wood. Escape for the poor animal was impossible. Then, coolly and heart lessly, the fiend cut her throat Not only did he cut her throat, but he severed flesh, ligaments and skin clear around until the head hung only by the spinal cord, and he also disfigured the carcass. On a timber within a few feet there were bloody finger marks, showing where the perpetrator of the deed had attempted to rub off Borne of the blood that had fouled his hands. Old Doe Tramp Found. Old dog Tramp, who for 12 years had been the pet of the Allegheny police and other city officials, and who had been lost for two weeks, has been found. A railroad engi neer on the "West Penn, who was Interested in the lost dog, found him yesterday at Harry Forman's hotel at Hulton Ferry, and the good news was soon conveyed to Super intendent Math. Detective Steele will to day go to Hulton Ferry and bring the dog home. A collar will be procured for him, and his name will be inscribed thereon. Bitten by a Ferocious Dog. Peter "Watson, aged 10 years, who lives on Boston street, was badly bitten by a ferocious dog yesterday. The boy was play ing in front of the house when the dog came running along and yonng "Watson threw a stone at it The animal turned on the boy, knocked him down and bit a piece out of his leg. The dog was shot by Officer Bohan, Nine Efforts to Barn a Honse. Mary Nee, 10 years old, was arrested Thursday charged with setting fire to the house of Edward 0. Dudley with whom she lived at Wilkinsburg. At a hearing the girl was discharged. Within three days nine attempts were made to burn the house. Died of Lockjaw, James L. MoLaughlin, a resident of Bbarpsbnrg, died on Tnnrsday after suffer ing for a short time with lockjaw. He was hurt in a runaway accident about ten days ago. He wasaglassblower and worked at Tarentum. wept copiously. He implored his father to forgive him, and left home a wretched, conscience-stricken man, newly awakened to the realization of his unnatural deed. BranriwlU dispel any unpleasant odor around the kitohen sink at the same time banish roaches, water bugs. etc.. for all time. 25 cents at aU dealers: ' Excursion to Vf heeling To-Morrow. Bate, tl CO the round trip. Train leaves ta. AO.,B.B.depotat8:10A,jc. "saves B. Are Ton Aware This Is the time to advertise yonr vacant rooms In the cent-a-word to let columns of TmDispatcbT An Early Mornlne; Fire. Fire broke out In Allen Swindale's shoot ing gallery, 818 Lloerty street, this morning at 2 o'clock. The firemen responded promptly and soon extinguished the blaze. The origin of the fire is a mystery. Loss, 50, The Scale Aocepted. , The conference between the flint glass manufacturers and the workers ended yes terday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The scale agreed upon remains practically the same as last year. CHEAP POPULAR EXCURSION To Conneant Xke, Via the P. Sc W. By. Special train will leave the P. W. de pot, Allegheny, at 8 o'clock A. .. city time, Sunday, August 14, and run through to Con neant Lake without change of cars or stops for passengers. Arrive 13 o'olock noon. Re turning, leave the Lake at 5 p. k., Eastern time. Arrive Allegheny at 9 p. it. Tare for the round trip JI 25. DWTns Little Early BUers. Best Dill for biliousness, slok headache, malaria. ' ErtYEBKlNB'-wrftesof the Saratoga ot JaVam for THJS DISPATCH to-morrow. People Coming Home Are now Seeking; rooms for the fait So If you wish your .vacant room occupied ad vertise It at once In the Booms to Ietcerit-a-word advertising columns of Ins Dispatch. -i rrnOM A STATF COERISF01TDIXT.1 "Washington, Aug. 12.- "Mr. Tom Carter had better keep his hands off the fight in Alabama over the Governor- ship," said an anti-Jones man from the State of Alabama to-day. "I am an advo cate of Kolb and believe he was honestly elected. I would be glad to see him get any assistance that would be of real benefit to him. But the trouble is, the mass of the whites who supported Kolb would - resent the interference of Republicans, and es pecially that of the National Eepnblican Committee, which would be sort of official interference and somewhat distantly sug gestive of a force bill The bulk of the whites who supported Kolb are Democrats. They claim to be the real Democrats of the State. Thev think they are capable or at tending to their own affairs, and if thev find they cannot, they will know the rea son why." a&e Alabama Kolb man may be right, but he does not know Carter. The gentle man at the head of the National Repub lican Committee is daring to the point of being spectacular. There is no telling upon what neck of woods he mav land himself, be it the most unpromising soil, and at tempt to cultivate it in the interests of Ee pnblican success. Enthusiastic Admirers of the Chairman. During the last day or so it has been my good fortune to meet two or three persons who are here In a very quiet way to look over the field In "Washlneton. to find out. without the knowledge of that very-much-alive civil service reformer, Mr. Theodore .Roosevelt, how the crround can best be worked for a liberal contribution of shekels for the use of the committee. These gentlemen speak in terms of the most enthusiastic admiration of the shrewdness of Chairman Carter in catching hold of the situation, and predict that he will perform wonderful feats of proselyting in what are apparently the most impossible of places. "Tom Carter already has before him every point of the situation In Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and west Virginia, and he is going to work those States as they were never worked before in the interest of any party," said one of these gentlemen to-day. "While he is confident to the point of conviction that the Republicans will carry New York, he Is not going to repose all of his hones of success nnon the result in the Empire State. 'He knows there are unusual influences at work in many of the States, Republican as well as Democratic. and that it will not do to hazard everything on the casting of the die in New York. Looking for a Eift In the South. "While little doubt is felt in regard to the result in Kansas, Iowa, Michigan and "Wisconsin, the verv fact that the Demo crats consider those always solid Republican States at a national election good ground for missionary work, is enough in itself to suggest to the Republican managers that while those States must not be neglected, it will be good generalship to strike at what have .been considered strongholds of the enemy in the very heart of the Solid South. "Of course the great battle will be in the great Slate of New York, but, at the same time, if it should happen that New York went in favor of the Republicans Chairman Carter does not propose to endure the humiliation of being beaten outside of New York by a fluke in some of the "Western or Northwestern States, and so he intends not only to raise merry thunder in New York and those States, but he will try his utmost to carry two or three Southern States. It would be a great feather in his cap if he could break the solid South by a victory in even one of the States that are admitted by some of the more candid Democrats to be in doubt" Gresham as a People's Parly Orator, The annarentlv antheniio information that Judffe "Walter Q. Gresham will take the stump for the ticket of the People's party in the national campaign aroused an immense deal of gossip here to-day, and the speculation was very lively as to what his influence will amount to. Of course the devotees of each party are likely to interpret the possibilities according to their own wishes, but many of the Republicans are forced to admit that this step of Judere Gresham will lose a considerable number of votes to the party in Indiana and Illinois. It is generally confessed, moreover, that this acquisition will add much to the strength and dignity of the People's party an over tue ooutn ana w est. Mr. Dunnung, editor of the National Watchman, a paper published by the mem bers of the People's party in Congress, said to-day that the conversion of Judge Gresham was not a thing of to-day. "He has been in sympathy with us almost from the inception of the Alliance movement," said Mr. Dunnung, "and especially made no secret of his change of faith after the organization of the People's party, which divested the movement of its class feature and made it the movement of every thoughtful person who observed the abso lute grasp which the corporations, trusts and millionaire speculators had fastened upon the Legislatures, the press and the courts of the whole country and of the whole world." Great Canse for Congratulation. "While the acquisition of Judge Gresham is cause for congratulation, as that of any good and great man would be, his actual value in votes is something that would difficult to estimate. The People's party movement, however, is too large and is growing too fast for the as sistance of any one person to count for as much as it would when the organization was weak, and the sport of those who do not even yet have more than a faint compre hension of what it means. A few campaign speeches rrom Judge Gresham must do a vast deal of good, however, and in some of the "Western Republican States where there is a possibility that the vpte of the People s party may be larger than that of the com bined vote of. the old parties, such a cham pion may carry enough new weignt to make the viotory absolutely certain. "A Northern man of the-Judge's reputa tion for ability and probity can also do a work of Immeasurable value to the party in the South. No, I have no doubt whatever as to the truth of the report of the entrance of Judge Gresham into the campaign for our party. Knowing what I do, I would be sur prised it it were otherwise." Popularity or Judge Crounse. Judge Crounse, one of the three Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury Department, and who contemplates offering his resigna tion very soon on account of his nomination for the office of Governor of Nebraska, is one of the most popular of the high officials that have ever been in "Washington. He has never contracted even tb symptoms of that disagreeable disease known' as the "swelled head," which has afflicted so many hfgh.officials to the extent of destroying, in a great measure, their usefulness. Judge Crounse is well known to the peo ple of Allegheny county for the strong personal interest taken bvbim in the move ment to secure an adequate new postoffice for the city of Allegheny. Everybody in terested will remember the repeated and earnest efforts of the Judge, not only through his agents, but personally and on the ground, and how he refused to accept sites offered within the former meager ap- Jiropriation because they were not, in his udgment. sufficient or proper for a struc ture worthy of such a city as Allegheny. He took upon himself the responsibility to reject all of the sites offered within the limits of the appropriation and to wait for further legislation. Throuzh the combined efforts of Colonel Stone and Quar, in tno J Honse and Senate, a very liberal appropria tion is now available, and it is'ezpected that Colonel Low, the special agent sent from the office of the Supervising Archi tect to examine the sites now offered, will make a speedy report The Site May Tat Bs Condemned, "When Jndge Crounse visited Allegheny a year or more ago he saw that the proper place for the new building would be some one of the corners of the Diamond and Ohio or Federal street, and if there be no combi nation of interests to put np the price of such properties beyond their value and be yond the appropriation it is probable a re port will be speedily made and accepted In favor of one of these sites. There is availa ble for the purchase of the site $200,000. . If the price of what is considered as the most available site be put beyond this snm, and if this be thought to be more than its value, doubtless condemnation proceedings will be Degun at once. Consul McCreery, of Valparaiso, Chile, called at the State Department to-day, but at too late an hour for the Secretary to go .into an examination of the charges against him of having specnlated in foreign'ex change on the strength of private and offi cial information gained by virtue of his office. Just how the Department intends to proceed in an investigation, which it an nounced will be made, is not clear. As matters stand now, Mr..McCreery is the onlv available witness for or against him self, and the prospects are that Admiral Brown and Minister Egan will also not be annoyed by witnesses more antajronistio against tbem than themselves, if they be called before their chief of the Department of State. It Is understood that the charges are made only by letters unsupported by affidavits, and in the absence in Chile of the writers of these letters the muoh-accused gentlemen will not be greatly alarmed as' to the outcome. Mr. McCreery has already entered a denial of everything, also speak ing for Mr. Egan, who is charged with be ing particeps criminis with him. THE BADLBOADS HOT IK IT. Steamship Competition Between 'Frisco and Gotham Making Cheap Freight. San Feancisco, Aug, 12. The opera tions of rival clipper ship lines doing busi ness between here and New York have led to a large increase in freight shipments, both east-bound and west-bound. Yester day the Bhip Jeren McDonald cleared with over 1,000,000 pounds of wine, canned goods, dried fruit and other merchandise, making the fourth vessel for that port in about six weeks. Under the rivalry ot the two prin cipal competing line seaboord rates have gone down, and overland railroad rates on similar classes of goods are marked for big reductions. The east-bound rate of ?8 CO per ton on barley, canned goods, etc., via Cape Horn, is the lowest rate ever quoted for through shipments and represents about (8 per ton for all elasses of freight Forty-two thou sand tons are en route from New York at a practically open rate of 35 cents per 100 pounds and 15, 000 tons from Philadelphia. The cut is about one-third In rates. Mer chants feel disposed to patronize ship owneis rather than railroads. It has be come known that the Traffic Association and a number'of prominent merchants have subscribed 85,000 to guarantee one of the clipper lines against any probable loss con sequent on the low rates by overland freight lines. A DEATH-DEALING WELL. " Its Water, Poisoned by an Unknown Band, Prostrates a Family and Their Lin Stock One Who Threatened the lives of the Family Suspected. Laubei,, Dei, Aug. 12. Yestsrday some young men informed Deputy Coroner Phillips of the sudden death of a young child near Oak Grove. Mr. Phillips imme diately went to the place designated, which was the home of a farmer named Rosser, and found that two members of the family were very siek with symptoms of poisoning, and the child already dead. A cow and 'a horse had also died during the day, showing similar symptoms. A physician who was called suspected the cause to exist in some substance of food or drink used by both the family and stock, and made an analysis of the well water, which resulted in the detection of the pres ence of a large quantity of arsenic All of the family have been madevery sick by the use of the poisoned water, but it is thought no further fatality will result At the inquest to-day Dr. "W. F. Haines testified that he was called to the house of John Rosser last Monday morning, August o, nuu. iouna me cnua sunering irom diar rhea and vomiting. On examination of the" water in the well he found that it contained arsenic. H. T. "Wallace testified that on "Wednesday, August 10, Dr. "W. F. Haines brought him a bottle of water from the well to be examined, and upon examination by three different chemical tests he fonnd that the water contained arsenic in large quan tities. Benjamin Rosser testified that on Sunday night he visited his brother's house and found all three of the family suffering severely. He went to the well and got a drink. His brother soon followed him crying for water. He took three swallows and gave the boy quite a large drink. The child was sick at the time. He could not give any positive proof of anyone putting arsenic in the well, but he had grave sus picions that it was William Evans. The cause of his suspicion is that Evans has made threats in his hearing that he would kill the entire Rosser family, and that a man answering Evans' description was seen In the neighborhood Thnrsdav nioht. August 4, the night the poison was put in the welL Mrsv Evans stated that she heard her husband say that some of the Rosser family had to d'ie by his hand if it took him 20 years. The jury adjourned the hearing until Friday, August 19, when other important witnesses will be called. To rnrchase Several Hills. S. M. Godfrey, of London, England, is in Youngstown in the interest of an English syndicate, which ha3 been negotiating for the purchase of a number of Mahoning Val ley iron mills. He has conferred with sev eral of the manufacturers, but with what result is not known. A. Life for a Life. Rondout, N. Y., Aug. 12. A romantic wedding occurred here yesterday. The con tracting parties were a daughter of Sitting Bull, the great Indian chief, and Peter Markle, formerly of the United States Army. Markle, it Is said, served with Custer for a long time,"and it is reported that his bride once saved his life when at tacked by Indians. LONG BRANCH etchings by T. C. Craw ford In THU DISPATCH to-morrow. Don't Be Deceived, Especially when your general welfare may be at stake. If anyone offers you Johann HofTs Malt Extract and "Johann HofFs" signature is not on the neck of the bottle, do not take it under any circumstances. Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole Agents and Importers of Mineral Waters, 6 Bar-' clay street, New York- s JLT ZLj-A-TXIMIIEIR,'. COME AND SEE THIS WEEK'S PEIOES. TEEY ARE THE LOWEST EVER KNOWN. We struck the right key when we started our LOW-PRICED SALE to clean out all Summer Goods. Our prices have kept us busy without a halt so far, and in order to keep up trade during "dog days" we make further concessions this week. Here are SOME of them: About 20,000 yards CHALLIES 3c ,4 Were 6c last week. 2i 1,489 yards Mourn ing Challies 5c. These were 8c last week. Girls' Eeete $1.50 Now. Ladies' Percale Waists 37c, Worth 65c 500 75c A PAIR. Just the thing for camping parties. vfrW- 50 c It mill bend, but it won't break. That's Kabo. Wear a Kabo corset for a year, and if aiy "bones" break or kink, -we'll return your money. Wear it for a week or two and see. Then, if you don't like it, return it, even if it is soiled, and get your money. CORSE? IE. The news at our Corset Counter will be surprising and important This 50c occasion will double sales this week. All Sizes Lais' Waists 25c, 35c and 50c. Lais' 1H Vests Down From 25c to 10c. All our 153 and 12c Just one week of these. They are less than cost price. Stainless, Seamless Ladies' Black HOSE 12Kc. Swiss Embroidered Handkerchiefs 12Kc. Down from 30c msm Some of the sau ciest patterns in Plaids, Cloth and Cashmere at 50c on the dollar. T. ZMZ IjA-TIIMIIEIR,, 138-140 Federal St., 45-46 a. Diamond, Allegheny, Pa. an-Tr ll ,:ft
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