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-PRAISE FOR
. THE POLICY OF
The Position of Western Penn
sylvania Once More Clear
ly Demonstrated.'
CAMPAIGN OPENED
WITH A CLUB PARADE.
McKinley and Dalzell Address
Great Crowd in (lie Washing
ton Fair Grounds.
TARIFF AND STATE BANKS
' DISCUSSED -BY ORATORS.
The Governor Ehoirs Up the Heresy of
Wildcat Money to the Satisfac
tion of the Feople.
Congressman Dalzsll Arraigns the Last
Democratic House as Failing to Pass
a Law for the Benefit of the People
President Eberhart Relates His Expe
rience With the Pauper Labor of
Europe No English Free Trade for
Him Andy Robertson Amuses His
Audience and Gives Some Practical
Information About the Protective
System Fully 10,000 People Listen
to the Speeches One of. the Largest
Demonstrations in the History of
Washington County.
Washington was not little Washington
yesterday. It was a big town, swelled with
honest pride and overflowing with enthusi
asm. Republicans from the country and
Allegheny, Greene and Fayette counties
swarmed in the streets, fought the dust and
howled for the success of Harrison and
Beid.
The people cut loose and entertained the
10,000 isitors in finev style. The great
demonstration was practically the opening
of the Republican campaign in Western
Pennsylvania, and was given in honor of
Governor McKinley, who was the principal
speaker in the fair grounds. Old citizens
racked their brains to remember when they
had seen so many people in the town, and
reluctantly admitted that the crowd was
larger than tbe one hat rce.te,d. James G-J
Blaine when he usited the scenes of his
childhood in 1SS4. Washingtonians pride
themselves to this day on the reception tlieip'
(gave at that time to the man from Maine,
and one of the novel features was a com
mittee of 100 citizens driving into the coun
try to meet him on the way as he came by
carriage from Brownsville.
Strong Appeals to tlio Voters.
The daylight mass meeting was held for
a purpose, of course. It was to boom the
Congressional stock of E. F. Acheson and
t Colonel Andy Stewart. These men have
fallen into hard lines on account of opposi
tion from within the party, bnt they re
ceived an impetus yesterday that is ex
pected to land them victors. Both McKin
ley and Dalzell appealed to the voters in
their behalf, and their picas were wll re
ceived. Washington was in gala attire. The
streets and Republican homes were deco
rated with the Stars and Stripes and a pro
fusion of bunting. The maidens of the
town, and the place is full of pretty girls,
looked their best, and captivated the visit
ing clubs. The boys will not soon forget
the handsome faces, with the country bloom
of youth on the cheeks. Tne sight of the
girls alone was worth going miles to see.
No gathering in Washington county
would be complete unless 'Squire Herman
Handel was present. He didn't like the
politics of the demonstration, buthe wanted
to hear McKinley and ask him bow much of
a Democratic majority could be expected
from Ohio this fall. The genial 'Squire
couldn't get close enough to the stand to
put his question, and was crowded out The
Pittsburg marchers held out all sorts of in
ducements to get him into the parade, but
he couldn't be bought off even for a day.
McKlnley's Reception In Pittsburg.
Governor McKinley arrived here from
Cleveland early in the morning, and regis
tered at the Monongahela House. He was
escorted from the depot by Recorder Von
Bonnhorst, Judge Gripp and George Miller.
At the hotel he had numerous callers,
among them B. F. Jones, Postmaster Mc
Kean, John W. Chalfant, H. W. Oliver,
Jr., C. L. Magee, President-elect Garland
and Secretary Kilgallon, of the Amalga
mated Association; Prof. Samuel Andrews
and others. The Major is very popular in
Pittsburg, and for a time he held an infor
mal reception. The programme
as outlined in The Dispatch
was carried out. The Tarifl" and
Conkllng Clubs, headed by the Select
Knights' Band, marched to the Mononga
hela House and escorted Governor McKin
ley to the special train which arrived in
Washington about noon. Clubs from Oak
dale, Mansfield, Canonsburg and other
points along the road boarded the train.
The clubmen crowded into McKinlev's car,
and his time was occupied on the journey
in shaking hands.
At Canonsburg Henry Mayer and JamA
Jiles released the carrier pigeon of the Tar
iff Club. Around its neck was tied this
message: "Weatncr fine; 500 on board
with McKinley in party. God seems 'to fa
vor the Republican party with weather as
well as with protection of American indus
tries. "
The Bird Seeks Its Homo.
The bird was cheered as it was released
through a-wjndow, and after circling in the
jairafew times it struck out for the club-
jliouse, where a committee awaited to re
cjlve it.
j.uere were no otner incidents of J
, "i
PROTECTION
much importance aljng the route. McKin
ley was applauded In the towns.
At Washington a great crowd had gath
ered at the station, and the people made a
rash for McKinley- After he had shaken
hands with them, the Governor, Dalzetland
some others were taken to Major Sam Haz
lett's beautiful home tor dinner.
The maroh for the fair grounds started
about 1:30 with the veteran Colonel A. L.
Hawkins acting as chief marshal. He
mounted his horse like the soldier be is,
and directed the procession in military
fashion. A lunch had been prepared at the
fairgrounds for the visiting clubs, and as
they stood around the streets waiting tor
the speakers the boys got very hungry.
Colonel Hawkins was interested in his men,
and hurried up the guests at dinner.
The distance from the center of the town
to the fair grounds is about a mile and a
half. The roads were a little dusty, but the
marchers didn't mind that The parade
started with the Tarifl Club in the lead, fol
lowed by the other clubs in this order:
Republican Voters In Line.
Conkling Club, Union Republican Club,
McKecsport; Oakdale Infantry, Collier
Township Club, Young Men's Marchine
Club, of Wheeling; Greene county dele
gation, Washington Colored Club, Finley
ville Club, Venetia. Canonsburg, Washing
ton and Jefieison College Clubs, Young
-Men's Marching Club of Washington, and
the Oakdale Cavalry. The members of
the Tariff Club wore linen dusters and
white high hats while the Conkling boys
were attired in black hats and overcoats
with capes. All the clubs looked
"The Democrats base Vicir hope on the mlt-
fortunes and calamine or the people."
well, and stirred up plenty of enthusiasm
along the route. A long line of carriages
followed the parade out the beautiful ave-
'nue to the ground. The McKessport club
carried tin plate fans that were presented
by W. C. Cronemeyer. Most of the men
were careful to tar that thev saw the tin nlata
"JnaTIeTjy'ttfo'Trnited States Company. "This
ciuo was in cnarge 01 uapia:n xnompson.
At the grounds the Wheeling Club com.
menced proceedings at onco bv singing a
song in praise of the party candidates. One
01 the men tang tne silo part, and the boys
joined in the chorus. County Chairman
McGrifiin was the general manager, and he
was a busy man. He named ex-Senator Jo
seph McLain, of Claj sville, as president ot
the meeting.
Republican Talent on the Stand.
On the speakers" stand, outside of the
orators of the day, McKinley, Dalzell, A.
C Robertson and President Eberhart, of
the window glass workers, were noticed
George V. Lawrence, candidate lor the
Legislature; Major Sam Hazlett, C L.
Mage?, Recorder Von Bonnhorst, Register
Sam Conner, Judge Gripp, Boyd Crnmrine,
Supreme Court reporter; Judge Moll value,
A. S. Dickie, Republican Chairman of
Greene county; General John Hall, Colonel
Hawkins ana others. i.he County Chair
men of Allegheny. Greene and Favettn
were well cared for and provided with seats 1
on the platform. The officers of the meet
ing were selected from the Tour counties in
the Twenty-fourth Congressional district as
follows:
Allegheny county Vice Presidents, Wil
liam Creigliton.-Cbartlers township: Joseph
Hickman, Collier township: Dr. W. File,
Upper St. Clair township; Joseph E. Hanna,
Biidgeville: W. B. Ma.:ogney, Jeffoison
township: John P. Eberhart, KnoxvlUe; J.
IC Lontf.Foi ward township, Robert Gaucher,
McKeesport Alfred McKeag, Coraopolls;
Samuel K Carotbers, McKeenporL Secre
taries C. Knepper, Manafleld Valley ; Georgo
P. Murray, Bridgevllle; John P. Moore,
KnoxvlUe; V. J. E. McLain, Dravosburg;
Thomas M. McFarland, Chanters township.
Keceptlon Committee B F Jones. C S. Fot
terman, C. L. Magee, Robert Pitcalrn, John"
W. Chal'ant, H. W. Oliver, Jr., W. H. Mc
Clean. A. E. W. Painter, John Gripp, James
S. McKean.
Representatives ol Washington County.
Washington Vice Presidents, Hon. Alex
ander Murdoch, Washington; Dr.' L. B.
Welch, Union; Hon. D. M. Boyd, Hopewellr
James Simpson, Cross Creek; A. J. Swart,
Amwell: T. C. Hopkins. West Pike run; Al
exander McCleary, Eq, West Finley; J. B.
i.jie. juc A-ieasant; ur. ueorge S.Graham,
Hanover: D. S. Kemp, Washington. Secre
taries. A. B. Conger, Morris; W. H. Blythe.
Esq , Chaileroi; J. P. K. Coulter, Mononga
hela City; Cyrus Morrow, Donegal; Dr. J. S.
Donaldson, Canonsburg. Keorption Com
mittee, Hon. Boyd Crumrlne, Washington;
Hon J. B. Finley. Monongahela City; Hon.
John G. Clark, Franklin; Mat. Georce T
work, Buffalo; W. K, Craiirheao, Cecil;
James M. Stevenson, Smith; Captain, J, F.
Bell, Amwell: John F. Badke. Cunonsbur"
Joel Truesdell, West Alexander; David uiz
bee, Peters.
Green county Vice Presidents, Samuel
lams, rtVaynesburg; M. C. Llabttier. Morris:
J. D. Toidvce. Gllmoie; James Morris. Esa .
Jackson; William B. Orndoff, Center: John
L. Parkinson. Morris; Wm. P. Kendal, Jef
ferson; Dr. G. G. Crow, CariniciiaeU: J. W.
Gobler, Greensboro. Secretaries, TV. B.
Carter. Waynesburg; Dr. Geo. W. Hatfield.
Mt Morris: J. 8. Fordyce, Center; W T
Hughes. Jackson. Reception committee,
John Gwvnn, Cumberland; Jacob Rush
Morgan: Hon. John B. Worley, Wayne
township; E. M. Sajers, Esq.. Wavneuburir:
.!.. Von 11T..-- "
urownsvine; iesne Brown, Falrcbance; P.
a. juuih, umuaiown; ueorge beaton. Union
town; Hon. George W. Campbell, Snrlng
flcld; John F Martlp, Dnnbar township: B."
a McCrum, Ohlopyle: H. E. Conner, Dawson:
Patrick Beagon, Lemons T. J. Moyer, Whar
ton: Dr. J. II. Davidson, Perrvopolis. Secre
taries, llnny Cook, Unlontonn; J. S. Mc
Caleb, Connellsville; A. F. Cooper. Union
town. Beceptlon Committee, George M.
Hosack, Unlontown; F. M. Fuller, Union
town: Clark T.Baldwin, Brownsville: 8. M.
Graham, Belle Vernon; W. G. Gruler, Union
town. Before the meeting Governor McKinlev,
in a short interview, said it would be a hard
fight, but Harrison is sure to win. He met
some gentlemen recently from Colorado,
and they assured him the Republicans would
carry the State, by 3,000 to 4,000 votes. The
Western people are very much dissatisfied
because Iree silver was repudiated. In other
states mat ine Major visited he 6aid he
found the party awake and hopeful He
win go to .Missouri next week
CO tO .Missouri next went tn Jiln
Wariler in his fight for Governor. Mulor
Kf..T7':..l- l.l fn-tf?... .: i . Pi -
where he speaks to-day. Before starting he
m' w vuuuiwu last evening.
PITTSBITRG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.
was. entertained
Daquesne Club,
by some friends-at the
AGAINST WILDCAT BANKS.
McKinley Shows Up the Heresies In the
Democratic 'Financial and Economic
Systems What the Protective Tarifl
Has Done for the People.
When McKinley rose to speak he faced a
grand stand jammed to the utmost. The
crowd surged around the platform, and fully
6,000 people were within range of his voice
and heard his speech. Many of the people
had never seen the Major, and were anxious
to get a glimpse of him. The Governor was
royally received, and there was no fault to
be found with the ovation. His voice was
hoarse at first, and showed the .effects of
campaigning. He started in a low tone,
and there were frequent cries of "Louder."
The- Major soon warmed to his work, and
nobody had to complain afterward.
While McKinley was talking a platform
adjoining the speaker's stand gave way.
Confusion reigned for a moment, and those
around the Major commenced to run. It
was discovered in a moment that no one
had been hurt and there was no cause for
alarm. During the speech the Governor
was frequently applauded. He said:
A Discussion of National Politics.
"I have come here to-day to discuss the
condition of the country.and the relation of
the two great parties to that condition. I
am here to discuss the policies and princi
ples and administrative acts of the Republi
can and Democratic parties to the end that
voters may decide which party they will
support. Parties do not make issues;
itsues make parties. We must have
parties through which the people may
express their convictions on public ques
tions. This year, fortunately for ns, the
platforms of the two parties expressly and
witbont equivocation define party purpose,
so that we know from the Chicago platform
what the Democrats would do it clothed
with power, and the same with the Repub
licans. I propose now to discuss with you
the differences between the platforms.
There are two striking things in the Demo
cratic platform. First is the abolition of
the Federal tax on State bank circulation
and a tariff for revenue only.
"During the war Congress put a tax ot 10
per cent on all State banks with notes in
circulation. The object was to drive them
out of existence, substituting for their
money national currency. There came in
their place greenbacks and national bank
notes. It is proposed by the Democrats
now, after 30 years, to abolish that tax, the
sole purpose being to restore Statp banks.
No man who lived before 18G0 wants to go
back to wildcat banking. Their money was
discounted.
Money With a Fluctuating Value.
"If yon went from New York to Penn
sylvania yonr money was discounted, 'and
yet this is what the Democratic party in
tends to restore. We had 1570 such banks be
fore the war and in only SO were their notes
received at par, and then only in the States
in which they were issued. Not only was
this money at a discount, but 870 of the
banks were broken and their notes were
worthless. Now we have a money that is
good in every pert of the world, for the
United States is back of every dollar, Ap
plause. "I cannot believe that, with the experi
ence this country had under that system
which prevailed before the war, it will
want to return to it again. Few, it any, ot
the notes of the besf. banks, in the oldest
and richest States, were ever at oar. while
the counterfeiter did as profitable a business
as the banker, and all at the expense of the
people. Scarcely a citizen who lived In
that time, in anv of the States, but has suf
fered losyro'nT'such money; and in many
families of the land to-day will be found
the old bank bills of broken State banks
"Our currency ihould
flog-"
a national as the
striking protests against the soundness of
the system under which they were estab
lished. I fear the people do not realize the
full force of the Democratic declaration in
favor" of State banks of issue.
"The Democratic leaders have been un
sound financially for 30 years. Laughter.
They favored first the unlimited issuance ot
greenbacks. Then they' declared themselves
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
They were driven from their position by
Cleveland and the nearness of another na
tional election. Do you want tn go back to
wildcat banking? A voice, "No." Then
vote the Republican ticket Cheers.
Harrison I for Sound Currency.
"If Harrison is elected he can be de
pended upon to veto any wildcat money
measure. First the Democrats declare for
free trade, and then they next want to
float a dollar not worth 100 cents to cheat
the working people.
"My fellow citizens, there is one thing
which this country cannot afford to trifle
with, and that is its money, its measure of
value, the money which passes among the
people in return for their labor and the
products of their toil or of their land.
There is no contrivance so successful iu
cheating labor and the poor people ot the
country as an unstable, worthless and easily
counterfeited currency. With our present
paper money system the citizen or the busi
ness man does "nof have to carry with him a
bank note detector. They need not con
cern themselves lest the bank shall fail. If
the note is genuine, it is good and is always
good.5 The money of this country should
be as national as its flag, as sacred as the
national honor, and as sound as the Gov
ernment itself. That is the character of
the money that we have to-day. That is
the kind of money which it is the para
mount interest ot every citizen of this
country, no matter to what political party
he may belong, to. want to maintain and
continue.
The Object bl the Tariff.
"The next subject for consideration is the
tariff. A Democratic tariff will do no more
than a protective tariff to raise money to
meet Government expenses; aye, a revenue
tariff has failed three times, while protec
tion failed once, and' that was during the
war. Protection defends our workmen and
factories as well as raises money. It we were
training a tariff" to-day for the first time, we
would adopt a system tnat encourages eapi-
"The platform of the Republican party 1
Jllfif
declares for a tariff upon foreign products,
so levied as to meet the revenue needs of
the Government, and so discriminating as
to give our own people and our producers a
preference In this market over the pro
ducer of the other countries of the world.
The platform ot the Democratic party de
clares for a-tariff which shall be imposed on
foreign products for" revenue, and for no
other purpose. It declares for a free trade
tariff, as free as the English tariff, which is
pronounced by all political economists to
be free trade, pure and simnle. It is by
tar. the boldest utterance the party ever
made in favor of the British doctrine.
"But they say the tariff is a iraud and un
constitutional. Why, the first tariff law
"1 Orover Cleveland a better consitutionnl
lateyer thin Thomas Jefferion?"
was made by the men who framed t le Con
stitution. Our fathers levied tariffs :o raise
money to pay our debts, and to romote
American industries. The first ta iff law
was reported by James Madison, passed the
House unanimously and was indor
ed by
George Washington. TJnconstitutioiall It
may be in violation of the Constitutio
) i of the
Uontederate states. I Liaugnter.
But that
instrument went donn before the amies of
Grant and Sherman, and we returnee to the
old system. Is irover Cleveland a
constitutional lawyer than Thomas Jeffer
son? Is Adlai Stevenson better than An
drew Jackson? No, no; laughter. 1 Are
these men better posted than the United
States Supreme Court? Yet this court has
decided the act of 1890 constitutional.
The Tendency to Go Backward.
"It is a little late, I submit, to raise the
question ot the constitutionality of the pro
tective tariff, but can only be accounted for
by a general tendency, on the part of the
Democratio leaders in the last National
Convention, to go backward rather than
forward. Thepower to levy duties not
only for revenue, but for the general wel
fare, was never questioned by the men who
framed the Constitution of the United
Stater, who were its earliest and best in
terpreters. It was perfectly Understood at
the time of the formation ot the Federal
Union and the adoption of the Constitution
that Congress not only had the power to
levy protective duties, but that itwould
exercise that power. Not only did the
early statesmen so understand it, but the
plain people of the country so accepted it.
"The tarifl is wholesome. The periods of
greatest prosperity hav beetstinder a pro
tective tariff and of greatest depression un
der free trade. Take the country from 184G
to 18G0 during iree trade. AVorkmen were
idle and soup houses were established in
Pittsburg to feed the people. Now every
man eats his own soup aronnd his table.
Cheers. After 12 years of a revenue
tarifl we hadn't any money in the treasury
and our credit was so bad that we had to
stand a discount of 12 per cent on notes
bearing 6 per cent interest and then we
couldn't get a market for them.
National Bonds Had to Be Indorsed.
"A Democratio Secretary of the Treasury
was compelled to ask Congress to indorse
our bonds, but we don't need an indorser
now, since then we have paid off the public
debt at the rate ot S174.UU0 every 21 hours,
and at the fame time e have developed the
country. We lead the world in agriculture,
mining and manufactures. Do you want to
break down a System that has accomplished
so much for the benefit of the foreign pro
ducer? A Democratic tarifl discourages
home industries, creates a market for labor
abroad. . If you want this condition of af
fairs, then you vote the Democratio ticket.
Laughter. A revenue tariff put out the
hres in our factories in 1846.
"But they say wool has gone down. If
prices go up or down, they charge it to the
tariff of 1890. Well, cotton has gone down,
too, and there is no tariff on cotton. The
wool ot the world has lowered in price.
For example, suppose wool' in London is
worth 15 cents per pound, the tariff is 11
cents and the cost ot transportation is 1
cent, making the rate 27 cents at which
foreigners can land it in this country. Your
prices are controled by the prices of the
world, and you must sell at 27 cents or not
at alL But suppose there was no tantt on
wool, no tariff robbery added, laughter
foreigneis would land It here at 16 cents.
Which would you rather have? Cries,
McKinley wool. J Then vote that way in
Novembe'r. Great applause.
Don't Seo the Tax Collector.
"They say protective tariffs are a burden
to the people. What farmer or laborer sees
a United States taxgatherer? You see the
county and city taxgatherer. Jefferson said
this in one of his messages. It you never
see the tax man and don't teel the burden,
then you are not much hurt. You are
benefited in your occupation, in your homes
and your labor. A boy Hurrah for Cleve
land. Great laughter. It is very
weak yon will observe. More laughter.
"What our farmers need are consumers.
The nearer together the producer and con
sumer are brought the better for all. Farm
ers would rather have factories near them
than another farmer. Well, protection
builds factories. Jefferson said, 'Build the
factory by the farm.' If the factories are
closed workmen must go to the field for
bread. They become the competitors of the
farmer. The Democrats want something
foreign. For me and mine there is
no place like home and there is no home
like America. Applause. We exported
?1, 030,000,000 worth of products last year
and we Imported K)U,uuu,u00, the balance
of trade in our favor being Sl80,000",000.
We send more wheat abroad In a year now
tban was exported iu the 14 years of a Dem
ocratio revenue tariff between 1846 abd I860.
In that time the balance of trade was in our
favor only two years. But they sav free
trade makes things cheap. It dtpends on
what you have to pay with. Laughter.!
Protection has cheapened everything but
labor. In 30 years, under a tariff, the price
of commodities has cheapened and labor
has been able to hold its own. We cheapen
the article and elevate the Artisan.
Effect of Free Raw Material.
"But the Democrats say if they only had
free raw material we would capture the
earth. Why under Democratic free trade
we never had anything but free raw ma
terial. Laughter. We have already
commenced to capture the markets ot the
world. Reciprocity has opened up the trade
of a halt dozen countries.
"Vo only have 6 per cent of the popula
tion of the -world, and yet we consume 20
per cent of the wool and cotton of the
world and 0 per cent oi the tin plate.
Continued on Xmth Page.
1892-TWELVE PAGES
A GIGANTIC SWINDLE,
Count Mitkieincz Said to
Have Obtained a Hundred
. 'Thousand by I?raud.
CHINA'S iflNISTEE ALSO
Involved in the Shady Transactions
of the Alleged Nohleman.
THE U. B. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Asked to Present the Matter to Tsui Kwo's
Government.
A CASE WITH A NATIONAL BEARING
fSPBCIAI. TZLIOBAM TO THE DI8PATCII.1
New Yobk, Sept. 28, "Count" Eugene
D. Mitkiewicz will in 'a day or two be
forced to appear once more as a defendant
in a criminal proceeding, it the efforts of
certain persons, who say they have been
swindled by him, can accomplish that
result. The preliminary proceedings were
taken -yesterday to Charles R. Burke,
a Brooklyn lawyer, who represents clients
who say they have been swindled out of a
'total of about 5100,000 by Mitkiewicz. Mr.
Burke secured a warrant at the Tombs tor
the arrest of Mitkiewicz on the charge of
grand larceny in the first degree, and will
proceed to Washington with extradition
papers this evening. The specific case upon
which the warrant was issued is described
in the paper in legal terms, which tell this
story:
On November 17, 1891, Mitkiewicz ob
tained from Arthur L. Tomes, of Brooklyn,
the sum of $1,750 by false and fraudulent
representations. He had previously repre
sented to Tomes that he, Mitkiewicz, Elliot
F. Shepard and Jesse Grant were jointly
interested in a scheme to obtain
profitable commercial concessions from
the Government of China. On
November 16, 1891, Mitkiewicz, who
was then living at 62 West Nineteenth
street, telegraphed to Tomes to call on him.
Tomes responded. He had, the affidavit
upon which the warrant was issued states,
been previously assured by Jesse Grant
that the representations of Mitkiewicz were
true, and he, Tomes, would not lose by his
dealings with Mitkiewicz.
Money Wanted for Jones' Expenses.
On the occasion referred to Mitkiewicz told
Tomes that Milard Jones, who had been
sent to Pekin to secure the reception of ex
Senator Henry W. Blair rs a persona
grata at the court of his Imperial
Maesty, the Emperor of China,
was in need of money. Mr. Jones,
the "court" said, had cabled from Hong
Kong that he would proceed no fur
ther unless expedited by $1,750. Mitkie
wicz said that neither he nor William P.
Burr, another man said to be interested in
the concession scheme, had the money to
send to Jones, and they depended upon
Tomes to-advance thejtrine. - , a
t Upon these representations Mr. Tomes
mortgaged his home, he says, and turned
over to the court the $1,750. It is upon this
specific transaction that Mitkiewicz is to be
arrested and brought to the Tombs to
answer. But Lawyer Burke has many other
cases against Mitkiewicz and he has recently
been using some stringent measures to
effect a settlement of some of 'them. His
efforts are likely to involve his country and
China in a correspondence more interest
ing than that which lollowed the rejection
of ex-Senator Blair as Minister to China,
Mr. Blair told a Dispatch reporter the
story of his Washington experience yester
day." The Chinese Minister Involved.
"Three weeks ago," said Mr. Burke, "I
called on Secretary of State John W.Fos
ter, and told him I wished his counsel in
relation to my endeavor to recover about
$100,000, which I claimed various clients of
mine had been swindled out of by this
Mitkiewicz and the Chinese Minister, Tsui
Kwo Yin. I then asked it I might
bring charges before the State Depart
ment against the Chinese Ministers
and have them properly presented to the
Government at Pekin. Mr. Foster replied
that I might bring such charges as a lawyer
believed could be supported by competent
proof. He added that if the charges were
as represented, agd the proof such as I
claimed, the State Department, while not
promising any results, would transmit the
chatges to Pekin and ask for restitution."
"Last week I returned to Washington with
documentary evidence in support of my
charges, but beiore presenting them to the
State Department I decided to make a
demand on the Chinese Minister for restitu
tion. On Thursday morning I called at the
Chinese Legation and met the Minister in
the presence ot bis two attaches and in
terpreters, Hi ShenChu and Yun g Kwai.
Mitldewiez Bursts Into Tears.
"Mitkiewicz and his Chinese servant
Shung were also present, I began my part
of the interview by stating to the Minister
that Mitkiewicz was, in my opinion, the
greatest liar and thief in America,
and said the Count had robbed and
swindled everyone he had come in contact
with, and concluded my introductory
remarks by stating that, in my opinion, the
Minister was not much better than Mitkie
wicz. That was not diplomatic, but it was
true. I also told the Minister that I was
there lor the purpose of demanding moneys
in his possession which belonged to four of
my olients. .
"When my undiplomatic statement had'
been interpreted to the .Minister he ap
peared very frightened, and Mitkiewicz
was in tears I then told the Minister he
could say 'yea' or 'nay' to my demand. 'I
did not "care much which. I received no
positive answer and started to leave the
house. Later on that day I was called
upon at the Hotel Normandie by Shung,
who, I suppose, came from the Minister.
Shung said that the Minister wWld give
me $11,000, which is the amount one of my
clients was swindled out of, if I
would'' make affidavit implicating Ho
Sben Che, one of the attaches and
Simon Stevens, of this city, iu working
against the Minister In my interests. I
told Sluing that as such were not the facts,
I could pot make such an affidavit."
"On ' Saturday last I had another
talk with Secretary of State Foster
and told him of my interview with
the Chinese Minister. I stated to him also
that the papers in my complaint against the
Minister Were about ready. "Go ahead and
file them," the Secretary replied. The
papers are now all prepared, and will be
filed at once."
QUARANTINE TO QUIT.
Monday WU1 See the End at Camp low If
No Wore Cholera Develops.
New Yore, Sept 24 Major Sawtelle
announoed to-night that unless more pas
sengers are sent here before Monday, the
quarantine on Camp Low will be lifted; but
none ot the camp's inmates will be per
mitted to leave until that date, owlntr to
the fact that cholera patients' quarantine 1
time does not expire nn,til that day. All are
reported well.
At 10 o'clock this morning the ill-fated
Normannia left for Sonthampton without
carojyiassengers, being the first of the
birSo? ships to leave. Neither the
STr-.&JBohemla nor Moravia, of
&l'vKjtvuch. have had cholera
WVVir0Ced to land at their
docks.
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He Thinks His InillctmbQbj the Grand;
Jury Was Irregular Arguments Why
It Should "ot Stand The Decision Be-
served Until Monday Next.
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 2a Labor Com
missioner Peck and his stenographer, Elbert
Rodgers, appeared in the Court of Sessions
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, the time set for
them to plead to the indictments found
against them for destroying public records.
District Attorney Eaton and his assistant,
Mark Cohen, appeared for the prosecution,
Edward J. Meegan for the defense. Com
missioner Peck and a large number of inter
ested spectators were present.
Mr. Meegan opened the arguments asking
that the indictment be sent back to the
police court so the case can be regularly
and legally tried. In support of this con
tention, he read an affidavit of Mr. Peck
and Mr. Rodgers rehearsing their
arraignment in the police court and their
subsequent indictment by the grand jury on
the same charge, and saying:
The secret action in the police court and
the grand Jury on the part of the District
Attoiney was prejudicial to deponents. De
ponent was prepared to establish his entire
Innocent when examined be'oro Police Jus
tice Guttman, but he was denied that right
and an indictment was found, as deponent
believes, to embarrass him in his delenso
and to disgrace him in the public eye. with
a view to effect results; that by reason of
this secret action so covertly done by tbe
District Attornay, tbe deponent has been
deprived of Ills challenge to the grand
jurois who found snch indictment and
verily believes that he had some grounds of
challenge against a matority of tbe grand
J mors; that it is unjnst to permit an indict
ment to stand against him when so found-by
incompetent and Improper grand Jurors;
that deponent believes ir said grand jury
were not moved by prejudice and incited,
inflamed and biased minds, no Indictment
would have been found against deponent.
Mr. Meegan then began his argument to
show that the position taken by Mr. Peck
and Mr. Rodgers in their affidavit was up
held by the law. He said the finding of the
indictment was clearly irregular while the
same matter,on which the indictments were
found, was pending an examination in the
police court The action ot tbe District
Attorney in presenting the case to the
grand jury was in the nature of an act of
persecution. Judge Clute said that the
points raised Dy tne neiense would necessi
tate him examining the authorities bearing
on tbe question, and he therefore named
Monday niorning as the time for the delend
ants to plead to the indictments in case
they were not quashed.
TALKING 1,000 MILES APART.
Xou Can Whisper In a Pittsburg Telephone
and Be Heard In Indiana.
South Bend, Ind., Sept 28. The
American Long Distance Telephone Com
pany, which has been for some time con
structing a line from New York to Chicago,
working from both terminals, virtually
completed the line to this city to-day, add
will finish it to Chicago. This city was the
connecting, link. South Bend was con
nected with Pittsburg at 10:10 A. M. The
line worked-perfectly.
-' A whisper here was distinctly heard at
Pittsburg, and an ordinary tone voice at
New York. Later in the day Boston was
reached, making the longest distance that
the human voice was ever transmitted over
1,000 miles. This test, also, was perfect
The entire lines will be in working order in
a short time.
SETTLED OUT OF C0UST.
Potter's Check for Fifteen Thousand
Re-
turned by the Gambling Firm.
NEW YOBK, Sept. 2a Special The
temporary injunction granted by Judge
McAdam, ot the Superior Court, about ten
days ago restraining Read & Haulenbeck
from disposing af a check for $15,000 given
by Henry A. Potter, of Eest Orange, to a
Pittsburg friend to pay for losses at the
roulette table in Read & Haulen beck's
gambling establishment on West Twenty
focrth street, was made returnable to-day.
Neither Mr. Potter nor his lawyers, at
whose instance the preliminary injunction
was obtained, appeared, and it was learned
that the case bad been settled out of court
"The matter will never come into the
court now," said Mr. Potter's. lawyr, "as
the matter was amicably settled, Read &
Haulenbeck giving up the check uncondi
tionally. I presume the debt will be paid,
but I do not think it can be recovered by
process of law,"
DENSE VOLCANIC SM0EE.
The Steamer St Paul Passes for Hours Un
der a Big Black Cloud.
San Francisco, Sept 2a Special
Advices from Alaska say tbat the steamer
St Paul, on the nay from San Francisco to
Unalaska, on August 28 witnessed the re
sults of a remarkable volcanic phenomenon.
On that date the vessel snddenly passed under
a dense black cloud which was estimated to
be 100 miles long. Showers of fine volcanic
dust fell upon the deck to tbe depth of sev
eral inches.
The ship entered the shadow of thf dust
close to 10 o'clock in the morning and did
not emerge until 2 In the afternoon. At
noon it was so dark, lamps were
lighted and tbe sunshine was pale
as moonlight The nearest active vol
cano is in tbe Pabloff mountains
2C5 miles away, but the officers think the
ashes were tbe result of some new volcanic
disturbance nearer at band. It may be that
a new island has risen from the sea as
Bogoslor did six years ago.
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$2,000,000 IN A LETTER.
A Poor Tennessee Farmer Finds a Huge
Fortune Awaiting IHin.
Clabksville, Tenn., Sept 2a A
farmer, W. A. Freemen, iu very moderate
circumstances, of Montgomery county, was
in this city to-day, when he received a let
ter from Willian Lord Moore, a lawyer in
London, informing him that a suit had been
decided in his favor, which will net him
$2,000,000. The estimated value ot the
whole estate is $8,000,000,
Mr. Freeman's grandlather, Nathan Free
man, was a native of London and married
Miss Mary Buckingham, one of the cele
brated family of that name in England.
The couple came to America and died here.
MIKE M'DONALD INDICTED.
Ho Is Charged With Buying Up a 8300
Justice or the Peace.
CniCAOO, Sept 2a The grand jury
this afternoon decided to indiot M. C Mc
Donald for bribery. The indictment will
probably be returned to-morrow.
McDonald is tbe widely known spotting
roan. The alleged bribery was the payment
of $300 to Jnstlce of the Peace Charles W.
Woodman to influence a decision In favor
f tbe Garfield Part raoe track ceviesv
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AH Records of Eyery Kind
Broken by the New Queen
of tbe Turf.
A MILE TROTTED IN 2:04
This Remarkable Time Hade on the
Old-Style Besnlation Track.
EVEN THE TRAINEE SURMISED.
Senators and Other Notables Witness the
Unexpected Feat.
THE 'ENTHUSIASM 0TEB THE EESULT
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TITE DISPATCH.
Tebbe Haute, Sept 28. For the first
time in the history of harness racing the
2:05 limit has been passed and the trotting
limit is now within reasonable distance of
the two-minute goal. Nancy Hanks, the
greatest of record breakers, has outstripped
the pacer, eclipsed herself and set the kite
shaped track at defiance by trotting here
this afternoon in 2.01 on an old style regu
lation track. It was known among
the trainers that the mare
was in splendid form, but
when the pool seller put up 2:07 last
night as the mark to guess at he could only
get even money against that time. Even
Doble himself was not in the secret which
Nancy must have kept better tban most of
her ser, for in declaring the conditions of
the trial to-day the mark set was 2:07. This
was the mare's best time over a regulation
course, and it was evident that if she low
ered this by a fraction everybody would bo
satisfied, as tbe track seemed a trifle hard
yesterday.
Every Preparation for the Test.
It was carefully prepared last night and
probably was never better than when tbe
trial was made this afternoon. Doble waited
till after 4 o'clock, and so careful was he to
make no slip that in tbe preliminary exer
cise he did not once let the mare get any
thing near her speed. When he was finally
ready, the starter, Frank B. Walker, of
Indianapolis, requested tbat everybody
would keep in their seats till the mile was
finished.
The audience was befitting the occasion.
The spacious grandstand filled with tbe
best people of this city and vicinity, among
tbem the notables were Judge Walter Q.
Gresham, Senator D. W. Voorhees and
Colonel It. W. Thompson, ex-Secretary of
the Navy, who, in spite of his 84 years,
never misses a chance to see the races.
The track got tbe last touch from the
scrapers, and then Nancy Hanks with her
bicycle sulky jogged up the stretch. Frank
Starr had tbe pacemaker, Abe Lincoln,
and had to wait a time while Doble put the
mare score down to get her manned up for
a supreme effort
' "ntforaGreatXffort.
She was in superb condition, moving so
easily that nothing seemed too much for her
to accomplish. When he was finally ready
Doble went to the head of the stretch almost
back to the three-quarter pole. As ha
drew up the reins below the distance Nanoy
moved upon tbe bit and rushed off at a rata
that it seemed impossible to sustain.
Doble nodded to the starter, who re
sponded with the word, and those who
timed the first eighth noted that tbe mare
was going at a 2:04 gait, even that early in
the mile. The quarter was in 31 seconds,
according to officials and keeping the queen
well in hand Doble eased her np a little to
thebalfinl:02X. Here he let the flying
trotter have her head and those who split
their timers at the three-quarters looked
again to see if they were not mistaken. No
wonder, as the time was 1:32 14 or 29 sec
onds for the third quarter a clip no trotter
or pacer ever before showed for that dis
tance on a public track.
The Queen's Magnificent Finish.
Moreover, Nancy Hanks was finishing so
strong that this terrific effort seemed to
have no effect upon her, and nothing but an
accident could1 prevent her setting a new
mark. Doble urged her but little only,
lifting her from tbe distance pole, and
straight as an arrow from the bow the in
comparable mistress of the sulky cams
home in 31 J4 seconds.
There was no need of announcing It,
everyone in that big crowd knew that all
records were smashed, and the cheering be
gan.before the mare and her driver returned
to the stand. Excited men swarmed out on
the track, lifted Doble to the ground, shook
his hand and flung their hats high in air.
The people in the grand stand were on
their leet making the rafters ring with
cheers. W. P. Ijams, President of the
association, waited till Doble had mounted
the steps' and received the congratulations
of the judges, then he asked for silence and
said:
The Kite 'rxack Not In It
"Ladies and Gentlemen This is the
home of Nancy Hanks; she doesn't live
here, but we claim her. It is also the home
of Budd Doble. He'doesn't live here, but
we claim him. This is the only Terrs
Haute and there Isn't any place like it on
earth. This mare has just made the fastest
mile ever trotted or paced and the kits
tract is not in it "
Mr. Ijams then gave the time by quarters,
and when the official record of 2:04 was an
nounced there were calls for a speech from
Doble. The master reinman bowed and
asked to be excused from trying to make
himself heard by so large an audience.
There was no variance In the time, and
once more the regulation track holds ths
record. Another proof that this course is
suited for extreme speed was furnished im
mediately after when Monbars lowered tha
record for 3-year-old stallions by trotting in
J:lljf.
Budd Doble sent a message to Robert
Bonner advising him of Nancy Hanks
latest achievement, as the owner otMand S.
and Sunol has offered $5,000 for the first
trotter that beats 2.-05. Dobl exptcts to
receive that'amonnt for to-day's work.
A PENN8TLVANIAN PBESIDE3.
The National Order of American Mechanics
Elect Their Officers.
Manchester, N. H., Sept 2a The
forty-sixth annual session of the National
Council of the order of United American
Mechanics convened to-day. The follow
ing officers were elected:
National Councilor. B. A. Cassidy, Penn
sylvania; Vtce Councilor, Albert JE. Dodge,
Nevy Hampshire; Secretary, John Server,
Pennsylvania: Treasurer, Joseph H. Shinn,
New Jersey; Protector, F. A. Stover, Dela
ware; Marshal, George H. Smith, Massa
chusetts; Doorkeeper, James P. Johnson.
Pennsylvania.
Des Moines was selected as the nextplae
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