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FORTY SEVENTH" TEAR.
IE DEMOCRATS
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Mr. "Whitney Says the Bot
tom of Their Cash Box
Is as "Visible as
THE SIDE OF A HOUSE.
Senator Piatt the Busiest Man in All
Xew Tork, Nowadays.
An Effort Under Way to Bring About a
Meeting of Cleveland and Hill Grover
Stays Up Till Midnight to See His
Friends A Teetotaler to Catch Pro
hibition Vote3 A Protection League
Circular Causes Some Comment
Plenty of Eofreshments for tho Demo
cratic Convention of Ciubs Grover
Sits for a Lady Sculptor Who Is Mak
ing a Bust of Him Dissension in Dem
ocratic Counties Over the Beneficial
Results of licKlnleyism.
fprrCIAI, TFLrOKAK TO Ttnc DIPATPTtl
NEwYonrc. Oct 1. After breakfast at
the Victoria Hotel to-day, Mr. Cleveland
gave the morning to Hon. W. C Whitney
and Hon. D. M. Dickinson. According to
the best information the proposed action
of the "Wet Feet" vas not discussed. Mr.
Whitney says he did not mention the sub
ject to the ex-President, Mr. Dickinson is
positive he didn't, and both are certain that
Mr. Cleveland did not speak of the matter
to either of them.
In the afternoon Mr. Cleveland had a
few visitors, and several friends dined with
liim in the evening. Mr. Cleveland noti
ced all his mends that he would be up
until midnight, and that they could run in
at any time. He is not sure whether it
will be convenient for him to attend the
convention of Democratic clubs in tho
Academy of Music on Tuesday. He is
anxious to return to Buzzard's Bay for a
few days before he comes back to town for
the winter.
Most of the Democratic State Committee
men who came here to nominate a candidate
for Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals left
town to-day. Those whe remained kicked
their heels in the corridors of the St James
and Hoffman House, and quizzed Daniel G.
Griffin, the member from Watertown.
lie's Not a Man in Authority.
Mr. Griffin went to Buzzard's Bay last
week, and caught a fish or two with Mr.
Cleveland, and, according to his associates
on the State Committee, returned with this
head in the air. Mr. Griffin guaranteed a
good attendance of the State Committei
men at the Victoria Hotel, and sneceede
in his purpose. "He lassoed the boys an
dracced them over, said one of M:
uriinn's leilow memDers. xnis tne Dors
said in a good natured and bantering way,
but when Mr. Griffin stood in the lobby of
the Victoria Hotel at noun and essayed to
speak for Senator Hill they regarded him
as one having no authority.
Senator Hill bad a first-rate time at the
Noraandie. Railroad CommissionerBeards
lev, ofTJtica, ex-Mtyor Kirk, of Syracuse,
District Attorney Bidgway, of Brooklyn,
and others were among his visitors. In the
afternoon the Senator had a stroll, and in the
evening he dined with friends at the hotel.
It is his purpose to return to Albany to
morrow evening.
Ko 3Ioney In the Democratic Treasury.
Ways and means for the work of the
National Committee have been discussed on
this third visit of Mr. Cleveland. The ex
penditures of the Democratic State Com
mittee have been meager for the very sub
stantial reason that the money does not
rome in. It is usually the thing to say this
whether it be true or not, but in this in
stance it is the copper-riveted fact that the
bottom of the State Campaign Com
mittee's cash box is as visible
as the side of a house. Tho con
dition of the National Committee's cash
box is no better. Mr. Whitney discussed
this matter in a reflective mood with a Dis
patch reporter in the afternoon. "We
are poor no mistake about that," said he,
"and the Lord only knows where the money
is to come from. I don't The situation
reminds me of 1884, when Gorman threat
ened to shut up shop unless I took charge
of the Finance Committee. But we don't
need much money. The argument is with
us. By the way, I see some of the papers
hare said Cleveland's turned teetotaler
until after the campaign. What is that
for? To catch the Prohibition vote?
Hard to Keep Things Quiet Nowadays.
"The newspapers caught onto what has
been ealled the 'Whitney dinner,' but I'll
tell you one thing the young gentlemen of
the press did not catch. Two weeks before
the Chicago Convention delegates from 17
States came to tonn with their gripsacks
and put up at my house. Not a newspaper
man got onto that I couldn't perform such
a feat again, though. I have been boosted
into such prominence wholly undeservedly.
I assure you that almost every step is
known nowadays."
Mr. Whitney says he has not seen Mr.
Grace in a month.
The delegates to the Democratic Conven
tion of Clubs on Tuesday needn't go hungry
or thirsty. Chauncey Black, the Presi
dent of the national association, came to
town yesterday, and immediately afterward
the Committee of Arrangements announced
that houses will be open on Tnesday even
ing loaded with "good cheer," as the offi
cial bulletin puts it No matter whether
the head of the ticket has turned teetotaler
or not, there will be plenty of paint for the
boys.
Another Letter liaises a Bum pus.
Wilbur T. Wakeman, General Secretary
of the American Protective League, is a
mild-spoken gentleman. He can talk tariff
in every modern language, including Cnoc
taw. Cnarles B De Freest, of the Deino
cra'ic Slate Campaign Committee, said
to-day that never, no never, would he send
out such a wicked circular as the one which
he says has been addressed to all the post
masters in the State by the American Pro
tective League, which says:
New York, Sept 10, 1891
Dear Sib Accept our congratulations
upon your recent appointment. Situated as
you are, you can accomplish the best results
ACK1NQ
MONEY
for the canse of proteotion of any one in
3 our locality. It is our plan to have at least
one- official correspondent of the league at
every postofHce, and thiongh lilm secure in
formation, obtain the distribution of docu
ments, and exert every legitimate Influence
In Invor of protection and reciprocity. It is
Impossible for us to bear all tho expense
of this wort, for this is a big country.
Every Intelligent voter should receive com
plete Information showlus tho benefits of
protection. We wish to have you not as our
confidential agent and correspondent to
assist In this work. We oxpect that each
correspondent will either personally, or
with the aid of friends, furnish at least $3
before the next election for the clroulf Hon
of onr literature at hts home. As one of our
correspondents you will receive freo all of
our present Issue of documents and new
documents as soon as printed, and in this
way Keep In touch with the developments
of the new tariff.
WlLEUB T. WAKEMAN,
General Secretary.
Mr. Wakeman Explains His Missive.
Concerning the letter Mr. Wakeman
said: "In the first place, the letter was not
confidential, and not marked 'confidential,'
bnt rather a letter asking individuals to co
operate in advancing the cause of protection
as official correspondents or 'confidential
agents' of the league. Secondly, the letter
is not new, but has been used- steadllv for
over two years, and was printed in the free
trade papers last winter. I trust that every
one who reads it will identify himself with
the patriotic for American protected homes
and American protected prosperity.
Ex-Senator Piatt was the busiest man in
toun to-day. It is probable that Mr.
Brookfield will issue a call for the Repub
lican State Committee to come here during
the week and nominate a candidate for
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.
In the alternoon Mr. Cleveland gave two
hours to a young woman who is a sculptor
and who is to take a bust of him. Later he
discussed Hew York State politics. Evi
dence was produced that the Democrats of
Monroe county are in a badly disorganized
condition because of local disturbances. Jn
the counties of Madison, Chemung, Onon
daso, Tioga and Steuben, where 52,000,000 of
tobacco is grown a year, there is'also apathy
for the Democratic candidate. The tobacco
farmers have sot much hizher prices for
their crops owing to the McKinley tax on
Sumatra tobacco. Mr. Cleveland said that
he was fully aware of these disturbing
features, but he hoped at the proper time
they would right themselves.
Cleveland and Hill May Tct Meet.
Mr. Cleveland, it is expected, will re
main in the city until Wednesday or Thurs
day. It is evidently the intention of Mr.
Whitney and Mr. Griffin to bring Messrs.
Hill and Cleveland together during their
present stay in the city. Senator Hill
leaves for the South some time next week.
and the present is perhaps the best 'chance
that will appear for this event
The conduct of the anti-snappers is prov
ing a source of annoyance both to Mr. Cleve
land's friends and the Tammany leaders.
An eflort will undoubtedly be made, per
haps to-morrow, to have Mr. Grace declare
just what he means. If he insists on run
ning a third ticket it is not likely he will re
ceive much countenance from the National
Committee, and will besides earn the undv
ing enmity of Tanmany Hall. Between
the latter organization and Mr. Grace, how
ever, there is not much love lost
AQAIHST A GEKHAN BALLOT.
Boeder Thinks That a Polyglot Ticket Will
Not Be Allowed.
PHttADELPHIA, Oot L Serial 1
don't believe that Mr. Harrity will under
take or authorize the printing of German
ballots, no matter how important the matter
may seem to be," said General Eeeder this
evening, during a brief talk on the question
raised by Democratic Chairman Wright,
orer a double-barreled voting slip for the
accommodation of voters who do not read
English. "The ballots will not be printed
this year by the bushel, but will
come in book form, duly numbered
and registered, and that fact alone prevents
any departure in favor of a special class.
The vote, too, will be recorded, and there
are other objections. With all due defer
ence, the Germans have no special privilege
before the law. If a German ballot were
allowed the Welsh, the Hungarians and
other nationalities would have the same
ngnu ix is not possiDle to print a
polyglot lot of tickets, even though
we are a polyglot nation. And again, we
are Americans. Inability to understand the
English language would be such a disability
which the law contemplates when it allows
assistance to voters. There can be no
trouble in the one form of ballot, as every
provision exists to assist the voter if he de
sires it, and the English form is the single
form adopted."
General Eeeder was abusy man to-day,and
bad any number of callers. He said be did
not expect any greater demand upon Mb
powers of endurance than the one that be
sieged Republican headquarters through
out the day. In the seclusion of his rooms
at the Continental Hotel he met a few
friends this evening and enjoyed a bit of
rest
HO USE FOB FACTIOHB.
Mr. Cleveland Says He Will Take No Hand
In Democratio rights.
Atteora, Tex., Oct 1. The following
letter explains itself:
Grat Gables, Sept. 27.
Dr. J. D. Birch, Aurora:
11 y Dear Sir I have Just received your
letter or the 22d Inst., and it is the fourth
one I have received more or less directly re
ferring to my alleged Interference with the
factional fight among the Democrats of
Terns. I have answerea the others as I
must this, by saying that I have not In any
manner or form mterfeied with your (ac
tional controversy and do not Intend to do
so. Whei ever there are Democrats earnestly
supporting the principles of the Democratic
party I am In sympathy with thtn, but
where there are factions I shall take no part
in your difficulties. Very truly yours,
Gkovep. Cleveland.
GEOVEE AND DAVID
Slay Both Speak at the Gathering of the
Democracy This Week.
New York, Oct L The fact that Grover
Cleveland and Adlai E, Stevenson will be
present, with the fact that the candidate for
President will speak at the convention of
the National Association of Democratic
Clubs, which will be held in the Academy
of Music, this city, next Tuesday and
Wednesday, has put seats at a premium.
There will be at least 10,000 delegates.
With the exception of General Collins,
of Boston, who will be chairman, the names
of the speakers have not been made public.
The only surprise that local Democrats can
think of in the matter of speakers is the
possibility of Cleveland and Hill address
ing the convention at the same session.
CR0NIFS REAL SLAYER
Said to Bo Located In the Oregon Peniten
tiary In the Person of a Crook.
CniCAGO, Oct L According to a story,
the long-sought murderer of Dr. Cronin has
been found. He is, said to be Thomas
Geohegan, who is now confined in the
Oregon penitentiary under the name of
Thorn?: Coleman. Geohegan is a well-known
crook and was in this city at the time of tho
Cronin murder, but has not heretolore been
suspected. The Chicago police deny that
they are looking for Geohegan or that they
want him on any particular charge, but dis
patches received here to-night from Port
land declare that the penitentiary officials
admit that application has been made to
have the man brought back here.
Geohegan is said to be the man who
actually dealt the blows which killed the
physician. One of the attornevs who as
sisted in the prosecution of the Cronin
murderers said to-night that it was always
known that one of .the murderers went to
the Pacific coast, but that all trace of him
was lost there.
$100,000 FOB A HUSBAND.
MART
VANDERimvrs surr
THE CAPTAIN.
AGAINST
Alienation of Her Husband's Affections the
Charge A Secret Wedding and What
Came of It A Saleswoman's Suit for
Separation Postponed.
New York, Oct L Special The
action brought by Mary E. "Vanderbilt to
recover 5100,000 damages from her father-in-law,
Captain Jacob Vanderbilt, of Staten
Island, brother of Commodore Vanderbilt.
for the alleged alienation of the affections
of her husband, Jacob H. Vanderbilt, came
up on the Saturday calendar of the Supreme
Court, to-day, but went over to October 22.
The plaintiff, who was a saleswoman in a
small town in the interior bf the State, 'met
Jacob H. Vanderbilt during a visit to this
city. He had two small children bv a
former wife, who had died. He told her
that he desired to marry ber, but that if
his father knew it be would cut off him and
his children. So they were married under
assumed names, bv a clergyman in this citv,
in the spring of 1888.
In June, 1887, he remained away a week
and came back a changed man. He de
clared that his father had learned of the
marriage and threatened to turn him out
upon the world. He had an income of
fl,200 a year granted by Commodore
Vanderbilt, and she said they could get
along on that He said the meeting of tneir
lawyers was held on June 25, 1837, and
Mrs. Vanderbilt says her husband's father
offered her $1,000 a year if she would agree
to a separation. She refused. He subse
quently tried to get her to give up the
name Vanderbilt
In granting her motion for counsel fee
and alimony in the case. Justice Barrett
said: "The conduct of the defendant has
been most unworthy. An allowance of $100
a month is exceedingly moderate." Mr.
Hummell, counsel for the plaintiff, said
that a number of letters of an interesting
character written by Captain Vanderbilt
would be introduced in evidence. Captain
Vanderbilt is said to be 85 years old.
READ IN CHURCHES TO-DAY.
The Pope's Encyclical on the Rosary of
Beads Skepticism and Secular Schools
Bebuked A Beference to Italian
Troubles and His Coming Jubilee.
New Yoek, Oct. 1. The recent encycli
cal of Pope Leo XIIIX on the Bosary of
Beads, is to ba read in every Catholic
church throughout the world to-morrow.
It is one of the most important letters that
has been issned by the present Pontiff.
After commending; the recitation of this
prayer during October, the Holy Father
says:
The many and various methods of deprav
ity by whloh the wickedness of the age
treacherouslv endeavors to weaken and de
stroy in human souls the Christian faith and
the observance of the divine law, which
nourishes that faith and renders It trulcfnl.
lsalrradv too well known, and now the field
of the Lord Is almost everywhere a wilder
ness, as If through the breath of a horiid
pestilence, through ignoranoe of the
lalth and turoush error and vice.
Tho thought of this is made more
bitter by the fact that those who can and
ought to do so place no limits and Impose no
penalties upon such arrogant wickedness
'and vioe. Even the spirit by which this state
of things Is created very often appears to be
promoted by their indolence or patronage.
Hence it is, when such is the case, that we
have to deplore the establishment of sohools
for the training of the mind and study of the
arts in whioh the name of God is not men
tioned or is vituperated.
We have to deplore the license dally
growing bolder of laying everything what
soever before the populace, by means of
publication, of raising every sort of cry of
fensive to God and the Church; nor Is it less
to be deplored that among many Catholics
there is a remission of duty and an apathy,
which if not equivalent to an open abandon
ment of tho lalth, tend to terminate in It,
since tho practices of Hie are now Inconso
nant with the faith. .
To him who considers this confusion and
destruction of the hlchestinterests.it will
not certainly be a source of wonder that
nations are groaning beneath tho weight of
divine pun Isliment, and aro kept in a state
of alarm through the fear of greater calam
ities. His Holiness then tells of the origin of
this devotion, and of the many spiritual ad
vantages that may be derived by those who
recite the pravers with fervor and faith.
He refers to his coming jubilee and the
troubles with Italv.
RIB C0RNERERS CORNERED.
Wright and Cndahy, the Chicago Operators,
Take Advantage of the Collapse of the
Cholera Scare to Capture the Market
Warrants for Their Arrest
Chicago, Oct L Thomas H. Itoush
swore out warrants to-day for the arrest of
John Cudahy and Austin W. Wright,
charging tbem with conspiring to run a
corner in short ribs.
When the cholera scare began, many
packers being afraid of heavy losses made
haste to sell. Wright, it is claimed,
was on the long side of the market
at that time, and much of the short
ribs was unloaded on him. Wright be
lieved that as soon as the cholera scare blew
over he would be long on a staple article of
limited production, while everybody else
would be away short and wholly at his
mercy. He could, he thought, come out on
top it he could get backing to enable him to
take the ribs as fast as they were thrown
upon him. The allegation ' is that John
Cudahy, representative of the big Omaha
Chicago firm, agreed to back him.
Thus reinforced, Wright carried out his
campaign, bought heavily and pinched the
pinchers. Yesterdav there were 142,000
barrels of pork, 235,000,000 of ribs and 22,
000 tierces of lard in the market in Chicago.
Bibs went from 510 to $10 30 during the
day, and the deliveries amounted to only
4,000,000 pounds. It is said that Cudahy
and Wright got the whole quantity.
The deal is also of great importanee, in
view of the fact that the visible supply of
rius ia umj 4otf,wu,uuu pounus, against a
short interest amounting to 45,000,000
pounds. The corner has made it decidedly
disagreeable for the shorts, and they have
been kept busy to keep ont of hot water.
Neither of the men had been arrested at a
late hour to-night
THE STANDARD DEFEATED.
New Tork's Highest Court Says the Com
bine Can't Bef use to Transfer Stock.
Albany, N. Y., Oct L The Court of
Appeals to-day handed down a decision in
the celebrated case of Georze Bice against
the trustees of the Standard Oil Trust In
188G Mr. Bice purchased some of the stock
of,the trust in open market, but was never
able to obtain a transfer upon the books,
the allegation being made that he was
hostile to the trust He began suit to com-
?'el the transfer, and succeeded at the trial
he Supreme Court reversed the judgment,
holding that Mr. Bice was not entitled to
this ordinary'right of a stockholder. The
Court of Appeals reverses the General Term
judgment and orders the transfer to be
made.
The case has excited nnusual interest by
reason of the claim put forth bv the trust
that a corporation or association floating its
stock in the market eonld refuse record
transfer to a purchaser by reason of his
alleged personal hoktility to the corporation
or association.
PITTSBURG, SUNDAY, OCTOBER
IN MITKIEWICZ'S NET
One of the Count's Victims
Says Colonel Shepard Is
Yery Forgetful.
HIS ADVOCACY OF BLAIR
Pointed to as a Sign That the New
Tork Editor Stood in Well
ON THE CHINESE CONCESSIONS.
Shocboi Miller's Life Romance Again Re
hearsed in Public
THE TE0UBLEB OF A GREAT PE0M0TEE
rmtCTAL TELEGRAM TO the DISPATCH. I
New Yobk, Oct 1 The published
statement of Elliot F. Shepard, that the
recent story of his connection with Count
Mitkiewicz in his Chinese negotiations was
all fresh news to him, has excited comment
and denial. One of the heaviest investors
in Mitkiewicz's scheme is B. J. Horner, the
furniture dealer, and he was amazed at the
statement He said to-day:
"Mitkiewicz's connection with Colonel
Shepard began, I believe, at the timo that
Blair was rejected by the Chinese Govern
ment Blair's fitness had been advocated
by the Colonel in his paper in fact,
strongly urged, while many other papers
claimed that the Chinese Government
could not be expected to receive
him, on account of bis anti-Chinese
utterances when in the Senate. The de
cision of the Chinese Government not to
receive Blair was cabled to onr State De
partment and to the Chinese Minister simul
taneously. Mitkiewicz, or 'Shoebox' Mil
ler, who was at that time Mitkiewicz's
close associate, came on from Washington
expressly to inform Colonel Shepard. The
same day the evening papers published the
acts of Blair's rejection.
Fruitlessly at Work for Blair.
"From that time on Mitkiewicz repre
sented to me and my friends that he had re
peated interviews with Colonel Shepard
with the purpose of getting the Chinese
Government, through the President, Secre
tary Blaine and the Chinese Minister, to
withdraw its objections to Blair. These
efforts were going on for months, according
to Mitkiewicz's representations, to no pur
pose, however, as time proved.
"The friendly references to Mitkiewicz
that appeared from time to time in Colonel
Sbepard's paper seemed to indorse all he
said regarding his interviews and famili
arity with Shepard. He was .on
several occasions the letter-bearer
between the Colonel and the Minis
ter. He conveyed and showed me the
Colonel's invitation to the Minister to the
promoting dinner at the Colonel's house,
came with the Minister and his snite from
Washington on the day of the dinner, and
was one of the guests. His name appeared
in the Colonel's paper next day amonjt the
names cf the guests', , V
v Mr. Horner Put TJp the Cash.
"I and my friends have seen three or
four letters in Mitkiewicz's possession,
written, as he claimed, bv Colonel Shep
ard to the Minister. They were addressed
to the Minister, and Mitkiewicz was the
bearer of them. That, in itself,
gave an appearance of truth
to Mitkiewicz s repeated declar
ations that Colonel Shepard was
interested in tho concession scheme, and
this was clearly demonstrated by one of his
letters, which I and. one or two of my
menus reau at luiiKiewicz s invitation. It
consisted of eight or ten pages. Mitkiewicz
said that he had secured the loan of the
letter lrooi thl Minister in order to cable
its contents to Pekin. I, of course,
was asked to supply the wherewithal
something like 51,000, if I remember aright
and after being assured for the thousandth
time that no were winners, I forked out
The letter in question bore the Colonel's
house address, printed in regulation style.
It gave an outline to the Minister
of what the Colonel's syndicate proposed
to do if granted the concessions. While I
do not recall the exact details the building
of railroads, opening of "mines and seenring
banking privileges were some of the things
referred to and the conditions under which
they would be undertaken.
Colonel Shepard as a Philanthropist
"One part I clearlv remember the other
parts only imperfectly was the offer of the
Colonel to educate, at his own expense, in
the different professions referred to, five or
more young Chinese, whom their Govern
ment might select and send over for that
purpose. It was on this and other state
ments made by Mitkiewicz, from time to
time, that 1 gave him more money, and
kept on giving it" " '
The "Shoebox" Miller referred to in Mr.
Horner's statement is the same "Shoebox"
Miller who secured the $5,000 note from
Bemis, the Chicago hotel keeper, which
was to be only "an accommodation," but
which "Shoebox" and Mitkiewicz converted
into cash at the earliest opportunity.
There are various legal complications
growing out of the negotiations of that
5,000 note. As related in yesterday's DlS
tatch, the note was discounted by Mr.
Horner. When it ma'tured, the signer, Mr.
Bemis, refused to pay it Mr. Horner sued
Mr.'Bemis and recovered judgment The
case was appealed and Mr. Horner won
a second time. He showed that
before he discounted the note he inquired
by telegraph of Mr. Bemis if he had given
the note and if it was all right, and was
answered in the affirmative. Then Mr.
Bemis undertook to recover the amount of
the note from "Count" Mitkiewicz. Bemis
put the matter in the hands of Lawyer
H. M. Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead has
written to the Count, but that great pro
moter was temporarily short of cash and has
not responded financially. A DISPATCH
reporter was informed to-day that the note
given by Bemis was payable to the order of
James W. Miller, known as "Shoebox,"
and that in this particular Mitkiewicz was
clear on the record.
The Identity of Shoebox Miller.
The developments are exciting great curi
osity as to the identity of "Shoebox"
Miller. It will be remembered that the
lawyer who defended Miller when he
was convicted of the crime of tor
turing and robbing the old couple at
Brady's Bend, Pa, is reported as saying
that Miller is the son of a wealthy
New York merchant The name "Miller,"
the lawyer says, was assumed when bis
criminal career began. After his conviction
of the Allegheny robbery, it was said that
Miller could have escaped that convietion
except for the fact that the alibi he was pre
pared to prove would have convicted him of
shooting a man in Cleveland on the night
of the Allegheny robbery.
After Miller's escape from the Pennsyl
vania prison he was recaptured in Canada
and served out his term. He then went to
Birmingham, Ala, where he held a good
position In bnsiness and society until
his record was revealed by "a woman
scorned," and he then went to Pittsburg.
There Mitkiewicz met him. and the Count
and "Shoebox" became associated in pro. I
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moting. Chinese concessions and other
schemes. Their operations took them to
Washington, where the "Count" intro
duced his new associate into
fashionable society. Among others Mit
kiewicz introduced Miller to Miss Stuart
Mosby, daughter of the Confederate colonel,
and they became engaged. Miller's charac
ter became known to Miss Mosby 's brother,
who gave Miller the alternative of leaving
Washington or being shot on sight. Miller
left and devoted a great deal of his time
trying to establish his innocence of the
Brady Bend crime and regain the confi
dence of Colonel Mosby's daughter.
MILLER A3 BATIK'S AGENT.
Cardinal Bemis Tells of the Befrlgerator
Business In Chicago,
Chicago, Oot. 1. Special "Cardinal"
Bemis,proprietor of the well-known Riche
lieu Hotel, had something to say to-day
about Count Eugeue de Mitkiewicz
and the 5,000 with which
he "accommodated" the promoter ot the
Chinese scheme a year ago. Mr. Bemis ab
solutely refused, however, to say just for
what or how the debt of 55,000 was con
tracted. He said:
Mitkiewicz owes me $3 000, and It makes
no difference bow he cot the money from
me. Tho court probably will say that he
does not one me a dollar. I placed the
matter In the hand- of a New York attorney
about a month ago forcollectlon and suppose
he has brought suit Mitkiewicz. with his
tilfo and daughter, were at my hotel several
weeKS a year nso this past summer.
'Shoebox' Miller, the ex-convlct, was here at
the same time. Miller and the Count were
constantly together. At that time it was
not known In Chicago that-Miliar was the
man who a few years aro escaped from Riv
ei side Penitentiary In n shoe box. Miller
was agent for a patent refrlgeiator and
'He had an offlco somewhere on Lu
Salle street, near the Grand .Paclflo
Hotel. Commissioner Baum was President of
the oompany. Miller put one of his refrig
erators in mv cellar, and he used to send
customers over to my hotel to ask me
what I thought of it. The refrigerator
was all l lirht but It cost too mil oh money to
rnn it. The one that Miller put in my cellar
is still theie. Commissioner Itaum'i connec
tion with the company was a guarantee of
its reliability, and Miller did a land office
bnsiness heie.
LICKED BY THE EDITOR.
Charlie Bowman Does Up a Fellow Who
Came to See the Man Who Wrote That
Article The Visitor Gets Into More
Trouble Than He Seeks.
Casiden, K. J., Oct L.priaf. Man
aging Editor CLarles A. Bowman, of the
Daily EtiUw, gave Samuel Garrison, night
clerk at the West Jersey Hotel, a
severe drubbing on the sidewalk in
front of the newspaper office, this
morning. Garrison has usually been set
down as a jolly good fellow, and was
especially popular with the newspaper
boys. Yesterday's Heviea contained a para
graph intended for a bit of pleasant reminis
cence of Garrison, who has had quite a varied
career. He became terribly enraged over
it, however, and vowed vengeance.
Bowman had hardly reached his office on
the ground floor of 123 Federal street, this
morning, when Garrison stalked in, and in
a loud voice demanded to know; "What
skunk wrote thir article?"
"No skunk wrote it," quietly replied
Bowman, for there are none connected with
this paper."
"Well, you just come out and I'll show
you that you are one, retorted Garrison,
"and I want to know who wrote this
see?"
"You get out of this office in quick time,"
replied Bowman, whose blood was boiling.
Garrison grabbed Bowman's face, throw
ing his glasses off and scraping a patch of
cuticle from the cheekbone. The next few
seconds were lull of stirring events. Garri
son was on the sidewalk, busily dodging
blows, while his face was rapidly assuming
the shape of a plowed field. He was finding
all the trouble he sought, and more, too.
Hampered by the loss of his glasses the
editor once grasped the bulletin board that
stands on the s dewalk, and splint
ered it over Garrison's head. The
latter could not get out of the
way fast enough, however, and bytbe time
the editor got through he was unrecogniz
able. He was repaired at a neighboring
drugstore and is now nursing two very bad
eyes and sundry bruises and batters of face
and body. Even " Garrison's warmest
friends censure him for his actions.
FIVE BODIES IN SIGHT.
Ironwood Mine Bespuers rind Heads and
Limbs Protruding Everywhere.
Ieonwood, Mich., Oct L The work of
dislodging the bodies of the entombed
miners is going on as rapidly as could be
expected. Sand Sutton, the pit boss, came
up the shaft at 10:45 o'clock this morning.
He says five bodies can be seen piled to
gether among the heavy timbers, and work
is delayed on account of the lack of air.
The miners strike the bodies with their
picks when at work. Arms, heads and legs
protrude everywhere. If one body can be
brought out whole, then the others can be
readily taken out Captain Sutherland says
it will be four hours before 'any bodies can
be recovered.
A Bomblter In Brooklyn.
Nkw Yoek, Oct 1 Shortly after 10
o'clock this morning a dynamite bomb was
thrown lrom a window in the Garfield build
ing, Brooklyn, opposite the City Hall, and
exploded on the pavement
No one was injured. Ex-Mayor Hunter
was passing within 100 feet of the spot and
the police, think it might have been in
tended for him.
KEEPING DAVID ON THE MOVE.
CHASED WEST BY DEBT
Ex-Ha?or Smith, of Philadelphia, at
the End of His Financial Strin?.
SHOWERS 0P PROTESTED PAPKB
Marked tlie Close of His Career in the City
He l.nled fo Badly.
HIS EEC0RD IN THE NATIONAL GUARD
SPECIAL TZLXOBAM TO TIIE DISFATrH.J
Philadelphia, Oct 1 Overwhelmed
with debts and threatened with criminal
prosecution, ex-Mayor William B. Smith
suddenly shook tbe dust of Philadelphia
from his feet this week and started West,
leaving behind a legacy of bogus checks,
protested notes and broken contracts This
time the gallant Colonel left for good.
It was Wednesday that his ill-omened
star westward took its way. On that morn
ing he announced to some of his intimate
friends that he would go to Chicago, where
he would remain several days and then
move on to Denver. There he expected to
establish himself in business, but if be failed
to find his expected opportunity he would
continue his journey westward, settling
probably in Taooma. He seemed to be well
provided with money. He took his family
with him, and was in his usual irrepressi
ble good spirits. a
A Saloon Wonnd Him Up.
It was as manager of LukeNeila's saloon,
at 1412 South Penn square, that Colonel
Smith succumbed to this final financial ava
lanche, and his sudden depature has left
that famous hostelrie in a state of extraor
dinary contusion. Since a license was
ranted last spring to Luke Keild it has
een Colonel Smith's custom to borrow
money and secure supplies under his own
name as "Manager." He bad no difficulty
in doing this, for his actual position in the
premises was pretty well understood, Neild
being the proprietor de jure, but Smith the
boss defacto. -Colonel Smith himself se
cured the license and paid the license Ice.
Under remarkable financial complications
the saloon continned to do a rushing busi
ness to-day and to-night Kobody seemed
to be exercising any authority in the
premises except the two bartenders, and
curious callers finally reached tbe conclu
sion that the destinies of the ex-Mayor's
stock ot beer and whisky were in the hands
of those two officials alone.
A Lot or Financial Trouble.
'The saloon trouble was but an incident of
Colonel Smith's financial complications.
Protested checks and notes and magistrates'
summons poured in upon him from all
quarters. Magistrate Devlin, last week
issued a summons for him in behalf of a
Chestnut street liquor dealer. Magistrate
Clement some time ago levied upon him for
arrears of rent, but that case was adjusted.
What time there was between imperative
demands of this nature was filled in by per
sonal applications and importuning letters
from a host of creditors. Perhaps those
who had the most trouble with the Colonel
were the officials of the Third Street .Na
tional Bank, who became wearied with pro
testing checks. One of the protested checks
was lor $1,000, which Colonel Smith pre
sented to Chief Clerk Smith at the City
Treasurer's office in payment of his license
fee.
The Colonel's Becord as Mayor.
While Mayor in 1886 it was discovered
that Smith had converted to his own use
several thousand dollars paid to him as
fees for pawnbrokers' licenses. He wi.
impeached by Common Council, but as liis
term had nearly expired he was nevrr
brought to trial before the Select Council.
His administration was notoriously cor
rupt and the corruption permeated "every
branch of the citv government under
Smith's control. Gamblers, disorderly
houses, opium joints and polioy shops paid I
for police protection and got it "Every-
thltlC nA.B nana mji .. T.. ..... A I. .....1.. I
Smith's administration.
Smith was at one time a rich man, but
his downfall has been rapid. A few months
ago he was dismissed, after trial bv court
martial, as Colonel of the Third Reg'iment,
N. G. P., for misapplying the funds of the
regiment
TALE A BIT EMBABBASSED
Through the Detention of Valuable
Im-
ported Books by the Quarantine.
New HAVEX, Conn., Oct 1 6da'.j
Yale is a trifle embarrassed through the de
tention of merchandise, owing to the cholera
scare. Many imported books on philosophy
and tbe Boman languages are used in the
lecture courses by the upper class men.
The order given by the instructors to the
foreign dealers 'was transmitted as usual
about a month ago, but the books have been
detained and have failed to reach Yale in
time lor the opening of tbe college year.
The professors will be obliged to limit
their instruction and lectures until the vol
umes arrive. Word has just been received
from the New York Custom House officials
that they will be in New Haven by the last
of next week.
Harrison Accepts an Invitation.
New Yoke, Oct L The sub-committee
on invitation and reception of the Colum
bian celebration of 100 has announced that J
. T FIVE CENTS, j
President Harrison has accepted the invi
tation of the committee, agreeing to be pres
ent if tbe condition ot Mrs. Harrison's
health will permit of bis leaving her. The
Secretaries of the Treasury, the Interior
and Navy and the Postmaster General,
have also accepted the invitation of the
committee.
MURDER FOR THE FUN OF IT.
A SHOEMAKER STABBED BY A WOM
AN IN NEW TTOI.K.
Margaret Geoghegan Buns a Knife Into
Fred levy to Seo If It Hurts She Gloats
Over Her Worlc While Her Accomplice
Holds tho Victim on the Floor.
New Yoek, Oct L lpeciaL In the
cellar of the tenement house at 334 First
avenue Frederick Xevy has a second-hand
shoe store. This morning, shortly after
8 o'clock, Patrick Geoghegan walked
in with a woman known as Margaret
Geoghegan, who says she lives at Second I
..- lm . ir.i . . -i I
wcuuc iuiu j.wcu.jr-uifcu street, ueogaegan
picked up some shoes on the counter and
tried one on, and then asked Xevy how
much he wanted for them. "Fifty cents,"
said Levy.
"To hades with yon," said Geoghegan.
"I'll take them all, and won't pay
you a cent," and he . grabbed the
shoes and started out ot the
store. Levy ran to the door and
tried to lock it Geoghegan dropped the
.shoes and grappled with Levy. The two
men fell to the floor and rolled over, kick
ing and fighting.
Geoghegan finally pinned Levy down bel
side the lounge and held him. The woman
had grabbed a shoeknife from the
work bench and followed the itro
men about the shop, watching
for an opportunity to stab Levy. Just as
Geoghegan pinned Levy down the woman
struck at him with the knife. "Don't kill
mel" yelled Levy.
"Won't I?" jeered the woman, leaning
over him, grinning and waving the knife
siowiy to anu iro in front of the cobbler's
face. "Won't I? .Just watch and see."
The woman bent over Levy until their
races almost met Slowly she raised the
knife above his breast Levy strug
gled, but Geoghegan held him
fast The woman pressed the
point ot the knife against Levy's left
breast "Does it hurt?" she jeered, and as
Levy writhed in pain she sneered: "Then
it hurts to be killed, does it?"
Little by little she pressed the knife
against his breast Then deeper and deeper
she drove it in, pausing now and then to
watch the cobbler writhe. Suddenly
she drew out the knife from the wound and
with both bands drove it again into his
breast The blade penetrated the left lung.
"Let him go, Paddy," said the woman to
Geoghegan, as she flung the knife in Levy's
face. "He's dead, sure, or if he ain't he
soon will be." Then the pair fled and were
captured an hour after. Levy will die.
Not One of Henry Clay's Family.
New York, Oct 1 A telegram has been
received from Charles B. Clay, of Lexing
ton, Ky., declaring that Samuel Clay, Jr.,
accused of robbing John Shannon, a book
keeper, is neither related by blood nor by
marriage to Henry Clay.
THE DISPATCH DIEECTORT.
The issue of Thb Distatcb to-day consists
of 21 pages made up In three parts. The
table below will assist the readers of the
second and third:
Page 9.
SOCIALISTS OT tUBOPK. FACTS ABOUT MAXS.
Page 10.
Sxali. AnvxansExxNTS. Ciassifixd.
Page 11.
Politics or-THi Weik. Tux Nlv Dxscxs.
Edccatioxal lixws. Musical Gossir.
Page 13.
News op Sochtt. Woeld's Faib Music
Page 13.
Shopping in PAM3 Mary Temple Bayard
Gossip or thx Fats Margaret H. Welch
Thb Fashions or Paris Attorn
A column or small Tale. Butb Hu
AxI.VEIAN Gnu. 8. g. jr.
Page 14.
TXSTXBDAT'S FOOTBALL.
TlNNIS AKD BlCTCLXS.
AMATXTjB Sports Horace J. Hill
Page 15.
Quaiht Philosophy-. Nixon Waterman
lOTALL8pnaT Hev. George Hodges
bTOKiisFnoM Japajt Ell Perkins
Kkupp's Guns at thi Faib.
Page 16.
NEWS Or THE COUETS. BUSINESS CARDS
Page IT.
Cranks tn Politics Baron deGrim
A Stout or the Sea w. CIsrk Bussell
Page 18.
A GARDEN IN THE SEA Ida M. Tarbell
Living in England Henry Tackier
Page 19.
Riding in Mirages Alice MacGowsn
CARTOONS Or THE WXKK.LATX SCIENTIFIC .NEWS
Page 20.
WoKEN"or Russia Frank G. Carpenter
Union Depot Tbmns Allison
Notes and Queries.
Page SI.
LITE OF COLUKBUS Illustrated
Page 33.
Review or Sports. John D. Pringle
Secret Societies.
Page 23.
The Mabkets. oil Field News.
The g band Armt. National Finances.
Page 24.
News or the Stage Hepburn Johns.
amusement notices.
THE MIL FIXED
BY JUDGE PAXSON.
A Bon'dvof $10,000 to Eeleasoj
Each Man Charged
TVith Treason.
ONLY ONE HAD SUBETLES.
Messrs. Cox, and Brennen Waive a 1
Hearing for Defendants.
Others Expect to Get the Security To
Morrow Any Judge of Oyer and
Terminer in the County Can Accept
Bail Under Order From the Supreme
Court Mr. Brennen Talks of Entering
a Counter Charge of Treason Aeainst
Members of the Carnegie Company
Many Adverse Opinions.
Chief Justice Paxson yesterday afternoon
fixed the bail in the Homestead treason
cases at $10,000 each. It was a severe blow
to the men and their attorneys, who ex
pected that the amount would not be higher
than 5,000, and were confident it would be
much less.
The Supreme Court Judges have been
busy for several" days preparing for the
opening of court to-morrow, when a number
of opinions in important cases will be
handed down. Messrs. Brennen and Cox
appeared before the Chief Justice in behalf
of the men and waived a hearing. Judge
Paxson said he would hear the cases at once,
if the lawyers asked it P. C. Knox and .
District Attorney Burleich were sent for.
Mr. Brennen had prepared an order to ad
mit tbe men to bail, leaving a blank place
for the amount to be put in. Mr. Knox had
no objection, and then Justice Paxson,
after a short consultation with some of his
associates, fixed the amount at 10,000, and
directed that the five men arrested Friday "l
evening and the others to be caught
could appear before any Judge of Oyer and
Terminer in Allegheny county, and by
waiving a hearing and furnishing the bail
could be released.
Justice Faxon's Ball Order.
The Judges order was as follows:
And now, to-wit, October 1, 1332, Thomas
J. Crawiord, George Eyland, L. T. Brown,
Harry Bayard and John Die r ken, having
appeared, waived a hearing and asked to be
admitted to bail for their appearance ac
court to answer a charge of treason in the
case of tbe Commonwealth vs. Shan
non ot aL, now pending, it Is oruered thaS
the said defendants be admitted to br
upon each of them furnishing sureties"
his appearance at the present term o'
Court of Oyer and Tp3rmine,rofAlle
countyfcin tba.8BflS-of$Wtf6: saitT ban
Justified before anyjndge of any Ccart of.
Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny cpunty.
And, it la further ordered tuat the other de
fendants in said case shall he admitted to
ball in like manner and in the same amount
unon filing a writing, appearing and waiving
a hearing in said case.
Edward II. Paxson,
Chief Justice.
The bail proceedings occurred in the con
sultation room of tbe Supreme Court. Mr.
Knox said that Justice Paxson was not
familiar with the character of the sureties
to be offered, and this is the reason why he
referred the taking of bail to the local
judges.
The Defendants' Attorneys Surprised.
John F. Cox came out of the room a little
fluttered. The amount of security
wanted took his breath, and he had
nothing to say for the moment Going
downstairs he met Major Montooth in tha
doorway. He has been called in to defend
the men charged with murder.
"What luck," queried the Major, and
when Mr. Cox told him of the bail bond re
quired Montooth threw up his hands and
gave a long whistle. He was greatly sur
prised, and then Mr. Cox and he held a
short consultation.
Mr. Cox hustled around for an hour, and
then appeared in Criminal Court armed
with the order from Justice Paxson. Judges
Kennedy and Porter were on the bench.and
Warden McAleese had been directed to
bring into court John Dierken and William
Baird, who had bondsmen ready to qual
ify. Mr. Cox handed the order
to Judge Kennedy, who hadn't heard of the
action of the Chief Justice. He read it
aloud to his colleague, weighing the words
as he went along. At first, not fully grasp
ing the meaning, he drew down his eye
brows and read it orer slowly again. Mr.
Cox explained that the order was all right
Objected to the Security.
James J. and John A. Baird of.
fered to bail out their brother,
but Judge Kennedy after questioning
them thought the margin on their property
was not sufficient Mr. Cox replied that
the order had been issued only an hour, and
they hadn't had time to prepare. The
Judge replied that he did not like to take
the responsibility of releasing Baird, as tho
case was referred to him by a higher court
He agreed to wait several hours until Mr.
Cox could get another man. Jacob y
Young, a Soutbside grocer, soon arrived, 1
and going on the bond with the two broth- .?
ers Baird was released. Dierken's bonds- 1
men did not come np to the requirements, i
and he was remanded to jail. Mr. Cox
hopes to have him out to-morrow.
As the case stands with the accused now,
they are in tbe same position as if the
charges were made before any justice of the
peace. The informations will eo before the
grand jury, and when true bills are-i--turned
will be ready to come up for trial.
Attorney Brennen said that all the men
would waive the preliminary hearing.
It is expectsd that Chief Justice Faxsoa
will try the cases, as he is ex-officio a judge -.
of Oyer and Terminer, in Allegheny county. s
Objects to Ex Parte Testimony. jf
Mr. Brennen was asked why be waived a
hearing: He replied: "I have learned w
from experience not to give a judge a chance
to say something from the bench based on
ex parte evidence that will prejudice our
side ot the case hereafter before a jury.
Two much of that has occurred
already. Judges witbunt having all the
evidence before them expressed themselves
freely, and their remarks will not help us.
Their opinions are not judicial, but -will
have effect on a jury anyhow."
District Attorney Burleigh said his posi
tion required his presence in tbe court, and
this is why he was called in. He will repre -4
sent the Commonwealth in the prosecution.
Mr. Burleigh added that no further charges
had been made by the Carnegie Company.
He supposed the firm bad reached its Hmi
Messrs. Brennen and Cox had nu !
last 'evening how many ofthemer
could get out It is a question of
He said he was not afraid ot an'o
men running away, but he didn't
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