TTP' J SECOND PART. JOHN BULLJR ft FUNK The Columbus Celebration Causes Him to Forget , All His PoHteness. DEPETC'S GREAT ORATION Doesn't Add to the Britisher's Peace of Mind a Little Bit. THE CARHAUX STRIKE QUIETED While 11. Loufcet Tries to Find Out Who Is to Elame for the Trouble. LOXDOyS UXEMPLOYED DEMAND WORK TBT CABLX TO THE DISPATCH. 1 LoXDO-, Oct. 22. Copyright Behold John Bull in a bine funkl He read last week about the glories of New York's Columbus celebration to-day. He has read Channcey Depew's great speech at Chicago. "ow, John Bull can be patronizingly ap preciative and complimentary in his esti mate of alien greatness only up to a certain point. As soon bs he perceives that the achievements ot others have transcended his own, his mood changes. This well known trait in his character was never better exemplified than it has been to-day. His native and almost petulent comments upon the American rejoicings make the most amusing exhibition of wounded vanity and envy. The feeling has struck so deep that there is even a certain spite against poor Colum bus because he discovered America. Thus, the very ink looks green when the Times, in a burst of jealous sarcasm, declares that Mr. Depew's oration "explains in detail the nature and extent of the debt which the world owes to its two greatest benefactors, to Columbus and to the United States." Some Sarcasm for Dr. Depew-. It thanEs the orator in mock humility for his kind words for other persons and other countries "who can put forward no such claims upon the general gratitude ot men kind." "With greatest diffidence the same journal sugcests that Mr. Depew may not have been quite just in his historical revie w, and it apologizes for having attempted to esti mate in some degree the vastness and sig nificance of the coming exhibition, a task which Mr. Depew says demands a celestial intelligence. Then comes the Daily Telegraph, in a very palsy of envy, which it tries in vain to con ceal. It solemnly compares our own Chaun cey to Cicero In personal appearance, but affirms that the Latin orator must take a back seat after this. "To follow Mr.Depew in his daring career through the centuries with the historical conscience," it says, "would be to hitch criticism to a comet. He sweeps tbem all aside to come to Co umbus, and from Columbus to Chicago. At one stroke he crowds Chicago above Jerusalem, then Home, and all our effete modern cities." An Insinuation That Means Blood. The complimentary allusion to England is resented and is met with tEe nnkind sug gestion that "nobody better than Mr. Depew could have told his fellow-countrymen of the social perils which menace their magnificent prosperity and of the vast and difficult civic questions which are slowly arising to try the solidity of their institution." Finally, with fine scorn, the disgruntled editor remarks that Mr. Depew was quite right in thinking that the occasion "pre cluded admonition, modesty or sober coun sels," and the opinion is expressed that if Chicago cannot, with the aid of this won derful speech, command success, it will be strange indeed. The Americans in London are watching John Bull's resentful discomfiture with an amused magnanimity. That the critics of all creation should find themselves criti cised, even by implication, rankles deep. E0H2 10 H0N0$ COLUMBUS The Movement, to 'Which All Countries Will Contribute, a Catholic One. Some, Oct 22. In the world-wide move ment to honor Columbus, the Eternal City is determined not to be outdone. The In ternational Committee recently formed to secure the erection of a worthy monument to the great discoverer, report that they are receiving influential promises ot support which guarantee the success of the enter prise. At a meeting yesterday, the com mittee decided to issue a circular to all the existing Columbus committees in Europe and America, with a view to universal co operation. It was also decided to especially invite Catholics throughout the world to subscribe. Another proposition favorably actedupon was to form purely Catholic committees for work among members of that faith. In fact the movement is mainly a Catholic one. The Pope is taking a great interest in it, and. according to common report, the an nouncement ot the beatification of Colum bus will be made concurrently with the un veiling of the monument The site chosen for the memorial is such that the statue will face the Vatican. It is possible, however, that this will be changed and the monument erected within the precincts of St Peter's. A SUCCESSOR TO TENHYSON Soon to Be ftaraed by Gladstone, Whose Task Is Xo Small One. BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, Oct 22. The announcement of Tennyson's successor as the wearer of the laurel may be expected soon. The honorary post will be continued, because, as Words worth put it when accepting the laureate ship, .after having once "declined the dis tinction: "Expressed upon authority en titled to the highest respect, a sense of the national importance of poetic literature." Swinburne!, name is far the most prominent in the consideration of competent judges. It is urged against the criticisms of the straight -laced that he is no longer a poet of passion. As the Timet puts it, he is less luscious, and ranks with more of common humanity, and now decidedly "on the side of angels." "William "Morris would have many and strong supporters had he not placed himself under a ban by allying himself with social ism. Mr. Gladstone's task is in some sense the most embarrassing that could fall to a Prime Minister. He will probably make the selection within a lew days. When eIIl-Cream Will Hang. , London, Oct 22. Thomas Neill, who was yesterday convicted in the Old Bailey of the murder of Matilda Clover, will probably be executed on November 8. " Kusslan Hallways Snowbound. 6X, Peteesbtjbg, Oct 22, Heavy snow THE Nj prevailed n tne Byzeran ui- tnct, and railway communication is inter rupted. The snow lies in heavy drifts along the line and several trains are stalled. One ot these trains is a special on which the Grand Duke Nicholas is traveling. Large pangs of men have been sent out to clear the road, and as it has stopped snowing, it is hoped the line will soon be open again. NEILL'S POOR DEFENSE. The Convicted Man Undoubtedly Insane A Portion of the Blame for HU Crime Placed on the Governor of Illinois for Pardoning Him Oat of Jollet rrison. fBT CABLE TO TOT DISPATCH.! London, Oct 22. No criminal case since the Jack-the-Eipper atrocities has aroused such universal interest as the trial of Neill, who was condemned yesterday and who will hang probably on Monday fortnight His conviction was a foregone conclusion, but he was poorly defended. The only possible chance to save his neck was not availed of. It is an open question whether the wretch is sane, but the point was not seriously raistd by his counsel. His detection was due to his own repeated acts of stupidity. The motive, blackmail, was an absurd nun in the manner in which it was mani fested. His letters sent to persons of good standing, accusing them of the murder ol women they never saw, were turned over to the police as a matter of course, and the detectives regarded them as such palpable evidence of insanity on the part of the writer that, as they testified at the trial, they did not make more than a perfunctory inquiry about them. But this point was not urged on the prisoner's behalf. The de fense contended itself with assailing the case of the proseoutiou at its strongest point, that of identification. Of course the man was convicted. No more complete proof of guilt was ever of fered in a court of law. That the prisoner, in the face of overwhelming evidence, hon estly expected to be acquitted is another in dication of his abnormal mental condition. He was sanguine to the point of nonchalant indifference, down to the last hour of the trial. Then, in the midst ot the Judge's charge, the conviction seemed suddenly to come upon him that he was a doomed man. The transformation in him was starting. He lost his listlessuess and leaned forward over the rail of the dock with a face sudden ly grown hsggard and white. Perspiration started from everv pore and dripped from his chin upon his fingers, which gripped the bar. A few moments later he was seized with the malady which military men say is often the effect on soldiers, of great fear when about to go into battle. The proceedings were stopped while he was taken from the court room for a few mo ments. Nobody knows, save the man himself, the number of Neill's victims. That he has killed 74 in London and three in America is certain. The mistaken clemency of the Governor of Illinois in pardoning Neill from the Joliet prison, where he was serv ing a life sentence, Is in a sense responsible for four of these deaths. It is not improb able that there are other deaths, both in England and America, supposed to have been natural but really due to the fiend's strychnine capsules. The execution will be private and nobody expects a confession. A CRISIS POSTPOSED. M. Loubetg Task of Settling; the Carmaux Strike an Unenviable One. ET CABLE TO TDK DISPATCH.! London, Oct 22. The French Govern ment has met and overcome, or rather post poned, the crisis raised by the Carmaux strike. M. Loubet has, in fact, but in creased his embarrassment by undertaking to umpire the issues between th'a miners and their employers in that now famous struggle. There is no dispute as toTiets. It is a question solely of motive on the part of the employing corporation. The strikers say tbeir leader, uaivignac, was discharged because he was elected Mayor. The corporation officers say they dismissed him for neglect of duty. That be did neglect his duty to an outrageous extent is not denied. "There is, therefore, really nothing to arbitrate and M. Loubet's dilemma is almost pitiful. If he decides for the company it will almost precipitate a socialistic uprising in France." If he de cides for the strikers the whole influence of law and order and property interests of the nation will be turned against the Govern ment A GOOD HOLD ON UGANDA. England 'ot likely to Have to Give Up One of Her Possessions. BY CABLX TO THE DISPATCH. London, Oct 22. There is a prospect that England's hold upon Uganda will be maintained ia 'one way or another. The appeal to the Government on behalf of commercial interests having met with a quasi refusal, the same request, based upon moral grounds, has had a more favorable re ception. Lord Eoseberry is plainly in favor of stopping short of actual evacuation of the territory, and, as Lord Boseberry's will in purely loreign affairs is really the will of the Cabinet, there is good reason for be lieving that the British flag will continue to wave in Uganda. It is quite probable, however, that the Government will preler a direct control rather than continue to act through a corporate proxy. ACTEESSE8 IN HABD LUCK. Forbidden to Either Marry or Be Connect ed With a Public Scandal. IBT CABLXTO TnE DISPATCH.! London, Oct 22. The Organ of Woman kind is protesting because one of the princi pal London theaters has introduced a new clause in all its contracts with actresses, viz.: "The management may cancel the agreement of giving one week's notice if she marries without the acquiescence of the management." Forbidding actresses to marry is de nounced as a high outrage, but none of the victims of prohibition have complained. Yet the same theater reserves the right to cancel the engagement of any actress whose name becomes associated with any public scandal. WIPIHO OTJI AN ZMPIBE. A Jfew Coat of Arms in Trance That Comes From the People. BY CABLX TO THE DISPATCH. London, Oct 22. The French republic has been in search of a coat of arms. There has been a new crusade recently against all remaining insignia of the empire on publio buildings, and even the letter "N"has been everywhere efiaced. The emblem which has practically been decided upon is a tri-color background, bearing a liberty cap in the center, with the tokens of equality and fraternity and the grand cordon of the Legion of Honor flanked by flags, and the whole surmounted by an alouette. English Justice SHU a Paroe. IBY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, Oct 22. Tory magistrates-continue to make English justice a subject for contempt and derision. A judge yester day sentenced a man who pleaded guilty of stealing two pence from the till of a public house to four years' penal servitude. The other dav a wretch who culminated a series of cruelties by crushing his wife's cheek bone by a blow with a, shovel got four months in the workhouse, and the punish ment was regarded as exemplary. A New Autograph Fad. BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. Lonpon, Oct 24 When the riders In the long distance race were entertained at dinner In Vienna, the other day, they were invited bv the hostess of the evening to write thefr names in 'pencil upon the table cloth. This is the latest autograph craze, and it is more popular than the autograph cushion, which is the American form of the fad. The original writing is worked over in colored silk, and a permanent trophy is thus secured. WORK FOR THE IDLE. attempts In Irfmdon to Get Employment for the Thousands Who Are Now loafing Threats of Anarchistic Uprising A gad State of Affairs. BY CABLX TO THC DISPATCH.) LONDON, Oct 22. The threatening cry of the unemployed in London has sounded loud above the diminished roar of trade this week. The crisis already indicated in this correspondence is fast becoming a para mount evil. Meetings are now held daily at Tower Hill, which is the popular forum until Mr. Asquith's decision gives back Trafalgar Square for that purpose next month. Very violent language marks these gather ings of the idle. Their leaden declare that there are 90,000 in enforced idleness in the East End alone. The speakers announce that they are "now determined to fight," and that "the starving poor are about to rise." There has been distinct inciting to revolt in Trafalgar Square on November 9. Be vo lution is an open cry of these people, half of whom are Anarchist loalers. Some of their meetings are not without violence. On Thursday a speaker denounced a man in the crowd as a spy who had betrayed the Walsall Anarchists. There was a rush for the fellow and cries of "Knife him!" He wonld hardly have escaped with his life had it not been tor the presence of many policemen in plain clothes, who bustled the victim out of the way. "" Besolntions passed by these meetings de mand that the County Council shall fur nish work. There will be a partial re sponse to this demand, if possible. The police iiave been directed to make a thor ough canvass ot employers throughout London to learn those who are abel to give work, temporary or permanent, during the winter. Another pitiful form of appeal is that the city shall supply food to the 40,000 children who go hungry to school every morning. The policy ot social legislation which Joseph Chamberlain has announced is intended to make the labor leaders well disposed toward him. Itisdenied,however,thatthisunofficial announcement has any ot the significance ot certainty. Mr. Chamberlain is an avowed Socialist, and nomine; is so aonorrem 10 me Torv mind as any form of that heresy, so Mr." Chamberlain's declaration in favor of eight-hour laws and other prouonnced meas ures is not to be taken as representative. There is no denying, however, that So cialist schemes are being warmly fostered bv the London County Council. Thatbodv is already committed to the purchase and operation of strAt railways and the con struction of publio works by direct em ployment ot labor and 'purchase of materi als "instead of through contractors. , It will probably soon undertake to supply coal as well as water, gas and electricity to the in habitants. When all that has been done the steps are comparatively easy to the as sumption ot all the functions ascribed to government in Mr. Bellamy's scheme. ALAEMIHG INCREASE 07 LUNACY. Insanity May Be Made a Sufficient Cause for Divorce. TBY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, Oct 22. The increase of lunacy in this country or, to speak more correctly, the increase in the number of persons certified as insane is said to be: canslng a good deal of worry to local authorities throughout the country, upon whom the law imposes the duty of sheltering and maintaining these unhappy creatures. It is pretty generally believed that the increase is more apparent than real, being caused by a more careful regis tration and certification, and by the undeni able fact that, in this sanitary age, Innatics, being better fed, clothed and housed than in former times, naturally live longer. But this comforting assurance is delusive in the light of official statistics, which show that the percentage of insane to the general population has steadily risen during the past ten years from 28.83 to 29.88 per 10, 000. A British medical journal suggests that lunacr should be a bar to matrimony and a legal cause for declaring a marriage nnll and void, if the fact that insanity of one of the contracting partieB has been kept from the knowledge of the other. A WOMAN'S W0NDEKFUL BIDE. 3he Covers 220 Miles of Mountainous Country In 67 1-2 Hours. Vienna, Oct 22. A remarkable feat of horsemanship has just been performed by a woman. This is a long-distance rids on horseback, which, considering the many difficulties encountered, and the rugged and mountainous nature of the country, was made in very good time. The equestrienne is Miss Tomasson, a young English woman. The start was made from Innsbruck. Thence she rode to the town of Betson, at the con fluence of the Talfer and Eisach, 35 miles from Trent , Passing through Betson she proceeded to St Valentine and thence to Landeck, in Prussian Silesia, at which p'oint half her journey was accomplished. Miss Tomasion then retraced her route, returning to Innsbruck by the same road, which she followed on the first half of her ridn. She reached the goal in compara tively good condition, and her arrival was greeted by a large crowd of admirers, who enthusiastically showered her with praise. The entire distance ridden over by Miss Tomasson, was 220 miles, and was covered in the surprisingly short time of 67K hours. She rode the aam horse throughout her journey. The task was made more note worthy by the fact that Miss Tomasson had not previously undergone any training. AWOKE IN THE WATER. A Johnstown Calamity In Miniature Hap- pens to a Sardinian Town. Caoliaei, Sardinia, Oct 22. A most appalling calamity has befallen the village of San Sperate, a short distance from this city. It is estimated that not less than 200 of the villagers have been drowned. The flood iwept through the village with sud den fury, and in a moment the streets be came rivers that carried everything before them. Houses were lifted from tbeir foundations and whirled through the streets like corks. Their occupants did not have an opportunity to attempt to save them selves. Many of them were asleep when the tor rent came, and they weTe awakened only to find themselves in the water. Men', women and children were drowned, before an effort could be made to save them. Halt the houses in the villages were swept away. lxmdon's Beverend Villain Sentenced. London, Oct 22. Bev. Canon Bob ert Baynes, who was arrested in August on the charge of assaulting a girl named Miriam Louisa Cogswell, aged 10, was to day found guilty and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment Bev. Mr. Baynes is an honorary canon of the Church of Eng land. ( The Jaffa-Jerusalem Boad a Success. IBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. t London, Oct 22. The new railway be tween Jaffa and Jerusalem Is already well patronized. The cars are of the latest American build. Only a low speed is at tempted, and, with six way stops, the jour ney occupies about three hoars, PITTSBURG THE HTTSBtTBa MSPATCH. CASH IN CAMPAIGNS. Secretary Foster Tells Where Money Doe3 the Most Good. the PREACHERS AHD&LLOONKEEPERS Have Their Influence and Thej'rt Always Open to Inducements. PARTIES HIGHT AGREE NOT TO SPEND COBBESPOXDESCB 0 THE DISPATCH.! Columbus,. O., Oct 22. Secretary Charles Foster, of the Treasury Depart ment, who is now devoting himself to the interests of his party in this State is com monly considered the best politician in President Harrison's Cabinet Perhaps it would be a stand-off, however, between him and Secretary Elklns. Mr. Foster has'been six times a candidate for Congress before the people of Ohio and twice a candidate tor tiovernor. Ana inero ptuuuj u better school of politics than the State of Ohio, where there is an election every year, and where, though the Bepublican party always gets the electors in a national con test, there is still a'chauceot Democratic success for the local ticket Mr, Foster has had not only local but na tional experience in politics. Only recent ly he furnished one-balf the money neces sary to carry on the campaign of Kolb for Governor of Alabama, which nearly re sulted in the overthrow of the Democracy in that State. Mr. Foster is a practical politician, and he believes in tho use of money in political contests. The Use of Money In Politics. A he sat in the Chittenden lobby smok ing I put these questions to him: "What are the legitimate expenses of political campaign? What makes it so costly to the candidates and to those who are interested in the success of one or othe r of the great parties?" "There isa great difference in the minds ofpeopleasto what Is a legitimate use of money in a political contest," said jut. Foster. "About some matters there is no doubt There is the printing of the tickets, the printing of speeches for circulation, the advertising ot the ticket in newspapers. Then you take the work of canvassing. In our own State, Ohio, there are 2,600 voting precincts. A regular canvass Is made of every onef these before the election, and a poll of tho voters Is made. The record shows the politics of each man, whether he is doubtful or not, ana h ne is uouuwuh gives some reason why or suggests how he can be approached. There must be books for this canvass; then other larger books in which this information is copied bv town ships; then other books in which all of the material is collated for the use of the State Committee. All of this reqairesva large amount of stationery and a great deal of clerical labor. Doubtful Voters Come High. Then a list of doubtful voters is made up, and they may aggregate 10,000 or 20,000 in a campaign. Each of these must be worked upon by sending him campaign literature or by sending someone to talk to him. In this work there are traveling ex nenies and bueev-hire and printing and f postage to be taken into account " J O W VOU C0UJB VU IUO iauI uuh, nw may be uselul to you in his missionary work, but who says, 'I can't leave my regu lar occupation unless you pay me for my time. I can't afford to. I must earn my bread. If he is paid, he gets perhaps twice as much as he would earn at any other occu pation. Then there is the 'German who has great influence with his race and who wants to bet paid to go around anu mate speeches. And then there is the Irishman who can influence the Irish, and the Swede and the Pole, and then there is the Catholio and the Lutheran and, yes, the Methodist, too. On election day you must pay for carriages at the polls and nowadays the farmer is greedy and wants to be paid for bringing voters in. Then a good deal of money goes to the saloon-keepers. There are alwava around every saloon some four or five fellows who don't care how they vote and the saloon-keeper can usually vote them. He comes to the Bepublican committee, perhaps, and says: 'I don't like the way the Democrats have been treating me. "Now if you peoole will give me $10 or $15 or $25 I'll vote these fellows tor the Bepublican ticket' Money Blown Into Saloon Tills. ' "The money is given to him ostensibly to buy drinks in honor of the candidate. In reality it goes down into the saloon tilL That does not sound very well, perhaps, but when you get into politics you find that everyone is doing the same thing and your conscience is likely to be blunted after a time. I've been approached in almost every campaign by churches and asked to subscribe to funds on the assurance that it would help me politically. I don't see much difference between the saloon and the church in that And it does help a man to cultivate the church. "In 1874 the Bepublican party got pretty nearlv as bad a set-back as it cot in 1890. We had 88 members in the House. I be lieve that this Congress has 90, but there are more members ot the House now. I was elected to the House from my district by 159 majority. The district went for tire Demo cratic State ticket by 1,600. During the canvass there was a Catholio bazaar in my town, and my opponent and I were asked to attend and contribute to the charities. I did not go. Neither did my opponent But my partner, who was a good Catholic, went and subscribed $100 in my name. My opponent was stingy, and he gave nothing. It I had thought that he was not going to give anything, I think that I would not have let my partner do so. I let him do it just be cause I thought the other mau would. Well, sir, that $100 elected me. I ran away ahead of my ticket on the Catholic vote. , Money Spent in Ohio Politics. "There are many expenses which the local politicians bear, such as the uniforming of political clubs, the purchase of banners, the hiring of brass bands. Very little, it any, of this expense is borne by the State Com mittee. But for that matter the State Com mittee handles a very small proportion of the whole campaign fund. In Ohio, for ex ample, .the State Committee usually has about $20,000 or $30,000, but I suppose that between $200,000 and $300,000 is spent dur ing the campaign. There are 15 candidates for Congress, and each of them will spend not less than $2,500. This is $37,500. Then there are six local candidate in each of the 88 districts in the State. Each of them will spend not leu than $100. There is $52,800. "Then there are the local funds raised. In my own little town of 7,000 inhabitants, for example, they have raised $500 for this campaign. They get that by each fellow putting up $25 or $30. They will use that money to hire the brass band occasionally, to rent the opera house for a meetiDg now and then, and so forth. When the local people get to organizing clubs and having parades you get out the vote and' yon have a lively campaign. When you get men so interested that they go to their employes and their friends and say 'I want yon to vote with us this time as a personal favor to me," you get a lively campaign. The present campaign has not been very active anywhere." So Much Expenditure Unnecessary. I asked Mr. Foster how much it took to ran a national campaign.- "The amount spent on the last national campaign," he said, "was not far short ot $1,000,000. They tent $1,00,000 into Indiana or perhaps $200,000. The committees DISPATCH &OTDAY, OCTOBER 23; t 1892. AN ECLIPSE THE WISE POLITICAL ASTBOXOZESS FORESEE. won't have so much to spend in this cam paign, I think." "Is the use of this money a necessity? 1 asked. . "The party that did not have It would be certain to be beaten," Mr. Foster replied. '"Put it the use of money was entirely eliminated?" "The result would be about the same. The money which is used by one party now about counterbalances the efleet of the money used by the other. Still, since one party uses it, the other must" "Are the committees complaining of a lack of funds this year?" "I never knew the time when they were not," said Secretary Foster. 'In all my experience there is nothing so empty as a campaign treasury. - It always needs more money." BAIX- .MTJBDEBEBS EKIUBH 100 BOOK. They Had Whltecopped a Tramp to Death and Laid tow for a While. NOBKISTOWN, Oct 22. Alfred Schneck and Oliver Schneck, laborers of Sumney- town. were arrested to-day on warrants charging them with the murder of Lucas Smith, a tramp well known in the upper end of this county, several weexs ago Smith, after Indulging in a protracted spree, jslept in the haymow of the hotel at Sumneytown. That night, it is alleged, the Schnecks entered thebarn, dressed in sheets and white caps, and beat and kicked Smith into insensibility. On the morning of Oc tober 14 he was found dead in bed. The attending physician attributed death to apoplexy, and the remains were given a respectable burial last Sunday. By that time rumors of the brutal assault of the Schnecks began to spread and both disap peared. - The mattereemed to have quieted down, and they returned to their homes, when their arrest followed. BE8ULTS OF A LEGISLAITVB MX. A Condemned Prisoner Can't Be Executed Till Matters Are Straightened. New Haven, Oct. 22. The legislative muddle which has existed in this State for the past two years will undoubtedly cause Angelo Petrillo, confined in the New Haven county jail . awaiting execution for the murder of his brother-in-law, to be re prieved until after the next Legislature has adjourned. Unlike most States the Governor of Connecticut has no power jnf pardoning criminals, thatjrivilege being vested in the. Legislative body alone; and as the General Assembly has not met to transact business since the murderer was sentenced, he there HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CO., 414 WOOD ST. 414 PRICES THE LOWEST TERMS THE EASIEST. QUALITIES THE BEST. $28 A Free. With every credit sale on which a $ 1 2 payment is made, one of these beautiful Ebony HalkHour-Strike Cathedral Gong 8-day Clocks, worth 10.. Don't forget to attend this great sale. It will be money in your pocket. HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CO. 414 WOOD STREET 414 PITTSBURG'S LEADING OASH AND CREDIT HOUSE. fore, not having had the opportunity of ap plying for a pardon, which the statutes of Connecticut allow criminals condemnej to death, Petrillo cannot be legally executed. AFATAL GAS PIPE. - Veins Used to Fire Salutes, ItExploded and Killed a Dozen People. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 22. A fright ful explosion attended the Colnmbus Day celebration at this place last night A large number of people, Including many children, had crowded around the spot where prep arations were being made to explode a piece of 6-inch gas pipe loaded with powder. The contrivance exploded prematurely. Seven persons were killed outright or received in juries from which they died soon afterwards. Besides those it is believed that at least five others were fatally Injured, and a num ber of others were seriously hurt. The fol lowing were among the victims: Two little daughters of Theodore Bnpp, Instantly killed: Herman Baromet, right leg amputated, will die; Antonio Bigtiocta le torn off, dead' Ed Griffiths, flosli torn from lee; Mike Cullan, right arm fractmed; H. Bunker, injuries that may prove fatal; II. J. Lloyd, left lea shattered, may recover; Vic tor Casslno, Italian, leg torn from his body, dead. The dead, as far as known at present, are: Frank Ford, aged 14 years; Agrita Cohen, aged 8; Louis Oden, 12; Antonio Bigbetto, Victor Cassino and the two daughters of Theodore Bapp. A LAW ABOUT EVICTIONS One or tho Possibilities of the Coming Session of Parliament BY CABLE TO THE DIS PATCH. 1 London, Oct 22. The Boyal Commis sion to inquire into the position of evicted tenants is busily preparing for work. The landlords profess to distrust its impartiality and to doubt its utility, but they have wisely abandoned their orginal Intention of refusing to give evidence before it The report of this commission will be ready by the opening ot Parliament, and if it should be considered necessary a bill based upon its recommendations will be in troduced immediately and passed into a law with all possible speed. BUSIED WITHOUT CEREMONY. , Tree-Thlnklnc; Frenchmen Carry Their v Ideas to the- Extremest Point. 1 tBTCABI.EItOTHIDISPATCir.1 London, Oct 2Z Free-thinking France carries her contempt of religious ceremonies A SALE! A SALE! .The like of which before has never been attempted "IN PARLOR JUST STOP AND THINK OF IT. SOLID OAK OB1 siix: Free. I I V i I to interesting extremes. Civic funerals are everywhere the order of the day. The uepuiy .mayor 01 uuu " t " notoriety by the laconic simplicity with which he committed to earth the remains of a fellow citizen the other day. Stepping to the side of the coffin by the open grave he uncovered his head and, facing the assembled mourners, said: "Cit izen Morin, in the name of the law we bury you." Then tho grave-diggers did their work. i 18,000 FBEHCH PEOPLE SWIKDLED By One Family Through Matrimonial and Uatural Child Advertisements. Paris, Oct 22, A. M. Beauvais, his wife and son, were sentenced to-day to one year's imprisonment each for having defrauded a vast number of persons through a matn monial bureau and, by the "natural child" trick. ' The amount obtained by the family j fraudulently is in the hundreds of thou sands. The Beauvais family is the most en terprising gang of matrimonial swindlers on the continent More than 4,000 persons who have been defrauded by them complained to the Paris police, and 12,000 or 15,000 more are believed to have swallowed their cha grin and their losses without protest The method of M. Beauvais was to ad vertise in a popular newspaper that "A young orphan possessing 500,000 francs would marrv a serious gentleman. Apply to H. C. Poste Bestante, Lyons." The son of Beauvais acted independently. He invented the "natural child" trick, which was to promise by advertisement 200 francs a month for the board of a natural child plus 25,000 francs when the child reached its majority. All information was to be sent in exchange for 10 francs. Of course, when people sent 10 francs they never heard any more about the "natural child." The number of dupes made bv this young msn may be judged from the fact that when the police arrested him 600 letters.half ot which number contained 10 francs, were awaiting him at the post office. SICKLES IS INELIGIBLE Aa a Congressman While on tho Ketlred List of the TT. S. Army. "Washington, Oct 22. Henry H. Smith, an authority on matters of parliamentary law, has made examination of laws and pro ceedings of Congress relating to the ques tion of the eligibilitv to Congress of retired army officers. He finds the question it its present form a new and unprecedented one, though there have been some cases of a correlative character. He says that it has never been claimed but once in the history of our Gov ernment that under the clause of the Consti tution making each House of Congress the judge of the qualifications of its own members the House of representa tives, acting alone, had power to add to or change the qualifications of its members. That attempt.made in theTenth Congress, in the case of Barney versus McCreery, resulted in such a signal failure that it has never been repeated. As a result of his examination, Mr. Smith concludes that General Sickles, while on the retired list of the army, is in eligible to election to Congress. SOHMEK PIANOS-SOHMEB PIANOS. Colby, Hallett & Cnmston, Schubert Pianos, Bosh & Gert's Pianos, Erie Pianos. The standard American pianos. TJn eaualed In tone, touch, finish anddurabil- Ity. I or u. '-?""" ro T riV Cml. "h. terms oy o. w. Hoffmann & Co , 537 bmlth- . field street. "Luxixa Place." Low prices Piper & Clark, 131 Fourth avenue. now. See We offer for one day only (Monday. Octo ber!) apeclal lot of Wright's fleece-linod underwear at 73c, regular price $1 25. Salleb, Corner Smithfleld and Diamond streets, Brass Front. FURNITURE TAPESTRY SUIT PIECES. SEE OUR 24 PARLOR SUIT WORTH $35. SEE OUR $30 PARLOR SUIT WORTH $45. SEE OUR $35 PARLOR SUIT WORTH $50. SEE OUR $40 PARLOR SUIT. WORTH $60. SEE OUR $50 RUG SUIT WORTH $75. SELL TISE GOOD WE MUST HAVE THE ROOM. YOU CAN MAKE THE TERMS. Free. PAGES 9 TO .. I Va THE GREATEST STRIKE In All History Will Be That of the Cotton Spinners of England. 60,000 OPERATIVES TO 60 OUT. Both Sides Prepared for a LoDff Determined Fattle. and NO BLOODSHED IS NOW ANTICIPATED CBY CABLX TO TUX DISPATCH. London, Oct 22. ICopyrighL TVhat promises to be the greatest strike in all his tory, growing out of the Lancashire cotton trade troubles, is now apparently inevita ble. On November 8 60,000 operatives will leave their looms and 16,000,000 or 17,000, 000 spindles will become silent The issue has been described, but it can be restated in a word. The manufacturers insist on a 5 per cent reduction in wages. The operatives admit that the market -is so uniavoraoie mat iucir cmynu- ers are in some difficulties, and they offer to submit to some reduction in hours and a corresponding reduction in pay. They will not accept less money for present services. Eflorts to reach an agreement have been long continued, but they are now abandoned. Never was a labor battle so carefully pre pared for and with both sides so thoroughly equipped and organized. The operatives have the strongest and wealthiest organization in the world. Their re sources are so great that they can remain idle for several weeks without actual suffering. For the first time in Eng land the employers are also in a compact and well-disciplined body, holding the con trol of half the spindles in the whole cotton trade. They will really gain strength from a certain term of non-production, so the struggle, from the present outlook, has no terrors for them. A few mills in the combination will probably pay the fine which the rules of the Master Cotton Spinners' Federation impose on its members and delay the en forcement ot the reduction for some little time after November a The battle will probably pe a bloodless one for a long time. At least, the opera tives are intelligent and they have shown no bitterness in the dispute. Thus far in most of the cities and towns which ore af fected the cotton mills furnish almost the sole local industry. There will, therefore, be a clear field for a great, well-balanced campaign which ennnot fail to command the attention and interest of all the world. V7EAVEE DEFENDS M23. IEASE. He Is Positive She Has Done Kothlng to Harm the People's Party. St. Patjd, Oct 22. General "Weaver, People's party Presidental candidate.passed through this city this afternoon, en route to Dulutb, where he spoke to-night He gave out the following statement: The statement sent out from Indianapolis and elsewhere that strong grounds oxist for LeUevins that Mrs. Lease Is lending assist ance to tho Republicans is a gross slander, and is both-cowardly and contemptible. She accompanied Mrs. Weaver and myself through the West and South, greatly against her own wishes and at a financial loss, as 1 personallv know.' Her work in all sections "lias been a brilliant success. She ha neither done nor said anything which warrants tho least criticism what ever, nnd I denounce the attacks made upon herasthe work of those who are In the pay of the enemy. CortainlyjKrTrioiid could de sire to sow discord and distrust in the ram nant of the campaign. J. B. Weavxr. Cocanrao U at once stopned by Dr. Bolt's Cough Syrup. Keep it always in the house. H0U5EH0L CREDIT CO., 4I4 WOOD ST. 414 LARGEST ASSORTMENT. BEST TREATMENT. SQUAREST DEALING. $28 MUST I 1
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