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Another Band of Desperadoes
Joins the Cooleys and
the Daltons,
AFTER A BLOODY BATTLE.
The-Plucky Sheriff Who Led the At
tack Mortally Wounded.
VoUeyB of Buckshot Poured Forth
From a Log- Cabin Two of the Ban
dits Killed and Others Wounded and
Captured A Long: Record of Train
Bobberies and Other Depredations
A Postofflce Sacked Early in the
"Week A Confession Leads to the
Balding of the Bendezvous Rein
forcements "With Winchesters Necesi
8ary to Decide the Struggle.
ISPECIAL TELEGKAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Eosie, Ga., Nov. 26. A desperate battle
between a Sheriff's posse and some fortified
train robbers occurred' to-night at Plain
ville, a little town 12 miles above this city.
On last Tuesday night three men wearing
black masks bound and gagged W. L.
Blankenship, a merchant and postmaster of
Little Bow, a country place near Plain
ville. " The robbers then plundered the store and
rifled the postoffice, and left Blankenship
locked in the store. He recognized the
voice of one of them and later broke his
bonds and escaped. He collected a posse
and arrested a young farmer named Jim
Green, living near. After his arrest, Green
broke down and confessed that he was in
the crowd and that he was assisted by
Henry Leake, a workman living in Borne,
and Ben Marrcw, a well-known desperado.
ITeld at Bay by One Man.
Marrow was found by the posse in a fodder
loft near the home of George Marrow, his
father,and with two big pistols held the posse
at bay for several hours. After some delay
he was induced to come down and surrender
and next morning Leake was arrested at his
home here by Deputy Sheriff McDonnell.
The three were carried to Calhoun, in Gor
don county, and put in jail.
It was suspected that they were members
of the gang which has engaged in several
train robberies and other depredations in
this section, and finally Green, who seems
to have less nerve than his associates, made
to Sheriff McGinnis some very startling
confessions.
He said the Marrow gang had been organ
ized for two j ears and that thsy hud formed
and perpetrated the train robberies which
have so puzzled the officers. He said there
were several others connected with the
gang, and that two of the leaders were then
at old man Marrow's.near Plainville. These
be said were William Marrow and Chester
Scott, a former conductor on the railroad.
Determined to Wipe Them Oat
Sheriff McGinnis went down to Plain
ville and collected a posse, consisting of
Frank Floyd, J. H. Brownlee, Jim John
son and B. F. I iford. He proceeded to
the home of old man Marrow, about two
miles from Plainville. When they reached
the house they saw a light burning within.
They separated into two squads. One ap
proached from the front, and the other, in
cluding the Sheriff! approached from the
back.
It was a stoutly built log house with a
few open spaces between the logs. Inside the
everything was perfectly "still about
the house and the posse could tell nothing
of what was within. Sheriff McGinnis says
his followers approached the back door as
noiselessly as possible. When within 20
feet of the house the silence was broken by
the loud barking of a watch dog. Immedi
ately a voice from within asked, "Who is
that." Sheriff McGinnis replied, and
demanded that the door be opened.
Opened With a Vengeance.
"All right, we'll open it," replied the
voice inside, and as the door swung back on
its hinges a blinding volley of buckshot was
poured into the posse. Sheriff McGinniss
fell with his side and breast filled with shot.
Jim Johnson received a load ot shot in his
thigh, making an enormous hole in the
flesh. Frank Floyd, a relative of Soott,
whom he fas seeking to capture,received a
number of shot in his arm and shoulder.
The door was immediately closed and
Brownlee, the only one not wounded fired
several shots into the cabin. Before the
posse on the other side of the house could
realize what had happened the front door
opened and another volley was fired into
the darkness. The posse returned the fire,
and ran around to the backdoor, whtrethey
believed their comrades had been killed.
They took up the three wounded men and'
retreated to a form bouse near by.
Medical aid was summoned from the vil
lage and a telegram was sent to Sheriff J.
C Moore at Borne to send a party of men
and a dozen Winchester rifles on the next
train.
A Long Record of Bobberies.
Deputy Sheriff McConnell and Officers
Lindsey and Byards responded. The posse
"thus reinforced surrounded the house. Joe
Marrow was seen riding toward the house,
and was captured. He said he had been
to carry his brother Will to Pinsion's store,
two miles away. The house was then
raided, Will Marrow and Scott killed, and
John Marrow, another brother, and some
women and children captured. They were
brought to this city and put in jaiL
Scott was 25 years old and was a valuable
man to the gang, having been a railroad
man for several years. It is claimed by
Green that it was this gang who held up the
East Tennessee express near here a year
ago and robbed the messenger of $6,000.
Two months ago they held up a train at
Piedmont, Ala., 20 miles from here, and
secured $750 from the Southern Express
Company and $500 from the tTnited
States mails. Two weeks ago three of them
attempted to hold up a train on. the
Western and Atlantic road at Adairsville,
20 miles from Borne. This attempt was
foiled by the strategy of a brave fiadman.
The store and postoffice robbery at Aittie
Bow Tuesday night was the last and sort
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daring venture of the gang. The Marrows
and their associates are all young men, and
most of them have families. Sheriff Mo
Ginniss was brought here to-night, and is
now at Dr. Bestty's infirmary in a dying
condition.
A DRAW IN COURT
Is the Result of the Poley-Laird libel Suit
The Greensburg Editor Not Guilty,
but Must Ante Up for Two-Thirds or
the Costs.
Geeensbukg, Nov. 2C Special In
the case of Hon. Patrick Foley, of Pitts
burg, against Major Laird, of the Greens
burg Argits, the trial of which was concluded
to-day, honors are easy, or as nearly so as
possible. At 9:30 this morning the argu
ments on the evidence, or the pleadings be
fore the jury, were begun by Captain
Keenan for the defense. He argued in
effect that nad Major Laird publicly pro
claimed Citizen Patrick Foley a rounder,
heeler and ruffian in Foley's capacity
as a livery stable , keeper or
a private citizen, the accusation
might have been of questionable propriety,
at least as a legal proposition, but when
Governor Pattison conferred on Mr. Foley
the distinction of being a World's Fair
Commissioner he placed him, acoordlng to
the learded counsel, in the perilous position
of being a representative-of the great State
of Pennsylvania, and as such he was
"meat" ior the editorial inquisitors or
whoever else cared to vivisect his personal
character. He averred that owing to the
plaintiff's acts in the Democratic State con
vention the charge was not only accurately
stated but fairly applied. In closing the
counsel said that as a man and a brother
Foley is a fine fellow, but as a politician in
general, and as a World's Fair Commis
sioner in particular, he is a holy terror, all
and more than the defendant bad called
him.
Then Attorney Brennen called attention
to the fact that, as Mr. Foley is a leader
among 30000 Allegheny county Democrats,
it is a rational asumption that he isn't a
rounder, a heeler and a ruffian. He de
clared that the publication was as much a
slap at Governor Pattison as it was at his
client. Mr. Brennen eulogized the high
private character of the plaintiff, and ap
pealed to the jurors as to whether they
themselves, judging from what they had
seen of Mr. Foley in court, didn't think he
was a pretty nice sort of fellow. The
Court's charge was as judicially grave as it
could have been over a serious matter.
It was au hour before noon when the jury
went out. The jurors required some time
to make out what they considered a scrupu
lously exact dlvision'of pains and penalties.
It was late in the afternoon when thev an
nounced their verdict They jury had de
cided that Major James M. Laird, the de
fendant, was not guilty ot libeling Patrick
Foley in the publication complained of,
but that he should pay two-thirds of the
cost and the plaintiff, Patrick Foley, should
pay the other third,
A FORTUNE FOR A BRIDE.
airs. Stahlnecker, of Beading, Left
81.000,000 by a Southern Friend.
Beading, Pa. Nov. 2a Special
Last October Miss Dundore was married in
St John's Church, this city, to Abram L,
Stahlnecker, both of this city. The wed
ding was largely attended. Among their
marriage gifts was a silver service, pre
sented by Henry C. Sands, a cotton broker
.of Alabamx Mr. Sands was a batchelor
and a friend of the Dundore family, having
,requently chaperoned the pretty Dundore
girls when on A visit to this city. -One
news leaked out to-day that the young
bride, -Mrs. Stahlnecker, had just faUen
heir to a large fortune. When asked, Mrs.
Stahlnecker without any hesitation, said:
"Vs, the report is true. Last Monday I
received a telegram saying that a friend of
our lamilv, Mr. Sands, had died from a can
cerous affliction. On Friday his New York
lawyer, Mr. Wilcox, who is namedas the
executor in the will, came on to Beading
and called upon us. He Informed me that
I had inherited the bulk of Mr. Sands' for
tune, over $1,000,000 in Southern lands,
bonds, cotton in warehouses, and other real
and personal property. Mr. Sands' cousin,
Miss Soutb, in Philadelphia, gets $100,000,
my sister Ida $100,000, and my brother
Lloyd $75,000. The will has been admitted
to probate, and there is no trouble
about it."
Mrs. Stahlnecker is the daughter of a
well-known liveryman on Ash street Her
husband has a tailor store.
LANDED BY PITTSBUR6ERS.
The Street Railways of Indianapolis Gob
bled Up by Murray Vemert Syndicate.
Chicago, Nov. 2a Special At a
meeting here this afternoon the Chicago
men interested in the Indianapolis Street
Bailway Company decided to dispose of
their stock to the company of which Mur
ray A. Verner, of Pittsburg, is the head.
J. C. Shaffer, of Indianapolis, ex-President
of the company, has been directing nego
tiations for the purchasing company and he
was here to-day. It is understood that he
will be the manager of the company when
it passes to its new owners. At the meeting
to-day were Marshall Field, a W. Aller
ton C. H. McCormick, J. J. Mitchell
and B. B. Walker. They agreed to
turn over to the new company 80 per cent
of the stock at $150 per share. At this rate
the system would cost $3,250,000. Of this
$2,250,000 is to be paid In cash, and the
bonds of the present owners of the system
aggregating $1,000,000 will be assumed by
the purchasers.
The syndicate has had an option on the
property, and it appears that its claim that
no legal sals could be made till it had
abondoned its negotiations of the option ex
pired was well founded. This, in all prob
abilty, influenced the owners to call a bait
on the negotiations with S. W. Allerton by
which he was to secure the controlling in
terest and retain Prenzel in the Presidency.
DB1VEN FBAHII0 BY TEE ELECTION.
Sad Plight of a Man Who Won't Get Sober
Till the Besnlt Is Reversed.
New Bbtjnswick; N. J,, Nov. 26.
Special While Mrs. Daniel Cowan was
standing in front of a music store last night
she was rudely grasped around the waist by
a man who was either drunk or crazy, and
who made a vigorous but futile attempt to
imprint a kiss on ber pretty lips. Mrs.
Cowan screamed lustily and soon attracted
a crowd that would have handled the mis
creant badly;had it not been for the arrival
of a policeman, who took the man to the
police station.
He proved to be William Boberts, a
painter of this place, who has been on a
protracted spree ever since the election ot
Cleveland. He has boasted that he will not
get sober until a Republican President is
elected. He was arraigned before Becorder
Harkins this morning and sent to the
county jail pending trial. While wander
ing about the city Boberts hugged a num
ber of other young women, who will prob
ably appear against him.
Sir John Thompson Now Premier.
Ottawa, Out., Nov. 2a Sir John
Caldwell Abbott has at last put in his res
ignation as Premier. At 2 o'clock yester
day afternoon Lord Stanley sent for Sir
John Thompson, asking him to form the
Government Sir John Thompson accepted
the task. At 6" o'clock the Minister of
Justice was sworn in.
T,
Bepnolican National Commit
tee Had Nearly Enough
Money on Hand
TO FINISH THE CAMPAIGN,
When Ex-Chairman Quay Dropped
in With a Claim of $30,000.
IT WAS ONE OF THE LEFT-OVERS,
ind Left a Biff Tacnum in the Treasury
When It Had to Be Met.
OFFICIAL FIGUBES STILL COMING IN
fSrZCIAL TELEGAHMTO THX DISFATCII.1
New Yobk, Nov. 2S, Various estimates
of the Indebtedness of the Republican Na
tional Committee, and as many conjeotures
as to how there came to be a balance on the
wrong side of Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss
accounts have been made, but the true state
ment of the facts is said to have been made
to-day by a gentleman thoroughly con
versant with them. Mr. Bliss, he said,
conducted the finance of the committee ad
mirably, and would have retired after the
campaign with a balance to bis credit, had
it not been for desperate play in the closing
hours of the campaign.
There 'were roaming through the country
sawing the air in the latter weeks of the
campaign fully 800 spellbinders under en
gagement to the National Committee. The
salary and expense of these made a weekly
item of current expense of nearly $80,000,
and there was quite that amount ready to
meet the demands of the orators at the end
of the week, beside enough money to make
up a reserve fund of $100,000, which would
meet all of the expenses of the committee.
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, Chair
man of the National Committee in 1888,
who assumed an indebtedness of something
like $15,000, which represented the de
ficiency of the committee's treasury at
the close of that campaign, came to
New York and demanded reimbursement,
and it is said, reoeived $30,000. This was
the first unexpected draft on Mr. Bliss
boodle, and was followed later by the stak
ing of the rest of the money on the last
turn of the political cards, throwing it into
States supposed to be close, with the hope
that it might stem the tidal wave which
was sweeping the Democracy to victory.
The wave engulfed the committee. It
was swamped by ballots, and financially,
and now Mr. Bliss is personally assuming
the payment of debts aggregating between
150,000 and $60,000, for which an appeal for
relief has been responded to by wealthy
Bepublicans with contributions reducing
Mr. Bliss' responsibility nearly $55,000.
A CONFERENCE CALLED.
Senator Gorman Will Sleet With 30 Demo
emtio Leaden The Future Policy of
the Party to Be -Considered An Im
portant Gathering;.
New Yobk, Nov. 2a Special' Sena
tor Arthur Fue Gorman went to hia home
at Laurel Md., to-day, but will return to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-morrow even
ing, to receive a number ot very distin
guished Democrats from all parts of the
country. These gentlemen have been in
vited to confer with Senator Gorman, and
their conierence is expected to have some
reference to the polioy which the Democracy
will pursue now that is to be in control of
all branches of the Federal Government
Some 30 Democrats have been invited to
this conference. Among them are
Speaker Crisp, William L. "Wilson, of "West
Virginia, Senator Carlisle, Congressman
Springer, "William C. "Whitney, Senator
Daniel, of Virginia, and Richard Croker.'
Don M. Dickinson is expected to be one of
the party if he is able to be here on time
from Detroit
The 30 Democratic leaders are expected
to confer upon the policy which it will be
wisest for the party to pursue in Congress.
CLEVELAND'S HEALTH GOOD.
The Ex-President Besting So Well That He
"Will Stay Awhile Longer.
Exjioee, Ya., Nov. 2a The steam yacht
Sunshine, which conveyed President-elect
Cleveland and party to the blinds this
morning, returned shortly after noon. The
day was almost perfect, but the ducks were
flying in only moderate number, and
though the sport was excellent, the num
ber of fowl bagged was not large. The
small boat which Mr. Cleveland ocoupied
was to-day fitted up with a triangular oil
stove having three burners, by which the
President-elect could warm his hands and
feet The same blinds were used as yester
day. The yacht attained around in a circle
for the purpose of beating in game.
The little island church hat been bright
ened np for services to-morrow morning, at
which. Mr. Cleveland is expected to be pres
ent The little house of worship is a simple
frame structure, with a capacity for seating
150 persons. The pulpit oonsists of a mar
ble top table, upon a small raised platform,
surrounded by a railing. Miss Florence
Hudson will officiate to-morrow as organist
The President-elect is in excellent health,
enjoying the rest and quiet that is afforded
him on Broadwater Island. It is under
stood this evening that Mr. Cleveland will
extend his stay upon the island, probably
remaining till the latter part ot next week.
CAMPBELL COULDN'T ACCEPT
A Cabinet Position If the Honor of One
Were Extended to Him.
Chicago, Nov. 26. Ex-Governor Camp
bell, of Ohio, in an interview here to-day
assented to a remark that "Ohio did nobly,"
and added) "She has a lot of good men,
but I do not know whether there will be an
Ohio man in the Cabinet"
'Tf a Cabinet position were offered you
would you accept it?"
"I certainly would not-object to the offer,
but I should have to decline to Accept such
a position. My business is in such a state
that I can't leave it"
Arkansas Went Democratic
Little Bock, Ask., Nov. 2a Secre
tary of State Chism has received the offi
cial returns of every county in the State
except Mississippi county. The total vote
for President was as follows: Cleveland
87.057, Harrison 46,359, "Weaver 1131,
Bidwell 1,340. Cleveland's majority over
all 27,527. Mississippi county's vote will
increase Cleveland's majority to 28,000.
Cleveland's Indiana Plurality 7,0S5.
Lvdianapolis, Nov. 2& The official
returns from the last county in Indiana
have been received. The footings show
that Bracken, the first elaater oa the Demo?-
WHY
BLISS 1SSH0R
PITTSBURG, SUNDAY,
cratic ticket,1 received 262,700 votes. Pierce,
the first elector on the Republican ticket,
reoeived 255,615 votes. Bracken's plu
rality, whioh is in effect- Cleveland's plu
rality, is 7,085. None of the electors on
either ticket received as many votes as the
first
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.
Tennessee Military Authorities to Be Beady
for Another Miners' Outbreak Strength
ening the Garrisons at Coal Creek and
Oliver Springs.
Nashville, Nov. 26. Special It has
just transpired that the recent visit to Nash
ville of General Kellar Anderson, com
mander of the troops at Coal Creek, meant
more than it seemed. It appears that word
came to General Anderson, through several
reliable sources, that the miners had taken
up the idea that if the convicts can be re
moved before Governor Turney takes his
seat they will not be returned. Acting on
this idea, the informer said, the miners had
begun to organize more effectively than be
fore, and that their purpose was to. again re
lease the convicts.
General Anderson, who is at all times a
cautious man, carefully investigated the re
ports and then came to Nashville to consult
with Adjutant General Norman, looking to
ward the strengthening of his garrison at
Coal Creek and Oliver Springs. General
Norman at once issued an order authorizing
General Anderson to Increase his forces as
he deemed necessary, and General Ander
son returned to put the order in effect
General Norman said to-day that there
would be no parley nor delay in taking
steps to suppress the slightest indications
of lawlessness on the part of the miners.
General Anderson reported to him that
there was plenty of work in the valley ior
everybody, and that the miners had no just
cause for complaint He also reported that
some of the miners were opposed to further
interruption of the convict work.
General Norman does not anticipate
trouble, but intends that the State's de
fenses shall be in readiness for any
emergency.
The State prison inspectors have filed a
supplemental and amended bill in the
Chancery Court against the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Bailroad Company. The original
bill was filled July 6, 1892, to collect the
amount due on the lease of the prison. The
supplemental bill is to collect a $25,000 in
stallment due Oolober 1 and October 81,
less a credit of J6.000. The bill also charges
that the escape ot convicts at Oliver Springs
and Briceville was directly due to negli
gence. DEATH FROM A FRIGHT.
A Brooklyn Girl Fatally Scared by Some
OneTVho Played Indian.
New Yobk, Nov. 26. .Special Seventeen-year-old
Emma Peussner died Monday
night in Brooklyn from cerebral hemorr
hage resulting from fright. The girl was
employed in a family in Greenpoint, and
on Saturday night a week ago was in the
parlor with some members of the family.
"While the children were playing,
a loud knock came to the parlor
door. Some one asked Emma to open it
She at first refused, but finally, with tremb
ling hand, turned the knob and pulled the
door ajar. She was confronted by a person
dressed in the picturesque costume of au
Indian squaw, red blanket, big feathers and
all
The girl gave a loud shriek and fell on
the floor in convulsions. Medical aid was
at once procured, and when apparently re
stored, the girl was removed home. During
the night she .was again seized with convul
sions and raufataejijnnconscious Until her
death the following njght 5 "
THB0TJQH EIGHT PEM OF MA80HKY,
Two Alleged Murderers Dig Their Way Oat
by Tools Hidden In a Dressed Tnrkey.
HOLLIDATSBUEO, Nov. 2a Special
"William Murphy and Frank Hoggs, two
desperate characters who were committed to
the Blair county jail for attempted mur
der, broke jail last night They dug
through eight feet oi solid masonry and
blew open the gate with dynamite. Con
federates outside the jail had supplied the
men with tools to escape, presumably
smuggling them into the jail in dishes of
the Thanksgiving dinner the orooks were
permitted to have sent In to them.
This jail was built at an outlay of
$100,000, the great expense being accounted
ior in part Dy tne auegea strengtn oi tne
structure; but this is the fourth time that
prisoners have escaped through the walls
alleged to be impervious to attacks of this
kind from without or within, tip to a late
hour to-night the fugitives are still at
liberty.
BLAINE MUCH BETTER.
His Condition So Favorable That His Son
Leaves the Capital.
"Washington, Nov. 2a According to
the best obtainable information, Mr. Blaine
is slowly but surely recovering from the
recent attack which gave his family and
his friends so much concern. Several prom
inent officials, who called at the house to
day, were informed by Mrs. Blaine that her
husband was better yesterday than he was
the day before, and still better to-day than
he was yesterday.
A good indication that the family feel no
Bpecial alarm is the departure from the city
this morning of James G. Blaine, Jr. He
told a friend that bis father was getting
along very well, and would probably be
able to start on his contemplated trip to
Southern California in a few weeks.
A FLEIH0BA OF HUSBANDS.
A Natrona Woman Weds Her Fourth
Spouse, hat 4pt to Begret It
Butlee, Nov. 2a Special Oliver and
AnnaHodges are injailchargedby Benjamin
Davidson, of Natrona, with bigamy. They
procured a marriage license on the 8th and
were married immediately. In a few days
Davidsen appeared and declared that this
was the woman's fourth matrimonial ven
ture, he being victim No. 3. He made in
formation against the pair and they were
located and arrested in "Westmoreland
county,
. The woman is about 35 years old and
Davidson is about 6a They wbto married
in Pittsburg on the 22d of last March.
They lived together until a short time ago,
when the woman became infatuated with
Hodges and ran away with him. taking
jewelry and other valuables belonging to
Davidson.
TOWNSHIP MONEY STOLEN,
Burglars Work the Combination of the
Treasurer's Safe Daring the Night
NirwAEK, O., Nov. 26. Special One
of the most daring burglaries ever com
mitted in this section is reported from
Klrkersville. A. H. Austin is the treas
urer of Harrison township. He has kept
the town money in a small safe in his
house,
Burglars gained an entrance last night,
worked the combination on the safe and
took $1,400 in dean cash. Officers say the
job was the work of experts, but there is no
clew.
The Bribe-Begging Juror Adjudged Insane.
Chicago, Nov. 2a Ex-Board of Trade
Man Lincoln, accused of soliciting bribes
-while on a jury in an $800,000 law suit, was
to-day released as irresponsible. Opium
was declared to have unsettled his mind.
Linoola willie ieat'to'Dirltht,
NOVEMBER 27,
A YEAB C0METS,
Still Another Ethereal Tramp
Is Spotted, This Time
in Old England.
TWO OEBITS FIGURED OUT,
For the One Discoyered by Holmes,
by Two Separate Observers.
3,600 METEOES EYEET HOUE
Shot Across the Sky the Other KIght, Fays
Yale's Astronomer.
NEGROES EXPECTING JUDGMENT DAT
Boston, Nov. 2a A cable message re
ceived to-night from the European Union
of Astronomers announces the discovery
of a faint comet by Mr. Freeman, of
Brighton, England, Its position on No
vember 24, .389 Greenwich mean time, was
right ascension, 0 hours, 29 minutes, do
mination north 30, 9'. It has a motion
directly south of 30 daily. It is about
60 south of the Holmes comet.
A Science Observatory circular, issued
here to-day, announces oinclally-two elliptic
orbits of the Holmes comet, one computed
by Dr. Kreutz and cabled from Europe, and
the other computed by Father Sears, of
"Washington. The two orbits agree within
a period of from six to seven years for the
comet, in an orbit which is more nearly cir
cular than that of any other comet except
Payes. The comet passed its nearest point
to the sun some months ago, and is now go
ing away from both earth and sun. For a
comet so distant,it Is exceedingly bright,acd
should this prove to be its normal condition,
and not due to some outburst, there seems
to be no reason .why it should not be seen
constantly for some years to come.
Remarkable for the Number of Meteors.
Hubert A. Newton, Tale's venerable
professor in meteoric astronomy, said to
day in relation to the recent meteoric show
ers: "The meteorio shower which was seen
Wednesday was remarkable for the number
of shoiting stars seen, although . most of
them were only of moderate brilliancy.
"About 10 o clock the number seen here,
as reported by Mr. Van Name and Dr. El
kins, was about ten to the minute, for dne
observer. In spite of floating clouds. It has
been found by trial that one person cannot
see one-sixth of all the meteors visible in
the whole sky. Hence the above number
corresponds to at least 60 per minute, or a
rate of 3,600 per hour.
"Whether the display continued a whole
hour with that intensity cannot be told
from observation here, because the sky be
came overcast shortly after 10 o'clock. This
appearance of the meteors should not dis
courage, but should rather, encouragetthose
who are expecting them on Saturday or
Sunday night.
A Bleteorio SpAnklo in Pennsylvania.
"in 1S72 a sprinkle of those meteors wa3
seen in New Haven and in Gerznantown,
Pa., on the evening of November 24, and a
magnificent display followed in Europe on
the night of November 2& That sprinkle
and the display of last Wednesday night
belong unquestionably to a third gragment
of Blela, one never seen in the telescope,
and not to one of tha two principal frag
ments seen in 1846 and 1852. We shall cross
the track of the principal fragments about
November 27 and we then have a fair chance
of seeing meteors from on the preceding or
following night,"
A dispatch from Atlanta says: The granite
quarries at Stone Mountain and at Lithonia
have agents in this city trying to get work
men. Between them they employ 600
colored helpers for the granite cutters. Not
over half ot them reported for work last
Monday, and day by day since they have
dropped o9 until now not one of them is
left The coming of the comet is the cause
of this absence from work. The negroes
have been so wrought up over "the end of
the world, as tney call it, that they devotn
themselves to the wildest religious orgies.
The Scare Spoils a "Wedding.
A marriage which was to have taken place
at the Lithonia colored church last night
was broken off because, as the groom-to-be
explained, "What's the use, if there are
only three days more to live." Their homes
are left open and everything Is in common,
but so intense is the belief in the coming of
judgment day that nothing is disturbed.
The ag'ents find it impossible to get men
here to replace these people, because they
also dread Saturday night, which they have
set" down as the time fixed for the end of all
things. Beports from other sections of the
State show that certain classes of whites are
quite nervous and are not satisfied with the
explanation that the coming of the comet
will be nothing more than a display oi fire
works. A STEAM HEA.TEE EXPLODES.'
Two Men in a Pay Car Perhaps Fatally
Injured En IJoute.
Knoxvtlle, Nov. 2a The pay car of
the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louis
ville Bailroad left here yesterday to pay off
employes on the line. On the car were
Paymaster Bichard P. Johnson, Oar Ac
countant Balph Laxton and' Prof. El S.
"Wertr, of the Biioxvllle Classical SohooL
The heater suddenly exploded, The force
of the explosion was such that every win
dow in the car was broken and one end door
blown open.
Paymaster Johnson, who tat nearest the
heater, escaped uninjured. Mr. Laxton
was so badly hurt that it is not thought
possible for him to survive. His skull was
fractured and he is paralysed On the right
side. Prof. "Wertz received a Cut on, his
head, and his skull is thought to be frac
tured.
GOV. M'KIHLFX'S SAB TASK.
He Attends the Funeral or His Venerable
Deceased Father at Canton.
Oasttoh, Nov. 2a Special The
funeral of "William MoKlnlejs Br., was held
here to-day from his late residence. Bev.
Dr. E. P. Edwards, of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, conducted the services,
which were largely attended, paying a
brief tribute to the high character of the
dead.
The procession that accompanied the re
mains to "West Lawn Cemetery was an im
posing one. The remains were buried in
the McKlnley family enclosure. Besides
Governor McKinley and other relatives and
friends present, there were Auditor of State
Poe, State Treasurer Cope, Adjutant Gen
eral Pococfc, Bailroad Commissioner Kirby,
Chief Justice Spear and other State officers.
From Nashville to Chicago for 81.
Nashville, Nov. 2a The Pennsylvania
Bailroad Company announces a cut in first
class rates to Chicago of 13 60, to take effect
Tuesday, the Monon baying cut the rate to
H 25. The fight between the two roads ia
to hovthatihe rater may, be dafbedto
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UNCLE SAMWSf MUST TROUBLE
COULDN'T BE BARRED.
The Glassworkers Held at Ellis Island
as Contract Laborers
01N GO WHEREVER THEY PLEASE
Inspector Layton's Witneises Against Them
Fail to Appear
WHElf-THEIE EVIDENCE WA8 NEEDED.
rPFECT.11, TUMOBAM TO TBI UISPATCIT. 1
"W.A.SHIKCHON, Nov. 2a Acting Secre
tary Spaulding to-day approved a letter
written by Superintendent Owen, addressed
to Inspector "Weber, at New York, author
izing that official to permit Pierce Mayeuce
and 13 other glassworkers to land, there
being no proof that they had been im
ported under contract.
Inspector, Layton, of Pittsburg, acting
upon information of Emil Myers and
others to the effect that a number of glass
blowers were being imported by Emanuel
Prank, of Jeannette, Pa., accomplished the
detention of 14 men, who arrived November
16 on the steamer Priesland, from Antwerp.
These men admitted that they were glass
workers, but denied that they were under
contract to work for any firm or corporation
In this country.
The case was 'thoroughly investigated by
the department, the result being that not
sufficient evidence could be obtained against
these men to warrant their further deten
tion, and Secretary Spaulding to-day ap
proved the recommendations of the Super
intendent of Immigration that they be per
mitted to land.
Text of Superintendent Owen's Xetter.
The full text of Superintendent Owen's
letter to Inspector "Weber at Ellis Jsland,
NI Y., is as follows:
TTASHTHOTOir, T. G, Nov. 20.
To John S. Weber, EUIs Jjlanu, New York: -
Sir Fierce Mayence and 13 others arrived
from Antwerp, per steamship Friesland,
November 18, 1892. Charge, contract labor
ers. Barred. Behearing granted at request
of the Belgian Minister. Emil Myors and
five others informed Inspector Layton that
one Emanuel Frank, a glossblower at Jean
nette, Pa., had recently returned from Bel
gium, and that a number of glassblowers
would sail from Antwerp on or about the
S9th of October, and were under contract to
-work In this country. The Friesland sailed
from Antwerp on October 29, and SO or her
second-class passengers were debarred as
such suspectst IS of them were landed and
U debarred, who are the appellants herein.
In the first examination appellants all de
nied that they were glass worsers, but in
their final examination confessed tbat tney
were glassworkers and were destined to
various points in this country, -where they
hoped to secure employment.
Enough Beason for the Detention.
The Information furnished to Inspector
Layton giving the date on which certain
glassworkers would sail from Antwerp and
their number so closely tallies with the sail
ing of tne Friesland and the number of
glassworkers in her second cabin, when
Viewed in connection with the contradic
tory statements of the detained men, as to
ratae a presumption that they were here in
violation of the contraot labor law.
The rehearing, however, fails to disclose
any further statement from Emil Myers and
his five associates, and they even refuse to
corroborate by affidavits their former state
ments to Inspector Layton.
Emanuel Frank, by affidavit, declares that
he did not make such statement to Emil
Myers and associates, or to any other per
son or personsi that he had not employed or
Induced appellants herein to emigrate from
a foreign,country to the United States; that
be had no knowledge of she coming of the
appellants, or any other glass workers to
this country, at this time, or that ne never
spoKe to Emil Myers or to either of hia asso
ciates touching the importation of appel
lants herein, or any other laborers, at the
time mentioned or at any other time.
The evidence before the department will
not warrant the return or the detention
of the appellants. You are therefore
authorized to land Pieroe Mayence and his
It associates. Respectfully yours,
W D. Owx, Suoerintendent.
Approved!
O. L. BrjBBijaao, Acting Secretary.
COLOffEL JACKSON DY1HG.
Last Hours of a Soldier Who Was Stricken
While Guarding Grant.
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 2a Special
Lieutenant-Colonel Bobert H. Jackson, of
the United States army, is lying at the
point oi death at Port Mcpherson, near this
city, "When General Grant died Colonel
Jackson was ordered to Mt, McGregor.
"While on duty guarding the remains of the
distinguished dead he was struck by a bolt
of lightnlnsr.and he never recovered lrom the
effects of the shock.
Dr. Douglas, the famous surgeon who
had been attending General Grant, heard of
the affair. He found Colonel Jackson ap
parently dead, but just as he turned away
he discovered faint signs of life.. It was 18
hours before the officer r covered con
scionsness. TWO PBEACHEES PEBSECUTED.
They Are Brothers and Almost Conlinu
. ally Being Arrested.
Niagara Palls, N. r., Novl 2a
Special Sensation iollows sensation in
the case ot Bev. George Webb, the Bap
tist pastor of this oity who was arrested
early in the week, charged with malicious
injury to personal property. That case
was thrown out of court, and Albert Gor
ing, the complainant, immediately swore
out two warrants for the arrest of Bev.
Georee "Webb, charged with malicious mis
chief", and Bev. John "Webb, a.brother and
also pastor of the Baptist Church at Ni
agara Palls, Ont, across the river, on the
charge of petit larceny. The trouble is all
over the cutting of Mrs. Goring's clothes
line and the removal of a 'piece of the
rope.
Benv-Geflixo- Webbf this al(j 1 awurly.
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lived where the Gorings did, and left a
clothes line on the premises when he moved.
"When he saw that the line interfered with
tha workmen who were digging for the
"foundation walls for the new 'Baptist
Church, the clergyman whipped out his
knife, cut what he thought was his own
line, and took some of it away. The Court
held that the Webb brothers were being
persecuted by the Gorings, and discharged
them. Mr. Goring is pushing his case for
trespass, and will demand damages. He
still retains possession of the premises, de
spite the efforts of the church to evict him.
COMBINE CONFERENCES.
Tico President Holden, of the Lackawanna,
Admits His Company Participated in
tho Tidewater Meeting They Were
Only Informal Affairs, He Says.
New York, Nov. 2a The sub-Committee
of the Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion continued its investigation to-day of
the Beading coal combine. Lawyer Beach
began his probing by calling Vice Presi
dent Holden, of the Lackawanna Bailroad,
to the witness chair. Mr. Beach wanted to
know if the witness would have prepared
and submit to the committee a statement
showing the number of full days' work at
the mines. Mn Holden said tbat he would
if he could. Mr. Beach said he wanted to
show the effect of the restriction on the
miners.
Congressman Patterson said he did not
think that they had any jurisdiction out
side the question of Inter-State commerce,
and that they bad nothing to do with the
number of days worked by the miners in
Pennsylvania. Their province, he said,
was to ascertain whether these various rail
roads were working in a combination, car
rying their own products and forming a
pool not to ascertain how many men the
companies had working for them.
In reply to a question of Congressman
Patterson", Mr. Holden admitted that his
company was represented at the Tidewater
meetings, and at these meetings there was
neither chairman nor secretary. Such
.meetings, he said, were rather in the line of
conferences, and the various companies rep
resented usually acted in concert as a result.
There was no agreement between these com
panies as to what the reduction of the out
put of each should be. There was some pro
cess, though, by which companies reduced
the production to meet the public demand.
Mr. Holden said he did not believe the retail
coal dealers had made excessive profits for
some years.
Witness also stated that the producers
had no agreement among themselves, so far
as he knew, by which they were to act in
harmony by fixing prices. Owing to the
speculative element, witness said there was
no particular time for the maximum de
mand on the producers.
SOBBED HIS OWN BANK
A Mississippi Cashier Opens the Vaults and
Takes Away About 830,000.
Eobopa, Miss., Nov. 2a Cashier B. J.
Martin, of the 'Webster Bank at Europa,
opened the bank vaults on Thanksgiving
Day when all the other officials were absent
and helped himself to money and securities
amounting from $20,000 to 50,000. He im
mediately fled,and is supposed to be hiding
in Memphis.
Martin is a man of SO, and has had a varied
career. At one time he was a planter in
Mississippi, where he failed and was de
nounced as a swindler at the time. After
several shady business transactions he em
barked in here were uncovered he went to
Europa and started the "Webster Bank,
which was supposed to be a very sqlld in
stitution.
IDE DISPATCH DIRECTORY.
The issue of Thx Dispatch to-day consists
of pases made np in three parts. The con
tents of the second and third parts are thus
tabulated:
Page 9.
B PZCUL CABLES. TBI ISLZ OT CSCSOE.
Fonn Dats ot Tsavxl. SisrxBs, but Rivals.
Page 10.
Small ADVZBTisxuxirrs, Classitixs,
Page 11.
Obigis ot tub IpeAB Enfns B. Wilson.
Thi Music wobld. ........C. Vf. s.
Fxssats Htimjotibm.... ... Alexander-Boll.
Page 13.
DOIROS OT SOCHTT. PXBSOXAL FOISTS.
Page 13.
MStbofolttax F ASIIIONS.. .......... Era Schutwrt
Gossip ottiie Facb......... ...Margaret II. Welch
Page 14.
A Review or Sports. ........John r Prinsls
Avosa TEX Amateues.. .......... Horace J. Hill
The club woatzir.
Page IS.
SOKE 8Z2TAXB OTTICXS TO BE FILLED,
Page 10.
TnosEMAES Casals..... ....... ..JT
Page 17.
Dr Darkest Afbica..........Cttus CAdans
Mk. Habbiso x Tales, atteb a Nett State.
, Page 18.
A Mightt Machine... ."!... jTrank Carpenter
A christian LATrr ...... ..Iter. George Hodges
OTHEB3H2CS HoUsxS... ............ Good Form
HOME OT.CABLTSLB... ..T'idgarL.Watemaa
Page 10. .
JuLTAXn OcTQBzn Wary Temple Bayard,
Fawntlebot Growing W. Edwin Priut
Electric Uictcles. atlaktio Crrr First.
Cartoons ot the Week.
Page 20.
Step Lively, Pi.ease... ,, Howard Fielding
the Winter Brides-. ...... Carrie Careleaa
FUl'UlUt OT COREETT. Tnl ESD- OT SMOKE.
Page 2L
Theatrical Hews. axusxmest Oabds.
Pago 23.
LADT VERNEIt'S FLIGHT .......The Ducheai
KOTE3 AND QUERIES.
Page 23.
Market Keports. oil Intelligence.
G. A. E. Column.
Page 24.
Little but Honor.... . , ,, , t.h n.i.
aj on Qga-AirnsTS.... .,. Taa Dyke..
ITVE CENTS.
! IN SEVENTY STRIKES
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EaTtj-Pinkertoii DetectiyeSi
'Played a Strictly Star
Part Up to Date.
ty
PEPPEE'S CLOSE ItfQUHtf
At Last Completed and Only & Re
port Ia to Be Made Out Noty;
WHAT waslearitelyesteeday;
When tbe Committee Sat Inrn' Ofilee-of.
the Pinkertons.
DETECTITE3 NEYER USED BTEMPLOTES
rgrzcxAi, telegram to Tim distatch.
SewYobic, Nov. 2& Senator "W. A,
Peffer, of Kansas, was the chief inqnisitof
to-day at the final session of the Senate'
sub-committee that has been inquiring into
the employment of armed detectives during
labor disputes. The session was held in tha
office of Clarence A. Seward, 31 Nassau'
street. Mr. Seward is the lawyer ior tho
Finkerton Detective Agency. He was rer
resented to-day by "W. D. Guthrie, hii
partner.
Senator J. H. Gallinger, of New Hamp
shire, presided. He and SenatorPeffer had
arrived on a special train over the Pennsyl
vania Bailroad at 7 o'clocs: in the morning,
accompanied by J. F. Haig, of Kansas, tho
official stenographer. Xhe other members
of the committee, who were absent, are
Senators Hansbrough, of Dakota; Felton,
of California; "White, of Louisiana, and
David B. Hillr of New York.
Bobert A. Pinkerton, of the New York
branch of the Pinfcerton Detective Agency,
was the first witness. He was taken in.
hand by Senator Gallinger, whiie Senator
Peffer stroked his picturesque beard blandly
and cocked his head to one side, to
listen.
Pinkertons Serve In Seventy Strikes.
"The agency," said Mr. Pinkertonia
reply to questions, "began to furnish men
in strike difficulties 2G years ago. Since
then we have furnished men in 70 strikes."
There was a blazing fire in the stove mak,
ing the room very hot, and at this point
Stenographer Haig grew pale and com
plained of falntness. The hearing was
suspended and Mr. Haig went out, return
ing in a short time still looking ill, but
saving he was better. t
The hearing was resumed and Mr. Pinker
ton was asked to mention some of thT"
strikes in whioh his men were employed to
guard property. He named about half a
dozen, including the New York Central
strike and the Homestead strike. On the
latter occasion 305 men had been Bent to
Homestead. He then proceeded to tell
about the dynamite in the disturbances fol
lowing the Chicago, Burlington and Qnincy
strike, and Senator Peffer, leaning back in
in his chair, said he had some questions to
ask. Crossing his long legs and stroking
his beard. Senator Peffer said:
The Numher or Strikes Increasing.
'Trom yonr experience do you think the
number or strikes is increasing?"
"Yes. sir."
The Senator looked mildly shocked. Then
he wanted to know if any public officials in
a city or town had ever made application
forPlnkerton men.
"Yes," was the reply, "but not in large
cities. Generally, however, the applica
tions come from private corporations or in
dividuals." "Prom whom did you know that there
was a representative of the Sheriff at Home
stead?" "Prom the Carnegie people."
Senator Peffer put his finger to his cheek
and thought a moment, while the witness
sat with his hand to his head. Then he
said, sharplyt
"Does your agency keep a supply of
arms?"
"We have in the past kept a supply of
arms, but all the arms in our possession
were forwarded from Chicago during the
Homestead strike. All the rifles, about
210, were sent," v .
Labor Organizations as Disturbers.
Senator ireSer as&ed a great many one.
tions as to the persons who caused disturb
ances during the strikes. He looked pained
when the witness said that every time in
his experience he had found it was mem
bers of labor organizations,
"Do von think they do so as representa
tives of labor organizations?"
"I do not say that I know, however,
that a man admitted that the men who laid
obstructions on the tracks of the New York)
Central Bailroad during the strike received
money from the head men of the strike in
Albany." Senator Peffer looked shocked again, ami
sskedi "Is that the reason yon hold the
labor organizations responsible?"
. "I did not say that. I only state the
fact The confessions of people who were
arrested showed that the people who placed
the obstructions were members of labor
organizations, Knights of Labor."
Employes Employ KoPlnkertons.
Senator Peffer brightened up when the
witness added) "I don't mean to say that
these organizations approved of it"
"Did you ever know of labor organiza
tions employing Pinkerton men to spy outf
the doings of employers?"
"Never."
Senator Peffer looked triumphant
The witness said he had no feeling against
the labor organizations. He regarded them'
as a good thing under good leadership.
Captain Frederick H. Hinde, of the Pink-
ercon agency, woo was buoi. w mo uuku
while on the Pinkerton barge at Home
stead, was the next witness. He was exam
i
ined by Senator Peffer and gave an account
ot the proceedings up to the time he war
shot
"When I was shot," he said, "I fell, and
I think the Pinkertons opened fire then. I
only distributed 12 rifles among them. The
first shots fired at us were from a i tiff be
fore we came in sight of Homestead, Be
fore I was shot I thought we might drive
the mob back with clubs, though it was
armed with revolvers.
Didn't Know They "Were Finks.
"I wish it to be understood that the peo
ple who attacked us did not know that wa
were Pinkerton men. They thought we
were non-union men and shouted 'Scabs!
At us. 'All the Pinkertons who earns on
from New York were men of good char-'
acter and American
citizens, as far as I
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know. VI believe tb
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