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FORTY SEVENTH TEAR.
SIX SENATORS '
BADLYJVANTED
By the Democrats, in Order
to Place the GoTern-
meat in Their Hands
PEOM THE TOP TO BOTTOM.
Carlisle, Gorman and Brice Confer
ring on the Situation.
They Come to a Conclusion and Issue
an Address to the Public They Claim
There Is an Organized Attempt to
Beat the Democrats Out of the Con
trol of the Legislatures In Sis West
ern States They W1U Engage Coun
sel to Combat Any Counting-Out
Business What the Committee,
Through Mr. Gorman, Haa to Say
About Its Work.
rrrzaxt, TELEGRAM TO THI DIRPATCH.J
Xew Yoke, Dec a The three Demo
cratic United States Senators, Gorman,
Brice and Carlisle, who came to New York
for the purpose of taking steps to prevent
Republicans from depriving the Democrats
of a majority in the United States Senate,
were busy to-day from early morning till
late at night.
Senator Gorman is Chairman of the Sen
ate Caucus Committee. He and Senator
Brice, as members of the National Demo
cratic Committee, have had vast experience
in dealing with the enemy. Senator Car
lisle has not had so extended an experience
in the same line, but he Is wise in counsel.
The three Senators spent a good part of the
afternoon with ex-Secretary William C
Whitney, discussing measures which should
be taken to prevent the Republicans from
securing the United States Senators in
Wyoming, Montana and Kansas.
Good Counsel to Bo employed.
It was determined in the first place to
employ counsel to aid the Democratic State
committees of these States. The Senato
rial committee and their friends in New
York have conferred also with the repre
sentatives from these States, and even
should the Republicans accomplish their
purpose the evidence in the cases will be
submitted to the Filty-third session or the
Senate, when Adlai E. Stevenson is presi
dent of that body.
Mr. Cleveland had a quiet dav. prepar
ing his speech for the Reform Club dinner
to-morrow night Some of the Senators
called in the daytime to pay their respects.
It was ascertained that Mr. Cleveland has
not decided to take ud his residence at
Lake wood for the winter. His plans are
subject to changes, as the events con
fronting the Democratic party develop.
One of Mr. Cleveland's close friends said
that it would be too bad now that Mr. Grace
had taken np his bed and moved to Lake
wood if Mr. Cleveland should find it con
venient not to put up for the winter there.
Mr. Cleveland has not been talking with
the Senators about an extra session or a tariff
commission.
Official Statement of the Committee.
The following official statement was
handed out to-night by Senator Gorman:
"Senators Caihsle, Brice and Gorman, in
reply to inquiries as to the object of their
visit to New York, said they had no hesita
tion in stating what it was. The statement
made in the public press that they were
here for the purpose of conferring with
President-elect Cleveland in reference to an
extra session and the policy of the incoming
administration was, they said, without war
rant, and there was absolutely no truth in
it The Democrats of the Senate are very
much concerned about the publications,
which indicate that there is an organized at
tempt to reverse the will of the people ex
pressed at the late election.
"It was understood by everybody until
within tlie past few days that the Demo
crats had not only elected the President
and Vice President and a large majority of
" the House of Representatives, but that thev
would hare a clear majority in the Senate
ot the United States, thus enabling meas
ures for which the Democratic party stood
in the late campaign to be enacted into
laws.
Six Legislatures Yet In Doubt.
"To the astonishment of all it was found
that an attempt to change the political
complexion of the Legislatures in Kansas,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Da
kota and California was seriously under
way. Hence tue senators visit here to
confer with the campaign committee of the
Democratic National Committee, and to
tase such measures as it was possible to
prevent the consummation of the threatened
outrage. They came to New York to con
fer nith such members of the campaign
committee of the National Committee as are
present, and they hope belore leaving to
confer with the entire committee."
In reply to the question "What can your
committee do in a case of that sort?" it was
taid: "The National Committee can do
nothing more than to counsel witb
the committeeman from each of
the States that are threatened by
these returning boards and with the
Chairman of the State Central Committee,
and give them such encouragement and ad
vice as each of the several cases may re
quire. How the Main Work Will Be Done.
"The main work must be done by the
residents of the various Stales, but we can
encourage them and be kept fully in
formed, so that when a case comes before
the United States Senate all the informa
tion and all the facts may be properly
brought before that body, and we may not
be in the position that we were in the Mon
tana case, where the Democrats unques
tionably oarried the State and a majority
of the Legislature, and yet, by sharp
manipulation, two Republican Senators
were seated. In short, what we desire to
do is to see that tne will of the people is
properly recorded in the election of Sena
tors in the Stales named."
"What evidence is there that the attempt
has been made in an organized way to
count out the Democratlo Seators?"
"The public press this morning published
a telegram from Cheyenne, Wyoming, which'
states that in Carbon countr the clerk of
the county, who is a Republican, by throw
Ing out the returns from one precinct in
that county re-elected himself and elected
the Republican Legislative delegation,
which is sufficient to give the Republicans
control of the State. In other words, the
political complexion of the State probably
turns upon that one delegation.
One ot the Most Mixed Messes.
"As we understand it the clerk of the
county is by law required to canvass the
vote of the county, associating with him, as
the board, two magistrates or justices of the
peace to be selected by him, one of whom
shall be ot a different party from bis own.
It so happens that the clerk is a Repub
lican. When the vote came to be canvassed
his two associates voted against throwing
out the precinct and entered a protest
against it, but he declared that he, the
clerk, who was a candidate for re-election,
was the returning board, and his associates
were simply present to witness his count
"The law specifically requires that the
votes of all the precincts shall be counted.
Having thrown out the precinct the clerk
elected himself aud the Republican Legis
lative delegation. The return of this clerk
then goes beiore the State Canvassing
Board, consisting of three State officers, the
Governor, the Treasurer and Secretary of
btate. The Treasurer and Secretary of
State refused to permit Governor Osborn to
act as a member of the board, and ex
cluded Democratic counsel, and they pro
ceeded with the count and, as we are in
formed, ratified tRe outrageous action of the
clerk of Carbon county.
Belying on the Press and People.
'If the facts are as reported and that is
what we are here to aid in ascertaining, in
this case and all others then the action in
Wyoming will rival the action of the re
turning board in Louisiana in 1876, and that
is a thing the people of this country will no
longer submit to. We rely upon fair
minded citizens in the States that are
threatened, and the presi of the United
States to expose any attempts to revise the
will of the people, which was so positively
pronounced.
The question was asked: "Did not the
Populists carry some of the disputed Legis
latures, and not the Democrats?"
"Yes, that maybe so, but it makes no
difierence who carried the elections. What
we insist on is that the clearly-expressed
will of the people shall be carried-out, and
that the Senate of the United States, as
well as alJ branches of the Government,
shall be constituted as the people have voted
it shall be."
STILL PURSUING RADII.
The Committee Investigating His" Work to
Be Continued by Bequest
Washington, Dec 9. Representative
Enloe, who assisted in conducting the prose
cution in the investigation into the charges
against the administration of the Pension
Office at the last session of Congress, has
returned to Washington. It will be remem
bered that the majority of the committee
which conducted the investigation reported
a resolution reciting that it is the judgment
of the House that Commissioner Raum
should be lo-noved" from office bv the Presi
dent The report was not considered by the
House at its last session. Mr. Enloe is of
opinion that the sentiment of the House
ought to be obtained on the committee reso
lution, and he said to-day that he expects
to ask the Committee on Rules to set aside
a day for its consideration. This, he hopes,
will be done some time next week.
Although a report has been made to the
House the committee has not yet been dis
charged, and it is probable that Mr. Enloe
will ask it to continue the investigation.
He thinks some action should be taken by
Congress that will result in lopping off
from the pension rolls the names of a great
number of persons which have no right to
be there. The necessity of recommending
legislation that will bring about this result
will be urged upon the committee when it
meets again, and Mr. Enloe hopes that the
investigation will be continued with a view
to ascertaining the best means to Jbe adopted
for the accomplishment of the purposes he
has in view.
CRUELTY TO MRS. MAYBRICK
Alleged by Gail Hamilton, Who Is So Deeply
Iaterested In the Case.
Boston, Dec. .9. Special Gail Ham
ilton will to-morrow publish the following
respecting Mrs. Maybrick: "A dispatch
from London to-day leads me to believe
that the first telegram I received was not
from the prison authorities, as I supposed,
bnt from Mrs. Maybrick's mother. She
telegraphed me that day, 'Am near,' which
is interpreted as meaning that she was
about reaching Woking, and was on her
way to the prison to stay with her daughter.
The dispatch to-day develops unimaginable
cruelty. The Baroness was onlv allowed to
see her daughter a short time. She has
been suffering from hemorrhage lor six
weeks, and they only telegraphed her on
Tuesday, the day that th mother tele
graphed m, and 'asked me to advise Mr.
Blaine, which I did at once, and he notified
the Secretary of State immediately, who
could only urge with renewed intensity the
release, which they have been steadily urg
ing ever since her innocence was known.
"The prison authorities did not tele
graph Mrs. Maybrick's condition. England
wanted her to die in silence. I gave it to
the newspapers and it flew across the water.
Mrs. Maybrick is so weak that if the hem
orrhage occurs again she will surely die."
A RAILROAD CALLED DOWN
By the Inter-State Commission for Not
Discriminating in Rates.
Washington, Dec. 9. The Inter-State
Commerce Commission to-dav announced
its decision in the case of the Potter Manu
facturing Company against the Chicago and
Grand Trunk Railway Company, the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Com
pany and the Southern Pacific Company.
The opinion is by Commissioner Clements.
The complaint was preferred by a manu
facturer of furniture at Lansing, Mich., and
was in substance that the rate charged by
the defendant railroad companies on cheap
bedroom, furniture shipped by the com
plainant over their lines in an unfinished
condition was the same as that on bedroom
sets when finished, which adjustment, of
rates, it was contended, affected an unjust
discrimination against the comDlainant
The Commission sustains this contention, J
ana nnas tnat equal rates on unfinished and
finished articles cannot be justified, consid
ering their relative value, the cost of ser
vice, and other elements which are proper
to be considered in the making of rates.
The order ot the Commission is that the rate
on unfinished bedroom sets shall not exceed
85 per cent of the rate on unfinished sets.
CHARLIE PALLS FBOH A TRAIS.
His Mother Hysterical Until He Is round
, Safe and Only Bruised.
Milwaukee, Dec 9. Charlie Allen,
aged six years, of Terre Haute, I1L, almost
killed his'mother by fright to-dav by disap
pearing suddenly from the St Paul passen
ger train. His mother, Mrs. Freeman
Allen, awoke from a nap to find her boy
gone, and at once became hysterical. The
trainmen searched in vain for the boy, and
the conclusion was reaceed that his man
gled remains would be found alongside the
track.
Sympathetic passengers raised 100 for
the sorrowing mother, who was ovjrjoyed
on receiving here a telegram which said
the boy had been picked up in a badly
bruised condition, bnt without a bone
broken. Ttie young hopeful reached here
this afternoon, aud with hit mother re
sumed hii journey to Wyocens, Wis.
SOCIETMTnRTLED
By One of Their Number Be
coming an Energetic Hal
lelnjah lassie.
SHE'S A PEETTY HEIRESS
And- fler Father Is President of a
Kew York Bank.
CLAD IN THE ODD SEGMENTALS
Emma Tan Korden Goes With' Gospel Cheer
to the Lowly.
ALL C0MEADE5-LVAR1IS PRAISE HER
rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New Yoke, Dec. 9. The Salvation
Army here has gained a notable recruit
She comes irom the first ranks of the aris
tocracy arfd is none otBer than Miss Emma
Van Norden, the eldest daughter ot Mr.
Warner Van Norden, President of the
Bank of North America, who is well known
in society.
Intimate friends of the family knew of
the young lady's enlistment under the
Booth banner, but the announcement was a
great surprise to the general public. Miss
Van Norden, who is not long out of her
teens, is a gentle, good-looking young
woman and exceedingly accomplished. She
had long been a member of Dr. Kittredge's
church, of which her father is a prominent
member and superintendent ot the Sunday
school. About nine mouths ago she met
some members of the Salvation Army, and,
becoming interested in the work of the or
ganization, associated herself with it as an
auxiliary member, and was thus able to still
retain her membership in Dr. Kittredge's
church. Her zeal and interest in the cause
constantly increased and became so. strong
that about two months ago she decided to
apply for full membership in the army.
An Energetic Young Warrior.
Such an enthusiastic worker and one of
such excellent and wealthy connections was
.of course gladly welcomed to the ranks
after she had withdrawn entirely from Dr.
Kittredge's church and renounced all con
nection with it Her parents had not ap
proved of her views for some months and
were greatly mortified when she announced
her intention of joining the army, but Miss
Van Norden is said to be a very determined
young woman who will not be swerved
from her purpose when she believes she is
pursuing a proper course and makes np her
mind to take a certain step. She bought a
Salvation jersey, bonnet and badge and be
came a "hallelujah lassie."
No more sincere or conscientions soldier
ever stepped across the threshold of the
door than Soldier Van Norden and none
more earnest in helping to "fire a volley,"
in twirling a tambourine or in joining in
the vocal exercises. Often she recites her
experience from the platform, tellinjc those
present that the practical good accom
plished by the army and the self-sacrificing
conduct of its members won her admiration
and at laft caused her to become one of
their number.
An Admired Salvation Lassie. .
All.the officers of the army are enthus
iastic in their praise ot the new recrnit
Captain Dcnnison, a young English
woman of pleasing demeanor, who is in
charge of the Salvation Army's Rescue
Home for Fallen Women, at No. 421 East
One Hundred and Twenty-third street, told
a reporter to-night that Miss Van Norden
bad visited the home several times and was
much interested in the work which it seeks
to accomplish. Soldier Van Norden's
father, she said, did not object to his
daughter wearing any part of the arrny
uniform with the exception of the bonnet.
which, with its red ribbon, he thought was
rather too conspicuous.
The young lady often attended the serv
ices of the army at the Fourteenth street
barracks, and not only joined most heart
ily in the singing having an excellent
voice but publicly told how she came to
decide to connect herself with the Salva
tion Army and exhorted others to follow
her example. Captain Palmer, a Canadian
female co-norker of Captain Dennisou, cor
roborated what her sister officer said.
f hat the Parents Say About It
A reporter called at the Van Norden
mansion to-night When Mr. Van Norden
was asked to corroborate the statement that
his daughter had joined the Salvation
Army he was evidently disinclined to
speak about the subject and endeavored to
dismiss it as quickly as possible. He said:
'This is really a very old story. It's not
at all new. My daughter has 'joined the
Salvation Army, but that is not a matter
that concerns the public. It is merely just
as though one should change their member
ship from one denomination to another.
Less than one year ago she became inter
ested in tne Salvation Army and affiliated
with it A short time since she became a
full member."
"Did she do so with your approval?" I
asked.
"Oh, yes, we did not oppose it, as that was
her inclination."
"Does Miss Van Norden wear her uniform
at all times?" I said.
"Only when she attends the meetings. Of
course she does not wear it when at home,
making calls or when shopping. But I wish
to repeat that I think that this is something
with which the public has nothing to do,
and which I believe should not be inquired
into. It is most clearly a private matter,
and J! prefer to say nothing more about it"
The Van Nordens are one of the oldest
and richest families In New York, having
lived here since 1641, about which time the
ancestors of the present family came here
irom Holland. On his mother's side Mr.
Van Norden is a descendant of Jean Mon
sieur de la Montagnie, the vice director of
the colony of New Netherlands withPetrus
Stuvvesant
THE LIE PASSED AX A REVIVAL,
A Christian Evangelist Gains the Enmity of
Other Denominations.
Cynthiana, Kt., Dec. 9. Rev. Mr. a
M. Martin, of the Christian Church, is hold
ing a series of meetings in the Tabernacle.
He has been very acrimonious in his attacks
on the other religious denominations.'
Last night Rev. Mr. C C. Cox, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, was present,
when Martin made a statement that the
former did not like.
Mr. Cox sprang to his feet and told Mr.
Martin he knew he (Martin) was telling an
untruth. Some very caustic remarks were
exchanged. The colloquy occurred in the
presence of over 1,000 persons,and it nearly
precipitated a riot
CHARGES AGAINST A MARSHAL.
An Ex-Federal Officer Being Tried for
Forgery, Fraud and Bailing Checks.
Denyee, Dec. 9. The United States
Grand Jury returned to-day three indict
ments against E. K. Steinson, ex-Deputy
TJnited States Marshal, for raising checks,
iorgery and appropriating confiscated opium
during his term.ot office.
He is held under f 1,500 bond to appear
January 9. General Steinson has taken an.
active part in politic.
PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1892-TWELVE
SMITH NOT GUILTY.
A Verdict of Acquittal on the First
Charge, but Decisions .on the Gravest
Points Are Tet to Come A Surprise for
Everybody.
Cincinnati, Dec. 9. When the Cin
cinnati Presbytery went -into secret session
yesterday afternoon to consider the charges
against Prof. Smith they adopted a rule
to give out no report of the progress of
their proceedings until they bad passed
upon the whole matter. Though the doors
of the church were barred to-day, the in
formation has escaped that late this after
noon a Vote was taken upon the first charge
and its specifications, and, to the surprise
of everybody, the verdict was not guilty.
The first charge is one based on articles '
by Prof. Smith, published in the New York
EvangdUt, March 10 and April 7, in which
he is accused of having taught that a Pres
byterian minister may abandon the essential
ot the system of doctrine in the church
which he received and adopted at his ordi
nation, and rightfully retain his position as
a minister in the church.
Specification first asserts that he teaches'
in the articles named that a doctrinal quali
fication Is required in the officers ot the
church only at the time of ordination. The
second asserts that he teaches in these arti
cles that whether in any individual case
the church requires continued adherence to
the doctrinal standard received and adopted
at ordination, it is only to be made known by
judicial process.
Prof. Smith labored to prove that such
teaching is not an offense. The remaining
charges contain, however, the gravest part
of the prosecution, namely, that involving
his view of the insDiration of the Scripture.
These will be considered next Monday.
A DISCIPLE OF PARKHURST
Agrees to Crusade Ko More and Crawls Out
of a Criminal Libel Suit
Aububn, N. Y., Dec. 9. The sensational
case of the people versus Rev. Levi Bird
came to a sudden end this morning. The
clergyman was under indictment for crimi
nal libel in having preached a sermon,
charging the Aldermen and other city
officials with having gone on a Sunday ex
cursion on the lake which ended in a
drunken debauch. The .sermon was, also,
furnished for publication by the preacher.
Two of the officials who were mentioned
by the preacher were the City Judge and
the Chief of Police. They did not accom
pany the excursionists at all. They gave
the defendant a chance to publicly retract
his charges, 'but he replied that he would
rot in jail first The defendant's lawyer, in
his address, said his client was clear! v a
case of mind diseased, an imputation which
Bird did not resent. The defendant and
his lawyer then held a 15 minutes' private
conference, and upon their return into
court counsel made one oj the most abject
apologies in behalf of hi' client ever
heard in court If the indictment would
be dismissed, he would agree not to preach
the sermon he had announced for next Sun
day, on the "Sins of the City Officials."
He would, furthermore, stipulate never to
revive the subject nor give offense again.
The District Attorney expressed ,his satis
faction, aud the Court dismissed the in
dictment , .
WATER LNABIG DESERT.
The Southern Pacific Company Strikes a
Fine Well Where Water Is Needed.
SAN 'Fbancisco, Dec. 9. Special
The Colorado desert may yet blossom as the
rose if, the Southern Pacific Company can
strike water in other places as It KaS-'j&jt'
struck it by deep boring at Walters, in the
very heart of the desert Walters is a
wretched station within sight of the Salton
lake, that created so much discussion among
scientific men two summers ago, and that
was finally found to have been formed by
flood water from the Colorado river, which
backed up on the desert and filled the great
natural cavity nearly 200 feet below the sea
level.
The Sonthern Pacific Company for years
has been trying to get good flowing wells
between Bnnning and Yutna, as such a
supply would obviate the expensive haul
ing of water to the tanks distributed along
the line through the desert But it has
spent thousands in boring without result
To-day water was struck at Walters at a
depth of 483 feet, and the flow is 9,000 gal
lons an hour. With a few wells like this
the railroad can- be supplied and quite a
distance irrigated. Walters, is 195 feet be
low the sea level, but the desert is rich
land when water is supplied, so the tourist
next year may see the green grass and fruit
treeswhere now is only a sandy waste,
dotted with cactus and grease wood.
BALKED BY A BRAVE MAN.
Howja Western Bank Cashier Prevented a
Bold Attempt at Robbery.
San Feancisco, Dec. 9. Special An
attempt was made thu afternoon by two
men to rob the Collateral Loan Bank on
Kearney street, which is a mfxture of a reg
ular bank and a pawnshop. In the window
was about ?5,000 in gold and f 2,500 in silver
coin. One fellow with a parcel under his
arm walked up to Cashier Duncan McNee,
and taking a cigar from his mouth, said:
"Give me money, quick, or I'll blow you
up." At the same time he touohed his cigar
to what appeared to be a fuse sticking
through the sides of the box, McNee for a
moment stood speechless. "Hand it out
here, quick." the robber repeated.
Then McNee reached under the counter,
and drawing a revolver ordered the fellow
to surrender. He dropped the box and
threw up both hands. At the same time
another young man who had been standing
at the door fled. His infernal machine was
empty, the fuse being only a bit of rope.
He gave the name ot George Johnson, of
Los Angeles. If McNee had weakened the
fellow could easily have secured several
thousand dollars and fled, as there was no
other person in the bank.
A LIBERAL REVOLT.
Commissioners Agree to Home Rule, but
Not to Giving Ireland Everything.
London, Dec. 9. Sir Edwin Reed pub
lishes a long letter saying there is a revolt
on the part of many Liberals. He declares
that he and other Commoners will not be a
party to any home rule scheme giving Ire
land control of anything more than purely
local and domestic affairs. He will not as
sist any separation or agitation to release
prisoners, while on questions like the resto
ration ot evicted tenants he will vote inde
pendently, as he he thinks just and right
to all.
MURDERED BY HIS DUPES.
A Colored Prf acher Who Started a Liberia
Emigration Craze Killed.
Little Rock.Ajjk., Dec. 9. A colored
preacher who has been collecting money
from the negroes in Jackson county under
the promise of taking them to Liberia was
assosmated this aiternoon at Robertson a
Church, near Newport It is supposed the
negroes whom he had duped did the killing.
Barbers Provide for a Defense Fund. '
Si. Louis, Dec. 9. At to-day's session
of the Journeymen Barbers' National Con
vention the time was spent in considering
amendments to the constitution. So far,
the most important change made is the in
sertion of a plank providing lor a sinking,
defense and organizing fund,
PR0TEC.TW THE CRY
That Will Bally the Bepnb-
lican Hosts for the
Charge in 1896.
THE LEADERSENCOTJRAGED
Bvthe Strong Tariff Views Expressed
by -Harrison.
CAPITAL AND LABOR BLAMED
For the Slaughter Which riaced the Demo
crats in rower.
OKLX YOUNGSTERS WANT A CHANGE
tntOU A STATT COIlREgPOlTDKirr.l
New Yoek, Dec. 9. Several members of
the Republican National Committee as
swell as other prominent Republicans have
been in conference here this week and have
now gone to Washington to discuss with
President Harrison the scope and character
of work to be undertaken by the National
Committee in preparation for the next bat
tle with the enemy. It Is proposed to have
a permanent working organization of the
committee and to keep documents going
out to voters as well as information for the
party newspapers all the year round. This
was Senator Quay's plan after the campaign
four yeats ago and it was carried on in a
desultory fashion from a bureau in Wash
ington. The renewal of the proposition
has more promise to it because the Repub
licans always work harder when in opposi
tion than otherwise and they seem now to
be getting together rapidly and regardless
of factions and individuals in order to pre
sent a solid front to the Democracy. The
disposition to push on energetically in de
fense of Republican principles has taken
strong hold everywhere and doubtless it
n ill be carried out more effectually than
ever.
Those who met here yesterday were
Messrs. Manley, of Maine; Cheney, of New
Hampshire; Fessenden, of Connecticut; W.
A. Sutherland, of this State; M. H. De
Young, of California, and J. S. Clarkson, of
Iowa. Clarkson is now living here, and
the committeemen mett his hotel. Treas
urer Cornelius N. Bliss was also present
Reassured by Harrison's Message.
President Harrison's message to Con
gress, and bis strong stand for McKinley
protection as the only protection, has had
a marked effect in checking the feeling that
has grown out of Republican defeat that a
policy less extreme on this question would
aid in restoring the Republicans to power.
For some days after the election nuite a
number of Republicans expressed the belief I
that the country had voted against the Re
publican tarjff policy and favored a change.
A. closer analysis of' the vote, however, and
a more extended interchange of opinion
have removed this impression. It was not
the tariff so ranch as the antagonism of
labn!np pital, brought out and em
hasizsd bf "Hgltators; that 'disrupted the
party on election day. This opinion was
voiced by nearly all of the National Com
mitteemen here this week, and it was also
declared that defeat had not changed the
Republican policy nor lessened the faith
of the leaders in its ultimate triumph at
the polls. Hence those who looked for a
rout of the party on the tariff or other ques
tions will probably find themselves mis
taken, for the Republican fight will be
made the next four years entirely on the
lines of the last campaign. The only
changes made will be those suggested by
the Democratic policy. '
Some Hankering After Change.
While this has been practically deter
mined upon by the leaders there Is an
active restless spirit abroad in the
party ranks, and nowhere more than in this
State, for something new. People don't
seem to care whether the change is a good
or a bad one. They want a change merely
for the sake of putting the old in the back
ground, leaving the issues of the war to the
generation that fought the battles. They
are willing enough to provide all proper
pensions, willing enough to pay off' the
bonded indebtedness created by the war,
willing enough to honor the brave leaders
in that conflict; but they want a rallying
cry ot their own, and not one handed down
as a heritage. This feeling pervades the
rank and file of the party thronghout this
State. Any number of Republicans here
regretfully cast their vote for Cleveland or
remained at home, not ss much as an in
dorsement of Democratic policies as an in
dication to their own party that they want
something new. The sentiment undoubt
edly prevails elsewhere, and to many minds
it was the most potent lactorin determining
the election. ,
The Younger Generation Uninitiated.
And why are they not right? It is the
American spirit to give the other fellow a
chance, especially if the other fellow is
pushing and persistent as tbs Democrats
undoubtedly have been. There can be no
doubt that the Democratic party succeeded
in persuading laoonng men that it was
their friend and the Republican party their
enemy. No doubt can exist either that the
new generation, which has had no exper
ience under free trade or wildcat money,
was induced to believe that neither could
be harmful to their interests. Knowing
and earning only one standard ot wages
and living, these younger voters did not
realize that the Repulican party in 30 years
has had to hold up this standard against all
Europe and the Democratlo party, aud at
the same time maintain our industries on
a proper footing. It was a great task and
well performed.
Can the Democratlo party do as well? It
has been entrusted with power to try, and
the future, therefore, must take care of this
question and answer, it What Cleveland
can accomplish with Editor Howell, of the
Atlanta Constitution, aud other Southern ex
tremists on one side, and Whitney, with
his conservative and monopolistic tenden
cies on the other, is a matter ot grave doubt.
But he has an opportunity such as no other
President ever enjoyed for blazing the nay
to new issues in which his part has no
record to be called up against
TBDZD TO BURN THE COURT HOUSE,
Cleveland's Temple of Justice Narrowly
Escapes Complete Destruction.
Cleveland, Dec. 9. The announce
ment was made to-day that incendiaries at
tempted to burn the Court House some
time between last Saturday and Monday.
The janitor found in one of the jury rooms
a large pile of rubbish partly consumed,
the mass had been saturated with oil.
The county officials kept the matter quiet,
in the hope of getting a clew, but so far
nothing has been learned.
Failed With Pittsburg Creditors.
Youngstown, Dec. 9. Special Sher
man Blackburn, a merchant of Poland, this
county, failed to-day. On preferences'
given to his creditors for f3,300 tbey closed
bis store, and thisVas followed by an as
signment Most of his creditors are in
Pittsburg.
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THE CRONIN CONVICT DEAD.
Martin Burke Is the Fifteenth of the De
fense to Pass Away.
Joliet, Ixi., Dec. 9. .Special Martin
Burke, the Cronin convict, died in the
Joliet Penitentiary shortly before 9 o'clock
to-night For months he had lain in the
hospital, growing weaker from consumption
day by day. Previous to that he worked in
the cooper shops. His attorney, Daniel
Donohue, and friends have visited him fre
quently, but it is almost certain that he left
nothing in the way of a confession or story
that will lead to clear up the famous trag
edy. Burke, O'Sullivan and Coughlin were
sent down tor life, and O'Sullivan also died
of consumption a year ago. '
Burke, after the mnrder, disapneared and
was caught in Manitoba. His part in the
crime, so it was charged, was the actual
murder in the Carlson cottage, and Burke
was looked upon as the most guilty of all
participants in the bloody crime. He is the
fifteenth man connected in some way with
the defense in the Cronin case to die since
the murder was committed, and nearly all
of them met violent or mysterious deaths,
or passed away while in prison garb. Ex
Detective Dan Conghlin, the remaining
member of the prison trio, is also falling
gradually, it is said. He has given up all
hope of favor from the courts, and gives no
sign of telling the real story of his connec
tion with Cronin's removal.
SILVER AT DUBOIS.
An Old Story Revived, but This Time It
Looks Idke Business.
DuBois, Deo. 9. Special Early this
week the report that 'a find of silvsr had
been made in the "Bad Lands," between
this city and RIdgway,.was current in this
section, but as these stories are old ones, no
particular attention was paid to the latest
Version. A letter from Renova to-day,
written by a gentleman who will invest
some money jc.the.bilief;. tlial. ..this hit of
barren landls worth leasintrfor mineral de
velopment, says that Captain Alfred Herd
man, of Jefferson county, ' a mining engi
neer who has for two years been in the em
ploy of the coal companies operating in that
section, pronounces some of the rock speci
mens shown him to be a superior grade of
galena, carrying silver ore in richly paying
quantity.
The find was kept a secret for more than
a month, and the exact location of the place
has not yet Deen divulged.
TOO EXCLUSIVE BY FAR.
The General Pubtio Slay Be Barred Out
From the Fair Opening.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Special It looks as
if the general public is to be barred from
seeing the opening exercises of the Colum
bian Exposition, next May. A plan has
been submitted to Colonel Culp, the Secre
tary, for presentation to the Committee on
Ceremonies, which, if adopted, will give
only a chosen few a chance to see the exei
cises. The Idea is to give the programme
in Central Musio Hall, which will accommo
date not more than 2,000 people and there
will probably be a howl.
It the exercises are to be held in Central
Music Hall it means that only the officers
of the Exposition, the officers of the depart
ments ot the Government, and the repre
sensatlves of foreign governments will be
permitted to be present There' will be
plenty of room for the public on the out
side, and there the public will have to
stay.
EMIN BEY KILLED.
An Egyptian Tells a Story or Mutiny, Pesti
lence and Disaster.
London, Dec 10. The Post says a re
port has been received in London from an
Egyptian, that Emin and all his party were
killed by Manyemas in March, on the
Ituri river.
Captain Lugard's last report from Stuhl
man represented Emin as blind and help
less, while the expedition had failed
through many misfortunes. Mutiny, and
starvation decimated the ranks and small
pox was contracted. With an escort of
Manyemas, he and 19 of his followers
traveled back to the coast
WHISKY GOES UP.
Trust Magnates Again Advance Prices, but
Will Have Opposition.
Peobia, III., Dec. 9. The Whisky
Trust has ordered an immediate advance of
an additional 10 cents in the price ot alcohol,
and S cents on spirits.
A dispatch from St Louis says: The
Whisky Trust, by absorbing the Control
Distillery of this city, has not yet overcome
the spirit of opposition here. It w.is learned
on 'Cnange to-day that a new distillery u ill
be started in this city within five months,
with a larger capacity than that of the
Central, which will wage an active war on
the trust anil carry out the purposis lor
which the Central company nas organized.
KILLED BY HIS OWN HOG.
An Aged Farmer Who Attempted a Job
of Butchering Dies Himself.
Ind ianapolis, Dec. 9. Mr. Ramsay,
an old farmer of Ripley county, was killed
yesterday by a hog. Although 80 years old
and quite feeble, Ramsay attempted to do
his own tall killing. He wiul alone at the
time. In his drove was a vicious boaY.
When the animal was driven Irom the
pen it attacked the old man, throwing him
down and biting the flesh irom his thigh.
He managed to escape, but was found a lew
moments later, lying in a pool of blood.
He bled to death.
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If Kot Over-Polite, in a Beply to Sir.
Byrnes' Last Letter.
THE CHIEF CALLS HIH ABUSIVE,
And at Fment Has No Farther Comment
to Make in the Matter.
THE D0CT0B DEMANDS SOME ACTION
rsrXCUIi TZLEOttAK TO THE DISrATCn. J
New Yoek, Dec. 9. Superintendent
Byrnes grinned to-day every time his letter
about Dr. Parkhurst was mentioned. He
clearly believed that he had annihilated
the preacher-detective.
Dr. Parkhurst glowered on every man
who called and mentioned Mr. Byrnes' lat
ter. He said he would make a statement at
4 o'clock in the afternoon, in the shape of
another open letter. He bad the letter
written at that hour, and he sent it down
stairs to the newspaper men, but he would
not come down himself. The letter was as
follows:
In his latest statement Mr. Byrnes jumps
from vituperation to theology. If possible
ho is a worse theologian than he Is a police
superintendent There is such a thing as
tue Gospel and there is such a thing as the
law. Both are good when kept distinct, but
both are spoiled by being mixed. The Gos
pel requires us to deal leniently with sin
ners. Air. Byrnes deals leniently with sin,
which is another matter. II1 business is to
take iniquity and make it execrable in the
public estimation, which is exactly what he
is not doing and has not the remotest inten
tion of doing.
The "Doctor Would Be Ashamed.
He says ho lias raided and closed 410 dis
orderly houses. Granted; and yet ho knows
there has never been a time during tKo past
ten months when the social vice was prac
ticed 'more flagrantly than it has been since
the November election. If I were superin
tendent of police and bad closed the dis
orderly houses without producing a tincture
of an impression on the dirty criminals by
whom these. houes are run I should be
burnlnzly ashamed, to the last arop of my
blooi.
It is not the closing of a house that tells.
It is the moral purpose it is done with, and
that is exactly what Mr. Bvrnes has not got
His business is to make the law majestic
He makes it contemptible. He plays with
infractions of it, and unless the March
grand Jury were utterly at fault, he stands
at the bead of a department that coins
wealtn one or tne very vices it is consti
tuted to suppress. JVe cannot have an
effective polico department until the ani
mating head of it is a moral inspiration to
the force. I
Just try to conceive, now, of Mr. Byrnes
as a moral inspiration. He say?: "Hide the
evil from public view, Where it cannot cor
mpt the morals or jrrowinz youth." Why
doesn't he hide it from publio view, then?
It was only 15 minutes ouo that a reporter of
ono of our moat estimable Journals said to
me:
Not Exactly Hid From View.
"I live in a respectable part of the town,
and yet I cannot go a blockjina a naif from
my house without meeting half a dozen of
those women and being spoken to by at
least half of them. In the evening troops
of them are moving up and down my
block." How Is that lor hiding them from
publto view!
Mr. Byrnes says that I have found crime
and that everyone will find it who seeks ic
long enouzn and nersistentlv enough in the
midnight bonr when good citizens should
be in bed. What do we have night police
for If it is not to seek it out and find it when
respectable people are in bed? I will go
further and say that respectable people
have no business to go to bed when they
know that the superintendent ot police is
letting the city go to the devil when they
are in bed. He says he can show ino a well
trodden path that leads from the very door
of my cliurcb, as it were, to a disorderly
house hardly a gunshot away. You acknowl
edge then, jlo you. Mr. Byrnes, that there is
such a place near my church that you know
of and that you know young men in great
numbers are flocking to it? Hoir is that for
"moral DurposeT"
You threw it In ray face in your previous
statemont that I was making accusations
against you without proof. .Accept my
thanks for this new item of proor, which I
can put alongside of what I have already.
I am obliged to you for your unsolicited
confession.
Parkhurst Fairly Loathes the Chief.
I loathe the man with unutterable con
tempt who, occupying tne position of splen
did authority that Mr. Byrnes occupies,
dares to come out publicly and confess that
he is permitting which is another way of
saying that he I? sustaining one of these
hellholes into which he says he knows that
young men are being enticed. In the name
of the two hnndredand elzhtv-secona section
of the consolidation act, and in the name
of tho wretched young men of my congrega
tion whom that ucenrsed den, under your
protection. Is blhrhtlng and ruining, I de
mand of you, Mr. Byrnes, that yon put your
official hands on that place and crush it.
For tho Lord's sake, Byrnes, when you
quote, don't eulogize the Gospel in the same
vile breath with which you make that damn
ing self-incrimination. Your case is strongest
wnen you say least. Yon had better quit
the homily business and attend to your
legitimate coneems.
Superintendent Byrnes said of this pro
duction: "! decline to criticise that, one
way or the other, except to say that I have
defended the police department, I think, in
a courteous and gentlemanly manner, and I
don't think that statement amounts to any
thing but uncalled-for abase."
SVp HIS SWEETHEART.
A Chester Lover Kesorts to the law to
Get Back His Presents.
Philadelphia, Dec. 9. Special
Pretty Sadie Otley, of Chester, was to-day
defendant before Alderman Mercer, and
her lover, Andrew Alley, was prosecutor.
He sued tojrecover a gold watch and $20 25
which he had advanced to her.
A few days ago they were discussing the
arrangements for their coming marriage,
but a quarrel arose, and when Andrew de
manded the return of his gift Sadie scorned
him. The terrors of court frightened her,
Iauu sue uiaue restitution ana paia tne costs
of the suit
THREE OENTa
ITHEY APPEAL
TO THW0R11
Homestead'sBelief Committed
Asks for Help to Abate
the Suffering.
218 FAMILIES AEE IN WAM1.
Prompt and Effective Action Said to
Be Necessary.
Prominent Business Men of the Plaoej
Join In Petitioning the Charitable
Country fctr the Assistance Requlrei
The Demand for Help Tells tk
Pathetic Story of Misery and Woe J
One Man's Property Is His Greatest?
Burden Many Property Owners Ar
Distressed, but They Cannot Realize r
on Their Possessions The General'
Committee Talks of Asking: for the)'
Remnants of the Johnstown Floorf
Relief Fund.
Homestead appeals to the country to sue;
cor its starving. Nearly 1.000 persons, em I
braced in 218 families, are destitute and 14
immediate need of food, fire and clothing
The Citizens' Relief Association of Home-!
stead last night issued a formal plea for aidi
for the unfortunates, who are all victims
directly or indirectly, of the great and stub-,
bornly-fonght strike just ended. Many o(
these poor are actually starving, whila
many others are without sufficient clothing
to cover their bodies and protect them from
the cold blasts of winter.
The General Relief Committee, com
posed of IS prominent citizens of Home
stead, met last night in Thomas Cain's
office, on Ann street, to receive the report
ot a sub-committee, which had been iu-v
structed to inquire into the sufferings off
the people. The general committee was
called to order by Chairman J S. Hollings
head. Chairman John S. Shaffer, representing
the sub-committee, aid that after a thorough
canvass of Homestead and vie inity they
found that 218 families representing 870
persons were in destitute circumstances.
"Perhaps we will find more," continued
the speaker. "This excludes all whoown any ,
property whatever, as far as we know. We
even excluded those who are barefooted and
hungry, as long as tbey owned the houses ,
they live in, as we thought as long as they:
had something on which they could realize '
money or secure credit they did not come
under the category of destitute people."
His Home Only a Burden.
Mr. Shaffer said that one man not in-'
eluded in the list was in dire need of the
Heccssltles'oflile; but he owned his honc;-
which was so heavily mortgaged that ho
wonld have been better off without it
John F. Cox moved that the report be ac- -cepted
and filed, but it was finally decided ,
by a unanimous vote that instead of filing
the report it should become the property of
the General Committee. When this had
been determined Chairman Hollingshead re-f
quested that the sub-committee appointed,,
to draft a public appeal make their report
John F. Cox, Chairman of the sub-committee,
said that their report was not ready.
Tney had concluded to wait until the In
vestigating Committee had enlightened
them as to the true state of affairs before
taking final action.
Mr. Cox further asked that the sub-committee
be allowed until this evening before
drafting their appeal and suggested that, as
he would be busy, Rev. W. T. Galloway ba
allowed to take his place. The other mem
bers wonld not listen to this, but added
Rev. Galloway to the committee. The Gen
eral Committee also received with disfavor
the suggestion of Mr. Cox to postpone the
drafting of the appeal.
Mr. Cox said: "It will not take long now
that the report of the Investigating Com
mittee has been made to draw np an outline
showing the commnnity at large the steps
taken to discover the destitute people, the
report of the committee on the matter, the
ability of Homestead to take care of the
iieedr, the contributions needed, and tha
forecast of the future."
The sub-committee, after 15 minutes' con-.
sideratioD, presented the following appeal,
which was adopted:
An Earnest Appeal for Help.
Tnereare218 families in Homestead and
vicinity in a state of destitution. These
facts have been obtained by a competent!
committeeconsisting 'of 30 persons ap
pointed at a citizens' meeting held on Tues
day evening, December 2, 1892.
The undersigned committee was ap
pointed a a result of the above investiga
tion to issue this appeal to the country
asking public aid for these destitute faml.
lies. Tho strike is over, bnt less than 800 of
the 3,800 of the former workmen of the
Carneule Steel Company have as yet;
received employment in the mill aud
only a limited number elsewhere. It is
highly improbable tMt this vast body cf
unemployed men will be aulo to secure
work jor many weeks to come. This means
prolonged nnd Increasing distress. The
people of Homestead, although liberal in
their contributions, are unable to provide
for the demands of such a general want.
This case is an urgent one and the pabllo
must assist us".
John S. Holliugshead, Chairman, M. P.
Schoolv. Secretary: John F. Cox. J. J. Mc-
Yliar, J. J.Bullion.Vr. T.Galloway, William
Ramsey, Baniel Thomas, W.H. Bullock, B.
J. Stenger, A. J. Kuhn, J. S. Shaffer, John
Purman, E, C. Hongh. John P. Hilt
Want the Flood Fund.
Previous to the meeting last night tha ,
members of the committee entered into a
discussion with a view of securing aid from
the old Johnstown Relief Committee. Ther
raid that during the flood in the Conemaugn.
Valley in 1889, Homestead contributed, be
sides a quantity of goods, 510,000. One of
the members stated that several of the
Johnstown committees still hod funds ia
their hands and did not know to what use it
should be put
It was suggested that it would be a good
idea to communicate with the treasurers of
these committees, and ask them to appro
priate the money to be nsed for Homestead's
suffering residents, but the matter was;
dropped, the committee arriving at no de
cision.
Everyone in Homestead seems to show ,
decided interest in contributing something;
to the general fund. In one case a little
girl who had been saving her pennies for
Christmas tent the contents ot her bank to
the committee.
Last night Chairman W. a Bullock re
ceived the following letter from the Home
stead Undertaking and Livery Company:
We hereby tender our services and offer to
fnrnlsb, without charge, from now until
Januarys, anything necessary ior propee
care and interment of any member of any
lamily called hence by death of which you
uviuttubrca EBy uunijr us.
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