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Lexow Movement in the Direction of
rtiiludqihiu Causes a lirccze.
IT ALL HINGES UPON ELECTION
If Pattlson Is Made Mayor of Philadel
phia tho Matter Mill Do Dropped.
Otherwise There Is Vim Abend
Work In the Legislature.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg. Pa., Feb. 14. The pro
posed legislative Investigation of the
municipal affairs of Philadelphia, was
the tuple talked about today by the
lawmakers; A good many supporters
of Senator Quay do not yet know how
to take the matter. They fear that If
the senator consents openly to the
appointment of an Investigating com
mitee he will, being so pledged, be
compelled to agree thut the Inquiry
shall be complete. In this case they
Mir some of his people might become
entangled In the drag net. Senator
Penrose, when asked whether there
would be an Investigation, said It de
pended upon circumstances. These cir
cumstances, It Is understood, are the
consent or the refusal of Senator Quay
to have the examination and the re
sult of the election in Philadelphia. If
ex-Uovernor Paulson should be elected
mayor next Tuesday there will be no
more done In the matter.
The object of the Investigation Is the
crushing of Martin and Porter, and it
Is claimed that the success of Paulson
would do that. If Warwick Is elected
and Quay does not call a halt, the reso
lution asking for a committee of in
vestigation will be presented in the
senate immediately after the recess.
The programme is that the Investigat
ing committee shall be composed en
tirely of senators. The Quay people do
not want any from the house because
there might be too many in It who are
not In sympathy with the Investigation
arrangement.
Friends of Martin and Porter talk
quietly of a counter move, but have
reached no conclusion other than to
strongly favor the Introduction In the
house of a resolution calling for an
examination ol' the state treasury books
and records covering a period of twen
ty years. This would take in Senator
Quay's term as state treusurer.
RECORD OF THE DAY.
.Measures Introduced in House and Sen
ate Ilills Passed Finally.
By the United Press.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 14. The house
met at 10 o'clock. Speaker Walton an
nounced the following committee on the
part of the house to Investigate- the
affairs of the Wernersvllle asylum:
Messrs. Cochran, of Armstrong; Gould,
.of Erie; Pnmeroy, of Fran kiln r Prlteh
a'rd. of Blair, and Parcells, of Mitflin.
Among 'the bills reported favorably
were tne roiiowlng: prohibiting any
one from holding both bottler's and
brewer's licenses; preventing railroads
from crossing streets at grade in cities
of the first; ami second class.
Bills were read In place as follows:
T!y Mr. Gould, of Krle, appropriating
$243,1109 to the Soldiers' home at Kilt
by Mr. Harvey, of Luzerne, requiring
county commissioners to appoint a lire
inspector in each county; by Mr. Cuch
rane, of Armstrong, to prevent the
exhibition of physical or mental de
formities In public places; by Mr. Lit-
tley, of Philadelphia, giving to each
senator and member two fre scholar
ships In the State college, and to the
state at large ten.
When the compulsory education bill
was reached on the calendar it was not
called up.
Senate Proceedings.
The senate met at 11 o'clock. The
following bills were Introduced: P.y
Mr. Saylor, for the publication of the
Pennsylvania archives, also changing
Labor Day to the first Monday of Sep
tember; by Mr. Gohln, to pay funeral
expenses and expenses during the Ill
ness of members of the Ninth regiment
who contracted typhoid fever during
the last encampment at Gettysburg.
The governor sent In the folowlng
nominations, which were confirmed:
Alderman, J. M. Lehman, Johnstown;
Justice of the peace. S. C. Zerfass, Lan
caster; notaries public, It. H. Lloyd,
York; C. F. Dahlen, S. E. Gardner, W.
F. Stoll, C. W. Miller, ('. P. Blight and
J. W. Martin, Lycoming.
Mr. Kauffman took occasion, when
th-e bill authorizing the suptirlntendent
of public instruction to employ a skilled
stenographer and typewriter at a
salary of $1.D00 came up, to denounce
the indiscriminate passage of measures
increasing salaries and the clerical
force of different departments.
Mr. Snyder thought It unfair to (lis
criminate between the different depart
ments, his argument being that ex
travagance In one department author
ized it in another.
The Balary was cut down to $1,200 and
the bill laid over for printing.
Illlls Pnssad finally.
The following bills were among those
that passed Anally: Extending the pro
Visions of the act authorizing boards
of education In cities of the second
class to establish schools for instruction
in the mechanic arts to cities of the
third class? providing for an additional
lnw judge in the Potter district; pro
viding for the licensing of buildings In
Which theatrical, operatic and circus
performances are held.
' The senate accepted an "invitation
from Captain Pratt, of the Carlisle In
dian Training school, to attend the com
mencement exercises in a body on the
afternoon of Feb. 28.
Judicial Apportionment.
' The Judicial apportionment commit
tee of the house has finished Its labors
and made some changes in the districts
as now constituted. The re-apportionment
reduces the number of districts
from fifty-two to fifty. The following
are the changes: Clarion is attached
to Jefferson and given an additional
law Judge until next election, when it
will go back to one Judge again. The
object is to make Jefferson the presid
ing county.
Cameron Is taken from Clinton and
Elk and placed with McKean and Pot
ter. Washington gets an additional
law judge. Montour Is added to North
umberland. Wayne Is attached to Sus
quehanna and Center is made a separate
district. , Wyoming and Sullivan arc
. added to Columbia. Westmoreland is
made' the Tenth dlstrlot and given an
other judge. Union and Snyder consti
tute the Twentieth district. Schuylkill
guts an orphan's court Judge. Delaware
gets an additional law Judge.
PARALYZED BY STRONG.
New Police Commissioner a Surprise to
New York Politicians.
By the United Tress.
New' York, Feb.-14. The new police
commissioner Is a big surprise to the
politicians. In fact, very few of them
ever heard of him. He Is a native of
St. Lawrence county and is 31 years of
age. He was graduated from West
Point and served five years In the Fifth
artillery, United States army. He Is a
major of engineers on the stuff of
Prigadler-Cieneral Louis Fitzgerald.
Those who interested themselves In his
behalf were Anson U. McCook, General
Sehofleld, Secretary of War Dan S. La
munt, General Louis Fitzgerald, Fred
erick It. Coudert, W. K. Gray, and
Charles S. Fulrchlld. Commissioner
Andrews says that he has always been
a Democrat, but has never belonged to
any organization or political club.
Mr. Andrews visited police headquar
ters shortly after 12 o'clock and wus
Introduced to Commissioner Sheehan.
He notitled the latter that he was ready
to take hold at once, and Commissioner
Sheehan surrendered the keys and
stepped out. Mr. Sheehan received no
notice of removal by Mayor Strong. His
first Information that another man had
taken his place came from a reporter.
THE MIXERS OlUi.VMZL
Seceding Members from the General As
sembly of the knights of l abor 1 orm a
New Association and Licet Office) s.
By the United Press.
Columbus, O., Feb. 14. The confer
ence committee of the seceding miners
from the general assembly of the
Knights- of Labor, after an all night
session, issued an address to tho mem
bers getting forth their reason for se
cession, covering the New Orleans con
vention and commenting In general
terms upon the mismanagement of the
affairs of the association during the
past year. The address Is as follows
To the Members of the Knights of Labor:
When the bad combine the good must as
sociate, else ithey will fall one by one an
unpitled sacrlilce. in a contemptible Strug
gle. Never was the truth of this more
plainly manifest than at present within
the order of the Knights of Labor.
A train of abuses and usurpations cul
minating in the late general assembly held
at New Orleans, causes us to set forth the
following reasons for our action In estab
lishing the Independent order of the
Knights of Labor:
Kepresentaitves duly elected by bodies
legally constituted under the laws of the
order were denied admission and persons
entitled to no legal recognition were se-it-
ed, thereby enabling designing Individuals
to continue a conduct of affairs calculated
to enrich themselves and disrupt the or
der.
That since the adjournment of the late
general assembly at New pileaus not
only individuals, but in many cases local
and even district assemblies have been
compelled to suffer the humiliation of bus
pension or expulsion without the oppor
tunity of defense.
During the past year the general offi
cers placed a mortgage of t'Jiyw on the
general headquarters building at Phila
delphia. The amount of money thus
raised, together With all the revenue of
the current year, found them unable to
pay the full amount of the mileage due
representatives in attendance. at the lute
general assembly at New Orleans.
General otHuers of the order, while draw
ing salary from Its members, have been
engaged In the formation of corporations
for private profit, going so far as to advo
cate the giving away of stock in such cor
porations for the purpose of securing
franchises.
In view of the foregoing facts we ask
the assistance and co-operation of all who
believe In carrying out the principles of
the order as originally Intended.
Signed, V'. K. Wilson, Charles K. Mar
tin, Independent Order of the Knights of
Labor.
The organization was completed by
the election of the following oflicers:
General master workman, W. B. Wil
son, Hlossburg, Pa.; worthy foreman,
James M. Michaels, Pittsburg. Pa.;
secretary-treasurer, Charles H. Martin,
Tiflin. O.
It Is believed that the formation of
the new organization will disrupt the
old, as It Is said there are now only
lS.uOO members to support the Sovereign-Hayes
faction, while the newly
organized order will have a member
ship of 4"i,000 members.
Minister (iray load.
By the United Tress.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. H. Pierre Grnv,
son of Minister to Mexico Gray, received a
telegram at 10 o'clock tonight saying that
the minister had died at 7 o'clock. A
message was received an hour previous
saying that one consultation of physicians
had been held, the patient being uncon
scious, and thut another would b held at
7, but death ensued.
Narrow (inngo Collision.
By tho United Press.
Pittsburg, Feb. 14. Iast evening en
gines 8 and 9 on the Castle Shannon nar
row gauge railroad collided In a tunnel,
wrecking both engines and twenty-five
freight cars. The tunnel was badly
blocked. Five of the trainmen were
burled In the debris and severely, but not
futally hurt.
Snow Storm In Texas.
By the United Press.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 14. Dispatches from
points In Texas say an unprecedentedly
furious snow storm Is raging In the west
ern half of 'the state. Stock Is dying by
hundreds. There Is considerable suffering
among the settlers.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
A log jumped from a mountain slide at
Ralston, killing James Condon.
House rents as well as miners' wages In
western Pennsylvania have been cut
down.
Two passenger trains on tho Montan
don railroad bumped each othor's noses
near Coburn, but no one was inured.
Allegheny county Knights of Labor who
were suspended for Insubordination say
they will never go back, and can muster
3,uoo men.
In Oley vll'nge, Berks county, there
have been fifty-live (uses of diphtheria
this winter and sixteen deaths. A visitor
carried the disease there.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
An exposition of arts and Industries will
be held In the City of Mexico In JUDO.
After winning $105,000 by the gold brli-k
swindles, Thomas Purker Is under arrest
at Richmond. Va.
Alabama cotton planters are urged to
reduce the acreage of cotton at least J6
per cent, this year. '
On the way from Bablno to Galveston,
Tex,, on a sloop. Drew Pender, a pssen
ger, was frozen to death, . . .
CONGRESS REFUSES TO ACT
Exciting Debute in the House on the
Proposed Bond Issue.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SCORED
Mr. Hopkins Declares That the Transac
tion Is in the Interest of a Syndl-cate-Thc
Hill Slaughtered by
a Vote of 107 to lit).
By tho United Press.
Washington, Feb. 14, Another day's
debate In the house on the financial
question has but served to emphasize
the fact that no legislation affecting
the financial situation Is to be expected
from the Fifty-third congress. A week
ago the house refused to adopt the lust
Springer banking and currency bill
which contained a provision authoriz
ing the Issue of long time, low Interest
bonds, and todny by a still more de
cisive vote of 107 to 120 it declined to
authorize the Issue of sixty-five million
3 per cent, gold bonds with which to
repluce the t per cent, bonds negotiat
ed with the Morgan-Belmont syndicate.
The consideration of the Joint resolu
tion for this purpose reported yester
day from the committee on ways and
means by Chairman Wilson occupied
all of the session of six and one-half
hours, and the discussion attracted an
attendance of spectators which over
flowed the public gullerles anil en
croached upon that reserved for the
diplomatic corps and other distin
guished visitors. '
Mr. Wilson was aided In his advocacy
of the measure by Mr. Heed, (Rep.,
Me.); Mr. Payne, (Rep., N. Y.); Mr
Turner, (Deni., Ga.), and Mr. Bynum.
(Dem., Ind.), all members of the com
mittee on ways and means, who urged
that the Joint resolution was a busi
ness matter disassociated from politics
or anything of that kind, the passage
of which would result in a saving of
sixteen millions to the people. Their
efforts were seconded by Mr. Daniels
(Rep., N. Y.); Mr. Stone, (Rep., Pa.)
Mr. Coombs and Mr. Hendrlx. (Dem.,
N. Y.); Mr. Springer. (Dem., 111.), and
Mr. Cooper, (Dem., Fla.)
Serious Assertion hy Mr. Hopkins.
The opposition was led by Mr. Hop
kins (Uep., III.) and Mr. Bryan (Dem.,
Neb.), members of the committee on
ways and means, and It developed Home
startling points. Mr. Hopkins nssert
ed that the president was not animated
by patriotic motives In sending his last
message to congress, but by a desire
to unload upon that body the responsl
blllty for a transaction, negotiated by
his former law partner, that would net
the syndicate represented by him $-'5,-
000,000.
Mr. Bryan declared the scheme pro
posed In the Joint resolution to be but
another step In the accomplishment of
the conspiracy to strangle Hllver and
solemnly assured the house that so
serious did he consider it to be that
were there any probability of Its pass
age and the forfeiture of his life would
prevent It, he would gladly lay down
his life In that behalf. Mr. Cunnon
(Rep., 111.) hinted at impeachment, and
Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) said that Re
publicans wno ravorea the measure
proposed a new pcllcy. a repudiation of
all the declaration of the party In the
past and the institution of a new poli
cy that called for n new following.
Other speeches against the Joint reso
lution were made by Messrs. McMillln
(Dem., Tenn.), Wheeler (Dem., Ala.)
and Grosvenor (Itep., ()., members of
the committee on ways and means;
Livingston (Dem., Ga.), North anil Hu
lick I Uep.. ().), I Hand and Hutch (Dem.,
Mo.), Kemp (Pop., Neb.), Simpson (Pop.,
Kan.), and VanVoorhls (Itep., N. Y.).
The vote was taken at f. o'clock upon
the question 'Shall the Joint resolution
be engrossed and read a third time?'
the result Iwlng as stated yeas, I'JD
nays, lt7. "The bill Is dead" ofllclally
declared the speaker.
In vote in detail is as follows:
The Vote In Detail.
Yeas Messrs. Adams, Pa.; Aldrleh, Ap-
sley, Habcock, llalilwln, Barnes, liar-
thold, Harwig, Breckner. Beltzhoover.
erry, Breckinridge, IIMckner, Brosin.i,
Bynum, Cadmus, Campbell, Curutli,
CutchltiRs, Causey, ( nickering, Cluney,
(Mark, Ala.; Cobb, Mo.; Coombs, Cooper,
Ha.; Cooper, Jnd. ; Cornish, Covert, ("rain
Curtis, N. Y.; Daniels, Davey, Do Forest
Dlngley, Di-Her, Dunn, Durborrnw, Ihig
lish, Cala.; Krdmun, Kverett, Fielder, For
man, deary, GelHseidinlner, Glllet, N. Y.
Gillett, Mass.; (iiddlzer, Gorman, G:a
ham, Greshum, Grltlln, Mich.; Oront
Haines. Hall, Minn.; Hammond, Harri
son, Hayes. Hendrlx, Henry, Krllibs,
Lnphnni, Lefever, Ixiikwood, Lynch, Mar
(in, Ind.; .Marvin, N. v.; McCreary, Ky.
Medium, McKalg, Meyer, Montgomery
Morse, Mutehlcr, O'Nell, Mass.; O'Neill
Mo.; Page, Paschal, Patterson, Payne,
Pf arson, Pendleton, V. n. ; Plgott, Pow
ers, Price, going, Buy, Heed, Kellly, Hey.
burn, Itlehards, O.; Kohlnson, l'h.; Bus
sell, Conn.; Ryun, Sehemerhorn, Sickles.
Sorg, Sperry, Springer, Stevens, C W
Stone, W. A. Stone. Stone, Ky.; Htorer
Strauss, Tarsney, Trncey, Turner, Oa.
Turpln, 1'pdegriilf, Wiulsworlh, Wanger,
Warner, Washington, Wells, Wilson, w,
Va.; Wolverton, Wooncr, right 120.
Nays Messrs. Adams, Ky.; Attken, Al
derson, Alexander, Allen, Arnold, Avery
Bailey, linker, Kan.; Baker, N. II.; Bank
head. Bell, Colo.: Bell, Tex.; Black, Ga
Blair, Bland, Boatner, Bocn, Bowers,
Cala.; Brcti, Broderlck, Bromwell, Hrook
shire, Brown, Bryan, Bundy, Bunn, Cam-
Inettl, Cannon, Cula.; Cannon, HI.; Cape
hart, Clark, Mo.; Cobb, Ala.; Cockrell
Coffeen, Collin, Cooper, Wis.; Crawford
Curtis, Kan.; Davis, Do Armond, Denson
Dlnsmore, Dockery, Dolllver, Donovan
Doolittle, Kdmunds, Kills, Ky.; Kills, Ore.
Knloe, Kpes, Fletcher, Funk, Fyan, Good
night, Grady, Grltlln, Wis.; Grosvenor,
Grow, Hager, Hii.lner, Hall, Mo.; Hare,
Harris, llnrtman, Hatch, Haugen, Hoard
Henderson, 111.', Henderson, la.; Hepburn,
Hermann, llltt. Hooker, Miss.) Hopkins,
111.; Hopkins, Pa.; Hudson, Hullck, Hull,
Hunter, liutcheson, lklrt, Islar, Johnson,
N. D.; Kern, Klefer, Kyle, Lacey, Lane,
Latimer, Iwsnn, Lnyton, lister, Lin
ton. Little, Livingston, Loud, Louden
singer, Lucas, Maildox, Mngiilre, Million
Marsh, McCleary Minn.; McCulloch, Me
Dearmon. McKelghnn, McLaurln, McMil
lln, McNagny, Mellae, Mnlkeljohn, Men
cer. Merldlth, Monroe, Moore, Morgan,
Moses, Nelll, Northway, Ogden, Pence,
Pendleton, Tex.; Perkins, Plckler, Ran
dull, Ktchardson, Mich.: Hlchnrdson,
Tenn.: Ritchie, Koblnson, Robertson
La.i Kusseil, Ga.; Hayers, Sottle, Shell
Hlblev. Simpson, Smith, Snodgrass, Stall
lugs, Stephenson, Stockdnle, Ht rait. Strong,
Hwanaon. Talbert. 8. C.i Tale, Tawney.
Taylor, ind.; Terry, Thomns, Tyler, Vun
Voorhls, N. Y. : Van Voorhls, O.j Walker,
Waugh, Weadoek, v neeier, Ala,
wutr. 111. : Whiting. Williams. HI,
Williams. Miss.: Wilson, O.i Wilson,
Wash. 1U7.
Messrs. Henderson, North Carolina,
and Kilgore, present and not voting
2.
A motion by Mr. Bland, Missouri, to
recoiiHlder the vote just taken was on
his motion was laid on the table. And
then at, 5.30 on motion of Mr. Wilson,
West Virginia, the house adjourned
until tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
SATOLLI HONORED.
ntcrtalncd by tho Catholic Club of Phil
adelphia. By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 14. Archbishop
Satolll was the guest of honor at the
eighteenth annuul dinner tonight at
Dooner's hotel, of the Catholic club, of
Philadelphia. Besides the principal
guests of the evening the following prel
ates of the church wore present. Mgr.
Sbarrettl, Rev. Frederick RdOker,
secretary to Archbishop Satolll; Bishop
Keiuie, principal of the Catholic uni
versity at Washington; Bishop McFaul,
of Trenton; Bishop Gorlon, of Jamaica,
and Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia.
S. Kdwin Megargoe, president of the
club, presided and formally Introducing
Mgr. Satolll and proposing a toast to
him, congratulated the club on the
honor the legate had done it in becom
ing Its guest this evening.
Mgr. Satolll begged to be excused
from replying personally to the toast
on the plea of hoarseness, and Dr.
Rooker read his response for him. In
his address Mgr. Satolll averred that a
good Catholic always made a good citi
zen. Besides Mgr. Satolll's address, Arch
bishop Ryan spoke on "Hierarchy;"
Bishop Keane, upon "Religion and
Learning," and a short address by
Bishop McFaul. Several members of
the club also spoke.
ENTICED LIZZIE AWAY.
Solution of the .Mystery of the Disappear
ance of the Important Witness in the
Case Against Keeper Hartmuu,
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 14. The mystery
of the disappearance of Lizzie O'Brien,
the girl who brought the charges
aguinst Steward Huntman, of the
Schuylkill county almshouse, was
cleared up by her return to the house
of her brother In this city tonight.
From the girl's story and that of her
brother, William O'Brien, It would ap
pear that there had been a regular
conspiracy to entice the girl away. On
Saturday last a woman of about 40
years of age, and giving her name as
Bella Burke, called on the O'Briens and
Introduced herself as a connection of
theirs. She seemed to be thoroughly
familiar with their history and soon
established herself upon a friendly foot
ing. She and Lizzie became quite inti
mate, and on Tuesday evening the
Burke woman stated that she was go
ing to New York and asked Lizzie to
go with her. The girl readily assented
and she and the woman went to New
York that night.
They stopped at the Cosmopolitan ho
tel. The next day something occurred
to excite Lizzie's suspicions that all
was not right, and she went out with
the woman and sent a telegram, as she
states, to her brother In Philadelphia,
telling him where she was. This tele
gram she affects to believe was not
sent, as she saw the Burke woman
making motions to the operator that
would lead him to suppose she (Lizzie)
wus insane, and that the sending of
the telegram was only a freak, and she
need not transmit It. When she re
turned to the hotel Lizzie's suspicions be
came more excited than ever and she
screamed and brought a number of peo
ple to the room. Again the Burke wo
man succeeded in persuading these who
came to the room that the girl was in
sane. . Grown desperate under this
treatment Lizzie run down the stairs
and into the street with the Burke wo
man after her. The girl appealed to a
policeman that she wus being detained
ugalnst her will In New York, and once
ngaln the woman succeeded in persuad
ing the olllcer that the girl was crazy.
Still Another Scheme.
Today Lizzie continued to make such
a number of scenes that the woman
llimlly seemed to grow frightened and
brought her back to the city tonight.
In the menntlnie another purt of the
scheme was being worked upon the
brother hero. Yesterday a womun called
at the house and asked for Mrs. Burke,
and after some conversation she suc
ceeded in persuading O'Brien to come
out with her. They had walked but
a short distance when a man ap
proached and began to violently accuse
the womnn of persuading his wife to
leave him. Subsequently It developed
from their conversation that his wife
was the Burke womun. Finally an ad
journment was taken to a nearby
saloon, and here O'Brien's suspicions of
the pair wore aroused by an offer of
money to him, so he alleges, to drop the
prosecution of Lizzie's charges In the
nlmshituse scandal. .
Making an excuse, O'Brien left the
saloon and went to a station house to
have an olllcer return with III in and ar
rest the pair. When O'Brien returned
the. man ami woman had disappeared.
Unless evidence of a conspiracy to
prevent a witness from testifying can
be gathered, there Is no charge that
could be made against the woman who
persuaded Lizzie O'Brien to go to New
York with her, or against the other man
and woman who are thought to have
been implicated in the scheme.
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Silk Mill Illirned.
By the United Press.
Paterson, N. J., Feb, 14. Doherty &
Woodworth's silk mill was burned to
night. Ixiss, :ns).00; Insurance, LMO',000.
There were 4110 people employed In the
factory.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Sliver men nt the capllol think they
have unearthed a statute which may yet
bring about free coinage.
Becretary Carlisle has fined Krnest F.
Fei'ker, Jr., of 4ho First district of Illinois.
)l,000 for removing unstamped beer from
on, brewery to another and bottling the
same..
A movement has been started to secure
the appointment of Colonel D. Stewart
Gordon, of tho Sixth cavalry, to the brig
adier generalship made vacant by Gen
eral Ruger's promotion.
W. A. Hlnes. a New York city poRtofllce
clerk, and J. K. Cooney, now in the rail
way mall service, have been designated
to take the places In the sea postotllce
service of the two postal clerks drowned
on the Kibe.
A temperance petition, bearing more
than a million signatures, which reached
Washington yesterday, will be presented
to the president, and will then be atartod
to (Jueen Victoria and all the world's
crowned heads, - -
AT
District Organizer Mark akcs
Serious Cuarn.es Aiuinst MclJridc.
A ROLL OP BILLS FURNISHED
Mr. Wild Was Presented with $000 and
Advised to Keep His Mouth Shut
Regarding Strike Settlement.
Mclliide Kxplains.
By the United Press.
Columbus, O., Feb. 14. The biggest
sensation of the miners' convention
was sprung at the opening of the ses
sion this morning when Mark Wild, of
this city, a district organizer of the
American Railway union, was given the
privilege of the iloor. He was chair
man of the American Railway union
grievance committee of the Columbus,
Hocking Valley and Toledo railroad
strike last summer, and Is prominent
In labor circles.
He said that about four days after
the settlement of the American Rail
way union Hocking Valley railway
strike he met John McBrlde In the of
fice of the United Mine Workers and had
a conversation with him.
McBrldo urged him to keep his mouth
shut In regard to the manner In which
the strike was settled and handed him a
package which McBrldo said a certain
operator requested should be given to
Wild as a present.
Mr. Wild says he took the package
and put It In his pocket, and the con
versation continued for a few minutes,
when they separated. Mr. Wild said
he was not positive as to the name of
the operator mentioned, but believed it
was Ryan. Mr. Wild said he opened
the package on his arrival at his home
and found it contained a roll of bills
amounting to JtiOO. He concluded to
keep the money and use It In aiding
President Adams In obtaining evidence
to convict McBrlde of corruption. He
wanted to show up a traitor who sold
out the American Railway union strike
and thought he hud collected sufficient
evidence to accomplish that purpose,
Mr. Wild's statement caused the
greatest excitement, and a message was
also dispatched to notify McBrlde of
what Mr. Wild had said, and invited
him to the convention hall to reply,
Me Bride's Explanation.
Mr. McBrlde arrived in due time. His
ace was Hushed and he was laboring
under great excitement. He admitted
that what Wild said was true and that
he gave him $ti00. This admission,
however, was followed by some explan
atory remarks, He read a letter sent
by him to the miners of the Hocking
Valley, advising them not to join the
American Railway union in another
strike against the Columbus, Hocking
Valley and Toledo Railroad company
In that letter Mr. McBrlde set forth
his connection as an arbitrator hi
tween the railroad men and President
Walte, of tho Hocking Valley Railroad
company. Mr. McBrlde stated In the
letter that Wild had proved himself In
capable of handling the strike. He had
refused to agree to President Waite's
proposition to submit the grievances of
the strikers to arbitration after he,
MrBrlde, had got President Wulte to
make the proposition.
A delegate asked McBrlde to name
the operators who gave the money, but
he declined to muke this dlsclocure In
open convention. He said he would
furnish any Information to the com
mlttee should one be appointed for that
purpose.
Wild followed In a general denial of
the statements made by McBrlde con
cernlng his management of the Hock
Ing Valley strike. Wild said McBrlde
told him that two or three operators
had made up a purse of $800, which
they considered was equal to a year's
sulary. The operators feared that Wild
would bring about another strike, and
they did this to prevent such a thing.
They gave the money to McBrlde and
asked him to give it to Wild.
Mr, Kane's Resolution.
When Mr. wild nail tinlsheil. a scene
of indescribable confusion ensued
Delegate after delegute tried to get the
Iloor to offer motions bearing on the
charges made by Mr. Wild. Finally
Fditor John Kane, of the Mine Work
er's Journal, was recognized and of
fered the following:
Resolved, Thai a committee of one from
each district lie appointed and Unit If the
committee are satislled upon healing all
the evidence that -the money, was
celved for charitable purposes, they with
hold the names of the donors, but that if
the committee be satisfied that It was for
purposo of bribery the committee repot
the same to this convention and that tho
convention have the right to say, afte
healing the report, whether It was for pur
poses of bribery or not.
This resolution was opposed by i
number of delegates, Vho said If there
was any attempt to withhold all the
facts from the public they would be
forced to Infer there was something
wrong with Mr. McHrlde's connection
with the transaction, and would so re
port to their constituents when they
went home. "Several delegates spoke
In favor of the resolution. During the
discussion Mr. McBrlde sat silent. His
attitude toward the resolution in no
opposing it and demanding an open in
vestlgation created a bad Impression
When the motion to adopt the reso
lution was put, a delegate demanded
the call of the roll, which resulted In
79 votes for and 61 against it, and it
was declnred adopted. A committee
was then appointed. President Penna
then demanded a vote of the convention
on the question of his guilt or innn
cenee of tho charges of corruption made
against the national officers by Presi
dent Adams. He said while he be
lieved John McBrlde had done nothing
wrong, he did not want to carry the
accusations against Mr. McBrlde on
his shoulders.
HAYWARD DEFENSE.
Another Chapter in ibo Murder Case Is
Opened. . ,
By the United Pross.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 14. The de
fence opened today in the Ilayward
murder case. In his opening for th
defense Lawyer Smith announced that
they would introduce no theory but
would be able to prove an alibi for
Ilayward. Evidence would be produced
to shatter Bllxt's testimony In several
material points, anil It would be shown
that Adry's motive for testifying
against his brother was one of Insane
Jealousy, which means that there will
be another airing of the Ilayward fam
ily skeleton.
One witness was examined relative to
Bllxt's movements in another part of
town on the night of the murder, but
nothing material was brought out Hay
ward's Dresence at the theater on the
night of the murder was proved by
ushers ut the Grand Opera house.
SHOT OVER THE HEART.
Result of a Quarrel Between Wheelwright
and Blacksmith.
By the United I'ress.
Norristown, Pa., Feb. 14. Frank Ped-
Ick, a blacksmith, and James Sweeny,
a wheelwright, both employed at How-
Iville, ten miles from here, quarreled
this afternoon. Pediick was getting
the better of Sweeny, when the latter
pulled a revolver from his pocket and
shot Pediick over the heart.
He Is not expected to live. Sweeny
s 'i years old and well connected. He
made his escape und has not yet been
apprehended. Pediick Is the village
postmaster.
ROBBERY AFFOREST CITY.
J. Levine, of Cnrbondale, Ucld I'p by
I-'ootpads and Relieved of $1,700 Worth
of Jewelry.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, Feb. 14. I. J. Levine, of
Carbondale, was held up by highway
men at a point near Rlchmondale
Wednesday evening about 11 o'clock.
and robbed of 5175 in cash, his gold
watch and chain and about $1,700 worth
of Jewelry which he hud In a case.
Mr. Levine Is a member of the firm
of Levine Bros., which does a portrait
and jewelry business in Carbondale.
They make muny sales in Forest City,
and some of their goods are sold to
customers on the credit system. The
Hillside company paid Tuesday, there
fore Mr. Levine drove up to make col
lections.' He had succeeded quite well
in collecting and on sales and started
obout 10 o'clock at night to drive buck
to Carbondale. He had 1175 in cash
besides his case of jewelry.
When he reached the bridge of the
Rapid Transit company, which spans
the Rlchmondale track of the Ontario
und Western, his horse stopped. The
night was durk and he could not dis
tinguish objects at any distance and
supposed the animal hSd stopped of
Its own accord. He urged it forward
with a stroke of the whip, but Just as
he did so he dlstlpgulshed a form at
the horses head and almost at the
same Instant a revolver was thrust
against his head and he was told not
to move. Two confederates of the man
with the weapon then took the Jewelry
case, what money he had, his watch
and even carried off the bricks which
he had wrapped up to keep his feet
warm. He was then told to drlte'on to
Carbondale and not even to look back
or he would be killed.
Something after midnight he arrived
In the Pioneer City and reported to the
oflicers. A posse from Carbondale was
here this morning, among whom was
R. J. Beamish and the sleuth detective,
Michael Moral).
As yet there has been found no trace
of the daring robbers. Levine told a
friend this morning that just before
he left the Foivst House, In this bor
ough, he was accosted by a man whom
he had often seen, but whose name
he did not know, and was asked If he
was going (o stay in town over night,
or if he would go down on the 10.34
train. Re thought nothing of the inci
dent and replied that he had a horse
up here and wns going to drive down.
He says he thinks the mun was either
a confederate of the highwaymen and
Informed them of his Intentions, or that
he may have been one of the three who
waylaid him. He gave the man's de
scription to the oflicers who are work
ing on the case.
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
Tho Chances Are That William Pcnn
llowman Will Hang.
By the Vnitcd I'ress.
Vllkes-Rarre, Feb. 14. Judge Lynch
handed down a decision In court to
day which virtually seals the fate of
the boy murderer, William Venn How
man, and unless his attorneys succeed
In getting the supreme court to Inter
fere It Is more than likely that young
Howmnn will suffer the death penalty
for the murder of John Mike, the
Arabian peddler.
Immediately after his conviction Ms
attorneys llled reasons for a new trial,
which Judge Lynch today refused, by
discharging the rule to show cause
why, new trial should not be granted.
liownian was Informed of the decision
by Warden Jones nt the jail this after
noon, who asked him If he had anything
to say. "No," replied Howmnn, "I
haven't anything to say. When will I
receive my sentence." He was told that
It would be. on Saturday next and re
plied cheerfully. "All right." Bowman's
mother was with him, at the time and
took the news coolly. His attorneys are
now making preparations to carry the
casu to the supreme court.
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Mayor Strong's Appointments, "
By tho 1,'nltod Press.
New York, Feb. 14. Mayor Strong this
morning appointed Avery U. Andrews, a
lawyer, a ikiIIco commissioner In place of
John C. Sheehan. Ueorge Walton Oreen,
a lawyer, has been appointed an acq'ie
iluct commissioner In place of Francis M.
Scott, who yesterday resigned to accept
the position of corporation counsel.
Brooklyn Hallway .MuJdle.
By the United Press.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 14. Attorney den
eral Hancock today gave an opinion iu
the matter of the action to vacate tho
charter of tho Brooklyn Heights Hailroad
company and refused tho application on
the ground that snllKlcnt reasons had not
been advanced.
(IlkcHon Sworn In.
By tho United I'ross.
. Harrlsburg, Feb. 14. The new commis
sioner of banking, Colonel B. K. Clllkeson,
took the oath of office this afternoon and
assumed charge of the department. He
tiled his bond In the sum of 2n,0Utt with C.
Li. Magee, of l'lttsburg, and Major Lane
S. Hart, of Harrlsburg, as sureties,
Ting Commits Suicide.
By the United Tress.
London, Feb. 14. The Control News'
correspondent In Shanghai says that after
the surrender of the last forts and the
Chinese fleet at Wel-Hal-Wel, Admiral
Ting and the Chinese general committed
suicide. ,
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; west to
northwest winds.
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