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9FTgj : - .-" -.: -- SEND YOUR ADLETS EARLY SEND YOUR ADLETS EARLY Tor The Sunday Dispatch, la Order That They Hy Be Prop erly Classified. Saaday Dispatch, 1 r xbubi xnej sisj no rry 1Trt. Classified. i -tlB . v -' w. lf - ' '" jHYsCXTrairn LW MsW LW mmtJMr m WL . VTJ w m jm& s1 . ms&i-. FORTY SEVENTH YEAR. LEGAL LIGHT ON THE MUDDLE IN TJEJALLOT, Judges of the Supreme Oonrt See JNTo Belief Prom the legislature. VOTERS MUST PUT UP mm bakee's law. Justice Williams States Onlythe1 Of ficial Ticket Will Bo Ac cepted as LegaL "WEIGHT OF THE BALLOTS TOO MUCH FOR THE PEOPLE., Esme Attorneys Argue That Citizens Can't Ee Disfranchised Under the Constitution. George W. Guthrie Advisee People to Vote Anyhow, If the Official Ballot Is Not at the Polls Ee Would Indict an Election Board That Refused His Ticket A Decision From Ohio to Sup port This Position Major Brown Thinks the Courts Will Sustain an Honest Ballot Where the Intention Is Plain He Calls the Law a Fraud and a Ridiculous Novelty Chief Justice Paxson Doesn't Like the New Voting System. ' The latest complications growing ont of the Baker ballot law by which it is possible that a great many voters in the State will be disfranchised provoked considerable dis cussion yesterday. The sudden appearance of a rainbow in the skies without the sign of a cloud -risible could not have surprised the people more than this latest phase of the ballot muddle. It was pronounced by many as the climax of far-seeing jobbery that doctored a law designed to protect the voters. It was beyond the comprehension of lay and legal minds that the preparation of the ballots for Pennsylvania should overtax the paper mills of the country and the job printers of the State. Men who had looked upon America and its citizens as equal to any scarcely believe it, but there was no going I back or the testimony given by tne paper manufacturers and printergenerally. The limit of time is too short, and the problem now is whether a remedy can be applied before the election or not. Need for an Extra Session. The consensus of opinion is that an extra session of the Legislature should be called at once to amend the law or repeal it as thp necessities of the times may demand. There is nothing in the State Constitution for bidding the Governor from calling the law makers together, but when the majority of Bepublicans think of the politics of Mr. Pattison, they shake their heads and remark sadly: "We can look for no hope from that quarter." Judge Fetterman was under the impression that a notice from 10 to SO days in length mnst be given, but the Constitution disposes of this matter by stating "that the Governor can call an extra session of the Legislature at once on any extraordinary occasion," and most people feel that the present situation complies with this requirement of the law. Chief Justice Paxson was appealed to yesterday to suggest a remedy. The Judge is opposed to the law, thinks there never was any necessity for it, and he rather enjoys the consternation of the people. He is disposed to let them wrestle with the voting job, and says frankly that nothing can be done before the election. He de clined to discuss the legal questions in volved, for he expects he will be called upon to give a decision in numerous cases that will no donbt arise. As Chief Justice Paxson Views It. "Weft," said the Chief Justice, as the subject was broached, "I have no objection to expressing my private opinion. I have been too busy lately to read the papers care fully and I am not very well posted, but is the situation as bad as reported? Can't the ballots be made smaller? Does the neces sity exist for such a big blanket sheet?" It was explained that Secretary Harrity had decided the ticket must be 52 by 22 inches to meet the requirements of the law. "Ah, I see,"1 continued the Judge. '1 never liked the law. The old ballot system was all right, and filled the .bill nicely. I never took much stock in the cry of fraud, and I don't believe the change was justified by the facts. But if you want a bad law repealed enforce It strictly. The people will know better after the election whether the Baker ballot system is a good thing or not. I don't think it is, but every man must decide that question for himself. I can see no remedy in sight, and the people must ac cept the situation the best they can. It is too late to call an extra session of the Legislature, and I don't, believe Governor Pattison would do it anyhow. The Supreme Conrt can't take cognizance of the law. We mnst have something to go on, and there is nothing now on which to base a case. Voters mnst take the laws as they find them, and it they don't like them they have the power in their hands to repeal "them?" Most Be Decided in Regular Order. "Bat isn't a law unconstitutional in itself that makes it impossible for citizens to vote?" was asked. "That is a legal question that would have to be determined. I don't want to say any more on that subject," replied the Chief Justice. "Suppose legal voters, finding no ballots at the polls on election day, should prepare tickets of their own which clearly showed their intentions, would the State courts sus tain such a ballot?" "Indeed, I can't tell. That would have to be decided also. I IjlhrMridedtkai many lawyers held that the right to vote was inherent and no law that made It impossible would stand, but Judge Paxson smiled grimly and said noth ing. He could not be induced to discuss the legal features for good and obvious rea sons. "There is no remedy In sight," ha concluded, "and the people will have to put up with the law this time. But maybe the public is unduly alarmed and every citizen may yet enjoy an opportunity to vote." The Chief Justice with other people was greatly surprised to learn that the printing facilities of the State are not sufficient to turn out the ballot. He suggested that they would have to go to the large cities in the East and West for assistance. Justice Williams Sees No Hope. Justice Williams held the same views as Chief Justice Paxson. He was very busy when seen, bnt stopped lone enough to an swer the questions asked. "It is too late," ,he said, "to convene the Legislature. That is out of the question, and certainly no remedy can come from the Supreme Court Why, I was amazed when I heard what the weight of the, ballots of the State would be. I had no idea the machinery ot the law was bo cumbersome." When the Judge was asked if the courts would sustain a ballot cast under the old system at polls where regular tickets had not been provided, he replied quickly: "What does the law say? I do not remem ber exactly, but my recollection is that to make a ballot legal it must be official and comply with all the requirements of the act. The Baker law specifies how the bal lot must be prepared. All I can say is that the people must put up with the inconven ience and get all the help they can from the large cities. Possibly enough ballots could be printed in other States to supply Penn sylvania." AN INHERENT RIGHT. Sir. Gnthrie Claims Citizens Cannot Be Ulched of Their Votes by an Impossible Law lie Thinks the Courts Will Sustain an Honest Ballot. George W. Guthrie has made a special study of election laws, and he has been con nected with a number of election cases. He hasn't any use for politicians who subvert 1 ans for the good of the people, and he says the men who doctored the Baker ballot bill should be made to suffer for it. Mr. Guthrie doesn't look for a remedy from the Legis lature, but takes a broad view of the diffi culty. "We are a patient and long-suffering com munity," he began. "The people are di rectly responsible for this muddle. They sent the men to the Legislature who made the raw and thwarted a great reform. The bill as originally prepared was first class, but it was treacherously and criminally changed to make the reform system of vot ing odious. I suppose in the face of the lacts the people will turn around and send back to the Legislature the men who are responsible for these cunningly contrived complications. "No two election decisions are alike, and it is hard to say what the courts will do in the .cases that may come up. Voting is an inherent right. I have nothicg to say about a law that makes it hard to vote, but one that renders this inherent right of citizenship impossible is in direct violation of the fun damental principles of the Constitution. It is more. It is equal to a revolution of that document All Tickets Should Be Counted. "I c'aim that in spite of the Baker ballot law, should it be impossible to provide bal lots, that cveryman will be instilled in pre paring his ticket I ' would advise voters if the official ballot is at the polls to nse it, but if it is not to proffer a ticket, even if it is a blank sheet of paper on which they have written the names of their candidates. Should the election boards refuse to accept it I would indict the officers at once. I don't believe any sensible court in the State would ignore a vote that was legitimate and honestly made. The trouble is that it the ballot Is refused it will probably ' be lost - this time, for it will be almost impossible to keep a record of them. I am speaking, ot course, on the condition that the tickets can't be prepared in time for all the counties. , . "In Ohio a Sheriff failed to issue the election proclamation. An attempt was made to throw out the vote on the ground that all the requirements of the law had not been carried out The Supreme Court decided, however, that the people could not be filched out of their just rights through the failure of an officer wilfully or negligently to do his duty. Wouldn't the same line of argument apply to Pennsylvania? Surely the people cannot be deprived of their votes because the machinery of a law is so com plicated and cumbersome that the official ballots can't be prepared in time. The prop osition is ridiculous. Judge Jeremiah Black's Idea, "I remember when the new Constitution was being made Judge Jeremiah Black urged the adoption of oral voting, that is, people going to the polls and naming the candidates tbey preferred. "Take the Florida case in 1876 when Hayes was elected. In Manatee county, I think that is the name, they had.a law re quiring the clerk of the court to send out the lis of registered Voters before the elec tion, and nobody whose name was not re corded was allowed to vote. la the county named the clerk resigned about the time he was to perform this work. The Governor refused to appoint a man in his stead, and the party managers prepared a registry list of their own. Of course those not on the list were Bhut out When the Board of Canvassers came along they gave the electoral vote of the State to Hayes and Wheeler on account of the fraud practiced in this county. If the change had not been made Tilden would have been President Now, what is law for Florida ought to be law for Pennsyl vania." Mr. Guthrie stopped and smiled, but he made no further allusion to the grand Democratic possibilities hidden under the ballot law muddle in this State. PREFERS THE OLD SYSTEM. Major Brown Is Opposed to a Complicated Ballot Law He Says It Should Be Simple Enough for a Child to Vote Only One Bemedy to Suggest Major A. M. Brown is disgusted also with the Baker ballot law. He called it a ridicu lous novelty and a fraud. "I have heard a great deal," be said, "about a secret ballot Why there is nothing to prevent a man from handing in an open ticket if he desires. We got along very well for 100 years under the old system, and I think it would have lasted for 100 more. All this talk about wholesale fraud in elections is nonsense. It is badly exaggerated. But suppose some lraud does exist, you canlt enact laws to prevent men from being tricky. They will soon find some way toS circumvent it, and this complicated and technical Baker law is a sample. Why should we make it hard for citizens to vote? Lawyers differ in their opinions as to how the tickets should be voted. The ballot law ought to be simple enough so that a child can, understand it My opinion is that no 'Judge will turn do'wn a vote simply because a citizen has blundered a little in making the proper marks. If the intention is plain, the courts will sustain it We shouldn't get away from common sense. I parties in two columns instead or one, as in ."The only remedy I can suggest it to oalli.lhe present form,. By doing. thi.th ballots PLTTSBURG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1892 an extra session of the Legislature. I don't think the time is too short to make the necessary amendments or to repeal the law. The Legislature can be convened at any time by the Governor. It is a question whether Mr. Pattison will issue a call or not" THE LAWYERS DISAGREE. Attorney Shlras Says Voters Can Write Tlletr Ballots and Have Them Counted Colonel Stone Says the Law Is Supreme and Must Bo Obeyed. George Shiras HI, when asked yesterday if he thought a voter could be denied his vote in case of the State's failure to pro vide him a legal ballot, said: "The Baker ballot law has been affirmed as constitu tional by the Supreme Court, and wherever a ballot is provided that will have to be used and no other. It seems to me, and I think I would be sustained, that the fact of the State's being unable to famish ballots could in no wise disfranchise a man, A man who cannot get a proper ballot has a right to express his choice upon a piece of paper in writing and then de posit it in the ballot box. Of course, the districts in which this kind of ballots is used will be contested, but I tbink upon appeal to the courts the vote would be de clared legal. The failure of the State to supply the ballots amounts, in my mind, to a suspension of the act." "The Baker ballot law would be a good thing if it had not been tampered with. It was warped to prove it obnoxious in the hope that the people would then cry for its repeal In this regard the men who thought so were far at sea. The people will see the good and bad points in the law, and more than likely the latter will be eliminated at the next session of the Legislature. There is not much in the law that needs to be taken out An act of a page and a half would be all that would be required to make the act a first-class one. Bad for Independent Voters. "The independent voter has no show at all with this new ballot Just think of a voter who wishes to scratch anyone in the party having to make a cross after each name he votes and leave the ones he wants to scratcn Diane It would have been much easier and more simple for the voter to scratch out the names he was opposed to, and leave the names blank he desired to vote. It was the purpose to make it as difficult for the 'Inde pendent vote as possible. The party men can vote their ticket straight by making one cross opposite the name of their party. "The clause relating to a man's obtaining assistance in preparing his ballot Is de cidedly wrong. Instead of allowing only persons who are unable to, read have some one help them, it gives any man the privi lege of calling anyone to aid him. It is radically wrone and strikes at tbe founda tion of a pure ballot "j.ne only way to remove tne possiuiuty of any contests in the coming election, that is, it the State finds,it is unable to supply sufficient ballots for all the voters, is for the Governor to call an extra session of the Legislature and repeal the act Then we conld go back to our old method. "I don't see why the ballot should be made so enormous. The law states it should be printed in readable type, but I don't see the occasion for spreading the names out over so much space." Points to the law. Colonel Stone takes a different view of the matter from Mr. Shiras. He said: "If the State fails to provide enough ballots the men wbo don't get them will not be permitted to vote. It is the same as a man giving the excuse that he was caught in a rainstorm and couldn't get to the polIs-inSftime.'-Ia-my TBlud' there Is no possibility of a voter getting his ballot into the box without it is the legal one, for such action would be setting aside the Baker ballot law, anjl this has been declared constitutional by the Su preme Court, so there is no getting over it I think the law is a bundle of incongrui ties and mistakes and it will be repealed at the next session of the Legislature. I mean the obnoxious parts of it It was made purely for party and the voter was not taken "into consideration. The inde pendent voter was an unconsidered quan tity." BOTH CHAIRMEN PERTURBED. Bceder and Wright Fearful of the Result to , Their Campaigns. Philadelphia, Oct 7. SpeeiaZ The printing of the ballot in time fordlstribu tion to the election officers was again to-day the subject of conversation by politicians. The size surprises all classes, and the declaration that it will be impossible to obtain the quantiiy of the kind of paper required makes many fear that some counties at least will be without the ballots on the morning of the election. It was said to-day that as it Is now known what the size of the ticket must be, the County Commissioners ' can go on by em ploying printers to do the work, and that arrangements can be made for procuring the paper. It is held that there, is no need for them to wait for the certification of the nominations by the Secretary of the Com monwealth, as much can be done in the meantime. Chairman Beeder, of the Bepublican, and Chairman Wright, of the Democratic State Committees, as well as the city chairmen, are much concerned as to the outlook. They realize that if nothing is done until the County Commissioners receive the certi ficates of nomination from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, there will be trouble, and they fear the six days allowed for the work will not be sufficient time. Chairman Beeder is confident it would be impossible to have the ballots printed and ready lor distribution on the fourth of November. I THE LAW TOO INTRICATE. Mr. Lamble Says the Bemedy Lies With the Legislature. John S. Lambie said that he had read the reports in The Dispatch about the possi ble disfranchisement of voters with great alarm. He had received an inkling of the trouble from County Commissioner Mercer several days ago, but he had no idea it was so serious. He is opposed to the law, and says the remedy lies with the Legislature. He adTocates the calling of an extra session to repeal the act Mr. Lambie pays considerable attention to elections. He claims that under the Aid system the ballot was as secret as it is now. The law did not compel the voter to put his name on the ticket He expects that in the coming election a great many ballots will be thrown out because not marked properly. Yesterday morning he watched three lawyers vote at the Bepublican head quarters. None of them had made the right marks. Mr. Lambie added that the in structions are too intricate for the average voter to understand. WAHIS A SMALLEB BALLOT. Chairman Beeder Suggests How the Ticket Can Be Reduced In Size. Haebisbueo, Oct 7. There is a possi bility of another change in the form of ballot now being printed by the State printer in order to facilitate the printing of the bal lots. A long telegram was received at the State Department this evening from Chair man Beeder asking the Secretary to de crease the size. To do this it will be necessary to place the Presidents! electors of the three minor parties in two columns instead of one, as in can be made three inches shorter and two inches wider, or 24149, instead of 22x52, as now. ONLY TWO'FEET LONG. Indiana's Ballot Not Half as Bulky as That, In Pennsylvania. Iniakapolis, Oot 7. Beginning to-day, under the direction of their State commit tees, the Bepublicans and Democrats will carry on schools ofintruotion in every voting precinct of the State. Within tbe next week several tons of ballots will be sent out While each committee has pre pared its own sample ballot, the ballots and instructions thereon are the same. Neither party furnishes information as to how to vote a mixed ticket The committees fear that there will be a good deal of confusion in voting under the new law, as it is the first Presidental election since it was enacted. This year there will be two ballot boxes and two ballots to be voted. One box, painted red, will be for the State ballot, which' will be on red paper, and tbe other box, painted white, will be for the local ballots. The law requires that the ballots be folded separately. The State tickets, containing the names of the Presidental electors also, are over two feet In length. NO CHANGE OP LAW NEEDED. Governor Pattison ,Ssys the Legislature Won't Be Asked to Sleet Haebisbueo, Oct 7. Special' Gov ernor Pattison was asked to-night if it was possible to call en extra session of the Leg islature to repeal the Baker ballot reform law in view of tbe complications which have arisen in consequence of the act The Gov ernor replied: "There is no occasion for an extra session of the Legislature. ,The Baker ballot law passed by a very large majority in both branches of the Legislature. It was en acted in obedience to a very decided public sentiment The press, almost without ex ception, approved of it If' as earnest an effort were made to enforce it as there is a disposition to find fault with It there would be no trouble in its execution. Ballot re form in Pennsylvania has come to stay. Amendments may be fonnd to be necessary in the future, but they will be In the line of tbe present legislation. A CHANGE EXPECTED. The State Department May Send Out a Less Wieldly Voting Sheet Habeisbuko, Oct 7. Special It is highly probable that another ballot will be sent out from the State Department less wieldly than the one issned a few days ago. A HERMIT PHILANTHROPIST. He Lives on Long Island, and Is a Crank on Fresh Air. New Yokk, Oct 7. Special News comes from London that "Thomas Hodg kins, of New York, has given 20,000 to the the Boyal Institution, for scientific re searches." About a year ago Mr. Hodgkins gave $200,000 to the Smithsonian Tnstltu-, tute. Half of this was given without con dition. The other half was to be devoted to the distribution of information upon the subject of atmospheric air in its relation to the physical and intellectual welfare of mankind. Mr. Hodgkins has lived at Setaucket, L.L, for about 30 years, in a farm house of dilap idated exterior and plain, even scanty, fur nishing. He sits all day in a certain room, the window of which is open summer and winter. His hobby is fresh air, and on railroad jnuxueys wfrfch ho does.. not often, take he hat tuhIthan-arrarigement so that'he can put it ontside the car window, the other end inclosing his mouth and nos trils. He thus breathes nothing but out side air, wherever he may be, Mr. Hodg kin is about 90 years old. His large sur plus of farm products is never sold, but is given to those who need and are deservi ng. WOMEN'S exclusion from a medical course of a Washington University and the reasons In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. AN INVESTIGATION NEEDED. Terrible Treatment of Insane Patients Alleged at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct 7. Two members of the State Board of Charities, Dr. Thomas G. Morton, of this city, and James B. Scott, of Pittsburg, to-day presented two petitions to Judge Fell, asking for an investigation of the condition and treatment of insane prisoners in the insane penitentiary here. The petitioners allege that John Clark, a prisoner whom they believe insane, was found September 30, in the yard of the prison, confined in a wooden box Zi feet in width and height and long enough to hold his extended body, apparently without means of ventilation, other than a door at one end which was fasteued by a staple. They further declare that Clark was nude, with the exception ot a ragged jacket, .and that his arms were pinioned by a waist strap, which was connected by a rope with the box. They ask Clark's removal to a hospital. The court appointed a master to take testimony in the case. SHE FILLED THE WAGON. Five Policemen Take 600 Founds of Human Flesh to a Hospital. -Chicago, Oct 7. Susie Conrad, who weighs 600 pounds and who has been on ex hibition in a dime museum, became ill to day and it was decided to remove her to the hospital., A call was sent for the patrol wagon, but the two wagon officers nearly fainted when they saw what they were ex pected to carry out They summoned five other officers and managed to get the woman on a stretcher. Then every bluecoat tugged until he was black in the face and his eyes hung out, but they could not budge the woman. ' Several lusty citizens were called in and after a deal ot pulling, hauling and shov ing the woman was placed in the patrol wagon. She filled it completely and the officers had to hang on as best they could. She was finally placed in bed in the hospi tal after another desperate straggle. She is suffering from elephantiasis and may die. GRACE VOTED DOWN. The -Anti-Snappers Will Bun a Third Ticket in New York. New York, Oct 7. Special The Anti-Snapper organization to-night voted ex-Mayor Grace down and will run a third local ticket It is reported that Mr. Grace, in behalf of himself and the anti-Bnapper organiza tion, to-day made a contribution to the Democratic national campaign fund of 5100,000. SULLIVAN was starved and overworked when he met Corbett according to bis signed report, first published in THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. . . An Altoona Hunter Killed. AlTOONA, Oct 7. Hayes E. Butler, em ployed in the Boasting Paper Mills, this, county, had one side of his head blown off by a charge of buckshot this morning on Short Mountain. Butler was hunting in company with four otners. William tz. Gates was climbing over a fence, when his gun was discharged accidentally, Butler ro ctlTiBg.tha.load, ghTtottocjaotllTi , - TWELYE m Ma msaF? -rzmk d ( I Mrfr 1 IMP II KEEP HIM OUT! MITCHELL A CONYICT. The English Pugilist Befused Option of a Fine Which the ADMIRING FRIENDS WOULD PAY. Be Becomes Obstreperous in Conrt and Is Often Called Down. PE0TED TO BE A TICIODS CDSTOMEE LosDOir.Oct 7. Charles Mitchell, the pugilist, was to-day convicted on the charge of recently assaulting an old man named Salvage, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment at hard labor. He took an ap peal, and his counsel asked for bail, which was refused. When Mitchell was first arraigned 'Wednesday' it was developed that he had tried to square matters with his victim by giving him 10, which Salvage accepted. The magistrate remarked that this was & most improper proceeding, and adjourned the case until-o-day to fellow of inquiry. In court to-day Mitchell's oounsel endeav ored to excuse the action of his client He said that when he heard of the attempt to aettle-the cose by paying a compensation he told Mitchell that it was a very improper thing to do. In sentencing Mitchell, the magistrate said he would not give him the option of paying a fine, which his friends would pay and which the prisoner would treat with contempt Mitchell left the dock, protest ing that witnesses had not been called in his behalf, adding, "Do you call this jus tice?" The magistrate sternly said to the court officers: "Bemove that man." I The Pugilist Abusive In Court Among those who testified against Mitch ell was an inspector of police, who said there had been previous convictions against the prisoner. He added that Mitchell was a most dangerous man. While the evi dence was being given to support the charge against him Mitchell became very excited and abusive. He called one wit ness a liar, but was promptly suppressed by the court When Mitchell went to conrt Wednes day he drove ostentatiously to Bow street in a hansom. A crowd was waiting for him and he was vigorously hooted. He was apprised this morning that another crowd was waiting to receive him with hoots and hisses, and to escape that sort of a demonstration he dodged quietly into court on foot from Longacre. The men belonging to Mitchell's set who at first thought he would be discharged on payment of a fine, became cognizant of the turn affairs had taken and employed a lead ing barrister, Mr. Grain, to defend him. Under Mr. Grain's advice Mitchell dropped his pseudonym of Charles Smith and ap peared under his own name. Pony Moore, his father-in-law,accompanied him to court Not a Stranger to Police Courts. Several convictions for assault were proved against Mitchell, and these were capped by Inspector Bichards, of Scotland Yard, who testified as to how Mitchell had quarreled with a man at the Criterion bar and had tried to stab him. He would have stabbed him had not the people standing around prevented him. "Did he go toward the man?" the magis- trALA fifiEfid Inspector Bichards replied: "Yes, he went for him with a knife." Mitchell, who was quivering withtage, jumped forward in the dock as if he meant to make for the witness. He hissed out, "Speak the truth, you liar. They took the knife tome." "Be quiet" shouted Mr. Grain, indignant with the action and words of his client "Keep quiet, Charley, don't say a word," said Pony Moore. Mitchell then subsided and Inspector Bichards proceeded with his testimony. He said he knew the prisoner was one ot the most dangerous men in London. Mitchell No Longer a Prize Fighter. Mr. Grain pleaded that Mitchell had abandoned the prolession of pugilism. He said the charge arose from his interfering to prevent a drunken man from being ill treated. He begged the magistrate to spare Mitchell the indignity of again placJ ing him in the dock to stand trial. The court then proceeded to sentence Mitchell. When lie had beard the sentence Mitchell said: "Aren't you going to hear my wit nesses? It there is no one to speak- tor me I must speak for myself. Is this a British court of justice?" The only reply the magistrate was to say, "Bemove that man." As Mitchell was led out of the court-room he exclaimed, "If this is a British court of justice I'm d " The announcement in the afternoon papers that Mitchell was released on bail is erroneous. His solicitor asked for the prisoner's release, but the magistrate de clined to accede to the request He said that the police must report in the ordinary course. Mitchell was, therefore, removed to the Holloway jail in the prison van. Another Short-Termer Goes. PtTTT.A-nir.T.pTrTA Oct 7. The Order of Vesta, one of (he many short-term orders. . 2 eCTo.' RUNK PLEDGED POLICIES. How the Philadelphia Suicide Dealt With Life Insurance Companies. Philadelphia, Oot 7. Although it cannot be stated as a positive fact, from in formation derived to-day from various sources it is reasonably sure that the major part of the five hundred and some odd thou sand dollars of life insurance held by W. M. Bunk, wbo killed himself Wednesday, had been pledged by him as collateral for the many loans advanced. The greater part' of the 5500,000 insurance was taken within the last year. Most of the policies, also, have a suicide clause, which stipulates that they are void if the holder takes his own life. Mr. Darlington, Mr. Bunk's partner, declines to be seen by reporters, and the report that Mrs. Bunk has used 80,000 of the firm's money has only been derived in a general way. Mr. Bunk contemplated making still larger investments in insurance policies, and on Thursday, tbe day after he killed himself, he had an engagement with Harold Pierce, of the New York Life, to place a policy of $100,000 on his life. The list ot the companies and the amounts of the ?olicies held in them by Mr. Bunk follow: he Mutual Benefit, Newark, N. J., 510,000; Penn Mutual, Philadelphia, $30,000; Mutual Life, New York, 5100,000; Equitable, New York, 815,000; Home Life, New York, $50,000; New York Life, 5100, 000; New England Mutual, 530,000; John Hancock, ., Massachusetts, $20,000; North western,' Milwaukee, $50,000; Provident Life and Trust, Philadelphia, $20,000; State Mutual, Massachusetts, $20,000; Connecticut Mutual, $10,000; Travelers', ' Hartford, $5,000. The premium on the $15,000 policy in the Equitable was paid on the day Mr. Bunk killed himself. A BOX OF HUMAN BONES Unearthed by Workmen In the Notorious Whltechapel District Londoit, Oct 7. A startling discovery was made to-day in the Whitechapel dis trict, where a number of men have been for the last few days excavating for a new building, being erected on a long disused site. This spot had once been occupied by a notorious criminal resort well known to the police. The resort gained greater evil prominence by being the scene of one of the horrible butcheries of fallen women at tributed to "Jack the Bipper." The workmen, in turning over a quantity of debris, found a rough box. It was opened and found to contain tbe dry bones ot three adults. Everything pointed to a terrible crime committed at a remote period.- The police were notified, and an investigation has been instituted. A SHORT STOKY by Grant Allen In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. MRS. HARRISON UNCHANGED. Massage With Oil Now Thought to Be or a Soothing Effect. Washington, Oct 7. Last night was a comparatively restful one for Mrs. Hanoison and the dawn of another day found her very much as she was yesterday. To-day no un favorable symptoms manifested themselves and she was quite comfortable, sleeping a good portion of the time. She took the usual amount of nourishment One part of Mrs. Harrison's treatment the past few days which is thought to have a soothing and restful effect, is masaage with oil, a not infrequent and generally success ful method of bringing back strength to an enfeebled constitution. It is especially usetul where the nervous symptoms are as manifest as in Mrs. Harrison's case. There is no perceptible change in her condition to?night i ASSAULT IK A COUBTEOOIL A Scranton Merchant Knocks Down a Brother Merchant With a Clnb. Scranton, Oct 7. Special Charles Lewin, a merchant of this city, was held under $1,000 bail this afternoon, charged with a murderous assault 'upon Louis Siff, another merchant Siff had been arrested and taken before the Alderman on a charge of assault sworn out by Lewin. At the hearing Siff reflected on his enemy's char acter. Lewin caught up a policeman's club, sprang at Siff and brought him to the floor with a murderous blow. An ugly gash was cut in the man's head. Concussiun of the brain has set in, and he may not recover. GHOSTS in a rrell are exciting a section of Virginia. Bead the- story in THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. How an Alliance Man Ended It 'Alliance, Oct 7. Special PhiliD Zeigler, 0 years old, a wealthy resident of this city, was iound dead in his bed this morning. It is supposed to be a case of suicide following domestio troubles, in consequence of which he threatened to "end it" belore going to bed last night Strangled to Death by a Window. BEADING, Pa., Oct 7. During the ab sence of his parents irdm home last night, at .Fleetwood, this county, Eugene Merkel, aged 6, tried to get into the house by way of the window. The sash felfon his bead and be was found in that position several hours laterA strangled to death, THREE CENTa ft HUGE PLOT TO STEALJ STATE,; Chairman Beeder Declares That Is "What the Demo crats Intended BY THE BALLOT HUDDLE. His Informant Backs Up the Sensa tion With an AffidaYit. The Bepublican Chairman Proposes to Change the .Form of the Ticket So That More Printing Presses Can Be) Employed How the Alleged Con spiracy Was Given Away State Su perintendent of Printing Grler Ac cused of Confiding tbe Secret to a Bepublican by Mistake Democrats Were to Have Baen Posted and Be publieans Left Out in the Cold Sena tor Quay Smiles Amusedly at the Charges of the Chairman. rprxciAL TEticoaAjt to rait dipatctt.i Philadelphia, Oct 7. Bepublican State Chairman Beeder to-day discovered an alleged conspiracy by which the Penn sylvania vote 'islo be turned over to Mr. Cleveland, and lost no time in making it known. The party who gave the conspiracy away is Colonel William Hayes Grier, State Su perintendent of tublic Printing The party to whom he gave it is A. Nevin Pom eroy, editor of the Chambersburg Repository, and a Bepublican formerly in the State De partment How Pomeroy brought about this de lightful sensation 13 best told in a letter to General Beeder. It was .during a visit to Harrisburg Thursday evening when Hayes Grier met him, mistook him for a clerk "on the Hill," and let the gwat secret loose. Colonel Grier said in effect that the ballots were to be held back to October 2G, and no notification would be sent out to Bepublican County Commissioners. In the meantime all Democratic counties would be looked after. Their orders to Public Printer Edwin K. Meyers would receive . first attention, and by a series of studied delays, tbe 2 by 22 official size being the leading one, Bepublican counties would ba ignored. How the Great Secret Leaked Ont This valuable prize was given to Mr. Pomeroy as a great secret. Pomeroy says that Grier's mistake alone made the dis covery. "You are one of us," said Grier, "and know how to keep it" Pomeroy im mediately denied his classification as a Democrat, and his denial takes the formjjf an affidavit, which Ee came all the way to this city to make, near midnight Here is the affidavit: A. Nevln Pomeroy, betas duly sworn ac cording to law, deposes and says: That he Is a resident or Chambersburg, in the county of Franklin, State of Pennsylvania, and is the editor and proprietor of tbe Franklin Repository, a idally and weekly Journal puolished in that borough; that on, the 6tli day of October deponent was In tho city of Harrtsbur?, and was met by W.Hayes Grier, Superintendent of Tublic Print ing, who evidently mistook depo nent for a clerk in the State jepartment, whom deponent Is said to re semble. The said Grler congratulated the deponent on the good "you are doin; In the State Department," and then ha read me a letter he had Just written to J. Marshall Wright, Cnairman of tbe Dem ocratic State Committee of Pennsylvania. In this letter said Grier stated that the bal lot would bo 23 inches wide by 52 inches Ions, and that William F. Harrity, Secretary ot the Commonwealth, wonld hold It back until October 28 before officially certify In it to the various County Commissioners, as provided in tbe Baker ballot bill, which requires the Secretary of the Commonwealth to certify nominations to the County Com missioners at least ten days prior to elec tion, which delay would prevent tho Bepub lican counties from getting the form and the list of nominations in sufficient time to have ballots printed. In the said letter the said Grier farther urged tho said Chairman Wright to cause personal letters to bo written to all County Commissioners In Democratic coun ties, requesting them to make arrangements with E. K. Meyers, Democratic State Printer, to have their orders filled for ballots at once, and they Would Be Given the Preference, as State Printer Mayers had made arrange ment3 with all the large printing offices to print tickets lor Demo cratic counties only, and that, as the country printing offices had not the facilt ties to print tho ticket In its presen shape, the republican counties would bo prevented from getting any tickets, and that the State could thus be carried for the Democratic party. Deponent thereupon asked said Grleff what effect this would have in the Bepub lican counties of the Stato, to which said Grier replied: "If we can prevent Bepublican County Commissioners from getting their tickets printed they cannot hold any election. Mr. Uarrity says special elections can be ordered after ward for county officers, bnt the national and State elections will then be over, and Pennsylvania carried for Cleveland." The above is the snbstance of the con versation which deponent had with said Grier, and as deponent parted from him said Grier remarked: "Keep no the good work In your department, and our schema will go through all right" General Beeder Is Very Indignant, . In commenting upon Mr. Pomeroy' affidavit General Beeder said this evening; "The disclosures made by Mr. Pomeroy confirm suspicions which I have entertained for more than a week, that there has been some political motive back of the very peculiar behavior ot the officials connected with the office of the Secretary of the Com monwealth. When the Secretary of th Commonwealth first sent out a form of ballot for tbe information of voters, one was pre pared which was most obviously contrary to the requirements of the law, and it rei quired some days of earnest effort before hearing could be obtained at which to sub mit the objections to that form. Had that ballot been nsed according to the instruc tions printed thereon by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the voters of tbe State casting straight Bepublican ballots wonld not have been counted as voting for mem bers of Congress, Senators or members of the Legislature. When the Scheme Was Suspected. "When the second ballot was given out. JL containing three columns sEsubUcav' sft, -li