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VOLUME TX.XXIV.-KO. 03.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Action of tbe Commission as to
Political Assessments.
THE ADOPTION OF A NIW CLASSIFI
CATION URGED.
The State of General Rosecrans' Health
Cuttslnit Much Uneasiness to His
Irlends bill Introduced In the Sen
ate for the su-penslon of Foreign
r__«lg_i__n for the Period of Oue
Vi-ar Financial Theories of tlio
Third Party.
eitoih. Record-Union.
Washing. >n, Dec 0. — The United
states < jvil Service Commission in its
annual report to the President, after giv
ing statistics of examinations and ap
pointments, says: This is the first time
the commission has in tlie midst of a
Presidential campaign actively interfered
to prevent the collection of political as
sessments, and believes its action has had
a most salutary effect, and that there is
liiuch i. ss assessing done than ever be
fore, although it cannot be doubted that
.r too much took place. In the
opinion <,i vie commission this practice
ceen.i/ iV- wholly broken up until it is
mad penal offense for any person
x\ na ." to solicit political contributions
iron an employe in any place xvhatso-
The commission urges tbe adoption of
a new classification of the customs and
postal services, and modifications of the
number of excepted places and of tlie
places subject to a non-com pet itivc exam
ination may be greatly reduced in all
branches of the service. Tiie commis
sion thinks exceptions from the exam
ination iv any Postofflce may be properly
limited to the 1", stmaster, Assistant Post
r. Cashier, Private Secretary and,
perhaps, Superintendent of the money
order division. In the same way the
number „1' excepted places in the depart
ments at Washington should be greatly
reduced.
CONIIIIISsIO.NAL.
President's Me—aae Kead ln tho
Senate and Bouse.
Washington, Dec. 6. —In the Senate,
.1 as ihe Secretary finished reading
lurnal, a messenger handed him tho
President's message, xvhich he proceeded
t ■ read.
The commercial and business statistics
given in the lirst part of the message and
li.s sarcastic paragraph as lo the supposed
effect of the tar iff for revenue seemed to
meet general approval on the Republican
si..- oi ihe chamber. They attracted little
attention on the other side. During tlie
:g the' Democratic senators were for
lhe most part chatting listlessly xvith each
other, or attend me to correspondence,
while the Republican Senators paid the
President the compliment of giving tlie
■go tlieir undivided attention. The
various otber subjects discussed in the
ige, however, seemed to have very
liltte interest for Senators on either side,
'i'he I lemoerats made nopreteuseof listen
ing and the attention ol tlie Republicans
showed a marked falling off. The seats
in the diplomatic gallery were occupied
throughout the leaning of tlio message by
the Spanish Minister and lirst Secretaries
of the «., 1 man and Russian Legations.
A petition x\as presented by Peffer from
citizens of Kansas, alleging tlio exist
:i combination between elevators,
the millers and railroads of Minneapolis
and si. Louis, to depreciate the price of
grain. Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
Chandler introduced a bill for the sus
pension of immigration for ono year.
Vest Introduced a joint resolution,
xvhich he s;u.l he would call up 10-inor
r.,w, for <tbeappointment by the Presi
dent of three Commissioners to confer
xvith iiio proper authorities of the live
civilized tribes io Indian Territory, with
a vie-w- of making such an agreement and
arrangement as to induce them to take
homesteads in severalty and sell the re
mainder of tbe lands to the United states.
\ e'sl also 010 red a resolution reciting
allegations in the public press charging
giess misconduct on the part of census
employes, especially the enumerators in
Slate 01 Missouri, who are said to
have taken a list 01 voters for partisan
v -c, and ie,-.., charging that certain clerks
01 the census bureau were sent to the
State of New York during the recent
election to perform partisan service, and
directing an investigation of such charges
by me senate Committee on Census.
start. -I a political discussion, which
some time. Tho resolution went
over.
A'ler an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
IX lit,: HOUSE.
Washington, Dec ft. The House met
at noon.
. The Chaplain, in his prayer, feelingly
I to tiie President's late ocrcavj
-11 . rl.
Raymer introduced a bill for the better
protection of commerce and to establish
a national quarantine. Referred.
A messenger from the White House
then appeared with the President's mes
sage, which the Clerk at once began to
The reading of the message met xvith
littie attention. Many members left the
ring to study the reoomm nda
ti"uso! the President at leisure at home.
'inc.' who remained entered into con
ion or devoted themselves to the
; erusai of newspapers.
At the conclusion of tic' reading the
message was referred 10 the Comiuiueeol
the Whl le-.
The death of Representative Warwick
of 1 hie, was announced, and as a mark of
respect tiie House adjourned.
SMACKS OF RMIALIATION.
Hill Introduced In the United states
S'liiitf by Senator Frye.
Washington, Dec ti.— The bill intro
: by Krye in the Senate to-day
smacks strongly of retaliation. Itamends
the laws regulating the transportation of
goods by declaring that merchandise
transferred from one of the L'uited states
to another in a x essel belonging wholly
or iv part ts a subject of any foreign
•power, and such transportation xia any
ejn port, be deemed a violation of
-ailing of any foreign vessel
one I nited States port to another is
not prohibited, provided no merchandise
other than imported iv such a sees .
from a foreign port is carried. Tho bill
les that the President may, by a
proclamation, suspend the right of carry
ing merchandis in bond through the
I nitc.i states provided for in the bill, in
case the Dominion of Canada should at
any time deprive the citizens of the use of
canals ou terms of equality.
THIRD-PARTY THEORIKS.
__epre.entative Otis Introduces a Fl
naueial Rill lv the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The financial
theories of the third party xvere empha
sized to-day in a bill introduced by utis
THE RECORD-UNION.
of Kansas, Laving a voluminous title—
, "To change our monetary system, reduce
■ interest, iix the unit of value, supply os
j tates with a circulating medium, and for
other purposes." The I ill is amendatory
!to one introduced at the last session. It
j fixes a doiiar as a unit value, and declares
..il paper money mentioned in the Act as
absolute upon its face and uot in form of
a promise. All money specified P. be
full legal tender to the amount of fo :n
any one transaction.
In addition to provisions for freo coin
age in the previous bill, th° measure pro
vides tliat money paid for bullion in tbe
Treasury be conveyed into tho Treasury
as a par "general luii'i." Immediately
upon the passage of this Act the Secretary
ol the Treasury is required to have
coined all gold and silver bullion in tlio
bands ofthe General Government for
any purpose, aud to have prepared at as
early a date as possible $1,500,000,000 of
paper money, to be us..l n. form a part of
the genera] reaerv . The Secretary of tho
Treasury is directed to prepare au amount
of paper money not to exceed in volume
50 per cent, ofthe assessed value of too
real estate in the United Stales, as shown
I in the last census, to behold in tiie gen
eral Treasury as a "States Improvement
Fund," aud only to be t».ii. 1 out on order
of the respective Governors aud Secre
taries of State.
Any State may avail itself of the pro-:
visions of this Act by a joint resolution of \
i.s Legislature, and the state is required !
to pay the United Slates an annual lax of |
one per cent, ou all sums draw11 and re
tained during each year, and to opeu and
keep in operation an exchange and gen
eral deposit department at the capital of
ihe stale.
Harter of Ohio introduced a bill pro
viding for the cessation of silver bullion
purchases on January 1. lsui, aud the i
sale ol oue million ounces of sih er bull
ion for gold.
A TEXAS CYCLONE.
'Farmhouses Swept Axvay Leave Heath,
and Destruction In the Path.
Atlanta (Tex.), Dec. 6. — About 1
o'clock this afternoon a disastrous cy
clone passed three miles east, sweeping
away farmhouses and other structures
aud leaving death autl destruction in its
path. The residence of Sam McAdams
was destroyed, and he xvith Ins three
children xvere fatally hurt. Charles
Casey's henhouse xvith its contents xvas
destroyed. The house of a colored man
named Dawson was demolished, and sev
eral children were fatally hurt. It is
leared further cast still greater damage
was done, but particulars are unobtain
able.
Appearance of a Barbarous Murder.
Nii'.v York, Dec. 6.—"The case has all
tiie appearances of a barbarous murder,"
said Consul-General Kivaof Italy to-day,
concerning the Italian who was killed iv
Cleveland recently by a police oilicer.
"Tlio crime seems to be a most astrocious
one. Corozio, xvhile pleading for mercy,
is reported to have been cruelly shot in
the presence of his wife and uaughter. I
was asked to resent the alleged murder
of the Italian. 1 can take no action
until I am folly informed as to tlie facts
in the case. As soon as Governor Me-
Kinley gives mo an official version of
Corozio's death 1 shall determine what
action 1 maj- take."
t.eiior.il Rosecrans' Illness.
Washington, Dec. B.—The condition
of General William s. Rosecrans, Regis
trar of the Treasury, is such as to cause
his lriends serious apprehension. Nerv
ous prostration, heart weakness and a
stroke of paralysis iv one arm are de
stroying his vitality. He, however, is a
iittie better ibis morning.
At midnight there was an appreciable
change iv lieueral Rosecrans' condition.
Medical Student Down With Smallpox.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—Edmund C. Ingalls,
a young medical student, living in the
suburban town of uak Dark, is down
xvith smallpox. He contracted the dis
e-asc l.y going to the pest house to study
the case of Miss Johnson, who was taken
ill some lime ago. Ingalls was taken
down With tlie disease at Ids home ill
1 lak Park to-day, and iho matter created
great excitement.
Poisoned for His Money.
Cvi, aoo, Dec. 6.—George \V. Baber, a
traveling salesman, and until recently a
wholesale dealer in fruits in Norfolk. Va.,
was found dead in bed this morning.
Sarah Hav.es, who hail been living with
him as his wife, is under arrest, and cir
cumstantial evidences point strongly to
the fact that she poisoned Baber for his
money.
John 1. Davenport Snubbed.
Washington, Dec. 6.—The Flection
House Committee investigating tho ad
ministration of tho Federal election law
in New York City has decided to take no
notice whatever of the petition submitted
to the House yesterday in behalf of John
I. Davenport, in which the latter asks a
hearing at tlio bar 01 tlio House.
In l.euvo the Associated Press,
New York, Dec 0. —It is rumored in
newspaper circles, ou good authority,
that the Herald, ZVt&urteand World will
leave the Associated I'ress very shortly,
some saj- to-morrow, it Is Impossible io
veriiy the rumor, as no one will talk. It
is said they w ill join the United Dress.
Republican Expectations.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Private dis
patches from California, Montana and
Wyoming claim that the Republicans will
elect Senators in all three States. Pad
dock's election in Nebraska is said to be
all but certain, and the election of a Ke
publican in Kansas seems probable.
"Wholesale Grocers Pail.
Memphis (Term.), Dec. 6.—L. and N.
! Wilcidnski, wholesale grocers and cotton
factors, one of the largest aud most promi
nent linns of Greenville, .Miss., failed to
j day. Liabilities over #.IH.,o_U.
t onditioii of Senator ». Ibson.
Hot Springs (Ark.), Dec. o.—There
' was a slight change for the better in Sen
ator Gibson's condition to-night. The
case, however, is still considered hopo
, less.
_ix Persons Killed.
Sanfokd (Fla.), Dec. O.—A wreck oc
curred ou the 1 irange Belt Railroad, forty
miles south ol here to-day, and six per
sons were killed. It is impossible to get
details to-night.
A Produce Broker suicides.
New York, Dec. ii.—Kuriquire Bre
garo, an extensive produce and exchange
; broker, suicide l to-night. No cause is
( kuoxvu but coutiuued ill-health.
Hon. Sheer-Ban Hoar Married.
Concord (Mass.), Dec. 6.—Hon. Sher
man Hoar and Miss Mary Butterick were
married here to-day. The couple left im
mediately afterward for Washington.
Steamer Released From Quarantine.
New York, Dec. 6.—The steamer Le
Bretagne xvas released by the Treasury
officials to-day, and proceeded to the
wharf.
Lieutenant Wyse Among the Living.
Paris, Dec. s.—The report that Lieu- |
tenant Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wy-e
dfed is an error, due to confounding his i
name with that of a provincial poet of
that name, who died.
Lawrence, Kan., is said to have a num- I
, ber of giris so pretty that they are afraid j
; to appear on the streets at night, for fear j
. of being kidnaped. j
SACRAMENTO. WEDNESDAY ___R_rr_TG, DECEAIBER T, 1892.
THE SAN QUENTIN TRAGEDY.
Preliminary Examination of Guard
W. A. Alexander.
CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF
CONVICT MARSHALL
Captain Samuel Suiltli, Arrested at
San Diego, Chanted With tlio Mur
der of George Nenle, Confesses to
tho Criaie—Says lie Brained tho
Roy With a Hatchet, Afterwards
Castinsj Him Into the Sea.
Special to the Rkcokd-Union.
Sax Fbaxcisco, Dec. ..—The prelimi
nary examination of Guard W. A. Alex
ander, charged xvith the murder of Con- j
%-ict Joe Marshall, at San Queutin, on |
November 28th, was commenced ti.is
afternoon before Justice McDufticy. Tho |
Interest manifested was so great that the
Justice's office xxas found inadequate to
accommodate th<\se desirous of bearing
tlio testimony, ami the preliminary ex
amination xvas held in the Town Hall.
Shortly before 2 o'clock a large wagon,
containing oight guards, who had been
Bttbpenaed, arrived, followed shortly by
a team, iv which were Warden Hale,
Captain lierlin and Convict William or
"Billy" Miner, in charge of Constable
Maloue.
A few minutes after - o'clock tho court
Convened, and billy Miner xvas called to ,
the stand, lie testified as to the at
tempted escape, and, in the main, cor
roie.,rated the story as heretofore pub
lished.
T. J. Crowley, attorney for tlie defense,
endeavored to rake over the past history
of Miner, but objection was made by the
District Attorney, the court sustaining it. I
During Miner's examination by Altor- |
ney Crowley he xvas asked whether ho
had ever stopped a stage at v point of ah
shotgun. Ue answered tliat be had, but . i
thai he had never done so without com
manding the driver to halt. Miner's ex
amination occupied about ono hour, and
xvas intently Listened to. Ue did not ap
pear desirous of concealing any oi the
lacts in connection with the case, and
said he xvas as much to blame as Mar- I
shall, although .Marshall xvas the chief
instigator and leader in the attempted
escape. Miner was unusually cool and
possessed during his examination, con
sidering the fact that this was liis lirst ap
pearance in public outside of the prison
walls for a period often years aud eleven
months. At the close of his examination
he resumed his seat, and by oonsent of [
the court and the attornoys he xvas soon,
allowed to leave for Sau Quentin on ae
coiint of his not having fully recovered
from the injuries received during the .at
tempted escape.
Thomas Walters, a guard, was lhe next
witness called. He made some startling
statements xvhich wore to a certain extent
contradicted by subsequent testimony.
Ho stated that ho had been detailed bj-
Captain Berlin to g.eard the building in
xvhich Miner and Marshall were celled,
and to watch cell 17, the one in which
they xvere conlined, in particular. This
admission xvas argued to some extent, tho
defense endeavoring to disprove it.
Captain Berlin xvas examined at con
siderable length, but nothing unpub
lished xvas brought to light.
The case xvas continued until to-mor-i
--row morning. James ISouned, the guard
who xvas slatioued at the toot of the stair- I
way leading from tlie cell building, and
xvho resigned the morning alter the 5h.,..i- ;
ing, is expected to testily.
9MUGGL.EB HALCYON.
Her Captain Toils About Her I_ast
Voyage.
Port Townsend Wash.), Dec. <;.—
Charles Johnson, late master of the Brit
ish smuggling schooner Halcyon, x\as i
arrested here to-day for a petty offense.
He gave an account of the Halcyon's
voyage last August, xvhen she sailed from
Victoria laden with Chinese and opium. !
lie took on board at Victoria ISO Chinese j
men and one woman, and .".so cases ot"
opium. The vessel sailed direct to Mon- i
terey Bay, California, where on the ninth j
day of the voyage she landed the entire
cargo at night, and a boat containing a
dozen Chinese capsized in tbe surf, but
no lives were lost. About two tons of]
contraband American goods, consisting
principally of playing-cards, were taken
aboard, which was to be smuggled into
liritish Columbia.
The Halcyon returned to British terri
tory and landed her cargo near Victoria,
and was afterward sei/eei by revenue
officers. The owners were compelled to
go through a s 1:1111 saie of the vessel.
Johnson says she had beep litted up
elaborately for smuggling ventures next
year. Tbe owners of the vessel realized
over $50,000 profit out of the la^t voyage.
The British schooner Cornelius sailed
from Victoria last Friday with sixty
Chinese, i'he destination of tiie vessel is
presumed to lie near Y'aquina Bay, Or.,
or the northern coast of (alifornia. Th j
United States Treasury Department lias'
ordered revenue cullers to patrol tho
coast. Every effort will be made to cap
lure the vessel, as it is known sho has a
.arge quantity of opium on board.
lII.OOD-HOK-i; MKKI'IXG.
The Hay District Track a Foot Doep
in Mud.
San Francisco, Dec. (i. —The Bay Dis
trict track xvas a foot deep in mud when
the Blood-horse races were .-ailed this af
ternoon. The weather xvas clear but
chilly, and an attendance of about 2,000
xvas 011 the grounds.
Kour and a half furlongs, Annie Moore,
won, Stoneman second, Jeunie Mitzer
third. Time, 1:00.
Six and a half furlongs, Joshua won. I
Malcom second, Cyclone third. Time, I
I:3_.
< 'ue mile, Castro won, Wickloxv second, :
Alliance third. Time, 1:1
SU furlongs, Crawford" won, Little
Tough second. Time, 1:21 J.
I ive and a half furlongs, Iris filly won,
Joe cotton second, Garcia third. Time
1:12 .
Jockey Ward xvas ruled off for life for ■
the alleged pulling 01 St. Croix.
sMITH CONFHSSBS.
He Brained Toting Neale and Then
Cast Him Into the Sea.
San Dibgo, Dec. B.—Captain Samuel;
Smith, the murderer of < Jeorge Neale, a
ki-year-old boy, off Coronado Islands on !
Friday morning last, to-day made a lull
confession of tho crime. He says he I
brained the boy with a hatchet, niter
ward casting him into the sea. The dis
charge of the ri He its ascribes to an acei
deut, but admits that Neale xvas not dead
when thrown overboard, but cried out fe.r
help. In rehearsing his part in the
tragedy the old man displayed no feeiing.
but at "tlie close he exclaimed : "My God.
wiiy did Ido it?" He says he intended
to destroy Silbery aNo. but after he got
axvay with Neale he thought he could get
along with the other boy. The only rea
son he assigns for the crime is that the
boys had set a small boat adrift, thus
compelling him to return to port without
a full cargo of guano. A uexv complaint
xxas bled against Smith her,-, to-day in the
United States Court, aud Commissioner
Ward held him to answer to the charge in
the District Court al Los Angeles, to
which place th'- murderer xvas taken.
Sensational '! rajiedv at Seattle.
Si:,..n i.e. iWash.), Dee.6.—A sensational
tragedy occurred at 11:30 o'clock to-night.
Charles Rogers Moulton, aged 32, shot
au.l instantly killed Mrs. Mary D.Storey,
about the same age, and leader of musical
societies, and then put a bullet through
bis own brain. He had long pleaded
hopelessly for her band, and had fre
quently threatened to kill ber if she did
not yield. Mrs. Storey's two children
asleep in au adjoining room when
the tragedy occurred, she had just re
turned from tiie opera, and bad gone lo
her rooms, when he foll.iwed her. ami,
being again rejected, shot ber and then
killed himself.
Election Contest at Mereed.
Mi.ia ed, !>ec. ii.—Papers were fdod
to-day in a suit of S. W. Dickenson
against CC, Nelson to contest the fet
ter's election as Supervisor. The matter
has created much interest here, as the
unsealing of Nelson would make the
board of supervisors a low licence body.
[f Nelson remains in nil the saloons in
the county will close up next month.
Nelson's majority in the district over
Dickenson was seven.
Another Steamer ior Oriental Service.
Tacoma iWash.), Dec. 6.—The North
ern Pacific Steamship Company lias
chartered the Flintshire for the third
permanent steamer to sail between Ta
coma and the i iri.-nt. She is a 1,000-ton,
fifteen-knot modern steamer, built at
Glasgow in 1888. she takes the place oi'
the Zambesi, which is to be placed on the
Puget Sound and Honolulu line, and will
leavo Hongkong early in January.
Death ofa Vlsalia Pioneer.
\ isAi.iA. Lee. d.—J. J. Mickley, a"Vi
salia pioneer, dropped dead at ids home
this afternoon from apoplexy. He at
tended tin- funeral of another pioneer,
Samuel L vans, this morning. He came
home, laid on the lounge aud peacefully
expiied.
A Ri.ikemnu's Misfortune.
Sisson, Dec 6. John Wells, a brake
man, while climbing on a car slipped and
fell. His right l. it xvas run over an.l
amputated just bel.'w liie knee. Ho xvas
sent to the hospital at Sacrament.,. He
was a single man and lived near Sacra
mento.
SMALL BOMB EXPLODED.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A NEW
YOHK _iINIST__R.
Motive, of Rex-. Dr. Parkhurst's Deep-
Seated interest in Exposing Vice
ut tlio Metropolis.
Special to the R_coicii-Union.
New _„i:u. Dec 6k -According to Su
perintendent of Police Byrnes, Rev. Dr.
Parkhurst'sdeep-seated interest in ex- i
posing vice originated in an effort he j
made mouths ago lo aid the daughter of
one of his wealthy parishonera in secur
ing criminating e<t_ences against her
husband, that she might get a divorce.
The Superintendent said: "The testi
mony of tho plaintiff comprehended
proof that her husband maintained a
woman in an evil resort, and a member
of the police force won the ill-will ol" Dr.
Parkhurst by refusing io swear to certain
facts to sin: the case. The mother of the
plaintiff was equally bitter against ihe;
stubborn police official, and, failing to
get revenge, she ami Dr. Parkhurst be
gan a series of persecutions .gainst the
house in which tbe defendant in tho di
vorce case was said to have lost his niar
it-.l honor, aud iv this revengeful recrea
tion Dr. Parkhurst and his parishioner
acquired a tasio for persecution and
planned to encompass the ruin of the
police department and city officials."
The mother of the plaintiff in tlio di- ;
vorce suit, Byrnes said, had a friend, a!
woman of character, in whom she j
thought she could trust, and this woman
called on her in reply to a note, xvhich is j
in possession of Byrnes, What occurred I
at that interview was written out by the !
woman, xvho was summoned. She xvas
sent by the parishioner to Dr. Parkhurst, I
and as soon as she-was able she recorded
ivhatiwas said then. This woman ap
peared to Dr. Parkhurst and the mother
of the divorced girl to be willing to do
their bidding, but a few boors after she
left them she cased her conscience by
going to Superintendent Byrnes, and has
been his al I.'.1.'. ever since, although there
are twenty letters at police headquart, rs
to prove tliat Parkhurst ami liis par
ishoner believed she xvas furthering their
clleis.
What theso ends were is vigorously
sketched by Byrnes. "I have this corre
spondence in my possession," lie said,
"ami they show that Parkhurst and cer
tain members of his congregation re
sorted to everything dishonorable to get
evidence ol any kind to compromise the
Chief Magistrate of this city, Judges ■„[
courts, the District Attorney, myself and
high officials, eleven .persons in all.
'there arc txventy letters! roanatiug from
Dr. Parkhurst's parishioners, anel each
was followed by an interview or inter
views, all of which were faithfully
recorded, and the interviews are s.. 6_ra
context of the letters that I do not suppose
Ihoy will be contradicted. The letters
will show xjby Dr. Paikhurst left aud
went to l.uropc, and everything in ihe
waj ol planning io spy on and debauch
persons to whom I have alluded tn, to
two „r three days ago. At se.ieie later day
I will talk further on the subject, which
is soint resting. 1 have au idea of Hiv
ing il out In _ectii lis.
The substance of Byrnes' report was
told io Lev. I>r. Parkhurst at bis home,
I-., Last .hirty-fifth street, to-night. He
smiled at lirst, and then as he discussed
grew indignant, and use I some,
.'eere-iolo English in reference to the Su
eperiutendent and Police Department. Dr.
Parkhurst said lie knew of the divorce :
f which the Superintendent spoke,
and intimated that some of the informa
tion secured as evidence in that suit had
! ecu used in the work which tic society
of which be i- President had be. a carry
ing on. Hesaidhe would not give the
names of tbe parish divorce, but added:
"it is an interesting case.'' Dr. Park
hurst did not '.now who it was who had
given the letters, ol which Superintend
ent Byrnes bad spoken, to the police. He
was indignant that he should be charged
with insincerity in the crusade he had
been carrying on.
•M:l! HELD T<> ANs\v>:n.
New Yobk, Dec 6.—Charles W. Gard
ner, chief of Rev. Dr. Parkhurst's staff,
and who accompanied the doctor on his
visits to evil resorts in New York, xvas
to-day held by the Court of General Ses
sions in the soon of $7,600, for extortion
of money from liillen women. Not being
able to secure bondsmen, ho xvas re
manded to prison.
The 'World's Fair—The Chicago "Inter-
Ocean."
This great weekly,and tiie Wki-iki.y
Union can be bad for $_ a year, or the
Daily Record-Union and the Fnter-
Ocean for J. 50 per year. AU about the '
great World's Pair will bo elaborately
treated in the Int,■r-Ucran. Can be had
ior this price only by subscribers to tho
Keuorp-Lnion and Weekly Union. j
THE SILVER PROBLEM
Discussed at Length by British and
American Delegates.
ROTHSCHILD'S PLAN WITHDRAWN
FROM TAB CONFERENCE.
A Norwceiau Bark Wrecked lv a Storm
on the British tonst and A! lon
Hoard Supposed ro Have iteen Lost
—Fire iv tho Somerset House,
Loudon. In Which Many Priceless
Records are Stored, luc-hidlng tho
Will of Shakespeare.
Special to the Reoord-TXsioh.
Brussels, Dec. >'..— The International
Monetary i Conference resumed discussion
of the Rothschild proposals. Alter a
speech by Sir C. K. '.x'ilson, one ofthe
liritish Commissioners, Rothschild with
droxv his scheme.
Sir C. Rivers Wilson, who said bis
views wero shared by Sir Charles Free
mantle, the other liritish delegate, said
he believed that all the Governments xvho
sent delegates here recognized the pres
ence of a great danger. "No word of
warning readied us from America, and
to say the least it i.s doubtful Whether the
American Government can continue in
definitely the gigantic efforts it has fruit
lessly made so many years te maintain
and raise the price of silver. We need
not inquire whether the policy which
governed tho currency legislation of tlie
greal republic xvas xviso in conception;
but it cannot be denied trial it has not re
alized tl.e expectations and is greatly tho
causa of our present position. In any
case the mi.-.; ension ol American silver
purchases lias become practically the
question ofthe day, and if it occurred
might lead to a suspension of coinage in
India. Certain high authorities believe
tbat the sudden cessation of purchases of
silver by America and the closing of In
dia's minis xvould lead to heavy falls of
silver, and a disastrous disturbance of
commerce. Others contend that the fall
has already greatly discounted it, and the
removal ofthe present uncertainty lias
had a quieting effect.
"In view 01 these divergent ideas, what
"ie!ir.-e should be adopted, sir Charles
Freemautle and myself, I'll state frankly,
are pure tuonometaUists, and do no; ad
mit that any other system thau a single
gold standard is applicable in Great Bi-it
te.iu. We are willing to admit that the
Kothschild anel Levi plans xvill not be in
compatible with our principles, but it is
! not enough, these schemes are defensible
in principle. Would either jean have
the least chance of meeting with a pre
ponderance of support that would justify
us in recommending the liritish Govern
ment io consider il? We think not.
Another plan may, however, be formu
lated and approved by the conference,
and if it does not conflict with our prin
ciples, it xvill receive serious considera
tion from tiie British Government."
Mr. McCreary, of the American delega
tion, proceeded t.i point out.lie dill,cul
lies and perils of the existing situation,
and said whatever the cause, the fact re
mained that a remedy was Imperatively
necessary. He appreciated the attention
Kothschild had given the conference, but
could not support his plan, lie could met
admit that ii is a proper remedy for
America to continue the purchase of fifty
four million ounces 'ci silver annually at
', a price not to exceed a hundred cents on
the dollar, on the condition that European
Powers make purchases yearly to the
amount of five million pounds for five
years, at a price not to exceed forty-three
pence per ounce, and if silver should rise
above that price purchases will be im
mediately suspended. It seems an un
equal distribution thai we be expected to
purchase tvi ice as much silver as Lurope.
The object ot the conference should he
not to fix a price which is to keep silver
below par, but to enlarge its use and ri -
stofe it to parity with tho value it had
xvith gold prior to 1873.
Mcl retry referred to the complaints of
tho British Chamber of Commerce. 4 noted
recent declaratli ns of Archbishop Walsh
and Mr. Balfour, and contended that the
situation demanded a broader recogni
tion and a better remedy than that sug
gested ley Rothschild. "The American
delegates aro ready to co-operate xviili
other delegates," said he, "in a candid
and determined efiort te maintain the
monetary functions of l.oth metals.
Therefore, alter submitting a general
plan of bimetallism, favored by America,
they aisei submitted a plan favored bj
themselves. It was a plain business pro
posal, and if adopted necessary details
could be easily arranged. It announces
uo new theory, and proposes no untried
system. It only opened the way to re
turn to a time-tried and time-honored sys
tem under which gol.i and silver w< re
for many years at par and equal instru
ments in exchange. Acts.el Parliament,
laws of Congress aud edicts of monarchy
iiaei changed the real value of the metals."
In order tliat the situation in the United
Steites may be fully understood, Mc-
Creary explained the position of the dif
ferent political parties and added that ho
believed that tho people ill general, with
out regard to political affiliation, indorsed
the American plan. Referring to the sil
ver bullion law, ho said the law was nol
entirely satisfactory to either party and
in support oi his statement quoted "from
the platforms adopted by the Minneapo
lis *nd Chicago conventions. A shrink
age in the volume of money would dee
crease prices and tend to concentrate
. wealth, enrich the few and impoverish
the many. The volume of gold and
silver in the world is equal
when silver ia stricken down and
the amount of coin is reduced,
resulting in a diminished amount of
money and constant shrinkage of values.
In concluding, McCreary said: "I be
lieve the best aim of the conference will
be the g- neral remonetization of silver
and unrestricted coinage ol gold and silver
into money of debt-paying power, xvith a
permanent international ra.io of fifteen
and a half or sixteen to one," and he pre
ferred the latter. This, in his opinion,
would give unity and stability to the
value of money, anel furnish th<
remedy for the existing evils from which
all civilized nations are sutferiug.
Sir g. s. Moleswortb, one of the dele
gates iroiu India, com batted the theory
that Great Britain owed commercial su
periority to the gold standard. Great
Britain xvas saved lrom serious danger
only by the bimetallism of France, The
whole question required to be examini .1
from a viexv of md, Ist rial as well as mou
• tin-y aiei financial Interests.
SirG. I-'. Houldsworth, British dele
gate, then presented his plan. He pro
posed that a bimetallic union should bo
formed by the Nations willing to enter
into siie'li an agreement, and the Nations
preferring to retain a singlegold standard
should undertake that their mints should
receive silver bullion in not less quanti
ties than tbe fixed minimum against re
.■••1!.'..-, not in quantity and value at a
ci rate per ounce, to be deter
mined by agreement, the quantity so
specified to be delivered by weignt to
bearer whenever demanded and the re
ceipts to circulate as money.
The conference adjourned until Thurs
day.
NOT A REV PROJECT.
Pa;;is, Dec. 6.—The Journal de* Debate,
1 whose financial editor is a member of tho
I i
, committee appointed by the International
: Monetary Conference to consider the
. Rothschild proposals, declares the schema
1s only a slight modification of apr..jce-t
advanced ten years ago by Professor
1 Levi, a German. The paper adds that
the proposals would not have received at- |
tention if they bad not been preseuted by i
Rothschild.
tJi.AW HKi:.xii IN PRICES.
JJew York, Dec. ti. —Although nothing
was announced in ihis city to-day Irom
tbe silver Conference, except the with
drawal of the Kothschild plan, private i
London cables te baukers reflected little
belief iv any agreement. Thero was a
sudden rush to sell silver bullion certiii
catesonthe s-ue.-k F.xchange and 21
und .100,000 ounces sold at a decline of 2c I
an ounce, the heaviest break since last i
si ring. The low price of silver to-day is I
only hall a ecu, per ounce above the low- |
es. price ou record.
FEARS OF A CRISIS.
New York, Dec 6.- The _ V-'.s- London
special says: Tbe markets xvero op
pressed by fears of a silver crisis. The
feature was the selling of Mexican an 1
in,ban securities because these countries
have silver currencies. Silver on spot
was scarce and dealers refused to make
forward quotations.
A BLAZE IN CONDON.
Fire Breaks Out In Somerset House—
Vuluiiblo Papers in Danger.
London, Doc. li.—Fire xvas discovered
this morning in ono Of the upper rooms
ofthe west wing of Somerset liouse, and,
as the building xvas full oi" priceless rec
ords, great excitement prevailed in the
city. In a short time the fire department
xvas on the scene, aim the building xvas
nearly surrounded hy tbe steam engines,
which soon brought the lire under con
trol.
It is as yet impossible to make any
estimate ofthe loss, as a careful exami
nation ofthe damage by Bre and water
must first be made. Many of the papers
in tlio building are of .siu-li a character
that if destroyed they could never be re
placed, such as the wills of Shakespeare,
Newton, Dr. Johnson and many other
distinguished Englishmen.
ihe room iv which the tire broke out,
which was used for the storage of books
ami papers, chiefly income tax returns,
xvas badly demoralized aud most of tho
papers xvere destroyed.
Somerset House is ox-or ion years old,
having Ween built in 1770. It contains the
Exchequer and Audit office, the Inland
Revenue oflice, the offlce of the Regis
trar-General, the Admiralty, Registrar
and Prerogative Will offices.
PANAMA CANAL, SCANDAL.
One Deputy Who Refused to Accept a
Bribe.
Lux nos. Dec. ti.—The Paris correspond
ent of tho Daily News tells how Deputy
Boric described au attempt mado to bribe
him in 1886, when the lottery bill xvas be
fore the Chamber. A lobbyist accosted
him one day, saying he desired to over
come the opposition of ten deputies,
and knew Boric had their ear.
"There's no time to beat around the
bush," said he. "What say you to pock
eting 25,000 francs at once? When you
have talked to others around i will he de
lighted to hand you 25,000 francs for each
man independently oi what they them
selves asked for their votes."
i.orio indignantly repelled the man,
and wanted to denounce him from the
tribune, but xvas restrained by Deputy
Ballu, who pointed out that iie xvas una
ble to prove the truth of liis story and
would incur the hatreti of his colleagues.
xvho might be actuated by motives of cu
pidity or jealousy.
I, ALE ON Till: HIUTi-.11 COAST.
Norwegian Buck Wrecked and All On
Board Lost.
Liverpool, Dec. ti.—A very heavy
gale prevails iv this vicinity, and a tre
mendous sea is running at the mouth of
tiio Mersey. This morning the Norwe
gian bark Urinnigen ran aground and .be
came a total wreck before a Lifeboat could
reach ihe- scene. It is supposed all ..n
board are lost.
Tribesmen Repulsed.
Calcutta, Dec. 6.—A few days ago a
baud of Chitral tribesmen, numbering
1,000 men, made an attack upon the
Cashmer Guard under command of Dr.
Robertson, British agent at Chitral. The
tribesmen were repulsed with a loss ol
fifty men killed. Two days later a force
commanded by Major Twiggs x\as at
tacked and he dispersed the tribesmen.
It is supposed that Chiliz xvas instigated
to attack the British army by Sber Afzul
Khan, the usurping ruler in Chitral.
Growth of Anti-Semitism.
Berlin, Dec 6. —Rector Ahlwardtwas
returned to the Reichstag by a large ma
jority. His triumph is almost the sole
topic of conversation. In an interview
Saturday Prince Bismarck said lie re
garded the strong polling in favor of Alh
wardtat the first Feidberg election as a
demonstration of popular discontent of
the present regime and proof of the
groxvth of anti-Semitism.
Canada's New Ministry.
Ottawa, Dec 6. —Among the members
ofthe new Ministry, officially announced,
an-: sir John Thompson, Premier and
Minister of Justice; I'.'eweli, Trade and
Commerce; Foster, finance; Caron, Post
n:i,-i. r-General; Uostigan, Secretary of
state; Tupper, Marine and Fisheries;
Haggart, Railways and Canals; Oulmet,
Public Works; Patterson, Militia; Daly,
Interior; Angers, Agriculture.
Firemen Charged With Arson.
Pktehbobo i >nt. , Dec. ii.—Tour mem
bers of the Peierboro Eire brigade are
under arrest on the charge of causing
several incendiary fires which have re
cently puzzled the residents ol tins town.
The arrests have created a big sensation,
as the ace used men were among the most
active members of tho brigade.
Mitchell (.its two Months.
London, Dec. 6.—At the Clerkenwell
sessions to-day the sentence of two
mouths at iiard labor of Charlie Mitch,;!,
the prize-lighter, was confirmed, with
the added costs of the appeal to be paid
by the prisoner. Mitchell was convicted
er 7th of brutally assaulting an old
tnun named Savage without provocation.
Knocked Out In tlio Third Round.
LONDON, Dec. B.—W. Robinson and
Tom Burrows fooghtfora purse of £350
:,'ht at the National sporting Club
house. After a scramble Roi
knocked Uurroxxs out in tiie third round.
Paaaongera on the Spree.
Queenstown, Dec ii.—Tiie steamship
Havel arrixed here to-day, and alter tak
ing on board tiie passengers of tlie dis
able i steamship Spree proceeded lor New
York.
Heavy Snowstorm-* in lluucary.
London, Dec. ti. —Heavy snowstorms
raged throughout Hungary yesterday.
.Me si of ihe railways are blocked xxith
snow. All the wheels of traliic in Buda
resth are suspended.
Disastrous Gulc.
Kumk, Dec. b'.—A disastrous gale is re
ported in tiie Province of Catanaz. Three
vessels wore wrecked to-day and ten per
sons drowned.
Dentil <>r an Engineer.
Berlin, Dec. o.—Dr. C. W. Siemens,
the well-known engineer and electrician, i
died to-day.
\VI_OLE NO. 15,957.
A NEWSPAPER'S LOSS.
I The "Public Ledger" Building
Almost Gutted by Fire.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT A QUARTER OF
A MILLION DOLLARS.
Business Center of Alexandria, In
diana, Destroyed by Fire—A live
story Building In _soxv York Goes
I p in Smoke—The Remains of .Fc.'
Gould Deposited in the Family
Vault nt Woodluwn Cemetery, Nexv
York.
Special to the Recobs-Union.
Philadelphia, Dec. 6.—The /
Ledger building was almost gutted by
tile Hits evening. 'I'he damage was con
fined almost entirely to the composing
room, but a torrent of water flooded
every floor in the structure. The loss can
only be approximated to-night, but will
probably be between 1250,000 and
'ion.- insurance, jfltiO.OOO. The cause of the
tire is unknown. It originated in tlio
basement and through the shaft quickly
spread to the top floor. The files of tha
paper xvere all saved and many rare and
cosily articles iv Child's private offices.
Mr. chilis arrived soon after tho lira
started, and posting himself across tho
street watched the building burn. 110
assumed charge of affairs and issued di
rections in tiio way of providing for the
issue ofthe paper to-morrow.
While the firemen were at work they
were urged to greater efforts by tho
announcement that Mr. Childa intended
-tribute $3,000 among them for their
prevention of the total destruction of tho
building. When the fire was extinguished
Mr. Chads provided them xvith bountilul
refreshmi uts at a neighboring restaurant.
With lhe exception of the presses, tbe
/ • ,/ r has a complete new plant on Lo
cust street, and there 10-morrow's pai i r
. cd. Inning the lire Mr.
Childs xv a. tendered the use ol
of every daily au.l weekly paper in the
city, aud accepted the .'.'• i i ■■'.- offer.
i he business manager of the paper said
to-night that the Ledge,'a total loss ia . -
timated ai $1, 0,00 I, including $100,
the building and $50,000 on the contents.
The loss te. i.'Hants is $ 0,0 ■". Ibe presses
ami machinery were- only damaged to the
extent of $25,000. Repairs on the build
ing will be commenced at ouce.
Tho Schools Must Receive Them.
St. Louis, Dec. 6.—Mandimus pro
ceedings were instituted to-day by .John
ii. Crump on behalf of his children
against the President and Directors of
the public schools, alleging that bis
divn v. eie refused admittance to white
puhlie schools on the ground that thoy
were of African descent. The plaintiff
oBBi ns that they in part descend front
I- rench Creoles and Indiana, and have v >
African blood. The court issued a
mandamus to compel tbe schools receive
them.
Democrats Celebrate Their Victory.
Cleveland O.), Dec, o.—The Young
Men's Democratic Club of Canton, 0.,
to-night celebrated the victory xvith a
banquet, speeches xvero delivered by
local orators, and letters of regret from a
dozen prominent Democrats read, among
them Congressman Breck enridge of K< u
tncky, Wilson of VV ■ Virginia, Gov
ernor Boies of lowa, Gfo'vernor RusseU of
Massachusetts and Lawrence T. .Neal.
Could Bnried.
New York, Dec. 6,—The remains of
Jay Gould xvere taken to VVoodlawn
Cemetery this morning ami deposited in
the family vault. Only members a
family and a few intimate friend
lowed the hearse. Two cemetery]
men were left on duty at the tomb when
the mourners departed, in spite of tho
statement that tne tomb would not be
guarded.
Serious Blow to au Indiana Town.
Ixdia___polis (Ind.), Dec 6.—The
business center of Alexandria, Madison
County, comprising nearly a quarter of
the town, xvas burned at au early bout
this morning. All of the buildings were
frame and brick structures, the upper
stories being occupied as busim ■-.- ofnees,
lodgerooms, etc The i-ess will reach
$120,000, half of which is insured.
Trying to Abolish Sunday Shaving.
St. Louis, Dec. 6.—The International
Barbers' Association met here to-day.
Tlie question of abolishing Sunday shav
ing was them st important one to como
up. It has been practically agreed to
petition tbe State Legislatures to enact a
law to tiiis end, and au en leavo* ia to bo
made to enlist tlie active sympathy ot
labor organizations.
Duties ol M_.r. xilolli.
Baltimore, Dec. 6.—With reference to
the discussion over the powers said tei
have been delegated to Mgr. Satolli, Papal
...to. it is siate.l "upon the authority
of close friends of Cardinal Gibbons tbat
he and Mgr. batolli have a perfect under
standing about the duties to be performed
by the latter in ims country.
Trial of I'rolessor smith.
Cincinnati, Dec. 6. —The entire fore
noon session ... the Cincinnati Presbytery
was occupied in hearing a continuation
oi Dr. Lowe's argument for the pro
tion in the Professor Smith trial. In tha
alternoon Professor Smith began tiie ia-:,
speech in liis own defense. Argument
xvill continue to-morrow.
Advico to Bondholders.
XkwYi.i-.ic, lie,-. 6.—Drexel, Morgan
._ Co. have issued a circular advising tho
bondholders of the Detroit, Day City and
Alpena Railroad, in view oi t...- probable
default on tiie interest of 184)3, to tako
steps to protect themselves, either bj mle
or purchase and reorganization should
tho default occur.
Senator mil in Look.
>'i-:xv York, Dec. 6.—11 is reported that
Senator David B. Hill has been tendered
the position of General Counsel to tho
Equitable Life Assurance Society at a
salary of $25,000 and is considering it
favorably. He refuses to talk on tiio
subject.
Fatal Train Collision.
Denver, Dec 6.— A Burlington freight
train broke in two near Corona last night
and a coUisb o afterward occurred be
tween the two sections, wrecking the
train and killing lour men, names uu
known.
Heavy Fire in Xew York.
New York, I'c-. 6. —The building at
30 Keado street, five stories, was burned
this morning. It was occupied mostly
by bookbinders and paper dealers. Los.,
000; Insured.
Mrs. .1..1 v imr.vea Dies Suddenly.
Gi.knC.vi. L. i.e. Dec 6.—Mrs. John
Dm yea, wife of the President ofthe Gicn
Cove Star ii Works, died suddenly this
alternoon.