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X 1 '- m ..&.& $.' i- -IfT- ' JP Transient Afl?ertiseinents Receiiei 'A. tbo Branoli Offices of Tic Dlsjatoli For to-morrow's issne op to 9 o'cloct p. St. For list of branch offices in the various dis tncts gee THIHD PAGE. W ffiVwW ' 'Transient Advertisements, INCLUDING.' WANTS, TO LETS, FOR SALES. ETC., FOB TO-MORROWS ISSUE " Mar be haftled in at the main advertising: office of The Dispatch. Fifth avenue, ud to v X Idnight. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR. PITTSBURG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22v 1890 TWELVE PAGES. THREE CENTS t i m miijijiui XI XI I Propositions for ,the Monopoly of the Seals in Alaskan Territory. fA CORRUPT DEAL CHARGED. The Company Now in Pos ." session Alleged to Haye the Inside Track. SOME PECULIAR OFFERS. Several of the Bids Seem to be in (be Interest of One of the Competitors. VAST PE0FIT IN THE BDSIHESS. ''An Appeal to the Government to Manage v " the Industry for the Benefit of the Treasury. ' PENBIOX AGENT LEMON TAKES A HAND The bids for the monopoly of seal catch ing in Alaskan waters were opened yester day. They were 12 in number, and ex. hibited wide discrepancies. Several of them are believed to be in the interest of the com pany now in control. One concern offered to pay 10 per cent more than any other bid. Many Alaskans desire the Government to take charge of the business. TEOM JL STXTT COBBESFOXDZXT. Washington, February 2L The open ing of the bids lor the new lease of the priv ilege of seal fishing in Alaskan waters for the next 20 years was the interesting thing at the Treasury Department to-day. The nnmber of the bids, the wide discrepancy of the figures, the suspicion that at least two or three of them are in the interest of the Alaska Commercial Company, and the conviction that that company will get the lease no matter what competitors are in the field, lead to a deal of speculation as to the direction the award will take. A SUSPICIOUS BID. One of the bids which excited much com ment is that of the syndicate represented by A. E. Bateman, the millionaire broker of New York and -Washington, and GeonreE." Xiemon, the'noted pensions claims attorney. The recent courtesies extended to the 'Presi dent and his friends by Mr. Bateman, whose beautiful yacht has been used liberally by Mr. Harrison, members .of the Cabinet and Senators and members who are said to be interested in the Alaska Commercial Com pany, lead to more than a little gossip, which indicates an impression that Messrs. Bate nan and Lemon are acting for the Alaska Commercial Company. The latter company's bid certainly looks on its face the most liberal, unless that of the North. American Commercial Company, of San Francisco, to give an advance of 10 per cent over any other bid be construed to be more so. This company gets the credit of being in earnest in its own behalf. HAS A 6UBE THING. It is a general conviction, however, that, even aside from the liberality of its bid, the Alaska Company would have no trouble in securing the prize, so strong is its grasp on influential public men. It already has the plant, the schools, the dwellings, the churches, hospitals and steamship service between Ounalaska and San Francisco, and would have to go to almost no new expense to make good the terms or its bid. Business men of Alaska have for some time had representatives here to persuade the Government to take into its own hands the farming of the seal fisheries, and put the millions of profit into its own treasury that have gone into the pockets of the Alaska Company, but they found Senators, Repre sentatives and other public men interested in the company, and they could dojnothing. One of these gentlemen, Mr. Miner W. Bruce, makes the following statement in re gard to the Alaska Company; A kicker's statement. As is well known, the present lease expires on "May 1 next. The present company pay a roy alty to the Governmentof $2 62f per head', and have been allowed to kill 100,000 seals each year. They also pay an annual rental of S55, 000. Under the proposed new lease tho Se6re tary has fixed the number of the annual catch at 60,000 per annum, a reduction of 40 per cent below the number allowed under the present lease. During the 20 years the present com pany have had control of this industry they have killed within a few thousand of the allotted 100,000 seals per year, for which they have paid the Government about $5,250,000. 'Add to this $55,000 per annum rental, or for 20 years jtl.100.OOQ, making a total of $5,350,000 paid the Government. As they have taken none but male seals and those of 2 or S years ol age, the sknls haTe been prime and have brought in the London market from $15 to 3 per skin, or a total of over $30,000,000 for tho 30 years' catcb. The Alaska Commercial Com pany have paid the Indians 40 cents per seal lor killing and skinning them. This oue item makes a total of $800,000 for the 20 years. SOME OF TOE EXPENSES. The support of the two schools at the island during the 20 years will reach an expense of 10,000, which is a very high estimate. The building or suitable houses for the natives, buildings for occupancy of the whites em ployed, store buildings, fuel and incidental ex penses will have to be roughly estimated. On St. Paul Island there are 219 men, women and. children, and on St. George Island hardly one half that number. On St. Paul Island the Alaska Commercial Company have 60 houses, and probably 30 on the island or fit. George. These houses are 'neat frame buildings and would probably cost $200 each, or a total of probably $20,000. The company has been obliged to furnish 60 cords of wood to the Indians each year or the equiva lent in coal, which official records show as amounting to about $100,000 for the 20 years' supply. Thus It will be seen that the estimates riven above of the probable cost of carrying on the seal business aggregate about as follows: I business aggregate about Amount paid the Government for royalty and I twi sujojujUw; amount paiu zur fining ana I i mrc hi skinning, JS00.O00; for Support of schools, $10, 000; buildings, $20,000; fuel, $100,000; total, $7,310. 000. Amonnt derived from 2,000,000 skins at tl5 per pelt, $30,000,000. THE NET PEOFIT. This leaves a total profit for the 20 years of $22,690,000, or about $1.131000 per year. The Government alone should control these fish eries, and turn this vast revenue to national purposes. From my knowledge of the busi ness I am prepared to say that $100,000 a year will more than cover the expenses of the fish eries, and the 1,000 per cent would go to the people Instead of a few speculators. The correspondent or The Dispatch has it from undoubted authority that in some way the bids of genuine competitors against the Alaska company were known to persons who sold or gave their information to the agents of the latter company. A knowledge that probably something of this kind would happen was probably what led the North American Commercial Company, of California, to make its offer of 10 per cent advance on any other bid. Before opening the bids Secretary Win dom announced that no oral arguments would be heard, but gentlemen desiring lo might file written briefs between now and 12 o'clock Monday. There were 12 bids. They were numbered and read as follows: NOT A FORMAL BID. The first was from an unknown resident of Philadelphia, Pa. The bid was thrown out by Secretary Windom, for the reason that It was accompanied by a promissory note for $100,000 Instead of by a certified check for that amount, as required by the advertisement. The next bid was from the American Fishing and Trad ing Companv, of San Francisco, by Charles D. Laud. Fres'dent. Their offer was to pay the United States $305,000 per annum, and In addi tion $4 12 for each skin and 25 cents for each gallon of seal oiL Bid No. 3 was found to rem. L tain no certified check, and was rejected with- vui. ieauin. No. 4 was from the North American Trading Company, of West Virginia. They offered to pay an annual rent of $55,000 and $2 tax and $1 50 royalty for each skin taken, which, they say, on a basis of a catch of 60,000 seals a year, will realize an annnal revenue to the Govern ment of 8425,003. Bid No. 5 was from the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, of California, by J. N. Knowles, President. They offered to pay an annnal rental of $50,000. and the sum of $7 15 for each seal taken. THE PBESENT CONCERN. Bid No. 6 was from the Alaska Commercial Company, who offered the following rates: To pay $50,000 for rent df islands and the sum of $8 75 for each skin taken; also to provide 100 comfortable dwellings for the inhabitants of the island and to make ample provision for their maintenance and support, and to establish a regular mail service from San Francisco without cost to the Government. They also offer to provide schools, chnrches and hospital for the Inhabitants, and to provide wharf facili ties at Ounalaska, and to distribute supplies gratuitously to various points in Alaska. They also offer In the event that any other proper and responsible party shall offer In good faith a greater amount for said privilege to cay the United States the f nil amount offered by such party. Thevsav their offer MntMnnbtm ,n 1 annual revenne to tbe United States of $85,000. "u xi u. i was irom jx. w. uiarE, or Wash ington, reDresenting A. K. Bateman, George E. .Lemon, et ak Thev propose to pav a bonus ol $210,000 In addition to the rental of $50,000 per annum in the tax of $2 for each skin. No. 8 was from the Atlantic and Pacific Company of New York, by Charles H. Kcnncr, President, who offered to pay an annnal rental of $55,000: to pay for subsistence of natives and to pay in addition the tax of 2 per skin, a bonus of $6 12 for each skin. No. 9 was from the North American Com- ' roerclal Company of Illinois, who offered to pay a rent of $56,000and a tax and bonus of $7 12 on each skin, and. also to comply with all requirements as to care and comfort of Aleutian Islands. A PECULIAR PROPOSITION. Bid No. 10 was from the North American Commercial Company, of California, oy Isaac Liber. President, who proposed to pay an an nual rental of $55,200, and $10 75 for each skm taken, with the express understanding that the catch shall not be limitedtojess than 100,000 per yearafter the$rst yeanortbey will five the Government 45 per cent of the gross receipts from the sale of 6eals, or they will agree to pay a rate 10 percent higher than that offered by any other company. Bid No. 11 was also from the North American Commercial Company, of San Francisco. They ottered to pay a rental of $60,000 and $9 62 for each skin taken, and shipped, and 50 cents a gallon for seal oil. Bid Uo. 12 was also from the same company. It proposed to pay a rental of $57,100, and $10 25 for each skin taken and shipped, and 50c a gal lon for seal oil, provided the United States guarantees the protection of the fisheries. Liohtitek. ONLY FOR GAMBLING. One Speaker Says That the Slain Use of the Telegraph He Is Opposed to tbe Government Going Into the Business. ' 'Washington, February 21 The House Committee on Postofficcs and Post Roads to-day heard an argument by "William A. Carsey, of New York, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Anti-Monop-oly League, in opposition to the limited postal telegraph bill, prepared by Post master General Wanamaker. Mr. Carsey said he represented the laboring men of the country. He opposed the bill because it contemplated the giving out of the business of the Government to a private corporation. The contract system was objectionable to the members of the Anti-Monopoly League. The clerks in the postofSces, Mr. Carsey said, had already enough work to do, and he did not see bow they could be expected to do any more. He said that the telegraph was mostly used by speculators and gamblers, and only 8 per cent of the business of the country was social. It was a fact that over $1,000,000 a year was spent in telegraphing by persons in New York City in the sport ing business for baseball, lotteries, etc This was more than the entire social busi ness of the whole country. It was thus shown that the working peo ple did not use the telegraph to any great extent, and consequently would get but little benefit out of the postal telegraph scheme. If the rates of telegraph were re duced, the wages of the telegraph operators would be reduced. Mr. Carsey insisted that the rostomce Department did not manage the business it now had satisfactorily, and this was a strong argument against its as suming additional burdens. RAILROADS CUTTING BATES. Tbe Pennsylvania is Not Getting Its Share of the Freight Business. rSTECTAt. TELEORAJC TO TITS DlEFATOK.l New York, February 21. A rumor was manufactured inWnirstreet to-day that the Pennsylvania Jfcilroad intended to reduce the freight rateNew York to Chicago, from 75 to SO cents because it had caught other roads xntting rates and getting more than their share ot the business. The re port was promptly denied by General Freight Agent Joyce. The daily reports of the roads to the trunk line commis sioners' office show that the fears attributed to tbe Pennsylvanja are not without ground. The Erie's average percentage ot all last year's freight out of New York, to competi tive points was 20 9-10 per cent, acainst 22 1-10 by the New York Central and22 by the Pennsylvania. The Erie's average from January. 1890. to February 15 was 22 1-5 per cent of all the tonnage, which is better than that of the two stronger lines. The freight committee at this week's special meeting to discuss the cut in rates to Jiissoun river points decided to continue the pro-rating arrangement to the Missis sippi river, aunougb. they stopped quoting through rates to St. Paul. This leaves a loop hole open so that rate cutting by the tAUKtu. rows cant oe so easily detected, A BLOW AT THESPIANS. y The Party or Theatrical Railroad Bale Formally Declared Illegal. "Washington, February 2L The Inter State Commerce Commission has detided that party (or theatrical) rate ticket are illegal. -A SILVER STANDARD. Senator Teller Believes That Bi-SIetnlllsm Is Inevitable Wlndom's BUI Das no Cbanoe The Plan That Will Probably be Adopted. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBI DISPATCH. New York, February 21. "Secretary Windom's silver bill is dead as Julius Caesar," said Senator Henry M. Teller to day. This mortuary announcement seemed to give the Senator more pleasure than sor row, for he smiled and chatted with a Dis patch reporter about the probable action of the Senate in regard to silver. He said: ''I think a bill will be introduced to buy $4,000,000 in silver per month. That is, to issne silver certificates that will be redeem able in the standard currency or coin of the country. WbeneveritiS necessary, of course, silver can be coined. One thing is sure, there will be no bullion silver certificates. Silver is looking up and the interest taken ... a. .o ... ,.u .umu ccj. "Is not a majority in the Senate opposed to silver?" "There is not a single Senator who would to-dav vote for the entire suspension of sil ver coinage. Some may oppose silver, but you cannot find oue who would stop the coinage. I think there is going to be an in ternational agreement soon on the silver question. When that agreement is reached I believe that a universal, stand-d will be adopted, and silver elevated fb the place where it belongs. The universal standard, in my judgment, will be 15) ounces to 1 'ounce ot gold." "Then you think some action will soon be taken looking to the restoration of silver as a money standard?" "Yes, I do. The movement cannot be de layed much longer. The attempt to do away with silver as a money is useless. Every ounce of silver produced is used. We cannot supply the demand, and yet there is an attempt to degrade such a metal. Gold, certainly, cannot snpply the demand, and the next thing to do is to take silver. Bi metallism is inevitable." TWO HUNDRED HEIRS, Including Some Prominent Persons, Are Clamoring for a Share of 8150.000. IRPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH. I Boston, February 21. More than 200 heirs at law, among them the Hon. James Bussell Lowell and the Rev. Phillips Brooks, are interested in tbe dis tribution of a $150,000 estate, the consideration of which was begun to day in the Snpreme Conrt. This property represents a trustcreated in 1851 by Benja min Gorham for the benefit of his son, Benjamin Lowell Gorham, who died insane in January, 1889. The fund, which has largely been swelled by accumulations, is claimed by the residuary legatees ot Benja min Gorham, about 220 in number, scattered from Boston to India. All the prominent members of the Suffolk bar appear for the respective interests and counsel were present from New York. The next ol kin of Benjamin Lowell Gpr ham insist that a large portion ol the trnst fund ($45,000) belongs to them, because, under the will of Benjamin Gorham, there "was a specific legacy ot $8,000 to be paid to Benjamin Lowell Gorham, and the executor of Benjamin Gorham, instead of paying it, put it in trust. Nearly all the counsel are relatives ot Mr. Gorham. The only living legatee is tbe Hon. John Lowell, but many of the leading Boston families are interested in the present case. FIGHTING FOE THE HEADING. Tbo Antl-Corbln Crowd Is Confident of Ultimate Success. ISrxCXAZ. TU.XOXLAX TO TBS DISPATCH.'! Phix.adei.phia, February 21. The anti-Corbin faction ot the Beading Bailroad stockholders is preparing the papers for the suit which is shortly to be brought to try and oust the present management. Tbey claim to have nearly 500,000 shares of the stock, more than half the entire issne, and they feel pretty sure of success. The following ticket has been prepared in case of victory: President, Thomas Dolan; First Vice President, Alfred Sully; Second Vice President, B. B. Dow; Managers, John Wanamaker, the Postmaster General; Henry Gibson, J. C. Sinnot, B. Glendsn ning, W. "W. Gibbs and Spencer Irwin; General Manager, Andrew Moore; Assist ant General Manager, J. Lowrie Bell; Gen eral Freight Agent, J. O. Calhoun. The claim of the anti-Corbinites is that the Beading Company is managed by New York people. Their ticket is not much bet ter, as both the First and Second Vice Presi dents are from New York, although the Board of Managers are all Philadelphians. J. Lowrie Bell, who is now chief of the railway mail service, was formerly General Freight and Traffic Manager of the Beading Company and John C. Calhoun, Assistant General Freight Agent. THE OLDER SISTER INSTEAD. A Father Who Had Decided Views Upon the Matrimonial Question. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Ottawa, February 2L George Sparks, a young man from Kittey township, became engaged to the youngest daughter of Charles Smith, of Whitehurston, after a brier court ship. Tbe day was set, the clothes were boucht, likewise the ring, when it suddenly occurred tolhe trusting couple that it might be as well to tell the young lady's old folks. This the love-sick swain did after the most approved fashion, but great was his con sternation and chagrin when the old man declared that the ceremony could not take place, at least in the way it had been ar ranged. He said bis eldest daughter must be wed first, his second next, and so on, and that if the young man was anxious to join his fam ily circle he could marry his eldest daugh ter, but under no consideration would be allow his third daughter to go while the other two remained. The young man, after some thought, signified his willingness to the change ot brides, the bride expectant handed over her trousseau to' her older sis ter and in three days the wedding took place. HE IS KOT W0ETH $50,000. A Verdict Against tbe PlnlntlfTIn the Keeler Damage Suit, rSFXCIAL TXLEOBAX TO THS DISPATCH. I New York, February 21. Mrs. Mary S. Keeler, whose suit against Mrs. Sarah J. Hassett for alienating Mr. Keeier's affec tions was begun in the Superior Court on last Monday, looked pale and excited when she resumed her seat in front of the jury this morning. She knew that the decision upon her demand for $50,000 damages was close at hand. Mrs. Hassett bore herself with apparent confidence. Judtre Truax's charge to the jury consumed nearly ntr bonr. The juiTwas ont but a short time. The verdict was for the defendant. A motion by Lawyer Houston for a new trial was de nied. Neither the plaintiff nor the defend ant was in the court room when the verdict was rendered, but the latter was close by and was led away in triumph by her friends. A Man Burned to Death. Danbuby, Conn. .February 21. Edward Edgett, aged 50, returned to Brookfield from he jail JEuesday, and, being destitute, was given some clothing,but said he would not need it, as he was going to die. This morn ing the house of which he was the only oc cupant was burned and bit body waa'found in the ruinst NINE TIMES A BRIDE. The Marriage and Divorce Record of One Indiana Woman. A START AT SWEET SEVENTEEN.' Her Ex-Husbands Are Scattered All Over the Hoosier ,Stabj. A COUPLE OP THEM tiRE WEDDED TWICE. Tbe latest of tbe,Uany Marital Stents Occurred Bat a Few Days Ago. Mrs. George Cusick, of Southern Indiana, has been married nine times and divorced eight times. Twice she was remarried to her ex-husbands. She became Mrs. Cnsick last Saturday, f Shelbyvixle, lND.,February 21. Nine times at the altar, nine times a bride, nine wedding feasts, nine honeymoons and eight divorce suits. These events have all been crowded into the short lile ot one of Indi ana's women, who is now known as Mrs. George Cnsick. The heroine of this matrimo nial drama in nine chapters is one of many children born to Jacob Homery, a wealthy farmer living in the northern part of this county. Since she attained the age of 17 she has been busily engaged weaving her conju gal nets. The names ot the injured are: Llsber. William B, (No. 1) Married Septem ber L 1867. Doe. William (No.) Married shortly after Lisher secured a divorce. Nugent. William J. (No. 8)-Marrled Decem ber 3L 1872. Little, John H. (No. 4) Married February 13.188a Vanbnskirk, Lincoln 3. (No. 5 and No. 6) Married April IS, 1883; divorced in 1886, and sub sequently remarried. Corwin, Joseph (Nos. 7 and 8) Married In 1887, divorced in 18S8. and remarried a few months later. Cnsick, George (No. 9) Married last Satur day. - THE ETBST HAPEY EVENT. As recorded in the above list, she first promised to love, honor and obey in the year 1867. The ceremony was performed at her lather's house by Justice Zachariah Patter soil. Mr. and Mrs. Lisher lived together for about a year, when the husband left home and soon after applied for a divorce, which was granted on May 2-i, 1869. Soon after ward Mrs. Lisher was married again and subsequently divorced. The name of hus band No. 2 is known to the lawyers as Doe. Being once more heart whole and fancy free she was met and courted by Farmer Will iam J. Nugent, to whom she was wedded on December 31, 1872, and with him she lived three years before she became satisfied that he was not her affinity. Then he had to go and she applied for a divorce. The case was set for trial May 24, 1875. The dav came and the defendant- failed to enter an appearance, as did the fair plaintiff, so the case was carried over to the next term. Then she appeared and dis missed the suit, the two having become reconciled. What became of Nugent is .a mystery. He suddenly dropped out of sight. no match foe mollie. Again, like a cornel appearing in the matrimonial sky, did "Miss" Homery ap pear on the scene. She rented a house in this city, near the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis depot; There she soon became acquainted with John H. Little, section foreman.Oohnvwas n sturdv, red. -headed, Ted-whiskered fellow-of pugilistic proclivities, but he was no match for Mollie, who began to "make eyes at him" as he sped by on his private hand-car. and he soon fell a victim to her charms. They were married February 13, 1880. For three years Mollie and John billed and cooed, varying the monotony of married life with an occasional slugging match, which made John's whiskers look as if a cyclone snow plow had drifted through them. Then she sought her friends, the lawyers, and demanded another divorce, which she securedMarch 9, 1883. "From all accounts' she was well on with the new love before she was off with the old, and she only waited until the 18th of April following when she was married to Lincoln J. Van Buskirk.a good-looking carpenter, several years her junior and the youngest of any of her hnsbands. For a while it seemed as though she had found her mate and after Lincoln had remained her lord and master for three years he probably be gan to think so also. she tried them twice. But his time came, and on June 4, 1886, he was summoned to appear as defendant in a divorce suit. Lincoln was not inclined to submit as tamely as did his predecessors, and promptly filcjlia cross petition. She secured her divorce,- however, but soon after tbe two became reconciled and were remarried. The silken tie had been too badly frayed and couldn't be reunited and another divorce was applied for and granted. Having tasted the sweets of married life so deeply she could not endure playing a lone hand and began to look around for an other husband. She soon found one to her liking in the person of Joseph Corwin, and concluded to take him on trial, and on No vember 7, 1687, they were made one. She liked Joseph very well, but did not like a penchant he displayed for other women, and after Ineffectual remonstrances she file'd the usual papers at the March term of court in 1888 and secured a divorce. This brought Joseph to his Benses and he begged for an other chance to redeem himself, which was given him. But he soon fell into his old Vrays and was once more brought into court married and sent out single. THE LAST WEDDINO. Mollie then rested on her laurels until last Saturday, when she was quietly married for the ninth time by Justice Craycraft to her present husband, George Cnsick, who is section foreman of the Jeffersonville, Madi son and Indianapolis Bailroad, filling the place formerly filled by John H. Little, hus band number'three. The secret of her ability to get a husband whenever she wants jone is as much of a mystery as is the facility with which she gets rid of them afterward. She not only fascinates those whom she desires to en snare, but those upon whom she casts an in different eye, and this inNrpite of the faet that she u 40 years old and not by any means handsome. Not long ago she was compelled to shoot Gideon Parmer and his grown son Will, giving the latter a wound that kept him be tween life and death for months. She used the revolver because they insisted on com ing into her house, that they might bask in her smiles. She was arrested, tried and promptly acquitted. AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE. In another exciting experience she was the victim. Previous to her first divorce from Van Bnskirk she became enamored of Charles Suttles and he soon became equally enamored of her, and she divorced Van Bnskirk with the intention of marrying Suttles, bnt rescinded her promise on ac count of his insane jealousy. This mad dened Sattles and one nij;ht be assaulted her with a,hatchet.s For a time her life was de spaired of, but she finally recovered and remarried yan Bnskirk, woo was succeeded by Corwin and Cnsick, with whom she is now enjoying her ninth honeymoon. TtedlstrlctlngUlll Passed.' , Annapolis, Md., February 21. The Senate bill to redistrict the State, thus making, it is regarded, five of the six Congress districts Democratic,-was passed is the House today, BISMARCK BEATEN. The gtfsaal Government Majority la the Releasing Has Vanished Socialists Almost- Certain to Carry tho Supplementary Elections. Be,RUN, February 2L The" clear Cartel, majority that existed inMhe last Beichstag ias irrevocably vanished. It is likely that the Socialists will sweep Berlin, with the exception of the first district only. One of the facts of the case is that the Socialists have had comparatively little success in tbe mining districts. They have gained most in the manufacturing districts and the large, towns. The result of the election, so far as known', acconnts for 23i seats. As the Beichstag has 397 members this leaves 163 seats to be Accounted for. Of the 234 the election failed in 92 districts, making supplementary elections necessary in tboseplaces. The JVTo tional Zeitung estimates irom returns thus far received that the Cartel parties have already lost 18 seats. The paper says, owing to these J losses ot toe cartel parties, tne government will be unable to secure a msjorityin the Beichstag. The National Zeitung appeals for a Union of all parties against the Social ists on the second ballots. The Liberal organ attributes the defeat of Cartel party to the Jieavy taxation that bears upon the workingmen and to the pro tective tariff. . GENERAL W0LSELEI CALLED D0WH For Writing a Military Article for an American Slngozlae. London, February 2L The. Et. Hon. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, in answer to the question whether a recent article on the English army written by General Wolseley and printed in Harper's Magazine was not an infraction ot the regulations, said he was of opinion that it was not. Nevertheless the Government considered that members of the general staff were bound to abstain from discussing matters having relation to that department, and had had some communica tion with General Wolseley on this subject. The Government was satisfied that Gen eral Wolseley had no intention to infringe upon the army regulations, and that such a thing would not happen again. NO MONEY FOE IE CAE0N. The Government Has Not Paid Him for His Hervlces nil a Spy. London, February 21. In the House of Commons the Bight Hon. Henry Matthews, Secretary of State for the Home Department, rep lying to Mr. Labouchere, stated tnat Le Caron, the spy and informer, who testified before the Parnell Commission had not re ceived any payment from the Government since he had appeared as.a witness on that occasion. LINCOLN MAI BEC0TER. The Opening of nn Abscess Slakes a Change for the Better. London, February 21. The snccessfnl operation performed upon young Abraham Lincoln, the son of the American Minister, by the opening of an abscess and the dis charge of its contents, is now thought to give excellent promise of his recovery. CHAKGED WITH GRAND JjARCENX. Warrant Issued for tbe Arrest of C. H. Nowak, of Mt. Pleasant. Fa. SPECIAL TELEQEAII TO TBX DISFATCR. Buepalo, N. Y February 21. A war rant uas been issued on behalf of the con-' gregation of St. Adalbert's (Polish) parish for the arrest of C. H. Nowak, of Mt, Pleas ant, Pa., vice-censor of the Polish .National Alliance, on a charge of appropriating to his own use $800 of the funds of the congre gation. The offense constitutes grand lar ceny in the first degree. Some time ago the money in question was subscribed by the congregation for the purpose of sending two delegates to Borne to ask the Pope to inter fere in the difficulty pending between the parishioners and the Bishopry with regard to the removal of their priest, Father Klawit ter. Mr. Nowak and Father Cichocki, of Pittsburg, were the delegates selected. Min isterial duties prevented the priest from 'un dertaking the journey and the duty was left to Mr. Nowak. v No word of any kind was received from Borne and suspicion was aroused that Mr. Nowak had not started. A messenger was sent to his home in Mt. Pleasant, where Mr. Nowak was fonnd. He claims that the money was due him on account of a transac tion effected between him and Father EUa witter. The parish then decided to prose cute him. A meeting of the parishioners was held last night and it was decided to send another delegate to Borne. A GRADUATE OF YABSAR. Sent to on Insane Asylum Because of a Pe . collar Delusion.. ISFXClAt, TELEPBAK TO THE DISPATCIM New Yoek, February 21. Judge Clement granted an order ro-dav for the re moval .of Miss Harriet O. Drnry to an asylum and also appointed a committee to take charge of her estate. Several months ago Mies Drnry, who is about 30 years old, and a tall and attractive blonde, was re moved from a fashionable boarding house in Montagne street to a private asylum. She had a delusion that there was a young man at the boarding honse who wanted to marry her, but was kept away from her by jeal ous rivals. She was in the habit of looking for him behind lace curtains and high and low through the house. She made a scene-in the court room when tbe Judge decided that she must go to the asylum, and had to be removed forcibly by the officers. Miss, Druryjs a graduate of Vassar college and has traveled a great deal in this country and in Enrope. Her rela tives are said to live in Wisconsin, where she owns considerable property but none of them had made inquiries about her since her mind beoame unbalanced. IN OPPOSITION 10 NELLIE, The Canadian Pacific to Send a Line of Simmers Around Ibo World1. Monteeal, February 21. The Fitness says: "The Canadian Pacific Bailway is arranging to have a line of three or four steamers to go straight around the world, or as straight as the intervening land will allow. Tbey will start from Montreal, Halifax and New York In the fall ,so as to avoid the summer heat in India and the Suez Canal. ' Tbe .route will rnn through London, Gibraltar, Malta, Suez, Penang, Colombo, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama and Van couver, and passengers will be on- the same steamer throughout the voyage- ENGINES COLLIDE. A largo Nnmber of Laborer Killed and Tlireo Serloustr Injured. Suisson, pAii,, February '21. While a train of eightlocomotiveswas returning from the scene of the blockade early this morn ing, the middle coupling broke four miles north of this place, causinga collision be tween the rear engines and tbe forward . ones. A large number of laborers riding on the engine were instantly killed, three seriously Two ot the engines were badly damaged I pd the track blocked. j mjurcu, oue 01 wnom win prooaoiy cue, QPP0SEDT0A FAIR. Any Nnmber of Congressmen Desire . no' Celebration at AH. HILLS AND MOUSE ON THEtfLOOR. Carlisle HasSome Objections, But Will Tote for St. Louis. FL0WEB WILL TAKE ALL THE BONDS Offered by Hew York In Case Their Legality Is at All Questioned. Mills, of Texas, Morse, of Massachusetts, Peters, of Kansas, O'Neill, of Pennsyl vania, and others yesterday opposed the World's Fair bill inHhe House. The advo cates of all the cities were also heardj The debate is closed and the vote will be taken Monday. fVROM A 8TAXT COBBISPOITOrTT.I Washington, February 21. The World's Fair debate in the House to-day progressed smoothly without friction. The subject is one permitting the display of some oratorical flights and has therefore proved exceedingly popular with all mem bers who believe themselves endowed with forensio abilities. Consequently ihe num ber of sneakers has been large and the styles of onAory varied during the two days that have been occuDied. Some of the speeches have been of a high order, but for strength of argument, beauty and of diction and power of delivery the concensus ot opinion in the press gallery has awarded the palm to Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia. His speech in favor of Washington was recognized as the most forceful presentment that has been made of the claims of any city. He was highly com plimented by his colleagues on the floor at its conclusion. END or the piest chAptee. . The debate closed at 6 o'clock to-night. The Chicago men are somewhat alarmed at the umbrage some of their Southern Demo cratic allies have taken at portions of the speech of Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, delivered yesterday. That gentleman took occasion in his remarks against the fair going to New York to drag in some of the old war issues, spoke of the "rebels" and said New York was a .Democratic city without a single hotel named after Grant, Lincoln or Sheri dan. This, coming from one of the Chicago en thusiasts, who arj dependent largely upon Southern Democratic votes for success in this strnggie, is regarded as being in yetv bad taste and has been the subject of much comment on the Democratic side of the House. The New Yorkers and the St. Louis people as well, are using it against Chicago for all it'is worth, while the Chicago men are doing their best to explain away the implied slur and smooth the ruffled feelings of the Southerners. There is a great deaof speculation to night over the probable result of the first ballot on the question of site on Monday. It was at first thought that those members who do not want any fair at all would re frain from voting on the site question. One of the foremost of them, however, Mills, of Texas, to-day, alter declaring his opposi tion to tho,,ybcd6, proposition, announced his intention of votingon the question of site, and ot then voting against the bill author izing me noining 01 a iair. tONO AND TEDIOUS. It is probable that his example will be followed by the other members who think as he does. It has been settled that there must be a clear majority for one of the cities 'in the contest before the fair is awarded to it. A plurality merely will not carry the question. For this reason, the balloting Is likely to be long and tedious. All sides are confident to-night, but thoy are not going to allow any possible vote to escape them through over confidence. To-morrow and Sunday will be busy days for the Congressmen and those having in charge the interests of the several cities, and many attempts will be made at proselyting the members already pledged. It is safe to predict that many a Congressman will see more wine to-morrow and Snnday than be has ever seen before, and that Congressional hats will be worn larger for the next two or three days. a Liohtneb. POINTS OF THEDEBATE. SPEECHES FOB. AND AGAINST PROPOSED FAIR. THE A Large, Nnmber of tho. Representatives Talk In Favor of St. T.onls Hew York, Chicago nod Washington Also Havo Plenty of Advocates. Washington, February 21. The Con gressmen opposed to having any World's Fair at all were out in force to-day. Mr. Mills, of Texas, was the first to take this ground. He said the Government had nothing to do wjth fairs. Columbus never saw North America it was discovered by the man whose name it bears. But this was a busi ness matter there was something beside patriotism in it The cities came here hurrahing for the old flag and an appropria tion. This was a proposition to make money. The Philadelphia Exposition was a success. They wanted first only Government recogni tion, bnt finally came for an appropriation. He denied that inventive genius depended upon Government aid, citing the case of McCormick and the builder of the yacht America, which astonished the world. If New York wanted a fair -they could organize it ou business principles, as fhey did a bank, and hold it. So it was with Chicago ana St. Lonis; they were business .cities and knew bow to manage a business enterprise, aau iuuj. u, mr granieu mat -tne fair would be held; that Congress would go on interfering with the rights of tbe people and it would be charged to patriotism and Colnmbus. If he could get enough mem bers to vote his way he would fix the site in his own district. As it was, he would vote to fill tbe blank with the name of St. Louis, and then he would vote against the bill alto gether. ANOTHER ODJECTOE. Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts, said he should vote against tbe bill. First, be cause his Democratif brethren had predicted in advance that the first acts of the maio'ritv of the House, under the new rules, would be to wipe out tbo surplus and empty the treasury of the United States. One of these bills, and tbe one likely to pass, called for art-issue of bonds by the District of Columbia for expenditures if the fair should be held in this citv (which would undoubtedly be thecompromlse agreed upon if it were held anywhere of 515,000,01)0) one half of which at least, the Government would be held or. The Paris Exposition cost $12,000,000. It is supposed that the country would get back a part of this snm from foreign visit ors and exhibits; but he thought it safe to say that this proposed World's Fir, wher ever held, would involve a loss to the treas ury of the United States of several million dollars. It it was proposed to practice economy, this would, be a good place to be gin. Far better to expend $15,000,000 in establishing a postal telegraph th the country, ,or to take the tax off throughout sugar a of life a tax T'wre pritne necessity oppressively upon every labor; e- ur citron Mr. Peters, of Kansas, said it wij. miws, tiupcieas tuaji bu try lu blcu tiiu patriotic leeling. nut nelore u mitted itself to a fair, it should Government could affod it. Our enthuswr asm and our inspiration should not conceaK the real situation LOOKING AFTEE THE SUEPLUS. Congress should see if there was a suffi cient surplus before it entered into this large expenditure of money. The regular estimated appropriations for the next fiscal year were $406,000,000. The miscellaneous appropriations made during the short session were $10,000,000, and during the long session the amount would certainly not be less. In addition there rere at least $25,000,000 of deficiencies, making a grand aggregate of appropriations of $442,000,000. These might be chilling figures, but it was better to lace them now than when too late. There was only $450,000,000 of estimated revenue with which to pay them. Bnt ill, for these figures did not take that measure into consideration. Were those interested in improvement of our rivers willing to lay aside this bill in order that the Government expend a large amount on a world's fair? Were those who wanted TJhcIe Sam to erect buildings in their little towns willing to lay them aside t a keystone opponent. Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, argued that there was too little time remaining to arrange for a world's fair in 1892. Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, argued in favor of a fair, but did not speak lor any particular locality. Mr. O'Ferral, of Virginia, and Mr. Gibson, of Maryland, favored Wash ington as the place for the fair. Mr. Honk, of Tennessee, wanted a World's Fair at which our wonderful wealth, skill and energy could be exhibited. To have it anywhere except at the national capital would take Irom it much of its importance. Here only would it have national import ance and significance. That might be senti mental to some extent; but he proposed to cast his vote for the capital of the nation. Let the nation inherit the buildings which must be constrncted here for the fair. They would be they were now needed for pub lic uses; and in order that the nation might not be ashamed, as it was now when a stranger came face to face with tbe city postoffice. A VOICE FOE ST. EOUIS. Mr. Vanderver, of California, argned in favor ol the St. Louis claim. If it was to be a financial transaction pnrely why not ad vertise for bids and give the fair to tbe city offering the 'most money. By going to the Mississippi Valley the foreign visitor would see. the real source of the prosperity of New York and Chicago, and would see that St. Louis was the center of it all. The com merce of this great valley exceeded tenfold the foreign commerce of New York, and.its varied industries exceeded in value those of the rest oHhe country, and St, Louis was at the confluence of the great streams of that commerce. He believed that the next ex position would be held in California, and therefore he'iavored the claims of St. Louis as a recognition of the strength and great ness of the West. Mr. Carlisle, or Kentucky, wished -to re state and emphasize the considerations that would influence his vote. Each of the four cities was worthy of the fair. The exposi tion was to give the people of the Old World not an insight into onr great mannfactnres and industries only, bnt to show them our great country. Smaller countries than this possessed rival manufacturing establish' uients and were advanced beyond us in artistic developments. We should show our great rivers and mountains and prairies. NEW YOBK N.OT EVEEYTHING. New York was a great city, bnt it did not include the entire country. Small European countries had eaeh a great representative city. We had a variety, each differing in essential points from tbe other. The exposi tion shonld be held at the center of the country. St. Louis was nearest and Chicago next. He would vote for St. Louis first and next for Chicago. Let the nations of the world meet upon the bosom of the mighty Mississippi. He felt constrained, however, to disap prove of the bills presented by the commit tee. Congress had no authority to hold a fair elsewhere than in the District of Colom bia or the Territories. He also opposed the I appropriation of $1,500,000. If a State wanted ine iair m citizens naa only to in corporate themselves and hold it. So he was opposed to the hills reported and wonld ,vote for them only after they had been amended to meet nis views. Mr. Wilson, ot Missouri, also argued in favor St. Lonis. It wonld be subversive of the objects in view to locate the fair upon the narrow strip of country where Columbus landed. The country itself should be shown. The great influences that buiitup and main tained JNew xoric were located in the Mis sissippi Valley. After all, the country was the greatest exhibit; PLENTY OP ADVOCATES. Mr. Forman, of Illinois, was for the fair not as an accommodation to foreigners, but as an educational aid to the people of this country. He was for St. Louis because it offered the best guarantee of the success of the fair. In history she was the only West ern city that had succeeded in holding ex positions, and had never failed in an' under taking. ' Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, said that it was providential that De Soto had been 50 years behind Columbus; if he had discovered the Mississippi Valley 50 years earlier New En gland and Manhattan Island would now be Indian reservations for sale at $1 25 an acre. He pleaded that the fair be held at the great center of all the trade and com merce of this country. St. Louis was not a half way place, it was the commercial cen ter. Continuing, Mr. Hatch ridiculed New York's site. He described Forest Park, St. Louis, with the magnificent groves and 1.380 acres, where, said he, "You could pick up your little park and dump it down three times a day. Laughter.- ALT. HARMONIOUS THERE. St, Louis had buried all the animosities of the old struggle. II Congress would take the fair to where all sections at the least ex pense could enjoy the benefits, to that city having a greater reputation lor hospitality than any place on the globe "except Scott comity, Ky." laughter, let it take the fair to St. Louis. Mr.iOnthwaite, of Ohio, told how the Western people had come to the East to tbe Centennial at Yorktown, to the Philadel phia constitutional celebration, to the Washington celebration at New York. It was jnst that this celebration should beheld beyond tbe Alleghenies. Let New York have the naval demonstrations. She could do that even if tbe fair was held in the West. Obeying the joint resolutions unani mously passed by his State Legislature and his own impulses he favored Chicago that frond city on tbe shores of Lake Michigan, t was the great railroad center of the conn- try; a thousand trains couba pass through in a day. All roads led to Chicago. THE TIME TOO SHORT. Mr. Mason, of Illinois, said that when he tbonght of the many things he bad to say abont Chicago, and the few minutes he had to say it ip, be felt like the boy who sat in the middle ol a sugar barrel and exclaimed: 'Oh, for a thonsand tongues to do this thing justice!" Laughter. There Was another great good to flow from this fair. His Southern brothers charged tbe Bepnblicans with unkindness and too severe criticism in political matters. Tbey, in turn, charged the Southern people with the same faults, and partisan bitterness, was aronsed. How could we better stop this than by meeting on common ground in a common cause? Mr. Springer, of Illinois, dwelt upon the great expense of holding the celebration at rConMmwcJcn Seventh fage. TEIAL OF CRUSADERS. o stem the t..j'iiey Are Met at Trenton by Great ire Congress ytt n , . , ' ouid see if vgA; Crowds of People. it. Our enthusAv . A MAMMOTH PROCESSION F0EHED To the Opera House Where a Pablic.Meetin.jr Was Held. BRAD! THE ONLt WITNESS HEARD. Fending a Decision by tbe Justice tie- Case is Adjourned. Trenton, Mo., is overrun by the 16 women crusaders and several hundreds of their friends. Bnt one witness was heard yester day, when the lawyer became involved In a wrangle. Pending a decision from the justice the case is put over for the day. A great crowd is in attendance, and much amusement is the result Tbenton, Mo., February 2L The 930 train to-day was loaded down with. Spick ardville temperance crusaders and their sympathizers. They came to attend the trial of the ladies arrested for demolishing the saloon of Thomas Brady. When the train first stopped at the station the 18 crusaders first alighted and were followed by some 300 people who had come to attend the trial. At the station a crowd of 300 Trenton crusaders were drawn up to receive the martyrs. Beside these there were about 200 people who had been attracted through curiosity. The Trenton crusaders were headed by a brass band, and scattered throughout the ranks were numerous stand ard bearers, who carried aloft banners and transparencies bearing mottoes of appropri ate sentiment. A HUGE PEOCESSION. , A procession was formed with the 18 Splckardville crusaders in the place of honor. Then the march was taken up. Bev. J. H. Cox, pastor of the Methodist Episco- pal Church and Marshal of the day, called upon tbe hosts to sing "Hold the Fort." The, hymn was sung with a will. The procession then marched to the music of the band to the Opera House, where arrangements had been made fora public meeting. The Bev. Cox presided, and when he had called the meet ing to order tbe honse was packed with a crowd of 1,200 people. A song was sung, prayer was offered by Bev. Knox, of the Presbyterian Church, and the chairman an nounced that short speeches were in order. Addresses were made by Bev. J. P. Davis and Bev. B. Lockhart, of the Christian Churcb;Bev. Bobbins, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Spickardville, and C. J. Binge, an engineer of this city. The Bev. Cox announced that the ladies of Tren ton had prepared a collation for the visitors ,. and the meeting adjonrned for lnnch. It was 120 when Justice Shanklin, before whom the case was to be tried, .called the court to order. The jury had.already been selected and there was no delay getting down to work. A LOUD BURST OP APPLAUSE. A. B. Bnrkholder, connsel for the de fense, rose to state his case. The prosecu tion objected to this nntil tbe prosecution had stated the, charges against the visitors. The Justice overruled tbe objection and then from the crowd of fully 1,000 people broke forth applause of the mo't violent kind. Ther Jnstice called loudly for order, and when quiet was restored reprimanded tbe spectators, adding that it was not a temper ance meeting, but a court of justice. Thomas Brady, the owner of the de molished saloon, waa the first witness. He told how his building had been wrecked. During the cross-examination the defense questioned him with the purpose of showing; that his saloon was a public nuisance, and ought to have been abated. The prosecu tion objected to that line of- cross-examination. Pending tbe Justice's decision on tbe point the court adjourned until to-morrow morning. Seventy-five witnesses have been subpoe naed, and the trial will lastiully three days. GOULD BUIS A EA1LR0AD. A Somewhat Complicated Situation Which He Is Endeavoring to TJotanale. rSFXCIAI. TELEOHJJM TO THZ DI5FATCH.1 ' New Yoek, February 2L Mr. Gould, in order to protect the Missouri Pacific Com pany for its advances to the Missouri, Kan sas and Texas, bought at the Beal Estate. Exchange to-day 97,284 ont of the 97,550 shares ot the International and Great Northern road for $872,377 79. Some years ago the stockholders of the International and Great Northern exchanged their stock for that of tbe Missouri, Kansas and Texas, receiving therefor one share of the latter for two of the former. The Kansas and Texas, under the Gould management, be came indebted to tbe Missouri Pacific for advances, and gave as collateral this Inter national and Great Northern stock which it had in its treasury. The claim is in dispute and it is alleged that there are offsets which would reduce the debt very much below the figure realized at the sale which represents the amount of the original claim With, inter est to date. The stock has now been sold as collateral for a debt that has never been paid. As the Toad is now in the hands of a receiver there will be no change in management, but the stockholders of the Kansas and Texas are in the peculiar position of having issued $5,000,000 of their own stock in exchange for that of this company, which has now been sold as an unredeemed pledge to Mr. Gould. Of course this is not a final settle ment, and the sale, is in a measure formal, simply to take a better title. BALLOT EEF0RM DEMANDED. The Ohio Trade Assembly Indorses th Proposed Australian System. rSFXCIAL TXXIOSA3I TO THXDISPATCTI.1 Columbus, February 21. At the meet ing of the State Trades Assembly to-day resolutions were adopted in favor of the Australian system of voting in Ohio; in dorsing the bill pending in the Legislature requiring all stationary engineers to pass an examination and secure a license to pur sue their vocation; indorsing tbe bill to pre vent the employment of children under 14 years of age in workshops and factories;, asking that the registration law be so changed that an elector can register his name on the poll book any time daring the year preceding the election instead of only at stated periods a few days previous to the election, as the law now provides. SHE COULD NOT BE MARRIED, And Therefore She Took Half a Box ot Poison and Is Dead. tSPIOAL TKLIORX TO TUX DISPATCH. I Niaoaea Falls. February 21. Pretty Alice Lynch is dead. She was 23 years old, and engaged to marry William C. Painter on Saturday. A few days ago he called at her home and told her that he had lost all his money and the wedding would have to be postponed. This the girl tooE to heart, and at once her demeanor changed. On Wednesday she purchased a box of poison, took about half of the contents last night and died at 4. o'clock this morning. She left a note giving her love to Painter and requesting to be buried 'in her wedding dress. tk. ;- 2L ta