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FORTY-FIFTH YEAE.
LIKE UN EARTHQUAKE,
The Havoc Caused by the Ter
rific Explosion of 1,600
Kegs of Powder.
AT LEAST A DOZEN KILLED,
While Any Number of Others Are
Maimed and Crippled in a
Host Pitiable Manner.
THE MIAMI EIVEE DAMMED UP
By the Mountain of Earth Thrwn Into the
Channel of the Stream, Which
Seeks a New Outlet.
FIEE ADDED TO THE OTHEE H0BE0ES.
itaay ot the Unfortunates Were Literally Blown
Into Fragments, and Their Bodlu Will
Keier be EecoiertO.
HIS OF TEE TICIDI8 OP THE CTCL03B
The bodies of those who perished in the
Northwestern cyclone had not been in
terred when another disaster OTerwhelmed
an Ohio hamlet. The loss of life is not so
great, bnt the attendant circumstances are
even more horrible. An explosion of l,G0O
kegs of powder at King's Mills, near love
land, practically demolished the little vil
lage, and either killed or injured all of the
Inhabitants. The honses not destroyed by the
shock took fire and were burned, and the
course of the Miami river was temporarily
changed.
rBPECIAL TELEGHAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Loteland. O., July 15. At 7 o'clock
to-night a Little Miama south-bound train
arrived two hours late bringing an expla
nation of a terrible noise that occurred a
few minutes before 4 o'clock and which was
supposed to be an earthquake. At the hour
named a freight train was on the siding at
King's Mills, a hamlet ten miles north of
here, where are located King's great powder
mills.
The last of 1,600 kegs of powder had just
been placed in two large freight cars and
the train was ready to move ont when au
awful thing happened.
Tbe Change of an Instant,
There was a terrific roar, a cloud of earth
and rocks, dead bodies mingled with all
sorts of debrfs, and out of a volume of smoke
came the agonized veils of wounded human
beings, literally roasting as in a furnace.
The powder mill, the cartridge factory and
nearly all the freight train had been anni
hilated. Huge holes had been bored in the dis
tressed earth, and the hillside that rose from
the railroad tracks had its entire surface
torn off. Great trees were shattered an d a mass
of earth half as larce as a mountain had
been hurled into the bed of the Miami river,
damming that stream until it flooded the
adjacent bottoms and tore great cullies
through fields of corn, cutting a new chan
cel that ruins hundreds of acres.
The Homes of the Hamlet Demolished.
The force of the explosion shook the earth
for miles and every one knew a disaster had
befallen the powder mills. In the little
hamlet that surrounded the depot a quarter
of a mile from the mills, not one escaped
uninjured. Houses were demolished and
wreck and ruin were on every hand. The
depot caught fire and in the excitement and
terror of the moment the flames had their
own way and what the explosion left the
fire sought to consume, spreading from
house to house with dreadful rapidity. A
courier who arrived at 12 o'clock says the
fire is still raging and not a vestige of the
place is likely to be left.
Immediately after the explosion the
people Tor miles around began to flock to
the scene, and the work of rescue began.
The coolest heads sought to find the origin
of the disaster, and the best opinion was
that the first explosion hid occurred in the
cartridge factory, where a large number of
girls were at work,
The Cause of tho Disaster.
The powder mill next went, and after that
the 1,600 kegs of powder in the cars. Some
people think the sudden start of the train
exploded the powder in the cars first As
speedily as possible work on the ruins
began.
Two brakemen near the powder-loaded
cars had utterly disappeared. One thumb
and a part of a head were all that conld be
found of them. By 7 o'clock what was
believed to be the remains of the
bodies had been -placed in a sickening
row on the bruised earth. None had been
identified, and the sex was not certain in
every case. A dozen people sorely wounded,
some unto death, had been taken ont
The train men brought no names, but say
the dead will reach 35, and "possibly 50, and
the wounded quite as many more. The
explosion took down all the telegraph wires
and news must come ten miles overland. A
carrier who arrived at 10 o'clock says that
13 dead have been taken out, and that 29 is
believed to be the total number killed.
The Scene or the Explosion.
King's station is situated in Warron
county, along the Little Miami
Railroad, which runs parallel with
the Little Miami river. The powder
mills belonging to the King's Powder
Company, are mostly situated on the
oppositeside of the river, the near
est tnera being fully a quarter of a mile
rem the scene of the wreck. Peters' car
tridge factory is situated ou the southern
side of the river and is a rectangular frame
building, one story in height.
The railway has a siding of its own at
King's station and tbe station building it
self is situated on the southern side of the
track, from the railwav sir);,? .-.,..
aiding runs toward the liter directly up to J
the cartridge factory for the especial use of
which it was built This was the scene of
the explosion.
Some persons who have just returned
from King's Mills place the number of
killed at not more than 15, and the injured
at about twice that figure.
ALL IN CONFUSION.
DIFFICULTY OF LEARNING THE
OF THE VICTIMS.
NAMES
No Trnco of Three Families Living In the
Immediate Vicinity of tbe Explosion
Ten Girls Saved From a Horrible Death
bra Hope.
Cincinnati, July 16. A messenger of
the Adams Express Company, on the local
train of the Panhandle Railroad, ar
rived from the scene of tbe explo
sion at 12:45 this morning. He
says when he passed King's Mills station at
ll:30,it was bright as day all around. Every
thing combustible was burning, and people
everywhere for a great distance around were
fighting the fire.
He says Peters' cartridge factory was a
large three-story brick building, and that it
was still burning. He said the road
master of the Little Miami road got
on that station, where he had been
for several hours. The roadmaster's
information was that there were three fam
ilies living in cottages near the place of the
explosion and that six hours of diligent
search had failed to find any trace of them.
Everything In the Greatest Confusion.
He said furthermore that all was con
fusion there and that such a thing as ascer
taining names was next to au impossibility.
An incident related by him was that
eight or ten girls in the cartridge
factory saved themselves from the flames by
catching hold of a rope that happened to
bang from the house to the ground and slid
ing down. His story is that more than ten
were killed.
The passengers on the train say that
the wrecked district presents a
scene of utter desolation, and
give the further information that
in a dwelling shattered by the explo
sion, an unknown woman Lad her back
broken by the shock, and an infant child
was killed. The reports of ten killed, and
30 or 40 wounded are also confirmed by
them.
Tho Loss of Property.
Prom all reports by private tele
grams and telephone messages from
the vicinity of King's station,
the loss of property by the explosion
was about $30,000. The time of the occur
rence was between 4 and 5 o'clock. But
everything around the place is on fire, and
at midnight the flames seemed to be gaining
on the hundreds of people that are fighting
them.
The dry weather rendered everything
highly combustible. Grass, and trees and
fences were burning at midnight and the
smoke was stifling. The people are dared
and seemed to show but little feeling over
the loss of life, and they are also too busy
fighting the flames and too much confused
to give the number and the names of the
dead and wounded.
A DAY OF MOURNING',
FORTY-FOUR BODIES OF THE LAKE DIS
ASTER LAID AT REST.
Dynamiting to Recover the Dead Stories
of Misconduct Denied The Feeling
Against tbe Captain Tho Coroner Be
glns an Inquest.
Red Wind, Minn.. July 15. This has
been a dav of funerals. The fronts of busi
ness houses are draped in black and op
pressive quiet prevails in the city. Alto
gether 44 bodies of victims of the Sea Wing
disaster were laid away to rest by loving
hands. Mourning and grief are general
throughout the city.
Under all the stern sorrow of the men and
the wailing of the women is a feeling of
bitterness, not so much at tbe fate that has
robbed them of their loved ones as at the
supposed carelessness and incompetency
which they consider was shown in the man
agement of the ill-fated Sea "Wing. Strong
words and bitter thoughts are on the lips
and in the hearts of most every one to be
met with around town. Captain Wethern,
who commanded the Sea Wing, and his
crew are denounced vigorously, and if all
that is said were true they would surelv re
ceive speedv j ustice.
Captain Wcthcrn Blamed.
Dynamiting has been kept up during the
dav. but nothing new has develorjed in the
search for further victims of the disaster.
and consequently the people have had
ample opportunity to hear and tell and dis
cuss the events of that awful night, and the
alleged poor management has been gone
over repeatedly, each time with more
vehemence and indignation. The feeling
against Captain "Wethern was vigorously
and plainly stated to him to-day by a
Erominent resident ot Red Wing, who met
im at Lake City and asked for a statement
as to the number on the boat at the time of
the disaster. Tbe captain said: "I sold 140
tickets. There were three of my family and
eight of the crew and a number of invited
guests, making not more than 175 people."
This answer served to arouse the cititen to a
high pitch of indignation, and he began a
strong denunciation of the captain and
crew, giving out the number of tickets sold
as 187 instead of 147, and that the total
number on board exceeded 200. He con
tinued by accusing the captain and crew of
ignorance, incapacity and drunkenness,
and stating that he considered them respon
sible for the accident and that the; should
be held accountable.
Judge L. S. Bayrell, of Argyle, was on
the boat, and he gives positive evidence
against the charge of drunkenness. He says
the captain was not only sober
but he was fully conscious of
the process of the storm, although not
fully appreciating its gravity. The captain
walked through the cabin quietly trying to
calm the excited passengers, telling them
that he didn't think there was anv Hunwr
but if any wished to do so they could put on
life preservers and prepare for the worst
possibility. A few minutes later he went
into the cabin again and once more made the
same suggestion. The charge against the
crew probably originated in the be
havior of some of the male passengers
on the barge, who had been drinking.
Inqnest Began nnd Adjourned.
Coroner Myllo went down to Lake City
to-day to look after reported found bodies
but found no more. This afternoon he called
a jury, carefully selecting those who were in
no way connected witn any of tbe dead, and
Who had not to his knowledge expressed any
opinions on the case. The body on which
the inquest to have been held was thought
to be O. A. Anderson, but the O. A Ander
son who was on the steamer lived in Eed
Wing, and he to-night denies that he was
either dead or missing, although he had
been so reported. The one on whose remains
tbe inquest was held is A. O. Anderson, of
Buckston, Wis. The inquest began at 7
this evening.
The jury wished to see Cbuntv Attorney
P. M. Wilson regarding legal points in con
nection with the case, and when that official
finally appeared the proceedings were
stopped in a rather unexpected manner. He
aske&the Coroner to read the statute cover
ing inquests, which provides that the
Coroner shall net only where there are
marks of violence of the body and
in a case of casualty. Then he ex
plained his opinion that if there were
no marks of violence on this particular
body, no inquest could be held. He be
lieved that in the present state of feeling in
this community it would not at least be ad
visable for the Coroner to investigate now.
even if the case demanded it. The jury
acted on his decision, and the Coroner dis
missed them. ,-The custom in this county is
that the grand jury is always held subject
to call, and can be brought to the bar within
a few hours.
8EABCBXKG FOB THE DEAD.
The Bceno of the Disaster Abounds In
Ghastly eights.
St. Paul, July 15. Thousandsof curious
people to-day visited tbe scene of Sunday
night's cyclone at Lake Gervals. The
place of action of the storm has lost none of
its ghastliness. Two huge trees stand on
the hill to the north of the lake, stripped of
leaves and limbs, silent sentinels over tbe
surrounding desolation. Trees were bended
low as if on the verge of giving up their
vegetable lite, and debris is scattered in all
directions.
The search for the bodies of the mining
victims has not yet resulted in success. All
day to-day parties of searchers have been
scouring the woods and the swamps in the
vicinity, or dredging the lake, but abso
lutely no trace can be found of the bodies.
A reward of 5100 has beep offered for the
recovery of each of the bodies, and the men
are working in a thorough and systematic
manner. The injured, with two or three
exceptions, are doing well, and are all
under the best of medical treatment
CAPTAIN WETHERN ARRESTED.
Tbe Slaster or tbe Ill-Fotcd Steamer Im
prisoned lor His Own Protection.
Red Wing, Minn., July 15. Report
comes from across jtbe river to-night that
Captain Wethern is under arrest, having
been arrested at tbe instance of his friends,
who considered him to be in danger of his
life from the friends of the victims of the
disaster, and had him placed in jail tor his
own protection.
He is now said to be in jail at Ellsworth,
the county seat of Pierce county, Wis., in
which county Diamond Bluff is also located.
BACKED BY THE ORDER,
SUITS IN BEHALF OF WIDOWS OF THE
DUNBAR VICTIMS.
The Wllkesbnrre Accident of a Tear Ago
to be Included A General Strike of
the Miners for Eight Hours May 1
Next.
terscut. teixoitim to the dIspatch. :
Columbus, July 15. The Executive
Board of the United Mine Workers ot
America opened its session in this city to
day, with all the members present, as fol
lows: President. John B. Pea; Secretary
Treasurer, Robert Watchorn; General Or
ganixer, Patrick McBride; William Scaiffe,
Illinois; W. C. Webb, Kentucky; John
Kano, Indiana, and E. F. Warren,
Pennsylvania. The most important
subject under consideration was the
disaster at the farm Hill mine, Dunbar.
As 23 out of the 32 miners wbo lost their
lives in that disaster were members of the
United Mine Workers, in good standing,
they concluded it would be proper for the
board to examine into what caused the loss
of life. It was at once decided to being
damage suits in the names ot the widows
and orphans who suffered by the disaster.
Tbe amount claimed will be $10,000 each.
As there were 31 lives loit, the total of the
damage claimed will be $310,000.
The executive board will look after the
prosecutions and -will employ competent
attorneys for the purpose. The first will be
a test case, and as the same principle is ia
volved.the remaining cases will be in a great
measure formality. The board decided to
at once bring suit in behalf of the tamilies
of the 13 men who were killed at Wilkes
barre over a year ago. The superintendent
was arrtsted and found guilty of manslaugh
ter at the time, but the judge refused to
pass sentence on the ground he was unable
to decide who was responsible. This suit
will be in charge of Attorney Hines, of
Wilkesbarre.
The question of the eight-hour system was
considered and it was decided that on the
1st of May next there should be a general
strike of tbe miners all over the country,
unless the eight-hour system is granted. A
number of contracts are in force which
makes it impossible that the eight hours be
adopted before the date named. In the coke
regions of Pennsylvania the operators have
already reduced to nine hours and pay for
all time over that. The carpenters were the
first to adopt the eight-hour system under
the American Federation of Labor, and it
was decided that the miners should be the
next iniine, and the action of the board is
in pursuance of that order.
LOSS NEARLY ONE MILLION.
A Hugo Seven-Story Warehonso nnd
Its
Contents Destroyed.
Minneapolis, July 15. The large
seven-story warehouse of the Security Ware
house Company on First street and Fourth
avenue, north, owned by Wood & Morse,
was entirely destroyed together with its con
tents this altcrnoon by fire, entailing a loss
of nearly $1,000,000. The fire is supposed
tohave been caused by spontaneous combus
tion. It was impossible for one to approach
within 500 feet of the burning building un
less his face was protected. Two men, W.
W. Morse, one of the proprietors, and the
engineer were rescued by means of ladders
from the fourth floor. They were almost
blinded and suffocated by the dense smoke.
The losses are as follows: National
Cordage Company, binding twine, 5235,000,
.insured; William Deering & Co., ol Chi
cago, 5125,000; Emerson, Talcott & Co.,
Eockford, 111., $25,000; Grand
Detour Plow Company, Dixon,
111., $25,000; American Road Ma
chine Company, Philadelphia, 810,000;
ApDleton Manufacturing Company, Apple
ton.' Wis., 535,000; O. S. Kelley & Co.,
Springfield, O., 510,000; L. Wat-rbury &
Co., New York, $100,000; Wood & Morse,
$50,000; miscellaneous loss, at least, $200,
000. In addition to these amounts are the
losses of individuals who had furniture
stored. There was a large quantity of silver
ware burned. All the insurance save that
on the building'was held outside the city
and consequently the names of companies
and amounts cannot be learned here at this
time.
A MOST DESTRUCTIVE 8T0RM.
Railroads Washed Out and Perishable
Goods Damaged by Water.
Wilkesbabbe, July 15. A terrific
thunder-cloud burst over the Wyoming
"Valley late this afternoon, and in a few
minutes every inch of low land
for miles around -was covered with
water. The rain came down in
sheets while tbe crash of thunder and vivid
lightning struck terror to the hearts of the
timid. The streets in the lower portions of
this city were flooded to a depth of six
inches, everv cellar on Canal street being
flooded and thousands of dollars worth of
goods damaged.
A washout on the Pennsylvania railroad
delayed passenger trains, while the New
Jersey Central railroad trains were com
pelled to come into tho city on the Lehigh
Valley tracks. The Jersey Central crossing
at Market street was completely submerged,
tbe water surrounding the station. The full
extent of the damage can not as yet be ascer
tained, bat it will foot up several thousand
dollars.
PITTSBURG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1890 TWELVE
A DOCTORED CENSUS,
According to Democratic Charges, is
flow Being Arranged to
INSURE AVREPUBLICAN CONGRESS.
A Re Apportionment BUI to be Fashed
Through This Session.
M'CLUEE'S ATTACK ON BRECKENE1DGE.
Bs rractlcally Accuses Him of the Assassination or
John M. Clayton.
Democrats at Washington charge that
the census returns have been and are
being doctored, with the intention of passing
an apportionment bill at this session of
Congress. It is alleged that a large portion
of the colored population of the South was
not counted at all. At the Census Office
the reports are pronounced absurd.
ISrECIAL TEXEOBAK TO TBE DISPATCH. 1
Washington, July 15. Sensational de
velopments are rumored in a few days as
tbe result ot an investigation that has been
going on for some time. The assertion is
made that the Census Bureau is being used
to suppress Southern Congressional repre
sentation, and enough nas been discovered,
it is claimed, to prove that the enumeration
in the South had been a mere farce, no at
tempt having been made to count thousands
of whites and negroes in the sparsely settled
districts, and that in thickly populated sec
tions the figures are being cut down in tbe
final count here in Washington with a
direct intent to reduce Congressional repre
sentation. A LARGE GAIN EXPECTED.
It is declared that the Republicans have
positively determined to reapportion Con
gressional districts before an adjournment is
taken this session, and that this determina
tion has only been reached by the party
leaders upon the issuance of the census
authorities that a large number of districts
will be gained in Republican strongholds in
the northwest, and that there will be a cor
responding falling off in Democratic districts
of the South.
It is understood that Southern members
are receiving numerous complaints from
their districts that the enumerators have
made no pretense of making lull returns.
Especially has this been the case in the
enumeration ol negroes. It is claimed that
at least one-sixth of the blacks in the South
have not been counted.
The investigation has been going with
great secrecy, and it is claimed that the
evidence is overwhelmingly conclusive as to
a deliberate intention to cut down Southern
representation.
A SERIOUS ALLEGATION.
But a more serious allegation is made
that returns are not being fairly counted by
the authorities here, and it is claimed that
this can be proved, and will be proved to
the satisfaction of every one. It is posi
tively asserted that the delay in giving out
official totals trom the Uensus uince, even
in the case of the larger cities, is due en
tirely to the doctoring process that is going
on, and because it is the intention of the
Census Office to complete the figures of all
the present Congressional districts ot the
country and arrange them for the reappor
tionment before any totals are published.
At the Census Bureau toes': rumors arc
laughed at, as almost nn-ortr'of a denial.
j' Nevertheless, those making trie charges
seem to be terribly in earnest
A CHANGE IN THE ARMY.
Tho President nnd Secretary of War Have
Somo Keform In Blind.
Washington, July 15. The President
and Secretary Proctor are seriously consid
ering a proposition advocated by several
prominent army officers for the abolition of
the present system of division commands
and to have military affairs admin
istered hereafter through deDartment
commands. It is argued that the
present system is cumbersome and
expensive, and that it involves unnecessarv
delay in the transmission and consideration
of official papers. The great division of the
Missouri was created for tbe purpose of giv
ing General Sherman a command suitable
to his rank, and has been continued ever
since because of important Indian cam
paigns within its territory.
Those troubles are now confined to a smnll
territory and are no longer an important
factor in military affairs. It is understood
that the President and Secretary of War
are favorable to the proposed chance as tend
ing to a simplification of military methods,
and as doing away with tbe maintenance ot
useless military establishments.
A QUICK APPOINTMENT.
A Sbarpsbnrg Veteran Has no Trouble With
the Administration.
rFROM X ETXFT CORBESrOXDKTT.J
Washington, July 15. One of the
quickest appointments made under the pres
ent administration is that ot Mr. B. F. But
terfield, of Erie, a brother of ex-State Sena
tor Butterfield, and a young gentleman well
known to many Pittsburgers. Last Friday,
accompanied by Commissioner of Customs
Holliday, Mr. Butterfield was presented to
Superintendent Porter, of the Census Bu
reau. Within a half hour Mr. Porter had
agreed to recommend the appointment of
Mr. Butterfield as an expert accountant
The papers accompanying tne application
were at once sent to the Secretary of the
Interior, and were returned with an affirma
tion' this morning. Mr. Butterfield hap
pened to be present and was at once sworn
in as an incumbent of a very nice position.
Mr. Butterfield was a resident of Sharps
burg at the outbreak of the war and en
listed under,. Commander Hays and served
through the war, and will be remembered
with great pleasure by a host of Pittsburg
veterans.
A ROYAL GOOD TIME.
Members of the Pennsylvania Editorial
Association nt the National Cnpllal.
IFEOM A STAFF COBBESPONDENT. J
Washington, July 15. The members
of the Pennsylvania Editorial Association,
to the number of over 200, invaded the city
this morning, and.have been seeing all the
lions to-day. To-morrow they will make
an excursion to Mt "Vernon, on Thursday
they will go to Norfolk and Fortress
Monroe, and, on Friday, will pass the day
here, and have a reception at the White
House.
Most of the intellectual gentlemen are
accompanied by members of their families,
and seem to be having a royal good time.
MINDED OTJR OWN BUSINESS.
American Forces Took bo Part la tho
Troubles la Corea.
Washington, July 15. Bear Admiral
Belknap, commanding the naval forces on
tbe Asiatic station, has informed the Navy
Department that there Ib no truth In the re
port that be took possession of the King's
palace at Seoul during the recent troubles
in Corea, and that all he did on the occasion
in question was to station troops in the
United States Legation building for the pro
tection of American subjects and property.
They were subseauentlr withdrawn as af
fairs resumed their usual state.
THE CLAYTON CONTEST.
A BITTER
ATTACK MADE
BRECKENRIDGE.
UPON MR,
The Attorney Called to Order by Hemberi of
the Commltteo Tho Arkansas Congress
man Will Submit a Reply In His Own
Behalf To-Day.
Washington, July 15. The House
Committee on Elections, to-day, heard argu
ments by Judge John McClure, of Arkansas,
u pon the Breckenridge eleotion case. Judge
MeCluro began his argument by attacking
Mr. Breckenridge, in reply to certain state
ments made by that gentleman, as exhibited
in the record. He charged that Mr. Breck
enridge had sought to incite his partisans
to treat bim (McClure) as thev had treated
Mr. Clayton, but he warned tfiem that if he
was assassinated his friends would require
a greater measure of atonement than was
permitted to the Mosaio law.
At this point Representative Crisp made
a forcible objection to the continuation of
this lino of argument, and was about to re
tire when Chairman Rowell interposed and
desired tbe Council to avoid personalities.
Continuing, Judge McClure entered into an
analysis of testimony, with the purpose of
showing that the Clayton murder nnd subse
quent tragedies, such as the killing of the
detective, Benjamin, were purely political
offenses. He resented the effort which he
said had been made to make the people of
Arkansas responsible for the series of crimes,
which he sought to show were part of a gen
eral plan carried out by politicians and ballot-box
stuffers and stealers, with a delioer
ate purpose to reverse the will of the people
as expressed at the polls.
Analyzing the testimony respecting the
details of the vote cast in the district, Judge
McClureheld that outside of Convey
county and in Woodruff county alone there
was evidence of fraud ample to reverse the
declared result of the election. Probably
it would be argued by Mr. Breckenridge
that the colored men who voted lor him
were afraid to admit it, as they would be
socially ostracized by their own people. As
the ballots themselves contained evidence
that they were cast openly, there could be
no reasonable conclusion that a man who
had openly voted the Democratic ticket
would be afraid to say so openly. Judge
McClure also attacked and ridiculed the
Hooper theory that the killing of Clayton
and an admission ot its invalidity would im
ply connivance by Mr. Breckenridge or his
counsel. Mr. Breckenridge will reply to
morrow with a brief prepared by ex-Attorney
General Garland.
TROOPS TO THE FRONT.
The Citizens of New Mexico Need Protec
tion From White Cnps.
Washington, July 15. The Secretary
of the Interior has received from a gentle
man now in New Mexico a cirenmstanial
account of the outrages committed in that
Territory during the last few months by
"White Caps." This lawless mob, the
writer says, consists of several hundred
Mexicans who armed, masked and mounted,
almost nightly, parade through the county
for thirty miles around Las Vegas, destroy
ing crops, bouses and bridges, shooting and
terrifying citizens upon the plea that the
land belongs to "the people," and that they
are underpaid for their labor. The writer
describes minutely 25 distinct acts of vio
lence, and asks that the Government take
cognizance of the matter and furnish relief
to the terror-stricken people.
The Secretary has reterred the papers in
the case to Governor Prince of New Mex
ico for a full report He has also asked the
Governor to suggest a remedy in case be
finds tbe situation such as to require action
by the Government It is not unlikely that
troops will he sent into the Territory to pro
tect the lives and property of the reople.
THE DOMINANT PARTY IN TENNESSEE
In Convention Assembled Lay Some Chest
nut Planks In Their Platform.
Nashville, July 15. At the Demo
cratic State Convention to-day Congressman
James D. Richardson was made Permanent
Chairman and Seth B. Wade, an Alliance
man, chief secretary.
The platform indorses the administration
of Grover Cleveland, denounces the McKio
ley bill, demands tbe free coinage of silver,
denounces the importation of pauper labor,
arraigns and condemns the Republican
party for its legislative discrimination
against the agricultural class; for its
corrupt grant of large subsidies to
special corporations; for its revolution
ary, methods to perpetuate its power;
for its reckless squandering of public
moneys for party purposes; for its corrupt
ing and debauching of tbe American fran
chise; for its efforts to foment sectional strife
and thus disturb the business tranquility of
the couutry; for its efforts to foster combina
tions, unlawful trusts and monopolies so
oppressive to the great mass of the people;
for its attempt to pass a Federal election
bill, or force bill, designed to engender
a conflict between tne races ot tne soatn
and to strengthen entrenched monopoly;
for its utter disregard of the will of the
people in unseating duly and legally
elected Democratic representatives, and its
shamelessuess in denying the right of state
hood to Territories lully qualified for ad
mission by the number of their citizens be
cause they are Democratic, while they ad
mit into the Union other Territories as
States with a much smaller population for
the reson only that a majority of their
voters are Republicans.
ALL PLEASED WITH KERR.
Democrats Glad That lie Will Be Chairman
of tho State Committee.
ISrECIAL TELEOBAM TO TUB DISPATCH.!
Philadelphia, July 15. The Demo
crats of this city were all pleased to-day
when they , learned that Congress
man James Kerr, of Clearfield county,
had been agreed upon as Chairman
ot the Democratio State Committee to
succeed ex-Postmaster William F. Harnty,
whose resignation will be accepted at the
meeting of the State Committee, which
is to be held at Uarrisbnre to
morrow afternoon. Chairman Harrity,
of the State Committee, Chairman
Donnelly, of the City Committee, and
Sheriff Krumbbaar, Chairman ol Division
No. 9, will leave by an early train for Har
risburg to-morrow morning in order to be
present at tbe meeting.
Ex-Congressman William L. Scott, of
Erie; Benjamin F. Myers, of Harrisburg;
Congressmen Mutchler, of Northampton,
and Riley, of Schuylkill, and ex-State
Chairman Elliott P. Kisner, of Luzerne, all
of whom have declared in favor of Mr.
Kerr's election, are also expected to be pres
ent at to-morrow's meeting.
WILL NOT SIGN THE SCALE.
The Trouble at Hewitt's BIlIls Likely to bo
Prolonged Some Time.
SPECIAL TELLGEAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
Tbenton, July 15. The strikers at
Cooper & Hewitt's iron mills held a meet
ing to-day, deciding to remain out until the
firm signed the scale of wages adopted by
the Amalgamated Iron Workers' Associa
tion at their last convention, and guaran
tees them the rates for a year. The strikers
represent that their number is 1,000 and
that 1,000 more will join them unless the
firm yields. Superintendent Stokes said
the statement was absurd, as not more than
500 men were on strike.
The firm would sign no document what
ever, and would permit no interference with
its business by any association. Mr. Hew
itt is' in Europe and has denied that Edward
Cooper's business on the other side of the
Atlantic was to interview him relative to
the strike. Superintendent Stokes has no
idea that the strlkn will nn. nr th.t thn
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mius win be crippled in any way.
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IT MAY BE HUSHED I
Hobodyin Beaver County Eager to
Press the Boodle Charges.
BEFORE THE CRIMINAL COURTS.
Butler r Politicians, However, Demand
Fall Investigation. '
FIFTY DOLLARS PAID TO ONE W0EKEE
According to tie Testimony Introduced In tie Eastern
Bribery Case.
There is a difference of opinion as to tbe
outcome of the Twenty-fifth district muddle.
Many persons believe that there will be no
criminal prosecutions for bribery, as those
most guilty cannot be reached. The Butler
county people, however, are very de
termined that the matter shall be probed to
the bottom.
I SPECIAL TILEOBAU TO TBS PIJFATCTM
New Castle, July 15. It is a question
whether the bribery cases will ever bepros
ecuted. Predictions are freely made that
the meeting of the Repnblican County Com
mittee on Saturday to investigate tbe scandal
will amonnt to nothing. It is claimed
that tbe discussion which will take place
there will show such a decided division of
opinion that for the good of the party a
compromise will be effected by simply ap
pointing a sub-committee to investigate,
and that will be the end of the matter.
It is a fact that while the undercurrent of
public feeling in Beaver county is for tbe
prosecution of the cases, there is not one
half the publicly expressed enthusiasm in
Beaver county itself to back up that desire
that has been represented to exist there.
BECOMING CAUTIOUS.
Business men and private citizens very
generally decline to permit themselves to be
interviewed as to the necessity for punish
ing the gross corruption that has been
openly confessed. There is a notable lack
of frank, manly expressions on the subject
It may be because what is everybody's busi
ness is nobody's business.
Another reason is that Congress
man Townsend's opponents in bis
own county and party are glad that
he was defeated. Lawrence county's in
sinuations of the past few days to make
an expose of Beaver county's tactics of two
years ago may have scared other people into
a feeling that it would be best to let this
thing drop.
Still another element conscientious
ly believes that it will be
impossible, .either by legal inves
tigation or pnblic discussion to force Major
McDowell off tbe ticket and that there
fore, Beaver connty unaided, no matter how
much it kicks, cannot do aught else than
injure party chances for success.
SOUBCE OF THE BOODLE.
The greatest desire seems to be to reach
the source from which the boodle originally
came. Some persons say that even if W.
D. Wallace, Esq., of New Castle, had paid
the money to the delegates he cannot be
punished. Tbe law, tbey claim, provides a
penalty for a man who is a candidate foroffice
giving a bribe, but says nothing abont a
man who is not a candidate and wbo gives a
bribe. They say, therefore, that K suit
should be entered on the affidavit uXits by
Tate and Downing Wallace could not be
reached by this law.
Section No. 346, Pennsylvania Statutes,
(Act of 1885) reads as follows:
If a candidate for any ofHco within this Com
monwealth shall, directly or Indirectly, give,
offer or promise to give, or procure any other
person to give, offer or promise to give, to any
elector, any gift or reward in money, goods or
other valuable thing, or any security for the
payment or tbe delivery of money, goods or
other valuable thing, or any office, emolument
or employment on condition express or im
plied, that such elector shall cast, giro, re
tain or withhold his vote, or use his influ
ence at a nominating, election or dele
gate election, or cast give or substitute
another to cast or give nis vote or use his in
fluence at a nominating convention, for or
against the nomination of any particnlar can
didate for nomination, so as to proenra such
person to be voted for, at any election to take
place, me persons so ninng, procuring, in
fluencing, abetting, endeavoring; or offering,
either directly or indirectly through others,
their aiders or abettors, to procure the cerson
to be voted for by such electors, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding S300 and
be imprisoned for a period not exceeding three
months.
A COMPLICATED SECTION.
"The latter part of this section is slightly
complicated," said the lawyer wbo showed
it to the reporter, "and it is a question
whether it includes tbe candidate alone in
the penalty, or all those who assisted him.
Dr. McConnell, of New Brighton, who
worked up these exposures, has said that the
act of 1885 provided six months' imprison
ment and $300 fine for any person giving a
bribe. Another Beaver County gentleman,
a lawyer too, says that section 350
of the same year's statutes provides that
term of imprisonment and amount of fine
"for any person or persons" bribing mem
bers ol the County or Executive Committee
of any party, or the judge or clerk of re
turning boards, but it says nothing about
nominating conventions. Section 248 is
very clear in its penalty for persons accept
ing bribes.
OBJECTS OV SYMPATHY.
The three persons who by their own con
fessions accepted tbe money in this case,
and especially Tate, have won the sympathy
of a great manv persons within the last few
days. If the persons wbo paid the
money cannot be reached by law
these people who sympathize with the conscience-stricken
delegates are not in favor
ot prosecuting at all, because it would only
result in making criminal scapegoats out of
the men who frankly confessed their wrong.
District Attorney M. P. Mechlin, of
Beaver county, cannot be blamed for not
knowing anything about the case. Three
or four days ago one of his children died
and another is now lying at the point of
death. He is perfectly willing, he says, to
do whatever is bis duty when
the County Committee investigates the
charges, but he is inclined to believe that
the case would uot come within his jurisdic
tion as an official, for tbe reason that the
briberies took place in Lawrence county.
NOT HIS DUTY, EITHER.
District Attorney Alvan D. Porter, of
Lawrence county, declares that it is not his
duty to take the initiative in legal proceed
ings. He admits that these charges of
bribery would not be within the jurisdiction
of Beaver county; says that suit
would have to be entered before some
commiting magistrate of Lawrence
countv, and thus find its way regularly into
the Lawrence county courts. Once there,
he says, it would be bis duty to prosecute
it, but would not belore.
District Attorney Potter and W. D. Wal
lace have their law offioes together in tha
same building, though there is no profes
sional or business relation between them.
OFT ON A VACATION.
Wallace Does Not eieem to be Worried by
tbo BaodleCharges.
rtrECTAI-TKLIOBAlC TO TJI DIVaTCH.
New Castle, July 15. William D.
Wallace, the New Castle attorney who is
charged with buying Beaver county dele
gates to the 25th Congressional convention,
left this morning for Nlles, Ohio, whtrfl he 1
h4
'to join a party after frogs
said to your correspondent:
i to throw stones at their
onld see' that the glass m
mg enough to bear the stones
It is an amusing, thing to tbe
jl e conntv that certaln.ieoDle.
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prf&ignbors
tlieir nouses
of their one
people of I
who. two years ir i. did their utmost to 'cry si
lence, are now the ones to have investigation.
Consistency may be a jewel at times,
but on this occasion It isn't A dele
gate to the convention has this to say, and if
necessary will affix his name to an affidavit: "I
was approached. Yon know I was always a
Jackson man, but on the second day after the
second adjournment a man whose name I will
not now mention, but it is like yours, came to
me and said I might make $200 out ot a deal if
I would vote for Townsend, It is wrong to sit
on the under dog, but when he squeals so bard
I think I am doing right?'
BUTLER WILL MOVE.
THAT COUNTY IS BOUND TO HAVE AN IN
VESTIGATION. Even If tho Beaver Peopl" Do Back Out It
Will Make No D.tlrrcnce Candidates
Blnck and the Chairman of tbe Delega
tion Talk.
rSrXCIAL TXLZailAX TO TOT DISPATCH.
Butlee, July 15. Whatever the other
counties in Senator Quay's Congressional
district, the Twenty-fitth, may do, Butler
will certainly insist on a general investiga
tion of the bribery question. The Republi
cans of Butler feel that the disclosures
with reference to the complaint of Beaver
county's delegates cannot be overlooked
or set aside, and that sooner than accept the
decision of the late conference as final they
will decline to support Major McDowell.
So great aninterest is manifested here in the
outcome of the Beaver County Committee
on Saturday that a delegation of Butler
citizens will go and obtain by personal in
vestigation the real senti ment of the-Beaver
people.
"The expose of the manner by which
McDowell obtained the Congressional nomi
nation opens a question, the end of which I
cannot foresee," said James Galbraith, a
leading lawyer and Chairman of the Butler
delegation in the recent conference. "The
Republicans in this place, are, so far as
have been heard, pronounced in their
demand for official action on the bribery
cases. A number of the leading Republi
cans will insist on the appointment of a
committee of conference, while others talk
of a primary election in the district as the
only fair way to determine who shall be the
nominee. One thing is apparent.
They expect Beaver to take the initiative in
official action. Beaver mnst meet the issue
squarely by demanding the fullest investi
gation and the fairest action. Our delega
tion held aloof from all combinations. We
never for an instant suspected that bribery
was being resorted to.
Newton Black, Butler's candidate before
the conference, is a fine-looking man, on the
shady side of 50, with a heavy mustache
and a fine beard of busby gray hair. "I am
not in a position to say much," said Mr.
Black. "I accepted the result of the con
ference in good faith, and was prepared to
go to work for the nominee. Since the
facts concerning the bribery of the four
Beaver delegates have been made pnblic, I
have refrained from talking. Tbisis not a per
sonal matter, but a for subject official action
by the County Commissioners in tbe district
I do not think that any Republican who
has the welfare of the party at heart, will
deny that a nomination secured by the cor
rupt use of money is a fraud upon the peo
ple of the district, and should be rebuked."
THE EASTERN CASE.
FIFTY DOLLARS PAID FOR ONE WORKER'S
INFLUENCE.
He Tnkos the Stand and Slakes Public tbe
Details of the Entire Transaction An
Endeavor to Bring the Charge Close to
Senator Robinson.
rSPIClALTKLIOBAM TO TUB DISPATCrtt
Chestek, July 15. Common Council
chamber was crowded with local and
county politicians to-day who were deeply
interested in the hearing before Magistrate
Allen of tbe two prominent political
workers charged with bribery. The prose
cutor was ex-County CommissionerBenjamin
P. Pritty.a member of the Delaware County
Citizens' Committee organized several
months ago for the prosecution of persons
detected in the violation of tbe election
laws, and the case was conducted by the
Committee's attorney, V. C. Robinson, of
Media,and William B. BrownelI,of Chester.
The defendants were Dr. Henderson, C.
Hayward, of Birmingham, and
Joseph S. Huddell, of Lynwood.
Mr. Huddell has full charge of
Senator John B. Robinson's Congressional
campaign. The accuspd were represented
by Lawyers Oliver B. Dickinson and Will
iam L Schaeffer, of Chester. Mr. Schaeffer
is tbe young lawyer who seconded. the nomi
nation of General Hastings for Governor at
the recent State Convention.
Meesrs. Hayward and Huddell were ar
raigned before Magistrate Allen who read
to them the charge prelerred against them,
which was: "That they had violated an
act ot Assembly relating to the payment of
money for the purpose of carrying
elections by the payment of 50 to
Charles S. Phillips, a farmer in Con
cord township, to secure bis co-operation in
the effort to secure the nomination of Hon.
John B. Robinson for Congress. Mr. Phil
lips was sworn and testified that some time
ago Dr. Hayward came to his place several
times asking bim to work for Robinson.
This Phillips refused to do. He received
several other calls from Dr. Hayward. dur
ing which he was urged to "turn in for Rob
inson, to get on the winning side, and that
Mr. Robinson was willing to pay for all time
and trouble."
On one visit he was offered $10, then $15,
and something was said about the doctor
bnving a borse owned by Phillips. Soon
alter an open'offer ot $50 was made to Phill
ips by Dr. Huyward, who said that he
"used money for Robinson's nomination and
election last year, and if Phillips would
come into this fight he should hare the pull
in the southwestern district of Concord."
On Sunday, June 1, the Doctor told
Phillips that during the coming week he
would send him his personal check for $50,
and, be continued: "If you carry your dis
trict for Robinson, I'll give you $50 more."
On June 10, at noon time, Dr. Hayward
went to Phillips' farm. In speaking about
the money, he said, "I haven't got it with
me now, but if you bring some cherries to
my house to-night I will give it to you."
Phillips did so and got the $50. Several
letters from Senator Robinson were pro
duced and offered in evidence, in which the
writer expressed pleasure at Phillips being
serviceable to him, and assuring him that
Huddell would furnish him with whatever
he might need. The inquiry will be con
tinued to-morrow.
BI0TINQ AND RIFLES.
Another Baco War Reported la Progress la
Barnwell Connty.
Chableston, S. C, July 15. A riot is
reported near Hearse, in Barnwell county.
Three hundred negroes, armed with new
rifles, are said to be confronting 25 white
men. One negro bas been killed. Assist
ance has gone from the neighboring towns.
New Route for the Ship Cnnnl.
Greenville, July 15. The surveying
corps of the proposed ship canal are survey
ing a new route. This leaves the old one at
Transfer and passes about three miles west
of Greenville, striking the old route at
Jamestown. It is thought this is the most
practical route.
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THREE CENTS.
THE BELLAMY IDfi
Hay Be Tested in the (Jonuu.s ol
German Insurance Business.
THE STATE TO ASSUME C05TE0L,
And American Companies to Lose Their
Licenses in Yaterland.
ALAEMING IKCKEASB OF CH0LEEA.
Large 5umt;r ot New Cases Ceported la the Spanish
FroTioeea.
It is proposed in Germany to convert in
surance companies into State institutions.
The American concerns are quite at the
mercy of the German Government and their
licenses for doing business in the kingdom
conld be revoked.
BT DOTILAP'S CABLE COMPANT.
Beelin, July 15. A proposal to convert
insurance companies into State institutions
has caused consternation in insurance circles
here. The agent of tbe Equitable, on being
interviewed, said that this did not affect the
Equitable as, it being an American concern,
the State had no power to confiscate it with
out the consent of the company.
Dr. Schwerler, the Chief of the Bureau of
tbe New York Life Insurance Company,
doubts that the Germany Government has any
intention to absorb the companies, but ad
mits that the licenses of the American con
cerns may possibly be revoked at the pleas
ure of the Government
The tgent of the Mutual Life said:
"There's nothing in it; it is merely an idea
got up by the weak German companies,
which are desirous of State protection.
There is not the least danger that such a
measure will be put in force, althoagh I
must allgw that the American insurance
companies are quite at the mercy of the
German Government."
CHOLERA ON THE INCREASE.
Bnpld Spread of the Dread Disease la
Spanish Provinces.
BT DOSLAP'S CABLE C0MPAXT.1
Madrid, July 15. Cholera is now
spreading in the province of Valencia.
Fresh cases are reported in several new
places. One death occurred in Valencia to
day and 35 new cases are reported. Ten
deaths have occurred at Castello de Rngat
The local authorities concealed the exist
ence of the epidemic until the Government
inspector arrived and discovered that it had
been racing fully a fortnight Over 50 cases
and 17 deaths have occurred. The contagion
was evidently concealed to escape disin
fection and isolation of families and vic
tims. A suspicious case was reported to-day in
the Madrid General Hosnital. The port
authorities of Valencia refused admittance
and sent to tbe Lazaret, at the Balearic
Islands, a steamer from tbe States, having
on board tbe body of a sailor who died of
yellow fever during the voyage.
SPANISH REPUBLICANS ACTIVE.
Circulating Stories to Arouse a Feeling
Again. ( Foreign Interference.
rvnrx.Tsup's cable ompaxt.
Madjud, July 15. The Republican
newspapers have opened a campaign of
aggression, and accuse Qneen Christina of
meditating marriage with a German prince.
They also allege that the Emperor of
Germany and an Austrian archduke
are coming to Madrid in the antumnto
induce the Queen to join the triple
alliance.
The Republicans are seeking to stir up
the Spanish people against foreign inter
ference in the domestic affairs of Spain.
Senor Sagasta, in a violent speech at the
Liberal Club, said that should the Govern
ment resort to arbitrary pressure on tha
electors, the Liberals and Demo
crats will join hands to oppose such
tyranny.
THE BIRD OP DEATH DEAD.
Demise of a Man Who Sold His Own Body
to Buy Drink.
BT DClTLAr '3 CABLE COKPAXT.
Vienna, July 15. A man known as the
"Bird of Death," employed in the Vienna
general hospital, m'et with a singular
fate in the discharge of his grue
some duties. His name was Alvis
Paxes. He was about 55 years old, and
of herculean physique. For 33 years ha
carried all the corpses from the mortuary
chamber, hence his weird name, which the
hospital jesters gave him. He died to-day
of blood poisoning caused by handling the
body of a patient who died from an infec
tious disease.
Some years ago be sold for cash his own
body to a museum manager and spent the
money in drink. To-day his body wag
handed over to the purchaser.
ALL OVER EUROPE BY BALLOON.
Two Austrian Offlcers Travel a Surprising
Dlstnnce in Eleven Ilonr.
BERLIN, July 15. Two Austrian officers
who went up to-day in a military balloon
from the Prater in Vienna, were carried to
Bruezkow, in the Province of Posen, in
Prussia. Thence they were driven by air
currents to Southern Sweden, and finally,
were carried by other currents back to
Prussia. All the distance of their aerial
journey was covered in 11 hours.
A Lady Student Suicides.
Berlin, July 15. An American girl,
Josephine Nuendorf, who has been study
ing music in this city, committed suicide
here to-day. Her mind is said to have been
affected by over study.
1.500,000 Loss by Fire.
Constantinople, July 15. The losses
by tbe great fire of Saturday last amount to
1,500,000. There is an insurance oi
C8,G0O in British companies on the prop
erty destroyed.
Stanley Is Improving.
London, July 16. The fever from which
Mr. Stanley has been suffering has abated.
He was able to take a long carriage drive
yesterday evening.
Progress of the Heligoland Bill.
London, July 15. The Heligoland bill
passed the third reading in the House of
Lords to-day with only a verbal amendment
A Victory for the Union.
New York. July 15. The cloakmakers'
strike was ended this afternoon by the man
ufacturers agreeing to discharge all non
union men, with the understanding that
they would.be taken back as soon as they
joined the union.
He Wns From Pennsylvania.
San Antonio, Tex., July 15. Captain
Louis R. Still, Company K, Twenty-third.
Infantry; TJ. S. A, died suddenly at hia
post to-day. His remains will be lent to
Philadelphia for interment.
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