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PITTSBURGH THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1891.'
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR.
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FARCE MDRIIEIUL
A Night of Filibustering in the
House Against Sea-
nor's Pet Bill.
MANY TALK AGAINST TIME.
The Anti - Discrimination Measure
Eeinterred, and This Time
Apparently for Good.
HEMBERS GEOW VERY EMPHATIC.
Actions of the Obstructionists Denounced
as Outrageous, the Speaker Bcinj
Forced to Interfere.
PI1KS OF THE J3TEERIKQ COMMITTEE.
Setttcr Quy Visits'"!! State 'Csjittl anaAtimrs
iZLCLZKZ Tilt St mil Hot
Eta tut
Etite (Mtct.3, Again.
LATEST COKSTnUTIOHAL C0NVE8TI0H 6CEOCE
irnOM A STAFF COBBESFONDEXT.l
Haekisboko, May G. There was a farce
and a funeral in the House to-night. The
farce was the consideration of the anti-discrimination
bill and. the ending. this what
will likely prove its fcneral. As was
printed in Taesday's DlSPATCH.the amend
ment to the resolution making the bill a
special order which struck out the words
"and to continue until disposed of" proved
the means of knocking out both the order for
second reading and the third "reading order
for to-morrow at 11 o'clock.
The preparations for the farce and the
funeral began this afternoon when the
House met. Mr. Talbot, of Chester, moved
to suspend the rules and reconsider the vote
by which a borough street bill of his had
been defeated. The yeas and nays were
called and the resolution was lost
A Very Well-laid Plot,
"When a motion to suspend the rules has
been made and defeated no similar motion
can be entertained the same day if a single
member objects. As SO objectors could
easily be depended upon, it was plain that
any motion to extend to-night's session until
anti-discrimination conld be disposed of
wonld be shut out as soon as made.
As soon as the first section was read to
night Dr. MeCullougb, of Allegheny, moved
to amend by- inserting section 8, article 17,
of the Confutation, which reds: "No rail
road, railway or other transportation com
pany shall grant free passes, or passes at a
discount, to any person, except officers and
employes of the company." Mr. McCul
lough argued that, as this was a bill to en
force t'e provisions of the Constitution, it
was bnt just to incorporate this section.
Every member knew the conditions upon
which passes were granted.
Mr. Cochrane, of Armstrong, moved to
add a proviso that physicians should in no
case be considered employes. Mr. Crooks
argued that it should include lawyers.
Willing to Accept the Amendment.
Mr. Lytic said that the amendmentshould
be passed. To give up their passes was a
bitter pill, but the members should swallow
it. Mr. Fow gravely argued that this was
a constitutional question, and he, therefore,
moved that the amendments and the whole
bill Le referred to the Judiciary General
Committee. Mr. Elwood, of 'Westmore
land, moved to lay Mr. Fow's motion on
the table. Upon this the yeas and nays
were called, and the motion was carried by
a vote of 112 to 71.
The speaker said the question recurred
upon the atnentment, whereupon Mr. Fow
played what he thoucht was his trump card. He
raised the point of order that when a motion
to la j- upon the table is adopted, it carries with
it everything which adheres to it, and that
therefore the bill conld not Do farther consid
ered. He had a stack of authorities sustaining
his point, as had Mr. Stewart, of Philadelphia,
bat the Speaker, possibly, with more deference
to justice and decency than to strict parlia
mentary h, promptly decided the point of
order not well taken.
Mr. Cochrane withdrew hi3 amendment, bnt
Mr. Keyser immediately renewed it, and an in
terminable discussion began. Everybody
wanted to talk, and to all talk at once. All
protested they aid not talk for the purpose of
delay, but did delay just the same.
Called the Proceedings Outrageous.
. Mr. Scanor characterized the proceedings as
outrageous. The farmers and laborers de
manded this bill, and the Legislature bad been
in session all winter and had done nothing.
Finally the roll was called on Mr. Keyser's
motion and it was adopted. By this time the
hour of 10 o'clock was getting very near. Mr.
Skinner moTed to postpone the further con
sideration of the bill until to-morrow at 1030.
It was promptly objected to as changing the
rales. Ho then moved to postpone it indefin
itely. was evident the bill was dead. Further fritter
ing away of time was wrong. The hill could
not be disposed of on second reading at this
session, and It was best to consign it to its
tomb now. Mr. Coray said ho was ready to
stay here until the snow flios, and show the
people that the tail couldn't wag the dog this
way. At 950 Mr. Wherry moved to take
a recess for 20 minutes. This would have
continued the order on reassembling
and prolonged the session indefinitely, but it
was again objected to by Mr. Fow as changing
the rales. Mr. Gillan, or Franklin, made a
most impassioned speech against Indefinite
.postponement. He had taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution, and to vote to postpone
this bill would bo to lay at his soul the sin of
perjury. He charged insincerity on the part
of the friends of the bill, and said the last time
it had been under discussion its fratner bad
tried to talk it to death.
The Speaker Takes a Hand.
Poor Mr. Seanor said the charge was false
and the Speaker called both to order. Mr.
Lytle charged Mr. Gillan himself with talk to
delay the passage of the bill on second reading
at this very session, and asked if the Demo
crats would help the Republican side to pass it.
While Mr. Gillan and Mr. Brooks were both
trying to talk the hour of 10 o'clock arrived,
and tho House adjourned amid a storm of jeers
and laugbter.
All special orders for the bill now fall, and it
takes its place on the general second reading
calendar. As the orders now stand, there Is
bnt one second reading night each week, and
that after revenuo and appropriation bills are
dltposed of. Unless another special order is
made for it on Friday it won't come up again
until next Wednesday evening. It is not
known whether another order will be asked
for.
The general opinion to-night Is that the bill Is
killed. However, it ha1 had' so eventful an ex
perience thus far that it may come up smiling
again, but it hardly seems probable.
HjbtbtHat.T.
SENATE IN AN UPROAR.
QEOEGE HAHDY EMXTH MAKES THBJGS
LIVELY IH THAT BOD?.
.Senator Robinson's Action on the Consti
tutional Convention Bill Stin Him Vp
-De Declares Vociferously for Hastings
The Gavel Fell, bnt Smith Wouldn't
Sit Down.
ifbom .. staff connrspoxDEirT.l
Hjleeisbueg, May. 6. Senator Bobin
son had his constitutional convention bill
amended this morning1 by increasing the
number of delegates from 130 to 177. Of
these 150 are to be selected from the Senato
rial districts, each district electing three
'and each elector voting for but two. Twenty-seven
are to be chosen from the State at
large, each elector voting for but 18. These
changes insure minority representation in
both classes of delegates. The original bill
provided that the returns of tho election for
delegates should be sent to the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, but Mr. Bobinson had
it changed to the Secretary of Internal Af
fairs.
Mr. Brown, of York, wanted to knowwhy,
the change was made, whereupon Mr. Bob
iscon verv sriccinctlv stated that it was in
.order to place the control -of the preliminary
affairs o the convention in the hands of tho
Secretary of Internal Affairs, and not with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, fie did not
add .that the former official was a Republican
and the latter a Democrat, but Mr. Brown tum
bled and thanked him for the information fur
nished. But trouble came from an unexpected
carter, for the genial Senator George Handy
mlth. of Philadelphia, charged, through the
Republican side 'protesting, tha? the change
was simply a scheme to boom Tom Stewart for
Governor, and must not be permitted. He de
clared himself for General Hastings, and called
on the friends of the Center county candidate
to rally in bis defense.
The scene was one of the liveliest of the ses
sion. Senator Smith strode from seat to seat,
expostulating and storming; utterly regardless
of the President's gavel, and succeeded in
stirring up quita a feeling among General
Hastings' friends. When the bill comes up to
morrow he will offer an amendment substi
tuting the Anditor General for the Secretary
of Internal Affairs, and It is likely that Senator
Robinson will accept it, as he says he bad no
such intention as was ascribed to mm. Since
the Secretarr of the Commonwealth is so
rnshed that he can't nnd time to make out the
commissions of the Republican Superintendent
of Instruction, State Librarian and Factory
Inspector, he thought it wonld not be wise to
still further overload him with the duties pre
scribed by the constitutional convention bill,
and therefore made the change.
Belore the bill went over Senator Lloyd
movea to substitute the Wherry bill, saying it
was substantially the act under which the con
vention of 1873 was called. This was pending
when the Senate adjourned, to meet to-morrow
afternoon for further consideration of the bill.
APPBOPBIATIOH BILLS.
The
House Passes a Few and a Number
Reported to the Senate.
tSPECIAL TILEOEAM TO THE DISPATCH. J
Habbisbubo, May ft In the House among
the hills passed finally were the following: Ap
propriating 100,000 for statues to Major Gen
eral Meade, Major General Hancock and Major
General Reynolds on the battlefield of Gettys
burg: appropriating 1,000 for medals of hono'
for the first defenders who marched to Wash
ington during the War of the Rebellion;
making an appropriation to the Children's Aid
Society.
A large number of appropriation bills were
reported by the Senate Committee on Appro
priations. The bill appropriating 123.000 for
the Scranton Oral School for Deaf and Dumb
war.-amended.ncer.slngtl.e'amonnt to 0,000.
to accommodate 109 people. The Danville
Hospital appropriation of 20,000 was
negatively reported. All the other appro
priation bills were' reported with affirmative
recommendations, among them the following:
For the care and treatment of indigent Insane,
$850,000, and 150,000 to cover deficiency; Western
Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, $?T5,0OOj
normal schools. $180,000; Western Fennsvlvania
Institution for Deaf and Dumb, 60,000; Na
tional Guard. 600,000; Western Penitentiary,
71,000.
WHOLESALERS APPEAH.
A Pittsburg Delegation Submits a Substitute
Bill to the Committee.
irnOM a szxrr correspondent. i
Habbisbubo, May a Messrs. George H.
Bennett. J. C. Pontefract. .E. Frauenheim,
Jacob Keil and Isador Coblenz, representing
the wholesalers and distillers of Pittsburg, ap
peared before the Senate Finance Committee
to-night on the wholesale license bill. They
offered a substitute bill, retaining the main
features of the original measure., but dividing
wholesalers into two classes. The first is store
keepers, who are to sell to consumers in quan
tities not less than one quart or more than three
gallons, and are to be licensed by tbe courts as
retailers arc licensed under tbe Brooks law.
Tbe second is brewers, distillers and whole
salers, who sell to tbe dealers in quantities not
less than three gallons in wooden cases or
packages of bottles. These are to be licensed
by the County Treasurers, on the payment of
the proper license fee, but are not to be subject
to tho examination necessary in the case of re
tailers and storekeepers. The committee took
no action to-night.
STJBPBISE FE0M WATEES.
Be Refuses to Sign a Bill Because It Has a
Defective Title.
rSFXCIAI. TELEQKAM TO THE DISFATCH.1
Habbisbubo, May 8. Lieutenant Governor
Watres announced his refusal to ajgn the hill
prohibiting fishing with nets in Lake Erie
within two miles from the bay because tho
title did not express tbe purpose
of the bill. This is probably the first
instance of such an assumption of power on
the partof thepresldingofilcer of either branch
of tbe Legislature, and the action' caused a
sensation. Tbe idea prevailed that the pre
sidios officer had no discretionary power and
that his duties as to the approval of bills were
simply ministerial.
President pro tern. Penrose sustained the
position of the Lieutenant Governor, but Sen
ator Gobin remarked that tbe decision might
lead to tbe establisbment of a dangerous pre
cedent. At another stage of the proceedings
the Lieutenant Governor made a statement, in
which be said that the title was clearly uncon
stitutional and that his course was due to a de
sire to have the custom of preparing defective
titles stopped.
ANDEEWS DECLTBE8
To Be a Candidate for Chairman and S. S.
Woods Comes Out,
rsrrciAL telegbam to thx DzspATCH.t
Haehisbubq, May 6. Chairman Anarews
stated to-day that he would not under any cir
cumstances be a candidate for re-election. His
business was in such shape that he could not
possibly attend to tbe duties of the position
after the close of the campaign this fall. He
had not desired the Chairmanship this year,
and bad resigned and nominated General Hast
ings, 'but the office was forced npon him.
H. S. Woods, of Mifflin county, a brother of
Benator Woods, was formally announced Ho
day as a candidate for the chairmanship. . The
new aspirant is a local politician of consider
able prominence, a graduate of Princeton and
is said to be a friend of all the leaders, but a
henchman of none. He will make an active
canvass for tbe position.
The Baker Ballot Bill.
rFHOJI A STAFF COBBEsrOXDKtfT. J
Habbisbubo, May a The Baker ballot bill
will be reported affirmatively to the Senate to
morrow. It has been amended in committee,
but tbe changes were not made public.
Faverably Reported.
rfPICIAL TEIEOEAM TO THX DISrATCH.1
Habbisbubo, Mayft Representative Fow's
bill denominating the wilful wrecking of cars
resulting in death murder was reported favor
ably to tho fcenatc
Bills Passed Finally.
rsrr.ciAi, teleqeax to tux dispatch.!
HABiusBtJBO, May & House bills were
pasted finally m follows by tbe Senate: To Tall-
date conveyances and other' Instruments de
fectively acknowledged; amending an act pro
viding for the collection bf collateral inherit
ance taxes: educing the fees' of registers, of
wills from 5 to S per cent.
C01STEBEHCE WITH QUAY. ,
A Large Number of Politicians and Legis
lator Visit the. Senator.
CrBoxxTJirrcousssrOKDBXT.
Habbisbubo, MayS. Senator Quay, accom
panied by his sons, Richard. It, and A. G. O.
Quay, arrived on the day express this afternoon
and took up his' quarters In ToomU7 at the
Lochiel Hotel. From the .hour of bis arrival
until midnight there was a steady stream of
callers, and his. room was thronged.' Mr. Quay
stated to the representatives of the press
that he was not here on politics
or legislation. He had not been in Harrlsburg
for quite a while, and wanted to see his
old friends and find out how things were
running generally. Upon ballet reform, a con
stitutional convention and the Tagsrart tax
bill, he said he had no views to express, Nor
would he commit himself upon apportionment
further than to say that he would like to see a
Senatorial bill passed which would separate
Beaver and Washington counties, as he did not
think a Republican Senator could be elected
from the present district, the animosities
kindled during the last campaign being still
too bitter to be easily barmonized.
He expects to remain in Harrlsburg until
Friday, calling upon Governor Pattison before
leaving, and may tben run down to Atlantic
City to await the arrival East of his wife and
daughters, who rail tor Europe next Friday;
A large number of leading .Republican politi
cians and legislators called upon the Senator,
among the former being Collector David Martin
abd Magistrate Durham, of Philadelphia; State
Treasurer 'Boyer, Collector Warmeastle and
District Attorney Walter Lyon. While noth
ing official is given out as to the result of the
conferences held to-day, it is stated that lt"bas
been practically determined to pass .the several
apportionment bills in their present shape.
HINE VOTES SH0BT. .
Tho Senate Sustains One of Governor Parti
san's Vetoes by a Party Vote.
rTEOM JL STAFF COBKKSPONDENT.,1
HABBisBUBoMay ft Senator McCreary, of
Erie, called up this, morning the vetoed bill to
Validate private sales of real estate of decadents
heretofore made under Authority of Orphans'
Courts,, upon petition 'of executors .or adminis
trators, for payment of debts not' of record.
Governor Pattison vetoed 'this measure about
ten days since, bnt the Senate bad not jet acted
upon tbe veto.- Mr. McCreary urged the pass
age of the bill over the veto, claiming that the
Governor misapprehended its purpose and the
circumstances which render it necessary. The
Bales which it was Intended to validate have
been' made under a practice' which .had pre
vailed throughout the State for a great many
years, until decided illegal by tbe Supreme
Court, and tbe bill only aimed to quiet titles to
land boueht bv Innocent Durcbasers.
Senator Boss defended the veto, and it was
sustained, there being 24 votes for the bill, or
nine less than tbe requisite two-thirds, and 14
against it. Tbe vote was a party pne. Republi
cans voting yea and Democrats nay.
THE WORLD'S PALS BILL.
A New Arrangement Proposed by the Con
ference Committee Report.
ISFZCIAL TELES BAM TO THX DISPATCH. I
.Habbisbubo, May 6. The Conference Com
mittee on the' World's Fair bill has submitted
its report to both branches of the Legislature.
To meet the objections of tbe Governor to
tbe provision requiring representation of
Senators and Representatives on tbe com
mission to be appointed under tbe bill, the re
port does not designato that members of the
-Legislature shall be appointed, but it is ex
pected tha'. tbe presiding officers of the Senate
and Hous will select tbe number from tbe
Senate and the House which they are author
ized to appoint.
Under the bill as amended by the Conference
Committee the Governor is to appoint six per
sons, the Sneaker of tha Honse six and the
President Pro Tem of tbe Senate three. The
House made the Governor and Xleutenant
Governor members or the commission, but the
conference report omits their names from the
list. The bill appropriates $300,000, which is
double the amount the Senate originally voted.
A PEOGEAMHE AEEAHGETJ. .
The Steering Committee of the Senate Maps
Out a Line of Action.
IFKOX A STAFF COBKXSrOXDEXTl.
Habbisbubo, May a The Senate Steering
Committee met this morning and decided that
tbe Robinson constitutional convention bill
should be called up to-day and amended, as
had been previously agreed upon, but that
there should be no debate. The Finance Com
mittee were given tbe privilege to amend the
Taggart tax bill if they saw fit,' but no amend
ments were dictated.
It was also decided that oulr nnmlnitlnn. tnr
justices of the peace should be confirmed, and
that when the House resolution for adfourn
ment cam? over it should be sent to tbe com
mittee to be acted upon, when legislation had
been so far gone through as to enable them to
fix a suitable date for final adjournment. A
special calendar for apportionment bills was
also ordered.
i
Brrnimf otjs mihihg bill
Prepared by the Commission Favorably
Reported to the Honse.
Cspeciaitelegram to the dispatch.1
Haerisbueq, May a In the House bills
were reported negatively providing for the pur
chase of the House of Refuge, Philadelphia;
making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania
Forestry Association and to "the Western Peni
tentiary Charitable Association. Bills were
lavoraDiy reported appropriating 520,000 to the
general hospital in Beaver, ana making appro
priation to tbe Normal schools at California
and Kntztown.
The bill prepared by the Bituminous Mining
Commission was favorably reported, ThA bill
appropriating 11,800 to defray the expenses
of tbe State Treasury Commission was de
feated, lacking seven votes of a constitutional
majority.
STR0HGLY OPPOSED TO IT.
Coal Operators Appear Against the Bitu
minous Mining Bill.
IFBOU A 6TAFF COBEKBPOKDBXT.i
Habbisbubo. May a A delegation com
posed of Alexander Dempster, W. P. DeArmitt,
of Plttsbnrg, Roger Hartley, ana T. E. Young
appeared before the Senate Committee on
Mines and Mining to-night in the opposition to
the bituminous mine ventilation bill, recom
mended by the majority of tbe mining commis
sion, Thoy stated that operators deslred'to
protect the health and safety of the miners in
their employ, but objected to a bill which
would impose lavish expenditure and produce
no good results.
Messrs. Caflrey and Wilson' spoke for the
bill.
IMP0BTANT CHANGES
Made to the Bill Creating a Bank Depart
ment as Reported.
tFEOM A STAFF COBBSSFOirDKlrt.l
Habbisbcbo. May 6. The Senate bill to
create a bank .department was reported to the
House to-day from the Banking Commission
with some important amendments. The ap
pointment of tbe Superintendent'of Banks is
taken .from the Governor and vested in the
Auditor General and State . Treasurer. Tha
rate of compensation for examiners is to be paid
by a charge of $20 upon tbe first 100,000 capital,
So upon each additional 100,000, and two cents
lor eacii ti,wu ot assets. -
It Is estimated that this will raise about 20,
000 anually for the support ot tbe department.
No change is- made as to the number of examin
ers, or the manner ot their appointment.
LEGISLATIVE BILL,
All the Amendments to the
Measure
Promptly Voted Down.'
fFEOK A STAFP COBBESFOXDZirr.2
Habbisbubo, May ft The judicial appor
tionment bill passed second reading In the
House this afternoon, after a great deal of de
bate. The legislative bill came up and tbe
Democrats attempted to amend in the case of
Lehigh and York counties, where the cities of
Allentown and York are made separate dis
tricts, thus insuring one Republican represen
tative for each of these Democratic strong
holds. Party lines were drawn and the amendments
defeated. The bill was pending when tbe
House adjourned.
Tho Nickel Plate's Dividend.
'Clevelakd. May ft The Nickel Flate has
declared a dividend of SH per cent on 13.000,000
preferred stock. . , . . ...
NOW IT IS AFST-Kfi;
Another 'Country Objects tb Ameri
can Treatment o foreigners.
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HUNGARIANS -TO
BE -PROTECTED.
- ' .-if
BlrJamea Kltson Predicts ft Great'FutWe
for Oar Iron. Industry, y
A 7ICT0BI TOR GLADSTOHfc'3 1E8E0SS
VieskA, May 6. In the Belehsrath. Jo
day Here Masaryk gave notice that he.wonjd
interpellate in the Government as to whether'
it was aware subjects of Auitria-Hungaiy
in the State of Virginia. United States'of
America, were treated as slaves, andj if
so, wjiat measures would, the Government"
take to obtain redress for such treatment pf
Austro-Hungarian subjects.
. The interpellation of Herr Masaryk prob
ably refers to the report that 75 Bohemians
left New York in December last with a man
who had contracted to .complete the exten
sion of the Norfolk and Western Bailroad
into Ohio. The Bohemians had, been in
duced to sign a osst iron contract, concern
in the provisions of which they were, en
tirely ignorant. One of the party wrotea
letter to a Bohemian newmaner of New
York calling attention to the inhuman
manner in which the Bohemians were
treated, with the, result that a correspondent
of tbat'paper was sent to Bocahontas and
the. treatment 'of the contractor's employes
was 'fully exposed, and some of tbem were
bronght back to- New York. The Bohe
mians were found, according to the corre-
spondent,guarded by a dozen or more tinder
bosses, all armed with Winchesters and
revolvers; who were backed up by a pack of
huge bloodhounds. The Bohemians were
found to be, said tbe correspondent, "the
most utterly wretched human beings I ever
looked upon. They were terribly emaciated,
and "with hardly .any clothing to cover their
nakedness, they stood trembling with fear of
some new calamity."
One of the foremen is said to have pointed to
the bloodhounds, and referring to the possi
bility of tbe Bohemians escaping. Bald; "Th ese
are the fellers that'll Iring 'em in if they try
to slip us." Borne of the Bohemians who tried
to escape and who were captured, were lashed
with rawhides while covered with revolvers.
They are said to have been beaten 'black and
bine while begging 'piteonsly for mercy.
Spoiled pork and bread, according to their
story, was their 'only food, and water their
only drink: Enginee's of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, who are said to
have Investigated the matter, made a report'
which said tha'. there was "no cause for com-'
plaint." The senior member of the firm Of
contractors said that he was'sure that no cruel
ties bad been practloed npon the workmen,
andthat a foreman who was complained of as
being harsh with the men was Immediately dis
charged.
VEBNEY PliEADS QUILTS?
To All bnt Three Charges and Is Sentenced
to liS Months Imprisonment.
IBT DUJILAF'S CADLE COMPAKT.3
Loxsoir, May 'ft At the Central Criminal
Court (Old Bailey) this morning the' case of
Captain Verney was called. The prisoner was
charged, with conspiracy and, divers offenses
against the provisions of the. orimlnal law
amendment act. Ho was defended by Kir
Charles Russell and Mr. Beaslev.
pleaded enll V to the. several-charges pf the Jnj
Upon the' former be ' was sentenced to 13
months' imprisonment. He pleaded not guilty
to the taking away of Nellie Bracket! for im
moral purposes, but guilty' of conspiring with
tbe woman Roullier to procure her.
GERMANY'S FINE HAND.
Bussla Most Face the Discontent of Its
Polish. Subjects.
St. Petersbubq. May 6. The authorities
have suddenly suspended the expulsion of He
brews from Moscow. It is reported that there-
were disorders at Warsaw on Sunday which
were suppressed by troops.
The agitation among the Russian Poles is
spreading. Official circles here put the blame
upon tbe conciliatory policy adopted by Ger
many in Prussian Poland, and believe that
Germany's object is to arouse envy and discon
tent among the Russian Poles.
OOTJLAR PROOF.
Lungs of Diseased Cows Forwarded to the
Washington Authorities.
rilT DUNLAP'S CABLE COXFAKT.l
London, May ft A portion of- the lungs of
two cows that were landed at Deptford last
month from Baltimore have been forwarded
to Washington to prove that the animals were
suffering'from pleuro pneumonia, an assump
tion that the shippers say has no foundation in
fact.
British farmers are pressing for an increase
of the restrictions regarding inspection.
A LIBERAL GAIN.
Election of the Gladstonlan In tha North
west Suffolk Division.
XV.T BURLAP'S CABLE COMFANT.l
London, May ft The election at Btowmar.
ket, in the electoral division of Northwest Suf
folk. 12 miles from Ipswloh, has resulted in tbe
success of Baron Sydney de Stern, Gladstonian
Liberal, over Edward Walter Green, Conserva
tive, son of the late member, by a 214 majority,
being a Liberal gain.
HIGH-PRICED TEA.
A Five-Pound Box Sells for 885 a Pound nt
an Auction Sale.
rnT DtnrLAF's cable comfajtt.'i
London, May 6. Ceylon tea is in the ascend
ant. At an auction yesterday a small box of
five pounds weight was put np, and aa spirited
wis the bidding that the price was run up to
$S5 per pound, at which figure it was knocked
down! This is the highest price Ceylon tea has
brought yet.
A Hlgh-Toned Suicide.
rST DCJtLAF'S CABLE COUPAJCT.1
Dublin, May ft Lord James Edward Shdlts
Douglas, brother of tbe Marquis .of Queens
bury, in the Scotch peerage, who committed
suicide in London yesterday, was married a
year 'ago to Mrs. Hennessy, the widow ot a
brandy merchant of .this city. '
Wholesale Evictions In Store.
rBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COXPANT.t
Cobk. May ft Wholesale evictions are to bo
carried out in the County Cork this week. At
tho last meeting pi the Mlddletown, Fermoy,
Skibbereen and other Boards of ' Gnardlans
whole sheaves of eviction notices were hand
ed in,
Hop Plants Threatened.
rBT DUSIAT'S CABLE OOKPAXT.l
London, May ft Aphides, or plant lice,
have been discovered in large Quantities upon
the bop plants in Kent, The discovery causes
much apxlety among growers, as it is unusually
early tor the pest to make its appearance,
A Disastrous Explosion.
.Saabbbucebn, Pbussia, May ft An explo
sion took place at the Seno pit in this vicinity
in which eight persons were killed and many
wounded.
A Redaction of Duty.
IBT DCXLAF'S CABLE COXrANT.l
PAWS, May a The Government has redueed
tbe duty on Imported wheat 2 francs per 100
kilas, but no reduction has as yet been made on
maize.
Given a'Hearty Reception.
IBTPtrjrtAP'8 CABLE COXrAKT.l
Dublin, May ft Too Lord Lieutenant of.
Ireland arrived atSklbbereen at noon to-day.
where he met a hearty reception from the in
habitants. Thence His Excellency-proceeded
to Baltimore, arriving atl P. H., ana was
heartily greeted by enthusiastic crowds.
QUEEN'S DRAWING ROOM.
i i
BTJCKIHGHAM PALACE FILLED WITH A
BRILLIANT THE0RG.
Many Americans Presented to Queen
Victoria, Who Receives la Person En
thusiastic Greetings for the Prince and
Princess of Wales From the Populace.
. rer D.BjrtAF's cable coufabt.i y
liOKDOK, May 6. The first of the May
drawing rooms was held to-day at Bucking
ham Palace by order of Her Majesty, who'
herself received tbe crowds who 'were
anxlons to be presented. The weather was
fine and Warm,' and as a result many people
gathered along the road in front of the
palace to see the toilets which were worn by
the ladies who were bent on paying their
devoirs to the Queen". These people-bad a
Splendid View, and the turnout of carriages
was remarkable.
Good-natured chaff could be beard at fre
quent intervals, and now and then one
youth would say to another, "Ketch onto
her frock;" when a carriage containing an
exquisitely dressed lady drove by. In this
throng to be presented there were many Amer
icans. The ambassadors and their suites, repre
senting all tbe countries in tbe world which
have legations here, were early on the "Spot,
and some of their rich costumes attracted gen
eral attention and admiration.
At 8 o'clock their Royal Highnesses tho
Prince and Princess ot Wales lef t Marlborough
House, accompanied by the Duke of Clarence
and the Princess Maud of Wales. They were
escorted by a detachment of tbe Life Guards,
and were enthusiastically received by the
crowd as. they drowo down Fall Mall, cheer
following cheer, and drawing from the most
popular members of tbe royal family cordial
and delighted salutations. In fact, the Princo
was always taking his hat off and the Princess
bowing to right and left during their drive to
tbe palace. On their arrival the band Dlaved
the national anthem. The Priar.e and Princess,
with their son and daughter, joined the Queen
in the drawing room, where there were assem
bled. In addition to other members ot tbe royal
family.including the Princess BeatrIce,Princess
Christian, tbe Duchess of Albany and the Duke
of Cambridge.
A large number of presentations were made,
and it was remarkable that several were well
known American ladles. These were presented
by Mrs. Lincoln, and included Mrs. Reginald
DeKoven, Miss Frances Isham, of Chicago;
Mrs. 'Beach Grant, Miss Grant, ana Miss Edith
Grant, Miss Blake, Miss Rice, all of .New York;
Miss Green, of San Francisco. An especial
honor was reserved for Mr. Pierrepont Isham.
of Chicago, who was presented by Minister
Lincoln in the diplomatic circle. Tbe peculiar
ity of this presentation consists m the fact that
the members of the diplomatic corps.instead of
merely passing through too reception room re
mained in it during the whole function, and
were thus able to participate in a remarkable
gathering from the point of view ot splendor
and show.
OUTLOOK ON SILVER.
Speculation Has Increased 'and the Market
Is Healthy,
rcr DtmLAr's cable compajtt. j
London, May 6. Speculation 'in silver.
"which was so unimportant a short time ago as
to be almost unworthy of consideration, but
which has lately shown renewed activity.
causes more talk. Mr. Pixley. of tbe well
known firm of Plxley 4 Able, said with' refer
ence to the supply of silver: "It is impossible to
estimate it with any degree ot accuracy; but
there is probably fully 500,000 worth ot it,
half of wkiohl IS in the hands of 'the Roth,
cbilds. The shipments wbieh have been made
to India are likely to continue for another
month.
"I think Japan Is very likely to require mora
shipments. As for the late depression ,1 think
that was purely artificial and resultedfrom the
excessive rise folio wiDg'on the heavy sales that
took place. Tolay tbe market is steady and if
is likely to continue so' on coverimr'niTTChasnii-
f'Tn'rutleakisforsUyer-at44peace;audrtis
m.v. iwjv putum, tv uu iuiuu uu uior tuab
.price."
THE SPANISH TREATY.
What Cnba Will Accept in Return for Free
Sugar in America. '
Madrid, May ft Tbe draft of the treaty of
commerce between Spain and the United States
was sent to the Spanish Minister at Washing
ton last week, with instructions to sign it im
mediately. It is expected tbe necessary signa
tures will be appended by the end of this week.
Although tbe Spanish Government main
tains the utmost reserve in regard to the treaty,
even refusing to communicate it to the Cuban
Deputies, information from a reliable source
confirms the report that coal, petroleum, ma
chinery and fats will be admitted free into
Cuba and Porto Rico, and the present duty on
flour wilt be reduced one-half in exchange tor
tbe free admission in the United States of su
gar, coffee and cocoa. Tbe Deputies from
Castile contmne to oppose the treaty, on the'
kkuuuu taut ib win renuer it impossioie zor
Spanish flour to compete with American flour
in the Spanish Antilles,bntthey cannot demand
a vote npon the treaty, as the Government has
tbe power to sign it without obtaining special
authority from the Cortes.
IRON MEN'S VISIT.
What the Foreigners Learned Shown
In
President Kltson's Speech.
London, May at Sir James Kitson, Presi
dent of the Iron and Steel Institute, referring
to bis recent visit to the United States in an
address delivered to-day, said that the resodrces
of tbe United States were boundless and that,
whether protection or free trade carried tbe
day, the United States were bound to become
great manufacturers of iron and steel.
Sir James Kitson added that,' though the
iron furnaces of the United States were pro
ducing larger quantities of iron than are pro
duced in the iron furnaces of England, there
were compensations in tbe latter country In
economy and In quality of material. Coal in
the United States. Sir James Kitson nnrf.H
was abundant and accessible, and be warned
both producers and workingmen in England to
pause in their demands in view of the illimit
able resources of the United Btates.
YANKEE FRAUD IN LONDON,
He Claimed to a Jeweler That He Possessed
the Philosopher's Stone.
London, May ft A man understood to be an
American, who described himself as Edward
Pinter, was arraigned in the Marlborough
street police court yesterday, charged with
having attemuted to swindle a jeweler named
Streeter out of 200.000.
The prisoner represented to the jeweler that
be possessed the philosopher's stone, and was
thus enabled to convert the baser metals into
gold. He was remanded for trial. Ho is said
to be-known in New York by the name 'of
Bondhelm.
REMOVING FRICTION. "
The Russian Regiment of Which Emperor
William Is Colonel Not to Be Moved.
Br. Fbtbbsbubo, May ft If is announced
that tbe Czar withdrew tbe order for the trans
fer of the Twenty-second Army' .Division from
Novgorod to tbe western frontier ot Russia
upon learninz that Emperor William, of Ger.
many, was annoyed, at tho proposed transfer,
because the Wyborg Regiment, of which the
Emperor is Honorary Colonel, belongs to this
division.
AH0THEB BE0KEN LEVEE.
Water Flooding the Country Throngh a.
Breach 00 Feet Wide.
Natchez, Miss., May ft The Lake Con
cordia levee at Farriday's gave way at S o'clock
this morning and the water ' rnshed
through with the greatest velocity. From 8
, o'clock to 8 the break had attained, a width ot
about TO feet, wben tbe caving ceased, and
there were no indications of further trouble. .
The break occurred about a quarter Of' a
mile above the pdint where the disastrous
crevasse of 1890 occurred in the same levee, but
it is not thought It will be .nearly so
serious as mi that Tbe whole Farri
day plantation is submerged." A parr of
Panala. just above, is under, and the
track of the-New- Orleans and Northwestern
Railroad about half a mile In the rear of tbe
crevasse is covered with about 4 feet of water,
which has caused a suspension of trains on that
" . ...
CRISP THE SPEAKER.
The Brilliant Georgia 'Member Now
Seems to Be a 1'rime Favorite.
ALL CANDIDATES IBEB TEADEES,
Bat tbe Hot Temper' of M1113 Is Dolnj His
CanTass Injury.
THE H0PEB OF SPEIHGEnVAHD BIBDM
tFEOM A STAFF COBBXSFOOTXlTT.'l
"Washington, May 6. Many Demo
cratic members of the next Congress bare
been in the city during the last few days,
and a good Seal of Speakership gossip has
been floating around. It seems to be a pret
ty general opinion that fire-eater Mills is
not gaining gronn'd. His sole' claim for
consideration above his fellows Is that he is
the best representative of the Cleveland
free trade idea, bnt wben this is thrown out,
his friends are immediately asked If he also
represents the Cleveland anti-silver, con
tracted currency .idea.
The chief fear, however, among the Demo
crats seems to be that Mills is too hot
blooded, andthat it, would be dangerous to
place him in the chair with Bead 'on the
floor to nag him into a frenzied condition at
every opportunity. This feeling with re
gard to Mills temper tends to drive1 mem
bers to tbe opposite extreme to the support
of the calm, dignified, Judicial Judge Crisp,
of Georgia, whose popularity is already so
evident that tbe prospect is that other can
didates wjll.mass against him. all the mem
bers they can controL
A Division In His Own Delegation.
Judge Crisp will probably not have the
Georgia delegation solidly for him, as there
is some 'jealousy, and Mr. Blount announces
his own candidacy, though he has been
making no canvass for himself, and his an
nouncement is regarded as no more than a
hostile demonstration against his colleague.
Crisp, however, was tbe leader of his party
in the political fights during the last Con
gress, and gave evidence of abilities which
have " secured him strong supporters and
many of them.
Bits friends contend that the chief ques
tion to Be considered in the choice of a
Speaker of the next Honse is his fitness for
the position, there being no political issues
between the candidates, they all agreeing on
the great party questions, and for him they
claim the qualities which he has shown during
his career, which pre-eminently fit him for the
Speakership.
An effort hag been made to have it appear
that he was not Democratically sound an the
tariff, but ft was very easy to an swer this from
bis record, showing that he stood exactly with
Carlisle. It IS expected that' ha will have con
siderable strength in tbe South and Southwest,
and that his coolness and conservatism will
make him popular- among the members who
bave been elected from north of Mason and
uixon'S line.
Popular In Every Section
He will probably got a good share of the New
England votes, and it is said that the New
York delegation will be for him, with McMillin
for second choice. The 'popular notion seems
tobethat.he stands abont the best chance of
election, and in betting he would at this time
probably be the favorite. He has recently been
speaking in the West, and Ills friends say be
has gained strength in. that section. One great
advantage he will have is that most of the old
members are for him, and yet he would not be
embarrassed by old traditions and pledges.
McMllIm, of Tennessee; Springer, of Illinois,
aad Bynnm.. of Indiana,, will apparently not
show much strength at. the start, but will de
pend on a break from tbe forces ot either Mills
or Crisu. ' Scrlneer and.Bvnum axa worklnn- in
.thoclalmg,of Northern Democrats because
kusm j-4iiju(ui ui jiuftucrits irom .no
North la' tho next House, but the sectional
question does not seem to play an important
part in this campaign. .
WILL BE PROSECUTED.
Collector Warmeastle to Proceed Against
Pittsburg Oleomargarine Dealers.
fFBOSt A STAFF COEBXSPOKDKirr.l
Washtnoiow, May ft Collector Warm
eastle was in the city to-day to confer with
Commissioner Mason in regard to infractions
Of the oleomargarine law by Pittsburg dealers.
It is said at the department that the Commis
sioner expressed himself as being opposed to
any leniency, and that he instructed Mr. Warm
eastle to proceed promptly with prosecutions
now in prospect.
AFTER GOULD'S MILLIONS.
THE BATXBOAD HAGHATE VISITED BY A
DArTGEBOrS CEAHE.
He Tells a Remarkable Story of an Organ
ization of Christ's Followers, Whose
Object Is to Equalize Wealth Is Ar
rested by Inspector Byrnes.
Nirw Yobk, May 6. Inspector Byrnes
has personally arrested a lunatic who
threatened to kill Jay Gould unless he was
bonght off with a large amount of money.
It was yesterday morning that Inspector
Byrnes received a telegraph message from
Mr. Gonld's house requesting him to meet
tbe railroad magnate at his Wall street
office. The Inspector went down as re
quested, and soon after his arrival Dr.
Mann, Jay Gould's physician, came in.
He told the Inspector that a man who
presented himself as Charles J. Dixon had
come to his honse the night before with an
introduction from a friend in Pneblo and
told him a long story. He was, Dixon bad
said, a member of an organization known as
"unnsi s r onowers." ana naa neen made a
deputy by the Arch Ceuncll to kill Jay Gould.
He thought, however, that the matter might
be fixed. a
In 1S88 he entered the order. Its purpose was
the equalization of money and property, there
being too many rich and too many poor .people
now in the country.
On April 15 Dixon was ordered to proceed to
New York, obtain, by hook or by crook, an
interview with Jay Gould, and demand, si. 000..
000 down, 5,000,000 in ten years, at the rate of
$500,000 a year, and still another 15,000,000 In tbe
next decade, unless Mr. Gould died in the
meantime. Against that emergency Dixon was
to demand that he provide in his will for the
setting apart of bis entire fortune for educa
tional and charitable purposes, all except
$1,000,000 for each member of his family. Dixon
said that unlessMr. Gould consented to pay
'the money he would be kllleav If neither hap
pened he. Dixon, would catch it from "Christ's
Followers," and would have to die.
He thought he could fix things for S60.000
down and (200.000 for charity, as Mr. Gould was
an oldman and could not live long anyway, bnt
that was the cheapest. If refused be would
kill himself.
Dr. Mann listened', to the long story and ar
ranged to bave the man meet him again last
night. At that meeting Inspector Byrnes and
two of bis men were- present unseen. At the
end of tbe interview they arrested the man
and took him to police headquarters. To-day
be was committed to await examination as to
his sanity. He is crazy, of course, but a very
dangerous lunatic. He was not armed when
arrested, but arms were found In his trunk.
BATHEB DISAPPOIHTIUG
Were Some of the Artists in (he Carnegie
Concert Last Night.
nrfxctAL TxtxomAx to 'the sisfatcb.1
New Yobk, May ft Several of tho artists
who will figure in the Pittsburg May Festival
were In the solo of Mendlessohn'a matchless
oratorio at .the Muslo Hall to-night. The
audience was larger than the night be
fore and Messrs. Carnegie, Blaine and Dam
rosch were rtormlly "received. Fran Meilke was
at a disadvantage in' English text
and was a decided vocal disappointment: She
sang alternately flat and sharp, and tbe
operatic staccato was never laid aside even
In the most cantabllo passages., The
same grave fault .was present in Herr
Andreas Dlople's slncinc The- tmar la
Umidark blonde and coaplwqaeanawswsj
his hair neglige. But his, voice is delightful
and of true tenor quality, although his style is
ineradicablv dramatic Not one legato phrase
In the whole ot the score. He disappointed
many of his auditors.
Herr Fischer did grandly as Elijah, singing
with his usual power and, If anything, added
sweetness. There is no evening performance
to-morrow, and all hands will take in "Apollo"
at the Casino, a genuine first night.
At 6 o'clock there will be a small dinner
at Mr. Carnegie's. Mrs. Carnegie is not enter
taining at present and tbe guests will be re
stricted to the Bialnes, Mr. and Mrs. Damrosch,
Tchaiskowsky and one or two others.
A CHANGE OF VENUE.
THAT IB THE HEXT HOVE 0? THE
DELAMATE2S EX THEIR CASES.
A Claim That They Cannot Get an -Impartial
Trial In Crawford County Because
tho People Are Prosecutors Tho De
fendants Are Arrested Again.
rSFICIAI. TXLXQBAX TO TBS DISPATCH.!
Meadtille, May 6. It is very evident
the Delamaters do not mean to snbmit their
liberties to the tender mercies of a Craw
ford county jnry if they can help it Em
bezzlement is not an offense for which a
defendant can, under the law, ask for a
change of venue; but the Delamater law
yers have secured an exemplification Of the
record in the case, in which the old Board
of Commissioners ore prosecutors. There is
excellent authority for the report that this
is preliminary to an application to the
Supreme Court at Philadelphia this week
for the removal of the-cases to another
county lor trial.
Tho ground If "-tillcation. which
will, doubtless be ?&,tv. "- Georga-AT
Jenks, of Jefferson VflA "w-J'olicitor
iSPtj
General nnder the Cltm'rZ Jo on.
-mi...i.... " i . JU- V.
old Board of ConjtT'CommIssion'0(y
county nao a targe sum on uepos
of the failure that the taxpayers
are therefore deeply interested in
a the. fury must be drawn from the taxpayers.
it wOf be prejudiced against the accused and
not capable of giving them a fair and impartial
trial. The few members of the bar who have
learned of the probable intention of tbe de
fense say they doubtless are relying upon tha
decision of the Supreme Court in tbe case of
tbe Commonwealth against Balph and others,
reported in first Amerman. In that case the
Supreme Court granted tbe application of de
fendant for a removal of tbe case from Warren
county npon the allegation that the Court as
well as the people of Warren county were so
prejudiced that an impartial trial could not be
had.
Tbe immediate effect of this application will
be to delay the trial of this case, which would
otherwise come np in the regular way next
week at tbe May .sessions, but there was one
other indictment found at the February term
in tbe case, in which G. W. Witter, of Lines
vihe, is the prosecutor. There wonld seem to
bono reason why the Witter case should not
be tried next week, even though the Supreme
Court should grant a rulo to show cause In the
commissioners' case.
The Delamaters were arrested to-day for tbe
second time since the settlement scheme fell
through. Tbe complaint is made by James
McHugb, of Meadville, who bad $650 in tbe
bank, The defendants gave bail in tbe sum ot
300 each, Fayette Delamater and D. S. Rich
mond becoming their bondsmen.
AGATJT THE TORPEDOES.
Another Insurgent Cruiser Sent to the Bot
tom by Their Dread Agency,
LnrA, May ft At 4 A- at. on April 26, tbe
Chilean insurgent warship Blanco Encalada
was suddenly attacked in Caldera Bay by
the torpedo cruisers Lynch and Con
dell, which launched seven torpedoes against
the Ironclad, the last one striking. She was
tied to a buoy at tbe bay at the time and was
unable to withstand the attack properly.
About 100 of the crew were downed. Com
mander Gonl and nine others were saved.
' '- - : r- ' '
THE CfTTTiEAhf WAS.
Rival
New York Merchants Deny
That
They Are Prolonging It
SPECIAL TELEQEAX TO THE DI3FATCS.1
New Yobk. May ft The rumor that the
civil war in Chile was being prolonged' by W.
B. Grace A Co.. whose interests are favorable
to tbe Congress party, and Charles R.
Flint & Co., who bave supported
Balmaceda and the Government,
was emphatically denied to-day by tbe
senior partner of each firm. These firms have
been rivals in tbo South American trade, and
have interests In Chile that are affected by tbe
revelation. Some time ago Flint dc Co. sent to
Balmaceda two large consignments of arms.
In each consignment were SoO cases of
rifles and 750,000 cartridges. These goods were
invoiced as being for Bio de Janeiro "in trans
it." and were sent by the United States and
Brazil Mall Steamships Advance and Vigil
anclad. Tbe things were transferred to Balma
ceda's new torpedo crulsers,theAImlranteLTnch
andtbe Almlrante CondeL Then these torpedo
boats fought the battle with the Hnascarand
Blanco Encalada in Chilean waters. It is also
said tnat'arms have been purchased in New
York for tbe Congress party and shipped over
land to California.
The Chilean steamer Itata, that was seized
on Tuesday night while taking on supplies at
San Diego, Cat, was formerly one of the fleet
of the South American Steam Navigation Com
pany, of which W. R. Grace & Co. are the New
York agents.
A CHTTiK'N STEAMEE SEIZED.
One Other Gets Into Mexican Waters and
Saves Itself.
SAN Diego, Cat-, May ft Last night United
States Marshal Gard seized the Chilean
steamer Etata, now receiving supplies
in tbe harbor, and placed Captain
Mauzeum nnder arrest. Tugboats have left to
seize the two vessels seen outside, one
of which was tben supposed to be tbe
schooner Robert and Minnie and
the other a warship belonging
to tbe Chilean insurgents. The captain of tbe
Etata was allowed to return to his ship, which
is now in charge of a Deputy United States
Marshal.
Early this morning the vessel Robert and
Minnie was sighted lying off San Diego harbor.
In Mexican waters. The Etezing party returned
without making an attempt to sieze her. and
now are awaiting orders from the Attorney
General at Washington. The supposed Chilean
warship seen yesterday now turns out to be the
iranama steamer new idie.
The action of the United States Marshal in
seizing the steamer is tho result of telegraphic
correspondence between -the President, Secre
tary Blame and Attorney General Miller. Tbo
latter has been authorized by the President to
take whatever steps he deems necessary to
enforce strict compliance with the laws of neu
trality. DIED FE0M FBIGHT.
Tho Victim Was a Little Alabama Girl At
tacked by a Dog.
rsrxciAL teleobau to tiu CTsrATcn.:
Mabion, ALA- May ft Edith. Brown, a"
beautiful girl of 7" years, was frightened to
death to-day by a huge St. Bernard dog. As
she was passing along the street the dog ran
viciously to the fence around the yard of a
neighbor's residence, barking and climbing
npon the palings.
The child screamed and fell to the ground.
PasSersby. came to her assistance, but when
they reached her she was gasping in tbe last
agonies and in a few moments was dead. It
was literally a cose of being frightened to
death. ,
DEOWNED Hf LAKE HOBOS'.
Four Children In a Sail. Boat, Caught in a
Raging Gale.
Bast Taw-as. Mich., May fll-Four children
of Mr. Purdy left here in a small sail boat Sun
day morning for Port Austin, S3 miles distant,
and are supposed.to hare been lost, as nothing
has been heard from the party.
There were two boys and two girls, the oldest
18 years Aid tha youngest 7. A violent gale
sprang np Sunday noon, and his been raging
ever since. -
A BEBELLIOrl TH COSTA BICA.
The President Has Declared a Stato of Siege
in That Republic.
Panama. May ft Reports bave just been re
ceived' here that a revolutionary movement Is
In progress in Costa Rico, and .that the Presi
dent baa declared a state ef siege and suspend
ed permal guaraittes on May j.
A BATTLE OF PEPPER;
Mi3s Cavanangh Give3 Lorenz Kreig
a Bose Pilled With Cayenne.
BE COMES BACK WITH A HANDFUL,
Ana Is Now Locked In a. Cell, While tl
Girl Hay Be Blind for Life.
WILD TTJKMOILIff A D0WJT-T0W5 HOTEL
There was more excitement in the kitchen
of the Hotel Schlosser late yesterday after
noon than is usually created by the getting
np of a holiday dinner. Tables, chairs,
pans, dishes and culinary utensils in all
shapes and forms clanged and clattered
until the whole house resounded with tho
din.
Such another turmoil in a first-class
hostelry was never known before. That it
should have all resulted from on innocent
littlerosebud was considered mostsurprising. .
The place looked as if some sly demon had
slipped in with meat or vegetables and was
executing his most difficult didoes in mang
ling the paraphernalia of the once orderly
cookery.
Whether the demon had anything to do
with it or not Lorenz- Kreig is languishing
in Central station with several offenses
Chaired to hlB fllVflnnt. lhl mntt ..rtAiia Af
r which is the indiscriminate use of cayenne
pepper, as a wielder of this powery stimu
lant Kreig seems to be without a rival.
The Fair One In the Case.
to time sections of an endless supply of cold
poultices ana piasters. Miss Uayanaugh a
eye are fall of pepper, which will proba
bly exclude the light for the remainder of
her life.
Lorenz Kreig is employed in the capacity
of "butcher." Heiooks after and attends
to the purchasing of all the meats used in
the establishment. Lorenz, besides being an
imnortant functionary about the hotel. Is con
sidered a very pleasant fellow when he is in a
good humor. But he has a high temper, which
was largely responsible for his being transferred
to the station house.
Miss Bridget Cavanangh is a pretty daughter
of Erin. For some time past she has been
head attache of tbe Schlosser pantry. She Is a
bright, buxom girl, jasc past SO, and attractive
enough to do credit to her race. She got along
nicely, except occasionally, when she ar-
Lorenz, the meat master, clashed. Lorenz waa
tbe only cloud over her bright sky.-
Bridget, like many other pretty maids, has a
young friend who thinks more other than any
body else. That friend has just recently opened
negotiations for a little house in LawTenceviIIe,
and everybody in Schlosser's kitchen espe
cially Lorenz had been speculating on tbo
matter. So wben she entered tbe kitchen yes
terday afternoon with a bunch of little white
rosebuds in her hand there was no need of ask
ing questions about wbei'e they came from.
She was In a jovial mood, ready to tease or
banter. Lorenz sneered at the roses and sba
determined to make "him repent..
The Thorn With the Bote.
Slipping into a dare comer of the pantry she
dropped a few grams of red pepper into tho
heart of one of the flowers. Then with her .
most gracious air she offered the bud to Lo
renz. He could not well refuse, so he took it
and raised it to his nose.
Bridget had her revenge and everybody
laughed at Lorenz while he made Ineffectual
efforts to stop sneezing; Worked up into
state of frenzy by smarting nostrils and the
jeers of his associates, tbe hlzh-tempered,
batcher resolved quick and terrible revenge,
ixtrtlngdown Inter the cellar he knocked tha
lid off a case of cayenne pepper; caught up a.
handful of It and started in pursuit of the as
tonished Bridget.
The girl was as agile as her infuriated pur
suer, and led bim a long chase. Around tho
kitchen they raced, dodging in and out between
various culinary obstructions and playing
bavoc with tbe chefs preparations for sapper.
Tables were upset, pans and dishes went
clattering to the floor; victuals la
various stages of completion were
jumbled togetber into a monster hash.
The chief cook lost bis white cap and stood
aghast at the mutilation of his pet prepara
tions. IQtcben girls threw up their bands and
fled In terror. Guests clerks and servants all
over the bouse were frightened at the extra
ordinary turmoil In the kitchen. In tbe mean
time word was sent to tbe police, and Detective
Bendel was hurrying to tbe scene. But before
be arrived Bridget was cornered back of tha
big range.
Serious Part of the Affair.
'Her pursuer then deliberately held her by the
throat, while with his other hand he threw an
ounce of the fiery spice into her eyes. Tbe girl
did not realize what he intended doing until
too late. As Lorenz let her go she fell to tho
floor, writhing and screaming in agony.
Lorenz stood still for a moment,
looking at his victim. and then
turned on his heel to walk out He did not get
far, however, until he encountered Detective
Bendel. Mo explanations were allowed, al
though tbe wrathful Lorenz endeavored ito
make some. He was promptly bundled into
the patrol wagon and landed In Central station
a few moments later.
Physicians were at once summoned and two
ot them were on hand shortly to administer re
lief to tbe suffering girl. She was carried to
an upper room, where everything possible was
done to relieve her agony. Her eyes were com
pletely clogged up with pepper, which was
rapidly making them swollen and discolored.
Her suffering was Intense. Tbe doctors worked
several hours trying to get the terrible pain al
layed by the administration of various cooling
plasters. Opiates were given, and she finally'
became unconscious.
It is hardly considered possible that the girt
can ever rezaln her sight, though long treat
ment may effect a partial cure. Lorenz Kreig
was kept behind tbe bars all night. Judge
Gripp will endeavor to find punishment severe
enough for him this morning.
A MILLIOK DOLLAR FIBE.
Many Acres of Lumber and Oil Ablaze at(
Long Island City.
1RFIC1AL TZXXOBAIC TO THE DISrATCB.!
New Yobk, May ft Flra broke out in tho
yard of the Export Lumber Comnany, on New.
town creek and East river, at 11 o'clock to
night. There are three acres of lumber there
and tbe flames are spreading rapidly. Tha
entire fire department of Long Island City has.
been called out and Is now on the scene. W. B.
Grace A Co. are the owners.
The fire started in Doncaster's iron foundry,
at tbe corner of West avenue and Flushing
street, the cause being, as is supposed, a spark
from a casting which had been made just be
fore the shop closed. Tbe Brooklyn depart
ment has responded to a call for aid. Tbe loss
will exceed $1,000,000.
Already fire great blocks of. lumber ara
burned. The railroad freight depot is on fire,
and the passenger depot is burning. The Pratt
Oil Works Is now burning;
A CONSUL'S 300SE COOKED.
Agent Ewlng Explains Why He Befosed to)
Sing God Save the Queen.
Vancouveb, B. a. May ft Fresh fuel it '
added to tbo Consul Ewlng scandal to-day by
statement made by the American consular
agent, to which he desires tbe fullest publicity
given. He says:
"At no time bave I ever refused to honor tbs
toast to Her Majesty, the Queen, nor do I
refuse to toast the sovereign ot another nation,
to which I am accredited; but what I did
decline to do, was to stand np, and by standisg;
up participate in the singing of any national
anthem other than that of the United
States. To do otherwise would be
contrary to diplomatic usages; and,
besides, bow would it look; if I, as a
Republican and as a representative of
Republican government, were to assist in
singing 'Long to Reign Over Us,- Happy and to
Glorv. God Save the dneen 7' " It is sattlarl
now, beyond possibility of doubt, that his recall
win no aemanaea., ana oy to-morrow, evening
there will be further interesting dsTeJoas
meats,
. The other character in this "hotel tragedy
- 9" Ja,ss -Brtoset cavanangh, who lay all
the aseaL' 'ren.iaS and night in a third story room with
-"... v" ui uuciers who aaministerea irom lime
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