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GRESHAMATLOPPER A Former Stanch Republican Is Announced as "Speaker for the Third Party. TAUBENECK IS TICKLED, Because He Thinks One Speech From tho Judge Would Make AT LEAST 500,000 VOTES FOR THElt Democratic Headquarters In Kew Tork Be ginning to Get Lively. T7HITKET HAKES PERSONAL STATEMENT ttTZCIXJ. TELrOEJJM TO TXZ DISPATCH. 1 St. Louis, Aug. 1L The Kational Peo pie's party headquarters this morning were alive with enthusiastic workers, all ot whom were very jubilant over a telegram received last night and its contents verified by the receipt of a letter at hand this morn ing to the effect that Judge Gresham had concluded to take the stump in the interest of the Third party, and would make his opening speech at Indianapolis. The latter part of July Chairman Tau beneck received this intelligence irom the Chairman of the State Committee of Indi ana, to whom Judge Gresham had written declaring his intentions and setting forth bis reasons for making a campaign in the interest of General "Weaver. In his report to the National headquarters the Chairman of the State Committee of Indiana states that Judge Gresham, in apprising him of bis intentions, informed him by letter that be did not refuse the Presidental nomina tion because be was not in sympathy with the party, but for a reason that was en tirely personal and not political. Chairman Taubencck Is Delighted. "How do yon like that for a piece of sews?" asked Mr. Taubeneck, "It means that one speech from Gresham, no matter whether he makes more than one in our favor, setting forth our objects and indors ing onr platform, will win over more than 600,000 votes for the People's party that we would have been unable to control oth erwise. With a flattering prospect now in In diana, the encouraging reports received from the South, and with the silver States behind us, we have good cause to feel hope fuL" Chairman Taubeneck was asked if he would give Secretary Stoel's letter for pub lication. This he refused to da A special from New Tork says: Ex-Attorney General Michener, who was General New's able assistant in securing the renom ination of President Harrison at Minneapo lis, was one of the most welcome visitors at Bepublican headquarters to-day if he did bring bad news. Bad news it was, for Gen eral Michener brought the tidings that Judge Walter Q. Gresham, of Indiana, is in anything but a friendly mood toward the President Judge Gresham Peels Slighted. Judge Gresham has not spoken to the President for eight or nine years, and, al though he worked very hard for him in 1888 in Indiana, it was simply for the good of the party. For his work Judge Gresham thought be was entitled to at least a place on the Supreme Bench of the United States, and the fact that be did not get it has em bittered bim more than ever. When the Fanners' Alliance, knowing the free trade views of Judge Gresham, offered bim their candidacy lor the Presi, dency, he thought of it for same time. It was a great relief to President Harrison when he refused the nomination, for Gres ham bas not only a grjtnd following among the Republicans in Indiana, but all over the country. They assert that they know bim to be a man of sterling worth, perfectly bonest, and strongly in favor of a pure ballot The Judge carries his dislike to such an extent that he will have nothing to do with the President, but Gresham's iriends have been frequently recognized in Indiana. The attitude of Gresham will probably cause the defection of many votes in Indiana. Preparatory steps are being taken to put extra speakers in Indiana, and General Micbenerwill have personal charge of the campaign in that State. Some People Not Much Surprised. A telegram irom Indianapolis says: Henry Vincent, editor of the Non-Conformist, speaking of the telegram from St Louis announcing that Judge Gresham would take the stump in the interest of the Peo ple's party remarked, with a smile, that it was not much, of a surprise to him. "Last July, when the committee waited upon Judge Gresham with a view to induc ing him to accept the nomination," said Mr. Vincent, "be gave the members to un derstand that he would make several speeches before the campaign closed. There is no question in my mind that the story is genuine. When Otto Gresham was here, about a week ago, be informed me that in a few days he would have some good news for the People's party, and I suppose he referred to his father's intention to take the stump. "Of course the majority of the Judge's speeches will be delivered in Indians, al though he may make some in Illinois, where bis popularity is fully as great as it is in this State. It may sound like an exaggera tion, but I believe that Judge Gresham will make 50,000 votes for us right here in In diana. He is in heartv sympathy wltb the movement, and will, beyond all question, wield a most powerful" influence in this State." None of the People's party men here knew anything further of the letter. John Strange, the State Chairman, lives off the line of telegraph communication and could not be reached to-night Republicans pro fess not to believe the dispatch, and point to the fact that the Judge, when right in line with the Bepublican party, refused to make speeches on the ground that snch a course would be unbecoming in a man on the Federal bench. A telegram from Boston says: A careful inquiry at all the hotels in Boston shows that Judge Gresham has gone to Cape Cod. His exact present whereabouts cannot be ascertained. He left word that he would not return until the but of the month. ASOTHEE HUABS-THE HEWS. Th. Prohibition Presidental Candidate Ko tl&sd of HU Nomination. Waco, Tex., Aug. 1L The Notification Committee of the National Prohibition party reached here to-day, and to-night ln the presence of more than 1,000 people, the formal notification was made. Hon. George C. Christian, of Arkansas, chairman, de livered the address of notification. The' address of acceptance by Dr. Cranfill was characteristic. It was eloquent apd full of humor. The doctor predicted ulti mate success of the party, nationally and in all States. After the notification cere monies were over a ratification meeting was held, at which Judge E. Cheat made an ad dress. Iowa People's Tarty Nominations. Des Moines, Aug. 1L The People's party State Convention was called to order to-day with 342 delegates present The fol lowing nominations for State officers were I maae: secretary tu oiaie, x. xu uuieiij i Attorney General, Charles MoKenzie; Treasurer, Justice Wells; Railroad Com missioner, J. H. Barnett; Auditor, J, B. Blakesly. The convention chose Judge Cole, of Polk county, and J. jr. Joseph, ot Union county, as electors at large. GETTING INTO SHAPE. Democratic Headquarters' the Scene of Considerable Activity Whitney Issues ' a Statement Sorry He Has Been Made a Bone of Contention. New York, Aug. 11. Things are getting in shape at National Democratic headquar ters. Hon. Don M. Dickinson, whom the fellows at Bepublican headquarters refer to as "the man with the ginger-ale side whiskers," arrived from Detroit to-day, and in his wake came Benjamin T. Cable, of Illinois, ex-Secretary William C. Whitney and others. There was a quorum ot the campaign committee on band, and Chair man Dickinson called them together in the evening. Only routine matters were dis cussed. The gratifying information was imparted that money'is coming in rapidly. Hon. William C. Whitney had read of the aches and pains oi the anti-snappers over his elevation, and he prepared a statement It was poundedbut on one ot the many type writers at headquarters, and it is as follows: I qnite agree with Mr. Grace. I have no doubt It IS qnite true, as he says, that there is some dissatisfaction owing to the promi nence given to me and Tammany Hall. My part has been greatly magnified; it has been made too much of. I have not been a party to it myself, and have refused all honors in connection with the campaign. These things will wear off. Mr. Grace himself will be very influential in smoothlngontdifferences. It will take a little time. After such a con test over the nomination as there has been wo must expect individual jealousies. In the main our people are united. There is a grand public spirit actuating the party at this moment a determination to win. I have never seen a campaign open with the same spirit of loyalty and devotion. Mr. Cleveland has publicly stated his determin ation to forget that there have been any differences. In a short time no ono in the Syracuse movement will be looking aronnd to see whom he is locking arms with, whether a Tammany man or one of his own people. I see this coming very rapidly, and am very sorry at any time to be myself the cause of auy bad feeling. At Bepublican National headquarters it was the gossip that the President is to slop over in New York on his return from Loon Laie, the first week in September or there abouts: that the New Yorkers, it is declared, are to get up a reception for him in Madi son Square Garden; that all the chieftians are to be on hand, and that the President is to make the greatest speech of his life. William Brookfield, Chairman of the State Committee and President of the County Committee, has been with the Presi dent at Loon Lake for several days. It is given out that the Bepublican No tional Committee will not openly take a hand in the Alabama dispute between Kolb and Jones, but, at the the same time, that a fight has been determined upon, and that it will be directed through the underground wires leading out of Hon. Ihomas Henry Carter's bureau at 618 Fifth avenue. COON PIAYIHG IK HABD LUCK, An Ex-Government Official Prevented by Politicians From Getting Offlci Again. Washington, Aug. it Special Every time a vacancy of any importance oc curs in the Treasury Department the name of ex-Assistant Secretary Charles E. Coon, of New York, is brought to the front by some of his over-zealous friends. The res ignation of Assistant Secretary Crounse, and the probable retirement of Assistant Secreta ry Nettleton at an earlv day.will create two vacancies in the Treasury Department, both of which Mr. Coon-iormeriy occupied. He was an efficient officer during his long serv ice in the Treasury Department, prior to the Clevelanddministration, and many of bis friends would like to see him re-enter the public service. When the Harrison ad ministration was inaugnrated a strong pressure was brought to bear upon the late Secretary Windom to restore Mr. Coon to his former position as Assistant Secretary. The opposition came from prominent New Yorkers, who did not consider bim of suf ficient political importance to merit such a rich place. When Mr. Windom diedandhis successor appointed another eflort was made in Mr. Coon's behalf. Secretary Poster was favorably inclined toward the ex-Assistant Secretary, but again the politicians in New York refused to give their consent to his appointment He went into the banking business with "Commodore" A. E. Bate man, and the latter failed, it is said, with a large sum of money in his pocket Bate man turned up here during the recent meet ing ot the Bepublican National Committee as a proxy for the Georgia members. In official circles it is said that Mr. Coon's friendship with Bateman is one of the prin cipal objections to his recognition by the present administration. M'BHIDE IN THE FIELD. A 2?ew Name Mentioned for Congress in SIcKInley's Old District. YouNGsrowN.O., Aug. 1L Special A new name is mentioned in connection with the Democratic nomination for Congress in this district against T. B. Morgan. John McBride, of Massillon, well'known as Pres ident of. the Ohio Miners' Union and an ex legislator, is willing to be named, but will not make a struggle for the honor. Mc Bride is particularly strong with the labor element, which is depended upon to com pass Morgan's defeat. Prom the views of labor and Democratic leaders'here it is apparent that either Mc Bride orB. P. Weybrecht, of Alliance, will be nominated. Weybrecht has about equal strength with McBride among the workers, and in addition possesses other elements of popularity with the young men of the dis trict The Democrats confidently 'claim that either one of the two candidates men tioned can easily be elected. Homeopathic Doses of Politics. J. V. Cockxrill, a brother of United States Senator Cockerlll, has been nominated by the Thirteenth Texas district Democrats for Congress. At Olympla, Wash., John L. Wilson, of Spokane, the present Congressman, and W. H. Doollttle, of Tacoma, were nominated by acclamation. The Bepublican Congressional conference of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania district yesterday nominated Thaddeus M.Malionev. of Franklin county; on the seventy-second ballot. Pbesidest.Oobw McBride, of the United Mine 'Workers of Amenca, ays be would accept the Democratic nomination for Con gress in the Eighteenth Ohio district if tendered him, but that he will not enter Into a struggle to secure It. Tbx Prohibition State convention,of Mich igan, nominated tho following ticket: Bev. John Bussell, of Kew Haven, Governor; E. I Brewer, of Owosso, Lieutenant Governor; G. It Malone, otXansIng, Secretary of State; David It Taylor, Treasurer; T. E. W. Ad ams, Auditor General; Myron II. Walker, of Grand Uaplds, Attorney Ueneral; A. M. Ben edict, Commissioner State Land Office: Kob ert D. Avann, Superintendent of Public In struction: Dr. Alfred M. Webster, Member of State Board of Education. HEABLY 8TAEVED TO DEATH. Ccsmas GarniskI Tells a TVoful Tale at the UotpIU). Cosmas Garniski was brought to the Southside Hospital yesterday by the patrol wagon suffering from starvation. He was in a pitiable condition, and was so weak that be could hardly walk. He was given medical attention, but will not likely be' able to leave the hospital for ten davs or two weeks. Garniska said he had been brought here to work in the Homestead mills. After working several days ,he was discharged. Having no home or money, be bad wan dered around till, driven by hnnger, he ap plied for aid at the Twenty-eighth.ward police station, and they had him taken to the hospital. lie had not eaten a meal since Monday a week, but hod lived on ber ries and what he could beg ever since. GarniskI is abodt 30 years old, but has been in wuo cuuuirjyumj asuori ume. THE PHTSBTJKG COL. EM IN THE PEN. Judge Lynch Cheated Out of a Victim by a Shrewd Sheriff's Work. THE BIDE TO STATE'S PRISON. Warden Blevins Compelled to Etripes on the Convict, Tnt the 1 DE8PITE MRP. KING'S PLEADINGS rSPECIAt. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCS1 Nashville, Aug. 1L -Colonel H. Clay King, who shot and killed David H. Pos ton'in Memphis over a year ago, who was then convicted and sentenced to be banged, and whose sentence was affirmed by the Su preme Court of the State, and who subse quently made a fruitless eflort to obtain a writ of habeas corpus from the Federal Court, and later was saved from the gal lows by a commutation granted by Gover nor Buchanan, is to-day an inmate of the Tennessee Penitentiary. Taken from Memphis last night to escape mob violence, he arrived here at 7 o'clock this morning in custody of Sheriff McLen don, of Shelby county, and was at once con veyed to the State prison, passing beyond the door at the main entrance ot the great stone building. Colonel King was immedi ately placed behind the bars, and a receipt for the prisoner was handed to the Sheriff. Arrival of the Party at Nashville. Colonel King, who, when be reached the city, was attired in a neat suit of black, met Mrs. King, bis devoted wife, and her son at the depot, the two having come to the city on different roods. Miss King, his daughter, accompanied her mother and brother from Memphis to Nashville, com ing on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis Bailway, via Mackenzie, while Colonel King and Sheriff McLendon went on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad as far as Nortonsville, Ky and taking the Louisville and Nashville Bailroad there, came to the city, the train reaching here a few minutes after the one on which Mrs. King, her son and daughter were pas sengers. Mrs. King, and son accompanied Colonel King and Sheriff McLendon to the peni tentiary, while Jdiss ntng came up town. While on the way to the prison Colonel King signified his desire for a drink of whisky, and the carnage was stopped long enough for the prisoner to satisfy bis ap petite for liquor. Private Conference With His Wife. When Colonel King had been turned over to the custody ot Warden Blevins, Mrs. King, who was somewhat agitated, asked the Warden to allow her to speak to her husband in private. Permission being given. Colonel King and his wife retired to an adjoining room. After the husband and wife had a long talk they returned to the Warden's office, and Colonel King asked Mr. Blevins for a drink of whisky. The Warden replied that his request could not be granted. Mrs. King then brought up the question whether her husband would have to wear stripes. She pleaded in a most earnest manner with the Warden, citing the high position of the family, the number of prominent people who had asked the Gov ernor to commute the sentence Imposed upon her husband, the age of the prisoner, and finally saying that Grover Cleveland had written a letter to one of King's relatives iavoririi: executive clemencv. Her pleading was in vain, Warden Blevins pav ing: "Madame, if Grover Cleveland should come with vou personally, or if any other man should come, I should still put the stripes upon Colonel King, as upon any other prisoner." The Colonel Must Wear the Stripes. Mrs. King then inquired, "If-G6vemor Buchanan says you mayleave them off, will you7" The reply was "No, Madame; Jt is my duty, as Warden of the penitentiary, to treat bim as other prisoners." Mrs. King, who was deeply moved, asked if her husband's face and head must be shaved and received a reply in the nega tive. Warden Blevins also informed Mrs. King that she might call upon her husband under the rules governing the prison. Wishing to avoid seeing her husband in a convict's cell Mrs. King then left the prison. After her departure Colonel King was brought into the. clothing room, where he as measured ' and bis description entered in the records. He then put on the stripes, and at 10 o'clock the great gate at the inner entrance was opened and a mo ment later it closed upon him. He was con ducted to wing No. 3, where he will remain until death closes his remarkable career or a pardon is granted by some Governor. Be ing old and unused to manual labor, be will be given light employment Sneriff McLendon said that yesterday aft ternoon he received information that a movement was on foot to mob Colonel King that night While believing that, with a dozen men, be could defend the jail against all of Memphis, he was averse to taking life if he could possibly avoid it Cleveland's Letter to King's Aunt. The letter referred to by Mrs, King as having been written by Grover Cleveland is as follows: Gray Gables, buzzard's Bat, Mass., t July 27. Mrs. E. K. White: Dear Madame I sympathize with you deeply and sincerely in the conviction of your uncle. I know but little of the facts In the case, but confess that my slight informa tion on the subject led me to Suppose that enough of mitigation would be snown upon his trial to reduce the grade of offense below that or the highest known to our law. I have been so moved by your ap peal that I have seriously considered whether there was not something I might do to help yon. I am forced-to the conclu sion, however, that I ought not to interfere by applying to the Governor for the mitiga tion of the sentence pronounced upon your uncle. Snch an application on my part would be based only upon the sympathy which I leel for yon, and my ex perience teaches me that such- a con sideration ought, not to contiol exec utive aotion in case of this kino. Not withstanding this I feel that there are cir cumstances In your uncle's case which ought to appeal strongly to the pardoning povrer.and I earnestly hope that such repre sentations may be made to your Governor as will avert the execution of the death sen tence which has oeen pronounced. Very truly vours, Grover'Clevelaitd. Mrs. White Is a niece of Mrs.. Colonel Clay King, the murderer of Posten. GLADSTONE HIMSELF ADAIR. Recent Events Snow Both His Physical and His Mental Health Are Uood. London, Aug. 1L Many alarming re ports have been spread lately regarding the health of Mr. Gladstone, some of them stating that-it was believed he was on the verge of collapse, and that be would never be able to stand the worry and strain of Parliamentary battle. His masterly speech Tuesday on the amendment to the address in reply to the Queen's speech showed no failure in bis mental capacity. As to his physical health, Herbert Glad stone, bis son, calls recent reports "mere rubbish." He intimates that these reports were spread by the Tories for a purpose. Considerable comment was caused by Mr. Gladstone suddenlyleaving the House of Commons Tnesday,andit was hinted that his speech had proved too much ot a strain upon him. Herbert Gladstone explains his father's sudden withdrawal as being solely due to his desire to catch a train. MASS A POOL OP HIMSELF, An Ohio Sheriff; 'While Awry From Home, Has the Hose Turned on Him. Columbus, a, Aug. It Special Sheriff A. J, Crilley, of Licking county, came over fromNewark yesterday to at tend the meeting of the Democratic State Executive Committee, He became dls. . DISPATOH iFBIDAY, gusted with the proceedings and procededto paint the town red. He proclaimed him self Sheriff of the county, entered business establishments and ordered the doors closed claiming to have an execution. The pro prietors insisted on the papers, which be was unable to show. At one place he became so abusive that an officer was called in and the Sheriff locked in the city prison, where he de stroyed a portion of the cell and became so abusive that the hose was turned on bim. To-night he was released on bond and said he guessed he had made a fool of himself. TIME FOR PRECAUTION. ' Care Being Taken in New York to Prevent the Spread of Smallpox Infractions as to Vaccination and Sanitary Inspection Vlgl'ance the Price of Health. - New Yoek, Aug. It Special' Because 6f the large number of cases of smallpox which have occurred in this city during the past month, President Wilson, of the Health Board, Dr. Cyrus Edson, the sani tary superintendent, and Dr. Charles P. Boberts, Chief of the Bureau of Contagions Diseases, have held conferences to decide what steps to take to guard against a possi ble epidemic. Dr. Edson said to-day that at yesterday's conference it was decided that while during the present season the danger from small pox was at its minimum, the appearance of so many cases indicates a possible outbreak of the disease during the coming fall and winter. It was resolved to adopt energetio measures to guard against such a possibility. The district w.ithin which tlie disease has been mainly confined lies between Canal and Fourteenth streets, Broadway and the North river. This territory has been di vided into 20 districts, to each of which will be assigned a sanitary inspector. The inspectors will begin to-morrow a house-to-house visitation of the districts. They are to observe and report the sanitary condition of each house. These instructions to the inspectors were issued by Dr. Boberts: You will visit every apartment therein occupied by a family in the district assigned you. Examine thoroughly, and fully satisfy yourself whether there is or bas been any case of smallpox in the premises. Take memorandum of -each house by number, and number of families visited In each. If a case is found, developed or suspicious, telephone this office Immediately. Vaccinate all per sons who wish or who have been in any way exposed. Kecommend every one to be re vaccinated as soon as the cool weather will admit, both adults and children. Before vaccinating, cleanse that portion of the arm where the virus Is to be applied witn an antiseptic soinnon. v irus neeaies, antiseptic solution, and lint will be supplied at this office. Make return of those visited at your regular weekly report. More persons have been vaccinated dnr ing the past six months than during any similar period. Up to August 1 86,000 vac cinations were made. The physician who attended Joseph Daneri, the Italian candy maker who was found dead yesterday from smallpox in the tenement at 101 West Hous ton street, has been asked to explain to the health department, why he failed to report the case. ION0BANCE AIDS CHOLEHA. Another Fierce Plague Blot Reported From a Turkish Province. i Constantinople, Aug. 11. A dispatch received here from Trebizond states that on August 5 a serious disturbance occurred at Platana, seven miles west of Trebizond, The trouble arose from the enforcement of sanitary regulations adopted by the Turkish officials to prevent the spread of cholera. Nearly 1,500 persons were detained at the lazaretto at Planata and they attempted to break through the sanitary cordon. The local authorities were powerless to handle the crowd and a battalion of troops was hastily summoned to quell the disturbance. The soldiers responded and orders were given for the crowd to disperse. They refused to do so and the commander ordered his men to fire. At the first volley seven persons were killed and a large number were wounded. The people were terror-stricken and lied back to the lazaretto. Advices from the Crimea and the Cau casus state that the cholera is decreasing in virulence. In Northern and Central Bussio, however, the disease is increasing, and in Moscow, 23 more factories have been closed, owing to the spread of the plague. The Grand Duke Sergius, Governor of Moscow, has surprised the people1 by his display of personal energy in dealing with the plague; while the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, devotes her personal attention to the relief of the' sufferers. Besides the sanitary precautions taken, pravers are of fered up daily in the churches for the abate ment ot the pestilence. 'WINHIPEG SOCIETY CONVULSED By a Scandal Affecting a Man Prominent in Military Circles. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Aug. 11. The arrest of Colonel Bay, a prominent banker and military man of Port Arthur, well known throughout the entire Dominion, bas created a tremendous sensation. Colonel Bay met on the street Mrs. Bathnrst, wife of Dr. Bathurst, a well-known physician, and engaged her in conversation over church matters. They walked toward the .Bathurst residence and when it was reached, the Colonel asked permission to enter to continue the conversation. A few minutes after entering, Bay grossly insulted the lady, the eflect o'f which so startled her that she swooned away. When the lady recovered she at once alarmed the household. Colonel Bay hearing that proceedings were to be taken, wrote a friend a check for $5,000 to suppress matters. This she indignantly refused and at once swore out a warrant for the man's arrest, which was, executed. Dr. Bathurst. who was out of the city,did not return, until the following day. He is furious over the affair and swears to shoot Bay 'if be escapes justice in the courts. Bay is out.on bail ANOTHER SEARLES FIGHT. Forty Relatives to Bring Suit Against the Beneficiary of the Will. New York, Aug. 1L The announce ment to-day that the relatives of the late Mrs. Hopkins-Searles are about to bring suit against her husband for what they con sidered their fair share in the estate, caused surprise in this city.( The attorneys for Mr. Bearles say there is no possibility of such a suit, in as much as the relatives of Mrs. Searles b.ave no olaim whatever upon her husband. If they have any claims to put forth, the time to have done so was before the will was admitted to probate and the estate placed in the hands of Mrs. Searles' executors. The 'relatives declare that after be bad made a settlement with Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. Searles' adopted son, Mr. Searles Sromised them each $25,000 if they would ot oppose the admission of the will to pro bate. There are 40 odd relatives of Mrs, Searles, and they, it is said, propose to join issue and do what they can .legally to re cover what they claim as their own. CBUSHED TJHDEB A STONE WALL Five Killed and Two Injured by a Collapse at Hartford City, Ind. Habtfobd Cm, Ind., Aug. 1L This afternoon at 3:45 o'clock a heavy stone wall in the tankroom of the Hartford City Glass Works caved in, killing five men and badly injuring two others. The falling of the wall was caused by the pressure of a heavy dirt filling placed behind the walls and de fective masonry. At the time of the acci dent the men were attempting to prop the wall. The killed are W. H. Foreman, laborer; Albert Inman, laborer; Alex Moore, lab orer; Charles Sawyer, bricklayer; Jack Pommell, laborer. AUGUST 12, 1$92. PROBING THE MYSTERY The Telescopes Piercing Farther Into the Secrets of Mars. ADDITIONAL LIGHT EXPECTED. Yalue of the Observation Being Taken in South America. THE VIEWS OF LEADING ASTE0K0MERS ( Washington, Aug. 1L "A very great deal will be accomplished," said Prof. Asaph Hall, "by the observations taken of Mars at the present time. I am greatly en couraged by the results, not only of my own observations, bnt more particularly by the observations of others, 'and I am led to be lieve that a good many things about which heretofore there bas been an element of doubt will now be certainty. "I read the cable from Arequipa, Peru, with a great deal of interest. This article was of more than ordinary interest to me from the fact of the great advantage ot position Prof. Pickering has at Arequipa, There he has Mars almost directly above him, or, to be accurate, within eight degrees of his zenith. Besides this, he is at an eleva tion of 8,000 feet above the sea level, and consequently looks through much less at mosphere and mist than I do here at Wash- rinrrtnn an alatrnttAn P nttani 1 rtrt Taa and with the planet Mars away ofl to the South. He Saw the Bine Areas. "I note that Prof. Pickering mentions having seen two large areas near the Equa tor which are permanently blue. He says that the total size of the area is about 500, 000 square miles. I have seen these also, bnt I have not seen the small dark spot he mentions as having appeared in the south ern snow cap. He says that this spot lengthened rapidly and that early in July it was 1,000 miles long, dividing the snow in half. "This occurred before I began my ob servations, and so I am unable to corrobo rate what Prof. Pickering says. He also states that 1,600,000 square miles of snow have melted within the last 30 days, and that the snow has apparently been trans ferred into the seas acrossland. This is un doubtedly the case, and, as yon know, it is because this white substance melts, which leads ns astronomers to call it snow. "I am much gratified that Prof. Picker ing, as well as myself, has observed the dark line in the form of a Y-shaped mark in the direction of the seas. I, too, saw it. "The large dark area which Prof. Picker ing believes to be a lake or sea did appear near the melting snow, and later the out lines of the northern sea were again seen stretching north irom the snow. Those Green Spots at the Poles. "The green areas near the poles, which Prof. Pickering correctly states have not been seen for many weeks,and which he saw near the North Pole last night, were noted in my observations of last night also. 'When I stop to think of it, it really does seem remarkable that the same changes noted by me last night had also been noted by Pro'f. Pickering the night before in Arequipa. "Do yon expect, professor, that the observations now being taken of Mars will add in a measure to yonr positive knowl edge of the planet?" "In a certain sense, yes," replied the professor in a non-committal nay. "All these observations and they are probably being made at 30 different points in this world mate us more certain with regard to Mars. We are getting better acquainted with the planet every day, and everything that we learn tends to strengthen our belief that Mars is very much like our own world." "Do you hope, professor, to live to see the day when we shall know whether or not Mars is inhabited?" Animal and Vegetable Ufe. "We have every reason to believe now that there is animal and vegetable life there, but whether it will be known posi tively or not I would not undertake to sav. "That would be a guess, and guessing is not in my line. "Whatdo you think will be accomplished if the immense telescope now talked of is built?" "I have very little definite information with regard to this new telescope. The in tention is, however, I understand, to make it several times larger than the celebrated Lick telescope. This, of course, would he a great advantage, even assuming that in the process of construction no improvement were discovered. "The Prenchman who wants to construct this telescope, however, wants to build it upon a new principle, and of course there is an element of doubt, therefore, as to its success. So I guess we'd better wait until the instrument is constructed before you try to have me draw any more conclu sions." Interested at Harvard Observatory. A dispatch from Boston says: Prof. E. C. Pickering, of the Harvard Observatory, bad read with a good deal of interest the dispatch from his brother, W. H. Picker ing, located at the Harvard branch station in Arequipa, Peru, observing the opposi tion of Mars. "This is the first news that we have re ceived here of my brother," said he. "We know that he went to South America with the intention of doing the best work possible and do not doubt that he is doing so. The description of the equipment which my brother took with him is all right with one exception. That is the statement that the visual 12-inch telescope was last year sent to Arequipa, Such is not the case, the in strument still being here with us. The 13 inch photographic telescope they have is also visual, although I see the description does not say so. The lens of this 13-inch telescope is very convenient, as by turning it one way it can be photographic and by turning it the other way it is made visual." "Is this your invention, Mr, Pickering?" I asked. Invented the Uonble Telescope. "Yes, partly so," said he. "I got them up with Air. uiarlc, the telescope maker. It was'a very singular fact, though, that Sir George Stokes, President of the Boyal So ciety, and Sir Howard Grubb, of England, produced a similar invention at the very same time. It is something that astrono mers had long felt the need o The first photograph ever taken of a star was taken July 17, 1850, and was the resnlt of ' an ex periment in stellar photography under the direction of Prof. W. O. Bond. Mr. J. A Bipple placed a sensitive daguerrotype plate in the locus of a 15-inch equatorial telescope, which, by means of its driving clock, was kept pointed upon the star. The result was very satisfactory. "Newspapers have made the point about the peculiar advantages of our station in Are quipa sufficiently clear. The air is so much steadier there that with his 13-inch telescope my brother can get better results in Are quipa than we can up here witb a 26-inch telescope. If some man of wealth wants to do a good thing he can send a big telescope down there, and better opportunities lor observing Mars and the other planets and stars will be had than ever before." "How much would it cost to send a big 36-inch telescope down there?" I asked. Chance for a Bleu. Man. "Well, the telescope alone would cost about 100,000, then the cost of mounting would be considerable and alio the work of erecting a building for it I would not say that you could see men digging canals on Mars, bnt there wonld be better results than in any other part of the world. I sup pose there are wealthy men in New York er other parts of the country that would five the necessary money if the matter was rought to their attention. "My brother, yon know, made a study of Mars before going to Arequipa, so that he could learn just bow much more could, be seen down there than here. He is collect ing material for maps, which, made under such favorable conditions, will be more valuable than any yet produced. I look for good results also at the Lick Observatory. "The main object oi his visit to Arequlpe, you know, was to photograph the stars, nebulae, alusters and spectra. He sends us the photographs that he takes down there. and we study them here. You see it is like this: The brain is here, the eye is there. Incidentally be is making a careful observa tion of Mars. Down thereby ou see, be baa all the night to work, for Mars is visible from sunset to sunrise. The season of rainy weather comes all at one time of the year. During August there will not be one un pleasant night there, while here we will probably have so many each week. A Good Chance for Study. "He will not make many photographs of Mars, but careful drawings. By Mars being visible all night, you see, he can take sev eral views of a certain point on its surface when one side is visible during the early evening; early the next morning another side isseen. This gives a good opportunity for study. The huge areas of snow he speaks of seeing are nothing but white spots near the poles. They are supposed to be snow because when near the sun they grow smaller and when turned from the sun they appear larger. The blue line near the Equator is said to be an ocean, but we bave no more proof that this is so than we have that the green spots are vast forests or that the red spots are vast areas of red stone or rocky mountains. Next spring my brother will return, stopping firstin Chili to observe the eclipse of the sun, which occurs April 15 to 16.. Mr. Bailey will then take charge of the station, for we intend to keep some one there all the time." LABOR LEADER RIVALRY May Drive the New fork Walking Dele Cate Oat or the Field A Scheme on Toot That M onld Abolish the Present Pystem Employed In the Blj City. New York, Aug. It Special Dis trict Assembly 253, Knights of Labor, feel ing slighted by the way in which it has been overlooked in the settlement of the late building strike by the Board of Walk ing Delegates, is, it was stated to-day, con sidering a plan for doing away with the board altogether. During the strike a great deal of rivalry developed between the two bodies. A member of the district said to day; "Onr idea is to abolish the board alto gether, and have 12 or 13 inspectors ap pointed under one chief. They would be very carefully picked from the chief trades, and would perhaps have higher salaries than the walking delegates. The plan is to assign an Inspector to one district of the city and make him responsible for it We suggested it some time ago, and will bring it up again." "How are these inspectors to be selected?" be was asked. "We would issue a call to all the local assemblies in onr district to send the names of eligible men to a general meeting of the district. The selection will be made with due regard to the special fitness of each man." He went on to say that the inspectors were carefully to note each building of the Buddensiek class, apd if the contractor em ployed non-union men, to proceed against him first by ordering out the men, and secondly by reporting the building to the authorities. If union men were employed, be intimated, the latter matter would not be pressed. Secretary Clayton, of the Board of Walk ing Delegates, said he had never heard of this plan. He did not consider it seriously. A DETECTIVE IN A TBU5K. Ha Was Imprisoned There by a Smart Tonne; Man He Had Arrested. Chicago, Aug. 1L Yesterday a youjig dudish looking man registered at the Pal mer House as Dr. Moore, of New York. To-day he was arrested by Detective Bailey as E. G. Dumas, of Boston, who is wanted in that city for a forgery of 5650. The young man took his arrest with coolness, but protested his name was Moore, and not Dumas, and if Detective Bailey would have the kindness to come up to his room he would show bim papers to prove that his name was Moore. The detective went up to the room, where the young man showed bim papers lying in the bottom of a large sample trunk. Bailey stooped over to pick them up, when his prisoner seized him by the heels, dumped him into the trunk, slammed the lid, locked the door of the room and made bis escape. It was 15 minutes before the detectivewas released from the room, and he is now hunt ing for his man with small chance of find ing bim. HE DISAPPEAEED MYSTEBI0U3LY. The 2-Tear-Old Boy of John Bats Found In the Boad. Anthony, the 2-year-old boy of John Balz, of St. Clair township, who disappeared so mysteriously Wednesday night at 11 o'clock, was returned to bis parents yester day morning shortly after 6 o'clock. For a time it was thought the child had been kidnaped, and his parents were greatly alarmed. Yesterday morning his father appeared at the Twenty-eighth ward station and reported that bis child had disappeared, but the police could do nothing aait was outside the city limits. He said that he had left the child in a hammock 'on the porch, as the child was unwell. His wife bad gone away to visit Mrs. Stein, a sick neighbor. He went into the house, but when he came out about midnight the child was missing. A search was instituted, but without success. Mrs. Michael Glekl, who brought the child bact, said that about 2 o'clock in the morning she was awakened by the furious barking of their dog. On going out she found the- little boy in the road and took bim in. She had kept bim till on learning where he belonged she returned him imme diately. How the child could bave gotten away without attracting attention is still a mys tery. The door was said to be tightly fastened and could hardly be opened by the little fellow. He was also found quite a distance from home, and that at an un seemly hour. TO MEET TO-DAY. Green Bottle Manufacturers and Th?Ir Em ployes Tf III Confer. The Western bottle manufacturers and their employes will meet this morning to arrange a scale for the ensuing year. A speedy settlement is expected. Mr. Harvey, one of the committeemen, last evening said: "The delegates have mostly arrived and will be ready to meet to-morrow. It is probable that the old scale will be adopted with very few changes. We expect that the session will only last one day. The condition of the green bottle business is very encouraging, and the men are all satisfied." A SESEBTEB'S BBEAK FOB I1BEETY. He Leaps From a Train Near Altoona While Gome 40 Miles an Honr. AirooNA, Aug. 1L O. L. Killen, a de serter from the United States army on his way from Pittsburg to New York to stand trial, jumped from the Eastern express to night near McGarvey. The train was run ning 40 miles an hour. The prisoner was in charge of Martin Melvin, Sergeant from the Pittsburg re cruiting station. An extended search bas been made, but Killen bad not been found at 1 o'clock. A Texas Family Stricken by Lightning. Abbott, Tex, Aug. 1L Lightning struck the house of J. H. Williams this morning, horribly sbosking the whole family. A 6-year-old boy was instantly killed and another boy and girl were so badly burned it is thought they cannot recover. I A TRADITION EUINED, The Cruiser ilarWehead Is Christened by a Harried Woman INSTEAD OP BT A YOUNG MAIDEN. Description of the Warship Launched at, Boston Yesterday. A SEA TEKK0R WITH 20 HUGE GUNS Bostos-, Aug. 1L Before 1 o'clock, the hour set for the launching of United States cruiser No. 11, the immense shipyard of Harrison & Loring, South Boston, was a- lively place, with its busy shipwrights hur rying to and fro under the towering mass of steel, putting on the final touches of lubri cator to insure a perfect launch. ' Added to this scene of busy work was that of the gay holiday makers who bad come by invitation of the contractors to see the ship meet the water. There were hun dreds of them, and, like the ship, they were dressed, in their gayest colors. Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Bussell Soley represented the Government at Washing ton, and Governor Bussell and a number of members of tne Legislature were present for Massachusetts. The city of Boston war also well represented by members of the Board of Aldermen and the Common Council. Mrs. C. F. Allen Breaks the Bottle. At the appointed hour the signal was given to knock away the shores, and amid the cheers of the spectators cruiser No. 11 slipped slowly down the ways into the water, christened the Marblehead. Mrs. C. F. Allen broke the customary bottle of wine over the ship's bows as the vessel plunged intostiie sea. The principal dimensions of the vessel are; Length on mean load water line, 257 feet; extreme breadth, 37 feet; depth of bold to under side of spar deck plank amid ships, 19 feet 6 inches; draft of water mean normal, 14 feet 6 inches; displacement in tons to load water line, 2,000; area of im mersed midship section, 665 square feet; indicated horse power, 5,400; maximum speed per hour, 18 knots in smooth water. She is a twin screw protected cruiser, with poop and forecastle decks and an open fun deck between, fitted with a water-tight eck of 17 pounds, plating at the sides, reduced to 12 pounds in the center, and en- tending the entire length of the vessel. The torpedo outfit will consist of six tor pedo guns for launching torpedoes. There will be an electric light plant on board. How the Cruiser fYll! Be Armed. The battery will consist of two six-inch breech-loading rifles, eight five-inch breech loading rifles mounted in sponsons four on each side ot the cruiser; six six-pound and two one-pound rapid-firing guns and two gatling guns. The motive power for the twin screws will be furnished by two triple-expansion engines of the vertical inverted type, one on each side of the vessel. The vessel was designed by Chief Con tractor Theodore B. Wilson, of the United States Navy. The machinery, which is to be placed into position a few months after the launching, was designed by Engineer in Chief George W. Mellville, of the Navy Department. A dispatch from Washington says: It was at last determined by the Navy De partment who should christen the cruiser Marblehead, and that'duty devolved upon Mrs. Charles H. Allen, wife of one of the constructors of the vessel. There has been some dispute as to the propriety of having a married woman christen a vessel, the usual custom being to have the dalj per formed by a young maiden, but in view of the fact that two naval vessels, the Balti more and Baleigh, were christened by mar ried ladies, the precedents are regarded as no longer binding. Suit for Conspiracy and libel. Parquato Guarana, Bofilo Bias- and Veto Donpi, Italians, were committed to jail yesterday by Alderman Cahill on charges of conspiracy and criminal libel preferred by John Buban, of Seventeenth street and Penn avenue. Mr. Buban alleges that the defendants have for the past year been writing threatening letters to him accusing him of some trifling matter which occurred in the old country. He also claims that they drove him out of his home ion High street by telling the landlord untrue stories about him. The case will be beard to-mor row. Checked the progress of Con sumption. It's cured, too, if it'a taken in time. What is needed, is tho one unfail ing remedy for Scrofula in all ita forms for one of those forms (Lung scrofula) is Con sumption. Purify vonr blood that's the first thing. Bid it of the taints and poisons that make it easy for this dreaded disease to fasten its hold. Then if you haven't delayed too long, yon can be cured. From beginning to em, the remedy is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's the most potent blood-cleanser, strength-restorer, and flesh-builder known to medical science. Consumption, and every form of Scrofula and blood-taint, all yield to it For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Blood. Bronchitis, Asth ma, and all severe, lingering Coughs, it's an unequaled remedy end the only one for the Blood and Lungs that's guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or cure, in every case, yon have your money back. M'K JEE5S BULLETIN. I am havlns a big sale on my S-pound Columbia Elver 6almon at 20o a-can. Th best bargain in salmon ever offered. I want all my customers to embrace the privilege of buylngthe very best Granulated Susarat K a pound by the barrel. ThU magnanimous offer will continue for an other week. It appears to many Incredible that I should sell Yancleef Flour at $1 29, but come and see. My 25o Coffee is 2So everywhere. New pack early June Peas at 10O a can. Kew pack early June Peas, small and fine flavored, 2 cans for 25c McKee'slXLWax Soap has the call, and no wonder, when it is full weight and I pounds for 25c; by the box, $3 35. Klrkollne Soap Powder, 4 4-pound box for 20c. This is only 5o a pound and you are paying ISc a pound for all other soap pow ders. Don'e willfully ithrow, your money away. This is the place to get the finest Ltnv berger Cheese at reduced price. lam still selling the fancy French Pea, Bartlet Moyne, at 2 cans for 25c. Mustard Sardines, s cans for 25c 50 Boxes Olene Soap at a bargain. Work's German Mottled Soap, S3 a box. Don't fall to got a bottle of our 8-ounce Vanilla for 20c Moore & Brady's Cove Oysters, S cans for 25o, Is worth picking up. New Lake Herring, per kit, 55c. Fine Boasted coffee 3 pounds foT 50c I sell a whole box of Colgate's Soap for 25c. Send, for price list, and order by mall. Goods sent anywhere, freight prepaid. JOSEPH M'KEE, 36 Ohio St., Allegheny. anil ?