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^ sT v,;|,iSHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, W. VA., SATURDAY M0RN1NU JULY 7, 1888. VOLUME XXXYI-NUMBER 277.
' " I ?? ? ?.A*M?mrinnnrmnnn
ill FQS lMITLI!,lj
The Senate Committee Pre- "
par.; a Protective Bill r
ii
TO OFr St I THE FREE TRADE "
I c!
.Ki- t-nr-1 Uihiw, and tlie IsNiieL
llrj Jill* Two IfoilK'N Will I
|?r I'.ilrly Joined When the In
SuMliu e I* OAered. M1
IO
,y; ' I' I" lltf hil'lli'jriurr. (}
11V.. v. mx, /). C., July 0.?This 1<
a/urn?ill'1 IJopiiblicaiw of the .Senate 11
Kiuai;. iiniitteo completed a counter "
Uriir I'iii cm Inlying the elements of e:
tin*? ' i>htform, and will offer it xw w:
J,:, it. i<ir the i>endiii# Democratic (
tun- ' tJii'V a&sutnilig that the Mills
Mil will ,,i
Hi,- lr.itnrr< of the new bill are not
! .Ii> hut L'ood Kemiblican P*
Uwwu? 0___ . ^
vMiys tfiat wool and the great ur
cuiuii.t' industries affected by b?
tii,- .\i i-ill will be amply taken care <n
(Jf. Ji ili?* Republican .Senators hang ?
to.-1; . il l ciii'ro is now qvory indiea* ,ii
tioi: ?t ii ir.iioiiy, there will be a great
impi .r ln'twirii the two Ho'uses. I"
r .McKinley was called to Ohio 11
i.y a telegram announcing the to
alari! ::i/ illiM'f.-j of his wife, and the lie- to
jmli . ^ -i "i the debate iu the House
tlm. - "a)- t?f its inairiHtays. The 0%
i now is to shorten up in the th
J|nt;. .uj.i Id the .Senate do the rest. eo
X?
. v.i.N. MII.I.S KEC0KD0X II13I.
Sll
ii. l.'iniii.ii for rr??TraiIe Four Ycnr* (>u
. |>|il.iuil< <1 on tli? l'ciuorrntlc Side. . _
?? < ,I..Iv it?Tlio
WAMIIM'U'"! *' v/.,
to-day again went into Commit- dii
of the Whole on the turilT bill. Mr. l'c
llucliaiinu's motion to strike out the iron r0l
paragraph was rejected. The reading of m,
the bill then progressed rapidly, motions eo
mailt- <>ii the Republican side to strike
out many of tin* paragraphs being rejects!
^'ncr.illy without division and ^
with little dflwte.
Mct-srs. Faitjuhar, of New York, M.
Attains, of Illinois, and Spooner, of jle
IChcxle Island, protested against tho reduction
of the duty on liles and the im- an
tH..itii)ii of an ad valorem rate. The ^0I
bi-mocrats refrained from replying, and
u|k?ii a standing vote Mr. Farijuhar's N
amendment inert-using and sealing the l0j
duties in proportion to the size of the .J
lilcs, prevailed by a vote of G4 to Gl. .
.Mr. 31 ills, however, demanded tellers
ami tiie result was reversed?yeas G3,
nays 70, ami the amendment was rejcrteil
31,
On motion of Mr. Vance, of Connecticut.
with the assent of Mr. Mills, ]
ami amid some sareastie laughter from ..
the Il.piildicans, the paragraph imposin;
a duty of :*?.* per cent advalorem on m<
unt?'us was sinciccn out, inus re- toi
storing tli?' pn-Hoiit rato of duty. ]
.Mr. !: ? !, <>f Maine, referred to the
n'i 'Tit tipt'celi made ltv Mr. Mills iu New
York, ami said that that gentleman his
had 1h'?ti receiving in certain Demo- 1
rratir rs a good ileal of praise for en1
hi* manly Ixthlnesa in resisting his eon- .)(M
rtituentson
Til K SI"III ECT OK WOOLS U11
ami lie lmjK'il that the gentleman would f?r
Uv.- tin- strength and bravery to get up tof
and avow to the House what his posi- ^04
tion wxt tic
Mr. Mills lio|H'il that be would always go<
have the courage to stand by his convic- dei
linns ami to utter bis sentiments; ami cat
wlu n lie U'lieved a thing to be true, he all
would not cowardly run away from it stii
when the enemy delivered his first shot, wli
What lie had said jn New York was go
what ho said hero and what he said to mi
the jieople of his State, lie hoped that c?|
his friends on the other side would have do
the same hL-li courage and would Htaud tin
by their whisky platform and not run idt
away from it. " lie satr some little in- tei
tiuiation that the bill which the gentle- ad<
iinii on the other side were preparing 4
una to make a (lank movement on the br<
whisky plank of the Chicago platform. 4
I In y w?-re jroing to stop at alcohol used ab
in the arts, and make the balance of the an
lyduetiou by a llfty percent cut on sugar, ab
What had become of the declaration in mi
the platform that the Republican party cai
intended t.? repeal the internal revenue liv
taxes More they took any particle of be
imita tion from any article? When the '
JicpublicauH found that the Democratic go
ikuuuiuus were
ON Tin: MARCH "
they l>egaii to say that they did not wont ^
.?o much whisky, hut would take sugar c0
in it. [laughter.] His people in his
State convention had endorsed him and ^
his course,aud would send him back to y?
Congress. [Applause on the Democratic
side.] lie was no more afraid to stand
More the Democracy of Tamilianv Hall "'J
than before the Democracy of Texas.' JJ
It was as good in one place as another.
It was nood enough to lay out the lie- \'(
puhlicau party in November, if that
|>artv had the [counige to stand by its
platforni. [Applause.]
Mr. U???l expressed his disappoint- 0|
"" lit at tlx- remarks of tho gentleman
from Texas. 1I?> had really expected,
after the challenge he bad given, that
the jrontletnan would not mount the He- 1,1
puhlicau platform, but the Democratic, m
?r that, ut least, ho would represent the n
Kepublican platform aright if ho ^
HAD NOT TIIK COURAGE ^
to represent the Democratic platform jj
correctly. lie had supposed that the jj(
gentleman would repeat his speech of
!lu.r tVl'ar8 n^0' which ho said:
"Wealth, prosperitv mid j>ower will tl
the land that is dedicated to free Ii
men, (roe hilx>r and free trade." [Ap- T
j'lause on the Democratic side and c\
laughter on the Hepublican.] si
Mr. l{ml expressed his gratification yi
at the applause on the Democratic side. Io
'> it showed that side recognised V
t:'P courage it* leader had four vears n
hut which beseemed to bo deficient at
in to-day. [bmghter.l ii
IiiKteail (?( defining his position. the w
lUleinan treated the House to a decla- V
ration of how brave be was, while he m
ftally showed how bravo he was not. b
Mi- > Hoed) did not know what the n
wntK'iuuii had said in New York, but ^
he judged 1j4> had gone over for the pur- f<
l?*e o{ denying that he
WAS A KIIKK TUAl)KJt.
It was Strang what an effect climate a
on a gentleman's courage unil forum
: ? xj<r< .ssion. [Laughter.]
. Mr. Mill# said that he would let his s
lr,< ? l haw the tart word, and he there- J
recalled for a vote. 5
Mr. Kelly of 1'enuHylvonia, sent to the ,
' "'r* * dt>lc and had read an extract from
h delivered by Mr. Scott,of Penn- A
">^ansa. in April "lout, in which he 1
rtat. d linn he had been informed by on 1
officer of the Kdgar Thomson Steel I
??or kg that in one year he had drawn i
"it of that company $1,500,000. This
tatcnent of Mr. Scott he (Kelly) con- 1
tradictrd, and he related the details of <
the conversation between Mr. Scott and ?
Mr. Andrew Carnegie, which he had ]
Jeen iiMtruuientnl in bringing about, in
coui>?? of which Mr. Carneffie had i
ImJi i ?, y ?l?uied a former statement i
mil received dividends amounting to T
1,500,000 from the Edgar Thomson f
teel Works.
On motion of Mr. Mills the clause was
trickcn out which imposes a duty of 35 i
er cent ad valorem on penknives and ^
azors, thus restoring the present rate.
On motion of Mr. Mills a clause was
aserted Jlxing the rate on new typo for
riuting at 15 per cent advalorem. jy
THE SUGAR AND MOLASSES
lauses being reached, by agreement ^
icy were all considered together.
After an agreement that a vote should
ot be taken to-day, Mr. Canuon{ of
llinois, offered an amendment striking
ut ull of the sugar and molasses pararaphs,
and inserting clauses llxing the
titles as follows: .Sugars not above No.
j, Dutch standard syrups, etc., and all ^
lolasses, testing not above 50 degrees,
ot otherwise provided for, are to be vt
cempt from duty, in the event that no co
sport duty is levied by the country of i?
icj>ortntion. tj,
Sugars alone, No. 1ft, are to pay a duty
f three-tenths of one per cent; molasses Pa
>ove 5ft degrees 2 cents per gallon; ma- yc
o sugar 2 cents per ]>ound; crystal iza- of
le sugar containing glucose, 1 cent per pi
)und; sugar candy, No. 1 colored, 5
ints per pound. All other confection- till
v not <>nuini*ruti'd. and on MUirarn after an
;inK refined, when tinctured^ colored wi
adulterated, and on all chocolate con- ini
ctionery 10 cent* per pound, with a he
milar provision against an export is
itv." be
ifi' ?aid the bill was better than the w<
vsent law, but it was fur short of what foi
ought to be. th
lie Haiti tbut from the report sabmitil
by Secretary Manning, he had a riuht
befieve that, in the mutter of the nn rtation
of sugar, fraud was found at 2a
cry step, pa
Mr. Funstone, of Kansas, suggested Qf
ut the farmer who produced sorghum ai,
uld not be protected, if sugar under ^u,
). 1(5 was admitted free. U1
Mr. Itayne, of Pennsylvania, spoke in yn(
pport of the amendment, and advo- ay
ted the granting of bounties to sugar
oducera.
Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, said he
il not believe in the grunting of boun!B.
j?j
I'ending further debate the committee .
Be and the House took a recess till 8 p. lI1i
the evening session to be for the tin
nsideration of pension bills. Ha
ArrrMtMl For Forjjery. ha
rial I)(fpatch to the InUUigtnctr. M<
r? n i..i.. n T\l...:? ill
? AnilIAUlUA, Xt. V/., ?ui) u. uumu
Shields, a West Virginian now living ^(]
re, has been arrested anil bonded to lri
swer for forging Congressman Kil- sin
re's name to two or more notes for
>all amounts. He was, until lately.
Igore's secretary, but wus discharged 1
irregular habits. chi
F. D. Frederick and A. C. Boyd, of mr
heeling, and M. J. O'Brien, of Charles- .j
i, are late arrivals. J)e]
I'KOUAllliT A lio.VII SESSION. Jj"
. McKluley Thinks CuiiRremi Will Lniit 1
Until Winter. By
['iTTsuunoii, July 15. ? Congressman f?r
Kinlev passed through the city this {JJJ
>rning en route to his home at Can- j
i, O. vil
lie had been hastily summoned from
ashington by a telegram stating that u
i wife was seriously ill.
VVliilo at the Union Station he spoke 1
thusiastically of the Presidential proa- neI
::t, showing that the staunch support- aln
; of Sherman in Ohio were now jjc]
ited to exert all their influence
the election of Harrison and MorI.
nuu
'The Republican ticket," ho said, is
:oiuing stronger day by day. It is no- \*?
eablo that in all parts of the country gm
)d men from the other parties are ma
faring in favor of the ticket. Ohio j|w
i bo counted on for giving an unuBii- gjj,
y largo majority. Yes, I expect to j{e
imp the State. I do not know in ^
iat other States I will sneak, but will nel
wherever I am directed by the com- t|lt!
ttee. I know nothing about the re- 8er
ition of Mr. Blaine. But he will unubtedly
be one of the great features of v
j campaign, with his sound protection y
mis. lie will undoubtedly create in- jcn
ise enthusiasm wherever lie makes an
dress." # y'
'Do you think the Solid South will be lin,
)ken at the fall elections?" era
'Yes. The Republicans should be .t .
le to carry West Virginia, Virginia .
d North Carolina. I know nothing *|jl
out the status of the Mahone-Wise
itter, but 1 believe that the Republius
will unite and carry the State.
'cry where the Republican party will ,ea
united ami work in harmony." J;01
"Do you think the doubtful States will
Republican?"
"Indiana will surelv go Republican. 1,1,1
e can also count on New York. The cm
ople in that State who are supposed to {"eJ
oroughly understand the situation are {'>'
nfident of carrying the Stat?."
In speaking of the Mills bill Major S"
cKinley said: "The bill will likely
me up for a vote within ten days or 1,11
0 weeks. It will most likely pass the
ouse. 1 think that the Senate will ?'
to pass it after making changes in it. to
bother it will ultimately go through
ingress is a hard matter to predict. "I
mgroKs is suru to remain in session be
iptcinber, and it may be all fall. to'
1 , , uk
AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK ft,
do
,t Indian Territory People While Holding ]?r
n Prayer Meeting. tlo
Fokt Smith, Ark., July 5.?A nuin- ca
ir of i>ersons were holding a prayer
eeting at the residence of William T|)
undall Sunday, near Childers. Chero e
Nation. During the meeting a
range white man and Indian Bill otl
olmes, with drawn pistols, entered the
dusc and began to abuse Joseph White m:
id Thomas Foster, threatening to kill W1
icm. The white man commanded the ]$j
nlian to shoot and both began tiring. t)S
ho women and children scattered in Wl
ery direction. After firing several ,ij
iota in the house they went into tlio jn
ml and continued shooting, but finally (U
ft, no ono being hurt. On Monday
Tliito and Foster were told that two
len were going to kill them. Tuesday \
i noon White and Foster were sitting tj,
i the yard with their shot guns handv ^
hen the desperadoes rode up. Both
iThito and loster fired, killing the (.(
bite man instantly. The Indiau tied. ^
eing severely wounded. The dead
lan went by the name of Sam Wells, tr
ifter the killing White and Foster sent tl
)r an officer ami were arrested. C
TIIKl 1.1KK* HEWITT. "
ictlon Taken nt tlir Cloning K?<?*lon of the ^
Amerlcnn 1'arty'n Convention.
Sax Francisco, J uly 6.?At yesterday's
ession of tho State Convention of the a
Unerican party, delegates-at-large to the b
National Convention were elected asfol- n
ows: P. D. Wigginton, Frank M. Pixloy, 8!
Victor J. Robertson and Alfred Daggett. p
iloloL'iiti'M wore also elected. P. \
). Wi win ton and Frank M. Pixley, the (i
atter the editor of the Argonaut, were I
:hosen aa electors. 1
At the clone of the nomination!! a reso- n
ution was adopted pledging the support (
)f the convention to Abrahams. Hewitt, t
3f New York, if he will accept the uomi- t
nation for the office of President. The t
platform was then introduced and adopt- t
pd, it being materially the same uh that 1
adopted two years ago, after which the J
convention aajourned tine dir. }
MEM'S MM)
,ttracts Labor Leaders and
Democrats in all Sections.
[ORE FLOPS ARE RECORDED,
nd the Harrison. Morton and I'mtcctlon
Hall In ?Wool
(Jrowcrs aiul WorkiiiK Men
Want no Free Trade.
New York, July ().?Thaddeus B.
pakeman, one of the leaders in the relit
against Ilenrv (iconic lu?t full. Iiua
mm out for Harrison. Mr.Wakeinan
a well known lawyer, and lout fall was
tt candidate of the Progressive l^abor
irty for Attorney General. He said
uterday that lie felt eonlldent that most
the Progressives would vote the Reiblican
ticket next Novemlx*r.
"No formal party action has yet been 1
ken," ho said, "although there is still
executive committee in existence,
th power to call a convention. The '
?jority of the party seem to think,
wever, that the leading issue this fall
the question of protection, and they i
lieve that they can do more effective
>rk in that cause by quietly working '
r the Republican ticket this year than
rough a separate party organization."
Another Labor Lender Turn*.
Bradford, Pa., July G.?John P.
ue, a leader of the United Labor 1
rty, has aunounced himself in favor (
Harrison, Morton and Protection. He
irs that no American, loving the insti- ,
Lions of his country and having rerd
for the welfare of the laboring and
lustriul interests of the country, can
ord to do anything else than vote the <
publican ticket.
.vini .still Another. i
West Middlesex, Pa., July 0.?John i
ckey, who is at present superintend l
; a large foree of men, putting down '
3 track on the New Castle & Shenango I
ilroad, and the principal organizer of 1
A. No. 8,43t?, K. of L., of this place, 1
8 couie out squarely for Harrison and !
>rton. Mr. Ilickey has heretofore been J
>rominent Democrat, but being a well
orraed Irishman, says lie is furninst I
glish free trade notions, as every 1
shman who understands the situation ]
3uld be.
Alhglieoy Democrat* Como Over. <
Pittsburgh, July 0.?Allegheny now I
ronicles accessions to the Kepubhcan j
iks, due to the free trade policy of }
i Democracy, The most prominent i
rsons to change are John Lemon, the j
; brick merchant, and Capt. Hazlett, j
the water department. 1
)ouiinick Scott, blacksmith for A. M. j
ere & Co., who has been a Democrat j
thirty years, draws tho line at free '
i pledged itself against it.
f. F. Grimes, manager of the Knoxle
Land Improvement Company, anler
life-long Democrat, cornea over for
; same reason.
No Morn Cleveland fur Them.
Iliiany, July (?.?A number of prorniit
Democrats in this scction have
uady pronounced for the Republican
Icet. Among the number are two exyore
of Troy and an ex-Comptroller,
0 marched with the Republican proaion
two or three days alter the noiniLions
were made. Up in the Mohawk
Hey, at Little Falls, Hon. George W.
iith, who has been a Democrat for
ny years, has returned to the Kepubin
party. The noted seedsman, Hiram
(ley, of Rochester, is also out for the
Rublican ticket.
le above are only a few of the prouiiit
instances which go to show the way
t tide is turning even in the mostconvative
quarter of the State.
root (iroucru Leaving the Democrat*.
Vasiiington, Pa., July 0.?The polit1
revolution among Washington coun- l
wool growers this year promises start- <
g results. Hundreds of the wool grow- c
have been steadfast Democrats all t
;ir lives and would never believe that t
ir party was for Free Trade until
veland made his assault on them,
w they are coming over by scores to
j lie publican party, Many of the
ding Democratic wool growers of the
inty are outspoken against Cleveland.
Miller Day, of Morris township, one
tho most prominent and popir
Democrats o? the county,. who
-ric>d this Republican county for Di:tor
of the Poor, when nominated
his party, is working openly against
. vcland." Mr. Day says 4lno wool
>wcr should vote for the man who has
dwu himself tho arch enemy of their
ierests." Nelson Montgomery, of
tnegal township, a leading Democrat
the western nart of the county, said
a correspondent that he would not
te for Cleveland, and knew personally
teen other Democrats in iiis neighbor*
od who would not. So it goes. Every ,
svnship has its Hoppers, and they are
;n of intelligence and influence. Not
day passes that somo old Democrat
es not drop into line for Harrison and
otcction. Put Washington county
wn for 2,000 majority for the Republin
ticket.
SENATOR PUVKOXTHH TARIFF.
10 l'latforiu* ?if tho Tyro Cirrnt I'nrtlen
Contr<i?t?*<l.
Woodsock, Conn., July (J.?In a speech
i the Tariff delivered at this place by
nator William P. Fry, of Maine, ho
ade some happy hits. The audience
w sympuineuc, even emnusiasuc.
ither there are no Free Traders in this
ut of Conneeticut or, if any of them
i're here to-day, they made no sign of
ssent. The Senator was constanllv
terrupted by applause or laughter,
id by numerous other marks of ap oval.
It was a forcible and telling
>eecbt occupying an hour and a half,
fter reading tho Protection ^lank of
>e Republican platform, the Senator
id:
Any mistake about that? Any de ption?
The Democratic party inetat
Louis and made an utterance on the
.rifr. They referred you to their back
ack, but the cloven foot was seen and
?ey proceeded to indorse President
leveland's message. His statement that
iritl' is a tax, whether he knew it or
t, is tho fundamental doctrine of the
olnlen club, the fundamental doctrine
[ free trade; and as it was then, not as
is now, nor as it will be, they indorsed
ic Mills bill, every item of which was
deadly blow at protection. It has
eon omenueu nomewmu since, jn oruer
ot to lose some Democratic votes. But,
landing as it docs to-day, it is the great
ntering wedge of free trade in the Keublic.
I know Mr. Carlisle said in New
'ork that the Democratic party is not
ur free trade, I know they will send Mr.
tandall into Connecticut and make Mr.
larnum chairman of the National Comalttee
in order to deceive the people of
Connecticut. I am not such un idiot as
o believe that they will repeal all duties
o-morrow. They can't do it. A direct
ax to support the Government would
hro?r them out of power in the twinking
Of an eye. But put the Democratic
>arty in power for twenty yearn and you
prill have free trade. Now, I am in
favor of a protective tariff. AVliat for?
| Not to protect capital. Capital is able
to take care of itself. But I would bring
it out of the farmer's stocking, out ol
the savings bank, out of the United
States bonds, and put it in mines, and
furnaces, and forges, and factories, so
that they could hire men and women
and pay them good wages and enable us
to compete with the naif-paid laborers
of Europe.
The Senator proceeded to draw a contrast
between the cost of a factory in t*>e
United States and in Europe. The
lal>or, he said, would amount to 90 per
cent, of the cost, and a factory built here
would cost $400,000 ugainst $200,000
there. The comparison made between
wages in this country and abroad was
striking. When he asked if there was
any screw loose in his statement, he w?
met with cries of ''Not at all," "Hood,"
"That's right," etc. The speaker went
into the question of wages here and in
Kuropc, and asserted that careful investigation
showed that the rate here is
about twice as high. He then described
his personal experiences in Europe,
where ho made careful inquiries as to
the wages of laborers in Italy, Belgium,
Germany and Great Britain. He also
H]>okeof the cost of living and of clothing,
and inquired whether workmen
here wanted to live as they do ou the
ttther side of the Atlantic.
4.1/ -1? ?? I ...... !.?
II juii IIU, IIU uuancivu) wiu mc
Democratic ticket, and at ail early day
you'll have the privilege."
He closed with a glowing description
[if the growth and prosperity of the
United states under protection, llis
last sentence was:
"Fellow citizens, give your best conscience,
your best intellect, your best
ivork, for the conservation and the preservation
of this blessed Republic of
jurs."
DOUKim OF HIS ELECTION.
I'renliloiit Cleveland Talk* About llln
Chance* thin Year.
Washington, I). C., July 0.?A DemDcratie
member of the House was at the
Kxecutive mansion the other day talking
to Mr. Cleveland about the approach
iug campaign, when the character of
the two Republican candidates came up.
Hie President stated that he hoped his
party would not mistake itself in estimating
the strength of Harrison and Morton
; that both men had clean and strong
characters, and were immensely popular
in their States; besides this, they
would grow on the people as the campaign
progresses, and there was nothing
but general principles to be brought
igainst them, and these principles were
laid dowu in the platform. This member
of Congress tells me that the PresiJent
is auything but easy of mind on
the subject of re-election; that while he
lias abiding faith in his platform, and believes
that a majority of the people favor
radical revisions of the tariff and a strong
tendency toward free trade, he thinks the
Republicans will work up a wonderful
feeling among manufacturers and laborers.
The President thinks lie
s going to have the farmers with him
md the non-producers in the large cities,
l'liis is where lie banks his success. He
jelieves that the farmers are in favor of
unking raids upon the manufacturing
nterests because they have no direct inerest
in manufactures, while thev are
arge consumers of manufactured articles.
lie says the Republicans will have
iphill work demonstrating to the farmers
that the Mills tariU' bill, as claimed
jy the Republicans, is diametrically opposed
to their individual interest.* Mr.
Jlcveland said, in his conversation, that
le had no desire to run around over the
ountry during the campaign, but that
10 intended to visit a number of sections
ipon the request of societies, and that
le would not only be seen but heard.
Mr. Cleveland intends to make his
ourneys late in the campaign, so that
lis presence in localities will arouse
nthusiasm in his party. He contends
.hat he will not make political speeches,
uid says that parties are judged by their
ilatforuis and candidates by their couijion
sense.
IS CLEVELAND HEDGING?
b'roc Trmlt?*"* sny 1I? 1* Flirting With ProtectionlHtM.
Washington, D. C.,\J uly G.?More has
>een said around Cougress about Presilent
Cleveland's letter to Tainman v than
)f anything ho has done for many a
nontli. His sentiments expressed in
hat letter on the subject of tariff created
lurprise, even among Democrats who
lave given him credit of being a sincere
ree trader. It is a common remark
hat tlio President is trying to hedge on
lie tariff, and he is being subjected to
levere criticism from Southern Democrats
and some of his party friends in
Sew England who declare that if he
intends to begin trimming his sails thus
. arly for protection votes they will leave
tiirn". I?ess than seven months ago
Cleveland wrote a message to Congress
which smacked so strongly of free trade
that it caught the support of such CobJen
club followers as Frank Hurd and
lleury George. Now free trade Democrats
in the House say he is flirting with
the protectionists through Tammany.
Cheering llnrrUon'n Name.
Ocean* Grove, July 0.?At the Fourth
ol July exercises new in the Auditorium
Ex-Senator John L. llavs, of Newark,
read the Declaration of Independence.
Senator Hays read that document
clearly and, in party with dramatic
effect. Itound after round of applauHe
greeted him as he named the
worthies who signed the paper, hut the
highest pitch of enthusiasm was reached
when the name of Benjamin Harrison,
of Virginia, was mentioned.
The name was no sooner s|>okcn than
the rast audience, old and young, broke
out into ear-splitting cheers. Handkerchiefs
were waved, hats were thrown
into the air and the peoplo l>ehaved as
if wild. The demonstration lasted
nearly live minutes and the applause
was distinctly heard in Asbury Park,
full one quarter of a mile distaut from
the Auditorium.
A l'AlXTKD ANAKClllST.
Patriotic CltUeim Truiurorm lllm Into n
Walking Amtirlcnn King.
Chicago, July 0.?"Hurrah for anarchy
!" shouted Adolph Dintz last evening
as he waved a red handkerchief attached
to a cane in.' the doorway of
Frank Miller's cigar store, 011 Cottage
Grove avenue. He was seized and dragged
into the store. Then Joe Becris
went to a paint shop, and secured j>ots
of red, white and blue paint. Tlio an
nrchist was bound and gagged ami amateur
artista proceeded to turn him into
a walking American Hug. His fact-was
painte?l; a deep blue and besjwngled
with white stare. llis clothing was
painted white and red streaks were
daubed on the white background from
Dintz's head to his feet. Then he was
liberated.
Pint* ran down the street vowing
vengeance. He swore out a warrant on
which Frank Briggs, Kdward Morfinand
Charles Schultz were arrested. When
the prisoners appeared ttcfore Judge
Lyons they were each fined $1. The
tines were subsequently suspended.
3Ior? r?n?lun Vctoea.
Wasiiisotox, D. C., July 0.?The
President has vetoed the bills granting
I>en8ion8 to Nathaniel D. Chase, Harriel
K. Coopers and William M. Campbell
Jr., and the bill for the relief 01 Vai
JJuren Brown,
i bom mum
Killing and Injuring Several Employes
of a Tannery.
THE TERRIBLE DISASTER
At Groctzlnj;er'N Work* In Allegheny.
XaincN of the Victim*?CauBO of
ilio Accldont?The Superintendent'*
Statement, cto.
Pittsburgh, Pa., July 0.?A battery of
boilers at the tannery of A. & J. Uroetzinirer
on River avenue. Alleirbenv Citv.
near Kerr's Island, exploded shortly
after four o'clock this afternoon, wrecking
Beverul buildings and seriously injuring
six persons, three of whom will
probably die. The following are the ,
names of the injured: ,
William Wetzkl, engineer, leg blown (
oir ana terribly burned; will die.
Cnuisr Nkidt, aged 27 years, bruised |
and scalded; injuries believed to be <
fata).
L. L. Fa kmc, aged 43, burned, bruised
and scalded; death probable.
Otto Bkruhaexdleu, aired 2h, bruised
and scald0(1; will recover.
John Staaii, about 25 years of age, arms,
face and body badly burned; not
fatallv hurt.
Annie Myers, aged 12 years, crushed aud
bruised; very serious.
A large number of others, mostly employes,
were slightly bruised and cut by
being struck by Hying debris.
The cause of"the explosion is believed
to have been high pressure. A few minutes
after four o clock Wetzel, the engineer,
noticed that the pressure was
higher than usual and started for the
furnace to turn down the natural gas.
Before he had time to do so, however,
there was a terrible explosion aud Wetzel
was blown up through the roof of
the tannery and lauded in the yard.
The concussion was terrific. One side
of the main building, a brick and frame
structure, 200 feet long, was blown out
and a portion of the front was badly
wrecked. The boiler house, 50 feet long
by 42 wide, built of brick, was totally
demolished, and the ollice, which was
situuted across the street,was completely
shattered.
A heavy double wagon was blown
against Wetzel's residence, sixty feet
away, and the side of the house crushed
in. One section of the boiler was carried
across the Allegheny river, a distance
of over a thousand "feet. Another *
ninna ofr.w.k ?!.<> ...11
house, 1,200 feet away, and tore out one J
end of the building. A third piece 1
struck and killed a horse, and a fourth 1
almost cut a Grand Rapids & Indiana I
freight car in two.
Fully sixty men were at work in the 1
tannery, and all who were able to do so c
rushed panic stricken from the building.
The boners that exploded were twentyeight
feet long by forty-two inches in
diameter. They were of steel and had
been in use six Years. The damage by
the explosion will not exceed $20,000. " .
Engineer Wetzel died at 11 o'clock tonight,
and Annie Myers is not expected j
to live until morning. The others are t
resting easy. Mr. Groetzinger, one of c
the owners of the tannery, says that the j
boilers were inspected last year and
found to be in good condition.
HACK TO ill's 3I0T1IEK J,
After nn Al??nc(i of it yunrtnr of a Century. |
A Sailor"* Story. r
PiTTsnunoii, I*a., July 0.?Among the 1
passengers who alighted from train No. 1
8 from Chicago this morning at the
Union depot, was a man dressed in the ;
costume of a United States sailor, lie
wna nnnnrnritlv nhout fortv-fivn vonrs of
age, and his well built figure and bronzed
face that told of years of service would
have attracted attention anywhere. During
the time he was in the depot he told
his history to a press representative,
lie said *
"Thirty years ago I was living with
my mother on a farm in Michigan, not
far from Detroit. My father was dead
and mother was having a hard time on
the farm, and I was doing all I could to
help her alonir. Then the war came and
I got the enlistment fever ami wanted to
go iuto the army, but mother begged
with me not to go. and for a time I gave
it up. In 1802, when I was fifteen years
old, I could not stand it any longer, but
ran away from home and enlisted in the
naval service and went to sea on the
Cumberland, the vessel that was afterward
sunk by the rebel nun Merrimac.
I did not stay on her long, but was transferred
to the fleet 011 the Mississippi and
was at Vicksburg and New Orleans. 1
was 011 Admiral Farragut's flagship
at the latter place, when he wus
lashed to the mast head and took
the lead. Well, after the war was over
11 started for home, anxious to see
| mother, and surprise her with the prize
| money and wages i nnu huvuu, una uiai,
I knew, would ue enough to keep her j
from ever having to want or work again. '
In Chicago 1 got word that mother was 1
dead. It was an awful blow to me, for
during all the time I was away I had not
heard from home, and I felt that it was
my conduct in running awav that had
killed her. No one will ever know how
near heart-broken I was, and not having
courage enough to go on and re-visit the 1
old home, I turned back again and en- j
listed in the navy, where I have con- ,
tinued ever since. I have been around
the world three or four times and seen '
almost everything a man could see. My
last enlistment expired a couple of
months ago in San Francisco, and while
there 1 met an old schoolmate ,
from Detroit, aud you cau imagine how
surprised I was to learn that the word I
had received before was untrue, and that
my mother was still living and had
moved to Washington City. I at once j
wrote to her, and it was not long until I
heard from her. She had thought I was ,
dead, but, God bless the dear old mother,
she will soon find how lively I am. I
am getting to her .just as fast as 1 can
travel, and although she is no longer
young, she will have everything she
wants while she lives, for I have more
than we can spend. and there is nothing
in the world that will ever draw me away
from her again."
As the sailor talked of his mother
tears rolled over his cheeks, and some of
the bystanders who overheard him were
also affected. He gave his name as Ben
Cooper and left for Washington on the
day express.
ino VIIUHO Hill vuiuu amivii
Louisville, Kv.f July 0.?At Hardin*
burg, Ky., this morning, County Judge
A. M. I'ulliam shot and killed James
Miller, a well-to-do farmer. A crowd
gathered and found Miller dead with
one shot in the head and two near the
heart. Pullitm refuse* to talk further
than to admit that ho killed Miller.
1 The cause, he says, will come out on the
tria!. |
The Morey Litter Fiend at Work.
Clay Ckxtkr, Kansas, July 0.?The
! Time* of this city received a
> message from Senator Ingalls denoun1
cing as a forgery the letter pur,
porting to have been written by him to
i William Walter Phelps and published
in the New York Sun,
A THOUSAND DOUAKS REWARD
To the Man, Wouiau or Child Who C*
Prove That Gmieral l(arri?oii Hold a Dol
lor ii Day Wan Enough for n Working
man.
Indianapolis, Iki>., Jay 0.?Gen. Hai
ri8on has received a number of letter
making inquiry as to the trutl
of a charge made against hiu
to the effect that iu a public speed
delivered some years since In
said that "one dollur a day was enougl
for any workingman." This story ha
been sent all over tho country in oik
shape or another, and tens of thousand
of postal cards containing the story ha
been sent out in tho State. The friend)
and supporters of Gen. Harrison staU
that it is an absolute falsehood and tin
proprietors of the Journal have placed ir
one of the city banks one thousand dollars,
which that paper states "will bt
paid to any man, woman or child pro
ducing the proof that General Harrison
ever uttered any such sentiment. This
offer is unlimited either as to time 01
place. It will be paid to anybody in
the United States or territories who
will produce the proof."
THE IKON IdCKOUT.
r?o More Firm* Sign tlieScale?TheHome*
ntead to II?kuuii*.
PiTTsiifitGii, Pa., July 0.?The list of
iiruis mm iiavesigneu uiu miiuigiiiuaicii
wale was increased to-day by the nuciie
)f the Lawrence Iron Company, of Ironon,
Ohio. The firm employs about IttXJ
workmen and operations will be resumed
it onee. It was reported that the Newjort
Iron Company, of Newport, Ky.,
lad also signed, but no oiliclal notiflcaion
of it has been received by the manuucturera
or workmen. Kumors of an)ther
large firm granting the demands
)f their employes were current, but
President Keating,of the manufacturers'
lonference committee, pronounced
.hem unfounded. lie also said that no
necting of the manufacturers' associaJon
hud been called for next Monday or
ruesday us reported. The works of
singer, Niuiiek & Co., which were start?(1
with non-union men yesterday, were
unning with an* increased force of
vorkmcn to-day and the members of
lie firm claimed that they had all the
nen they wanted. The ten inch mill
'csumcd "this morning and the departments
still idle will be put in operution
lext week.
Sommers Bros. & Co., of Struthcrs,
)hio, signed the Amalgamated scale this
ifteruoon. They employ 1.30 men and
vill start their works at once. Carnegie,
Miipps, & Co., also signed the scale for
heir Homestead works, after some important
concessions had been made by
he workmen. The entire plant, em
Moving nearly uien, wilt ue in
iperatfon on Monday.
A ?upurt Mill Sl|;n>.
Cincinnati, 0., July 0.?The following
lispatch was sent last night:
Cincinnati, 0., July 5,1888.
I. F. Keating, Chairman, J'Utthurgh, l*a.:
To preserve valuable eon tracts, ami
icing unable to protect ourselves
hruugh mills now operating, we are
ompelled to-day to sign the scale conlitionally.
[Signed] A. P. Gaiikv, Scc'y.
Mr. Gahey is secretary of the Xe'w>ort,
Ky., Iron and Steel Works. The
onuition mentioned is that the com>any
shall have the advantago of any
eduction in rates that may result from
he antagonism ol the scale by other
iiiils. _
SEIUOUS KAlhKOAD ACCIDENT.
L CollUlon Can not I by tint CnrolemuvHit of
a Train lHnpntt-lu-r.
Wilkesoakiie, Pa., July c.?A wreck
iccurred on the Pennsylvania railroad,
icar Xanticoke, this morning. Two
>assenger trains running at good speed
n opposite directions on the same track,
dunged with a crash into each other,
leinolishing both engines and causing
lonsiderable damage.
The engineers and firemen on both
ocomotivcs saw the impending danger,
)Ut remained at their posts until the
rains came together, when they all
eaped from their engines. One of the
lretnen, in jumping, was seriously
jruised about the body. The passengers
m both trains were "badly frightened
md shaken up. Some thirty of them
ire slightly injured, though" none are
atully hurt.
The accident was due to the blunder
>f the train dispatcher, named Baidlenan,
who neglected to hold the north>ound
train at Xanticoke. On learning
hat an accident was about to occur on
iceount of his carelessness, he disapwired
and has not been seen since. The
nost severely injured are: F. S. New,
Snrnt/KHi ritiH lirnl'pn nnil lutillv
>rui?4*<l; William Mason, of Binghamon,
New York, sprained arm ami
ihoulder; II. N. Boos, agent for the
5oshen Desk Company, sprained
ihoulder and bruised about the body.
OX A CROWDED STREET.
four Clilrnsonn* Dragged From Thoir
llugcy 1?T Highwaymen.
Chicaoo, July 6.?The story of a bold
highway robbery on Central Boulevard,
in this city, the evening of the Fourth,
which the police sought to keep secret,
lias come to light
At the time Humboldt Park was filled
with people, and numbers of celebratora
were on their way down on the neighboring
streets crossing the Boulevard.
Frederick F. Sherman, with S. Henry
Dunning and two other men, were driving
north on the Boulevard in a twoseat
buggy. Just ait they were reaching
Chicago avenue, a wagon containing
three men drove directly in front ol
them on tho interceding street, bringing
them to a halt.
The three men leaped from the wagon,
and at the same time two others sprang
from a hiding place at the side of tho
Boulevard. Sherman and his three
friends were dragged from their buggy
by tne nve oaring imeves, despite iuuu
resistance. Dunning and Sherman stood
their ground, but their two friends took
to flight. One of the thieves tore out
the whole front of Sherman's shirt to
get his $350 diamond stud.
Two men who saw the assault upon
the occupants of the buggy ran up, and
the thioves leaped into their wagon and
drove away. The police have hopes ol
capturing them.
Sheridan'* Condition.
New York, July 0.?The United Statu
steamer Swatara with General Sheridai
on board came directly up the harboi
and anchored in the upper bay of
Liberty Island at 8:10 p. m.
The following bulletin was given t<
the Associated Press:
New York Hardob, July 6.?8 p. in.
Gen. Sheridan rested well last night
At 6:25 this morning the Swatara lef
the Capes of Delaware. The sea wa
perfectly smooth and the General wa
not at all disturbed or annoyed by th
motjon of the ship.
t
^Cftuae of consumption on stypl>oard
. DENT TUB GUT.
I.
The Alleged Dynamiters Arrestj
ed for Plotting
ll
? AGAINST THE C..B.&Q. ROAD.
II
e Cliicl' (engineer of the Aurora
1 Brotherhood in Durnurc?He
^ Make* a Statement Denying
Knowledge of Conspiracy. I
* I
s
s Chicago, July 0? Chairman Hoge, of
. the old Burlington grievance commitj
tee, when Been by a reporter and asked
, what he know of the men arrested yes.
terday in connection with tho alleged
, dynamite plot, said: "Broderick I know
. slightly. He is a member of the Brothhood,
but he never worked a day for the
, road m nis uie. as wen ua i rv
. member he iis employed on the Illinois
Central, somewhere in Mississippi.
, Howies worked 'scab' for the 'Q.' road
thirteen days, but quit on the advice of
his brother, who is a member of the
order, and who alsoindueed hi* brother
to join. The third man, whose name I
forget, I don't remember ever to have
seen before. Broderiek and Howies
have been driftiug around here a year
011 and oil", but I don't remember to have
spoken a dozen words to either of them
lor sonic wccks.
"Did they say anything lost night
about the' charge preferred against
them?"
"No, und I did not care to ask them.
I did hear it said, however, that Brodcrick
denied all knowledge of the parcel
which the police claim to have been his,
and which is said to have contained dynamite
or something of that kind. Both
Brodcrick and Bowles also claim that
the third man is an entire stranger to '
them aud that his sitting in the same
seat with them was purely accidental." 1
"Has any suggestion ever been made
to you about using dynamite as an argu- .
ment against the 'Q'r "
"No, sir, and if it had it would have
been sat down on pretty strongly, I as- ;
sure you. Chief Arthur and myself !
have done all in our power to restrain
the tendency of violence on the part of !
the radical element in the Brotherhood.
If we had given our consent we could ,
have tied up all the railroads in the
United States when the Burlington
trouble began, but we refused to do so."
"Can you give any opinion of the merits
of the case?"
"Well, hardly," he replied. "You ,
know more about the facts than J do,
and until I learn more I am not going to !
express an opinion either way, except (
as far as the Brotherhood is concerned. !
This much I say most emphatically?if ;
these men have been guilty of any wrong
doing it is not by the sanction or with (
knowledge of the order, and all attempt
to drag the order into the scrape be- ,
cause two of the members have been ar- (
rested and malicious."
In regard to the latest arrest, Mr. !
Stone, (ieneral Manager of the Burling- ,
ton said this morning:
Bauerisn is cliiel engineer of Divis- j
ion 32 of the Brotherhood at Aurora, ,
which is one of the principal lodges
on our road. For two years ho has been
a member of the (ieneral Grievance Committee
and is also chairman of the Au- I
rora Local Grievance Committee. He
was arrested under the United States
Statutes which prohibit the carriage of j
dynamite on passenger trains. Bauerisn
was arrested this morning at his house '
in Aurora while he was still in bed. i
Beyond this Mr. .Stone was not dis- i
nosed to talk, but it was evident that
both ho and the other oillcers at the
company's headquarters regarded the '
arrest as the most important one yet
made. 1
lAIUKIIlg UUl U1 U niiiuun (ruill llic
fourth story of the gloomy Government 1
building here ut about 11 o'eloek thin J
morning was an open faced, broad :
shouldered man of about 35, whose 1
bronzed, honest looking features bore a '
look of mingled astonishment and anx- 1
iety. The man was John Bauerisn, the 1
Chief Engineer of the Brotherhood of ;
Aurora, and alleged dynamiter. He was
gazing straight across'the street iuto the
National Hotel, where the headquarters
of the striking engineers and firemen 1
have of late lieen located. Near him
were a couple of Deputy Marshals. None 1
of the officials of the Brotherhood had
been to see Bauerisn. Messengers wore
being dispatched for them by United j
States Marshal Marsh.
Bauerisn talked fnmklv. To an Asso- 1
ciated l'ress reporter he said:
"I know nothing whatever of the
charges preferred against mo. The ar- '
rest was a total surprise. Of course I ;
have nothing to do with dynamite."
"Are you acquainted with these other,
men who have been arrested?" was :
asked.
"Bowles, I know, from the fact that
he has been in my division of the Broth- 1
erhood. The others I have no acquaintance
with."
"Didn't you suspect that you were being
watched, Mr. Bauerisn 7"
"Not any more than anybody else.
We havo known that there were detectives
around in Aurora dogging us men,
but 1 had no reason to suppose that 1
was particularly singled out.'
jiaven i you ueen away irora Aurora
traveling up and down the road?"
"Not at all. I have been quietly at
homo in Aurora with my family ever
since the strike commenced, except two
days that I was attending a committee
meeting in Chicago."
"You were taken out of your bed by
tho officers while the family were still
asleep were you not, Mr. Bauerisn?"
"Not exactly. The hired girl was up.
I was just arising. There was a knock
at the kitchen door and In a moment
| the girl called out that some men were
; there who wanted to seo me. 1 went to
| the door and there were four of them,
two at the steps and two posted in the
yard. One said he had a warrant for
ine and went on reading it. I stood at
; the door until he had clone reading it,
ami then told them I would go with
| them." _
FOOL ROOMS IX JEOPARDY.
i The PUUliurgh Cam Wliirh Mny Decide
Their Fate In That City.
J Pittsburgh, July 0.?In {l\e Qounty
Criminal Court Unlay ji. 0. Price &.
i Co., charged with operating and njainj
taining a pool room, were couvicted on
f thirteen counts. The defense made a
strong fight, contending that betting
was not an offense at common law ami
that betting on a horse raoo was not a
i "game," "device" or "contrivance" at
* which money was won or lost by betting
r or wagering, and a horse race, base ball
r game and the like are not "gambling
devices" within tho meaning of tho law.
3 The case will be carried to the Supreme
Court. If tho lower court is sustained,
, all the pool rooms in the $ity will be
;. compelled to close.
t The authorities have decided not to]
s wait for the decision of the Supreme
s Court in the pool room cases. This
e evening J. 0, Brown, chief of the department
nuldic safety, issued an order
to the police directing them to close
- all pool rooms on July 10, and see that
they were kept closed alter that date.
A STRANGE TJUUKDI.
What the Friend* t?r 31r. ilemlcraon Sii,
1II? Wife Now Minding.
Cleveland, 0., July 0.?-The friends <
S. E. Henderson, who committed su
cide at the As tor Ilouse, in New Yorl
last night, are unable to uccount for th
man's awful deed. He had always, t
all appearances,' been in excellent healt
and in good spirits.
Mr. Henderson was in his forty-eightl
year, and is survived by his wife inn
three children. For two years he hat
been the manager of the Gordon Lauij
and Brass Work, and he was in the habi
of taking annual business trips to Nev
York. A year ago he and Mrs. Mender
son made a prolonged stay there.
They started for the metropolis las
[Sunday, and intended to be absent threi
weeks." Mr. IIenderson seemed to iool
forward to the trip with the greatest in
terest, and anticipated an enjoyable va
cation. A letter received from Mrs
Henderson last Tuesday said that every
thing was progressing favorably, ant
that they were uaving a pleasant visit
Nothing"more was heard from them uu
til the receipt of the telegram announ
ring his death.
A relative of Mr. Henderson stated
that he had not been, so far as known,
meiancuoiy or suueriug iruui any caiuu*.
and that it wns utterly impossible t<
imagine the motive that prompted him
to take his lifo. He wits scat to Now
York to consummate a dual of considerable
importance for the works, which
would indicate that his relations with
the company were all right. Ho ha?
boon with the works two years and, according
to Mr. Patrick 11. Keevan, the
Superintendent, he never had any trouble
with the concern. "If he had." said
Mr. Keevan, "the company would not
have intrusted him with the misson to
go to New York and make this deal."
Mr. Henderson had the reputation of
being one of the shrewdest managers in
the sewing machino business and he
helped to organize the Leader Sewing
Machine Company. At that time he
was well to do; but he met with financial
reverses and went to'.the wall, which
raused him to accept a position with
the W. J. Gordon Lamp au<l Brass Company.
A Now York dispatch says: Catherine
Henderson, wife of Samuel Henderson,
the man from Cleveland, Ohio, who is
supposed to have committed suicide at
lliu Ahtor House uist nignt, loll the
liotel Hhortly after her husband's body
was removed to the undertaker's. The
clerk in the hotel eould not tell where
the lady hud gone. No nussages have
been received from Cleveland in answer
to the telegrams sent last night.
An autopsy made by Deputy Coroner
Ilerold this morning showed that the
man's death was due to carbolic acid
poisoning. Evidences of this were
plainly visible in the scortched condition
of the deceased's mouth and the
extreme intlammation of the interior
walls of the stomach. Some little time
doubtless elapsed after the man took the
fatal draught before the antidote whs
administered. Kemnants of the latter
were still discernible, but tho acid had
tlone its fatal work before it was used.
The result reached demonstrates that
Lho man's death was of his own doing
entirely, and the suspicions which
rested on his wife are dispelled. She
was under the surveilanco of tiie police
through the night, Coroner Kidman,
in view of all the circumstances surrounding
the case.
AT 111S WIFE'S (ilMYlL
iulcldo of a Cttlznn of Alloglitny?A Ha<l
Story.
Pittsburoh, Pa., July ($.?Thin morning
about 8 o'clock word was telephoned
to the Allegheny Jlayor'a olHce that a
man had been found dead in St. Mary'**
Cemetery, on Nunnery llill. Detective
Kichenlaub at once repaired to the cemetery
and found a man natnedJoseph K.
Rapp. who lived at 115 Ohio street, with
x ballet wound through his right
temple. He at once called up Herman
k Hubert and hud the remains removed
to their undertaking establishment, and
notified the Coroner, who will hold an
inquest this evening. The suicide was u
genuine surprise to all who knew liapp,
as the deceased's reputation was that of
a peaceful, quiet and industrious man,
Detective Kiehenluub stated that his
body was found by Mr. and Mrs. Doitrich"along
sido of the grave of his wife,
where the futql deed was done, that hi*
questioned the grave-digger, hut he had
not seen him or heard anything of the
shooting.
Last night at the tire in Allegheny,
Rapp was seen by an acquaintance ami
spoken to, so the fatal shot must have
been tired between 1 and 8 o'clock this
morning. His mother was notified and
visited the undertaker's, and tiie moment
the face of the remains were uncovered
site burst forth: "Oh, Joe, oh,
.Toe, you were such a good man ami
never had a word with anyone, and
now to think you would have done this.
My heart is broken. Oh, why did you
kill yourself, my poor boy?" Tho tears
rolh'd down the old lady's checks, and
she became so faint and weak that she
had to be helped to a seat. She then
told the following story: "About four
weeks before Christmas his little child,
the only one he had, died, and the day
hpfnr>? ('lirihtmuH liix wife died. Sinn*
that time ho has never been the name
man, moving around jus though ho did
not care what became of hiiu. Last
night lie came in ahont S o'clock and I
asked him if he did not want some sapper,
but he said no and pit np and
walked oat and 1 iiad not ho cm him
since until just now when I looked at
his body. He was a good boy t<i
me. He" never spoke a cross word and
was the same with every one. No, [
never heard him oxpress any idea <?i
committing suicide and am horrillcd to
see this. Hail he ever any trouble with
his wife? No, indeed, lie loved hei
too well or he would not be lying in
there now. IIcwasl>orn in 1858, and is
just :J0 years of age. 11 is father is dead
and is buried in the old cemetery. He
has two brothers and two sisters.* Hero
the old mother broke down tfunplelely,
and had to be taken (jam the room. The
scene wl\en the father and mother of hi*
late wife came in was also affecting. The
mother of the wife turned the covering
down and stroked the face and hands ol
the deceased, as the tears rolled d.awn
her cheeks and hIic referred ?u l?is many
good traits of charter. Mr. Kbborl
stated that, when he went up to tU(
pemcten*, Itapp's l?ody was lying alongside
of the grave, but the i^rtii on tin
Cre showed liia f<?ut marks where he
stood m?on the grave and then (el
ut>on it and tolled oil'to the side.
His friends who eal)c4 to mo the re
mains slated that (or tin* lust thr.i
months bo appeared to tw absent
minded, and when upoken to would no
reply for a tow momenta, ami acted m
though he did not desire to hu spokei
to, clearly proving now to their initvl
that the death of his wife and clvttd luu
made him dejected.
-? *.
Adjourned After tlm Benediction.
Cuuuao, July (I.?Tlio clouds ami fall
ing rain drops hail uo effect in dampen
ing the ardor oC the people who ure ii
attendant? upon the National Conven
tian ol the Society of Christian Emh-av
or, and Battery f) held at least a ihoui
and more persons at? o'clock this mori
ingthnn were present it the opening i
the convention yesterday morning. Th
oonvontion adjourn oil after a long rie
Ulion o( the Christian Endeavor hem
diction.
? MUnUUFMMMii,
>f '
i. A Family of Brothers and their
t. Criminal Records,
e
i" ESCAPE OF CHARLES JOHNSON
I, A Source of Annoyance to I lie Anil
thoritics at Washington?Sonic
| Stories of the Doings of the
t Four .Johnson Brother*,
v
Detroit, Mich., July ft.?The escape
t of the counterfeiter, Charles JohiiBon,
' olios Davis, alter his arrest here by Sc|
eret Service operatives is a source of
. great annoyance to the authorities at
. Washington. Johnson's chse had been
women tip Willi great care, ami ins cap'
litre affected after considerable difficulty,
! and to lose liiui is regarded as a reflec
tion on the service, lie is an adroit
criminal, and his description has been
sent all over the country. IIo effected
' his escape by pretending to ho ill and
having to go to the closet frequent!v.
After he had made about ten trips in
company with his guide, he was allowed
to go alone once, uud that was the last
seen of him.
Johnson lu'longs to n family of counterfeiters
well known to the law officern,
nud especially to those of Indiana.
There are four of the Johnson brothers,
all of whom have interesting criminal
records. The oldest is Thomas Ira
Johnson, who was arrested; next comes
Charles, then John, and last Elijah.
Thomas Ira Johnson was arrested in
Indianapolis, Ind., August 1, 1804, at
the time of the arrest of the Johnson
family. Tom, being desirous that his
Blnli r HI1UIIM1 UL reil'IUH-'ll, aUKUUH
himself to be the principal of his family
and that he owned a $20 United StateH
plate, which was used for the joint benelit
of himself and Peter McCartney, ami
lie further stated that McCartney did all
tho printing of the $*-'0,notes and shared
with him the profits of between ninety
and one hundred thousand dollars. He
also acknowledged engraving tho
plates.
The Johnson girls, Elizabeth and
Josephine, and the mother and father
were released on condition of the surrender
of tho plates. The plates were
delivered at the residence of Johnson's
father. He was committed to Old Capitol
prison, Washington D. C., turned
over to the civil authorities at Indianapolis,
Ind., June 14, 1805, and committed
to jail in default of of bail in tho sum of
$ >,000. About May, 180G, he was found
guilty at Indianapolis before the United
States Circuit Court of Indiana, and was
sentenced to seven years' imprisonment,
and was subsequently believed to have
been pardoned. October :?), 1809, ho
was arrested at Indianapolis, Ind., on a
charge of manufacturing counterfeit
money, 50-cent fractional currency, Lincoln
head.
January L'.'l, 1870, he was tried, eon
titivu 4II1U nvmriiuvu vu nil VCIIIB mini
labor in the Michigan City (Ind.) penitentiary.
There is no record of Johnson
having been pardoned or of his escape.
November 11), 1870, he was arrested in
Cincinnati in company with Peter McCartney.
When he was arrested he had
on his po -son counterfeit$20 lecal'tender
plak-s and $421 in counterfeit$20, $.r> and
liftv-cent notes, lie was committed in
dufaultof $10,000bail; was indicted April
IS, 1871, convicted July 28,1881, to semi
four months in county jail. August 12,
1871, he broke jail and escaped. He was
agaiu arrested June 17, 187!), at Erie,
Pa., for passing counterfeit $n United
States notes at Dunkirk, N. Y., Septcnv,
her 12, 1S7S.
Charles Johnson was arrested iu Cincinnati
September 15, 1807, for |>asHing
lie was convicted and sentenced to six
months' imprisonment in Hamilton
county (Ohio) jail. May, 1870, he wjih
arrested in Detroit, Mchigan, for having
in his possession paper for counterfeiting
United States notes. July 10, 1870,
lie was convicted and sentenced to two
years and nix months' imprisonment in
the Jackson (Michigan) penitentiary,
and to pay a fine of $500. June 17, 1870,
he was arrested at Dunkirk, N. Y., for
passing counterfeit $5 United .States
notes, lie pleaded guilty at Bufl'alo, X.
V., September 11, 187i?, and on September
12 was sentenced to eight years and
six months' imprisonment in the Albany
penitentiary.
John K. Johnson was arrested May
15, 18S0, at Indianapolis, Ind., for passing
counterfeit money in lluflalo. N. Y,t
in Julv, 1870. He was tried in the District
Court of the United States for tho
Northern District of New York, held at
Buffalo, N". Y., and on the 19th day of
November, 1880, was acquitted. On January
13,1881, he was tried and convicted
m Toronto, Canada, for swindling u
I farmer out of $70. and sentenced tn ti...
Central prison in Toronto for eighteen
months. February 20, 1887, he was arrested
in Toronto, Canada, for passing
eonnterfeit Canadian notes.
Elijah Johnson was arrested near Indianapolis,
Ind., about March, 1805, f??r
counterfeiting, and taken to the Old
Capitol prison, Washington, 1>. C. lie
was taken frotn that prison and turned
over to the civil authorities at Indianapolis,
Juno 14, 1885, and committed to
jail in default of hail in the sain of
^5,000. He was found guilty at Indianapolis,
Ind., before the United States
Circuit Court for Indiana, of makingaud
dealing in counterfeit United States curreney,
and sentenced to five years' imprisonment,
about May 1800. In January,
1807, he was pardoned by tin?
President. Octol?er !10, 1800, he was ar!
rested at Indianapolis, Ind., on a charge
i of manufacturing counterfeit money. In
his possession was found a now set of
counterfeit 50-ecut plates.
l>yiiainit<? In Kentucky.
Cincinnati, <>., July A special
from Klcbolosville, Kentucky, to the
Enquirer says: A dynamite l>oinb was
exploded in the court yard at midnight
1 which shook up the town and did con!
siderable dunuigo to the Circuit clerk's
olllce, The books and records had to
I1 l?e removed. The explosion shook the
town and alarmed men and women. All
night ordinary l>oinbs had been exploded,
hut when the sixty per cent.
dynamite cartridge exploded it jarred
; the town like an incipient earthquake. ^
i A l.lvely l-'nurtli of .Inly.
I Ciiicaoo, July ({.?A dispatch from
. Springfield, Mo., says: reports from the
j back counties just coming indicate that
- the 4th was celebrated in lively style,
t At Mansfield a party of farmers engaged
a in a frcv (or all tight. There were six of
i tUeuv and but one is left to tell the tale.
the others tteing dead or hadlv hurt. At
I Walnut Grove William Merritt and
John Claypool got drunk in a livery
stable. One bottle of boor was left ami
with this Claypool knocked Merritt
|. down under a horse's heels, where ho
was kicked to death. At Hallville Dan
Mitchell stabbed W. Scott fatally.
ii .
I- .\ SorlmiN An-Wlunt.
I Mr Tfnitv v r r..i.. -
...... .1. .Mil V O, ;\8 a coai
j* train cnrouto for Monmouth Junction
laHt evening wan pat?inK tlirongh tl??'
u lillnmjof Dayton, it was utruck hy a
i? cyclone jiikI Conductor John Oyer, ??i
u- 1'renlon, with two other train men, wcro
blown lioiuUio train an<l fatally hurt.