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^~v .; .Jv " WHEELING, W. Va" TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST Cl892._ N°‘ 2°
The Chances of Mr. Atkinson to be
the Candidate For
GOVERNOR ON THE REPUBLICAN
Ticket This Fall—The Bosses Are
Against Him, But He Has Many
Friends Among the Hank and
File of the Party-Charley Sen
seny and General Duval Fight
ing For the Auditorship —A
Very Poor Place For a Conven
es tion.
Sp*not T*l*vram to th* RtgUitr.
- HvxiisotoX, W. Va., August 1.—
Everything Is Quiet at 7 to-night. The
hotels are already well Ailed with dele
gates, caudicates and their friends, and
some manipulating of the wires is w
progress.
But the situation has not sufficiently
crystilized to euable any one to predict
onything definite. The most noticable
thing is the warfare on Mr. Atkinson.
The Register has already given some
of the surface indications in Ohio
county, aod what has been printed was
not overdrawn and other counties are
wheeling into line.
The feeling In Brooke and Hancock Is i
well expressed by General P. H. Duval
who said this eventug that Hancock
was dead set against the gubernatorial
aspirant and that the same feeliug pre
vailed in Brooke. In Marshall ami Wet
zel the same state of affairs exists and
Secretary Allen of the League of Re
publican Clubs is authority for the
statement that protests have been com
ing tn by mail from counties outside of
the Pan-Handle. On the other hand
the frieuds of Mr. Atkinson are stren
ously urging his claims and the gentle
man will be bero in person to-night to
take charge of his campaign. All this
Is ominous of trouble. However, as
Atkinson’s friends arrive, thi> feeling
will be very largely abated. One gen
tleman remarked to-night: “There is
not a mor<‘ generally popular man among
all the West Virginia Republicans today
r * than Atkinson. He does not stand so
| , well with some of the office-holders, tut
he can shake hands with and call by
name more people in W’est Virginia
than any other Republican you can
name. He is a warm-hearted, whole
souled Christian gentleman aud is entire
ly above the reproaches that his ene
mies within his party are attempting
to cast upon him. He will. I think, de
velop unexpected strength iu the con
vention, for he has the common people
with him, and they usually do as they
see fit, notwithstanding the dictates of
the ‘Big Four’ and the bosses in W’asb
4r.gron.'* It is a fact that, although
fthe men who are prominent ia the
party’s affairs are against the Ohio
county statesman, ho has many »fuiet
and unassuming menus.
To-night the Morris men are doing
some effective work, as also are the
friends of J. P. Clifford and Hod. John
Rnhl, of Kuhl. Kobbgard & Co., of
Clarksburg.
Ohio Connty and Wheeling seem to
have a very kindly feeliug for Mr.
Ruhl, and it Is not unlikely that a large
section of the delegates from the coun
ty will centre upon him. Mr. Ruhl is
looked upon as a very strong man for
the candidacy. He was at oue time a
member of the Legislature, and while j
in that position developed much shrewd
ness and capacity for political work.
Charley Jsenseney is here in strong
force but he looked as if he was afraid
of General Duval, whoso auditorial
• claims present au imposing appearance.
The leading u a t. however, seen s to be
E. W. Hall, of Kanawaha, who is due j
to-morrow with a brass band and a j
couple of hundred partisans from Kan
awaha. Fayette and that neighborhood.
W. B. Prickett. of Huntington, seems
ta have a sure thing fr r treasurer, no
one being named against him so far as
can be ascertained to-night.
For superintendent of schools the con
testants who have come to the surface .
are A. S. Bell, of the Linsley Institute,
T. C. Miller, of Marion. Prof. Gwynn,
late of the Sixth Ward in Wheeling and !
later still of Fairmont, is mentioned j
but that is about ail.
Cashier P. B. Dobbins is present in the j
Interest of J. M. McWhorter, of Green- :
brier, for the Supreme bench.
The State Executive Committee has i
been called to meet at 8 o’clock to-mor
row evemug. but no one is now able or
willing to say who will be temporary
chairman. Mr. Dawson, chairman of
the committee, said this evening the
matter was wholly uudertermined as
but three members of the committee '
are uow In towu. An effort is being
made to impress upon the managers the
policy of Ignoring the idea of getting
up a ticket on geographical lines and to ;
go for the best men regardless of where
they com^rom.
Gen. Duval is especially wedded to ;
this idea, and is pointing out that the :
last time the Republicans were success
ful all the nominees but one came from
* the FGst Congressional District. After
that they ignored the claims of the best
men, scattered the ticket over the State
and never came within sight of success.
The General Is not without persoual in
terest in advocating this plan.
There is going to be a great round up j
of federal officials here. Postmaster j
Camden and United States Marshall i
White and four of his deputies are al- j
ready on the ground and th$ rest will ■
be in to-morrow.
This is creating some kicking as there :
Is a fear they will attempt to manipu
late thiugs. Nothing is to be heard of j
Goff, and the only reference to Elkins
takes the shape of vain regrets. There
are indications of a lively time at the
Fourth District Congressional Conven
tion at Spencer 'to-morrow where the
State Committee is accused of meddling
in an objectionable way. The candi
dates are Caidweil of Wood and Hughes
of Wayne.
The wigwam more nearly approaches
the aboriginal idea of such a structure
than anything put up since the settle
ment of the State by white men. It is
to be regretted a jihotograph of the
building can't be sent by wire. Imagine a
cattle shed of rough second-hand boards,
ten feet at the eaves and about fifteen in
the centre and open at the sides and
you have it. It will probably contain
- 2,000 people, but will accommodate no
^ one* Ever/ one who has seen it to date
/ - )
says the Parkersburg huildiBg is 300 per
cent, better adapted to the purpose.
The train which left Wheeling at 8
this morning was delayed at Sisters
ville by a freight wreck, and did not
get in until half-past five. The track
will probably be cleared to-night.
OofT First, Elkins Next; Atkinson Last.
fiptcui. /slecriim to ths Reoutir.
Martinsbcbg, W. Va., August 1.—The
Republican delegation to the State conven
tion left for Huntington to-night. The
• delegates were non-comtnittai, but it is be
lieved that if General Goff or Secretary
Elkins can be induced to accept the nom
ination for Governor, neither will receive
any opposition, otherwise a majority of
Berkeley’s support will go to Atkinson.
Elkins Arrives.
Special Tfltoram to tht R»gi»t*r
Hvstingtox, W. V a., August 1.—To
night among the further arrivals were
Secretary of War Elkins, District Attor
ney Sturgiss, and Internal Revenue Com
missioner John W. Mason*
There is some talk to-night of Elkins for
permanent chairman. The sub-committee
of the Executive Committee has been in
session shaping ud a platform and discuss
ing “various m at tern. ’ as one of the mem
bers put it.
BAD WRECK REPORTED.
Information Very Meagre, But of a Start
ling Character.
St. Lons Mo., August 1.—It 1s re
ported here that the limited east-bound
passenger on the Big Four which left
here at 0 p. ui., collided with a freight
trnia at Edwardsvolle junction
Ti e engineer and fireman were killed
and a largejiumber of passengers in
jured, Several fatally.
Dispatches have been sent both to this
city aud Alton for a number of physi
cians.
Sr. Loris, August 1.—The accident
was caused, it is thought, bv a disobe
dience of orders. The engieer of the
eistbound traiu had orders to wait at
Edwardsvslle crossing for the incoming
train.
The latter was behind time and after
considerable time waiting engineer
pulled out meeting the other train on a
curve.
Information at this hour (midnight)
is that the engineer and fireman of the
incoming train were killed and several
passengers were badly and some seri
ously injured.
It Is not thought many will die. None
of the coaches left the track.
Cincinnati, O., August 1.—A dis
patch from Dayton, Ohio, says: A Big
Four freight wreck occurred at Cold
Springs this afternoon and 15 cars are
crushed and piled up.
All traffic Is stopped and trains are
now run over the Fan-Handle around
via. Xenia to Springfield and over the
Erie to Gallon.
Springfield, O., August 1.—An oil
car on a wreck train on the Big Four
tilled with gasoline was wrecked near
Cold Springs to-day and caught fire
fjoui a spark from a workmuu’? pipe.
There was no explosion for an hour
afterwards, the working crew having
been called off for fear of an explosion.
They returned in forty minutes and
twenty minutes afterwards the gasoline
exploded, throwing the car a distance
of .100 feet.
There were no fatalities but a number
of railroad men and qnarryraen were
ba lly burned about the face and neck.
The most seriously burned follows:
J. L. Withrow, chief train dispatcher
of the Big Four; T. J. English, train
master; J. H. Berry, general master
mechanic; J. C. kelson, chief englueer:
,T. C. Carney, yard master. About 18
quarryraen were slightly purned. Loss
about 5S.OOO. The cause of the wreck
was a broken axle.
STRAIGHT OIT DEMOCRACY
II 4* Carried the Day In A'nhama—.Iones
IImh a Big Majorl'y.
Mobile. Ala., August 1.—So far as
known at this hour (9 p. m.) the elec
tion throughout the State has been a
very quiet one, though great interest
was manifested.
The Rrjistcr has received bulletins
from twenty-eight of the sixty-six coun
ties in the State, which show a hand
some majority for Jones, except in Hale
county. The indications are that Jones
has carried Montgomery county (his
home) bv 6,000. Bullock by 2,000, and
Talladega by 560.
The evidences thus far are that the
straight out Democracy has carried the
day, though there Is no doubt that Kolb
has carried a few of the remote coun
ties.
The expectation was that the vote would
be the largest in years, but the results do
not show that this expectati:n was real
ized.
* A conservative est:mate places Governor
Jones’ majority at not less than 50,000.
IhfAlabams Flections
Montgomery, Ala., August 1.—The .44
rrrtiter has already received exact returns
from various parts of the State and scores
of telegrams as to the return fof the vote,
showing that the straight Democratic tick
et. headed by Thomas G. Jones, has been
overwhelmingly elertod. Nearly every
telegram states that the bulk of negroes
voted for Jones. So far there is no report
of disorder of any kink.
He Wauted to G*t Even.
He looked like a man who would sell
hi< vote, and when he rpplied to a law
yer for legal advice the lawyer did not
enter into the case with undue enthu
siasm. “What’s the matter?” he
a-’ked.
“Well, 1 want to sue a man for dam
ages,” s.iie the aggrieved bne.
“State the case,” commanded the at
torney curtly.
“This man bought my vote for half a
gallon of liquor.” , %
“You ought to be ashamed of your
self.”
“I am, and that’s why I want to git
even,” lie confessed unblushingly. “I
offered to sell out fer S2. and he said
he'd give me half a gallon of $4 li
quor.”
“Did he give you the liquor?”
“’Course he did. He had to er I
wouldn’t voted his way.”
“Then how are youglamaged?”
“It wasn’t four-dollar whisky. It
wasn’t nothin’ but dollar and a half red
eye and I want to know if I can’t sue
him for the dollar aad a quarter he beat
me out of.”
The lawyer declined to take the
case. __
N BRvors prostration, sleeplessness,
opium habit dullness,' blues cured by Dr.
Miles’ Nervine. Samples/w, at Tne
Logan Drug Company’s and B. B Burt’s
and Bowie Bros.’, Bridgeport
HON. ANDY EDJilSTON
Is Not a Candidal® for Congress and
Will Not be at New Martinsville—He is
for Hannonj and Success. ^
8t fetal 1 ti*9ram to lAs tuuuttr.
Weston, W. Va„ Aug. 1.—Your cor
respondent called on Hon. Andrew Kd
inlston late this evening at his office
and asked him if he was going to the
convention at New Martinsville.
He replied, “No, sir, I shall not be
there.”
“Why, are you not a candidate for
the nomination for Congress?”
“Well, yes, I have been mentioned in
that connection off and on for the last
five months, yet, in the strict sense. I
have never declared myself a candidate,
chiefly, however, owing to the fact that
Hon. John 0. Pendleton has claimed he
Is entitled to another term, hav
ing once been unseated, and accord
ing to party tradition the claim
is not groundless?. I have uniformly
satd, all things considered and equita
bly speaking, Pendleton is entitled to
the nomination, and now, owing to the
bad blood which seems to have been en
gendered at Parkersburg, and for which
I think do individual is or should be
held responsible-, I think it would be
good party policy to renominate Pendle
ton. My name having been bandied
about sinco the State convention in con
nection with a spirit of retaliation and
revenge, of which I do not approve, I
want it known that my name will not
go before the convention at New Mar
tinsville. Just say to the Democracy
of the district, however, that I will be
with them for the nominee, whoever he
may be. I am a Democrat, am for har
rnouy and for success.”
NEW YORK AUT0N0MIST3.
A Meeting of Red Birds, bat It was
Comparatively Oulet—The Follce on
Hand.
New York, August 1.—The Peukert
group of autonomists who preach a
doctrine which they term “Anarchy
socialism” met in this city this evening
to discuss tho Homestead affair.
About 300 people were present, some
of whom had crowded, into tho hall
from curiosity.
Tho principal speaker was Miss Em
ma Goldman, the intimate friend of
Chairman Frick’s would-be slayer,
Bergman.
The police were present, but were
not needed. The only literature dis
tributed were copies of the Solidarity,
the organ of Anarchy-Socialism.
Dyer D. Lum spoke first. He said:
‘•We don’t meet here to sympattai7,e wdth
anyone. We don’t meet here to
any resolutions ot condolence with the
man in Pittsburg.
“lie deliberately sacrificed bis life and
the waruing to the capital'st is that
when a man gets so desperate and
makes up his mind to go out of the
world, he decides to take a respectable
Christian with him to introduce him to
St. Peter”s gate.
“It has taught the workingman that
when he goes out of the world to take
some one with him.
“There will be men who are prepared
to leave this world, and under existing
social circumstances they don't propose
to go alone.
“I stand here to-night to approve
Bergman’s act.”
Dead silence followed the utterance of
these closing words, and Joseph Pen
kert, the chief autonomist of thegroup.
then addressed the gathering in Ger
man, denouncing capital and the press.
The reporters he called slavish hire
lings and parrots, and concluded by ex-,
horting his followers to strike down tho
tyrannical capitalist.
Emma Goldman. Bergman’s sweetheart,
next took the platform. She spoke of the
imprisoned autouimist as “that hero at
Pittsburg.”
“Frick was not killed by the bullets
aimed at him,” she sa;d, “but it is not all
over with him yet. There aro 1,000 bullets
waiting for him.”
Taking her hearers into her confidence
she remarked, “they threatened to arrest
me: let them!”
With her face aglow and her left hand
wildlv waving in the air the female au
tonimist declared, “I am prepared tomor
row to lay down my life for the working
min and their cause.”
To Blake Final Arrangement*.
Kansas City. Mo., August 1.—Major
General Carnahan, Commander-in-Chief of
the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias of
the world, arrived in the city this morning
from Indianapolis with his staff. General
Carnahan comes to make final arrange
ments for the great encampment.
NEWSLET3.
Interesting rieces ot Telegraphic Sew* In
Small Space.
The New York Herald'* Panama dispatch
says: A report is current here to-day that
the Venezuelan warship La Justiciain
possession of the Crosnists has captured
the Columbian gunboat La Popa, which
was in Venezuelan waters with a cargo of
arms for the Caracas government.
The public statement issued yesterday
afternoon shows that the interest and non
interest bearing national debt decreased
$8:5$,$53 during the month of July. Cash
in the national treasury, $783,978,271.81.
A Case of Striking Hack.
The prisoner was before the judge
for assault.
“What did you strike the plaintiff
for?” inquiired the Court sternly.
“He’s a dead beat, your honor, that
pesters the life out of me,” confessed
the prisoner.
“That’s none of your business. What
did you strike him for?”
“He struck me first, your honor.”
The Court turned to the defendant.
“How is that?” he asked.
“I didn’t do anything of the sort,
your honor. I merely—”
“He did, your honor,” Interrupted
the prisoner, “he-struck me for five
dollars.”
“Five and costs." remarked the Court
and called the next case.
Got the Job.
Druggist (to applicant)—“Yes, 1
need a man for the soda fountain—but
I see you wear eye-glasses. Is your
sight defective?”
Applicant—“A little, sir, but my
hearing Is superb. I can hear a man
wink. jChiewjo Tribune.
To be an Aqaarlum.
Castle Garden, New York, well known
as a depot of immigration, is to be trans
formed into an aquarium, at a cost of
Si50,000. There will be 150 tanks for
smaller fish, and a special feature In the
shape of large pools or ponds for sharks
and other l "*e, dangerous fish. It is
ecpectMi ihe aquarium will be
ready
- f' *
All Governmental Machinery Stopped
by a Republican
WHO WILL NOT LET THE SUNDRY
Civil Appropriation Bill Pass IJntil
the World’s Fair Appropriation
Amendment For 85,000,000
is Agreed To—Reed and Bing
ham Attempt to Shift the Re
sponsibility to Holman’s Shoul
ders.
ft ^
Washington, D. C., August 1.—The
air was full of rumors of some sort of
compromise in the House this morning,
but it is significant that the friends of
the World’s Fair give no countenance
to them. Mr. Durbarrow Insists that
they will not accept anything short of
of the appropriation as contaiued in the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill._ Mr.
Hopkins declared his purpose was to
prevent the passage of any resolution
extending the appropriation carried by
that bill, and followed up his declara
tion by calling attention to the fact that
no quorum was present when the House
met. S.nco that time, however, he has
been in consultation v/ith Director Gen
eral Davis, and it may be that he will
adopt a dilferent line of policy later on.
Ike Hill, the deputy sergeant-at
arms, says that about two hundred
members are In town and he is making
efforts to get them to the Capitol. It is
questionable whether Mr. Ilopkins can
secure a sufficient following to insure
success in his undertaking.
Many of his brothor Republican mem
bers deprecated any interference with
tho machinery of the government and
are unwilling to follow his lead. Lvi
dently Mr. Hopkins* is fereful that tne
extension resolution will be amended
when once before the House so as to
carry the sundry civil appropriations
until next December, la which ease if the
amendment is accepted by the Senate.
Congress might adjourn without provid
ing for the fair. Assurances are given,
however, by members of the Appropria
tion Committee, that the committee has
no such intention.
The Congressional Record, although
published before midnight Saturday,
could not be delivered In the House to
day owing to a lack of appropriation to
pay tnesseugers. drivers of the tiovern
tnent priuting ofii'-e and others whose
duty it is to transport'the publication
from this otlice to the Capitol.
The public gallery was well filled this
morning, principally by employes of the
printing othce, who are having an en
forced vacation; but iu the House it
self, tho law was not so rigorously com
plied with. The appropriation for tho
lighting of the Capitol and other pub
lic buildings is carried in the Sundry
Civil bill, and although the appropria
tions have lapsed the court, rooms were
illuminated. One hundred and forty
six members responded to their names
on roll call, this being twenty-ono short
of a quorum. On motion of -Mr. Milli
gan, of Tonnesse, a call of the House
was*ordered.
An exact quorum—167 members—re
sponded.
Mr. Holman then rose to move a sus
pension of the rules, but before his
proposition was read Mr. Hopkins, of
Illinois, made the point of- order that
i’the previous question having been or
dered on the Senate amendment to the
sundry civil rppropriation bill, the mo
tion to suspend was not in order. Tho
Speaker overruled tho point of order,
and quoted from a ruling made by
speaker Reed In justification of his rul
ing.
Mr. Hopkins said that be had al
ways regarded Speaker Reed’s rulings
as sound, and he was not inclined to ex
cept to them.
Mr. Ring ham said that the World’s
Fair amendment came from the Senate
and became a part of the Sundry Civil
bill. It was not contended In tho
House that the World’s Fair amend-,
ments was not a part of the bill. The
conferees on the part of the House had
been instructed to resist the ameud
rrnenis.
The gentleman from Indiana. (Mr.
I Holman,) who had voted against a mo
tion to recede had seep proper to change
I his vote In order to move a reconstdera
I tion. As to whether it was his inten
tion to filibuster was a question for the
Gentleman to answer to the House, thq
country aud the people, ’lbat it had
that result was the best evidence and
conclusion. He (Mr. Bingham,) did
not believe that there was any purpose
on tho Republican side to delay or oo
struct the conduct of Ihe government
for the next few days. But it must be
understood that a House having a Dem
ocratic majority of 150 capable of con
ducting the business of the government
without a vote from the Republican
tide, must be responsible to the peopjo
for the conduct of public affairs. No
responsibility could rest on tbe Repub
lican party.
Mr. Holman said that the gentleman
| from Pennsylvania was aware of the
fact that the Senate in defiance of the
rules had placed the World’s Fair
amendment on the appropriation bill.
The gen^eman from Illinois (Mr. Hop
kins) was willing to stop the wheels of
legislation forthe purpose of compelling
the House to give $5,000,000 to a cor
poration ia Chicago. Both in time of
peace and in time of war he had heard
the proposition made to extend appro
priation® and never until now had he
heard it objected to.
Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, spoke in
opposition to the World’s Fair appropri
ation. Chicago, he said, did not ask a
loan. It asked that Congress pass a bill
which made the Government a joint
stockholder in a private corporation.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, said the gentle
man from Indiana, iMr. Holman), had
afforded an example of unspeakable
courage which enabled him to face un
ttinchtgnly a situation of this kind.
With a Democratic majority jot more
than 140, of which he was the factional
leader, the House of Representatives
bad stopped the business of the Gov
ernment, and now he was en
deavoring to charge this stoppage to
somebody else. He (Mr. Holman)
himself had led. if not openly, covertly,
this rebelling against gocd government.
He had deliberately blocked the wheels
of business and he charged it upon some
body else. The World’s Fair legisla
tion had received sanction of the Senate
without regard to party, The gentle
>
• . V
man from Indiana had the counage to
stand before the House and testify and
charge the result of his own action to
another member.' To charge, in a tone
of amazement, in a House with 140
Democratic majority, the stopping of
public business to a member of the mi
nority. He did not wonder that the
gentleman from Indiana had had aloug
careed. Courage like that carried a
man through Iudiana. There was 140
majority; the appropriation had the
sanction of both houses of Congress,
and yet the business of the country was
to he stopped and “somebody else" was
to be charged with the crime! [Ap
plause. ]j
Mr. Cummings,of New York, declared
that the wheels of government had been
stopped by the objection of a Republi
can (Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois).
Mr. Hopkins'said that next ’to the
gentleman from Indiana, the gentleman
from New York was the most responsible
for the condition in which the House
found itself to-day.
Mr. McMillan, of Tennessee, asserted
that the gentleman from Illinois hao
caused the wheels of government to
stop. The gentleman from Illinois had
virtually said to the House, “you either
give that 85.000.000 to the World’s Fair
or you don’t get your sundry civil bill."
The joint resolution extending the
appropriations was agreed to without
division.
On motion of Mr. Tracey, of New
York, the rules were suspended and the
Senate bill was passed changing the
date of the dodication of the World's
Columbian Fair buildings from the 12th
to 21st of Oc tober.
Mr. Holrnau moved to suspend the
rules aud pass a bill appropriating 8.»0,
000, for the relief of the Mississippi
Hood sufferers. Mr. Kilgore raised the
point of no quorum; and belt 158 mem
bers responding the House adjourned.
A Democratic caucus was announced
for this evening at 8 o’clock.
DISPOSED OF.
TIi* Dsniocrnttc Cmicu* l)*<'l(le» to 1 ay
the World’s Fair Appropriation Over
Till Dec-ember.-Congres* Can Now Finish
L’p Business and Ad.jonrn.
Washington, August 1.—The Demo
crats of the House held a caucus to
night for the purpose of consultation
and if possible agreement on some plan
by which the present deadlock can be
broken and an adjournment of Congress
brought about.
The debate to a large extent proceed
ed upon a resolution offered by Mr.
Mutchler of Pennsylvania, proposing to
lay over until December next a vote on
the proposition to appropriate $5,000,
OOOinaidof the World’s Fair. There
"were, it Is said, about 100 members |
present, with Mr. Holman as presiding
officer.
The resolution was much debated In a
calm manner, most of the members
present being unusually quiet. Mr.
Mutchler opened the proceedings in
a speech in which he ex
plained tho purposes and objects
of his resolution, and urged th,e
Democrats to adopt it as the best way
out of the present difficulty, and as a
means whereby the government could
aid the fair if circumstances showed it
to be necessary to prevent a failure
that would reflect upon the American
people.
Mr. Reilly, of Pennsylvania, followed
Mr. Mutchler, opposing his colleague's
resolution.
Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, support
ed the resolution in a speech which
ended only with the fall of Chairman
Holman’s gavel.
Speaker Crisp made some remarks,
which In part at least, were directed at
the unusual method by which the fair
appropriation had been tacked onto the
appropriation bill. It was, he said, un
I precedeoted to tack onto a bill provid
ing for the ordinary runuing expenses
of the goverement a provision such as
this55,000.000 amendment. Mr. Crisp’s
speech was In favor of the adoption of
the resolution otfered by Mr. Mutchler.
Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, took the
same side.
Among the speakers on the other
side who followed up the opening made
by Representative Reilly, were Messrs.
Fellows, of New York, Rarritt, of Wis
consin. and O'Neill, of Missouri. ’I he
sentiment was evidently, however, very
largely against the World's Fair tueu,
and after ineffectual efforts to aajourn,
a vote was had.
The first vote was takpn on a resolu
tion offered by Mr. Reilly, when he be
gan his remarks, and Intended as a sub
stitute for the resolution of Mr. Mutch
ler. Mr. Reilly’s resolution was as fol
lows:
liwolved, That it is the sense of this cau
cus that the House shall be allowed to
vote on tho pending motion, namely, the
motion to lay on the table the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House
agreed to concur in the Senate amendment
No. 1508 without tba interposition of any
further dilatory motion.
The chairman, Mr. Holman, stated
that the vote would be persuasive only
and would not be binding. The vote
resulted in the defeat of Mr. Reilly’s
resolution by f,9 nays to 31 yeas, and
then the Mutchler resolution to throw
tne Fair appropriation over nntll De
cember was carried by practically the
same vote, whereupon the caucus ad
journed.
He Knew Him.
The tailor never did know how he
managed to get the young man to pay
his bill, but it came to pass in two or
I three years that he did, and one day,
I perhaps a month after that happy event
; the yotrng man came In to see him.
•JWhat will you charge me,” he in
quired, confidently, “for a suit of
clothes? Something real nice, dont you
know?”
The tailor calculated for a minute or
so.
'“Well,” he said, “I guess about
$375.”
“What?” and the young man’s mouth
j flew open.
“About $375,” responded the tailor
calmly.
The young man leaned up against a
pile of cloth to regain his composure.
“How much for cash?” he Invuired In
I a subdued tone.
The tailor brightened up.
' “Oh, about $40 or $50.” he said cheer
fully, and the young man walked out.
Parental Training.
Mrs. Brown—“Mrs. Binks has the
best trained bey I ever saw.”
Mrs. Jones—"Wnat! that little ^a
cal? ’
Mrs. Brown—“Yes, for she never
crooks her elbow that he doesn’t instinct
ively bend over.”
^ ' v .-Y-r. y
% - /
THE STRIKE IS BROKEN
la the Claim of Frealtlcnt Fotter. Mot the
Amalgamated Association Saya It la
>ot ho And That the Fight la Jo»t
Begun.
Homestead. Pa., August 1.—One of
the most eventful days In the great
Homestead struggle Is closing this even
lug with a result, that the firm through
Superintendent Potter announce* that
twenty-seven of the old men had ap
plied and been granted their positions,
and that over one hundred men came
In from the East. The influx of un
skilled workmen, Mr. Potter says, has
been so groat that to-day be telegraphed
to send no more for the present. “We
have broken the strike,” he satd.
That is the company’s side. That
there has been dissatisfaction in the
ranks of the locked out men was plainly
to be seen, particularly this evening,
by the excited groups of men denounc
ing deserters. The Amalgamated meu
are pothlng daunted, however, and It is
& rash and unwarranted conclusion that
they will flock at once to the mill. In
stead they worked might and main all
day and night to check the growing
panic among the laborers and members
of the mechanical departments, and
they are well satisfied this evening that
they have sncceeded, and Chairman
Crawforl said that not only would there
not be further desertions, but that in a
day or so some of those who did go into
the mill would reconsider their action.
All of th? 27 live*in Homestead, and
this evening when they left the mill for
their homes, they were met by commit
tees, who eudeavored to get them to j
promise not to return. No threats j
were used. There has been much mis
understanding among Amalgamated j
inen over the question as to whether |
they would be entitled to strike bene
fits. It was alleged that being locked
out, they would not be, and that Iron
and steel workers of Pittsburg and the
Ohio Valley district, -now on a strike,
would reap the benefit of the Amalga
mated treasury. On this subject Trus
tee Wm. T. Roberts, who Is a leader
here, announced this evening:
“The Homestead men need not be
alarmed. They will receive strike ben
efits as soon as they Deed them. Hy rea
son of the fart that they were locked
out on June 20, they need not wait two
months like Pittsburg iron workers, but
can get money at once. The Amaiaa
mated Association Is confident that
though the ftgbt has but just begun, It
will win. It Is in excellent shape to
prosecute the conflict.”
The Advisory Committee states that
this week 81,200 was contributed by
business men in Niles, ()., and nearly
81,800 by tho same class at Y’oungs
town for tho benefit of the locked out
men here. The workingmen have not
been appealed to yet.
One Hundred Tramp*.
PiTTSBrHG, Pa., August 1.—The Thirtv
third street mill was fairly started to-da\*
and ODerations will be resumed in the pud
dling depart meat The strikers did not
interfere with the non-union men and as
sisted the police in preserving order. The
firm claim to have IS skilled men at work
in the Union mill. 80at Duquesne aud i!7at
Homestead. They say the strike is broken.
In this connection the Advisory Committee
at Homestead gave out the following to
night:
“But two men went to work in the
Homestead m<]l to-day, one was Edward
Lyon and the other Charles Gettle. There
are less than 400 in the mill, except 100 who
are tramps.”_ _
lam* lla* Mads Information*
PiTTSBCHO, Pa.. August 1.—Informations
were made this afternoon before Alderman
Reilly, by ex-Private lams against Colonel
Hawkins. Lieutenant-ColoneiStreeter.and
Assistant Surgeon Grim, of the Tenth Reg
iment, for aggravated assault and battery,
and asssuult und battery. Warrants were
issued. The charge of aggravated assault,
was for tying lams up by the thumb*, aud
ttie assault aud battery for shaving nis
head. *
A civil suit will also be brought for lam*
and the attorneys, Messrs. Dickey, Trent,
Jones and Watson, say they arc confldedt
of securing heavy damages for their client
and also cf convicting the defendants ou
the charges made. _
I'.lg Republican (iftlna.
PAnis, August 1.—Elect:on returns from
1/284 districts show the election of k77 Re
publicans a ad 317 Conservatives, while
snpiemeutary ballots are required in Mdiv
tricts.
The Republicans have gained l.V) seats.
They have obtained a majority In four of
the eleven councils held by the Monarch
ists _ _
THE TICKET SKI.I.EK'* I'AKROT.
Eren lo \*l**r«i»y If Hrmalned True to
It* Training.
Ben Lusble, who for liftmen years was
one of the greatest feature* of Bar
num’* circus in the capacity of "light
ning ticket teller,” bad a wonderful
pariot. which had been presented to him
by one of the canvasmen of the show,
who was at one time a sailor on a steam
er piylng between Boston and Fernan
dloo, In the Bahamas. Lusble used to
have a way of quieting the scrambling
mob of ticket purchasers oround the
ticket wagon by saying: "Dan’t be In a
hurry, gentlemen." "There’s plenty of
time. "Don’t crowd each other.”
"One at a time, gentlemen," and such
like impressions. The parrot, which
was perched upon the safe In the
wagon just back of Lusble. got to learn
these little speeches after a season’s
tour and often broke out In a piercing
squawk with one of them, much to
Lusbie's amusement. The parrot,
which was quite a little vagabond,
broke loose from her fetter* one day
and flew over into a neighboring woods,
near the circus grounds.
A searching party was made up, and
they had not proceeded far before tuey
heard a vast racket, apparently made by
squawking birds. Hastening to the
scene they found poor Poll clinging as
best the could to the limb of a dead tree,
surrounded by a screaming flock of
crows. The parrot had only two or
three tail feathers left, and the hostile
crows were striking pecking and pluck
ing her right and left. Hanging on a*
best she could the parrot w*s shrilly
screaming: “One at a time, gentlemen!”
"Don’t crowd there!” "Take r*ur
time!” "Tbere’s plenty more left’.”—
Indiannpollt 8ent*neL
Lucy—“Why did you gi?e up smok
ing?"
Djcic_*«Had to do It io order to catch
the widow Leigh. She said she’d give
op her weeds £f I’d give up mine, aud
not unless I did.—Judge,
' Worth a Thousand Dollars!
Every ebild born into a family is thought
to be worth “a V-od dollars” to the
parents. Why should they no
cared for from l maturity! ■
the mryih and M right by Sr
DO'* Mil tham right /
v
Is in It, But the Remainder of His
Pusillanimous Anatomy Isn’t
HE’S MOST CORDIALLY DESPISED
By All Who Have Met Him and
a His Efforts to Advertise Him
self and Gain Notoriety by
Casting Reflections Upon
Others Has Not Availed Hi^i
Anything Except to Deepen the
Stigma Upon His Character—A
Very Unenviable Position.
Spicuii Te^jram to tto
Washington, D. C., August 1.—The
conduct of Watson, of Georgia, who has
made suudry charges of intemperance
agalust member* of the House, isevok
iug uo little criticism. Watson.has dur
ing the entire session made desperate
efforts to push himself to the frout. He
has mixed in great and small questions
aud in a strident voice, loudly debated
on matters with which he bad
no acquaintance. He yearn* for an
other term In Congress. Notoriety is
very essential to political success in al
most every section of the country, but
in no place is it more highly valuablo
than Georgia. Watson came here as a
Farmers’ Alliance man, and came as an
experiment, His only hope to return
lay In the pcsslblllty of his attracting
public attention to himself. Person
ally bo appears to be a* unpopular
among his fellow-members as be t* po
litically, and it all has resulted In plac
ing Mr. Watson in a state of violont
defiance.
All fair minded men here assert that
this Congress with especial reference to
the House,-the more frequently chang
ing bndyv has been a very derent one.
The time has been when Intoxication
and disorderly conduct wore marked
features of tho session. This Congress
has boen singularly free from personal
scandals of all kinds. Mr. Watson may
have Instituted a system of personal es
pionage that has shown him a spr« lof
Affairs no one else has been able to vs,
but with several huudred keeu-eyed
newspaper men about It ta extremely
unlikely that Watson has seen anything
more substantial than an Imaginative
picture. The charge that members have
gone “reeling about the aisles” was so
manifestly a lie that Its utterance at
first excited nothing but amusement.
Mr. Watsou stands practically alone
In this fight. Ho has no silent sympa
thizers. The Farmers’ Alliance mem
bers support him, but It la an old Joke
hero that, tho enmity of the present
third party members Is better than
their friendship. The publication of
tho book, a specimen of very Indiffer
ent English, by the way, and the gro«s
charges It makes are such transparently
vulgar personal advortlamenta for
Wats in In particular, and hla
party frloods in general, that
he Is being cut on all sides. The South
ern members, who were at first disposed
to bo friendly with him, are snubbing
him right and left on the streets, In tbo
hotels and in the corridors of the Capi
tol. Ti}« ladles In official society are
not sparing him. Their canstlc tongues
are discussing Mr. Walton front phys
ical. mental and moral standpoints. A
general attempt Is being made to ostra
cize him.
The special committee appointed to
Investigate charges of drunkenness of
^embers resumed fta sessions tble
morning.
Half dozen witnesses testified that in
their opinion Representative Oobb wan
pot drunk when he delivered his argu
ment m the Noyes-Rockwell contest.
The witnesses generally testified that
in their opinion Mr. Cobb was suffering
from exhaustion, Incident to the deliv
ery. when In poor health, of a Jong
Hoeerh. marked by many Interruption*
and much badgering on the part of oth
er members. ,
Mr. llynum testified that It was not
an uncommon practice for members to
take boul'llon. besf tea. coffee and
other stimulants out of a cop daring
long, continued arguments, aad from a
knowledge of Mr. Cobb’s physical con
dition, he wa* satisfied that that gentle
man could not speak Continuously for
two hours without taking some stimu
lant.
Representative Kilgore, of Texas,
testified that he had seen one member
drunk on the floor of the House during
this session, and perhaps one or two
members who he thought were under
the Influence of liqoor. He could not
recall having seen any member reel
through the aisles. He recalled one
particular occasion when a meAber ad
dressing the House seemed under the _
Influence of liquor.
Mr. Kilgore said that be waa In *he
chair during the greater part of Mr.
Cobb’s argument. It never occurred to
him that Mr. Cobb was uoder the Influ
ence of liquor.
O’Brien Moore, correspondent of the
8t. hauls testified that bo
talked with Mr. Cobb Immediately be
fore and after bis argument to whleh
he had listed, and he knew Mr. Cobb
was not under the Influence of liquor.
Andrew Devine, one of the official
stenographers of the House, produced
the manuscript of the official report of
Mr. Cobb’s argument, and testified that
he saw nothing In Mr. Cobb's conduct
to justify the charges made. Many
other witnesses testified in Mr. Cobb’a
behalf, and the committee adjourned.
"It Is very likely that two reports will
be pre*ent‘*d and that Representative
Simpson will file a minority report In
behalf of bis fellow Alliance memoer,
Mr. Watson, of Georgia, It being prac
tically assured that the majority wlil at
least make some strictures on Mr. Wat
son. _•
kMki Oot » >!••!
Watkingiontan Star •
“Made a,” taid be, “do you tee thl*
piece of pie?” ‘
“Yes,” the answered.
••The woman nex'door gimme that. I
wanted V> know if yoo’d gimme permit*
slon to throw it over your back fence,
aud then be >o kind at to let me have a *
bite ta eat-”
Thlt It how Mike the WoDderer •«
ceeded in trading off a ctftof pie fora
tqurre meal._
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