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TIME WASHTJSraTCXN", D. C, 'WEDK'ESDAT MORKISTGr, SEPTEMBER 20, aS94. VOL.1. O. 192. ONE CENT. WASHINGTON THE GATOR CHARGED HIS MIND His Declination Did Not Decline as Mucli as People Thought WHITNEY INFLUENCE DOMINANT Until Ho Says Tes or ITo There Is 27o Situa tion, Say the leaders Gilroy and Murphy Sure He Will Accept No Mention to Be Made in the Platform of the Incomo Tax. Saratoga, N T., Sept. 25 "There is no situa tion and there Kill bo no situation until William I Whim!- arrives in New lork to-morrow and gives his ultimatum. If bo says no thon thero will be a hustle on the part of the prominent candidates and undoubtedly the springing up of new candidate, that -would prolong this con vention orer Thursday," said a party leader to night Tins view of tho situation is concurred in by cvct politician on the ground to-night Iho c nvenuon meets in the Casino rink, whero Gov I lower was nominated in 1SU1, at noon to morrow If groat haste is made the decision of 21 r hitney will hardly reach here before tho c invention ineete, so that the candidates in the fl 1 1 nesides him will have little chance to work p their individual booms, and will unitedly titik tor an adjournment so that a canvass may jc made 1 his will bring the nominations for Governor Ictr into the night, and following that will come t n cammjbfoi theoflioee of Lieuiontaut Gov ernor and Judge of thB court of appoala For t e offices few names bavp been mentioned and another recess wiU hate to be taken prob nl ly until Thnrsdaj . so as to allow tho delegates to present the names -which a e as yet stored in v -bt-jHx-kets. If Mr Whitney s-8 "No," Mt Lm kwood. of Buffalo, will come into the field as a iroirment candidate as against Iroderick C.jik John yTbacher. and Judge Gajnor, and the light will be a lively one. JCJXIE OATJ.OB BEOOKSlTIEnS. The friends of every one of tho candidates to t.glit are xtreniely confident. The Gaynor l)i m, whicli languished during the morning be cause of the aUeg&ttou that Judge Gaynor would i-v.it; onsent to ran, and that his telegrams hero j.a-f r irut containing Mich information ore ev 1 t of that fact, bad a revival to-night when t As-K-iated Press gave the leaders a copy of a .ejram signed by Judge Gaynor, in v-faich he r u" a all tftatoaieute sent out last night from t -1 ince concerning his affairs "" owns, who save out the telegram last lit it ft. iid, when shown Judge Gaynor's reply: . in' -rstand It to mean that Judge Gaynor did i ' i'i nd to intimate that he was not acandi j i und that such construction placed ujmhi L g --8Cs sent here was incorrect ' fat Gov bbeebau, wbeu shown the message u I presume that means that Judge Gaynor js - I m the raz-e. ell, the more the merrier " '' a'or Murphy, who was with Mr fcueeaaii at 'ti'- nine, &id. Those several candidates are ml i.adi'c iaed as to their own attitude " i h suppurtere of John Boyd Thacher aro rn b enthoataetiic tc-uiisht over his chances, 1 u at tne saaie time some of them seem to be j ii. tiy willing that he should aocept second j e .iu the ticket, providing Mr Whitney an t r is affirmative, but contend that if that geu tir ' an answers in the negative Mt Thacher is lu n pn al candidate of the party i oK MIOHT DRAW THE QEBMAX VOTE. The Lockwood boom H still in a state of opatl y Mr Jjockwood will not absolutely de-wa-f" his Intentions, and the Brie people aro ii rt fore a tittle at coa. By far the brightest of t ji cis exclusive, of course, of W hituey's, is that ..I (xik of hocheeter, bocause at present he is '" iTured by both Senator Hill and Mr feheehan. j. b arged that there is a very large German v e i , the Mate wnich ts usually Hepublican, Iul UiHi oonld be obtained for the Democracy In s Mr Cook was a candidate It is intimated i. t to-night that Mr Cook will only be a candi x. j.le when told to oo o by party load era That Is 1 scy that Mr. Cook will either w rite a letter m .ng the nomination or accepting it as he ra i be told to do by benator Hill, Sir. Murphy en "it Go Sheeheu I iiight the leaders are divided. As has been sail Vr Sheehan and benator Hill favor Mr . A s candidacy, while Tammany and enator ".. T'ty are for "ft bitnev, if hitecy will have it. 2 Ling can be determined and nothing will be c 1 1 iitil Mr Whitney bteps his foot into New "ii. k- it and answers definitely the query which 1 e party leaders have to put to him Mr GUroy sxd Sir Criiumins and Senator Murphy are to i h ijuite confident that lr Whitney wilt say s urging that the only reason thathede c in d before wat because he believed that Gov. i .r would take a reuomiuation. U p'atform will declare against future an a J meats of the tariff by revision as a whole, 1 u ci taends that uecessary alterations can be ma 1 by the passage of special laws relating to t removal of tho duty from raw materials uu . It wtU In no way men lion the income tax. Jinx's SPEECH IK THE OOKt KNTIOJ.. Thf convention was called to order this morn-i"- .7 tT Senator Mnrphy, chairman of the Stat iuu.atoe, who named Senator Hill as tempor rr 'hairman. Mayor Gilroy, of Sew York, and Hon Daniel 2J J oukwood, of Erie, escorted Senator Hill to tUefrnut of the platform, and then occurred a Tt niarLuble sen I I e ost body of the delegates stood on chairs, w 1 ing handkerchiefs and yelling themselios 1. arse as from d fferent corners of the audito ; urn CHiue demrnds of "Throe cheers for HIIL" 1'nndemonium reigned for at least five minutes. bi-i a'o'HHl stood pale and motionless, one hand rest inj, on the writing table, until the applause La J suicided, and then began to speak extern X rane usly and ftom notes. S naior Hill s speech dealt in the main with tanff legislation under Iiepublican and Domo. i ratio rule KespecUng the new tariff law he said in conclusion: I bespeak for this nw law (unsatisfactory though it may be to me in some respects be ause of the objections which I urged in the Senate, which it is not now advisable J or necessary to reiterate) the patient con sideration of a fair; trial, to whicli, in com n o". fairueos. it is entitled. Tho country should unlprstaud that another general or extensive f;-iff retwion is not contemplatod by the Domo--iii party novv or in tho near future This 5c ' rmination, however, does not preclude the irs labiUty of redeeming by the passage of fc. ; nrate bills whatever pledges we have iaio in our platform or otherwise fi r free raw materials, or the re adjustment of any objectionable sugar schedule. Boy. ind this. It f not wise to go mu h further at this time, unless the nnforeseen necessities ot the 1 reasurv or the strained conditions of the country shall warrant or imperatively demand It This is believed to be the true path to jursue and the correct position to assume nt this critical Juncture of public nffairs Of course, much must necessarily be left, prop erly and safely, to the wise discretion of a Con gress, the effort of whose patriotic members should be to subserve the public good and to pr mote the general welfare " The convention adjourned to meet to-morrow at noon at the rink. 1 it f.rhkad, K. T , Sopt 25 Judge Gaynor to night sent a tolegram to a number of dele pates in Saratoga In answor to their request that be change bis mind and bocomo a candi date, that ho cannot do sa Mercury Had a Pall. The sudden drop in tho mercury from tho nltl tude maintained for tho first three weeks of the present month to the point -where shivering hu manity casts about for ways and moans to rescuo spring overcoats from tho camphoratod pro fincis, ubs not uceu confined to nny particular loeautv 1 he Weather Buroau reported last night that the cold wave in the South had movod eastward, centering at Key West, Flo. Tampa station rc p rted a pressure of S9.48 and tho wind regis tered a velocity of thirty miles an hour The temperature was falling In tho lower lako region. Ohio valley, and the Atlantic States, but whs rising olsowhere, -while hurricane winds were expected in East Florida and on tho At lantic coast southward. It -was stated that the temperature would re main stationary to-day in the North Atlantic nnd Gulr btates, but would fall in tho extromo northwest and rise olsewhore. Tho tempera lure in the city at 2 o'clock this morning regis tered 50, while there came in on tho cold wave tho information that there would be frost in the interior before dawn. 4 Charged With Stcallne a "Bike." Frank Wilson, who soys he Is an electrician, from Baltimore, was caught In this city yester day by Ben. Dakin, charged t 1th the theft of a bicycle which ho rode here irom his home. Wil son wanted, to sell tho wheel lor $65. CHINA BUYING WAR VESSELS. llcr Agents In Europe and the United States Instructed to Purchase All They Can OMain. Lokdov, Sept 25. A dispatch from Shanghai, dated to-day, says: It is reportod that most of the Japanese men-of-war havo left tho Island of Haiyntan. Thoir destination is unknown and thoro is great uneasiness here regarding their wereabouts and intentions. Tho Chinese no longor claim that moro than one Japanese vessel was sunk in tho battle off theYalu, Thoy insist that a largo Japanese cruiser was successfully rammed aud sunk by the Chinese ship Uilh-Yuen before that vessel went dot n 1 he Chinese declare that this state ment Is supported by the testimony of eye witnesses. Chinese agents in Europo and tho TJnitod States havo been ordered to purchaso forthwith any wnrshlps that are obtainable Two service able vessels were purchased at IJuenos Ayres on China's account prior to tho Ynlu battlo. JIauy vessels loaded with munitions of war are on their way hero from Hamburg aud other European ports. Following a slmllor action recently taken by Japan orders havo been issuod from Tien Tsln directing that a register be kept in every dis trict ot tho Japanese residents, who aro still numerous. Home, fcopt 23 The Japanese minister has notified tho Italian government that Japan is desirous of immediately concluding a com mercial treaty with Italy. ALL PLEASED WITH THE MAINE. On the Contractor's Trial Trip tho Nc-n ISnttlc-shlD .Makes Good Record. Kew York, Sept 25. The United States battle-ship JInino, which has becu in course of con struction sinco 16S3, when her keel was laid, left tho Brooklyn navy yard to-day, and it was tho first time she was otor under way. She is a thoroughly American ship, ns everything con nected with her from truck to keel has beoa manufactured here and from American ma tetiaL Her initial trip was the occasion for a con tractor s trial to test tho horse-pow er of hor en gines and her speed, previous to nn oOlclal trial which will take place in a few days. Capt F. 2M. Bunce was in command of tho essok Liout W. Kellogg, of tho New York, acted as the execu tive offlcer; Lieut A. nrd, of the San Francisco, navigator. At 7 o'clock this morning the colors and jM-nnant were hoisted, and a few minutos later two navy tugs towed tho big ship out into the stream, and as soon as sho was clear they let her go At 8.16 o'clock Scotland lightship was abeam and tho Maine was headed southeast bhe had run nearly forty miles by 11:30 o clock, when film turned aud canio back in tho face of a stifT breeze from the northwest During part of tho time while under forced draught her machinery recorded 181 resolutions a iniuuto, whl h is esti mated to be !!. knots an hour. Tho horso power will not be ngured out for a day or io, but the contractors feel confident that it will exceed the re-iulMte 9,000 which the specifications call for Every one on board, from the commandor to tho sailors, expressed his satisfaction with her and the Qumtard representatives were very much pleased. The Maine is 810 feet long, 57 feet beam, 21 feet draught and her displacement is 7,135 When finished her cost will bo $2,500,000, out of which $735,000 has been expended on her engines, boilers, and machinery - KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN AND MALTA Meeting of an Order Founded in Jerusalem During the Crusades. Toronto, Out, Sept 25. Tho annual meeting of the Chaptor General of Sir Knights of St John and Malta opened here this morning. It was in Toronto that the flr-t American encamp ment was organuod in 1870. Tho order is the offspring of the Scotch Priory Ancient and Chiv alrous Order of Malta, founded In Jerusalem in 1045 Among the arrivals hero are Graud '1 reaeuror BBirn Grand tleut Commander J. W btreaton, J urkett, of Brooklyn; Col. Dow, ot Erie, 1., and Mayor Reed, of Philadelphia. To-morrow the election of offlcors nnd trans action of thf buslne&s of tho chapter will tako place. Last night tho College of Ancient Grnnd Cross Knights, a higher Drancn oi mo Knignts. met and elected these officers: Most vonqrable grand preceptor general. George D liolllus, 1'hiladelphia; right venerable li-utonant grand preceptor general, Charles Laing, Butte: riaht venerable grand primate, Georgo L. Wood. Bal timore; right venerable grand guide, W II Addison. Philadelphia; right onernble giand chan eiior, Benjamin limes, Philadelphia; right venerable grand hospitallor, H, I Harrison, New "iork; right venerable grand banneret, F. Van Natta, Erie, Pa.; right vencrablo grand inner guard. Charles Haywcod, Washington: right venerablo grand outer guard, J. C. Hoff man, Philadelphia, and right venerable grand trustee, James W Gneliu, llaltimore. The treasurer s report showed that iho re ceipts last year were $ 11W,SS7 55. Ten new en campments wero organized during tho past 3 ear. --. SHE VEDS A SOLDIER. Miss Nan .Miller, Duuchtcr of Col. Miller, Married to Lieut. Barroll. FOKTMOJJHOE, Va., Sept 15 The mnrrlago of Mies Nan Miller, daughter of Cok Marcus P. Mil ler, Fifth Artillery, and Lieut Morris K. Barroll, Fourth Artillery, was celebrated at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the Church of the Centurion In the garrison, Bev. Charles W. Freeland, post chaplain, ofilciating The bride wore a handsomo costumo of whlto satin, with -veil, and carried Bride roses. Hor sitr. 3lis May Miller, was maid of honor. Lieut Buggies, of tho Ordnance Corps, attended the groom as best man The ushers wero Capt Greenough, Liouts. Skernt, Hunter, and bquire, of the Army, and Ensign Miller. a brother of tho bride The church was handsomoly decorated for tho occa sion and the music -was furnished by Miss Alico Frank, asststed by the orchestra of tho post band. After tho ceremony a reception was hold at Col. Milter's quarters Tho bridal party left to night for New crk and a Northern tour. HOY PULLMANS GET RICH. Gov. Altgcld bays They Escape Taxation By Undcrvaluating Their Property. SrEi-vfiFiELD, 111., Sopt 2T Gov Altgeld to-day addressed tho Stato board of equalization on tho assessment of tho Pullman Palace Car Com pany's property. lie showed many figures and facts concerning tho company's maimer of es caping taxation in this aud other States aud in the Dominion of Canada. The company, for instance, gave in $30,000,000 as their capital stock, when it should be $61,000, 000 Tho Governor, in concluding, bogged tho board to make a proper and Just assessment of thi-i property in Justlco to tho peoplo nnd tho State. Tho speech has caused a sensation. BRYAN TOO STRONG. Administration Element Cannot Prevent His Nomination for the Senate. Omaha, Neb , Sept 25 Tho Democratic Stato convention convenes in Omaha to-morrow. Tho plan which will undoubtedly bo carried out is: Indorsement of Topullst ticket; free coinage of sliver at 1G to 1, and Congressman Bryan for tho United States Senate. The fight has been wholly between Bryan and tho element known as tho Administration. Threo hundred and fifty-eight delegates are for Bryan nnd 171 against An informal caucus was held this aftornocn by the delegates present, about 200 in number, and it was concluded tbnt tho Brjan eloment was too strong to be op posed. Enjoined from Selling Stock. F. B. Knrns, formerly connected with tho People's Caretto Company, filed a suit yesterday in tho equity court against Theodore W. Tyror, manager of tho Washington nnd Chesa peake Beach Bnilroad Company, to enjoin the latter from disposing of or otherwise using 2,150 shares of its stock, of the face value of $50 per share, which came Into Karns possession through a settlement of affairs between himself, Tyrer, nnd the firm of Anderson, Doane & O'Neale. Judgo Cox Issued a temporary restraining order, returnable Oc tober 10. o Must Protect Hail way Property. Cleveland, Sept 25. United States Deputy Marshal Haskell has received instructions from Washington to make all necessary preparations to protect suchrailread property as may be In the hands of United States recoh era at Massil lon. In case of trouble breaking out when tho negro miners are put to work in the mines, Marshal Haskell will simply protect railway property and will have no connection with the mines or miners. BLOWING 60 MILES AN HOUR Terrific Gales Raging All Along the Florida Coast. NO LOSS OF LIFE YET REPORTED All Telegraph Wires Down and All Trains South of St. Augustine Stopped by tho Storm Peara That Results to tho Orange Crop Will So Most Disastrous. Jacksonville, Flo., Sopt 25. A torrlfic galo Is raging along the oast and w ost coasts of Flor ida, and also at interior points. Boports are meagre as the wires south of Jacksonville aro either down or are working badly. Tho roport of injury to shipping at" Key West cannot be eriflod as tho wires to that placo aro down. A messnee reached hero from Titusvillo nnd Jupiter late this afternoon that tho wind was blowing CO milos nn hour at those places Soon after tho wires to thoso places wore roported down. Trains from tho South aro all delayed, and it will he to-morrow beforo anything definite can be learned as to the effects of tho cale. It Is not thought, howe or, that any loss of life has ro S ul tod. '1 ho storm seems to bo more vlolont in tho Indian Bior country than anywhere else, and owing to Its slow moemonttt is thought that tho orango crop w ill bo badly damaged. Orange men aro afraid that tho results to tho crop will bo more disastrous than wero thoso of tho great storm of Otooor, 1MM The gale at Jncksouvillo is pretty btiff, but is doing no damngo. Savannau, Gi , Sept. 25 A special nt 9.23 p. m. totho Morning News from St Augustiuo, Fla., says: Tho trains south of hero aro all stoppod by a btorm, which Is increasing in velocity. Ihe bca is a mass of seething breakers and tho great wates aro rushing oer the sea wall, &pray being thrown fifty feot. Bay street is covered with water, and nil craft Is taken to Sebastian Biver Anustasla Island Is submerged, 'iho storm tug Greenwood, from Knstport, Me., is anchored m tho harbor. A lri ing rain is coming in gusts All wires south are down. BOSTON', Mass , Sopt 25 A private dispatch fjom Key West receliod in this city to-night states that a hurricane has been raging along tho coast for tho past few days, during which a pilot-boat w Ith four peoplo on board was blown out to sea and an uuknow n schooner was dri on ashore at the south sido of tho island. A lnrgo amount of wreckage U floating in with eiory tide Tho Weather Buroau late last night Issuod tho follow ing bulletin: Tho tropical hurricane has moved from tho Ucinity of Key est northward to a little southeast -of 'lnmpa, which reports a pressure of 29.48 inches, and a n6rth wind of thirty miles per hour. TO NOMINATE OR NOT. Anti-Tillmnn Contention Again in Session to Consider This Question. Columbia S C, Sept 25 Tho anti-Tillmnn convention which was called to meet hero to night is an unusually largo one, nnd great inter eat was taken in its probable outcomo Tho ques tion of nominations or not against tho Tillman ticket or regular Democi a -y is 0110 that agitated tho minds of delegates. Tho same concntion met hero about two weeks ago and did not consider it Judicious to make nomination", but ntado certain demands upon tho Tillman .onention, which motcno week lator, (.ailing upon them to como out lulrly nnd squarely against Populism That conven tion ndopted both tho Ocnla and Chicago plat forms, and as a result the autl-THlninultos issued a call for another contention for to-day, it being understood at tho tlmo of tho first convention that such action would bo taken. Many anti-Tilluiau votors participated in tho recent primary nnd consider themselves in henor bound to support the. tirket nominated by the Tillman convention They opposed nomina tions, while those w ho held oil aro in faior of making a tight Charleston and Sumter coun ties, two of tho strongest anti-Tillmnn couutles, oppose uominntions and load the fight against them Tho convention this afternoon decided to havo a becret caucus nt 5 o'clock '1 ho question of nominations was to bo settled in the caucut-. 'Iho convontion was called to meet nt 8 o'clock p in , but at that hour tho caucus was still iu session. - u NO SOCIALIST PLATFORM. Brotherhood of Carpenters Reject It and Adopt That of the Federation. IXDiANArous, Ind., Sopt 21 Tho United Brotliorhood of Carronters and Joiners of Amer ica elected officers to-day as follows: President, Charles Owens, Now York; vice president, Henry Gaylo, Indianapolis; second tlco president, Louis Tousoy, Detroit; gonernl secretary and treasurer, P J McGulre. Phila delphia; general executito board. Eastern States W. J Shildb, lioton: Middle Statoa John Williams, Vtica, N "i ; Southern States JobophG. Ernst, Newport, Ky , estorn States A. Cuttermaul, Chicago, nnd S G Kent, Lincoln. Officers general executive board: President, W J. Shields, Boston; secretory, S. J. Kent, Lin coln. Delegates American redoration of Labor: P. J McGuire. Philadelphia; I) Boland, Cincinnati; W McKay. Boston; James Leinhau, Chicago The strike fund hns been cut down $J0,0tJ0 nnd this amount added to tho organization nnd lec ture fund, it having beon decided to pay moro attention to education The American Federation platform wns re ferred to local unions for adoption. Tho social istic labor plntf orm was rejected Tho ollico of secretary and treasurer wero combined, and tho effort to make the presl Jent's n salaried office wns voted down Tho general oxecutho board Will meet In Philadelphia January 2. 1S95. l--fr ORIOLES WIN THE PENNANT. By Yesterday's Victory the Ba! timorcs Arc Assured of rirst Place. Baltimoke, Sent 25. 'Iho winning of to-dny's gnmo at Cloveland by tho Orioles makes tho lat ter tho pennant winnors, and ns a result tho people hero are more enthused than ever. Great preparations are being made for tho recoption and bauquot to be given tho victorious players upon their return ftom tho West next weok. The business men nnd the public geuorally havo entoied into tho spirit of tho nffnir, and it's safo to say each niomber of tho Oriole Club will receive a substantial check as tho outcome of the popular subscription which has beon started. There aro but four games remaining to bo plnyed by Baltimoro and Now York, and tho former can loso all four whilo tho Giants vin their string and yot Baltimoro caunot bo reached. Eycrhardt-Abbott Tight Also a Draw. New Orleas, Sept 23. Tho event of the even ing at the Olympic Club to-night was when Jack Everhardt nnd Stnnton Abbott entorod tho ring to fight for a $1,500 purse. The rcferco warned tho men In regard to fouls. Everhardt w as seconded by E. S. Willis, J. J. Bntes, and tho Sutherland brothers. Abbott wns befrlendod by John Dunn, Billy Plimmor, Al Ilobb, and Billy Chlttendon In the twenty-fifth round tho fight was de clared a draw. Tho fight wus a fair ono through out, and Everhardt regained his reputation In this meeting, establishing himself as a fair fighter. -- Turfman Sheridan Dead. KewYokk, Sept 25. James G. Sheridan, one of tho best known turfmen in tho country, died this afternoon at his homo on West Forty-sixth street t In the Ticld of Politics. MnxDombsfuky hns been nominated for Con gress by the Democrats of tho First Illinois dis trict P. S. Corbett wns yesterday nominated for Congress by tho Montana Democratic conven tion. Lewis Mengo has beon nominated for Con gress by the Doinocrats of tho Sot onth Illinois district Col. W. I. Wickorsham has been nominated for Congress by tho Kopubllcans of the First Alabama district George W. Fifleld has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of tho Fifth Massa chusetts district Charles W. Gillott has beon renominated for Congress by tho Bepublicans of tho Twenty ninth 2ew 1'ork district The Bepublicnn campaign in Indiana was formally openea yesterday at Indianapolis, where Gov. McKinloy addressed an immense gathering, being Introduced by ox-President 1 Harrison. BIG ROLL OF MONEY LOST. Uczckiah Cnywood Confided $1,280 to the Caro of Uis Neico and It Hns Disappeared. A handkcrchlof containing a roll of $1,230 in greenbacks, which Hozehiah Cnywood drew from bank and gavo to his nicco for Bnlekueii ing, is roported to tho polico 03 having boon stolen from tholr home, at No. 33G South Caro lina avonuo southeast Surrounding tho theft nro circumstances of a very mysterious nuturo. Miss Nelllo Cnywood is tho niece who was intrusted with tho money, which comprised 91,000 in S100 notes and tho rest in bills of smaller denominations. 'Ibis wns kopt carefully tied tip In a handkerchief which was deposited in a buroau drawer of the room in tho third lloor of tho houso, which Miss Cnywood occupies with hor mother. Last Tuesday tho two took a stroll, and Miss Cay w ood took tho money along with hor in order to bo suro of it She says that when retiring for tho night tho roll wns placed in a drawer, together with hor pockot-book. Now Miss Caywood declaies that tho noxt day sho noticed that tho pockot-book was gone, but at the time sho did not think of tho big roll. Tho pockot-book contained i 1.20, two car tickets, and a nlht-koy. Miss Cnywood says stio thought yestorday nftornoon of lodklng for the money, but found that it was gono. 1 he polico wore notiflod at ouce, and J)etectio liorno was soon nt tho houso making nn investigation. Tho story which Miss Caywood told is substantially as given aboi e. Thero has boon noporvant omployed and no cnllers havo beon to tho houso lately. Tho de tective could discover no marks of an entrance. WORK OF THE UNITARIANS. Subjects Discussed by Eminent Men and "Women at the National Conference. Saiutoga, N. Y Sopt 25 Iu tho national Unitarian conference this morning resolutions In memory of Georgo William Curtis, president of tho conference, woro adopted. Kov. Dr. Halo, as chairman, read the repovt of tho coun cil, in which the conferonco in Chicago was re ferred to and the parliament ot roligious spoKeu ofjas a triumph ot Christianity bnscd on Uni tarian principles. This afternoon n meeting was held under tho auspices nf tho Woman's National Alliance, tho thomo being '"Tho work of Lnitariau women, retrospect! o and prospective" Iho progrninmo Included "Tho women's Western couierence, ' Hoy IdaC Button, Mollno, 111.; "Tho women s Pacific coast conforenco," Miss E. B. Laston, tun Francisco; "the religious Held," Mrs J T. Sunderland, Ann Arbor, Mica.: "Moral onthusl asm," Bov. Marion Murdock, Clovelund, Ohio; "ihupartof liberal women in tho community," Mrs Charlos G. Ames, Boston; "'Iho young woman," Miss May hito Uvuigton, Brooklyn; "Workiu India," Mrs Judith . Andrews, Bos ton, and "The golden bond," Mrs. Julia "N nrd Howe, Boston. A platform meeting was held this evening. Bov S M. Crothers. of Cambridge, Mass , pre sided as chairman Addresses wero made by sot oral of the younger I nltnrian ministers.tholr subjects being, ' 1'ho t.orkof church extension in nowcommunitles," by Bov Charles J. Staples, of Lexington, Mass.; "How can oxlstiug parishes be strengthened." by Bov. A. M. Lord, of Provi dence, It I ; "i'ho church in its relation to sociology," by Bet Chiistophor It Eliot, of Bos ton, and "Tho church as n social prophet," by Bov. 1ugeuo It, Shippcn, of Washington, D C. Tho recoption of foreign delegutes also took place to-night )-- STRIKE COMMISSION HERE. They .Meet to Hear More SuKgcstious and to Discuss Their Hcport. Tho strike commission will asemblo this morning at the office ot Commissioner Wright, in tho Department of Labor. Smco tho adjournment of tho commission in Chicago, August o0, Commissioner Kernan, of Now York, has boon chargo I w ith the liuty of making a synopsis of tho remedies from sugges tions Hint hat o been received Judgo Worth mgton, of Illinois, tho other member of the com mission, has been charged with the duty of di gesting and analyzing tho testlmon, which is being prepared under his direction nt his homo nt Peoria, ilk Jt is expected that the testimony will niako about 2.C0J printed pages. "At our meeting to-monow,' said Commis sioner right yosierday, "in case there aro no applications to bo heuid we will docido from Judgo W orthlngton's work whethor the testi mony wo hate taken needs to be supplemented by additional evidence on disputed points. o will then discus our roport which, despite all statements to tho contrary, hns as yet received no consideration by the commission. It Is proba ble that then wo will separate after an agree ment concerning its terms is reached (protlUed wo are of ono mind) and the work of writing the report will be ditided Tho roport should be in tho hands of tho President by tho middle of November in order that ho can incorporate any suggestions bo desires to make relatit e to it iu his annual message to Congress on the first Monday in December " Commissioner f. right, nftor an examination of his mail yesterday afternoon, found no noti fication from witnesses who desired to bo heard and no further suggestions as to remedies. -. CHIEF OF THE COAST SURVEY. Gen. "William Ward Dufficld Appointed to the Position of Superintendent Gen. William Ward Duffiold, of Dotroit, Mich., has been nppointed by President Cleveland superintendent of tho Coast and Geodetic Sur rey to succeed Prof T C Mcndenball resigned. Tho position is worth $0,000 per annum. Gon William Ward Dufflold has a distin guished record In cltll and military life. Ho was resident engineer of tho Hudson Bit er Bail road m tho lifties, and after service in tho late war was appointed chief ongincerof that road Ho built tho line of tho Grnnd Trunk botwoen Detroit and Port Huron, He was chief engineer of the Central Track Bnilroad in Illinois (now part of tho Chicago, Burlington and iuincy system). Ho built tho latter line Ho wns chief engineer nlso of sovernl railroads in Michigan, and located most of tho trunk lines in that State He made tho survey of tho Colorado lands In 1S71 and 1&7-2, aud wns chiof engineer of tho gov ernment in I'-Si in making tho survey of govern ment lands in Dakota. In lbS5 ho was mado chiof engineer of the Kentucky Union BaiUoad, nnd had chargo of tho surtey und examination ot all tho lands of that road Ho was.brevottod major general by President Lincoln tor gallantry in tho field in tho battlo of Murfroesboro Ho has held but ono political office that of member of tho upper houso of tho Legislature of the Stato of Michignn Ho has beou a con sistent Democrat all his lifo. GELABERT AGAIN TO BE TRIED. Two Very Serious Charges Brought Against the Eighth Precinct Policeman. Policoman J. IL Golabert, of tho Eighth pre cinct, has been summoned before tho trial board to-day to answer charges of having acted iu a manner unbecoming an ofllcor on two sopn rato occasions. Tho complainants nro P. J. Fltzgorald, a drug gist at tho cornor of Four-and-a-half and I streets southwest, and tho kooper of a b iwdy houso on Delawaio atenue. Fitzgerald alleges that Gelobort owed him n. bill for drugs, and when he refused to cut tho amount down one hair, persuadod the drug clork to let him have wine without a prescription, tho object being to havo Fltzgorald vio late tho liquor law. After getting tho wine ho used the fact, it is said, as a threat to keep Fitzgerald out of his bill, and ho did not pay the same until tho matter was roported to the lieutenant of the precinct Tho kooper of tho bawdy-houso will, it is said, mnko some sensational charges, among others that JGelabert offered for certain considerations to protect hor and see that hor houso was not raided. -e Nutmeg State Democrats. New HAVES, Conn., Sept 25 Tho Stato Dem ocratic convention met to-day and mado the following nominations: For Governor, Ernest Cndy; lioutenant govornor, Morris B. Boqrds loy; secretary of Stato, Edward G. Kllduff; treas urer, William O. Bow en, nnd comptroller, Nich olnusStraub Tho platform, among other things, condemns tho acceptance of freo railroad passes by public officials, and favors tho onactment of a strict corrupt practices act. Suing for Her Husband's Estate. Ciiicago, Sept 25. Mrs. Maria Evans Law rence, a colored woman, seventy years old, be gan suit to-day to i ecovor tho 5100,000 estate left her by hor husband, Dentist Henry Lawrence, who was a whlto man. Mrs. Lawrence claims that she marriod Dr. Lawrence In New Orleans in 1869, and that with monoy left by a former husband, also n white man, she started tho doctor in business, helping him to become I wealthy. EROM THE FROZEN NORTH Mrs. Peary, the Wife of tlie Arctic Explorer, Reaches Her Home Here. HER BABY BORN AMID ICEBERGS She "Was Brought Back to Civilization by tho Peary Belief Expedition In tho Summer She Will Go Hortb. and Rejoin Her Hus band, Who Has Provisions Until Than. Mrcs. ?eary, tho bravo Httlo wlfo of tho arctl oxploror, who accompanied her husband on his trip to the frozen Not th, reached tho city last night from Philadelphia, where sho was brought yesterday by tho Peary rollef expedition. Mrs. Peary appearod in elegant health and tho baby, born amid Icoberg3, which Is now a Httlo moro than n year old, a beautiful child, seems to bo all the bottor for tho rough lifo it has boen compelled to lead. Tho courageous Httlo woman showed plainly by her manner that she is much chagrined bocause of her hus band's determination to remain in tho arctic regions. She declares sho is going North again noxt summer and bring him back to civilization if sho has to drag him w ith her. Mrs Peary arrived hero nt 9 o'clock. She was aciompauled by hor brother, Mr EmllDiobitsch, who was a member of tho auxiliary Falcon ex pedition, and escorted to tho homo of her mother. Although much fatigued by her Journey and experiencing tho delights of meeting her iriends for the first tlmo In ot or n yenr,H-! Peary accorded a brief intertiow to a liuhS repre sentative Mrs. Penry took occasion tadeny somo of tho statements made concerning the welfare of tho party. Sho declared that there were ample food supplies for tho members of the expedition dur ing tho past winter wnile at Anniversary Lodgo mid sho enumerated a long list of eatables that were at their dlspoa.it "It is not true," sho Baid, "that wo ato walrus or whale blubber to help out tho meat supply. During tho f ill and spring o0 deer were killed and used for food und their skins w ero utilized for clothing SHE WOULD HAVE STUCK TO III SI. V "Tho statement that wo loft Liout. Peary with out adequate protisloiis for the coming winter is also without foundation," continued Mrs. Peary. "Do jou think I would have left him had such been tho case' He is amply provided for. aud ns a precautionary mensuro had tho meat from tho irulcon left at the place " 31 rs. Peary then briefly recounted tho effort mado by her husband to reach the northern const of Greenland lor tho purpose of supplying It, und said he wns compelled to turn back alter proceeding 13 miles because of i s!ckne3s that uroto out among tils nogs wntcn rotiuorca tnem useless. Mr Peary expects to undertake tho work again next oar. Mrs Peary said her present expectation was that sho would next year accompany the expe dition that will go to tho sceno of her husband s work. '1 he time intervening betw ecu tno returu ot Lieut Peary and tho departure of the lalcon on August -tl was occupied iii resurveying parts of Whale Sound aud lugieuold Gulf "'1 ho most important taing accomplished dur ing this time, however, said Mrs Peary ."wat. tho dls-ovoryof Iron Mountain, which bir John Kos had heard of iu 181b uul which all tho arctic ex plorers since then had looked for in tain. There tvero three masses of this mountain, which was appnrontly of moieoil formation. ' Mrs. Peary concluded bj snj ing that sho had spent as good a time as could bo expected un der the circumbtan- -"a, and her brother, who was sitting near, sa.d that every mau aboard the Falcon weighed more now than when he left the United States. But one casualty had occurred if casually It could be called and that was iit ono man having his heel I root bitten 'ihe Httlo steamer J alcou, with the Peary re lief party and mombors of the expedition on board, docked at 3 80 o'clock yesterdnt after noon at tho International Navigation Campany g wharf in tho lower portion of Philadelphia. Long beforo the vessel reached her moorings thousands of people had gathered on the wharves in the vicinity to welcome tho little party of explorers. HUnKYINO ON TO WASHINGTON. As soon as the Fnlcon was tied to tho dock Mrs. Peary, with ner baby, Mario Ahneglto Peary, nnd nn Eskimo girl, whom Mrs. Penry had brought with her Irom tho arctic regions, was escorted to a waiting coach nnd hurried to the Pennsylvania Bailroad station, where she boarded a strain for thU city, tho home of her mother Conunauder Bryant, who had charge of tho reliof parts, says the expedition was a groat success. "V o mado many valuable collections, tho ethnological specimens particularly beiDg toryraro I think w o hat e tho finest series of pho'tographs of life and scones in tho Arctic country that were over taken." ihe party tilled eight polar hoars nnd havo tho skins with them on the. Falcon '1 hey also J l'h cnngB, 9Ueh as xitchen and necessary re ZZ ?IT'XL VV,5r 'IS ?-b i -ption rooms .i.Yheu the church of God realized ..uu....uu .....j .--. . -..j . dogs. AH of tho relief party camo on the Falcon ox copt Dr Ohlin, who left at Copenhagen, and Prof Chamberlain, of Chicago, and If. L. Hridg nmn, of Brookljn, who went from fet John to Torontu. whero thej will examine somo fossils. All on board woro very reticent It is said that nu embargo has been pla-ed on their lips for Ave days oi longer, and it was therefore diffi cult to get information about tho trip. It was intimated by ono of the men who was with Pea-y that several who camo away would havo remained with tho explorer in tho frozen North but for tho scarcity cf food. When asked if it was true that the oxilorer aud his party had been compelled to eat whale blubber, tho man declined to either confirm or deny tho story. It is believed, howover, that Peary is threatened w Ith lack r f fro 1 that may becomo serious. Tho Falcon will load with coal and returu imme diately to fat John a t HER PET HAD TO BE SAVED. Mrs. White Feared Fire Less Than Sho Did the Lost, of llcr Dog. Mrs. Whito, a venerable lady of over ninety years, narrowly escaped losing hor lifo last night in a tiro, w hich resulted in less than S10 damage, and which was of so Httlo consequonco that Policemen Bruco and Klingor, who ex tinguished it, did not think it worth while to turn in an alarm. About 8 o'clock, whllo tho officers were patrol Ing their bent, they heard a cry of tire, which camo liom the grocery store of J. It Dav is, cor ner of First and M stroets southwest, aud tLey ran to tho place as fast as possible. Officer Bruco was aware of tho fact that Mrs. Whito lived in the second story of tho building with her daughter, Mrs. Graves, aud tho husband of tho latter, and fearing that tho old lady would bo suffocated he hurried up stairs aud carried her out Mrs. Whlto had a pot dog, which sho insisted upon carrying, and tho sight of tho policeman lugging tho lady aud the latter holding the dog in her arms was tory amusiug- and caused shouts of laughter from those who witnessed tho incident. Meanwhile, Ofllcor Klingor, who had entered tho store, wns nearly overcome by smoke, which came from the placo iu a dense volume, anil it was only with tho utmost difficulty that ho mado his way out into a place where ho could got fresh air. He, howotor, succooded iu putting out tho Are beforo leaving tho room An inves tigation show ed that tho blazo started in a bin Which had been closely packed with paper. Progress of Cholera in Germany. Supervising Surgeon General A yman, of tho Marino Hospital Bureau, through tho Stato De partment.has received n roport from the United States consul at Hamburg of cholera for tho week ending September 18. This shows eleven cases and three deaths in Bast Prussia, thirteen casos and lite deaths in tho Vistula district of West Prussia, four cases and one death in Notzo and Wartho rivors, Posen. For the week onding Septomber 14 thoro were fifty-six casss und tw euty-four doaths in Silesia. Consul Off re ports au infection of tho d'stricts of Offelon, failesia, and in Vistula nnd Netzo, whero the dis ease is apparently decreasing. Denies That He Is Cruel. Georgo H. Webster yesterday filed nn answer to the suit for divorce by Mario Webster. He de nies that he is a drunkard or that he treated his wlfo cruelly. On tho other hand, his wife left him on Fobruary 2, 1S93, and came to Washing ton with one Walter Boult After a search of three iv eoks ho found her living here in tho same house with Boult He says he owns a 5,000 house, which ho placed In his wife's name but now wants It returned to him. PLAIN WORDS OF A PASTOR. Dr. Wldcrman Tells tho Convention of Ministers That Any Office from Con' stable to President Can Be Bought. Prominent among tho features of church work is that of benovolonce. In the Methodist Episco pal denomination this featuro is paramount to nil savo that of soul winning. The subject was eloquontiy and exhaustively discussed by Bev L. T Widermau at last evening's session of the pastors' convention at Kensington. Dr. Wider man's address was tho featuro of yesterday's sebslonsof tho convention nnd the large audience gavo close attention to his remarks Alter defining the term nnd speaking of tho specific Christlou duty of benevolence, as it finds expression iu tho giving of our moans, Dr Widorman procoeded to discuss the subjective effoct of giving: "Etils thntaro ruinous to the soul," said he, "will result from failure to give what is due to God and our fellow-men. Covetousnees, th( ntominnble thing that God hates, will result from withho ding our dues to benevolence. 'Tho lovoof monev Uthe root of all oviL' Was over the truth of this assertion more manifest than nt present' hnt evil of our timo does not spring from this prolific root The giant trusts that hate demoral.zed the guardians of our liberty and threatens tho ver lifo of tho nation, were born of tho love of money "Ihe highest and most sacred right of Ameri can citizenship is to so large an extent purchas able that any office from constable to the Pres ident can be bad for money The highest au thoritv of tho largest denomination of the Chris mi church In our laud has leen com pelled to abate the foreo of bU utterance on a great monl question to conciliate the money power responsible for the very evil he sought to condemn. Among all classed and in all stations of mo to day stand men and women who hold t as purchasable their honor, purity, the peace of j their homes, and their very souls, ready to sen to whoever will buy. Culture, influence, and wealth are not means of self-exaltation and gratification, bnt rather equipment forserv lce. Only when soused fan they have the ap proval and blfssiuc of Him who said: 'He that is chief among you shall be the servant of alL' " TITIIIXO SOCIETY O? BUSINESS MEN. Dr. Widorman was chairman of tho evening session. Dr D. Haskell conducted the devo- 1 tional exercises, and Dr. Widermau read his pa per on "Bcnutolonce " Tho essay was discussed br Dr Baldwin and Bev. E. S Todd, the J"r telling or a tithing society of fifty-four members in a prominent Mothodist church of A aching ton. Each member is pledged to keep an accu rate account of his receipts, and giv to tno church nt least one-tenth of his Income The society Is composed of young business men, and Mr John Scott, proprietor of the Howard House, Is tho p-,sldent 'Church organization" was the subject of an essay'by Dr TodiL He referred to the force of lifo back of organization, which Is the mam factor in perfecting it Speaking superficially, 1)- 1 odd declared that tho Methodist Episcopal Church is a compact organization, the most complete of any denomination in the Christian world Dr C I. Pate continued the discussion oi the snbjoot, and spoke of the detailed organization of thu church. ilif rema'uderof the evening session was de- ,tri to a discussion ot the Subject. Kev urs. j SraJe,Todd, V. ilson, aud Baldwin participating. DAY SESSIONS. At the morning session Rev. Watson Case led the opening devotional exerei&es. The conven ticn formally organized with Dr. A. E. Gibson as chairman of the morning session, and Bev. Charles L. Pate secretary. Bev M. F. li Bice announced the death of Bev. John K Cornelius, of The Baltimore Metho dist n leading denominational paper, and the secretary w a insnrujt d to senu an appropriate te.egram to the family Bev. J. M. Marrow read a paper on "Tho children s class," which was d-acussed by Drs. Hive, Stitt, Pate, and Widorman. The second subject ot the morning was "The porth League: Dr. W. V an Arsdale road an interesting es-ay en the work of tho Laagua nnd Dr. i O fJdridge spoke on the same topic. Bovs. I.. W.T. Vv ipfa', Baldwin, fctiK, Wilson, VA lderman, and Todd participated in the discus sion, which .allowed, is v. . H tMnith addceaaed the convention on the church prayer meeting The afternoon session began promptly at 2 o'clock, and Kev W. ft. Laney conducted the de votional exerc-tes, reading parts of the fortieth cnapterof Isaiah and alsv the tenth chapter of Luka Dr. Luther B. N ilson was the presiding offlcer. Bev M F R Bice read the first paper of the aiternotn on "Church location and church buildm? In the speakers op uion the church should bi placed wbwe the pc- ple will have to pass in Jieir daily -we Ik to and from their busi ness. It s,!sf uld not b olacedon a back or side street but iu a conspicuous location. Corner lots should be selected, and the sacred edifce protected from obecuration by surrounding structures, WASIIIM'.TON'S CHUBCHK8 BADI.Y I.OATED. Continuing the speaker declared that Wash ington city lias the most inacceptably located and badly appearing churches of any city of similar size he has ever visited.. Begarding the bnilJine-, Dr lt.ee thought the architecture of the edifices should oxpr ss the idea of worship and proclaim the structure a church, not a schoolhouse, theater, concert, or lecture halL The building should contain all the necessary appurtenances for entertainments, and social , Tlorf0r,nea iW ju'reu uiv tne iate oi false worshlD would be sealed Iter-. F W i-hnner and James McLaren read papers ou the same subject and advanced simi lar ideas as Dr. Bice Bevs W Merman, Todd, A right. Baldwin. Eldridge. Pate, and Kice dte cussed tho question in live-minute speeches. Owing to tho lntene-s of the hour the reading of Dr Alderman's oesny rn "Iitnevolencies" was postponed until the evening session. Irevious to adjournment Drs. hldrldge, Case, and Bice were excused from further attendance at the convention. 1 ho programme for to-day is as follows: 9 a. m Devotional seFtices, J H. M. Lemon; pastoial visiting, J B. btitt and J. W. Steele, and books, "My silent triends and how I treat them," J II. Dashiel, G. II. Coroy, and It M. Moore. S p. m Devotional services. W. L. Orem; "Howl make m sermon," A. E. Gibson, O. A. Brown, and Joel Brown. 7.30 p. m. Consecration service, L.T. Wider man. -o- ABROGATES THE TREATY. Brazil Grves Notice That She "Will Cancel the Present Reciprocity Agreement. The Brazilian government has given notico that tho reciprocity treaty between the United btates and Brazil will bo abrogated by Brazil on January 1 nett Minister Mendonca, the Brazil ian minister here, rocoived cable directions on fcundav to give the requis.to notice. Tho minister says tho authorities in Brazil had notified L nited btntes Minister Thompson, at Bo, of i his action on Saturday. The treaty is the principal ono negotiated by faecrotnry Blaine under tho reciprocity provision of the McKmley law. Senor Mendonca said yesterday: "Brazil's ac tion is a necessary sequel to the enactment of tho new tariff law by tho United States, and thero is no siguifl'-auce In the action of mycoun trv beyoud its doing its part toward terminating a treaty which the tiiritf law Itself abrogates. Brazil has acted, howovor, in strict conformity to the original agreement embodied in notes be tween Mr B'aine and myself, exchanged when tho treaty was signed. "These give either country tho privilego of de nouncing tho treaty on July 1 or January 1 of any given year by giving three months' notice. Tho tariff "law served to abrogate the treaty without any notico to Iirazil, but our govern ment saw Ut to give tho full three months' notice. The effect is to make tho now tariff rates exist agaiust Brazilian imports siuco August 2b last, while the low reciprocity rates for American goods will remain until January 1 iu Brtzik" Mr. Mendoncn was asked as to tho effect of tho change on traae "Tho rates will not bo materially raised against this county, and I am expecting this country to make largo increaso In sending man ufactured wooleus to Brazil as a result of the new woolon manufactming induced by free raw wool in tho new tariff law Outside of these Items few changes will occur by tho termination of reciprocity." Quarantine Regulation Question. Judgo Beeve, tho Solicitor of tho Treasury, yesterday rendered an opinion in which ho holds that, in cases of necessity, tho govern ment has tho constitutional authority to make such quarantine regulations as may be deemed necessary to prevont tho spread of contagions and Infectious diseases among the States. He holds, further, that tho Federal authority in such cases is paramount to State authority. The Solicitor's opiulou w as asked n connection with the preparation of new quarantine regulations which will soon bo issued by Surgeon General Wyman, of tho Marino Hospital Service. Gi-ying the Chickens a Best. Onoyearjn Jail was given William Harris, a young colored man who Bvos in Anacostio, by J uugo .Miner yesterday lor stealing cnicEens. OLBERG'S DOUBLE I COURT Russell's Hearing on thz Charge of Forgery Postponed Till To-morrovr. MRS. 0LBERG THEN TO TESTIFY She Is Expected to Throw light on the Very Mysterious Case Where Did the Money Gol Some Time Ago She Wanted to Ap ply for a Divorce from Her Husband. As each now development in tho forgery caso of John G Olfaerg. of the Indian Bureau, against bis double. Alexander A. Basaell, a special pen sion examiner, is unfolded the story grows la interest end raj story. In the police court yesterday the defendant was arraigned for a hearing, and Lawyer Camp bell Carrington took advantage of the opportu nity to assert the innocence of Major BassoH, and that his client was the victim of a con spiracy. Mr. Mullowney was not ready to proceed with the prosecution, as he explained that the sev eral notaries in the case are oat of town, &2i therefore the hearing was postponed until to morrow morning. At this time Mrs. HJa Clara Olberg will be called to tne stand, and it is ex pected that she will reTeal tho truth, which & .now so much obscured, or at least give enough, nformation to solve the mystery. The most important question that b.o one seems to answer is, '-who got the money Everybody is asking thte query, bat as Russ 11 denies that he ever received a penny of the 7,S00, of which Mr. Olberg declares he was de prived, and Mrs. Oioerg cannot be reached, there is no reply Commissioner of Pensions Lochren yesterday stated that neither Mrs. Oiberg nor Huseell would be suspended or dis charged until the outcome of the trial shaU be known. Mr Oiberg earns $1,600 in the IndUa Office and Mrs. Oiberg w tortunate enough to draw Jl 000 m the Pension Bureau. The added in comes of the two would be usually sufficient to maintain a family including three children, but it waa said at the Pension Office yesterday that Mrs Oiberg was constantly borrowing money. Wendell A. bmith, sometime chief of the section iu which Kuseell and Mrs. Oiberg; were employed, waa a creditor of the woman, so it is stated, as well as several others. Not withstanding all this. Mrs. Oiberg has dressed only well enough to barely suit her station in, life, and besides mortgaged her furniture. WONDESED WHERE HEK XOXEV. WENT. The trusting husband never interfered with his wife's finances, although weaderteg where all the money she earned had gene. Investiga tion shows that the property is in the name of the wife, therefore, under the District law. she would nave the power to dispose of the land without the consent of herJtnsband. tm account of this fact Mr Oiberg cannot claim the prop erty, although he can prosecute Kussell on the charge of forging his signature. In the letter which Mrs. Oiberg wrote to Com missioner of Pensions Loehrea conf easing the Crimea teat had been committed against her husband she implicated a man named Cam mack, who is in the Albany penitentiary for forging James G Blaine's signature But as it has been found that this man wa la prison at the time Mr OI berg's name was forged the rea son of the wife in giving his name is not alto gether apparent This document wiU fora jo of the meet important features of the prose a tion's case Among those who know the parties 1st the ca e there is not one who has a positive oplsaon as where the money went bome of Mrs. Oiberg 3 acquaintances hint that sho has been pe rec ently black mailed, and being a weak vomai has allowed herself to be drawn within the meshes of one who has relentlessly rtted her of every cent that could be proenratL Tne th-o-y tht.t Mrs. Oiberg has been speculating and us- i the money in unfortunate ventures in stock has been advanced, but not much credence is given to it it is know to a number of her friends that Mrs. Oiberg wanted a divorce some time ago and con sulted Campbell Camnston for the purp- -e. Widespread surprise resulted when this became known smong their friends, and Mrs. Olbenr was induced to reconsider her action. Just what the grounds were upon which she wanted the di vorce are not known, but this fact is taken by many of her fr'ends to support the favorite theoiy that it w .a suggested to her by the one, who, it is alleged, was stripping her "t the money. SAW THE 8CU BETWEES- THEJC "I always felt that some one nail stepped be tween us, said Mr Oiberg to a reporter yester day when touching upon the question of the di vorce. "Grief was caused me thereby, but I al ways tried to comfort my wife."' So badly does Mr Oiberg feel over the scandal that he cannot be induced to taut at length. One ttung be sa.d, accompanied by a motion of the hand, was very eloquent 'How do you explain your wife's port in this matter-" he was asked. "Ah! well, perhaps "be was a bit flighty," he briefly replied, at the same time lightly tapping his head with a finger. Further than this ho would not tali. There is a strange coincidence Is the fact that the lawyer tor Mrs. Kusell in defense ot the di vorce suit brought by the dashing major is also the attorney for Mr. Oiberg. He is Lemuel Fugitt. Campbell Carrington, who is the lawyer for Major Russell, said last niht that the connection of his client with the case was timply the resuit of a conspiracy. Another, phase of BnsseU 3 Ufa has been brought to light When he cams here from Missouri he had a wife liv ing lu the Western State. But he be came acquainted with a Mrs. Dora Harvey, who was anticipating a divorce, and. they soon resolved to seek a closer union. Then the wife in the far away home (Led, and it is then said that Mrs Harvey was helped in her efforts to obtain a divorce by Major Russell. The womat came to live with him as his housekeeper and six days after she was granted the desired di vorce was wedded to the mar Last August the latter was ordered to a eld duty iu his capacity as special pension examiner at MeadviHe, Pa. He wrote endearing; letters to his wife, always speaking in them, it is said, ot her as "darling and "pet" About the flrst of the year, at tho time whea the assertion is made that Mrs. Oiberg and Rus sell were most closely interested in each other y the number of letters that passed back an! forth, these loving billet-dcux ceased to come Then Major Kuweit brought suit for divorce, claiming that his wife. who. by the way. tips taa scales at less than a hundred pounds and is cor respondingly delicate, had stiffened his neck by a blow from her fist. He doesn't weigh less than 190 pound", but still the bill of complaint whit h he filed alleges cruelty and also drunkenness Last month these accusations were denied and tho court ordered the payment of alimony It was Mrs. Bussell who furnished the picture of her husband which was used by the deteo tives, but her friends say that she forgives him entirely for his actions toward her. although he says that she is a bad woman. Mrs. Bussell could not be found yesterday in the city, and it was stated that recently she went to Philadel phia. -.o-w. FOR CATHOLIC UNITY, Pope Leo's Efforts to Bring; the Eastern Churches Back, to Rome. Home, Sept 25 The Pope is in good health la spito of reports to the contrary. In conse quence of tho Pope's Invitation to tho Eastern Catholic patriarchs to visit Homo in October tho congregation is preparing a, programme for conferences, which will be held under the presi dency ot his holiness. The object of these conferences is to facilitate the return of the Eastern dissident churches to the communion of Borne and the attainment of Catholic unity. Negotiations looking to tho accomplishment of these objects aro beinr pushed with great secrecy in the East, and it 13 understood that Franco is assisting the wor hand. 4 Ryan Held for the Grand Jury. Jas. Kyan, charged with setting Are to tho hayricks and barn at tho Soldiers' Home, ap peared in the police court yesterday Police man Matthews, who arrested the man, Sarah Smith, who claims to have seen Byan running away, nnd several watchmen at the home wero examined for the prosecution. Byan tried to prove nn alibi, but Judge Miller held him la 81,000 ball to await tho action of the grand Jury. Recalcitrant Witnesses Cases. By agreement of counsel the case of the United States against Chapman and Mc Whitney, tho brokers who refused to testify in the Senate committee's Investigation of sugar trust pur chasers, will be taken up on October 12, instead, of September 3. Arguments on demurrer by the defendants wul be heard.