nEPPNEH GAZETTE. HEPPNER, OREGON.
DID SOT PENT IT.
Squire Very Nicely vadej the Question
as to Sub-Porta.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 12 Sena'or ;
Squire was allied the following question
last evening: !
"Did you promise tne Jefferson county
delegation in the Washington Legisla- j
ture that yon would abolish all Piiget ;
Sound ports oi entry and h ave all busi
ness to be transacted at Port Tow nsend,
in consideration oi the.r prom tie to vote
fur you for Senator?
Senator Squire's answer was made in
these word: "Last night I received
from Seattle a telegram conta ning sub
stantially this inquire. It v.i too late
to visit the treasury depnr incut ai that
hour and in tlie inoriiiii'j i iv.n anxious
to be in the Senate every moment, as
the bill appropriating 7JI,0JJ for the
dry dork at Port Orchard was of vital
intoresi to our Washington people, and
a strong effort was being made by the
Oregon Senators to secure toe location of
the dry dock on the Columbia river, so I
could not leave myself, hut sent my
private secretary, Dillingham, to Assist
ant Seerelary Neltleton and Spaulding,
and they positively asserted that no
changes in the Puget Sitind collection
district were contemplated.
'fho election is over and the result is
known to everybody. Why can't it be
accepted gracefully and philosophically?
I shall certainly reward my irood friends,
who helped me in my candidacy. Would
it not be ungrateful if 1 failed in this?
So ar I have taken no action to pay off
any scores so far as tny enemies are con
cerned and I don't know that I shall.
Now that the election is over 1 shall de
vote mv whole time to the service of all
the people of the state of Washington.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Net
tleton, said that there ws no founda
tion for the rumors that I'upet Sound
sub-ports of entry were to be abolished ;
thai, the custoins'service in that section
seemed to be as satisfactory to the people
as it was to the treasury officials, and
that no changes would be made.
Death of Admiral I. I. Porter.
New York, Feb. 14 Admiral 1). IX
Porter died at his residence in this city
this morning. He has been ill but a
very brief period.
Kenr Admiral Kiuiberly of the Pacific
coa.4 squadron will succeed him in com
mand of the navy.
David Dixon Porter, son of David Por
ter, came of a family that for six gener
ations lias served with distinction in the
navy, lie was born in Chester, Dela
ware county, Pa., June 8th, 181:1, and
was educated at Columbia college,
Washington, I). C.
pained bis father
Adams to suppress
In 1824 he tiecoin
on the ship John
piracy in tlu West
Indies.
All hough but 11 years of age he was
made a midshipman and soon alter
served under his cousin, Oiiptain David
H. l'orter, in the Guerrero in the Mexi
can navy. In 1827 this ship had a rough
experience with the Spanish frijate La
Lealtad, Captain Po tor being killed in
the action. He became u midshipman
in the American navy February 2, 1829,
cruised in the Mediterranean, then
served on the coast survey until he was
promoted to lieutentant, February 27th,
1811.
He was appointed to the naval observ
alory in Washington in 18 15, and in 184li
was sent by the government on a secret
mission to llayti to report on the con
dition of affairs there.
lie served during the enlire Mexican
war, had charm- of the naval rendc.vous
at New Orleans and was engaged in every
action on the coast, being commander of
the Spittire.
ON THIS COAST.
On the discovery of gold in California
he obtained a In. lough and commanded
a mail steamer running between New
York and Panama.
At the beginning of the civil war, he
was ordered to command the steam
frigate Po,vhatten and was dispatched to
the gulf and ai led in capturing Fot
Pickens. On April 22, 1801, he was ap-
f minted commander and was subsequent
y placed in command of the mortar
fleet, consisting of 21 schooneis with 5
steamers as convoys.
lie joined Farragut's fleet in March,
ISO-', bombarding Fort Jackson and F'ort
St. Philip below New Orleans in April,
1802, in which 20,0)1) bombs were ex
ploded in the confederate works. Far
ragut nfter crippling the works with
drew and they were surrendered to Por
ter. He assisted Farragut in all the
latier's operations between New Orleans
and Vicksburg, where he effectively
bombarded the forts and enabled the
fleet to pass in safety.
In September, 18ii2, he was appointed
acting rear admiral of the Mississippi
squadron and he improvised a navy
yard at Mound City and increased the
number of his squadron to 125 vessels,
and in co-operation with General Sher-
man's army, captured Arkansas Post in
in January, 180).
HIS AID AT VICKSBUHO.
For his services at Vicksburg Porter re
ceived the thanks of Cong ess an I the
commission of rear admiral, dated July
4, ISO!. Soon afterwards be ran past
the batteries of Vicksburg and captured
the Confederate forts at Grand Gulf,
which put him in communication with
General Grant, who, bv meanB of nis
fleet, placed himself in the rear of Vicks
burg, the capture of which stronghold
was effected July 4, iko.1.
During the remainder of that year his
squadron was employed to keep the
Mississippi river open. In October,
104, be was transferred to the North
Atlantic squadron and on the 24:h of
December bis fleet silenced the batteries
at the mouth of Cape Fear river in one
hour and 15 minutes and cap
tured Fort Fisher January 15, 18 .6,
aided bv General Butler, commander
of the hind forces, after seven hours of
hard righting bv a ombined body oi
soldier-, sailors and marines. He was
promoted vice admiral J uly 23, 1800. On
Augii.-t 15, 1870. he was appointed ad
miral of the navy, which rank he held
up to 1 is death.
A LITERARY MAN.
He was the author of a "Life of Com
modore David Porter," a romam e en
titled "Allan Dare and Robert le
Diablo," which has been dramatized;
"Incidents and A need le of the Civil
War," "rlarrv Marline" and ".lisiory
of tlie Navy in the War of the Rebel
lion." NEXT TO FARRAGl'T.
Judge W. II. Calkins was intimately
acquainted with Admiral Porter, and
was ouite sorrv to hear of his death,
w hen told the liews this afternoon by a
Ni.ws reporter,
"Hirst remember Porter as a black
eyed, dard haired little commodore."
Judge Calkins said, "It was during the
siege of Vicksburg, when Porter by his
intrepidity and genius, Eafely took the
Union fl. et of rams and gunboats down
past Vicksburg and transferred
the army to the opposite side
of the river. 1 was then serving in the
armv of the Tennessee. The result of
T, , , . . n ,
Porter s achievement was to allow Grant
to throw the Union army between Pem-1
berton's army at Vicksburg and John- i
son's at Jackson. I'emberton wai driven
DacK into tne city anu next mere mini
ne was lorceu to surrender, me armv
turned on Johnson after shutting Pen,-1
berton nr. and effectually drove him
back. Tne two rebel armies
ere thus
kept apart and the capture of Vicks- i
burg resulted.
"llow did Porter manaire to net the
gunboats past the fort, you ask? By
one of his ingenious plans. He had the
gunboats protected bv floating barges,
covered with cotton on the side next to
the fort. When the shelling began the !
balls all lodged in the cotton, and the
rebelB didn't know what was the matter
until the boats were safely past. Porter
had a very fertile mind and was always
in vent inn some such means of
accomplishing daring objects. He was
the greatest of the war commodores after
Farragut."
Judge Calkins regards Admiral Por
ter's reminiscences and reports as rear
admiral of the navy as very important
acquisition to naval literature.
SEAMEN'S S T It IKK SPREADING.
Crown of Regular Atlantic Lines May Be
Drawn Into the Fight.
London, Feb. 13 The shipping feder
ation and all interested in ocean tiaflic
are alarmed bv the report that the sea
men and firemen of the Atlantic liners
may be drawn into the strife against the
federation which is now gradually
spreading to the principal seaports. In
making their calculations before the be
ginning of the movement for free or non
union labor federation ship owners as
sumed that the men on the Atlantic
liners would remain at their posts.
The reason was that the crews of large
Atlantic steamers are almost fixtures on
those vessels, holding their places as
long as they are ellicient and behave
themselves. Instead of being dropped
at the end of every voyage, they are well
paid and well treated, as compared with
other crews. Most of them have held
aloof from sharing in or open sympathy
with the strikers. Of late, however, the
seamen and firemen's union lias been
gathering them in, so as to affect a gene
ral lay up, should circumstances make it
necessarv.
WATTKKSON AND HILL.
They Have a Little "Scrap" About
WatterHon'a Letter
Loiikvili.e, Ky., Feb. 13 Hon. II.
Watterson, in response to requests from
the United Press as to the truth of the
letter alleged to have been written by
him to Governor Hill in regard to the
New York senntorship, furnished the
United Press with the following state
ment:
Loi.isvii.LE, Feb. 12.
I wrote the letter to Governor Hill,
and I was impelled to d so bv a motive
sincere and most disinterested.
There appeared in nianv of the great
newspapers last Sunday a sensational
account of how a caucus of United
States senators had resolved upon ret ir-'
ing Gove nor Hill from the Presidential
arena, of how 1 had been selected as the
instrument of those senators, and bow 1
had dispatched Hill a letter, pointing
out facts potent enough to alter his
plans. ,
Whence came this fantastic story 1
cannot divine, but it was so absurd and
did such injustice to both Governor Hill
and mysell that though, as I still think.
there could oe no oujection on tne part
ot anvbodv to the publication of the
truth, which flatly contradicted this, 1
was induced to write this letter by the
circumstances that Governor Hill seemed
to have adopted the course suggested bv
considerations alike honorable to fiis
character and creditable to his judg
ment. The more so indeed since the let
ter in question furnished him and his
iriends impartial testimony with which
to answer and refute the most odious
and widesp ead calumnies,
I can say, I am surprised that the
government should make such haste to
disavow and disown a course which,
however prompted, gratified everv Dem
ocrat in the United States outside of the
State of New York, removing him at
once from the field of mere political
scheming and placing him in the front
rank of statesmen, having the goo I ol
their country at heart.
1 am equally distressed by the repre
sentation that Governor Hill should re
gard my plain, but friendly words as
impudent and insulting. 1 did not so
intend them.
1 can't help thinking that the same
words might with propriety be addressed
to him or any Democratic aspirant by
the humblest Democrat in the land, and
1 still hope that the annoyance caused
by a publication, which annoyed tne as
well as him, has proceeded on a misap
prehension of the facts of the case.
I can assure him that neither in writ
ing nor in printing my letter was there
any purpose to take advantage of him.
and least of all to do him injury. 1 am
no man's man and exist in no man's in
terest, to use his own unhappy expres
sion. I am a Democrat who has passed his
life time in the service of principle and
politics from which I have nev T sought
the slightest personal recognition or
award.
1 am humiliated by the reflection that
the service was not sufficient in the esti
mation of Governor Hill to protect me
against his displeasure, and in the harsh
construction which he puts on genuine
and not a forged letter, he should treat
me with what I must designate as un
merited suspicion.
Henrv Watterson.
Governor Hill, being interviewed to
night concerning the Wat.erson letter,
said: "I am much surprised. If Wat
terson had given for publ:cat:on a state
ment, an extract from which you give
me, it is very strange that a letter
mailed three months ago has never
reached me. I have only to repeat w hat
I said before, that 1 never received that
letter. If Watterson says he wrote that
letler, and that it contains tlie state
ment which he says it does, all I have
to say is that I have less respect for
Watterson. As for the letter of which
you speak, I prefer to sav notion .' until
after I have read it. The liieiuent
about the letter appuars first in a news
paper that has always ben antagonistic
to tne. I mean the Baltimore Sun."
PreMldent Leary Keftign.
Seattle, Feb. 13 President John
Leary, of the Seattle Chamlier of Com
merce, yesterday placed his resignation
in the hands of Secretary Dodge. He
gives as his reasons for resigning the
fact that a press of private business pre
vents his attendance at all the chamber's
meetings. His health is also poor, which
partly determined hfin to resign. He
intends leaving on a tour around the
world in April. Mr. Edward O. Graves,
now first vice president of ti e chamlier
is mentioned as air. Jary s proDabie
successor.
They Came Vp.
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 13 Electric
roads bills passed unanimously this
morning without debate.
cacse of hbebal triumph.
T HaTe Ad led me Rul. , Get
It Out of the Way.
London, Feb. 13 The triumph of the
Liberals in Northampton is not alto-
ether attributable to an increase in
partv strength.
Mansfield was an unex-
- , a n,i,i,
cept.onable candidate . A thoroughgoing
Liberal in politics, he 13 also religious
and a successful and generous business "
man. He received the vote of cluinh-
i Mnr.lD,, l,i..h Hradlniicrh alienated.
rr-"- .
and to this is due his emphatic majority,
1 he abortive candidacy oi socialist .iei-
ing disgusted decent people anu was i . ,y nm.ke, the i,ni,ijni. and severe
generally regarded as a Tory trick, and f , . ,, :niuw, its oml,mtH.
consequent indignation among Liberals
also served to swell the vote for Mans
field.
The conservatives made a brave fight,
but they were deserted, as at Hartlepool,
by many of the Liberal-Unionists who
had voted with the Tories in 1880. The
result showed th it in Northampton, as
in Hartlepool, the Liberals have deter
mined to get home rule out ol tne way
bv adontintr it. and thus enabling them
selves to go aiiead with important En
glish reiornis.
tie's it lilrille.
Portland, Fob. 13 Kdward Arnheim,
a young Hebrew just from New York,
has created a great sensation here by his
verv erratic conduct. He is the only
son of E. Arnheim, a very wealthy, aris
tocratic, retired merchant in New York.
Young Arnheim arrived from San Fran
cisco a few days ago. He registered at
three or four hotels, but did not stop at
anv. He told a number of people that
he was to be married to a very wealthy
and accomplished young lady oi San
Francisco, who came on tne tram to
Portland with him. The young woman
arrived here, but has since disappeared,
and all iraces of her have been lost. The
most diligent search has failed to dis
cover even her name.
Arnheim made arrangements to have
an elegant supper served at a fashiona
ble hotel lor a party ot lu. lie also en
gaged two ministers to peroral tne
marriage ceremony. He fixed the hour
for his marriage, but neither lie nor his
bride appeared. He also ordered sev
eral fine suits of clothes, hut never
called for them. He has told all sorts of
contradictory stories about himself and
the proposed marriage.
Several young women came with the
intended bride, but they have also van
ished. Young Arnheim has disap
peared, too, and cannot be found. He
ordered several hundred dollars' worth
of elegant flowers as a pre-ent to his in
tended bride, and the florist is llow
mourning over the unpaid bill.
- Parnell Still Wants to be Lender.
London, Feb. 12 Notwithstanding
that all hope of settlement has been
given up, the result of yesterday's Irish
conference .is awaited with much in
terest. The prevailing impression is
that Darnell does not want a settlement,
but that he wishes to continue as leader
of the distinct Irish National party
wholly separate from any Knghsh party,
and pursuing its aiins on distinctly Irish
lines, lie looks upon nouie ruie as
certain, and when it is granted ne will
remain, as he Is, chief of an Irish party
burning for Ireland a position as near
as possible to complete separation. He
does not want any understanding with
Gladstone, because that would embarrass
him and because he sees nothing to be
gained by it.
He Was a Sprinter.
West Point, Miss., Feb. 13 This
morning a careless operator at Carrolton,
Miss., caused two trains to meet on one
track on" tie. Georgia Pacific. He should
have side-tracked a freight, w hich was
going out of the-station at the rate of
live or six miles an hour, when a passen
ger train rushed around a curve. The
freight engineer and fireman lost their
heads and sprang from their engine.
The engineer of the passenger train
,ook in the situation and reversed his
own engine, and, applying the brakes,
sprang from the cab and ran to meet the
freight. Jumping on the cowcatcher he
climbed over the engine and stopped
the train within two feet of his own
engine. The operator sent in his resig
nation by w ire.
Fearful Kxpl .slonil.
QtiiiiiEC, Feb. 12 About 9:45 this
morning the boiler in the Quebec
Worsted Company's factory at Hare
Point exploded, completely destroying
the engine house and half of the build
ing. A large number of employes were
buried in the ruins. So far 3J bodies
have been taken out and the work of
rescue is going on rapidly.
The works of the Quebec Worsted
Company are situated at Hare Point on
the northeastern outskirts of the city,
and cover a large area and employ more
hands than any other manufacturing es
tablishment in the city. They had been
inclosed for two weeks while the boilers
and machinery were being overhauled
and relitted. The operations were to
have been resumed this morning and
about 30J operatives were on hand, but
owing to some cause the machinery was
not started, and they were dismissed.
Most of them fortunately went home,
but many remained about the building,
a number keeping in the vicinity of the
engine rooms for the sake of warming.
Aljout tf:30 o'clock there was a
sudden explosion which completely
recned the engine and dye houses and
demolished a larire part of the main
building. The noise of the explosion
was heard all over the city and noon
i:reat crowds gathered about the scene.
The work of rescuing those buried in the
ruins and recovering the bodies of the
dead was commenced. The fire brigade
was summoned, but fortunately the hor
rors ol fire were not added to the. cal
amity. Tlie excitement was eo great and the
crowd fo enormous, that "b" battery
was ordered down to assist the police in
maintaining order. In I he great contu
sion winch prevailed it was impossible
to get a leliable list of killed and in
jured, and these may not be obtained
until the ruins are thoroughly examined.
Several persons suppoeed lo be in the
rii i us have turned up, having left the
mill before the explosion.
About twenty dead bodies have al
ready been taken and besides as many
badly wounded. Among those identified
are; William Forest, dead; Kmila
Cole, badly scalded; Alex. Martin, dy
ing ; Miss Ross, broken thigh and Irac
tured skull; John Morrison, iraetured
Timothy Knright, head injured ; Pierre
Peterson, scaided and bruited; P.
Blouin, scalded; Emilia Ur.ule, dying;
Miss Mercier, dead ; Joseph Dufresene,
dead; Henrv Lahberte, dead: James
Midland, dead; J. btvles, badly in-
"""";'
John Montague, dead; Albert Tweedle,
dead.
I TlJere j, f0od or(.e of docto and
surgeons on hand. The wounded and
scalded are receiving prompt attention
on account of the large number of per-
oona who started to work this morning
and as so stated subsequently returned j
home. The number of missing is prob-j
ably much exaggerated. The cause of i
the accident is not yet known but it is !
tltrtmrltt Bnmo nf the runes may
nt tl.a n iuu mow ho.-A
been frozen while the fires were out and
so caused stoppage wheu the steam got
up.
NATURAL GAS EXPLODES.
Lafayette. Ind., Feb. 12 natural
gas explosion occurred at tne corner of
Salisbury and Columbia streets, in West
Lafavett'e. at 4 o'clock this morning. At
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lllltt llUlir Jninnj uniiii:ia oiwr-v .-.v.
w hat time it was, and striking a match
exnoeum f0nmve, am ,.,
was a large double houe and
both sides were completely demolished.
The debris caimht fire and a large dwell
ing adjoining was also consumed. I lie
injured are: James Jenners. face tnrnd
and internally injured, will protab y
die; Mrs. Kuth Jenners, badly burned
about the limbs; Mary Jenners, face nnd
arms burned. Tom Northcote and Lew
Drown, occupants of the other part ot the
house, were burned and bruised but not
seriously.
mtlllSlf Cl'STOMS UNION.
A Scheme Proposed in Take In the
Whole Conaolidated Empire.
London, Feb. 12 Lord Dunraven has
undertaken the championship in the
House of Lords of a scheme for an im
perial Zolverein or customs union to
take in the whole British empire. The
plan meets with more favor among the
Conservatives than Liberals and it is
quite possible that the former may. con
clude to play it as a card to win at the
next election by holding it forth to the
working classes as a compensation for
losses caused by the McKinley Bill. The
government is not anxious at present to
disclose ils future fiscal policy as several
other couiilries are adjusting their finan
cial and commercial relations and it is
dei-ired to obtain as favorable terms as
possible for Great Britain. Goshen has
intimated that the question of duties on
certain classes of imports will in due
tim be in order.
JHALOV8 OF TUB COUNTESS.
Court LriIIcm Hej ilee Over tlie Downfall
..fan American l.a.ly.
London, Feb. 13 lerlin advices state
that the Countess Waldersee is not in
clined to be as patient as her husband
of the slight put upon him by the Kaiser
in depriving him of the important office
of chief of staff. The countess is an
American by birlh, the daughter of a re
tired New York grocer, and bus been a
favorite in the circle of the imperial
court. Her very prominence in this
respect has aroused the jealousy of other
ladies, like herseif, no longer young, but
still aspiring to a part in high society.
These ladies are said to be highly
pleased over the banishment of Count
Waldersee and his wiie from Berlin to
Altoona. Tlie count was inclined to
submit like a soldier, but not so his wife,
who has always exercised great influence
over him, and' it is now understood that
the count will soon withdraw, not only
from the army, but from the empire.
VKJiKZIJKLAN KKCIPKUCITV.
The Treaty Will Probably Nat Go Into
E elect Yet.
Wasiunotun, Fe,h. 12 It will be some
months before "the reciprocity arrange
ment with Venezuela will go into efltict,
according to Senor Peraza, the Venezu
elan minister. No arrangements have
yet been made. Secretary Blaine pre
pared about two months ago a statement
of articles winch the United states
would like to have go into Venezuela
free of duty, or at less rate of duty than
that paid by other nations. Ibis list in
cluded breadstnffs, agricultural imple
ments, and most of the other articles
covered bv the recent convention with
Brazil. Senor Peraza had no authority
from his government to concede any
agreement in the matter, but merely
promised to transmit the ideas of Secre
tary lSlame to lus home government.
About time enough has elapsed for a
reply, if the government of Venezuela
bad acted upjn the matter at once.
The president of the Republic, how
ever, was absent in the interior at the
time the treaty reached thecountrv, ana
the cabinet was undergoing reorganiza
tion. The minister of foreign affairs had
resigned to enter the senate, and the as
sistant secretary did not feel authorized
to act. The result is that nothing has
been done. The Venezuelans were dis
posed to accept Blaine's proposition just
as he prepared it, the acceptance might
arrive here at any time, but it is more
probable that the southern Republic
will desire to suggest some amendments
and that some time will elapse before an
agreement is reached.
Courageous Grover.
New York, Feb. 12 Several hundred
people assembled at Cooper union last
night; to oppose the free silver bill in re
sponse to the call of the reform club.
Among the letters of regret read was one
from ex-President Cleveland, in which
be said :
It surely cannot be naeessary for me
to make a formal expression ol my agree
ment with those who believe the great
est perils would be initiated by the
adoption of the scheme embraced in
adopting the measure now pending in
congress for unlimited coinage of silver
at our mints. If we have developed un
expected capacity for assimilation of the
largely increased volume of currency,
and even if we have demonstrated the
usefulness of such increase, these condi
tions fall far short of insuring us against
disasler, it, in the present situation, we
enter upon the dangerous and reckless
experiment of free, unlimited and inde
pendent coinage ol silver.
Resolutions condemning unlimited
coinage were passed.
f-ecretary of the Treasury F'airchild
was the chief speaker in opposition to
the pending bill.
A letter was read on the subject of
free coinage from Robert Patterson, ol
Philadelphia, grandson ol the mint di
rector under President Jefferson and
an acknowledged financial authority.
He took tlie ground that no special harm
would result to the commercial interests
of the country with either gold or silver
as a money basis, but witli two stand
ards one or the other must goto prem
ium and thus destroy the financial
equ.librium of the country.
A long letter from Abram 8. Hewitt
was rea
tie, though a silver mine
owner himself and a smelterer ol silver,
saw great danger from the passage ot the I at v&Hi HOon M,ttle for the whole
pending measure. He believed in sil-1 collntry what can and what can not be
ver to a certain point. He expressed j,;ne )V t,j8 destructive sort of war
the fear that the danger line would be i lm0 TnH probability seems to lie that.
passeu, urivnig goiu a premium i.w ore
many years even at the present rate of
coinage.
What! In Germany.
Berlin, F'eb. 12 Commissioner Stein,
of Breslau. Germany, has disappeared.
I The condition of his accounts indicates
that h is a defaulter.
A CLOSE CALL.
An tiinnciillng- state
Hanger,
j N ClTV Mo
J"rtp.o .city aio..
Treasurer In
Feb. 12 State
went out of
iftHISUrer UIUI.U, IIU
office under a cloud is awaiting trial for
stealing nearly $40,000 of the State
funds. It is an open secret that Noland
lost money at poker, and it is generally
believed the money or a large portion ol
it was won by men who are prominent
in politics. Desperate efforts have been
made to keep the world from finding out
who it was that fleeced Noland, and so
I far thev have proved successiul. The
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hoped that Noland can be saved lrom
the penitentiary. One of his bondsmen,
V. II. iswift, who put lip his share oi
the shortage, did so under protect, and
his dissatisfaction was used as the basis
ot the scheme bv which the Kepuo-
licans hoped to biing out the
whole story. Common rumor says that
this scheme, if successiul, would
have shown up some very pro
minent people in a not very pleasant
light, but the scheme was scotched in
the Legislature today. In the House a
resolution was offered by Mr. Adylum,
of Warren county, as the result of a con
ference held by the Republican members
of the House last evening for the ap
pointment oi a committee of five for the
purpose of the investigation of all facts
connected with the Noland dedication,
with special reference to the method by
which the funds were abstracted from
the treasury. The resolution was a sur
prise nnd some of the members exhibit
ed considerable consternation. The Re
publicans called for ayes and nays, but
the Democrats rallied their forces and
voted to lav the matter on the table.
Fleecers Fleeced.
Cincinnati, Feb. 12 Recently a hun
dred certificates for 100 shares of the
American Sugar trust, aggregating a face
value of ifl.OOJ.OJO, which had been
placed hero for sale, were returned to
New York to be replaced by the new
certificates under the new name of the
American Sugar Refineries Company.
Today three of these certificates were re
turned marked "forgery." They had
been sold on the floor of the New York
exchange at 85 per share, an aggregate
of $25,500, the face value of each genu
ine certificate being$10,000, or 100 shares
at $100 each. Details are not obtainable
here tonight, but it is believed that the
fraud has been very extensive and that
many other forged certificates have been
sold in New York.
Talk About Lueh 1
Ran Francisco, Feb. 13 The Kritish
steamer Monowa, which sailed yester
day for Australia, while passing through
the heads, met with an accident to her
machinery and had to return to port.
Raoul Mandlebaum, who squandered
$104,000 of Mb firm's money and escaped
on her with a female friend, was on
board.
Tlie cause of the Monowai's return
was a broken shaft. A reporter found
Mandlebaum on board in company with
Minnie Goodkind. lioth were uncon
scious that .the story of the defalcation
bad been published, when apprised
of that fact hanpsome Dick
became pale as a ghost and he with diffi
culty managed to reply that there was
nothing in the whole matter but what
he could and would explain.
He said that he had merely gone on a
pleasure trip and had no intention of
running awav. In the face of this hitter
statement is the letter to his mother
that he wouldn't comeback.
When he saw the game was known,
he passed his wallet to Minnie which
she placed in her satchel. They bad
taken passage as Mr. Mandlebaum and
wife. He is altogether broken up
by his unexpected return. Minnie didn't
seem as if she enjoyed the return at all.
No arrests have been made, as the mat
ter is considered to be a family all'air.
Iteuvy Clews' Letter.
New York, Feb. 7 During the past
week the tone of afl'airs in Wall street
has shown distinct signs of improve
ment. The "bear" element has been
more cautious and some prominent op
erators on that side have narrowed thoir
risks, while others openly acknowledge
that the drift is against them. The
forces on the "bull" side are gathering
strength and numbers, and some of the
most noted leaders of speculation are
beginning to maish i I themselves for an
upward campaign.
This change of tone can hardly be
said to have been the result of anything
new of decided importance in the actual
situation. It has been some gain that,
as the contest between the two sides on
the silver question develops, the chances
of the pro-silver party being defeated
(at least for the present session) decid
edly improve; and although some des
perate expedients may still be adopted
by the mining interests, yet their ulti
mate defeat seems verv probable. This
has no doubt helped the tone of the
market quite materially; lor the possi
bility of the enactment of free coinage
has had a more seriously damaging effect
upon confidence in high quarters than is
generally appreiieni'.ea.
railroad earninos.
Another contribution towards recovery
has come through a quite unexpected
improvement in the January earnings of
the western roads, and especially in
those of the Granger lines, which was
the last thing to have been expected
The recovery is not lame in amount, but
is very general, and coming in place of
an expected decline its effect is the more
marked. It suggests a probability that
the common estimate of future earnings
may have been put below what the facts
really warrant; and if that conclusion
should lie confirmed by later experience
it would undoubtedly have a marked
effect upon prices, lievond this fact,
there is the further encouragement that
Chicago advices report some actual ad
vances in rates ami a more or less gen
eral tendency to higher charges both for
passengers and freight. It is also worth
something, as an element of confidence
in the future, that the Western Railway
Association lies well nigh completed ail
its working arrangements, including the
allotment of traffic, and seemingly with
an unanimity and good lenling which
augur well for the prospects of this new
method of regulating railroad compe
tition. It is true that, alongside these
unexpected favorable developments in
railroad interests, there is the disheart
ening revival of hostile State legislation
both by the Grangers and the Farm, rs'
Alliance; but these attempts will be met
with a thoroughness of opposition and
with an application of constitutional
)Kjttl s;tatB fln, federal, which
within a few mouths, there will he
ifreat body of legal decisions showing
that the farmer's conception of what
constitutes "reasonable charges" for car
riage is something very different from
the conception of the courts.
money abi ndant.
The influence above noted as affecting
I . . . I
the tone of the market favorably might
nave naa little influence under other cir
cumstances. But, coming now, thev K"Pu,lo,
find a market prepared to yield a full
response, lioth here and in lsandon, j St. Pall, Feb. 14 There was much
money is becoming so abundant and ! excitement in financial circles this after
holders of balances are becoming so j h it announced that the
anxious to emplov them, that the , , ,, ,A , ,,nn,v, t .i t. .i
slightest sym ptoins ' of in, proved condi- clty hd defaulted on $90,0fK of the board
tions in investments must encourage I ' education certificates and that suit
buying. Moreover, it is to lie kept in had been brought against the board and
minu mat tne recent crisis has lelt be-
hind no widespread depression or disor-
ganization
its check to business has
momentary- and super
x.eI1 D,U
ficial, and the creation of national
wealth is goingon at its usual rate, while
the launching of new corporate enter
prises is at the lowest minimum. There
must be therefore the usual legitimate
demand for investment securities; nnd
when bonds and stocks yielding 5 to 6
per cent, on their current market value
can be had in large amounts, and money
is exceptionally low and likely to remain
so lor the year lSSU, it hardly seems to
admit of a second opinion whether an
active buying of stocks is not an element
of the near future.
The Bank of England was prepared to
pay its 3.000,000 loan from the Bank of
France when she reduced her rate to 3
per cent, and the question there of 1 per
cent, tor money m the open market, in
the close prospect of such an 'important
withdrawal lrom the hank, shows how-
extreme the ease in Iondon must be.
The uncertainty as to the final disposal
of the free coinage movement is, at the
moment, a serious draw back upon Lon
don buving our stocks ; but in the event
of the defeat of silver legislation London
ouvmg is likely to assume a volume that
will surprise Wall Street, and prove a
great stimulus to prices of both stocks
and bonds. Henry Clews.
Jack The Kipper Again.
London, Feb. 13 The woman w hose
almost decapitated body was discovered
in the Whitechapel district at an early
hour this morning with a wound in her
back nnd her head nearly cut off, ap
pears to be about 25 years of age.
The scene of the awful affair is a
gloomy archway known as "Swallows
Garden," which forms a passageway from
Little Gist street into Chambers street.
The archway is frequented as a thor
oughfare by railway employes and sta
blemen who work in adjoining streets
Notwithstanding the fact that at the
time of murder, many of these work
men must have been w ithin hearing of
any cry of distress, no alarm was heard
by any person, so far as the police have
been able to ascertain.
The general appearance of the w oman
and the style of her clothes, w bich were
of fair quality and lay in orderly fashion
about her body, indicated that in life
she had belonged to the class uf aban
doned women. Her hair was in an un
tidy condition.
The police believe that the woman
was murdered while Btiinding talking to
her associate, and that the "Ripper" had
no time to inflict the peculiar mutila
tions which have heretofore character
ized his butcheries.
Approaching footsteps, they think,
caused him to take flight. When the
body arrived at the Whitechapel morgue
the blood was found to be still warm.
As soon as the body w as discovered,
the police immediately cleared away the
blood stains in hope of restraining the
sinister curiosity of the rapidly gather-
ing crowd, a wooden cross having,
however, been carved in woodwork to
mark the spot.
An enormous number of people arc
flocking to tlie dim archway.
The police authorities are without any
clue and seem to he hopelessly mystified
ill this instance as they have shown
themselves to I in the long list of simi
lar horrors which have preceded it.
No arrests are yet made. A railway
men has been found w ho states that as
he passed "Swallow Garden" this morn
ing just before the murder, he saw the
victim standing in an archway, engaged
in conversation with a man wiio had the
appearance of being a foreign seaman.
The police, are now searching the vessels
lying in the Thames.
FOKIIKI) SIIOAK ICKCKIITS.
All Knowledge of Then. Ilenled by Cin
cinnati OmclnU.
New York, Feb. 13 A telegraphic
dispatch from Cincinnati announces that
300 shares of the Central Trust Company
sugar trust, receipts have been returned to
CimJiinti from New York as foigones.
Nothing was known at either the ollice
of tho American Sugar Refining Com
pany, or at Central Trust Company, who
had charge of the re-organ izal ion of the
sugar trust.
An official of the Trust Company said
that had any forged receipts or certifi
cates been sent for transfer, they would
have retained them and not have sent
them back stamped. The Sugar refinery
company said they had no knowledge of
any forgerieB. It there bad been any, he
added, he believed they were forgeil en
dorsements and were certainly not to
the amount of $1,000,000 as stated.
SIIK HAD ItKKN It OH UK I).
The
Cnuio of Ibo City of Puel.tn Sui
cide.
Victoria, Feb. 12 Miss Clarinda
Riley, w ho suicided on the steamer City
of Ptiebla between Victoria and Sun
Francisco, came here . about a year ago
with a few hundred dollars, which she
invested in a little fancy store. She did
well for a short time and then she stated
that a young mini by lalse promises in
duced lier lo sell out and she gave him
her all. He had law on bis side ami
people relnscd to listen to the story she
told. This robbed her of her wits,
no doubt led her to self-destruction,
was well-liked here.
and
She
.McCarthy rielLlnfc- Weary.
London. Feb. 13 The McCarthy lar
lion ol" the Irish party professes to be
satisfied with the assurances of the Kn
glish Liberals as lo home rule, and will
not demand any further pledge from
Gladstone and bis colleagues. .McCarthy
himself bus determined to abandon the
field to ilculy. This is stated as a cer
tainty bv those who know him best.
Irish politics have lost their charm for
him and he sighs for bis books and writ
ing desk. Dillon and O'Brien are also
looked lipon as virtually siding with
Parncll, and this is regarded as likely
lo have a poweriul influence in America
and Ansiralia, which countries have
financially aided the Irish party.
Colmumptlnn la Protected.
New York, Feb. 13 A package of
Koch's lymph containing 5000 doses ad
dressed to Dr. Winzen, came through
the German mail today and was seized
by custom officials. Appraisers put the
- v..i..e f tr, n the medicine, upon which
, a lilUy ()f ,.,. ,.B wasassessed. The
,i,M.tr paid the amount and took the
j lymph awny. There was less than a
tablespoouful of the compound.
THE TWIN CITV
It lebt anil tleta Into
Trouble.
Pali., Feb. 14 There
eitv ioint v bv the ho dersof certificates.
the New York Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Two certificates for $35,000
each were issued on November 0th ami
November 27, 1889, and one for ifOOOUon
February 10, 1890, each bearing interest
at 7 per cent, and due one year from
date. There being no money available
for the use of the board, the certificates
were not paid, and suits followed. The
teachers of public schools are clamoring
for their money for January service.
The whole trouble has arisen from at
tacks upon the city's credit by one of
the evening papers, w hich for the past
two months has attempted to prove that
St. Paul has a debt of $12,000,000 and is
practically bankrupt. The result has
been the refusal of the banks to lend the
citv monev. Leading business men.
I however, say that the city is financially
sound.
STANFORD'S BOOM.
lie M ill Kxl.ll.lt the President Through
the Pacific Slalen.
Washinqton, D. C, Feb. 14 -Presi
dent Harrison contemplates with great
satisfaction his forthcoming tour through
the Pacific Coast States. The trip will
occupy 30 days. The presidential party
will consist of President and Mrs. Harri
son, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mr.
and Mrs. McICee, Secretary and Mrs.
Halford, Mrs. Dimmick, Secretary Tracy
and Proctor, and possibly one or two
other invited guests. It is understood
that all the expenses of the trip will be
borne by Senator Stanford, of Califor
nia. The party will leave Washington
about the 1st of May in a special train.
It is the intention to make the trip by
the Southern route, lying over one day
at New Orleans and another at San
Diego en route. They will spend a week
at San Francisco including a brief visit
to Palo Alto, Senator Stanford's country
homo, and Monterey, the new port of
the Pacific coast. It has not lieen de
cided by what route the party will re
turn, that is a matter for the future con
sideration. It will probably be by the
Northern Pacific line.
Made Itmane hy Bankruptcy.
Kansas City, Feb. 13 Yesterday O.
P. Dickinson, a member of the Grain
Commission Company, was murderously
attacked by a bankrupt speculator named
Charles P. Oliver, who had been crazed
by his losses. Oliver rushed into his
office saying that he wanted revenge.
He drew a revolver and tired at Dickin
son, but his arm was knocked up in time
to send the ball over Dickenson's hen I.
Oliver was then secured.
or Course it i.
Wasiiinoion City, Feb. 13 By direc
tion of the president Colonel J. W. For
sythe, who was suspended by General
Miles for his conduct at the fight of
Wounded Knee, was today restored to
command. This action is taken as the
result of the Wounded Knee tight.
The tleorRe Thompson Arrive.
London, Feb. 13 The British ship
George Thompson, from Port Blakely,
arrived at Syden leaking.
, Murdered hy 11 In Son.
Pink Valley, Ky., Feb. 13 Judge
Lewis, of Harlan county, the man who
made himself famous as the leader of
the law and order faction, has been
killed. Tuesday night be was murdered
by his son Sidney, and the latter sue- .
ceeded in making his escape and is still
at large.
One for Kiin1.i
Soeia, Feb. 12 Premier Stanbuloff
has determined to expel all Nihilists
from Bulgaria.
(IKNKIItl. TKLKOIlAI'llIC NIC MS.
lames Hutchison, a prominent florist
of Oakland, Cal., committed suicide
yesterday.
The London News savs it is reported
in ministerial cir les that Behring sea
negotiations promise a favorable conclu
sion. There were purchased by the treasury
leiiartnietit yesterday 071,000 ounces of
silver, at prices ranging from $1.0079 to
lft.000.
Jesse Proctor and Frederick Young
were hanged at Dover, Del., yesterday,
for the murder of Stepen Lindsay in
August, 1800.
The United Mine Workers of Ohio
have adopted resolutions expressing
hearty approval of an eight-hour day on
and after the 1st of May.
The stockholders of the American
National Bank, of Kansas Oh y, have
voted to reopen for business with a cap
ital stock of 500,00l).
The emperor remarked at the dinner
given by Caprivi yosterday that ho con
sidered Bismark's attack on the chan
cellor as directed against himself.
William II. Sistaireofof the banking
firm of Sistaire Bros., New York, was ar
rested yesterday and charged with
swindling August Ileckshear of Phila
delphia out of $00,000.
A Scottdale, Pa., dispatch reports that
there are no indications of a settlement
of the coke strike. Kvery plant in the
district is now involved and a long
struggle anticipated.
At Aurora. III., the Mercantile block,
the largest business block in the city,
occupied by about 25 tenants, was al
most entirely burned yesterday. Loss
fully $100,001), partly insured.
Rogers and Heft, the two men ar
rested on suspicion of having mur
dered Mrs, Greenwood, near Napa, Cal.,
have been discharged. They proved to
be two painters from Davisville.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says in
formation received from the Rio de la
Platte district shows that the locusts
and drouth have reduced the maize crop
one-quarter of what the crop was in 1800.
L M. McGillen, formerly a drygoods
merchant at Cleveland, O., has sued
II. B. Clttlbn, of New York, for $304,000,
which he asserts he lost because Cluflin
I refused to live up to an agreement made
I with him in the cattle business.
A census of the province of Quebec.
compared with the returns of 1H81, shows
a great exodus ot the population for
almost every county.
Boston's system of parks includes
1042 acres, and the city has expended
upon them for the purchase of land and
construction almiit $O,0lHI,I.KK).
A census of Charleston. S. C, just
taken with great care, makes tlie popula
tion of that, city 06,175, against u little
over 63,000 by Porter's census.
The publication of the Civil Service
! Chronicle, of Indianapolis one of the
very best of the reform's special papers
is to be abandoned on account of Will-
iam 1). Foulke's election to the presitlen-
cy of Swathmore College.