CIVIL SERVICE
2
ARKS BY COMMISSIONER
OSEVELT ON THE SUBJECT.
Better Tooting Than Ever—To Ben*
n Lodge and Cockrlll la One Much
Ult for Bringing Thle About—Con
asman Bynum and Attorney Gen
I (llney Crltlelaed—Wants the Claa
id Service Extended.
Before the Civil Servlee.
KHiNOTON, Aug. 31.—Civil Service
lissioner Roosevelt, in an iuter
jn civil service matters, said the
Ision was now on a far better
than ever before for efficient
This was due to the fact that
mmission, under legislation
by Senator Lodge, of Massa
s, and Senator Cockrell of Mis
ereafter would have its own
F clerks instead of being de
, on clerks detailed to it by
M-al government departments,
ivil service commissioner de
l the Ilynum bill for the rein
nt of the Democratic railroad
erks dismissed prior to the
ation of the railway mail ser
der the civil service system in
a thoroughly vicious partisan
s, saying: “If it should be
law it would be a precedent
I tine enactment oi similar meas
■ whenever a change of adminis*
lion tool: place. It is introduced
[ply in the interest of the spoils
*ger and is a thoroughly vicious
fin every way.
[Then,” Mr. Roosevelt went on, “I
p to call the recent decision of the
jrney general, which permits so
lation for political purposes by
■r in government buildings. If
fepion holds, the commission must
Kediately request the passage of a
ito prohibit such solicitation. The
[mission has always insisted that
[citation for political purposes was
gal whether done in person or by
.<■ r in a government building.
It was owing to this interpreta
1 that we were able to very nearly
uk up the practice during the last
sidential campaign, and as the
‘mnath of that campaign, we have
soured the conviction of two gov
ament officials, one a postmaster in
io and the other a deputy internal
venue officer of Kentucky, but we
ve never had a case tried in the
arts where the accusation was that
e solicitation was by letter.
The commissioner expressed the
pe there would be a great exten
n of the classified service and that
ire would be a great reduction in
nber of places excepted on one
pry or another, from the civil
■kice rules, including not only the
Hlrtments, but the postoffices and
Hpm houses throughout the coun
Band in this connection he called
Hntion to several instances in
Keh old and efficient employes had
K gotten rid of by indirect
Hie commission, he thought, should
pre a power to interfere in these
fees of removals and require that
nsons for dismissals be given in full
kd in writing.
FOUGHT TO THE DEATH.
Congres
Duel Over the Brcckenrldge
sional Fight.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 31.—In Clark
unty yesterday, John King’, a
reckinridge man of Fayette county,
et on the highway his old friend
reorge Cook of Clark county.
Cook said that any woman who
ent to hear Breckinridge speak was
better than a courtesan. King
smounted from his horse, saying
at his wife and daughters had
ard Breckinridge. Cook insisted
at it was a shame and alsodis
ounted.
Both drew knives ahd blood flowed
eely until Cook dropped dead. King
eaped.
Elder J. W. McGravey, instructor
i theological subjects in the Bible
ollego of Kentucky university, and a
;ader of the Christian church in the
outh, has again taken up the cudgel
gainst W. P. C. Breckinridge, using
Evangelist Barnes' Sunday sermon in
his behalf last night as his text. In
an open letter the elder dennnnecs
Barnes as a religious mounteback,
who has wandered from one chureh
to another during his remarkable ca
reer in and out of the pulpit.
The caustic letter concludes with a
iscussion of biblical parallels upon
which Evangelist Barnes and others
have attempted to excuse Colonel
Breckinridge's shortcomings. The
closing paragraph is as follows: "Let
it be known once and forever that
there is nothing in God’s holy book to
extenuate the awful crimes proven
against Breckinridge and nothing to
furnish an excuse to good people for
seeking to re-elect him ”
TESTING THE TARIFF LAW.
A Question Raised by a Providence,
Rhode Island, Lumber Firm.
Providence, R. I., Aug1. 31.—A prom
inent lumber firm of this city has
filed a protest against the decision
of Collector Pomeroy, which will ne
cessitate a test of the constitu
tionality of the new tariff bilL
The firm imported on August 15 a
car-load of lumber on which, under
the McKinley bill, the duties would
have been *97.50. This they paid
under orotest, claiming the new bill
should go into effect August 1, and
they were entitled to bring in lumber
free after that date, regardless of the
time on which the bill passed. The
protest will be submitted to the
Board of General Appraisers at New
York, and if they overrule it the case
will be taken into the United States
Jourt.
Denver, Col., Aug. 31.—The identi
fication of the Hotel Hope suicide as
Frank Melbourne proves to have been
erroneous. Melbourne is believed to
be in Australia.
Thu President at Gray Gables.
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Aug. 31.—
President Cleveland landed at Gray
Gables from the John D. Rogers soon
after 10 o'clock.
John Morley Visits Carnegie.
London, Aug. 31.—Mr. Morley, chief
secretary for Ireland, is visiting An
drew Carnegie, at Cluny castle.
THE VANDERBILT SKELETON.
Friends Trying to Bring About Reconcil
iation.
New York, Aug. 31.—That every
possible effort is being* made to pre
vent the exposure in a divorce court
of the troubles of William K. Vander
bilt and his wife there is no doubt,
but whether it will be successful is
more than an open question. Those
who have known the couple inti
mately for years declare that the Nel
lie Neustretter matter at Paris was
merely the climax, and that Ion; be
fore Vanderbilt ever saw the woman
there had been serious differences.
In fact, it is said that as Ion; a;o as
1803 separation was barely averted.
When, however, they started on the
cruise on the Valiant, with Oliver 8.
1*. Belmont, Fred Beach and several
other friends, everybody thou;ht that
they had come to a thorough under
standing. Mrs. Vanderbilt's presence
on the yacht seemed to prove that
Mrs. Vanderbilt, who is a woman
with a very strong will, however, so
the story goes, objected to members
of the yachting party going ashore
and staying all night, or even later
than 1U o'clock in the evening. When
the gentlemen wanted to play poker,
she always insisted that one of them
should stay out of the game to enter
tain her. They used to cut the
cards for the sacrifice. Vanderbilt
did not like this conduct and
finally the yachting party was
broken up and Mrs. Vanderbilt
went to Paris, where apartments ha d
been secured for her. The house was
as handsome a place as money could
procure, but she did not like it. At
first sho said she would not occupy it,
but finally said she would if it was
altered. The alterations she ordered
were so elaborate that they cost Van
derbilt 820,000. Vanderbilt objected
to this, and there was another differ
ence.
Then Vanderbilt rushed off to Lon
don to see the Derby run. He re
turned to Paris and witnessed the
Grand Prix on Juno 7. There the cli
max was reached. At that race ho
won 58,000. Then he was introduced
to Nellie Neustretter and in a fit of
bravado presented her the 58,000 won
thatday. Several friends remonstrated
with him but he insisted. The.fitting
of a magnificent establishment at
Paris for the woman and the gift of a
residence at Deauville with servants
and every luxury she desired followed.
It shocked and snrprised the Ameri
can residents of Paris, but Vanderbilt
was so open in his attentions as to
puzzle everybody. One of the most
surprising things he did was to allow
the servants of Nellie Neustretter to
wear the same livery as those worn
by Mrs. Vanderbilt’s servants.
A special dispatch from Newport
says that the contemplated separation
of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vander
bilt docs not strike society there with
great surprise. Incompatibility of
temperament alone is believed to bo
the cause.
A society man of Newport, who
begged that his name be withheld,
said: “Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are
totally unfitted for each other and
for several years they have led an un
happy existence, disagreeing upon
the most trivial matters. Vet Mrs.
Vanderbilt is a clever, even brilliant,
woman and a person that is well
liked, by many friends. Mr. Vander
bilt is a most agreeable man with
whole-souled ideas, and yet upon
matters unimportant as well as im
portant they failed to agree."
The speaker added that Mrs. Van
derbilt was a strong minded Southern
woman with exclusive ideas. Mr.
Vanderbilt was open and free. He
failed to agree with Mrs. Vanderbilt
in the exclusive character of their
house here, and especially with his
wife’s idea of surrounding it with
high, almost impenetrable walls.
SON MAY SUCCEED FATHER.
Charles Denby, Minister to China, May
Retire in Favor ot H!g Bright Son.
Washington, Aug 31.—Charles Den
by, the present minister to China,
early in his official life ten years ago,
gained the confidence of the Chinese
premier and viceroy, Li Hung Chang,
and to-day is the most popular of all
the foreign representatives there.
His son, Charles, jr., was made the
secretary of legation and during tho
ten years has become so proficient in
the Chineso court language that the
legation does not require an inter
preter. He is also very much a per
sona grata at the palace.
When President Harrison came into
office Li Hung Chang instructed the
Chinese minister here to say that tho
emperor would be personally gratified
if Colonel Denby could be continued
as American representative in Pekin.
Of course he remained.
Now Colonel Denby, who is homo
on leave, is anxious to retire, and if
his son can be named as liis father’s
successor, he will probably resign
next June. The Indiana delegation,
so far as it has been consulted, will
not object to the appointment, and as
Secretary Gresham and Denby hare
been friends from their youth and
served together as > colonels of In
diana regiments in the same divisions
in the late war, it is probable the
head of the state department will
favor the appointment of his old
friend’s son, especially as lie seems
well fitted for the place.
A Bank Wrecker Pleads Guiltj.
Harlan, Iowa, Ally. 31.—At the
trial of A. W. Dickerson, cashier of
the broken Cass county bank of At
lantic, the prisoner pleaded guilty on
the charge of fraudulent banking1.
Xew York Customs Receipts Heavy.
New York, Aug. 31.—The customs
receipts yesterday were nearly $1,000,
000. Many protests have been en
tered by importers who paid dnties
between August 7 and August 2&
So Fusion In North Dakota.
Grand Fork, N. D., Aug. 31.—The
Populist state central committee has
declined to exchange any of the Pop
ulist candidates for those nominated
by the Democrats. They are unwill
ing to concede anything 'to the
Democrats.
Suicide In Old Komaa Style.
Asheville, N. C., A eg. 31.—Louis
Benz, jr., late of the navy, committed
suicide here yesterday by falling on
his sword, inflicting injuries from
which he died some hours later, lie
was in poor health and had not long
to live.
WILSON IS ENDORSED.
RENOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
BY ACCLAMATION.
*• Ou Hinas tha Mm Poller of Hll
Forty—Tariff Raform to Bo Kept Bp—
Tlie Chairman of the Boom Ways and
Mean* Committee Telle Bit Conatltn
anta of the Trials and Trlbolatlona
Which Beast tha Tariff BUI That Bore
Ills Mama—The Sugar Traat Scored.
Mr. Wilson Renominated.
Mabtutsbcbo, W. Va., Aug.—Chair*
man Wilson of the house ways and
means committee, the Democratic
tariff leader in the house of repre
sentatives, was 'renominated for con
gress by acclamation to-day. In his
uddress to the convention accepting
the nomination, after returning brief
thanks, he said:
"1 need not recite to you tho suc
cessive steps, the material and bane
ful alterations through which the
house bill quietly passed into a law
yesterday morning without tho signa
ture and approval of tho president,
who was elected upon tho issue of
tariff reform and who anticipated as
the signal triumph ar.d historic
achievement of his administration tho
privilege of affixing his name to a
genuine and thorough reform bill.
“You know by what influence this
was brought about The country
knows and history will know where
to put the responsibility for our par
tial failure to redeem our pledges to
the people, and our partial failure to
dislodge tho great privileged interests
from our tariff. I am not sure that
this very failure may not be the har
binger and assurance of a speedier
and more complete triumph of com
mercial freedom than the smooth and
unobstructed passage of tho house
bill would have been.
“The .people are aroused as hardly
anything else could have aroused
them to tho deadly menace which
protection begets to tho purity and
tho very existence of free govern
ment. They have seen a single groat
trust empowered by our tariff laws
to control tho production and sale of
a necessity of life, parceling out the
country with its partners, and using
its law-made wealth and power to
thwart tho best efforts of tho people
to reduce their own taxation. They
have seen it hold up congress for
weeks and have heard its representa
tive boldly declare that thero would
bo no tariff bill in which their inter
ests were not protected and they have
realized the final fulfillment of the
boast.
iiuen mo sugar trust tnus cnai
lengcs the American people to a con
test of strength its days are number
ed; its temporary triumph is its
speedier and more complete over
throw, and with its overthrow will
vanish its sister Jjrood of monopolies
that aro strong through its support.
“But my friends, thero is another
and brighter side to this picture.
With all its manifold failures, its
final retention of many protective
duties, its objectionable sugar sched
ule and its excessive duties on cottons
and woolens and metals, the new bill
carries in it very substantial relief to
the people and must be accepted as a
substantial beginning of thorough
and progressive tariff reform. It
means cheaper clothing, cheaper
tools, _ cheaper pottery and many
other necessaries for the people.
It means freer Jand larger eommerca
with those nations that bay our farm
products and better markets for our
farmers. It means atransfer of some
of our burdens of government from
what goes out of thp daily purchase
of the necessaries of life to that which
it was before and of the amount
needed for sue]} purposes. If we de
nounce some of its duties and rates it
is because much lower duties and
rates than were ra the McKinley
bill are yet enormities in a Democratic
bill.
“But, as the president well said, we
have gained a vantage ground from
which we shall continue to shell the
camp of monopoly. The day of mad
protection is over in this country.
McKinleyism will disappear as a dark
and hideous blight from our statuto
books. The fight will go on, not,
maybe, in such a general engagement
and protracted struggle as wo have
just passed through, but that steady
and resistless pressure that will take
one after another of the strongholds
of privilege until all shall disappear
before the advance of public opinion
and public emancipation.’
WELCH MADE SURVEYOR.
Scott Harrison’s Successor Appointed by
President Cleveland.
Washington, Aug. 30.—Milton Welch
was appointed surveyor of the port of
Kansas City to-day. The announce
ment was made after the president
had left for Gray Gables.
Death of Hon. \V. C. Howells.
Jefferson, Ohio, Aug. 30.—Hon. W.
C. Howells died yesterday afternoon
of paralysis, in his 88th year. He was
in newspaper work frdm 1830 until
1874, when he was appointed by
President Grant llnited States consul
to Quebec, where he served four
years, and five years at Toronto. He
leaves four sons and two daughters.
His son, W. D. Howells, was with him
at the last.
Owens Huoffld In KfBjy.
Richmond, Ky., Aug. SO.—W. C.
Owens, candidate for congress against
W. C. P. BSbckinridge, was hanged in
effigy here last night. The body was
found hanging from a telegraph wire
on a court house square and it is sup
posed to bo the work of Breckinridge’s
friends.
Work Ins on Congressional Review*.
Washington, Aug. 30.—There wera
only three or four members of tlie
house about the capitol to-day, and
only one senator put m an appearance
up to noon. The Congressional Record
will not be completed for a week yet.
General Catchings of Mississippi is
preparing an elaborate review of the
work of congress, which is to be
printed and will be probably used as
a campaign document by the Dolitical
committees. Representative ‘Cannon
of Illinois has leave to print also a
review from the Republican stand*
point,
A VANDERBILT SCANDAL.
Kn. William K. tp So* for a Divorce,
PAiua, Ar.g. 30.—Mrs. W. K. Vander
bilt of New York, lias under consid
eration the advisability of instituting
proceedings for divorce. The diffi
culties, it is said, nearly reached a
climax some months ago when the
party on the yacht Valiant in tho
Mediterranean separated.
About ten weeks ago Cornelius Van
derbilt went to London to stop
further proceedings, but was unsuc
cessful. Mrs. Vanderbilt is repre
sented by Colonol William Jay of Now
York, who Is now In Germany,
A proposition is said to have boon
made by Mrs. Vanderbilt for a separ
ation on tho basis of an annual allow
ance of 9300,000, the custody of her
children and the possession of three
houses at Nowport, Isllp and in Now
York. It is said that Vanderbilt
offored no objection to separation,
but would only consent to terms less
liberal than those asked by Mrs. Van
derbilt. She has refused his propo
sition and further disoussion is post
poned until the arrival of Colonel Jay
In Paris.
Vanderbilt yesterday declined to
discuss the matter further than to
say that he had instituted no pro
ceedings in divorce.
The namo of Nellie Nenstrotter, a
very well known woman living in
Paris, though of Dutch birth, is men
tioned in connection with tho scandal,
with what authority is not known.
She has recently established herself
in expensive apartments in Paris and
at Deauvlllo, with an elaborate en
tourage of servants.
When the party on the Valiant
broke up in the Mediterranean last
spring Mrs. Vanderbilt went to Eng
land, where Seott Murray’s beautiful
estate noar Perry on tho Thames had
been rented for her. Vanderbilt re
mained in Paris for tho first months
of summer, but has recently been at
Deauville, returning to Paris lust
Friday.
Mrs. William It. Vanderbilt la a
Southern woman, of the family of
Smyths of Mobile, who are much
prouder of their blood than the Van
derbilts are of their millions. Sho is
a handsome woman with beautiful
goldm )-a’r and largo blue-gray eyes.
Although she is exceptionally exclus
ive, those who know her sny she is
charming to those whom she favors
with her friendship. Vanderbilt, it is
said, built tho magnificent steam
yacht Valiant, to replace the wrecked
Alva, chiefly to pleaso her, as she Is
foud of yachting, and It was to en
able her to entertain lavishly—an
other of her pleasures—that the fa
mous white marbls palaco on tho
cliffs at Newport was built.
TROOPS TO BE SCATTERED.
Several Federal Companies at Chicago
Ordered Back to Kansas Posts.
Chicago, Aug. 30.—Many of the
troops stationed at Fort Sheridan
since the close of the striko will bo
on their way to other posts by
next Monday, special orders to that
effect having been issuod from
headquarters. Companies A of the
Fifth infantry, F of the Tenth
infantry, E of tho Twelfth infantry
and F of tho Thirteenth infantry havo
been ordered to Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. The Third artillery, with light
batteries A and F, Second artillery
and F of Fourth artillery under Major
Wallace F. Randolph go to Fort Riley,
Kan. Ten troops of cavalry A, E, (J
and II of the Sixth, C, K, F and G of
the Third, and B and K of the Sev
enth cavalry will remain at Fort Sher
idan for an indefinite time. In addi
tion there will be eight companies of
Infantry and two light batteries of
artillery left behind.
THE PYTHiAN PARADE.
Fifteen Thoaiantl Knights Starch
Through the Streets of Washington.
WAsniNCiTotf, Aug. 30.—The feature
of tho Pythian encampment was the
grand parade of the Uniform Rank
yesterday afternoon. Fifteen thou
sand knights were in line, marching
by state brigades, and the procession
was more than two hours passing the
presidential reviewing stand. Penn
sylvania avenue was crowded with
more than 100,000 people, a large pro
portion of them visitors from out of
the city.
At the meowing of the supremo
lodge, tho Id«tu> delegate, J. W.
Daniels, presented Supreme Chan
cellor Blackwell a gavel of silver and
mahogany and Delegate Walker of
Montana presented him a gold and
silver jewel. Delegate Lee of Rhode
Island was elected othcial reporter
and the supreme lodge rank was con
ferred on several past chancellors.
An early adjournment was taken in
memory of the late Past Supremo
Chancellor Shaw.
The Year’s Ballot Record Broken.
Hillsboro, Texas, Ang. 30.—Tho
third session of the Sixth congres
sional district Democratic convention,
to nominate a successor to Mr. Abbott,
was called to order yesterday. When
it adjourned last night the end of the
3,366th ballot, there was no change in
the result. The vote stood through
out the 866 ballots yesterday: Burke,
37; Poindexter, 33; Abbott, 12; Har
ty, 10
Mrs. Leas* Will Uo to Pullman.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 30.—Mrs. Mary
12. Lease, the “uncrowned queen of
the Kansas prairies," will leave in a
few days for Pullman, 111., to exam
ine into the condition of the striking?
employes of the Pullman Palace Car
company with a view of writing? a
series ol articles on the labor question
for one of the Frank Leslie publica
tions.
A Well-Known Kansan Dead.
Topeka, Kan., Aug?. 30.—Dr. O'Brien,
A retired army surgeon, who has
resided in Topeka since 1880, died
here yesterday of malaria fever. He
was well known professionally,
politically and in army circles, and
leaves a wife and one daughter,
ropallst 1 leket Ka<lor«ed.
Atchisox, Kan., Aug. 30.—The
Democratic county convention held
here yesterday renominated the same
ticket as nominated by the Populists
a week ago. There was a hot fight,
but the friends of the candidates had
the most votes.
THE TARIFF MEA8PHE
A LAW WITHOUT THK PRESI
DENT'S SIGNATURE.
-t -■ 1' ' ■■■■;■ . >
. Tin Chief rtiHitln Disappointed With
tha Work of Q'W|nu—Tlio Hill la Mot
What He Waatod. Hut Rather Than
Here All Tulf legislation Fall He
Consents to lust It Become a Law.
Washington, Aug. SO.—The ■ presi
dent yesterday sent the following
letter to Representative Catch Inga of
Mississippi, who consented to Its pub
lication, in view of its publie charac
ter and importance:
“Exkcutivr Mansion, I
"Washington, Aug. 27, 1804. |
“Hon T. 0. Patchings:
“Mv 1)rAn Sin:—Since the conversa
tion I had with you and Mr. Clark of
Alabama, a few days ago in regard to
my action upon the tariff bill now
before mo, I havo given the subject
full and most serious oonsiddratlon.
The result Is I am more settled than
ever in the determination to allow j
the bill to become a law without my
signature.
"When the formulation of legisla
tion which It was hoped would om
body Democratic Ideas of tariff re
form was lately entered upon by con
gress, notbing was further from ray
anticipation than a result which I
could npt promptly and enthuslns
tical indorse.
■ it is, uijiuioru, witn a moling oi
the utmost disappointment that I sub
mit to a denial of this privilege.
"I do not claim to bo better than
the masses of my party, nor do I wish
to avoid any responsibility which, on
account of the passngo of this law, I
ought to boar, as a member of the
Democratic organization; neither will
I permit' myself to be separated from
my party to such an extent as might
bo implied by my votoof tariff sglsla
tion, which, though •disappointing, Is
still chargeable to Democratic effort,
llut there are provisions in tills
bill which aro not in line
with honest tariff reform, and it con
tains inconsistencies and crudities
which ought not to appear in tariff
laws or laws of any kind. Dosidcs,
there woro, as you nn I I well know,
incidents accompanying the passage
of the bill through congress which
made every sincoro reformer unhappy,
while influences surrounded it in its
later stages and interfered with Its
final construction, which ought not to
be recognized or tolerated In Demo
cratic tariff reform councils.
“And yet, notwithstanding all Its
vicissitudes and all the bad treat
ment it received at the hands of pre
tended friends, it presents a vast Im
provement to existing conditions. It
will certainly lighten many tariff
burdens that now rest heavily upon
the people. It is not only a barrier
against the return of mad protection,
but it furnishes a vantage ground
from which must be waged further
aggressive operations against pro
tected monopoly and governmental
favoritism.
“I take my plucj with the rank and
file of the Democratic party who be
lieve in tariff reform and know what
it is; who refuse to accept the results
embodied in this bill as tho close of
the war; who are not blinded to the
fact that the livery of Democratic
tariff reform has been stolen and
worn in the service of Republican
protection, and who have marked the
places where the deadly blight of trea
son lias blasted the councils of the
brave in their hour of might.
“1 cannot be mistaken as to the ne
cessity of free raw materials as the
foundation of logical and sensible
tariff reform. 'Ihe extent to which
this is recognized in the legislation ■
already secured is one of its encour
aging and redeeming features; but it j
is vexatious to recall that while freo !
coal and iron ore have been denied, a 1
letter of the secretary of the treasury
discloses the fact that both might
have b.'en made freo by tho annual
surrender of only about #700,000 of
unnecessary revenue.
“I am sure that there is a common
habit of under-estimating the im
portance of free raw material in tariff
legislation, and of regarding them as
only related to concessions to be
made to our manufacturers. The
truth- is their influence is so far
reaching that if disregarded a com
plete and beneficent scheme of tariff
reform cannot be successfully inaug
urated.
“The trusts and combinations—tho
communism of pelf—«vho have pre
vented us from reaching the success
we deserve, should not be forgotten
or forgiven. We shall recover from
our astonishment at their exhibition
of power, and if then the question is
forced upon us whether they shall
submit to the free legislative* will of
the people’s representatives or shall
dictate the laws which the people
must obey, we will accept and settle
that issue as one involving the in
tegrity and safety of American insti
tutions.
“The millions of our countrymen
who have fought bravely and well
for tariff reform should be exhorted
to continue the struggle, boldly chal
lenging to open warfare and con
stantly guarding against treachery
and half heartedness in their camp.
“When wo give to our manufac
turers free raw materials, we un
shackle American enterprise and in
genuity and these will open the
doors of foreign markets to the re
ception of our wares and give op
portunity for the continuous and re
munerative employment of Amer
ican labor.
“Tariff reform will not be settled
nntil it is honestly and fairly settled
in the interest and to the benefit of a
patient and long suffering people.
Yours very truly, .
“Grover Cleveland,**
THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER.
Senator* Iterate to Kxpreea Any Opinio*
for Publication.
Washington, Aug. 29.—The few sen*
ators at the capitol to-day refused to
express any opinion for publication on
the letter of President Cleveland to
Mr. Catchings. The Democratic sen
ators said they had nothing to say,
but they seemed to feel that it was
aimed at them. The Republicans said
there seemed to be no necessity at
present for them to get into the flght
in the ranks of their opponents and
they would not be quoted regarding it.
THE STEWART SCANDAL.
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The Hindi Senator Iirolnd In • Dl»
lore# Suit.
WaSIHNOTON, Allg. SO. —The state*
rnont was published yesterday that
Charles L. Glasscock of this olty had
filed a suit for absolute divorce from
his wife and that he had named as co
respondent a senator whose name was
not given. Later the fact became
known that Senator Stowartof Neva*
da was probably the senator concerned
and Isst night he said: “X presume it
applies to me. About a year and a
half ago the woman Glasseoek earns
to mo as a ‘Southern lady’ in great
distress. She represented that aha
had five children, that her husband
was unable toeupport them, that they
were su^irlng for food and cloth
ing. She said sho was willing
to«work in any capacity and wanted
mo to get her employment in soms of
the departments—any kind of work
would da I applied to the Interior
department for tier, but they had no
plaoe. A few times afterward aha
came to my office, always sug geatlng
some way that through my influenea
she could get work and always repre
senting the great distress she and hpr
family woro suffering. At one time
sho came on a cold rainy day and
said that tlioy had no ooal and she and
her children were suffering. I gave
her 83 to buy coal. At another
time she sent her little girl to ms
with a letter stating that one of her
children bad typhoid fever and that
she had no money to buy medicine,
and unless Bho could get money tha
child would probably die. I sent her
a few dollars. On two or three occa
sions sho obtained money from me
for like purposes and finally she com
menced writing letters assuming that
Improper rotations existed between
us, and that I had more to lose than
she. I mot her at tho capitol one
evening and told her that those were
blackmailing letters, and that I was
bound from that time on to treat her
as a blackmailer.
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• a iow nays iiur tnis j. rocsivou a .
letter from Mr. Clarlnjfton, as icing it "
I had ony reason to (five why Mr.
Glasscock should not bring a suit
against mo for alienating the affec
tions of Ills wife. 1 sent Colonel
Thompson to him to state to him the
facts. He wrote Colonel Thompson - &
that Ills client was an honorable
mnn and was about to bring a suit
for divorce. I then wrote to Mr. Clar
ington stating the facts for his Infor
motion, supposing that would end
the matter. Gut the suit was
commenced ahd Mrs. Glasscock sent
mo the supnena. Sometime after*
wards I received a letter from James ^
H. Wilson stating that'Mrs. Glasscock
had called on him in groat distress,
fenrlmj that her children would be
takeirfro.'n hjr ftqd t.hflt It was g dell*
cate blitter to ihanago. I paid no at*
tentlon to the matter. Shortly after
ward I received another lettor from
Mrs. Glasscock stating that she must
see mo and that she would call the
following Monday morning, and in
forming mo that her husband was in
Richmond, Va. By that time I began
to suspect a conspiracy, and when the
time arrived I watched. She came <
and attempted to get into my office.
She had her little girl with her. Mr,
Glasscock, her husband, was out on M
the street near tho entrance. The plan
evidently was to get in my office and
then seDd her llttlo girl for her hus
band and create a sensation. She
wrote me one or two other letters in.
slating that she could protect me if she
could only sec me, ana that her hus
band was absent. au$ that it was
necessary for per tp gee mo before he
returned. One was brought to me by"
her littlp hoy at the capitol. She and
her husband were there immediately
afterwards. They hunted for me in
pairs for several days. The plan, as I
learned, was that she was to meet me •
and he was to coma up, accnse us of
intimacy, create a scene on the street
and get it published.
“I then employed a detective and
ascertained that they were living to- '
gether and have been ever since the
suit for divorce was commenced. I
obtained proof of the conspiracy and
my attorney presented it to Judge
Bradley and there is an order of the
court that the question of conspiracy
of collusive suit shall first bo beard.
The affidavits are on file. I have also ''
learned that Mrs. Glasscock and her
husband have several co-conspirators
of a disreputable character, who
have been sauntering around the '
capitol for several years. Kvery
letter she ever wrote me was ' •>
cither a demand for money or a threat
to injure mo unless she could get
money. Both Mr. and Mrs. Glasscock
have made threats that they must
have money or a scandal and their co
conspiritors have frequently done the
same. I know every movement that 'i
they and their co-conspiritors have
made for the last three months. I
was put under the painful necessity ..
of gathering these facts and going be
fore the court with a view of punish
ing them for their blackmail schemes.
Mrs. Glasscock had the audacity to
say: ‘Last December my husband
left me and we have not lived to
gether since, and since May 13, I have
not seen him.' The mendacity of the
statement equals the character of the
woman. They have been Been to
gether lately and all their neighbors
and friends know they hare been liv
ing together as husband and wife
ever since the suit was commenced
and that they are living together to
day. If she has seen affidavits on
file, she is a bravo woman to make a
statement.”
The whisky trust failed to raise the
large sum necessary to take 6,000,000
gallons of whisky out of bond before
the new tariff law went into effect.
Kansas Gambling Ifousss*
Foht Scott, Kan., Aug. 20.— Gov
ernor Lewelling has issued a private
order to the polico commissioners of
this city to close the more objection
able gambling houses. It is said that
similar orders have been issued to all
first class cities.
An Old Reporter Dead.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—Samuel P. Mae
Lean, one of the oldest newspaper re
porters of Chicago, died in Paxton last,
night, aged 42 years. He leaves,
widow, lie was well known in Kan
sas and Missouri, AA •'
