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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
The Dorsey Dinner.

In view of the character of the de
malls of Dorsey's story which are now
made by some of the Republican author
tiles, especially the New York Times, il
is we'll to recall from the columns OF
that journal its account of the great
dinner given in New York to Dorsey
after he had ele:ted Garfield and Arthur
and before they were inaugurated. The
accuracy OF this report, as made in the
leading Republican newspaper of the
country, has never been impeached
and, in the light of what DOrsey's reve
lations have shown that celebration was
for, the persons who were there and what
they said are matters of great interes;
and importance in our.political history.
The Times now calls Dorsey an out
cast, a thief and a liar, and this is the
explanation and answers mostly given
by the Republicans who say anything
about his story. But he is no more of a
thief and liar than he was when this
dinner was given him by Grant and
ATLuuIs DCCChCA nul AuSCiooii, nho CuS
rest of that notable company. His
character was we'll known and his Sta1
Route operations were all anteceden: 10
that; and, singular to relate, the speecht S
of that occasion confirm his story of how
Indiana was carried. The ''secrets OF
the campaign,' which Arthur thought
it was better to not Ego into" then
have since been told very circumstan
TALLY by Dorsey, but they were then
very broadly hinted at by Arthur, when
he so plainly stated his acknowledgment
to the liberality of the rich men who had
furnished the money and to the skill OF
Dorsey who directed its expenditure.
The Dorsey dinner of two years ago dis
tinctly confirms the Dorsey disclosure OF
to day.
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follows: At Philadelphia Metropoli-
an 3, Athletic Q; New York: New
York 5. Philadelphia 3; Boston !:
Providence 9, Boston 9; Buffalo: Chi
cago 4, Buffalo 2 Cleveland: Detroit 0,
Cleveland 8; Pittsburg Baltimore 4,
Allegheny 6; Cincinnati Eclipse :;
Cincinnati, /; Columbus St. Louis, :.
Columbus, 8; Reading Anthracite, IL,
Active, II; Brooklyn: Quickstep, 5,
Brooklyn 6 Washington. D. G. National,
II, Huntsr (Pittsburg), 1 Chester Ross,
1S. Atlantic City, L; Bridgetop, N. j.
Bridgeton, IL, Straub, of Philadelphia, ;
Altoona: Harrisburg, 4. Altoona, 9
,AgostA. &c. :Brennou, of New Orleans,
10, Brown, Of Augusta, O. In Columbus,
yesterday, st. Louis, 8, Columbia, z.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
PERSONAL.

PEHSONAb.
r. B. HAYES is attending to Temperance
work in Ohio.
Hon. A. H. SMITH, and his sister, have
left Saratoga for Long Branch.
GAIL HAMILTON Miss Abigail Dodge)
Is described as plain, brown-eyed lady OF
the most unpretending type.
REV. DIR. ROBERT L. COLLIER, Of Bos
ton, has accepted a call to the Free Chris
tian church in Kenttish Town, London,
England.
GEORGE K. REED acd wife, and Isaac
w. Leidigh, of this city, were registered
at the Antlers hotel, Colorado Springs, on
Wednesday last.
PRESIDENT GREvY enjoys making Jam
as a holiday recreation. He may frequent,
ly ba seen in his kitchen ut Montsous
Vaudrey enveloped in long blue apron
and skimming preserves over the fire.
OSCAR WILDE is again on our shore. He
wears his hair cut short behind, and has q
bang of the most pronounced type. He
comes to superintend the bringing out of
his new play, Vera, " in New York. i
Gov. PATTIsoE, declining an invitation
to attend Sunday-school convention,
wrote d" But extend to the convention
my sincere greeting, and desire to express
the hope that the children under their care
may develop, ss by the chisel of grace
on rare marble, into men and women Of
noble character"
JOHN E. OWENS, the comedian, has q
model farm near Townson, Nd, known az
" "Aigburth Vale" 1t contains fifty two
acres of the finest corn, seventy acres Of
wheat and about thirty acres of fruits
and vegetables. Mr.. Owens also has .
very large dsiry, where he makes his own
butter and cottage cheese"
Mr.. W. w. CoRcoRAN. the Washing
ton millionaire philanthropist has given
away the greater part Of his fortune,
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Hot Sh0t at Ltvsey.

Philadelphia Ledger, Ind,
What flutter has been created among
the state treasury pet banks by the .propo.
sition to invest in interest paying securities
the million and three quarters of tho sink
ing fund moneys now in possession of the
banks! Is not this unfolding tale of
favoritism and of bad management of the
state funds ? and is it not q reason for
voters at the coming state election to
be wary about candidates for state treas
urer, and warning to keep clear of any
one groomsd by patrons Of the present
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BURNIHG OF ThE KIMBALL HOUSE

Marrow Escape Of Three Hundred Guests
No One Hurt-Loss One million Dollars.
In Atlanta, Ga, yesterday morning at
o'clock, the Kimball house, hotel famou,
as a monument of tho reconstruction era
was discovered to be on fire. The flames
burst forth from tho rear portion of the
building first, from causes as yet unknown
although incendiarism is suspected. Thii
gave an opportunity to arouse the guests,
the doors Of their rooms bong broken
open when necessary to assure the safety
of any of them. The flames
quickly ran through fume and hallway
until the entire building was a sheet Of
fire. To those on the street the frequent
appearance of startled guests at fourth
and fifth story windows sent shudders ol
fear. This, however, was needless, fol
Mr.. Scoville, tho proprietor, with the
energy for which he is remarkable, put al
his forces to work arousing the guests
The result was, that though the immense
six story structure burned with such
rapidity as to be heap of ashes within
an hour, not single person was killed OF
even scorched. Some scenes of escaping
inmates would have been laughable were il
not for the great danger under which they
acted. There were in the hotel over three
hundred persons, and as they rushed down,
women in night gowns and men equally
scant in clothing, they presented q most
unique appearance on the sidewalk.
The hotel was built by II. I. Kimbail
and was owned By Robert Toombs, John
Rice, Joseph P. Thompson aud others. II
cost 5000, 900, and the furniture, $125, ,OO0
The insurance is only $50, 900, scattered
among companies.
The Gate city national bank, Harraisou
& Brothers, tobacconists John B. Daniel
drugs, aud others arc among the losers.
The total loss is fully 81, 600, 900, while the
insurance is not over $500, 900. The fire il
thought by Mr.. Culberson, agent of the
hotel company, to have been of incendiary
origin. In tho vaults of the Gate city
bank was $500, 900, the safety of which il
yet a matter of doubt.
The fire was discovered about half-past
four o'clock by several persons, and an
alarm was sounded. but no person has yet
been found who can state positively where
it originated. While those on the outside
were preparing to fight the flames those on
the inside began to smell smoke. Charlie
Slider and Phil Green, two of the C0nsti
tution's boys, who are connected with the
mailing department, saw the fire as soon
as it broke out, and, realizing the danger
of the guests, rushed into the building
and made their way along the corridors,
waking up the sleeping occupants. In
some instances they certainly saved lives,
as there were persons in the house who
had not been aroused by the fire alarm.
They proceeded to the top story of the
house, and did good work in waking peo-
pie and in saving furniture. Differing
with most people, these boys express the
opinion that when the debris is removed
it will be found that some persons perished
in the flames.
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he had travelled thousand miles to be
present at Sc this magnificent gathering to
testify devotion to the great party to
which the assembly belonged and to voice
their appreciation of the services of
Stephen W. Dorsey
Ex Governor Boutwell,, in the course of
his speech, made the somewhat enigmati-
cal remark that the means employed BY
the Republican party always corfesponded
to the principles imperilled in the cleo
tion.''
Mr.. John T. New, of Indiana, said he
had come / 800 miles to testify his regard
for Mr.. Dorsey. Co., - r..
They all Knew 1t.
Philadelphia Times, Ind. a.
It is not doubted that all who actively
participated in that testimonial to Dorsey
knew that he was public thief that he
had been chosen to take charge of Indiana
solely because he was the most accomp-
lished scoundrel of modern politics, and
that he was potent to command stolen
government money to debauch a great Gle.
ction because he was the leader of confed.
Grated government thieves and could sum-
mon liberal tribute from them. FfE
SO much was known with more or less
distinctness to every prominent men
present and in view of the light of to-day,
the public will note with uncommon inter
est the expressions of gratitude given over
the Dorsey feast.
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Reld 'On Call. /"
New Era, , Rep.

New Era, Rcp.
TIE plea that tho banks who hold state
funds on deposit ought to have time to
prepare to meet the demands of tho Humes
law is no justification for a majority of the
commissioners Of the sinking fund voting
against the proposition to invest tho funds
in state or United States bonds at once.
The banks have no claims upon these
funds. They are merely used as deposi-
tories for the convenience of the state
treasurer and they knew, or ought to have
known, when they accepted them that
they were liable to call at any time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
THE DEMUuKATIC CANDIDATES.

Major Robert Taggart, of Warren,
Democratic candidate for auditor general,
arrived in Lancaster at six o'clock this
morning from Pittsburg, where he had
been spending few days; and Hon.
Joseph Powell, of Towanda, Democratic
candidate for state treasurer, reached
the city, from Harrisburg, at
900 a. m. Both gentlemen, during their
stay here are the guests Of the chairman
of the state committee. They were called
upon this morning by many prominent
citizens, and at II a. m. were received BY
the state committee at the rooms of the
Jeffersonian club. During the afternoon
they visited M9nnerchor hall and this
evening took drive through the city and
it's suburbs, visiting several places of
notable interest. This evening they will
be given q public reception by the Jeffer-
son club, and early tomorrow morning
will leave for West Chester, via Coates.
vile.
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The Harrisburg Rdtriot of this morning
says that W. b. Newhall, superintendent
Of construction for the Pennsylvania tele.
phone company, has been absent from
home a week, and it is believed that he
d0es not intend to return. He received
the money due the employees OF tho COM
pany and settled with them for tho same.
How his accounts stand with his employers
Is not known. MI. eNewhall is we'll
known here, having recently superintended
the work n thig city. = @1oT
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thing more responsible tnan shas seeul
IN no ~ at ~ ~,@s. -

THE Democratic county committee
organized today under auspices that
forecast an efficient and vigorous cam.
paign to bring out the full Democratic
vote for the candidates of. the party in
the pending state canvass. The presence
of these gentlemen themselves in the
city to day is a. graceful compliment to
the great body of earnest and faithful
Democrats in this county, where like
Powell and Taggart at home, they are
in Q minority, and whose principles are
tried as by fire. The modest but manly
bearing Of the Democratic standard
bearers everywhere commands for them
respect and confidence; and their records
are sufficient campaign speeches to rec
ommend them to the favor of voters. .r
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
The First Show,

The first entertainment to be given in
the opera house this season will be by the
Armstrong Brothers' minstrels, on Aug.
%. The troupe includes Fields & Hanson,
Geo. Harley, Foster & Hughes. Senator
Frank Bell and others.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13

THE Harrisburg Patriot points out
that the McC Cracken bill gives the Demo-
Gratis only eight reasonably safe districts.
That is 80 and that is abundant reason
why the Democratic members of the
Legislature should never, never accept
it. Such fruit of the extra session would
be far worse than none.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
CAMPMEETIN0.

Saturday Evening and Sunday ut landisviilo
Saturday Euening-The usual evening
prayer meeting was dispensed with and
the hour of evening preaching made
earlier.
Rev. W. P. Wirbigler, of UniontOwn,
Md addressed the largo audience that
assembled together basing his remarks Oh
LIST Cor. xi;2 His theme was The
Ordinances Of God.''
The Lords Supper was then administer
ed to large number by tho attending
ministers. This concluded the service Of
Saturday.
Sunday Norning. morning was
ushered in bright and clear, and q large
attendance was present at the services.
The 6 O'Clock prayer meeting opened tie
devotions of the day. Mr.. ShroOs, of Col.
umbia, leading.
Following breakfast was the 8 o'clock
praise service, led by Rev. F. 8. Nicode-
mus, of Easton, Pa.
At 10 O'clock Rev DR.. 3. d. G.. Jackson,
of Columbia, preached to large audience
on "Gospel Benefits.''
Afternoon Children's meeting was
under the direction of Steve J.
Owens, of Lancaster, the choir COM
bining with this o special service of
song. Much praise is due to the indefati-
gable lab0rs of Prof. Palm is furnishing
such excellent music. The children we're
entertained and instructed by Revs.
Laverty, Spiece and Cowen, Mr.. Harvey
Bookmyer and Mrs. Farrell.
At $50 Rev. J. B. Lockwood, Of Mid
dletown, preached on the theme
i" Christ died for our sins ''-I Cor. w., 3.
Erening.-At $50 Rev. Nicodemus led
the praise meeting in the tabernacle and
at 7:3O Rev. d. A. L. Laverty, of Mechan-
icsburg, formerly of Lancaster, preached
on the subject of Lord, why can not
follow Thee now John xiii, 81. The
sermon was fitting close to the labors of
the day, and in an able manner were the
truths of the lesson brought home to the
conscience of many. .-,
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zaucaster f1ltelligenrer.
,11,NnAY EVENING, AUG. la. 1898.
No Defense.

No Defense.
State Treasurer Baily makes what he
intsads to be defense Of the action OF
himself and his Republican colleague,
Auditor General Lemon, in declining to
call in from the banks which are using
the state moneys those deposits SO that
they may be invested in interest bearing
state and federal securities, in accord
ance with the Humes bill. The treas.
urer says that he and Mr.. Lemon,
majority Of the board, passed a resolu
tion, which was not printed in the
account given of the boards meeting, to
the effect that "the Farmers and Me-
chanics national bank of Philadelphia,
fiscal agent Of the state of Pennsylvania
be instructed as soon as practicable to
invest 81, ,94O, 900 in state loans at a pre-
mium not exceeding the premium on
United States loans, and il the same
cannot be secured on or before the first
of September, to purchase $1,000 in
United States 4 per cent. bonds and a
like amount monthly Thereafter on
further failure to purchase said state
loans, until the disposable surplus in the
sinking fund is exhausted, all govern
ment loans to be regisk I'D in the name
of the sinking fund com missioners of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
And some of the newspapers which
had been commenting unfavorably on
the action of the board, seem to think
this resolution excuses Baily and Lem
on. Not by any means. The qualifying
words in the direction to the states
fiscal agent are the snake in it. Treas
urer Baily and Auditor General Lemon
know very well that the conditions i'm
posed upon the proposed purchase of
state bonds cannot be complied with
that the amount of them outstanding is
comparatively SO small, and they are
held at such premium that this
amount-one tenth of the whole-can-
not be secured ION or before
the FIRST of September" and that
therefore the alternative presented to
the fiscal agent will have to be resorted
to, that is, to invest only 100000 per
month in government bonds, so that the
banks which have the state moneys will
have many months in which to restore it
to the state treasury. And that is the
purpose which the Republican sinking
fund commissioners have in view-to
make time for their friends to whom
they have loaned the state moneys.
If it is a good thing to invest 100000
of the state moneys in government
bonds, why not the entire two or three
millions, which are now lying idle? If
all of this money of the state was earn
ing even three per cent. the interest
would amount to $50 900 year-enOugh
to pay the salaries of the governor, at,
torney general and secretary of state and
their assistants. Why is it not! Sim,
ply because the state treasurer prefers to
let his friends have it, and they cannot
answer quick call for it. The state
has no security for these funds. The
treasurer's bonds will not cover the one
fourth of them, and he has loaned mil
lions to banks far in excess of their
capital stock, for which neither he nor
the state has dollar of security. Let
the story of this scandalous mismanage.
ment ring through the campaign.
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Band Fessaval.

The Strasburg band held . festival on
the lot Of. Isaac Pheneger or eaturday
evening. 1t was largely attended !; every
body was pleased and the receipts gave
satisfaCtiou,
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Fiss s& Doerr shipped 20 hssd of draft
and driving horses from their now stables
to New York on SATURDAY.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13

This morning David Creacer and q man
named Pagan, Of Rawlinsville, were driv.
ing along the Willow Street pike, about a
mile ont Of town, when the coupling pole
of their brake broke. Their horse
frightened and ran away, breaking the
buggy to pieces. Both Inen were thrown
out and Mr.. Pagan vs. badly cut and
bruised. The horse was caught at ths
tollgate.
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DORSEY may be perjurer, but the en-
phatic testimony borne by Grant, Beecher,
Arthur and their political kin prove that
he is the kind of perjurer they depend upon
at election time.
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York, asked him to let ne know if he
went back to tho ranch whether there
| would be room enough there for me.
(Shouts of laughter. The gentleman
in New York who stood at the back of tho
national committee responded so Eberdlly to
the demands Of the committee that Mr..
Dorsey, soith his matchless skill, cool head
and aoondertul courage, aoas able so saoe not
merely Indiana, and through 1t the State OF
Neao York. but the nation Cloud applause
and cheers), and stand here to say that
the carrying of the state of New York-to
saving of that state to the Republican
party, for it has been known as Demo
cratic state-was contributed to more than
anything else by the Republican success in
Indiana"
Senator Window spoke briefly but eulO
gistically of Mr.. Dorsey, with whom he
had long been intimate and who had for
six years been his colleague in the Senate
committee on appropriations. In that
body he was always conspicuous for
honesty, earnestness, energy, organizing
power, and all those qualities which 90 to
make success and which had been indica-
ted so prominently by his recent services.
He was one of the best and truest of friends
with woman's tenderness of heart, yet
brave as Julius Caesar. r- ....
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, being
called upon said he was not there as
reverend, and it was we'll for some of them
that he was not. (Laughter.1 He paid
a high tribute to the services Of Senator
Dorsey, which no said was ga service to
the nation In its best interests.' HE
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, in response to
toast to the press, made short spoech in
sey than the previous speakers, content
ing himself with remarking: Immedi-
ately after General Garfield, it seems to
me, thanks most ftly and properly come
to your guest this evening, Mr.. Dorsey"
Mr.. Emory A. Storrs, Of Chicago, said
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The barrel organ man who grinds out
"Wacht am der Rhein" in these palmy
Mennerchor days shows himself to be pos
sessed of an acuteness worthy OF better
cause.
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WELCOME to the Mannerchor's guests
They are the guests of the city.

If the Republican newspapers arc to be
bslieved, the last two presidents of their
party were elected to that Office, respect
lively, by thief and an assassin.
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SUMMARY-lrOnSides-b on balls, 3 !;
Struck out, |; two base hits, Kelly, 2; lett on
base, 8; passed balls, J. keystnne-base on
balls. struck out, !; passed balls, 3. Earned
runs, IrOnsideS 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-07
DECLINE OF LOYALTY.

When a thoroughly loyal ant
eminently upright journal like
HGrper's Weekly is willing to say
such things as are hereunto ap-
pended, it must certainly appear
to even the most obtuse that the
reign of the republican party is
drawing to a close:
The republican party is sairehed With
the whisky ring sWindles, and star route
swindlers. and the salary grab, and the
thru term plot, and a myriad other
similar jobs and thefts and crimes. The
argument will be that no reform is posi-
BILE until such party is turned out, and
that it can be turned out only by putting
in the democratic party. That such =
plan il shrewd and promising is undeni-
abe.
Now, if the editor of Ecrper'S
Weekly had ever given aid or COM
fort to any rebel, or any other manly
person; or had ever said that rebel
had right to live: or conceded that
a democrat was any better than a
horse thief; or admitted that the
country did not owe every dusky-
hued scion Of equatorial Africa a
living; or announced that the gov
eminent might be forgiven for let
ting General Lee die . natural
death; or had even come to Utah
and said something decent
about the Mormons-why, perhaps.
in any one of these cases, we might
have been prepared for such an ut
5erance as the above extract; as it
g, we can but stand aghast and
wonder.