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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
ESPECIAL rrLronAM 70 THE D1srArOH.l


BOSTON, December 3.-Broker G. b.
Vanner, who has offices in Boston and New
York, but whose home is in this city, makes
this reply to ex-President Grover Cleve-
land, who, as referee in the Vanner-Phelps
case, reported against Mr.. Vanner:
81 am not unmindful of the fact that re-
port made by ex-President Cleveland will
have its influence upon some people, and
for the time being, perhaps, work an injury
to me, but have no thought that
the report can stand because it is
against the evidence. When the case was
submitted to Mr. Cleveland I would not
have given 500 to be guaranteed verdict
in my favor. The whole question is whether
l acted as a broker, selling the bonds on
commission, or whether I acted as dealer,
buying the bonds as low as / could and sell
ing them as high as could.
WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS.
'There is no evidence which shows that
ever pretended to act as an agent or broker
for Phelps. On the contrary, the corre-
spondence proves that 1 accepted
and bought the bonds at the
net price fixed by Phelps. Ny
books show that the transaction was just
what claim it to be, namely, for my own
account and not a commission trade.
Furthermore, $3.50 of the bonds were
not sold by me for nearly a month
after had bought the 100000. There was
no charge of commission or suggestion of
one, which would have been the case had
acted as broker.
This transaction vas in April, 1884 when
it was not easy work to find a market for
T.. - NJ
vember, 1884, Phelps offered me more
of the same kind of bonds, which
I didn't buy. In January, 1885,
as the bonds defaulted their interest, Mr..
Phelps was the contractor who built the
Lamoille Valley Railroad, and he took
these bonds in payment. He knew more
about these bonds and their value than any
one else, and it is ridiculous for him to say
that misled him as to their value.
HIS LAST LETTER
Ny last letter from Mr.. Phelps bears date
June Is, 1886, or two years and two months
after the transaction, and shows his views
then of the character of the business, viz:
That / bought the bonds of him, not selling
them for him. The letter is as follows:
"WATERTowN, N. Y, June Is, 1885.
ITO C. H..vanner Co., Boston:
GENTLEMEN-Have you any objection to in
lOIHluS uO WIN 10 suO pACoOAb OWucI VI bu6
sI00 600 Lamoille Valley Extension Railroad
Company bonds which you bought of me year
ago. Yours truly,
GEORGE B. PHELPS.
MANY of my friends have seen the cor
respondence and agree that my position is
right If there had been any basis for the
suit, which was not commenced for
nearly five years after the transaction,
L would not have fought it, but
knowing it to be an unjust suit, 1
fought it and shall continue to fight it until
that report is set aside. IF CleVeland's de-
cision should 'stand-something do not an
,ticipate-then every dealer will become a
broker to the profits on securities purchased
under an option"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
YOUNG WATTERSOK ELOPES.
A Lovely, II Not star-Eyed. Goddess Cap

Lovely, II Not star-Eyed. Goddess Can.
lures the COurier-JoarnaI Scion.
NASHVILLE, TENN, December 3.-Some
two months ago Ewing Watterson, son of
Hon. Henry w Wstterson, editor of the Courier
Journal, took up his residence at McMiun-
Vile. a quiet little mountain town in War
rem county, Tennessee, for the alleged pur-
pose of studying medicine.
His tutor was DR.. Thomas Black, at whose
home he boarded. DR.. Black has several
children, among them a pretty blaek-eYed
daughter, Jennie, aged Is. She and young
Watterson soon became fast friends, and as
nothing was suspected by her parents they
were allowed 70 be together like brothers and
sister and soon learned that there was some
thing sweeter than friendship
OF course 1t was out of the question for
them to ask the consent of Miss Blacks
parents for an early marriage, SO on Satur-
dav afternoon Watterson secured a horse
and buggy and took Miss Black out for a
ride. which extended to SmithviIle, in De
Kalb county. This place was reached Just
before midnight
The County Court Clerk was awakened
and 4 license secured, and q minister was
found and persuaded to repair to the resi-
deuce of the brides uncle, Alex Black,
where at midnight the elOping couple were
married.
They started back to McMinnvills Sun
day morning, reaching there that. night.
They passed through here this evening, en-
route to Louisville, where they will seek
che parental blessing.
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DON PEDRO GAVE n TO HIN.
A Highly Priced Medal Possessed by Captain
ua.-. .e,h, ar,s.,c,

A Highly Priced Medal Possessed by Captnln
Beers. ofthe AIIinnca.
NEW YORK, December 3-Though the
fact has never before been published, Cap
tain james R. Beers. of the United States
and Brazilian mail steamship Alliance, was
probably the last man to receive medal
from Dom Pedro as Emperor Of Brazil
Captain Beers is certainly the only Ameri-
can ship commander SO honored.
The medal was presented the Captain on
the last visit of the steamer to Rio Janeiro
as mark of the Emperor's appreciation Of
the Captains bravery during the tre on
board the Alliance last July.
The presentation was made by special
committee sent BY Dom Pedro at fete
given in the commanders honor. The
medal, of solid gold, has a portrait of Dom
Pedro on one side, and on the other are the
words in Portuguese, Love thy neighbor
as thyselE"
Many OF the nobility of Rio Janeiro were
present at the ball, as well as number Of
the passengers Captain Beers saved from
certain death on that memorable July night.
The modest Captain was banqueted in style
and almost overwhelmed with >honors.
When the presentation was made it formed
a fitting climax, and Captain Beers was
fairly overcome. Afterward his officers, who
with him had shared the perils of that
night and helped to save the steamer from
threatened destruction, crowded around and
congratulated him. None were heartier than
Chief Officer Meisner, whose curly brown
beard was nearly burned off his face and
who has not even now fully recovered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
A GRAVEYARD REVERB.
Childish Thought of an Old Man who Lin.
gered Beside a Grave.

Childish Thought of an Old Man who Linz
gered Beside a Grave.
Chambers Journal.1
An old man who sleeps by the roadside
yonder, and upon whose tomb are the fa-
miIiar lines beginning, Remember me as
you pass by" spent the greater portion of
the last ten years of his life by his wife's
grave: He came in the early morning, and,
after removing any microscopic weed that
that might have showed itself since the pre-
vious evening, would light his pipe and SOL
emnly contemplate the stones in his viein-
ity. He went away regularly to his meals.
and as regularly took his afternoon nap on
the grass by the graveside.
Shortly before his last visit to the cher
ished spot he requested me to decipher for
him the dates upon several Of the grave
stones; and we conversed about many whom
we had known in life, and who had passed
away. remarked that the churehyard was
a very pretty place, and his face lighted up
as he rejoined: "Ah, master, I've always
thought 1 should like TO be buried here,
for, looking around, you see, there's such
q splendid view from here.
This was uttered in good faith, and the
old man seemed convinced that neither
coffin lid nor churchyard clOds would OBJ
struct his view. Perhaps they WON'T In
few brief weeks he came to his favOrite
haunt to stay. "Poor old William, the
flowers upon your grave have run wild long
ago, and no one seems TO remember you ~
they pass bY.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
POWDERLY'S PLAN.
Not an AmaIgamatiOu, but Only an Alliance,
InEended-The New Land Plnnk Of
the knights of I.abOr-Ths
Communism Charge.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.:

COmmunlGm C0arEes
ESPECIAL. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH;
PHILADELPHIA, December3.-Mr. Pow
derly was seen in the Broad street station
while waiting for the train for st. Louis.
and in answer to a question concerning the
approaching conference of the knights of
Labor officials and the Alliance, said:
I cannot tell you anything concerning the
outcome of the meeting. The majority of the
people have the idea that the amalgamation of
the two organizations is intended. Now
that Is mistake, for that is not
however, a strong alliance, which will have the
weight of practical amaigamation without
causing either the Knights of Labor or the
Farmers Alliance TO lose their identity as
The poor man does not hold secure title to
any land which he may own at the present
time There is man in Scranton who Dur.
chased lot some time ago, and now, as there
is railroad about to lay its tracks over a route
which will cut right through this particular
have no objection to that. The will
and demands of the majority must be acceded
TO. but if it is right TO allow railroad to per
emptorily demand property of the owner, why
shonld not the Government have the same
rightf Our new land plank favors the plan of
the Government controlling all of the land. and
while it is considered right to allow corpora
tions 70 come into the possession of the land by
what is practically fOrcible possession the crv
of Communism is raised as soon as we say
that the Government has the same right
The railroads now control more land than the
Government, and in consequence tho creature
is more powerful than the creator, but that is
not as it should be. / believe it is said that at
one time while the PENNSYLVANIA Legislature
was in session, member arose and made the
motion that IF the Pennsylvania Railroad had
no more business to transact, l move we ad.
journ-" OF course, he had to apologize, but his
assertion contained great deal of truthful
fnrca
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REUNITED AFTER 40 YEARS.

Romantic Marriage of Two Old People
Who Were Lovers Long Ago.
WmKEsBARRE, December 3.-Hector
Stephens, aged 72 years, and Mrs. Mary
Ross, aged 81, were married at Nicholson on
Friday. A son of the groom, aged 80, acted
as best man. and granddaughter, aged 20,
was maid of honor. Forty years ago
Stephens loved Mrs. Ross, but the great diff
ference in their ages prevented union.
Stephens then went to Nevada and mar
ried. Mrs. Ross followed suit later.
Recently both lost their early partners in
life, both got to hear OF it, correspondence
was started and the old love fame rekindled,
which eliminated in their marriage. Ste
phens is now wealthy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
A,OOMMERCIAL RESTRICTION
Imposed Upon American Vessels in the
Canadian Pacific Waters.

Imposed Upon American Vessels in the
Canadian Pacific Waters.
OTTAWA. December 3.-Captain Roberts,
of the steamer olympian, has been instruct
ed by the Collector of Customs for the port
of Victoria, British Columbia, to
land no more Canadian goods
in bond from the United States.
Some weeks ago representations were made
to Ottawa that American vessels were per-
mitted to do coasting trade in British
Columbian waters. As result of these
representations an order was passed by the
Dominion Government which not only for
bids American steamers carrying coast
freight from different points on the British
Columbia coast, but also prohibits them
taking Canadian goods IN bond for British
Columbia from Sound ports to their destina-
tion.
This order has been enforced on the
steamer Premier for over a month, she
having been unable to take any
bonded freight from Tacoma to Van
couver. But on account of the assurances
of leading public men at Victoria
that there was some mistake about the or
der, which would soon be rescinded, Mr..
Hanley did not until few days ago en-
force it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
A VICIOUS KENTUCKY HORSE
Kills His Master and Breaks the Legs of
His Brother.

Kills His Master and Breaks the Legs of
His Brother.
FLEMINGsBURG, KY, December s.
Last Thursday morning Henry Waltz,
a farmer of near Plummer's Mill,
left his home to attend to some
business matters at Muse, a village
five miles distant. A few hours afterward
his horse came galloping into the barn.
yard, the bride hanging loose and
the saddle overturned. Yesterday even
ing Frank Waltz, brother of the miss
ing man, in company with neighbors, found
the dead body of Mr. Waltz frozen in the
ice in a creek. Marks on the body indicated
that he had been thrown from his horse onto
some rough surface and then rolled into the
creek, where he was drowned.
After the body had been recovered
Frank Waltz was sent home to break the
news, but when half way there the same
horse that had caused his brothers death
threw him. breaking both legs and
probably fatally injuring him, and
be would have been killed outright by the
vicious brute, which was. hitting and kicking
at him, had not help arrived and beaten the
animal off u
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
WHERE CENTS ARE USELESS.
Citizens of San Francisco Use Pennies Only
to Buy Postage Stamps.

Citizens of San Francisco Use Pennies Only
to Buy Postage Stamps.
San Francisco Examiner.l
"Give me silver for this, please" said an
Eastern tourist yesterday, as he dumped a
double handful of 1-cent pieces on the coun-
ter of prominent money broker.
81 don't want them. They're not worth
counting. wouldn't give 30 centson the dol
lar for them," was the reply. II never took
them but once, and then, had to. A fell
low owed me S., and after repeated duns
offered payment in coppers. Indignantly
refused. The next day he came in, and,
showing copper cent into my hand, asked
me to give him credit for that amount upon
the debt. He kept that up, making pay
ment of 1 cent every morning, noon, and
nights cents day-until accumulated
cigar box full of coppers. They're here yet,
and they'll stay here until someone comes
along who has more time than money.
won't count them.
THE circulation of copper cents in San
Francisco is limited to about 40 feet of the
postofice. They go in at the stamp window
at the rate of s. or $4 dollars day. They are
carried from there to the Money Order De-
partment, where they are used in making
change. They never get outside the post
office door, but Immediately find their way
to the stamp window again.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
BIG GAME IN IT.
Startling Developments in the Wood FORGERY
Case-A Very Prominent Politician
New Said TO be implicated
In tI,a Affair."

Startling Developments In the WOOD BOrGety
Case-A Very Prominent Politician
New Said to be Implicated
in the Affair.
ESPECIAL rEIEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i
CINCINNATI, December 3.-StartlIng
developments were made to day in the case
of R. G. Wood, who forged the names Of
Governor Elect Campbell, Senator
Sherman, Congressman Butterworth,
Mckinley and s. s. Cox to the
famous ballot-box contract used so promi-
nently by the Republicans in the
last campaign. Wood was ar
rested on the charge of circulating
a libel, and his trial will come up in few
days. He has retained Colonel 7. G. Camp
bell, of New York, to defend him.
During the past week Governor-elect
Campbell has visited the city several times,
and held consultations with the attor-
neys in the case. To-day Wood handed
over to his attorney all the papers
in the case. Among the lot are kilograms,
letters and notes, that are said to implicate
a very prominent Republican. Wood told
his attorney the full story, but the papers
tell more than Wood.
The name signed to the papers is that Of
this prominent Republican, and the
contents show that he knew
about the forgery long before il was
sprung on the public. Colonel Campbell re-
fused to make the papers public until the
day of the trial.
Assistant United States District Attorney
Probasco, nephew of John Sherman, is
the prosecutor in the case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
HE GuRaLEs WITH DELIaaT.
New Styles in Dress Goods That Please
Western Society Editor.

New Styles in Dress Goods That Please n
Western Society Editor.
Lassen tCal.) Advocated
We noticed from our Eastern exchanges
that some of the popular shades in dress
goods this winter are described as dragons
blood" elephants BREATH" and a pale
pink called ''stifed sighs."
We just gurgled with delight when we
heard this, because all these colors are so
unique. We were real glad with regular
Pan-American gladness for the dear girls,
for a girl loves to be unique, don't you
know, even if she has to wear it under her
wrapper. A girl dressed in elephants
breath. hung in graceful folds and looped
up and fastened at the corners with stiled
sighs, with corsage OF old gold, slashed
with dragons gore, would be just too lovely
for anything. We have been sighing for
just such girl for years, but our sigh had
hardly stife enough in it to match the new
color We have sent for a remnant Of a
stifed sigh to make a necktie Of it. 1t ap-
pears to us that elephants breath would be
rather strong for real comfort in the summer
time, especially if the elephant was inclined
to be dissipated.
VIC are lnuuceu 10 MAKE bnese HARSH re-
marks by observing that men who go around
all night to see the elephant have breath
on them in the morning that they can hang
their hats on and have enough left to start
the fire with. Dragons blood should only
be worn in spots, a la polka dot, as it were,
and should never be worn without being
well sprinkled with ashes of roses to tone
it down. In the absence of roses, wood
ashes or cigar ashes would answer as we'll.
But there is iullness and a pathos about
the stifed sigh which will make it rank
favorite the moment society corrals it. 1t
is so delicate and yet so far-reaching. A
sigh at any time is dear thing to look at,
but when it is stified and worn full in the
back, with box pleating down the sides and
caught up with silver buckles into double
cinche about the waist, it is simply a
dream.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
PARNELL MISSING.
MORE NEWS FROM STANLEY.

The Great Explorer Has Written Many
Letters to His Friends.
LONDON, December 3.-A long letter
from Stanley to friend, dated September
1883, is published to-day. 1t records his
discoveries and recounts the difficulties anI
ticipated on his homeward journey.
There is an account of the hostility Of tha
King of Kabburega, who stripped Casat1
and turned him adrift to perish. He was
fortunately found and rescued by Emin,
Another letter gives full account of his
sojourn with Emin.
The Egyptian Government has sent the
KhediVal steamer Mansourah to meet StanS
ley at Zanzibar, which will greatly hasten
his return to Europe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04

tory. His address was received with cheers
LONDON, December Sat the meeting
Of the Liberal Federation at Manchester to-
day, resolution was adopted urging the
necessity for prompt settlement Of the
questions of the dlsestablishment of the
Church in Wales and free education. Mr.,
Gladstone inspired great enthusiasm in his
hearers at Manchester by his definite expo.
sition of the Liberal policy.
He said Ireland is the leading question Of
the day, and that the Tories would have
been converted to the Liberal view of the
subject by this time but for the dissident
Liberals. The split in the Liberal party,
be said, would not have occurred except for
the personal ambitions of some Tories and
their allies, who desired more to form q
national party than to do political justice.
SEVERE ARRANGEMENT.
He severely arraigned the Unionistsi
leaders on this point, and said that the plan
of campaign was a necessary consequence Of
the Governments refusal to grant proper
relief to ireland. There was, he said, less
crime in Ireland than in England. He was
of the opinion that the country had clearly
expressed the desire that there should be q
change in the administration Of Ireland,
and the Liberals might look to the future
with confidence. At this point he was
cheered with great spirit.
Mr.. Gladstone quoted the recent speeches
of Lord Salisbury and the Marquis Of
Harrington as evidence that the Unionist
party is now forming plans in anticipation
of decisive defeat when the time shalf
come for general appeal to the nation.
The only reason for the existence Of the
dissidents as party is anti-Irish feeling.
1t was the curse of their destiny that they
were chained to wheel.
IN VERY BAD SHAPE.
They must reYOlVe or stop with it and
could not determine things for themselves;
They had done much harm which was, pers
haps unintentional; and in addition to the
unintentional harm they had done some un-
Intentional good. They had promoted the
aspirings of Scotland and Wales to definite
national recognition. Furthermore they
had caused an enormous increase in the
radicalism of the Liberal party. They had
advanced its political position.
1t behooved them to consider we'll their
position i'll the light of the knowledge that
with the settlement of the Irish question
they will be extinct as a party. He con-
cluded by giving his warmest thanks to the
comrades who had stood by him in time
of adversely amounting to DISCONTINUED
batting no jot of their confidence in a noble
and generous people.
PARNELL MISSING.
The st. james Gazette states that Mr..
Parnell disappeared several weeks ago, and
since then has not been heard from. His
whereabouts is a mystery, and his pro-
longed absence causes much trouble TO his
adherents.
The Gazette says that though it has been
Mr.. Parnell's custom to occasionally sea
cluje himself, his period of retirement has
this time been longer than usual. He has
even failed to keep q number of important
engagements, among which was one to meet
Mr.. Gladstone.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
PATCHED IN MANY PLACES.
New Jersey Man Who Has Survived All
Sorts of Injuries.

n new Jersey Euuu VINO nue survived All
Sorts of Injuries.
CAMDEN, N. j., December 3.-With a
big silver plate under the skin of his fore
head, serving the purposes of bone, some of
his ribs gone ana his internal organs so
awry that his heart gets in its work from
the right side, George Burns manages to
get along in life somehow. He was re-
leased from the Camden Jail yesterday,
where, it was alleged, he had been sent bv
mistake for drunkenness. He claimed that
he had been taking morphine and sat down
on a doorstep to rest, was arrested on a
charge of drunkenness and sent to jail by
Mayor Pratt for ten days.
Burns claims that he was an engineer on
the steamer Savannah, which foundered at
Gays Head in October, 1884. While trying
to reverse his engines he was thrown into
the machinery. His left leg was broken in
four places, the front of his head was
crushed in, all the ribs of one side were
crushed and broken, and he was hurt in
ternally. He says he was patched up by
DR.. d. Hays Agnew, of Philadelphia
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
HE LEFT TWO WIDOWS.
Singular Disclosures in a New Jersey
Damage Suit-

NEWARK, N. j., December 3.-An inter
esting story has been brought to light in this
city through litigation over the estate of
Frederick S. Stondinger, of Hilton.
Stondinger was killed in an accident on
the Morris and Essex Railroad about a
year ago. and suit for $4,000 damages is
pending The brothers and sisters of the
deceased claim that the woman whom the
public knew as Mrs. F. S. Stondinger was
not the legal wife of the victim. of the rail-
road accident, as a Mr.. Healy, who married
the woman in 1873, and whom Mrs. Ston-
dinger believed dead before she became the
wife of Stondinger, has put in an appear
ance.
Healy disappeared mysteriously in 1873,
and his wife waited five years before remar-
rying. She now sues TO recover a share in
the Stondinger estate.