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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
ALLEGHENY CLASSES MEET.

The Quarrel IN the Zion Reformed Church
Finally setiied-T The censresniien VIII
Not be Observation-Disclosures 90 the osp.
srsi Synod Elected.
The annual session Of the Allegheny
Glasses met In the Grace Reformed Church
In Allegheny yesterday morning. Flatter-
Ing reports were heard from all churches.
The following delegates were elected 10 the
General Synod TO be held at Lebanon. Pa,
on the 10th instant: Rev. II. Prugh, pastor
OF Grace Church; Rev. j. e. Freeman, OF
Williamsburg; Elder John NJ. Conroy,. OF
Piusburg, and Elder Ellenberger, OF Butler
county.
The greater part OF the afternoon was
taken up In heated discussion Of the affairs
Of the Zion Reformed Church, Highland
avenue, East End. The congregation Of
this church has been divided for some time.
Several differences as to the business affairs
Of the church gradually split the congrega-
tion into two factions The breach was
widened in dispute over the formation OF
new church, and one side displayed an
antagonism toward the pastor, Rev. j. W.
Miller, now OF Chambersburg, that brought
matters to open hostility. The trouble was
taken before the Glasses at its meeting last
year, and 1t was there decided TO dissolve
the congregation. This was to allow the
organization Of two new congregations out
Of the two factions of the old.
After the action had been taken, however,
the majority side refused to abide by IL, and
would not dissolve the congregation and
claimed the church property. The minority
had organized as the Highland Church. but
this proceeding gave them no share OF the
church property. The other side had posses
sion of the church and refused to open its
doors, though Glasses had arranged to
supply them with ministers. Mr.. Miller
having LETT. The trustees locked the doors
and refused To obey the order to open them.
Duplicate keys for the locks were procured,
but the trustees took the locks of. The
matter stood at standstIll for a time. A
temporary truce was declared, and yester-
day the matter came again before the
Glasses.
1t was suggested that the trustees who had
refused to obey the order of Glasses should
be brought up for trial and made an exam
pie of. The discussion, however, showed
that the minority party would likely 60
into the new congregation of st. Marks Re-
formed Church on Highland avenue, about
to be organized, and that the other side, if
Glasses would consent. would sell the old
property and build new church at Tor
renee. As this was an amicabe way of
settling all differences. it was finally decided
to allow IL, and to make matters clear the
former action Of dissolving the Zion con-
gregation and organizing the Highland con-
gregation was annulled. The vote on this
stood II ayes and 4 noes.
Addresses were delivered last night by
Rev. H. d. Darbates. OF McKeesport; Rev.
J. s. Freeman, Of Williamsburg; Rev. G. NJ.
'Harish, OF Butler, and Rev. DR.. Prugh, Of
Rutler
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
CHINESE STILL COMING.
THE PRESENT EXCLUSION LAW ENTIRELY
INADEQUATE.

Mongolinns Pouring Over the Mexican
Border Line Just About as They Please
The Force is Not EQuaI TO The ExigencIes
of the Occasion.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day transmitted to the
Senate a report from Datus E. Coon, Chinese
Inspector at San Diego, Cal, with respect
to evasions of the Chinese exclusion act
Mr.. Coon says that it is true that the Chinese
are coming into the United States despite
the efforts OF the Customs Department to
keep them out. An examination he made
of the State line, Mr.. Coon says, shows that
the opportunities for crossing the Mexican
border into California are many, and with
the force at the command of the department
it will be impossible to prevent all of them
from entering this country. When they
have once reached San Diego unobserved,
it is practically impossible TO prove when or
how thev came in.
Commenting upon charges that the Scott
exclusion act is failure, Mr.. Coon says
that this is practically true, as to its execu-
tion, for the reason that when a Chinaman
is arrested he is enabled, while in confue-
ment, to make arrangements with friendly
and to be conducted to some other town. He
is also able to so disguise himself as to make
Identification 1t caught extremely difficult
The order of the Secretary of the Treasury
prohibiting the transfer OF Cinnamon in
transit in the harbor of San Francisco was a
most fortunate one, and will check the
traffic for time. But some other method,
Mr.. Coon is confident, will be found by
which to come into the United States.
Mr.. Coon suggests treaty negotiations
with the British Government and Mexico
looking TO the exclusion OF the Chinese, and
says Chinese exclusion Legislation would
then be very simple. Without such treaties
the exclusion OF Chinese by peaceful means
is an undertaking OF great magnitude, owing
to the practical impossiblity OF policing the
thousands of miles OF boundary line. The
Morrow and other bills, Mr.. Coon declares,
are defective in that they provide for the
return OF Cinnamon to the country from
whence they came. Even the children know
that Chinaman returned TO Mexico will be
eating his breakfast in the United States
the next day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
A BRADD0CK sMAsHUP.
Two Passenger Trains Collide, but No One
II Injured.

Two Passenger Trains Collide, but No One
II Injured.
A disastrous wreck occurred on the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Braddock yesterday
afternoon. The Braddock Accommodation
had just pulled in from the side track on
return trip to the city and was given the
signal to 60 back, to let the Altoona Accom-
mediation, which was late. pass. Just as it
was recrossing the trscks the Altoona
Accommodation, loaded with emigrants.
came laundering around the curve in the
road.
The engine of the latter plunged into the
rear coach of the Braddock train which was
empty. Nothing but the tender was notice.
able after the crash. The front coach Of the
Braddock Accommodation was telescoped
and lies upon the bank near the tracks.
The rear coach caught fire from the engine,
and but for the timely assistance of Brad
docks citizens would have been burned.
Fortunately nobody was injured but the en-
gineer, C. Wilson. The fireman had mar.
row escape by jumping. The accident is
blamed on the fagman of the Braddock
train, who is said was not at his post of duty
when it occurred.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
THE P.RR. WINDOW AT THE DEPOT.
Instances Of tho People the Ticket Seller
Hns TO Deal With.

Instances Of tho People the Ticket Seller
Has TO Deal With.
The tribulations of the ticket dispensers
at the Union depot are many. Here is an
example.
Two Cinnamon walked up TO the P. r. r.
window last evening. One Of them focused
the alert distributor behind the grating and
gave utterance to something like this:
"Gillee loun easlillee."
How" said the clerk.
"Gillee loun ikee easlillee."
"Say that again."
"Easlillee-two side"
"Lillibullerol two sidel Where do you
want to 60 anyhowl' cried the puzzled
ticket dispenser, who beheld the rapidly in
creasiug number of passengers who awaited
the exodus of the Celestlals.
"Me-easlillery-two side-two side, said
the Chinaman, making streuous efforts to
insert himself through the grating in his
excitement
Now ! have you. Round ticket, East
Liberty, 25 cents"
The ticket was handed over. The selling
went on.
1000 mile book, please"
Lower window"
1OW bOOu WILL ZIG uSpOb ledNog
"Eh?"
II mean the next train for the East"
Eight ten."
"Gillee loun ikee easlellee," once more
from the Mongolian.
Gave you one just now. Go away,
please"
"Gillee loun ikee easlellee," again num-
bled he Of the pigtail, Juggling forward his
companion.
Oh. you want another. Twenty-Five
cents.
The Cinnamon were now satisfied and de-
parted.
"Ticket for Columbus"
Next window"
"Give me ticket for me'self and the
buoy" said sandy, side whiskered, rubi-
cund man who was followed up closely by q
woman.
Where do you want to 60 to?"
ITO New York. Where else?"
"Where's the boy?"
"There's no boy. It's ME wife,"
"Well, your wife can't travel on a boys
ticket"
"Dye hear that, Molly? He SAYS ye can't
thravel as boy. Well
"Gimme two tickets for New York"
Aud SO the routine of ticket selling goes
on, with more curious questions and absurd
remarks uttered at that window than many
would suppose.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
RECRUITS FOR MORMONlsM.
THE ADVANCE GUARD or A LITTLE ARMY
or CONVERTS.

m Attempt VIII be Made 20 Deinin Them
Under the centract Labor Law-c"m-
missioner muIboiIand Believes That such
Immigration cnn be Grentiy Checked.
ESPECIAL TkLhdRAM TO THh pisPATcH.I
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE advance
guard OF a little army OF 1900 converts to
Mormonism due here this year on steam
ships OF the Guion line, arrlv ed to-day on
the Wyoming. 1t consisted Of 40
Swedes and Danes, about half Of whom
are women. They were In charge Of
Missionary Adolph Anderson and four
Mormon elders. Chief Contract Labor In
spector Mulholland questioned the mis-
sionary with the object of finding out
whether or not his converts might not be
prevented from landing under the contract
labor law.
The missionary did not at first understand
the purpose OF Mr.. Mulholland, and
answered warily. He admitted that all Of
the party had been assured that
they would find employment, but
that this employment was not actually
awaiting them. Their relatives and friends,
the missionary said, after he had fully
caught on to the chief inspectors scheme,
had guaranteed to givethem work. They
were permitted to land and took a steamer to
Norfolk whence they will go West by way of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. They
will be investigated again at their destina-
tion. If it is found that they came un-
der contract to work there they will be re-
turned to their homes in Sweden and Den
mark.
Mr.. Mulholland was out in Utah last
fall loo king into the subject OF Mormon
immigration, and he says he then be-
came persuaded that the influx Of
Mormons recruited from the gullible
peasantry Of the Scandinavian pen
insula could be stopped 10 some
extent by the application of the contract labor
law. He thinks that there is little doubt
that nearly all the Mormon immigrants
enter into a verbal contract with the
mi ssionary, who promises them employ
ment in the new world. The recent decision
of Judge Lacombe, Mr.. Mulh0lland thinks.
gives the Collector power to bar immigrants
who come here even under an implied con-
tract. Over 900 Mormon converts landed at
this port last year. The next batch will be
detained, and Mr.. Mulholland will force
the accompanying missionary to appeal to
the United States Circuit Court to get de-
cisfon in the matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
NEGROES RUN THE MACHINE.
They Take Full Possession of an Alabama
Republican Mass Meeting.

They Take Full Possession of an Alabama
Republican Mass Meeting.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHl
BIRMINGHAM. ALA, May 14.-At a
Republican mass meeting in this city to-day
to elect delegates to the State Convention,
the negroes took possession of the
hail by force - and announced that
they were going to run things. They re-
fused to recognize the white officers of
the meeting, called the white men
"poor white trash, and names unfit
for publication, and ordered them to get
out. One colored speaker said that four
fiths of the Republican voters in the South
were negroes, and they proposed to assert
their rights and run the party awhile.
The white chairman and secretary were
removed, and negroeswere put in their places.
Then, with yells that "the negro
was on top and proposede to stay
there" they proceeded to elect del
egates and transact the other business of
the meeting. The white Republicans
elected another set of delegates.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
OPPOSED TO THE WIDENING.
Williamsburg People Think it Would
R.,,.r IN Pavs wooa Sfraer

Williamsburg People Think it Would be
Better TO Pave Wood street.
The ordinance providing for the widen
ing of Wood street. Williamsburg, from Hill
great deal of talk among the property hold
ers adjacent. The general feeling is
against the change. One gentleman re-
marked to a DISPATCH reporter last even
ing:
"Wood street is wide enough for all
practical purposes. Instead of making it
ten feet wider, it would be better if Coun-
ellis would hurry the paving of it. 1t is
nothing but mud hole at present, and is,
in fact, almost impassable for vehicles.
When Wood street is paved it will be time
enough to think about widening it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
A BLOW AT BETTING.
A New York Judge Sits Down Upon nu Eva
sion of the Ives Pool Bill.

New ork Judge Sits Down Upon au Eva.
sion of the Ives Pool Bill.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcHt
NEW YORK, May 14.-Judge Fitzgerald
handed down decision in General Sessions
to-day as to the demurrer to the indictment
against John j. Sullivan, charged with
keeping room in this city for the
reception of money to be taken to the race
track and bet upon the races. Lawyer
Howe argued that Sullivan in doing this
did only what an express company or any
other common carrier could lawfully do
under decision of former Judge of the
General Sessions. He also contended in
support of the demurrer. that the Ives pool
law, under which the indictment was
framed, was unconstitutional. In his de-
cision Judge Fitzgerald overrules the de-
murrer, and holds that the Ives pool law is
unconstitutional.
Mr.. Golf said to-day that he would at
once press Sullivan's case to trial, so that if
there should be conviction the entire
question of betting on horse races in this
State might be finally settled by the Court
of Appeals.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
CARLISLE IN THE LEAD.
Four IndecisIve Ballots Taken In the Ken.
lucky Senatorial Caucus

tucky Senatorial Caucus.
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-The Democratic
caucus at Frankfort tonight met and at
once proceeded to balloting. Only six
names were acted upon. Buckner, Nc
Kinzie and Reeves were left out entirely.
Four ballots were taken with the following
results:
First-Carlisle, "a; McCreary, 10; Lindsay, 26;
Knott. q; Moore, u; Settle 3
Second-Carlisle. 81: McCAary, Il; Lindsay,
q; Knott, "a; Moore, II; Settle, Z.
Third-Carlisle, 3d. McCreary, Is; Lindsay. %;
Knott, l9; Moore. l6; Settle, 9.
Fourth-Carlisle. 80: McCreary, l2; Lindsay,
Is; Knott. I6; Moore, IL; Settle,z
Evan Settle, the sixth man in the race, is
a popular member of the Lower House of
the Legislature, coming from Owenton. He
is one of the leading orators OF the State
The result of the balloting tonight has no
special bearing. 1t shows gain for Carlisle
and Lindsay at the close, but hardly
enough to base any calculations upon.
Carlisle is undoubtedly stronger and his
men are in a mood to push the contest to a
close,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
A ROW IN THE CAMP.
All Is Not Lovely In the Phiin deIphIa Broth.
erhood Organize tion.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
PHILADELPHIA. May 14.-There is
serious trouble in the Philadelphia Brother
hood club which may lead to its complete
reorganization. The great fielder, James
Fogarty, has resigned as captain and man.
ager, and quite a large block of the
stock is for sale. Mr.. Fogarty did not play
with the team on Tuesday nor did he 60 to
New York to-day. The probabilities now
are that Mr.. Fogarty will not play again
with the Brotherhood club of this city.
He certainly will not unless there
is change in the dictatorship as at present
constituted, although three years contract
exists. Even the Board of Directors are
not all OF one mind, and the feeling between
them has become so bitter that one at least
had declared his willingness to dispose of
his large holdings of stock.
The trouble originated when Fogarty, as
captain, desired to have entire control of
the players. To this President Love de-
INJURED strongly, and Fogarty brought
charges against him of ungentlemanly con-
duct. The matter is being investigated, but
in the meantime Fogarty has resigned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
ANOTHER OF REEDS REFORMS.
He Is Moving the HucksterR Ont Of the Cor.
ridors of the Capitol.


ESPECIAL TELEoRAM TO THE DIsPArcu,
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Speaker Reed
has declared war on Clara Morris, the IA
nous old crazy woman who sells relics and
photographs in the main corridor Of the
Capitol building, and upon all the other
hucksters who have for several years used
the Capitol for business purposes free Of
rent An order will be issued to-
morrow for the removal OF Clara
and her neighbor, Jennie, the pie
woman" from their present desirable
quarters. They will be given the
option of locating in some retired nook in
the basement or leaving the building alto
gether. The floor space now occupied by
the counters of these worthy women will be
utilized Cor the telegraph offices, that now
form an obstruction to the corridor in the
immediate vicinity of the main door OF the
House of Representatives.
1t was necessary to remove the telegraph
office and the only place left for them was
the space occupied by Clara Morris and her
friend, Jennie. Both of these women are
well-known characters of the capital and
they will be sadly missed. Clara has been
in business at the Capitol for % years and in
the early days of her youth and beauty she
was mistress of the heart of Henry Clay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
Broke Into a Freight Car.

Several cars in the Fort Wayne depot
were broken open early yesterday morning
and number of sacks of -four stolen. A
boy named William Burns was arrested in
the forenoon on suspicion of being .impli-
Gated, and subsequently admitted his COM
plicity. He said that his companions were
John Devine, aged 16; William McCann,
aged Is. and Thomas O'Hara, aged 13. The
three boys in question were last night ar
rested and locked up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
MINING RIOTS IN PORTUGAL.

Troops Fire Upon tho strikers and k''i ""a
Wound May.
BILBAO, May 14.-Mining riots are re-
ported at ortuella. Portugalete and De-
sierto, At the last named place the miners
stoned the troops, who fred In the air. The
strikers continuing on the offensive, the
soldieu sent yolley into the crowd. killing
several and wounding Others. Reinforce
ments of troops are arriving. The whole
province Of Biscay has been placed under
martial law. Business is at standstill,
and railway traffic Is almost wholly sus-
pended
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
A PAIR OF CHINESE LEPERs
Supposed to be Roaming Mt Large Through
the Streets OF Chicago.

the Streets of Chicago.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
CHICAGO, May 14-The Health Depart
ment of Chicago has instituted search for
two Chinese lepers who are abroad in the
city and liable to impart the loathsome and
incurable malady to any one with
whom they come in contact. Health
Commissioner Wickersbaw affirmed the
truth of the story to-day The commissioner
went on to explain that the matter had been
placed in the hands of Drs. Montgomery
and Hunt, and that under their supervision
search had been instituted for the
afflicted Chinese, who are said to be carry
ing the terrible disease on their bodies
plainly visible to an experienced eve,
through the crowded streets of Chicago.
The health department is considerably
alarmed at the situation, and no efforts will
be spared to run down the supposed lepers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
TO STOP INDUCTION.

A Three Thousand Dollar Change Being
Made in the CIiy's Telephone Lines.
By permission of Chief Brown, superin-
tendent Mead has begun the substitution Of
lines composed of two twisted wires instead
of one single wire, for the city's telephone
service. This is expected to avoid induce
ton from electric lines. The change will
cost the city about So, 900.
Mr.. Mead has been studying the tele-
phone service in this and other cities, and
has derived his practical ideas from the con-
struction of the long distance lines between
New York and Boston. Where that line
passes through towns the twisted wire IL
used O.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
A MISSISSIPPI MOB oUTDONE.
A Negro is Set Upon and In Defense Shoot,
Three Men.

Three Men.
MERIDIAN. MISS, May 14.-A number
of men in the western part of Kemper coun-
ty have recently been playing the part of
regulators or White Caps. In several
instances they have come down
into Lauderdale county and whipped
numerically parties who they thought
needed punishment, in most cases the VIC
Tins being negroes. Last Sunday
night they went to the house
of a negro named Anderson, where
they attempted to break down the door,
but failing in this they fired the house,
when Anderson ran out and fred into the
crowd. killing Louis Land and wounding
two others.
The negro made his escape. There is
strong feeling against the action of the regu-
lators, and the negro has many SYM
pathizaTs. rs-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
PoafIeMnite Denies Ir.

Director Postlewaite, of the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago Railroad, passed
through the Union depot yesterday morn
ing on his way to New York. He denied
that his road had been sold to the P. R. r.,
or any other line. He also stated that he
did not believe that j. B. Carson, formerly
general manager of the L., N. A. & C., will
parallel his old line.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
SOUR ON THE TARIFF BILL.

Vinegar Makers Who Demand Some Changes
in the Mckinley Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-A delegation OF
vinegar makers composed of Paul Bechtner,
of Chicago; Edward Hill, of st. LOUIS; II.
j. Heinz, of Pittsburg; H. Williams, of
Detroit, and A. G. Baden, Of Milwaukee,
appeared before the Ways and Means Com
mittee to-day to request that section 80 of
the internal Tevenue portion of the tariff
bill be stricken out This section repeals
the law allowing vinegar to be made from
alcoholic vapor.
Mr.. Bechtner argued at some length to
show the superior qualities of alcoholic vim
egar and to demonstrate the imprsctica-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
IN SEARCH OF BOOTH.
Miss Louise Worcester Starts on o
Journey Around the World to
FIND TIE ASSASSIN OF LINCOLN.
She Thinks II Possible That the Exile 10
In Central Africa
MAsQUERApISG AS THE WHITE PAsHA.
Amusing Offers From Matrimonial star.GaEing and
A- Other Cranks.

Miss Louise Worcester. the devoted friend
Of Wilkes Booth, the assassin Of Lincoln,
an interview with whom was published in
The D IsPATCH q short time since, has
started on trip around the world in the
hope of meeting the exile. Miss Worcester
is in receipt Of many amusing letters con-
tanning offers of very varied character.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.

Incidents Of Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Rendy Reading.
MRS LIZZIE ATcHINsoN yesterday made an
information before Alderman McMasters.
charging her husband, Louis. with assault
abd'battery, alleging that he had shamefnlIy
beaten her.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
PREPARING FOR WAR.
German Generals Think on Increased
Armament Is Necessary to
PRESERVE THE PEACE OF EUROPE.
All tho Members Of tho Reichstag Not
Entirely Satisfied.
PAREELIITEs TURN A NEAT TRICK
By Catching the Government Mapping and Advancing
an Irish BILL

Strong arguments in favor Of increased
armaments were advanced in the Reichstag
yesterday by the military contingent, but
met with some opposition. The Parnellites
took advantage OF q Governmental lapse
and advanced the Irish agricultural labor
ers' bill.