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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
HE WAS ON THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. McMillin Was Always There, But
Didn't Amonnt to Much.

Mr.. McMillin Was Always There, But
Didn't Amount to Much.
New York World.l
When Major Mckinley made his last visit
TO Washington he was chatting with num-
Der of friends at his hotel when the subject
turned upon Reeds high handed course as
Speaker.
The Major ventured some remarks on
the subject, declaring that Reed, while at
first annoyed by the Democratic assaults,
finally reached condition of mind when he
positively enjoyed them. In this connec-
ton a good story is told of one of the meet
ings of the Committee on Rules The vari-
GUS special orders reported by the Commit
tee were invariably denounced bv Demo-
Gratis on the floor as outrageous. Toward
the latter part of the session the two Demo-
cratic members of the Committee ON Rules
were McMillin, of Tennessee, and BIount.
of Georgia As they were in the minority
and were uniformly outvoted, they might
rs well not have been on the committee at
all. In fact, Blount finally ceased al
together to attend the committee meetings,
leaving McMillin as the only representative
of the minority.
sembled, McMillin went to the Speakers
room to be present at the usual committee
meeting. He was about five minutes late
and the Republican members-Reed, Nc
Kinley and Cannon-appeared to be wait
ing for him. AS he walked in the Speaker
said:
"McMillin, you are late this morning."
"Just trife," said the humorous Ten
nessean, "but 1 hope have not obstructed
public business"
This was shot at the way the minority
had been uniformly suppressed in the COM
mittee. Reed put on serious expression
of countenance and replied dryly:
"Oh, no, but handing McMillin paper
Joe and Mack and have concluded to
perpetrate the following outrage, and 1
thought maybe your Democratic friends
would like to know about it."
The paper contained another of the OBJ
noxious special orders.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
THE CZAREWITCH'S COURIER,
WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MUIR
DERED IN THIS COUNTRY,

arrives Safely in Russia-A Belief, Never
theless, That He Encountered Some Sort
of Foul PIay-The Affair the Subject OF
Diplomatic Correspondence.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The messenger sent
to his father by the Czarewitch of Russia
while in Japan and whose mysterious disap-
pearance and supposed murder in Denver
by agents of Japanese noblemen, as related
In Chicago some weeks ago, by fellow
voyagers of the Courier, has arrived safely
at st. Petersburg. This information was
received to-day by the Marquis st. Croix,
the young Frenchman who was on the
same train with the German merchants
who told of the disappearance.
Mystery still surrounds the first few days
after the messengers arrival at Denver,
though it is still believed by the Marquis
that foul play, which did not reach its full
intended results, caused the messenger
troubles as originally published. 1t is said
Tex, where, being unable to speak any
thing but Russian, he was for some time
utterly helpless. He was rescued by two
of his countrymen living upon rancho
near that of Senator Farwell.
The Russian papers, in the meanwhile,
were, it is said, constantly demanding in
formation, and, despite the denials of the
Washington officials, it is stated that the
Department of State received dozen differ
ent cables regarding the matter. NJ. St.
Croix's correspondent was German mer-
chant, who first told the story, and who is
now in Europe. The latter states that be-
yond saying the messenger was lost for six
weeks the Russian papers and officials now
preserve absolute silence regarding his
American experience.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
A VERMONT VACATION.
The Little New Enslander to Celebrate Its
Centennial in August.
vor Cnp,, al A

The Little New Englander to Celebrate Its
Centennial in August
New York Commercial Advertiser
On the 18th of August the State of Yer
mont will celebrate the centennial of its ad-
admission is, by the Congressional act of
February IS, 1871, to take effect March of
that year, but it seems the custom nova
days to celebrate centennials some time
after date, as is conspicuous in the proposed
Columbian Fair at Chicago to commemorate
the discovery of this continent.
The difference between the weather in
March and that of August warrants the
charge of the time for any kind of outdoor
celebration in a region where the proverbial
climatology turns up in the popular prov
erb of ''three months of winter and nine
months of confounded cold weather. The
celebration will be to some extent a politi-
cal picnic, and it is desirable to make the
occasion attractive to visitors from abroad.
Prominent among the distinguished
guests will be President Harrison, who has
accepted an invitation to be present. Sec
retary Proctor is Vermonter, and will act
as the Presidents host, while Uncle Jere-
miah Rusk, who has been invited to Join
the party, will, no doubt, be bountifully
provided for and temporarily boarded in
one of the neighboring farmhouses.
This patriotic junket will be considered
by some as a sort of a supplement to Mr..
Harrson's recent nomination swing round
the circle. But he will find no political
fences to repair or patch up in Vermont.
In 1888 he received As, 1872 Vermont votes,
against only 1878 for Mr.. Cleveland, and
in the coming Presidential contest the State
will give great majority for the Repub-
-lican candidate, whoever he may be.
The President, therefore, in visiting Yer
mont has nothing before him but purely
pleasurable picnic, which, we hope, he will
enjoy to the fullest extent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
THREE GREAT MEN OUTING.
Something About Booth, Jefferson and
Cleveland at Cape Cod.


Cleveland at Cape Cod.
New York World.J
After breakfast Mr.. Booth draws forth
his cigar All day long he smokes and
reads Now and then he takes walk, but
not often. The quiet, the cigar and the
book enchant him. No life could be more
pleasant for him. Mr.. Jefferson begins to
talk about fishing Once day Mr. Jeffer-
son says he is a very unfortunate man.
Very likely there are not three men in the
country who suffer so much from exposure
to the sun and wind. His face will not get
brown like Mr.. Cleveland's. 1t never
hardens. 1t is just as bad the last day of
the season as it is the first. Mr.. Jefferson
burns.
If Mr.. Cleveland is sight when he is in
his fishing rig, what shall be said of Mr.. JEFF
ferson? He cannot gi7e up fishing, and the
sun makes his face very like raw meat.
Therefore it behooves him to circumvent
the effects of the sun. He thought awhile,
and the result was a curious cap, with hood
attached to it, which covers his head, neck
and cheeks. There is only an opening for his
eyes, nose and mouth. These are protected
by the peak of the cap. He wears an old
pair of trousers of no particular color and
three or four different kinds of jackets,
which usually button up tight. Mr.. Jeffer-
son is rather fond of fishing Jackets which
suggest fish, He thinks that city apparel
scares away the game. When he returns
from fishing, he paints at times. Often dur
ing the afternoon he and Mrs Jefferson will
drive over to the Cleveland cottage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
THE KING OF sERvIA.
Something About Alexander I. and Bis
Father, Ex-King Milan.


Something About Alexander I. and His
Father, Ex-King Milan.
st. Nicholas for August.l
Servia is a new European monarchy. It
was for many years one of the small prin-
cipalities situated on the lower Danube,
and bounded by Turkey, Austria and Rus
sia. Its security was constantly in peril
through quarrels with its neighbors be-
cause of the rival ambitionsof of those powers.
Finally, in 1882, it was made an independ-
ent kingdom, each of the nations who were
eager to absorb it consenting to its indie
pendence with the view OF. preventing the
territory from falling into the hands OF the
others. The family of Obrenovich had
long been Princes of Servia, and its head
became the first King, under the title of
Milan L. He had married Natalie, the
daughter of Russian colonel named De
Kechko, and to them there was born on
August IA, 1876, their only child, son
nal ied Alexander.
King Milan and his wife did not live
happily together; and Queen Natalie has
been accused by many of the folly of letting
her Russian patriotism outweigh her pru-
dence, and of lending herself to plots and
intrigues which aimed at bringing Servia in
greater or less degree under the control of
her own country. The result was long and
bitter quarrel, of which the end was their
separation and the expulsion of Queen
Natalie from Servia. King Milan 1. finally
abdicated his throne, and his son became
King of Servia on March II, 1889, under
the title of Alexander l., while still in his
18th year. The actual government is in the
hands of Council of Regency" composed
of three of the most experienced statesmen
and soldiers of the country; and Alexander
is yet in care of his tutors, and he rarely
sees either of his parents, neither of whom
lives at Belgrade, the capital. His real aa-
thority is as yet but slight. He is an at
tractive youth, speaks French and German,
as well as the Servian dialect, and is re-
ported to be intelligent, well-disposed and
manly. His reign has thus far been peace
full and prosperous for the men who govern
in his name have shown themselves to be
both sagacious and patriotic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
TO SAVE THEIR NECKs.
A Hungarian Meeting Decides to Ask
Clemency for 10th, Sabol and RusnolS.
rsPEcIL1 TEL ECR An IN TILE rIsP LrcII l

A Hungarian Meeting Decides to Ask
Clemency for 10th, Sabol and RusnoE.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
NEW YORK, Aug. IA mass meeting of
about 800 Hungarians, called by the Hun
garian Association, was held this evening
in Germania Association Hall, to ask clem-
ency for Andrew 10th, Michael Sabol and
George Rusnok, who are sentenced to death
in Pittsburg, charged with the murder of
Michael Quinn on New Years Day in the
Edgar Thomson Steel Works, at Braddock.
Coroner Levy, the Chairman, introduced
Samuel Gompers, who spoke in English.
He told how the strikers had asked for
higher wages. They expected an answer to
their petition about Christmas time, but
none came.
'They went to ask the employees to desist
from work, )" he said. 81 acknowledge that
they had no right there, but thev
saw their foes taking the bread
from their families. -Four days after
the fight Quinn died. The most
of those who made the attack fled the State.
Three were arrested. Admitting that
10th and Sabol were in the attack, we have
Rusnok's statement that he was not there F"
1t was resolved to appeal to the Board of
Pardons of Pennsylvania, and the Chairman
was empowered to take the necessary steps.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
DETERMINED TO DIE.
A YOUNG WIFE FINDS HER HUSBAND
DEAD IN BED BESIDE HER.

Tired Of Life, Although but Ten Days Mar
ried, He Ends 1t With Morphine-The
Wife Makes Vain Struggle for the
Deadly Drug.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
CHICAGO, Aug. ii. c. Conway,
private secretary to Manager Walker, of
the Illinois Steel Company, was found dead
In his bed at the Sherman House to-day.
His wife woke out of sound sleep to ind
his corpse beside her and an empty vial,
labeled morphine" on chair. Mrs. Con-
way is 20 and pretty. She told this story:
I'VE were married in Marquette on July
%. He wanted me to come to Chicago
come. When he left he told me he would
send for me when he had his vacation and
we would take trip East and call it our
wedding tour. Saturday 1 received tele-
gram from him, telling me to meet him at
the Sherman House. When I arrived here
he was waiting for me and told me that we
would go East in a few days He acted
strangely and seemed to have been drinking
hard.
every day he would say something
about dying and that he was tired of living.
l asked him if he intended to kill himself
and he told ME it was none of my business.
Before he went to bed he took bottle of
morphine and poured some of it into glass,
then drank it. When he went to bed he
said:. We'll, May, 1 guess I'll
break away About 2 O'Clock in the
morning Iawoke and found him taking more
morphine. 1 begged him not to-, and
grabbed the glass, spilling some of it on
the floor. He pushed me roughly away and
drank it. When awoke about o'clock
this morning 1 tried to awaken him and
found he was dead. L never thought he
meant to kill himself Had 1 thought so l
would have told some one."
The Coroner's jury accepted her story
and decided that Conway had committed
suicide while under the influence of drink.
His parents knew nothing of his marriage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
BELIEVES In MILLS.
CONGRESSMAN GRAIN CERTAIN THAT
HE WILL BE SPEAKER.
Tariff Reform the Issue on Which He viii
BE Elected-The Silver Question Must
he Put Aside-Crisp's Friends Are
Equally Confident.

Tariff Reform the Issue on Which He Will
BE Elected-The Silver Question Must
He Put Aside-Crisp's Friends Are
Equally Confident.
TFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. Aug. lone of the most
enthusiastic supporters of Roger Q. Mills
for Speaker is Representative Grain, of
Texas He is very indignant at the circula-
tion of the story that Mr.. Mills has decided
to withdraw from the contest for the Speak
ership. Mr.. Grain this evening read to the
correspondent of The DISPATCH a letter
from Mr.. Mills, in which the latter fatty
denied that he had any intention of with
drawing, and declaring in emphatic terms
that he is in to stay until he is elected or
defeated.
Mr. Grain said after reading the letter:
''Mr. Mills has made accessions in the East,
and his splendid fight in the West and
Northwest has given him a degree of
strength there which astonished his op-
ponents. He will leave for Iowa on Mon
day, and will help the cause in that State.
''He is in favor of free coinage of silver,
but believes that that is a question to be
settled inside of the party. The Southern
people are more interested in the preserva-
tion of their political autonomy than in any
other issue, and they want Democratic ad-
ministration, so as to preserve them from
force bills or other harsh measures. Hence
they cannot afford to jeopardize their well
fare upon side issues. The Democratic
party is unit for tariff reform, but is
divided upon the silver question. Why in
iect an element of discord into the party
plstform? The gold men may be right, or
the silver men may be right, but it seems to
be unwise, ineXpedient and impolitic to
furnish our antagonists with an issue which
was not varied in the two last canvasses
and which ought not to be brought up now.
'Do you really think Mr.. Mills will be
elected Speaker"
"Unquestionably L do. The fight is be-
tween the gavel and the issue of tariff re-
form. We had an example of the power of
the gavel in the last Congress. Mr.. Reed
furnished the country with an evidence of
its powers.
Notwithstanding the confidence expressed
by the friends of Mills, the supporters of
Judge Crisp say that they have enough votes
now absolutely pledged to elect their man,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
KILLED AND BURNED.
REPORT THAT A WHOLE FAMILY WAS
MURDERED FRIDAY NIGHT.
Drunken Men Supposed to Have Been
Actuated by Enemies-The Building of o
Court House the Origin Of the Trouble

Drunken Men Supposed to Have Been
Court House the Origin of the Trouble
Meager Details as Yet
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
CATLETTsBURG, KY, Aug. Wayne
county, w. Va, was the scene of a series of
murders Friday night. Mr.. Brumfeld, his
wife and five children were murdered in a
most horrible manner and their bodies con-
sumed by fire. The only theory advanced
for the crime, as told by Mr.. Payne, just
the love of gold.
Friday night about midnight party Of
80 Italians employed as laborers on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad became
drunk and started on tour of devastation.
The Brumfeld family resided some distance
from the railroad camp, and were
thought to have considerable money
in their possession. The Italians in body
made their way to Brumfeld's residence,
and upon arriving there admittance was de-
manded and refused by the inmates. Rails
and clubs were secured by the drunken
men and doors and windows forced
open. Mr.. Brumfeld, with his two
half-grown sons, made brave fight
in defense of their home and lives. The
defenders fought with desperation, using
every available article as weapons, but
without much result, as their enemies were
Is to l. After the brave defenders were
brought to the floor with repeated
blows they were murdered. Their
throats were cut from ear to ear and
the bodies repeatedly stabbed with the
knives carried by the Italians. After dis
posing of these, the infuriated Italians
turned to Mrs. Brumfeld and her three lit
tie children, who were the next victims.
After completing their work, the murderers
searched the house for money and then set
it on fire.
The theory advocated for the crime is
that Mr.. Brumfeld was very influential
and wealthy citizen of Wayne county. Two
or three years ago he was elected County
Commissioner. About that time the ques-
tion of building new Court
House at Wayne Court House was
being discussed. Mr. Brumfeld opposed the
erection of the new building bitterly and
made many enemies by his course. The
court house was built, and it is thought
that Friday nights work was the result, and
that Brumfeld's enemies piled the
Italians with liquor, after which they
pointed out to them the path to the resi-
dence. The citizens of Wayne county pro-
pose lynching them. The scene of the crime
is 25 miles distant from here, and remote
from telegram communication.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
ECZEMA ON A LADY
Stubborn Case of Skin Disease Covered
Her Face and Body - Many
Doctors Bafied.
cura-Six Years Have Elapsed
and No Return.

A lady customer of ours Miss Fanny Atwood Of
Caroline Depot. N. Y, has been cured of Il Stub
born case Of skin disease by the use of CUTICURA
REMEDIES. She remarked that her case had bafied
the skill of many well-known physicians. They
unanimously pronounced 1t Eczema, with Rheuma-
tsm lurking In the blood. Some predicted that
any treatment strong enough TO cure the Eczema
would surely increase the Rheumatism. she used
two sets of the CUTICURA REMEDIES. The effect
was marvellous. Her case of Eczema was not only
completely cured. but her rheumatism was greatly
relieved during the treatment. Six years have
elapsed since the cure was performed. her Rheuma-
tsm has since never increased by the treatment,
but rather diminished, and she sees no symptoms
of the return of the Eczema which once 50 COM
pletey took possession of her face and body. Miss
Atwood delights in telling of the good effects that
the CUTICURA treatment had upon her and recon-
mends unsolicited the CUTICCRA REMEDIES for
Eczema and all kindred ailments. Your prepara-
tiOns find ready sale; indeed, CUTICURA SOAP is
the list to buy almost continuously.
HASkIN & TODD. Druggists, Ithaca, n. Y.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
SAN DOMINGO TREATY.
Reciprocal Trade Relations Announced by
President Harrison.


President Harrison.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The President
issued a proclamation to-day announcing
the reciprocity treaty with San Domingo.
BY this treaty the following articles. manu-
factured in the United States, will be ad-
mitted free of duty into the Dominican Re-
public from and after September 1, 1891, in
consideration of sugars, molasses, coffee and
hides imported INTO the United States from
san Domingo being exempt from duty:
Live ANIMALS, meats of all kinds, except
ing smoked: corn, cornmeal and starch;
oats. barley, rye and buckwheat, and flour
OF these grains: hav, bran and straw, trees,
plants. vines and seeds: cottonseed oil and
meal cake; pitch, tar, turpentine and resin;
coal: mineral waters, ice machines, mining
machinery, agricultural implements; rail-
wav material. wrought and cast iron,
and steel, in pigs, bars, rods,
beams. etc, and wire nails, screws and
pipes, zinc, tin and lead roofing material,
copper in bars, plates, nails, ETC., and copper
and lead pipe, bricks, cement, lime, stone,
marble and paving tiles; fence wire, telc-
graph wire and apparatus wood and lumber
Of all kinds; material for shipbuilding;
school furniture; books, pamphlets, printed
matter and paper for newspapers; inks, gold
and silver coin and bullion.
The correspondence preceding the promul-
cation of the treaty was brief consisting of
but two letters, exchanged between Senior
Galvan. Minister of the Dominican Repub-
lie. and Hon. John W. Foster, Special
Plenipotentiarv of the United States. both
bearing date June 4, 1891.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
A QUEER AFRICAN DISH.
How Explorer Stanley's White Officers Were
Introduced to Chiquanga-
o..

Introduced to Chiquanga-
st. Nicholas for August.l
Saleh, Stanley's attendant, said it was
curious to watch Stanley's white officers
when introduced to chiquanga, kind of
pudding made of boiled manioc root.
Neither the taste nor odor of this food is at
all inviting at first;..but necessity brings al
whites as well as blacks to regard it as the
bread of life before many months of resi-
dence in Central Africa
Sometimes when deprived of it for many
days have often hailed piece of toasted
chiquanga as a real luxury, and 1 have been
rather disgusted with newly arrived whites
whose upturned noses condemned my bar
barrie taste. 49,
When Stanley's white officers had finished
their smoll stock of timed provisions and
rice, they were absolutely compelled to fall
back on the manioc dishes; but the sOurness
of taste of this African pudding is serious
barrier to the enjoyment of it, and some
stubborn persistence is required before the
white man halls chiquanga as a delicacy;
but like other white travellers, these officers
began to like it, and when they passed be-
yond the districts where it grew, and were
forced to adhere to roast plantain diet,
they regretted bitterly that they had no
manioc
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02

The affidavit is sworn to by Cashier John
Hayes on behalf of the Keystone Bank.
Mr.. HAYES AYERS six of the bills, repre-
cash paid into the bank. The others,
he says, are fraudulent, having been
given by President Marsh, of the bank,
to Bardsley with intent to deceive,
and there was guilty collusion between the
two. Not one cent was deposited by Bards
ley, Mr.. HAYES says, in return for the $780,
600 worth of due bills given him ,by Mr..
Marsh. Mr.. Hayes concludes his affidavit
with the statement that he will produce evil
dence to prove what he says when the case
is brought to trial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
HARD TO AVOID SHOP TALK.
A Girl Shouts Cash in the Midst of He
Novel and Editors Call for Copy.

A Girl Shouts Cash in the Midst of Her
Novel and Editors Call for Copy.
New York Telegram.l
A neatly dressed shopgirl sat in Third
avenue car yesterday evening, and was so
absorbed with her novel that the car passed
her street before she was aware of it. She
hastily jumped up. and said "Cash'' The
conductor understood her wants, and the
girl blushingly alighted, attended by the
smiles of her fellow passengers. L once
heard a newspaper man. yell ''Copy!" on
the street when he wanted to attract the at
tention of bootblack.
Neither of the above cases was attended
by the embarrassment felt by young lady
who had somewhat similar experience on
an L train the other day. The car was
crowded, and young man politely ten
dered his seat to one of the two young
ladies who had entered. The girls were in
vivacious spirits, and the one who accepted
the seat said to the donor, in one breath:
''Thankyoudon 'tmentionit. Then, real
izing that she had made "a break, " she
sank back in pretty confusion, while her
girl friend giggled at her modification.