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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-24
FASHIONABLE GAMBLING.

Gambling is dstinctively fashionable Just
now. Any one who doubts it should see the
character of the men who play after Y o'clock.
There is more of it going on in town than the
public at large knows anything about. Within
a stones throw of the Fiith-avenue Hotel
there are now three houses running, and one
of them will bear comparison with any gam
bling-house in the world. The place consists
of two old-fashioned. substantial and beauti-
fully fitted up houses. where at any time dur
ing the week from one hundred TO two hum
dred men may be seen playing roulette. bac-
carat or poker. A good many of these houses
make substantial incomes through the absurd
belief on the part of many men that gambling
Is a rather smart and arstocratic thing TO do
This view of it has always been more or
less of a mystery TO many people but It Is
unquestionably a fact that there are a great
many New Workers who speak of having gone
into a certain house after the theatre and
dropped hundred just TO pay for supper"
as though they had done something of pecu-
liarly exclusive and fashionable character.
They don't play 10 win as much as they do TO
get into the presence of men who are really
heavy gamblers and whose wealth enables
them to carry on a campaign against over
whelming odds without serious consequence.
Gamblers are almost invariably people of i'm
portant social position.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-24

Throughout the country New York is re-
garded as the centre of attraction. Every
year more and more people give themselves
the pleasure of a visit to the city. The num-
Der of those who can easily afford TO pay for
the best accommodations is steadily increas-
inc. In the general growth of the country,
and particularly in the West and South, the
development of the past few years has been
something wonderful. There are in the
United States, outside of the large cities.
thousands of people worth from hundred
thousand to half million dollars or more
apiece who are rarely or never heard Of by
the general public. Many of our out-of- town
guests know the city as well as if they lived
here. and. in fact see more of it than some
residents do, for they come here frequently
and make business ofseeing everything that
is worth seeing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
ANOTHER MANIFESTO.
PARNELL TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE o
GREAT BRITAIN.

His Aim to Make English Parties Subserv-
lent to the Irish Cause-Seceders From
His Cause Under English Domination-A
New Executive Constituted.
LONDON, April 18.-Mr. Parnell has is
sued the following manifesto, addressed to
members of the National League OF Great
Britain:
FELLOW CoUNTRYMEN-The attempt of Sc
ceders to wrest the National League of Great
Britain out of national hands, forces me to
take step to thwart them. l have guarded
the organization from the breath of English in
fl iuence. 1t was my policy to make English
parties subservient to Irish interests. That
policy was successful. 1t bore fruit Ia the land
arrears and home rule bills. We were united
and strong. Both English parties were ready
from them. But we are weakened by the de-
sertion in a moment of panic, of ran recruits
led by terrified captains.
1t is sought to make our organization sub
servient to English lnterests.s That policy. If
successful, will bear fruit too. 1t will end in
diSOrganization and utter ruin under the cover
OF convention. with the promise OF which the
seceders try to 1ull our people To inaction. In
sidious creatures are at work for the purpose OF
corrupting branches of the league and packing
with English agents an assembly summoned,
forsooth, TO represent Irish opinion. :.
was anxious that the National League OF
Great Britain should hold neutral position in
the present crisis, but the seceders, under the
spell of English dictation. were resolved that
the influence of the League should be used to
drive me from public life and make an English
statesman the arbtter of Ireland's destiny. The
peaceful proposals Of my friends on the execu-
tive of the League have been rejected with
scorn. The seceders have declared that shall
have quarter. In these circumstances
turn from this Anglo-Irish party and appeal
to the national instincts of my race. 1 call
upon my fellow countrymen in Great Britain
to ignore the convention summoned by
Irish Wings under the shadow of English
influence, and call upon them TO maintain the
attitude of se1f-respecting people; to assert the
principle of national Independence; to show
the spirit of fearless race, and to declare that
1rishmen alone shall regulate the conduct of
Irish business be that business the election of
q leader in, the English Parliament or the
fullest control of national affairs in the Irish
Parliament.
Seeding members of the Executive of the
League of Great Britain having resolved to
make the organization an English electioneer-
ing machine, have. pending the meeting Of
the convention. constituted what shall call a
provisional executive, consisting of those MEM
bers of the old executive who have been faith
full to Ireland, and of representative Irishmen
residing in England whose names are guar
antee of their worth and patriotism. Around
this executive ask my fellow countrymen of
Great Britain to rally in the interest of free
and independent Irish party.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
FROM THE DARKER SIDE.
Victims Caught by the Hand of Fate on
Friday.

Victims Caught by the Hand of Fate on
Friday.
There was but one fatal accident in the
two cities yesterday. The other accidents re-
ported were only trivial. They follow in the
list:
GooDwIN-Edward Goodwin, of Market
street, Allegheny. was instantly killed yester-
day morning at Ritter & Conley's works by
being crushed under steel beam. Frank
kornalby was also injured. but will recover.
WEBER-Philip Weber tried to jump on a
moving car on the Knoxville incline plane last
night but fell in the pit and had his leg broken.
DIETRICH-Mr. Dietrich, an Allegheny
butcher, got his hand caught In a sausage
cutting machine yesterday, and the hand was
SO badly laeerated that it had to be ampu-
tated.
ELRoYD-A little boy named Elroyd, of
Market street. Allegheny, was severely burned
about the limbs yesterday by his clothes
catching fire. He will recover.
DEAN-Mary Dean, aged years. was
knocked over by Penn avenue car at Twenty
ninth street yesterday. She was but slightly
injured.
JoHNsToN-A horse owned by John Clark
backed over a Southside dump yesterday and
was drowned Thomas Johnston was thrown
into the river, but was rescued.
KEAToN-William Keaton, puddler at the
Keystone Mill, had his right hand badly burnt
yesterday by sparks of hot metal from his fur
mace.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
TRIBUTE TO SPRING.
That Is What Primrose Day Has
Become in England'S Capital.
AT THE SHRINE OF BEACONSFIEL[
Many Thousands of the Yellow Flowers
Will Be Laid To-Day,
ANE ALL LONDoNERS WILL BE DECKED
rBY DUNLAP's CABLE coMPANY.I

rBY DUNLAP's CABLE coMPANY.I .
LONDON, April 17.-To-morrow will be
Primrose Day, which, as will doubtless be
remembered, has been an institution since
the time when Lord Beaconsfeld, the great
est statesman of his age or the most consum-
mate trickster who ever went into politics as
trade, according to the belief of the Con-
servative or the Radical party, died ten
years ago. 1t must be owned that, although
the day was originally sacred to the mem
ory of the departed statesman, it has even
at this early period already lost most of its
political significance.
Liberal and Conservative, Tory and Rad
ical alike don the badge of bunch of the
pale little hedge flowers as a sort, of tribute
to the spring. In fact, in this wretched
climate of ours the primrose is practically
the first of the wild flowers to appear and
prove that the earth is yet capable of yield
ing anything to look upon after dark and
dreary winter. This is the reason why
their universal wearing has become the
fashion; especially as they seldom appear in
anything like profusion before the end of
the second week of Parliament The season
has been so bad that it is likely that those
who make it point of deco rating their but
tonholes and carrying bouquets of these
yellow blossoms will find them much more
scarce than usual.
Already preparations are being made 70.
the harvest, and the hedges will be subject
to the depredations OF the multitude, who 60
out with knives and baskets searching for
the plants. They will probably this year
not spare the roots in their eagerness to Gull
the blooms, and this action threatens the
cherished symbols with complete extinction.
In spite of this scarcity, however, the
shrine Of Lord Beaconsfeld, the statue
erected to his memory which faces the
Abbey, will be decorated as usual, and will
be an attractive sight. 1t is really worth
long journey to go to Parliament Square on
Primrose Day and see the statue of the hero,
with wreaths at its base and punches in their
thousands, which the hands of admirers
have cast at it's feet. till there is huge
mound of pale primroses reaching to
height of many feet while magnificent
wreath encircles the upper part of the
statue and many similar offerings hang
around it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
FILTHY DRINKING WAFER,

Londoners Getting Alarmed Over Their
Foul Supply.
rBY DUNLAP's CABLE CoMPANr.I
LONDON, April 17.-The water Londoners
are doomed to drink is abominable, and its
supply ought to put the authorities to the
blush, If authorities were capable of evinc-
ing such an emotion. 1t has just been
shown that the Thames, from which we draw
should, by Difference to long usage, be the
sparkling fluid. is fouled 0y cesspooIs
near the source. The pumping sta
ton at Sunbury and the filter beds are
the only things that intervene to prevent
the dissemination of typhoid germs through
out the supply of drinking water which is
furnished not only to the metropolis, but to
many adjacent towns.
As consequence Of this people are get
ting alarmed and already filters are being
sold in nearly every street and square of the
city. The British Medical Journal, one of
the most prominent technical organs, has
taken the matter up and probably will not
stop harping on the matter until it has
achieved some change in this disgraceful
state of affairs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
CHAIRMAN KERR,s VIEWS.
He Thinks Democratic Prospects Are
Brighter Now Than Last Year.
nPFCIAL rELEoKAM TO THE pIsp Arcu,

He Thinks Democratic Prospects Are
Brighter Now Than Last Year.
ESPECIAL TELEeKAM TO THE prspArcH,
PHILADELPHIA. April 17.-Democratic
State Chairman Kerr has been here in con-
sultation with prominent workers in his
party during the past few DAYS and expects
to run over to Washington to- morrow to FIX
up his campaign for the chief clerkship OF
the next House. Mr.. Kerr says the Dem
ocratic State Convention will be held late
this year. most likely the last week in Au-
gust, and Altoona has the choice, az far as
known, although the State Committee has
not yet decided. He says that the
course of Governor Pattison and
the Democratic legislators is strictly
according to promises made last fall. He
believes long and tedious campaign of ed
ucation and explanation will not be a Dem
ocratic necessity this year, as the issues are
clearly defined and the people will conduct
their own battle.
Democratic prospects are better and
more assuring to-day in Pennsylvania, /"
says the Chairman, ethan they were this
time last year. Mr.. Quay's new deal in
State affairs will develop in few days, and
you will find that the Baker ballot reform
law will not become such until he is again
elected a Senator. That is the principal OBJ
ject Of his conferences now."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Olyphant. near Scranton. Thursday even.
ing, fire broke out in the Eddy creek breaker
of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
which was completely destroyed. Owing to
the combustible nature of the material, the
flames spread like wildtirc. The destruction of
this breaker will throw over 500 men and boys
out of employment This breaker broke the
coal from the Eddy creek shaft which was
flooded two years ago, and was put in shape
again only after an enormous expense. Loss
about Sl00. 900; no insurance.
THURSDAY nights fire in old Greenwich vii.
lage New York. proved to be most disastrous
one. 1t was daylight before the fire was under
control. AT that time the Ross building had
been destroyed. Taggart's storage warehouse
was also in ruins. Three dwelling houses and
severa, tenements were damaged. 1t is esti-
mated the loss will amount to S509. 900.
AN alarm of fire was sent IN from station
liz at 5:45 P. NJ. yesterday. caused by a small
chimney blaze in a house on Walnut street,
Temperanceville.
AT Norwich, Conn.,. the old East mill Of the
Falls Cotton Manufacturing Company was
burned yesterday morning. Loss, $l5000o; in
Aured
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
SEXTON ON PARNELL,
The Late Irish Leader Roundly Denounced
by His Former Colleague.

The Late Irish Leader Roundly Denounced
by His Former Colleague.
LONDON, April 17.-In the House of
Commons to-day, Thomas Sexton, one of the
members for Belfast, who was loudly
cheered by the McCarthyites and by the
Liberals during the course of the debate on
the Irish land bill. strongly condemned Mr..
Parnell's attitude last night, when the latter
made his attack upon the Liberal policy.
MIR. ParnelPs proposed amendment to Mr..
Morley's motion, making it operative when
ever local Government bill was passed,
would prevent Mr.. Morley's object from be-
ing attained, which object was to compel
the Conservatives to give Ireland local self
government.
MI. Morley's amendment was to the effect
that an advance OF money should not be
granted under the bill except with the ap-
proval of the County Council in the district
in which the holding for which the advance
was asked might be situated. After some
further discussion, Mr.. Morley's amend
ment to the land bill was rejected by a vote
of 247 to 40, and Mr.. Parnell's amendment
to Mr.. Morley's motion was also defeated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
THE CIGARETTE BILL.
A Favorable Report Made on 1t by the
House Committee.

A Favorable Report Made on 1t by the
House Committee.
rrrEcIAL TELEGRAM TO TuE DnPAroHl
HARRISBURG, April H.-The bill to
regulate and restrain the sale of cigarettes
By requiring dealers TO procure a license
and prohibiting the sale or gift to children
under l6 years of age, as well as giving
parents or guardians action at law, was
favorablv reported in the House
Bills were negatived to provide for the
manner of hearing and determining ap-
peals from assessments of taxes to the Courts
of Common Pleas, and TO aid the Silk Cult
ure Association. Among the appropriation
bills reported were the following: Grant
ing s., eco TO the Home Of the Ladies of, the
Grand Army of the Republic. at Hawkins
station, Allegheny county; Sc, 900 to the
5demorisi Home for Old Soldiers, at Brook
vile; $40, coo 10 the State Fishery Commits
Sioners; So, 600 to the Philadelphia Zoolog-
ieaI Society. Bills appropriating s., OeO to
;he Allegheny Day Nursery, and making
appropriations to the Norther Home for
Frenlless Children, of Philadelphia and
the Oil City Hospital were negatively re-
ported.
An unsuccessful effort was made to have
the Senate biz recommItted permitting the
payment OF debts in any legal tender money,
Notwithstanding stipulations to the con-
lra-v
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
REPUBLICANS CONVEYING.

Delegates to the Convention Arriving to
Leave for Cincinnati on the Congo This
Afternoon - Some Prominent Names
Among Those Now Here.
A number of delegates to the annual con-
vention of the Republican League clubs. to
be held in Cincinnati on next Tuesday and
following days. arrived in town
from Philadelphia last night. Prom
inent among them are Theodore Stub,
City Commissioner; Magistrate Charles
Fulmer, and Collector of the Port Thomas
V. Cooper. These visitors were Hospitality
entertained during the evening at the Young
Mems Republican Tariff Club, where Sem
ator John Neeb, Sheriff McCleary, Coroner
Mcdowell, Magistrate John Gripp and John
Doyle made the delegates at home.
The club has chartered the Congo to con-
vey those delegates who will arrive here,
and number of members of the Legisla-
ture, to Cincinnati.
The members of the Tariff CLUB have
seized the opportunity to extend welcome
to their Eastern friends, and have chartered
the Congo to afford the delegates and legis-
lators a pleasant holiday and some return
for the courtesies extended to them while
abroad. The boat will leave the wharf at
o'clock this afternoon,i arriving at Cincin-
natl between 4 and o'clock on Monday
afternoon. The legislators will return the
same day, at o'clock.
The mem bers of the Legislature and the
Eastern delegates will arrive this morning
at 8 o'clock. Included among them will be:
President of the Senate pro tempore, Boies
Penrose; Senators John B. Robinson, Win
field S. Smith. Alec +. Thompson, j. P. S.
Goblin, E. H. Laubach, Grant Her.
ring, H. B. Packer, S. d. Bates,
NJ. E. Mcdonald, Luther R. Keefer, W.
Mex. Williamson, John A. Lemon, E. E.
Robbins, Harry Alvin Hall, DR.. j. B. Sho-
walter, DIR. Thomas NJ. Mehard, William
R. Crawford and D. 3. McCreary; Sergeant
at Arms George G. Hutchinson, and Cap
tain Huddell. clerk to President pro tenn
pore. The Representatives include Will
lam Bunch. Jr., William B. Rose, George
A. We're, Harry Fletcher, Adolf Bezerleln
and W. J. Reed. Among the delegates will be
John O'Donnefl, President of Harmony
Legion; Councilman George Pfoutz Sam
H, Zeaiger, Samuel Salter, Captain John
Taylor, Receiver of Taxes; William R.
Leeds, United States Marshal, all of Phil
adelphia. Other Philadelphians who ar
rived last night were William Lane Shines,
William Sides, j. W. Peters and Harry
Dankelman.
About 40 members of the Tariff Club and
40 delegates from the State will leave this
afternoon on the Congo.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
HARD LINES IN STORE
FOR THE BILL TO CREATE FIVE AD-
DITIoNAL CLERKsHIPs.

NJ uch Opposition to 1t From the Country
Members and Others-A Former Veto
of Similar Bill by Governor Pattison
Recalled.
rFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
The bill to give three additional clerks to
the State and two to the Auditor Generals s
Department. even il it passes the Senate,
will likely have hard lines in the House
Apart from the general Republican view
that it is poor policy to make offices for
Democrats, there is a number in both
parties, representing principally farming
communities who hold that now is not the
time to increase the number of Office holders
and add to the burden of the taxpayers.
In support of their position, they argue
that 81, 200 wear, the sum necessary to pay
the salaries of the three new Democratic
clerks in the State Department. represents
the amount of State tax raised yearly, under
the mill rate, upon 81, 100000 of capital
stock or money at interest. They also quote
Governor Pattison himself in support of the
assertion that no new clerks are needed. The
acteof 1874, fixing the number of clerks in
the State Department, provided for an ad-
ditional one to be employed when required.
During Governor Pattison's first term this
cletk tvas never needed. On June %, 1883,
he Tsged bill giving the State Treasurer
one ad1itf6nal clerk, saying:
"My knowledge of the departments leads
me to believe that they are all well and fully
equipped with employees; that the act of 1874
. was liberal one, and that if it erred at all
it was not on the side of parsimony. There
is deep-seated belief among the people
that the cost OF conducting the Government
is too great; that the list of names upon the
pay roll is unnecessarily large, and that
there exists a pumber of sinecures that could
and ought to be dispensed with. 1 decline
to assist in placing this burden upon the
people"
1t has also been claimed by the friends of
the bill that Secretary Stone in his last re-
port favored an increase of clerks in the
State Department. This is not quite &C.
curate. On page five OF the report he says:
ut would be a great convenience to have a
general index of the commission dockets
and records. This work cannot be done
with the present force in the department;
hence an appropriation for temporary ad-
ditional assistance in this work the coming
year will be proper"
Adding this to the ill-feeling caused by
the Governors recent vetoes, and it looks as
though Mr.. Harrity's bill might fall by the
wayside.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18

Mrs. Ma tin on Trial. ohe "as uresSoo III
black from bonnet to boot, as were also her
attendants, and they made striking picture.
During the three hours consumed In
securing jury, Mrs. Martin sat immedl-
ately back of her attorneys in a reclining
posture and. eyed closely every man called
and examined as prospective juror for the
panel to try her case. Each man she closely
watched, and it was soon evident that it was
she and not her counsel, who was the
challenging party in every case, when each
man under examination was deemed unde-
sirable.
Detectives Badly Wanted.
The case, it is thought, will hang on de-
fendant's ability to get several detectives
into court as witnesses, and also the message
which passed over the Western Union wires
regarding her case before the shooting.
The detectives subprnaed have repeatedly
lodged out of sight-cannot be found and
have forfeited an attachment issued some
time ago for their appearance.
The most important witness Of to-day's
session was P. A. O'Briene, of Memphis.
He testified that Mrs. Martin appeared at
his office a few days prior to the shooting
and told him of a woman who had shot her
husband for deserting her. "If, said Mrs.
Martin to the witness, "you hear OF SINH
lar occurrence near me here you may know
it's me-" The witness declared before he
left the stand that defendant was either very
eccentric or mildly insane.
The declaration had quite an effect on the
Court, inasmuch as Mrs. Martins attorneys,
at the opening of court. pleaded not guilty
and insane at the time of action. The State
closed this afternoon and the defendants
will introduce their witnesses tomorrow.
A Former Social Queen.
Mrs. Martin is about 80 years of age; is
above medium height; is brunette, and has
pretty face, with an eager, expectant e1-
preston. In her youth she was charming,
gay, graceful and in every way pretty,
fascinating girl. Her maiden name was
Julia Powers, and she comes of q family at
Macon, Ca, whose social standing is the
very best As young lady, she had Wis
tied Eufaula as the guest of the best people,
and been a social favorite, though she did
not meet Clarence Martin, who lived there,
till some years after, when she had fallen
from grace aud made his acquaintance in an
asslgnation house.
Edward T. Martin, the victim, was a
member of an old, numerous and influential