St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 3, 1892

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bout the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH Coupon, but it. is a_good thing to have in the pocket, —— ee > aa + + + - Tor > r . i ‘ ewe . Sa . € - f hy #3 say ‘Ss “eo Pi . HM Re ‘ a we Eg hoe = Secdnd page, you will find the Coupon in the S _ Pe - POSTSDISPATCH. Cut it out, sign, put it in your pocke! a. — a 4 BF i a VOL, 44, NO. 49. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 3, 1892. . PRICE, FIVE CENTS. BY CARRIER, FIFTEEN CENTS PER ws adie an a PAID IT BACK. _— — Mysterious “Thos. E..Smith”’ Re- funds Antonia .Marshall’s Fine. The Money Delivéred at the Mayor’s Office by a Messenger. STRANGE SEQUENCE OF THE ‘‘SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH” EXPOSE. 4 A Boy, Who Said That “Smith’’ Gave the Money to Saloon-Keeper Kempff Yes- terday to Be Returned, Brings It to Secretary Brennan-—Secretary Brennan Still Claims to Be in the Dark About **Smith’s’’ Identity. When Antoine Marshall, the man who was fined $25in Police Justice Meegan’s office in Carondelet called atthe Mayor’s office this morning to receive the $12 which had been pald by way ofa ‘‘remit’’ to one Patrick Dailey by the City Marshal, Sergt. McGrew informed him that the money had been sent into the office, and upon Marshall giving him a receipt for it was duly turned over to him, The manner in which the $12 found its way back into the Mayor’s office is about as pecu- liar as the way in which it disappeared from the Marshal’s office. The story as published tn yesterday’s SUN- DAX Post-DrsPaTcH was that Antoine Mar- shall haa been fined $25 in a Police Justice Court, and his sister,. Mrs. Amelia Lutton, had paid $120n it for him. Subsequently a mysterious gentleman whom the Mayor’s Secretary Goes not now retall, but who gave the ugme of Thos. E. Smith, came to him, and had the fine remitted. The fine remit book had indorsed on this particular remit, **©. K., Jim,’’ which is Secretary Brennan’g private mark to official docu- ments. -The $12 paid by Mrs. Lutton for her brother ‘was duly refunded by Marshal Thomas tio one Patrick Dailey, who said he collected the money for Thomas E. Smith. When Antoine Marshall heard of the remit being grahted, he naturally sofight to find out who Thos. E. Smith was, who had taken such af itterest in his case, and yet who had failed to 4 over to him or his sister the $12 collected the City Marshal. No light}could be thrown on this at the Mayor’s Office, and Secretary Brennan when seen, could not for the life of him remember who Th E. Smith was, although he acknow having remitted the fine. Antoine hall said he would call atthe Mayor's this morning. for the $12 and if it was NOk forthcoming he would swear outa warrant inst Patrick Dailey, who was the ~ only tangible party to the transaction. H thle morning at-ilio’elock and, as Money. . “HOW IT CAME BACK, Sergt. McGrew gives the following account of the Manner in which the money was brought to {he Mayor’s office. **A yOUNG; boy about 16 years of age, came in here this morning and said that his uncle, Tony Kempif, had given himthe $12, which had been ft at his uncle’s saloon by Mr. Smith, .— asked him where his uncle’s placts was and he told me ax 4301 South Broadway. i e@ boy himself said that he lived at Gianaavenue. He dian’t know who \r. SmMlth was or anything more about the money stated. It was evident to me that he b4@d@ been posted to simply deliver the money say thathe Knew nothing more about/ it.’* When Secretary Brennan was seen he;said: **Thos. E.\ Smith didn’t show up, but he sent in the thoney.’’ remember yet, 6 stated, go anything about *‘Nosir; Ican’t place him. I’d know him if I sxw him again—you may be sureof that.’’ **diow did the money get here?’’ “*Sergt. McGrew can tell you that—it was __8fven to him.’’ - ot ‘¢Po you think you’ll find Smith?’’ **T don’t know. It was pretty hard on me to be caught by that fellow, and harder to be written up about it. Onething is certain, though, the next fellow that comes along here witha poverty story, andI don’t know Aim, instead of a remit he’ll get a Diack eye, How ts a fellow going to tell whenthey are lying? They takean oath, but what does it amount £0? ‘This case has taught me a lesson,’/“and the Secretary looked sadly out of the window and sighed. \ MARSHALL JUBILANT. After getting his $12 atthe Mayor’s office, Antotne Marshall went to the Four Courts and saw Chief Deputy Marshall Woliblock. ‘‘Well, I’ve got my money,’’ he said triumphantly. . ‘*‘Who did you get it from?’’ asked Woll- block, ‘*Dalley?’’ ‘‘No. I didn’t see Dalley." The money was there waiting forme. I’m much obliged to you for what you did towards helping “me,’’ and then Marshall went back to Carondejet with his sister's, $12, so strangely recovefei from the still mysterious Mi. Smith. A Post-DisPpaTCH reporter called at Paul Kempff’s saloon to see Patrick Dalley and learn from him how he had managed to find Smith so opportunely,but Dailey was not in. Heis not employed at Kempf?f’s saloon, but only makes thaf place his headquarters when in the vicinity of the Four Gourts.~ ~> A FICTITIOUS ADDRESS. Investigation, proves that there is no one | ‘mamed Kempf living at the address on ‘south Broadway given by the boy who Jeft the $12 at the Mayor’s office. The / block 43809 to 4400 south is Just south of the ‘Work-house. At 4400 south isa grocery, the ‘proprietor of which, Mr. Veters, could not focate Kempf. Inqurtes in the neighborhood met with similar failure. WANT RECIPROCITY. Bermuda Seeking Fetter Trade Relations With the United States. New YorE, Oct. 3.—Capt. Nathaniel Vesey, a prominent member of the Bermuda Parlia- ment, arrived in this. city yesterday on the Orinoco. Capt. Vesey said the House of As- sembly of Bermuda had forwarded a memo- rialtothe British Government asking per- mission to send delegates to Washington to endeavor to make atreaty of reciprocity. The plea of the people of Bermuda was that they only levied atax forrevenue purposes of 5 per cent ad vaiorem from the United States as against a prohibitory§ tax levied by the United States against what the latter government imported from Bermuda. Four-fifths of the imports of Bermuda were from the United States and the fresh vegetables were exported ata time when such articles were not grown by the American farmer. Application was made before to the Secre- tary of State for the colonies for the British Government to try to obtain concessions from the United States Government, but the arplication failed through the apathy of the home government, supplemented by a de- sire toencourage and foster trade between Bermuda and Canada, a country which could neither supply Bermuda mor on any- thing like near as favorable terms as the United States. If permission was given by the home government, Capt. Vesey said, two delegates were to be sent at once to Wash- ington to try to effect a settlement of tle question. 4 A curious story about the United States and reciprocity was put in circulation in this city esterday. ‘the Governments of Great Germany and Italy, | bs witha bu } county, and the lies with the tj have : ntined. “The schools taken or were to take In these maneuvers was not quite plain in the story as it was given out yesterday, but the deeds of Ger- many were indisputably set forth. Germany, it , appeared, had offered to Ulises Hureaux, President of San Domingo, an an- nual bribe of $50,000 for life if he would de- clare the reciprocity treaty’ with the United States abrogated. **It is true,’’ said the Dominican Consul here, ‘‘that the countries mentioned have made a demand in San Domingo, in which they claim that under.a clause to be found in former treaties each is entitled to receive all the favors from San Domingo that are or may be extended to the most favored nation. **That being the case, San Domingo was naturally alarmed. The attitude of Germany was especially dangerous. All our tobacco trade is with Hamburg, Where we were threatened with a duty that would have been fatal to our business, For England and Italy we did not care so much. Still, if we should be compelled to accede to the demands of the triparty we would have to send all our sugar to London. For this the United States would reimpose the sugar duties. I was sent to see Secretary Foster, and conferred with him on the subject, and We had a long talk.’’ ‘*Were you instructed to say to Secretary Foster that President Hiureaux would see thatthetreaty was maintained if he was promised an annuity of $75,000a year?’’ was asked. **No, I was not,’’ said the consul, smiling; “and as far as I know no suggestion was ever made. I do know that the American minister to Hayti, Mr. Durham, and the German Minis- ter tothe samecountry have both left Port au Prince and are in conference with the President of San Domingo at the capitol. Each is in communication with his own gov- ernment, and 1 have no doubt that a satis- factory way out of the present difficulty will be decided upon.’’ . AN OUTLAW BAND. Hunting in Pennsylvania Mountains for the Cooley Gang. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 8.—The killing of Frank Cooley, the leader of the Fayette County mountain outlaws, will soon bring the career ofthe bandtoaclose, The leader of the Cooley gang was shotand killed at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the house of his father between Fair Chance and Smith- field by Sheriff McCormick. George Fisher,a United States Secret Service Agent, and two others have been watching the residence of old man Cooley forsometime and they dis- mountains every Sunday. Sheriff McCor- mick and a few deputies went to the assistance of the secret agent and his companions yesterday to make a descent upon the outlaws when they came down the mountains. Frank Cooley, the leader, and Jack Ramsey came down tothe Oooley house at noon, and later in the day they went intoacleared fleld behind the house. The men were balf lying against stumps of trees when the Sheriff’s here burst upon them. McCormick led, and the outlaws fired five shots at him, without effect. He leaped behindatree and shot Cooley through the heart.» Ramsey fled, but is being pursued by the sheriff’s posse. The death of Frank removes the leading spirit of the gangand follows closely. upon the killing of his young brother, Jack, who was shot by a trap-gun in a milk house in the early partof August last. When Jack was buried his funeral wasthe biggest that ever took place in Fairchance. Overa thousand Ople came to take a last look at the face of he dead man, and the house of Lute Cooley was filled duringthe funeral services. The Rev. Mr. MeCarthy of the Fairchance Metho- dist Episcopal Church officiated, and, after a short and simple service, nearly two tbou- sand men, women and chiidren from all parts of Fayette County followed the remains to the cemetery. The piace of operations of the outlaws is on the border lne of West Virginia and Is almost bisected by a range of low mountains straggling downward from the Alleghaniles. These mountains are covered with nameless forests, in which none but a born mountain- eer could ‘hopeto find his way. On the out- skirts of this wilderness are numerous little towns and fruitful farms, The Cooley and the Ramsey families settled in this region as squatters toward the end of the last century. The men who now bear those names can trace their ancestry back to the Revolutionary war, but in that part of the country lineageis of little account and people do not bore one another with the ex- ploits of their great-grandfathers. These two families were poor when they settled here and their descend- ants were poor after them. They were farmers first, then degenerated into tradesmen, and now, In most cases,are both. They married and mtermarried, increased and multiplied, and brought matters tosuch a pass that to-day one-half of the inhabitants of Fayette County are related either by blood or by marriage to Frank Cooley and Jack Ramsey, the outlaws. There are perhapsa dozen families bearing the name of Cooley and a similar number bearing that of Ramsey. They are scattered all over the county, and when any of the gang are hard pressed they have only to select oneof any two houses they meet tofindanuncleor a cousifi or a nephew who will shelter them even at hazard of his life. Lute Cooley, an old cobbler of Fairchance, is the father of the first members of the old and numerous Cooley family who went into the thieving business. Greg Ramsey, very respectable in his way, is the father of Jack Ramsey, who was thefirstto diviatée from the straight Ramsey line. The lad grewup with the Cooley boys, and with Ted Car,and Brint Frey, Sam Yaeger, andthe Rankin boys—all relations of various degrees. Lute Cooley had six sons, Bill and Dick, twins, of whom the latter is in the penitentiary; Bert, under arrest for cutting a man; Jack, who was shot in August; Frank, killed yes- terday,. the leader of the outlaws, and Ewing, whose only crime has been to shield his brothers from justice. Allthe men here mentioned grew up from boyhood together at the edge of these trackless forests. They received no education, either intellectual or moral... They were allowed to wander un- restrained over the mountains. They worked when they had to and loafed when they could. They grew up almost as animals of the forests, and, having wicked blood in their veins, they became outlaws and for the past four years have lived in the mountains and been hunted by the officers of the law. JACK RAMSEY RUN DOWN. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Oct. 3.—Jack Ramsey, a member of the notorious Cooley gang, was captured this afternoon and lodged in jail. This virtually ends the career of the thieves, FIRES. : A New Jersey Timber District Swept by Flames. MAYS LANDING, N.‘“J., Oct. 3.—The timber district nearthe line of the Tuckahoe Rail- road has been burning for four days. Thous- ands of acres of valuable timber have been destroyed. Attempts to fight the fire are useless, as the heavy wind carrias the sparks several hundred yards, and the timber is dry as tinder. It is not known how the fire started, The Hebrew settlement at Monte- fiore, twenty miles above Cape May, started by Baron Hirsch, is in imminent danger of being wiped out by the fire. PRAIRIE FIRES. MANDAN, N. D., Oct. 3.—There is no truth in the report of a prairie fire west of the Mis- sour!. A big fire is reported fifty miles north of Mandan, on the north side of the Missouri. A range owned by State Treasurer Booker is reported burned, with losses of cattle. STABLE BURNED. BLOOMINGTON, Iil.. Oct. 8.—The private stables of J. T. Snell, one of the wealthiest men of the city, were consamed by fire Sun- day evening at 6 o’clock. The vlaze origi. nated by hay igniting from an electric wire. Loss $4,000. Scarlet Fever. MARSHALLTOWN, Io., Oct. 3.—An epidemic of scariet fever is raging at Lamoille, in this disease mone of the church ad covered that the gang came thither from the

It appears that the late Emperor William, after taking possession of Slesvig-Holstein in 1866, tried his utmostto befriend the de- posed dynasty. Inthisspirit he sanctioned the marriage of his grandson, the present Kaiser William, with the poverty-stricken Princess of Augustenbourg, reviled by Bis- marck’s agents at one time as the ‘‘Countess Pretender’’ of Slesvig, and that of Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia to her sister. He did more. He distributed the castles and crown estates of the Holstein family among its various homeless members, and thus put them on thelr feet again. They are all comfortably well fixed at the presenttime. Amongthe castles Emperor William gave away was the Glucksbourg Schloss, which he turned over to Duke Charles. of Slesvig, husband of Duchess Wilhelmine;: the daughter of the late Prelate VI. of Denmark. Roth the Duke and Duchess are dead and the present in- cumbent of the title and heir of the estates has up to a few weeks ago considered himself the undisputed proprietor of. Schloss Glucks- bourg. Then the specter of a secret scandal was fiashed before his eyes by the letter ofa lady belonging to the highest nobility in the country, who showed him deeds and other legal instruments to prove that her daughter is the child of the late Duke Charles, who, she claims, left her all his personal property and selected Schloss Glucksbourg for her residence. Duke Fred- erick Ferdinand, who, like the rest of the family always considered his late uncle Charles a model of propriety, refused to be- lieve the lady’s statements and says the documents are not sufficient legal evidence, The lady, therefore, appealedto the Kaiser who, however, refused to interfere in family affairs. Allhopes ofan amicable arrange- ment being abandoned thecase will now be tried in the open courts anda good deal of dirty linen will be washed on that occasion, RECEIVED AT THE VATICAN, DELICATE MISSION OF HERR VON BULOW TO THE HOLY SEE. RoME, Oct. 3.—The Pope to-day gave an audience to Herr Von Bulow, the new Pr@gs- sian Minister to the Vatican, who i recently appointed to succeed Herr Schloeser. Afterthe formal audience, His Holiness hela a private conversation with the Minister. They were closeted together fortwohours. The results of Herr Von Bulow’s appointment are watched with much interest. There ' is no doubt that he is. persona grata at the Vatican, but though he has the repu- tation of beilnga subtle diplomat, it is not believed that he will succeed in changing the papal policy toward France. His position is @ peculiar one, in view of the alliance that has just been formed between the Conserva- tive and Centrist Catholic members of the German Reichstag. Itis upon this new Car- tel party that the German Government depends for the passage of its ODilis to increase the strength of the army. The Pope, holding tbe views he does toward France, does not desire an increase in the German army, and it is thought highly probable in official circles in Rome that he will endeavor to prevent the Catholic members of the Reichstag from vot- ing for the measure. ‘If he does not it is pretty certain that the German Government will have to grant wide concessions to the Catholics in Germany in return for the sup port of the Center party. nes re- ‘ceived here from Berlin state, t in the formation of the new teresting one and Herr Von Bulow’s efforts will probably be directed to procuring the Pope’s adhesion to the new alliance, with what result remains to be geen. SPAIN’S RULERS. THE ROYAL PARTY SNTHUSIASTICALLY RE- CEIVED IN MADRID. MADRID, Oct. 8.—Queen Regent Christina and King Alfonsoarrivedin Madrid to-day from San Sebastian, where they have been sojourning for sometime past. They were accompanied by other members of the royal family, Their return to the capitol was made the occaasion for a great demonstra- tion. The members of the cabinet, the highest military andciyil authorities and’ the members ofthe diplomatic corps were present to receive their majesties. The streets in the vicinity of the _ station and the route. to the palace were crowded with people and the royal party was given a most enthush welcome. The youthful king looked as though ‘his stay at San Sebastian had . greatly benefited him, and his sunburned face showed that he lived much Jnthe open air, As the carriage in which he rode was drivehthrough the Hnes of people the little king was tumultuously cheered, He acknowledgéd his subjects’ sal- utation by gravely bo g and raising his hat. 2 The court will remain im Madrid until Oct. 7 when the Queen Regent anda royal party will leave for Saville and this will practically be the beginning of Spain’s great celebration in honor of Columbus. "* pe ay GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. LORD TENNYSON, ENGLAND'S POET LAUREATE, SERIOUSLY FOL. Lonpoy, Oct. 8.—Lord Ténnyson, the poet laureate, was seriously ill on Friday, Satur- day and Sunday, but to-day he rallied some- what. His illness is due to a complication of influenza and gout. Sir “Andrew Clark and other distinguished pnysiclgns are in attend- ance upon Lord Tennyson, who Is at his res- idence at Worth, near Haslemere, in Surrey. He has not left his room forseveral days. In view of his 838 years, his physicians are ex- ceedingly apprehensive of the result of his illness. A dispatch from’ Haslemere, re- ceived at a quarter to 30’clock this after- noon, says that. Lord Tennyson has to-day taken food well, THE CAPT. PRATT COMING. VALPARAISO, Oct. 3.+-Should Admiral Gher- ardi invite Chilito participate in the naval demonstration.iIn New Yorkmext spring the Capt. Pratt would be ordered toattend. The Armstrongs are building fog Chili a 4,000-ton cruiser of the general type of the Baltimore, except she will have less freeboard amid- ship. Herarmament will consist of rapid fire guns of the heaviest caliber with broad- side batteries of smaller rapid fire guns, IRELAND'S NEW RULER. DUBLIN, Oct. 3.—Lord Houghton, the new Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and party were Janded at Kingstown, seven miles southeast of Dublin, by a special ste@merthis morning. The warship Belle Isle, whieh lay ia the harbor, dressed and saluted; @therwise there was no demonstration, rgason may have been that the Lord Lieutevant drfived an hour earlier than was expected. The party proceeded on a special train to Dublin. GERMANY'’S NEW TAX LEVY. BERLIN, Oct. 8.—Minister Miquel’s new tax of one-half of 1 per cent on lan! of any kind, house property and capital invested in either industrial enterprise or the funds, will, it is estimated, yield annually 33,000,000 marks. Persons possessing property v alued at 6,000 @marks willl be exempt from this tax. MINISTER LIXCOLN COMING HOME. LONDON, Oct. 8.—Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, the United States Ministerto Great Britain, will sali for the United States this week ona short leave of dbsence. He will return with Mrs. Lincoln in November. OBITUARY. Death of Joseph Ernest Renan, the French Historian. Paris, Oct. 3.—At an early ‘hour yesterday morning Joseph Ernest Renan, the eminent author and philologist, died after suffering extreme agonies. Last Tuesday M. Renan went out driving and contracted a severe cold which soon developed into congestion of the lungs. Saturday he seemed to grow better, and there were hopes that he would rally and recover from the illness, but late in the afternoon his limbs began to swell and he suffered great pain. An Operation was r- formed to ease the agony, but it weakened his vitality and he grew gradually weaker until 6:30 o’clock yesterday morning, when he died. He was rational up toa few minutes before his death, and requested that there be a national funeral, and that his body be buried tn the Pantheon. Joseph Ernest Renan, historian, orlentalist and essayist, was born at Trequier, Brittany, in 1824. His father was a master-mariner and was drowned at sea. Ernest was trained in Latin and the strictest Catholicism by priests in his native town and in Paris. At the Paris UVollege, presided over by M. Dupan- loup, he was schooled in Hterature. At St. Sulpice, in 1842, he studied Hebrew and Syriac under the distinguished orientalist, M. le Hir, These pursuits disturbed his early religious Views. ‘**My own faith,’’ he wrote, ‘‘was destroyed, not by metaphysics nor philosophy, but by historical criticism.’’ Giving up hig intention of becoming a priest, he served asassistant master ina Parisian school for nearly four years, continuing meantime his historicaland linguistic stud- ies. In 1848 he gained the Volney prize for an essay on the Semitic languages. He became an authorin 1849, and had pubiished several works dealing with religious history when he departed for Syria in 1860, accompanied by his oldest sister, who died at Biblios the fol- lowing year. To her Renan dedicated the ‘*Vie de Jesus,’’ which was written almost entirely in Palestine, though not published until 1863, This work made him a celebrity. About the same period he was appointed professor Of Hebrew in the Institute of France, but his first lecture led to his sus- pension and he was not returned tothe chair until 1870. The*‘Viede Jesus’’ was the first of a series of books on Christian history which were condemned by certain Protest- ants in Germany as well as -by Catholics everywhere. The Vie gave rise to a noted correspondence with Dr. Strauss. In 1878, Renan was elected to the French Academy, and in an address the following year madea memorable onslaught on German manners, literature and politics. Histwo attempts to enter political life (1869 and 1876) were unsuc- cessful. His ‘‘History of the People of Israel’’ has been coming from the press for the last five years, but has probably been left incomplete. Renan’s wife was the daughter of Henri Scheffer, the painter. DR. DOUGLASS. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 2.—Dr. Douglass, the famous throat specialist, who abandoned his practice and devoted his whole time to Gen. Grant for si months during the great General’s last illness, died in this city to-day from the same disease which carried off the ex-President, GEORGE A. WELLS. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Oct. 8.—George A, ells, foralongtime Barnum’s right hand h, with whom he brought Jenny Lind and Thumb tothis country, died yesterday, aged 70 years. , JOHN ©. KELLER. EVANSVILLE, Ind,, Oct. 8.—John O. Keller, an old-time steamboat steward, died here last eve .» Axed 59 years. He had been sick for some time. | ‘A LOST CAUSE. Growing Disaffection in the Ranks of the Republican Party. Two Men of National Prominence Fol- low Gresham’s Lead. “oo ey JUDGE COOLEY AND WAYNE MACVEAGH WILL VOTE FOR CLEVELAND. The Desertions Turning Into a Veritable Stampede—Colorado a Doubtful State— The Bennett Law Again a Factor in Wisconsid — General Folitical Notes and Gosaip. | 3 New YorK, Octs3.—Statements were made in political circles to-day with reference to the desertion from the Republican party of two Republicans of “national prominence which, - following the authoritative an- nouncement of Judge Gresham’s intention to support Grover Cleveland by voice and vote, have caused a sensation wherever they were heard. Wayne MacVeagh, whowas United States Attorney-General under Garfield, and ex- Judge Cooley of Michigan, formerly Chair- man of the Interstate Commission, are the men whoare said to havé decided to give their support to the Democratic candidates and their indorsement to Democratic issues as define? in this campaign. There was reliable authority for the statement that each of these men would soon make public letters in which, over their own signatures, they would set forth the reasons which had led to their change of heart. Few particulars as to the letters were given. Mr. MacVeagh, it was under- stood, would write at considerable length and discuss the tariff and other issues as laid down by the two party platforms, stating in frank terms Why he could not support Mr. Harrison. « Such Republicans as knew of this proposed actionon the part of these men kept very stillaboutit. itis not certain that Chairman Carterand others of the Repub- licam, National Committee have heard of it, but some of President Harrison’s advisers in othd? cities were said to have been informed of the forthcemi ng letters and the hews was naturally displeasing to them, Assertiblyman Frederick B. House has re- signed from the Republican party and will join Tammany Hall. Mr. House isa weil- known lawyer and friend of ‘‘ex-Wicked’’ Fred 8. Gibbs. He has been a life-long Re- publican and at one time represented the Thirteenth District in the Assembly at Al- bany. Speaking of his conversion yesterday Mr. House said that he found some time ago that he could not consistently support the cause of high tariff, and as a lover of liberty and republican institutions he was forced to protest against the adoption of suchan in- famous measure as the force Dill, JUDGE COOLEY INTERVIEWED. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 3.—Judge Cooley was seen this afternoon regarding the state- ment that he would shortly write a let- ter, bolting the Republican party and acknowledging allegiance to the prin- pals of the Democratic party and its candi- dates. Mr. Cooley would neither deny nor affirm the rumor, adding that he was in too poor health to enter actively into politics. “ % given a hearing to-morrow. ; The search forthe remaining twenty-eight Homesteaders who are accused of treason continues, but no others have been captured | and the police are inclined to think they have left this part of the country. friends of accused, however, say they wills * “a ~ oan 2 ae Pe when their lawyers advise and proffers of bail are said to be plentiful from Pittsburg merchants. > The excitement over the treason charges preferred against the Homestead men in the Supreme Court is abating, though there is much discussion of the subject and great ime terest. manifested in the coming : a the Supreme Court. Reo! The Sapreme Court opened this sibrniagtie! 100’clock and probably three weeks will be ~ spentin disposing of cases from the other — countias of the western district vefore Alle- gheny County is touched. This, however, a will not necessarily interfere with Justice © Paxson hearing tne treason cases, and the attorneys on both sides say they are ready 3 for the fray. ca Mr. Brennen, counsel for the defense that he expects the case to come up two weeks, and the attorney for the prosecu: matter should not come up early in the xy f within ; va Bs tion says that there is(noreason why the ~ term. 3 It is understood that the law under wh 4 the information was filed charging coat Y againstthe Homestead men is founded on the following section of the Constitution: _ “If any person owing. allegiance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvapia shall levy * war against the saine, or shall adhere to the 4 enemies thereof, giving them aidand¢om- ~ fort within the State. : shall be thereor connected, on confession. open court, or on. testimony « nesses, to the same overt aét whereof}+he shall stand in person ghall, on conviction, & guilty of treason against the Conimon of Pennsylvania, and be sentenced to tine not exceeding $2,000 and undefgo an prisonment by seperate and solitary conti tr gates agate not exceeding twelve years. of the treasons aforesaid, shall conceal, not, as soon as may be, disclose and known the same to the Governor, or Attorney ~ General of the State, or some oneof t judges or justices thereof, such person sh on conviction, be adjudged guilty of m prison of treason and shall sent to pay a fine not exceeding $1,008, anf undergo an imprisonment, by se t and solitary confinement at lavor, not ex- ceeding six years; provided always t nothing berein contained shall authorize ; connection of any husband or wile for con- cealing treasons committed by ively.*” * The last case of treason tried in Pennsyi- vania was one that w out of the rebellion. coipcident, the action Was on Brad flelds, not a great distance from the scer the present difficulty. A man named and a number of others surrounded Gen. Ne ville’s house and burned it down. we tried and senterced to death, but the p was never pald, as the President gf the men, From Abroad. Bosrow, Mass,. Oct. 8.—The Cunard steaue — er Cephalonia arrived at quarantine to-day frem Liverpool, Tlere ts nosickness on board — and it is thought she will be released from — quarantine either Monday or Tuesday. A the cabin passengers after being rel were brought up ¢o this city on the stes yacht Wila Duck. They were allowed. > ting their hand-bags, but the ba a None of the In a held at quarautine. ate passengers were ailowed to land. ~~ PERMITTED TO LAND. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 3.—A Secretary Spaulding this morning din the steamers Indiana and Nevada to to their docks, the vessels having passed uarantine. Su pt. Weber was in ; ~ Pe immigrants of thesé vessels at sland, ' DETAINED AT HAVANA. ' New York, Oct. 3.—The steamer *s3 + ss 4 ~~ i.) | CHOLERA NEWS, om Querantine Regulations Relaxed—Figures ; y person having knowledge of mn a them respect- It was tried in I7¥4 and, a ran 4 ine 4 ow which arrived to-day, reports that on 1e . voyage out from here miles below Havana in quarantine for days on account of areport of cholera at thifi f port. Pugh: aus | FIGURES FROM ABROAD. pa . oe z td he ee, St. PETERSBURG, Oct. 8.—A come oe yesterday’s cholera figures with the ‘ur of Saturday shows a decreasein both t number of mew cases and deaths, being teen cases and five dea HaMBURG, Oct. cholera statistics a Omana, Neb., Oct. 8.—Gov. Boyd left for| brew New York last night. It is rumored that he} 7 } yesterday. =) % &