St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 8, 1895

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C., June 8.— The changes in the Cabinet made by the Presi- dent yesterday afternoon contained one surprise. The promotion of Richard J. Olney of Massachusetts from the Attorney Gen- eralship to the Secretaryship of State had already been predicted. The vacancy caused by the promotion of Mr. Olney was filled by the appointment of Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, O. This was a surpr , as his name had never been mentioned _ Bon- nection with thd place. | Atty.-Gen. Olney, it is said, upon request of the President, named his successor, and he selected Judson Harmon. It is said that Harmon will pursue the game course as Attorney General that was followed by Olney, and that none of Olney’s business arrangements will be interfered with. Judge Harmon, while having a home on Walnut Hin, Cincinzati, has all his busi- ness connections in Net York. He has had experience as a railroad attorney, and had business relations with the late Napoleon Ives. He figured in the Ohio and Missis- sippi road, by-which it was absorbed by the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, for which he has been attorney for several years. No othe: Cabinet changes are looked for. It is said that James C. Carter of New York, who was co el for the Government in the Behring Sea tribunal and the income cases, d Frederick R. Coudert of New ht have had the Attorney Generaiship if either would have accepted it, AS TO HARMON. Rise of the New Attorney-General in His Profession. CINCINNATI, O., June 8.—Judge Harmon said last night that he had had no intimation that Mr. Cleveland was even considering him for the place. When he received the ch arden tendering him the place, he sub- e matter by wire to his partners in New York, Hoadley, Colston and Goldstein, and a reply came back commanding him to ö from the. President yesterday FOR UNLAWFUL DETAINER. L. ©. Lohmann Secures a Warrant Against George Heffernan. L. C. Lohmann, a handler of artist ma- terials, swore out a warrant Saturday against George Heffernan, the art dealer, for unlawful detainer, Lohmann rents a portion of Heffernan's establishment at 409 Locust street. He says that Heffernan has locked him out and will not allow him ac- cess to his property. Mr. Heffernan does not deny keeping Mr. Lohmann out and will not allow him access to the property use he a claim onit. Six months Mr. Heffernan loaned Lohmann $400 on his stock. A mortgage was made out but not filed at Lo 8 Tequest, both he and his wife signing an agreement, Mr. Heffernan says, not to place a e on the » Mr. ernan’s sur- prise, a montgage for $700 Lohmann’s mother was recorded Then the holder of the first, but unrecorded, mo t ut a new bolt on his d hind d t pe says,he was sentimental enough ld recording his mortgage. INDIANS. ° INTERVIEWED Senator Allen Makes an Investigation of the Land Trouble. BENDER, Neb., June 8—Senator Allen had a council with the Omaha Indians at the Omaha Agency yesterday, to personally in- form himself in regard to the controversy which is menacing the peace of this county. The contention is in regard to the disposi- tion of th tribal Jands, of which they have about 50,000 acres. A number of prominent Omaha Indians told the Senator that their people were unanimous in a desire for an immediate al- lotment that they might handle their tribal lands themselves. ‘The subject ef the five-year lease on a 23,000-acre tract of these lands to Contractor . Was then brought up, the Indians claiming the contract was interpreted to them as a one-year lease. TO TANKS IN TANKS. How the Whisky Trust Will Distrib- ute Its Goods. CHICAGO, III., June 8—A, local paper says: The Whisky Trust is making ready to widen the scope of its operations, for papers have been drawn up for the incorporation of a distributing company of its own. The scheme involves a novel and important ad- dition to the general equipment of the trust in the shape of a line of tank cars. The trust in the old days got its goods in the hands of jobbers largely through distribut- ing companies. The Greehut regime alien- ated the latter and thus gave the opposition distilleries a better opportunity to sell their output. The present management began to figure on ‘the exigency several weeks ago. MU 9 Yj fsirs Hy 1 — RICHARD OLNBY. Harmon then wired im- President that he would Harmon left for Columbus, O. afternoon, two hours after he the ident. Harmon believes in reform, and he believes al friend of ex-Gov. James Sa was appointed against the pleases the Cleveland Democrats here. Judge Harmon is recognized as one of the foremost lawyers and jurists of the State, He was born near a Baptist minister, well armon, was . —— * the Ohlo Valley. Judge Harmon was uated at Dennison University, a Baptist institution at Granville, O., in 1866, and n the practice of law in Cincin- nati in He was a Republican till 1872, when he joined the Horace Greeley ranks, Then as a Democrat he was elected Common Pleas * oo * ny * — was e uperior Judge in Man —— in 1883. When ex-Governor Hoad- ly went to New York, in 1887, Judge Harmon from the bench to become the head of firm of Harmon, Colston, Goldstein ey, represents several rail- 0 rations, and with Harmon resigned from the Governor Foraker appointed When 2 . in Taft, now United States Circuit : and formerly Solicitor General, to the vacan cy. Mrs. Harmon is the daughter of the late of Hamilton, and is an accom- baman Wrieht. Jc, ‘of Philadaiphin, 1 . r OL. A; eth, a society lead and’ Mar. e „ who is the income tax law should have stood. He is a warm Camp ‘wishes of Senator Brice. His appointment 1 This, an insider says, is the result they have reached: A distributing company will be in- corporated in New York with either $3,000,- 000 or $5,000,000 capital, the stock to be held tillers and Cattle Feed- encies in all the of the ago. If it had been shipped e item of cooperage—a heav ing company — tank plan is said being adopted. Sir MacKenzie Bowell’s Cablegram Concerning the Parliamentary Act. OTTAWA, Ontario, June 8.—Sir Macken- sie Bowell, the premier, announced in the Senate that a cablegram states that the bill in the Imperial Parliament touching sealing is simply for a renewal of the North Pacifico fisheries act of 1893, which expires July 1. It was being rushed through to give et- GOV. STONE FAVORS A STATE. CONVENTION. Demand It of the Committee. MAJORITY WANT FREE SILVER If the Counties Call for a Convention in Unmistakable Terms They Can- not Be Ignored. representative this morning and asked about a statement credited to him in this morning’s Republic concerning the calling of a silver convention in this State. He said: “Sit down there and write what I say so that my.own words may be reported. Since I have been in the city I have been inter- viewed a half dozen times. Some of the in- terviewers I did not even have the honor of meeting. I preferred not to say anything publicly at this time, but under the cir- cumstances it is perhaps best to be accu- rately understqod. I do not care to have words attributed to me that I did not use, or opinions attributed to me which I did not entertain. J earnestly favor a State Convention. I agree with the Post-Dispatch that a conven- tion ought to be held. I regret that the State Committee declined to call one. I be- lieve that a very large majority of Missouri Democrats favor free silver coinage and also a convention. A majority of the com- miteemen are reported as saying that their constituents favor a convention. If so they ought not to be denied the right of meet- ing. The creature cannot be greater than the creator. The agent should not dictate to the principal. If the people cannot be trusted to meet in convention; H the wishes of a few men are to have sway over the de- mand of the masses, then we have reached a new era in our republican government and in the Democratic party. I am dis- tinctly, positively, unalterably opposed to anything and everything of that kind. It is ty cal, arbitrary and undemocratic The 49 of — — ene be respected and the popu uphe “No man can be more earnestly against everything savoring of bosasism or more tively in favor of supporting the popu- will—which -is the essence of pemoc- racy—than I. But at the e time 1 think we o to 9 in Whatever we do with due caution, 4 and conserva- tism. The business in d is serious, and 88 ic eeuhe cetala eppart them deliberation. @ people shou - They should be alert, determined ey should leave nothing un- put at the same time, I think, they should proceed with de- liberation and good judgment. The State ttee represents the party organization. It is difficult for me to believe that the State mmittee would refuse to call a convention if the Democracy of tions, or through any i ¢ means, ask it to be done in unmistakable terms. I do believe in larity. I would be slow to thrust the State Committee aside. The committee may be wholly out of sympathy with the dominant sentiment of the party. If so that is most unfortunate. Still the committee is constituted executive representative of the party; and I would greatly rerget to see an o breach be- tween the committee and the party. I would regard that as most unfortunate. “Extreme action ought not to be resorted to, at least until all other failed. I am unable to believe that the com- mittee would treat an emphatic party de- mand with contempt if the demand is made in such a way as to leave no doubt about the 8 of the people. It is not a question of bulldozing the committee or bulldozing anybody. It is simply a question of doing right. If the Democrats of the State want a convention, they should have it. Who has a right to say nay to them? “A State Convention authorized to speak for the party should be assembled under the call of the committee, and the committee will do itself injustice and the party in- justice if it shall blindly and tyrannically refuse to obey the will of the people. A number of counties have held conventions and passed resolutions in favor of a State convention; other county conventions are already called. Others, I am told, are about to be called. If the counties of the State shall by conventions or by any authorized means, declare for a State convention and request. the State Committee to call it. I cannot believe that the committee weuld ignore the popular demand. “Let the fight for silver go bravely on. Let there be no 1 But let us not act impulsively or hastily. Keep cool. Act with deliberation. If the poops want a convention they will have i have faith that the committee will obey the demand of the people if a demand is made in a way that admits of no doubt and gives no opportunity for evasion. If a general popu- lar expression in favor of a State conven- tion is made in terms that cannot be mis- understood, and the committee should then arbitrarily refuse to act, such other steps can then be taken as may be deemed wise, or such as the people may, in their sov capacity propose, If a majority of the Democrats of the State want a conventian let them meet in their county conventions and say so. If they do not want @ con- vention let them say so. On this subject I am entirely ready to accept the ular verdict whatever it mer be. of us accept it. Let the le themselves what they and verdict control. Jam anxious to arty autonomy. say fect to the agreement with Russia regard- —_ ing the Western Pacific sealing whi Colonial Secretary says will —— . — favorable to sealers than the regulations of 0 From this message Sir Mackenzie infers that the rial 2 fo ome of Canadw’s —— “omens The People of ‘Missouri Should ‘ Gov. Stone was seen by a Post-Dispatch |. Postmaster ‘that there is great tion there, and WHAT MADE G Shall 1 4Give Up $40,000 a Year Private Fees for - . , 5 +5 5 4 —— — * * * > 1 * — LNEY HESITATE. the Honor of Being Secretary of State? been printed are correct. Some are pure fabrications all are misleading.“ WILL HAVE A CONVENTION. Farris Says One Must Be Held One Way or Another. * J. W. Farris of Lebanon, who issued the preliminary call for a State gonvention on the silver question, ig at the Laclede. He has no idea of giving up the convention be- n ee Comer refused to call one, On e contrary, expresses him- self as more than er dstermitied to go ahead, but he still has hopes that the State Committee — act. To a Post-Dispatoh eg eh] he — oiling te have a State convention. uid A @ surrender. But it come eis some through their ‘commi through county conventions. some y-six will days. There 18 no 5 more than 88 responding. Counties which were waiting for the action of the committee are coming to the front now.“ . Mr. Farris was Asked to state his plans SDS Y. “My plan is just this,“ he replied. “As soon as a majority of the counties express their desire for a State convention I will lay the matter before the State Committee, and ask it to take action. We would rather have the call come from it, and we have no desire to be radical and act without dem- onstrating to it by decumentary proof that the great majority of the Democrats of the State want a convention. If it still refuses to call a conference of give the conveution their indorse- “When will the convention meet!“ “The latter part of July or the middle of August. I find that the county courts meet the first part of August and as they would interfere with the convention it will have to be held before or after that time. But we will have the convention, and I sincerely trust that the State Committee when it is convened, will reconsider its previous action. We would much prefer to have it come that way.“ State Treasurer Lon V. Stephens is in the city to-day. He still believes that a State convention is now a necessity, and that it is bound to be held, and that if some action is not taken a large proportion of the Democrats will drift into a new silver party or go over to the Populists. “My idea is,” he said, should proceed with his work, and when he secures the indorsements of the great majority of the counties he should lay them together with the action of the silver cau- cus at Jefferson City, and the other evi- dence which 28 that 80 per cent ot the Democrats of the State want a convention, before three members of the State Com- mittee, and request them to ask for another meeting. If the committee still refuses to call a convention then 4 conference of the 8 Democrats of the State should held, and Mr. Farris should go ahead tisfied,” Mr. Stephens & convention is not held there will be desertions from the party which will make success ‘hopeless. I know I can speak for Cooper County, and I know and general tisfac- something is not done, and a new silver is form it will be large ted from among the Dem- ocrats. ad if one is not are many Democrats who will be so sted that they will vote the Populist ticket. When the is practi ous On one thing, as it is on the silver 2 it is bound to express itself, and it will do t, one way or the other.’ DEFRAUDING DRESSMAKERS. Dayton of New York Sends Out Warning About George . Turner. CHICAGO, June &+Formal notice has New York that « awindler calling himectt P. Turner is sor raUucin: rity, and Will be in in a few about a great ‘that Mr. Farris}. CONDUCTOR JOHNSON DEAD. | Oldest Tickst-Taker in the Service of the Wabash Road. Charles T. Johnson, the oldest conductor on the Wabash Railway, is dead. He passed away on his train near Centralia at 7 o’clock Friday morning. Early Friday morning he left Centralia on his train bound for Columbia. About a mile out from Centralia some traveling men noticed that he was sitting in a corner of the coach breathing heavily. The mark of death was even then on his face, but in reply to questions he cheerfully said he telt all right and would be able to finish CHARLES JOHNSON, his trip. ' In a little while he n . — weaker. He called Brakeman arsons, and, giving him his punch, requested him to collect the titkets, Tou're all fight, Uncle Charley, said Parsons, as he took Mr. Johnson's h . “No, Pm not, Ed,” he replied. “M wish, however, is going to grati I’m going to die peacefully in the harness. nao laughed and went off to collect ticke Johnson sighed and leaned back in the seat. A moment later he was dead. He had died in the harness. Mr. Johnson was born in Newb * Mass., November a. 1819. His boyh Was spent there. Apri 1837, he arrived in St. Louis, entering the ware busiress with his bro dward A. Johnson. When the war with Mexico broke out Mr. John- son sold out his share in the business enlisted under who w in tye ag ve ng to at. Louis after the war Johnson opened a grocery store. In 1855 he sold this and was the first conductor to run on the old ww, that time failed in th Last he 10 ö Push of duty a couple of — 3 the [oclock and were taken North Missouri Railroad, which at that time had just been constructed. During ‘the ctvil war Mr. Johnson was a stanch Con- federate and his decided ons frequent led to his standing up physically for the cause. On one occasion the notorious Jim Lane leader of the Kan Red Legs, was fo apologize to Johnson for remarks - ing reflections on the Confederates. It was in the winter of 1863. Johnson was running on the Macon accommodation. Lane was on the n talking to Col. W. F. Switsler, now of Boonville. In his conversation he loudly denounced the Confederates and ap- plied vile epithets to them. Johnson heard them. The result was that Lane was in- vited to a for the remarks or get off the t in the snow. Lane threatened murder, but he had encountered the wrong man, and the result was that he humbly © pardon of everybody in — coach for his insulting remarks. Mr. Johnson was a member of the old Volunteer Firemen of this city. He leaves a wife and one adopted son, who live at 3324 Lucas avenue. About two years ago he met with an ac- cident in a railroad wreck which necessi- tated an N on the left . Bt as e ng well, and Fri first trip out. 9 * m g At 7 to Lynch's under- taking establishment. Funeral services will be held from the family residence Mon- day afternoon at 3 o’clock to Bellefontaine Cemetery. Members of Tuscan of Masons, of which Johnson was a prominent member, and also of the Order of Railway Conductors will attend the funeral in «@ b A number of relatives of the de- ceased arrived here Saturday morning from Kansas City. What New York’s Street Commission- er Says About Its Streets. Special to The Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK; June &—Col. Geo. Waring, Street Commissioner, said last night before the Good Government Club, at 1% East libth street, that he saw na reason why the Street Cleaning Department should not be self supporting from the sale of ashes and rubbish gathered. The reason of the com- plaint that he is spending too much mon- ey, is because New-York streets were never before really Cleaned, hence the cost was not known. He wishes to employ 6,000 per- but would: aot employ more than ome teen ber of any family. N HAS NOT RESIGNED. And What Is More Susan B. Anthony Will Not Resign. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June &8—Miss Susan B. Anthony, who has returned from the. ¥ lie Valley. Genies the report tele- graphed from the Nast that she had re- signed the Presidency of the National Suf- frage Leagug. She says she has not re- signed and does not intend to do so. — — — ‘ en 18 FROM KEY WEST THEY SAILRD. |& Filibustering Expedition for the Island of Cuba. LEFF ON A SMALL VESSEL. Believed That Not Less Than 175 Were Aboard, and Others Are Expected. > NEW YORK, June -A special to the Herald from Key West, Fla., says: The ru- mors that have been ciroulated here for the last twenty-four hours that a filibustering expedition has left this vicinity for Cuba have been confirmed. A small vessel came in from the gulf around the eastern end of this island and anchored close to the beach. Shortly afterward a small boat waa sent ashore with messages for the leaders, who had been awaiting instructions for messengers were sent in every direction to eummon those enrolled for the expedition, and with- in a short time the inhabitants of that directi f Rn tti on o gettin boats and Seine taken — which remained at anchor. Bev- eral small boats are missing from theif — and several well known 1 ve also disappeared, among them Generals Roloff and — The — sion prevails that several vessels will meet at Bahai Honda, Cu — 1 Suerte is maintained u ers about the affair. thought not less than 175 Cubans have gone from here. BURNED IN BFFIGY, South Chicago Citizens Express Indig- nation Oven Alderman Sheperd. CHICAGO, June 8.—Over 2,000 residents of South Chicago assembled in an open air mass-meeting last night to denounce “‘Boo- dle Aldermen” and protest against the ac- tion of the Chicago City Council in passing an ordinance granting to the Calumet and Alderman Sheperd of th Thirty-third Ward was denounced Poe traitor and burned in effigy. Resolutions urging ‘Civic Federation oD eatin the tee 8 a the great evil” were —— * FIRST CAR OF 1805 WHEAT. Auctioned Off on the Curb at 95 Cents 1 a Bushel. The first car of 189% crop wheat arrived Saturday consigned to J. W. Booth & Sons Commission Co. It was shipped by Davis & Co. of Coffeyville, Kan., and grad- ed No. 2 red. This is unusually early for new wheat and indicates that the crop is forward if short. The car was auctioned off on the call to Annan, Burg & Smith at the premium price of Sc. Ai LIRUTENANT’S SUICIDE. George Backus Found Dying With an : Empty Cup Beside Him. DALLAS, Tex., June 8&—Lieut. George Backus of the Ist Cavalry, now located in Arizona, is dying at the hospital in this some time, and was recently definite sick leave, SNOM. IN MONTANA. But That's a Long Way Off From St. St. Louis. : It is snowing at Helena, Mont. Weather Czar Frankenfield was the first one to ob- it is 62 in the sun; at Washington, at Pittsburg, 58; at Tons © at Helens.“ „% % 10 „%%% „ „„ „„ 66% „% 6 „„ einn Be o9 495952244 „ 4 ld 3 owe... eo 4 ; 6 5 0 3 e