St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 5

EXPLODING TORPEDOES. AIMING HIGE THE STAKT. II YOU" WAWT A CHEAP BABY CARRIAGE? We shall offer, on Monday morning', a large lot of Baby Carriages, which are very slightly shop-worn, having been shown as Sample Carriages at our Annex Store at 612 Locust Having shown -these Carriages as samples, we do not wish to put them back in stock, and we will therefore sell them FOB LESS THAN COST to close them out. No better opportunity has ever been offered to obtain a first-class Baby Car riage at an exceedingly low price. Simmons Hardware Co NINTH AND WASHINGTON AV.

NEW HOME COMFORT FURNACE. 9- THE GRANDEST HEATER IN THE WORLD, -fta Wrought Steel, Gas and Dust Proof. We believe we have by long odds the Best Furnace Made in every particular. Repairs cost from one-tenth to oue-tweutieth of cast-iron furnaces. -all and examine at 411 North Fourth JM-FUXL LINE OF HOME COMFORT RANGES.

Iron AMUSEMENTS. Si. Louis Jockey Club. JUNE One nine. A fine collection of talent Is entered for tbe Southern Hotel event.

The starters therein, however, cannot be definitely announced until Monday. Star Wilkes Sold. Chicago, 111., 4. A speolal from Clevay and, says: "Secretary Faslg has sold to a Nebraska man-for Hayner Bralnerd of this city the brown horse star Wilkes, by George Wlikes, dam Plain Agnes, by Mambrlno Star, son of Mambrino Chief. The price was $8,000.

Star Wilkes Is 8 years old, fifteen and a half hands high, and one of tbe best individual sons of George Wilkes alive." The Stallion Case. Chicago, June 4. Judge Grssham In a decision concurred In by Justice Harlan of the Snpreme Court, has again overruled Judge Woods of the Federal District Court at Indianapolis, In what is known as the stallion ease, wherein animals valued at $20,000 were seized la DeKalb County for evasion of duty. Judge Gresham holds that they were Imported for speculative pur poses, ana are subject to tne regular anty. Albert and Wesley Fanson of Toronto, Canada, are the real owners of the animals, and they were admitted free of duty on the affidavits of Henry Prince and Scott Galloway, filed with the Col lector at Port Huron, In which they alleged that they were the owners and that tbe animals were imported for breedingpnrposes.

Judge Gresham finds that tbey were not the owners, and that the other allegation is also untrue. Big Prospects for Chicago. Chicago, June 4. The racing at Washing ton Park this season gives promise at present of being the best yet shown at the track. Preparations for the big meeting are being perfected.

Already there are quartered at the track fuliv fifty race borses. owned by small breeders, who have come in from Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and throughout Illinois with horses of their own. Tbe close of tbe racing at i.atonta to-day will result in the arrival of detachments from the big stables which will not go to St. Louis. Half of Cor-rigan's stable wtliibe hereby Monday and Baldwin will also send a portion of bis stable.

Nearly all of the big owners will be represented before the week is out. The Mexican race borses which Senor R. Honey has shipped from tbe City of Mexico are expected Tuesday. Their arrival is awaited with considerable interest by local horsemen who are anxious to see the animals which are thought fast enough to come so far to race against the best horses of the West and the Pacific slope. Of tne sixtv-five entries In the American Derby it is fully expected that at least twenty-two horses will oome to the post.

The probable starters are Duke of Bourbon, Jennie Treacy, Unite, Ovid, Clarion, Terra Cotta, Fenelon, Libretto, Montrose, Poteen, C. U. To(d, Jim Gore, Bixby, Procrastinator, Goiiah. Grisette. Miss Ford, Mary, Tom Hood, Sale Ban, and two of Hoggin's string.

"LUCKY" BALDWIN AND VOLANTE. Kev. Dr. Portens Discusses the Man and Describes the Horse. The following details concerning "Lucky" Baldwin and the great race-horse Volante are taken from an article entitled "Western Wanderings," written by Rev.

Dr. Wm. Porteus, a well-known local divine. I was Introduced to another gentleman while crossing Nevada that interested me much. I mean Lucky Baldwin, who got his sobriquet of "Lucky" from his marked success in life.

When be entered California as an old forty-niner he seemed to have found the philosopher's stone, for everything he touched turned into gold, and keeps on turning. He is a remarkable character. I touched a key that brought a response to every Inquiry made. In my intercourse with the human family I have found that Every man hath a hnmor. a freak and a whim.

Though it pleaeth not others it yet may pleue him. One' of Mr. Baldwin's whims Is to make money, which he has gathered by the million, and is still gathering. He has built one of tbe finest hotels In t-an Francisco, with a large theater attached; 'tis a palace in marble. He has large mining interests In constant motion, and one of the finest ranches in Southern California, if not in the world.

He has 65,000 acres in one Doay near ix Angeles; from one mountain spur he can see every acre of it. It is dotted with herds of the best cattle that Europe can produce; his paddock and stalls are stocked with horses of the purest pedigree, the finest mould and swiftest motion. As soon as the salutations of the day were passea i toucnea a Key mat i anew would un loose his tongue and send his taciturnity adrift. To some minds there is magio in a word. As soon as tbe word "Volante dropped from my Hps it fell upon congenial soil; I saw the gentleman's deep-set eyes gusien ana tne muscies oi nis mourn move.

oiante is the name of Mr. Baldwin's best horse, and I think the name of the best horse in tbe united Mates to-day. To tbe uninitiated I would say that Volante is a thor oughbred in the best and broadest, in tbe freest, fullest sense of the tenn.Mr.McClellen. trainer, took me to see Volante in bis stall, and I watched his movements In the paddock; his movements are as per fect as a piece of machinery, his staying qualities true as steel, be runs as smooth as a fox and almost as fleet as Flying Cbilders. the far-famed French horse: be is one of the best loined borses I ever looked over.

He re minded me of Tbarmanley, the winner of the St. Leger, the wicked way In which he lays back his ears, expands his thin wide nostrils, shoots forward his fore limbs. and tbe speed and power wltb which he brings up nis quarters wnue going ior tne goal. wouw mrow uen. uv aiiace cnariot racers, in "Ben Hur" away behind the distance- poie.

Notes. The Fleetwood stables will arrive here Monday from Latonla, Lijero, who jumps In the big Missouri steeple cnase to-aay runs on tne nat also. All the horsemen and their friends and the book-makers stop at tne southern. Jerry Drawing, the steeple-chase rider. imnas cue water jumps are a little to wide.

Mr. F. D. Black, "Lucky" Baldwin's seore tary, says be wrote all the challenges to Dacit voiante puDiisnea mis season. The press badges this season are red and green, lhe nrat are nsea exclusively by work ing reporters and correspondents and admit the wearer to tne press stand.

The second admit tbe wearers to all privileges except this one. All doubt as to Sheridan, the celebrated starter, was put at rest this morning by tbe arrival of that great man himself. He brought uib lijioo ucipatB iitu iiiui, ma mey will get the horses away, straight as a rail, for the uci icq uaye. South" Harris tells a good one on the puailistic qualifications of Ed Corrigan. One aay corrigan was timing a race here and policeman came up ana tola him to "move on." Corrigan held tne watch in his hand and never moved an eye from It.

Finally the policeman hit Corrigan'a watch with bis mace, and the next Instant the policeman was on bis back. Two other knights of the mace came op and met mo bi'dc iaw, nnu umj mac some person tola tbe police who Corrigan was he wonld have oiocKeu tne tracs witn senseless blue-coats ow, when Corrigan comes to St. Douis the coppers uon tneir nat to mm. Ed is a cood natured fellow when he is treated right, but lev auvuer wjr iu uu mm ana ne Will find Cor rlgnn bis match. At one time be threw tbe judges out of the stand at Memphis for making Prof.

Wm. Deutsch of the Central High School will Join the teaohers of the Bryant A Stratton College In opening a summer school to begin June 20. For circulars call at the Col lege office, 420 Market street. Tower Grove Park Concert. A concert will be given at Tower Grove Park to-morrow By Postlewalte's Military Band, commencing at 4 p.

m. The programme la as follows: siaren. The Jolly Boettrer Overture, Mrlnn" Knehmar nneert, 'Caprice Waltz, Selection from "Ksiist Overture, A Dream. IdrUe'. i "Maliat Mater" Hermans Uounod Boeslnl lntn.il action and Bridal Chorus, Kriu Wagner LsrshBtto" election from "Lombardl" Bachanten Galop trill pounds; If maidens, allowed 12 pounds Priyate Boxes in the Grand Stand can be had on ap plication at the office.

Admission, One Dollar, including seat in Grand Stand. No person allowed on the ground without a badge. A gate will be open on Grand arenne, immediately south of the Police Station, for the exclusive use of Club members. Races Commence Promptly at 2:30 P. M.

An Unexpected Celebration at Eighth and Olive Streets This Morning. There was a miniature and premature Fourth of July celebration at Eighth and Olive streets abont 9:80 this morning. A stake-wagon loaded with boxes of torpedoes was leisurely proceeding north along Eighth street, and the stolid driver was deeply engaged In watching the gaily-dressed throngs that were passing by. As the wheels passed over the Olive street car-tracks tbe Jolt aimed an internal eommotion in a box of giant tor. pedoes.

A moment later there was a puff of smoke and a loud report, and the driver was seen hastily examining that part of his garments nearest the wagon-seat. The explosion broke open a box nst beneath the driver and the contents were scattered about the street. The newsboys who gathered with patriotic promptness, kept up the din by exploding the torpedoes as fast as they picked them up. The fusillade of reports aronse4 the neighborhood, and for a few minutes the excitement was Intense. Several of tbe adjacent shopkeepers yelled "Dynamite," and fled down-stairs.

The unhitched horses in the vicinity, and they were nearly all that way, started out to investigate, and Olive street was soon filled with driverless horses, who were plunging around wildly. If one had rnn down the narrow street there would have been a dozen runaways in half that number of minutes. The driver made a desperate effort to repair the breach in the boxes, but had a time of it. While he was on one side tbe street arabs were on the other, filling their pockets with the torpedo bags or giving the granite pavements a coating of flame and smoke. After several hundred people had enjoyed the funny accident for some the driver remounted his seat and drove away, his unintentional generosity being thanklessly rewarded with a volley of explosives that added a great deal to the hurry of his farewell.

A large crowd of boys followed the wagon along Eighth street, keeping up their surreptitious drafts on the half-opened boxes and renewing their acquaintance with the driver's whip. We see packages of Dr. Moffett't Tetihina Teething Powder) are being distributed among mothers in the city having small children. We advise all to nse them, as nothing equals them for Cholera Infantum and the summer troubles of children, and thousands of lives were saved by them last summer. DON'T WANT THE OFFICE.

Ex-Mayor Brown Resigns a District Asses-sorship, and Tells the Mayor Why. Mr. Joseph Brown, formerly Mayor of St. Louis, wrote the following caustic letter to day to Mayor Francis, resigning the position of District Assessor, to which he was nominated recently and unexpectedly: Son. D- Jt.

Francis, Mayor: Sir I have examined into the duties devolving upon a "District Assessor" of the city (for which I did not apply), but to which, in yonr judgment, you were kind enough to nominate me, and I find the nature of them is not at all suited to my tastes or former business habits and occupations, and that to accept that position, with its limited compensation, would entail the necessity of my withdrawing from the business in which I am now engaged, as President of tbe Western Forge Tool Works, with a possibility of losing more In that direction than tbe emoluments of She office named would make good. I did apply for and was recommended by many prominent citizens for the position of Assessor and Collector of Water Rates, or any of the positions of Commissioner, on the Board of Public Improvements; but you, in your wisdom, selected other parties, some of whom are obnoxious to the party and general public, not only for their known opposition to the party, but their treatment to those with whom they come in contact as public officers. If tbe ofhce of "District Assessor" is tbe best recognition you can make as the representative of tbe Democratic party of St. Louis to one who has been a life-long Democrat, and has twice filled tne chairiyou now occupy, as I hope with some decree of credit, I must respectfully tender, my resignation for that position, and if I am any judge of the "signs of tbe times," the attempt to force upon the party some, who are obnoxious to it will only result In disaster at the next Mayoralty election. Very respectfully, St.

Louis, June 4. Joseph Browjt. Beauteous Jneh's, a warbling bird. Of Strauss' photos she has heard. MTSTF.KIOrS MURDER.

Reld, the Desperado, Dead A Printers Home Texas Topics. Himtstead, June 4. Dr. Dunkard, a physician with a practice among the colored people, was shot and killed last night at bis front door. The affair is a mystery.

An Inquest will be held to-morrow. San ASTOTtro. June 4. Samuel Reld, the deserter ana aesperaao. wno was snot by one of his guards on his wav to court, a few davs since, died last night.

The residence of Samuel Carr in the suburbs was destroyed by nre las nignv. Dallas, June 4. The business men of Austin propose to donate $10,000 and eighth acres rf land for a home for veteran and Indigent printers. Roanoke, Jnne 4. George Bonrland of Missouri was killed by lightning yesterday near Eeltar.

Burnett, Jnne 4. Welsey Hall was arrested last night on suspicion for the train robbery at McNeil Station. El Paso, June 4. Kit Johnson was arrested yesterday after desperate resistance for tbe murder of the Marshal of Albuquerque last Kirkwood Sunday Trains. On and after Sunday, June 5, Sunday trains will leave Kirkwood via Missouri Pacific Railway at 9 a.

m. p. p. m. and 6.40 p.m.

Xewland'i College Closing. To-night Xewland's School of Midwifery and Lylng-In Institute, at 1205 Chouteau avenue, will have its graduation exercises. The fol lowing are the graduates! Hermina Breiden- bach, Emma Seebeck, Amelia Raddatz, Hen rietta btolfregen, Elles Goebel, Pauline fecnneu, Catherine uauer, Hegman Frumson, J. W. McGlaugblin, Catherine Bolin-arer.

Eva Vernaz and Battle Hones. The faculty of this institution are: Dr. Henry Kewland, professor of ellnieal midwifery Instructor in obstetrics, and Dean of the Faculty; Dr. ha. Garcia, professor of anatomy; Dr.

G. Wilfred Schode, A. professor of obstetrics; Dr. Edward Borck, A. pro- iessoroi ana ur.

it. J. fctonel, professor of diseases of women and children. Lovelt children angels seem As from Strauss' photographs they beam. The Thief Caught.

Shortly after noon yesterday S45 and a dla mond scarf-pin valued at f40 were stolen from a bureau drawer in the residence of Joseph A. Robertson, No. 3121 Lucas avenue. Tbe drawer was unlocked at the time. Mr.

Robertson reported the matter to tbe police and stated that be suspected a lame nearo. Grant Hen derson, alias Charles Anderson, a stranger in the city who wss employed last Monday to work about the premises and skiD- ped out yesterday. At 2:30 this morning Officers Taylor and Mo-Namara arrested the negro with a colored prostitute in an alley near Seventh and Morgan streets. Ke had only SI, two collar buttons and a scarf-pin In his possession, and denied all knowledge of Mr. Robertson or tbe theft.

When confronted by tbe latter at 5 o'clock tbls morning he weakened, however, and acknowledged his guilt. A warrant for grand larceny was taken out against him. North SU The Jron-molders of North St. Louis will give, an excursion to-morrow on tbe steamer Helena. The St.

Louis Furniture-workers' Union No. 12 will hold an important meeting to-nlgbt at the St. Louis Hail, Broadway and Biddle street. Sherwood Lodge, United Order Honor, meeting at Manu's Hall, 4206 North Broadway, will entertain the Supreme Trustee and Supreme Conductor to-night. Peter Gundlaoh, O.

H. W. Well port and John Gundlach, leave to-morrow for Washington, D. 0., to attend as representatives the annual session or tbe United States Grand Lodge, The chorus girls at Uhrlg's Cave FIRST SAY'S SACKS AT THE BIG AT. LOUIS BPBI.NG MISTING.

Turfmen Arrived This Morning "Lucky" Baldwia Wants a Sensational Race-Horses the California Millionaire Will Start Here Betting on To-Day's Events Good Prospects for the Chicago Season Notes About tbe Horsemen. ERTfew oMbe gentlemen who own rapid horses and who fol-lowed the fortunes of their stock down at Latonla last week staid over to see the finish of the meeting there to-day. The horseman is ever on the "go," and the desire for new fields, tracks and last, though not least, new money, brought most of the big owners to St. Louis They ar- rived on the early train, and the few who did not go ont to the track to look after their flyers idled around the lobby of the Southern Hotel and talked "boss" with everybody. There were J.

B. Haggln and J. P. Chlnn, more familiarly known to the turfites as Jack" Chlnn; there was Ed Corrigan, on whose horses people like to bet, not for any particular merit the horses might have, you know, bnt just because they are Corrigan horses; there were A. G.

McCampbell and J. H. Robinson and E. J. Baldwin from the 'glorious climate" and a host of others.

Is ature seemed to be in the vein to help St. Louis out on her big meeting, and President Green had to smile at the prospects, as he be gan work on his stack of mail in the morning. I was bothered all day yesterday," said he, "with the fear that it wouldn't rain. The track yon know was harrowed, but then it had grown harder and harder all along and I didn't quite see what we were going to do. Well, the rain came last night like a god-send.

ana when the turfmen go out to-day they will pronounce it the finest thing of Its kind in the country. If the horses gallop as fast as tbe track will let them they will do better than their owners can account for. I was never better pleased in my life than I am with tbe outlook for success in the meeting which begins at to-day. MR. BALDWIN CHATS.

Mr.E. J. Baldwin, the California millionaire, whose luck on tbe turf bus become a household word, sent all of bis horses over to St. Louis day before yesterday and came in after them this morning. The Baldwin stable contains twentv-six borses and halfoftbem.be says, will take part in the various events in which they are entered at the meeting here.

The California turfman says he will probably cnt the stable in halves, one of which he will send to Chicago and the other he will keep In St. Louis. Among the horses that Baldwin will start at tbe Fair Grounds' track are Goiiah, Volante, Grisette, Mollis McCarthy's Last, Los Angeles, Ltjero, (a Spanish name which is pronounced Emperor Norfolk, California, Puente and Lileto, which is tbe Spanish for Lily. Miss Ford will not start in any race here. "Miss Ford." said Mr.

Baldwin to a reporter for the Post-Dispatch, "started out excellentlv this year and we looked for big performances from her, but she fell a little short of our anticipations. She is net In running condition now, but we expect to bring her in line before the season is over and will probably rnn her at Chicago. Our stables were doing bally early on the circuit and some of the -horses, even now, are coughing and one or two have lumps, but those we will run here can hold their own and are able to push any bod of their class. "Nothing new in the Morrissey matter?" "No," said Mr. Baldwin, "the newspapers have made me talk a little too much like a blowbard.

I was never excited over the matter at all, but my proposition to rnn Volante against Montana Regent is still open. Tbey do not care to run their borses against Volante in a match, and 1 do not ttlnk that a match of that kind will ever take place. At the same time there is nothing to prevent the St. Louis people from having a sensational event here and one that will be of a ast interest to those fond of good horses." "And that Is?" "Make a special race, say with $400 or $500 entrance and something added. In that way Volante, Egmont, Regent and a few other horses who have been distinguishing themselves recently could be brought together.

There will be at least six horses at this meeting whose owners will enter them in an affair of that kind, and I'd like to see it myself. The interest in an affair of that kind would far surpass any excited by a match race, say between Volante and Regent. Volante would run away from him." It is more than probable that some snch event will be made before the meeting closes. President Green is strongly In favor of an extra attraction, and says be ill leave nothing undone to add to the already big attractions mapped out for the coming ten days. THE GRAND AVKNCB ROUTE.

The management of the Fair Grounds Is specially anxious to call tbe attention of the public to the fact that tbe Grand avenue drive to the track is at present unavailable, owing to the construction of the new cable road along that street. If carriage parties will pass by Grand avenue at Easton avenne or south of that thoroughfare and drive two blocks west of it to Prairie avenue, then north along that street to the grand stand, all Inconvenience will be avoided. At the termination of Prairie avenue two gates open just back of the grand stand. The road on Prairie avenne is in excellent condi tion for driving, and nothing whatever will be lost by traveling over It, while much trouble will be saved. THIS BETTING.

At noon tbe betting on to-day's races at Roche's was as follows: In tbe pools: First race Mirth, $30; Dixiana, $83; Hypocrite, $30; Pocatello, $30; field. $15. Second race Bowling, $65; Leman, $40; St Valentine, 133; itoccacio, Clonee, $17; Violin, $16; field, $49. Third race Terra Cotta. $90; Jim Gore, Maboney, $28; Procrastinator, $18.

Fourth race Jacobin, $100; Darnna, $25; field, $10. Bonk betting: First race, 4 mile Artiste, 12 to 10 tol; Hypocrite, 4 to Ocean Wave, 6 to Dixiana, 8-S; Mirth, 6-2; Lelasears, 10-1; Pocatette, 2-1. Second race, three-quarter mile Katie f3. 12 tol; Barney Aaron, 10 to Bocaccio, 5-1; Biddy Bowling, 8 to Osgood. 10 to Long John, 10 tol; Clonee, 10 to Katie Mulkey, I tol; Violin, 10 to Minnie Mitchell, 10 to Caral, 12 to Euphony, 7 tol; Hettle 6..

2 tol; St. Valentine, 16 to Reed, 6 tol; Leman, ft to 1. Third race, Hi miles; St. Lonis Fair Derby-Terra Cotta, 1 to Klamath, 7 to Insolence, 7 to 1 Procrastinator, 7 to Mahoney, to Jim Gore, 6 to 6. Fourth race, 1 mile Glanhall, 10 tol; Emma Manley, 25 to Rosa Pearl, 10 to Fred Zelbig, 15 to Jacobin, 1 tot; Aanawan, 20 to Daruna, 2 to 1.

Monday's Card. An excellent day's sport is promised for Monday, tbe second day of the meeting. There will be three purse races and the Southern Hotel stakes, which event will be the the third on tbe card. The programme will be arranged as follows: First Race Purse $500, of which $100 to second. Horses entered to be sold tor to carry weight for age; If for $2,000, allowed 6 pounds; $1,500, 7 pounds $1,000, 10 pounds.

One mile and one-eighth. Second race Southern Hotel stakes $700. 2-year-olds (foals of 1H46), $30each. Half orfeit, or only $10 rf declared by April 1, 1887. (All declarations void aniens accompanied by the money.) With $700 added; $100 to second and $50 to third.

Winners of any stake of the volue of $1,000 or upward, to carry of two stakes of any value, lbs. extra; maidens allowed 6 lbs. Three-quarters of a mile. Third Kuce Carriage builders; purse $500, of which $100 to second. Horse whose winnings this year aggregate $1,000 to carry pounds extra; horses that have not won this year allowed 5 pounds; maidens allowed 12 pounds.

Three-quarter mile heat. Fourth race Purse $500, $100 to second; foe 8-year-olds. Winners "or any s-year old stake race of the value of $1,000 to carry pounds extra; of two or more stakes of any value to oarrv 1 CHAXHIBS CHARGES JTJDGI DCRHAJC WITH OFFICIAL lXPEOPBIITy. The InTet5sratlon of United States Cnmmli-aiener Aceonntt in Alabama Alleged Whitewashing Reports Comptroller Durham Rejects Two Examiners Report Mr. Chalmers' Defease.

Br Telegraph to tbe Post-Dispatch. Wa8HIgtok, D. Jane 4. The MemphU Appeal recently contained an article reflecting on the special examiners of the Department of Justice in connection with the Investigation of the United States Commissioners' accounts In Alabama. Comptroller Durham has been confident for some time that the accounts of certain commissioners In Alabama -wore tainted with fraud and he refused to pay them, pending an investigation.

The Attorney-General sen Mr. Chalmers of Texas down there to look Into the matter. His report exonerated two of the accused, but sir. Durham refused to accept it. Another exam iner was sent with Mr.

with like result. Mr. nored their reports and Chalmers, bat Imrham lg-continued to hang up the accounts of the suspected officers. In the Appeal's article It is Intimated that Mr. Chalmers did not make a faithful investigation.

Mr. Chalmers, who returned from the South a few days ago, gave the Post-Dispatch correspendent, yesterday, his account of the story. He In turn accuses Mr. Durham of official impropriety. He says: A.

Johnson, clerk In the First Comptroller's office, whose business sided garbled statements usual with him when he Is to furnish ona to the press, as is attempts to make a little pasteboard reputation for the 'Coop roller' at the expense of better men, baa wilfully and knowingly misrepresented facts and cnt his garment out of whole cloth. He has never discovered any frands in Alabama, nor ever made any suggestions to the general agent of the Department of Justice as to whom to send there. He says. In an article furnished the Appeal, that the notion entertained by the Comptroller's office as to the Alabama officials who are nnder consideration, was the correct one. It need only be said that the character attributed to them by the Department of Justice in 1863-4, to be fonnd In the record of the Springer Investigation Committee, is Irreconcilable with the character given them by Mr.

Chalmers In 1886." ATS TJKTAIB ASSEHTTOX. "This represents me as condoning any crookedness that the United States Commissioners in Alabama may have been guilty of and endorsing and 'giving them To show the nntairness of this assertion it is oniy necessary to say that I have reported favorably on but two of them. Commissioners Barber and Green, and if either of these was ever connected witn the Springer investigation. 1 never knew it. Sor was It my duty to Inquire, since I was sent to examine pending accounts.

i 'AFln hfl anvil? Tba TTnlted States Attor ney for the middle and Northen Districts of Alabama, in. a letter to the First Comptroller, written subsequently to Mr. Chalmers' first report makes a moat fearful arraignment of most of the My first and only report on the Alabama Commissioners before this letter was written was on Commissioner Barber, and the Comptroller's office knew, and full well knows, that the letter had no reference whatever to Barber's accounts. The letter referred to United states Commissioners in North Alabama, whom I subsequently examined and reported unfavorably on. The entire portion of the article on the subject in the Appeal seeks to produce the impression that the conduct of ail United States Commissioners in Alabama Is honeycombed with fraud, and that an Incompetent examiner, was Bent to examine them and failed to find anything wrong.

The fact is there are thirty-eight United -States Commissioners in Alabama, and of this number I have examined the official conduct and accounts of six. Four of them I examined in connection with Examiner Hes-kell. and our reports on three of them seem to have been satisfactory to the Comptroller's office, since in a communication from that office it was said that the Comptroller was highly delighted at THE FRAUDS UMIAKTHKD and this before the accused parties had an opportunity to explain the charges. The report on the fourth must have proved satisfactory, since I understand his accounts been settled in accordance with the recommendations contained in it. The fifth commissioner.

Barber, I examined twice and made two reports exonerating him in each from any fraud whatever. Ib the examination of his conduct and ao-counts I took the charges made against him by the First Comptroller, and also a copy of the charges furnished the press, and went through them seriatim, and found that the re- curueu mcts in every instance vinaicatea tne Commissioner, and so reported. Any question as to whether or not the report is correct or the examination thorough, can be easily settled, for the specific charges of the First Comptroller are on file In the Commissioner's office. EXAMT7TER HE5KSIX. 'Examiner Resell has made an examination of the same charges, and in an exhaustive report corroborated all that I said in mine and tboroucnly vindicated the commissioner.

"Neither Mr. Heakell nor 1 ever hearri of K.r- ber until we were sent to examine his office-He Is of different politics from both of us, being a Republican, and there could be no other than a money consideration to induce any one under such circumstances to violate his official obligation in making a whitewash report, and it's a very serious charge to make. I don't know whether or not the First Comptroller, Mr. Durham made it. I know Mr.

Heskell to be an honest man, and an efficient officer and is Incapable of violating his oath of office by 'whitewashing' reports for Comptroller Durham or any other officer 01 uia taovernmenc ne maae sncn a charge against me he is a slanderer, and has tittered a deliberate falsehood. He knows whether he made the charge or not." The Strauss who waltzes writes Is not The Strauss whose photoc all have got. PENNSYLVANIA'S REVENUE BILL. Got. Beaver Determined Not to Call an Extra Session.

Br TeleeranB to the Potrr-DisrATCH. HAKKI8BCBO, I' a-, June 4. Leading mem bers of the Legislature, Senators and Representatives, Irrespective of politics, nnite In urging on Gov. Beaver the propriety and necessity of calling an extra session for the purpose of re-enacting the general revenue bill, which as was discovered by the Governor this week failed to become a law for the reason that the signature of the President of the Senate was not affixed as required by the Constitution. Senator Beyburn says the wonld not anything, as the Senate would defeat a bill making an appropriation for salary.

It is doubttul if a quorum could be obtained under such an arrangement. Gov. Beaver gives tbe advocates of an extra session a patient hearing, but remains firm in. his determination not to call one. It Is claimed that with careful economy tbe State can easily get through the next two years with what revenue it will receive under the act of 1885.

The bill which failed repealed the tax on household furniture, pleasure carriages, watches and other articles of personal property, and plaoed tax on corporations which not only made up the loss of revenue by the abolition of the tax on furniture, but increased the revenue which it "was proposed to divide equally between the State and County treasuries. Tbe increase of appropriations made tbls session was based on tbe increase of revenue. The Governor is carefully considering the appropriation bills now in his hands, and it is thought be will so exercise the veto power as to keep tbe expenditures within the revenues. TALK OF LTNCHISiO 'EM. Indictment of the County Treasury Bob hers at Paris, Ark.

Br Telegraph to the Post-Disfatch. Lrrrut Bock, June 4. There is-much excitement at Paris, Ark. Some time ago the county treasury was robbed of uevera! thousand dollars. The Grand-jury, now sit.

ting, has indicted the suspected thieves, several prominent persons being implicated. A man named Corlee surrendered himself to scape mob violence, and says be wiU make a full out easum. There is some tautr -'Mauls AU tU uiifjf parties. Fair Mi i Moial Mi THE ANDEBSON WILL CASE. A-Verdict Bendered for the Plaintiff, Mary Aland Watson.

Kkw Yoke, June 4. Tbe jury in the Ander son will contest to-day rendered a verdict for tbe plaintiff, Mary Mand Watson, which gives her a one-fifth Interest In tbe Plaza Hotel property, at Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue. The Grand Encampments Tbe Executive Committee of the Grand Army will hold its regular meeting at the Lin del Hotel this afternoon. The question of the Presidential invitation will be discussed and the authority under which the committee acted will by determined. Chairman Grier says the matter will be discussed with open Good Bread.

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Concert eyery Sunday. TESTIMONIAL BENEFIT TO WM. B. SMITH, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Thursday evening, june 9. 1887.

Range Oomn'r. 4 to 15. OVIS DOLLAH 311 North Broadway. UH RIG'S NEW I0BK BIJOU OPERA CO. 15 THE Of' KKVa A ft.

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