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MMSWEEP;
Tlie Standard Oil Company
Gobbles Another Concern,
THE AMAZON OIL COMPANY,
And is Now Practically the Sole
Owner of the Ohio Oil Field.
THE DEAL CONCLUDED LAST NIGHT,
lor a Consideration of About $300,000, in
J. II. Guffey s Office.
IS THERE ANOTHER ONE TO CONQUER?
The Standard Oil Company yesterday
bought tUe stock, leasehold of land, oil
wells and all appurtenances of the Amazon
Oil .Company, one of the largest petroleum
producing corporations in Ohio.
The Amazon Oil Company operated 6,000
acres of the most valuable oil territory in
Ohio, situated in Wood and Sandusky
counties. It was organized in last
June by a number of Pennsylvania
capitalists. Their capital stock amounted
to 5300.000. Mr. J. M. Guffey was Presi
dent of the concern, A. W. Mellon Treas
urer and E. P. Miller Secretary. The
directors and owners of the property were
Messrs. G. W. Sill, T. J. Vandergrift, C.
"Underwood. R. P. Miller, J. M. Guffey, a.
W. Mellon, H. Darlington, K. P. Mellon
and J. H. Gailey.
The Amazon people have been very
busily at work ever since they became the
owners-of the property. They had 32 wells
drilled, and their monthly production is
now 75,000 barrels of oil.
IT THREATENED THE OCTOPUS.
With such a large territory and such valu
able land, the Standard people became
aware that a competitor was growing up be
tide them which might become troublesome.
To get hold of the entire concern was then
the plan they fixed upon, and negotiations
were at once opened with the Amazon
people.
Mr. William Fleming, of the Standard
Oil Company, has been trying to close the
deal with them for the last two weeks, and
it was at last consummated in the office of
Mr. J. M. Guffey, in the Stevenson build
ing, yesterday afternoon.
When Mr. Guffey was seen, he said, in
reference to the deal: "Yes, we have sold
our company's entire plant to the Standard.
Of course I cannot tell you the exact figure
we sold at, but it was not far below the
amount of our capital stock."
"What was the reason, which prompted
youo sell out?" was asked of the shrewd
gentle'man.
"Well, I'll tell you. At 15 cents a bar
rel for oil we did not think it would warrant
us to keep up such an immense corporation.
The work it required was too much, and the
profits were not large enough. In addition
to that, I ought to say that the outlook in the
oil business is
SO T7-rBOJIISIXG
at present, that we were mighty glad to sell.
A concern like the Standard Oil Company
can manipulate the territory wc sold to
them with a great deal more facility, and
with less expense."
"Who were the Standard's representatives
in the deal"'
"Messrs. William T. Scheide, William
Fleming and H. McSweeny, of Oil City."
The conclusion of this deal not only
strengthens the Standard Oil Company to a
very great extent, but it makes the Standard
virtually the sole owner and dictator of all
the oil-producing territory in Ohio. The
only company of any size left in Ohio is the
Ohio Oil and Gas Trust, of which Captain
J. J. Vandergrift, himsjlf a director in the
Standard Oil Company, is the President and
largest stockholder. It is, therefore, fair to
presume that it will not be long before the
Ohio Oil and Gas Trust will also change its
name, if the change thereof is worth making,
and become a part, as it is now a branch, of
the greatest and richest corporation in
America.
THE FIRST JI0TE.
Tbe
Pennsy Will Get Back Some of Its
Lost Suburban Business.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
yesterday issued notice to their conductors
to the effect that beginning to-day,they will
honor all daily excursion tickets on the
day following their sale. Heretofore these
tickets were only good for going and return
passage on tbe date they were sold, which
was stamped on the back of the tickets. A
notice was also posted on the window of the
Union station ticket office to passengers
notifying them that the tickets would be
good to return until midnight the day fol
lowing their purchase.
If around trip ticket is purchased on
Saturday, is will be good until midnight
on Monday. It' is stated that this is the
first move of the company toward loosening
their grip on the local accommodation busi
ness to get back the patronage taken away
by thecabje lines. The next thing to bedone
will be the running ot trains from the Union
station to East Liberty without stopping at
intermediate stations in order to make bet
ter time than the grip cars. Other changes
will probably follow.
FOR ANOTHER BANKING FIRM.
The Soutfasiilo Defunct Bank Building to
Go Under the Hammer.
At 10 o'clock this morning the Farmers
andMcchauics' Bank building will be offered
for sale at auction, and a great deal of
guessing has been going on lately as to who
would be the probable purchaser.
Mr. J. H. Sorg, President of the defunct
bank, stated last night that thev had de
cided not to take less for the building thin
40,000. Should they not be able to realize
that sum from the property, the sale will be
adjourned.
Mr. Sorg also stated to a representative of
this paper that he had heard a rumor yester
day to the efiect that a number ot Southside
business men intended to buy the building
for the purpose of starting another bank.
He could not give any more definite infor
mation on the subject, however, and various
inquiries made ot "several prominent South
side business men resulted in the tame way.
Tenth Ward Primaries.
The Tenth ward Democrats held their pri
maries at the Ralston schoolhouse last night,
with the following result:
For Select Council. Robert Haslctt; Alder
man, John Burns; Constable, Robert McLaugh
lin: Asseor, Dennis Lnch; SchooLDirectors.
Charles Dugan and John Cooney; Register,
First precinct, Harry Ellison; Register, Second
precinct, John bmith.
The Palace Car Magnate.
George M. Pcllnian, of tbe Pullman Pal
ace Car Company, was a passenger on the
.limited last nieht for Chicago. The mag
nate admitted that there were not many
uvicwivuimmi;a in uie country mat nc i
could not buy out He had no news of
local interest. I
A HOLS IN A SENSATION.
The Deputy Snprcme Justice of the Order
or Iron nail Sees No SlS.000,000
Deficit, Nor Any Shortage nl All.
Considerable excitement and discussion
has arisen among the friends and members
of the Order of the Iron Hall and similar
organizations founded on a basis of paying
the policy holders 1,000 at the end of seven
years, minus the sick benefits, by a
statement in the Philadelphia Rec
ord that the Order of the Iron
Kail is not liable for the maturity
of its policies. As a basis of reason,, it is
stated that, at a rate of increase of SO per
cent per year in the membership of 18,000,
the society will encounter a deficiency of
more than $18,000,000 in paying the matured
certificates of its policy holders who
joined prior to 18S9. As one illustration of
this, the .figures of the Insurance Commis
sioner of Massachusetts, who examined the
workings of the order in 1887, were given.
In order to ascertain the truth of the
charges, n call was made by a Dispatch
reporter yesterday on Mr. W. C. Mackey,
Lieputy Supreme Justice or Xtie uraer ot
tbe Iron Hall. Mr. Mackey said:
The charges are well gotten up from a reason,
ing standpoint: but the writer was evidently
unacquainted with the workings of the order.
and the statement is
preposterous. We are
bound to nav our liabilities anywav.
even should the assessments bavo
to be doubled or trebled to
do so We call an assessment of 52 SO as
often as it is necessary to pay the matured poli
cies or sick benefits. The subordinate lodges
retain 20 per cent of this, which is invested by
them. The other SO per cent is sent to the Su
preme Lodcc. It has been found that about 50
per cent w ill pay the sick benefits, and tbe re
maining 30 per cent is invested by the Supreme
Lodge.
On the maturity of a certificate the Supreme
Lodfre draws on this 30 per cent, together with
one-seventh of the 20 per cent which is called
in from that portion yearly which the sub
ordinate lodges have retained. When this
fund is not sufficient, an assessment is called.
This reserved fund has now reached over
$500,000. We find that nearly two-thirds of the
certificates do not reach maturity.
The liability is just as sure as with any such
organization, except on a different basis.
GOIXG BACK TO CONGRESS.
Some ot tbe Barns Funeral Party Return to
Their House Duties.
Congressmen Wade and Mausen, two of
the party who accompanied the remains of
Congressman Burns to St Louis, passed
through the city last night, returning to
Washington. On the way they met the ir
repressible ex-Congressman Warner, of
Ohio, who still aspires, with slim chances.
Wade is a Republican, and of course
everything that Harrison might do would
be pleasing to him. Therefore, he thought
the selection of Blaine, Allison, Alger and
Wanamaker for Cabinet positions was ad
mirable; no better men could be chosen.
Mausen, Democrat, who hadn't quite re
covered irom the effeets of the late shock
and the performance of his recent lugubri
ous functions, pleaded ignorance, and had
nothing to say,
Warner, however, was hopeful, and con
fidently expects to knock out Grosvenor who
now sits in his Congressional seat
Returning from Washington last night
were three Wisconsin lumbermen, Messrs.
Shaw, Irwin and Ingram. The Interior
Department made a rule some time ago that
no more fine timber should be cut from the
Indian reservations. This rule cut into
their pocket books, and they went to Wash
ington to have it modified.
"Blaine and Allison in the Cabinet will
be asrreeable to Wisconsin Republicans,"
said Mr. Ingram, "but we are not struck on
Alger or Wanamaker. We are pushing
Henry E. Paine, for Postmaster General,
and want to see Uncle Jerry Busk safely
ensconced in some foreign mission,"
THEY WANT A THIRD CLASS.
Allegheny Citizens Hold a Public meeting
and Pass Resolutions.
An adjourned meeting of Allegheny citi
zens was held in the Sixth ward schoolhouse
hall last night to discuss the proposed legis
lation for cities of this State. Dr. W. J.
Biggs presided and George B. Bothwell was
Secretary. The committee appointed to in
quire into the condition of affairs presented
a report, which was read by Mr. John Wil
helm. A series of resolutions was then intro
duced approving the proposition to enter
the second class, and objecting to some of
the clauses in the act proposed for the gov
ernment of cities of the third class. One of
these objections was the authority given the
Mayor to appoint all heads of departments,
and another the creating of a Board of
Water Commissioners. The abolishing of
the Board of Assessors was favored, and
also the othce ot .Delinquent Tax Collector.
After a discussion lasting about an hour,
the resolutions were adopted, as was a reso
lution proposed by Dr. Gilliford, thanking
the members of the Legislature for return
ing the charter bill to the committee. It
was decided to have the resolutions printed
and copies sent to members of the Legisla
ture. A CHILD'S CDTE QUEET.
Young Precocity Tumbles to the Idea on
the Government Itnildinc
It was on a Birmingham car yesterday
afternoon. There were passengers enough
to constitute an excellent audience. A
3-year-old kid in, a kilt knelt upon one of
the seats about the middle of the car, with
his nose, mouth and eyes very close to the
window-Dane. As they passed the granite
Government building that is to be, or at
least was to hae been, the kid called out,
as loud as young Precocity is wont to do:
"Ma! be" they building that building, or
only tearing it down which do vou guess,
MaV" " 1
The idea caught the carload, and the
audience applauded with its collective
mouth. The kid had forcibly flashed up
the fact that the erection, by 00,000.000 peo
ple, ot two stories of granite in a decade
might be looked at in two different ways
By the way, a, stone did come for this
same building j esterday. It was a 21,000
pound block ot granite and required eight
horses to haul it. Who says that this great
Government is not progressive in its build
ing operations?
UNDER THE OLD CITI CHARTER.
The Mayor of Allegheny Ready to Cnll nn
Election ns Heretofore.
Mayor Pearson, of Allegheny, does not
believe that the municipal bills now before
the Legislature will be passed iiftime to
allow him to issue his proclamation for the
February election. The election will occur
on the l!)th, and he will issue the proclama
tion belore the 9th of the month under the
charter of 1870. Select Councilmen will be
elected for two years and Common CotinciJ
men for one year. '
Pennsylvania Schools Lend.
Pour representatives of the Sioux City,
Iowa, school system were in McKeesport
yesterday taking a look at the schooU and
trying to prevail on Prof. Charles Deane to
accept the position of superintendent of
sohools of that place. The gentlemen
visited the Pittsburg schools also, and
speak very highly of all Pennsylvania
schools. They say the school system of this
State is away 'ahead of that of other parts of
the Union.
His Own Fnnlt.
J. S. Shallcnberger is a shoemaker "at
Bennet's station. He arrested eight boys
for malicious mischief, claiming they threw
stones at his house. After hearing the evi
dence the Alderman discharged them, and
intimated the shoemaker was to blame.
See the 83 OO and 810 OO Ulsters To-Day.
These are great bargains. Come and see
this bargain stock in the cloak room now.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
KSSW
COSTELLO'S 'SCHEME.
He Proposes to Lease the F. of L
Coal Property tor Twenty Years.
A CHALLENGE FOR WM. T. LEWIS.
Division No. 4 of Miners' "&. P. U. Formed
With a Membersli'ip of 3,000.
COKE WORKERS MAT STRIKE T0-DA!
John Costello, the Pittsburg -member of
the new General Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor, arrived in the city
yesterday from the West Ke had gone to
Indiana to look after the order's interest in
some coal property. Mr. Costello was seen
by a representative of this paper yesterday
and said :
I haTe been made the agent of 89 acres of
coal land that the order owns and 200 acres
that we have leased at ConneUsbure, Ind. This
land contains the best quality of coal in' the
country, and will not all be mined for over 20
years. We have the property" leased to a co
operative company for a period of five years.
Mr. W. H. Bailey, whom I.succeeded on the
G. E. B , has been the agent of the property
since it came into the bands of the order. The
revenue last year amounted to 11,500. Tbe com
pany that is now operating the mines want the
lease extended for 20 years. I will recommend
to the board at the next meeting that this be
done, and also that tbe property owned by tbe
order be sold to the miners. .They will then be
enabled to build homes -for themselves. A
branch road has recently been built, and con
nects the town with the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad.
The charge made by AV. T. Lewis, to the ef
fect that my local assembly gave up its charter
because I was elected a memberof tbe General
Executive Board is false, and I tan prove it I
will refute all charges ever made by Mr, Lewis,
and have sent a card or challenge to the Labor
Tribune, and hope Mr. Lewis will respond.
The challenge is appended:
Ha ving j ust read in your paper of January 12
a letter from W. T. Lewis to T. V. Fowderly, in
which he refers to me, 1 desire to say to the
readers of your paner that I deny everything he
saja in reference to me. Permit me to state
that I will place S500 in your hands,to be turned
o er to him (Lewis) if he will prove any ond of
his charces before a committee of three, each
to choose one and the two to select the third
committeeman. Or, I will agree to accept Mr.
John McBride, President .N. P. U., of which
Lewis is Secretary; also, Ii Patrick, of Colum
bus. President of the railroad of which Mr.
Lewis was Secretary; they to select a third
party. If Mr. Lewis fails co make good his
charges he must pay all expenses.
JoriN Costello,
Member General Executive Board, K. of L.
Mr. Costello had a consultation with John
McBride, President of the Miners' National
Progressive Union, yesterday, and left last
night for Charleston, W. Va. He declined
to state the object of his trip, but it is be
lieved he will attempt to strengthen the
order among the miners in the Kanawha
Valley.
C0KERS MAY STRIKE.
No Scale of Wnccs Arranged for iho Work
ers in the Connellsvillo Region.
This will be the last day the coke opera
tors will have to grant the demands of the
workers in order to avoid a strike. There
was no meeting of operators yesterday, and
all who were seen seemed to be perfectly
satisfied with the condition of affairs. Col
onel J. W. Moore said he had not been
officially notified of a demand for an ad
vance, and the3 only knowledge he had ot
tbe action of the men was what he saw in
the uewspapprs.
He said ne could not afford to pay an. ad
vance, and if the men strike it will be a
good thing, as a 30-days' shut down will
stiflen prices, which are two low at present
The Prick scale, which is Gj per cent
above the wages paid in the region, expires
to-day, and nothing has yet been done to
ward renewing it Mr. H. C. Frick is ab
sent from the city, but is expected home to
day, and it is considered sale to predict that
there will be no trouble at his works.
The following telegram was received last
night from Uniontown:
The cokers in this end of the region ate poor
ly organized and efforts are being madeto more
thnroughlv unite them. Richard Davis, of tbe
National Progressive Unioni-and Peter Wise,
of tbe Knights of Labor, had a well attended
meeting near Leith this afternoon and urged
the men to demand that the scale be signed
and to stand out for their rights if it was not
Operators here think there will not be a strike.
The superintendent at the Stewart Coke
Works surprised the men by having yester
day's output of coal dumped beside tbe engine
house as if preparing for a strike and leaving
the ovens uncharged. The men had notified
the company that thev would not work to-day,
and did not, and now find that the works have
been closed down indefinitely and that they
have no need to strike.
AN IMMENSE ROLLING MILL
To
be Built nt McKeesport by Fitlsburg
nnd Eastern Capitalists.
An immense rolling mill will likely be
built at McKeesport in the spring. A com
pany has been formed by Pittsburg, New
York and Philadelphia capitalists, who
propose to engage in the iron business, and
a committee has been appointed to look for
a site. This committee has selected Mc
Keesport, and yesterday secured a ten days'
option on ten acres of ground in the Third
ward, owned by B. B. Coursin and a 60
days' option on ten acres adjoining, owned
b Dr. Thomas L. White.
A member of the committee said yester
day that they would likely purchase the
property, and put up one of the finest iron
mills in this section of the State.
PIG IRON PRODUCERS
Threaten to Bnnk Their Furnaces if
the
Price of Limestono is Increased.
The blast furnace owners throughout the
Mahoning valley have notified the Carbon
Limestone Company that if the price of
limestone is to be advanced they will bank
their furnaces rather than pay the increased
price. This was reported at a meeting of
limestone operators, whose men are now on
strike for an advance in wages of 5 cents
per ton in the price of quarrying.
It was unanimously decided to resist the
demand. It is likely that an attempt will
be made to fill the placesof the strikers with
new men, as the operators claim it would be
impossible for them to grant the advance
and at the sain e time sell at present prices.
The Tank Glass System.
Some important information to window
glass workers was received at the head
quarters of the association on the Southside
yesterday. Six large factories in Belgium
have closed down, and the operators have
gone into bankruptcy. These firms operated
what are called tank factories, and their
failure is evidence that the tank system is
not a success, at least in the old country.
Chambers and McKee intend using the
tank system at their Jeannettc factory.
Will Make .Larger Sizes. ',
New machinery and new furnaces are
being added to the old butt weld mill of the
National Tube Works, the company having
decided to manufacture a large size of the
butt weld tubing. The largest size now
made is two inches. The mill will not be in
readiness for work for a month.
Change ia an Iron Firm.
Henry and George D. Wick, of Yonngs
town, have purchased the interest of their
partners in the plant of the Warren Iron
and Steel Company at Warren. The office
will be removed to Giiard, with the Trum
bull Iron Company.
Pnt Up the Price.
The Western Cut-nail Association, at its
regular meeting held at Wheeling yester
dny, raised the selling card of nails from
$1 90 to 51 03 for'10-pennies, 10 cents oCfor
carload lots and 3jer cent discount for cash,
in 30 days.
THE, NEW UNION.
Over 3,000 miners In This Section Form a
Pcrmnnent Organlzntloo A Resolution
to Quit Quarreling for Good.
The branch of the new Miners' National
Progressive Union in this section, called,
sub-division 4, held a delegate convention
in Kdights of Labor Hall yesterday for the
purpose of forming a permanent organiza
tion. The convention showed the strength
of the new organization here, as there were
33 delegates present, representing 43 mines,
or about 3,000 men.
Among the delegates was one from Glen-'
shaw mines, organized on Monday; one
from McDonald station, organized on Tues
day night by President John McBride, and
one from Monongahela City. The latter
delegate represents Jones' mines and shows
that the union is obtaining a foothold along
the river.
The temporary President, John D. Con
way, formerly Master Workman of Sub
division 6, N. T. A. 135, K. of L., called
the convention to order, and Alvin C. Pat
terson acted as Secretary. After the Com
mittee on Credentials had reported and the
delegates were seated, work was commenced
on the constitution. This occupied the
morning session, and at the afternoon
session several resolutions were adopted.
One of them requested aH members and
officers of miners' organizations to cease
quarreling; another, that whatever scale of
wages is adopted at the Indianapolis con
vention, it shall not have any bearing on
prices for dead work. A resolution was also
adopted to the effect that each operator go
ing into the convention must agree to pay
the scale of wages at all his mines. Hereto
fore some of them who operated several
mines only paid scale prices at one.
President McBride spoke for an hour, and
made some very favorable reports on the
progress ot the new union.
The election of officers then occurred, and
resulted as follows:
President John D. Conwav; Vice President
Peter Harnwell; Secretary-Treasurer. Alvin C.
Patterson; Executive Board, Michael McQuaid.
Matthew Green, John Delaney, Frank laylor
and Samuel Devore; Delegates to the Indian-
apolis Convention, A. C. Patterson, Patrick
McBryde, M. McQuaid and John D. Conway.
HOW ALIENS MIGHT AID
In Obviating the Ills That Como From In.
dlgcnls Incnpnble of Supporting Them
selves in the New World.
The proposition to make contractors pay
23 cents a day tariff on foreign laborers em
ployed seems to take pretty well. It was
discussed in Splaie's drug store last
night, and various suggestions were
thrown out Finally Mr. Splane hit on an
idea that seemed to give satisfaction, viz:
To collect a monthly tax from all foreigners,
in the nature of an insurance fund that
would prevent any of them becoming a pub
lic burden in case of accident or disability.
He argued that it was simple justice and
nothing more, and that Uncle Sam required
it of deckaneers employed on the river to de
fray hospital expenses.
The general sentiment was that such a
plan could not be objected to by foreigners
themselves, and that it would not be a tariff
for revenue only, but one for protection.
It was estimated that a tax, not of 23
cents per day, but of 25 cents per month,
would yield some 300,000 a year, and even
were a man never to become a beneficiary,
he would get his compensation in tbe reflec
tion that it he should be, he could take ad
vantage of it nnblushinglyjust as a member
of an accident insurance company feels
under no obligation, it injured, for bene
fits received, as by his contract he is entitled
to them.
Mr. Evan Jones indorsed the plan, and
also added that if the Ford Committee had
called on contractors for information, it
might have gotten much of use that it
didn't get. He stated that there were many
thousands of men in this country who did
not come under the head of foreign contract
labor who were bleeding it fully as heavily
as that class; skilled mechanics who made
from 52 to 56 a day, apd never paid taxes
nor became citizens, but who came here
when times were flush, and"' when they be
came dull went back to Europe and spent
their money, remaining there until there
was a revival of business. He argued that
such people, who would make good citizens,
should either be forced to become such, or
leave a portion of their earnings in the in
surance fund.
It was held that the obligation did not
rest on citizens, for they are here for weal or
woe, and are forced to bear the country's
burdens, willing or unwilling, If a
foreigner does not wish to contribute to the
insurance fund, he can escape by becoming
a citizen, pay taxes and claim the benefit
thereof.
WINTERS AND WINTERS.
The Oldest Inhabitant Rises to Remark
There Is Nothing New Under the San
Twenty Below Zero or Dandelions.
"The seasons have changed, and are no
longer what they formerly were," said the
oldest inhabitant "I will tell you about a
few of those within my recollection and then
you can judge whether there is any truth in
that remark. Continuing, the weather
talker said:
"On November 17, 1831, winter commenced
with seventy, and held on until late in.
March, when the water came, and the ice broke
up and produced the great flood of 1832.
Februarj 1, 1835, the winter, which had been
severe up to that date, broke up, and spring
set in.
The winter of 1812-3 was precisely like the
present one so far. The whole of the month of
January was pleasant as it is now. The roads
became settled aud good. The farmers did
most of their spring plowing, and everything
seemed springlike. On tho 1st of February the
winter commenced in earnest and was hard and
severe tip to April 1st
The summer of IS-w was a very warm grow
ing season and tnus continued until C:hritm.i
enabling the farmers to pasture their stock in
the fields up to that time. On Christmas day
the winter set in with 18 inches of snow. Snow
fell in greater or less quantities almost everv
clay for two months, amounting to more than
five feet of snow during the season. Thn win.
tcr was very hard and severe all the time, and
in Fcbruarv the mercury went to 20 degrees be
low zero. The cold w cather continued until in
April.
Th
he winter of 1S62-3. dnnnc thn war mo
called the "winter of mud" with rain or soft
snow all the time. The robins iniluim.nth..
birds remained with us during the whole
winter. There was no ice harvested that
season. The month of January, 1874, was very
similar to the present one. Tho fields were
green, and tho dandelions bloomed by the way
side. Afterward there were slight soft snows
but not anv severe cold that season. The
winter ot 1883-4 was distinguished by intense
and long-continued freezing, forming ice in
many places 2J feet in thickness, and result
ing in most disastrous consequences when it
broke up.
There is, therefore, co rule abont the weather
but plenty of time for frost and snow before
the trees will bloom again.
GABLE WANTS DAMAGES,
According to the Cbnrge, Sinclair Cleaned
Ont (be Bnrbcr Shop.
John Gable claimed before Alderman
Porter yesterday that Joseph Sinclair beat
him, and then smashed the furniture, broke
the window panes and knocked down the
door in his barber shop. Sinclair was charged
with malicious mischief and assault and bat
tery. He gave bail for a hearing to-day.
He Wns an Ex-Convict.
Lieutenant Duncan arrested a man at
Matthew's coke works yesterday. He gave
his name as George Weir, and said he had
just been released from the Ohio Peniten
tiary, where he served a three years' term
for shooting a man. He was given 24 hours
to get out of the city. He went
Onr Silk Sale Have Yob Been There?
If not come to-day buyers are nlentv
for such bargains.
JOS. HOBNE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
JUDAISM AT THE TOP.
The Subject of an Address by Rev.
Dr. F. de Sola Mendes Last Night
AT THE EIGHTH STREET TEMPLE.
Conservatism Urged as the Only Surety for
Church Union.
A RECEPTION AFTER THE ADDRESS
Rev. Dr. F. de Sola Mendes, of New
York, delivered the "second lecture of the
Young Men's Hebrew Association course at
the Eighth Street Temple last evening, tac
ine as his subject "On Top," with conserva
tive Judaism the wanting noun, which, he
urged, should be "On Top, as it was in the
first days of religious thought and the first
forming of any religious sect or belief." He
urged conservatism as the only means of
furthering this end, and stated that it was
"a qucstion'of t-o-p or not t-o-p."
After reviewing the history of Judaism
and the contention in regard to belief dur
ing Ezra and Nehcmiah's time, and show
ing that conservatism was the only thing
which prevailed and resulted in the
strengthening of tbe faith, he deplored a
state of contention, and urged this conserv
atism of the past as the only mode of ad
vancing religion and causing a chance for
contention.
As an illustration of the effects of in
activity and the lack of the motive power to
induce conservatism, he cited the case of a
top that "would not go," though it was
PULLED THIS WAY AND THAT,
and thumped and searched all over for the
cause, but, when a mechanic applied his
art, inserted the chisel, cleaned off the gum
and oiled the mechanism; when the string
was pulled, the top moved off, singing mer
rily as before. It did not need pulling and
rashly casting about, but the careful con
sideration of the power which first moved it,
and then the conservatism or forces thrown
around it to keep up this motion.
He urged the formation of church socie
ties, with their consequent influence, which
is thrown on yonng men of other sects,
stating that, "in thus bringing closer bonds
of union and conservatism and in every way
casting the teachings of true Judaism before
our young, thus only can we become as we
were in the days of old, and be on top as
then."
He stated that for 2,400 years Judaism
retained firm hold, and only lost this when
it allowed conservatism to become slack and
did not throw the proper influencesaround
the growing generations. Continuing, he
said:
It behooves ns to imbue onr vouth with an
attitude of reverence and surround them with
religious teachings to-day, so that the teach
ings may go down from generation to genera
tion. We have magnificent temples, magnifi
cent chapels: what we want now is societies
that will surround our young with conservative
Judaism and the teachings of what true re
ligion is. Religion is not a body of doctrines
that can be tanght and learned, but it crows
by inspiration, given by a constant knowledge
of the living God and an attitude of the soul
toward Christ
A PRESSING NEED.
We need societies, and until we have ac
quired that conservatism gained by constant
affiliation and contact with the pnnciples of
Judaism in daily life, we cannot stand. But,
why should we not when we have stood in tbe
lace of older nations than ours. As Jews we
feel in unison with the thoughts and actions of
our ancestors, and as Jews we should now up
hnlrl nml strengthen thn bonds of unison we
possess, and so throw around our church and
top as before, and it is with these thoughts of I
ennservative Judaism that I have come over ,
400 miles to tell you, with the hope that It may
people tuts guarmansnip mat mey win oe on
Etrengtnen anu ouuq up your resolves
and build
and
cause conservative Judaism to
protect and
keenoursoung.
Alter the address, which was listened to
by a good audience of representative
Hebrews of the two cities, a reception was
tendered to Bev. Dr. Mendes, the Young
Men's Hebrew Association and its friends,
at the home of Mr. 1. Finks, 307 Ferry
street. Among those to brighten the occa
sion with short addresses were Dr. L.
Naumberg, Key Dr. Mayer, A. Israel,
Esq., and others.
A PAIR OF SKATES.
ASohoYoutb Thought It Wns Easier to
Steal Than Bay Them.
When John Larkin, of Soho (not the
other John), got up yesteiday morning, the
cold weather made him remember that he
did not own a pair of skates. He imme
diately took a pair, it is alleged, belonging
to Mrs. Sarah Moorhead, who had him ar
rested and brought before 'Squire Jones la3t
night.
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Say In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Rending.
Albert Gabvin bad an arm broken, coup
ling cars on the P., V. & C. road yesterday.
The 10-mill business tax levy has been paid
by all the liquor dealers who first protested
payment.
The recent frost contracted the slots on tbe
Citizens' Traction line, causing numerous de
lays yesterday.
; The sale of seats for Minnie Palmer's en
gagement next week opens at the Bijour box
office this morning.
Tite sale of scats for next week's attraction,
the "Parlor Match," opens this morning at the
Grand Opera House.
John Hanlok's 'arm was caught in the ma
chinery'at Carnegie, Phipps& Co.'s mills yes
terday, and badly torn.
THE Republicans of the Thirty-sixth ward
will nominate a candidate for Council at their
primaries Saturday evening.
Magistrate Brush will hold the first court
in the new $9,000 Forty-third street police
station to-morrow morning.
The Alsace-Lorraine Beneficial Society gave
an entertainment last night in the Uniformed
Knights' hall, Penn avenue.
An Italian was committed to jail yesterday
on a charge of stealing $200 and some jewelry
from Johanna Lorenzo, bis divorced wife.
TllE Philadelphia Company's mains will be
assessed again this jcar on a new plan, to meet
the requirements of the rulings of the Supreme
Court.
CArTAlN Mebceb, of the East End, ar
rested Fred Woods and J. W. Homes yester
day for stealing a lot of clothing from a
boarding house.
Jaiies Maker, who was believed to be a
clever crook, escaped from the Central Station
Wednesday evening, it is thought by following
some tramps out
The State Board of Health has received a
communication denouncing the quality of
water used In Allegheny. An investigation
may be ordered.
i The delegates to the convention of tbe Mas
ter Painters' Association, yesterday visited the
various points of interest in this sectiou and
returned home last night
The Exposition Society is contemnlating
asking the iron and glass men to contribute the
material for Power Hall, and will sena a repre
sentative around soon to that end.
Lieutenant J. N .Rohkbacher, a Govern
ment steel inspector at Park Bros. & Co.'s mill,
denies that tbe inspectors aro responsible for
the delay in tho work, as Mr. Park charges.
Seven dollars were stolen from S. B. Char
ter's grocery, corner of Third avenue and
Grant street Tuesday night, by a boy who
secreted himself in the cellar. He was ar
rested. Senator J. R. McLain's bill to tax oil and
gas leases, does not please holders of such
leases. A number interviewed yesterday
thought it was an nn just measure, and an effort
will be made to defeat it
A number of unimportant appeals were
beard from the assessments in Allegheny, by
the County Commissioners. In the Ninth ward
Oiivor,Bros. S. Phillips were assessed $99,925.
and tho Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company
J105.230. ,
The Allegheny Homeopathic, and Mercy
Hospitals got the baskets of flowers from tbe
Press Club banquet the floral chariot went to
tun muw awuuio, ouu hue tjiuuui ugurcs were
displayed in clothiers' windows at the comers
of Smithfield and Wood streets, Fifth avenue.
f
IT WOULDN'T WRING.
A Suit Over Exchanged Wringers Didn't
Work Worth a Cent
People who peddle clotheswringers and
various other articles of household use, and
sell them to matrons on the installment
plan, and then bring actions in trespass
to recover when the buyers fail to
come to the scratch, or repudiate
alleged agreements, will be interested in the
issue of the suit of the Metropolitan Manu
facturing Company versus F. S. Z. Pere
grino, who, when sned for the difference in
price claimed between an old ana new
wringer, before Alderman Nolan, denied
that either he or his wife had agreed to the
swap, and in proof snbmitted the testimony
of his and her olive branches.
The case was noted in these columns one
day last week. After hearing both sides,
Alderman Nolan dismissed the suit, on the
ground that the plaintiff had not proven
contract.
The average female mind is very suscept
ible to the blandishment of peddlers who
will take part pay down and 10 cents a day,
or, perhaps, 25 cents a week, for the re
mainder. A woman on the Southside some
time ago thought to clinch the love staples
holding herself and bnsband together by
making him a present on his birthday of an
elegant platlorm rocking chair, paying
for it by economizing in the use
of her pin money. Some time later
the husband happened to come across the
contract between his wife and the peddler;
and the unfeeling wretch of a husband
damped the wife's ardor, cooled her affec
tion and planted hatred in her breast against
all such peddlers by taking her to a furni
ture store and showing her that she could
have bought a similar chair for three-fifths
of what she had paid. When she found she
had paid (60 for an article she could have
bought for cash for less than $10, she was
wroth, and that agent has only called once
at her house since.
CHAUTAUQUA'S NEW HOTEL.
Work Begnn on a $100,000 Hostelry on
the Lake Front Yesterday.
A new $100,000 hotel, to be known as the
"Sterlingworth Inn," will be erected at
Lake Chautauqua. The old Lakeview
House is to be torn down, and the new hotel
will be on that site. Ernest L. Frisbee,
formerly of the New Kent, will be the pro
prietor of the new hostelry. Work was be
gun yesterday. Kight there will be a pair
of lakeside hotels not to be beaten in Amer
ica. A Pittsborger Beaten and Robbed.
SPECIAL TELEOEASI TO THE DISPATCH.
Gkeensburg, January 30. A young
man named John McKinsey, of Pittsburg,
while out walking late last nicht, was at
tacked by footpads and robbed of a sum of
money and a gold watch and chain. Two
unknown men approached him from behind
and struck him on the back of the head,,
rendering him unconscious. He received a
painful injury.
A Heavy and Lively Lift.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock last night some
thief "liftea" a fine b3y mare and a buck
board belonging to John M. Clark, of
Wharton street, Southside. The police
force was generally notified.
II. and 91. Club Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected by the
Sixteenth Ward Harrison and Morton Club
last night:
President, Kobert A. Warren; Vice Presi
dent O. A. Waggoner; Secretary, Samuel O.
McKee; Treasurer, G. W. Gosser.
His Spirit Wns Raffled.
Patrick Garrison asserts that Joseph
Kirkpatrick met him last Sundav evening
on his wav tn rrmrrh and he-it li'im n tfcar
"rctardi and beat hm so bat
he could not worship in a Christian spirit.
He charged Kirkpatrick with assault and
battery.
Primary Elections.
The Democratic primary election of the
tNinth ward will be held in the Ralston
schoolhouse to-morrow evening. The Re-,
publicans of the Sixteenth ward will hold
their primaries on Saturday evening.
One Charge Dismissed.
The charge of highway robbery against
Martin Bender and James Geddis, made by
two peddlers, was dismissed by Alderman
Porter last evening. But the boys were
held for assault and bittery.
Fell From the Root.
Harry Bishop, a carpenter, while repair
ing the roof of the Eliza Furnace yesterday
fell to the ground. He dislocated his shoul
der and hip, and is hurt internally.
A Collarbone Broken.
John Everson, a roll turner at the Elba
Iron Works, had his collarbone broken yes
terday by being thrown against the side of
the building.
Another New Furnace.
Another large furnace will be put up at
the Duquesne Tube Works. The plant is
being operated to its fullest capacity.
Onr Silk Sale Have Yon Been There?
If not come to-day buyers are plenty
for such bargains.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
What 98 Will Bny.
For the next three days we will give you
your own choice of all our fine satin-lined
overcoats, in kerseys, chinchillas and fur
beavers, many of which sold all the way
from $25 to 535, for the extreme low. price o'f
S8. We like to see busy times in our store,
like to have a rush, and our experience is
that the only way to do it is by giving real
genuine bargains. This sale closes positive
ly Saturday night. Remember, your own se
lection of elegant silk-lined overcoats, worth
from 525 to SiS, for $8. Those who come first
will of course secure first choice. P. C. C.
C, corner Grant and Diamond streets, op
posite the new Court House.
To-Dny-S25 Braided Cloth Ulsters, 812 50.
A deep cut a big lot of these fine long1
garments, best colors to go quick the rea
son for this, half price.
JOS. Hobne & Co.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Auction sale of 200 more horses and
mules by the Citizens' Traction Ry. Co., at
Forty-seventh and Butler streets, to-day.
Light Moires nnd Failles Only SO Cents,
Make up beautifully for evening wear this
silk sale makes fine dresses easy to get.
Jos. Hokne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Sate your money and buy your drycoods
at auction. This afternoon at 2 o'clock
everything will be slaughtered, at M. Fire's,
102 Federal st, Allegheny.
Oar SHU Sale Hnvo Yoo Been There?
If not come to-day buyers are plenty
for such bargains.
Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn avenue Stores.
No well regulated household should be
without Angostura Bitters, the celebrated
appetizer.
Onr Silk Sale-r-Have Yon Been There?
If not come to-day buyers are plenty for
such bargains. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock another auc
tion sale of drysoods will take place at M.
Fire's, 102 Federal st, Allegheny.
Onr Silk Sale Have Yon Been There?
If not come to-dav buyers are plenty for
such bargains. Jos. Hoenb & Co.'s.
Penn Avenue Stores.
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EISSLNG AS AN AET.
The Latest Eastern Fad Strikes Pittsburg
With a Vengeance An Attractive Lady
Professor to Opes a School.
"My face is my fortune, sir, she said."
Whether it was of sufficient value for the
pretty maid to finally refuse the marriage
proposition made her by the young man.the
song does not say. But a young lady in
this city, whose face is attractive enough to
be called pretty, has determined to make a
few dollars, if not a fortune, by the combi
nation of her face and some advice to the
generally bashful young man who is an ar
dent, but clumsy, wooer of a pretty maid.
The dainty little miss has had the oppor
tunity of studying European manners, and
is well educated, as far as young ladies go.
She obtained her idea while on a trip East,
and now that her more material fortune is
rather depleted, she proposes to open a
school to be known as the "School for In
structions in the Art ot Osculation and De
portment." She is to be proprietor, manager and
professor. Her pupils will be obtained
from the ranks of her friends, who are
legion, and her chargeswill be nominal.
It may be necessary to obtain a professor
for the instruction'of the lady pupils? as
that would make the tb,ing more interesting,
but at present she proposes to give- lessons
,to young men only and allow them to im-
yait meir teacuings 10 meir sisters.
According to the ideas of the new pro
fessor, American men do not understand the
proper method of implanting a kiss npon
the lips of even a charming sister or more
sedate mother. They are too clumsy.
"It has become quite a fad in the East,
and I don't see why Pittsburg should be be
hind the age. I went to a few lessons, but I
found I knew more than the professor, who
was a fussy little Frenchman, and I am go
ing to start a school; so there!" she said to
the reporter.
"When you propose to kiss your sister or
mother or your"
"I understand," interrupted the news
paper man.
"You draw but in'this case she didn't
draw worth a cent the young lady gently
towardjou. Place one arm lightly about
her waist and allow her left band to rest on
your shoulder. Then take her right hand
in your left. Don't get excited
andsqneeze the hand; that detracts her at
tention from the more important task at
hand. She should throw her head slightly
back. The gentleman should always be the
taller. With lips slightly closed press
yours to hers for a brief moment. Don't
smack the lips. It is annoying and might
be overheard. Don't have your mouth
open. Teeth and lips are very different
things, you know. The Parisian is the only
man who knows how to kiss."
A Correction of Number.
The location of tbe new wall paper house
of Crnmrine, Bane & Bassett, successors to
Thomas Palmer, is 416 Wood street, between
Fourth aud Fifth avenues,and not 116 Wood
street, as stated in last Monday's issue.
George S. Bassett is the third name in this
popular young firm, and not George A.
Bassett.
Faille Francaisellks at SI OO,
From S2 25. A large lot of failles at 50
cents. This is the greatest shaking up of
prices you ever saw.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stcre3.
What 8S Will Bny.
For the next three days we will give you
your own choice of all our fine satin-lined
overcoats, in kerseys, chinchillas and fur
beavers, manv of which sold all the way
from 525 to $35, for the extreme low price of
SS. We like to see busy times in our store,
like to have a rush, and our experience is
that the only way to do it is by giving real
genuine bargains. This sale closes positively
Saturday night Remember, your own se
lection of elegant silk-lined overcoats, worth
from 525 to 535, for S8. Those who come first
will of course secure first choice. P. C. C.
C. corner Grant and Diamond streets, op
posite the new Court House.
Onr Silk Sale Hare Yoa Been There?
If not come to-day buyers are plenty
for such bargains.
Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock another auc
tion sale of drygoods will take place at 31.
Fire's, 102 Federal st, Allegheny.
Oar Special Silk Sale To. Day.
Thousands of yards sold already. These
bargains advertise themselves. We merely
want to let you know about them and ad
vise you to come early.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Sate your money and buy your drygoods
at auction. This afternoon at 2 o'clock
everything will bj slaughtered, at M. Fire's,
102 Federal st, Allegheny.
Onr Special Silk Sole To-Day.
Thousands of yards sold alrealy. These
bargains advertise themselves. We merely
want ip let you Know aDouttnem ana advise
you to come early.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Auction sale of 200 more horses and
mules by the Citizens' Traction Ry. Co., at
Forty-seventh and Butler streets, to-day.
Faille Francaise Silks at $1 OO,
From 52 25. A large lot of failles at 50
cents. This is the greatest shaking up of
prices you ever saw.
Jos. Hokne & Co.'s,
Penn Avenue Stores.
Ltvek complaint cured free at 1102 Car
son st., Southside.
TO CLOSE UP PARTNERSHIP re
quires quick sales.
SILKS and DRESS GOODS all re
vised in price.
CLOTHS and WOOLENS all revised
in price.
DRESS GOODS of every description
all revised in price.
Domestic and House Furnishing
Goods, Table Linens, Napkins and
Towels, all revised in price.
Cloak Department containing many
choice garments, so much revised that
prices wih astonish you, as all winter
garments must be sold.
Trimmings, Handkerchiefs and Neck
wear all revised in price.
Winter Underwear, Gloves, Hosiery,
Cardigans and all heavy goods cut deep
to close.
B1BER iJAHTDN,
05 AND 507 MARKET STREET.
I have this day sold my interest in
the firm of
HEARD, BIBER & EASTON
to my late partners, who will continue
the business, assuming all liabilities
and interests connected therewith.
JAMES B. HEARD.
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TBAGIC SCENE IN A SHOP;7!,
A Machinist Stabs Himself Repeatedly With
a File While at His Work HIi Cora. '
pontons Stand Aghast for Awhile.
James Alexander, a machinist at Will
iam Benton's machine shop, 67 Water
street, suddenly became insane while at
work yesterday morning. The man is
about 40 years of age, and he was said to
live in the Eleventh ward.
. Alexander had, of late, shown frequent
fits of insanity, but they never became very
severe. On Tuesday, however, he did not
appear at the shop at all, and the men at
that place suspected that something must
have happened to him. Yesterday morning'
he arrived at the shop at the usual hour,
and commenced work.
During the forenoon, however, he sud
denly took hold of a file and stabbed himself
ia his chest with the tool. Then he took
another and did the same thing again, each
time inflicting a serious wound. His co
workmen stood aghast for a moment, and,
in their horror, forgot to take the toola
from him.
After awhile they went up to him, and,
although the unfortunate man struggled
very hard, he was at last overpowered. Tho
patrol wagon was then sent for and Alex
ander was conveyed to the Central station,
bleeding from several wounds. Later he
was taken to his home on the hill.
Two Small Robberies.
There were two small robberies in Alle
gheny early yesterday morning. About 2
o'clock thieves broke the window in the gro
cery at the corner of River avenue and Mor
gan street and secured about 515 worth of
cigars and tobacco. Later the barber shop
of C. F. Marterer, 285 Ohio street, was
entered and 22 razors, three pairs of clippers
and 512 in money were stolen.
Played It on the Turnkey.
Discipline as an institution seems to
flourish in Central station, and in order to
maintain it, Inspector McAleese has in
definitely suspended Turnkey Kobert
Hughes for allowing an unimportant pris
oner to escape with a lot of vags who had
been allowed to sleep there all night.
Hughes is said tone a friend of Chief
Brown.
JOB. HORNE & LTL'H
PENN AVENUE STORES.
NINE HUNDRED
WINTER WRAPS
WINTER WRAPS
WINTER WRAPS
TO BE SOLD THIS WEEK
CLOAK ROOM.
CLOAK ROOM.
Prices are very low and it will be a
good investment So buys an excellent
Ulster or Newmarket; better ones at
$10; still better at $15; the $20 ones aw
elegant
Several hundred heal Plush Wraps
also, including Jackets, Coats, Mantles
and Newmarkets. Then come the
Colored Cloth Jackets, $23, $20, SIS, $10,
$5-all reduced, and the most stylish
and finest Jackets shown.
Special values in Black Jackets at S3
and $10.
THE CLOAK ROOM
Is the place this week. The first comers
will have the best choice.
Don't forget the GOO Ulsters and New
markets. The After Stock-Taking Bargain
Tables are crowded every day.
JDS. HDRNE k CD.'B
PENN AVENUE STORES.
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