r i r clows in the dwelling houses were broken; across Smallmau street, in Fisher's foundry, the windows were smashed and the sheet iron side in many places punctured by fly ing bricks. The north side of the building escaped ruin with the exception of its east ern end, the roof of which had partially fallen in. WORK OF BESCUE. The debris was piled up high and thick, and the rescue party could progress but slowly. Owing to the character of the ma terial, it did not require much skill to check the fire, which had commenced. Be fore the bricks had cooled the work of wspnp hfld heirrin Thp firt fntlr men taken v. nut were denri. O-nR. Linpelhach. the en gineer was found near his engine. His body was frightfully mangled, his legs and right arm being torn off, the ragged flesh hanging down in long shreds. His head and tace were partially blown away. His body was taken to themorgue. Lingelbach resided at Ko. 129 Howard street, Alle gheny. Daniel Clark was taken out dead and re moved to the undertaking establisment of McCabeBros. His brother took charge of remains and sent the body to his late home near ML Savage, Md. A complete list of the killed and injured is here given: THE DEAD. Gus Lctgelbach, engineer," 25 years old, sin gle, lived at 129 Howard street, Allegheny. Jacob Bketnheimee, boilenmaker, 23 years old, married, lived on the Southside. Chasles Aclexbacheb, toller maker, 45 years old, married, lived at 18 3 South. Six teenth street Daniel Clabk, boiler maker, SO years old, single, boarded on Twenty-sixth street. Be sides at Cumberland, Md. , THE rNJTTBKD. Timotht Caetej.-, aged 26 years; married; lived in Lawrenceville; had a fracture of 'the base of the skull and was badly burned about the face and hands. Fbask Maneskt, 15 years; laborer; resided on Fourteenth street; had a bad scalp wound and was severely bnrned on the head. Maktei Cojtkebs, 24 years old: single; helper; had a fracture of the leg, bad scalp wound and otherwise badly bruised. Habvet Bare, rear 2419 Penn avenue, had a severe scalp wound, both hands badly burned. and burned on the back of the head and neck. J. H. McCoou Ridgo avenue, near Arch, scalp wound and bruised about the back. James McKjex, Sharpsburg, badly bruised on right leg. Chables Fobeest, corner Kenova and Lytle streets, badly cut about the head. A half dozen others were slightlv cut about the hands, "but their injuries are trifling. susr EXcrrnfG incidents. Many narrow escapes occurred. A little girl named Annie Gillespie, whose parents live in Mackerell court, had just returned from school and was in a closet which stood near the east wall of the building. "When her mother heard the explosion she ran out to the spot and after a hard struggle she seized the child by the arm and dragged her out of the building, just as it was struck by some tailing debris and crnshed in like an egg shell. Mrs. Gillespie was struck by a brick and had her left arm badly injured. Annie's side was injured, but not seriously. Joseph Kreh had started for a short cut through a window that opened into Mul berry street, and had just reached the win dow and placed his hands on the sill, preparatory to leaping through, when the crash came. The next thing he knew he was fired up against a wall, on the oppo site side of the alley. Strange as it may seem he was not injured in the slightest. John Baker, a boiler maker, had his hand on the boiler turning off a steam valve when, he says, he felt himself being drawn upward. He was thrown through a glass window and landed on the opposite side ot Mulberry alley. He felt around and caught hold of the end of a house and lifted himself to his feet. He was but slightly injured. CHICKENS "WERE KILLED. An old lady by the name of Mrs. Michael Cronan had about CO chickens in a coop ad joining the wall of the building. "When the wall fell the roof was crushed and a number of the chickens were killed. The others escaped and for a waiie the air was full of flying chickens. Mrs. Cronan be came so much excite between the loss of life, and the loss of her chickens, that she fainted. It was at first reported she was ft killed, but she recovered from her tainting t spell and spent the time in bewailing her f loss. I Henry Carl, an employe of the works, was f just coming out of the ofiice when the ex- plosion occurred. He was thrown up in the l air, and landed against a buggy, on Twenty- third street. The latter was thrown over l and one side of it mashed to pieces. "William Frouer was working in the cen f" tral portion of the main building. He was hurled through the door into Mulberry I alley, where he was picked up unhurt. An old iady named .airs. Metzgar was just sitting down to her dinner with her son and daughter when the house was struck by a falling wall. Amass of debris poured into the room through thedoor and window. 2Jone of them were injured. The house is a wreck. It was feared that the walls would Jail, and a force of workmen were immediately placed at work strengthening them and clearing away the debris. CAUS OP THE EXPLOSION. A Trusted Employe of the Shop Says There Was Enough Water, nnil Thlnki Too 3Inch Steam Was the Cnnsc. The boiler was tubular, 5i inches in di ameter, 5-16 of an inch thick and 10 feet long. It has been in use for nearly ten years, and has been tested once a year. The Boiler In spector's permit shows that the engineer was allowed to carry 150 pounds of steam. He usually carried from 90 to 100 pounds. There are a npmber of causes assigned for the explosion. About every other man around the shop last night had a reason of his own. Each time he would tell it he would magnify the supposition until many people believed the stories. The most probable cause of the explosion is given by George Kunkle, of Twenty fourth street, an employe of the shop who miraculously escaped being killed In speaking of the matter he said: About 15 seconds before I heard the whistle blow I passed the head of , the boiler, and. ac cording to my common custom, looked at the water tube. As usual.it showed there was suf ficient water in the boiler. I remember this distinctly, as it all came back to my mind after the explosion. I walked a few feet beyond tho Fiuge and picked up a hammer 1 wanted. As picked it up the whistle blew to knock off for dinner. I accordingly threw down the ham jnerand started for home. About that time i. heard something that sounded like a gas explosion, and the next thing I knew I was knocked down. I think the cause of the explosion was too much steam in the drum of the boiler. We - have a belt running to the riveting machine which was run by steam from the boiler. Ithink the man who ran the machine threw off the belt without notifying the engineer. At the same time the engineer shut off and there was a rush of steam to the drum of the boiler. In less than three minutes the steam may have run up to 160 or 170 pounds, or more than the drum could stand. It consequently gave way. When the power necessary to run the rivet ing machine was taken off It made more steam in the boiler. The man who was running the machine should have notified the engineer that ie was gome to do so, and the engineer could have shut off in accordance with the amount of steam taken off by the stoppage of the ma chine. The boiler was a good one and made of the very best iron. The engineer had been working there for years and was a perfectly competent man. Another man who worked for the firm for a number of years, but who left sometime ago, said: The engineer of the place had entirely too much to do. In addition to watching the en gine he had to run two planing machines. On one occasion in the shop I knew the man who was running the machine to shut off without irotifjing the engineer, and if the latter had not discovered the steam rising on the gauge there would have been an explosion then. If thecngineer had been watching his gauge to day I do not think the explosion would have occurred. A well-known engineer of a dozen years' experience said last night: It is the easiest thing in the world for the steam to rise in a boiler when any power has been thrown off. Suppose I am running these boilers and one of the engines meets with an accident. The engineer hasn't cot time to run , into the boiler house to tell me. and thinking that 1 am attending to my business he does not fo so. If ie takes off an engine of 100 horse power he makes a perceptible difference on the boilers. The decreased pressure causes the 4 '-' ' .. t" r - r (iss.'r , ' ,' t! ,? j-s :iiMt.izrmr8Gmr ' - . T35se nr j v , - - icy r iatBimmmmmm steam to rise and in abonttwo minutes I have more steam than the boiler can stand. If I do not have my eye on the gauge there is liable to be an explosion. . The pieces of the boiler were scatteredin every direction. A large piece was carried across the street and rested in Fisher's foundry, at least 50 yards away. Major Kobert Muuroe, the senior member of the firm, said: I deeply regret the loss of life. 1 had been at the boilers about 15 minutes before and had just walked across the street to Fishers foundry when the accident occurred. The boiler is a comparatively new one and the en- finecr was a trustworthy and competent man. have no theory to advance as to the cause of the explosion. We manufacture boilers and are supposed to know how to take care of them. "Why this tubular boiler should let go is some thins I cannot explain. Bookkeeper Hamilton was in the engine room just before the explosion occurred. He says that the boiler appeared to have plenty of water. THU OIiEO GASES. The Restaurant Keepers Fined Heavily and an Appeal Taken. The restaurant keepers got their oleomar gerine cases in shape for appeal yesterday on trial before Alderman Carlisle. Attorney Tost represented the prosecution and J. S. Ferguson, Esq., tbedefendants.andallof them were fined $100 and costs each. They were Mrs. M. Dillon, 7 and 8 Pittsburg Market; Jeremiah Miller, 123 Fifth avenue; John Kane, 1900 Penn avenue; G. H. Lamert, 408 Wylie; P. A. Fischer, 1304 Carson street; Henry Heck, Allegheny Market; Edward Skees, 156 Fifth avenue; Charles, George and John Goettman, Pittsburg Dia mond; Matt Weiss, 432 Smithfield street; E. "W. Baird, 502 Smithfield street; Samuel Miller, 114 Smithfield street Mr. Weiss stated that he bought his but ter from the dairy of County Commissioner McKee, and Mr. McMurray said he knew such to be case. On Februrary 4 two employes of the Dairymen's Association went to Weiss' restaurant and they testified that they saw a firkin labeled "oleomargarine" and took some of the samples of the butter served them and had it analyzed. They kept it in their room until February 22. A chemist testified that he had analyzed it and found traces of cotton seed oil in it Weiss testified that he does not know ingly use oleo. After the fine was imposed ihe gave notice that he would appeal. juts, uerst drew ner wallet at the close ot proceedings and paid $307 fine and costs in 'three cases. Some people charged did not appear and judgment was entered against them. TALUABLE EELICS Presented to the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society. At a meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society, yesterday afternoon, Rev. A, A. Lambing read an interesting paper written by Isaac Craig about the old est Episcopal church in Allegheny county, located at Woodville, ou the old Washing ton pike. J. C. Porter related soma interesting rem iniscences of the early United States maij service, when Pittsburg was a frontier vil lage. Mr. Porter also presented the society with a bound volume of clippings taken from newspapers 75 and 100 years ago. Mr. Porter also presented two pay-rolls of the local militia, dated 1800, one of which con tains the name of William Lewis, the ex plorer, who in company with Mr. Clark, explored the Northwest and discovered the Columbia river. William Sbirmer presented the society with two impression plates, dated 1749, which were sent to this port by Louis XV., instructing his officers here as to their duties and course of action in dealing with the Indians. The plates are a part of a series of 11 sent at the same time, and one of the orders upon them was that after they had been used they were to be buried. These two were found in making an excavation some years ago, but none of the others have ever been unearthed. Jacob Beese and Attorney Spousler were elected delegates to the Washington In augural Centennial Committee. SH0ETENIKG THE LINE. The Pennsylvania Company Will Build a Branch From Youngstovrn to Hudson, to Bring" Cleveland Nearer to PittsbnrK Doors. At present the Lake Erie Railroad, in connection with the Nypano, enjoys the dis tinction of being the shortest line to Cleve land. This has been wormwood to the Pennsylvania Company for many a day, and at last, after a great deal of talk, they have decided to build a connection from Youngstown to Hndson, on the C. & P. road. With the A., Y. & P. to Youngs town, the branch to Hudson and the C. & P. to Cleveland, the Pennsylvania Com pany will greatly reduce its mileage to the Forest City, and their line will be a little shorter than the Lake Erie and the Nypano. Mr. Terry, the General Agent of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road, was in the city yesterday. He is inclined to believe that Mr. Carnegie is in the deal to purchase the Valley line, despite the denials of the lattex's friends. M0EE EXTENSIONS IN GAS. The Philadelphia Company Will Soon Lay a Line to Bellevernon. From very reliable authority the informa tion was received yesterday that the Phila delphia Natural Gas Company will lay a pipe line from Grapeville to the Bellever non gas district during the coming sum mer. Ho particulars as to contract have as yet been definitely decided upon, but there is no doubt that the work will be done. While the company claims to have plenty of gas to supply all the demands of their consumers, the business is increasing so that the Grape ville and Murraysville fields are hardly able to till all the wants during next winter. The Philadelphia Company owns a very large territory in the Bellevernon district, and a number of wells are being drilled out there. A SEEI0US CHAEGE. Two Agents for n Brewer Arrested Yes terday Afternoon. An information was made before Alder man Gripp yesterday against Gottlieb Gil yen and Henry Rnpp, charging them with embezzlement, on oath of Thomas C. Camp bell. The two men are agents of the Cres cent Brewery Company, of the State of In diana, and have an office on the Southside, where they have been doing business for some time. The prosecutor made allegations against the defendants that they nad embezzled 57,000 of the company's funds, and they veer Vintll RTrMtiI Anil lnrn1 ?n loil in Aa- ' fault of $3,000 bail each for a hearing next l juondav. TOOK A BATH. A Woman Leaped Into Ihe. Allegheny and Was Nearly Drowned. Mrs. McBride, of Crescent row, near the Keystone Bridge Works, in Lawrenceville, jumped into the Allegheny river yesterday afternoon, and she was nearly drowned. Several people who had seen her just before she went toward the river stated that she was intoxicated. Some workingmen of' the bridge works who noticed her jump, ran immediately to her rescue, and she was pulled out before she had' swallowed much water. FOR SEASICKNESS Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Dr. Price, of the White Star 3. 8. Germanic, says: "I have prescribed it in my practice among the passengers traveling to and from Europe, in this steamer, and the result has satisfied me tbatif taken in time, it will, in a great many cases, prevent seasickness." THE GREAT ISSUE Discussed by U. S. Senator Colquitt and Col. "W, D. Moore, tlie Lawyer. A BOUSING PROHIBITION BALLY. The Eloquence of Two Speakers loudly Applauded by Hearers. COMPLETING C0TJNTI ORGANIZATION The Constitutional amendment meeting in Old City Hall, last night, was well at tended. It was called to order by Mir. J. D. Weeks, who introduced Dr. William. Hamilton as President, -The Vice Presi dents of the" meeting were W. E. Schmertz, W. B. Negley, J. RReedj, Alex. Bradley, Otis Shephard, Joseph Walton, A. P. Burchfield, John G. Stephenson, C. L. Rose, C. C. Boyle, Captain John A. Wood, J. R. Johnston, J. D. Bailey, Captain J. K. Barbour, H. Samson, Rev. T. N. Boyle, Mrs. F. L. Swift, Mrs. E. M. Watson, W. T. Dunn, Thomas D. Turner, J. A. McCon nell. Rev. D. A. McAllister and W. E. Harrison. The Secretaries were Alderman A. H. Leslie and T. E. Lewis. After the Rev. Dr. Reid had offered prayer, Dr. Hamilton introduced United States Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, formerly Governor of that State Senator Colquitt said that he was not there as a crank, nor as a fanatic, nor as a specialist or a reformer, but as a Georgian, an American citizen and a patriot, and, he trusted, as a Christian. He said: THE SENATOE'S ABGTTMENTS. Did you ever hear of a liquor dealers' con vention opening with prayer as this has, or a meeting in a saloon asking for the grace of Gtrtl to be with them? Such a prayer to go up in grog shop would invoke a burse instead of the divine aid. Therefore we can go ahead with a good will when we have the divine good will with us. Everywhere that it has been tried it has pro hibited, just as any other law prohibits vice and crime. The reason it don't prohibit, some people claim, is because some people will drink and get drunk anyhow. Turning to Colonel Moore, he said: "You've had two or three murders in your county during the last year, haven't you, Colonel." "Yes, sir," replied Colonel Moore, "two or three dozen." "Two or three dozen, whew ! Well, why in the world don't you repeal the law pro hibiting murder? "it don't prohibit mur der, repeal it." Continuing, he said: Let Pennsylvania take off its cap of sovereign ity and lay it and its scepter at the feet of a saloon keeper and say we can't carry out our laws. It don't prohibit. When you say this by your vote yon had better become a Terri tory and submit to the doubtful legislation of Congress. As to the argument that to do away with the manufacture and sale of liquor would break down commerce and ruin manufacturers, he had only this to say. The people in Georgia had a good opinion of tho people of Pennsylva nia, and admired them for their thrift, indus try, etc, but to tell them that their prosperity was not doe to thrift, but to liquor would bo a revelation. The liquor business did not pay one-tenth of the burdens that were caused by the vice of dram drinking. In regard to ljigh license making the business respectable, I don't believe in the aristocracy of drunkenness or a respectable drunk. If a soul was ruined, what matter if it was in a respectable saloon or a doggery. Liberty is not license to do what you please, and the best interest of society is to protect liberty and thus do away with license and debauchery. Touching on the relation of Democracy and drinking, he said he was a Democrat, he was born one, raised one and is one now, and it was not necessary for him to get drunk to prove his faith in his creed, and drinking is not a part of Democracy. This he urged to bring his Democratic brothers to support prohibition. COLONEL MOORE'S ELOQUENCE. Colonel W. D. Moore, the well-known attorney, was the next speaker. Loud ap plause greeted him. He said: In the United States 60,000 people perish every year from w hisky. This is an undeniable fact and a matter of record. In Europe and the United States 3S0.O00 go down to death every year from the same cause. The great army tramps steadily on, through shame and sin and sorrow to death and hell. In that vast army are some of the most intellectual and brilliant of men and some of tho most beautiful and accomplished of women; wives, sisters and daughters who are encircled in the vast waves of death. Bereaved widows, help less children and murdered ones killed by the hands of those that vowed to protect them can he added to the multitude. This multitude marches on and recruits its ranks in Pennsyl vania every year. For the first time you and I are asked and we must answ er on the 18th of next June, shall this continue? "If the Lord be God, follow Him. If Baal be God, follow Himj choose ye this day which ye shall follow." The Colonel expressed his regret that "every loafer who has been shaken into the State from any country," after having been here but five years, can vote on this ques tion, while the wives and mothers of the land cannot In speaking of the ruining of the business of the men engaged in it, he said, "5900,000,000, it is calculated, is invested in it, but we have the right to ask what this capital is employed for, or what does it . attain. It makes the vast multitude mentioned and who has the right to invest $900,000,000 in that which has blighted the world. Nine hundred million dollars are as but dust in the" balance when compared with one immortal soul. SOME POWEEFUL BLOWS. ' This capital, he continued, did not per ish, but was simply diverted, and, by the necessity of the case, must be diverted, and with but little loss. .He- referred to the abolition of slavery, in which one-half of the capital of the country, almost, was in vested, and said that though but a quarter of a century had passed, no ill results are felt. He added: "I tell you that God Al mighty does not suffer right doing to be followed by wrong results." Touching on liberty, he said: "It is gov erned by the public will. You have the use of your eye, your hand, your foot and your weapon to take the life of a fellow man? Try it, and see how soon your neck will be stretched outside of Allegheny ceunty." The last was said after a brief pause, and when the laughter that followed had sub sided, the Colonel said, in a deprecatory way: "I'm sorry, but I've contributed to that myself." He said that society must be protected, and by force if necessary, and the law has said: "You shall not do this thing which works ill to others." As for moral suasion, it has been tried for thousands of years by thousands of mothers and daughters, who have prayed and begged on bended knees. He would not sav that moral suasion was not right, bnt so long as a fortune was to be made, no matter howmany lives were ruined or hearts were broken, the depraved heart would trample on them to se'eure it, and nothing but the uplifted sword would stop them." In conclusion he asked that it be remem bered that the contest is for everything that is near and dear and precious. There are nobler battle fields than those of Gettysburg, Waterloo, etc. those of right and'wrong, and he begged: "Be a savionr, not a de stroyer; a man, not a coward in this battle, and kill whisky, or it will kill you." ORGANIZATION COMPLETED. County Campaign Offlcers Chosen by the Constitutional Amendment Adherents Their Lively Meetlnc in the Afternoon.' There were 116 delegates present yester day afternoon at the County Convention of Constitutional amendment supporters in Curry Hall. Joseph D. Weeks was chosen County Chairman for the campaign; Alder man A. H. Leslie, Secretary, and Hudson Samson, Treasurer. Before finishing the election, however, the proceedings became spirited. Mr. Weeks was in the chair. He said that the result of the Hew Hampshire vote should not discourage the workers in this State. PITTSBURG DISPATC He knew New Hampshire, having walksd over it from end to end, and he was not sur prised that it voted against prohibition, f)r the reason that it required in that State,a two-thirds vote to carry the measure, bit that if it had only required a majority, pro hibition would have won. The speaker said that he had it on good authority that when local option was voted forinthis county that the county was carried for local option, bnt that under certain meth ods possible then, but not now, it was counted out. He urged that organization was what was wanted, and Prohibitionists should not be afraid to use methods that are com mon in political campaigns; brass bands were good enough at the wind-up of the campaign to stir up some enthusiasm, but at the present time organization was the thing most needed. "Broadax" Smith's remarks were in be half of the colored, voter, and said that it was a common expression that politics make strange bedfellows, and if the Prohibition ists wanted the colored brother in line they had better begin sleeping with him at once. Mr. Weeks was then elected Chairman despite his protestations. A man named Wood, from the West End, stirred up a hornet's nest by saying, that after mature deliberation he thought that Mr. Weeks would not be the proper man for the reason that he would not be popular with the workingmen, as he had once decided against them when acting as arbitrator in a matter between miners and operators. Mr. Weeks, in his own defense, stated that the gentleman was mistaken, as was also his informant. He would state that he had acted as arbitrator in two cases, and in the first his deoision was in favor of the workingmen. His second decision was not in favor of the operators. When he was decidingthe case he sent for the Chairman of the Working men's Association, and after a long talk with him, and at his suggestion, the award was made, and it was the operators who ob jected to it. On motion of 'Squire Leslie the conven tion resolved Itself into a County Commit tee to take charge of the affairs of the cam paign. The Chairman was given the power to appoint the Executive Committee and all other sub-committees. BUTTER TEESUS OLEO. The Less Oleomaricarine Sold the Cheaper Faro Batter Will Be. Butter dealers have not been saying much about oleomargarine lately, but the subject has lost none of its interest for them, and the ball, which they started rolling against oleo, has plenty of propelling power behind it still. The butter dealers may be said to hold the fort, and they are not likely to be dislodged in a hurry if the popular surmise is correct. "They are firing a good deal of ammuni tion on the other side," said a member of the Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants' Association, "with the result only of raising quite an uproar and attract ing wider notice to their weak defenses. We have every reason to feel well satisfied with the work of extermination so far as it has progressed against oleo, and we are con fident enough of the ground on which we stand, firm enough in the righteousness of our cause, not only to feel able to assure legitimate traders that the interests shall no longer suffer from this fraud, but also to promise consumers, farmers and dairymen that the existing law, and the only law yet devised for their protection will remain." Said another gentleman, whose sympa thies lead toward the butter of our fathers: "The statistics which the oleo people are publishing are of a most laughable charac ter. For instance, they make the popula tion of the State 5,400,000, deduct 301,112 farmers on the hypothesis that natnrilly they don't want oleo (although they are just through abusing them for selling it for butter), and assert that the remaining 5,098,888 citizens of the State are crying for the bogns article. Singular, isn't "it, that out of this immense number we hear of no solitary consumer complaining on account of being himself deprived of oleomargarine. The tremendous outcry from violators of the .law is not likely to finis--! lead anyone into thinking that, con sumers feel hurt over the " expulsion of oleo. Providers for private families, in any station, are not comnlaining. Why should they? Has genuine butter not steadily declined in price as the bogus arti cle disappeared? On December 1, about the time the crusade against oleo was inaugu rated, the finest grade of genuine creamery butter wholesaled at 37 to 38 cents per pound. Since then oleo has been displaced, under the lowest estimate of those well in formed, to the extent of 125,000 pounds per week. Yet the same grade of butter is offer ing to-day at 27 to 28 cents a clear decline of 10 cents per pound, where there should have been a great advance in value, ac cording to the logic of the oleo people and their disciples. An explanation of the course of the market is easily given. It must be understand that until recently butter was without an outlet here; oleomargarine, a prohibited substitute, monopolized the market. Makers of butter had, therefore, learned to avoid this place; and they dis posed of their product in other quarters. When the crusade against oleo began to bear fruit, butter dealers advised their cor respondents that the blockade was raised and that they could let their butter come forward. Supplies were promptly on hand, sufficient in volume to meet all demand, and I can promise you that receipts will continue free enough to insure a low range of values. The capacity ot the country to produce butter was never so great as now, and the facilities for making superior butter were never so perfect; so that the oleo people themselves, who never discovered. the many imperfections of the natural article until they had an object in displacing it, will be surprised at its abundance, excellence and cheapness. Oleomargarine is the product of less than a score of factories, all located outside the State; it is demanded by a few hundred dealers within the State, the ma jority of whom have boldly ignored all re strictions thus far devised for regulating its sale. Butter is an important item in the product of nearly every farm in the State and an almost indispensable item in its domestic economy. It would be a pity, in deed, to see the widely discminated and time-honored industry of dairying succumb to this new product ot Western slaughter houses." THEI AEE RAISING FUNDS. Thb Saloon Keepers Securing Money to Dc fcat the Amendment. The saloon keepers and liquor dealers of the two cities held another meeting at Grand Army Hall, on Fourth avenue, yes terday afternoon. As stated last week, the object of the organization is to raise funds for the purpose of defeating the Constitu tional amendment. There was a large at tendance, but a number of dealers who were present at the last meeting did not put in an appearance. Some of them gave as a reason for non attendance that if action were taken now, saloon keepers who did not get a license next month would not take any interest in the matter, They believe there will be enough 11111(3 1U1 HWlJk 1LC1 kUO UIWUK VUU11 glVeS its decisions. President Matt Weiss said that nothing special was done at the meeting, and his statement was corroborated by the Secre tary, John Sauer. The latter said: We are merely collecting money for the printing and circulating of campaign liter ature, and the result has exceeded the expecta tions of the members. The amendment -will undoubtedly be defeated, but it is necessary to do some work. la Secret Sessloa. The sub-committee on Survey, appointed to investigate the matter of the widening of Diamond street, between Wood and Lib erty, met in executive session yesterday with the City Engineer. The proceedings were not made public, and will not be until they report to the Survey committee. A Month's Luxury for 2 Cents. For 2 cents Colgate t Ca, 65 John st,N. Y., will mall you a sample of Demulcent Shaving Soap. i FRIDAY, MARCH. IB,, THE COUNT'S TISIT. How Montercole Put in a Day at the Hotel Duquesne in This City. A SECTION OP HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Which He Desired to Sell in Order to Eaise Money. HE WAS FfilGHTENED LAST EVENING In a scrawling, foreign-looking hand the name "Conte di Montercole" appeared on the register of the Hotel Duquesne yester day. It was written there by a small man with a swarthy complexion and black mus tache and eyebrows," soon after the early morning express froin the East got in. This small man was the Italian personage who married Miss Virginia Knox here several months ago, nd who has been held up to the public In a very unpleasant light ever since the complicated weddings took place. He was assigned room 55 by the hotel cle'rk, and at once secluded himself there, having first asked for an interpreter, in which capacity Mr. Scollari, one of the hotel waiters, was directed to serve. As soon as he had smoked three cigarettes and discussed some of his personal affairs with Mr. Scollari, he directed the latter to tell The Dispatch that he wanted to make a statement for publication. It was in answer to this request that a reporter of The Dis patch called upon the Conte di Montercole shortly before noon. THE COUNT'S ATJTOBIOGEAPHT. According to Mr. Scollari's statement the Count had given to him the sole right to purvey reporters and dispose of his count ship to them. Accordingly, Mr. Scollari escorted The Dispatch reporter into the august presence of the Count. The Count looked comfortable and fairly welWed His slightly curly hair was parted in the middle. Under a stand-up collar he wore a white bow with red figures upon it His coat and vest were black, and there was a reminiscence of hymeneal lilac in his trousers. Two rings were all his right hand boasted one ot them a diamond. He waved his hand incessantly while he talked. In his mouth was an American straight-cut cigarette, and this occupied his hand when he was not pulling his mustache or caressing his curly forelock. When a little introductory ceremony in Italian, French and English had been pain fully performed the Count observed that he had written out a little story, which would not require more than one issue of The Dispatch to print. The Count thereupon pulled out a lot of towzled manuscript from his overcoat, which lay upon the bed. He handed the roll of paper to the reporter and bade him look over it. It was written in Italian, in the same bad, uneven hand that the signature on the hotel register had shown. Estimating roughly, the story might fill three or four columns of The Dispatch. "In that paper," said the Count, by way of the interpreter, "is a full history of my affairs." Then, turning to the reporter di rectly he continued with great gesticulation, "Oh, very interesting, very interesting;" by which it is presumed that he meant to em phasize the qualities of his historical effort. its purpose explained. He wanted to set himself right, he said, before the American public, and he also wished to recoup himself by a sale of this part of his autobiography for the expense to which the consequences of his American ex perience had put him. Everything that had been said about him was untrue, and the little history he had compiled contained the truth and the whole truth. At this point in the interview the reporter ventured to ask: "Are you a Count at all?" "Oui, yes," thc'Count replied, and break ing off into a toirent of Italian, added that anybody could obtain confirmation of his .claim to the title by telegraphing to the from a velvet pocketbook a letter dated August, 1885, addressed to the Conte de Montercoli and signed E. B. Heath, Italian Consul at London, England. Then the small Italian reverted to his desire to make money out of the recital of his domestic difficulties. He had been told, he said, on the other side that money could be made out of anything in America. The history and its attractiveness he extolled as a peddler would any ordinary wares. It was for sale. He mnst have money tor it soon, fot he was going to sail for Italy on Saturday next. Be sides the Italian Consul in New York, whose name he did not know, had urged him to visit Pittsburg and have his history published, for pafriotio as well as personal reasons. Italian Counts had fallen away below par already, and this history would have a stimulating influence. He grew al most pathetic at this stage of the conversa tion, and repeated his old formula of adver tisement for his literary production. But The Dispatch reporter left the his tory on the table, unopened and unread, pretty well satisfied that the circumstance of a person seeking to make money out of a transaction of this sort .was in itself do unique and suggestive that the public would not care to make further acquaintance with the interesting specimen of Italian nobility either through his memoirs or otherwise. At last accounts the Count was taking the fresh air in the neighborhood of the hotel. Several well-known characters loitered about the doorway of the Duquesne all aft ernoon. They said they were waiting to punish his Countship if he appeared, but the Count had been advised to keep his room, and he never showed his face. For this reason he gave up an engagement for dinner. No one visited him. It had been rumored that a consultation was to be held by the friends of the parties to the marriage, but if any such conference did occur the Count was not present. PATTERSON 0E MAL0NE. Another Superintendent May be Appointed to Finish the PostofD.ce. The specifications for the plans and con tracts for the roof of the new postoffice building are now going the rounds of the bidders, aud it is expected that the an nouncement of the fortunate bidder's name will be made in the early part of April. Mr. Patterson stated yesterday afternoon that owing to the weather he was able to pdsh the work as rapidly as possible. He sees no reason if the material for the roof is not delayed why the postoffice should not be in working order before this year has gone. It is generally understood that Mr. Michael Malone is trying to be reappointed as Superintendent of the Government build ing. The friends of Mr. Patterson, both Republican and Democratic, are anxious to have him retain the position, because he has done such efficient work in pushing the completion of the building, but Mr. Malone's supporters say to offset this, that as he was the first Superintendent, and so well acquainted with all the fundamental plans ot the building be ought to have the chance of finishing it. - What the outcome of the controversy will be is a thing that is anxiously watched for by all parties interested. NO OBSTRUCTIONS WANTED. Police Instructed to Keport Ditches and Holes on Their Bents. Instructions were given to the police last nighttelliug them that in the future they must report any holes, .ditches, or any other obstruction, to their respective lieutenants, for the purpose of notifying the Fire De partment of these places with a view of avoiding accidents in case of fire. The report shall also serve for a preten tion of unlawfully obstructing the thor oughfares of the city. B. & B. Bargains extra 66 'black Chantilly laces to-day. . - Boqgs & Buhl, issa - - v fi&ixigzw - . r. ' j?wmm NOTES AND NOTIONS. Many Matters of Much and Littlo Moment Tersely Treated. Freckles. Men of influence Mesmerists. A queeb man A counterfeiter. What news my friend! Warwick. - Senatob A. HColcjuitt is at the Ander son. Bather strange that sober Lent should be called the fast season. Montehcole struck the town yesterday, presumably for a loan. "What caused you to leave your position. Davie. Tired, ehr "No, retired." CAXitbesaid the man Injured by a cable car was seized by the Pittsburg gripT Hekm an Holmes, passenger agent of the Louisville and JSashville, is in the city. ZUG fc Co.'s new mill is shut down for a few days on account of a break in the squeezers. C. E. Gregory, the popular ticket agent ot the Baltimore and Ohio, is quite ill wltn lever. The poor government building is threatened with a new architect This ought to finish it. It is about time the usual 10-year-old girl skips into an early grave per the jumping rope route. Hee name was Kate, and she loved a mill man, and the horrid boys called her a roller skate. It seems the Nipslc is all right, and probably no call will be made for those Allegheny troops. General James A. Eket, U. S. A.,is at the Monongahela. He leaves for Washington Monday. Henry Martin fell over the B. & O. retain ing wall, that didn't retain In his case, and was badly bruised. Policemen haye orders to report all street obstructions, and the two-legged sidewalk im pediments are in danger. The case of Brace Brothers against the K. of L. bobs up with its regular adjournment this time until next Thursday. The report that John Evans-wis shot above McKeesport is only partially true. He was shot above the left knee, i Wiggins the unfortunate who must go on record before, instead of after an event says it will be fair and warmer. History was rather reversed yesterday when James Campbell used a broomstick on Miss Savena. She has sued him. Agent O'Brien's new bill has teen ap proved by the Philadelphia Humane Society, and they will push it in Harrisburg. The Committee of Arrangements of the State Medical Society meet at the Mononga hela to-night to prepare for the June gathering. The Thirty-second ward is to have a new school building, to cost $7,500. It will be located at the corner of Bertha and Sycamore streets. George Stevens thinks it is even more unlucky to get on a ladder than under it He fell and broke his collar bone in Wightman's glass house. It is not true that a lot of respectable young men wrecked an Italian's stand because he in sisted upon hanging out an ice cream sign. They only killed him. The Germania Brass Band, of the Southside, surprised Alderman-elect D. J. McGeary by calling at his house on Sidney street, last night, and serenading him. Ground was broken for the new Forbes street station house yesterday. It is to cost 520,000 and will be ready tor numerous distin eaished guests next October. The pickle manufacturers who met in this city dispersed all over the country yesterday and probably will not be heard from again un til they disagree with each other. A boy, in spinning a top yesterday, made a slip and put it through Duffy's bakery window, on Wylie avenue, and the kid not only lost his top but will be sued for the accident Frank Fry, a brakeman on the Pennsyl vania road, had his hand crushed while coupling cars at Sixteenth street yesterday. He was taken to the West Penn Hospital. Those warlike gentlemen who waltzed around the Duquesne were probably only look ing for an Italian chestnut that has been so thoroughly roasted it is ready to be cracked. Eight sanguine Armstrong county farmers, on their way to the new Southern California gold fields, went through the Union denot last night They will probably return by another route, The man McFarland, arrested at the Mont gomery stable Are yesterday, was charged with arson by Inspector McAleese. Justice Gripp got there first, however, and had previously sent him to theworklouse fis a suspicious character. The English sparrow doesn't know what a big country this is and isn't onto, the scheme of wintering in the South. Having owned the world all winter he is almost paralyzed into silence by the warm weather influx of prett.er, sweeter-voiced natives. John Kelly went to Harrisburg on the fast line last night to help boom the labor bill pre pared by Mrs. Barry. It restricts the hours of work for women and children, and provides for all reasonable safety for laborers. Mr. Kelly claims the bill will become a law. , The State Executive Committee of the Pro hibition amendment party meet at the Locbiel House. Harrisburg, to-day. General Harry White. A. H. Leslie and J. N. McConnell, rep resenting Western Pennsylvania, leave early this morning to attend the meeting. Rev. W. B. Watkins will lecture to-night in the Smithfield M. E. Church. The subject chosen is "The Home of Longfellow," and is the first of a series given under the ausnices of the Church Oxford League. The reverend gentleman was a former pastor of the church. "Why Mrs. W ,who i3 that wild-looking man in the yard beating carpets? I should think you would be afraid to be here alone. He was swearing horribly when I camo in." Mrs. W , sweetly, "It's my husband. He is taking a day's rest from his ardorous office duties." Judge Acheson refused to grant the Edi son Electric Company any additional time yes terday to collect their testimony in the suit now pending between them and the Westing house Electric Company, aud the case will come up for argument in four weeks from next Saturday. The mysterious "spotter" is not yet identi fied, and is worrying people considerably. He still clings to the dinner bucket light mustache and a face guaranteed to inaugurate municipal reform. At first it was thought he was looking for Charley Boss, but the presence of a dinner bucket creates the suspicion he is looking for a restaurant that doesn't use 'margarine. For February the report of the Allegheny Belief Society shows good work accomplished in a benevolent line. There were 324 families relieved, besides 90. widows and 381 children. Over SO tons of coal were distributed, shoes, dress goods, flour, potatoes, etc Secretary Anna McCandless extends thanks for dona tions to the Ladies' Aid Society, brewer fund, Mrs. Gusky, and, besides others, the receipts of an entertainment by boys. Miss Tildesley, of the A. G. Hospital also offers to furnish a nurse for the sick. IP the allegations of Frank McSorley are true, James Gattens is a most methodical man. McSorley says while he was lying peacef ally in bed. at his Liberty street boarding house, Gattens came coolly in, carefully braced a chair against the door, so the proceedings would not be interrupted, then drew a deep breath and a long knife and attacked him. Naturally enough McSorley yelled for help, and says the man was finally driven off. Gat tens will have an opportunity to explain Mon day, if he is all ready. More Directotre Gnrments In the Clonk Boom To-day. Also, the new accordion plaited suits the latest novelty. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Silk bindings for cloth garments, all shades, 6 cents, worth 12 cents, at Bosen baum & Co.'s. B. fcB. Unusually handsome new patterns In66 inch black Chantilly laces to-day. Bargains. 52 50 to 58 a yard. Boggs & Buhl. Mothers. Brine ho Children, Before it is too late, to the Elite Gallery, S16 Market street, Pittsburg. Use elevator. Cabinets, 51 per doz. The People's Store. Grand re-opening Thursday, March 21, 1889. D Kid Gloves! Kid Gloves! The greatest bargains ever offered in Amer ica; 6 aud 7 hook lacing gloves, odd sizes, 44 cents, worth 51.00. Our 51.60 finest French, real kid, embroidered backs, now 89 cents a pair, fan shades only. Our new dollar gloves, all shades, at 75 cents; white 4 B dollar gloves at 35 cents, misses fine kid glove, 4 B, 45o, at Eosenbaum & Co.'s. WORTH INVESTIGATING. The Question of How Benjaraan Moseby Met His Death. The initials "B. M." tattooed on the left arm of the corpse of the colored man found in Chartiers creek proved to stand for Ben jamin Moseby. The body was identified at the Morgue yesterday morning by Mrs. Moseby. It is said that about two months ago Moseby was informed that his wife was in a disreputable house in Mansfield and he went there to see her. She claimed she was employed to do sewing and refused to return home with him at first, bat was finally persuaded to do so. After Moseby got her outside the house he proceeded to beat her, and, as alleged, another colored man named John Brandt interfered and gave Moseby a severe beating. Moseby dis appeared aud Constable Moses Bell arrested Brandt, charging him with- felonious as sault and battery. He was tried in the Criminal Court on Wednesday and found guilty of assault and is now in jail. About the time of the finding ot the verdict it was learned that the body had been found. Coroner McDowell was seen last night, and he talked as though there might be mr ther developments, but declined to state just what he supposed they might be. He stated that an investigation was going on at each end of the line, Constable Bell being at work on the Washington end, and that a post mortem investigation might be held last night if the matter could be arranged. Dr. McCann subsequently held a post mortem examination. He said there were marks upon the corpse that looked suspi cious. He will give the result of his in vestigation at the Coroner's inquest this morning. Coroner McDowell yesterday committed Brant to jail to await investigation. AN IKTEHESTING CONVERSATION. The Kind of Spring; Clothing That Is Kept by A. L. Sailor. The spring weather yesterday and the day before had the effect of bringing out a great number of people resplendent in their new spring clothing. A couple of fashionable young men who were promenading up and down Fifthavenueweretheenvyot theirfel lows on account of their nobby appearance. They were arrayed in bran new spring suits and overcoats to match, and their move ments made many a maiden's heart flutter. At the postoffice they met a friend who in terrogated them as follows: "Hello ! Charley and Will. Where did you get the new togs? Why those overcoats fit as if you had been poured into them. I'll just step around and leave my order for a coat it you tell me who made them. I suppose a coat that fits'like those is worth a great deal of money, but I'm willing to stand it." While Will was displaying his elegant figure, Charley replied, "Why we got these clothes down at A. L. Sailor's, at No. 58, 60 and 62 Sixth street They were not made to order, either, and only cost about one third what they would if we had them made for us. You see. Sailor's stock of first-class ready-made clothing is the finest in the city and anybody can be fitted at his large place. If you want to get a coat made to order he can accommodate you, but I would ad vise you not to do it. He has from 300 to 400 different styles," of all sizes, on his counters, and anybody, from a dwarf to a giant, can be perfectly fitted there. He not only has a 3UDerfine stock of overcoats, but his assortment ot spring suits cannot be equaled in this city. I would advise you, too, to go 'early, as those spring overcoats are going off like hot cakes. He does not keep anything unfashionable in stock, and you need not be afraid of getting anything behind the age." A Word to the Wine. Merchants and others intending to remove April 1 should order their office stationery of Percy F. Smith, printer, Virgin alley, one door below Smithfield street Call and see samples and obtain estimates. Fine French Challls. 500 pieces to select from in light, medium and dark colorings; certainly nothing 'to equal this line ever shown here before. Biwrsu Hugus & Hacks. New Fancy Striped Cotton Hose 35c 200 dozens to-day best value at the price. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. , Wnsh Goods Department. We have Just received an extra choice lot of exclusive patterns in fine French sateens, the handsomest yet shown. irwrsu Hugus & Hacke. Book Worms, Now is Yonr Timr, At Pratt's closing-out sale. New books, fine Bibles and albums, etc., at unheard-of low prices. Wood and Diamond streets. Bar Tour Infants' Wear This Week. Beduced prices for Mother Hubbard long and short cloaks, robes, slips, skirts, mull and cashmere caps, sacques, etc. Busy Bee Hive, cor. Sixth and Liberty. s AFE CHILDREN. KIDD'S KIDD'S i COUGH COUGH . SYRUP. SYRUP. BUY IT! TRY IT! . ONLY 25 CENTS. MwT A WOMAN'S COMPLAINT Often is Oh, My Back, or how uncom fortable these Corsets are, they Nearly Kill Me. We can show Corsets, and only ask you to try them, that we are sure will give you relief. We give particular at tention to this line of goods. Prices 60c, 75c, IL $1 25 up to 83. Our 50c, 75c and SI Kid Gloves can't be excelled. ... T f t ... ... A X. X. ... THOMPSON BRDTHEHB, 109 Federal Street, Allegheny. Second door below Park Way. mhlO-stwr SEW ADTBRTTSZaDSXTS. r" jSjPf JDS. HDRNE & CQi'S PENN AVENUE STORES. SPRING FANCIES NOW. First opening of Millinery styles for 1SS9 this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Over 100 Paris Patterns on i exhibition. Bonnets, Toques, Walking Hats. Bare novelties in Flowers, Feathers and Ribbons. Latest styles in Chil dren's Hats in large assortment. indiaIFilks. Still another bargain lot tha third and best of all finest styles, choice shades, extra good in quality, black and white, white and black, and me- dlum and light colored grounds, 27 Inches wide, at 75c a yard. Also, one lot Printed Bengallnes im ported to sell at $2-our price 75c Tho best-wearing Silks made Printed Jer sey or Tricots, $1 quality at 75c. New fancy striped Snrah Silks for combi nation costumes at 75c, SI and SI 25 a yard. Elegant Paris Brocaded Satins, finest fabrics woven, just opened from the Custom House. Special bargain values In Black Gros Grain Silks this week at 85c, H (24-Inch), $125 a yard. Largest Dress Goods Stock. Broadcloths in spring shades at SI 25, SI 50, S2 and S2 50 a yard, finest goods. 60-Inch French Costume Serges, beauti ful colorings, at Jl 65 a yard. 7-4 wide Serge Suitings, $2 and S2 50 a-yard. En glish Tailor Suitings, M and 56-inch, In - single suit patterns, in the neatest and most effective styles. Wool Henrietta Cloths, 46 inches wide, 21 shades, at S0o a yard perfect in finish. Silk Warp Henrietta Cloths, beautiful colorings, SI. SI 25 and SI 50 a yard. New fancy Jacquard Wool Suitings, only 60c a yard. Also stylish Plaids and Stripes in the new colorings. NEW FRENCHDRESS ROBES a 1' Empire and Directoire designs, dark and light shades, richest and hand somest effects shown for this season. Exclusive styles, shown only in this Dress Goods Department. French Printed Challies, best quality, over 100 separata designs, 35c and 50c a yard, dark, medium and light colorings, very latest patterns. Lots of bargains in Ginghams and Satines, Cotton Challies, Chintzes and Prints. By all meat.s visit this Wash Dress Goods Department THE CLOAK ROOM shows the very choicest specimens of Ladies' Spring Wraps, Peasant Cloaks, Ulsters, Jackets, all prices, black and . colors. OPENING DISPLAY IN IN FANTS' ANDCHILDREN'S CLOAK DEPARTMENT. Spring stock of Lace Curtains and ; new styles in Heavy Curtains now ready. Largest variety of patterns. Prices that please close buyers. JDS. HDRNE I nDr'f: PENN AVENUE STORES.' s is Nfth "Js ' Liiilsn' " - ' -"1' -OTA ".-. iH. J,5E.M1.XWT -, . r - r