frb1 W-P - .': s? w ... PTHE MAT EVENT Pittsburg's Music festival to "be. Formally Opened IN A BLAZE OP GLORY. All the Artists and Musicians are Here, Eeady for Work. THE AHDITOBIUM IS FINISHED And is a Great Marvel in its Perfect Acous tic Arrangement. WHAT THE MAI FESTIVAL WILL COST "When Anton Seidl stepped on tbe prompter's stand at the Exposition yester day afternoon and began to work his long arms and broad shoulders like a steam pump, as he swung his baton, a wild burst of melody tilled the edifice. It was the first 'rehearsal of the great orchestra, and the few ladies and gentlemen present stood en tranced. The noisy carpenter in the loft and the box decorators stopped their work enraptured. The finishing touches to the temporary work at the big building are rapidly" being made and to-night everything will be in readiness for the opening of the May Festi val. Manager Charles Iiocke with his com pany of artists and the orchestra arrived yesterday morning. Last night a full dress rehearsal of the chorus was conducted by Carl Better, and this morning there will be another. seidl's fejlrs dissiissed. Anton Seidl regretted the building was enrved, and he was afraid the sound would be too much concentrated in one place, but the first rehearsal of the orchestra, even in the emptv auditorium, dissipated such fears. The music could be heard distinctly in the rear end of the large room as well as in other parts. The actual seating capacity of the audi torium will accommodate 15,000 people, but this was entirely too large, so part of the south end of the room was cut o Here the stage is erected, and the large sounding board above is almost perfect. Under the stage are the dressing rooms, and tbe singers will be admitted through a door at the east end of the building. They will go on the stage from both sides up short stairways. The seats are arranged in a very simple manner and people will have no trouble in finding their places. About 30 ushers will be on hand. It will be remembered that the building runs parallel with the river on Duquesne way near the point. The side doors will be kept closed, and the audi ence will be admitted through one main entrance with three large openings at the north end. These passage ways open into a large lobby where the TJSHEBS XTlZJi BE FOTJXT To direct the people to their places. The seating capacity has been gauged for 6,000 people. The boxes are arranged around the pit on both sides and at tbe rear. Just inside of tbe main entrance two stair ways on either side lead to the galleries. A little farther in the corridor two more short stairways are encountered running to the ele vated stage for the people, and the pit can be reached by continuing throueh tbe main aisle on tbe nrst floor. The boxes are easily reached and are nicely arranged. They are numbered, beginning at the stage and running around the . parquet. All the odd numbers ate on the felt band side; all tbe even numbers on tbe right, facing the stage, and If box holders will remember this fact much con fusion can be avoided. A 'sort of portico has been constructed outside of the boxes around the room. At short distances stairways have been placed, so tbat the boxes can be easily reached. In addition the numbers of the boxes have been painted on tbe woodwork - outside, and one will know at a glance where his box is without wandering into tbe wrong one or disturbing other people. DECOBTJM TO BE OBSERVED. The singing will begin promptly at 8 o'clock and the doors will be closed at once. Ko one will be admitted until there is a break in tbe programme. Manager Locke says these rules will be strictly adhered to. All the boxes have been neatly decorated by Mr. Boenigk with bright-colored bunting. Mr.Westinghoase has taken special pains with tbe one he holds. It is ornamented with new choral and shrimp pink. A desperate attempt has been made to finish tbe paving en Duquesne way, but without avail. Carriages will reach the building by way of Fenn avenue and Second street, and they will be compelled in leaving to drive around the Point on Second and First avenues and Water street. , The singers and mnsicians are stopping at the varions hotels. Anton Seidl, Miss Emma Juch and her mother. Miss Aus der Ohe, Signor Perotti and Einil Fischer are at the Anderson: Lllli Lehmann-Kalisch and her husband are at tbe Monongahela Honse: Campanari. Ricket son. Herbert Foerster, Victor Herbert, Max Bendix and Helene von Doenhoff are stopping at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. The famous or chestra Is scattered around among all tbe hotels. Emma Juch Is well known to .Pittsburg audi ences, and so is Aus der Ohe, the pianist. She Slaved here once before for tbe Mozart Club, be sweet German singer with the short body and golden hair is quiet in manner and easily pleased. Miss Juch occupies rooms 60 and 5S at the Anderson. These are the finest parlors in the hotel, and Booth, Barrett or Mrs. Lang try always engage them when they come to Pittsburg. ENOBMOTJS EXPENSE OF IT. ItwiU cost about 830,000 to give the May Festival as mapped out, and the extensive pro gramme will be carried out in every detail. Of this amount the Exposition Society will get 5 $cr cent of the net receipts. To begin with, the singers and musicians will be paid $15,000; the work in the building will cost 54,500; 3,000 was spent for advertising and about 32,000 for printing; $500 was expend ed for chairs, and the decorations will amount to $2,000. The railroads will sell excursion tickets at 2 cents per mile within a radius of 123 miles of the city. There is a great demand for special 'trains and special cars, and large crowds are expected to visit tbe city. Even last night 400 eager people gained ac cess, by various pretexts, to tbe grand audi torium of the Exposition building, to listen to the final rehearsal but one of the Festival, which .opens to-day. In the chorus there were 157 voices, wide from tbe soloists, while the mag nificent orchestra contained 87 instruments, all trained harmoniously. Director Anton Seidl, assisted by Prof. Carl Better, .has the singers TJ2.DEB BEAUTIFUL CONTBOL, and there Is a surety of tbe already promised big audiences hearing music to-night the like of which was never listened to in this city. Theoorwillbe heavily laid with matting, thereby Increasing the acoustic properties, which are already superb. There are about 30 ushers in charge of the different sections, as follows: Directors John iSolsc, John TV. Fullwood, David Green, James tJmltb and Charles bmlth. Box Ushers T. B. Hau, William Essex and C. X. Bonnenl. Dress Circle J. C Connor, H. E. Geisancrhler, L. C. Manchester. Balconles-E. Ritchie, A Gellcfaus, H. E. Xelbaum. Elmer Fleming, Logan Williams. AUle Deltoy, A. JL. Andrews. Cranes Brown, Kobert ilartln, Morris Oreen and William 1'reU-L. Orchestra Ushers W llllam H. 1'rlest, Grant Armour, W. M. Anbery and 1 8. Brown. J. A. beavor has full charge of this corps. The final rehearsal will be given at 12 noon to-day. and the doors will be thrown open at 7 sharp in the evening for the grand concert at sas. The Exposition Societr will auction oft tbe Governor's boxes, intended for their use at the lestlvtd, at the rooms of the Chamber of Com merce this morning at 11 o'clock. The boxes are Kos. 19, 50, 53 and Si. HOW CARRIAGES MUST COME. Manager Locke stated last evening that the condition of Duqnesne way is such that car riages will not be able to enter by that way. The approach to the building will be over Penn avenue and Second street. The carriages will drive up to tbe main entrance at the east end of the building, and afterward will be taken around tbe building to the level on the south end. Returning, drivers will come back over toe tame route, .tacn carriage jnu be num. bered, and as ranch trouble as possible avoided. Captain Can Sylvus with six officers will look after tbe carriages. Manager Locke also requests tbat rivermen will refrain from blowing steamboat whistles for the balance of the week. The noise im pairs tbe harmony of the music. THIS EYENING'S PROGRAMME. A Critical Forecast or the Feast to Be Pre sented Music Lovers Tbe Artlsu Who Will Appear. There is considerable variety in the pro gramme with which Mr. Anton Seidl and his musical host are to open tbe May Festi val to-night and entertain the very first audi ence that will gather in the new Exposition BaUdlng. The occasion Is, in a sense, the inauguration. of tbe people's Exposition and the manage ment have planned, by the miscellaneous char acter of the music as well as by the extraordin ary number and quality of the performing 1 forces, to make this a veritable people's festi val. Conductor 'Seidl whoso face and career were sketched in this paper yesterday and his orchestra of 68 selected players open tbe festi val with the Grand Centennial March, by Richard "Wagner (born Leipzig, ISIS; died Venice, 18S3). American pride may feel grati fied over tbe -fact tbat the great composer wrote this march for tbe occasion of tbe open ing,Df the Philadelphia Exhibition, in 1ST6. We may also feel pleased over the pretty compliment paid by Wagner In writing to Mr. Theodore Thomas: "In some of tbe more deli cate portions of the composition I figure to my self the beautiful and vivacious women of America in their festival attire." (Was this because the "Women's Centennial Commission ordered and paid for tbe march?) We might have been still more delighted, however, had this composition proved to be what few "oc casional" pieces are a truly representative specimen of the composer's wort Mr. Kreh biel makes this ANALYSIS OF THE MABCH. First, a simple ascending triplet, which is beard at the outset from the full orchestra; second, a vigorous march melody beginning with the tones of tbe major triad of G (the key of the march): third, a fanfare for the brass Instruments; fourth, a broadly sustained melody la B fiat, succeeded by, fifth, a graceful figure for tbe violins, calcu lated to mark a strong contrast with the other ele ments or the march. The most significant of these elements Is the opening triplet, which Imparts great vigor to the composition- It is emDlOTedthHtns.tlr.allr. thatlstosav. it is nlaved in conjunction with all the other melodies, and thus It gives the tempo of the march throughout. The second number of the proeramme is an arrangement for orchestra of Bach's G minor prelude and fugue. This is the only work to be given at the festival from the pen of the grand old Thomas-Cantor, "to whom," says Schumann, "music owes almost as great a debt as a religion owes to its founder." Johann Se bastian Bach (born, Eisenach, 1685; died, Leip zig, 1750), within less than the allotted three score years and ten, made himself known as tbe greatest organist of his time, and showed himself the best of fathers to just 20 children: at his death he 'left an enormous number of compositions that created new epochs in al most all departments of music His organ works of which this prelude and fugue con stitute one ot the most famous are character ized by Grove as "productions unsurpassed and unsurpassable." .They were mostly written during the ten years he spent as court organist at Weimar. In transcribing this work for or chestra, a chorale has been introduced as a middle movement and then placed under tbe f ncue as a canttu firmus a proceeding sugges tive of Bach's fondness for writing new parts into already completed works, just for the fun ot the thing. "WAQNEB'S OSXT COMIC OPEEA, "Die Melstersinger von Mnernberg," is repre sented by three favorite solo numbers: 1'og Tier's Address, Sam Sachs' Monologue and TTaUer's Prize Song. The first two will be sung by Mr. Emil Fischer, a prominent Wag nerian bass singer, who was for eight years .manager of the Dantsic Theater and subse quently wfngreat success in leading roles at Rotterdam, Carlsrnhc. Vienna, and, especially, Dresden. He has this season been a leading member of tbe New York German Opera, at tbe Metropolitan. Into the same company was Mr. Panl Kalisch received when he came over last spring from Berlin (where he was one of the lesser tenors) to marry Miss Lilli Leh mann. Von Buelowhas wittily dubbed him the "Lillt-Putlan tenor." "Die Melstersinger" is a legitimate comic opera, to be distinguished from the modern opera bouffe and operetta; it aims at reforming manners and customs by good-humored satire. Wagner in 1818 be gan this lively picture of the foibles and ped antry ot these simple-minded tradespeople of the olden time, who made music by rule and yard-stick, as a humorous counterpart of tbe noble minstrels whose contest on the Wartbnrg he bad just finished portrajing in'Tannhau ser." The music, however, was not written un til tbe period between 1861 and lS67.after he had written "Lohengrin," the text and part of tbe music for the "Nibeluneen Ring" music dramas and "Tnstam und Isolde." It was first given at Munich in 1S58. under Hans von Bue low, Wagner watching the performance from a seat besidfe King Ludwig. List's E flat piano concerto was played with such great success by Miss Adele Aus der Ohe two years ago, when here with the Boston Sym phony Orchestra, that she will repeat it to night. This gifted yonng woman of 21 sum mers astonished Von Buelowat the age of five, was for seven years one of LISZT'S FAVOBITE PUPILS and has fully realized all early promise in tri umphant concert appearances ou both sides of 'the ocean. Franz Liszt (born, Raiding, Hun gary, 1811; died, Bayreuth, 1SS6), marvelous piano player and composer as be was has left no more important work for his favorite in strument than this brilliant and orginal com position. The Ingenious transformations of tbe few themes employed and the fusion of four movements into one are points that distinguish it from concertos of strict form. After his two concerts, Liszt's 15 Hungarian Rhapsodies the third of which will be played to-night in an orchestral arrangement are his chief works for piano. The wild, barbanc blood of the old time Huns may be traced into this composer's veins; its effects appear nowhere "more clearly than in these brilliant, erratic picturesque compositions. Miss Emma Jucb, who needs no introduction to Pittsburg audiences, makes her entree upon our festival stage with tbo cavatina from Gounod's "Queen of Sheba.'' Charles Fran cois Gounod (born, Paris, 1818), since his tre mendous success with "Faust" fa 1859, has not produced a single opera that can permanently hold the boards. "Reine de Saba" suffered from a wretthed libretto, and thus soon fell into disuse after its first performance in 1862, thoueh an English version entitled "Irene" has occasionally been given, and several numbers are frequently heard on the concert stage. The tamillar largo by George Frederick Handel. (Halle, 16S5 London, 1759) will De played by the orchestra, with obligatobyMr. Max Bendix, one of tbe country's leading vio linists, and formerly amcert-meister of Theo dore Thomas' Orchestra. The melody is adapted from a vocal number in Handel's opera, "Xerxes," produced in 1738. Is it not nearly time, by the way, to give this overdone tune surcease? THE CBEATION. The first part of the "The Creation" con stitutes tbe entire oratorio programme for the festival. Festivals of seven concerts quite commonly devote three entire evenings to as many, oratorios; let us be thankful that we have one-third of an oratorio, at least. When Franz Joseph Haydn (Rohran, 1732; Vienna, 1809) wrote this immortal work and its com panion, "The Seasons," " he rather mer ited the title ' of "Grandpapa" than tbat of "Papa" Haydn, as he is affec tionately called. He had finished his 125 symphonies and his scores ot scores in almost every other department of composition; had devoted to the noble bouse of FAterhazy an ordinary life work; and had returned from the glories of thar famous visit to London seemingly ripe for tbe sickle of Time, when he surprised tho world with these two great achievements in a hitherto untouched field. Bqth were written within a very short period on librettos adapted from English poems (Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Thomson's "Seasons") and both attained (phenomenal suc cess immediately upon their public production in 1799. Opinion was much divided as to their icspective merits. Haydn himself, being asked by tbe Emperor which ho preferred, replied: " 'The Creation;' because in it angels speak and tell of God; but in the "Seasons' only Si mon talks." He also said on another occasion: "Never was I so pious as when composing tbe 'Creation I knelt down every day and prayed God to strengthen me for my work." A de tailed description of the first part of the ora torio may be fonnd in the admirable Band Book which Mr. H. E. Krehblel has edited for this festival. Tbe solo parts will botaKenby Miss Juch, Mr. Kalisch and Ml. Fischer. In this work Mr. Better will conduct and reap the first fruits of the laborious rehearsals he has been holding with bis 450 chorus singers all winter, C. V. S. THE PIEST OFFICIAL GUJf. The LIqjior League Preparing to Flood tho State With Literature. In a week or so the Liqtfbr League ex pects to flood Allegheny county with the first official circulars, about 250,000 being tabled for circulation here. It seems that at the last meeting of tbe State League every brewer and distiller was In structed to send such answers to the General Committee as to how many men he employed; how much capital was invested; what was the amount of bis yearly output, and what was the amount of yearly taxes paid, This circular Sires the result. THE THE SPOILS SYSTEM Is Responsible, Says Justice Bradley, for the Rush for 'Place. CI7IL SERVICE IS THE REMEDY. lie Corrects an Error About That Decision on Prohibition. - MONET IS EDLING THE GOYEBNHENT Mr. Justice J. P. Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court, arrived last night on the limited and went to the Mouongahela House, his old resort. The Judge has not been here for two years and he was anxious to know how much work there was to do. He seemed disappointed when told that he was expected to try the "Westing-house-Edison case, but he hoped there would be enough appeals to keep him occu pied, and be would rather Judges McKen nan and Acheson would go ahead with 'the patent case. The Judge remarked that in any event he would probably hear it argued before the Supreme Court anyhow, and it wasn't necessary for it to come before him now. MUXES FOB MATTHEWS SHOES. He did not know who would succeed Jus tice Matthews; but he noticed that Attorney General Miller had been mentioned for tbe place in the newspapers. l Speaking of tbe rush for offices, he said: "It is a deplorable state of affairs when tbe Presi dent's time is taken up with those who person ally seek offices. Even the Cabinet officers are pestered to death with these people. I have thought a great deal about it, bnt no remedy is obvious outside of the civil service system. If this plan conld be properly applied, the clerks would bold over when the administration changed, and the President would be relieved of this extra work. "The trouble began with the introduction of the spoils system. I know in the past there was not such a wild rush for office. I remember a postmaster in Newark who was appointed by Washington. He held tbe office lor 14 years, when Jefferson displaced him. The man he ap pointed held tbe position for SO years, but you never bear of such a thing now." BISHOP POTTEK A LITTLE OFF. The Judge said he had not read Bishop Pot ter's sermon; but, from what he knew of it, he thought the Bishop was a littls wild In bis statements. Continuing in this line he natur ally drifted into a discussion of the labor prob lem. On this snbject he said: "It is quite evi dent to every man that the Government is drifting more every day toward a pluto cracy. The concentration of wealth into the hands of a . few gives them great power, and they have used it op Bressively against tbe workingmen. I can't see why a man, because he is a little sharper and shrewder than his fellows and has amassed great wealth, should use it against his brethren. On the other hand, an equal distri bution of wealth would never do. in such a case there would be nothing left to support art and education, and men would be worse off than before. I am anxious to know what will be tbe outcome of the uprising of labor against capital. It has been true in tbe past that capi tal overcame labor. "The condition of the American workmen is quite good, and It Is strange that our laborers sbonld be so restful and dissatisfied. They clamor for shorter hours ana more leisure; but I can't see that this leisure time doesthem any good. IN AID OF SHIPPING. "For tbe past 20 years the Supreme Court has been doing all it conld tor American ship ping by the interpretation of the limited lia bility act for vessels; that l a ship owner is responsible only for tbe amount of money be has invested in his ship should there be a loss not the result of his own carelessness. This law has helped the shipping interests a good deal." ' Concerning prohibition the Judge said: "Tbe general impression seems to prevail that the Supreme Court decided tbat prohibition was constitutional. That is a great mistake. The Supreme Court merely decided that it was not unconstitutional. The court has nothing to do whatever with the question. It comes nnder tbe bead of those rights delegated to the States by the Constitution, so that if the question were submitted to a voce of the Supreme Court, I am uot sure that tbe measure would carry. I never express personal opinions. Probably -prohibition is a good thing, and there is no doubt tbat intemperance has became a deplor able evil, but I hardly believe that such a law can be enforced." COULSOH'S CUTEHESS. A Murder Trial Postponed Because an Im portant Witness Is Gone--Tho Detec tive Traces nnd Corners Him. When the Criminal Court opened yester day morning it was intended to proceed with the trial of Charlie Allen, the colored man who killed Bad Lee, also colored, at tbe Yellow Row on March 21; but, when Detective Coulson looked over the assembled witnesses in the case, he discovered tbat one very impor tant witness, George Owens, was missing. In quiry developed that Ovens had left tho city last Thursday, and no one appeared to know where be bad gone. Detective Coulson had subpoenaed him as a witness on Wednesday night, and he left early the next mosning. As soon as the discovery was made Coulson went to the Yelldw Row to find out. If possible, where Owens was. Mollie Reynolds, who was Owens' "best girl," was nut at home when Coulson called, but ha returned to court and bad the trial postponed, and then went back to wait for the woman. By tbe time he got back again to the Yellow Row tbe woman had returned, and the detect ive decided to arrest her. He went in, and, with a detective's Intuition, told tho woman to show him tbe contents of her pockets. She demurred at first, but be insisted, and the woman finally pull6d out a money order re ceipt for $20, which she had telegraphed to Bal timore abont an hour before. The order had been addressed to a man named Gorman for Owens. This was sufficient ,for tbe detective, who placed the woman in charge of another officer to prevent her from sending Owens any word, while he proceeded to the telegraph office and wired Marshal Frey, of that city, to arrest Owens. A telegram was received from tbe Marshal at 10 o'clock last night that Owens had been ar rested. Coulson will go after him this morning. Owens Is tbe man in front of whose bouse the murder was committed and Allen was with Owens at the time. The revolver used also be longed to Oens. but it was not supposed that he had any connection with tbe mnrder. Within the past day or two, however, certain information has reached the authorities which resulted in an information being entered against him as an accessory to tbe murder. It is supposed he beard of this, and that is what caused bis departure. The mnrder trial will probably be commenced to-morrow if Coulson gets borne in time with his prisoner. THE COPPER TRADE. Less of tbe Metal Is Sold In America To day Than Ever Before. Mr. Thomas, of Park Bros., went to New York last sight to attend a meeting of the Copper Association. Mr. Thomas did not know what is on the cloth. Prices may be advanced, rednced or not touched, depending entirely on what effect tbe French Copper Trust has bad on the busi ness In this country. Less copper goods are sold to-day than ever before. Tho greatest trouble is the cost of manufacture. Cheaper articles made of other materials have taken the place of copper goods. He Tied Cans to tho Dog. Constantine Kramer was charged before Al derman Barns with felonious assault and bat tery yesterday. The man making the charge is Cario Tariso, who claims tbat Kramer's dog became such an annoyance to him tbat he tied some cans to tbe canine's tail and "sent him agoing. Kramer became enraged on that ac count and struck Tariso with a can. LITTLE BITS OF BLAZES. . 1 Box 93 was sounded yesterday evening for a slight fire in a two-story frame dwelling on Lytle street, owned by John Edmondion and occupied by Edward Alexander. The roof of Slraub's Brewery, on the corner of Main and Liberty streets, caught fire last night about U o'clock. An alarm was sent in from box 263. The damage was slight. The gas works in tbe West End were dam aged by fire yesterday afternoon to the extent of $100. At 4 o'clock the fire broke out, and an alarm was sent in from box 113. There is no cause for the fire known; but the inside of the works was pretty badly cleaned out, PITTSBTJBG DISPATCH,' MASTER WOEKMAff JS0SS' HBAEIKG. The Evidence Produced Showed Hit Ac counts Were All Right. The hearing, in the coufl of inquiry, of the alleged embezzlement charges against Master JVorkman I., N Ross, ofD. A. No. 3, Knights of Labor, was held last night at the headquarters of the district. The judges were Homer Tj. McGaw, of this city, Torreuce B. Malone and Thomas "Walsh of Beaver Valley district, No. 8, Albert Williams and H. H. Bengongh were the counselors of Mr. Ross, while Patrick Barry and Thomas McNamee, of The Dispatch, acted as the at torneys of Mr. McAullff e. , The bearing began at SsO o'clock, and at midnight the indications were that it would continue until daylight. A night session was deemed necessary, In order to allow tbe repre sentatives from the Beaver district to go home to-day. Up until 12 o'clock pnly two witnesses were neara. juessrs. josepo. mii ui ..umi x. Hughes. They were called bv the prosecutor, but their testimony was greatly in favor of the Elalntlff. Master Workman Tloss produced is receipts for the $1,200, and there is not the least doubt bnt tbat be wilt be acquitted. It was stated tbat the charges were made by Mr. McAuliffe upon information which was afterward found to be unreliable. The friends of Ross say it was purely spitework,and say they will have toe prosecutor expelled from the order. IT IS A LEYIATHAX. A McKeesport and Pittsburg Water Works Company's Election. . The American Water Works and Guarantee Company, of McKeesport, whose headquarters is in Pittsburg, held its annual meeting yester day and elected tbe following named officers to serve for the next year: Chairman, D. W. Hitchcock, or Boston: Vice Chairman. K. C. Converse, or NewYorx; Secre tary and Treasurer, James S. Kuhn, or McKees port: General Manager, Will 8. Kuhn, of Pitts burg; Directory, John H. Flogler and E. C. Con verse, New York; 1). J. Garroand and W. 8. Kuhn, Pittsburg: D. W. Hitchcock, James S. Kuhn and O. H. Payson. or Portland, Me. The company is the strongest financially in tbe country, and owns SO- water works plants from Dakota to Mississippi and New York, located in every State in the Union; also sev eral gas plants and an electric light plant, and has justpurchased tbe Jamestown, N. Ywater plant, which is valued at 8400,000. and tbat at Clinton, Iowa, valued at 8350,000. Beside this the company has in consideration contracts which require an outlay of over 81,000,000. A HOSPITAL IN A MILL. " Tbat Is tbe Lnrest. Novelty Reported br Rumor From Duquesne. "Word has just been received from Du quesne of th e establishm ent of a hospital at that place for the care of those injured in the works. It is said that there are at present 18 men con fined in this place. It is built inside the null enclosure. It has been rumored on several oc casions tbat green bands had met with acci dents tbat were Very serious, but not until yes terday did this hospital matter become known. Spme of tbe men, it Is asserted by a man who was in a position to find out, are very badly burned. The only new development at Dnquesne yes terday wasthe arrival of 45 new men, 5 of whom refused to go to work when informed of the strike In the mill. Tbe works will not be run double turn for the present. WILL COLORED WORKERS QUIT? Concentrated Efforts to Get the Black Solar PaddlersOaf. A meeting of the strikers of Clark's Solar Iron "Works was held last evening. Sav eral speeches were made, and the general spirit of the men showed they were in favor of maintaining their course. A resolution was passed condemning the general treatment of tbe employes in the mill previous to the strike. It Is expected t".at a strong effort will to-day be made to induce the colored puddlers to join tbe strike. DOW AN ERROR GOT OUT. Ko Strike nt tbe Oil Tube Works In OU City, bnt Donblo Turn. From reports received in 011 City it appears that rumors have gained currency in Pittsburg that a strike had taken, pface at the OU Tube Works. The facts are that the works have been running on single turn, but have now started on double turn. The general superintendent came to Pitts burg tq hire the additional men necessary, which gave rise to the rumor that they were to take other menls places. A REDUCTION OF WAGES Is Announced In Shnrpnville to Affect 400 Workingmen. Notices of reduction of wages to take ef fect on June J. have been posted at the Ma bel, Sherman, Claire and Donglasi furnaces in Sbarpsrille. The rate of reduction is as fol lows: Laborers, from 81 35 to 81 25; keepers, from 81 90 to 81 75; fillers and all turnmen, from $1 75 to 81 50, The reductionaffects 100 men. They Deny the Stntcment. Carnegie, Phlpps & Co. deny the statement of their employes, that they pay less wages for the same kind of work at Homestead than is paid in other mills. Thev say they have to compete with the mills at Phcenixville, Harris burg, Johnstown, Pottsville and Chicago, where the Amalgamated Association scale is not recognized. ( PnddlcTs Resume 'Work'. The puddling department of Jones & Latigh lln's mill on the Southside resnmed operations yesterday, after an idleness of three weeks, owing' to a broken shaft. During tbat time over 100 men were out of employment. 1 SHOT AT A GIEk A Yonng Lndy From Ohio Township Re ceives a Ballet In Her Hand. George, alias "Dad" Scrtroebel, was ar rested by Officer Alexander, p( Allegheny, yesterday on a charge of felonious shooting, which occurred in Ohio township last Friday. Onthatdaythe prisoner went out on tbe Perrysvillc road to visit his brother and in some way became Involved in a quarrel with a neighbor named Smith. The latter has a daughter, a young lady, named Mary Smith, who went out on the road to induce her father to come into the house and as she laid her hand on her father's arm Schroebel -fired a pistol at him. Tbe ball struck the girl on tbe arm. The wound was not a serious one, but Schroebel did not know the extent of it ' He immediately left the locality and early Saturday morning the father of the wounded girl came to town and made information before Slayor Pearson, charging him with felonious shooting. Since that timo tbe detectives have been on the lookout for Schroebel, bnt be kept out of their way. He was apprehended by Officer Alexander on Ohio street yesterday and at once arrested and locked up. He will be given a hearing this morning, TAKING ELECTRICIANS IN. . flow a Kw Local Union Alms to Effeot Many Needed Reforms. The Electrical "Union No. 1 received a large addition at a meeting held on Sunday at 101 Fifth avenue. The aim of the organ ization is to protect the varions branches of electrical workers from the evils of unskilled workmen and tbe ill effects tbat may come to the public generally In the shape of imperfect joints in house wiring tbat may start afire; insecure pole work, endangering life and prop erty on the streets, and various other traps that might be set for the unwary by incom petent workmen. The Electrical Union is international, and will embrace all skilled workers engaged in electrical pursuits. BLUFP BALL PLAIERS, Who Played on Sunday, Aro Under tbo ' Hand of the Law. "Willie Sweeny, Michael Downey, James Coslett and Patrick Dailey, yonng men, had a hearing before Alderman Richards last even ing, on a charge of disorderly conduct prefer red by David; L. Hutchison, of Bluff street, wbo alleges that the boys had been playing ball near his residence, at the corner of Bluff and Stevenson streets, Sunday; that they congre gate about the corner and use profane language and are generally disorderly. Tbe Alderman reserved his decision until next Thursday. An Officer's Hani of UmbrefTns. A philanthropist who had been studying tbe aspect of the heavens and the weather reports, last evening set 29 umbrellas in a ack in front of No. 435 Smithfleld street, bnt about 10 o'clock Officer Dan Sllvus came along and ar rested them and took them: to the Central station. , TUESDAY, MAT -21, -BREWERS VERY MAD. TheNon-Eesidents Will Boycott Pitts burg Iron, Glass and Cork Men. SO SAYS ME. A. BUSC1T, OP ST. LOUIS. He Claims the Home Brewers Hake the Meanest Beer on Earth. ANNUAL LOSS TO THE CITT, $10,000,000 Mr. Adolphus Busch, of the firm of Annheuser-Busch, the St. Louis brewers, was a passenger eastbound last night. Mr. Busch was" on his way to Europe with his three handsome daughters and two young sons. He was easily induced to talk, and this is what he said: "Wbo is this Judge "White who has been knocking out the- foreign brewers in Pitts burg and some of the home brewers, too? I am told he revoked the licenses of some of the best saloonkeepers in tbe city. One thing is true, that he has greatly injured my business, and not only myself, but all the Western brewers feel sore. We are sur prised that the press and the Chamber of Com merce did not take up the matter. SIGNIFICANT. STATEMENT. "Lately I- have personally visited all the brewers in Milwaukee, Chicago and St. Louis. We have formed an association and have de termined to buy no more iron, bottles or corks in Pittsburg. The foreign brewers annually paid into Pittsburg $5,000,000 for iron, and as much more for bottles and corks. Cast year I bought from the Key stone Construction Company 860,000 worth of structural iron, but I will buy no more here until this embargo against my business is re moved. Thd brewers try to support Pittsburg industries; but, when our business is assailed, the people we have helped stand Idly by and partially approve of it If this is tbe kind Of people that live in this city we don't care to have anything more to do with them. We will bny onr iron hereafter in Chicago, and the bot tles we will get at Streator, lib A VEBY PIZEN QUEBY. "Why is it that the foreign brewers, wbo are acknowledged to make the best beer in the country, are knocked But, while the Pittsburg brewers, who make the meanest beer on earth, are allowed to sell? It is not right, and it is strange the people have not openly objected. "Yes, the foreign brewers have agreed to as sist the anti-Prohibitlonlsts in this State. We will contribute our share to down the amend ment. "Another thing I notice is tbe numerous strikes in Pittsburg. Tbat is the 'fault of tbe high tariff. The workmen will allow them selves to be gulled by the mill owners before an election, but as soon as it is over their wages are reduced. I wonder how long men will be fools enough to be duped in this manner?"' ONE MORE EFE0RT. 'It Will be Made to Settle tbo MHlc War The Dealers DonautTneBaipp en union Abont to Collapse. Since the milk dealers have made such a successful arrangement with the non-union farmers that they can get nil the milk which is wanted to supply their customers, the members of the Shippers' Union are very anx ious to shake hands again with the dealers and let by-gones be by-gones. A member of the Executive Committee of the Producers' Union said to a reporter yesterday "Qur arrangements with the Cbartlers Creamery O-mpany bas done us a great deal of harm. Wo have not only lost the good will of the dealers, bnt onr entire organization Is about to collapse. I think we shall have one more meeting, and after that we will have to disband. Ot course we cannot blame Mr. Reed; he tried to do the best he could for all of us. but thethlng has failed. We are going to meet the Dealers' Union on tbe last of this month, and another effort will be made to se cure an arrangement with them. Whether it will be successfnl or not I am not able to say." A member of tbe Milk Dealers' Union, when asked what they proposed to do with the ship per", said: "We do not recognize the old Ship pers' Union any loncer,' Any farmer who wants to ship his milk to the dealers bas to join our union. Tbe Executive Committee or tbe producers' organization has defied us so long that we got tired of it, and now we pro pose to stick to those farmers who have helped us out when we wanted milk very badly." GOOD WniSKI WASTED. Tbe Troubles of a Justice of a Dry Town to Get a Drink. ' Phjlip Ward, Daniel Downs and John Palmer were arrested in Allegheny yester day on the allegation of 'Squire Bothrock, of Duqnesne borough, that they had assaulted and robbed him. The men are coal .miners and work at Willow Grove, on tbe Pittsburg and Western Railroad. Yesterday they started for town, and when near Herr's Island stopped to drink from a quart bottle of whisky they bad with them. 'Squire Rothrock came along and was Invited to drink. He accidentally broke the bottlo and was knocked down. He paid tbe men for their lost whisky. While they were seated in an Allegheny barroom the 'Squire walked in. The other men In the saloon took bis side and a fight ensued. One of the miners was knocked down and kicked severely. A CflAIRaND A KAZOE Are Alleged to Havo Been tbe Weapons In a Fine Italian Hand. Anthony Nostratia, the Italian who got into a dispute with Micheal Tobocalast Monday evening in the honse of Philip Mnrphy, a lamplighter on Boquet street, Oak land, was arrested last evening by Officer Mc Laughlin on a charge ot felonious assault and battery. The trouble started over 81 indebtedness be tween Toboca and Nostratia, in which Toboca was struck with a chair and, it is alleged, knocked down, and that, while on the floor, Nostratia cut him on the arm with a razor, makinc two ugly gashes. Nostratia was arrested while collecting his pay at Booth AFlinn's office, on Penn avenue. He was locked up in the Fourteenth ward sta tion, where he will be given a hearing to-day. A WANDERING WOMAN I Asking for Lodging on Her Way From St. 9 T -I- .. T.-1.1.h A woman tottering with age and infirmity slowly descended the steps leading to the lockup in the Allegheny Mayor's office last night, and asked for a night's lodging. It was riyen her. Her name, she said.'was Mrs. Croft, . and her home Leechburg, Armstrong connty. She wished to stay over night, and intended to walk toward Leecbburg tprfay. She said sbebad walked from St. Louis, where she had friends, and wished to reach her destination, which she calls home. She is a very tall woman, with white hair, and said she was 74 years old. Some six" months ago she stayed all night In the lockup on her way to Leechburg from Cincinnati. CAMPAIGN NOTES. . . Theee will be a meeting this evening in the Methodist Church on Fifth avenue near Van Braam street, in which the merits of constitu tional prohibition will be discussed by Rev1, Messrs. Ueazell, Mealy and Shaffer, and J. W Moreland. WHJi J. McConneMi addressed a meeting last night in the Centennary Church. Quite a number of names were secured for the organi zation of an amendment voters' club. This evening Mr. McConnell will address meetings in the Twenty-third ward, at Hazelwood sta tion and in the Ames M. E. Church. A public constitutional amendment meeting will be held under the auspices of the Sons of Temperance in the Warren M. E. Church, Ful ton and Clark streets, Thursday evening. Af ter the meeting anew division of the order will be instituted by the Grand Worthy Associate of tbe Grand Division of Pennsylvania, Will iam Houston. A cokstttutionai. amendment meeting will 'be held Friday evening in theVelsh Mis sion. Second avenue, beyond Moorhead & Mc Cleane's mill. S. B. Charters and Joseph Var nerwillbe the speakers. Workingmen par ticularly are invited to attend the meeting, as tbe question of the campaign will be tieated from an economic standpoint. Beech Ast's Fills core bilious and nervous ills Peaks' Soap seenrfe a beautiful coaplezloa 1889. -KOTES AND NOTIONS, f - Many matters of Much nnd Little Moment Tcrselr Treated. Db. Atbes is at borne after a brie! trip throughout the West. They say there is one wage scale that doesn't fluctuate the wages of sin. W. JV. Sctjixy, local agent for the Northern Pacific .Railroad, is in Buffalo. Mb. Cabnxoie pleaded for and predicted that cnt in Iron freight rates ore and o'er. A baley bone looks long before he leaps; but sometimes be is willing to go It blind. Home rule political guns are also called Fllnnt muskets. They are evidently hard to spUe. The Allegheny Committee on Streets bas re turned fromlts trip with plenty of information about paring. An ingot fell on the foot of Charles JDevers last night at Carnegie's Thirty-third street mill and crushed it Db. L N. Hays and Chaplain Mllllganwent to New York last night to attend tbe Presby terian Assembly. , AxasI Jeannette, Pa.! You may not yet have bad tqo many glasses; but it is undeniable that you are tanked. THE opening' peal at the festival to-night will doubtless be sweet and mellow to the core and the encore also, let us hope. The St. Augustine Literary Society gave a musical and literary entertainment last night at their ball, on Thirty-seventh street. DanxeZi Douohebty" was locked up in Cen tral station last night on the charge of having cut his wife's head open with a cbair. The boys of Engine Company No. 9, in Alle gheny, the Spring Garden Company, are mak ing a very pretty flower garden about their new bouse. John McCubby, employed In the Union foundry, Preble avenue, Allcgheny,was burned about the face and neck yesterday by a flash of metal. Annual inspections will be held this week In the Allegheny G. A. R. Posts, 88 being In spected to-night, 128 on Thursday and 162 on Saturday. James Chambebs fell from the Thirty-third street railroad bridge yesterday and broke one arm and leg. He was taken to bis home in Bloomfield. Cable car 207, of the Citizens' Traction llney had its grip caught In the crossing at Twenty eighth street, and the cars were delayed for over an hour last evening. The dedication ot the Schleiter monument at Homewood cemetery, will take take place Wednesday, May 29, Instead of to-morrow. The programme has already been published. AT the West End Stone Church a meeting of the Young People's Union wai held last even ing. The programme consisted of several musical selections and an appropriate address by Rev. C E. Locke. A SEUOHTTUii social was held last evening at the home of Mr. W. B. Brickell, on Center avenue, by the Young Ladles' Missionary Society of the Smithfleld Street Methodist Church. Colonel Edwaed Jay Allen is about to revisit his old home at Pnget Sound. Wash ington Territory. Away back In '52 this gen tleman wrote from there over the well known signature of "The Oregon Trail" for The Dis patch. "We've Reached the Land of Corn and Wine," was the Initial line of the first hymn given out after Sunday's prohibition address nnder the auspices of the Herron Hill W. C. T. U. Old Monongahela rye is the product of this locality, though. The Coroner wasnotlfled last night that Mrs. Ann Dorsey, aged 30, had been killed by a' shifting engine of Spane, Chalfant & Co., on South Mam street crossing, at Sharpsburg. about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. He well hold an inquest to-day. A colored woman named Hattie Cisco was arrested by Officer Daly last night, charged with tbe larceny of 815 from a residence on Roup street East End. The woman was ar rested once before on a similar charge, but the case was not prosecuted. The first and best of Pittsburg's products will be seen in the new Exposition building at the festival to-night. They are neither of glass nor Iron, though; thev are belles. There will likewise be many a fan to see, if not many a fantasle, on the programme. The Edison Electric Company bare bad an electric storage plant erected in tbe courtyard of the Postoftice, to show tbe manner of work ing their patents to tbe court,, in their suit against the Westinghouse Company, In the. United States Court to-day. When it began to rain last evening the peo ple around that Soho street pond began to put their heads together and say: "If the city can't lower this flood In dry weather, nut it gains on them five or six inches, a day, how rapidly will it come up when the rain really begins to come down V The office that William Maneese resigned on Saturday was that of constable of the Eleventh ward, and not the aldermanship of the district, to which he was recently appointed. Mr. Ma neese regards hi3 new position more highly than the old one, and will open an alderman's office at 469 Fifth ayenue tbfs.week. George Cebnosky, '14 years of age, will be taken to Morganza this morning for confine ment A gentleman named Mr. Weldio, of this city, had him released from Morganza two years since, where Cerbosky had beemsereral J rears. Of late the bov has commenced bebav ng himself improperly again, keeping late hours and'sbowmg other bad habits. Upon a request of Mr. Weldin the boy will be returned until he has reformed. For Selling Liquor on Sunday. Samuel Abernetby will have a hearing to-day-before Magistrate McKenna on the charge of selling liquor without license, on Sunday and to minors. Inspector McAleeie brought the charge against Abernethy and Alderman Cas sidy went his ball. Great May Maslc Festival To-XIgbt. The mnsie lovers are nearly all crazy to hear the unprecedented mnsical treat at'the new Exposition Hall to-night, and little's the wonder, for we are promised the greatest orchestra, the greatest leader, the greatest singers, the greatest lady pianist and the greatest pianos the famons Steinways. Everybody wants to hear the great Stem way, wljich has cut out all tbe other appli cants. At the warerooms of H. Klqber & Bro., 506 "Wood street, the duplicates can be seen and admired; also the wonderful Con over, the charming Opera and the popnlar Emerson. Klebers' is the greatest musical headquarters in Pittsburg, and everything musical and every artist naturally gravitates to their spacious warerooms,506 "Wood street Their reputation for lair dealing and their judgment are beyond compare. A Very Successful Opening. Many callers yesterday admired and pur chased some of the elegant hardwood man tels, fine brass and wrought iron fireplace ornaments, tiling etc., etc., exhibited by Kramer & Redman, Lim., and 6. T. Her rick & Co., in their beautiiul new show rooms, 708 Smithfleld. These goods are all of very high grade of workmanship, are ex quisite in finish and comprise many exclu sive novelties, to be found only in their stock. The wrought iron work is particu larly fine. Every piece is fully guaranteed, and prices are extremely moderate for high class productions. Extra Wide (SI Inch) Bleached Table Linens At $1 and 1 SO per yard; 90-inch at $2 25 to S3; all new patterns; the largest stock of napkins, hundreds of dozens, 51 to finest. Ask to see the new Dunfermline Scotoh linens. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. B. tB. Festival saleot Parasols extraordinary values in our 52 60 and f3 Parasols sold earlier in season at 15 and J6 $2 50 and (3 now. BOGGS &BTJHL.' The Black Silk Department Bargains That are making trade lively here; come in this week. J03. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Seines, nets, tents, fishing tackle largest assortment lowest prices. Call or write for price list J, H. Johnston, ttssu 706 -Smithfleld street. Embroideries Cheaper Than Ever Before known at our sale this week. Hobne & "Ward, 41 Fifth avenue. Thoniands of Dollars Worth of Actual Bargains In this big silk department. This is the bar gain festival, sure enough, for silk buyers. JOS. HOENE & CO.'S Pons Annuo Stone JUMPS PDT TO "WORK'. Tbey Fall to Decrease tbe Depth of Yellow Lake or Red PoBO WhatSaperlntendent 'Brown Says. . There were no soft'sounds of two lovers singiag to the chords of a romantic guitar floating idly upon the- bosom of a silvery lake,' nor was there any poetic moon kindly throwing its rays around loose upon the balmy district of Soho last night But there was large quantities of lake left Yellow lake, orRed bond, bas taken it upon her self to branch ouf as a yonng body of water entirely surrounded by land, and she U succeeding In vei7'"Be90lnt,t,eB- As Byron truly said in that Utile gem about the ocean, "Man's power ends with the shore." so it would seem In the case of Yellow lake. There have bean 25 men working, excavating and endeavoring to pump out the threatening water, but to no purpose as yet. Last night the two pumps were started, but the diminish ing result in carrying the filthy sewer stuff away was very unflattering. v. Superintendent Brown, of the water works, was there, engaged in overseeing the mej and be told a Dispatch writer that the Pmps would not be working in proper shape before noon to-day, if then. . . ,, In the riVst place," sald.he. "these hydraulic pumps are practically worthless to lift water any distance, and here there is a drop of IB feet Another barrier which prevents us from expediting the work is the crowds of people who swarm through tho ropes and offer advice gratuitously, eta. thereby disconcerting the workmen and exasperating us. There is not enough police out here." . . When asked if there was any Immediate danger to the three housesrat the east end of the poad Mr. Brown pooh-poohed the idea. Some exaggerated reports aboat the rapidity with which the water rises have been circu lated. Tbey are all canards. This whole thing could have been avoided if the people had not: dumped everything over the hillside, literally coverlnp; up the 'drop.' We now have it lo cated, and as soon as it is npearthed there will probably be no more trouble." F. C. Grove, one of tbe residents whose house is in the greatest danger, was spoken to, but he was as cool as a free lunch codfish DalL He says his cellar is full of water and tbat five inches were added to-day by tbe rise, but be is not in the least alarmed. There is nearly two feet of water In the Center Avenue rink now. Engineer Lowry, one of the best and pldest mechanics in the city, bas charge of the pumps, and if there is anything in the management the pending diffi culty should bo downed by this evening. The electric light which the men are working by is manufactured by the engines on tbe ground. Taken as a whole, the Thirteenth warders are luxuriating in tbe pleasant divertesment ot sewer stench and enjoyable excitement Bedroom Furniture. We desire you should know where to get satisfied if yon are looking for beautiful and late designs in bedroom suits, and unless you are very hard to .please you will cer tainly be satisfied with our bargains in wal nut and oak suits and our styles of antique suits. M. Seibebt&Co., Cor. Lacockand Hope sts., Allegheny. Near railroad bridge. D . Fifty Pieces Real China Printed Bilks. Hot foulards, 24 inches wide, at SO cents; best value ever seen in any silk department. Jos. Hokne & Co's Penn Avenue Stores. Expert Watch Repairing; By the most skillful workmen. American. English and German fine complicated watches a' specialty, at E. P. Roberts Ss Sons', corner Fifth ave. and Market st MTT r E&B. See our Gloves for May festival, fl to $4. Fine Lace Gloves andMitts.evening sbades, 75c to 2. Booos & Buhl. See These tbcNew India Silks at 50c, 65c and 75c a yard; they havequality, width and style, black and white and dark and light colorings. JOS. Hoene & Co.'s, Penn Avenue Stores. Seines, nets, tents, fishing tackle largest assortment lowest prices. Call or write for price list, J. H. Johnston, TTStftt 706 Smithfleld "street. Embroideries Cheaper Than Ever Before known at our sale this week. Hobne & Ward, 41 Fifth avenue. By tbe Strip Only, The embroideries we are selling so cheap and at such bargains this week. Come and see them. Hobne & "Wabd, 41 Fifth avenue. TjIOHTner's" perfumes please refined taste. His latest odor1, "Maid of the Mist." Pare Rye Whiskies For sale by GeoJ H. Bennett & Bro., No. 135 First ave., second door below "Wood st. 1 Bla Bargains. Fine Embroideries, Cheaper than the commonest goods, at Horne & "Ward's this week. "Maid of the Mist" perfume, the most popular. For sale by druggists. Use Angostura Bitters, the world-renowned South American appetizer, of ex qnisite flavor. EXTRA VALUES DRESS GOODS. SPECIAL PRICES ON SPRING FABRICa Fancy and Plain Wool Faced Goods at KXc Choice Colorings in 86-inch Cashmeres, with Stylish Plaids or Stripes to mingle, at 23c a yard. - J. All-Wool Summer Weight Albatross, 33-inch, closing at 37c 48-inch French Serges, newest tints, 65c. French Cashmeres, Fine Count Spring Shad-, ings, 50c and up. , Colored Ground Challies, French effects, 10c and 20c a yard. New Printings on Best French Tamlse Cloth. Confined Styles in Scotch Ginghams, tone and Shadings rivaling finest Woolen Goods just yonr need for a cool, serviceable costume. French Style Satines at 12c 15c and 20c May shipments of Fancy Printed French Satines, marked departure from early styles. v IN SEASON FOR DECORATION DAT. .Bargains In 45-inch Embroidered Flouncing at SOc, 81. 81 25 and up. Fine Hemstitched Bordered India Linen, 45 and 60-inch widths. French Nainsook. Stripes and Checks. SUIT ROOM .Fnil lines of Silk, Wool and Wash Fabrics, in latest style, and first-class goods at a moderate price. Umbrellas. German Gloria Plate Caps, 26 inch, at 81 60 and 82. Specialties. Parasols and Fancy Top Umbrellas. Large assortment at popular prices. BIBER i EABTDN, 605 AND 507 MARKET ST. myl4-TTSSu Kramer & Redman, Lim., -AND G. T. Herrick & Co.'s New showrooms will be formally opened on May 26, 2hand 22 with the finest display of hardwood mantels, fine fire places, brass goods, tiles, etc, In this city, at ; 708 Smithfield Street. i t ' -. - w , i . ir'n .?n 4 KITW 'ADTBKTISKHESTS. JDS. HDHfE--'CO PENN" AVENUE STORES i Jir A week at melody and bargains. "Visit tie Exposition building for the first article and our big stores for the latter. A hearty welcome 'to all our usual and unusual customers daring this week. Every department has items of la- terest for you, especially the CLOAK BUILDING, ' ' . onr last addition toouralreadr big plant. Ai for Silks, the prices and qualities are a contin ual advertisement that (Tally, almost, increases the number of customers. But remember you are invited specially to come in and see what is here, and we think yon will admit our claims to largest stock and assortment and best values correct. A specially interesting feature will be found In the special large lots of seasonable goods 'bought at greatly reduced prices "drives" tbe name they go by that are her this week. Silks first of all; then DRESS GOODS, Especially the summer kinds, wool fab rics and cotton too, from the Paris robe patterns we are selling at one-half; the by-the-yaid bargains of many weavesto the Ginghams, Satines and other wash dress staffs . Cream "White "Woolens, 25c a yard; Printed Wool Challis, 20c; a vast array that are all new and-all low enough to make buying quick and easy. t A special purchase of LACE FLOUNCINGS . That will be sold very much under price. Also '-r fancy colored Drapery Nets far same "depart; ment that are handsome, yet cheap. Black , v. a ' Fish Net Draperies in plenty. Onr millinery show of Trimmed Hats Is la its full glory, while the stock of Untdmmed Hats for ladies and children includes all the latest novelties. FLOWERS AND WREATHS In profusion. Some new Trimming Rlbbott that are bargains. The Parasols area great show, and iscluda every latest novelty of handles and covering-. 81 50 to $10 the prices that include this wondef. fully large variety of sun doners. Hot "Weather Underwear, hosieryTgloves, Corsets, "Wraps la lace and silk, evening wear Shawls, Flannel and Silk Blouse Waliti, made up Suits for ladles in Ginghams, Satines, White Lawns, Black Lace, Cashmeres, Challis) INDIA SILKS, BLACK SILK, Black Net, Cloth, Cashmere undoubtedly tbe) largest variety to be seen in any suit depart ment. Complete summer outfits for Infint, small children and girls in Children's Depart. ment in all qualities. Summer importation of housekeeping Ljaeaa now in stock. Come and tea the extra goee r" values fn TABLEDAMASKS And Napkins, also in Bed linens and Towel We had almost overlooked the Fan they're here in thousands. ' , JOB. HORNE 'iQL'ajj. t 5 x PENN AVENUE STORES . ?.w, 4k ftG. MM f'Sr'tlin v 'Aam.m' -