i i- WAEDWOEKEES Plenty Engaged by the Anti Amendment People. HO TEUST IN YOLTOTEERS. Still Claim the State by. More Than 1.00,000 Majority. PKOHIBITIONISTS YEET ACTIYE. A Great Many Meetings Held Testerday, and Others Provided for. GENERAL OUTLOOK ALONG THE USE. Testerday was a busy day for those inter ested in the election on Tuesday, and more work was done by both sides than at any time since the campaign opened. The amendment adherents did their work in meetings held in Tarions parts of the two cities, while the antis worked quietly for votes and voters who had influence. A number ot leading members of the Brewers' Association and the Liquor Dealers' Asso ciation held a consultation at headquarters and it was decided to devote to-day to Allegheny City. There is a good round sum of money in the treasury, and this will be used to employ workers, who will be in structed to bring out the votes. It is conceded that all the Prohibitionists will be at the polls early and will not re quire any solicitation, but there are always some voters who are on the winning side at every election, who will say that one vote more or less will not count. The object of employing workers in each precinct is to show these careless voters the necessity of their coming to the polls. In nearly all the piecincts there are saloon keepers, who WILL -watch the tables and the tickets and see that no person votes that is not entitled to a vote. They are to be supplied with pollbooks showing the list of residents who are registered and have their taxes paid. All who are not properly qualified to vote will be challenged. Good hustlers have been set up in every precinct on the Kbrthside and paid the regulation sum for their work. Notwithstanding the efforts to be made to bring out the votes, a member of the Liquor Dealers' Association says he does not believe there will be as many votes polled as were cast at the last Presidental election. They are confident of carrying the county by a big majority, but it is believed the Second Legislative district will go for the amendment This district is composed of the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Kintb, Tenth and Eleventh wards of Allegheny. The Second ward is the largest in the county, and has always borne the name of the banner Be publican ward. It is conceded that this ward will give a big majority for prohibi tion, so big that it cannot be overcome by the other smaller wards in the district The Kinth ward is a very small ward, bnt there will be but lexr Prohibition votes cast STILL HATE SOME HOPES. Although the Prohibitionists claim the Second Legislative district, the antis have not given it up, and are confident of vic tory. The Amalgamated Associationr3onven tion, which is in session in this city, have decided to allow all delegates who reside in this State, and who deire to vote on the amendment, a leave of absence on Tuesday. None of them will likely avail themselves of the opportunity. Most of the delegates, at least the majority of them, one of the officials said yesterday, favor prohibition. ME. WEKTHEIMEB'S ESTIMATES. Emmanuel Wertheimer, of A. Gucken heimer & Bro., the distillers, has returned from a thorough canvass of SO counties in the Western part of the State. He was ap pointed to this mission by the State organ ization, and his report is very encouraging for the antis. In conversation with a Dis patch representative last evening. Mr. "Wertheimer said: "If the same vote is cast in the boroughs and townships of Allegheny county as was polled at the last election we will have a majority of 7,000, but we are not figuring on more than 5,000. Alle gheny City will give a majority of from 5,000 to 7,000, and Pittsburg about 10,000. "We will go down to the Susque hana river with over 25,000 majority. I believe the amendment will be defeated by fully 100,000 votes. The only prohibition stronghold in Allegheny is the Second ward, but we will surprise the amendment people when the votes are counted. Every thing is in good shape, and there is no further work to do." The prohibition leaders could not be found at their headquarters yesterday. They were busy afternoon and evening conducting and addressing meetings in various parts of the two cities. All who were seen expressed confidence of success to-morrow, but will continue to work until the polls are closed in the evening. Arrangements have been made to place tickets in every house in the two cities this evening. KATE FIELD TALKS. Sboli Strongly Opposed to the Prohibitory Amendment. Miss Hate Field, the noted authoress and lecturer, who has been giving anti-prohibition lectures in the eastern part of the state arrived at the Hotel Duquesne at 11 o'clock last night Miss Field will speak in Alle gheny to-night To a reporter of The Dis patch she said: "For three years I have been more or less interested in this question of prohibition. I have visited all the States which have adopted it, and thorough inves tigation has shown me that prohibition does not prohibit I have been attacked all over the country by Prohibitionists foi simply giving utterance to an honest opin ion. "I have made a comprehensive study of the Bible and I assure you that I can find absolutely nothing to prove that Christianity in any way aavocaies pronioition. "It is absurd for people who drink noth ing but water to dictate to others what they shall drink. There is such a thing as per sonal liberty, although that has somewhat been lost sight of lately. It is useless to deny that almost every person needs or takes some stimulant Yon will find that the average Prohibitionist either smokes or chews, or drinks largely of tea or coffee. "When Prohibitionists assert, as they con stantly do, that drunkenness is on the in crease, they draw largely on their imagina tion for the facts. The substantial truth is, that the world is infinite! v more sober than it was 30 years ago, and is getting more so every day. "Understand me, I do not speak in favor of intemperance. There are unfortunate beings who, through lack of self-control, should not be allowed to touch anything stronger than water. But because a few people of weak character cannot resist temp tation, shall the rest of the world be denied what they can use to advantage? I say no, decidedly no; and I believe next Tuesday that the thinking people of the Keystone State will reject this unnatural amendment by a majority so pronounced as to bury the question forever. When this issue of pro hibition is taken out of politics the United States will be a more comfortable place to live. There will be leu fanaticism and far toore sobriety.' LABOR AKD TEMPERANCE. Jams Campbell Presides at nn OpcraHoase Meeting R. F. Trevellick's Speech. James Campbell, President of the Win dow Glass Workers' Association, presided at the Constitutional amendment meeting in the Opera House yesterday afternoon. It had been announced as a meeting for the workingmen only, and consequently there were but a few women present, although the house was pretty well filled. B. F. Trevellick was the principal speak er, his subject being 'Intemperance the Curse of Organized Labor." Taking up the history of Greece, Borne and other countries, he traced their prog ress until they achieved greatness and power when they gloried in their wealth and clamored for more countries to conquer, yet a crisis came to those countries. The workingmen got together and said to themselves '"our fingers have woven the linen we do not wear: our hands have laid the foundations and built the houses we do not occupy. Borne is rich because of the wealth stolen from other nations," and to day the pages of history record the downfall of those nations through drunkenness, and licentiousness. "Through their madness," said Captain Trevellick, "they took posses sion of the Boman power, dug a grave, and with one loud crash, the nation's greatness was buried so deep that God's fair sun can never shine on it again." Taking up England, Captain Trevellick stited that "from the reign of Alfred L to Henry VIII. the people who toiled for a living had no part in the Government Man kind was taught that God appointed the King and the churches were bound to pray for the King, because he was the Govern ment The people could not rebel, because to rebel would not only be treason against the Government but blasphemy against God. Just as long as the nobility drank their wine, drove fast horses and ate the food produced by others there was no incentive for development; so for 600 years there was no progress in civilization in England. But from the time the .North England miners began to meet clandestinely and discuss their position and condition, they began to be educated and England began to march onward and upward. Coming to America, Captain Tievellick slated that ever since organized labor has become powerful in America, the nation has progressed, and more power has been achieved to produce wealth in the last 50 years than in all time preceding. "The labor question is not settled. The temperance question is not settled, and the labor question never will be settled until the liquor question is. If the money spent for liquor every year was turned into the labor channels for two years there would not be an idle man in America, and there would not be enough to produce what is needed," IT CAUSES DEATH. Captain Trevellick's Observations of tbo Effects or Liquor on the Human Body. The amendment meeting at the Opera House last night was attended by fully 1,500 people. Mr. A. C. Bankin made a few remarks, when the speaker of the evening, Mr. Eich ard Trevellick, arrived and gave his"Obser vations of the Effect of Liquor on the Human Baby as Seen During Two "Voyages Around the World." His first voyage was in 1854, and he found that on the west coast of Africa the people used a bark off a shrub to make a drink which was an intoxicant Around the Bay of Bengal, people used a nut known as the beetlenut; in China, opinm. In Turkey and Asia Minor, where the Mohammedan religion prevails, he never saw a drunken man. His next voyage was from Eew York to Singapore, and he was in command of the ship. When they reached port they found a cholera epidemic, and the crew remained there 16 weeks. There were three other ships in port and the crews were liberally supplied with brandy. Eighteen men died on one ship, 15 on another and 21 on the third. No liquor was .given the crew on Captain Trevellick's ship, and they did not lose a man. Many Speakers nt the Meeting. A special meeting for the consideration of the Constitutional amendment and platform services were held at the First U. P. Church, Union avenue, Allegheny, last evening at 7:45, the Bev. W. J. Robinson presiding. When prayers were concluded Mr. Thomas McCance spoke on the benefits of the amendment in relation to home life, Mr. Jamieson on the benefits to the church, Mr. John White as affecting young men, Mr. J. J. Porter as benefiting children, Mr. B. S. Smith on the benefits to business, Mr. John McCance on what should be done to secure the passage of the amendment, and Bev. Dr. D. M. Ure on opposing forces in the conflict Notes of the Campaign. Me. E. B. Dougherty, of Beaver, will ad dress the final meeting in the interest of the prohibitory amendment at the Grand Opera House to-night Capt. R.F. Teevellick spoke at the Union Baptist Church on South Nineteenth street last evening in the interest of the amendment, giving an acconnt of bis voyages around the world. Ax entertainment will be given by the Con stltutional Amendment Committee of Alle gheny to-night in tne Union Rink. Edward Murphy will deliver an address, and a fine musical programme will be rendered. The ad mission will be free. A meeting of all women interested in the prohibitory amendment has been called for 8 o'clock this morning in the Fonrth U. P. Church, Allegheny. There will be an address by Mr. T.Edward Murphy and a musical pro gramme rendered. Among the singers are the Cruicksbank family, Miss Belle Tomer, Miss Carrie Angel, Mrs. T.J. Leak, Miss Ella Gra ham, Miss May Grubbs, Mr. J. T. Irwin, Miss Clara Miller, Mhs Maine Leak, Prof. W. 8. Weeden and the Verdi Choral Society. DEC0RATISG THE CATHEDRAL. A Congregational Meeting Yesterday and 2,100 Subscribed for the Purpose. A congregational meeting was held in the basement of St. Paul's Cathedral yes terday afternoon to consider means for the complete renovation and decoration of the church during the summer, and to receive subscriptions for the purpose. About 150 members were present and $2,100 was raised in a short time. Father Wall announced his surprise that out of a congregation of upwards of 2,000 families so few should be present. Mr. LefHer suggested that a com mittee of three be appointed to visit the members at their homes. He thought that there would be no doubt that everybody would be glad to subscribe; people could spend money to beautity their homes, and he thought that they should be willing to spend a little to beautily the home of God. Mr. Frank Totten suggested that all sub scriptions should be paid inside of GO days. Mr. James Quinn was of the opinion that the money should be collected as soon as possible, then Father Wall would know that he had it Cash was preferable to promises. A DANGEROUS PLACE. The Center Avenue Fond Sitting Rapidly, and Peoplo Fear nn Overflow. J. H. Brown, of the Water Department, and Street Commissioner Andrews were hard at work yesterday directing a large gang of men who are digging a ditch along Center avenue to Beed street, in which a 12 inch pipe will be laid to carry off the water of the Center avenue pond. Late last night the .water in the pond was rising rapidly, and fears of an overflow were expressed. The Philadelphia Gas Company has charge of the work of laying the pipe, which will be 933 feet in length. The people liv ing along the line of the ditch are becoming sickened with the terrible smell, and a large quantity of lime has been scattered about, but as one of the victims claims "the cure's as bad as the disease." Thomas Carlin & Sons have two large pnmps and a syphon on the ground ready to be worked when required. THE THE LAWYERS' PICNIC They Will Rusticate at Pleasant Eock Point To-Day. BRIEFS AND BILLS PDT ASIDE. Clients Will Have to Wait a Few Hours for law Pointers. HOW THE DAT WILL BE PASSED AWAT The Allegheny County courts will sit in the woods at Eock Point to-day. 'The massive granite pile on Grant street will be deserted. A decrease in population may be plainly discerned in the legal sections of Grant and Diamond streets, Fourth and Fifth avenues. Janitors and scrub women will hold almost undisputed occupancy of attorneys' offices throughout the city, and for one day in the year Law Librarian Digby will not hear the cry which haunts him every other day in the year "Here, Percy!" It will be a merry crowd that will occupy this morning's special train on the Pitts burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad. "Intellect on wheels," is what the brake man has been instructed by the Executive Committee to announce to all astonished grangers at way stations. If that delusion is to be kept up all the way to Bock Point, then the committee should order all win dows and doors tightly closed ana shutters well locked. The sights and sounds which will probably make the trip notable would be apt to make the grangers doubt the brakeman. The freshness of the morning, the exhilarating sensation of an early ride into the country, the relaxation from all business cares, and the pleasant free feeling of anticipation of the long day before them, will all prove conducive to a jolly hour on board the cars. And it is more than proba ble that some of the sport will be com menced even that early. N O ADVICE TO-DAY. WILL BE CL0SE0 On Monday. June 1789 TheAiifghewCdunt? Bar Association The above is a fac-simile of the tri-col-ored placard to be fonnd suspended in nearly all the law offices of Pittsburg dur ing the past week. It has a little history. This was related to a Dispatch reporter sub-rosa, but as no names will be mentioned, a hint ot the same in print will certainly prove no breach of confidence. Last year when the Bar Association held its picnic there was a very laree attendance. Among others who went to Ligonier's mountain re treat was a staid old barrister who is noted as one of those devotees to Purdon and the bench, who prides himself on a record of not a single smile throughout the year. He is not a smiling man. In fact, it has been known to cause a laughing boy to cry upon looking upon his somber, sea-sick ex pression. In a word, he is the sad-visaged attorney of the Allegheny county bar. Well, while this melancholy "individual was awav at the picnic thtre visited his empty office a fat, motherly old lady client of his. She was a farmer's wife, and might have been the prototype of Josiah Allen's wife, so far as her personal appearances and old fashioned habits were concerned. She had been planning this trip to the "city law man's" for "three months. In fact, she had put off buying her new supplies of yarn until she would be ready to go to her lawyers. This pro fessional visit was for the purpose of arranging the pa pers in the trans fer of a corner of the farm to her son. Naturally she was vexed and then incensed kwhen she found on the office slate the old gentle man's words. Captain E. T. Breck. "Closed to-day." Hunting up the janitor she was told Lawyer had gone to a picnic. NEVER DID IT BEFORE. Incredulously the old lady looked at the German broom-slinger. "Ah, you're not telling me truth, man. I have known my law man these 25 years, and he never did such a thing as go to a picnic. Why he would die at such a place. He never laughs." Nevertheless, the good countrywoman learned, (before the day was over, that the janitor's report was true. Well, the next time she saw her "law man" she poked him between the ribs with her faded umbrella and said: "Why, Mr. , was it true that you were at a picnic?" That smileless Blackstonian face seemed deep in thought a moment. Then the lips actually parted, and instead of a full-fledged smile came a suiy little snicker which he did not seem to have the power to suppress. That snicker was repeated several times. And. ever since when this motherly client of his comes to town she twits the old lawyer about "going to a picnic," and he invariably has to snicker with the re membrance of the tunny things he saw judge and advocate do at Ligonier. He will beat BockPoint' & 8. Young, Eiq. to-day, but for his protection he had re quested Captain Brecht two weeks ago to give him placards so that clients would not come to tne omce while he was a way. AMther attorney was At last year's .pic SWSSJSsAW'' WWmWWWWWVTi "1HH jgp',1 W IT PFw 'si PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, nic. A disgrnnted couple came to his office while he was absent They had been mar ried long enough to realize only the un happy side of matrimony. How, they had agreed to disagee and consulted their attor ney as to the terms of securing them a di vorce. Each had a speech ready. That morning they had had a fresh fight and were just at this hour in prime humor for a separation. couldn't believe, it. But to their horror they found that the onlv man , they cared to confide in, was at such a worldly, trifling affair as a pic nic. If they could not find him at once there was a prospect of peace and it was that which scared them. The t janitor believed his em ployer might be in at 4 P. M. So they sat down to wait. By noon they had patched up their quarrel and gone out of the office arm in arm. That attorney wanted a placard in the interests of lost fees to announce for a week in advance C. ft Dickey, Esq. that he would be away on Monday. Still another attorney and a big one, too wanted some form of an advance notice to his clients, warning them of the picnic. Last year a railroad crossing dis pute sprang up while he was away; the wealthy corporation being victimized wanted an immediate injunction from the conrts served on their rivals, and lo and behold they found their able and only at torney away at a picnic. They could not wait, employed another attorney and at torney No. 1 lost what was really a fat fee. Yet in spite of all these vexations result ing from the last picnic that at Bock Point to-day will no doubt have a lar ger attendance than ever, if-the weather is good. The Executive Committee which arranged the affair is composed of the following gentle men: J. S. Young, Chairman; Captain E. Y. Brecht, Sec retary; Messrs. C. C. Diekev. Thomas Patterson, E. V. Thomas Patterson. Messier and George B. Gordon. Major W. B. Negley is Chairman of the Bar Associa tion. All the Judges have promised to attend. Mock trials and all sort of athletic sports and games will be played. An elegant lunch will be served shortly afternoon. The first picnic was held two years ago at BockPoint. It was a glorious success. Last year the members of the association were the guests of Judge Mellon at his Ligonier resort, and, as a mark of the association's grateful remembrance of those courtesies, the entire family of Judge Mellon are the guests of the association to-day. A FATAL RIDE. Two Young Men and Women Spilled Into tho Ohio by the Overturning of a feklff One of the Women Drowned. About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Liz zie Coates, aged 15 years, who resided with her parents at 1245 Penn avenue, and Nan nie Long, 14 years old, whose parents reside in Mulberry alley, near Thirteenth street, were down on the Allegheny river bank at the foot of Fourteenth street for the purpose of getting some fresh air. Two young men named Anthony Hoff, who is a waiter at the Duquesne Club, and Harrison who is employed in Singer & Nimick's were out skiff riding, and at the girls' re quest took them in for a ride. The party rowed up the river for some distance, and then floated down the river until they got to what is known as "glass house riffle," which is located just opposite Sawmill run. The ferry boat, William Thaw, was crossing the river at the time, and the skiff party got into the waves. This frightened Miss Coates, who stood np in the skiff, thus capsizing it, and the entire party was upset into the river. Officer O'Donnell, who witnessed the accident, gave the alarm, and some parties immediately went to their assistance, but before they could reach the scene, Miss Coates was drowned. Miss Long managed to save herself by clinging to the overturned boat and the young men were almost exhausted when rescued. Miss Coates would have been saved had she clnng to the boat, as young Harrison grasped her and placed her on the boat, but she was frightened and slipped off. The partv were taken to the Thirty-sixth ward station and were given some dry clothes and a drink of brandy and were sent to their homes. Miss Coates and Miss Long were both members of Stf James' Episcopal Church, corner of Penn avenue and Sixteenth street, where they sang in the choir and had at tended service yesterday morning. AT THE DEPOTS! Cnptnin Nesbllt Home on a Visit A Pick pocket nt the Depot, Captain Nesbitt, of Company C,.of the Fourteenth Beginient, who has been with his company at Johnstown for several days, returned to this city last evening. The captain is simply retnrning home on a visit, and does not know when his regiment will be relieved from duty. He says that everything is progressing favorably and smoothly, and there is not the slightest hitch in the local government as laid down by General Hastings. Captain Michael Harrison, the guard at the Union depot, last night detected a pro fessional pickpocket plying his trade at the depot. When caught "the fellow had his hand in a lady's pocket. Harrison took charge of the wily gentleman and landed him in the lockup. He will explain his conduct this morning. Among the passengers arriving from the East over the Baltimore and Ohio last night was Mr. J. T. Morrel, son of Dr. Morrel. This is his first visit home in two years. He is a popular student at the National Mili tary Academy at West Point. A CROSS OP FLOWERS. Interesting Exercises at the First SI. P. Church. Allegheny. The children's day exercises at the First M. P. Church, Allegheny, 'last evening, were unusually interesting. The large audi torium was decorated with choice flowers and tropical plants. After responsive reaa ing, the following programme was rendered: Becitation, "Children's Day." John Artzber ger; chorus, by the children; recitation, "I .Bring to the Feast a Lily," Carrie Seamen;1 dialogue, "iiime v orKers. iour memuers ot infant class; Einjring, Gospel Hymns No. 329; address, "Japan," Rev. F. O. Klein; cuorus, by the children; address, Rev. W. R. Cowl; floral offerings. Building the Cross: singing. Gospel Tfvmn. Nn. 4fc recitation. "Flnwprs f Rfpll'i Hymns Ko. 45; recitation, "Flowers," Stella Artzberger; singine. Gospel Hymns No. 296; Recitation, Lottie Stedeford, Mazie Newman, Katie Peart. A large wooden cross perforated with holes stood in front of the pulpit, and the children brought the offerings building. a beautiful floral cross. A collection amount ing to several hundred dollars was then taken np, and will be devoted to foreign mission work. The flowers will be sent to the hospitals to-day. VERY BAD WATER. Prof. Hugo Blnnk Finds a Constantly Increasing- Amount of Ammonia. Prof. Hugo Blank, the chemist, who has been making a thorough analysis from day to day of the supply of drinking water, is authority for the statement that it is grow ing worse continually. The enormous and rapid increase in ammonia is unparalleled, J and is a chemical wonder which tne Pro fessor is studiously investigating. MONDA.T, JUETE 17, WILL BUILD HOUSES. An Important Conference Johns town Yesterday Afternoon. PLANS FOE SUBSTANTIAL AID. Beady-Made Houses for Sufferers to be Pat Up at Once. A SYSTEM OP MIXED EESTAUEANTS Chairman McCreery and S. S. Marvin, of the Executive Committee, of the General Belief Fund, visited Johnstown yesterday morning and had a long conference with the Citizen's Committee, of Johnstown, in regard to the best method of extending aid to the sufferers. At the meeting besides Messrs. McCreery and Marvin were present, Messrs. Moxham, Lewis, Boberts, Bay, At torney Ketchem and several others. Gen eral Hastings was also consulted and was present at the meeting part of the time. The situation was discussed fully and the true state of affairs revealed. The Citizens' Committee reported that the families were crowded together, often 20 persons in a house meant for 6 persons. In many honses they were compelled to sleep on the floor. The men after coming home from work have no place to change their clothing and the situation, to say the least, is unhealthy and most uncomfortable for the survivors. BUILDING A NEW JOHNSTOWN. The General Belief Committee have been searching for some time for the best means of building up a new Johnstown and giving the sufferers permanent relief, but until the end of yesterday's conference had not de cided on what course to take. At the close of the conference, Chairman McCreery telegraphed Mayor Cregier, of Chicago, to procure and send to Johnstown as soon as possible 100 portable houses to shelter the unfortunates. They will be about 12x26 feet, and will be received in the Knock-tlownaad put together on theirarrival. The houses are substantially built, with an oiled floor and large enough to accommodate a family of six persons without trouble. They will cost about $200 each. They will arrive some time this week, and next Sun day a force of carpenters will go to Johns town from this city to put them together, and the Citizens' Committee of Johnstown will select who is to occupy them and where they will be placed. The committee will furnish each house with a stove and utensils, six chairs, two beds and bedclothes, two spring mattrasses, one pair pillows, two pairs of sheets for each bed, woolen blanket, a bureau, a table and tableware to set it. In fact, a family will be given everything necessary to go to housekeeping and told to go ahead now and paddle their own canoe. Mr. Marvin said last night that where it was necessary a bar rel of flour would be added. FINAL AEKANGEMENTS. Their object is to start the town on toward a rise from the ruins, but as the town is yet in chaos it is impossible to make permanent arrangements. The grade of the town may be raised. If a man cannot find his own ground now, he can set his house up any where and move it onto his land when it is found under the debris. Chairman McCreery said last night that it the houses give satisfaction the committee would not stop at buying 1,000 of them and building up the town. In direct conjunction with this move at building up the ruined city, General Hast ings has purchased an immense quantity of lumber, and will next Tuesday commence building shanty stores for those that will set up in business again. Over 100 have already made application. Mrs. McCreery was also present at the conference with a plan to start restaurants in different parts of the district under the difection of the Ladies' Belief Committee. Their plan was to receive pay from all who could pay and give to those who could not. General Hastings did not think the plan practical, as "charityand business wouldn't mix well." He said it must be either busi ness or charity to succeed, and no decision was reached until the ladies again meet and talk it over. The Citizens' Committee at Johnstown have advised that all future houses of the better class be built on higher places. GERMAN CHARITY. Celebrating; tho Anniversaries of Their Orphan Asylumi United Evangelicals at West Liberty Tho Lutherans go to De lano. Many of the German Protestant Churches in this city yesterday were closed, and neither pastor nor people put in an appear ance. Instead, the worshipers of the United Evangelical Churches left the city early in the morning for West Liberty, and held a mammoth combination jubilee ser vice in the open air, on the grounds of the German Protestant Orphan Asylum. The occasion of the service was the celebration of the second annual reunion of the estab lishment of the asylum. A little over two years ago the Ger man Protestants of all denominations met and cooperated in the work of building a general orphan asylum. The project was entered into most heartily by every one in terested,, and in a short while the asylum was an assured fact. After its completion a day was set aside for the formal dedication which took place in October last. The weather at that time was so inclement as to interfere seriously with the public exercises. This being the case, yesterday was set aside by the Director for the holding of a second festival for the benefit of the Institution. There were two services held during the day. The morning service was held at 10 o'clock and was conducted by Bev. F. Kuofl, pastor of the German Evangelical Church at Sixth avenue and Smithfield street. He was assisted by several of the other clergy men from this city. Bev. Dr. Schmidt spoke-for some minutes to the assemblage, and told what the work of the asylum authorities had accomplished since its open ins. During the year the institution was considerably enlarged and remodeled at an extra expense of several thousand dollars. They now shelter over 50 orphan children. The festival took on considerably the shape of a donation day, and the parishioners were asked sometime ago to contribute liberally to the children, this request was emphasized by a statement of the fact that the West Liberty institution is the only German Protestant Asylum of the United Evangelical faith in the SUte. The people responded to the call quite liberally, and the contents of the larders of the asylum have been considerably multiplied. A novel method of securing lunds was adopted bv the Ladies' Aid Society, of the various churches. After the morning ser vice a bountiful lunch was prepared by the ladies, and nearly everybody present par took of it and paid liberally. The money thus acquired will be turned over to the directors for the benefit of the asylum. After lunch another service was held, at which nearly all the clergymen present spoke eloquently ol the work ot the churches of Pittsburg and the promptitude with which they responded to the call for an or- Ehan asylum. A sacred 'festival will be eld hereafter every Tune. Services were held in,some of the Evan gelical Lutheran churches, but a vast ma jority of the congregation visited Delano, to take part in the annual celebration of the opening of the Orphan Asylum of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The services at Delano were somewhat similar to those held at West Liberty, including a morning and afternoon service and a lunch. There were, however, no donations received, as the day is not set apart for donation purposes. It was a day of joyful celebration, pure and simple. The services were conducted by xver. xnvuuiasjDuugci nuu .usy. jji .turner, of the High Street Church, 1889. THE LADIES' RELIEF, A Girl From Baltimore Being Cared For New Arrangement!. But very little work of any description was done by the Women's Belief Committee at the Pittsburg Female College yesterday. Most of the ladies remained at their homes all day taking a well-earned and much needed rest Only those members of the Execntive Committee, whose presence was an absolute necessity, were there during the day. Early in the morning the Department of i'uDlie uatety sent to the ladies a young girl who, although not a sufferer of the Johnstown flood, is still in a most pitiable condition, without either home, friends or money, and an invalid withal. The young woman is possibly 25 years of age, tall, of a rather dark complexion. She has a de cidedly pretty face which has doubtless lost considerable of its beauty through suffer ings and hardships. That she comes of de cidedly good family is plainly evident from me genue reiineinent wmcu cuaracienzes her every tone and gesture. Her story is a peculiarly pathetic one. She resided for a long time in Baltimore, where she made for herself a rather comfortable living. Ill health overtook her, and gradually her con dition became so serious that she was compelled ft to abandon her work. Doctors' bills and other expenses soon played sad havoc with her little, savings, and soon she found herself in the trying po sition of a penniless invalid. Thinking that she might better her condition and probably recover her health in this part ot 'the coun try, she besought the Mayor of Baltimore to secure her transportation to this city, which he did, sending her here with a letter tothe city authorities, who upon her arrival turned her over to the Women's Belief Committee. The latter are now placed in a rather peculiar position they cannot turn the unfortunate girl adrift, yet they are only supposed to care for the Johnstown refugees. She was sent to the Allegheny General Hospital, but in the after noon Mrs. G. A. Kelly received word that although the girl was too sick to be turned on the street, the hospital authorities were not at liberty to keep her. Mrs. Kelly, who is connected with the man agement ot the institution, advised them to keep her there over night. This morning she will doubtless be sent back to the com mittee rooms, but it is hard to say what he ladies will be able to do for her. But four refugees were cared for yester day. They were E. Whitelaugh and wife, B. Kinby and Patrick Harney. GERMANS TAKEN CARE 0P. Rev. F. Bnofl" Snbmits Ills Report to J . the Citizens' Committee. Bev. Frederick Buoff, the special Ger man Commissioner of the Citizens' Commit tee, sent to Johnstown to 'inquire into the complaints that the Germans were not treated well by the commissioners, has submitted his report. In substance it says: On last Thursday morning I left for Johns town without giving any notice to any one in regard to my mission. Immediately upon my arrival I visited all the different commissaries of the various districts, into which flooded parts of the Conemaugh Valley had been divided by Mr. J. B. Scott several days before. With out revealing my identity in any particular, I spoke in the German language to a large num ber of men and women, gathered around said depots, to receive their daily ra tions. Tne universal expression was, that after the first few days of confusion, provisions and clothing were distributed impartially and in sufficient quantities, and that for the pres ent, the only things needed were heavy shoes for workingmen, oedding and underclothing for women and children. There were some complaints that residents of the hill districts around Johnstown tare coming to the depots and securing provisions. Upon closer investi gation, however, I found that in most instances snch bill residents bad taken in their care ac tual sufferers 'from the flood, and there being no opportunity to pnrchase the necessities of life, it was proper that the commissary should supply them. But since by order of Mr. J. B. Scott and General D. H. Hastings, the proper credentials were distributed to every family living within the flooded districts and entitled to relief, there has been no more complaint; Contrary to tho Spirit of TO. Prof. Thayer, of Harvard, prints a strong article in favor of restriction rather than prohibition as the reasonable means of ad vancing the cause of temperance. He de clares a prohibition clause has no rightful place in a constitntion, and presents vigor ous arguments to the legal mind, or to others who have made some study of the proper limitations of constitutional law. He says: Nothing could so clearly mark how lit tle the wisdom of our ancestors is appre ciated, even at this centennial period when we are celebrating it, as the fact that we should be asked now to insert in our Consti tution such a clause as this. Our State constitutions, besides providing for the framework of government, the qualifications of electors and the like, were made to be the guaranty and charter of 'a few simple, well-established, uncontroverted principles lest in moments of passion or in advertence, or under the temporary pressure of special interests, these should be disre garded. They were not made to be codes of laws, or to embody the opinion of a mo mentary majority upon an entirely unset tled question, like this of the best way to deal with the drink question. That other States have forgotten the true conception and purpose of a constitution and have in serted this and other like provisions of de tailed legislation is no reason why we should follow them. The process of using constitu tions in this way is a process of degradation from the example of our fathers. There is a great deal in this, and its force may be strengthenened in its application to Pennsylvania by the difficulty there will be in repealing constitutional prohibition, should it be fastened on our people, ana prove to be absurdly ineffective in reaching the evil aimed at. Imported Port. 1828 Imperial Oporto Port, full quarts.53 00 1860 Mackenzie Port, full quarts 2 50 Fine Old White Port, full quarts 2 00 London Dock Port, full quarts 2 00 Burgundy Port, full quarts 1 50 Fine Old Spanish Port, full quarts.... 1 00 For sale by G. W. Schmidt, 95 and 97 Fifth ave. Hospitals use it; physicians recom mend it Klein's Silver Age. mwfs Black Mohairs A complete assort ment just received; 42-inch wide mohair tamise from 75c to $1 50a yard, and silk warp mohairs, 48-inch wide, from 51 75 to 52 50 a yard. Htgts & Hacke. mwfsu Ovee 200 varieties of Imported Key West and Domestic Cigars irum $2 to $40 per 100. G. W. Schmidt, Nos.95 and 97 Fifth Ave. Black Subahs Special values in 24 inch black surah silks at 75c, 85o, $1 and ?1 25 a yard, fully 25 per cent better values than any shown anywhere that we-know of. arwrsu Hugus & Hacke. B.&B. Two extraordinaries in dres3 goods: 10,000 yards regular 50c goods at 25c. 15,000 yards 1 and 1 25 goods at 50c. Boggs & Buhl. If you have not smoked the La Perla del Fumar Key West Cigar you have lost a treat. Sold 3 for 25c. G.W.Schmidt, Nos. 95 and 97 Fifth Ave. B. fcB. SI 50 Louisenne silk, stripes, at $1. Boggs & Buhl. Feench Eobes The remaining stock of our handsome French robes again reduced in prices to close quickly. mwfsu Hugus & Hacke. The silver-tongued Irish orator, the Hon. E. B. Dougherty, will speak, on tne amend ment in Grand Opera Hirase to-night. Hospitals use it; mend it Klein's BUyi RAIDED A SPEAK EAST. Sixteen Men Caught In a Place Which Was Palled Before. About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon De tectives McTighe, Coulson and Fitzgerald, Captain Dan Silvus and a number of police raided the "speak easy" formerly presided oyer by Bobert Bay and Emma Miller at Nos. 60 and 61 Water street, and captured sixteen men. The place had been run under the name of the Monongahela Gym nasium Club by Bay, but was closed up several weeks ago by the police. It was learned a few days ago that William A. Kaylor, who had been Bay's bartender, had reopened the place. When the officers ar rived yesterday Kaylor escaped from the bar-room through a trap-door to the cellar, from whence be made his way to the room of Maggie Brenners, a blind girl, in the building in the rear used as a tenement. The officers did not find him, but returned later in the afternoon, and learning that Kaylor was in the blind girl's room, went to the door and knocked. The girl denied them admittance, saying she was sick in bed. The officers then forced the door and found Kaylor secreted in a wardrobe, and the girl up and dressed as if ready to go out. The names given by the men arrested, who nearly all appear to be of the tough ele ment, were: Peter Johnson, Thomas Beady, Henry Williams, Ed. Bichards, James Pearson, Sam Shaw, Ed. McCue, James Ward, Harry Mitchell. Dan McCloud, W. S. Bcynolds, Dan Kelly, Tom Lovelock, Willia'm Donehue and William Campbell. The officers found plenty of beer and whisky in the bar-room, and plenty of evidence that business was being carried on. Communicated. SOUND DOCTRINE. From President Harrison's Inangnrnl Speech. "The community that by concert, open or secret, denies to a portion of its members their plain rights under the law, has severed the only bond of social order and prosperity. The evil works from a bad center both ways. It demoralizes those who practice it, and destroys the faith of those who suffer by it in the efficiency of the law as a safe pro tector. The man in whose breast that faith, has been darkened is naturally the subject of dangerous and nncanny suggestions." AGAINST THE AMENDMENT. Be Sure and Hear the Discourse on Prohi bition. BY MISS KATE FIELD, OF NEW TOBK, This evening, June 17, at Old City Hall. Admission free. Beserved seats for ladies. Music by the Great Western Band. TAYLOR & DEAN'S. 203 and 205 Market Street, Is headquarters for adjustable window screens, which will fit any window. Price from 30c to 50c each. Also fot fencing of every description. eod Communicated. Prohibition Is Jot Sach a Scheme. It destroys property without compensa tion. It tramples rational freedom under foot. B. fcB. Extraordinary offers in India silks 27 inch black and white and black and colored Indias at 65c and 75c, worth $1 25. Boggs & Buhl. Visit our cloak room for a bargain; jack ets, wraps, fichus, Connemarras, etc., at very much reduced prices. mwfsu Hugus & Hacke. Smoke the best, La Perla del Fnmar clear Havana Key West Cigars. Sold 3 for 25c. by G. W. Schmidt,Nos. 95 and 97 Fifth Ave." B. Oc B. See those new all-wool French challis at 25 cents. . Boggs & Buhl. Combination Deess Patteens An elegant assortment and prices all re duced. See window display. mwfsu Hugus & Hacke. The silver-tongued Irish orator, the Hon. E. B. Dougherty, will speak on tne amend ment in Grand Opera Honse to-night. Hospitals use it; physicians recom mend it Klein's Silver Age. MWFS rT WILL OURK COUGHS, IT WILL HEAL SORE THROAT, IT WILL SAVE MANY LIVES, IT IS SAFE FOB CHLLDBEN KIDD'S COUGH SYRUP. KLDD'S COUGH SYRUP, KIDD'S COUGH SYBUP, Price, 25 cents, at all druggists. pbepaeed by FLEMING BROS., PITTSBUEG, PA Ja23-jrwF KEEP COOL! SUMMER CORSETS, VERY NICE FOR HOT WEATHER, BESIDES GIVING YOU SUCH A PERFECT SHAPE. T. T. T. THIMPHU BROTHERS, 109 Federal Street, Allegheny. t "' - le;7.HWp PENN AVENUE STORES. EAR THE OTHER BIDE JUST ONCE ;' MISS KATE FIELD EE- ' m zzzz i" ''' AGAINST PROHIBITION, "- f physicians recom- 0LD CITY HALL. TO-NIGHT. . - 'A"lL Age ' Hwrs ki748 - l - , , 'ratim. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JDS. HDRNE I CCC'B PENN AVENUE STORES. Jone tne great summer goods buying time. To keep up our steadily incieaatne trade we call attention to some special purchases that are worth coming hero to Buy. Read about them they are In the Dress Goods Depart ment. The Silk for snmmerwear Is just as good value as you will find in the Dress Goods, and everyone is delighted with our last larga purchases ot Printed India Silks that we are selling at 65c and 75c a yard. The quality tells, and the patterns no old styles. The Colored Surah Silks that we are selling at 50cand73o are the delight of everyone that sees them. More bargains In the Black Silk Department this week that you want to see, especially in the way of Black India Silks, Black Surah Silks, Black Silk Grenadines and some remark able Black Gros Grain Silks and Black Satin Bhadames the quality at the prices make them wonders. Over in tho Wash Dress Goods stock yoa find new styles In Satines, fresh as newly baked bread, and our display of Scotch and American Ginghams is four to one larger than any assortment you can find. Prices are low. This Is our closing np month. Come now. Yon will never Buy Skirting Embrolderie for as little as at this moment in onr Embrold ery Department new goods, bought cheap. Then the Lace counter has still got a big lot of special low price goods, in medium and flounce widths. In cream, white and black Laces, while the stock of Black Nets is very large. Muslin Underwear 25c garments to finest New styles in Dressing Sacques. Merino, Gauze, Balbiiggan and Pure Silk Underwear, ribbed and plain, for ladles and children many bargains. Our low prices on Dress Goods Include the finer qualities. This great cleaning np sale in this Dress Goods Department Is full of extra ordinary values the Silk Warp Colored Cashmeres at 50c. -T Mohair Mixtures at 35c and 40& The French Challis at 25e and 40c ' The French Dress Patterns at U and t& The 925 French Dress Patterns at $li The n 25 quality Colored Silk Wirp Henri ettas at 75c The all-wool Debelges at 30c, 40c and 50c The 50-Inch all-wool Suitings at 40c The $2 French Silk Jacqaard Stripes at 86c The Colored all-wool French Albatross at Ha, This will be a busy month If you are wide awake and will take time to see all tho bargain that are here. JOB. HDRNE I CE'B r