-V requested a conference with the officials of the great labor organization, and it was granted. About 10 o'clock Sheriff Jlc Candles, after having had a talk with the representatives of the firm of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., drove up to the Amalga mated headquarters. lie Jiiftl Jumped In. Here he found President Weihe, Secreta ry Martin, Trustee James H. McNutt and and several other leading members of the organization. The situation was discussed for a time, and the best means to prevent bloodshed were the main features of the conference. The Sheriff asked what themen really considered essential, and President "Weihe informed him, in verr emphatic lan guage, that the scale as arranged by the firm was unfair, or at least was so reearded by all the workmen, and that their men would not and could not work at these wages under any circumstances. "Tell me what I can do; I will do any thing you say anything if it will prevent trouble," said the Sheriff. "The firm has denied us a conference, and issued what its members term their ulti matum," said President AVcihe. "We hare nothing more to ask. The scale is un fair, and we positively cannot accept it." "If they will consent to a conference, and agree to modify the scale, will you agree to meet them and try to arrange a scale that will be satistactory to both sides?" asked the Sheriff. "We ; iainly will; but, understand, wc do not solicit any conference, but if they are willing to meet us and talk the matter over we will not refuse to do so," was Presi dent "Weihe's response. Why Tlicy Were to Wnlf. After some further discussion of the mat ter, the Sheriff said: "Wait here a few mo ments, and I will bring you an answer." Be ran down the stairs, and, jumping into his buggy drove to the offices of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. on Fifth avenue, and laid the matter before Chairman Abbott and other members of the firm. The conversa tion that occurred cannot be given; but the result was that the Sheriff drove back to Amalgamated headquarters and invited the officials to accompany him. They went with him to the Carnegie office, where a very earnest and grave consultation was held abcut midnight. The company agreed to make some concessions, and to hold another conference. This was, for the interval, sat isfactory, and the time was fixed for 0 o'clock in the morning. When this had been accomplished the Sheriff departed, hoping that matters would be satisfactorily arranged, and that the mill would soon be in operation. One of the most startling and important matters that led to the concessions on the part oi the Carnegie firm occurred, but was kept an absolute secret, on Friday after noon. The firm is cvidcntlv crowded with orders at the Homestead mill, and some of them mnst be filled at once. The firm has signed the scale for the upper and lower Union Iron Mills at Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third streets, and thev are in opera tion at the priceB fixed by the Amalgamated Association. Won't Roll n round of It. In order to clear up the pressing orders at the Homestead mill, the boss rollers in the 20-inch mills of these two works Sam "Waitneight and John Mills were ordered to go on double turn Monday, presumably on Homestead orders. These are the only men in the mill who are competent to do this work, and, as they are good Amalga mated men, their answer was: "We will not work a pound of steel on Homestead orders, or on work to relieve Homestead, until the trouble with the men there is settled." This, in addition to the exertions of the Sheriff, had much to do with the granting of the conference which was held yesterday. The two boss rollers mentioned above are , the best skilled workers in the Amalga mated Association, and it will be almost impossible to fill their places. But there is one more fact, that started as rumor, but was confirmed and clinched by The DisrATCii Friday night, namely: The Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third street Union Mills of the Carnegie firms, with their nearly C,000 workmen all tgld, were to be ordered out, and the preliminaries of the edict had actually gone forth. The Amal gamated officials were as earnest as any of their subordinates in determining that, if this was to be a fight to the death, one side or the other would have to "die game." How They Looked Upon It. The Amalgamated leaders considered it as much a release from their union mills scale for Carnegie to refuse his other Am al gamated employes justice, as it would have been had he broke faith or refused to recog nize any single department obligation in a mill where the scale was actually signed. They had, therefore, arranged to have the 6,000 Pittsburgers come out and join their Homestead brethren for "a fight to the finish." All this, be it 'borne in mind, had taken place prior to Sheriff McCandless suggest ing and seeking the conference which the Amalgamated Association leaders did not feel at liberty to solicit. That midnight conference resulted in an immediate truce, pending further parley so great and com plete a truce that the Philadelphia thugs and Pinkerton guards en route some of them at the very doors of Homestead were halted and told to await further orders before moving another step. What happened yesterday is well and Completely told in other articles in these columns. But the facts plainly narrated in this article facts entirely in the posses sion of The DisrATCii Friday night are what brought the'whole truce about They would have been lully published yesterday, but that the Sheriff and Secretary Martin insisted the publicity would constitute such an obstacle to a trnce as must result in a conflict and slaughter before night. That danger has been for the time removed. SCEKES AT HOMESTEAD. The Striker on the Alert They Are Armed and I'rrparcd to Flcht No Person Allowed to Enter the Mill. The streets of the busy little borough of Homestead presented more than its usual Saturday night appearance last evening. Upon every street corner, in every store and shop, around the railroad stations, and even at Kenney's picnic grove, where several thousand people went to give themselves up to the pleasures of the woods, the strike was the one subject of conversation. Despite the warnings that have been placed in all conspicuous places against talking of the affair, the conflict between labor and capi tal is of such momentous importance to the people there, that they could no more keep from talking of the strike than they could from drawing their breath. Every man would ask his neighbor, "Will the conference this afternoon settle the Btrike?" The reply would be accom panied by a doubtful shake of itlie head, as it they thought a settlement could not be made. The women discussed it among themselves, and told each other of their plans for the future. One woman who is the mother of about nine children and whose husband makes about $1 per day, said she would cut down her Saturday night purchases to about one-half what they had lormerly been. Will nay Cbcnpcr Itlent. Instead of having a' 53 roast of beef for to-day's dinner, she said she would pur chase something cheaper in anticipation of her husband's long siege of idleness. This is but one of the many ways the wives of the strikers have begun to economize. They do not anticipate defeat, but are providing against any possible contingency. When it was learned this morning that a conference between the representatives of Carnegie, Phirjps & Co. and the officials of the Amalgamated Association was to be held, so'me predicted a speedy settlement of the trouble. When the telephone message from The DisrATCH office cameat 8o'clock, to the effect that the conference had not ad journed yet, it was generally conceded that both sides were obstinate, and neither one would yield to the other. At 9 o'clock no word .had been received from those who went down to attend the meeting, and all hopes of settlement were given up. A more determined looking body of men than those who gathered around the various railroad stations, awaiting the arrival of trains, would be hard to find in West ern Pennsylvania. The writer went up on the 2 o'clock train. He had no sooner stepped from the car until he was covccd by half a dozen pairs of eyes and his every movement watched. It was at Munhall station, where the upper gate leading into the mill yard is located. When tne train hove in sight fully 200 men gathered around the platform. They seemed to spring up as If by magic, and took their positions in front of the gate. No Blnck Sheep Wanted. One man got off the train who looked as if he wanted to be a "black sheep." About two dozen men formed a circle about him, and began to ply him with questions. At first he could not give a good account of himself, and had it not been for the cool ness of some of the strikers he would have been harshly dealt with. Nearly every one of the men are armed, and their looks indicate too plainly, that anybody who trifles with them will come to grief. They do not know anything about military tactics, and have no leader, yet each one thoroughly understands what his duties are. This evening one of the strikers got several decks of playing cards, and placed one card in the hat of every man present. The lead ers were given the face cards, and consider able joking was done about the "badces," as the cards were called. The men who got club cards immediately proceeded to arm themselves with hickory or pine clubs to strike a combination. The men who re ceived diamond cards said they would let Andrew Carnegie wear the diamonds for them. The strikers are still wearing the cards in their hats and will keep ' them as relics of the strike. Yesterday afternoon, a committee com posed of the employes of the firm and the new special policemen of the town, visited all the saloon keepers in the borough and requested them to close at C o'clock. The requst was made upon the ground that the men who were idle might become in toxicated and cause trouble with the strangers who were coming into the town. Tho Saloons Closed. The saloon keepers closed their places of business, and there was not one drunken man on the streets last night. The saloons were closed without a moment's warning, and as a result, the drinking population of the town were compelled to go thirsty for one night. Druggist Stenger had a thirsty crowd waiting upon him all night, but to their plaintive appeals he returned a heart less negative reply. Physicians' prescrip tions were at a premium, as lew of them could be secured. The strikers are still looking for the Pinkerton thugs who were supposed to be on their way to Homestead. The warm weather yesterday will not be a marker to the reception tbey will get when they come upon the ground. It was even betting among the strikers last night that the "Pinks" would not come upon the ground at all. Scouts have been out scouring for them, but up until 9 o'clock last night they had not appeared in sight. Wntchlnff for the Finks. It was expected that they would sneak into the town about midnight, and an extra lockout was kept. At a late hour last night no word had been received about them, and nothing definite can be learned of the men coming from Indianapolis. Hugh O'Donnell, President of one of the local unions, and a member of the Confer ence Committee, received a telegram from Pittsburg to-day to the effect that employ ment agents Dorner and Geisler had tele graphed to Cumberland, Md., for more men to go to Homestead. The telegram was passed around, and the different committees were put on the alert for the expected men. The effigy placed on a freignt car at Mun hall station, and made of, the clothes left behind by some of the men who went there on Thursday to take the places of strikers, attracted considerable attention from the passengers in passing trains yesterday. The figure had been pierced with Dozens of Bullet Holes. and was cited as an example of what would happen to any one who attempted to go into the mill yard. There was not one man who made the attempt during the whole day. The only life seen inside the mill yards are watchmen who sit behind the gates and and look out at the passers by. To the cheery cry of "Watchman, what of the night?" one ot them replied, "Strike." At 9 o'clock a heavy pelting rain set in and drove the people of the town to shelter. The men on guard faithfully stood to their posts and were drenched to the skin. They would not get under cover, fearing that in an unguarded moment somebody would take advantage of them. Joseph Schwab, a brother of C. M. Schwab, manager of the works, has been appointed foreman of the 28,23 and 10-inch mills. Taylor Aldrice bus been made fore man ot the beam department and Joseph Skewes will be superintendent ot all rolling, fitting and finishing in the Bessemer de partment. MADE VERY EMPHATIC. Trades Council Denounces the Employers at Homestead An Utter Abhorrcnco of the Armed Illrclincs. The Central Trades Council had a large meeting last night, nearly every member being present when President Evans took the chair. The Homestead tronbles were taken up early in the session, Benjamin Fink, M. P. Carrick and John Flannery being appointed a committee to draw up resolutions reflecting the sentiment of the council on the subject They presented the following: W iierkas, Tbe workingmen of Homestead have been confronted with a proposition to ac cept a sliding scale.thc terms of which are con flicting with the arrangements made between tho Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the majority of the em ployes. Whereas Hired mercenaries have been qnar-, tercd in the peaceable borough of Homester) and imported rowdies, under tho guise of Pinkerton thugs, are said to be en route to in timidate our fellow workers; therefore, Itesolvcd, That the Central Trades Council extend fraternal cood 'Hill to the lormer em ployes of tho Homestead Steel Works and ardently wish that they will not weaken In tho determination already evinced to maintain their rights and tho Amalgamated scale. Kesolfed, That we have an utter abhorence for the armed hirelings coming into our coun ty until the resources of our local authorities shall have been exhausted in maintaining tho supremacy of the law. Kesolvcd, That this Council, representing the trades unions and Knichts of Labor, ask that the proper steps ue taken to prevent any usur pation of the rights of our resident citizens by intimidation or coercion of armed guards. Resolved, That while we, as working men, fully appreciate the beneficence that prompts our wealthy employers to build free libraries and erect conservatories for the pleasure and entertainment of the public we would more readily give our millionaire philanthropists our confidence and gratitude if they, would first give to the labor which created their wealth the just compensation which is admitted and proven to be just and equitable by the concur rence of labor and capital and the public ap proval of the annual scale proposed by the A. Aofl.&a W. The resolutions were adopted. ' "W. J. Towson, of Slate Rooters' Union No. 2704, A. F. L.; H. Is Devan. Slate and Tile Workers' Union 2711, A. F. L , and Thomas Skelly, alternate from the latter bo'dy, were admitted as delegates. Hugh D McGaw was elected Vice Presi dent of the council, vice' J. H. Ryan, re signed. A committee was appointed to harmonize the trouble between the slate and tile workers, who are organized in both the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor. SC0U1NG THE CARNEGIE FIRM. The Window Glnssworkers Pass Some Slinging Resolutions. There was no session of the Window Glass workers' Convention yesterday aiternoon. The convention adjourned at noon and will reassemble at 9 o'clock Monday morning. At the morning session yesterday several re ports of committees were acted upon, and the following resolutions scoring Carnegie, Phipps & Co. were adopted: Resolved, That we, the Window Glass Work ers of America, in convention assembled, do hereby express our earnest sympathy for the striking employesof Carnegie, Phipps & Co.,at Homestead, in their struggle against tyranny and oppression, with our best wishes for their success and be it further Resolved, That, it is the sense of this conven tion that these, their employers, are resortin g to means for accomplishing their unworthy objects that aro unmanly, unjust and unlaw ful. First by seeking to blind tho eye of the pub lic and workingmen by their so-called generos ity and benevolence in building libraries and conservatories, ostensibly to benefit the work ingman but really to blind the public eye to their glaringly unjust reductions of wages by which they are reimbursed ten-iold, rcnderlng their professions of generosity and benevolence a bollow mockery. Second, by sending to Homestead men whom they have armed for the purpose of provoking to violence would-be peaceable citizens, and thus endangering the peace of the community, lie it farther Resolved, That we condemn such methods as tyrannical, unjust and unlawful, and wo de nounce the men who resort to tnem, together with snch as Emil Dorner. and all who from mercenary motives will aid and abet in such unmanly and brutal measures. And be it fur ther Resolved, that we recommend to the Amal gamated Association of Iron and Steel Work ers that they prosecute in the courts the perpe trators of such outrageous acts, and employ such othermeans as maybe necessary to secure victory for the right. And we hereby assure them that in their struggles against the tyrant tbey nill always have our hearty sympathy, and, when needed, such substantial aid as It may be in our power to render them. IS IT A K. OP L. EESCGE ? Orcnnlzcd Labor DelicTcd to Be Comblolnc Regarding Homestead. The following special telegranJ frem Philadelphia last evening has an impoant bearing ou the strike: Tbc report that a meeting of the Executive Board of tho Knights of Labor had been called and was to be held in Chicago on Tuesday next, has provoked not a littlo comment In labor circles, but the reasons for holding the conference anywhere except at the head quarters in this city aro shrouded in mystery. It is thought by some ;hat the change was made becauso of some trouble in the organization that can best be settled In Chicago. A telegram from Scranton says that General Master Workman Powderly positively refuses to bo interviewed on the subject, re ferring his questioner to the Broad street office of tho order, where, he said, all proper information could be obtained. General Secretary Hayesstarted this morning for Chicago, and before leaving declined to be interviewed. At headquarters tho same ret icence prevailed. Chief Clerk Kiernan, when asked to give a reason for the holding of the board meeting in Chicatro, said: "I haven't the slightest idea why the change was made, and could not tell you if I knew all abont It. Is that plain enough?" The same difficulty was encountered when an effort was made to ascertain whether or not Mr. Powderly will sail for Europe on the 24th instant, with a dele gation of Knights of Labor. No one, however, would deny the report, and It is safe to say that such are his Intentions. Tho impression prevails that Important mat ters are to come before the board at Chicago, but it is impossible to get even an inkling as to what tbey arc, though the trouble at the Car negie works is Dretty certain to form the sub ject of considerable disenssion. PITTSBURGERS GET THERE. ASlormy Session of tho Greed Bottle Blow crs In Atlantic City. The following special telegram from At lantic City is self-explanatory: John M. Kelly and a delegation of Pitts burgers arrived here to-day to take part In the Ureen Bottle Blowers' fight. The whole day was spent discussing the question of the amalgamation of the two districts, covering the United States and Canada. The session was stormy and ended without result. The two assemblies are wider apart to-night than they were at the beginning of the convention. Tho anti-Campbell men are kicking vigorously against outside interference, which they claim is coming from Kelly and others from the Eastern district. The auestion will probably not be settled before the latter part of next week, TO TAKE CHARGE AUGUST 1. That Great Coko Consolidation and Par chase Soon Consummated. The purchase of the large plants of the Leisenrings by the H. C. Frick Coke Com pany's still the subject of discussion among other operators. The Frick concern has taken charge of the business, but the offices of the company at the corner of Sixth ave nue and Liberty street will not be aban doned until August 1. It is understood that General Manager Hyndnian will be re tained. No New Signature. Ko signatures to the Amalgamated Asso ciation scale were received yesterday. The only important firms in this city that have not signed are A. M. Byers & Co. and the Pittsburg Force and Iron Company. THE GUSKT WELL A GUSHER. Tbnt rnrk Project Yields an Artesian Spouter After All. The pure water well presented to the Al legheny public parks by Mrs. J. M. Gusky was completed at 8 o'clock last evening, and water of the pures quality was found in the mountain-white pebble "rock. It al most flowed over the top of the casing, mak it an artesian well. The well wns drilled by A. C. Darragh, an experienced oil well driller, and is about 150 feet deep. He will start one for Strasberger & Joseph, of Federal street, Allegheny, on Monday, nearly opposite Race street. The Gusky well was located by Mr. De Wolf, of the Gusky stores, by means of a magnetic driving ro'd, which yielded so noticeably to the attraction over the spot located as almost to take the rod out of his hands. Will SHE TEUED MURDER. Another Girl Who Tried to Itlnko a Firo Willi Kerosene OH. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Officer Duncan heard screams of murder, etc., issue from a house on Short alley near Fifth avenue. The officer found a 17-year-pld gtrl named Kate Davis, screaming with ain. The girl bad attempted to light a'fire with kerosene, when the can exploded. The girl was burned abont the hands and face, but not seriously. THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY. The Hotel Anderson Will Celebrate With a nit Dinner. The fourth anniversary of the opening of the Hotel Anderson occurs to-day. The event will be celebrated by a'n unusual din ner. VeryTjeautiful menu cards have been prepared as mementos of the occasion. There Aro Five Candidates. Five candidates have been announced for the position made vacant by the death of Chief Crow, of Allegheny. They are John Lehman and John Hunter, of the Friend ship engine company; Peter. Shatzman, of the Grant; William Paul, Jri, and Samuel B. Cluley. PITTSB TRG- DISPATCH SUNDAY, JDLY 14, 1889. ' - f A TILGBIM'S EETUKfe Father M. CarfroU's Interesting Visit to tli Eternal City. THE AUDIENOE WITH THE POPE. Visits to the Buimed Churches, Palaces and StelitB of Rome. A TRADITION OP (JURIST'S APPEARANCE Rev. Father M. ' Church, Allegheny. arroll, of St. Andrew's and his sister returned from their long pilg mage to Borne and the historic places of th' Old World lastlFri ATCii reporter visited day evening. A DlS him last night and hearty. He said: ' found him well and es, I am back and well, we have passeo through palaces of great fame and antiqu and have been the country o'er, but I lieve the Lord has given us a country the to live in of anv we have si ost desirable . 'We sailed from Hoboken, X. J.. Febn ry 21, and ar- rived at Rome Friday alten on, JMarch 15. "We were kept very busy fo two days visit- ing churches, galleries of a: and ruins, and re admitted to on Monday, March 18, we an audience with the. Holy Father. The priests were g. ered in one larce room ou the knees, wait- ing his coming room were the laity. d ' in another he Pope soon en- tered, with his chambi am ana soldiers, mostly Swiss, and d amdng us and talked to different one: f his pilgrims in Italian, French and address to us in Itali tin. He made an in which he co ra the "bravos Ameri- mended the devotion canos"' who were procceding to visit and venerate the by the birth, life, oly places sanctified ors, sufferings death and resurrection that he felt sur our Savior. He said that the sight of these places would augi nt our faith. He pre- sented each of us 1th a silver medal blessed by himself with likeness impressed on it." THE POPE'S lESOIfAlj APPEAKANCE. "The Pope wi dressed in a white cossack, and the chain erlains and soldiers were elegantly attiri The Pope wore a skull of his head, the heads of cap on the iba, the priests in that country being shaved. He loots just like his pictures. A ponti fical chair was placed at the end of the room, but hje did not sit in it but seemed pleased to Aove among the pilgrims and I converse winh them." F.ther darroll showed the silver medal to thevrepoxrter presented to the pilgrims by the Pop. It was a little smaller than a half dollar, and inclosed in a neat morocco case nboui two inches square. On one side is a picture of the Pope, raised in bas relinf, the features and other poiuts being " well defined. It was surrounded by the words, "Leo XIII., Pont. Max., An. iX.," which translated means that the medawas struck off in the tenth year of the pontifical term of Leo XIII.,"Pontiface Maximm (High Priest). Ou the obverse side of the Aiedal is a cross resting on clouds in bas irelief, symbolic that the religion of the cross is above and endures forever. INSCEIPTIONS ON THE SOTj'YEiriB. Around this were the words, "Af. L. A. Consecb Sacebdotali, Leonis VXIII., P. M." signifving that the medal was nrade in the fiftieth year of his sacredotal conse cration. Under the clouds were the words, "Kal. Iak. MDCLXXXVIII., Januarvl, 1888." Continuing, Father Carroll said: "The Vatican, the home of the Pope, is filled with pictures of art, statuary, etc., and is, as you know, a beautiful palace. He also has an inclosure with a vineyard, zoological gar den, fountains, etc., in it; but he has Tittle comparatively of that which he had before the different invasions. "After tbe audience with the Pope we spent the time rambling around the city viewing the ruins. One day we visited the catacombs some way from the city, where the Christian dead were buried and the peo ple worshiped, when they were oppressed in pagan times, and not allowed to worship God in public. We went down steps, deep into the ground. A VISIT TO THE CATACOMBS. The soil appears to be a brown clay, petri fied, but it can be picked out and .excava tions made with tools. The passages lead at right angles, and niches are placed in the walls for coffins. After tbe dead had been buried the place was sealed up and a slab of marble, affixed with the name of the one buried and, perhaps, a request for prayers. In places were paint ings and frescoes and rooms for mass. You could see the bones in some ot the niches, but most of them had been rilled by differ ent conquerors of the "Eternal City" in search of treasure, supposed to have been buried with tbe dead. "I saw the maritime prison where an angel came to Peter, tapped him on the shoulder and he shook off his chains. I was also shown a place outside of Home where, after Peter's escape (as tradition goes) he met Jesus who appeared to him and walked with him. Peter asked the Lord where he was going and he said he was goine to be crucified again. Peter understood the meaning of the Savior's words and returned into captivity and was crucified with his head down. This is a tradition of Christ's appearance after his ascension not chronicled in the Bible. Many of these traditions have been handed down from generation to generation, but never appeared in the Bible. THE TOMB OF PETER. "I also saw the tomb of Peter, which was entered bv the Saracens, in search of treas ure, but they were misled in finding the body of Peter, as the sepulcher has a false tomb into which they went. "It is surprising how the French and Italians can live without fire in winter, hardly any being used except for cooking purposes. Their houses, generally built of stone, are very damp. We would" consider it dangerous to live in such dampness, and it is a wonder it did not make us all sick. "The churches in Home are magnificentin their interior adornment, but the best of them, not excepting St. Peter's are old and squalid looking on the exterior. It is un accountable to me why they allow the exterior of their churches to remain in such contemptible neglect. At every church door and every corner vou encounter begcars with outstretched hands and entreating voices, seeking alms. Everybody that looks at you. there think that they have undoubted right to get money from you, and that you have come to their country simply to throw it around." Father Carroll said that he met Frank G. Carpenter.TuE Dispatch correspondent, Cairo and Constantinople. He wa in com pany with his wife and traveling about and gathering the facts for the articles which have appeared in The Dispatch each Sunday. The pilgrimage Irom Home has been given in The Dispatch recently by a long letter written' home bv Father Car roll. ' LENART IN TRODCIiB. lie Is Arrested on u Clinrjje of Embezzling Inanrnnce Money. John Lenart was committed to jail yester day, in default of $500 bail for court trial, on a charge of embezzlement, preferred by Patrick Flood. It is alleged that tbe de fendant was employed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York, and received $d5 for business purposes. This amount, it is said, he appropriated for him self. Db, B. M. Hanna. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 718 Penn itreet, Pittsburg Pa. - s&Sa THE CONTRACTS AWARDED. Tho Pqulrrcl Hill Electric Itallwnj Direc tors Hold a Business Sleeting ThoRond to be Completed br October. A meeting of tbe Board of Directors of the Squirrel Hill Railway Company was held yesterdav. and the contract for power was awarded to the Sprague Electric and Motor Company of Kew York City. The contract was awarded after a very thorough examination into tbe various systems now in practical use. There is an erroneous impression abroad that this company will only extend its line to Murray avenue; but the President, Mr. let cover the building of the line via Col- fax schoolhouse to tbe HomewoodCemetery, and that the line will be completed and in operation by October. The road will be one of the best in construction in the city, Johnson Girder rail being used on all streets, and 40-pound steel T rails where streets are not traversed. This is the same section of rail as is in use on tbe Denver and Rio Grande Railway. "White oak ties will be used on a roadbed carefully ballasted, so as to insure tbe minimum expense in maintenance of way. The cars are to be of a new and novel de sign and finished in a degree of elegance and comfort not heretofore introduced in this city, and lighted with incandescent lamps. The intention of the company is to extend its line immediately (after its completion to Homewood Cemetery) to Park Place and AVilkinsburg, as the resi dents there have already made oilers of as sistance in the way of subscriptions to the capital stock for such purpose. Messrs. "Widner & Elkins, of the Pitts burg Traction Company, who were driven over the line of the Squirrel Hill Railroad last week, were much pleased with the work already done and astonished at the beautiful country lying along the line, and bespoke a prosperous future for the com pany. A VIGOROUS OCTOGENARIAN. Mnjor George- V. Recti, ol Batler, Cele brates Ills 66th Birthday. Last evening Major George W. Reed, of Butler, with all his children, except Mrs. James T. Lane, of Davenport, Iowa, cele brated his 86th birthday at tbe residence of his son, N. P. Heed, Esq., Shadyside. Major Reed is the father of the present pro prietors of the Commercial Gazette, N. P., G. "V. and J. P. Reed, all of whom were raised in Butler, the present residence of Major Becd. This anniversary has been celebrated yearly in this city at the resi dence of one of his sons, and is a day of great rejoicing, and no one enjoys it more than the old gentleman himself. "We say old, but mean only in number oi years, not in looks, for certainly Father Time has dealt gently with the Major. To see him and his ways, one would take him for a well preserved man of 50 years instead of KG. Major Heed, of Butler is the best known man in that county, and there is not a man, woman or child in Butler now but knows the Major. He is the oldest living person in Butler town, and the oldest but one in the whole county. He was born in Bedford county, near Bedford Springs, in 1803, July 14, and removed to Butler town in 1824, where he has resided, with the excep tion of nine months ever since. In early life he carried on the harness and saddlery business. He has held the office of Sheriff and Treasurer. He enjoys the title ot Major because for a great ,; many years in early times, when the militia was in force he was appointed by the Governor Major, and drilled all the troops that met twice a year in the counties of Butler, Law rence and Armstrong. The Major was al ways a military man, and yet is the grand martshal at all the reunions in his town. He alsoVJeads the military on Decoration Day. There is perhaps no one who can sit a horse any better than he to-day; and as for walk ing, last fall he concluded he would like to have another squirrel hunt, as had been his custom irTiVw- earlier life; so he invited one of his sons, ant with a party of hunters started out. At .'.he end of the day he had bagged as much game as any member ot the party, and it takes good man to climb the rough hills of Butler county, specially fol loTing a dog; but it showed what vitality a wen preserveu oiu man uas. WHY HE WANTS $20,000. X Man Who Clntms a Debt Wni Published to Injure Ullm. Adam Cable, solicitorUor the Adams Ex press Company, yesterday filed a statement in his suit against Henry G. Hale, A. L. Sailor and others, comprising tbe Pittsburg Merchant Tailor's Excllinge. He alleges that they published foj sale a judgment against him for S13 SO, legending to injure his reputation. He sues 3for $20,000. WAITING FOR TI1E1G0YERN0R. A Requisition for Flcrjbn Hns Not Vet Arrlvdlil. A hearing on a wuf of habeas corpus in the case of Ucv. JT. Flemon, wanted for murder in South Carolina, was held yester day. Judge Ewitftt remanded the prisoner to jail until next .Wednesday. If a requi sition from the GOTernor of South Carolina does not arrive jty that time he will be re leased. DISCHARGED AND HELD OYER. Ono Alleccd Illegal Voter Acqnltted While ho Other Wnlts. Alderman .Cassidy yesterday discharged Hall, one of; the men charged with illegal votfng in fine Seond ward on the 18th ult., while the lease of Douglass, similarly charged, wafe held over for further consider ation. I Ckwi LITE WITHOUT THEM. Two Men Aire JoffBrd for RaUIne Itors In the Snntbsirte Olnrket. Two lilt e rows occurred in the Southside Market las L night. George Baky bought some pear uts from George Dietzf and a short time afterward claimed he had left $2 75 on th.e counter. He kicked up a dis turbance yand was loeced up. "William Kogers knocked a bunch of bananas from John Brokers' arms, and he also was jugged. Not a Case of Abnse. A repfrt was circulated Friday that J. P. Hay, Eq., who died at Dixmont Hospital Tliursilfiy, had been ill treated by the keep ers; bits Dr. Hutchinson, of the hospital, said tjfat was not the case, but the patient had died ol exhaustion, SnmmCr To an. Over the Union 1'nclflc It. It. Via CKuncil Bluffs and Omaha or Kansas City. V1 1 ticket agents sell excursion tick ets oven the Union Pacific Railroad to Den ver, Colorado Springs and principal cities of Col ado, and to Cheyenne, Wyo., Ug- den anl, Salt Lake Citv, Utah: the principal points! n Montana and Idaho, Portland, Ore., Sau 1 fornia incisco, .Los Angeles and other Cali- f oints. First and second class tickets one wa are also sold toall the points named above Ind to Tacoma, Seattle and through out A asbington Territory. Four daily trains to Denver, with 'Pullman buffet sleepii g cars, some of which cars start from Chica; o, others from St. Louis, snd are run to Sal , Lake City, via Denver, Cheyenne and C gden. The fastest time ever made" with dJbuble daily trains across the Conti nent is now in effect on the Union Pacific Railro id. Pullman buffet sleeping and Pullman tourist cars are run through from Council Bluffs and Omaha and Kansas City to Portland, Ore., and San Fraucisco-with-out chhnge. For rates of fare, maps and full information call on or address H. E. Passavnnt or Thos. S. Spear, 'X. F. and P. Agts., 400 Wood St., Pittsburg, Pa. WTSSU SUDDENLY STRICKEN. Mr. T. D. Messier the Victim of a Very Serious Paralytic Attack. A NOTED P. B. E. OFFICIAL In a Critical Condition, Bat the Physicians Entertain Hopes. HE IS HEAD OF MAN! CORPORATIONS At a lat honr last evening inquiry was ade at the Fifth avenue residence of T. D. , Messier, Third Vice President and Con- trailer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as to his condition. The whole community was shocked vesterday morning by the rapidly circulated information that Mr. Messier had been dangerously prostrated by paralysis, due to extreme heat, and was believed to be dying. It will gratify his countless friends to learn that, though in a critical condition, Drs. Fleming and Hamilton express hope of saving the life of their distinguished pa tient. He had partially regained conscious ness and was being made as comfortable as possible. For several days Mr. Messier had suffered severely from the extreme heat, but had in sisted upon attending to his multifarious duties as usual. "When he left his home for His office yesterday morning he complained of a feeling of lassitude. He had not been in his offiee quite an hour when a clerk, en tering to present some documents for signa ture, found Mr. Messier lying forward upon his desk moaning in agony and nearly un conscious. Ko time was lost in summoning Dr. Joseph N. Dickson, who did all he could with the aid of the employe until Drr. Fleming and Hamilton arrived. Under the joint efforts of the three physicians Mr. Messler's sufferings were alleviated, and his oldest son had been commuuicated with and had arrived. Aftera consultation it wsde termined to remove the patient to his home. An ambulance was secured from the Homeo pathic Hospital and he was placed therein, and the long drive to his home via East Liberty, in order to get tbe benefit of the smoothness of the tracks, was safely ac complished. Mr. Messier complained of pain, however, during the whole ot the ride. KESTI2TG MORE EASILY. He was resting easily last night, and Drs. Hamilton and Fleming, who had been in constant attendance upon him, professed hopes of saving his life, although admitting the critical nature of the case. Mr. Messier showed recognition of the voices of his fam ily, who were all present, his son Eugene arriving on a special train from Cresson at 8 o'clock last evening, having been summoned bv telegraph. Always near sighted, Mr. Messier was utterly unable to see tbe faces of his family, and his right eye was affected by the paralytic stroke, it being upon that side of the body. Neither of the attending physicians would express a positive opinion as to his recovery, but both seemed to have strong hopes of pulling him through the very unexpected attack. His family state that Mr. Messler's health has been very robust, and it is well known in railroad circles that he had an immense capacity for hard work. For many years Vice President Messier has been a guiding spirit in the manage ment of "the greatest railroad in the world." He was bocn in May, 1833, and is now in his 57th year, and his ancestry is one of the famous old-line Dutch families which settled Manhattan Island. The family tree traces seven generations in America, and Attorney RemsenV. Messier, eldest son of the stricken man, has recently been elected a member of the Holland So ciety, of New York, an organization con trolled by the De Puyters, Van Rcnsalaers, and other ancient families of New York City. HIS CAEEEP. SKETCHED. Mr. Messier was born in Somerville, N. J., and received an excellent education ac cording to tbe ideas of half a century ago. His first railway experience was a. a clerk under the senior Fisk, in the New York and Lake Erie Railroad, the service of which corporation he entered in 1853, while yet below his majority, in the capacity of a clerk in the Auditor's office, where he im bibed a thorough knowledge of railroad financial affairs. In 1856, he became Au ditor of the Fort "Wayne Railroad, under the famous old railroader, Judge Hannah, of Fort Wavne, Ind. In the period of 1866 to 1871 he acted as assistant to the President of the Fort "Wayne Company. In the latter year his eminent financial abilities were recognized by his election as Controller of the Pennsyl vania Company, and his election to the Third Vice Presidency of the Pennsylvania Company in 1883 was an honor well merited by the recipient. He has acted in the double capacity ever since, and has been one of the most valued officials of the road, holding identical positions on the Pittsburg, Cincin nati and St. Louis Railroad. It is ttated that the family name was originally Metzalaer, borne originally by a fine old native of Holland, who sought these shores in the seventeenth century. The name has been gradually changed into Messier. Among other official positions held by Mr. Messier are the following: President of the St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute, the East St. Louis and Carondelet, the Northwestern Ohio, the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley and Ohio River Con necting Railroad Companies, the Newport and Cincinnati Bridge Company.and Chair man of the Executive Committee of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Com pany. THEIR GOOD WORK. Companies I and F Come From Johnstown One Company Left. Colonel Perchment, of the Fourteenth Regiment, with Companies I and F? re turned from Johnstowu last night Com pany C was left there, and will likely stay all summer. The majority of the members of tbis company live in Johnstown. This" ends the work of the military in Johnstown so far as theFourteenth is concerned. Colo nel Perchment received a number of highly commendatory letters from prominent citi zens in the town, who were pleased with the work and behavior of the militia. A CHURCH REORGANIZED. Rev. ficnllj's Congregation Back In the Baptist 'Association. The trustees of the Messiah Church have finally succeeded in reorganizing it. This is the church whose pastor was Rev. Scully, the reformed priest. The Baptist Associa tion has taken charge, and it will be known ns the Seventh Baptist Church. Rev. J. Dermitt, of Sewickley, has been called. Did It Ever Strlko Yon That the best time to buy is when we want to sell? "We want to clear out the balance of our stock of imported woolens, and as we are bound to keep our tailors and cutters busy, anyhow, we have concluded to take your measures for them for suits and panta loons at just two-thirds the usual prices. This offering includes our very finest piece goods. Come early. Take elevator third floor. Kaufmanns' Custom Tailoring Department. Auction Snlr. Bankrupt stock of drygoods, notions, gents' furnishing goods, etc., Monday, July 15, at 2 p. M., and continuing every after noon till all is sold. A. C. Whaiams, Agent, 155 Federal street. WILL THEY REVISE ll? Judges Ewlnir and Olasee Are Asked to Amend theLlst of Retail Licenses What Jndffc Ewins; Sajs of It. Judges Ewing and Magee, sitting in Common Pleas Court No. 2 yesterday, were presented with a petition asking them to grant retail licenses' for 250 more saloons. The petition was presented by Attorneys John S. Robb, C; F. McKenna, Josiah Cohen and C. C. Montootb. It was in be half of S. Berg, Thomas Delaney, B. Galli sath, Wm. Ruckeisen and 100 other retail dealers who had been refused license by Tudge "White, The petition set forth that all tbe petitioners had been granted licenses in 1888, and obeyed the law; that they all have invested in their business the savings of their lifetime, all of which may be swept away; further, that the recent decision of the Supreme Conrt will establish a large trade of furnishing liquor in quarts, etc., which would iucrease drinking in families and clubs. In conclusion, tbey asked the Court to revise tbe retail list and grant at least 250 more retail licenses. Mr. Robb stated that they wished the Court to review the testimony taken before Judge White in the License Court, and grant the licenses to the best of the appli cants. Judge White, Mr. Robb said, nad stated that, in view pf the Supreme Court decision, there should be at least 500 retail licenses. 1 Mr. Cohen and Mr. McKenna supported Mr. Robb fn his assertions. Judge Ewing finally said that he would take the petition and consider it, but he did not see how he could handle the business of the Quarter Sessions Court when the judges of Common Pleas No. 1 were presiding in it. It was argued that this would merely be a revision of tho work that they had per formed in the Quarter Sessions. To this Judge Ewing said that Judge "White had lett no opening for a revision of the retail list as he had of the wholesale, but tney would consider the matter. MAKSIIEIX, THE CASH GROCER, Will Save Voa Money. Since our friend "Andy" has set the gait and established tbe laborers' wages at 14c per hour, it is about time for us to rustle and watch the pennies. You caftnot figure out a fraction of time so small as'it would take "Andy's" income to equal 14c, but that don't concern us, for we don't build public libraries. Some people are mean enough to say a man cannot clothe, feed and educate a fam ily of 6 or 7 children on $1 40 per day. But very likely they are shiftless, or maybe they are jealous of Andy. Everyone ad mits that all hard working, honest citizens of our country should earn enough to raise their families in comfort and educate them, and $1 40 must be enough, or Andy would not say it was. For our Andy, you know, ever since the time he got left when he tried to buy a seat in the British Parliament, has been a straight-out American citizen. And he loves all American citizens so mucd he wants everybody to be one. So he imports all the Hungarians, Poles, Italians, etc., he can get hold of and brings them over here so they can become American citizens and he can love them, too. However, we can afford to leave Andv to the tender mercies of the Amalgamated Association. "We, all of us. object to being compelled to economize to line the pocket of some other man and enable him to build a reputation of "princely liberality" at our expense. But all right-minded persons believe in true economy. I have the largest grocery trade in "West ern Pennsylvania. By means of large pur chases and a strictly cash business, I can save you 20 per cent on your groceries. Send for weekly price list and order by mail. Orders amounting to $10, without counting sugar, packed and shipped free of charge to any point within 200 miles. Makshell, 79 and 81 Ohio st., cor. Sandusky, Alle gheny. Auction Sale. Bankrupt stock of drygoods, notions, gents' furnishing goods, etc., Monday. July 15, at 2 P. M., and continuing every after noon till all is sold. A. C. Wixmams, Agent, 155 Federal street. Talk Abont Flannel Shirts. "Why, Kaufmanns actually show ten dif ferent styles where other stores show one, and where others show ten, Kaufmanns ex hibit a ronud hundred. Don't Fail Attend clearance sale of summer goods at half price. Bust Bee Hive, cor. Sixth and Liberty. Tie a Knot to Your Handkerchief To put you in mind of attending Kauf manns' wonderful flannel shirt sale to-morrow. Not dimes, but dollars you'll save by taking advantage of this great manufactur ers' sale of flannel shirts. , Talk AboatFlnnnel Shirts. "Why, Kaufmanns actually show ten dif ferent'styles where other stores show one, and where others show ten, Kaufmanns ex hibit a round hundred. In Arranging for Yoar Picnic, Don't forget to put in your lunch basket an airtight family package of Marvin's superior ginger snaps." They are the most delightful things imaginable. ttssu Tie n Knot to Your Hnndkerchlef To- put you in mind of attending Kauf manns' wonderful flannel shirt sale to-morrow. Not dimes, but dollars you'll save by taking advantage of this great manufactur ers' sale of flannel shirts. TnET Must Go All summer goods at cost and below cost. Busy Bee Hive, cor. Sixth and Liberty. OfTto the Senshore. Take the excursion on the B. & O. R. R. to Atlantic City next Thursday, July 18, at the extremely low rate, 510 for the ronnd trip; tickets good tor ten days; cood to stop at Washington returning. Trains leave depot at 8 A. M. and 920 V. 31. Secure your parlor aud sleeping car accommoda tions at once. Children's cabinet photos SI perdzen. at Aufrecht's Elite gallery, 516 Market st, Pittsburg. Use elevator. Smoke the best. La Perla del Fumar clear Havana Key "West cigars. Sold 3 for 25c by G. W. Schmidt, Nos. 95 and 97 Filth ave. , Bedford Springs. The 1 p. m. train on the Pennsvlvania R. R. makes close connections for Bedford Springs. Keep Cool Summer corsets, hot weather underwear, parasols, fans and all summer goods at cost. Busy Bee Hive, cor. Sixth and Liberty. If your complaint is want of appetite, try half wine glass Angostura Bitters before meals. Suits to order, $25; pants, $6, at Pit cairn's, 434 Wood street. SPECIAL INDUCEMENT. 80c Teas for 58c per pound. COc Teas for 42c per pound. 50c Teas for 34c per pound. 40e Teas for 28c per ponnd. 30e Teas for 21c per pound. In twenty (20 B) boxes; If this is too ranch for yon, get up a club. We will pack just as you want it. When ordering state the kind of tea and price, bend postal note or P. O. O. or reg istered letter. "V e pay freight. Assam Tea Co., JyH-40 4505 LIBERTY AVE., PITT. I ON ELECTRIC ME1 rEEB. An Electrician Expatiates Upon Elec trical .Measurements EYOLYED BY A P1TTSBUKG EXPERT. It Seems That Pittsburg Gets Her Incan descency Tery Cheap. WHT GAS METEES EON PAST ASD SLOW "All the new customers of the local elec tric light company incandescent noir come in on the meter basis," remarked a local electrician yesterday. "Many of the old customers are having electric meters put in, believing that they thereby will be able to save money, as compared with the old system of charging based upon the number of lights burned. "The electric meter now in use was in vented by a Pittsburger in January last, and are being manufactured at the rate of 400 a week and sold in all citiea where there exists an incandescent plant. A large order is being filled for London, England, and for Brazil. It is the first commercial registering meter ever made which the consumer can read and under stand. The system of measurement is very simple. The standard is the "ampere," the amount of electricity burnt by a 16-candle power light in an hour. The meter gives numerals, hundreds and thousands, and although exceedingly delicate as to mechan ism requires no work to keep it in order, and the agents vho turn in and collect bills cannot possibly make a misUke,as the plain figures arc before the eyes of the consumer all the time. "The lamp-hours, as the amperes are called, are so plain that a customer can economize in consumption to please him self. Another point is that the electric cur rent is always even, as is also the registra tion of the meter. The local price per "ampere," or lamp-hour, is 5 mills the cheapest price, I believe, in the country. In Baltimore the price is 6y mills, and in New York and other places where coal is dear, the price runs from 7 mills to 1 cent. IIOW BATES ABE BASED. "The rates are always based upon the local price of coal, whatever it may be. The company prefers the meter system, as it inculcates the principle of economy and checks wasteful or careless burning of the supply. The Edison mechanical meter is a much more cumbersome affair, its measure ments being made with a system of metal plates which require a regular laboratory in connection with each plant, and the ser vices of an expert electrician to analyze the bills. The inventor will make a fortune out of the device on account ot its easy applica bility. Yes, the customer must pay for the meter, but he can easily save its cost in comparison with the former system. "Referring again to the system of meter measurement, I wonder if consumers of articial gas know why it is that the very quarter they Lave fondlv flattered them selves they were careful and economical in its use. the bill bas the longest beak. It is a very simple matter, indeed, when fully understood. The gas that is the heaviest in illuminating properties, i. e., contains the most hydro-carbon, turns the meter tho slowest. So that the best quality of gas registers very slowly in the meter. "Gas companies are not often afflicted with enlargement of the heart when it en tails curtailment of the pocket, and the general method is to turn in a modicum of air, which not only lightens the gas, but causes the meter to turn faster, THUS CATCIIING THE COKSCMEB, both on deteriorated gas, but in increased registration of the meter. This method works all right until the customer gets up on his hind legs and kicks. In some cities the air mixture racket is worked zealously every alternate quarter." The Government architect of the "United States building at Buffalo was in Pittsburg yesterday, and closed a contract jrith the Marr Construction Company for tne some what elaborate job of wiring the building for incandescent light. The same company is wiring the public building at Reading, Pa., and the State Hbuse at Albany, N. Y. Among the theaters being wired by the same company are Daly's, the Casino and Palmer's of New York City; the Syracuse Opera House; Harris Academy of Music, in Baltimore; the Evansville Opera House, and the Buffalo Opera House. The entire city of London is also being wired by this company. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Handsome Printed Challis, new work, 15o and 20c Dark Ground Domestic Challis, 10c All-wool Challis, choice effects. "White Ground Challis, (c and up. Scotch styles wide Zepbjrs and fancy Ging hams only 20c a yard. Very choice new work in Ginghams at 10o andl2c "Wide printed Cotton. In light and dart grounds, 8c, 10c and 12Xc ' Stylish Satines. in fancy French, 20c and 25c. . Bargains In Lace Stripes and Plaid Muslins, suitable for Aprons. Children's Dresses and "Wrappers, 6c, 8c, 12Xc, loc to 25c 27-inch Hemstitched Embroideries, choice patterns, selling at 50c. 65c and 75c 45-inch Flouncmgs, special values, 75c and SI. 75c a yard for best grade of India Silks. Low prices made on Mohairs. Low prices made on Fancy Dress Goody Low prices made on Silk Goods. Children's White Suits and Wash Dresses all reduced in price. Ladies' Ginghams and Satino Suits, neat and dressy, S5, $6 and $& Wool Suits for Traveling Costumes, S10, J12, tloandO. BIBER k EABTDN, 605 AND 607 MARKET ST. . JC2S-TTSSU . PURE WINES and LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE. California "Wines at 50o per quart. . ' Imported Liquors and Cordials at LOWEST PRICES. Finest Old Whiskies in "Western Penn sylvania at same prices others are selling. G. EISENBEIS, 113 FEOERAli STRKET, ALLEGHENY. je30-52-rrsu . .,.. 3i