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KCerribly Tragic Affair Among
Italian Ditch Diggers.
OTO GANGS AT WAEFABE,
And One of Their Foremen, a Pitts
burger, Impaled on a Pickaxe,
TURNS AND KILLS HIS ASSAILANT.
BeTeral Men Injured and Half a Dozen
Arrests Already.
THE IKQUEST AND THE BAD OUTLOOK
"What promised to bo a most serious riot
occurred yesterday morning among the
Italian latorers employed upon the new
pipe line of the Monongahela National Gas
Company, near Cooper's Mills, Fallowfield
township, Washington county, in which
one man was tilled and several wounded,
and one was seriously. But few particulars
could be learned by The Dispatch re
porter, who hastened from the city to the
scene, as the Italians, who were almost the
only witnesses, refused to talk.
As far as can be learned, the trouble
originated in an argument between two ri
val contractors. One named George Butche,
whose Pittsburg address is.Hotel Boma,1132
Penn avenue, had a gang of 35 men em
uloved at filling in the ditch.
As only about a dozen were needed for
the work, the Superintendent, H. C. Young,
ordered him to transfer a portion of his men
to the control of another contractor, named
Joe, to be used in digging. This he re
fused to do, and, calliug his men off, he
' went to the other's quarters and proceeded
to insult him. One word led to another,
until Butche struck Joe a severe blow in
the face, whereupon the latter's cang
jumped out of the ditch and started for
Butche and party, who were not at all back
ward IT WAS FBICHTFUIj.
For a few minutes the battle was waged
furiously; heads, arms and faces were badly
cut Finally one of Joe's men, whose name
cannot be learned, rushed up behind Butche
and dealt him two blows with a pickaxe,
one of which crushed through the skull,
and came out on the left side of his head,
below the ear.
Butche wheeled instantly, and, drawing
a revolver, fired into the crowd, striking a
workman named Grombatista Bicci and
instantly killing him. As he fell the
others ceased their warfare, and, with excla
mations of horror, threw aside their tools
end fled in all directions.
Bucthe's assailant was struck by a shovel,
and his head was laid open. He, however,
took to the woods and has not been seen
since.
The body of the murdered man lay on the
ground from 8:30 a. at. to 5 o'clock p. M.
when it was taken to Monongahela City.
Butche was also taken there on the 4 o'clock
train, and received medical attention. He
is not expected to live.
ABRESTS TVEBE MADE.
Fivc of the ringleaders were arrested by
Marshal McCleary and Constable Bohanna,
and are now in jail in Monongahela City.
They will receive a hearing to-day.
The Italians are terribly excited over the
affair. No work was done on the ditch
yesterday, and visitors to the camp were
looked upon with much suspicion. A gang
of 25 new workmen Irom Pittsburg were ex
pected last night, and, from all appear
ances, their reception was to be anything
but a pleasant one.
Coroner J. F. Kennedy, of Mononaghela
City, has impaneled a jury, consisting of
the following named citizens: J. M. Grable.
F. E. Baird, W. C. Hodill. W. C. Bobiu
son, and B. F. Bently.
The Italians have carved a large cross on
the tree where the victim: fell, and per
formed a most peculiar religious ceremony
in connection. An interpreter who tried to
obtain some information lor The Dispatch
representative was uncermoniously ejected
from the camp.
George Butche has merely been in the
habit of boarding at the Hotel Boma, 1132
Penn avenue. He had not put in an ap
pearance there, however, since Saturday
morning, and Mr. Passctti, the proprietor,
stated lost night that Butche's movements
had been extremely uncertain.
A MARK OP APPRECIATION.
General Superintendent J. B. ration In
Tendered a Banqnct.
J. B. Patton, the General Superintendent
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, had a
banquet tendered him by tbo Amcricus
Club last night at the Hotel Duquesne, as a
mark of appreciation for the many kind
nesses he had accorded to the first relief
corps that went to Johnstown.
The hotel parlor, where the dinner was
held, presented a very attractive appear
ance. The dining table, exquisitely decor
ated with a display of beautnul plants and
flowers, harmonized admirably with the de
tails of the menu.
There were ten gentlemen present beside
Mr.-Patton, and the evening was passed in
an enjoyable manner. About 11 o'clock a
piano was rolled into the room, and a musi
cal was given as a continuation of the
dinner.
Messrs. "Walter Lyon. William Flinn,
Samuel Warmcastle.'D. L. Gillespie, Harry
Paul, Tom Hudson, Alexander McCandless,
James McKean, W. S. Brown and W. It.
Jones are the names of the gentlemen pres
ent with Mr. Patton.
CHLOROFORM AND KOBBEEI.
Two Rather Bluconrn ainc Element! Charles
Smllh aiet With.
Last night Charles Smith, huckster, re
ported to Officer David Smith, of the South
side force, that he had been robbed of $53
while sleeping in Trenhausen's stable, in
the Southsiae Diamond. He alleges that
he fell asleep while waiting lor his wagon
to come in, and that someone chloroformed
him with a saturated handkerchief. Be
sides the money, he had two watches in his
clothes, a gold one aud a silver one. and
these, he also says, were taken. The rob
bery is said to have been committed on
Saturday night or Sunday morning.
BOTH LIQUOR AND FITS.
The Peculiar Condition of a I.nd Chased
for MrHtinc Prnnuta.
Last night a 15-year-old boy grabbed a
hand ul of peanuts at the stand of Casper
Lefl, corner of Wylie avenue and High
street. The proprietor chased the boy, and,
at the corner of Filth avenue and Tunnel
street, the latter lell in a fit, to which he is
subji-ct. He was carried into a drug store,
and afterward removed to the Homeopathic
v .Hospital, where It was discovered that the
fboy had been under the influence of liquor.
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UCJCIUSCU WgllGUUUAUItl Ml. bVWUMIMH
rwas not serious.
Tunl ! the Theory Upon Which llio First
South Fork Snlt Is Baaed Attorney fllc
Mnllen Explain.
Lewis McMullen, Esq., attorney for Mrs.
John A. Little in her suit against the South
Fork Fishing Club, yesterday stated the
grounds on which he intends io conduct the
prosecution. The members of the fishing
club are, he says, individually guilty of a
tort. They undertook to perform a work,
and that work lias proved defective. Thus
every one of them is held to be guilty of
negligence, and if so must pay for his guilt.
"But several members of the club," it
was suggested, "had no cognizance of the
defective nature of the South Fork dam.
Several had never even been to South
Fork."
Mr. McMullen admitted that such men
were not actually guilty, and said he did
not think they could be made to pay up. It
was the object of. the prosecution, however,
to accuse all the members. Those who did
not know of the inability of the dam to
stand the strain could easily prove that ig
norance. But every well-informed man who
had visited the spot could, he thought, have
foretold the danger. Consequently all
habitues of the club grounds were, in his
estimation, culpable.
Mr. McMullen intended to have filed the
papers for the action at30 P. M., but didn't
file them until 4:30, on Saturday last; but,
of course, the time of hearing the case is as
yet uncertain.
THE CENTURY PLANT.
The
Rarely Flowering; Specimen Now
In
Bloom In New York City.
In view of the fact that a century plant Is
expected to be iu bloom at the residence of
Mr. Darlington, near Gugasuta, it may De
interesting to know that a similar flower
is now attracting a great deal of attention
on Cortlandt street, New York City.
This rarely flowering plant came from the
botanical garden of the large and handsome
Ponce De Leon Hotel at St. Augustine,
Fla. It was transplanted in a tub and was
brought North on a steamship. It is cow
the property of a seed grower on Cortlandt
street.
The flower is 25 feet high and has 14
sprays. At the end of each spray, except
one, is a cluster of unbudded flowers.
When all these flowers are in bloom there
will be 2,800 blossoms on the plant. One
cluster of about 200 blossoms is now out. It
is yellow and green and each blossom is
simply the yeilow stamen hanging above
the green leaves which had inclosed it.
The century plant gets its name from the
saying that it blooms once in a hundred
years. But the fact is that it flowers at any
time from 10 to 70 years. In Arizona, New
Mexico and Mexico, where the plant grows
wild, it usually blooms at the age of 25
years. After bursting into bloom it always
dies. The flowering marks the end of its
life.
THE CONTRACTORS' CONTENTION.
A Number of Pittsburjc Railroad Men Will
Take In the Excursions.
About one dozen Pittsburg freight men
will attend the regular annual convention
of the Contracting Freight Agents' Associ
ation, to be held at Minneapolis, Minn., be
ginning August 21 and continuing for three
days. The convention is a series of sight
seeing trips to different points, and a grand
banquet concludes the festivities. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road have
tendered the association the use of a special
Pullman train from Chicago.
HITHER AtfD THITHER.
Movements of Fllisbnreers nnd Other, of
Wide Acquaintance.
Dr. George L McLeod and Cadwala
der Biddle, the two members of the State
Board of Charity, who were In the city yester
day for tbe purpose of inspecting the Rlrersfde
Penitentiary, are staying at tbe Monongahela
House. In a conversation with tbe reporters
they expressed themselves very satisfactorily
with everything they bad seen at the peniten
tiary. Both ccntlemen will leave to-day for
Beaver county.
J. E. Bugg, of Boston, Mass., will, as
before stated, succeed Murray Verner as Super
intendent of tbe Citizens Traction Railway.
Mr. Rugg yesterday, In company with Kngineer
Bice, made a tour of the entire length of tbe
road, iroing over tbe Lawrcnceville and East
Liberty divisions, aud inspected tbe power
houses. Mr. Rugg is about 65 years old, tali
and dignified.
J. N. Pattison, the Government Build
ing Inspector, passed through the city yester
day en route lor Washington from the West.
While speaking of the new postoffice building
he said that be was well pleased with tbe prog
ress of the work, and from tbe amount of
material on band, he did not see any more rea
son for further delay.
Theodore Rhodes, of Columbus, the
President of tbo Globe Sewer Company, ar
rived in the city yestcrdav, and h is staying at
tbe Seventh Avenue Hotel. When tbe re
porters called around there last night he was
invisible, and the opportunity was lost to have
him say something in regard to tbe sewer-pipe
trust.
W. L. McCullagh, auditor of the West
ingbouse Electric Company, will leave for New
York to-night, where bis wife and ber sister.
Miss Alice Bennett, will embark on the steamer
Pennsylvania, of tbe State Line, for Glasgow.
Mr. ilcCnllagh will return to this city on
Friday next.
Bishop Phelan left Allegheny at 8 A. 21.
yesterday to join the annual retreat of the
Catholic clergy of Pittsburg diocese. The re
treat this year, as heretofore published. Is at
St. Frances Collece, Lorretto, and lasts until
Saturday next. Father Wall will act as the
Hisnop's locum tencus.
B. B. Bentphon, a typical looking
ranchman from North Rio Grande, Tex.,
passed through tbe city last nlht from tbe
West. He said that the cattle business in
Texas was so bad, that it hardly pays to go
into it. Toe price of cattle is lower than ever
before in his memory.
A special car containing the friends
and relatives of L. C. Weir, Manager of the
Adams Express Company in Cincinnati, passed
throueh the city last night en route for New
York, where Mr. and Mrs. Weir are expected
to arrive to-morrow from Europe on tbe City
of Paris.
Miss Nancy Schlosser, a sister of John
B. Schioser, formerly with the Duquesne Club
and Hotel, but now at the Howland House.
I Lone Branch, sailed from New York for Europe
on haturuay. aue win nereaiier resiae witn
her mother in Germany.
George H. Quail, Esq., and family are
putting their domestic establishment in order
preparatory to a sojourn at Chautauqua, where
Mr. Quail proposes to rest until be accumulates
sufficient vitality to make the race for member
ship in the Legislature.
C. F. Hoffman, gateman at the Fort
Wayne depot, in Allegheny, was yesterday ap
pointed baggage agent in succession to A M.
Carron. wbo takes charge of tbe Allegheny
Express Company. John Muckel succeeds as
gateman.
Miss Jennie Coyle, daughter of Patrick
Coyle, of Center avenue, left during the week
for Ireland to attend college at Monaehan, In
that country. The young lady will be absent
about one year.
Mrs. F. J. Weixel and two daughters,
of Forbes strset,are stopping at Ohio Pyle
Falls for a few days, whence tbey go to Atlantic
City and other watering places lor two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O'Brien have re
turned from an extended bridal tour through
Europe, and will bo at homo to their friends at
their residence, No. 92 Fifth avenue.
J. B. Hunt and wife, W. J. Morgan
and Dr. Strong and daughter, all of Cleveland,
passed through tbe Union depot last sight en
route tor the Paris Exposition.
Hon. P. M. Shannon, ex-Mayor of
Bradford. Pa., is at tbe Monongahela. He was
accompanied by II. M. Wilson, an oil pro
ducer. Stewart Shilleto, of Cincinnati, passed
through tbe city last night on tbe Limited
Express.
L Sailer went East last night and he
will not be back until Saturday.
J. B. Henderson, of Tyrone, Pa., is at
theDuquesne Hotel.
CaDtaln Sam S. Brown went East last
evening.
Valley Camp is to be the Coming
Summer Social Kesort
CAMP MEETINGS MAY BE DROPPED.
Voluntary Contrlbntion Worked in Con
junction With Retrenchments.
THE ANNUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED
The annual business meeting of the Alle
gheny Valley Campmeeting Association
took place yesterday at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. The meeting was rather slimly
attended, only a limited number of lot
owners taking part in the business of the
day. President Sampson presided, 'and
Treasurer William Freeman read his report
for the year ending July 29, 18E9. 'The
receipts from all sources were given as
$1,449 56, and the disbursements for an
identical period were $1,199 88, leaving a
balance in the treasury of $249 68.
Comparison with the receipts of the pre
vious year, ending July 29, 1888, shows that
the receipts of $1,694 67 were very nearly
equaled by the expenditures of $1,525 24.
As the year ending yesterday was the first
trial of voluntary contributions at the
campmeetings as against the practice of
charging a regular admission fee at the gate,
the advocates of the abolishment of gate
fees are much gratified by the fact that the
new method showed a substantial balance
in the treasury at the expiration of the first
year of trial.
It will be remembered that a very ani
mated controversy arose over this matter at
the annual meeting two years ago. So
much feeling was occasioned bytheadoption
of the system of voluntary contributions
that a serious split was nearly brought
about in the association.
Mr. Freeman further reported that
although $400 worth of lots were disposed
of by the association in 1887-8, no sales had
been made in 1888-9. The sum of $500 was
paid last fall upon the mortgage, reducing
it to $2,500. There is no floating debt upon
the association at the present time.
EETRKNCnilENT IN EXPENSES.
Mr. Freeman subsequently explained to a
reporter that the decrease in expenses dur
ing the'past year, amounting to $325 36 as
compared with the previous year, was the
result of the new policy of retrenchment
in the matter of securing speakers from the
leading cities. Formerly the native talent
was not esteemed a drawing card, and it
was deemed necessary to secure noted men,
whose expenses had to be met, proving a
drain upon the association for which no
adequate return was made in the way of in
creased receipts. It will be noted that,
with the exception of Bishop Joyce, the at
tractions presented in the campmeeting
programme are entirely of a local nature.
It is also stated that the above rule will be
rigidly adhered to in the future, as a test
has proven that local clergymen are amply
able to ''draw."
At a very small expense a fine cemented
receptacle for the large sprint, on the path
leading to theamphitheater has been finished
and a pump put down. The water is de
licious, and even with 5,000 people upon
the grounds on a hot day, using water liber
ally, tbe spring has shown no indication of
excessive use. Some of the ladies resident
upon the grounds, among them Mrs. J. E.
Porter, are agitating the project of a tennis
ground, and it is quite likely that some
vacant lots belonging to Mr. Joseph D.
Weeks and others will be leveled off and
transformed into a tennis ground, the use of
which will be restricted to ladies of the
association.
Each lot owner with a cottage is taxed $5
per annum, and Treasurer Freeman had a
goodly pile of greenbacks, as yesterday was
settling day. Lot owners having no im
provements are taxed $3 per annum upon
each lot
CAMPMEETINGS LOSE INTEREST.
A lot owner at Valley Camp chatted very
freely in regard to future plans of the Val
ley Camp Association. It is learned that
the time is not far distant when campmeet
ings as a distinctive feature of tbe heated
season will be discontinued. The reasons
given are, in a way, conclusive. The de
nominational aspect of the place as a sum
mer rescrt is gradually changing each year.
The social features are constantly getting
stronger, and within a few years it will not
be surprising if Valley Camp becomes to
Pittsburg what Tuxedo Park is to New
York City. It is certain that the popularity
of Valley Campas a heated-term residence is
on the increase. Although the association
has sold no lots this year, a number
of lot onjiers have made sales of surplus
holdings, and a large number of new cot
tages are promised for next season. As the
summer community increases, the desire
for privacy will grow stronger, and the
inevitable feeling of exclusiveness which
has to govern social resorts where the ut
most freedom must prevail among tbe resi
dents, will have such a bearing upon the
future of Valley Camp that the public will
be gradually excluded. The problem of
meeting the annual expenses of the associa
tion will not be very serious in view of the
fact that the expenses of last year, $1,200,
would have been materially lessened if
there had been no campmeeting held.
There are 104 lot owners, and it is believed
that a system of even taxation would effect
ually supply the place of the collections
taken up at camp meetings. It is a matter
of fact, however, that tbe abandonment of
campmeetings is uuder consideration.
It was also stated that a handsome new
hotel is projected to take the place of the
present venerable and behind-the-times
caravansery.
" THE ANNUAL ELECTION.
The annual election of 25 trustees of the
association resulted yesterday in the choice
by large majorities of the following gentle
men: II. Sampson, Joseph I). TVcets. John B. Stewart,
Otis hepard, J. II. 2obbs, James Cameron, Jolix
U. Mathews, John Fullerton, James II. Young
Ion. K. J. linger, William Freeman, 8. W. Hay,
Charles l'arkln, bamurl Hamilton, W. V. Will
lams. Will Price, John 1'aiterson, James Martin.
John Ramsey, beoree lloolh, tvter Casey. Ueoriro
T. Iluahfield, J. V. isrobst, idwln Q, Uaslett, 1).
W. Llewellyn.
The full list of other lot owners in the
association is as follows:
O. JL Fox. J. B. Hammerly, Henry R. Brown,
Mrs. MarxaretMcKinncy,Hr. Mary E. Hoover, 7.
11. llrown. O. McCarco. C. 11. Shea, trustee. C.
15. bhea. Miss Mary Pusey, J. B. D. Meeds, Sulli
van Johnston, CC. bealfe, Durbln Ilnrne, Wesley
Wilson, B. 8. Duncan, Mrs TA. J. i'ennerty,
John P. Hrown, John Mannings, Datia
Wallaker, Mrs. M. E. Williams, K. MrbMowoey,
E. T. Caulday. William Clark, Mrs. T. B. Stew
art. Mrs. J. U. Tucker, W. J. Knntz. Mr.. John
Metcalf, Mrs. Samuel Chadwlck. Miss Mary Uc
Klhenny, J. W. Cook, R. K. Binvthe, Smith field
street M. E. Church, W. T. Dunn, S. A. liuih
man. Mary and Afrnes Dufflass, Mrs. S. A. U.
Freeman, Ocorgo W. Ilubley, John M. Irwin.
Joha. A. Peebles, Mrs. Anna Keally, J'iss Carolina
Crossan, Mrs. Amelia O. Tinker, Mrs. feopbla
Nobbs. James Douglas, Mrs Annie V.
Parkin, Mrs. Minnie llallcv. Joseph
Home, John O. Holmes, William "Vankirk,
W. B. Brlekell, Mrs. Mary L. Larimer. Mrs.
Mary H. McKce, John H. Parnell, David F.
Thompson, Mrs. U West, James T. Lotton, Miss
Ella M. Jackson, Mrs. James E. Porter. John A.
Thompson, Mrs. Mary A. Orr, Mrs. Clara A. Lee.
Mr. Bessie Swindell, J. U. Walter, T. J.
Uallagber. J. U. Uclner, W. V. Moreland, S. A.
tilicparrt, C. A. Brown, John W. Allison, Mrs.
Lmma P. BuTinjter. Mrs. Mary K. Johnston,
Richard Machette, Mrs. Anna W. Wallace, Miss
Kave Neeper, Mrs. Kate Mewart. Mrs. Elizabeth
Kcnworthy. Butler Street M. E. Church, Mrs.
Amelia V. Molcom.
EVENTS TO COME.
Children's Day next Thursday is a
great annual event at Valley Camp and a
very large throng of children have been
provided for by the association. The
exercises of the day will be in general
charge of Rev. W. L. Davidson, General
Agentof the Sunday School Union of the
M. E. Church, who will make an address at
1030 o'clock. Alter singing by the Valley
Camp Mission Band, there will be an ad
dress by Louis Miller, Esq., President of
the National Chautauqua. The visiting
children will be allowed, to romp on the
lUVCAJT K'fuuua W UW WWHp HUM, NIU A. 4M.J
when the children of the Valley Camp will
give an interesting entertainment in tbe
amphitheater. ,
At 730 o'clock Dr. p. L. Miller, of Alle
gheny, Superintendent of the Arch Street
Presbyterian Church Sunday School, will
display his beautiful stereopticon views,
with an accompanying lecture, an enter
tainment which will be sure to please both
young and old.
The musie for the entire day will be
furnished by Cruikshanks' Allegheny Or
chestra, Bound-trip tickets will be sold at
Pittsburg, Forty-third street and Butler
street, for SO cents.
The services last night consisted of sing
ing by the choirand a sermon on "Salvation
by Faith." by Bev. O. V. Wilson.
To-day's prayer meeting will be led by
Bev. L. McGuire, and the sermon at 730
p. M. will be delivered by Bev. T. J. Leak,
pastor of the North Avenue M. E. Church.
,TIIE FIDELITY'S NEW QUARTERS.
Appreciative Visitors on the Occnalon of
the Openlne Ycaterday.
The magnificent new back and safe de
posit of the Fidelity Title and Trust Com
pany, on Fourth avenue, was formally
opened for business yesterday. It is a reve
lation in the line of commodious arrange
ments and elegant appointments. Hundreds
of visitors, business men and others, besides
those directly interested in the success of
the institution, called during the day, and
President J. B. Jackson and Secretary Mc
Vey were the recipients of the highest com
pliments UDon tbe good judgment and good
taste shown everywhere through the estab
lishment. The sense of roominess and the abundance
of light are notable features all through tbe
building, but particularly upon the ground
floor, where the banking and safe deposit
quarters of the Title and Trust Company
are situated. There was already a cheerful
activity on the premises yesterday, and
when all the details are in perfect order,
which will be within a day or two, the fa
cilities for the transaction of business will
not be surpassed and will scarcely be
equaled by any of the most extensive bank
ing and deposit companies of the East.
.For an institution of comparatively recent
organization the Fidelity has met with
great success. In establishing itself solidly
in quarters of its own, and at the same time
contributing a handsome architectural ad
dition, costing several hundred thousand
dollars, to the city, it highly commends it
self to a continuance and growth of public
favors.
A COLORED MISSION
To be Started by a Pittsburg Priest at
Phllndclphla-
Father Strub, the Provincial of the Order
of the Holy Ghost, and Father McDermott,
of the same order, went to Philadelphia last
night. They were accompanied as far as
the depot by a number of friends. Father
McDermott is going to start a colored mis
sion in the city of Brotherly Love. similar
to the one which has been estab
lished in this city by the Holy
Ghost order. While speaking of
his plan at the Union depot last night the
reverend father said that he had been con
sulting about a colored mission in Philadel
phia with Archbishop Byan for some time,
and that a colored home had been secured
there already.. This Is the place which has
been donated by Miss Drexel, of Philadel
phia, for that purpose.
Father McDermott expressed great con
fidence as to the success of his mission. He
said:
I have a good many friends in Pittsburg, and
I am sorry to have to leave them, but pay duty
calls me away. However, I shall always re
member my friends in Pittsburg, no matter
how far I am away.
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Dny In Two Cities Condensed
for Kendy Reading.
GkobqeLako charged Alas Bruno before
Alderman Hartman with keeping a disorderly
honse on McCord street. Twenty seventh ward.
Mrs. Brunt, who lives next door, states that
the defendant collects a crosrd of Bavarians at
his house frequently and that they drink too
much beer ana disturb the neighbors. Alder
man Hartman bad to adjourn tbe bearing yes
terday until next Monday, as the witnesses all
appeared drank before him.
About 11 o'clock last night Officer John
Moore heard a pistol shot and a woman's
screams at the rear of No. 5 Seventh street.
Upon investigating be found that James A.
D.ll, who lives atfto. 5, had been expostulating
orally, and with a revolver, with his wife for
keeping late hoars. Dell was arrested bnt re
sisted until tbe patro. wagon arrived. He
claims he did not intend to shoot his wife, only
scare her.
Geobok Lonn, a butcher In the employ of
Simon Bonschuer, of South Twenty-second
street, made information yesterday before Al
derman Succop, charzing Nicholas Rech with
the larceny oi a rifle, a butcher's knife, a
pickle-tester and a belL Tbe defendant is also
a butcher, in tbe employ of Adam Bonschuer,
a brother of Simon. The defendant was ar
rested. MlS3 Annxk HAiirLTON. a young lady living
on Milteoberger street, was alighting from a
Fifth avenue cable car late Sunday evening,
when her dress caught on the car, which was
started, throwing her violently to the ground.
Before the car could be stopped she was
dragged a short distance. Her dress was
ruined.
Chief BigeloW has sent the fountain to be
erected in the Arsenal grounds to its future
site, but as the Government made the proviso
that a sewer must be laid for overflow water,
the citizens of the Seventeenth ward, are out in
an appeal for sufficient funds to comply with
tbo conditions required.
Annie Tieknet, the girl who was burned
by an explosion of oil at her home on Water
street yesterday. Is at the Homeopathic Hos
pital and not expected to recover. The physi
cians say she inhaled the flame and is, besides,
badly burned externally.
The Barbers' Union-is after George Fackin
ger, of Ferry street, for tho misdemeanor em
braces in shaving a customer on Sunday.
Alderman Cassldy tabc3 a hand Friday
evcuiii.
Frank Millep- a boy aged 10 years, took a
fit on the corner of Wylie avenue and Elm
street yesterday afternoon. He was taken to
his home, No. 13 Grove street, by the patrol
wagon.
Yesterday Edward Kramer and Andy
Huffman were charged by Peter Walter with
borrowing a horse Apr'l 22 and failing to re
turn it until it was foundered and unSt for use
T. W. Kennedy tried to ride for nothing on
a traction car and knocked down an objecting
conductor. Kennedy Is booked for explana
tions at tbe Eleventh ward station house.
Charles Omsiert is wanted before Alder
man Casidy for havine, as alleged, struck Mrs.
Mattie Robinson, of 32 Water street, with a
cider bottle, rendering her unconscious.
The Sunday school of the First United
Evangelical Protestant Chnrch, Smithfield
street, bad a great day at McKee'a Rocks yes
terday. Over 800 were on the grounds.
THE Board of Viewers yosterday received,
claims for damages In the opening of Rural
and Hampton streets, from Hiland to Necley
avenues, in the Nineteenth ward.
Twelve old patrol and fire department
horses were sold yesterday morning and tbe
city realised $1,312 60 on them. The highest
price paid for any horse was 175.
Henbt Sturman, of Station street, em
ployed in Murphy & Diebold's lumber yards.
East Liberty, was killed yesterday mornino- by
a falling pile of timber.
John Scllivas, of Scranton, Pa., had his
eye Injured by a blast from a puddling furnace.
The doctors at Mercy Hospital say that Sulli
van must lose the eye.
A Mr. Murphy, employed at the Keystone
Bridge Works, had his right foot crnsned last
night by a rail falling upon it Dr. Clark at
tended Murphy.
JonsBouixEY, of Hamlin street, Allegheny,
tried to break up housekeeping and languished
In the lockup immediately thereafter. John
was drank.
THE grade of Untler street, from Thlrty
nintli to Fortieth street, is being lowered, and
tbe work will likely be completed by Thursday.
THE Lapeer (Mtcb.) Sunday school sentS537,
the only contribution, to the Johnstown relief
'fund, yosterday.
Twexty-mve prisoners were sent to Clare
mont yesterday, almost exhausting tbe supply
of handcuffs.
J. H. Robe, of Mansfield, Is in jail for draw
ing a revolver and threatening to kill hla wife.
The Patrick Shields who lost 180 was not the
one of Main street, Sixteenth ward.
AC fACT17T) Am MAA1
How a Sliding Scale is Mado for
Miners in Far South Wales.
SECRETS OP A FINE-COMB PLAN.
Talk of a Mine Auditor Who Controls Coal
Prices of the World.
AMERICAN SIGHTS FOR AN ENGLISH ETE
In this ackn owledged center of iron and
steel, coal and coke, it may be interesting
to read of some of the methods employed in
far off South Wales to maintain perfect
equality between master and man and to
handle the tremendous coal output that
controls the markets of the world. A
gentleman thoroughly acquainted with these
questions, both by natural ability and
official position, is Charles Edward Parsons,
an Englishman born, but a thorough Welsh
man by education.
Mr. Parsons, with James Evans, of Bris
tol, England, is visiting a relative here, A.
B. Wigley, of the Dun Agency, and in an
interview in this city last evening the fol
lowing interesting facts were learned of tbe
methods employed in the Welsh collieries,
by means of which the sad scenes at Braid
wood and the trouble in this vicinity are
avoided:
The Colliery Association is one vast com
pany, or compromise agreed upon between
master and man, in order to obviate these very
troubles spoken of. It controls the vast output
of the mines of South Wales that controls the
markets of tbe world, and this association
governs, as one man, the 175,000 miners em
ployed. The means employed to do this may
sonnd strango to an American, bnt tbey are a
recognized necessity in a country where every
thing is
G BOUND down: to ait edge
exceedingly fine. This means is arbitration, in
the form of the Colliery Association, that has
now for nine years preserved peace and unity
between employer and employe.
There have been a few local disturbances in
these mines lately, and as a result this combi
nation of collieries has changed the examina
tion of books and the establishment of the
sliding scales from once in four months to onco
In three.
This Colliery Association is a sort of compro
mise aereed upon between employer and em
ploye; a guarantee against strikes of any kind
(except mere local disturbances), as all differ
ence' are referred to a council composed of
half employers and half employes. The em
ployers, who have all joined this association,
pay so much dues per week, and, should a
strike occur, each firm is paid from this sum a
certain per cent on what should have been
their output of coal. Tbe men are just as well
represented, and all their grievances are settled
by this council.
As the sliding scalo that Is now in effect
provided for some four months ahead, tbe
miners are somewhat disgruntled, since coal is
higher, and they claim they are not receiving
their just wages. In order to obviate this it
has been decided that tbe books bo examined
and the scale be declared every three months,
and daring the late difficulty the employers
bad voluntarily made a concession to the men
that, they have but lately ascertained, was
entirely justifiable, as shown by tbo books of
the association.
Mr. Parsons is one of the two auditors,
who have a most difficult task to perform.
They must be just to 315 colliery owners on
the one side, and they must be just to 175,
000 men on the other. Every three months
they must audit the books of these 315 firms.
A HOST EXACTING TASK.
They must closely examine the cost of
production, ot storage, of tolls, railroad
rates, clerkage, shipment, taxes, and a thou
sand and one things idcident to each mining
district; then, after it is all finished, from,
the totals the official selling price of coal
per ton is officially made up, to last for the
succeeding three months. Continuing his
chat, Mr. Parsons said, in substance:
This is an important thing to the miners, this
price of coal, as it not only regulates the
pounds, shillings and pence that must be paid
lor an output amounting to 15,000,000 tons per
year, but It also regulates their wages, as their
sliding scale IS based upon this fixed price of
coaL The workers, however, are generallywell
represented, and any mooted question is at
once referred to that magical peacemaker, ar
bitration, for the country over there
has recognized the necessity of agree
ing upon one thing between employer
and employe, and that is compromise.
There is one matter ot difference, however,
that will probably soon be settled. Tho sliding
scale of wages has been fixed at foarpenny
rests. That is, the wages on the sliding scale
would not be changed unless tbe selling price
of coal justified a foarpenny (S cents) change of
wages iu the sliding scale. The men are dis
satisfied with this, however, and in all proba
bility Auditor Parsons' suggestion will be ac
cepted, and tbe sliding scalo will be made to
operate at "tuppence" (4 cents) a jump.
The efficiency of this arrangement is shown
by tho fact that it has been in operation for
nearly ten J ears,and there have been no strikes
and no trouoles, except a few local and special
affairs, caused generally by private differences,
and easily adjusted.
NOT ALL COALS TO NEWCASTLE.
This coal, placed in tbe hands of some dozen
men (tbe auditors and council), who control
the world's markets. Is shipped to Cardiff,
Swansea and Newport. 'The old saying must
Ube amended, for Cardiff bandies more coal
than any port some i.,iaai,imi tons, ana iar in
advance of Newcastle, which comes next, and
then Newport close in rivalry.
It was noticed by the visitors that
the large mines about here were
worked more from headings, while there
the product generally came from pits
and shafting. The method of working,how
ever, was the same, though the gentlemen
were amazed to hear there was no head, and,
in fact, no tail to mining operations in this
country. It was not fair, they thought, to
compare wages paid here with those p lid to
the miners in Sonth Wales, as Conditions
were so different. They said, however, the
best aud steadiest miner made some $6 or $7
per week there by bard work.
A peculiar source of difference has come
up there lately between employer and em
ploye, and that is the Monday holiday,
coming every Monday in the month. Every
worker to a soul takes a holiday, and as a
result they come straggling in td work the
Wednesday, Thursday ana even Saturday
following their lively holiday.
satueday is wanted.
As this affects a tremendous number of
men, the loss to employers is something
enormous, and as a result they are trying to
enforce a Saturday holiday every month,
while the men stick out staunchly lor the
Monday holiday, with a full week" to sober
up on.
The three gentlemen, Messrs. A. B. Wig
ley, Charles Edward Parsons and James
Evans, will leave lor Butler county bright
nnd early this morning, and though Mr.
Wigley can't show them a colliery run on
the fine-comb plan, he intends to show them
an oil well that will cause them to tell fairy
stories in Wales for the next ten years. The
two visitors wind up their merry jauct
through America on the sttamer tfmbria,
for Liverpool, next Saturday.
In this connection it may also be stated
that Baron B. DeSoltenboff.whois tbe repre
sentative of Mr. Evance Cappee, of Brus
sels, Belgium, the head of the American
Cappee Coke Company, limited, has come
to this city to make final arrangements tor
the formation of the American Cappee Coke
Company, in this city.
This corporation has been already in ex
istence in Pittsburg about six months, and
Mr. C. B. Vaughan is the managing direc
tor. They propose to put up a plaut in the
vicinity of Pittsburg as soon as a suitable
location has been found by them.
Tbe Cappee Coke Company claim the
possession of a novel idea of manufacturing
coke, by which they expect to revolutionize
the coke business of this city.
ME BOYCOTT PILED.
Another Firm Placed Under the Ban. for
Uaintc Black Diamond Steel.
Circulars have been received in this city
from the headauarters of .the.Kni?bta of
iXiaoor, piaciog it uuycou uu.iub kouui ui.iuc
I - t. i--.- i nr.L '-.-.j:ii.
Nicholson File Company, -of. Providence,
B. I., who have been purchasing their steel
from the Black Diamond Steel Works.
This shows that the fight between organized
labor and this firm is still being continued,
even in an indirect way. X. A. 4065, of
Providence, brought the matter to the at
tention of the National Trades Assembly,
who placed the boycott on the goods. The
firm is the largest file manufacturer in the
country and turns out about 1,000 dozen files
per day.
TWO OP THE CHIEFS.
Messrs. Costello nnd Ilea Talk of tbe Situa
tion Anions Knlsuts of Labor Holding
Their Own nt I'reient.-
John Costello, member of the Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor, arrived in
the city yesterday on his way home from
the West. He attended the meeting of the
Executive Board in Chicago, but would
give little news of the proceedings, beyond
what has been already published in The
Dispatch. In regard to the quarrel be
tween the Knights of Labor and the Feder
ation over the granting of a charter to the
alleged non-union slate roofers of this city,
he said the board had not received any
protests against the Issuance of the charter
until after the document had been given to
the local assembly. The latter had the
charter for some time before any communi
cation had been received from President
Gompers.
In regard to the state of the order, Mr.
Costello said they were holding their own.
In 'some places, especially in the West,
they are numerically increasing in strength,
while at other points there is a small falling
off. He expects to see over 150 delegates at
the General Assembly, to be held in
Savannah, Ga., in October.
Mr. Costello would not state what special
Pittsburg business would come up at the
General Assembly. As to the Campbell
matter, he would not talk. When asked
whether he thought the resolution con
demning the action of Homer L. McGaw
and Joseph L. Evans (whose expulsion from
the order, L. A. 300 demands) would come
up, he did not care to express any opinion.
Mr. Costello said the coal mines owned
by the order at Cannellburg, Ind., have
just been re-leased by the Executive Board
to a paying company. The mines are being
worked to their fullest capacity.
John B. Eae, Master Workman of N. D.
A. 135, Knights of Labor, who worked in
the mines with Mr. Costello, was also in
the city yesterday. He was going to Lime
ton, where he made an address to the miners
last evening. Beyond building up the
order he stated that he had not been doing
anything of significance. He says that their
reports show an increase of about 1,000
members in the vicinity of Frugality, where
the miners are very enthusiastic. Those
who are not members are flocking into the
order at every meeting.
Eighty-five colored coal miners left this
city yesterday afternoon for the little min
ing town of Union, British Columbia, CO
miles from Victoria, to work in the mines
of the Union Colliery Company. The coal
is shipped to San Francisco, where it is re
tailed at $9 per ton. The miners came from
the Panhandle road.
TO EEP0ET THIS WEEK.
District Attorney Lyon Now nt Work on tho
Campbell Matter.
District Attorney Walter Lyon stated
yesterday that he was considering the
Campbell contract labor importation matter,
and would make his report to the depart
ment at Washington this week, in the form
of a letter, stating what he thinks of the
matter. If he thinks there are not enough
grounds upon which to lease a suit, he will
so report. In the event of such a report, it
is likely the Government will drop the
matter."
When asked if he would advise a suit,
Mr. Lyon smiled, but said nothing.
PE0GEES3 0P THE WORK.
The Exposition SIny 1'oiilbly Open on the
4th of September.
The Exposition building on Duquesne
way is fast assuming an "expositional" ap
pearance. Manager Johnston states that
many applicants for space that they would
like to accommodate will of necessity be re
fused on account of want of space. He
thinks the main building will be ready in
two weeks and machinery hall somewhat
later. Space is now being marked off on
the main floor of the building so that ex
hibitors may begin to arrange their wares.
Mr. Johnston doesn't exactly guarantee
that all will be in readiness to open on
September 4, as he is not certain the build
ings will be turned over to him in time.
The placing of the bonds is progressing
satisfactorily. In addition to the 1510,000
taken on Saturday $15,000 were placed with
an Allegheny bank yesterday, and the man
agers expect to place the whole amonnt at
the rate of 550,000 a week. Men of money
begin to look upon these bonds as a good
thing to have.
Superintendent Johnston has taken quar
ters in the Exposition building and the gen
eral office of the Exposition Society will be
placed in it soon.
8ATA6E, SIGH AND A CHAIR.
A Family Flcht Ends In Outside fnterfer
ence nnd tho Hostile.
About 10 o'clock last night George Savage
and his wife got into a dispute at the corner
of Carson and South Second streets, and
John Sigh, seeing that Mrs. Savage was
being abused, Interfered. Savage resented
the intrusion, aud, it is alleged, hit Sigh on
the head with a chair, cutting a long gash
in his scalp. Sigh then lctt the place, but
shortly went back and wanted to fight Sav
age. He was then arrested and locked up
in the Twenty-eighth ward station. Savage
staid in his house and was not arrested.
THE fretting of children is frequently
caused by worms, irritation in stomach and
bowels, a tffitid breath, constant thirst, an
irregular and- greedy appetite, which olten
craves strange things, are among the com
mon symptoms. You will find Dr. Jayne's
Tonic Vermifuge a handy remedy for them,
and ac excellent tonic for the dyspepsia ot
old and young.
CLAKET WISES.
Imported Brandenbcrg; Frercs.
Medoc, St. Emilion, St. Estepha, St
Julien, Margeaux, .Pontet Canet, St.
Picrrie, Chateau Leoville, Chateau la
Bosa, Chateau Mouton, Grand Vin Chateau
Margeaux, Grand Vin Chateau Lafitte, by
the case or bottle. G. W. Schmidt,
05 nnd 97 Fifth avenue, city,
Excursion to Atlantic City
Via the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad, next
Thursday, August 1. Bate, $10 for the
round trip; tickets good for 10 days; good
to stop off at Washington City returning.
Trains of Eastlake coaches and Pullman
palace cars will leave depot at 8 a. M. and
920 r. M.
Gbeat redactions in ladies' suits and tea
gowns. A few gingham, satine and white
suits at less than half price.
Ladies' Suit Paklobs,
tuwp 29 Filth ave.
California Claret.
Coleman's Flag Brand, G. W. S. Flag
Brand, Ziniandel Claret, By theuascor bottle.
G. W. Schmidt,
OS1 and 97 Fifth avenue, city.
Frnnrnhelm & VllincU'a
Pittsburg beer deserves your patronage both
for Its good qualities and because it is a
genuine product of home industry: Call for
It at all first-class bars, or order direct.
Telephone USG.
Ladies never have any dyspepsia after a
wine glass of Angostura Bitters. Sold
LAST NIGHT'S BALLS'.
A Shower of 20's, 10's, 5'?, Vs,
Half Dollars, Quarters, Dimes,
NICKELS AND MANY COPPER COINS
Made Merry Masio in Franklin Street
School Honse Last Sight.
T0-DAT EIG WITH THE PATE OP .FLE1I05
The attendance at the meeting of colored
people, held last night at the Franklin
street scboolbouse to continue the agitation
in the Flemon extradition case, was rather
slow in gathering, but it got there all the
same.
Broadax Smith was called on immediately
after prayer by Bev. Watson to defend his
name, objection being raised by Bev. Wat
son that such term should not be used, but
Mr. B. S. stuck to his integrity, and again
intimated that Broadax suited him as well
as D. D.
The first thing taken up was the question
of providing for the expense of some mem
bers of the committee on their visit to Har
risburg. Richard Keys thought there was
neither resolution nor precedsnt that re
quired anyone to pay his own fare, no
matter whether a minister or a gambler.
Broadax Smith didn't believe in greasing a
fat sow behind the ear, and therefore op
posed Mr. Morton's motion to connt the
cash necessary to pay fares. For himself,
Broadax reported "Dead broke."
After considerable discussion Mr. Foster
moved that all members of the committee
who bad. not secured the sinews be stricken
from the roll, but the Chair refused to recog
nize him.
THE GOLDEN SHOTTEB.
There was a break in the proceedings
when Mr. John A. Martin (Milkshake) was
introduced. He called on the audience to
come up and blow in their cash, and the
dollars rolled in with a mighty jingle.
Milkshake proved himself a regular Boan
erges, a wild-eyed pulpiteer, and showed
that he had evidently missed his vocation as
a church-debt raiser. He first captured a
man named John Nolan for $30. Then
John M. Clark, of 1816 Wharton street,
Smithside, dumped in $20, James Benzie
hauen came to the scratch and dropped in
a $5 bill. Milkshake next called lor tbe
dollar fellows and the buzzard dollars rat
tled on the table like hail for a time. When
the dollar shower ceased Mr. Martin called
for the half dollar, then for the quarter dol
lar, then for the dime and finally for the
nickel-sized people, and those tumbled over
each other. When all had exhausted them
selves Martin topped the pile himself with
several bill'.
Though Broadax had announced himself
dead . broke, Mr. Martin's eloquence
drew half a dollar out of him, and when
Mr. Clark dropped ?20 Broadax got his half
dollar back in advertising by announcing
that Mr. Clark was a partner in the Broadax.
A suggestion was made that Ajax Jones
be called on, and Martin applied the pump
and Ajax yielded several half dollars alter
he got the power up. Ajax's donations
were announced with cheers, which drowned
some censorious criticism on the part of
some people in the rear of the hall who in
timated that Ajax was talking more than
giving.
He was forced to yield the floor tempo
rarily in answer to calls for Mr. John M.
Clark, who made a very brief speech, to the
effect that he would head a file of 10, each
to put in another $10 bill. Various people
dropped in ones and fires thereafter, and
Mr. Smith, who has been an indefatigable
collector, announced $10 more and surren
dered bis subscription paper. Near $200
were realized.j
ajax and the flora.
Ajax Jones could no louger be held, and
the Chairman called on the crowd to give
Mr. Jones room, and he made the most
flowery speech of the evening, none of bis
rhetorical flora being less than a big sun
flower. He adjured the meeting to listen to
the echoes from the graves of their ancestors,
which howled down the corridors of old
time, "Liberty, peace and freedom
for the colored citizens of Penn
sylvania and for South Carolina t
Let all the sons of Ethiopian and
Anglo-Saxonian echo back the cryl We
have pulled the throttle valve of the Third
ward, and have here the noble-hearted Mar
tin and Benzichausen, and if those minis
ters don't get to Harrisburg to-morrow
morning, it will be because they oversleep
themselves. Let these ministers go to Har
risburg with the Bible in one hand and the
Gospel in the other, and bring us back good
news from Governor Beaver."
There were some people who thought Ajax
rather fervid in his remarks, but he more
than defied the lightning, and Chairman
Washington insisted that he should be
beard at the eleventh hour, he, Mr. Jones,
had given a good account of himself, ana
Ajax said that no one should do more than
he, as "it was now the eleventh hour, save
me, Cayar, or I perish!"
WAYS, MEANS, ETC,
James Smith, of the committee, said he
would be unable to go, and Bev. Messrs.
Bobinson and J. W. W. Jenkins were
added.
Mr. Jenkins made a spirited speech in
F lemon's interest. He said that in an in
terview with tbe South Carolina deputies
they had said that it Flemon gets there, and
they get him a good lawyer he might get a
fair trial. Mr. Jenkins concluded bv sav-
WE INTEND
REMODELING OUR STORES.
To do so requires closing In Auzust
rather than remove stock daring build
ing. Will
SELL AT A 8ACR1F1CB .
AU Wash Dress Goods,
All Wool Dres3 Goods,
AU Silk Goods,
All House Furnishing Goods,
Trimmings,
Hosiery,
Gloves and
Underwear.
Children's Salts and Wraps.
Ladles' and Hisses' Suits and Wraps,
Mantles, Jackets, Shawls.
B1BER I EABTDN,
- 686AHDHT, MARKET. ST, .
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L.Jk.'4"-.'
ins that there were only wo ways to do,
"Klther take the tree without the bark, or
take the tree with the bark. I guess yon
can understand that." .
Bichard Keys and Mr. Turner made en
thusiastic speeches, which ended when the1
Chairman called time on them.
D. M. Washington announced before the
meeting adjourned that at a meeting of the
Harrisburg Committee, acting on the advice
of their attornevs, they had decided to send
a man to Edgefield county, South Carolina,
to get evidence in the case to lay before the
Governor. Bev. George B. Clinton was sent
last Saturday. It had been agreed that if
the evidence procured was favorable he
should telegraph Mr. Washington. A mes.
sage was received yesterdav from Mr. Clin
ton, saving: "Everything is all right."
Mr. Clinton's proof is expected to be before
the Govei nor to-day. The matter had been
kpt quiet to prevent inter'erence with
Clinton. The meeting adjourned until
Friday evening. The committee to go to
Harrisburg leaves at 3:20 this morningi
The attorneys representing Flemon beforo
the Governor are George W. Wurzel and'
Clarence Burleigh. The South Carolina
authorities will be represented by Colonel
Echols. All will go on the Limited together
and will have a chance to measure each
other on the way. , -
Electric IVebta "preaillnjr.
The Keystone Construction Company se
cured contracts yesterday to construct tha.
machinery fcr three Westinghouse alternat
ing current electric light dants aggregating
2,000 incandescent and 70 arc lamps. Sher
man, Tex., will have 750 lights, Bay Citv,
Mich., is to have 750 incandescent and 70
arc lamps, while Dennison, O., contracted
for 500 lamps.
Relieved From buffering-.
Mr. James Alexander, employed by Mr.
Isaac West, the Filth avenue tailor, Mc
Keesport, lias been a great sufferer with his
eves. Last summer he was laid up three
months: partially recovered, he tried to
work, but in January last he was worse
than ever from an ulcer of the cornea aud
iritis, which defied all attempts at relief un
til he consulted Dr. Sadler, 801 Penn ave
nue, this city, who gave immediate relief
and rapid recovery, enabling him to con
tinue at bis trade.
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PENN AVENUE STORES.'
MID-SUMMER SALE. .v$
Our prices on summer goods now are
the lowest ever known. A look through
tho store will convince you of this fact.
To day 1C0 pieces more of the extra
fine Scotch Ginghams at 25a
100 pieces more of the finest Ameri- "
can Ginghams at 15c
1C0 pieces more of the cotton ChalUs
we are selling so cheaply.
M ore of the Printed Lawns at 5c; ft
large lot of fine French Printed T,
Batistes at 10c and 12a
The 60c Woolen Dress Goods which
we are selling at 25c are on a special
table in center of store.
Nearby are the new French Challis,
nearly 200 patterns, dark and light
colorings. Cream White Wool Chalhs
at 25c.
Stylish Woolen Fabrics for traveling
dresses at very low prices 50c a yard
and upward.
The fancy Scotch and French Flan
nels all reduced. Good goods at 25c,
50c and 75c.
In the way of Muslin Underwear and' ,
Dressing gacques our stock Is unusually V
complete and large.
In tbe Suit Boom our entire stock of
Ladles' and Children's Summer Dresses
at very low prices. Also great bargains
,1
in Coats and Jackets. All sorts ot
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Traveling "Wraps, Watnroofs, Dust-- ;
,
en. . f
We have made still farther reduo-
if
tlons In our large collection of Printed ' ,
India Silks, both in short lengths and "' j
full dress patterns. Our bargains in '-'$
fancy plaid and stripe Silks aro the best ''Jfc
offered.
Full lines of Black Silks for Summer,'31
wear at very close prices.
Our Notion Department is filled with -- r
odds and ends usefnt for travelers'
use. Brushes of all kinds. Traveling
A
Bags, Chatelaine Bags, etc. - ,
The completeness of our stock will ,
surprise you largest in" all depart
ments. - r
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