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-Stirred Dp Druggists and Doctors in
the Village of Tarentum.
EOSEWELL'S DEATH THE CAUSE.
Ihe Preacher Charged That- the Suicide
Was Furnished Whisky,
AXD AS A KESULT EVERIBODI IS MAD
i The borough of Tarentum, on the West
'Trim road, it enjoying a big sensation. The
citizens are very much excited over a re
mark made by one of the prominent clergy
men of the town from his pulpit last Sunday
evening. Her. S. X. Mitchell, pastor of the
2dethodist Episcopal Church, of that place,
announced the death of George Kosewell, the
glassworker, who shot himself in the head in
Sharpshurg on last Sunday and died in the
. .Allegheny General Hospital from the ef
fects of the vround. Eosewtll was a resident
of Tarentum, and a prominent member of
Mr Mitchell's congregation, and the words
used by the latter in referring to Eosewell
have called down upon him the indignation
of not only the vhrsicians and druggists of
the town, but also'ot manr of the citizens,
Mr. Mitchell is credited with having said:
"I am told by Mr. Eosewell's wife that a
certain physician gave him a prescription
"lor whiskv, and that the same prescription
was filled by a druggist when Kosewell was
so'drunk that he fell from the steps in front
of the drugstore. There is a law that will
jikt such men in the penitentiary. I had
altuost purposed to mention their names,
but-1 believe it will not be best to do so."
IT STIKKED THEM UP.
This remark caused considerable .excite
ment In the congregation, and while ordi
narily, such a statement made under similar
circumstances might not have been given
much consideration in Tarentum, where
everybody is said to know the busi
jiess of all his neighbors, the mat
ter spread like wild fire. In less than
twentv-four hours everybody in the place
knew' what Mr. Mitchell had said. The
doctors and physicians grew very indignant,
ior two reasons first, because the pastor's
remarks conveyed the impression that he
believed them "to be responsible for Rose
well's death; and second, because he ven
tured to use such language fn his pulpit.
1 Mr. Mitchell is in hot water. A demand
has been made upon him by the people most
closely interested in the affair, to retract his
remarks at his services to-night, or name
the persons he referred to, that the blame
will be placed where it belongs, so that the
public will know who is charged with fur
nishing Kosewell the whisky. Mr. Mitchell
is likely to have a pretty large congregation
-this'evening. All the doctors and druggists
of the town are sure, to be present,
as they are anxious to know how Mr.
Mitchell will treat their demand.
' The remarks of Mr. Mitchell have been
twisted into almost every conceivable ihnpe.
No two citizens quote him alike. Some say
he made a bare statement that he knew who
wrote the prescription and who filled it. A
DISPATCH reporter visited Tarentum yes
terday, and called on Itev. Mr. Mitchell lor
his side of the story, and it is given in his
Own words:
"George Eosewell was a member of my
congregation for two years," he said, "I
considered him one of the most earnest
"workers in the church, and I was sorry to
learn two months ago that he had taken to
drinking. Last Sunday morning I received
a telegram from George "Wright, of Sharps
burg, stating that Eosewell had purchased
a revolver, and he had said he was coming
Lome to kill his wire and then himself.
EOSEWELL ATAS 'WATCHED.
"I notified the Burgess about the matter,
and told him to be on the Iookon i for Eose
well and to place him under'arrest until he
would sober up. His wife had told me that
he had left town under the influence of
liquor. During the evening previous a tele
gram was handed to me announcing the
death of EosewelL I read the message to
the congregation,' and then simply .stated
-what Mrs. Eosewell had told me in the
morning.
"I know the doctors and druggists are
considerably exercised over this, but it is
sot their first offense in thU kind of busi
ness. If they were innocent they would not
raise so much fnss about it I happen to
know more about the way they do business
than they think I do. The whole thing cen
ters around the prescription who wrote it
and who filled it? "We have no licensed
saloons in Tarentum, and yet within the last
six mouths we have had four suicides,, three
cf which were caused in a greater or less de
gree by liquor. That is a record nevermade
before in the same length of time."
"Will you state who were referred to by
rour remarks last Sunday?" was asked.
" "I do not care to do so" as I received my
.information from Mrs. Eosewell,"
v . "What course will you pursue at the
-. services to-morrow? Will you make an
explanation as demanded by the druggists?'
"I have not made up my mind. I have
said more now than they cared for the pub
lic to kDOW."
Mr. Mitchell said that the remark with
which he is credited at the beginning of this
- article is a correct statement of what he
. said.
THE CHIEF-STRICKEN WIDOW.
A visit was next made to the residence of
Mrs. Eosewell, the widow of the deceased.
She is almost prostrated with excitement,
and was somewhat adverse to talking at
first, but finally consented. In substance
she said: "My hnsband had not been feel
ing well for some time, and he commenced
drinking about two months ago. He fre
quently brought whisky home from
& certain drugstore in this town. On
- Thursday of last week he came home con
siderably under the influence of liquor. J
don't think it was possible for him to get
sobered up by Friday morning, and yet the
only persons who saw him In Tarentum
Prfday morning say he was sober. I know
he was not sober, and I know he was drunk
when he got the prescription filled."
"Have you decided to institute legal pro
ceedings in the matter?"
"J don't know what I'll do yet I am
tooVanch worried over the prominence the
matter has been given. I don't think I'll
do anything jnst now."v
The reporter had a lively time getting
around among the physicians trying to lo
cate the one who had written the prescrip
tion. There are 14 doctors in the mr
arid 'all bear an excellent repui
tilion. There are nearly a dozen
druggists, who share equal popularity with
the physicians. A very bitter feeling was
iound'to be existing among the doctors, and
the'druggists said the remarks made by the
- minister were entirely out of order, and
placed them in a bad light
- .."When 2r. J. L. Anderson was called
trpon'he said: "Yes, sir, I know who wrote
"'that.prescription. In fact you may say that
' rwrote" it niyselr. I have known Eosewell
along time. I have seen him frequently
pass my house on his way to church. I un
derstood he was a member of the Good
Templars, and I knew he was a Wmber of
tSejiiame lodge of United "Workmen that I
am., ,When he asked me for the prescrip
tion he
WAS PEEFECTLT SOBEE,
Sis I' can prove. I gave it to him, because I
knew he was a good church member, and I
(apposed he wanted it only for medical
purposes."
James Staler was said to be the drnggist
who filled ttie prescription. A call was"
made at his store, but he denied having
ever filled a prescription for EosewelL Tne
latter was in Staley's store on Friday morn
inV, but he was sober. Dr. A. L. Chapman
said he did not believe anyone had a right
to' ask him if be filled the pre
scription, hut being questioned closely
hi said: "I filled that prescription, but 1
had not intended to admit it I knew Mr.
., Epkewell a longtime, being a member of
IhVright that belongs o me that of selling
whiskv on a prescription to any man that I
am satisfied is all right I did not know
Eosewell had been drinking. He wassober
when lie was in my store, and he did not
-fall over the steps in front of it"
The physicians and druggists, and many
others interested in the matter express them
selves as being ot the opinion", that Mr.
Mitchell should have named the persons
concerned, and they will not be satisfied un
less he does so to night, so that the proof of
his former assertion can be established and
placed where it belongs.
CAVT GO WITHOUT Gig.
Futile Negotiations for the Coraopolls Nov
elty Works Building The Borough Still
In for Ir.
For some days it has been reported that
the village of Coraopolis might have a fac
tory after all, in fact some people said it had
already beea secured, but a vast amount of
leg work was lost yesterday in the attempt
to get the matter down definitely. It ap
pears, however, that the abortive attempt of
two years ago will some time yield results.
The solution may also be that of several law
suits trembling on the verge at present It
was said that Martin Joyce would break the
spell,
A couple of years ago some of the people
of Coraopolis clubbed together aud bought
several acres of ground from Mrs. Eiter,
and donated it to a man on condition that
be establish a novelty works. Tne ground
was partially drained, and a brick building
erected, and the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Eailway Company put a switeh
into the the grounds. So far,
good, hut last tall the Sheriff visited the
place, and took the machinery in charge at
the suit ot the furnishers. Next the build
ing and ground were also sold by the Sheriff,
and purchased by the terre tenant, Orr.
Lately the administrators of the Eiter
estate asked for the money lor the ground
purchased by the Coraopolis Board of
Trade, on the strength of subscriptions.
One of the board, Mr. Samuel Marshall,
stated that he was willing to bleed himself,
but wanted his partners to share in tGe
phlebotomy. Some subscribers held that
they had only promised payment on condi
tion of a mill being put into operation, and
the bad blood necessary to breed an expen
sive lawsuit was rapidly forming. There
was no recourse, as the deed had been made
to the mill owner, and the Sheriff had made
it' over by the sale to the terre tenant The
report of sale to Mr. Joyce seemed to show
an open vista to a peaceful settlement
Mr. Joyce was found last night, and he
demolished the story at one sitting. He
said he had some notion of buying the prop
erty, but that he.couId not make arrange
ments to get gas from any of the companies
operatiug in that section. They had none
to spare, and it seems he did not think steel
manufacture would pay without that kind
of fnel, and it seems he hasn't faith enough
in the future to develop a gas field and
trust to the village to take the surplus off his
hands.
This ends another dream, but the prop-'
erty may yet be utilized for some purpose.
It is said a cable manufacturing company
might have occupied it at one time, could
it have been rented cheaply. The Belle vue
Company has been furnishing gas to the
borough, while it is thought possible that
it may have some underneath it It has
been suggested that Coraopolitans bore a
well for themselves and it they get gas start
the works themselves. If they fail to get
gas in paying quantity, they might get an
unfailing supply ot pure water from a
source the proposed new cemetery drainage
would not contaminate. As manufacturers
now look at it, a supply of gas must be as
sured or development must wait until
natural gas is exhausted and people fall
back upon coal.
A NICE CONSTABLE, INDEED I
Supr. Denn After ChllUon, of DIcKee's
Rocks, lor Cruelty to Bis Family.
Constable Chillson, of McKee's Eocks,
yesterday gave bail before Alderman Gripp
"on a charge of assault and battery, pre
ferred by Superintendent Dean, of the
Anti-Cruelty Society.
The information is said to he brought on
behalf ot Chillson's wife and little girl,
whom, according to Mr. Dean, he is in the
habit of abusing and shooting at with a re
volver. On one occasion he is said to have
driven the child out,o . the str ts at night
AN HONEST
DISCUSSION
ONE.
HURTS NO
Solid Fact and Sound -Troths Brought Oat
on the Cloak Qne.tlon Kaufmanns De
fine Their Position.
It is a matter greatly to be regretted that
there are lots of shoddy cloaks in this mar
ket, and they fit as poorly as the goods of
which they are made. It also is surprising
that houses, supposed to bear a good reputa
tion, are actually loaded witn this good-for-nothing
trash. If they expect to gain any
thing by selling shoddy for wool, poor colors
for genuine dyes, old for new styles, etc,
they will find themselves wofully mistaken.
The deceived customer will find it outsooner
or later, and then the smart (?) dealer will
find out to his sorrow that he has committed
the foolhardiness of "killing the goose that
laid the golden eggs."
In this connection it is refreshinp to know
that however low a price Kaufmanns may
name, you can rest assured that the garment
has their legal guarantee, which means that
it is exactly as represented by the salesman
or saleslady tailor-made, perfect-fitting,
fashionable and bound to give entire satis
faction to the wearer.
Xow, then, ladies, if you think no risk is
better than a good ri6k, buy your newmar
ket, wrap or jacket at Kaufmanns' cele
brated cloak department By doing so you
are certain of getting a fine and fashionable
garment at a very reasonable price.
Bright and Early
Monday morning we will start to dispose of
an entire new lot of men's fine overcoats and
ulsters which our New Xork house sent on
for immediate sale. The lot contains about
1,100 overcoats, made from choice
beavers, chinchillas, heavy weight castors
and kerseys in many shades. $13 is the
very popular price we will sell them at al
though they would be marked much more
in other stores. Come and take yonr pick
to-morrow at $13. Many of these overcoats
are silk lined, but they, also, go for $13.
P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts.,
opp. the new Court House.
A ROYAL TREAT for the boys.
A Beautiful Gift for Everyone.
Commencing to-morrow and continuing
all this week a large, substantial, hand
somely finished sled, or a big Christmas pic
ture book (either one being well worth 50
cents) will be presented with every boy's or
-child's suit or overcoat, at Kaufmanns'.
A Clear Savins
Of from $5 to $8 effected in the " purchase
this week of men's dress suits which Gusky's
will sell for $15 only.
ISo tonic equals "Wainwrietit's beer.
Families supplied direct 'Phone 5325. wsu
Elegant Cutaway Salts
$15 only at Gusky's this week. "Worth $20
anybody's money.
Dolls given away, worth from 25c to $2,
with purchases in all departments this week.
Busy Bee Hive, Sixth and Liberty.
Grand Girts for Ihe Bots.
A beautiful Christmas book, size 14x11
inches, or a handsome and substantial sled,
will go 'free this week with every boy's suit
or overcoat at Kaufmanns".
S3 or 86 for a. Good Suit
Of clothes that'll wear well-and keep the
wearer warm, at Gusky's this week.
All the best dealers keep F. &Vs
jciiisuurB peer. Try it leu will like it.
MARITAL MISERY DAY.
Unfortunates Who Seek a Legal
Amelioration of Woes.
MES. ISAACS WAS VERY ASSEET1Y E.
James L. Orr found Guilty of a Flagrant
Crime.
FLORENCE DONALDSON WILL EEFOEH
Judge Slagle, yesterday, for the second
time, refused a divorce in the case of Albert
C. Isaacs against Catherine O. Isaacs. The
couple were married in October,1884. and in
October, 1887, Mr. Isaacs sued for a divorce
He testified that she commenced to abuse
him three months after their marriage, and
her treatment of him was cruel and barbar
ous, compelling him to leave her. She beat
him with a poker and her fists and scratched
him, etc On one occasion she assaulted
him with an umbrella in the Union depot;
another time she used an umbrella on him
on the Seventh street bridge, and once she
chased him on Filth avenue. He often had
to leave the house at night and sleep at
hotels on account of her abuse, and she wonld
lock him out at times, and again lock him In
the house.
Mrs. Isaacs in her testimony denied that up
until a year or less before the separation there
had been any trouble other than is usual or
common between married people. She denied
the special instances of violence alleged by her
husband, except the occurrences at the TJ nion
depot and on the Seventh street bridge. She
denied positively having chased him on Fifth
avenue. Other witnesses testified that the
couple lived happily together for three years
after the matter. Mrs. Isaacs, it was stated, had
a violent temper. He attributed her abuse to
groundless jealousy, while she said he paid too
frequent visits to another woman, and that
there had been no trouble until he commenced
that
THEY MET PECULIAELY.
It was shown that Isaacs became acquainted
with his present wife in Evansvtlle, Ind., a year
bofore his first wife's death. He talked o her
of marriage in anticipation of his first wife's
death, and after she did die they married and
came to Pittsburg.
Judge Slagle, in his first opinion in the case,
refusing the divorce, said that Isaac's conduct
did not show such sensibility that would justify
the belief that his condition would bo rendered
intolerable aud his life burdensome by any or
dinary conduct of a woman. He well knew
before he married her that she had a violent
temper, and that she had done nothing that he
did not have reason to anticipate. He had
made a bad bargain, and ought not to ask the
Court to relieve him without clear proof of acts
that he had no reason to anticipate. He should
congratulate himself that his wife had remain
ed virtuous.
Isaac's attorney aoplied to the court for a
reconsideration of the evidence but Judge
Slagle, After hearing arguments ot the counsel,
decided yesterday that he had no reason to
change his views, and again refused the di
vorce, OTHER TNFOBTDiTATES.
Mrs. Sophia Hartcer yesterday filed her an
swer in the suit for a divorce brought against
her by her husband, Nicholas Hartner. She
denied that she had wiltully deserted him, but
that his cruel and barbarous treatment of her
rendered her condition intolerable and com
pelled her to leave him. Saeaslcs for a jury
trial of the case.
Joseph Ehrstein, formerly a Penn avenue
druggist, yesterday filed a petition asking for
the discontinuance of the first suit for a divorce
that he bad brought againt nis wife. A second
suit had been bronght owing to errors in the
first, and it was desired to drop the first one.
The request was granted.
Mrs.uaaj. urowe yesterday sued Tor a di
vorce fromli. F. Crowe, alleging desertion. She
states that they were married on January 5,
18S5, and he deserted her ou April 1. 1SS7.
Suits for divorce were entered by Mrs. Emma
Maier against John B. Maier, for desertion;
Florence A. Morris against Frank W. Morris,
desertion; Mary E. Griffith against George L.
Griffiths, desertion: and Mary A. Hartman
against Henry A. Hartman, for infidelity.
BEEN! EELEASED.
-iiitt
Ho Was Charged With the Hurd'ei ""of
Ben Moseby. but Was Never Tried.
John Brent colored, was released from jail
yesterday.where he has been confined since last
December on the charge of the murder of Ben
Moseby. Brent and Moseby had quarreled
concerning Moseby's wife, and one night when
Moseby was in Mansfield on a visit to his wife,
he disappeared. It was suspected that he had
been murder -a, but no trace of the body could
be found. The constable at Mansfield finally,
suspecting Brent charged him with
assault and battery on Moseby so as
to hold him. Though Moseby was
absent Brent was held ana tried.
He was convicted, and the same day
Moseby's body was found half buried In the
sand at the mouth of Chartlers creek. It had
lain there for several months, and was unrec
ognizable, but was identified by Mrs. Moseby
by the clothes and certain marks on the body.
Brent was committed to jail by the Coroner for
murder, but has never been tried. ,
Yesterday Attorney Hall applied to Judge
Magee for Brent's release, holding that the
penal Code forbids keeping a prisoner in cus
tody without trial for more than two terms of
the Quarter Sessions Court. As Brent has
been in for three terms. Judge Magee allowed
him to go on his own recognizance in the sum
of$5,00a
FOE TWO LOST BARGES.
Charles Jatte Maes the Kerstono Bridge
Company for $5,000."
Charles Jutte, the coal dealer, yesterday en
tered suit against the Keystone Bridge Com
pany for $5,000 damages. The bridge company,
it it stated, constructed the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad bridge over the Ohio fiver at
Beaver. In doing so they built two false piers
in the river channel span of the bridge. It
was only necessary to have erected one false
pier, and both were allowed to remain longer
than necessary.
On October 29, 18S9, a coal fleet belonging to
Jutte was going down the river, and two barges
loaded with coal were wrecked against ono of
the false piers and lost
The Lake Erie Sped.
Thomas Fellows and his wife, Rose Fellows,
both of McKeesport entered suits yesterday
against the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Company for damages in $2,000 each. Both
aver that they purchased excursion tickets
from McKeesport to foungstown, O., on the
3d of July last, and that the tickets were good
returning for five days. On the 6th of the
month, however, on their way home with their
four children, the conductor of the train
claimed the limits of the tickets had expired on
the day before, and put them off the train a
great distance from home.
To-Dny's Trial Lists.
Common Pleas No. 1 Schwebel vs Snoder et
al: Ball vs Mooney; Wexley vs Hatry et al
Killian vs Hatry et al; Edgar vs Edgar; Cod
ville vs Wampler; Kay et ux vs city of Pitts
burg; Bernhard vs Wynn;Lippincott vs Leader;
Liggett vs city of Pittsburg; Crown vs Schafer;
Rodman vs Sperling; P.& L. E. R. K. vs Trauer
man; Smith et al vs McCracken &. Co.
Common Pleas No. 2 Linhart vs Derringer
et al; Doer vs Pittsburg and Birmingliam Pas
senger Railway Company; Jordan vs Kaufman
Bros.
Told the Old Sinn to Go.
The old colored roan named Fisher, who
pleaded guilty to selling liquor in Sewickley, a
prohibition district several months ago, was
taken before Judge White yesterday for sen
tence. Fisher has been before the Jodge sev
eral times for sentence, but was always sent
back to wait a while longer. Yesterday Hlg
Honor complimented Fisher on his improved
appearance, and then allowed him to go, sus
pending sentence, telling him be had been in
jail about long enough.
Wants Damages.
John A CampbeU entered suit yesterday In
the United States Court against the owners of
the towboat Frank Gilmore. He was a deck
band on the boat and on a trip to Cincinnati
became injured, but was kept at work. He
alleges he did not get proper medical attend
ance, ana is now aisaDlea, prooamy perma.
nently. He claims the amount of bis doctor's
bills, wages lor all the time he has lost or may
lose on account of the Injury, and such dam
ages as the Court may deem just.
Wants Heavy Damages.
Albert Standard yesterday entered suit
against the Citisens' Traction Company for
$5,000 damages for the death of his 4-year-old
daughter. She was crossing Penn avenue on
uctoDcr a lssv. ana was run over ny a car ana
killed. .He&lleces BeeUgeae on (be Dart of
jrtae Knfsaa. t
v- GDILTI AS INDICTED.
James L. Orr, the Seal Estnte Dealer,
Convicted In Criminal Court of a Fla
grant Crime Eloquence Couldn't Save
Him.
The case against James L. Orr, the real estate
dealer, charged with assaulting May .KeUey,
was concluded before Judge White yesterday.
The entire moraine and up until 2 o'clock was
occupied by the lawyers on both sides in pre
senting their cases to the jury, and by the
charge of the Court
E.A.Montooth,Esq., opened the case In the
morning for the Commonwealth and was fol
lowed by T. M. Marshall and John S. Bobb for
the defense. Mr. Montooth laid particular
stress on the great amount of evidence that
had been brought out H lt ot the sam8
damaging character.
Mr. Marshall combatted this in his argument
and reviewed the evidence for the defense to
show that the assault, if there uas one, must
have been committed bv some one other than
Mr. Orr. He used several Bible illustrations to
bind his plea, and finally invoked the guid
ance of Heaven of the -jurors' action in the
matter. . ...
District Attorney Porter closed the case witn
a very strong argument for conviction, review,
ing the testimony thoroughly, and laying stress
upon the evidence intended to prove an aliw.
The latter had not been established, be
thought, for the reason that none who testinea
as to that were positive of the day that was be
ing talked about.
Judge White then charged the jury. He oc
cupied half an' hour in doing so, and might
have been said to charge for conviction. Opin
ions on that however, differed. BevievOng the
evidence In the case, he dwelt on several in
stances. The testlmonv of the girl hersell in
tolling her story bad undoubted weight It she
Intended to accuse the defendant wrongfully
she would probably have gone deeper into de
tail and told o many little circumstances that
would probably have occurred in such acst
But this she bad not done; instead, she had told
a simple story In a clear and straightforward
manner. , ......
The testimony went to show that she had left
home In the morning In good health and re
turned in the afternoon in a different rendi
tion. In the face of all this there was the de
fendant's own story and tbatof his witnesses to
prove an alibi, and the jury were left to try the
case according to the evidence. They could
believe what side they saw fit alter doing so.
The jury thin retired, and were out just 35
minutes. ,
Mr. Orr, in the meantime, had been taKen
back to jail, and was sent for and brought in to
hear the verditt. He took his seat pale and
nervous, and when the verdict was read 'guilty
as indicted" by Clerk Long he never changed a
muscle.
He was then taken back to the jail once
more, and Judge White discharged the jury.
He complimented them on the excellency or
their service In the past three weeks.
FLOEENCE DONALDSON ESCAPES.
SIcsdaraes Jones and Hemmett Convey the
Erring Woman to. Her Beaver Home.
In the Criminal Court yesterday Florence
Donaldson, who was connected with the May
Sullivan case and pleaded guilty, was called up
for sentence. She was turned over to Mrs. B.
"W. Jones and Mrs. Sarah Hammett represent
ing the W. C. T. U., and sentence suspended.
The ladies said that Miss Donaldson was
willing to return to her home, and they had
agreed to take her to her mother, in Heaver
county. The two ladles, with their charge, left
for that place.
The other sentences imposed were: John
Htnlon, two charges of illegal liquor selling,
$550 fine and f nurxmonths to the workhouse;
Mary Weir, selling liquor without a license,
S500 fine and three months to jail: Andrew
Ubrey. selling liquor without a license, J500
fine and four months to the workhouse; Catha
rine Hart, assault and battery, 6 cents fine and
costs; John Hughes, assault and battery, $25
and costs.
THE BRASS HOTKEY TALES.
Hovt & Thomas File an Answer in the Salt
of Gnllck & Co.
Hoytds Thomas, managers of the company
playing "A Brass Monkey," yesterday, filed
their answer to the suit brought against them
by K. M. Gullet & Co , Managerslof the Bijou
Theater, to recover damages for the alleged
violation of an agreement to show at the Bijou
in Christmas week. 18S7.
They state that they offered to play "A Hole
in the Ground." at the Bljqu that week, and
made other offers, but Gullet 4 Co., refused
them. As it was, Gnllck & Co. produced "Zig
9n.H tr , n.iHn- hntiea and iF ia aitArfarl
ustuhed no loss whatever, by reason of "A
"Brass Monkey" not being played.
ECANDAL0US CONDUCT.
Judge Ewlog's Vigorous Language Touch
ing BIcKeesport Railway Officials.
An argument on a bill in equity was heard
bfore Judge Ewlug yesterday in Common
Pleas Court No, Martin Home, of McKees-
port died and left bis wife a lot of stock in the
McKeesport Passenger Hallway Company. She
sold it to J. F. Davitt, who wanted it trans
ferred to his name, which the company refused
to do.
Judge Ewlng said that if the allegations in
the bill were true the conduct of the officers of
the company were scandalous, and asked if it
could be contended that- their conduct was
honest decent or defensible. He then made
an order that the plaintiff be given the right to
examine the books of the company.
Toight's Defalcations.
In the suit of the defunct Farmers and Me
chanics' Bank of the Southslde, against the
Guarantee Company of North America, to re
cover on the bond of Cashier Voight, the an
swer of the bank to the rule to file a bill of re
ticulars, was filed yesterday. It was stated that
they bad served the Guarantee Company with
a bill of particulars. It showed that from May
21, l&G, to May, 1887, Voight's defalcations
amounted to Sol.llO 63, and for the year follow
ing. May 14. 1887, $32,600. These two years were
the ones covered by the bonds of the
ui
luarantee
Company.
Salts for Bills.
Ralph Bagaley yesterday filed a suit against
the Pittsburg and Lake Superior Iron Company
to recover 819,703 60. Bagaley states that he is
a stockholderu the company and bad loaned
to it and paidftmt for It $48,773 46. Ho only re
ceived in return $27,009 SO, and sued to recover
the balance. The Westinghouse Machine
Company entered snlt against the same com
pany for $1,437 75. for work performed and ma
chinery furnished.
Two Steamboats Libeled.
In the United States District Court yester
day, John A CampbeU filed a libel in admir
alty against the steamer Frank Gilmoro to re
cover wages and for damages for injuries re
ceived on the boat. Thomas Fawcett & Sons
filed a libel against the steamer Ben Wood to
recover for the loss of two coal boats and a fuel
boat lost while had In tow by tbo Ben Wood.
Court Items.
The report of the Register in Bankruptcy
in the case at O. H. Wilder, bankrupt waJ
read in he United States District Court, yes
terday, and the recommendation disallowing
the proof ofdebt by the Corry National Bank
was affirmed.
t John R. Rush yesterday filed a snit against
Sheriff McCandless. He alleges that tbo Sheriff
levied on and sold five horses belonging to bim,
taking them as the property of John 8. Meyers.
The horses were valued at $360, and be sues to
recover that amount.
Ik the Law Students' Moot Court yesterday
the trial of John Dunn for aggravated assault
and battery on Alex Goss was concluded. Jere
Carney argued for the prosecution and Mr.
Went for the defense, and the prisoner was
found guilty as indicted.
A. J. Sohoxtz yesterday filed a bill in equity
against John M. Andrews. The two, it was
stated, had comprised the Panhandle Coal Com
pany, but owing to Andrews' loose methods of
business, they had to dissolve. Schultz claims
that Andrews has considerable money belong
ing to blm, and asks that a master be appointed
to take an accounting of the business.
Saltation Oil is the result of years of
study- to produce a perfect liniment at a rea
sonable cost
Wortb a Lot More Slonev,
Are the overcoats which Gusky's will sell
this week for $7 and $8. They come in
chinchillas, beavers and meltons, and if we
asked 9 and $10 for these goods you
wouldn't think it one cent too much.
"Workingmen be sure you see them.
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Grand Gifts for the Bots.
A beautiful Christmas book, size 14x11
inches, or a handsome and substantial sled,
will go free this week with every boy's Bult
or overcoat at Kaufmanns.
Men's Sslis
In cheviots, cassimeres, etc., aud in medium
find f4arlr r.nln. fit 7 flBff ftB nnlv fit
Guskv.'s. any day this week." Yoa'iras-i'
suredly pay W and 10 in any-etlw attifia
r Plttswtqt for like quality zoefcA 'vf-.
JjTOADYANCEINBATES
New England Fires Will Kot Affect
the Cost of Insurance Here
NEW YORK MAT HATE TO PAY DP.
Agents Sot Worried About the Stability
of Companies.
YEEI HIGH EATE8 PAID IN PITTSBDEG
A very large amount of interest is taken
in the possible effects of the recent Boston
fire on the insurance interests of Pittsburg,
and the current report that rates would be
raised created a still deeper interest in the
subject To get an idea of what the effects
would be a visit was paid, yesterday, to
Major W. G. McCandless, .President of the
Board of Underwriters. He said that,
although the fire was a serious one and cer
tainly entailed heavy losses, it would not
affect the rates here, A few of the small
mutual companies in the East might be
crippled, but there was no stock company
interested which would not survive the
fire.
He thought the popular1 impression was
generally mistaken about large fires, taking
as an instance the Oliver Bros, fire in
Pittburg a short time ago. The property
was insured for $200,000, which sum
naturally stuck in the minds of the readers
and .hearers, but then salvage had to be
considered, and (60.000 was the amount of
actual loss determined after the adjustment
The salvage in the Boston fire was not yet
known, and it would have to be taken into
consideration before the losses could be
accurately estimated.
It was possible that the effect of there
cent ffre would affect the rates in its imme
diate vicinity, and a slight rise would be
made in New York and Philadelphia, but
he was sure that no such effects would be
felt in Pittsburg. At the same time there
was no evidence yet that even in those
places the advance wonld be required.
NO ADVANCE IN BATES.
Among other insurance men seen was "W.
W. Fianegin, of Locthart & Flanegin, who
represent five insurance companies, all of
which, except the Allemania, were caught
for a little by the New England fires. Mr.
Flanegin stated that insurance companies
were organized to coyer such emergencies?
and the insurance people were always
braced to meet them. Such big fires,
bowever.don't happen very often. Mr. Plane
gin said also that the loss of $6,000,000 in
Boston would dwindle down after adjust
ment" to about $3,000,000.
"People lose their heads as well
as their property in fires," he contin
ued, "and Boston has been no exception.
I At the the time of the Masonic and Hamil
ton fires in Pittsburg it was estimated that
the loss was $1,500,000, when in reality it
was not more than $430,000. As for' any ad
vance in rates, that is out of the question.
Insurance rates generally are special, and
they are made according to the amount of
hazard. I know of one property on Fifth
aveune that was insured for 1 per cent three
years ago; now they are paying 2 per cent
The danger of fire has increased, and the
rate has advanced accordingly. The East
ern fires will not aflect Pittsburg rates."
In a general way it was learned that dur
ing the past year a number of new elements
have entered into fire calculations that
makes the business more risky for com
panies. TJNCEBTAIir MATTEBS.
The modern methods of heating and the
use of electricity for lighting are uncertain
quantities, and the insurance men hardly
know how to gauge them. Just how much
they figure in recent fires is not known.
Pne insurance man ventured the opinion
that some day the property about the Point
will be burned up by a disastrous fire, and
he didn't know but that it would be a good
thing for the city. The narrow streets of
Pittsburg, it is stated, act like flues, and in
reality serve to feed big conflagrations.
Insurance men are getting higher rates in
Pittsburg than in other cities, especially on
glass factories and iron mills, so that Pitts
burg manufacturers pay their share in in
surance rates. Insurance men are a ventur
some lot of people until they are bitten,
when they become'more careful, but during
a short respite from fires they soon lose their
cautiousness. A few years ago, when lum
ber fires were the order of the day in Ohio,
insurance agents had a horror of this mate
rial and got extravagant rates, but the fires
ceasing and competition springing up soon
reduced prices.
Bright and Early
Monday morning we will start to dispose of
an entire new lot of men's fine overcoats
and ulsters which our New York house sent
on for immediate sale. The lot contains
about 1,100 overcoats, made from choice
beavers, chinchillas, heavy weight castors
and kerseys lit many shades. $13 is the
very popular price we will sell them at, al
though they would be marked much more
in other stores. Come and take your pick
to-morrow at $13. Many of these overcoats
are silk lined, but they, also, go for $13.
P. C. C. C, Cor. Grant and Diamond sts.,
opp. the new Court House.
A HOYAL TREAT FOR THE BOTS.
A Beautlfnl Gilt for Everyone.
Commencing to-morrow and continuing all
this week a large, substantial, handsomely
finished sled, or a big Christmas picture
book (either one being well worth 60 cents),
will be presented with every boy's or child's
suit or overcoat at Kaufmanns'.
Kleb, Elegant Plates.
Now is the time to select "We never had
so many from 25c up to $25 each. They are
marvels of beauty and design. Call early.
KE1ZEN STEIN,
152, 154, 156 Federal st, Allegheny.
TTSSU
Grand Gifts for the Boys.
A beautiful Christmas book, size 14x11
inches, or a handsome and substantial sled,
will go tree this week with every boy's suit
or overcoat at 'Kaufmanns'.
"WlIKsr overworked you will be greatly re
freshed and benefited by a glass ot Praueu
heim & Yilsack's Iron City beer. Insist on
having it
A ROTAL TREAT FOR THE BOTS.
A Beautlfnl Gilt for Everyone.
Commencing to-morrow and continuing all
(this week a large, substantial, handsomely
uuisnea siea, or a Dig unruiiuaa picture
book (either one being well worth 60 cents),
will be presented with every boy's or child's
suit or overcoat at Kautmanns.
Obtjeb your crayons, etc, for holidays at
Lies' popular gallery, 10 and 12 Sixth st
Cabinets, $1 per doz. TTSu
Warm Overcoats or Ulsters,
Specially suitable for all employed In out
door work, $5 and ?C only at Gusky's this
week. Also nice ibincHilla overcoats at
same prices. All those with very little
money to spare for an overcoat- should visit
Gusky's early.
Grand Gifts for the Boys.
A beautiful Christmas book, size 14x11
inches, or a handsome and substantial sled,
will go free this week with every boy's suit
or overcoat at Kaufmanns'.
Dress-Salts.
For a good fitting dress suitor overcoat go
to Pitcairn's, 434 "Wood street xrsa
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No tonic equals Wainwrigbt's beer.
Families supplied direct 'Phone 55251 wsu
Alt.' for thstlWBeel' ! tfcU-
rweek ler 'iBfBts'elifc; iiM.eM, .
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THE FALLING LIATJW, -
ABd the Lesson They Teach ta rJasfcriaf
Hasklnd. fr
Every season has its deep and dtetiaet sig
nificance and brings its own message to the
human race. Those who have ears and yet
hear not do not understand this sigaifleaaee
nor catch this message, just as those who
are blind do not see the changing beauties
of nature as the year rolls on. But to those
who are able and willing to hear, the mes
sage never fails to come. Now it is borne
to them on the icy blasts ot winter, now oa
the balmy breezes ot the springtime, now on
summer's rose-laden zephyrs, and again on
the freshening winds of autumn, in whose
cool embrace the falling leaves are carried
to the ground.
But of all the lessons taught by the
various seasons of the year, that of golden
tinted Antumn is at once the saddest and
the most salutary. It is the burden of every
leaf that falls. It teaches that everything
that lives, however bright tfnd gay, how
ever happy and hopeful, must come to an
end, mnst sooner or later perish and disap
pear. WeaitH nor virtue nor prayers can
stay the relentless and destroying hand of
time. The paths of glory and of ignominy
alike lead but to the grave. Nature gives,
and Nature claims again, and there is none
that can escape this immutable and awful
law.
But the falling leaves teach more than
this. They teach that there is not only an
end to everything, but .that there are also
liabilities to premature end. Lessons of de
cay are surely taught, but also of untimely
decay. They -point us not only to death.
but to disease also. Not only is death the
unavoidable end of all men, on our track,
but disease the avoidable condition of many
is also on our track. To prepare for the for'
mer and avoid the latter is the true aim of
life. The first is done by living a true life;
the second is done by taking Pe-ru-ria.
"What is Pe-ra-na? It is, In the first place,
the greatest Tonic on earth. If you are
tired and want something to invigorate and
strengthen yon, Pe-ru-na will do it It will
act like a charm, and make yon feel like a
new person altogether. If you feel languid
and listless, it will brace you up and put
life and energy into every fiber of your
body. If you are downhearted and gloomy,
it will brighten and clear you np, dry up
your tears, and put a song of joy into your
mouth. This is not poetry, but theplain
truth, as testified to by thousands who have
tried it and know whereof they speak.
In the second place, Pe-ru-na is an in
vigorator whose equal is not found any
where. The system, even when it does not
harbor a disease, is often in a condition that
readily breeds disease, and that is most
dangerous. As a natural and inevitable
consequence disorders of different kinds are
induced and a train of evils started that may
eventuate most disastrously. Such a condi
tion of things is really most alarming, and
it is then that there should be no delay in
taking Pe-ru-na, for its power to remove the
seeds of functional derangement, and restore
the threatened system to a perfectly healthy
and safe state, approaches the marvelous.
But Pe-ru-na is more than a tonic and
system invigorator. There is a large class
of diseases over which it has magical con
trol. Some of these are the dreadest dis
eases that afflict mankind. Consumption,
for instance, pneumonia, bronchitis, and
other lung troubles; neuralgia, that terrible
disease ot the nerves; all the dangerous dis
eases of the heart, stomach, kidneys; those
dread summer complaints, colio or cramp,
cholera morbus ana infantum, diarrhoea and
dysentery: scarlet, intermittent and typhoid
fever; and all female diseases, the latter so
delicate and difficult to cure that the success
of Pe-ru-na in curing them would alone en
title it to wonder, admiration and confidence.
But its success in one is its success in all of
these diseases. There is not one of them
that if it can be cured at all, cannot be
cured by Pe-ru-na. To give people a slight
idea of what Pe-ra-na can do, Dr. Hartman
has collected from a vast mass of nnsolicitedi
testimonials a few characteristic ones and
published them, together with much valua
ble information for those who want to cure
themselves and can't afford to ran' up a
doctor's bill. In a neat little pamphlet en
titled "The His of Life." Ge jt and read
it Then get a bottle of Pe-ru-na' and try
it You will find that hall the truth ha not
and cannot be told concerning its marvelous
remedial powers.
A Flensing Laxative.
Whoever has taken Hamburg Figs will sever
take any other kind of laxative medicine. They
are pleasant to the taste, and are sure ia their
action, a few doses curing the most obstinate
case of constipation or torpidity of the liver.
25 cents. Cose, one fig. Mack l)rug Co., N. Y.
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Elegant Form Fitting Suits
$15 only at Gusky's great $15 suit sole oa
this week. Be sure you attend.
Bright and Early
Monday morning we will start to dispose
of an entire new lot of men's fine overcoats
and ulsters which our New York house sent
on for immediate sale. The lot contains
about 1,100 overcoats, made from choice
beavers, chinchillas, heavyweight castors
and kerseys in many shades. $13 is the very
popular price we will sell them at, although
they would be marked much more in other
scores. Come and take your pick to
morrow at $13. Many of these overcoat
are silk lined, but they, also, go for $13.
P. C. C. C., cor. Grant and Diamond
streets, opp. the new Court House.
For Stylish Dressing!
Men's cape overcoats in handsome cassi
meres. etc.. in checks, plaids and stvlish
colors, at $12 and $15 only, at Gusky's this
weec
A KOYAL TREAT FOR THE BOTS.
A Beautiful Gift for Everyone.
Commencing to-morrow and continuing
all this week a large, substantial, handsomely-finished
sled or a big Christmas pic
ture book (either one being well worth 60
cents) will be presented with every boy's or
child's suit or overcoat, at Kaufmanns'..
NovrBeedThJst
If you would obtain a good suit, for very
little money, you should visit Gusky's thw
week. You can make your selection of
suits from a targe and handsome display of
both sacks and frocks Scotches, tweeds,
worsteds, etc., in either gay or sober colors,
for $10 and $12. These goods were made to
sell lor $12 and $15.
No TONIC equals "Wainwrigbt's beer.
Families supplied direct 'Phone 5525. vrsu
CHANGE IN MAKE-UP.
CLASSIFIED :::
::: ADVERTISEMENTS
That heretofore appear. n
this page of THE DISPATCH
will be found n the Eleventh
Page, in the Secwd Part if
this issue.
The Wants, Formates, Ti
Lets, Business Cfiancw, Auc
tion Sales, etc., are pUcwl
under their usual headiftfc en
the Eleventh Page. Adver
tptewents hamiM. in tM late
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A TOTAL
That ia the experience suffered by
ofTlttdburg whe endeavored to compete with
KEECH'St
The truth is there is no earthly
preach Keech's popular prices.
Holiday season, when Keech'a are at 'their best, the
exertions and pretentions of tlie tittle dealers
are all the more absurd and ridiculous. ,
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READ THESE GflAMD AfTRACf iOMS:
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PARLOR FURNITURE.
A variety that is as infinitely
large as it is indescribably beau
tiful. People who wish to furnish
their Parlors in grand style for a
very small outlay of cash, have
here a chance to do it to their
hearts' content. Many new ideas
in Flush and Tapestry Suiles,ex
pressly manufactured for beech's
Holiday trade, hqvefuvt Seen un
packed. They should be seen by
everybody. A (g line, also, of
odd pieces of Farter Furniture,
such as Bookers. Arm Chairs,
BofasBivdns, Cabinets, etc. And
what a more acceptable or useful
Xmas Gift can you buy than one
of these?'
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CHAMBER FURNITURE.
A good deal of loud, wild and
exaggerated talk is indulged in
by certain Furniture advertisers
about their Bed Moom Suites.
Over and above all, however,
towers the unyielding fact of
Keech's superiority over aU com
petition. The merit of our Bed
Boom Suites lies not only in their
cheapness but in their durability
and-freshness of designs. Noth
ing's cheap unless it's good. Our
Chamber Furniture is both cheap
and good. And this claim is more
than most houses hereabouts can
truthfully make. Abrief inspec
tion of our stock wiU verify our
statement.
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CARPETS.
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Come here for Carpets and
you'll always be able to get Just
what you want. 2fo need here of
"talking you in" to old and faded
designs, because (and this owing
to our large trade) our stock is al
ways fresh and new and contains
the choicest things of ihe season.
We have just received a magnifi
cent line of Body and Tapestry
BrusseUf Moquettes, Velvets, In
grains, etc., and cordially solicit
your inspection of these goods.
This may not be the regular ear-
pet-buying season, but it cer
tainly is the season to buy them
cheaply.
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PICTURES, ;:: BRIC-A-BRAC,
LAMPSr SILVERWARE,
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CUTLERY.
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What a sea of appropriate Hol
iday Gifts! Bear in mind also
that, unlike the exclusive dealers t
we don't charge exorbitant profits
on them. We frequently save as
much as 33 per cant to those who
buy these goods from us.
Another thing: We don't carry
any but the strictly reliable
grades, insuring entire satisfac
tion every time.
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; MEN'S CLOTHING. :
A room fun of genuine, unadul
terated bargains in Men's Winter
SuitSj made of Cassimeres, Chev
iots, Worsteds, Corkscrews and
Wide Wales, and Overcoats, made
qf Chinchillas, Cassimeres, Mel
tons, Beavers, Kerseys, etc. Not
a shoddy make or material, not
an old or shop-worn style in the
entire assortment. The prices,
too, will meet with the hearty ap
proval of the closest buyers. The
cold weather is here now and
now te the time to buy.
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923 and 925
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the Furniture and Carpet ditiri
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chance for these dealers t
And right now, during!
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DINING ROOM FURNIIUI
Sideboards play the biggesti
here. And to say that we hSSSjkl
most elegant and extensive
sortment ofthemwould but i
ty express it. We have themTtofl
every wtath and height, in..
nogany, oak, antique, cherrgji
walnut, etc., from theplainest'
signs to the most preteniisWQ
among the latter being somet
tistlcatly carved ideas. ThepnSSmj
are lower in every instance-tS3
the same goods can bepreeuras
jor elsewhere. Awor&abouvl
tension Tables and Bining .
Chairs: Jf good goods- andjliwA
prices are inducements !
come and see us.
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This departments
of interest to contemplmMmg,
cRasers-now, as the
are ttrawihg nearj
,80.
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Our showing of LaeS
tl!
includes all th4 bestmaksit
Swiss, Egyptian, etc..
prices at which we seil ;j
Xafces competition an
billty.
See our beautiful Chentiitt
Flush Curtains and Fs
Special attention is earned !
line of Chenille Curtain, M
iranetng ejects, wth- torn
nille fringe. To seethe
t frusr' tUe.tm.. : :
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RUGS.
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Mere is a timely
,
Buy a Bug for
Christmas gift. Whssor.
present with it will
for it's something extrst
fut emf pretty. There
celebrated Smyrna,
Bacheeton Bugs, and jft
popular animal desigmt,
Mountain Wolf, Mountain
andMountain Goat.
pretty and hie as they
within the reach of the
providing they are
Keech's,
CaUandsft. Ten are
ii m mi mum i it iuri.rnfii
CHINAWARE and H0CW?
FURNISHING GOODS
A Christmas present of a
nimnvt , jlcst or -i.umi jv ;i
be appreciated by anybd&l
the giver wiU not be emt of.
much if he or she,
Keech's.
We will wrap up and hempjfg
wen unm ou mtmsw i
on which a deposit is i
If you require
Une of Stoves or Bongos,
ware, Tinware or Kitehen
sils in. general buy
Holiday attractions. Co
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LADIES' CLOAKS, WWrt
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and AnKFTS.
jfteWmarkets of every himdj
'description, in plaids, st.
nalain wtmifinJjii KMivsrM
Twills, etc.
A beautiful variety efijt
and tamots.
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houses sell spurious grades j
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