t&S if.. -v y- i f--r JMB.j r EV--.V feChe Kftt of Chief Biselow Strikes a Popular Chord. I0KBIS HEAD EXPLAINS IT. , 'The Cable: System Advocated as a Means of Safety. IIOHB ELEGTEICAL INTERVIEWS "" The wire question is drawing public at tention in "a manner calculated to make a rhanre in the overhead arrangements. A ." -telegraph operator of many years experi - ence, who carefully watches the develop ment in electrical science, took an entirely different -view of, the overhead wire system from that which seems generally to prevail among telegraph and telephone people. He called attention to the fact that in all the statements -which have appeared in the newspapers, either here or in other cities, almost universally the cause of trouble was "attributed to dead, wires, and he claimed i that there were more dead -wires overhead in the city of Pittsburg in the telegraph and ; telephone business than were in use, and he v- suggested that if the Department ot ruDuc Safety were to take up this question through its Electrical Bureau and see that every dead wire which is now hanging from the house tops and pole lines was taken down, nine-tenths of all the danger to the public would be at once removed. INSULATED COPPEB VIBES. -The snggestion made by this gentleman was that if it is true, as he claims, the dan ger to the public comes from telegraph and telephone wires not properly insulated, there is a remedy for this. -VThy should not the telegraph and telephone companies use cop per wire properly insulated so that there -would be no danger in the first place of the breaking of their wires and the dropping upon the lines of any other companies? In the second place, this would reduce the number of lines -upon the poles in the streets of Pittsburg, for if a ten-wire cable were used upon the same pin where one steel or Iron wire is now used by the telegraph and . telephone people, it would be more sightly And wonld not break, and there would be no dropping to cause trouble and damage to either the public or ether people's property. . "This, of course, would necessitate some expense to the telephone and telegraph people as well as electric light companies, bnt why should they not be compelled to make their lines perfectly harmless in a city where they are given the right of way? IRON AND STEEL VIBES. "It is a well knownfact that the telephone and telegraph people use ordinary iron and steel wire without any covering. It is also as well known that this wire exposed to the atmosphere-four or five years becomes rusty. The swaying of the wind breaks the line and it drops, and as the telephone people have a large number of lines on housetops crossing streets from one building to another, it necessarily drops upon a light or power company's lines. The fact that the iron and steel wire is rusty makes it saw on a windy sday, and this sawing of the wire will cut . through any insulation known. . "It is suggested that in the first place all A3eid wires of these corporations, telegraph and telephone companies, should be re moved from the streets and housetops, and in the second place' their present lines be duplicated with copper wire insulated with a good covering. This done, it wonld be im possible to have any of the numerous break ages of wire and the results which follow such happenings day after day. "The case in Allegheny is simply an illus tration of the results which flow from the tact of dead wires being allowed to hang around in the way with no one to look after them and see that they are removed. It is high time the city officials should act in this matter, and cause at once the removal of every iron or steel wire not in actnal use. A thorough inspection should be made by the . city officials of this cause of trouble and danger to tbe public, and the proper remedy applied. Once this was done, and. insulated copper wires .used by the telephone and tel graph people, there wonld be no trouble whatever fiom overhead wires." MAKT DEAD VIBES. The multiplicity of dead telephone wires is easily explained. A man rents an office and secures telephone service. In a year or so he gives np the office and the com pany takes ont the instrument, but leaves the line. This is the most prolific cause of the dead wire infliction. Morris Head, Superintendent of the Bu reau of Electricity, said:' rK "s ' '- "I am placed in an official position where opinions sbonld be kept down and orders t. executed. I have no hesitation in saying, S, however, that dead wires ought to be re- . moved, and their removal will not alone be ', a help to the fire department, but also a long stride toward burying the systems. The job won't look so big when the dead wires are out of the way. I do not go as far as the gentlemen whom you have just quoted, bnt I will admit there is agood deal of danger from the dead wires." "About two years ago, is it not true that .,. on the Duquesne way line of poles there was only one wire in operation?" "Partly true; yes, I think so. They were S- f the wires of the American Union Telegraph -v Company, which was absorbed by the Western union. J.nese wires are now in tit, w ialonriAfia DnH lirvlit Mmnantu T.. T will -understand that the right of wav over --'the poles is a very valuable franchise. fv which revertsto the city when a company goes out 01 existence. ELECTEIC LIGHT VIBES. "I notice one peculiarity about the state- y 'meets of the operator which you show me, t!li.,"- J .!.- :- 1... .. !... .J; i . Avoid the mention of deetrin lit. tit mm. IflU LlWhU D KCWO IAHJH BbUUlOUSiy lO , -panies in his comments. Now, on account p.Ql e cnange ne mentions in tbe tele-t-K-'-Dhone service a telephone conmanv can. ,- not afford to pnt in an insulated Conner wire. gv r ,nd I certainly think it would be unreason- ., aoie to compel mem u uo so. notner thing - is tuai tne current on a telephone . -wire is so light that a baby ..'.could take the whole shock without injury, '-while, on the other hand, the high tension -wires should be, and in fact are, well in sulated. Prom, personal insDection T ran Ps.i-- assure you, as I have on a previous occasion. IT that Pittsbnn? is better nroteewrl In th! r. !.?eit than nv ritv in tli fmnntnr . V V . in .... ..... J ... ..... wv.... . ! , A CABLE SYSTEM FAVORED. "I am in favor of a cable system, and i jChlei Blown and myself have bad several 'discussions on the subject within tbe last two weets. xnere is a ainerence ot opinion on this matter, as the telephone company urges, with a great deal of truth, that a 'Giviv oywui ui ic Mju cA(Jcueie, sua . raise rates to sucn a neignt that it would bar ont customers, BtilL when it goes nn- ty derground, as go it must, it will have to be , aajQsveu w me cauie system, xue orders isve been given and preparations made, and . .belore long we will have a complete cable system on all lines from Grant street to the , JPoInt, between the rivers. This is the best jrwe canio until tne underground system is adopted.. Pittsburg can afford to do this. ?and the ought to .do it, both fojher own beauty and saiety. EXPENSE 30SECUBE .8 AFETT. lACThere is of course a difficulty in bunch- ling;, electric .light, wires, as the tremendous troltageYcauaes 'sparking.' , It'ought to be BM Mil t . t& V. . . done, but of course it will cost money. But money is no object where human life is at stake. The electric light companies, have three poles to one of any other Institution in the lower part of the city, and I cannot for the life of me see why, when they can cable electric light wires underground as I have seen them .do in" New York, they cannot cable them overhead in Pittsburg. The poetry in this is the fact that George West-; inghouse is President of the Standard Cable Company, which supplies the NeV York companies, while he deems it impossible to do the same thing in Pittsburg. "As far as the city proper is concerned, there are no dead wires on poles. In the first place, it would be too expensive to waste so much insulated copper wire, the only kind we have used for four years, and in the second place, we pnt. up our wire with rollers, using the old wire to pnll the new one into place, so you see we have no use for dead wires, as they are reeled np while the new one gets into use. I can assure you that tbe companies holding dead .wires will have to remove them before very' long." ORDINANCES -PIGEONHOLED., B. P. McGonigle, the member from the Twenty-first ward in Common Council, said that he had introduced several ordinances which would not alone do away with dead wires but put the live ones underground. They were placed in the hands of the Com mittee of Public "Works and remained there yet for all he knew to the contrary. The qnestion of underground wires was one that should be decided 'without delay. The Councilman. could speak" disinterestedly, as the portion of "the city he. represented did not suffer as much from the pole infliction as the lower parts of the city. At the same time he would like it to be understood that the cable system was by no means a panacea for electric evils. The wires would have to go underground, and, as General Grant said, -being sure you are right, the only way to do is to go ahead. The residents of Smithfield street,between Fifth and Sixth avenues, are a unit in con demning the overhead wires, the general reason given being on account of the lack of fire protection. They will probably pre sent a petition within the next three weeks setting forth their grievances and demand ing redress. ELOPED TO TOUNGSTOWff. Miss Berths Stranb, of th,e East End, Flies With a Young; Bookkeeper Await the Blessing In New York. Another young couple of this city have eloped to'Youngstown and were married. The following telegram from that city tells the tale: "A fashionably attired young couple came to the Todd House last Tuesday and regis tered as E. J. Wood and wife, Camden, N. J. They kept very closely to their room, only leaving it at meal time. This, after noon, as they were leaving the dining room, they were met by a young man, -who spoke in plain language, charging them with eloping. Though the conversation became very personal, no blows were struck. It was learned (hat the young man was GnsStraub. The couple were his sister, Mis? Bertha Straub, and Edward G. Letzkus, both of Pittsburg, they having eloped. Mr. Stranb conducted them to the Court House, secured a marriage license, and then escorting them to the residence of Bev. Dr. Craft, waited until he saw them legally married. The groom is a bookkeener with the .Barnes Sate and Lock Company. Third avenue, Pittsburg, and the bride is the daughter of a well-known real estate agent, also located .on Third avenue. The parents of the bride seriously objected to the match. The couple left here this afternoon, stating they were going to New York and wait for parental forgiveness. FOB AN ARSENAL PAEK. -Citizen Generally Appending: Their Slsrnn tnres to the Petition Therefor. The Arsenal Park petition, which is in the 'hands of Mr. S. Paterson, Postmaster of Station B, has been very extensively signed within the past few days. The postoffice has been deluged with people eager to sign the petition. The whole district is taking np the idea with great enthusiasm, and the Lawrence villa postmaster thinks that Con gress will acquiesce in the demands of the citizens. Almost every bnsiness man in the Seven teenth ward has already signed the petition, but if any of them have yet failed to put their signature to the document, Mr. Pater son wants to call attention to the fact that the petition is yet open, and can be signed by all who sympathize with the scheme. It is the intention of the man who have the scheme under their care not to hand it in until every resident in the neighborhood indorses tbe project by his name. TAKIKG STOCK AT UNION MILLS. Carnegie, Phippt & Co.' Workmen Laid Off to Allow of tbe Annual.InTeotory. The Carnegie, Phipps.' lower and upper TJmon mills, situated in Lawrenceville, 4 time uccu viu&eu uuwu lor two wee&S to allow the firm to take stock for the year just closed. Closing down the mills throws a number of men off work, probably some' 3,000 hands. iioae of the Lawrenceville mills have been working fall turns for some time past, and the workmen are anxious for a speedy resumption of brisk times. WHAT PEOPLE ARErDOING; Some Who Trove!, Some Who Do tfot, and Others Who Talk. Fred H. Eggers, of this city, who is treasurer ot the State Pharmaceutical Exam ining Board, will leave in a few days to attend the next meeting of the board, which will -be held in Philadelphia. The examination ot ap plicants .for certificates will be "held in the Philadelphia Central High School on Tuesday, January 7. Over 100 applications for examina tion have been received. Besides the elimina tion the board will take action toward tbe further prosecution of violators of the law who are now under ball for trial at Philadelphia. One has been convicted and the board will pro ceed against all other violators. Colonel James Andrews, of the Nica raugna Canal Company, lett last evening for New York on business. He will attend a meet- ine of the stockholders of the Columbia Rail-' wayanu .Navigation uompany of New York. The companv was recently incorporated under the laws of Virginia, and this is the first meet ing of the stockholders. The company was or ganircd to build railroads and steamships in Sonth America, and is exclusively a Fan American enterprise. The capital stock of the concern is to bo not less than $1,000,000 or more than $100,000,000. Among the Incorporators are R. C. Parsons, an intimate friend and syndi cate partner of James O. Blaine; . II. Letcher jjennis onanauan, .awara Alciuahon, J. J. Montague. Ashton Starke. V. D. Greener, J. H.Hotchkiss,ParkAgnew, Francis A. Reed. G. S. Burwell. Cyrus McCormiclcJ. P. Whit ney, General Nathan Gofl, S. C. Sargent, F. li Olmsted and Channcey Ives. F. B. Cobham, of Warren, Pi,, Is in this city working on an electrical apparatus for the photographing of the bottom of oil or gas wells so as to get the truth that lies at the bot tom of thera. Tbe advantage wonld be that not only could tbe position of lost tools be as certained but it would be a great satisfaction and probably a source of profit to ha able -to look at the bottom aud sides of a well. It U said by an electrician that the application of tbe idea is practical. Major E. A Montooth, the well-known attorney, who has gubernatorial Aspirations, left last evening for Philadelphia. It Is under stood that be Is going over to brace np the posts nf bis fences, which have been weighted by the Hastings boom. The Major would not talk poli tics, which was hot expected on account of bis position in tbe fight. He said it would be months before any work wonld- beulone by any of the candidates. The convention will not be held until July. Hon. 3LFJ. Elliott, ex-member of Cant gress, is spending .a day or twoin,t.liejcityp4 professional hnsmess, 1 guest of the Hotel Aw derion, Bpeakfngof thecomlnfeIdtr6ncMr. Elfiot expressed the opinion. thaUStata-" .Sena tor Deainater, of Crawford county; would get the vote of the delegates fromTioga 'county. Mr. JulllotbscnIia, 'oWed'eral street, J uuusiij,i.iguiiKuiicir itr.B juy as. tne occasion of the anniversary of his "6otn birth day. Congratulations were extended to him by manyiforthsiders. , ,. ' . yTEE- 1GAMST TEESTB1KE, A Labor Journal Sajs the -Traction Trouble TPas 111 .Advisedr ' TWENTIHOEE HEN COMING TO-DAY Federated Officials to Confer on the Car . bon Betters Strike, li:b hews fbom bdsi WOBKSHOPS Twenty more experienced gripmen and conductors will arrive in the city from the West this morning and will be put to work on the Filth avenue cable cars. Nine grip men arrived from Kansas City yesterday morning and were pnt on cars at once. They came off the cars of the Ninth Street Com pany in Kansas City in which the Widener Eltins syndicate is interested. A number of ihe men now at' work, who belong on the Madison street line in Chicago, will leave for their homes this evening. Most of them have families and are anxious to get back to them. The Pittsburg company has more than enough, men at work, and can spare them very easily. The majority of the single men who arrived in this city on Sunday and Monday will be kept here. Several of them when asked yesterday if they -wanted a regular car here replied "Yes." OFFICIAL, PBOMISES MADE. Chief Engineer Davis told them they could have anvthin? within the gift of the company. One man said he would rather have a car in Pittsburg at 82 25 per day than take $2 SO in Chicago. The. reason was on account of the difference in the work. The cars in Chicago hold on an average about 90 people and the condnctors have to work harder than they do in this city. President Elkins, of the Pittsburg Trac tion Company, yesterday received a letter from the conductors and gripmen now at work, to the effect that they were perfectly satisfied -wittf-their positions, and had do in tention of leaving the company. Theletter. was signed by every employe, and indicated the fraternal feeling between the new men and their employers. It was written to Colonel Elkins in denial of the statement that the men were dissatisfied wij.h their treatment They not only said they were perfectly satisfied, but would continue in their positions as long as the company wanted them, XHE STEIKE DENOUNCED. In the current issue of the Commoner and Glass Worker, Editor Kelly, who is a member of the Knights of Labor, denounces the strike and says it was ill-advised. In the article he says: It Is taken for granted in these "piping times of peace" when a labor trouble is to be t ought, that no contest will be entered upon unless there is a show for snecess at least. In the case of the Pittsburg Traction Company, how ever, bnt a small proportion of the gripmen and conductors were Knights of Labor, though the Master Workman set ont nearly a year ago to effect an organization among them. Some of tbe men who came bere from Philadelphia to teach the local men how to handle the grip were Knights, but there were plenty of the em ployes who had been made gripmen that had proven traitors some years ago when tbe street car men -reduced their hoars from 17 to 12 a day. When the.new company began to fill up with outsiders quite a number ot Knights Of Labor took hold of the grip, and It was these local men who were most earnest in promoting organization. It came to pass though that after months of hard work some of them gave np in disgust and sought other occupations, and then it was that the sneaks who had betrayed the old local were allowed to come in. The local made little or no progress except to have their members betrayed to the management, which brought aDout tbe final result the discbarge ot good and worthy men, while the renegades stayed on the car and laughed at their un fortunate brethren. The organization of these gripmen and conductors was a shame to tbe name of organization. SOME DETAILS ALLEGED. i The Terkes syndicate, which operates the Pittsburg Traction road, however, was on the lookout for union men, and they had plenty of people working for them who were ready to give away the sincere union men. The" result was the discbarge of quite a number, and then Boss ordered a "tie up" ot a road he did not control. Before be did this, however, tbe com pany was fully informed of the probable ro snlt, and had sent to Chicago for plenty ot men to take the places of all who struck. The men were here, quartered at a hotel for nearly two days waiting for the idiotic move. When on Monday the men were called at 3 P.M. (and about three-fourths of them quit, many through sympathy),' within an honr tbe company had sent to their hotel and had their cars manned and running as usual. The men who received the notice generally acted upon it and quit their cars at Oakland. The men themselves did tbe best the; could to make the tieup a success, but it is only speak, lng the truth to say that it was a miserable fail, nre. They were betrayed by their f nends and a good many honest workmen are now out of work in midwinter throngh mismanagement. A "tieup" should not hare been ordered, be cause it was Impossible to succeed. The men were not organized sufficiently. There was little change in tho situation yesterday. Chief Engineer Davis Baid tbey Bad motJe men than they had use for. :n than they had use for. The new men coming to-day will be used to fill np the extra list. The company now have more men than they had before tbe strike aud the cars are making the usual time. Chief Engineer Davis denies that he snatched a badge belonging td one of the strikers and is not worrying himself about the suit for larceny. THE C0KEES REINSTATED. Trouble at Scottdale Settled by Two B- of I Reinstatements. The trouble at the Buckeye Coke Works of the A C. Cochran Coke Company, at Scott dale, has been settled by the reinstatement of the two men 'who were discharged, and the men' returned to work yesterday. A member of the firm stated that while the two men who were the cause of the trouble were reinstated, it was with the un derstanding that they should no longer act as members of the local committee of the Knights of Labor. He says, while -acting in that capacity, they attempted to compel some of the non-union men to join the order or leave the works, and that was the cause of their discharge. It was reported at Knights of Labor head quarters yesterday that tbe men at Penns ville Coke Works had come out. The cause of the trouble is said to be that three of the men were discharged for not working Wed nesday, and that when they asked for rein statement yesterday morning the local com mittee was discharged. A meeting to in vestigate the matter was held last evening. BLIGHT CHANGES MADE. The Conference on the Flint Glass Work er's Scale Continue. The conference between representatives of the American Flint Glass Workers and the Manufacturers' Association was continued yesterday, in the; rooms of the latter, A number of slight eliminations and altera tions were made in the wage lists. Nothing of importance -was- changed. The confer ence will be continued to-day,. Teamsters Discussing Their Trouble. L. A. 1571, Knights of Labor, Teamsters, held a meeting last night to discuss tbe trouble at the PittjbnrgTransfer Company's stables. About 25 men struck yesterday morning inconsequence of the discharge of one man. They have another grievance about pay for o vertiae, The clatter -will be settled amicably. , Th California Factory Stalled. The flint glasshouse at California, Pa., which had been Idle Tor weeks on account of repairs, Jtafted up yesterday. The factory was .shut down to .build a new cap on the furnace, which fell in. To Ltall -MaehiaUu'. Oficer. The Brotherhood "of Machinists an next Saturday will install the newlv elected ofH. cersfor tbe ensuing term. ;.'Thev will so. J rv' ' ' ft. receive the reports of shops andcon the new shop committees. - -. - . .- -c.- TO DISCUSS THR STRIKE. Vice President Martin fo Attend a Confer ence, of.lho Federation. Vice President. William Martin, of the federation 'of abor, left last evening for New York to attend the meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the Federation to be held in that city. Among other matters to come up will be-the strike of the carbon set ters of, the Allegheny County Light Com pany. Mr; Martin refused to say fast night what action would likely be taken on tbe matter. President Gompers will take a hand in it, , anu a movement towara a seme cut win up made. The eight-hour movement will be talked of, and dates for meetings arranged. The employes of the Keystone Construc tion Company came ont yesterday. This, concern is controlled by" "Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., and does all the in side wiring for the Allegheny County Light Company. It is stated that notices were served on other men working for companies allied to the Westinghouse interests, but they refused to come out. Some misunderstanding- exists as to the resnlt of the strike. A great many persons supposed last night that the city would again be enveloped-in darkness. There Is not the slightest possibility of this. The company have all the men "they want, hav ing secured them in other cities. The dy namo men refused' to strike when called upon. Manager Blaxter stated yesterday that the'publio need not worry. As far as the people were concerned the strike amounted to nothing. , WHY THE POOL "COLLAPSED. The Cleveland Wire Men Wonld Not Shut Dort-n Tbelr Mllla. One of the prime pushers in the proposed combination of wire nail and barbed wire manufacturers, to be' tcalled th Federal Steel Company,' was in the city yesterday. On account of not wishing the fact to be known that he was here, his name is with held. He stated'the reason of the collapse of the proposed combination was on account of the action of the Cleveland manufact urers, -who would not go into the pool. The combine wanted them to shut down their plants, but they refused to do so. They were promised a snare of the profits of the pool, if they would help restrict the pro duction by not worksng their mills. The Cleveland men said they could not afford to do this as fhey would lose all their trade. In the event of the Federal Steel Company being disorganized, they would have to start up again and try to secure new customers. As a compromise, the combination wanted them to .keep running on the manufacture of .wire exclusively and turn it over to the company. The latter would barb it and place the product on the market. The Cieveland men thought it was a good idea, but(wanted it tried on some on else. The price of wire nails has advanced 95 cents per keg within the past three weeks. The cause of this was on account of the advance in the price of the raw materials. ' THE STEIBB IN HEEEICn?S. Some'Beasoaa For It Given by the Secretary of tbe Union. Regarding the strike of tilelayers in G. T. Herrick's store, reference to which was. made iu an evening paper of yesterday's date, Mr. A. Goodfellow, the secretary of the Mosaic and' Encaustic Tile Layers' 'Union, last night said: "The trouble began by one of Mr. Her rick's men coming to the union, and while there behaving himself in such an unmanly, manner that tne members decided that his absence was better than his company. He made use of such language in reference to the whole bodyof the union as to. warrant a fine of 55 being imposed upon him, and which he'distmctly refused to pay. "A committee of tilelayers and their help ers waited upon r. Heme-, who promised that their wishes would be complied with, but after waiting for an answer, until their next meeting and none being received, the members of the union, decided that they conld not any longer work with a man who did all in his power to break up his union. Mr. Herrict has declared his intention of running his shop with non-union men. The Messrs. Aitken, the Pittsburg Tiling Com pany and the Star Encaustic Tile Company employ none but union men. None of the I latter firms will employ this man.-' LION HAS K0T HEAD it; Nothing Sent to Him About the Jeannette Casta Being Compromised. District Attorney Lyon stated yesterday that he had no knowledge of the proceed ings in the Jeannette importation case be ing compromised at Washington. He Baid he did -not think, the Government would compromise the matter, and he would go ahead and try the suits at the next term of court. Special Agent Layton, of the Treas ury Department, said he did not think that Senator, Quay would interfere1 one way or the other in the matter. PEESENTED THEIE SCALE. The, Cork Worker Will Get Their Answer Some Time To-Day. L. A. 3863, Knights of Labor, Cork Work ers, presented their scale to Armstrong Bros, yesterday alternoon. It was taken by the firm,, who said hey would give the com mittee an answer this morning. It is ex pected that the firm will sign the scale. Nearly every map and woman in the em ploy of the company is a member of the .local assembly. If a strike takes place it will affect ali the cork workers in the city. A MANHOLE BLOWN OUT. An Explosion Producing Peculiar Result oa tho. Street Surface. An explosion of natural gas on Gary alley, between Twenty-second and Twenty third streets; yesterday morning, blew the grating out of the manhole. It was thrown to such a height, that the cobblestones were crushed by'its fall. The report was heard several squaresfoS. Some damage was done to the plumbing in adjacent cellars. It is said that the sewer pipes on Twenty-second street, near Carson, are very small and quite inadequate, and the idea prevails among some of the resi dents that the explosion was from sewer gas and attributable to this fact. A SEPTUAGENAEIAN DEAD. . The Mother of Detective John Glenn, of Allegheny, Pane Away. Mrs. James Best died at 8 o'clock last eveniDg at her home,;No. 271Federal.street, Allegheny. She was 76 years old aud had been confined to her bed for several months. She had been married the tbird time and was the mother of John Glenn, the well known detective of Allegheny, and of Hugh Quigg, the painter, of Bebecca street, The funeral, arrangements have not yet been made; Nose Affection the Cause of Deafness. Three-fourths of all deafuess is cansed by diseases in the back portion of the nose, above the palate. It is absolute folly to ex pect to cure the deafness without curing tbe nose By treating the nose properly, med icaliy or surgically, as the case needs, in tbe beginning, deafness is prevented. MnFredirelgel, formerly of Akron, O., now a Auilderjn ButlerPa., became so stopped In the nose he could 'only breathe through the mouth and too deaf to hear conversation. His health failed so much he had to give up -hla business.. In two months Dr. Sadler, OfcPehn avenue, Pitts burg, had cleared his Base so he breathed freelv and restored practical hearinrf -Fnhr .years has since elapsed add be is still well. yoe pan tne aeainess now existing is wholly (unnecessary. through neelect-" - Btm& tiim$C&llmimX XAmiB . ., OTt-lUTMES m An Exciting Struggle for Oil change Supremacy, Ex- MEN HOT ON -THE SLATE ELECTED. How S.vFinkerton Scored a Decisive k l Yictory. . ' THE B0IS LOOK FOE OLD-TIME LIFE The election of officers fur the Ojl Ex change yesterday was very interesting to the great majority of the oil people in tbe city. To understand the point at issue jt maybe well to say that since the possibility of dab bling in futures was introduced into this Exchange a year or so ago trade" has failed off and but little was done on the floor, ac cording to the statement of au oil operator since futures become in vogue. There' were only two contests on the ticket, that on the treasurer's list and the directors. As the elections turned ont the probability is that Pittsburg will joinNeir York, and abolish the future feature. The most sig nificant point about theelection is the choice of S. Pinkerton on the, Board of Direc tors, a man who is opposed to piking and and scalping -in every form, and who-is credited with holding up the Exchange .for the last year in spite of the efforts to popu larize the oil trade, and ring in the lambs. A SIGNIFICANT ELECTION. The significance of the election of yester day lies in -(he recent history of the Ex change. Transactions used to run into the millions of barrels per diem, whereas of late oil has been a terrible drug on the mar ket. Obcasional spurts have vainly tempted in the public, and the brokers eventually wearied of the kind of Jfsme alluded to by Douglas Jerrold's witty lawyer, who, when asked by a disappointed client how it was pos'sible to eat chops and drink pale ale with the lawyer for the other side after nearly coming to blows in the courtroom, answered: "Thou fool; we lawyers, though so keen like shears, cut not ourselves, but what's be tween" Many oil brokers who used to turn their, stentorian voices loose upon tne exenange floor, have almost abandoned the business, and have gone in heavily for real estate and general stock brokerage. PALMY DAYS HOPED POE. As stated in The Dispatch of recent issue Pittsburg has become the unquestion able center of the oil business, and the class of merchants dealing in oil essentials" is rapidly increasing. The proximity of the most promising wells in Western Pennsyl vania has much to do with the hope that now that the future system has .been practically knocked out, the palmy days win return once more ana operators win make the bull ring perspire. Tbe interest shown in the election yester day was better demonstrated by tbe vote than by any other means. There were 85 per cent of the members voting and the ma jorities were, although small, decided. The count was not concluded until 920 P. M. yesterday, and it was watched very closely, each vote being scrutinized and the count'announced being received with cheers and enthusiasm on one side or the other. It is now thought that the "future" policy will be dispensed with, and New York, Pittsburg, Bradford, Oil City and Titusville will join hand in hand for a legit imate market. Theonly people who seemed to feel discouraged over the election announce ments were a few curbstJne brokers who had inside connections, and a few inside brokers who had nothing to say. v A MVELT TIME'PEEDICIED. It is more than probable that to-day will be a lively one on 'Change, as a good many disappointed people will want to get out. ana a numDer ot people exaitea Dy the suc cess of yesterday's election will want to do some heavy "trading, so that a bull move ment may be looked for as the result ot the election. The following is the list of officers elected: James S. McKelvy, President; B. B. Arens berg, First Vice President; A. J. Lawrence, Second Vice President; J. B. Barbour, Jr., Treasurer; J. K. Barbonr, Secretary, re elected; George Heard, Gus. C. Kuhn, W. L Mustin, N. W. Stevenson, J. E. McKee, Jr., B. J, Stoney, Jr., Samuel Fritz, A. A. Adams and S. S. Pinkerton, Directors; Ar bitration Committee, B. H. Bobinson, F. P. Smith, B. T. Hunt, James Carothers, Frank A. Pollock. SEWICKLEY SQU1KMING. Odoriferous. Oleaglnonane Under Her Very N'oitrll Now Kicking From the Villager. J. Sharp McDonald, Captain J. B. Williams and others have struck oil on Philip Fetter's place in Hayesville,opposite Coraopolis, and a few rods this side of the eastern boundary of Sewickley. The well is within a strone'a throw of Judge Over's residence, but it doesn't appear that His Honor has been thrown into convulsions thereby. From report it appears that some Sewick leyites are uo more enamored of oil develop ment than is Dr. Beacom. of the morality of drillers, but doubtless some would find partial consolation in money for the. discomfort the turning of the beautiful town into an oil field would cause. The capacity of the well at Hayesvllle is not de termined, but the fact that preparations are being made to born another leads some peo ple' to think at promises well. The company which is preparing to oper ate at Imperial is hampered in its oper ations by the refusal of contractors to sub mit estimates of cost while the roads are so nearly impassable. The wells between the Stenbenville pike ana tne unto river are still Keeping up. The Arbnckle No. 1 has shown no diminu tion in the last two weeks, and the Davis is still making 250 barrels a day, and nearly a dozen wells will be bored in its neighbor hood. The Diep, on Montour brun, is also doing wen. Operations in tbe 100-foot sand in Butler county and In the fifth sand in Washington county are still encouraging. Should the mud be once well frozen there will be a great amount ot activity before Groundhog Day. KILLED BY A SLATE .BLOCK. The Coroner' Verdict Remove! Any Re sponsibility for Adrian Tetfnn' Death. ,At tbe Coroner's inquest held yesterday upon the death of Adrian Petras, nothing developed which tended to show any care lessness on the part of those in charge of the work. Petras was, employed at the Port Eoyal mines, Baltimore and Ohio road, and on December 31 received the injury which re sulted in his death. A'block of slate, four by five feet and eight inches iu thickness, fell upon him. He died at Mercy Hospital. The Coroner's verdict was in- accordance with the facts. LAYING TAB OENTEAL CABLE. A 43-Ton rlpool 'of Wire Aw ailing the Manipulation of Bnglneers. The big cable for the Central Traction Company's. Jine is pressing with a 43 ton pressure upon the pavement atthe corner, of Sixth avenue ana Grant street. It toof six horses to drag the load up the Grant street hill with -block and tackle attachments, and as the center of the wagon began to sag under the load It was jacked uolhto-bosi. lion, and still .rests upon, e,six-lBch,tife buponnhieh1tti,fwVeIe. - ,';.j,' Y , uae caoifcwui-oa run-out 6veH?pmleyg mis uiuruiuj,,n i win, ana ma operations V. i890. THEY DitSlEB A TEST. The Board of Underwriter UnanlmoBSly Accept Chief Brown's Offer to Try the Engine Allegheny Acta To-Night. The matter of a public test of the merits of the Amoskeag and Silsby fire engines was taken up at the meeting of the Board of tJnderwriters yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the board, every member being impressed with the importance of the question.- The meeting was" presided over, by Mr. Wilson McCandless. The President first read tbe letter of Chief Brown, asking the board to take charge" of a test, and then said that tbe question was open for discus sion. Every member seemed to be of the one mind, and that was, that such a test would prove highly beneficial not alone to the insurance companies, but to the cities interested and the citizens generally. The result was that the request of Chief Brown was unanimously accepted and the matter referred to a speeial committee, which was instructed to, select a suitable man to con duct the test. The secretary' was directed to prepare a letter to be , forwarded to Chief J. (J. Brown accepting the oner. Every effort will be made by the board to have the test brought to a successful issue at as early a date as possible. In Allegheny the subject has been dis cussed thoroughly, and the majority of the Northside residents are willing to stake al most anything that the Silsby engine,in the event of a test, will be victorious. The Allegheny Fire Committee meets to night, -when the subject will be given a thorough discussion. There seems to be a division of opinion among the members of the committee on the question.. Some of them favor an immediate test, while others hold that the city shonld not be put to the expense of a test, as the engine builders are to be benefited in the way of advertising, aud they should, therefore, pay for it. PAUL lODNG'S DEATH. A Statement From tho Family Controvert the Suicide. Theory. The information from Canton,. O., rela tive to the death of Panl Young, the son of Captain J. J. Young, of this city, was clear ly in error as to the cause of the young man's death. The statement that it was suicide is denied by the members of tbe household where the accident occurred, and the idea is refnted by all bis friends. The facts of the case are these: The young man retired to his room on New Years Eve about 10 o'clock, but did not go to bed. He was sitting in his room at midnight when the people on the street began shooting as the new year was ushered in. He went for ward to the window with the intention of joining in the celebration, and, at the time, had in his hand a 32-caliber self-cocking re volver. The window was hard to raise and stuck in the sash about a foot above the sill. He placed the revolver in his left hand and tried to force the window higher, when the revolver was discharged and the bullet en tered his left temple. He was found the next morning lying on the floor beneath the partially opened window. The wound was a clear cut one, showing no marks of powder, as would have been the case if held within even a foot of his head. F0DGHT 0TEE A PACKAGE. Two Men Come to Blow and an 'Arreit End the Lively Fend. Edward Mellon, an employe of the Pan handle Bailroad at tbe Fourth avenue crossing, was arrested yesterday on a charge of assault and battery, and gave bail for court, waiving.a hearing. The information was made by Peter McGinnis before Alder man Beilly, and. alleges that he went tb'the place where Mellon was in charge to get a package for a friend. Mellon did not want to give McGinnis the parcel, and when the latter undertook to remove it in spite of protest, Mellon at tacked, him with a cane. so. he claims, and beat him severely over the hands and arms. THE INCLINE HUDDLE, A movement to Compromise Follow the Granting of the Injunction. A meeting will be held to-morrow after nooh with a view of effecting a settlement in the matter of the Southside incline upon some basis mutually satisfactory, and it is generally believed that a compromise will be reached which will permit the immediate resumption of tbe work. An injunction was granted yesterday by Judge Ewing restraining further work; the police who for awhile were, posted to enforce the obevance of the order were withdrawn in the alternoon. No other part of the work except tba on Frederick street is affected by the injunction. WEECKS'ON THE P. E. E. An "Oil Train Came to Grief Yesterday, bat , No Live Were Lost. An east-bound freight train ou the Penn sylvania Bailroad was wrecked at 7 o'clock last night, near Bennington, the cause being a broken wheel. Aside from the total wreck age of five cars and thelossof 16,000 gallons of oil, there was no iurther dimage. Other trains were delayed some hours be cause of tbe debris, and early yesterday morning, at Wilkinsburg, a coke train was derailed. No considerable -loss resulted, and only brief delay to general traffic. A Salt for Malpractice. Dr. H. J. Barker, of Homestead, is on trial in the Criminal Conrt for malpractice, the suit being brought by Frank Caulin, who alleges that his wife was injured. The woman was in conrt and testified, as, did tbe defendant and a fellow practitioner? The case is still on trial. Going Ahead, Aoybow. The Bepublican City Central Committee, of Allegheny, will meet this evening in tbe City Hall, to arrange for the primaries pre paratory to the convention to nominate a candidate for-Mayor of Allegheny. v SPECIAL NOTICE! v Grand Opening- of Anderson' Scotch Glns ' bams, o"ti Tuesday Nrxr. Jannnry 7, 1890. All goods exhibited at the above opening have been imported expressly for the spring and summer of 1890. 'The opeufng on Tnesday next will be the largest and handsomest we have ever made pf these most desirable cotton fabrics. JOS. HOKNE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. Casey's "Excelsior" rye is their special brand. It is very favorably known in this community, and we advertise only, to give outsiders a , chance to become acquainted with this fine old brand of straight and pure Monongahela rye. For sale at T. D. Casey Ca.'s, 971 Liberty st. , ra Yon Will Save Dollar la Oar Cloak Boom By buying wraps now. Prices away down to reduce stock at once: No half-way .meas ures; actual' and great reductions here on entire stock. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. B. B. - A minute read display ad., this paper vome eariy, , Prices Snfler In Onr Blanket Room. P Eider down quilts,- cotton filled comforts and all-woolblankets. Come and see these bargains. ' Jos. Hoeke Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. We solicit' but one trial of our "Mountain Dew"Trye. Thft investment wlll.please the consumer. Put up in full quirt bottles at tt .eich, and' 'sold only --bya?. Dv'Casey & Co.. 971 Liberty it. ' -v .:..---1 - ".jts i 'Vlej CAtBpare w-Trfeis " . On: Un uifderwea? iinayQti TWiU huV heife.'NicSS,1andDesf' shaped ;goods and Twiaai low'!' .TK.' ttXiiV-m'Jk- rA 'a r --.-"-.j v-. .v.iuw w.-o .w. V CBUELLY MIBUSED " ' Aa AHefkeay Woman, Whoso Hiwfeani Beat Her; Is a Dangerous Conditio He Ha Ahsoonded. "Mrs. M. Shoemaker, the wife ofV sne cutter who lives in a house at the rear of No. 329 North avenue, Allegheny is lira cell at the Allegheny General Hospital In s very serious condition, suffering: fronj-in-' juries which she claims to have received at the hands of her husband. - '' The beating was given last Monday even ing, according to the story told by the woman to Patrolman Kroll. The woman was found in her honse by some of her neighbors. She was almost covered with brnises. To Patrolman Kroll she said that she did not know why her husband had beaten her. She acknowledged to him that they had both been drinking when the quar rel decured. The case was reported 6y the officer, and detectives were sent from City Hall to investigate. They found that Shoe maker had disappeared. Search for him since Tuesday has been unavailing. Mrs. Shoemaker continued to grow worse, and the reports that her husband had fled from the city seemed. to affect her more than her- bodily Injuriej. She became hysterical, and on Wednesday afternoon some of the neighbors applied at the Allegheny General Hospital for heradmission there. Thephysi cian in charge was not at the hospital at the time, and there was an unavoidable delay until late Wednesday night. The hospital wagon was finally sent for her and she was conveyed to the institution at about 10 o'clock. She was placed in a comfortable cot in one of the rooms. When examined by Drs. Huselton and Keck, yesterday morning, she was found to have been very badly mal treated. On her neck, were scratches and ugly marks of bruises, made, Dr. Huselton said, "very evidently by the hand of some person who was trying to choke her." One of her eyes is blackened and there are sev eral scratches and slight cnts on her head and face. There are other bruises, caused by blows or kicks, ou several parts of her body. The woman's wounds were carefully dressed. Shortly before noon she jumped out of her bed, ran to a -window, threw it up and wao climbing out at the second-story windowwith the evident intention of burl ing .herself to the stone pavement below, when she was caught by one of the nurses. one Decame violent, and several persons were required to hold her in her bed. During iub uay sne remained delirious, and it was finally found necessary to remove her to a locked cell, where she is now confined. Dr. Huselton says that her delirium is probably the result of shock to her nervous system. Her condition is considered very serious. No information has been made against cnoemaeer, Decause tne wire has not been able to make one. If any of the Allegheny officers lay their hands on him, however, he will be locked np and held to await the re sult of M3 wife'smjurjes. Having absconded from his home he is practically a fugitive from justice. AS TO THE OLD FIGHT. Member of the County Democracy Say It 1 a Mare' Nest Discovery. Under the head of "TheOld Fight," an evening paper intimated "that the County Democracy had their knives sharpened for the Cleveland wing of the party in this city; that notices of a meeting "of the Con nty Dem ocratic Committee' had abeeh called for Sat urday; that no one seemed to know the ob ject of the meeting; that it was a smooth game played to raise a fog under which to secure delegates for the State Committee; that it would end in a row; that a set-up wonld be made on Judge Bailey and that McKenna would be nominated for Mayor, and finally that altbongh the undertow was strongly for Pattison for Governor, a boom would be started for Wallace, and he would probably get the majority of delegates from iiegneny county. xnis omnibus indictment was handed around in tbe club room of the County De-. mocracy for review. There was no desire manifested to discuss the feeling toward any particular candidate, though some expressed a partiality for Pattison for Governor. J. J. Fox said: "We are all Democrats We disagree at times before nominations are made, but the ranks are closed afterward, and fine work at the polls and elsewhere, and our work costs the Connty Committee nothing. The call for the meeting on Sat urday is in accordance with practice, and the rules made when Hays was Chairman of the committee. J. W. Brennen, Esq., stated . that the call for a meeting on Saturday was regular. Mr. Brennen also stated that he could name ths man who had Tarnished the story, but he declined to name him, though several mem bers urged him to do so. The remainder of the members present assented to the exegesis given by Messrs. Fox and Brennen, bnt there was no disposi tion manifested to discuss the chances of the several candidates named. Those who use Frauenheim & Vilsack's celebrated ale and porter pronounce it ex cellent in flavor and very beneficial in its effect. Kept by all first-class dealers. Finest Broadcloths Imported, Only 83 Here. All the newest shades" to choose from. Also, the $2 quality go at $ 1 SO. Now is the time to come. JOS. HORNE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. ImpuritiEB in the Liver. Whence Liver Is crowded or clotted with a mass of impurities, its .action be comes slow and difficult. Pleurisy, Headache, Fain in Side, Tired Feeling and General Weakness ensues, result ing. if unchecked, in BBOKEN DOWN SYSTEMS. When you have these symptoms, try a .few.dosesof the genuine DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated Liver Pills. Price, 23 cents. Sold by all druggists, and prepared only by Fleming Bros., Pittsburg, Pa. Beware of counterfeits made in UU Louis. JjlO-KW Franc!. KEndrick I En., FIRST ANNUAL ODD SALE TTTTg yfXSSU ODD PLATES, .-ODD COPS and SAUOEBS, ODD CBACKEB JABS, ODD CHOCOLATE JUGS, ODD BBIC-A-BBAC, f ' t ODDSTANDS,.,.- AND OTHER REMNANTS, will be sold prior to'Swcx-taklng at .from one-half tpwc-'tHrds price. - ' i a ..'' ?.-.' .V f ' n .rfi . ., .i.aflf .vet -nr s Gyp.viv .sy f .'Vatefcf -3Tw -. ,wue gyjsu fosBLX ? ; . .:. -.. ' -t. ..yi ?..'?,n i fM T" TfXff. ' AD EBTIKE31E H TS. " .y-T JjfW;' -gr7S . lT' as- -". . -j -: - 5rjt , z H HBRfel B2 lire? -M PENN" AVENUE STORES. PirrSBtma, Friday; January 8, 1S30. "A penny saved is two penes earned," says the nfoverb. What yoa can save by attending these great January, clear ance sales will make yon good wages. Yesterday, the first day of the sales, w!t-t nessed a wonderful carrying off of bar- gain trophies genuine earnings, - What we tell about to-day is good for to-morrow and until the-lines are gone. Bead each days bargain story and come at the earliest possible moment. !. To-oay It Is about Silks. Tbe grandest sale of Silks ever heard of the largest stock of the richest plain and tancy Silks now to be sold at. tbe lowest prices you ever saw not on ' mean, little, lots, but complete lines, whole pieces and all bright, new goods, and the most beautiful colorings. BBOCADES: Too wide a field to enter with , limited space. Cp to 525 a yard i .goods from lower priced novel- ,- ' ties that -were two and ttreaj.'jt' times more than the clearance'- , prices now. i3 ." INDIAS: Reduced from $1 25 to 50c a yard.. Beduced from $2 25 to Si a yard. Reduced from 2 50 to $1 a yard.' .- x SURAHS: Beautiful 75c ones now 50c FANCY STRIPE STJRAHS: ' II ones reduced to 60o a yard. 81 25 ones reduced to 75c a yard. 21-INCH SURAHS: , Beautiful pattern stripes and plaids now 75c that wen SI 25. itf. : ?' 37-INCH PONGEES: Beautiful figured. In creamand' i black, at 50c a yard, reduced ' from SI 25. 'IK. SATIN BHADAMK3: All colors, rich and beautiful. Price sow SI reduced from .'- Price now 85c reduced from i ' MODtE ANTIQUE: Novel and beautiful figures and colors. $3 50 ones marked down to tX f2 ones marked down to fi ll 50 ones marked down to 75a' FANCY STRIPED SATINS:- " Marked down to SI SO from SSL '- , All these and only a beginning of the' story. Come to-day. While these bargains last there is plenty, but the plenty cannot lt-W alwajs. . at" Over in the Black Silks a great prica a lanffhtn In t.hA th and Atrant Unw ' cides and new, choice goods, the very -Vyi highest quality and prettiest pattern ' x? These elegant Brocades are much wora?-,', as entire costumes or in combinations. 3gjJp , -sST See how the prices have been changed: 80c ones now 65c. $2 00 ones now 81 6U' Si ones now 7oc S2 25 ones now 51.75.' si 25 ones now 51. S2 50 ones now 52 Si 50 ones now SI 15. and Up. ' f-:. 87 50 ones now S3 Besides, this Black Silk Department'. Is offering extra values In Staple Black Silks such as will be found nowhere else. 21-Inch Satin Bhadame at Si 21-Inch Oros Grain at 90c Inch Gros Grains' at IX And our renowned bargain. . elegant Cashmere Finish Guinet ' Bilk at SI a yarn, sold a few months ago here, and still sold elsewhere at II 60 a j . While the bargains at 50c In Dress: . ' Goods are greater than we ever made.'" Iwe call attention to the marK-aownsia -the fine Dress Goods, equal and evinl ' '-'greater than in the lower priced goods. ,.' .Coma to-day. ' ' "" "-" : K . -'C inc urioMD -t nne'Gfl UU. I'iUl IHlj ZA JjUU ... i!r.'J ?PENN;AVENUE2STORS; ? 4rk, &m &mfr '- 8Hf - .' i - j-. --1 X1 ' V M WW OHmKA uSflSfirS fcri l .. i,.kr ,W ' s'iiMM'S!istmiw!imm i& iuwhu ugb auout A. , . ,' "V.-. . ..r5 ATNHWatM'.' a
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