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THE PITTSBUEG DISPATCH, EEIDAY, JANUARY -17, 1890.
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A Sensational Speech at the
K. of L. Convention.
J. IT. BOSS WAS BE-ELECTED
"What Became of the Members Who
Dropped Out.
A BIG CONTRACT FOE CARNEGIES.
There was a wild time at the convention
of D. A- ITo. 3, K. of L., yesterday. "Worthy
foreman John O'Shea created a sensation
by denouncing the administration gener
ally. His speech was a budget of inTectives,
antagonistic ot everything that pertains to
the past management of the order in this
district. The speech was delivered after
the nominations for new officers had been
made, and it is said for the purpose of se
curing Totes for O'Shea, but the latter de
nied this. If that was the intention, it
failed, as O'Shea was beaten nearly two to
one.
As stated in yesterday's Dispatch, there
was a desire among several of O'Shea's
friends to "do up" Master Workman Boss.
When the convention opened there was con
siderable hustling done by the O'Shea peo
ple. When the nominations were closed,
-with Boss and O'Shea as the candidates, the
men who were backing the latter smiled at
the picnic they thought they would have
buying Boss' remains.
FBIE2TDS DESEBT O'SHEA.
It was conceded by some delegates that
O'Shea had enough votes to elect him when
the nominations closed. He took the floor
in his own behalf and delivered such an in
cendiary speech that one-half ot those who
intended voting for him refused to do so.
They were so utterly surprised that they
turned around and voted for Boss. When
the ballots were counted it was found that
Itoss had 22 votes, O'Shea 13 and Joseph Ik
Evans 3. The latter was not a candidate,
and the three votes were given him as a
compliment
For Recording and Financial Secretary
there was a slight contest, and for a few
minutes it looked as though Miss Laura
Powell, the incumbent, would be defeated.
Her opponent was A. 6. Bright, a young
corkworker and an influential member of
lb A. 9S63. When the first 30 ballots were
counted it was a neefc-and-neck race, and it
-was thought Hiss Powell would be retired.
She received 23 votes to her opponent's IS.
Miss Powell's small vote was said to be due
to the speech of Mr. O'Shea against her in
fluence as an officer and member of the
order.
For Worthy Foreman there was no oppo
sition to Joseph L. Evans, the old war horse
of the district John D. Hughes was re
elected Treasurer. The following are the
names of the members of the new Executive
Board:
William Brace. L. A. 1S97; William L. Heee,
491: Joseph Frizzle. 15S3, H. F. Leinpsey. lo77:
Charles Brothers, 8S63, and Joseph Stonick,
2128.
The following are the names of the new
trustees:
T. J. Dlcns, 1G30: Thomas Wisdom, 1030;
Charles Brothers, 9S63.
For Judges of the District Court, Thomas
Wisdom, H. F. Dempsey, or L. A. 1577,
and W. J. MeKeever, of 7190, were elected.
Michael Landis, of 9863, was elected Judge
Advocate, and Charles Beck, of 1533, Clerk
of the Court.
seceexakt's salaet changed.
The salary of the Secretary was changed
to 550 per month for 2,000 members and for
I every additional thousand an increase of
one-fourth of a cent per member. As there
are but between 1,200 and 1,400 members in
the district now Miss Powell's salary will
continue at $50.
A resolution was adopted from L. A. 1030,
molders, denouncing J. 21. Kelly and his
attitude against the order. The resolution
was printed in The Dispatch several days
aeo. The following resolution was then
presented by John Flannery:
Besolved, That we as a District Assembly of
the Knights of Labor, express our contempt
and disapproval of the quartering in our State
of the hirelings known as Pmkerton detectives.
We urge upon Governor Beaver to protect the
rights of resident citizens of Pnnxsntawney
against tbe invasion of these hirelings.
Resolved. That we exteDd onr sympathy and
fraternal good will to our brothers on strike in
the low grade coal fields.
Master Workman Boss was seen after the
meeting, and asked it he had anything to
say in regard to O'Shea's attack upon him.
He said: "I do not think such statements
are worthv of comment. The least said
about Mr. 'O'Shea the better. We ought to
be charitable, and allow him to drop out of
Bight"
An attempt was made to find ont the ex
act number of members in the district; bnt
uu couiu not joe uone. it was autnonta
tivclv stated by one of the delegates and an
ex-official that the membership would not
exceed 1,400 One of the charges made by
Mr. O'Shea against Mr. Boss was that the
latter had the reports "doctored," so as to
show more members than there reallv were
in the district O'Shea charged the Master
Workman with accounting for local assem
blies that bad lapsed and refused to pav
their taxes.
STATISTICS ON MEMBEESHIP.
Two years'ago, when the annual conven
tion of the district was held, and John
Doyle was elected Master Workman, there
were close to 12,000 members in the district
These were represented in 105 local assem
blies. 2fow there are about 33 locals alto
gether. In speaking of the decrease in his
report Master Workman Boss said:
While there has been a great falling off ia
membership, it has not been in proportion to
the decrease in other cities; notably Phila
delphia, New York and Chicago. In those cities
locals have lapsed, and their members are now
unorganized, in this city nearly all tbe mem
bers who dropped out of the Knights of Labor
were organized in trades unions. A great
many were forced into tbe Amalgamated A sso
ciation on account of the tactics adopted by
that organization by refusing to allow men to
retain membership in both societies. Every
trades union in the two cities has been built up
with men who went out of D. A. 3.
Among the delegates to the convention
was ex-Master Workman John Doyle, who
represented his local, 9504, tube workers.
This is John's first appearance since his re
tirement a year ago
In regard to his expulsion, John M. Kelly
said: "I will be at the funeral ot D. A. No.
3, and expect to be the chief mourner. I
suppose the next man that will be 'fired'
will be O'Shea, ou account of his speech
against Boss. O'Shea spoke the truth, and
anybody that knows anything about D. A.
3 cannot deny it"
NEAELI HALF A MILLION.
A Iiarffe Contract Awarded to Carnegie,
Fhlpps fc Cj. for Steel.
Carnegie, Phipps & Co. has just closed a
contract with the American Steel Barge
Company, of Dulutb, Minn., for 5,000 tons
of steel plates. The contract is worth about
$300,000 to the firm. The plates will be used
in the construction of seven vessels which
are now being built for the company. -
They have also given options lor steel
enough for three other vessels, and the con
tracts will likely be closed for them within
a short time. The whole order will proba
bly be for 7.200 tons, and wiU be worth
about $450,000. The steel plates will be
Tolled at Homestead.
Tblrly-NIne Miners Examined.
The Board of Mining Inspectors for this
district continued the examination of appli
cants yesterday ana finished their work.
Thirty-nine men for the position of mine
boss were examined.
the TARENTDH swag.
The Police of All Big Cities Gives a De
scription of the Goods Stolen From
Rndert Officials Keep BInm by Common
Consent A Picture of tho Murdered
Woman.
District Attorney Bichard Johnston was
yesterday as reticent as ever on the subject
of the Tarentum murder. The only point
upon which he grew eloquent was the in
accuracy of the reports of the alleged con
fession. On tbe identification of the jewelry,
he said nothing. As stated in yesterday's
Dispatch, the information from Tarentum
was to the effect that Paul Budert did not
identify the Jewelry as part of his missing
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property. Other reports say he did, but
those in authority to speak upon the subject,
will neither confirm the one report nor affirm
the other.
The theory advanced there, that the rob
bers, to throw people off the scent, had
given Killain some products of another rob
bery and hidden the goods taken, is still ac
cepted as right
The man Baker, who saw the robbery,
and watching the robbers, gave the alarm,
says that one of the gang turned around to
him, and the handkerchief bound about the
lower part of his face falling by the sudden
ness of the motion revealed a heavy brown
mustache, which answers the description of
the missing speak-easy proprietor, but does
not cover that of either Conroy or Griffin.
The mysterious fashion of doing business
in ferreting ont the murderers is still con
tinned, and of course the more mys
tery there is in a case of this kind the more
the public enriosity is excited as to what is
being done toward "the capture of the mur
derers, which public sentiment demands,
and toward which so little has as yet been
done.
The police authorities of the leading cities
have been notified to keep a close watch
upon the pawnbrokers, but this is regarded
by some of the authorities as wasted postage.
The goods, they think, will be disposed of
st some "fence," where the precious metals
will be melted down, and the works of the
watches either defaced as to numbers or de
stroyed to preclude any possibility of a
record being made. The fact that every
jeweler enters up the number and make of
bis watches in stock is too apparent to
let sharp thieves get themselves caught by
anv such simple means as a pawnbroking
transaction, especially where a case of mur
der is attached to the robbery record.
The friends of Mrs. Budert, who well re
member her as a most estimable lady, and
one well-known in charitable and church
circles, will be pleased to recognize her in
the likeness presented above. Although
only about a year or so married she had en
deared herself to the community in which
she had placed her home, so that the tragic
ending of her young life has been one of the
most terrible bereavements which the town
has ever sustained.
The widower, so rudely bereft of his wife,
whose gallant conduct in rushing to the
front to defend her husband's property, met
death as its reward, when asked some ques
tions of his wife's history, could hut answer
with a sob and a request that he be left
alone with his grief.
At a late hour last night it was rumored
that an arrest had been made at Chicago of
a man answering the description as given by
Baker of the third man in the party which
committed the cowardly assassination.
A DEBTOR IN D1IM0HT.
Slognlar Ontcome of n Snlt to Recover an
Unpaid Teominc BUI.
Mr. William Schafier, of Oakland, who
is a teamster, did some work amounting to
$45 for Joseph Mason, of Boquet street,
Oakland. After completing the work the
bill was sent in, bnt it remained unpaid.
Frequent application was made for a settle
ment of the bill. Mr. Schafier thought that
Mason should pay the bill, so he brought a
suit before Alderman Doughty to recover
tbe amount
Judgment was given for the plaintiff for
the amount claimed with costs. Notifica
tion was sent to the defendant to this effect
Hearing nothing from him a levy was
placed upon his house. When the con
stable went to pat the execution into effect
he found the house without much furniture
and the defendant in Dixmont
THE INFORMATION WITHDRAWN.
The 8lndeIloover Controversy Terminates
Amicably nnd Slnde Footed the BUI.
The information against Henry Sladc, the
Spiritualistic medium, before Alderman
Succop, was withdrawn last evening at the
time set for a hearing. The suit was brought
by Harry Hoover, President of the Secular
Society, who charged the defendant with re
ceiving money under false pretenses. The
suit grew ont of a seance held at No. 91
Eiver avenue, Allegheny, one evening last
week, when Mr. Hoover claimed that he had
not received any return for his money.
Last evening Mr. Hoover agreed to drop
any further prosecution against Slade if the
latter would pay all the-costs in the case,
and the information was accordingly dis
charged. WHAT PEOPLE AEE DOING.
Some Who Travel, borne Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.
Prof. James E. Denton, of the Stevens
Institute of Technology, New York, is in the
city this week inspecting mills, steamboats and
public works. He is looking for the best kind
of engine to use In proposed harbor boats
at New York. Naturally, he comes to Pitts
burg. George Krause, Jr., contracting agent of
the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and St
Louis Boad at Cleveland, was in tbe city yes
terday on business. He says bis road will likely
establish an agency In this city some time in
the near t uture.
Mr. George N. Hft, of the Gazette, who
has been quite ill for some time, is rapidly re
covering and will be at his post again in a 'few
days.
Ex-Mayor Iiotbrop, of St Paul, passed
through the city yesterday, going to Wash
ington. He favors Chicago for ths World's
Fair.
jjj j WITHDRAW
Friends of Judge Bailey Say He is in
the .Race to Stay.
HEDESIEES A 2-WEEKS' CAKVASS.
Assurances of Judge Bailey's Good Health
Are Freely Expressed.
SOME OTHER POLITICAL GOSSIP
Tne talk of eliminating' Judge Bailey
from the mayoralty candidacy, is regarded
by many of the leading Democrats as
purely an invention of the enemy. Tbe
general opinion in Democratia circles last
night, was that he wonld not alone runf but
be successful in bis contest.
The Postmaster, John B. Larkin wag
seen last night on the subject, and he said
he was too busy attending to the books and
the general returns incidental upon turning
over the office to his successor, to pay any
attention to politics or tbe slush which ac
companies a campaign. He said:
1 am really not interested one way or the
other in the fight except as being aD cmocratl
am in favor of Judge Bailey. As to tho
method of conducting his candidacy, whether
on long or short term system I know nothing,
believing that he is abundantly able to take
care of his own campaign. I also think that he
will be elected, or else why this persistent
effort both on the part of his political opponents
and his supposed political friends to get him off
tbe track? In my opinion somebody must have
got hart by his acceptance of the candidacy. I
ave heard Judge Bailey remark that ho de
sires a short campaign, bat I can't say that he
is at present of that opinion.
THE JUDGE'S BROTHER TALKS.
James M. Bailey, brother of the Judge,
is authority for the statement that the
Judge has been and is now on an Eastern
trip to New York and Boston on business.
He says the Judge's health is very much
improved, and laughs at the idea of ill
health keeping him out of the candidacy.
He further said when questioned:
I do not know what plan, if ny, my brother
has made in the way of arranging his canvass
for tbe mayoralty. If he has agreed to accept
the nomination, as has been done, you may de-
Send upon it that he will keep it If vou have not
eardfrom him in tbe last few days you can
state that I have a letter to-day, dated New
York, on business matters, in which he is in
terested, but which does not concern politics in
any respect
Among others spoken to was Captain Mc
Clelland, who is widely spoken of as the
candidate for City Treasurer. He said:
I have not seen Judge Bailey lately, and I
understand that hejs attending to business in
New York. If all I hear is true, and I shall not
answer for rumors. It is the official people who
are feeling the svmptnms of sickness instead of
Judge Bailey, If he is elected, as I have no
doubt he will be, the people who have inflated
the tax rate will find him a very ragged man,
notwithstanding tbe pleas of ill health at
tached to him. This, of course, is only an
opinion, bat it is the opinion of a watcher who
is not interested in the mayoralty fight
MAJOK DEN2USION SERENE.
City Treasurer Joseph F. Denniston is
sun aoout tne same weignt ne was wnen nis
last term commenced, and is not wearing
his desk out with writing petitions or other
appeals to the public. He is regarded as
the acknowledged candidate of both parties
so far as he has been before, and has had his
delegates calling on him for the last three
weeks, sometimes as many as two or three
at a time, and the general idea among sol
diers and civilians is that he is pretty safe
to succeed himself unless some providential
intervention should take place.
Much amusement has been caased by
rumors of rivalries springing up between
Messrs. Warmcastle and Lyon. Damon and
Pythias never quarreled.
The public is taking a keen interest in the
manner in which Mr. McKean is bestirring
himself in the hastening of the completion
of the Government building. Many promi
nent men called upon bim yesterday and ap
proved ot his action in enlisting the aid of
the national authorities.
THE B01BD NAILED.
The Underwriters Agree to He-Elect Offl.
cers and Have a Fire Test.
The Board of Underwriters held its an
nual meeting yesterday, and the following
officers were re-elected:
W. G. McCandless, President; W. P.
Herbert, Vice President; James H. Clancy,
Treasurer; J. D. McPadden, who has been
for years Fire Marshal, Secretary, with the
old directors replaced. The fire test ques
tion was informally discussed and the choice
of a judge again relegated to President Mc
Candless, much against his will.
The appointment will be made within a
few days, as already stated, and will not be
announced until the assurance of the ap
pointee that he will serve is received. The
Board of Underwriters is particularly
anxious that the test of the fire apparatus of
the two cities shall be upon their respective
merits, and will do sll that can be done to
make it fair to each party to the dispute.
A JUBIMAN DENIES IT.
He Says They Were Net Discharged by
Jndge Collier.
Wilson Shannon, the well-known com
positor of this city, who was a member of
the jury which it was reported was dis
charged by Judge Collier last Tuesday aft
ernoon, called at The Dispatch office last
evening ana aeniea tne report. He ex
plained the case of Mary Murphy, who was
charged with keeping a "speak-easy." He
says Mrs. Murphy lived on the second story
of, a house on Soho street with Mrs. Mc
Grath on the first floor. In the testimony
the officers did not swear that they had seen
anybody drinking in the second story, but
saw beer in boxes on the first floor. This the
jury claimed was not good enough evidence
to convict the woman.
Mr. Shannon further claims that Judge
Collier was not displeased with the verdict,
and only discharged them for the day.
BUILDERS WANT A CHARTER.
The Exchange Wants to de Business as a
Chartered Corporation.
The Builders' Exchange has applied for a
charter. A special committee is now at
work upon it, and it will be advertised in a
few days. The capital stock ot the corpora
tion is to be made $5,000 divided into 50
shares ot $100 each. The stock has nearly
all been taken.
The object in securing a charter is to en
able the Exchange to do business as a cor
poration. Although there has been an or
ganization for several years the Exchange
has had no legal existence. The annual
dues will probably be raised from ?G to $25
per annum. "
THE HIGfl RIVERS.
Tbe Maximum Singe. Reached, bat
Not
Mnch Damage Reported.
The rivers rose rapidly yesterday. Last
night 20 feet was reached, the highest this
winter. The gates and the dam at Lock
No. 1 are entirely covered, and the lock is
kept open.
Large forces of men worked yesterday to
secure the coal fleets with extra lines. A
shanty boat on the Monongahela broke from
its moorings yesterday forenoon, and was
demolished against the south pier of the
Smithfield street bridge. Its occupants had
left it, fearing danger.
The Jnckmnn Sale.
The auction sale of the Jackman personal
property was completed yesterday. The
prices brought were fair. On account of the
inclement weather it was decided to close
up, although all the property was not sold.
If it is not disposed of at private sale, there
will be another auction later.
F00LED W1ILA WBmM-
A Colored Man Flonrlnbes a Pistol nnd tbe
Result Was That Charles Scott May Die
Vrum n Ballet Wound-No III-Will Ex.
Istcd. Bnt tbe Shooter Is Under Arrest.
Charles Scott, colored, .was shot and dan
gerously wounded last evening by Nathan
Watters. About 9:15 o'clock Watters and
Winson Allen, comprising the firm of Wat
ters & Allen, proprietors of a little teilor
shop at the corner of Wylie avenue and Ar
thur street, Harry Butler and Scott, all col
ored, were seated in Watters & Allen's
shop.
Watters took down a small Bemington,
22-caliber revolver, and was flourishing it
about, when Scott told him to put it away
and not point it at bim. Watters paid no at
tention to him, and Scott made a clutch for
the weapon. As he did so it was discharged.
The bullet struck Scott in the stomach
and be dropped to the floor. His com
panions at once started for assistance, and
Dr. Hiett and Dr. Tefley, the latter colored,
were summoned. They probed for the bul
let, but could not find it, and the injured
man was removed to the Homeopathic
Hospital. The wound was pronounced a
very dangerous one, but the physicians
could not say if it would prove fatal.
In the meantime Watters and Allen were
arrested and locked up in the Eleventh
ward station. Butler bad disappeared as''
soon as the shooting occurred and could not
be found.
Scott is a single man, about 20 years of
age, and was employed as a porter in Bing's
restaurant on Sixth street He lived at 272
Wylie avenue.
No ill feeling is known to have existed
between Watters and Scott, and the shoot
ing is believed to have been purely acci
dental. TflBI CAN'T DODGE IT.
Assessors Hear tbe Countr Commissioners
Call to the Unconverted
A considerable number of Assessors have
refused to make estimate of returns of tax
ables where the latter have refused to do so
or have neglected the matter themselves.
Auditor General McCamant writes to Com
missioner Mercer to say that he (McCamant)
is astonished at snch dereliction, especially
as from this year on the counties get two
thirds of the taxes realized under the reve
nue act of 1889, and section 13 of that act
places a penalty of $500 and a year's im
prisonment on Assessors, County Commis
sioners and others who neglect their duties.
The Auditor General says the County
Commissioners must be depended upon to
enforce the law. In addition to the penal
ties prescribed in the act the Auditor Gen
eral expresses the opinion that the Commis
sioners can withhold pay from Assessors
who do not discbarge their duties legally.
He calls attention also to the act of 1841,
which imposes a fine of $200 and a year's
imprisonment on assessors that neglect their
duty, and the act of 1869 gives the Control
ler the right to proceed against delinquents
in court and have them removed from office
for neglect of duty; adding, however, that
in the case in point the remedy under last
year s act is plain and specific. The Au
ditor General suggests that ten days or some
other specified period of time be given de
linquents to come to tbe center and in case
of iailnre the Commissioners are to prose
cute and also withhold pay.
SHOULD HATE KEPT THE KEYS.
Colored People Charged With Cleaning Oat
a House on Old Avenne.
Washington Downey and wife and May
St Clair, all colored, were arrested last
night by Officer Murphy on a charge of lar
ceny. The information was made by Will
iam Miller before Alderman Bichards. He
charged them with having gone to his
house. No. 36 Poplar alley, and taking
away all of his honsehold goods, removing
them to his house on Old avenue. Miller
stnfafl ififtf ti 1tvd with TTattiA rTlaV ma1
oVed. who aew days ago was sentenced two
years ana seven months to tbe penitentiary
for larceny.
When she was sentenced be was away and
she gave the key to the Downeys to give to
him. When he returned he discovered that
they had cleaned out bis house. The
Downeys and Miss Clark last night gave
bail m'the snm of $500 each for a bearing
to-morrow.
MAT BE A FATAL FALL..
Mr. Tonngson's Boy Fnlls From tho Third
Story of an Unfinished Ilouse.
James Youngson, Jr., the 6-year-old son
of J. B. Youngson, of Smithfield street, was
playing with several companions in his
father's new houses on Vine street yesterday
afternoon. They climbed up to the third
floor of the building, where the joist had
just been placed in position, and the little
boy undertook to walk the joists. In some
way he lost his balance and fell throngh the
three floors into the cellar. He was picked
up and carried to his home near by and Dr.
McKelvey summoned, who, after an exam
ination, found no bones to be broken, but
an ugly gash on his forehead, which he said
may prove fatal.
Serious Case of Malaria.
John Warden, son of Mrs. John Warden,
of Sewickleyr is suffering with a severe at
tack of malaria. It is not expected that be
can recover.
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED. M
Incidents of a Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Bendy Reading.
AT the annual meeting of the Grand Army
Band, held at their hall in Alleghany, tbe fol
lowing officers were elected for tbe present
year: President J. B. Hummell; Vice Presi
dent Jas. Corcoran; Secretary, Jj. B. Evans.
Tbe secretary reported an active membership
ot 82, and honorary, 120.
Mb. J. W. FOKStAy, general agent for Penn
sylvania of W. Duke, Sons fc Co., is a guest at
the Hotel Anderson. Mr. Forman talks about
gutting 1,000,000 pounds of cigarettes into tbe
tate daring the present year as glibly as if the
entire population consumed tho miniature
cigars.
There was considerable of a landslide in
Pleasant Valley near Taggart street, Alle
gheny, yesterday. The rain for the past week
loosened the dirt on the hillside, causing it to
come down and bringing with It the public
steps at that point Considerable damage was
done.
Fbanx Washington, tho colored boy who
was cat behind tbe ear a few days ago by Louis
Browarsky during a quarrel on Federal street,
yesterday lodged an information before Magis
trate Gripp against Browarsky, charging him
witn ieionious cutting.
The influenza has affected manyrailroad em
ployes and crippled the bnslness of many lines
east of here. At Pittsburg fewer railroaders
have been afflicted than at other points. At
Altoona the epidemic has caused a blockade in
tbe freight yard.
Edwabd Dailt was arrested in Allegheny
yesterday afternoon "by Officer Herman and
sent to the lockup. Dally has been drinking
heavily for sometime, and was suffering with
the delirium tremens when arrested.
Jacob Nowhiskt, a Hungarian employed at
the Pittsburg Forge and Iron Works, got his
arm caught In some machinery yesterday and
bad it almost torn from tbe socket He was
removed to the General Hospital.
Williak Lee, 82 years old, died suddenly at
the residence of his daughter, 173 second
avenue, yesterday morning. Coroner McDow
ell made an investigation, bat deemed an in
quest unnecessary.
Ceabi.es Bahn, Charles Grindler and An
drew Scbrodes were held for court by Mayor
Pearson, of Allegheny, last night They are
charged with beating Washington Bartlett, an
old man.
H. W. Bow, Superintendent ot tbe Business
College of Curry University, has been very
seriously ill with pneumonia, but has passed
the critical stage of the disease.
John Btbon, a brakeman on tbe Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, had his arm crushed yes
terday while coupling cars. Ha was removed
to the West Penn Hospital.
John Toban gave bail before Alderman
Porter for a hearing to-morrow on charges of
assault and battery and cruelty to bis wife.
AB HOUR WITH A WIT.
Max O'Kell Charms a Large Audience
at Old City Hall.
THE NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
John Ball, Sandy McGregor and Brother
Jonathan Wittily Limned.
A EECEPTI0N AT THE PEESS CLUB
Max O'Kell (Monsieur Paul Blouet),
who has so long been famous as the Paris
correspondent of the London Timet, and
who made so many friends in America by
his brilliant and witty book, entitled "Jon
athan and His Continent," lectured in Old
City Hall last evening.
A large audience of representative Pitts
burgers awaited the gentleman's appearance
on the platform.
Mr. George Welshons, of the editorial
staff of the Times, officiated is Chairman,
and the wit that abounded during the even
ing commenced to flow during his remarks.
He said it seemed strange for him to intro
duce Max O'Kell to a Pittsburg audience.
for where he was known to one of the audi
ence, Max O'Eell was known to 50;
hat in speaking of a man who was
such an intellectual power, he was
tempted to devote some time to his remarks,
but that he dare not do so he had been
limited by the Lecture Committee. They
had informed him that if his friends desired
to hear him speak they would hire a hall
for him and invite him to do so. Beside the
fact that the committee bad instructed him
he read a brief extract from a witty article
entitled "The Chairmen I Have Had," in
which the ideal chairman was embodied in
a silent chairman, and which was signed
Max O'Kell. Everything combined to im
pose silence upon him, so by announcing
that the subject of the lecture would be "A
National Picture Gallery of the Anglo
Saxon Bace," instead of the previously an
nounced "Jonathan and His Cousin," he
formally introduced Monsieur to the audi
ence. TAKING A MENTAL PICTURE.
The time Mr. Welshons ocenpied in
speaking was improved by Max O'Eell in
taking mental notes of the audience and the
hall, even the portions of it that were above
and behind the gentleman. The keen ob
servation that has made Max O'Eell what
he is was plainly perceptible in the manner
in which he "sized up" both hall and
audience, and when he commenced his re
marks it was with a clear understanding of
all his environments.
Max O'Kell in reality is the personifica
tion of what the children of his brain would
indicate. Bright and entertaining in his re
marks, each one of which had a point as clear
cut as a cameo, he held the interest of the
andience up to a high point from the mo
ment he first spoke until his address was
concluded.
In personal appearance he is of average
height, symmetrically formed, yd imbued
with the grace of movement for which his
nationality is noted. His features are regu
lar and his mustache and short whiskers are
almost black, if not quite so. His hair
(what there is of it), is of the same tint
He wears eye-glasses and was attired in a
regulation evening dress last evening. His
accent is not of a purely French one, but
mixed a trifle with the Celtic.
LION, MULE AND OCTOPUS.
In his remarks he introduced the audience
first to John Bull the largest land owner
in the world. Briefly he reviewed John
Bull's characteristics, spoke of his calling
the British Isles the United Kingdom, with
considerable accent on the United. He at
tributed John Bull's success to his tenacitv,
the coolness of his head and thickness of his
skin. He said "thorough" was his adjec
tive, and that he combined the qualities of
the lion, mule and octopus.
"Sandy McDonald" was next treated to a
parsing and diagramming by Max O'Kell,
and he was invested with all tbe qualities
that insure success, not only in this world,
but in the world to come. His motto was
said to be "Help yourself, and God will
help you." .
'Jonathan," youngest of the nations,
but greatest of the future, was next sched
uled for treatment With some conciliatory
remarks abont the American gentleman
being exempt from his criticisms, he sailed
in on Jonathan. Curiosity and inquisi
tiveness were his prime characteristics,
according to the witty speaker,
bnt great praise was due him
for what be had accomplished
in the 100 years of his existence. He said
the activity of the people and the absence of
stupid taces were what impressed a foreigner
most upon his arrival in America. His
own words were: "Yon are not all beauti
ful. No, but you are intelligent look
ing." His entire lecture was composed of
ideas gained on his previous visit to Amer
ica, and jotted down hitherto in bis "Jona
than and His Continent," but the shrng of
the shoulder, the accent or emphasis of a
word and the droll manner of telling witti
cisms and jokes already familiar, with
which the weaknesses of Jonathan are de
picted, made them very acceptable.
Later Monsieur Blouet was accorded a
very pleasant reception at the Pittsburg
Press Club, where be held various of the
local fraternity entranced for several hours
by witty disquisitions on the newspaper
man sm generis1 and their national charac
tistics. TO GET A HEARINQ T0-DAI.
Iilentenant Holmes Gang; Snpposed to bo
tbe Forbes Avenne Bobbers.
Edward Courtney, Edward Gallagher,
Michael Fisher, Bobert Bichardson and
Hugh O'Hara, the gang- of alleged thieves
arrested yesterday by Lieutenant Holmes,
will have a bearing before Magistrate Gripp
this morning.
Separate informations for burglary will
be made against Gallagher and Courtney, as
the police allege that they have evidence
that they were connected with the robbery
on Forbes avenne last week, when a safe
was blown open.
KEW HOUSE DESTB0IEP.
A Bnlldlns Hard to Reach by the Firemen Is
Burned to tbe Ground.
At 7:20 last evening a house in the course
of construction on Ward street, canght fire
and was totally destroyed. An alarm was
sent in from station 218, bnt the house was
in a place difficult to reach and the firemen
were unable to work to any advantage. -
The building was being erected by Mr.
Harry Bussell, was half brick and half,
frame. The work had progressed until the
walls were ready for plastering, and the fire
entails a loss of about $3,000. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
A BAILROAD PURCHASE.
The Pennsylvania Bays Land Opposite 31c
Keesport for Shops and Yard.
The Pennsylvania Bailroad Company yes
terday bought the McIIhany property, of 35
acres, in Mifflin township, opposite Mo
Keesport for $50,000. It lies at the western
end of the proposed two-track bridge across
the river, and has a river frontage of 1,300
feet It is reported that on this tract the
company will locate sbops and a yard, for
the McKeesport and Bessemer road.
Mr. Thos. B. Dickson Better.
At a late hour last night the qondition of
Mr. Thomas H. Dickson, the wejl-known
metal broker, was reported more hopeful.
He was first attacked with la grippe, which
in the past few days has developed into a
well-defined case of acute pneumonia. His
immediate household do sot anticipate a
serious result
AFTER LOTTERY AGENTS.
The Police la Pursuit of Foreign Chance
1 Swindlers.
Assistant Superintendent O'Mara has re
ceived several complaints about tbe "In
ternational Banking Company, of How
York." An agent of this pompany, who
says he cannot speak English, has been
soliciting among tbe German citizens to
sell foreign bonds. His plan is to select
the least intelligent class of Germans, and
if possible those who cannot understand
English, and persuade them to buy these
bonds on the installment plan.
On making the first installment of $5 the
buyer is given a large lithographed agree
ment which states that as soon as the buyer
has paid in 20 installments of $5 each he
will be entitled to "one 3 per cent Servian
100-franc Government bond; issue of 1881;
one Italian 100-lire gold bond, issue of 1870;
and one City of Bari 100-lire Government
bond, issue of 1869."
The International Banking Company's
bonds, according to a well-known steamship
agent of this city, are worth about $60, for
which the ignorant buyer is deluded into
paying $100 through his ignorance of the
exchange -values of moneys of different
countries.
Mr. Herman Kent, of Allegheny City,
was one of the latest victims to complain to
the police. Two weeks ago he bought one
ot the International Banking Company's
agreements, but after paying his $5 grew
suspicions. He wrote to tbe alleged ad
dress of the company in New York City,
but received a reply that there was
no such firm there. When he referred the
matter to Mr. O'Mara, the latter at once
recognized the scheme as one that had been
investigated and condemned here a few
years ago.. At that time the agents of one of
these companies were arrested and the case
taken to court, but theprisoners were released
on bail and skipped out before the trial. Mr.
O'Mara said the plan was simply to get a
lot of purchasers tor the bonds and after the
buyers had made several payments the com
pany suddenly failed and the schemers fled
the country.
Assistant Superintendent O'Mara requests
that all people in the connty who have had
transactions with the lottery company will
come to him at once and state their case.
He thinks that it they act promptly he will
be able to recover their money for them and
at tbe same time place Ascbkenasi where he
is thought to belong, behind the bars.
P. OF L. OFFICIALS TO BE HERB.
They Will Arrivo Sntnrdny Morning; to
Settle tbe Electric Strike.
Frank Carrier, who went to New York to
Bee President Gompers, of the Federation of
Labor, in regard to the carbonsetters strike,
received a letter yesterday from Mr.
Gompers stating that several members of
the Executive Board would arrive in the
city Saturday morning to investigate the
trouble. They will meet Vice President
Martin, who will try to arrange a confer
ence with George Westinghoose and other
officials for Saturday. Mr. Gompers did
not say who he would send here, but it is
expected that one of them will be P. J. Mc
Guire, General Secretary of the Carpenters
and Joiners' Union.
There was no change in the strike yester
dav. The men who are out will stay out,
and the men who are in will in all proba
bility stay in.
Their First Doable Tarn.
The large plate mill of ShoenOerger's at
the foot of Sixteenth street was started on
double turn last night, with a force of 25
men at work. This mill has never been on
double turn before.
AS GOOD AS GOLD.
Two Hundred Lots Near Denver, Col., Free.
Desiring to attract universal attention, we
have adopted this novel and expensive
method of placing our property before the
people.
The lots we are giving away are in
Plainfield, a new suburban addition on the
Fort Worth and Denver Bailroad. only a
few minutes' ride from the Union depot at
Denver, Col.
These lots are 25x125 feet, wide streets, and
nice park reserved. We keep every other
lot for the present, and will not sell. Every
lot that is given away will be worth $100 in
less than 18 months. We give only one lot
to each person, and require no contract to
improve. If you desire one of these lots
send us your full name and address, with 4
cents for postage, and we will mail you deed
at once. Address Plainfield Addition Com
pany, Castle Bock, CoL
Don't Catch Cold
When a good warm ulster will prevent it
We have taken onr yearly inventory and
find too many bigb.class ulsters, cape coats
and overcoats left on hand. To-dav we start
a general clearing sale at $5 and $7 for
choice. Garments included which are worth
$20 to $22. P.O. CO.,
Cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. new
Court House.
Stelnway Pianos as Good as New.
We have four or five Steinway square
pianos which are musically fully as good as
new, and which will outlast most new pianos
sold in this city. They will be sold at a
bargain, and fully warranted for eight years.
Callat H. KJeber & Bro's., 506 Wood street
B. ofcB.
and upholstery room is a
Lacs curtain
bargain room this
serai-annual remnant tc
Booos & Buhl.
day to-day.
Ladies, read our seal "ad" on second
page. Jos. Hobne & Co.
Penn Avenue Stores.
B. & B.
Bibbons remnant day to-day ribbon
remnants that will bring a crowd to this de
partment Booos & Buhl.
Fine Jackets Away Down.
Less than half the former prices. Exam
ine the extraordinary bargains in our cloak
rooms. "Eosenbaum & Co.
Sealskins Mast do.
Special rednced price sales begin to-day
a grand time dnd a grand opportunity.
JOS. HOENE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
B. & B. '
Upstairs and down remnant day prices
that will satisfy everyone to-day.
Boggs & Buhl.
The Iron City Brewing Co. (formerly P.
& V.), are experiencing a constant increase
in the demand for their ale and porter.
Kept by all dealers.
Ladies, read our seal "ad" on second
page. Jos. Hokne & Co.
Penn Avenue Stores.
Excursion to Wnsbloaton City,
Via the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad, on
Thursday, January 30.. Kate,. $9 for the
round trip. Tickets good for 10 days and to
visit Baltimore.
Ancllon Sale Japanese Goods.
Balance of annual holiday display. Large
selection. Goods delivered. No. 10 Sixth
street, near Suspension bridge.
Wai. Haslaoe & Sox.
Onr Marked-Down Sale of Alaska Seal
Garments
Commences to-day. Customers can rely on
the quality of these goods as the best .made
the finest and choicest you can buy, and
at very low prices.
JOS. HOB1TE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Store.
B.fcB. i
At this remnant sale a big lot of 50-cent
hand-knit toboggans at 15 cents. A give
away almost Boggs & Buhx.
See Congress ta Session.
Take the exenrsion via the Baltimore and
Ohio Bailroad on Thursday, January 30.
Special trains will leave at 8 a. m. and 920
P.K,
LARGE ENTERPRISES.
The Opening of an Extensive Cotton
Seed Oil Factory.
A BIG SILICA BRICK 1IAHUFACT0RI
Ten Acres on the Southside to be Devoted
to a Huge Brick lard.
S. S. MARTIN'S $25,000 STABLE PLAHS
There are some big movements taking
place among the industries of Pittsburg.
One of the most important of them is the
new cotton seed oil factory of Armstrong &
McKelvey, on Elver avenue, Allegheny.
This week the- factory, which cost upwaid
of $50,000 to build, and a like sum to equip
with machinery and other necessary ap
purtenances, was opened and the plant set
in motion. This firm intends to make other
improvements which will make them very
able, indeed the only competitors of the
White Lead Trust in this part of the State.
With tbe new machinery, and splendid
facilities the firm have, it will take over
two car loads of cotton seed to keep it going
every day. No other factory In the State,
or possibly in the Eastern part of the conn
try, can handle so much cotton seed and
turn out as much oil.
The building is a very handsome and sub
stantial one. There are ample storage
apartments, as well as manufacturing
rooms. The whole place is conveniently
arranged so that the work can be done with
quickness and dispatch. The opening of
tne factory will necessitate the employment
of several hundred men and boys.
ANOTHER IMPOETANT ENTERPRISE.
Another extension of works is Harbison
& Walker.between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets, silica brick manufactur
ers. It is the intention of this firm to bnild
a very extensive warehouse, and to erect a
number of additional iilica brick kiln
furnaces. They will also build a large tiled
floor compartment, which will be heated by
natural gas; and a large cold floor to cool
the brick down previous to being put into
the furnaces.
The warehouse will be a very laree and
very high building. The hot and cold
floors will be one storv. The contract has
been awarded to Messrs. Eose & Fisher,
Diamond street, Allegheny. The lumber
which will be used in the erection of these
bnildingswill possibly exceed in quantity
any usea in tnis city lor years. 'JLnere is a
keen contest among the various lumber men
to obtain the order.
A SOTJTHSIDE DEAI
There is a piece of land opposite the Key
stone Brewing Company, Southside, which
is ten acres in extent The ground, was sold
this week to nine prominent msttTamong
others Messrs. Stotes, Meyer, CMStaub,
Bargefieid. Donghtit and others. A com
pany has been formed to lay the place out
for the manufacture of bncks. There will
be a number of buildings and an office
erected. An arranzement has been made
with the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston
to lay their tracks right into the brick yard.
The company will be incorporated under a
charter.
It is predicted by those who know that
there will be a greater output of building
bricks in this yard than in any other simi
lar yard aronnd this part of the country.
The process by which these bricks will be
made is not divulged, but it is stated that it
will be different than is generally followed.
The process is patented by the company.
S. S. Marvin, of bread tame, is to beautify
the lower end of Pittsburg with an excep
tionally fine stable. The estimated cost is
$25,000. The stable will contain accommo
dations for 75 horses. It will be the lanrejt
and best equipped in Pittsburg.
ABODT THIKTY-FIYE TO GO.
Plttsbnro- Lumber Dealers Arranslos: for Ibe
Annual Coaventlon.
The Allegheny County Betail Lumber
Dealers' Association held a special meeting
at the Builders' Exchange last night to ar
range for the annual meeting of the Union
Association of Lumber Dealers, which meets
in Dayton, O., on January 21 and 22.
About 35 members will go from the local as
sociation. The meeting this year promises to
be one of the most important in several years.
The qnestions arising will embrace the
eight-hour question, also important meas
ures regarding the infringement of the
wholesalers upon tbe rights of the retail
trade. After the meeting the whole associa
tion will be the guests of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Bailroad, who will
give them an excursion, including Chicago,
St. Panl and the forests in the Northwest
The Allegheny County Association will
leave Pittsburg on Monday evening at 9
o'clock on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St.
Louis Bailroad.
B. ofcB.
Kid gloves you'll not miss seeing the
bargains to-day, remnant day.
Boggs & Buhl, Allegheny.
Don't Catch Cold
When a good warm ulster will prevent it
We have taken our yearly inventorv and
find too many high-class ulsters, cape coats
and overcoats left on hand. To-day we start
a general clearing sale at $5 and $7 for
choice. Garments included which are worth
$20 to $22. P. C.C.CL,
Cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. new
Court House.
B.&B.
Misses' garments, 4 to 12 years, at less
than half price. See them remnant day or
on any day.
Boggs & Buhl, Allegheny.
Ladles, See Oar 815 Plash Jackets,
Also the ones rednced to $10 real, solid
value, beautiful in finish and perfect in
shape. Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
B. Si B.
Will von see the children's garments that
are now marked $2 50 and $5 00? less than
half of what they cost too many is the rea
son of this slaughter.
' Boggs & Buhl, Allegheny.
Ladies, read our seal "ad" on second
page. Jos. Hoeke & Co.
Penn Avenue Stores.
B. ifcK.
You'll surelv go to cloak rooms remnant
day Prices there even worse than remnant
prices; $5 00 for wraps, jackets and new
markets that crowds the cloak rooms with
customers. Booos & Buhl.
-3LA2INEBB,&:
Weakness, Indisposition to Wort,
Headache, Dullness, Heaviness,
Lack of Appetite, Constipation,
all Indicate that you need a few doses
of the genuine
Dr. McLano's Celebrated
LIVER PILLS.
They strengthen the weak and purify the
BLOOD.
They are prepared from the purest
materials and put up with the great
est care by
FLEMING BROS.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Be sure you get the genuine. Count
erfelts are made in St Louis.
JjS-kw '
IT'S HaTIED flEEE-
Sarveror Woods Too Previous for Alleahesy
Connty Consequently His Will Was Hot
Filed Here-ln Orthographical Cariosity"
ns a Letter.
Begister Connor's merry men were treated
to the following yesterday, and though cap
ing critics might take exceptions to thsT
grammar and orthography, the writer
gets there with clear cut views. of what she
seeks:
Philadelphia, Jan. 15, 1SSU
Dear Sib Will you please let mo now if s
george Woods Will Is Record and the Lawyer
name that base the paper this George-Woods
that 1 write abonte be came from Cullntni
Alderwod Ireland 108 years ago he surveyed
tbe town of Pittsburgh before there wase a '
house built on It. I wase told that theay wise'
12 boose & a Brewery belonge to him that was i.
left to some other heir fe tbat theay had dledt
so we next heir to the legacy, please anjtex,
soon and I will Pay you for your trouble.
Yours truly Miss Esther Woods
1012 Lltbgow street Philadelphia Pa.
J. Woods' plan in the Kecorder's office
is labeled: "A general draft of the farms
and ontlots in the manor of Pittsburg, situ'
ate between the Allegheny and Mononga
hela rivers, adjoining the town lots, laid out
by order of 'Xeuch Frances, Esq., attorney
for John Penn, J., and John Penn. June.
1781."
This date, as Mr. Petrle observes, was four
years before the parturition of Allegheny
county, and as this will cannot be found
in the records it seems that it was probably
filed in Greensburg,posibly in Philadelphia. -Perhaps
some member of the Historical
Society can tell what became of Mr. Woods.
His work has been enough talked of to
make him, we would think, as well known
as the Penns. for whom he worked. ,t
Hear what the Seal has to say.
JDS. HDRNE k LTL1
PENN AVENUE STORES. -!
PrrrsBUBO. Friday, January 17, 1880. $
COLD FACTS. BUT FULL OF COM.
FORT TO YOU. To us a question of
expediency and business policy makes
them a sort of warmed-over relish,
when the alternative would be the
carrying over of hundreds of fine Seal
garments and a consequent idleness of
thousands and thousands of dollars.
The main point is WE HAVE DE
TERMINED to rid ourselves-of our en
tire stock: of Seal garments, and as
quickly as such a vast amount of
money-laden goods can be moved. The
way we shall doit is by making enor
mous reductions and by explaining to
the people wby they ought to buy now;
why people who never thought they
could can now buy; and why it will be
folly to wait until another year.
Borne facts well known to the trade,
but mnch less known by the people
generally will hert
be told.
The regulation
irica at which a
ellable dealer
an sell an Alas
;a Sealskin Jack-
t at a reasonable
rofltof J125. An
laska Sealskin
-iacque, 40 Inches
ong. of the best
Sealskin, should
cost $223. A New
marfteL S3 Inches
long. Is intrinsically (plus a reasooable
profit) worth 5100. The profits thus
added are only such as any fair-minded
purchaser would willingly allow the
dealer if she knew the cost of tbe gar
ment, and with us nothing is charged
for tbe assurance of getting just what
you pay for.
These figures are based (being; of
course, somewhat general) upon the
genuine Alaska Sealskin, dressed and
dyed in London, which is the only
quality of Sealskin we ever handle.
Lower prices than these in a regular
season will not be found on perfect
Alaskan sealskin of first quality. Very
largely in foreign cities, and to a con
siderable extent in onr own cities, is &
sealskin sold to unsuspecting people
which in appearance is snch as to de
ceive even experienced persons. They ,
are "genuine London dye." but not ,
Alaska sealskin. They come from tbe
coasts of China and Japan. These skins
can be sold at a profit for half the price
of tbe genuine, but they do not wear
well or give satisfaction they turn red
and rub off after a comparatively little
wear. It needs no word from us, how-
ever, to convince you that these can be i
and are palmed off as genuine. ?
Interesting to you.
One point more before we come to the
final: Seals will be higher next year, so .
says the trade everywhere. The Gov- ';
eminent has allowed an annual catch of
100,000 seals. About 20.000 of these can
not be used, and as it takes four skins
to tbe garment, tho remaining 80,000 of t
the catch make only 20,000 garments.
This was tbe nnmber turned out last .'
year from the genuine Alaska sealskin. r
Prices have been based upon these
qualities. Tho coming year it bas .j
been decided by the Government to -?
limit the entire catch to 60,000 seals, and ' '
tbe number of garments produced from
the genuine skinwill be about 12,000 or t '
less. This will not only put tbe prices
up, but it will put more of the inferior
China sealskins on the market, with the -consequent
increased risk to inexper-,
ienced purchasers. So would you wait
until next season to bay a seal garment
with these excellent reasons for buying
now staring you In the face?
But we add another greater reason by
this extraordinary cut in prices. Not
withstanding the fact, which tbe aver
age viewer woqld think dead against
such a course, we have deemed it to our
interests to sell our entire stock at the
extremely low prices which we to-day
put upon it, and trust to the future and
the good advertisement these excellent
garments will be, to make up the loss.
rery one of our garments is perfect;
made from tbe licensed catch of ifra
seals, finished and dyed in tbe best man
ner in London, and made and finished In
royal fashion by the best cutters and
fitters in the world. For fit, comfort and
wear they have no peers.
And tbe stock is large. Our past sao
cess baa given our seal trade constant
and rapid growth. This season our stock
far exceeded that of any other. The
peculiarities of the season you know-
such a season may not occur again in , ,
lifetime, and you will never see tna
necessity of such a forced reduction.
THE SALE BEGINS TO-DAY.'
Come everybody Is welcome.
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