THE PETTSBTJKG- DISPATCH. WED2TESDAX JANUAE.T' 22, 1890. THE CRIMAIID Sterrett Union Will Main the Day Nursery. MBS. CAMPBELL RESIGNED. Mrs. Foster Expected to Make Trouble at Cleveland. SHE WAKTS THE NATIONAL OFFICE The trouble which has existed in the Sterrett W. C. T. D. for some time cul minated yesterday afternoon in a stormy session held in the Allegheny Day Nursery, which lasted about two hours. The fight was for the control of the Bay Nursery and the adoption of an amendment to the consti tution. Miss Etta L. Clark, who had given notice at the previous meeting that she would offer an amendment to the constitution, moved to strke out the section providing that the managers of the Day Nursery must he mem bers of some union. This was the first bombshell, and it exploded with consider able force. Mrs. Morton said the section had been adopted to satisfy the Board of Managers a year ago. and she wanted to know why another change was desired. Hiss Clark replied in a general way that it was for the good of the nursery. Mrs. Easlett moved that Miss Clark's amendment be not adopted. Mrs. Campbell then raised the question as to whether it was within the province ot the Sterrett TJnion to change the constitution of the I)av Nursery, it being under the control of a board of managers. This having been decided in the affirmative, the matter was discussed. Mrs. Morton thought she might be induced to support the proposed amendment It the managers would agree to continue the work under the control of the Sterrett Union, and would agree not to mate any attempts in the future to take it from the union. HEE PLArjr REMARKS. Mrs. Campbell, the State President of the new alliance, then said: "Iwant to say that it will not make a particle of difference to me whether you adopt this amendment or not. 1 might as well tell you now that it will De im possible for me to continue in any office under the Sterrett Union so long as its present rela. tions with the National W. C. T. U. exist. This Day Nursery was established to help the (Sterrett Union because it was going down. The help of the Sterrett Union was never required to sustain the Day Nursery, and after a great deal ot discouraging work the board has suc ceeded in placing it on the basis which it occu pies to-day. The board has done the work, and the Sterrett Union has derived the benefit, both in their county. State and National work. And if the amendment was adopted the nur sery would be conducted on a still broader basis, and wonld get more liberal support." Mrs. Keifer Where would the nursery be to-dav had it not been for the Board of Man agers': How would you have been able to re port 53.000 inyour treasury? Mrs. 0 it Was not a committee appointed by the Board of Managers to ask for a release of the nursery, and it the union refused that to offer this amendment? To this question cam a choral reply from the members of the board in the negative. On tn e contrary, tbe committee they bad appointed to represent them at the previous meeting was sot present, and tbe board was not heard in the matter at alL A vote was then taken on tbe amendment,and it was lost. Mrs. Stevenson fired the second shell, and it fell with a crash. She wanted to know wh ire the proxy voters were, and if her side had not the same right to cast proxies as the opposition bau at tbe previous meeting. The President, Mrs. GemmeC offered as an ex cuse that proxies bad b:en received in a meet ing of tbe County Union. This brought Mrs. Campbell to her feet She occupied the coun ty presidency for three years, during which no decision of hers in parliamentary rulings bad ever been questioned,and it grievedhertu have such a question raised in the Sterrett Union. Matters began to get pretty warm. Mrs. Campbell wanted to ventilate the illegal action taken at the previous meeting, and some of tne members were determined that she should not. A point of order was raised and sustained. She then moved that tbe question ot proxies be dis cussed, and although a motion was made to table it, the motion prevailed. MRS. CAMPBELL'S DENIAL. ; Mrs. Campbell then explained tbe meeting of .;. the county union, to wnicn reierence naa oeen ? made, and denied that proxy votes had been received. An amendment was considered, and some of the members had to leave before final action could be tacen. They secured authority from tbe convention to write their votes and leave them with the Secretary. These could not be considered proxy votes. But the proxy votes cast at the meeting of Sterrett Union had been canvassed and brought in and counted un authorized. Mrs. Campbell closed by stating that but for a desire to preserve peace and harmony, she would contest the legality of the vote. Mrs. Stevenson then stated that there had been a great deal of misunderstanding about the matter; that some of the members bad been led to believe that the resolntion provided for the disbandment of the Day Nursery entirely; others had been told that the fight was between the United Presbyterians and the Covenanters, and that tbe former were endeavoring to get control. Mrs. fiaslett then moved a reconsid eration of the resolution, which was ordered, but the final disposition was the same as at tbe previous meeting. Mrs. Campbell then tendered her resignation as superintendent of the Press department. It was accepted, but not until several members who, though differing widely from .Mrs. Camp bell in the present trouble, had said they still held her in high regard, and expressed tbe good feelings and harmony that prevailed in former years were exchanged. The w omen felt keenly that the associations which had existed for years were to be severed forever, so far as their temperance work was concerned, and when Mrs. Campbell retired, bidding farewell to the women, there was not a dry eye among them. Tbe bitterness and divisions of the past were lost in the farewells and good wishes for the future. POLITICAL BtTMOBS BIFE. In this connection it may be said that now that a new national temperance organization Is about to be formed as tbe result of strife within the ranks of the old. it turns out that there is to be a hard fight even before that can be accomplished. Countless charges have been made that the new alliance is a child of the He publican party, and most vigorously have these charges been denied by the leaders in the movement. When the calls for the State and national conferences were sent out. it was claimed by those who-opposed the scheme that these documents were signed by wives of Re pnblican leaders, and that sooner or later the women who are now crying down non-partisanship would be found indorsing and working for the Republican party even with greater vigor than does the W. C T. U. indorse and work in the interest of the Prohibition party. This was met with emphatic statements that politics was to be most rigorously excluded from tbe new alliance, and that the new or ganization would never be allowed to follow in tbe footsteps ot tbe old and degenerate into a political organization. But yester day came tbe information from Cleve land that Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, who has long since been recognized as having a pretty warm feeling for tbe Republican party, and who is charged with having been in its employ on various occasions, has been in Cleveland since last Friday working among the people who are expected to attend the meeting to-day, with a view to be elected national president of tbe new alliance. If Mrs. Foster is elected tbe result is apparent. The argu ments of tbe people who have said all along that the Republicans were at the back ot the new organization will apparently be carried out. And ber chances for election are con sidered very good. rBIEJfDS IS OTHEB STATES. She will come from Iowa ith a solid phalanx of supporters. She has many friends in Penn sylvania and in tbe other States to be presented In tbe Cleveland conference, and she has cer tainly not been working in vain in Cleveland for a week. She addressed two meetings there on Sunday, and has attended several other meetings. The women here who have gone into the Btate alliance, and who expect to attend the Cleveland meeting, are desperate over the mat ter. Tbey fully appreciate the light they will be placed in if Mrs. Foster is put at tbe head of their national organization. One of them aid yesterday afternoon: "If Mrs. Foster is elected, it will kill our organization at tbe start. We have certainly worked bonestly and earn estly to keep politics out of our alliance, and to think that such an element as this should enter the work at the beginning is, indeed, disheart ening." jVMrs, Ellen J. Phlnney, of Cleveland, is con sidered the proper person for the offlce, and she will be put up as a candidate for the Presidency against Mrs. Foster. Up until yesterday the feeling In Pennsylvania was in favor of Mrs. Campbell, but tbe Keystone delegates will be induced, if possible, to vote for Mrs. Phlnney. Mrs. H. C. Campbell, the new Pennsylvania President; Mrs. Ellen M. Watson, the Corre sponding Secretary; Mrs. Joseph D. Weeks, Mrs William Miller and Miss Etta L. Clark left last night on the fast line for Cleveland, where the convention will oe called to order at 10 o'clock this morning by Mrs. Phlnney. Ibe election of officers will take place to-morrow, and it promises to be exceedingly lively. THREATENED TO BOLT. A Lively Medina- of tbe Monongnbeln Con clave or the I. O. H. Last Night An Amendmeut Raising the Dnes to S10, With a Rebate for Attendance, Defeated, There was a very lively meeting of Hepta sophs at Grand Army Hall, Fourth avenue, last evening, tbe occasion being the regular meeting of Monongahela Conclave, and tbe cause of tbe wordy battle being an amendment to the by-laws relating to tbe annual dues. The members of Monongabela Conclave have been paying SI per annnm as regular yearly dues. At the first meeting In December an amendment was submitted which provided that the annual dnes should be 10 instead of M, with tbe proviso that by attendance at at least two-thirds of the regular meetings would secure a rebate so adjusted from quarter to quarter as to maintain the annual dues at the former sum. Those who did not or could not attend regularly, thought that tbe amendment was in tne nature ot a nne lor non-attenaaace. Although several very bitter speeches were made when tbe resolution was offered, it was referred to a committee for action. The com mittee deemed it an excellent plan, and forth with reported it back to be acted on at the meeting of last night. The matter came up and there were oratorical fireworks tor two mortal hours, when the meeting broke up, with the members still discussing tbe matter very excitedly. From one of those present it was learned that tbe amendment bad been defeated by a very close vote. Those in favor of the plan threatened to call it np again, hoping that free discussion would commend it to tbe majority of tbe members of the Conclave. It was learned also that a number of members threat ened to withdraw from the Conclave and join some other, if the amendment obtained. Al together it was a very lively episode in secret society circles. The fight was a subject of great interest to the various Conclaves of tbe city, it being generally regarded as a test case on tbe expediency of heavier dues than now exist. The heads of the order have faith in" tbe plan as will be seen from the subjoined interview last evening with the Supreme Archon of the order, a A Will, Esq. He said: One of the great features of the society is to secure insur ance at net rates. A great many join solely with this object in view, and do not take any active interest in tbe affairs of tbe order, imagining that their responsibility ends with the payment of their dues. This is Dy no means the case. Such neglect throws the entire burden of lodge work on a few. Tbe constitu tion requires its conclaves to bold 26 meetings per year, two always each month and failure to ao this subjects them to fine, and, with re peated neglect, disfranchisement. In snch event, no death policy would be paid on the claim of any member of such conclave. I re gard the plan as a very excellent one, and I think it will be ultimately adopted by tbe order. TIRED OF ELUDING OFFICERS. A Deserter From the Army After Ploying: nide nod Seek for Ten Years Gives Him self Up He Entered Business and Be came Prominent. Thomas Mack, a deserter from the regular army, was taken from this city to the barracks at Columbus, 0., after having eluded arrest for nearly ten years. Mack ran away from his home at Buffalo, N. Y., 11 years ago, and joined the regular army. He was sent, to the Jefferson barracks at St. Louis, bnt as he had always been accustomed to a life of ease and luxury, could uot stand the life of a soldier, and after a few months made his escape and deserted. The Government officers followed him, and for a couple of years he roamed abont the country to avoid arrest. He settled down in a town in Michigan and engaged in the furniture business with a large company. When he had been in business two years be discovered be was being followed, and he went to a Congressman for advice. The latter advised htm to give himself up, and he concluded he would. He sold his interest In the business and made every preparation to keep his resolution, but at the last moment his love for freedom got the best of him, and he again started out, a fugitive. Ever since then be has traveled around, not knowing when an officer wonld lay a hand on his shoulder, and for two years past has been closely pursued, bnt managed to keep out of the way. Finally within a month his money was out, and he decided to deliver himself np and pay the penalty of bis offense. He came here from the oil country on Monday, and that night he went to tbe recrniting office on Penn avenue. He told bis story, and was sent to tbe Central station for the balance of tbe night Yester day afternoon a Sergeant was sent with him back to Columbus. SOME CHANGES OP BASK. Dancers In the Philadelphia Gm Company Swinging Partners. Mr. J. R. McGinley is now ex-Secretary of the Philadelphia Gas Company, bnt he is one of the Board of Directors and on the Execu tive Committee. Mr. McGinley says he had more work to do than he could do properly. He states that he will look after the business at Wilmerding and other interets of Mr. Westinghouse and his own, and will be fully employed. Mr. McGinley's successor as Secretary of the natural gas company is Mr. W. D. Updegraff, late private secretary of Mr. Westinghouse. Messrs. M. Bigger and L W. Sieman have been elected respectively General and Assistant General Agents. AFTEE SCHAEFEC'S SCALP. The Alderman Contest In tbe Twenty-Ninth Ward Warming Up. The hottest contest on tbe Soutbside next month will be the Aldermanic fight between 'Squire Schaefer, of the Twenty-ninth ward, and F. C Beinbauer, bis opponent. Both gen tlemen are doing considerable hustling. Mr. Beinbauer has secured the indorsement of the Independent Citizens' organization, and will pull a large vote through it. Alderman Schaefer has a host of friends in the ward, however, who say tbey will not see him left out in the cold. The citizens of the ward met last night, but nothing of importance was done. GOBIK DENIES IT. Tbe General Says He Never Criticised the State Artillery Sometime ago a telegraphic statement ap peared in the Pittsburg papers purporting to be an extract from General J. P. S. Gobin's annual report, criticising the artillery of tbe State. Captain Hunt, ot Battery B., yesterday received the following letter from General Gobin denying be ever made snch statements. Libanox. January 13, 1890. My Dear Captain: I have seen a copy of a Pittsburg paper contain ing an interview with yon relative to my report. 1 am gratified to know that you did not credit the telejrram asserting that I had reflected on the ar tillery. Why snch a report should have been cir culated, I cannot Imagine. It was, as you doubt less know by this time, without any foundation whatever. It was simply false. 1 do criticise the gum and equipments, as we all know tbey deserve to be. We want better ones. I -write this to thank you for your expression of confidence In the de nial of somebody's falsehood. very truly yours, J. P. GOBIN, Brigadier General. THE FRENCH NUNS WON. The Pope Orders llie Diocese to Pay tbe Sisters 960,000. On Monday, a conference was held between Bishop Pbelan, Archbishop Ryan, of Phila delphia, George Wilson and C. F. McRenna, representing tbe Diocese, and J. Scott Ferguson and John M. Kennedy, counsel for the French nuns, with reference to the Ursnline property in dispute. The decision of the Pope was that the nuns should be paid 60,000. Mr. Ferguson stated after the conference that the only question now was bow to raise tbe money. There is a mort- fage on the building of 1100,000, and Mr. ergnBon says tbe property is worth at least $300,000. It will be advertised for sale in a few days, but it is not probable the prop erty will be sold. There is also a proposition to divide up part of the 14 acres of land into lots, and sell them to raise the money. Bishop Pbelan hasn't decided how he will raise the money or what be will do. Tin Plate Elrctlon. At the annual meeting of the Tinned Plate Association held yesterday the following offi cers were elected: President, W. J. Lewis, Pittsburg; Vice President, Charles L. Gilpin, Philadelphia: Treasurer, A Marshall; Secre tary, W. C. Cronemeyen Assistant Secretary, Samnel F. Lntz. It Htm immpdtAtA relief we mean flal v&tion Oil, the great pain remedy. Price 25c. I TO BREAK THE POOL A Stormy Meeting of the Pittsburg and Southern Coal Company. THE SYNDICATE WILL DISBAHD. Electricians Dissatisfied at tbe Settlement of the Strike. WILL THE SLATEE8 LEATETHE F. OF L? A special meeting of the Pittsburg" and Southern Coal Company .was held yesterday in their offices in the Iron Exchange. The meeting was a gathering of the stockholders, and it was the liveliest one held in the ex chance. Everybody was excited, and one ot the stockholders and members of tbe company, Mr. William Bodgers, left the meeting iu an angry mood before it was half through. Why he left he would not say, but judging from his actions something im portant had ruffled his temper. The object ot the meeting was to take action toward winding up the affairs of the corporation and cease doing business as an organized company. As one of the opera tors remarked who was at the meeting, that the "company had gone up the spout." They have about 4,000,000 bushels of coal on hand, and as soon as this is disposed of the company will disband. The cause of the dissolution is because of too many inimical interests in the company. The company is composed of 13 of the most promi nent coal operators on the Monongahela river. The firms represented are as follows: Joseph Walton Co., John A Wood & Co., O'Neil 4 Co.. Horner fc Roberts, William Rodgers. Lylse A Sons, Fawcett & Co., Mar mett fc Co.. Charles Jutte, J. S. Neal, S. S. Crump. J. M. Risher and W. H. Brown fe Sons. TO PKETEJJT CUTTING. Tbe company was organized over three years ago for the purpose of preventing ruinous com petition and the betterment of the business. The company was chartered nnder the laws of Virginia, with a capital stock of 100.000, which has been paid np. Each firm in tbe combina tion sold bis coal to the company, and the lat ter sold it in New Orleans. Nothing was sent to the other markets, and on account of tbe gigantic operations of tbe concern they practi cally bad no competition in the New Orleans market. The coal was sold to the best advant age, and each firm got its pro rata share of tbe earnings each month. The demand for coal by the ocean steamers at New Orleans has been unusually light this winter and the pan falL Tbe company now bas 160 some boatloads of coal in tbe New Orleans barbor. and there is no immediate prospect of getting rid of it. There are about 4,000,000 bushels altogether, and a cumDer of thoso in the company would like to see it dis posed of at once. Tbe coal is worth 24 or 25 cents per barrel. For tbe past few months there have been so many conflicting interests In tbe company that considerable trouble was caused, ana it was decided to quit doing business. The board of directors mj-et every morning, bnt have been unable to devise ways and means to wind up tbe concern The stockholders' meeting was called tor this purpose, but tbey could see no tangible way out of the dilemma. SENDING NO COAL. Tbe coal is there bnt they cannot dispose of it advantageously, and every run adds to the number of boats. It is probable that no more coal will be sent South by the companr, and as soon as tbey dispose of what tbey have on hand tbey will quit. Although every linn in the combination, with tbe exception of Rishers', was represented at the meeting, and as everybody was excited they wonld give but little information for pub lication. Although the company Is a pool the operators claim that theU business is as private as any small firm, and would say nothing. Captain O'Neil when asked if tbe company bad wound up Its affairs said: "No, we have not done so yet, but we are working to that end. 1 think after we have held a few more meetings we will quit doing business." The other operators evaded the subject when questioned about the meeting. It will be re membered that the company lost abont 8450,000 by tbe sinking of 160 boats loaded with coal at New Orleans, Angust IS. 1SSS. Tbe coal was snnk in a hurricane, and part of it was recov ered. The company stood this loss bravely, but is without doubt on the verge of dissolu tion now. The board of directors will hold an other meeting this morning. WILLTHEI SECEDE? A History of the Trouble Between the Tile Layers' Organizations. As stated in yesterday's Dispatch, the members of tbe Marble and Slate Workers and Tile layers' Union will meet this evening to consider the advisability of withdrawing from the Federation of Labor. If tbey pull out tbey will go into the Knights of Labor. An effort was made yesterday by several members of the union to see President Gom pers, of the Federation, and have him present at tbe meeting to-night. He could not be seen, and it was learned that he intended to leave on the 320 o'clock train for New York this morn ing. Mr. Gompers has done nothing yet about giving an explanation wby a charter was granted tbe men who struck at Herrick's with out first asking the Marble and Slate Workers and Tile Layers' Union if it was all right. The men who struck were former members of the Tile Layers' Local Assembly of tbe Knights of Labor in New York. They were suspended and fined $50. Thoy then formed a new organi zation, and a charter was secured from tbe Federation. The new association was called the Progressive Tile Layers' Union, and when they came to Pittsburg the members of the marble cutters' organization of tbe city made a protest. The new men afterward went Into the National Tile Layers' Union. It is said the position of Mr. Mclver, the President of the national organization, in the matter is due to the fact that he was defeated by Organizer A. R, Smytbe, who did not sanction tbe strike at Herrick's. STEIKEES NOT SATISFIED. Only Eight of the Electrician! to be Taken Back. A decision in the electricians strike was reached yesterday by General Manager Blax ter, of the Allegheny County Light Company, and President Gompers, of the Federation of Labor. Tbe proposition made by Mr. Gompers was that they take back eight of the strikers and give them employment. Mr. Blaxter agreed to do this, and said the men would be paid as good wages as they had received before tbe strike. Tbe agreement also stipulated that the company would not interfere with any at tempt made to organize the non-union men in their employ. It was stated last night that the settlement of tbe strike did not give satisfaction to the ma jority of the men. A number of tbem who had congregated on Filth avenne said only about one-third ot them would be benefited. The other two-thirds were accordingly displeased because they could not be taken back. Tbe company only bas room for eight of the men. A meeting may be held to-day to take some action on tbe matter. A VIOLATION CLAIMED. Tbe Corkworkers Insist Upon Their Scale Helng Lired Up To. L. A. 9S63, K. of L. corkworkers held an in teresting meeting last night The trouble over tbe scale bas not yet been rettled. judging from the speeches made at the meeting. Tbe session lasted nntil 11 o'clock, and a new grievance was considered. In the new scale adopted last week was a clause to the effect that all lost time cansed by accidents to the machinery was not to be taken from tbe employes. In Armstrong's factory yesterday a piece of belting broke. This caused a stoppage of 43 minutes. Tbe foreman said he conld not allow tbem for the lost time. This is a violation of the scale, and tbe assem bly will take action to see that the company pays the employes a full day's wages. TWENTI THOUSAND 0FPEEED. The Plant of the Crystal Glnas Company Not Yet Sold. The Crystal Glass Works on the Sonthside was offered for public sale yesterday afternoon by Auctioneer James W. Drape. A bid of 20,000 was offered for the plant, but it was not accepted. Word was received from a well known manufacturer that he would give more than that sum at private sale, and it was ac cordingly postponed for a few days. The canse of tbe sale is due to the retirement of Mr. Bennett from tbe business. Only Fifty Dollars Lost. H. Sellers McKee denied yesterday that the tank at Jeannette bad burst, entailing a great loss. The glass boiled over, and the actual lots will be about $50. LIBRARY STATISTICS. History of the Organization of the Present Allegheny Public Library The Cost of Maintenance In 17 Years Is 837.470 No Exciting Debate. At the meeting of the Board of School Con trol of Allegheny last night, the library ques tion was brought up by a report on tbe organ ization of the present public library, submitted by Mr. A. C. Miller. The report read: After the formation of the Allegheny Library Association, the city Councils requested the association to take charge of the books still remaining ot the old Anderson Library. This they did, and placed the books with their own on their shelves. Beside the funds above alluded to, over 60 life members were constituted at $50 each, as well as a considerable list of yearly members at S4 each. They made, at the close of the first year, the following creditable record: Three thonsand five hundred volumes on the shelves, all the leading newspapers of the country on file, the best magazines of the United States and Great Britain on the tables, with $500 in the treasury. The library thus auspiciously started was kept np with varying success for about seven years, when, for several reasons. It was thonght best to turn it over to the Board of School Con trollers. This was done in December. 1871. the needed legislation having been secured. For a short time the library was free to tho members of tbe Board of Control, scbool children over 12 years of age and apprentices, other citizens being charged $2 a year. In abont oneyear, however, the library was made free to all citi zens of Allegheny. The statistics accompanying the report show that the nnmber of books in the library on Jan uary 1, 1S72. when the scbool controllers took charge, was 4,300; purchased since then, 8,972; donated,828; magazines bound.74: volnme s worn out, 2.063; lost, 7; eiven away, SOO; circulated, 732,818. The cost of maintenance in the 17 years was: Salaries. S19.712 09; incidentals, $3,337 75: new books. $13,771 38; periodicals, etc., $2,585 19: total, $39,405 41, less $1,935 27 from tbe sale of old paper, fines, eta, making a net cost of $37, 47014. Mr. Miller, from the Library Committee, re ported that 3,761 books had been issued in De cember, and 46 new books purchased! Mr. Waite, from the Finance Committee, presented a resolntion asking Councils to ap propriate $15,000 to operate the High School. PUSS fill Mr. Klly. from the Committee on Rnles. re ported adversely on changing the hours of the afternoon session of tbe ward schools from 1:30 P. M. to 4 P. H. to from 1 P. If. to 3:30 P. M. The committee was sustained. Miss Alice Morrow of the Third ward, Miss Wilkinson, of the Fourth ward, and Miss Grassel, of the Sixth ward, were elected teachers. KOASTED THE COMPANY. Dnqaesne Heights People Want Lower In cline Fares A Commutes Appointed to Collect Money for Steps A Denial That Politics Is tn the Scheme. In response to a call Issued for a meeting of Dnqnesne Heights citizens, about 50 persons met in tbe Dnqnesne Rink last night, to disenss tbe proposition to erect steps connecting tbe hill with Carson street. Select Councilman A, C. Robertson presided and Frank W. Gordon acted as secretary. Among those present were Hon. George L. Halliday, Councilman K. Q. Bigham, Attorney Alex McFarland, Captain John Moren, Captain Ward and 8. McCombs, Mr. Halliday's opponent for Common Council. Mr. Robertson stated the object of tbe meet ing and then called for a discussion of the matter. Several persons spoke, including Mr. Gordon, Captain Ward, Mr. Bigham, 8. Mc Combs, Anton Harper, George Love and Bernard Cavanangb. The Dnquesne Incline Company came in for a considerable amount of criticism, and tbe meeting clearly showed that tbe scheme to put up the steps was instituted for tbe purpose of forcing the company to lower the rate of fare, and to extend the time of operations. Tbe presence of Mr. Holllday-tbe superintendent of the company, and Mr. Big ham. tbe secretary and treasurer, did not in timidate the speakers in the least When the matter ot location was discussed a feeling in favor of a route crossing nnder the incline seemed to prevail. Mr. Halliday said he thougbt there would be no objections raised by tbe company to this nlan. Attorney Alexander McFarland, Captain John Moren and Bernard Cavanaugh were ap pointed as a committee to examine Into tbe right of way, the probable cost of construction and the route ; and a committee ot two gentle men were selected from each street to canvass for subscriptions. A subscription list was opened in i he meeting and $235 pledged. This, with tbe amount previously subscribed, makes about $600 already raised. It is thought the steps will cost about $S00 or $900. The commit tees were instructed to commence work, and if it Is found that sufficient money can be raised and tbe right of way secured the steps will be erected at once. Politics are said to have considerable to'do with tbe movement to erect the steps. S. Mc Combs bas been indorsed by the citizens as a candidate for Select Council in opposition to tbe present incumbent, Mr. Halliday. He and his friends deny that the agitation is being ex ercised in his behalf. He was present last night, however, and started tbe subscription list with 50. MAT K0T HATE WINGS, Nevertheless the Unknown Is Gradually Getting Flfib-Avenne-Wards. few As the nose of the camel bas gotten very close to tbe northwestern confine of the tent and may push its way to Fifth avenue any day vigorons efforts are being made to make room for the rest of the body. The last property re ported pnrcbased Is that of J. C. Kiethmuller, a machine shoo and lot on the corner of Cherry and Strawberry alleys. The price seems to be about $500 a foot, as tbe pnee paid is $16,500, and tbe lot, as near as can be told by stepping, is something over 30 feet front on Cherry alley, the alley on which valnes are assessed. It is abont 60 feet in depth. This doesn't look like much of a price, but as it Isn't likely that Cherry alley will be widened during the life of this generation, and things at the corner of Cherry and Strawberry are greatly cramped, tbe price is considered fair, beside it is about double what Kiethmuller paid for it some years ago. Beyond tbe facts of sale and price noth ing definite conld be learned, as tbe Fourth avenne firm that bought refuses information. As the dispute regarding tbe identity of the purchaser in tbe territory named has been as virnlent as that regarding the authorship of the letters of Junius, and less satisfactory, it will suffice to remark that the aforementioned purchaser bas gotten tolerably close to Fifth avenue, having gotten the Avery A. M. E. Church sustentation property back of the Du qnesne Hotel, and that of Mrs. Reed, which is still farther south. 3I0NEI TO BE EEFDNDED. Under tho Law the City Blast Give Back to Taxpayers 810,603 30. The Board of Assessors yesterday reported to Controller Morrow a list of all tbe properties in the city that are entitled to be refunded over paid city and special taxes nnder tbe last assess ment. On September 14, 1SS9. a decision of the Supreme Court so affected tbe law governing tbe assessment of properties at tbe price of tbe last recorded sale that it became necessary for tbe Board of Assessors to revise their list and cull ont cases that were affected by tbe sale. Over a thousand snch cases were found, and the total amount to be refunded amounts to $10,603 50. which is chargeable to the contingent fund, and will cause the Finance Committee to provide for just that much more infixiugthe tax levy for the next fiscal year. The money is only refunded in cases where the owners of property appealed from the valuations made by tbe Assessors. The amonnts to be refunded individnals are in a great majority of cases trifling, running jrom 24 cents to $10. very few running over $50, and less than half a dozen over $100. The Car bon Iron Company receives tbe largest amount from the refunding process, $593 80 being re turned to tbem on tbeir Smallman street works. Phipps fe Walker get $398 OS, the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad $343 50, and J. J. Vander- rirt $002 08 by reason of the Supreme Court ecision. A Deserved Testimonial. At a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Pittsburg Domestic Training School, the following action was taken upon the death of Mr. Charles A. Ashburner: In his infinite wisdom, the Almighty Father has deemed best to take from us a sincere friend and fellow worker. We mourn the death of Charles A. Ashburner, and sympathize with those who loved him most and teel his loss most deeply. Be this their consolation and our own, that his pare life was passed in pursuit of the highest knowledge, which, when gained, was freely given to his fellow man. Though dead, shall his works live after him, and we rejoice in the hope of a glorious immortality for him and those he loved. Resolved, That in the death of Charles A. Ashburner tbe Pittsburg Domestic Training School has lost a valuable friend and wise connselor. Resolved, That the sympathy of this Board be extended to his bereaved wife and family, and that a copy of these resolutions be conveyed to them. Mrs. H. E. Collins, Miss Caenahan, mes, b. w. .patterson, , Committee. SHE GATE THE WATCH An Allegheny Woman Keposed Too Much Trust in a Friend. WANTED HBRINITIALS ENGRAVED. Instead of Dating the Work Done He Eaised the Lost on it. A SHOKT 8TE0LL ENDED AT THE JAIL A pretty little romance of a pretty little watch, and told by n pretty little maiden, was related to a crowd of detectives at the Allegheny Mayor's office last night. It was another case of too much faith in human nature, and tbe nature was weak. Mrs. T. H. Kemp is the little girl referred to. She lives with her husband on Fayette street, Allegheny, and for a namber of years has wanted to be the owner of a gold watch. Her heart was so set upon securing the watch that her husband, to whom she has been married five months, promised to buy her one for a Christmas gift. He did so, and Mrs. Kemp, who is very young, was as proud of her watch as a child with a new toy gun. ADMIHED THE TIMEPIECE. A few evenings after Christmas, Mrs. Kemp, accompanied by a lady friend was at the Union station. Her friend met two gentlemen acanainlances to whom she in troduced Mrs. Kemp. While sitting upon one of tbe settees in tbe station their minds turned 'to Christmas gifts, and Mrs. Kemp showed her acquaintances her watch. To examine it more closely, one of tbe men, whose name is Horace White and who resides atNo. 242 Arch street, took it off tbe fob. He admired the timepiece, which mnst indeed be a combination of rare jewels, and said tbe chased work on the watch was the finest be had ever seen. Mrs. Kemp said she intended to get her ini tials engraved on the watch. Her new friend, Mr. White, said he would be but too glad to have tbe work done for ber, and nut the watch in his pocket. She thought he hid a friend in the business, and after warning him to have it done within a few days, she turned it over to him, Mrs. Kemp waited several days, bnt Mr. White did not apnear with tbe Christmas pres ent, so she claims. She saw him several days later, and he said it was not done yet. A few more days elapsed, and no watch appeared. White, she says, kept putting her off from day to day, saying that he wonld get it the follow ing day, etc LOOKING FOB THE WATCH. Mrs. Kemp says that her lady friend told ber that she had been informed by Mr. White's geLtleman friend that White had pawned tbe watch with a Smitbfield street broker. She met him on the street and accused him of pawning tbe timepiece. He denied it. and said he would get It the next day. Mrs. Kemp no tified her husband, and the two set a trap for Mr. White. Sbe wrote him a note asking him to meet her at the corner of Ohio and Federal streets last evening. He did so, and her bus band, who was on tbe other side of the street, kept bis eye on Mr. White. Mrs. Kemp wanted White to walk down Federal street. He con sented, and at the Fort Wayne station they ran into ber husband and a policeman. The latter was Officer Blakely, who collared Mr. White and placed him behind the bars, where he passed the night. Mr. White claims to be advance agent of the United States Comedy and Bpecialty Company. He bas a number of stage names, and plays the part of Lawyer Mark in ''Uncle Tom's Cabin." When arrested he confessed to having pawned the watch, and turned the ticket over to Mr. Kemp. The latter does not desire to prosecute him, bnt wants bis wife's watch recovered. AS GOOD AS GOLD. Two Hundred Lota Near Denver, Col., Free. Desiring to attract universal attention, we have adopted this novel and expensive method of placing onr property before the people. The lots we are giving away are in Plainfield, a new suburban addition on the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad, only a few minutes' ride from the TJnion depot at Denver, Col. These lots are 25x125 feet, wide streets, and nice park reserved. We keep every other lot for tbe present, and will not sell. Every lot that is given away will be worth 5100 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 lull name and address, with 4 cents for postage, and we will mail you deed at once. Address Plainfield Addition Com pany, Castle Rock, Cel. Special January Redaction Sale of Seal Goods. See the prices on Alaska sealskin ulsters. JOS. HORXE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. THE GREATEST IMPROVEMENT OF ALL The iHollan Echo Attacbmenr. The faintest echo tones can be produced bv means of this grand improvement the iEolian Echo Attachment. It is worked by a third pedal, and can be successfully ope rated by any child player, while in the hands of a skillful performer it is capable of the most enchanting musical expression and effects. In playing, for instance, "Nearer Mv God to Thee." with the full power and then repeating the strain on the iEolian Echo Attachment it would take but little imagination to fancy that a choir of angels from the ethereal regions were re sponding to the touching melody. It is the latest invention of the manufacturers of the popular Opera pianos, Messrs. Peek & Son, and can be seen and heard at H. Kleber & Bro.'s music store, 506 Wood street. Now to stir Up the Plnsb Soilness. We reduce our $30 and $33 plush coats to $25 to-day. and $25 ones to $20. At $7, $10, $12 and $15 we offer to-day complete lines of 25-inch sealskin plnsh jackets that are the best value we ever offered, the best valnes ever seen in these cities and the equal to them nowhere outside of our cloak room. JOS. HORNB & CO. '8 Penn Avenue Stores. Take Your Choice 83. The newest idea in our overcoat depart ment is a $5 counter, and what a wondrons lot ot fine men's overcoats is heaped on it for to-day's sale. We took a number of onr very fine all-wool, ribbed- and plain over coats, made with a velvet collar and sitine sleeve lining, together with several lots of ulsters for those who prefer heavy garments, and marked them at $5 for to-day only. They are worth seeing. P. C. C. C, Cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House. Now to Stir Up the Flash Easiness. We reduce our $30 and $33 plush coats to $25 to-day, and $25 ones to $20. At $7, $10, $12 and $15 we offer to-day complete lines of 25-inch sealskin plnsh jackets that are of tbe best value we ever offered, the best values ever seen in these cities, and the equal to them nowhere ontside of our cloak room. Jos. Hoene & Co. 's Penn Avenue Stores. $1 00. Until April Only. 81 00. Fine cabinet photos, onlv $1 per doz., of anybody, at Aufrecht's "Elite" Gallery, 516 Market st, Pittsburg. Come early. The finest beverages are Z. Wainwright & Co.'s ale and porter. Kept by all dealers. wrsu These is greater demand every year for the unexcelled ale and porter made by tbe Iron City Brewing Co. All first-class bars keep them ou draught. Now to Stir Up tho Plnsh Business. We reduce onr $30 and $33 plush coats to $25 to-day, and $25 ones to $20. At $7, $10, $12 and $15 we offer to-day complete lines of 25-inch sealskin plush jackets that are of the best valne we ever offered, tbe best values ever seen in these cities, and the equal to them nowhere ontside of onr cloak room. Jos. Hoene & Co.'s Penn Arenas Stores. JEANNETTE TANKS. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIALS FROM MANY CONSUMERS AND EXPERTS. What a Few of the Lending Window Glass Jobbers, Sash Manufacturers and Others Say In Regard to the Quality of Window Glas Made by the Contlnnoos Tank Process. Ofjice oi Chambers & McKee (J LASS COMPANY. Manufacturers of Window Glass (Successors to A. t D. H. Chambers. Pittsburg Glass Works, established 1843), Jeannette, Fa., January 21. 1890. To the Editor Pittsburg Dispatch: Dear Sib There bas been so much pub lished from time to time about our inability to make good glass by the continuous tank process that we have concluded to enlighten these who mav be interested iu knowing the truth by publishing the following testimo nial letters from glass jobbers, sash manu facturers and others throughout the country to whom we have sold tank glass. Onr plant is the most complete for the manufacture of window glass in tbe world, con taining all tbe modern improvements and ap pliances known in furnaces, ovens, etc The glass we make is superior to any made in this country, and we guarantee it to be equal to any made In tbe world. Yours truly. Chambers & McKee G&ass Co. J. Ax Chambers, President. Office of James H. Rice Co.,' Importers and Dealers in Polished, Rough and Crystal Plate Glass; also English. French and American Window Glass. CHICAGO. IlA., Oct 4, 1889. . The Chambers A McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa. : Gentlemen Your car of glass invoiced ns on the 19tb is received, and the writer bas ex amined some of it. Notwithstanding the re ports that are circnlated in regard to yonr brand being of poor quality, etc, we wish to state that it excels onr expectations in every respect. It is certainly equal. If not superior, to any glass made In Pittsburg. Yours truly. Signed James H. Rice Co. Office of Georqe F. Kimball,"! Importer and Dealer In Polished Plate I and Window Glass. f Chicago, III,, Dec 12. 1889. J The Chambers McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Gentlemen: Yours of a recent date re ceived, asking bow I like your tank glasi. All I have examined is equal to any French I ever bought, and far superior to the majority of American make, and equal to the best made. Yours trnly, Signed Geoege F. Kimball. Office of John A. Gauges & Co.. Manufacturers of Sasb, Doors, Blinds, Etc, - Chicago, ill., uecemDer n, ibtc. Tbe Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa. : Gentlemen This is the fourth car we have unloaded; bave already used a large portion of it, and while we are not given to compliment particularly, yet we are frank to say that we are more than pleased with tbe quality of the glass. It is entirely satisfactory in every re spect, and you have reason to congratulate yourselves that your glass Is eqnal in qnaiity to any m this market. We cannot see that the grade is any different than it was in your pot furnaces. Hoping you will be able to continue shipping us at least a car a week, we are, Yours truly. Signed John AGatjoer 4 Co. Office of Palmer, Fuller & Co., Manufactures of Sasb, Doors, etc.. Chicago, III., Jan. 7. 1890. ) The Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Jeannette, Pa. Gentlemen In reply to your favor of tbe 6th Inst, we are glad to advise you that, after using several cars of your tank-made window glass dnring the past few months we have found it quite satisfactory as to quality and breakage. Yours truly, Signed Palmer, Fuller A Co. Office of E. L. Roberts, Wholesale Manuiacturers of Sasb, Doors.etc., Chicago. III.. Dec 10, 1889. The Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Gentlemen I bave received two cars of your window glass in tbe last 60 days, and same has opened np very nicely and given perfect satisfaction. I think it will compare favorably with any brand in the market. Yours very truly, Signed E. L. Roberts. Office of the Jenkins Co., Manufacturers of Sasb, Doors, Etc New York, November 11, 1889. Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen I bave been getting four glass through Mr. D. H. Roberts, and am pleased to sav that it is fully equal In every way to the old A.4D.IL Chambers brand, which I regard as the best glass I ever used, either French or American. Yours trnly, Sifrnedl Jenkins Co. Robert Jenkins, President. Office of Thos. W. Weathered's Sons,") Greenhouse Heating, Dwelling Heating I by Hot Water; also Horticultural Builders, f NEW Y'ork, December 20, 1889. J Messrs. Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Jean nette, Fa.: Gentlemen We bave used your glass In the construction of horticultural buildings, the "aquatic plant houses" at Allegheny Park, Allegheny, Pa., the greenhouses at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., and other glass struc tures. We consider it superior to any other Ameri can glass, and fully eqnal to any French glass we bave ever nsed. Respectfully, (Signed) Thos. W. Weathered's Sons. Office of Wateeburt Lumber and Coal Co., I Waterburt, Conn., November 16, 1889. J Messrs. Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen The glass received from yon through D. H. Roberts is very satisfactory. It is the best American glass we bave used. Yours respectfully, (Siened) Waterbury Lumber and Coax Co. Office of Beookxtn Door & Sash Co. Manufacturers Sash. Doors, etc Brooklyn, N. Y., November 20, 1889. Messrs. Chambers k McKee Glass Co., Jeannette. Pa. Gentlemen We take great pleasure tn say ing that we bave purchased in the last three or four months, through Mr. D. H. Roberts, about three carloads of your glass, and baye found it to be tbe best American glass we have ever nsed. We heartily recommend same to anyone wno may have use for it. Yours trnly, (Signed) Brooklyn Door & Sash Co. Office of a. a. Roberts, ) Dealer In American Window Glass, New York. November 12, 1889. ) Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg. Pa. : Gentxemen Please hurry my orders for stock and other points. I am pleased to see how well the quality of yonr glass is running, and mv customers are very much pleased with it, and it is as good in every way as the glass I bave received from other manufacturers in Pittsburg, and far snperior to any glass I bave ever bad made iu pot furnaces wbere coal is nsed forfuet. My customers are using it right along In preference to French glass. Wishing you con tinued success, yours truly, Signed D. H. Roberts. Office of the Toledo Moulding Co. "I Manufacturers of Picture Frames, etc. J Toledo. O.. Jan. 3, 1890.1 Tbe Chambers & MeKee Glass Co.. Pittsburg, Pa. Gentlemen The 30x60 D. 8. A. A. sent ns lately are very satisfactory and snperior to any American glass which we have purchased.. Yours truly, Signed The Toledo Moulding Co. Office of Forman, Ford fc Co.. ") Importers and Dealers in Plate and Win- ( dow Glass. r Minneapolis, Minn., November 27, 1889. J Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen What price will yon make us on 100 cars glass for next year? We have been very mnch pleased with your glass and tbe promptness with which you have filled our orders this tar. We would like to make some arrangements to handle it for this section, and should like to bave your views on the subject. Yours trnlv, Signed Forman, Ford & Co. Office of Richardson Drug Co., 7 Wholesale Drnggists, J Omaha, Neb., December 18, Is89. ) Chambers McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen We have handled three car loads of yonr glass and take pleasure in stating that we find it equal, if not snperior, to any glass we have ever before bandied. Yours truly, Signed Richardson Drug Co. Office of Kennabd Glass & paint Co.. Importers and Dealers in Plate and - Window Glass, Omaha, Neb., December 17, 1889. F Chambers JrcKec Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen Answering yonrs referring to the quality of glass received from yonr tank furnace, we take pleasure in testifying to its uniform good quality. In comparison with the older and popular brands we think it equally as good. Our foreman, who is experienced In the glass business, says it is the best flattened glass 1 onr stock. Yours trnly, Signed Kennabd Glass & Paint Co, , Dealer in Window Glas, Polished Plate uiass, etc Detroit, Mich., January , 1890. The Chambers McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Gentlemen I take great pleasure in re plying as;to how we find your glass, etc The glass we have had of yon since September last (abont 5,000 boxes), we have fonnd of ood quality, second to no other brand made in this country. We believe it to be eqnal to the French glass, and snperior to much of the French glass recently imported. One thing we bave observed in particular, and that Is the purity of tbe metal, it being almost entirely free from seeds and snch defects. Yours truly. Signed Wm. Retd. Office of Drey AKahn. Plate Glass, Window Glass, Mirror, etc ' ,ST. LOUIS, mo., December 13, Chambers McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Fa. Gentlemen We have received your recent shipments, etc, and having closely examined the quality of your glass, we are pleased to state that your product is highly satisfactory to ourselves and customers. We want more ot your glass, and very quick, too, to satisfy onr demands for tank glass, and yon will please hurry along further shipments. Truly yours, Signed Drey & Kahn. Office of Platt 4 Thornbubg ,! .PAINT AND GLASS tOMfASr. Bt. Lonis. Mo.. December 30. 1889, Chambers Jk MeKee Glass Co.. Pittsburg. Fa. Gentlemen In reply to yours of the 20tb, would say that we have handled about 5,000 boxes of your tank glass, and consider it first class. Yours truly, Signed H. Boabdman, Secretary. Clvmcic OF THE Western Glass Bendino Works, 1KS.J St. Louis. Mo.. .Nov. iz. itsw. Messrs. Chambers McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg. Pa. Gentlemen Inclosed find draft, 822 68, to pay invoice of October 8, and I must say your glass Is elegant, and bent without one ilcht breaking. I wish you would send me first quality, no other. 6 boxes 18x30, A. A. D. S. 10 18x31, 10 " 13x16, 5 " 18x60, I wish you would write to Glenny Bros. Glass Co., and see if they won't carry someot your glass. I shall speak to tbem myself as soon as I can. Yours truly, Signed John M. Gomes, Proprietor. Office of the Wm. Glenny Glass Co. lmnorters and Dealers in Window Glass. Cincinnati. O., December 31, 1889. -J The Chambers & McKee Glass Co.. Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen Referring to your favor re ceived a few days since, wonld say that we ex pect to place large orders with you dnring the coming year, as your glass gives our trade good satisfaction. We are mnch pleased with tbe quality, and think It is as good, if not better, than a large amonnt of the French glass now imported, and very much better than mnch of the American glass now manufactured. Tbe glass is well selected and packed In nice packages, and we bave no trouble to sell any one who has once nsed your glass. Yours truly. Signed The Wh. Glenny Glass Co. Office of Albert Boehmer Paint and") Glass Co. I Dealers in French and American Plate and Sheet Glass, Paints, Colors, etc Cincinnati, O.. November i, 1859. J The Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen Your car of glass to hand to day. After a careful examination of tbe glass, we must say that it is tbe finest as to color, sur face and quality of any Pittsburg glass we ever bandied. Yonrs truly. The Albert Boehmer Paint & Glass Co. Office of Edwin Long & Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Glass, : Paints, oils. Cincinnati, 0 November, 18S9. Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Jeannette. Pa.: Gentlemen Your class arrived in good con dition, and after examining it wo will say that it averages freer from detects than any we have received from Pittsburg. Yours respectfully. Signed EDWIN LONG fc Co. Office of W. C. Peale Sr Bro. Bro ) olors. etc r 4, 1889. J Dealers in Window Glass, Paints.Colors. Cincinnati, O., .November The chambers & McKee Glass Co., Plttsbnrg, Pa. : Gentlemen We wish you would again look over onr sizes and see if yon cannot make us a shipment of a car or two at once. We would also state that we are well pleased with tbe quality of your glass. After having examined each shipment thoroughly we find that it runs very regular, very free from imper fections, and deem it eqnal. if not superior, to any manufactured In Pittsburg. Yours truly. Signed W. C. Peale & Bro. Office of Lowe Bros. "i Dealers In Window Gla3s. Paints, etc, DAYTON, O., January 3, ibtw. Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Jeannette. Pa.: Gentlemen In answer to your inquiry in regard to onr opinion and experience with tank glass, we are nleased to state that for tbe four past months we bave bandied all of your pro duct that we could get irom yon, and have dis tributed it generally through our trade, and hare yet to receive our first complaint. Yours respectfully, Signed Lowe Bros. Office of Robert Riddle 4 Co. LE & CO. I etc, and I s, etc r r U. 1889. J Manufacturers of Saab. Doors, dealers In Window Glass, Colors, Nashville. Tenn., December i The Chambers & McKee Glass Co., Pittsburg, Fa, Gentlemen: We were present at the start of your old Southside factory on natural gas some years ago, and were so much pleased with the result that we have not bought a box of French glass since. When builders called for French we showed them your double strength sheet and told them we had some thing better than French. Oar trade now asks for 'Chambers Natural Gas" and are fully sat isfied with tbe quality of it. We do not tnfnk the tank glass Inferior in any way to your pot glass: if any difference, it is meiteu out clearer uu euwi uw nuw stones or seeds. Your tanks are certainly a success, and I hope to see them very soon. Yours truly, Signed Robert Riddle. Office of Radford Bros. & Co., Ifinnfnntnvara nt Snarl Tlnnm Ptf J oshkosh. Wis. The Chambers & MeKee Glass Company, Pltts- ourg, r. Gentlemen The second car of glass that wo bought of yon bas arrived and we are well pleased with it. We had heard so much about tank glass that we were loath to place an order with vou for LOOO boxes, but after receiving same we are pleased to say that the glass gives entire satisfaction, and, as far as we are able to judge, it is superior to a great many brands that we have used. Yours respectfully, Slgneo Radford Bros. & Co. Office of Meyer Bros. Drug Co. Dallas, Tex, November 27, 1889. The Chambers A McKee Glass C0.,PltUburg, p . GENTLEMEN Window glas3 shipped on the 2d just received, and we are pleased to say that tho quality and packing are superior to any we have heretofore handled. Yonrs truly, Signed Meyer Bros. Drug Co. Office of Herman Marcus, 1 Dealerin American Window Glass.Oils,etc. Louisville. KY., November 0, 1889. ) Messrs. Chambers A McKee Glass Comnany, Pitts burg, Pa.: Dear Sirs Yours to hand and noted. 1 find, upon examination of your glass, that it is equal, if not superior, to any American glass I ever bandied. Yonrs truly. Signed Herman Marcus. Office of Cleveland Window Glass ) Company. v Cleveland, o., January 6, 1890. ) Chambers" McKee Glass Company, Pittsburg, Pa.: Gentlemen Replying to yours regarding qnaiity of yonr tank glass, would say we were highly pleased with what we received. In surface, flattening, color and sorting; it ranks with any American glass we bave seen. In brilliancy, especially, we find it superior to either French or American cylinder glass. Very truly, Signed Cleveland Window Glass Company. Take Your Choice $3. The newest idea in onr overcoat depart ment is a f5 counter, and what a wondrons lot of fine men's overcoats is heaped on it for to-day's sale. We took a number of our very fine all-wool, ribbed and plain over coats, made with a velvet collar and satine sleeve lining, together with several lots ot ulsters for those who preler heavy garments, and marked them at $5 for to-day only. They are worth seeing. P. C.C C., Cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House. There is greater demand every year for the unexcelled ale and porter made by the Iron City Brewing Co. All first-class bars keep them on draught. CIGAR CABINETS FOR CHRISTMAS gifts, hermetically sealed, so as to preserve the cigars fresh and moist from heat of natural gas. For sale by JOHN A.. RENSHAW & CO., Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty and Ninth streets. . dews Office of William Rettj. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE. JDS. HORNE- I C0.'B PENN AVENUE STORES. Pittsburg, Wednesday, January 22, 1890, SEAL SKIN: Interest in Seal Skins aroused busi ness rousing. People by scores learn ing how they can save many times the interest on their money by bnylng now instead of putting off nntil next year, and tbe months of wear this season will be thrown in. If you ever expect to buy a Seal Skin garment buy it now. We would rather sell it to yon next season bnt for this reason: We bave a very large stock. In actual numbers well up In 3 figures and representing many thou sands of dollars, and it is manifestly to our interest to dispose of the entire stook as soon as possible. The peculiar itles of the season, which may never oc cur again, make it necessary to reduce prices la order to make tbe goods go. This we bave done, the price on each garment being marked down with one idea what price will be snre to sell it to tbe first customer. We know what that price is, and yon will only find such prices on these Seals now. Can prices for genuine quality b lower? How can they? We cannot b "underbought," so how can we b "undersold." When it comes to a ques tion of pushing off the goods by the sharpest price stick we bave no peer, and the reasons are plain. Prices can not be lower for quality. Let all who have any thoughts in ths direction of Seal Garments come. Yon will learn something of Interest and to the Interest of yonr pocketbooks. SILKS: Snch loveliness in Silks is not com mon, as these lovely Indias show. The ef feeti brought out by the rich est of color painting on the purest of Shan ghai Silks, are most exquisite. It la also to the qualities we direct yonr at tention. In these thousands upon thou sands of yards, the hundreds of designs tbe dainty, tbe elaborate; tbe patterns, tbe flowers: tbe mechanical, the-natural iu their loveliness their qualityspeaks. The special prices on tbe figured, 60c, 68c and !L Plain Japanese Silk, 50c yard. Thee are all new, but their prices sound like "January clearance prices." Every one worth regularly nearly donble. You may never see their valne equaled, even here. DRESS TRIMMINGS: A happy cleaning new goods tread ing on the heels of tbe old The ap proach of February and the new stock set tbe bargain knife cutting deep. You will find plenty to interest you in trim mings, fitting accompaniments of the bargain Dress Goods yon are buying. The latest thing jnst now is tbe new Beaded Zouave Jacket Patterns, in gold, black and steel. The neatest thing out. MILLINERY. A special clearance sale of Trimmed Hats and Bonnets. Jnst multiply the prices by two for what they were. 23 Trimmed Hats and Bonnets at S3 75. 23 Trimmed Hats and Bonnets at So. RIBBONS. A cut-ln-balf all through these Rib bons, now at 5c, 10c, 15c, 20c and 25c Treat bargains. lJL .S' HANDKERCHIEFS. We are going to close out a big lot of beautiful Hand-Embroidered Purest Linen Handkerchiefs. The goods aro perfect and tbe work is exquisite. COLORED EMBROIDERY At 33c reduced from 50c At 60c reduced from SL At 75c reduced from $1 25, At SI reduced from S3. WHITE EMBROIDERY At 35c reduced from 50c AtSOo reduced from 75c At 75c reduced from SL At SI 50 reduced from $2. At SI 75 reduced from S2 25. At 12 oO reduced from S3. LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. The greatest January sale of Under wear of our experience. No cessation of the flow of bargains. Our purchase from the best known houses all in values better than ever before in all lines. A special lot of Children's Hemmed and Tncked Drawers at extremely low prices 10c, 12c, 15c, ISc and 20c Ladies' Drawers and Chemises,special values, 25c New V-shape Corset Covers, 3 rows wide embroidery, at 50c Hew 60c Gowns. JDEL HDRNE k CD., 609-621 PENN AVE. Ja23-73 ImpuritiEB in the Liver. When the Liver is crowded or clotted with a mass of impurities, its action be comes slow and difficult. Pleurisy, Headache, Pain in Side, Tired Feeling and General Weakness ensues, result ing, if unchecked, in BROKEN DOWN SYSTEM& When you have these symptoms, try si few doses of the genuine DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated Liver Pills. Price, 25 cents. Sold byall druggists, and prepared only by Fleming Bros., Pittsburg. Pa. Beware of counterfeits made in St. Louis. jylO-MTVT INFLUENZA Is very contagious to people suffering from Ir ritation of the throat. By using the celebrated SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES, SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES, this unfailing remedy for sore throat, coughs, -catarrh and hoarseness, you can protectyonr selves agdnst this dreaded disease. Every- body should keep a box of SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES, In the house Sold by all druggists at 25c and 50c a box. Pamphlets sent gratis on application by the Soden Mineral Springs Co., Lim'td. 15 CEDAR ST.. NEW YORK. jaz-ws Jiiffi CLEAR HAVANA CIOAHS-A FRESH AR-! RIVAL just m. The best cigar for S7 per " hundred; quality guaranteed. For sale by- - ' JOHN A. RENSHAW k CO, -t Fancy Grocers, corner Liberty and Ninth. 7 streets. det-ws m
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