THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNDAY.' JANUARY , 26; 1890. :, , , : -: : " " : ' a ONENTS The Eepnblican Candidates Have a "WalkoYer. DEMOCRACY IS COUNCIL, A Coming Kick in the Mayoralty and Other Kicks Certain. LIVELY MEETING IN THE NINTH The air was as full of politics yesterday as the recent mild weather was fall ol grip, spelled in the homely way pecnliar to Pitts burg. The Republican primaries, the Dem ocratic City Committee last night, and the Democratic suggestive meetings bore more than a suggestion of lively times in the po litical world. At the risk of losing his situation for re turning the most worm-eaten statement in the expurgated list of newspaper express ions the political reporter of The Dispatch has no hesitation in saying that the primar ies last nicht passed off quietly. They re sulted in the following choice: For Mayor, H. L Gourley, 145 delegates; for Controller, E. S. Morrow, 145 delegates; for Treasurer, Major Joseph F. Denniston, 145 delegates. The primaries last night, however, re vealed some pecnliar complications which were not set down in the bills, and some who expected to be chosen by the people were discomfited by either a weak support or a defeat. A YEBY LIGHT TOTE. In the First district of the Fourteenth ward the apathy occasioned by the fact of no opposition being made in any of the three tickets in the field was evidenced by the placing of 4 votes for the delegates, W. R. Ford, Lew T. Brown and James Sheppard being, of course, elected. In the Third dis trict of the Fourteenth for membership in the Republican City Executive Committee Alex. McKnight defeated George Sheppard by 56 to 3. This was a surprise party for the Citv Clerk, who had no idea of any op position being in the field, and conseqnently was found wantinir. John Flinn, secretary and general manaeer of the "Old Dub" So ciety, has called a meeting of the organiza tion for this afternoon to celebrate the event The location of the meeting has not yet been named. There is considerable speculation on the Collectorship oi the Fort candidacy, and the friends of Messrs. Case and Dravo are both sanguine of the success of their favorites. Yesterday afternoon Frank Case said that affairs looked more hopeful than at any pre vious time, and there were good grounds for sticking to the guns. The appointment of Bank Examiner is virtually settled, and in about four weeks or so George Sheppard, city clerk, will be invested with the responsibilities of office in that capacity. The telegrams of yesterday morning stating that a friend of the Secre tary of the Treasury was an applicant, and would stand in Mr. Sheppard's way, was traced up yesterday, and the gentleman himself seen. LOOKS LIKE SHEPPAKD. He acknowledged that he had been in the race, but was satisfied that George Sheppard would be the appointee. He requested that his name would not be used, as he said the race was a free-for-all, and he went into it in good faith, cut did not wish to have himself paraded as the beaten candidate. The way is now clear for Mr. Sheppard. The preparations for the May primaries for county offices are now well under way. The indications are that James Wier will this time get the nomination, vice J. Y. McKee, without any opposition. The Re publicans of Pittsburg have decided, it ap pears, upon Robert E. Mercer to represent the interests of the city proper. The North side Republicans, who feel somewhat slighted, both on acconnt of the treatment of their candidate, James Wier, at the last county convention, and the fact that the N orthside has not been recognized in the Board of Commissioners for nine years,have resolved to pnt him forward again as a dele gate, and no opposition will be made for the nomination. OUT PEN IT AVENUE. An nnusual degree of interest was mani fested in the elections of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards, and anxious crowds gathered at the various precincts and ward headquarters and awaited with evident anxiety the final returns. The following is the official count: Seventeenth ward Alderman, A. H. Leslie. Council, Hugh Ferguson, 892; Miller Elliott, 880; George Metcalf, 903. School Directors, J C. Smitb, 410; George Might, Jr., 511. Constable, J. C. Rivers. Eighteenth ward Select Council, Joseph Henderson. Common Council, Phillip Dressing. School Directors, N. F. Forsh, "William Conners, Henry Gram. Alder man. William Hays, nonstable, J. J. Gehring. City Convention, James H. Clincb. Assessor, George Ballard. The Republican Executive Committee of the Twenty-eighth ward met last night, and made a departure rrom the usual way of rnnning the primaries in their ward. Heretofore it has been the custom for the Republican voters to meet at the school house, and suggest and nominate candidates the same night. This year the suggestion meeting will be held next Saturday, and on the following Saturday the primaries will be held in the same manner as an ordinary election. It was decided to do this for the sake of giving better satisfaction in the Council manic contest between "Tobe" McCarry, the present Common Councilman from that ward, who is running for Select Council, and his opponent John Hennessey. The fight between McCurry and Hennessey is going to be pretty warm. The Twenty-sixth ward Executive Com mittee met last night and fixed next Saturday as the date for their suggestion meeting and the following Saturday lor the primaries. IK DEMOCRATIC CIECLES. The meeting of the City Committee of the County Democracy last night in Common Council chamber was one of those peculiar chemical combinations where the introduc tion of one drop of a foreign element de stroys the affinity. Pat Foley wielded the mace of authority and the gavel of the Chairman with which he was prepared to knock out any attempt to disturb the chemi cal affinity existing in the Democratic party ol Pittsburg. John Ennis, who is well known in Demo cratic politics of this city, was the disturb ing element. It was claimed by many of those present, and his first question as to tbe antbority of the Chair to place delegates to fill vacancies on the CJty Committee was promptly answered by iae statement that no authority was needed beyond precedent, which had established the rule and thai would suffice. The whole meeting appeared somewhat uncomfortable, and each man looked around to see if his nearest neighbor was not about to spring a substitute for Judge Bailey on the Mayoralty track. One member of the committee said after the meeting was over: "If the Judge's health holds ont and he re mains in tbe field, I suppose he will be the candidate; but there is a good deal of side talk about Dr. Wylie, Alderman McKenna and Tom Kerr. The latter I regard as the most favorable compromise candidate, and if he had been put to the front at first I should have thought him stronger than even Judge Bailey. His general acquaintance is wider, probably, than the Judge's, and he need not depend upon Republican votes, either, for his support." PEOCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. Tbe few passages which occurred during the session of the City Committee were re garded by the majority as pleasant little Tariationsof the Donnybrook Fair variety, which merely removed the monotony oi the eveniug and interfered withjno liberties save the right to press a motion to adjourn. T. O'Leary, Jr., and W. J. Brennen acted as secretaries, and the proceedings were as follows: Chairman Foley announced that were had been several vacancies in the list of dele gates to the City Committee, which he and other members o'f the committee had filled by appointment. John Ennis said he wonld like to know what authority Mr. Foley had to fill vacan cies. Chairman Foley replied that it was by right of precedent. He was not around reading or looking up authorities. Mr. Ennis insisted that a rule be shown giving the Chairman the authority to fill vacancies. The Chairman refused positively to show any rule, and the debate was interrupted by John Jiles offering the following resolution: A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. Resolved. That the primaries for the election of the delegates -to the City Democratic Con vention be held on Saturday, tbe 1st of Febru ary, 1890. between the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock p. 31., at tbe usual polling places; and that the convention be held on Tuesday, the 4th of Feb ruary, at 2 o'clock F. il. at such place as the Chairman ol the City committee snail desig nate. Mr. Mullen moved that the convention be held at 7 o'clock P. M. instead of 2 o'clock, so that delegates need not lose a day's work to attend. Mr. Ennis said that they had seen enough of afternoon conventions, and he remem bered one where they had been annoyed by a big crowd. "The gentleman brought the crowd there himself," replied Mr. Foley. Mr. Ennis admitted that he did, and in the interest of his candidate. An amendment fixing Wednesday, the 5th, at 7:30 P. M., for the convention was offered and adopted. Michael Gardner said he hoped there wouldbc no growling, as there is but one candidate Judge Bailey, and they might as well nominate him now. On motion of Mr. Can the Chairman was authorized to secure a place in which to hold the conven tion. THE MOTION NOT ENTEBTAINED. Mr. Ennis said that as the City Committee got a cold deal at the last convention he would move that each member of the com mittee be given a ticket to the convention. The Chairman refused to entertain the motion, saying that the body had no power over the convention, and as soon as the Chairman of the City Committee called the convention to order and a temporary organ ization was effected the City Committee's connection with it ended. Mr. Ennis insisted, but he was cut short by a motion to adjourn, and the committee adjourned sine die. A LIVELT GATHEBING. The Democratic love feasts were numer ous last night, the squabble over the Eight eenth ward Select Council nomination giv ing place to the Aldermanic fight in the Ninth, which, although the ward number is but half of the other, is doubled in intensity. There was a suggestion meeting held in the Ralston Scheolhouse to get a candi date to put in the field against the present incumbent, Alderman O'Donnell. There were numerous suggestions made of all kinds before the suggestion to adjourn was considered. Joseph Snyder presided, and he had his hands full. The meeting was a great improvement upon the City Committee's reunion in the point of liveliness, as it took eight policemen to re press the ardor of the disputants. Still it was comparatively orderly, as not more than four or five hand-to-hand en counters occurred in the course of the even ing to disturb the serenity ot the occasion. In the first place it was discovered that quite a number of persons were present who were not residents of the ward, and they seemed to be such an eyesore that their re moval was adjudged a necessity. The meeting was then turned into a regular nomination one, and suggestions were changed into mandates. A resolution was passed dispensing with the idle formality of primaries in the Aldermanic dispute, and John A. Donovan was nominated as the Democratic candidate against J. C. O'Don nell. Mart Brophy was named for Select Council and J. J. McGuire for Common on the Democratic ticket. After the meeting was over Alderman O'Donnell said he had had his name with held because the hall was packed with non residents of the ward, and no qualifications were demanded for voting. This, he said, would have resulted in his defeat for re nomination and he did not propose to sub mit his name to the insult of rejection by men who could neither vote for nor against him. IN THE FIBST WAED. The First ward usually shows tip some very pretty skirmishing whether on the night of the primaries or on the day of elec tion, and last night proved no exception to the rule. 'Charles Lawrence in the First district, an avowed Cassiday man, has been, it is said, a Gourley delegate for two vears, Martin Foley, a warm friend of Donaho, yesterday an nounced himself as a delegate for Gourley against Lawrence. The latter was a victor in the race by 31 to 3 votes. This is one of the peculiar nps and downs of politics, principally downs. At the primaries held in the Third dis trict of the Fi'thward last night resolutions were adopted indorsing Thomas H. White as an independent candidate for Common Council and pledging him the support of the Republicans of the district. HUNTLNG FOE HER HUSBAKD. A Cleveland Woman Tracks Her Trannt Lord to Plltibarff. Mrs.Peter Burns, a well-dressed and neat looking woman, carrying a healthy-looking and comfortably-clad 12-months-old babe in her arms, called at the office of Chief Brown yesterday afternoon and asked forassistance. Mrs. Burns stated that she arrived in this city from Cleveland yesterday morning in search of her husband, Peter Burns, who has been missing for six months. She was mar ried six years ago, and her husband was good and kind and temperate. Six months ago Bnrns suddenly collected all his money and skipped out. Mrs. Burns came on here to look for him. Being out of funds she appealed to the Department of Charities and Mr. Elliot offered her a pass back to Cleveland, but she refused to accept it, preferring to remain here and hunt up her husband. Mrs. Burns was finally given quarters in the matron's department at the Central station, and an effort will be made to find her husband. HAD A K0CKI TKIP. A Traction Car Stoned by Soho Miscreants Who Escape. The passengers on car No. 34, of the Fifth avenue cable line, were considerably startled about 11 o'clock last night, as the car was passing St Agnes' Church, Soho, by a large stone striking the roof of the car. It had evidently been thrown from the hillside above Fifth avenue, but fortunately no damage was done. Police Captain Mer cer was getting on the car at the time and started to find the person who threw the stone. He searched for'some time, but could not locate the party. LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED. Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed for Bendy Reading-. Tbe McDonald Young Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold its regular meet ing in the re? ding room. No. 298 Beaver avenue to-morrow evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Mrs. H. C. Campbell will deliver an address.and there will be good music John Lebth, of Edward's alley, Southside, fell across a piece of glass on South Twenty third street yesterday afternoon, and almost severed his hand from bis wrist. At Lafajette Hall, on Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hngh O. Pentecost,of New York, will address an audience under the auspices of the Pittsburg Secular Society. The first annnal reception of tbe First Regi ment, United American Mechanics, will be held in Old City Hall, on Thursday evening, Febru ary 8. METEORIC SHOWERS. Their Visitations of Periodical Oc currence, bnt Frequent. PECULIARITIES OP DISPLAYS. Recent Observations of the San Bring Oat Kew Features. THE MAGNETIC THEOEI SUSTAINED It was currently reported throughout the city yesterday that a meteor had been seen the night before. It was reported to be of considerable size with a long tail appended to it Those who claim to have seen it say it passed directly over the moon about 10 o'clock. A Dispatch representative called on Prof. F. W. Very, of the Allegheny Ob servatory yesterday, but he had not seen the meteoric display. In answer to several questions recarding the frequency of meteoric showers, Prof. Very said: "There are certain epochs in the year when particular meteoric showers are clue. Assiduous observation has given a list of nearly 100 such showers in the course of a year, each of which may be expected on a certain date from a certain part of the heavens. Particular show ers have characteristic features; that is, some meteors are very swift; others rather slow. Some vanish and leave no trace, while others are accompanied by tails and leave streaks after tbe nucleus has disap peared. Few of these showers last more than one or two days, though there are some instances where it is suspected that suc cessive meteors belonging to the same group appear during several weeks. Certain dates have been noticed to be more especially fire ball epochs. That is, the rare event of an exceptionally large and brilliant meteor or fireball is more apt to occur on certain dates. NOT A FIBE BALL DATE. "Last night was not a fire ball date, nor was it in the vicinity of one. January 25 is tbe date of the meteoric shower character ized by the swiftness of its components, which are usually attended by streaks. The radiant point of this shower is in tbe con stellation called Bernice's Hair, a star cluster one of the morning constellations. As this meteor is claimed to have been seen in the evening it is more likely to have been one of the unclassified sporadic mete ors. Information as to the position, direc tion of motion, apparent brilliancy, color, time of appearance and length of time dur ing which the appearance lasted is likely to be valuable in the recovery of the principal characteristics of an event which is necessar ily seen by but few." "How do you account for these meteoric showers coming at regular periods?" was asked. "All we can say is that the celestial spaces are thinly populated in every direc tion with these scattered fragments, which are veritable miniature planets traveling in definite orbits around the snn in many in stances, and serving as messengers from one star to another in others. A COUOTXESS NUMBER. The number of them is simply countless. They make up in number what they laok in size, so that if we could eather together all the minute members that go to make up a group, it might make a body of very re spectable size, although the individual com ponents are so small that thev seldom escape complete disintegration and dissolution in their passage through the atmosphere." "What produces the great light which always follows the passage of a meteor?" "The light which is seen while the passage of a meteor through the air lasts may be due partly to the combustion of the materials of the air of life, but it is mainly an incan descence of the condensed atmosphere which accumulates in advance of an object which is moving many timet the rapidity of a can non ball, often, I may say, with many hun dred times the rapidity of a cannon ball. Under these conditions even the seemingly flimsy resistance of the air becomes as great as that of a solid body producing intense beat, and in the case of a large meteoric stone, frequently resulting in the fracture and demolition of the object. tints in the flame. "Colored meteors are sometimes seen with a peculiar tint of the flame, being due to the burning of some special Ingredient ot the meteor. "We have yellow, green and occa sionally red meteors, but the majority are white like the majority of the stars'. It cannot be said that any one part of the earth can be more affected by these visitants than another. There is, however, a diurnal periodicity, the larger numbers being seen in the early morning hours when that por tion of the heavens comes in view toward which the orbital motion of the earth is carrying us. "We then see not merely the comparatively few meteors whose speed is sufficient to enable them to overtake the earth, but that larger number composed of all those which are gathered up in the track of the advancing earth, whether moving with, against or athwart its course." During the course of the conversation with Prof. Very the latter said that the re sults of the observation of the eclipse of January 1, 1889, had just been received. They are considered of much importance to the astronomic world, as many new things have been revealed. In this connection Prof. Very said: "The recent appearance of the collected results of the observation of the total eclipse of January 1, 1889, shows that this event has added many interesting facts to the pre vious knowledge ot such occurrences. A large and very perfect photograph of the corona was obtained by Prof. Wm. H. Pick ering, of Cambridge, Mass., "and one of a smaller size by Prof. Barnard, of the Lick Observatory. These show the sheaves of CUELING FILAMENTS about the sun's poles in great detail, indi cating the composite nature of many of the individnal filaments, and confirming the photographs taken at the previous sun spot minimum of 1878, thus rendering it almost certain that tbe corona at this period as sumes a symmetrical form with regularly disposed filaments curving away on either side of the sun's axis and broad equatorial wiogs of less discriminated strncture. "All this is very different from what is seen during an eclipse when the activity ot the sun is in its height. At such times the corona has a rudely quadrilateral outline. with four wines projecting from-regions arj- proxiniaiely 40 north and south of the equator, and the whole is made up of curved branching and interlacing streamers extending ta a much greater distance from tbe body of the sun, and with the equatorial sheaves less symmetrically disposed. In regard to the extent of the corona, it is difficult to compare successive eclipses observed from different parts of the earth with very varying atmos pheric condition. A small amount of haze will blot out much of the fainter detail. The presence or absence of some of these fainter features may merely signify the presence or absence of the condition of their observation, but the variation of type is a thing beyond question. We seem to have a connection indicated between the broad equatorial wings and the sun spot zones. When the solar activity begins again the eruptions which make the prom inences or red flames, which cluster in great est number about the sun spot Tones, seems to produce an increase in the floating dust, which is carried up into the outlying re gions of the corona over these areas of dis turbance. As the spot epoch dies away the latitudes of tbe BEOIONS OB" DISTUEBANCE diminish, and the coronal wings follow, ap proaching the equator more nearly at this time. Simultaneously the diminution of the atmospheric forces of upheaval seems to give room for the manifestation of forces whose action are at other times obscured. The nature of these forces must be a matter ot conjecture, but it is worthy of note that a carefui analysis of the positions which would be assumed by matters arranged no. der the influence of magnetic lines of force symmetrically disposed around the sun's axis has been shown by Prof. Bigelow, to yield a picture which is almost identical with the disposition of the filaments of the polar corontc. "The objection has been made to any mag netic theory of the sun's corona on the ground that magnetism in a heated body, such as the sun undoubtedly is, disappears. But objections have to fall before facts, and although we may not be able to show at present how an intensely heated body may continue to be a powerful magnet the un doubted influence of solar phenomenal, upon terrestrial'magnetism, and the coinci dence between the results of the analysis by spherical harmonics as applied to the mag netic lines of force and the actual disposi tion of the radiating filaments of the sun's corona, compels us to'.infer.what indeed ap pearances had already led some of us to con jecture, that the corona is inmany respects similar to the aurora borealis or northern lights and therefore largely an electric or magnetic effect." A COMMISSION INSPECTION. Carneeie Free Library and Music Hnll Offi cially Pronounced Finished All the Members Present Excepting-Mr. Phlpps Mr. Carnegie' Portrait on Private View Chairman Scott Complimented. Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall was officially inspected by the Carnegie Building Commission yesterday and pro nounced finished, as it really is with the ex ception of some trifling details. With the exception of Mr. Henry Phipps, who is floating up the river Kile, in Africa, on a dahabeyah, tbe entire commission was present. Mr. James B. Scott, Chairman; Mr. Adam Ammon, Mr. T. A. Parke, Mr. John Walker, Mr. G. W. Snaman, Mr. Arthur Kennedy and Mr. Charles Davis, consulting engineer, comprised the group of gentlemen present. Mr. Adam Ammon takes the place of Hon. Hugh Fleming, de ceased. Mr. Gray's death left a vacancy, but it had not been filled. The entire building was gone over in de tail, and the exquisite taste which has pre vailed in the final arrangements ot the original plans received the highest com mendation from the members of the commis sion. Music Hall, with its noble Roosevelt organ, was especially praised, and the gen tlemen lingered long in the critical inspec tion of the final features of the library proper. By leqnest Mr. Bryan Wall, the artist who has painted Mr. Carnegie's por trait for the huge gilt frame which forms the centerpiece of the great fire-place in the Library, was present and fitted up his mas terpiece in the frame for a few moments. The portrait is a clearly-cut and accurate likeness of "the Star Spangled Scotchman" and will be permanently placed in a iew days. After every portion of the edifice had been gone over the commission held a formal meeting in the small art e-allerv and accord ed a formal vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr. James B. Scott, for his virtual superin tendence of the practical details of the con struction of the buildings, and his indefati gable exertions whileservingin that capacity. Some trifling details were attended to, and the commission adjourned. The musical columns of The Disfatch this morning give the public some further information as to the date of opening and the good things which may be expected by the public. A TEEK1BLE CHARGE MADE. Jennie Kynn, of fehnrpibnrs. In Jail on a Charge of Chlld-Mnrder. Jennie Ryan, of Sharpsburg, lies in the county jail under a charge of murder, con sisting of alleged infanticide. The case awaits the Coroner's investigation. Some repairs near the stable of Mr. Forsyth, a Sharpsburg teamster, were be ing made by a laborer named John Habaugh, on Friday morning last. The body of an infant was brought to light. Habaugh had started for the river to throw the body in, when James Byan, Forsyth's stable boss, met him, and had the body carried to Holzenbach's livery stable. Coroner McDowell was notified and deputed his deputy, Mr. Berry, who instituted an in vestigation yesterday morning. A post mortem was held by Drs. Kelly and Frazier, who found that the sex was male and that it had lived two days. From appearances the child had been buried under debris and thereby suffocated. Suspicion fell upon Jennie Byan, the 18-year-old daughter of James Byan. She was closely questioned, but absolutely re fused to make a statement. She refused to be subjected to a medical examination, and, as a culmination of attendant circumstances, was placed under arrest. Habaugh, who discovered the body, was placed in detentiou. The inquest will be resumed at 4 o'clock this afternoon. TYHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Who Travel, borne Who Do Not, and Others Who Talk. United States Mail Inspector Bell passed through Pittsburg last evening on No. 6, arriving over the Panhandle from St. Louis. He is a short, stout, gray-mustache, gray haired individual, whose face is perpetually wreathed in smiles and a disposition to love his fellow men and make life pleasant for those around him, can be seen sticking ont all over his rotund form. He has just taken a trip through New Mexico. Texas and the Indian Territory and reports tho mail service in those States and Territories through which be has been to be in excellent condition. He was much interested in- Nellie Bly, and anxiously inquired as to the reception she received in her natal city. Ex-Judge L. E. Thoman, of Washing ton, D. C, passed through Pittsburg yesterday morning on the Cleveland express. He was a member of the Civil Service Commission under President Cleveland, and was on his way to his home in YounRStown to look after bis legal practice. He is a thorough Democrat, and a warm friend of ex-President Cleveland. He is In favor of ballot reform in every sense of the word, and believes that it will eventually be in troduced all over the United States. Eugene Mullin, of Bradford, passed through Pittsburg yesterday on bis way home from the West Virginia oil field. Mr. Mullin is a well-known Democrat of the northern tier of counties, and has a local reputation as a criminal lawyer. He is also interested in the Eureka oil field, and has been looking after his property in that locality for several weeks. President Granville Morenus, of the Window Glass Workers' Association, has not vet returned from his homo in Cleveland, N. V. Secretary Cake said last night that Mr. Morenus was still quite unwell, and he could not tell when the official would be able to re turn to nis post oi duty. Miss Gertrude Wakefield, daughter of Rev. John S. Wakefield, of Latrobe. will to day enter upon a three months' engagement as the soprano of tho Wilkinsburg Presbyterian Church, during tbe absence of Miss Lizzie Norcross in Europe. Charles B. Power, of New Castle, who has been interested in baseball business since 1SS0, is at the St. Charles Hotel. He has acted as manager, umpire and has held positions on the diamond, since he first took an interest in the business. Charles B. Haley, of Tacoma, Wash.. Is at the Hotel Schlosser. He thinks Pitts burg is an active business center, and contains more wide-awake people than any town he has struck on bis trip across the Continent. Joseph Kirkpatrick and William M. Kirkpatrick, of Palmer, Mich., are at the Hotel Anderson. They are interested in the iron business and visit Pittsburg every three or four weeks. J. B. Hutchinson, of Altoona, regis tered at the Hotel Anderson yesterday. He is a well known citizen of the Mountain City. John S. Bitenour, Managing Editor of the I'ott, is seriously ill with typhoid pneu monia. . C. IT. Hougle, a well-known citizen of Wllllamsport, is at tbe Seventh Avenne Hotel. J. W. Avery and wife, of Du Bois, are at tbe Seventh Avenue. O. J. Ewing, of Washington, is at the Seventh Avenue. Dk. B. M. Hashjl Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 718 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. S&sa FOR SUMMER MUSIC..! Manager Johnston Negotiating Companies in New York. for HE NOW HAS FOUR ON THE STEING. The Only Difficulty Will be to' Guarantee of the Money. Get a EICH MEN ASKED TO ADTA5CE THE DUST Manager J. H. Johnston, of the Exposi tion Society, returned yesterday from New York, where he has been for the last two weeks figuring with the managers ot the most prominent musical organizations of the country for their appearance in Pitts burg under the auspices of the Exposi tion Society. Mr. Johnston was seen last evening at his japartments in the St. Charles Hotel, and when asked what ar rangements he had made for the entertain ment of Pittsburgers said: "I saw the managers of a number of musical organizations while I was East, with a view of having them appear in Pittsburg in the early part of the coming summer. The cost, as you can fully realize, for a first-class organization will be no small amount of money. My idea in all things of that kind is to have only first-class organ izations for two reasons; first, the public to whom we are catering would not consent to patronize an inferior or cheap entertain ment, and the other is that the Board of Di rectors would not consent, and I would not recommend anything but first-class organi zations. That, you know, means the outlay of considerable money and the assuming on the part of the Board of Directors of a fairly sized contract. ONLY FIEST-CI.AS3 MUSIC. "Whether they will be willing to do that or whether they can see their way clear is for them to say, and will be made known after the meeting on Tuesday next. In a matter involving several thousands of dol lars, of course you will understand, before I can close any engagements positively I must present the facts to them and secure their approval. I think we are all of one mind in the matter of holding sum mer night concerts, as suggested by The Dispatch, but of course for prudential financial reasons we must look before iwe leap. "By the way, while thinking the matter over to-day, it has occurred to me there may be, and doubtless are in Pittsburg, like I have found in other cities, men of generous, liberal impulses, who are great lovers of music, and who may feel disposed to offer substantial encouragement in the matter of a specific guarantee to make our directors feel that they are not assuming the entire responsibility. It must be born in mind, and I think it is clearly apparent to everyone that the Ex position directors, no matter how great the success of the enterprise, make no money for themselves individually. That same re mark applies equally to the stockholders. SOME FIGURES SECURES. , "That being the case they necessarily con sider every question looking to the expendi ture of money or contracting obligations against the society with the greatest care. I will simply say to you that I have seen four of the best musical organizations in the United States with a view to bringing them to Pittsburg. I have obtained their figures and ascertained the dates on which they could be secured to give entertainments in this city. I have lound out the terms. and, in tact, everything as far as I can go. All that remains now is to make the selection ot the one deemed most advisable, and find out whether the board, as a board, will assume the responsi bility. I may say that I have (treat hopes .that a plan may be adopted whereby the scheme can be carried out. "I know the vast amount of pleasure it will give our people, especially in the sum mer season when the theaters are closed. These organizations will fill the bill happily and pleasantly, and I cannot for one mo ment think there will be a bit of risk to those who will assist the directors in the way of a guarantee. Entertainments of a similar character have been successful in other cities, and there is no reason that I know of why they should not be in Pitts burg. That is all I have to say in relation to the matter just now, but at the meeting of the directors next Tuesday something definite will probably be decided upon." WEIGHT, MASS AND TIME, The Subject of a Lecture by Prof. Menden ball at tbe Pittsburg Female College. T. C. Mendenhall, a short, corpulent bald-headed gentleman, of pleasing address, is registered at the Hotel Anderson, giving Washington, D. C, as his place of resi dence. He is Superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, and last evening he lectured be fore the Engineers' Club in the chapel of the Pittsburg Female College on the units of length, mass and time in the United States. He explained the foundations of our present system of weights and measure and wherein they are defective. He particularly urged upon all engineers to fix upon a standard system and try to make it univer sal. The metric system is the only one which has ever been authorized by the Congress of the United States. After the lecture he was introduced to the members of the club by Prof. Bras hear. Among'those present were Chancellor Golf, of the Western U niversity and Uounty Surveyor Davis. Mr. Mendenhall is returning from a trip through the West, and will leave this morn ing at 8 o'clock over the Pennsylvania Kail road for Washington. A CANDIDATE ARRESTED. A Well-Known Southside Resident Charged with Iinrceny. John Block, of the Twenty-sixth ward, was placed under bail yesterday for a hear ing to-morrow before Alderman McGary on a charge of larceny. The case is a pecul iar one and has created considerable agita tion among Mr. Block's friends. The de fendant is one of the best kno?n residents of the ward and has announced himself as a candidate for Constable, a position now held by Mr. Lindner, who yesterday morn ing arrested Mr. Block. Constable Lindner said last night that while passing the feed store of Henry Bat tleman on South Eighteenth street, he saw a man carry out a bag of feed, deposit it in his wagon and drive away. An investiga tion of Block's premises resulted in the ar rest. An effort was made to see Mr. Block to get bis side of the story, but he could not be found. MB. CARNEGIE SIGNED THEM. The Petitions for tbe Lawrencevlllo Park Ready for Congress. Tbe petitions that have been in circula tion for some time past in the Twelfth, Fif teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eight eenth wards, asking Congress to grant a por tion of the arsenal grounds for park pur poses, have all been called in. Postmaster Patterson, of Station B, Lawrenceville, who has had charge ot the matter, desires to for ward them to Washington at once. The papers are by this time rather bulky, as there have been some 6,000 autographs at tached to them. Among the signatures on one of the petitions is that of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, together with others of well-known local lame. Accused of Stealing Harness. Lewis Linn, & driver for the Allegheny Express Company, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Fitzgerald on com plaint of his employer, who accused him of stealing two sets of harness from the com pany's stable. TO THE FRONT AGAIN. The Yellow Row Keepiog Up Its Reputa tion Llentennnt Denniston Badly Used Up Jack McCool Raised the Rumpus Spectators Refuse to Help the Poller. The Yellow Bow was the scene of another scrimmage of a lively character last night, in which Officer John Eoach came off first best, while Lieutenant Denniston got a rough handling. About 8 o'clock the officers were called to quell a disturbance in one of the houses in the row. On going to the place they found a man who gave his name as John McCool, but who is known to the police as Jack McKeever, raising a disturbance. On seeing the officers McCool showed fight, and was assisted by the other inmates of. the room; both men and women joined in the affray, and things looked rather blue for the officers. About this time Lieutenant Denniston put in an appearance and took a hand in the right, the result of which was that McCool and the Lieutenant rolled down a long flight of stairs together, but the officer gallantly held on to his prisoner. All the inmates of the house, namely, Susie Flannigan, Lilly Brit ton, Catherine Keating, John Mc Cool and John Coyne were placed under arrest and locked up in the Central station. McCool was covered with blood, which flowed from wounds on his head, in flicted by the officers' clnbs. As fs usual in rows in and about the Yellow Bow, a crowd of about 200 people gathered, and having no particular love for the officers, refused to aid them in the arrest of the prisoners or in any other way. LADGHED AT THE FINEST. An IS-Year-Old Poolroom Habitant In the Law's Clutches. Officer Eckert, of Allegheny, began the work of breaking up the practice of loafing about poolrooms, as sanctioned by Mayor Pearson, by arresting an 18-year-old youth last night at 19 Federal street. A. crowd of young men of about his own age was standing along the curb last even ing, making remarks in an undertone to the women and young girls passing by. One of them spoke loud enough for the officer to hear, and he warned him to cease. The J'oung man walked into the poolroom and aughed at the officer, when the latter went after him and arrested him, while tbe rest of the crowd took a hurried walk. The prisoner gave his name as Edward Marsh, and was locked up for a hearing this morn ing. fltill Another Oakland Fire. That the recent fires at Oakland have been the result of incendiarism is disputed in the case of the fire at Mr. Casey's new row on Fifth avenue; yet the circumstances point to incendiarism in the Oakland dis trict all the same. On Thursday night a fire which was undoubtedly incendiary, was discovered in a new house on Sylvan ave nne near 'Coquet street, which was being built by Contractor Bossinger for Mr. J. L. S.Kellner. It was extinguished without much loss. LET THEM BE HEARD. Three of Our Lending Drnsgisti Give Their Opinions of a Popular Remedy. Messrs. F. H. Eggers & Son, Allegheny, say: "During the early part of November, 1889, we received our first supply of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and have since re ordered, making the entire amount to date 19 dozen. The sales are daily increasing, and are to-day larger than that of any other patent or proprietary article we handle." Mr. E. E. Heck, 194 Federal st., Alle gheny, says: "I have placed my second or der for Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy since last November. I regard It as the best sel ler in that line of remedies I have in the store and one of the most satisfactory in re sults." Mr. E. G. Stucky, cor. WjUe ave. and Fulton St., says: "I received my first sup ply of Chamberlain's Cogzh Bemedy Octo ber 30 last, and up to the present date have placed orders for 20 dozen. The sales are steadily increasing and I believe it will prove to be one of the most staple and sala ble of patent medicines." For sale by E. G. Stucky, cor. Wylie ave, and Fulton st.; by Markell Bros., cor. Penn and Frankstown aves.; by Theo. E. Ihrig, 3610 Filth ave., and by Carl Hartwig, But ler st, in Pittsburg, and in Allegheny City by E. E. Heck, 72 and 194 Federal St., and Thos. B. Morris, cor. Hanover and Preble aves.; Fred H. Eggers, 172 Ohio st.: F. H. Eggers & Son, Ohio and Chestnut sts.', Alle gheny, and 11 Smithfield st., Pittsburg. TThsu THE GREAT FIRE SALE Ot Goods Consigned to the New York Grocery By one of the largest insurance companies of the East, commences this week, consist ing of 5,000 cases canned goods, dried fruits, syrup, molasses, etc. Fine sugar corn per can 5c, or 60s per doz. Solid hand-packed tomatoes per can.... 6c Choice peas per can 6c String beans per can 6c Choice blackberries per can oc Choice pumpkin per can... 6c Choice applespercan 6c Fine French peas per can 10c Choice table peaches per can 12c Fine table peaches in heavy syrap 18c 3 cans finest apricots 50c 5 lbs. California raisins 25c California peaches per lb 10c California apricots per lb 10c Pure sugar syrup per gallon 35c Choice Orleans molasses per gallon 38c 3 lb. can boneless pig's feet 15c Goods delivered free to all parts of both cities. To those living out of the city will prepay freight on all orders of 10 and up ward. Send for catalogue. M. B. Thompson-, 301 Market st., corner Third ave., wholesale and retail. UPRIGHT PIANO-8183. Square Grand Piano 8175. A magnificent 1 octave upright piano, with all improvements, swinging desk, ele gantly carved, rosewood, finished case and excellent tone. This instrument was in use only a few months and will be sold fully warranted for 185, incltfding cover and stool. A splendid bargain at the music store of J. M. Hoffmann & Co., 537 Smith field street Also a fine sqnare grand piano in perfect order, cost originally $500 for $175. Thnt 85 Overcoat. How many $5 overcoats do you suppose we sold on Saturday? Well, more than you have any idea of. Every one was de lighted with them, and said they never ex pected to get a good cassimere overcoat, with velvet collar, well made and lined, for $5. We still have about 350 of them on hand, and co-morrow (Monday) you still have a chance to buy a good overcoat, worth from $10 to $13. for $5, at the P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House. Excursion to Washington City. The Baltimore and Ohio will sell excur sion tickets to Washington, good to visit Baltimore, limited to 10 days, on Thursday, January 30, at rate of $9. Call at city ticket office, Fifth avenue and Wood street, early to secure seats in parlor car and berths in sleeping car. Trains leave 8 A. M. and 920 P.M. Tho Agra Carpet. Something entirely new. Can be found only at Edward Groetzinger's, 627 and 629 Penn avenue. Bargains in plush coats in sizes 40 and 42-inch bust measure, reduced to $25 from $40, $45 and $50; $25 qualities, all sizes, now $20; $20 qualities, all sizes, now $15. MWF HUGUS & HACKE. Cold Spell Good for Six Weeks. Anderson gas-saving burner; cheapest and beit. 82 Fourth avenue. COL. SWORDS' TISIT. The Entire Interior of the Postoffice Will be Remodeled. CONCESSIONS TO M'KEAN AND QUAY The Wiry lowan Will Beport to Architect Windrim on Monday. A COMPROMISE TO ELECT ALLISON Colonel H. X. Swords, of Iowa, arrived in Pittsburg yesterdayjtearrag with him a telegram from Secretary- Windom, instruct ing him to wait upon Postmaster-elect Mc Kean, of Pittsburgh and accord every facility to him in the matter of new fur nishings and appointments for the post office. The two centlemen met and got down to business, and started in at the post office. Colonel Swords is tall, gray-haired, al though only 45 years, of age, and has a large mustache of deep brown and flashing blue eyes. He bears a marked resemblance to ex-Governor Foraker. He was appointed Chief of the Department of Federal Office Furnishings in May last, since which time he has fitted up 23 Federal buildings. With out the slightest connection with the Post office Department, Colonel Swords has to deal with the furniture of all Federal buildings, and is therefore familiar with the interior of most of the large postoffices in the country. The terribly crowded condition of the present office, over which he was showed by Messrs. McKean and Collins, struck him very forcibly. Alter the inspection baa been concluded and the items to befur nished noted down by Mr. Collins, Colonel Sword3 was afforded an opportunity to view the county Court House, and from thence accompanied Mr. McKean to the Govern ment building, where Architect Malone ex plained things and produced voluminous statistics. The noted lowan left at 8 o'clock for Washington, having previously dined at the Duquesne Club with Postmaster Mc Kean, Hon. Walter Lyon and C. H. McKee, Esq. Colonel Swords submitted to a lengthy in terview with a Dispatch representative. He said: "Our appropriation for the fiscal year ending in June is running low, and in most cases where a new building is going up we bid the officials endure the ills of cramped quarters and back nnmber furni ture until a change takes place. THEIR WEIGHTY AEGUMENTS. "But in the Pittsburg Postoffice. Senator Quay and Mr. McKean presented such weighty reasons for securing every accessory and facility for the better transaction of the public business that Secretary Windom felt justified in straining a point The accommo dations are so inadequate that the best of furniture and fittings is a positive necessity. "The Begistrv Division, the Mongy Order Division, the office of the Superintendent of Mails, and the Postmaster's room will be en tirely refitted with the best we have in stock. The entire postoffice will be cleansed, and repairs, alterations, chandeliers and anything else needed will be immediately supplied. This includes desks, carpets, counters, etc., and several new letter racks, any of which can be transferred to the new building. Mr. McKean made a very favorable impression in Washington and his efforts to improve the service here will be aided in every possible May. The rough list which Messrs. McKean and Col- lins have furnished me contains abont 70 items, and my rough calculations are that about $7,000 will be expended in the refit ting process. Understand me, Mr. Win dom's instructions were to give Mr. McKean anything he wanted. As it is, we will put into this office all its size enables it to con tain or demand. As to the other Federal offices here the limited amount at our com mand will -not'enabie us to do anything until the change to the new building is ac complished. When that time arrives I can guarantee Pittsburg the best at our com mand. "I visited the Government building and Mr. Malone met me with the astonishing statement that it would take him three years to complete it under favorable circum stances. This does not seem in accord with the work done on Government buildings elsewhere and will hardly do. Mr. Malone gave me some carefully prepared statistics, but I agree with Mr. McKean that the building should be occupied by the Govern ment at least on the lower floor by next fail. I have promised Mr. McKean that I will wait on Mr. Windrim next Monday, and urge speed in the premises. I have not the least connection with the Postoffice De partment, but my opinion may have some weight with Mr. Windrim "owing to my familiarity with new Federal buildings and those just being completed. Yonr new postmaster impresses me as being a hustler, and I can understand from what I have seen how great the necessity is for new quarters at the earliest possible moment" AGAINST CIVIL SERVICE. "What do you think of the current troubles of the Civil Service Commission, Colonel Swords?" "The Civil Service Commission has my permission to work out its own salvation, if it can. I will tell you what the civil service scheme is doing as a practical resnlt of its adoption. It is ruining hundreds of bright young men and women in every community. They devote their time to the examinations, and get on tbe list of eligibles, and then wait, wait, wait for the coveted position, living perhaps on relatives or friends, a set of Micawbers with nothing turning up. Ton have just come from Des Moines, la. What are Senator William Allison's chances of re-election in view of the legis lative deadlock." "I have been to Iowa on leave of absence, and have paid a great deal of attention to Senator' Allison's canvass. The situation is briefly this: By precedent the member of the Housejfrom Polk county calls the House together; the Democrats refuse to answer, and there can be no organization. The Be- publican members of tbe House are mostly new, who promise well, but as the Demo crats number a good many legislative veter ans, the Bepnblican side ot the House is inferior in the exercise of parliamentary tactics. This is unfortunate, but it cannot be heiped. We offered a compromise to the Democrats on Wednes day night, just before I came away. We offered them the Speaker, we to have the Clerk. If that ofler was accepted it meant the organization of the House and the election of Mr. Allison by five or six votes on joint session. Bnt tbey refused, hoping to tire the Republicans out. and seure both Speaker and Senator. They can never secure enough votes to elect any one else, and no matter how prolonged the contest may be it is certain to result in Sen ator Allison's favor." CIVIL SERVICE DETAILS. The Examination to be Held Febramry 4 A List of 125 Anxlons to Solve the Knotty Problems A New Rale Practiced-Employe Under Doable Bonds. Yesterday was the last day upon which applications for the civil service examina tion of February 4 could be received. At the close of the day Cashier McCalley, of the Pittsburg postoffice, also Secretary of the Local Civil Service Committee, had 125 applications in hand. At the first examina tion under Postmaster Larkin 160 appli cants were examined. A singular thing in connection with the workings of the local branch of the Civil Service Commission, giving a vivid illus tration of tbe slacktwisted business methods of the commission came to light during the present week. In last August the august commission established the rule that no applicatioa lor the civil service examination should be received after the commencement of a 20-day term before the date of the examination. The commission failed to notify tbe Pittsburg Civil Service Committee until this week. Applications filed after last Thursday would not be re ceived, but it was decided to receive all filed up to yesterday, despite the role. The place of holding the examination has not been determined. The question of what percentage of tho successful or "eligibles" of the examinations of February 4 and August 2, 1889, had se cured appointments in the office proved to be interesting. Of the February list of 65 and the August list of over 70 "eligibles" but two appointments were made last year. This speaks volumes for the cohesiveness of Post master Larkin's forces, but does not hold out much encouragement for the 125 who are to run the gauntlet next Tuesdav week. Even should a new allotment of clerks be made for Pittsburg, thelist o "eligibles" of August would take precedence be.ore thoso to be examined. When a vacancy occurs within tbe scope) of the Civil Service rules, the Secretary of the local board picks out three of those whose grading is the highest and submits them to the Postmaster, who can pick any one of the three. The certificate has to be posted in the postoffice corridor, so that he who runs may read. Under such circum stances it seems like a modern exemplifica tion of the old saw, "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick." By the roles of the Postoffice Department the inside officials and clerks of tbe Pitts burg postoffice are obliged to.furnish to the incoming postmaster abond equal in amount to that already held by Postmaster Larkin for the identical position. Thus the ap pointive officials arc under double bonds during the interval between the close of business on January 31 and the opening of the office on February 1. No buffet should be without a bottle of Angostura Bitters, the South American ap petizer. Slightly soiled lace curtains and odd pairs at half price and less at Bosenbaum & Co.'s. Yotr will be well pleased if you make usa of the Iron City Brewing Co.'s ale and beer. Competent judges pronounce them the lead ing brews. All dealers keep them. B. & E. SOME JANUARY BAEGAINa Extra grade genuine SEAL COATS Reduced from 5123 to S10Q, A lot of very handsome Jackets, large smoke pearl buttons. Directoire Fronts, etc, marked down from $12 to $7. A lot of very elegant Lone; Garments, tailor made, marked down from 520 to 512 50. Special good value in PLUSH JACKETS Just reduced 58, 510 and $12. A large range and choice in plain, fancy and vest front Jackets all reduced to $4, 55 and $7. Boys' Flannel Waists just received, 4 to 13 years, at SL 3,550 yards extra grade and width SCOTCH GINGHAMS In choice new goods jnst received and on sals AT 25c A YARD. New Sateens, Seersuckers, Ginghams, and other choice wash fabrics just received and on sale at 12c IOD GLOVES Reduced to 23c per pair, only in sizes 5 6 (V 7,7K.7.8. KID GLOVES In SI grade reduced to 50c. only in sizes 5 6L fW.6K.7Ji. At 75c, special value in 5-hooJc and 4-huttoa Kid Gloves. At 51 SO. rednced from 52, entire line of sizes in best grade Suede Monsquetaire Gloves, in black and full line colors. Special prices for January on Hutchinson, Pierce & Co. Star Waists. Lots mareed front $1 40 to 51. Lots marked from 51 down to 75c BIBER & EASTON, 505 and 507 MARKET STREET. ja2TTSSU MARSHELL, THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAYE YOU MOHEY. TEA. SAVE YOU MONEY? YES, "BIO MONEY. On Uroceries in general I can save yon 20 per cent all around. ON TEA I CAN SAVE YOU 9 PER CENX, I have the largest and best selected stock of TEAS in the two cities. I have told you that several times, but it is true all the same. I can give yon TEA from 19 cents per pound up to 55 cents. What sort of tea do yon bnyT Bring me a sample; I will give you the same tea for half the money. There is more 50c tea sold than all other kinds put together. I will match it with my 25c tea. I know it will suit yon. I am so sure that I make you the following offer: I will deliver by express, prepaid, all orders ot 5 pounds and upward of my 25c teas. If the tea don't suit you, send it back at my expense, What kind of tea do you drink? I can give you any kind: Oolong. Young Hy son. English Breakfast, Imperial, Gun powder, Pan Fired Japan, Basket Fired Japan and Mixed Tea. 8end for weekly price list and order by matt, Orders amounting to 110. without counting suzar, packed and shipped free of charge to any point within 200 miles. MARSHELL, 79, 81 AND 95 OHIO ST., Cor. Sandusky, Allegheny. & js36 ygCMC..
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