THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY, - JANUARY 27, 1890. 5' 'THE SINEWS OF WAR. 'Collection of Political Assessments in llie Last Campaign. RESULT OF AX INVESTIGATION promptly transferred back to their old posts without a word being said, Mr. Roosevelt has made specific recom mendations in cases of a number or employes of the Custom House which will not be made public until they have been submitted to the proper prosecuting officers. FEEE MONONGAHELA 'Into the Methods Pursued in the Xew York Federal Offices. SOME PK0SECDT10SS AKE PEOBABLE. Commissioner Roosevelt Denounces the Civil Service Law Violators. A report has been made to tho pivil Service Commission relative to the collec tion of political assessments in Kew York during the Presidental campaign. The practice, while not universal, was in some cases carried on in open violation of the law. Commissioner Itoosevelt has reported the names of the offenders to the proper prose cuting officers. "WAsniXGTON, January 2G. Civil Ser vice Commissioner Roosevelt has submitted to the full commission a report of his recent investigation into the alleged violations of the civil service law in the .New York Custom House just prior to the last Presi dental election. Upon the subject of the collection of political assessments during that campaign, Mr. Roosevelt says: The law prohibiting political assessments of any kind or the collection thereof in any man ner or under any disguise, is sweeping and thorough in its provisions Up to liS2 these collections were made perfectly openly, the employes being publicly notified how much they were to pay, when it was to be paid, and at w hat place. A CHAXGE FOR THE BETTEK. The present law has put a complete stop to this open spoliation of poor clerts and has made it comparatively difficult to mulct tbem even secretly. In an honestly administered office there is now no danger of this particular ly meji and cowardly wrong being committed; and eftn where the head of tho office is Indif ferent the bolder employes, who are not easily bullied, can safely defy attempts 10 make them contribute, But there are always a great mauv weak or timid people whom it is easy to coerce, and where the head of the office delib erately seeks to get round the law it is always risible lor him to bring such pre-sure to bear on his subordinates as to force tbem to con tribute, though he himself does not an overtly illegal act. It is comforting to add, however, that in this effort to keep just within the law. while never theless evading it, all save the very most adroit wrong-doers are apt to make some slip and put themselves where thev can be punished, al though it is a matter of great regret that the sharp originator and instigator of the misdeeds should so often escape while his clumsier tool Is caught It is worth while saying at the outset that experience in a number of investigations of this sort has convinced me that the talk often heard about the injustice of not allowing clerks to make "voluntary contributions," which the law in nowise prevents, is all non sense. A SPECIOUS CBT. Government employes do not, as a rule, con tribute simply from desire to help the political cause in which they believe. The so-called "voluntary contributions" are nine times out ot ten made from some personal motives, that is. either in the hope of being retained in office, or else with the object of gaining some advan tage over the other clerks. In other words, tho employes are coerced into making them fear their positions will be jeopardized if they fail to do so. It Is probably safe to say that 90 per cent of the money collected for political purposes from minor Governmental employes represents so much blackmail. This particular species of robbery is mean enough at best, and one ot its meanest features is that the men most sus ceptible to pressure, are those of opposite political faith to the dominant party. Those who gree in politics with the party in control feel some assurance of protection if they refuse to be coerced in parting with their money, but the unfortnnates of opposite polit ical faith feel they have no power behind the throne on which to rely, are nervously afraid of giving offense and yield helplessly when tbreat 'ened, A CBUEI. INJUSTICE. The amount paid is not absolutely very great in any individual case; but to a poor clerk just able to get along, tbe loss of 3 per cent of his salary may mean just the difference between having and not having a winter overcoat for himself, a warm dress for bis wife, or a Christ mas tree for his children. Such a forced pay ment is a piece of cruel injustice and iniquity. Anotoer tact to oe rememoerea is mat very much of the money so collected is never turned into tbe party campaign chests at all, being kept for ttoeir own private uses by tbe jackals who have collected it If the head of tbe of fice is detenmced to have his subordinates con tribute, the latter soon know it. and the fact that they must pay becomes common talk among them. In some offices the system of making politi cal assessments has obtained steadily for so many years that many of the clerks have come to regard it as part of tbe established order of nature, against which tbey do not think ot re belling, but, whatever their own politics, regu larly pay their contributions into the campaign chest of the dominant party. As one of tbem expressed it "they feel that the desk, not the man at it, owes just so much to the party in power," f A PECTJLIAB INSTANCE. Many politicians take this view as a matter of course. One of tbe witnesses in the present case, a strong Republican, who was holding of fice under tbe last administration, testifies that he was advised to contribute to the Democratic campaign by one of his friends, a New York Republican District leader, as being tbe only thing to do if he wished to keep his place. In investigating the alleged violations of the EEAL PEOFIT SHARING. Z A New York Slate manufacturer Thinks Ho Has Permanently Settled tbe Lnbor Problem IVDilon, Iitfe Insurance and Endowment. DolgeviMiE, N. X.-, January 26. The twenty-first annual reunion of the employes of Alfred Dolge, the largest felt shoe manu facturer in the country, was held here last night. Many prominent persons were pres ent, among them Hugo "Wesendonck, the President, and Hubert Cillis, the actuary of the Germania Life Insurance Company; Adolph Rose, of Niagara Falls; Carl Aman, of the New York, and representatives of the press from New York, and other leading cities of the State. Mr. Dolge, who has for years been experimenting with the just dis tribution of earnings between employerand employe as a solution of the labor problem, last night announced that he had succeeded in formulating a system. In the course of a speech he said: "in order that the employes mav receive a share of the net earnings of the business, over and above their wages, the house ot Allred Dolge has, alter several years' ex perimenting with a pension and life insur ance plan, formnlated rules and regulations lor the just distribution of such net earnings among its employes, to take effect on Janu ary 1, 1890. There shall be three classes of this distribution: First, pension; second, life insurance; third, endowment The share of the net earnings which is to be set aside each and every year shall be calculated upon the positive results of the records of the actual work done by the employes. Against this distribution account the amounts paid for life insurance under the provisions of the insurance law and the amount necessary to maintain the pension fund are to be consid ered fixed charges. Thegist of the law is as follows: First Pension Every employe over 21 years and not over 50 is, after a continuous service of 10 years, entitled to a pen.sion.in case of partial or total inability to work, at the rate of 50 per cent of his wages after 10 years' service, 60 per cent after 13 years, 70 per cent after 16 years. 80 per cent after 19 years, 90 per cent afterZ! years and 100 per cent after 25 years. In case of ac cident while on duty, or of sictness contracted through the performance of duty, each em ploye shall be entitled to GO per cent of bis wages at any time previous to the completion of 10 years' service. The pension is in no case vo exceed i,uuu per year. Second Insurance law Every employe, hav ing been in the employ of the firm at least five years continuously after 21 years of age, is en titled to a life insurance policy of 1,000; on completing the tenth year of service, to asecond policy of 1,000. and afier the completion of the fifteenth year ot continuous service, to a third Demanded by the Kew Consolidated Miners' Organization. will also recommend for organizers P. A. Penna, of Indiana; Peter Wise. Pennsylva nia coke regions; R. F. Warren, Ohio. The board will also recommend one organizer who can speak the Hungarian language. THE COAL BUSINESS HAMPERED By the Present Restrictions Upon the Eiter Karigation. HARD AT W0EK ON A SCALE OP PRICES. Great Difference of Opinion As to the Amount fa the Virions Districts. The work of constructing a scale is now absorbing the attention of the new miners' order. It is the intention to establish a powerful defense fund to enforce the de mands for increased wages. A resolution in favor of free navigation on theMonongahela river was unanimously adopted. K0W IK SEVENTH PLACE. Pittsburg Affaln Lends Baltimore in the Clearing Honse List. Boston, January 26. The following table, compiled from dispatches from the managers of the Clearing Houses in the cities named, shows the gross exchanges for the past -week with rates per cent of in crease or decrease, as against the amounts lor the corresponding week in 1889, policy of $1,000. Ltrd . consecutive years shall be entitled to an en- Thii years of age in the employ o: iry employe of the house ouse for five dowment upon which he will be credited each year, according as the manufacturing record shows that he has earned more than bas been paid him in the form of wages. If through gross care'essness any employe has caused the ouse a loss, such loss will be charged arainst the above account, against this account any employe may obtain a loan not exceeding the amount of his credit by giving good security. Neither of these laws impairs tbe right of tbe house to discharge an employe for any cause or reason, or the right of tbe employe to quit at any time for any cause or reason. The employes and others present received this announcement with marked enthusiasm.. AN ACTRESS ARRESTED. A Woman, Who Gave Her Name n Carrie Brown, Taken From a Pullman Car. When one of the trains from the East came into Union station yesterday afternoon a female occupant of the Washington sleeper was found to be very drunk. She refused to get out of her berth, although her ticket was only good from Washington to Pittsburg. Persuasive methods would not cause her to move, so force became necessary, and the woman was hustled off the tram. She wandered into the station and Officer Riley, seeing her condition and that her skirts were coming off, attempted to get her into a private room. She grew abusive then and was finally arrested and sent to Central station. She gave her name as Carrie Brown, of Washington, D. C, and said she was an actress with a company that is to ap pear here this week. She was greatly mor tified when she became sober enough to real ize her position, and appeared to be a per son of considerable refinement. She is a pretty blonde, not over 28 years old, and in telligent, onereiusea to ten her correct name to the police. A DARING EOBBERL law against making political assessments I have made a more or less complete examina tion into tbe conduct in this respect of the offi ces of the Collector. Surveyor and Naval Offi cer of the port of Kew York durinc tbe Presi dental election of 1SSS. It is most instructive to note the differences in the way tbe law is ob served in tbe three offices named. In the naval office, under Mr. Burt, my inves tigation goes to show that the law was observed absolutely, both in letter and spirit. As far as I can find out, there were no collections made for political purposes, in any shape or form, and nothing like political coercion was toler ated. Each employe was left entirely free to contribute to whichever political party he de sired, or not to contribute at all it he did not wish to. In other words, the subordinates were treated as American citizens ongbt to be. They were required to do their full duty to the Government, and this done, were lett free to exercise their own judgment In political mat ters. SLIGHTLY DIFFEEElfT. In the Collector's office, nnder Mr. Jlagone. there was apparently widespread, bat not uni versal, and by no means always successful, effort to evade the law by persuading or forc ing the Republican clerks to contribute. Some list of these Republican clerks must have been kept, because tbey were especially singled out for more or less indirect solicitation, either personally or by circular, and there is the testi mony of one witness that this Rolirititinr, . undertaken by the express command of Mr Hagone's private secretary (there being noth ing to show, however, that Mr. Slagone was aware of bis secretary's action). On tbe other hand there was certainly no active coercion of these same clerks, for as a matter of fact very many of them refused to contribute and nevertheless were not molested on account of their conduct. Moreover the effort to make them contribute was always made indirectly, and usually so guardedly that it is difficult to say If the law was actually violated in its letter. ' In the Surveyor's office, under Mr. Beattle. the contributions, as far as is shown by the testimony of the witnesses examined,were uni versal. : The Democrats generally gave their money of their own 'accord; but all the Republican clerks were practically forced acainst their will to pay what was in reality political assess ments for the benefit of the party to which they were opposed. SYSTEMATIC SCHEME. This was accomplished by a very ingenious and widespread system of veiled threats and covert intimidation, so well carried out that it was completely successful, the extent of suc cess being shown by tbe fact that all, even tbe most unwilling of tbe clerks whom I examined, were in tbe end forced to pay. livery method was resorted to to extort the contributions, while at the same time avoiding tbe actual de maud of money. Kor instance, some of tbe witnesses were forced to contribute by being made verr un comfortable in tbeir work until they oid g.-. Tbey were originally at work at stations near tbeir home, and were suddenly shifted to oth ers far distant and very inconvenient for them to go to. Their inquiries failed to discover the reason for the change and thev were kept at nade up The Office of Dr. E. A. Olundorf Relieved of Valuable Articles. A daring robbery occurred on the South side early yesterday morning. About 1 o'clock thieves gained an entrance to the office of Dr. E. A, Mundorf.corner of South Twenty-second and Carson streets, and carried away a valuable overcoat and a silver water pitcher from the hall way. The doctor had a considerable amount of money about him on Saturday, but luckily enough had the presence of mind to hide ft in an upper room in the house. Had he put it in its accustomed place, in his office, it would have been added to the plunder of the robbers, as there was not a drawer or shelf in the office that was not ransacked. The thieves made a noise which wakened the doctor's father, but when the latter got downstairs they were gone. THE 0NLI HENRI. lie Will be Royally Entertained by Demo. crata nnd the Freis. Arrangements for the reception of Henry Watterson on Wednesday next have not yet been completed, owing to uncertainty as to the exact hour of his arrival. Some of the local Democratic organizations would like an opportunity to do honor to the great po litical leader who played so important a role at the last Democratic National Con vention. The programme already arranged for Mr. Watterson, however, will pretty fully occupy bis time. In addition to the courtesies which the newspaper proprietors will extend to the famous editor, he will at tend the Piess Club dinner and respond to a toast on Wednesday evening and lecture at Old City Hall under tbe auspices of the Press Club on Thursday evening. riTECIJLI. TIXEGILUC TO THE DISPATCII.3 Coltjmbus, January 2G. The united miners' organization continued in session until a late hour last night, and were at work again at an early hour this morning. They expect to complete the work to-morrow. There is a great diversity of opinion upon the leading topics, and it requires con siderable time for the convention to come to an agreement upon any important point. At the session this forenoon the committee ap pointed for that purpose submitted a report on the scale of prices for the ensuing year. The price fixed tor mining in the Hocking Valley was the first portisn of the report considered. John Nugent, of N. D. A. 135, offered an amendment .fixing the price at 70 cents instead of 80 cents per ton. He did not believe that a scale of 80 cents could be enforced in the Hocking Valley. John H. Taylor, of the Progressive Union, offered an amendment to the amendment fixing the price at 75 cents. FOB MODEEATE PBOQEESS. The amendments called forth considerable discussion. Mr. Taylor believed that a rate of 80 cents was too high. Before it was adopted he thought the miners should know whether they would be in a position to make such a demand. He was in favor of mod erate progress rather than an ignominious attempt to establish an unreasonable scale. It was argued that if the price in the Hocking Valley was fixed at a lower rate than 80 cents the entire scale would have to be reduced proportionately. The scale must be uniform. The amendments were both defeated. The vote to fix the price at 80 cents for the Hocking Valley was as follows: N. D. A. 135, K. of L. 21 yeas and 26 nays, 4 declining to vote, Progressive Union 63 yeas and 3 nays, 2 declining to vote. There were independent delegates from Western Pennsylvania who voted yes, making the total cumber of yeas 92 and nays 29, with 6 declining to vote. A REDUCTION ASKED. An effort wes made to have the price for the Wilmington field reduced 5 cents, the claim being made by delegates from that field that it was too high. Addresses were made bv David Ross, ot Illinois, and John McBride, giving a history oi the formation of different scales and the establishment of basing rates, which convinced the conven tion that the price fixed for the Wilmington field was not too high, and it was adopted. On the suggestion of Mr. Scaife, of Illinois, the price fixed by the committee for Stanton and Jit. Olive, in Southern Il linois, was raised from 65 to GG cents. David Ross, 'At Illinois, in speaking in favor of this avance, referred to the un organized condition of the miners in Southern Illinois. That was at one time the best organized district. The men had lost courage, how ever, and it seemed as if their manhood was now departing. He believed that the miners there could be organized in the secret branch of the new organization, which would protect them from the ill will of the operators, which they might incur in advocating an advance" in wages. FINAL ACTION' DEFEREED. The priee for mining in the Reynolds ville district was added to the scale pre pared by the committee at the request of the Pennsylvania delegates. The scale having been ratified by sections its adoption as a whole was deferred until the Scale Committee should report prices for entry work, dead work, etc., and the Committee on Machine Mining should also report The question of a defense fund was con sidered. The committee appointed to pre pare something tangible on the subject re ported that it could not agree, and sug gested that the matter be referred by the Executive Board to the local assemblies, and that arrangements be made to secure a vote on the same. Several amendments to the report of the committee were offered, and a variety of opinions were developed by an extended discussion. One proposition was to assess each member 20 cents per month for a defense fund, one-half of the amount to go to the national and one-half to the local treasuries. An amendment provided an assessment of $1 per month for three months, and another amendment $2 for three months. New York JG89.K1.61S .Boston 93,419,236 1'hiladelphla 76.075,658 Chicago 62,665.000 bt. Louis ZL45S,G26 New Orleans. 17,612,033 Fittebnre 16,067,9u0 Baltimore 14,14110 ban Francisco 10,302,954 Cincinnati 12,855,900 Kansas CUT. 8.675.878 Louisville. 8.409.903 providence 5,830.600 Milwaukee 5,620,000 Detroit 4,740,908 Cleveland 4,988.911 Minneapolis 3.8M,813 ". i'aul 3.8M.735 UenTer 4,776,283 Omaha 4,035,714 Memphis 3,532.232 Columbus 2.599.100 Fort Worth '3,057,335 lin!""".: 2,SM,0!0 Indlananolis 2.093.854 KlPhmond 1.911,487 llartiord 2,077,207 Duluth Galveston..... St. Joseph... . Spnneneld.... Newliaven... Peoria Worcester...., Portland. Me.. Wilmington.. Norfolk" Sioux City Grand Kaplds. avracuse 1.816,735 J,n, is: 1,330,648 1,293,(92 1.335,228 1,310,265 1,148,559 L 067,674 901,152 934. 7W 739,014 672,318 Wichita TJ7KJT Des Moines. 68S,'35S Los Angeles 444,200 iwell 800,600 Topeka...... 306,678 Montreal, Canada 7,734.727 Buflalo 6.229 526 Portland, ore L169.4S2 Blrmlngbim 951.398 "'e 726.551 Halifax 1,026,559 . Jl.110,927,943 Outside New fork 421,376,331 Inc. 5.4 ii'5 17.8 18.0 44.7 30.9 30.9 ii'i 0.9 26.2 2a 2 19 3 14.7 49.3 8.8 26.2 43.8 27.9 7.9 23.8 291.5 37.5 14.6 'i'.h 38,'i 2.4 7.7 14.1 ii.'i 15.1 16.6 es'.i 17.7 17.8 19.'3 Dee. 2."6 24.4 10.5 ZS.3 0.5 4.8 Si! 6 32.5 8.2 7.9 11.6 Not Included in totals, this time last year. No Clearing House at BURNED BI GAS. The Treacherous Stuff Exploded in an Alle gheny Tank. On Saturday morning an explosion of natural gas occurred at Hippeley & Sons' brewery on Spring Garden avenue, Alle gheny, by which a workman named Jacobs was very severely burned. A tank had been painted with shellac on the inside and a natural gas burner turned into it and lighted to dry it out. The light went out ana wnen jacoos went to it some hours af terward, he lifted the lid off it, and having a torch in his hand, an explosion took place. He was burned about the head and face but not dangerously. Arrangements Made. A meeting of the representatives of the A. O. H. Board of Erin was held yesterday afternoon at which all arrangements Tor a parade on the 17th of March were completed. Oar After-Stock-Taklne Snlea ThI. Week. The low prices on all goods offered from all over the store will make this a rushing week with the people who know genuine bargains. Jos. HortNE & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Baboains in plush coats in sizes 40 and 42-inch bust measure, reduced to 25 from 540, $45 and $50; $25 qualities, all sizes, now $zu; $2U qualities, ail sizes, now $15. MWF HUGUS & HACKE. You will be well pleased if you make use of the Iron City Brewingo.'s ale and beer. Competent judges pronounce them the lead ing brews. All dealers keep them. Lap and carriage robes, large assortment, reduced to about one-half former values. MWP HUGUS & HACKE. MARRIED. DUFF ECCLES On Thursday, January 23, 1890, at the residence of the bride, 93 Fremont street, Allegheny, by the Rev. W. J. Reld, D. D., Samuel E. Duff, of Portland, Ore,, and AGNES ECCLES. Officer Elected. The Board of Presidents of the C. M. B. A. held their annual meeting yesterday and elected the following officers: President, W. F. Eichenlaub; Vice President, James Ken nedy; Secretary, Thomas Grace; Physicians, Dr. Williams, Dr. P. J. Rowan, Dr. J. B. Sullivan, Dr. W. D. O'Brien, Dr. Werner. Xr. J. W. Donnan. Died of Paralysis. Andrew Brown, Sr., tbe man who fell into the ditch alongside the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway, near Thorn station, and when found was nearly frozen, died of paralysis on Saturday evening. He never spoke after being found. Mr. Brown was well known among river men. Escaped From Morganzn. The police were notified yesterday of the escape of two girls from the Reform School atMorganza. They were Jennie O'Brien, aged 19 and Minnie L. Wells, aged 20. The former belongs at Tidioute, Warren coqnty, and the latter at Bolivar. tbe new stations until they finally made Shell minds to pay, taw they were usually J Carroll, ca Mount Kilimanjaro, An Ami-rlemi Explorer .nl. Zanzibar, January '26. Dr. Abbott, of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, has returned from the exploring expedition to Masailand. He left his eomnaninn Mr. ,. mf --" ". AN IMPOETANT QUESTION. It was the general opinion that a defense fund was one of the most important ques tions to be considered by the convention, and many of tbe delegates desired that some action on the maiter should be taken. Dele gate Monaban, of Illinois, in speaking of the importance of a defense fund, illustrated it in the following manner: "Here is a fruit garden inclosed by a high wall. PeoDle climb over the wall, however, and secure the fruit. A bulldog placed in the garden invites tbe intruders to retreat. The mining craft he likened to the fruit garden; their organization was the wail about it; the defense lund the bulldog." Many of the delegates were in favor of an assessment of $1 per month for three months for a defense fund, but it was argued bv others that it could not easily be collected. It would be difficult even, to collect 20 cents. On the other hand it was urged that a defense fund to accomplish anything must be large, and to secure iPin time to enforce the scale adopted May 1, the assessment would have to be made in proportion. THE PLAN PROPOSED. After a protracted discussion, the matter of a defense fund was referred to a commit tee of two, composed of P.'H. Penna, ot In diana, and W. B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, with instructions to report as soon as pos sible. The committee has agreed to report an assessment of 25 cents per month on each miner for a defense fund till May 1, and after that the assessment to be 15 cents per month. This will make the defense fund by May 1 about $30,000, and if they should double the membership, it will reach at least $50,000. John McBride introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously adop ted: WHEREAS. The coal interestof th Mnnnni-a. bela liver in Pennsylvania Is now being dis criminated against and fast being undermined by the lockage and tollsge system permitted by Government lease. Resolved, That In the Judgment of this con vention the Government should assume con trol of the river and make navigation free. TEMPORARY MINERS. Delegate Monahan, of Illinois, intro duced what was termed "the corn busker resolution," which was adopted, as follows : That men who only work Dart of he vear In tbe mines must pay all dues and abide by all conditions of our organization, and should tbey fall in arrears during tbe time thev are out or tbe mine tb must pay all arrears before tbey can be allowed to work. The Executive Board was instructed to map out, as boon as pissiMc, crupetittvc districts, and when necessary call canven tions of each district. The board held a meeting to-night and decided to issue an address to the miners of America, explain ing the action taken bv the convention and the policy of the new organization. The board, i I DIED. BELLOn Friday January 24, 1890, at 12:15 p. v., Mary, wife of John 11. Bell, in the 76th year of her age. Funeral services will be held at her late resi dence, No. 13 Sherman avenue, Allegheny, at 2 o'clock p. si., Monday, 27th inst. Interment private at a later hour. 2 BATES On Sunday, January 28. 1890. at 6 P. H., Selma Cecilia, daughter of John P. and Mary A. Bates (nee Gschwend), aged 2 years z montns za aays. Funeral Tuesday at 9-30 a.m. from her parents' residence, No. 1403 Barah street, Southside, Pittsburg, Pa. Interment pri vate. 2 BOAS On Sunday, January 28, 1890. at 1025 P. M., Frank T., son of D. K. and Alice M. Boas, at their residence. Evaline avenue, East End, aged 17 years and33 days. Funeral notice hereafter. BIBER On Saturday, evening, January 25, 1S90, Benjamin F. Biber, aged 48 years. Funeral services at his late residence. East street, Allegheny City, on this (Monday) Afternoon at 3 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. CAREY On Sunday, January 28, at 10:45 p. M,, Mary, wife of James Carey, in her 28th year. Funeral from her late residenco.No. 70 South Seventh street, S. 8.. Tuesday, January 28. 1S90, at 2 P. M. Friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend. CLEMENS January 26, 1890, at 11 A. M.. George L. Clemens, only son of John H. and Sue B. Clemens, in tbe 28tb year of bis age, Prospect street, Mt. Washington. Dearest husband, thou hast left me, I thy loss most deeply feel; But 'tis God who hath bereft me. He can all my sorrows heal. Notice of funeral hereafter. CAMPBELL-On Friday, January 21, 1890, at 2 p.m.. mamuel Campbell, of pneumonia, in the COth year of bis age. Funeral from his late residence, EI 9n wild. Shaler township, on MONDAY, at 1020 A. M. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 3 DRYER On Sunday. January 26. 1890, at 8 P. M., Anastasia Deyer, wife of Isidore, Dryer, aged 76 years. 5 months and 11 days. Funeral will take place from her late resi dence. No. 55 Steuben street, Temperancevllle, on Tuesday morning, January 28, at 930. There will be a solemn high mass at Bt. Mar tin's Church. Friends and relatives of the family are respectfully invited to attend. GRABING-On January 25, 1890, ANDREW" Grabing, son of Philip Grabing, deceased, in his 31th year. Funeral from the residence of "is brother-in- law. John Ostrowske, No. 104 Sonth Twenty sixth street, on Tuesday, January 28, at 2 P. M. Friends of the family are respectfully in vited to attend. GEILFUSS-At the parents' residence, 168 Wylie avenue, Emma J. H., on Sunday. Jan. nary 26, 1890, at 9:55 p. M.. youngest daughter or H. It. and Jobannah Gellf uss, aged 8 years 2 months 21 days. Notice of funeral hereafter. HOLZER-On Sunday, at 1:45 A. M., CON RAD Holzeb, aged 70 years 2 months. Funeral takes place from his late residence. No. 105 Twelfth street, Southside. on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Services at St. Michael's Church at 9 A. M.. Friends of tho family are respectfully Invited to attend. HAMILTON-On Sunday. January 28, at 2:30 A. m Mrs. Annie Hamilton, in tho 53th year of her age. Funeral services at tbe residence of William Green, 64 Esplanade street, Allegheny, on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Friends of the family respectfully invited to attend. HAMILL-On Saturday. January 25 at U p. m., Eliza Jane, wife ot Barnard Hamill, aged 57 years. Funeral from her late residence, Harvard and St Clair sts., East End, on Tuesday, at 2 P. ir. Friends of the family are respectfully in vited to attend. J KIRKPATRICK On Saturday, January 25, at i a. m Robert Kirepatbice, in the 65th year,of his age. Funeral services at his late residence, Soho street and Maben avenue, Monday, January 27, at 2 p. M. Friends of the family aro respect fully invited to attend. 2 LAUER On Saturday, January 25 1890, at 9-30 p. m., Albert Lauer, in the 30th year of his age. Funeral from bis late residence, 26 Ham ilton street, on Monday, January 27, at 8:30a.m. Requiem at 9 A.M. at Church of Most Holy Name, Troy Hill. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. MELLON At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alice Martin, McKeesport, Pa., Arthur Mellon, aged 91 years. Funeral Tuesday morning at St. Vincent's Monastery, Westmoreland county. MILLIGAN On Saturday. January 25, 1890, at 1030 a. m.. Alexander Milligan, in the 67th year of bis age. Funeral from the residence ot his son-in-law. Lewis A. HoSman, Chartlers borough, on Monday, at 2 o'clock p.m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Ayrshire, Scotland, papers please copy. 2 McCONNELL-On Saturday, January 25. 1890, at 6 p. M., James McConnell, aged 78 years 1 day. Funeral from his late residence, 1627 Liberty street, on Tuesday, at 930 a. m. Friends of tbe family are respectfully invited to attend. McCLTJRE On Saturday morning. Jannary 25, 1890, at 530 o'clock. Alderman WILLIAM McClure, in his 72d year. Funeral services at his late residence. Hazel wood avenue. Twenty-third ward, on Monday, the 27th Inst, at 2 o'clock P. x. Friends of the family aro respectfully invited to attend. 2 PHILLIPS On Friday, January 24, 1890, at 3:40 p. it.. Phebe A., widow of the late Robert B. Phillips, in the 68th year of her age. Funeral from her late residence, Squirrel Hill, Twenty-second ward, on Monday, at 2 P. it. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Carriages will leave the chapel of H. Samson, Sixth avenue, Monday, at 1230 P.M. PIFER At her residence. Baker street, Eighteenth ward, citv, on Thursday morning. Emma, wife of Fred Pifer, in tho 28th year of ner ago. Funeral on Monday at 1 p. u. from her late residence. Friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend. PIFER On Saturday? January 25, 1890. at 7:10 p.m.. Maggie, wife of Jacob Filer, aged 19 years S months 7 days. Funeral on Monday, at 1 p. m., from her late residence. Baker street Eighteenth ward, Pittsburg, Pa. Friends of tbe family are re spectfully invited to attend. 2 REED On Sunday, January 28, 1890, at 1130 A. M., Sarah J. Torrence, widow of the late William Reed, of Sewickley, Pa., in the 67th year of her age. Funeral services Tuesday, at 2 P. Jt, at the residence of E. W. Moore, Chestnut street NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WEDDING PRESENTS. We have replenished our stock of Sterling Silver Goods and can show a beautiful assort ment suitable for Wedding Presents. We also have a nice assortment of BRASS AND ONYX CABLNETS, Onyx Top Tables, Marble Statuary and Fine Mantel and Cabinet Ornaments. WATTLES & SHE1FER, JEWELERS, 37 FIFTH AVENUE. itso-xvrr NEW ABTERTTBEafKirrsI. DANZIGEJTS THE MONEY SAYING STORES FOR THE PEOPLE. LATIMER'S REDUCTION SALE ALL WINTER CLOAKS! Wool Underwear and Muffs, as well as a great sale of BLANKETS. We need not discuss why these goods are on hands in stead of sold. The mild season obliges us to make these reductions. PRICES WILL Move them rapidly, as they are marked very low. You can get a bargain here. -- -- T, I LATIMER 138 Federal and 46 South Diamond Streets, Allegheny, Pa. J&28-1TWTSU PAULSON BROS. That Tired Feeling Debility and prostration, which follows La Grippe, or the Influenza Is the most dangerous stage of tbe disease, be cause in the weakened condition of the body and the decline of health-tone, the system is very susceptible to relapse, pneumonia or typhoid fever. For that tired feeling, take Hood's Sarsaparllla The best tonic and blood purifier. It gives strength and vigor to the whole body, restores and sharpens the appetite; in short, makes the weak strong. "My daughter received much benefit from the use of Hood's Sarsaparllla as an excellent tonic after a protracted attack of bronchial pneumonia." Rev. F. H. Adahs, New Hart lord, Conn. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD fc CO., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar RDTLEDGE On Saturday, Jannary "A at 2:30 r. m., Maggie Rutledoe, in the 25th year of her age. Funeral services at Wesley Chapel, Penn avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, on Monday at 2 v. ir. ROSS On Saturday, January 25, 1890, at 2 P. ji., isaao ju. itoss, in tne v-a year oi nis age. Funeral on Monday. January 27, at 2 p.m., from his late residence, Mansfield, Pa. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. STRODTMAN On Saturday. January 25, 1890, at 5:30 A. M., Clara, beloved wife of Louis Stroatman, aged 24 years 9 months 9 days. Funeral on Monday, at 2 p. m., from her par ents' residence, No. 601 Carson street, South side. Pittsburg, Pa. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 2 SLOMER On Sunday, January 28, 1890, at 7:45 p. a., at tbe residence of her parents, rear 5160 Butler street, Ltjcy Maroauet, daughter of Henry and Lizzie Slomer, aged 1 year 5 months 16 days. Notice of funeral hereafter. STACKHOUSE On Sunday, January 28, at the residence of his son, George Stackhouse, Bertha street, Thirty-second ward, Petes Stackhouse, Sr., aged 83 years. Interment at Ableman, Wis. SCHNUR On January 25. at 4 P. sr, Maky Margaret, daughter of Philip and Manraret Schnur, aged 25 years. Funeral to take place on Monday, January 7T, at 2 P. M., from residence, 163 Brownsville avenue, city. TMcKeesport and Butler papers please copy. THOMAS On Saturday, January 25. 1890, Susannah Edwards, wife of David J. Thomas, aged 57 year.". Funeral services Monday, 730 p. jr., at her late residence, corner of Forbes avenue and Halket street. Interment private on Tuesday. WATTS On Saturday, January 25, 1890, at 4 o'clock A. St., Theodore Watts, of Thomp sonville, N. Y., aged 84 years. Funeral from his late residence on River road, near Chartiers, on Tuesday, January 28. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore pa pers please copy. 2 WALKER At the family residence, 113 Justus street. Twenty-first ward, on Saturday, January 25, 1890, at 10 P. M., JlAGQlE WAIKEe, in the 15th year of her age. Funeral services on Monday. Jannary 27, at 2 p.m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. WILLIAMS On Sunday, January 28, 1890, at 2:30 a.m., THOMAS N., son of David'and Eliza Williams, aged 29 years, 8 months and 16 days. Funeral from the parents' residence, 114 Forbes avenue, on Tuesday at 2r. m. Inter ment at Homewood Cemetery. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 2 Steubenville papers please copy. WAKEFIELD On Saturday, January 25, 1890, J. Quincy A Wakefield, son of Abra ham Wakefield, aged 42 years. Funeral to-day (Monday) at 2 p. m, from the residence of J. J. McQulre, 1128 Pike street, corner Twelfth street. Interment private. On account of the extreme mildness of the winter we have still a very large and complete stock of Shoulder Capes, Seal Sacques, wraps and Furs, which we are selling at LARGE RE DUCTIONS. It is, therefore, tbe best time to bny, especially since shoulder Capes are worn all tbe year round as fashionable wraps. Genuine Astraean Capes reduced to S 8 00 Genuine Seal Capes reduced to 35 00 Genuine Persian Capes reduced to 25 00 Genuine Monkey Muffs reduced to 3 00 Genuine Seal Muffs reduced to 9 00 Genuine Seal Jackets and Sacques reduced to $75. 95, 115 and $110, and all furs proportionately. CONTINUED.. Our January Bargain Sale continued this week. In or der to make THIS week a memorable one we shall offer astonishing bargains and have added our new lines of White Goods, : . Torchon Laces, : Embroideries, lace Curtains : : and Corsets to the bargain list Owing to the large number of special offerings we cannot give de tails. Recollect our MARK DOWNS are reliable and in this lies the secret of our crowded counters. Call and see what we are doing and don't wait too long. SPECIAL: Remarkable and unprecedented reductions in Cloaks, Wraps and Jackets, as we have determined not to carry a winter garment over. hew adtbhtisemxhts. B.&B. DANZIGER'S POPULAR STORES, Sixth Street and Penn Ave. a2S PAULSON BROTHERS, Manufacturing Furriers, 441 WOOD STREET. if. B. We are now doing all FUR REPAIR W O RK. if brought to us at once, at REDUCED PRICES and in from ONE to THREE DAY8. jal-MWJ" Lower Prices. This week we will give you an opportunity of saving many dollars on Clothing for yourself or your boys. All Overcoats must go. We are naming prices to re duce our stock and clean the counters. If you want to make your money do the best possible service don't buy until you have examined our goods and compared prices. We are making Trousers to order from two to five dol lars off the regular price. Wanamaker & Brown Sixth street and Penn arenae. JaZ7-D YOU CAN'T be a shrewd and economical purchaser, if you buy any thing in the line of FURNITURE, CARPETS, CURTAINS, HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, CLOAKS or CLOTHING,' before having learned the goods and prices to be found -AT- KEECH'S Largest, Most Popular and Reliable CASH and CREDIT HOUSE IN THE STATE. " 923 and 925 Penn avenue, Nkab Krsin Steeet. Open 8aturdys;till 10 P. m. Ja8-OTVT THIS IS STOCKTAKING WEEK. Everything in the house is meas ured and counted from a dozen Fattons to the finest all SILK VEL V.ETS and any and everything thai we can sell' before Thursday night (when the Stock Books will clos'e) at cost, or less, no difference how desirable, will be sold. Every Department will find many BARGAINS that will go at HALF PRICE and some at less. 5o-irch Dress Goods at a" quarter. 50-inch :: Imported :: BROAD CLOTHS fine, choice colors, $1 50 and $1 75 goods, go at $1. 40-incb. stylish SCOTCH PLAIDS superb goods, dollar and a quar ter quality 60 cents. 1 lot Black Silk Brocade Velvets at 25 cents a yard. This is Stock taking Week and the surplus lots must go. Medium and Fine Paris Robes that are left have been hit so hard that a day or two will settle their case. Large lot of Printed Cashmeres for Wrappers, 64 cents are good I2j cent goods, but we have too many, and their room must be had for new spring goods. Large surplus stock of 27-inch Black Silk Costumo Velvets at $2 50 and $3. And special low prices on fine 19, 24 and 27 inch All-Silk Black Velvets in finest goods. ALASKA : SEALSKIN : JACK ETS, S75, $8$ and $100. Sacques at 100 to 200. ENGLISH :: SEAL :: PLUSH SACQUES, 513 50, $18 and S20. Seal Plush Wraps, $5 and 10. Ladies' Long Garments-at 5, $8 and $10. ANTHONY MEYEK, (Successor to Meyer, Arnold & Co., Llm.,) UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. Office and residence, 11S4 Fenn areaue. Tele phone connection. rnyl0-e9-xwrsu Reduce Your Shoe Bills, GOODBY DRESS TRIMMINGS BLOOKER'S DUTCH COCOA. 150 CUPS FOR L CHOICEST. PUREST. BEST. jeM-MTTF TRY IT. ijiyx IP 3&2ES22Sr325ICS3 Tiie Great English Complexion SOAP, 5 SOAP. 01 all Druggists, hit teware of lmltaflan. '''dt'l! iK FLORAL EMBLEMS. ORCHIDS AND ROSES OF BARE BEAUTY. A. M. & J. S. JHUHDOCir, CI n SMITHFIELD ST. TeUpbono 429. no20-inrr Established 1840. JOHNR.&A.MLTRDOOH FLORISTS Telephone 239. 60S SMITHFIELD STREET, Specialties Snperb Floral Decorations, ex quisitely beautilul fresh flowers. Floral em lilcm and Tropical Plants In irreat variety. Estimates furnished. ja21-MWP Schurr's Patent Shoe Sole Protectors are an absolute protection for the soles of shoes for men working in mines, mills, foun dries, steel works, blastfurnaces, eta ASK YOUR SHOE DEALER FOR THEM. Dealers supplied by Pittsburg Shoe Finding Houses. no7-29-UTh MANUFACTURERS AND MERCHANTS' INS. CO., 417 Wood st, Pittsburg. Pa. Capital 8250,000 00 Assets, J anuarr 1,1890. 370,214 70 Directors Charles W. Batcbelor, President; John W. Cbairanr, Vice President; A. E. W. Painter. Robert Lea, M. W. Watson, John Wil son, Joseph Walton, Wm. G. Park, A. M. Bv ers, James J. Donnel, George E. Painter, John Thompson. Wm. T. Adair, Secretary; James Little, Assistant Secretary; August Amnion, General Agent. ja22-S2-MTV3 Monday, January 27, OTTR ESTIEE stock or Dress Trimmings AND Buttons Will HE OFFERED AT HALF PRICE HALF PRICE HALF PRICE pEFRESENTED IN PITTSBURG IN 1SCI ASSETS! . l9r71,C96.T5. Insurance Co, of North America, Losses adlnsted andnsid bJ WILLIAM L UONjHftutllftTHUl mMMSkMSS. PATEITTS. O. D. LEVIS. Solicitor of Patents, . 211 Fiftb avenne, above Smithflotd. next Leader ofifec. (No delay.) Established 20 years. teiUO Raisins, Prunes, Nuts, Erapor Np W" ated Peaches, Apricots, VxunrlMTitMn. lasses. GEO. K. S jCEVKNBON A CO., Sixth. Arenas. CROP FLEISHMAN CO., PITTSBURG, PA- Hall orders receive prompt attention. Ja27-D Ladies' Fine Beaver and Rich Velvet Shawls, $S S6 5 t& ad 10. Some a third and some a half. All oyer these Upstair Rooms these remarkable reductions prevail. And the MISSES' AND CHILDRENTS FINE' GARMENTS AND THE FURS have been knifed so they go by the hundred daily. We give you fair notice the CLOAK ROOMS Are to be cleared this week. 5, $j and $8 Jackets $2 50. $g, $10 to 15 Jackets at $5. 18 to 35 Jackets at $16 to '$ 15. $1$ Wraps at 35 the loss is enormous, but the mild winter did it, and fashion, coupled with our determination, regulates that we show new styles every season, and this season's goods must all go. All last season's Patterns, Em broideries, Fine Edges to Widest Flounces, out on Center Counters to go before Stocktaking. FLANNELS Choice and good ones, worth 50 cents, go at 25 cents. WINTER UNDERWEAR, Ladies', Misses,' Children's, Men's, Boys' plenty of half-price lots oat on counters this week. BLANKETS Eiderdowns, Com forts, Lap Robes, have been treated like many other things, and such Bargain treats as these Blankets are you don't often meet they are not half price, but they are such Bar gains as will save you dollars on a fine pair. And such BLANKETS of good Ohio Wool at $3 25 a pair have never before been met with in Pennsylvania, and we doubt if in any other State. STOCKTAKING Sale this week here. Will tend early and often ? you at Established 1831 BROOM CORN. ' Brfiom Manufacturers Supplies PEANUTS. ROBERT DICKEY & CO., Ml AVJW ftuat-Sl-xwr 1 Tt WATER ST. AJflD 98 FIB8T AVE. JvU9vBjntV Boggs&Buhl, 115, 117, 1H), 121 Federal Street, Allegheny 437 - a. m i n rl
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