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Why Capitalists Are Slow to
Invest in Theaters.
THBEE THOUGHT ENOUGH,
And Manager Williams' Plans Haye
Knocked Them Out.
HEW LIBRABT SITE IN VIEW
It is definitely ascertained that a Pitts
bure syndicate, with E. O. Converse as the
New Xork end and Dr. C. S. Scott as the
local representative, is miking a great effort
to secure a lease of the Jackman property
on Penn avenne for opera house purposes.
Telegrams from Hew Xork were flying
thick and fast yesterday, and it was the
opinion, of several Pittsburg gentlemen that
the project had been unsuccessful.
Mr. Gulick, of the Bijou Theater, was
seen last night in regard to the rumor, and
said that in his opinion the advertisements
inserted in the New York dramatic papers
by Manager Williams, announcing that
time for first-class attractions could be filled
by him for a new theater on Penn avenue
had had the effect of putting the Jackman
theater project in the m'ulligatawney.
THOUGHT HE TVAS BLUFFIS O.
Mr. Gulick added that the Pittsburgers
had been going right ahead with the secur
ing ot stock in the enterprise, with the
belief that Manager Williams was bluffing
in the announcements recently made locally.
Bat when Mr. Williams came forward with
announcements of time to fill in '91, it began
to look like business, and the Pittsburgers
called a halt.
"There are two good nouses here now,
said Mr. Gulick, "and if Mr. Williams
builds a first-class theater it would make
three. Any other plan would be ridiculous
in such a condition of affairs. Again, Mr.
Jackman wants a great deal of money for
his lease, and would not be a party to a
lease unless $50,000 was spent in remodeling
his property. No manager could do a liv
ing business under the circumstances.
Pittsburg is not New York by any manner
"of means. So the scheme has fallen through,
so far as the Pittsburg people are concerned."
WHY IT FELL THBOUGH.
A telegram received from New York last
night tallies exactly with what Mr. Gulick
said. It was from E. O. Converse to Br.
Scott, and read as follows:
Enlist no more stock. Three Is enough. Thing
is settled.
This is the first definite assurance that the
Jackman building negotiations are off, and
is also strongly confirmatory of Mr. Will
iams good faith and intention to carry out
his plans as published. The members of
the Pittsburgh syndicate are not theatrical
men, and their backdown is considered to
be final, so far as the Jackman property is
concerned.
Mr. Ed JacKman was seen last evening,
and reluctantly admitted that the pending
negotiations Sad been broken o But he
stated that he was still dickering with East
ern parties, and that he took no stock in Mr.
Williams' reported intentions. It was his
opinion that he would ultimately succeed
in placing his property advantageously, and
he said that it could be set down as an as
sured fact that if a theater was located on
his property it would be first class.
LOGIC OP THE 8ITTJATI0IT.
"The logic of the situation," said ,Mr.
Jackman, "is simply-this: Within two years
the Bijou Theater will cease to exist There
may be a long contest before Diamond street
is opened, but it is certain to be eventually
widened. That will settle the Grand
Opera House. Even if a new theater
should be built, at least one more will
be a necessity perhaps two more. That
there will be three combination houses in
Pittsburg inside of three years is consid
ered certain. My property has the location,
and it is in such shape that I can bold the
fort indefinitely, whereas leases do not run
forever. I am going slowly, because I want
it to be a first-class theater or none at alL
Without doubt, the negotiations now in
progress will materialize. I hope to see the
new theater open its doors next fall. And
that is about all that can be said."
AXOXHEB THIif O J2T VIEW.
It was stated yesterday, in regard to the
opening of Diamond street, that Mr.
C. L. Magee had recently paid Cap
tain J. J. Vandergrift '5110,000 for
75 feet frontage on Diamond alley,adjoining
Central station the latter being already the
property ol Mr. Magee, who also has the 30
)eet front adjoining the Jackman property.
He offered it to a neighboring property
holder for 2,500 a front foot
It is considered a certainty that if Dia
mond street is widened, the Grand Opera
House, will have to go. The chances Jor
speculation in the theatrical line become al
most boundless, with bo many changes im
pending. Curiously enough, the Carnegie Free Li
brary site seems to be brought into close re
lations with the current gossip about thea
ter sites, A. gentleman who professes to
have absolute knowledge of what
he is talking about, says something
very interesting in regard to Penn avenue
property and its relation to the Carnegie
Library. He indulged in the following
prediction:
A. MTTLE PREDICTION.
"Mr. Henry Phipps, Jr., and Mr. N. TJ.
Walker own the Central Bink ptoperty, on
which Mr. Williams has a lease for 16
years. Mr. Williams, to my certain knowl
edge, is waiting anxiously for Mr. Carnegie
to ask to have the lease canceled. I heard
to-day that the 75-foot frontage ot Mr.
Jackman's property and the 30-foot frontage
'of Mr. Magee's property would be secured
ior tne uorary site, xne aepin is il'U
feet, with a 15-foot alley. But the
plan is to buy right through to
Liberty street. Mr. William Flinn
owns the 30-foot front on Liberty street,
corresponding to the Magee property on
Penn avenne. Several estates hold the
property corresponding to Mr. Jackman's.
The site would be costly, but its location
would be unrivaled. There would be two
fronts to the library, one on Penn avenue
and one on Liberty street.
PLENTY OP LIGHT.
"As the alley at the side of the property
is to be widened, and the Citizens' traction
loop moved to Fifth street, there would be a
fine light at the side of the library. This
may be speculation, but I hear that there is
something in it. No more central site could
be imagined. People from the West End,
Oakland, Lawrenceville and the East End
and Allegheny could be delivered at the
door of the library. Not so much can be
said for any others of the sites heretofore
mentioned. I look to see some move made
in this matter within a dav or two."
WILL FLY THROUGH THE .AIR.
Joseph Rcaard nnd His ainrnlne to Soar at
Recreation Park To-Dar.
This afternoon between the hours of 2 and
5 Joseph Benard, formerly of the Pennsyl
vania Construction Company, will give an
exhibition of the wonderful flying machine,
of which he is the inventor, at Becreation
Park. Mr. Benard has been working upon
his theory Jor 16 years, and has at last per
fected a piece of mechanism which it is
claimed will and has already solved the
problem of aerial navigation.
Several trials on a small scale have been
made with perfect success, and the one of
this afternoon will be for tEe purpose of
showing what really can be done by the invention
. THE .PROBLEM OF PAIN.
Tier. Georce Hedges' Discourse at Sr.
Peter Episcopal Church Last Iflght
The First of a Series of Lenten Lec
tured 3Inch Food for Thought.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church was well
filled last night to hear the first of a series
of Lenten lectures delivered under the aus
pices of the Kind's Sons and King's Daugh
ters, by the Bev. George Hodges, pastor of
Calvary Church, East End. The subject of
Mr. Hodges' discourse was "The Problem of
Pain." In it he endeavored to show the
difference existing between the pain .of
nature and the pain of sin, and how the ex
istence of both could be reconciled as being
ordained foruan's good in the omnipoten t
judgment of God. The speaker prefaced bis
remarks by an allusion to the printer
who mistook the telephonic communication
of his subject. For "Pain" he understood
"Cain," and as such had given it to the
public The unraveling of the problem of
tne latter he would not care to undertake,
as it was a question that had been time and
again discussed without decisive result.
Pain could be defined as being of two dif
ferent kinds. The one was derived from na
ture, the other from sin; of the physical
and of the conscience. The indifference of
the first as to whom'or what it injured, the
saloon often being saved and the church de
stroyed; the good man killed in his
early youth and the bad permitted
to live a curse to himself and his fellow
man, had often been the means of leading
men to believe that whatever God did was
not good or right, therefore He could not be
God; so that they had been led away to un
belief. This was not as it should be. Men
accept the authorities of philosophers and
scientists, and yet wonld not accept that of
God. It was only the difference by which they
were adjudged. To accept the latter U is
necessary to abandon the path of authority
and follow that of reason. It is useless to
ask why God does not create men with free
will and without sin. That would be reduc
ing mankind to the level ot a machine. Such
was not God's object in the creation, nor
could He create such a paradox. He might
as well endeavor to make a circular triangle.
It would therefore be impossible tor man to
have freedom ot choice without possibility
of sin, and the penalty therefor was pain.
The lecture was listened to attentively
throughout, as it was a plain, unostenta
tious illustration of ideas which are likely
to and do occur to men every day, and it
showed bv what means a clew could be
gained by which many of 'the abstruse
problems occurring to the thinking mind
could be reasoned into clearness.
.BOTHING DEFINITE IET.
James A. Chamber Sari They Have Not
Decided Upon Electricity.
James A. Chambers, one of the owners of
the Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction
Line, was seen last evening in regard to the
statement that the company had finally de
cided to use electricity instead of cable
power on their line next spring. Mr.
Chambers said:
"Nothing has been finally decided yet,
and the matter is in the same shape it was
a month ago. We have experts examining
the different electric systems, and are watch
ing with particular interest the success of
the Spracue motor used on the Pleasant
Valley line. So lar it has worked all right,
and we may adopt that system. We have
bids and guarantees from al the electric
railway builders, and are giving them all
careful consideration.
"TEe cable road costs considerably more
money to construct, but it pays in the end.
After you get the plant down it is there and
there is a certainty that it can work in all
kinds oi weather. With an electric line,
you are liable to stick anywhere, but the
different systems are being made more per
fect every day. We have over a month yet
before we can begin work and we have time
yet to consider which is the best."
2,0T EA'GER T0BE TEIED.
Allegheny's Shoplifter Secure Another
Postponement of Their Cnse.
Mrs. Annie Gray and her sister, Miss
Josephine Kennedy, were arraigned at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, before Mayor
Pearson, of Allegheny, on the charge of
larceny, they being the two women who
were arrested on February 15, in Boggs &
Buhl's store, on the charge of shoplifting.
The hearing was postponed until next Tues
day, on the request of Thomas M. Marshall,
attorney for the defendants, who sent word
that he was unable to attend.
Mayor Pearson has been importuned by
many citizens of good standing to permit a
settlement oflhe case. He has steadily re
fused to be a party to such an evasion of
the law. He insists that the case must be
heard sooner or later. (
It was said yesterday afternoon, by an
Allegheny official, that the defendants
would endeavor to secure continuous post
ponements of the case, on one pretext or
another, until after the inauguration of Mr.
Wyman. The gentleman giving this in
formation stands very close to the Mayor
elect, and he declared that the defendants
would be badly disappointed it they ex-
Sected any special leniency on the part of
lr. Wyman.
DA&GEK IN THE DARK.
Flomblnfi; and Drainage Inspector's Report
and Recommendations.
William Laydon, inspector of plumbing
and house drainage, made his annual report
to Chief Brown yesterday. Mr. Laydon
states that purchasers of houses built since
the office was created can find in his office
plans showing the location of every pipe in
the buildings. There are many complaints
made to him of defective plumbing. He
asks for additional power to inspect old
work in this line, as-at present many nui
sances can only be reached through the
Board of Health.
Much ill health is caused by sewage from
houses and closets being detained in cess
pools, mnch of it escaping into cellars in
the First, Second. Third, Ninth and Tenth
wards. Plans submitted and approved and
permits issued daring the year for plumb
ing in new buildings were 807; for old
buildings,317, and 834 Inspections of house
drainage made. The plumbing of 1,003 new
and 384 old buildings was inspected after
the work was done and approved.
APPRECIATED BY THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Harrison Thinks Pittsbnrs; Policemen
Are Some of the Finest.
Two members of the Pittsburg police force
will long remember with pleasure the visit
of President Harrison to this city. Among
the officers stationed at the Duquesne Club
were Lieutenant George W. Boyd and Offi
cer Patrick J. Young. They were placed at
the front door. A.s President Harrison as
cended the steps he looked over the two tall
and stalwart officers, and said to Mr. Car
negie: "Are those two of your finest?"
"x"es, sir," Mr. Carnegie replied, "thev are
two of the finest men on Mr. Brown's
force." "They are handsome, soldierly
looking men," the President said.
The officers grjw nearly an inch taller in -J
less man nan a minute, nan an hour later,
when the crowd had dispersed, the two offi
cers were called to the dining room, at Mr.
Carnegie's invitation, and were served with
an elegant repast, with all the trimmings.
Strangled by Its Mother. "
The inquest on the Infant found dead last
Wednesday under a fence in the Eleventh
ward of Allegheny, was held yesterday by
the Coroner. The jury found that the child
had been strangled to death by its mother,
Miss Agnes Tanker t. She is in jail, under
the treatment of sr physician. She will be
held to await the inquiry of the grand jury,
on a chaige of murder.
Db. B. M. Eoka. Eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 718 Penn
street, PitUburg, Pa, s&su
"si,
A FACTIONAL JIGHT.
L That is What the Window Glass Work
ers' Election Looks' Like.
THE CANDIDATES' ARE HUSTLING.
Carpenters Tote in the Affirmative on the
Eight-Dour Question.
AKOTHEft STKIKEB ' TJNDEE AREEST
'The nominations for President of the
Window Glass Workers' Association to
succeed Granville Morenus were closed at
the meeting of L. A. 300 last night. The
names of John P. Eberhart, a cutter, of
Jeannette, and Simon Burns, a gatherer, of
Bock Island, 111., were the only ones pre
sented last night. The full list of the
names placed 'in nomination are L. C.
Haler, blower, McKeesport; A. M. Sam
mett, cutter, Pittsburg; Edward Phillips,
blower, Pittsburg; Patrick Clarey, cutter,
Pittsburg; John Fees, blower, Pittsburg;
Joseph Jobnsidb, cutter, Pittsburg; George
L. Cake, flattener, ex-President James
Campbell, and the two nominated last night
Of course some of these, including ex
President James Campbell, will not be can
didates. A committee on candidates was ap
pointed last night for the purpose of ascer
taining and reporting to the next meeting
the names of those who will stand the nom
ination. The contest promises to "be exceed
ingly lively. In fact, it has progressed so
far already that it is pretty easy to guess
who will be candidates'until an election is
reached.
FACTORS IN THE FIGHT.
There are several factional matters that
will enter the fight and add to its interest.
It is understood that the blowers and
gatherers will be pitted against each t other
in the fight, and that means fun. It was
reported at the meeting last night that
Patrick Clarey, who was defeated by Mr.
Morenus in the last election, has withdrawn
from the contest in favor of L. C. Haler,
and that he will exert his influence to se
cure Mr. Haler's election.
Mr. Haler is not going to allow any of
the candidates to win without hustling for
the office. He has already visited several
of the preceptories in his own behalf, and in
this he is ahead of the others. He has
been promised the support of many of the
blowers. He is opposed only by the gath
erers, who charge him with laying the fault
ofctringy glass to them.
It is stated thatMr. Clarey withdrew from
the present fight because he claimed to "have
beenopposed'previously on account of his
religion. He was afraid if would be used
against him again, as the same factions that
opposed him before are supporting another
candidate this time.
STILL IN THE RING. '
George L. Cake is still in the ring. He
is resting on his oars, so to speak. It is still
claimed he will have an easy time winning..
Ex-President James Campbell is said to be
still sticking pretty close to Mr. Cake, and
this is regarded as favorable to the latter's
candidacy.
The Committee on Candidates will report
at the meeting next Friday evening. Vot
ing sheets, containing the names of those
wlio consent to be candidates, will, then be
sent out to the various preceptories for the
first ballot. The time for the return of ,the
sheets has been extended to 21 days, so that
the candidates will have a better opportu
nity to get in their vtork. The result of the
first ballot will not be made known until at
the meeting on March 28. At this rate, in
case there are threetr four ballots, the asso
ciation will not secure a President much be
fore the Fourth of July.
ANOTHER STBIKEK ABEEBTED.
The Men at Shoenbercer'a Keeping- Ont of
the War or the Offltjers.
The strikers at Shoenberger's mill are now
engaged in the pleasant occupatioaof play
ing hide-and-go-seek with the officers or the
law. Another one was arrested yesterday,
and warrants are out for a half dozen more.
Notices of injunction have also been placed
in the hands of deputies to serve as soon as
they can find the men. There was no dis
turbance yesterday, and the company has
enough men to run double turn at the, blast
furnaces. They will also go on double in
the converting mill Monday night.
Yesterday the strikers, who have evaded
the officers, distributed and posted handbills
about the vicinity ot the mill warning all
persons to keep away from. the departments
where the men had struck. The notices had
little effect.
The strikers sent a committee to the firm
yesterday -asking for a conference. Mr.
Speer replied that they had nothing to con
fer about. It the strikers had anything to
say to them, they could send word by the
police officers. To a DlSTATCrt reporter
Mr. Speer said: ,
"We have our. full complement of men and
the converting mill will resume double turn
on Monday night These men have gone
out in defiance of law and order, and are
nothing but outlaws. They refuse to recog
nize the authority of President Weihe, of
the Amalgamated Association, at the same
time knowing that they were in the wrong.
The whole trouble was caused by one man,
who is the ringleader in the strike. Hehas
tried to terrorize the other men, but enough
of them, are sensible to pay no more atten
tion to him. We will keep 'the police offi
cers on duty, and if our men are molested
every one of the strikers will be arrested."
A committee of the strikers also called
upon President Weihe, who maintained his
position in the matter. He has acted ac
cording to the letter of the law of (he associa
tion. The" man arrested yesterday is Patrick
McKichol. The others are' keeping out of
the way.
PDTTIKG INTAKES.
From 300 to 400 More Houses Are Badly
Needed at Joannctte.
The third tank in Chambers & McKee's
big works at Jeannette will soon be finished,
and it is the intention of the firm to build
three more. The new tank is not quite as
large as the two now in operation. The
great trouble of the firm is to, secure enough
blowers. They are "now supplying a good
portion of the Eastern trade that was for
merly imported.
There are not enough houses in Jeannette
to accommodate the population. Jfrom 300
to 400 more houses are badly needed. The
Western Land and Improvement is build
ing a few, but the company feels that its
part of the contract has been finished, and
it is beginning on the new town of
Charleroi.' That famous hustler and town
builder Mr. M. J. Alexander, yesterday
commenced operations on the water front at
McKean station. It won't be long before a
town will grace this beautiful site.
A Suburb Rejoice.
The late employes of the Vesuvius Iron
Works, at Cbartiers, Pittsburg-nnd Lake
Erie Bailroad, who have been waiting for
their, money since the failure of the Law
rence Bank, will get their pay to-day. This,
coupled with the fact: that the, mill; are
again to be started under strong manage
ment, makes February as pleasant as Mav
with ftsvflowers, in the vicinity of McKee's
Bocks.
Gompers Sends a CI re alar.
Samuel Gompers, President of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, has issued a cir
cular abont the trouble at the Birmingham
rolling mill, in Birmingham, Ala., where
the Amalgamated men were discharged for
joining the association.
Miners' Mass Meeting To-Dar.
The miners ol the Wheeling division of
the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad will hold
THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
a mass meeting at Finleyville this after
noon. The object is to organize a local
union of. the United Mine Workers of
America.
THEIR INTENTIONS DECLARED.
Carpenters Havo Fotcd In Favor of the
Eigbt-IIonr Latr Secretary McGnlre
Tells What They Are Doloc Only a. Few
Unions Opposed to It.
According to a letter sent to Th Dis
patch by P. J. McGuire, General Secre
tary of the United Brotherhood of Carpen
ters and Joiners in Philadelphia, the car
penters of the country have declared In
favor of the eight-hour law. He says they L
took a vote on the question some time ago.
Three hundred and three unions voted in
favor of the law, and 24 opposed it. Two
hundred unions did not vote at the time, but
since then have affirmatively recommended
the adoption of the law.
The letter was written in reply to the
statement made by W. S. Sharon that the
carpenters 'were not in favor of the move
ment. He says thai at the recent meeting of
the vice presidents of the organization,
hejd in his office last month, the matter was
not officially dealt with in any way. Con
tinuing he says:
Long in advance of tne meeting of the vice
presidents the matter of a vote of the local
unions was settled. On October 30, 18S9 two
months and a half prior to the meeting of the
vice presidents a general vote of the unions
of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters was
taken, and it resulted as follows: Three
hundred and three unions in favor of Bushing
the eight-hour movement, and 24 unions op
posed to it, with 200 unions not voting at the
time, wjiich have since sent in favorable re
turns. Tbat is evidently a very decided ma
jority in favor Of tho movement notwithstand
ing Mr. Sharon says ho has not found one
carpentor who favors it,
lie further assumes to say that "not one car
penter's council in the country will vote to de
mand the change;'' yet the vote herein shown
disposes of that assumption, and, as the chief
executive officer of the United Brotherhood, I
desire to say that since January 1, 1890, dozens
of councils of carpenters have sent notice to
my office of their intention of demanding a
reduction of working hours to eight per day on
Mayl.
Mr. Sharon further presumes to speak for the
carpenters, and says "they favor the scheme
advocated by the Knights of Labor to
take off one-half hour per day each
year until they get the eight-hour day
established." I fail to know bow Mr. Sharon
has canvassed the sentiment of the carnentors
so as to announce such a conclusion, but I do
know and can freelv say that the members of
our United Brotherhood do not believe in any
such sublime mathematical system of "reduc
tion dcscendlnc" for shortening their hours of
labor. We have bad the eight-hour day in
operation In many cities since 1S86, and tho
year 1S90 will witness many more added to the
list. Mr. Sharon will discover, before another
year has passed over his bead, the practica
bility and value of the elgbt-honr day. The
bnilders and contractors all over the country
are preparing for it, as they resolved to do at
their National Convention in St. Paul last
month.
TWENTY-FOUR PAY DATS.
The Homestead Iron Workers Arrange
, Blatters Satisfactorily With Sir. Abbott.
The committee of employes of Carnegie,
Phipps & Co. '3 mill at Homestead, ap
pointed to confer with Chairman Abbott in
regard to changing the pay days, met that
gentleman yesterday afternoon and satis
factorily settled the matter. The company
will make a schedule of 24 pay days, per
year, with four one-week draw pay days.
Every third month the wages for one week
extra will be paid.
The committee reported to the headquar
ters of the association that the matter bad
been settled satisfactorily and there had not
been any sign of a strike.
NOT A TOTE AGAINST THEM.
Allegheny's Appropriation Ordinance nnd!
the Tractloa Permit Go Through.
A special meeting of the Allegheny Select
Council was held last night, with President
Lindsay in the chair. Mr. Snaman, from
the Finance Committee, jresen(ed the, ap
propriation ordinance, as previously pub
lished. There was no discussion, and the
ordinance was adopted by a unanimous
vote. The Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Traction Company ordinance, as
passed by Common Council, was called up
and passed finally, without a dissenting
vote.
Mr. C. H. Hart man presented an ordi
nance providing a fine of $5 for walking or
crossing a railroad track in Allegheny. Mr.
Cochrane, a resolution for water pipe on
Market street. Mr. Oler, a petition for
grading and paving Beirbec street, Mr.
Love, a remonstrance against a sewer on
Lithgow avenue and a petition for a water
pipe on Yale street,
MUCH CHEAPER TO BDI.
How Allegheny City Expects to Save Sev
ern! Thousand Dollars.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers of
Allegheny held a special meeting last night
to discuss the advisability of purchasing
some property near the Spruce street
viaduct, to make a better approach, and
also to settle the claims of certain property
owners who threatened to sue for damages.
The sub-committee reported that in their
opinion it would be better to buy the prop
erty, which could be purchased for about
$6,600, and the city would thus be saved
about $10,000.
The matter was thoroughly discussed, and
a resolution was finally recommended to
Councils, asking for the purchase of the
property.
A POOL PLATING OUT. .,,
Captala Grace Says the Shnnnopln District
Will be Drained In 60 Days.
Captain Grace, who has several wells in
the Shannopin field, and is putting down
four more, said last night that the pool in
that district would be exhausted in 60 days.
He feels sure of this fact, and for that
reason is anxious to pnt his wells down as
soon as possible to reap his share of the fluid.
Many ot the wells are filled with salt water.
The Captain has one well four fget in the
sand, and he is hoping the salt won't strike
him.
WHAT PEOPLE AEE DOING.
r
Some Who Travel, Some Who Do Not, nnd
Others Who Talk.
Superintendent of Bailway Mail Serv
ice Bell, SuperintendentJackson, of New York,
and Superintendent Burt, of the lines west of
Pittsburg, were in the city for a short time yes
terday. The gentlemen were on a tour of In
vestigation, and they agreed something should
be done to increase the facilities of the local
office. The new 2-cent stamps have been ordered
to be placed on sale to-day. The stamp is small
er than thepresent one, and will bear the face
of Andrew Jackson. ,
The genial George A. Jenks, ex-Solicitor
General df the United' States, passed
through the city last night bonnd for Washing
ton. Be smiled much as of yore, but declined
most emphatically to say anything about local
politics: The Brookville lawyer is not a candi
date for Governor, and it he has any prefer
ences be wonld not express tbem. His trip to
Washington was tin professional business con
nected with the famous telephone cases.
-J. M. Patterson, United States Govern-i
ment Inspector, who has been placed in charge
of the local Government building by Supervis
ing Architect Windrim, left last night for
Washington, where he will report in person
upon the progress made since bis arrival in
Pittsburg. He will return on Monday next
with some special instructions as to the future
prosecution of the work. (
A. C. Overholt and wife, NatMiles and
wife, of Scottdale, and Miss Roddy, of Union
town, and Missliou Torrence, of New Haven,
formed a very pleasant theater party last
evening.
Congressman M. F. Elliott, ofWells-
hnm toaft Afmeitof the rAinilMtlAVnttonf.-
"The Congressman Is one of the brightest poli
ticians from the northern counties,
E. O. Emerson, the new Mayor of
Titusville, was at the Sereath Avenue Hotel
yesterday.
F. D. Bussell, General Freight Agent
of the "'Frisco Line," at St, Louis, U In the
AFTEHHE SHIPPERS.
Local Roads Organize to Facilitate
Prompt Unloading of Cars.
A CHARGE OP A DOLLAR PER DAY
To be Placed on CarelessYJonsignees Alter
the first 48 Hours.
FATOEITISH 0DT OF THE QUESTION
The local railroads have formed a car
association, and in the future they propose
to make shippers and consignees, who are
careless aboutunloading freight cars, walk
a chalk line. A meeting was held a tew
days ago in Superintendent Pitcairn's office,
of the Pennsylvania road, and the other
lines with. the exception of the P., C. & Y.,
were represented. Nothing Jus yet been
said to the officials of the latter road, but
they are expected to join.
The obectof the association is to facili
tate the rapid unloading of cars. Many
consignees are careless, and allow freight to
stand for days before removing it. The
railroads propose to make them whack up at
the rate of $1 per car for erery day alter the
first 48 hours. The only exception is made
in the case of iron ore, and the demurrage
will be charged on this article after 72 hours.
JIB. SCOTT THE MANAGER.
Superintendent David McCargo, of the
Allegheny Vallev, who was the chief
agitator of the scheme, acted as chairman
of the meeting. It has been decided
to make Thomas Scott manager of. the asso
ciation. At present Mr. Scott is engaged in
collecting coke statistics for the local rail
roads. He will be assisted by a force of
clerks, and the association will be conducted
independently of the lines. No favoritism
will be shown, and the pound of flesh from
the delinquent consignee will be exacted
with scrupulous refinement. Similar asso
ciations exist at Cnicago, Buffalo, Youngs
town and Cleveland, and they are doing
good work.
Superintendent Holbrook, of the Lake
Erie, in speaking of the association yester
day, said: "We are not yet organized, but
that will soon be accomplished.
THE PLAN AS JOEMO SATED. '
"The design is to take the collection of
demurrage out of the hands of the general
freight agents, and put it in charge of peo
ple not connected with any of the lines. In
times past some of the roads insisted on de
murrage and the others didn't A careless
consignee would kick to the freight agent,
and complain that another Toad wasn't
charging him for the use of cars, and he
would be blanked if he would pav it, He
would tell the agent that it he didn't like
that he would ship by the other road alto
gether. The present association is intended
toj&void all this trouble.
"For example, a consignee makes a con
tract with a shipper for five cars of pig iron
per day. The shipper finds it easier to load
60 and send them along. When you go to
the consignee and ask him why he doesn't
unload the cars,' he throws up both hands,
and blames it on the shipper. Well, if that
consignee understands that he must pay SI
per day for the use of cars, he will see to it j
that shippers are more caretul.
General Freight Agent C. S. McCargo, of
the Allegheny Valley road, said he thought
the work of the association would have
much to do in relieving the annual car fam
ines. He could not say in what proportion
its successful operation would assist the
roads, but he thought in some cases it would
add as many as one-third to the present
number of available cars, and under a
bustling manager probably this ratio would
be increased to one-half.
THEIR NEW OARS.
The Birmingham Company Repainting All
Their Equipment.
Superintendent Murray, of the Pittsburg
and Birmingham Traction Company, yester
day run out of the car sheds and put into
service two newly-painted cars, which will
be the same as those to be ordered when the
road changes its motor power. The cars are
a dark maroon color and are labeled with
the new name of the company. Five more
cars are in the shed being painted, and they
will be run ouf next week. The cars are
old Citizen Line equipment which the com
pany; recently purchased. All the cars on
the line will be repainteM as soon as pos
sible. HARD TO TAKE IK.
A Toung Man Whose Father Helped Him to
Resist Arrest.
Gilbreath Wilson, a young man well
known to the Allegheny police authorities,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by De
tectives Eichenlaub and McClure, and
lodged in the lockup on a charge of being a
suspicious character. The arrest was made
on the authority of Chief Kirschler, who
thinks he can connect Wilson with a num
ber of small robberies recently committed.
The officers had a livery time in getting
their prisoner, as his father resisted arrest
and threatened to brain them with a club
which he held in hand.
COMPLETELY SURPRISED.
Mr.
Alexander Murdoch Presented With a.
Diamond Pin by the Press CInb.
Yesterday afternoon a call was made upon
Mr. Alexander Murdoch, the well-known
florist, 508 Smithfield street, by the commit
tee in charge of the recent annual dinner of
the Pittsburg Press Club, consisting of
Messrs. E. M. O'Neill, H. H. Byram, T. J.
Keenan, Jr., C. F. Jahn, W. C. Connelly,
Jr., John W. Black and Percy F. Smith.
The object of their visit was to formally
thank Mr. Murdoch for the attractive
flower display at the dinner, but before
leaving, Mr. Smith, in behalf of the com
mittee, presented Mr. Murdoch with a dia
mond scarfpiu.
The gentleman was completely surprised,
but expressed the hope that the good feeling
existing between the firm and the press
would continue unbroken for years to come.
Permanent Attractions In Allegheny.
There are progressive people in Allegheny
capable of appreciating the advantages
offered them by the presence in their city of
wide-awake business men, whose energy
keeps money constantly circulating, and
materially assists the prosperity of the place.
Messrs. Pusey & Kerr, 116 and 118 Federal
St., have always made their stores so attract
ive that every year has witnessed an enlarge
ment of stock and facilities for its proper
display. It is a pleasure to do business with
those who know how to meet promptly the
demands of their patrons, and whose judg
ment and experience enable them to select
articles of real merit, united with the excel
lent appearance now required by home
furnishers. Such.dealers command success
by deserving it, and when they obtain a new
customer by proper advertising they have no
trouble to mate him a friend by good treat
ment Their success, being deserved, excites
only pleasure. Housekeepers cannot err in '
reserving their purchases until after exam
ining the complete and varied lines of car
pets, wall paper and curtains at 116 and 118
Federal st. The newest patterns and color
ings in carpets and oil cloths; the greatest
variety in curtains, and the most attractive
and beautiful designs of wall paper can
always be obtained there.
The Imperial CInb
Will hold a grand holiday reception this
afternoon and evening at Imperial Hall.
SPECIAL sale of new shawls to-day,
JOS. HOBNB & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
GehxlMEit J. H. & Co.'s $1 unlaun
dried white shirt is the best shirt made. -
, JOS. HOBNE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Store.
22. 1890.
D0WK ON THEIR LUCK,
Odd Customers Driven Into the Central
Statloa on a Oold Went A Senator's
Brother Having p. Hard Time Troubles
of a German Lad.
A thin, careworn man with a grayish
beard applied last night at the Central
police station for lodging until morning.
He was dressed genteelly, had an intelligent
face and spoke well. He said that he was
Charles Gettinger; of Martinsburg, W. Va.,
that he was 46 years old and a bookkeeper
by vocation. He is a brother of State Sena
tor Gettinger, of West Virginia, who is a
man of means and one of the Democratic
leaders in the Legislature of that State.
Mr. Gettinger said that he went, some
months ago, to Buffalo, where he occupied a
good! position with a large house. The raw
fake winds did not agree with him. He
contracted a bad cold and was confined to
his bed by a serious attack of pneumonia.
This wasted his substance. On his recovery
he determined to return to West Virginia.
He had money sufficient to bring him to
Pittsburg, where he arrived last Wednesday
evening. Having written to his brother
before his departure from Buffalo, he expect
ed to find here a letter containing money.
None was found. He waited expectant, but
the letter had not come yesterday. Friday
morning his last money was spent for break
fast. He walked the cold streets all day,
and last night at 9 o'clock was forced to
apply to. the police for shelter. He was
given a warm place to sleep.
There were many applicants for lodging at
the station houses last night. "When a cold
snap comes the ragged men flock to the
police by dozens. At the Central, during
cold weather, a special docket is kept to reg
ister the names of "lodgers." Many of
them couhi tell strange' and pitiable stoiies.
The cause, pf the misfortunes of most ot
them is whiskv, but some are the victims of
illness or ill luck.
One of the applicants at the Central last
night was a stout German lad named Fred
Guckheim. He looked honest and temper
ate and the inside s of his hands were callous
from honest toil. Thursday night he had
been arrested for sleeping in a mill shed at
Sixteenth street. In the morning he was re
leased. He said he was a gardener by trade,
that he had been in America only seven
months and had worked in Philadelphia.
He came to Pittsburg three weeks ago, but
had hunted in vain for work. If it were
summer he thought he could find something
to do. The Inspector suggested to him that
it might be a good thing to go to the work
house for 30 days. There he could be
housed, clothed and fed, and at the end of
that time the season for a gardener's work
would be open. After some argument, the
young man agreed to the Inspector's sug
gestion, and he was taken back to a cell.
He said that he would go back to Deutch
land as soon as he could find work and get
enough money. "I always had work there,"
he said.
IiOOKING FOR THE NEEDFUL.
A Meeting of the Democratic Financial
Committee la Philadelphia.
Colonel J. W. Echols left for Philadel
phia last night to attend a meeting of the
State Democratic Financial Committee to
day and a gathering of the Scotch-Irish
Society on Monday. The Colonel stated that
he didn't know what would be done in the
way of replenishing the treasury, but he
wagered something would drop in State
politics very soon. The other members of
the committee from Western Pennsylvania
are ex-Congressman W. L. Scott and J. M.
Guffy. The meeting was called by Chair
man Harrity.
Colonel Echols thinks the Democratic
trend for Governor is toward Bobert E. Pat
tison. W. L. Scott has declared tor the ex
Governor, and the politicians realize that
the people prefer him, and they won't ob
ject Colonel Echols says if Pattison is
nominated that he will carry Philadelphia
county and win. He would like to see
Major Montooth at the head of the Bepub
lican ticket, but be declares Delamater is
the easiest man to beat. In Philadelphia
he claims that Montooth is much more
popular with the people than the Mead
ville man, but the latter has the workers at
his back. The Colonel insists that no mat
ter who is nominated on the Bepublican
side, the Democrats with Pattison will
sweep the State.
A Leader.
Hamilton isstillleasinginthesaleof pianos
and organs and small musical merchandise.
His music store is simply headquarters
for anything in the music line. If von want
a fine Decker Bros., Knabe or Fischer piano
Hamilton's is the only place in the city to
buv it. If you want a good, cheap piano at
$175 and upward, Hamilton's is the
place in the city to buy it If you wantone
of the great Estey or Storey & Clark organs
Hamilton's is the only place in the city to
buy it If you want a good, cheap organ at
$40 and upward, Hamilton's is the place to
buv it Go in and see for yourselves before
you place your order with any one else. You
can get an instrument to please you at the
lowest possible price and on easy terms of
payment Stools, scarfs and covers in every
variety. Music chairs with backs prettily
upholstered in silk plush. Music chairs of
natural woods, hand-carved. Music cabi
nets in all shapes. Piano lamps, orchestral
instruments, band instruments, in fact for
everything needed to study or perform
music, Hamilton's, 91 and 93'Fifth avenue,
is headquarters.
Washington's Birthday
Is a day. which always attracts a big crowd
of buyers to our store. No one need be dis
appointed if they will only call to-day and
see the grand lot of bargains we have pre
pared for them, and at the very popular,
price of $10. Ten dollars buys a very fine
suit of clothes, in a sack or cutaway, and
$10 secures to-day an elegant overcoat in
medium weight goods. The $10 goods are
all for men's wear; but we also have marked
a special lot of boys' suits, sizes 4 to 14, at
$2 GO. Be with us to-day and we will show
you what selling fine clo'thing cheap means.
P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts.,
opp. the new Court House.
Extraordinary Values
In dress goods. Ladies' cloth $1 25, were
$2; $2, were $3; French cards, black and
colors, 75c, were $1; plaids $1, were $1 60.
Large assortment -
A. G. Casifbeli, & Sons, 710 Penn are.
Beautiful New Sash Ribbons To-Day.
Surah sash ribbons, 13 inches wide,
double satin border, same on both sides,
elegant goods for evening wear and lor
children's wear, $1 35 a vard.
Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores!
Will Price
For the greatest line of neckwear ever seen
inthis city from 50 cts. up. All new goods.
47 Sixth st.
To-Day Is Tonr Chance for Millinery.
The People's Store are closing out trimmed
bonnets and hats at half prices. Get in on
them at once. Caiipbeil & Dick.
Bob Bukdettb Carnegie Music Hall,
Saturday evening, March 1. Admission, 50
and 75c.
SeeCIAZ sale of new shawls to-day.
Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Anoostuba Bitters is known all over
the world as the great regulator of the di
gestive organs.
H. Sonnenberg's
Society gallery now open. 35 Fifth ave.
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Ale makes a superior wiuter drink. Try
our brew. Iran City Brewing Company.
Telephone 1186. I
'USB Dozen
Of gray plaids and striped scarfs at 50c.
- Will Pbice, 47 Sixth tt
MAKING BOTH ENDS MEET.
The Finance Committee to Meet To-Day
to Cover the Bis Deficiency la Some
Manner Why the Fig-area Fell so Far
Short.
The deficiency in the city's receipts dur
ing the fiscal year just ended, as annodnced
in yesterday's Dispatch, was yesterday
authoritatively stated to amount within a
lew cents of $297,000. The books of the
City Controller show that while it was esti
mated, at the time the last appropriation
ordinance was passed, the city would get
$2,165,960 75 from the 12 mill tar levy on
the estimated valuation ot $180,000,000,
there have only been $1,912,C99 13 received,
leaving a deficiency of $253,261 62.
It was also estimated that $50,000 would
be received as the city's share from liquor
business, but as the court only granted,
about one-third as many licenses as was ex
pected, only $17,024 92 -was received from
that source, or a, deficiency of $32,975 08,
which, added to the figures above, shows a
deficiency -of $286,236 70. To this amount
is added, according to the city's accounts,
something over $10,000, which is chargeable
to various departments that have not come
up to expectations.
It is understood that the Finance Com
mittee will meet this afternoon, and refer
the appropriation -ordinance to a sub-committee
with instructions to report next
Monday.
WARM. WEATHER HURTS THEM.
Lumber Men Suffer In Badness Become It
Doesn't Snow.
The lack of snow in the mountains has
greatly interfered with the lumber business
this season. The lumbermen have been
forced to use oil and grease to lubricate
their slides, and it is very .expensive. For
all that General Freight Agent McCargo, of
the Allegheny Valley, said yesterday they
were shipping about 50 cars of lumber per
day to Eastern points over tbe low grade
division. If there had beenplentv of snow,
he states, the ontput would have been much
larger. Considerable coke also is being'
shipped from the Beynoldsville region.
The owners have it washed very carefully,
and it makes a good fuel.
The Allegheny 'Valley has a number of
men engaged tearing down the houses re
cently purchased oh Pike street, to make'
more yard room. The Philip Best Brewing
Company ocenpies one of the buildings, and
their lease won't expire before April. Their
refusal io vacate is delaying the work. It
is expected the tracks will be laid by the
middle of May.
ACQUITTED OP CONSPIRACY.
F. C Reed Declared Not Guilty, bat Hns to
Fny the Costs.
The case of F. C. Beed, of this city,
agent of the Chartiers Creamery Company,
now defunct, was concluded in court at
Washington, Pa., yesterday. Beed was
charged with conspiracy to defraud by ob
taining credit from a number of farmers
upon representations that the Creamery
Company was worth $100,000, whereas only
$13,000 worth of stock had been paid in.
Judge Stowe sat in the case, and Beed was
acquitted, but the costs of the case were put
on him.
SPECIAL SALE
GERMAN, SCOTCH
IRISH 'LINENS.
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LACE CURTAINS and
CURTAIN MATERIALS.
(Take the elevator! or this department)
OUR LINEN DEPARTMENT
Offers you many advantages. Our space (an
entire floor) is large and well lighted. Our im
mense stock of Table Damasks, Napkins,
Towels, etc-, represents the best makers of Ger
many. Scotland and Ireland. Our prices are
based on a scale to change the stock quick.
Come and see our Linen department.
John S. Brown & Co.'s Celebrated
TABLE DAMASKS
with Napkins to match in choice new patterns
at low prices. and Napkins to match 8-4,
10-4, 12-4 Damask Cloths.
we offer at SOc a yard extra grades and new
designs in Bleached and Cream Table Sam
asks. At 65 cents you will And grades and pat
terns that would not seem dear at 75 cents.
Come and see.
THE BEST TOWEL FOR 25 a
Extra grade- and size in Bleached Hucka
back Towels with handsome woven borders in
colors and white at 23 cents or S3 a dozen.
SPECIAL VALUE.
Towels at SI 25 and Jl 50 a dozen. We could
not make the price less for tbe entire lot
BIBER & EASTON,
505 and 507 MARKET STREET."
N. B. Our importations of India and Canton
Silks are received and now on sale at 60c 75c
and 11 per yard. Beautiful new designs in
French all-wool Chains jnst received and on
sale at 50c per yard.
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NEW ENGLAND
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS.
The oldest Mutual Life Insurance Company
in the United States,
In strength, security, economical and con
servative management falc, dealings and lib
erality to policy holders cheapness simplicity
and desirability of policy contract It stands
second tanone. tv
No form of tontine orKasrfeitable policy
issued. No estimates of eaVrmous returns al
lowed by this company to be-made by its agents.
It is the policy that is the contract, and not
hypothetical, impossible calculations or esti
mates. , E. H. DERMITT;
Manager" for Western Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, cor. Sixth St. and Penn ave., Pitts
burg, Pa. fel-9-TuS
COUGHS, S0R5 THROAT.
The highest medical authorities of the world
grescrlboand recommend the SODEN MIN
IRAL PASTILLES for diseases of the throat
chest and lnngs, and also for consumption. '
"The Soden Mineral Pastilles and Waters
proved quite as useful as you claimed In the
case for which 1 employed them, one of castrlc
catarrh." WM. F. WAUGH,
Professor of the Medieo-Chirurgical College
of Philadelphia.
"1 used the Soden Mineral Pastilles wltthex.
csllent results. Cheerfully recommend them for
all throattroubles." L R. CUAUSEN. M.D
Supervising Physician at Philadelphia.
At all druggists at 25c and 50ca box.
Pamphlets gratis on application.
Soden'Mineral Springs Co., Lim'td
15 CEDAR ST., NEW YORK.
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FOR UENT-EXTRA MESS MACKEREL;
extra bloater 'mackerel, by the pound or
in 10 and 20-pound kltst Cromarty herring,
boneless codfish, smoked salmon.
JOHN A., RENBHAWSCO.
Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty and Ninth sts.
fe-ws
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JOB. HDRNE I CD:;a
- PENN AVE.
CLOAKS AND JACKETS.
To-day we make some fresh cuts that
will give renewed life to-day to)'
Cloaks and Jackets. Prices have been'
ridiculously low, but there is only ono
excuse for this fresh reduction: the)
goods must go. Wo seize the opportun
ity of this cold snap to push everything
off. Let everybody corns to-day.
Pick out a few Cloth Long Garments,
a few Cloth Jackets, and a few Plush
Jackets and Coats to show the drift ot
prices and reductions.
LONG GARMENTS.
A large lot (full line) Camel's Hals
and Cheviot Peasant Cloaks, medium
and heavy, at S3 0, $3 and $8 SO from
one-balf to one-third the former prices.
Anqther line, not quite complete,
even bigger reductions, stylish New.
markets, at S3 and 510. These are ex
traordinary bargains.
JACKETS.
Very attractive bargains in Plain Ker
seys and Cheviot Cloth Jackets,
trimmed with Persian Lamb, satin lined,
all at S12 50, reduced from S25 to S45.
The lot is not large. To-day wul
finish them, no doubt.
Also wonderful bargains all over the
big Jacket department, in good, stylish
and serviceable garments at S5 to tl5
each, all reduced by 50 to 75 per cent
PLUSHES.
Fine quality Seal Plush Jackets.
Short Jackets and English Walking
.Jacket lengths (24 and 28 inches long) at
$10 to $25 reduced a half.
A big lot of 40-Inch Coats, satin, lined,
seal trimmed, former prices $40 and iZ,
go to-day down to $25 each. This is an,
extraordinary bargain.
Higher priced Plushes have all been
reduced In the same proportion.
Don't miss to-day's great sales in the
Cloak Department
JOB. HQRNE I CD,
609-621 PENN AVE.
P. S. Special Shawl Sale in the Cloak
room to-day.
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WAUL PAPER
9PENING.
SPRING 189O.
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Attention of the buying public is called to) 4
the many novel effects we are showing In new
and beautiful
WALL AND CEILING DECORATIONS.
THE DESIGNS, COLORS.
And decided change from former seasons
not but please you.
PUSEY k KERR, &
CARPETS AND WALL PAPERS
116 AND 118 FEDERAL STREET?
ALLEGHENY, PA.
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LE NT-CANNED FISH. EXTRA FRENCH
sardines. Yarmouth bloaters, Findon had.
dock, spiced salmon. California salmon,, lob.
ster, shrimps, etc, etc.
JOHN A. REHSHAW 4 CO
Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty and Ninth sts. ',,
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