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out, they grasped the situation with a slightly
firmer crip. Mr. Trump arose and courteously
offered to the Chairman of the committco
, his seat, and then ensconced himself
noon a. window ledire. The Ktenotranhpr
f sharnened his riAncil and hnrran to sr.ratrh
down the remarks of the Chairman. After the
committee left, one of their nuuilior stated
that the various officials in the room seemed
not only surprised. Dut agitated, at the appear
ance of the committee.
MB. riTCAIRN SURPRISED.
Superintendent Pitcairn said last evening:
"The demands of the yard men were a great
surprise to us, and we were not notified, as the
men claim, until the information was furnished
us by The Dispatch this morning. I think
also that the majority of the men were just as
much surprised as we were. It is impossible to
giro an answer in 24 hours. All questions of
wages are referred to the officials at Philadel
phia, and what they will do 1 don't know."
The f?HAV4n PnmmirtnA ,vrMt,rHiP
r morning received from Terre' Haute, tho bead-
3uartersof the Brotherhood of Kailway Con
uctors, the following circular. Nothing conld
be done, according to a member of the commit
tee until this notice had been received:
CONDUCTORS BROTHERHOOD IK IT.
The Grand Division of the International Broth
erhood of Kailway Conductors.
"Mr. : You are hereby officially noti
fied that in pursuance of the action taken by
our first annual convention, the Brotherhood
of Railway Conductors, through its proper rep
resentatives, made application to the Supreme
Council of the Federated Orders of Railway
Employes, and it gives me pleasure to an
nounce that the said Brotherhood of Railway
Conductors has been regularly admitted to the
said federal body, and now constitutes an im
portant part of said organization, which em
braces the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
the Switchmen's .Mutual Aid Association, as
well as our own Brotherhood.
Official announcement will be made in the
official journals of the several organizations.
The Brotherhood of Conductors is now in
perfect alliance with the best organizations of
the times, and its success is no longer an open
question. Yours fraternally.
G. W. Howabd,
Grand Chief Conductor."
GUARDING RAILROAD PROPERTY.
To show how carefully and thoroughly the
employes have considered every detail of the
P matter, tho following plans were divulged by
one of the men last night. He said:
S "There are at present 820 yard men employed
f by the Fennsj I vania Railroad Company in Fitts-
burg Should a strike occur we will use every
h means to protect the property of the company.
The yardmen will be divided into two gangs
, ofSOOcach. One gang will be on duty during
' the day, and the other at night. The men will
be instructed to permit none but railroaders
i upon the company's property. Should
the company object to this, the guards, who
win be armed, will be withdrawn. We are de
termined that the bloody scenes of 1S77 will not
be repeated. Should the Philadelphia troops
be ordered outtheywill be stopped atDerry. All
our plans have been carefully studied, and
should we strike every man will know bis busi
ness. We will let the police guard the prop
erty outside the railroad limits."
WAITING TOR ROBERTS ANSWER
In a little room in Desbon's Hotel, last night,
sat the members of the Grievance Committee,
anxiously awaiting the receipt of a telegram
from President Roberts. The men stated that
If the answer was not favorable to them they
would telegraph at once for Vice President
Sweeney, of the Federated Order of Railway
Employes, who is in Chicago. Mr.
Sweeney will come to Pittsburg and,
with the Grievance Committee, will visit the
Pennsylvania officials. If necessary, he will go
to Philadelphia and Interview President
Roberts, of the company. In case he is unable
j to make a satisfactory settlement of the
I trouble, he will telegraph for the Supreme
Council of the Federated body. The three
? members who will likely come are F.P.Sar
gent, President; Frank Sweenev, Vic Presi-
dent, and F. A. O'Shea. General Secret rir nnri
, Treasurer. If the members of the Supreme
i Council fail to effect a settlement they will
order the strike.
t It nas also stated last night that P. M.
Arthur. Grand Chief Engineer of the Brotber
f hood of Railroad Kngineers, is a member of
the Supreme Council. This is denied byengi
i neers in this city. The Federation man who
made the claim said that Mr. Arthur was
f elected on tho Federation issue at the last con-
f vention in Denver, and would stick by the
t action of the Pittsburg switchmen.
f KICKERS OX THE B. O.
There was some dissatisfaction exhibited by
t the men in the Baltimore and Ohio yards at not
I receiving official notice in regard to the matter,
f Shortly after the committee left Superinten-
i dent Patton's office a freight conductor with
f two of his brakensen. called on thetialnmaster.
f and said that tliey had received no orders from
t the headquarters of the brake-men's organiaa-
1 tion. and that in case of a strike they could be
! depended upon to look after the interests of
the company.
According to a Pittsburg and Western yard
man. General Manager M. A. McDonald when
the committee called upon him, gave them a
very chilly reception in fact, stated that ho did
not care to talk to them at all. A copy of the
Grievance circular was left in the office.
j Early yesterday morning messages were sent
to the yard matters at Ira in, Greenburg. Derry
, and Altnona to report to General Agent Pit-
cairn's office at the earliest moment.
MB. NEWELL EXPECTED TO-DAY.
President Newell, of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad, is in N ew York. The commit
tee who called npoa General Superintendent
Holbrook, recognizing the fact of Mr. Hol
brook's resignation having been offered, did
not press the matter of an answer, but agreed
to wait until President Newell could be beard
from. The committee will doubtless have their
answprto-dav.
A Panhandle yard man In speaking of the de
mands of the committee said that at a first
glance the men would appear to be wtll paid.
He said: "We never work less than 12 hours per
day. At the rate of $1 90 per day we receive a
fraction over 16 cents per hour for our laborious
toil. We are not given the time necessary to
cat without being docked for it. Each half hour
spent at a meol .costs us 8 cents,"
Oning to the fact of being unable to secure a
hall no general meeting was held last night, but
the men will discuss the situation together this
evening.
AX lilPEESSITE AFFAIR.
A J-nmbildc Policeman's Wedding nnd Some
of lbs Present Itecrtved.
A soldier's funeral is a very impressive affair,
but it sinks into insignificance when compared
to a policeman's wedding. Yesterday Officer
JohnT. Grogan. of the Southside, became a
benedict, and the occasion was celebrated by
lits brother members of the "finest" with mirth
and revelry. Officer Grogan gave a party to
some CO policemen in Little Turner Hall dur
iug the afternoon. In tbe absence of the host
Lieutenant Johnson did the honors, and when
the feast was over the entire band turned out
and proceeded In the direction of St. John's
Catholic Church, on Fourteenth street, where
Officer Grogan was to be married.
Outside the church door they formed in line,
and when tho bridal party appeared, presented
maces in gallant style. Then Captain Stewart
steppea forward and presented the beaming
bridegroom with a gigantic shoe, wishing him
- all manner of Inck and happiness. A some
what too suggestive present was given to the
bride by the police. It was a handsome silvcr
ruonnted mace, with which pretty Mrs. Groian
may make her stalwart husband "move on" to
some purpose.
THL CAMP IiAID 0DT.
National Guard Commanders Fix the Brlgnde
Positions.
xilajorW.W. Greenland, of Clarion, was in
the city last evening. The Major represented
General Wiley at a meeting of brigade com
manders at Mt. Gretna to make arrangements
for the summer camp, and he was on his way
Lome. The plan of the camp will be arranged
in a different manner from fonuer ones. Gen
eral Ilartranft was a great lover of a straight
line, and be usually located the brigades in lines
along the railroad. This year tbey will becat
tered, and under the present plans tho parade
grounds will be much larger.
The Major thinks this will be a very success
ful camp, He regrets that the men will only
receive five days' pay for eight days work, and
there is considerable grumbling about it, but
.be does not believe that any of the bojswill
want to stay at home on this account. The
expenses connected with the Johnstown flood
and in tbe purchase of the new 43 caliber
rifles has reduced the appropriations.
K0T A K0AI) ON PAPEU.
Tbe Little State Linn Road Slakes a Floe
Showing
Under a mistaken impression an insinuation
appeared in The Dispatch yesterday that the
State Line road existed on paper. This is not
so. The road is four miles long, running from
Uniontown to Redstone, and was originally
projected to extend to i he West Virginia line,
a distance of 22 miles. last year the earning of
the road were 513.120 41: operating expenses,
19.519 07; net earnine, J3.571 3i In Tbe wnrK of
construction J9.S09 45 ere 'expended. Verily
tbe little State Line can give its big competi
tors a few pointers. It is a branch of the ex
tensive B. iO. system.
The annual meetings of the Somerset and
Cambria, Berlin Kallroad'and the Salisbury
road will be held in tbe B. O. depot May &
The annual meeting of the O. A B. bhort line
will also be held in the same place Jnne 2. The
Salisbury road usually turns up with a surplus
at the end of each year. '
REVISED VERSION
Of the Brooks Law Suggested
in Interviews "With
MANY LEADING LAWYEBS.
Applicants Not Giycn Sufficient Time
for Hearings.
LICENSE COURTS AS LOTTERIES
Dissatisfaction over the License Court and
its results exists not in any particular local
ity, but is strongest in Allegheny and Phil
adelphia counties. It is not the wail of
defeated applicants, disgruntled lawyers,
angry politicians or professional soreheads.
It comes from the best men in business and
at the bar, as well as other classes. In fact,
It is a united protest against present meth
ods of issuing licenses and hearing appli
cants, last year the teeling was strong,
and this year it has become a power.
In Pittsburg complaints have been nu
merous, and following this came a cry from
Philadelphia, on the announcement of the
licenses there. In that city there is much
talk of having an excise board appointed.
In Pittsburg there has been some talk of
the same nature, and The Dispatch has
gathered information regarding the best
method of remedying the present state of
affairs. The suggestions gleaned and ag
gregated seem to point to something like the
following:
OXE WAT OUT OF IT.
Thai the Legislature be asked to crovide
for the appointment of license commissions
for each county in the State; that these
commissions have all i the powers in the
matter or license, which'areat present vested
in the courts of the various counties: that each
of these commissions be composed of three
members, two ot whom shall be from the ma
jority party in the county from which they are
appointed, and one from the minority Darty;
tnat there shall be a president commissioner,
who shall be a thorough and competent attor
ney or a Judge of the courts in the
county trom which bo shall be
appointed, and that his two associates shall be
honest and competent business men; that all
applicants for any position on these boards
must first bo recommended by the bar associ
ation of the county, or by the bar in general
where the attorneys have no organization; that
from the persons so recommended the Legisla
ture should make the appointments, which
must be ratified by the Governor: that the
term of office of the President Commissioner
shall be ten years and that of his associates five
years: that each county shall be divided into
four districts, aud that the commissions shall
hold lonr terms ot License Court each year;
that ample time be taken with each applicant
to thoroughly investigate his case in every par
ticular; that the decision of the commission
shall be announced on the day following his
examination, and In case he be granted a li
cense it shall be issued from that date to run
lor one year,
A VAI TO DECID-i.
A majority vote of the members of the com
mission should entitle an applicant to a license.
and in case of a division, that opinions from
both sides be handed down; that at the end of
each quarter these commissions must make a
reports to the courts of the county ot their
work done, these reports to be accompanied by
a report from the chief of police of each dis
trict, as to how the licensed houses are con
ducted, what arrests have been made in such
places, the amount of crime resultant from
the liquor trade, the number of prosecutions of
illegal liquor sellers, and the number and loca
tion of all illegal saloons, if there-be any, in
their respective districts; that the salary of the
cresiden commissioner in counties having
over 500.000 inhabitants shall lie the same as
that paid to judges of the courts in those coun
ties, ana the associates shall receive $7,000 a
year: in the other counties the salaries of the
members of the commission to be fixed bv the
County Commissioners of the various counties;
that to defray the expenses of these com
missions each applicant for license shall pay, in
aduitioo to his regular fee the sum of $15, more
or less, as may afterward be fixed by the courts
of the different counties.
ME WHOLE STATE IX IT.
Although such an act as the above is only
needed lor Allegheny and Philadelphia Coun
ties, it mould have to take in the whole State,
as special legislation on such a subject would
not be constituional. Among the advantages
to be gained by such legislation are the follow
ing: At present the courts in both Alle
gheny and Philadelphia counties are
crowded with work, and all the time
takon up by the License Court throws the
other legal business so much further back.
Other business is pressing all the time, and
therefore the License Court must be rushed
through in the least possible time. Examina
tions are so hurried that the judgment of Solo
mon would be hardly able for the task.
At tbe present court the averare time for
i hearing each applicant Mas 6 minutes, as
some applicants took up 30 minutes many of tlio
others had to be hustled through in 1
minutes. Before that court were men who
had been in tbe liquor business ah their lives.
They had from $10,000 to J25.C00, or possibly
more invested. To them the refusal of a
license meant financial ruin. Yet with all tbe
others they could only get a hearing of less
than seven minutes. As citizens they had a
right to a better chance. All sentiment aside,
these men were in a business which has been
pronounced legitimate; they bad everything in
vested iu it, and. it is asked, could a real just
decision be rendered on a case of that kind in
so limited a time? Should a case Involving
that amout ot money come up before a civil
court, the judge would patiently listen to
testimony and lawyers' addresses for days, and,
if necessary, for a week.
THE COURT NOT TO BLAME.
The judges are not held to blame because
they mnst dispose of the applicants in so short a
time. Other business as well as licenses must
be attended to by them. Tbe proposed com
mission, on the other band, would need only to
examine a few cases a day. 'then a lawyer
would be of some use to an applicant,
and tbe chance of a good man getting a license
would be greatly increased. It would bring
out a better class of men as applicants and stop
the lower classes from applying. When such
men were once refused by a commission, and
realized that for ten years they would have to
face the same men, they would readily see the
hopelessness of their case. Such a commission
would be able to make a study of the license
question, and know better how to select men
to conduct saloons in tbe different parts of the
city. The man who would do to fling schooners
at the Point would- hardly be fit to serve wines
In Shadyslde. They would also learn to better
regulate the wholesale business.
The plan as above suggested would also, to a
great extent, shut Qut politics. The fact that
bar associations should first approve of appli
cants for tbe positions cuts away much of tbe
chance of politicians capturing iba offices, and
conducting them for their own profit. An
other fcaturo which would settle a dispute is
that the police would be compelled to look
after speak easles, and tbe fact that reports
bad to be made bythem each quarter Mould vir
tually solve that question.
Many local attorneys were interviewed on the
above plan, and with but few exceptions all
were in favor of it as a good remedy for the
present difficulties. When S. A. McClung was
askea for his opiniou, he said:
A MUCH-HEEDED TLAN.
"The plan is a good one, and it is much
needed. The courts are too crowded o look
after the License Court, and in fact the dignity
of the court is lowered by it. The judges' are
compelled to makyso many off-hand decisions
that the people begin to regard the Judges
themselves as the cause of all punishment, and
forget the fact that they are but putting Into
effect tho law. As at present conducted, the
Liceuse Courts are little more than a totter.
You might as well put the names in a box and
shake out the winners as to expect to arrive at
right conclusions in such short examinations.
It would require omniscince to give proper
judgment it- a six-minute hearing. The courts
are not to blame. Their endeavors are all hon
est, but in the time they have they cannot piv
anything but a superficial examination.
The plan suggested would cover all these
difficulties. By having tbe Bar Association
control tbe applicants, tbe best of men would
be put on the commission. Tne only trouble I
sec is that politicians might object to having
so rich a plum taken out of their control, yet
I believe that thero are enough good men in
tbe State to pass such an act. If would be a
great remedy and the matter ought to bo taken
out of the hands of the courts. A fuller time
would be given and then the rules ot evidence
would have some show in a license court."
C C. Dickey was just as enthusiastic He
said: "It is just what is needed. An insuffi
cient amount of time is given to applicants.
Tbe matter ought not to be in tbe hands of the
judges. It will also save the License Court
from eventually falling into tbe hands of poli
tic. Tbe Bar Association wouIdcertainly pro
vide good men. Although politics might play
a part there, it could be better kept in check
than if tho office was an elective one.
AXOTHEIt PLAN SUGGESTED..
"I had thought of a plan of the judges in the
various counties being empowered to appoint
commissions, but these men "so appointed
would probably be prejudiced one way or the
other. More conservative men would be rec
ommended by the bar-associations. The plan
would work excellently. In tbe outside coun
ties the judges would probabv act as chairmen
of the commissions, and in 'Philadelphia and
Allegheny counties the judges would not want
the appointment. In fact' tbe standingof the
court is being lowered by having anything to
do with the question."
City Attorney George Elphinstone, of Alle
gheny, echoed the above statements, and
thought it would be possible to have such a
bill passed.
John S. Lambie, however, turned the city
bydrantonthe scheme by saying that be be
lieved the courts were getting on fairly well at
present, but they could bo improved on. He
did not know that a commission would be any
improvement, and said the commissioners
would be likely to act dishonestly. He, however,
admitted afterward that an honest man might
be found in Allegheny county.
james is. xoung lavorea tne pian. ana sain
the courts were overburdened with work and
that there was not sufficient time given to ap
plicants. Josiah Cohen was seen. Ho apparently fa
vored the proposition, but said ho would not
venture an opinion without examining the
matter further. '
J. J. Miller and S. U.Trent were also inter
viewed and favored the suggestion.
James ;L Black. Esq., while inclined to
deprecate the makinir of license hearing a
judicial function, thought tbe courts were
about as well emploved at this kind of work as
at any other. Mr. iSlack thinks they are about
as far removed from partisan influence, if not
further, than any other functionary that could
be found, and that tbe farther tho work is re
moved from politics the better. Mr. Black
thinks that, with all its Imperfections, the
Brooks law has been salutary. '
HAVEX'T TEIED IT YET.
The Messrs. Carnahan, father and son, and
Colonel William A. Stone said tbey had not
given tbe law or its workings any particular
study, and were not prepared to pass judgment
on it. They have not practiced in the License
Court.
Councilman K. Q. Bigham said that last vcar
be was strongly opposed to the administration
of the law. and favored an Excise Commission,
but his experience this season had given him a
Deuer opinion ot it A gentleman present sug
gested that Mr. Bigbam's clients having been
more successful this year than last, might have
some influence in reconciling him to the law.
Mr. Bigham smiled, but gave no other evidence
of assent to the soundness of the deduction.
Continuing, he said that the first year's experi
ence in the working of the law had been salu
tary In reducing the number of shady appli
cants, as only those who could make a credit
able showing on the score of character suc
ceededingettinglicense. Mistakes were made,
but as a rule, the successful applicants were
men who stood well. Last year, however, said
Mr. Bigham, the stand was taken that only
uuicis or taverns suouia nave license, ana out
side of that list, character went for but little.
Good men, who stood on their record, without
regard to political influence, were refused,
and the shady people, feeling that pressure
was needed, secured it and got license. This
had tbe effect of persuading many applicants
that character had no weight, and that tbe mat
ter was a lottery; hence tbe large number of
applicants this year. Next year. Mr. Bigham
thinks, will show a decided falling off of the
off-color class. He. thinks that the work of
tbe License Court should,begln earlier, and that
other business will not suffer of consequence.
ANOTHEE ADVOCATE OP IT.
N. W. Sharer, Esq.. does not like that feature
of the Brooks law which gives the dispensing
power to the judges. He thinks it an evil that
is only mitigated by tho good character of the
judges. It is not a judicial function, in the first
place, and in the second, there may come a
time when judges are not wbat tbey should be.
Politics sometimes enters into their election as
much as into tbe selection of any other official,
and bad men have run for the office, and occa
sionally baa men have been elected, ana as to
the future. Mr. Sbafer agrees with tbe
Preacher: The thing that hath been, it is
that which shall be, and that which is done is
that which shall be done, and there is no new
thing under the sun.
Mr. Shafer believes that the combination of
license granting with judicial function will
tend to the demoralization of tbe bench; that
sordid interests will combine in cities to secure
the election of judges favorable to those inter
ests. This aspect of the case Mr. Shafer con
siders much more serious than the waste of
tijie to litigants.
A lawyer, who has had much to do in the
License Court, but who refused to allow the use
of bis name, said: "I abominate the whole
business. Little by little tbe Legislature puts
duties on tbe judges which tbey "are not fitted
to perform, and at the expense of public busi
ness." He instanced the clerical work of
counting the returns of elections and declaring
the result, tbe appointment of commissioners
of various kinds to do various kinds of work,
and said that if the abuse were not torn up by
the roots he saw no reason why they might not
go further and usurp the functions of the City
Engineer and other officials. He thought this
mixing of judicial functions with other busi
ness, especially in the matter of appointments,
evil and evil continually.
EARLY BAILWAY BUILDING.
Kir. Qulncy Reads n Paper Beforo tbe Engi
neers' Society.
W. C. Quincy, reada paper last evening be
fore the Encineers' Society on early railway
construction. He confined himself to the Balti
more and Ohio, with which corporation he was
once connected. He said in the early days good
engineers were in aemaud. The people were
surprised how rapidly soldiers could be moved
by tbe road. He related a number of incidents
connected with the transportation of troops in
which the Baltimore and Ohio played a con
spicuous part. He also described the cutting of
some of the famous tunnels on the road.
W. A. Giles. William Morgan,James Ritchie,
Fred A. Schrefller, Daniel Ash worth and
Charles F.Scott were elected members.
Mortality of tbe City.
There were 108 deaths in the city last week,
against 79 for the same week in.lSSV. Forty
four of the victims were under 5 years of age.
As usual, tbe mortality was lowest in tbe old
city and highest In the East End, 25 in tbe first
and 40 in tbe second named location, leaving 33
for the Southside. Pneumonia caused 23
bronchitis 5, croup 2. and diphtheria 3 deaths,
almost 33 per cent being breathing troubles.
Thinks .She In Sane.
Warden Berlin said. last night, in regard to
the question -of Mrs. McDonald's sanity, that
from his personal observation, tbe reports of
the jail matron and tbe examination of Dr.
Cheesrown, the jail physician, be had every
reason to believe she was of sound mind. The
woman will probably be released to-day or to
morrow. Crazed Through. Drink.
Sarah Abbott, who has kept house for John
McCallin, of Grove street, Mt. Washington,
for the last 20 years, has been on a drunk since
last Saturdav, and was taken to jail last night
by Constable Charles Rtvotts, of "Alderman
Jacob Soffel's office. The woman Is over 60
years of age and has apparently lost her reason
through drink.
Tbe Thompson to Stnrt To -Day.
Word was received at the office of the Ameri
can Flint Glass Workers' Association yester
day, tn the effect that the plant of the Thomp
son Glass Company, at Uniontown, will start
up to-day. The plant has been shut down lor
the past five weeks on account of dull trade.
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents of a Dny in Tiro Cltle Condonseil
for Ready Renilliiff.
Br a straw vote taken by tho County Democ
racy, or at least by those present at the club
room, it was decided that Johnnv Ennis and
Jim Fox could not deliver Allegheny county
delegates to Wallace, though the Clearfield
statesman had some stiff supporters in tho
room.
IIamond Mukaddiit, anativeof Palestine,
will speak this evening in tho Sixth United
Presbyterian Cburcb, East End. His subject
win ue -ayria, anu rue in lie ixpeuuinn lor tne
Relief of General Gordon," on wblch tho
lecturer was an interpreter.
TnoMAS M. MAnsnAiL, Jn Escj., not being
ready tor a Hearing, the case of w. F. Cook,
executive officer of tbe anti-oleomargarinists
versus the Ohio Dairv Company, was yesterday
postponed by Judge Gripp until Friday.
Dora Wild, a 15-year-old girl, will have a
bearing before Magistrate Gripp this morning
npon charges preferred by Teresa Griffith, of
Pride street, who alleges tbat Dora stole a
pocketbook containing 525.
Mayor Wtman yesterday issued proclama
mations for elections In the First and Second
wards to fill the vacancies caused by the res
ignations of E. S. Hartman and James M.
Bell.
The second section of tbe Western express
on the Panhandle was two hours late last even
ing. A slight wreck on one of tbe divisions be
yond Columbus was responsible.
S. P. Keitoedt, Commercial Agent of the
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas road in this city,
and Frank Bailey, rate clerk of the Lake Erie,
went West last evening.
TnERE are now 14 oil well rigs building in the
Vicinity of McKce's Bocks. '
MR. SCOTT CONFIDENT
He let Has Firm Faith in the Passage
of the Library Ordinance,
AS ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED.
Mr. Carnegie's Gift Analyzed From a Com
mercial Standpoint.
IT WILIj COST THE D0K0R BIG MONEY
James B. Scott, Chairman of the Pitts
burg Carnegie Library Commission, was
seen at bis home on Ridge avenue, Alle
gheny, last evening, and questioned con
cerning the widely circulated report that
Mr. Andrew Carnegie had written a letter
to Pittsburg in which it was intimated that,
should Councils refuse to pass the ordinance
in the shape desired by Mr. Cirnegie, he
would withdraw the offer made to the city.
Mr. Scott's answer was prompt aud ex
plicit. "No such letter has been received
by me, and I don't think Mr. Carnegie has
written such a letter to anyone iu either
city. Mr. Carnegie is now in "Washington,
attending the sessions of tbe Pan-American
Congress, and he has written me recently,
but in no way has such an intimation been
expressed. I have written and telegraphed to
Mr. Carnegie that everything is alt right,
and everything is all right."
"Should the ordinance not pass" began
the reporter.
Mr. Scott interrupted the sentence. "But
the ordinance will pass."
"In the shape desired by Mr. Carnegie?"
asked tbe reporter.
STJEE IT 'nriLIi PASS.
"In the shape desired by Mr. Carnegie"
answered Mr. Scott. "Messrs.- Lambie,
Keating and Carnahan are all of one way of
thinking. The ordinance will pass."
"It is rumored that Mr. Magee is being be
selged by his friends, who believe he has made
a mistake In antagonizing the ordinance, and it
is also reported that Mr. Magee is searching for
a plan by which ho can soften his attitude upon
the matter. Havo you any comments to make
upon these reports ?"
Mr. Scott said "none whatever."
"Did you notice the action of Select Council
upon the ordinance, yesterday ?"
"I notice that the matter was referred liirjr
to the Library Committee. It is in safe hands."
Mr. Scott refused to give in detail his reasons
for the belief that tbe:ordinance would pass in
accordance with Mr. Carnegie's views, content
ing himself with the remark that he felt a con
viction that tbings would come out all right,
and that the delay in actton. up to this time,
had been a part of the general plan. 'There
will be a meeting of tbe commission, one of
these days," said Mr. Scott, "and everything
will move along from that time. 1 have in my
mind ono phase of the question of the member
ship of the commission which has, perhaps, not
been thoroughly understood owing to the em
ployment of various arguments tending to es
tablish the hypothesis that the taxpayers are to
pay ffio.uuu a year interest on a loan bv Mr.
Carnegie. Suppose we assume that Mr. Car
negie's million is a loaD to the city which it
is not, but a girt how is it that Mr. Carnegie
does not get any interest for his money. Money
easily commands 6 per cent. That JLOOftOOU
that Mr. Carnegie gives to the city therefore
costs him the 550.000 per annum that he could
rommand on the investment of such a sum.
Imow suppose that Mr. Carnegie gives Jl.500,000
or 82.000,000, he will lose 175,000 or S100.000 per
ouuuui. as it not piain inatneis sacnncing
both principal and interest?
FOR VALUE RECEIVED.
"It is argued that the city will pay $40,000 in
terest a year for the sum Mr, Carnegie gives.
Analyze that specious view a little, and it will
be seen that tho city will get value received,
over and over, in the benefit arising from the use
of tbe libraries, and In the embellishment of
the city by the erection of handsome buildings,
who can compute in figures the benefit ? Then
is there not a wide discrepancy between the
840,000 that the city will pay, no matter what
Mr. Carnegie's gift may be, and the Interest he
will lose on the probable basis of 2,000,000 ?
"Urantiqg these propositions to be true, does
it seem unreasonable that Mr. Carnegie, sacri
ficing the principal of bis gift In perpetultv and
losing in perpetuity the interest o"n that'prin
clpal, should be given in perpetuity tbe con
trol of the fruits of those financial sacrifices?
tteverse tne conditions, suppose that any man
offers to lend tbe city of Pittsburg $1,000,000 to
be used in erecting a library, with S40.000 to
be paid back yearly as interest. It would be
manifestly absurd for that individual to desire
to control either the expenditure of his loan or
the management of the buildings thereby
erected. And yet certain efforts havo been
made to put Mr. Carnegie's intentions in tho
light last stated. '
"It is in the thorough understanding which
can only be arrived at by discussion and venti
lation in the pnblic prints, of the bearings of
tins whole matter, that Mr. Carnegie relies in
his plans for Pittsburg. It should not be for
gotten that that $40,000 coming directly from
the taxpayer, not only confers more than value
received upon tho people in return, but by its
expenditure in the maintenance of the library,
reverts directly to local sources."
MORE CONDUCTORS FIRED.
Removal! on the Enntcrn Panhandle DU
vision Conductor Smith Reinstated on
the Fort Wnyne Knocking Down In the
Receiver' Office.
The seat of the war upon the Pennsyl
vania Company conductors has been trans
ferred from the Pittsburg, Fort "Wayne and
Chicago to the Eastern division of the Pan
handle. Yesterday Dan Longnecker, one
of the oldest conductors in the employ of
that company, handed over histicket punch,
stripped from his coat the insignia of his
office and went forth to join bis brothers in
woe.
No cause was assigned for his discharge. Mr.
Longneckerbas always been looked upon as one
of the most faithful and efficient men in tbe
employ of the company.
A Baltimore and Ohio conductor, in com
menting upon the wholesale discharges occur
ring on the lines of the Pennsylvania Company
said that in many of the cases he believed tlie
discharged men bad not beon mado to walk tbe
plank on account of dishonesty, but rather for
misbehavior while off duty. The railroad com
panies are kept fully informed as to the action
of their men while off duty. When a man is
found quenching his thirst in the flowing bowl
too freely he. in railroad parlance, usually gets
the "gun." Some time ago a number of men
on the B. & O. were discharged for this cause.
uut wun tne wnoiesaie aiscnarges comes one
ray of comfort, yesterday Conductor Smith
was reinstated on the Ft. Wayne road. For
whatever reason given for his removal the com
pany was saiisucu alter investigation that a
mistake had been mado In Mr. Smith's case.
Said a Pennsylvania conductor last evening
"If these men are discharged for alleged'
knocking down they will find that most of if is
done in the receiver's office. It is n6t
more than three months ago that one of
tho clerks on tho Pennsylvania was
discharged. It is done in this way: No extra
fare is charged at stations where no tickets are
sold, but conductors were in the habit of turn
ing into tho receiver's office both parts of the
duplex, tho black coupon wbich the conductor
keeps and tho one given the passenger, which
is good for 10 cents. Under this plan it was dis
covered that clerks In the receiver's office were
having the coupons cashed. Then an order was
Issued commanding Conductors to stamp on
the checks tho words, ''no excess charged." but
tho wily clerks soon learned to' tear oif the
words, and still get the 10 cents. Then tho con
ductors were ordered to stamp their coupons
in the center, so as to mark them, but there is
still considerable cbicauery practiced, and tho
conductors arc held responsible."
Let, Stolen or Mrayed.
Rogsolla Bono applied to the police last night
lor assistance in nnaing ins wile, 3100 in cash,
and his household furniture, all of which dis
appeared simultaneously with Joseph J u poll
from his residence in Chcrrv alley vest..niv
He received both the sympathy and the con
gratulations or the police bureau, with the
promise of any aid it could offer.
A Rlc Racket an Snnduoky Street.
Detectives Glenn and Steele last night ar
rested Dot Keily at Leggate's livery stable,
Sandusky street. Allegheny. He is alleged to
have drawn a revolver and announced his in
tention of starting an angel factory right thero.
The officers prohibited the manufacture.
Hud nn Epileptic Fit.
Robert Carlisle yesterday bad an epileptic fit
at the office of Dr. Gardner, on Wylle avenue.
He became so violent that tbe patrol had to be
called. Ho was taken to the Homeopathic
Hospital.
The Boya Win Tbelr Plant.
Work was resumed yesterday at Hamilton
and McCullv's glass houses and Armstrong's
cork factory, . The increase demanded was
granttd. ,
HARD WORK, AND LOTS OP IT.
What I Necessary to Make tho Coming
Scotch-Irish Concress a Great Sacccss
Better Accommodations for Guests
nd Other Matter.
The importance of the impending Scoich
Irish Congress, which will meet in this city
on the last three days of May, was em
phasized at a meeting of the Executive
Committee, held in Common Council Cham
ber yesterday afternoon. A fair attendance
was present, and the proceedings were very
interesting. Dr. I. K. Hays presided, with
Colonel JohnW. Echols acting as secretary.
Colonel Echols, upon whom much of the
preliminary work has devolved, showed
Architect Bailey's plans for the seating of
Machinery Hall. The plans received general
commendation. Colonel Echols then went on
with a statement at some length as to the grow
ing Importance of the congress, and said that a
delegation of 200 people: was coming from Cali
forniaandtbe slope, headed by Senator Stan
ford and Mr. Wentworth, the 20-millionaire.
Tho same reports were heard from all sections
of the country, and from tbe character of the
delegates it is fair to assume that the Coni-resa
will be the most notable gathering of eminent
men in the history of the country.
Ho urged upon the committer tho necessity
of getting some steam up, lest the congress
should come here and find things unprepared,
as there was now imminent danger. The mat
ters of finance, transportation decoration of the
hall and entertainment, all demanded imme
diate attention. Hotel accommodations were
described as unpromising, and the Hotel Ander
son, as a sample, would only guarantee 20
room. The Monongahela House will be de
pended upon for a largo accommodation, but
boarding houses and private families must
come to the rescue. 'He alluded to the State
Convention of Dental Surgeons to be held here,
and stated that the city would be crowded be
vond precadent The circumstances call for
hard work, or thero will be a grand fiasco.
Colonel Echols announced that Mr. Leonard
Wales had been placed in charge of tbe musical
portion of the entertainment committee's du
ties. Mr. Wales had the Great Western Band
at work upon the national music, and had
waited upon tho Mozart Societv, which it was
hoped to secure for Thursday evening. May 29.
and the Allegheny Mu'lcal Eocietv. which is to
assist on the evening following. Tho evening
of Saturday, May 31, will be given to soloists
and national ballads, with several novelties ex
pected. Dr. Allison, being unable to serve as Chair
man of the Finance Committee, J. McF. Car
penter, Esq., was mado Chairman; Mr. M. W.
Ka.nkin, of the Commercial National Bank,
was elected Treasurer: Mr. John Harper and
Mr. W. A. Shaw, being unable to serve as
members of tbe committee. Rev. George W.
Chalfant and Mr. M. W. Rankin were substi
tuted. Colonel W. A. Herron, Chairman of the En
tertainment Committee, was requested to call
his commitees together and appoint sub-committees
to attend to the various minor matters.
To that committee was referred the suggestion
of Mr. Carnenter. that the boardinir honsp
and private -families who would entertain dele
gates be listed and bandied methodically. A
committee on general information was sug
gested and tbe idea will be adopted. The sub
ject of decoration of the convention hall was
discussed, and it will probably be decided to se
cure busts of the Scotch-Irish Presidents and
other distinguished statesmen for that pur
pose. The committee then adjourned, subject to
tbe call of the Chairman.
MAKING TDE1I MIND THE 'UW.
A Determined Movement Being Made
Against Sldewnlk Obstructionist!.
The Bureau of Highways and Sewers of the
Department of Pnblic Works is making war
on tbe contractors an'd others for violating a
city ordinance relating .to obstructing the
streets unnecessarily. General Inspector
Shultz, of tbe department, has already made
several Informations, and had a number of tbe
offenders fined. Before Alderman Rellly yes
terday, J. F. Bruggeman. a contractor putting
tip the German Savings Bank at the corner of
Wood street and Sixth avenue, was fined for
allowing dirt and refuse to he on the sidewalk.
George A. Cochrane, another contractor who is
putting up tbe National Bank of Commerce on
tho opposite corner, was fined for the same
offense. C. G. Dixon was fined for putting sand
on Djamond street, and John Hohman, of 638
Smithfield street, was fined for sweeping refuse
on the,sidewalk in front of his place.
Alderman McKenna will hear a number of
similar cases to-day against Thomas Rife, for
obstructing First avenue; John Shriner, for the
Bame offense on the same street, and Alexander
Beggs, for the same on First avenue. West
street and Liberty street.
Alderman Rellly will also bear a case against
R. Miller to-day. who is charged with opening
tbe sidewalk at No. 61 Ff anklin street without
a permit.
All of the suits were brought by Inspector
Shultz, and he proposes to 'continue the war
until he breaks up the practice of crowding the
pavements to the exclusion of the pedestrian.
Another ordinance that he intends to enforce
is one, tbe existence of which many peo
ple are ignorant. It is ono that prohibits mer
chants and others from exhibiting signs on
their awnings in front of their places of busi
ness. The law makes it a misdemeanor to own
or to hold an awning that is less than seven feet
in height Irom the sidewalk at the lowest point,
and no curtain or apron is allowed to hang
down over the edge. This curtain is almost al
was on an awning, and is used to display a
firm's name or sometimes tbe articles on sale.
This act is clearly illegal by tbe ordinance, and
Inspector Sbnltz propose: to enforce tbe law.
SETEKAL C0NTKACTS AWARDED.
The Department of Awards Gives Oat a
Number or Jobs.
The Department of Awards met yesterday
afternoon and opened bids for a number of ar
ticles and supplies to bo used by tbe Depart
ment of Public works, among which were lum
ber, hose for street pnrposes, woodan blocks
for paving, gravel, sand, granite crossing stone,
Ligonier block stone, crushed stone and screen
ings, tar and pitch, cement, sewer and water
castings, carts and wagons, and steam road
roller. The bidders were numerous and the
proposals somewhat complicated, making it
necessary to refer tho whole lot to Clerk Bing
ainan for tabulation. The contracts will be let
at tho next meeting.
The purchase of street paving material In
dicates that Chief Bigelow contemplates doing
some paving and repairing of streets himself.
The road roller is to be nsed in making roads
through the parks. There were three bidders
for tho roller contract, Logan. Gregg & Co.
bidding J3.875, W. C. Ostler, $1,000, and the
Harrisbtirg Foundry and Machine Company,
3,275. Unfortunately for them the last named
bolder failed to havo the proposal properly
sworn to and bonds included, so their bid, ac
cording to tne estaonsuea rule or tne board,
had to be thrown out.
MARRIAGES THAT WERE FAILURES.
Men and Women Who Ilnve Tired of Matri
monial Bonds.
A divorce was granted yesterday, in the case
J of Harmer D.Murray against Cecilia Murray.
It was alleged in the testimony, that Mrs. Mur
ray left her husband, ostensibly to go to the
HotSprlng". but Instead, met Robert Georgic,
and lived with him in Cincinnati and Ft. Wayne
as his wife.
A dlvorco was also granted in the case of
Matilda J. Roth, against Peter Roth, on tho
grounds of desertion.
Tho testimony taken In tbe caso of Cyrena S.
Day against JosephineDay. was filed yesterday.
In his testimony Mr. Day, who was a resident
of houth Twenty-fourth street, states that his
wife Icrt bun in 18S8 because ho would not be
come a Catholic Klie afterward became inti
mate with Joseph Udlcioue.
Tho tcstlinonv taken Hi tbo divorce case of
Mrs. Christina Hilgar against John Hilgar, was
also filed. Desertion was alleged.
A SUKI'RISB IN STORE.
The B. it O. Slimmer Schednlo Will Go
Into Direct liny 11.
Division Passenger Agent E. D. Smith, of
the Baltimore and Ohio road, returned yester
day from tho annual time meeting in Baltimore.
The new schedule will go into effect May 11.
Some changes will be made, but the road is not
ready to announce them.
A surpnso is also in store tor Fittsbnrg
people, and better passenger facilities will soon
e offered them.
A Bltr nniMInc Dny.
The Inspector of Buildings Issued permits
for IS new buildings yesterday. Tlie most im
portant were: To Frauenheim t Vilsack, for
a brick ice factory and boiler bouse at Liberty
and Thirty-fourth streets, to cost $3,000; to
Miss S. A. Men old. for three brick dwellings
on Dearborn street. Nineteenth ward, to cost
85,000; to Martha Geyer, for a three-story brick
store building at 604 Grant street, to cost 53.500;
to H. H. Wunderlicb, for a two-story dwelling
lind store building on Murtland avenuc.Twenty
first ward, to cost 51,000.
81 00. Until Farther Notice. $1 00.
A life-size crayon, $3 50; 12 cabinets or
one 8x10 photo for $1 00, at Aufrecht's
Elite Gallery, 516 Market st, Pittsburg.
Go to Pearson's for your cabinet photos.
He is the best in'the two cities; ws
FOK SHORTER HOURS.
President Gompers Makes a Strong
Plea for Less Work Per, Day.
HIS SPEECH INDORSED BY 600 MEN.
Thoir Help Asked to Carry Through the
Eight-Hour Movement.
1TAI0E GOTJKLEI WAS AT THE MEETIXG
Over 600 workingmen gathered in Imperial
Hall last evening to hear President Gom
pers, of the Federation of Labor, discuss
the eight-hour movement. Mayor Gourley,
President "William "Weihe aud Secretary
Martin, of the Amalgamated Association,
ocenpied seats oh the platform. Mayor
Gourley opened the meeting with a short
address, at the close of which he introduced
President Gompers. The Mayor in his re
marks said 20,000,000 men and women, the
great wage working class, were affected by
this question; capital and labor are wedded".
They cannot be divorced. Their interests
are intertwined. Capital without labor lies
dormant. Labor without capital becomes
paralyzed. Each must recognize the neces
sity ot the other, and each should at all
times recognize the rights of the other. He
recommended arbitration in the settlement
of labor difficulties. When introdnced
President Gompers said:
MR. GOMrEES SPEECH.
It is well that His Honor, the Mayor, has
called attention to tbe relations wbich should
exist between capital and labor. No doubt the
interests between capital and labor are iden
tical, but I do wish to say that under the pres
ent economic conditions the interests of capi
tolists and laborers are not Identical. Far be
it from me to stir up strife.but it is my nnrpose
at all times and under all circumstances to call
attention to evils as tbey exist regardless of
ray wisues 10 me contrary.
From time immemorial history shows a con
tinued struggle of people to obtain better con
ditions, and so the struggle is on to-day. It was
from slavery to serfdom, and so on to the pres
ent economic wages) stem. Now, they say a
man can work or cease to work when the de
sire takes possession of blm. This, however, is
but a theory, it is true, a man can cease to work
when he pleases, but he can't work when ho
pleases. Tho statistics compiled by Carroll D.
Wright, Labor Commissioner, show that 1,000,
000 ablebodied men and women are walking tho
streets to-day looking for work and not able to
find it; children being dwarfed in mind and body
and people tending to degradation from idle
ness. Working people compete with each
other for work, and women and children are
supplanting, men. As to the statement that
men would spend the extra hour or two they
would get, in the rum shop, he said only two
classes drank to excess. Those who have too
much money and don't know wbat to do with
their time, and those who have no work.
SHORTER HOUItS WOULD PAT.
It will pay tho wage worker and employer.
In support of this is a fact that America and
England where the working hours are tbe
.shortest, can compete with any country in the
world, and the employers are more successful
and prosperous than any other. Snch an
animal as almillionaire could not be fonnd in
China. India or Spain. Where people work
long hours there is a laxity in improvements in
machinery, etc., and perhaps no machinery at
alL Where men are cheap there Is no necessity
for machinery. Only a country where there is
tbe very best of improved machinery and great
est inventions conld produce men that owned
S150.000,000.
Dull times are the result of peoDle having no
money. "Who are the people?" he added. "We
are tbe peonle, tbe wageworkers." The work
lngman must consume, and, if he bas no money
to buy, times become dull. The rich, he said,
of poor countries, where longhours arc worked,
are comparatively poor to tho rich of countries
wbere the hours ot labor are shortest. To re
duce the boars of labor gives the -opportunity
to thousands to get work.
t ne speaKer appealed to nts nearers to help
on the trade that has been selected in this
country to make tbe advance on May 1, 1S00.
and to help them" to victory in their struggle
for an eight-bour work day. On that day. in
England. 00.000 men; in Germany. 300.000; in
France, 200,000, and in Belgium, Holland, Italy
and Switzerland, 100,000 each, will send en
couragement to the workers in America to in
sist on eight hours as a day's labor.
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A Cnrd.
I desire to announce to my friends
and the public generally that I suc
ceeded during my recent trip East in secur
ing the services of Mr. Mauretz Anker, of
New York City, an experienced and practi
cal cutter, who will hereafter have sole
charge ofmy merchant tailoring department,
which, with recent additions, includes an
assortment of imported and domestic goods
second to none in the city, and embracing a
lull line of all the latest patterns of suitings,
running from $25 upward. Parties desiring
spring ana summer suits are .cordially in
vited to call and examine stock and prices.
James Dickson, Tailor,
Second floor, cor. Wood st. 05 Fifth ave.
Summer Bed Furnishings. A most
complete line, all sizes, crochet, Marseilles
and satin dimity quilts, at all prices.
Jos. Horne & Coys
Pcnn Avenue Stores.
Bicycles.
Our Boys' Safety is the finest finished and
best made for the price. Onl v $35 at Har
rison's Toy Store, 123 Federal st, Alle
gheny. Summer Bed Furnishinos. A most
complete line, all izes, crochet, Mar
seilles and satin dimity quilt', at all prices.
Jos! Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Fnst Black Hosiery,
Onyx & Hermsdorf dyes, 25c, 30c. 35c and
50c", best values, at Botenbaum & Co.'s.
Fine Snfe for Snlo Cheap.
A fine large safe almost entirely new for
sale cheap at U. Kleber & Bro.'s Music
Store, 500 Wood street.
Ladies' Suits. A special line of $15
suits, India silk; grounds in a half dozen
popular colors, with white figures.
JOS. HORNE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
James H. Aiken & Co.'s fine neckwear
for spring. 100 Fifth ave.
Go to JohnS. Bobcrts, 414 Wood street
for wall paper. 'WThrsu
James H. Aiken & Co.'s fine neckwear
forspring. 100 Fifth ave.
The People' Store.
Two big drives in kid gloves 51 for G5e,
$1 50 for Jl. Campbei.1. & Dick.
Ladies' Suits Combination suits, wool
and silk, plaid effects, 522 and $25.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
SI OO, Until Farther Notice. 81 00.
A life-siz.e ctayon, J3 00; 12 cabinets or
one 8x10 photo for Jl 00, at Aufrecht's
Elite Gallery, 616 Market st., Pittsburg.
Don't Experiment With tbe Throat nnd
lungs. Use only the old brand Baker's Pnre
Cod Liver Oil or Baker's Emulsion. Druggists.
FOUND HER DAUGHTER,
A McKersport Mother In Search of Her
missing Girl Unearths an Unsavory
Scandal Arresta of Well-Known Citi
zens Ordered.
About 9 A. M. yesterday Mrs. Charles
Judy, whose husband is shipping clerk at
tbe National Tube "Works, McKeesport,
called upon Inspector McAleese, and said
her daughter, Margaretta, aged about 14,
had. been missing from her home since the
Cth instant, and she was anxious to get in
formation of the girl's whereabouts. She
said that she had met a girl named Mamie
Ethauer. who lived at 217 Market street, Mc
Keesport, and Miss Ethauer had Informed her
that tbe missing girl was at the house of Mrs
Jennie Miller, in Pittsburg.
Inspector McAleese detailed Detectives Coul
son and Fitzgerald to investigate the case, and
the officers arrested Mrs. Jennie Miller, the
lessee of the house; Edward Fleek, a resident:
Mamie Ethauer, who says she is a stenographer,
and appears a well-educated, stylish young
womanfBertba Collins, who claims a residence
on the Southside, and is about 18 years old, and
Margaretta Judy, aged 11 Robert Robenstein,
of Allegheny, was also arrested, but said he
was willing to make any compromise possible
to escape trial, offering to marry Miss Judy, If
necessary. ,
Informations were made last night before
Magistrate McKenna against several well
known citizens on a serious charge in connec
tion with the case, two being Interested in the
oil trade, two In the whisky trade and ono
known to every man m Pittsburg who is ac
quainted with business circles.
DIED AT THE WORKS.
A Victim oflne Low nnd Pneumonia Leave
n Widow and Five Children.
Robert Bruce, aged 41, committed to the
workhouse two years ago, died at 7:30 p. M. on
Monday of pneumonia. He leaves a wife and
fly children.
Coroner McDowell Is making an exhaustive
investigation of the case, as there seems to be
some suspicious circumstances connected with
it.
OIUSICAL HEADQUAKTER5.
KlcberV Lends all Others.
Purchasers put more f.tith in the honesty
and judgment of that old and trusted music
house ol H. Kleber & Bro. than in anyone
else. An instrument coming from Klebcrs'
store, be it aSteinway. Conover, Gabler or
Onera piano, or a Burdctt or Earhuff organ,
is accepted as good and reliable, for the
opinion of Mr. Kleber is looked upon as
final and conclnsive. Hundreds of people
have made the remark: ''Oh, I wish I had
called on you first and bought an instru
ment of you;" and then they beg the Xle
bers to take the piano ororgan which tbey
bought elsewhere off their hands and ex
change for the superior ones at the latter
place. Klebers' prices are $25 to $30 lower
than those ot other dealers, and their terms
of payment are easier.
"While other dealers sit around complain
ing of hard times the Klebers are kept as
bus v as bees. Don't fail to call at Klebers',
506 "Wood street.
Fashionable Clothes
Should be as honest and sterling in fabric
as they are stylish in appearance. Such are
the characteristics of the boys' and children's
suits designed and made by Messrs. Brokaw
Bros.,of New York. This spring's makes are
unusually attractive in appearance, and the
little fellows will never look better than
when dressed in one of this firm's short pant
suits. Nothing else gives a fine boy a more
pleasing appearance; and certainly no other
make of clothes can outwear these.
A. L. Sailor,
Sole Agent for Pittsburg,
MF Cor. Sixth nnd Liberty sts.
Tho-People's Ktorr.
Ladies' hose in all the latest styles in
stripes, plain colors and fast black, in cot
ton, lisle thread and silk. We specially
mention our early purchase of a few hun
dred dozens to run fdr25c; they are splendid
value. Come in and see them; goingrapidly.
Campbell & Dick.
More New Curtains. Onr second im
portation of Nottingbanis, Irish points and.
others, tbe handsomest patterns, the best
values ever offered.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Pcnn Avenne Stores.
Ladles' Genuine Swlssi Ribbed Silk Vests
50c, Formerly 31.
Low neck, no sjeeves, cream, pink and
white; no snch bargains as this offered any
where else.
A. G. Campbell & Sons, 27 Fifth ave.
Excaninn to Wnshinston City.
Secure your parlor or sleeping car accom
modations for tbe last excursion onjthe B. &
O. B. B to Washington City, on to-morrow,
Thursday, April 17. Trains leave at 8 a.m.
and 9:20 P. M.
ImpuritiEB in LIie Liver.
When the Liver is crowded or clotted
with a mass of impurities, its action be
comes slow and difficult. Pleurisy,
Headache, Pain in Side, Tired Feeling
and General Weakness ensues, result
ing, if unchecked, in
BROKEN DOWN SYSTEMS.
When yon have these symptoms, try a
lew doses of the genuine
DR. C. McLANE'S
Celebrated Liver Pills.
Price, 25 cent".. Sold by all druggists,
and prepared only by Fleming Bros.,
Pittsbnrg. Pa. Bewaro of counterfeits
made in St. Louis.
jylO-MWT
COUGHS, SORE THROAT.
The highest medical authorities of tbe world
prescribe and recommend the SODEN MIN
ERAL PASTILLES fu- diseases of tbe throat
chest and longs, and al.o for consumption.
"The Soden Mineral Pastilles and Waters
proved quite as useful as you claimed in the
case for which I employed them, one of ga3tric
catarrh." WM. F. WAUGII.
Proressor of tbe Medico-Chirurglcal College
ot Philadelphia.
"1 used tho Soden Mineral Pastilles with ex
cellent results. Cheerfully recommend them for
all throat troubles." I. It. CLAUSEN. M.D..
Supervising Phsician at Philadelphia.
At all druggfct at 25c and 50c a box.
Pamphlets gratis onipplicatiuu.
Soden Mineral Springs Co., Lim'td
15 CEDAR ST., NEW YORK.
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H. SWINDELL,
WALL PAPER.
waTl PAPER.
All the latest designs and colorings at
the lowest price.
146 FEDERAL ST., '
NEAR CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
ALLEGHENY, PA.
ap3-77-MWF
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IGARS-J. A.R. & CO.'S-
CUBAN HAND MADE.
Tbe best cigar for the money.
oO per hnndrrd.
JOHN A. RENSHAW&CO.
Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty and Ninth sts.
mb8-ws
pIGAHS .
J. A. R. fc CCVS AMIGAS.
Clear Havana S7 00 per hundred.
JOHN A. REN SHAW A CO,
Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty and Ninth sts.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JDS. HDRNE & EEL'S
PENN AVE. STORES.
Pittsburg;,
WEDNESDAY-. April IB, 18
Summer Bed Furnishings: '
In every sort of Bed Dress, for the tiny cradlt
or the great bed, we have a most complete) -stock,
every piece fresh and new, and now
ready for your spring brightening-up of tha
most important room in your home.
Cradle Qitilts:
Crochet,
Marseilles.
Satin Dimity,
From 75c to Jl 35 each, .
Crib Qttilts:
Crochet, Marseilles, Dimltj,
First size. 75c to $2 50;
Second size, $1 35 to S3 50.
Single-Bed Qitilts:
Crochet, 90c to SI 25;
Marseilles. SI 60 to SB
Satin Dimity, SI 25 to S3 75.
Three-Quarter-Bed Quilts:
Crochet and Marseilles,
Fine quality, S2 25 to S5.
Full-Bed Qicilts:
Crochet. Jl to J2 25:
Marseilles, 52 25 to $12;
Satin Dimity, S2 50 to $10.
In this size we also have a special "Honey
Comb" Quilt, nice designs, and very good fo'
the money; price. 65c
Extra-Size-Bed Quilts:
Crochet, S2 25 to $5;
Marseilles, Jo 50 to f 3.
The "Satin Dimity" Quilts mentioned aro
peculiarly thin and light, though the threads
are harder and the wearing superior to tha
Marseilles. The patterns, also, are very choice.
These quilts are very desirable, and are taking
the lead in popularity so far this season
In Colored Quilts wo havo a largo and choice
line of styles, and the goods are more than
usually good; prices, SI. SI 25, S2 25 and S3.
Handsome Printed Quilts, S5 to j
A Corded Dimity Quilt is very light and soft
and desirable, and tbe patterns are especially
effective.
Summer Blankets:
All sizes, from cradle to extra large bed size,
especially adapted for summer, being just
ne3vy enougn to serve tneir purpose without
adding heat or weight.
Cotton Comforts:
In all sizes, made of extra quality fleecy
white cotton, tacked and not quilted. A special
summer blanket.
We never stop selling heavy Quilts and
Blankets.
In everything that pertains to the bed our
stock is complete.
pUR CURTAIN DEPARTMENT, tha
largest, best lighted, bas a stock not excelled
in the country for completeness. We import
direct, from tbe Jl Nottingbams to tbe finest
Points, and the values cannot be equaled in
these cities.
JOB. HDRNE I CO.,
.600-621 PENN AVE.
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LADIES' GOLD WATCHES
$2.
$35. $50.
$60.
All solid gold. Handsomo cases. Warranted
good timekeepers. Tlie best watches ever ot
tered for the money. Call and see them.
E. P. ROBE"RTS & SONS,
FIFTH AVE. AND MARKET ST.
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REDOUTS.
THE ARGYLE, ATLANTIC CITY. N. J
Ocean end ot Connecticut avp. Now open!
1? ull view or ocean. S. W. FERGUSON.
apl2-19.MWFSu
THE CH4.1.FONTE; ATLANTIC CITY.
On tho beach. North Carolina ave,: unob
structed ocean view; salt water baths in the
boue; elevator: now open.
feO-lH-D E. ROBERTS SONS.
TROWN'S MILLS-I.V.TrfR.PIKIFL
D Elegantly furnished new hotel now open;
sun parlors, open wood Hres. electric lights, ele
vator; 30 miles from Philadelphia via Penna.
R. R. For rooms, circulars, addrest
P. a ATTICK. Mgr
mhl9-51-D Brown' Mills P. O.. N. J.
HOTEL LAFAYETTE,
CAPE MAY, N.J.
Accommodates 300 guests; open all tho year,
omnibus and sea water baths free to guests;
the finest summer and winter resort on the
coast: house wi thin 50 fee t of the surf.
mhlO-D JAMES A STEFFJTER.
pHE ARLINGTON.
JL OCEAN GROVE. N. J.
Accommodations aua appointments flrst-SiSS-
Services the best Accommodates 350.
Will open May 1, 189a
lnhoVSO-D IVM. P. DOLBEX, Prop.
HADDON HALL,
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J,
LEEDS A LIPPISCOTT.
ROBT. J. PEACOCK. Clerk. feS-SO-B
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