f-Ka 6 THE PITTSBURG- -DISPATCH, TUESDAY, MAX 6, 1890. . bstor fdm. nAKn ai scores and COsvlp OK THE GNE SEE TWELFTH l'ACE, SECOND I'AUT. FA STRIKE IMMINENT. 'Agitation Among the Coke Workers f? in thA MnnAntrohplfi VjiIIpv. UUUUUrUUw.v. ."".J- .WAGONS DECLARED KOT ILLEGAL Bj theH. C. Frlck Company, and tlie Miners Are Thereby Offended. f'l PBISOSKE'S STKiKE P0R LIBERTY. :k l Ckanbcrsbnrr Lutherans Oljtct to a Certain Minister's Beniccs. rSFECIAL TELEGRAM TOTHB DISPATCH. Scottdale, May 5. Affairs in the coke recion are daily assuming more of the strike color, and, drawing conclusions from the conversation of labor leaders, a strike seems almost certain. The organized men are clamoring- for a strike or an adjustment of the vallev diflerences from all over the re- $J t;ion. It seems that nothing short of a strike fe will satisfy the cokers if the valley plant is & cot put in resumption. A convention of ' the cokers will be held shortly to take action ..' on the situation. A labor leader stated to-night that it j was only by conservative action on the part of the leaders that tiie order tor a gen- eral shut-down was prevented at the last convention, and should a convention now Te called the probable outcome would be the 'V declaration ot a strike at all the works. ? This would involve 14,000 men. A. STRIKE FEOBABLE. Labor officials were in consultation all day, and committees were sent to General 'Manager Lynch, but little of importance was gleaned from them save that no settle ment was reached, and that a strike would probably be necessary. The origin of the xrouDie mat now tnreaiens io culminate in a strike, is caused by the H. C. Frick Coke Company giving notice to Ktrfoot and Parker, of the Knights of Labor, a conple of weeks since, tbat the wagons of coal at , the valley mines were not filled according to the agreement, and unless in the mean- t time they were filled better the plant would be closed down indefinitely on May 3. The plant was closed down, and the labor - officials intimate that it is a direct violation , of the agreement, and that the miners em- ' ployed at the valley are willing to make affidavit that the wagons were properly filled. The Master "Workman said to-night: "The men have placed this matter in my bands and are willing to abide by my de cision. All I want is for the men to obtain justice at the hands of the company. It will be definitely determined to-morrow m evening as to a strike." DIFFERENCES MAY 2fOT BE SETTLED. T Notices were sent out by the valiey officials to-day to all locals asking for ac- tion in the case to-night, and their answers will be received to-morrow morning. -the six days' notice will then be served on the company to adjust the matter or their works , will be closed down. An immense mass i meeting of all the works from Broad lord to valley will be held below Morgan's to-night r and the matter will be carefully considered. ' Kerlbot, Hane and others will speak. i Secretary Parker has just returned from . the Minersdale district, Somerset county. He addressed a mass meeting at East Salis t ' bury and at Boynton. A strike of 70 men , has been inaugurated at one of the mines P-there tor an advance in wages. Despite the ! threatening talk of the leaders the operators fear no strike, as they look for an adjnst V ment of all differences. OBJECTS TO BEING HTOG. .Bound to Eflcct Ills Escape and Then Kill His Jailer. rSrftCTAI. TELEOltAJITO THE DIsr.ATCH.1 Moorefield, "W. Va., May 5. Streit Tross, the colored man who has been in jail for assault for some time past, under sen tence of death from the 23d inst, has been giving his jailer some serious trouble lately, and tears are expressed tbat he will yet es cape before the day of his taking off arrives. He has been in a sulky mood for some time, relnsing food, and seems to be meditating some scheme for his escape. A few days aeo it was 1'iscovered that the chain with which the prisoner was hobbled bad been nearly cnt in two, and an exami nation showed that Tross had been sawing at it with a case knife. A blacksmith was instructed to rivet the chain on and attach the end to a ring in the floor. The next day the lock connecting the ring to the floor was lound broken into fragments. Tross often tells his jailer that he will get out, and that his first act will be to kill the jailer, but that if he dies on the scaffold his lriends will take a terrible revenge. A LITTLE ECCLESIASTICAL BREEZE. Strong Enough to Kerp a Preacher Oat of the rulpit. ISrECIAL TZLECBAK TO THI DISPATCH.! Chambersburg, May 5. The action of the official board of the First Lutheran . Church, in objecting to their pulpit being occupied yesterday morn ag by Rev. Cyrus Cort. of Green Castle, W. Va., in attend ance upon the meetings of the Mercersburg Classis of the German Reformed Church, sow in session here, was almost the sole topic or conversation here to-day. Public opinion is divided, but the majority seems to approve of the action of the Lutheran Church. Before adjourning to-day the classis passed the following resolutions: Resolved, That the classis heartily approve of tbc action of tbe members of this city, who declined to nil trie pulpit of tne First Lutheran Church on Sunday evening because of tbe re fusal of the authorities of said church to allow the member of this city to officiate, who was i appointed to fill their pulpit on faunday morn ing. A Train TVrcckius Experiment. rEFECI AL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. 3 Canton, May 5. An attempt was made to wreck the southbound train on the Con notton Valley road, near Middlebranch, a small town north of this city, on Saturday sight. Five ties were securely placed on the tracks at the end of a sharp curve just above the station. They were discovered bv the engineer and the train stopped when but a few leet away. The perpetrators are unknown. They Will Get Their Ice Water. rSFF.ClAL TELEGEAil TO TBI DISPATCH. FlXDLAY, May 5. Owing to the refusal of Manager "VVestpark, of the windowglass factory, to furnish ice water for the work men, the entire force walked out of the fac tory this morning. It was learned this evening, however, that the matter had been settled by the Board of Directors promising to accede to the demand, and the men will resume to-morrow. w Twenty Thousand Dollar for an Arm. .SrECIAI. TM..EQBAM TO THI DISFATCH.1 LlvA, May 5. John Shea, who lost an arm byVbeing run over by a switch engine while acving as yardmaster, has entered suit against the Lake Erie and "Western Bail road Company lor S20.000 damages. The step on the engine broke off, throwing him under the wheels. He claims criminal carelessness in allowing the insecure step to remain. . The County Will Help Him Out. J SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DI8FATCH.1 Beaver Falls, Slay 5. A lot of dogs got into the flocfc of sheep of Farmer Irwin, . of Big Beaver township, this county, last i Saturday and killed 241. Only four sheep v out or tne noct were leu aiive. Jar. xrww s l Jos will be fully $800. AH ALLEGED BIGAMIST. Now There I a Diopnie Over His Life In surance. rtFECIAI. TILEGItAX TO TIM DISPATCH. I Newark, O., May B. A most important case involving a legal question of the ut most importance to secret beneficial so cieties all over the country was revived here to-day by the pretence in the city of J. H. Zarecara, a young attorney -of Nash ville, Tenn., for the purpose of taking depositions. The question in volved is as to the rightful party to receive ?2,000 insurance from the Supreme Lodire of the Knights of Honor. The circumstances of the case are about as follows: Several years ago a man by the name ot James Sweet, leu nis wile and chil dren in this city and want South. "While away, it is claimed, he married another woman in Memphis, Tenn., under the name of Smith, and alo joined Lodge No. l'JG under the same name. He passed the usual examination, and Mas found by a committee to be a man of character, although it did not appear that a very searching investiga tion was made. On the lstot October, 1888, he was killed. It was then discovered he had a wife and family living here, but the wife had about the same time been granted a divorce lor willful absence. Sweet, however, was mar ried before the divorce was granted, and was, therefore, a bigamist. The question now is whether the monev which was made payable by the terms of the benefit certificate to Mrs. Sweet, alias Smith No. 2, cr to the children. The money is ready to be paid, and a contest for it is being made, but the organization re fuses to pay until the courts say which is entitled to it, and for that purpose deposi tions of persons who knew Sweet are being taken. All organizations will look for the decision with interest. THE CALLAHAK CONSPIRACY. It Will Receive Aticntion by the Grand Jury I Next Week. rSriCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCII.I Scottdale, May B. The Callaghan con spiracy case, which has been unheard of for some time, will come uo before the grand jury in the "Westmoreland courts to-morrow week. Callaghan will likely have his wit nesses subpoenaed this week. Peter "Wise, one of the defendants, is now General Organizer of the United Mine "Workers, and at present is in Illinois. Powderly has written here that he hasn't tbe least doubt of winning the case and throwing the costs on Callaghan. Hon. John R. Byrne, the other defendant, is not bothering himself about it, but has entered politics, as he to-day announced himself as a candidate for Assembly in Fayette county on the Republican ticket. POLITICS IN ARMSTRONG BOILING. An OfCcIal Count Necessary to Reach lbs Rc.nli. rFFECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUE PISPATCB.1 Kittauning, May S. There is still con siderable doubt in regard to the result of the Republican primaries held on Saturday last in this county. The return judges do not meet until to-morrow, and the unofficial returns are coming in very slowly. Heiner is undoubt edly the choice of the county forConsressby a safe majority. Whitworth will be one of the Delegates to the State Convention and Henderson probably the other. For Recorder and Register Slaymaker is in the lead and will likely be the nominee. Cochrane, McKee and Mast are ahead in the Legislative race, but the official vote will be necessary to decide these and the other offices. WAITING FOR ITS SALE. For They Think Tlmt it Will Then Start Up Acain. rSPXCIAL TELEOKAM TO TUX DISPATCH.1 Steitbexville, May 5. The sale of the Spaulding iron mill property has been or dered by the court to take place on Monday, June 9, at public auction. The action was agreed to at a conference of the attorneys of both sides of tbe suit, asking for a sale. The propert7 will be sold by John McFee ley, receiver, payment to be made direct to T. A. Hammond, cashier of the National Exchange Bank, of this city, who is trustee ior the bondholders. The people of Brilliant are much inter ested in this sale, as they expect the mill to start up soon alter the sale and relieve the hard times in the town. STRUCK BT A "WINDLASS. Elder Fntteo Receive! a Blow Which Re sult In Dentb. rErECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIIE DISPATCH. "Wellsbdrg, W. Va., May 5. Intelli gence just received from California reports an accident by which Elder Pattee, formerly pastor of the Disciples Church of this place, lost his life. It seems that he was holding a rapidly revolving windlass, when it slipped from his grasp and struck him ablow on tbe head, which resulted in his death. Rev. Pattee was well-known and highly respected in this place, and the news of his untimely taking off was received with gen eral sorrow. He was a graduate of Bethanv College, and leaves a widow, who was formerly Miss Goudy, of this place. A DEPUTY MARSHAL'S MTKTATiT:. Tired of the Enforcement of Law He Tries Competition. rSPECTAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Charleston, "W. Va., May S. In the United States Court to-day Deputy United States Marshal "Workman was arraigned on an indictment charging him with selling illicit liquor, and being convicted was sen tenced to pay a fine of $100 and be im prisoned for 30 days. "Workman has been very active in arrest ing moonshiners, and seems to have been actuated by a desire to cut off competition rather than to enforce the law. Wheelinc- Mont Do Without lAght. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 "Wheeling, May 5. It begins to loot as if the scheme talked of so assiduously for two years past to light the streets with elec tricity has fallen through. This fact is charged to the influence of members of Council. Six months ago a sub-committee was appointed to look into the thing, but at each meeting called only one or two mem bers have responded. It is openly charged now that the committee will not meet at all. An Elopement at Blalrsvllle. ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.-. Blairsville, May 5. James "Walker, a drug clerk nntil recently employed by M. G. Miller, druggist, and Minnie Alter, daughter of J. O. Alter, a well-to-do tinner, of this place, eloped this afternoon. It is supposed they have gone to New Jersey. Friends are trving to intercept them and bring the runaway girl home. Both parties are well known about town. He Didn't Steal the Earth. ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Massillon, May B. Suit for $5,000 damages was brought to-day by Henry B. Sibila against Z. T. Shoemaker, a leading real estate dealer, for defamation of charac ter. The principal libelous language al leged to have been used is that Shoemaker had charged Sibila with having stolen earth from one of his lots. He Couldn't Get Away. ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Canton, May 5. An unknown man, who was insane and in charge of friends, jumped from an east-bound Fort "Wayne train this morning at this point and was recaptured only alter a long and hot chase; The man's name could not be learned, but it was said that he was being taken to relatives in Piltsburg. THE TROUBLE AT YOTTNGSTOWN Will Probably be Adjuited Satisfactorily to All Parties. ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Youngstown, May 5. It is now prob able that the differences existing between the carpenters and the contractors and plan ing mill operators will be adjusted within 24 hours, by the signing of the scale presented by the Carpenters' Union. Two planing mill owners, Frederick Hoffman and George Dingledy, this afternoon sent word to the headquarters of the union that they were ready to accept the agreement and sign the scale. Officers of theunion stated to-nightttiat they had reason to believe everything would be settled by to-morrow, and that the members would resume work at an advance in wages, nine hours to constitute a day's work. "WASHINGTON CARPENTERS STRIKE. The Bosses Are Tryinc to Employ Non-Union Men. SPECIAL TELEQEAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Washington, May 5. The carpenters went out on a strike to-day and were iol lowed by the painters and tinners. Their chief grievance is the failure of the con tractors' association to comply with the demand for the employment of none but union men. The painters almost all received their demands and returned to work, but tbe tinners and carpenters have not been heeded and stand firm. The contractors are endeavoring to fill the places of the union men and feel confident of success. Little excitement has been caused by the strike, although the streets have been well tramped by the 200 or more idle men. THE BEAVER COUNTY STRIKE. No Return to Work Unlll the Advance la Grnnted. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.1 Beaver Falls, May B. The coal min ers of this place and vicinity, who have been on a strike for several days past for an advance of 2 cents per car of ten bushels, held a big meeting to-day and unanimously agreed not to return to work until the ad vance was granted. All tbe bauks in this vicinity are shut down. The striking polishers at the shovel works of H. M. Myers & Co. have made an amicable settlement and returned to work. TottnEstown is Bound to Shine. rtPRCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 Youngstown, May 6. The stockhold ers of the Youngstown Electric Light Com pany have perfected au organization, elect ing John Smith, President; Thomas E. Davey, Vice President; Bailes M. Camp bell, Secretary, and B. P. Holmes, Treas urer. They expect to have au incandescent plant in operation iu GO days. TrI-Slate News Notes. Edward Rodebaugh was shot in the face on Saturday night at Canonsburg, and severely but not dangerously wounded. A man who gave the name of William Keen was caught in the act of picking a woman's pocket in church on Sunday it Eiston, Fa. Silver ore that assays $05 a ton has been found In Wirt county, W. Va., to utilize which smelting works will be erected at once. Rejie Slater fell from a train at Washing ton, Pa., on Sunday night, had both legs cnt off and died therefrom in a few hours after ward. Andrew McBride, of New Castle, who was reported killed in a railroad wreck in Idaho, has been found to be alive and well at Seattle, Wash. Thomas Hardino, of Crow's run, near Freedom, was pretty badly bruised and shaken up by jumping from a train at the latter place on Sunday. The body of an unknown woman was found floating In the river near Smith's Ferry on Sun day. She was buried, after an inqnest, without Identification. A skeleton has been fonnd in the ruins of a house that was burned a few days ago atFoint Pleasant, . Va., tbat nobody seems to own, since no one is missing. A nor named Fred Miller, of Conway, Pa., attempted to commit suicide by hanging on Saturday, hut was discovered and cut down in time to disappoint him. Deputt United States Marshal Work man, of Wyoming county, W. Va., was sen tenced to 30 days' imprisonment by Judge Jack son, of tbe United btates Court, yesterday, for unlawfully retailing whisky. A tirb at Everson on Sunday destroyed a dwelling house occupied by Mrs. M. Wimmer and badly damaged an adjoining house. Loss 51,200, with small insurance. It is thought the fire was of incendiary origin. A SUIT in ejectment has been brought against David Boyle and all others who have secured titles to any part of the Boyle plan of lots on College Hill, Beaver Falls, by Cutnbertson 4 Dougberty, attorneys, representing Henry Boyle. John Donnelly, a farmer of near Baden. Beaver county, fell Into bad company at Rochester and got robbei. His companions were strangers to him. Several parties have been held, charged with complicity in the affair. THURHAN'S OPINION OF BECK. Says He Never Had a Quarrel Nor an Enemy. Columbus, May 5. Judge Allen G. Thurman had the following to say of the late Senator Beck to-day: I knew Senator Beck very well, and enter tained a very high opinion of him. He entered the House of Representatives in 1869, the same year that I went to tbe United States Senate, and eight years later became a Senator from Kentucky. He was an extremely hard-working, industrious man, and a man, I think, of very sonnd judgment. He was undoubtedly one of the leaders in the Democratic side, especially on all matters connected with finance. 'He was a tariff reformer, almost a free trader, a man of decided ability, frank and outspoken in all his views. In private life he was amiable and much esteemed by everybody who knew him In Congress. I never knew bim while I was in the Senate to have aqnarrel wltb anybody and don't think he had a personal enemy in the Senate. SAYLES IN HIDING. The Ex'AIdermnn Conld Not be Found In Nrw York Last Nlaht. Kew York, May 5. It was reported here late this afternoon that Henry L. Sayles, ex-Alderman of the notorious boodle gang of 1881, who fled to Canada and for feited $20,000 bail, bad returned to this city. His brother, Sol Sayles, called at the Dis trict Attorney's office to arrange for bail, and then in company with Detective Ser geant Thomas Kirnan started out to find Henry and have him surrender himself. Henry could not be found up to a late hour to-night, and it was supposed that he was airaid that bail could not be fixed to night and rather than spend a night in jail he had gone in hiding until to-morrow. Theological Students Brine Examined. The students of the Western Theological Seminary were examined yesterday by Rev. W. H. Gill, of Philadelphia, and" Rev. George P. Donehoo, of Mt Pleasant The two gentlemen compose the committee ap pointed by the Synod of Pennsylvania to visit the seminary and report on the work being done at the annual commencement. The examination will continue to-day. Women'c Exchange Election. At the annual election of officers of the "Women's" Industrial Exchange yesterday,, the old board was re-elected with the ex ception of Mrs. John G. Holmes, the First Vice President. She had resigned during the year, and Mrs! "William R. Thompson was elected to the position. THE DkY IS COMING. It Will be One of Eight Hours, Ac cording to Dr. Gladden's View. HIS COUNSEL TO W0RKIKG11EN. At Present Ask Only for Nine flonra and a Half Holiday Saturday. APPLAUDED IN HIS OWN CHURCH Columbus, O., May 6. The sermon de livered by Dr. "Washington Gladden, of the First Congregational Church, yesterday on "May Day Labor Demonstration and Its Lessons," is exciting unusual comment. Dr. Gladden's reputation as a writer on social problems renders his words on the sub ject which he had chosen, of notable inter est, and many strangers were present to hear him speak. During his sermon, the preacher was frequently interrupted by applause. Columbus, Dr. Gladden observed, took no part in the Labor Day demonstration; not because Colnmbns workingmen do not en tertain views bimilar to those urged by the workingmen ot other cities, where strikes are frequent and imminent, bnt because, he believes, Columbus citizens are more pros perous, more fortunate and the relations with their employers are more pleasant. He could recall in his seven and a half years residence here but two small strikes, both of which were pleasantly adjnsted, the street railway employes and the boxmakers. This condition is not the result, he thinks, of a lack of intelligence, but the Columbus workingmen are better off and their employers more conservative. The air is full of noises of labor troubles, and the city that hears only through the newspapers is fortunate. There is no diffi culty that cannot be settled within reason, and no trouble was ever settled right with out reason. Neither side can afford to set tle by torce. Labor and capital are part ners, and no arrangement can be perma nently maintained without the support of both. THE DEMANDS REASONABLE. Dr. Gladden congratulated labor, that the demands of the workingmen on Labor Day were moderate and reasonable. In the Old "World and in some places in the Ne na tionalism was declared to be the aim and object, and this, he held, the laboring men have a right to work for by peaceable meth ods; it must be considered and discussed, and many philanthropic people and others not laboring men are seriously thinking about it. A great deal can be said in its favor. The horrible misgovernment of the cities, the encroachments of capital and other ills are preparing many minds for a radical change. Men of intelligence and wealth haven't time, and politics falls into the hands of those who make a business of politics. What wonder that thoughtful men are casting about for relief. Speaking for himself, Dr. Gladden did not think nationalism the remedy, but there should be thorough and free discussion, and the workingmen have as much right to have this inscribed upon their banners as we to have inscribed protection, high license or tariff reform. Nationalistic sentiment was, however, rather the exception last Thursday, and the demands of the workingmen didn't reach this. What they desire most is the reduction of the hours of labor to eight, and this was urged with so much reason that it is evident the workingmen are learning to be moderate. LESS HOURS DON'T REDUCE PRODUCT. Dr. Gladden does not believe in the argu ment that if the hours of labor are reduced production is reduced and wages conse quently decrease, for the obvious reason that it can be figured that a man could work 21 hours when production would stop alto gether. He would produce less in 24 hours than in ten because of the inevitable ex haustion of mental force. There has been of late years a steady re duction in working honrs, until in England the average working day is nine and a half hours. Tbe population has increased 30 per cent, and production has increased 300 per cent ten times faster than the productive power. The average increase of wages is ?2 15 a week, though the hours are reduced from 72 to 57. England is much more ad vanced, however, than Prance or Ger many. It was insisted by some that prices must rise if the hours ot labor were reduced and wages increased, but tbe statistics show that the prices in all manufactured goods have fallen an average ot24 per cent. This means that the workingman works fewer hours and gets more money, but he gets 21 per cent more for his money than when he worked more hours and got less pay. The number of persons who can read and write has in creased 33 per cent faster than the increase in population. In 1850 1 in 57 of the population of England was unable to read and write; ft 1885 there was only 1 in 9; in in 1850 1 in. 18 was a pauper; in 1885 there was but 1 in 46. The decrease in the use of intoxicants has been only 14 cents a head for the upper classes, who drink wine and high priced beverages, but the beer drinkers have consumed on an average 1 12 less per head. There is no country in the world where the hours of labor are so short, and no country where the morals and intelli gence grade higher. IMPROVEMENT IN ENGLAND. This is not saying that it is better than our country, but it is history that the im provement has been wonderful. Short hours have not done all this, but they have done much. The reduction of hours and increase in wages were fought by many, among them John Bright. Another argu ment was that it must affect disastrously the commercial interests of Great Britain,' but now nobody believes this, for the reverse has been proven. In this country production has increased with marvelous rapidity. Wages have not increased so rapidly as in England, for the reason that here they started at a much higher point. A legisla tive act reduced the hours of labor in the factories of Massachusetts in 18G9 to 10 hours and the result was soon felt in all the adjoining States. It would not be right to argue for a re daction. Dr. Gladden held, it it crippled production and enhanced prices. We are bound to maintain unimpaired the condi tions of material welfare. There is no room to doubt that a reduction from ten to five hours would be injnrious, crippling production, but how do we know tbat it would not beunwise to reduce from ten to eight hours? One argument against the re duction is that as a class the workingman might abuse the two hours more of leisure. Dr. Gladden did not speak from personal knowledge, but from report, that as a class miners did not know how to use their leisure, and there are other classes of whom this is true. It cannot be argued that the reduction wonld be advantageous to all. LIBERTY A CURSE TO" MANY. Liberty is a curse to many. The reduc tion would result in injury and self-degradation to the few, but not to the majority. Those who oppose the proposition forget that in many industries the workers are idle three months in the year. Statistics show that in Massachusetts one-third of the wage workers are out ot employment one-third of the time. The cause of this is the great im provement in machinery; the markets are glutted. The leisure is concentrated into one or two waiting spells, and it is far more dangerous than that to which the eight-hour opposers object. Long idleness leads to financial embarrassment, and besides, Satan always finds some mischief for idle hands to do. "it would be a moral gain to distribute this leisure over the yoar. Dr. Gladden believes that the eight-hour day is coming, but that it would be unwise for the wageworkers to extort it. It would be wiser, in his opinion, to ask for a nine hour day and a Saturday half holiday, to give the men a chance for daylight sports, so that on Sunday they would feel like worship. The;; want more time with their children. "God bless them for wanting it, and God help them to get it" There was applanse from every .part of the room when Dr. Gladden concluded his earnest plea for fewer hours and better ad vantages. A MOVABLE DAK WANTED. Allegheny Committees Crnnt Uncle Sam What He Doesn't Ask. The Committees on Streets, and Sewers and Wharves and Landings, of Allegheny, met last night to take action on the resolu tion granting to the United States Govern ment a strip of ground for an abutment for the Herr's Island dam. United States Dis trict Attorney Lyon was present. He said that the object in asking Councils to give or sell the ground to the Government was to avoid the delay consequent upon legal pro ceedings, which would be considerable if there was an appeal from the decision of tne lioard of Viewers. A short discussion ensued, the sentiment expressed being unfavorable to granting the ground to the Government. Mr. Lyon stated that in case the city gave the Govern ment the privilege of putting an abutment there, they coula still control that portion of the wharf for other purposes, railway fran chises, etc.; but if tbe Government con demned it, then the city would have noth ing to say and the Government would have absolute control. Mr. Muehlbruenner moved that the reso lution be amended to grant the land to the Government for $1, providing the Govern ment would erect a movable dam. The ob ject was to prevent any possible flooding of tne city aoove tbe dam by having wickets to let the water through, as at the Davis Island dam. Mr. Lyon said the Government conld not accept the proposition. Notwithstanding this the committee passed the resolution as amended, and the meeting adjourned. A GHtL HIT BY A TBATN. A Mystery Cleared Up, and Three Painful Accidents for Yesterday. Mary Hunsky, a little girl about 5 years of age, was crossing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks at the Copper Works sta tion about 5 o'clock last evening when the McKeesport accommodation going east struck her, knocking her to the side of the track, a distance of 20 feet. She was seri ously hurt. Her right leg was fractured in two places. She was removed to the Homeo pathic Hospital. William Fisher, employed as hostler by A. W. Woods, of Forbes street and Meyran avenue, had his right leg broken vesterdav morning bv a horse kicking him while he was grooming iu ne was removeu iu iuo Mercy Hospital. The mystery surrounding a case in the Twelfth ward was cleared yesterday. Patrick Hunt, an employe at Carnegie's Twenty-ninth street mill, became uncon scious on Thursday last, and it was sup posed that he bad been drinking to excess. Dr. J. A. McCready was attending the man. Yesterday he regained consciousness, and stated that he had fallen down stairs, suffer ing thereby a concussion of the brain. He will recover. John Roberts fell from a scaffold at Oliver & Roberts' mill yesterday. One leg was broken and other injuries sustained. He was removed to his home. BUYING EASTERN BEAL ESTATE. Grover Cleveland Purchases Building Lots Near Historic Plymouth. rSPBCIAI. TKLEOBAM TO TUB PISFATCO.! Plymouth, Mass., May 5. Two deeds, to which considerable interest attaches, were this afternoon recorded at the Plymonth County Kegistry of Deeds. They convey two building lots on the Barstow Bluff, in this township, from William H. Brine, of Boston, to Grover Cleveland, and one lot from Hannah S. Brine to the same gentle man. Tbe lots are numbered 157, 158 and 159. The property is situated near the Barstow House, a summer hotel about eight miles south of Plymouth village, and commands a magnificent ocean view. On a clear day the tip end of Cape Cod can be clearly seen trom the spot. The Barstor Bluff was the scene of Howell's novel, "Dr. Breen's Practice," and has acquired some little fame from this fact. It lies not far from the route surveyed for the Plymouth and Bournedale Railroad, and this circumstance has lately given quite a boom to land in this vicinity. Whether or not Mr. Cleveland ever vis ited the place or if he intends to build there are things no one hereabouts knows; but it is certain that the ex-President, while so journing at Manon last summer, made many trips through the surrounding country, and he may have seen the Barstow Bluff and ad mired the fine location. STBICEEN DOWN WHITF. CUBBING. Strangely Sensational Episode In a Cincin nati Conrt Room. SPECIAL TELKQEAH TO THE DISPATCH. I Cincinnati, May 5. A most sensa tional scene occurred in the criminal court room of Superior court to-day. Joseph Morris, 60 years old, was on trial for at tempted assault. He had vehemently pro tested innocence, but the jury found him guilty, and Judge Shroder, without leaving the bench sentenced him to 15 years in the penitentiary. As the Court pronounced tbe sentence, Morris sprang to his feet and banging both his clenched fists down on the Judge's desk, cursed him with vehement rage. Such a flow of language was perhaps never heard in the room before. With upraised hands he prayed heaven to rot the bones of Jndge and jury, and that they might die in sight of hades. Judge, bailiffs and jurors sat dazed at the awful imprecations. Morris half turned and began to curse the audience, when sud denly his face turned black, he gasped, clutched at his throat, and with a lunge fell unconscious at tbe Judge's feet. He was removed, and to-night is in a precarious, dangerous condition. All who witnessed the scene say it was painfully impressive. An Ohio Editor Missing. W. R. Johnson, editor of the Salem, O., Republican-Era, is missing. He came to Pittsburg last Wednesday, and has not been seen since Friday. His wife has telegraphed to the police regarding his whereabouts and is coming on to help in the search. Mr. Johnson is 30 years old, of medium height and build, and light complexioned. A British Schooner Wrecked. New York, May 5. The steamship Hel vetia, of the National Line, which arrived from Liverpool to-day, collided with and totally wrecked the British schooner Bram hall. The crew of the Bramball were all taken off and landed here. The disaster oc curred off Tompkinsville, S. I. Cnblo Travel far a Month. The Pittsburg Traction Company received the second new "hook on" car from their Philadelphia shops yesterday morning. It will be run over the road to-morrow, at tached to a new grip car. The average daily passenger travel over the road for the past month, ending April 31, was 20,896. An Old Lady's Sudden Death. James Hopkins, of Acorn street, Twenty third ward, went home to dinner yesterday and found his wife, 80 years old, lying dead in an outhouse. The Coroner will investi gate the case to-day. Mrs. Hopkins' death is attributed to natural causes. Smnll Price for a Unllroud. Columbus, May 5. The Columbus and Maysville Railroad was sold to-day at auc tion, on a suit brought by the Central Trust Company, New York, to secure payment of $200,000" in bonds. The property was se cured by trustees of the bondholders for 550,000, THE WEATHER. For Western Pennsylva nia: Rain, Northwesterly Winds, Slightly Cooler, Fair Wednesday. For West Virginia: Cooler, North erly Winds, Fair, Preceded in West Virginia and Northeastern Ohio by Eain, Fair Wednesday. Pittshurg, May 6. 1890. The United States Signal Service officer In this city furnishes the following: Time. Ther. I Ther. ....63 ....70 Thpr. . 77 8.0OA. ... li:00 M... naximam vziuy Minimum temp.. Mprin tpinn 60 68 I:0OP. M 2:0OP. M. 71 5:00 P. M fi.ftlp. M CO Range 17 Rainfall RlTerat5:20P. M., 6.8 reet, a rise of 0.5 feet In 24 bours. THE COAL ALL OUT. The Blse Finds an Empty Harbor Excur sion Business Good. Keports from points up the Allegheny yester day Indicated a rise. At 6 a. M. the river at Pittsburg showed 6 feet 7K inches. At 4 P. K. it bad risen IK Inches, and boatmen predicted that there will be a good boating stage this morning. All the loaded barges and boats left last week, so there is little in the harbor to send out. The market for coal below is said to be well stocked just at present, and the boat men are not anxious tbat tbe rise should be taken advantage of. Several firms may send out some coal the last of the week. If the boat ing stage is good. Rivers Above and Below. BitoWNSVTLLE-Bivcr 6 feet 1 Inch and ta tlonarv. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 6S at 7 r. i. Z Wahkes-River 5 5-10 feet and rising. Weather warm and showery. Moroantown River 5 reet 6 Inches and sta tionary. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 68 at 4 St.' Louis-River 15 reet 6 Inches and stationary. Weather cloudy and cool. Boatmen's Calendar. Trnt Scotia left Cincinnati yesterday for this port. The Elizabeth will figure as an excursion boat from this on. Tbe Andes arrived last night from Cincinnati and will return to-day. TiieS. L. Wood has passed Carlo on her way up wltb a tow of empties. Tbe Lizzie Bay arrived from Charleston yester day and clears port again to-morrow. Miss Carrie Jobnsox is a passenger on tbe Scotia, now en route from Cincinnati. The raclflc Is In from Cincinnati with a tow of empties. She may be sent out the last of tbe week with coal. Captain James A. Henoebsott returned yes terday by rail from Cincinnati, where he has been looking; after tbe company's interests. He says be found everything In good shape generally along tbe river. An old boatman said yesterday tbat he believed the day would yet come when the river passenger business would be as It was In former times. He believes tbat If last boats were put on, Jtnat a good trade could be worked up. A pleasure party of ten persons arrived In the city Saturday on tbe Kevstone State from Cincin nati. They started on the return trip at 4 p. M. yesterday. Among the number1 were II. C At wood. H. 31. Atwood. Mrs. Irwin. Mrs. Xeyt, Mrs. Richards, Miss Richards, Miss Bloner. ABRANOEMENTSare being made for an excur sion party of twenty-Svo persons who Intend visiting Cincinnati during the May festival. Tbe party will leave next Friday on the Scotia. Tbe festival opens Mty 20 and closes May 24. Theodore Thomas is tbe big card. The chorus will consist of 500 voices. 0TJB JAVA COFFEE. A Blight Threatens to Compel Us to Drink Our Last Cnp Soon. Chicago Herald.l "Do you know," said Blackall, the coffee man, "that within a few years you will drink tbe last cup ot Java coffee ? The public does not generally know that the coffee plantations in Ceylon have been stricken with a blight the last three four years, which has been progressing through the East, extending through the islands of Java, Sumatra and others, to the extent that it threatens the total extinc tion of coffee culture, especially in Java. The estimated crop in Java last year was 190,000 piculs. A picul weighs 133 pounds. Five years ago this crop yielded 1,200.000 piculs, so you can imagine that if no mate rial changefor the better sets in it will be but a short' time when the world will find 'Java' coffee but a reminiscence, "We get the other best coffees from the Hist India Islands and Arabia, and, of course, in them we shall find to a certain extent a substitute for the Java. There are also some very fine coffees grown throughout Mexico, Guatemala, San Salvador, Costa Rico, Bogota, Maracaibo, Porto Bico and Venezuela. The bulk of the entire coffee product, however, comes from Brazil, which has a peculiarity of its own. These coffees are harsh and rank, as compared with the milder kinds." EVEH AT THE EIGHTH. McKeesport and Canton Play a Close and Exciting Game. nsPXClAI. TKLKOBAM TO THE PISPATCH.I McKeesport, May 6. McKeesport and Can. ton played another great game here to-aay, and after eight innings of very hard and exciting play the gamo was called on account of rain. Milbee and Williams both pitched good ball and the crowd was greatly excited. Shonpe batted hard for tbe home cluo. U'KEESr'ET.B B P A fc CANTON. B B P A E Lancer, m. .. 0 Leamon, 1 .. 0 Shoupc 2.... 0 Miller, s 0 Voss, 1. I Jahns, 3 0 Hote. c 1 Provlns. r .. 0 Milbee, p.... 0 8 0 '1 0 3 t 2 2 Darrah, 2.... 0 0 Carr. 1 0 2 Collins, c... 0 1 Uine, 1 1 0 Dallas, :.... 1 1 Fern, s 0 1 Dillon, m... 0 1 Ashcn'b'b, r 0 0 Williams, p. 0 0 Totals . 2 4 24 8 4 Totals 2 S 24 11 1 McKeesport 0 00100102 Canton 0 00000202 SUMMARY Earned runs-MrKeesport, 1; Can ton, 1. Two-base bits Lancer, 1; Sboupe, 2; Dallas, I. Hit by pitcher Milbee, I. Rases on balls Williams, 2: Milbee. I. Struck out-By Milbee. 8: by Wlulams, 5. Double plays-Wlll-lam s. Cline and Dallas. Passed balls-Collins, 3. Wild pitches Williams, L Stolen bases-Carr, 2; fern, 1. Time of game 1:30. Umpire England, Gono After Bis Man. Detective Carrigaa, of the Southside police force, left for East Liverpool last night to try and locate J. H. Grable, ex manager of the Southtide Enterprise, charged with using lands, without explana tion, to the amount of several hundred dol lars tbat had been advanced by Miss Asia L- Higgs. BANKRUPTCY. 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AT $i 25 A YARD One case Spring Shades, AIL Wool, wide Wale Cords, with y-inch Fancy Striped Borders Very choice. ONE CASE FRENCH SERGES All the nev Spring Shades, with Satin Plaid Borders. Elegant designs. ONE CASE ALL-WOOL ITALIAN TWILLS Plain colors, with self-color hair stripe. Very neat. A T Si ONE CASE ENGLISH CHECK SUIT INGS All- Wool, 52 inches wide. A bargain. AT 75 CENTS One case Fine French All-Wool Stripes, 42 inches, regular dollar goods. One case 54-inch All-Wool Stripes, in an excellent ariety of colorings. Worth easily a dollar. AT $1 Two cases Fine German All-Wool Henrietta Cloths, choice shades, 46 inches wide. Excellent value. AT 75 CENTS Three cases All-Wool 46-inch Ger man Henriettas, choice shades. No better goods in the country for the price. AT 65 CENTS Three eases 46-inch ALL-WOOL-CASHMERES, full line of colors, and well worth the money m AT 50 CENTS Three cases 40-inch ALL-WOOL CASHMERES, all colors, and the best 50c Cashmere thai we can buy. AT 4s CENTS Three cases All-Wool Cashmeres'; newest colorings. Good value. AT 1 25A full line of SILK WARP HENRI ETTA CLOTHS, very beautiful goods, 40 inches wide, in the newest and choicest shades. AT $ 1 SILK WARP HENRIETTA CLOTHS, not quite as fine as the $1 25 quality, desirable goods, rick and dressy, in all the spring siades. AT 0 CENTS Three cases 40-inch imported Plaids, handsome designs and excellent wearing goods. BARGAINS IN MOHAIRS. AT 50 CENTS One lot Colored Mohairs, 40 and 46 inches wide,-good line of colors, splendid quality, worth 75c. From ioc to 50c, more than a thousand pieces of American Dress Goodsl.em' bracing every desirable style, quality and color for school and house dresses. We have a handsome line of TRIMMING SILKS, PLAID SILKS, SURAH SILKS.'FAILLE FR ANCAISE and SILK VELVETS to match our Dress Goods Black Goods in every grade, from roc to S3 50 per yard. Black and AYhite in Mourning Dress Good3 in very great variety. CAMPBELL & DICK. N. B. We have a well organized Mail Department Send us a trial order. . If we fail to satisfy you, monev vr ill be refunded at once. Samples sent on application, O. &c ID. mv3-TT8 SB X3 XlZj.S TBB GREAT WASU1XB POWDER, Cleans Beijm A copy of HUNKACSrS creat $100,000.00 VVWSO-'w painting, "CHRIST BEFORE PILATE," for 10 VPAR'S. Coupons BELL'S S0AP0NA and 40 Wrappers Vsd88iiv. BEli'S BUFFALO SOAP. asi F5XiterfiY tea te'qHesHo.rifemay m&ke yauTicra t)uj-lt)eyrwjll neyeSCSp-reftent: yaa-fmm buying S APO L O a Rs uses are many and, so are Us friends; for where it is once used it is always used. To clean house without it is sheer folly, since it does the work twice as fast and twice as well. WHEN SUCH WHISKY PURE 8-YEAR-OLD EKPORT Can be obtained so easily and at such a moderate price, No Family Should be Without It, Full Quarts, $1, or S10 Per Doz. OUR OLD HICKORY rarUCKYBOURBON WHISKY Is the Oldest, Finest and Purest Bourbon to be had. One trial bottle will convince you of this fact. Full quarts, $1. For sale only by JOS. FLEMING & SON, Wholesale and Retail Drncgists, 412MABKEr ST., PITTSBURG. PA. mv4-TTSSu THE DISPATCH BUSINESS OFFICE Has been removed to corner Smith- field and Diamond sts. if i . - ' . tmamsM - 0(: Ie31-92-TT8 iI5rs MEN'S FURNISHINGS. This the most Complete Depart ment In this Oity. Manufacturing Clothiersjailors, Hat ters and Men's Furnishers. 954 AND 956 LIBERTY ST. STAB COBHEB. de&83 I HAVE TAKEN 89 TAPE WORMS IN 16 MOS. and can show more cures ot tbe different ailment a than all oth ers combin ed. Send stamp for cir culars and symptoms. GET DR. BUB GOON'S SYSTEM RENO VATOR at your drag store.and use it. Many are taking and It is -working woEoarm. DR. J. A. Utttoit, BTOOOQN., lfciSss yfeak Xfz&s? Kpy-SaSr ' - s.1f. ai&isisj MWHiiWiii) ljL--Hfte?i&- bstik.
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