PZFTSBUEG DISPATOtX WEDNESDATi-MAY 7. 1S90. SAVED TO THE CIT? Mr. Carnegie Easily Settles the library Muddle. HIS TACT WELL SHOWN. The Bedford Avenue Basin for the Central Bnildin". EQUALITY IN THE COMMISSION. Fund ol $50,000 a Tear to Encourage American Artists. SOME BABE FOSSILS FOR THE MUSEUM All threatened clashing over the control of the Carnegie Library has been averted, and the Library Commission, at its meeting to-day, will be able to settle down 'to -business with a definite idea of its duties, re sponsibilities and power. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the generous donor of the institu tion which, when built, is to be an object of such pride and satisfaction to the city and a worthy monument to a worthy man, yester day met the Councilmanic contingent of the commission and unfolded a plan to give an equal voice in the management of the li brary to Councils and citizens. The proposition was such a fair one, and came so evidently from the heart of the man who will do so much for the city, that it was immediately accepted on the part of Councils by the members of the committee. cabnegie's -wonderful tacx. In settling the controversy Mr. Carnegie lias shown great tact and an ability to man age public affairs as successfully and satis factorily as business matters. Instead of finding fault with or criticising Mr. C. L. Magee's views as to the library commission question, as they appeared in The Dis patch some time ago, and the subsequent discussion, Mr. Carnegie calmly digested the arguments pro and con, and acquiesced in the popular clamor for equal representa tion on the commission. The meeting yesterday was held in Mr. Carnegie's private office on Fifth avenue. All the members of the Conncilmanic Committee with one exception, E. B. Carn ahan, who is ill. were present, in addition to Mr. Carnegie. Near the close of the meeting James B. Scott dropped in and gave the company his opinions in regard to the modus operandi of getting down to solid wort. The meeting was in session jnst two hours, and judging from the smiling faces of the Councilmen as they emerged, it must have been a love feast. THE DONOB'S NEW PLANS. "When the committee arrived Mr. Carne gie greeted them smiling and cordial and proceeded at once to the object of the meet ing. He recalled his offer made to the city in 1882 of a free library, in which his propo sition included a commission of 20 persons, 10 to be city officials and 10 citizens.the city official end of the commission to consist of five members of Councils, the Presidents . of both branches of Councils, the Mayor, the President of the Cen tral Board of Education and the Superintendent of the city schools. This plan he had intended to propose in his last offer, but he had forgotten the Superintend ent of Schools, and had in mind the 12 gen tlemen whom he named on the citizen end of the board as gentlemen upon whom he wished to confer the honor of membership. He then unfolded his plan, which provides for giving the city officials the same mem bership on the Board of Trustees as the cit izens, and reo nested that the details be not made public until he submits them by let ter to Chairman Lambie to-day. The committee was very much pleased with Mr. Carnegie's happy solution of the difficulty, and was impressed with the re markable clearness with which he presented and conversed on the entire matter The committee unanimously approved of the plan, and promised to meet after his letter was received and amend the library ordi nance for presentation at the meeting of Councils on Monday. THOUSANDS FOB AMEBICAir ART. Mr. Carnegie began to warm up to the subject, and as his small group of auditors were eagerly drinking in every word, he unfolded his plans in regard to the library. He said that if one of the branches or the main library should be located in the vicinity of Schenley Park, where land was not so high in price, where the people could have easy access to it, he would add to his original offer a gallery of American art. He said that when he dies he does not want a monument erected to him. The gallery of American art is to be his greatest monu ment. His idea is to erect an elegant hall of large dimensions as a part of the library building to be used entirely as a ' gallery for purely American art works. To the maintenance and devel opment of this gallery be proposes to expend not less than $50,000 annually in the pur chase of American art worksduring his life time, and to provide in his will for an equal amount per annum when he dies. He de sires the gallery for the encouragement and exposition of the work of American artists. He calculated that with an annual expendi ture of 550,000 the contents of theart gallery will grow so that in the course of time the gallery will need to be extended with wings and additions. For this reason he desires that the site be more extensive than for any of the other libraries. TO AITBOPBIATETHEB.ASIir. It is pretty nearly Aettled that the city library proper will be located on the site of the Bedford avenue basin. This was gath ered yesterday froni Mr. Carnegie's talk by the members of the Councilmanic commit tee. In view of this Chairman Lambie will present an ordinance in Councils Monday authorizing the appropriation of that prop erty for library purposes. In talking ot the library for the old city Mr. Carnegie said he thought it should be an extensive refer ence library and a building of the best mod ern design and finish throughout. The first floor of thisbuilding should,he thought, be set aside for the library alone, while the upper part should be a music hall, capable ot seatinsr 3.000 persons. To get a hall of that size would require a large surface, and the Bedford avenue site presented itself as available. Mr. Carnegie thought a hall to seat 3,000 people was as large as it would be practicable to build, as in his travels he had found that halls larger than that could not be arranged to carry the human voice satis factorily. The acoustic properties of this hall, Mr. Carnegie thought, should be of the best that science and experience could arrange and the building throughout should be hand some, enduring and modern in every partic ular. He thought that in this building al coves should be arranged of liberal propor tions for the various scientific societies to use as their headquarters, and they should have room enough so that they could have places lor displaying and preserving their records, works of science and art, etc THE NUCLEUS FOB A MUSEUM. In bis general conversation Mr. Carnegie was very pleasant, and among other things remarked that when the buildings were completed he had some rare fossils and other curiosities that he would "con tribute to fill space with until space became Taluable." He repeated this remark sev eral times, and said that at the beginning there would be plenty of vacant space in the libraries. Among the fossils he offered was one of a prehistoric animal, with a name a foot long, that has been excavated in Dakota, the skeleton measuring 80 feet in length. Another is a pair of prehistoric bats whose outstretched wings measure 25 feet from tip to tip. These specimens will be placed in the museum in connection with the art gallery. Chairman Lambie, of the committee, was seen after the meeting. He said: "The slight unpleasantness has passed away, and everything is now satisfactorily seitled. In the language of the barnyard poet, 'Things be lovely and the goose hangs high.' The recent dissatisfaction, I think, was caused by indiscreet talk in the newspapers, and as it has passed away, I think we should all unite in making this library the grandest in the world. The question of site was brought up to-day for the first time. It is believed that the Bed ford avenue property will be chosen. At the meeting of Councils, Monday next, I will introduce an ordinance to appropriate the ground for library purposes. I have no doubt at all that the location will be satis factory to everyone, and the ordinance will be adopted. Mr. Carnegie has favored the site all the time. The committee also favored it, but as they had no power to act, and the question of site was' not discussed before, we had no power to do anything." DOWN-TOWN SITES TOO DEAE. The idea of having the library in the lower part of the city, especially, or in the neighborhood of the Court House, was scouted. It was stated that ground was too dear, and it would take too much money to put up the kind of a library Mr. Carnegie wanted. A building could be constructed, but if there were not some walks, parks, etc., around it, it would be as good as nothing. This is the reason the Bedford avenue site was settled upon. There is enough ground there to put up an elegant building and have a park around it. It is thought that the main building, where the art gallery and museum will be located, will be put up on the site recently offered by Charles J. Clarke, at the corner of Pifth avenue, Craft avenue and Forbes street This wonld make the building within five minutes' walk of SchenleyPark, and two traction railway lines will be run ning past the spot by next fall. Beiore the meeting adjourned Mr. Scott was instructed to send out postal cards to all the members ot the Library Commission, notifying them to meet to-day in the di rectors' room of the Fidelity Title and Trust Company. The meeting will beheld at 2:30 in the afternoon. The thread of the work begun yesterday will then be taken up, and the plans ot the commission outlined. In his remarks abont to-day's meeting, Mr. Carnegie said he hoped there would be a large attendance. He said the first real work of the commission will be performed to-day, and although some persons were prone to think the commission was slow in its movements, he thought it had covered considerable ground with what little power the members had. He said it was better to take matters easy, and not rush the project. By doing so, the impressions and opinions of the people could be secured, and the mem bers of the commission would learn many things they did not now know. ASSESSED OHLY THREE TIMES. Patrick Clark Objected to Faying All Ills Money to Collector Ford. Another of those curious cases that turn up in the office of Delinquent Tax Collector Ford, was brought to light by a well-known citizen of the Fifth ward. Almost every man, woman and child in the ward knows Patrick Clark, who kept a bakery on Seventh avenue. Mr. Clark says he was in business there for 31 years, but the old resi dents say he came there with the old canal away back in the forties. Anyhow he was there long enough to make the acquaintance of several tax assessors, but. the present assessor evidently thought he was a new resident in the neighborhood and assessed him three times. At the time of the first assessment Mr. Clark was still running his bake shop on Seventh aVenue. He gave up business and moved to the house of his son on Grant street, opposite St Paul's Cathedral, but in the same ward. He was assessed a county personal tax at a vanation ot 5oUU on sev enth avenue, and when be moved to Grant street he was put down on the peisonal tax list again at a valuation of $100. By some means or other the register assessor caught Mr. Clark lor another personal tax at a val uation ot $300, but ne kicked and refused to pay it When he went to Mr. Ford's office the matter was satisfactorily adjusted, and he was told of one case where three brothers had been assessed 12 times between them in one year. FEEE DAMS NEEDED. They Wonld Help River Operators to Com pete la Southern Market. Captain Harry Brown went East last evening. The Captain said it would help the coal men very much if Lock No. 1 was bougbt now instead of the upper ones. It is the first four locks from the city that in jure the coal men, but Colonel Bayne thought it was best to go slow, and begin with the cheapest "If these locks were purchased it would help the operators," continued the Captain. "Every day competition is increasing-in the Southern markets, and unless something is done soon we will be driven out The oper ators in the Kanawha field are active, and coal from Alabama is injuring the trade in Sew Orleans. Of late, owing to the large supply of water, the railroad men have not injured us much. The river coal has shut them out of certain markets. Considerable Kanawha coal is now going to Chicago. The Alabama operators run their coal down the Tombigbee river into Mobile, and many of the English ships load up there. Much of this coal also finds its way into New Orleans, and as the foreigners trade with these people, they like to pa tronize them. One can easily see how free dams would aid the river operators. We would have just that much more to go on, and it would be a big advantage in a mar ket where competition has become so close." THE WITNESSES DBUKK. Alderman McNnltv Postpones Case and Reads the Riot Act. Powell Kramer, an Allegheny teamster, was arrested on his wagon by Constable Billings yesterday on a charge of larceny from tho person, preferred by Albert E. Bfaub before Alderman McNulty. It is al leged by the plaintiff that he was taken to a club room on "Villa street, Allegheny, one night last week, where he was given beer and became intoxicated. "When he got sober he discovered that his gold watch was stolen, and on inquiry learned the defendant had taken it Constable Billings searched the club rooms, and in a cellar built in the hill side opening from the rooms, he found the watch hid on a ralter. The hearing was set for last night, but it did not come off for a very good reason. A lot or Kramer's companions were sub poenaed as witnesses, and when they ap peared at the 'Squire's office they were nearly all drunk. The indignation of Al derman McNulty knew no bounds, and he read them a very severe lecture. He post poned the case until to-night and told tbem if one of them appeared in the least intoxi cated he would send him to jail. The wit nesses departed in a very subdued frame of mind. ADAMS HAY SUCCEED BAKDAXL. Mr. Hardins finys tlio Democrats Have 'Split la the District. George Harding, the Philadelphia patent lawyer, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Harding says that the chances are that the Democrats in Randall's district will split, and that Mr. Adams, the United States Minister to Brazil, who has just returned, will succeed the dead protectionist. Mr. Adams is rich, and his wealth will of coarse help him. YINEGAKMENSOUBED Their Spirit Factories Endangered by the McKinley Bill. DISTILLERS HELD EESP0NSIBLE. Dow a Eepeal of the Law of 1879 Wonld Increase the Prices. ADULTERATIONS LIABLE TO CREEP IN The American Preserve Company held its regular monthly meeting on Fourth avenue yesterday. The manufacturers present were H. J. Heinz, of this city: T. A. Snider, .Cincinnati; Dr. Wieble, Washington; B. Fenton, Buffalo; E. O. Scupfs, Detroit; Henry "Williams, Detroit; A. E. Brenner, Chicago, and some others. The trade re ports were read, and then the manufact urers took off their coats to discuss the bill introduced by Congressman McKinley, asking for the repeal of the law of 1879, authorizing vinegar makers to manufacture their own spirits used in the business. A committee consisting of H. J. Heinz, iienry Williams, Messrs. isecKnerana uoa den, of Milwaukee, and Hills, of St. Louis, was appointed to fight the measure at "Washington. Besides, each member of the company will use "his influence on local Representatives to defeat the bill. The manufacturers are rather anxious to have the bill pass the House, so that they can slaughter it in the Senate, and prevent a repetition of it. "WHAT IT MIGHT DO. Mr. "Williams, in explaining what el fect the repeal of the law would have, said: "There are, to begin with, at least $3,000,000 invested in factories to make this alcohol of low strength. These wonld be knocked out, of course. Before the law was passed the pickle business amounted to nothing. "We depend. on the vinegar to preserve them, and it was made of such strong acids that the pickles were eaten up before they reached the consumer. The law was made to prevent adulterations, and its repeal would only start unscrupu lous people at work. Under this act, by giving us pure vinegar, the pickle business has grown enormously, and it couldn't help falling back. If the manufacturers were forced to go into the market to buy vinegar, it would result in an advance in prices, and then devices would be used to cheapen the vinegar, as of yore. "Vinegar used to be made out of grape juice, beer slops and some other things not very palatable. Sulphuric acid was used to give it the necessary strength. These low wines are made like other alcohol, out of corn and crains. and their use is con fined exclusively to the vinegar business. The liquor men are back of the whole scheme, though they deny it and try to saddle the movement on the cider manufac turers. The distillers charge that this alco hol has been sold for other purposes, but they never could prove.it DOESN'T THINK IT PAIK. "The movement has been conducted by underhand methods. Some vinegar makers have been producing yeast, which comes in competition with Fleischman's, and the lat ter has turned in with the liquor people to have the law repealed. "Altogether, about 1,000,000 barrels of vinegar are consumed annually in the United States. At least 175,000 barrels are used to preserve 750,000 barrels of pickles, the yearly outpnt of the country. The balance is consumed in mak ing condiments, mustard, etc., and by eveTj family on the table. The repeal of the law means that the vinegar men will have to pay a tax ot 90 per cent on the gallon. How, one gallon of spirits will make six gallons of vinegar, and the con sumer will be compelled to pay 15 per cent of a tax on each gallon. That is, every poor man will have to pay it, and this is another reason why the McKinley bill should not pass. The committee will use these argu ments against the measure." In commenting on the general trade, Mr. Snider said that competition was so close that there is little money in the business. If the tariff on sugar is removed it will give the preserve makers a slight handle. He says the foreigners ship preserves, condi ments, etc, into the country at ruinous prices, and the American manufacturers can scarcely meet them with any profit. HO EEFLECnCOT ON M0KT00TH. How That Americas Club Episode Is Easily Explained. One of the members in explaining the Montooth resolution that was introduced into the Americus Club, said that it was out of order, and if President Paul had been there he would have ruled it so, and this would have relieved all embarrassment The Vice President, however, was not as well posted, and he permitted it to go before the club. The Major's adherent who introduced the resolution is said to have known that it was unconstitutional, and he is blamed now for what he considered a good stroke of'policy. According to the constitution of the club resolutions are read and held oyer for a week to give the members time to think about tbem. The suggesters of the Mon tooth resolution attempted to tack it onto another motion, and here is where they blundered. The member, continuing, said that it was against the policy of the club to indorse political candidates, and the fact that the resolution was not passed does not reflect on the popularity of Major Montooth. His friends were only indiscreet. Many members of the club will attend the conven tion at Harrisburg, but they will go there as individuals. CBAZED OVER EEHGI0K. A Printer Who Thinks He Is John the Bap tist Preaches on the Street. Stanton M. Shick was arrested by Officer McGovern last evening and sent to the Twellth ward police station. The arrested man became crazy on religion, and had his hat off at Twentieth street, where he at tempted to evangelize all passersby. A crowd soon gathered around him, and Shick commenced to read his Bible with great eloquence. Officer McGovern listened for some time, but Shick became so noisy and excited that ho was arrested. "When searched at the police station a card was found on him showing his name, and that he was a mem ber of Typographical Union No. 7. He thinks he is John the Baptist. COEEECT TIME OK TAP. A Company Wants to Farnlsh It to the County Commissioners. A corporation has proposed to famish the County Commissioners with correct time from "Washington, D. C, at an annual cost of $500 a year. Jewelers and railway com panies have found it almost indispensable, but it seem the County Commissioners have not been, so far, able to see $500 worth of re turn. It is at present the duty of one em ploye to keep the clocks in the Court House as near right as possible, and if one gets too unrnly to be handled with fairly satisfactory results, he sends it to a shop for regulation and repair. The company seeking the contract pro poses to give the time within a small frac tion of a second at intervals of an hour. An Incline's Annual Work. The annual meeting of the Mt Oliver In cline Railway was held yesterday. O. J. Scbultz was re-elected President The di rectors elected arc Joseph Keeling, O. G. Schultz, Fred Hampc, John P. Beach, Jos eph Keeling, Jr. The Auditing Committee islcomposed of Fred Hampe, A. L. Schultz, Joseph Keeling, JrjOver 1,300,000 passen gers wort carried daring the year. KO M0EE GOODS FOUND. Detectives Have a Picnic at the Onnlsolt Honse In Rlnnrfleld A Robbery Bluff. That Did Not Work The Old Mnu Also Behind the Bars. Detectives Coulson and Robinson went to Mansfield yesterday afternoon in company with the 18-year-old daughter of Mrs. Onnasoit, the alleged shop-lifter, on the strength of her statements that her mother had a lot of stolen goods concealed about the honse which had not been recovered the previous day. The detectives shoveled about 40 tons of coal out of a shed to get at the floor where the girl supposed some valuable jewelry was hidden, but found nothing. Then they transferred a big wood pile from one part of the lot to another with the same result Finally, when they had torn down a big Dutch bakeoven, shoveled about six cart loads of clay out of the lot and dissected a large section of stonewall, the detectives got disgusted, and made up their minds the girl was either lying or mistaken. About 9 o'clock in the morning, James Onnisoit walked into Inspector McAleese's office and demanded a tin box, which the detectives had taken from his house. He said the box had contained $500 in green backs and the detectives bad stolen the money. His daughter, who was with him, said she would swear that the "money was in the box when it left the house. . In spector McAleese ordered the pair to be taken to Central station until the matter could be investigated. When the girl was locked up she confessed that her father was "working a bluff." She begged so hard to be released that the inspector allowed her to go home. Her father invented the story about the greenbacks in the hope that the police would be lenient with Mrs. Onnisoit. COBKEff CAOTTOT SUEVT7E, Bat Ho Exonerates Edward Thompson for Cansloc His Death. George Corken, the man who was shot at the Ft. Wayne depot by Edward Thompson on Thursday last, was unconscious most of the day yesterday, and was so low last night that the doctors at the Allegheny General Hospital thought he would die before morn ing. Gangrene had set in on Monday, and since that time he has been steadily growing worse. Yesterday a consultation was held as to the advisability of amputating the wounded limb, but it was deemed inexpedi ent on account of his precarious condition. There is but a very small chance of his liv ing, and amputation would not matce the chance a better one. In fact tne physicians said last night there was no hope whatever, and that his death was a question of but a few hours. In consequence of all this, Henry Hunnes hagen, Mayor Wyman's clerk, went to the hospital last night at 8 o'clock to take Corken's deposition. The wounded man was rational for but a very brief period, in which he exonerated Thompson from all blame, and said the shooting was an acci dent, pure and simple. When about that much had been said Corken became flighty, and the deposition was not taken. Thompson is still in the Allegheny lockup and is naturally much affected. He has the sympathy of many friends iu his un fortunate predicament OBJECTED TO THEJttUD. The Canvasmeo of a Circus Ont Penn Ave nue Leave It in the Larch. Last night a request was sent to the Twelfth ward police station asking that some officers be detailed to preserve order at Markowitz's circus, which has been at the vacant lot near Penn avenue and Thirty second street for several nights. Captain Unterbaum, Lieutenant Teeters and three officers went to the place and found consid erable disorder among a crowd of young men. The cause of the disorder was owing to a strike of the canvasmen, who, after putting up half of the tent, notified Markowitz that they were going to quit on account of the mud, which made their work too hard. The employes then left, and a crowd of young men of the Twelfth 'vard saw an op portunity to have some fun in the folds of the tent The police dispersed them and as sisted Markowitz in putting up the rest of the tent so that the performance could pro ceed. OVEE A MTT.T.TOH D0LLAE5. Important Contracts for City Work Lot by the Board of Awards. An early session of the Board of Awards was held yesterday morning. The total amount of the contracts let aggregated over $1,000,000. There was an average of four bids on each street, making a total of over 200 bids that had to be opened and read. Among the contracts let was the one for the Oakland patrol stable, which is to be the finest structure of the kind ever built in this country. The contract was let to Magee & Beymer for $19,950. The contract for water pipe was let to Adystou & Co., of Louisville, for $23 2U per ton. Will Kebuild Its Schoolhonse. The Bellevue Borough School Board an nounces its intention of rebuilding the present school at a cost of $20,000, on plans submitted by Architect J. M. Balph. An extra story will be added to the present structure, and on the third floor will be constructed a hall with a stage for enter tainment purposes. THE PERFECT PIANOS 0,1 the Present Day Are the Hardman, the Krakauer, the Kim ball and the Vose. Proof of this is the fact of their being used more than any other makes in colleges, conservatories, academies, churches, schools and private dwellings selected for such general use for their new and modern patents and improvements, to be found in no other makes. The finish, the style, the action, the depth and richness of tone, and their phenomenal durability; these combined is, what makes the Hardman, the Krakauer, the Vose and the Kimball the leading pianos of the present day, and the most preferred for pub lic and private use. No exorbitant prices either are asked for these magnificent instruments. Prices are as low as is consistent with honest workman ship and the finest material, and then you can get them on easy payments, which brings them within the reach of all. These pianos to be seen only at one place, where visitors and lovers of music are al ways welcome, namely, at Mellor & Hoene's, 77 Fifth avenue. Established 1831 Largest and oldest piano and organ establishment in this sec tion of the United States. What Mai Would hesitate to buy a new suit of clothes if he knew he could save from ?Sto $15 on his purchase? Yet that's what we'save you during our great sacrifice sale of men's fine suits. Garments always sold for $18, $20 and $21 now are marked $10 and $12. P. G. C. C, opp. the Court House. Always the Best. ' Don't be deceived by flaming advertise ments. Marvin's superior breads are the only ones that equal the famous loaves that your mother used to make when you were a boy. Don't get any other. When you want bread always ask your grocer for Marvin';. UWS It is true economy to buy the best. For all washing and cleaning there is nothing that saves so much labor as Walker's Wax Sbap. It saves wear on everything, and costs no more than common adulterated soaps and goes twice as far. Ask for Walk er's Wax Soap. tuwfs Housekeepers Bead our linen' "ad" and then come and buy. We have made E rices lower than this city ever saw them efore. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores, Penn Ayenue Stores, supply. J, lowest prices. -wsu t myo-stwi 1 B1l8'''5lfci THE JOBBERS OBJECT. ' i "in Attempt to Have Charges for Packing Glassware Abolished. A BOOH IN THE BUILDING TRADE. Two More Pleasant Talley Electric Road Hen Lose Their Heads. PKICKB TOE PLASTERING ADOPTED Just now there is a fight between glass manufacturers and jobbers over .the charges made by the former for packing. It is a revival of a fight inaugurated five years ago to abolish these charges and put them into the original cost of the goods. The jobbers now want this done, but the manu facturers refuse to concede the point The difficulty, it seems, arises from the fact that the jobbers have no end of trouble in ex plaining to the small dealers why the charge is made, and particularly why the charge made does not compare relatively to the value of the goods packed. A charge of 35 cents is usually made for all barrels, whether the goods are worth $5 or $40. This is done to cover the expenses of the packing room, and is made separately, so as to keep the'original cost of the goods as low as possible. The jobbers contend that if this was included in the cost of the goods it would save them a great deal of difficulty. TRYING TO STOP IT. An association of jobbers was formed in Chicago a few weeks ago, and an Adjourned meeting of the organization was held in Columbus last Friday. Several Pittsburg jobbers were present, and the principal sub ject considered was one relating to these charges. It was decided to take up the matter and endeavor, if possible, to have the "package" charges abolished. The manufacturers argue that it would be much more inconvenient to them to have them abolished than it is now to the jobbers. If the cost of packing were added to the cost of the eoods, bill clerks would of necessity be required to calculate the percentage necessary to cover this cost before adding to the price of the goods. In this way tne con sumption of time would make it an ex pensive system. Several jobbers in the city were seen yes terday about the matter." They were in favor of abolishing the charges for the con venience of both manufacturer and jobber, but were a little doubtful that they will gain the point THE COMBINATION ADMITTED. Mr. Cavitt, of Cavitt & rollick, said yes terday "it is true that the manufacturers have formed a combination to increase the price of lamps, and the advance amounts to 33 per cent. This is a surprising increase, and is attributable to the scarcity of material used in the manufacture of the goods, which cannot be purchased in America. English combinations have been formed to raise the price of material to enormous figures. The advanee applies only to the cheap grade of lamps, the colored or fancy wares not being affected. There is more soda ash and other foreign material used in the manufacture of the cheaper goods. It is probable that the advance will spread to other articles of glassware in a short time, although nothing has yet been done in this direction. A NEW THTRD PABTY PEOPOSED, Mr. Powderly Talks Abont the Necessity of Cutting Old Loves. Grand Master Workman T. V. Powderly is agitating the matter of organizing an in dependent labor party. He has written a letter on the subject, in which he says: "As a result of the indifference of the people to their doings, both the Republican and Dem ocratic parties have become dishonest and unreliable. There is no perceptible differ ence between them. As soon as 1,000,000 voters express themselves as ready to cut loose from all parties and form a new one.and thereby strengthen the organized Panares' Alliance and Knights of Labor I will be one of the voters." Mr. Powderly says he is not alter an of fice and will not have anything to do with the enterprise unless it starts out with an assured roll of a million voters. PRICES POR PLASTERING. The Pittsburg Association Agrees on a Scale for the Year. The Master Plasterers' Association, of Pittsburg and vicinity, have acreed on the following scale of prices for 1890: Common plaster, 32 cents per yard; Adamant plaster, 50 cents per yard; King's Windsor cement, 50 cents per yard; wire lathing, 65 cents per yard; running cornice, 25 cents per foot; three-inch concrete, with one-inch Portland on top, $1 50 per yard; cementing on walls, one coat, 75 cents per yard; cementing on walls, skimmed, $1 per yard. Patch work to be charged by the day. These figures show an advance of four cents per yard over last year's prices. Eberhardt Said to be Leading. The voting sheets for the second ballot in the election for a President of L. A. 300 are being received at the office of the Window Glass Workers' Association. John P. Eberhardt is said to be leading in the race, although it will take the official count to decide. This work will be done by the council Saturday evening. Reviving the Assembly. Assembly No. 6266, composed of rammers and pavers, met last night in Knights of Labor Hall for the purpose ot reorganizing. The assembly has not met for some months, and the members were considerably scat tered. Meetings will be held hereafter every two weeks. Will Hear the Reports. A special meeting of the Executive Board of the Central Trades Council will be held to-night to hear the reports of the committee appointed to send out the circulars agitating the matter of reform in labor laws. Work Commenced Asaln. Work was recommenced yesterday on the Oliver Iron and Steel Company's new buildingon the Sonthside. The stone work was finished last fall, bnt nothing more was done with it until yesterday. The Dlfflcolty nettled. The difficulty in the plate department of the Republic Iron Works was settled yester day afternoon on a 12-ton basis, and the 20 men who have beeu ont for two weeks will return to work to-day. Going; on Doable Torn. The works of the Union Switch and Signal Company, at Swissvale, are going on double turn, owing to the heavy demand (or the new Westinghouse "interlocking switch apparatus." The Green Bottle Scale. The green bottle scale will be settled at a conference to be held between the repre sentatives of the A. F. G. W. U. and the Manufacturers' Association on Tuesdav, May 27. Welsh Papers Consolidated. F Wasg, the Welsh paper of this city, has been sold to Y Drych, of Utica, N. Y. The consolidated paper will hereafter be issued from Utica. A Shortage of Gas. The Keystone iron mill Is closed down, again, owing to the shortness of the eras supply. TWO MORE EMPLOYES GOKE. Pleniant Talley Conductors Get Another Weeding Ont. Two more Pleasant Valley employes lost their positions yesterday. One of them was discharged and the other resigned because he was told his name was on Mr. Henry's list Both men attended last Saturday night's meeting of L. A. 2213 and both had been instructed by the company's time keeper, Mr. Foster, not to do so. Mr. Henry did not tell the man he discharged yesterday why his services were being dispensed with, but the circumstances are such that the men are satisfied as to the cause. It was reported vesterday that as soon as District Master Workman Evans got the road thoroughly organized he would de mand the reinstatement of the discharged employes, and it this was refused a tie-un would be ordered. Mr. Evans stated last night that 'such was not his intention, as some of the men do not want to go back to work. He is quietly working among the men, and is determined to get all of the men on the road to join the union. Ten more names have been secured for the union, and it is expected the number will be more than doubled'by Saturday evening, when another meeting will be held. COSTLY BmLDHfGS GOING UP. How a Strike of Carpenters Would Hnvo Affected Pittsburg. It can readily be seen what effect a strike of the carpenters would have had on the building trade in this city, when it is con sidered that there are at present no less than 100 buildings projected in varions parts of Pittsburg, ranging in-coat from $1,000 to $20,000. The Arbuthnot building on Penn avenue, the ground for which has already been broken, will cost $140,000. The addition to Joseph Home's store on Wood street will cost $10,000. The East End Masonic Hall Association has let tne contract for their new five-story building for $18,700. John J. Wilson is building a $20,000 residence on Stanton avenue. W. J. Holland's dwell ing on Fifth avenue, Fourteenth ward, will cose $18,000, and Mrs. Beggs' house on Bid well street, Twentieth ward. $12,000. Henry C. Blair is building a dwelling on Negley avenue at a cost of $9,000, and D. P. Black is putting up a house on the same avenue for $8,000. FIGHTING KNIGHTS OF LABOR. Several New York Firms Attempt to Break Up the Organization. District Master Workman Evans, of Dis trict Assembly 3, K. of L., received a letter from the Secretary of Local Assembly 2853, of New York, yesterday. The assembly is composed of garment cutters, and is attached to Trades Assembly No. 231, with headquar ters in Chicago. The letter stated that a com bination had been formed by a number of New York firms to break up the assembly, and the firm of Alfred Benjamin & Co. had been selected to inaugurate the fight. The letter further stated that J. M. Gusky, Kanffmann Bros, and the Pittsburg Com bination Clothing Company, of this city, were customers of Alfred Benjamin & Co. Mr. Evans visited the local firms yesterday afternoon, and secured a promise from each one to write to the New York firm that un less they settled the difficulty with the Knights of Labor their patronage would be withdrawn. AMERICAN CITIZENS ONLY. The Trades Assembly Wonld Have None Others Employed on City Work. The Executive Board of the Central Trades Council will meet this evening at the office of the Glass Budget to hear the report of the committee appointed to send out circulars agitating the passage of reform labor laws. , It is the intention of the committee, as soon as the committee gets through with this work, to have an ordinance presented to Councils providing that none but Ameri can citizens shall be employed to do city work. This will include all laborers and men employed by the city and men em ployed by contractors doing work for the city. MASTER TINNERS INDORSED. The Builders' Exchange Takes a Hand In the Journeymen's Strike. There were no new developments in the tinners' strike yesterday, so far as the tin ners are concerned. The Builders' Ex change have taken a hand in the fight, and at their meeting yesterday adopted the fol lowing resolution: Resolved, That this Exchange indorses the action of tbe master tinners in refusinc to ac cede to tbe demands ot tbe journeymen tin ners, and that we support them in everyway possible, and, if necessary, withdraw our men from the buildings in preference to compelling the roofers to proceed with their work. HAMPTON STRIKERS HOPEFUL. Wilkinsburg Miners Expect to Get an Ad vance of Nine Cents. A meeting of the strikers at the Hampton mines was held last night The men ex pressed their confidence in gaining their point They have been getting 70 cents a ton for digging and they want 79. About 150 men are employed in the mines on the outskirts of Wilkinsburg, and they came out in a body. It is expected the miners at several other places in the vicinity will co-operate with the Hampton men in the movement for increased pay. NUT AND BOLT MEN TO MEET. The Monthly Gathering Will Ocear at the Anderson To-Day. The monthly meeting of the Nnt and Bolt Manufacturers' Association will be held at the Anderson Hotel to-day. President James M. Hibbs, D. A. Hunt, Providence, and Henry B. Newhall, of New York, are already here. The others will arrive to-day. President Hibbs was very reticent, as usual. The trade reports will be discussed, and the condition of the market looked over. With the present low prices of iron and steel, there is not much danger of prices being advanced. Do Xoa Know That $1 25 will buy a pair of real soft glove kid congress gaiters for ladies' wear, at G. D. Simen's. WS 78 Ohio St., Allegheny, Pa. The ladies will find to their interest to get the latest dress trimmings at Reining & Wilds', 710 Penn avenue. Nnrses' Aprons. Just opened a large lot at exceptional low prices, 25c, 35c, 50c, G5c and 75e. A. G. Campbell & Sons, 27 Fifth ave. New lace wraps, capes, fichus; also blaz ers, reefers and ladies London shirts and waists; large variety, all prices, at Kosen baum & Co.'s. " vrs Best attention given to cleaning and pressing gentlemen's clothing, at Pleifer's, 443 Sniitbfield st; 100 Federal st, Alle gheny. Tel. 1264. Silk gloves, silk mits, kid gloves, best variety, lowest prices. WThS KOSENBATJM & CO. Complete line of white and fancy dress vests. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth ave. Cheap House Wrappers A large line, new goods, $1 25 upward. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Electric Portrait Copying Company, 10 and 12 Sixth st, copy and enlarge photos in crayon, water colors, etc.; best work; lowest prices. wsu STILL A DEADLOCK. The Allegheny Board of School Con trol Emphasizes Its Fosition ON THE OLD AHD HEW LIBRARIES. Mr. D. B. Oliyer Says the 'Library Cannot be Legally Surrendered. COHFEREES CAN ACCOMPLISH fiOTHING The sub-committee of the Allegheny Li brary Committee made a movement last night very similar to the celebrated army theymarched into the Board of Control meet ing and then marched out again. The con ference accomplished literally nothing, but the discussion of the matter by the Board of Control was very interesting. Under the head of new business tho re port of the former conference committee was brought up and a communication from Clerk Dilworth. of Councils, was read, in forming the Board of Control that a confer ence committee had been appointed at the last meeting of the Library Committee to reopen the matter of transferring the pres ent library to the new building. It was then stated that tbe gentlemen of the sub committee were without and awaiting the pleasure of the board. Messrs. Ammon, Cochran and Thomas composed the commit tee. It was moved to lay the whole matter on the table for the purpose of inviting the dis cussion. President James S. Young called for remarks and Mr. David B. Oliver ob tained the floor. he's a stalwaet. Mr. Oliver spoke as follows: "I am a stalwart on this matter of the library, bnt I hope that Mr. McMuIIen's motion to lay the matter upon the table will not obtain. I think that Allegheny Councils have fallen very far short of their duty in establishing a public library, to be created and main tained by public money, without making an effort to embody the liSrary of the Board of School Control with tbe new library, and the beautiful edifice erected by the Carnegie Commission. No citizen of Allegheny be lieves that two libraries are expedient It is an argument against our attitude that the popular desire is far the old library to pass into the new building. But our attitude has been consistent and logical, as well as strictly within the letter of the laws apply ing to public libraries, and we have main tained it with dignity. We should be fit subjects for public criticism if we refused to entertain any such overtures as the Library Committee mav contemplate." After considerable discussion Mr. Mc Mnllen withdrew the motion to lay on the table, and amotion was offered to appoint a committee of three, subsequently amended to five, to meet tbe other committee. Mr. Oliver again rose and said there had been an immense amount of lying and misrepre sentation. A voice: ''Who did it?" AN ANIMUS CHAEGED. Mr. Oliver said that as the misrepresenta tion was invariably against the Board of Control, the animus was evident. He then read an item which appeared in an after noon paper which he denonnced as untrue and misleading. He did not believe that Councils could "whip in" the Board ot Con trol, as not 5 cents of the library maintenance came from Councils. He denied specifically other allegations, and closed by saying: "The present library is a part of our school system, and must so remain, as far as I am concerned." President Young disclaimed an alleged quotation in the item read by Mr. Oliver, and said that he had talked to no one for publication. The motion to appoint a conference com mittee was then passed, and tbe President appointed Messrs. Oliver, Walton and Mc Mullen and Drs. Woodburn and McMillan. Tbe board then adjourned, and the con ference committees met. The gentlemen from the Library Committee asked for tbe books of the Board of Control, saying that no other instructions had been given them. The Board of Control conferees could only say that they would refer the request to the board, SIB. OLIVEE'S PLAN. Mr. Oliver said subsequently that the plan he proposed was for a mixed commission to be placed in charge of the library, five members of the Board of Control, one of whom should be the President, and five members on behalf of the city, as follows: The Mayor, the Presidents of Select and Common Councils, tbe Chairmen of the Finance and City Property committees. He had faith in the results that would flow from such a combination, and said he was not in favor of transferring the library under any different circumstances, and, in fact, did not believe a legal transfer could be made upon any other basis. Among the routine business of themeeting was the re-election of Prof. John Morrow as City Superintendent of Schools for a term of three years at the annual salary of $2,500, an increase of $300 per annum. Prof. Morrow appeared and thanked, the committee. NEW TEACHEBS ELECTED. The new teachers elected were: Miss Gertrude Hemphill, Third ward, vice Miss Grace G. Swan, resigned; James M.Morris, Twefth ward, No. 1, vice T. B. McCandless, resigned; Grace B. Swan, vice James M. Morris, transferred. A report was adopted establishing a new standing committee upon legislation, to consist of one school director from each ward. A telephone will be placed in the President's office. A resolu tion to teach German "or Latin" in the High School was tabled. Mr. Morrow's recommendation that ten children from each ward be prepared to assist at dedi cating the 12 memorial blocks in TJniondale Cemetery on Decoration Day was adopted. It was also. decided to authorize subscrip tions to the Newsboys' Home among the school children. ImpuritiEB in Hie 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 you have these symptoms, try a few doses of the genuine DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated Liver Pills. Price, 25 cents. Sold by all druggists, and prepared only by Fleming Bros Pittsburg. Pa. Beware of counterfeits made in St Louis. jylO-Hwr MAY WEDDINGS. Our present c... c.inn of articlss appropriate for briaal gifts is the largest we have ever shown. We display all the newest deslems in Sterling Silver, RarePotterv. Cut Glass, Piano Lamps. Onyx Tables and Cabinets, Bronzes, Fine Clocks, Candelabras, Fine Clock Sets, Cups and Saucers. Bric-a-Brac, Etc. An inspection" invited. Goods packed and shipped to any destina tion. E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, Ti7mT Atrn , wn mrPT RT I 1?ftnev Grocers, mr. Liberty And Ninth sfai BsnV HAD HIS LEG CRUSHED. A Yoang Man Hun Down Between Two Trains nt the Federal Street Crossing Fell From a Wagon Other Accidents ot. Yesterday. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Marsh Williams attempted to cross be tween the trains on Federal street Th gates were down and freight trains were coming each way. The young man got un der the gates and attempted to cross the tracks. Officer David Speer saw him, and attempted to pull him out of the way, but was too late. Williams was knocked down, and the engine passed over his right leg, crushing it terribly. He was removed to West Penn Hospital. Charles Herr, 10 years of age, fell from a wagon while riding on Butler rtreet, Eight eenth ward, yesterday afternoon. He was considerably bruised and severely injured internally. John Oidbnrg fell from the wall of the Thirty-third street railroad bridge while re turning to his home nearby. He had his left leg broken in two places. Thomas Murphy, a Twenty-eighth street resident, is an inmate of the West Penn Hospital suffering from a very badly lacer ated hand. During a row yesterday Mur phy shoved his fist through a pane ot glass, cutting it badlr. Charles Wilhelm, a 4-year-old boy, whose home is in Larkins alley, near South Twenty-third street, fell into a sewer that is being dug near his home yesterday even ing, and was seriously injured. There was a freieht wreck in the Pitt, burg and Western yards at Franklin street yesterday. The axle of a freight car broke, and four cars were backed over the trestle. Nobody was hurt JDS. HDRNE h CD.'B PENN AVE. STORES. Pittsburg, Wednesday, May 7, 1830, BED LINENS. OUB SPRING IMPORTATIONS. We have now the largest and most complete),' stock of Bed Linens of every sort that we have' ever shown. Onr importations are very much' larger this season than ever before. In Bed Linens: Made Pillow Cases, Made Bolster Cases, Made Sheets, And In Linens to be made we are now thor oughly stocked. We Invite you to an Inspec tion of our Linen Department We have made prices that have never before been named on good3 ot equal qnality in this city. . Hemstitched Pillow Cases, ready for use, of tho purest Irish Linen, In seven sizes. 38 by 33 inches. - 20 by 38 inches, 22 by 36 Inches, 22 by 33 inches, ' 21 by 36 inches, 23 by 36 inches, 27 by 36 inches. Hemstitched Linen Bolster Cases, made in 5' sizes, ready tor tbe bed. Sizes: IS by 63 inches, 20 by 63 inches, 20 by 72 inches, 21 by 72 inches. 21 Ji by 73 inches, SHEETS, pure Irish Linen, Hemstitched and ready for use, in sizes: 2J by 2J yards, "H by 2J yards, 2K by 3 yards, Pillow Linens in all widths, from 36 to 54 inches wide. Seamless Pillow Linens, 10,43 and 45 inches wide. Pure Irish Linen Sheeting at prices lower than the same Qualities have ever before sold for. 2 yards wide at 90c and SI 15 a yard. 2 yards wide, 62c to t2 25 a yard. A special value, extra heavy Twilled Sheet inc. at $1 25 a yard, worth $1 50. Linen Sheet Shams and Pillow Shams to match the Pillow Cases and Sheets. TABLE LINENS. New and very choice patterns in German -Table Linens, a special importation of baud, hemstitched Cloths and Napkins, in sets to' match. Tbe following special prices will prove mueh more interestins when you inspect tbe excel lent quality of tbe goods they represent: Cloths, 2 by 24 yards, and 12 Napkins, 9. Cloths, 2 by 3 yards, and 12 NapEins, 510. Cloths. 2 by 3K yards, and 12 Napkins, Jll 26, Cloths, 2 by 4 yards, and 12 Napkins, 513 23. This does not begin to tell about this wonder-; . fnl stock of Linens. Housekeepers should ' know where their interests are best served. '- ", - JOB. HDRNE k CD., 609-621 PENN AVENUE. - O '-'I my IGARS J. A, R. A CO.'S AMIGAS. Clear Havana $7 00 per hundred. JOHN A. REN SHAW 4 CO, Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty and Ninth sts. mh8-ws C1GABS-J. A.B, ACO'S. CUBAN HAND MADE. The best cigar for the money. $1 0 per hundred. JOHN A RENSHAW4CO. Fancy Grocers, cor. Liberty ana Ninth 1 I wrtTT-.- " nnvtutT Trr . .-m VSUft
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