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cacy of the Australian electiou system.
He said: "I think that method of voting at
elections is very desirable. A man can
then Tote uninfluenced and secretly. It is
Tery desirable that an elector should have
the privilege of making a choice between
candidates for public office -without being
boycotted for it. I think the meeting list
night in Carnegie Hall indicated its strong
approval of that part of the resolutions.
Several influential men congratulated me
because I presented a declaration for the
Australianonethod."
On the Congressional outlook, Mr. Ken
nedy said that he believed George Shiras
to be the coming man.
HEARTILY FAVORS A CHANGE.
JOHN NEEB AN ADVOCATE OF THE CRAW
FORD SYSTEM.
He Think! It Wonld Hare Given Him 1.S00
Majority Over Kotan His Review of
the Plan That Bare Heretofore Been
TJcd.
The next gentleman seen on the John N.
"Neeb, the Republican nominee for State
Senator, who said: "I am heartily in favor
of the Crawford system, and would like to
zee it adopted here. If toe system you
- speak of was in effect here, I would have
had 1,800 majority over Mr. Rutan. The
present system is entirely wrong, and the
best way to remedy it is to make the change
at once. The idea of voting direct for one's
favorite candidate would be received with
open arms by the people. The people
should take the matter up, and agitate it
until something is done. The many ad
vantages are so apparent that I do not see
how anyone could object to ic Ton can
count me in, and say I am heartily in favor
of the new system.
"Under the presentdelegatesystem a man
is pnt up who is told that he must carry his
precinct or lose his position in some public
office. He goes to his friends and tells
them that it is a matter of official life or
death with him. They vote for him for
per'onal reasons, when otherwise they
would not, many of them, vote for the can
didate whom that man represents."
THE SYSTEMS IK USE.
Mr. Eeeb gave some history of the pri
mary systems employed in this county. He
has been a member of the County Com
mittee for IS years, and is well posted. He
said:
"It used to be that each ward, borough
and township had two delegates to the
county convention and two members of the
Countv Committee. There were then only
4 wards in Allegheny and a in Pittsburg.
That made small conventions, of not over 80
members. The candidates' names were writ
ten on a sheet, and the delegates would
mark whom they voted for. That was as
late as 1869. Then the system of voting
Tiva voce in the conventions was adopted.
After the adoption of the new constitution,
in 1873, which made so many districts nec
essary, the representation in county conven
tions was changed to one from each voting
district. The plan now in use, of allowing
the delegate from each district to cast the
vote of that district, came in under the new
rules. In the latter part of 18S8 the County
Committee, finding that there were nearly
400 delegates in a county convention, mak
ing qnite an unwieldy body and great trouble
and expense for candidates, got to casting
about ior relief.
ADOPTION OP THE ETLES.
"The committee then adopted a set of rules
providing that there should be but one con
vention in the county to nominate connty
candidates, that convention to be composed
of five delegates for each member of the
Legislature elected. As this county has 16
legislators, that made 80 delegates in a conn
ty convention. This district, the First, has
two Representatives; and therefore elected 10
delegates to the county convention. These
10 were elected by a district convention,
composed of delegates from every voting
precinct, who cast their precinct vote, as
they do now. In the county convention,
however, each delegate cast only one vote.
Legislative, Senatorial and Congressional
conventions were unchanged. A howl at
once went up that the new rule would cen
tralize power in the hands of a few. Pitts
burg elects 7 members to the State House of
Representatives, and therefore had 35 dele
gates in a county convention. The Pitts
burg people needed only 6 votes more to
have a majority of the convention and con
trol all nominations. In Hay, 1889, the
rules were therefore again changed, giving
each district one delegate to the county con
vention." A CLERGTMAK'S OPINION.
FATHER O'CONNELL DOESN'T LIKE THE
DELEGATE SYSTEM.
He Considers the Qceatlon Oae of National
Importance Oilier Emphatic Advocate!
of the Direct Toting Way A Few
Prefer the Preaent Way.
Eev. Father O'Connell, Bishop Phelan's
locum tenens, was opposed to saying mnch
on the subject "You see," he observed,
clergymen are averse to publishing their
political sentiments. However, -.s this
seems to involve a question of national
good, I don't mind saying that I heartily
approve of the destrnction of the delegate
system."
Several of the Catholic pastors in Alle
gheny thought as Father O'Connell did.
Charles Miller, chief clerk at the Monon
gahela House, said: "I have nothing per
sonally against any of the candidates, bnt I
think under the circumstances that the
nomination on the Northside belongs to Mr.
Shiras. He was in the race from the begin
ning, and made a good run. The popular
rote shows that he was close to Mr.
Bayne. The latter has hurt himself
with his friends. It certainly wouldn't
please me if I worked hard lor a
man's election, and then he should decline
to serve. Colonel Bayne should have noti
fied his friends of his intentions. Mr.
Shiras is a bright young man, ambitious,
and I think will make a good representa
tive. THE OHXT FAIB TVAT.
"Certainly the only fair way of holding
primaries is by the Crawford county system.
It is the only way of getting at the popular
vote, and it is the peode who should elect,
every time. I should like to see that sys
tem adopted in Allegheny county. It
would prevent such political chicanery as
practiced in the recent Allegheny conven
tion." Detective McClure, of Allegheny,dcclared
emphatically for the Crawford county sys
tem. It was the only fair way of nominat
ing, he thought, and wonld put a stop to the
wrangling, contesting and bolting in con
ventions. Mr. McClure said that he was
emphatically for George Shiras for Con
gress. WOULD HAVE BEES KO SPLIT.
Officer Andrew Scott, of Pittsburg, said
that he believed in nominating candidates
bv popular vote. If that system had been
in use, he said, there would have been no
split in the Allegheny Senatorial district
Several of labor's stalwart children were
interviewed in regard to the proposed Intro
duction of the Crawford county mode. Mr.
Sam J. Black, of Rebecca street, Allegheny,
a bold and uncompromising Shirasite,
highly approved of the change suggested to
the committee. He said: "This plan will
put the election really in the electors' hands.
It will crush any attempt at bribery, or at
least make bribery a very costly and labor
ious mode of procedure. I feel confident
that our George would have whipped 'Tom
"Who silly if the Crawford county plan had
been in practice during the late fight, in
stead of the delegate mummery now in
vogue."
Mr. Arthur Thompson, of South avenue.
Is English by birth. "In English political
conventions," he said, "it has always been
the custom to proceed by means of dele
gates. I can't seen bow the Crawford connty
method, as you call it, could be made to
Work nicely. It is much too tedious. I,
for one, am well satisfied to trust my vote to
a properly elected'and upright delegate.'"
A CONSEEVATIVH COKTKACTOE.
Christopher G. Dixon, the well-known
contractor, is a bit of a conservative. He
doesn't like "the introduction of new modes
when the old modes have proved
sufficient" If delegate conventions could
be run on a firmer basis, they would fill all
the needs of either political party. It was
nonsense, he thought, to say that a mass con
vention could not be tampered with. It was
just as liable to bribery as was the delegate
convention, the only difference being that
the "tips" would be smaller and more
widely distributed.
Isaac Cline, one of the members of the
committee appointed to carry the resolutions
passed at Saturday night's meeting in Alle
gheny to the County Committee, said: "I
was a Bayne man. I worked hard for him
and I have nothing against him cow,
but I don't think the Twenty
third Congressional district can
afford to indorse the action of the conven
tion that nominated Colonel "W. A. Stone,
and run the chances of getting a reduced
majority, or what would be worse still, in
cise the Democrats put up a protectionist,
have our candidate defeated. The only in
terest I have in the matter is the safety,
reputation and honor of the district to
which I belong."
DOESN'T QUITE CATCH OS.
As to the Crawford county system of vot
ing, Mr. Cline made the singular additional
statement that he did not believe it could
be adopted in time to be of any value in the
present difficulty. He is en admirer of the
system, but said he did not believe it.could
be secured without an act ot the Legisla
ture. Joseph L. Evans refused to express him
self on the political complication in the
Twenty-third district, but said he was
heartily in favor of adopting the Crawford
county system, or any other by which Dem
ocrats could be prevented lrom voting at
Republican primaries, and vice versa.
Inspector McAleese is not an admirer of
the Crawford county system of nominating.
He said it was tried in Pittsburg some 18 or
20 years ago, and was very unsatisfactory.
THE BEST SYSTEM IN YOGUE.
A NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS LIKE THE
CRAWFORD WAY BEST.
They Think It Wonld be of Well for One
Party ni the Other A Belief That It
Wonld Insure More Honeat Election
Than the Present Way.
W. S. Guffy, a Democrat, but a clever
politician, said: "The Crawford county
plan cf voting for nominees is the fairest
system in vogue. I remember when it
was first introdnced the officers in charge
were not sworn, and not feeling any respon
sibility, anybody could vote. The result
often was that more votes, by far, were cast
at nominations than were polled at the elec
tions. The discrepancies in the figures
were so great, frequently, that fraud
was written on the face of the
returns. But when the Legislature passed
a,law regulating the primaries, and com
pelling the election officers to be sworn and
making them liable to criminal prosecution
if an illegal vote was knowingly cast, all
these evils were corrected, and now the
system is as fair as a regular election.
BEAUTIES OF THE SYSTEM.
"Under this system voters can be chal
lenged,' and unless a man is willing to swear
that he is a member of the party and will
support the nominee he can't have
the privilege of voting. This system
now prevails in Westmoreland county.
"When it was first adopted by popular vote
some of the leaders desired to go back to the
delegate plan, and the Democratic party
did, but two years of this system was
enough for them, and the direct plan of
voting at nominations was readopted.
"Under the Crawford system the chances
for fraud are not so great You know it is'
mnch easier to buy up a convention than it
is to buy the people. The fact is you can't
go over a district and place money with the
voters without a deal of hard work. A can
didate, however, with a little velvet, can
swing delegates into line without mnch
trouble.
MADE HIS FBIESDS SOKE.
"One cannot help admire Colonel Bayne
in his withdrawal, but, of course, his friends
who worked for him feel sore. Bayne has
hurt himself with his friends, but those on
the outside who are not interested can't help
wondering at his disinterestedness. It is a
rare thing these days for a man when he has
a fight won to quit Bayne made a good
run. and he wonld have been a hard man to
beat with his standing and prestige."
Said Daniel McYVilliams, County Com
missioner: "I think it would be a great
benefit, not only to the Democrats, but to
all parties. It is the only true means of
representation, and no fraud could be per
petrated if the system was adopted here. It
will only be a m'atter of time until we will
have to adopt it here, or make some change
of the kind.
GETTING TOO UKTVIELDT.
"In the Democratic County Convention
we now have 429 delegates. Pittsburg
has 143, Allegheny 70, the boroughs 78
and the townships 138. In the last
report made to court there is a large in
crease, and there is every reason to believe
that the next convention will have about
500 delegates. The rules now are that there
shall be one delegate from each voting pre
cinct, and each precinct is composed of 250
voters. "When the natural increase of pop
ulation makes over 250 voters in one pre
cinct the latter can be divided and
another district created. This makes
more delegates, and in a short time
we will have so many that we cannot
get a hall to hold them. Since the last re
port there have been created five new dis
tricts in the Fourteenth ward, two in the
Seventeenth, and the boroughs have been
increasing in the same proportion.
"At the last county convention a commit
tee was appointed to change the rules on
account of the continually increasing num
ber of delegates. The idea was to have only
one delegate from each ward instead of from
each voting precinct This would remedy
the matter to a certain extent, but the Craw
ford county system would be better. It is
the only way of getting the voice of the peo
ple. It also creates a better enthusiasm and
the candidate getting the highest number of
votes is the nominee of the party.
DIFFEEENCE OF THE EULE3.
"Under the rules in Crawford county a
man can only vote at the nominations, who
has voted at the last county election. In
Allegheny county only those who voted at
the last State election are entitled to vote at
the primaries. The new system is
the clean cut thing and would
abolish the monkey business at
conventions. Such a thing as appointing
committees on contested seats and have
them throw out certain delegates would be
unknown. "We have seen too mnch of this
lavoritism on the part of Chairmen in this
county. I am undoubtedly in favor of the
new system, and every man who loves hon
est government and fair elections will be in
favor of it" t
J. C. Reilly, the well-known real estate
agent, said: "If the system worked all right
in Crawford county there is no reason in the
world why it should not work in Allegheny
county. I think it would be a good scheme
and would insure honest elections here.
The nominees of each party should be the
direct choice of the people."
George E. Hopper, of Hopper Brothers &
Co., and a trustee of the Randall Club: "I
think the system would undoubtedly be an
improvement on the present one. If it was
adopted in Allegheny county it would cer
tainly insure honest elections. I am hearti
ly in favor of it and would like to see it
tried here. The funnv' work at conven
tions would be stopped and honest delegates
would not be thrown ont because they were
in the minority and could not.help them
selves." WORTHY A TRIAL.
John J. McCaffrey, Recording Secretary
of the Randall Cluu: "I think it would be
a good idea to give the system a trial here
and see how it works. If it is good for one
party the change certainly would be advan
y"5?HE
tageous to another. The Crawford county
way of doing business has many good
features to recommend it, and there is no
doubt that it wonld be productive of some
good'
An attempt was made to see "William
Brennen, Esq., the 'Democratic attorney
and President of the County Democracy.
He was not at the rooms of the association
during the evening, but a number of the
members were found there discussing the
proposed change. They seemed to think it
would be a bad move for the party to adopt
the system, on account of its being in the
minority.
M LACK OP MATERIAL,
Seven Candidates Already Named for a Shy
at Bayne'a 8hoe Lot of Lawyer- Who
Wonld Like te Help Slake the Laws at
Washington.
The Republican voters of Allegheny and
the Twenty-third Congressional district will
have no lack of excellent candidates from
whom to select in nominating their man to
succeed Colonel Thomas M. Bayne in the
National House of Representatives.
In addition to Colonel "William A. Stone,
who has already declared his intention to
stand at the primaries, and George Shiras,
who will make hia decision to-day, the fol
lowing are mentioned as possible candidates:
United States District Attorney "Walter
Lyon, who lives at Evergreen; John S.
Robb, Esq., whose home is in Ems worth;
ex-District Attorney "W. David Porter, of
the Fourth ward of Allegheny; City At
torney George Elphinstone, of the Second
ward oi Allegheny, and Councilman Charles
"W. Dahlinger, of the Fifth ward of Alle
gheny. Mr. Elphinstone announced his candi
dacy to a few friends yesterday. He is a
brilliant voung attorney, living on Resaca
street He has been practicing law for
about eight years. He made his first good
hit in the Eddie Thaw poisoning case five
years ago. He defended Mrs. Bunnell,
who was charged with the crime,
and secured her acquittal. His argu
ment to the jury in her be
half attracted a great deal of attention
and praise. He Is now serving hia third
term as City Attorney of Allegheny, and
has announced that he would not again be
a candidate for that office. His friends
have understood for some time that he ex
pected to be a candidate for Congress in
1892. He is one of the leading spirits in the
Order of Elts. Asa public speaker he has
few equals in this part of the State.
Yesterday a number of the friends of
Charles "W. Dahlinger called upon him. and
asked him to be a candidate. He will give
them an answer in a day or two. Mr.
Dahlinger is only 31 years old and is the son
of a carpenter. By hard work and economy
he has already laid the foundation for a com
fortable fortune. He was born in the
Third ward of Allegheny, and has
lived 27 years in the Fifth. He was
for several years cashier of the Working
men's Savings Bank, on East Ohio street.
Four years ago he was admitted to the bar
and has already secured a good civil prac
tice. He is a good talker, and during the
Harrison campaign he made a speech on the
tariff, before a meeting in the Bijou Theater,
for which he was highly complimented by
Colonel Bayne. He is unmarried.
He is now serving his secondterm as a
member of the Common Council for the
Fifth ward, and is Chairman of the Car
negie Library Joint Committee. He is the
only candidate of German parentage.
HOW THEY LOOK AT IT.
Blesirn, Stone and Shlraa Contest With
BIther of the method.
A call was paid to Colonel Stone last
night at his residence in order to solicit his
opinion on the resolution to abolish the
delegate system of voting at primaries.
"It is immaterial, bo far as I 8m con
cerned, Whether the Crawford connty system
is adopted or not," he said. "I don't think
it is necessary to bring that method before
the people at the present time, and I am
not particularly infatuated with it It does
not present any stronger safeguard against
objectionable features in politics than the
Present system of voting by delegates. All
desire is time enough in which to take
proper care of my canvass and win the fight
fairly."
George Shiras III. was found at home,
meditating upon the new turn of affairs.
He was asked regarding the resolution to
adopt the Crawford system, and replied: "It
Is well worth trying. The delegate system
now in vogue has lost confidence with the
people. Whether the Crawford method
would prove better in the long run or not
is impossible to say withont a trial.
The present system would be more
favorable to me in case I become a candi
date, on account of having my organization
complete, or nearly so, but if it is the desire
of the County Committee to try the Craw
ford system in the coming primaries, I wilL
interpose"no objection."
TWO EUEGLAES CAPTURED
While Carrying; Booty Ont of the House
They Bad Raniached.
Officer Chisholm, of the Second police
district, neatly captured a couple of young
burglars yesterday morning about 6 o'clock
while on bis way to the Fourteenth ward
station to report off duty. When he came
to the corner of New Dithridge street and
Forbes avenue, he noticed a couple of men
acting a little suspiciously about one of the
houses in course of construction on Dith
ridge street
The officer went to the Oakland patrol
Stable and replaced his blue and brass with
citizen's dress. Going back to the place he
met the men face to face coming out of the
house they had been looking at, bearing a
large sack completely filled with all sorts of
carpenter's tools. They were placed under
arrest and taken to the Fourteenth ward
station, where they gave the names of
David Beets and John Gelney, and their
residence as Ridge street, Thirteenth ward.
THOUGHT TO BE JUSTIFIABLE.
Two Allegheny Boya Ran In for Whistling
Annie Rooney.
Two boys named Charley Creese and John
Noble indulged in a whistling duet last
night at the corner of Ohio and North
streets, Allegheny, and were giving a very
fine rendition of "Annie Rooney" when
Lieutenant Mclntyre swooped down and ar
rested them. He sent them to the lockup
for disorderly conduct
As both boys are well known and have
lots of friends, a rally was made for them.
After the friends had pooled their financial
issues, the required deposit ot $30 was' put
up for the appearance of the prisoners to
day. OK THE ROOF OF TTTK HOUSE.
Ben Richard Sent to the Workhome for
Sniplclon Action.
Ben Richards, a colored man, was arrest
ed at an early hour yesterday morning and
locked up as a suspicious character. Rich
ards was found on the roof of Mamie Tay
lor's house, 123 First avenue, and it is sup
posed that his intentions were to rob.
At the hearing yesterday morning, Rich
ards, who has often figured in the Police
Court, was sent to the workhouse for six
months.
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incident of a Day In Two Cltlc Condenied
for Ready Reading.
Pbof. Elias E. Baraxat, a native of Da
mascas, last evening gave an entertaining lec
ture on the mission work In Syria and Egypt,
and his conversion, at the Seventh U.P. church.
Forty-fourth street, last evening. To-night be
will deliver an Ulnstrated lecture and enter
tainment at the same place. Five ladles and
fire gentlemen in Syrian costume will assist him.
A SLIGHT Are occurred on the roof of the
three-story brick dwelling occupied by William
Kelser, No. 321 Fifth avenue. The fire was
caused by a- defective fine, and was extin
guished with slight damage.
KTfC pj -' '"SfJSW"
PITTSBURG" S5ISPAT6S,
A lOiCOftLiK
To Invade Pittsburg Unite
Peacefully To-Monw.
A WARM WELCOME BEADY.
Radical Changes Fayored In Insane
Asylum Management.
FEATURES OF TflB COHYENTIOft
In the phalanx of professional organiza
tions enrolled in the State of Pennsylvania
there is one which Pittsbnrg will greet
with hearty welcome to-morrow morning
the State Medical Association. One year
ago the association met in this city to hold
its annual session, bnt 'a pall hung over the
convention when the heart of Johnstown
was torn out The organization bowed be
neath the weight of the great sorrow and
affliction attending the greatest disaster that
ever darkened the history of the continent,
and by unanimous consent of the few mem
bers who were present it was decided to post
pone the meeting until this year.
There is a keen interest manifested by the
medical fraternity of the State in the for
tieth annual session, to be held at the Bijou
Theater this week, and the physioians ot
Pittsburg are looking forward with pleasure
to the coming event.
SECOND 10 NONE.
Hjny doctors will attend this meeting,
and it is expected that the society will make
the convention second to none in the histo ry
of the organization.
Dr. J. B. Murdoch, the President of the
society, will preside over the session. He
said yesterday: "The meeting will be
fraught with entertaining and instructive
features, and keep alive the spirit of prog
ress and advancement Papers relating to
our profession will be read and discussed,
and thus promote a healthy social inter
course and fellowship among the members
of the body. Strong indications are appar
ent everywhere that there is a deep interest
felt in medical matters by the public at
large, and our meetings will be open to all
who choose to come."
"One of the things that will quicken the
circulation of the doctors' blood on Wednes
day will be the report ot the Committee on
the Management of Pennsylvania Hospitals
for the Insane," said Dr. E. A. Wood.
"They will advocate reforms which will
have much weight on legislation. The
prime mover in the matter is Hiram Corson,
a Quaker philanthropist of Horristown, who
has made a study of the abuses practiced in
insane asylums."
Dr. Samuel Ayers, who is Chairman of
the 'committee on the insane asylum report,
saidi "We will advise sweeping changes
in the present management of Pennsylvania
institutions for the insane. The medical de
partment should be removed entirely from
all connection with the other branches ol
the asylums, such as the farming, etc.,
which should be turned over to others."
SEW STSTEM3 TO CONSIDER.
"There will be something like COO to 600
physicians present, with their wives," said
Dr.' J, Hilton Duff, one of the physicians
who relieved the Johnstown sufferers.
"Numerous topics, covering a wide range of
medical subjects, will be duly diseussed
and new systems suggested that will accrue
to the advantage of the profession." 4
une oi me jonnaers oi ine organization,?
Dr. Traill Green, of Easton, will read a
paper the second day on "Chemistry of
Cookipg."
There will be a reception tendered to the
Medical Association of Pennsylvania by the
Srofession of Allegheny county, at the
lonongahela House, Wednesday evening,
and another by Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Murdoch
at their home, to the society, Thursday
evening.
Dr. W. B. Atkinson, of Philadelphia,
Secretary of the State Medical Society, ar
rived yesterday. The Doctor and his wife
are stopping at the Monongahela House.
He expects at least 250 physicians to be pres
ent In speaking of the annual convention
he said:
ONE OF THE DRAWBACKS.
"This is a postponed meeting from last
year, and I don't expect it will be as inter
esting or as thorough from a scientific stand
point as it would have been if the meeting
had been held at the stated time. It is like
warming over meat to take up papers that
were prepared and intended to be read a
year ago. Some of the physicians have re
vised them, some have dropped ont and one
has written a paper on a new subject. Of
course there will be papers read on hygiene,
practice, etc, giving the improvements in
these various branches of medicine during
the year.
"The development and success attained in
abdominal surgery is the most remarkable.
Indeed some doctors have become so bold
that they will attempt almost anything un
der the hope that they can save the life.
We think nothing now of remov
ing tumors from the abdomen,
and I remember how surprised some
English physicians were when Dr. Morton
told them at one of the hospitals how he had
fixed up an Italian who had been shot
through the abdomen in a row. He sewed
up all the breaks, and the fellow went out
ready to be shot again. In the old days we
would have given him morphine to relieve
the pain, and.then let him die.
AIT IMPORTANT FEATUBE.
"One important feature of this meeting
will be the report of the committee who had
in charge the matter of having medical ex
aminers appointed for the purpose
of admitting physicians to practice.
As the law stands now it is not effective.
Any man who will swear that he lost his
diploma, or even presents one that may be
bogus, is permitted to (practice. Ho one
knows whether the diploma belongs to him
or not, and he is not required to offer any
proof."
In this connection it may be stated that
the homeopathic school of physicians made
a strenuous kick against the appointment of
medical examiners unless the different
schools were equally represented. The bill
introduced in the last legislature provid
ing fori the necessary changes in the
law was branded as an allopathic bill, and
through the opposition of homeopathic phy
sicians it never came up for passage. The
different schools could not agree as to repre
sentation, and the question was dropped.
The report of this committee may revive the
subject, which is, to say the least, import
ant Even the lawyers have stricter rules
than the medical men to keep out of the
profession incompetent persons and frauds,
TEH BTVEB J0BDAH.
Water from Paleatlne With Which to Dap.
tlze Plttibarn; Intant.
Next Sabbath morning is the regular
period ior baptism of children at the Butler
Street M. E. Church. It will be more in
teresting than usual, from the fact that the
water to be used for the baptismal ceremony
is from the Biver Jordan, in Palestine.
The pastor of the church, Hey. W.
H. Pearce, D. D., when traveling in
the Holy Land recently, filled two large
bottles with water from the most sacred
ford of that stream, and brought them
home with him to Pittsburg. These bottles
will be uncorked for the baptism next Sab
bath. There will be many proud mammas
as a result
It is still a custom in Palestine for the
Arab sheiks to go down to bathe in Jordan
in great state with their families, loaded on
long trains of camels, gaily Caparisoned.
The water is highly prized for baptismal
D.viit.a avArvirliafa
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Promlucnt Theatrical Name.
All sorts and conditions of men and
women appeared before the" police magis
trates of the two cities yesterday morning i
to answer for breaches of .decorum and peace,
committed on Saturday night
Thirty-three offenders confronted Magis
trate Gripp. Most of them had been guilty
of drinking not wisely but too deeply.
Some were discharged, few went to jail
for short terms, and the balance paid fines.
Benjamin Bichards was found wandering
on the roof of No. 123 First avenue at 3 A.
M., much to the alarm of the inmates. He
could not account for his presence in such a
peculiar position, and was sent to the work
honse for six months. John Dill, a vagrant
who insisted upon being arrested, went to
jail for ten days.
Three familiar names in theatrical circles
bobbed up at Mayor Wyman's hearing
vesterday morning. They were Mary
Anderson, who was arrested in a raid on her
house at 96 Howard street; Joseph Jefferson,
who was caught in the same house,and J. K..
Emmett, who was caught in another at 96
.Biver avenue. There were 31 cases before
Mayor Wyman, ten of them being women.
Shortly after midnight Lieutenant Mclntyre
with Roundsman Lee and Officers Beuter
and Shuff raided Mrs. Painter's place at 96
Biver avenue. They caught her and Mollie
Kline, Pearl Walker, Mrs. Morris. Harry
Painter, Charles Handler, William Hohner,
Frank Jlyers and James McKillen. Mrs.
Painter was fined $50 and costs and the
others, with the exception of Kohner, paid
?10 and costs. He paid $1.
Lieutenants Thornton and Boyd raided
the house of Mary Anderson, at 96 Howard
street, about 2 o'clock, and caught the pro
prietress with Mary Smith, Harry Davis,
H. Pierce, John Edgar, John Walters,
George Anderson, Joseph Jefferson, John
Lewis and Andy Jones. Miss Anderson
paid $25, and the rest ?1, except Jones, who
was discharged.
Lieutenant Thornton and Officer Busha
also raided the house of Annie Walker, at
46 Middle street The proprietress was ar
rested with Dora Smith, alias "Sloppy
Weather," and James and W. J. Foster.
Miss Walker paid $50 and costs, Dora
Smith, $10, and the men $5 each.
John Smitta, the peddler who abused
Officer Prescott on Saturday, was sent to the
workhouse for 60 days.
One of the prisoners, John Conner, who
was arrested for drunkenness, took delirium
tremens and struck at his shadow on the
wall of his ,cell and broke two bones in the
baok of his hand.
Police Magistrate Succup, of the Third
district, disposed of eight cases at the Thirty-sixth
ward station yesterday morning.
John Gorden was fined $1 and costs for
fighting. John Wilson, of Dnquesne
Heights, was fined $10 and costs for beating
and abusing his wife and child. His case
was turned over to Agent O'Brien for in
vestigation. John Medhan was sent 30 days
to the workhouse for corner loafing.
Police Magistrate Hyndman disposed of
11 very common cases at the nineteenth
ward station.
THE WEST PENH BENEFIT.
A Seating; Capacity Provided to Accommo
date 6.000 People.
The programme for West Penn Hospital
entertainments next Saturday have been
completed, and seats for both the military
exhibition and Marine Band concert will be
placed on sale at S. Hamilton's this morn
ing at 9 o'clock. Military orders have been
issned bv Colonel P. D. Perchmknt. of the
Fourteenth, and Colonel N. M. Smith, of
the Eighteenth Regiment, requiring the
companies to assemble in light .marching
ferder on Saturday at 1:30 p. m. The field
and stan will report mounted. .Battery li
will also be on hand to participate in the
ceremonies. From the indications the two
regiments will make a strong turnout, and
an interesting time is assured. General
John A. Wiley will be on hand to command
the brigade.
The seating capacity at the old Exposi
tion gronnds has been arranged so as to ac
commodate 6,000 people, but it is thought
every seat will be occupied, as the demand
has already been very great. Tickets will
be sold for the military display at 50 cents,
and 25 cents extra for reserved opera chairs.
The admission to the concert in the evening
will be $1, and 50 cents extra for reserved
seats. Only a limited number of reserved
seats will be sold, and no seats will be re
served after 9 o'clock on the evening of the
concert.
An interesting programme has been pre
pared for the Marine 'Band. Among the
selections will be one entitled "Caprice, or
the Contest" It is a band test, which ends
in a row.
THE PEINCET0N EXAMIKATI0HS.
A Big School Reaching Ont for Recruits
From ritt.bars.
On Thursday next at 11 o'clock, and con
tinuing through Friday, the annual ex
aminations for Princeton will commence at
the McClintock building on Market street
Prof. William M. Sloan, or this city, will
conduct the examinations, which will be
for admission to the freshman, sophomore
and junior classes, and to the new school of
electrical engineering recently added to the
college.
An incentive is offered to candidates for
the freshman class, in the shape ot a prize
ot $50 in cash for the best examination. It
promises to be a spirited contest
ITALIAN BOYS' VENDETTA.
They Fight Willi Knives for the Smile of
a Little Playmate.
Frank Chilrain, 9 years old, and Kick
Fortrene, 11 years old, Italian boys who
have been in this country but three weeks,
had a fight last evening in the rear of No.
21 High street The boys, it is said, were
candidates for the smiles of little Beatrice
Francesco, also a recent arrival from Italy.
Chilrain was getting the worst of the battle,
when he pulled a knife and cut Fortrene
three times in the side.
A physician was called and dressed the
elder boy's wounds and said they would not
necessarily result seriously. Ho arrests
were made.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
Some Who Travel. Some Who Do Not, and
Other Who Talk.
State President E. T. O'Friel, Execu
tive Committeemen P. H. Kelly and James T.
Dougherty, of the Emerald Beneficial Associa
tion of Atlanta, arrived in the city yesterday
to hold a conference with the leading Inter
national, State and subordinate officers of the
order in reference to the coming convention.
Charles B. McVay, I Jr., and Lawrence
Speer, of the United States Navy, stopped long
enough in Pittsburg yesterday to take break
fast at the Monongahela Bouse. They were
bound for New York.
F. H. Eggers, of Allegheny, one of the
members of the State Pharmaceutical Asso
ciation, will leave to-night for York, where tbo
annual meeting of the association Is to begin
to-morrow.
John N. Neeb, the successful nominee
for the Btate Senate in Allegheny, went East
last evenintr. He said be had some business to
attend to that was neglected through political
work,
Mrs. Charles Shultz, of East Diamond
street Allegheny, leaves to-day on the steam
boat Keystone State to visit her sister In Cin
cinnati. John N. Taylor and H. S. Knowles,
two of the largest East Liverpool potters, are
stopping at the Anderson,
A. S. Sims, a literary man from Mt
Holly, N. X, Is registered at the Schlosser.
Big reduction sale of ribbons begins to
day. Jos. Horns & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
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Iron
Workers Will -Present Their
Scale For the First Time.
KOUGHEBS AND CATCHERS' WAGES.
Journeymen Tinners Ratify the Terms of
the Settlement.
DSPEECEDESTED MOUTH OP STRIKES
The growth of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron and Steel Workers has been
marvelous during the last year. As stated
in The Dispatch a few days ago, the
average increase in membership has been 22
per cent. The greatest growth has occurred
in the East, where John Gallagher, the
Special Organizer, has done effective work.
During the past year he has organized
lodges, as against 32 the previous year.
This year the workers are in shape to force
their demands in the East, and the scale
will he presented to the manufacturers for
the first time.
In many of the Eastern mills, where the
association has no representation, the men
are not paid more than $3 60 to H for pud
dling. 'It was to overcome this state of af
fairs that a special organizer was engaged
for that district How that the old scale for
boiling has been reaffirmed, the only chance
for a strike this summer is a refusal of the
Eastern manufacturers to sign the scale.
The discussion of the scale will proceed at
this morning's session. Its consideration is
being carried on in a careful and deliberate
'manner, and its discussion commands the
closest attention from the members.
A TEBV CLOSE VOTE.
The vote on the boiling scale Friday was
very dose, the motion to adopt (6 as the
price for puddling being lost by less than 30
votes out of a total of 260 delegates, showing
that there was a significant disposition
among the delegates to advance the price.
And it- now transpires that many voted
against the 36 who were really in favor of
the motion, bnt who were afraid the manu
facturers would not sign the scale and there
would be a strike. If they conld have pre
vented the fact that there was a division in
the association over the matter, and made
the manufacturers believe the $6 rate had
been adopted unanimously, the measure
would have been passed. But the manu
facturers knew that about half of the dele
gates were opposed to advancing the scale,
and -had ?6 been asked they wonld have
been in a position to refuse their signatures.
The programme for to-day is the comple
tion of the boiling scale, which will consume
the forenoon session. It is expected that the
muck and the scrapping and bnsheling
scales will be disposed of this afternoon.
A2IOTHEB TUSSLE COMING.
An effort will be made to reach the rough
en' and catchers' scale this week. This will
be equally as interesting a fight as the one
over the boiling scale, except that the dele
gates will be divided on a question that af
fects their own individual pockets and not
those of the manufacturers. The following
is the present agreement in force between
the heaters and the roughers and catchers:
It la understood that ronghers and catchers
on sheet and jobbing mills shall each be paid
as follows, based on a two (2) cent Western
Iron Association's card, with (2) per cent addi
tional for each one-tenth (MO) advance of said
card, and two (2) per cent decline for each de
duction of one-tenth (1-10) from said card, but
it shall not go below a two (2) cent card.
On large sheet and jobbing mills the wages
for routrhine and catching shall be 2 60 per
turn each, of seven (7) beats, and when eight
(8) heats are made the rougher or catcher shall
each be paid S3 per turn. But the price for
roughing and catching on small sheet mills
shall be the regular fl 25 each per day of seven
(7) heats.
The roughers and catchers will ask for a
10 per cent advance, and this question is to
be decided by the convention. As the
roughers and catchers are largely in the mi
nority the chances are they will be defeated,
unless they have developed a sympathy in
the ranks of the puddlers and rollers.
TETtMB OF TEE SETTLEMEHT.
Tinner SatUfled With the Way la Which
the Strike Ended.
The journeymen tinners met yesterday and
ratified the action of the Conference Commit
tee, which settled the strike on Saturday. It
had been agreed to by the conference com
mittees that the terms of the settlement
should not be made public nntil after the
meeting of the master tinners next Friday
evening, but the news was too good for the
men to keep to themselves.
As stated in The Dispatch yesterday,
concessions were made on both sides. The
master tinners conceded the demands of the
men that the minimnm wages -should be
2 60, and agreed that all workmen who had
their wages increased previous to May 1, or
had the offer of a raise since the strike,
should be paid the increase from to-day. It
was further agreed that where a competent
workman changes from one shop
to another, he shall not receive
less in the second than he
did in the one he has left This, the men
claim, is a great concession on the part of
the masters. They say it has been the cus
tom for men who have been discharged or re
signed in one shop to be compelled to start
in for much lower wages elsewhere than
were paid him before.
The strike has lasted since May L Dur
ing that time Local Union Ho. 12 paid out
$1,600 in strike benefits. There were about
260 men out, but not more than 75 of the
men were in need of money.
A BEMTKDEB FE0M EVAHS.
He Say the Boycott I Still On the Pltti
bnrg Traction Company.
"The delegates to the Amalgamated Asso
ciation of Iron and Steel Workers' Conven
tion evidently don't know that a boycott
has been placed on the Fifth avenue cable
cars," said Master Workman Joseph L.
Evans, of D. A. No. 3., Knights of Labor,
yesterday.
"It has been reported to me that the dele
gates are riding on the cars to and from the
convention. They should not forget how
the company treated organized labor, and
discharged its best men because they be
longed to a labor union. The boycott is not
being pushed nntil the Dnquesne company
starts its cars. As soon as we can offer the
publio another line to patronize, and assist
ns in securing recognition, we will advise
them to leave the cable company alone. It
is gratifying to know, however, that the ma
jority of union men living out Fifth avenue
walk to and from their homes, and will con
tinue to do so, rather than patronize a com
pany fighting their interests."
A Month of Strikes.
The month of May has gone on record as
one in which almost an unprecedented
number of strikes occurred. There were in
all 243 strikes, involving 67,607 persons.
Of the strikers, 26,000 ore reported as car
penters, joiners or workers in wood. In
April there were 160 strikes, involving 33.
030 people.
Hodcarrier' Demands.
McKeesport hodcarriers will demand $2 60
per day after to-day. The wages paid now
are $2 for plasterers' hodcarriers and $2 25
i uiBBM noacarners. xney demand a
uniform rate of $2 60 per day. The Master
Plasterers' Association has organized, and
comprises all contracting plasterers in the
city.
Ladle' Gordon Saihec
A complete new line opened to-day all
colors, plains, polka dots, stripes, etc., etc.
See them at ribbon counter to-day.
JOS. HOBUE & CO. '8
Penn Avenue Stores.
Bargain In Blazer.
All cloth blazers marked downbelowcost
Come quick before they are all sold.
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' FISH Iff THE BALLGROBKDS,
They Were Probably Awaiting the Betnrn
of the Player' Club About 300 Ger
man Carp 'Caught Without Hook or
Line Some Big Yarn Go With Them.
Inrthepast two weeks 300, and probably
more, German carp have been caught in the
old Exposition grounds in Allegheny. The
low land back of the Brotherhood ball park
was flooded during the last nigh rise in the
Allegheny, the water coming in through a
large open sewer. Or rather sluice way, built
to carry off the water from the grounds dur
ing the old racing days. The sewer is
some three or four feet above the level of the
ground, and after the high water had sub
sided it left an immense pond that is only
now disappearing by seeping down through
the ground. Some boys floating about (it
on improvised board rafts on last Decora
tion Day stirred up a number of fish, -and
since that time the place has been a regular
fishing ground for all the men and boys in
the neighborhood.
The peculiar part of the sport, however,
is that a hook and line is not necessary.
The fishers roll up their trousers and wade
in. Armed with a club, they strike the
fish over the head and when he keels over
they pick him out Some of the boys have
made a pocketful 'of money catching and
selling them, while others are satisfied with
enough to stock the home larder. The fish
weigh from two to four pounds, but some
aio even larger.
George MeNimery, the son of one of Alle
gheny's police officers, with a companion
named Edward Marcellus, caught the larg
est one, weighing eight pounds. Two
brothers, Joe and Dick Bichards, caught
two tubs full yesterday morning, and others
have been equally successful. Yesterday
two little boys waded into a smaller pond,
and in half an hour caught five. The pond
was not more than five feet across and about
eight inches deep. Carp is not the only fish
they catch, ho rever, as a large number of
catfish and spoonfish have been found. One
little fellow about 9 years of age, named
Eddie Knapp, caught a goldfish.
The fishermen think the animals came
from a carp pond near Johnstown that the
flood of a year ago washed out Others
think they came from the private carp pond
in the East End beyond Silver Lake that
broke two weeks ago, and ran out by the
way of Negley's run.
FAITH IN THE BRIDGE.
Coloael Andrew Talk Aboat the Propoied
New York Terminal Stmctnre He
Make a Point In Favor of Ballroads
Against Canal.
Colonel James P. Andrews went to
Buffalo last evening. The Colonel has
great faith in the new bridge to
be built across the Hudson for the
Hew York Terminal road. He says
the girders will be four feet in diameter,
and each one of the fonr cables will be made
up of 80,000 strands of wire. The bridge
will be wide enongh to accommodate ten
tracks, and the depot to be built, he says,
when completed, will be the finest in the
world. The structure will cost from $40,000,
000 to 60,000,000, and is private capital.
As soon as Congress grants the company a
charter the work will be commenced.
Turning to the subject of the propoied
Erie canal, Colonel Andrews said: "If that
canal scheme is feasible why don't the men
who will be directly benefited put up the
money to build it Why tax the farmer in
Lancaster county for something in which he
is not interested." If such a precedent were
adopted the people in any part of the State
conld demand similar privileges, and the
public funds would be subverted.
"The minimum of carrying freight by
water, especially in canals, cannot be re
duced. To begin with, I don't think there
is a sufficient water shed to supplv this ca
nal. The boats are moving up hill all the
time. The canals are so narrow that the
water piles up ahead of the vessels, and it
requires extra power to overcome the iner
tia. This is not true in rivers where the
water can easily, run along the sides. The
cost of transportation by railroads is con
stantly being reduced, and the rates are
gradually coming down. I prefer railroads
to canals every time."
New Drea Good To-Day.
A complete new line of imported checks,
42 inches wide, in black and white, blue
and white and brown and white, all sizes of
checks and extra value at 75c a yard.
Jos. Horne Ss Co.'a
Penn Avenue Stores.
Ladle, Can Yon Sivlmf
If not, why not? Surely you cannot af
ford to neglect such a healthy exercise. You
can learn in a very short time if you'll but
make up your minds to take a few lessons at
the Hatatorium, Dnquesne way, where
you'll find the water always pure and at a
most delightful temperature. Ladies' day
to-morrow (Tuesday) from 8 A. m. to 2 P. m.
The pool, which is emptied twice a week,
specially for ladies' days, is filled with salt
water and is always to be found in its crys
tal purity. The most expert swimming
teachers in the country in attendance and
perfect safety insured to everyone. Ladies
supplied with swimming costume fxee of
charge.
Do You Know Lansdown? the most
desirable fabric made for summer dresses.
See it on our dress goods counter to-day.
Jos. Hobxe & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores,
Hark Down In Carpets.
Commencing Monday, June 9, we make
our annual cut down, closing ont sale of all
left over carpets, rugs, curtains, eta. First
class goods to go at greatly reduced prices.
Ca3ipbei.Ii & Dick, Fifth avenue.
Dress Good Bargain Sale To-Day.
60-inch novelty plaids, worth $125, to
day at $1 a yard.
1 Jos. Horse & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
See sale of Kreiling's Tenth ward, Alle
gheny, lots on third page.
Ladies' Gordon Sashes Bibbon counter.
Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
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Weakness, Indisposition to Work,
Headache, Dullness, Heaviness,
Lack of Appetite, Constipation,
all indicate that you need a few doses
of the genuine
Dr. McLane's Celebrated
LIYER PILLS.
They strengthen tho weak and purify the
BLOOD.
They are prepared from the purest
materials and put up with the great
est caro by
FLEMING BROS.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Be sore you get the genuine. Count
erfeits are made in Bt Louis.
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JUNE WEDDINGS.
We are prepared for them.
Can you give us
the timer will show you a handsome assort-
ment of Bridal Gifts. No trouble to make se
lection. -Cool stores. Goods packed and
shipped to destination.
STERLING SILVER
BABE CHINA! CUT GIASa
FINELAMPS.
CABINETS. BRIC-A-BBAa
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
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A BUIIEt'tEEOu'GB: HIS EAS.
How a Boqoet Street Realdent Repelled a
Neighbor' Interference.
Some Fourteenth ward Intoxicants and a
diversity of opinion in domestic authority
almost caused a tragedy in a colored house-
hold in "Italiantown," offBoquet street
vasuana, yesteraay aiternoon. SamueB
Maxwell and Samuel Bray, both colored
and brothers-in-law, occupy one house and
spent the forepart of yesterday in having si
good time together, aided by other relatives!
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon MaxwelQ
took exception, to the conduct of one off
Bray's children', and undertook to chastise)
the youngster. Bray interfered, and de4
clared that he wonld not permit a brother
in-law to usurp the pleasing function of)
governing his family or any member of it
The men were a little under the influence)
of drink and used some strong language)
toward each other, which was stopped by;
Maxwell striking Bray in the face. Tha
latter made no attempt to answer with A
blow, but whipped out a revolver and fired
at his opponent They were standing closA
together, but owing to the shooter's un4
steadiness of aim the first ball went wide of
the mark, and the second struck MaxwelVy
on the right ear, catting off a little of the
top. " ,
Both men and James Armstrong, who was
a witness to the affair, were arrested by
OfficerMcLaughlin and taken to the Four
teenth ward station. Maxwell was sub
sequently released on a forfeit.
2 THEY GOT TEE BIDE,
Two Citizen Who Will Probably Walk
When Again Ordered.
Yesterday morning Frederick Yick and
John Flishman were arrested ai twenty
eighth street and Penn avenue. As Officer
Cole passed he requested them to "move.
on." They refused on the ground that they
would not walk. The officer said he would
give them a ride in the patrol, and attempted
to arrest them.
Both men turned on the officer. Lieuten
ant Teeters appeared, and after a hard Strug
gle succeeded in handcuffing one of them.
Officer Cole overpowered his man, and the
two were given the promised ride. At tho
hearing before Magistrate Leslie both men
were sent to the workhouse for 30 days.
PITTS BUBO, Monday, June 9, 2S80.
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PENN AVE. STORES.
JUNE
CLEARANCE
SALE
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EMBROIDERIES,
And just In time for your Summer
Dresses.
'To-day, Monday, June 9, wo begin
our reduction sale of all our Em
broideries, instead of waiting until
July and August, aa has alwaj been
the custom with ns and everybody
else. We will Inaugurate to-day the
sew enstom of giving; you these
desirable goods at "July prices" In
the beginning of Jane, when they
will be of ose to yon.
COME TO-DAY!
CLEARANCE SALE OF
EMBROIDERIES.
Bead of a few of the offerings:
First:
A big lot ot 45-Inch Swiss Em
broidered Skirtings, hemstitched, 27
Inches of work, extra value at75oa
yard, worth a great deal more.
Second:
An extraordinary lot, as to quan
tity, choice of designs and cheap
ness, fine Swiss Embroidered Skirt
ings. 45 inches wide, with 27 and 33
inches of work, at SI and $1 25
nover before sold under 81 50, SI 75
and many high as S
Third:
A grand general price-cut on two
grand, generalscales 25 PER CENT
AND 60 PER CENT. Hundred
and hundreds of yards of Nainsook
and Swiss Embroidered Skirtings,
on which the prices, until this morn
ing, were 31 50 to 84 a yard, will to
day be reduced all round fully 25
and E0 per cent
Fourth:
A very large line of Children's and
Misses' widths fine Swiss Embroid
ered Skirtings, 24 inches wide, at
60c, 60c and 75c, regular SI and SI 25
qualities.
Fifth:
A lot ot very fine and choice
styled Swiss Embroidery, 10 and 13
inches of work on 36-incn. cloth, ac
(1 and SI 25 until this moraine they
never sold under SI 60 and SI 75.
Sixth:
These few items are as nothing
compared to the big lots they repre
sent and the many bargains they
spsak for.
A mere mention of tho fact that
all our narrower Embroidery to
match the skirtings, used exten
sively tor neck and sleeves of Bum
mer Dresses, are going at cor
respondingly low prices.
REMEMBER that the goods are
perfect and that these extraordinary
prices are mada now to do in Jnne
what merchants are usually content
to have done In July and August
clean out everything tot summer
wean
Bargains In all departments that
yon will do well to see at once. Tha
wide-awake bargain seekers will see)
the end of many lots to-day.
JOB. HDRNE it CO.-.. J
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