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A DEFIANCE IR IROI,
The Offer of a Belgian Firm to Un
dersell Home Manufacturers 25
Per Cent, on a Contract
CAUSES A DECIDED SEfcSATIOK.
Local Iron and Steel Hen Amazed at the
Offer, and Scarcely Prepared
to Credit It
BELGIANS POSITIVE IT CAK BE DONE,
And labor Leaden Think the Difference is Wases
Would Allow It.
A decided sensation was created among
Pittsburg iron and steel manufacturers by
the offer, as published in Tnc Dispatch.
of a Belgian iron firm to supply the struct
ural iron necessary for the new Court House
at Minneapolis 25 per cent cheaper than it
could be lurnished by Pittsburg manufac
turers. The contract is a Urge one 300,
000 being the estimated cost and it has at
tracted the attention of many of the large
structural iron manufacturers throughout
the country, but especially around Pitts
burg. The publication of the bold offer of
the Belgian firm was therefore received with
surprise, and has caused general comment.
"It the Belgian iron firm can make good
its boastful offer," say the manufacturers,
"why, the present tariff is insufficient, and
the reduction in the metal schedule of
cent per pound for structural beams and
channel iron, proposed by the McKinley
bill, will surely result in allowing the
Belgian manufacturers to carry off most of
the contracts Jor structural irom."
JUST AS rKEDICTED.
Oliver "W. Potter, ot Chicago, president
of the Illinois Steel Company, in an inter
view with a Dispatch reporter sometime
ago, said, when asked whether Chicago was
not undermining Pittsburg's trade in
structural iron :
"There is room enough for both Pittsburg
and Chicago in the structural iron market.
The trade will increase from year to year.
The only danger is from Belgian competi
tion. The iron from the mills there threatens
to crush out competition in the world."
This startling verification of Mr. Potter's
opinion brought home to Pittsburg manu
facturers has, therefore, caused much sur
prise, but little alarm, as the offer is too
radical for them to credit. At the Belgian
Consulate, however, the genuineness of the
offer was confirmed, ana it was further
learned that the Consul in Pittsburg had
been notified by the Belgian firm of its in
tentions. He said that already Belgians
had secured contracts for structural iron at
Houston and Austin, Tex., and when the
offer was made for the Minneapolis Court
House he had no doubt that the foreign
manufacturers were prepared to make good
their claim.
E. M. Bntz, a member of the Columbia
Iron and Steel Company, which is largely
engaged in the manufacture of structural
iron and steel beams, is much interested in
the offer of the Belgian firm, and is collect
ing information on the subject. Mr. Butz,
in addition to being an iron manufacturer,
is also an architect, and his knowledge of
the subject gives his opinion especial
weight. He was yesterday interviewed by
a reporter tor The Dispatch and said:
WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
"Although I have not bid for the Minne
apolis Court House contract, yet when I
read of the offer made by the Belgium firm
I determined to investigate and will get
some information from Belgium on the sub
ject. I do not believe the Belgian firm
could lulfi.ll such a contract, at the present
price of structural iron or steel. In fact,
for two years we have had no competition
from Belgian manufacturers, as higher
wages and higher prices prevented the iron
and steel from being landed in New York
at the selling prices of the American prod
ucts. There may have been a big reduction
in foreign prices, lately, of which I am igno
rant, and until I can ascertain the selling
prices abroad. I cannot determine whether
or not the offer was merely a bluff.
"About four years ago. however, iielgian
manufacturers did carry off a large contract
in the United States. Texas was building
its State House at Austin, and the quantity
of structural iron necessary ran into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost.
"The Belgian manuiaciurers shipped iron
to Galveston and thence to Austin for about
Z cents per pound, after paying duty and
freight. Thi was about 5 per ton below
what Pittsburg manufacturers could do,
after paying freight to Austin. Since that
time the cost of manufacture has cheapened
sometrhat, owing to increased facilities, and
at the same time the prices abroad have ad
vanced. "In the Minneapolis contract Pittsburg
wonld have some advantage over the Bel
gian manufacturers in point of cost of trans
portation, as after the Belgian iron was
laid down in New Yoik, it would still have
to be carried some 400 miles further than the
Pittsburs iron would have to travel. How
ever, until I learn whether Belgian iron can
be landed in New York at less than S56 per
ton I cannot say whether or not the foreizn
iron can crowd out the Pituburg metal.
Prom present appearances I am inclined to
believe that the Belgian firm cannot fulfill
its contract"
CAN SCARCELY CREDIT IT.
Mr. A. M. Byers, the well-known iron
and steel manufacturer, was also skeptical
as to the possibility ot the Belgian firm ful
filling its proffered contract without loss.
He said: "I think the offer is too radical,
ir the Belgian firm had offered to supply
the iron say a or 6 per cent
cheaper than could be done here,
I should entertain but little doubt that they
could do it. But 25 percent difference is
too much. I do not just now recall the duty
on structural iron, girders and beams, but
it is possible that the Belgian manufacturers
but have tome means of evading the
straight schedule, and have the iron im
ported at a lower rate."
"Is there not a large quantity of iron im
ported tree as ballast for ships?" Mr.
Bvers was queried.
""The greatest quantity of the iron so im
ported is raw, as pig metals. I hardly be
lieve structural iron could so be imported."
"If the Belgian firm can make good its
statement would the McKinley bill prevent
such importations in future?"
"Oh, no. The difference is too great to
be affected by the metal schedule, so far as
structural iron is concerned, but I cannot
believe the Belgian firm rcilly intends to
make such a radical cut.'
Mr John Chal.aut, of Spang, Chalfant&
Co., said he had not heard of the Minneap
olis contract, but he was convinced that at
the ruling prices for iron, it would be im
possible lor the firm in Belgium to so under
sell the American market.
SOME COMPARATIVE PRICES.
A member of the firm of Carnegie.Phipps
& Co.. who are the largest structural iron
manufacturers of Pittsburg, said: "The
ruling price of beams and channels to-day is
S3 10 per 100 pounds, and of angles ?2 15. I
am convinced that the Belgian firm cannot
undersell those prices 25 per cent. They
charged f3 25 for the iron which was
furnished for the contract at Austin,
Texas, and since that time wages and other
itemkofcost have advanced in the foreign
markets, fully 17 per cent. TJnder those
circumstances I hardly see bow they can
compete for the Minneapolis contract.
Again, the demand in these days is tor
structural steel girders, beams and channels,
and in this the American product is super
ior to the cheaper foreign beams, which are
generally filled with flaws. Under a criti
cal examination their steel would hardly
stand the tests necessary to insure safety and
length of service. If the firm does import
the structural iron, however, it will un
doubtedly be a dangerous blow to American
industries."
"When The Dispatch reporter spoke of
the sensational offer to a number of the dele
gates to the Amalgamated Association
convention, they were very great
ly surprised, and all seemed in
lavorof even a higher protective tariff on
steel and iron structural materials. Dele
gate Charles Killon. of Illinois, who is em
ployed in a structural mill, said:
THE DIFFERENCE IN WAGES.
"There are three men employed in the
mill where 1 work who came from the La
Porte Mills, near Aix-le-Baius. They stated
that the wages paid in the Belgian mills
were nearly 39 per cent lower tnan those
paid in Pittsburg, and even in the present
time ot alleged high wages in Belgium, the
advance is not within 25 per cent of the
wages paid here. Under such circumstahces
I am not at all surprised at the ofler made.
The cost of transportation is at minimum
rates across the ocean, as the vessels are
largely subsidized by the Government. Pile
on the tariff, I say."
James Nutt, one of the trustees of the
Amalgamated Association, said on the sub
feet: "If the Belgian iron firm is able to
make such a sweeping cut, and pay the
present duty, what will it not be able to do
when the Senate gets through cutting the
McKinley bill to pieces? It iR certainly
n astonishing offer, and one which should
engage the attention of the legislators. The
structural iron and steel manufacturers have
one protection in that, for such buildings as
the Minneapolis Court House special sizes
and n5!es are generally required which I
should 'not think a foreign firm could be
able to lurnKh. However, after what, the
Belgian mills did in Texas there can be'but
little donbt that the firm is prepared to
undertake the contract."
NOT A SECOND PLACE MAN.
Major Montooth Will be Governor or Con
linnc to Practice Law.
Pittsburg Bepublicans are disposed to
laugh at the telegram from Philadelphia
that Major Montooth is being talked of
there Jor Lieutenant Governor, and that the
Major is willing to accept second place.
They say it is simply a ruse by the Delama
ter literary bureau, intended to catch some
of the Major's delegates.
Major Montooth was visited yesterday at
his home on the Cliff. His attention being
called to the Philadelphia dispatch in this
paper of yesterday, he said: "I am a can
didate for Governor, and not 'or Lieutenant
Governor. The Philadelphia telegram was
sent out without any authority from me
whatever, and is entirely without founda
tion. I propose either to get the nomination
for Governor of Pennsylvania or to con
tinue my practice of the law."
Private telegrams received in this city
yesterday said that the friends of Montooth
would have three-fourths of the delegates
in the Fayette county convention. This
means three more State delegates for the
Pittsburg candidate. The delegates from
Payette will probably be Messrs. Living
stone, Biuns and Lloyd Johnson. The con
vention will be held at Uniontwr. to-day.
Montooth will have two delegates in Somer
set conuty.and is confident of one from Jefier
son, where the primaries will be held next
Saturday. This will give him 39 votes on
the first 'ballot.
THEY FOUGHT IT OUT.
SItll Worker! Battle on Sondnv and Get
Scooped Ib by Ibe Police.
An impromptu ring fight that resulted in
the arrest of the principals and a spectator,
took place yesterday afternoon on tbe Mo
nongahela river bank in the vicinity of the
Eliza Furnace.
About 2 o'clock when the rays of the sun
were coming down by the most direct route,
a crowd of 15 or SO of the exponents of the
fistic art, with wbomlSohois infested, gath
ered in a group on Second avenue, and by
way of variety, began a discussion on mat
ters pugilistic. Two of the crowd, Mike
Kelly and James Lanaghan, were unable
to agree. The men and the spectators de
cided that an adjournment to some spot un
frequented by the police should be made.
A spot on the river bank, near Eliza Fur
nace, was selected and the fightbegan. For
20 minutes the brawny mill workers pounded
each other Both were hammered almost
out of recognition.
Officers Wachter and Kratz heard of the
affair and made a descent on the "mill."
The onlookers regarded the officers' appear
ance as an interference. When the officers
seized .Kelly and Lanaghan the crowd
seized them, and for a time it looked as
though two of the finest police would not
answer the next roll call. They stuck to
their men, however, and by a little use of
their clubs succeeded in landing the men,
along with John Kent
RUNNING A WAITING CAMPAIGN.
A Democratic Ticket Not to be Named Until
Some Time In September.
H. T. "Watson, Chairman of. the Demo
cratic County Committee, will to-day issue
the call for some ot tbe local conventions.
The primaries will be held next Saturday
afternoon, and the conventions on the follow
ing Tuesday. It has been decided to call pri
maries to elect delegates only to the County
Convention and to tbe Legislative District
Conventions to elect delegates to tbe State
Convention. The regular Congressional,
Senatorial and Legislative conventions will
not be held until September. The Demo
cratic leaders desire to waifuntil they see
the outcome of the Bepublican contests in
the Twenty-third Congressional and Forty
second Senatorial districts.
In the Third and Fourth Legislative
districts only "Wallace men have
announced their candidacy for dele
gates to tbe State Convention. The
candidates in the Third district are
John Dunn, Jr., of Forbes street, Sixth
ward, and Joseph Stokely, the Seventh
ward druggist. Pattison delegates may be
out this week. In the Fourth district the
delegates will be Alderman John Burns, of
tbe Tenth ward, and Charles P. Anderson,
of the Fourth ward. No Pattison delegates
will run in that district, as the case is con
sidered hopeless.
SUITED THE ACTION TO THE "W0ED.
An Allegheny Hot Plnngei Into tbe Hirer
and Loici Ills Life.
About 5 o'clock last evening an 11-year-old
boy named Jeremiah O'Hern was
drowned in the Ohio river near Oliver'
"Woods' Bun mills. He was out in a skiff
in company with two other boys about his
own age. and according to tbe story of one
of them said he was going to jump in, and
suiting the action to tbe wordy plunged over
the side into the water. He sank, out of
sight and did not rise again. The boys
gave the alarm and several young men went
out and dived for him, but tbey could not
find him.
Later tbey secured grappling hooks and
the body was recovered not far from where
he went in and removed to his parents'
home on McClure avenue. Tho Coroner
will hold an inquest into the case this
morning. ,
It's Mr. Bandera, Thin Time.
George Sanders, of Harcnms alley, near
South Twenty-fourth street, was arrested
yesterday morning by Officer Brown on a
charge of keeping a disorderly house. The
information was made by Captain Stewart
on the plan recently adopted to stamp out'
places where liquor is soia illegally.
THE
MUST MARRY OR DIE.
AlternaliYes Which Charles McCabe
Gave Eattie Aldcrdice.
HE FELLED HEU WITH A SAND-BAG.
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The Man Arrested br Policemen, After a
Desperate Struggle,
OFFICER MAHBB SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
Charles McCabe, a laborer employed by
the Pittsburg Steel Casting Company, was
arrested by Officers Miller and Maher, at 2
o'clock yesterday morning, in'a boarding
house kept by Mrs. Young, at the corner of
Twenty-second street and Spring alley. He
resisted arrest and is confined in the Twelfth
ward station on five charges.
Over a year ago McCabe went to board
with the family of Samuel Alderdice, atNo.
3008 Sniallman street Hels2G years old,
tall, stout and fairly good looking. Aider
dice is a shoemaker, and has a comely
daughter, Hattie, 18 years old. McCabe
paid marked attention to Miss Hattie, and
they often walked together in the evening.
After a short time, McCabe one evening
asked Hattie to marry him. She said she
did not know whether she loved hira well
enough, and she asked him to wait six
months. McCabe agreed, with reluctance.
During the time of probation he was often
in her company, and she apparently gave
herself a fair chance to love him. About
two months ago the time was up. McCabe
renewed his suit and was refused. Miss
Alderdice said she was sure she could not be
happv with him. McCabe left her in an
angry mood. He went to her lather's shoe
shop, at No. 2825 Smallmau street, and said
he wanted Miss Hattie, that he was bound
to have her, and that if she did not consent
to marry him she should not live to be an
other man's wife.
SCARED INTO A SKELETON.
"When Mr. Alderdice told this at home, the
young lady was badly frightened. She had
not the courage to leave the house, tearing
that McCabe would shoot her. She knew
that he carried revolvers, and she considered
him a desperate man. McCabe moved at
once to another boarding house.
In a few days the girl received from Mc
Cabe a letter, in which he asked her to meet
him or die. She, of course, did not go to
the place he named. She was so worried by
his threats that she became ill and very
thin. Other letters came and increased her
distress and that of her family.
A little more than two weeks ago Mc
Cabe called at the house one afternoon. He
asked for Hattie and she went to the door.
As Bhe stepped forward, pale and agitated,
McCabe drew trom under his coat a sandbag
and struck the girl a quick, strong blow on
the side of her head. She lell unconscious,
and McCabe then displayed a revolver,
threatening to shoot the whole family.
Mrs. Alderdice ran out the back way,
screaming, and McCabe took to his heels.
Miss Hattie's face was scratched and
bruised by the blow, and she did not re
cover consciousness for nearly two hours.
On the morning following Mr. Alderdice
went to the office of Magistrate McKenna,
and complained against Charles McCabe for
felonious assault and battery and the wan
ton pointing of a firearm.
ADOP1ED A DISGUISE.
"Warrants were issued and Officers Miller,
Brady and Thompson were sent to look for
McCabe. Tbey found that he hud left his
boarding houe and they could not find
him. It was learned yesterday that he had
dyed his mustache and cbanged his clothes,
so that the police did not recognize him on
the street. It was known that he was still
in tbe citv, because the letters, begging for
an interview and threatening death as the
alternative, continued to come to Miss Al
derdice. In one letter McCabe wrote that
he knew that the police were seeking him.
The girl was advised by the police to keep
one of the appointments which he made,
when they expected to be able to catch the
culprit, but she had too much fear of him
to do so, even though she knew that officers
would be near.
Saturday night Officer Miller learned that
McCabe was boarding with Mrs. Young. At
2 o'clock in the morning Miller and Maher
went to Mrs. Young's house and knocked.
"When the landlady arose and opened the
door they told her they had a warrant for
McCabe's arrest. She told abem where his
room was and they ascended to it.
THE GAME IN A TRAP.
The door was locked and McCabe was
asleep in bed. Miller hammered on the
door, when McCabe called out, "Who's
there? What's the matter?" The police
man answered, "There's a fire in tbe house.
Get out, quick." McCabe sprang from his
bed and unlocked the door hurriedly. The
officers pushed the door open and rushed in
side. The room was dark, and Miller said:
"We have a warraut for you. You are ar
rested." McCabe ran to his dressing case, and an
instant later a revolver was. fired. Officer
Maher was slightly wounded in the leg.
Miller, who saw McCabe when the revolver
flashed, sprang upon the man, and a desper
ate fight occurred. McCabe is a strong
man, and was subdued with difficulty by
the two policemen. Handcuffs were put on
him, and, clad only in his night-clothes, he
was conveyed to the Twelfth ward police
station. An officer went to the honse and
got McCabe's garments. In the pockets
were found two revolvers and a long dirk
knife. The revolvers are both of large cali
ber, one of tbem being a British bulldog.
The charges made against tbe prisouer are
felonious assault and battery, assault and
battery, felonious pointing ot firearms, ag
gravated assault and battery and threaten
ing to kill. The prisoner.was arraigned be
fore Magistrate McKenna yesterday fore
noon. He said that he would "do up" the
officers who had arrested him. The time of
hearing was fixed for to-morrow morning,
tbe bail was placed at $5,000 and McCabe
was taken to the county jail.
SOUGHT SAFETY IN A CELL.
A Man From StcnbeoTtlla Wbo Wti Afraid
of Bilne Assnsilnnied. -
An intelligent looking and respectably
dressed man walked into the Central station
last night and asked tbat he be placed in a
good extra strong cell for the night. In
spector McAleese asked'why he was so par
ticular about the cell being so well con
structed. "Well," said the insane man, for such he
proved to be, "I've heard that there are sev
eral parties after me and they want to kill
me with big knives. It you1 have a good
cell they can't get in at me."
The inspector promised to give him the
best cell in tbe bouse and the poor fellow
seemed very gratelul. He said his name was
John Cain, and that he was bookkeeper
Irom Steubenville, Ohio. The Stcubenville
authorities will be notified this morning.
BEES IN MILE: CANS.
Latest Dlodo of Conveying tbe Amber Fluid
Tbroncb Ibe Street! on Sunday.
"That's the latest Sunday racket," said
Detective Coulson yesterday afternoon,'
pointing to a man staggering along Smith
field street under the weight of a large milk
can. The man climbed up Diamoud street,
and he and bis burden turned into-Cherry
alley and were lost to view.
"That can doesn't contain milk," con
tinued, the detective. "That's the way beer
is carried through the streets on Sunday.
You can rest assured that man has found a
complaisant brewer or bottler who doesn't
mind selling on Sunday so long as he is not
found out."
Opening to-morrow, summer millinery.
Jos Hobne & Co.'s "
3?enn Avenue Stores. . ,
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PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
A SUMMER NIGHT'S STORM
Stop tbe Cable Can and ibe Pnuenger
Ilnve to bo Carried Through tbe Flood
by Stalwart Police Considerable Otber
Damage Done.
A sudden rise occurred in the Allegheny
river last night. Millvale borough was
partially flooded in consequence, and most
of the new curbstones laid down were swept
away. Graff, Bennett & Co.'s mill was
flooded, but no very great damage was done.
The rain storm also flooded the Pennsyl
vania Bailroad tracks at Braddock, and the
limited express was delayed about half an
hour. Finally the water ran off, leaving
the tracks in good condition.
The rains hod a bad effect on tbe traction
roads of Pittsburg, delaying traffic for over
two hours. On the Citizens' line there was
considerable trouble at the corner of Thir
tieth street and Penn avenue, where there is
a heavy drainage from the hillside. Last
night the sewers became clogged, and a
regular river was soon formed. Three cars
could not get through, and were compelled
to stop in midwater. The water rose
to the height of four feet, and tbe passen
gers were obliged to stand on the seats.
Finally the Twelfth ward police wagon
crime to the rescue, and landed the passen
gers high and dry.
Many cellars along Penn avenne were
flooded, although very little damage was
done.
On the Pittsburg Traction line there was
trouble at Washington and Boup streets.
At Boup street there was a small landslide
from the hill, which occasioned a great deal
of work.
KNOCKING OUT THE FABMEB.
Bow the Introduction .of Itnplil Transit Car
tails the Granger' Market.
Messrs. George I. Whitney, L. Halsey
Williams and James Marshall, yesterday,
in discussing the original package question
stirred up a new question, relative to farm
ers' grievances. While the home market
for butter may be destroyed by the making
of oleomargarine, aud the home market
for rye be destroyed by whisky sold in
original packages and made of Illinois
and Kentucky corn, there is another griev
ance thai has not yet been touched upon.
The substitution of electric and steam power
for that of horses in this city does away with
the use of 1,200 horses. As the life of a
street car horse is but three years on an
average, this represents tbe loss in this city
alone of a market for 400 horses
a year. At the low price ot $100 a head,
this curtails farmers' income $40,000 a year.
These 1,200 horses consume, of oats or its
equivalent, 146,000 bushels of oats in a year,
worth $48,666, and 2,100 tons of hay, worth
$29,400, and tbe farmers' home market is
thus curtailed in this city alone, to the ex
tent of $118,066 a year.
While the change will doubtless develop
new outlets for the expenditure of energy,
it is evident that each stride of scientific ap
plication causes curtailment of revenue in
some quarter, and the industrial classes suf
fer from time to time, while learning to
adapt themselves to new conditions, almost
as much as the goldfish does while the
water in his vase is being changed.
TB0UBLE AT A FTBET
A Police Officer Suspended for Using Ills
Mace Too Freely.
Officer James Glenn was suspended yes
terday, pending an investigation into his
conduct at the fire on Market street, Satur
day night. Ed Woods was .a spectator of
the fire, and the officer knocked him down
with a club, and then arrested him for dis
orderly conduct. Woods put up a forfeit
for a hearing on Tuesday, and preferred
charges again Bt the 'officer. Officer Glenn
states that Woods, with some other men,
were pushing and crowding up to the fire
lines, and tbat wben he remonstrated
Woods used abusive language. He threat
ened to arrest Woods, when the latter made
a motion to draw a revolver, and the officer
felled htm with his mace.
Constable Treaoy, of the First ward, was
also arrested at the fire. He insisted that
he had a right inside the fire lines on ac
count of his office, and Captain Silvis or
dered his arrest. Treacy protested at the
Central station, bnt put up a lorfeit, which
he failed to call (or yesterday morning.
Other persons have complained that they
were harshly treated by the officers, and the
whole matter will be investigated at the
meeting of the Board of Inspectors to-day.
Inspector McAleese stated last evening that
he was at tbe fire,and was convinced that the
officers in most cases performed only their
duty. There were a number of toughs
present, and the crowd was very unruly.
CAUGHT UP WITH HIS MAN.
Two Klgs Take a Very Lively Dash on tbe
Perryavllle Road.
Considerable excitement stirred the trav
elers on the Perrysville road yesterday when
a rig came down the level stretch at full
speed, hotly pursued by another buggy.
The first vehicle was occupied by a man
named William Muttenberger and a woman
named Annie Miller. The pair were pur
sued by Livery Stable Keeper Thurber, and
after a tight race, the latter caught up with
them. Thurber called a policeman and bad
Muttenberger arrested on a charge of last
driving.
It appears that Muttenberger had hired
one of Thurber's rigs a week ago, aud is
alleged to have abused the horse by fast
driving. He was prohibited from engaging
any more horses, but yesterday he managed
to secure a rig again, without the knowledge
of Thurber. When the proprietor was in
formed of this he started in pursnit of the
other, with the above result.
BEMAEKS FROM A NAVVY.
A Dissertation an Earning a Living by
Making; lMII-.
A dissertation from a navvy on any sub
ject is always interesting, and the way he
often looks at things will tackle the average
mortal. A big, good-natured fellow of this
description was standing in front of the
Anderson yesterday when two distinguished
looking colored men passed: Theyouuger
said to the elder: "This way, doctor."
"Eli, there," remarked the navvy, "did
you hear that? He called hira doctor.
Well, anything to get out of work these
days. It's an easy way to earn a living by
being a pill maker, but I never take any of
their pills. A little bit of good grog will
fix me np when I get sick. I don't mean to
fake too much, vou know, to make the old
woman mad, but just enough to cure my
sickness?"
CASES TO BE TBXED.
Judgo Acbeson Goes to Wllliaunport to
, Bold Coart Tbere.
Judge Acheson, Assistant United States
District Attorney. Alcorn and Clerk of
Courts McCandless went to Williamsport
last evening to bold court tnere to-day.
Mr. McCandless stated that several impor
tant postoffice cases and one of perjury in
connection with a robbery of the .mails will
be tried.
"William Casterlan, charged with robbing
a postoffice; Emma Cole, charged with pass
ing counterfeit monev; Jesse Thomas,
robbing the mails, and Silas Bish, using
the mails for purposes of fraud, wre taken
from the county jail this morning at 3 o'clock
to Williamsport for trial.
Fined 950 Apjeee.
Matthew Smith, Mary Donnley and
Lizzie Davis, of Frankstown, were heard
before Magistrate Hyndman, at the Four
teenth ward station, yesterday morning, on
charges of keeping disorderly houses. They
were each fined $50 and costs. Smith paid
his fine, but tbe women were locked up and
will go to the workhouse this morning if the
nne u not paw.
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MONDAY. JUNE 16.
NOT EflOUGH IN IT.
The Reason There is Hot a Rush for
President Weihe's Shoes.
MORE MONET MADE IN THE MILLS.
Hopes of a Way Ont of a Long Enforced
Idleness This' lear.
ME8SEKGER BOYS AND THEIR W0EK
There is some apprehension on the part of
many of the older delegates to the conven
tion of the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and Steel Workers that President
William Weihe will retire at the end of
this year, or on July 1. Last year Presi
dent Weihe resigned prior to the close of
the convention, and, although re-elected by
acclamation, only accepted the Presidency
on condition that he was not to be expected
to continue in office after the expiration of
his term this year. He has not expressed
Himself on the subject to the general dele
gates during the present convention, but a
trustee of the organization said last night
that from conversations with Mr. Weihe
be was convinced that it is the President's
intention to remind the convention of its
promises during the previous year, and in
sist that he be allowed to retire. In caRe he
does, the Western delegates art determined
to have a President from their midst, and
several persons are spoken of for the posi
tion. NOT" ENOUGH MONEY IN IT.
The difficulty in selection lies in the fact
that most of the older delegates hold good
positions in mil'", hich they are unwilling
to relinquish for a salary of S1.500 a year
with all tbe onerous duties attached to the
position of President. At the same time,
the older and more conservative delegates
are opposed to placing in the position a man
inexperienced in the workings of such a
large and important organization. They
much prerer advancing the salaries of the
President and Secretary, and retaining the
present officials.
The convention on Saturday finished the
consideration of the scale, and Secretary
Martin will have it ready for the printers
to-day. The scale for nail cutting on the
straight lOd list has been altered to 15 cents
on a $2 list, which is a slight advance, and
has been done to mollify the nailers, who
claimed that for the last three years
they have been made to suffer in order to
secure advances for the puddlers, heaters
and rollers. Another peculiarity ot the
scale will be that the annual scale for roll
turning will, not be introdnced in order to
be knocked out in conference by the man u
facturers. ANOTHER LITTLE PUZZLER.
The conference subject is also puzzling
the iron and steel workers. When the
"Western Iron Association collapsed in 1888,
the manufacturers refused to meet the work
ers in joint conference to settle the scale for
1889-'90, and the workers, after giving due
notice, sent the wage list 'to every manu
facturer individually and quit work on
June 30,1889, until'each mill owner was
ready to start his works and sent for the
mill committee to sign the scale. The
workers, being in ignorance of when the
mills wonld start, were compelled to remain
at home, as they did not desire to start on a
vacation and be suddenly sent for to come
to work.
It was stated last night that tbe mill own
ers will be importuned to appoint a confer
ence committee to meet the committee or
workers and decide upon the scale. Then
the manufacturers can close for repairs as
long as they desire, and the workers will not
be in the dark as to the outcome.
AS TO TTTB MESSENGER SERVICE.
The Factory Inspection Law Criticised
Where It Appllrs to tbe Boy.
The enforcement of the factory inspection
law is being criticised in Pittsburg so far as
the child labor section affects messenger
boys. There are employed around Pitts
burg, in telegraph and messenger services,
about 1,500 boys. Most of them are sons of
poor parents, wbo cannot afford to do with
out support from their children. The mes
senger service does not entail arduous
physical labor, although the night work
and exposure, it is asserted, affect the
growth and undermine the constitutions of
the boys.
It was stated at the Western "Union tele
graph office last night, that an effort is made
to so divide the squads of boys that none
need work more than nine or ten hours, and
that they really should not come under the
restrictions of the Factory Inspection law,
as their work is not similar to the confine
ment of children who work in mills, factories
and workshops.
The Department of Public Safety has also
interested itself in the preservation of the
morals of the messenger boys, by prohibit
ing their talcing messages to places where
boys shouldn't go.
FEW IMMIGEANTS COMING.
Tbe Number Carried by the Pennsylvania
Not Up to the Average.
Agent Pitgen, tbe immigrant man at the
Union depot, thinks his thoughts in many
languages, and when be gets tired
of one he uses another. He spoke
in English yesterday about the
immigrant traffic. Tbe time was when the
Pennsylvania road did a thriving business
in carrying new comers into the country,
but this year the number has not been up to
the average. Mr. Pitgen can't account for
the falling off. The number of Hungarians
and Italians appears to keep up. Some of
them go farther West, bnt many of them re
main in and around Pittsburg.
More than one batch ot these laborers
have been taken up the Allegheny Valley
within the past lew months. They are em
ployed in grading and making new track.
Mr. Pitgen claims there is plenty of room iu
America lor good immigrants, but he is not
very well pleased with the people from
Southern Europe.
AN ENCOURAGING SHOWING.
Tbo Number of Delegates to tbe Flint Glass
Workers' Convention Incrcaard.
The annual convention of the American
Flint Glass Workers' Union, to be held at
Baltimore, July 7, promises to be more than
usually interesting. There will be about
200 delegates from the 108 locals, who will
represent about 7,200 men, being an increase
of nearly 1,000 members over last year.
It has been learned that there will be a
number ot changes made in the factory or
working rules which will affect the "moves"
and indirectly the wages ot the glass work
ers. The rules will affect the number of
pieces made in a move.
MECHANICS OFF FOB CHICAGO.
It Kcqulrrd Four Section on ibe Ft. Wayne
Road to Carry the Crowd.
Thn Pittsburg contingent of the Jr. O. U.
A. M. to the annual meeting to be held in
Chicago this week started over the Ft. Wayne
road yesterday. There were 500 more per
sons in tbe party than were expected. It
required four sections, or 22 cars and, 12
sleepers to carry the crowd. About COO
more will follow this'raorning.
The delegation was headed by Superin
tendent of Mails Stephen Collins, one of
the leading State officials of the order.
Overcome by the Beat.
;
Lizzie Gillmore, aged 15 years, was over
come by the heat and fainted at the corner
of "Wylie avenue and Green street yesterday
morning, while on her way to church. The
patrol wagon was called but her parents re
lused to have her placed in the vehicle. She
was removed to her home on Center avenue
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'1890.
OVER IN STANLEY'S LAND.
SOME POPULAR IDEAS OF AFRICA EX
PLODED TO ATOMS.
A Missionary Relates: lit Experience of
Seven Year on tbe Dnru Continent
Native Preaching tho Gospel Charcbes
BalltWitb Grade Implement.
Eev. A. C. Good, who recently returned
from Africa, where he has been engaged in
mission work for the past seven years, de
livered an instrnctive lecture in the Third
Presbyterian Church last evening. His
subject was: "Seven Years on the Dark
Continent," and he related many .things.
entirely unheard of by his auditors. Kev.
Mr. Good is a native of Armstrong county,
and was educated at the Western Theologi
cal Seminary. He returned from Africa
several weeks ago, and will again sail for
the dark continent August 23.
Mr. Good was stationed at the Ogowe
mission, on the Ogowe river. The latter is
about 55 miles south of the eqtrator, and the
territory supposed to be covered by the mis
sionary is as far as he can travel by boat.
There "are six stations connected with the
missions, and the light of the Gospel is
spread by natives.
The missionary began by describing'the
country. He said the lowest temperature
was 68 and the highest 96 degrees during
his seven years of work among the savages.
Everybody, he said, got the malaria, or
African fever, bnt he claimed the fever,
which is spoken of in whispers in this coun
try, is not a marker to an ordinary Missouri
chill. Only one death occurred among 8 to
12 missionaries in the seven years. Tbe
country is not so badly infested with poison
out insects and wild beasts as is popularly
supposed. Tbe worst insects he had to con
tend against were white ants, which, he
said, were strong and healthy and could go
through more theological lore than any stu
dent he ever knew.
"The people of the country are just a
safe from wild animals as they could be in
this city," the speaker continued. "They
will steal domestic animals left outdoors at
night, but never attack a human being.
These stories you hear and sights you see of
people who are tattooed, with hair standing
on end and guns in their hands are absurd.
If I could take you in my boat up the
Ogowe rever, and give you an opportunity
of seeing the natives, you would have an
entirely different opinion of them. When
tbey catch sight of a boat they begin to
shout 'white man coming. 'white man com
ing.' The first time I heard it I felt
nervous. As I walked on the shore among
them I felt as if I would like to be awav.
but I found they were just as wfll disposed
toward me as you are. A white man, is
perlectly safe in their hands, if his moti ves
are understood. If you want to trade or
barter they will receive you with open
arms and exchange what they can for some
thing tbey like. They have such a regard
for the white man that they would hardly
allow me to get away from the village.
They want to imitate our ways of civiliza
tion. When r strike a new village and
begin to talk to them I have a big audience
around me in ten minutes.
"All of them want to become Christians,
and display a wonderful amount of zeal in
the work. At one of the stations in the
mission the natives built a church and then
applied tor a church organization. The
floor of tbe building was made of. boards,
and how they got boards there, without hav
ing to saw the lumber, was more than I
could imagine. I found tbey went into tbe
forests, filled with trees, and after splitting
them, cut the pieces down to the thickness
of boards. Thn only instrument they had
was one small ax. At the first service a
more attentive audience I never preached
to. When I was coming away they told me
they would build a larger one. The natives
are ready to hear the gospel if it is sent to
them."
Bev. Mr. Good deplored the factthatlarge
quantities of gin and rum were being car
ried into the country from Europe, and un
less it was soon stopped the years of work of
Christianity and civilization would be for
naught,
SICK AND "WITHOUT FOOD.
Sad Case of Destitution DUcovered la Rial'
berry Alley by a Pbyslclan.
A pitiful case of extreme destitution was
discovered on Saturday night by Dr. K. M.
Sands in Mulberry alley, near Twenty
eighth street. He received notice to call at
the house of Mrs. Mary Martina, a Polish
widow, whose children required medical at
tention. The physician is not easily startled,
but in this instance he was absolutely
dumfounded that such a case could exist
for even a day without becoming known.
He found tbat the family required aid.
not alone from a physician, but trom every
one who believes that a human life is worth
saving. In a little room in Mulberry alley
he discovered Mrs. Martina, whose husband
has been dead a year, and six young chil
dred. One child lay dead and three others
were confined to bed, all seriously ill. One
is suffering from measles, another from
pneumonia and the third irom inflammation
of the stomach. The dead child had expired
on Saturday, but what the cause of its death
was is not known, as it was without medical
attention. p
Dr. Sands made the unfortunate family
as comfortable as possible, and gave Mrs.
Martina a charity permit to have her child
buried to-day.
Prefer a Lite of Freedom.
Sammie Brown, 9 years old, with a7-year-old
companion, eloped from the Home of
the Friendless, Allegheny, on Friday. The
boys have been seen loitering around Lib
erty street on one or two occasions since,
and the police have been asked to arrest and
return them to the Home.
Eouoh-AND-Beady Tailors Millinery
to-morrow. Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Every School Girl
Should have a Friendship ring. They are
choice and cheap. Prices range from 50c to
$1. This makes a souvenir of schooldays
that will always cive pleasure and satisfac
tion, at Hardy & Hayes, Jewelers, Silver
smiths and Art Dealers, 529 Smithn'eld
street, new building. We close at 5 P. M.
FINAL summer millinery opening to-morrow.
Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
London styles Millinery opening to
morrow. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Communicated.
What's the matter with Dan McWill
iams? He's all right, and will be one of
the Democratic nominees for County Com
missioner. Millinery Summer 1890 Opening to
morrow. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Store".
Millineet, to-morrow Final summer
opening. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Communicated.
Attention! Democratic Voter.
Go to the polls Saturday afternoon, Jnne
21, (5 to 7 o'clock) and vote for the delegate
in favor of Daniel McWilliams for County
Commissioner.
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5,000 sailos hats Millinery opening to
morrow. Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
THOUSANDS of bunches Flowers to
morrow. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Seo Ttaejn! See Tbcm!
Cravon portraits only $6 at Treganowan'i,
152 Wylie ave. " aiwi"
SuaiHES millinery opening to-morrow.
. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
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A DEATH WATCH SET.
William Smith, the Murderer, Placed
Under Surveillance
UNTIL HB EXPMTES HIS CRIME.
He Drops ,the Appearance of Insanity,
and Pleads for Mercy.
0NLT TEN DAIS LEFT FOB HIM TO 11TB
The death watch has been placed upon
William Smitb, the colored wife murderer,
whose execution is fixed for the 26th of this
month, by order of Sheriff McCandless. He
will never be left alone again until he
reaches that portal across which every man
must pass unaccompanied. The manner in
which this prelude to death was received
has removed from the minds of the jail offi
cials the last lingering suspicion tbat Smith
is insane.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Bice and Deputy
Constable John Asherman were appointed
as the death watch by the Sheriff,
and they will stand alternate eight
hour watches. Yesterday morning Warden
Berlin took Bice to Smith's cell
and introdnced him to the prisoner, in
forming the latter that be would now have
company day and night until the day of the
execution. Then, for the first time, Smith
appeared to realize that his end was fast ap
proaching. insanitt plated out.
Smith has been very obstinate and re
served since his trial, and has absolutely re
fused to talk to anyone, not even to his
friends or the physicians who examined him
for evidences of insanity. When approached
noon any subject, he would simply reply,
"I know my business," and then relapse
into stolid silence. He has all alone been
impressed with the idea that his attorney
would secure him a new trial or a commuta
tion of the death sentence.
When the Warden began to explain the
meaning of the deatb watch yesterday,
Smith trembled violently, and seemed to
feel that all hope was gone. When he
partially recovered bis serenity he insisted
that he did not want a death watch as
he did not wish to be bothered by men
hanging around his cell all the time. When
it was explained to him that hi wishes
conld not be respected in this instance, as
the law requires the placing of the watch,
Smith sprang to his feet nervously, and
seeming to believe that the Warden was to
be the executioner, exclaimed excitedly:
"Say, boss, you wouldn't have the heart to
to hang me for what I did, would you?
"Why, there's a dozen men who only got
second degree for shooting people down on
the street in cold blood for nothing at all.
I tell you, boss, I had cause to kill, I had."
HB KEALIZK3 HIS POSITION.
The "Warden left the cell and Smith lay
down oh his cot and for a couple of hours
was lost in deep meditation. Then he
aroused himself and began talking to
Watchman Bice on different topics. From
that time on he has spent his time in read
ing the newspapers, smoking and talking,
varied with an occasional nap. He is not at
all cheerful, and appears to fully realize his
position.
The duties at the death watch are mo
notonous and onerous, but Watchman Bice
is well up in tbem, having served in a like
capacity for seven condemned murderers
Carter, McSteen, Babe Jones, Weinberger,
Frank Small, Ward McConkey and Ed.
Coffee. The member of the dead 'watch on
doty sits in front of the open cell door
and "watches every movement of the
condemned man. Every article taken into
the prisoner is searched for fear a knife,
poison or some other means for cheating the
callows may be hidden in the package. He
is allowed nothing to eat or drink until it
has passed through the hands of the jail
officials or has been prepared within the
walls of the institution. The prisoner is
not allowed a knife and fork at bis meals,
the lood being cut up before given to him.
He must eat with a spoon, and that and the
necessary dishes are removed from the cell
the moment he finishes his meal.
TBIAIS OF A BAGGAGE MAN.
One Need More Muscle Than Brnlns to
Handle Trunk Tlieie Day.
"Oh, yes, I often gel tired," said a gray
haired baggage man as h leaned against
his car door at the Union depot last night,
"bnt suppose I hadn't this job, what would
I do. I have been at the business so long
that I am unfitted for anything else, and I
couldn't handle a pick or shovel.
"Are these trunks easily handled? Do I
have to lift heavy weights? My, how von
amuse me. There are modern appliances
to assist men in almost every other
line of work, but what a baggage
man needs most is plenty of brute force.
Some of tbe pieces weigh as much as 400
pounds, and to unload them at country sta
tions requires some pushing and struggling.
The fellows on the through trains that
make few stops have the best times, except
in a wreck, when the stuff usually piles up
on their frames, but that is one of tbe little
Jileasantries of the business, and after your
lmbi have been twisted and your back
broken several times you are then a thor
oughbred, and the considerate public dab
you a baggage smasher."
New Paris Styles Millinery to-morrow.
Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Anderson's ginghams prices cut to
day. See ad. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s,
Penn Avenue Stores.
Aufbecht's Elite Photograph Gallery,
516 Market st. Pittsburg. Prices lowest.
To-mobkow's the day summer milli
nery opening. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Impurities in the LiVGr.
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.
Wben you have these symptoms, try a
lew doses of tbe genuine
DR. C. McLANE'S
Celebrated Liver Ms.
Price, 25 cents. Sold by all druggists,
and prepared only by Fleming Bro,
Pittsburg. Pa. Beware of counterfeits
made in lit. Louis.
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TEA SETS,
ICE PITCHERS,
BERRY DISHES,
BREAD TRAYS,
BAKE DISHES,
CRUMB TRAYS,
WAITERS.
A Choice Stock ot New Designs.
V P RORKRTS & bUJNb. this great stock of ,jffi
A PUDDLEK TAKES POISON.
Driven lo Snlclde by Drink Two Attempt
to Tnke III I.lfe A Trade Farewell to
HI Family Deatb Relieve III Terrible
Suffering.
Cries of distress last evening, about 7
o'clock, attracted the attention of the resi
dents in the vicinity of Tnrner alley, hear
Pike street, Allegheny. The neighbors
hurried to the residence of Paul Baufman,
and found him stretched out on the floor,
dead. He had committed suicide by taking
paris green.
For the past week Baufman, who was em
ployed as puddler in Zug's mill ever since
a boy, gave free awing to his appetite for
liquor. Yesterday evening he was in tbe
house with his wife and five children, and
something in his actions betrayed the fact
that he was secretly disturbed. Suddenly
he began to vomit violently, and attempted
to conceal the awful cause of his sickness,
but his wife was not to be deceived.
'Ton have poisoned yourself!" she
gasped.
Her husband sank into a chair, and, draw
ing his little daughter to his side, said:
"This is the last time I will ever see you.
Be a good girl."
Dr. Schaner was hastily summoned, and
everything was done to alleviate the suffer
ings of the suicide, but at 830 o'clock Banf
man died from the effects of a dose of pari
green administered by himself.
The deceased was about 45 years old, and
leaves a lamily of seven children in poor
circumstances. He attempted to poison
himself last Tuesday, but was prevented by
his wife. The Coroner will hold an inquest
to-day.
A Mysterlon Assault.
M. J. Bray was taken to the Central sta
tion at 9 o'clock last night with a bad cut on
the back ol hi- bz
US !iad pA:i Inund
lying near the corner of First and "erry
streets, and did not know wbo struck mm.
His wounds were dressed and he was re
leased. Cnnohi la a Speak-Easy. '
Mrs. Mary Kaine's house, Z5o. 28 Straw
berry alley, was raided by the police yester
day morning and the proprietress, her son
and daughter and Mary McCarthy were ar
rested. Inspector McAleese will prosecute
Mrs. Kaine for keeping a speak-easy.
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TO-DAY.
. This day we reduce tbe prices
On oar entire stock of genuine
ANDEBSON'S SCOTCH
GINGHAMS.
OVER 25.000 YARDS;
OVER 600 PIECES.
The 40c qualities ARE NOW
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Tbe SOc and COc qualities ARE
now aiXc
As to tbe styles. It Is unneces
sary to attempt a description
that could be bnt very meager
and incomplete at best. Every
body knows ANDEBSON'S
GINGHAMS, and in such an
enormous stock imagine tba
myriad of style, tbere must bo.
Tbis announcement will be a
surprise at so early a date, but it
Is BONA FIDE and our reader
will respond.
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to come at once to secure tbe "
choice. If you cannot corns
write to our MAIL ORDER DE
PARTMENT for samples. A
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Wash Dress Goods Department,
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