Pittsburg. We have tried other cities, but so far we hare not been able to get the quality of steel plates that are made iu this city. I take Pittsbure to be the greatest iron and steel manufacturing city in the United States, and I am certain that no other one pats nut yearly so much of the product The mill at Homestead is one of the moit complete steel mills I ever saw. I have seen nothing equal to it In any respect anywhere, and I haTe Tisited the most important steel plants in the country. Pittsburg is undoubtedly the steel center or the United States." STILL DEVELOPING. Mr. E. "W. Carroll, General Manager of the American Tube and Iron Company, and who is interested in the Adams' direct open hearth steel process, said it was not possible for foreign companies to put out a superior prade of steel than can be made by the di rect process. The latter, he thinks, is the best process for making steel for any purpose. N ow that the America Gov ernment is bednninc to construct its own armored ships, Americxn manufacturers ought to be gWen an opportunity to furnish the material. They can do it The steel Bow made has been proven to possess re markable resisting qualities, and the great est possibilities of American manufacturers have not yet beetyleveloped. A call was nind upon Mr. B. F. Jones, of Jones & Laugblin, bnt that gentleman, be yond cxpresinc the utmost confidence in America being able to produce n material of equality an'i endurance to any produce, had sot time to discuss the matter. THE I-LAOES TO BE TESTED. The first of the plates to be used in the test next month is a compound plate of the kind used in England, made by Cnmmell & Co. The second is a rteel plate made by the Creust Companv, and of the kind adopted in certain continental countries lor armor ing ships. The third is rf nickel steel, an alloy of steel and nickel, which is reported to have shown remarkable reIsting quali ties on the proving cround at Creusot and in England. These plates will be attacked with forged steel shell of six and eight cali ber, fired with velocities of ?,075 and 1,850 feet per second respectively. FAMILIAR BRAKEMEN Arenac (be Ire ofl.ady Passengers on Ac ermmartntion Trains One Fppnk Ilrr Dllnd an the SnbJ-ct Terr Flnlnlr-Un-vrlcome Hnllnnirlrs. Ladies living along the Pennsylvania Railroad are complaining about the unwel come gallantries oi some cf the brakemeu on the accommodation trains. A young lady who lives in Wiikinsburg said to a Dispatch reporter yesterday: "I really think the railroad authorities should see that brakemen are restrained in their familiarities with passengers. Last Saturday I rode home from the city, arriv ing at Wilkinsburg about noon. As I stepped from the car the brakemau seized me by the arm and squeezed me in the most insulting wsy, smirking as he did so as if he thoucht I should feel honored by his attention. This is not the only time I have been annoyed by brakemen in asimilar manner. "While some of the young men on the road are gentle manly enough, there are others who evi dently consider that their duties give them the right to try and 'mash' every girl who rides on their trains. For my part, I do not require any assist ance in walking down the three or four steps from a car platform. The brake man gives you no chance to re'use his at tentions, however, he simply grabs yes, that is the word each lady as she gets down, and otten in a manner that makes her wish she had her big brother handy with a horsewhip. If you make inquiries, you will find that many of the passengers be tween the city and Williamsburg have the same cause of complaint" The young lady walked away as she cpoke, and it was easy to see by her flashing eye and the proud toss of her head that she was thoroughly in earnest in what she said. A LACK OF INTEKEST SHOWK In the Seml-Ccnlennlul by Allegheny City Urennlzatlona. The retail jewelers of Allegheny held a meeting in City Hall last nig'it to consider the matter of participating in the semi centennial celebration next Thursday. Mr. August Loch acted as chairman and the ar rangements were so far advanced that a creditable display is assured. After in formally adopting, a plan of action in which they appointed committees to see every jeweler in the city, they decided to hold another meeting next Monday night and perfect every detail. There are some 40 jewelers in Allegheny and it was resolved to secure carriages and turn out in one of the divisions in a manner befitting the craft A float of some description will also be a feature of their display, the nature of which Has not yet been determined on. The old volunteer firemen will hold a meeting in Common Council chamber to night and arrange the details of their turn out It is said that a number of Allegheny organizations that are more or lets indebted to the citv are holding back and showing a great lac of interest in the event Some of the members of the committee intend to re member ij and retaliate by voting against their requests in the luture. A CITY HOSPITAL HEEDED. X German ITna Bard Work to Find a Place f' to Die In. A case occurred yesterday in the Tenth ward which illustrates the necessity of a city hospital in Pittsburg. Joseph Ham berger, a young German who lives with his mother, a very poor woman, on Seventeenth street, and who is dying of consumption, went to Dr. Heber and asked him lor medi cal treatment and to have him sent to a hos pital. The physician had no authority to send him to any of the hospitals in the city and he sent him to a down-town physician, who sent the sick man to another down-town physician, and the latter sent him to Dr. Clark, in Lawrencerille. The doctor told him that none of the hospitals in the city would take a charity patient when the ailment was incurable, and the best he could do was to send bim to the Depart ment of Public Charities, which he did. The department sent him to the City Poor Farm, where the doctor says he will die in a month, as he has all the symptoms of a man who is in the last stages of consumption. "I believe," said Dr. Clark, "that Chief Elliott was askins for what the city is very much in need of when he wanted a city hos pital established. I am an earnest advocate ot Mr. Elliott's idea, and know from the cases which come under my own observation that Pittsburg should have a city hospital." FEMALE CBOOK CAPTUBED. 8be isArreated on a Choree of Robbing; a jt Number of Honsea- Officer Maxwell last night arrested Mar gie Bankard, a good-looking young woman, n a charge ol stealing irom a number of houses in the downtown part of the city. About two weeks ago she secured a room at a bouse on Third avenue and disappeared the next morning witb'severul articles of Talue. She turned up next on Second ave nue, where she played the same game, get ting $200 worth of plunder. Last night she turned up at a Second avenue house. Offi cer Maxwell was sent for and she was ar rested. Detective Con son fonnd that she had been living in Yellow Bow. She is thought to have come Irom Kansas City. Kansas City and Chicago pawn tickets were found on her. The Deaertrr Taken to Colombo. Prank J. Eeuber. the alleged deserter from the United States army and who was arrested in this city Sunday last, was taken to Columbus barracks resterday by Sergeant Edward Berbecht Eeuber lived at 2fo. 72 South Twelfth street. WOES OP THE PETS Dogs of Every Size and Breed Being Sadly Introduced to Muzzles in Accordance With CHIEF BROWN'S STEKN MANDATE. Troubles of Clerks Who ire Asked by Ladies to Hatch the Color ofa Pas's Eves. HUMANE AGEKT O'BRIEN'S SUGGESTION. The Dtpinnest cf rablic Safety Issues IU Instruc tions to OlflceTs. HE lattest fad in Pittsburg is a muzzled "bark" worn on the end of a ribbon or string. The ladies take to it reluctantly, nr but when Chief Brown sets the fashion they have to bow grace fully. Nearly every body believed the war on dogs was -to com mence to-day, and in consequence the vari ous gun stores looked like dog shows yesterday. There was every breed of dogs from English mastiffs to pugs and curs. Many were the fightB regardless of show cases or fishing tackle, The sale NOTICE AlL UNMUZZLED D0&5 W1LU BE SHOT. itbiUiim.H'iiinaiitittt. i ... "'IIIIIMUII. An Indignation Medina:. of muzzles were enormous, and every house in town telegraphed yetterday for more. The clerks are having a world of trouble. Muzzles are more difficult to fit than shoes. Every woman has some new idea in muzzles and don't understand why they are not made that way. Then the poor clerk has to listen to the pedigree and wonderful exploits of each and every dog. SUCH A CUKNINO PET. In Brown's store, on "Wood street, a big woman with a little, mangy-looking cur Come on, Jack, Tliere Comet the Copper. under her arm, came puffing into the store and deposited tbe canine on a showcase. A clerk came up, and while the muzzle was being fitted, the woman commenced: "Now see that muzzle fits right, for that dog is the most intelligent animal in " "Oh, this won't hurt him a bit" broke in the clerk, who had just heard tbe pedigrees of 75 different dogs dnring the morning and was anxious to turn the subject "He's the most cunning animal you ever saw," broke in the woman, who would not be shut up on the subject of her pet's ex ploits, "Why, only the other day when I read in the newspapers that dogs bad to be muzzled the dog seemed to understand. Why, do you know he actually stole tbe pa per and a little while alter 1 saw him in the back yard with teveral other dogs. They actually tore that paper all to pieces, and then the dogs disappeared and we did not see them for three days. He can smell a cat for a square and as for rats " But by this time the muzzle was fitted and the tired clerk was being entertained Don't be Afraid, Pet, I Know the Policeman. withthe histury of a big Newfoundland that had wandered in with a little boy bung on the 'end of a strap, and good naturedly asked to be muzzled. A little lurther down the store was a handsome, black-eyed lady with a skye ter rier under one arm and a black and tan pup as a balance under the other. WANTED SOMETHING PBETTT. "Haven't you anything solter than those horrid wire things?" she asked. "Vie doesn't look a bit Bweet in that cage, and I know that poor Gip will just cry himself to death if he has iO wear one. Now it would be so much more becoming if that nose strap were only made of blue leather. The black doesn't suit the color of bis eyes. Its a real mean order, bo it is, and I won't put ugly muzzles on you darlings, and I'd like to see the brute of a policeman that would try to shoot you, von. little dark Z ssrr KSL-lM i vL V T ft xV - Aitrltll " al 1 2Z -asy i u; i f&ZZr5 K. W0&5L f rz-w.... l r-iillLj i I notice r j-i l itl ?&s MM 1 r 'THi fill LTtf If Mi 7 A If THE ings," and she gathered up her treasures and marched out, while the stye terrier oontentedly chewed her bonnet strings and the pup barked his approval of the de cision. In William G. Johnston's they; have a stuffed wild cat with a muzzle on it sitting on a show case. .A handsome dog with a strain of greyhound blood in his veins came in and seemed proud of bis iron cage, suddenly he caught sight of the wildcat. He believed muzzles were only -made for dogs, and an animal like that had no business wearing such a badge of honor. Anting on his be- They Don't Like to Wear iluzilet. lief he was on the showcase in a twinkling, and there was a perfect rain of stuffed wild cats, and knives and revolvers flew every where. He was finally induced to leave. He had hardly gone when two enterprising canines got tired waiting for a clerk and commenced examining muzzles themselves. They got one out and proceeded to fight for the possession of it nil over the store.' KNOCKING DOWN THE PEOFIT. They were the onlv ones who fought for muzzles. The majority of them would growl and make frantic attempts to free themselves Irom the strange device. Of course while they are trying to get away from the muzzle they are not particular as to what tbey knock over, and the dealers arc wondering whether it paid to sell muzzles. The Humane Society propose to take a hand in the dog crusade, said Humane Agent O'Brien yesterday. "I have already given an informal notice to the police authorities, and I will give a formal one to Chief Brown that they must not make any of thedogssufferunnecessarily or we will have to prosecute. There is not one policeman in ten who knows how to kill a dog. Tbey are liable only to wound them and the dogs will get away and sutler for days. Tbe idea is not right The city fall master cannot gather up all the carcasses. Some of them will have to lay for a week or teu days. A PAINLESS DEATH. The only way to get rid of the dogs would be to have dog catchers and a pound where the canines could be kept for three days and then killed by gas, if the owners did not call and pay ?2 for their release. In Phila delphia the city pays tbe Humane Society 51,000 a year to take care of the dogs, and a soap factory another $1,000 for the, car casses. I don't say the Humane Society wants to take charge of the matter here, but ten men with nets and wagons could make about $5 a day for the next few weeks by Say, Mister, What Do You JPrepose to Do With That Gun t simply catching stray dogs. But no matter how tbey are killed there should be a dog pound irhere the owners of gooddogs would have a chance to recover their pets." The Anti-Cruelty Society will sot take any stand in the matter, as they only deal with children and infirm persons. , TO BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY. Tbe Warfare an Does to be Inaugurated' On tbe 15ib. "I do not know the impression got out that we will besrin the warfare on dogs to morrow," said Chief Brown yesterday. "The slaughter of the innocents will not be in augurated until the 15th inst, which will not be until next Tuesday." "We will give the public notice through the official newspapers that the war on dogs will begin on the 15tb, but further than this no notice will be given. The Inspectors of police have their instructions, and will give orders to the officers to shoot all dogs run ning at large on and after Tuesday morning. Any interference with an officer on the part of owners of the canines is liable to a punish ment of a fine of $50." UP AND DOWN A LADDER. Tbe Iilvcly Bat Fruitless Come of a Wo man by a Constable. Yesterday morning a man named Salm, living at No. 62 Welsh road, made an in formation against his wife Katharine before Alderman Belnhauer, charging her with as sault and battery. Constable Longenbscher visited the house to arrest the woman. She came to the door but went inside to get a sun-bonnet She did not appearand he entered and she then ran upstairs. When he followed she had disappeared via a ladder from a window. He chased her down the ladder and in the house again. She again ran upstairs and the little ruse was again repeated. After chasing her about the house and up and down the ladder for abont 40 minutes, the Constable went back to tbe office and gavo the job up. A short time after Mrs. Salm sent a bail bond down to the office, and later appeared and lodged a counter information against her husband, and as he could not secure bail, he was committed to jail for a hearing this morning. AN INHUMAN FATHER Abuses HIa Wlfb and Dnnehter, and Is Ar rested After a Tussle. The residents in the vicinity of South Tenth street were startled yesterday by scVeams from tbe home of Fred Tuefel, a butcher living at 1001 Carson street Offi cers Smith and Cochrau rushed into the house and found Tuefel struggling.with his wife and throwing her about the room. Mrs. Tuefel said that her husband became incensed over something and grabbed her 14-year-old daughter "by tbe hair and dragged her abont the room. He finally let her go and choked an older daughter. Mrs. Tuefel interfered, when he attacked her, and her strength gave out when tbe officers ar rived. Tuefel was committed to jail alter a hard tussle with the officers. He will have a hearing before Magistrate Succop this morning. ttat.v BEGGAB, ttat.-f BANDIT. An Enlerprlalnc Mendicant, Willi n Re volver, Turn, op In Woods' Ran. Thomas Hanlon is about the most forcible becgar that has been tnrned np in Alle gheny for some time.. In Woods' Bun yes terday alternoon Hanlon solicited some alms from pedestrians, and when refused 'he pro duced a revolver and threatened to shoot Officer McDonongh undertook to arrest Hanlon, when a man named John Wilson interfered in the beggar's behalf. Tbe re sult was that Mr. Wilson "was also given a ride to the lockup in the patrol wagon, and a charge of interfering with an officer pre ferred against him. S-VMr56 c2' 2i- ' ar PITTSBURG DISPATCH. IT MEANS FIGHT NOW, The National Tube Works Company's Last Proposition Rejected. MONET FOR DUNBAR FAMILIES. A Stagnation Caused in the Eastern Coal Shipping Trade. DOINGS OP A DAI IN LABOR CIRCLES It now means fight at McKeesport The National Tube Works Company first re fused -to sign tbe Amalgamated scale and their men refuted to go to work. The com- 1 pany proposed to sign an agreement to pay a.maicamaiea wages, out me men at a meet ing held in Coates' Hall yesterday decided unanimously to reject the proposition, and also to reluse to go to wore until the scale is signed. There were, about 500 workmen at the meeting. The chairman of the mill com mittee presided, and the company's offer to sign an agreement to pay Amalgamated wages was considered. The only reason for not signing the scale was said to be a desire on tbe part of the company not to recognize the association. The men discussed the situation and then a vote was taken. The decision was as above stated, and a struggle has now been created between the firm and the men that is bound to test the staying qualities of both. President Weihe, of the association, was seen last evening. He declined to talk much about tbe trouble, but he strongly emphasized what ho did say. "The matter is entirely in the hands of the mill commit tee at McKeesport Our men will stand out for the firm's signature. Our scale is iu the hands of tbe firm, and I am certain, the men will not work until it is signed." The committee will notify the firm this morning of the action of the men. What the next steps will be is hard to predict It seems to be a matter of time until one or the other side will be compelled to concede their present position. If the men can hold out.the term ot idleness will depend on tbe ability of the firm to secure and educate new men to fill the places of the strikers. Signed copies of the new scale were re ceived yesterday at the office of the Amal gamated Association from Eirkpatrick & Co., Limited, Leechbnrg; the Scottdale Iron and Steel Company, Limited; Tageart & Howell, (Eastern scale), Northumber land. Pa., and tbe Chartiers Valley Iron nnd Steel Company, Mansfield, Pa. The works at Scottdale will be put in full opera tion next Monday. P0B WIDOWS AND OBPHAKS. Mr. Iiayton'a Lnteat Appeal In Behalf of tbe Dunbar Families. Immigrant Inspector B. D. Layton is meeting with enconraging results in collect ing funds for the benefit of the families of the Dunbar victims. Nearly $1,000 has al ready been raised. Yesterday several hun dred copies of the following circular were sent to prominent merchants, manufactur ers, bankers and business men : Custom Hottbe. Surveyor's Offioe, ) Pittsbubo, Pa., July 10. 1SK). J Gentlemen I do not believe It to be more than necessary to mention that the mission of this nute Is to call to yonr minds the fact that 17 widows and bC orphans, cansed by the dis aster at Dunbar, Fa., are In sore distress. Tbey need assistance badly, and at once. Oive us a liberal subscription, and reqnest those in yonr employ to give also. Send all subscriptions to R. D. Layton, Box 664, Pittsburg. Mr. Layton said yesterday it would be necessary to raise sufficient money to keep tbe distressed families in comiortable cir cumstances for at least a year. Nearly all of them are in such a mental condition that they are completely unmanned, as it were, and unable to provide for themselves. EASTERN TEADE AFFECTED. Westmoreland UllnorV Strike Camn a Slaffnatldn in Slilpplns. The Eastern papers have discovered that the miners' strike of the Penn Gas Coal Company and the Westmoreland Coal Com pany has caused a stagnation in the vessel carrying trade to Eastern ports. The vessels have been compelled to procure cargoes from the Clearfield and Cumberland mines, where there is no strike. Coal shippers say there is a dullness in the trade, but tbey expect the gas coal miners to return to work shortly when the vessel carrying trade will be more active. It was not generally supposed that the strike in the Westmoreland regions would have affected the Eastern shipping trade so much, but local operators say that when the trouble is over and the season advances the Eastern trade will look up and at more re munerative rates. BOILER MAKERS EXUBEBANT. Terr Bnconrnslnff Report Beard From tbe Manufacturers. The boiler makers were feeling jubilant yesterday. A meeting of the men was held in the afternoon, at which the report that Velte & McDonald and Manchester & Son had conceded the demands of their men, was confirmed. It was also reported that Biter & Conley and another firm were expected to give in within the next day or two. Mr. Biter, ot Biter & Conley, was Bpoken to. He expressed the position of his firm in a very few words : "No nine-bour business for us, if you please." Mr. Biter added that not only his own firm, but all tbe large ones, bad agreed to stand out all summer against granting the demands. lucre ailnc Their Capacity. yThe Norfolk Coal and Coke Company, of Elkborn, W. "Va., has decided to increase its capacity by putting in 200 new ovens. Stuart M. Buck, representing the com pany, was in the city yesterday and pur chased five Adams ovens to try them. If tbey give satisfaction 200 of them will be put in. Gnlncd Their Point. The steam fitters employed by the plumb ers and manufacturers in 'this city have se cured affirmative answers to their requests for nine hours' work and ten hours' pay. Atwood & McCaffrey, the Shook-Anderson Manufacturing Company and Best, Pox & Co. are among the firms interested. A Voluntary Advnnce. Sebold Huck, the cigar manufacturer of 519 Pitth avenue, yesterday granted his toby makers an advance of 25 cents per thousand. He now pays the highest price" in the city for making tobies. Tbe advance granted yesterday was voluntary on his part. .. ANNULLING A CHUBCH CHABTEB To Prevent Confusion in tbe Transaction of Congregational Bnlne. The Board of Trustees of the Fifth Ave enue M. E. Church has experienced consid erable trouble in the transaction of their business for some time, owing to the fact that the present church has never been in corporated, and tbey have done business under the old charter or the Pennsylvania Avenne M. E. Church. This has caused so much confusion that at a recent meeting of the congregation it was decided to petition the court to annul and dissolve tbe articles ol incorporation of that institution. Accordingly W. P. Edmunson and W. A. Murphy, President and Secretary of the Board ot Tustees, filed a petition in court yesterday setting forth these fdctb, and ask ine that the charter be transferred to the Fifth Avenue M. E Church. iFRIDAY. JTJLY 11, M0R ARRESTS MADE. THE POLICE WORKING HARD TO SOLVE THE CRAMER MYSTERY. Tbe Victim of tbe Shooting; Still Alive, bnt In a Very Precarious Condition A Prisoner Released nnd Rearrested New Light on tbe Crime. Last night Bichard NeUon, colored, was arrested by Officer Welch and placed in tbe Twelfth" ward station on a charge of being implicated in the shooting of Edward Cramer, who was shot on Wednesday night on the hill above Twenty-eighth street Nelson is about 40 years of age, and it is alleged that he has served a terra in the penitentiary. He claims that ho knew nothing about the shooting; that he has been working for Booth & Plinn on tbe Thirty-third street sewer, and did not go to his home on Jones avenue until yesterday morning alter the shooting had taken place. The police, under the direction of In spector McAleese, were working all day on the Cramer case, and while they have no definite clew the Inspector feels encouraged and thinks it is only a question of time when 'the men who did the shooting will be arrested. . Yesterday afternoon Peter Bohinson and William Smith, two of the men arrested Wednesdav night, were released. At 11:30 lat night Bobinson was arrested again, but for what reason the Inspector declined to state. They also arrested Alice Russell and James Holmes. All these prisoners were colored, and were taken into custody on suspicion. Cramer was still alive last night, but the physicians dare not probe for tbe bullet, and his chances are slim. In working up the case the police say that tbey lound Cramer had a reputation of being a rather vicious man. He had a big revolver when shot, and the police believe that he pulled it on the negroes before the shooting. The girl's right name is Kate Staley, her stepfather being named Sweeney. The po lice say she has been a prisoner at the work house. Samuel Dawson, mentioned in the case yesterday, is not a colored man. CBUSHED AND MANGLED. One Railroad Fatnllty Anions' tbe Acci dents of a Day. The mangled remains of a man, supposed to be John Connell, of Allegheny, were found on the Pittsburg and Western rail road track about six miles below New Cas tle. Both legs were severed from the body and he was otherwise mutilated in such a manner that his features were almost be yond recognition. ""He fell from the top of the cars. He was employed as a brakeman on tbe road. Francis Erling, aged 8 years, living at No. 87 Wylie avenue, had his foot crushed at the corner ot Liberty street and Sixth avenue by an electric car of the Pleasant Valley line. Mrs. Elizabeth Bogers, who lives on Ann street, was crossing Fifth avenue yesterday when cable car No. 28 struck her, knocking her down. She is suflering from an ugly scalp wound and internal injuries. She is 68 years old. Her condition is critical. CATHOLIC PBTESTS1 BETBEAT. Tbe Period of Special Devotion to Begin on tbe Slat Inst. In the absence of Bt Bev. Bishop Phelan in Europe, Vicar General Wall has issued tbe following circular to the Catholic clergy of the diocese: "The annual retreat for the secular clergy of the Diocese of Pittsburg will commence on the 21st and 28th of July at St Francis' College, Loretto. All the secularclergy are directed to attend the retreats unless dis pensed by the administrator of the diocese. Those who attended the first retreat last year will attend tbe second this year, and vice versa. Each priest is requested to bring a cassock, surplice, stole and baretta." SEWEB AND ELECTBIC LIGHT. Sbarpsburc Coming; to tbe Front With Modern Improvements. The 'Council of the borough of Sharps burg met yesterday and agreed to let the contract for building the sewer of the boroueh to Wilkinson and Davison for 51,350. The Council refused to pay for the electric plant recently put up in tbe borough until it was tested by a specialist and it was demonstrated that the light was equal to SO candle power. ALLEGHENY BLOODS' ABBE8TED. Two Well-Known Society Men Ponnd Encb Other's Face la a Saloon. John Smith and Joe Brown, two very common names, covered the identity of a pair of well-known young Alleghenians who were arrested last night on a charge oi dis orderly conduct The pair got into a row in a saloon on Irwin avenue, during which Brown smashed Smith's nose. Both men left deposits for their appearance this morning. " A BASEBALL YARN. KHno Says He' Lost His Money nnd Didn't See the Game. John F. Kline, of No. 3 Diamond street, made an information before Alderman Bichards yesterday, charging John Gott man with false pretenses. It is alleged by Kline that Gottman' got $13 from him to purchase baseball tickets with, but failed to return either tickets or money. He was arrested and gave $500 bail for a hearing Monday. A Newspaper OfQce Scorched. The alarm of fire from box 142 shortly be fore midnight was caused by the explosion of a lamp in the office of the Southside News, on Carson street, near South Seven teenth street Some .employes were in tbe office at the time, and pnt out the blaze be fore any damage was done. LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED. Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed for Rendy Kendinr. Maby Robinson bad a hearing last night before Alderman Warner on a charge"of assaulting MagRie Dihow, and tho defendant was held for court. Both women live on Twentieth street Mrs. Dihow alleges that Mrs. Robinson knocked her down witu a shoe. Between 12 and 2 o'clock Monday morning some unknown person climbed np onto the root of the laundry at the West Penn Hospital, reached through a second-story window and stole a silver watch, with tbe chain and charm belonging to B. M. Vanhern. ' James Conway states that he was not, as reported, robbed of a $150 check at tbe Hotel Boyer. He states that he lost the check, and It was found and returned to bim by a porter. THE regular monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Workhouse was held yes terday afternoon. Notting but the ordinary routine came before the meeting. Special Officer Cabrigan last night arrested Mrs. Marshall and Kittie Doran, of the West End, charged by Katie Bnckhart with assault and battery. A BEABIKQ in tbe contested election case of Carr versus Pfeirer, from the Twenty-seventh ward, was held yesterday, but nothing of in terest developed. Frank Hughes, an Ellsworth avenne blacEsmitb. is charged by Humane Agent O'Brien with neglecting and abusing bis family. Henry Seiv, who lives on Eighteenth street was sent to jail for 20 days yesterday by Alderman Warner for neglecting bis family. The first of the free open air concerts In the Allegheny parks will be given probably on Thursday following tbe semi-centennial. The unknown man killed at Wilmerding has not been identified yet. He will bo buried in tbe potters' field to-day. Contractor John 6ca2tlok Is charged by Hnmane Agent Berryman with cruelty to 'his .draught hones. 1890.. TIMED OUT TO DIE. A Xoung Englishman Tells a Pathetic Story to Agent Dean. HE SATS HE HAS A CRDEL PARENT Who Sent Him to the Workhouse Instead of to a Hospital. THE FATHER TELLS A D1PFBEEHT TALE Bobert Carlisle went to Superintendent Dean, of the Anti-Cruelty Society, yester day, and poured out his tale of woe, which Agent Dean will investigate to-day. Carlisle is an Englishman, who came to America eight years aeo with his father, Samuel Carlisle, who is a watchman at tbe Ft Wayne car shops. He is now 23 years old. About three years ago he hadtyphoid fever, and ever since has been subject to epileptic fits. "In the fall of 1888," he said, "I spoke to my father about getting me into a hospital to get cured. He saw Mayor Pearson and said everything was arranged. At night they took me, and instead of placing me in a hospital, tbey handcufled me and took me to tbe workhouse. I had to stay there six months. Tbe fits became more frequent since I got out, but I worked as a laborer whenever I could. ' TTBNED OUT OP DOOES. "Last night they tried to take me to the workhouse again. My father had two con stables come forme, but I managed to escape. When I returned late last night my father threw me out into the street He pitched my clothes out after me, nnd said hewanted me never to show my lace there again. He said he would not give me a bite to eat if I was dying. Now I am sick, have not a cent in the world and no place to go." The father, Mr. Samuel Carlisle, was seen last night at the Ft Wayne shops. When asked about his son be said; THE PATHEE'S STOBT. "My son is slightly off in his head. He does have epileptic fits, but beside that is the possessor of one of the worst dispositions I ever saw in a man. I had bim sent to the workhouse because he tried to kill both his mother and myself. He is a butcher bv trade, but seldom works. When he does do anything he spends the money for drink, and then tries to clean out the house. "Yesterday I wanted to have him sent to Dixmont Hospital, but he escaped, and did not come back last night at all. He returned this morning with some money, and he was drunk. He tried again to fight, and even threw his mother on a table. I don't know where he is now, but I think he is too dangerous to be at large." HUBBYIH0 THE W0EK On the New Brick School Balldloff for Wllkln.bnrsr. The contractors on the new Wilkinsburg school building are pushing the work with all their might in tbe hope of getting it ready by December 1. The brick work has been commenced, and the walk are going up rapidly. The school term will commence on the 1st of September, and the church and other buildings used since the fire will again be brought into requisition until the new edi fice is ready. There will be a much larger attendance'next term than there was last AGATH HT TB0UBLE. Two Boys Held oi the Assailant! of Miss Eva Smith. Thomas Strong, Thomas Coslett, Edward Simpson and C. Evan, charged with secur ing money in Fitzpatrick & Wilson's res taurants by means of sticks with gum on the end, had a hearing before Magistrate Succop yesterday. Simpson and Ryan were dis charged. Strong and Coslett were again held on a charge of attempting to steal Miss Eva Smith's pocketbook on Second avenue, May 25. Miss Smith identified them as the ones she fired at when tbey assaulted her to steal her pocketbook. SLICK BOY THIEVES Rob Tbroe Hit. Wmlilneton Stores While tbe Proprietors Are Present. Three boys, ranging in ages from 13 to 16 years, robbed three stores on Mt Washing ton Wednesday morning. In each case the proprietors were present, but until they compared notes tbey did not know that the boys had a systematic way of committing their therts. Only a small amount of money was se cured at each. No clew has yet been ob tained as to the identity of the boys. TEACHERS FOB WASHX56T0K COTTHTY. An Army of Applicants for Public School "Certificates. -Prof. Byron Tornbaugh, the Superintend ent of Public Schools for Washington coun ty, said yesterday that he had two more ex aminations of teachers yet to bold in that county. He has already examined about M0 teachers, and when he has completed his work the total number of teachers ex amined will aggregate 600. Of this number he says about one-third will he rejected. Plucked Flowers and Broke Windows. Charles Lambert, John Qillin, Charles Coyle, James Cummings, Frank Curn, Louis Vote and Frank Delaney were ar rested yesterday on a charge of malicious mischief preferred by the authorities at the Bethel Home on Center avenue, who claim that the boys have injured tbe building by breaking a number of windows and destroy ing tbe shrubbery about the premises. Probable Addition to Sliarpubnrj-. The part of O'Hara township adjoining Sharpsburg applied to the borough to be ad mitted as a part of the corporation. Yester day the grand jury, acting under instruc tion of the court, visited the township and Sharpsburg, and will make their report at a later date. Startled ibe Walter. A man who sat down at a little table in a down-town restaurant last night startled even the pblegmatio waiter by his order. It was this: Iced clams, a pint of beer, a por tion of ice cream, a large slice of watermelon and a cup ol cofl'ee. He lighted a cigarette after he finished this unique meal. Corner Stone Luring- nt Altoonn. Quite a number o! Catholic clergymen and member: of different societies will leave Sunday morning to attend the corner stone laying of the new church of St. Mark'rfat Altoona. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Who Travel. Some Who Do Not, and Others Who Talk. Edwin J. Kirby, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, left for Minneapolis, where he will engage with tbe Farmers and Mannfacturora' Iioaa and Trust Company as secretary. Miss Anne McKenna, a niece of Judge McKenna, and Miss Annie Friel.Ieft tbe city yesterday for an extended stay at Brighton Beach. I H. L. Christy, Esq., and bis family have taken np their residence at their summer cottage at Mt. Bewickley. OnilTUCinCDO wl find intertttind oUUInolUL.no news in tosmorrovf USouthtiOt edition of TBE DISfAlCK, KNOCKEDJHEM OUT. ALLEGHENY COUNCILS HAVE A TUSSLE WITH STREET RAILROADS. Two Companies Asking for tbe Same Rlsht of Way President Honter Olnkes Some Forcible Kemarka Extending; tho Water System. Street railways again caused a flurry of excitement in Allegheny Common Council last night The Pleasant Valley Company won another victory, and President James Hunter feels that he has nipped a scheme of the Allegheny Traction Company in the bud. For some time, it is claimed, the Al legheny Traction Company, which is the successor of the -Pittsburg, Allegheny & .Manchester, has been trying to secure a right of way over North avenue, Irwin ave nue, Kirkpatrick avenue, Marquis and Biley alleys and Ford street The Pleasant Valley Company has been working to secure the same territory. The schemes of the op position, companies resulted in a pitched battle last nigbt When Common Council assembled Presi dent Hunter offered a remonstrance cf citi zens against laying street railway tracks on Marquis and Biley alleys, Kirkpatrick ave nue and Ford street. Frank Curry presented a remonstrance of property owners on North and Irwin ave nues against granting the Pleasaut Valley Company tbe right tn lay a track on Irwin and North avenues. The paper was signed by John Hampton, John Thompson, B. H. Boggs, J. N. Davidson, A. J. Armstrong aud others. The ordinance of the Pleasant Valley Street Bailway was then taken up. It had been reported affirmatively by the committee recommending that tbe company be given the right of way asked for down Irwin avenue to North avenue., and thence to Monterey street and connect with their present tracks. Mrs McGeary arose with an amendment providing that other street railway com panies shall be permitted to run over and along the tracks or lines beginning at North avenue, thence along Irwin avenue to Jack sou street, to Fremont street, to the New Brighton road, and providing that the com panies so doing shall pay their pro rata share of building the tracks or rental for their use. , President Hunter called Mr. Dahlinger to the chair and said: "I hopethis amendment will be voted down. It is in the interest of an opposition company that has already secured rights on all tbe streets in Pittsburg and now wants to grab up Allegheny in the net The amendment means destruction to the Pleas ant Valley Company." .After a long and bitter discussion the amendment was lost by a vote of 25 to 18. Mr. Hunter then offered to amend the ordinance by inserting a clause to compel the company to use iron posts for their wires. His amendment was carried and tbe ordinance was referred back to the Street Bailway Committee. M0EE OFFICES WASTED. Select Councils Send Ibe Park Favlngr Ordi nance Back to the Committee. At the meeting of Allegheny Select Coun cils last night, it was decided to allow the citizens of Allegheny to vote at the next municipal election on the extension of the water system to the Nine Mile Island. Besolutions were also received to create an Assistant City Attorney and Ci(y Engineer. Tbe ordinances for the contracts for re paving the walks in tbe parks were taken up and referred back to the committees with instructions to have new walks in town. Tbe ordinance of tbe Pennsylvania Cooling Company came up, but met a similar fate. The action of Common Council in request ing the Board of Controllers to vacate the room in City Hall, now used as a library, on or before October 1 was concurred in. Ont Early In the Flshr. Select Councilman Tbomas Brown, of the Third ward, Allegheny, last night an nounced himself as a candidate for the posi tion of Chief of tbe Department of Public Safety under the new regime. Extra! Extra! Extra! 'We are determined to close out our entire stock ot summer clothing, if low prices will do it Bead the bargains we are offering for to-day. Bargain No. 1: 180 men's fancy cheviot sack suits, in checks and plaids, at $6, cheap at $12. Bargain No. 2: 210 men's fine cassimere and worsted suits, cut either in sack or cutaway frock, at $10, worth $20. Bargain No. 3: All our $22, $25, ?28 and $30 suits will be closed out lor $15. Bemember these are the greatest bargains ever offered. P. C. O. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the Court House. Wheee can I get "Table Belle" Flour? At first-class grocery stores only. The Orr ville Milling Company makes 1,200 barrels per day of it, and F. L Butledge is sole agent. tui Oar Store Closes at S P. 3T. Come for July bargains. More and greater values than you ever saw in every depart ment A. G. Campbell & Sons. 27 Fifth ave. Auction Sale Of 80 lots in Flowers' plan, Hazelwood, Sat urday, July 12, at 2 o'clock. Do not forget it When Exhnnited by the Heat There's nothing so beneficial in its results as Wainwrigbt's beer. Perfectly pure. Families supplied direct Telephone 5525. Miss Paeloa is the belle of the kitchen, but "Table Belle" Flour is the belle of the bakery. tup ImpuritiEB in Hie Liver. When the Liver Is crowded or clotted with a mass of impurities, its action be comes slow and difficult Pleurisy, Headache, Fain in Side, Tired Feeling and General Weakness ensues, result ing. If unchecked, in BROKEN DOWN SYSTEMS. When you have these symptoms, try a few doses of tbe genuine DR. C. McLANE'S Celebrated Liver Pills. Price, 25 cents.. Sold "by all druggists, and prepared only by Fleming Bros Pittsburg. Pa. Beware of counterfeits made in St. Louis. jyio-srwr E. P. ROBERTS & SONS' COOL STORES Are replete with all the novelties in summer jewelry. Newest designs in brooches, stick pins, rings, necklaces, pendants, ear rings, hair pins, studs, chains, etc Tourists' articles in silver brooches, combs, soap boxes, flasks, whisks, mirrors, Jewel boxes, cups and small fancy goods to wear. E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, FIFTH AVE. AND MABKET BT. 1 JJ8-XW NEW ADTEETISEMEWTsJ. JOB. HDRNE1 CD.U PENN AVE. STORES. FRIDAY, July n. Fine French Dress Goods '- At 50c A Yard. Finer qualities at 75c a yard the colors are light and me dium, and in every case are goods that sold for twice as much money. One lot of Fancy Striped Tennis Cloths Marked down to 25c a yard this is a picnic for dress goods buyers. Also our stock of superfine English Tailor Suitings goods that come in single dress patterns 15 now, were $35 a loss, of course, and a big one, but the gain is yours if you come quickly to this bfg bar gain dress goods department. Don't Forget . To look at the hundreds of pieces of Anderson's finest 50c and 60c quality Ginghams, real Scotch, that we are selling for 25c a yard. JOB. HDRNE i LU 609-621 PENN AVENUE. 5jU WEISSER. GEEAT ALTERATION SALE! The extensive alterations which we are about to make will necessitate closing our establish ment for some weeks. Before doing this oar stock must be sold before 15 days, so we offer the foUowlng SWEEPING REDUCTIONS : Cotton Challles. 3Kc and 5c Best Wool Challies, 45c India Silks, 37KC 5o and 60c Plain and Striped Silks, 33c, Satinet, 10c best American. French Satines. 15c, 19c and 25c. S15 French Bobes must go 3 2S. Embroidered Flouncing at bait price 37c, 45c, 50c, 62c Cut prices in aU departments, as out entira stock must be sold In 15 days. WEISSER, 435 AND 437 Sl ARKET STREET. ilHWl Crane Elevator Co., Pittsburg Office, Lewis Building. REVERSING ENGINES. HYDRAULIC AND 8TEAM PASSENGER AND FREIGHT E L, EV AT O R S .. jeiz-jcwx. '4 ,1 sfa S& ....'-sr.'i.A. j&&L&b&te2ife ii.
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