r I ft J 2 ;v Great Eevolution in the Matter of Conducting: River Excursions From the Pori of Pittsburg. XO LOKGER THE TOUGHEST TIMES. Kow Patronized by Wortingmen and Their Families, Enjoying Their Onlj Opportunity Oat. BOAT EIDIKG OS THE ALLEGHEXI Also Indulged in Secularly Erery Week by ThonsMis of rleasnre-Seekers, Many thousands of Pittsburg people who work either in the mill, the shop or at the desk, hare enjoyed this season the facilities offered for a pleasant outing one day in seven. Excursions, especially on the rivers, have never before been so popular and never before so well managed and at so little cost to the people as dnrinc the present summer. "Whatever the character of river excursions at this port may have been in years past, it is undeniable that they have this year been conducted in the most orderly manner, and afforded the people of all classes an opportu nity for rational enjoyment and recreation that has been improved to the fullest extent, and found to be worth many times the cost in the renewal of exhausted energies. These excursions on the Ohio and the Monongahela, with the happy hours spent by their partici pants in sailing on the placid waters or rambling in shady groves, are so potent in "knitting the raveled sleeve of care" as sleep itself. CIIAEACTEK OF THE CBOWTJS. These statements concerning river excur sions are based on the observations made by a Dispatch reporter yesterday, who was detailed to investigate the steamboat excur sion business as now conducted. In carry ing out instructions he boarded the big ex cursion steamer 11 ay flower, and watched the crowds of pleasure seekers assembling for a day's enjoyment. The people who came on board, and their con duct during the trip, proved a revela tion to those who knew the time, not so very long ago, when an excursion on the river was a term synonymous with a tough time in general. In the crowd was the hardworking mill man, with his wife and children, out for a little quiet enjoymont after a week's hard work; clerks, trades men, mechanics, factory operatives, and in fact bread-winners representing almost every occupation composed the crowd, and all wore a prosperous and happy look. The seven ages of man were all there, trom the mewling infant to its grandparent, but of course the third age as described by Shakespeare the '"lover sighing like a furnace" was the most numerously repre sented. They were there in force, dressed in their best and basking in the smiles of their best girls. It was a good-natured, democratic crowd of upward of 800, whose behavior dnring the afternoon was as or derly as that of the people on Fifth avenue durinethe same time. The boat went to Davis Island Dam, then returned to Shin piss Park, where the people spent two hours very pleasantly in the grove. A GEEAT IXTIGOEATOE. The weather was delightful, and was not the least important feature of the day's en joyment Most of the people on the trip will certainly go to work this morning greatly invigorated by their half day's out ing in the fresh air. Asked for an explanation of this great change in the character of excursions, Sir. L. Z. Birmingham, clerk of the boat, said: "It is easily explained. Not a drop of liquor is sold on the boat, and we don't allow a passenger who has liquor with him to go aboard if we know it. Only to-day a party came down with a basket ot beer, and we said they could not go aboard unless the goods' were placed in our charge, to be re turned to the owners when they got off the boat. They went back up street. By this course we secure a good class of people, who do not want to drink themselves and who don't want to go on an excur sion where the practice is in dulged in. We have carried 50,000 people since the season opened, May 1. .without an accident to one of them, and you can imagine the pleasure that has been de rived through this source. "We claim to be doing a public good, while making a little money ourselves. At first we had to em ploy a lot of police to keep order, and they had their hands full. "We still employ a fewas a mere precaution.but it is not neces sary, as they have nothing to do. Ton will see as good order on every occasion as you see to-day. In mingling with the crowd the reporter caught snatches of conversation that showed the character of the people on board. Here were two mill men who work at different places, and their talk was about the scale, turns, heats, strikes, eta, and the boss of one of them came in for a good turning over, too. Here are two women who have not seen each other for a whole week, and they settle down for a good chat. One discon nected but very earnest remark by one of them was, "Why, those three carpets cost me over 5100." OPE1T TOE ARGUMENT. Here is an Alleghenian who has met a Pittsburg friend, and, drifting into munici pal matters, the latter said: "Wasn't that a rather misfit speech George Elphinstone made at your great Semi-Centennial blow out, Thursday?" "Oh, come now; you don't mean to deny that Pittsburg is as he described it, do you?" And then they went at it, giving each other some pretty hard hits about the short comings or the merits of the two cities, as their preferences prompted. Here come two little cirls, abont 13 years of age, and one exclaims: "Why, tliere's ilary.now!" and off they run to greet Mary, who was just a little tardy in filling her promise to meet them there. It was de lightful to see the innocent enjoyment these three fast friends had dnring the afternoon. They doubtless slept too sound last night to aream of the day's pleasures, for after their two hours' ramble in the woods they went home too tired and happy 19 have restless, dream-provoking slumber. Here are two men deeply interested in something in The Dispatch. They were seen an hour later, sitting in the same place, still discussing the contents of the paper. They found food for thought, discussion and interchange of opinion that conld not but be mutually beneficial. 3TOTHUTO BUT GOOD rEELING. And so it went all the afternoon. The people on the boat were not the class who make xileasure their business, hence a day out once in a week or so has some meaning- for them. A strictly impartial and careful observation of the crowd and manner in which they passed the few hours out of the week is what is here attempted. There was nothing but good feeling displayed, and not the semblance of a "row" or even a mis understanding occurred. "While the boat was lving at Shingiss Park, and the people were sitting on the guards in the shade, waiting for the boat to start, the scene was as quiet and orderlyas the gathering of a country congregation around the doors of the church and in the yard, waiting the arrival ot the parson and quietly discussing the crops and their neighbors. SUNDAY ON STREAMS BOATING ON SUNDAY. BESTDAYINTHE SEVEN FOR THOSE WHO RENT SKIFFS. Some of Yesterday Scenes on tbeAHeitbeiir Ladles Who Raw ns Well as Expert Oarsmen Somethlnsof Steam nnd Nnpb tlia Launches. People like to try their muscle, and the coolest way of doing it in this hot weather is in boating. Yesterday hundreds were rowing on the Allegheny. Skiffs, clinkers, shells and rowboats ot every description glided up and down the river. Boatmen young and old, slim and fat, looking fresh as daisies and brown as berries, with shirt sleeves rolled up, skimmed across the water the quick and steady stroke of the expert embodying the very poetry of motion, and the awkward rowing of the novice raising the risibles of the spectators on the bridges. It was an attrac tive scene. Here and there drifted clinker with some fair one in the stern, with cheeks lice peaches and lips like cherries, and a rose in her waving hair, looking pretty as a flower. The cool, white dresses of the ladies and the refreshing, light-colored blazers worn by their male companions, the oarsmen, were charming to behold. THE DAT FOB BOWIHG. Sunday is the popular day for rowing. On the weekday evenings many can be seen tak ing boat rides, but the day of rest offers the most inviting time for a row on the river. Thousands stop on the bridges and along the shore to gaze on the pretty sight of the mov ing water sprites. The pleasure parties made the Allegheny merry last evening with gay laughter as the sportive skirls cut through the water. Old citizens paused on the Sixth street bridge to take in the scene, contrasting the happy spectacle of the fancy craft below them with the clumsy ferry boats that floated across the stream, when the twin cities were little more than misty meadows, in tbe days long since past. Strolling down the shore of the Alle gheny, a Dispatch reporter encountered John Dougherty, who owns a number of boats that rock on the river. "Sunday is a big day for us," he replied in answer to a query. "There is a brisk demand for boats, and rowing parties keep us busy all day. Bow-boats have the call. Sailing craft are 'not in it' They are used only one day in the week sometimes. THE PEESENT favorite. "Popular taste picks on the clinker at present. Plat bottoms are out of style. People want the boats with sharp-pointed keels. Aman going out by himself generally selects a skiff. It is the lightest and easiest to handle. Some people fall all over them selves in getting in a boat. It's easy as pie. There is no trick in stepping safely into any rowboat. All you want to do is to put your foot out with all the confidence in the world, place it firmly on the center board in the bottom of tbe boat and step in. If the boat rocks, rock with it "Talk abont rowing there are some lady customers of mine who can walk right away from any man. A Detroit lady comes down here in the evening, goes out alone in a skiff, and can beat anything on the river." Mr. Comfort, who runs aboathouse on the Allegheny side, said: "This is the busiest time of the year for us. The hot weather draws the people to the river, and they go out for a row to aool off." PLEASURE LAUNCHES. Admiration and wonder have kindled the heart of many who observed the $2,000 steam and napbtha launches that throw the spray in showers as they ply the waters of the Allegheny, Ohio and other streams. "They are the private property of wealthy Pittsburgers," remarked E. Jordan, the well-known boatman yesterday, "and this is the season when we have frequent runs. A party of about ten couples usually take a trip. We take a day's ride, and sometimes stay out a week. The yachts are floating palaces, and it is the acme of pleasure to take a trip in them." The sport on the river continued far into the evening. In the gloaming and the bush of the Sabbath eve the oarsmen still pulled away, their hearts tingling with the breeze. SATURDAY SINNERS. VERY LIGHT HEARINGS AT THE STA TION HOUSES. Tbe Cool Spell Calms Tulnci Down A Slern Father Seat to tlie Workhoose Fighters Knocked Oat of the Ring; Stiff Sentences in Allechenr. This cool spell mnst have blighted the ambition of many of those persons in the two cities who do not feel that they are in society on Saturday night unless they get either riotously or stupidly intoxicated. The hearings before the different magistrates were lightly attended and the cases were of a very common charaoter. Magistrate Hyndman, at the Nineteenth ward station, sent Charles McElligott, of Bruce street, to the workhouse for 30 days. McElligott was playing the role of a stern father, and being opposed to his daughter receiving the atten tions of James Hennessy, tried to discourage the latter's devotion by soundly thrashing him. The other six cases were trivial. At the Fourteenth ward Magistrate Hyndman heard nine cases, six being dis charged. At the Central station there were 25 prisoners. E. B. Duduv for trying to ob tain a fight, and Al Thompson, for being more successful in the same quest, got 30 days a piece. John Wilbery, charged with assaulting Harry Goodman, and also with stealing a pair of shoes, was remanded for fnrther investigation. Magistrate McKenna heard 23 cases, Magistrate Leslie 9 and Magistrate Succop 2 cases. Mayor Wymnn, of Allegheny, disposed of 34 cases. Pearl Wilson, the4.3-year-old girl found in company with a crowd of men in a shanty drinking, was sent to the workhouse for 90 days. Lizzie Griffiths, who' was one of the same party, was sent to jail for ten days. Charles Jones and John Jamison, for en gaging in a quarrel in a house on Lacock street on Saturday night, were fined $50 and costs each. Mrs. Anderson, for being en gaged in the same row, was fined $25 and costs. Why He Drank Beer. An Allegheny gentleman of German ex traction was explaining yesterday to a friend that he drank beer merely for a tonic. A friend standing near corrected him by saying: "So, you do it because it's Teu tonic." LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED. Incidents of a Day la Two Cities Condensed (or Ready Reading. The Sons of Temperance had an interesting meeting at 68 Ohio street, Allegheny, last night, Mr. L. Mooney presiding. Speeches were made by H. Qaskey and Samuel McCord. J. A. McWherry rendered a line solo. A speaker of prominence who bad been expected failed to appear. Patkick GBnrrN was arrested by Officer Gant last evening and lodged in tbe Fourteenth ward station for acting In a very disorderly manner before a number of ladles who were waiting to take a train at Glenwood station, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Chabi.es Beowk was arrested last night by Officer Cllshman for loafing about the premises of Alexander Bradley, on Center avenue. He was locked up in the 'Fourteenth ward station and charged with being a suspicions person. Will J. McConneil, who recently con ducted a series ot temperance lectures in this city, is again in trouble, baring been sent to the workhouse in Oswego, N. Y for drunkiuness. Mss. Foster, President of the Moorbead W. C T. TJ presided at its meeting last night Interesting speeches were made by Miss Jones, Mrs. Getty. Rev. John McGow and others. The funeral of Florence Jacob Garner, son of Mr. Robert Garber. of 54 Stevenson street, took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence. Tux Moorbead W. O.T. U. ladies conducted services at the jail yesterday afternoon, as sisted by a picked choir which rendered very fine music RIVALING THE OCEAN Ingenious Scheme Suggested to Chief Brown to Make Pitlshur? , - . A rOPOLAR WATEEIM PLACE. Part of the MonongaMa Wharf to Be Transformed-lnto a 1 BATBIKG BEACH OP THE LATEST STILE The soft slumbers of Chief Brown, of the Department of Public Safety, are idealized by the wondrous vision of a rival to'tbe beach at Atlantic City, located on the river front in the heart of Pittsburg. In his mind's eye he sees Western Pennsylvanian Dryads and Naiads disporting in the pellu cid waters of the Monongahela, and sitting in lovirg couples on the green sward oi the river bank. He hears dimly the strains of brass bands playing "Annie Eooney," the air of "Down went McGinty" being barred 'as too unpleasantly suggestive. Echoes reach him of the cries of the baked clam purveyor, the soft coaxing of tbe unshorn drummer for the tintype artist, who guaran tees "a k'rect likeness in two minutes; four for a quarter," and the countless sounds that form the greatest fascination of a well appointed and popular beach. The evolution of a great city was never better or more rapidly exemplified than in the case of Pittsburg. A few years ago it was known as a place of toil and dirt; with the discovery and general use of natural gas it became noted for its wealth and cleanli ness, and it has also won a deserved reputa tion as a favored abode of art and culture. THE ONE THING LACKING. Pittsburg lacks but one thing to make it the most perfect city in the world, and that is better arrangements for popular enjoy ment To this end Chiefs Bigelow and Brown are working hard, and their efforts are being crowned with success. Yesterday the attention of Chief Brown was called to the poor uses to which tbe river fronts of Pittsburg are put, especially along tbe Monongahela. He then spoke of a suggestion recently made to him to turn the river bank between Wood street and the Point into a bathing beach. Chief Brown was rather taken with the idea, although the actual work of making the change will nec essarily come under the supervision of Chief Bigelow, of the Department of Public Works. In discussing the subject Chief Brown said: "There is no doubt that we do not realize the natural advantages we possess. The Monongahela wharf has a nice slope, but before it would make a good beach tSe cobble stones would have to be removed and replaced by sand or grass. There are many obstacles in the way of making such a radical improvement, bnt it may be possi ble to overcome them. The great difficulty, in my mind, will be to create waves, for they are necessary adjuncts to a beach. It would be an easy matter to simulate tides. That could be done by raising and lowering tbe wickets at Davis Island dam at stated intervals." ESSENTIALS TO A BEACH. "There are some other things that are essential to a well-ordered watering place," continued the chief. "At a place of this kind people look for either beer gardens or camp meetings. It might be possible to get the lormer. bnt I hardly think 'the location would suit the latter. However, a matter of this kind needs some time for considera tion, and it is not likely that we shall see the plans perfected before next summer. Yes, it would make the river front look picturesque to have the wharf covered with handtnme vonths and maidens dressed in becaming bathing costumes. "Pittsburg has a large field yet for im provement. Where will you find more picturesque hills than Mount Oliver, Mount Washington and Duquesne Heights. Cin cinnati boasts of its Walnnt Hills, where so many 01 its society peopic icnuc. Yet the Southside bluffs ' are far more picturesque, and the scene from Grandview avenue is not to be surpassed by an v similar view in the world. It would be a grand and well-paying investment to terrace these hillsides and build handsome residences up there. It is a beautilul place to live, and would add materially to the ap pearance of the city. We have views right in this city which surpass those that artists travel to Europe to see and copy upon their canvases. "The beach project is a great one," con cluded the Chief, "and I should like very much to see it carried into effect." E0K0B TO WHOM SUE. The subject of Iter. E. R. Donehoo'a Sermon Yesterday Morning. Bev. E. K. Donehoo took for the subject of his sermon, yesterday morning, at the Eighth Presbyterian Church, West End, Acts ii: 21: "He was a good man, and fall of the Holy Ghost and faith." He said: "No higher tribute is needed for any man to entitle him to undying fame. We are wont to pay honors to those only who themselves have attracted the attention of the world by the illustrious deeds which their hands have wrought. We give to one man the credit which is in jnstice due to another who was a factor in the elevation of the man who comes in for praise. We praise the , scholar who has accom plished great things, while we overtook the teacher, who by patience and toil prepared tbe scholar for his career. Many men who have risen to distinction, have confessed that their ele vation was due to the humble father or mother, who lived and died in obscurity. Washington has told us that what good he had ever accomplished he owed to the care of his mother. We are wont to pay honors to those otjly who, have been successful in attracting the attention of the world. We give too much credit to this one man, and utterly overlook another, who helped the one on whom we lavish honors. "St. Augustine was the mightiest cham pion that God raised up in the early centu ries of tbe Christian Church in her defense. Augustine attribnted all his success to the care and counsel of his pious mother, Monica. The question arises, what has this to do with the text? It is the tribute which Luke pays to one whose history is very brief; one which we are apt to dismiss with out much consideration." CHINESE MASOHS IX SESSI0H. Tbe Police Asked to Prevent Annoyance From Outsiders. Charlie "ing, a very intelligent China man, applied at the-Central station last night for an officer. The "Bising Sun" lodge of Chinese Masons were about toihgld a session in a house on Water street, near Wood street, for the purpose of initiating three new members. King was afraid that the recital of tbe sacret work might be in terfered with by some of the boys in the neighborhood, and therefore desired police protection. Lieutenant Dennison, who has charge of that district, promised to see that none of the rites were interrupted. Bising Sun Lodge has a membership of 40, and all tbe prominent Chinese in the two cities belong to it. A Considerable Gain. ' The following is a comparative report of the receipts of tbe Citizens' Traction: For week ending July 18, 1890.-. $11,251 85 For week ending July IS, 18b9 8.953 33 Gain in favor of 1S30 8 2,293 60 Eye, Ear. Nose nnd Throat. Dr. Sadler, Specialist, 601 Penn are. Office hours 9 A. si. to C p. it. .' f ro ' . JTTTSBUEG- .DI9E&TJ3H.., 1 MAY BEAJURDER. JOSEPH STROUP BADLY BEATEN UP IN A STREET FIGHT. One of Ills Assaulters Fired Upon Twice by an Officer The Forsned' Escafres From His Pursuer One Man Arrested nnd a Warrant Out for Another. Joseph Stroup got into a fight early yes terday 'morning and may die from the ef fects of the beating he received. He got into an altercation with James and Thomas Brittain, near the co-sjer of Second avenue and Try street, and was badly worsted. Offi cer Boach, heard the disturbance and ar rived at the scene in time to see one of the men kick Stroup several times in the head. When tbey saw the officer the Brittains ran away. Eoach followed James Brittain, who seemed to be the leader in the attack, and he ran down through Lloyd & Black's mill. Boach fired two shots, but without effect, and Brittain made his escape by running in among tbe furnaces in the mill, where it was so dark the officer could not find his way. Stroup was taken to his home in the pa trol wagdn. He was badly beaten, and bad an ugly wound on his head, which he claimed had been caused by a brick thrown by Jim Brittain. He was spitting blood last evening, and his condition is considered to be verv serious. The officer entered information against both the Brittains yesterday morning, and Thomas was arrested a few hours later. He was placed in Central station, but alleges he had nothing to do with the assault upon Stroup. NEED OF NIGHT CARS. RenI Estate Men Say They Would Enhance the Value of Property Sales That Could be Made With All-Nlsht Transportation Were Had, Beal estate brokers are very enthusiastic over the prospect of having night cars run to East Liberty. They think that it will, give property a material boom in that section. Some of them state that on account of there being no night cars to that section of the city they have been prevented from disposing of property to parties wishing to locate in East Liberty and Hazlewood, were those places not so far from tbe city that they could not be reached after midnight. J. E. McCrickart, of the Pittsburg Com pany, thinks that it would be a great thing for the suburbs if night cars were run. "Our company has missed making a num. ber of sales ot property because the outer portions of the city were inaccessible late at night," says Mr. McCrickart. "We had a gentleman' in last week after a house. He was engaged on one of the newspapers,but could not take the property, as he said it would be too far to walk after midnight" Mr. Black, of Black & Baird, thought it would augment prices of real estate when night cars were an assured thing. "We have had calls lately from persons employed at night who wanted to invest in property," said he, "but there being no night cars made a drawback which seemed the only obstacle to the consummation of the deals. But I thine a great many people now living in Al legheny and on the Southside would go out to East Liberty or Hazelwood, alter night cars were put on. It would be effect ive in enhancing values on medium proper ties to a great extent," continued Mr. Black, "and it would create a demand for high priced'property, to some extent, also." A number of other real estate men were talked to, and all extolled the good features of night cars to the suburbs. A B0T TEAMP IDENTIFIED. He Came From tbe Eighteenth Word, and Not From Home. K. Y. The little boy who gave his name as Jacob Besick, when he applied for lodging at the Seventeenth Ward Police Station, Saturday night, was identified early yesterday morn ing by his father. The boy said he had run away from his home, at Borne, N. Y., and was a total stranger in Pittsburg. He ex cited the sympathies of, Sergeant Logan and was provided with quarters for the night. At 3 o'clock yesterday morning James Burkhardt, of the Eighteenth ward, ap peared at the station in search of his boy, who had been missing for a day. He soon identified the boy as his own, but oouid give no explanation of his strange story about coming from Borne. He took the boy home with him, remarking as he left the station that the young Munchausen would be attended to in fine style by his mother at a later hour. A WELL ATTENDED SESSION Of tbe Council of tho Society of St. Vincent De Paul. The regular quarterly meeting of the councils of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was heliUyesterday afternoon in the parochial school hall of St. Kieran's Church, on Fifty-fourth street. Thomas Kelly presided. There was a large attend ance from the seven different councils, prob ably 200 being present, and tbe reports made showed large disbursements in the various charitable funds. Addresses were made by Bev. Thomas Eeilly. Bev. John Griffin, Dr. J. B. Sulli van, W. A. Golden, Esq., Edward Splaine, Valentine Pfeiffer and Hngh Keating. DBTJMMTHG TJP DESEETEES. Some Soldiers who Will Wish They Hadn't lingered In Pittsburg. Surgeon Lytle, of the Tenth Begiment, came on from Monongahela City yesterday afternoon, and proceeded to Mt. Gretna on the fast line. He assumed charge of a de tail of the regiment which had been left be hind to drum up three deserters who had fallen by the wayside. They were sufficiently recovered on the appearance of the patrol to fall in under ar rest and embark for tbe camp. EEEPmO TJP THE WAE. The Police Well Supplied With Ammunition for the Does. . The police in the Eirst district were well supplied with dog buttons last night and it is expected that tbe light of day this morning will show many a canine carcass. To-day the Second district will begin the work nnd no buttons will be used in the First. Ealimaster Cyarnecki says lie willbe glad when the war is over, as there is'no profit in handling dogs. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Who Travel, Some Who Do Not, and Others Who Talk. E. K. Martin, of Lancaster, whose chances for becoming Lieutenant Governor of tbe State were nipped ir. the bud by the Beaver Statesman in his historical message to "turn him down," came Into the city yesterday forenoon and affixed bis signature to the Sev enth ATenuo register. He was joined at din ner by ex-Jndge X. Newton Pettis, uf Mead ville, and John K. Fox. of a local cigar com pany. Among the Eastern visitors who dropped down on Pittsburg yesterday and sought shelter within tbe hospitable portals of the Duquesne were J. F. Keating, manager of tbe Yale Lock Company, of New York, and a brother of A. F. Keating, of this city; and John C. Henry, an electrical engineer of tbe metropolis. Pacing the corridor of the Seventh Avenue last evenlDgwas the Bev. James A. Worden, a Philadelphia divine, and Secretary of the Home Mission Society. He Is in tbe city la connection with the business of tbe soeiety. President William Smith, Secretary William Dillon and other Pittsburg delegat to the Flint Glassworkers Convention, at Balfl more, have returned borne. H. C Perdue, of the Hotel Duquesne, has gone on an extended vacation trip to Wash ington, Baltimore, New York and Boston, r MONDAY;: (y;,.! NOT A BIT BRIGHTER Appears the Situation at Jones & Laughlins' Southside Mill. A COMFEREHCE TO BE HELD TO-DAl If No Settlement is Then Reached a Strike Is Expected. IHTERESTIKG AND SPICI DETAILS The situation at Jones & Laughlins' mill, Southside, htfs not brightened any. The re verse is the case, and the outlook is more gloomy, if anything, than had before been anticipated. The trouble promises to spread, also, and affect not only Jones & Laughlins', but every mill in which the dis puted grade of iron is used. The situation as outlined in The Disfatcu of yesterday was verified by the men, but several things came to pass during the day which add to a consideration of the matter. Another joint meeting of the committees of the lodges will be held this afternoon and delegates will wait ou B. F. Jones and try to effect a settlement of the difficulty. If no settlement is then reached, it was given out yesterday that unless some unforeseen action is taken committees of the different departments will give 'the firm notice that they will quit work on a certain date. The regulation three days' notice will be given, so that the strike, if one is declared, will not be in force until Thursday or Friday. MAT BE BACKED UP. There is also a possibility that after all, the strike, if it comes to that, may be legalized by the association through a claim of a technicalitv in the wording of clause 3, resulting in a misunderstanding between the men and the firm. It was given out yesterday afternoon by several who knew what they were talking about, that the men in all departments have taken action to support the puddlers. A strike will be the result if an understanding with tbe firm is "not reached, whether the Amalgamated Association falls in line with' the move or not. The men are determined on this point, but say that the difficulty will not be a tight in tne sense some take it, but a rational stand for what they think is right. ' Several of the head men spoken to said that they are not complaining that Jones & Laughlins have not acted rightly, according to their understanding of the matter. The men are confronted with a grievance that is just, they say, and yet, according to the lawsot the association, the firm is not re sponsible. BOUND TO GET OUT. To use a common phrase, the men "are in a hole," and realizing that fact, they will go about the process of extracting " them selves from their position with cool heads. They say the difficulty will be Bettled by brains and intelligence, and that no matter what comes there will be no trouble, but in telligent action and no rash moves will guide them. The chainmakers and committees from the lodges of the other departments of the mill held a long meeting in Weaver's Hall yesterday. The same determination to stand by the puddlers was expressed, and tho only question was the ways and means to accomplish the desired end now that the fight promises to become general. The delegates from Excelsior Lodge of the steel workers, who met with the finish ers Saturday evening, had no power to give the required notice to the firm that their de partment would strike. Their lodge had agreed to support the puddlers if the finish ers did, but when tbe committee met with the finishers and learned the sentiment of the latter, their powers were at an end. A meeting of Excelsior Lodge will accord ingly be held this afternoon to instruct the committee. However, tbe meeting will also be a joint one of the committees from the other lodges, and the matter will be talked over and plans made. "WHAT IS HOPED FOB. There is a possibility and much hope on the part of the men, that tbe threatened strike may be legalized by the association, or what is better, the difficulty may be set tled by a claim that clause 3 has been mis construed, the word "majority" being thought to mean a majority of the furnaces working the hard iron, and not a majority of the furnaces in the mill. This phase of the question will come up for consideration at the meeting to-day, and may furnish a key to the situation. Some men talked to, however, were not so sanguine that a loop hole could be found in the disputed clause. A steel worker who has taken an active part in the discussion of the knotty problem was asked yesterday how the men expected to reach a solution of the question, even if they went out on strike. The strike would not remedy or change the disputed clause, which was formulated under the rules of tbe association and the eyes of its conference committee. He said that he had talked with others on this point, and the only thing that seemed to look to a solving of the question is another district convention. If the move among the puddlers should become general a convention may be called, and such a move is probable, under the present state of affairs. The calling of a special convention is an important matter, but the necessity is thought to warrant it, unless another means ot settlement is ar rived at. WHAT MIGHT EESUXT. It was reported yesterday that the pro prietors ui hue jucpuunu xruu ir or&s nau. said they would also take up the puddlers' fight if Jones & Laughlins came out all right The men at the Bepublic Iron Works are watching the strike, and it cannot be told what the future will produce. Tbe men at Jones & Laughlins' think that if it comes to a strike it should be general, that the blow may be crushing and the fight more easily won. Some of the men talked to felt very gloomy over the outlook, and said that, if they struck, they should consider that they had quit work. They would be in the same box as a gambler who throws his money on the table and says "good bye, sweetheart," with the supposition that it is lost. If be wins, then he is in luck. Others were not so du bious, and said that if a strike was declared it would be to win, and could not be any thing else. FLINT GLASS MEM HOME. President Smith Deprecates Sensational Beparts of Trouble Ahead. President Smith, of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union, had hardly shakes tbe dust of travel trom his shpes when he shook hands with a Dispatch reporter last night. "I have just returned from Balti more," he said, "and am rather done np. The heat was dreadful, and if the delegates had known before they came to tbe con vention what a simmering they wonld have to undergo while it was in session tbey would have made tbe summer stop about three months instead of tbe present period. The convention was very harmo nious in feeling, and tbe largest the union has ever held. Among the changes made was the disbandment ot the burial associa tion. It was found too troublesome to handle. This was the National Associa tion, the local societies will be carried on as usual. The green bottle and flint men have held a preliminary meeting looking to the end of bringing the two trades into closer relationship. That means that cards will be interchanged. If any green bottle blower presents his card at one of our houses we shall accept it as readily as one of our own. 'Regarding the reported trouble ahead between the employers and union on the chimney sale, you can say that there will be no strike. Any reports hinting at any trouble ahead on this score, or for that mat ter on any, are absolutely false. We ex pect in a few days to meet the manufactur-J MfetekSfeirc - . . '":yjSSSSS?f .. f K - "' fK"5B vrKj it- -,' y,-J' .. - '-.. ir- 1 1 p.r -mlrri 1 -1 . . w ?'" M.. 1 ers in a inenoiy conierenceuu ure, ..J .nh nnnrti are calculated to mi'lead and create anxiety where no occasion for it exists." ONLY FIVE CHIMNEYS. Conference on tho Bottle Scale at Baltimore Tbe Matter Between tbe Flint Workers and manufacturers Explained No Prob ability of a Strike Seventy-Five New Fots In Operation. On Friday, at Baltimore, committees of the flint workers and manufacturers held a conference on the bottle scale, at which cer tain changes in the scale desired by the workers were considered. No settlement was effected, and the conference adjourned to meet at Crescent, on the 3d of August. Tbe manufacturers were represented by Joseph Hamilton, of W. H. Hamilton & Co., and Albert Hamilton, of J. T. & A. Hamilton, of this city; John Tibby, of Sharpsbnrg; C. L. Flaccus, of Tarentum; W. Zost, ot Bellaire, O.; Florence Fox, of Philadelphia, and William Baker, of Baker Bros., and Walter Swindell, of Balti more. The position of the matter relating to the new chimney scale is this; during last blast 320 of No. 0 size were made in a move, or one-half day's work; 300 of No. 1 size, and 250 of No. 2. The workers now will ask for a reduction in the No. 0 and No. 1 moves of 20 chimneys, bringing down the number of chimneys in a move to respectively 300 and 280, leaving No. 2 untouched. Tbey originally asked for a reduction of 25, but came down to 20. WHAT IS EXPECTED. There is good reason to suppose that an understanding between tbe respective sides will be arrived at on the basis of the latter figure, and where but five chimneys, requiring but a minute or so to make stands between an easy settlement of the question, it is expected that the manufact urers, since they are willing to grant a re duction of 15 chimneys, will not hold out for the other five. A well-informed worker, speaking lately on this point, said that at the end of a given time in a shop working on No. 1 and No. 2 sizes, it would be found that No. 2 would have made within a few chimneys ot as many as No. 1. The evident result would be that the No. 1 shop would be compelled to work at least half an honr longer than the shop working on No. 2 to make up the num- 1 ber. The men have been trying for the oast three or four years to have tbe chimney question fixed, and the matter, as it stands to-day, is whether the rednctton shall be 15 or 20 pieces. He argued that the reduction was fair, and WOUU) NOT BE FELT by the manufacturer, who he said, "had too much sense to fight over such a trifle, more especially as they had already signi fied their consent to rednce the move by 15 chimneys. This is the only question at present between the men and employers." The probabilities of a strike are held to be very remote. At the convention there was considerable discussion'on this very point, a number of delegates holding out for a reduction of 30 pieces in the move, while the more conserv ative carried tbe day by obtaining 20 as the figure which should be accepted. Dur ing the coming blast there will be 75 new pots in operation, including 15 in Georgia and 20 in Illinois. PLENTY 6? PENNIES. NO PRESENT LACK OF SMALL CHANGE IN PITTSBURG. Some of the Reasons Why One-Cent Pieces Aro DIore Frequently Seen Than For9 merly The Slot Machines Keep the Coins In Motion. "Do you get stuck often for change?" was asked of a newsboy, yesterday. "Nixy, not now. I've always got a big stock of pennies to fall back on. There's a regular shower of coppers here lately. Enough ancient pieces to go round twice. Can't g'o any place but what you bump up against a penny. See more in a day than you can shake a stick at If I didn't give my pennies away in change they'd make a stack as high as a summer hotel bill. Where do they all come from? Come again with an easier one. I know one thing that draws the pennies and that's the new-fangled drop-a-cent-in-the-slot machines. They swallow tbe coppers. I know just where to go when I'm in a pinch for small change. Any fellow that engineers the one-cent slot institutions can give you all the pennies yon want." "Have you ever run short?" "Well, I Bhould remark. Once we had a panic in Pittsburg in that line. You couldn't touch a penny with a ten-foot pole. They were scarce as hen's teeth. Never saw pennies so tight as they were then. A great many of them found their way into the toy savings banks. It was a good thing that they were turned loose again. Wealthy citizens like us are liable to suffer from financial embarrass ment if our medium of exchange falls short of pennies." "Pennies are plenty at present in Pitts burg," said B. Dickson, a popular con ductor on the Allegheny electric cars. "Piles of them are unloaded on us. The public seem to have a sort of sneaking con tempt for too many coppers, and they thoughtfully work them of! in paying car fare. "We don't really need them in making change, because we always reckon on 5 cent fares, and can get along with nickels, dimes and soforth. "We have calls for coppers at the office from people who run short of small pieces, and furnish them with all they want." ANOTHER CABLE CAB ACCIDENT, One of the Usual Results ot a Horse Be coming Frlsbtened. As J. C. McConnell and wife were driv ing out Penn avenue last evening, the horse became irightened at a cable car, when near Negley avenue, and shied to one side. The front wheel of the bnggy struck against a telegraph pole throwing the occupants to the sidewalk. Mrs. McConnell escaped with several slight bruises, bnt was badly frightened. Mr. McConnell had his right hand slightly injured, but managed to hold on to the reins and prevented thehorse from running ofC OBJECTED TO HIS B00H. A Drunken Prisoner Fjghts Against Being; Placed la n Cell. Harry Bedman, a young man, was ar rested last night for drnnkenness in Alle gheny City. The prisoner acted In a peace able manner until he reached the lockup. There he became decidedly obstreperous and it required the united efforts of lour officers to get the prisoner back into a cell. Iilttle Interest In an Important Election. The borough of Edgewood voted Saturday, on a proposition authorizing the School Board to borrow $25,000 for school purposes. The vote was in favor of the question, 25 to 2, the lightness of tbe balloting being laid to tbe fact that though there are 60 or 70 votes in tbe borough, a great many are away trom home for the summer. Fractured Ills Wrlsr. Yesterday afternoon a young man named Deckroeder, who resides on the corner of Main and Cherry streets, Allegheny, slipped while atcendlng a flight of stairs, and in trying to save himself fractured his wrist. Selected Another Secretary. At a regular meeting of the Manchester Turnverein held yesterday afternoon August Tegethoff was elected Secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sam- t 'DllTH'BfifOTEDiltlr A. J. Kirschner Shoots Himself Through the Heart at His Home. MYSTERY SUKROUNDS THE SUICIDE" Watching Say and Night at the Bedsida of Na Dying; Brother DEIYES AH ATTORNEY TO DSP0HDEHCI The sudden report of a pistol shot ringing out on the night air, followed by a low cr of distress from a woman, startled the resi dents in the vicinity of No. 178 Lowne street, Troy Hill, about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. A moment later Mrs. Andrew J. Kirsch ner, wife of the well known Pittsburg at torney, hurried ont of her residence, and turning the corner of the house started back in horror as her eyes fell upon the body of her husband weltering in his blood at her feet. A smoking pistol was clutched in the hand of tbe dying man. The weapon had been pressed closely to his bosom, for his shirt was blackened with powder. He had shot himself tbrough the heart, and death was almost instantaneous. A MTSTEBIOTJS XEAGEDT. The cause of the deed is a mystery. For the past few days Mr. Kirschner was noticed to be downcast. Last week he buried a be loved brother, who died from typhoid fever after a long and painfnl period of suffering. Night and day Mr. Kirschner watched through weary hours at his brother's bed side, and when the deadly fever carried away tbe loved one, he was deeply affected. Last Tuesday Mr. Kirschner complained of feeling unwell. He showed symptoms of typhoid lever, and his physician at once de cided that he should lay aside professional duties for a while and take a much needed rest. On Saturday night Mr. Kirschner re tired at the usual hour, but early on Sun day morning he started downstairs for the ostensible purpose of getting some milk. but in reality to kill himself. His wife heard a noise below, and hastily going down the stairs she discovered that her hus band had disappeared. THE FATAL SHOT. Suddenly she heard the sound of the pistol shot, and then followed what bas been nar rated above. Neighbors hurried to ber as sistance, and the body was removed inside the house. The Coroner will hold an in quest to-day. Mrs. Kirschner had watched herhusband's ill-health with great anxiety during the past month, and says he would come home greatly fatigued and worn ont with over work. Hs left no note explaining the cause of hisrish act. Andrew J. Kirschner was 36 years old, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his sad and untimely death. He was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1861, where he graduated at the Pennsyl vania State Normal School. He studied law with Alex. M. Watson, and was ad mitted to the Pittsburg bar in 1879, since which time he has practiced continuously, becoming one of the most popular lawyers in the State. A SOUTHSIDE EXPLOSION Causes Considerable Excitement but Not Very Great Damage. An explosion of natural gas that created considerable excitement and almost caused a fire, took place yesterday evening at the corner of South Twentieth and Mary streets. The Monongahela Gas Company are laying a main along Mary street, and at tbe corner of South Twentieth bad a large hole cut in the main where a connection is to be made with Jones, Cavitt & Co.'s glass factory. Yester day evening a young man in passing threw a lighted match into tbe trench, after light ing a cigar. Considerable gas had escaped from the in secure joint and a terrific explosion fol lowed. The flames shot into the air to a height of several feet and ignited the fac tory. Au alarm was sent in from box 147 at once and the firemen, as soon as they arrived, turned a stream of water against the building and kept it there until the gas in the main was turned off. The damage to the factory was slight. DEOWNED IN THE M0N0NGAHEIA. Sad Result of a Southside Bar's Teasing Bis Little Brother. John M. Anderson, 10 years old, was drowned In the Monongahela river, at the foot of South Second street, shortly after 6 o'clock last evening. It appear that the boy, with an older brother, was walking along tbe river bank, when they espied an old flatboat, and jumping in pushed it out from the shore. The oldest boy, in a spirit of mischief began rocking the boat, when the younger brother fell out and was drowned. The body was recovered shortly after, and taken to tbe home of the grandparents, No. 17 South Twelfth street. There will be an inquest to-day. A 'WOMAN'S LIFE ENDANGERED By n Vicious Assault Upon Her by Two Men. Mrs. Lucy Jenkins, the colored woman wbo was assaulted on Saturday evening on Mulberry alley, near Twenty-eighth street, was still in a critical condition last night: Albert Davis, colored, was arrested yes terday on a warrant issued by Magistrate McKenna, charging him with felonions assault and battery. Davis, it is alleged, was one of two persons who committed the assault. He is locked up in the Twelfth ward police station. LADIES. See to Your Furs. Before leaving for the seashore or moun tains, wonld it not be wise to tare a sly peep at your seal garments? They possibly need renairiner. changing or renovating after be ing packed away so long. It they do, now is the best time to have it done. We can do onr work much better and cheaper than later in tbe season. ' J. G. Bennett & Co., Corner Wood street and Pifth avenue, Pitts burg, Pa. Towels by the Dozen and Toweling by the Yard At lowest prices you ever paid to-day at our special linen sale. Jos. HOENE& Co.'s Penn Avenne Stores. -3LA2INEBS,S- Weakness, Indisposition to Work, Headache, Dullness, Heaviness, Lack of Appetite, Constipation, all indicate that you need a few doses of the genuine Dr. HoLane's Celebrated LIYER 'PILLS. They strengthen the weak and purify the BLOOD. They are prepared from the purest materials and put up with the great est care by FLEMING BROS., Pittsburg, Pa. Be sure yon get the genuine. Count erfeits are made In St Louis. I JtS-jcw - . ' - k 's 0TWrADygBTISEIfEXTSrr( ir$ JDB. HDRNE k CD.'B PENN AVE. STORES. SPECIAL LINEN SALE THIS WEEK, Irish, Scotch,- German, Belgian and French Household Linens, in best makes. Our low prices or) extra finish and solid weight Damask will de light all housekeepers who will come to see these goods. We might tell you how many hundreds of dozens of TOWELS AND - NAPKINS, But never mind that; we have enough to supply the biggest hotels, and the prices will be found below rock bottom. We include in this sale: Bleached and Cream Table Damasks. Napkins, Towels, Doylies, Linen Sheetings, Pillow and Bolster Linens, Made-Up Sheets, Pillow and Bolster Cases. Odds and ends in plain, fancy and stamped Cu?ers and Tray Cloths in all sizes. Plain satin finish Damask Linens and "old Bleach" soft finish plain Linens for fancy work. The stock is clean and fresh, yet there are some lots of good3 slightly solid, and also remnants even lower prices on these. Come and see how much $1 will buy or Sioo at this special Linen sale. JDS. HDRNE 1 CD. 609-631 PENN AVENUE. jm THE LAST WEEK OF OUR SALE And we commence to rebuild. SlangbUy in all departments. We have decided that the entire stock must be sold. Silks down to 253, 35c, 40c and 50c Wool Dress Goods down to 15c, 20c, 23s, 33c and 40c. English Suitings down to 58c French Bobes down to 54, 55 and (6 25. Wool Cballies down to 40c Cotton Chat lies down to 3c. Mohair Challies down to 25c French Satines down to 19c Armure Satines down to 7Jc Dress Ginghams down to 7c Suits, Jackets and Wraps leu than half price. White Dresses less than one-fourth their value. Lace Curtains, 50c up. Children's Suit, 50c up. WEISSER, 435 AND 437 M ABKET 8TBHET. Jya-MTnW Crane Elevator Co.. Pittsburg Office, Lewis Building REVERSING ENGINES. HYDRAUUCArlD STEAM PA3SENQEB"ANP FREIGHT ELEV AT ORS. je-lHS-mrx 3sa fig! MSp0mm net iioewy. r iMsbkj&tM, JiiLt . iv:,.K,'3iMSik a i2. .:. . rjfeJi&r' .i.tt,- ,1l steJWtHJJ
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