ar- nam !THE PITTSBUII&' DISPATCH, FBXDA.Y: JUJOTST 1390.- E3JEZ3 r t W ' r MS TO BE LESS, Our County Commissioners Have Discovered the Necessity of iieducing Taxation. IT MAI BE CDT DOWN TO ONE MILL The Wealth of the State of Allegheny In creasing at an Unprece dented Kate. f HALF A BILLION WOULD KOT COVER IT. After Assessors Wh Fail to Mate x Fait Valuation of Property. The wealth of Allegheny county is in creasing at a speed that would make For tunatns tarn green with envy, and would came him to work nights emptying his magic purse if he wanted to catch up. The County Commissioners are suffering from an embarrassment of riches, and are think ing serionsly of reducing the millage At Present Allegheny county, despite the fact that it was caught on railroad bonds, was assessed an enormous amount for the rail road riots of 1677, and has recently built what is admitted to be among the finest, and without doubt the most complete county buildings in the world, is taxed at a lower rate than any other county in the State. To-day the county debt is but $3,480. 007 65, and none of it matures until 1900, when $105,000 of the 4-per-cent riot bonds fall doe. In 1905 $1,125,500 of the 4-percent riot bonds and $500,000 of the 3-pcr-cent new Court House bonds may be called in. In 190$ the balance of the Court House bonds, 5300,000 of the 4-per-cents, and $1, 440,507 65 of the 5-per-cent compromise bonds become dne. Then the county debt will be wiped out REDUCING TAXATION. "We are seriously considering the reduc tion of county millage," said County Com missioner Mercer yesterday. "Before we asked the Legislature for authority to issue bonds to pay for the building of the new Court House, we adopted a resolution pro Tiding for a levy of 1 mill on the dollar to liquidate the cost. When we issued the riot bonds we did the same thing, but when we found that we were .getting more money than we had use 'or, we reduced the millage and no one objected. "We cannot, force people who hold county bonds to accept cash for them until they mature. People who have an investment which pays them and which is as absolutely safe as a finan cial transaction can be, are in no hurry for their money. Thns we are accnmmulating tslarge sinking fnnd, without a chance ol patting the money in good use. . "We are now in the same position in re gard to the Court House bonds. A tax of 1 mill on the present valuation of the connty brings in a return of over $208,000. 2Jow, at that rate, we could pay off the Court House bonds, which only amount to $800, 000, in three years if the holders of the bondb were willing. As it is the first of these securities are not due for 16 years, and the balance two years later. DOWS TO A JITXIi. "At the county's present Taluation of $268,227,828 we should collect on a 3-mill bais $804,681. O' ihis amount two-thirds, or $534,454, is devoted to meeting the run ning expenses ol the county, while the bal ance, $268,227, is to be turned into the sink ing fnnd to meet the Court House bonds. We find, however, that a 2-mill assessment will cover all our expenses and leave a bal ance ot $50,000 or $60,000 which could be placed in the sinking fund, and would amount in ample time to sufficient to meet the bonds. While no formal action has yet been taken, it is very probable that next year the assessment for county taxes will be 2 -mills on the dollar. "There is another feature which will very likely within a few years reduce the mill- age, while it may not decrease the amount of taxes paid by each individual. The valu ations made by the county assessors are en tirely too low. There is no doubt whatever that if all the property in the county was assessed at as near its real value as the prop erty in the Third ward, Pittsburg, is by the city assessors, the taxable value of the connty would be between $500,000,000 or $600,000,000. In that event we could run the connty and pay off its debt on a 1-mill tax. NO TIME FOE BEYISION. "This is a matter in which we are badly handicapped. We are allowed but six Weeks to revise the assessments. At the end of that time the books must be in the County Treasurer's hands. The assessors turn in their books and we liston to appeals from tfaeir.valuations. As fast as we go through a 'district we have to turn over the boots to copyers to have them prepared for the Treasurer. We have no time to make comparisons, and so determine where glar ing undervaluations have been made. This city has a Board of Assessors whose sole duty it is to look after the assessments on property. In this way they are aided by good maps and by the Bnilding Inspectors' records. We have nothing of the kind to help us, and we have no time to make a per sonal investigation. The revision of the assessors' books is only one o the number less duties we have to perform. We are now trying to deTise some means whereby we can force the assessors to do their work properly. It is a shame that Allegheny countv's valuation should go forth to the world" at $268,000, when it is considerably over half a billion. We would have a better standing In the country if the actual wealth of the county was known." AN INSTANCE OF UNDEBVAIiTJATION. An instance of the peculiar valuation of Allegheny county nropertv came to light in the County Treasurer's office yesterday. A gentleman called on behalf of a neighbor to pav tbe taxes on a lot at Moss Side, North "Versailles township. He was surprised to learn that it was valued at but $55. "Whv," he said, "I wanted to buy the lot from my friend, but he wanted $400 for it. He said the adjoining lot, which was no better, if as good, had brought that amount a few months ago." TkTCP. THAT, YOU EAECAL. A Misguided Young- .11 an Rons Against n. Tartar on Iilbenr MroM. It was not exactly as dark as the interior department ol Ethiopia near Sixth avenue, on Liberty street last night, shortly after 10 o'clock, but it was dark enough for a mis guided biped to make a very bad break. A Dispatch reporter was walking down Llbertv, wheu he saw a well-dressed man saunter upfo a respectable looking lady liurrylng along in the shadow of the build ings, and acccst her with a "Good evening" ,, that was intended to be fascinating. f But the lady wasn't fascinated. Tire blazed from her eyes, while she swung her umbrella like an Indian's tomahawk, and let it drop on the fascinator's head with a crack that made his brain rattle almost loud enongh to be heard down street 'Take that for yonr good evening, you rascal! ' ex claimed the indignant lady, while tbe crushed gent gasped convulsively and (tampered rapidly away A BATTLING FIGHT. E. II. Ksblnaon, of tnirml1l Ban, Hal nn Adventure A Snake That Kefuaed to Stny Consbt A Country Boy finally Slnachlers the Reptile. B. H. Bobinson, of the West End, has just returned from his summer outing. He first visited the seashore, and then worked his way back to the mountains, spending several days in Payette county, where he reports witnessing a battle between a boy and a monster rattlesnake. The snake was so large that Mr. Bobinson thought it would be a feather in his cap if he brought it home. The reptile seemed docile enough, bat Bobinson thought it best to hire a stout country boy to assist him in the capture, and the scene that followed makes him (Bobinson) start in his sleep yet and find cold drops on his brow when he awakes. He says the recollection is terrible, and when he pulls on his shoes in the morning he in voluntarily peers into them to see if there are snakes in them. The mountain youth secured the reptile, as he thought, by putting a forked stick over its neck just back of the head, and then seized it by the tail. Jnst then the rattler straightened himself with such energy that it swung sprawling on the ground. The serpent then threw itself into a coil and charged on the would-be captor. The latter, however, was pretty well accustomed to snakes, and, catching up a dorr.ick, dealt the snake a blow that disabled it, and he soon put it out of its misery. Mr. Bobinson didn't wait to see the end just then, but fled into a buckwheat field and lay down until the boy called him and told him the battle was ended. Mr. Bobinson will never fool with a snake again; he says so himself, and he thinks he knows his mind. The mountain dew of Fayette county is said to be very invigorating this summer and to have made snakes more than usually energetic IALLEY AND HIS CBTJTCH Effectually Slop a Fight, bat are Provided With a Ladling. A row took place at Brady and Forbes streets last night between Michael Henry, William Clancey and Anthony Lalley, in which Henry was badly cut about the head. Tbe wounds were made by Lalley, who had a heavy crutch for a weapon of attack in as sisting Clancey. Henry and Clancey be eame involved in tbe fight over the merits of a dog. They had been pummelling each other for some time when Lalley, who was standing by, struck Henry a terrific blow over the bead with one of his crutches, making a long, deep cat extending clear across his head. About that time Officers Hildebrandt and Smith beard of the affray, and came up just as Lalley delivered the blow. Clancey and Lalley made an attempt to get away, but were easily captured, as was also Henry, who was laid out on the side walk. All were tiken to the Fourteenth ward station, where Dr. Christies dressed the cut on Henry's head. He pronounced it quite serious. Henry and Clancey were re leased on forfeits, but Lalley was compelled to stay. FACTS Iff FICTION. Novel Writera Slnat be Posted In All Lines of Business. 'They say the shingle is an old-fashioned board of investigation, bat for a wide gauge searcher after facts, give me the novel writer," said C. H. Gerrish, an expert in the book business last night at the Seventh Avenue, as he knocked off tbe ashes from bis Havana, and ran his eyes down the in terviewer's vest ".Novels of the day are built on spread eagle plots. They cover a wide range of sciences. The author must have a smatter ing of law to put his legal characters throuzh the proper paces. He must have 'points on medicine to inflict the heroine with the right kind o disease. Theology must be plain as daylight to him, to set his preacher out in shape. These things make up the facts that add tone to fiction." A HIGH DEATH BATE Shown by tbe Ouleinl Mortuary Report for Last Weeli. The mortuary report for the week ending on Saturday shows that there were 139 deaths in the city, as compared with 103 for the same time in 18S9. The report indicates that the hot weather during last week was destrnctive to tbe lives of infants. From diseases incidental to childhood alone there were 54 deaths. From choleraic diarrhea there were 25 deaths; dysentery, 3: simple cholera, 1; typhoid fever, 14; consumption, 6; pneumonia, 6; measels, 4; whooping cough, 1; diphtheria, 2; croup, 2. Of the total 6S were less than 5 years of age, and of these 44 were under 1 vear. Tbe East End had 48 deaths; Old City, 38; Southside, 32. FLYING AHOTHEB KITE. A Pittsburg; Stenographer Thinks Ho Han n Snap In Mglit. James F. Burke, of this city, formerly a Democratic convention stenographer, stated yesterday that he had been appointed pri vate secretary to Senator Delamater. The new private secretary also says Mr. Delani mster tendered him the position "at tbe universal request of newspaper boys" Who the newsboys are, deponent saith not He adds, though, that all he has to do is to accept the offer. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Wbo Travel. Some Who Do Mot, and Other Who Talk. N Well posted in the best points or the railroad business, Mr. J. Hngbston will be at home in the new office to which he was ap pointed yesterday, that ot General Aeent Freight Department Umon Pacific system at Pittsburg. Mr. Thomas S.Speer was appointed to the position of TravaliLg Agent, Passenger Department vice H. E. Passarant, resigned. Ex-Congressman A. J. Warner, of Marietta, O., who was the popular Representa tive trom the Fifteenth district, and spoken of as tbe "Father of the Greenbackers, '"passed through tbe city yesterday on bis way West Mrs. Harry Heck and Miss Susie Heck left last night for a four weeks' sojourn at Atlantic City. Mr. Heck expects to follow next week and enjoy the Atlantic surf for the last half of August Mrs. John H. Young, of Lincoln ave nue. East End, left tbe city yesterday for a month's visit with her son in Brooklyn, and ber brother, James P. Clark, of Englewood, N.J. Inventor and originator of a variety of useful things is the reputation borne by J. C. Richardson, of Jamestown, who indited bis signature on tbe Daquesne album last night. Miss A. Gourley, Miss K. King, Miss M. McConabey, Miss R. McCIain, John A. Mc Clain, all registered from Claysville, Pa., at the Seventh Avenue yesterday. J B. Armstrong, the prominent buggy manufacturer ot Guelpb, Ontario, arrived in the city yesterday and registered at the Hotel Anderson. The iron industry of Sharon is well represented by B. M. Henderson, who was among yesterday's arrivals at the Uuquesne. Mrs. J. Boyd and maid, Mrs. Sam Alwine, Miss Jessie Alwine, of Greensburg,are among the guests of tbe Anderson. Among the passengers on the Eastern train that left Pittsburg yesterday was Sheriff McCandless. Mr. S. O. Duncan and daughter, Miss Nellie, left for an extensive trip yesterday morning. C. W. Canfieldandhis young daughter, of Athens, are stopping at tbe Hotel Anderson. Mr. John King, of the firm of McCnlly A Co will depart for Europe, this week. Last evening W. J. Kountz and family left the city for Cape May. THEIR- STORY TOLD. The Detained Belgian Glass Workers Arrive in Pittsburg and TELL HOW THEY WERE TREATED. They Did Not Understand the AffidaYits They Signed, They Say. PECULIAR PROMISES MADE TO THEM Jean Baptiste Saint, Alphonse Phillipart, and Theophile Martin, the three Belgian glass workers who were detained for five or six weeks at the Barge Office in New York, and who were afterward discharged by Judge Lacombe because of insufficient evi dence of a violation of the alien contract labor law, were in the city yesterday. Saint went to Duquesne to look for work, and the other two went to Ford City, where they have friends.. They also expect to get em ployment there. The men are intelligent-looking individ uals and do not give the impression, either by their general appearance or by their speech, that they belong to the lower class ot foreigners, and even the man who harps on tbe subject of "America ior Americans" admits there is plentvot room in the United States for all classes who come here for tbe purpose of becoming producers earning their own livelihood and adding to the wealth of the country. A DIFFEBENT STOBY. The gentlemen were met yesterday by a Dispatch reporter, to whom they told a very different story than has yet appeared in any of the telegrams from New York in regard to their case. Mr. Saint acted as spokesman for the party, and said: "W came ovei in the steamer Friesland, of the Bed Star Line. Before we landed a man who said he was an assistantimmigrant in spector, boarded- the ship and wanted, to know where we came from, where we were going and if we had work. We told him we had no work, but that we expected to be able to find employment when we wonld get to Pittsburg. The man told us we would.be sent back. The inspector spoke broken French. "Well, we were detained at -the Barge Office, of course. The next day a paper, which turned out afterward to be the much-talked-of affidavits, was brought to us to sign. We aid not know what the contents were, and the man who acted as interpreter could not speak our language. We signed the affidavits, supposing it to be a formality through which we had to pass before we could leave the Barge Umce. Hut we were kept there five weeks, during which time we were furnished nothing to eat but bread and milk three times a day. We were com pelled to buy food or starve. NOT UNDEB CONTBACT. "The day before the trial of our case in the United States Court an official, whose name we could not learn, came to us and made a proposition that it we would go back, and come over in another boat, we would not be interfered with, but we refused to do this. I want to say, in behalf of myself and friends here, that we did not come under contract with anybody. We simply came as thousands of others come. We are not paupers. We pan read and write and are anxious to find work. If we can do so, we are willing to become citizens, and do all we can for tbe good of the Government" A BOY'S BEVEKGE OK A DOO. He Ties tbe Canine to a Fence and Empties Two Revolver Into It. Frank Dietrich, a 15-year-old boy who lives on Yickroy street, last night attempted to getrevenge on a dog that had bitten him ou Monday evening. He claims that as he was passing the residence of a Mr. Bobert son, No. 58 Pride.street, on that evening a large Newfoundland dog owned by Mr. Robertson jumped over a fence and bit nim on the leir. From that time on he cultivated his ac quaintance with tbe dog, with the single idea of securing revenge for the injury inflicted. List night the boy secured about six leet of clothes line with which he tied' the dog to a fence. He then began to shoot at him with a revolver, but on account of J ad marksman ship and the freedom ot the dog's move ments, he only succeeded in hitting him with one bullet It struck the dog some where but only caused him to tear around in a still more lively manner. A second weapon was brought into use but it was emp tied with no more effect than to inflict a number ot wounds. Officer Bosenblatt killed the dog to end its misery. . " STIFF TILES WILT IN SUMMER, How tbe Heat Affect the Hardened Head gear of Din n. "Derby hats most be handled with vel vety touch in summer," quoth J. McKain yesterday, taking down a stiff hat from his shelves and giving it a professional tap. "Few people are aware of the tact that the great heat at this season of the year softens a stiff bat so much that it can almost be rolled up into a ball. That's why the crown should be handled as little as possible, because it is the easiest thing in the world to dent the hat when it is soft and the mark will stay there forever. The hat is all right if you don't touch thecrown while it is soft, because it regains its natural stiffness as soon as cold weather cools it off. "If you hold a Derby hat near a hot stove, it will lose its stiffness in a few moments and be limp as a rag." BOOMING THE ZOO. A Handsome Fox Presented to the Schenley Park Rleaag-arle. Avery small boy with a very large basket appeared at City Hall, yesterday afternoon, and inquired anxiously for Chief Bigelow. The very small boy stated .that the very large basket contained a fox which he wished to donate to tbe Schenley Park Zoo. As Chief Bigelow was absent Bey nard was turned over to Clerk Bingiman andthe clerk shipped him out to the park under the care of Bob Smothers. - The fox was very large and 'handsome, and was donated by Blace Bros. GOING AND COMING. Thousands Leave the City on tbe Excursions to Summer Beeorti. Lively traffic kept the Union depot men on the jump yesterday. Ten thousand people thronged the station." Nearly a thou sand excursion tickets to Atlantic City were bought Pittsburgers left the city on all trains. A regular stream of humanity poured through tbe gates. The nnmber ot arrivals were eonslderablv less, but the hotel registers were well filled'. A Cay Wedding Party. A Hungarian wedding was celebrated in tbe Southside Market Hall last evening. Miss Susie Kirol and Charles Mueller were married in the South Eighteenth Street Ger man Lutheran Church,, and the party went to the hall, where the festivities continued until 4 o'clock this morning. Brass and string bands were present from Cleveland, long tables were filled for the many guests and all had a good time. Jell In n Fit. An employe of the Allegheny street de partment named Minehart fell in a fit on the Troy Hill road, where he was working yesterday, and was removed to hi borne at No. 3 Ohio street by patrol wagon No. 1. Is tbe sick room Piatt's Chlorides, the odor, leu dlslnf ettant, ii invaluable, ' A CHANCE JF0R KICKERS. The Soutbalde Water Situation to be OI. cn.ied by a Coancllmnnle Committee Organizing Taxpayers' Protective Asso ciations Conncllmen to be Vigorously Supported. On Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock the special committee appointed by Councils to investigate the Southside water question, will meet in Select Council Chamber. Chairman Bobinson wishes all Sonthside residents who have a grievance against the water supply to be present at the meeting. It is also the intention ot the committee to have'the officers of tbe Monongahela Water Company present to state tbeir side of the case. The meeting promises to be an inter esting one. The Executive Committee of the Tax payers' Protective Association of the Twenty-ninth ward, met last night in the office of Alderman Beinhauer to take some action regarding a movement of citizens in favor of more and better water for the South side. The committee's meeting was an informal one and resulted in the preparation of an ad dress to the public, and especially to South side residents, who are most interested. It was decided to have similar organizations in every Southside ward and have a repre sentative from each of these form a central assembly. All assistance will be given to the Councilmanic committee appointed at tbe last meeting. Last night's meeting was merely preliminary to many others that will follow until some relief is given in the direc tion of a better distribution of water. An other meeting will probably be held on Saturday evening, when arrangements will likely be made for a mass meeting. STRUCK WITH AH AX. This Weapon Does Bad Work on Barney Scbrlfel'a Fnce. Barney Schrifel, a coachman in the em ploy of Mr. Ober, of Eberhart & Ober, the brewers, was struck inthe face with an ax and seriously injured last night, during a quarrel with Peter Kuntzman, a shoemaker. Schrifel and his wife had gone to take sup per last evening with John L Fisher, his brother-in-law, who lives in the same house with Kuntzman, on Troy Hill, Thirteenth ward. After supper, as Schrifel was pass ing out he met Kuntzman, and from a lew words a quarrel arose. It ended by Kuntz man striking Schrifel in the face with an ax. Schrifel was knocked insensible. The rest of the inmates of the house ran to the scene and the police were called. Officer Williams appeared and arrested Kuntzman and sent him to the lockup. Schrifel had received a terrible gash on the forehead and cheek and his cheek bone was crushed. His condition was prononnced serious. Schrifel is about 23 years of age. Kuntzman, who was locked up to await the result of Schrifel's injuries, is about 18 years of age. LOCATED IK CANADA. . John Bro.l, Formerly of the Sonthside, Found by Old Friends. John Brosi, the alleged forger of the Southside, who left the city some months ago after having fleeced his relatives out of several thousand dollars, has been located in Canada. The Excelsior Club, composed of mill workers on the Southside, is home from Canada, where they were in camp for ten days. John Davis and several other members of the club met Brosi one day while taking a walk. It is said Brosi tried to avoid them but they caught up to bim and talked with him for several minutes. Brosi would not tell where he had been since he left Pitts burg. A PAIS BEATS ONE. How a Traveling Man Acted Under Peculiar Circumstance. "Life on the road makes the commercial traveler a thoroughbred, happy-go-lucky fellow," said a guest at tbe Seventh Avenue last night "They learn to think quick as chain lightning, and are trained to act on the spur of the moment. For instance, I was riding in tbe cars to-day, when a drum mer, seated in front of me, accidentally dropped one of his gloves ont of tbe window of the flying train. To the surprise of the passengers, the drummer threw the other 'kid' alter its mate. "One glove is of no account to me," he remarked, carelessly, "while the fellow that finds one might as well have the pair." M0BE DAMAGES CLAIMED. Allegheny Asked to Kepalr Losses Caused by the. Pprpce Street Bridge. The Allegheny Committee on Streets and Sewers met last night Theodore Have- "kotte, of the Keystone Hotel, on Spruce street, said the new bridge erected there by the Fort Wayne Bailroad had damaged hi3 property to the extent of $6,500, because the bridge ran right beside the windows of the second story. The matter was referred to a sub-committee. Mr. Hartman stated the bridge was unsafe, and it was ordered closed until such time as accepted by the city. The railroad com pany was also ordered to open Yerner street, which had been closed by the bridge ap proaches. For Stenllng n Ring. Mrs. Mary Kupsbek was committed to jail yesterday, in default of bail, for court on a charge of larceny made by Albert Par perski. The information- was made before Alderman Beinhauer, who has held several hearings in tbe case, which involved tbe ownership of a gold ring. MINOR POLICE ITEMS. Frailties Which Brought People Within the Grasp of tbe Law. Edward- Deiscoll, of the Sonthside, Is awaiting in jail. In default of $1,000 bail, a trial for wife-beating. Mbs. Heaton, ot FrankBtown avenue, and J. S. Snively, of Blver avenue. East End, com plain that tbeir larders are being robbed. John SAtTLO. an Italian, of No. 407 Ferry street was arrested yesterday for sending oat boys to peddle withont the proper license. Eighteenth ward neighbors quarreled -the other day.and now Charles Hovinski sues Will iam Huber before Alderman Kerr for assault and battery. Haery Batkamp. of Villa street, Alle gheny, was retired to the workhouse for six months. The night before he bad amused himself by attempting to kill bis wife. - Ross Rorison, an ex-pollceinan, has charged Matthew Belt, a colored officer, with assault Tbe trouble arose over Bell's refusal to arrest a woman who was annoying Rorison. Annie Babdey, ot Homestead, will have a hearing before Alderman iteinhauer to-day on charges of selling liquor on Sunday and with out license, preferred by Max Markowitz. George Fobnof. of Wilklnsburg, bas lostja valuable horse and a hired man named Tbomas Hurley. Itis not known whether this is merely a coincidence or not, but the police are looking for both. Alexander Cbomlbt, of Wilson street, says that Patrick Maloy threatened to shoot him. Maloy will have a hearing to-morrow be lore Alderman Richards on a charge of surety of tbe peace. Thomas Delanet Is In the Fourteenth ward station. Officer Bohan, who arrested him, says Delaney went home drunk last night, and when his wife askod for money he beat her and threw the furniture out of the window. Thomas Moore, McEcesport distiller, was robbed of his pocketbook containing $110 and two ronnd trip tickets to Atlantic City at the Union depot yesterday. Mr. Moore was nat urally disappointed at being frustrated in his intention of taking his granddaughter to the seashore. William Smith, colored. Is in the Central station, on a charge ot disorderly conduct Smith Is thought to bo connected with the as sault npon Magsie Baymond, in Clark's court, yesterday morning. The woman was beaten over the head with beer bottles, and la now in a precarious condition. FORMIDABLE FIGURES Rapid Growth of the Brotherhood of Carpenters in a Shorty Time. P. J. Jl'GUIRE'S BIEMIAL REPORT. A Machine at the Woods Ban Mill That Dispenses With a Kongher. TROUBLE AHEAD AT AMERICAN WORKS The biennial report of 'General Secretary P. J. McGuire, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, just out, contains some interesting figures on the eight-hour day strike and on tbe general condition of that body. On the vote of the local unions on the eight-hour question in September, 1889, 9,095 members were found to be in favor of it and 1,318 voted against continuing the agitation. Three hundred and three unions were for and 74 against it. On the 17th of March of this year the Brotherhood was selected by the Federation to lead the fight in the movement Prom that date a most remarkable increase in the membership followed. In March ol 1881, there were but 12 Iocalnnions, with a memberehip of 2,042 in the organization; since the 14th of March this year 142 new unions have been added, with a numerical gain of 18,250 men. On the 1st of July the organization included C97 local unions in good standing, 77,590 enrolled members, showing a gain in two years of 259 unions and 25,353 new members. neablt all, strikes "woir. Out of 82 strikes last year 78 were won, at a cost of $4,170. These strikes had no reference to the eight-hour movement This year, when the general demand for the shorter hour was made, the organization won 144 strikes, involving 57,425 men, and lost 8, affecting 2,300 men. Of these 14 secured higher wages, 42 8 hours, 81 9 hours and 7 shorter hours on Saturday. The reduction in the working hours has been effected, in SG cities to 8 hours and in 234 to 9 hours. This reduction has given employment to 7,300 more carpenters, who would otherwise have been idle. This resnlt, pursues the re port, forms a powerful argument in favor of trades unions. "In few instances," says Mr. McGuire, ''did locals go on strike against the wishes of the General Executive Board. In such instances as at Buffalo, Denver and Dayton, they lost. The Detroit strike was over powered by imported labor and want of funds. The system of assessment provided for by the Federation was entirely new to the Hational Trades Unions affiliated, and many of them could not and cannot pay the assessment until their national conventions meet. Hence the Federation was crippled to quite an extent, and the amount levied on the unions was so small that tbe results were not what they will be in the future after the .system is per'eeted by tbe next convention of the Federation." The amount of money spent in support of trade movements for shorter hours last year was $74,908 76. In four years the Brother hood advanced the wages of carpenters in 413 cities from 25 to 75 cents per day. This is an increase of $5,250,000 annually in wages to the carpenters in those cities. FABTAEEB3 OF BENEFITS. There are 53,769 members partaking of benefits; $57,842 49 was expended in two years for death and disability benefits from the general office, and $235,000 for sick ben efits by local unions. The average of male and female deaths was G per 1,000. The cost of the benefit system was 90 cents an nually for each member, the sick ben efits ranging from $4 to $6 per week tor from 10 to 26 weeks. Local unions were prompt in sending taxes to bead office. Out ol 697 unions not more than 24 every month were delinquent to the extent of owing two months taxes. New. York State has 95 unions; Pennsylvania, 82; Massachusetts, 59; Illinois, 59; Ohio. 49, and the Southern States 107, of which 17 were entirely colored. Thirty-nine unions did business in German. 11 in French, 5 in Bohemian, 5 in Scandi navian, 1 in Polish and 1 in Dutch. The Brotherhood bas jurisdiction in 604 cities in the States and Canada. ""We have preserved our organization," Mr. McGuire continues, "from the insidious attacks ot an overzealous and misguided element in the labor movement, which would fain wreck all trades unions in order to have them become part and parcel of the K. ol L. Our connection with the Amer ican Federation of Labor is practical proof that we believe in the solidarity and unity of all organized labor, and this has given us the good will and help of our sister trades and labor organizations all over the land, NO QUAEREL -with them. "We baVeno quarrel wth the Knights of Labor. In the preparatory work I labored hard to bring the Federation and Knights together to work on parallel lines. "We had saveral conferences, at which I was present, but every effort was in vain to get the K. of L. to work with tbe tndes unions. Both bodies have common interests, but, in the administration and methods of tbe K. of L. there are features which inherently prevent a harmony of action with the trades unions. "If the Knights of Labor would only confine itsel' to tbe original work of creat ing 'a healthy public sentiment on the question ot labor and all its interests,' it would have a large field of work without trenching on the militant field of the trades unions. The educational work already done by tbe Knights, and for which they deserve due credit, will be more than offset if they pursue the disastrous course of encouraging strife and contention among the workers in the movement AS HE LOOKS AT IT. The circular appeal issued this spring by General Master Workman Powderly in be half of a tew hundred carpenters in Chica ga who are Knights of Labor, might have gone out to the members of that order with out containing slurs and innendoes against our United Brotherhood. And if the Knights of Labor, as a body, could not give us any assistance in tbe movement for shorter hours, they might as well have possessed themselves in peace, without at tempting to belittle a movement thev could not direct,' and 'which could not and never will be deterred by adverse criticisms or hollow mockery." The report claims for the Brotherhood that it is now the most powerful body ol any spcuiuu truue in vue woriu. BEVISIliriTHE CONSnTUTIOH Is How tbe Painters Spent Yesterday In Convention. Yesterday's session of the Painters and Decorators' Convention was devoted ex clusively to the discussion of a new consti tution and by-laws. Just what changes were made the officers reiused to state. Last night the visiting delegates attended a meeting o the paper hangers, who were to organize and join the Federation of Labor. The Exposition Gln.i Exhibit. A charter has been granted to the Glass Manufacturers' Exhibit Company, of Pitts burg, with a capital of $10,000. The di rectors are George A. Macbeth, A. Adams, Daniel Bipley, James E. Duncan, James. T. Hamilton, Paul Zimmerman and B, E. Woods; all of Pituburg. The charter has been obtained in connection with an exhibit of glassmaking in all its branches at the ap proaching exposition. Prescription Seals Conference. The conference on the prescription branch of the flint glass trade was continued yester day and adjourned until this morning. There are between 600 and 700 items to be paised npon. TWO SHOPS BESTJME WOHK. A Couple of Associated Master Plasterer Waive Ibe Restriction. The journeymen plasterers employed by Bobert McAdams and Mr. McKally, both association masters, resumed work yester day on tbe employers withdrawing the re strictions regarding working for the nen union masters. It was stated yesterday that the journey men had offered the association masters to cease working for the non-union masters, if they the associated masters would guar antee to find the men work. This the masters could not see their way to. It is not thought that the associated masters will much longer maintian their position. Thev claim they only grunted the increase of 50 cents a day on tbe condition that the men would only work for them, to the exclusion of other masters. The men do not see why they should discriminate when one section of their employers is as willing to pav the rate as the other. THE E0UGHEB DISPERSED WITH, And Ills Place Taken by a Machine, at tbe Woods' Run Dill I. President Wsibe and President-at-Large Earland yesterday arranged the question be tween the rougher and the management of Woods' Bun mill. Therougher will receive back wages irom the 1st of ulv, but the roughing machine will take his place. It is said that the firm has a patent 'on the ma chine, and that therefore it is not likely to go into general use. The arrangement by which tbe services ot a rougher are dispensed with consists of a grooved-ieed roller' which performs the same work as the rougher did. It is claimed to be only effectual in pipe iron milU. The only other roughing machines ap proaching Oliver and Boberts' are at Dan ville, Pa., and Wheatland, Pa., but they ar&made somewhat differently. LOCAL EXEEBTS TO BE HEATH). Some of the Pnpera to be Kend Before the Brltlab Imtltutr. At the meeting of the British Iron and Steel Institute, which will be held in New York City on October 1, 2 and 3, among those which will be read will be papers Tjy Superintendent James Gayley, of the Car negie Braddock Mills, "On American blast furnace yields;" "On testing materials of construction in the United States," by Messrs. Hunt and Clapp, and "On the coke industry of the United States," by Joseph D. Weeks. At the meeting in this city Sir K. Barnaby, of London, will read a paper on "Tbe pro tection of iron and steel ships against foundering Irom injury to their shells, in cluding the use of armor," and A. E. Beaton, of Hull, a paper on "The recent development of marine engineering." BTJKOBED TROUBLE AHEAD. A Meeting; to be Held To-Blorrow at Wblcb Certain Action la to be Taken. Within tbe last day or two there have been rumors afloat of prospective trouble again in store at the American Iron Works. It was expected matters would run smoothly after the settlement of the puddling ques tion, but such seems not to be the case. There will be a joint meeting of the lodges to-morrow, and it is rumored thatcertain ac tion will be taken thereat resulting in a closing down of some of the departments -on Monday. 'Inquiries in the vicinity and at head quarters failed to elicit any. reliable infor mation concerning the probable difficulty. The officials at headquarters when ques tioned declared that they were unaware of any trouble brewing. ONE DAY'S MISHAPS. A PITTSBURG CLERGYMAN'S NEPHEW DROWNED AT BLACK LICK. Perished in Sight of Hla Friend While Try. log io cTa'vo a Life Fell 00" a Ladder Struck by a Train Tbrown From a Buggy. William Sands, a nephew otthe Bev. Dr. Sands, of No. 4309 Summit street, was drowned yesterday at Black Lick, Pa. He accompanied a fishing party to that place last Saturday, and, while in bathing yester day about a mile from the town in a wild course in the stream, attempted to rescue a boy who had been carried out of his depth. He was drowned in the sight of several male and female members of the party who stood helplessly by. Coroner Miller held an inquest, and the body will be brought home to-day. Michael Bafferty fell 15 feet, yesterday, while carrying bricks up a ladder at the Ed car Thomson Steel Works. His arm was broken and his scalp badly cut. He was taken to tbe Mercy Hospital. Joseph La cock, a Chartiers mill man, was struck by a Panhandle train last evening. His fnce was badly cut and his skull was slightly fractured. He is in the WestPenn Hospital. Milton Keller is in the WestPenn with a crushed arm, which he got while coupling cars on the Pennsylvania Bailroad. Edward Wainwright, Jr., and Thomas Packer, both of the Fifteenth ward, were thrown from their buggy on the Brownsville road yesterday and badfv bruised. Anthony Piosticio lost three fingers while working on the Highland avenue electric road. Henry Miskit, of Thirty-third street, had Ms band Daaly crushea at uarnegie s mm yesterday. LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED. Incidents of n Day In Two Clllra Condensed for Bendr Reading. Habrt Davis yesterday took ont a bnilding permit foraSIQ.000 building, to occupy tbe present Casino Theater site n Fifth avenue. The new bnilding will be of brick, three stories high, with a depth of 122 feet. BtJPIBIHTKWMNT OF MAILS COLLINS is a delegate to the Bailway Mall Service Em ployes' Convention, which meets in Denver September 2. THEKEare many applicants for tbe newly created positions of janitors at the police sta tions. The salaries range from J60 to i75 a month. A DOMESTIC employed at the Hotel Hamil ton fainted in tbe Opera House last evening, and for several hours was unconscious. The Board of Viewers made a preliminary inspection yesterday of the new Braddock and Fenn avenue sewers. Mnde 850,000 Oat of It. Ottawa, August 7. W. B. Forbes, Superintendent of the Greenville and Carillon canals, died recently. The Gov ernment, suspecting that his accounts were not all right, ordered an investigation. .The evidence shows he had delrauded tbe Gov ernment out of $5,000 a year for the past tea years. Arrested lor Desertion. Edward Driscoll, a Southside puddler, will have a hearing berore Magistrate Sue cop on a charge of deserting bis wife. Common Sense Shoes For gentlemen; light weight and easy on the feet; selling at $5 this month only. Cain & Verier, Fitth and Market. ITS' Walkeb'S War Soap is the best. au2,4,5,6,7,8,9,ll,13,14,15 A chance fur the gentlemen: Over 1,000 pairs gents' fine shoes selling at $5; reduced from $8,S7 60 and $6; this month only. Cain & Vebneb, Fifth and Market St. XTF Ice. Canada ice for sale. Address B. Hopsok, Mayville, IT. Y, FOUGHT FOR A HOME. Mary Cole Desperately Kesists Her Step-Father's Intrusion. THE PISTOL REFUSED TO 60 OFF. Failinz Jn Her Attempt at Suicide, She Faints Dead Array. A POLICEMAN CRITICISES HIS CHIEF The family of Tobias Kennedy, of Benton allev and Bace street, Allegheny, furnished amusement for tbe police yesterday, and gave one officer an opportunity for a few words which may cause bim to lose his shield and club. Tobias Jxennedy, who has a stand in the Allegheny market, married a Mrs. Cole, who then had two daughters and a house on Benton alley. This was about 20 years ago. The married life of the couple was always believed to be happy. Three children were born to them, and when Mrs. Kennedy died she left a will conveying the property to her two daughters by her first husband. Mr. Kennedy then- commenced a series of litigations to obtain for his children an in terest in the property. s Suit has followed suit. Cross proceed ings have been commenced on either side, without ever .settling the case. CITASED cxtpid again. During all this trouble over mixed-up laws, it is alleged, Kennedy for a time laid aside his legal entanglements to once more chase Cupid. His race for hymeneal hap piness was successful, and a Miss Maguire became Mrs. Tobias Kennedy, the second. Tbe children were left behind for the time, under the care of Miss Mary Cole, a daugh ter of his former wife. The newly-married couple lived by themselves, and for a time even forgot the troubles of the children of his first love. As the honeymoon waned, memories of the past returned, and Mr. Kennedy again sought tbe advice of his attorney, J. D. Bamsey, Esq. The latter, it is stated, told Mr. Kennedy be must gain possession of the property. The advice was at once put into effect Yesterday Mr. Kennedy watched his chance, and while Miss Cole was away from borne he went to the bouse and took charge of aff iirs. When Miss Cole returned her stepfather refused her admission. She begged, but her pleadings . were of no avail. She then hurried to the City Hall, and told her story to the police. Acting Chief of Police Kornman went with her to the house. He called Mr. Kennedy ont, and while he was taiKing io mm juiss uole darted in througn a neighbor's house, out on a roof, and from there she jumped down into the backyard. At the same time she exclaimed, "Now I have possession of my home!" DECLARED SHE WOULD DIE. Hearing the noise, Mr. Kennedv and Detective Kornman rushed back. Wheu her stepfather appeared. Miss Cole struck a tragic attitude and declared she would die rather than give up. Then from her bosom she drew a handsome revolver. In the pres ence of all she pointed the pistol at her heart and pulled the trigger. There was no report, because the pistol was not loaded, and when she could not commit suicide, she fainted. The girl was resuscitated, and wheu the Assistant Chief left, tbe family all seemed reconciled and disposed to settle the ques tion of nossession peaceably, bnt last night something happened for wbich Officer Shoe maker arrested Mr. Kennedy, and then stood guard over the house. When the 200-pound polieeman was asked about the affair he refused any infor mation. He said he had charge of the house, and would not let anybody speak to tbe inmates. He also refused to allow the prisoner to eive bis side of the storv. When ,the reporters told faint what'Actifig Chief 'of Police Kornmarr had given ont About the case nis oniy reply was inai "jjetective Kornman did not know anything-about the case, and did not know what he was talking about half the time anyway." Down Tbev Go The Prices Still Lower. We are ready now to make prices on all our medium and lightweight suits lower than the raw material can be produced. Note what we will do for you to-day and to morrow. We will offer 52 men's Sbeppard plaid cas simere suits, sold all over town for $12 and 515, for $6. SO men's fine imported worsted frock or sack suits, regular price $16. for $8. lou men s worsted diagonal and cassimere suits, worth $22, for $10. We are offering special bargains in onr pants department Look into our show window on Diamond street and note the prices; $3 cants go for $1 50, $3 50 pants $1 75. H pants for $2. We have on sale for to-day and to-morrow early ially styles of hats, the Youmans shape included. If you want to save from 50c to $1 50 ou a single hat come to ns for your hats. Pittsburo Combination Clothing Co., P. U. O. C, cor. Grant and Diamond streets, opposite the Court House. A chance for the gentlemen: Over 1,000 pairs gents' fine shoes selling at ?5; reduced from $8, $750 and $6; this month only. Cain & Vekneb, Filth and Market st XTF C A B. Excursion to Boston. Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad will sell ex cursion tickets on August 8, 9, 10 and 11, at rate $13 00. Common Sense Shoes For gentlemen; light weight and easy on the feet; selling at $5 this month only. Cain & Vebnee, Filth and Market TLB Deink C. Baeuerlein Brewing Com pany's pale Wiener export bottled lager beer. Telephone 1018. Tuwy August bhoe Sale. Secure a pair ofputmg shoes cheap. Cain & Verner closing out their entire stock of tnese goods. S nth and Market st T'lJb' bUU I nblDEnS news in tmorroS Soulhtlds edition of THE DISPAlCH. EVIL AIR , From bad sewerage or undralned swamps deranges the liver and un dermines the system, creates blood diseases and eruptions, preceded by headache, biliousness and constipa tion, which can most effectually be cured by the use of the genuine Dr.O.McLane's celebrated Liver Pills. Price, 25c Sold by all druggists, and pre pared only by Fleming Brothers, Pitts burg. Pa. Get the genuine: counterfeits are made in St Louis. jjS-xwr Crane' Elevator Co.. Pittsburg Office, Lewis Building. REVERSING ENGINES. HYDRAULIC AND STEAM PASSENGER AND FREIGHT ELE V ATO RS. je-itu-xwx THEraTBUSTATAlfEiro. Report of the Citizen' Belief Commission Out In Book Form. The report of theCItizens Belief Commis sion of Pittsburg, on the Johnstown flood, appeared in book form last evening. The members of the Commission were: William McCreery, chairman: Beuber Miller, James B. Scott, H. I. Gourley, H. C. Frick, Henry Phipps, Jr., James McCrea, David Bobinson, S. S. Marvin and W. E. Thomp son, treasurer. Chairman McCreery briefly reviews the history of the Commission's work, beginning with its formation, Junel, 1889. This is followed by the report of James B. Scott, chairman of the relief corps at Johnstown, the ritnnrt nl lh'T.mH.' T lief Commission: Mrs. James B. Scott, treasurer; Mrs. H. C. Campbell, chairman; Mrs. William B. Thompson, secretary, and Mrs. George A. Kelly and Mrs. William McCreery. This report comprises individual contri butions Irom one penny to $15,000, and is arranged alphabetically, rather than under the heads of trades or professions. The church collections taken Snnday, Jnne 2, under the head of Churches, and the con tributions of workingmen, under the bead of Employes, are the only attempts at class! fiction. The names and amounts sent in through tbe daily press are placed under the name of each paper. The total amount received was $831,295 62, the amount dis burst $786,829 69. leaving a balance On hand of $44,466 03, the disbursements In cluding $560,000 handed over totheStata Flood Belief Commission. Withdrew Their Salt. John Bobb, Esq', attorney for A. M. Lloyd, of Altoona. yesterday went to Alder man McKelvy's office, Allegheny, paid tha costs and withdrew the suitof Lloyd against John Kennedy, Jr., and H. Kennedy, the Tarentum banker. Kennedy's band at Ta rentnm failed a short time ago, and Lloyd brought suit to recover $1,000 be claimed to have deposited at the bank after it had ceased to cash paper. PrtTSBUEO, Friday, August 8, 1S90L JDS. 'HDRNE i errs PENN AVE. STORES. Merchants who advertise Are always glad to accord the credit of a big rush to the Printer's Ink, A lively bicsiness Iathose$2 50each Silk Stripe Curtains was the result of a single mention in the papers. They were as high as $5, some of them. A few left for to-day. Lots of odds and ends in the Curtain Room so cheap that first prices are entirely lost sight of. We have a large and veryat tractive stock of Ztace Curtains Of all grades at one-third less than regular prices. These must go. New goods will not be anything" like a third better to you. Handkerchiefs. Pare Linen Hemstitched Handler, chiefs, 3 for 25c Sheer White, pure Linen Handier chiefs, tucked and hemstitched, 12a each. White embroidered and scalloped pure Linen Handkerchiefs at 25c Plain blocked and hemstitched Hand kerchiefs, pure linen, at 23c each. White hand-draws, pure Linen Hand kerchiefs, 25c White embroidered and scalloped flat Linen Handkerchiefs at 50c each. The last nnmber (at 50c) are re duced from 75c and $1. All the above numbers are special values. It will profit every reader to visit our Handkerchief Department to-day. Some Cotton Underwear to ba sacrificed to-day. Children's Bibbed Vests, that were 10c, art now 25c Bibbed Vests, that were 90c are now 50c Plain Vests, that were 85c. arc now 20c Ladies' Bibbed Vests, were 49c now 25c Bibbed Vests, were JL now fiOc Bihbed Vests (black), now 40c Ribbed Lisle Vests, 75c now 50a. Fancy Lisle Vests, 85c now 60c Dress Goods Addenda: Light colored All-wool side band Serges, 40 inches wide, reduced to-day from 50c to 25o a yard. X few pieces 36-Inch Henrietta Stripes, 40c a yard, reduced to 25c Side band Serges In bine, black; dahlia and other dark shades, from 50a to 35c to-day. JOB. HDRNE i CD. 609-621 PENN AVENUE. au3 BEER BOTTLES STOPPERED BEADY FOR USE. D. O. CUNNINGHAM, Tnenty-slita and Mary street aaWe-wTS j&m-