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THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1S90.
ITWILLPASS 30,(1,
Enrollment of Pupils in Pittsburg's
Public Schools Expected to
Take a Jump Upward.
A EEHAEEABLI BAPID INCREASE.
Several Additions to Ward Buildings Ne
cessitated by the Growth
of Population.
THEEE KEW PEIKCIPALS APPOINTED.
Preparing a
Display or Echolars'
Exposition.
Wrk for the
The officials of the Central Board of Edu
cation are busily engaged preparing for the
opening of the school year of 1890-91 on the
first day of next month. On that day
thousands of boys, and girls also, Trill start
' for the temples of learning provided by the
city at a rate of speed most aptly described
by Shakespeare in his "Seven Ages of
Man." Mr. Shakespeare, it might be well
to state here, gained renown some centuries
ago as a poacher, but finally wound up as a
highly respectable jnstice of the peace. He
also wrote some pieces. This fact was dis
covered by Adonis DLxev, a gentleman
with irreproachable lower limbs and a pen
chant for matching coins. Owing to the
fact that Labor Bay falls on September 1
nothing will be done on that day except to
enroll and then dismiss the children. The
school year proper consists of 200 days, 20
in each of the ten months from September
to June.
It is expected that the enrollment in the
Pittsburg schools will pass the 30,000 mark.
The usual annual increase is from 5 to 7 per
cent, generally aggregating about 1,000
pupils. This year, however, judg
ing from the unexampled in
crease in the number of dwelling
houses erected, there is a possibility that
the enrollment may make a sudden and de
cided leap UDward.
CHARGES IX THE FAQUXTT.
There have been but tew changes during
the past year in the faculty of the different
schools. Three new principals will take
the reins of government. At the Forbes
school Professor L. H. Eaton resigns the
principalship, which he has held for over 30
years, and Miss Jennie C. Simpson assumes
the position. At the Ralston school Miss
Kate ITenmont takes charge in place of
Professor A. G. Burgoyne, and at the
Homewood school Professor Hickman, for
merly Principal of the McKeesport schools,
takes the chair vacated by by Professor E.
"W. McKee.
Some improvements in the way of new
buildings have been made. The Franklin
School, now in course of erection, but which
will hardly be finished much before the
close of the coming school year, is expected
to be the finest and most complete public
rohool on this continent or perhaps in the
world. It is to be handsome in design and
to have all the latest improvements in heat
ing, lighting and ventilation. At Glen
wood a brick four-roomed school building is
being erected, and a four-room addition 'is
being built to the Minersville school. These
changes have been necessitated by the rapid
growth of Pittsbnrg's population. The
cooking department of the Grant School has
received a fresh coat of kalsomine. The
pnpils are not taught to compose fancy
" dishes with French names and dyspepsia in
every mouthful in this department.
PIE AKD ELECTBICITT.
Their efforts are mainly directed toward
the constrnction of pie "like my mother
used to make," bread and other simple
dishes. The preparation of food for the
sick is also included in the curriculum, and
the pnpils are taught that corn beef and
cabbage does not form a suitable diet for a
patient in the last stages of typhoid fever.
The institution oi schools for instruction
in the common branches of mechanics is sot
being pushed. It is hinted that this is a
direct stab at drugstores in the immediate
neighborhood of ward schools, whose pro
prietors had laid in large supplies of arnica
and sticking plaster lor the benefit of the
boys wbo might maim themselves by collid
ing with cross-cut saws, jack-planes and
tack hammers. The only move in this di
rection is the placing of an electric plant,
for which Mr. Westinghocse donated the
dynamo in the High School building. The
machinery is now being placed in position,
and will be ready for operation about Oc
tober 1. It is expected that this plant will
furnish the High School pnpils with prac
tical instruction on the subject of elec
tricity. The Central Board of Education
has received from the Legislature the au
thority to appropriate lnnds for the our
pose of establishing manual labor schools.
The board, however, is divided on the sub
ject, and when the matter was brought up a
resolution for appropriating money for this
purpose was defeated.
AJf EXPOSITION DISPIiAX.
The board has appropriated $1,000 for the
purpose of making a disolay of the work of
the pupils of the public schools at the
Pittsburg Exposition. A display ot this
character, consisting of manuscripts pre
pared by the pupils of all the grades was
sent to the Paris Exposition, and received
an award of merit. Superintendent John
son, of the Pittsburg Exposition, while vis
iting Paris last vear, saw this display, and
when he returned he requested a similar
display for our own Exposition.
City Superintendent Luckey and his
party are expected back from Europe with
in a few days. The party has been inves
tigating the educational methods of Europe,
and incidentally having a little fun.
The Central Board of Education is com
posed oi one delegate elected by each sub
school district, who may or may not be a
member of the ward School Board. The
Constitution of the Commonwealth gal
lantly provides that women 21 years oi age or
upward shall be eligible to any office of con
trol or management under the school laws of
this State. Perhaps frightful thought this
is because a lady never gets out of her teens
until she is too old to take an interest in her
grandchildren's education. The members
of the Board hold office three years, about
one-third retiring each year. Any member
who fails to attend two consecutive meetings,
without any excuse, is liable to be bounced.
AIT IMFOBTAKT BODY.
The Central Board holds the title to all
school property, erects buildings, fixes and
pays the salaries of the teachers, and decides
upon the text books to be used. Every year
an estimate is made of the probable expendi
tures for the succeeding year, and an appro
priation for the amount is granted by the
city and placed to the credit of the Central
Board. The tax for school purposes varies
greatly in the diderent wards, ranging from
l-20th of a mill in the First ward to 8 mills
in the Thirteenth ward.
In 1869 the Legislature passed an act pro
viding for the maintenance of separate
schools tor the exclusive education of chil
dren of color. This law was repealed in
1881, and race or color distinctions were de
clared unlawful. This change of base was
probably hastened by the Supreme Court
declaring the separate school law unconsti
tutional, and, in the cae of Elaine against
the Commonwealth, issuing a mandamus
compelling the admission of a colored child
to a public school.
dividual between the ages ot 6 and 21 years
who is a resident of the sub-district, and who
apDlies either in person or by his or her par
ent, guardian or next friend.
Kigbt schools must be established when
an application therefor is made by the par
ents of 20 or more pupils abdYe the age of six
years, and residents of the district These
schools are to be kept open not less than fonr
months of each year, with 20 sessions each
month, and each session to be of not less
than two hours' duration.
ELECTING SCHOOL TEACHEBS.
School teachers holding a certificate from
the City Superintendent are to be elected by
the board of directors of the sub-district to
which the school belongs. They may be
dismissed at any time for incompetency,
cruelty, negligence, immorality or other
cause. The last provision is somewhat in
definite, and, it is hinted, is to enable poli
tics to creep in occasionally. The local
boards have the authority to expel from the
schools all persons found guilty of refractory
or incorrigible bad conduct.
There is no reward but honor connected
with a membership of a sub-district school
board, or the Central Board of Education;
but, by an act of Assembly passed in 1869,
these gentlemen are exempted from perform
ing militia dnty during their term of office.
Tnese gentlemen are liable, however, in
cases of dereliction of duties to fines, in some
instances reaching $500 at a clip.
IN A'LITTLE QUANDARY.
Postmaster BIcKeon Pozxled .Abont the
Mailing of a Modi-Advertised Book-'
lie Writes a Letter of Iaqolry to Post
master General Wanamaker Conceralne
tlie Matter.
"Kreutzer Sonata," the much-advertised
book by Count Tolstoi, has arrived in large
numbers in this city. So far its traveling
has been by express, but in the fntnre it
may be part and parcel of Uncle Sam's mat
ter, as Postmaster McKean yesterday ad
dressed a letter to Postmaster, General
Wanamaker, in which he inquired what
course to pursue regarding the much-talked-
of volume.
"I have never rever received any official
information or instrnction corncerning the
book," said Postmaster McKean, yesterday
alternoon, "and of course cannot act with
out such, hence my letter to Mr. Wana
maker, which will bring me the desired in
formation and make it possible for me to
answer the many inquiries with which book
sellers and news agents have been besieging
me for the past few days.
"The demand for the Kreutzer Sonata,"
said a prominent book dealer, a few mo
ments afterward, "is not confined to Pitts
burg people, or to any special class of peo
ple. It comes from all over the State and
from all classes. We have sold 400 books in
the past three days sold them to ministers,
lawyers, merchants, mechanics, clerks,
'toughs,' and to women in all grades of life.
It is a book that, without the advertising it
has received in the newspapers, through the
supposed interdiction in the mails, would
never have been read by the vicioni, but
would have been perused only by the extrem
ists. As it is, however, peddlers are dis
tributing it in every quarter of the city, and
good, bad and indifferent, old and young,
are all calling for it at the stores."
Said a prominent attorney vesterday.after
laying down the volume, which is a small
one, and had taken him less than two hours
to read: "That is a book no one could ob
ject to who believes in Si Paul and Jesus
Christ, as its teacnings areexactlyin accord
ance with theirs. If Wanamaker did for
bid it in the mail, and ministers have con
demned it, it is because they do not care to
have people generally understand what
primitive Christianity is, and how far short
of the mark they, as professed Christians,
fall. It evidently was written by an in
tensely sincere man, whose relation of facts
is eminently natural, but the conclnsions
drawn therefrom eminently unnatural. The
book can never affect any but fanatics,
though it does stab at the very foundation
of society, the home and marriage xelations,
for the teachings are those of such great de
nial and self-sacrifice."
8NAKE ETOBY OF A PETEST.
A Lira Toad Jumps From the Body of a
Dead Reptile.
Bev. Father Schlosser, C. S. Sp. of the
Catholic College, who is temporarily. at St
Mary's Church, at Sharpsburg,"had a sin
gular encounter with a large snake yester
day afternoon. On his return from a sick
call, he was hastily walking along the path
in the yard oi the pastoral residence and at
the lower approach of the stone steps he
saw a monster snake before him, which
did not move. The priest, who was
greatly frightened, would not venture any
further, bnt stepped back, and with several
stones he even failed to cause the reptile to
move from its position until Charles Bullion
and John Frederick came to his assistance.
These two young men were in the reading
room of St. Aloysins' Literary Hall, from
where they witnessed the encounter, and
when they approached, and each armed
with stones, the snake held the fort, where
it was killed.
A singnlar swelling of a portion of the
snake's body caused them to rip it open,
and, much to their surprise, a large toad
hopped forth and made its escape.
HE DU3KT UHDESBIAin) 2AAK1AG.
Rev. R.tT. McCrendv Suffered Merely Be
came lie Lncked Financial Knowledge
Bev. It- H. McCready, who was arrested
on Thursday night on a charge of false pre
tense in obtaining money from the People's
Savings Bank on an order from his mother,
who died before it was cashed, was released
yesterday morning.
It was made clear to the bank officials
that Mr. McCready had simply made a
technical error, and that no criminality at
tached to the transaction.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
Some Who Travel, Bom Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.
S. T. McCIarren, the young architect,
left for Boston yesterday, to confer about some
plans for a public building to be erected in
"The Hub." The bnilding committee saw some
of the Pittsburg architect's work in the local
real estate and building journal, and were so
struck with it that the members telegraphed
him to come to Boston and see them.
A. 'J. Haws, of Johnstown, was In the
city yesterday. .Every Flttsfcnre newspaper
man who helped to' report the flood is grateful
to this gentleman. For a week during the
first days of the disaster his mill and his barn
furnished them with a place to" write and
sleep. The boys all join in wishing him a long,
happy life.
O. B. Berry, General Agent, and Frank
Hoppe, Freight Claim Agent, Chicago, St.
Paul and Kansas City Railroad, aro in the
city on bnsiness connected with their road..
They are also seeing the sights under the care
of J. S. Wlnnet, the local agent of the com
pany. E. "W". Zimmerman and H. C. Bixler,
two of the popnlar telegraph operators in the
Union denot office, started East last evening to
spend their vacations. They will visit a num.
ber of places before they return.
A. C. Overholt, President of the
National Foundry and Pipe Works at Scott
dale, went to Chicago last evening. Mr. Over
holt states the demand for cast Iron pipe has
been good all summer.
Yan Huntington, the smiling clerk of
the Hotel Snqnesne, has returned from
a two weeks' trip to Marragansett Pier, Chau
tauqua and other watering places.
Boyd Crumrine, the State Supreme
Court reporter, and H. O. Bonnell. of Youngs
town, are at the Monongahela House.
Edward MeQuillen, of Center avenue,
left yesterday for a, two weeks' trip to Atlantlo
City and Eastern cities.
John F. Budte, Manager of the
Canonsburg Steel and Iron Works, is at the
Seventh Avenne Hotel.
George Hopper, oi Hopper Bros. & Co.,
and JosenhVilsackwIll leave to-night for At-
WILL SET THE PACE.
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Allegheny Promised the Greatest
Hotel in the Two Cities.
THE CEHTEAL TO BE TEAHSFOEHED
Stories of & Lease That Will Expire on the
First of Kexl April.
A BUILDING THAI BEEMBD HOODOOED
In another year the Allegheny Central
Hotel will be known only in history. It is
not probable that the present bnilding will
be torn down, but the present intention is to
transform the building into a first-class
hotel, equal to any in Pittsburg. From the
ground np the entire building will be
changed ii appearance, and it is estimated
$100,000 will be used in making the change.
It is expected to reopen early in 1892 as the
leading hotel in the two cities. It will be
under a new name and new management.
The cause of. the change is that the pres
ent lease expires on April 1, 1891. The
gronnd was leased from the Shields estate 21
years ago. The history of the establishment
since that time has a chain of interest, since
nearly every one who touched the property
went into bankruptcy.
The ground was originally leased from
Mr. Shields by John Euwe'r in 1568. The
site had n frontage of 60 feet on Federal
street, and extended back along Korth Dia
mond street clear to East Diamond street.
Mr. Euwer intended to erect a magnificent
hotel, but the project proved too large for
him, and he re-leased to Frazier Brothers,
then prominent contractors, and, to Barr &
Moeser, architects.
A PECULIAR ABBAGESIENT.
In 1870 sew leases were made out for 21
years. Frazier Brothers took the front part
and Barr & Moeser took the space on which
the five storerooms are standing, next to
East Diamond street. Mr. Shields reserved
30 feet between the two leases, but the en
tire building was put np at one time, at a
cost of about $80,000.
The part erected by Frazier Brothers was
60x100 feet It was made for a hotel, with
three storerooms in front. The rooms were
built on a liberal plan, and are each about
22 feet square. In this'lies the cause of the
hotel's want of prosperity. In the whole
hotel there are only 64 rooms, where there
should be 150, in order to allow of profit. It
has always been impossible to secure in Al
legheny the amount that rooms of suoh a
size would be worth.
The hotel wasopened in 1871 by a man who
had leased from Frazier Brothers. He found
the hotel an elephant and broke up. Frazier
Brothers soon shared the same fate, and the
hotel was bought in by JobnAlexander, a
lumber merchant of Philadelphia, who now
owns the property.
Soon alter this Barr & Moeser dissolved
and C. C. Boyle bought Mr. B.trr's interest,
while Henry Moeser still retains his inter
est. The hotel past, .however, has been con
tinually changing proprietors. Several men
lost their all there, and then Colonel B. E.
Bobinson, who fonnded the old Bobinson
House on Seventh street, Pittsburg, took
charge. He conducted the place, tor some
time and then went to Haysvilleand opened
a summer resort.
CHANGE AETEB CHANGE. '
Then the hotel fell into the hands of A.
Ii, Pierce, but his life there was short, and
he was succeeded by Mr. Bailey, who left
the old St Clair Hotel now the Hotel An
derson to take charge of the Allegheny
venture. It is alleged he made money and
he then started a hotel near Philadelphia.
Mr. Bailey was a brother-in-law of Colonel
Bobinson. The latter had lost money on
his Haysvilie enterprise, so Mr. Bailey
once more installed him as proprietor of the
Central Hotel. This was the
climax of his misfortunes. He was
succeeded by a man named Bhoades,
who also became bankrupt, and
the hotel was turned over to a Mr. Dallas.
He buried $250 a month for a time, but in
Febrnary, 1838, he was compelled to give
up. Then F. McCoy, the present proprie
tor, took charge, and has been the only
man who was able to make both ends meet
His method was given by himself yesterday
'afternoon. ,
"When I took hold here two years ago,"
said he, "the place had the name of a cheap
boarding house. I decided to place the
uuici uu ucucr u&sib, ttiiuuugu it is uaru
to get the prices the rooma are worth. I
have been partially successful.
" EAST TO EVADE.
"Another thing was that Mr. Alexander,
in his lease, stipulated that anyone selling
liquor on the premises wonld be fined $5,000.
I do not seH any on the premises, bnt I
rented the part of the bnilding owned by the
Shields estate, knocked ont the wall, and
opened a bar, lrom which I have been pay
ing Mr. Alexander his rent It is not on his
premises and he cannot do anything."
Becorder Graham, who has charge of the
Shields estate, was asked about the new
project He said: "The lease expires next
April. By its conditions the build
ings belong to the estate. We intend to
take charge, and will probably make it a
first-class hotel. That is onr intention at
nresent, and, if we do not do that, we will
alter the bnilding to suit some other busi
ness. For myselr, I favor the idea of a
hotel. A really good hotel would pay there
as well as in Pittsburg. The smaller.hotels
have demonstrated this fact; and I don't see
why a big one would not pay." "
MAGGIE DID HOT DIE.
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She i Again Arrested on a Charge of As
ia nit and Battery.
Maggie McCarthy was yesterday com
mitted for a hearing on a charge of assault
and battery preferred by Sarah Mellon be
fore Alderman McMasters. Maggie was ar-,
rested last spring, in company with two
men, charged with being implicated in the
robbery ot a man on a soanty boat on the
Allegheny river. When bronght up for
trial Maggie was found to be seriously ill,
looked so much like a dead woman, in fact,
that District Attorney Johnston ordered her
removal from the courtroom. Ont of what
was supposed to be a dying condition of the
prisoner, she was found not guilty and dis
charged. On the charge of assaulting her
neighbor she will have a hearing on next
Monday.
HOT A DE0P OF WATEB.
Thirsty Traveler on Foreign Railways
Blast Go Dry.
Direct from Europe, Dr. J. D. Thomas,
added a new range to his wide stock ot in
formation. He was seen last night at his
Soutbside residence, and had many strange
and interesting stories to tell of bis foreign
travels. He spoke particularly of the
European's uncontrollable passion for tips,
and mentioned the pecnliarities of railroad
travel in England Vnd on the continent
"One of the worst things' about the
foreign railways," he said, "is the total ab
sence ol toilet conveniences on the trams.
Not a drop of drinking water is provided
for the passengers on the cars, and you have
to buy it from boys and men at the stations
2 cents a glass, beer from' 6 to 10, and wine
away up."
Potting; Out 1,300 Barrels m Day.
The old Young well at Forest Grove, No.
1, is phenomenal as a surpriser. It was
shot the second time night before 'last, and
the emetic was so snecessful that the well
began operating with pristine vigor, putting
out at the rate of 1,500 barrels a day. At
noon yesterday men were engaged cleaning
out the debris caused by the shot
Db. B. M. Haitna. Eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Peon
street, Pittsburg, Pa, ' ' s&sa .
IT WIllBE BUILT.
TROUBLES WHICH BESETTHE ERECTION
OF THE DUQUESNE THEATER.
Startling; Earners Ron Down and Dispelled
The Bnilding Inspector Responsible for
the Delay Plenty of Money Bnek of the
Scheme The Work tribe Poshed.
The opening of the Dnquesne Theater
will not occur as soon as anticipated on ac
count of the Building Inspector's action in
crononncintr the front wall and a Dortion of
the side wall of the Jackman bnilding un
safe. He issued orders to stop the work,
stating that these wylls would have to come
down before the work was proceeded with.
This unlooked-for action will delay the
opening of the theater until November 6,
when the contractor, B. J. Godlrey, states it
will be in readiness. Mr. Godfrey contracted
to make the necessary alterations in the
building by October 6, but the condemning of
the front walls will necessitate a delay in
the completion of the work.
Contractor Godfrey has suspended work
on the bnilding nntil he secures the neces
sary extension of time, as he does not pro
pose to pay a penalty of $200 for every dav
after October 6. This was the original
stipulation before the front wall was
ordered rebuilt The contract for the
alteration of the building calls forjhe pay
ment of 70 per cent of the contract price as
the work proceeds.
It was currently rumored last night that
Mr. Godfrey has said that he had
presented a draft for the payment
of the, work thus far done and it
was returned. This Contractor Godfrey
emphatically denies. It was also rumored
as coming from the contractor that he would
not proceed with the work unless $40,000
was deposited subject to his order to insure
him for the payment of the work. This
statement Mr. Godfrey also denies, and
said: "I did not make the statements
credited to me to anyone, and, furthermore,
I have not the least donbt that I Will be paid
lor my work. The reason I have suspended
work on the Dnquesne Theater is on account
of the extension of time which I have asked
for. So far it has not been granted, but
there is no question but what the necessary
extension of time will be granted, as it is
perfectly reasonable. Architect Steen
stated that the work of remodeling the rear
portions of the building could proceed with
out endangering the front The Building
inspector condemned the standing walls,
and the whole building will have to
be torn down and rebuilt in consequence.
This will entail an additional expense ot
$16,000, and Mr. Henderson asks that the
Jackman heirs pay half of the expense of
building the front This is not unreason
able, as the building was said to be adapted
for the purpose of a theater, and was leased
with the understanding that it conld be re
modeled without touching the front wall.
This has proved impossible. The building
will revert to the owners after the expira
tion of ten years."
Manager Henderson is now in Philadel
phia consulting with Edward Jackman and
the architect, J. D. Allen. It is likely that
the work will be commenced at once, as the
contractor states that Manager Henderson
will go on with the work if the Jackman
heirs do not pay half of the expense of re
building the front
Charles L. Davis, the actor, went to New
York last evening. He has been here since
last Monday receiving bids for the constrnc
tion of the house, but the contract has not
been let Mr. Davis says he is anxious to
give the job to local contractors, bnt they
are very slow in making their propositions.
He is unable to spend all.his time in Pitts
burg at present
He,now finds that it will require $250,000
instead of $200,000 to carry out his plans.
Mr. Davis says be will be glad to give the
other $50,000, as he is determined to have a
first-class theater in every respect
TOOK AH INVOLTJNTABY BIDE.
Bow an Allegheny Girl Made Quite a Laugh
able mistake.
She was attired in an onting costume a
typical girl of the period, bright, stylish
and independent She was coming down
Federal street yesterday afternoon at quite
an English gait, apparently oblivious to
the many admiring glances cast on
her. When opposite the Fort Wayne
depot the bell rang, and down went
the gates, while a freight train of inter
minable length compelled her to cease her
rapid walk. Impatiently she watched the
huge box cars pass slowly before her, until
suddenly a halt was made, and two or three
eager pedestrians of the male persuasion
deftly swung themselves up between the
cars and passed over to the other side.
One hesitating, "I-wish-I-might-do-that"
look the maiden gave as she saw the gentle
men making use of the elevated passage
way. Then, with an expression ot deter
mination on her pretty face, she made a step
toward the car. A small urchin standing
near, divining her intention, warned
her with an energetic "Iiook outl"
which she didn't heed, and much
to her regret, for just as, with
a Delsartian spring, she mounted the car,
the uncoupling was completed, and away,
sped the freed portion of the train, bearing
between two of the rear cars the daring
miss, who was unable to descend nntil the
train again stopped, some half a mile up the
track.
BOB'S IDEA OF HADES.
One of Ingersoll'e Quaint Remarks That
Hain't Been Published.
"Did 1 ever tell you what Bob Ingersoll
told me once was his idea of hades?" asked
a local gentleman of a reporter yesterday.
"Well, I'll give you the story. It was
when I lived in Peoria, and my sal
ary was even more limited then than
it is now. At Christmas time I was
anxious to make my wife a nice present,
and going into a store I, as usual, began
picking the most costly articles. They were
all too rich for the size of my pocketbook,
and I promptly told the clerk'l hadn't that
much money.
"Just then I heard some one laughing be
hind me, and turning around I recognized
the big, round face of Ingersoll. I asked him
what he was smiting so audiblv at, when,
putting his hand on my shoulder and call
ing me by name, he said:
" 'Do you know what my idea of hades
is? 'Ko,' I replied. 'Well, it is having
$2,000 ideas on a $1,000 salary,' he answered.
I agree with Mr. Ingersoll."
BOLD H0ESE' THIEVES.
Several Valaable Animal Btolen From
Allentown and Vicinity.
Within the past few days reports have
been made to Captain Stewart that Allen
town and Beltzboover have been selected as
a field of operations by a gang of horse
thieves, and a vigilance committee is being
organized for the portectton of owners of
Valuable horse flesh. So far three horses,
whose aggregate valne is several hundred
dollars, have been stolen, with no clew to
the thieves.
J. E. Melhoon, of Washington avenue,
Allentown, lost a Hambletonian horse
valued at 5300, and P. McCullougb, also of
Washington avenue, lost an animal worth
$250. Another man, whose name was not
given to the police, had a Clydesdale horse
valued at $300 stolen from his pastnre. All
the thefts have been committed within two
weeks and from the same place. The police
will try and locate the stolen animals.
DERAILED BY A FLAKE.
Three Cars Wrecked In the Fort Wayne
Tarda In Allegheny.
A wreck occurred in the Fort Wayne
yards at the outer depot about 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Xard engine No. 37 was
shoving some cars up the yard when a plank
which had fallen from the Ohio connecting
bridge to tbe track threw three cars off
the rails and slightly damaged them.
The wreck force was called out and by
good work had the wreck cleared in two
hours. The yard work was somewhat de
layed-
ENGLISH MONEY IN IT,
But it Will be Secondary in a Big'
American Glass Company.
THE KEAL STATUS OP THE C0MBI5E
Westinghonse Strikers Paid, and Ordered to
Take Their Places.
CHIPS FROM THE INDU8TEIAL BLOCK
The supposed sale of all the flint glass
houses to an English syndicate has been a
standing subject to write and talk abont for
a year or more. From all that has been as
often written and as often denied it wonld
seem as if there was something in it An
authoritative statement now comes from
Findlay, O., that throws considerable light
on the matter, and shows that the idea is
nothing more or less than a combination of
all the flint houses under one head with
English capital in it
The following special was received from
Findlay last night:
"Speaklneof the proposed sale of the flint
class factories of the United States to an En
glish syndicate, one of Findlay's leading manu
facturers in that line, said to The Dispatch
correspondent this morning:
"The information given you by a manufact
urer a few days since regarding the sale of the
flint glasshouses ot the country was exceeding
ly prematnre, and if he bad consulted his own
interest he would never have said a word about
the deal which, it is no use denying, is now on;
for, in the first place, no manufacturer can
truthfully say that ho has the first payment of
the money jingling in his poceet, at least, I
know of none who are thus fixed on a sale.
"Then it is not an English syndicate that is
doing the bnying at all. If the sales
are made, each factory will hare as
much interest in the new company as
it now possesses in its own bnsiness.
In other words. It is more a combination of
all the factories of the country Into one gigantic
company, having head officers to govern tho
whole, the same as some of the window.glas
houses which are now joined together and
operated under one management as the
United Glass Company. Whatever English
capital goes Into the deal will be merely
secondary, and simply to make up an amount
of capital sufficient to enable the enterprise to
be a success. Those who are now managing
tbef actories in this city will be retained as local
managers for the new company. Bnt then the
new company is not yet formed and It may die
a bornin,' as the publication ot the fact that
such a thing was contemplated is likely to
scare the men who are at the head of the move
ment from completing their projoct"
MHEBS' MASS MEETDI0.
Tho First Step to Introduce the Elght-Honr
Iiaw In the Dlines.
The coal miners will make the first move
toward the inauguration of the eight-honr
day this morning. A mass meeting and big
demonstration is to be held at Mansfield,
and the idea agitated. A general move
ment will be made along the line, and it is
expected that by this time next year there
will be no miners working more than eight
hours a day.
A large delegation of labor people will
leave for Mansfield on the 9:35 train, and
npon its arrival a big parade will be held.
At 1:30 o'clock the miners will be massed
together and the speeches begin. Among
those who will make addresses are Presi
dent Kae, Secretary Watchorn, Organizer
Wife, President of the Pittsbnrg District
McLaughlin, and Secretary Boyd, of the
TJ. M. W., Master Workman Evans, of D.
A. Ko. 3, K. of L., John Flannery, ex-Secretary
of the Miners' Union, and Speaker
Hysell, of the Ohio House of Representa
tives. The meeting will be attended by all
the miners along the Panhandle and
Chartiers branch roads.
President McLaughlin, of the Pittsburg
district, has called a meeting of the Execu
tive Board in the office of the Trade
Journal, Monday morning, for the transac
tion of important bnsiness.
James White, President of the Clearfield
district, in a circular, warns all miners to
stay away from Amsby, where there is a
strike in progress.
Secretary West, of Irwin, has sent ont an
appeal to tbe public for the miners em
ployed by the Westmoreland and Penn Gas
Coal Companies. They have been out lor
about 15 weeks.
THE STBDXEBS PAID 0FP.
A Committee to Visit Wllraerdlng lo Get the
Men Ont.
The strikers of the Westinghonse Electric
Company and Machine Company's plants
held a meeting yesterday afternoon and de
cided to stcik out Every man was paid
off and discharged, andif any of them want
to go back they will have to make applica
tion in writing, on blanks fnrmshed by the
company.
Fully 1,000 men crowded into the hall at
the corner of Wood street and Fourth ave
nue yesterday afternoon to hear reports of
tbe progress of the strike. The picket
guards reported that only three men had
gone into the machine company's plant, but
they came out again after securing their
tools. Speeches were made bv Charles
Mason, H. C. Matthews, Hugh Killgailon
and John Gillespie. It was decided to
march to both works and accept the money
due them and not return to work until tbe
demands were granted.
Superintendent Bole, of the Machine
Company, said he had received a number of
applications from men who wanted to re
turn, but they said they could not do so.
The company will grant tne advance to
some, but not to all. At the electric plant,
Acting Superintendent Scheffler said they
would start on Monday with new men if
tbeir old employes did not retnrn before
that time.
A committee will visit Wilmerding and
Swissvale and make an effort to get the men
there out on strike.
COULD KOI AGBEE.
The Plasterers' Strike Will Probably
be
Settled by Arbitration.
The crack between the boss and journey
men plasterers widened yesterday by the
former refusing to give employment to tbe
men who wonld be thrown idle by refusing
to work for a non-association boss. As a
result the matter will probably have to be
arbitrated, and if it is. President William
Smith, of the American Flint Glass Work
ers' Union, will represent the employes.
At the conference yesterday, the associa
tion bosses were told that the union wonld
refnse to allow men to work for non-association
employers, if the 43 association bosses
would give the idle men employment As
the association represents less than one-half
oi the total number of bosses in the city, the
proposition could not be agreed to. It is
expected that some of the 43 association
employers will allow their meu to go to
work Monday. Those who have granted
the advance of SO cents per day, it is said,
have more work than they can attend to.
Another meeting will be held Wednesdav.
The employes want to arbitrate the matter.
A PBOMEJEKT HtOIT W0EKEB HOME.
Mr. Skewis Belatea Incidents of Kindly
Treatment of Emlsrnnt by Sailors.
Mr. Joseph B. Skewis, assistant superin
tendent in the constrnction department at
the Homestead Works, returned home yes.
terday from a two months' trip to Enrope.
Mr. Skewis has been steadily at work at
Homestead lor the last ten years, nnd at the
instance of Chairman W. L. Abbott, of the
firm, and Superintendent John Potter, was
indnced to take a rest and an incidental
holiday trip.
Mr. Skewis visited some of the largest
mills in England, Scotland and Belgium,
Vintheincr on a TinrelV pleasure trio nerr.
lected to note contrasting features between
tne meiaous mwo w auw u huu w
was much struck with the condnot of the
officers of theCircassia toward the steerage
passengers, and witnessed many acts of
kindness done the poorer and weaker of
them at their hands. Chief Offirtr Balaton.
Purser Barber and Chief Eajineer Ernot
frequently, he said, brought food from their
own mess to help out the emigrants forward.
A FEW mSUBTBIAL CHIPS.
Email Paragraphs Giving tbe Pith and Point
of What Is Going.
The strikers at the Carbon Iron Works held
a meeting yesterday and a settlement is looked
for to-day.
The hearing in the O'Shea malicious mis
chief case was held yesterday, but Judge Gripp
reserved his decision.
Thb General Committee of the Knights of
Labor met last night and sanctioned the appeal
of the Westmoreland miners.
A S3IAI.I, strike occurred at the Labelle Steel
Works, in Manchester, Allegheny, yesterday,
over a misunderstanding between about a
dozen men and one of the bosses.
President William Smith, of the Ameri
can Flint Glass Workers' Union, and John F.
Flynn, left last evening for Philadelphia to
settle the shade list No important changes
will be made.
Thb Braddock Wire Company will soon have
100 nail machines in operation, and will revive
this industry to the extent of 1,600 ksgs of nails
per day. The company's output of plain and
barb wire is also being doubled.
NEW KINLMJF CENSUS.
A MAN WITH A LIST OF ALL THE UNOC
CUPIED HOUSES.
How n Colored Servant Saved the Valu
ables of a Great DIany Fnmlllea Be
Cangfat a Burglar Who Wan Going to
Eeop a fiarveit.
Edward Cody was arrested in the house of
T. Brent Swearingen, Ko. 175 Kidge avenne,
while ransacking the house yesterday after
noon. The family is away at a summer
resort, and no one was in the house. A
colored man employed next door, has been
in the habit every day of taking a look
about to see that everything was all right
Yesterday afternoon he noticed that one
of the screen doors was locked on the inside.
He thought something was wrong, and
going around the house found that one of
the cellar windows had been broken open.
Calling another colored man to his aid, they
entered the house, and in one of tbe rooms
found Cody. When searched fonr watches,
five silk handkerchiefs, a pair of opera
glasses, chains, jewelry, and numerous
other articles belonging to members of the
Swearingen family were found on him.
The honse had been ransacked from top
to bottom. Drawers and desks had been
jimmied and their contents strewed about
Among other things found on Cody was a
notebook containing the names of a large
number of residents of Allegheny and their
addresses. The list comprised many well-to-do
persons living on Bidge avenue. West
ern avenne, Washington avenue, Sheffield
street, Beech street and other places. The
detectives ascertained that nearly every
family whose address was noted in Cody's
book was out of the city. Cody is about 22
years of age, and says he came here from
Philadelphia on Thursday. The police.
however, doubt that fact from his apparent
knowledge of the families absent from the
city. He also answers, it was stated, the
description of a man seen attempting to
enter the house of Mr. Greeves, at No. 1
Fulton street, a day or so ago. He is be
lieved to be the person, or one of the per
sons, who have been committing a nnmber
of petty robberies lately.
An attempt to rob the honse of Mr.
Barrett, the wholesale jeweler, corner of
Sherman and Montgomery avenues, was
frustrated yesterday morning. About 3
o'clock the hired girl was awakened by a
noise, and, looking ont of the window, saw
a man at the door. Upon seeing that he
was observed the man ran a way. Going
downstairs the girl found that nine holes
had been bored in the door.
A COUNTY'S LOCAL FIGHTS.
Some Wakhlncton Kepnbllcann Mot Pleased
With Colonel Stewart.
Major Sam Hazlett, of Washington,
started last evening on a ten-day fishing
trip. The Major states that there is con
siderable dissatisfaction in his connty over
the nomination of Colonel Andrew
Stewart for Congress. The Colonel does
not come up to some of the ideas of a num
ber of BepublicanC The determined fight
also between Colonel Hawkins and Mr.
White, of Beaver, for the State Senatorship
does not act as oil on the troubled waters.
The next conference will be held the second
week in September. Colonel Hawkins says
he is in the fight to stay, even if he has to
make an independent campaign.
These loeal differences, tbe Major states,
have engrossed tbe attention of the people,
and the State contest bas been lost sight ot.
Some of the Bepnblicans are dissatisfied
and will vote for Pattison, bnt he thinks
the defection will not be serious. He
would like to see both Quay and Delamater
answer the open letters addressed to them.
As long as tbey do not he will always have
a suspicion that they aregnilty.
The Major adds that the oil business of
the connty still keeps up. The wells are
prodncing from 3 to 20 barrels per day,
and when tbe aggregate is taken it makes a
pretty fair oil snowing.
TO SEE EX-GO VEENOB FATTISOxT.
'Squire Handel to Confer With Htm In Bi.
card to the Situation.
'Squire Herman Handel, the well-known
Democratic politician, lelt last evening for
Atlantic City and Cape May, to be gone
some weeks. He will stop over at Phila
delphia and have a talk with Candidate for
Governor Pattison in regard to the situation
in this end of the State.
The 'Squire is one of the men who induced
tbe ex-Governor to again become a candi
date, and .has every confidence in his elec
tion. He' says it will be a campaign of
boodle, and the fact that Delamater is work
ing tooth and toe nail shows be is alarmed,
and will in all probability be defeated.
Nebtotjs debility, poor memory, diffi
dence, local weakness, pimples.cured byDr.
Miles' Nervine. Samples free at Jos.
Fleming & Son's, Market st r 8
The Hay Fever Season,
Sufferers from that troublesome malady,
hay fever, are alway benefited by a liberal
dose of Marvin's famous ginger snaps. Yonr
grocer keeps them. mws
Hen's FarnUblngs Very Cheap.
Ke glige shirts all reduced. Flannels now
at $1, $1 CO and $2. Silks now at 13 60, H
and 15. JOS. HOENB & Co.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Don't fail to see advertisement of excur
sion sale of lots at Wilmerding on Satur
day, August 16. Special train leaves Union
station at 1:20 p. m.
The Nation' Bank for Harlnss, of
Alle.
Rbrny,
Has removed to its new banking bonse, Ko.
110 Federal st Will pay interest on time
deposits, and lend money on mortgages.
Business hours 9 A. M. to 3 P. M.; on Sat
urdays 9 A.,11. to 6 P. u. Accounts so
licited. " ITS
Figured India silks, about 60s,' dress
lengths, choice printings, reliable qualities;
very much under value, to close.
ttssu . Htjotjs & Hacks.
Ladles' Salt Parlor.
Challi gowns at half price.
Parcels & Jokes,
29 Filth ave.
ALti lovers of delicacies nie Angostura
Bitters to secure a good digestion, ttssu
Black Surah silks, 60c, 65c, 78e, 85e and
90o a yard; qualities now offered at the
prices fully 25 per cent less than value,
XTSfltt EUOU3 & BACKS,
POISON IT THE POT.
Mrs. Levy and Her Son Held to Court
on Very Serions Charge.
JOE KOBELINSKI WASK'I IN IT.
Some
Strong Circumstantial
Against the Levjs.
EYldsnca
PERJURY. AND SUBORNATION CHARGED
Magistrate TcKenna held a hearing, yes
terday afternoon, in the case of Mrs. J.
Levy, Jacob Levy and Joe BZobelinski,
charged with poisoning a nnmber of people
who live on Penn avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets. The specific charge
made against them was felonious attempt to
murder. Colonel W. D. Moore conducted
the case for tbe Commonwealth and John
Edmundson, Esq., was attorney for the de
fendants. Inspector McAleese is the prose-,
cntor in the case.
'Joe Sangholz testified that abont two
months ago Mrs. Levy had some trouble and
a law suit with Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Ko
belinski. Shn was seated in her door, cry
ing, and he spoke to her. She said, "Them
people, for nothing, make me to pay costs.
I will not stop till I kill them all. I'll
poison them."
W. Taylor testified that last Friday even
ing about 11 o'clock he went out into bis
back yard--he occupies part of Mrs.
Schmidt's house and while he was in the
yard Mrs. Levy sprang ont of Schmidt's
kitchen window. He asked her what she
had been doing there, but she did not
answer, and ran away. ,
Jnst here somebody in the office, which
was crowded with Hebrews, said: "That's a
lie." Taylor, Mr. Moore and others heard
it, and an attempt was made to discover
who had said it, but no one knew.
SOME STAETIilNO EVIDENCE.
Mr. Taylor said he and his wife got a
light and went to see what Mrs. Levy had
been doing in the kitchen. They saw Mrs.
Schmidt's coffee pot sitting in the kitchen,
bnt did not notice anything wrong with it,
and one of the panes in the window had
been broken, to enable some one on the out
side to reach the lock and open it. The
Taylors and Schmidts had prepared their
Saturday's food on Friday, and Saturday
morning Taylor took his pot of coffee, bnt
did not discover anything wrong. When he
returned from the synagogue he found Mrs.
Bessie Schmidt, Samuel Criegor, Mrs. Lizxie
Taylor, Mrs. Sarah Kobelinski, Lewis Ko
belinski and Jake Lavenstein lying in Mrs.
Schmidt's store sick. They all said they
had been drinking Mrs. Schmidt's coffee,
and were burning inside, and had vomited
all they had eaten.
Mrs.Bessie Schmidt said she had given
some of the coffee to her husband in jail, and
he also became sick.
Mrs. Annie Sjpinski said Mrs. Levy had
told her "she wonld settle with tbe Kobe
linskis and the Schmidts tbey wouldn't
live long."
After Mrs. Anna Wolf had been sworn,
Officer Peoples said: "Yonr Honor, Mrs.
Levy here has been tampering with this
witness." Mrs. Levy was then conducted
to another corner oi tbe room, and Mrs.
Wolfs examination proceeded.
PETKIKO IT DOWIT.
"Didn't you tell Mr. Taylor," asked
Colonel Moore, "that you heard Mrs. Levy
say, in referring to tbe Kobelinskis and
Schmidts, I'll perish yon; yon'll be burnt
NEW FALL GOODS.
THE FINEST AND
J
LABGEST STOCK OF
:C:A:R:P:E:T:S:
Ever brought to this city.
STYLES ENTIRELY NEW
AXD
Prices Lower Than Ever.
Our new stock of Carpetings are all on
exhibition. The stock is an immense one,
and consists of all grades, finest to tbe
cheapest grades.
Parties desiring to furnish houses this
fall will do well to call now and make
selections while tbe stock is complete. The
goods will be stored free of charge until yon
want them laid.
EDWARD
GRDETZINGER
627 and 629 Penn Avenue.
All goods jobbed at tho very lowest East
ern prices. au3-TTSSu
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
-01c-
SEVERAL
HUNDRED UMBRELLAS !
28, 28. SO inch, in Natural Sticks, with
Artistic iietal and SterUnr Silver
Mountings. Examine our medium and
fine grades, now at prices to force their
immediate sale. Buy one tor fall and
save money.
THESE MUST GO
REGARDLESS OF COST.
All Summer Dress Stuffs.
All Gents and Ladies Furnish
ing Goods.
All Lightweight Made-up Gar
ments. Everything
summer.
that pertains to
DAILY ARRIVING.
Our FaU Importations are dally com
ing in, and 'we call attention to many
choice lines of medium weight Dress
Goods In the new autumn colorings.
B1BER I EASTDN,
505 and 507 MARKET STREET.
'' H ' -. ' ! .U
poisoned, and you'll drop like
Mrs. Wolf No.
"Mr. Taylor, didn't this woman tell yoa
that?"
Taylor Yes, she did; and here in the
office she said she wouldn't svear to it
Officer Peoples This woman told me the
same thing.
Moses Trellinski, on being sworn, said he
had heard Mrs. Levy talking to Mrs. Wolf
jnst before the latter took the stand, and
Mrs. Wolf said to Mrs. Levy, "I wouldn't
say anything bad of you."
'That'll do for yon," said Colonel Moore.
io Mrs. Wolf. "I'll have a charge of per
jury bronght against you."
Samuel Criezor testified that as he was re
turning home with Lonis Sullivan, about 11
o'clock Friday night, Jake Levy was stand
ing in Schmidt's yard, and when he saw
Creigor and Snllivan he shouted: "O, maml
Hurry np," and then ran down Mulberry
alley to tbe Levy home. Criegor then en
tered ,the yard and met Mrs. Levy coming
ont
Lewis Snllivan corroborated Criegor's tes
timony. Colonol Moore then stated that this was
oneof the best prima facie caws he ever saw
against Mrs. Levy and her son, but he saw
nothing in it on which to Bold Kobelinski.
Magistrate McKenna discharged Kabelin
ski, and committed Mrs. Levy and the boy
to jail, in default of bail, the former $3,009 -and
the latter $1,000, for trial at conrt
BEATEN BY HIS BBOTHEB.
Two
Allegheny Boys Fall Oat
Over si
Lesacy Left Them.
Harry Sigmnnd was arrested and lodged
in the Allegheny lockup, yesterday after
noon, on a charge of felonious assault and
battery preferred by his brother William,
before Mayor Wyman. The brothers live
with their mother, who keeps a restaurant
on East street extension. Their father died
recently, and on Thursday a dispute arose
between them about some mattersin relation
to his property.
They finally came to blows, and Harry, it
was stated, drew a handybilly and beat his
brother about the head and face. The blows
broke his nose, gashed his forehead, and he
was finally knocked senseless. He was un
conscious for some time, but recovered and
yesterday lodged the information. Harry
Sigmnnd was arrested and locked up for a
hearing to-day.
I
FrrrsBuno, August U, 1890.
JOB. HDRNE i CO
PENN AVE. STORES.
to3ay
bla ck j a cke ts
At an average of only one
third their value.
The great success of the clear
ance sale of Colored Jackets (at 3
and $5) will be followed by a great
er sale of Black Jackets. And 175
is not a large number for such '
times as these. We would like to
see the entire lot go to-day. Shall
we?
The styles include the best in
tight-fitting and loose front Jackets
22 to 27 inches long,
In the following cloths:
Cheviots,
Diagonals,
Corkscrews,
Plain Beavers,
Clay Worsteds,
Broadcloths,
French Basket Cloths.
Full line of sizes in all these with
a complement of large ones.
At $2 50, $3 50, $s and $7 50.
They ranged in price from 5 to
25.
A special lot of Cheviots in sizes
40, 42 and 44, at $x, $2 50, $3 50
and $4 50 one-third (1-3) their
value.
They are ready to-day. Let's
see them go out quick.
GENTS'
FURNISHINGS
Right in line with bargains.
Low prices closing out here
too.
All fancy Striped Blazers, now $2.
Fine Office Coats at $4 (were nealj
double).
Fine Flannel Shirts, ?x, $1 50, $3 and
$j so.
Fine Silk Shirts. $3 5, ? $S and $6.
Fine Imported Neckwear, 50c, (special).
New line of Bath Robes in white
and ecru Turkish Cloth, fancy
striped and fancy all-wool, 4 ta
20.
Best bargains you've had in
Sox 25c a pair.
JDS. HDRNE & CD.,
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
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