A Prisoner Dies FronrtliD Effects of Excessive Drinking After Days -- -and Jfights of Agony. FOUR YICTIHS OF ALCOHOLISM. The igony of a Father Who is Kot Allowed to Look Upon the Dead Face of a Beloved Child. AH EAST HATTEE TO BREAK ISTO JAIL. ? Eirld fcegaUuons Sntatti, and 8 Elmplt Bill ef Pare ft Provided. "When King Death, the grizzly monarch With his scythe-scepter, enters the connty jail, "Warden Berlin asks not for an order of release from conrt or committing magis trate, bnt simply throws back the iron doors .with a clang that echoes through the vaulted corridors, while the Sovereign of Shades, his black plnmes trembling with the chill blast from the crave, stalks silently through the halls in search ot his subjects. Death's calls at the connty jail are not infrequent Every day men ana women are sent to the institntion suffering from alco holism and on the verge of delirium tre mens. The change from freedom of person and liberty to imbibe bad whisky at will, to the close confinement, enforced abstinence and rigid rules of the jail is fraught with danger to the whisky-soaked prisoner. Then Jail Physician Chessrown is sent tor in haste, and has to spend hours, and some times days, in rescuing the patient from the effects of his own folly. DEATH rP.OM DELIRIUM TEEMEXS. Coroner McDowell held an inquest yes terday on the body of Charles A. Martin, who died of alcoholism. The cause of death was clear, bnt under the law an inquest has to be held on the body of every person who dies in an institntion of this character. Martin was sent to jail upon a trifling charge, but primarily for the purpose of straightening him up. For days the jail physician had been working with this patient, adopting the most radical remedies known to medical science. Internal doses of nitro-glycerine and hypodermic injec tions of Prench brandy were given to ex cite the heart into action, but that organ had already been too heavily over-taxed and refused to respond. Martin died on Friday night. There are now fonr prisoners in the jail suffering from delirium tremens. One, a man, should have been released on Thurs day, and the time of another, a woman, ex pired yesterday, but the condition of these prisoners precluded the possibility of allow ing them to go free. These patients are placed in the hospital department, which is fitted up with all the latest improvements, and are nursed by prisoners who have been eommitted for vagrancy or some similar minor offense. This is a great treat for the prisoners, and they show their appreciation by attending faithfully to their duties. These nurses find the change from a rjlank bed, with a diet which is mainly admirable for its cleanliness and freedom from dyspep sia to a" neat little cot bed, with food of a much higher grade, pleasant in the extreme. The care of the sick also makes the time pass .fifiSSLSnickly, and has the apparent effect of shortening their term of imprisonment. HOT THIS SIDE THE GRATE. 5 One of the saddest incidents connected with the county jail and its inmates oc- cnrred yesterday. Samuel Davis was ar rested about a year aco in connection with the robbery of some brasses from the Alle gheny Valley Railroad. At his trial and since, Davis has always stoutly maintained his innocence, but he was convicted and sentenced to a year's imprisonment in jail, his term expiring in about ten days. As often as the jail rules permitted, Davis was visited by his wife and a little son. At every in terview the child, who was but 4 years old, wonld weep because his father could not go home with him, and he could not under stand why iron bars should separate them. On Friday the child was run over by a wagon on Thirty-third street and killed. "When the father heard the news he was heart-broken. Yesterday a petition was presented to Judge Collier,asking that Davis be released in charge of an officer long enough to attend the funeral of his idolized child. The Court refused the petition on the ground that all precedent was aiainst such action. He sug gested that perhaps, if the Warden would consent to assume the responsibility, the man might he allowed to attend the funeral. The Warden has not rendered a decision yet There is no fear that Davis will en deavor to escape if he is granted the privi lege. In fact, it is the opinion of the jail officials that he might be trusted to go with out an officer in attendance to insure his re turn. Since Davis has been in jail his con duct has been exemplary, and he has been treated as a "trusty." Another thing which wonld likely enconrage the return of Davis is that lie has so short a term to serve before his sentence, while the penalty for making an escape is three years' imprison ,' dentin the penitentiary. EASY TO EXXEB. Where one prisoner breaks out of jail a thousand persons break into it It is a very easy place to enter, notwithstanding Its massive granite walls, its iron-barred windows, and its steel-stndded doors. An introduction to Jail Warden Berlin can be obtained in the manner best suited to the temperament and purse ot the aspiring guest Imported champagne and barrel house whisky, taken in sufficient quantities, arc alike in their results. A man who thumps an acquaintance,, robs a stranger, murders a dude, deserts his wife and family, invests the funds of a bank with which he is connected in Canadian real estate, runs a speak-easy, or tries in any manner to repeal any one of the thousands of laws on the statute books without the aid of the Legis lature, is immediately qualified for resi dence in the county jail. After the court has considered the guests' case, the latter may cither be required to find another resi dence, or may be transferred to tbe connty workhouse or the Western Penitentiary. In a few cases tbe guest is returned to the jail, and he becomes a star boarder, the court determining the length of his visit The jail was instituted mainly for tbe purpose of detaining persons charged with crime until their cases are tried in court, bet many persons are committed there for ihor; terms for minor offenses by Aldermen, Justices oi the Peace, and Police Magistrates. All persons committed to jail to await trial are treated alike. They are placed in cells and are furnished the prison fare, which may be augmented by dainties sent in by friends. The jail of ficials do not suffer from sickly sentimental ity, and they argne that the man who is neat to thrm is more than likely to be guilty of the crime charged against him. They argue that if the man bears a good reputa tion, or belongs to a respectible family, he will have little trouble in furnishing bail. Of conre, all priouers are treated as if in nocent until a.'ttr their conviction, and there have been many exceptions, where a nan committed to jail was the victim ot circuinsUnces or persecntion. As it does not lie within the province of the jail tiSukls to discriminate, all receive the same ticttment. BUITOLNa A. JAIL., The connty jail is tinder the immediate supervision of Warden Berlin and Deputy Warden Soflel. who are assisted by a matron and five watchmen. These official are ap pointed and their duties laid down by the County Prison Board, which consists of the six judges of the Common Pleas Courts, the three County Commissioners, the Sheriff, Controller and the Mayors ot Pittsburg and Allegheny. Judge Swing is the President of the Board. The jail officers are assisted by trusted prisoners who act as as range men, and are held responsible for the good order of the cells nnder their charge. Bach rangeman looks after 12 cells. There are at present 220 prisoners in the jail. The chief features of the jail are its clean liness and quietness. Twice a week a gang of tramps are put to work with hose and mops, and the inside and outside of the institntion is scrubbed. About every week the cells are flooded and the walls washed down. The officers see that peace reigns within. If a prisoner gets noisy and re fuses to obey the rules he is quickly placed in a padded dungeon, where he may yell himself hoatse without annoying anyone else. There is a delightful air of peace and coolness about the interior of the jail on a midsummer day, which is peculiarly refreshing to a visitor who has just passed in from the heat and bustle of Filth avenue. There is no doubt, if it were not for an old fashioned prejudice against prisons, many good citizens would get themselves com mitted for short terms during the dog days. A man would have a better chance to re cuperate nis lost energies there than at many noisy, crowded seashore resorts. The bill of fare is very simple. Evefy morning each prisoner is lurnished a loaf of bread and a big tin cup of coffee. On Sunday he receives nothing else, bnt on Monday, Tuesday and Friday he is given meat and potatoes for dinner, on Wednes day and Saturday soup, and on Thursday that great American mystery, hash. In the winter sauer kraut and pork is furnished lor Tuesday's dinner. WHISKT SMUGGLERS. Prisoners awaiting trial are not confined to this fare. They may purchase dainties from the outside if they have the money, or they may receive food from such friends as do not forget their existence. One of the most stringent rules of the institution is that no prisoner shall be allowed to receive liquor, and many attempts are made to evade this regulation, but without success. Every meal sent into a prisoner under goes a rigid examination. Sometimes a bottle of whisky is concealed in a pie or loaf, or placed in the bottom of a can of coffee. Occasionally the coffee itself is three-rourths whisky. It never reaches the prisoner, but is thrown away. Many pris oners, when brought to the jail have bottles of whisky with them, but they are always relieved of the liquor before being placed in a cell. No visitors are allowed to see prisoners on Sundays, bnt on other days ther are admit ted between 10 A. si. and 3 P. 21. The daily number of visitors average about 100. Pris oners are received at any hour ot the day or night The jail prisoners keep up with the events of the day in the outside world, and from 80 to 100 daily newspapers are bought by them. BULLETIN OF ACCIDENTS. Another Victim of Itie Dancerons Car Coup ling Bnsrcy Fnll Over tho Brink of a Hill Crashed Under a Wacon-Terrible Fall From a Scaffolding Colored Man Badly Cat. Yesterday afternoon a horse attached to a buggy, in which a man named Wagner was seated, ran away on Elliott street, West End. The horse ran along the edge of Church Hill and the buggy toppled over. Mr. Wagner was thrown out and was pretty badly bruised, but was not seriously injnred. Patrick Healey who lives at No. C Soho street, attempted to jump on a sand wagon at the corner of Brady street and Second avenue, yesterday afternoon, bnt in some way missed his footing. He fell down be tween the wheels. The hind wheel passed over his rieht leer, causing a compound Jractnre. -He" also received an ugly scalp wouna. txe was removed to tne Jlercy Hospital in patrol wagon JNo. 4. John Wherle, aged 23 years, employed as bracpnian on tne Allegheny Valley itail road had his arm crushed while coup'ing cars at Forty-sixth street, yesterday alter noon. He was removed to his home in Sharpshnrg. Jacob Spellman, an old man living on Collins avenue, East End, fell down a flight of stairs at his home yesterday afternoon, fracturing his right leg and dislocating his shoulder. He was attended by Dr. Flem ing. At noon yesterday George Bladgeford, a carpenter, fell from scaffolding on the Bind ley building, Seventh avenue. His arm was broken and he sustained internal in juries. He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital. One of the Casino museum employes, Alex Moten, colored, fell lrom the third to the first floor yesterday morning. He was badly cut, and was taken to the Homeop athic Hospital. HE. MATTHIKG'S IDEA. B. Si O. Officials MntiBfled the Atlanilo Ex press Was Wrecked. There seems to be no doubt in the minds of the Baltimore and Ohio officials that the Atlantio express was wrecked by some body. W. T. Manning, Engineer Maintenance of Way, stated that if ties ever do roll down on the tracks from the side that they do not fall at right angles to the rails, as these were placed. The marks in the tie, he claims, plainly show that it was pushed along the track for some distance when it strnck a pile of ballast, and the wreck occurred. Mr. Manning also adds that if the locomotive were to run over a piece of felt hat that the engineer would feel the jar. It is possible to push a tie along the track and not dis cover it Old railroad engineers agree with him. ' No clew has been discovered, and Mr. Manning is unable to give any motive for the act He says it may have been done by boys or drunken men. THE WITNESSES BUTTERED. Kate Doran Slakes Things Lively far Her Preble Avenne Friends. Mrs. Catherine Doran's sentence of 30 days to the workhouse expired Friday, and when she returned to her home in Shanghai row, Preble avenne, Allegheny, she imme diately proceeded to wreak vengeance on the neighbors who had been witnesses at her hearing before Mayor Wyman, of Alle gheny. The wreaking business soon disgusted the neighbors, and one of them entered a charge of disorderly conduct against her before Alderman Foley. She was arrested, and at the hearing yesterday morning she was sent to jail for ten days. Her friends say she has a very sick child at home, and that it was an ontrage to send her to jail, as the child may die from lack of proper care dur ing her absence. More Fairy Fire Alarms. Allegheny firemen were again stirred up by a fairy fire alarm last evening. The horses and men were ready to start, but it was impossible to count the number of the box. The trouble was caused by a broken fire alarm wire in Woods' Eun that was crossed with a light wire. Cbarscd With Embrzxlrraenl. Henry Friesmnn was yesterday charzed with embezzlement, before Alderman Mc Masters, by Phillip W. Sauer. Sauer al leges that tbe defendant, while acting as his agent and trustee, appropriated $600 for which he has no account 1200 Galllncer's 1106 Pens Arc. Guns, guns, guns, guns, guns, guns, at Gallinger's, 1200 and 1106 Penn ave. "Bran i - i ' s fester . ,.,6.sEr "a-.g-ift. . fir- ,-fcit. l ahn.3ty ' , , , - A . ... .. - . ,-.-.--.- - .:..i. - - 1 - n 1 - "r rg iTBsfiiw 1 1 iVi nVifri Ami Tiri in in i. " 1iH.1i i nil jf:L( .j' V- - .saKisaLM rnv - 1 hifeh1!yKF.ttto iii alsiiM 1 Tnkatfiiifi&SA'ifci iiiiTsWiiliBMiliriii'" "'i-?j--. ?isJHHRafiNMaHMEflHHM How Tinkering With the Tariff Has Hurt tho Woolen Goods Trade. ENGLISH WORSTEDS IMPORTED. Mr. Logan Says Hone; is Being Sank in Oil Drilling These Days. A FEW TALK8 WITH LOCAL CITIZENS There is woe in the camp of the wool men and the woolen fabric makers, if what Mr. L. T. Humphrey, of Boston, says is true, and it is all on account of the yearly tink ering with the tariff. Mr. Humphrey is a wool buyer for an Eastern company, and he comes to Pittsburg often, generally stopping at the Monongahela House, where he was seen yesterday. His company buys ex tensively in the wool counties of Ohio and Pennsylvania, but this yearthcir purchases have been only one-half what they .were last season. Said Mr. Humphreys, in discussing the subject: "Of the New England woolen factories one-half are closed down, and ihe country has heen flooded with the worsted goods of English manufacturers. They have stored away great quantities of such clothing in bonded warehouses here, and if the tariff bill is passed they will make money on their sale, and if it is not they won't lose much, if, indeed, they will suffer financially at all. In the event of the latter alternative they can still sell them under the present tariff or ship them back to England at a small cost WAITING FOE DEVELOPMENTS. "The McHinley bill provides for a ma terial increase in the duties on woolen goods and a slight advance on wool Which doesn't amount to much. At the beginning of the year the manufacturers started out to do business on an extensive scale, but when the hitch on the tariff bill occurred in the Sen ate they stopped short, and are still waiting to see what will be done. This year's trade has been spoiled. The makers admit that the proposed duty on woolen articles is practically prohib itory, and they are satisfied with it Such quantities of clothing are imported that our business is almost ruined. Every man who goes to Europe comes back with a replenished wardrobe enough, indeed, to last him for several years. This is one method by which the American trade suffers. "The wool buyers have stopped purchas ing, and the price of wool has gone down. This is how tbe constant tarilt tinkering in jures the farmer. In 1883 the price of wool dropped to 25 cents a pound, and then we bought heavily, for we knew that even if we were to have free trade we couldn't lose anything. Fine wool, like that raised in Washington county, is now selling for 28 cents, and medium, or Mercer county wool, brings from 31 to 32 cents, a pound. At the beginning of tbe year we paid 35 cents; and bought in large amounts at that price, but we couldn't be induced to buy a pound of wool at present, even with the reduced rates. JUST TTHAT THET "WANT. "What the wool growers and the manu facturers want is certaintv either a tariff or no tariff. If it is no tariff they will know how to figure and labor and other things must come down to a foreign basis. As it is, the woolen goods makers are sitting back waiting, and losing money until the Senate can decide to do something. Senator Quay is right when he insists on an immediate disposal of the tariff bill. Trade is too un settled and muddled, and the tariff measure is more important than the others. "Whv, last year, as the result of this constant tariff agitation, flannels were sold at a loss of from 10 to 20 per cent Men will not be caught that war a second time. if they can help it. Those manufacturers who are working now will only get out their samples and make enough goods to fill their orders. It is too hazardous for them to branch out Ton can easily see just how much the workmen and capitalists lose by this inactivity. 'JWhen Representative Mills says that (he New England mechanics insist on free raw materials he doesn't know what be is talking about The Eastern mechanic is an intelligent man, and he realizes that if he demands free materi als the West will nsk for free goods. It is this fact that keeps the .Republican party together on the tariff question. We shouldn't legislate for one section of the country at the expense of an other, and the New England workman doesn't advocate such polioy. I wish this tariff question could be settled, one way or the other, for ten years at a time. We could do something then, because we would know that we had a certain law to work under." WHY EXPEESS MEN MODEST. Ther Never Flatter Themselves When Things Are Bcnntna: Smoothly. "Have you unearthed any schemes, of late, calculated to cheat the express companies?" was asked yesterday ,of M. E. Vaillant, agent of the American Express Company. "No," he replied, "but then I never like to flatter myself. Yon can't tell how soon something may happen that will make your life weary for the time. I used to work in the General Superintendent's office. For quite a period, once, I remember we hadn't any trouble of any kind, and one day I spoke to the Superintendent about how smooth everything was running. 'Hush,' he answered, quickly. 'Say nothing about it; don't flatter yourself too soon,' and sure enough the next week something went wrong, and we had a lively time. "It is a pretty hard thing to keep 8,000 offices in line and in good running order. There are always some black 'sheep to be found, and the manager is a man who doesn't sleep on a bed of roses. The busi ness out of Pittsbnrg for July increased 40 per cent with me. Quite a number of iron shipments were made. I suppose the man ufacturers had tbe orders to fill at a certain time, and it was necessary to rush things. The shipments into Pittsburg hold their own, with no signs of much improvement' ONLY A SLIGHT MISTAKE. A Teacher Relates u funny Incident About a Little Mlii. This story was overheard at the Central Board rooms, and was told by one of the local lady teachers. East winter she had a bright little miss in her school, who, when she came to a double letter in a word, in spelling, always named the letter twice. If she were spelling "see" she would say 's-e-e," instead of "s-doublee." . The teacher worked long and hard to break up the habit, without much success. One morning she called on the little girl to read. It was tbe same old lesson that every schoolboy remembers, running like this: "Up, up, the sun is out and shining bright," etc. This was the little maiden's opportunity, and she was going to show her teacher that she understood. So she said: "Double up, for tbe sun is out and shining bright, etc." It bronght down the school, and everv child present joined in the laugh. The children took it up, and olten greeted each other with the question, "What time did you double up this morning?" The teacher laughed heartily as she recalled the funny incident A HEAVY COAL BUSINESS. ' Tbo Allegheny Vnllcr Beats Its Kecsrd of Iinst Bammcr. C. S. McCargo, General Freight Agent of the Allegheny Valley road, left for Chautauqua last evening. He states that the coal shipments of the line were heavier than ever this summer. The srrike on the New York Central interfered for awhile with some of their coal movements, but things are iu better shape now. There are still a few points that they can't reach as long as the trouble continues. The lumber trade is up with the business of last summer. Most of it is going East The warm winter prevented the men from getting out a large supply of logs. B0 GTTSHEBS THESE BAYS. Mr. Logan Is Rather Discouraged With the Results This Hammer. Mr. Logan, formerly of Logan, Emery & Weaver.oil men, went to Philadelphia last evening. He is watching with some interest the drilling of the well on the Alexander farm, near Miller's Bun, in the Chartiers field. Mr. Logan stated that this well will show just how far the Char tiers field extends into Washington county. For some distance between Chartiers creek and Canonsbnrg the coal drops down, and no oil is found in this section. He thinks the fluid was lost by the dropping of the strata. Mr. Logan says the Washington field has reached hard pan, and none of the wells are producing much. The Allegheny territory has not come up to his expectations either, and he believes that more money is being put into the ground at present than is taken out The field is too spotted to be worked with any degree of certainty. Mr. Logan says he is now boring two gas wells at Mc Donald station. Not long since he brought in a paying well at that place. TOO LATE IN THE MONTH. Only One Local Agent Will Attnnd tho Freight Meeting In Denver. The annual meeting of the Commercial Agents' Association will be held in Denver August 22. S. P. Kennedy, ot the Cotton Belt route, is the only Pittsburg freight agent that will attend. Commercial Agent Sproull, of tbe Chicago and Alton rdad, said last evening that the meeting was held too late in the, month. Business is beginning to revive, and the agents do not care to leave at such a time. The meeting was to have been held August 11, but owing to the G. A. B. En campment and some other big excursions it had to be postponed. The Pullman cars could not be obtained. Mr. Sproull says the Burlington route will bear the railroad expenses of the trip. THE WIZAED TTEAttn FB0H. Mr. Edison Claims That Fie Has Made a Motor That Works Noiselessly. The local agents of the Edison General Electric Company were notified yesterday that the wizard had just completed a motor which is a wonder and will be put on the market in six weeks. Mr. Edison claims for it that the armature is not burned out and the gearing works noiselessly. These are two things that electricians have worked hard to overcome, and if Mr. Edison has solved the problem he has made a great hit Anyone who has ever ridden on an electric car knows just how much noise they make. The Edison motor has been tried, and is said to be a success. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. Some Who Travel, Soma Who Do Kot, and Others Who Talk. Law Librarian Percy G. Digby was called back from his vacation ac Bedford, yesterday, to look up authorities in some im portant suits now ponding. Tho members of tbe bar don't feel satisfied that they have got all the authorities In a case until they have ex hausted the Law Librarian's knowledge. Then they know they are safe. Turnkey Will Bayne, of the peniten tiary, who is now in England on his vacation, has written Warden Wright from Glasgow, Scotland, savinir he is feelinc nice a new man. He purposely took a slow steamship and was 1L days crossing the Atlantic Be will leave for nomo on tno steamsnip state ol- Indiana next Saturday. Fred Beilstein, Jacob Bichter and a' number of other prominent butchers of Pitts burg and Allegheny are now on their way to Atlantic City, where they expect to spend the next ten days. Controller Brown, of Allegheny, left last night for the seashore, after disbursing the monthly payroll of city employes, yesterday. He will be absent two weeks. John A. Simeral, of the firm of Allen, Eirkpatrick fc Co., and A. C. Bailey, of Ford City, left last night for a few weeks' outing along the Atlantic coast. Mrs. Ella O'Brien, of San Diego, Cal., who has been visiting the family of T. D. opener at urusnton,wiu return nome to-morrow. Mr. Basel Brennan, pianist, leaves on Tuesday for a two weeks' vacation. He will visit Cleveland and Philadelphia. W. W. Murray, of the County Commis sioners' office, left yesterday for a ten days' trip to Detroit and lake points. William Sproull, Commercial Agent of the Chicago and Alton road, went to Spring Lake last evening. Drum Major Dixon, of the Cathedral Band, left yesterday with Mrs. Dixon for a trip to tbe mountains. Captain J. J. McOormick and wife will leave this evening for a trip to New York and Atlantic City. Hisses Adah Lea and Lottie Keller, of WoodviUe, are visiting friends in Steuben viUe, O. THEY WERE HOT BEGGARS. Wonderful Discovery Made In Searching Two Italians In Allegheny. Allegheny police officials were astonished last night when two Italians named Pete Costanza and Antonio Scaifio were brought in from Pjeble avenue for fighting. They looked like the ordinary Italians, and were arrayed in about 4 cents' worth of clothing. The tnrnkey searched them. He first pro duced a 33-caliber revolver. Then he tossed about 40 in money out on the table, and finally fished two rings out from a mixture of garlic and stale bread at the bottom of Scaifio's pocket One was a magnificent ruby, surrounded with pearls, and the other was a big garnet Both rings were solid sold. WANTED TO COMMIT SUICIDE A Chinese Opium Joint Keeper Disgusted With flls Hard Luck. Charles Sing, a Chinaman, was released from the workhouse yesterday on a writ of habeas corpus. Sing was arrested at No. ,113 Grant street Friday week, and sent up lor bU days lor seeping an opium joint. As soon as Inspector McAleese heard of Sing's release he made an information against him charging him with misde meanor, and he was again arrested. Sing secured bail in $1,000 and was released pend ing a hearing be ore Police Magistrate Mc Kenna. The man claims to be in the last stages of consumption, and when arrested yesterday begged for a revolver in order that he might end his life. HES. PORTER GROWS WORSE, She Has to Be Taken to m. Hospital for Treatment. Mrs. William Porter, of Pearl street, Eighteenth ward, who was assaulted last Saturday night by a man who attempted to burglarize her house, was removed to the West Penn Hospital yesterday afternoon by order of Dr. Sands who has been attending her. Her condition is considered to he very seri rions. Her assailant has not yet been caught Veterans Coming Home. The Grand Army men are expected to re turn home this morning and during the day. Post 281 will arrive this evening. A num ber of straggling veterans have been seen in the railroad depots for several days home ward bound. Da. B. M. Hanna. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Perm street, Pittsburg, Pa. s&su German Glass Manufacturers Finish ing Their Ware in America. IMPORTING MEN' TO DO THE WORK. The Carbon Iron Works Strike is Officially Sanctioned. HACMSISTS' STEIEE STILL UNSETTLED A movement is afoot by a European glass factory which involves a violation of the alien contract labor law, and an attempt to evade tbe American tariff. The Wuerzbrot Glass Company, of Munich, Bavaria, proba bly owns and operates tho largest decorated glass works in the world. It employs thousands of men and turns out as fine a grade of ware as is possible to make. The tariff placed on' that line of goods has always restricted, to some extent, the exportation of decorated ware, and now that the rates are to be increased, the firm has set about to devise means to escape paying them. The following extract from a letter re ceived by W. A. Miksch, an employe of Thomas Evans & Co.'s glasshouse on the Bouthside, from a friend in Munich, ex plains the whole plan contemplated by the company. "A gentleman from Mnnich is starting a big decorating establishment in America. It is on account of the increased tariff to be placed on those goods, which would make it impossible for our manufacturers to ship much to America. Aboat 25 decorators were sent to New York a week ago, and I understand that SO more are to folio. Joseph Bieman Is to bo foreman of the new shop. Mr. Wuerzbrot himself, will stay in Munich to snnerintend tbe manufacture of tbe goods, which will be shipped in a plain con dition to New York, to bo decorated. In my next I can tell you where the shop will be located, and can also give you more particulars. TIIE ENXEEINO WEDGE. A Dispatch reporter found Mr. Miksch on the Southside yesterday afternoon. The gentleman is a native of Bavaria, and is well educated. In speaking of the contents of his letter, he said: "I regard this as the entering wedge of an attempt on the part of European manufacturers to break down two of the most important laws now in existence for the protection of the American manu facturers as well as the workingmen. I am well acquainted with the company that has evidently been selected as the one to take the initiatory steps. It expects to ship Its plain ware in here as raw material, and I guess it can doit It also expects to bring it's own workmen here and pay them less wages than American decorators are paid, and in this way to save 35 per cent on the tariff, and turn out its ware at a less cost than American manufacturers can. "The average wages per week paid deco rators in Bavaria amounts to about 20 marks, or $5 in United States money. Suppose the company represents to the men that it will pay them 40 marks if they come to New York to work for them, and they will be able to live on less than half that amount. The men will think they can save more money than they make at home altogether, and it will not be hard to get them to come. If the plan now contem plated by the Wuerzbrot Company prove successful, it will not be long until Strausse and Klingenberg will follow the example. If the McKinley bill passes in its present shape it will completely destroy all possibil ity ot the European manufacturers compet ing with the American. In anticipation of the bill passing, I am told that all of the manufacturers over there have been rushed with orders that were taken on the condi tion that they be shipped on or before Julv 31, at which time it was supposed the bill would become a law. I understand that Pittsburg jobbers have laid in stocks suf ficient to run tbem for two or three years, in order to avoid tne duty. AKOTHEB ISLPOBTAJfT POIHT. "There is another question involved in this measure that of importing foreign labor. Suppose they bring 75,men here, as' is proposed, and tbe enterprise is a failure; there will be 75 workmen thrown upon the labor market with nothing to do.1 I don't believe there are more than 100 fine decor ators in the country, and an additional 75 would have a wonderfully demoralizing effect on the rest of us. The decorators are unorganized, but we still get fair wages ranging from $3 50 to $5 a day, according to the class of work employed at but if our numbers were nearly doubled, without a proportionate increase in the demand for labor, I don't know what would become of us." There can he no mistake about the inten tions of the Wuerzbrot Company. Mr. Bieman, the gentleman mentioned in the letter to Mr. Miksch, has written to a friend in Phillipsbnrsr, since his arrival in New York, explaining in detail the purposes of the company he represents. He says he is to be foreman of the Bhops, and "that the latter will be located in New York City. Preparations are now being made to put the 25 men who came with Mr. Bieman to work, and as soon as the tariff bill passes, if it passes at all, the other CO men will be brought over. WHJJHG TO TAEE THEM BACK. Westlsghonso Men Succeed la Securing Blight Concessions. A meeting of the Westinghonse Machine Company employes was held yesterday morning, and the men expressed the deter mination not to make individual applica tions for positions, even with their demands granted. A notice that work would be re sumed to-morrow and an application for a position was enclosed in the pay envelope of each employe on Friday evening, but the men unanimously decided to ignore the ap plication. , A committee was appointed to so inform Superintendent Bole. He replied that he would be willing to take back some of them on a nine-honr basis and increase the wages of some, but that he would not take them back as a body. The committee reported hack and the meeting adjourned. THEIR OWN C0EE PLANT. Oliver Si Roberts to Lease a Thousand Aerea of Good Coal Land. A representative of the firm of Oliver Ss Eoberts which is to form the Oliver Coke Company, said yesterday that the company had not yet reached the point in the nego tiation where they could give out details for publication. Messrs. Harry and Geo. A. Oliver are both absent from the city and not until they return will the terms and and conditions upon which the deal is to be made, be reached. It is the intention, however, to lease 1,000 acres of the Thaw Coke and Coal Trust, located in Fayette county, on tbe Bed Stone branch of the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston road, and erect 300 ovens. Work will be commenced as soon as the company gets possessions of the property.- THEY JOIN THE TOE0ES. Employes of Trro More Machine Shops Lay Down Their Tools. About 150 employes of the Penn Fuel Gas Company and nearly ai many of Wilson, Snyder Ss Co. decided to quit work yester day, or rather not to return to work to-morrow unless their terms for nine hours are granted. The latter firm did grant the nine hours, but split the time up so that the men do not get away from the shop any earlier in the evening than formerly, and this is the time they wanted for recreation. The Machinists' Executive Committee met last night and discussed the situation, but nothing of importance was given out for publication. The men employed by the two Westinghonse companies ore very Indignant over the fact that Superintendent Bole had a posse of police at the works when they went for their pay. They sarMrBole knew there was no necessity for such action. - SANCTIONED BY THE OPHOIALSV- Tbe Carbon Iroa Works Begnlarlr Barred Oat by the Amalgamated. The Amalgamated Association last night gave its sanction to a regular strike against the Ca'rbon Irou Works. The scale was presented lor signature, but the company would not agree to it The strike of a week ago was precipitated by the employment of colored help at less than the scale rates, the following document was issued: Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers or America: We. tbe members of Invincible Lodge No. 62, who have been on strike for about soven weeks, dnrin? which time we have done the best we could to settle our dispute, have made. concessions on our part wnicn were reioseu oy the management We have asked Mr. Lash if be would offer us some proposition looking to a settlement of the difflcultv, and he has re fused. On one occasion, in company with Vice President Florence Sullivan, we called on Mr. Lash, asking nim to show usby figures that we were Inconsistent in asking our price, and he refused. On an other occasion our National President Mr. Welbe, accompanied oar committee to seek to settle the matter, but without success. On tbe 15th Inst, as tbe result of a meeting of our lodge, we sent a committee to ask. Mr. Lash if he would agree to a conference. This he also refused, and also any further negotiations on tho subject. These ineffectual efforts on the part of our lodge have been laid before the Ex ecutive Board, which, at a meeting this even ing, sanctioned a strike. Tho Carbon Iron Works are, therefore, a struck works, and all honorable men will keep away from it This determination on the part of the Amalgamated officials was announced so late last night that any effort to hear the com pany's side was futile. A NATIONAL BODY. Stonemasons to Convene for tho Purpose of forming a Union. The Stonemasons' Unions, of Syracuse. N. Y., Baltimore, Md., McKeesport, and Pittsburg, have issued a call to the stone masons of the United States for a conven tion to be held in Baltimore on the 8th of September, to devise means whereby a Stonemasons' National Union of America may be formed. A circular has been issued which says: The necessity of such a convention, to con solidate all unions of the craft into one body, wa3 never more apparent than now, and any failure on the parr of our craft to take advan. tage of tbe present opportunity, will lessen the chances of success in the future. We, there fore, earnestly hope that every nnion ot stone masons will take immediate action on this im portant move, and will seed delegates to said convention, in order thatintelligent and united action may be secured. All delegates will as semble at Covenant Hall, corner of Howard and Lexington streets. All delegates are re quested to arrive at the Union depot If possi ble, where a committee from tbe Baltimoro Union will be there, and will be recognized by their badges. Address all communications to George Jones, rear of Welsh Church, Fifth avenue, Pittsburg. ABEArTGEMEKTS FOE LAB0B BAY. Building Trades Council Meets and Elects a Chief Marshal. The regular meeting of the Building Trades Council was held last night Dele gates were admitted from the Hod Carriers' Union No. 1, East End Division; Nos. 283 164 and 237 Carpenters and Joiners' Divis ions. The report of the committee on the Labor Day parade was received and ap proved. President George Jones, of the Building Trades Council, was chosen as Chief Marshal of the parade. A. M. Swartz was elected Marshal of the Carpenters and Joiners' division. The delegates to the council will act as aids to the Marshal of the Building Trades division. The marshals of the other divis ions will be chosen at the meeting to-morrow afternoon ot the committees from all labor organizations, a large turnout is expected. The council, owing to a press of business, will meet every Saturday evening hereafter at its headquarters, No. 637 Smithfield street COAL SCALE FOB CENTBAL PENN. An Advanco to be Asked for and Pay for All Dead Work. A conference between the coal miners and operators of Center and Clearfield counties will beheld at Altoona on the 27th inst to arrange if possible, a scale of wages. The men are at present paid 50 cents a ton for ran of the mine. An advance of 5 cents per ton will be asked, as well as payment for dead work. The operators are reported as being antago nists to the increase. ETDTJSTBIAL ITEMS. Matters ol Intorest to Mill Men and Workers In Glass Honsss. Several more glass houses in the city will resume operations to-morrow, and It Is thought that by the end of the week tires will bo all go ing. HENBT Rewumdge, formerly a heater In the American Iron Works, on the Bouthside, left last week for Chicago to accept a position In the steel works there. BcuoENBEndER's mill, whleh has been shut down since July 1 for repairs, will be started up in all departments to-morrow. About 800 addi tional men will be employed. L J. Woutos has resigned his position as Superintendent of tbe open-hearth department of the Homestead Steel Works to accept the same nositlon with the Carbon Iron and Steel Company, of this city. Mr. Worton was very popular with the employes at tbe Homestead mills, and before leaving he was presented with a handsome onyx clock and vases to match. I BEE LOVEB HAS FLOWN. Laura Hubnck Wants the Polios to Assist at Her Woddlng. Miss Laura Hubuck called on Mayor Wyman last night and told him a sad story of blighted affection and ruined life. , Until a short time ago she has lived in Lawrence ville, where she had learned to love Charlie Schade. It was the old story. Schade left her be fore the marriage bans were spoken. He has disappeared and left not even a shadow behind him. Now she wants the Allegheny police to bring her missing lover either to the church altar or a prison cell. Remarkable Becovery From a Barn. In May Mr. William Chadwick, of War Ten, O., was hit in tbe eye with a cinder from muck iron, literally cooking the flesh of tbe lower lid and lower half of the ball. He has recovered with complete preserva tion of the sight, some deformity of tbe lids only remaining. Dr. Sadler, 804 Penn avenue, this city, was his physician Do Yon Need a Salt Of clothes? Then see the good ones we are now selling for $6, $7 and 58; all-wool gar ments and plenty of styles to suit you all. Monday morning we start this triple bar gain price sale $6, $7 and 58 buys all-wool men's suits good enongh for anyone to wear, cut in sacks or cutaways. In our pants de partment there is a big rush for the $1 25 men's pants they really cost us more money. Samples of suits and pants in our show windows. PlTTSBUEO COHBIHATIOJT CLOTHUfO Company, P. O. O. 0., tor. Grant and Diamond streets, opp. the Court House. Feench and Scotch zephyr ginghams some very desirable styles and colorings yet remaining all now at 20o a yard. Txssa Huqus & HACKE. Fob a finely cutneat-fitting suit leave your order with Walter Anderson, 700 Smithfield street, whose stock of English suitings and Scotch tweeds is the finest in the market; imported exclusively for his trade. su Half Faro to Lalteslde. On August 18, 19 and 20 the P. & L. E. E. B. will sell tickets to Lakeside and re turn at one fare for the round trip. All, lovers of delicacies use Angostura Bitten to secure a good digestion, xxssa Wainwhiohi's beer is praised ' by all J juugw oi we Beverage. , - , " . ; CAUGHT IN A WRECK. Three Hen Injured in a Freight Smash-Up on the Panhandle. A PI10JECTIKQ CAR RESPONSIBLE. A Cattla Train Dashes Into tha Ohstruetion With Fatal Besnlts. SHEEP SLAUGHTERED DSDEE THE CABS A rather serious freight wreckjoccurred on thePanhandleroadatMidway.lateyesterday afternoon, in which three men were more or less injured. Through the foolish policy of trying to conceal the truth it was difficult to get at the facts, but fortunately the men who were hnrt were not afraid of losing their positions and told jnst how the acci dent occurred. A Coal train had pulled off from the main line at the point named, but the last car projected over on the other track. Whether the train hadn't time to get out of the way, or didn't pull off farenough, through care lessness, could not be learned, but an east bound cattle train came along about that time, and ran into the projecting car before the engineer could stop his train. The result was a frightful wreck, and the narrow escape of the engineer and fireman, who jumped for their lives, but were in jured by falling on the ground. The heavy freight engine was turned over on its side, and five of the cattle cars were smashed into fine pieces. Twenty sheep were killed out right and some cattle, and their bodies strewed the track for quite a distance. A MIKACTJLOTJ3 ESCAPE. A. J. Greenbaum, of Addison, O., a drover, who was on the car next to the en gine with some horses, was caught and rather badly bruised about the body. He was brought into the city on a stretcher and taken to the West Penn Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. The doctors state that his injuries are not serious, but he will be laid up some time before he will fully recover from the effects ot the accident. Mr. Greenbaum says his escape was miraculous. The car in which he was riding was smashed into splinters by the force of the collision, and some of the horses were killed. He is a German and can barely talk English. When he was brought into the Union depot he was in a semi-conscious condition, bnt he soon rallied from the re sults of the shock. Engineer Eeed and Fireman Morrison, who were on the cattle engine, jumped to the ground. Mr. Eeed fell on his side and brnised one of his legs rather severely. The rough gravel abrased the skin, and though suffering considerable pain, he was able'to walk and took the accident philosophically. The big, red-faced fireman landed on bis hand, cutting the palm badly, and break ing his wrist. He also received a severe cut about the head, and he was otherwise scratched and bruised. The wrecked cars spread out over both tracks, completely blockading them and delaying all trains. The Eastern express and "No. 10 were delayed several hoars through the accident. They came in close together about 9 o'clock last evening bring ing in the wonnded men. BTJSIOKS -WOBSE XHAIT BEAIITT. At first it was reported that tbe Eastern express had been wrecked and eight per sons were killed. The rumor was noised about, and qnite an anxious crowd of peo ple who had friends on the train collected in the Union depot. The wives of the engineer and fireman were there to meet them, and were badly Irigntened. ae women were overjoyed when they saw their people alight from the train and able to walk alone. The fireman smiled some, but his broken wrist pained him very much. The rails on the main line were twisted and bent for some distance by the collision. The wreck train was early on the scene, and now the tracks, both east and west, are open once more. The conductor of train No. 10 iras very mnch afraid the engineer wonld tell the re porters something about the wreck, and he warned him not to talk. Fortunately there were too many disinterested people on the passenger train who related the facts. The telegraph operators also obeyed instructions, and their months were closed, bnt still, somehow or other, the publio hears about the wreck anyhow. A SERIOUS SALOON FIGHT la Which C. Iu Boggw, a Well-Known Me WnsbloBtonlan. Was Not Shot. A row took place yesterday evening on Boggs avenne, Mt. Washington, in which several men were severely injured. The fight is said to have started in or about the saloon of Fred Fuchs, bnt for what canse no one appeared willing to say. After the affray was about over, C. L. Boggs and another young man, who had been specta tors, started to walk away when Boggs was struck on the arm by a beer glass that came crashing through the window ol Fuchs' sa loon. They turned and went into the place, and as theglass appeared to have come from the direction of the proprietor, tkey approached him to ask an explanation. He did not give tbem a chance, however, but according to their story, he drew a revolver, at sight of which they tamed to leave with consider able haste. Their speed was increased by hearing a shot fired. More would have followed had not a bystander, a friend of Fnchs, interfered and captured the weapon. Boggs subsequently appeared before Magistrate Succop and made informations against the would-be shooter, charging him with assault and battery and felonious assault. A warrant was issued, but he had not been arrested at midnight. Htjgus & Hacke. FALL 1890. We announce this week the opening of NEW DRESS- .' FABRICS, BOTH IN COLORS ' AND' BLACKS. Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St L N 4 - aol7-58: -j- i 3w4i . . -.ii-3Jir -i - . -i-vi. . ; n& COFFEES WEEEHT IN IT. Major Wjtnan, of Allegbenr. Lands HIl First Victim Behind the Bars. Mayor Wyman played the'."copper" to per fection last night. He bad just finished his labor for the day, arranged bis counte nance in the regulation style, and started Tome to enjoy a night of rest. He had reached the corner of Ohio street, in front of City Hall, when he saw a man hung up like a wet cloth against a telegraph pole. The Mayor asked tha -man what was the matter with him, bnt the unfortunate's breath was too powerful for him to control at will, and it was some time before he could speak. The Mayor, however, imagined the diffi culty and assisted the man inside the gate and called for the front office men. Four of them appeared and another "John Smith" was marked on the docket on a charge of drunkenness. NEW FALL GOODS. THE FINEST AND LAEGEST STOCK OP :C:A:R:P:E:T:S: Ever brought to this city. STYLES ENTIRELY NEW A2?D 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 the cheapest grades. Parties desiring to furnish houses this fall will do well to call now and make selections while the stock is complete. The goods will be stored free of charge until yoq want them laid. EDWARD BRDETZINEER, 627 and 629 Penn A-venue. All goodj jobbed at the, very lowest East ern prices. au3-TTSSa SPECIAL LOW PRICES -OS- BEVERAL HUNDRED UMBRELLAS! 26, 23, 30 inch, in Natural Sticks, with Artistic Metal and Sterlinz Sliver Mountings. Examine our medium and fine grades, now at prices to force their immediate sale. Buy one lor 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 that pertains to summer. DAILY ARRIVING. Our Fall Importations are dally com ing in, and we call attention to many choice lines of medium weight Dress Goods in the new autumn colorings. BIBER I EABTDN, 505 and 507 MARKET STREET. anl3-TTSsa MARBHELU THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. Sand for large weekly price list and order by mall. Orders amounting to ?10, without counting suear, packed and shipped free ot charge to any point within 200 miles. Orders amounting to $50. without counting sugar, packed and shipped free of charge, to any point within 200 miles, and special discount of 6 per cent given on everytnlng hut sugar ana meat; Ton cannot only save money, bnt You can get your Groceries for Nothing. Get up Clubs among Your Neighbors. It does not matter how many of you order to gether, so tne whole order amounts to J50. Get your friends to order tSO worth, and tney will save money and the discount will pay for your groceries. MARSHELL, 79, 81, 83 and 95 Ohio street, Cor. Sandusky street, ALLEGHENY. I have the largest retaU grocery trade In Pennsylvania, and, with but one exception, the largest la the salted Sum. uU Tc. . - 1 "St 'JltlfflrfMi Vrf 4A
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