J
HEADED THIS WAY,
Akron Capitalists Seeking a Location
for tho Manufacture of Mill-
V-' ions of Matches Daily.
jftODA ASH ALSO TO BE HADE HERE.
,'A Series of 185 Hotly Contested Enehro
c Games That Lasted From Qneess-
town to Altoona,
jf DEMA5D FOE A TICKET TO HEATEH.
is.
ajJv Ulefatnj's Meat aid Milk Inspector Tells Sra In
" ttrestlac Storiea,
The magnate of the Diamond Match
Trust, O. C Barber, of Akron, O., has been
circling around Pittsburg in a very mys
terious manner for the last few days.
Hotel registers knew him sot and still
less was known abont his intentions.
From the facts that he was accompa
nied by his attorney, Charles Baird,
Esq., of Akron, and that sundry real
estate in and ont of the city was inspected,
it .was inferred that some big "deal" was
in the wind. "When a Dispatch reporter
yesterday encountered Messrs. Barber and
Baird, in a railroad depot, with Mr. M.
J. Alexander, the hustling manager of
Cbarleroi, the inference was bo plain that
the question was put plump at Mr. Barber:
"Are you going to move the match works to
CharleroiT"
"Well," said Mr. Barber, "it will do no
harm to say that we're thinking of remov
ing from Akron. .Mr. Baird and 1 have
gone over Charleroi very thoroughly, and a
great many points which were in doubt as
to the availability of that new town for our
purposes, have been very satisfactorily
cleared up. "We have been in correspond
ence with Mr. Alexander for some time, bnt
did not think of any definite move in the
matter without making a thorough in
spection of the ground. So, I will not say
positively that we will remove as there are
others to be consulted."
WHAT THE WORKS ABE.
The Diamond Match Trust controls the
match market of the United States, and the
factories operated by Mr. Barber and his
associates are located at Akron, Syracuse1,
Windsor,, Canada, and two other American
cities. The largest factory is in Akron,
where 100,000,00 matches are made
daily. It was inferred from Mr. Barber's
reluctant admissions in answer to a series
of questions that it is the Akron factory
which is to be removed to Pittsburg, but it
is by no means improbable that the whole
series of factories will be brought together
in Cbarleroi, as Mr. Barber seemed much
impressed with the advantages of shipping
by land and water from so central a section
as Pittsburg. There are 1,000 operatives at
the Akron factory, nearly all of whom would
follow the chance of base.
Mr. Barber said, inftregard to the pine
lands from which the lumber supplies are
drawn, that the match trust had lately
been acquiring more land, and that in the
vicinity of Ontonagon, Mich., they owned
$1,500,000 worth of the best pine lands. He
thought that shipments of lumber from the
stamp to Pittsburg and Charleroi could be
as cheap in cost, via Cleveland, as to any
other point.
WILIi MAKE SODA ASH.
Bnt while Mr. Barber seemed disinclined
to speak in positive terms of match trust
matters, he talked at length about an im
. pending revolution in regard to one of the
most important component parts of manu
factured glass, a matter, of course, of vital
interest in this city, which is the vey hot
bed of glass interests. Mr. Barber has te-
cured a site at Charleroi for the erection of
a huge manufactory of soda ash and
salt-cake. His action was somewhat
hurried in the matter of deciding
to locate at Cbarleroi, on account
of the necessity of securing a site and some
lots before the second sale of lots, which
takes place at Cbarleroi September 2. He
had intended to locate his factory at or near
Pittsburg, and after looking the situation
over, he decided to go to Charleroi, as there
would be a market at the doors of the fac
tory for alarge amount of the output, beside
which consideration the proximity of the
river guaranteed cheap freightage to the
glasshouses of Pittsburg.
In the course of a long conversation upon
the subject, the following points of interest
were gleaned in regard to Mr. Barber's
plans lor his factory:
"Soda-ash and salt-cake," said he, "have
never been subjected to the advantages of
natural gas, and it is a strange thing, too,
in my opinion, as a fierce heat is a potent
factor in the success of their manufacture.
It is singular, also, that in the very center
of glass-making, with salt in laree quanti
ties right at hand, no more has yet been
made to manufacture a commodity so neces
sary in glass manufacturing.
THE SAX.T THAT IS KEEDED.
-"A secret and new process has been se
cured by me, and a trial is now being made
at Cleveland on a small scale. I have bad
a well bored at well, I'll dispense with
mention of the locality, and what promises
to be an excellent article of salt has been
found. Experiments are being made with
salt from various localities, in order
to ascertain which brand possesses the
best qualities for oor purposes. It is
always an essential that salt from which
soda ash can be successfully manufactured
must be rree from magnesia. The statistics
show that immense quantities of soda ash
and salt-cake are consumed in Pittsburg.
I am informed that Jeannette, alone, makes
use of 600 tons a week. This amount will
be doubled soon, as four more tanks are be
ing built by Chambers & McKee.
"The plate glass works at Charleroi are
likely to use immense quantities of soda-ash
and salt-cake, and the company made very
liberal terms, with a view to mutual accom
modation. The works aru really starting,
the pot factory now being in operation. "We
shall lose no time in getting started, but I
am unable to say how large the factory will
be. A large amount of money will be in
vei'ed if the tests now in progress continue
to pan out favorably."
TAEITP OK THE AETICLE.
Mr. Barber was asked bow the HcKinley
tariff bill would affect the industry. In
Schedule A, under the head of "Soda," the
duty upon soda ash is placed at y of a cent
per pound. Mr. Barber stated that the fac
tory now in operation at Syracuse, N. T.,
was the only one in this country, Tery large
importations coming from St Helens,
England, where the largest factory
in the world exists. The tariff
is hardly prohibitive, in view of the fact
that owing to limited production the com
modities are necessities to the American
trade. Mr. Barber believes, however, that
a sew and cheaper process, with the aid of
natural gas, will eventually tend to cheapen
the cost and undercut the foreign article to
the extent of excluding it from the Ameri
can market.
. It is easy to infer from what Mr. Barber
said that the profusion of natural gas at
Charleroi had astonished him. He said that
he could not understand how people could
operate factories requiring heat at any other
place than around Pittsburg. Mr. Barber
is a millionaire, and is 'way up in the
Btrawboard Trust, and ii the head and front
of the Buckeye Beaper Company. Pitts
fcarg has evidently knocked him ont, acta-
CAHHOT BBEAK A HABIT.
A-Prominent New Yorker Who la Unable
to Chance Ills Walk.
"As I was standing in one of the largest
mercantile establishments in Kew York City
not long ago," said Warden Wright, of
Biverside, the other day, "my attention was
called by my companion to the peculiar
.walk of one of the dignitaries of the place.
He was a man of middle age, handsomely
attired and sported diamonds worth a small
fortune. The peculiarity in his walk was
that he would take one, two, three, four
steps, abruptly stop, turn and retrace his
footsteps, and then repeat the performance
anv number of times, without varying the
monotony in the least The bowed head
and preoccupied air of the walker seemed
habitual and in keeping with the walk, but
where did he contract auch a habit?
"Some years ago there was a number or
prisoners transferred to Pittsburg from Phil
adelphia. Among them was that man. He
was condemned to hard labor and worked
his time ont Each evening, however, he
took a certain amount of exercise in his
short, narrow cell, in which he could only
take four steps when the wall would force
him to reverse. When liberated he went
Wert, invested a leiraev in mines, unearthed
a fortune, returned East, and is now one of
the leading men in a vast concern; ana, ii
should round out this story by giving names
and dates.lt would be a surprise to thou
sands of people to whom the name is a very
familiar one, but who have probably never
remarked the strange work that remains as
a specter of early associations."
T.TTES AH IMPULSIVE GIBL.
A Pitubnrc Official Who Oorin't Obiect to
Explosive Exclamations.
"I like a girl that will say 'darn it' occa
sionally," remarked a prominent Pittsburg
official yesterday afternoon, "and one that
will pnt vim into the exclamation, too."
The speaker being a highly moral man,
and one held up as an, example of what
honesty and integrity will accomplish, be
side being of unimpeachable manners, nat
urally aroused curiosity by his statement,
which was appeased by the following:
"There's more eet-up, energy and am
bition about such a girl every time than
there is abont one of these painfully proper
maidens. I don't insist upon that accom
plishment in my list of' requirements when
girls apply to me for positions, but at the
same time, if I bear a smothered ejaculation
when things go wrong at the typewriter or
desk, I consider it a good recommendation
and always find that I have in the eiacula
tor a good employe. It isn't always a sign
of poor breeding orrulgarity in my opinion,
but is the natural,, outbreak of
a girl possessed of an impulsive, nervous
nature, that can't endure defeat or being re
tarded at their labor in fact, one that an
noyances annoy. On the other hand, take
the excruciatingly prim miss who is never
provoked into an under-breath exclamation,
and she lacks the qualities of pnsh and de
termination that make"& success of business
life. Ten to one she's indolent, and simply
works to put in tbe time and draw her sal
arytakes no interest, and is not affected by
anything that causes disturbance. Give me
the girl that will say 'darn it, every time."
TELLDJG nnrmr stoeies.
Allegheny's Bleat and tlilk Inspector Hal
b Grist of Them.
Meat and Milk Inspector Lippert, of
Allegheny, was at Boston to see the G. A.
E. Encampment, and is just now beginning
to tell some of the experiences. "One
morning," said he, "I started ont with a
Cincinnati friend. We found a news stand
with a tough citizen behind it, and my
friend asked for a Cincinnati paper. The
newsdealer looked at him pityingly for a
moment and then said: "We doesn't keep
no country papers see? Bnt here's a
Pittsbubo Dispatch."
Another story of the same trip is that
Chief Murphy arrived in Boston a short
time before G. A. K. Post 128, of Allegheny.
Happening to discover where this post was
to be quartered, he visited the owner of a
fruit store in one portion of the building.
He told the man who be was, and then
quietly informed him that Post-128 was the
worst body of thieves that ever left Alle
gheny. The man became alarmed, and at
once seat in a request for police protection,
and when the gallant Allegheny veterans
went to their quarters they found other blue
coats to stand guard over them.
A LOHG SIEGE OF ETJCHBE.
ProC
I.nekev Contldered bv a lnte Op
ponent to be Well Named.
Some Pittsburg people have had a great
game of euchre lately. It began in Queens
town, Ireland, and ended in Altoona last
Tuesday morning, with only intermissions
for meals and sleep on the steamer. The
contestants were Charles A. O'Brien, Esq.,
and James Wilson on one .side, and Prof.
George J. Luckey and William B. NeaL
The deciding game of the series, the 185th,
was won by Messrs. Luckey and Neal.
Mr. O'Brien says that Prof. Luckey is
the poorest but luckiest player he ever en
countered, and that when he won the tie
game by pure bovine luck he roared for the
porter in tones that awoke all the people in
the sleeper and ordered $2 worth of refresh
ments, the greater part of which, O'Brien
alleges, "Old Eortunatus" consumed him
self. The voyage was so placid that only
the most bilious had any excuse for getting
sea-sick.
HOT TOO WELL PLEASED.
Colonel Androwa Afraid Chicago Will Have
. Mo World's Fair.
Colonel James Andrews returned from
Cbicsgo yesterday in a rather disagreeable
frame of mind. He submitted his plans for
the World's Fair to the Commission?, and
says he was well received. The people are
all at sea and unable to agree on a site. Un
less they select one very soon no fair will be
held in Chicago in 1892, in Colonel Ander
son's opinion. His plans were adopted for
the lake front site, which he thinks is the
best, but the transportation companies, the
fakirs and cheap boarding-house DeoDle are
against it because they can't make as much 1
money out oi it as ii some oiner place were
taken. The Colonel's ideas in detail have
already appeared in The Dispatch.
HOT OK HIS BOAS.
An Applicant for a Ticket to Heaven Strikes
tbe Wrong Hbop.
"Well, my friend, where do you wish to
go?" asked a busy district passenger rail
way agent yesterday afternoon, turning to a
gentleman who had been awaiting him,
while he disposed of any number of claim
ants for his attention.
"To heaven," was the laconic reply, in
tended to disconcert the fiist speaker.
"Can't accommodate yon, sir," came
quick as a flash. "Ours is not the 'straight
and narrow way,' but the 'picturesque,
though it leadeth not to destruction.
First In tbo Field.
To-morrow evening the, Delamater March
ing Club will make its first appearance be
for the pnblio in uniform, headed by tbe
E. A. McGaronigle Cornet Band.of the East
End. It will form at Arthur .street, at 7
o'clock, and march down Center avenue to
Fulton street, to Wylie avenue to Fifth
avenue, to Wood street, to Sixth avenue, to
Grant street and Fifth avenue extension to
Dinwiddie street under the command of
Captain C. Williams.
Died While Cookie r.
While preparing breakfast at her home
near Hays station yesterday afternoon Mary
Giles, aged 60, dropped dead from some un
known cause. The Coroner will investigate
to-day,
THE
PITTSBUEGERS' PETS.
Many Varieties of Pretty Parrots Im
ported and Sold Here,
BESIDE OTHER KINDS OF BIRDS.
Fancy Prices Paid for Golden Plumage or
Bilvery Throats,
GUlHEA PIGS, SABB1TS AND P1GE0K8
Snch a chattering and chirping and coo
ing as was to be heard in a Smithfield street
bird store yesterday afternoon .would have
put to shame the most energetic sewing
circle that ever left a record for chattering
in the city. Cage after cage, filled with
noisy parrots and any number of parroquets
lined the walls and filled the windows,
while each individual bird, contributed to
the general melee, that was almost deafen
ing to the uninitiated, but entirely unno
ticed by the regnlar attendants. The un
trained Cuban parrots have just arrived and
are discussing their new quarters in bird
language, because they are not yet
capable of discussing and cussing them,
as many parrots ds, in good English.
They are pretty birds, possessed of very gay
plumage, and learn quite rapidly when an
attempt is made to teach them, which is not
done in the store. They are imported in lots
of from 5,000 to 10,000 and sold to dealers
and bird fanciers in numbers from 100 to
30Q. who retail them at 55 a piece. When
they are educated they are much more valu
able, frequently being sold for $25.
PEICES OF SOME PETS.
All this was learned from the young lady
in attendance at the store, whose soft, quiet
voice and easy address was in direct con
trast to the chatterboxes around her, and
whose knowledge of birds, their habits and
their lore, made her decidedly interesting, as
she continued: "We deal entirely in foreign
birds. They are of finer plumage, more ac
customed to cages, and better singers than
domestio birds. Of the parrotsthe African
gray is the most desirable, it being the most
intelligent, and consequently the best con
versationalist. When trained thev sell for
575 or $100. Next to them the yellowbeads
take place, the double yellowhead and the
aingie yenowneaa. xne aouoie yellow
is so called because, when a birdling,
it has hut a tiny spot of yellow on its head,
bnt by the time it is 3 years old it is a full
fledged blonde, without the use of any
bleaching wash, either. The single yellow
bead makes no false pretensions by coming
into the world green and afterward donning
a yellow cap. It remains with just the tiny
bit of gold to crown its mass of rich, glossy
green feathers. They come from Mexico
and are in great demand.
"The Amazon parrot, with its pretty blue
head and wonderful whistle, is a prime fa
vorite. It is a knowing bird, too. The
cockatoo is a bird whose face or rather
whose plumage is its fortune, for it neither
whistle, sings nor talks, bnt it forms a
bright bit of coloring in a dining room or
library. The macaw is a highly colored.
magnificent creature, and boldly displays
his
dressing of scarlet, blue, black and
green, lie comes from South America and
is an indifferent talker.
THE KETG OF TALKEK3.
But the king of talking birds is the mino.
His plumage is somber black, with one
white feather in either wing, but what he
lacks in that line he atones for in his supe
rior intelligence and wonderful conversa
tional powers. He's vivacious and bright,
with considerable originality about him,
and sells for 175 when educated.
"The South American sager bird and the
European starling are both pretty birds,
bnt those that have the readiest sale are
the tiny trained canaries that we sell dur
ing thn early winter. They come from the
top of the Harts Mountain, and are ready
to make their debut to the American public
immediately upon their arrival, having re
ceived their schooling and finishing in the
Old Country. They are cunning little
things, and are called St. Andreausberg
birds, and their accomplishments are varied.
They sing, whistle, imitate a hand organ or
a nightingale, and do many other interest
ing little tricks. Their training commences
almost as soon as their advent in this world
from the eggshell is effected. They are
then placed in a darkened room, with
only sufficient light to enable them
to eat, and then the instrument or voice
which they are to imitate is the only sound
they are allowed to hear. Naturally, they
break forth with their own tiny voices in
tbe air they are so familiar with, and when
one number is thoroughly learned another
one is taught them in the same manner,
until the little head is filled with dainty,
pretty musical airs and trills. Just before
Christmas they go like hot cakes, as they
make such pretty presents in tasty brass
cages, and they are not so very expensive.
We sell them for from $5 to $10."
SOME OTHEB HOBBIES.
"Pigeons! Who buys them?"
"Ob, any number of people have pigeon
hobbies, and invest largely in the tender,
soft, cooing little doves. They retail at
from ?3 to $10 a pair. Guinea pigs and
rabbits delight the heart of the average
youngster. They're no earthly good only
as pets. These long-eared rabbits are the
favorites, and, like the long-stemmed roses,
cost the most money. A pair of these sell
for $7.
"Pug dogs are in continual demand as
pets for little children. They are such good
natured dogs. One never hears of their
biting a person, but they are so dreadfully
stupid. Still, we sell more of them than we
'do of any other dog we Carry. They sell
for $6 and $10 singly, and a pair for $15.
The poodle is standard at $10, and is very
much brighter than tbe pug. They are apt
at learning tricks, but are sometimes very
cross. The black-and-tan dogs, water span
iels, Mexican poodles, Newfoundlands and
Italian greyhounds are all desirable as pets,
and have a large sale among Pittsburg peo
ple." CONTINUING THUS SUCCESS.
The Free Organ Recitals at Carnegie Hall
Keeping Dp Their Hold,
The record of large attendance was un
broken at yesterday's free organ recital, the
fifteenth in the series which City Organist
Wales is so successfully condncting in Car
negie Hall. The organ sonnded infinitely
more melodious than usual, due to the
fact that the organ has been placed in
thorough tune. Among the most striking
numbers of the programme were the two
Gavottes, one by Meyer-Helmund and the
other by Saint-Saens. Kreutzer's brilliant
overture, Das, Nachtlager in Granada, and
a potpourri from Suppe's -opera, "Clover,"
wer two excellent examples of the lighter
school of music.
A surprise was afiorded by the new waltz
by Boland W. Mossman, the New York
telegraph operator of The Dispatch's
special wire, entitled "La Bella Blonde."
It has a delightful motif, and is bonnd to
prove popular. Lovers of classical musio
feasted upon Von Weber's "Invitation to
the Dance." No more diversified or charm
ing collection of bridges could be imagined.
The vocal music was, cleverly given by
Miss Louise Germer, of Chicago, 111. Here
after in response to numerous suggestions
the doors ot Carnegie Hall will open
exactly at 2:30 every Saturday afternoon.
, COME AND GET ONE.
Oar Offer to Hell Men's Good Biilnesa Salt
for $6 and 88 Sltll Open.
Don't be the last one but take the oppor
tunity while it's here, and if you need a
busineii salt buy one of onr $& or S8 bar
gains. They are dandies, P. (X O. 0. Pitts-
bnrsr Combination Clothing Company, eor,
Grant and Diamond streets, opposite Court
House.
PITTSBUEG DISPATCH,
A BATTLE ABOUT BEER.
AN ODD SUIT TO BE BROUGHT AGAINST
A SALOON KEEPER.
ABrewIne Firm Objects to Wronsfnl Vf
or Its Advertising; Matter A Test Case
That May Prove Interesting Several
Mare Application for Divorce.
John Marron, Esq., yesterday filed a bill
in equity in Common Pleas Court Np. 1, on
behalf of PauL Wuesthoft, agent for the
Scblitz Brewing Company, of Milwaukee,
for Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
and Ohio. Plaintiff complains that W. P.
Mack, a licensed liquor dealer on Federal
street, Allegheny, bought and sold the
Schlitz beer up until the middle of July
and then ceased. Prior to that period Mack
had two fancv signs calling attention to and
setting forth' the merits of the Schlitz
beer. After ceasing to patronize the Mil
waukee firm Mack continued to sell other
beer, claimed by plaintiff to be' inferior to
the brand be represents and selling it on the
strength of the reputation of plaintiff's beer,
not only unjustly assisting other brewers,
but allowing customers to be misled and at
the same time injuring the reputation of the
Scblitz product, in the manufacture of
which several hundred thousands of dollars
are invested. It is not charged that the de
fendant said he was selling Schlitz beer,
but that he allowed people to think so by
keeping the signs on exhibition.
Wuesthoff says his attention was called to
tbe matter by complaints coming from
Mack's customers that the Schlitz Brewing
Company was allowing the quality of its
product to run down, slop in the form of the
Milwaukee product being sold as the genu
ine stuff. A preliminary injunction is
asked for, which the plaintiff expects to be
made final, restraining the defendant from
exhibiting the Schlitz Brewing Company's
signs.
The case is somewhat out of the ordinary,
though there have been some somewhat
similar, in which plaintiffs won. Some
years ago a bitters-making company was re
strained from using a trade-markjepresent-ing
St. George killing the dragon, the same
trade-mark having been previously adopted
by Hostetter & Smith. In another case a
brewing company had a sign fabricated re
sembling closely tbe heraldic device chosen
bv the Anheuser-Bpsch Brewing Company
to advertise its brew. The defendants in
these cases were forced to pay costs and get
up new trade-marks.
Sim SOB FALSE ARREST
Brought br a Farmer Against a Constable
and Bis Friend.
Caleb Alkins, a farmer, yesterday en
tered suit against Henry TJffelman, 'consta
ble of Millvale borough, and John Batten
field, for damages for false arrest. He stated
that on August 9, in Millvale, TJffelman, at
the instance of Battenfield,assaulted him,and
after using him roughly, arrested him. He
was taken before a justice of the peace, and
at once discharged. The arrest, he claims,
was without warrant or cause, and he asks
for damages.
A capias was issued for the arrest of
TJffelman and Battenfield.
SETTLING TTTK PATH Klt'S ESTATE.
Payment of His Maintenance In the Hospital
Fixed by Law.
David Hardy, Jr., yesterday, took out
letters of administration of the estate ot his
father. David Hardy, Sr., who died a few
days ago in the West Penn Hospital. On
the' petition of the son an inqnest in Innacy
had been held on him, but the day the com
mission filed its report in court declaring
him a lunatic, he died.
He has property worth about $5,000. An
order was made by the Court, yesterday,
directing that all the legal expenses of the
inquisition and the cost of his maintenance
in the hospital be paid out of his estate.
MANY DIVOBCES WAHXED.
Coaplea Who " Find It Unpleasant to Zilvo
Longer Together.
Mrs. Lillie J. Alexander yesterday sued
,for a divorce from James W. Alexander on
the gronnds of desertion. Anna L. Acker
man asked for a divorce from John C. Ack
erman, alleging that he submitted her to
such indignities that she was compelled to
leave him. Annie B. Blake sued for a di
vorce from Arthur J. Blake, claiming cruel
and barbarous treatment.
Thomas Patterson, Esq., was appointed
commissioner in tbe divorce case of Anna
M. Mosher against Prank Mosher.
Wants Damages From a Builder.
Barney Canevin entered suit, yesterday,
against Benjamin Laughlin. a contractor,
for $1,000 damages. The plaintiff alleges
that the defendant built a house for him,
but that the construction shows negligence,
and that the house, on account of many de
tects, is not suitable for living in.
Wants Damages for Slander.
Caroline Barkley yesterday entered suit
against Mrs. Jennie Castor for $1,000 dam
ages for slander.
COMMISSION MERCHANT SITED
On the Charge of Breaking; Another Man's
Leg.
W. K. Gillespie, tbe commission mer
chant of Seventh street, is defendant in a
case of felonious assault before Alderman
McMasters, in which J. K. Davidson, of
Connellsville, a former employe, is the pros
ecutor. Davidson alleges that Gillespie attacked
him and threw him down so hard that his
leg was broken.
Thousands la Buildings,
Bailding permits were taken out yester
day by Charles Preibertshauserlor an
$8,000 stone and brick dwelling on Boquet
street, Fourteenth ward, and by Mrs. C. M.
Morris and C. G. Cassels for a brick build
ing on Sheridan avenue, Nineteenth ward,
to cost $3,650.
to wheelik a.
St. Philomena Church Choir
Excnrslon
August 37.
The round trip fare to Wheeling will be
$1 60 for special train leaving Pittsburg
Union station at 7:30 a. m., city time,
Wednesday, August 27. Tickets may be
procured ot J. J.Aland, 131 Fifth avenue,
Joseph Zimmerman, Eleventh and Liberty
streets, or G. Weisser, 1819 Penn avenue.
Beturning special train will leave Wheel
ing at 8 P. m. tusu
PIANOS AND ORGANS
At Cost.
7 octave upright pianos.,... $175 to $290
7J4 octave square pianos 75 to 125
Organs and melodions 20 to 75
See other local lor reason why we quote
these prices.
Echols, McMueeat & Co.,
Thrsu 123 Sandusky si, Allegheny.
Exposition Notes.
Mattings, linoleums, oil cloths and car
pets made and laid on shortest possible
notice. Muslins, sateens and Bilk draperies
in stock and put up at short notice.
Hoppee Beos. & Co., 307 Wood street.
iiwFssa
Fob a finely cut, neat-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
Excnrslon to St. Joseph, Mo.
August 24, 25, and 26 the P. & L. E. B.
B, will sell tickets to St. Joseph, Mo., ac
one fare for the round trip. su
Overcoats,
Leave your orderor a good-fitting over
coat or suit at Pitoafflp''. 434 Wood Street,
SUNDAY, 'AUGUST 24,
A CRADLE OF CEIME.
Offenses Against the Person Increas
ing in Allegheny Connty.
MORE HAHGIKGS, FEWER MURDERS
Would Result From Not so Loose an Admin
istration of the Law,
IS THE OPINION OF THE INSPECTOR
"With more hangings there would be fewer
murderers in this country," said Police In
spector McAleese yesterday.
The topic under discussion was the in
crease of crime against the person in this
county and State' during recent years.
There would .seem to be ample justification
for the remark of the Inspector in the prison
records of the city and State. Tnero are now
ten prisoners in .the county jail awaiting
trial on charges of murder. Assault cases
have become so common as to no longer
cause more than tbe most casual comment.
In the course of the conversation already
quoted from, Inspector McAleese said: "The
suppression of the speak-easies does not
seem to have had much effect on this class
of criminals. Disorder and deadly assaults
are no more nor no less frequent than be
fore, so far as I observed. This condition of
things is caused, I believe, by the impression
among desperate men that there is little
cause to fear the hangman in this county. A
term in the penitentiary doesn't frighten
them, and they don't hesitate to bang away
and take a man's life, in the fnll expectation
that ten years in the pen is the worst that
can happen to them."
It is nearly six years since there was a
hanging in this county. Sheriff Grey put
in his term without using the gallows, and
Sheriff McCandless has yet to earn his first
fee as an execntioner. The escape of Smith
from the hangman has freshly directed at
tention to how cheaply life is being held
here, and an investigation of the subject baa'
developed some facts of 'rather a startling
character.
Warden Wright, of the Western Peni
tentiary, says that one of the most notable
features of prison statistics during recent
years is the constant growth of the record of
crimes against the person, of all grades from
assault up to murder. Allegheny county
does not cut an admirable figure in the list,
bat her recordjis little, if any, worse than
many of the other western counties of the
State.
SIGNIFICANT TIGrBES.
The last biennial report of ' the Western
Penitentiary covers the year 1887 and 1888,
while the figures for last year have been
taken from the official report of the State
Board of Charities. The statistics for 1887
are shown in the following table, made up
from the records of Warden Wright:
Assault and batterv.
Assault and battery and aggravated as-
eauitaiiu uauery
Criminal assault and batterr
Accessory to murder, second degree, be
lore tbe fact
Accessory to murder, second degree,
after the fact
Asisaultand battery, asgravated A.ftnd
x., ana a. ana a, wun intent to Kin,
Assault with intent to kill
Bigamy
Bigamy and perjury.
Felonious assault and battery
Felonlons lasanlt
Felonious assault it lth Intent to murder
jraionious and aggravated assault and
uauery..
Felonious assault and breaking Jail. ...,
Felonious assault wltb intent to kill, a
ssnlt and battery and aggravated as
sault and battery.
Involuntary manslaughter, wantonly
aim piayiutiy uiacuarKlQJt a piSLOl..
Keeping a disorderly bouse
Murder first degree
Murder second degree
Manslaughter
Misdemeanor In wounding
Criminal assault, etc
bhootlng with Intent to kill
Threatening letters
Taking female child under age of IS fori
marriage ,
Voluntary manslauffhter.
Voluntary manslaughter and conceal-;
mgueaia oi cnua
Ml 21 8 3
During the same period 195 prisoners
were immured for crimes against propertv.
In 1888 there were 82 prisoners sent to the
Western Penitentiary for crimes-againstthe
person and 184 for crimes against property.
In 1887 of tbe whole number of convicts re
ceived for crimes of violence two-thirds were
charged trith assault of various grades, fre
quently reaching the limit of murder in the
several degrees delineated by the statutes.
In 1883 the percentage was about the same.
The report of the Board of Charities for
1889 gives the total of eonvictions, followed
by penitentiary sentences, forcrimes against
property and person in Western Pennsyl
vania as 320.
DE3PEEADOES' EECOBD.
The record made by the desperadoes is
concisely shown in the following table:
Offenses Against Persons. West Penn.
Murder, first degree
Murder, second degree 10
Manslaughter 7
Assault to kill S
Assault and batterr 5
Aggravated assault 7
Criminal assault 8
Felonious assault 4
Klot, etc -. 12
perjury
Indecency, etc , l
Blgamr 4
Keeping disorderly bouse 1
Abortion 3
Immorality 1
Kidnaping 2
Concealing death of child 2
Taking child for criminal intercourse 2
Total against persons 76
The average sentence ot tbe convicts was
a little over three years, an increase of sev
eral months over the record of the preceding
year.
Penologists agree that the existing condi
tion of affairs cannot be permitted to con
tinue with dne regard for the public safety.
They are at no loss to find a remedy, which
they say maybe found without much travel
ing. The State has law enough; the trouble
is loose administration. It is the general
opinion that a vigorous enforcement of the
penal statutes would very quickly achieve
a reform. It is, also, suggested that mur
derers' row in our county jail would be a
good place to begin the work."
TTRTt POCKET PICKED.
A Plucky Woman In a Penn Avenue Cable
Car Yesterday.
Mrs. Kincaid had her pocket picked in a
crowded Penn avenue car yesterday after
noon, near Eleventh street She felt the.
h and of some person brush her arm. Look
ing up hastily she saw the miscreant make
for the door with her purse. She followed,
and did it in such an unceremonions man
ner that she kicked her own market basket
over on the floor.
The vegetables and meat rolled out, and
to make the lady's discomfiture all the
more aggravated, she didn't catch the thief.
He escaped. There was only a small amount
of money in the purte at the time.
A FAMILY BEUHION.
1
The Esvera and Elliotts Next Week at Jacob
B. Walter's Home.
The Ewer-Elliott family reunion will take
place next Tuesday at the residence of Jacob
"Walter, ex-County Prothonotary, at Spring
dale. It is expected that nearly 200 de
scendants of the two families will be on
hand. The reunions occur annually. The
beautiful grounds of Mr. Walter afford
ample opportunity for amusement.
Qnite a number of new outdoor sports will
be indulged in this summer. Blchard A.
Kennedy, Esq., has that part el the pro
gramme in charge.
. 1890.
EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS,
As Usual, Proves to be Nobody's Easiness
The Need of a Good Bond on Neville
Islnnd An Oil Derrick That One Has to
Drive Around.
The adage "what Is everybody's business
is nobody's" is exemplified on Neville Is
land. Neville Island constitutes the township
ofNeville.and enjoys all the autonomy inci
dent to snch corporations. The figures are
not at hand giving its population, but as it
has. two churches and two schools, it is con
siderable. It has one road running its fnll
length, between six and seyen miles, on the
extreme northern edge of tbe island.
Time ont of mind the township has had two
road supervisors, but it is said no one has
any recollection of their, having ever exer
cised the functions of their office, and. in
jnstice to them, it is admitted that they
never got any compensation for their ser
vices. The present incumbents are Messrs.
J. B. Gibson and H. T. Hamilton.
Just why the supervisors are elected no
one seems to know unless it be on the prin
ciple adopted by the railway corporations
that lay tracks on lines of roads so as to
hold their charters. Each property holder
in theory keeps the road in front of his
place in repair, but, in fact, over bait of the
highway is never in good shape at any
season, and there are places where it is
dancerons at all seasons. A gentleman
named Kerr, living nearthe lower end of
the island, has his section almost as smooth
as the best of our vulcanite streets, but
when you get off it, coming toward the city
ron run plump into a mud hole.
Some of the owners seem to grudge suf
ficient land to give the requisite width for
tbe road, and in one place, for a consider
able distance, mere is nut iz ot is inches
margin between tbe outside wagon track
and a 30-foot precipice, with the river at the
bottom. A drive along there with a spirited
horse is abont as hard on the nerves
as anything imaginable, and for years a
casualty has been expected. When one
does come, the township will have a bill of
damages to toot, ana tne cost may De greater
than would be the making of a fine drive
the entire length of the island.
It is a matter of wonder to some people
that the supervisors do not make the road
good in front of their respective properties,
and charge the township with the work, as
they are said to have authoritv to do if they
choose.
In one'place there is an oil derrick partly
on the road, and drivers mnst make a sharp
deflection to get around it. As the boiler is
also on the roadside, and the river bank on
the other, you must know the nervous tem
perament of your horse, fully, if you ex
pect to get past safely.
A gentleman who has given the subject
study he is a responsible man says that
he will give bond to make a road 20 feet
wide along the island for $1,000 a mile, and
a road not only equal to any drive in Pitts
burg for smoothness and solidity, bnt one
that can subsequently be kept in repair
at a cost of $100 a year, and he
will be believed by vany man who
takes a drive over the ground. Almost
anywhere along the line gravel is abundant
within 100 yards, and there are good roads
at short intervals down from the road to the
gravel beds. In some places a portable der
rick could be used to hoist the gravel right
onto the spot where it is needed.
One thing is almost certain, viz: If that
proposed road, though tbe center of the
island is not soon built, tbe township will
pay damages that will make Some of the
conservatives groan during the remainder of
their earthly pilgrimage.
A FEW DAYS MORE.
The Pittsburg Exposition Will Open Shortly
An Index 10 Local Prosperity Put-
tine ou-tbe Finishing; Touches Some of
the New Featnrpa.
On the stroke of 8, Wednesday evening,
September 3, when the doors of the Expo
sition are thrown open to the public, the
country will echo with the plaudits of the
grand progress made by Pittsbnrg. Tester
day workmen were putting the finishing
touches on the buildings. A glance through
the interior showed that a beautiful trans
formation had taken place. In the center
of the main hall a large space is reserved
for seats facing the musicians' gallery,
which is now located opposite to where it
was last year.
One of the most striking changes is the
increased number of attractive booths. The
gems of pagodas blend harmoniously with
the pleasing and artistic festoons of bunting
used in the handsome decorations of the
ceiling and walls. Everything is new, and
the excellent arrangement or the stands is a
sign that those who planned it are in line
with the most advanced thought and purest
taste.
Manager! Johnson, who has done much to
bring about this result, said vesterday:
"The displav of 1890 will not be excelled, if
Indeed equaled, by a similar enterprise in
this or any other country. It is true that
larger expositions have been inaugurated,
but the quality and character of the Pitts
burg exhibition, taken as a whole, will be
unrivaled. Many new and valuable feat
ures have been introduced, both interesting
and instructive, some of which cannot be
seen at any other exposition in the United
States. The manufacture of glass, the elec
trical displays, the illuminated fountain,
charming music, an elegant art display, a
complete oil-well equipment, the steamboat
rides and an inexhaustible variety of indi
vidual exhibits make tbe exposition the
best in the country."
Nesv Patents.
O. D. Levis, Patent Attorney, No. 131
Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, next Leader office,
sends us the following new patents just
issued: John Schilling, Bellaire, O., counter
for tbe game of spider; B. H. Bolister,
Scranton7 Pa., harrow; William W. Grier,
Hultoo, Pa., stilt; Buben E. Houn, curtain
bracket; George M. Koni, Allegheny, Pa.,
fire truck and triple ladder; W. J. Ward,
Pittsburg, gas burner; Lewis Miller, Akron,
O., grain platform for harvesters; A. Bach
ford, Plain City, O., railway frug; Eduard
D. Schmitt, Cuyahoga Falls, O., pulley; W.
E. Taft, Deniston, Pa., wood-working ma
chine; George E. Tennans, TTniontown, Pa.,
punch; Jacob Schmitt, Allegheny, Pa.,
treating hides. United States and all for
eign patents procured. Oyer 20 years in'
patent business exclusively.
NO FAMINE.
Goods Plentiful,
And prices low. Order now for future use.
in addition to your every day supply:
Chalmer's jelatine per package $ 10
15 lb. granulated sugar 1 00
16 lb. best Standard A sugar 1 00
3 cans red jacket lobster 50
14 bags table salt 25
10 lb. pails home-made preserves 1 15
Glass oil can, Uncovered 28
6 ft. 4-wing clothes borse., 98
Extra American sardines, per can 5
Billets' French sardines per can 15
Extra salmon none better 2 cans for... 25
5 packages best corn starch 25
Choice coffee (ground), per lb 15
Choice Orleans molasses, per gallon... 37
Choice svrup, per gallon.. 35
Solid packed tomatoes, percan 8
Elegant'chewing tobacco, per ponnd
French peas, 2 cans for
1 dozen boxes (200) parlor matches..
Good sugar corn, percan
Schumacher's farina, per pkg
3 boxes ii.i: uaooitrs lye
4 packages Bosenstein bird food for
50 bars iiamiiy soap
Grandest flour in tne city, per sack
CTrr it and be convinced) in bbis..
2 bottles root beer 25
5 lbs. good tea, in all varieties, for.... 1 00
Delivered to all parts of two cities. To
parties living ont of the "city will prepay
freight on all orders of $10 and upward,
James J. Weldoit,
No. 201 Market street, cor. Second avenue,
Pittsburg". Telephone, 1864.
Novelty plaids and stripes, the very
newest fall styles and colorings, extra value,
42 inchenride, 75o a yard.
TTMU HUOTJfl St HACKS, .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
REDUCE YOUR COST
HOUSE FURNISHING
We are showing our new styles of
CARPETINQS
In all grades at moderate prices. Also, closing1 out an Im
mense variety of Brussels, Velvets, Moquette and Ingrain
Carpets. No end to our
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
At this season, when summer days alternate with days of
fall weather, the necessity of disposing of the remainder of
summer stock is constantly on the mind of the prudent mer
chant We are selling at a great reduction Parlor Suites,
Chamber Suites, Book Cases and Secretaries, Wardrobes,
Hat Backs, in fact, everything necessary to furnish your
homes complete for CASH OB CREDIT
AT PICKERING'S
Wholesale and Retail Stores,
COR. PENN AVENUE AND TENTH STREET, PITTSBURG.
P. S. Open until 10
Fall Fashions!
A few hints about fall fashions just now' cannot fail to interest ladies all over the
land. As usual, there are many new conceits in Millinery, Cloaks and Trimmings. Al
though this article is necessarily brief, our fair readers will find in it many profitable
points.
The predominating color will be black, no'donbt about that, in combination.with other
colors. We will not here give the French names of tbe new shades; plain Anglo-Saxon,
will suit the masses. First comes a very deep blue, Kapoleon or deep azure it was for-'
merly called, which promises to be quite fashionable, and is certainly very pretty. Then
comes amethyst (a red lilac) and all the various shades of old rose, heliotrope, wood rose,
dome, (a green blue), together with the many tints of bronze, nlum, prune, brown, red,
gray and navy.
AS TO CAPES, ETC,
Capes will be more popular than ever. There are many entirely new shapes. Fur and
plush capes, trimmed in passementerie, Astrachan or crotchet balls, and with or without
sleeves, are shown..
In D ress Trimmings the Tan Dykejstyle prevails again. Then the narrow gimps are
used in profusion. Plain silk-crocheted and beaded trimmings, bouillon and tinsel
gimps are also largely shown. But black will be the leading color in trimmings. Ball
and silk fringes and buckles will be very popular, while pearl buttons, from small to largo
sizes, form a new trimming.
MTT,T,TNrF,-R.T NOTES.
In Millinery, made-up hats will lead; felts, of course, will also be worn. Toques and
small bonnets will have a large run, while for children the popular flats will have tha
calL A good many gilt trimmings, with chenille effects, are shown, also gilt crowni.i
Velvet will be used mainly. Plaid and plain satin black velvet ribbons and heavy plaint;
gros grain will be much sought. Fancy feathers are out of style, but natural and, imita-'
tion birds, ostrich tips, bands and aigrettes will be largely used.
Of course the above are only faint outlines of what the fall will bring fortbv Our
patrons can rest assured, however.J'nat tne LATEST NOVELTIES will find their way to
these stores before they are shown elsewhere. We have demonstrated this fact on more
than one occasion, much to the chagrin of competitors. We always keep abreast of the)
times Stylish goods of the best quality find a home here. Lowest prices invariably.
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UildihU
Has incited the inventive genius of the manufacturer. The result is a
variety of new styles. Formerly there were none but the imitation ."Ward
robe designs. Now there are ACTUAL Combination Wardrobe, Chif
foniers, French Dressers and Sideboard Designs. They are in reality
two pieces of furniture in one, and both can be used simultaneously. A
more useful and convenient piece of furniture than one of these Folding
Beds cannot be imagined. To this fact the great popularity of thesa
goods is due.
feEECH'S
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CASH AND CREDIT HOUSE,
THE ACKNOWLEDGED HEADQUARTERS FOR FOLDING BEDS
Displays a magnificent variety at prices -low enough to put these very
useful articles in the humble home of the mechanic as well as the pala
tial mansion of the millionaire. Thus, for instance,Jt takes but $42 to
buy an Antique Oak, Combination Wardrobe Folding Bed, of the cele
brated Welsh make. Remember, here you have a complete Wardrobir
and bed for only $42.
Finer qualities of the Welsh Folding Beds, in French Dressers, Chif
foniers, Sideboards and Wardrobes, with Trench Mirror Doors,'
gorgeously made and finished, from $60 to $go.
Then, there is the well-known Phcenix Folding Bed, in Sixteenth
Century, Antique, Mahogany and Cremona goods fine enough to suit
the most extravagant idea and taste.
Further, we have the popular Aims and Frost Folding Beds, in all
styles, designs and finishes, also a complete line of the Rochester Fold
ing Bed Co. and Helverson Manufacturing Co.'s goods. Finally, to top
the climax, we show Children's Folding Beds (right cute looking'things
at the low price of 12 50. --vt
Taken in all, we undoubtedly show a larger variety of Folding Beds
than any three houses put together. This claim we can easily sub
stantiate, it you will but call and look
are welcome, whether wishing to buy
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