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AS SEER Bf OTHERS
Distinguished Foreign Visitors See
Many Queer Things and Odd
Sights in Pittsburg.
TOO MDCH STDFP IS WASTED.
One Englishman Thinks the Estimate on
Human Life is Placed Entirely Too
Low in This Country,
WE WAKT TO BECOME KICfl TOO KAPIDLI
i. Tortatire Mia Bnriliered it th Immtaw River Coil
Bhippbg Interests.
The majority of the distinguished foreign
ers, attendant upon the sessions of tbe Iron
and Steel Institute, are in the city for the
first time, and find many things to interest
and amaze them. Fully half of them hive
never been in America before, and, like
Americans traveling in Europe, thev stop
and wonder at tbe odd sights or the peculiar
ities they notice in the people.
Everybody does not see things the same
vray, and it is to be expected that the
visitors think they are in a country of odd
people. A representative of The Dis
patch held short chats with a number of
them yesterday, and their impressions make
rich reading trom an American point ol
view.
Sir William Thomas Lewis, of Aberdale,
South "Wales, and one of the most extensive
coal operators in the world, was one of the
parry that went to TVillock station yester
day to see the Hercules coal mining ma
chine at work, and while conversing with a
representative of The Dispatch on the
subject, he said:
TOO iinCH -WASTE FOUiriJ HEBE.
"One thing I particularly notice here is
that you Americans continually waste
things. It is waste, waste, waste, every
where, and in many places where money
could be saved you throw it away. Take,
for instance, this coal. There is any amount
of good coal lying out there among the re
fuse, used to 'fill in' ditches, that could be
turned into money. Over in England we
throw nothing away. All the coal that is
of any account whatever we separate from
tbe slate, and even if it is not
tbe best quality it is used. It is a
shame to see things being wasted
in this country, and the matter causes
Englishmen to have a peculiar impression
of the people here. In mining coal your
people will not tnink of putting a pick into
coal that is not up to the standard.but pass
it by thinking it would not Day to mine it.
Oh, yes, this is a great country,but you need
points on economy "
Herbert Harlakander Gilchrist, a promi
nent member of the Arts Club, of London:
"I find that you put a low estimate on
human life in this country. In England
and on the Continent the laws regarding
safeguards in mills, factories, etc, are very
strict
CABLE CAKS ECX TOO PAST.
"Every possible precaution is thrown
about beltiusr, fly-wheels, engines, etc, and
if a man loses his life in tbe old country
while at work, it is generally his own fault.
I do not think enough attention is paid this
matter in this country, as I was in several
places where there did not seem to be any
safeguards. In Philadelphia the cable cars
run along at a high rate ot speed, and every
body Jhad to go helter-stelter out of the
way or be run down. You say they are
worse in this city? I haven't been out on
the streets yet, but if the cable cars go faster
here than in Philadelphia, I don't think I
want to cross the streets verv often. The
police ofiscers also do not seem to pay so
much attention to the safety of pedestrians."
J. H. Pearson, coal and iron master of
Handstorth, Staffordshire, was another
member ot. the nartv that visited the coal
mines. He said: "If that is a sample of the
average American mine I think your conn
try is very well situated in this respect. The
mine was perfectly arranged, mostefficiently
managed and it seems at a minimum of
cost. Yes, I notice you don't pay so much
attention to the inferior grades of coal and
think it is not worth the trouble to get the
poor article out.
GREAT LIABILITY OP ACCIDENT.
Nearly all our mines are opened from the
top of the earth instead of from the side of a
hill. "We have to go down between 500 and
600 yards, but there is little difference in
the mining. There is more gas in our
mines and greater liability of accident, al
though we do everything we can to prevent
explosions."
George Sarter, of "West Bromwich,
England, interested in the iron
business: "One objection to using elec
tricity in the mine in our countrv is the
liability ot accident "We use electricity to
pump and ventilate the shafts, but the
slightest spark will cause an explosion. "We
do not care to illuminate the mines bv elec
tricity on this account, but prefer the old
fashioned safety lamps."
Franz Sinimerbach, a member of the Ger
man society and a wealthy coal operator, of
Bochum, Germany: "In mines where there
is no gas 1 think tiic question of mining has
been solved by the Pittsburg machine
Your mining methods are all rieht, but von
carry the American idea to waste'into'the
mines and lose thousands of dollars in con
sequence. It i an extr i vacant habit you
Americans have cultivated and is not the
result of ignorance. In Germany the pro
portion of wate in a coal mine is about 1"
percent, and in this country I have been
told it is 33 per cent. A creat amount of
coal, I notice, is thrown awav, and if your
natural pas piays out you may have to
economize and use this coal you now throw
away."
ESGLASD NOT BEHIND AMERICA.
H. A. Wheeler, E. M., Adjutant Pro
fessor of Mining, Washincton University,
St Louis, who was also with the coal party,
wa a delegate from the American society
to England last year: "Electricity is not a
new thing in the mines in England. It has
been in use lor several years and in a great
many way I found the mines there are bet
ter equipped than in this country. All the
ventilating and pumping machinery is run
by an electric current in the big mines, and
were it not :or the sparks, the mining and
hauling would be done the same way."
Mr. Alexander Jack is the general man
ager of the Hadfipld Steel Foundry at Shef
field. He is far from beiuir a stranger,
having been frequently here "He was, in
his youtb, in the Uncle Sam's 2favy.
Speaking last night about the relative con
ditions of trade here and in England, Mr.
Jack said:
"I have notyet seen in America any
large engineering works as we have in En
gland. Nor have I seen any iron or steel
plant here which we cannot duplicate at
home. The only advantage youhave over
us is in the possession of cheaper fuel' in
your natural gas. Tbe only way we can meet
that is in coal, but at greater cost X have
not found any engineering practice here
greater than that employed by us. But you
undoubtedly have greater push aud drive
things taster than we do. When yourpeo
rile get hold oi 10 cents you want to make it
20 cents as rapidly as possible.
SATISFIED 'WITH A LIVING.
"An Englishman who gets a penny or a
shilling into his pocket is very glad to have
it there and content to think awhile before
venturing it out again. He makes a very
comfortable living as it is, and making as
much money, I will venture to say, out ot
his investment as you do, is content to take
things easy.
"If you have borrowed ideas from us and
developed them while we have been slow to
follow suit, it is because yon have more
need ot improved plants and improvements
than we have You have greater competi
tion; have need of more labor-savins, appli
ances because of your higher wages; and be
cause ot your increasing trade must .find
facilities tor turning out work than we re
quire to give any thought to. The members
of the party are very well pleased with
what they saw of Pittsburg, and have
nothing but admiration for the enterprise of
your people, except in the matter of streets,
and thev are deucedly bad," continued
Mr. Jack, "deucedly bad."
While on the excursion to Davis Island
dam, The Dispatch reporter talked with
Mr. Stephen H. Waltham. a laree coal
dealer of Leeds, Yorkbhire. Mr. Waltham
is at the head of one"of thelargest coal com
panies in the trade in England, and was
verv much interested in the conversation, ic
which several of the local coal mm and iron
mannfacturerstook part The topic of their
discussion during the voyage to Davis
Island was on the river coal interests of the
city. Mr. Walthcm said:
ABOUT OTJB BIG COAL TEADE.
"I have at all times labored under the im
pression that the talk of your coal trade in
Pittsburg was greatly exaggerated, hut if
the statements ot your business men are to
be relied upon, all that I have heard must
cert-iinly be true. I would have liked very
much to" have accompanied tbe party up tbe
Monongahela river, but I mnsed the train.
Your method of shipping coal on water is
quite novel, and it surprised me when I
learned how much one of these boats or
barges could transport I must acknowledge,
alter what I have heard, that your city is
far ahead of Leeds in tbe coal business."
While passing the Ohio connecting rail
road bridge, Mr. Waltham turned to Mr.
Zug and said: "You don't mean to tell me
that trains can go over that frail structure?"
When informed that tbe bridge was built
to sunport 9,000 pounds to the lineal loot,
beside an eugine weighing 202 tons, he
thought it was a "jolly" good joke. Eepre
sentatives of the Keystone Bridge Company,
which erected tbe bridge, were aboard and
exhibited large photographs taken while
tbe bridge and channel span was in course
ol construction. The explanation about the
bridge and the channel span interested the
visitors very much.
EXCEEDED THE MAN'S EXPECTATIONS.
B. H. Attlemau, an iron manufacturer of
Birmingham, was accosted while viewing
tbe large stretch of iron and steel mills, on
the banks of the Ohio. He said between
the puffs of his pipe:
"This is my first visit to your country and
I must say that it exceeds my expectations,
and I understand that I have not seen half
of it yet The iron industry of your city is
much larger than I was led to believe."
In reply to tbe question how the tariff
bill was regarded in England, Mr. Attle
mansaid he thought it was all right aud in
his opinion would not affect 'the manula
ture ol iron and steel in Great Britain. He
said that England was as far advanced as
America in the manufacture of iron and
steel, considering the superior facilities
this country affords. He concluded his re
marks by saying that this is a queer conn
try. G. G. Wood, or the Wardsend Steel Com
pany, Sheffield, England, and who was in
the little pbrty who visited tbe Southside,
said: "I am gettiug thoroughly tired. I
have seen enough to day to do me a week.
If this thing had lasted but for a day
I would have thought nothing of it",
but here we have been tramping
around in this fashion for several days, and
it will not be surprising it some of us grow
less appreciative of the many wonder nl
things we see, than we should be. I wish
to mention one feature of steel manufacture
in which your American manufacturers far
exeel us. That is cold rolling. To roll
cold steel and polish it at the same time, and
to do the work in such a manner so that tbe
material will be of the precise standard to,
the thousandth part of an inch, is some
thing that we cannot attempt in England."'
"Pittsburg is truly a great city, and it
has been very properly named the workshop
of the world," 'said " Frederick Smith, of
Frederick Smith & Co., wire manu
facturers of Halifax, England. He re
marked about the magnitude ot the manu
facturing establishments in America and
the scale upon which business is conducted.
TO-DAYS ABEAHQEMENTT.
The Final Session Will be Held, and Home
stead "Will be Visited in the Afternoon.
To-day's business will open at 10 o'clock,
and at 2 o'clock p. M. an excursion will
leave the wharf for Homestead and Brad
dock. A gas displav will follow. The fol
lowing is the programme for the day:
10 A. M. to 12.39 F. M.: Final joint interna
tional session of tbe Britihh Iron and bteel In
stitute, the German Institute and the
American Institute of Mining Engineers at
Carnegie HalL Or. A Thieleu will preside.
Dr. Wedding will read a paper on "The prog
ress of German practice in tne metallurgy of
iron and steei since 1S76, with special refer
ence to the basic processes." Dr. A Thelen,
who is managing director of the Phcenix Steel
Works at Rubrort, Prussia, will read a paper
"On the Darby process of rrcarbnrisation." T.
Storry Hunt M. A. L. L. D. F. R. S., of New
York, will discuss "Tbe iron ores of the United
States." Dr. J. Pohlig. of Cologne, will fur
nish a paper on "Aerial wiro ropeways." It
has been translated and will be read by It K.
Commans, ot London. Prof. 0. W. Langley. of
this city ill read a paper on "International
standards for the analysis of iron and steel."
2 p. M. The steamer Mayflow er will leave the
foot of Wood street During the excursion the
S arty will visit the Edgar Thomson Worts at
raddock, and the Homestead Works. After
leaving the last named works, supper will be
served on tbe steamer On the return trip the
steamer will stop at Has station, where a
natural gas display will be given by the Phila
delphia Company. Also, on return a visit will
be paid to Jones & Laughlins American Iron
Works. Captain Alfred K. Hunt Chairman
of the Excur-ion Committee, will conduct tbe
arrancements. He will be assisted by Messrs.
Julian Kennedy. Wm. P. Palmer, T. P. Rob
erts, Pbineas Barnes, Georce H. Clapp, Millard
Hnn-ifcer. W. J. lotten. Roland Gerry. W. H.
Hills, It A Franks. James Gayloy. D. G. Kerr,
S. A. Ford, C. D. Frazer.R. Sarpeant,Lawrence
PhippvH. D. Hibbard, T. M. Hopke.
To-morrow the delegates will have the
choice of two all-day excursions. One will
leave the TJuion station at 8:10 A. M., for the
Conncllsville coke region, via the Penn
sylvania Jlnilroai), under the supervision of
Mr. H. C. Frick and Mr. Eobert Pitcairn.
The otherjwill leave the Federal street
station ol the West Penn Knilroad, the same
time, under the direction of Colonel F. P.
Roberts. The party will be shown the
Lucy and Isabella furnaces. Crescent Steel
works; Keystone BridgeWorks and the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company's works at Tar
entum. S0TTVENIB OF THE VISIT.
Handsome Books of Reference Given to the
Visitors by the Reception Committee.
The souvenir presented to the visiting
iron and steel men is in the form of a con
cise history ol the staple industries of Alle
gheny county, and a graphic description of
the prominent points of interest and works.
The book is of convenient size, of about 30
pages, and is lavishly interspersed with
capital steel cuts ot the Ohio river, the
Monongahela, the Court House, the Monon
gahela House, the Carnegie Free Library,
the Penn incline, tbe Point bridge, the Ohio
connecting bridge, and contains maps oftlie
district, a bird's eye view of the Connerls
ville coke region, and a map showing the
collieries within 40 miles of the citv.
The souvenir is divided into' sections
which sufficiently indicate the purport
of its contents. Pittsbure and vicinity
Lforms one, natural resources another, and
tnen iohow trrnsportation; manufactures,
including statistics on iron and steel, coke
and glass; notes on works visited, and mis
cellaneous. . The book will enable the vis
itors to form some idea of the extent of the
industries centered here.
Me. W. L Mates, formerly of the firm
of Adler & Mayer, takes pleasure in an
nouncing to his many business triends that
he has connected himself with theroml
nent tobacconists, L. Goldsmit & Bro., 705
Liberty st
FUN IN THE COUNCILS.
Allegheny Statesmen Have an Excit
ing Time in Both Branches.
A KICK ON THE PLANK E0AD BILL.
Dr. Gilleford Says It is in the Interest of
Street Railways.
Ji'EIXLEX TO BE AT CAENEGIE HALL
The feature of the Allegheny Select Coun
cil meeting, last evening, was the kick
caused by the ordinance to condemn the
Perrysville plank road, from the head of
Federal street to the city line.and also of the
Sawmill Valley ,and New Brighton plank
roads.
The leading fighter against the ordinance
was Dr. Gilleford, and he spoke long and
tireless lor his idea. He characterized it as
in the interest of certain street car lines,
and objected to its passage on those
grounds.
Mr. Heinrichs presented the report of the
Survey Committee, including an ordinance
directing the City Solicitor to institute pro
ceedings for the condemnation of the plank
roads mentioned, and immediately the bat
tle began. However, it resulted in an over
whelming victory for the ordinance, as on
the vote only 3 opposed it and 14 voted for
the ordinance.
While the above was going on in the
Select Branch, Common Council was rooted
up over a little political fun. The use of
Carnegie Hall was voted to Hon. William
McKinley, for a tariff speech. Mr. Stayton
objected, and wanted the matter referred to
the City Property Committee, but was
ruled out Later on Mr. Drum offered a
resolution granting the use of the hall to
the Hon. John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, or
any other Democratic gentleman or gentle
man of any political faith, for the purpose
of giving his views on the tariff qnestion.
He wanted the rules suspended to allow its
consideration.
LAUGHTER OVEE A RESOLUTION.
Tbe resolution caused quite a laugh, but
Mr. Ainmon,xChairniau of the City Proper
ty Committee, would not let it pass lightly.
He showed, bv reading the ordinance, that
no one but the committee had the right to
rent the hall. Mr. Parke said the question
was "dodged" when the resolution giving
Mr. McKinley the hall had been up.
Mr. Dahlinger Council did wrong in
taking the action on the McKinley resolu
tion. The hall should not be rented for any
political meeting.
President Hunter Yen are a member of
the City Property Committee?
Mr. Dahlinger Yes.
President Hunter Did you vote to allow
John Hampton and others the use of the
building last June to hold a meeting to de
nounce Congressman Bayne and Hon. Will
iam A. Stone?
Mr. Dahlinger I was out of the citv at
the time.
Mr. Stayton moved to lay the resolution
over, but there was no second, and under a
suspension of the rules the resolution was
passed.
The report of the Street Kailway Com
mittee negatively recommending the or
dinances of the Jackson street and Fremont
stteet roads was received and filed without
comment.
An ordinance for the grading, paving and .
curbing of School street with cobblestone
was also passed. A like ordinance for
Stevens alley was called up and some of
the members, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Parke,
Mr. Kohler and others took the opportunity
to decry the practice of the city of putting
down cobble stone in preference to blo.k
stone or asphalt. Mr. Thompson said he
hoped in future the city would improve her
streets with modern material, that other
cities than Allegheny had gotten out of the
"cobble stone age." Tbe ordinance was
then taken up and passed.
HELPING TO BUILD A BRIDGE.
In Select Council an ordinance granting
the company for the erection and main
tenance of a bridge over the Allegheny river
at Sixth street certain privileges on River
avenue, passed, finally. An ordinance re
grading and repaying Federal street, with
improved pavement, from South Diamond
street to the Suspension bridge, was referred
back to the committee for further investiga
te n.
Marshall, Kennedy & Co. were granted
the right to construct a switcb track on Ki ver
avenue, near Hope street The ordinance
creating the office of Assistant City Solicitor
was indefinitely postponed. The Committee
on Light reported that they could not sub
mit a report as to the working o'the electric
light plant as the trial period of six months
had not expired.
In Common Council tbe ordinance fixing
the City Hall janitor's salary at $900 a
year was passed. The ordinance authoriz
ing the Citv Property Committee to lease
the old Armory building on Marion avenue
to the Duff Manufacturing Company, lim
ited, for 21 years at 5490 a year, was re
ferred back alter some discussion relative
to the propriety of a bond accompanying
the agreement to lease.
The meeting was adjourned on account ot
no quorum being present, the members hav
ing quietly left one by one. A large amount
of business was left undone.
AWAITING JHE VERDICT.
The Jury Out in the Case of Laura Meyer,
Charged With the Murder of Henry
Iiansome A Night Session of the Court
The trial of Laura Me) er for the killing
of Henry Ransome was continued yester
day. Thomas M. Marshall, Jr., bpened for
the defense and claimed that the shooting
was accidental. He said that the killing
occurred while the two were quarreling.
Rjnsorce had struck and kicked her, and
she pointed the pistol at him, not think
ins it would go off, when it was discharged.
The prisoner was the first placed on the
stand. She said that Ransnme had owed
her $48, and she went to collect it When
she threatened to sue him he struck ber.
She drew the revolver, which was at half
cock, and pointed it at him to scare him,
when it weut oft. Several, witnesses were
called to show the good character ot the
prisoner.
At the close of the testimony W. J. Bren
nan addressed the jury for the defense. Be
was followed by T. M. Marshall, Jr. They
contended that the boy who said he saw the
shooting was mistaken, as he could not have
seen it from his position. They held that
the verdict should not be higher than man
slaughter. District Attorney Johnston commenced
his address, asking for a verdict of murder
in the first degree. At 6 o'clock the court
took a recess ior supper, anT after supper
District Attorney Johnston continued his
address. He detailed her flight and the
hiding of the revolver and the testimony of
the boy who witnessed the crime.
Judge Magee charged the jury, reviewing
the law aud touching on the evidence, the
jury retired and court adjourned.
MITEPHY, THE KIHG OF GLOBY,
Arrested for Defacing the Wylle Avenue
Police Storage Bouse.
Michael Murphy was arrested last-night,
at the Wylie Avenue Police StbrgeHouse,
by Officer Tanner, and sent 'to the Eleventh
ward police station. The charge against
him is disorderly conduct He was defacing
the storage building, and making, himself
generally disorderly. When taken to the
police station he evinced a wonderfully
religious enthusiasm.
On the prisoner's person were found
numerous ecolesisstical tracts, several
strings of devotional beads, and. two stamps
bearing the name of "Michael Murpliy,
King of Glory." -The police believe that he
is insane on the subject of religion.-
DREADFUL EXPERIENCE."
A YoungTittsburger's Narrow Escape From
Death in a Chicago Hospital-Graphic
Story Told by Assistant Building Inspec
tor Brown.
Captain J. A. A. Brown, Assistant Build
ing Inspector, returned yesterday from Chi
cago, where he had hurriedly gone several
days before to see 'bis brother, Lincoln
Brown, who was for several years a clerk in
the Bnilding Inspector's office and who went
to Chicago about a month ago to complete
his education for the medical profession at
Hahnemanian Institute. Shortly before he
went to Chicago Lincoln Browa found that
a lump was growing in his throat, and when
he had become a student at the institute he
'failed the attention of the physicians to it
They decided that it was a tumor, the result
of an attack of diphtheria he had experi
enced about a year ago, aud that the only
way to remove it would be by the surgeon's
knife and the operation was perlormed a
little over a week ago.
He was then placed in the hospital depart
ment, and tor a couple of days was progress
ing nicely, so that it was decided to remove
him to another room. While the prepara
tions for removal were being made, the
young man was left without attendance for
a few moments. Just then he was seized
with a hemorrhage that caused -a. complete
stoppage of the throat, and threw himself
into convulsions, during which he jumped
from bis bed and ran one into tbe corridor.
The noise he made attracted the attention
of Dr. Beucber, who was on the floor below
and who ran upstairs and met the almost
strangled man in the ball. Realizing what
was wrong, the doctor inserted his finger in
Brown's throat to open the passage and give
him air, but the patient's teeth closed upon
his finger with a grip like a vice. Brown
was by this time rigid and almost dead.
The doctor realized that heroic remedies
were necessary, and jerking his penknite
from his pocket, he made one vertical cut on
the young man's ' throat, penetrating the
windpipe and allowing the air to enter the
lungs. The immediate effect was to cause a
relaxation of the muscles and a return to
lie, but the symptoms were so serious that
the young man's friends were notified by
telegraph to come over.
when Captain Brown arrived, a silver
tube bad been inserted in the young man's
throat, through which he received the air
which kept him alive, and by the time the
captain left the physicians said his brother
was out of dancer.
TAKING IN THE CITY.
Atlantic City Officials Looking at Some of
Pittsburg's Improvements.
Atlantic City turned quite 'a delegation of
her dignitaries loose upon this city yester
day. The party consisted of Samuel D.
Hoffman, Mayor; Robert Stroud, Alderman
and President of Councils; H. R. Albert
son, City Clerk; Albert W. Irving, Police
Magistrate; David Johnston, ex-Chief Fire
Department; Lewis Groff, Chairman of the
Police Committee; Conncilmen Richard W.
Sayre, F. P. Cook, Harry S. Postall, Ed
ward S. Lee and John Wl Clark, and C. B.
Young, Agent Pennsylvania Railroad at
Atlantic City; Charles Wbippey, Somers
Doughty, Thomas Oakley and Colonel John
E. Mehrer.
Atlantic City is talking of establishing a
police patrol system, and the gentlemen are
here after pointers. Under the tender care
ot Morris Mead, Superintendent of the
Bureau of Electricity, Coroner McDowell
and Superintendent of Police Gamble Wier
the delegation visited the Herron Hill
reservoir, the Twelith, Seventeenth and
Nineteenth ward station houses, Nos. 6 and
11 eugine houses and the Highland reser
voir. They were highly pleased with tbe
system in use here, and will continue their
investigations to-day. The party took din
ner at tbe St. Charles, after which they at
tended one of the theaters.
ALL IK GOOD ORDER.
Mr. Biddle's Tour of Ical Charitable In
stitutions Continued.
Dr. CadwalladerBiddle.o the State Board
of Charities, made a tonr of inspection of
the charitable institutions of Pittsburg and
Allegheny yesterday. His investigation
showed thnt they were all in good condition.
The places visited were Tbe Little Sisters of
the Poor, Washington street, Allegheny;
St. Francis' Hospital, Forty-fourth street;
Mercy Hospital, St. Paul's Orphans'
Asylum, Home for Incurables, Episcopal
Home, Home for Aged Colored Women,
Temporary Home for Women, Pittsburg
Dispensary and Dr. Passnyant's Hospital.
Other institutions will be visited to-day
by Dr. Biddle. He will make his report to
the meeting ot the State Board next month.
Ho will visit the charitable institutions in
adjacent counties before the final report is
made.
NATIONAL INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
Annual Sleeting and Election of Officers of
the Local Auxiliary.
At the annual meeting of the Pittsburg
and Allegheny Auxiliary of the National
Indian Association yesterday the old officers
were re-elected for the coming year. Miss
M. M. Pressly, Mrs. William Foster, Miss
Emma Mabon and Miss M. M. Morrison
were elected delegates to the National Con
vention, to be held in Boston in November.
It wasdecided to send $100 to Mr. Robin
son, a Sioux Missionary in Nebraska.
In the evening addresses were made by
the President, Miss Pressly, Rev.Mr. Apple
garcb, Hon. Felix R. Brunot and. E. D.
Light, Esq.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING.
Only Six Members Present, but
Business
Went on as Usual.
The meeting of the Western Pennsylva
nia Historical Society yesterday afternoon,
was. but meagerly attended, only six mem
bers being present. Prof. L. H. Eaton was
called to the chair and a resolution on tbe
death of Reuben Miller.Jr., was adopted.
Short addresses were made by Dr. Kevser
and others. Acting Secretary Porter deliv
ered John Quincy Adams' poem, ''The
Wants of Man," also "Barbara Freitchie."
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The Lost Was Found.
Inspector McAleese received about a
dozen telegrams from P, Curran, of Z.ines
ville, O., on Weanesday, askine him to
look out for and capture bis daughter Jen
nie, who had run away from school and was
supposed to have come to this city where
Ehe has a friend. The inspector had the
friend's house watched closely, and caused
aclose watch to be kept on all in and out
going trains, until he received anotner tele
gram rrom Columbus, O., last night stating
that ''the lost was lound." The same young
girl had a similar experience about a year
ago, and was captured in thistity.
LOCAL ITEMb. LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
British-Amkkicans will bold a meetlne
in Moorhead Hall, corner of Grant street and
Second avenue, next Tuesday evening at 7:43
o'clock, nnder tbe auspices ot ihe British
American Association. Branch 2, to discuss the
political situation or Pennsylvania.
Rev. George Hodges, will on Sunday even
ing next begin a series of lectuies on the En
glish Cathedrals, at dlveary Church East
Liberty. The course will continue through
H uvember.
Thebe was an alarm of fire at 8 o'clock last
night for a slight fire in the second story of
Maginn's cracker works, on Church avenue,
Allegheny.
The Allegheny health officer's report shows
that there were 139 deaths in September, as
compared with 165 for Augnst
Diamonds.
What for? Why, for holiday presents.
Well, where can I buy them ? Why at
Galliuger's,.1106 and 1200 Penn ave.
J?. S. A full line of musical instruments.
ALL NOT OF ONE MIND.
Metallurgists Differ as to the Prac
ticability of the System
OP BEDUCING IRON PROM THE ORE.
Flint Glassworkers and Packers Have a
Slight Disagreement.
TE0UBLE iHEAD 1H THE EITER MINES
Sir Lowtbian Bell's remarks in bis paper,
printed elsewhere in this issue, concerning
the direct process of reducing steel from ore,
did not meet with commendation among
some of tbe leading lights of the prolession,
last night It was freely said that the
honorable gentleman would not have put
himself on record as he did, if he had been
informed of later developments regarding
the process.
Both Mr. Maynard, of New York, and
Mr. Snelus, who took part in the discussion
following the reading of the paper, were
anxious to reply to the points in the paper
reflecting on the probabilities of the process
being successful, but were ruled out, they
said, last night, by the President
With a view of ascertaining what excep
tion was taken to Sir Lowthian Bell's com
ments, Mr. Thomas C. Blair, who is most
prominently identified here with the direct
process, was bunted out Mr. Blair is at
present engaged in demonstrating the entire
practicability and commercial value of steel
made by the Adams process in an experi
mental plant on-P-ark Bros, ground.
A QUESTION OP ACCUEACT.
Asked if any remarks had been made re
garding Sir Lowthian Bell's comments, Mr.
Blair said that Dr. Wedding and other
prominent men bad freely discussed the ac
curacy of some of the statements made. He
said that, while feelinc: deenlv obliged to
bir .Lowtbian .Bell for the kind terms tA
which he had been pleased to refer to him,
and finding a certain mitigation of the pain
of defeat in his efforts to advance the art of
iron and steel making in tbe fact that bis
efforts were sufficiently creditable to win a
place in his mention of the failures of the
past, be could not accept some of the con
clusions arrived at by the learned baronet
"My loyalty to tbe cause," said Mr.
Blair, "in which I served with only this
measure ot success to show for it, calls tor
some observation, regarding the declaration
of certain of the conclusions announced in
the paper. It appears to me to be impossi
ble that Sir Lowthian Bell could have ren
dered such conclusions had he been well
informed respecting certain facts of modern
practice, which, I truly believe, he would
have accepted as demonstrated had he but
examined into tbe evidence in tbe case.
BILL OP SPECIFICATIONS.
"That I do not speak lightly upon a mat
ter of so much gravity, or venture to ques
tion a decision sanctioned by the authority
of his great reputation, without some rational
grounds whether they may, in the judg
ment of others, seem wholly adequate or not
let me specify what I am prepared to
establish to bis own hatisfactioD, if he will
do me the honor to devote to a visit to the
Black Diamond Works of Messrs. Park
Brothers & Co.,in this city, such a share ot
bis much-occupied time as he may, on ex
planation, deem proper to give to the sub
ject First,
"That an open-bearth process is now in
successful prosecution, which compares with
the cost ot the Bessemer process thus: En
hances the cost to the extent ol the excess oi
cost of the manufacture ot the open hearth
and those of the Bessemer process, and re
duces it to the extent of putting one-half of
the iron through the blast lurnace.
"Secondly, that this ore and pig process
gives promise ol" ultimately moving the line
of demonstration between steel, making and
non-steel making ores notably'in the direc
tion of lower grade ores.
"I shall be very glad to call upon Sir
Lowthian with a view of demonstrating that
tbe process is in a fair way to success."
TROUBLE THOUGHT TO BE AHEAD.
-Glass Packers Feel Slighted by the Flint
Glassworkers.
There are prospects of trouble between the
recently organized American Association of
Glass Employes and the American Flint
Glassworkers' Union. The strike of packers
at the Excelsior Glass Works, noticed in
these columns last week, seems now to have
been prolonged by the refusal of the Flint
Glassworkers' Union to support the packers,
who are members of the other organization.
A special meeting of the packers has been
called for Sunday to discuss matters and to
see what can be done.
A LIKELY STRIKE.
River Miners to Ask for an Advance of One
Half Cent Per Bushel.
An increase of one-half cent per bushel
will be asked by the miners of the Monon-.
gaueia district mis montn. a relusal may
cause 6,000 men to strike. Secretary
Watchorn. of the United Mine Workers,
said last nigbt that the Executive Board
will meet in Columbus on Monday, when
the demand will probably be made.
The operators refused to sign the scale last
April.
MTNOB POLICE ITEMS.
People Who Keep the Aldermen and Jail
ers in Office.
Mrs. MabvSEmestise's candy store, on
Franklin street was entered by a snenk thief
yesterday, who got away with a leather hag
containing 545.
The case of Robert Brown, charged with
Bhooting Charles Burns, was continued to the
16th on account of Burns being unable to ap
pear against him.
Johx Carmosky charges Henry Bouclgalupi
with having cut bis head open with a saber
and the caso will como up next Tuesday even
ing before Alderman Kerr.
Box 219 was sent in last evening about 7
o'clock for a fire of the tool shed heloneingto
thn East End Electric T.ifht nmn nn
Broad streot. The fire was caused by a torch
explodins. Loss about 875.
Mrs. Alice O'Donnell made information
charging C. A Allison with having killed three
hogs belonging to her. He does not deny it,
but says they damaged bis carden. Alderman
McMasters has reserved his decision.
James Massing was held for court yester
day on the charge of larceny and aggravated
assault and battery. Ho was charged with
throwing chairs at the waiters in'tbe New Or
leans restaurant for having accused him of
stealing.
WiixiamRulasd. of Webster avenue, re
ported to Sergeant Cochran, of the Eleventh
ward station last night that he had given
James McKool a $20 bill to get changed yester
day afternoon. McKoul failed to return with
the mouey and be wanted him arrested.
AN old man named Edwards, jwho claims
Boston, Mass., as his home, was arrested and
locked up in the Twenty-elebth ward station
house Wednesday evening on a charge of
drunkenness. He was discharged, but ap
peared again last night and begged for lodgings.
He says he- is 84 years of age, a Christian and
well-to-do in bis native city. He claims to have
walked from tbere to Pittsburg.
The People's Store, Fifth Avenue.
Largest and finest store in tbe city. Vis
itors welcome. Campbell &"Dick:.
1890, October 10. For the newest dress
trimmings get at 710 Penn aye.
Reining & Wilds.
SC CniTinM tvoted to the tocial
Oi E.LM I IUI1 evenu, current news
and butintts interest or the Southside. issued
byTBBD18PATOB,xciU be'unusually inter
esting to-morrow.
BETTER, INK IS NEEDED.
WRITING OF OLD DEEDS AND MORTGAGES
FADING OUT.
Lady Transcribing Clerks Do Not Put
Enough Pressure 'on Their Pens At
torneys Complain About Erasures and
Interlineations How Sharpers Could
Cause Irreparable Damage to Records.
While attention is being directed to the
necessity of constructing the forms of deeds
and mortgages so that another Court House
will not become a necessity in the life of the
present generation for the safe storage of
such invaluable public records, many
lawyers wish to add that more care is
necessary in the transcrbing of such docu
ments. Complaint is especially made of
much of the transcribing in the Recorder's
office. All the lawyers heard complain
were substantially of the same opinion, but
all except two refused to go on record. Har-,
vey Henderson, Esq., was one who did not
veto the use of bis name, and he said it was
a very grave matter, or would be before
many years hence.
Morton Hunter, Esq., said that the mK
used at times bad been very inferior.notonly
in tbe Recorder's ofiice.but that the record of
some deeds was almost illegible now. He
stated that in the first place the ink had
been of poor quality, and some lady tran
scribers had not 'used it as freely as men
would have done, and that the lines, faint
even from the first, soon became quite
indistinct and in a few years more it woutd
be impossible to decipher them with the
naked eye, and that eventually even a mag
nifying class would not bring them out
Mr. Hunter thinks that in'a matter so im
portant as public records involving title to
realty tbe fair transcribers should have been
less delicate and should have written heav
ily, like men, even though elegance were
sacrificed. He advises that only ink of
standard quality be used.
Mr. Hunter further adverted to the in
competency of some transcribers those who
make mistakes and then erasures. He
states that sharpers, might easily take ad
vantage of these erasures to interpolate
matter that might work great perhaps irre
parable mischief, and says that wereit not that
lawyers are so generally in and about the
records, there would likely have been many
sucb. He would suggest as a remedy the
employment only of people of known capa
bility people who would not make mis
takes, necessitating erasures, and says that
one fully competent never does make them.
HAS A MUTILATED HEAD. -
One of Mansfield's Citizens Gets Into a Seri
ous Quarrel.
Joseph Shaughnessy, a farm hand for
Daniel and Jacob Dougherty, whose place
is near Temperanceville, made an informa
tion yesterday, before Alderman Donovan
charging the defendant with aggravated as
sault and battery. He was terribly cut up
about the head and face and his skull was
laid bare in several places. He claimed the
men had beaten him on the bead with flower
pots.
Tbe Alderman took the man to McCol
lough's drugstore, where his injuries were
dressed. As Shaughnessy was about to leave
the drugstore a constable from tbe office of
James McCreedy, a justice of the peace, of
Mansneld, placed him under arrest on a
charge of felonious assault aud battery, pre
ferred against him by Daniel Dougherty.
'Daniel and Jacob Dougherty will have their
hearing on Monday.
Killed Between Cars.
John W. Eliitley, aged 60 years, a laborer
employed at the Eliza Blast Furnace, was
caught between two cars on tbe siding yes
terday morning, and injured so badly that
he expired a few minutes after the accident
happened. He was standing between the
cars resting when they werestarted suddenly,
knocking the old man down, several trucks
passing over his body.
An Oil Driller Arrested.
J. M. Phillips, an oil driller, was ar
rested yesterday by Constable Billings, ot
Alderman McKulty's office, on a charge of
larceny, preterred hy Charles M. Green,
who alleges that the defendant purloined a
lot of oil well rigging belonging to him.
Phillips gave bail for a hearing on the 16th.
WHAT PEOPLE AKE DOING.
Some Who Travel, Some Who Do "Sot, and
Others Who Talk.
General John A. Wylie, Commander
of the Second Brisade, N. G. P.. was in the
city yesterday attending a meeting of the
Brigade Examining Board.
Mrs.-Walter Anderson and two little
daughters, of Sandusky street, Allegheny, re
turned yesterday from a Western trip of sev
eral months.
J. G. Lowood and Miss Lowood, of
Sheffield, Eneland, are the guests of John L.
Stevenson, of Sherman avenue, Allegheny.
Miss Maggie and Ella McGowan, of
Cocbarnton. are visiting friends in Pittsburg
and vicinity.
Mr. William P. Moore and sister re
turned home yesterday after a three months'
trip abroad.
VISITORS TO
THE PrrTSBTJKG EXPO
SITION Can Make SoO Clear.
Last year it cost us upward of 32,000 to
exhibit at the opening Exposition. We
have been Kept so terribly busythis sum
mer, however, in selling our pianos and
organs and banjos and mandolins and
guitars and brass horns and sheet music,
that we actually found no time to get np an
exhibit lor this year's show. However, we
propose to sive our customers the benefit of
this great savinc, so that any one who will
buy a piano or organ, or any other instru
ment, during the continuance of the fair
will get the benefit of an extra reduction iu
price of goods of 5 and 10 per cent. Visitors
to the show can therefore make some $50 by
calling on H. Kleher & Bro.'s Music Store,
606 Wood street, and buying one oftheir
instruments. They arethe sole agents for
the famous Steinway, ""Conover, Gabler,
Opera and Emerson pianos, also for the
wonderful Vocation church organs, and the
mouse-and-dust-proof Earhuff parlor or
gans. Anything in the music line which
you cannot get at Klebers' is not worth
havinc. Don't f.iil to call at K!ebers',then,
606 Wood street, three doors above Fifth
avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
Emma Abbott, To-Morrow.
Emma Abbott will positively sing in both
performances of opera to be given at the
Bijou to-morrow. At the popular price
matinee, she will appear as Lady Henriet
ta, in the sparkling opera "Martha, " in
which she will sing "Last Rose of Sum
mer," iu the rendition of which she has won
a world-wide reputation; the matinee prices
will be 25c. 50c, 75c and 51. At nigbt Miss
Abbott will appear as Leonora, in "II
Trovatore" and Miss Annaudale will sing
tbe part of A'zucena.
Wedding Presents.
Lamps, Clocks,
Bronzes. Bisque Ware,
Terra Cotta Ware, Worcester Ware,
And a host of novelties suitable, fur sucb oc
casions at the Jewelry House of Henry Ter
heyden, 530 Smithfield street. Mrs
New Shades Kid Gloves (Patent Bnttons).
No need for button hooks. New shades
eight-button Mosquitares, slatestans, beav
ers, blacks, very best values, 5125. 51 50,
$1 75, 52; Open till 9 P. M. Saturday.
A. G. Campbell & Sons. 27 Fifth ave.
n. tB.
Cheviot jackets prices 54 50 to 512 50
ages 6 to 18 years. Boggs & Buhl.'
Octobeb 10. 1889, we opened our store,705
Penn ave., now 710 Penn ave. dress trim
mings, etc Eeihiho & Wars.
j
NOT THE HALF TOLD
Of thePOppression of Hebrews by the
ilnssian Government.
J0SIAH .COHEN'S 0BSEEYATI0HS.
Conventions of Hen From Every Clime Con
sidering the Matter.
EFFECTS OF ODE TARIFF ON EUROPE-
Josiah Cohen returned home! yesterday,
after a five months' tour through Europe.
Durine his absence Mr. Cohen visited En
gland, France, Austria, Germany, Italy,
Holland, Belgium and Switzerland, and
took special pains to sound leading people
of these countries on important topics, par
ticularly the treatment of the Russian
Hebrews, of which he says:
The reports concerning these unfortunate
people are all true, and, for that matter, the
halt is not being told. The Russian Gov
ernment is suppressing the truth about tbe
matter right along. The fact is, they must
leave Russia, and at the present time, are
being banished to Siberia right along in
droves. There is no use in trying to deny
this, for it is a fact known to all Europe.
"These outrages are becoming so notorious
that tbe attention of the civilized world is
already drawn to them. Before I left Paris
a convention of representative men from
nearly every clime had been called to con
sider the grave question of what should be
done. The convention was not scheduled to
take place until some days after tbe date
fixed lor my departure or I certainly should
have been present, as I bad a cordial invita
tion to attend."
WAYS AND MEANS WILT. BE PBOVIDED.
"What will be the ultimate outcome oi
this agitation?"
"Why, it will spread until ways and
means will be provided lor the deliverance
of the race. To show you how the move
ment is growing I may state that another
great international convention is to be held
in London shortly to take up the work
where the Paris convention lelt it off. Iu
this country there is a board of delegates
in Hew York already co-operatiny with the
prime movers of the Old World, aud it will
be a matter of but a short time until every
society in tbe U uited states will be organ
ized into one grand body for the great cause.
Every law of God and man demands
that these outrages must cease, and
under the progression of the nineteenth
century they must cease. This feeling is
deep seated in every country that I visited,
and this in itself will help greatly to bring
about tbe desired result. I called upon
members of the New York society on my
return home, and they entertain most hope
ful views for the future of the work. They
will keep the various societies of this coun
try informed trom time to time until the
day comes lor nnited action."
"How did you find the teeling in regard
to the recent tariff revision?"
m'kini.ey causes quite a ixutteb.
"It caused quite a flutter, particularly
among the thinking people of England and
Germany. The former class do not like it a
bit, of course, as it strikes a hard blow at
many of their great industries. In Germany
the leeling was not so intense."
"What do Englishmen think the final re
sult will be?"
"A great many of them think that it
will lead to reciprocity, sooner or later.
There is one very encouraging thing
that can be said, and tbat is, so far as I
could observe, all Europe is in a healthy,
prosperous condition, generally speaking.
No great questions of state are at issue, and
the people seem to be flourishing and con
tented. It will take time to tell just what
results the tariff revision will work, but for
the time being I do not think it will cause
many upheaval';."
HOLD
ON
TO A GOOD THING
nd Remember That
KIDD'B COUGH BYRUP
Is Good for
COUGHS AND COLDS.
OLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Prepared only by
FLEMING BROS.,
Pittsburg, Pa
oc2-jrwy
Hugus & Hacke
Fall and Winter Attractions
COLORED
DRESS STUFFS.
Novelty Plaids and Stripes, Cheviot and
Camel's Hair Effects,now designs and colorings,
at 60c a yard.
Immense assortments of Cheviots, Home
spuns and Camel's Hair Cloths In PIaids,Checfcs,
Stripes, Plains and inixetf effects, all the very
latest styles and colorings, in price from 75c to
82 50 a yard.
Excellent valnes and complete lines of Hen
riettas and Broadcloths, in all new and de
sirable shades.
We opeu this week an exceptionally at
tractive collection of French Robes.
Patterns exclusive and entirely new this
season.
Prices from 112 50 to EC each.
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St.
oco-Mwrsn
EXHIBITION
MEXICAN ONYX.
In our Fifth avenue windows we dis
play a mt wonderful collection of
Onyx Clocks and Clock Sets. Some
beautifully mottled specimens and
great variety of designs. Allofonrown
importation.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
Fifth Ave. and Market St,
ocs-mrr
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PrrrSBtTEG, Friday, October JO, IS
JDS. HDRNE I CDB
PENN AVE. STORES.
Friday Attractions.
Black Dress Goods:
Black French Camel's Hairs.44 Inohe
wide, at $1, 51 23 and 51 50 a yard. Ex
traordinry value.
To-day a new lot of those 51 a yard
SilK Warp Henriettas. Tbe best ever
sold for the money.
Priestley's Silk Warp Cashmeres
from 51 to S3 50 a yard superior to any
other goods iu the market. These are
our own importation, and are as low aa
they have ever been.
A full line of Lupin's Black Cash
meres in all grades. This well-known
make of goods needs so commendation.
The prices are the same as they have
been all season.
Black Cheviots, 42 and 50 inches
wide.
Black Broadcloths.
Velvets:
Pure silk.
black costume Velvet, 23
best makes, $5 50 to 510 a
inches wide,
yard.
All-silk costume Velvets in all desira
ble colors.
Trimming Velvets in all grades, in
every new shade of the season.
Silks:
. BENGALINES in three different
qualities, in all choice shades, for even
ing and reception dresses. This is a
silk-and-wool fabric, and is the most
desirjble goods made for such wear.
Evening shades in fine French Cash,
meres.
Black Silk PAEISIEN and PEIK.
CESS have the most finish and are
superior iu wearing quality.
Every description of Silk, black and
colors, for all purposes, iu this silk de
partment. Dress Goods:
New importation and Scotch and En
glish Suitings, special novelties and ez
elusive styles.
Large collection ol 40 and 50-mch En
glish style Suitings, in stripes aud
checks, 51, 51 10 and SI 20.
Very large collection of new Plaids.
Fine French fancy Camel's Hair
Suitings.
Camel's Hair Dress Goods, plain
colors. 51. 51 25, 51 50, 52 to S2 75 a yard.
46-inch French Serges, in various
grades, and a full line of newest and
best colors.
Fine French Cashmeres, Lupin's cele
brated make, all shades, 50c to 51 50 a
yard.
Especial attention is called to these
Cashmeres in 65c, 85c and 51 grades
extraordinary value.
Broadcloths, complete line of elegant
shades at 51 to $3 a yard.
English Cheviot Suitiugs, 48 and Mr
inches wide, all colors, new io-dar.
Best makes in American and French
Dress Goods, in solid colors, mixtures,
new stripes and plaids, 2oc, 50c, 75c, 51
51 25 a yard, making up a prominent
feature in the largest collection of Dress
Goods ever shown in this section of tbe
State. All our prices are very reasona
ble, as will be found upon comparison,
many of them being considerably below
the cost of importation on the same
goods to-day.
Special.
Special.
We shall offer to-day in our Corset
Department
500 PAIBS
FEENCH WOVEN COESETS.
Fresh and clean stock, excellent and
very desirable goods,
AT 65 CENTS,
Worth every cent of 51 25.
Come in white and drap
In visiting our stores do not leave with
out first going through our Cloak and Suit
Department.
JOB. HDRNE I CD.,
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
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SPECIAJL SALE
or
UndErwEar far Meh
Fine White Merino soft and non-shrinklng
Shirts and Drawers at 50c each.
Natural Gray Shirts and Drawers, 50c each.
Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, 65o each.
Camel's Hair Shirts and Drawers. worth II 25;
positively non-shrinking, at 90c each.
Pure Wool Scarlet Sblrts and Drawers (medi
cated). Toe, SI and SI 25; better values at these
prices cannot be bad.
Natural Wool Shirts, double-breaste d, an
Drawers, extra heavy, at 90c each.
Begnlar Made Knglish Goods at SI 25 each.
Extra Heavy French Goods at $3 50 per suit.
Lamb's Wool in Whi'te, Brown-Mixed and
Natural in endless varieties.
Onr Ladles' and Children's Underwear De
partments are so well known that it Is needles
to say anything more than we are keeping up
its reputation.
SPECIAL SAIjE OP DNDEKWEAK
THIS WEEK.
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MARKET ST. 437
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