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lates the rental of houses and that is the rea
son It is so much lusher here than in other
places. Another thine that has its effect Is the
lact that building is more expensive here be
cause labor is better paid. There is always a
great deal of building, but the tendency is not
toward the small houses and thus the demand
always exceeds the supply.
Many people wonder why capitalists do not
sec the advantage of investing in small houses
Instead of tying their money ud in immense
business blocks in the heart of the city where
the return is not so great. The tronble is this.
It is a great bother to have a lot of tenauts to
look after, and a man sometimes finds that It is
really more bother than it is worth. Ihein-
estment on small hou'ms would pay the capital
ists at the rate of 10, 15 or 20 per cent, while in
a business block investment it would not bring
in more than S per cent. It is not often that a
number of houses are put up by one man. The
little dwellings are usually erected by persons
who only have a small amount to invest and
want to realize all that is possible out of it, so
they pnt up three or four houses and collect
their own rents, thus getting a big profit. A
man with a big sum puts it into a larger build
ing that does not pay so much Interest, but is
easier to get at.
Samuel W. Mack talked of the want of
small houses by men who were anxious to
invest their savings in a little home. He
said:
There are plenty of people who want to buy,
but no houses to select from. There is always
a sale for houses of six rooms wortn about
S3,J0a We have calls for this kind of Un in
vestment every day. A great many young men
pve $200 and $300 and wi.uld like to purchase
a bouse by paying that much cash and the
balance in monthly payments like rent. They
pay a little more than they were in the habit
of giving for rent.
"WORKING FOE A HOME.
It is really astonishing at the rapidity with
which youug married men pay up thee obliga
tions. Sometimes it is not more than two or
three; ears until they have the entire amount
paid, when they would not necessarily havo
been compelled to pay it up for a number of
years. It seems to put them on their mettle
and they rush out of debt very rapidly.
In our experience of 12 years we have not
found a case of n here a man went into the easy
payment plan and did not get out whole. Some
get out with a big profit, while others who are
not so progressive do not more than come out
even. But still thev have their home and have
gotten it in a vay that they hardly knew they
were saving money. Then while they are pay
ing this off the are fixing up the property.
They take a pride in having it look ucit, and
in the end they have a home of much mote
value thai: it actually cost them.
There i, a I said, a big demand for these
little homes, and rt would be a good Investment
. for capitalists to build such houses. There is
money in it for the builder and also for the
purchaser, and in the end it is a benefit to all
concerned and materially assists in the growth
and adds to the beauty of the city.
PACKED LIKE SARDINES.
WORKINGMEN UNABLE TO SECURE COM
MODIOUS QUARTERS.
The City's Urgent 7eed for Small Dwellings
An Iniestnicnt 'Which 'Would ray "Well
Contractors Jones and Booth Give
Some Interesting Figures.
Evan Jones, the well-known contractor,
thought the idea of nice, comfortable homes
at moderate rentals for the working people
of Pittsburg was an excellent one. He said:
There is not a city in the United States where
the demand is more urgent. Under the present
order of things industrious men with families
are compelled to take almost any kind of quar
ters they can find, and there are hundreds and
hundreds of cases where several families are
crowded into one house, almost like sardines in
a box. Then they are driven into alleys and
out-of-the-way places. Now this is embarrass
ing Jo the reliable class of workingmen.
Their families are jnst as dear to them as are
those of more fortunate citizens, and they arc
anxions to bring their children up under more
favorable surroundings. The truth is, the de
mand for houses exceeds tho supply out of all
proportions, and in cousequenco rents are si
most runinons.
A CHANCE FOK CAPITALISTS.
It has been a matter of surprise to me for a
long time that some of our men of money have
not looked into this question. I am satisfied
that a man could rent as many houses which
would bring from 12 to 18 a month as he
could build. Pittshurc has undergone a wonder
ful change in the last few years. With our
facilities for rapid transit witn cable and elec
tric cars, the city has extended her boundaries
in all directions. Wo now have plenty of va
cant property to build upon, and it is within
easy reach of the busines portions.
Aside from being a great move in the inter
est of the working classes, the man w ho invests
bi money in cheap, substantial bouses will
make a handsome thing of it for himself. At
Jeannette. for instance, they have built a great
many houses that suit my ideas of what we
need. They are constructed on the Philadel-
phia and Baltimore plans. They are of brick,
with tour or live good rooms, flat roofs, and
built solidlt. with nice, neat little front yards.
I do not know exactly what they cost, but I do
not think the price exceeded more than 1,200,
andTjuitelikeU it was less. Now it is plain to
see that say 15 a month on this kind of an in
vestment uould make it profitable. As I said
before, the idea is a splendid one, and TnE
DltFATCU will do a great deal of good In giv
ing the scheme a start.
THOUSANDS Or HOUSES SEEDED.
Mr. Booth, of the firm of Booth & Flinn,
said he kcew of no question that was more
worthy o' thorough ajitation than that of
moderately cheap and substantial homes for
the working people. He added:
It is an outrage, the manner in which the
working classes ot Pittsburg have to live. The
rents for houses that are anything like decent
' ones to live m are enormous, and men with
families who earn from 18 to $23 a week can
not afford to pay the same. Tnere is the most
urgent demand here for thousands of houses
buiit upon the nlan of flats, as in Philadelphia,
New York, Baltimore and other large cities,
ana the demand will be on the increase for all
time. Enterprises of this kind pay handsome
returns in other places and would do the same
here. Wc have a great held here for the judi
cious investment of money in the building line,
and I believe that proper agitation of the .sub
ject through the papers will lead to excellent
results.
SO THE ARCHITECTS SAY.
APARTMENT HOUSES THE WAY OUT OF
THE DIFFICULTY.
The People Must Begin to live in Tiers One
Aboi e the Other Away Up ill the Atmos
phere l"lats Not Long Left Vacant.
"When there are houses to be built there
must be architects to decide upon the plans.
Hence an architect should know about the
size of houses in demand. For this reason
numerous drawers of plans wer visited yes
terday to get their opinion of the existing
demand lor miniature dwelling houses. Mr.
Andrew Peebles at once saw the force of the
scheme. He said:
As ground is becoming scare in and around
the immediate center of tho city the demand
becomes for large apartment houses. Strictly
speaking there arn no flats in Pittsburg. In
the Eastern cities these apartment houses
catch most of the clerks and others who are
compelled to live on a salary of 1.500. and can't
afford to pay more than 40 a month rent. They
must needs have a parlor, a conple of bedrooms,
besides a servant's room, kitchen and laundry.
Buch buildings would be a first-class invest
ment, and pay big money to the capitalists. A
first-class apartment liouse centrally located
could be filled up on a daj-'s notice.
Of course, there is also a demand for bouses
of fit p or six rooms, but in the central part of
the city land is so high it doesnot pay to build
such small dwellings because tbey cannot
charge enough rental to pay a fair interest on
the investment. When a man moves to the
suburbs his car fare in a month becomes so'
high that he might about as well pay tbo larger
rent in theruv and then have the time usually
spent in traveling to and from bis work.
When a great number of houses are built
within a block they can, of course, be put up
undcronc contract and thus save considerable
rojney to the builder, who can thus realize
better on the investment. There is certainly a
demand for small dwellings aud apartment
bouses and if a trial was made there is no
doubt but more would follow.
Said Mr. F. J. Osterling when interro
gated on the quession in hand:
There certainly is a big demand for such
house, and I can't see why it would not be a
splendid investment for someone's surplus cap
ital. I find that the call is for five or six
roomed bouses within the central part of the
city that can rent for 30. But I guess the
people of Pittsburg will at last have to come to
the plan of Eastern cities and live on top of
each other. That is about the only way lean
see nut of the difficulty unless they spread
away out into the onburbs. The plan of apart
ment houses would take well in this city, I
tbiuk. Not lone ago a small apartment house
was built on Fifth avenue near the Market
House. It is 40 foot front by 85 deep and four
stories high. In that house 16 families can se
cure four rooms each and rot be overcrowded.
Before the roof was on the building veryflat
was taken, and I belie ve thatlndicates the feel
ing of the people in this regard.
RESTINGONRECORDS
Ex-Master Workman John Coffey
Talks on tho Issues ot the
Present Slate Campaign.
HE SATS THE TARIFF ISK'T IN IT.
Major McKinley to Talk Tariff and Sena
tor Emery to Give the Inside
History of X. T. Z.
PROMINENT POLITICIANS TO BE HERE.
A Bouthtidi Majority for the Ex-Ootobot Predicted ty
as Alderman.
The County Democracy held a love feast
last night, which brought out the full
strength of the organization hereabout and
put sitting room in the hall on Smithfield
street at a premium. A number of veterans
were present, including the Snowden town
shin sage and Mr. Keel, of Allegheny. A.
H. Kowand, Sr., presided.
The first speaker, and the trump card of
the evening, was John Coffey, of Philadel
phia, for lour years Master 'Workman of
the Eastern District Green Bottle Blowers,
and a man of great earnestness of purpose.
Mr. Coffey summed up therecords of Messrs.
Fattison and Delamater, and found in the
former all that goes to make up the bean
ideal representative and head of 5,000,
000 people, who have all the laws
that are needed, and more too, and
simply want a man in the Executive
chair who has the honesty and courage
to see that those laws are faitbfnlly
and honestly executed. He reviewed Mr.
Fattison's course as Controller of Philadel
phia and ss Governor of the State, and
found in him a man of earnest, honest pur
pose, with an eye single to the good of the
people, irrespective of class. On the other
hand, Mr. Coffey pictured the Kepublican
issue, so far as the Governorship is con
cerned, as a mere whitewash of Senator
Quay. Delamater had been chosen as the
scapegoat who is to carry Quay's shortcom
ings with him into the wilderness. Capital
istic greed is eating the State's substance,
and corporations who wish to put them
selves above the law are Delamater's back
ers, and the only interests he represents,
aside from these, is M. S. Q.
NO TABIFF IX THIS CAMPAIGN".
In conclusion, Mr. Coffey referred to the
McKinley tariff, and held that it should
have no place in the issue. He also said
he had been placed on the manufacturers'
black list because he had refused to sign a
petition for a powerful corporation unless
that corporation would displace 700 boys
and give their places to 700 men who had
700 wives to support, and several times 700
sons and daughters. These 700 men were
denied employment, and the places of self
respecting workmen given to cheap labor to
produce goods made high under a tariff
supposed to be in the interest of American
labor.
W. J. Brennen spoke next. He said he
wanted it understood that he was not at all
modest or apologetic in his request to be
allowed to occupy "the seat at present dis
graced by Mr. Dalzell," and "that a man
who had acted as did the latter in the
Breckenridge case, acted the part of a dis
honest man, and yet some people had the
effrontery to say that there were Democrats
in this district who would snpport him.
Some people are so illy informed that they
think this Congressional district dishonest
enough to return Mr. Dalzell."
Mr. Brennen said there had not in ten
years been a man elected to Congress in this
district, except Hopkins, whose election had
not been secured by the bulldozing ot men
in the mills, and yet Dalzell and his sup
porters had the effrontery to profess to be
shocked by election methods in the South.
He said it was an open boast that McKinley
would be re-elected by the shameless ex
penditure of boodle.
COMPLIMENTS TO AS OPPONENT.
In conclusion, said Mr. Brennen: "Yon
want to elect me, for the next Congress will
be Democratic, and Dalzell will be of less
use to you than a tobacco sign. What has
Dalzell done except help to unseat men
whose titles to their seals were better than
his and to get the Government recruit
ing station on Penn avenue condemned,
in order that his property next door might
be enhanced in value? In the next Con
gress he will be, if elected, relegated to the
Committee on Alligators, so you see I'm the
man you want. The tariff is not in issue in
this State campaign. The McKinley bill
has been passed, and the Democrats will
be unable to repeal it, unless it prove so bad
for the interests of the people as to rouse a
sentiment that will sweep it out ol exist
ence. This talk of Pattison refusing to par
don the miners sent to the workhouse is all
bosh. I was interested in that case, and
know that Pattison had no more power to
pardon them than I had."
D. J. McCarthy, who took a prominent
part eight years ago, when Pattison was
running lor the same office, kept the crowd
in a roar for an hour, as usual illustrating
his arguments by anccdoles. He save an
extended dissertation on arboriculture, and
told how one fruit might be made grow on
the stem of another. The possibilities are
almost infinite, but, said Mr. McCarthy:
"You cannot get honest fruit bygralting
George W. Delamater on M. S. Quay."
He concluded by boosting Mr. Brennen.
It is said that Mr. Coffey has been doing
some very effective work in this neighbor
hood of late, and he was forced to leave the
meeting as soon as he concluded his speech
in order to fill another appointment
Uf THE THIRTEENTH WABD.
Independent Republicans Get Together and
Organize a Vigilance Committee.
A meeting of Independent Kepnblicans
was held last evening at the Thirteenth
ward school house and arrangements made
for a mass meeting to be held next Saturday
evening at the Thirty-third street school
house. A vigilance committee for the ward was
also organized.
Sleeting of Southside Republicans.
A Kepublican meeting will be held in
Salisbury Hall, Southside, to-night, and
extensive preparations for the same have
been made. The orators of the occasion
will be George A. Sheridan, ot New York,
and Attorney John S. Lanibie and Assistant
City Attorney Clarence Burleigh.
In Spite of Quay's Opposition.
Frank C. Hans, Esq., of Sharon, was at
the Independent headq uarters yesterday and
said that Major McDowell would win out
in the Twenty-fifth Congressional district
"in spite of Quay's opposition."
Going to Watch the Foils.
Fifteen Kepublican business men of Alle
gheny have notified the Independent Com
mittee that they will watch the polling
places in their respective districts on election
day.
An Old-Time Majority.
Police Magistrate Leslie says the Seven
teenth ward it all right for Delamater, and
will give the usual majority for the State
ticket, about 200.
GUBEEHATORIAL SOOHS.
Pattison and Delamater Mass Meetings to be
Held This Evening.
This will be a great day for political en
thusiasm. Mass meetings in the interests of
both candidates tor Governor will be held,
and every citizen will thns be given an op
portunity to enthuse in accordance with his
particular views.
The Indeperidant Kepnblicans will rally
for Pattison at Lafayette Hall. The speak
ers will be Senator Emery, who will tell
who "X.X. andZ." really arej Hon. George
. Mapes, chairman of the Independent
Kepublican State Committee; Thomas M.
Marshall, Esq.. of the Allegheny Connty
Bar, and probably Eev. J. F. Coar, of
"Wilkinsburg. The managers of the affair
expect it will be necessary to hold an over
flow meeting.
Major "William McKinley, of Ohio, au
thor of a widely-read serial entitled "The
Tariff Bill," will discuss that measure and
the issues ot the campaign at Carnegie Hall,
Allegheny. The straight-out Kepublicans
are confident that the building will be
crowded, and that the meeting will be a
great success.
Senator Emery and Mr. Mapes will be at
the Independent headquarters this after
noon, where they will receive their friends.
STBONG ON THE SOUTHSIDE.
Alderman Flack Says Fattison "Will Get a
Majority Over There.
Alderman Flack, of the Twenty-fifth
ward, is one of the many gentlemen on the
Southside who is very anxious to see Ex
Governor Ptatison returned to the State
Executive Chamber this falL In speaking
of the matter last, night the Squire .said:
"So Jar as I am concernad I am out for
Pattison with all my heart. 1 believe with
a great many voters over here that when we
find a pure and honest man it becomes our
duty to vote for him regardless of party. '
"How do you think the Southside will go
this trip?"
"Why, we will certainly give Pattison a
nice majority, though I am not prepared to
say what it will be."
"What is the usual Kepublican majority
here?"
"Well, Harrison's majority over Cleve
land was 1,741. Onlv lour wards were Tor
Cleveland. The Twenty-fourth gave 35
majoritv; the Thirtieth, 35; the Thirty-third,
77; and'the Thirty-fourth, 153, atotal of 300.
We will turn the tables this time, however,
and put the majority on the other side of
the house."
TEYING TO HOLD SEWICKLEY.
Arrangements Made for Delamater Meet
ings to be Held There.
The Republican County Committee has
arranged lor a Delamater meeting in Sewick
ley. It is to be held in Choral Hall,-on the
evening of October 30. General ,D. H.
Hastings, Colonel W. A. Stone, and others
have been secured as speakers. Last even
ing a special meeting o' the Sewickley
Kepublican League was held, at which it
was decided to have a meeting of the bor
ough Kepublicans, on next Saturday even
ing, as a preliminary of the meeting of the
30th.
Local speakers are now being songhl, and
Judee White will do missionary work for
the Meadville Senator.
BIG POLITICAL GUNS COMING
To Address the Voters and to Look After
Their Fences.
Postmaster General "Wanaraaker and
Thomas Dolan.the latter a well-known busi
ness man of Philadelphia, will be present at
the meeting of the Americns Club to be held
in the rink on Frankstown avenue next
Thursday night.
United States Senator Cameron will ar
rive in the citv on Monday and spend two
days here. The Senator's visit jto this city
is to look after his Senatorial interests.
IT IS NOT A BALLOON.
Punxsntawney Residents Thought Venus
"Was an Electric Light.
As this is the last night of the Exposition
and the thousands of lights in and about the
buildings will not cast shadows again for
many months to come, the people of Punx
sutawney and vicinity will probably learn
that the evening star Venus-is not a balloon
with an electric light attached to it. For
the past week or so a uuniber of residentsof
that vicinity have been enjoying a quiet
laugh at their neighbors' expense. Some
wag started the story that Venus, which is
particularly bright at this time, was an
electric light sent up from the Exposition
grounds each evening on the tail end of a
balloon.
The joke traveled all around Clearfield
county until the people began to look
regularly for the appearance of the electric
star in the heavens. Many of them have
not discovered the joke yet.
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HAUGHEY 2ETTJHNS HOME.
He Is Ont on 814,000 Bail for a Hearing
on December 10.
Louis E. Haughey, who is charged with
the embezzlement of $75,000 from the Boeder
Glue Company, left last evening for Chicago,
after being released from custody, on 14,-
000 bail by Alderman McMasters. He will
have a hearing before the Alderman De
cember 10.
Hauchcy arrived in the citv yesterday
morning, in charge of Detective Coulson.
The latter expected tronble and took the
necessary precautions to have extradition
papers, etc. Hanghey's attorneys wanted
to get out a writ to restrain Detective Coul
son trom bringing his prisoner back, but the
officer laughed at them as he showed the
documents. Then they saw it would be
wasting time to fight the matter and did
not interfere. The prisoner was surprised
to find that even his owu counsel did not
know that proceedings had been entered
against him.
QUITE A COSTLY KISS.
"What a Tolo Had to Fay for Touching the
Lips of Another's "Wife.
Jacob Bernostowitchra was fined 55 and
costs by Alderman Succop last evening for
kissing Mathias Lyezesmak's wife. All
concerned lived in the "West End.
It seems the wife and Mr. What's-his-namc
met at a hall. The next day Jacob
went to his neighbor's house to grind an ax,
and while discussing the events of the night
before, the kissing is said to have occurred.
The husband appeared about this time and
protested.
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THREE DEATHS, SO FAB..
Another of the Men Injured In the Moore
head Explosion Died Yesterday.
Michael Berin, one of the men injured in
the explosion at the Morehead-McClean
Co.'s furnace on Thursday, died yesterday
afternoon at the Homeopathic Hospital,,
This makes the third death so far irom the
accident.
Michael McDonough, who was caught be
tween the cars at Braddock on -Wednesday
last, died yesterday at tho Mercy Hospital.
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THE,- PITTSBURG- DISPATCH.
HAD LOTS QF FIRES.
Three Alarms and Fonr Burnings
Wake Up the Whole Southside.
PHILLIPS & CO.'S PLANT SCORCHED.
in Employe Meets With a Disaster
Escaping.
in
THE PIEEMEN DO THE BEST OP W0EK
They had more fires to attend to in the
Southside yesterdny afternoon, between the
hours of 5 and 6 o'clock, than the depart
ment on both sides of the liver knew what
to do with.
Tiiree alarms were turned in from boxes
156, 154 and 147, and aside from these a
blaze was discovered in 4he buildings of
"Wolf, Howard & Co., which was stopped
without the formality of an alarm being
sent in.
Fortunately, the two first-named alarms
did not pan out very extensively, but the
last one was for a fire in the extensive glass
works of Phillips & Company, located on
Sonth Nineteenth and Mary streets. The re
sult was that before the flames were checked
one building containing a ten-pot fur
nace was entirely destroyed. The fire
was discovered about 5:30 in the roof of the
building, which was a frame structure two
stories high; and about 125x75 feet in di
mensions. Just how it started no one seems
to know, but in no time it was a mass of
flames, the material being as dry and almost
as inflammable as powder. Within 15 min
utes after the Are departmentwas summoned
the roof fell in, and shortly afterward the
entire building was a total wreck, though
large quantities of material stored in barrels
on the first floor were saved.
A PRETTY GOOD FIGHT IN HAND.
The fire attracted a very large crowd of
people, and for about an hour the firemen
had a large-sized fight in hand. Several
times the adjoining buildings were ignited
by sparks from the wreck, but in each in
stance the firemen proved themselves mas
ters of the situation, and the damages were
slight.
"When the excitempnt was at its highest
word was sent to the firemen that "Wolf,
Howard & Co.'s factory, cornor of Twentv
first and Mary streets, was on fire from fly
ing sparks from the Phillips' place. Two
lines of hose were nromptiy laid to the
building, and the fire was extinguished
without any losses worth mentioning.
During the Phillips fire a glassblower
named Slepple, who is employed in the
works, rushed into the second story of the
hnifding for th'e purpose of saving some
tools. The rapidity ot the fire was such that
when he started to leive he found his way ot
escape entirely cut off. He was completely
surrounded by fire and in desperation ran to
a window with no means of avoiding a ter
rible death but a leap to the pavement,
some 12 or 15 feet below. He had no time
to spare, and in jumping lost bis balance,
falling heavily upon the pavement, break
ing one leg. A patrol wagon was called
and he was removed to his home, No.
2318 Jane street. His injuries are said to
be quite serious.
MEN THROWN OUT OP "WORK.
That portion ot the works destroyed gave
employment to 28 people, ten blowers, ten
boys and men employed about the furnace.
The foreman of the remaining furnace said
last night that the building would be replaced
at once. He said that in all probability
the furnace would be saved. He thought
the loss would reach $15,000 at the lowest
estimate, and he said the property was fully
covered by insurance.
The alarm from box No. 156 was caused
by a small fire which was discovered in a
frame dwelling house at the corner of
Twenty-seventh and Jane streets. Steamer
No. 4 responded and promptly overcame
the trouble. The loss was about'S25.
The alarm from box No. 154 was caused
by a small fire in the office of D. O. Cun
ningham & Co. The loss there was trifling.
Taking the four fires all in a bunch they
served to thoroughly arouse the people and
at the same time put tne fire department to
trump cards. Nine companies were en
gaged at the Phillips fire, and the situation
became so shaky that two or three steamers
trom this side of the river were called into
service.
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WHAT PEOPLE AKE DOING.
Some Who Travel, Some "Who Do Not, and
Others "Who Talk.
"W. L. Elkins, ot the Pittsburg Trac
tion road, was a passenger on the limited last
evening for Chicago. He denied most em
phatically that Mr. Howard was in the service
of the companv, as has been charged. The
much-talked-of consolidation deal he laughed
at.
H. H. Porter, A. W. Potter, W. E.
Stirling and J. C. Hutchins, of the North Chi
cago Rolling Mill Company, are at the Ander
son. They have been on one of their Inspect
ing tours through the coke regions, looking
alter their interests.
F. W. Patterson, formerly engineer for
the Lake Erie road, has been appointed Chief
Engineer of the Pittsburg division of the Hal
titnore and Ohio, to succeed W. T. Manning,
who was promoted.
Bishop W. S. Perry and wife, of Dav
enport, are stopping at the Monongahela
House. Tho Bishop is here to attend the mis
sionary meeting of the Episcopal Church next
week.
Chief Clerk Sam Clerk, of the Board of
Assessors, is confined to his home with symp
torns of typhoid fever.
Joseph E. Stauffer and A. S. Overholt,
of Scottdale, are among the gncsts at the Sev
enth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel "W. P. Bend, the coal man,
went East last evening.
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day In Two Cities Condensed
lor Ready Reading.
William Martin, a Pennsylvania Railroad
telegraph operator, living at No. 107 Julius
street. East End, left several weeks ngo,
ostensibly to visit friends in Chicago, As he
has not been beard from since, his friends have
become anxious and fear fool play.
Rev. G. W. Izer, D. D., late pastor of Simp
son Memorial Chnrch, San Francisco, Cal., and
now pastor of Chrlsh M. E. Church, corner of
Eighth street and Penn avenue, will preach
to-mnrrow morning and evening at 10:15 A. M.
and 7:30 P. St.
The new institute for the blind on Forty
second street is pro-rresslng nicely, there being
U pupils so far enrolled. The latter have set
tled down to business, and under the direction
ot Superintendent Jacobs are making rapid
progress.
Services will be held in John Wesley Church
at 10:15 a. at. to-morrow. Sermotf'by Rev. John
T. Moore. Sunday school at 2 p. m. At 7:45
p. M. preaching by the pastor; '-Better Not."
Some members of the fire department are
grumbling because they have beeu ordered to
buy new overcoats. They say their old coats
are good enough.
A still alarm was sent to Engine Company
No. 8 yesterday afternoon, for a slight fire in
the house of William T. Brown, on Sheridan
avenue. East End,
The Columbia Fire Department, of Alle
gheny, put out a small fire on East Diamond
street on a still alarm last night.
, Music Teachers
And others who buy sheet music, musio
books, instruments, etc, will save money
and learn something interesting by sending
a, postal card asking for our large 40-page
catalogue free, containing cut rates on all
musical goods. Address Will-L. Thomp
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SATURDAY... . OCTOBER
AN UNFINISHED LETTER
That Leaves No Clew to the Unfortunate
"Writer's Identity A Case for the Cor
oner to Investigate nnd Fix the Blame
for a Death.
On Thursday night an unknown man
was strnck by a train on the Panhandle
road, near the Slijo mills, and fatally in
jured. His left arm was cut off, his rieht
arm smashed and his skull fractured.
Deceased was abont 5 feet 9 inches in
height, probably 25 years of age, with light
mustache, no beard and weighed about 165
pounds. An unfinished letter, which un
fortunately bore no address, was found on
his person. He had evidently started to
write to some relative, as he began by stat
ing that he was well and hopelul. The let
ter bore the date of September 8. The dead
man wears a striped flannel shirt of blue,
and every article of raiment abont bim was
neat and clean. In his remaining arm an
anchor and coil of rope had been pricked
in India ink.
Coroner McDowell will to-day hold an in
quest on the body, which is at Semmol
rock's undertaking rooms. Inspector Mc
Kelvey said last night: "The engine that
struck this man passed the mills about
10:15 o'clock at night. No stop was made,
but some 40 minutes later a telegram was
received! from Ingram station bearing the
information that a man had been struck at
the point named.
"When the patrol wagon reached the place
the man was found lying face downward in
a pool or water four or five inches deep, and
worst of all, he was still alive. Now I do
not know whether railroad engineers arc
compelled by law to stop their trains when
they knowingly strike people or not, but I
do believe they should be required to do so.
All the facts in this case will be brought
out to-day, and we will see what can be
done."
AN0THEB DAY OF ACCIDENTS.
A Seven-Ycnr-Old Boy Bnn Down and Killed
by a Streetcar.
Martin Fogarty, aged 7 years, and son of
Michael Fogerty, of No. 18 Singers' Eow,
West Carson street, was run over and killed
by a West End car about 6 o'clock last
evening. The little fellow was stealing a
ride on the end of a wagon and fell off. He
fell in front of the horses attached to the car
and after getting up was knocked down by
one of the animals striking him. Before
the driver, Jacob Leppert, could stop the
car the wheels passed over the lad's body,
crushing out his liie nnd badly mutilating
him. The driver gave himself up to the
authorities, but was released on bail by
Magistrate Succop.
George Le Febre, of No. 8 Grove street,
an employe at the Westinghnuse machine
shop, corner of Twenty-fi tli street and
Spring alley, wa severely injured yesterday
by an ingot striking him on the lower part
of the body. Both of his legs were terribly
crushed and he suffered internal injuries.
William McDonald, a baggagemaster on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, iell from
the McKeesport accommodation at Besse
mer yesterday afternoon. He had his right
leg lractured and his head badly cut. He
was removed to the Mercy Hospital, where
his injuries were dressed.
Willie Storm, aged 5 years, was playing
in front of his home, on- Cliff street, yester
day a'teruoon, when a large Newfoundland
dog rushed at him, knocked him down and
bit the little fellow on the right arm.
HE WAS NOT F0EG0TTEN.
Tho "Wheels of tho Gods Grind Slowly, but
They Got There at Last.
Amandus Brossia, who did battle with the
Police Department on the Brooks law, and
who was one of the first defendants in a
speak-easy suit, was arrested yesterday, and
is now ruminating on the vagaries of things
in general in the county jail.
Brossia was proprietor of a Duquesne
Heights' resort when the Brooks law was
unheard of. When he got knocked out by
the License Court, Brossia became steward
of the Washineton-Irvine Literary Society.
On July 26, 1888, fcp wasarresled lor selling
liquor without license, and William Patton
went on His bail bond for 51,000. After
being released Brossi.1 jumped his bail, and
nothing was heard of him until yesterday,
when he returned and was arrested.
PB0P0SED SOCIETY FEDERATION.
A Movement to Unite tlie Local German
Catholic Literaries.
The German Catholic young men of Law
rencevilfe have started a movement for the
federation of all the German Catholic lit
erary societies of Pittsburg and Allegheny.
This is a step similar to that taken some
time since by the Catholic societies, which
resulted in such a successlul organi
zition of those societiei into the Pioneer
Diocesan American Federation of Catholic
Societies.
A meeting to take action in regard to the
matter will be held next week in St. Au
gustine's Hall, Thirty-seventh street.
CABLE LETTERS giving all the news
from Great Britain and the Continent are
exclush ely published in the Sunday issue of
THE DISPATCH. It Is the only paper in
"Western l'cnnsj Ivania carrying a Daily
Special Cable Sen ice. Largest Circulation.
Best Advertising Medium.
Diamonds.
What for? Why, for holiday presents.
Well, where can I buv them? Why at
Galliuger's, 1106 and 1200 Penn ave.
P. S. A full lineof musical instruments.
The Lidies Schubert Quartet, of Boston,
assisted by Miss Lizzie Gleason, of same
place, who recites the chariot race from
Ben Hur, and other selections, will be at
Carnegie Hall, Monday evening, October
20. Five hundred turned away from
Boston Music "Hall. Seats at Itoss', 137
Federal st.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE, FIFTH AVENUE.
Largest and Finest Store In the City.
New stockinette tickets just opened at
S2 50, ?5, 56, S7, S8 75 and 10. All sizes
and latest stvles. CAMfBELL & Dick.
Gentlemen's Furnisliings.
The largest and finest furnishing store in
the city hare your choice is largest and you
pay less for the best than anywhere else.
Neckwear, underwear, shirts, coll.irs, cuff),
hosiery, bath robes, smoking jackets, hand
kerchiefs, suspenders everything in men's
needs. If you haven't dealt here before, try
it. Plenty of salespeople to give you
prompt and polite attention plenty of
goods right prices.
JOS. HOKNE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Cool Fall "Weather.
Nothing is more palatable these cool
evenings than a good, big dish of oysters,
provided, of course, yoa hare good crackers
to go with them. People who use Marvin's
band-made or shell-oyster crackers are
always happily supplied in this respect. If
you have never tried them, do so, and be
convinced. tts
Extra for To-Day Kid Glove Department
Oue lot ladies' eight-bntton suede mous
quetaire gloves, tan shades, only 95 cents a
pair. Jos. Horne & Co.,
609-621 Penn avenue.
Misses' reefers, for 12 and 14 years at 53.
Fleishman & Co.
B.&B.
Ladies' Kid Glove Depirtment to-day. 8
Button Length Suede Gloves, 65 cents
worth your attention, Boogs & Buhl.
Ladies' plush jackets, satin lined, at
(6 98. FLEI8HMAN & Co.
Black Goods A splendid bargain in
52-inch wide all wool French serge at 1 00
a yard. HUGUS & HACKS.
TTSStt
18, 1S90.
PROFITS IN- PLENTY.
Bessemer and Gray Forge Irons Are
Doll, but Mnck Bar Commands
JUST AS HIGU PRICES- AS EVER.
Chief Arthur Pnt the Question of Federa
tion Beyond Donbt.
PP.0JECT AMONG GliUCERS BADLY HURT
The iron and steel trade experienced no
change during the past week. Trade in
finished material continues good. Business
in raw material is still of large volume, but
prices arc yet on the low side.
Bessemer pig sells at from 517 75 to 518,
and gray forge at $13. Muck bar' is trans
ferred at 531 50 for future, and 532 can easily
be obtained for immediate delivery. Some
reason for the continued high price of muck
bar may be found: First, in the enormous
demand for pipe iron which still prevails;
secondly, in the great shortage of natural
gas during the last two months, which has
restricted the output; and thirdly, in the
scarcity of old iron rails, which have in
creased in value and brought mnck bar
more into value.
NOT THE KATES OF LAST MONTH.
Sheet billets, blooms aud slabs change
hands at 529 50, which is no deviation from
the price which has ruled recently, but a
trifle under the rates obtainable a month
ago.
There has been a remarkable movement
lately in spelter. Prices have taken ajump
in four weeks ot 513 per ton, sufficient to
send up galvanized sheets, in which the
article is largely used, a point or two.
Affairs in thi Connellsville region are be
coming worse and worse as the busy season
approaches. "While stoik at the ovens is
piling up, the furnace yards are gradually
emptying for lack of railroad facilities to
transfer the product. And these, instead of
increasing as reported, is growing worse.
Many Mahoning Valley furnaces are crip
pled for lack of an adequate supply.
In the coal trade there is no change.
"While the rivermen are' living in the
Micawber-like hope of "something turning
up" to advance prices, the railroad operators
have no complaint to make except on the
score of transportation facilities. And this
plaint has become such a bugbear as now to
be looked for as a matter of course. Both
river and railmen will have to face a de
mand for a half cent per bushel advance in
rates in a short time.
"WINDOW GLASS TKADE BETTER.
Business on window glass is reported as
improving. Eastern jobbers have advanced
prices for larger size 5 per cent, in sympathy
with the new duty. Manufacturers will
meet in Chicago next Tuesday to help along
the "American Window Glass Association"
scheme. The plan went into operation on
the 15th. Flint glass and green glass goods
are in better demand.
The utterance of Grand Chief Arthur
Thursday a'ternoon on the question of fed
eration with other branches of the railroad
science, and the manner in which it was re
ceived by his hearers, leaves no doubt as to
how the matter will be disposed of by the
convention. The Brotherhood will remain
apart from other organizations, and will con
tinue to conduct its affairs independently of
the others.
A report concerning the retail grocers and
certain organizations, while being away
from the real facts, the purposes of those in
terested, has tended to defer the fulfill
ment of the project without affording any
real news to the public. One of tho pur
poses of the movement reierred to was to
obtain for the grocers what was justly and
legally theirs. In this object they will be
sustained by the labor organizations as
fully as they will assist the latter in carry
ing out their line of policy.
BOTH DOWN TO WOBK.
TheEnglneers amlThelrLadyesFnlre Begin
Their Annnal Conventions in Earnest.
The twenty-seventh annual convention of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
resumed business yesterday morning. The
proceedings, as customary with this organ
ization, were of a secret nature.
The Ladies' Auxiliary met in Telephone
Exihange Hall, Allegheny, and drew in 15
recruits within the body. The President,
Mrs. Murdock, was presented with a well
filled purse, in recognition of her services to
the association. Mrs. St. Clair, the Secre
tary, was presented with a handsome gold
watch and chain.
SINGLE TAX MEETmG.
Ballot Reform anil the Australian System to
bo Considered.
At a meeting of the Single Tax League to
be held to-morrow evening an address will
be delivered on ballot reform, in which the
principles and operation of the Australian
ballot system will be fullr exnlained and
illustrated. A member will also read Mac
auiey's celebrated poem, "The Battle of
Naseby."
The'public are invited to be present and
taRe part in the discussion. Mcetingat 7:30
r. M. at No. 64 Fourth avenue.
ToBalldallotel.
The Union Hotel Company, a new organ
ization at Charleroi, has commenced ar
rangements looking to the erection of a five
story brick hotel at that new town. It will
have all the modern appliances and will
cost about 575,000. The shovel factory firm
at Charleroi has commenced the erection of
100 tenement houses to be used by their em
ployes. "Wanted A Horse for a Piano.
Dark color and about 1,200 to 1,300 weight.
A good strong puller. Inquire at H. Kleber
& Bro.'s music store, 506 Wood street.
Special 1 t t plan's Camel's Hair Under
wear At $1 50 per garment, or 53 a suit; an ex
traordinary value.
JOS. HOBNE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
JACKET BARGAINS.
JacketBargalns.
Matchless bargains in tailor-made jackets
and blazers. All wool blazers from 54 to
59 95, fine reeers 55 to 515. Fur-trimmed
reefers in newest styles at exceedingly low
prices at Bosenbanm & Co.'s.
Misses' reefers, cleg-int cheviot, at 53.
Fleishman & Co.
PlUSH wraps and jackets at old prices,
which means 25 to 33 per cent less than
value. See them at Bosenbaum & Co.'s.
Tbs
Men's silk and wool mixed underwear.
James H. Aiken & Co , 100 Fifth aye.
Children's gretchens, from 52 50 to
522 50.j
Fleishman & Co.
The beer, choice ale and fine porter made
by the Irou City Brewing Co. is the best.
Ladies' plush sacques, 514 50.
Fleishman & Co.
If your complaint is want of appetite, try
Angostura Bitters before meals. TTSSu
Children's Reefers.
In endless variety $3 to 59 75 are cheap
est at Bosenhaum & Co.'s.
Eld Gloves t Eld Gloves it
To-day; 250 of real French 8-b.; finemos
quetaire suedes, 89c; regular f 1 50 glove, at
Bosenbaum & Oo.'s.
MAKING MORAL PROGRESS.
Improvement of the Colored Race In the
South Better Educational Facilities
Needed How Their Taxable Property
Has Increased In Valne.
Bev. A. "W. Puller, President of the Cur
tis Memorial Seminary, at Staunton, Va.,
and one of the most prominent colored men
of the South, is in Pittsburg. Mr. Puller is
here in the interest of education, and is try
ing to raise 55,000 to put up a school build
ing for the accommodation of 600 students.
He is a graduate of Bncknell University,
and is an example of whan a colored mau
can do if he has a chance.
In speaking about the people in the South
yesterday, he said: "In several of the
Southern States a law has been passed
separating the school taxes, and keeping
the funds for the benefit of the class that
paid it. An attempt has been made to in
troduce such legislation in Virginia, "When
it does come we want to be prepared for it,
and this is why we are trying to establish
our own schools. The Blair educational
bill, if passed, would be a grand thing for
the colored race, and I think it will be
pushed through some day, bnt in a different
form.
"My people are improving very rapidly,
The advent of Northern capitalists in the
South is doing much to remove race preju
dice. The colored people now have
5150,000,000 of taxable property sonth of the
Mason and Dixon line. That dreamy, vague
idea of religion is giving way for more sub
stantial ideas. There is a strong demand
for educated ministers, and the people are
getting to be so that they won't hear any
other. One point which I wish to impress
is that the moral progress made by my race
is something remarkable. I want to see the
improvement continue, and I feel sure that
the people of tho country will help us to
maintain the good work of education."
BUSINESS THAT IS BUSINESS.
Borongh Assessors Expected to Get Their
"Work Dono In Time.
Some Homestead borough assessors came
to grief in the Common Pleas Court No. 1
yesterday. They had not turned in their
books in time to snit the County Commis
sioners and Controller, and so the latter,
instead of allowing them 52 a day each for
their services, concluded to apply an act of
Assembly intended to stimulate promptness
in such cases, nnd proposed to settle with
them on the basis of 51 50 per day. They
brought suit and yesterday, when the case
was called, County Solicitor Geyer asked
for a non-suit and Judge Slagle granted it.
It is gentlyinsinuated that the disposition
to regard a public office, not as a public
trust, but as a soft snap that should be
squeezed dry, is very widespread and there
is a disposition shown in the offices of the
Commissioners aud Controller to get public
business back to tbe same basis as that on
which private enterprises are operated.
SECRETS OF BEAUTY explained to the
ladies In THE DISPATCH to-morrow by the
popular Shirley Dare. Always interesting
and instructive. Twenty Pages, 3 Parts.
Best newspaper In Pennsylvania.
Novelties in men's neckwear.
James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth ave.
A CARD.
READ, f HEN RUN.
Our sales during the past week,
both wholesale and retail, have
been enormous. It was caused not
so much from the large number of
visitors in the city as from the pub
lic having been fully apprised of
the advance in prices which is sure
to take place in the near future.
Manufacthrers on both sides of
the water have advanced prices al
ready, but we. will continue for a
time (and the time cannot last long)
to serve our customers at the old
rates the lowest prices ever
touched by Carpets and Curtains
in America.
Parties who expect to furnish new
homes, or refurnish old ones, the
coming spring, can save largely by
buying at once. Goods bought
here will be stored free of charge
until wanted.
EDWARD
GROETZIKGER,
627 and 629 Penn Avenue.
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BIBEH I EABTDN.
OUR FRIDAY
SPECIAL SALE,
OCTOBER 17.
What yoa can bay of as at Eeduced Prices
for this day and date only.
SILKS!
SILKS !
Colored Surah Silks,
Black Surah Silks,
Black and Colored Failles.
Satin Luxor,
Armures and Tricotines,
Gros Gram Silks,
Solid and Fancy India Silks.
32-inch Drapery Silk.
Our Silk Department represents the best
manufacturers of Europe and America. Our
assortment is large and varied, embracing
many grades, and always at lowest prices.
On this special Friday Sale we will offer
you extra inducements in oar entire Silk
Department.
BIBER i EABTDN,
505 and 507. MARKET STREET.
M18-TTSSH
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Pittsbubo, Saturday. Oct. 18, 1890.
JDS. HDRNE k COe
PENN AVE. STORES.
SA TURD A Y
SPECIALS.
LADIES JACKETS:
An All-wool Diagonal Cheviot Eeefer
Front Jacket, bound with plain black silk
cord, or black and gold cord, a special bar
gain at $b.
The Iiadies' new English Top Coats, of
fine diagonal, lined with English all-wool
check, the very swell thing of the season,
very stylish, popular, and more than ordin
ary valne. Two lines now prices, 16 and
$22.
Extreme novelties in Fur TrimmedJack
ets, black tnd colors, imported garments,
latest Paris styles, prices from ?20 upward.
PL USH J A CKE TS:
Three special prices, best Jackets erer
sold for the money $10, $12 and $15.
LADIES' HOSIERY:
For "Winter "Wear.
THE MISSES' SPECIAL AT 22c All
wool Bibbed, Black (sizes 5 to 8J), at 22a
a pair.
THE MISSES' SPECIAL AT 35c or
three pairs for 51 Black Cashmeres, ribbed
merino heel and toe, double knee (sizes 5. to
9), price 35c a pair.
LADIES' SPECIAL AT 25c Black
Cashmere, fast, excellent quality, all sixes,
at 25c a pair.
Ladies Special at 50c;
Black English Cashmere, fine quality,
high spliced merino heel and toe, fine gangs
at 50c a pair.
MISSES' SPECIAL AT 60c Black En
glish Cashmere, fine gauge, ribbed merino
heel and toe (sizes 6 to 8J4), at 50c a pair.
LADIES1 GLOVES:
At gsc:
Just received a full line of Ladies' and
Misses' Barritz Kid Gloves, in tans and
browns 95c. a pair.
At $1:
4-button Fine French Kid Gloves, in tans,
browns, grays, slates, modes and blacks, an
extraordinary glove for $ 1 a pair.
At $1:
A special Misses' Lacing Glove, extra
value, tans, browns and blacks at $1 a pair.
At $r SS'
Ladies' 5-hook Snede Glove, the best
glove made to sell for fl 35 a pair tans,
browns and blacks.
At Sr 50 and$2:
Ladies' Fine Pique, Sewn Glove, tbe
strongest glove, the longest wearer, 4-hutton
length, $1 50 and 1, in tans, browns and
blacks best shades.
At $2: .
Our genuine 7-hook Foster Kid and Xao; .
ing Pique Gloves, extraordinary value, besl5
shade of tans and" browns and blacks.
Our Gloves Always Fit.-
Mens Winter Underwear:
Gray Merino, 50c per garment.
Gray Pure Natural Wool, SI.
White Merino Norfolk and New Brans,
wick at SI each.
Natural Wool, double thickness fronts, at
51 50.
Ssarlct, all-wool, very best makes, all the
healthfnl properties, 51, 50 and 52 per gar
ment. Genuine Scotch Wool Underwear, sturdy,
solid, long wearers, $1 50 a garment
And all the finer grades to finest made in
best domestic and foreign makes.
Gentlemen's Furnishings:
New 50c Neckwear.
New English Neckwear best London
styles.
New Bath Eobes, ?4 to $20 in Terry
Cloth and Wool.
New importations of fine Linen and Silk
Handkerchiefs.
JDS. HDRNE I CD.
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
FIDELITY TITLE AND TKUST CO..
121 anrt 113 Fourth are.
ESTATE OF JANE I.EU.N AKO. DECEASED.
Notice Is nerebr (riven that letters testament
ary on the estate of Jane Leonard havii been
granted to the nnrierslxned, to whom all persons
Indebted to said estate are requested to make
Immediate nayment, and those having claims
against tbe same should make tbem known with
out delay. FIDELITY TITLt, AN i TKUST CO..
Executor Jane Leonard. C. C. OICKEV. Attor
ney. seM-75-S
FIDELITY TITLE AND TRUST CO..
Z and 123 Fonrtli nre.
ESTATE OF ilAltUAKKT CIIADWICK. DE
CEASED. Notice is hereby (Siren that let
ters ot administration on the estate of Margaret
Chadnick have been granted to the undersigned,
to whom ill persons Indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and thosa
bavin? claims against the same should make
tbem known without delay. FIDELITY TITLB
AND TKCSr CO., Administrator. BKOWN A
STEWAKT. Attorneys. Ie--J-S
OFFICE OF EDWIN 8. CRAIG.
93 Diamond Street.
ESTATE OF HARRIET A. WHITE,
deceased. Notico is hereby given ,-that
letters testamentary on the estate of Harriet
A. White, deceased, lato of Allegheny Cliy.
Pa., have been granted to the undersigned, to
whom all person indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and
those having claims or demands against tha
same will make them known without delay.
WILLIAM W. ANDERSON, Executor. No.
20 Monterey st:. Allegheny Citv. se!3-2S-3
EDUCATIONAL.
URSULINE ACADEMY,
OAKLAND.
The Ursnline teachers have opened a prep
aratory day school for boys. Terms. 20 per
session of Ave months. English, French or
German, singing, calisthenics. The boarding
and day school for young ladles opens rt Sept. 8.
Tuition: Terms, for day pupil". 235: S31C5, TX,
(IS, according to grade, including English,
French or German, vocal music and calisthen
ics. Privatn lessons in music, Krencn. German,
shorthand and typewriting: sell-50-TTS
ELECTIONS.
-pLECTION-THE ANNUAL MtSETING
JTjJ of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania
Bait Manufacturing Company will be ntld at
their office, N. 11a Chestnut street, PMUael-
Sola, on WED.NESDAY, October 29,1380, at
! o'elock noon, for tbe election of seven di
rectors for the ensuing Vear, and such other
business as bit be brought before them.
AUSTIN M. PURVES, Secretary.
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