SM
A
TO ILL,
Money, Municipal Reputation, Hap
piness and Health to be In
creased by the Erection of
HUNDREDS OFHOIIESFOR WORKERS
A Chance to Increase the Population of
Pittsburg- at an Enprecedenlcdly
Eapid Kale.
HOW OTEECKOWDttG CAUSES CEIME.
Ilea Wio Enow Tilk About the Kectsoty for Modest
Dwelling Bosses.
Gold, glory and a happy hearthstone
should satisfy even a selfish man, and the
most exacting municipality could not ask
for more than that these blessings should
exist in profusion within its borders.
These benefits, it is held by prominent
citizens, will follow the carrying out or the
idea advocated by prominent citizens, inter
viewed by The Dispatch, of building
several hundred, or even thousands, ol
small, neat dwellings in Pittsburg. It is
claimed that the capitalists who put their
money into such an investment will win the
gold; that the city will reap the glory by
the scdden increase of its population,
which will surely follow, and that happy
hearthstones will be indefinitely multiplied
when men with modest incomes are enabled
to live in comfortable homes at a reasonable
rental.
Chief Brown, ol the Department of Pub
lic Safety, both as a good citizen and by
virtue of bis official position, is deeply
interested in every question pertaining to
the advancement of the city, and is enthusi
astic over the suggestion for the erection of
homes suitable for the habitation of Pitts
burg's bone and sinew. The chief said:
CROWDING LEADS TO CRIME.
"The question of housing the people of
Pittsburg is a grave one, and deserves seri
ous consideration. Where people are forced
to live in cramped quarters, and especially
where they are crowded together in tene
ments, an increase in minor criminalities is
always noticed. The families become too
intimate, are apt to get into the habit of
drinking, and if there happens to be one or
two tongh characters in the house they are
very liable to contaminate others in the
building. Tben, too, Irom a sanitary point
of view, this overcrowding is dangerous, not
onlv to the dwellers in tenements, ont to the
health of the city at large. Many diseases
reluse to be confined within the narrow
limits in which they are bred.
"The saddest feature of tenement house
life is that it so often results in the estrange
ment of families. The father of a family
who, after a hard day's work, returns to a
squalid home is very apt to become dissatis
fied. He goes out on to tbe street and the
bright and cbeeriul saloons hold out induce
ments it is hard for him to resist, and in
many instances he does not struggle very
desperately against the temptation. On the
other hand, the children, owing to this fact,
&ee but little of their father, and thus they
grow apart, and a sad lack of filial affection
is the result.
A PAYING INVESTMENT.
"There is no question that the building
and renting of small houses is a good, if not
the best, investment for capitalists. East
ern cities, Philadelphia and Harrisburg
particularly, has any number of small
dwellings. In the latter city they rent for
from 10 to $16 a mouth. The owners have
no more difficulty in collecting the rent of
thee houses than from more pretentious
buildings, and the returns are vastly more
profitable.
"There is a great need for such a class of
dwellings here. Many men with families
make but $10 to SIS a month. How can
they afford to pay 520 to $25 a month for
rent? Tbev cannot do it, and consequently
they are lorced to live in cramped quarters,
which stunt the growth of their families,
physically, morallr and intellectually."
Mr. George L. Holliday, President of
Common Council, sees the necessity for more
cheap houses. He says:
"The great need of Pittsburg at this time
is the erection of several hundred homes for
workingnicu. There is now no part of the
old city which is not comparatively easy of
access. The one difficulty, however, which
contronts the capitalist who is willing to
make an investment of this character, is to
rind a purchasable location. To do the
thing properly, such houses should be built
together in blocks, in a town, as it were.
The property on the best class of streets is
naturally held high tor residence sites, and
it would not be wise to sandwich in small
houses between them. Then, again, the
land would cost too much to allow of cheap
rent.
LAND THAT CAKNOT BE BOUGHT.
"There are some tracts of land in this
city especially suited to the erection in
large numbers of this class of dwellings, but
they are not all in tbe market. There is
one larce tract, very central and in every
way fitted for tnis purpose, running Irom
Herron Hill to Filth avenue at Oakland.
That is part of the Schenley estate and is
not 'or sale. There has been a row of ele
gant residences built on part of this prop
erty, but the land is merely leased, and that
for only 50 vears. when it, with the build
ings, will revert to the Schenley heirs.
Doubtless there are other places in the citv
where a block of land could be putchased,
and I am sure it would be a paying invest
ment. We need a number of houses which
would rent lor about 15 a month, and there
would be no difficulty in finding tenants for
them.
"On the Sonthside some building is be
ing done on the hilltops, but not enough to
supply the demand. I have noticed one
peculiar thing, however. On West Carson
6treet, near Singer's and Painter's mills,
there are several rows of houses which are
located right in the blaze of the nrnaces,
while tbe rattling of the heavy mill machin
ery is almost deafening. Yes, the location
is suggestive of the gates of the nether re
gions. Well, I have known several fami
lies who have moved out of these houses
into bright, comfortable homes on the hill
tops, and, although you would hardly be
lieve it, those people were not satisfied until
they got back into the old houses amid tbe
glare and noise of the mills."
ArrEALISO TO PITTSBUBG'S FBIDE.
A real estate agent, who does no care to
have his name used, because he does' not
want the readers ol The Dispatch to
imagine that he is seeking for advertising,
when, in fact, he is merely speaking for tbe
good of the community, takes a view of tbe
matter which directly appeals to tbe pride
of every citizen. He argnes in this manner:
"The population o Pitttburg could be in
creased by 10,000 almost immediately, if it
was possible to house them comiortably and
economically. I know by experience in my
own business that i 1,000 houses, to rent
from $15 tn 20 a month, could be erected by
Christmas, they would II be occupied by
the first of January. I do not mean that
these houses would be filled by families
moving out of other houses, bnt that there
are enougn strangers coaling Mere to seek a
location to fill them. One thousand houses
would bold 5,000 souls, and I am confident
that if 2,000 houses were built here every
year there would still be a demand lor
BENEFIT
more. This would give the city a growth of
11.000 a year from this class of settlers alone.
I meet people every day who desire to lo
cate here. They look around first to rind a'
home for themselves and their families, and
when they learn how scarce houses are and
how high' the rents they become discour
aged, and go to another city. This lack of
small dwellings is actually retarding the
growth of the city.
BETTER THAN RAILUOAD STOCK.
"As to the profit from a large investment
in small dwellings, why, there is nothing
iike it Eighteen per centis easily obtained
from such property, and under the landlord
and tenant laws of this State the loss by
bad tenants is rednced to a minimum. vThere
is no investment like it for large and certain
returns, and I do not understand why
capitalists do not see it. I know that to-day
many wealthy men gladly pay premiums of
from" 4 to 1G per cent on good railroad stock
that pays an annual dividend ol 5 or 6 per
cent. If they put their money into small
dwellings 1 believe that they would make at
least three times as much, without cal
culating the profit arising from the natural
appreciation ol property in a growing citv."
J. B. Ertzman, employed by the Elba
iron works, says Hazlewood is in almost as
bad a condition as any other part of the
city. Hundreds of people are living in the
crowded part oi the community, and are
compelled to be satisfied with two or three
rooms'for families of six or eight people.
"All the houses that are being built "are not
of a character that will afford reliet either,"
concluded Mr. Ertzman.
LIKE ANTS IN A MOUND.
THE CONDITION OF THE WORKING PEO
PLE ON THE SOUTHSIDE.
That Exclusively Industrial Community
Needs Keller Hundreds of Small Houses
Needed Workers Must IiveNearTlielr
Work Big Bonanzas for Capitalists.
There is probably no section of the city in
which the industrial class of people are
crowded and packed into small houses like
sardines in a box, as on the Sonthside. It
is an indnstrial community. Whole wards
are occupied exclusively by the nomes of
the people who form the great army that
keeps in motion tbe wheels of the world's
workship. It is true that many of these live
in a hampered condition from choice, rather,
than spend a sufficient amount of their earn
ings to keep themselves and families in a
decent and comfortable condition. But the
great majority ol them are forced to "double
up" like the guests at the hotels had to do
during the visit of the British Iron and
Steel Congress.
The employes of themillsand glasshouses,
whose turns begin at all honrs of the day
and night, cannot live at a distance from
their workshops.' They must live within
easy access of the mill, else too much
strength is exerted getting to and from their
work. In no section of tbe Sonthside have
houses been built to suit the convenience of
this class of people and as a consequence the
workingman is compelled to pay three times
as much rent as he can really afford to pay,
or live in a bonse containing half a dozen
other families.
A BONANZA FOB INVESTORS.
A. P. Weidman, ol Campbell & Co., the
real estate agents, said: "I could have
rented at least 50 small houses in tbe last
month if I had had them. We have appli
cations for them every day, but unfortu
nately they are not in existence. If any
man who has money to invest will come to
the Southside and build 50 or 100 four and
five-roomed honses he will have a bonanza.
The people are compelled to crowd them
selves into large houses, or go up on the
hill, and by the time they go on tne mil,
rent a small house for $10"or $12 and pay
incline fare for a month they are worse off
than if they had stayed down on the South
side and paid a higher rent."
Otto Beihling. an ex-member of a build
ing and loan association, said: "No one
knows anything about the way the people
live over here, who has not made a tour
among the residences. All of the Hungar
ians, a good many Polish and a few Irish
just tumble themselves in four or five fam
ilies in a house any way at all so they get
inside. I have seen families of five and six
trying to live in one room. They don't
live; they merely exist. But in many eases
it is the best they can do. They are not
able to bnild houses of their own, and other
people won't do it for them."
Mr. Keihling put in a good word for the
Germans, and reterred to a building and
loan association book, which showed that
out of a total membership of 88 nearly 60
are Germans, and are paying for small
homes of their own.
A VALUABLE MISSION.
Robert Blaze, foreman of the mold depart
ment of the King Glass Company's factory,
said their workmen had forsaken the plan of
living in honses with two or three families,
and most of them are paying for homes in
the Twenty-seventh ward.
John Udder, a mill worker, said: "I am
glad The Dispatch has taken this matter
up. If you can bring the nionied men to
understand that tbey will help the social
and physical condition of the Southside
workingmen by erecting small houses and
lowering the rent lor the same, yon will be
performing a valuable mission to onr class
of people. Do you want to see bow some of
us live? Just go down to the foot
of some of our streets South
Seventh for instance, or up to
South Thirtieth. Make a tour through some
of the lower streets anywhere Irom South
Tenth to Twenty-fitth street, and then go up
the Twenty-seventh street hollow. It you
won't find more families living in squalor
and dirt than ou find living in a civilized
condition then I know nothing about the
subject."
It was not necessary to make the tour sug
gested by Mr. Vedder. Half a dozen other
men corroborated every statement hemade.
INSPECTING TEE B. & 0.
Tresldent Mayer, With Other Officers, Going
Ot er the line.
The officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
road are making their anuual inspection
of the line and its branches. They ar
rived in the city early yesterday morn
ing, and spent Sunday at the Zilo
nongahela Honse. In the party
are President Charles F. Mayer,
First Vice President, Orland Smith; Second
Vice President, Thomas M. King; Direc
tors, George B. DeKeim, James Sloan, Jr.,
and W. F. Burns, William Johnson, who
owns a line ot steamers that ply between
Baltimore and Liverpool; H. M.Wetberill,
William Anderson, J. T. Broderick and G.
M. Schryver, Assistant General Passenger
Agnt.
Tbey will leave this morning for a run
over tbe road in tbe coke regions, and then
will go over the "Valley to Cleveland and
from there to Chicago.
Mr. Mayer said the Baltimore and Ohio,
like all railroads, has plenty to do, and he
thinks the prospects for business are very
good. Scarcity ol cars gives them consider
able trouble. The party on the return from
the coke regions this atternoon will remain
here until to-morrow.
BACK FE0H EUE0PE.
TTliat Sir. Bean, of the Anderson, Admires
About Continental Hotels.
Edward L. Bean, one of the proprietors
of tbe Anderson, returned yesterday Irom
an extended trip through Europe for the
benefit of his health, which has been greatly
improved. He was glad to get back home,
however.
Mr. Bean said he liked tbe European
system ol conducting hotels, especially that
part of it where bills are presented to guests
twice a week. At tbe Grand Hotel in Paris
a man pays cash for what be orders in the
dining room, but if the food is sent to the
room it is charged up to his account. 1
Diamonds.
What for? Why, lor holiday presents.
Well, where can I buy them? Why 'at
Galliuger's, 1106 and 1200 Penn ave.
P. S. A full line of musical instruments.
iTHEplH
LEFT IN THE LURCH.
England is Admittedly Behind
America in Its Metal Working,
DESPITE SOME RECENT BOASTING.
A British Delegate Betnrnin? From the
Iron and Eteel Institute
ACKNOWLEDGES ALL WEKiJ SURPRISED
Some of the members of the iron and steel
delegation who hadn't the time to go with
the party beyond Chicago are returning
toward the Eastnd hastening home' to at
tend to business. Among those who ar
rived in Pittsburg yesterday to spend the
day were Joseph Sannders.of Wolverhamp
ton, who registered at the-Anderson, and E.
Blass, Essing, Germany, and Frank Scud
der and Charles Clayton, of England, who
stopped at the Duquesne.
Mr. Blass is the German water gas ex
pert, and was known as tbe tallest in stat
ure oi the foreign delegates. Mr. Saunders
is a member of tbe Town Council, and un
fortunately his term expires about this time.
He expects to be re-elected, and wants to
be home in time to take the oath of office.
He is one of those, like most Englishmen,
who claims that a man should serve his
country out of lovesfor it, and not for pay.
He doesn't approve of the American idea of
giving public men salaries. In speaking
of his experiences in America, Mr. Saun'
ders said yesterday:
ASIAEED AT AMEEICA'S GREAT1TESS.
"The more I see of this country, the more
I am amazed at its immensity, its greatness,
its growth and possibilities. I think Chi
cago is destined to become the greatest city
in tbe world, and Pittsburg won't be far
behind it. I must say frankly that
every delegate who came oyer was sur
prised, though some of them may not
admit it. They acknowledge that
America is away ahead. Why, in Stafford
shire we thought it wonderful when tbe
furnaces there turned out 500 tons of pig
iron in a week, but here in Pittsburg Mr.
Carnegie's furnaces prodnce 450 tons per,
day. The appliances nsed in the'mills for
manipulating the iron are something won
derful. We claim still that yon get your
ideas from us, but you have improved on
them and left us in the lurch. We often
heard remarkable tales told about America,
but we always supposed, they were mere
Yankee stories. We never dreamed that
the country was so rich and so full of fine
buildings.
"The Americans make their money
easily and they spend it freely.
They do not value a dollar as
highly as we do. In the little matter of
shining boots, for instance, I have been pay
ing 10 cents to have it done .here, but a boy
in London would never charge more than a
penny.
AFRAID OF A POSSIBLE CBASH.
"The one thing I am afraid of it that you
may overdo tbe iron business; I am only
acquainted with it and no other, and then
tbe crash would be fearful.
"Two or three things about the social life
of the people have struck me very forcibly.
During my stay of three weeks in this coun
try I have seen only three drunken men on
the streets. Now I consider that a, remarka
ble record, and I have been observant, too.
Hot a woman has accosted me on the
public thoroughfares, when if I were to
take a short walk on the Strand or in the
Haymarket, in London, I would be stopped
at least a halt dozen times. These facts
speak much, to me, for tbe morality of
the Americans. I went to hear Dr. Purves
prearh this morning in the First Presby
terian Church. I was much pleased with
"his sermon, and he mnst be an able man. II
he were not, I reason that his congregation
would be made up principally of womep,
bnt there was a large representation of gen
tlemen present. I like to see this attend
ance at divine worship. Your city is also a
model for quietude on Sunday. One can't
buy a cigar or drink. The people
are not asleep, bnt resting, for I know that
bright and early Monday morning they will
be up and bard at work. This is an indus
trious as well as industrial city, and the
people are active and energetic.
AMERICAN SIDEWALKS NOT. GOOD.
"The main objection I have to American
cities are the bad sidewalks. I found tbe
pavements very poor in New York and
Philadelphia, and they were little better in
Pittsburg. The people are engaged in so
many gigantic undertakings as to keep the
streets in a tornup and disturbed condition.
It occurred to me that the improvements
ought to be made a little at a time, and not
all at once, so as to blockade the highways
and force a man to thread his way between
piles oi debris. Bnt God has blessed the
American people with a rich country; I am
sorry I haven't the time to go over it. It
would take one at least six months to see
America properly." t .
WORK OF A TIPSTAFF.
Lawyers in Doubt as to Whether Citizen
Making Is Part of It-Putting a Candi
date for Citizenship Through His Paces.
Some one once said that "when tbe cat is
away the mice will play," and the remark
in its application has a great deal of lati
tude. There was a case in point a few days
since. Lawyers, as a rule, are very chary of
expressing criticising opinions of the judic
iary, as tbey do not want to make enemies
of the Judges. Some also say they cannot
afford to fight the Sheriff's office, but doubt
less the ears of both JudgeB and Sheriff
burn sometimes, if the venerable super
stition be true.
What aroused the criticism on the day in
question was the rather common practice6)!
a court tipstaff putting some fledgling citi
zens through their naturalization paces.
The question debated by a squad of lawyers,
who were waiting for the purpose of making
motions or attending to -other routine busi
ness, was whether the proceeding was
strictly legal some, in fact all, so far as
could be learned by one who was, trying to
take it in, inclining to the opiniqn .that it
was not, or, if so", only by a scratch.
The controversy opened a wide field, in
which the doctrines of transsabsttin'tiation,
cnnsubstantiation, etc.. were more or lets
dissected. Some thought it just possible
that a long service as tipstaff might
saturate that officer "with sufficient
judicial unction to make his-services effect
ive, and that the 'resulting citizen would
answer the purpose as Well if made so by
proxy as by a judge. There 'were others,
however, who doubted whbether -a tipstaff
was the proper person to, perform the in
itiatory rite, even if the action be lawful.
It was retorted upon the' latter that
they might belong ,. to the ultra
American party, which grudges
the bestowal of citizenship on'any foreigner,
but they answered by stating that tbe mat
ter was too serious to be performed-by any
except a judge of experience in.determining
tbe character of applicants.
It is the testimony of those who have
witnessed the making 'of citizens to a con
siderable extent, that when politicians are
interested in getting a candidate throngh,
be, unless unusually stupid, is in all cases
sufficiently posted before hand to .enable
him to pass the ordeal, ;no matter who pre
sides. Found In the Street.
George Broadnix, an old blind colored
man, was found by Officer Terry last, night
at the corner of Webster artnue' and Rob
erts street In an unconscious condition. He
was removed to the Eleventh ward station,
where, after an hour's i'ard work, be was
revived and sent to bis horrte, on Tweotv
eighth street, near the West Penn Hospital.
CORNER-STONE LXlD:
.
Knoxvllle Lutherans Begin the Erection of a
Now Churcli How a Serious Split In a
Congregation Was Prevented Property
Bought and Sold.
The, corner-stone of the prospective new
English Lutheran Church in Knoxville.was
laid yesterday afternoon. The service was
conducted by the pastor, Key. C. H. Span-
nnth, assisted by Bey. P. Brandt, pastor of
the German Lutheran Chnrcb, on South
Eighteenth street, from which the majority
ot the new Kooxville congregation took
their cards. Bey. J. H. Sohuh and G. W.
Lose, of Allegheny, also made an dresses.
The new building will be a handsome brick
structure, and will cost about $10,000. A
paisonage will also be built.
The erection of this church prevents an
unpleasant split in one of the largest con
gregations nl the Southside. For several
years the young people of Bev. P. Brandt's
Churcb, on South Eighteenth street, tried
to induce their pastor to establish an En
glish church, bnt he paid no attention to
their appeals. They then requested him to
hold one English service each Sunday, but
the pastor still refused. The dissatisfied
members then made overtures to Bey. H. J.
Scbnh and G. y?. Lose, of Allegheny, and
a mission was established in Allegheny
where Bev. O. S. Oglesbie, of Columbus,
was soon called and placed in charge.
Mr. Brandt then engaged an English
preacher, in the person of Mr. Spannutb,
who bought ground for a church within a
square of the lot owned by Mr. Schuh. An
understanding was soon arrived at by which
the displeased members in Mr. Brandt's
church were given their dismissals on con
dition that tbey go into tbe uew .English
churcb. Some had already gone into tbe
other mission and 'a serious split seemed
imminent But just about that time a call
came from Knoxville for a mission on the
bill. A canvass was made and SO families
signified their willingness to go into the
new congregation. Consequently both par
ties interested in the formation of missions
on tbe Southside surrendered their field in
favor of Knoxville. Their property was
sold and a site in the new field was pur
chased, j. .
The new congregation is already in a
prosperous condition, and gives promise of
being one of tbe largest on the Southside.
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MAGISTRATES MUST LOOK OUT.
Tim Court Will Not Allow Them to Bab it In
Too Hard.
Edward McCullougb, a colored man, was
given a light sentence Saturday on a prose-,
'cntion (or assault and battery, and Judge
White took occasion to say that fie made the
sentence light on account of the (act that
Magistrate Hyndman had exceeded the
boundaries of his duty in tbe case. Mc
Cullougb stated thathe hadbeen fined $25 and
costs by the Magistrate for disorderly con
duct, and then the prosecutor extended the
matter by making a farther information,
charging assault and battery. Judge White
said magistrates had no right to do so, as
the first offense merged into the second.
A court official says this is quite a com
mon practice with magistrates, and one that
will be closely investigated if it be not soon
abandoned.
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AFTER SPEAK-EASIES.
The Police Officials of Both Cities Gather
in Some VIctlmsX
At the instigation of Chief of Police
Murphy, of Allegheny, Detective Eornman
arrested Henry Meyer, who lives at the
corner of Middle and Second streets, on the
charge of selling liquor without a license.
It is alleged the defendant operated two
speak-easies in the city, one of which, at the
corner of Cedar avenue and Ohio streets,
was raided two weeks ago.
Meyer was placed in the lock-up and will
be given a hearing by Mayor Wyman to
day. Detective Carrigan, of tbe Sonthside, last
night arrested Joseph Blockinger for run
ning an alleged speak-easy at 2607 Carey
alley. The deiendant furnished bail for a
hearing this week.-
SUNDAY DISCORDS STOPPED
By the Arrest of People In a Twelfth, Ward
House Last Night.
About 8 o'clock last nigfit, Officer Sam
Miller with the assistance of several other
officers', made a raid on a house ion Mul
berry alley, between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh street. Six persons were
arrested and sent to the Twelfth ward police
station
The house was the scene of considerable
disorder during tbe evening; dancing, lond
music and singing were the features against
which the neighbors protested. Upon this
protest the bouse was raided. The name of
the proprietor is not known.
BURIED FE0M TEE MOEGUE.
Funeral of Two of the Victims of the Soho
Blast Furnace Disaster.
Losto Fedor and Michael Berine, two of
the Hungarians who were killed by the
Soho disaster, were buried from the morgue
yesterday.
Fedor, beinga Catholic, was buried in the
Calvary Cemetery, at Hazelwood. Berine
had been a Protestant, and was buried in
the potter's field at Bellevue.
EVERETT PIANO CLUB B
Opens With a Grand Rush.
Certificate No. 77. held by Mrs. Stella
McEinley, Beaver, Pa., received the first
Piano delivered to Club B on payments of
$1 per week. Tbe past week has been the
banner week in the history of the piano
trade in Western Pennsylvania. The show
rooms of the Everett'Piano Clubs have been
the busiest place in these cities. A constant
throng ofpiano purchasers have been in and
out all week, some making their first pay
ments and taking a certificate of member
ship, others selecting pianos for immediate
delivery, and still others yet undecided as
to what they will purchase; a very small
percentage of the latter, however, as there
is only one conclusion that intelligent pur
chasers can arrive at, a ter examining the
Everett piano, and 'the system upon which
they are bought and sold, and that is that
the piano has no superior and the system
secures a lower price than it is possible to
"get in any other way. The piano and tbe
club system are deservedly popular. If you
want a piano do not miss this opportunity.
Apply tor membership belore it is too late.
Call or send for. circular to the manager,
Alex. Ross,
137 Federal street, Allegheny, Pa.
The piano delivered to Club A this week
goes to certificate .No. 201, held by Frank
Verveka, 47 Villar street, Allegheny, on $1
weekly payments. arw
Bargain Dress Goods.
Fancy stripes and checks in camelshair
homespuns, 50 inches wide, at 44c a yard.
Jos. Horjjk & Co.'s,
Penn Avenue Stores.'
' U.&B.
The greatest bargain our silk department
has procured- lor many a day 3,000 yards
27-inch cream, pure silk-warp crepe Indien,
25 cents. Bogos & Buhl.
A Big Week ln Dress Goods and Silk.
Manv new arrivals. Lower prices than
ever. "New jackets to-day.
' Jos. Horne & Co.'s, '
Penn Avenue Stores.
B.&B.
Not S3 SO, as many like goods are sold,
but here at $1 25, because we procured a
great bargain, viz.: 56-inch Scotch, shaggy
effect suitings SI 25 to-day.
Boogs & BuhTj.
New ToJay In Silks.
A big lot of white pure Shanghai silks at
65c and 75en yard extraordinary bargains.
JOS. HOENE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
MAT BE MADE BISHOP
The Episcopal CouncilExpectetl to
Elevate Eev. Samuel Maxwell.
DELEGATES NEARLY ALL HEBE.
Grand Old Trinity Welcomes Two Former
Well-Loved Rectors.
VISITORS FILL 0THEE PULPITS
Nearly all the distinguished divines of
the Episcopal Chnrch who will attend the
Missionary Council in this city, beginning
to-day, had arrived in town last night, and
several more are expected, with a large
number of laymen, to arrive this morning.
The majority of the bishops arrived on Fri
day and Saturday in order to avoid travel
ing on Sunday, and yesterday filled the
pulpits of local pastors.
Following is the programme for to-day's
session of the council:
8 p. M. Preliminary missionary meeting
at Trinity Churcb, Pittsburg. Addresses
by Bishop Leonard, of Utah, and Mr. James
L. Honghtaling.
The meetings will continue until Friday,
and among the most important business to
come up will be the elevation of two min
isters to the bishopric. They will be known
as mission bishops, and will not be given a
regular diocese. It is stated on reliable
authority that one ot these will be Bev.
Samuel Maxwell, late rector of Trinity,
and who is now traveling in Europe for his
health.
IT WIMi BE A SUKPBISE.
If he is elevated to the bishopric it will be'
a surprise to those who opposed him in his
fight ajjaijjst the majority of trustees, on
account of antagonizing the election of the
late John Shoeuberger as a delegate to the
Oil City Conference. The reverend gentle
man resigned under pressure, and his many
Iriends in this city will be delighted to hear
of his elevation.
Grand old Trinity had its share of divines
yesterday. Three services) were held and a
different Bishop preached at each. Two of
them were old rectors of the chnrch, and
showed tneir pleasure at the opportunity ot
filling the pulpit in the old churcb.
A number ot the old parishioners attend
ed the special service in the afternoon, at
which Bt. Rev. John Scarborough, D. D.,
Bisbop ot New Jersey, and who resigned
the pastorate of the church 16 years ago, de
liver a short address. Bishop Scar
borough is a elderly man, short of stature,
with short, iron-gray whiskers and is a
rather fluent and earnest speaker. Before
beginning his sermon he referred to tbe old
associations formed while at Trinity and
said there were few churches in bis diocese
to compare with it He said tbe coming
Missionary Conncil will be an event to be
looked back to with pride, and he was sure
tbe old parish ol Trinity will not forget its
eld-time spirit of hospitality.
must save other souls.
Bishop Scarborough took the text for
his sermon from Isaih 32:20, "Blessed Are
Ye That Sow Beside All Waters." He be
gan by referring to the custom in ancient
times of sending out bread in boats when tbe
Nile overflowed in the hope that some one
who was in distress wonld get it. He said:
"A great many people think that if they
save their own souls tbey are doing their
part in the work of Christianity. This is a
sad preversion of the spirit of God that bids
his church go everywhere and save all sin
ners. It is selfish to merely care (or our
selves, and it is not exacting the full meas
ure of Christianity to shut out others from
our hearts. Woe be to tbe Church if she
folds her hands in idleness and the bishops
are here to awaken a new zeal in the work
of the church among the people.
"At home and abroad tbe ward mission
is generally supposed to be in connection
with raising money to send to some foreign
land. Weiave missions right here in the
city and a true man can labor here as well
as on the fronteer among the untutored
savages. Because Jrou have a nice churcb
and have contributed money to help along
some missionary cause you may think your
work is done, but it is not.
worse than darkness op death.
"In the courts and alleys, aye and on the
brotd avenues of your city there exists a
heathenism worse than the darkness of
death. The city missionary and the city
chnrches have a great responsibility for tbe
tens ot thousands of sheep without a shep
herd. All have an organization that is
nearly perfect. It runs like a large piece of
clockwork machinery, but without
the motive power it is utterly
useless to try to do anything.
Within my own recollection there has been
a wondennl change, but we must follow the
sound of the workman's ax and miner's pick
into tbe West and Southwest. The colored
people in the South and the Indians on the
frontier appeal to our hearts. The church
is crippled on account ot a lack of means to
carry on the work because people are hold
ing back and robbing God under the plea of
a false economy."
The largest crowd that has been in Trin
ity for a long time was present last evening
to' hear Rt. Rev. H. C Potter, D. D.,
Bishop of New York. Bishop Potter is
quite well known here on account of the
urore he created in his diocese some months
ago. and which was fully reported at tbe time.
Bishop Potter's text was taken from St.
John L, 22 and 23, "They said unto Him,
who art thousand Heanswered I am a voice
crying out ofthe wilderness." It was a
learned discourse full of simple truths and
pnthosl Hespoke of the wilderness known
to the world a jungle, a place where the
word of God; has not yet reached, where
brutes and men act from instinct and know
no better. lie said there was a worse wilder
ness whereuoral hyenas lurk in their dens
in this wilderness, and the latter is worse
than any jingle. He beseeched his hearers
not to dwei in the wilderness, but in God.
recalling old reminiscences.
At tbe (conclusion of his sermon Bishop
Potter referred to nis recollections of Titts
burg23yehrs ago, when he made frequent
trips throsgh this section. He said the
new Pittsburg was a revelation to him with
its stately! and magnificent buildings.
There is a! brilliant future ahead for the
people, anil a glorious opportunity to de
velope a fijie quality of manhood. Pitts
Burg has all tbe gitts of nature and provi
dence, and there is no limit to tbe sphere oi
Christian power and usefulness of the
people.
In tbe forenoon the sermon was preached
bv Rt. Bey. B. Theodore Lyman, D. D.,
bishop o North Cirolina. Bishop Lyman,
like Bisbop Scarborough, was a rector of
Trinity between 30 and 40 years aco, and
left the churcli about I860. "His theme was
on the passinglaway of all things earthly,
and laid particular stress on the sight of so
many strange faces. Tue majority of those
who went to thje church 3d years ago had
passed to tbe great beyond and the impres
sion left on hisxnind showed the full mean
ing of his word's. In the next 30 years a
great many of those now listening to him
will also pass away, and it is a glorious
thought to knowlthat one' is prepared.
At Emanuel Church Bishop Knight oc
cupied tbe pulpit in the forenoon and Bishop
Spalding In the evening. At St. Andrew's
Bisbop Burgess preached in the morning
anil Bi hop Howe occupied the pulpit of the
Church of the Ascension at tbe same service.
Bisbop Thomas preached in the evening at
the latter church. Bishop Potter filled the
pulpit at Cavalry Church and Bishop Graf
ton preacneu aw r u&insuurg.
There was an interesting service in St.
Mark's Mission, on South Eighteenth streat,
last evening. The boy choir rendered some
special mnilc, including a choral work en
titled "Evening Song," and an anthem,
"Ye Shall Dwell inV the Laud." Bishop
Knight, of Milwaukee, preached & sermon.
He dwelt particularly-nn tbe sympathy of
God to man, and the qualifications necessary
lor man to secure eternal rest.
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THE WAT.TO'BE SAVED.,
How Bev. Br. J. G. Townsend Answers an
Oft-Asked Question.
In tbe course ot his sermon yesterday on
the subject of, "What Shall' I do to be
Saved?" Rev. Dr. J. G. Townsend, of the
Unitarian Church, said: "If by this ques
tion is meant, bow shall I escape Hades or
gain Heaven, it has largely lost its interest
to intelligent men. Bnt if it means, How
shall I live best and wisest; how shall I
build my manhood on eternal fonndations;
how shall I escape the Hades of selfishness,
intemperance and laziness, it is (he most
pathetic qnestion of all times. The dogma
of a material and fnture hades
is not found in the teachings of
Jesus, rightly interpreted, for He
said, "Blessed are the pure in heart;"
"Blessed are they which hunger and thirst
after righteousness." He saw heaven and
Hades, here and now. Nor does belief in
Jesus mean in tbe New Testament, intel
lectual assent to a system, but to have tbe
mind, which was in Jesus, and Jesns, great
and unique figure, solved the problem of
life; he beat bis musictiut, and grand music
it was, such as was never heard be ore. And
if one will copy hi3 trust in God, his belief
in the divinity of man, his sense of justice,
and his personal pnrity, which made him
see that the sinful look or the sinful thought
rehearsed in tbe solitude of the soul, was
sin, he will be saved. For character is
salvation.
"I have no easy and cheap salvation to
offer you. Tour salvation is of yourself,
and in doing right. Get out of the hades of
dishonesty and vice by resolute resistance
to all evil. Tne saddest thing to me is tbe
moral indifference of the people, which is
due to the churches. I accuse the Christian
chnrch of a want of mental and moral seri
ousness. (lt has no soul-transfiguring
thought. It tries a few charities, shakes a
few golden crumbs from the table cloth of
its wealth, but it touches pot the great
moral questions. Its morality is narrow
and fashionable. Its pulpit is trimming
and apologetic. The prophet's fire has
gone out. The ethical enthusiasm is found
most outside of all churches.
AN APPEAL TO VOTERS.
Iter. J. H. Miller Thinks Every Man Should
Take an Interest In Pure Politics.
Rev. J.-H. Miller, pastor of the Bnena
Vista Street M. E. Church, delivered aer
mon last night on the snbject: "Dangers
During a Political Campaign," before a
large congregation. Mr. Miller's main idea
was that eveiy citizen should take a broad
and honest interest in political issnes,
whether local, State or national. He de
livered an eloquent plea lor the man of
broad ideas who made it his business to be
come thoroughly posted on the issues ot the
day, and arted in accordance with bis con
convictions. He said he was satisfied
it was a matter of dnty that this
qnestion should be discussed from tire
pulpit. Every right-thinking man should
take an interest in politics, from the
primaries up to tbe highest lorm of elec
tions. Many men, he said.Jdid not take in
terest enough. They were on the negative
side, and neglected their duty under the
plea that while demagogues were in control
they would not associate with them. This,
he said, was an error, as.the only way to re
tire the imposters was for every good man to
interest bimsell in the questions at stake.
On the positive side there were many good
men who went to extremes. Heated -arguments
and temptations to drink should, be
avoided. Every man should act with de
liberation and judgment. Many time, he
said, men would applaud the questionable
methods and utterances ol party leaders,
when in more thought-free moments the
same things would bring the blush ot shame
to their cheeks. The entire sermon was in
the nature of an appeal to the highest intel
ligence ol the people to do their duty hon
estly and fearlessly, and it was received
with marked attention.
FIVE YEARS IK CHARGE.
Bev. J. B. J. Mllllgan Preaches an Anniver
sary Sermon to a JJarge Congregation.
The fifth anniversary of tbe ordination of
Rev. J. R. J. Milligan as pastor of the It.
P. Churcb, North Diamond and Sandusky
streets, Allegheny, occurred yesterday. At
the afternoon service, Rev. Mr. Milligan
preached an interesting sermon on the sub
ject: "Considering one Another." The
text was from Hebrews, 10th chapter 24th
verse, which reads: "And let us consider
one another to provoke unto love and good
work."
Mr. Milligan's effort was largely devoted
to a review of the prosperity of the church
during the five years of his pastorate. In
1886, when he took charee of the congrega
tion, the membership was 233. In 1887 it
was 239; in 1888, 2G0; in 1889, 264, and in
1890, 253. Durine these five years 116 peo
ple have been admitted to the church by
letter and otherwise, while death has made
nuite extensive inroads upon the congreza-
tion. The amount of money raised for
various branches of work durinir Ihe five
years was $23,278. In 1886 54,031 was
raised, and in 1890 $5,750. Rev. Milligan
presented many tacts to show that the
chnrch was in a flourishing condition, and
the large congregation listened to his effort
with great interest.
MAHKEES AND MORALS.
Bev. George T. Pnrves Talks Upon the Sub
ject toa Large Congregation.
In spite of rain and generally ugly
weather a larce congregation attended the
services at the First Presbyterian Churcb,
Wood street, last night to hear Rev. Georire
T. Purves, D. D., the pastor, talk on the
subject ot "Manners and Morals."
By his eloquent and forcible manner he
held tbe closest attention of bis audience
for over an hour, and apparently created
many excellent impressions. With Christ
as a guide he pointed out many bennti'iul
truths, the entire purport of "his remarks
being to elevate humanity, with the Savior
as a perfect model to tollow.
INTERESTING SERVICES.
Presiding Elder Miles Welcomed at
the
Sraltlifield Street 31. E. Churcli.
The.services at the Smithfield Street M.
E. Church yesterday morning and evening
were nnusually'interesting. In the morn-
intr the pastor. Rev. Charles Edward Locke.
occupied the pulpit, taking as his subject
"The Reasons or the Christian nope.
At the evening service Rev. Dr. Miles,
presiding elder, was the speaker, and in
spite of the inclement weather he was
greeted by a larce number of his old friends,
who were pleased to welcome him once
more.
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TWO KEN KILLED.
One Squeezed to Death and the Other Struck
by- a Handle Bar.
A workman employed on the Ohio con
necting railroad bridge was struck by a
hoisting jack yesterday and died Before re
covering consciousness. His name is sup
posed to be George Knott and he boarded in
Allegheny near the scene of tbe accident.
While assisting in putting some iron in
place yesterday morning with a jack, the
latter slipped and a handle bar struck him
and threw him with great force against, a
stone abutment. His skull was fractured
and tbe blood ran ont of his eyes and ears.
He was taken to the Allegheny General
Hospital, where he died at half-past 3 in the
the atternoon. He was about 35 years of
age.
William Shay, aged 45 years, was caught
between a Piftsburtr and Western treight
car and a loadinc platform at Lindsay &
McCutcheon's mill, in Allegheny, about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and squeezed to
death. The body was badly torn. The. de
cpacd lived on Rebecca street and was em
ployed as a puddler at the mill. An inquest
will be held to-dav.
Expect to Have BrosI Soon.
Although nothing definite has been re
ceived, the Southside police expect to have
Brosi, the alleged forcer, in their possession
within a short time. The real cause of the
delay in the proceedings has just been
learned. The extradition papers contained
the name of the jail as "Candia" instead of
"Sandwich," and the whole proceedings had
to be gone over.
Hugus & Hacke,
DRESS GOODS.
Our splendid collections of
Fall and Winter Robes and
Dress Groods are now on act
ive sale. ,
Novel styles in Paris Robes.
Some handsomely Silk Em
broidered, some Braided, and
others with the new Astrachan
effect trimming. The prices
are moderate, ranging from
$12 50 to $40 each.
French Suitings , in the
Camel's Hair and Rugged ef
fects. Have now a complete
color representation.
All the Scotch Clan Plaids
Complete assortments in prices
from 50c to $2 a yard.
Rich Plaids interwoven with
Astrachan and of the rough
Cheviot effects in novelty de
signs and colorings.
Three grades of extra value
in All-Wool Henriettas :
40 inches wide at 50c.
46 inches wide at 75c.
46 inches wide at $1.
A full line of day and evening
shades in each quality.
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St
N. B. In ordering samples
by mail please be explicit in
stating your wants.
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FURS ! FURS !
FUR CAPES,
FUR MUFFS,
FUR BOAS,
FUR STOLES,
FUR COLLARS.
Our Furs were purchased early,
consequently the prices were down,
and as all Furs have advanced from
25 to 100 per cent, our goods at the
old prices are interesting to the
seekers of fashion in Furs.
The quantity of Capes in the
market is limited, so buy now
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STERLING SILVER
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The most complete stock ot Silver in the
city for wedding preentatlon or household use.
.Trunks of Sliver, Tea Ware, Spoons. Forks
and Knives in latest aesigns. Advance holiday
patterns arriving dally.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
v Fifth Ave. and Market St,
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reversing engines."
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A MONSTER STOCK
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The largest and finest display ot goods we
have ever made In onr long eznerlence.
Onr great business never stops, bat steadily
grows. The immense stocks alreaJy on display
or to come were purchased to meet a greatly
increased trade, and are rather naturally sug
gested precaution against tho growmgneeds of
the people ot these growins cities tban of been
foresight into dire effect of new Tariff Laws.
New Dress Goods To-Day.
Additions to the already immense lines.
New lot of Lupin's flue Cashmere's in all the
new shade?. 43 inches wide, at 73c a yard.
New Sergei, a super-quality, all the be3t
shades of the season, 46 inches wide, at 73c a
yard f nlly worth 90c.
More shades in those elegant Cashmero
Normas a new and beautiful weave, very pop
ular 16 inches wide. SI a yard.
And new shades in Ilrap De Etc a beautiful
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made dresses IS inches wide, price SI 25.
46-inch Camel's Hair Boucles. French gooaa
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New 50-inch Cheviot Plaids. English make,
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New Camel's Hair Uorders in richest color,
iocs.
Camel's Hair Stripes with all over dapplo
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New line of Camel's Hair Stripes 1 solid clus
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Novel oval-shape polka spot Camel's Hair
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The line now complete in gennine Scotch
Tartan Plaids all tbe clans now gathered: in a
most imposing array otbeautilnl colors prices,
50c. 75c. SI. SI 25 and $1 50.
New Scotch Stripes mail tbe Tartan colors,
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Now Bouretto Cheviots, in stripes, plaids and
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New French and English Serges. 52 and 53
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Most complete lines of elegant French Broad
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widths 52, 51 and 56 inches, and prices SI 65 to S3
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54 and 56 inch English suitings in entirely new
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These great Dress Goods stocks cannot be
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Black Dress Goods.
lb.'
Special qualities Imported Silk Warp'CasrA
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Complete lines of Priestley's elegant black
ilk warp fabrics, the peerless goods, all grades,
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Blark French Serges, special values that can
not be duplicated, 50c, 65c. 75c, 85c, 00c and SI a
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Lupin's superior Black Cheviots, 46, 43 and 53
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New Killarney Cheviots, 54 inches wide, at
SI 25 a yard.
French and German Broadcloths, all the best
makes, SI 25 to S3 50 a yard.
Cravenett or Blarney Serge the aosolntely
waterproof fabric for dresses or circulars.
New To-Day in Silks.
A big lot of White
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The genuine article extraordinary value,
65c and 75s a yard.
Tbe largest, most comprehensive and most
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Surely it conld be no more complete.
Bengaline". Failles, Epangallnes, Tartan
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Specialties tn Black Silks,
24-inch Failles, SI. SI 25 and SI 50.
21-inch Gros Grains at $1.
24-inch Satin Khadames at SI. Jl 25 and SI 50.
21-inch Satin Ducbesse at SI 25 and SI 50.
These are extraordinary values, most desira
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All tbe elegant silk finishes. Peau De Sole,
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Black Ottoman Silks for Wraps.
Black and Colored Velvets.
Latest Paris and Berlin novelties in
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Black Lace Flouncings and Drapery Nets,
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Our Lidies' and Children's Cloak .and Suit
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Ladies' Cloth Jackets, S5, and up to S10, 113,
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Short Wraps, suitable for elderly ladies.
Real Alaska Seal Garments.
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Complete line ot Fur Capes, in all the fash
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