THE. PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1S90.
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private consumers, and ire shall keep on
doing the very best we can."
EXPECT TO rPSIP GAS.
"When the reporter tackled Sir. Pew he de
clared that he had not much to say that was
new, aside from the fact that they were short
of gas. He was asked if the company ex
pected to try the experiment of pumping gas,
and replied in the affirmative, bnt said he
was not prepared to give any details of the
machinery or of the plan in a detailed man
ner. It is known that the company has ex
pended large sums of money in experiment
in? in this line, one gentleman placing the
amount at 200,000, and the pump will be
given a trial during the next lew days, and
great results are expected of it.
At the office of the Equitable Gas Com
pany the gentleman in charge said that their
supply of gas was good, though he added
that there was no denying the fact that the
pressure in all of the principal fields was on
the decline. He would make no predictions
for the future. This company furnishes
fuel to manufacturers exclusively.
On all hands the reports concerning the
fields were the same, as was learned by care
ful inquiry during the day.
ALLEGHENY SUPPLY
OF NATURAL GAS WAS REPORTED
RIGHT YESTERDAY.
ALL
Laundry 'Work Delayed for Several Days at
Lat Finished and Put Away Coal
Wagons Seen on the Streets of the North
hide. The flatiron swung vigorously in Alle
gheny yesterday, and, fortunately, in the
way all good flatirons should swing.
Laundry work that has been lying over
since Monday was put away, and the sweet
tempered and much-abused housewives are
again happy.
Natural gas was as plentiful on the North
side yesterday as mice in a drawing room.
Everybody made this report, bnt that didn't
block the pathway of numerous coal wagons
as they ambled up Sandusky street, and the
people stopped and gazed with wonder at
the sight of a coal wagon in Allegheny
county. One gentleman said that from
present appearances the black-faced actor
on the coal wagons will ere long be a com
mon sight ou the city street1!.
A Dispatch reporter called at the office
of the Allegheny Heating Company and in
quired as to the condition of the gas supply.
He was informed that the supply was not
only strong, but that the pressure is ex
pected to continue. The company expects
the Bellevernon main to be finished soon,
and then all will be well. If there is plenty
of gas when that is done, the company will
be ready to furnish gas to mills again. It
hasn't as yet decided when it will raise the
price, but it is the general opinion that it
will follow the Philadelphia Company's
action.
Keports from every part of Allegheny
yesterday were that gas was plentiful, but
the majority of the consumers were a little
afriid their good fortune could not last.
A Kbbinson street consumer, who has taken
gas ever since it has been supplied to pri
vate residences, yesterdav had 100 bushels
ot coal put in his cellar, and will hereafter
stick to the good old products of the mines.
His action is only one of many. Numerous
loads of coal were noticed passing ud the
streets yesterday, and the rattle of the black
nugcets in the coal scuttles will soon be
music to tickle the ears of the family circle
around the fireside.
PLENTY OUT PENN AVENUE.
People in That Part of the Cf ty Have lots
of Gas.
The Lawrenceville and Penn avenue pri
vate gas consumers seemed to have been
particularly blessed yesterday by having a
good supply. The private consumers all
along Penn avenue and Butler street said
that they had plenty of gas, and some were
not a little amused at the newspaper ac
counts ot some residents of other portions of
the city who have been compelled to patron
ize a restaurant in order to obtain a enp of
hot coflee.
Air. Covert, the druggist; Aldernan Les
lie, Senator TJppcrman, Jlr. Maloney and
others along down the line said that gas was
plenty with them. Lawrenceville people
have at no time been inconvenienced, as
have the residents of other parts of the
city. No certain reason could be given for
this condition of affairs. It is probably due
to the fact that this section is on the main
lines that supply the big mills.
"Whenever there has been the least
scarcity to consumers some ot the mills
have been shut off, so that the people have
not sufiered.
JlcConway & Torley' works. Forty-sixth
street, were short of gas yesterday." And
all departments of Carnegie & Co.'s Thirty
third street and Lower Union mills were shut
down from 3 A. si. until 1 P. si., when the
gas came on again. The other mills, so far
as learned, had no trouble on account of an
inadequate supply.
There does not seem to be much alarm in
the Lawrenceville district over the prospect
ol gas playing out. People are satisfied
with the present supply, and are not in
clined to worry about the luture.
WON'T HAVE IT THAT WAT.
Southside Consumers Will Not Use Gas at
Increased Kates.
There has been a great change in the sup
ply of gas on the Suuthside in the last two
days. People who complained on Tuesday
of having no gas had plenty and to spare
yesterday, but no sooner had the complaint
abont the shortage died out than up went a
universal howl against an increase in prices.
Prom the general drift of the talks with
consumers, it is safe to say they will not
bu rn gas for domestic purposes if they are
compelled to pay more forit than they do at
present.
Dr. Bryant, of Sidney street, said: "If
the proposed increase in rates is forced upon
consumers, it will cost as much for gas as
for rent I tell you, we cannot stand it. We
have fitted up our house with the most eco
nomical appliances available, and still our
gas bills are high. I don't know what it
will be like if the company raises the rates.
We have plenty of gas now, but the rates
are outrageous."
S. W. Hare, in aebwer to what he would
do in case rates were raised, simply said:
"Do you think Southsiders are all fools?"
A lour was made through the stores along
Carson street. All seemed to have plenty of
the fuel, but nearl vail the consumers echoed
the sentiments expressed by Dr. Bryant.
WILL GO BACK TO COAL.
The Monongahela House "Will Xot Bear the
Borden of the Last Straw.
"Tes, we pay considerable money for gas,
acl if the rates are advanced we will throw
it cut," sa.d Mr. Arnold, one of the pro
prietors of the Monongahela House, last
evening, when asked what he was going to
do about the increase of 50 per cent. People
have no idea what it costs to run a hotel like
this with natural gas, and our bills are ex
actly three times what it would cost us to
burn coil. Mind you, we don't burn the
gas in the guests' rooms either. I am speak
ing of the boiler rooms, and the ranges,
where the cooking is done. We think we
are paying too much now, but are willing to
stand the exorbitant rate on account of the
cleanliness of the fuel. If it goes np any
higher the fixtures go out"
Several other hotel proprietors were asked
what tbey proposed to do, and although they
intimated tbey would discontinue taking
the gas, they refused to say anything until
they got an official notice.
Inqnest on James Campbell's Body.
Coroner McDowell yesterday ordered a
post mortem to be held on the body of James
Campbell, who died yesterday morning at
Mercy Hospital. Campbell had been en
gaged in a quarrel with two men said to be
named Dan and William Jones, and re
ceived some wounds about the head.
BUSHELSOFBALLOTS
Scattered Profusely Over the Fair
Face of Nature in Alle
gheny County.
WATCHING FOR ELECTION FRAUDS.
City Employes Will be Allowed to Tote
Without Receiving Printed
Instructions.
ME. FLINK ASKS A FEW QUESTIONS.
CocntilMiM Cta&idttet Butliag in til Hinetetntl
Wirt.
The day of battle approaches, and as the
opposing political forces recognize that they
are nearing each other, they see the neces
sity for furnishing the rank and file with
plenty of ammunition, and to select tried
men to watch the outposts.
There will be enough ballots scattered
over this county between now and Tuesday
morning to cover all the land in the State of
Allegheny. They are being sent out in
dozens, in scores, in hundreds and in
thousands. They will be sent by messenger
boys, by mail, by express and bv heavy
freight. They will be sent to friend and to
foe. Every voter in the county will have a
chance to vote assuits him and he will be able
to take his pick from a choice assortment of
neatly printed tickets.
Vice Chairman Ayres. of the Independent
Bepublican Committee, did not care yester
day whether there was any natural gas or
not in the city. He was glowing with
warmth as he confidently predicted the suc
cess of Mr. Pattison at the polls on Tuesday.
At the tame time he was not overheated.
He was cool enough to recognize that no
battle is won until after it is fought.
TRUSTING TO YOLTJNTEEKS.
He said: "We have no money to hire men
to stand at the polls and work for us on
Tuesday, but we have what is incomparably
better. At every polling place we will have
several volunteers who, while Republicans,
are for Pattison, and their enthusiastic work
will discount that of hired workers."
"We have made every precaution to pre
vent fraud at the polls," he continued, "but
what is vastly better, our machinery is very
complete for detecting fraud in advance,
and punishment will swiftly follow de
tection. We have a plan outlined which
will reduce successful frauds at the polls to
a minimum, and which will make it very
dangerous to attempt. Any infringement
ot the election laws will be promptly fol
lowed by arrests.
"Before the polls open one or more of our
tickets will be in the hands of every voter
in the county. We have already mailed
them to the addresses of 70,000 voters in the
county. In addition to this we have con
tracted for a messenger service by which
these tickets will be placed in every house
in the cities and boroughs. This distribu
tion will commence on Monday morning
and will be completed by daybreak on Tues
day. At the Democratic headquarters yester
day a force of men was busily engaged in
getting out tickets and stickers. Packages
were being sent by mail and express, and
big bundles were being turned over to per
sons who promised to see that they were
placed where they would do the most good.
There was every confidence expressed that
the full Democratic vote would be brought
out, and that every polling place would be
vigilantly watched by the disciples of Jeffer
son. ME. FLINN IS VEEY CONFIDENT.
The Republican headquarter were
thronged all day yesterday, but there was
no excitement The Bepublican machine
has run so long and so steadily that there is
no friction. Air. William Flinn, who ex
pects that this election will warrant him in
using the prefix "Honorable," was watching
ever the course of events with a calm and
healthy equanimity which admirably be
comes him.
"We are not afraid of fraud," said Mr.
Plinn. "You very seldom hear Republi
cans send up that cry. In my experience I
have never known of any frauds committed
in Allegheny county. The worst that is
brought out in contested election cases here
is that some men have voted whose taxes have
not been paid up. Oh, no, we are not afraid
of fraud. We have distributed our tickets
and we will hare our men at tho polls as
usual. Everything is moving along
smoothly, and we have no fear of the result.
"How is my personal canvass coming
along? Well, I guess lam all right, but I
have not Deen attending veryclosely to it.
I am leaving that to my friends."
ENTHUSING THE BOROUGHS.
Sharpsburg and Etna to Have a Great
Meeting Tc-Xight.
To-morrow night will be the occasion of
the gala event of the Independent Repub
licans of Sharpsburg and Etna. A monster
meeting of the Pattison supporters will be
held at St. Joseph's Hall. Smith and Clay
streets, Sharpsbure, to be addressed by J.
A. Osmer, Esq., John D. Watson, Esq., and
W. S. Pier, Esq. No political event in
the history of State or local politics
has stirred up the twin boroughs to
such an extent as this coming demonstra
tion, significant of the popularity of Robert
E. Pattison. Sharpsburg and Etna are
both Republican strongholds. In the State
election of 1883 Pattison was a winner by
nearly CO, and Black's plurality over
Heaver in lot was 30. Either event was
devoid of the interest now manifested for the
present Democrat candidate Ifor Governor.
Lifelong Republicans are interesting them
selves, hearts and hands. It is calculated
that Pattison will carry Sharpsburg by 100.
The assertion is based on a fair canvass of
the three precincts that have given Repub
lican majorities to both Presidents and Gov
ernors with the exception of the two cases
noted above since the corporation of the
borough. .
A list of Vice Presidents mentioned for
the occasion contains the names of such
Pattison supporters as the following, all
Republicans.
Arthur Kirk. W. J. T. Sanit, John H. Yonng.
H. S. Ayres. W. H. Dawson. H. G. Noernir.
Captain J. H. Sleigh, Thoi. M. Young. William
Baker. W. R. Benson, T. G. Saint, Geo. M.
Ray, Kred Prager, John M. Young, Alex. Mar
tin. Jacob J. Hert, W.J. Fix. V. J. Smith. S.
M. Chessman, George Stech, Dr. J. H. Silvey,
Thomas Reed, Hugh Palmer, C. F. Morgan,
John F. Fischer, Ernest Brill, John Stnckey, D.
Milton Morehead, Geo. W. Wertr, John Hobn
James Yonng, T. J. Bradberry, V. J. Ingham.
Phil Baker. JO. H. Roach, J. V. Williams, Will
E, Garrett, O. A. Chessman, Thos. Sleigh, R.
femitb, Lincoln Weller, Charles Smith, Wm.
CresswelL J. W. Roach.
Wasn't Treated Cordially.
General Lecturer McGuiri-, of the Knights
of Labor, who is stumping the State for
Pattison, received a cool reception yester
day at the hands of District Master Work
man Evans. Mr. McGuire wanted a hall,
but Mr. Evans could not assist him. Mr.
Evans is a Delamater man.
Sizing Up Things.
Charles H. Litchman, ex-General Secre
tary of the Knights of Labor, was in the
city yesterday in the interests of Delamater.
NO 0RDERSENT OUT.
CITY EMPLOYES NOT INSTRUCTED HOW
TO VOTE.
Mr. Flinn Wants to Know Why Republicans
Shouldn't Vote the Republican Ticket
The Independents Say Nothing, hut
look at the Election Lair.
J. O. Brown, of the Department of Public
Safety, in reference to the rumor that city
employes had to vote for Delainater or seek
some other means of making a living, said:
"No circular has been sent to the city em
ployes instructing them how to vote, nor
will there be. Of course, I am interested in
this election, and as nearly all the employes
ol the city are Bepublican it would be only
natural for me to expect them to vote the
Bepublican ticket. As a Bepublican, it
would please me to see them, as well as
other citizens, vote the Bepublican ticket.
There is one thing, however, which I wish
to call your atteution to, and which I have
to state before every election. The
tenure of office of a city employe does not
depend upon a political belief, but upon his
faithful performance of the duties he has
sworn to fulfill. I cannot emphasize this
fact too strongly. So faros I know there may
have been men in the Department of P.ub
lie Safety who have 'voted the Democratic
ticket at previous elections, and who may
do so at the coming election."
1 Mr. William Plinn was asked what he
k'new about the circular to the city employes,
and replied in an easy, interrogative way,
"Have you seen the circular? Well, neither
have I. Why shouldn't the city employes
vote for Delamatei? Ain't they Republic
ans? It's the duty of every Republican
to vote for the Republican ticket. No, I
know nothing of an order being issued in
structing city employes to vote for Dela
mater." At the Independent headquarters little is
said on the subject. The gentlemen there
merely point to the following extract from
the election laws:
Any person who shall threaten an elector with
dismissal or discharge from any office, place,
appointment or employment, public or private,
then held by him in case of bis refusal to vote
for any particular candidate or candidates at
such election, the person so offending shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and. on conviction, be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $500 and
to undergo an imprisonment not exceeding two
years.
BACKING THEIR OPINIONS.
Some Lively and Unusual Betting on County
Results Last Night.
The "sporty" boys witn money in their
belts, got at it again last night, and the re
sult was that quite a snug little sum of the
convenient was put up to await the result of
next Tuesday's election. Most of it was
wagered on the result in Allegheny county
between Delamater and Pattison.
One bet was between a Hill Councilman
and a man whose name could not be learned.
of $300 even that Delamater would have
1,500 majority in the county. The bet was
made in Quincy Robison's, and was put up
with a reliable stakeholder selected on the
spot.
Three bets of 5100 aside even were made
in a well-known Smithfield street saloon and
restaurant that the county would go for
Pattison. One of the beti was left open,
subject to a raise of $500 aside to-day.
These bets are the loudest ones that have
yet been heard of, and they excited no end
of talk among the conservative people of
both parties.
A well-known postoffice official made a
wager of S100 even that the State would go
for Delamater, and the money was put np.
A Republican city official made a wager of
$50 with a member of the police force, at the
Duquesue, that Pattison would carrv the
State.
Among the rumors is one that on Monday
a leader among the Quay people and a gen
tleman who holds a nice position under
Uncle Sam, will sally forth with $15,000 in
his pocket, and defy the opposition. A se
quel to this story is one to the effect that if
he does he will " be accommodated for the
whole bundle by a Pittsburg gentleman
who has been known to dabble in politics
a little at spells.
WANT MR. CAENAHAH'S SEAT.
Candidates
for Common Council for
the
Unexpired Term.
During the excitement of the State elec
tion, that of the Common Councilman in the
Nineteenth ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the demise of B. B. Carnahan, Esq., has
been lost sight of. George F. Williams, of
the firebrick firm of Garrison & Williams,
was the first to announce himself, about
three weeks ago, and he has been actively at
work, with results that promise his election.
He is a Republican member of the Ameri
cus Club, bears a good reputation, and has
the support of Collector Warmcastle, Select
Councilman from the same ward. He also
claims the support of William Plinn.
George M,cWilliams, also a Republican,
a business man on Liberty street, announced
himself a candidate on Monday. His
friends claim the support of Chiefs Elliott
and Bigelow, and also that of Mr. Plinn.
James Lippan, at one time a Councilman
from the Pifth ward, is talked of as the
Democratic candidate, but he has not de
clared himself.
situation rn irankliw county.
The Chambersburg Valley to Reverse Things
and Go for Pattison.
Mr. D. A. Orr, formerly editor of the
Chambers burg Valley Spirit, and one of the
solid men of that place, was in the city yes
terday. He says the Democratic outlook is
promising, and predicts big things for the
ticket. In conversation yesterday Mr. On
said: "The Republicans in Pranklin county
generally carry the county by from 600 to
700 majority, but the indications are that
they will not carry it at all this time. In
Chambersburg and surrounding towns there
are quite a number of clergymen and others
who vote the Prohibition "ticket, who will
go solid for Pattison. There is also a large
silent Republican vote that will not come
out at all this year, and this will help Patti
son wonderfully. The citizensof the county
are staid conservative voters, and the char
acters of the man from Crawford and his
backers are a little more than they can
stand. I think tbey will reverse things
this vear, aud roll up a majority for Patti
son." TO BLOW OUT PENS' AVENUE.
Mr. Brennen and His Brass Band "Will Visit
the East End.
W. J. Brennen, Esq., and his brass band
will again be before the people to-morrow
night. This time the routs will be out
Penn avenue to Lawrenceville and East
Liberty. Seven meeting places have been
scheduled. The meetings will be addressed
by Mr. Brennen, D. J. McCarthy, J. J.
Miller. James E. O'Donnell, Joseph
Rosinski and others.
The party will open the ball at 7:10 p.
M. at the Battery, corner of Webster ave
nue and Grant street At 7:30 thev will
reach Sixth and Liberty streets; at 7:50
Penn avenue and Pifteenth street; 8:10
Penn avenue and Twenty-first street; 8:30
Penn avenue and Twenty-njnth street; 8:50
Penn avenue and Bntler street, forks of
the road; 920 Prankstown avenue and
Station street.
B0ME CAMPAIGN THUNDER
Re-Exploded Last Night at a Xawrence
ville Delamater Meetine.
The Delamater adherents held a mass
meeting in Turner Hall, Butler street, last
night. Dr. Joseph Covert presided. The
first speaker, John Sanderson, confined his
remarks to a refutation of the attacks en
Quay and Delamater. Clarence Burleigh
gave a "G. O. P." speech. He said that
Pattison would be the mouthpiece of free
trade and of the other principles of his
party, while Delamater's election would
mean protection, a Republican Legislature
and Congress.
Mayor H. I. Gouiley was the last speaker.
His remarks were limited, owing to the
lateness of the hour.
WARNED OF TREACHERY.
Colonel Stewart Told That He Is
Traded Right and Left.
Being
Colonel Andrew Stewart, the Bepublican
nominee for Congress in the Twenty-fourth
district, was in Pittsburg yesterday. He
had spent several days in Washington
connty, where he learned that the order had
been issued to the machine forces there to
trade Stewart and every other candidate on
the Republican ticket for Delamater.
Payette connty friends of Colonel Stewart,
who came to Pittsburg to meet him, brought
word that the same order had been issued in
Fayette, and that the Republicans there,
who saw in the order defeat for their county
ticket, were indignant.
Colonel Stewart leftfcr his homelastnight,
to try to block what he freely denounced as
treachery. ,
A PROHIBITION TOCSIN.
The Last Shot of the Campaign to he Fired
at Lafayette Hall To-Night
The Prohibitionists will fire their closing
shot at a mass meeting in Lafayette Hall
to-night. John D. Gill, candidate for Gov
ernor, and Colonel George W. Bain will be
the speakers. A chorus and other enter
taining features will lend to the attraction,
and the nature of the meeting will be such
that ladies may attend with perfect pro
priety. The Prohibitionists are looking for a large
part of that disaffected Republican vote
which would otherwise remain away from
the polls.
SHOTS FROM THE OUTPOSTS
As They Fall Back Preparatory to the Battle
Royal of Tuesday.
Commodore t. H. Koomrzsays he will vote
for Delamater.
The Duquesne Clnb will have a specUl wire
into the club bouse on election night.
W. H. Hastings, a brother of the General,
figures Delamater's majority at 30,000.
General Hastings is scheduled to speak
at Bradduck on Saturday evening and at Old
City Hall on Monday evening.
Hon. James G. Blaine passed through
Pittsburg yesterday en route from Chicago to
Washington. He was not interviewable.
A Republican mass meeting, addressed by
Miles Humphreys, John S. Robb and Colonel
W. A. Stone, was held at Emsworth last even
ing. Harrison township is expected to turn
out 150 Independent Republican voters on
election day. A meeting in the interest of
Pattison will be held at Natrona Saturday
night.
The Eleventh ward Republicans met at No.
5 engine bouse last evening. A committee of
three was appointed for each polling district
to look after Delamater's interests on election
day.
Major A. M. Brown, Hon. H. C. McCor
mick, of Williamsport: Rev. G. W. Clinton and
Colonel V. A. Stone last evening addressed a
meetlne of Republicans in the Sewickley Opera
xiouse.
Ajax Jones says the hill district is all right
for Delamater. "Any colored man," he says,
"who votes for Pattison will he escorted to the
guillotine, off goes his head, one more for Buck
ingham. When the mystic veil is drawn aside
we must go forth to battle."
The Independent Republican Committee
denies the story that it is sending ont tickets
for the Sixth Legislative district substituting
the name of a Democratic Legislative nominee
for that of the Bepublican candidate, Mr.
Nesbltt If any such tickets have been sent
out they did not come from the Independent
Republican organization, which claims to be
doing business open to the Inspection of every
body. BURDETTE'S LATEST.
Tho Jolly Joker Plays a Prank With a Pitts
burg Audience IIo atLast Falls to Catch
a Train in Time to Lecture.
Bob Burdette is very funny at times, but
he has carried his "bloomin' jokes" too far.
He was dated, to appear at the Third IT. P.
Church last night, to talk about "The Pil
grimage of a Punny Man," but he didn't
show up, and while the audience of 300 peo
ple were tearing their hair because of an
evening's amusement failing to materialize,
the genial Bob was doubtless in some dis
tant port, scratching his head or twisting
his luxuriant moustache, and punishing
himselt by reading some ot his own jokes,
on account of failing to make connections
for Pittsburg.
Bob has broken a record. He has always
boasted that be had never disappointed an
audience, and once took a special train from
Pittsburg to make his date, even it cost him
more than the receipts ot the box office
amounted to. But even this guileless young
reprobate has fallen by the wayside and is
now on the track of Eli Perkins, Mark
Twain and other great prevaricators. It
was annoying1 to the audience, and the
young men aud their best girls had a good
chance to stndy each other's patience, and
Komeiimes'their. tempers, which were not of
thesweetest as the time .rolled around and
no little abbreviated humorist appeared.
However, the audience hung on until 9
o'clock, when Rev. Mr. HcCrory stepped
into the pulpit, and with a beautiful smile
scattered profusely over his broad expanse
of countenance announced that his name
was not Burdette. Nor did he know what
bad become of Bob. He might havechoked
to death on one of those little products of
the woods so much admired by the squirrels,
hut the preacher didn't know it. In fact,
he wasn t at all answerable for the surpris
ing couduct of the lecturer and was as
much in the dark as the audience. He then
bowed the audience ont, and the door
keepers were kept busy dealing out checks
(door checks) and sometimes casb.
Another date will be made with the
humorist, when he will be expected to ap
pear and do his wanderings in the pres
ence of the audience, rather than out in
the cold, cold world.
A PECULIAR VISITOR.
Strange Antics of a Man at a Sonthslde
Drugstore.
Anincidentthat illustrates the trialsof the
average drug clerk occurred in J. S. Hunt
er's drugstore on the Southside yesterday.
The manager of the establishment is Frank
J. Longnaker, a very pleasant gentleman,
who carries a larger stock of flesh than the
ordinary run of men.
Testerday about 4 o clock a stranger went
into the store and asked the clerk to cash a
check for&lO. Mr. Longnaker was notable
to accommodate his customer, and so in
formed him. The gentleman said he wanted
to go up the Pittsburg, McKeesport and
Youghiogbeny Railroad, and he need
ed the money. Mr. Longnaker re
ferred him to several places on
Carson street where he thought the
man could get the money, but tne latter
seemed indifferent and made no move to
leave. In the course of about five minutes
he asked the clerk for a toby. He was ac
commodated this time. Another five
minutes was spent looking around the store
in a manner that indicated be could not see
what he wanted. He then walked up to the
show case and naked lor a postal card and a
2-cent stamp, lor the payment ot which he
tendered a 55 bill.
To use his own words Mr. Longnaker was
knocked nearly senseless. "I traveled all
over two blocks," said he, "before I got his
bill changed, and then I had no piofit on his
purchase." The clerk says the people who
think the drug clerk has a rosy life to live
is mistaken and ought to train with him.
Dress Suits.'
For a good-fitting dress suit leave your
order at Pitcairn's, 434 Wood st rsu
Fob perfect fitting jackets at popular
prices go to Rosenbaum & Co.
Oi L.UI I lUll event, current newt
and business interests of the Southside, Issued
vy jific AJxpjrAi.n wit uc unusually inter'
tiling to-morrow.
BACK TO THE BOIES.
Engineers Finish Their Annnal Busi
ness and Return to Bun
ONCE MORE ON THE IRON HIGHWAY
Brotherhood Men Are Found in Every Land,
and Among Them Are
HANI WHO FIIjL F0SITI0KS OF TRUST
The twenty-seventh annual convention of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
has been practically brought to a close.
Nearly one-half of the delegates returned
home last night, and those remaining will
finish up the business in an early session to
day. The matter of greatest public interest
touched upon by the convention was regard
ing the federation ot the engineers with other
organizations of railroad employes. It has
been generally understood that the question
of a general federation was brought up,
acted upon, and decided in the
negative. This is an error, as no
proposition looking to a general federa
tion was introduced. But the convention
considered the advisability of extending the
operation of system federation over another
year, and finally authorized members of the
Brotherhood to federate with other railroad
organizations within the confines of the
system over which they ran.
This in itself is a sufficiently important
concession. It is in pursuance of the policy
formulated at the Denver convention last
year, when system federation was first au
thorized. Whether the engineers on any
section shall or shall not federate with their
fellows is a matter left to the members con
cerned, and they can act in the matter as
they see fit. Neither may such affiliation
become of a permanent character.
OBJECTS OT THE UNDEBSTAUDING.
It is understood to be for the purpose of
co-operating with other organizations on
such occasions as render it necessary for the
welfare of the whole body of employes of
that road. Such instances would occur on
managers attempting the enforcement of ar
bitrary rules, etc., directed at the integrity
of the union principle.
For every practical purpose this authori
tative reindorsement of system federation
will be found as serviceable to the other or
ganizations as if a general federation, extend
ing throughout the country, were permitted.
With the backing of the engineers, the Fed
eration of Railroad Employes would be
placed in a position to approach system
superintendents with more assurance of a
favorable hearing than if the Brotherhood
withheld its support, aud there is reason to
believe that on such roads as system federa
tion becomes in vogue there will be fewer
disputes ending in serious complications as
a result of this federation. System fed
eration, though, may not go into effect on
all roads.
The New York Central is credited with
being opposed to federation in any form.
This may be due, and perhaps is, to the fact
that the Knights of Labor have a good many
members among the employes of that road.
The hostility of tbe Central engineers to that
body was emphasized during the recent
strike; so system federation on that road
may not be expected.
FRATERNAL FEELINGS MEAN MUCH.
Additional reason why the engineers of
tbe Central should continue to mind their
own business is found in the kindly
personal relations which exist between
the officials and the men. Sentiment
on this question is different on the Pennsyl
vania lines. Over this system, the engineers
and their fellow railroaders will co-operate
mould occasion arise. There does not exist
the same friendly and cordial feeling be
tween officials and employes on this road as
on the Centra, and for other reasons, not
necessary to state at present, system federa
tion will be accomplished over those lines.
The time for holding the annual meeting
was changed to May, because of the general
inclemency of the season atthis period of the
year and the fact that in most large cities
at this season expositions and conven
tions are in progress, and crowd hotels
to an uncomfortable extent. Though the
delegates proper number only 406, visiting
engineers and the fair relatives ot the mem
bers bring up the total number of visit
ors.to the annual gathering to between 800
and 900; Accomodation for these is not al
ways to be obtained in large cities at this
seasou. Tbe want of a large hall, with
proper conveniences, for just such purposes
as this convention, in this city, was never so
clearly illustrated as on this occasion. To
enable the delegates to transact their busi
ness, rough boards resting oh improvised
trestling had to be set up in
the largest available hall in town the
old City Hall. Delegates complained,
and with cause, of the lack of adequate fa
cilities for carrying on this work, and the
utter absence of ventilation was severely
felt. This fact, coupled with the unseason
able weather, placed Pittsburg in an un
favorable light before the visitors.
THE SEW OFFICE CREATED.
A new office was created by tbe election
of A. B. Youngson, of Meadville, to the
position of Assistant to the Grand Chief.
This was with the view of relieving Mr.
Arthur of much ol the necessity for travel
ing ou visitationsf etc., a duty which will
devolve on the assistant This officer will
also have the thread of affairs well in hand
should Mr. Arthur desire to retire at. or be
fore, the expiration of his term in 1892.
The Grand Chief will not be allowed
to travel far from tbe den of the Brother
hood, and it will be sought to retain him as
General Counselor to tbe organization.
Three other elections were made: Ash
Kennedy, of N. W. Ter., as Second Grand
Engineer; I. D. Collins, of Atlanta, Ga., as
Third Grand Engineer; W. B. Husky, as
First Grand Engineer, and R. M. Clark as
Grand Guide.
Some of the officials have had long terms
of service. Tbe Grand Chief has been in
the Brotherhood for 25 years and 17 years
in his present office. T. S. Ingraham is a
Brotherhood man of 25 years' standing and
18 years Grand Engineer; De
loss Everett is of tqual standing
in point of years in the organization and
three years Second Grand Engineer; H. C.
Havs has entered his twentv-second vear in
the Brotherhood, and has been in office as
First Grand Assistant Engineer for five
years. JUT. nays also edits the official
organ of the Brotherhood, published at
Cleveland.
THE MEMBERSHIP FAST INCREASING.
The total membership of the order is
27,715, being an increase of 2,337 during the
year. This is a marked gain over average
years, the annual rates ot increase being
1,500, and shows the steady growth in popu
larity and power of the organization. The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has
the widest spread membership of any
single organization in the world. At
the convention just closed delegates were
present from British Columbia, historic Old
Mexico, Portland, Ore., the lower Provinces
of Canada, and tbe Gulf. There are mem
bers in the Old Country some still running,
others engaged in various pursuits in
Cuba, Panama, in South America and in
the British possessions. Some of them have
retired from the road, but they always re
tain their touch with their brothers, and
continue as members.
In the active ranks of the Brotherhood
may be found men calculated to adorn any
sphere of life, as tbey have sprung from
all classes of society. Among them may be
found physicians and lawyers who deserted
the study of medicine and law for the
excitement of the railroader's life,
and men, too, who were well qualified
to pursue their profession, as many a man
who is prominent in his practice. College-
the exciting nflnence of the career have I
brea men, imeu uy me novelty ana held by
joined the ranks of tbe engineers by scores.
Anyone who has ridden in the cab of a
locomotive when the throbbing and almost
living piece of mechanism raced down the
mountain side or along tbe sinuous banks of
a goodly stream in tbe early morning, with
the first gray flush of day marking tbe dif
ference in the air and changing tbe anxiety
of the night into the calm watchfulness of
day; the faithful engine steadily hauling
tbe living freight behind as if con
scious of divided responsibility with tbe
engineer, will understand the allurements
of tbe life, and the affection of the engine
man for his machine.
SOCIAL ELEVATION OF MEMBERS.
Many of the Brotherhood have risen to
prominence in rocial affairs as well as in
political life. Everett Stephens is a mem
ber of the Railroad Commission ot tbe State
of Massachusetts appointed to the position
by Ben Butler when Governor. Governor
Hill appointed Michael Carroll to the New
York Commission. Another Brotherhood
man of Akron, O., a lawyer, is a mem
ber of tbe State Legislature; Cincinnati
has two doctors who once ran on schedule
time; some of the delegates to the conven
tion ran forthe Wyoming Legislature; Mr.
Hennessy is a member of the Railroad
Commission of Missouri, and Angus St.
Clair has withdrawn his hand from the
regulator to turn it to the interests of the
National Car and Locomotive Builder, of
New York, the largest trade journal
in the country. When four years
ago a law was passed in Georgia
creating an Examining Board for licensing
engineers, the Governor appointed seven
brotherhood men to the positions. Mr.
Phelan, the Assistant Superintendent ot tbe
Northern Pacific, still retains his member
ship in the order, and over the country may
be found brotherhood men filling offices of
trust as superintendents and master me
chanics. The railroad supply houses employ broth
erhood men, and the Nathan Manufactur
ing Company, the largest in the country,
employs them exclusively.
Perhaps no other single organization dis
tributes so much unsolicited relief as this
does. This year, outside of the insurance
department, it distributed $27,000. The en
fire profits from the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers' Journal, about $12,000 an
nually, is paid away in this manner.
WELL PLEASED WITH PITTSBURG.
The delegates were, on the whole, pleased
with their visit to Pittsburg, barring the
dirt oCthe streets and the weather. It seems
that Pittsburgers are a civil let of people.
Nat Sawyer, of the New York Central, re
marked last night that he thought the citi
zens were very courteous.
"I never met any people who were more
civil," he said. "None of us had any diffi
culty in obtaining directions where to find
places, and the extreme desire to be of
service and obliging of anybody we met
was very maiked." I
Among the delegates who returned last
night was G. W. Hitchens, of Springfield,
Mo., and one of the oldest engineers in the
country. Mr. Hitcbeus is the Republican
candidate for Legislature in the First
(Green connty) Legislative district, and as
it is always Republican by 600
or 700 majority, he is sure of
election. He has been running an engine
for the past 32 years and expects to give up
his seat on the locomotive for one In the
legislative halls. He is also an advocate of
federation with the other railroad organiza
tions and thinks the conservative policy of
the organization is being carried to ex
tremes. In speaking of the political out
look, Mr. Hitchens said:
"I did think that Chauncey Depew stood
a good chance of becoming President, but
do not think so now. The New York Central
strike killed his chances and if he had been
wise he would have got ont of the railroad
business before the Yanderbilt people made
an attack on labor organizations. If Mr.
Depew is a candidate for anything, Master
Workman Powderly will use his influence
against him, and would exert enough power
to defeat him, no matter for what office he
ran. He is a man of ability and great
capacity, and I am sorry that his road got
into that muss."
Chief Arthur and the other officials ex
pect to get away by noon to-day.
An Actor Behind the Bars.
James Collins, an actor from Phila
delphia, was arrested at a disorderly bouse
on Second avenue last night charged with
robbing H. M. Coffey of a watch and some
money. John Joints, a companion of Col
lins, was also arrested. Collins and Joints
went into the house and Coffey was already
there drunk. The mistress "of the house
notified the police. Collins had the watch
in his pocket when arrested.
Clubs Not Tolerated at Kleber's Music
Store, 500 Wood Street.
The pianos and organs sold by H. Kleber
& Bro. are too good and artistic to be
onerated by means of clubs. Tbey are made
to be played upon by the fingers and hands
of ladies and children and by artists. Peo
ple who insist on using clubs need not apply
at Kleber's, for the grand pianos of Stein
way, Conover. Gabler. Opera, etc, are too
far above the vulgar level of club playing.
If ycu desire music to cheer the heart, ele
vate the spirit refine the feelings and de
light the listener buy one of Kleber's
first-class instruments and possess a joy for
ever. We sell, also, on time payments, $25
down auo $iu a niontn or $J bu a week.
The old trusted house of H. Kleber & Bro..
506 Wood street, has the preference over all
others, and hence sells three-fourths of all
the instruments disposed of in this section of
country.
TOUR OLD-FASHIONED SQUAKE PIANO.
Exchange It for a New; Upright
If at your wit's end what to do with your
old-fashioned "square" call upon us. We
take old instruments in exchange for new
pianos and organs, allowing highest value
for them, thns making the acquisition of a
new instrnment a comparatively easy mat
ter. If your means are limited and you do not
feel able to purchase, we can help you there,
too, as by our system of easy payments we
have placed the best and most reliable pianos
and organs within the reach of all, and we
have supplied thousands and thousands of
our people in this very way who Would
otherwise be without an instrument at all.
In makes of pianos we have the renowned
Hardman, KrakaueTpVbse and Harrington,
known everywhere and by everybody as ab
solutely the best, and in organs we have
everything from tbe large church to the
smallest cottage organ.
Considering the high standard and the
merits of our goods our prices are as low
as is possible to make them.
Write us for catalogue and full informa
tion of our easy payment plan.
Mellos & Hoexe,
(Established 1831).
wv . 77 Filth avenue.
C Communicated. 1
Attention, Republican Voters of the
Sixth
Legislative District.
Tbe attention of the Bepublican voters of
the Sixth Legislative-district is called to
tickets which are being sent ont, together
with a letter from the Independent Bepub
lican headquarters, and which is meant to
mislead voters. On these tickets the name
of William O. McFarland, one of the Dem
ocratic nominees, is substituted for the
name of John W. Nesbif, the regular Be
publican nominee.
Beautiful Hats at S3.
Ladies' handsomely trimmed hats, bonneU
and toques at $5 00. A big'Iot of them, all
practically new for this extraordinary sale,
and not worth a penny less than $10 00, and
many double it All go-to-day at $5 00.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Infants' Furnishings.
See window display of fine long and short
dresses. Largest stock of infants' goods in
the city.
A. G. Campbell & Sous, 27 Fifth are.
Qtjalitt tells. Iron City Brewing Co.'s
..1m Af li... nMvtv rinnhled since l&xt fnlt.
Sold at all firit-clasi bars.
TAIES TO BE LOWER.
City Revenues Exceed the Estimates
of the Finance Committee.
FIGUKIKGON NEXT YEAR'S MILLAGE
Mayor Gonrlej Will Turn in More Than
$50,000 for Twelve Months.
FACTS SHOW THE CITI'S PEOBPIiEITI
Taxpayers who have been laboring under
the impression that they were under a yoke
may take a fresh grip on life, as the tax
rate next year will be considerably less than
that of 1890.
The outlook is that the estimates of tbe
Finance Committee at the beginning of the
present year, will average nearly correct.
Some of tbe revenues estimated have al
ready exceeded the estimates while others
will probably fall below the expectation,
but the total will average well and this
means a smaller deficiency and therefore a
smaller tax next yeir. Last year's deficiency
was nearly 5300,000 which had to be made
up this, and the year before it was even
much larger. As a deficiency of 8100,000
means one mill more to the city taxes the
importance of a small deficiency is evident
The Finance Committee is already figur
ing on what tbe millage of next vear will
be, but it will take a great deal of work and
calculation to determine, and even a guess
will not be possible for several months. The
committee last January, in preparing the
appropriation ordinance and fixing the mill
age of 1890. estimated that the citv wnntd
receive $2,610,000 from a tax of 15 mills on a
valuation of $174,000,000. They estimated
that $297,879 would be received from the
Delinquent Tax Collector as outstanding
taxes of the previous years, and also that
$200,000 would be received from business tax
and $540,000 from water ir.ts.
The receipts of city ttx in the fiity Treas
urer's office for 1890, as published yesterday,
were 52,698.015. but considerable of this was
school and special taxes devoted to special
purposes. The actual citv tax of 1890 re
ceived, that is available to the cify govern
ment, is 2,379,713, which includes $25,584
that have been collected by the Delinquent
Tax Collector.
The Delinquent Tax Collectorhas already
reported $235,743 collected. Of this $5,469
was city tax of 1887: $9,589 citv tax of 1888;
$132,091 city tax of 1889; $87,731 was water
rent for 1887, '88 and '89, and $3,201 was
business t ix of 1887 and 1889, there being
none ot 1888 paid.
Tbe receipts from business tax have al
ready exceeded the estimate. $223,000 having
been collected and more to come, though the
amount is not large.
Of the water rents $490,882 have been col
lected, but there will be considerably more
paid before the expiration of the"year. In
fact, in the three montbs remaining of the
fiscal year it is expected that enongh back
taxes and taxes of 1890 will be paid up to
equal in all cases the estimates of the
Finance Committee. Besides this the
Mayor's office has already vielded consider
ably over the $50,000 e'xp'ected from that
source, and tbe revenues from liquor
licenses will over-reach what was expected
bv several thousand dollars.
DOWN
GO THE PRICES.
The Tariff Bill Shall Not Affect Us.
Some people are trying to scare everybody
into haying their wares by holding np this new
tariff bill as a reason for all eoods prolnc away
up out of sight and reach. Bnt as far as we are
concerned our prices are lower than ever. Who
will compare their prices to ours?
i
. 40 Pieces of Black
French Henrietta Cloth,
Perfect shade of Black, 48 Inches wide, and onr
gnaranto goes with every yard. Price, 90
cents per yard. Bring sample ot SI quality
from any store and compare. Only one dress to
each customer.
32 Pieces of Habit Cloth.
These are bound to interest you, as they are
AU-WooL good colors, yard-and-a-half wide, at
45 cents per yard.
We are doing a rushing business in
AstraMian and Fnr SbonMer Capes.
Examine our stock before going elsewhere.
THIS WEEK ONLY One lot of Imported
Seal Muffs at $2. Regular price, S3.
One lot of Ladies' Coats 13 worthy of special
mention away "leiow value. Diagonal, Wide
Wale and handsomely made.
180 Dozen Men's Sox, all wool, donble heel
and toe, at 19 cents per pair. These Sox are
selling at 23c elsewhere. A box not sold to one
customer.
ANOTHER BIG WE.EK
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Hugus & Hacke
Sterling values, advantageous to economic
buyers, offered this week in our housekeepers'
department
Blankets, all colors, all grades and all makes,
and being purchased direct from the mills at
prices accordant
Special values in chintz and satine colored
comfortables, with best crades of white cot
ton filling, in price from $2 to $4 each.
Eiderdown comfortables in extra assortment
of colorings and design s.mado for us exclusively,
with plain and figured satine or silk coverings,
ranging from S3 to (40 each.
An immense assortment of table linens, pil
lowcase and sheotiue linens, napkins, towels,
etc., etc A lanre Increase in tariff rates of
these goods; bnt our customers pay no advance
until the present supply is exhausted.
A choice line of hemstitched table cloths in
8-4, 10-4, 12-4 and 14-4. with napkins to match, in
sets, at very much under regular prices.
Make purchases now, while present Btock
lasts. Higher prices mnst prevail with all new
importations.
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St.
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Hi il SSPa
NEW AD V KltTlSKMESTS.
The Leading
Drygoods House.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Friday, Oct 31, 1580.
JDS. HDRNE I CD.'Ix
PENN AVE- STORES.
KEEP WARM.
The injunction comes from our Under-, '
wear Department 1''
There's no place in the world moraf
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wintry blasts.
Children's
Merino Tests and Pantalettes, 25o to
$2 each.
Natural and Scarlet Vests and Panta
lettes, 30c to $3 each.
Ribbed Merino and Natural Wool
Vests and Pantalettes, 60c to $2 50 each.
Merino Pantalettes, knee and ankle
length, 50e to $2 each.
Union Suits in heavy weight cotton
and medium and heavy weight merino
and natural wool.
Ladies1
White Merino Underwear, 60e to
$3 50 a garment
Ribbed Merino, both white and nat
ural, 75c to $3 a garment
Natural and Scarlet Wool Under
wear, $1 to $1 75 a garment
Camel's Hair Underwear, $1 23 to
$2 50 per garment
White and Colored Ail-Wool Bibbed
Vests, $1 to $2 25.
Ribbed Cotton Combination Suits.
Ribbed Wool, White and Natural,
Combination Suits.
All-Wool Skirts, $1 to $4 each.
Ribbed Knit Wool Skirts. $1 25.
Camel's Hair Divided Skirts, $3 50
and $4.
We've been selling the new Paper
Vests, and they give general satisfaction.
Wool Corset Covers and Camel's Hair
Nightgowns in excellent qualities.
Gentlemen's
Merino Underwear White at 50c a
garment; Brown and Steel mixtures at
85c; finer qualities at $2 50.
An extraordinary quality Camel's
Hair a,t $1 per garment.
Natural Wool, $1 25 to $2 50 per gar
ment Camel' Hair SI BTl in S3
, .. . v
ment.
per gar-
Scarlet Wool, $1 to $2 per garment
German Sanitary, $2 25 to $2 75.
Lambs' Wools, Shetland Wools, Aus
tralian Wools and Scotch Wools in
Men's Underwear, in all the best makes.
Complete lines of Cartwright and
Warner's and Allen Solly & Co.'s cele
brated Underwear.
Heavy Silk Underwear, in 12, 16 and
20 thread. Brettle'sand all best makes.
HOSIERY. ,-
The largest stock and best valnes in Win
ter Hosiery for Ladies, Gentlemen and ' '
Children.
Winter Gloves, .
Lined Skins and Wool Fabrics.
The injunction is echoed in this great
3 days' sale of
BLANKETS.
1,000 pairs White, Gray and Scarlet A1I
Wool Country Blankets, which for to-day
and to-morrow we continue to sell much
under ordinary prices.
JOB. HDRNE 1 CD.
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
P. S. Our Mail Order Department serve
o'ur out-of-town customers. Write for what -you
want
HOLD
ON
TO A GOOD THING
nd Remember That
KIDD'B CDUEH SYRUP-
Is Good for
COUGHS AND COLDS.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Prepared only by
FLEMING BROS.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
DIAMOND
FINGER RINGS.
A superb assortment of exceptionally fina
white and blue-white stones just mounted in
solltares and clusters. ?"
A rare stock of ruby, emerald, sapphire, opalf
and pearl rings, combined with diamonds. "
It is a pleasure to show you these goodsv'
whether you purchase or not -"
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, '
Fifth Ave. and Market St.
Diamonds reset in latest styles.
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Crane Elevator Co
Pittsburg Office, Lewis Building.
REVERSING ENGINES.
HYDRAULIC AND STEAM
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
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