Wgwffi" 'N THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1890. r - BETS FOR A BLUFF Big Wagers Being Made on the Result of the Pennsylvania Guber natorial Election. DELAUATER MEN'S SMALL CLAIMS. Al Carlisle Estimates Patlison's Majority in the State al From 30,000 to 40,000. COLOEED DEMOCRATS GETTING IN LINK. Rtjcllicia SUte Committee Eradmg to Fittsisrg fa Eubscnjuoni. That money talks has long been asserted, and its clarion notes fracture the innocent and non-partisan welkin as the possessor of ready cash states in strident notes that "I'll bet you he's elected," referring to Delamater or Pattison, as the case may be. It is safe to say that the money offered in bets on the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial election would Knock Uncle Sam's surplus so high that it would never reach the vaults of the Treasury again. Men with the ap pearance of unlimited boodle reach down in their pockets with an air of assurance that paralyzes the amateur bluffer who has a modest roll of 200 or 5300, and he hastily explains, "I am not a betting man, but if I were that's the way I would bet." Occasionally the modest man is possessed of nerve as well as cash, and planks up the "long stuff." Then his opponent changes the conversation to tbe fruitful subject of the weather. But still some of these bets do go, and the money is put up. BETTING OK JIAJOEITIES. It is difficult to keep track of the bets made. Many men back their political opinions with cash, who would shudder if their names were placed under the category of gamblers. Then there are others who do cot care to see their money gathered in by the poor officials, as provided by law. Quite a large amount of money was placed in bets yesterday, but the Delamater men will not give eveu money on more than 15, 000 majority in the State, or 1,500 in Alle gheny county, notwithstanding the fact that Beaver carried the county by 6,900 and the State by 43,000. In Quincy Kobinson's place yesterday, 5500 eveu were put up that Delamater would not have 15,000 majority in the State, and the same amount that he would not have 10,000 majority. An Alle gheny contractor put up ?1,0X) which says that Delamater would not have 15,000 ma jority, and late last night 500 were put up which talked the same way. A Second ward politician has $2,500 on Pattison in small bets at eveu money and 5 to 4. An Allegheny City oil man has put up $500 against 400 on Delamater. Another bet of $1,000 was made in a newspaper office that Delamater would not have 15,000 majority. A large amount of Pattison money is ex pected to be on tap at Quincy Kobinson's this morning ready to take anything that looks reasonable. TAKERS -WAITING ANXIOUSLY. It has been common talk lor some time that a Government official in Pittsburg had 515,000 in his safe which he would put out on Delamater at the last minute to make sentiment. It was also understood that a prominent Pattisou man was onir awaiting its appearance to take it up. It is now claimed by some that tha money has been put out in small sums to cover more 'ground. It was common talk last evening that ex-State Chairman Cooper had called back $6,500 he had sent to a Pittsburg hotel man to bet on Delamater. T. J. O'Leary, Jr., said last night: "These bets are merely bluffs, intended to create sentiment. .It's like a boy whistling to keep up his courage while he walks through a graveyard. A good deal of this money is bet sever.il times over. It was done the same way in New York in the last Prcsidental election. A good many ol these men who bet get a friend to hold the stakes; then they borrow the stakes and bet again. In this way they create the impression that they have lots of money and any amount of faith in their candidate! It's only a bluff." At the Independent headquarters Chair man Blair said: "Are we making bets? Oh, no. We are poor people here. We have no monev, bat we've plenty of Iriends." AL CARLISLE'S VIEWS. He Thinks Pattison Mill ILne From 30,000 to 40,000 Majority at a Fair Estimate. Al Carlisle returned home from a run through Ohio last night. During his ab sence he devoted considerable time to sizing up matters in Major McKinley's district, and he is of tnc opinion that Warwick will win the fisht in spite of the tremendous :ht bein;: made against him. Turning to tbe situation in this State Mr. Carlisle said: "I am not thoroughly posted on the situation in Pennsylvania, but from what I see, from what I hear, and from the general tide of public opinion I beli-ive that Patti'on will have from 30,01)0 to 40,000 majority at the lowest calculation. I do know that the Democrats ever had a better organization in the State, while the Republican cam paign has been a scries of blunders and mistakes. No matter how brainy man Qu.iv may be, he has had the Repub lican partv in hot water since Harrison's election. Every issue that has been raised in this State during the present fight by the Republicans ha-, turned out to be a boomeraiis With the fireside, home and vest vote of his own party arranged against him, if Delamater can win I Ireely admit that I am mistaken, as I do not want to figure as a post mortem prophet." MB. PHILLIPS ISH'T W0EHD2D. He Says He Will Slake an Affidavit of Denial if Necessary. Mr. T. W. Phillips the Independent Congressional candidate from New Castle, seems to be in Pittsburg every day of late. Mr. Phillips said yesterday that he would pay no attention to Dickerson's statement, which was false, but if it was necessary he will mate au affidavit to that effect. "It would be st ranee, indeed," he said, "that I would go into this kind of a fight and then s 17 that I expected to be elected by Demccritic votes. Captain Maxwell, 01 Greenwlle, and I were talking together when this man Dickerson approached me. I do not remember what I t,;(l to him. but tbe conversation was casual and notbiugot importance was talked about. Captain Maxwell, who was present, has si ready denied Dickerson's statement, and that ought to settle it. I didn't go into this fight :or fun, and I expect to win." SH0KT OF MOHEY. Etate Chairman Andrews Send to Pittsburg; for Financial Asalstance. Money is becoming a scarce article with the Republican State Committee. Yester day State Chairman Andrews sent two let ters to a Pittsburg bank, asking for an im mediate and large subscription, stating that it was needed urgently. No response has been made so far to the appeal. A ROUSING MEETING HELD BY PROHIBITIONISTS IN LAFAYETTE HALL. The Lack of Numbers Made Tip by En thusiasmSpeeches for the Support of the Ticket Campaign Songs by a Choir, and the Collection Box Passed. The Prohibition rally in Lafayette Hall last evening, was what cold water en thusiasts would term "a rousing old meet ing." There were not many present, com paratively speaking, but there was plently of enthusiasm 'in the ap plause and frequent audible com mendations of the speakers' remarks. Another similarity to a church gathering was the number of ladies present. Among the number present were noticed a number of the most ardent temperance workers in the city. A choir of nine ladies and gentlemen filled in the time between speeches by sing ing such songs as "When Election Dav Comes 'Bound We'll AU Be There." The ladies, under the present tt&lss of affairs, were, of course, speaking for the men. Another church feature was the passing ol the collection boxes. Rev. Mr. Covert, of Westmoreland county, was the first speaker, and was lollowed by John D. Gill, a candidate for Governor. After Mr. Gill had given lenethy argu ments in support of prohibition, going over the familiar paths of temperance speakers, Colonel George W. Bain took the floor. The Colonel was applauded from the becinning to the end ot bis speech, which was of that serio-humorous character for which he is famous. He said he would rather stand there with that little band on God's side than with all the hosts on the outside. "Grant," he said, "took Fort Donaldson by local option and Yicksburg by constitutional amendment, but "on to Riohmond' was the cry." The speaker would help a place by local option, a State by constitutional amendment, but "on to Washington" washis cry. He would stop a while at Harrisburg on the way, how ever. Prohibition would settle all the questions in this country, including those between capital and labor, and it would pro tect the home. Wanamaker, he said, a few years ago told him that if he would wait until they settled the tariff question, they would swing in and settle the temperance question. It is now time to swing in. But neither of the old parties will take up the question. Qnay and tbe other side, he added, are fighting to get the influ ence of the Honor clement, and neither party will touch the temperance question. He concluded by requesting all to vote for John D. Gill lor Governor. After another song by the choir, Judge Campbell, of Uniontown, the Prohibition candidate for Congress in theTwenty-'ourth district, was called on, and made a few remarks. COLONEL SCOYEL'S 0PIKI0K He Is Banking Much on Delamater and T. W. Phillips. Colonel James M. Scovel, a Philadelphia newspaper man, who found $25 per night and expenses to speak for Delamater more profitable than writing for the papers, has finished his stump, speaking in Western Pennsylvania, or par ticularly in Beaver county, where he bas spent much of his time. Before leaving Beaver yesterday-he had a chat with Senator Quay, and was shown a tele gram from Thomas Power that Philadel phia will give the ticket 20,000 majority. He says the Senator expressed great con fidence about the result, and as lor himself he bas no doubt about the result. The Colonel thinks that T. W. Phillips is the only man in the Twenty-sixtb Congres sional district who can win tbe fight. He is inclined to believe that Major McDowell is not in it. Dick Quay, he says, will pull through with the regular majority. WATCHING FOB FRAUDS. Independents Warned That an Attempt Will Be Mado to Capture McKeesport. Chairman Peter Shields, ot the Indepen dentRepublioan Committeeon Organization, said yesterday that be had received informa tion that an attempt would be made by Delamater's friends to count out Pattison in McKeesport and some of the Pittsburg wards. Mr. Shields says every polling place will be watched closely, and every attempt at fraud will be immediately followed by ar rest. A NON-POLITICAL ORDER. The Organ of the Jr. O. TJ. A. M. Speaks Edi torially to the Members. The slmertcan publishes an editorial this week stating that the Jr. O. TJ. A. M. is not a political organization. It prints a special edition of 15,000 copies to be distributed throughout the State to inform its readers of the following: Every member of tbe Order should goto tbe polls and vote for the principles Ho advocates. Whatever party he thinks will be most likely to carry out those principles sbonld receive his support. GETTING INTO LINE. The Colored Democrats Will Meet in Lafay ette Hall To-night The colored Democrats of Allegheny county will hold a mass meeting in Lafay ette Hall this evening under tbe auspices of the W. H. Barclay Democratic Club. The American Cornet Band will furnish the music, and James H. W. Howard, Vico President ol the State Leaeue, Bev. D. B. Mathews, of X ew Lisbon, Walter S. Brown and George J?. Smith will do the talking. GETTLNG OFF THE FENCE. Independent Republicans Receiving; Many Accessions to Their Voting Strength. Chairman Blair, ot the Independent Re publicans, said yesterday: "A number ol men who have been on the fence are now gettineoff on our side. Among them are a number of city employes. So far none of our men have been pulled off by the opposi tion, and the prospects for Pattison are get ting brighter every day." Singing for Delamater. The W. H. McCleary Glee Club has been a feature of the Republican campaign in this county. To night it appears at Taren tum and on Monday night at Old City Hall. The club is composed 01 V. P. Adams.John Hibbard, Henry Gerdine, Dr. Phillip C. P. Harris, A. Simpson, W. K. Gable,Harry Gripp, G. W. Long and E. N. Randolph. Hungarians Feel Hart. Tbe Hungarians in the Forty-second Senatorial district, in which William Flinn is the Republican candidate, are being in structed that the latter is opposed to Huns as laborers. Several of Mr. Flinn's friends devoted yesterday to straightening the matter out. They Are Hustling. ' Judge Edward Campbell, the Prohibition candidate for Congress in Fayette county, hopes to poll more than .the party vote in the district In the State theirf-Vote is 20, 000 and John D. Gill, the candidate for Governor, expects o hold it ELECTION KETTJTCNS will be complete and accurate in next Wednesday morning's DISPATCH. All the news of the closing hours of the campaign will be furnished in td-morrows 20-page Issue. Dk. B. M. Hasita. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Perm street, Pittsburg, Pa. s&sn B.&B. In the great underwear sale children's, 15 cents to finest made; men's, 35 cents np to the best imported; ladles', 25 cents up to the finest silk. Bougs & BtJHL. BRAND NEW BONDS Offered for Sale by an Association Hailing From Baltimore INEXCBAKGEFORA FEW DOLLARS. Thvele M. Lamb, the Local Agent, Lncidlj Explains Dow it is Done. SOMETHING ABOUT BENEFIT SCHEMES The Merchants' and Mechanics' Bond and Savings Association, of Baltimore, is an in stitution which has been newly chartered in the Monumental City. During the last ten days it has established a "Branch for Alle gheny, with offices located in Pittsburg,"' as a circular states, and on the same evi dence. Theyle M. Lamb is the manager, with offices in room 38, Dallmeyer building, 96 Fourth avenue. With a laudable desire to acquire tjpme information regarding the new acquisition to the city's business ranks and its modus operandi, a Dispatch reporter eptered the elevator in the building mentioned, yester day afternoon. "Mr. Lamb has offices in this building?" was inquired ot the runner. "Yes, sir. Boom 38, third floor." "Many people calling to see him?" "Oh yes, a good many; maybe 30 or 40 since be came." "How long has he been here?" "Not very long; little more than a week." AT THE LOCAL HEADQUARTERS. A shingle displayed outside room 38 indi cated the headquarters of tbe Pittsburg manager of the concern. Entering, Mr. Lamb was found busily writing within a brass-railed inclosure, while a clerk pored over a set of books at the opposite end. It only needed a crowd ot bond purchasers on this occasion wanting to give tbe place a decidedly business-like character. When Mr. Lamb had finished his corre spondence he turned his attention to the visitor. The latter was anxious to obtain some information regarding the operations ot the association. For answer, Mr. Lamb tendered the newspaper man a pamphlet setting forth the advantages to be derived Jrom an immediate purchase of the associa tion's bonds. Its object was stated to be: To encourage the masses of tbe people to save and provide for tbe future by judicious investment, and to all wbo are "wide awake" and wish to Invest, we offer the best and most successful system which bas ever been ad vocated in this "new world" of Inventive genins. We offer for your inspection our bonds as follows: Face Admls- Month- Qnar- of slon It terly bond. fee. dnes. dues. Series A $500 00 f: 00 .75 Series B 250 2 00 1 00 .50 Series C 125 1 00 .60 .25 Tbeso bonds, being secured by our redemp tion and reserve tunds, are as good as tbe United States Government, which have ever been a favorite form of investment, etc liEDEMPXIOX OF THE BONDS. The circular proceeds to state that the bonds are redeemed in numerical order, tbe lower numbers being called first, and citing this as a reason for immediate investment. The bonds, according to the circular, are called in as they become due, in numerical order, and are paid at the following rate: If called within the first year, they are paid at 50 per cent of their face value' the second year, 60 per cent, and so on up to the sixth year, when they are redeemed at par value. The first bonds are to be called on the 15th of January, and regularly at every month thereafter. Lapses arc calculated "to aver age 24 per cent per annum, and the last bond is expected to be called in in about four years. Every bond that lapses brings tbe next number above it one point nearer to redemption; for when a bond becomes due,- and has lapsed, it is skipped and the next number called. An invitation is extended to every one to call at the office and look at tbe bonds, and reference is made to the banks of Balti more. The circular is signed byThyeleM. Lamb. "Supposing, Mr. Lamb," inquired the reporter, "that I purchase a bond for $500, what will it cost me?" COST OF A $500 BOXD. "It will cost you $3 admission fee. and you will have to pay 52 every month for dues." "When will I get the $500?" "Whenever it is called. If there are no bonds before you you will get $250 on the 15th of January, when the first call is made." "Well, suDposing that several bondhold ers desire to call in their bonds at that time, what then?" "Ob, then, only bonds will be paid which there is enough money to meet The bonds are paid out of the receipts for their sale. If we sell, for instance, 100 bonds before the 15th of January, we shall have $700 to meet any bonds called in." "Is this the only fund to meet the demand of the bondholders?" "Oh, we have a reserve fund of $50,000, but that is not for tbe purpose of meeting such claims." Beference to the circular here showed that this "reserve fund" was to satisfy the claims ot the last bondholders. "The bonds," continued Mr. Lamb, '"are only called in in numerical order. They beg'in with No. 1, and so continue up to 10,000, the number we expect to place here. They will only be redeemed in rotation and called in in numerical order; those holding the earlier numbers, of course, being paid first." AN UNEXPECTED CASE. "Suppose several early bonds fell due for redemption in January, where are the lunds to meet them?" "We don't expect they will. In that case we would pay just as many bonds as we had money to meet them." "Have you done much business here?" "We have not got well started yet. In fact, we are only begincinc, but we have sold 20 of series A, 10 of series B, and 10 of series C." Mr. Lamb expressed entire confidence in the success of the plan, and said he had no doubt he would sell the whole 10,000 here. He had been appointed agent for all of Pennsylvania west of Altoona. He had been with tbe house in B iltimore, and was acquainted in the mode of doing business. Other branches would be established in Harrisburg and Wheeling. In reply to a question, Mr. Lamb said that wnile other schemes had had a very short life, they were of a different character to his institution. He said he had leased the offices till April, 1892. with power to sub-lease, as he wanted to move into larger quarters suitable to his business. On The Dispatch representa tive leaving, Mr. Lamb asked him where he had seen his advertisement. "In The Dispatch." "I shall have a much larger one in another paper to-morrow." APPLICATION TO REFEP.ENCES. "Can I apply to the references you men tion?" "Certainly." The reporter withdrew, without deeming it necessary to disclose his identity. In pursuance to Mr. Lamb's permission to apply to the reference, dispatches were sent to two banks in Baltimore. The First National Bank replied: "We know noth ing about them," and the Old Town Bank, especially referred to by Mr. Lamb as know ing the members of the directory, replied: "Parties of good character, not large means." The association was incorporated nn the 3d of August, by Louis Strasburger. Frank I. Murphy, Thomas H. Musgrove, Thomas B. Wheeler, H. & Begester, Charles . Ehmann and Charles H. Evans, allot whom are responsible business men of Baltimore. The quarterly dues of 75 cents are supposed to pay current expenses. When B.C. Bergstreiser of the insurance World, was asked what he thought of the plans of the association, he said: OPINIONS OF AN EXPERT. i ' "A man investing money in a lottery -has some chance of winning, but none whatever under such business arrangements as pro posed in this circular. It is a bait thrown out to honest wage earners, and I prophecy the concern won't last a year. Such insti tutions should be prohibited from doing busiuess. If the investments could be shown to be of a legitimate nature, and re turned to the bondholders with an increase, there would be nothing to'be said, but well, I wouldn't like to buy any of the bonds." Speaking of the aid and loan associations which had lately burs ted, Mr. Bergstresser said: "They are a fraud on the working classes, and tbe managers of such compa nies are not any mote responsible than Sefton and Dunn, who were convicted of swindling in connection with a building and loan scheme." "Argus," in the current issue of the in surance IForlrf, under the caption of "Standing Boom Only," says: ANOTHER MAN'S IDEAS. Fool-catching schemes are getting so plentiful of late that one gets tired of recording them. That of the People's Mutnai Benefit Associa tion, of Rochester, K. 1'., is so extremely f resb, however, that I willingly accord it notice. In tbis scheme tbe members are numbered I might say its days are also, but that doesn't matter. Each member pays an initiation fee of J10, and monthly dues of 51 25. Beginning at No. 1, each member is paid 81.000 as fast as enough money is received. It's a cold day when the officers get left, and so of course their names appear among tbe first in the list. As tbey report 138 names already on tbe list, the ground floor mnst be pretty welt occupied by tbis time. Schemes of this kind supply a "long felt want," in that they serve to fill tbe hungry pockets of speculators. In tbe meantime it seems to me that tbe law which covers sawdust came and confidence men might be made to apply in such cases. SPEAKING of Electricity most people are pnzzled by such terms as volts, amperes, watts, etc. THE DISPATCH to-morrow will make ail these terms so plain that he who runs may read. It is a letter invaluable to anyone who desires to be up with the times. Twenty Pages. All the News. KOBE BTBEET BAIXWAYS. The Perry Line Ordinance Affirmatively Re ported to AUegheny Councils. The Committee on Street Bailroads of Allegheny met last night. A petition of Mrs. E. C. Kreiling for the removal of old car tracks on Charles and Sarah streets was referred to a. sub-committee. A suppli mentary ordinance to the ordinance grant ing the Perry Street Bailway Company the right to lay a single track on Perry street, Williams street, Long Lane, Green street, Madison avenue, Second street, East street, North street to connect with the Pleasant "Valley lines at Federal street, was affirma tively returned to Councils. W. H. Graham, of the Pleasant Valley, appeared before the committee and nsktd the privilege of constructing their road on a macadamized base along California avenue, until such time as tbe avenue is paved, also that they be allowed to use "T" rails. The request was granted. HALLOWEEN PRANKS. Some of Them Too Loud to be Overlooked by the Police. There was scarcely need of reminding any person that last night was All-Halloween. If auyone had forgotten the fact, the pranks of tbe small boys were a sufficient reminder. Out Fifth avenue some boys, particularly mischievous, broke three stoves belonging to J. Grimburgo, a hardware dealer. One of the boys was canght by an officer and sent to the Eleventh ward station. A wagon owned by Philip Doyle and loaded with coal was started down the bill and wrecked. Ofhcer Lea captured Amos Rob erts tearing down a stone wall of the new Franklin school house, and sent him to the Eleventh ward station. Inspecto- McAleese spent the evening taking bad, bad boys by the ears and mak ing them carry back doorsteps, gates, etc WILL WATT SIXTY DATS. Directors of the P., A. & M. Road Not Ready to Issue Bonds. The directors of the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester road met in tbe general of fices on Smithfield street yesterday for the purpose of voting on an issue of bonds to change the line into an electric road. Noth ing was done, and it was decided to adver tise the bonds 60 days longer before they are issued. George B. Hill, one of the directors, stated after the meeting that all the directors were present and the proceedings were harmoni ous. He added that the reports that factions exist in the company are unfounded. The system witl be changed, but little can be accomplished until the Sixth street bridge is replaced. The meeting was over in a half hour. laying the Tracks. Fifteen tracks were laid this week in the extension of tbe Baltimore and Ohio freight yards. The work was outlined and com menced some moons ago by W. T. Manning, who was promoted before he saw his plans materialized. WHAT PEOPLE AKE DOING. Some Who Travel, Some Who Do Not, and Others Who Talk. John Van Home, Vice President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was in tbe city yesterday bound for Louisville, He says two great telegraph companies can't exist in this country, and it is only a question of time until tbe Postal company is absorbed. Lyman D. Gilbert, ot Harrisburg, was a visitor at Senator Quay's yesterday. He in foamed the Senator that tbe middle district of tbe State is in line for Delamater. Dr.-James Pearson, of Coal Bluff, was in tbe city for a short time yesterday. He says there is an epidemic ot typhoid fever in tbe coal regions, and many are dying. Thomas Deegan, of J. P. Witherow & Co., went East last evening. He says business is brisk, and they ha ve so much work to do they scarcely know where to begin. C. B. Henepin, a Chicago pork packer, was a visitor to Pitt3burg yesterday. He thinks American pork will come oat ahead in France and Germany. F. E. Bandall, of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, has renamed from Canada to take up his residence here for tbe winter. J. N. Wilson, of Columbus, O., Su preme Inspector of tne Fraternal Mystic Circle, is at the St. Charles. He is here on official business. J. W. Logan, of Waterloo, la., is stop ping at tbe Monongahela House. He is an uncle of A. H. and I. H. Logan, the oil and gas men. J. Scott Ward, of Horne & Ward, ac companied by his wire, went East last evening. Chiet J. O. Browu is suffering from a severe attack of quinsy. MIN0K POLICE ITEMS. A Few Petty Cases to be Settled In the Aldermen's Offices. Charles KALOPSKi,before Alderman Kerr, charges Wee Sing with knocking him down for making a remark reflecting on tbe Chinese. Mart Hastings and Mary Monroe, of No. 0 Clay alley, were arrested by Officer Cross last evening for figbtinc - Thomas Beaker, of Bedford avenue, al leges that William Calpicio threw a cobble stone at him, which struck him on the left breast, severely injuring him. Fkakk Siftok will have a bearing to-day on a cbargo ot suspicion. He was trying to sell a ladles' gold watch marked "F. M.," and the police claimed that be told contradictory statements. The best $10 plush jacket. JOS. HOENE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Store. IN DEFIANCE OF LAW A Mexican Lottery Company is Now Making Use of the Mails TO ADVERTISE ITS DRAWINGS. Pittsbarg Flooded With Circnlars, and the Government Notified. THE POSTMASTER AWAITING A EEPLT Postmaster McKcan is now anxiously awaiting a reply to a letter sent byahim to tbe postal authorities at Washington re garding the deluge of Mexican lottery com munications now being sent to parties in Pittsburg and passing through the mails en route to other cities. He has received these circulars from persons all over the city, who had been sent them through the mails and wished to call the postmaster's attention to this seeming defiance of the new anti-lottery law. As would appear from the communica tions received, the new anti-lottery law, while pretty effectually stopping the suc cessful operations of lottery companies in the United States, has not resnlted in crush ing out the business. Instead, it has only transferred the points of operation from the United States to other countries. And, in stead of the thousands of dollars going into the pockets of Americans, Mexicans and citizens of other countries capture the huge profits. MONET LEAVING THE CODNTET. By the preseut traffic, not only tbe citi zens of the United States lose tbeir hard earned money, but tbe country loses it also. Before, the money in part benefited the State of Louisiana directly, and benefited all by so much more tree circulation. Now the money leaves the States.and other foreign countries reap the benefits. These foreign companies, according to their statements, can openly defy the anti lottery law, aad send their communi cations openly through the mails. Uncle Sam may squirm, but the company will send its communications just the same, and for its vindication will rest assured of protection under the international postal treaty laws. What will be the result of the company's stand rests with the Government authorities at Washington to decide. Pittsburc is now being flooded with com munications from the Loteria De La Bene ficencia Publica, of the City of Mexico. The company has evidently obtained a city di rectory, as the street addresses are given in every instance. It is also a strange fact that many of those receiving letters have in times gone by patronized the Louisiana State Lottery. Whether this-fact is merelya coincidence, or the latter company has something to do with it, has not been learned. It is stated as a possibility that that Louisiana State. Lottery Company may have sold tbe addresses, or is in league with the Mexican concern. SOME CLAIMS OF THE GREASERS. In one of its circulars the lottery com pany says: The special attention of our patrons is re spectfully invited to tbe fact that tbe terms of the new anti-lottery law do not and cannot in the least apply to letters sent to this company by ordinary mail. Therefore, correspondence with it can be continued with impunity and without risk whatsoever, precisely as hereto fore. The patrons are requested to address all communications simply to the name given as the manager of the company, without using the name of (be lottery company. The inference drawn is that the company takes the stand that the Government has no right by law to open a letter directed to an individual. Remittances are to be made by bank exchange on New York or express money order. As an extra inducement the company offers to pay the express charges on all amounts ot $3 and upward sent by tbe United States or Pacific Express Com pany. Laredo, Texas, is designated as the transfer point to the Mexican National Ex Dress Company. MONET THAT IS 'WASTED. Tbe company, in its scheme, says that the capital prizes each month will be over $60, 000. The amount that could be carried out of the country can be estimated by compari son with other lottery companies' prizes and receipts. The general lottery and "philan thropic" schemes of the company are much the same as those employed by the Louisiana concern. Some people who received the circulars were of the opinion that the company is a bogus one, that hopes to make one or two good "hauls" of money, and then, if caught, would suspend operations. However, it is said that tbe company is an old and rich one, and has the support of the Mexican Government, Its officers are said to be members of Congress and others in government positions. The company gives large sums to the Charity Hospital of the City of Mexico, and is furnishing the funds for the erection of a penitentiary. Postmaster McKean said last night that he did not see why the Mexican company can defy the anti-lottery law. He added: "I know the law applies to Canada as well as the Uuited States, and I don't see why it would not be the same with Mexico. How ever, I have called the attention of the authorities at Washington to the matter. AWAITING A I.EOAI, OPINION. "My letter will, I Buppose, be referred to the legal advisors of the postal department, and I will receive a reply when their opin ion is given or the legality of the traffic as certained. The mail would have to be in tercepted on the border, and not allowed to enter the country. I have no idea how many circulars have been sent throngh our mails, and only knew that such was being done when I commenced to receive the cir culars from people in different parts of the city." The circulars are inclosed in plain en velope', with nothing on them but the ad dress and stamp. How these letters could be recognized, even by the postal authori ties, is a query advanced by many. Another point probably now under consideration by the Government is, whether it has tbe right to intercent mail sent to individuals, even were it certain of stopping the right letters. SOUTH AMERICAN travel Is an absorbing subject. Fannie B. Ward, THE DISPATCH correspondent, is now on the Western coast. One of her. best letters will appear to-morrow morning. Largest Circulation. Twenty Pages. PLEUTT TO DEINZ. The City's Water Supply Better Than It Ever Was Before. Superintendent Browne, of the Water Bureau, says that the city has a better water supply to-day than ever before. This is due to the completion of the large distribution main from Highland reservoir to Sobo. The route of the main is from the reser voir along Highland to Ellsworth, to St. Clair, to Baurnan. to Bonp, to Ellsworth, to Neville, to Henry, to Dithridee, to Forbes, to Soho. From the rese'voir to Fifth avenue tbe main is of 30 inches diam eter, and from Fifth avenue to Soho, 21 inches. OH, WHEBE IS FLAHEBTY? Stockyard Men Want Him to Keclaim His Horse. Thomas Flaherty left a horse at the stock yards in the East End for sale about three weeks ago. The other day a man offered him 1110 for tbe horse, and Flaherty insisted on the buyer trving tbe animal. When be came back with the horse, Flaherty had disap peared, and has not been seen since. The stockyard men can't sell the horse until his board amounts' to fllO, aad they are anxious to see ju laneny. SEVEN STRUCK STORES. SALESMEN WILL REMAIN AWAY FROM WORK TO-DAY In Several leading Establishments They Want an Hour v.ess on Saturdays and Tnll Holidays Tho Executive Board of the District Indorses Their Action. A rather unusual condition of affairs will prevail to-day in several of the large een- eral furnishing stores when the mill man and the country cousin set out to perform the Saturday's buying. The "emporiums" will be withouttheirdert-handed attendants, if the salesmen are of the same mind to-day they were last night A strike is in prospect; a strike of all the salesmen and saleswomen in Gnsky's, Kaufmans', Sailer & Co.'s, Charles Buben's, I. Jackson's and tbe P. C. C. C. The reason is because those storekeepers have refnsed to favorably consider certain concessions imported in the new yearly scale, which goes into effect to-day. The salesmen desire to ,have the stores closed at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, iustead of at 11 o'clock as at present; holidays on Wash ington's Birthday, Fourth of July, Cbrist mas Day and New Year's Day, and half holidays on Thanksgiving and Decoration Days. They now have a halt holiday on all these days. Eisner & Phillips, Levey Brothers and Armstrong Cannon, with the firms men tioned, comprise all tbe stores where sales men and womeu are organized. Mr. Can non is credited with the intention to yield the concessions to-day. On Tuesday last Master Workman Evans visited the firms mentioned, but-was unsuccessful in getting tbe scale signed by any of them excepting Eisner & Phillips" and Levey Brothers. Tbe Executive Board of the District met last night and indorsed the decision of the sales men, which was to remain absent from work until the matter was settled. There are 368 salesmen and women interested, with the addition or a numerous section of Saturday buyers. Whether the firms will hold out or not is a matter for conjecture. Returning to Coal. The Brownstown mill was shut down, pending a rearrangement ot tbe furnaces tor coal. Seventeen furnaces in Moorhead McCIeane's are now using coal. A PATERNAti government seems to be the tendency of the times according to a lawyer of the Northwest, who has talked entertain ingly to Charles T. Murray, one of THE DIS PATCH'S New York correspondents. It is a new idea. See to-morrow's mammoth issue. All the News. CHAHGED WITH B0BBEBY. Four Men Arrested at Conemaugh by Pennsylvania Officers. Since the middle ot July tbe Pennsyl vania road has been annoyed by having local freight cars at Conemangh robbed. Special Agent Houghton went to work on the case, and yesterday arrested J. C. Head rick, John Constable, Harry Hildebrand and Grant Kernable. The officer states that some of tbe goods taken were found in their possession. They will have a hearing to-day to answer 13 charges of robbery. LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED. Incidents of a Day In Two Cities Condensed for Beady Beading. Mrs. Pabk Painter bas secured the use of the lecture room in tbe Carnegie building for a class in physical culture . The verdict in tbe case of Mrs.Lonisa Schon, who was drowned at tbe foot ot Eighth street, was death by suicide. The Committee on Public Works meets next Monday. FBEE! FBKEi Echols, McMurray & Co., During the month of November.will present every tenth purchaser of an organ with a receipted bill of sale of said organ free of charge. This offer is made in order to make room for our holiday stock ot pianos. Prices of organs are lower than in either city. Payments of $10 down and $5 per 'month will be taken. 123 Sandusky street, Allegheny. Girls' Dresses Beady Made, But made so nicely that they look as well as any made to order. We show a very large assortment of styles iu fine all-wool cashmeres and henriettas in all the new colors; also plaids in bright shadings. One piece dresses, in 3 to 14 year sizes, and two piece suits in 14 and 16 year sizes. A lot of bother saved by buying these dresses. Jos. Horne & Co., 600-621 Penn avenue. Communicated. J Massachtjsett Protectionist Does Pennsylvania mean to give the McKinley bill a black eye? Pattison Free-Trader Of course we do. Why shouldn't we? We are all for Cleve land. Cream ale and porter are the season able drinks. Try those made by the Iron City Brewing Co. Sold at all bars. Ladies tailor-made jackets, English and Scotch cheviots, plain, braided or astrakhan trimmed;. all this season's novelties in im mense assortment. Huous & Hacke. ttssu Wanted A test well drilled on valu able Ohio oil territory for an interest in the leases. Address George S. Yingling, Tiffin, Ohio. Go to Seely's Sale Of lots at Walls Station, P. B. B., to-day. Attee a sleepless night use Angostura Bitters to tone up your system. All druggists. ttssu Louis XV styles. Parcels & Jones, 29 Fifth ave. its Men's Furnishings. The largest and finest stock of furnishings in the city. Lowest prices on underwear. Every good make of underwear of every description from a 50c Merino to the finest Shetland and Australia wool and up to the finest silk. The best underwear a man ever put on his back, and at the right prices. Neckwear till your head swims. You will see more styles in one line here than in whole stores, and there are dozens of lines. Jos. Horne & Co., 609-621 Penn avenue. A Big Blanket Sale. One thousand (1,000) pairs country made all wool blankets, white, gray and scarlet, at much less than usual prices. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penu Avenue Stores. Ladies' Hid Gloves, All shades, 4-button, 58c; 5 hooks, latest colors, fitted on at the counter, every pair warranted, for $1 a pair. Our black mous quetaire at $1 is a big drive. The place to get a good kid glove cheap is at The Peo ple's Store. B.&B. All broken lines or assortments ladies', children's, misses', boys' and men's under wear out on counters for to-day. Sales at less prices than good winter underwear was ever sold. BOGGS & BuiIL. Black Goods We open this week, an extra choice line of black rough cheviots. ttssu Hugts & Hacke. Go to Seely's Sale Of lots at Walls Station, P. B. B., , to-day. Men's rich neck dressing, at James H. Altrn Jbr Pj. ' inn VtftU innn. JLV.4 w vw i.M miwmhvi MARKED TO BE HELD. The Warrant for Chief Bigelow's European Expenses Locked Up. THE COKTROLLER'S LEGAL ADYICE Leads Him to Ask for anltemized Account of the Important Trip. THE MAYOR'S OPINION OF THK CASE There is lots of gossip around Municipal Hall about the bill for the trip of Messrs. Bigelow, Scott and Carnahan to London, when tbey secured Mrs. Schenly's agreement to sell 10 acres of laud for a park entrance to tbe city for 575,000. The status ot affairs is as follows: When the bill was presented to Controller Morrow he demurred because the statement was not itemized. He held a conference on the mat ter with City Attorney Mnreland, and it was then decided that it would be best to allow Councils to pass on the bill. In the course of the routine of the Controller's office a certificate was made out for the amount, (1,328, and sent to Mayor Gourley. The latter signed tbe warrant and returned it to tbe Controller, who countersigned it, but marked it "Hold," until the payment was authorized by Councils. The warrant is still in the Controller's safe. Mayor Gourley signed the warrant with out paying much notice to it at the time, as be was rnshed with wqrk. A little later the matter was called to his attention, and he sent for Mr. Morrow. The Mayor also held that the warra'nt should not be paid, as he believed that when city officials took ex tended trips, even on the city's business, they should first secure the consent of Coun cils or of a Councils committee. The matter will be brought before Coun cils again in the form of a joint resolution. At the last meeting of Common Council the resolution failed to pass for lace of one vote to complete tbe necessary two-thirds ma jority. The arguments against the passage of the resolntion were to the effect that the trip should not have been taken without the consent of Councils. The majority ot the speakers agreed that tbe result of the trip was of great value to the city and well worth the money expended. ALL TBAIH3 BELAYED. Wrecks Interfere With the Boads at the Union Station. The trains on the Ft. Wayne, Pannandle and Pennsylvania roads were badly de moralized last evening. Tbe Eastern ex press from the Southwest was delayed eight hours by a freight wreck west of Columbus. On the Ft Wayue a small smashup of freight cars, near Sandusky, held the pas senger trains for more than an honr, and as for the limited, well, that train is seldom on time during the winter months. It is either snow-or "hot boxes" that delays it, outlast evening it was slow freight movement. OUR LOSS ! CARPETS, RUGS AND CURTAINS SLIGHTLY SOILED AT THE EXPOSITION. We will offer at greatly reduced prices, be ginning Monday mornintr, October 77, a lot of goods which were displayed at tbe late Exposi tion. Tbey are all slightly soiled from dust. Among them are: 100 Large Smyrna Rugs, price $7 60, reduced to H 50. 100 Axmlnster and Mecca Bngs, worth 115, rednced to V and 9. A large line of Fur Rngs, wortb fS, re duced to $3 50 and M 60. Another line of Fur Rugs, wortb $13, reduced to $10. A lot of Lace and Turcomans Curtains at one-half regular retail prices. These goods are soiled just enough to injure their appearance when displayed alongside of new ones. EDWARD GROETZIHGER, 627 and 629 Penn Avenue. OC20-TTS3U BIBER i. EASTBN. 505 and 507 MARKET STREET. SPECIAL SALE HANDKERCHIEFS -AND- HOSIERY -FOR- Men, Women and Children. Men's Merino Half Hose. We show at 50e "Casttez-Ue's" celebrated English Half Hose in Silk finish, with highspliced heels, and soles. These are perfect in shape and colorings. Natural Wool Cashmere English Half Hose at 60c. Warm, solt and'perfect shape. Extra values Men's Half Hose at 20c, six pairs for $1. Scotch Mixed Merino Half Hose, 25c 33c. 35c. Men's Black and Colored Cashmere Half Hose, 25c and 50c. A FEW HAKDKEBCHIEF B AKGAINS Ladies' All-Linen H. S. at 10c, 12c, 15c, 18j, 20o and 25c. Ladies' H. S. initial at 12Jc. Ladies' All-Linen H. S. initial at 25c. Ladies' All-Linen H. S. initial, 40e each, or $2 20 a box of half dozen. Ladies' Embroidered H. S., white and colors, at 12'c. Ladies' Embroidered H.S., Linen, at 25c. Ladies' Embroidered, scallop borders, at 25c. Ladies' Embroidered, scallop, All-Linen, at 50c, 75c, 51, tf. 25, 51 50, $1 75, 52 and 52 25 each. Gents' initial, H. S.. at 12c Genu' Initial, H. S., Linen, 2oc Gents' Initial, H. S., Linen, 50c Japanese Silk, initial, at 50c and ?L All-Siik Windsor Ties, 20c, 25c, 40c, 45o and 50c, in fancy pi lids and plain colors. "Morley's" extra Cotton Half Hose for men, 25c and 35e. Ladies Black Wool Hosiery In extra values, fast colors, at 25c, 28c, 31o and np. Children's Fast Black Hosiery, in extra good value, 25c. BIBER mSTDN, nol-rnsa TOTTED PBZSBTTEEIAK W0MEK. welfth Annual Sleeting or the Association Held Yesterday. The twelfth annual meeting of the Wo men's Association of the TJ. P. Church was held yesterday. The morning session was devoted to hearing reports. At the alter noon session the principal business transac ted was the election of officers. It was de cided by the meeting not to elect two sets of officers for the association and the Memorial Hospital, but to have the one set 01 officers act for both. The officers are: President, Mrs. H. C. Campbell: Becording Secretary, Miss Etta L. Clark; Coresponding Secretary, Mrs.M. F. Reed; Treasurer, Mrs. M. J. Steele. The officers selected for the Horns ?'lt?e.4?et, PeP'e were: President. Mrs. W. W. Greer; Treasurer, Clara J. Henning. Officers for the Children's Home: Presi dent, Dr. C. Jane Vincent, M. D.; Secre- Fi?1' ? ean S- Sands; Treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Hodge. The annual entertainment was discussed and committees appointed to secure a place and complete arrangements. It was also decided to seenre a charter fo; the associa tion. BTJBIED SIDE BY SIDE. The ast Rites Over the Victims of the Grant Street Fire. Yesterday afternoon about 230 o'clock twohearsesdroveup to tbe basemententrance 0 St. Paul's Cathedral. In one was a little white casket, trimmed in peach-blow velvet, and having on the top a beautiful wreath of flowers. In the other hearse was 3. large black casket. These two coffins contained lather and daughter, the victims of Wednesday night's Grant street fire. It was intended to defer the funeral of Mr. Gnuetelh and his danchter, Mjry, until to morrow, but on account of the fire's havoc, the effect of the embalming fluid was lost. Mr. Gauetelli was a member of the Ital ian congregation of St. Paul's Cathedral, and one of tbe Italian priests officiated. Among those who gathered in the chnrch were a number ot firemen and those who had worked so hard in vain to save the lives of the two then lying in their Inneral robes. Mrs. Davy, mother of Mrs. Gauetelli, took charge of the funeral arrangements. Inter ment took place in St. Mary's Cemetery. The Leading Drygoods House. Pittsburg, fu. Saturday, Nov. 1, 18901 JDS. HDRNE i. cn:s PENN AVE. STORES. TO-DAY . LADIES' MILLINERY At specially advantageous prices. You will find no dull, faded flowers among this rare collection, although the prices are low enoush to suggest it. Beady-trimmed Hats, Bonnets and Toques, bright, fresh and new, worth from 510 to 525, are only 53 to ?13. Stylish Freuch Felt Shapes at 51, from which bcautifnl Hats are made to your order for 55 to 510 each. Special lines of Ribbons especially suit able for Xmas fancy work, now ready, and a number of oli are extremely low priced. Ladies1 . , Fine Gloves There is net a stock in tbe country larger or belter. Every Glove we sell is warranted for wear, and is fitted to your hand before you leave the counter. Always in stock, those wonderfnl 03c liiarntz "Knock-About" Gloves, Ladies' and Jlises To-day the shades are tans, browns, grays and black. 8-batton Mousfruetaire Suedes,only in tans, 95c. And the best $1 Glove In tbe mar ket 1-button Fine French Kid, in tan, browns, grays and black. Gennino Foster 5 and 7-hook Gloves at $1 tans, browns, grays' and black. Moutquetaire Suede, in tans, browns, gray? and black, SI a pair, in black and best shades of tan, brown and gray. 8-buttnn Mouse Suedes, regular trefousse cut, at SI 25 a , pair black and shades of tan, brown and gray. An 8-bntton length Suede Mous quetaire. in beautiful shades of tan, brown, mode, gray, pearl and ia black, at $1 50 a pair. These excellent specials will crowd our Glove counter to-day if our readers appreciate unusual values in Gloves, and we know they do. We add to-day the completing shipment of our stock of the world renowned Eeynier Suede Glove, which has made the Louvre oi Paris famous. And the justly famed Trefousse, that is sold almost exclusively in the Bon Marche. Exquisite shades in Evening Gloves of all lengths. A strong demand for new styles Ic tight-fitting JACKETS Has been met. We received thret . lines of our special orders, and to day show exclusive styles at $18,, 520 and 525. See them. THE BEST 510 Plush Jacket ever sold. A good pick yet in those bargain" Long Coats and Cloth Capes. They're nearer nothing in price than you could guess. GENTLEMEN Nearly crowded out. though Satur day is your day. .Store for your goods open until 9 o'clock this even ing. It yon need urging see the afternoon papers. The largest etock ot Winter Underwear, The finest assortments of Neckwear, and all other furnishings iu keep ing. Rugs and Robes for inside and outside of your carriage. Warn Buggy Robes, warm Winter Gloves, Lined Skins and heavy Knit Wool Gloves. JOB. HDRNE I CO., 609-61 PENN AVENUE. ma t & JS&iiatt:-i &l
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