TURNS TOPTTTSBURG Secretary Tracy, Unable to Secure the Best Armor Elsewhere, Makes a CONTRACTWITH CARNEGIE. 6,000 Tons of the Kew Nickel-Steel Plate to l)e Sladn Kext Year. PRESENT STATUS OF THE NAYT. Double the Usual .Appropriation isked for Its Extension. THE DEMAND FOR A TERFECr TORPEDO "Washington, Xov. 50. The report of Secretary Tracy, of the Navy Department, to be presented to Congress to-morrow, is of direct and important interest to Pittsburg. Upon the subject of armor the Secretary says: The department durinj: the past year has ex penenced creat disappointment in reference to the armor contract of the Uethleuem Iron Companj. 1 lus contract, which was justly con sidered the crowning triumph of my predeces sor, was signed on June ), liST, and called for the completion of a plant for the manufacture of armor two and one-half years from the date of the contract that i, on December 1, 1SS9 It further provided for the delivery of 3"0 tons within two months from and after the expira tion of the contract time for the completion of an edeqnale plant, delivery to be continued thereafter at the rate or 300 tons per month, and to he fully completed within two years lrnin the date of such dthven. On the date fixed by the contract the work of constructing the ulant was far irora completion. The depiitineni has cndcai ored during the pa-tcar, In everj means at its command, in ciudingrtmontrance, solicitation and urgent request, to hasten the performance of tho work. Repeated assurances hai e been given by the companv, fixing various projective dates, onlj to be followed b new tlisippointuienls. "When it is considered that tins contract Includes the side and turret armor for all the monitors and lor tho Maine and Texas, the serious conse quence of the delay are manifest. In Janu ary, 1S90. the company stated that they wonld be rcad3 to begin manufacture within six months and would be able to deliver from 1,500 to2.O00 tons this ycir: but this propect ended, like previous ones in disappointment. In July the coinpiu saiu: THE COMPANY'S .APOLOGY: "While tho estimate, as stated in our letter of January U3, 2S90, as to the time of beginning manufacture, wasat fault, we are still expect ing to commence within the next two months the minnfacture of certain armor. Tor which we hate received drawings, and which we un derstand i now urgently needed, namely: The bulk-head plates of the Maine, the conning tower of the Terror, and the conning toner communications oi the Texas. Ab to the amount of platc- that we hoped to deliver at the time of jour interview, we expected to be able to produce a considerable amount of thick plates with our present appliances, and adi'ed to this, if the protective decK plating covered b KxLilnt U of onrspecihcations were now needed b the department, we could ar range to have a considerable portion of It rolled elsewhere and 'irouht to our works for shaping, tempering and fitting, and thusalsom good part f nlnll our statement as to tho amount we could delner during the present year. Veare fully aw.irc, however, that tho de liveries aboc referred to are of the nature of lemporaty expedients and that the end so eaniestH desired b all parties concerned, and oi paramount importance, viz., me completion of our hammer plant and the regular deliveries of the hammered and tempered plates lor side armor, has been and will be delayed bejond our expectations "As is always ihe case in undertakings of Fnch magnitude, the causes of delay hae been numerous, and while no 'unforeseen contingen cies hi e arisen of such a pronounced nature as to lead us at the time to formally araw the attention ot the department thereto, there have been several causes of serious delav which wcro bc ond our control." Tne date now fixed tor the entire comole- tion of the pliut is July-Sepleniber,lS91. nearly two years alter the contract time. At the present time it seems probable that deliveries injy be made for acceptance test as early as August, lbl, but uudcr favorablo circum stances the completed armor could hardly bo read) before October L, if then. This date may, therefore, be fixed as the earliest at which delict erics are UUcly to begin, and tho completion of the Maine, the Texas, and the monitor is likel to be delated accordingly In the cac of the Maine, a slight change has already been neces&aiy in the design, to permit the work to go on, notwithstanding tho Don delivery of the armor. An early as Jul last it became evident that the first 300 torn of armor required by the liethlchem contract would noi be delivered prior to October 1, 1631, and that even after that date deliveries would be so slow as to post pone for main jears the completion of the fchips then authorized, if liethlchem remained the sole reliance. 1o complete deliveries under the original contract at the prescribed rate re quires two tears; and though it is hoped that tne company mav be able to exceed this rate when fairlt started, jet the fact is noted by the department that 300 tons a month is the output of the largest manufactories of armor in Eng land. At this rate the armor for ships now under construction, but not covered by the liethlchem contract, amounting to about 11,000 tons, could not be iully dclitered by this firm alone in less than six years from the present time, and the completion of ships would be de la; ed accordingly. It therefore.becamo imper ative for the Government to obtain the co operation of another manufacturer and secure, as m the case of the cun f orgings, the creation of a secord plant for the manufacture of armor in the United States. CAKN'rGIE TO MAKE IT. Accordingly negotiations were opened with Messrs. Carnegie, Phipps & Co., the largest steel manufacturers in the United States, if not In the world, with a view to the establish ment of another plant, and an agreement has been concluded with this lirm for the manufac ture of 6,000 tons of armor, at the same price as m the contract of 1SS7 with Bethlehem, to be of all steel or nickel steel, at the option cf the de partment. The contract binds the firm to begin the delivery of armor in June next, and to deliver 500 tons per month thereafter. If both companies deliver at the maximum rate called lor by the contract it will require over two j ears from July, 1S91, to complete the manufacture of the armor required for the ships now authorized, and some of them will be rcadv for it in advance of the time. In July, 1S90. the attention of the department was attracted bv an address delivered by Prof. James Riley, ot Glasgow, on nickel steekbeforo the Iron and bteel Institute, May 8, lb3. From an examination of the extraordinary results obtained and reported by Prof. Riley, the department became convinced of theimportant bearing of his discoveries ou the question of the manufacture of armor, a point that re ceived some attention in the article, and the accompanying discussion. Further investiga tion developed tho fact that experiments had already been made in England, with plates of nickel-steel from tour to hve inches in thick ness and others in France with somewhat thicker plates The latter experiments had been undertaken by Messrs. bchneider, the great manufacturers of all steel armor for the French Uoiernnient, but no complete and .inclusive test was known to have been made. The United btates Government was, therefore, the first in the Held Although requiring 20.000 tons of armor for its new fleer, not a pound of this armor had yet been manufactured, and it was therefore in a position to apply tlie re sults of the discovery to the armor of its entire new navy, including four of the five monitors. .Negotiations were immediately opened by the department with the Messrs. Schneider, which resulted in a contract for the supplv of a plate of nickel-steel 6 feet by 8 in size and'lOV inches m thickness, for purposes of experiment. INSTRUCTIVE TESTS. The agents or the Anns interested deprecated the use of the eight-inch gnn on the groond that it would destroy all tho plates, and afford no tests for comparison. As, however, the depart ment was now the owner of the plates, and as its object was a thorough trial which should set at rest ail doubts, it was in a position to use its own tests, whatever might be the consequences to tho reputation of the different kinds of armor. It was, therefore, decided to fire, first, the six-inch gun at the corners of the plates, and subsequently to try the eight-inch gun on tho center. Tho trials toofe place at thejiroving ground at Annapolis September 18-22. aLd were in the highest degree instructive. The fcix-icch gun proved to be superior to the English com pound plate, which was completely perforated and practically shattered by four shots. In the case of the other two plates the resistance of the armor was superior to the performance of the gun. and to complete the test it became necessary to use a higher caliber. The bigtit inch gun was accordingly Bred at all the plates with the result that the projectile de stroyed the compound plate, and broke the an steel plate into four separate pieces hem to. gether onlr l the fibers. The nickel plat, though slightly more penetrable, remained ab solutely uncracked; tho apertures made m it were pluggel by the projectiles, and Tor all practical purposes of protecting a ship it was as perfect at the close of the trial as if no snot had been fired. . , In view of the great superiority, shown at this trial, of the nickel plate over tne others in t.se at tho present time. Congress, at the re quest of the department, made an spprooria tion of SL000.0CK) with which to purchase nickel matte. Before entering upon extensive pur chases, the department has thought it wise to make still further tests, and with thisin view a limited quintitv of nickel, amounting in valuo to about S30.000, has been purchased. JSo more will be procured until complete experi ments hate been made. The vice of the all-steel armor is its tendency to crack. This liability to crack at shock or perforation seems to be removed by an alloy of about 5 per cent of nickel. The mixture en hances to a noticeable degree the qualities or clastic limit and tensile strength, leaving the percentage of elongation at a figure Jhicli makes cracking almost impossible. These qualities are precisely those necessary in armor plate. Another peculiar feature, whose bear ings and causes aro not yet fully ascertained. Is the retention of tho projectile ia the aperture which it makes in the plate. The substauco of the metal appears to seize upon the projectile and hold it fast, thereby closing tho very shot hole that it opens htnking as these character istics are, tho department haR no disposition to adopt hasty conclusions, however sensational their character, upon imperfect or inadequate trials, and proposes to continue its experiments until absolute demonstration hasbeen reached. In view of the special qualities which nickel steel has apnarentlv developed in its applica tion to armor, and of the oossibility that results of equal importance may be accomplished by the employment of allots of varying propor tions for other purposes, the department has directed the Bureau of Ordnance to institute experiments with small samples of nickel steel, varying in their composition, for the following purposes: . . (a) Construction plate similar to that used in Ship building. fo) Boiler plate. , , (c) Construction plate whiih shall be used in a comparative test with the ordinart steel plate, as to its non-fouling qualities, when used as bottom plates of steel vessels. (d) Metal for projectiles. STEEL INSPECTION. In view of the delays that have been experi enced by the department and by ship builders engaged upon contract work, in obtaining materials, the department invited the repre sentatives of the principal ship-building firms on the one band, and of steel casting compa nies, rolling mills and manufacturers of steel forgings on the other, to a conference, which was held at the Department October 16, 1890. The statements made on both sides as to the causes of deliy w ere f nil of instruction. Vari ous causes tvero mentioned, all of them relat ing to the method of Inspection, and including especially the inadequate number of the force of inspectors, the length and multiplicity of the tests, and the inflexible rules by which ad herence to the letter of the specifications was exacted. In some cases objection was also raised to certain tests, among them the phos phorus and sulphur tests, but more particu larly the tests for surface defect-. In order to meet the former class of obiec tions the department is now taking steps to in crease the force of inspectors and simDllfy and hasten tho work of inspection and to lay down rules of interpretation that will admit of the exercise of a reasonable judgment on the part of the inspectors As was stated at the open ing or the conference, the department has no intention of modifting in any way the standard ot steel already adopted, and it is satisfied that by the measures thus taken the causes of delay willbelargelt, if not wholly, remotcd. Bince March 4, 1SS9, nine new vessels which were at that time in various stages of progress, the first two being practically out of the con structor's hands, bare been completed and put in commission, as follows: JSame. Tonnage. Date. Tons. 4600 l.TOO 870 aao 4,400 99 970 4.300 4.CS3 Chicago Yo-ktown Petrel Charleston , Baltimore Cushing Vesuvius........ Philadelphia... ban Francisco., Apr. 17, 1SS9 Apr. 23. 1SA9 Dec. 10. ISs'J Dec 26, lto9 Jan. 7, 1S90 Anr. 22. 1890 June 7,1890 Tuly 28. 180 Nov. 15, 1S90 During the coming winter four more will be added to the list, namely: Tons. Newark 4.0S3 Concord 1.700 Bennington 1.700 Miantonomoh 3,815 SEED OP A TOEPEDO. This country has been thns far absolutely without a successful auto-mobile torpedo. This fact has been ref orred to more or less from time to time, in reports and papers, for several vears past, but it does not seem to have re ceived the attention which its gravity de manded. Vague hopes and expectations that somethingwould turn up gradually fixed them selves upon tho Howell torpedo as the nrobable solution of the problem, although it was still in an experimental state. Finally, on January 5, 1SS9, a contract was made with the Hotchkiss Ordnance Company, the manufacturers of this weapon, for 30 torpedoes, of which ten w ere to be delivered b June 1, 1S90, and all by September 1 of the same year. This contract has not yet been filled, owing to the loss of two torpedoes at prelimmart trials and the failure of the company thus far to produce a weapon that fulfills tho requirements of the contract. An extension of the contract time has been granted, and the manufacturers hold out ex pectations that they will be ready for another trial and for making deliveries by the 1st of January, 1891. Notwithstanoing these expectations, the ne cessity of possessing a practical torpedo was so great and tho question whether the Hotchkiss Ordnance Company would be able to produce one answering the requirements of tho contract so doubtful, that the department would have fallen short of its duty had it not made an ef fort to meet, in some other way, the necessities of the situation. Negotiations have therefore been undertaken with the Whitehead Toruedo Company with a view to domesticating the manufacture of their torpedo, the most suc cessful yet produced in the world. Favorable terms have been made and an orderwill shortly be placed with an American firm for a number of Whitehead torpedoes. If the Hotchkiss company shall finally succeed In producing a torpedo to answer the necessary conditions, the two designs will be subjected to competitive tests, with a view to ascertaining the expedi ency of definitely adopting one or both of them tor service use. In the meantime the bureau is continuing its investigations with other de signs. Of torpedoes other than anto-mobile. one, of tho Patrick design, a torpedo electrically di rected fiom the shore, has undergone a suc cessful test. Two others remain to be supplied to complete the three ordered t ebruary 26, lbS9. It is proposed to use these torpedoes for pur- Soses of instruction in connection with the laval War College. ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS. The general estimates for the support of the navy, including public works, and of the ma rine corps, have been cut down to the lowest possible point, and show a total of $1,352,591 56 less than tho estimates ot last year and $155, 876 30 less than the appropriations for the cur rent year. On the other hand, the estimates for increase of the navy show an enlargement far beyond that which has taken place in any prior year. The estimates for this purpose for the year ending June 30, 1891, weie $9,886,500; the estimates for the current year are $18,471,. 229, nearly double that amount. By far the largest part ot this Increase is for payments upon outstanding contracts. .... The appropriations under this head for the current year fell short of the amount estimated thereror by $1,265,500. Tho appropriations as well as the estimates were doubtless based on the supposition that at the ordinary rate ot progress in naval construction tho reduced amount would be sufficient, and that the ships newly authorized would require nothing dur ing the current year. As a result, the appro priation will undoubtedly fall short by about $1,600,000 of the amounts required to continue Poisoned by Scrofula Is the sad story of many lives made miserable through no fault of their own. Scrofula is mora especially than any other a hereditary disease, and for this simple reason: Arising from impure and insufficient blood, the disease locates itself in the lymphatics, which are com posed of white tissue; there is a period of foetal life when the whole body consists of white tis sues, and therefore the unborn child is espe cially susceptible to this dreadful disease. But there is a remedy for scrofula, whether hered itary or acquired. It is Hood's Sarsaparilia, which by its powerful effect upon the blood, ex pels every trace of the disease and gives to the vital fluid the quality and color of health. If yon decide to take Hood's Sarsaparilia do not accept any substitute. Hood's Sarsaparilia Sold by all druggists, $1; six for tS. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD 4 CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell. Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar the work or construction now In progress. This amount, which is properly a deficiency charge upon tho appropriation for tho curent year, should be deducted from the total estimate named above, leaving the amount under in crease of the navy properly chargeable to 1892, $16,871,229. as against an appropriation for tho current year (including the above deficiency) of $9,720,000. Partly in explanation of these figures, and partly as a fact in itself worthy of the most careful study and application, the department would cill attention to the practice which has obtained hitherto in tho building of now ships, of authorizing construction without making any provision -for payment beyond that which the calculations for the coming year show to be immediately necessary, and generally with the assumption that during the first year after a ship is authorized no payments will be re quired. In conclusion, I would repeat hero the propo sition that was laid down at the opening of my report last year, that "tho purpose for which the United States maintains a navy is not con quest, but defense." The best guaranty of peace is a judicious expenditure for the navy, such as will meet the necessities of the coun try. At the present time it has not such a force, nor will U have the force required even when all the ships now authorized aro com pleted. The problem of naval construction has been simplified almost beyond belief in the last eight yetrs. It only remains to add to tho number of vessels of types already in exist ence. The price is not too high to pay if it affords the means whereby the United States, for the first time In many years, may be enabled to preserve and deiend its rights. War is a great calamity, but it is not tho greatest calamity that can befall a free, intelligent and sell-respecting people. B. F. Tbacy, Secretary of tho Navy. That hacking congh can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it. Sold by Jos. Fleming A. Son, 412 Market St. One Thousand Dollars Forfeit if I fail to Drove Floraplezion the best medicine for liver complaint, dyspep sia, nervous debility, biliousness, copsump tion. It cures where all other remedies fail. Ask your druggist for it Sample bottle sent free. Franklin Hart, New York. MWFSU DEED. COLLINS At South Oil City. Sunday, No vember 30. at 6 o'clock A. 3L, Kittt S , daugh ter of James and Annie E. Collins. Notice of funeral in Tuesday papers. DENNISTON At the residence of Mrs. Dar lington, in O'Hara township, on Sunday, No. vember SO, at 3 o'clock P. M., Elizabeth C. Dekniston, niece of the late William M. Dar lington, aged 47 years. Notice of funeral hereafter. DIKE At Howard, P3.. Sunday. November 30, 1890, at 5 o'clock r. M . William L. Dike. Notice of funeral horeafter. DONNELLY At 8 15 o'clock on Snnday morning. November 30, 1890, at the residence of her son. Charles Donnelly, Fifth avenue. East End, Mrs Sakah DoNELLT, widow of the late Charles Donnelly, aged 84 years Services at the Sacred Heart Church, East End, on Tuesday working at 10 o'clock. In terment private. 2 DUGGAN On Snnday morning. November 30, 1890. at 10 o'clock, Kate A., wife of the late J. W. Duggan. Funeral from the residence of her niece, Mrs. P. J. Crane. No. 101 Roberts street, on Tues day mobning at S.30 o'clock. Services at St. Paul's Cathedral at 9 A. ir. Friends of the family are reSDectf ully invited to attend. FINN On Saturday. November 29. 1890. at 9.15 p. M., Jamks Regis, infant son of James and Ella Finn, aged 1 year and 5 months. Funeral f'om the parents' residence, 62 Craw ford street, Pittsburg, on Monday at 10.30 a. m. Friends of tho family are respectfully in vited to attend. FOLEY On Saturday. November 29, 1890, at 4 o'clock p. m., Hannah Mercedes Foley, in the 22d year of her age. Funeral from the residence of her parents. West Carson street. Thirty-fourth ward, on Monday, at 9 o'clock. Mass at St. James' Church. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 2 GASS-On Sundav. November 30, 1890. at 12 o'clock, noon. Kat.e B,, wife of Charles J. Gass, in her SOth year. Funeral services at the residence. West View avenue, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, this morning at 10 o'clock. Interment private at a later hour. HILL At his late residence, 21 Center ave nue, on Friday. November 28, 1S90, at 10 P. M., Thomas Hill, aged 78 years. Fnneral services on Tuesday at 2 p. jr. In terment private at a later honr. 2 JONES At Richmond. Indiana, on Satur day. November 29, 1S90, ANNIE M. JONES, formerly of Allegheny City, Pai MARKS On Sunday. Novembor 30, 1S90. at 3.30 p. M.. Mrs. Sarah A. Marks, of Beaver, in the 68th year of her age. at the residence of her son-in-law, Charles isomers. Reed street, near Breckenndge avenue, city. Remains will be taken to Beaver on 11 A. M. train on P. fc L. K U. R. on Tuesday, Decem ber 2. Services at Beaver Presbyterian Church on arrival of train. Interment in Beaver Cem etery. 2 MART IN On Sundav. November 30, at GAT3 a. jr., Kate Moore Torrance, wife of Thomas Martin. Funeral services will be held at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Torrance, corner Allen avenue and Excelsior street, Thirty-first ward, on Monday evenino at 8 o'clock. In terment private on Tuesday at 2 r. M. 2 MURRAY Friday, November28. 1890,Jamfs G. Murray, Esq., at his residence, at Bridgc Ville, Pa., in the 70th vearof his age. Funeral services at 11 o'clock A. M. Monday. December 1. Train leaves Union station at 9.35 A. M.. city time. A special train will return to the city, leaving Bridgeville at 12.45 p. at. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. MCCLELLAND On Sabbath morning. No vember 30. IfcSO, Marie Dorothea, daughter of James and Lizzie McClelland. Funeral from the residence of the parents. Orchard street. West Bellevue, on Tuesday morning, December 2, at 10 o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. 2 McMILLIN On Sunday, November 30, Emily, daughter of J. S. and Mary B. McMil lin. Services at family residence. Grandview ave nue, Mr-Washington, on Tuesday at 2 p. m. Interment private. 2 PETERSON Suddenly, on Sunday, Novem her 30, 1890, CHARLES C. PETERSON, in his 33th year. Funeral from the residence of bis brother-in-law, Charles W. Rhom, 107 Clark street, Tues day at 2 p. M. 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M. 408-408-410 Matili Wholesale. 515 -Manufacturers' prices to NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. wBQhF PRIME NO. 1 SKINS From any forbearing animal in order to be so when made into a garment must bo skillfully and carefully handled in the commercial proc esses through which they pass. If In dyeing, nnhalring and dressing this is not observed the WEARING y,UALITIES are materially less ened, thongb they may appear SIGHTLTt TO THE EYE. It is of PRIME IMPORTANCE THAT A THOROUGH KNOWLEbOE OF THE BUSINESS AND RELI ABILITY should be soucht for in the dealer. With the continued experience of MORE THAN 60 YEARS our house stands pre-eminent in this particular. Since our early summer purchases sealskin has advanced repeatedly. The public can be assured, however, that we will NOT ADVANCE OUR PRICES over tboso already fixed, and while our stock lasts we are offering GENUINE BARGAINS IN SEAL SACQUES, HALF SACQUES, JACKETS, REEFERS AND CAPES Of every description In RELIABLE FUR ONLY. PAULSON BROS., MANUFACTURING FURRIERS, 441 WOOD ST. no20-D Visited our store on Saturday to shake hands with Santa Klaus a real, live Santa Klaus and to whisper what they wanted tor Christmas presents. It was a curious and interesting sight, and will be repeated daily until Christmas. Bring your children and enjoy the fun. Be Sure to Come With Them And see the multitude of things we have to delight their young hearts. Articles se lected now will be laid aside until wanted. We call especial attention to our line of Dolls andDolIs' Outfits, Toys.Games, Books for large and small children, Pictures, etc. Fleishman & Co., 504:, GOG and 508 Market St. del SAMUEL R. BALDWIN. JOHN & GEAHAM a Don't buy until you see the celebrated GOOD LUCK STOVES. RANGES and GAS BURNERS. Also Steel Ranges suitable for hotel, restaurant and famllv use. bold by dealers everywhere. Manufactured and for sale by BALDWIN&GBAHAM, No. 638 Liberty St, Pittsburg.Pa., Sole Agents throughout Western Pennsylvania for the famous Boynton Furnaces of New York. Over 60.000 m use. jyll-23-llWT SLIPPERS IMIos-b s ID I IP IP IB IR S LAIRD, I New Retail, 433 WoodSt. Wood Street. cash orjoHay-wholesaU buyers. 40ntrraa THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN .T-i-3 NETT ADVERTISEMENTS. B. &B CHRISTMAS HEBE VERY SOON. SATINS! A big lot, 25c a yard. Not so-called Satins, but good Silk-Faced Satins For fancy work, 32 inch (almost a yard wide). Plain Fancy Shades India Silks. 55c a yard is the remarkable price lor these for iancy work. Rich Black Qress Silks, The best values we hare ever offered. $1 to $2 50 yard. Black Silk Armures, 75c, 51 and $1 25. 23-INCH. Black Silk Bengaline De Soie, A new, heavy-corded Soft Silk 90c one of the greatest bargains we ever bought or sold. And this Silk Department has sold many eztra bargains and pro- poses to so continne. Pure Silk Crepes, Evening Shades, 85c, that are worth your attention. ELEGANT Figured Silk Crepes, Self-colored figures, in all the exquisite evening shades, at 25c to 50c a yard less than these evening stuffs are usually sold. New Paris Plaids Just received were cabled for came in under the new McKinley tariff at the advanced duty. Fashion regulates that Plaids are the thing for misses and young ladies, as well as young married ladies' complete Gowns and by good buying on the "other side" and marking a small profit, we offer these new Astrakhan Plaids, 51,8125,5150. New 50-Inch Suitings, 51, 51 15, ?1 20. Choice Individual Scotch and English Dress Patterns, 51 25 to 52 75 a yard, A LOT 54-Inch Cloakings, Reduced now when you want them 53 and S3 50 troods eo at S2. Damxnasse, Fine Colored Beavers, and As trakhan Heavy Cloakings, 54-1 nc- PJaids, Stripes, Diagonals and Fancy Cloakings. And Jacket Cloths and for Ladies', Misses' and Children's Long Garments in medium and heavyweights, 75, 51, 51 25 to S5. Black, Gray and Brown ASTRAKHANS. 3 bargains in 50-Inch Silk Seal Flushes, ?6 50, 58 CO and 510 a yard. 3 bargains each in 21-inch Seal Brown and Black Silk Cloaking Plushes 51 50, 52 and 53. Silk Flushes. Colors 50e, 75c and 51 Cream, Pink and Fancy Shades in Plushes. 24-INCH Black Silk Costume Velvets, ?1 50, 52 and 52 25. All-Silk Black Velvets, 53 50 to $8 50 a yard. Fancy and Staple Shades in Colored Silk Velvets, At 75c, 51, 51 25, and up to 5. This extensive VELVET DEPART MENT pays special attention and carries stock, many ot the nltra and scarce shades to matcn silks, dress goods and also light evening shades. Dress Goods Bargains. 50-inch Cloth Mixtures, Grays, Browns. 'etc., 33c. 60-lnch All Pure-Wool Check Cloth Suit ings, 50c. Double-Width Suitings in sew styles at 25a a yard. . Elaborately Black Braided and Astra khan Combination Robes or Dress Patterns, 512 50 each surpassing any style and values shown. Paris Robes, 510, 512 50, 520 to 535 that need no com mentsee and yon'll see at once what desirable and handsome bargains. A lot of Fancy Robes or Dress Patterns, 55 each. Nothing like or equal to them shown ! One of these as a Cliristmas Dress Pattern Will be appreciated. THIS 1890 HOLIDAY EXPOSITION or ABT NOVELTIES BRIO-A-BRAO Is attracting marked attention the merit and the prices is the reason. Boggs&Buhl, ALLEGHENY. P. a Cloak Room this -week for Furs, Fur Oapes, Alaska Seals, Fur Trimmed Jackets, Misses' and f1VI1.va Ulvttnir fl4wlj,, v.t 'prices that Trill pay to come for. J del& NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FINE CLOTHING FOR MEN, YOUTHS, BOYS AND CHILDREN. Bargains in the same that are Hummers ON EVERT FLOOR! IN EVERT AISLE! ON You can all afford to buy first-class goods, now that we have put the prices doiun to their present limit. The poorly made andJiadly finished cannot even hide behind low prices any longer. There have been some wonderfully attractive bargains ( on paper ) offered the past few days, and we' 11 guarantee to say that our ordinary, all-the-year-round prices would match any of them and go one better. The above is especially true of OVERCOATS. Have you ever seen our stock of Overcoats ? If you, have not yotc are doing your pocketbook an injustice. To name the materials of which it is composed would tire you. Let us just say that there isn't any material that you ever saw in an overcoat that is not represented in THE MATCHLESS ASSORTMENT. : We've knocked off about 20 per cent from the former '' prices, which were good value as they stood. We did this in order to quicken the sale and attract everybody who was not yet supplied with one of these useful garments. The public responded nobly. They always do, and the re sult is that our sale of overcoats will exceed that of any previous season. The people we can't suit with an overcoat can't be suited, for everything to be seen elsewhere is here, and much more besides. What we have written is equally true of our GRAND STOCK OF SUITS FOR MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN. No riches needed to get fine quality now. Positively no better goods of their class are made than we show. Styles are as numerous as leaves in Vallambrosia. Satisfaction as certain as sunrise. "Waste not, zvant not," says the proverb. Waste not this golden opportunity. Not inducement enough yet ? Well, read on: To every purchaser of $15 worth or over, in our Mais Clothing Department, for all next week, we are going to 'give a large and Jijindfome 800-page book. " THIRTY YEARS 6F LABOR" is the title of the work and T. V. POWDERLY the author. A regular $3 book. This knocks out any inducement offet ed elsewhere. Make a note of this and get one. The Boys, too, have been provided for. With every sale of $5 and up in our Boys' and Children s Department we intend to give a large and completely fitted TOOL CHEST. All the boys who have seen this are delighted, and yours will be 110 exception to the rule. HOLIDAY GOODS Are now open for your inspection. Thousands of tiseful articles now await your selection for Christmas gifts. The assortment will never be so full again as at the prese?it time. Won't the best and the prettiest be apt to go first? Human nature would not be true to itself if they did not. Come m and see what a royal line of USEFUL and ORNAMENTAL things we have col lected. A look costs nothing. Dotit buy if you are not pleased. GUSKY'S 300 TO 400 MARKET STREET. 923, 925 AND 927 PENN AVENUE. " KEECH'S Everythingf needed for House and Home, or for Personal Wear, can here be Bought FOR CASH OR ON CREDIT, at LOWEST BED-ROOK PRIOEa S LARGEST AND HOST RELIABLE CASH AND CREDIT HOUSE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, u s ta- S "STTOWN7 .' IStrous &' McAteer ' VA jftfUBERTTSTV' I - .ii.if. - i.i i EVERT COUNTER ! 4vGVGGQve&&$ O 0400 -v no24-inrr r- PATENTS. O. D. IiEVTS. Solicitor oi ps-teaU. 111 Fifth avenue, above Smlthneld, aextLesde ; offlcevxNa delay. .Established 39 yean. gSe88- I taeittiitHt
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