M amtzszM 'V WtW-aWPriaKS ''sr WT "7'S"3P- r"fTPK ,f&r THE PITTSBUBG DISPATCH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1S9 PROSPERITY FOR ALL Kever Such a Year as 1S90 for the Workingmen of . 1'ittsburjj. Alle gheny and Yicinity. PLENTY OF WORK ASD PAY FOR IT. Thousands of Building Lots Sold to TVage- fforkers Who Mean to Have Homes of Their Own. KO STRIKES AT ALL OP CONSEQUENCE. Prospects of Costumed Good Fcrtnae Geaenlly CtasidV trtd Bright At no time for a number of years has the condition of the workingmen of this city and vicinity been more prosperous than at present. Inquiry made at the headquartersof most of the leading trades yesterday confirmed this statement, and also developed the fact that the outlooklbr a number of months to come is encouraging. Probably the most prosperous of any of the trades is that oi the builders. The amount of work accomplished during the present year is regarded by them as phen omenal. In buildings of superior cost the average far exceeds that of anv previous year in the history of the city. The German National and Pittsburg Rational Bank of Commerce buildings.tlie Bindley hardware, Arbuthnot-Stcvenson, Vandergrift, Dis patch, Marine Bank and other splendid buildings that have either been completed or are in course of construction, are pointed to in the lower portion of the city as evi dences in support of this assertion, to say nothing of the great number of fine and sub stantial residences. Worklnginexi lloildlnc; Tlieir Otto Homes. Wages haTe been high, employment steady, and many of the men have been in vesting a fair per cent of the proceeds of their toil in something substantial. A gentleman who devotes his entire time to the building interests said: "If ever in the history of Pittsburg have so many mechanics in this particular branch started out with the intention of securing homes as during the present year. Hundreds and thousands of building lots have been Eold to them, and in many instances houses are now in course of construction. Whatever may be said for or against the reduction of the hours of labor, it has certainly nad the effect of lift ing workingmen still further above the con ditions of slavery, and they are appreciating the fact that life is not one round of toil. It gives men a chance for mental improve ment, and their home lives are becoming more interesting. This in itself stimulates desires among laborers and mechanics to have homes of their own, and tne results are as I have indicated." An Encouraging Prediction Made. At the headquarters of the Amalgamated Association, Mr. Garland, chief assistant to President "Weihe, said the general condition of the men was fully as good as it had been for years, and that tne outlook for three or four months to come at least is good for plenty of work. He would not make pre dictions for any longer time than this, though he had no reasons to think that the prosperity would not continue. He said the association had been qnitc free from disastrous strikes or other troubles during the year, and that employment had been uniformly steady. There iiad been some idleness caused chiefly by the shortage of natural gas, but this trouble had been and was being remedied as rapidly as possible. As for wages they remained fixed from year to year. The flint and window glass workers re port steady work since the nres were lighted in tne tall. In the former branch there is a little lull at the present time, which is usually the experience during the holiday period. So far as wages are concerned, they haTe been good, althongh, as is known, the limit is fixed and cannot be exceeded. The scale of wages in some of the departments comes up during the next few weeks for consideration, but no trouble is anticipated. Paring the year the demand for day laborers has been very great, and the rate of wages up to the average standard. The con struction of miles and miles of street rail roads in the two cities lias given thousands of men work, to say nothing about the many big contracts of another kind. In many in stances contractors have been forced to bring tnexn in from outside places. Great Scarcity of Laborers. As showing the scarcity or competent laborers, the Schenley Park" difficulty may be referred to as one example. For several weeks operations were almost entirely sus pended there in consequence of the inability of Superintendent McKnight to get men. At present there are many big contracts under way and others to be started, such as the repaving of many streets in Allegheny that will last for months to come. As for the railroads and rivers, their busi ness has been simply immense. The rail roads in particular have been overrun with freight, and thousands of men have been overworked instead of not having enough to do, and reports from all sources indicate that these conditions prevail to a very large extent at the present time. The coalboat stages of water have been more numerous than for years, and the shipments have been very large in consequence. There have been no serious strikes among the miners of the vicinity, and the upward tendency of the prices for coal cannot be considered other than encouraging to this large class of laborers. Master Workman Evans, of D. A. No. 3, Knights of Labor, is one of the men in this city who is thoroughly posted on. the labor situation as it affects a great many organ izations. He said last night: Steady Work and Good Wages. "I feel that organized labor should be very well satisfied with the results of the year, eo far as this section of the countrv is concerned, at least. We have had no strikes of any consequence. Wages have been good, we have gained in strength and have also gained considerable lor many bodies of working people, while there has been steady employment for all, as a general rule. The boiler makers and sales men.abont 700 strong, all told, have secured a reduction of hours. The teamsters, about 130 strong, have had their wages increased. Drivers of single rigs have secured on ad vance of from $10 to $12 a week, and of teams from 12 to 13. The warehousemen, 150 strong, have gained an advance of $1 a week, and a scale of wages for next vear asking for another advance is under consid eration. The conductors on the Citizens' Traction Companv system have been ad vanced from 2 15 per dav to ?2 30, and the gripmen from 2 25 to 2 "35. The Birming ham Traction Company's employes will no doubt get the same prices when the road is put in operation. The two roads have about 300 men who will be benefited. llcduction in Hoars of Labor. "Among the window glass workers the mixers and teasers have gained something in the matter of wages, as have theatrical employes. All the machinery molders, representing a verv strong organization, have had an advance of 10 per cent. The boxmakers, about 100 in number, have also gained an advance in wages. The cork workers, some 900 in number, have gained a reduction of five hours a week in the total hours of labor, and a small per cent of ad vance on the general average of wages. The quarrymen have also had the working time reduced a little. "In addition to these bodies, many more I Tin liffttii irMTiiifli It'll ilmtfcH?" are preparing to enter the ranks when the proper times comes, so you see we have nothing to complain of. So far as common laborers are concerned many of them arc now preparing to join the order." "What are the prospects of a continuance of this prosperity." "I consider them excellent. There are no disturbing elements in sight, and the gen eral run of business seems to be as good as it was weeks and months ago. All classes of people are working steadily, and in many branches there is room for more men. So I do not see why people should not be gen erally cheerful and happy during the glori ous holiday season." TALK OF COMBINING. A Largo Meeting of Plate Glass Manufact urers and Jobbers No Advance in Prices Expected The Outlook for Trado Not Any Too Bright. The largest meeting of plate glass jobbers ever held in the United States occurred at the Duquesne yesterday, and there will be another gathering at the Mononga hela House to-day. The manufacturers were also represented. There were jobbers from the East and West, and it is a difficult matter to get at the object oi the meeting. It was denied most emphatically that a com bination was being formed. Sometime ago the Eastern jobbers attempted to combine, and they asked the makers to furnish them glass at the regular market price, but the deal fell through. Recently plate glass of large sizes was ad vanced 20 per cent, and smaller sizes under 10x10 feet were put up 9 per cent It is sus pected by outsiders that the Eastern im porters are trying to squeeze the manu fjrturers into dividing the profits, or they will turn the tide of trade to importations. The tariff on finished glass is the same, but it was advanced on unfinished plates to pre vent Cowan & Co. in New York from im porting rough glass and having it polished in this country at a small expense. Mr. Sieberling, of the Kokomo plant, however, denies that the Eastern men are trying to squeeze them. He says the outlook for the trade is not good, and they met to talk over the conditions. Prices have not been touched, and they will be considered at the meeting this morning. JJ. E. Patton, a Milwaukee jobber, said they had met to get acquainted with each other, and to talk over prices. Owing to the stringency in the money market the prospects for building are not good next year, and the trade depends on the building operations to a large extent. If anything the prices may go down a peg. Among those present were II. Sieberlinsr, Kokomo; W. S. Clause, George T. Kimball, Chicago; W. T. Eeid, Detroit; J. E. Patton, Milwaukee; W. W. Hervv, Thomas S. Gardner, H. Cleveland, S. J. Bach, J. E. Holbrook, New York; E. C. Sherburne, George W. Hastings and E. A. Hills, Bos ton. James A. Chambers and Ed Ford rep resented the local manufacturers, but they declined to give any information. About two months ago the makers xaet here and formed a pool not to employ a skilled mechanic unless he had a permit from his last employer. This was to prevent the glass workers from being obstreperous and to keep them in line. They are not too plentiful in America, and it is necessary to take care of them. HURRYING T0SETTLE UP. Undo Sam to be Many Thousand Bettor OIF Becaubo of the Oleo Agitation No Inti mation of Action by the State Author ities. Statements made yesterday afternoon to the effect that the cases against the bogus butter dealers have been compromised are incorrect. A call at Internal Revenue Collector Warmcastle'a office yesterday developed the fact that the situation is practically un changed. The Western Butter Company and the Keystone Butter Company both gave bonds yesterday. The goods of the former company were appraised at $3,000, and the latter at $2,000, and were then re leased. Just what further action will be taken depends entirelv upon the orders received from the Commissioner of Internal Beve cue. Special Agent Culbertson said yester day that out of 297 cases of this kind, ex tending over the entire country, all but one had been settled. The above named local cases, however, are only a drop in the bucket, compared to the work that has been undertaken by the offi cials of this revenue district. They have a list of 1,500 wholesale and retail dealers, up to date, that handle the oleo, and a majority of them have never taken out any licenses. Already over 50 of them have called and gone through the little formality of paying the Government fee for dallying with" the deceptive article, and it is stated at head quarters that the work has not yet been fair ly begun. It is considerably cheaper to talk about these settlements than to made them, as in each case of violation there is a penalty of 50 per cent added, which makes the total cost of the license 572. Assuming that there are 1,000 violators in the district, which it is thought will not be far out of the way, the total license fee will amount to $72,000. This is independent of some 15 wholesalers, who will be called upon to pay $720 each, or $10,800, making a total oi $82,B00, which would be exclusive of the amount that may be collected Irom the two companies. No intimation has yet been made that the State anthorities intend to follow the cases up, and it is thought they will be allowed to rest, at least for the present EUROPE is covered by Special Cable let ters from all the Capitals. See THE DIS PATCH To-Morrow. 24 Pages. AIE INSTEAD OF QAS Turns the Hands of the Meter Jost as Fast as Ever. Some people on the Southside have been trying to find out for some time past whether the natural gas furnished them was wet or whether they were being supplied with at mospheric air in part They have come to the latter conclusion. They say that when the supply cock is turned on there is a blow ing for a considerable time, and they are obliged to be careful to sustain a blaze "for a considerable time before they get gas. Some of them suppose that the air comes from blowing apparatuses intended to increase the gas pressure. The principal objection to the arrange ment is that the escaping air works the meter just as gas would do, only more so, and they kick on being made to pay several dollars each quarter for an element they can get in inexhaustible quantity by simply opening their doors and windows. SHE BHOT HESSELP. Mrs. Hemmil Becomes Demented and Tries to Take Her Own Life. Mrs. Aggie Hemmil, of 14 Lowrie street, Troy Hill, attempted to commit suicide at 1 o'clock yesterday by shooting herself. The attempt was made with a flobert rifle, and the wound is not necessarily fatal Mrs. Hemmil is not yet 22 years old. The primary cause of the attempt, it is aliened, is because she was unable to bear children. An operation was performed on her a lew weeks ago in Mercy Hospital. Since then she has worried so much that she has be come partly demented. The wounded woman was taken to Alle gheny General Hospital. To the police she said she had been shot bya black man, who stood in the doorway. Her bosom, however, was marked by the muzzle of the gun. Mrs. Cox, a neighbor, heard the shot and ran in. She found Mrs. Hemmil lying there, bleed ing, and did not see any man. The woman is resting easily at the hospital, and no fears are entertained. A Pointer. Go to Gallinger's jewelry store, 1200 Penn avenue, and see his stock before purchasing your holiday gifts elsewhere. Remember the address, 1200 Penn avenue. Finest line of music-boxes in the city. RULES FOR THE BOYS Who Deliver Onr Mail Laid Down by the Postal Anthorities. WATCHING FOE CONFIDENCE MEN. Carriers Warned Not to Tell All They Enow About People. BEGGING AND BORROWING IS BARBED "Every morning, as sure as the clock, Somebody bears the postman's knock," But everybody does not know that the aforesaid letter carrier is governed by very strict regulations. Mr. A. Young, Superintendent of Car riers, has joined the great army of authors, and he has the flattering assurance that his work will be read by the class for whom it is written. Advance copies issued yester day bear the indorsement of Postmaster McKean, and on the fly leaf the latter gives the following pertinent hints to letter car riers: The tenure of your position in the service will be enhanced by a steadfast observance of the following cardinal rules, viz: First Uniform courtesy to the public. Second Sobriety and efficiency. Third Strict attention to duty. Fourth Cleanliness of uniform and person. The book, -which is a neatly bound little volume, contains an even 80 rules for the guidance of letter carriers. They are warned not to smoke or drink while on duty, nor are they allowed to enter saloons except to receive or deliver mail matter. A QUESTION FOE THE COTJET. A carrier called as a witness in court and asked concerning any matter involving the delivery of letters is instructed to state that the postal rules and regulations forbid the giving of such information by postoffice employes, and advised to ask the ruling of the Court on the question of his right to re fuse an answer. Carriers are not compelled to take chances of hydrophobia. Rule 27 says: Carriers are not required to run the risk of being bitten by dangerous dogs in delivering mail matter. Carriers will notify, in writing, persons keeping such dogs that thoy mnst call at the postoffice for their mail, or, if they wish it delivered at their bouses, mnst satisfy the postmaster that it is safe for the carrier to so deliver it Another rule, which is calculated to cause trouble to people who work confidence games through the mails, reads as follows: When a carrier has good reason to suspect that there is anything criminally wrong in the actions of those around him, bo should report the matter confidentially to the postmaster.. who will bear him and take action, if be deems the matter of importance, without compro mising him, if it is possible not to do so. GUARDING AGAINST GOSSIP. Carriers are forbidden, under any circum stances, to return to persons letters which have been deposited in the street mailing boxes. Another rule, calculated to prevent trouble in families, reads: Carriers, having opportunity of obtaining much information of a private character con cerning persons on their routes, should special ly guard themselves against repeating any of it, or in any way Intimating that they are in pos session of facts that might be detrimental, if known, to those persons, and they will, under no circumstances, give any Information to any one as to whether letters hare or have not been received by any one. including in this rule even members of the same family, whether they do or do not live in the same house. To prevent carriers from the annoyance of daily facing their creditors, and to save the publio at large from being more or less del icately "shaken down," the following regu lations are promulgated: Carriers who borrow money on their routes, or otherwise contract debts which tbey are un able to pay, will render themselves liable to se vere censure or dismissal from the service ac cording to the aggravation of the case. Letter carriers are forbidaen to solicit con tributions of money, gifts or presents, in per son or through others; to issue addresses, com plimentary cards, prints, publications, or any substitute therefor, intended or calculated to induce the public to make them gifts or pres ents) to sell tickets on their routes to theaters, concerts, balls, fairs, picnics, excursions or places of amusement or entertainment of any kind. NO CHANCES TO BE TAKEN. Some important rules governing the de livery of mail matter are as follows: Letters intrusted to carriers for delivery must not be thrown into windows or entries, nor be plaoed under doors, unless at the special written request of the person to whom the letter may be addressed, and they must not in an; be left on the steps, or sticking in the sides of the door, or thrown over the fence, or de livered next door, or left on the first floor of building when intended tor the other floors, unless in a box prepared for the purpose, and they must not be left on the counters, etc, of stores when they should be delivered in tho counting rooms or at the desks of the proprie tors; A letter carrier is forbidden to deliver mall matter on the streets, even to owners, unless they are known to be the persons addressed or their known messengers, and only when it can be done without unreasonable delay. Mail matter left at a bouse for a person who is not there at the time can be forwarded im mediately without extra postage the "im mediately" being construed to mean any tlmo within 24 hours. Obscene or profane postal cards will not be delivered, but will be retnrnea to the Superin tendent if. by chance, the carrier observes the objectionable matter. The penalty for the infringement of the rules is suspension or discharge. A Promotion in the Postal Service. Mr. James McConnell, of .the East End, who ha3 been connected with the railway mail service for number of years, has been appointed chief clerk at the Union depot, to succeed Mr. Palmer, who took the place of Superintendent of Mails, rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr. Stephen Collins. THE DISPATCH to-morrow will consist of 24 Pages, or 193 Columns. Getlt. It will surprise you. HOLDING THE FOBT. A Settlement of the Duquesne Trouble May be Made To-Day. Afiairs at the Duquesne Hotel are in a statu quo. Both sides seem equally de termined, but William Witherowis still be hind the counter as manager. It was ru mored that J. P. Witherow and Thomas Seegan, the controlling partners, intended to get a preliminary injunction against William Witherow to enjoin him from in terfering in the management, but this was not done yesterday. , It is expected that a settlement of some kind will be reached at a meeting to be held this morning. Thomas M. Marshall and J. Scott Fergu son, the attorneys for William Witherow, held a conference with him last evening. In the meanwhile Charley Miller, who has been selected as manager of the house by the controlling partners, sits around in the lobby of the hotel and enjoys his leisure time. Detective Gilkinson remained be hind the counter all day yesterday and De tective Moorhead all night' to represent J. P. Witherow and Thomas Deegan. So far as could be learned Mr. Miller has given no orders around the hotel, and the employes still recognize the authority of William Witherow. TUHING TJP FOE CHRISTMAS. Putting Church Organs Into Shape for Holi day Music ' - Several of the employes of an organ com pany at Salem, O., are in the city tuning up and repairing some of the local church organs for Christmas. They are working on tho organs in the Bellefield Baptist Church, Father Tobin's Church and a church in Sharpsburg.V , The Salem company expects to put in, a fine pipe organ in the Fourth Avenue Bap tist Church next'spring, MAKING MONEY FAST. Big Receipts Prom the Mayor's Office Over . Two-Thirds of All the Police Business in 'the City Transacted by Inspector Mc Aleese The Figures for It. The report of the Mayor's office for the ten months ending November 30, 1890, showing the number of cases tried and the fines and costs collected by the five police magistrate of the city in that time, was completed br Chief Clerk Ostermaier yesterday, and shows a net total of $64,991 01 for that period. The gross areount was 535,289 26, but $295 25 was paid to special police. From February 1 to April 1 1,507 were taken in by ex-Mayor McCallin from dra matic, pawnshop and peddling licenses, but at the expiration of his term these revenues were turned into the Department of Public Safety by mutual consent of Chief Brown and the new Mayor. Hence the remaining amount came entirely from police cases. The increase shown from this source is enor mous. For the fiscal year of 1889 tho total receipts of the Mayor's office, including fines, costs and licenses was about 548,000. The Finance Committee in preparing the ordinance for 1890 calculated the same rev enues for this year at $50,000, bnt in ten months this amount has already been ex ceeded by 15,000, and the two months of the fiscal year yet remaining will probably bring it up to 875,000, or CO per cent moro than estimated. The report shows more prominently than anything else the vast amount of work ac complished in the First police district, con trolled by Iuspector McAleese. In this dis trict Magistrate McKenna tried 4,606 cases and Magistrate Gripp 6,361, making a total of 11,970. In the Second district Magistrate Hyndman had 1,995 cases, Mag istrate Leslie 1,014 and Magistrate Brush 177, making a total or3,186 for the district. In the Third district Magistrate Succop had 2,260 cases and Magistrate Brokaw 365, making a total of 2,625 for the Third dis trict The cases credited to Brush and Brokaw were tried by them previous to the appointment of their successors. These figures show that Inspector Mc Aleese has handled more than double the amount of business of both his colleagues of the Second and Third districts put together, or, in a total of 16,776 arrests made in the entire city, 11,970 hava been in the 13 wards comprising his district. SftThe proportion of fines, forfeitures, costs and fees returned by each of the magistrates, less the amounts charged to special police, was as follows: Magistrate Gripp, 20, 349 44;, McKenna, $14,980 12; total from First Inspector's district, $35,329 56. Magis trate Brush. $914 65; Leslie, $6,291 15; Hyndman, $9,785 70; total from Second In spector's district, $16,991 50. Magistrate Brokaw, $1,007 40; Succop, $10,158 55; total from Third Police district, $11,165 95. The following tabulated statement shows the number of arrests and the disposition of the cases: 5 to H H tj gg eE s. OrrESSE. ia 50, (iZ fZ ciZ o o .o : : o : o : a : a -a o Drunkenness 3,862 1,047 821 5,736 Disorderly conduct 3.9K 1,301 1.M7 6 463 Vajtrancy. 937 137 190 1,284 Suspicious persons 747 206 84 1,037 Soliciting 57 2 4 63 Interference with officer .. 4" 5 K 70 Keeping disorderly house. 305 70 49 424 Visltinn disorderly house. 641 104 6 801 Keeplnegambllnpliouse.. 18 3 2 Si Visiting gambling house.. 10 17 .. . 27 Oambllnj; , i.. 117 .... 63 172 Kunaway boys 2 2 information 2 3 .... 5 Violating city ordinances. 261 279 68 608 Cruelty to animals 3 3 Cruelty to children 5 3 2 10 Insane 7 2 .... 9 Personating an officer 9 9 Professional thiei 3 .... 2 5 Incorrigibility 4 2 10 16 Professional beggar 1 ......... 1 Witness 9 .... .... 9 Totals 10,970 3,181 S,el6,776 The cases were disposed of as follows: h S h I5 - eS oe a " s3. a 5 oi- fTr; " r r : : n ; o : 5" : . o . . o Paid fines 3.42S 1,620 1,201 ;8,257 Committed to Jail 1.917 406 365 2,088 Commltte 1 to workhouse. 1.654 3n2 325 p, 281 Discharged 8,837 824 711,5,372 Heldforcourt 99 19 8 126 Com'ted to Eeform School 17 1 7 2i Sent to hospital 13 3 1 17 Sent to Poor Farm. 8 .... 2 10 Total 1C.970 3,181 2,625 16,776 LONDON'S Historic Tower is to be util ized by the eldest son of the Prince of Wales on his marriage, as a residence. THE DIS PATCH has secured photographs of the palace anil a complete description. See to morrow's mammoth 102-column issue. BATHER COLD BIDIKG. A Detroit Boy Who Finds Pittsburg Too Chilly for Him. Thomas Barefoot applied for aid yester day at the Department of Charities. He fulfilled the impression given out by his name. He was 15 years old and tall and lank. The boy had come to Pittsburg from Detroit by the freight car route, riding on the bumpers. About a week ago he was landed on the Southside but could only get a job of wash ing dishes. He gave that up and tried starv ing with no better success. He was given a 'pass as far as Cleveland and from there he intends to try the freight trains again until he reaches home. BOODLE ALDEEMEK OUT WEST. Why a Plttsburger Failed to Get on In clined Plane Franchise. Kansas Citt, Dec. 12. Judge Wood sou, of the Criminal Court, to-day ordered Marshal Stewart to call a special grand jury to report to the court on Monday next. This action was taken in compliance with a resolution adopted by the City Council demanding that a speedy investigation be made of the charges preferred by Banker James Mellon, of Pittsburg, who alleges that he could not procure a franchise for an incline plane company in Kansas City on account of the great amount of money de manded by some of the Councilmen as bribes. FKANK G. CAKPENTER has a brilliant letter of "Washington gossip for THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. Ho always entertains and instructs. Contributors far ahead of those of any other paper. Twenty-four pages, 102 columns. LOST MONEY AND O00DS. S. Armson Complains That One of His Agents Has Done Him TJp. S. Armson, of Wylie avenue, charges A. Swartz, of No. 68 FrJnklin street, with fraudulently secreting and disposing of his property. lt is alleged by Armson, who is in the notion business, that Swartz secured a lot of drygoods from him to sell on com mission, and after selling the goods he failed to turn over the proceeds. Swartz was arrested and committed to jail by Alderman Eichards, in default of $500, for a hearing to-day. SHAKING UP THE F0ECE, Chief Murphy Objects to His Officers Snorlns on Their Beats. Chief of Police Murphy, of Allegheny, is giving his force quite a stirring-up and letting them know that they are paid to at tend to business. On Thursday night Chief Murphy visited the different patrol stables about midnight and found some of the men calmly sleeping. The result of this was that when the men reported for duty last night three of them were given notice of a ten-days' suspen sion. Db. B. M. Haxxa. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively.- Office, 720 Peaa street, ruisourg, x-a. s&sa ANOTHER NEW HOTEL. Money of a Wealthy Oil Han and a Local Capitalist Will Bnild It, THE COST WILL BE ABODT $300,000. AH Negotiations Will be Completed Darin? the Present Month. IT WILL BE A CREDIT TO THE CITI Within the next two or three weeks ne gotiations will be closed in this city for a piece of property on which will be erected a hotel that will be something entirely new to Pittsburg. The improvement decided upon is not of the common kind, that contemplates a pala tial pile of granite and architecture that will absorb the entire hotel trade of the city and leave the old established houses empty on paper but a structure that will be a credit to the city. The site and building will cost in the neighborhood o? $300,000. Tho movement is not the result of idle talk, but has been under consideration for months. The parties to the enterprise are well-known business men. One of them is a resident of this city, 'and the other is a prominent oil man who can scratch off a check any day for several times the amount mentioned above and have it duly honored. The gentlemen have options on two pieces of property, centrally located, almost within a stone's throw of the new postoffice. The reason why the names of the gentlemen are not given in this con nection is that certain arrangements are yet to be completed that might be interfered with were full details made public. rLANS OP THE PBOJECTOES. One of the gentlemen said yesterday: "We have two sites in view, and a positive option on one of them. The other one is conditional upon circumstances that it is un necessary to explain at present, but we will take one of the two to a certainty. The negotiations have been pending for months, and are now about complete. I will certain ly know something definite before the close of the month. 'What kind of a hotel do yon propose to build?" "One that will be conducted on the plan of Green's Hotel, on Chestnut street, Phil adelphia. It will be for gentlemen only, though there will be a restaurant connected with it for ladies and gentlemen. These houses are very popular in all the big cities, and they command a very large transient trade. They are particularly popular with the army of business and com mercial men who are constantly on the-go, and do not have either the time or disposi tion to observe all the little formalities so necessary in the company of ladies. Pitts burg has needed a house of this kind for a long time, and now we propose to establish one. For that matter, there is plenty of room here for another first-class hotel, as the experience of last year has demon strated. NECESSITY FOB MORE HOTELS. "Time and again during this period it has been an impossibility to secure anything like suitable accommodations, owing to the great rushes of people here to attend conven tions and public gatherings, and strangers have been forced to seek food and shelter at private places, so we have no fears whatever as to the result of the venture. Then there are always a great number of single gentle men in every city who prefer to live in a hotel of this kind in preference to any other." t , "How large a building do yon propose to erect?" ""It will be a seven-story brick, with granite front ana trimmings, ana will oe fitted up in first-class style, from top to bottom. It will contain probably 175 rooms, with ample parlors for private meet ings of business men and other organiza tions of that character. It will be con structed and furnished with a view to its permanency throughout." "What will the entire cost of the build ing be?" "We estimate that it will be in the vicin ity of ?300,000. The work of construction will be started not later than April 1, 1691, and possibly before that, and the building will be finished dnring the regular season. You can depend upon it that the venture is a certain go, as there is plenty of money to carry it through. All that is now de taining us is the choice of sites, and that will be settled within the next few days." JOHNNY OOI HIS GUN. He Defies His School Teacher to Disarm Him, and Gets a Whipping. Mrs. Kate Nicholson, teacher in room No. 15 of the Forbes school, was somewhat surprised yesterday by learning that one of her pupils carried a revolver. She had left her room for a few moments, and returning learned from some of her pupils that a 12-year-old boy named John Callahan had been brandishing a revolver in the school room. She called the boy to her and asked him for the revolver. He refused to give it up, and, it is alleged, defied her to take it. tihe did not want to argne the case with the boy, but took him to the principal's room. A man named Adams, one 'of the di rectors of the School Board, happened to be in the room at the time and took the re volver from him and gave it to Miss Simp son, the principal, who then tool? charge of the boy and properly punished him. KUDTAKD KIPLING is the craze of the day. His first serial story, "Tho Light That Failed," Is published exclusively in the Sun day issue of THE DISPATCH. The best features obtainable. Twenty-four pages. I ANOIHEB ALLEGHENY BLAZE Benson's Pump Works Damaged Last Night to the Extent of 84,000. A general alarm from box 36 at 9:30 last night called out the entire Allegheny de partment for a fire at Samuel Benson's pumpVorks, at Bidge avenue and Chartiers street The entire loss is about $4,000, none of which is covered by insurance. The fire started in the engine room in the finishing department. The firm has just gone back to coal and the owners suppose the flues were not in proper shape for that kind of fuel. The fire was discovered al most as soon as it started and was therefore easily confined to the one building. The other part of the works which contains the machinery was covered by insurancebut was not damaged in the least. Nearly all the loss is on finished wooden pumps. THE HAJOE M0NT00TH BANS Sues to Secure Pay for Services Bendered on July 4. There was a hearing before Alderman Eichards yesterday in a civil suit brought by the Major E. A. Montooth Band against Joseph A. Skelly, of McKeesport, who acted as grand marshal of the federation of Catholio societies in the parade on July 4 last, lor the recovery of 5130 for services on that day. At the hearing it was developed that the band had been engaged by Thomas McCnsker, and judgment was given against McCusker for the amount claimed. McCusker in turn at once entered suit against Skelly and others to recover from them on the gronnd that they had author ized him to engage the band and promised to pay for the same. STBEET CAB travel in Pittsburg is six times what it was a. decade ago. A staff correspondent of THE DISPATCH has taken instantaneous photographs of street scenes and has gathered interesting statis tic at Hsrrisburg. See the 'mammoth 84- page issue to-morrow morning. ' -uffij a"'iii? 9n tv.us.44fifia. ., . 1 1 iiH MM wnMi'i'ihirfiii. i , - , te-jtatMWKfiaaagjg- Lcii . -namif .' .fl DEAD AND INJURED. Besnlts of Numerous Accidents in the Two Cities Yesterday A Ballroad Man and an Unknown Killed Others Who Were Probably Fatally Injured. The accidents in the two cities yesterday were more numerous than usual, and the serious ones were in the lead. Two men are dead and two others were probably fatally injured. Street cars and railroads came in on the most serious cases, but the run away also did damage. Following is the list: John Ktxpatbick John Kllpatrlck had bis leg broken yesterday bya falling login Marshall's grove. He was taken to tbe Alle gheny General Hospital. He is 52 years old, and lives on Ferrysville avenue. Antone Chesser A sand scoop fell on Antone Chesser at Stolzenbach & Picil's sand yard on South Twenty-sixth street yesterday, severely injuring him about the body. Joseph voluieb Joseph Vollmer. Penn sylvania Railroad car inspector died at the West Penn Hospital yesterday from Injuries re ceived in tbe yards at Twenty-ninth street only a few moments before. He was 45 years old and lived at Bloomfield. 1 ho Coroner will in vestigate to-day. TJjrKNowa' An unknown man was instantly killed at tbe Washington avenue crossine of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Rail road yesterday morning. Tbe Dotty is at Low rie's undertaking rooms awaiting identifica tion. Alfeed Li-oid A runaway occurred at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon 'in the West End by which Alfred Lloyd sustained injuries that may prove fatal. . His horse became frightened and dashed against a telegraph pole on Steu ben street, throwing Lloyd to the gronnd. His skull was fractured aud ho was injured in ternally. Frank Konopacki Frank Konopackl, aged 10 years, was probably fatally injured by being ran over by car No. 0 of the Birmingham line. He attempted to run across the street to get out of tbe way of a wagon when he was caught and thrown under tho horses, and the wheels of the car passed over his left leg and right foot, necessitating amputation. The driver, Robert Rubert, was held under (500 ball to await tbe result of the boy's injuries. THE REBELLION' was the salvation of tho South, says a member of the famous Dlack family of Pennsylvania, who was a slave-holder, and a rebel General, and is now an iron master of South Carolina, in an Interview with Charles T. Murray. See to morrow's 24-page issue of THE DISPATCH. All the news. CHRISTMAS MUSIC BOXES. Klebers' Annual Importation. H. Kleber & Bro.'s annual Xrcas impor tation of fine music boxes has been received and can now be seen at their store, No. 506 Wood street. The high grade of these beau tiful works of art being well known, we can only say that happy, indeed, will be the person who shall become the possessor of one of these delightful gifts. Klebers also have a full line of the celebrated Washburn guitars and mandolins, Stewart's and Fair banks & Cole's banjos, either of which will make a highly desirable gift. Call early and make a selection. Store open every evening. Interesting Lectures. Two lectures will be given under the auspices of the Laymen's Missionary League of the Episcopal Church, in Trinity Chapel, on Monday evening, the 15th, and Monday evening, the 22d inst. On the first day the lectures will be Dr. K. P. Falkner, of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadel phia. His subject is "Some Aspects of the Prison Question." Dr. Falkner is Assist ant Secretary of the National Prison Con gress, and has made a careful study of pen ology both in this country and in Europe. Ou the evening oi the 22 d Bev. George Hodges, of Calvary Church, will deliver his lecture on the "Passion Play." All young men and friends of the League .are cordially invited to attend theselectures. NOT DfJUEED BY THE FTBE. Klebers' Pianos and Organs A Card. The public are respectfully informed that the fire next door to us has not in tbe least injured or affected our stock of pianos and organs and the rest of the goods. There is not a flaw upon, any of our.fine pianos, and they are absolutely as perfect as when received from the factory. Call and see them and make your selection for a holi day gift in time, for a piano or organ (or any other instrument) which is bought at Kleber & Bro.'s music store, 506 Wood street, is accepted as the best and most re liable goods of their kind to be had in this city or in any other place. E. Kleber & Beo., 606 Wood street. Cut Prices in Millinery. All our fine pattern hats, as well as those of our own manufacture, have been marked down to 5. Think of it, hats and bonnets that sold at $8, $10, 312, S14, and $15, all at $5. Biggest bargains these, we ever sold. Campbell & Dick, Fifth avenue. Big Bargains in Plush Jackets. A line of .stylish vest-front seal plush jackets, Medici collar, satin-lined, were cheap at 18, go down to-day to $15. JOS. HOBNK & CO. '3 Penn Avenue Stores. Plash Jackets! Plush Jackets! Fine seal plush jackets, satin lined, $8, $9, S10, $12 to $18 75; sacques, $10, $14 50, $16 50, $18 75 to $24 50, worth 50 per cent more, at Bosenbaum & Co.'s. T Ladies, have yon seen the interesting bargains in blankets, bed coverings, flan nels, etc., at Arthur, Schondelmeyer & Co.'s? If not, visit them; you'll be sur prised. 68 and 70 Ohio street, Allegheny. Wool Seal Capes at SIS OO. 25 wool seal capes, worth $20, sold at $12 Saturday. Mpfis at correspondingly low prices. Hoene & Waed, 41 Fifth avenue. Comb and Brush Sets! Manicure Sets! Shaving Sets! Pocketbooks, writing cases and tablets, leather goods. B. S. Davis & Co., Booksellers, 96 Fifth avenue. Fine silk handkerchiefs, plain and em broidered, for holiday presents. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth av. Ladies' astrakhan capes. Smilet & Co., 28 Fifth avenue. Wool Seal Capes at S12 OO. 25 wool seal capes, worth $20, sold at $12 Saturday. Muffs at correspondingly low prices. Hoene & Waed, 41 Fifth avenue. No Christmas table should be without An gostura Bitters. Appetizer of exquisite flavor MSSu Ladies' long wraps at a bargain, $5 to $15 now for best styles and materials; were $15 to $40 regularly. TTSSU HUOUS & HACKE. Alaska Seal Capes, Very best shapes, very best qualities, very best values. All sizes. Hoene & Waed, 41 Fifth avenue, Ladies' sable capes. Smiley & Co., 28 Fifth avenue. Fob Christmas presents. The handsomest line of men's fine neckwear ever shown in this city. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth av. Children's Warm Winter Coats. Special values, sizes 3 to 8 years, prices $3 and $5 each. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Ladies' and gentlemen's umbrellas for holidays. Smiley & Co., 28 Fifth avenue. Alaska Seal Capes, Very best shapes, very best qualities, yery best values. All sizes. " iiOBNE CS WABD, 41 Tilth aTBU(. A "WOMAN'S HUNT TOE W0BZ. She Travels All Over the Country and Finally Reaches rittsburg. Annie Arnold, about 40 years old, called at the Twenty-eighth ward station last night and asked for a night's lodging. She stated that she has been traveling aronnd the coun try for some time. She left Wheeling yester day morning and reached Pittsburg in the afternoon, having been furnished with a railroad ticket by some friends. She says she makes a living by doing any work that she can get, and stated that dur ing the past six weeks she had visited Cleve land, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Youngstown. Canton, Akron, Wheeling, and is now in Pittsburg to start life over again. From Jail to Jury Box. In this bounding country a man who can not get ahead must be nerveless indeed. Some years ago some people were prosecuted for stuffing ballot boxes, and it was dis covered abont the time tbe trial began that one of them was on the panel, sitting in that court, and might have been called to sit on his ov(a case. A man has been sitting on the jury in Common Pleas for some time past who was in jail within a few days of the time he took his seat among the other "good men and true." GREAT 3 DAYS SALE OF CARPET REMNANTS. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, THIS WEEK. All short length of Carpets (from i4 to 30 yards) have been grouped on first floor for this special sale. They consist of Body and Tapestry Brussels, Moquette, Velvet and Ingrain Carpets and short lengths of Borders to' match all fine Carpets. Linoleum from 10 to 30 ft lengths, 40c a yard up. Carpets in each grade long v enough to cover an ordinary room. We want to get rid of all these goods in three days, if possible. Remnants of Salesmen's Sam ples, put up in bundles, ten pieces (about 12 yards) to bundle, at TWO DOLLARS. Lots of people know what these are, and will not wait to walk to the store after finding they are on sale. This will be the greatest Remnant Sale ever made by our house. All odds and ends are included, and the prices are the lowest ever placed on Remnants by any house in the country. EDWARD GROETZIKGER, 627 and 629 Penn Avenue. dcll-rrssa A FEW OF MANY APPROPRIATE . HOLIDAY GIFTS Extra Grades Fine Umbrellas. 28-inch Gloria covers, with choice natural sticks and metals, 81 60, 81 65, 81 85. 28-incb Silk Umbrellas with silver mountings, S2 75 and S3 25. 23-inch extra grade silk covers in extra fine handles, walrus, horn, hammered metals, etc, 5 50.86,87 50. Make your selection early to get choice han dles. Our Cloak Rooms. Several hundred Ladies' Newmarkets, Jackets, etc.. in medium and heavy winter weights, Just reduced to fully one-half and one-third former price. You can have your choice from goods that sold all through the fall at S6 to E30, now at $3, 5 8. 810. Genuine Alaska Seal Canes and Coats, Seal Plush Coats and Wraps, Children's Garments, 1 to 16 years. . ... , .,. Genu' Smoking Jackets, in solid colors, with fay Silk linings and trimmings. Jackets in andsome bold plaids. Jackets for offlca or bedroom at 7. 88, 810 and up. Good bargains in Fur Collars and Muffs lor ladles and cnUdren. Our Trimming Room. HANDKERCHIEFS. ladies' and Gents' Handkerchiefs from low to One grades, put np in attractive boxes, 1-12, 1-6, i dozen each. We call special attention to our line 01 extra uau nmu - eacb LEATHER GOODS. Pocketbooks, Snooping Bags, Satchels, Belts, etc., in very great assortment. GLOVES AND HOSIERY For Men, Women and Children, embracing staples and high novelties. Eiderdown Comforts. Pillows, Chair Rest, etc., covered wltb fine Satines and Wash Silks In beautiful colorings at very reasonable price. What more suitable for holiday presents? BIBER I EASTUN, '505 and 507 MARKET STREET. .iiTKSl.' w JY ... . ; W -r - ..."-. ' .! m NEW ADVKKT1HEJIENTS. The Leading Pittsburg, P , Drygoods House. Saturday, Dee. li, 1S9H JOB. HDRNE I EEL'S. PENN AVE. STORES.- .SATURDAY BARGAINS nr the CLOAK DEPARTMENT. Stylish, well made, superior finish, best fitting, fine quality Seal Plush Vest Front Jackets, with Medici collar, satin lined, were very cheap at 518, reduced this morning to $15. More than ordinary values to-day in a complete line of fine Seal Plush tight-fitting Jackets at $10, 12, 515, 18, 20 and 523 the best values ever offered. Specially interesting prices also in handsome iur-irimmed Plush Jackets large assort ment of styles, all sizes and all prices. Pine Plush Wraps, in Seal and Black Plush, handsomely finished, at very low prices. Kote that in Mantles we show all sizes up to 46 bust measure. For this morning we have gone through our entire line of fur-trimmed Cloth Long Gar ments aud made big reductions id prices. This will give you an opportunity to buy fine, stylish garments, all made this season, at tbe lowest prices you ever heard of. At $20 Reduced from $25: Fine All-wool Black Cheviot, Collar and Cuffs of Astrakhan. At 22 Reduced from $28: All-wool Diagonal Cheviot, rever front, full sleeve of fine Seal Plush. At $25 Reduced from $35: Fine All-wool Black Camel's Hair Cheviot, heavy weight, full roll col lar and edge of Astrakhan (for;, handsome braid ornament. At $27 Reduced from $32; Fine All-wool Black Camel's Hair Cheviot, full collar and edge of As trakhan. At $28 Reduced from $35: Fine All-wool Black Cheviot, Medici collar and edge of Astrakhan, hand somely braided. At $28 Reduced from $355 Fine All-wool French Beaver, French style, handsome combination with Astrakhan cloth, cord ornament and girdle, in black and navy. At $30 Reduced from $35: Fine All-wool Black Camel's Hair Cheviot, light-weight quilted lining; big fur collar, military ornaments, specially suitable for elderly ladies. At $30 Reduced from $35: Handsomo Black All-wool Diagonal, collar and edge of Mink. At $33 Reduced from $38: A special line Clay Diagonal, trimmed witn Astrakhan, handsome braid ornaments and loops, lined to the waist. At $33 Reduced from $381 Fine All-wool Diagonal Cheviot. black and colors, collar and edge of Labra dor Seal. These are bona fide reduc tions, and are the lowest prices we ever made on fine goods. And, remember also, that wa show complete lines at all the prices named. At 115 and at 820 we showpedal values in fine Cloth Long Garments, trimmed with Astrakhan and crushed plush. Complete lines of Plain Garments from 810 ud. In all materials, plain blacks, plain colors and fancy materials, in all sizes, from 32 to 43 bust measure. Still choice in those fur trimmed Jackets that were ad vertised a few days ago they are selling fast. Our complete stock of Alaska Seal Jackets, Capes and small furs of every description offer special inducements to persons desiring to make substantial Holiday presents. Every department choek full of Holiday Goods. Yon will find it both pleasant and profit able to make a general tour of the store 'and note the many special offers made for these busy Holiday times from one side of the house to the other. Every counter bristling with bargains. JDS. HDRNE it CDL 09-621 PENN AVENUE. dia ?j ! i M -. 11 !- - t 1 - -i ! , 1 ,- ---11 tt mi rrn-iriT m-j-p-wi-
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