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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:
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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
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