MANY MILLIONS II II
The Enormous Output of Iron and
Steel in Allegheny County
During the Year 1890.
FORTUNES MADE IX THE IXDDSTUI
Estimate of the .Number of Tons Produced
at Nearly Every llill in the
Fittsburjr District
APrKOlWATUG A MILLION AKD A HALF
Ko Tiae Lest ly Lilor TnsUet, ud Voy Little
Dtlty for Kcftin.
A carelully collated and prepared state
ment of the output of iron and steel in Pitts
'bur; and vicinity for tbis year has been
made by Nick Dale. Mr. Dale in so con
fident that his premises and conclusions are
correct that be declares they cannot ana will'
not be truthfully denied by anyone con
yersant with the facts. His statement fol
lows: The finished output of iron and teel in
the 1'ittsbur; district for the year 1890 was
simply enormous, aud has never been sur
passed in the history of the trade. In the
tonnage of the last two rears there was very
little difference, so far as the finished
amount was concerned. The main drawback
was in the scarcity of gas, which was nearly
altogether in the last six months of 1689 and
this year.
There was no lost time with labor troubles
end very little delav for repairs. The
scarcity of gas restricted the output of pud
dled iron at least 50,000 tons, and the
finished product at least 100.000 tons, but
nevertheless the amount of muck iron made
is considerably more than in 18SS). In nearly
a dozen mills there is hardly any difference
in the raw and finished output, but the
prom that the manufacturers made in pro
portion was by no means as great as the
volume aud the outlook at the present time.
Increased Cort ot Raw Material.
The demaud in the jearlfcUO could not
have been any better, but the Rains that
Fcin.e feu firms had to content themselves
with have seldom, if ever, been any less. It
h not oitcn that some raw material com
mands a better price than some of the fin
ished grades, but that has been the case
during the greatest part of the year.
The manufacture of iron and steel is like
any otner branch of business. During the
.most flouri-hine periods ot trade there are
always some who get despondent. This was
seen by the owners of the Saw Mill Eun
Mill, when they leased their works to the
Olher Iron and Steel Company. It is some
times astonishing to the general public when
thcr hear that a firm has a profit of 5100,000
or 51,000,000 a year, liven the iron
workers are the most surprised, and of the
latter 99 per cent do not know the cost of
making a ton of iron or steel, or the amount
necessary to operate an iron or steel plant,
not including even the risks and losses, of
which some ar! unavoidable. The expense
to run the smallest mill in Pittsburg, in
which not a ton of iron has been finished in
three years, is now about 1,000 a day, aud
from this the profit is less than 5200.
l'rofitsot SoiDeoftherorges.
The Pennsylvania Forge turned out in
1R90 8,000 tons of muck iron, which was all
sold, aud on which there was a profit of
521,000. Chess, Cook' & Co. is next Thev
turned out 9 600 tons ot muck iron, of which
C,000 tons were sold dlnd the rest, was con
sumed in tbeirtack factory Their profit was
545,090. The Clinton mill turned out 8,500
tons of muck bars;about 2,000 tons were sold;
the rest was finished on a small profit.which
was 535,000. Then comes the Pittsburg
Forge and Iron "Works. "With but one ex
ception there is not another mill of its size
in Pittsburg where the profit has been any
less. The entire output is all kinds of r.iil
way stock supplies, excepting car wheels.
In this hranch of business the opposition
Ins been very great in the last eight years.
Xcariv all the leading railroads and some
of the car building companies, such as the
Pullman Palace Company, make their own
tock 'roni raw material largely made here.
They produced 18.000 tons of muck iron,
and the finished output was 20,000 tons, on
whirh there was a profit ol not more than
550,000.
"Work or the Pipe 31111s.
xt is a statement of firms that make
nothing but pipe iron, and are not connected
with pipe mills. The Elba Iron Works pro
duced 14,000 tons of muck bar, and the same
amount was finished, on which the profit
was $(k,000. The output from the Keystone
was 30,000 tons of muck bar, and finished
20,000 tous.oii which wasaprohtot S1O0.O00.
"lie product from the Mill vale mill was 10,
500 tons ot muck iron and 20.000 tons of iron
ami steel skelp. The profit on this was
5140.000 The Kepublic Iron "Works turned
out 29,300 tons of puddled iron and 35,000
tons wrrt finished, and on this the profit was
5175,000. Tnen conies the Vesuvius mill
of Moorh'ad Brothers & Co., at Sharpsburr,
with 13,500 tons of muck bars aud 27,000
to'.s fiuisl ed. The inconvenience owing to
the scarcity of gas was rather greater here
than in anv otner mill in the district. The
raw output was about 2,000 tons less than it
otherwise would have been, and the finished
amount was over 6,000 tons below that of
lavt year, and the profit, whicli was very
small, did not reach above 5100,000.
'Vmimencing with a number of firms
making different grades, is the Soho mill of
M"orhe?d, McCleane & Co. It turned out
13.000 tons oi muck bars, and finished 30,000
tons of iron and stce!,which consisted o: pipe
iron and heavy boiler plates, but the lead
ing make of this firm is black and galvan
ized sheet iron. The annual expense Tor
ncid in the c-ilvanizing department is alnne
more th..n 520.000 and their profit was S450 -
000. The Sn.'o mill produced 14,500 tons
w , juu ii,vuu iuu& oi unisuea iron, ot
whirh the bulk was heavv plates, aud on
winch the profit was $100,000.
Sloncy Tliat Was Made in Allegheny.
Over in Allecheuy, Lindsay & McCntch
eo'i turned out 20,000 tons ot muck bars. Of
this 12,000 tons were finished into all kinds
oi the lighter crades. and the ret was sold:
the profit was 5100,000. The uext is the Pitts
burg Iron WorKs o J. Painter, Sons &
Co. Perhaps never in the history of this
firm did its mill turn out any more than
in this year. The amount of muck
iron made was 37,009 tons, which was nearly
9,000 tons more than last year. And the
amount finished, which wis all light iron,
was 40,000 tons; their profit was 5200,000.
Then points the bable mill of Zug & Co.,
which is the leading one in the city, making
largely common iron. The output, was
21,000 tons of raw and 24,000 tons of finished
iron, and the profit on this was 5144,000.
"ow comes the smallest null in Pittsburg,
making a rw and finished product, the
Kensington ot Lloyd, Sons & Co., that
turned out 10,000 tons of muck bar, and fin
ished 10,000 tons,which is among the leading
grades in the market. Their profit was
5150,000. At the Solar Iron and Steel
"Works of William Clark & Co. the output
was 14,000 tons of muck bar, and 17,000 tons
of iron ard steel were finished at a profit of
5100,000.
Men Who Made Ei en More
Next is a list of firms whose profit is from
5250,000 tapward. The "Wayne iron and
steel firm of Brown & Co. turned out 13,000
tons of muck bars and finished 16,000
tons of all kinds of fine steel aud iron.
Their profit was 5300,000. There is the steel
firm o? Howe. Brown & Co. It made 5,000 I
tons of dephosphorized puddled iron and
fimshed 10,000 tons of different grades of
light and heavy fine steel, -of which th e
most is not surpassed by vcrv many in this
country. Their profit was 400,000. Shoen
bergcr"& Co. turned ontl3,W0 tons of muck
bar and finished 35,000 tons of iron and
steel, on which their profit was 5750,000.
Singer, Kimick & Co. made 3.000 tons of
dephosphorized muck iron and finished 25,
000 tous of fi.ie steel, on which they had a
profit of 5500,000.
The next is a statement of two wrought
irou pipe firms who make about two-thirds
of their own skelp iron. -There is np branch
in any part of the iron business in which
there is a greater profit than in iron pipe.
Spang, Chalfant& Co. made 13,700 tons of
muck bar and turned out 20,000 tons ot iron
and steel pipe, on which their profit was
5800,000. This docs not inclndc the com
pany store, in which the annual sales
amount to $175,000.
Profit Turned in by Side Issues.
Then conies A. 31. Byers & Co. They
turned out 15,000 tons of mnck bur and be
sides bought muck and skelp iron, and
turned out 25,000 tons of pipe, which ranges
ironi one-eighth of an inch to six inches in
diameter. Iu connection with the pipe
mill is also a galvanizing department. The
profit to this firm was 5900,000. Avery
important feature in connection herewith is
that in the last eight years there has been
very little difference iu the amount turned
out in this mill. It is known as the most
active in the city, and yet the firm is in the
market all the time buying muck bar and
pipe iron.
Now comes four of Pittsburg's largest
firms, which are not equalled in the United
States, and of which one is now not' sur
passed in the known world. The first of
these is Park Brothers & Co., of the Black
Diamond Steel Works. They made 13,500
tons of muck bar and finished 70,000 tous of
steel of all kinds, on which their profii was
52,000,000. The second of these is the Oliver
Iron and Steel Company. This firm, in its
three rolling mills, turned out 51,000 tons of
muck iron. But that is not all. It leased
the Eagle Iron Works, which turned out
6,420 tons in tbis year, but only 4,200 tons
since this firm had possession m it, aud the
finished output reached 100,000 tons of irou
and steel. About 15,000 tons of old nails
were reworked, and raw steel was made in
the firm's Clapp-Griffith converter. The
firm alo bought a great deal of muck iron.
Its profit, which is rather low, is 51,500,000.
One of tlio Signs of Prosperity.
The sreat success of this firm in paying
its Iarce indebtedness during a most critical
period of tie iron and steel business shows
plainly what profit there is, or was, in the
iron and steel trade. In the years
that the firm cleared and paid over a
million and a half, with interest,
it made 50,000 tons; in the vear 18S7
it reached 70,000 tons; in lfeSS 90,000 tons
were finished, making iu all 210,000 tons,
from which the debts were paid. The
amount finished last year is about the same
as in this. Jones & Laughlins, of the
American Iron AVorks, coma next. Fifty
thousand tons of muck bar were turned out
here, and the amount of iron and steel
finished reached 120,000 tons. The profit
was 52,400,000. But this does not include
the gain in the firm's mnmmoth store, in
which the sales annually amount to
lully 5500,000. The fourth concern, which
now leads the world, is that of Carnegie
Brothers and Carnegie, Fhipns & Co. In
their two Pittsburir mills, wherp there are
82 puddline: furnaces, the output of muck
irou was 41,000 tons, which was probably
about 1,000 tons less than last year. But
the finished output this vear was greater
than ever. It reached 550,000 tons, which
is more than one-third of the entire nmount
made in Allegheny connty, exclusive of
Chartiers and JIcKeesport. Their profit
was lully 55,000,000.
One Mill Where Tilings Are Different.
This firm has almost no profit in its mill
at Twenty-ninth street. With the improve
ments that were made in the last four years,
and of which some are now in progress, the
plant is worth at least 51,000,000, the lawful
interest on which would be 560.000 a year.
The finished output for this year willonlv
go a little over 30,000 tons, on which the
profit of nearly one-half, such as railway car
supplies, cannot be placed above 52 n ton.
The cost to make a ton is not less than 420,
with the average cost of Bessemer and mill
metal at 516 50, and tbeeiling price of the
various finished grades is olttner below than
above 2 cents a pound.
These firms all make puddled iron, ex
cepting those in the two places stated above.
The total therein shows 500,100 tons of muck
iron. Last year this amount reached 472,800
tons, a difference of 27,300 more tons lor this
year, in which these firms finished 1,263,000
tons of iron and steel.
Big Manufacturers of Steel Only.
The last statement is the amount made by
firm i who make no puddled iron, and all ex
cepting one manufacture steel onlv. The
Linden Steel Works turned out 20,000 tons,
on which the profit was 5400,000. The Cres
cent Steel Works of Miller, Metcalf, Par
kin & Co., which has always been known to
turn out the best and fiuest steel in the
world, finished 15,000 tous, on which the
profit was 5500,000. The amount finished
in La Belle Steel Mill was 7,500 tons, on
which there was a profit of 5150,000. The
Spang Steel and Iron Works never sur
passed its record of this year. The output
was 30,000 tons, on which there was a profit
of 5600,000. The Glendon Spike Works of
Dilworth, Porter & Co., turned out 25,000
tons of railroad spikes, with a profit of
5123,000.
Now comes a statement of two pipe mills,
for which every ton of pipe iron has to be
bought. The Pittsburg Tube Works turned
out 15,000 tons, on which there was a profit
ol 5450,000. The Pennsylvania Tube Works
made 70,000 tous, and its profit was very
near 52.000,000; making a grand total of
1,438,500 tons.
Clothing Slaughtered.
For to-morrow we offer as follows:
150 extra heavy mens' ulsters, with big
collars, just the garment ior stormy
weather, at 52 39
200 mens' cassimere overcoats, with
velvet collars, stylishly made, at 4 00
125 mens' imported chinchilla and fur
beaverovercoats, satia lined through
out, for 8 90
30Qniens cheviot and cassimere suits,
single or double-breasted sacks, lor. 8 00
200 mens' cassimere 3-button cutaway
frocks, all sizes, for 7 go
400 boys' cassimere suits, sizes from 4
to 14, for 1 00
125 boys' cape overcoats, sizes frora'4
to 12, for 1 G9
P. C. C C, Pittsbuug Combination
Clothing Cojii'ant; corner Grant and
Diamond streets.opposite the Court House.
BUILDING AND LOAN" ASSOCIATION.
The Inter-State.
December series now open. Shares, 5100
each, pavable in installments of 60c per
month; dividends declared semi-annually.
Last year dividends exceeded IS per cent.
Stockholder can withdraw at any time and
receive interest up to time of withdrawal.
Cost to borrower, 7 per cent. 'Borrower also
gets dividends on his own stock, Paid up
stock drawing 6 and 8 per cent interest sold
that can be withdrawn on demand, and in
terest paid to time of withdrawal,
33. L. Hawley, General Asent,
606 Penn building.
S3 00 Until April 1 83 OO.
A Life size Crayon Portrait and 12 of
the finest Cabinets for S3 00, at Aufrecht's
Elite Gallery, 316 Market street, Pittsburg.
Cream ale never tastes better than when
the snow's on the ground. The Iron City
Brenery makes the finest. TThssn
Blankets Those slightly-soiled blank
ets we mentioned last week are selling
rapidly. Secure a pair before thev are all
gone. Prices 55, 56 and $7; were 56 50. 58
and 59. HUGtrs & Hacke,
TTSSU
Hack ale is preferred by
Iron City Brewery's make.
many. Try
TThssn
Overcoatings.
For a fine overcoat or dress suit go to Pit
cairn's, 434 Wood street.
'MONEY WA'S PLENTY.
So Lack at All of Funds for the 1'ur
"cbase of Christmas Presents.
THE BEST TRADE FOR MAS Y YEARS
Merchants of Both Cities in a High State
of Gratification.
WHATSOitE OP 1UE1I IlAYETO SAX OF IT
Interviews with some of the most notable
representatives of the different industries
and trades of Pittsburg and Allegheny
would seem to indicate that holiday money
is plentiful in the extreme. The first class
of merchants seen by Dispatch reporters
yesterday was that of the drygoods and
clothing venders.
Mr. Fleishman, of Fleishman & Co.,
said: "In our opinion this has been the very
best Christmas season we have ever ex
perienced. No doubt the good weather and
general brightness helped business along.
We found that the workers for wages the
mill men and day laborers were our best
patrons. Arguing from this, we thiuk
that the people of the working classes,
whom the recent batik troubles did nut
affect, were the best spenders. The
mills are all at work, and their
employes had all money to spend
during Christmas holidays. After 15 years'
experience I can safely say that there never
was a Cnristmas so profitable in every way
to us as this. Of all our different depart
ments we found the books and knick-knacks
went the quickest. The tendency seemed
to be toward the more useful goods."
BEST BUSINESS FOIl SEVEHAL YEARS.
At Canfuianus', Maurice Baer, manager,
said: "We have done tbe best business
this year that has been seen in the twin
cities for half a dozen Christniasses. Money
appears to be plentiful. In our knick-knack
department a tremendous sale has been ex
perienced. Nothing of the cheap or com
mon variety appears to have been bought.
We have never known so many costly
Christmas goods disposed of. Paterfami
lias' seemed to despise anything thatdid not
cost at least 5100. That did not look like
money tightness, did it?"
At Gusky's, Levi DeWolf said: "We
have every reason to be pleased with the
Christmas season of 1890. I have had a
pretty long experience, but I do not recol
lect so successful a Christmas before. The
tcudencv of purchasers seems to be toward
useful presents furs and the like. Gusky's
has not felt any tightness of money, at any
Home & Co. were visited, and
a member of the firm interviewed. He
said: "We have found the market ex
ceedingly brisk, much brisker, in tact, than
that of last year. The class of people who
buy at our store are those who would be
affected by bank failures and money tight
ness, if any such things were really in exist
ence. However, we have ;ountl that money
is quite as free as it was last year."
THE SASIE STOET IN ALLEGHENY.
Boggs & Buhl and Thompson Brothers, in
Allegheny, were equally pleased with their
Christmas trade. Both stores were crowded
tn the doors for nearly a week belore the
25th of this month.
Tbe bankers were next visited. The man
ager of N, Holmes & Son was first seen.
He said: "In my opinion the stories of
money tightness are mere sensational tales.
We have found that our patrons have not
drawn their money for Christmas, as they
would undoubtedly have done had they
needed it lor presents. They had 3 private
store of cash lor the festive season, and did
not need to take their bank savings. In
stead ot being scarceof money at Christmas-
tide, we find ne have lots of cash.
At the First and Second National Banks.
and the City Savings Bank, much the same
story was heard. No substantial drafts had
been made on the banks for Christmas
money.
The jewelers were the next merchants in
terviewed. Henry Terheyden, of Smithfield
street, said: "The Christmas of 1890 in
my opinion, excelled that of 1889. We
did not purchase so much stock, but our
sales were more lucrative and more numer
ous than on any occasion within my mem
ory. I believe that it we had purchased
520,000 worth more stock than we had,
purchasers would have been found for the
goods."
SATISTIED WITH THE SEASON.
Wattles & Shaffer, Heckel, Biercu & Co.,
and Heeren Brothers agreed substantially
with Mr. Terheyden as to the success of the
season's sales.
The most jubilant venders were, bow
ever, the liquor dealers, both whole
sale aud retail. At "the Point"
Manager McCann, of O'Dohcrty Ss Co.,
said: "In all my experience I hive never
seen a Christmas so valuable to the whisky
business as this. We have sold a most
extraordinary amoun; of liquid goods. I
suppose that the snow and cold weather had
something to do with it, but the consump
tion ot drinks this year seems to have been
far in excess of anything known during re
cent seasons. Country people especially,
have paid visits to our store, and large con
signments of liquid goods have been sent to
Derrv, Monongahela Citv and McKees
port." M. May & Co., of Ninth street, were
equally jubilant. Mr. 31. May said: "I
have never known so good a year for our
trade. The country districts especially,
have come to tbe fore, and we have dis
patched immense quantities of whisky tip
the Allegheny and Monongahela."
THE THEATEB.S WELL TILLED.
Among the theaters, Mr. Henderson, of
the Dnquesne, said: "Although Shakes
pearean drama rarely draws large au
diences we can safely say that our house was
filled every night during this week. Every
youth who had a maiden to merrymake
with, brought his inamorata to our show.
Miss Gale and Mr. Barrett were, of course.
tremendous attractions, but even had they
noi neen witn us,l really believe that we
would have drawn big houses."
L D. Wilt, of lhe Grand Opera House,
said: "Money tight! I should ny not.
The only thing tightabout this season seems
to be the young lools who are celebrating
among the saloons. We have Jiad large
houses, but 1 do not remember ever to have
seen such houses as those that witnrssed
'Prince and Pauper' this year."
At the Bijou and Academy of Music simi
lar accounts were received, while from 3Ian
ager Harry Shwab, of tne Fifth Avenue
Museum-Theater, the most roseate story of
overflowing audiences was gotten. All
through the theaters and museums during
the week the sign "standing room only"
was ooservaoie.
REALLY A BIG BOOM.
Among the picture dealers, Broude &
Co., of Fifth avenue, was the first inter
viewed. Manager Samuel Baum said:
"The picture trade this year has experi
enced a big boom." I do not recollect any
Christmas when so many crayons and picto
rial coods were disposed of. The popu
lar taste seems to lean toward tbe more ex
pensive and substantial goods. The visi
tors to our house buy large and heavv
frames, with the very best pictures. Noth"
ing cheap or mean will satisfy."
Tbe photographers, especially Messrs.
Dabbs, Stewart, Pearson and 3Iorris, were
also remarkably pleased over the state of
trade.
In point of fact, the state of affairs, as
summed up by a well-known merchant of
Pittsburg, was "distinctly prosperous."
Everywhere stories of successful sales and
big pricps were received, and among the
clothing, liquor purveying, jewelry, knick
knacks, groceries and miscellaneous stores,
the utmost gratification prevailed. In tact,
so far from any symptoms of money scarcity
being noticed, every indication of wealth
among the wage-earners and laborers was
found.
-'.CAUSING SOME SURPRISE.
Not a Juryman Selected by Judge Swing
From tlie First Thirteen Wards or Pitts
burg Politicians Anxious to KnowrWhat
It Means.
Judge Ewing's last selection of jurors has
apparently paralyzed some politicians, and
is causing considerable comment. In addi
tion to His Honor's alleged preference for
farmers as jurors, he has this time hopped
clear over the first 13 wards of the city
without distributing any of the plums
which are of the sugar variety in the estima
tion of a large percentage of good men and
true.
The intense desire of many citizens to sit
on juries may be even so much of a puzzle
to active business men, who do all they can
to escape the service, but it exists neverthe
less, and a story is told by a prosperous
farmer who left" the republican party in
1874 because he "hadn't been drawn on a
jury in 20 years."
But Judge Ewing's selections are a puzzle
in more than one way, and many people
have shown a strong desire to analyze the
record of his choice. Beginning with the
Fourteenth ward, 64 names nre selected.
The Nineteenth ward gets 58; Baldwin town
ship, 19; Bethel, 10; all farmers except one,
who is a coal miner. In Chartiers town
ship 62 are found worthy, and in McICccs
port borough 63. South Fayetta gets 22
farmers' and one preacher's name in the
wheel. North Fayette will sead as far as
Judge Ewing is concerned, a solid delega
tion of grangers, except a carpenter and a
preacher. His Honor passed Itobin
son township altogether, which is
also a matter of surprise as this
was considered one of his favorite stamping
grounds. Mansfield borough finds grace in
his sight tn the extent ot 9; Moon township
16, but he only found 5 in Snowdenand 6 in
Harmar. His selections iu Pittsburg num
ber 308, and in Allegheny City 330.
Some politicians arc buttonholing each
other and asking what it all means. The
Jury Commissioners have, to a considerable
extent, selected the old stand-bys, but there
are some prehistoric heelers whose names
are not on the list this season; but if any of
the 3,500 rhosen wish substitutes, doubtless
some of the ancient rounders will be willing
to fill tbe breach.
C0HIACKEES HELD FOE C0XTET.
Two More of the River Avenue Gang Com
mitted for Trial.
Leonardo Maguetti and Michele De
Mavio were eiven a hearing before United
States Commissioner McCandless yesterday
afternoon on the charge of having counter
feit coin in thcir.possession. Magnetti was
the owner of the satchel in which the rolls
of spurious coin were found at 523 IUver
avenue. De Mavio, when arrested by the
police, had two of the bad coins in his
possession.
At tbe hearing the satchel and its con
tents were exhibited. From the other
boarders iu the Kiver Avenue House it was
ascertained that the satchel was the prop
erty of Magnetti, and was brought there by
bini. In it was lound a rubber stamp bear
ing his name. Detectives McSrceeney,
Fitzgerald aud Buffalo testified to the
arrest, the search of the house and prisoners
and what was found.
At the conclusion of the hearing Mag
netti and De Mavio were committed to jail,
the former in default 01 52,000 bail and the
latter in default of 51,000. Nicola Maria
Bifero, another of the party, was held as a
witness and committed to jail in default of
5300 bail.
COUETSHIP ANB CRIME.
lie Bobbed Ills Grandfather In Order to
Vii.it Ills Sweetheart.
Joseph Heinz is only -IV years of age, but
old enough to be head over heels in
love and trouble and also in jail.
He lived with bis grandfather at
69 Mein street, Allegheny, when
he was not at the home of his. sweetheart,
one of the prettiest little girls on Troy Hill.
His hopes were blasted last summer wben
she went with her parents to Minneapolis.
He longed for her until October 11, when
he gathered up r540 of his grandfather's
money and disappeared.
Mr. Heinz; told Detective Glenn of his
grandson's theft. That officer hunted the
man for four days, and then discovered he
had gone to Minnesota. Either love orlnck
deserted the young man in the wild and
woolly West, "for he returned about a week
ago, and yesterday was arrested bv Detective
Gicnn, on Liberty street. Pittsburg. The
young man first denied he Was Joseph
Heinz, bnt alterward confessed to both his
name and the robbery. He said he took the
money to go and see "his girl.
WORTHY 03? NOTE.
The Bargains at Thompson' Jfow York
Grocery.
16 lbs granulated sugar 5 1 00
12 cans sugar corn 88
12 caus cood peas 70
12 cans choice tomatoes (3 lb cans). 88
Hard mixed candy per lb 10
CreAm bon-bons, 2 lbs ior 25
Cream chocolates per ft 20
6 ft5 new apricots 1 00
7 lbs California peaches 1 00
12 lbs evaporated blackberries 100
14 lbs California raisins
13 lbs extra large raisins.
18 ftj new currants
1 lb Leghorn citron
1 ft lemon peel ,
1 ft orange pee!
28 lbs rolled oats
10 cans Columbia river salmon....
50 bars good scrubbiug soap
2Sbars5-cent soao..
28 bars best 5-cent floating soap
1 gallon choice New Orleans mo
lasses 1 eallon Golden Drip svrup
32 lbs Butler county buckwheat. . . .
Extra sugar-cured Jiams per ft
Extra sugar-cured shoulders per ft.
6 lbs good tea
5fti25-cent tea
41bs30-cent tea '.
3 lbs 40-tent tea
1 bbl. good Amber 'flour
1 dozen parlor matches, 200's...'. .
1 00
1 00
1 00
20
15
18
00
00
00
00
00
45
37
1 00
10
7
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
5 50
10
4 uottics good Ketclinp 25
Goods delivered free to all parts of both
cities. To those living out of the city will
prepay freight on all orders of 510 and up
ward to any station or landing within 100
miles of Pittsburg. Send for price list.
M. B. Thompson,
301 Market street, corner Third avenue, op
posite Gusky's.
We have no desire to be egoti stical in
valuing our own goods, but we assure the
public that a trial of our old "Log Cabin"
rye whisky will give complete satisfaction.
Put up in full quarts at 75e or in cases
containing one dozen bottles 58 00.
T. D. Casey & Co.,
971 Liberty street,
"wsu Corner of Tenth.
Turkish chairs ordered npw, ready for
holidajs. Hatjgh & Keenan,
su 33 Water street.
A GOOD reliable stem-winding watch for
54, ut Hauch'8, 293 Fifth arenu 0 tusu
S3 Persons Left Orders
For fine crayon portraits vesterdav at
Aufrecht's" Elite Gallery, 516 Market street,
Pittsburg. Low rates tbe cause.
Mgbe Pilsner beer is sold each year by
tbe Iron City "Brewing Company. Order bv
mail or telephone 1180. " irhssu "
All now remaining of those handsome
camel's bair, routrh effects, combination
patterns that were 530 and 535 now 516 each.
ttssu Hugus & Hacke.
Families supplied direct with finest
latrer hr v Trnn Citv Ttrflorinw f!fmiot,v
Order by mail or telephone 1186. TThssn
Stylish Suitings.
Tbe largest stock suitings, overcoatings,
silk vestings and trouserings at Pitcairn's,
434 Wood street ttssu
PREPARED FOR WORK.
Alvin Joslyn Bobbs Up Serenely and
Talks Abont His Flans.
THE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN LET,
And, Ha Says, Work Will Positively Begin
1 on the First of April,
HIS TEXASTS GIYiJN K0TICE TO LEATE
Alvin Joslyn, that staid old farmer, laid
aside bis long hair and hay rake yesterday,
and donning his big fur coat, came "dawen
tawen" to look alter his interests here.
He was wary of strangers, evidently hav
ing recently read a few bunko stories, and
at first refused to talk about tbe plans for
bis new theater.
"People have said I was only talking,"
said he, "and that I'm not going to build
my house. I propose to say nothing, but
put up the new theater as the proof of my
statements. They said the Dnquesne would
never be built, but it was, and a mighty
pretty little theater it Is, too."
Mr. Davis was found in the lobby of the
Dnquesne, and as tbe above remark was
made he became deeply interested in the
performance, and sositively refused to tain
business. After the close of the perform
ance he relented somewhat, aud conde
scended to talk abont his plans, though the
more important details he stamped as not
yet ready for the public eye. He showed
his bookings for 28 weeks of next season,
and the list includes some of the best attrac
tions on tbe road.
HE LIKES TITTSBUKG PBOPEBTT.
"I came here partly to look after my East
End property, for which my agents, Straub
fc Morris, have a purchaser," said Mr.
Davis, "but I decided that I like Pittsburg
real estate so well I will hold on to it. I
also came to have the three months' notice
served on the tenants of tbe property on
which the finest theater in America is to
be built. The work of tearing down the
old building will becin on April 1,
and the construction of the building will
rapidiv follow. All tbe contracts for cut
stone and brick have been let, and in fact
all the contracts have been given out. The
chair are being made, scenery is being
painted, the relief work is under way,
siainea ana cut glass is Deing uesicneu.
You see, I have given most of the contrac
tors nearly 15 months in which to do the
work, and there will be no hitch. The cur
tains and portieres are being made, and the
tapestries will be imported from Paris.
Among the features will be an elecant
smoking room, with the finest kind of fur
nishings. The lobby will be fitted out with
marble and bronze statuary, paintings, etc.
I have a very large collection of works by
the best American painters, including Will
iam Hart, J. G. Brown, Hamilton Hamil
ton, Arthur Quartlev. P. Moran, George W.
Gay, J. G. Dearth, 'Paul Brenner, W. H.
Plummerand W. H. Judson. European
artists are also represented.
"What do I think of tbe talk of the crip
pling of the Bijou and Opera House? I
know nothing about either. If the Bijou
gets down on the gronnd floor it will be a
good thing for the management and for
Pittsburg.
BOUND TO BE A GO."
"I know that the city needs a new
theater, but if 1,500 were built now it
would make no difference with mine. I
have promised to give Pittsburg the hand
somest theater in America, and I will keep
my promise. I have seen every theater from
Portland, Me., to Portland, Ore., and I
know whereof I speak. The contract price
or the building will amount tn 5228,000, and
the total cost will reach 5400,000. Tbe
'theater will seat 2,500 people, exclusive of
ten boxes and 4 ioges, though I could crowd
in 300 more chairs on the first floor.
) 'T have been having a most prosperous
reason? playing at a' profit of from $1,200 to
$1,500 weekly. I have been actor aud man
ager for 30 veai 1 and I am getting tired of
oumming around over the couutry, and
that is my reason for building this theater.
1 am going to bring my dogs and horses to
Pittsburg, at the end of this season, and
make this my home, permanently. I will
superintend the construction of the house,
and will take the sole management, leaving
the road altogether. I am a member of 13
different secret orders, and I will affiliate
with these societies in Pittsburg."
Mr. Davis eave many more of the details
of his plans, but they were mostly not
ready for publication. One of the features
he mentioned was 70 exits that could be
used in case of fire. He left the city, last
evening, for Boston,
A BEEB VAT EXPLOSION.
Two Men Injured at Fler, Dannals & Co.'s
Brewery.
An explosion in a beer vat at Pier, Dan
nels & Co.'sbrewery at the corner of Forbes
and Pride streets, last evening, severely in
jured one man and slightly injured another.
About 5 o'clock in tbe evening Gustave A.
Ludwickand Earnest Beichenbach were in
side the vat calking the seams with hot
pitch. The vat became filled with the
fumes and gas from the hot pitch
and finally ignited from the torch
used by the men. An explosion followed,
and the vat was set on fire. The explosion
threw Reichenbach out of the vat and
stunned him for the moment. He was not
badly hurt, however, and quickly recover
ing his senses, obtained a ladder and agaiu
entered the burning vat.
Ludwicl; had been stunned by the explo
sion, and was lytns: at the botto'm with his
clothes on fire. Beichenbach carried him
out, and he was alterward removed to the
Mercy Hospital. His injuries were not dan
gerous. Saloons Mast Not Open Too Early.
Chief Brown yesterday notified a number
of saloon keepers that they must not open
belore 5 a. m., or he would charge them with
keeping disorderly houses. Hi- has recently
received many complaints about saloons
opening at 2 and 3 A. M , and their custom
ers disturbing the neighborhood.
Tojs at Half the Marked Prices.
What's left of our stock of toys will he
closed out, commencing to-morrow, at half
the marked prices.
Toys marked S2 will go Tor 51.
Toys marked SI will go for 50c.
Toys marked 50c will go for 25
Toys marked 25c will go for 13c.
No humbug about tbis sale. Evervthing
goes at half the marked prices. Jus't look
at the ticket then pay us half the price
marked thereon.
Kaufmanns, Clothiers.
Very Fine Overcoats for Men.
We have 125 mens' very fine overcoats left
over, about two or three of a kind. We
want to close them out. These overcoats
range in price from 525 to 538. In order to
sell them quickly we have bunched the en
tire lot and offer you your choice for $18.
Our advice would be to come as early hs
you can ou Monday to gel first pick. On
entering our store ask for the finest over
coats in the bouse.
P. C. C. C Pittsburg Combination
Clothing Company, corner Grant and
Diamond streets, opposite the Courfhouse.
Iron City beer is a very popular brew.
Unexcelled for purity and nourishment.
Physicians recommend if. All dealers keep
it. Trbssu
Black Silks The best values ever of.
fcred are those Faille Francaise and peau
de soies we now show at 51, 51 25 aud 51 CO
a yard. fluGUff & Hacke.,
TTSSU
MAD WITH JEALOUSY,
Daniel Ball Tries to Murder Maggie Grady
He Shoots at Her Fiie Times, hut Only
Hits Her Once Quick Work hy the Po
lice. Jealousy inspired Daniel Hall last night
to attempt to murder Maggie Grady in the
First police district. Before his revolver
was cold he was in the Central station, and
the girl was in the Homeopathic Hospital.
Hall, who is 24 years old and a grocer's
clerk, has tor some time been desperately in
love with Miss Grady. He paid her a visit
at No. 12C Third avenue about 8 o'clock last
evening, andasked her to take a walk. She
refused, and Hall became exeifed and told
ber she was false to him and had been ac
cepting the attentions of a Lawrcnceville
man. He became noisy, and Miss Jennie
Frosser, the landlady, ordered him to leave
the house. This Hall refused to do, ana said
if Miss Grady would not go out with him he
would kill her.
Miss Prosser started out for the police,
and at the same moment Hall pulled out a
revolver. Miss Grady clutched him by the
arm, ind a struggle ot several minutes en
sued, during which Hall fired his revolver
five times, nue bullet striking the girl in
the neck and inflicting a serious but not
fatal wound. Several girls in the house
added their screams to the cries of Miss
Grady, and Hall started to the front door to
escape. Tbis had been locked by Sophia
Owens, a domestic, but Hall got it opened
and fell into the arms of Antonio Vannen
burg, who had heard the racket, and held
on to his man until he was relieved a minute
later by Officer Maxwell.
Two minntes later Inspector McAleese
and Detective Shore were at the place, Hall
was hustled to Central station, the wounded
girl conveyed to the Homeopathic Hospital,
and peace again reigned.
The revolver with which the shooting was
done was found in a corner of the room
where Hall threw it after doing the shoot
ing. The weaDon is a 32 caliber, self-acting,
six-chamberedTTevolver, and was jnst new.
When searched atthe Central station a box of
cartridges was found on the prisoner's per
son. That Hall was desperate and meant
murder is shown by the remarks made to
Lieutenant Denniston after his arrest. Hall
stated that if he had had time to reload the
revolver he would never have been
arrested.
This is not the first 'time that Hall has
used violence toward Miss Grady. About a
year ago he assaulted ber and broke her
arm, and about four months ago sued her
for robbing him of 5120.
MILITARY INVESTIGATION 0EDEBED
Into the Contest for the Ilazlett Medal at
IJttle Washington.
Major General George B. SnOwden, of
Philadelphia, Commandaut of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania, yesterday issued an
order to Lieutenant Colonel Frank I. But
ledge, instructing him to organize a board of
inquiry to convene in Pittsburg on January
20, to investigate tbe competition at Wash
ington, Pa;, lor the Hazlett medal.
Since the contest toot place, a short time
ago, there have been many cbarces and
counter charges of crookedness made, and
some of tbem reached the ears of the com
mandant. The men who shot for tbe medal
are all members of the Tenth Begiment.
CARBIED OFF THE FE0HT STEPS.
Neighbors Disagree and One Seeks Satis
faction for His "Wrongs.
John Beauford was arrested yesterday.and
gave bail before Alderman Warner for a
hearing Tuesday evening, on a charge of
malicious mischief, preferred by Samuel
Comstock. Both live in Minersville.
The prosecutor alleges that Beauford ma
liciously cut down the doorsteps to his
bouse, smeared paint on the door and broke
three chairs on the porch.
E0BEET HESSEL HISSHIG.
His Trip to a Grocery Store, From Which
He Did Not Return.
' Bobert Messeh; "aged 28 years, has been
missing from his home at 2213 Sarah street,
Sbuthside, since last Thursday evening. He
was employed as a machinist at Jones &
Loughlin's American Iron Works.
"When he left home he stated that he was
going to a grocery store. His relatives are
at a loss to know the cause of his disappear
ance. The matter has been reported to the
police.
THE B0AHDEB WAS WHIPPED.
Iteuhen Clark Has to Go Into the Alle
gheny Hospital for Itepalrs.
Beuben Clark was taker to the Allegheny
General Hospital last night with a number
of bruises on his face and a broken ankle
joint. He had an argument with his
boarding bouse keeper named Silzman, of
Glenfield. Tbe men came to blows and
Clark got the worst of it.
Clark's home is at Wellsville, Columbi
ana county, O.
Equivalent to Being Kicked by a Horse.
Dominick McNichols, wbo was arrested
on Friday night on complaint of his wife,
was sent to the workhouse for 30 days by
Police Magistrate Snccop yesterday even
ing. At tbe hearing, Mrs. McNichols said
her husband went home drunk last Friday
night and not only took all the doors and
windows out of theouse, but beat her with
a horseshoe.
Old Officers lte-Elected.
The annual election of officers fot the Lin
coln Republican Club, ot Lawrcnceville,
was held last night. The old officers were
re-elected. Favorable action was taken on
20 applications for membership. The club
will resume its lecture course this year.
Clothing Slaughtered.
For to-morrow we offer as follows:
150 extra heavy mens' ulsters, with big
collars, just the garment for stormy
weather, at '.52
200 mens' cassimere overcoats, Jith
velvet collars, stylishly ui ide, at.... 4
125 mens' imported chiucliill 1 and fur
00
beaverovercoats, satin lined through
out, lor , 8 90
300 mens' cheviot aud cassimere suit",
single or double-breasted sacks, for. 8 00
200 njeus' cassimere 3-button cutaway
frocks, all sizes, lor .. 790
400 boys' cassimere suits, sizes Irom 4
to 14. for 1C0
125 Uojs' cape overcoats, sizes ironi 4
to 12, for , 1 09
P. C. C. C, Pittsburg Combination
Clothing Company, corner Grant and
Diamond streets, opposite the Court House.
Toys at Half tho Marked Prices.
What's left of our stock of toys will be
closed out, commencing to morrow, at half
tbe marked prices.
Toys marked 52 will go for 51.
Joys marked 51 will go for 50c.
Toys marked 50j will go for 25c.
Toys marked 25j will go for 13c.
No huinbuz aboutthis sale. Everything
goes at.half the marked prices. Just look
at the ticket theu pay us half the price
marked thereon.
Kaufmanns. Clothiers.
Casey's "ExcELSion"BTE still leads as
the purest and btst old rye whisky iu Pitts-
rbur? .Pr,ce p" 'u1.1 !. -25 5 cases
containing one aozen bottles, J13.50.
vsu 971 Liberty street, cor. of Tenth.
BY calling "Hello, USG," you can order
the finest ales and beers for your family's
use. Ibon City Brewing Co.
Trbssu
Dbess Goods Plaidi, checks and
stripes that were 51, 51 25 and 51 50 reduced
now to 75c a yard. Hugus Ss Hacke.
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w -sf.ipMr"y
SOLOMON IS OUTDONE.
Judse Stowo Settles Suits Which
Would Have Puzzled the Sage.
CASES C0JI NEGATED BT CHILDREN.
A Track-Walker's Small Salary Proves to
be His Best Defense.
JOHN SMITH DIVIDES WIM HIS WIFE
The afterpiece played in Judge Stowe's
court yesterday was much shorter than
usual.
Many names were called to which neither
prosecutor nor de'endant answered, and as
District Attorney Johnston suggested the
difficulty of traveling in snow drifts the1
apparent derelicts were given the benefit of
tbe dnnbt and the Court seemed disposed to
be very lenient.
A. G. and Annie E. Miller were first
called on. Annie was disposed to let ber
hubby off easily, and the Judse dismissed
him with the advice that if he must drink,
he should drink something that would not
make him cross.
John H. and Lizzie Lewis held an ani
mated discussion iu which John said he
offered to keep Lizzie if she would go to
Walk' station to live with him, and that he
was refused admittance to her father's house
when he went to treat with her. Lizzie de
nied John's allegations, generally and par
ticularly, and as there is a 4-year-old child
in tbe case Judge Stowe decided that John
must pay 53 a week anyhow, whether tbe
couple lived together or not.
James Laffin and wife are considerably on
the shady side of life. Mrs. Laffin said she
wanted James to be compelled to
treat her more kindly, and charged
him with maintaining another woman.
Mr. Laffin said he had been a
traci -walker on the Baltimore and Ohio
Baih ay, and got SI 25 per day. He said
he had followed this occupation for 14
years, aud gave his wife from 530 to 535 a
month out of his salary. He insinuated
that Mrs. Laffin was hard to please. A
married daughter dressed in deep mourning
came to her father's fescue, stating that no
one could live in peace with her mother.
Mrs. Laffin began a replication, but Judge
Stowe cut her short,, statins that it didn't
appear that James was altogether to blame
and rather scouted the idea tnat he could be
an intemperate man, as she alleged, and
keeD a position so dangerous. His Houor
also refused to believe that a man could
give his wife 530 a mouth out of a salary of
51 25 per day and keep another woman. He
discharged the case without costs.
Mrs. John Bnrns, colored, wanted
the Judge to make her husband support
her and their child. John said he would
do so if she would live with him, but in
sisted that she was a woman who liked to
roam off at intervals as far as "Washington,
Baltimore, etc. The Judge intimated that
he would like to have the assistance of a
Solomon in disposing of thse cases compli
cated by children, aud finally told John
that he mnst give b til in 100 to pay his
wife 53 60 per week or stay injiil. John
had stated that .he conld mate 510 a week,
and the Judge said the baby must be sup
ported. Sarah Jane Smith wanted John Smith to
support her. He said she did not come up
to his idea of what a wife should be, and he
had declined on that account. He1 said he
was a coal miner, but not healthy, and could
not make more than 56 a week, one week
with another. Judge Stowe decided to
divide John's salary, leaving him the option
to pay it or establish his complaint in the
divorce court against Sarah Jane.
III
How? ' By grasping the golden opppor
tunity now offered by
KEECH'S
Largest and Most Reliable Cash and Credit House in
Western Pennsylvania.
An opportunity to furnish your house and
home at positively unequaled small ex
pense. Here is the idea: By reducing his
prices Keech hopes to reduce his stock
reduce . it immediately and consider
ably. Now, then, walk right in and se
lect any parlor or chamber suite, any
library or dining room suite or any
other article of furniture in the entire es
tablishment, FOR AWAY BELOW THE ACTUAL
price. This offer also includes our grand
line of carpets and "rugs, curtains, por-,
tieres, draperies, etc. Our carpet sew
ers and carpet layers' must be kept busy.
Don't you think our big reductions will
have the desired result? Now, as to
clothing and cloaks, these few words
will suffice: Come in and learn the prices,
you need not be a judge or expert to,
recognize the importance (to )(our inter
est) of purchasing at present reduced
figures.
CASH OR CREDIT.
EASY TERMS. NO DUNNING.
K
EECH'S,
923, 925 AND 927
NEAR NINTH STREET.
Open Saturdays till iop. m.
IfEW ADVEETISEHENTS.
You can run
against
time and keep pace with
him, but not for long.
The old traveler has en
dured enough to win in
the end, but, if you can't
keep up with the Time,
you can at least keep up
with the times. You be
gin to lag behind not only
when you lose siht of
the new styles which are
continually being intro
duced, but when you look
for new styles in the
wrong places. If you
want to be properly
equipped for 1891 begin
the year well by making
a selection from the splen
did stock of
JACKSON'S
Home-Made Overcoats.
The price of our 20
Overcoat is now $15.
Our regular $15 Over
coat is now marked down
to $10, and our $12 Over
coat to $8-
See these grand bar
gains. 954 and 956 Liberty St.
Star Corner,
de2S-37-TTSSaH
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PENN AVENUE,
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