IPs yC-Ss-' "W? r r ypssrj ms 'Fs,,.-wRJsgr THE PITTSBURG ' ' 'DISPTCSUNDAT DECEMBER " 28.- ' 2S9Q rs-5i?f-? DOLLAR OF AMERICA. A Standard of Value That Will be Used by 120,000,000 People GPAI.L THE AMERICAS REPUBLICS To be Decided on at the Monetary Con ference. Tliis Week. CDADACTER OP THE PROPOSED COIN iritOM A ETATF COERESPOXDEXT.l WAbiiiycTOiJ, Dec 27. Xext week an international conference will begin in this city that is the ofl-tlpot of, and only second in importance to, the Pan-American Con jures of last and this jear. It is called the 2Joactary Conference, and its duty will be t arrange for the issue of an international doUaraud inferior coins, which will be the Dollar ot the Daddies, not only of the United States, but of all the Republics of the two Americas. Ssa end of designs haTe been suggested, principally bv persons who were ready to make sacstiocs about e7erythinr under the sun, but nearly all of them have been cither grotesque or lackm; in that sim plicity which is the first principle of art. Vaitins for tlio United Mates. The 18 Republics which are interested de sired to establish the coinage of this inter national dollar when their representatives met here a year ajo, but the delegates ap pointed by this country Mr. Estee, of Cali fornia, and T. Jefferson Coolidge, ol Massa chusetts foitcbt over the question as to whether the coin should be of gold or silver, so that the conference adjourned without retching a deteraunalion'in the matter. All the other nations of South and Cen tral America were in accord on the subject, nnd they said that they wonld wait until the United States had made up its mind as to what it -wanted. Undoubtedly, the dollar will be of silver, and the general sentiment is in favor of one that shall be of the value of tl e Mex.can dollar, which is worth 06 cents; whereas ours is uiily worth 7S cents. Cliarnttc of the Dollar. All the countries concerned in the agree nci.; will coin the new dollar, each one in quartities proportionate to its population, ;.ml the circulation of the new piece will be made compulsory by law throughout the An.cricas. One face, bearing the likeness ol Columbus, or whatever other design may he chosen, wih be always the samp for the United btates, lirazU and the Argen tine Republic, Chili, Peru and the rest, but the obverse will have the name and insignia ct the nation which issues the dollar. The object of this proposed coin is to facilitate commerce among the American Republics and to obtain security againstthe great fluctuations in the price of silver, which lias hitherto caused so much financial trouble. As a remedy for the difficulty. Secretary AVindom suggested that the United btates Treasury inizht issue certifi cates of dcpc-it m exchange for silver bull ion deposited, giving to the certificates the piarket value of the bullion on the way of its deposit, and redeeming it at the market price on the day of its redemption. TVIndom's Idea Xot Popular. Tjking into consideration the varying value ot the commodity in question, such an enterprise would seem to be rattier 01 the nature of a gamble on the Government) part, and members ot the P.iu-Americai Conference were not inclined to approve of the idea. So a unhersal American trad; dollar is to be established, and it is likely th.it a monetary commission will be created Jor the purpose of issuing the coin and es tablishing its circulation. The dollar having been determined upon, a iO-cent piece and other subsidiary tokens of value will be added. It is expected lh.it lnese coin, so distinctively American, will obtain very general recognition and circula-. lion aliroid also. S.lvcr has been called "the pocket ruonev of the world," and it is t'Jcpccted 10 be of the greatest benefit to the commerce, wjiich is Segmning to develop between the United States ami the Southern Republics, that there shall be a sing e standard ot value common among 120.000,00 of people. L1CHT.NEB. RUSSIAN COMPETITION IS GETTEiG THE TJPPEE HAKD OF AMERICAN PETBOLEUM Ju the Egjptian Market Figures On the OH Importations at Cairo and Tort Said TA Jiich Show .i Largo Difference In Favor of Kumm. tFhOM A bTAiTF COKr.ESPOSDEST. t Va.shigtok, Dec. 27. Acting Consul General Grant, of Cairo, .Egypt, has sent a report to the State Department of the quan tity of petroleum imported into Egypt during the years 18S7, 1888 and 3889 and that imported at Port &aid alone for those years and the nrst halt of 1SJ0. These figures show that Rus-iau petroleum, although considered in ferior to that of America, is getting the tipper haud in the Egyptian market. Amcncan petroleum, however, appears to 1 preferred, as it tiurns better and clearer and gives ofl much les smoke. l$y tomparing the Squres, it is seen that in lbS7 tfcere was a difference in the value ot purolcum imported into Egypt of 57G.825 in favor of America. The next year, 18SS. however, the difference iu favor of J.uss-a was ti'Cy.SoO, and in 1889 this dif ference nearly dodoied, being S5'JJ,280. The imports of petroleum at Port Said during the first six months of 1890 were 9j,u"1G cases from Russia and nothing from the United States. Treight from Batocm to Egypt is 13.3 cents per case in summer, and fitim Xcw Yore to Egypt during the same period is 19.3 cents per case, showing a dif ference ol SO per cent. Iu winter tlcse freights appear to be 5 centimes higher per case. Prices as sold at Port Said at piescntareSl 512-3 lor Russian and $1 73 7-10 lor American petroleum per case. As sold in Cairo at present prices are respectively, 1 3o 1-10 lor Russian and $1 5C 4-3 tor American petroleum per case. Russian and American cases contain about the same quantitvof oil. Mr. Grant ventures the sage remark that with a little enterprise the sales of American petroleum might be largely increased. A SUSPECTED GOLD MUTE. Th- Alleged Owner Anxionsly Watched for at a "Washington Market. trr.031 A STA1K COUBKSPONDEXT.l WAbniNGTON, Dec. 27. The streets sur rounding tne Center Market were closely watched last weeK for a countryman from Prince George's county, whose name to the watchers was unknown. The countryman's identity was what was wanted, as there were several persons who had an idea that thev would become wealthy thereby. One man was watching for the countryman, and he in turn was being watched bv another per son. The cause for all this watchfulness was that it was suspected that there was a gold mine on the farmer's place. A year ago a Christmas tree was pur chased from the Prince Georgian, and on. itstruuk was a clump of flirt. In the dirt was what looked to the purchaser like gold, and when he had it examined bv a jeweler the latter said that there was nearly a dol lar's worth of gold in the dirt. The coun tryman, though anxiously looked for, could not be found. CLOSING VERMONT PORTS. Secretary Knjk Guarding Against Canadian Cattle Disease. "Washington, Dec. 27. The Secretary of Agriculture lias to-day made an order closingall the porK except at Al bans, in the collection district of Ver mont against the importation of cattle, sheep and other ruminants, and swine, requiring that, all such animals imported through this collection dis trict must enter at the port of St. Alhans, where they must be in spected by a veterinary "inspector of the Department of Agriculture, Railroad com panies carrying animals imported into the United States arc requited to provide the necessary pens aud to unload such animals so that they may be properly inspected. . The Secretary says this is done as a pros lection against the introduction into this country IronrCanada of another contagion disease affecting these classes of animals. BOTH HOUSES DESERTED. Xo Business of Any 'Kind Transacted in Congrcxs. "Washington, Dec. 27. Eighteen Sena tors, with the Vice President, assembled at noon to-day in the Senate' chamber- The chaplain prayed, and then, on motion of Mr. Hoar, the Senate adjourned. The pro gramme previously ananged had been car ried nut. nnd the Senate, which hadrelnsed to take the usual holiday recess, adjourned without transacting business. "With the exception of. a coterie of news paper men chatting with Representative Crisp, of Georgia, the hall ot the Honse was well nigh deserted. Beside Mr. Crisp, Messrs. Hays and "Wade were the only mem bers present, and they were engaged in their correspondence, THE POPE AND SOCIALISM. HIS HOLINESS IS BUST WITH AN ENCYCLICAL LETTER. The Document Is the "Work of Years, bnt "Will Appear Before Easter The Papacy and the Church Should Lead the Socialist Mm eiticnt. " " Paris, Dec- 27. Advices from Rome state that the Pop? has finished the draft of his encyclical upon the Socialist question. His Holiness has been working upon the subject for over a year, and at his request the most competent economists and Bishops of different countries, including America, nave furnished memoranda. The Pope con siders the question the greatest of the times. The encyclical will be the crowning act of the Pope work in this direction. The date of its publication has not yet been fixed. Tbe Pope is in the habit of carefully cor recting and polishing his writings. He will also consult with certain cardinals and prel ates on the leading passages. The encyclical will review and expound the whole question affecting waee workers. Tbe document will comprise three parts, first, His Holiness will develop the general principles upon which social economy is founded, and tbe dominant idea of distribu tive justice which should regulate the inter course of men and the spread of wealth. ThePope says that distributive and restora tive justice is needed to prevent miser v and sweating on one side, and exhorbitant riches and tyranny ou the'other. The second part comprises the origin and canse of the present condition -tf the social problem. On this point His Holiness takes a new thesis, first developed in his encycli cal on socialism. The third part contains the views of tbe Pope regard'n I the remedies -beyond relig ious and moral influence, to be advocated. His Holiness expresses himself again In lavor pt intervention by the state within the limits previously set lorth. He condemns capitalism as now organized, and advocates amor: equitable and just distribution of riches. The -ncyclical will probably appear be fore Easter. The Pope-works upon it nearly every dav. He is convinced that Papacy and the Church should lead the present' so cial and democratic movement, and will ap peal to all conservative forces and to Pro.. cstants to aid in securing- the safety of so ciety. Toe Pope's phyiician says His Holiness may live lor some-lime yetVs he has a ro bust constitution and-is suffering from no infirmity. O'BRIEN IS RETICENT. HIS POSITION ON THE PARNELL CONTRO VERSY UNKNOWN. The Parisian Press General!.' Favor the Deposed Leader and Condemn Glad btone for Allowing; Ills 3IoralIsm to De stroy the Irish Cause Ultimate Triumph Tredicte i. Pakis, Dec 27 Since "William O'Brien's arrival he has been beset by a horde of French and foreign reporters but he has not yet breathed a word as to whether he favors a reconciliation with Mr. Parnell, or will advocate a permanent rupture with his former leader. Among the important communications which Mr. O'Brien found awaiting him at Boulogne was a letter from a leading En glish Radical, stating that the split in the Irish party must soon be repaired, otherwise the Liberais would be forced to subordinate Home Rule for Ireland to other -questions. The Paris papers generally lean toward Mr. Parnell. The Itepublique Dancaise re:uses to believe that the anti-Parnellitcs, even'if they continue to gain- iy elections, will ever crush Parnell sufficiently to be able to treat with Mr. Gladstore in the name of Ireland. It will take years, it savs, to efface the power of the man who has virtually goverred Ireland for lfi years. Meanwhile, the English Radi cals may refuse to sacrifice social reforms tor a jeopardized cause. Mr. Gladstone will hold to his engagements, as he is bound' to do alter plunging Ireland into anarchy by posing as a moralist, but his party is not equally bound. The Republiquc i'rancaise concludes by expressing confidence in the ultimate triumph of tbe Irish cause. THE SALVATIONIST SPLIT. Disagreements Between General Booth and Commissioner Smith. r ET DUXtAr'S CAULK C011PA5T.1 London, Dec 27. The split in the Sal vatiou Army occasions much talk. Com missioner Frank Smith, who has resigned his post as head of the social wing of the army, was in 1887 a member of the commit tee of the Law and Liberty League. He at that time urged General Booth to extend the work by adding to the army work thescheme or social icgeneratiou. The General at that time didn't see his way to make the new de parture Commissioner Smith suggested, and the latter resigned his pos't and went to America. On his return here he went back to his post. General Booth having come around to Smith's views. Smith held his post op to two days ago, when tie aud Gen eral Booth again disagreed on points which are not yet made public - Iu an interview Branwell Booth said it was agreed between Smith and the General that neither should make, public the cause of their difference. He also said he did not know that Smith was to start an opposition scheme Colonel .Cad men has been ap pointed to Smith's post. SAULSBUfiys SIDE OP IT. A Feature of the Wild "WestTShow While in Paris. TBT CABLE TO THE PtSPATClt.t London, Dec 27. Kate Saulsbury, Buf falo Bill's partner, passed tnrongh London this week on his way to Strasbourg, to make arrangements for the opening of tbe "Wild "West Show there next May "When the show was in Paris in the summer of the Exposition year it was backed' by, a syndi cate of Americans, and charges were made in the .New York newspapers that reflected upon the honesty of the management. These charges Saulsbury and Cody refused to explain at the time, only saying that the president or the syndicate had access to their books aud to the box office at all times, so that he was able to judge whether or not the syndicate was being swindled. Your reporter asked Saulsbury about the matter. "The 'affair was settled," he re plied, "to tbe satisfaction of the entire syn dicate by my paying them $30,000 out of my own pocket, which I was not legally obliged to do. The President of the svodicate, how ever, made $30,000 while tbe'syndicate was losing." ENGLISH COTTON SPINNING. It is in a Moderately Prosperous Condition at Present tnr CAI.LE TO TUB DISFATCU. London, Dec 27. The monthly report of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce states: Cotton spinning is in a moderately prosper ous condition, thoughNthe mills aro working largely in the execntlon of old contracts. A small proportion of tho weaving machinery is still remaining idle, but this proportion is be lieved to have been rcduaed considerably. Complaint?, on tho other hand, are becoming rather frequent of the bad quality of this j car's American crop ol cotton. The yield 1 expected to prove the largest ever gathered, but it Is considered doubtful, for all that, whether the supply of stronjr staple cotton will exceed that of last year. Reports 'regarding the woolen industry vary considerably. With tho exception, however, of a portion of tho Bradford trade, tho condition cannot be dis couraging, while the hosiery branch is decided ly active and tbe linen trade is reported to be lu a satisfactory condition. FIGHTING THE COPYRIGHT BILL. The Movement Against It in England Grow ing in Strength. IBT CABLE TO THE PISPATCn.l London, Dec 2T. The movement against the new copyright bill is growing and now includes the leading papermakers and other allied trades. Representations have already been made to the Board of Trade and For eign Office in favor of an amendment to tbe British copyright law, to the effect that to obtain copyright here a book must be printed either in England or in some coun try which is a signatory of the treaty of Berne, DISTRESS IN ITALY. Tho Banks of the Unemployed Being Alarmingly Increased Daily. IBT CABLE TO THE DISrATClI.3 London, Dec 27. The Italian budget estimate for 1891-92 still shows tbe enormous deficit of 34,000,000 francs. The public dis tress, to which reference was made last week, has increased and the ranks of the unemployed workmen are augmented every day. The sitnation at Milan is considered so serious that 2,000 additional troops have been sent there. NELSON'S FLAGSHIP VICTORY. It is Too Botten to be Used in a Naval Ex hibition. tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCU.l London, Dec 27. The scheme for bring ing Nelson's famous flagship Victory from her moorings in Portsmouth harbor to the Thames, in connection with the naval exhi bition to be opened next May, has been abandoned, tbe vessel's timbers being too rotten to stand the strain of the voyage. A full-sized reproduction of the famous old three-decker, however, has been ordered and is now being executed. A Fashionable Disease. :BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, Dec 27. Typhoid fever, which killed Countess Roseberry, is becoming quite a fashionable disease here. There are scores of cases in the West End mansions, and among the sufferers is the daughter ot Count Hatzfeldt, the German Ambassador. THE TELEGRAPHIC TROUBLE. The lake Shore Will Not Have Smooth Sailing in Fighting the Brotherhood. " Toledo, Dec 27. The recent action br ine Like'SHore in taking step to fight the order of railway telegrapher will probably end in tronble all along the line. The Lake Shore's first step was the issuance of an or der by "William Kline, Superintendent of Telegraphy, in which he notified all oper ators in the employ of the road that they must witnaraw irom tne order ana seep out of it. One of the requirements was that their withdrawal cards be sent to Mr. Kline as an evidence tnat his instructions had been carried out. Private advices, however, affirm that up to date Mr. Kline has received no with drawal cards, and the operators will not withdraw. They will take no action, though, until some member of the order is discharged for not obeying Kline's order. One thing the operators object to is. that they are compelled to teach telegrap'-y to students, whereas the Wabash and Missouri Pacific have regnlar schools. It looks as if the next question to confront some of the big systems will be the relations with their tele graph operators. THE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION. He Will Spend Three Hours Receiving Callers Xew Year's Day. "Washington, Dec. 27. The official programme of the President's receptio'u on New Year's Day is out. The President will receive from 11 a. m. to 2 r. m. and will be assisted by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Morton nnd the ladies of the Cabinet The Vice President and Mrs. Morton will receive from 12 o'clock until 3 o'clock p. si. at their residence, 1500 Rhode Island ave nue Drummers Elect O Ulcers. The Commercial Travelers' Protective As sociation held its annual meeting last even ing and elected the following officers: Presi dent, J. Blakely; Vice President, J. S. Stevenson; Secretary, J. F. Hazlett; Treas urer, AV. S. Dunibrill. THE STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE. A Meeting In Harrisburg "ext Month Will v Settle Its Fate. It is reliably reported that the State Base ball League will be revived for next season. A meeting has been called for Tuesday, January13, to take place in Harrisburg. Eigh clubs will constitute the organization, and they will probably; be located in Al toona, Harrisburg, Lebanon, "Williamsporf, Scranton, "Wilkesbarre, Reading and York. The gentlemen to be present at the meet ing will be L C. Misblerand A. F. Dono ghue, of Altoona; James Farring and George R. Fleming, of Harrisburg; J. G. Humes and J. R. Freeman, of Lebannu; A. F. Bogart and Ben DUley, of "Wilkesbarre; Ben Myers and Fred Able, of Harrisburg, and Dr. Davitt, of Scranton. L C. Mishler, who was sole owner of the Altoona club last year, is prominently mentioned as the Presi dent of the association. A Secret Society Flection. Altoona Lodtre No. 277, Order of Tonti, have elected officers for the coming year, as follows: Past President, "W. W. Day; Vice President, H. C. Currie; Secretary, J. D. "White: Treasurer, E. A. Darby; Marshal, J. "W. Hedding; Chaplain, John Currie; Guard, C. A. Hagberg; Sentinel, C. J. Jacobson; Trustees, Johu Cnrrie, G. N. Anderson and G. E. "White. The order pays to its members sick benefits of from $5 to $25 a week, and is in a flourishing con dition. Families supplied direct with finest lager beer by Iron City Brewing Company. Order by mail or telephone 1186. nhssu Overcoatings. For a fine overcoat or dress suit .go to Pit oairn's, 434 "Wood street. THE SH0H0LLA DANCE. It Was a Craze Among the Slletz Indians Fifteen Tears Ago. Correspondence Portland Oregonlan.l "The excitement iiiuong the Sioux Indians In regard to the. coming of the Messiah is much like the craze that was among the SilelzIndiansroniel2yearsago,causcdbytbe ''SmohoUa dance." Smoholla was, I think, a Sioux Indian, and claimed tbat while upon a high mountain he fell into a deep sleep, and while he slept the Great Spirit came aud told him that if the Indians would all dance ten nichts in succession the dead Indians would all returu to the earth again; that the buffalo, elk, deer and heaver would come back, and the white men would be ex terminated, and the Indians would occupy the country as they'ouee did. Such was the dream of Smoholla. This craze spread among the coastlndians and set them wild. At Siletz the Indians built three large dancehouscs for the purpose of holding their dances. The houses were built partly under ground, 40sG0 feet, with an excavation of six feet, covered with long boards, upon which was thrown about on foot ot dirt, with a hole in the center of the root for the smoke to pass out. In these houses a fire was kept burning all night. "When night came the Indians, men, women and children, would gather in the houscs.painted in gorgeous colors and dressed up with beads, feathers, mink and weasel skins; in fact, with all the ancient style of the red man, and the dance, under a leader, would commence, and be kept up nil night, troing through all kinds of contortions and incan tations, working themselves into a perfect frenzy before they would stop. "When day light came and they were recking with sweat, the men and women would go into the cold river water, take a bath and go back into the warm, house and sleep all day. "When night came again the same thing would be repeated until ten nights were passed. By this time tbe Indians were exhausted, and mauv ot them died from exposure. But no dead Indians came bark, and the dancers gave it up in disgust, saying Smoholla was a great impostor. If an 'Indian refused to believe this nonsense be was to be turned into a rock, bird, snake, bear, or some wild animal that lived in the big mountains, where they wonld perish from starvation. The grizzly bear was the "-favorite auitnal into which the unbelieving Indian was to be turned. In this excitement the Indians gave up their work and were completely absorbed in the idea of getting rid of the white man, aud in seeing their dead friends return to them again; when they could enjoy the glory of the earth, as they did be fore the pale-faced, race came amoug them. . But after all it was only a dream, and when the Indians. found out'they were de ceived, it made them very angry, and they said Smoholla was a great liar. The dance houses nnd the delusion have passed away, nnd it would be hard indeed to make the Siletz people no'w "believe that dead Indians would come back to life again. The Siletz Indians are leaving off all their ancient cus toms, traditions and superstitions, and are trying to solve the great problem of Christian civilization. AN ECCENTRIO BARONESS. She Consigned Her Fortune to the Flames Just BetoL'e Death. New York Tribune. 1 , The gossips.of Vienna were greatly ex ercised'recently over the report that a cer tain Baroness, a member of a wealthy and atistocratic family, had consigned her entire fortune to the flames a few days before her death. The Baroness, who was considered extremely eccentric, inherited a million gulden in bonds from ner husband. According to the terms of the will, however, the money was to revert to thechildren of tbe husband's first wife after tbe death of the Baroness. According to Vienna paper, not a gulden was to be lonud in the house of the noble woman after her burial. As she was known to be miserly, suspicion was aroused at once. Upon investigation, one of the Baroness' servants admitted that her mistress had thrown her papers into the fire a few days before her fatal sickness. The energetic counsel ot the heirs, however, did not give up all hope of securing the treasure. He sent circulars to all of tbe well-known btnks in Austria, France, England and Germany, asking if the Baronesshad money on deposit with them. By this means it was learned that papers aggre gating 600,000 gulden, subject to the Baroness' order, were held br English and French banks. Four hundred thousand gulden, however, had to be given up as lost. It is also doubtful whether the heirs will be able to secure the money in the banks with out the certificates ot deposit. DISAPPEARANCE OF A HERMIT. Suspicion That Ho Was Killed for His Hid den Store of Gold. Philadelphia Telegraph. George "Washington Gilbert, the eccentric individual l who has lived alone In a cave abont two miles eastof Ridgefield, Conn., for the past ten years, is missing, and grave ap prehensions are entertained that he has been murdered and the body secreted, as it has been generally conceded that he has a for tune in gold hidden' in the vicinity of his grim habitation. For the past teu years the hermit has made weekly visits to the village for the purpose of buying a supply of stale bread, upon which honas subsisted' for many a year, and to get the local newspapers. Failing to appear as usual in the village last Fndav, people began to fear foul play. Several citizens got their heads together and determined to- visit the hermit's dreary home. On Sunday morning the party started for the cave, on reaching which they were surprised to find the straw bed and rickety furniture tumbled iu confusion about the one cheer less room, and in one corner the earth had been freshly dug, as though someone had been in search of treasure. Added to these suspicious circumstances.a reddish substance was discovered on one nf the rungs of a chair, indicating a terrific struggle, during which someone had evi dently been severely injured. The self appointed committee ot citizens made lurtber scarcn outsiae, ana touna tne under brush broken some distance in the direction of a big swamp- No trace of the hermit was found, and the party returned to the village. The mysterious disappearance has created a sensation, inasmuch as George has been thoroughly advertised throughout Connecti cut as a weather prognosticator. As a hermit Gilbert has proved a great at traction to the New York people who have cottages in Ridgefield during the sum mer months. He is well educated, and bas given as the only reason for leading the life of a recluse that the voung lady to whom he was engaged died just before the day fixed for the wedding. It is said that the tract ol land owned by Georee "Washington Gilbert is worth $25,000. The hermit refused one New York man 518,000 for it The last time the hermit was seen in tbe village ot Ridgefield he wore a dilapidated Derby hat, a grayish overcoat the worse for wear and tan-colored overalls. On one foot was a much-worn' shoe and on the other he wore an old rubber boot Yesterday after noon another searching party scoured the ad jacent swamp and woods iu search of the missing hermit , Wanted to Give Him a Chance. "Washington l'ost.j It was the day before Christmas, and the little girl whose parents had improved in circumstances was standing In front of the window. She was winking fast and her lwer lip was quivering. "What is the matter, Daisy?" said her mother. For some time she refused to tell, but at last she explained. "Mamma, I want to move back into the old house. It bas a chimney for Santa Clans, and there are only registers here." Miss Annie Baxter was elected County Clerk of Jasper county, Missouri, at tbe regu lar election, and Mrs. "Caroline Lo Conte. of Columbia, has been appointed State Librarian by Governor Tillman, or South' Carolina. The world mores. MOST PEOPLE Find It difficult to select suitable presents for men. Below we enumerate a few, any of which will surelv prove acceptable. Our well-known double texture Mackintosh Coats, in all the fashionable shades. Umbrellas lor men and boys from SI to $15. Walking Sticks in all the newest desfgus. Stiff Hats, 82 to S3. Sort Hats, 81 tn Si - Silk Hots, $3. 6 and $3. , Opera Hats, S7. Imported Leather Hat Boxes, $5. Heal Gloves S10 to SIS. Seal Cap, S3 to $10. Fur Carriage Robes from $4 to S23. As we make all our own Umbrellas on the premises, w e can a vo you 23 per cent, and give you a perfectly made article. Select your own head from our large stock, and we will make up tho umbrella in one day. PAULSON BROS., Expert Farriers and Umbrella Maters, No. 441 Wood St. del7-i Protect Your Horse. Horscshoclngbc liiKtimottlraport autopenuIou,UIi necessary that all slioers should tm- uerstniid the con-j structlon and din-. eases or the root. The want ot knowledge andl sUllofshoeinfcol leu jrcncritio many diseases, such as corns. quarter and cen ter crack, which are very annoy. Inc. Attention clTen road, track and tnterferln z horten. lalsomanufacturca HOOF OIN'IMKT, guar antecd to keep horses tect in j?ood condition. Andrew Pafenbach. ualO-58-UWF BLUE LABEL lilt D I l NOT HOW CHEAP, BUT HOW GOOD. Prepared andGuaranteedb; Cnrtice Brotta' Co. ROCHESTER, N. Y. no25-94-MWT FINE TABLE SETS. "We show a splendid line of Fine Table Scarfs, Nap kins, Fancy Towels, Lunch Cloths, Tray Covers, etc., for the Holidays. FINE TABLE SETS. MRS. C. WEISSER 435 and 437 MARKET ST. dois-invi" ANGHOR LINE. UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS. GLASGOW SERVICE. Steamers every Satnrday from U ew Yorfe t9 GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY. Cabin passage to Ulasjrow or Londonderry. ?S0 and fSO. Itound trlD,90&tll0. Second elm, fSO. btecrapre passage. 3. MEDITERKrtNEANdEhVICE. New York to Gibraltar and Naples direct. Cabin, SS0 to J I0O. Mecraxc. a. Travelers' circular letters or credit and drafts for any amount issued at lowest current rates. For booksof tours, tickets or further lnforinntloi apply to HENDERSON UKOl'HEKK. N. Y., or J. J. AIcCOlSMICK, 6iand401 SinlthfleM St.: A. D. KCOItf.K.tbOM. Hi SmlthUeld St., l'lttsburg; K 11. bEMl'LK, 110 Fedesal St., Allcgbenv. OC30-09-UWT FOR SALE. BUSINESS PROPERTY -ON- SMITHFIELD STREET. Enhancement Certain SAMUEL W, BLACIC& CO., 99 Fourth Avenue. 0e27-21-D THIS CUT IS NCITHtR A Joke nor A Cartoon BUT THE TRADE MARK OF mmi powders. Positively the Best. Absolutely Harmless. de8-Mvrr TT ARVABD GLEE CLUB- camezie Hall, Tuesday, Dec. SOtb, 8 p. jr. Admission , J1.00 Tickets fur sale bv J. B. WELD1N & CO., H. KLEBEB 4 BKO., J. C. GROQAN. MI .n" m ifflr u Hl!,!coffwC3T OIJWKOl It WW. ji-MrteniE'STS. I 11 III nr"in or StMnTS STOflEl If W.V'Ai-rrrHENV.'CIT.r S wC V-vPAr Ik H Ijf nTnTTTTTiflTr i5 rXwSI GRAND DISPLAY OF HolidayGoods AT L. GOLDSMIT & BRO., Leading Jobbers in TOBACCOCIGARS and PIPES, 705 LIBERTY ST., -.PITTSBTJEG, PA. Fine Cigars put up in fancy style; also beautiful Meerschaums, besides about 00 other kinds of fipes of every kind and variety. Beautiful Smokers' Sets, all - at rock bottom prices. OC19-MWTT HOLIDAY OPENING SHEAFER & LLOYD'S. JEWELERS, Successors to Wattles & Sheafer. Tlie LARGEST AND FINEST ASSORT MENT OP HOLIDAY GIFTS ever displayed in Pittsburg. It will pay you to call and see tbein, wliether you wish to purcbase or not, COME EARLY. NO. 37 FIFTH AVENUE. Telephone 1933. deo-uwr DOWN, Strous & McAteer 613 LIBERTY ST. scnl-25-Hwr AJAX ENGINES ASTD Corry Boilers. The Ajar is the strongest, quietest, moit durable and economical Oil Well Engine ever made, and Is the only engine having; tbe rtgbt to use tho Bliss Patent positive rererse pear. All others using; such reverse are inlnnpins upon our rights. OVER 5,000 NOW IN USE. The Corry Boiler is the largest, strongest, best-constructed and most economical in the oil country. We use only the Dest material and workmen, anrl guarantee our work. Over 2,000 In use without one blow up. Offlt.cs in Pittsburg, Washington and Butler. Always write or telegraph to Corry Office. JAMES M. LAMBING, SOLE AGENT, CORRY, PA. OC17-91-D FLORAL EMBLEMS. ORCHIDS AND ROSES OF RARE BEAUTY. A. SI. 0 J. B. MUBDOCH, Cin SMITHFIELD ST. UlJ Telephone 429. rie9-92-MWF Flowers ! Flowers ! Order earlv and thus secure tne choicest fresh flowers. Our .stock is always superb. Tele phone 23U. JOHN R. & A. MURDOCH, de:6-MWF 50S Smlthtteld street. From Father ' - . to Son Through generation after generation, the taint of scrofula descends through the blood, blight, ing lif e and hastening death. Tbe great major, ity of cases of scrofula and other blood diseases are hereditary, and therefore difficult to cure. Bnt we wish to state in the most positive, em phatic way tbat Hood's SarsaparilJa does Cure Scrofula in every form. The most severe cases, too ter rible for description, have yielded to this medi cine when all others failed. Tbe greater in cludes the less and if yon suffer lrom scrofula, salt rlienru or Impure blood in any form, jou should take Hood's Sarsaparllla. "Scrofula bunches In my neck disappeared when I took Hood's Sarsaparllla." A. R. Kel 1.ET, Parkershurg; W. Va. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. SI: six for $5. Prepared only by C. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar At LATIMER'S POtoMptnOuflu-llI-. We close the year Naming the lowest prices in the two citiea GRAND CLEARANCE SALE, Cut Rates in All Departments, All Holiday Goods marked down one-half. This includes our recent great purchase of PUBS and FUR BUGS OUR CLOAK DEPARTMENT Offers you 88, $10 and 812 Gar ments for 82 75. T. M. LATIMER, 138 and 140 Federal St., 45 and 46 S. Diamond, ALLEGHENY, PA. de2J'Mwr STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS. STATE LINE TO- Glasgow,Londonderry, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool &-London. FROM HEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY. Cabin Passage, $35 to ScO, accordlnc to location o( stateroom. Excursion, t05 to 95. Steerage to and from Europe at lowest rates. AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., - General Agents, 53 ltroadway. New York. J. J. Mccormick, sel-l-D Acent at Pittsburc IJEPRESEBTEU Uf PITTSBURG IN ISa ASSETS -- I9OT.698TS. Insurance Co.-of NbrtlL, America, Losses adjusted and paid bj WILLIAM h JOKES. Si Fourth avenue. ja3-i2-B 1 J & Hairs I ,-.-TZ"': EMIT i Goods That Are New, Beau tiful and Sensible Fancy Rockers, Bookcases, Pictures, Parlor Suites, Onyx Top Tables. Desks, Chiffoniers, Cabinets, Mantel Figures, ' Wall Pockets. Everything in Furniture. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS. 307 Wood St. IF YOU WANT TO BUY ANY -OF THE- ' Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen Underwear This Winter, it will pay you to do so BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1891, As there has been a NE"W CATALOGUE just issued by the JAEGER CO. To take effect January 1, 1891, making quite an ADVANCE IN THE PRICES. The old prices will rule until that date. "We hare a fairly large assortment in stock, and we advise all who want JAEGER UNDERWEAR To buy before JANUARY 1. Home & Ward, 41 FIFTH AVE. deZ7 DK. J. A.11UKUOOAMHE SPECIALIST Is not known by tbe mounds in tho crareyard, but by the living monuments uf his marrelous treatment. Dr. Bargoon hai cured tbe people; be Is curiae tbs people and denes the world to beat bis wonderful record In cures ot Tape Worm. Catarrh. Cancer. Scrofula, Stomach, Kidney and LirerTronnle, Eczema. Rheuma tism. Male and Female Weakness. Blood Taints In short all chronic troubles heretofore con sidered incurable. Judge bini by bis works. His System Renovator is tbe jrrandestdiscorery of the ace. At all drugstores, f 1 per bottle or six for Sol 123 Tape Worms removed in 23 months. All calls answered dav or nijht. Telephone 3598. delKrrs J7 OHIO ST.. Allegheny City. ROBERT BRUCE WALLACE, Late Manager for and Successor to tbe POX OPTICAIi COMPANY, SZSOu. cssmST '62 PENN AVENUE. The best LIGHT and ilnest APPARATUS for testing the EVES. Satisfaction always as sured. No charee for examination. de24-Trs ELY'S CREAM BALM Wf will euro CATARRH. Prise 0 cents. TGSSSSi rr""."-fcQ Apply Balm into 'each nosu J rni. . ; ELY BROS.,-56 Warren St,. N. Y. de2&-35-TT& The SuppI) Manufacturing Co., ICO and 102 WOOD BT. Heavy or Light Machinery Made to Order. PKOMPT ATTENTION To Electric Railway and Electric Light Ma chinery and Repairs. RIVER HEADLIQHT PLANTS AND REPAIRS A SPECIALTY. " Supplies of ail kinds furnished. deVrra iperfirosiCo. f -ilr.-".. -,. - ii ii " i ." B. & B. i t mQQm SALE TO-DAY, Alaska Seal Fur Capes That -will move lots of them before 10 o'clock to night ' r Large lot and all sizes of Prime Alaska Seal Fur Capes at $35 Each. Another line at 850 each. Wool Seal Capes $10 Up. REAL ASTRAKHAN FUR CAPES 85 each; wore 810. Real Astrakhan Fur Capes. $8 50, "Were 812 50 and 815. EIFThi8 is to be a'Saturday Fur Cape Sale that will long be remembered by us for sacriflcs by you if you come and treat yourself to , the Bargain, or treat a friend to such a NEW YEAY'S GIFT. ALL HOLIDAY FANCY GOODS : Being CLEANED OUT at HALF and QUARTER '. PRICES is almost a . ' - PUBLIC PICNIC. The finest as well as the lowest all to go TO-DAY and THIS EVENING. Boggs&Buhl,; ALLEGHENY. deZ7 Presents in the moit elegant form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS tIL'ICB OF THE FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to perma nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It is the most excellent remedy tnown to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUAUT When one is Bilious or Constipated SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRE8HIMQ SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENGTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with' it. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR MANUFACTURED ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO." SJIN FRANCISCO, CAl. LOUISVILLE. Kf. NEW XORK. It. t. JJCT7-TTS. BOTTLES Cared me of Erytipe las. MyfaceandTiead uere Terribly Swoll en. Mns. C.S.LORD. Azawam. Hampden Co.. Ma5. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Lame Stock, complete assortment of a number of articles suitable for Holiday Gifts. Call and sec what we bare. Wo haven't tbe space here) to enumerate them. ' WM.E.STFERM, Optician, S44 SMITHFIELD ST., PITTSBURG, PA. de2-TTS AMERICAN LINE, Balling every Wednesday from Philadelphia and Li verpooU Passenger accommodations for all classes unsurpassed. Tickets sold ta and. from Great Britain and Ireland. Horway, Sw: den, Denmark, etc. , - PKTER WRIGHT t SONH, General azeuts.305 Walunt St. Philadelphia. Full information can be had ot J. J. JIcCOR MIUK, (-'north avenue and Smithfteld street LOUIS ilOESER, 616 Smithfteld street tahS-H-TTS GHARLESTON, S. C,. THE SOUTH AMD, Southwest. Jacksonville, Fla and all, r mrlda points, tbe Clyde Steamship Company. .m Mia. On C... TTIv.. Van Vft.tr KTrtw... . iiuiujjioi m ua. .iiiBn.icn Aw,,,, awuim; , w eunesaa s anu r nuays at a r. Ji. passenger accommodations and cuisine nnmtpassed. WM. P. CLYDE t CO. Gen. Agents. 5 Bowline: Green,. IT, T T. G. EGER. Gl. ARt., G. S. Frc Line. Stl Broadway, N.T. j I. j. AicvurunuMV, xicKetAcent, Ht 639 BmlthSelU tu, Pittsburg;, Pa . - - ac-vcza Spp'fRss jAj&&&m
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