'n. ' 8 ROOKS 1 S TW . Country legislators Think That . .Philadelphia Is Sot Entitled to the Speakership. E: TALK OF COMBINING AGA1SST HISI. Eeprescntalive Grab-tin Pleased With the license Law, Int Ho TVill Favor a Few Clnng,s. if" , PEOSrECTS FOK PLBKTI OF MOSET. Wirdtw G"us Buistss Dull, While C-npetiuen Ii Ser-re ia tie West. Representative James Ii. Graham, of Al legheny, is the first ot the Allegheny county delegation to start for Harrhburs. He said he wanted to he there early, and he had no desire to travel on Sunday. Mr. Graham undoubtedly deserves the title of father of the House on account of his age and his long number of years of service as a legislator. He was formerly Speaker and Chairman of the Ways and Means Com mittee of the last Legislature. He is likely to continue in his present position. Mr. Graham said there was a movement on foo' to make StateCbairman AndrewsJournal Clerk ot tbe House, butbe thought John W. Morrison would be elected without opposi tion. Mr. Morrison has proven himself a valuable man, and he understands theduties of the position thoroughly. So far as he knew there was no opposition to Ed Smiley for CUief Clerk of the Senate to succeed Eusseil Errett, who is ill. Sn Ided as to the Speakership. Concerning the Speakership fight Mr. Graham said: "The Allegheny county dele gation is divided. Some will vote for Brooks, others for Findley, of Ztlonongabela City, one will stand by Captain Baker, of Media, and Representative Stewart has been tying up some of the members in his interest Mr. Brooks, with the indorsement of the Phila delphia delegation, will be a. strong man, but it is possible that the country members and the field may combine against him. The last Speaker came from the Quaker City, and there is a feeling that the position should go to another section of the State. At present it is anybody's fight, and no one can say in advance who the man will be until the caucus settles Jt Monday even ing. "My opinion is that th;s will be a long acd unpleasant session. For the first time in my exoerience iu the Legislature I am going to Harrisburg without a bill of any kind in my pocket, but it is too early to an ticipate legislation. I will be home again ia a week, and when I go back I expect to have a number of bills to introduce. Legislation Sfeeded for Allegheny. "Allegheny is now certainly a city of the second class, and some legislation will be needed to adapt affairs to the new condition of things. I suppose there will be some dis cussion and opposition. The members from "Western Pennsylvania are all in favor of the canal project to Erie, but it is hard to say what will be done. I understand the Republicans will make an efiort to rush the apportionment bill ' 'through before Pattison becomes Governor. I hardly think it can be done, as it is a difficult' job to redistnet the State, and it is very hard even to satisfy the Bepublicans. There are always members of Congress and prospective candidates who object, and want districts made to suit their interests. Because the Democrats have gerrymandered other States that is no reason why the same tactics shoui-1 be worked in this State by the Ilepnblica-s I am for a fair appor tionment, and will oppose any bill that I think is not just to all parties. "How about the farmers?" was asked. "Well, they had about 30 members that they controlled in the last Legislature, and I thine they will be strong in the coming House. I anticipate another fight will be made on the oleomargarine question and kindred subjects. I think oleomargarine, when labeled, should be sold, and I have al ways thought it was better than second and third rate butter. Some of the Granger representatives wanted green coloring mat ter put in it to distinguish it Irom butter, but that is a ridiculous idea. As for the equal tax proposition, a bill covering this ground was passed by the last House, but it was killed in the Senate. Doubt About the Liquor Problem. "1 hardly know what wiil be done with the liquor problem Representative Fow, of Philadelphia, who is a Democrat, intends to introduce a bill, and of cours: it will be en tirely in the interest of the liquor men. A wholesale liquor dealer told me to-day that every reputable man in the business was satisfied with the Brooks law. The country saloonkeepers complain that the license fees arc too high, and they want them reduced. I am inclined to be liberal with the liquor interests, and would not object to an excise commission to grant licenses, pro vided the members were appointed by the judges of the courts. This would remove the position as ir as possible out of the reach of politics. If it became a political institution every saloon man, irrespective of party, would work to have his friends on the board. As it is, the temperance people are afraid the judges will be corrupted, but I think they have granted licenses impartially under the law, and recently they have been very liberal. I hold it is an imposition on the judges to put this work on their shoulders, but I believe they are the best fitted to do it. An Additional Judge for Allegheny. "That reminds me that we may have an additional law judge in Allegheny county. The business has greatly increased, and the present judges arc overworked. I think the 'Brooks law could be amended in a few par ticulars to good advantage. For instance, that clause which provides that the bonds men should come from the ward in which the saloon is located ought to be changed. As it is a matter of security, I can't see that it would make any difler ence where the bondsmen lived. It often happens that the liquor man's financial friends live in other -wards than his own, acd this fact should not affect him." THE GLASS TRADE 13 SLOW. American Makers Can't Compete With the English Along the Coast. Harry Xewkirk, one of the window glass agents of Chambers & McKee, left for Chi cago last evening on the limned. He said this was the dull season of the year iu the business, and not many sales are made. He doesn't think that the latest combination will affect the trade. In the line of rates to the Pacific coast the window glass schedules will not be ad vanced. Little American glass is sold in the far West. As it is, the manufacturers here are unable to compete with the English, who ship glass to the eoast for a mere song, using it as ballast The coke operators have a similar experience. Any amount'of Dur ham cote is burned in Arizona and other remote Western States. The American coke has been driven out of these markets. LOOKS FOR A REVIVAL. Sir. Conley Says the Money Stringency Will Bo Over in Two Months. William H. Conley, of Biter & Conley, went East last evening. Mr. Conley said the contract business was fair for this time of the year, and his firm still had enough to do, with some orders coming in. Mr. Con ley looks for a revival of trade very soon, and he thinks after two months the people will forget that there was a financial' strin gency. He has been trying to find outwhat caused it, but he has foiled to discover what is back of the monetary tightness. Mr. Conley thinks the country i in a good condition, and business men will soon recover from the scare and wonder what it all meant AGAIHST BRICK PAVEKEKTS. A Xcw York Man Wonders Why rittsburc; ers Don't Use Stone. - "I am a Hew Yorker and a kicker against bad, streets and pavements," said a fine look ing man at the Duqnesne yesterday. "I can't understand why Pittsburgers will put up with brick sidewalks. The flags are not costly, and no pavement should be built without them. When it rain's the bricks hold the water, which flies up and spoils your clothes, and when it freezes they be come slippery and many bones are broken. If anyone can say anything good about the brick sidewalk, I would likt to hear him advance'it. "Pittsburg would be a model city if it had flag pavements throughout" MR. MAQEE NOT A CANDIDATE For the TJ. S. Senator-ship Sow Held by Chairman Quay. A Pittsburg special, published in a Phil adelphia newspaper yesterday morning, announced the candidacy of C. L. Magee for the United States Senatorship against M. S. Quay in 1893. Mr. Magee was interviewed yesterday at the office of the Duquesne Traction Com pany. Ther were ' over xi dozen people waiting to see him, and all he had time to say was: "Such reports are nonsense. I am not and will not be a candidate for United States Senator." BULL OCEAN TRAFFIC. Captain McCormlck Says This Is the Period When He Bests. "This is our dull season," said Captain J. J. McCormick, the steamship agent yes terday. "Most of the people coming iu are Hungarians, Italians and Russian Hebrews. The outbound business is good. "Quite a number from Pittsburg crossed the ocean to spend the holiday season with lriends. They will commence to come back about the middle of this month." NEW FEATURES for the first Sonday Issue of the New Year in to-morrow's mam moth DISPATCH. AN ELECTRICAL ECLIPSE. Darkness for Nearly Two Hours, Last Even ing, in the Easiness Portion of the City An Accident That Caused Much Loss and Profanity. About 7 o'clock, last night there was com motion in all the establishments furnished by the Market street and Virgin alley cir cuits supplied with electric light by the Allegheny County Light Company. There was an angry surge at the works, on "Virgin alley, to find out what it all meant, as the Penn avenue office of the works was closed. The operatives at the works refused to give any satisfaction, further than to state that the Market street circuit switchboard had turned out They were probably too busy trying to get the machine in order again to talk, as they looked as though they had been "sent forand couldn't come" or want of a wedding garment. Meantime, those whose occupation re quired light were in not outer but inner darkness, and the fact that the streets were brilliantly illuminated did not add to their patience. All the morning newspaper workers, save those in The Dispatch, which makes its own light, were forced to fall back on the lights of other davs gas, kerosene, oil and the tallow dip. The latter seemed to be the most numerous, and for 1:45 they strained their eyes and objurgated under their breath. It was very de moralizing, and those to whom time was of much moment, felt that nothing less than two fingers of old Monongahela could re store their nerves. As they conld not find out how long the darkness was likely to last, they grew more impatient as the time wen on. Billiard halls and other establishments were in no better shape. At Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Museum there was a loss of S75 worth of business. Theatrical perform ances, museum proper y and bill iards are not rcmu relative in the dark, and even whisky, wine, cigars, etc., according to Cbarlei Lamb, lose half tbeir flavor wheu consumed in the dark. Smokers, especially will agree with the genial Lamb, and in consequence of last night's electrical eclipse there was profanity, loss of money and a vast amount of candle grease to be sponged off tables, barks of ledgers and other books, window ledges, etc. The Southside lights were also affected by the accident THE VEGETABLE DIET will be discussed in THE DISPATCH to-morrow by Shirley Dare and Mark F. Griswold. Both sides ably,put. Best newspaper in the State. WILL ELECT DELEGATES. The Allegheny County Democratic Com mittee to Select State Committeemen. The new Allegheny County Democratic Committees will organize to-morrow at their rooms on Grant street The principal work will be the election ot State committeemen. Under the new rule William Brennen, Esq., will be a member of the State Com mittee by virtue of his office as chairman of the County Committee. The other three members will probably be Patrick Foley and John Giles, of Pittsburg, and John Sul livan, of Allegheny. So lar there have been no rumors of any opposition to these candidates. BEAT HIS FATHER-IN-LAW. Barney Bowen Pajs an Unacceptable New Year's Visit. John Raul, who lives in Allentown, had his son-in-law, Barney Bowen, before Alder man Beinhaner yesterday, charged with assault and battery, and he was held for a further hearing. Raul alleges that Bowen csme to his house last Wednesday night, and, to use his own expression, proceeded to "wipe ud the floor" with him. He insisted that he had given Barney no cause to attack him, and just why the assault was made was not brought out Leech is Sent to Dixmont George Leech, the insane man who has 'been confined in the Seventeenth ward po lice station for several days, was sent to Dixmont yesterday. He was a watchman at Dnberry's planing mill on Forty-eighth street and was arrested on Monday last He is an unmarried man, 47 years of age and lives on Forty-eigl th street- Mayor Wyman Paid Them Hinuelf. Mayor Wyoian, of Allegheny, yesterday borrowed $9,000 from the Third National Bank of Allegheny, in order to meet the pay roll of the police department, the appropria tion for that part of the city government having been exhausted. A Close Call From Pneumonia. Mr. John McCbessney, one of the most popular young men of McKee's Bocks, has had an unpleasantly close call from death, but he was yesterday supposed to be out of danger. The trouble was pneumonia. Ds. B. M. Hanxa. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa, . s&su DEPUTIES ON GUARD. Braddock Protected' by Ovor 'Five Hundred Special Officers. KO FEESH OUTBREAKS EEPURTED. Striking Eioters Paid Off- and Will Sot Be lie-Employed. PDETHER TKODBIiS IS &UT EXPECTED There were no further outbreaks at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works yesterday, al though there was enough excitement in the noroughof Braddock to keep up theinter est in the proceedings of the previous day. The riotous Hungarians quieted down after getting a good sleep Thursday night, and realizing the disastrous mistake they had made. They were all paid off at the general office of the works yesterday after noon, and will not be re-employed. Sheriff McCandless visited the town again, and deputized 3J0 additional men, who were stationed around the works to prevent the Hungarians from even gaining an admission to the property. No further difficulty is anticipated, and it is expected to resume operations in every department of the mill on Monday, as was originally in tended. The Hungarians wandered through the streets all day, and at times seemed lost They congregated in great crowds at and around the saloon of Joe Wolf, the "Hun garian King," and there was considerable drinking, although the saloons remained closed. The citizens were greatly agitated over the proceedings of New Year's Day, and many of them volunteered their ser vices in assisting to keep peace. THE HIBEKJTIA1T RIFLES ALEKT. Captain McGowan, of the company of Hibernian Hi lies located in Braddock, no tified all bis men early in the day to be pre pared to be called on duty at any time, and, in case another outbreak had occurred, the Huns wonld have found them well armed to protect the citizens. Early in the day Manager Schwab issued a notice that the strikers would receive all money due them by applying to the office at 3 o'clock. Accordingly, at that hour the 400 Hungarians who had participated in the strike were paid, and their services will not be required at the furnaces in the future. It "was reported in Braddock last night that many of them had prepared to leave the town. But it was also reported that a reinforcement of Huns are expected to-day or to-morrow irom the coke region for the purpose of aid ing their countrymen, and if this should prove true, more trouble would naturally follow. The Huns will get the wont of any future disorder, as there are 550 Deputy Sheriffs on duty in the works and around the town, besides a lot of extra police in the borough, who would be joined and aided by the citizens in case of an emergency. A visit was made to the office of the works while the men were being paid off. They came in droves of 10 or 1 and as soon a they received their pay walked quietly away. Some were afraid to go to the office for their money, as a rumor had gained cir culation that the company would have all the strikers arrested as fast -as they put in an appjarance. Many of those who feared the los tup sent their checks with frieuds and received their pay through them. WOBK TO BE BESTJMED MONDAt. Manager Schwab was seen, hut did not care to discus th situation. He said there will be an effort made to run the works in full on Monday, but no steps have been so far takn, to secure men to tak'- the strik ers place There are plenty of idle work men in Braddock, however, to fill up the ranks. Mr. Schwab said informations, had been mado against another lot of the strikers and as fast as the ringleaders can be identified they will be arrested and locked up. The manager did not expect any further trouble from the men, as they were beginning to be divided among themselves and the strikers were not unanimously supported by their own people. Those who took sides with the workmen are expected to report for duty again and will be allowed to work if they do, but, according to a new code of rules es tablished since Manager Schwab took charge, any employe who destroys or assists in destroying the property of the company can consider himself discharged without be ing told of it 'Squire Holtzman was one of the busiest men in the town. He and Chief of Police Spangler had charge of the special officers from Braddock who were serving the war rants sworu out by Manager Schwab. He arrested two of the leaders of the riot him self. They were Michael Dobosh and An drew Standaryd, both of whom were brought to jail. Twenty-one rioters were arrested and locked up in Braddock. .Informations have been made before 'Squire Holtzman. against 20 more, but some of them will not be ar rested, as nearly all of those who were prominent in the affair who.have not been arrested have already left town. IN THE BOEOTJOH LOCKUP. Those who ate in the borough lockup arc Andy Bichtor, Joseph Kucherabik, Joseph Polaaschak, John Schwartz, Andy Stosko, Frank Werol, George Beck, John Luckay, Peter Polaski, John Yauegs, Michael Sabol, George Musick, Michael Tozack, John Marks, Andy Todt, John Bizon, George Brunock, Michael Kasatur, Frauk Kiso, Andv Kiso and John Bock. Andy Todt is supposed to be the man who assaulted Michael Quinn. He left Brad dock Thursday evening, nnd yesterday it was learned that he was in Irwin, where Special Officer Howard went nnd arrested him. Those who were arrested yesterday win De Drougni to jau lo-uay and will ue given a hearing next Wednesday. Father Hickey, who figured so promi nently in the difficulty of 1637, and who was amfcng the first to visit" the- injured workmen Thursdav, was seen yesterday by a Dispatch reporter concerning the trouble. He said: ''I only ..regard the al fair ot New Year's Day as a simple, spicy tilt between the Hungarians and other Sla vonic races employed at the furnaces. The outbreak was not entirely unexpected, as the officers of the several departments have been for the past three or four weeks pre paring for it The most serions feature was the suddenness of action by the Hnnic force. "The company, while suspecting more or less difficulty on New Year's Day, as on all other holidays, had no-expectancy of an outbreak including strife and bloodshed, and consequently were not prepared to re pulse the excited Huns from the start as they might have been under other circum stances. WARNEIt THEEEiYEAES AGO. "The company was auviied three years ago, and prudently to'o, to anticipate strife with these Hungarians, and to always be prepared for such an affair as took, place Thursday, for it is a well known fact that the foreign element is only employed an v way on account ot the low wages with which they arc satisfied. "The experiences of the last few years ought to teach iron manufacturers that the money saved through cheap labor will never compensate for the loss of capital'involved in a strike. The results are disastrous, not only to the capitalists, hut to all the inter ests involved. The workmen and their families are made to sutler. Strikes are the saddest events in the history of industry. They are a sin against economy, and there is no law to justify them. Their results 'are irremediable whether viewed from a financial or economical standpoint'" Colonel Thomas Coserove.'superintenderit of the transportation department, was seen. He put In a busy day looking alter the in terests of the concern and helping to get the deputies stationed around toe works. He said he had no fear of trouble unless the Hungarians got to drinking again. He thought it was impossible for them to do THE PITTSBURGH DISPATCH. SATURDAY,-:.,, JANTJABY .'3 much, as there were too many armed men on dutv to permit of a serious ou threat. The feeling .against the rioters is yet ex tremely bitter, and the other workmen have expressed an anxious desire to lend tbeir aid in preserving order and protecting the company's property. After the strikers were paid they started for Joe Wolfe's place, but it was still closed. It was reported in Braddock last night that he had gone to his farm in Fay ette county. The Hungarians conld get nothing to drink in the borough, and a dele gation went to McKeesport aud brought bacc whisky in bottles and jugs. SEVEEAL FEEE-POB-ALL FIGHTS. As a result, there was considerable drink ing last night, and several free-for-all fights, but mostly among themselves. As a sequel to the work of the day before, it was a common thing to see workmen on the street with heads tied up, arms in slings, or carrying canes. All the furnaces have been banked, and the deputies now on duty will remain'in charge of the property until Monday, when work will be resumed. The affair will, therefore, be an expensive one. It is in ferred from the remark of one of the com pany's officials, who said: "The cost or the riot will be heavy upon us," that the time of the. deputies will go on the same as it they were working. It will be remembered that during the Homestead difficulty the deputies sued for their time and secured judgment for S5 a day. The County Solicitor took the case into the Com mon Pleas Court on a certiorari and had the magistrate's judgment set aside. Calculat ing that the Braddock men will he paid $2 SO a day, if thev remain on dutv until Monday, their pay-roll will foot up 5,300. The condition of the men injured on Thursday was much improved last nigh', although it is not certain yet that Patrick Nyland and Michael Quinn will recover. JOAiJUTX MILLER'S great story, "Tho City iu the Desert," begins exclusively in THE DISPATCH to-morrow morning. The great social problem put in a novel way. Bead the opening chapters. CAUGHT IN PITTSBURG. David Bissell, WQto Is Wanted for Embezzle ment in Canada, Arrested by Allegheny Officers Took $4,000 and Fled to the States Located by a Letter. Several days ago Chief Murphy, of Alle gheny, received a letter from' Detective Thomas McKee, of the United States Secret Service, asking him to look out for David Bissell, a mulatto. Bissell was wanted in Chatham, Ontario, for embezzling $4,000. He had been en gaged in the lumber business there' with Albert Brown and had taken the above amount from him. Taking the money he fled to the States since Canada was to him no longer a land of the free. Then all trace of him was lost The police all -along the border searched for him but without suc cess until a friend of Bissell's was found in Detroit To him Bissell had written that he was in Allegheny and asked him to send his wife and children to that citv. Detectives Kornmau and McDonaugh were placed on the case. Bissell was traced from one lodging bouse to another, until yesterday evening when he was located on Gazzam's Hill, Soho. When the officers first tried to arrest him he made a fight and declared be could not be taken alive, but when he took a second look at Detective Kornman's physique he changed his mind and gave himself up. At the Allegheny police station he confessed to having taken the money and said he was willing to go back to Canada without requisition papers. The Canadian authorities were so anxious to get the man, however, that that form lity had been gone through with before th, man was arrested. Chiet Murphy notified the authorities of the arrest last'nigh , and the Canadian officers are already on tbeir way to Allegheny. BEAD the opening chapters of JOA QUIN MILLER'S new story In TO-MOR-EOWS DISPATCH. ONE CHARGE IN THE F0ECE. i-1 Joseph Mitchell Succeeded by W. H. Ma gill in the Commissioners' Office. The clerks in the Connty Commissioners' office will be about the same under the new Commissioners as now. Joseph Mitchell will be the only one to go. His duties have been to take charge of the State records. He will be displaced by W. Hf Magill, of O Hara township, ex-member ot tne Legis lature and late candidate for Pension Agent in this city. Mr. Magill is a neighbor of County Commissioner Weir. Paul V. Seibert, Webster Murray and Harry Bowley will retain their old positions in the office. WASHINGTON'S Social Season Is tho sub ject of Miss Grundy, Jr.'s letter for THE DISPATCH to-morrow. In it she tells all about the line diamonds and rich dresses of the Capital. Electing Representatives of Thlnkcries. The annual meeting of the Press Club will be held at 7:30 this evening. In addi tion to the change of administration the im portant business of the meeting will be the election ot delegates to represent the club in the International Convention of Press Clubs that will be assembled in this city on January 27. Work of the Ordinance Committee. Allegheny's Ordinance Committee met last night, and ordered printed the ordi nance relating to the creation of the offico of Building Inspector, authorizing the in spection of buildings and prohibiting the ringing of car bells in the city limits. Some OU Rales Formulated. The Executive Committee of the Pro ducers' Protective Association met in the city last evening and formulated some rules which will be submitted to the association at the next meeting. Oiercoats and Salts. -We offer for to-day your choice of our $20, $21s and 25 suit? and overcoats for the popu lar price of S10 00 The suits we offer comprise very fine im ported cassimeres, diagonals, cbeviots and worsteds, manufactured equal to custom gar ments, and are first-class in every particu lar. The overcoats are manufactured from smooth and rough-faced fabrics, including English kerseys, meltons, chinc&illa and beavers. Take your choice to-day for a S10 bill. Bovs' Suits Sizes. 4 to 14 years of age, for $1 and SI 50; made up from gocd, sub stantial cassimere. Cape O7ercoats to tit boys from 4 to 12 vears of age, for SI 60. P. C. C. C, Pittsbueo Combination Clothing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets, opposite the Court House. A Beauty for 1801. One of the handsomest calendars ever seen in this city has just been received with com pliments of Bawsthorne Bros., engravers. The work is from the' magnificent Coltrell presses of Percy F. Smith, 53 and 55 Virgin alley, and it is sale to say has never been equaled here. The calendar is in seven colors, the designs includiug vases of flowers, dajnty bits of decorated china and glass ware, and a large amount of delicate shad ing, that could only be done by artists in the printing business and on presses that are perfect in every particular. Carpet Remnant Sale. Having finished taking stock we find we have a large stock ot short lengths of car pets Irom 3 yards to 20 yards, which we have marked at about half price and less. These are choice goods and will be a great saving to parties wanting carpets for small rooms, druggets and rugs. Come soon and save money. Geoege W. Shaman, 436 Feaeral'stteet, Allegheny, Pa. - KAIL-MAKERS READY . For Much Increased Trade and a Keen Straggle for Business. 50MB PEICES ASD 0KDEES FIXED. Knights of Labor Preparing for tho Quarterly Meeting. TOE ADAMS PROCESS AND ITS CLAIMS Thesaew year presents indications of being in some respects an important one in the history of the steel rail trade. It opens with prices lower than were reached during the past 12 months, and -without any im mediate prospects of better being obtained or a larger supply of rails going into use than would be due to the steady growth of the country. Despite this, however, rail manufacturers are overhauling their plants, putting in more modern machinery, and in one or two cases very considerably enlarging capacities. This would indicate either a very great degree of sanguineness in the prospects for the year s business on tbeir part, or a gird ling up of the loins for a struggle in the di rection of a more economic production of rails because of the greater keenness in com petition. IMPROVEMENTS IN rEOSPECT. With regard to the question of produc tion, very active preparations are on way in three of the largest plants for extensive en largement The Edgar Thomson capacity will be increased by 5,000 tons per month, and it is understood that devices which will still further reduce the cost than at present obtains will be introduced. Additions and improvements are also being effected ia the Illinois Steel Com pany's plants. The Pennsylvania Steel Company are making the most extensive improvements and additions to their works. At Sparrow Point they are erecting a mill which will turn out lengths of finished rails simultaneously, equivalent to an output of about 2,000 tons per day. These extensions will increase the annual capacity of the seven principal steel rail works from 2,600,000 tons to over 3,000,000. Such preparations would warrant the as sumption that the railtnakers were arming themselves for a keen struggle for business, if it were not for the fact i that an organiza tion known as the Steel Bailmakers Asso ciation is in existence. The purpose of this organization is to regulate prices and the proportion which each maker shall receive of any business doing. The orders are ap portioned according to the capacity of the mill, and it is understood that no mill shall make more than its allotment of rails. This regulation, it is stated, is generally adhered to. It is not so, however, with prices. SOET OP A PUZZLE. While the Association is reported as set ting a uniform rate, below which orders shall not be accepted, it is charged that manufacturers disregard the rule and shade prices considerably. Why they should do so, when, by holding their quota of the bus iness until the demand should force up the price to a fair level, they would obtain good returns, it is difficult to cay, but that such undercutting obtains is stated to be the case. Bailmakers are now discussing the year's prospects and making the usual allotment. From reports that reach the city not much harmony seems to obtain among them on his point, each manufacturer claimimr he ought to have a larger share than he re-1 ceives. in race ot tnis it is possible tnat a renewed combination with closer cohesion mav be formed among the rail manufac turers. It is said that it may go the length of a solid organization such as is frequently expressed by the term "'trust." The pur chase of the only mill which was not in the Association, namely, the Allegheny Beise mer, by the Carnegie Association would serve to smooth the way. It is stated, on the other hand, that a total disruption ot the organization now existing is possible. Lat est accounts are to the effect that the makers have fixed $30 as the price in Pennsylvania mills. But there is no certainty that the rate will be observed. HOT MUCH SPACE Occupied by the Adams Process, in Propor tion to Output. In an article in yesterday's issue of The Dispatch, regarding the conversion of steel by process direct from the ore, it was stated that "one thing brought forward against the process is the small ontput in proportion to the area of the plant." Befer ence having been made in the preceding sentence to the Adams process, the inference was that the comment was referable to that particular method. A member of the Steel and Iron Improve ment Company, which is concerned in the introduction of this process, said yesterday that "under the Adams system an apparatus much smaller than the furnace is placed di rectly over it, and into this apparatus two thirds of the materials employed iu the lurnace are charged. These materials the raw ore are trans'erred from the stockyard to the apparatus by a system of overhead transport, so that the floor of the works is relieved of all the bulky material scraps, crop-ends, etc., which now encumber it Nothing but the pig is carried in and stocked about the furnaces. The output is increased one-naif. There is, therefore, an addition of 50 per cent in thecapacity of the open-hearth plant, with a notable diminution of the de mand for floor space." A DELEGATE TO HABBISBUEO To Be Elected by Knights on Monday First Quarterly Meeting. The Executive Board of the Knights of Labor will meet on Monday to elect a dele gate to the State Convention of Knights in Harrisburg on the 8th inst. L N. Boss will probably be the choice. Beference to this meeting, which is for the purpose of promot ing State legislation, has already been made iu The Dispatch. The first quarterly meeting of the district of the meeting will be made on the 31st The chances of the candidates to the various offices are already being disenssed. The present Master Workman, J. L. Evans, will run for re-election, and Messrs. Demp sey and Groomes are reported as being candi dates. Miss Laura Powell will run for re election as Secretary, as will John D. Hushes tor Treasurer. The district gained about 1,500 in membership during the year, the total number being near 4,500. WAHT A BIHLDIHG BTOEAT. The Builders' Exchange Suggests the Offi cial Supervision of Now Buildings. A committee representing the Builders' Exchange yesterday .waited upon Chief Brown with a set of resolutions asking for the creation of a building bureau, consist ing of a chief at 54,000 a vear, aud three as sistants at $2,000 each. These officials are to supervise the erection of all buildings and see to it that those of three stories and upwards shall be fireproof and provided with proper fire escapes. It is also -suggested that additional legislation covering fire escapes be secured. Chief Brown will present the resolutions to Councils. He thinks the idea brought out is a good one, but is alraid of the ex pense. MEECHAUT TATL0BS MEEI And Elect Officers for the Tear Delegates to St. Louis. At a meeting of the Merchant Tailors' Exchange last nigh, H. J. Hale was elected President; Henry Smith, Vice Presi dent, and Martin Qchroeder, Secretary. George Campbell, A. L. Sailor, O. H. ji- 1891. Lloyd and John Bradley were elected as delegates to the convention of the National Exchange in St Louis i.n February. WEBE WELL TREATED. Mr. Clark, of the Lake 'Erie, Thinks the Switchmen Have No Grievances.; General Passenger Agent Clark, of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie, said yesterday that the switchmen had absolutely no reason for their present agitation. They had been given every concession that it was in the power of the railroads to grant He did not believe that the bulk of the men bad any sympathy with the agitation, and credited it to a few hot heads among them. Mr. Clark said that the road was in good order and bnsiness very fair for the time of year. They had had a good holiday trade, and thought they wonld have a bigger busi ness this vear than ever. WTBE W0BEEBS IDLE. The Emploj es of the Rankin Works Out on Strike Because of Grievances. The employes of the Braddock Wire Works atBankin, to the unmber of 300, are on strise. A committee representing the Amalgamated Association lodges in the mill went before the management with a grievance. The officers would not acknowl edge them, it is so reported, as an associa tion, and the men strnck in consequence. The matter is of local importance only. Attheofficesof the association it was learned that nothing was there officially known about it. At the company's offices in the Lewis block Cashier Post was aware of the causes which led up to the disagreement, but refused to state them. Single Tax League Meeting. The Single Tax League will meet at 61 Fourth avenue, on to-morrow evening at 7:50 o'clock to discuss the question, "Why, under our present system, wages constantly tend to a minimum which will afford but a bare living, in spite ot the enormous in crease in productive power." The public are invited to be present. JOAQUIN MILLER'S great story, "The City in the Desert," begins exclusively in THE DISPATCH to-morrow morning. Tho great social problem put in a novel way. Read the opening chapters. Our SI 25 Gloves. 8-button mnnsquetaire suedes, genuine trefousse cut, SI 25. 4-hook genuine Foster kid and lacing gloves, $1 25. 4-button real French kid gloves, 51 25. The best values ever offered, i Jos. Hobxe & Co.'s Peun Ayenue Stores. The calendars for 1891 issued from the printing establishment of Percy F. Smith, 53-55 Virgin alley, ate of fine appearance and convenient size for counting room use. The mechanical woik is excellent. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Chil dren Teething produces natural quiet sleep. 24. Louvre. 24. 4-button $2 00 real k'id gloves all reduced to $1 00 a pair black among them. Come early and get the pick. 24 Sixth street No connection with any store of same same. Dress Goods Plaids, checks and stripes that were SI, $1 25 and $1 50 reduced now to 75c a yard. Huous & Hacks. TT3SU Families supplied direct with finest lager beer by Iron City Brewing Company. Order by mail or telephone 1186. TThSSu 81 OO Until May 183 SO. 12 cabinet photos or one life size cravnn for S3 50 at Aufrecht's Elite Gallery, 516 Market st, Pittsburg. B. Jt B. Opening sale mnslin underwear well un der way. Prices right and qualities su perior. ' Boogs & Buhl. Great January Clearance Sale Values in Hosiery. Bargains for to-day. Get your pick. ( JOS. HORNE & CO.'3 Penn Avenue Stores. Cream ale never tastes better than when the snow's on the ground. The Iron City Brewery makes the finest xxhssu Ladies' long wraps at an unprecedented reduction. Garments that were $35 and $40 now $5, 58 and $10. Hucus & Hacke. ttssu The most efficacious stimulant to excite the appetite is Augostura Bitters. ttssu The Winter Term , At Curry University opens January 5. Classical, normal, English bookkeeping, shorthand and typewriting. D Back ale is preferred by many. Try Iron City Brewery's make. TThssu " u. & s. SPECIALTIES IN HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR For Men, Women and Children. Mackintosh, Jersey and Knit Leggins, Ladies' and Gents' Gaiterettes. Infants' Bootee:. Knit Sacquesand Gaiter Drawers, etc. ULRICH & SPENCER, 642 Penn Avenue. Open Saturday Evenings. jal-5-TTS WE BEGIN THE HEW YEAR -WITH A- SPECIAL SALE -or- TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS -AT- THE LOWEST PRICES EVER OFFERED. Two hundred pieces, comprising 80 styles, which will not be reproduced the coming season, viz.: 2,000 yards at 50 and 55c, worth 75c 3,000 yards at 60 and 65c, worth 87c. 3,000 yards at 75c. worth 51 00. The latter being the very best grade of Tapestry Brussels made. Bemember, these goods are not remnants, but full new rolls of Fall Goods. EDWARD GROETZIHGER, 627 and 629 Penn Avenue. ail-mam. TEE EAHB STBKET SBTDGE Will Probably Be Finished Within tho Xert Two Weeks. .The new bridge over tbe Allegheny, built by the Pleasant Valley Company, must go down in history as the "Hand street bridge," as the new sign over tbe roadway declares that the "Hand street bridge was rebuilt iu 1800." The company promises to have the structure finished in two weeks. They now occupy one ot the 'permanent tracks and expect to go onto the other to night It will not be very difficult to get the two inside tracks into shape after the cars get on their permanent tracks. Nothing will be in the way, and the wors; can be rapidly completed. Superintendent AUlson Ke-Elected. The Allegheny Poor Board met yesterday and re-elected B. G. Allison as Superin tendent of the Poor Farm. There are at present 261 inmates at the home, 106 of whom are in the insane department NEW YEAR'S GREETINE Special Drives in CLOAK ROOM. Stock to be Sold. lLot Plaid Newmarkets, With and without capes, 12, at $1 50 each. 1 Lot Black Glace Newmarkets, small and large sizes, ?3 00. 1 Lot at 53 00, plain and fancies, re duced from 810, $12 and $15. A line at $3 and $10 plain and trimmed about one-third their value; rare bargain. Seal Plush Coats At $15, $20 and $25. Perfect in shape, qual ity and materials. All reduced ia price. Colored Beaver and Cheviot Jackets Now S3, $4 and $5. Finest colored jackets re duced from $25 to $10. 23-Inch Alaska Seal Jacket. One of a size to close at $90. Extra-long finest Alaska Seal plain mantel, worth $175 to sell at $125. Prices on the balance of Alaska Seal Cloaks will save you $30 to $50. Children's and Misses' Garments All cut in price. One lot of broad plaid and striped Beaver Shawls Worth $5, at $2 50. Finer wool shawls reduced in price. BIBER 5 EA5TDN, 505 and 507 MARKET STREET. jaZ-TTSSn The Leading Dry Goods House. Pittsbnre; Pa.. Saturday, Jan. 3, 1S9L JDB. HDRNE I ED.'B PENN AVE. STORES. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. OUR GREAT JANUARY SALES. In accordance with our usual cus tom at this season of the year we have begun our great sale of Ladies' Muslin Underwear. This season our stock is larger and more varied than the offerings of any former year. Each and every article is of the latest and most approved shape and style, made of the best materials obtain able for the money, and finished in the best manner possible. We invite a critical examination of our styles, qualities and prices, and feel confident that our cus tomers will pronounce every article a veritable bargain and the best values they have ever s'een offered n Ladies' Muslin Underwear. The following leading items are worthy of especial consideration: LADIES' NIGHT DRESSES. At 50c: Good Muslin, Mother Hubbard yoke, fine ly tucked, neck yoke and sleeves fin ished with full ruflle. handsomely made. No better value in America, At 75c: ' fine Muslin, Mother Hubbard, finely tncked. two rows Hamburg insertisgs; neck, front and sleeve finished with fine embroidery; exceptional value. At 85c: Fine Muslin, Mother Hubbard yoke,grad uated tacks, finished with blind em broidery, best workmanship; extremely cheap. At $i: Fine quality Muslin, Mother Hubbard yoke ot four rows of fine cluster tacks and fine Hambnnr inserting of new wheel pattern Detween. beautifully made and finished. Ask for this one; it is grand value. At $1: Fine Cambric. Mother Hubbard yoke.f our rows of fine Valenciennes Inserting, with rows of cluster tucks between: Dae lace raffia on neck, front and sleeves, beautifully made and finished. Ex traordinary value. At $l 25: Fine quality Muslin, Mother Hubbard joker ot fine cluster tucklnz and fine Hamburg Inserting ot new Grecian pat tern between tucks; neck, frost and cuffs of embroidery edge to match, ele- NEW ADVERTISE CENTS. gantly made, a most sightly article and special value for the money. At $1 50: Best qnality Muslin. Mother Hubbard yoke, four rows of fine cluster tacks, with Hamburg inserting between; col lar front and cuffs to match. The work manship and finish of this garment is ex tra fine, and it is a decided bargain. LADIES CORSET COVERS, At 25c: Good quality Cambric square front, high back, tucked and trimmed with em broidery and well made throughout The best value ever offered for the, money. At 50c: Fine quality Cambric, V-shaped neek. finished with doable edge of fine em broidery and briar stitching; excellent fitting and remarkably cheap. At 50c: Fins quality Cambric, Vishaped neck; trimmed with fine wide Torcbon lace; perfect fitting and grand value. At 75c: xtra fine Cambric, square seek. Mother Hubbard yoke, four rows of fine cluster tucks, with Hamburg inserting between: neck and front finished with embroidery edge. Extra value. At 75c: Extra fine quality Cambric, low neck, square back and front, fine Hamburg embroidery yoke, finished with em broidery edge to match. 2o better value offering. LADIES' CHEMISE. At 75c: Fine Mnslin. corded band with front of fine pnff tacks, double stitching; extra well made and finished. At 75c: Fine Muslin, square front of fine Ham burg aU-over embroidery, finished all around, with edge to match, extra well made aud finished; a decided bargain. Also, better quality at Si. LADIES WALKING SKIRTS. At 50c: Good heavy Muslin, with cluster of five tucks and wide hem, well made, stron; and serviceable. At 75c: Good heavy Muslin, cluster of five tucks. with new hemstitched Cambric full raffle, well made and handsomely' fin. isbed. See this. At 85c: Heavy Muslin, with wide Cambric, 8 fins plaits on rnffla and 6 above. Beautifully made. Unequaled value. At$i: Fine Muslin, with two clusters of firs tucks and Cambric ruffle of fine Ham. barn embroidery, wide edge. Worth. !1 10. ( At$i 50: t Extra fine .Muslin, new style, hemstitched. full ruffle, with clusters of five tucks I and handsome black embroidery. best workmanship and finish. A perfoo$t gem for the money. ( LADIES MUSLIN DRAWERS. At 25c: Good quality of Muslin, wide hem, with 3; tucks above, well made and finished; cannot be beaten in value. At 50c: Fine quality Muslin, 10 fine tucks, with briar stitching between, wide hem. well and neatly made and finished. Extra value. At 50c: Fine quality Mnslin. i wide tucks, with deep and handsome Hamburg ambroid- ery ruffle, superior workmanship and' finish. Best value in the market. At 65c: Extra quality Muslin, with wide hem and full ruffle of blind embroidery, flno pleats above. Superior finish. At 85c: Extra fine Muslin, with two clusters of fine tucks, wide ruffle of extra quality Hamburg embroidery. In addition to the above we di-1 rect especial attention to our large and complete stock of Misses' and Children's Muslin Underwear, in which we offer everything new and desirable at equally attractive prices. Those who come early will find some extraordinary bargains in Chemises, Night Gowns, Drawers and Corset Covers that are slightly soiled, which are now being'closed out at about one-half their regular value. No delay at this counter. A large staff of competent sales people to give you immediate at tention. JOB. HDRNE R ED., 609-621 PENN AVENUE. NOTE! These Great January Clearance Sales extend to all-de-. partments throughout the entire stores. Linens. White Goods. Embroideries. Laces. Colored Dress Goods. Black Dre?s Goods. Colored Silks. Black Silks. Hosiery and Gloves. Jackets, Cloaks and Salts. Fine Seal Garments. Lace and Heavy Curtains. J, Lowest prices we ever made. The sharpest reductions on the largest stock. 7. H. is Co.- , . i3 . 4- jRT ji .Ub&f&j" tesMt' - j Me&tiJjLi Jt&Jvt jsaSS 1 3fo2&mKsaiu&iM&te& '&L imihf r7i " ifT,T3aTr -y3tr':m,, FSfgryB 8ww
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