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through which ho has come with flying colors.
He is now more sanguine, growls a little (al
ways a good sign), and will receive his fourth
injection to-morrow. Will report again. Mean
while, with many best wishes from Dr. Painter,
echoed by myself, for the new year, I am,
yours truly, Chaei.es ii. RoscifTiiAL.
Dr. Painter's letter of the 19th ultimo,
written the day before that of Dr. Rosenthal,
is, in its appearance, proof positive of his
pain and weariness. In writing 23 words
he Rets over a whole page, and it is evident
that his hand wandered ranch as it would if
trying to write on shipboard in achoppy sea.
Since the receipkof the above correspond
ence !J. Dilwortb has learned that Dr.
Painter is so far recovered that he now
perambulates through the hospital and at
tends the clinics, and though not yet well
enough to leave, is enjoying himself fairly
well, and has no doubt of a perfect restora
tion to health. He has suffered terribly for
along time, and going to Berlin was like
catching at a straw, but Mr. Dilworth, from
the first, had strong confidence in the
ultimate beneficial result, and takes as lively
an interest in the case as though it were his
own.
. CHANGES AT THE JAIL
Matron Tan Ostrand Resigns and Is Suc
ceeded by Mn. Ifurns Looking for an
Assistant Matron Work KnongU for
Both Warden Berlin Broken Down by
Hard Work.
"Warden Berlin yesterday appointed Mrs.
Burns to the position of jail matron, vice
Mrs. Van Ostrand, who resigns on February
1. Mrs. Burns is a visiting member lor the
Society for the Improvement of the Poor,
and in her five or sis years experience, has
become familiar with nearly all the very
poor in Pittsburg and Allegheny.
At the same date Warden Berlin hopes to
appoint an assistant matron, which office
was created by the Prison Board last October,
but hitherto he has been unable to find a
woman who fills the bill. The salary of the
matron is 60 a month, hile her assistant will
receive SiO a month.
The duties of ihe matrons are arduous. One
of them has to be on duty in the cell-room at
6:15 A. M., when the cells are unlocked for the
day; superintend the cleaning of the cells and
the simple toilets of the female prisoners, and
watch the serving of breakfast. All day long
she has to look after the ranges In which the
women are confined, and enforce the prison
discipline. Every woman brought in must be
searched by the matron, who also sees that the
woman is in ht condition to be placed In a cell,
and If cot gives her a bath and furnishes her
with clean clothing.
The matron also has to do considerable nurs
ing. During airs. Ostrand's term of office she
has welcomed four little strangers into the
jail and has looked alter a number of cases of
aelirium tremens. In addition to the cases of
general diseases which occur in all large insti
tutions. With two matrons the work can be divided
up and more satisfactorily performed. They
will take turn about sleeping in the jail, and
each will have an opportunity to remain on
speaking terms with her family.
Warden Berlin expects to leave on February
3 for Florida, where bo will stay a few weeks to
recuperate. lor some months past he lias been
unwell, the confinement and arduous duties in
cumbent upon his position having prorcda
severe strain upon his nervous system.
A GEEAT PEODUCE MARKET.
Pittsburg One of the Best Cities In the
Country for Commission Men.
"Pittsburg is without doubt one of the best
markets in the country for produce and stock,
leaving out fast horses," said a market house
commission man yesterday. "You would
imagine that Chicago had a better market but
the Windy City is more of a distributing point,
and much of their stuff is sent here and sold.
When you walk along Liberty street and see
wilted poultry displayed, you may know it
comes from Chicago or ot. Louis. The prod
uce of many Ohio farms is biougbt to Pitts
burg. "Not as manv fast horses are bought and
sold here as in some other cities, but your
draught horses to be seen on the streets every
day show that Pittsburg is ahead in this kind
of horseflesh. 1 have heard more than one
strange speak of the tine draught horses pull
ing tie vv loads of iron and other materials.
This s also a great town for oleomargarine and
piles of it are sold to the workmen and their
families. They ask for nothing else and even
claim they preterit to butter. For my part I
will take the good, old creamery article, made
on a farm, every time."
ITS COUNCILMAN CAEB, AGAIN.
The Report of Commissioner Roub Unseats
Mr. rfcifler.
P. M. Carr can again write himself Council
man, though if it had not been for the change
in the elections necessitated by the change of
city government Mr. Carr's term would have
been very short. Commissioner John S. Robb,
Jr., yesterday certified that Mr. Carr had a ma
jority of 12) of the votes cast for Common
Councilman in the Twenty-seventh ward at the
last election. The man who got the certificate
was Henry Pfeiffer.
According to statements made some time ago
by Mr. Carr and published in The Dispatch
the born of a merino ram is not so crooked as
was some of the work at that Twenty-seventh
ward election. There has been talk that some
one who gave out forged tax receipts would be
made dauce the Highland fling, but whether or
no he should be made do so one thingis cer
tain the municipality will have a hetty bill of
costs to pay.
"WANT A NEW CLUBHOUSE.
The Americus Club May Knt the Freehold
Bank Building.
At the next meeting of the Americus Club
the question of a new clubhouse will be again
agitated. Some of the members of the club
are anxious to rent the upper stories in the
Freehold Bank building. Thera is considerable
opposition to this plan, as the club w ill not have
much more room than it ha in the present
quarters, and the rent is higher. The boys
want a cafe and gymnasium attached, and the
only way tbey can have these conveniences is
to build their onn clubhouse. The Hamilton
Hotel was once suggested, and negotiations
were in progress for it, but the house was re
cently sold for S15.00U more than it was offered
to the Americus Club.
Ihe indications are that the scheme to rent
ronms over the Freehold Bank will be .voted
down.
THE WESTINGHOUSE AFFAIRS.
Good Success Being Met With by the Credit
or' Committee.
Yesterday morning the Westinghouse Credit
ors' Committee started out to secure subscript
tions of preferred stock, and though they
would not say as to the number of chares dis-po-ed
of, they reported excellent progress. It
is understood that 1,000 shares were dispjsed
of. It now looks certain that tne affairs of the
company will soonbepnt to rights, and every
thing will then run along smoothly. The work
of the committee will continue to-day.
Mesrs. Westinghouse and Caldwell went to
New Yoi k Sunday nigbt, and up to a lato hour
yesterday nothing had been heard from them.
They will probably return to Pittsburg this
morning, though they may be detained a day
longer.
That the feeling in the Westinghouse affairs
is turning for the better was shown yesterday
by the release of an attachment obtained in tbo
Supreme Court in New York. It was the case
of Robert D. Nuttall for $1,839, and was the
same case that was entered in the Allegheny
county courts last Thursday.
FOR SHORTER TIME.
Mr. Marshall Thinks Eight Boors a Day
Enough for State Employes.
Representative Marshall, of Allegheny, got
tip from a sick bed yesterday and started for
Harrisuurg to vote f or Cameron. He has had
a slight touch of diphtheria. Mr. Marshall
said he would introduce a bill providing that
eight hours shall constitute a day's work in all
the State institutions. The bill has been ap
proved by the local labor organizations.
He savs in places like the penitentiary and
Huntingdon Reformatory the attendants and
other men worked 12 hours per day. He
thinks the time is too loug.
HE USED A RAZOR.
A Colored Man &lashc His Opponent in a
Tight Three Times.
James Lannear, colored, and Jesse Williams
gpt into a fight in Michael Fuito's liquor store
on Smallman street. Lannear puiled out a
razor, and cut Williams three times, twice on
the face and once on the arm. None of the
cuts are serious.
Lannear gave himself up, and Claimed he did
the cutting in self-defense.
Held by a Wreck.
The limited on the Pennsylvania road was
delayed over an hour by a bad might wreck
sear Greensburg last nigut.
MOTOR GOLD
An Alleghenian to Leave for Eng
land Thursday, to Claim a For
tune of Over $3,000,000
K0W HELD IN CHANCERY COURT.
A Mormon Who Obtained Family History
by Saying He Wished to Pray
for Ancestor's Souls
TRTIXG TO GET UNCLAIMED WEALTH.
The Htln ly Accident Diiecver T heir Title, mi it Out
Qh-e Cfcise.
George v". Rowbottom, a candidate for
Common Council from the Sixth ward,
Alleghepy, will leave the city Thursday on
a mission that, as a combination of law,
romance and pursuit of bidden wealth,
would figure well in a novel.
Prom Pittsburg he will go to New York,
whence be will sail Saturday for England,
to claim a fortune of 53,000,000 non-awaiting
the proper proofs of inheritance.
The exciting phase of Mr. Ron-bottom's
trip is the fact that a sleek-tongued indi
vidual, who has in his possession the family
history, but has no title whatever to the
money, left Pittsburg a month ago for
England prepared to pass himself
off as the heir and gobble the
gold. The fact that there was a fortune
awaiting a claimant was accidentally dis
covered by this man, who immediately
planned to get it, and he has sacrificed a
good income in hope of gaining his ends.
By chance the true heirs became aware of
the existence of the fortune, and also of the
designs of the ira poster, and hence the hot
chase to be made by Mr. Itowbottom.
A Singular Series of Romances.
The legal features will come in later, and
in the history of the fortune lies the ro
mance, or the series of romances, the plot
made up of poverty, adventure, alliance
with the nobility, and wealth. The scene of
the plot is first in England, then in India,
and final chapters ot the romance are now
being enacted by the chase for the gold by
the two claimants.
Mr. Itowbottom, who is a member of the
plumbing firm of Bowbottom Brothers, was
seen at his place of business on Beaver
avenue, Allecheny, yesterday, and gave a
history of the case as far as he has the facts.
The story, of course, deals with the Chan
cery Court of England, but the circum
stances differ greatly from those
generally surrounding the cases of people
seeking inheritances in the Old World. The
details of the story and late developments
would again hardly suffer it to be classed
with the numerous quests for "phantom
fortunes" made yearly.
vTbe man who left 3,000,000 without a
will was Peter Pownall, and Mr. Bowbot
tom says that the only heirs are the latter's
mother, whose maiden name was Sarah
Pownall; W. D. Pownall, of No. 228 'Wvlie
avenue; Susanna Pownall, of Bedford ave
nue, widow of James Pownall, and Thomas
Pownall, of Cincinnati.
The Story of a Peculiar Man.
The antecedents of Peter Pownall have
not been discovered. It is known that he
lived in England and must have been an
orphan. He was an adventurous youtb,
and being attracted bv the tales of wealth
and power to be gained iu India, then
just coming into fame under the
efforts of the English, shipped on board
ono of the numerous vessels leaving London
for Calcutta.
From Calcutta Pownall wandered from place
toplace, having numerous adventures, some
times being fluh with money and at other
times poor as a church mouse, and the tide of
fortune turned. The next heard of him is that
he married the daughter of a rich native mer
chant prince, a relative of a Rajah, it is said,
whoso father died and left her a large fortune.
Soon after the woman died without issue, and
Pownall came into possession of her fortune.
Pownall, not content to enjoy bis wealth
alone, and having a weakness for the native
women of India, some of who are very beauti
ful, married again. His second wife was
wealthy, and in time she also died without is
sue, leaving Pownall another fortune, which,
added to that he had, made him a man to be
looked up to in the section of country where he
lived.
After Pownall's second wife died he became
homesick, and began to think of old England
and his boyhood home. He lived In great state
and maintained an establishment that many of
higher rank could not afford to imitate. Still
be was restless, and at last bethought himself
of a grand-nephew named John Pownall, who
was, be thought, his only living relative.
He wrote to John, telling him if he would
come to India and live with him he should not
want for anything: also, that if John did not
like the country his passage money-and all ex
penses of the ronnd trip and a handsome bonus
would be given him.
Wonld Not Leave Home for Millions.
John Pownall, unlike his rich relative, was do
mestically inclined, and loath to leave his
home. Peter kept urging him to come, but he
put it off and made excuses until the chance
was gone. The four heirs to Peter's fortune
named above, were all children of this
John Pownall, and, as it happened, three of
them settled in Pittsburg and on-i in Cincin
nati. W. D. Pownall is a well-known under
taker on Wylie avenue, and Thomas P. Pow
nall, of Cincinnati, is a well-known citizen of
Porkopolis.
Peter Pownall died about 75 years ago, and
up to the present time no action has been taken
by the relatives to obtain bis money, but jut
why, Mr. Rowbottom could not say. The only
explanation be could give was that the matter
had merely dropped out of notico nntil interest
in the family history was revived by Andrew
J. Kershaw, a cousin by marriage of Mr. Kow
bottom's mother, nee Sarah Pownall.
Right at this point comes in the interesting
part of the whole story.
Andrew J. Kershaw is a mormon who be
came wealthy in the canning business in Utah.
He professed to bo a very devout Latter l)av
Saint, and wrote to Mr. Itowbottom
that ho wished to pray lor the
souls or all his ancestor", and for
that purpose, was tracing his geneology back
to the eailicit known person of the family.
Tbongh the idea was looked on as that of a
freak, Kershaw was humored and got posses
sion of the whole family history. He was very
particular about dates, eta, and kept corre
sponding with different members of the family.
While this correspondence wa3 going on, a
brother of Mr. Kowbottom's happened to see, in
a book published in -England, giving the names,
of the former owners of estates held in
chancery, the name of Peter Pownall.
The fact was mentioned to Mr. Row
hottotn'3 mother, when she said: "Why,
that was the grand-uncle of ray father." and
recalled the .whole story. Mr. Kowbottom
looked the matier up, and became satisfied that
bis mother was correct, and then wrote a. sharp
note to Kershaw.
A Visit From a Mormon Family.
A little before last Christmas Mr. Rowbot
tom was surprised to receive a visit from Ker
shaw, who asked an explanation of the former's
letter. Kershaw had two of his wives and two
children, with him, and when he left it was
ascertained that he went to England la a great
hurry, and that before leaving Utah he had
sold out his canning interests, that had been
paying him a large income.
It was learned that ho is now in England, and
has lawvers Iookingup the case. Mr. Itowbot
tom said the family isof the opinion that Ker
shaw intends passing himself off as Thomas
llownall, of Cincinnati, and thus secure the
money.
When ail of these facts were brought to light
the Rownall heirs hastily raised funds to send
Mr. Kowbottom to England to thwart Mr. Ker
shaw's supposed designs, and claim the fortune.
Mr: Kowbottom will engage legal talent in Lon
don, and the proceedings, promise, to be lively in
the extreme; j ;,'", i
There" are two .other pnrases of the case
which are interesting. When Mr. Kowbottom
was examining the record of- the Court of
Chauncery he ran across an unclaimed fortune
formerlv belonging to a Kowbottom. wboso
decendants came to America. As Mr. Kowbot
tom's direct relatives in this country are the
only ones of the name in' America, he will also
look after this second fortun e.
The other point Is that Mr. Kowbottom will
not return from England until after the Feb
ruary councilman's elections. He says be re
erets this fact, bnt will have to depend wholly
on his friends as to whether be will be the next
Common Councilman from the Sixth ward.
A FIRE-ESCAPE CENSUS.
Building Inspectors Making a List of Unpro
tected Structures.
The Building Inspectors are at worJf prepar
ing a list of dwelling houses and other build
ings in the city which, under the law, should
be, but are not, provided with fire escapes.
Thus far they have completed the district lying
south of Fifth avenue and west of Grant street,
and'in that area hare found more than 100
buildings that have no fire escapes, but should
have. There are also a large number to which
it is doubtful whether the law will apply. -
The object in getting up this list Is first to as
certain just which buildings are subject to the
law, so that in case of fire and subsequent loss
or life therein, owing to theabsence of escapes,
the Department of Public Safety will know
whether the proprietor is liable or not. Another
point Is to keen the list for reference, and in
use of transfer of any of tbo property, the new
owners can bo immediately served with fire
escape notices. It is not the intention ta serve
further notico upon the present owner of any
butldingtbat should have fire escapes.
There have been within the past two weeks
many inquiries from owners of property who
desire to know whether their buildings come
under the law. A good many people misun
derstand the application of tbo law. and think
that becanse tbey only occupy the first floor
and let out the upper floors they are not liable.
The law requires any building of three stories
or over, occupied as offices, tenement, or board
ing houses, or public institution, to have fire
escapes.
A TRUST MOBTGAGE FOE .$775,000
Filed Testerday by an English Brewing Syn
dicate on Its Local Holdings.
A trust mortgage for $775,000 was placed on
record in the Recorder's Office yesterday. It
was given by the Cincinnati Breweries, Limited,
andthe Jung Brewing Company to the Trus
tees, Executors and Insurance Companies'
Trust Company. It covered real estate in Ohio,
Indiana, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. The
Cincinnati Breweries, Limited, is a corporation
of Great Britain, and covers breweries in all ot
the States named. It holds 9U5 shares of the
capital stock of the Jung Brewing Corapanv.
the capital stock of which is 11,000,000, divided
into 1,000 shares at 51,000 each. The names of
the breweries enveloped by the corporation are
not given, but the only property in Allegheny
county described in the mortgage is on South
Carson street, adjoining the Monongahela In
cline. The mortgage is given to secure an issue of
"debentures" or certificates of 20 each, aggre
gating 155,000. The certificates are redeem
able January 1, 1910, and bear 6 per cent inter
est from January 1, ISM. The President of the
corporation is Daniel Coatncy, and the Secre
tary, T. Harrison Lambert.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
Sons of Veterans and Ladles' Aid Society
Entertainment and Lunch.
The officers and staff of Major Sam Harper
Camp, No. 1G2, and Ladles' Aid Society. Noo,
auxiliary to Major Harper Camp, will be In
stalled this evening at Post 3 hall. No. SO Fourth
avenue. The installatiod will oe an open one,
to which members of the Grand Army and Sons
of Veterans are cordially invited. In addition
to the installation ceremonies a very interest
ing musical and literary entertainment has
been arranged. After the entertainment the
members of both organizations and their
friends will be served with refreshments pro
vided by the members of Ladies' Aid Society
No. 5.
Past Commander Datt, of Camp 2, Allegheny,
will be the installing officer for the camp, while
it is expected thatMrs. Ada L. Shannon. Divis
ion President of the Ladies' -Aid Societies of
Pennsylvania, will install the officers of Aid
No. a
NOTHING SLOW ABOUT HIM.
A Man Who Does Over 8700 Worth of Bus
iness on 82 40.
A man has been doing a thriving business tor
some time in this city, and a" score of mer
chants within gunshot of the postoffico could
each tell you how he has been done up. The
man in question is said to be well known, but
tbe victims refnse to give his name. As near
as can be ascertained, he has given checks ag
gregating between $700 and 1800 on a bank in
this city where he has an account of J2 40 to
his credit.
The strangest part of tbe matter is that no
one suspected anything wrong, except that
some people were astonished at tbe fellow pay
ing off with tbe checks some old scores that
they had charged to profit and loss, but they
now recollect that along with the settlement of
the old score the check was supposed to cover
the cost of the last transaction.
MET AS STRANGERS.
Jacob Kern, of the Sonthslde. Finds ills
Kecreant Wife, but in Vain.
As Jacob Rein, of the Southside, was walking
down South Fourteenth street yesterday he
was surprised to meet his wife, who left home
so mysteriously some time ago. Since her dis
appearance he has used every means in bis
oower to bring about an interview with her, but
now that it has been had he regrets the fact
and is more unhappy than ever.
He implored his wife to come back to him,
telling her he would forget tbe past, but she
only looked at him with uplifted eyebrows and
politely told him that she knew him no more.
He pressed bis suit further, only desisting when
she threatened to smash her umbrella on his
bead. Mrs. Rein then turned on her heel and
continued up street, with her nose elevated at
an angle of 15 degrees.
Jailed Before His Wedding.
Edward Quinn, a glassblower, aged 18, living
in Khoxvllle, is in jail charged with assault on
Sadie Craig, aged 15, also of Knoxville. The
twain wonld have long since been one. but
Quinn was a Catholic, while the girl was a
Protestant, and tho boy's parents objected. It
is expected that the" case will be settled by a
marriage at the hearing this morning.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO.
M. J. Lemington, of Ash county, N.
C, is at tbe Monongahela. He came here to
see some Pittshurgers who are operating gold
mines there. He says the lodes will pay to
work.
A. C. Overholt, President of the Nat
ional Pipe Foundry at ScottdaIe,was registered
at the St. Charles yesterday. Mr. Overholt
says tbe prospects for business are fair.
EL. Frisbee, proprietor of Sterling
worth Inn, one of the' fashionable hotels at
Lakewood. and J. S; Matson, of Meadville, are
stopping at the Monongahela House.
J.,P. Thompson, of Delaware, and D.
K. Watson and daughter, of Columbus, are
stopping at the Anderson.
E. A. Kitzmiller, of P. Duff & Sons,
has returned from a business trip to New Or
leans and the South.
A. K. Lowry, a Chicago iion man, and
J. C. Krajf," a London artist, are at tho Da
quesne. , Mrs. C. A. Cutter, of Spokane Palls,
is among the guests at the Seventh, Avenue
Hotel.
Joseph Eichbaum went to Steubenville
last evening to attend to Masonic business.
George T. Oliver and James I. Bennett
left for New York last night.
George "W. Wise, of East Liverpool, is
registered at the Schlosser.
SMALL SCEAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.
Both day and nigbt Sergeants at the Four
teenth ward police station are on tho sick list.
Sergeant Hadrick has been off duty for the
past three weeks with a severe attaok of
rheumatism. Sergeant .McElbaney has oeen
at home since Saturday with a severe cold.
George a. Keifeb, night yardmaster of
tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has been re
moved from the Homeopathic Hospital to bis
residence, 1S7 Webster avenue. He is improv
ing rapidly from a badly fractured leg.
The Dunn temperance meeting at the Stand
ard Theater, New Grant street, last night was
another success. At the close of 'Sir. Dunn's
address the pledge was signed by a number of
persons.
A meeting of the Pittsburg and Allegheny
Florists and Gardeners' Club will be held
Thursday evening at tbe Ulrard House on
Federal street.
George J. Lappe. of the Thirteenth ward,
Allegheny, has withdrawn -from tho 8elect
Conncilmanlc contest.
There were 35 deaths In Allegheny last
week.
The Deaf Will Be Interested.
Mr. H. A. Wales, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
will have on exhibition at the Monongahela
House to-day bis invention fqr the relief of
deafness, which has been the.cause o( such a
large decrease of deafness fa this country
and Europe. "' '" '
PUTTING OPT FIRES.
Fail are of the American Glass Com
pany Shnts Down Factories.
THE C0KCERN MAY BE EEYIYED.
Patrick McBride Makes a Suggestion to the
Miners and Operators.
DAILI GKIST- FE0M JiABOlT CIRCLES
"Word was received in the city yesterday
that nearly a dozen window-glass factories
in the-United States have been suddenly
blown out on account of an overstocked
market and disastrously low prices.
It is understood that the United Glass
Company has shut down all the factories
under its control, including those at Ithica,
N. Y., Covington and Meadville, Pa., and
Zancsville and Ravenna, Ohio. Other fac
tories at Syracuse, K. Y., and other places
have been closed down and more are ex
pected to follow. None of the local factories
have yet been closed, hut the epidemic will
certainly strike this city unless an improve
ment in prices comes very soon.
The failure ot the American Window
Glass Company is said to have much to do
with the closing ot the factories. The con
cern came into existence with a rush and
was hailed with a Sourish of trumpets, and
its mission, which was to restore the trade to
its once prosperous and healthy condition,
was to be fulfilled forthwith, v
TTliy Hands Aro Now Thrown TJp.
But since its failure, caused by many
difficulties, the manufacturers are simply
throwing up their bands. The usual de
pressed condition of the trade at this season of
the year Is made more intense by a constantly
increasing competition from the outside; a
heavily over-stocked home market, and a
slackened activity In the building industry,
which, of course, decreases tbe demand for tho
product. '
As the result of so many factories shutting
down, there is likely t be an'attempt to re
vive the combination. One manufacturer in
terested in the concern said yesterday: "There
is no donbt that the failure of our company
had much to do with the closing of the fac
tories. Some of them closed on account of a
shortage in the gas, but those controlled by the
United Glass Company and several others were
blown out purely and wholly on account of
present prices and the condition of the market.
"If we had been able to hold the company to
gether, we could have prevented this. Our
object was to keep out tbe foreign manufac
turers, keep up prices and so regulate the
product that, everybody might be busy all the
time. It was not a trust, as it was called, but
simply a consolidated company organized for
tbo purpose of controlling and regulating the
trade."
No One Surprised at the Nows.
T. J. O'Leary. of O'Leary Brothers, said ho
was not surprised to hear of the factories shut
ting down. "The business is In such a condi
tion now," said be. "that there is absolutely
nothing in it. Prices aro so low that the man
ufactnrers do not care whether they operate or
not. Unless the business picks up soon all the
factories in the country will be shut down. I
am not posted as to the cause of the present
shutdown, but I would not be surprised If it
was on account of the failure of the American
Window Glass Company." ,
Another manufacturer said: "I do not think
it will be long until the company will be revived.
Tbe manufacturers must do something to pro
tect tbe industry in America or It is lost." '
A call was made at the office of William
LocfHer, Secretary of the deceased combina
tion, but he declined to say anything about the
shutdown or its causes. He had no absolute
information that tbe factories were blown out,
but be had heard they were. Concerning tbe
probable revival of the company he would say
nothing. He thought tbe papers had bad too
much to say about tbe enterprise during its ex
istence, and probably had much toward making
it an obnoxious affair to those interested in it.
TBE OTHER SIDE STATED.
Salesmen's Assembly Comes Back- at The
, New Federation Tjrilon.
The Executive Board-of L. A. 4907 K. of In,
composed of salesmen, met last nigbt. Aside
from passing on their routine business, the
following self-explanatory statement was is
sued: "An afternoon newspaper, in an interview
with an alleged official of the union of
salesmen of tho K. of L., says the
officers of L. A. 4907, K. of L., promised,
that If the, Federation peoplo helped to win
the late strike the local assembly wouldgoover
to the Federation In a body. Every officer of
4907 denies this statement. They did agree,
however, that if assistance was given to the
local in that strike tho local would help the
building trades in their coming struggle for
eight hours, both morally and financially.
"While the Knights never did and do not now
object to working with Federation people, they
do object to working with certain people who
have connected themselves with new unions,
and who made themselves 'scabs' In the late
trouble witb the merchants."
POTTERS' ANNUAL MEETING.
Lower Prices for Their Wares Predicted by
Homer Langhlin.
A dozen or more potters left for Washington
last evening to attend the annual convention at
Willard's Hotel. In tho party were Homer
Laugblin and Messrs. Sims, M. C. Nichol and
Goodwin, of East Liverpool; Pearson, of
Wheeling, and Day, of Steubenville. Mr.
Laugblin said they offered prizes to the various
schools of design in the country for specimens
of decorative art, and one of the interesting
features of tho meeting will be the exposition
of these designs. The latest machinery and
improvements will be discussed.
Concerning the prospects for trade Mr.
Laugbliu said this was tbeir dull season, but
tbey bad hopes, and tbe tariff was sufficient to
help them. Tbe indications are that tbe prices
of tbe finer wares will be reduced, and the: ten
dency generally i for lower rates. This doesn't
look as if the tariff was putting up prices. The
same thing is true of window glass.
WANT THEM TO WITHDRAW.
A Now Feature Introdnced in the Cork
workers' Difficulty.
A new feature has cropped out in the cork
workers' difficulty. The firm wants their em
ployes to withdraw from the Knights of Labor,
and to avoid affiliating with any organized
body. The firm proposes that the men form an
independent union, in which the em
ployers will join and put in dollar for
dollar what tbe men Invest. The trade union
feature tbey want eliminated and a beneficial
union instituted in lis steao. But the men
cannot see in what way a beneficial society will
fill tbe functions of a trade union, and will not
submit to such a thrust at the vitality of their
organization, and unless tbo firm consents to
the scale a strike is likely to take place.
The carpenters employed by Armstrong
Bros. t Co. went out on a strike yesterday on
account of an alleged non-union foreman, "and
in sympathy with the cork workers. The
strikers are members of Carpenters' Council
No. 142.
TO C0NTE0L THE TEADE.
H. C. Trick Reported to Be Considering the
Purchase of the Ealney Property.
It is reported that certain Pittsburg cote
operators, headed by H. Clay Frick, are seri
ously considering a proposition to buy out the
plant in tho Connellsville region owned by W. J.
Kainey, of Cleveland, for H.000,000.
Balney's works are considered by his competi
tors worth $700,000. and they are so extensive as
to prevent absolute control of tho Pittsburg
operators.
Two Police Balds Last Night.
Lieutenant Robert Holmes last nigbt raided
the bouse of James Hanoy on Jones avenue.
Twelfth ward. Tbo proprietor and two women
were arrested. Lillie .Rpdgers, colored, who
lives on Stockholm avenue, at the head of
Twenty-eighth street, was arrested and Iodsred
in tbo Twelfth ward lockup for selling liquor
without license.
Interests Consolidated.
The Lackawanna and Scranton Steel and
Iron Companies, at Scranton, Pa., two of the
largest plants of their kind in the section, con
solidated their interests January IS in order" to
be better able to compete with Western mills.
Tbe combined capital is $2,000,000, and 3,000
men are employed.
I
A. Newspaper Man to Wed.
Anthony A.Werling. business manager of
the National Labor Tribune and a popular
young man in industrial circles In this city, and
Miss Rarhira Will, of the West End. will be
L married this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mar
tin's Church, Bev. 1'ather Goeuei omciaung.i
ZOIIND AN0THEB BTICEEB.
Grocers' Association Afraid of Indorsing
Labor Strikes.
The directors of tbe Retail Grocers' Associa
tion met last night and discussed the proposed
agreement with tho labor organizations over
again and displayed renewed fear at entering
into the arrangement. Tho Conference Com
mitteo that met a week ago with the labor or
ganizations' committee reported.
The fifth clause, which provides that in case
of a strike tbo grocers will furnish goods on
credit, proved a sticker. Some of the members
regarded that as practically indorsing strikes
and supporting the strikers. They considered
they had no right to do this, as it would en
courage strikes. Another thought the Knights
ot Labor would bo the organization most bene
fited by the agreement, if it were entered into.
The Indications aro now that the agreement
will not be adopted as a whole. The associa
tion, according to President O'Donnell, will
meet Thursday evening, January 29, to take
final action on the matter.
A TEMP0EAEY BELIEF.
Patrick McBrldo Suggests a Remedy for the
Miners' Difficulty.
Patrick McBrldo. who has charge of the
Monongahelastrike, in behalf of the United
Mine Workers' organization, is still at tbe
Home Hotel. He made a suggestion to Presi
dent McLaughlin and Secretary Boyd, of tbe
miners' local organization, that they hold a
conference with the operators, and arrange a
compromise scale for the present, and then call
a joint conference'of 'river and railroad oper
ators and miners, to be held at Colnmbus dur
ing the scalo conference, and there arrange a
permanent scale to suit all.
The operators held another meeting yester
day, and reaffirmed their former position in
the matter.
Industrial Notes.
The Pittsburg Sadd Company, with a capital
of $20,000 was chartered yesterday.
The blast lurnace at the Clinton mill, on the
Southside, has been banked for repairs.
Brown & Co. have started up tbe new muck
mill, put in during tbe holiday shut-down.
The Eureka Ice Company was granted a
charter yesterday. It has a capital ot $23,000.
The stockholders of the Standard Iron Com
pany, Limited, of Ndrristown, have decided to
go into liquidation.
Frank T. Hawlet, the expelled member of
Gilt Edge Lodge of Switchmen, is reported as
having gone to Cleveland.
A break in the machinery at the Westing
house Airbrake Works caused a suspension of
work at Wilmerding yesterday.
Members of the Order of Railway Tele
graphers deny that the Lake Erie Railroad
Company issued orders against their organiza
tion. B. H. Ritbie, of the McClure Coke Company,
returned from Europe last week, looking de
cidedly better, and feeling in much better
plrits.
A delegation of SO lumber dealers, headed
by IL W. Ablers, Secretary of the Union As
sociation, left last night for Toledo, where the
annual convention will be held to-morrow.
'During the present blast, Rosena Furnace,
at New Castle, Pa., made 1S3.C1S tons of pig
iron. The total production dnrlngtho year 1S90
was 62,575 tons. The furnace is operated by the
Oliver Iron and Steel Company.
Cabkecie, Phipps & Co., at the Home
steaa mills, aro recarbonizing between 2,000 and
3,000 tons of steel monthly by the Darby pro
cess, using it for every grade' above 0.20 carbon.
It is pronounced very successful.
AMENITIES OF WARFARE.
Soldier Life in the West Not All It Is Cracked
TJp to Be righting Preferable to Wear
ing of White Gloves by Many of tho
Boys.
The soldiers in the Yellowstone National
Park are selected with a view to the comeli
ness of their figures and their ability to tell
ladies as kindly as possible not to spoil the
beautiful formation!1.
Tbe average man who enters the park, unless
he be a crank or a mineralogist, has no desire
to carry half of it away with him, but the
women, who admire everything'that is pretty
and want.it, and there are many things beauti
ful in the Yellowstone, wonld soon have
tbe park scattered over the country,
and in userto ornament gardens and house
holds. If their own sweet wills prevailed.
Uncle Sam's guardians are hired to prevent
such innocent sacrilege, and they are yonng
fellows. When on doty they wear white gloves
and carry a brightly polished gun. They are
always glad to see tbe ladies, and they take
great pleasure in showing them the sights.
You can't blame these boys for being sociable.
Tbey are glad to see you after spcndinp;six
long, weary months practically snowed up in
their barracks, and no new faces appearing to
break tho monotony of tho scene. They watch
for the coming of the tourist and his pretty
daughter as a robin does for spring. AVben the
big hotels open up tbe soldier boys wake up,
and can bo seen galloping over tho rough
country on their ponies.
"Do you like your life here?" a Pittsburger
asked one of tne soldiers in the park last sum
mer. "Oh, no," he replied, "it is too lonesome.
1 would rather fight Indians any day than spend
my time wearing white gloves ana acting as an
escort to the ladies. But I am unfortunate,
you see, in being considered a little better look
ing than some of tb? other fellows, and here I
am. It is a standing jnkeln the army that tbe
dudes are sen to the Yellowstone Park.
"Tho other fcllows,indced,aro thankful to see
the dude here, but I am not a dude, and may
be that is the reason why I am tired ot the
park, I wnald like to go home to ray mam
ma." and the young fellow remarked to the
pretty girl near him that if she could swipe the
specimen she was playing with bv making it
dance in ber hands wlthoutbis seeingany overt
act, she could have It,
"Ob, thank you," she replied, and a few
days afterward she exultlngly displayed the
beautiful formation in a Northern Pacific Rail
road car. She got it, much obliged to the kind
ness of the soldier.
DIDH'T VICTIMIZE THE DTJ0.TTESNE.
Manager Folton Says His Theater Was Not
Caught in the Lithograph Conspiracy.
Manager Fulton, of the Duquesne Theater,
is happy in the knowledge that none of his em
ployes were connected with tbe lithographers'
conspiracy to hypothecate theater tickets.
In speaking of the matter last night, Mr.
Fulton said: "All our lithographers have been
with us for years, having boen employed by
Manager Henderson at the Chicbago Opera
House. Adolph Meyers, our chief litho
grapher, was tbe man who broke up a similar
conspiracy in Chicaco, and caused tbe indict
ment of Al Beaumont for conspiracy. We
don't issue many lithograph passes anyway."
PASSIONISTS GOING TO SOME.
Rev. Father Matthias to Be Secretary of
tho Order in the Vatican.
Rev. Father Bernard, of the Passioiist Order
and rector of St. Michael's Church, Southside,
will leave for Rome next week, where he will
remain for tbren month, in the interests of the
order. He will be accompanied by Rev. Father
Matthias.
Rev. Father Matthias was at one time a mem
ber of the congregation, and on his departure
ho will bo honored with a special farewell from
his relatives and friends, who may never again
see him in this world, ?s he goes to the Eternal
City to remain as secretary of the order in tho
Vatican.
Another Missing Man Story.
Frederick Weiley.'a Southside, butcher was
reported as missing from his homo at South
Twenty-second andAVharton streets yesterday.
As yet the members of his family are nnablo
to account for his mysterious disappearance.
He is described as follows: Age, 30 years;
height, S feet 10 inches; weight, 170 pounds;
small blonde mustache and light brown hair.
He wore at the time of his disappearance a
blue diagonal suit, frock coat and a stiff hat.
LED IN 3Y THE POLICE.
R. T. Brown was committed to jail yester
day on a charge ot embezzlement.
Jack Welsh was sent 93 days to the work
house for beating his aged mother.
' John Fatjles was sent to jail yesterday for
a hearing on Thursday on a charge of assault
and battery.
Thojtas Burk will have a hearing on Thurs
day on a charge of using a club on Michael
Wilson's bead.
Steven Rogers was arrested yesterday
afternoon and lodged in the Fourteenth ward
station for Insulting ladies.
WiliiAU Curtis, colored, was sent to jail in
default of bail for court trial, on a charge ot
attempting to break into a house ou Hemlock
street. .
William Anderson was arrested on Ridge
avenue, Allegheny, yesterday by Officer Helm
on a charge of. cruelty to animals. It is alleged
he beat the horse severely for inability, to poll
a load of ashes.
ULEE its own light.
City Officials Figuring on the Cost of
an Electric Plant.
WHAT IT COSTS PITTSBURG SOW.
KesiJenls of the Onter Warte Desire the
System Extended.
CHIEF BIGEL0W WAMS SHADE TEEES
The possbility of Pittsburg owning and
operating an electrio light plant for street
illumination is now under consideration by
the city officials.
The city's contract with the East End
Electric Light Company for arc lights was
for three years and expires on April 1, 1892,
and if it is determinecl,to build a plant, there
is not more than enough time to complete all
arrangements before that date. The city
pays tbe electric light company $120,000 a
year, and the expense of gasoline lamps
brings the total annual cost of street light
ing up to about $160,000. Even at this rate
the city is not lighted up all over, and next
year the system will have to be extended
in several directions. The residents of
several well built-up streets in
Oakland are asking ior electric light;
in the outer wards the residents are oom
plaining of having to depend to a large ex
tent upon the light 'of the moon, aud the
Southsiders already have a petition in Coun
cils asking that the system be extended upon
that side of tbe river. If these requests are
complied with it will double the cost of
lighting, more especially as the company
has returned to the use of coal, natural gas
haying advanced to a point that prevents an
economical use of that fuel.
Figuring at Six Per Cent.
Controller Morrow was figuring a little
yesterday. He believes that all of the city's
investments should earn G per cent, and
scorned to do any figuring on a 4 per cent
basis. At the highest rate $160,000 a year
represents an investment ot $2,6C7,000. The
Controller was not prepared to estimate on
the cost of an electric light plant, bnt be was
aware of the fact that Allegheny had purchased
one for 5111,000, or less than the cost of lighting
Pittsburg for one year.
Chief Bigelow, of the Department of Public
Works, is considering the propriety of the city
owning its own electric light plant The street
paving trouble has had the effect of throwing
other subjects into the background.in this de
partment for tho past two or three weeks, ana
tho Chief has not given the subject all the con
sideration it needs. He feels, however, that it
might be a good idea, more especially as it
wonld not be necessary to make the appropria
tion for the purchase or tho plant until next
year, when it is hoped that the city will have
emerged triumphantly from the cloud cast upon
it by tbe street decision.
Looking at It as an Investment.
Mayor Gourlev is also giving serious consid
eration to this matter. He is securing data in
an endeavor to determine whether the pur
chase of an electric light plant would be a good
investment for the city. If he finds that the
municipality would savo money by snch an in
vestment ho will recommend it to Councils; If,
on the other hand, he decides that it will be
merely an expensive luxury, he will say noth
ing about it.
Chief Bigelow is also giving some thought to
the subject of tree-planting on some of the
city's best avenues. He realizes that far
famed Euclid avenue would not compare with
Fifth avenue, beyond Oakland, were it not for
the magnificent shade trees which line Cleve
land's show thoroughfare. Last year the Chief
asked for 110.000 for this purpose, but didn't get
it. This year he has not asked for it, but would
not be surprised If he got it anyway. In tbo
meantime he is devoting considerable attention
to tbe study of arboricnltnre.
- MISHAPS OF A DAY.
An Unknown Man Killed at Cochran'
Station Serious Accidents.
Tho accidents of yesterday were not numer
ous, but most of them were of a serious char
acter. An unknown man was killed on the
railroad, a Pole had his leg torn off and a driver
was fatally hurt by his wagon upsetting.
Unknown An unknown man was killed on
the Pittsburg. Virginia and Charleston Road at
Cochran station yesterday. He was removed
to tho morgue ana is described as follows:
Weight. 175 pounds; height, 6 feet; about 35
years of age; fair complexion, short sandy hair
and mustache: was dressed in bine frock coat
and vest, black striped pants and Scotch cap;
In the pocket was fonnd a silver watch with
the Initials "W. E. D." engraved on tbe case.
Tho second toe on the right foot of the body
had been amputated.
John Malloy John Malloy was struck on
tbe head by a crane handle and dangerously
hurt at the Oil Well Supply Company's works
on Thirty-first street.
Patbick Boyle Patrick Boyle received an
ngly scalp wound at the Edgar Thomson works
by a bar of iron falling on his head.
Geoboe Jones George Jones received a
bad gash in the bead from a fall dnrlnga fit at
tbe Frankstown mill.
A Polo, whose name could not be learned, had
a leg cut off at Byers & Co.'s Southside mill.
W. E. Allen W. E. Allen, a driver for the
Union Tea Company, was thrown out of his
wagon in Wildwood. yesterday, and seriously
injured. One of the horses fell on a hill and
overturned tho wagon.
SICK AND DESTITUTE.
A Domestic Suffering From Diphtheria and
Without Medical Attention.
A servant girl who came to Pittsburg f rom
Westmoreland county abont six months ago is
lying very sick with diphtheria and without
medical attendance at a house on Sixth street.
She has been working at the house where she
is now since she came to the city until she was
taken sick on Wednesday last. Application
was made for admittance to a number of city
hospitals, but this was refused ber. on the
grounds that tbe disease she had was con
tagious, and since the people she lives with are
unable to render her any, aid she has been
forced to go without medical assistance.
While working she sent nearly all of her money
to her parents In Westmoreland county.
A doctor was ordered for her, and she will
be taken care of by tbe Bureau of Health until
a better place can be found for her.
Street Railway Election Postponed.
The annnal election of the Pittsburg, Alle
gheny and Manchester Railway Company was
to have been held yesterday afternoon, between
the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, but it was post
poned. The meeting has been set for January
2H. The Union line election will be held on
the same day.
Sheep Breeders' Meeting To-Morrow.
Tbe tenth annual meeting of the National
Delaine Merino Sheep Breeders' Association
will be held in tbe Opera House at Canonsburg
to-morrow. The Industry represented is very
large, and tbe proceedings will be of great in
terest not only to wool growers hut to many
outside of that industry.
$1, SI. Week. SI, 81.
Fine cabinet photos $1 a doz. for this
week at Aulrecht's Elite Gallery, 516 Mar
ket street. Come early; rain or shine, bring
the children. Only one week. Tell your
neighbor of this.
The Popular Gallery.
Hendricks & Co.'s, 68 Federal street, of
fers great inducements in the photographic
line this week. Cabinets, $1 a dozen. Bring
the children. ttssu
Mrs. Winslotv's Soothing Syrup is the best
of all remedies for Children Tectbiug.
Whlto China
For amateur decorating. Our annual clear
ance sale is now on. We offer special bar
gain to close all our odds and ends for a
few days only. .Many things at less than
half price. Come eorly.
ClIAS. BElZENSTEIjr,
152, 154 and 156 Federal st.
Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitten to
every glass of impure water you driuk.
ZTSSU
Look for special "To Let" lists in The
Dispatch Mondays and Thursdays. ,
Ceeam ale is a fine winter beverage.
Iron City Brewery. 'Phone 1186.
STARTED FOR HARR1SBURG.
The Randall Club Will See-Mr. Pattlson In
augurated To-Day The Boys Salute the
County Democracy About ICO Members
Left on the Special.
It took four Pullman fars and a common
coach to carry the Randall Club and the
Great Western Band to Harrisburg last
evening. About 8 o'clock 150 of the
boys, wearing white plugs and black Mack
intosh coats,- marched into the Union Depot,
marshaled by General P. N. Guthrie. Colonel
J. B. R. Streator, of Washington, ably assisted
him as lieutenant. On the way to tbe sta
tion tho club passed tho rooms of the
County Democracy, and saluted tbeir brethren
nf the other faction. This graceful act was
done at the requestor 'Squire Herman Handel,
who Is a director of the County Democracy and
Vies President of the Randall Club.
Tbe marchers made a fine appearance on the
street as they walked behind tbe Great Western
Band. In yie ranks were seen the familiar
faces ot ex-Collector D. O. Barr. Timothy
O'Leary, Jr.. John JlcCrlckart, President
Frank Welxel, T. D. Casey, 'Squire Handel,
and other well-known Democrats. 'Squire
Handel was in a merry mood. He couldn't get
a coat large enough to button in front, but
some of the hoys supplied tbe garment with
straps, and the genial 'Squire fastened them to
tbe buttons. Ho promised to deliver his
famous speech on the non-producer on tbe way
to Harrisburg.
It will probably cost each member of the
club on an average from HO to SO to
make the trip, but this tact did not prevent
a large turnout. Tbe uniforms, including
the cane, cost aboutSlZ, and tbe exenrsion rate
was (7.50. The badge alone was worth Si The
club has gone to the capital to represent West
ern Pennsylvania, and tbey certainly will do so.
Among tbe outsiders who will see the Gov
ernor inaugurated were noticed Chief Murphy
and Peter Bleitstein, of Allegheny.
The County Democracy did not go in a bodv.
.bnt some of their members will be present at
'the inauguration.
Dispute Over a Horse.
Police Lieutenant Alexander, of Allegheny,
arrested August Hartz -yesterday on complaint
of a man named Weisner, of Spring Hill, who
alleged he had stolen a horse from the com
plainant's stable. Hartz says he agreed to sell
the horse to Weisner. who failed to pay him the
prico agreed upon. Both men wdl explain to
Mayor Wynian to-day.
Ducks say quack, but D'. Bull's Cough
Syrup can stand tbe gosling accusation.
B1BER k EASTDN.
Still Greater Reductions
CLOAK :-: DEPARTMENT.
All Long Garments at about one-third original
value.
At $ I 50 ) Your choice from a
Af ? nn V Tery larKe line of extra
"" "Po -A-' r grade Long Garments,
At $5 OOJ to bust meav
SLAUGHTER IN
Jackets and Fi?ie Wraps
FOR MISSES at $3 and $5.
FOR LADIES at (3, C5, tS and up.
Fine Wraps all Sacrificed!
Fine Mantles all to go!
ElegantPlusb. Garments!
This offering from
Oiir Cloak Department
Embraces many of our choicest garments, per
fect iu shape, quality and finish.
A FEW BARGAINS
" -IN
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
Extra grade Turkey Red Table Damask, 30
different styles, new and choice designs, per
fectly fast colors, at 50c
Extra grade 60-inch Loom Table Damasks at
50c.
Crochet White Quilts extra value, 75c, 80c.
81. mo.
Bed Comforts, all reduced, 90c. $1, 81 12, 81 35.
Elder Down Comforts marked down to 81 50.
White, Red, Gray and Fancy Country aud
California Blankets all reduced to close out.
BIBER I EASTDN,
Sos and 507 MARKET STREET.
jal8-TTS3a
ANOTHER SURPRISE
-or-
CARPETS.
V 1
GREAT REDUCTION SALE
BEGINNING
Monday, January 12.
We will place on sale on above date a large
line of Carpets,
HOT -REMNANTS,
But any quantity desired goods which were
purchased for this winter's trade, the pat
terns of which will not be reproduced for
spring season. 2?ote tho prices:
Best quality All-wool Ingrain
Carpets at50e, 53c and 60e per yard;
never retailed anywhere at less than
Large line of Three-Plys at 75e
and SOc per yard, worth 51.
Large line of Tapestry Brussels,
at 50c, worth 75;.
A better grade of Tapestry Brus
sels at 65c, worth 85c.
"Very best quality of Tapestry
Brussels at 75c, worth 51.
Large line of Body Brussels at
8oe, 90c, 05e and $1, worth ?1 25.
Large line Moquettes at 51 10 to
51 23, worth to-day 51 05.
Hotel keepers and other large retail buy
ers, contemplating buying in tbe spriug,
will do well to purchase from this lot, as
they are 25 to 33 per cent lower than they
can be bought 30 days from now.
EDWARD
GROETZfflGER,
627 and 629 Penn AVenue.
' ' jalO-TTSSa
GAVE HIM IHE SLIP.
An Actress Skips While Her Husband la
aiaillng a Letter.
George Howard, of New Orleans, walked
Into the Central Hotel yesterday morningabout
5 o'clock in a very distressed state of mind.
"Is my wife stoppinghere?" he asked nervously
of the clerk. "She gave the me slip at the post
office, and I have been looking for her all
night." Here tho poor fellow broke down and
cried, and between his sobs told his story.
Several years ago he married an actress in
New Orleans. He declined to give ber stage
name, for the present, due got hi'u into the
show- business, and after smkfns 21.000 as an
advance agent of acompany he quit the road in
disgust and asked his wife to do so also, but
she liked the stage and refused. She joined
another company, and left him. Howard heard
she would be passing through this city, and on
Saturday be came back here and found ber
with another man. After much persuasion she
decided to go back to New Orleans with him,
and they were on the way to the Union station
when he stepped Into the postoffico to mall
letter. He was gone only a minute, but when
he came out she bad disappeared. He had
been to all tbe hotels during the night, and was
afraid she had returned to the other fellow and
the stage.
A Burglarious Ttombardmenr.
Four men attempted to burglarize tbe store
of Chesman & Smith, Bridge street, Etna, early
yesterday morning. They were disturbed by
Alexander Smith, who slept in a room over the
store, and "after a lively fusillade in which
Smith, the burglars and Officer Necter par.
ticipated. the thieves got away without any
body being hurt.
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pittsburg, Pa..
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1881.
JDS. HDRNE J CD.'B
PENN AVE. STORES.
Our Great January Sales
Still Continue All Over
the Store. .
For ToDay We Call Atten
tion to the Following Items
in Our Busy Silk Depart
ment. ONE LOT of very choice PRINTED INDIA
SILKS at 7oc yard. Very desirable styles, re. (
duced from 81, 81 23 and 81 SO a yard.
This is a small lot, but very
choice.
We are now showing our ari
vanced styles in PRINTED INDIA
SILKS, black grounds, with high
color printings on black grounds in
the popular floriated and Louis XV.
designs, on a very superior cloth,
at the low price of Si a yard. These
are very cheap at the price.
Black Ground India Silks, -af
inches, wide, with white printlngsia
new styles, very superior quality, $1
A YARD. Just as good as you
have often paid $1 25 a yard for.
ONE SMALL LOT of very ele
gant BLACK SATIN FOULARDS,
usual price $2 25 to $2 50, to be
closed out this week at the low
price of $1 25 A YARD. A grand
chance.
STRIPED WASH SILKS,
This season's designs and color
ings, very choice and novel, 75c
and 85 c a yard.
A BARGAIN.
One lot CANTON CREPES, in
delicate evening shades, 75c A
YARD. Cheap at $u
A large assortment of new and
lovely patterns in Printed Crepes,
$1 25, $1 50 and $2 a yard. Mucli
under value.
AT 40c AND 50c:
Don't forget to see the bargains
in Striped Colored Surah Silks and
Checked Glace Silks, the cheapest
goods ever offered in this city.
SPECIAL.
ONE LARGE LOT Handsome
Lyon's Brocade Silks and Satins,
ranging in lengths from ij4 to 5
yards, AT LESS THAN j PRICE.
We have included in this lot our
very large importation of exclusive
novelties ranging from $5 to $50 a
yard the handsomest goods ever
shown in this city. At our present
prices these goods have NEVER
BEEN EQUALED AS MARVEL
OUS BARGAINS.
JOS. HDRNE I CD.,
609-621 PENN AVENUE.
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U. & S.
BARGAINS IN
HOSIERY and
UNDERWEAR,
Ladles' Black Cashmere Hcse, 23c. 33;. 50c
Children's Black Cashmere Hose. S to 8K 3Sc
Ladles' Two-toned Cotton Hose. 33c,wnrth 75c.
Men's Colored Merino Underwear, full re2U
lar. S3 60 per suit.
Ladies' and Children's Lezslnv and Gaiter.
cttes made to order. Combination Suits at
greatly reduced prices.
ULRICH &SPENCER,
642 Penn Avenue.
Open Saturday Evenings. ja3Q-TU
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