tfaMtSii! w, ' T5R-W" 7T 7KJ(pwpKgP' THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1891. BESSSa 1 DONEWTHDECORUM The Eis-hty-Sixlli Anniversary of the Foundation of the Ilarraoniles' Society Passes With FEUVEXT PKATER AKD FEASTING. The Eanqnet Board Groans Under the Weight of Good Things, and the Wino Bowl Circles Gaily. HEX WORTH 1IILLIOXS OP MOXET. No New Kate Johed Darag the Tin. ar.4 Now Only 40 of Tim irt Left. There were festivities at Economy yester day, but tbey were not ot the order cus tomary with young men out for a jollifica tion, or on a par with the fun a baseball um pire enjoys when his decision is disputed by both sides. The Harmonites celebrated the eighty sixth anniversary of the foundation of their society in the manner which has been cus tomary with them for many years. For the information of those who know not of this organization, it may be stated that it com prises about 40 persons, who are a religions and economic power unto themselves, own ing several thousand acres of land, $20,000, 000 worth of property and giving employ ment to about 300 people, who form the con comitants of the industrial village of Econ omy, in Beaver county, some 18 miles from Pittsburg. As to the history of the society, it will be sufficient to say that it was founded by one Jjcob Rapp, a native of Germany, who ar rived in this country with ideas born of the revolutionary times which struck Germany shout the commencement of the century, and who sought to form an establishment after his manner of thought, in the neighborhood of ZclienoDle. Complete success of tho Undertaking. In this he was partially successful. Sub sequently the more favorable site of the present location was purchased, and the Harmonite Society established at Economy. That the society thrived is evidenced by the value of its property to-day. The general tenets of the organization are of an essentially communistic turn, the principles of the society claiming equal rights for all in its property, and that the property of one should be the property of all. The present chief of the society is Jacob Eenrici, who is well known in this city as punctual in his business engagements, and as a man who is thoroughly honest and straightforward in his purposes. His figure is not an unfamiliar one, and he bears the weight of his 87 years with uncommon vigor. Mr. Henrici is the chief trustee of two, annually elected by the society to look after its interests. The other is John S. Duss, a much younger man and one of the few native-born Americans in the society, which, it may be said, is German in com position and thought The council com prises nine members, including the Presi dent, Mr. Henrici, and in their hands is vested the execution of affairs. A German Hamlet Xear Pittsburg;. The stranger who gets off at Economy station and ascends the gradually ascend ing roadway leading to the level stretch of country on which the village is situated may easily, if he has an acquaintance with Europe, imagine himself in some German hamlet, such resemblance does the architec ture of the two-stoned red brick dwellings, with their porches and enclosures bear to that of manv villages in the Vaterland. And the similarity is rendered the more complete, should it happen to be a week day, from the dress of the busy housewives and their help, as they pursue their avoca tions with many interjections in the Tueton tongue. Throughout, nothing but German It heard. Yesterday was a day of rest and celebra tion of the annual recurrence of the founda tion of the society. The place was quiet in the extreme, owing to the cessation of all business, but when the community had as sembled in the church at noon, under the presidency of Mr. Henrici, one might have imagined himself in a city of the dead, so absent were all indication ot human sur roundings. Even the very children left within for some reason or other spoke with bated breath, and a solemn air of serious cess, that was almost oppressive, seemed to pervade the whole place. The Annl crsary Exercises. President Henrici, from a raised desk on one side of the church, spoke rather length ily on the day in opening the exercises, and ibe choir, composed of some 15 or 20 male and female voices, sang a hymn. The church contained nothing to indicate its sacred purposes, and the congregation the men on one side, the women on the other was as simply attired as the edifice was bare of ornament. At the conclusion of the services Mr. Henrici gave a signal, and the women re tired by one door, while the men, when the former had departed, left by another. After the church services interest centered in the feast, to be given in the Town Hall. Por half an hour or so women were busy in bearing the dishes from the kitchen, in a building adjoining, to the hall, and a member of the Harmony police occupied himself in rounding up everyone who came in sight. "Women, attired much as their sisters in the Fatherland, were seen passing from the hall, carrying pails of soup and dinner to such of the community as were unable to attend, through sickness. Finally the church bell rang out a warn ing note, and the community assembled within the hall for the feast of the day. How the Feast Was Enjoyed. Through the courtesy of Mr. Henrici, Mr. Buss and Mr. Fischer, The Dispatch re porter was invited to be present. Six tables, ranged along the hall, accommodated the community, the men being seated at one .side, the women at the other. At the upper end was a platform and band stand, with a table set oosswise in Iront When every one had been seated for some minutes, dur ing which not a whisper could be heard in the hall, Mr. nenrici, followed by the eight Councilmen, entered and walked down the hall to their tabic, the band, meanwhile, playing a strain in welcome. This accomplished, the President said grace, and at a signal from him the assem blage began an onslaught on the feast. This consisted ot a plentiful supply of cold mut ton, veal, rice soap, sauerkraut, rye bread, dried apples, Catawba wine and water. When the soup and mutton had been dis posed of there followed an intermission of an hour, during which the band, composed mainly of brass and reed instruments, ren dered some excellent music, and the choir tang several hymns. Mr. Duss then cut up a loaf of rye bread into thin pieces, end Mr. Henrici invited the members of the so ciety to advance and break bread with him. Tne'men, going forward, did so, Mr. Henrici ixteiiding the bread and each man breaking off a piece and eating it. The women fol Ii wl, doing likewise. In all about 40 peo ple broke bread, signifying that they were jn accord with the principles of the society. Resumption ot the Feasting. During this stage of the proceedings there was a cessation of all feasting, but immedi ately on its conclusion Mr. Henrici gave the cne to the band which played another hvmc, and general attention was turned to trie veal. The Catawba wine circulated .until the jugs were empty, and finally, after four boors' continuous feeding, the banquet was brought to a close by President Henrici walking ont, accompanied by the Council. Then the women left, and the men were not long in clearing the building, with more or less apparent relief. A similar feast was partaken of at G o'clock in the evening, and the day's cele bration was brought to a close. One peculiarity apparent about the Har monites is that they appear to be a people unto themselves; to be, in a measure, severed from the world, and to live only that they may live in the small entourage of Economy. Even the women, many of whom are young and comely, and the children carry au air of somber seriousness that wonld be re garded as remarkable anvwhere else. There were no new members taken in yes terday, and, on the other hand, several parsed away during the year. Mr. Henrici's house, modestly furnished, contains many curios which the collector would be glad to get at. Noticeable in the parlors are two pictures, one representing "Christ Healing the Sick," the other "Christ in the Manger," which originally formed part of the collection belonging to the Blaine family. Not far from the church can be seen a white-painted, wooden, two storied houe, in which some of Secretary James G. Blaine's ancestors first s.iw the light. It originally stood about half a mile farther down the river. Mr. Henrici takes a strong interest in the Holy Land and has sent a goodly sum of money there. He sent 510,000 last year to Jerusalem. REFUSEDT0 ROAST. A Resolution Condemning the Judges for Granting Liconses Receives Rough Treatment In an Allegheny Temper nnce Meeting Tho Younger Members Show a Strong Hand. There was a little diversion in the usual quiet Sunday night meeting of the Sons of Temperance last night at their hail, 68 Ohio street, Allegheny. Mr. Laurence Mooney had read the lesson of faith as laid down in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, and had introduced several speakers, among tbeni Mr. A. Bryce, W. H. Carlisle, Bobert Grundy and D. Swoger. All of them spoke of the evils of intemperance, and regretted that the county judges looked at the Brooks law in the way they did. The speakers took the ground that all licenses should be re fused, and could be without any violation of the judges' authority in the matter, that they had discretionary power to do so. The speakers regretted that the judges did not enforce this power. "" In Mr. Swoger'g speech he advocated holding indignation meetings and con demning the judges if tbey would not, and so enlist the sympathy of cnurch people and finally compel the judges to quit their churches or refuse licenses. Mr. Bryce pro posed that a resolution be adopted by a rising vote of those present, indorsing this idea, and several of the young men in the audience rose and objected. They said they were not wholly in sympathy with those ideas, and they knew enough of parlia mentary law to underatand that when a resolution was offered they had the right to debate it. There was quite a little confusion oyer this declaration. The objectors were all bright young men, members of the Junior Order of American Mechanics and knew how to talk. William G. Hohman finally got the floor and had begun to sav he was not exactly of Mr. Swoger's belief, when one of the members of the society jumped to his feet and interrupted bim. Mr. Bryce proposed fair play for the young man, and he was allowed to proceed. He defeaded the judges in their actions and said they did only what the great majority of the people desired them to do, and the majority wanted licenses. He said be did not know Judge White, but he thought he was fair and honest and he would defend him in the judge's absence. Mr. Hohman was loudly applauded by his friends, who were evidently out in force. Mr. E. N. Parker and Mr. William Bigger also spoke to the same effect, and a feeble defense was attempted by some members of the society, who took the floor while the boys were talking. In the midst of it all Mr. ifooney ad journed the meeting by having the choir sing the doxology and did not allude to the proposed resolution. It was not adopted. The young men were not satisfied and asked Mr. Mooney to allow them to debate the question at next Sunday night's meeting, which he acreed to. Mr. "Mooney told them, however, that he was going to have a policeman in attendance to keep order. FIEE IN A TErTEMENT HOUSE. Four Families Hate to Move Hastily and Ixise Much Furniture. At 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire was discovered in a double frame tenement house in Caramel alley, Thirteenth ward. An alarm was turned in from box 331, which was quickly responded to by the de partment, who found the interior of the building pretty well wrapped in flames. The fire was rather a stubborn one to fight and the interior was pretty well gutted and the household furniture of the occupants destroyed before the flames were subdued. The houses were occupied by four fam ilies, Mrs. Patch, Fred TJlig, W. A.Woffett and Upton Beed. Some little of the goods were saved, but the majority were bnrncd, entailing a loss or about $400, while the damage to the house was J500, the latter being covered by insurance. The fire is supposed to have been caused by a boy throwing a match in a cupboard while searching for some clothing. BBJKGING THE EEMAEfS HOME. Tho Body of Charles Fitxwilliams to Reach TitUburg To-Night. The body of Charles Fitzwilliams, of this city, who was killed by an electric wire in Connecticut, will arrive at his late home to night. The deceased was a member of the Jr. O. TJ. A. M. The body will be taken to Little Washington for burial. The deceased lived in the rear of 108 Clark street, and leaves a wife and two small children. PEOPLE WHO COME AND 00. Dr. O'Neil, of Lexington, was a passen ger on tbe Eastern express last evening for Philadelphia, He is one of the Panhandle surgeons, and is suffering severely from asthma. Mrs. M. L. Myers and daughter Minnie and Miss Ida McClnrg. ot Allegheny, left last night for a six-weeks' trio through Florida. Iney will visit many places of interest In the State. Harry Askin, manager of the McCaull Opera Company, Diguy Bell, the comedian, and other leading members of the romnany, are stopping a: the Duquesne for tbe week. J. R. Erringer, Jr., special passenger agent of the Pennsylvania road, and W. J. Juhuson, of Unioutown, are registered at the Monongahela House. Dr. W. A. Shuey and W. B. McCand lisli. ot Peidraont, are In tho city. They will leave for Florence this morning In Judgo Hud son's party. " JohnPizer, of White Sulphur Springs, and S. M. Goodrow. ot Saginaw, are stopning at the Seventh Avenne Hotel. Pauline Kail, the operatic singer, passed through tbe city last evening on tho limited, bound lor Detroit, C. Niedieck, Jr., of Fahberick, Ger manv, and F. L. Goodonough. or Windsor, are at the Anderson. The Stowaway Company passed through the city last evening, en route from Columbus to Lancaster. II. Kirk Jarae, of Oil City, who has been in the city for several days, returned home last evening. H. C. Darley, of J. P. Witherow & Co., left for Roanokoiast evening. Judge Harry White, of Indiana, ar rived in the city last evening. Major Howard Morton left lor Phila delphia last nignt. S. S. Marvin and wife went East last evening. Special To Let Lists This Morning. PURIFIEDJY POLICE. Inspector John A. McAleese Makes His Report of One Year's WORE IN THE FIEST DISTRICT. Speak-Easy Proprietors and Ganiulors Driven Out of Easiness. POLITICAL PDLLS .NOT BECOGXIZED Thirteen thousand arrests were made in the First police district, which comprises the first 13. wards of the citv, during the year ending January 31, 1891, according to the annual report of Inspector John A. McAleese, made yesterday to Chief J. O. Brown. The year preceding, 9,500 arrests were made. This remarkable increase is not due to an epidemic of crime, but to the unrelenting war waged against the speak-easy last sum mer, and the determination o! the Police Bureau to rid the city ot loafers, thieves and thugs. The Inspector, in his report, instances the suppression of the "Owl Gang," which terrorized the bill district, as show ing how this determination was carried out. Sixty persons connected with this organiza tion were arrested, convicted and sent to the penitentiary and other penal institutions. Hardscrabble, once notorious lor the bad character of its habitants, has been puri fied, and those criminals who lived there who are not in the penitentiary, have taken the very broad hint given them and have left the city. Tribute to the Detective Force. The Inspector calls attention to the fact that few serious crimes such as murder or burglary were committed in his district, and after complimenting the ability amRzealous ness of his detective force, refers to last sum mer's speak-easy crusade, as follows: One of the most arduous tasks ever given to me in the management of my district, by your self as Chief of the Bureau, was the suppres sion of the illegal liquor trafhc When I un dertook tho work there were In the First po lice district at least 500 places wbich wero known as speak-easies. At the expenditure ot a vast amount of tabor, and by use of tho ser vices of specially trained and directed officers, 1 was able, beginning In May, 1S90, to bring to immediate justice between 300 and 400 of these peculiar violators of tbe law. My statistical report will give the exact figures, and they will be found to bring the total nearer to 400. The plan of prosecu tion decided upon, to proceed by summary con viction to fine these delinouents for keeping disorderly houses, proved after vigorous en forcements to bo effective, where. If the prose cation had been committed to the courts, the cases would have draggea along, the defend ants would have been out on bail, and pending their trial would have been piosecuticc their illegal traffic. Tempering Justice With Mercy. Another good effect of this method was that the summary conviction and fine enabled the persons arrested to satisfy the law and leave tbe business. A large number of the violators were women, many of them widows with largo families dependent on them, and to imprison them would have been asevere hardship, but by the payment of a fine tbey escaped tbe more severe punishment and were given an oppor tunity to become obedient to tho laws. In a number of cases it was necessary to arrest and line stubborn violators of the law two and even three tinios before they realized tho bureau was entirely in earnest, and quit tbe business. As a result, as tar as the First police district Is concerned. speak-easies""are things of tbe past. One coining into existence is oc casionally heard of. but if the report is founded ou fact the violators are immediately appre hended and subjected to the severest penalty; subjected to a close surveillance and driven out of the trade. A kind of house drinking, wbich in some re spects closely resembles tbe speak-eaiies, is in existence, bnt it is extremely difficult to ob tain evidence sufficient to secure con viction. It is dono in boarding houses, where tho proprietor or proprietress lays in a stock of beer and serves it to the boarders, ostensibly without prico and as a part of tbe regular boarding bouse supply. Hut eyen of tins kind of drinking there is not enough to challenge serious consideration, be cause the active prosecution of several cases of the kind wherever the proprietors become ac cessible to the Bureau has made people in tho boarding bouse business extremely careful of ventnnng too close to the line of tbe law. The rntsburg Gambler Wiped Out. Gambling is next taken up, and in this connection the Inspector says: Your imperative instructions that gambling must be suppressed have been implicitly obeyed, and gambling has been snpnressed in the I'irst police district of this city. The gambler to-day is a rara avis in Pittsburg. Tbey have been nnsbed day and night, in the teeth of strong political and other opposition, and the resources at my command proved ef fective in ridding the city of this particular evil, so far ai gambling of a public or semi private character could be driven out of a community so populous as this. Faro banks, pool rooms and poker rooms are no more. When poker and other card games are played in Pittsburg it is by men who are not professional gamblers, and in private residences or club houses. There is probably less club gambling in Pittsburg than in any other city of its size in the country. Tbe gamblers have been driven out, and ic is proposed to keep them out. They recognize this fact and few are left. With roference to another feature of tbo darker sido of city life. I am able to report tbe complete suppression of dives and danco houses.and tbe extinction of,placos wbereliquor was bandied and doled out by women. In this resuect we have a model section of a city in the Firt police district. The Inspector refers to the work of the Bureau in guarding girls and boysfrom the snares ot a great city, and then makes the following vigorous protest: A Police Official'.? Chief Difficulty. Right here I want to call your attention, but more especially the attention of the public to the fact that many of tho difficulties that sur round the police work of this and other dis tricts are made by people who are good people, or very nearly so. As they talk they want their laws enforced against every violator, and they maintain that position until a friend or close acquaintance is arrested. Then tbey use every means in their power to retard tbe action of the bureau and clog the vigorous administra tion of the law. When none of tbeir Menus are in trouble, such a thing as rondering volun tary assistance to the Polico Bureau by giving it information, which they frequently have, never occurs to them. They manifest an in difference that encourages the criminal and his associates to believe that tho good people are too fond of their case to give aid or assistanre to a police officer in the discharge of his duties. To be popular and to do your duty iu my po sition as Inspector of tbe First police district is an impossibility which I recognize and mako no attempt to achieve. As 1 understand my position. I am hero to obey your in structions In protecting the people of this First police district from the marauding ot thieves, the blackguardism of loafers on the street, tbe ruffianism of tbe toub and bully, and to maintain such measures of peace and good order as will assure every roan at nigh: or day within the limits ot this district, that his property is as sare as restless vigilance can make it. and bis life on tbe street is as well gnarded as it is witbiu tbe precincts of his own borne. Under our patrol system it it is absolutely impossible for one man or for a gang of men, for more than the fewest posslblo moments at a time, to incito disorder on any tboroutrbfare of this district at any hour of tbo day or night More Patrolmen Needed. The Inspector next called attention to the fuct that he could use more patrolmen to ad vantage. Many beats in his district are much too large for one man to cover, and he is compelled to leave them to the vigilance of loved and trusted officers, exacting from each the work which should be done by two officers at least. The largest stretches of territory are arranged so as to occur only in such neighborhoods as justly bear the repu tation of being quiet and peaceable. The business section of the city is thoroughly watched over day and night. A proof of the efficiency of the system may be found in the fact that the business section of the city is and has been free from the deeds ot des perate thieves, which, under a less vigorous system, are frequently mace successful. There are no local thieves who amount to anything, and under the present system a strange thief can be iu Pittsburg but a short time before that fact is made known to the police. An arrest is summarily made, and the visiting burglar or robber, of whatever grade he may be, is given a workhouse sentence, at the expiration of which he is very well satisfied to leave town by the shortest route possible. v Speaking of the work of his men, the In spector said it was- done with veryNlittle or no encouragement from tbe people. Even those most benefited were the least demon strative in giving the poor credit of com mendation. It makes the work of a more exacting character than if the force were upheld by an outspoken public sentiment that would encourage the men to obtain for themselves an acknowledged place in the esteem of tho public. Rosy Ufe of tho Inspector. Eeferring to his own duties, the Inspector says tbey are of a character that requires unremitting and unceasing application. He is on duty all the time, day and night, and expected to be whenever required, no matter what the hour or ho w inclement th e weather is or untoward the circumstances. Often has he gone weeks in the discharge of his duties with less that five hours of sleep each day. Even then he was aroused four or five times each night by telephone calls, or to go to a fire to take command of tbe policemen there. Speaking of his men as a force, the In spector compares them favorably in every respect with any other force in the country. He next called attention to the building now used as a Central station. It is 35 years old, badly ventilated, cramped for soace, and anything but a healthy place. Without exaggeration be regards it as a dis grace to the city and to the Bureau of Police. It is thoroughly unfit for the uses to which it is put. It is also inconvenient to handle the cases of deserving poor, sick and disabled, footsore women with children, and similar cases that come there lor ac commodations, and who can only be treated now as if they were prisoners. Chief Elliot's assistance, in relieving this kind ol cases as far as in bis power, is grate fully acknowledged. In this connection it is added that there are no means for caring for the insane or for those suddenly taken sick. They are frequently thrust on the hands of the police by circumstances. They are obliged to dispose of them, in the cases of the insane, by jail commitment prelimi nary to a medical examination, and in the cases of the sick to endeavor to secure a place for them in one of the hospitals. "The West Penn Hospital and the Homeopathic Hospital," he says, "have dealt liberally with us, and received our patients without cost to tne city." The Sdpport of Public Sentiment. Inspector McAleese thus re'ers to the nui sance of people who think tbey haye a "pull:" In conclusion, 1 want to assert in the sim plest and strongest language at my command, that good police government, perfectly work ing police regulations, and tbe assurance of a proper regard and respect for law and order, in this or any other district, can only be perman ently secured and retained when, in tbe dis charge of their duties, tbe police officers are upheld by a strong pnblic sentiment which will recognize the fact that in tbe exercise of his office tbe policeman Is serving the public, and that ho is worthy of tho support, and should have steadily tbe assistance of overy lover of law and good order. I say to you. sir, that in many cases I have bad tbe solid opposition of people who should have been eager to hold up my hands and help mo to make their places ot business and honses safe for themselves and families. On tbe other band I have bad some support from the good people of tbe city, but, where its manifestation has been made clearlv enough for me to recognize it in one case, I have had 50 cases where, to accomplish ray purpose in preserving tho peace and prosperitv of the community, I have had to contend against tbe tierce opposition of the very men and interests for whose chief benefit my work was being done. I have no failures to report in the adminis tration of tbe police affairs of my district, but I have to report that a lack of this support ot which I have just spoken, tbe magnitude of the work to be done by me and tbe multitude of duties to he performed by myself and my men have been such that In the results) tbe success of our efforts has not been in snch full measure as It would be if I bad been heartily supported by tbe neople. upheld by pnblic sen timent and strengthened by a perfectly proper number of officers under my command. Interfered With by Councilmen. I havo been handicapped at times by the machinations of municipal politicians who de sired tor their own purposes to interfere with the operations of the active work of my de partment, and I snffered the annoyance of a good deal of conncilmanlc interference to which 1 should not bave been subjected, and which was barren of results, because, as I see it, I am here to do my duty under the regula tions of the Police Bureau, regardless of poli tics and politicians. A general healthy public support of the honest efforts of earnest officers to give the city a stable and safe and admirable government would be worth as much as the services of 25 more policemen in uniform in this district. The Inspector added that the district is now In better condition than it ever was, and if still in command he hoped tobe able to repeat that declaration a year from now. Of the whole number ol 19,000 or 20,000 arrests made in the citv nearly 13,000 were made by his officers. Without an exception they received his personal attention before disposed of. The heartv support and co operation of Magistrates Gripp and Mc Kenua in making arrest a terror to the vicious was acknowledged as a heavy debt of obligation placed upon the Inspector. Some Statistics of Crime. A synopsis of the statistical report is given, as follows: Tore i hundred and thirty-one disorderly bosses were closed. All of these were speak easies. The proprietors were fined under citv ordinances from 25 tn $100. Altogether 425 informations were made against those people. In some cases the proprietors were allowed to go on moving out of the State or district, while on account ot poverty and sickness and on promises to reform, others were set free. In a few cases bonds were hied to secure tho de partment against fnrtber violation of the law. In cases n hero the disorderly house ordinance would not reach. 19 illegal liquor sellers were prosecuted under tbe Urooks law. Twenty-two gambling houses were closed: they were all small games and the proprietors paid fines. The important arrests numbered 628. These include arrests for larceny, burglary, felonious shooting, etc. Formerly arrests of this kind wpre made by the "front office" men; now the officers on the beats do tbe work with such as sistance as is required from the special officers. There were lo3 fires discovered by officers, 254 accidents attended to by officers and 143 lost children found by officers. The total number of arrests in the First district was 12.725, as compared with 9,511 during 1SS9, an increase ot 3 184, and 295 cases wero sent to court. The value of lost and stolen goods recovered by officers of the First district was 513.573 45; delivered to owners, 512,109 75; awaiting claim ants, 81,403 50. A HEW EOAD TESTED. The Duquesne Traction Makes Its First Trial With Snccess. Tbe first trial trip of one of the Duquesne Traction Company's cars was made early yesterday morning with very satisfactory re sults. A car belonging to the Ellsworth and North Highland division bad been fit ted up with a motor and trolley, and was started from tbe car house on Neville street shortly after midnight. Tbe car was in charge of the electricians of the road who ran it back and forward from tbe car house to the Ellsworth avenue railroad bridge un til 3:30. The power was furnished by the East End Electric Company by connecting a wire to the Ellsworth avenue circuit. The trial was pronounced a success. There are 23 cars in the house on Neville street, which are being fitted up as rapidly as possible with motors. They will ail be run over Ellsworth avenue, and given a test before they arc sent over the road. WAGING WAE OH LIQTJOE. A New Serlei or Meetings Opened at the Glenwood Tcmpcrancojilall. A special series of temperance meetings was inaugurated at the Glenwood Temper ance Hall yesterday by holding one meeting in the afternoon and one in the evening. The meetings were largely attended and the exercises, which were condncted by Gilbert McMasters, Esq., were very interesting. Another meeting will be held on Tuesday evening which will be addressed by Mr. McMasters, J. K. Barbour and others. The regular Sunday night meeting at the "Little Jim" church on Bebecca street, Allegheny, last night was the largest at tended of any yet held. The meeting was presided over by James A. Wherrey, and addresses were made by Thomas Jones, "Father" McGraw, J. W. Morcland and David Hall. The music was a special fea ture of the meeting, being by a selected choir. Eight pledge signers were obtained. Special To Let LIsta This Morning. CROWFOOT'S KILLING. Circumstances of It Described by a Standing Rock Resident. HOW THE INDIANS ARE TREATED. Darin? a Year of Prohibition a Han Bays 128 Jugs of Whisky. G30D FR01T AT A PREMIUM THESE DATS "I have just received a very interesting letter from tbe Standing Book Agency," said E. P. McFaddcn yesterday, Mr. McFadden was for 13 years an Indian agent and interpreter, and is highly inter ested in the trouble the Government has lately had with the red men. "My corre spondent," he continued, "says, among other things: 'I can give you all the informa tion you desire in regard to Indian affairs here. I think I can say truthfully that the agent here is a true frind to no man. He would sacrifice anyone to advance his own interests. He was always afraid of you, as he did not want to be ventilated in the newspapers. You need only tell tbe truth to cause the people- here to squirm, and they will soon have their fangs in each other's flesh. There is not a more corrupt agency on the face of the earth. All that is necessary is to let tho world know how matters are conducted here, and public opinion will do the balance. When an inspector comeshere he accepts the hospitality ot the agent, and examines a few of the employes, who bave been previously posted and prepared to clear up any charges that may have been made against the agent or the agency. So Information to Be Given Away. " 'It is a mighty poor way to gain any in formation of the workings of an Indian agency, by depending on the evidence of men who know that if they told the truth they would be bounced in short order. By some means or other the agent is always in formed of the nature of all charges against him, long before an inspector arrives to in vestigate, and has therefore ample time to prepare for anything that may be brought against him. There are three men employed at the agency whom the agent has often said he would not believe under osth. What does he keep them for? He has often ad mitted some of tbe employes were liars and would swear to anything, would steal and do worse. Yet they were retained until they be came such a loadtbattheagentdarenot keep them auy longer. When the agent let them go, he said that one of them was the most valuable man he ever had. For heaven's sake, for what? Perhaps on account of his being able to make any kind of an affidavit when called upon to do so. A very valua ble man for an Indian agent to havel If he had any claim to morality or common de cency no one was ever aware of it but the agent. " 'Tbe agent now has around bim a nest of half-breeds who have no shame, and when tbey are caught in any scrape it is hushed up and matters go on as before. Heaven help the poor Indian girl who falls into their hands! If she goes astray she is forced to marry an Indian, no matter how great her suffering may be, even unto death. The gang must not be broken up. How Sitting Bull's Son Was Killed. " 'In regard to the killing of old Sitting Pull, had the military gone there with the police there would neverhave been a shot fired. The soldiers couldTiave whipped the Indians with ease. The agent says that Sit''S Bll might have escaped. Suppose he bad. Where would he have gone? The country was full f troops. Bather than see tlie militarv arrest Sitting Bull, the agent would have sacrificed all the police on the reservation, and did sacrifice men he cannot replace. He sent them out without the Chief of Police, Louis Prinseau, a half breed, but in command of Bull Head, Lieutenant of Police, and Shave Head, First Sergeant, two of the bravest Indians on the reservation. The agent evidently did not desire to lose a half-breed. " 'After Bull Head and Shave Head were shot the police went into Sitting Bull's house, to prepare a bed for them. They found the women sitting on one of the beds. Then pulled them away and told them to get out. Crowfoot, Sitting Bull's 17-year-old son, was under the bed, and without arms. Thev pulled him out and shot and clubbed him to death, in the presence of his mother. That part of the tight has never been made public, to my knowledge, hut is trne. Heaven help the poor Iudian, and protect him from the halfbreeds, should be the prayer of every honest man. Half breeds can commit any crime thev choose, and go unpunished. When their crimes become known to the public the white washing committee gets together and fixes tbeni up all right, and the agent announces there is nothing in it. "Halfbreeds steal tbe wives of Indians, and if the latter kick they are liaole to be missing, and uo questions are asked, unless tbe public gets hold of it, and then it is smoothed over.' " HIS RECORD FOB A YEAR. Under Prohibition He Found 128 Empty Jugs in nil Cellar. "I do not believe in prohibition," said a gentleman at the Anderson yesterday, who hails from a neighboring county that recently returned to liquor, after a cold water period of a year. "When the "hotels resumed the sale of alcoholic beverages, I met a friend on the street who is rather fond of the flowing bowl. "How many empty jugs do you suppose I found in my cellar?' he askd me. '"Oh, I haven't the slightest idea,' Ire plied. " 'Guess. " 'Can't.' '"Why, 128.' "'What! 128 one-gallon jugs of whisky in a year?' " 'No, by George; worse than that. They held two gallons apiece, and I bought it all Irom the distiller. I was one of his regular customers. "Here was a man who wouldn't go with out his bitters, and between his friends and himself they had punished quite a large quantity of the stuff. If be bad bought bis drinks at a bar I don't believe he would have made such a record." RUNNING A HOTEL. Some Difficulties Experienced 'In Getting Good Fruit. "I will be glad when a new and better crop of fruit appears in the markets," said a hotel proprietor yesterday. "Guests want it, but the variety is limited this year and the quality is such that half you buy is decayed or unripe, and not fit to eat. The banana is so common that few people care to eat it, and as a rule they have been plucked too soon and ripened in the snnshine that pours through a shop window. Malaga grapes are scarce, so are peaches and apples, and the prices of all kinds are out of sight iu com parison with' the rates of former years. "No, the cost of living lias not increased 'lately. It remains at the basis established last 'fall. The canned goods men and the preservers figured on the crops, and fixed their prices for the year. New articles of food are beginning to come in from the South to relieve tbe dreary monotony and tempt tbe appetite. It is hard to get up a tempting dinner, outside of the meats and cereals, the other things eaten have such an insipid taste." Changes at the Duqnesne. H. C. Perdu, the bookkeeper at the Duquesne, has resigned. He is succeeded by George B. Wells, of New York. Mr. Wells is an old hotel man and his son is one of the clerks at the Anderson. Mr. Perdu will engage in another business. BOTH DIET AND BEAKD. How an Allegheny Barber Got Even With an Unkempt Customer. An Allegheny barber, on the elite order, had a workingman for a customer the other day whose face was begrimed with dirt, and a serubbv beard of three weeks' growth adorned his jaws and neck. "Here is soap and water," suggested tlie barber. "Get some of that dirt off while you wait." "No. I'll be hanged if I will," the laborer replied. "I leel contented." The barber bit his lips and said nothing. It was apparent he didn't like the task be fore him, and the contracted brow and oc casional gleams that flitted across his visage showed he was evolving a plot to get even. The workman's turn soon came, and the barber shaved him. He looked like a spotted monkey. His face was clean where tbe lather and razor had been, but the bal ance wore the original hue. "Nextl" yelled the "tonsorial artist," and the fellow walked out with a smile of satis faction on his vari-colored phiz, that made everybody laugh who saw it. He was a sight. "Why didn't you wash that man?" the next victim inquired. "Because he wouldn't wash himself. I am not running a bathing establishment, and barbers do not cater to such trade. I spoiled a razor ou his tough beard, and his price does not 'pay me for my trouble." ALL LIVE OH OHE STBEET. A Striking Coincidence About the Federal Judicial Appointments. "It is certainly a remarkable coinci dence," said an East End gentleman yester day, "that both of the new Federal judicial appointments have gone to Amberson avenue, Shadyside. "On the west side of the street are seven houses, three of which are occupied by at torneys, and these attorneys are the beads of the Federal Courts in'this district. Hon. M. AY. Acheson, of the Circuit Court, lives nearest to Fifth avenue; then comes Hon. James H. Beed, of the District Court, and the third is Albert York Smith, the Begis ter in Bankruptcy. HO WORD TBOM WESTINGHOTSE. Mr. Bannister Expects Him from New York This Morning. Vice President Bannister, of the Westing house Electric Company, said yesterday that he expected Mr. Westinghotue to re turn from New York this morning. He has received no word from him con cerning tbe rumored consolidation with the Thomson-Houston Company, and Mr. Ban nister doesn't know anything at all about it. He does not believe the report. SAL00HS MUST CLOSE T0-M0BB0W. Even Gifts of Liquor on Election Day a Violation of the Law. To-morrow is election day, and the police will he particularly active in suppressing any illegal liquor selling or giving. As the elections in this city are for ward officers only, the point has been raised that saloons need not close. Inspector McAleese, of the First district, says this idea is a mistaken one, and there will be trouble for anyone in this district who fails to comply with tbe law. "The law on this matter is very direct," said the 'Inspector, yesterday. "Some people do not know how sweeping it is. The act of 1887, says: 'It shall not Ye lawful for any person, with or without license, to furnish by sale, gitt or otherwise, to auy person any spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquor on any day upon which elections are now or hereafter may be re quired to be held, and upon conviction thereof the offender shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, and undergo an imprisonment of not less than 20 nor more than 90 days. "You see," continued the Inspector, "it is illegal lor one man to give a drink out of a bottle to a friend. Of course, we do not go to extremes, and would hardly inter fere in a case of that kind, but where we find a man who has laid in a stock ot liquor for the express purpose of treating his lriends ou that day we will make it verv unpleasant for him. It goes without say ing, of course, that anv saloon keeper who tries to do business on Tuesday will have an account to settle with the police. Oh, yes, it's a regular election day, and comes With in the meaning of the act of 1887." THOMAS H. LEMON DEAD. His Death Supposed to Be Partly From In juries Itecelved In an Assault. Thomas H. Lemon died yesterday at his home, No. 1324 Virginia street, Duquesne Heights. Mr. Lemon was employed at Joseph Home & Co.'s retail stores. He went home on Saturday feeling unwell and sank rapidly, dying at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Hia death is thought in part to have been from injuries received in au as sault made on bim some time ago. He never having been entirely well since. Mr. Lemon was 50 years of age and leaves a widow. He was a brother of Hon. M. B. Lemon, member of the Legislature from the Third district. He served three years in Company B, Twenty-eighth Begiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, beiug mustered out as a corporal. Mr. Lemon was a mem ber of Post 157, G. A. R., which will bury him with the honors of the Grand Army to morrow afternoon. The members of Post 157 are requested to meet at Devore's under talcing rooms on Grant street this evening. I.lttlo Peter Iieeshuck Disappears. Peter Leeshuck, a 9-year-old Polish boy, of No. 74 South Twenty-eighth street, has been missing for three weeks. His parents have not seen him since he started for school nearly a month ago, and they can now find no trace of him. Kleber Takes the Lead in Music, as Ever. In addition to the numberless Steinwayy. Conover ind Opera pianos and other musi cal instruments sold daily at this popular old-time establishment, the Messrs. Kleber have also disposed of quite a number of Vocalion church orgaus. No one can have any idea of the surpassing musical beauty and excellence of these wonderful Vocalion organs without having seen and heard tbem. At the low price of $800, the Vocalion fur nishes more varietv, delicacy and strength of tone than any $2,500 pipe organ, while lor durability it lar surpasses the latter. Churches which desire a first-class instru ment for public worship, and do not want to squander thousands of dollars unnecessarily in -in ordinary pipe organ, are invited to call at Klcber's music store and examine these matchless Vocalion orgaus. The Klebers enjoy the confidence of tbe public for their integrity and also for the superior excellence of tbeir instrument. Anything that comes from Klebers' must necessarily be musically perfect and satisfactory. Their store is 506 Wood street MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS Are Special Bent List Day. It will pay any home hunter to consult the excellent lists published in the To Let columns of The Dispatch on those days. Iron City beer is uniformly excellent. None but the perfect article is allowed to leave that brewery. Ask for it at your dealers. MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS Are Special Rent List Days. It will pay any home hunter to cousnlt the excellent lists published in the To Let columns of The Dispatch on those days. Only pleasant results follow the use of ales and beers of the Iron City Brewing Co. All dealers keep them. Special To Let Lists This morning. SCOOPED ON SUNDAY. Police of Both Cities Drop in Upon Half a Dozen Spcak-Easies. TB KEATS OF A CAPTUEED "VISITOR. Captain Bilvis' tt'arm Weleoms to Sur prised Customers. A I1USHERI TURNED DP IN ALIiEGHESI The police of the First district made raids yesterday upon several speak-easies. A speak-easy kept by Jesse Pavey and his wife, Bose Ann Pavey, 48 Fourth ave nne, was raided by Captain Silvis and a squad of officers at about 7:30 o'clock last night. Officers Maxwell, Yeager and Con well, in citizens' clothes, got into the place during the day and found it running wide open, with a big supply of liquor ou hand. They reported, and a raid was planned. As the officers were on their way to the place in the evening, Steve Fannon saw them and ran to Pavey's house to notify him. Cap tain Silvis suspected Fannon, and hastened after him, arriving at the house in time to catch him, in company with Payey, Mrs. Pavey and another man. While the officers were awaiting the arrival of tbe patrol wagon 11 other thirsty men, nearly all oil well drillers who bad come to town for a big time, entered the place. They were politely received by tbe officers in charge, and, after being treated to the stock on hand, were loaded up on the patrol wagon, which had to make a second trip. .Pavey had several hundred dollars on his person when arrested, and he put ud $210 for the release of his wife and bimseli. Several of the men arrested were released on $15 forfeits, one of them alleging that he would make it very warm for the notice be fore he got through with them if it cost him $7,000. Fannon's release could not be secured for less than $50, as he was only re leased on Saturday from another charge by the payment of a fine by his friends. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning raids were made on tbe honses of John Kearns, No. 47 Eighteenth street; Mrs. McGovern. Hugus & Hacke Open this week.new styles of Ladies' CLOAKS, JACKETS, COATS AND REEFERS, Our direct importations, in strik ingly handsome designs for early spring wea. at prices which com mend themselves. Our new importations of CHALLIS shown also for the first this week, a large assortment of most exquisite designs in light and dark colorings. A special exhibit of High Nov elty Paris Dress Robes,our own select styles, elegant lace effect, braided and embroidered trimmings. New Spring Dress Stuffs in Chev iot, Scotch Tweed, French, English and American Suitings, complete lines of this season's most desirable styles and fabrics, in all grades, from 50c to 3 a yard. Choice assortments of Grena dines and Mousseline De Soie, the novelties of this season. Plain Stripe and Figured in all Black, Black with color, Pompadour effect, etc. Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St fel5-irwT3n SOUVENIR SPOONS, ODD SPOONS, -AT- E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, FIFTH AVE. AND MARKET ST. BON BON TONGS, Almond Spoons. Butter Picks. felS-101-MWF CLEARANCE SALE UNDERWEAR. MEN'S. The Natural Grev and White Shirts and Drawers at 38c, down from 50c Our 75c Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers down to 50c. The $1 Scarlet Natural Wool and Camel's Hair Shirts and Drawers down to 75c. The fl 50 Camel's Hair, Natural Wool and Fancy Striped Shirts and Drawers down to $1. LADIES'. One lot of Ladies' Bibbed Vests at 12Jc. One lot of Ladies' Bibbed Vests in White and Cream down to 23c. A few odd sizes of Ladies' Scarlet Vests at 75c. One lot odd sizes in Natural Wool Vest aud Pants at 05c. CHILDREN'S. One lot of Natural Grev Vests and Pants at 25c. One lot of all-wool Scarlet Pants from 25c to 50e, according to size. These are slightly soiled and are only marked at half price. MRS. C. WEBBER 435 MARKET ST. 437 No. 82 Etna street; Peter Hannihan, rear of No. 2545 Penn avenue, and May and William Teemer, No. 2211 Mulberry alley. Four visitors were found at Kearn' house. John Coates and Tim Driscoll interfered with tho officers and were arrested. Both men are known to the police. Coates was concerned in tbe assault on and robbery of an old man on Mnlberry alley several months since and wss also implicated iu the riot on a train on the Lake Erie Bailroad some time ago. At a late hour last night another hou30 was raided, that of Mrs. Mary Hanlon, No. 45 Eighteenth street. She and two men and a keg of beer were taken to the Twelfth ward police station. The house kept by Annie jjuvall, at 29 Kilbuck street, Allegheny, was raided by Officers Bittner and Donaldson at 9:30 last night, and nine men and three women were taken. Tha proprietress had receivedj a pointer and was absent. GIVES TO A JOHNSTOWK MAS. Sir. Strayer Gets the Job to Build thoMemo. rial Hospital. Jacob J. Strayer, of Johnstown, states that he has been awarded the contract for the construction of the Johnstown Memorial Hospital. He was in Pittsburg on Satnr day and the award was made by Mr. J. B. Scot;. The details of the award have not been completed, nor has the bond been filed. Tha contract price, Mr. Strayer says, is not to bo made public. Tho Leading Dry Goods House, Pittsburg. Fa Monday. Feb. 16,1881. JDS. HDRNE i HE'S PENN AVE. STORES. SPMffG DRESS GOODS. We announce this morning our formal DBESS GOODS OPENING for the Spring of 1891. What has been true of past open ings is much more than true of this tha finest and largest collection of Dress Goods shown in these cities. This season we have far outdone our past. Greater variety by far and seemingly more beautiful goods. Not a complete Spring stock, but a strong advance display for early buyers. Many extreme and exclusive styles that may not be seen again this season. A Wool Grena dine (or canvas clotn) with big tufted cir cles of contrasting colors, is one of the nov elties shown first to-day. Another came late Saturday evening very fine, solt Camel's Hairs with shaggy polka spots or stripes. A new line of Camel's Hair Stripes ia variety of shades with black tufts. A new line of Cordurines and a completa line of Shepherd's Plaids and Checks. Novelty Department, New Lansdownes beautiful Zansdownes soft and graceful as wool and with the sheen of silk. "Beautiful Lansdown" they are universally pronounced. All the new Bhades now. Forty shades of a new special line of Cashmeres, extra heavy and extra quality (40 inches wide) at 1 a yard. A novelty in Camel's Hair, all the ultra shades, with broken parallel lines of singla black hairs shades, maize, light grays, tans and creams. Price $1 65 a yard. New All-wool Batiste, in a full line new shades (abont 20) at $1 a yard. Special values in light-weicht Cheviots, 40 inches wide, at 90c a yard, worth fully $1 25. All best shades, including gobelins, tans, browns, greens, grays, wine and blues. Also a lot of sizes 42 inches wide at 90c a yard, worth 51 25. A line of sizes, in a fair line of shades, 43 and 50 inches wide, worth 90c and 85c a yard, will sell at 65c a yard. Cashmere Department. A new line of 52-inch Camel's Hair. Serges, in alljthe latest and best shades, at $1 20 a yard. A new line of 56-inch All-wool Plaid Suitings at $1 a yard. A new line of 52-inch AU-woql Plaid Suitings, very stylish, choice colorings, at 75c a yard. A new line of 42-inch All-wool Plaids at 75c a yard. A new line of Plaids and Stripes, all wool, extra value (38 Inches wide) at 50c a yard. New All-wool, 42-inch Plaids at 50s a yard tbe best values ever shown on a retail counter. A new line of Plaids, beanti.'ul goods, ex. tra value, at 45c a yard. American Dress Goods Department. Over 200 pieces entirely new French A1I wool Printed Challies, extra value, at 65c a yard. A new line of plain All-wool Challies, 38 inches wide, at 50c a yard, in all newest evening shades, as Tans, Grays, Gobelins, Cadets, Egyptian Grays, Navy and Cream. A new line of Spring Cloakings. JDS. HDRNE k CD., 609-621 PENN AVENUE. felS BOTTEB-KKOM brEVENSON CREAMERY, In 3, i and 5 pound cases. GEO. K. STEVENSON CO, JJ6-38-MWP Sixth avenna KESORTS. rnHE CHAL.KOHTE I ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. "On the beach, with unsurpassed ocean view. Salt water baths in the house. Bend fur circular. fel-90-n E. ROBERTS 4 SONS. H ADDON HALL. Atlantic crrr. n. j- n ow open z. Hot and Cola Sea Water Baths in tha HonsoT IeB-91 LEEDSAIJPPICOTT. z-J- &riL
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