THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 189L A y OUT OF SIGHT Allegheny's Finance Committee Ad- ranees the Tar Levy for This Tear Over Five Mills. FIGHT OYER PATIXG OLD DEBTS. Fresent Deficiencies Will Be Made Up by the Issne of $275,000 Worth of Fonr Per Cent Bonds. SALAEIES SUFFER FE01 THE KXIFE. Two Plysiciiss Will Cm fcr Both Felice Cues tad Ctitity Pttieats. The millage in Allegheny will be first class for a second class city; as, according to ilast night's decision of the Finance Com mittee, the rate is advanced 5 mills on city property. The entire levy will be 1G.55 mills. The city tax will be 14 8-10 mills; poor tax, 1 25-100 mills, and high school sinking fund V mill. The city tax last year -was 9 mills. The present state ot finances was taken up. and the committee to find ways and means for the paying off of the 5280,000 de ficit, which has been crowing for the past three or four years, made its report. The plan suggested was that bonds be issued to the amount of $200,000. to run for five years at 4 per cent. Each year $40,000 was to be placed in the sinking fund, and that addi tional provision be made to pay the interest. This raised a big kick because of the cloudlike aspect that it gave to the tax levy. Mr. Dahlmger objected very strongly to booming the millage, to which President Hunter replied: "You don't need to be scared, Charley. The elections are 'over." Konds to Run for Twenty Tears. After a long discussion it was decided to issue 5200,000 worth ol 4 per cent bonds, to run for 20 years. This having been settled, the committee was ready for another trial at the appropriation ordinance. The amounts asked and granted are as follows: Fire Department, asked for $105,214, granted 5105.000; Printing Committee, asked for 53,000, granted 59.000; Street Depart ment, asked for 5S2.850, granted C80.000: "Wharf Department, asked for 1,995, granted 52,000; Survey Committee, asked for 59,000, granted 58,000; Police Department, asked for S13S.6T9 91. granted 138,679 91; Roads, asked Jor 520,000, granted 520,000; "Water Department, asked for S163.631, recommended by sub-committee 5153.031, granted S1G3,631; Light Committee, asked for 560,000, granted 560,000; City Property, asked lor and granted, 515.000; Board of Health, asked for and granted, 26,000; Parks, asked for 525.000. granted 520,000; Library, asked for 515,000, granted 512,000; Market Committee, no estimate, but 51,500 granted. 3Ioney Xeedetl the Coining Year. Tbe total amount necessary to be raised this year, including provision for deficits and interest on standing indebtedness, is S1,0S2,599 66, which makes a millage of 14 8-10 mills. The poor tax is fixed at 12 5-100 mills and the High School sinRing fund at 3-i mill. This makes the total mill age 1G 55-100. This statement, of course, created an other lurore. and it was decided to issue 75, 009 worth of bonds, to run lor 20 years, to pay oil the street improvement bills, al though Mr. Cochrane and a number of others entered strenuous objections. The appropriations as trimmed were rec ommended to Councils and the matter of settling the tax levy was postponed until Controller Brown can dally with the figures and get his statement in clearer shape. In the discussion over the bond issue and the disposition to be made of the tax levy, it was charged that the people had been de ceived. Mr. Kennedy replied that, putting it in its worst form and admitting that they had deceived the people, what they should now do was to act for the best and do what the people would desire them to. Mr. Lare said they should issue the bonds for a long time, and then pass an ironclad ordinance that no committee could exceed its appropriation. Controller Brown remarked that if they issued bonds they would have to do so be fore April 1, as after that they could not issue bonds without a vote of the people. Mr. Cochrane said that they should pay as they went along. This thing had gone on for ten years. Each generation had enough to do to look out for itself, without a debt handed down to it. Cost of the Present Government. Mr. AVertheimer said that the few mills for the debt was not m much the matter as the present manner of running the city Government. That was where the cost came in. Mr. Cochrane still objected to the 20-ycar bonds, and added that the increase of the lolice torce was not necessarv. Mayor "Wymnu's administration had already cost the citv 5160,000 more than it shouldhave. Th. majority of Councils, however, had voted for the increase aud now they had to foot the bills. l'resident Hunter defended the police. Mr. Snaman said that to issue the bonds would still leave an increase in the tax ot about 5 mills. The above action was carried by a vote of 8 to 7 and the financial end of the meeting closed at 10:30, with the City Solicitor being instructed to draw up an ordinance prohibiting the overdraft of appropriation. The committee on the drafting of charter ordinance presented their report, which was in the main tbe same as those of Pittsburg, except that the ax had struck the salary list with terrible effect. Mr. Dallinger read the report, which covered about 20 pages of clovely type-written paper. When Mr. Cochrane's car caught the fact that a library department was to be estab lished he moved that it be changed to a bureau and placed under tbe control of the Department of Public Works. The motion was not seconded before Mr. Lare moved that action on the entire report be suspended until it should be printed and tach member ot the committee had time to examine it thoroughly. This motion was lost and both Messrs. Hax and Lare with drew from tbe meeting. Salaries lor the New Officers. The reading of the ordinance was contin ued. It fixed the salaries as follows: Chief of the Department of Public Safety, 3,000; Superintendent of Police Bureau, 125 per month; 6 detectives. 52 75 per day; 4 inspectors, 100 tier month; 4 Captains. $1,000 per year; G Lieutenants, 2 75 per day; b" sergeants, 52 50 per day; 08" natrolmen, 52 50 per day; 3 operators. 2 50 per day; 0 wagon men, 2 50 per day; Superintendent of Fire Bureau, $2,500 per year; one assistant, 100 per month; other employes ot the bureau, the same in number and pay as at prcseut; Superintendent of Electricity, 100 per month; other employes ol the Bureau, same in number and pay as at present: Superintendent of Health Bureau, 100 per month; other employes of tbe bureau, same in number and pay as at present. Chief of the Department of Public "Works, $3,000 per year; Superintendent of Bureau of Public Lighting, 2,000 per year; chief engineer, $125 per month; one assist ant, 5100 per month; other employes of the bureau same in number and pay as at pres ent; Superintendent of the Bureau of Engi neering and Surveys. $2,500 per year; Su prnt"r:dcnt pf Bnrcau of Highways nnd AWA Sewers, $125 per month; Superintendent of Bureau of Water, $2,000 per year; Superintendent of Bureau of Water Rents, $125 per month; Superintendent of Bureau of Parks, same salary as now; Superintend ent and Janitor ol Carnegie building, $1,000 per year. Librarian in charge of Department of Library, same salary as at present; Cata loguer, 560 per month. Chief of Department of Charities, $2,000 per year; other employes the same in num ber and pay as at present. Department of Law, City Solicitor, $2,500 per year; one assistant, $1,200 per year. Board of Assessors, Chief Assessor, 2,000; two assistants. $1,500 each. Chief clerks of departments, $100 per month. Honds That Mast Bo Given. The bonds of the Chief of the Department of Works and Department of Safety are fixed at $20,000. and the Department of Charities at $15,000. The chiefs of depart ments arc to take charge on the first Monday of April and hold office for four years; the librarian is to be elected by Councils and serve as a chief of a department. After the reading of the ordinance, Mr. Cochrane wanted the library placed in the Department of Works, but he was overruled. Mr. Lare moved to have the ordinance printed for the use of the Finance Committee, that it might be considered properly. The motion was lost. The ordi nance was then taken up seriatim, and went along smoothly until the salary of the Su perintendent of the Fire Bureau was reached. This, on motion of Mr. Cochrane, was reduced Irom 2,500 to $2,000. Mr. Cochrane also tried to have a cut made in the pay of the Superintend ent and the Chief Engineer of the electric plant, which was fixed at $2,000, but failed. Another motion of his to dis pense with the police officer at the Carnegie Library, who, he said, was of no use there, was also defeated. His salary, however, was reduced from 2 50 to 52 per day. A change was made in the Poor physi cians. There arc now one citv physician and three district physicians, the fonr draw ing combined salaries of 51.S00 a year. This was changed to provide for two citv physi cians at $G00 each. The salary of the Super intendent of the Poor Farm was reduced from 51,200 to 1,000, and then the commit tee adjourned until Monday alternoon. Controller Brown was interviewed 3fter the session and said that the millage may vet be reduced to 13 mills, but that is the lowest possible figure. AN IMPRESSIVE BURIAL. The Bodies or Mrs. G. F. McCleano nnd Majorio Brown Consigned to the Grme Many Friends Testify to Thoir Loio for the Dead People. That was a pathetic funeral in Allegheny yesterday afternoon when Mrs. George F. McCIeanc and her granddaughter, Majorie Brown, were taken to their last resting place. There was no show, no long services, and that led much to impressiveness of the occasion, in view of tbe sad manner in which the two had met their deaths. At the family residence No. 346 Ridge avenue. Rev. W. R. Mackay held a short funeral service. There was a large gather ing of friends of the family in the parlors just before and after the services. Mr. Mc Cleane was able to attend the funeral, but bad to be assisted to and from the carriage. The shock to Mr. McCleane has been so great that since his arrival from Cincinnati he has kept his bed. The"body of Mrs. McCIeanc was in a plain black coffin, and that of the granddaughter in one of white. A long line of carriages followed the two hearses to .Allegheny cem etery, where, after a service as brief as that at the house, they were consigned to the graves. The pall bearers were Dewees Wood, John O. Phillips, Benjamin Blakc wcll, Joseph S. Brown, Henry Darlington, James McCrea, W. J. Moorhead aud Rich ard G. Wood. The floral tributes were many, some being of the most beautiful de- IN MEMORY OF BEV. J. DASSIE. Ills Allegheny Friends Will Hold Memo rial Servicos To-Morrow. The First Christian Church, of Alle gheny, will to-morrow morning hold ser vices in memory of Rev. James Darsie, as sistant pastor of that church, who was huried at Braddock on Thursday. Mr. Darsie was one of the well-known "pioacer preachers of Western Pennsylvania. He was a native of Scotlind, being born at Ed inburgh, September 13, 1811. His parents came to America in his infancy, and", after his father's death, in 1821, the" future home of the family was in Pittsbnrg. Mr. Darsie became a Christian at the age ot 12, and two years later entered the academy ot Walter Scott, a preacher and teacher "of eminence among the then new religious denomination knows as the "Disciples of Christ." Soon after the lad began to exercise his gifts in the meetings of the little congregation, and in a few years became well-known as an able and faithful prnclaimer of the gospel. At th time of his baptism the people lino wn as "Disciples" were notover 500 in number in the United States. Now they rank fifth in number among the great religious bodies of American Protestantism, being not less than 800,000. AVith the exception of, a tew years Mr. Darsie's work as a minister was spent in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Darsie left a large family of children rnd grandchildren to mourn him. Three of his sons are able preachers of the gospel, aud one of his daughters is the wife of a suc cessful pastor in Cincinnati. His second wife also survives him, Jiis first being buried by his side in tbe Monongahela Cemetery, at Braddock. SETTLING A DIFFEEKC. Fonr Brakcinen Meet in Deadly Combat, hut Unfeeling; Police Officers Interfere. James Russell, Benjamin iCane, Thomas Martin and Thomas Harns are brakemen on the Baltimore and Ohio road, who had a dif ference of opinion on the road, and wound up by entering into an argument with the law as represented by Alderman Hyndman. On Thursday the men named, with a number of companions went out to the old picnic ground at Glen wood, and, it is reported, laid out a regular ring for the purpose of enjoyine a stereo typed fight-to-the-finish-let-the-best-nian-win game win at fisticuffs. The fun was inter rupted by Lieutenant Schaffer and Officers Crehon and Cox who moved an adjournment to the Glen wood station house on a implica tion of disorderly conduct. The little episode terminated in the Alder man's office yesterdav morning, where the party had to put up $10 and costs for the pas time. As an extenuating plea they argued that they thought they could settle their griev ances after their own fashion without break ing the law, but the Magistrate dissented. Martin's appearance indicated a hard fought figtit. DEATH OF DB. J. F. BOBEBTS. A Pittsburg rhysician of Twenty-Five Years Stanctinc Passes Away. Dr. J. F. Roberts, a physician of 25 years' standing, and who has been in Dr. Binga man's office for 20 years, died yesterday alter an illness of a year. He weut South in hope of getting his health several mouths ago and got back on Saturday last. Dr. Roberts was a native of Wales, but came to this country when a child. His father was a Baptist minister who lived in the State of New York. In youth and early manhood the de ceased clerked awhile in Glesencarap's establishment, and was also a clerk for a time in the County Commissioners' office. He began his professional career with Drs. Cote and Rousseau. Funeral services at No. 922 Penn avenue, at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. THE latest phaso of the war of the Bishops of tho Christian Evangelical Association in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Bloodshed is a probability. Da. B. M. Hjlujta. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street. PittsSurg, Pa. s&su MOREKELIEFMEDED, Matters in Worse Condition in Alle gheny Than Was Thought. FALLIKG WATEKS CAUSE DISEASE. Cleaning- the Streets, Alleys and Houses in the Two Cities. STARTING Ur THE XATtiKAIi GAS FIRES The suffering in Allegheny on account of the flood this week is greater than was ex pected, and more relief is urgently needed. Yesterday witnessed a continuation of the clcaning-up process in that city, as well as in Pittsburg. A number of the cellars and courts are still full of water, but the river is away down in its banks and still falling. It is expected the water to-day will be down to the 12-foot marks at least, such is the prediction of the Signal Service officers. In Pittsburg the flood marks are almost cleared up, and even the wharves are assum ing their normal appearance. At the Point several fire engines are at work pumping out cellars, and gangs of men are rapidly clear ing away the mud. The Health department commenced work last night, and all the residences in the flooded district are being disinfected and fumigated. Interest In the Sifhts Dying Oat. The crowds on the streets have greatly diminished, and only a Sew persons now watch the rivers from the bridges. The most attractive scenes on the Pittsburg streets now arc tbe advertisements of the "damaged eoods sales." Across the river the scenes are more, serious. Allegheny's streets and houses have been deeply scarred by the flood. Pavements have fallen in every here and there. The streets are torn up to repair breaks in the gas and water mains, and also to enable the workmen to pump the water out of the gas pipes. Improvised steps made of storeboxes and rough boards from tbe piles of dritt takes the places of those washed away by the water. River avenue is still blockaded by creat piles of driit, aud the wreckage completely blocks up the Pittsburg and Western tracks. TJp near the Duquesne tannery a whole train load of bark is lying on its side in the mud, and is a total loss. In the greater portion of the flooded dis trict the natural gas has been turned on, al though there arc still large districts that have to depend on coal. The illuminating gas has also been turned into the pipes. As soon as the gas was started yesterday morn ing a number of fires were started in the World's Museum, and yesterday afternoon the first performance at that place since the flood was given. Many Cases of Destitution Fonnd. Now that the waters are dowu the police have found a large number of cases of suf fering. Hundreds of people are still in want. Detective John Glenn had direct supervision of the distributio'n of relief irorn Federal street down, and Ordinance Officer Barclay looked after the wants of the destitute up the river. The wagons started out at daybreak, with 2,000 loaves of bread. 750 pounds of coffee, a large amount of sugar, and several hundred pounds of ham aud other meats. The pro visions given out by Mr. Barclay were mostly distributed in the neighborhood of Herr's Island, where he says there is a great amount of suffering. Whole families lire wet and destitute and have no money to buy anything, and must depend for the time on charity. In one house in Sawmill alley Mr. Barclay found a woman about 70 years old, lying sick in bed. She had lived there all through the flood without fire, and the water for awhile within two inches of her resting place. A home was lound for her, and it is expected she will recover. Reports of cases, almost as bad, are com ing in hourlv at City Hall, where provisions ire also being distributed, and Detectives Aiken and Zimmerman aud Officer Stew art Hamilton were kept busy investigating reports and giving out supplies. At times the hall in front of Chief Murphy's office was crowded with applicants lor aid, and none were sent away empty handed. Detective John Glenn, who was looking after tbe relief in. the lower wards, in speak ing of the work yesterday, said: "People do not seem to realize the suffering along the river. Most of the people flooded out were persons who lived from hand to mouth, and this disaster has completely laid them out. Many of them only reuted the lower floors of the houses and consequently they must remain in the cold and dampness. Great Xeed of a Lot of Brooms. "All the people are making great attempts at cleaning up, but even in this they are handicapped. They do not even have money to buy brooms. I have Eecn women working down there with only stumps of brooms. There should be at least 500 brooms distributed there. "On Kilbuck street and in Smith's court the inmates are still held in by the flood, and we have to distribute supplies there in boats. We still have a great need, and would ask for contributions of provisions and coal. We need meats of any kind that we could cut up and give out in slices. There is also a lamentable want of clothing. Some has already been sent in, but nothing like the amount that is needed. Clothes can be sent to the Fourth U. P. Church, where the clothing is being distributed." Among the contributions yesterday were 450 pounds of coffee from Mayor Wyman, 300 loaves of bread from S. S. Marviu, 1,000 loaves of bread trom the World's Museum, sugar from Mrs. Hostetter, 500 bushels of coal from Allegheny merchants, 25 Irom Senator Neeb and 10 from Hon. C. A. Muehlbronner. The Sterritt W. C. T. TJ. gave a box of clothing. The distribution of coal was also kept up; 3,500 bushels were sent out to the sufferers by Major Hunker, and more will be given out to-day. The scenes about the coal piles were the same as the day before. Coal was gathered up as fast as it was thrown upon the streets. Cleaning tho Flooded Districts. The work of cleaning up the flooded dis tricts of thcNorthside was pushed with a will. The Street Commissioners put a large lorce of men at wore cleaning the streets and carting tbe slimy mud to the river. There were also gangs of men who washed the streets as soon as the heavy mud was carted away. Chief Jones got two en gines at work early in the morning, and all day the work of pumping out cellars was vigorously pushed. The thermometer yesterday made several jumps that were rather surprising in their nature, aud proved to be anything but agreeable. At an early hour in the morning the mercury registered 32, while at 8 o'clock it was up to 48. The next jump was to 60 at 11 o'clock, and at 1 o'clock it wasCS. which was the maximum point for the day. The propects for rain to-day arc good and the chances arc that the weather will be cooler. There is a little riso coming into the Monougahela at Morgantown and Lock 4, but it is not expected to amount to much. Tne river at the farmer place at 4 o'clock vesterday alternoon registered 8.3 and at Lock 4, 15.3. B. & 0. IBAHf S DELAYED. Water in tho Wheeling Yards Blockades the Division. The "Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio road in the Wheeling yards was still under water yesterday. The Cin cinnati express, due here at 8:25 in tbe morning, did not arrive until 5 o'clock in the afternaon. Chief Dispatcher Day said the water was going down rapidly, and he expected tho Western trains would be on time to-day. One of the tracks is under the slide at West Newton. The obstruction was not touched until tbe rain was over, for as fast as the dirt was removed minre rnmn down. The road, however, has two tracks around the slide, and trains are not delayed. Assistant Engineer McCaleb, of the West Penn, said tbe road was in better condition than he expected to find it after the water subsided. The ballast was not washed out, and they were able to run trains by going slow over the flooded portions. Traffic was suspended for 24 hours during the high water. CLEANIHG OUT CELLARS. Tho Iaick of Gas In the Flooded District Causes Inconvenience. Along Penn avenue yesterday in the flooded district people were busy at work with hand pumps sucking the last of the water out of their cellars. A jerky stream was pouring from the basement of the Duquesne Theater, and the spasmodic spurts indicated that the water was about out. Upstairs Lew Dockstader was amus ing a small audience in his famous character "Misfits." The house was warm and comfortable, and has not been soiled in the least. Manager David Henderson came to town in tbe morning, and was pleased to see that the pretty theater had not been damtged a great deal, even if the parquet floor had received a costly scrubbing. At the Anderson the stationary punip on Sixth street was throwing out heavy clouds of black smoke, but the water is almost gone. Yesterday afternoon it was not down low enough to allow the fires to be built under the boilers, but they expected to have plenty of steam to-day. The natural gas is still turned off in the flooded districts, and this causes thegreatest ineonveniencc. Tho fireplaces have been changed for coal, and the chances are a number ol people willaon tinuc to burn coal as long as natural gas bills are out of sight BBOKE ITS RECOBD AT LAST. A Hallway That for Once Failed to Bnn on Schedule Time. The proud boast of Superintendent Rodg ers, that the Montour Railway was.the only one in the country which ran on schedule time, a train starting from Imperial and running to Montour Junction and back the same day, which boast bad become sober fact and not poetry, is at last relegated to the waste lumber room of oblivion, along with the other wrecks that line the shores of time. During the early part of the week not only did trains fail to make connection with the Pittsburg and Lake Eric, but the road went into retirement and let Montour run have full sway. It didn't make much difference, however, for hay is so low in price that farmers up the valley are not able to do much riding on railways less than 20 miles long, the owners of which can make the size Of the fare optional. This railway is the triumph of engineer ingscience. For a considerable portion of the distance along it, a passenger may sit on the hind car of a train and watch the loco motive coming head first toward him. It is said the idea was gotten by watching the progress of a snake, which travels by throw ing its body into convolutions. MIGHT HAVE BEEN W0BSB. A Lawyer Who Wasn't Allowed to Become Resigned to Ills Fate. Lawyer W. D. Moore came to his office on Grant street on Wednesday morning try ing to cultivate a spirit of resignation. His residence on South avenue, Allegheny, was standing deep in the flood, and Mr. Moore could not help sighing as he thought of the irreparable damage to furniture, bric-a-brac, etc. The voyage over the murky water had, however, cooled hU levered brow to such an extent that he was able to reflect that things might have been worse, whpn a sight met his gaze that frenzied hi in. On his desk and on everything else that could be utilized, Willis McCook and other sport-loving at torneys had artistically arranged adverver tiscmcnts of every conceivable style of pump known since the first gleams of hydro mechanical science were known in ancient Egypt, and involving all the water-lifting appliances known between that time aud that ot the invention of the Archimedean screw, 211 B. C, and from then nntil 1891, A. D. Language could not express Mr. Moore's feelings. TOO EABLY FOB PBOPHXCY. Even the Caterpillars Not Yet Posted on the Coming; Weather. It is yet too early for weather prophets to prophesy or rather prognostications which now indicate change are too recent to be fully understood. Two caterpillars were out promenading on the boardwalk between Crofton station, on the Panhandle, and Patterson station, on the P., C. & Y. As it is asked in scriptnre "Can two walk together unless they be agreed?" it would seem that these reptiles had not settled the question between themselves. One wis go ing cast and thefother west. -This is taken as an indication that the remainder of this winter will be like the first half mixed. MCSIC, Art, tho Drama, Education, the G. A. IS., the Military. Society, Genteel Sports, and tho Secret Orders are specially covered In to-morrow's his DISPATCH. AH AFFINITY TOE WATER Evinced hy a Polo Who Wns Fonnd tying in a Pool, Badly Frozen. Andrew Wineberger is 28 years of age, a Pole, and at present languishing in the West Penn Hospital from the effects of lying in a half-drunken condition in a pool of water at Skunk Hollow. When Officer Ford was making his rounds, yesterday morning, he found Andrew half lying in the pool, and slumbering sweetly, with his head resting on a log. Most ot his raiment was scattered over the ground, and it would seem as if Mr. Wineberger had attempted to bathe under the impression that he was unclothed. He was taken to the hospital, where it was found that he was badly frozen but not to such an extent as to prove latal. Through an interpreter he explained that he had fallen into the pool while trying to get home in company with a festive jag. TOO CRAZY FOB LIBEBTY. A Conplo of Insane Men Sent to tho City Poor Tarm. Two insane persons were sent to the City Poor Farm yesterday. Daniel F. McBride, aged 25 years, became insane several years ago from a paralytic stroke. He has been living with his father, John McBride, at 84 Seventh avenue, and yesterday became vio lent and had to be sent to the Poor Farm. Dennis Costello, aged 33 years, who has no particular home, was found wandering aimlessly around on Twentieth street yester day. During a fit of insanity about two weeks ago be insisted on sleeping against a lamppost and was there three days before removed. BLAHIHG IT OK EKEBY. Mcrouors Say His Influenco Did Ifot Help , the Burdlck Bill. Representatives Stewart, Nesbit and J. B. Finley, of Monongahela City, arrived from Harrisburg last evening. Mr. Stewart said be heard a number of members say that if ex-Senator Emery had remained away.from the committee that the Burdick oil bill would not have been killed. Mr. Stewart thinks Emery's presence had much to do in knocking out the oil men. Dull Passenger Business. Passenger agents are complaining of the dull business. An agent remarked yester day that travel on all the roads was very light, and lie said he had noticed that when tbe people didn't buy railroad tickets that jill branches of trade were suffering. WANT 1TTHEIK WAY. Carpenters Enter a Solid Protest Against the Eight-Hour Demands. ALLEGED UNFAIRNESS IN VOTING. Railroad Conferees Make No Progress on Their Grievances. MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS There were some very sensational develop ments in the proposed eight-hour movement on the part of the carpenters yesterday. As has been maintained all along in The Dis patch, there is great opposition to making the demand among the men themselves. An effort has been made to keep this fact secret, but the proceedings of last night prevent any such procedure in the future. For several days Edgar A. Holmes, a member of Local Union 130, has been pre paring a petition to the General Executive Board of the Brotherhood, setting forth the manner in which tbe vote on tbe question was taken and pointing out the alleged in justice done to those members of the union who desired to vote against the measure by those who wanted to force it through. This petition was approved by Mr. Holmes' own union last night, and he left at 3 o'clock this morning for Philadelphia, where he will meet the General Executive Board to-day and lay the matter before them. What Is Claimed hy tho Objectors. The document which Mr. Holmes takes with him sets forth, among other things, the following claims: First That the vote given out as the official count was less than the required two-thirds majority necessary to carry such a measure to an issue. Second That there aro more than 0,000 mem bers of the various unions In the local district, less than 1,200 of whom were given an opportu nity to vote either way on the qnestion. Third That tbo machinery or the organiza tion was used to force a vote in favor ot mak ing the eight-hour demands. Members who de sired to vote against it were put to a disad vantage bv those ot opposite views going early and monopolizing the room in the council room in such a nay that others could not gain admis sion to vote. Fourth That all the unions but one gave a majority against the movement; and yet in tho face of this the ofllcial vote Is announced to he within 65 of giving a two-third majority in favor of making the move. Fifth That tho great mass of the remaining 3.800 carpenters are opposed to the movement, and if it is forced upon them by the 700 or 800 who voted for it, there is no doubt In tho minds of tho petitioners that it will be the means of breaking np the Carpenters' Union in AIIp gheny. which is now tbo backbone of the local building trades. Tho Sympathy of Several Unions. Mr. Holmes seems to have the sympathy of not only his own union, but others as well. Before he had his petition prepared his intended course was laid before one of the other unions, and approved almost unanimously by it. Still a third union that gave a vote of 17G to 2 acainst the move ment, is indorsing his action. He con tinues to show in his argument to the Gen eral Executive Board the coudition of trade in the city, and how it would injure the cause of both employer and employe to have the demands made and not granted. In speaking of the matter, after Local Union No. 130 had adjourned last night.Mr, Holmes said: "Thcro is a scheme some where. My suspicions were first aroused when I discovered that only one union had given a majority in favor of making the demands. The General Executive Commit tee have approved the list of demands, it is true. The demands for 35 cents an hour were approved, but the clnuse relative to the eight hours was left to the local Ex ecutive Committee, and they want to take hd vantage of a technical point and force the issue." Another member said: "It is useless for us to make these demands. We will lose, most certainly, and when we do, onr organi zation goes down. It is au outrage, the manner in which the vote was taken, and I believe that when the Executive Board meets, if the case is properly placed before it, will order proceedings at this end of the line stopped." Mr. Holmes will be back to-morrow or next day with the official decision of the General Executive Board. Auother member of the organization who is opposed to the movement, and who helped to raise funds to pay Mr. Holmes' expenses East, said: "We did not get a fair chance at the vote. The polls should have been open for a week at some central point or in the meeting places of the various unions, where all could have had an opportunity to vote some time, so we could have had an expres sion from the whole membership." THE PUBLIC WELFARE. Subject for a Lecture Before the Trades' Council To-Mght. Bev. William Kobertson will lecture be fore the Central Trades' Council this even ing. His subject is "The Public Welfare the Chief End of Civil Government." . Mr. Bobertson is a fluent talker and is said to have given the labor question deep study and thought. The gentleman's idea is that the law-making powers too often grant privileges to corporations that are exercised to the detriment of the people; in tact, the corporations extend the powers granted them beyond the limits of law and justice, aud become burdensome and oppressive to their creators, the people, usurping their rights nnd privileges by levying an onerous tariff upon the consumers ot their products or lor the use of the privileges furnished the pub lic. Mr. Bobertson maintains that a gov ernment which fails to furnish employment to men who desire to work and are deprived of the opportunity is not discharging its duty to the people, and should be so changed as to accomplish that end. The Trades' Council has arranged for a series of open meetings, such a3 this one will be to-night, having adopted this course for the purpose of awakening the working men of this city to the necessity of discussing economic and social questions. SOUTHSIDE STBEET BAH7WAY& Stockholders In Eight Itoads Tail to Meet for Consolidation. The stockholders of eight Southside street railway companies were called to meet yes terday afternoon to consider consolidation of their roads into two companies, but the at tendance was so small that nothing was done. The roads in question are the Rural street, Arlington avenue and the Lower St. Clair, which it is proposed to put under one organization, and the McKean street, the Bradford and fcoiith Ninth street, the Pitts burg nnd Homestcail and Munball street, the Bingham street and the Jane street un der another organization. Tbe Southside Passencer Hallway Com pany is largely interested in these roads, audthey are to be run in connection with the Birmingham system. Some of them have been completed and are running, while no work at fill has been done on others. The consolidation is little more thau a mat ter of lorm, but, when conipleated, and the three organizations begin to word in unison, the additional facilities for travel will do much toward opening up some desirable residence sections on, the Southside. THIHKB IT WAS A MISTAKE. SI. P..Carriok, of the Painters, Speaks on.the Eight-Hour Movement. M. P. Carrick, President of the Painters Council No. 15, is much displeased with the stand taken by his organization relative to the eight-hour movement. He said yester day: "Our people made a mistake by not going into tho. fight this year. We were never in a better position. The Carpenters' District Council, the backbone of the building tradei, had'guaranteed us their assistance; the Federation bad indorsed us; the Grocers Association were willing to provide us with the necessaries of life on conditions which were acceptable to every honest man, and75 per cent of the bosses were ready to give in, and had been bidding, and are bidding to day on the eight-honr basis. Victory was ours without a fight, and yet the scale was voted down." LIKELY TO EXTEND. Master Workman Korfoot Says the Clear field Men May Strike. Yesterday the Scale Committee of the United Mine Workers held a meeting be hind closed doors. The situation was dis cussed at length, but the decisions could not be ascertained. There is danger of the strike extending to other regions. Ex-Master Workman Kerfoot made the following remarkable statement on the sub ject yesterday: "The strike will certainly be extended to competing districts, if the producing companies do not stop furnishing orders which were really intended for this region. We have the most positive evi dence that the operators of the Clearfield re gion are getting a slice of the orders as well as the operators of the several West Virgi nia fields. They will be invited to refuse to fill these orders, and in the event of their refusal, every employe will be asked to lay down his tools. The organization of the United Mine Workers covers both of these fields, and will act promptly through the assistance of the national officers, Messrs. Ilea and McBride. The movement has been under the advisability by our craft tor some time, and unless the coke strike soon comes to a successful termination, decissive developments can be expected. NO CONCLUSIONS YET. Tho Conference of Railway Officials Proves a Tedions One. The conference between tbe officials of the Pennsylvania Company and the committee of its employes was continued yesterday without any definite results. It is expected the conference will close to-day and by Monday the men look for a supplementary reply to their demands. The indications point to a refusal of any advances, in which case the grand lodge of ficers assert positively they will resort to ex treme measures to bring about what they have asked for. There are now in the city, Grand Chief Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Firemen; P. H. Morrisey, Vice Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, and Grand Chief E. E. Clark, Order of Bailway Conductors. P. M. Arthur was reported to be in tbe city vesterday, but he will not ar rive until this morning. THEY ALL WANT IT. Employment on the Duquesne Road Sought hy Nearly a Thousand Men. The position of motor men and conductors on transit lines must be a very desirable one or there are many idle men hereabouts, judging by the number of applications made for employment on the Duquesne line. There have been 934 already received, and how many will yet follow cannot be esti mated. The burning of the powerhouse will post pone the opening from the 1st of March to the 1st of May, and as many of the appli cants have been notified to be readv bv the 1st of March, and have tendered resignations of present position, there is expected to be a little discontent at the enforced idleness. No Dispute Over the Scale. Local Assembly No. 6111, composed of green bottle blowers, met last night. It was thought there would be some action taken on the dispute over their scale, but the mat ter wasonlydiscussed. The question of with drawing from the Knights of Labor did not come up. Industrial Items. All, the mills are getting into shape again to resume work. W. A DcSEE, ESQ.. and hi3 brother John, of McKcesport, have purchased interests in tho Duquesne Tube Works. The blooming department of the American Iron Works was shut down yesterday, and will not be started up again until next week. Fiftt men employed at Macbeth Co.'s. left last nlgbt in a special car for KUwood, Ind., the site of the company's new factory, to buy lots and arrange for the building of house?. The Allegheny Bessemer Steel Works, at Duquesne, has mado a successful test of manu facturing steel billets 60 feet long and 2 inches square, being the first of this size ever turned out in America. Heket Trkseman brought suit against the officials of Local Union No. 15 of the Painters' District Council, to recover 510,000 damages. The plaintiff alleges that be has a shop In Alle gheny, and that the painters conspired to in duce his employes to leave him. LOST THEHt STAGB PEOPEBTY. One of Harry Williams' Companies Caught in a Kochcstcr Fire. Williams & Orr's "Meteors" arrived last evening from Bo Chester, where they had lost their stage paraphernalia on Wednes day, when the Grand Opera House was burned. Manager Fay said the members of the company had lost all their stage property, but it was being replaced, and by Monday they would be in as good shape as ever to go on with tbe performance. This is oue of the companies in which Harry Williams is interested. Mr. Fay stated that the company's loss would not be a great deal. INJUEED BY DYNAMITE. A Mysterious Explosion Being Investigated hy tho Police. Beported explosions of dynamite cart ridges in Brownstown yesterday morning did not prove serious. A cartridge with which John Koneykamp was injured was found by him in a garbage pile. His in juries arc serious, and he will lose his eye sight George Thomas, of 2111 Wright's alley, denies that he either found or was injured by a cartridge. The police will thoroughly investigate the matter. Kew Importations of Indies' Gloves To-Day. Genuine Foster hook and lacing gloves, all lengths, all colors and black. A complete line of 4, 8, 12 and lG-button length suede gloves in the new canary shades, to be the "fad" for evening and calling wear. See the new Biarritz at 93c a pair. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s Fenn Avenue Stores. New Kid Gloves for ladies In pearl gray, slates, tans, modes, browns and blacks; hooks, buttons and mosquetaire, suede and glace, Djc to ?4. See our new seamless suede glove; best fitting glove made. Open until 9 P. M. Saturday. A. G. Campbeli, & Sons, 27 Fifth avenue. The People's Store, Fifth Avenne. See our bcautilul styles in jackets and reefers for ladies and misses. Campbelii & Dick. Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to every glass of impure water you drink. m Trssu A high-obade beverage is the Pilsner beer, brewed by the Iron City Brewery. Kept at first-class bars. The flood is over and we are selling all goods at a discount. Bosenbauji & Co. 81 00 Until May 183 SO. 12 cabinet photos, or one life-size crayon for $3 60 at Aufrecbt's Elite Gallery, 516 Market street, Pittsburg. Use elevator. Mrs. Winslow'8 Soothing Syrup for Chil dren Teething rests-cbfld and comforts mother. MADE A CONFESSION Smith Heal Is Arrested and Admits That Be Shot Daniel Gainer. BORROWED A GUN FROM A FRIEND. Tho Latter Is Caught by the Police and Tells the Whole Storjr. X0SE OP THOSE CONCERNED ESCAPED Smith Beal was arrested yesterday after noon and confessed that he shot Daniel Guiney in a row at Twenty-eight street last Wednesday night. Beal made his confes sion to Inspector McAleese in the presence of several officers, and is clinched by tbe tes timony of another participant in the fight. Inspector McAleese, with Detectives Eob inson and Fitzgerald, yesterday arrested Charles Johnson, one of the colored men who was in the crowd on the night of the shooting. He was found at the house of John Murray, in rear of 44 Gum street. Johnson was the man who owned the revol ver with which the shooting was done. He denied it, but after his arrest tbe house was searched unsuccessfully. Then he said that Murray had taken it with him to work. Murray was arrested at a brick works on Bedford avenue and the revolver was found there. It is a Smith & Wesson of the largest size and shoots a 44 caliber bullet. After the recovery of the weapon Johnson owned up. He said he had been carrying the revolver in his overcoat pocket and during the fight had drawn it. Smith Beal snatched it from his hand aud fired tbe shot. Johnson grabbed the weapon again and returned it to his pocket and ran away with the crowd. After this story had been told Smith Beal was brought face to face with Johnson. He denied the story at first, but finally broke down and confessed that Johnson's story was correct, Murray was arrested and will be charged with harboring a fugitive from justice. Inspector McAleese has all the parties im plicated in the affair under arrest cow and speaks highly of his officers for the faithful work tbey have done on this case. Guiney is resting easily at the West Penn Hospital, with a verv slight chance of re covery. The physicians are Bomewhat" puzzled by the case. KUDTAKD KIPIJNG In his letter for THE DISPATCH to-morrow tells how a few Chi nese ironclads could destroy all of TJncio Sain'H coast cities. He also devotes some at tention to Buffalo and a few American social customs. BACK FEOM ALABAMA. A Party of Pittshnrgers Eo turns From a Trip to the South Judge Hudson's party of visitors to Flor ence, Ala., arrived home last evening in a special car. They had been away for five days, and as each man left the car he carried a branch of the mistletoe or some other re minder of the South. The green leaves were in sharp contrast with the bare trees of the !Nortb. George B. Hill remarked that they had had a good time, and he was much pleased with the country, l'n the party were J. W. Herron, E. Baird, A. H. Childs, W. H. Cullers, J. M. Davidson, T. J. Hilliard, C B. McVev and S. J. Graham. EXHIBITION or New Spring Dress Goods ONE CASE JS-INUH All-Wool Camel Hair Plaids, Very effective, at 50e per yard. One case 42-inch WOOL PLAIDS, In choicest French colorings, at SUc per yard. One case 33-inch French All-Wool Plaids, In beautiful new effects, at SI per yard. One case 33-lnph Plaids and Stripes, In bold effects, at 37c per yard. India and Shanghai Silks. India Silks in entirely new designs, in wide assortment, just received, and offered at 50c, 75c, EOc and jl. 32-Inch solid colors Silk Pongees, for tea gowns, art drapcrlos, etc., at 73c Hundreds of pieces New Wash Dress Fabrics. 32-inch Scotch Ginghams at 25c Scotch Zephyrs at 15c. These are fresh, and very cheap, as the goods are in choicest fabric and colorings. 30-inch Silk Stnpo and Check Zephyrs at 37Kc,4oc. An entirely new fabric, perfectly fast in color and elegant in quality and designs. BIBER R EA5TDN, Sos and 507 MARKET STREET. foH-TTSSa WALL :-: PAPER. CHOICE NEW DESIGNS LINCRUSTA- WALTON IN STOCK. J. KERWIN MILLER & CO., 543 SM1THFIELD ST. CALL AND SEE OUR LINE OF ME DIUM AND LOW TRICED PAPERS. ARTISTIC IN DESIUM. BEAUTIFUL IN COLOR. fel7-71-TTS U. & S. A CROWN Must of necessity be a very uncomfortable piece of headgear, and doubtless that is wby so few wear them, but take in preference crowns for their feet Silver Crown Stockings at 35c, worth 50c sold only by ULRICH & SPENCER, Specialties in Hosiery and Underwear, 642 Penn Avenue. Open Saturday Evenings. fH-TT3 Cansht hy a, Phonoirraph. George Powers, of Primrose & West's minstrels, George Shirey, Secretary and Treasurer of the Cleveland Baseball club, aod Barney Reynolds, of the Kenz-Santley Company, yesterday made some very funny records on the phonograph at the rooms of the company. Banjo and .guitar and vocal selections were rendered. The Leading Pittsburg, Pjl. Dry Goods House. Saturday, Feb. 21, 15SL JDS. HDRNE I CO PENN AVE.STORES. REMNANTS TO-DAY! THOUSAND (5,000) YARDS WOOL DRESS GOODS In all lengths, from a fall dress patten down. In Plain Goods: Cashmeres, Serges. Cheviots. Broadcloths And Fancy Weaves. In Hovelty Goods: Stripes, Plaids, Checks, Bonrettes, In best American and Foreign makes. These Remnants will be found ON CENTER TABLE TO-DAY. A grand Remnant Sale, at the lowest prices Remnants ever before sold for. The accumulation is large and must be cleaned up quick. If low prices ever were effective they will be to-day. Buy Remnants of Wool Dress Goods to day. 27 pairs of those bargain, Stockings to one customer and a customer who knows a bar gain when she sees it. Many others bought dozen lots. They are so slightly damaged many wonder why they are sold for such ridiculously low prices. We don't want to carry them back to the basement There's the secret out. JTou will find, as hundreds did yesterday, that the prices make such a thing as taking them back a matter not to be thought of. A little the worse for band ling, and go for a third to a fifth ot first price. A few lots that have tarried with us too lone; co with them to-day. Goods wear out their welcome in a season here. HOSIERY BARGAINS TO-DAY. (CENTER TABLE.) A lot of Children's black French Ribbed Cotton Stockings, that were 70c a pair, go to 25c. , A lot of Cbildron's black All-Wool Ribbed Stockings at 2Zc, from -10c. A lot of small sizes black All-Wool Stoce ings. that were 40c, go to 25c. A lot of Ladies' Fancy Cotton Stockings, that were 63c and 75c, go to 35c a pair. And many others. Ladies' and Children's Underwear, most ly in winter goods, at the lowest prices ever made. Buy for next season no more soiled than after wearing, and we give you half their worth for washing. Big bargains in best qualities of Men's Scarlet, Merino and Scotch Wool Under wear. We pay you well to save us a hand ling and storing away of theie goods half the lirstjprice in some cases. Ladies', Misses' and Boys' Gloves and Mittens at greatly reduced prices Cash meres, Scotch Wool, fleece lined, plain and fur-topped Kid Gloves and Mittens. New Silks. New Dress Goods. New Jackets and Reefers. New goods constantly arriving. JDB. HDRNE & CD., 609-621 PENN AVENUE. fen NEW CARPETS, NEW CARPETS, NEW RUGS, NEW RUGS, NEW MATTINGS, NEW MATTINGS, NEW CURTAINS, NEW CURTAINS, SPRING, IS 91. The largest stock of Carpets ever im ported by any house west of New York city now ready for inspection, at prices that cannot be beaten. Lace Curtain Department full of choicest foreign productions. EDWARD ': GROETZIHGER, 627 and 629 Penn Avenue. m - Walt for our sale of Linoleums and 5, Oil Cloths damaged by tlood. Ready ? about March 1. fe21-rria M fc "1
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