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THE ITTSBTJKG DISPATCH,
TUESDAY, .APBIL 28, 1891..
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centralization of capital or material wealth, as to
cause the prudent anil conservative element,
nlwm g the t-afeuaril ot society, to view with ap
prehension the possible result of such abnormal
accumulations. lhis Is a (Question which the
Republican party must meet and solve.
There is another; our population Is Increasing
now In a ratio probably never heretofore known
In the history or our country. The last census
lias proved that the great centers of population
have largely increased in numbers, while there
has been a corresponding lack of Increase iu the
fanning districts. It appears that the popnlatlon
sow coming to our shores is "liot suited to, and
will not engage In agriculture. Tne Immigrant
comes In competition with our wage earners, and
thereby at once decreases the wage rate, because
our system of protection has not yet been so per
lectly adjuslcclastliat It will prevent the foreign
emigrant from coming into direct competition
witlionronn wage earners tho moment theemi
irrant lands upon our shores.
For those having capacity and Intelligence suffi
cientto comprehend our'in&lltutlons, for those
who seek new enterprises and a new citizenship,
for those who are willing to cast their lot under
our flag or freedom and eqnality: for such as
thee, the gateways of the nation will always
swing lnard;to such as these, we say. All hall
and welcome!
Hut n here shall we draw the line? Surely our
forefathers never Intended that this fair land
should he populated by the criminal classes of Eu
rope; nor hv a stratum of society unable to
comprehend'the blessings of free government:
nor that the laud should be overrun
tn a mercenary herd whose only aim and
purpose is to take back- to the lands from whence
thij came the bread Intended ror the mouths ot
our own wage earning people. For American
citizenship, we want Intelligence, wewaut deio
tlon to liberty, and love or law. All thusc coming
to our shores with this Intent, and with these
qualifications w ill receive a generous welcome, no
matter the clime from whence thev come. lut
thealicu must not come here, and trample upon
our institutions or our laws: he must not disturb
honest industry by violence: lie must not teach
contempt lor our laws by vicious precept or ex
ample: he mustleatehlsanarcbyandhlsdynamlte
behind him.
Ever good citizen will deplore the violation of
law and the unwonted bloodshed In Pennsvlvanla
and In Louisiana. Mich violence Is abhorrent,
audagalust the genius of our institutions: hut
should Italy or anv other foreign government un
dertake to "discipline our government at Wash
ington or to hurl a stigma or place a stain upon
our flag, they mil find the loyal people of the
Umled btatcs North and South knowing no
Iiolilical parties no Republicanism. no
lemocracy. united and ready, under leaders as
competent as Grant, and Sherman, and Sheridan,
to protect and deleud the hunor of our land. If
lliev have business to do with this Government,
let them do it not vith threats or imputations.
l.ettlicmstepuptoihcCaptaiu's otlice at Wash
ington, and speak vith the head of the .Nation
an the licpubltcau party, onr own beloved Ben
jamin llairi-ou; but if the President should uol
le there, the will find a man ready, competent,
willing and waiting to transact business with
thim. In the person of James G. Biaine. rTre
mendous applause. 1
Many Letters of Regret Head.
II. V. D. English followed, reading the let
ters of regret. He prefaced his work with a
neat speech, at tiio conclusion of which ho pro
posed a client and standing toast to the name of
General Grant. In an instant tin guests were
on their feet, and the impressive tribute was
paid with considerable pathos.
The following letter from Mrs. Grant was re
ceheil with enthusiastic cheers:
J.EW York, April 17, 1891.
Mr. A. M. Voigt, Secretary of the Amerlcus Ke-
publlcan Club, of Pittsburg:
DEMiSin Iat once forwarded your Invitation
to my sons. Ulvsses fc. and Jesse K. Grant, who
are now absent in California
1 write now to thank you lor vour kind attention
to me. and express to you and the gentlemen of the
Americu- ltepuhlican Club, of Pittsburg, my sin
cere gratitude lor this continued attention to the
lucuion ofinv dead husband, I'lyssesS. Grant.
Very sincerely, JcliaD Grant.
A similar epistle was read from Frod D.
Grant, United States Mim-ter to Austria, and
the eldest son of the General. He said the
cntiuued custom of the club in celebrating
the lnrthdaj of his father would ever be appre
ciated by tho family. It is an indication of the
loyalty which the people of Pittsburg IiaTe
alua,s shown to their country, to their party
and friends.
Letters of regret were received from the
President and all the members of his Cabinet,
Generals Howard and Scbofield. Major Mc
Kinle, General Alger, ex-Governor I "orater.
Congressman Grosvenor, James ArkelL, Sena
tors Allison. Hoar. Aldncli. Sherman, Stock
bndge and Dolph. Mayor Edwin S. Stuart, of
Philadelphia, R. G. Ingersoll. and many others
prominent in Republican politics. At the last
moment, John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, who
was to hate spoken on the Republican League
Clubs, telegraphed that, owing to sickness In
3ns family, be would not be able to be present.
It was the fourth time in ten years that be had
missed such an engagement.
Senator Culloin Talks of Grant,
Senator S. 11. Callom, speaking of "Grant,"
his subject, said:
The great State of
which 1 am proud to he
a citl7cn was, at the
breaking out or the War
of the Rebellion, the
home of two men who
became afterward the
most conspicuous
Americans of the pres
:w Vit ,'. cnt century A
' a f ' ris Sffi.Grant. One ol
ent century Abraham
ysses S.
Grant. One of these,
even at that time, was
occupying a place in
S
the eyes of the whole
world. The other, or
w horn I am to speak to
night, was unknown to'
fa in c, inconspicuous
Senator Cultom.
cveu in bis own community, poor In purse un.i
suminz In daily walk and conversation, without
ambition, a man who took but little part In
national, Mate or municipal matters, lie was not
a dreamer, nut tn aflali lie was notatjpical
American. lie was not what I knoi-in as a busy
jan. A soldier by education, he was the quietest
and most uimbtruelte of citizens. He was a
man apart, and to us now beseems to bare been
at that time -waltine iincon-ciouslr Tor the icry
opportunities iIilch developed subsequently bis
Tiatncs- and mudc liim a toldlcr or remarkable
Junius a wise talesman In a turbulent time, and
a mot conspicuous personality.
Aimu; the prcat soldiers of history Grant occn
TSea unique position. He was not'as brllliantas
,S a ml eon, but he wa the superior of ren that
.preat captain In indexible determination. Un
tried in inilliarv affairs, almost unknown, but
uudi-maied b apparently insurmountable dlf
HcitlHea, he accomplished results by the sheer
Iotc ufhis Indomitable will. He hated war, but
uaffcd it i Itli inexorable energy.
li eaccept Lmcrson's estimate of the charac
ter of Napoleon, the jrrcai commander -was des
titute il jci-crons frciitiments. Grant was the
foul of reneroslti. be was true to the Govern
ment, true to his army, and true to himself. He
1!d not know how to be dishonest Xapoleou
iras unjust to bis jrenernls. Grant was unjust to
noneoi" lil;; Napoleon was egotistic: Giant was
sell-reliant, but as modest as a maiden; Napoleon
wts monopolizing; Grant neer attempted to
monopolize fithcr power or honors. Thepower
lifbad wa'. thru it upon him. The honors be won
were accepted vl!h a deprecatory modesty.
"Napoleon, ' says tnierson, was a prodigious
liar." Jrant wa bupcrlatlvrly tru'lifuL He
toic no malice He was unselfish. In victory he
was. generous
ICeahons of Success In the Field.
In thcuxecutUe office of the nation the great
isan lioe meinori we arc now hononni; exhib
ited many of the qualities that had girentohim
succe-s in the Held lie was us Inflexible In his
devotion to the principles of the Republican party
as be had been in his devotloi toduty as a soldier.
He did not. c en for an Instant, turn aside from
what he belie ed to be the path of patriotic politi
cal dut. In lnat hlch office be was a worthy
rtpresentatie ot the pa rtr that had elected hlin,
ai.daits repre--entatie he presided with firm
tics over the aflalrs of tne Union In savinjr which
from destruction he had done fo much with his
sword.
Mr Chairman I knew General Grant before he
wa knoun to the country, and after he became
Its Hoi. A jrentler nature, a more hospitable man,
a more courteous cenileman. a truer friend, a
more devoted husband, a kinder parent never
lived In the lull course of time. Aironz his friends
be was not the silent man. " When with them,
-Ills tonjnie as nimble and nearly alwavs busy,
ana ills conversation was elegant and rich In rare
lnlorination. in apt Illustrations, in detail-, of all
liuda, and in eide:icer critical observation of
men and nation eh policies and measures. In the
home circle he was fcuightl In his devotion to his
nlie. and touching in his love of bis daughter.
Mr. Chairman, Carite has said that Great
men aie the ure-plllarsln the dark pllprlmape of
mankind: thev stand as a heavenly sign, ever
Ilfin? witnesses of what has been, propnetlc
tokens ol what may btlll be, .the revealed, era-bodij-d
possibilities of human nature: which
greatness he who has necr seen, or rationally
conceived of, and with his whole hc.irt passion
Mtelx loved and reverenced, is hi in self forever
doomed to be little.''
The example of euch men as Abraham Lincoln,
TJIyM-et. fa rant, William T. fahcrman, l'hllip
Sheridan. Jami-s A. GarHeld. John A. l.ogau,
George H-Thomas, John C Fremont, all go ue
Icrre the American people as a fire-pillar In all the
hour&of gloom and nights of darkness, leading
them to the promised laud of btable but free Gov
ernment ol equal rights, nolitlcat and civil of
labor rewarded adequately -of National pros
peritv as broad as our borders, universal ana all
rjnbraciug or a Government con due tea in all lis
departments on the principles or the party to
which you ana I ana they belonged, and to which
the ltepubilc appealed in its darkest hour, and ap
pialeduotln vain. Great applause.1
Looking to the Next Campaign.
Congressman McComas, of Maryland, spoke
of the fame of the Amencus Club, paid a trib
ute to lion. Thomas M.
Bayne. and in glowins
terms lauded tho brill
iant success of the Pltts
burp; Congressman, Hon.
John Dalzell. Mr. Mc
Comas then, turnins to
bis toast, Forward to
18ai,"saia:
Tliore fa tinni In thla pna
tiraent. It leaTe' belilnilj,
uj our triumph In IMS, our iV
tcreat In 1B90 alike. In
tlut triumph we wcreteuj
pernte. In the lace of this
dcfciit'we are courageous.
A hundred' thousand
offices, too few to satisfy
tlie seekers, were enough
to nervert. for that season.
Representative
tue ardor of the 5,500,000
MeVomtu.
llenubllcans, who now recall that they voted for
"Harrison ror the sate of principles and not tor 1
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place. The bravest Kepubllcan Conirres) since
thfwarivasreileenilnif the promises of the plat
form too fast for the weat and timid. It iraTe
mouey tor coast .and harbor defense, to buildup
our narr, to endow schools for agriculture iu
every btaie. to pension all disabled soldiers and
soldiers' widows. It prohibited trusts and con
tract labor. It jrave to organized labor every
measure or relief It asked. It forfeited many
millions of acres of nneatned land giants claimed
by railroads.
The free traders on the stump, in the press, the
tricky traders behind the counter, declared that
forthwith the tariff would enrich the lew and im
poverish the masses, that it destroyed our market
Tor brcadstutTs. lowered the price of com and
wheat, made dearer food and dearer clothes,
dearer iron aufl dearer steel, and meant speedy
ruin to onr country. The campaign liar had four
weeks, enough time to misrepresent the tariff.
1'our weeks was liot enough time for the tariff
to vindicate itself.
The rarmer all over the land In the llsht or this
evening's bright skv, amid the fragrance of
orchards white with lavish bloom, looks upon
wheat fields which promise their richest harvest.
He confidently awaits in every market In tho land
a better price for the oncoming whe.it, corn, oats,
rye and barley than he has known during the
past decade. Reciprocity with Brazil and Cuba
opens to the American farmer new markets, near
and vast markets lor his wheat, flour and lard,
while It opens to yon men or busy l'ittshurg new
and near markets foryonrolls, your machinery,
your Iron and steel products Krcry shop win
dow reveals to the man that toils, and to the
quicker mind of the good wife "w ho -cares for his
children, that the clothes ror tho family, the
woolens, the cottons and calicoes are as cheap as
they were berore the ilcKtnlev tariff, jrhllc that
lUiile or every American home, sugar, Is 5 cents
a pound.
Reasons for tho Couilns Strikes.
Since Congress adjourned I have crossed our
country. I have traveled Khrth and South. Every
where 1 found improvement. Labor was never
more fully employed than 'It Is to-day. lhe very
strikes Impending are the efforts of labor to use
Its power to secure Its rights when labor Is in
greatest demand. New manulactnres spring up
In every town; new Industries are born; new
mines reveal unsuspected wealth. This tin I
hold In mv hand was given to me at TemescaL In
California. It is the first smelting from a great
tin mine opened by the McKinley tarltt.
Tliobc snirited encounters with Germany and
England about bamoa. vtlth Britain over the
Bering fcea fisheries, with Italy concerning tho
mob and the Mafia, convince the countrv and the
world that ourecretary or State, with his varied
and versatile powers Is the fit successor in office
or Webster, of Clay, ot Jefterson. Never before
has our country won such respect and honor
abroad as It enjoys to-day. In the shining path
ol prosperity marked out by courageous
legislation and a strong administra
tion lie the best hopes for 1SK.
Wo can never consent to the suppression of the
suffrage as a permanent resource or a tree re
public We can never abandon the cardinal Re
publican doctrines or a tree ballot and a fair
count. We stride, bv our new law. to put down
trust monopolies and we are curbing the railroads
and reaching outatJav Gould's telegraphs. Wc
have restricted immigration and heaved the Just
complaint of natives that American citizenship is
too easj and too cheap. c are using contract
labor and exclusive acts to check the landing on
our shores or moral dynamite, whether from
China, l'oland. Hungary or Italy. Wc. whose
con trollint-majority are farmers, are In sympathy
with their demands and are using the annual
product or our slUcr mines as monev. Our party
was rounded to make labor free. It gave and still
gh es a homestead to Hbor on the public lands.
It defends the American vtage rate. It has
feathered Into our cities 30 percent of our popu
atiou. The same party is the sarest instrument
to work out Ihc newest demands of labor, and
bring on the reign of common people il'xo
louged and hearty cheers.
Congressman liurrowg on Reciprocity.
Concressman Burrows, of Michican. followed
Mr. ilcCoinas nith an able address nn reci
procity. Mr. Burrows
is a ood speaker, and
was enthusiastically re
ceived. He said:
Tho sentiment pro
prosed. to which 1 am
requested to make re
sponse, is suggestive of
the reflection that the
National Republican
partv has always been
and still Is a party of ad
vanced though taud great
courage. It has been a
public educator. It has
never sought so much to
reflect public sentiment
as to create puduc n.
Julius Casar Burrows, inent. Whenever it has
been called upon to avow any party or govern
mental policy. Its chief concern has been, not to
ascemln what the public Judgment might be
touching such policy, but rather what public
Judgment ought to be.
tn.dv ma Hnii ihi ftpnuhllcan banner of nro-
' tection and reciprocity flouting a creat battle for
muusiriai jnoepenoence ami emaiKtu luicign
trade. The Republican partv has always stood
Tor protection to American industries and Amer
ican labor, and on that line won the spleudld
victory or I68S. i Applause. That victory, how
ever, brought with ft the responsibility of revis
ing the tariff and in It was the courage or the Re
publican party uon rullv exemplified than in
that revision With a surplus In the treasury; a
great potitica-party, backed by European inter
ests, demandln - free trade; public clamor for a
reduction or taxation,, yet the Republican party
in the lace or an approaching election had the
courage to revise the tariff on the lines or protec
tion and reduced taxation only when it could be
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highest courage to lncreascdutie6whcn necessary I
to save imperiled domestic industries Trom unjust j
lorelgu competition or to establish ana ouiia
np new enterprises, which Tiould give en
larged Investment to American capital and
Increased employment to American labor. I Ap
plause. I 'though the Republican party, through
a system ol misrcprescntatioli unexampled in the
his'torv or American politics, coupled with the
absence ora practical demonstration or the bene
ficial effects ortiie measure, was overwhelmingly
defeated- yet It stands to-day on the line or its
discomfiture unmoved and unshaken, ana impa
tient Tor a renewal of the contest. Though de
feated it does not surrender. It stands to-day not
onlv for the detense of the American producer,
but'with enlarged purpose, taking a step forward,
reaching out under the policy or reciprocity to the
foreign markets lor the absorption ot the surplus
products ofour rarms and lactories. Applause, j
Equal Advantages for-Valno Received.
In pursuance of Its protective policy In opposi
tion to a tariff for revenue only, It places sugar on
the free list, bnt ingoing this it says to the sugar
producing and exporting countries or the woild,
lrwe give you the treedom or our markets ror
vour product you must accord to us equal advan
tages In vourown." (Applause..1
'lake the single article of coffee. In 1859 lirazll
alone sold In our market, duty free, f 15,000.0(10
worth of coffee, while taking from us all our prod
ucts, .1 trifle o.er $1,000,000. It is an astonishing
tact that iu the last ten years we have purchased
of .Mexico, Central and bouth American products
valiica at more than ?1. Sim. 000,000, while these
countries in return have taken In return onlv a
trifle over t-WO, 000.030. a balance ol trade against
us in ten years of more than ft. COO, 000, 000 Ry the
proposed scheme of reciprocity wc seek to correct
in bume degree tills inequalltv or trade, and are
alrea-ly fathering the lrults or this enlightened
policy, ltrazil. In consideration of the trade ad
vantages we have accorded her. opens her ports to
the Tree admission or American wheat, corn and
rve and their manufactures, potatoes, beans,
p'eas, hay, oats, pork and bacon,
fish, cottonseed oil. coal, rosin, agricultural
tools, implements and machinery, mining and
mechanical tools. Implements and machinery, en
gines and all machinery for manufacturing pur
poses, and railway construction material and
equipments; and not only this but reduced the
duty 25 per cent on lumber, lard, ham, butter and
cheese, canned and preserved meats, fish, fruits,
vegetables, manufactures of cotton, including
cotton clothing, manufactures of iron and steel
not admitted free, leather and its manufactures,
except boots and shoes, lumber, timber, manu
factures of wood, furniture or all kinds, wagons,
carts carriages and all manufactures or rubber.
And thus has been consummated reciprocal trade
with the greatest of South American republics.
Why Reciprocity Was Adopted.
But the advocates or a revenue tariff exultingly
exclaim that the policy of reciprocity, as formu
lated in the McKinley bill and put Into practical
operation by a Republican administration. Is the
substantial abandonment of the doctrine of pro
tection and the indorsement of the theory of free
trade. Nothing could he more preposterous In
adopting the ppllcy of rcclprocitv, the Republi
can party surrenders no Jot or tittle of the doc
trine or protection, and accepts none of the falla
cies or free traae. Rut, on the cuntrary.lt is
rather supplementing and enlarging the scope of
the protective system. In admitting rrce orduty
sugar, tea. coflee and other products, whloh are
not or cannot be produced in this country in suffi
cient quantity for thenome market, and imposing
duties on articles wc do or can produce, is em
bodied the very essence of a protect! i poilcv.
l'utllng these articles on the free list exposes no
American industry to foreign competition, crip
ples no American enterprise, nor doc It narrow
the field of employment of American labor, tin the
contrary, the free admission into our market or
non-competing products, coupled with reciprocal
trade advantages in the foreign market or the
nation thus favored, opens a new outlet for the
Burplus products or our rarms and factories and
bv so much Increases the demand for American
labor. 1'rotcctlon is dercuse; reciprocity Is con
quest. fApplause.J Protection nreserves tho
home market for the home producer, reciprocity
opens the torelgn market lor the proaucers' sur
plus protection secures to labor the fields of do
mestic employment, reciprocity extends that era
to the boundary of lis capacity. Prolonged cheers
and applause.
lKtlzell on the Work of Consress.
The FirtT-first Congress was a Republican Con
gress and is to be Judged accordingly. The Re
publican party Is unlike any
other partv lu our history.
It Is Incapable of measure
ment by the yardstick of
business the dollar of com
aiercc, or the rule of a time
born and a time-serving ex
pediency. It stands upon
the sun-lit heights In the
blaze of the while light-such
as beats upon a throne and
blackens every nioi.
It was a business Con
gress aiming at economvof
tlmelu the luieresi ox ine
ncened legislation or 60 mil
lions of pcoDle. In it the Re
publican party demonstrated
that It was not only a rarty
The Hero of the
evening.
of conscience, but a pa rty.too, of growth and prog
ress, and thoroughly American in its
practical business methods. Such legisla
tion as it secured was secured despite tus
determined opposition of a bitter partisan minor
ity, which had declared in advance that no laws
should be passed unless they met Its approval: a
declaration utterly subversive of the funda
mental principles upon which popular govern
ment rests. 'Jhlschallengc the Republican party
promptly met bv the proclamation ot Its adher
ence to the doctrines or the lathers and the bold
announcement or its intention that in this Con
gress, t least, the majority should rule.
The Republican party did a wise thing In the se
lection of Us Speaker. It chose a man stalwart of
body, brain and will, who, In thy ftee of calumny,
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ywy""i y
superior to Insult, rose above the passions of the
hour, and proved himself a parliamentary leader
worthy to be followed Thomas 11. Iiecd. or
Maine. He practically said, and the Republican
majority stood Vehlnd him, your doctrine or con
structive absence Is nonsense; you cannot De
present for one purpose and absent for another;
actual presence and constrictive absence are as
much a legislative as they are a physical, impossi
bility; 1 will count all present. And count them
he did.
A Defense of the Last Congress.
Having equipped itself for business by the
adoption of practical rules the .Firty-flrst Con
gress proved Itself a courageous honest, efficient
andconsclentlousaL'rntof the people In thecon
ceptlon and perfection of legislation. It was a
courageous Congress. Recognizing the principle
'which finds expression In the Constitution itself,
that Its own Integrity was of supreme importance,
,lt conscientious! but fearlesslv ejected usuroers,
made fruitless frauds at the ballot-box and in
Governors' chairs, cheated murdcrcrsof the results
of their crime and seated the men whom the people
had chosen to represent them. On no sublcct has
this Congress been more constantly and vilely
misrepresented and niillgned by a partisan press
than on the subject ot Its election cases. In
no particular does It more favorably com
pare with Its predecessors than In Its
lack or partisanship and administration of
simple Justice. I speak warmly and advisedly be
cause of this I was a part. In this connection let
me say that, speaking for myself alone, I would
relieve Congress in large part of the duty of try
ing contested election cases: would send such
questions to the courts of law. and make Con
gress only an appellate, tribunal, in my humble
Judgment this would be a decided advance in the
Interest of Justice over present methods. With
respect to the volume of legislation, and with
respect to its character and Importance as well, I
doubt 11 there is any Congress In our history that
will compare with the Fifty-first. Volume of
legislation by itself Is not necessarily indicative
of wisdom In a legislative body: It may bo the
reverse: but when to volume is added importance
then the rule changes.
rayinjr a Debt of Honor.
The debt to the soldier the rifty-flrst Congress
has put in process of generous payment by the
passage of the disability pension law. which
secures to eery helpless veteran. 90 days in the
service, his widow. Ills children. Ids dependent
parents, the Government bounty without the
necessity or proof, oftentimes impossible, con
necting his disability 1th his army service. This
the Democratic party says Is extravagance. We
say ItHJustlce, the pavmentor adebt. Rut call
it extravagance If you will, it is an extravagance
on which a nation may build as on the granite
rocks In the everlasting hills. On- a word more
and 1 shall have done. The Democratic press and
our Uemocratlc banquet orators are calling the
Fifty-first Congress the billion dollar congress.
With a little truth tlrey are mixing a good deal of
falsehood.
In the first place the appropriations
of the Fifty-first Congress do not
reach a billion of dollars, and If
they did, and were necessary to meet present
exigencies, we could afford to make them. The
difficulty with the Democratic party is that it is
likeour Berks county farmer who Is still voting
forJackson.lt Is forever living In the past. It
would apply the same method or rule to C5 millions
or people that it would to ten millions, lu tue
next place, nianvor my Congressional brethren
who arc now criing extravagance, will be lound
to have voted in Congress for every expenditure
authorized, and to have made fiery speeches to
show that the appropriations ought to be In
creased. But theapproprlatlons of the Fifty-first Congress
are capable of Justification on their merits. hen
correctly statid thev will be lound to exceed
those or the Fiftieth Congress by a less sum tha
did those of the Fiftieth Congress exceed those of
the Fortv-ninth, both Democratic Congresses.
If vou exclude appropriations ror pensions vou
will find that while the appropriations or the
Firty-flrst exceed those of the Fiftieth Congress
bv 57,000,000 and odd dollars, the appropriations
of the Fiftieth Congress exceed those of the Forty
ninth bvnearlv fSl, 000,000.
The largest Increase of all is for pensions and
that 1 have already sought to Justify. The differ
ence between the policy ofthls administration in
pajlng off the national debt and keeping the peo
ple's money in circulation among the people Is
marked and goes a long way to offsetting addi
tional appropriations. During the first two years
or the present administration the national debt
was reduced by f 122, 4G3.7U0 more than during the
first two years or Cleveland's administration,
I cannot believe that the American people will
desert the party or Lincoln and Grant and Gar
field. 1 cannot believe that they will reruse to
trmt the nraetleal statesmanshln of the nartv rep
resented by Harrison and Blaine. Reed and Jlc
Klnley. Applause for five minutes. J
STAETED WITH A "WHITE HAT.
How the Famous Americas Clab Was
Formed.
llio Amencus Club was organizsd in 1SS3 in
a peculiar way. Captain John Beed one day,
without any definite object in view, stepped
into a downtown bat store and purchased a
high white hat. As be walked up Fifth avenue
wearing the hat be attracted considerable at
tention, but he paid no attention to it, only
determined morel than ever tn wear the hat.
On reaching; tbo postofflce a couple of friends
bailed bim with, "Shoot the bat." An Idea
struck the Captain, and bo replied:
"I guess not. You'll all bo wearing the same
kind before Ion?. I am point? to organize a
white hat club. It will be the first and finest iu
tho State."
His friemls.juinpod at the idea and fire
names were put down as menipers. J.O. Brown,
and kindred spirits were quickly enlisted in
the scheme, and in a few (lays the Amerlcus
Club was fully organized, with Captain Reed as
President.
Tho Banqnet Committee.
The Committee on Arrangements for the ban
quet were- Major A. J, Logan,. Chairman; A. M.
Voiebt, Secretary, and H. S.' Paul. John A.
Reed, W. H. Keech, G. W. Darr, B. L. Wood,
Jr., W. M. Glbbs, J. H. WillocK, J. P. Ander
son and S. L. Schoonmaker.
ASKING A RECEIVER. '
Charges of Fraud in tho Assignment of the
Rankin Manufactures Company The
Conrt Now Asked to Knock Out the
Assignee.
A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
S. B. Kcahru & Co. against the Kankin
Manufacturing Company. The plaintiffs
state that the defendants are indebted to them
in the sum ot $642 97. February 13, 1S91, a
promissory note for the amount was given,
payable in CO days, April 17 the note fell
due, but it was not paid. Robert Wilson, of
the defendant firm, however, endeavored -to
have the plaintiffs accept another note for the
money, payable in four moatbs. April 23, the
plaintiffs beard that the defendants had made
an assignment for the benefit of creditors, to
Albert K. McCunc. It was the first that they
bad heard of the assignment, Wilson having
given no information concerning it when be
endeavored to bave tbo plaintiffs accept the
four months' renewal note, though the assign
ment had been made on April 9.
McCune. it is alleged, is a clerk for the de
fendants, and is still at their warehouse. He
has given no bond as assignee, and the busi
ness is proceeding as it did before the assign
ment. The assignment, it is asserted, was
fraudulent and made with the intent to de
fraud and delay Creditors.
The rights of creditors, it is asserted,
are imperiled by allowing McCnne to
have control of the assets and property
of the defendants. In consequence, the
court is asked to appoint a receiver to take
charge of the business, and to restrain McCune
from exercising any control over the property
by virtue of bis appointment as assignee.
MILLIONS OF BIBLES ISSUED.
Annnal Mooting of the Young Men's Bible
Society of Allegheny Comity.
The Board of Managers of the Young Men's
Bible Society of Allegheny County held its an
nual meeting last evening at tho Y. M. C. A.
building. The resignation ot A. P. Thompson,
as agent of the society, was received and ac
cepted, and J. T. McCliinonds appointed to suc
ceed him.
The annnal reports were presented and were
very satisfactory. Corresponding Secretary E.
S. Gray in his report, in view of tho fact that
the society had completed its seventy
fifth anniversary, cave a brief resume
of its history. The society was or
ganized to circulate the Scriptures
without note or comment. In 1808 the Penn
sylvania Society, ot which tbis is an auxiliary,
was organized. In 1816 the Western Pennsyl
vania Society, which was the former name of
the prosent society, was formed by about 25
young men. It first met in the old Court
House, located where the present market
house stands. It was afterward called the
Pittsburg Society to distinguish it fmm'tbe Al
legheny Society, formed later. In 1868 tbo two
societies were united nnder the present name.
Curing its first quarter ot a century the value
of the Bibles remitted to the society was $9,808;
the second quarter, Si).ffo9 84, and the third
quarter, $73,310 63; a total of $142,836 51. The
number of volumes distributed was: For the
first 25 years, 16518; second 25 vears, 71,846;
third 25 years, 58,690; a total of 146,954. Refer
ring to the extent to wliicb tho Bible has been
circulated, Mr. Gray said that there are now in
circulation 210.000.000 of Bibles, and 6.000,000
being published every year.
Itwas decided that the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of the society would bo observed in the
First U. P. Church, Allegheny, next Sabbath
evening. Tho speaker for the occasion has not
yet been selected.
Poshing the "War on Speak-Easlcs.
Superintendent of Police Muth yesterday fol
lowed up his Sunday speak-easy raids by enter
tering suit agaiust the proprietors of the
houses. They were Mary McMullen, Beaver
avenue: John Stidle, Madison avenue; C, A.
Smcttinger, Madison avenue and Third street.
Repairing.
"Watch and jewelry repairing, lowest
prices, at Gallinger's, 1200 Perm aye.
Saloonkeepers will increase trade by
handling the pur beer produced by the
Iron City Brewery. Orders promptly filled.
aell86. . .
THE HOURS GRANTED
.A Soutbside Contractor Concedes the
Demands of His Men and Will
Continue Work After May 1.
OUTSIDE MATERIAL OFFERED.
agents Want to Deliver Lu ruber in Pitts-
lurg Cheaper Than It Can
Be Eoni-lit Here.
STATISTICS ON THE GLA6S 0OTPDT.
A Et Jnelica in Mining Asked for By the Pittsburg
Ccii 4iieiitioa.
As the time grows shorter until the gen
eral move for eight hours by the buildiiit
trades, the situation grows more interesting.
The developments of yesterday were little
short of exciting. First came the announce
ment that eight firms on the Soutbside, em
ploying about 200 men, but who are not
members of the Builders' Exchange, had
granted their men the eight hours and five
cents advance. This caused a stir on both
sides.
The matter was reported to the meeting of
the Builders' Exchange in the. afternoon,
but an investigation proved that instead of
eight only one firm bad granted the eight
hours. President Barnes was seen after the
meeting of the exchange, and he stated em.
phatically that all firms granting the de
mands ot' the men will have a hard time
getting material, as all the material men are
organized in the exchange, and bound by an
ironclad agreement not to furnish material
to contractors who are not in good standing.
At this meeting 227 new members were
elected, making a total of nearly 1,000
names on the roll of membership to date.
Ono Firm in for the Short Hours.
Cooke & Co.wasoneof the firms reported to
have granted the eight Knurs on the South
side. The firm has the contract for tho new
Mt. Washington Piesbyterian Church, and it
is said it was compelled to make the conces
sions in order to complete tbe contract on time.
Mr. Cooke was seen last night, and he said be
bad the work in such shape now that he was
not compelled to take this step. J. B. Lash,
the contractor on Mt. Washington, who lias
several pressing contracts on hand, has granted
the short hours. In speaking of the difficulties
anticipated in securing lumber Mr, Lash said:
"We will have no trouble. Witbin the last
week no less than half a dozen outside
agents have been here offering Mo. 1 lumber at
22 50 by tbe car lots, and the least we can get
it here for is 2i So you see we will not have
much trouble in getting ail the lumber neces
sary to Keep us going."
President Barnes, of the Builders' Exchange,
said in rezard to that, tbat arrangements bad
been carefully Inade to keep outside lumber
nut, and he was satisfied that it would ba im
possible for any but members of tbe exchange
to get the material.
A. M. Swartz, tbe ex-agent for the carpenters,
has been considering for some time the matter
of embarking in tbe contracting business, and
it was repotted yesterday that he bad about
completed arrangements to begin as soon as tbe
strike is declared on. Mr. Swartz could not be
found last night to verify the report.
, The Necessity of Unity to "Win.
The stonemasons held their meeting yester
day morning, but the eSort said to be on foot
to withdraw from tbe Building Trades' Council
aid not receive much consideration. Special
Agent Jones said the stonemasons will not
leave this organization no. "To win tbe com
ing tight," said he, "the men want union, and
not disunion."
Tbe Carpenters' Council meets to-night
when the final arrangements will be made for
the struggle. It has been stated tbat the
United Brotherhood only has 3,000 in its treas
ury for tbe support of the strikers. The car
penters do not deny this", but say when tbis
amonnt is exhausted the men have other re
sources to fall back on for funds.
Tbe Building Trades Council will bold a
special meeting to-morrow, when matters per
taining to the strike 'will be finally settled as
far as that organization is concerned.
The planing mill men will hold a meeting to
day, at which an important question is to be
settled.
P. J. McGuire, General Secretary of tbe
Brotberbood, is expected at the meeting to
night. Sympathy With tho Strike Movement;
A contractor, who is not a manufacturer of
any kind of building material, put who does a
vast amount of work every year, said last even
ing that he sympathized with the strike move
ment promised to be inaugurated May L and as
his utterance was so dissimilar from tbe
general tenor, he was pressed to go further.
Said he: "The members of the Builders' Ex
change are lanrelv interested in tbe manufact
ure of material. Well, last year the brick,
manufacturers advanced prices 17 per cent;
lime was advanced 20 per cent and lumber was
also put up some notches; but wc did
not hear anything about those advances stoo
ping business. Generally speaking I bave
been opposed to strikes, but it there were any
merit in advancing tho cost of material last
year I cannot see why a less advance demanded
by workmen should stop all movement tbis
year. Rents have not fallen and provisions are
much higher, beef 50 per cent, making tbo
much-taiked-of price of sugar nothing but a
tub thrown to tbe whale.
( What a Man Is Good For.
"Now, I don't care how soon tbe eight-hour
movement wins. That's about all tbe time
average man is good for at hard labor anyhow,
and my experience convinoes me that event
ually he will not get more than eiht hours' pay
for his work, and both be and others will be
better for the shortened time."
It being suggosted that this contractor
might have contracts so taken that be
could stand the brunt in any event, he said be
bad not, but was simnly tired of seeing so much
clap-trap Indulged in, as though the advance
asked by workmen would injure trade, when
double tbe amount was put in material last
year and accepted as a matter of course.
D0WH FIVE CEHTS A TON.
Tho Coal Association Will Confront Its Men
With a Reduction.
The Pittsburg Coal Association met yester
day and decided unanimously to fix tbe rate of
mining at 71 cents, or a reduction of 5 cents a
ton. This Information fell like a thunderbolt
upon the ears of the miners. The operators
sax they are in earnest, which fact may lead to
a strike of tho miners over tho rate of wages,
if not on the question of hours.
The chief reason for this move is tbat several
firms have already settled with their men, and
the mines will remain in operation after May 1.
The Coal Operators' Association saw that these
mines would continue to run at a cheaper rate,
and decided to take tbis step.
THEIK WOBK COMPLETED.
The Commissioners of Labor Wind TJp Their
Glass Statistics.
Tho Special Commission on Labor Statistics,
which has been here lor several week's gather
ing up data on glassware and the cost of its
production, finished its work yesterday and left
for tbe East last night. The commission con
sisted of J. C. Britton, of Connecticut; George
W. Walters, New Hampshire; L. E. Tilden,
Brooklyn, and H. L. Ihmsen, of tbis citv.
During their stay here they collected figures
on tbe annual output of window glass, plate
glass, green bottleware and' fllntware, and the
cost of production. Attention was paid to
every detail'nertaining to the cost of material
and labor. Their .report will make part of the
most complete and interesting wurk on the
glass industry ever issued. . '
MOVING A GLASS PLANT.
Tho
FostoTIa Works to Be Taken to
Mouudsvllle For Cheap Fuel.
It has been learned on tbe most reliable au
thority that the Fostona Glass Works, of
which L. B. Martin, formerly of 'Martin's
Kerry, was president, has made- a, contract
with the Moundsville Development Company,
by which the entire works are to be taken to
Moundsville.
This glass company was organized by men
principally from Wheeling and taken to Fos
toria In order to profit by the boom there and
take advantage of the abundant gas said to ex
ist there. The gas bas been neither pbeap nor
abundant, and it bv been known for some
time tbat tbe company was anxious to move
where coal was cheap ahd plenty.
Home From the South.
President Welhe Is home from St, Louis,
here be has been on business connected with
the Amalgamated Association. Hn lays work
is progressing rapidly on the hew tin-plate
plant of tbe St, Louis Stamping Company. Ho
expects several mills to go 1 nto the tin plate
business tbis coming season.
CHANGING BACK TO GAS.
Gentle Spring Revives the Supply of Pitts
burg's Natural Fuel.
Tbe advent of warm weather has brought
back an abundant supply of natural gas in the
mills and factories where it Is still in use, and
several mills that had discarded It are return
Jug to its use. The supply has really been
plentiful for the last three or four weeks, and
yesterday, when 25,000 laundries in tho two
cities were in full operation, there was not a
complaint of scarcity. -
The mill of J. Painter's Sons' Company re
sumed yesterday in every department after a
brief Idleness in tbe puddling department
Some time ago tbis firm changed its puddling
furnaces to burn Lima oil. This proved too
expensive and another change was made to,
coal. Recently they changed back to gas.
Shut Down For Repairs.
Tho Blooming Mill No. 1, of Jones & Laugh
lins' plant has been closed for repairs. The
shutdown will continue about a month.
Industrial Notes.
Another new car was pat on the Second
Avenue Line yesterday.
The strike at tbe Pittsburg Bridge Works
has been settled. The men returned to work
at ten hours and piece work.
A sliau.T difficulty occurred at the Govern
ment building yesterday over the, employment
of Cleveland glaziers who are said to be non
union men. Tbe trouble will be settled to-day.
GONE JJP IN SMOKE.
Fire Marshal McFadden Makes His An
nual Report for Allegheny Comity Four
teen Fires Attributed to Incendiarism
Statement of Loss and Insurance.
J.B. McFadden, Fire Marshal of Alle
gheny county, yesterday filed in court his
annual report for tbe year ending'March 23,
1891. A detailed statement was included in
tho report showing the owners of property and
goods damaged by fire, tbe nature ot tbe
building, cause of fire, gross loss, amount in
sured for. in what companies and the amount
of insurance paid. The fires for the past year,
he stated, bave been numerous and costly, far
exceeding tbat of tbe previous year. The two
most costly fires of the year were those of the
Weldm and Germania Bauk buildings, on
AVood street, and the Duquesue Traction Com
pany's puwer bouse at Ben Venue station. The
gross loss caused by tbe former was placed at
S211.S71 Ti. The damage at the Traction Com
pany's power house was placed at $50,000 with
no insurance.
Fourteen fires were stated to have been of
incendiary origin and three under suspicious
circumstances. The origin of 02 was unknown.
Tbe balance was assigned to tbe various ordi
nary causes, such as heaters, flues, lamp explo
sions, etc
The following is a statement of the loss for
each month, with tbe amount insured fur, and
the amount of insurance paid:
Amo'ntln- Amount
Month. Gross loss, snred for. paid.
1890.
March $ 5.072 31 21,450 00 5,672 31
April 2i902 52 20.1,:52S6 22,60152
May 29.092 43 121,84S00 12,432 43
June 38.4J0 .50 410.267 64 27,092 31
July 120,075 71 220,493 98 103,475 71
August 4,990 73 137.225 00 3,41.1 73
beptember 22.HGS9 220,555 00 22,068 89
October 70, .173 83 397,6lSOO0 60,059 83
November 35.175 03 245.441 66 31,554 17
Ueccmncr 353.390 05 833,284 98 306,934 76
1891.
January 146.217 53 331,529 97 116,743 09
February 110,187 16 208,450 00 49,827 10
March 319,465 92 563,580 00 232,813 93
Total 81.281 0S0 40 13,970,067.19 (994.691 S3
PICKED OT BY THE POLICE.
A. Matthews and I. Davis have entered bail
before Alderman King to answer the charge of
keeping a gambling bouse. Thomas Janowicz
says he was lured into the bouse, and, through
some game winch be was not thoroughly veised
in, he was defrauded of 825.
Mart Reagan was fined S10 and costs by
Alderman Succop last evening lor cruelty to
her 14-year-old sister, bhe resides at 1109 Muriel
street, and tbo tbarge was made bv Hnmane
Agent O'Brien, who accused her of dragging
her sister about by tbe hair.
Frederick Burke was committed to jail
(by, Alderman Luman last tnfght, charaedby
William Qillander with larceny. Burke and
uiiianuor roomed together at enousetown a
few weeks ago. Gillander alleges tbat Burko
robbed bim of &17 and skipped out.
Three men engaged in soliciting orders for
crayon portraits cot into an altercation while
endeavoring to place an order at a house in
Hazelwood yesterday afternoon, and a three
handed fight followed tbat ended in their ar
rest. '
Frank Smitii, Andrew Downey, Robert
Bay and Jerry Driccoll. fonr young men, were
arrested and locked up in tho Eleventh ward
station last night by Officer Carr for drinking
beer in a shanty off Crawford street.
Dominick and Frank Shllderback, were
locked np In the Fourteenth ward station
yesterday aftornoon by Officer Konney for re
fusing to pay the fare on tbe Fitth avenue
cable car.
Edward Whef.t.eb and James Gordon are
in jail cbargod with the robbery of (800 from
the.boarding house of Mrs. Joseph Llewellyn,
at McKee's Rocks, on Saturday night.
John Welsh was committed to Jail for court
in default of bail by 'Squire Ryan, of McKee's
Rocks, last evening, on a charge of larceny, pre
ferred by Thomas Williams.
Agnes Motwio, an Italian woman, was com
mitted to jail in default of S600 bail yesterday,
for keeping a disorderly bonse on South
Twenty-sixth street.
Charles Ropp, ot Reserve township", was
brougnt to the Allegheny lockup last night bv
his father, who charges bim with stealing $30
from his brother. ' ,
Cornemu3 Wilson and Albert Davfs, col
ored, were arrested on Jones avenue for as
saulting and beating a boy who had called them
names. ,
Michael Sheehan, a former employe, of
the Albion Hotel, is charged by, tbe proprietor,
A. L. Murphy, with stealing two bottles of
whisky.
The Strike.
Owing to the Strike contemplated May 1
by the carpenters, the additions to our
present building, consisting of a handsome
grailite front and five-story rear building
120 feet in length, may be indefinitely de
layed, and, as our present room will not
comfortably contain one-half'our immense
stock, we will sell all pianos and organs for
the next few days away below cost. Now is
the time to buy a piano or nn organ at prices
never sold before in the history of the busi
ness. Come at once and get your choice
irom the splendid stock.
Easy payments arranged, If desirable.
Remember the numbers, 101 and 103 Fifth
avenue.
JIenbicks Music Co., Ltd.
Ladles' Snlt Parlor
On Monday and Tuesday will offer all their
spring dresses at greatly reduced prices to
make room for summer.. good. Some very
desirable costumes for $15 and $20.
Pakcels & Jones, "
D 29 Filth avenue.
Wall Paper.
Lincrusta walton, pressed goods, hand
made goods; also cheap and medium grades,
with ceilings, iriezes and borders to match,
and a full line of. wood moldings, at
AVelty's, 120 Federal street, 65, 67, 69 and
71 Park way. its
C9c, Worth 85c.
30 dozen men's night gowns; fancy.
A. 6. Campbell & Sons,
27 Fifth avenue.
Spring Suitings. t.
The largest and most fashionable stock
snitings, trouserings and overcoatings at
Pitcairn's, 434 Wood street. tusu
. - i
Dress Trimmings at Less Than One-Half.
See the special lot of fine' silk, tinsel and
embroidered gimps and galoons centeryof
store 60 cents a yard; this lot, won't beJlere
long. Jos. Hobne & Co,
609-621 Penn aviiue.
' l'
EJW ., ,,
SWEENEY On .Monday, April 27. 1S0L. at
730 p. m..'Xizzie, wif e of OwenSweenev. aged
31 yean,' at' her residence, rear No. i Federal
stroeVPlttsburg. j?.
NoUoe of f uaenl hereafter,
STKICTLY BUSINESS.
Broadax Smith's Reasons for Alleged
" Discriminations Against
THE PEOPLE OP HIS OWN COLOB.
Another Lively Debate bj the United
Ministerial Council.
THE TEMPEKATDEEHADETO WAX WARM
The United Ministerial Council of Pitts
burg, Allegheny and vicinity met as
usual yesterday afternoon, in the "Wylie
Avenue A. M. E. Church, Rev. Dr. Asbury
presiding. "Rev. -J. T. Writt read a paper
asking the question: "Cm We Maintain
Christian Unity While We Draw Denomi
national Lines?" The central idea of tbe
paper was tbat the church could not do its
perfect work while the world can fling in its
teeth the reproach tbat Christians
disagree as .much , as the unregen
erate. Rev. Mr. Writt was in favor of
maintaining denominational lines, but he
thought they ought to be maintained in or
der to accommodate people's views, but as
all are agreed in the fundamental princi
ples of Christianity, they ought to be harmo
nious when they meet, whether in or out of
denominational pastures. Ministers, he
held, must be the leaders in the cause of
i unity.
Joked on Their Peculiarities.
Revs. "Watson, Hoyden, Laws, Ross, Clin
ton and "Broadax" Smith all discussed the
subject, and in tbe main agreed with the writer
of tbe paper, though they twitted and joked
each other at times on their denominational
Secoliarities, there bemgpresent Presbyterians,
iethodists and Baptists.
Ttjp temperature rose when Dr. Laws, after
debate on the paper had closed, read an ad
dress on the subject of discrimination of land
lords against colored tenants. It asks property
holders to modify their instructions to agents.
"Broadax" Smith opposed the paper, and es
pecially scouted the inference drawn from tbe
declaration tbat all men were created equal.
He held that while they might be born equal in
tbe eye of tho law, equality cannot be main
tained even among the members of the same
race, so long as one is endowed with more in
tellectuality and force than another. He re
ferred to the fact that a colored barber would
not., shave him in bis shop during
business hour because it would hurt
his business, and "Broadax" took the
ground tbat it was simply a matter of
uslness, and the only way to overcome the
disability was to outgrow it. He held tbat the
white people did not discriminate against col
ored people because they wished t,o injure
them, but simply as a matter of business. His
remarks were in the nature of an exhortation
to tbe colored people to pull themselves to
gether and hump themselves, as the possession
of wealth would give them all they demanded.
An Attempt to Postpone tho Discussion.
As the temperature of the speaker was evi
dently rising, Rev. Ul Boydon moved that
further discussion bo postponed UDtil next
Monday's meeting.
Tbe Chair opined that the subject bad been
concluded at the last meeting, and suggested
tbat the committee of which Dr. Laws Is
Chairman condense the address as 'much as
possible for publication.
Rev. Lovatt wanted the matter dropped, say
ing tbat as they were not a unit, he thought
further discussion would not do any good.
Dr. Laws contedded that he didu't care for
the difference of opinion, holding that differ
ing showed that they were not tamely sub
servient, but bad the courage to differ. He
did not believe they should meet and talk ex
clusively on such tsp'ics as golden slippers and,
golden stairs, bnt should also note what was
necessary to place them where they belonged
of right in this sphere.
Rev. (J. W. Clinton made an inflammatory
address regarding weak-kneed men who Hunk
when a movement is adversely criticised by '
newspapers. Ho said also tbat they were not
ngnting barbers Dut landlords. The barbers
do not represent tbe colored race, but the
churches do.
. "Broadax" Smith here nut in his oar in a way
that in apolitical convention, would have been
tbe initiation of a row. but tho ministers,
though warm, were not fighting with fleshly
arm.
Modifying Without Mollifying.
Rev. Mr. Clinton again and again expressed
a willingness to modify his address to suit
"Broadax," buthe didn't modify,and"Broadax"
wasn't mollified worth a cent, but Chairman
Asbury -poured oil on the waters from time to
time, and the excitement merely seemed to
make the discussion interesting. Finally he
too stirred up some feeling when he stated that
tbe Council bad been misrepresented in' the
'newspapers as to its objects, and the rare had
been misrepresented iu being held up as frivol
ous people, etc.
Rev. Mr. Boyden wanted to know wbo said
so, and in what papers.
"Broadax" Smith He means me. I did say
tbat too many of our people were what he
quotes, but I did not say all. and I want to say
here, as to the charge of being weak-kneed, I
don't know the man I am afraid of. I don't
pronose to be Insulted.
It' was finally decided, on motion of Rev. Mr.
Koss, tlrat Mr. Smith should se,e that tbe paper
complained of made a correction.
Rev. W. P. Givens, of the Good Hope
Bautist Cburcb, reported that last Sunday's
collection for tne purchase of a lot on wbicb to
build a church had netted over S51L and tbat
the first payment had been made upon a lot,
and tbe meeting adjourned considerably after
tbe usual time. Rev. Mr. Clinton serving
notice tbat hereafter bo should enforce tbe
sbort-speech rule, and also insist on tbe mem
bers being in place at tbe proper time.
REAL ESTATE SaViNGS BANK, LTM.
"
401 Smlthfleld Street, CorT Fourth Avenne.
Capital, $100,000. Surplus, 569,600.
Deposits of SI and upward "received and
interest allowed at 4 per cent. TTS
The Best India Silks Ever Retailed at CO
Cents a Yard
To-day, in onr silk department. Attend onr
special silk sale this week and save money.
JOS. .HOKNE & CO.,
609-621 Penn avenue.
Ladies' Suit L'arlor
On Monday and Tuesday will offer all their
spring dresses at greatly reduced prices to
make room for summer "goods. Some very
desirable costumes for $15 and $20.
i Paecels & Jones,
D 29 Filth avenue.
, Ladies' Waists
Have just opened handsome lines in linen
madras, cheviot and crepe de chine, with
starched collars and cuffs, to S3 50.
A. G. Campbell & Sons,
27 Fifth avenue.
The People's Store, Fifth Avenne.
Gold and fancy, ribbons worth 30c. Dur
ing our ribbon sale the price is 17c. .
Campbell & Dice.
Ant saloonkeeper in town knows well
That people prefer to drink
Iron Citv Brewery's beer.
'Phone 1186.
Lace Curtains at any price yon may
want, at Welly's, 120 Federal street, 65, 67,
69and71Tarlc way. , - ITS
Spring Overcoats.
For' a stylish, cheap overcoat go to Pit
cairn's, 434'Wood street. tusu
Twenty thousanp shades at a price, at
Welty's, 120 Federal street, 65, 67, 69 and
71 ParK way. TTS
Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to
every glass of impure water you drink.
htssu
Mrs. Winslow's soothing Syrup for chil
dren teething relieves tho child from pain.
Our Lace Curtain Bargains Still a Plenty
iTilis week.
Lace curtains.
Portieres.
Curtain materials by the yard.
Upholstering. " ,
Window shades.
Mattresses.
Lowest prices guaranteed, and' all up
holstering done in the best manner,. and
strictly first-class materials used. '
Estimates furnished.
JOS. HOBNE & CO.,
xm-vnftao, utenne.
SMALL SCEAP3 OF LOCAL NEWS.
Conqregation Tree or Life, corner
Fourth avenue and Ross street, services com
mence Thursday evening at 6:30; Wednesday
morning at 8:30 and 6-20 P. if.: Thursday morn
InjjatSO. Engli'b sermons will be delivered
by Rev. & F. Salinger, minister of the above
congregation.
Chester Armitage, an employs of tbe
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Glenwood, was
overcome with a paralytic stroke yesterday
and was sent by Dr.vO'Brlen to tbe Homeo
pathic hospital. He is 23 years of age and came
recently from Alliance, O.
Yesterday Detective Beltzhoover secured
two letters for Miss Laura Holman. care or
Laura Snowden. Tbey were sent froth Mexico,
and are supposed to bave been written by Mr.
Holman to whom Laura Snowden was en
gaged. . f
SERaEAT McQUAIDE, of the Twenty;
eighth ward police station, bas a fine gold
watch which was found on the small bridge
spanning Sawmill run In Temperanceville.
THE Pleasant Valley Electric Railway Com
pany bas decided not to use tnals on California
road.
James Connell, a carpenter of Parnassus.
is missing and is thought to have been drowned.
The election of a workhouse superintendent
bas been postponed until May 7.
BIBER I E-ABTDN.
SPECIAL SALE
LACECURTATNS
BED SPREADS,
TABLE DAMASKS,
Hapkins, Towels and Crash.
LACE CURTAIN BARGAINS;
Nottingham, Irish Point,"
Swiss Tamboured, Renaissance, etc.
Our stock of Curtains is now very large
and attractive.
Special values atJiSe per pair.
Better grades newest patterns at $1 25,
$1 CO to 52 50 per pair.
IRISH POINT CURTAINS
In full Size, newest designs, and very wide
variety at $5, $5 5Q, $6, $7 and up.
REAL SWISS CURTAINS,
At 53 to 518.
Many of these in exquisite designs.
SILK CURTAINS!
From ?5 to 520 per pair.
In beautiful material and perfection of
coloring.
To assist this Curtain Sale we have made
special low prices on our Liuen Stock and
Quilts.
Examine our Huck Towels at 12c.
Examine our Damask Towels at 25c.
Examine our German Crash at 12c
' Examine our White Quilt at $1.
Examine our Table Damask at 50o to 75c.
BIBER I EASTDN,
500 to 507 MARKET STREET.
apSliTTSSa
TO REDUCE STOCK
WE WILL OFFER
SPECIAL :-: DRIVES
imum CARPETS,
During the' week beginning Mon
day, April 27. Prices reduced for
.this special sale.
5,000 yards Ingrain Carpet at 35c,
wortb 45c.
5,000 yards Ingrain Carpet at 10c,
worth 50c.
6,000 yards Ingrain Carpet at 45c,
worth 60c
10,000 yards Best All-Wool Ingrain
Carpet at, 60 and 65c, worth 75
and 85c
10,000 yards Tapestry Brussels at 50c,
wortb 60c
Large line 5-frame Body Brussels,
with or without Borders, at 51,
worth ?1 25,
EDWARD
GROETZIKGER, .
' 627 and 629 Penn Ave,'
83- All goods jobbed at lowest Eastern
prices. ap26-TTSSu
TO! PAT MORE?
We'are selling Fast Black Imported SOX at
23c, worth 35c
Men's French Balbriggan Underwear at 75c
each. WHYPAYilORE?
ULRICH &SPENCER,
SPECIALTIES IN
Hosiery and Underwear,
For Men. Women and Children.
642, Penn Avenue.
Open Saturday evening. ap21-TTS
WALL :-: PAPER.
GOOD DESIGNS, 4 and 5c.
WHITE AND GOLD, 8c.
.Received to-day the best 10c and
. 15c gold papers in tbe city; also, the
best wide borders,, 18 inches, 20c
and 25c; 9-inch, 15c; 6-incb, 10c
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
543 SM1THFIELD ST.
PITTSBURG. ap7-17-TTS
THE . Warm Air Furnaces
Dnfl 1 UU 1 1 Wrought Steel Ranges.
Cinderella ranees and stoves.
Send for catalogue. Estimates furnished.
' J.CBARTLETT.
yplS-ZTS- 903 Wood sh Pittsburg.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Leadlns Pittsburg, Pa" '
Dry Goods House. Tuesday, April 28.189L
JDS. HDRNE I EEL'S"
PENN AVE. STORES.
LADIES'
MUSLIN-AND CAMBRIC
UNDERWEAR,
This is the place' to buy.
Because the stocks are tbe largest;
Because tbe varieties.are tbe best;
Because our prices are the lowest;
And now isHha time.
Our immense collection ot JIuslin and
Cambric Underwear has all been made ex
pressly for us, and the prices we quote are
unquestionably lower than can be mads
elsewhere in these cities on the same quality
of goods.
Note a few leading items for tbis week:
GOWNS.
Of Good Muslin, Mother Hubbard shape,
cambric ruffle on neck, yoke sleeves, at 506
each (worth 75c).
Of Good Muslin, Mother Hubbard, tucks
and inserting, finished neck, yoke and
sleeves, with embroidered ruffle, at 75c each.
Of Fine Muslin, Mother Hubbard, tucked
yoke, finished wKh blind embroidery, at95o
each.
Of Extra Heavy Mnslin, Mother Hub
bard, fine pleat and tucks, embroidered
ruffle on neck, yoke and sleeves, at Si each.
Of Extra Quality Muslin, V-shaped
Mother Hubbard yoke, with tucks and in
serting, plain or puff sleeves, finished with
Hamburg edge, at $1 25 each.
Of Very Fine Muslin, Mother Hubbard,
1 rows inserting, and- tucks, finished with
embroidered ruffle, at SI 50.
Of Very Fine Cambric, choice styles, laca
ana embroidery trimmed. $1 85 up to $3 50
each.
A complete new line of Fine French Convent-Made
Gowns (all hand-work), beautU
fully trimmed and finished, no better in the.
world, in price from SI up to the finest,
SKIRTS.
AT 50c Good Mnslin Skirts, with cara
brie ruffle and cluster of fine pleats, worth,
easily 65c.
AT 75c Good Muslin Skirts, deep cam.
Erie ruffle of tucks, hemstitching with fine
pleats above.
AT 83c Heavy Mnslin Skirts, extra
quality,, with eight fine pleats on wide cam
brie ruffle and six pleats above.
-AT SI HTjarnaIiu: Skirt, wide Ham
burg ruffle, with, cluster of fine pfeats above)
ruffle. ""
AT $1 25 Fine Muslin Skirts, ruffle of
fine blind embroidery and tucks.
.AT 2 Extra Fine Muslin Skirts, fina
tucked cambric ruffle with rows of Torchon
inserting, special value and very handsome.
A complete new line ot Fine French Con
vent-Made (all hand-work) Skirts at all
prices from 51 85 to 518.
CHEMISES.
AT 25c Plain Muslin Chemises, trimmed,
band, good quality.
AT 50c Good Heayy Muslin Chemises,
with corded band.
AT 75c Extra Quality Mnslin Chemises,
square yoke of Hamburg embroidery, yoke,
neck and sleeves edged with embroidery.
AT 51 25 Fine Cambric Chemise,
sqnare yoke of Torchon lace, neck and
sleeves edged with Torchon.
Convent-Made Chemises up to 54 50 each,
DRAWERS.
AT 25c Good Muslin Drawers, deep he4
and tncks, extra value
AT 50c Good Heavy Muslin Drawers,
wide Hamburg ruffle, with pleaU above.
AT 65c Fine Heavy Mnslin Drawers
wide ruffle of blind embroidery with cluster
ot fine'pleats above.
AT 75c Fine Muslin Drawers with wide
ruffle of Hamburg embroidery, with cluster
of tncks above.
AT 85c Fine Muslin Drawers, wide ruf
fle of embroidery and hemstitching, two
clnMers of fine pleats above, with hem'
stitching between.
AT 51 25 Extra values in fine Cambria
Drawers, wide ruffle, cluster tucks and
Torchon inserting and Torchon edge.
Complete lines of extra fine qualities, in? '
eluding French Convent-Made Drawers id
55 a' pair.
CORSET COVERS.
AT 25c Good Cambric Corset Covers,
square and round necks, 12 tucks down
front, Hamburg "edge.
AT-SOc Cambric Corset Covers, V-shaped -front,-triramed
with Torchon Lace.
AT 50c Cambric Corset Covers, low,
square neck, trimmed with Hamburg edge.
AT 50c Cambric Corset Covers, surplice;
back and front, trimmed with wide Ham.' . '
burg embroidery. " ,
AT.75C Fine Cambric Corset Covers.low,
square neck, trimmed with flue beading.
AT90c Fine Cambric Corset Co.vers,low",
square neck, Hamburg inserting and fin
ished with Hamburg edge (worth 1.)
AT $1 Fine Cambric Corset Covers, low,
square neck, finished with Torchon edge.
Complete. line of Fine India Silk Corses
Covers, white or black, lace trimmed.
SPECIAL.
Complete lines of Cambric Go wns,.laofl
and embroidered trimmed; 51 to 53 each.
JDS. HDRNE R ED.'B
PENN AYE. STORES.