THE. PITTSBURG- DISPATCH.. SUNDAY, .MAT, 3, , 18SL
the question of strike benefits. -Thev haTe
beeu assessed 50 cents a month for does in
supnort of the order, and of this 5 cents has
teen allocated to a protective lund. What,
it is stated, the men are most wroth about is
the fact that they have to furnish the sinews
of war to support their craftsmen in other
towns while they themselves are
forbidden to touch a cent of the
money and" are refused aid from
Philadelphia on tne grounds that their ac
tion in striking is unconstitutional. Very
general dissatisfaction is expressed with the
proceedings of the council, and reprisals are
threatened when the annual election in
July comes around.
A well-known carpenter who would not
'permit his name to be used said last nicht,
when reference was made to the publication
in the Carpenter, that it would have no
effect on the strike:
'The whole thing in a nutshell," he said,
"is this. The action of the District Coun
cil was approved by the, old Executive
Board, which went out of office in January,
and the new board thought to get back at
the old by giving a contrary opinion. I
can tell you that we have been promised,
plentv of aid from headquarters and from
the Federation of Labor as well. If we
never get help from the outside the strike
will go on just the same."
The Guilders Still Standing Out.
Very little more than has alreadv been
published transpired yeiterdav. Several car
penter contractors were reported to have
conceded the new rules. None of them are
members of the Builders' Exchange. At
this place yesterday afternoon it was stated
that the number of men employed by the
contractors who had given in was much cx
agcerated. So far the members ot the
Builders' Exchange are solid. It was re
ported last night that more men would be at
work for carpenter contractors to-morrow.
To-morrow will, it is expected, bring about
some definite results one way or another.
It was generally reported on the Sontbside
yesterday that Martin Prank had vielded to
the demands, but he stated last night that
the report was entirelv unfounded, and that
he had" no more intention of breaking away
now than at any previous time in the con
troversy V. J. McGuire. Secretary of the United
Brotherhood, was asked by The Dispatch
Philadelphia correspondent last night if
the Pittsburg strike had the sanction of the
General Executive Board He replied that
it hail, and that he did not obey the board's
instruction to 20 to Pittsburg because his
wife was seriously ill, and because he was
waiting lor further summons. He will
start, if possible, to-day.
M'GUIRE NOT WANTED.
ritKburc; Carpenters Bolievo They Are
Right and Arc Goinc; Ahead The Gen
eral Secretary Jtlny Cause a Itnmpus
At lien lie Comes.
Walking Delegate Irwin was apparently
very much surprised when he was told that
General Secretary McGuire was coming
here to settle the strike. "Is that true?"
he exclaimed. "Well, it is about time that
Mr. McGuire should have made up his mind
to visit Pittsburg Common courtesy de
manded his presence tome time ago. We
asked hiin to come here and confer -with us
long before this strike was started. He
ignored our request, but I did hear a day
or so ago that he would soon honor us with
bis presence."
"It is said, Mr. Irwin, that he comes
here to settle the strike; that the Rational
Council has decided that the Pittsburg car
penter? were in the wrong when thev struck,
and that the order to strike was not carried
by the requisite two-thirds vote. How about
that?"
"Our strike here is perfectly straight, and
according to the constitution of the Broth
el hood. It is true that the old local board
expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in
which it was agreed to strike, but the new
board has stood by us all the way through.
"When Mr. Maguire comes there will, no
doubt, be a consultation, and then next
Tuesday, when the regular meeting of the
local Brotherhood occurs, we shall probably
know how matters stand. We are right
and knowing that we are right, we went
aheail. Tne strike is now practically won
nnd just what Mr. McGuire can do is more
than I can imasine."
Mr. Irwin said that so far as the local sit
uation was concerned there was little change.
On Monday he said that there would be a
large number of contractors who would, he
was assured, aeree to the terms.
Daniel F. Crawford, of Demorest& Craw
ford, asserted positively yesterday that if
the National officers interfered there would
be trouble in the Pittsburg Brotherhood.
In tact, he said, that such action would re
sult in a disruption of the uuion. Mr.
Crawford said lurtber:
"I am a contractor, but mv sympathies
are with the men. We have agreed to the
demands of our men because, notbeing mem
bers of the Master Builders' Association, we
could do as we pleased. There has been
a great deal of talk about McGuire coming
lure, but mark my words, this strike will
not be settled in that way. There may be a
puint as to the Brotherhood not allowing the
members in McKeespcrt and other outlying
points to vote upon the question ot the
Pittsburg strike, but I hardly think it holds
good. There is a proviso in the. constitu
tion that no portion of that instrument shall
be changed without a two-thirds majority
vote. I do not think that the action of the
Pittsburg Assembly is a violation of the
coustitution, but it it is then that portion
should hi repealed at once.
"This is a purely local strike. The fight
is right here. My belief is that there is no
action the national officers may take which
will break this strike. Speaking for my
self, I can only say that I refused to join the
nastT builders because there seemed to be
no "point in their organization except to
fight the men. When the demand came for
eight hours we granted it because we could
not afford our contracts to remain uncov
cicd. Men who have been dealing with us
for years we could not afford to leave in the
lurch, and hence we went ahead."
rEOM KEAEBY TOWKS.
Trogrcss of the strike at Uraddock, Mc
Kcesport and Elsewhere.
At Braddock the carpenters meet every
morning. A gang of carpenters from the
Edgar Thomson Steel "Works, laboring ten
hours a day, will commence on the new
house of Superintendent Schwab.
In Youngstown the planing mill men
have askeu-the carpenters to withdraw from
the union, as they wish to treat with them
directly. They refused, and there is no
sign of the strike breaking. The tinners
and slaters may soon return to work.
At New Castle the situation is unchanged.
Neither side is weakening.
Agent Irwin sard last night that William
Wampler, proprietor of the McEeesport
planing mill granted the eight hours to his
men, and they will go to work on Monday.
He has 50 men in his employ. At the car
penter's headquarters jesterdayit was re
ported that the greater portion of the car
penter contractors there had also granted
the hours. A dispatch from McEcesport
quotes Mr. Wampler as contradicting the
statement regarding his firm.
HOT SO MAKY IDLE.
fener Bricklayers Are Out oC Wqrk Than
Was Supposed.
S. L. Mawhinney called at The Dis
patch ofiice last evening and desired to
Jiave the statement emanating from Build
ing Trades' headquarters that 1,200 brick
layers were out corrected. He said that
there were not more than 600 idle, the rest
being employed at the furnace building
branch ot the trade and are not affected.
The trade is on strike, Mr. Mawhinney
states, for 4 CO as the minimumjrate of pay.
This and higher rates were paid last year,
but the minimum then was 54. If con
tractors desire to they can pay higher wages,
but the demand is not for SO cents advance
all around as was supposed.
Marblecntters Coming Oat.
President Lenr, of the Marblecutters'
Union, said last night, in reference to the
jEarbleculten' icale that all the employers
except Samuel Young and Alexander Beggs
& Son have conceded the demand and the
employes in those sl.ops will be called out
until these firms agree to the scale.
PLASTEBIHG W0BK ST0FPED.
The Men Say They Will Strike for Eight
Hours It the Bosses Cease.
Plastering work lias been stopped on the
new houcesof H. Oliver, H. C. Prick and
Stewart, though they are ready for lathing.
This is the first step in the policy of the
masters of closing down work until the car
penters give in.
The men say that if this continues they
will consider the bosses as having broken
their agreement, and will go out for eight
hours on their own account.
TWO MEETIHGS TO-MOBROW.
The Philadelphia and Electric Companies
Wilt Talk Business.
There was a general expectation yesterday
in Mr. George Westinghouse's arrival home
that a final statement regarding
the progress of the electric com
pany negotiation would be submitted
for publication. The head of the interests,
however, had nothing more to say beyond
the now rather stereotyped expression that
the affairs were progressing satisfactory.
The financial men ot a counle of morning
papers sought to gam an interview on this
subject, but were refused.
There will be shareholder meetings of
both the Philadelphia Company and the
Westinsrhouse Electric Company to-morrow.
It is possible that the long looked for state
ment regarding the latter will be published
at the close of the meeting. A meeting of
the Philadelphia directory waR held yester
day in Mr. Westinghouse's ofiice.
A POLISH ANNIVEBSAEY TO-DAY.
Residents of This City to Celebrate Their
2Treedora as a Xation.
The Polish residents of Pittsburg will to
day celebrate the centennial of the freedom
of their country. A committee has had
charge of the arrangements for several
weeks, and the programme embraces services
at several churches and a street parade.
Morning services will be held at St. Stan
islaus Church on Penn avenue, where an
address is to be made hy Rev. Dr. Syrkovv.
Following this comes the parade which will
form on Smallman street and march to St.
Adelbert's Church on South Sixteenth
street. The Southside division will form on
South Fifteenth street and join the proces
sion at Smithfield street bridge. It is ex
pected that fully 4,000 men will be in line.
In the evening services will be held in St.
Adelbert's Church, and also in the church
on Penn avenue.
CAUGHT FISE AGAIN.
Smouldering Piles of Fnper In the Weldln
Cellar Canse a Blaze.
Some piles of paper in the cellar of the
Weldin building, Wood and Diamond
streets, have been smouldering ever since the
fire over six weeks ago. The warm weather
of the past few days has so dried out the old
debris piled in the old cellar, that last night
it took fire about 9 o'clock and blazed
merrily for some minutes.
Captain Dju Sylvus sent in' a still alarm
to No. 2 company, and a good etream of
water soon stopped the blaze. Qnite a big
crowd was attracted to the scene, and every
body seemed to be talking about the per
sistency of the elements in attacking that
particular corner.
SULLIVAN IH THE SOUP.
He Tried to Run a Salvation Army Armory
and Tailed.
Robert Sullivan, who lives on South
Twenty-eighth street, got a small jag on last
evening and wandered into the armory of
the Salvation. Army, on Carson street,
where be proceeded to run things to suit
himself. After repeated requests to be qniet
he was finally put out, but he returned and
continued to "disturb the meeting.
Officer Boyd was called, and Sullivan was
arrested and sent to the Twenty-eighth ward
station.
A Monument to General EasselL
There will be a meeting of the members
of the Sixty-first Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers at Union Veteran Legion Hall,
Saturday evening. May 9, at 7:30 p. ar., for
the purpose of perfecting arrangements for
the erection of a monument at Winchester,
Va., to the memory of General Bussell, who
commanded the First Division of the Sixth
Corps and was killed at Winchester.
Mysteriously Ml.slng.
Michael Madden, of No. 3944 Penu ave
nue, aged 34 years, and employed at Best,
Fox & Co.'s foundry, disappeared about
ten days ago, and has not been teen since.
On the morning of April 23, he started for
Luoinda, Clarion connty, with $300 to buy
a mortgage on his father's farm. He never
reached there, and foul play is suspected.
Objected to His Way of Knocking.
W. W. Brubecker, of Western avenue,
Allegheny, was arrested in Allegheny last
evening on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The information was made by Brubecker's
wife before Mayor Wyman. She claimed
that her husband, from whom she has been
separated, had come to her house and kicked
in the door.
The Hotel Oliver Opened.
The new Hotel Oliver, at Ellwood, was
formally opened yesterday afternoon. A
special train from Pittsburg carried a num
ber of invited guests to the place. An ele
gant lunch was served at 6 o'clock. H. W.
Hartman had charge of the ceremonies.
Belling for a Iot Boy.
Bobby Smith, aged 4 years, was reported
missing from bis home, on Brownsville
avenue, last nieht. Two small girls with a
large bell were parading up and down
Carson street, hunting for the lost boy.
IK THE MESHES OF THE LAW.
Joiin- Sills enteVed snit before Alderman
King gainst Mrs. Lester tor assault and bat
tery upon his 32-ycar-old son. It is alleced that
John Lester and Willie Sill were flsbtine, and
Sill was getting the best ot it, when Mrs. Lester
Interfered and struck him over the head with
a board.
W. J. Fife, of Finley township, entered suit
yesterday before Alderman Aurln . against
Abraham Schafer. of that place, charging him
with selling liqnor without a license and on
Sumla, and the larceny of a horse. The hear
ing will be on Monday.
Stephen Moiuas and John Hasker, ot the
Southside. gm into a dispute and adjourned to
the river bank to fight it out, but they were
arrested br Officer Thompson before the ar
rangements for the duel were completed.
Haoertt Jackson was committed to jail
yesterday by 'Sqnire Douglas, of Uoston, Pa.,
for trial at canrt on a charge of assault and bat
tery made by William Jackson.
JoSErii Galines was eiven a hearing last
evening by Alderman Iieinhauer on a charee of
stealing 8125 from a fellow boarder. Be was
sent to jail for court trial.
IIabry Bittles was seut to jail by Alder
man Gripp yesterday on a charge of betrayal
made against him by Mary Heck.
Maggie Cuieds, of Wylie avenue, had ber
husband, Beverly Cbildi, arrested yesterday on
a charge of surety of the peace.
Officers raided the alleged speak-easy of
William Sexton last night, and arrested the
proprietor and two men.
William Fife Is charged with stealing a
set of hardess from Mary Kitchter. He will be
given a hearipg next week.
Martin Meyer will have a hearing to-day
en a charge ot surety ot the peace preferred by
his wife.
Ciiabx.es Thomas, of the East End, Is in
jail charged with wife-beatinc
Thornton Bros Allegheny.
Gloria silk, 46 inobes wide, 69c; Monday
aorainjr. See this barls,
MUST PAY THEIR TAX
The Hoard of Assessors Posi lively
Refuses to Exempt A. Gucken-
beimer & Bros.
DECIDING AN IMPORTANT CASE,
Afflicting Pittsbarj Companies That Have
Manufactories Oatsida of the
City Limits.
TWO PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALSO REFUSED.
Pcejli Wis Olj'ct to the Fnllie Bclools Uost'fty
for Otter FnrBgti.
The Board of Assessors is meeting with
some very knotty problems. Getting up a
new assessment in such a city as Pittsburg
is never an easy task. This year the board
has had an exceptionally large number of
perplexing questions with-wbich to wrestle.
The large number ot exempted properties
belonging to various public and charitable
institutions makes the work much harder
than it wouid be otherwise. The fact that
some properties are exempted by law gives
rise to a great many claims for like privi
leges on the part of others somewhat sim
ilarly situated. For the past few days the
ofiice has been thronged with people inter
ested in one way or another in the assesv
meat, and two or three clerks are kept busy
answering queries.
City Attorney Moreland was called in
yesterday to consult with the Assessors on a
close legal point arising out of a protest
against assessment. A. Guckenheimer &
Bros., distiller', have an office at No. 93
First avenue. They object to being taxed
on the amount of business done, taking the
ground that their distilleries are located in
Armstrong and Butler counties. They
claim that all their goods are transferred to
their customers outside of the city and
therefore these contracts are not ..liable to
business tax.
Citing a Similar Case.
To back up this claim they cite the case
of the Hartman Steel Company vs the city
of Pittsburg. The company's works were at
Beaver Falls. "The business done in the
branch office in Pittsburg was included in
the assessment of 1888. The company took
the stand that this was wrong, inasmuch as
only the contracts were made here, while
the real transfer of goods was made at
Beaver Falls. The Court took this view of
the case and decided against the city. In
his opinion Judge Slaglcsoid:
"The tax complained of in said bill upon
that class of sites, in which the contracts
were made in the city of Pittsburg, and
the goods delivered from the manufactory at
Beaver Fall to the purchasers on the cars at
Beaver Falls, oonsigned to Pittsburg, is
illegal and void."
The Guckenheimer firm makes the claim
that theirs is a similar case, and strongly
objects ,to paying the tax. When the ques
tion was brought before the board it was
decided to get the views of the City Attorney
before makins a final decision.
Too Serious a Matter to Trifle With.
Members of the board felt that the ques
tion was a very serious one. To allow the
1 claim in the case of one firm would necessi
tate similar action in others, resulting final
ly in a considerable decrease in revenue
which the board believes rightfully be
longs to the city. It was held that firms
which have their offices and transact the
major portion of their business in the city
are practically Pittsburg firms. They are
deriving benefit from the municipality and
should be subject to tax just the same as
those who mauufacture their product here.
To allow them exemption from business tax
the board considered an injustice io other
taxpayers.
After some consultation the final decision
of the board was that, since it is necessary
for the Guckenheimer firm to take out a
wholesale liquor license to transact business
in Pittsburg, it is equally necessary that
that they pay a tax on that business. At
torney Moreland agreed with the board that
this view of the situation was correct, and
it was decided to' re 1 use the claim.
When the case of the Hartman Steel Com
pany was decided it was thought by many
that it should have been carried
to the Supreme Court. There was
some dissatisfaction expressed about the
decision of the lower court. The decision
of the board yesterday may lead to more
litigation on the question, in which event
it will doubtless be carried to the higher
court. The Guckenheimer firm is expected
to take further steps in the matter, thougn
it is not positively known that it will do so.
The question is one of importance to the
city, and its outcome will be watched with
interest
Averse to Granting Exemption.
Several other matters came up for the con
sideration of the board yesterday. Among
.these were the claims of the, Pennsylvania
Female College and the Shadyside Academy
for exemption from taxation. The board,
however; is averse to granting the claims.
Both the institutions are private concerns
and do not come under the list of exempted
schools. The fact that they are not money
making establishments was nrzed in favor
of the claim. The board decided tliat while
they might not be making money; they were
benefitting only a certain number of
people, mating a material difference be
tween them and regular public institutions.
Public schools are exempt from, taxation
and the members ot the board feci that peo
ple who want anything ontside of the regu
lar public places of learning should
pay iorit, just as they would for; any other
other privilege. This was the final decision
on the matter and other claims will receive
similar' consideration. The board is in
clined to stick closely to the' line, and will
not swerve from it. Numerous other claims
were considered yesterday, but the board is
averse to granting them.
Chief Assessor Cube reports tnat the work
of making the assessment is progressing
nicely, and .unlets something unforseen
should turn up they will get through in
good time.
Sleeping fur Uis Salary. ,
When the night relief of the Allegheny
police force went on duty last evening,
Superintendent Muth called out Officer
Michael Kennedy, of the Fifth district The
Superintendent stiled that it was his duty
to discharge Mr. Kennedv, as he bad been
found sleeping on his beat from 10:30 F. TSI.
to 2:30 A. SI. yesterday. The discharged
officer has been on the force since the first
term of Mayor Wyman.
boclalists to Hear a Iiocture.
The Southside branch of the Socialist
Labor party will hold 0 meeting to-morrow
night in Odd Fellows' Hall on South Eight
eenth street. Dr. Leon, a professor from
Columbia College, New York, will lecture
on "Labor and Freedom."
Burglars at Bennett Statlop..
The residence of'Joseph Hauser, the well
known liveryman of Bennett station, was
entered by burglars on Friday night, and
$300 and a gold wateh stolen. After help
ing themselves to what they wanted, the
burglars locked all the doors from the out
side and departed.
Repairing.
Watch and jewelry -repairing, lowest
prices, at Galijoer'a, JJ2Q0 Penn are. -
. ' ,TW0 MEN, KILLED.
One Struck by a Train, tho Other Squeezed
Between Cop; Wheels.
Two accidents proved fatal yesterday.
The list for the day is large, hut the others
while being painful are not serious. The
details follow.:
(Juijru lames J. Quiuu lost his lUo at the
Duquesno Tubo Works yesterday. He Was
turning a thread when bis trousor causht be
tween two cogs and ha was drawn between
them. His leg was broken and almost torn off
below the thigh. Ho was 18 years old and
lived at Larimer Station.
An unknown man was killed by the limited
at Lawrencevllle last evening. Tbebody could
not be identified at the morgue. The unknown
is described as auout35 years old. sandy hair
and mustache, light barred coat and vest and
drab pants The bodv is still at the morgue.
Kksslek Theodore Kesslerwas thrown out
of a wagon at Hazel wood, in a runaway acci
dent, breaking a leg and receiving an ugly cut
on the bead.
Mult.ee Jacob Mnllcr. a butcher, had a
meat hook run into bis back. A heavy rack
fell'down on him, causing the accident.
Courtney Mrs. Martha Courtney, an old
lady who lives at Woods' Run, fell down the
stairs at ber home on MoCluro avenue. She
suffered a compound fracture of tho rlelit leg.
O'Day T. O'Dav bad his hand crushed at
L Conway, Torley & Co.'s mill yesterday.
AiKjinouoii t . v. ijinaooucn was pusnea
from a Madison avenue car last night by the
conductor and sustained a severe scalp wound.
He was sent to Allegheny General Hospital.
v. SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
Of the Slovaklan Union Now Being Held in
Allegheny.
The Boman Catholic Slovakian Union Is
holding its second, annual convention in the
St Wenceslans Church, 84 Main street,
Allegheny. Eighteen delegate! are present,
representing Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Minnesota and New Jersey. There
are three lodges in Pittsburg and Alle
gheny. George Onda, of Cleve
land, presided at yesterday's meeting.
At the &nt session a resolution was
adopted, urging all Slavish people to be
come citizens of the United States when
they come to this country, to briug their
wives along, and to remain' here as good
American citizens. It was decided to have
death benefits in the order, and the amounts
were placed at $400 for k member and ?200
for the death of his wife. Sessions of the
convention will be held to-day and Monday.,
At the Monday session omcers will be
elected for the coming year.
To-day there will be a parade of Hun
garian and Bohemian societies in Alle
gheny,and about 800 men will be in line. The
streets over which they are to march have not
yet been decided.
HIS FEIEND HAN AWAY.
Constable Porter Knocked Insensible
by a
Buggy Upsotting.
Charles Porter, constable of the Second
ward, was badly injured last night and re
moved to the Mercy Hospital. He was
driving in a buggy with another man, and
when they reached South Highland and
Center avenues attracted the attention of
people on the street by their rapid gait At
the corner of Center avenue and Morewood
street they attempted to turn the corner
when the buggy was overturned. The
frieud of Porter was not injured and ran
away. It is not known who he is.
Porter was picked up in au unconscious
condition. It could not be learned whether
he was internally injured or not His head
was severely cut, hut it is not thought that
the skull is fractured. He had not recov
ered consciousness at a late hour last night.
FIBED AT BAND0H.
Queer and Reckless Freak of a, Lawrence
vllle Plumber.
John F. Fetley, a Lawrcnceville plumber,
appeared at a window in the second story of
his house yesterday alternoon with two
revolvers, which he commenced to fire off in
a reckless manner at houses acioss the street
and at the walls of his own residence. He
was arrested anij the two reyol verstakeq h
irom mm. -o.uoiaer was lonnu on uis per
son. He could give no explanation of his
conduct except that he wa drunk1, but he
didn't look like a man who had imbibed
freely.
Fetley ir well known in business and
social circles of Lawrence ville.
NO TIGHT TO BE MADE.
Enough Proxies to Elect the Present Board
of the Blind Asylum.
The annual meeting of the directors of the
Bliud Asylum will be held to-morrow after
noon. The school now has 20 pupils.
Colonel Herron says enough proxies have
been secured to elect the present board.
Harold Pierce is going to Cincinnati, and
Charles J. Clark has been slated to take his
place if be will accept.
Morris H. Panziger, who was one of the
ousted directors last year, said no fight
against the board would be made. He had
lost all interest in the asylum.
Pulling Boads Into Line.
General Passenger Agent E. A. Ford, for
the Yandaliit line, notifies connecting lines
that after May 7 neither tickets nor baggage
checks, reading in either direction over any
portion of the Chicago and Alton roa'd and
the roads operated by the Terre Haute and
Indianapolis Railroad will be honored by
conductors. Meanwhile the Farmers' Alli
ance and all the people who can crowd the
cars are traveling over the Alton line.
P. &'Y. Improvements.
The Pittsburg and Western lioad is build
ing a covered platform between the Ninth
and Seventh street bridges for the accom
modation of passengers. A stairway at
each end will lead to tho bridges. It is an
improvement long ago needed.
SMALL SCKAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.
The Samaritans, a colored organization, will
hold their annual services this evening. Those
of Pittsburg and vicinity will have their ser
mon preached at 'Armory Hall, Frankstown
avenue, at 2 o'clock, at the conclusion of which
John W. Martin, of Baltimore,, the National
Grand Chief of tho order in America, will de
liver an address.
W. T. tiNDSET, the newly" appointed clerk
of tho,United States District Court, was busy
yesterday receiving messages of congratula
tion and shaking bands with friends. He will
assume his duties as soon as the Attorney Gen
eral fixes the amount ot bond to be filed.
There are 15 applications for the position of
deputy clerk.
The remains Mrs. ClaudiaGriffiths, wife of
James Griffiths, 1101' Muriel street, who died
March 21. and was nut in a temporary grave on
account of her husband's sickness at the time
of her death, has been removed to the family
lot in Hildale Cemetery, Allegheny.
THE body of Joh'n McConnell, who foil out
of a skiff in tho Allechony river near Taren
tum last Tuesday, was fonnd at Parnassus yes
terday morning. It was removed to his home
and the Coroner notified.
The English Lutherans of Pittsburg will
bold a meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock to
complete their organization. A lot has been
purchased and a church will be erected in the
noar future.
It is M. Z, Evens instead of J. Evens, as, was
reporfed, who is interested In the hearing of
the contest of a bond of friendship alleged to
have been given by tbo late T. J. Oweas.
At the regular nioeting of the Prison Board
yesterday J. McV. Kobb, of Fayette township,
was elected a member ,to fill the vacancy
caused by tbe death of T. D. Berlin.
A won AN namett Qrubb was reported at the
Mnrgne as having died suddenly last evening at
her home in Singer's row. on West Carson
street lit la supposed from natural causes.
Tbe temperance services at the Little Jim
Church, Rebecca street, Allechony, this. even,
ini will be conducted by Joseph Hope, Gilbert
McMasters ana others.
Robket McAfee, of tbe Eleventh ward,
Allegheny, Is being urged to become a candi
date for Chlof ot the Department of Public
Works.
John Thompsoit, of tbe Second ward, Alle
gheny, has been appointed a member of the
fire department
A bbokxx grip delayed cars on tbe Pittsburg
.traction road about lOjojontesut evenlug.
DON'T LIKE HANGING.
Socialists Object to the Execution of
Braddock Mnrderers.
irVAS TALK AND B0THING ELSE.
Speeches in English and German
Night at Lafayette Hall.
Last
A YEEI MILD CALL IS MADE FOE BLOOD
TJnder tbe auspices of the International
Working People's Association and the Ger
man Trades Assembly,! meeting was called
for last night in Lafayette Hall to protest
asainst tbe hanging of the three Hungarians-convicted
of the Braddock riot murder.
Every seat on the main floor wis filled,
among those present being half a dozen
women, who occupied front seats. The con
viction and sentence of the Braddock riot
ers was evidently a secondary consideration,
for it was only reterred to briefly in the two
speeches that were made, one in English and
the other in.Gcrnian.
There were two chairmen, as there were
two speakers one English, the- other Ger
man. When John Ahlman, of New York,
was introduced by John Gorman, of the In
ternational Association, there was much
applause, and, indeed, when Robert Steiner,
who spoke in German, made his bow upon
an introduction by Mr. Eideman,
in German, there was also considera
ble clapping of hands. As a matter of
fact, the English speaker seemed to have
the majority of hearers who could under
stand him, but his talk was so rambling
that it was hard to get the hang of it. Mr.
Ahlman premised what he had to say by
remarking that he could not understand
why a meeting s honld be called to protest
against tbe hanging of the Braddock
strikers, when there were similar outrages
being perpetrated all over the United
States. Then he dismissed that portion of
his subject
Why lie Is a Revolutionist.
"Why am I a radical; why am I a revo
lutionist?" he questioned. "Because of the
cruslfing down of the poor in our glorious
land of the free. Because, according to the
census of 1890, 3,000,000 of people are sup
ported by charity. Charity means the
tramp and the sot All you have got to do
is to cut off this excrescence. The people
who advise this forget that the sot probably
drinks through necessity, while as a matter
of fact the bigger drunkard is the man who
can afford to do his drinking at bis leisure.
So long as workmen will strike and submit
to bloated champagne drinkers, they deserve
to suffer and deserve to lose."
Ahlman then went back to tlie old Greek
days, and came down gradually, instancing
all the reforms that had occurred, until he
reached the French and American Revolu
tions. Speaking of thelatter, he said ithad
not been caused by excessive taxation, but
by the writings of Thomas Paine. Hishistori
cal facts were all right, but when he would
every few minutes interpolate the remark,
"Whatever that is," evidently meaning
something of which he knew nothing, the
audience was left in a state that wab not at
all satisfactory. When, in tbe hurry of his
remarks, he spoke of T.icony, a part of Phil
adelphia county, as a suburb of Pittsburg,
there was no questions about his beine a
little beyond his depth. One of the audience
remarked that Mr. Ahlman had just left
the Ci(y of Brotherly Love, and that such a
sljp was excusable. Still, it didn't help the
comparison which he attemped to draw.
A Pica for the Messenger Boy.
He thought the opportunities of 1776 were
opportunities the American people had
neglecte'd. Every roan was free under the
Constitution and alto equal on paper. That
was a perfectly sate assertion and the paper
was kept in a safe place. He asserted that
the people had done their voting and had
voted themselves into slavery. Political
freedom without economical freedom makes
people slaves. Then, the speaker
made a remark which caused an
audible titter. In denouncing the employ
ment of little cash girls in New York City,
the condition of tbe railroad miners, whose
grievances had just been settled, he ex
claimed: "And here is the district messen
ger boy, working for a mere pittance. He
is tbe jibe of the newspaper; a poor little
overworked fellow. Too much is expected
of him. I know that when I was a boy I
felt more like playing hooky than going to
school; more like stealing cherries than
running an errand. In fact, I was lazy."
Twisting his subject again, he said that
the man who got the votes was the Fourth
of July orator, such men as Depew, Carne
gie and AV. L. Scott These are the men
who are crying out that tbe people who are
rebelling against their unjust demands are
foreigners. They are foreigners because they
cannot live on less wages than are paid
American workmen. "The remedy? I
don't rare what the remedy is force or
what not. You will find the greatest
poverty among the hardest workers, despite
what capitalists may say. Tbe system up
held by the Pinkertons in the coke region is
one that we must not stand. Why are yon
quiet? Will you ever gain anything by it?
He Does Not Want Blood.
''I am not asking for blood, but when we
find that men are shot down and sentenced
to be hanged for protecting their rights it
makes our blood boil. So long as these peo
ple keep within the law they may do as they
Dlease that is, the people who do the shoot
ing and hanging. If we say this must stop
then we are revolutionists. For my part I
would not be on the other side for millions,
nnd I am speaking to-nigbt because toy
heart is in the work. I get nothing for it.
Justice is bound come. Remember the
words of August Spies, 'My silence will be
more powerful than my words.' He was a
patriot, and such he died."
The speaker concluded with au all-round
denunciation 'of the pulpit, the press and the
public schools. As he bowed bis acknow
ledgments to the applause, Chairman Gor
man ordered a collection to be taken up.
Then Mr. Steiner snoke. He is the editor
of the Arbeitcr Zeltunij, of Chicago, the
paper which was controlled by Spies pre
vious to the Haymarket massacre. His
speech was short, and at its conclusion the
audience quietly dispersed. There were no
resolutions adopted.'
TO COMMUTE THB SENTENCES.
The Central Trades Council's Influence-for
tho Braddock Murderers.
The Central Trades Council met in regular
session last evening, with a large attendance
of delegates. Mr. O. H. Tanner, as a dele
gate from Theatrical Attaches Union 5371,
presented credentials and was admitted.
At the last meeting of the council a dele
gation from the International Working
men's Union presented a set of resolutions
for indorsement protesting against the! exe
cution of the three condemned men for tbo
Braddock riot. The matter was referred to
the Executive Board, who recommended
that the, resolutions be not concurred in, but
that the council pledce itself to use its in
fluence to secure for the men a commutation
of sentence or a pardon'. The recommenda
tion was adopted as the sense of the council.
Blew Up the Street
An explosion occurred in a natural gas
main on Forbes street between Magce and
Stevenson, yesterday morning, which tore up
the street and badly frightened people living
near. An alarm ot fire was turned in and
water thrown on adjoining houses to prevent
their burning.
Db. B. M. Han& a. Eye, ear nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Pens
itrtet, Pittsburg, Pa, " s&aa
SLASHED WITH A BiZOB.
A Tonne Man's Cheek Cut Through in a
Kow About a Cock Fight.
James Mullet, ayouugman aged 19 years,
who lives at the corner of Pride and Bluff
streets, was dangerously cut ia the face by
Michael McCluskey with a razor, over a
chicken fight. It appears that a number of
yonng men in tbe vicinity of the Fifth ave
nue market house gathered yesterday after
noon, and tbe majority came to tbe conclu
sion that a chicken nght would be tne right
thing to kill time. In a very short time
several game cocks were on the ground,
and they fought in the market hquse. After
having two battles decided the crowd got
out on Fifth avenue, and a dispute arose
between William McClaiu and Mike Mc
Clusky about one of the cocks not having
fair play. One word brought on another,
when McClusky, who was much the larger
of the two, threatened to slug him. At
this moment Mullett spoke np, and told
McCluskey be had better take one of bis
size. The words had hardly left Mullet's
mduth when McClnskey pulled a razor from
bis hip pocket, and slasie'd Mullett across
the right cheek, cutting a gash about three
inches long and clean into his mouth, ex
posing his tongue. "He was immediately
taken to a doctor's office, where the doctor
placed nine stitches in the cash and bad him
removed to bis home in a carriage.
Officer Ludwig was notified and arrested
McCluskey at his home, in Our alley, with
ajiame cock in bis arms. He was locked
ttp with the rooster in the Eleventh ward
station. William McClair was also ar
rested and locked up on a charge ot disor
derly conduct A number of arrests will
be made to-day of persons wbo were in the
crowd.
MEMORIAL DAT OFFICEBS.
Commander In Chief John S. Lamb ie Makes
. His Appointments.
John S. Lambie, having been elected
commander in chief for Memorial Day, has
announced the following appointment:
Adjutant General, W. H. Lambert, Post 3;
Chief of Staff, O. S. Mcllvalne, Post 157;
Aids de Camp. S. W. Hill, E. H. Brady.
Post 3; John Hancock, David Davies, Post
41; Dennis H.iggery, A. C. Cramer. Post
157; George D. Gross, H. P. McKenzie,
Post 206; J. M. McKee, W. B. Ford, Post
230; O. M. Head, W. P. Herbert, Post 259.
Other appointments and the line of march
will be announced in general orders on the
9th of the month.
TEH YEARS A QHTJECH.
Anniversary Exercises of the Parle Avenue
Presbyterians To-Day.
At the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
the tenth anniversary exercises will be held
this morning, and a historic sermon will be
preached by the pastor, Eev. George W.
Chalfant
In the evening Rev. J. H. Laughlin, of
Wei Hein, North China, will speak on his
ten years' missionary work in that land.
One Round in the Station Souse
Samuel Dilworth and John Sweeney were
arrested by Officer Milligan last evening for
fighting on Ohio street. Allegheny. When
the men were placed in the station honse
Dilworth made an attack on Sweeney. In
an instant the two men were locked together
and it took tbe efforts of several officers to
separate them.
SPECIAL LACE CURTAIN S ALE
To-Morrow and Balance of Week Note
Our Prices Compare Them.
We will devote special attention to lace
curtains to-morrow and the coming week.
A large and fortunate purchase in this line
spurs ns on to redoubled efforts, and tbe
coming week will-be pre-eminently a lace
curtain week with us. We will offer values
in lace curtains, especially in.the medium
and better class of cqrtains, ranging par
ticularly from $2 to 8 per pair,
that have never yet been approached
in Pittsburg. Curtains at 29c per taped,
sold generally at 50c; lace curtains at 50c,
usual price 75c; handsome styles of curtains
at 95c, worth $1 50; at $2 25, usual price
$3 50; at S2 75, regular $i curtains. Ele
gant, 3 yards long Irish point curtains at
$3 50, ?C Irish points at (4 75 and fine $10
Irish point curtains at $7 75. In brussels
and fine Nottingham curtains wa will sell
the coming week elegant Z end 4 yards
long curtains at 53, the same having never
yet been offered at less than 54 50, and at
S4 87, the price of which is usually
$7 a pair. During the coming week
we will sell 5,000 brass-mounted
curtain poles, complete with all trimmings
at 9c each, worth fully 25c. We will also
sell 2,000 short curtains in Irish points, ap
plique, Swiss tamboured and real brussels
lace. These short curtains have not in a
single instance sold less than $5 per pair in
their full lengths, and some as high as $18
per pair. Some are odd, some in pairs, and
the price will be 79c each. Also thousands
of short curtains in Nottingham and brus
sels effects, which will be sold at 15c and 25c
each. It will pay you to come.
J. H. Kdhkel & Bno..
1347 and 1349 Penn avenue, corner Four
teenth street, two squares east of Union
depot
News From the Strike.
Judging from the crowd of buyers at
Thornton Bros.' drygoo'ds store, Allegheny,
the past week one would fancy that in tbe
labor world all was serene. When the firm
was interviewed as to how they acoounted
for such a'n extraordinary rush when so
many stores look desolated on account of
the strike, the only explanation they had
to offer was that when money- is plenty
customers will drop in most any store, but
when they are obliged to economize then
they look around, and we must offer the
best values as you see we have tbe crowd.
AN INFORMAL OPENING
Of Elegantly Trimmed Ladles' Huts
Is announced for Thursday by Mrs. E.
Barker, agent, at 618 Penn avenue (form
erly C. A. Simpson's). No cards will be
sent, but all are invited to come and feast
their eves noon the charminc headwear that
will be specially prepared "to please the
ladies.
Thornton Bros., Allegheny.
98e a yard, 27-inch wash plnsh. You
know what they charge for it elsewhere,
51 50. 100 pieces curtain scrim, Zc Lace
curtains, 3 yards, at 49c; 2,000 pairs opened
this week; see our cash prices; they will
startle you'in this department; Madras from
19c to 75c The Pash Stobe.
Is Tour Boy' TJnder 14 Tears
Of age? If so, he can De fitted in one of
those stylish pleated suits we sell for $2 25.
Lone pants suits for boys, age 14 to 19, only
S3 50 and $4 00,
P. C. C. 0., Pittsburg Combination
Clothino Company, corner Grant and
Diamond streets.
Tllornton Bros Alleghany.
If you are in need of a black dress don't
be foolish enough to purchase till you see
what the cash store offers. Bring samples
to us, we will save you dollars on every
dress. Black goods is our leading depart
ment 3 special numbers on sale Monday.
Strike
While the iron is hot and while the great
May sale is in progress. AH this week
there's a splendid chance to save money on
men's suits at Gusky's. .
Palmetto Awnings At Mamanx
Son's, 539 Penn avenue.
&
Special Offer In Carpets!
Wc will offer to-morrow and, balance of
week 20 pieces of 50c brussels at 39c
J. H. KrNKEL ft Bho.,
1347-1349 Penn ar.
Mothers, Only VL for 13
Elegant cabinets of yourself or little ones at
Aufrecht's gallery, 516 Market street. Come
Learlyv -.-.
FELL FOUR STORIES.
Charles Eiizraillcr Hurled to Death
in an Elevator Shaft.
SEPflEW OP HOS. T0HE- DALZELL.
The.Father Hears of the Accident While
Thousands of UilesAiray.
PARTIAL. INQUEST HELD YESTERDAY
Charles Kifzmiller fell down an elevator
shaft, yesterday afternoon, and was instantly
killed.. He was the son of E. A. Kitzmil
ler, of P. Doff & Sons, No. 933 Penn ave
nue, nephew of Congressman John Dalzell
and also of Eob?rt Duff. Part of the Duff
bnildiug is occupied by the Collins Cigar
Company. Sometime ago the dead boy,
just 18 years of age, secured employment
with tbis company to learn the cigar busi
ness. The building has an elevator in it, with
spring doors at each floor. It had been cus
tomary to leave the elevator without any
body in it after the busy part of the day
was over. Anybody who wanted to use it
then had to signal with a gong, and pull it
up or down to the floor he was on.
Hunr the Accident Occurred.
About 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
young Kitzuiiller and another boy named
George -Wolf were at work on the fourth
floor. There was a ase of tobacco to be
taken down to the floor below and Eitz
miller pulled the elevator np to take the
box down on it. He and Wolf then began
dragging the box over. In the meantime a
boy on the floor above, thinking tbe eleva
tor was not in use, pulled it up, got on and
went down to a lower floor.
Kilzmiller had the door propped open, and,
thinking the elevator still there, pulled tbe
box after him and stepped off the edge of
the floor backwards. When be realized he
was falling he clutched at the box, but only
succeeded in pulling it after him. He struck
the elevator four floors below, tbe heavy
box falling on him. Death was instan
taneous, as his neck was broken and his
skull very badly fractured. He did not
utter a cry.
Inquest Bezun on the Body.
Coroner McDowell was notified at once
and'impuneled a jury. After viewing the
remains the inqnest Was adjourned until to
morrow. The body was removed to the
home of tbe parents at Hawkins station.
Mr. Kitzmiller, the father, is in Astoria, on
the Pacific coast, attending to some busi
ness interests. Word was telegraphed him
and he will doubtless leave for home at once.
Found!
A chance to save from (3 to $5 on a snit of
clothes by bnying from Gnskv's during the
next six days, while the great 3Iay sale lasts.
GCSKY'S.
, Honiton Awnings At Mamaux &
Son's, 539 Penn avenue.
Now, Now, Now
Is the time to get the latest dress trimmings,
at 710 Penn avenne.
Beining & Wilds.
. Black Cheviot suits
All this week.at Gusky's at prices far be
low real value during our great six days'
sale of men's suit. Gusky'sT
Jimp Awnings At Mamaux & Son's,
539 Penn avenue.
A T.T. lnrpM nf d.ltMMH n,. ATHwuinrft
I Bitters to secure a good digestion. TTSSu
Hyacinth Awnings At Mamaux &
Son's, 539 Penn avenue.
1 i -
MARBHELU
THE CASH GBOCER,
WILL SAYE YOU MOHEY.
If asked the difference between the
tramp and the philanthropist, a very good
answer would be "Soap." Take the
tramp and scour off the dirt You won't
have a philanthropist, but you will have
made d big step toward getting one. No
man, if kept thoroughly clean, can re
main a tramp.
TOILET SOAR
Most people consider the .question of
Toilet Soaps a profound mystery. They
read about soap makers using impure fats
and poisonous alkalies, or about the dan
gers of terrible skin diseases till they be
come almost panic-stricken. They im
agine the only safe way is to go to a
druggist and pay 35c for a highly scented
piece of soap which cost 5c This is a
great mistake. The best soaps are made
from vegetable oils and are not scented.
All other soaps have to be scented to
overcome the disagreeable odors of the
materials out of which they are made.
Of these vegetable oil soaps there are
none better than
Marshell's White Floating Soap.
It is a good-sized piece of soap weighing
6 ounces and so made as to be easily
broken in the center, each cake making 2
pieces of convenient size. It is sold at
the remarkably low price of
7 CAKES FOR 25c.
It lathers freely, is agreeable to use and
Is guaranteed not to injure the tenderest
skin. It needs no .recommendation to
anyone who ever used it, but some of our
friends of
24 DIAMOND SQUARE
May not know its good qualities. We
know i we can persuade anyone to use
this soap we will make a friend. So dur
ing the, coming week we will give
Free to Every Customer of
24 Diamond
A Piece of White Floating
Soap.
Come and see us and get a piece of this
soap. Ask for a W.eekly Price List.
Take it home, with you and compare
prices with what you are paying. See
how much money we can save you. If
you cannot come, send for price list and
order by mail. You know we ship goods
free of charge to all points within aoo
miles.
MARSHELL,
24 DIAMOND SQUARE,
PITTSBURG,
AND
79 to 85 4Ohto street
Cor. Sandusky,
ALLEGHENY,
EXPECTS TO GST THijitF.
One Candidate for Delegate Whose Friend
Aro Not Sleeping.
Though the election of delegates to the
Benublican National Convention does not
occur until tbe summer of '92, there is more
or less surmise in political circles as to who
shall represent Allegheny. A gentleman
conversant with affairs on theKortbside said
yesterday that be could .name at least oea
candidate who was tolerably certain to ba
retnrned as a delegate. He referred to Will
iam Witberow, of tbe Duquesne Hotel, who,
as a resident of" Allegheny for over 2$ years,
had tbe support of tbejright kind.
Mr. Witberow bas been promised the sup
port of Colonel Thomas Bayne and Senator
John Nebb and other prominent politicians,
and his record justifies the supnort he will
undoubtedly get.
THE BPECIAL PRICES
-OS-
INGRAIN
-AND-
TepEBtry BruaaEla
CARPETS. ,'
Are Creating a Lively Trade at tho
Penn Avenue Carpet Palace.
5,000 yards Ingrain Carpet at 35c,
wortb 45c
5,000 yards Ingrain Carpet at 40s,
worth 50c.
10,000 yards Best All-Wool Ingrain
Carpet at 60 and 65e,-worth 75e
and 85c
6,000 yards Tapestry Brussels at 50c,
worth 60c
6,000 yards Tapestry Brmssels at 60c,
wortb 75c
8,000 yards Tapestry Brussels at 75c,
worth 90c
C,000 pairs Lace Curtains at 75c to
55 a pair 10 to 15 per cent
less than real value.
EDWARD
GROETZIHGER,
627 and 629 Penn Ave.
& All goods jobbed at lowest. Eastern
prices. mr3-TTasa
FINEST
'FRENCH CAMEL'S
HAIR!
FINEST
FRENCH WOOL
NOVELTIES!
STRIPES, PLAIDS
AND
OMBRE SHADED
Lines at $i a Yard $7 and
$8 a Pattern One-third
off regular price.'
Hand-printed Shanghai nnd India Silk.
Solid Colored, Ligbt and Medium Shade
Indias, at 50c
Blaok and White Striped Surahs, 50c
60c A YAED Choice line of colors in a
22-inch Sarah, for Waists, Blouses or
Negligee garments.
38-inch Wool-Boucle Plaids at 37o,
wortb 50c
New weaves in Black Grenadines, em
bracing neat figures. Satin Stripes and
novelties from 65c to $3.
Buyers of Black Goods will be repaid by
examining bargains being offered in Im
ported Novelties and Staples, from 50o
and np.
Cream and Fancy Shawls, for evening
wraps, extra values 81 25, $1 60. J3, 5.
Drap de Ete Mantles, handsome fringes,
either plain or embroidered, from $4 to 35.
Immense sales on the Cloth Blazers we
are offering at J3, ?4, 54 60, 53.
Perfect-fitting, thoroughly-finished Cases,
Mantles and Jackets.
BIBER k EABTDN.
505 to 507 MARKET STREET.
my3-rrssm
Hugus & Hacke
OFFER THIS WEEK
'GREAT BARGAINS
' DRESS GOQDS,
Cheviot and Scotch Tweed Effects,
choice styles Plaids, Stripes and
Mixtures. Goods heretofore 65c
and 75c, now marked
50c a Yard.
A splendid collection of the newest
and most desirable materials, styles
and colorings, prices of which have
been $x 25 and $1 50, now marked
$1 a Yard.
High-class Novelties, Camel's Hair
and Cheviot Rough Effects, the
regular $2 and $2 50 styles and
qualities now marked .
$1 SO a Yard. .
French Suiting Patterns in unique
and exclusive, designs, the choicest
Novelties offered this season; the
former prices were $25, $30 and 35
a choice, now at '
$16 Each.
Do not neglect this EXCEP
TIONAL opportunity of securing'
BARGAIN.
Cor. Fifth Ay. and Market Sti
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