KtnereS T?!? . the result would be the same 'this time. The it'- ' minimum was about reached when (we got i down to 5 cents, and I donl believe it 1 would greatly increase the traffic if we went lower. "We are now catching about all there if is. Five cents is certainly little enough." Cheapest Tares In the 'World. " Heretofore Pittsburg has stood at the head of the column of cities in the matter of '' street car facilities, and now she comes out 1 with the cheapest fares in the world. Three cents for a ride of five miles lias hitherto been considered out of the question and i there are yet grave doubts expressed as to , whether it will pay. However, the capi- ! talists who own the Pittsburg Traction line J are not liable to make any blunder which is going t6 seriously affect their pocketbooks, I and in riding for 3 cents the common folk I need not feel like robbers. The result of the reduction will be to I more effectually open up the East End and 1 Oakland residence districts. Bents are bo much cheaper out there than in the down- town districts that witli cheap rates of fare many more will be able to live in the fresh air. This will, ot course,;aaa greatly to me revenues of the street car companiesin that it will make considerable more riding too and fro by the families of those locating there. The night cars on the Dnquene line will also draw into the East Etm many nteht workers who heretofore have been compelled to live in the Old City or Alle gheny because it was impossible to reach the eastern part of the city between mid night and morning. How Other Lines Are Doing. Impro ements are being made on other lines, and Pittsburg is becoming the model street car city of the world. The Pleasant Valley is running its Troy Hill cars on oth er parts of its line now to get them in per fect running order, and on the 30th will have that division of its line going. This opens up another good section of Alle gheny's residence quarter. Business has evidently greatly increased on the central line, and the company has begun to use trailers on their line out "Wylie avenue. The trailers are the old horse cars repaired. The head car is for the gripman, and is jut like the smoker on the Fifth avenue line, though not used for that purpose. Both are remodeled horse cars. The various other new lines in the city will, of course, not be dircetly affected by the new rate made by the Philadelphia capitalists, but they add to the general good street car facilities of P'ttsburg. It may be that the Fifth avenue line will teach the people to want a 3-cent rate all around and pull down the faies on tiie lines not at all affected by the present reduction. If the Pittsburg Traction Company can af ford it ca.i't the other companies as well? That is a question many will ask. Position of the Penney It aula Railroad. It has been rrmored th-it as soon as the Duquesne Traciion road gets into operation out :o "Wilkinburg, the Pennsylvania would offer a GO-trip ticket at 53 to that town and intermediate places from East Liberty. The chances are the officials con template a reduction when the proper time comes, but up to date thev are very reticent about it and have not said what thev would do. Some of the tick-1 agents thiik a cut will be made, and that a few of the local trains will be taken off to insure good crowds and make up the loss. It is possible, also, that the attraction ol a quicker rii'i to w llKins burg will be offered. A railroad man re marked yesterday fiat it was useless for a road to compete with a street car line which guarantees considerable speed and cars every three minutes. He the .fit it was ridiculous for a railroad to bid for the traffic. EAIIY ABTICIES EBCOVESEU. 3Ir. Itranot Gel llsrk at Least a Wagon l.cj(l of III. Sitlin f.ooiN. Superintendent ilu-'h and Detective Glean, of the Alkght-nr police depart snent, spent ycs;erdav in recovering the Ewds Molen from lbo resident i- if Hon. Ftliji il. Brunot. The g.xi-K a'fadv recnv- ctei .trt a? follow : Tv. It- ilv card work has been done on it yet, but the lum xceri tors, one lall ri'k, n.r.z ia'icv eliina ! ler has been ordered from North Carolina. tflau, fall st f S.and-pr.i.rd rrer.chla"d.Sheitnirrn rx?nvanv .. i ; -hortiv. Schultz &Co., of New York, who ylate,alr;Bein,Mi0ar.ilr.rnaweat, wonMh-e contrac( are pledged to have the terse "j'Hjce njar.ieus lUit-e i.mcy willow bridge finirhe i on time. 3-ockerh. t larue po-1." ncl h?li ohiirs, , People ho expect to attend the great one laacy musu cs'jii.t. ac Jirs wier I Foirih of July celebration in the park b. afw. ruii e.ul.r..i3ee(i c,. n. tlree fea-aiwSM wei psrrs ing-. two t.r A-nd-ers, pet f fancy ir.i- to & -,-j;h man.?, ute yarlsr riia.w, -vti' iuii-K riH f imt rwt a frll thm'. 6iumr 'i nunt iVacy Iti'kis. iacf at3 .i la. jrorVe e!'ok. this J-ei iioi ;ich:uv- sal th" a"tiel, slok;i. but the ' !j-t s x-k v ill n- recovered to-da. A'jilnw Ttii-h. ar. s'mI fr tiie robbery, uill beuivei a hsriiis on Monday morning. Bach i m-H in The lockup, anil though he iv- Iwn idruiified by a half dozen seeoud-h?nd du!crs to whom h- -old "the good-, the prisoner still maintain'- his innocence. The police department says thai if 'h'y liad been noticed by the B'unot fami'y be fore leaving thn their house w-rcfi be vacant, the robbery might have been a erted. The department, "therefore, desire families going away to notify them, so that the police can look after their houses. NO PINK-EYE IN PITTSETTBG. A Number of Colds and Some Catarrh Following After the Giip. It is said that pink-eye is pievaletit in the city at present, and that one doctor has 20 cases under his care, but investigation last ! mint did not support the rumor. Dr. Thomas Shan said he knew of no cases, and had not iieaid ol any. Dr. Cable said he l had not heard of it. Inquiry was made at several drugstores without finding anyone who had been filling prescriptions for" the disease, and Mr. Schirmer stated that he had not heard of anv talk about it. It is paid to commonly follow the grip, and con sequently may become epidemic, but the impression gained last night was that some people suffering from ordinary colds and catarrh denominated the trouble pink-eye. It is a catarrhal complaint, and its resem blance to the horse disease of that name christens it Unless the weather continue wet and grow cold also, the malady is not likely to spread, but quite a number of people out Fifth avenue are said to be troubled with redness of eyes and general misery. GODIG TO ATLANTIC CITY. The Bush to tho Seaside Is Commencing Early This Year. The rush to Atlantic City has already commenced. Last evening all the available berths in the Pennsylvania sleepers were taken, and a number of travelers had to go without any. Some concluded to remain over night in Pittsburg. It is becoming quite the thing for people to go to Atlantic City rridav evening to spend Sunday. Among the seaside passengers last even ing were United States District Attorney Lyon, Fred Irwin, George H. Albertson and wife, Philip Flinn and his sister Miss Kate, and Samuel Provost George W. Delamater was on the train, but he said he would stop at Philadelphia. He thinks the new party will be short-lived. WILL SOON BEGIN EEPAVLNG. Chief Bigelow to Advertise for Proposals on Several Down-Town Streets.1 Now that nearly all the improvements au thorized by the appropriation ordinance of 1890 have been completed, work on the streets provided for in this year's appropria tions is to be commenced at once, and in a day or two Chief Bigelow will advertise for proposals for repaying streets. Water and Market streets and Duquesne way are the most important ones on the list Cliier Bigelow Gets a Present. Joseph Loughrey, the Wood street har ness dealer, yesterday presented Chief Bige low with a handsome buckskin riding sad dle, bridle, stirrups, spurs and whip, with silver mountings, as a testimonial of es teem. The present was greatly appreciated by Mr. Bigelow. RIGSAKEiN n Improvements in Schenley Park Cause Many East End People to Purchase Equipages. ITS PEETTYEOADS HAYE ACHAEM. Chief Bigelow "Will Have the Bridge Finished in Time for the Fourth of July. SUBSCRIPTIONS BEGIMKG TO COME. Hill Kesidents to Have a Pretty lark at the Bedford Arcnae Basin. Dealers in harness, light vehicles and horseflesh are doing a lively business just now. The opening of Schenley Park and the prospect of several miles of smooth, macadamized roads are largely responsible for this. During the past few months hun dreds of orders have been placed for drags, dogcarts, light buggies and phaitons. All through the eastern residence portion of the city families i ho can afford it are being supplied with equipages of various sorts. The demand has not come all at once, but has increased steadily ever since the plans for Schenley Park were made known. Chief Bigelow has received numerous evidences of this fact In speaking of it yesterday he said: "Our work in the park lias had one result at least. That is to increase the desire of people to go driving. I have talked with numerous dealers in harness and trappings, and they all agree that since the park pro ject Mas begun business for them has been going up steadily. One dealer 1 know of has doubled his trade. After the roads through the park have been completed and the people see what an opportunity they have for pleasant driving, there will be still greater demand for vehicles. One of the Cltj's Needg. "Pittsburg is sadly in need of such a place as Schenley Park will be, where people can go and enjoy the cool air in the evening, driving on shady roads away from the heat and noise of the city. The people are quick to recognize and take advantage of such an opportunity, as has already been demon strated by the increase in carriage sales." AVhen the rapid transit movement came over Pittsburg and broad East End avenues were cob-webbed with railway tracks, many people complained and decided to dispose of their carriages. About that time the park loomed up as a resort for those who love to skim along smooth roadbeds behind good steeds, and the situation changed. Instead of a decrease in the number of family teams they began to increase rapidly. With a whole summer before him, Chief Bigelow expects to make some extensive inrprovenients in the park. Every effort is being put forth just now to have as much as possible done before the Fourth of July. One of the principal things to be looked after is the bridge from Bellefield avenue to the park. To complete a structure of this kind, 600 feet long and 100 feet high in less than six weeks' time might be cons'd ered an impossible piece ol engineering, but Chief Bigelow says it will be done. The Bridge to Be Keady In Time. "The bridge will be completed by July 1 unless something extraordinary turns up to prevent it," said the chief yesteiday. The bridge is to b? built of wood and iron. No ami everybody !oos will be delighted to hi ir of thU. By means of the bridge the tav imo ;h- park will be made much "boner and alnost a mile of steep hill climbing Mill tv done awaj with. The paniniie "pints o1" hoe uho attended last ,-.n'f U'moDt-atina -cere considerably Icir.jV'ixd l'V the iiifncultiei at the entmneb :o th park, op-' n-anv failed to attend on nut aeroun'. This year i ne park will be ot-t- -,f fieof ss to pcJc-uiansas well as those ii carrustH. Mi. Uisclow is 1'i.nlcing g'eat strides in oiii-i pfi""K improvements. Th" new stone eru'-li-r is grinding out broken siiae at a re marka'.lj rapid rate, and it i being irans feried to the park roads as fist a? po-wihle. Mr. Bigelow says the main drirway, from Forbes .-' reel on thjwestjtoits'jiinctionwith Fnrbe- street on the 3 t side of tiie i.irk. will be all, or nearly all. niaeadainized by . the Tourth of July. Th ienth of this j main mail " about a uitie and a half, and when completed will make a magnificent ! driveway. This is onk one of the numerous , improvements jiromiMd !v Mr. Bigelow to ' mi:jc me parii more attractive on Fourth. the j Contributions for the Fourth Come In. Contributions to the Fourth of July fund began to come in yesterday more rapidly . than before, and Mayor Gourley expecis to i "have a large amount on hand by next Mon- day. lestraays returns Mere as lollows The Press $ 50 J. M. Gusky jo Kautinann Bros 35 H. K. Porter & Co 50 John Diinlmg 05 Previously reported 100 , $290 ixuance irom last year 350 Total cash on hand jjcio This, with the amounts promised by C. L. Magec and the Pittsburg Traction Company, will raise the fund to 1,390. The Mayor says 5,000 will be absolutely necessary, and a great deal more can be used advantageous ly in making the celebration the finest of its kind. The Mayor yesterday sent out 350 circular letters to business men and banks that are expected to be answered to-day in the shape of jjood substantial subscriptions. Those who fail to respond promptly will receive a visit from the 3Iayor or his col lectors, as the Mayor desires to get all the money subscribed within the next week or ten days, so that he can act intelligently in making preparations for the great patriotic event of the year. WAKING ANOTHER PAEK. Chief Bigelow Preparing the Plans to Beau tify the Bedford Basin. The residents of the hill district are not to be slighted in the park matter, but will have a pretty spot of their own. Above the Bedford basin is a plot of about four acres of ground sloping gently down over the hill. At the top is a clump of trees and an elegant view of the city is to be had from any part of it Chief Bigelow has made his plans for a neat liltle park there. The place will be filled, graded and ter raced in a short time. Trees and shrub bery will be planted, comfortable seats put up and walks laid out A neat fence will be placed about the little park. The place can be put in shape with very little expense to the city, and will be hailed with delight by many people living in that vicinity. An electric light will probably be placed in the center of the plot SCIENTIFIC and electrical gossip in THE DISPATCH to-morrow, also several pages of society and class news. There is no reader who will not bo Interested in the issue. Twenty pages. De. B M. Hanwa. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. ssu ,THE TURTLES OUT FOR A LARK: Considering It Summer They Swarm on the Kocks In the Elver They Swim After Losing Their Heads and Don't Get Kat " tied. Turtles have decided that the summer sea son is on, and are sunning themselves by the thousand on the exposed rocks in the river channels, and the rocks are generally visible now, the water being very low. Somephysiologico-moralists have held that the seat of reason was not in the brain, but in the stomach, and it would seem that in some of the reptile creation it certainly is not in the brain. A turtle has been known to swim 60 feet after its head had been shot off and take refuge tinder a rock which had served as its habitation, and if you cut a rattlesnake's head off and immediately pick the carcass up by the tail the reptile will strike at you without its head just as it would have done with it. The same is true of a copperhead, which would seem to indicate that they can think without a head, or else that their anatomy is constructed for striking inde pendently of "malice aforethought." But how a turtle can swim with certainty several rods after its head is amputated seems to be inexplicable, except on the hy pothesis that its thinker is located in some other part of its anatomy than the head. A chicken flops about considerably after losing its head, but it shows no particular method in its madness. GOSSIP ABOUT BLAINE. Ex-Senator Ilender.ou Afraid the Tariff "Will Cause a Deficit. Ex-United States Senator John Hender son, of St. Louis, was a passenger on the Eastern express last evening returning from the West to Washington. He has quit Re publican politics for the more lucrative Sractice of the law at the capital. Mr. enderson has little faith in the new party, and so far as he could learn few of the Missouri people were present. "The South," he said, "will be Demo cratic, as usual, no uiitter how many parties are organized. The time was when they cared little who was at the head of national affairs as long as they controlled their State govern ments, but "Cleveland's term gave them a taste for officeholding and its fruits, and to day they are as anxious to secure the Presi dency as the rankest partisans. It is too early to figure on 1892. I know Mr. Blaine well and frequently talk with him, but I never allude to the Presidency. It is a dis agreeable subject. I understand the pro gramme is that Blaine will not return to Washington, but go to Maine. I think his friends are determined to run him against Harrison, but Blaine hinisell is very re ticent about it. "As for the McKinley bill, I am not sure about its good effects. I am afraid it cuts the revenues to such a point as to leave a deficit. About ?35,000,000 are knocked off sugar alone. The tariff is so arranged that the duty on many revenue producing arti cles is lowered and pushed up on others to a notch where importations are almost stopped, at least greatly reduced. The re sult is no money in the treasury which is a bad state of affairs." PITTSBURG'S ball club is in a fair way to capture the pennant. A retiew of tho week's, work and allusions to other features of the world of sport in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. CLAIM AN INFEINGED PATENT. A New York Tirm Wants Big Damages on a Fire Engine Deiee. Mayor Gourley yesterday received a let ter from a firm of New York attorneys who gave notice that they have as clients Will iam A. Brickill, Teter M. Kafer, James M. DeLacy, James E. Dunn and Rosina W. Da Cunlia, owners of three-fourths interest of the right and title and interest in the Brickill patent feed water heater for steam engines and on behalf of thee clients de mand 532,300 damages from Pittsburg for infringements on the patent from 18U8 to 1885. Chief Brown was asked about the matter i last night. He placed no weight upon the tors of Mclveesport A meeting will be matter, saying similar communications were held next Monday night, when the perma reeeived "frequently from parties owning nent organization will be effected and by- patents on arious devices used by the city, ana wnenever a suit ior damages is contem plated against the manufacturer of the article all cities or persons using them re ceived such notices. The heater in this case was used on the Amoskeag engines but in the city's contract with the manufacturer the latter gives an indemnifying bond cover ing all patents and releasing the city en tirely from liability. ONE KOBE ON THE LIST. A Young Girl Eloper AVithn Drummer Who Afterward Deserts Her. The friends of Emma Christy, who formerly resided with her mother on Ar lington Heights, Twenty-seventh ward, are considerably cxerci-ed as to her where abouts. She had been residing in Akron for quite awhile, being employed in a large establishment there. Some' time ago she became acq; ainted with a drummer named Meichler. He proposed marriage and was accepted. They were married and went to Chicago. Yesterday word was received that Meich ler had deserted his wife, and he is now thought to be in St. Louis, w here, it is ru mored, he has another wife living. Miss Christy's brother left for the Wesl last night, to endeavor to straighten the mat ter up. MKS. GREVIWOOD, the woman whose heroism at the disaster at Maninur has as tonished the civilized world, will describe her experience during the terrible battle in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. SUFFERING FROM FITS. Maurice Geary Pound Unconscious on the Street His Condition Serious. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Officer Lyder found a man lying uncon scious on Forty-eighth street. He was re moved to the Seventeenth ward station, and Dr. Moyer sent for. It was supposed he was suffering from an attack of fits, and his condition became so serious that he was re moved to the West Penn Hospital. He was about 35 years of age, and from papers found on his person his name is sup posed to be Maurice Geary, and his resi dence Boston. He was of medium height, and rather well dressed. He was still un conscious at a late hour last night, and his condition is considered critical. ALL the news of Europe in Bright Cable Letters in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. THE JAIL FULL OF MTTBDEBEES. Five of Them Hae Been Convicted While Twenty Are Yet to Be Tried. There are at present 254 prisoners in the county jail, of whom 213 are committed for trial at the June term of court. Twenty of them are to be tried for murder. There are, also, five men in the jail who have been convicted of murder. They are Gerade, who murdered his 6-year-old child, Itusnock, Sabol and Todt, the three Huns who killed Michael Quinn at Braddock, and Killian, whose death war rant for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Budert, at Tarentum, was read to him two days ago. A Corner Losing Its Individuality. A familiar face will be missed after to day from the corner of Third avenue and Smithfield street Druggist William G. Schirmer, who has been connected with the late Simon Johnston for many years, will hereafter be found at McKennan s, on Mar ket street. With Johnston and Schirmer both gone, the corner of Third and Smith field loses much of its individuality. PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, PAID UNDER PEOTEST. Union Carpenters Who Are Fined "Will Appeal Their Cases to THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD. A Hoge Labor Demonstration at Steuhen ville for July 6. MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS The carpenters' unions are not making very rapid progress in the work of lining such members as return to work at nine hours. Last night's meeting of the West End Union was held for the purpose of in vestigating the charges against the men who have gone to work for Murphy & Diebold. The investigation was a long-drawn out proceeding, which will not result disas trously for the men implicated. There are five of the men charged with disloyalty to the union, and the penalty consists of a fine. They offered no defense, but on the contrary admitted they had gone to work. Final action was postponed and it is not known what disposition will be made of the cases. Similar action was taken by Local Union 230, which has nine men at work in Schutte & Co.'s mill. Will Pay tho Pines Under Protest. C. G. Boss, one of the men, said last night: "It will avail the union nothing to fine us. We will simply pay the fines un der protest and appeal to the General Executive Board, which once decided this strike to be illegal and consequently cannot go contrary to its own action. The first move on the part of the con tractors to fill up the places of the strikers with men from other towns has proven futile. 'Yesterday 12 bricklayers came to the city. They said they had come to work for McKinzer & McCandlcss, the brick con tractors on the Alvin Joslyn theater. Be fore they had reached the job they fell into the hands of Agent O'Brien, who called upon them for an explanation. The men said they had been deceived; that they were not union men, and that they had been told there was no trouble in Pittsburg with the building trades. Agent O'Brien pro posed that the men should be sent back home again, which was done last night. Considerable complaint was made on all sides yesterday by men who have not yet received any strike benefits. The strike has been on three weeks, and according to Mr. Swartz's own statement, 7,000 has beendis. tnbuted among trom 1,400 to l,b00 men. Think They Have Funds Enough. Mr. Swartz said yesterday that they had all the funds they need to make the present fight. They have received 2,500 from the General Executive Board, and more is ex pected when the proper time comes. At the meeting of the Building Trades' Council to-night an effort will be made to organize a stock company for the purpose ot furnishing all kinds of material It is said the capital stock is to be 100,000. Frank Guckert, the planing mill man, said yesterday that he intended to start Monday with from 10 to 23 men. The plumbers' strike is still on, and the boys are not now allowed to work. They held a meeting yesterday and nearly all the apprentices in the two cities were present. They decided to stay out until the demands of the men should be granted. McKeesport Builders Organize. The builders and material men of Mc Keesport, have organized and adopted working rules similar to the ones adopted by the local exchange. Their officers are: D. M. White, President; E. A Eichards and O. L. Edmundson, Vice Presidents; B. B. Blane, Secretary, and J. Smith, Treas urer. Besolutions have been passed binding the members to put all men to work who will go back at last year's wages; to support the,' various trades associations and to protect the men from fines impoed on them by their unions. The exchange comprises 46 of the largest and most prominent conrrae laws adopted. The union carpenters of McKeesport held a meeting yesterday ana adopted tne 101 lowing: AVheSeas, We have made what we believe a just demand of our former employers, and they have had three weeks to consider it and have' not granted the demand; there foie be it Resolved, That in order that tho business interests of the city may not suffer, Local Union, 177, Carpenters and Joinere of -America, on and alter May 25, will receive applications for all work. Headquarters have been established and a committee of 14 journeymen, have been selected to act as contractors. LABOR DAY AT STEUBENVTLLE. A Parade in Wliich Tw enty Thousand Men Will Participate. Great preparations are in progress for the labor demonstration in Steubeuville on July I li. The committee in charge expects fully from 20,000 to 25,000 men in the parade with at least 80,000 men in the city during the" day. Invitations have been sent to 35 officials of labor organizations, and about a dozen have already expressed their, intention of being present. Among these are President Gompers, of the Federation: President B.ae, of the United Mine Workers; Secretary McBryde, of the same oigauization; Presi dent Smith, of the Flint Glass Workers' Union; Thomas Telford, editor of the iattonal Labor immne; W. X. .Lewis, a for mer leader of the miners, and John Mc Bryde, the Commissioner of the Ohio Bu reau of Labor Statistics. Tiie parade, which will be one of the largest ever held in Ohio, will, continue in line to the Steubenville cemetery, where an appropriate tribute will be placed on the grave of the late ThomasA Armstrong. In the grove near thecity a speakers' plat form will be erected and seats arranged to "accommodate 15,000 people. Addresses will be made by all the prominent labor leaders present. GOING BACK TO GAS. Carnegie, Phlpps & Co. Adopt It Again in Their Lawrenceville Plant The works of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., at Twcnty-niuth and Thirty-third streets, have again adopted gas as fuel for all of the de partments. Two months ago there was a shortage of gas at the works, and coal as a fuel was resorted to in a number of the furnaces. The use of coal was, however, more of an experiment, changes being made in the furnaces so that each furnace could be utilized for either coal or gas. Lately the flow of gas has been sufficient for the demand and has once more been adopted ,as the fuel. It is probable that when winter comes coal will supplant the use of gas, because the drain on the latter fuel will then be greater than on coah Strikers Deny a Iteport. The strike at the Braddock wire mills is now 19 weeks old and both sides are still firm. The firm is operating its plant a lit tle more than full time. The workmen deny the report that tbey voted to return to work and were deterred from doing so by the National Lodge officers. McKcesport's City Engineer. The City Councils of McKeesport elected Mr. Frank W. Patterson, of this city, to the office of City Engineer, last night, at a salary of 52,000 a year. Mr. Patterson is an able engineer of long experience, and goes to McKeesport well recommended. No Plato Glass to Be Used. The story that the Howard Plate Glass Company has secured the contract for all SATURDAY, MAT 23, the plate glass to be used in the World's 'Fair buildings in Chicago, has been revived again. The Howard Company has not re ceived the contract for furnishing plate glass, because no glass of that character is to be used. It, will be all window glass of single and double thickness. AGENTS C0HPABE NOTES. A Good Decrease in Business Ecported on the P. & W. Road. Some of the Baltimore and Ohio division freight agents were in the city yesterday conferring with General Freight Agent c. S. Wight about business in general. In the party were E. T. Affleck, Columbus, and E. M. Davis, Tiffin. A fair traffic was reported, but it is nothing extra. General Freight Agent Cromilish, of the Pittsburg and Western, says the business of his line is better now than it has been for three months. The coke shipments on all the roads are constantly increasing. Bail road men believe that the backbone of the strike is broken, and that the men in full will soon return to work. The next problem is to figure with the Ma honing and Shenango furnace men. Their request,for lower rates on coke has been steadily ignored, and the agents now think that the market is so low that they can run without difficulty in spite of Southern com petition. The representatives of Western roads, except the Santa Fe and Northern Pacific men, complain of dull business. The latter lines, like the Ft. Wayne, are for tunately blessed with a good local traffic. DELEGATES ABE ALL ELECTED. Preparations About Completed for the Amalgamated Convention. The election of representatives to the coming convention of the Amalgamated Association, which opens iniTurner Hall, Forbes street, on Sunday, June 3, has been completed. The returns have all been made to the general office and the work of sending credentials and programmes to the delegates was commenced yesterday. As stated in The Dispatch two weeks ago the convention will be held in Pitts burg, notwithstanding the fact that it was decided last year to meet in Allegheny. The change was made necessary by the fact that no suitable hall could be secured in Allegheny except Carnegie Hall, and it cannot be had for convention purposes. HEW ELECTBIC M0T0E. A Plant for Its Manufacture to Be Built at New Castle. . A mechanic at New Castle has secured a patent on an electric motor and has rented the building at the rear of the Keystone Plow Works and will go into the busmess of manufacturing the machines. The first model was built at the plow works, and a number of patterns have been made there. The machine is said to be a good one, and it is thought that there will be a large de mand for them. After Coal in West Virginia. Henry McCormick, S. C. Gilbert,, W. K. Alucks, J. M. Cameron, of Harrisburg; John Wister, Duncannon; Norman Hall, of Sharon, and M. Saxman, Jr., of Latrobe, took breakfast at the Duquesne yesterday morning. They had been in West Virginia making, it is claimed, a coal land deal, but as they went East before noon, nothing could be learned about it. Messrs. McCor mick and Wister are prominent Eastern iron manufacturers. INDUSTRIAL NOTES. A Hotel to cost $100,000 is projected in Jeannette. Shewanoo Valley furnaces have again banked down. Spaso, Chalpakt & Co. will apply for a charter of incorporation on June 23. Steel rails will be manufactured at the Carnegie mill at Duquesne next week. Nearly $ft,000 has been paid in benefits to Irwin miners since the strike at that place began. Misers of the Wheeling division have in dorsed the call for tho Pittsburg convention noxt Tuesday. H. W. Olivei! visited Woods' Eun yester day and inspected the new Edith furnace. He" is much pleased with it. Tee 26-inch mill) of Jones & Laughlin's American Iron Works closed down yester day for about a Ti eek for 1 cpairs. It is now stated that the repair shops of the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Kail road will not bo removed to Alliance. Notwithstanding the inroads electric lighting has made on tho illuminating gas business, tho Pittsburg company claims to . have all the business it can attend to. A charter has been granted to the Nation al Gas Company to supply Butler, Green- 1 ville, New Castle, Franklin, Meadville, Oil City, E ie, Grove City, Warren and Con neautville. DID NOT CALL A EECTOE. Trinity Yestry Held a 3'eeting, but Failed to Take Decided Action. The vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church held a meeting last evening. It was stated that the meeting was for the purpose of calling a new rector, but no definite action was taken on that question. There is talk of Trinity Church being made a cathedral. It w ould then be under the direct supervision of the Bishop of the Pittsburg diocese, which has no cathedral now. Com ention of Good Templars. The District Convention of tiie Independ ent Order of Good Templars will be held to day at the hall of West Manchester Lodge, Ohio and West Diamond streets, Allegheny. About 123 delegates are expected to be present. Straight Business. This is our motto, and if you want to buy a baby carriage, bicycle, girls' tricycle, velocipede, lawn swing, boy's wagon, lawn tennis set, racquet, croquet set, trunk, traveling bag, or anything else in our line, our prices are right. tts James W. Gsove, Fifth avenue. The Chance of the Season. Now is the time, to-day. The P. C. C. C. offer the finest lot of men's suits ever shown at ?7, S and $10. P. C. C. C, Corner Grant and Diamond streets. B.&B. A hosiery bargain Saturday you want to see; 500 dozen ladies' (40 gauge, fine), 15 styles Etripes, 25c, worth 40c Bought less than cost to import. This is "why." BOGGS & Buhl. Fine Tailor 3Iade Suits For men can be bought to-day at our great special sale for only 58, 10 and'?12. Open "until 10 P.M. P. C. C. C, Corner Grant and Diamond streets. for Homo Consumption. If you wish to buy a superior brand of malt liquor for home consumption, try the Iron City Company's Pilsner beer. For sale at all first-class houses. Telephone No. 1186. ArTEBa sleepless night use Angostura Bitters to tone your system. All druggists. TTS3U The Greatest of Them All. . To-day, at the P. C. C. G, great men's suit sale; lowest prices ever recorded. P. C. C. C, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Linoleums at prices not to be found in any other store in either city, at Welty's, 120 Federal street, 65, 67, 69 and 71 Park way. its Mankiojt, expert optician, late of Chess man & Mannion, is now at 67 Fifth avenue. Best ?1 spectacles. ttssu 1891- DUPED BY AlT AGENT. Angry Italian Miners looking for the Scalp of Lnigi Casaliona, WEO G0TTHEIR HAED-EAMED PAT The Police After Boys wioKohbeda Sicilian in Allegheny. WORK OF THE COPPERS IN TWO CITIES There are numerous Italians within the region through which The Dispatch cir culates, and possibly very much further afield still, who are much interested in as certaining the whereabouts of one Luigi Casabona. From Casabona's treatment of some of his countrymen it would not be good for that personage to meet his injured compatriots. Luigi is one of a pretty numerous class of Italians who live on their fellows. He works the "employment racket" over the country, and, being en riched himself,finds a change of scene essen tial to his continued good healtlu His latest victims arc 45 miners of Larimer, whom he brought there frcm Wisconsin. He went up to the ore mines, and represented him self to his countrymen there employed as the agent of a coal company at Larimer. He depicted the great amount of money to be earned in the coal mines of Larimer, 'and succeeded, ultimately, ig inducing 45 Ital ians to abandon their steady employment there and agree to go to Larimer. Made All the Honey He Could. Casabona was supplied by the company with transportation for all the men he could get, but that style of earning a livelihood was not sufficiently exciting for that enter prising emigrant from Naples. He told the miners they should pay him 511 50 each for finding them such lucrative work. The men had not the money, but they agreed to allow Casabona to draw their wages at Larimer until he was paid. The unfortunate victims went to work and labored for over a month to pay the vampire, who, as soon as he had drawn all the money, amounting to about 5600, it is stated, left for parts unknown. The foregoing recital of facts was related to Dr. Kardvz by some of the men who came to Pittsburg to see if they could ob tain redress. "The country is full," said the doctor, when he had related the incident to a Dis patch reporter, "of thieving Italians who act like this fellow. They travel around from city to city and district to district im posing on their countrymen and making a livelihood out of systematic robbery. This is not an isolated case; only the other day there was a similar affair in this city, and they frequently crop up. Don't Find Their Work Very Hard. "These fellows are clever rogues with smooth tongues, and they find little diffi culty in gaining their point with their ignorant countrymen. Tne victims know nothing of English, and so never report these embezzlements to the police." "Eegular thieves, doctor?" "As much thieves as the Camorista of Naples, who make a practice of blackmail ing and doing the dirty work of their richer brethren. Tne Neapolitan Camorista are not vicious; they do not kill, declare no vendetta like the Mafiosi, or take the ex treme punishment of criminals into their own hands. If a Neapolitan has a grudge against his neighbor he just gives the tip to the captain of the Camorista, and inside of 24 hours the neighbor has received as severe a beating as he could desire. The Camorista are thieves, and the biggest thief is the biggest man among them." A GENEB0US THIEF. Bobs a Southsldo Xady of a lot of Jewelry . and Then lie turns It. A peculiar robbery in which the goods were returned shortly after was reported to the Southside police yesterday. A Mrs. Meyer, who resides at No. 9 South Twelfth street, reported that some person had in a mysterious manner entered her house, and taken away a pair of valuable gold brace lets, some earrings and a number of stick pins. Mrs. Meyer was at a loss to know who had taken the goods, and could give no clew. Yesterday afternoon she left her house for a short time, and on returning found the stolen goods lying on a door sill, where they had been placed by the person who evi dently had taken them and could not dis pose of them. The return of the goods is about as mysterious as the taking of them, as no one was seen about the Meyer resi dence during her absence. AN ITALIAN BOBBED. The Crime Supposed to Have Been Commit ted by a Gang of Boys. Dominie Sphagezzi, an Italian, reported to the Allegheny Mayor's office yesterday that his shanty, on California avenue1 had been robbed and 515 taken. His roommate, Conradd Spinnourt, was arrested but after ward released, when a 9-year-old boy, John McMullin, was arrested. McMullin owned up to haying received money from other boys who are believed to be the thieves. He said the boys had hid den a large sum of money in the axle box of a freignt car, but when an officer was sent for it the money could not be found. The other boys will probably be arrested to-day. A BECBTJIT FOB M0BGANZA. Charles Gross Will Not Stay at Home, and Will Go to the Beform School. Charles Gross, whose residence is near South Twenty-third street, is now confined in the Twenty-eighth ward station. Gross is about 16 years of age. and has a tendency to wander away from home. About four weeks ago he disappeared and nothing was heard from him until Tuesday of this week, when it was learned that he was at Martin's Ferry, O. Special Officer Kelly was detailed to bring him back, wliich he did last evening about 10 o'clock. He will in all probability be sent to Morganza. HIS WIFE NOT TO BLAME. Henry Kecd Gets Six 3Ionths to the Work honse for Vagrancy. Henry Kecd, who was arrested Thursday on a charge of vagrarfcy, was given a hear ing before Magistrate Gripp. He was fined 5100 and costs, and in default of payment sentenced six months to the workhouse. Iteed's wife, whom he had deserted and whom he was trying to persuade to return to him, stated last evening that she wished it understood that she had nothing to do with causing his arrest, and that she did not know of it until afterward. Ran Against tho Statntes. Vicext Maceey is accused of stealing an overcoat from Martin Satwick's home on Tustin street. Johx Mitchell is in jail charged with steal ing a gold watch and chain from Maggio Lydon. Ho will have a hearing before Alderman McKenna on Monday. Edward Beowk, aged 12 years, is in the lockup in tho Twenty-eighth ward station, charged tv ith larceny. Ho is supposed to ho 0110 of the gang of young till-tappers of that neighborhood. Jacob Eein, of Beltzhoover borough, was given a hearing last night by , Alderman Black, of the Thirty-first ward, on a charge of illegal liquor selling. The charge could not be proven, and the case was dismissed. Nick Welsh and Eugene Buckilly, Alle gheny officers, admitted they cut Henry May bright's shanty boat loose from itsmoorings, but they claim it was done while on duty. Alderman McMasters reserved his decision. HELPING THE SALVATION AEHY. Ahaba Snndura, a Converted Hindoo, lead ing the Services at the Barracks. Ababa Sundura, a Hindoo, and native of Columbo, Island of Ceylon, delivered a lecture at Salvation Army barracks, on the Southside, last night. He is a converted Hindoo, and has been traveling throughout the United States for some months past, lec turing upon Salvationists. His subject last night was "Heathen Hindoo Compared With America." He talked mainly on the customs of his country and compared them with those of America. Sundura was dressed in what he said was the costume of the civilized Hindoos, con sisting of a long dress made from a yellow cloth, with a large red sash wrapped about the shoulders and waist. The head gear resembles that of the Arab in form, but is made of the same goods as the dress, and the foot wear consists of moccasin slippers; Sundura will be in the city but two or three days, and will spend the greater portion of his time with the Salvationists of the city. WTLKIE'S resume of recent events that will find a place in history is a feature of THE DISPATCH every Sunday? It is in structive and entertaining. Brass Bands and Orchestras, We have something important for you. Hamilton, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue, leads with these goods, just as he does with pianos and organs. Importing and buying direct from manufacturers in large quantities, he is able to sell to vou for less than you can buy elsewhere. Bands and orchestras fur nished complete with instruments, stands, lamps and everything necessary to fully equip them; have furnished several bands this weik that can refer you to if you will" call. Horns nickel-plated or silvered if desired on short notice. Imported Gowns Will be sold on Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26, at just half price to close out spring stock. Ladies' Suit Paelok, D .29 Fifth avenue. Save One-Third the Price , OF A CARPET ! READ THIS. Our large trade this spring has left many pieces of Carpet from 20 to 50 yards long in all departments of the house. These will be sold at extraordinary reductions during the week, beginning May 18. 100 pieces best qualities Lowell, Hartford and Bigelow Body Brussels (enough for largest room) at 80c to $1 yard, regular Si 50 goods. 200 pieces Tapestry Brussels (25 to 50-yard lengths) at 30 to 40 per cent below regular prices. A large lot of short length Ingrain Carpets (6 to 30 yards) at 20c to 50c a yard. These goods are all on first and second floors. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 and 629 Penn Ave myl7-TTSsu U. "and S. YOU PAY THE QUARTER, WE DO THE REST. A snap shot that anyone can take, but don't delay too long, if you want to buy our Fast Black Ingrain Cotton Hose at 25 c, worth 50c ULRICH & SPENCER, Specialties in Hosiery and Underwear for Men, Women and Children, 642 PENN AVE. Open on Saturday Evenings. myl!)-TTS A FEW NOTABLE BARGAINS FOR THIS WEEK. French Challis. The best grades of French Challis, includ ing some of the choicest patterns and this season's colorings, down to 50c and 55c. SPECIAL LOW TRICES IN Black Dress Goods! Complete lines of "Priestley's" Silk Warp Cashmeres, Hemiettas, Nun's Veilings, Tamise, Crystallette, etc., at lowest prices. These are perfection in Black Dress Fabrics, as to shade and tcxtuie. Wash Dress Goods. Our assortment is almost beyond compari son, comprising the staple French and Scotch Zephyrs, and including many novel ideas in silk and cotton woven effects, so bright and pretty for ladies' home dresses for lawn and seashore. For misses and chUdren wo have made ample provision. Our variety at 10c and 12Jc is very large, while the finer goods at 25c" and upward will suit fastidious buyers. BARGAINS JN Cloak and Suit Room. Many manufacturers' lines of this season's Choicest Production Closed out TOR CASH, At great loss to them. Our customers will get the benefit. AT $5 We offer you $8 and $10 values. BIBER & EAST0N, 505AND507MAKKETST. " my7-TTssu THE Warm Air Furnaco and BARTLETT "Wrought Steel Ranges Cinderella Ranges and Stoves. Send for catalogue. Estimates furnished. J,C. BARTLETT, aplS-rrs 203 Wood St., Pittsburg. STEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The leading Pittsburg, Pa. Dry Goods House. Saturday, 3Iay 23, 1831. Jos. Home & Ox's PENN AYE. STORES. GENTLEMEN'S SUMMER FURNISHINGS. "WI invite the attention of the" . Gentlemen to our Furnishings De partment, feeling confident w"e can easily convince all who come that they are served best here, where the stocks are bought on the largest scale, and prices marked at our usual rea sonable rate of profit. Thursday's papers gave the underwear stocks ia detail. It will profit to read and re spond. "We make brief mention of other lines to-day. NECKWEAR: "The largest and finest stock in these cities." There is no patent on these words, therefore their universal use. Most people know how "uni versal" their application. "We have never asked you to view as grand a line. All the best New Tork and London makers of Ueckwear fully represented. Xew Wash "4-in-Hands," prettiest styles, brightest colors; thousands of styles of Wind sors, 50c and 75c each; Silk Neckwear in bright summer styles and colors, the latest in shape and style, 50c and upward; Pull Dress Neckwear, White Bows, Lawns, etc. SHIRTS: For summer Open-Front-and-Back White Shirts, Pleated Bosom Shirts and the new Pongee Linen and India Silk Bosom Shirts. The latter the most novel as well as the most effec tive and desirable shirt for summer. Also, Neglige Shirts, in Cheviot, Ox ford, Flannel and Silk, in endless variety of styles, plain and fancies. .SUMMERVESSi Plains and fancies in Duck, "Pj K." and Flannel, single or double breasted. SUMMERSUSPENDERS: All sorts of webs, suitable for sum mer wear, in great variety of styles and colors, and at all prices. TENNIS SUITS: Our complete importation of best English Tennis Suits, choicest styles . in Stripe and Check Flannels and White Cricketing Cloths. TENNIS CAPS: All regulation and latest novelty shapes, in all colors and styles of SilK and Flannel, and in plain colored Ooze Calf. TENNIS BELTS: , And Tennis Sashes, in cotton and silk web and in latest improved Sashes, tied and to-be-tied. Belts for all sporting purposes. TRAVELING BAGS: In Grain Leather, Leather lined, from 10-inch at 2 to 16-inch at?3 60; a big bargain in a real Alligator Bag, leather lined, strong and wearable, in 17-inch, at 55; finest quality Alligator Bags, with silver or gold mount, lat est improvements in frame and fasten ings, 55 50 for 10-inch to 59 for 16 inch. Cabin Bags in grain and in Al ligator, 53 50 to 59. TOILET CASES: Indispensable for traveling, in good, strong leather, well made, with out fits complete, 1 each and upward. Sole Leather Cuff and Collar Cases, from SI 25 per set up. Nota Bene: We solicit attention of the gentle men. We are confident we can serve you acceptably and to your complete satisfaction. Jos. Horne,&eQit 609-621 PENH 'AVENUE: -.V xny2
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