t Milps or personal antipathies of anybody. But, In proceeding to make such changes, while advising you to look for the beet service possible, free from any Importunities or Influences friendly to the officers and men of the Fire Bureau, I -would respectfully suggest that you should be cautious In ac cepting the suggestions of one who, within a month of his induction into tho office of Mavor of Pittsburg, requested that you should permit the return to this city, under guarantee of Immunity from police prosecu tion, of a fugitive from Justice whose com panlons in crime were then, as now, serving t nTniK in the Tienitenrlarv underxonvlction .for the crime of whlch.they were jointly in-J aictea witn tne lugmve lorwnoni me or sought a safe conduct. "There was reason to Relieve that hseek-i-ntr -nmtootion for a damrerous criminal His Honor was not so anxious to serve the J best interests of the city whose cmer mag-is-trntn ha in n.H to further nersonal ends. His RmrcnstinnK roneerninff the management of y the Tire Bureau may bo open to the samo;l suspicion, very truly yours. Action Taken on the tetters. Tho question of what action should be taken on tho letters caused hair an hour's discussion among tho members. Mr. Keat ing moved that Chief Brown's report and accompanvmg papers bo received and that the rcport'bo made tho special order of busi ness for consideration and dlsousslon at i o'clock at the next regular meeting. Mr. Eobertson offered a substitute in the form of a resolution Droridlnc fora Joint committee of fl o members, three from tho Common and two from tho Solect branch together with tho Chairmen of both branches of Councils, whoso duty it should bo to thor oughly investigate the questions raised in relation to the fire service or the city and examine into the necessityfor newand addi tional apparatus and ascertain hat stylo of machinery would he best adapted as addi tional fire protection to this city. Mr. Kobertson Councils can galnhut little light on this important question by discuss ing it at random. My idea is that a commit tee appointed according to my resolution cm isit other cities where various nppll-ancc-- for fire protection are in uso, and ascertain their valuo as applied to Pitts burg This committee, after thoroughly porting itself on the subject can report in telligently to Councils which sort of ap paratus the citycould best invest in. Mr Keating-The substitute is not of much account, and I refuse to withdraw my mo tion It would bo impossible for tho city to invest in any new fire machinery In the pre-cnt fiscal year, as the appropriations l.ao bjon made and there is no money provided for buying additional fire ap paratus. Select Council can discuss the mat ter intelligently and then let Common Coun cil discus9 it, and if, after thorough discus sion, Councils desire a special committee to go round the country for the purposo of se curing additional information, there will be 5 lent of time to send them and got a report, ext Christmas will be time enough for thit Mr. Eobertson I insist on my substitute, ano as it will not be accepted I offer it as an amendment. Superior Prerogatives of Councils. Dr. Evans "Would not Councils favor tho purchase of a flro boat In preference to any thing else, If Chief Brown would ask for and recommend it? Mr. Eobertson No, sir. Dr. Evans They would nott Mr. Eobertson (emphatically) I for one would not. Councils have certain rights and powers above any city officials, and they should exercise those powers regardless of any recommendations, unless they are thor oughly acquainted with what the recom mendations amount to. Councils don't have to do as tho chiefs recommend. If they did, Councils might as well be abolished. Dr. EvansThat is Just what I think. All Councils are good for nowadays is to rote to speud monoj , and they could as well be abolished as not as far as the city is con cerned. A general discussion of the merits of the two motions then follow cd. President Tord finall ended discussion by putting Mr. Keat ing b motion in tn o parts, one to receive and fill, the nancM accomnanvimr Chief Brown's report and one setting tho latter aside for discussion at 3 o'clock at the next regular meeting as a special order of business, the change In the hour being Mr. Kcating's sug gestion. The motion was put and carried but Chairman Ford got tangled up by reason of an appeal from Mr. Eobertson and ruled out tho ote. Tho question was voted on a second time and Eobertson's amendment was defeated. Then Mr. Keating's motion was carried. IMPORTANT ORDINANCES. Select Council Receives Several Bills In volving Large Interests The First Effort Under the Kow Street Iws Money for Disabled Policemen. Select Council had considerable business to attend to yesterday besides the letters from Chief Brown and CL. Magee. Mr. Warm castle presented the first ordinances that have been drawn under tho new street laws They provide for vacating portions of Ulster and Azimuth alleys and relocating tho ia cated portions. They ere referred to tho Survey Committee An ordinance w asj presented authorizing the Mayor to execute such bonds as shall be required by order of any Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county, in proceedings for the appropriation and condemnation of private property for public use, as author ized under an act of Assembly, approved Mav 16 "1691. entitled. "An act in relation to the laj mg out, opening, widening, straight ening, extending or vacating streets or alleys, and tho construction of bridges in the sei oral municipalities of this Common wealth, the grading, paving, macadamizing oi otherwise improving streets or alleys; pro Idmg for ascertaining the damages to private property resulting therefrom; the assessment of the damages, costs and ex pense's thereof upon the property benefited and the construction of sewers and pay ment of the damages, costs and expenses thereof. Including damages to private prop erty resulting therefrom," it is provided "that all municipal corporations of this Commonwealth shall havo the power, w hen ever it shall be deemed neces sary In tho laying out, opening, widen ing, extending or grading of streets, Janes and alle s, the construction of bridges and tho piers and abutments therefor, the construction of slopes, embankments and sow ers, the changing of water courses' or v aeatlon of streets or alleys, to take, use, oc cup or injure prit ate lands, property or material; and in all cases where the parties have not agreed upon the amount of dam ages claimed, or where, by reason of the ab sence or legal incapacity of the owner or owners, no such agreement can bo made for the lauds, property or materials to be taken, occupied or Injured, tho municipal corpora tion may tender sufficient security to the part claiming or entitled to any damages, or to the attorney or agent of any person ab-s-cnt:the condition of which shall bo that tho said municipal corporation shall pay or cause "to bo paid such amount ot damages as tho party shall be entitled to receive after tho same shall have been agreod upon b the parties or assessed in tho man ner provided for by this act." ISonds to Be Issued by the Mayor. The ordinance then recites that in exer cising the powers thus conferred it will be neccssar for the city, from time to time, to gh c bonds to owners of property to secure them against loss, therefore It is- provided, in section 1, that the Mayor bo authorized and directed to execute bonds in the name of thecitj mfuich amounts and for the per sons as shall bo fixed and named by any Common Pleas Court of tho county, con ditioned that the city should pay such amounts of damages as the party shall bo en titled to receUe after the same shall been a-jreed upon by the parties, or assessed as pro idea by the act, and said bonds to be signed b tho Mayor in behalf of tho cltv. The ordinanco for a bridge in tho Four teenth ward is a caso in which the provisions of tho preceding ordinance will applj. The bridge to connect Forbes Btreet with Schen ley l'ark crosses property owned by William 11. Graham, Georgo W. Long, Albert H. Jiime and Len.y. Eisenbach, with whom Chief Bigelow has been unable, according to the preamble of tho ordinance, to come to an agreement as reytras to compensation thereJor Section 1 a-norizos Mr. Bigelow to proceed with the -condemnation of the property, according to the new act, and do fccribes the property. The second section authorizes him to pet(ln for the appoint ment of viewers to appro! o tho v aluo of tho propel t affected, and the third section di rects tho Mayorto give bonds for the city in demnifying the property holders whose prop rty is concerned Another Important ordlnince was one pro v iding for the creation and distribution of a lund lor the cure, maintenance and relief of Dged or dif-abled policemen. The following mono is to be used for this purposo. Three-fourths of all moneys received for dog tatcs, the proceeds of sales by the city of all unclaimed, stolen, mislaid or found propcrt) within the city; one-half of all monoj received from licences granted to pawnbrokers, second-hand dealers, Junk stoi's amusements and balls, all costs, in cluding witness fees, in Police and Criminal Court cases, collectible by persons con nected with tho Police Department and Kgallypjyabletothec!ty;ont fifth of allfines costs and penalties imposed in and by tho various police courts ol tho city; the pro ceeds of the sales of all wornout, abandoned or disused property and horses connected with the Bureau ofPolice. The second section provides that the City Treasurer shall doposit this money to the credit of "The Police Pension Fund," and Bono of it shall pe paid or drawn out except on a warrant issued by the "Trustees of the Police Pension Fund,'' signed by tho Chair man and the Clerk thereof. The Trustees of the Fund. Section 3 constitutes the Mayor, Control ler, Presidents of Councils, Chief of the De partment of Public Safety, Superintendent of tho Bureau of- Police, and one member of the police force, elected annually by the po lice of the city, to be Trustees of the fund, with right and power to Invest and reinvest, in bonds of this city, county or State, so much of the fund as may not be needed for its speclfio purpose, and all gains or increases secured by Investment te be added to the fund. Under section 5 tho legal representatives of any policeman who, while in performance of duty and without fault or misconduct on his part, receives an injury which results In his death, shall be entitled to $1,000 for tho benefit of his widow and children, or those legally dependent on him for support. If permanently disabled in proper perfor mance of duty a policeman will be entitled io receive a pension during nis nacurai me not exceeding $300 per annum; and If only partially disabled the amount of his salary at the time of injury shall be paid to him for a period not exceeding 26 weeks. Any policeman who shall have served on police duty for 21 years or over, or w ho shall have served part of that time on tho fire de partment and been transferred to the police bureau, shall, upon application, bo retired upon half the pay he was receiving prior to retirement for the balance of his natural life. The seventh section nrovldes for complete and detailed annual reports of the workings of the Board of Trustees, itemized schedules of all moneys received, invested and dis bursed and the name and causes of each dis bursement, schedules of investments and. reinvestments made and copies of all re ceipts and vouchors by it received. New Bureau of Health Quarters. A communication from Chief Brown. Stat ing the necessity for securing new quarters for the Bureau of Health, owing to thei Seventh street fire, was accompanied by a lease for two front rooms In the University building on Diamond street for five years at $1,200 per year. Including light, heat and Jan itor service, which was approved. The April reports of tho Departments of Public Safety, Works and Charities were read, received ahd filed. A resolution au thorizing tho distribution of $120,000 appro priated for tho improvement of Haiket, Boup, Calvin and Vine streets, and Center and Grand view avenues, was adopted. Other papers presented and properly re ferred were as follows- Ordinance authorizing construction of public stairway connecting Cedar and Juniper 6treets, Sixteenth ward; ordinance for sewer on Woolslnyer alloy and Main street, from Friendship to Penn avenues; authorizing the Marvin branch of the United States Baking Co. to construct a pri vate switch on Liberty street-Fourth ward; petition for water pipo on Taylor street; ordinance authorizingthe construction of a public bridge in the Fourteenth wrard and tho appropriation and condemnation of pri vate property therefor, and authorizing the giving of security to secure and indemnify the owners thereof; an ordinance providing for the creation of a fund for tho care, main tainance and relief of aged or disabled po licemen. Besolutlons recommended by the Control ler, authorizing the payment of $1,603 31 to the East End Electric Light Company, and $237 05 to Houston & Mcshane, plumbers, were approved. THE MAYOR'S DENIAL. Ho Says Mr. Magee Is Wrong Tells Why He Has Taken His Stand and Lets Loose Some Pretty Office Secrets He. Hereto fore Kept Quiet. As a result of yesterday's proceedings Mayor Gourley has declared 'war oh Mr. Magee and all his followers. The storm that has been hovering about City Hall for weeks past has broken. The fight is at its. hottest and the Mayor proposes to keep up the tur moil a day or two at least. At the conclu sion of the Council meeting he was found in his office where he had just learned of Mr. Magee's letter and its contents. He was fairly white with anger when he began tp 'talk about it, and said: "That Mr. Mageo should publicly take the part of Chief Evans does not surprise me in the least. But tbat.he should take occasion to accuse me of making a dishonorable effort to shield a fugitive from Justice is more than I can understand. The charge is untrue in tho first nlace. I never In mv life asked police protection for a criminal. This I will J not nesiHuo to say unuer oaia. in several instances where women or helpless persons have come to me to ask leniency on some rclati e, I have gone to tho police authori ties as nny other citizen would and pre-, scntcd the case. I have also written several letters to the Pardon Board, one or two of which I regretted afterward, but never did I try to thwart Justice or help a criminal es cape the punishment he deserved. Couldn't Think What Was Meant. "I have no idea what case Mr. .Magee re fers to, when he charges me with dishonor able work. However, Mr. Magee has pub licly accused me of working for personal ends, and I shall answer in due time. My letter about Chiof Evans was not prompted by any personal feeling against the man. I stated so in the letter. Practically I knew nothing about Mr. Evans' ability to lead the firemen, but based my w hole statement -on what Chief Brown told mo himself. "Chief Brown has frequently Informed mo that ho was dissatisfied with Mr. Evans, but tliat no coma not maite a cnnngessincc V. . Magee insisted on Mr. Evans remaining in his position. Chief Brown will not deny this. "The same condition of affairs exists with regard to Superintendent of Police Gamble W elr. Chief Browm has told mo that Mr. Weir could not perform the duties of Super intendent of Police, but that he was forced to retain him, and had to look around for some light duties for Mr. Weir to perform. This is the condition of affairs existing about the Department of Public Safety, which I endeavored to have changed with out anv noise. But since the man w ho is re sponsible for-it all has deemed fit to wrongly accuse me of looking after porsonal aims in the matter, I have no hesitation in speaking out. "I will havo more to say about this matter. It cannot be allowed to drop'here. Theso peoplo will hear from me, and that very soon." The Case to Which Mr. Magee Deferred. It was learned last night that tho case re ferred toby Mr. Mageo In his letter, where the Mayor asked fbr police protection, was that of Jack Borden. He, together with "Dudb" Clair and Jerry Mahoney, on the 20th of June, 1SS9, assaulted Baffale Cala gions, an Italian, at Seventh and Webster avenues. Calagions was knocked down and robbed. The same night they assaulted Mark Finklehart at iederal street and ft vile avenue The grand jury found true bills against the men, but only Mahoney and Clair were arrested. Tho former was sent to tho penitentiary for slv years and the latter four. It is said that Borden'saged mother came to the Mayor and asked him to intercede for her son who was her only sup port. Tho Mayor went .to Inspector Mc Aleese about it and was told that Borden w ould bo arrested as soon as lid came into the city. It is claimed he then went to Chief Brown and met with a similar refusal. He was told that since the grand jury had Indicted Borden for highway robbery, tho police could not drop the prosecution oven if so desired. The Mayor was last night informed of tho statements made by the police. He said he remembers having gone to Mr. Brown on be half of a man whose name ho could not re member, lie had gone, after repeated soli citation of an old lady, the man's mother, who was heart-broken and wanted her son home with her, but the Mayor denied hav ing any personal interest in the man or in his being at liberty. WHAT THE CHIEF WANTS. Some of the Things Accessary to Put the Uureau Into Good Condition Water Tower, Fire Boat, More Men and Better Engines Needed. - Chief Brown's letter to Councils In refer ence to the recommendations of the Board of Fire Underwriters, presented in connec tion with tho letters of Mayor Gourley and C. L. Magee, is as follows: To Select and Common Councils of tbe City of Pittsburg: "GEXTLOiEir The communication from the Board of Fire Underwriters of Allegheny county, in relation to better and more pow erful fire apparatus, movable water tower and other appliances to increaso the effi ciency of tho flro bureau, presented to your honorablo bodies on May 1L and by vou re ferred to this department for Information in reference thereto, has been by me carefully considered and returned to you with the fol lowing report: - "First, allow me to call your attention spe-1 cmcaiiy w iuu luiiowing luces: oinco me or ganization of the paid fire department, in the year 1870, there has been no increase whatever In the number of Are engines in the central part of our city. It was even then considered that three engines in the first five wards were absolutely necessary for the proper protection of tho citizens from fire, and to-day we have but the same small number in tho same district, although since then the population, number and sizes of houses anil u tat MBount of property con- tained therein has been 'multiplied many timo3, and consequently the flrexisks have increased in the same proportion. There has also been aareryjrreat increase In the number of large and high buildings in tno central portion of the city. Dur ing the last few years many buildings ranging from seven to ten stories In height have been erected, and others are now In the course of construction. This naturally and inevitably Increases the amount of stock, goods and merchandise constantly kept and stored in said portion of this city, ana the same as a matter of fact is much greater than in former years, and much of it is most highly inflammable and combustible. This different condition con sequently imperatively demands more ap paratus and apparatus of a larger and more powerful kind. Therefore, not only have the risks and chances of fires naturally mul tiplied, but the fires themselves have been and will contlnuo to bo more largo and fierce and more difficult to handlo and control, especially with no mqro apparatus than that necessary years ago and with engines no larger, stronger or of greater capacity than then reonired. Tho citv of Pittsbnnr has now in service but 17 engines, and but 2 of these are of full power and capacity. "Again, at all largo fires tho present size of the fire department compels the calling into service tho apparatus stationed in other districts. This, of course, consumes much valuable time, as for instance. It takes the Second district 30 minutes to respond, reach a point below Grant street and place itself in service, and the Southslde district 20 minutes to respond, reach the Old City S roper .and placo itself in service. The amesby this time gain great headway and this practice also-leaves such other districts as are thus called out entirely unprotected in case a fire then breaks ont therein." In view of this condition of affairs he makes four recommendations to Councils as follows: First The purchase of a movable water tower. Second An additional engine company in the downtown district, and replacing of englncs-Nos 1, 1 and 15 with larger ones, tak ing tho smaller steamers to outlying wards. Third The purchase of a fire boat. Fourth Increasing the number of men in each company In the rirst district from? to 12 men. Concluding, the Chief says- "These recom mendations coverall tbepolnts indicated in the communication from tho Board of Fire Underwriters, and I would respectfully urge upon your Honorable Bodies the Import ance of providing this department, at as early a date as possible, the facilities herein set out." o WHIZES ANOTHER LETTEE. Mayor Goorley Tells the Governor What He ' Thinks of the Charter BUI. The second letter of Mayor Gourley to Governor Pattlson relative to the charter supplement was made public yesterday afternoon. Tho letter was sent to the Gov ernor last Saturday. Its main points were given in an interview with the Mayor in yes terday's DisrATCH. He Is opposed- to taking away from the Mayor the power of supervis ing the city departments, granted by the charter, and. accuses the framors of the bill of working o that end. Ho speaks of a "political combination" controlling the city government. The Mayor protests that thePIttsburg gov ernment is now being conducted in an un fair manner, and endeavors to impress on the Governor that tho passage of the act in question will make it much worse. OPPOSED TO RACING. Radical Action of the Union Ministerial As sociation Pools and Horse Races De nouncedThe Last Meeting of the Soci ety Until September. The Union Ministerial Association or, as some call it, the Evangelical Protestant Min isters' Association held its regular meeting yesterday in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. and discussed the public school question ahd horse racing. As Rev. Mr. Jones, of the First U. P..Church, did not read his paper, "The Public Schools In Relation to the Fut ure of Our Country," -Rev. Mr. Chalfant opened the discussion by stating that the great desideratum was the character of the teachers, not prescribed courses nor methods. Eev. J. H. Watts, colored, held that public school teachers' characters should bo as closely scrutinized as those of teachers in Sunday schools, no held white people re sponsible, as colored people could not con trol, tie Knew oi teacners wno were not in sympathy with the laws of man or God; knew a young woman who sits on her door step with her beau until 11 or 12 o'clock cery night. Bev. W . J. Robinson nrged that immoral or Irreligious people should never be employed to teach, and school boards should not be made, as at present, forcing beds for tho culture ofpolitlclans. Bev. J. T. McCrory opposed any compro mise on the question of the Bible in the pub lic schools. He would not listen to atheists and infidels. If the Bible be banished, Rev. McCrory would have Christians take their children out of the schools. Rev. Mr. Richardson denounced the action of the Wisconsin and Illinois Legislatures making it legal to teach children only the German language and not making the teach ing of the English compulsory. Ho held that unless children were taught English they were not likely to make good Ameri can citizens. Rev. Mr. McCrory announced that horse racing was about to begin, and that pools would be sold. Ho moved the appointment of a committee to call on Chief Brown and ask him to prohibit such sale. Rev. Kevin Woodslde said he would rote for tbe motion on condition that the com mittee ask for tho prohibition of the races themselves, as he thought them worse than pool selling. Mr. McCrory's motion passed, and Eev. John Prugh, Chairman of the meeting, ap pointed the officers of tho association as the committee. The Committee on Candidates reported officers for tho ensuing yean Pres ident, F. G. Chalfant; Vice President, Rev. W. J. Robinson; Secretary and Treasurer, Rev. S W. McCorkle; Executive Committee, Rev.W. H. McMillan, Rev. John H. Prugh and Rev. C. E. Locke. The association ad journed until the first Monday in September. A DEDICATION POSTPONED. Father Molllnger's New Chapel Not to Be Consecrated Until Fall. Father Molllngcr, of tho Most Holy Name Church, Troy Hill, has now concluded that his new chapel built in honor of St Anthony, will not be dedicated, as was proposed, on the feast day of that saint this year, Satur day, June 15. Tho exact date for the impos ing ceremony has not yet been chosen, but it will be somo timo in tho fall, in October. That month is specially set apart as the Feast of the Rosary, and it is also in that month that tho feast of St. Roch takes place, and Father Molllngcr honors St. Roch with as much veneration as St. Anthony. Father Molllngcr has fully recovered from his late severe Illness, and Is again able to attend to his personal affairs. After he cele brates mass every morning in tho church ho eats a light meal and then goes back to the church to attend to the invalids, tho number Demg greater tuan even sometimes more than 200 in tho building. He gives a special blessing of St. Anthony with a relic of tho saint. After this each patient has a special hearing, accompanied by instructions and prescriptions in the church office. In 'most cases thlstlasts until 1 o'clock. Ho then takes a late dinner, and nearly every after noon transacts other business In Allegheny or In this city. Now, as before his lato sickness, Father Mollingcr enters into private conversation in tho evenings Only. His new chapel is fully completed, but remains locked all the time. Tho li $6,000 stations or "Way of tho Cross," are in position. In tho center of the edifice Is a chandelier with 150 jets, which cost nearly $2,000. The chapel wfil have no Sews. Tho faithful must worship in prayer y standing or kneeling all tho time. GERMANS VISITING PITTSBTOG. They Came Here to Inspect the Duquesne Traction Bond. A party of Germans, Dr. H. Wiegand, Bremen; ETJ. Mageo, Hamburg; J. Hump pohn, Kcoln, and A. Rlese, of Berlin, are registered at the Duquesne They are in charge of George W. Davenport, who is at tho head of the foreign department of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company. L. J. Magee is' tho concern's representative in Hamburg. Dr. Wiegand Is tho attorney for tho North German Lloyd Steamship Company. He is interested in a Bremen olectrio road, the flrst one put up In Europe. He said after a bitter fight he secured a concession of 17 years for tho overhead system. The gentle men are traveling through tho United States, and came to Pittsburg to see how tho Duquesne Traction road was working. Back to tho Old Bate. Thomas S. Spear, of tho Union Pacific road, was notified yesterday that the excur sion rate from Missouri river points to Colo rado common points will be fixed at $25 for )lA rtf-tltVWl tin (HAAnrl f OQ OB nfanilnJ The rate goes into effect Jnno 1 and is good until October 3L LOTS jOF LITIGATM. City Attorney Moreland Talks About the Important Cases, THOSE FAMOUS WHAEF SUITS. He Objects to People Using Public Property for Private Gain. COMMENTS ON THE STREET MEDDLE The annual report of City Attorney More land'was received by the Mayor yesterday. In it he makes a review of tho important litigations In which tho city has been inter ested during the year. Ho expresses very decided views on the suit against the city in the Allegheny wharf matter. As to the Amoskeag engine suits he says the litiga tions of rival companies will cost the city considerable money. He talks to somo length on the street bills and the trouble arising over them. In the letter accompanying it Mr. More land said: "Herewith please find my report for the fiscal year ending January 81, 1S9J, submitted in reply to your courteous com munication of February 25 last. The report would havo been transmitted at an earlier day, but for tho exacting and almost con tinuous work of the first three months in volved in the adjustment of our public improvement measures." During the year 185 cases were reported, of which 123 are now pending; C3 were tried, of which 43 wore decided for tho city. The heaviest verdict against the city was for $541 allowed for damages to property on Grazier street. The first case Hr.Morcla.nd comments on to any extent is tho famous wharf suit of May Rees et al versus the city of Pittsburg. On this he says: "It will be observed in this case that a claim is strenuously made by the plainttfls to prevent the city from making use of tho wharf in any manner which will seem to interfere with tho business of the plaintiffs. While tho plaintiffs are not riparian owners, nor yet navigators upon the rivers, they nevertheless claim that the value of that wharf consists in their means of using it for their private gain and benefit. If the wharves exist simply as an accommo dation for persons toprosocute their private undertakings, then the plaintiffs are un questionably right." Tho Trial or the Wharf Case. Continuing, ho relates the trial of E. M. Bigelowetal and their conviction of main taining a nuisance in grading the wharf. "The trial of this case demonstrated," says the City Attorney, "that wherever a discre tionary power is to be passed on by a traverse jury, it will always be found'to have been wrongfully or negligently used by the public officer; that the legislation re lating to our wharves was such as to make it questionable whether the wharves can be so changed, altered or improved, even by authority of Councils." It was owing to this litigation that the act of Assembly relating to the wharf was pre pared. The City Attorney holds it is doubt ful if the State could change Duquesne way from a wharf, but ho has no doubt that the ground can be used by the elty for any legit imate object so long as the purpose of the wharf Is maintained. There Is no vested right in any body of men to use these wharves. They are for the common use of nil citizens, and must bo under the control of some superior power. Referring to the suit of the Manchester Locomotive Works against the city for $10,000 for the two Amoskeag engines, the payment for which was preventecLby the suit of H. E. "Safford, the city attorney saysthoso whoso duty it was to prepare theso specifications and examine, test and receive the engines, have, with one voice, declared them In ox act accordance therewith. The engines have been accepted and have been in con stant use by the city without objection or complaint. It is difficult to see what valid defense can be made to the payment of this claim. . "It is, however, another Instance in which private litigation, promoted and prosecuted oy private persons or rival companies, ians heavily upon the city. But for this litiga tion tho claim would have been paid long since, and upward of $1,200 interest saved to the city." Tho W. J. Howard suit In relation to the sinking funds of the city, Mr. Moreland says, must go to the Supreme Court, and no de cision can be hoped for before October. Twenty-three bills were filed to prevent tho use of a portion of the sidewalk for an areaway or basement cellar. The public highway extends from house line to nouso line and the public have a right to all that space. Should the encroachments of this nature be allowed the city would be liable. Should tho cases be decided In favor of the city It will then remain for Councils to fix the limits of such areaways. Thirty-seven suits were brought against Penn avenue property holders, who have Joined in a petition for repavlng a portion of Penn avenue with asphalt. Owing to tho street car lino being on the street the portion between the tracks was paved with block stone, and on this point the defendants re fused to pay their assessments. Knock Out of the Street Acts. Considerable space is devoted to tbe ap peals of Engel, Belnhaucr and Willert In the Boggs avenue case, in which the Supreme Court decided the street acts of 1837 and 18S9 unconstitutional. Mr. Moreland says this decision was wholly unexpected; .tho basis of it seemed wholly nn warranted, histori cally at least. After relating the steps that have been since taken to have the Supremo Court decide what legislation will be sus tained Mr. Moreland says: "I may be par doned for saying that in drafting the act of 1887 1 took as its basis all previous legis tion relating to or affecting our pub lic improvements and sought its codi fication, with some additional provisions which seemed demanded bypublio Interests. Months of timo were given by me to this work, .and I availed myself of the advice of those whom I regarded as fully qualified to determine tho questions. I was aided by the best men at this bar, and after the work was done it was submitted to Councils and com mittees thereof, and I had the pleasure of seeing this work commended by all, and tho passage of the act by the Legislature almost unanimously recommended." The same thing, ho said, was true of the actoflSSO. It had been fiercely assailed in the county courts, and tho court, through Judge Ewing, bus tained the act as in entire harmony with the Constitution. "It will be seen that every icasonable precaution was taken to avoid conflict with tho organic law of tho State." In concluding his report, Mr, Moreland says: "No additional expense has been In curred at my request, indeed, I may say that at no time and under no circumstances ha't e I oyer asked for the employment of additional counsel, with tho exception of a single cause which was pending when I be-' came City Attorney." The report includes a list of street im provements in w. hich tho City Attorney's of fice attended to the legal work. There were 37 street openings, 4 cases of damages by grade of streets, 3 vacations of streets, 6 jrradincs. 8 cradlne and Davlnsrs. 5 tmvinir and curblngs, 19 grading, paving and curb- lngs, 1U3 sewers ana Doaru wains. The assessments for openings, grado dam ages and vacations amounted to $67,126 31; for gradlngs, grading and pavings, paving and curblngs, grading, paving and curblngs, sowers and sidewalks amounted to $811,97815. POLICEMEN GAVE OUT TIPS. Superintendent Mntli Says They Stand in With the Crooks. Wlien'the night force of itho Allegheny police went out last evening. Superintendent of Police Muth declared somo of the officers had been giving out tips on intended raids to outside people, and especially to thelr lady friends, hereby foiling the plans of thetr superior officers. Said he: "Some of you men havo been telling your friends when tho police were going to make raids. Policemen are not paid to stand iu with the crooks of the city and if I can dis cover the men who gave out tips on raids fixed for Thursday and Friday nights I will discharge them at once. I also want you to understand that yon ate not to visit disorderly houses and loroe people to give you beer on the strength of your uniforms." Knocked Down With a Brick. A mnrder was reported at Mlllvale last night that proved to bo only an ordinary fight, in which Albert Shaw, alaborer, was hit In the fac with a brick and had his nose broken by two Englishmen. The men were arrested and charged with disorderly con- duct Chief Elliot Will Inspect the Home. Chief Robert Elliot, of tho Department of Charities, will to-day make his annual visit to the Concordia Orphanago in Butler county, where several of the city's wards, are being-cared for. BUTCHERS TAKE THE TOWN. The Annual Meeting Begins To-Day Local People Tired of Fighting tho Dressed Beef Men Western Delegates Already on the Ground. The butchers from all parts of the country will own tho town this week, and oven the gallant coppers ore instructed to doff their hats when the portly form of one of those .good-natured citizens is seen on tiie streets. The causo of all the trouble is the annual meeting which will be held in Carnegie Hall commencing to-day. The proceedings will terminate in a grand banquet and generally hllaripus time in the Turner Hall, Forbes avenue, on Thursday evening. The local Reception Committee had made arrangements to receive the delegates with 'music. The Wheeling, St. Louis and Dallas delegations arrived yesterday and laBt even ing, and were escorted by the Allegheny City Band to the headquarters in the Seventh Avenue Hotel. The Philadelphia delegates will come in this morning and stop at the Schlosser. About 100 representatives are already here, apd about 200 are expected. Tbe local members did tho gallant thing for tho visitors by marching ahead of them from the depot to the hotel. At tho Seventh Ave nue thevformed a line and erected the visit ing delegations as they passed by. Peter Bellstein is President of the na tional association. He is not a candidate for re-election, and nobody seemed to know who was. New officers, will be elected. The old thorns in the side, tho dressed beef and lard questions, still rankle in the flesh, and will come in for a share of the discussion. The local members have decided It Is best to leave the dressed meat men alone, as they are rather decent peoplo when not molested, but their boodle makes them ' dangerous when stirred up. Tbe plan was tried once of banding together and not buying meat from them, but It wouldn't work. When over a butcher got in a pinch for meat ho found it very convenient to buy dres3ed meat. The scheme to have State inspectors appointed also resulted fn failure. Tho bills were jassed in somo States, but In the majority of cases they wore strangled by the legislative committees. It is expected that some of the delegates from abroad will make an effort to have the fight against the dressed meat men continued! A bill to compel the marking of cottonseed oil as such has passed tho Pennsylvania Legis lature. It has greatly pleased all the butchers who make lard. FAST BUTT TO ERIE. The Lake Erie Road Carried the Knights at the Bate of 43 Miles Per Hour. Pittsburg Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, with their wives and daughters, accompanied by a number of Knights from Tanored, of this city, and Talbot, of Oil City, and escorted by'the Second Brigade Band, left the Pittsburg andLake Erie depot yesterday forenoon at 11 01 o'clock for the annual convention at Erie. They reached' Youngstown at 12.31, making the run of 67 miles In one hour and 33 minutes. Eleven minutes was taken up in changing engines and inspecting the train, leaving at 12 15, reaohing Ashtabula at 213, making thorun of 62 miles In one hour and 28 minutes. A delay of 11 minutes occurred hero, but at 127 they pulled out for Erie. The distance is 11 miles, and was made in 57 minutes. The entire distance Is 170 miles, and the run was made in three hours and 58 minutes, the average speed being a little more than 12 miles an hour. The train consisted of two Wagner parlor cars, four Eastlake coaches and one Daggago car, and carried 318 excur sionists. Allegheny, Tancred and Ascalon Com manderles went to Erie over tho Erie and Pittsburg road In a special train of Pullman cars. They will sleep on the cars while away from home. Pittsburg Commandery has engaged rooms at the Reed House. PELL AGAINST LEGAL SNAGS. Fred McAitM.n was arrested' yesterday in the Pittsburg market as a suspicious char acter. ' Pateicx O'Ni-ili, is in the Hazelwood sta tion house for stealing a watch from John Evans. Theodoiie WrsTEBS was sent to Jail yester day by Alderman McKenna-on a charge of larceny. William Ltjtz is in jail for -striking John Herman, of Franklin street on the head with a beer glass, f Detective MoDohouqh yesterdnynrrested Maggie Malonoy for the larceny of $20 from W. J. Slddon, of Allegheny. Ahdbew Bach, tho artistic robberwho pil laged Felix R. Brunot's house, wras held for court csterday, and the ball fixed at $1,500. Abe Cohes was picked up by Sergeant Metzin Grose's toy store yesterday. The boy was filling his pockets with brushes and baseballs. Joins CnowXET displayed too much affec tion for two colored women on Smlthfield street last .night, and was locked up by Roger O'Mara. Christ MomiroER wras arrested at Fifth avenue and Smithflold street yesterday for refusing to stop his horse when ordered to do so by the cornerman. Peter O'Mallet, a young Southslder, was arrested yesterday on a warrant issued by Alderman. Belnhauer, on information madej by Georgo Kewmyer, on a serious cnargo. LITTLE LOCAL ITEMS. Last week's mortuary report for Allegheny shows 38 deaths. Five of tho deaths were caused by pneumonia. . Heart failure, superinduced by cigarette smoking, was tho verdict of tho Coroner's Jury in the case of John Gregorio. , Chief MuarHT is having the entire appa ratus of the Allegheny flro department over hauled and repaired. The flro alarm wires are also being repaired. The Eleventh Ward Republican League Club last night passed resolutions indorsing John Dalzell for the presidency of the State League of Bepbllcan Clubs. " A oano of men commenced cutting the grass In tho Allegheny parks yesterday. It has not been cut before this season, on ac count of the dry weather. The Allegheny Board of School Controllers will hold a special meeting to-night, to settle tho matter of new text books, held over from the last meeting. Agext O'Brieit, of the Humane Society, left yesterday afternoon to investigate a case at Sandy Creek. It was reported that a horse owned by Jacob Nelson had fallen over an embankment and was Injured severely, but that the owner refused to shoot it or allow tho horse to bo shot. Architects Albtow Hecexrt yesterday commenced the plans for remodeling Alle gheny City Hnlll Tho Mayors office will probably be moved to the third floor, and the Safety and Public" Works departments i-will nnennr the first Wnrlr will nnt Tm rin- Igun until tho postoffice is moved, about juiy x, ' SI COl S1GOU SI CO!! Boys' shoes at 81 50 are the best that can 'be had at $1 SO. Try a' pair and .you will 'ltnn rtrt rttll!,,. of 9S1 KA o n 1 Cim.n'a TQ Ohio street, Allegheny, Pa. or Orphans' Court Sale Business Property. Estate of Charles Grnbbs. Lot 15x80 feet to 10-foot alley; No. 221V4 Federal street. Allegheny, above North avenue. .Thurs-, day, Jay za, atzp.n C. Baeuerleln Brewing Company, Bennetts, Pa., telephone 1018, brewers and bottlers of standard lager and wiener export beer. The trade and families supplied. . Ira W,1I Paper. Lincrusta walton, pressed goods, hand made goods; also cheap and medium grades, with ceilings, friezes and borders to match, and a full line of wood moldings, at "Welty 's, 120 Federal street, 65, 67, 69 and 71 Park -way. ws SI COl SI 50!t SI CO!!, Common sense and opera toe button shoes for ladies' wear. Good styles and well ade, at G. D. Simen's, 78 Ohio street, Al 'legheny, Pa. . or Better OnesI Cannot be found at $1 25; my misses' fine glazed kid spring heel button tipped toes, equal to any SI 50 shoes sold elsewhere, only 51 25, at Simen's, 78 Ohio st, Alle gheny, Pa. tt TWO HUNDRED AND FHTTT pieces best moquette carpets In Hartford j& Smith's makes, at a price, at "Welty's, T20 Federal street, 65, 67, 69 and 71 Park way. ITS Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters io every glass of impure water you drink. xzssa ffiWffi IS'BOOTCED. .Special Agent of the Carpenters Shelved Becanse'He Talked AGAINST THE STRIKERS' CAUSE. A. M. Swartz Now likely to Be Eeturned as a District Leader. - LOCAL MINERS "WILL MEET TO-DAY Agent Irwin, of the Carpenters' Council, put new life in the building trades strike yesterday. Unfortunately for him, how ever, he stands a good chance of being de posed prematurely, although he had been quoted previously in The Dispatch on prac tically tho same subject in which he ( ex pressed himself In about the same manner. And when Mr. Swartz was informed that the special agent was thought to be working in the Interest of the bosses, that gentleman re marked: "Well, we have all had our suspi cions, and Mr. Irwin will bo watched." It appears that Mr. Irwin was not watched as closely as the leaders had intended he should be, and at the time when they least expected he gave to the public his honest convictions regarding tho ability of the men to iin the present fight. He was slated, for a shelf any way. The election for special agent is only two weeks ahead and it is the intention of the leaders in the district council to return Mr. Swartz to his old posi tion. John Patton, another active member of the council, is a candidate, but it Is said he must defeat the ring to win. , Suspended by the Strike Committee. Mr. Irwin was temporarily suspended from active service at a meeting of thd Strike Commit tee, yesterday afternoon. At the meeting of tho District Council to-night he fill be asked to resign. There was talk last night of an effort being made to expel him from tho brotherhood, butafter matters cool down somobetter judgment may pre vail and ho will be allowed to remain. His friends Insisted last night that he had said nothing but what was true, and the mem bers 'of local Union No. 230 were highly S leased that the position they had main lined ever since the strike commenced had been indorsed by the chief officer of the dis trict. There was an interesting conversation between Mr. Swartz and Mr. Irwin yester day on Smlthfleld street, when tho two gentlemen met. "Will yon denV that statement published yesterday morningl" inquired Mr. Swartz. No," replied Agent Irwin, deliberately. "It is straight. It's all right, Is it?" "Yes, it is all right." "Then you are devoid of all principle and you should bo ashamed. It's a blank shame, and you haven'fheard the last of It." A crowd gathered around Mr. Irwin, who was charged with having sold out and all sorts of treachery, and it looked for awhile that he would be mobbed, but all tho while the agent was calm and endeavored to ex plain nls position. It was of no use, and he finally had to leave, followed by the Joers of a lot of angry carpenters. The Contractors Well Pleased. None were more pleased at tho turn af fairs have taken than the contractors. They have been maintaining right along that the men would get to fighting among them selves, and then they (the contractors) would win the strike. ' They predict now that the planing mill men will follow Mr. Irwin's advice and return to work nnder the old rules. Tb en it would be much more diffi cult for a part of the carpenters to win eight hours when another portion of them are working nine. The present position is tho one the contractors have been looking for for three weeks. As predicted in The Dispatch, work was resumed on Alvln Joslyn's theater yesterday under the nine-hour rule. Six non-union bricklayers and as many plasterers and hod carriers were put to work under two police men. A large number of strikers lingered around the place all day, but made no at tempt to Interfere with tho work. A num ber of workmen came into the city yesterday from the various points and more have been advertised for in Chicago. It is expected that several hundred will be here In a day or two. Some Claims of Both Sides. The master, bricklayers claim they cannot employ more than 200 men steadily, even though, the strike were settled. Agent O'Brien, of tho Journeymen Bricklayers' .Union, said last night that he had secured material and men to begin work on the Liberty avonue Job to-day. Agent" Swartz said several non-union men employed by Murphy & Diebold had quit work and made application to join the union. Everything was quiet with the master builders yesterday. Tho usual meeting was held In the afternoon, and the reports showed that no member had yet given in to the men. The trans actions of yesterday rather strengthened them and made them more determined not to yield. ' A meeting of .the co-operative, company will bo held Thursday evening. About 200 shares at $5 each havo been subscribed for. KLNEES ABE MYSTERIOUS. Various Conjectures Regarding To-Day's , Blass Sleeting. The miners will hold a meeting to-day to consider tbe matter of asking some of their district officers to resign. The meeting was called for Knights of Labor Hall, but Master' Workman Dempsey Is authority for tho statement that np until last night his hall had not been engaged. It Is understood the meeting Is to do a secret one, and every effort will be made to have it in some ob scure hall. There was considerable conjecture last night among tho miners as to whether Pres ident McLaughlin and Secretary Boyd would be present or not. There is also some mys tery surrounding the object of the meeting. Some say It is an indignation meeting, and others say it Is simply called to talk over wages. TAKING BIVEN,S PLACES. Deckhands and Firemen Have a Grievance Against the Strikers. Blvcrmen are complaining again about strikers taking their places as deckhands and firemen at reduced wages. Master Workman Beatty, of Cincinnati, has" written' to Master Workman Dempsey, of D. A. 3, K. of L., asking him to keep men from hiring on the boats as much as possible. The firemen and deckhands are organized, and carpenters and others Who are on strike are asked not to tako their situations from them in this manner. WAITING ON A TIM-KEEP EB. Caulkers at Beynoldton Strike to Have a Clock in Their Shop. A. novel strike is in progress among the caulkers on the Bobbins docks, in Lincoln township, about throe miles above Beynold ton, on the Monongahela river. The men came out last wees, and demanded that a clock be placed in the shop at the dock whero they work. A clock was accordingly placed there, but the men claimed that it (fid not register tho correct time, so they are still waiting on a good timekeeper. ' Another.Union Shop. Master" WorkmanDempsey, ofD. A.3(K. of L., organized the employes of W. H. Walker & Co.'8 soap and candle factory last night. The new assembly contains 32 young women and 48 men, and the shop Is now union in all departments. More Italians Cttme In. Inspector Layton said last night that out of 108 immigrants who came to tho city yes terday, 93 remained in Pittsburg and all but one family were Italians. Industrial Notes. A 8CAitcrrr of muck iron caused a tempor ary shut down at Oliver's Woods Bun mill yesterday. A BECKrrblll passed by the Legislature prevents tho employment, by railroads, of boys Under 18 years of ago. A cyukder head blew out of an engine at the Schoen Manufacturing Company's works yesterday, and injured Dave Eddy, a watch man. The Machinery Trades Council met last night and declared Wharton, McEnlght & Co.'s iron foundry a "struck" shop in all de partments. The tracks of the Pittsburg and Western Bailroad are being moved toward tho river to make room for tho new platform now being erected. HAD A THORN IN HIS BRAIN. Wonderful Discovery Blade by an Autopfj r on tho Body of the Late Bev. Dr. Pitts A Bony Partition Divided the Two Hem ispheres. The death of Bev. Thomas Pitts, D.D., of tho East End, last week, Monday, gives to medical science the strangest caso ever known In Pathology. An autopsy hold last week brought about the. discovery that the late minister had averltablo thorn in his brain, but tho matter was unknown outside tho Attending physicians until yesterday. Dr. Ayers, the specialist on diseases of tho brain, conducted the'post mortem and was assisted by Drs. Dravo, of the East End, and Todd, oftheWet Penn Hospital. Dr. Can field, of Bristol, K. L, a brother-in-law of tho late minister, was also present. When the skull was opened a bony plate was discovered. It was two Inches in length, three-quarters of an inch in width and bad a very rough surface. It was found occupying a part of the membraneous partition be tween the two hemispheres of the brain. The minister died suffering from convul sions which were doubtless caused by tho presence of this bony growth, which also ex plains all that seemed unaccountable In his conduct and actions daring the past few year? of his life. Dr. Ayers was seen yesterday and said ho did not bellevo there was a similar case in tho history of medicine. As yet he is unablo to explain the presence of this strange growth. There are more or less bone deposits In the brain, but why this form was taken Is still unexplalnable. NEW PLAN JOB SAVING. A. Stamp System Designed by a Detroit Man for Small Depositors A Detroit man has Invented what ho calls tho nickel deposit and savings stamp- sys tem, which Is being brought to the attention, of bankers. It is designed for workmen. poor neonlo and children, to assist them in- saving money. A stamp about the size of the one nsed in the postal service is sold to anyone for 5 cents. A card holding 20 is glyen to the purchaser, and as soon as ne. has purchased that many he can got $1 for In at the bank. These stamps are placed in the hands ot agents, generally drug men, and a deposit can be made at all times by buying stamps. P. J. B. Forbes, of Detroit, is In Pittsburg,, introducing tho system. According to bis reports and letters, a number of banks in Western and Southern cities havo adopted the plan, and their business has Increased. Mr. Forbes claims for it absolute safety to bank and depositors. So far he has been un able to secure interviews with local bankers, but he is just commencing his work. He states it reaches a class of people whose pride will not allow them to deposit a nlokel or dime In a savings bank, and It is con venient for workmen, as It avoids unneces sary trips to the place of deposit. The stamps are steel-engraved like money, and a counterfeit could easily bo detected. Mr. Forbes says the system has proven of great value to. workmen, and men and manufac turers alike speak highly of the plan. ABOUT TEE SUGAR COMBINE. ' Dllworth Brothers Say There Was no Such Scheme Talked ot The wholesale grocers object to the state ment that an attempt was recently made to combine on sugar. Dllworth Brothers say there was no such a deal attempted, or at least, they know nothing of 'it. 'It would be an impossibility to combine on sugar in Pittsburg," said one of the gen tlemen. "There are too many jobbers right around us. If wo were to take them in, also, they would have to take in people who would infringe on their territory. This would make a combine of the whole country." Gathering Points Against Xltzslmmons. District Attorney Johnston, John 8. Bobb and Detectives Beltzhoover and Murphy yesterday visited the scene of the Gilklnson murder at Fitzsimmons' house, near Mc Keesport. They were gathering data, for tho approaching trial. The caso will be one of tho first on the June calendar. Voting in a Suburb To-Day. Coraopolis votes to-day on a proposition to increase the borough indebtedness $2,500. The opposition to the increase says it is to fill a hole on the McFadden helra'property caused by official blundering in making a sewer. CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES CHALLIES BIBER &' EASTON. SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK French Challies. Best Grades, Choicest Colorings, Newest Designs, All to go AT 50c AND 65c. Please bear in mind these are all fresh, choice goods of our own importation,with no "ofi styles" among "them. PMASOLS A3fD SON UMBRELLAS! Hundreds of new, rich and novel designs In Covers, In Handles, In Baffling, In Vandyke Puff, In Lace Covers, In Ebony Sticks, In Silver and Gold Mountings, CHALLIES CHALLIES' CHALLIES CHALLIES PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS PARASOLS From 50c to $15 each. BIBER & EASTON, 605 and 507 MARKET STREET. my24-Trssu PARASOLS u. & s. THATMAN Who wants to buy good reliable HO SIERY and UNDERWEAR at a reasonable .price can find what he wants here. ULRICH & SPENCER, Specialties in Hosiery and Underwear for Men,-Women and Children, 642 PENN AVE. Open on Saturday Evenings. ' my2J-Trs THE Warm Air Furnace" RARTl.FTT nd- ini l 1 UU 1 1 -wrought Steel Eanges Cinderella Ranges and Stoves. Send for catalogue. Estimates furnished. J. C.'BABTETT, plana 203 Wood St., Pittsburg'. Victoria Not In It in Pittsburg. As a rule, English people, wherever they may.be, celebrate tho Queen's birthday, but this seems to "be rather an off year in Pitts burg. Though tlfe Queen- was 72 years old Sunday, there was no special celebration in the city yesterday, but the Queen's health was drunk over many a bar kept by an old time Britisher. Ndno of tho British Ameri can societies had any special meetings last night. The Leading Pittsburg, Pa. LDry Goods House. Monday, May 23, 1391 -Jos. Horne&eo.'s PENN AVE, STORES. . ATTRACTIVE OFFERINGS IU SUMMER.-DRESS GOODS A Monday morning display of BAB GAINS such as-no previous week has be gun with. New attractions IN low-priced, medium-priced and high-priced DRESS GOODS in all new summer styles and sum. mer shades and summer weights. At American Dress Goods Counter : 36-inch Plaid Suitings at 25c a yard; former price 50c 36-inch AlMVool Plaid Cheviots, choice styles and colors, at 33c a yard; former price 50c. 36-inch All-"Wool Plaid Suitings, very choice quality, summer styles, at 5Qc a yard; former price 75ca yard. At the Plain Dress Goods Counter: 40-inch Foule Cheviots at 50c s yard in 20 choicest shades, including Navys,. Tans and-Grays, especially suitable for mountain service. 46-inch Cashmeres and Sergesat 75c a yard in fully 50 different shades, Tans, Grays, Browns, etc., in light-summery tints. 50-inch French Serge at 51 a yard . (regular 51 25 quality), in every desir, able new shade, a fabricrecommended for riding habits. it the Novelty Dress Goods Counter. 42-inch Plain Camel's Hair Suitings, 20 pieces at 75c a yard regular 51 25 a yard), in light summer'shades of Gray, Tan, Brown, etc 43-inch fine quality AllAVo'ol Hair Xine Stripe Suitings, 20 pieces, at 75c a yard (regular 51 qualitj;), in all latest summer colorings. 50-inch Plaid Cheviot Suitings at 90o a yard that were 51 50. 60-inch Stripe Cheviot Suitings at 51 25 a yard, worth 1 75, in light Tan and Gray effects. INDIVIDUAL L?RESS -PATTERNS . c AT. $10 EACH. XESS THAN'ONE-HALF'THELR VALUE. In Camel's Hairs, nigh-class Novelty Cheviots and Embroidered and Tufted Grenadines in plaids, stripes and figures, only one of each style and color. Evening Woolens Department : Cream Cashmeres, 50c to 51 25 a yard; Fancy "Weaves, 50c to 5 50 a yard. 48-inch Stripe Tennis Suitings, 85c (worth $1 25). 40-inch Cream Tennis Serge at 45c 50-inch Cream Tennis Serge, 50c to 51 25. Summer weights, Summer styles in Black Dresj Good, Black and Colored Silks, And extraordinary values now offering in WASH GOODS. Jos. Horne&Co. 609-621 PENN AVENUE. my25 REMNANTS ,; -AlfD- SHORT LENGTH'S -on- " FINEST CARPETS -ron- LAST lfrEEK OF-MAY. 400 yards Moquette remnants, 6 to 25 yards v long, at 73c, 85c and $L Borders to match. 700 yards Moquette remnants in pieces long enough for any size room, at si JO theso goods are worth $1 60 to $1 75 per yard. 800 yards Axmlnster and Gobelin Carpets, that have been selling at $2 W, reduced to $125 a yard. These are not remnants, bus. patterns which will not appear-again. 350 yards Velvet Carpet3 at 80c per-yard, regv ular price $125. 800 yards Wllton-back Velvets at $1, -worttt $1 50;. with borders to match. '75 pieces best Body Brussels, -from 20 to 50 yards to plece,atS3o to$lay'd,worth$lGO. SO pieces best quality Topestry Brussels, with iorders, at 75c a yard, worth $1. 200 Brussels remnants (IK yardi in length) suitable for hearth rugs, at 65c each; ., SO pieces Velvet, in hearth rug lengths, as 75c each half price. r 100 pieces Velvet, in hearth rug lengths, at 85c each half-price. L - ' EDWARD "v. GROETZINGER, .l 627 and 629 - PenrrJAve; I HYM-TrgSB
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