I 'pwlpl them an earning of $2 16 a turn, or $12 96 each weekly. CAPACITY tTKDEn l:ESTKICTIOX. "With the restriction of the production removed 50 boxes a turn can be turned out with present appliances, and the men are ratified with 50 per cent advance in wages for this country, no matter what is said here to the contrary. This will give them 54 50 a day, or 27 a week. An apprentice to this business of avage intelligence be comes proficient in 12 months and capable of taking charge of his pot. "Hence his working capital may be repre sented by this period of service, and in which he is paid also a certain rate of wage contract, this earning of S27 a week, with the earnings of other f killed labor, such as fitters, blacksmiths, masons, bricklayers, etc.. etc, ana the necessary time to acquire proficiency, and the conclusions are patent to anyone possesing a modicum of sense, bearing in mind as ell that there is no more risk of accidents or danger to health in one than the other." The Axle Mill Company, at "Wellsville, O.. has commenced the erection of a large addition to its mill, which, when completed, will be uted foe the manufacture of tin plate. The plant will be fitted up with all the latest machinery and will give em ployment to about 75 additional men. The following telegram was received from St. Louis lat night, containingex-Congrcss-luan Xeidrjnchau" reply to the first state ment from the Amalgamated officials, pub lished in Tun DisrATCH on Thursday, to the effect that Mr. seidringhaus preferred foreign workmen to American!!: A VEHT DIRECT DENIAL "Me discriinii.ating agaiust American workmen? he said, after reading the Pitts burs advices. "Now, I'll tell you what it is, I'm doing just the opposite. I'm trying to find American workmen for my tin plate works, and if you'll tell me where they are to be found, I'll be much obliged to you. So far as 1 have been able to learn, there are none in thi country. There is no rea son why there should be. because, with the exception ot an attempt some years ago, there have been no tin plate works in ttlis country, consequently no demand for skilled labor in that line. You can't go out and rick up every tinner who thinks he is qsahfW to work in Mich a factory, because there is a vast difference between "the skilled labor that makes the tin plate and the or diaarr tinner who makes articles out of it. "Discriminating against American labor? I'll answer that charge by a direct offer. Ton can make the following offer as coming direct lrom me. If there are any tin plate Tollers anyw here in this country who want employment I will guarantee to pay them just double the wages thev are receiving 'anywhere else, no matter where, or double the wages they ever did receive for that work, either in this country or Europe. That oiler ought to settle this question, oughtn't it? They state that the dutv is 70 per cent. Well, I'll just pay the workmen 100 per cent more than they have erer obtained, so that they will therefore Jio! only get the full benefit conferred by the duty, but a little more. Oughtn't that to show thai I am willing to encourage American labor? But there's none to en coarage in the manufacture of tin plate, and that's just the trouble." "Have you made eCorts to find skilled workmen "in this count rv, Mr. Niedring hans?" CAJ"T TIND SKILLED LABOR. Indeed I have, and have been in corres pondence with people all over the country, but without any success." "Vliat seems to be the trouble?" "Simplv that the labor wasn't skilled. If we wanted only ordinary tinners, we wouldn't have to go outside of St. Louis to get them. But we want men who know how to make the tin plate." "How about the charges of Mr. John D. Bees, of Pittsburg?" "I don't remember his case," said Mr. 2iedringhaus, "although it's possible that I raav have seen and talked with him. But jf I 3ltl I suppose I found that he was only a practical tinner and nothing more. As to his statement that he could find 20 practical tin plaie workers in 24 hours who could do the work I want, why, just tell him if he n do to send 'em along and I'll pay 'em double wliat they were getting before for that work. But it can't be done, for I've tried it myself, and I know just how the men would turn out. The trouble with the Amalgamated Association is that they are confounding our efforts to get workmen for our regular factory with our efforts to find skilled tin plate workers. They are two very different things, I can tell you." "Then you have about given up hope of securing skilled labor in this country?" "What can I do? If the offer I make don't bring "em, nothing else will." A LETTER TO THE PUItLIC. "Arc you closing arrangements to bring "Welsh tin plate workers to this country, Mr. Xiedringhaus?" "Well, now, I'd rather not answer that question," answered the ex-Congressman. "Yon know there's so many chances of get ling a statement of that sort wrong unless you write it yourself." "I'll tell jou what I'm going to do if the public interest in this tin plate business keeps up. I'm going to write a letter to the public explaining the whole thing and just let the newspapers publish it, so that the public will get the tacts in tha case straight. That's all I've got to say now. But you publish that offer to skilled tin plate work ers. That's my answer to the Pittsburg charge. " "This opposition from labor organiza tions," said Tom Niedringhaus, the ex-Congressman's son, "is just what the silk in dustry met with when it was first started. There wasn't any skilled labor in that field, but still the labor organizations didn't want foreign workmen employed. It's just the seine now with tin plate manufacture. There isn't a skilled tiu plate workman in America to-day." WOK AND LOST A FIGHT Tlie Bricklayers' Contest Becoming of Still Greater Interest. The bricklayers' fight continues to be a warm contest Yesterday the men lost a victory on the Anchor Bank building, and an attempt is now being made to erect it with non-union men. The loss of the fight there was the result of the Union Supply Company's inability to furnish brick for the men who were working for 54 50 a day. Agent O'Brien says no new men liave ar rived, but members of the Builders' Ex change say that 100 men are now at work at their price. Only a Question of Time, Eobert McAfee, General Manager of Oliver Brothers' lower mill, said yesterday that they have' smoke consumers in success ful operation on even furnace on both their mills, and they get rid of nearly all their smoke. He thinks it is onlv a q'uestion of time until all the mills in the city will be fitted up with smoke consumers. Two New Local Companies. Charters were granted yesterday to the Thompson liun Coal Company, of New Cas tle, capital stock 5160,000. The Fitzgerald Planter Company, of Pittsburg: Directors. A. II. Lauman, of Allegheny; Eeese Lind fuv and H. C. Stotzcnback, of Pittsburg; Alex Gilleland and John Schreiner, Alle gheny; capital stock, $250,000. There 'Will Be but One. The local union of the Brotherhood of Machinists has decided to leave the Federa tion of Labor, and this evening the branch will be received by Union No. 52 of the International Association of Machinists. By thus joining hands the membership of the machinists' organization will reach about 700. Finished Ono Scale. The conference on the pressed ware scale was concluded yesterday. The iron mold scale will be taken up to-day. President Smith said yesterday that everything was jgeing along "swimmingly," and he expects cxi amicable settlement of all the scales. WHY IT WAS LOST. An Explanation of the Decision Bearfnj; on the Steelton Strike. The strike at Steelton has had remarkable effect From 600 to 800 men will be re fused einstatcment by the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and these men are endeavor ing to raise enough money to get away from the place, for many of them have not a cent The four bands here have disorganized, for the members are marked by the company. When the marked men apply for reinstate ment they are handed time cards and dis missed. An official of the Amalgamated Associa tion yesterday gave the following explana tion which led to the decision of the District Executive Board against the presentation of the scale. "The board is composed of Messrs. Graham, of Danville: and Kbxbury, of Philadelphia; Ililey, of Pencoyd; and Strickland, of Steelton; with Yicc President John Gallasher, of Philadelphia, President of the board. For the past three months the employes of A. and P. Roberts, at Pen coyd, have been striking to obtain recog nition for the Amalgamated Association. Until vesterdav the employes of the Mon tour Rolling Mill Company, of Danville, re fused to go "to work for the same reason. The association has paid weekly benefits to the strikers at Tencoyd and Danville. Steelton was more important than either of these places, but the majority of the Executive Board reside at or near Pencoyd, and they had more interest in the success of the strikers there than at Steelton, andthe As sociation could not afford to pay strike ben efits at both places. For that reason the Steelton strikers were sacrificed." THE A. A. H0N0SED AGAIN. A Representative or tlio Steel Workers Gets a Nice Position. The Illinois Steel Company has followed the example of the Carnegies. A few days ago Joseph Ralph, a well-known member of the Amalgamated Association, was ap pointed Superintendent of the industrial department of their concern, a position just created. Mr. Ralph is a well educated gen tleman, and enjoys agoodreputationamong the national lodge officials. He represented his lodge in the Fourth district in the convention of 'SO, but has since had little to do directly with the asso ciation. He passed through this city a few dayR ago from Washington, where he was Assistant Postmaster in the House during the last session of Congress. He will re move his family from Washington shortly and assume the duties of his new position. Mr. Ralph was formerly a resident of Allegheny, having been born and raided in Woods' Run. IT IS KEAEING AN END. The Trouble at Sharpsburj; Expected to Bo Settled Soon. It is likely the trouble at the Vesuvius Mill will be definitely settled in a day or two. The Mill Committee met yesterday aft ernoon in the office of the Amalgamated As sociation. The officials of the association were present, including Vice President Sheehan, who has charge of the difficulty, and who has thus far displayed rather excep tional executive ability in handling the dis pute. Mr. McCullough, the roller over whose wages the controversy arose, was also present. He had made the statement earlier in the day that he would make no concessions to the firm, and the meeting was called for the purpose of trying to arrive at some conclusions and prepare a proposition to make to the firm in a conference to be held to-day. There is now little doubt that the trouble will be amicably settled by the early part of next week. THEIB SIXTH OUTING. The Pittsburg Pressmen 'Hill Enjoy Them selves To-Day. The sixth annual picnic of the Pittsburg Pressmen's Union No. 13 will be held at Silver Lake Grove to-day. Tasty pro grammes haf e been arranged lor the affair. One of the first numbers on the dancing programme has been dedicated to The Dis- rATCII. The committee in charge of the picnic is composed of Henry Pfeil, R. L. Smith, H. L. Liiftner, W. H. O'Brien and John J. AVhite. The Wanderer Found. Mrs. Mary Brennan, aged 71 years, who lives on South Eleventh street, wandered away from home yesterday, and could not retrace her steps. She was picked up by the police and sent home, after her rela tives had spent two hours searching for her. She is the same woman who disappeared last March, was found by the Sisters of Mercy and taken care of for two weeks. SPORTS rnll Ball Scores,Kaclng Records and miscellaneous field pastimes In to-morrow's big DISPATCH. TAKEN CAEE OF BY THE LAW. Doc Kossiteb, a well-known vag of the Southside, was sent to the workhouse for three months yesterday by Alderman Sue cop. Karl Schwabz is accused of embezzling ?15 47 from his employer, H. D. Sacks. Alder man JlcMasters will hold a hearing in the case next week. Samuel Giufi-iths is in jail accused of at tempt to assault by Amelia Griffiths. Tno charge was preferred before 'Squire George 11. Clementson, of Braddock. Jobs Axderson was yesteiday committed to jail by 'Squire T. W. Edwards, or Brad dock, on n charge of larceny preferred against him by Leonard Quirk. Two boys named Jenkins were arrested at South Twenty-spcond street last night by Detective Cook for Jumping on cars on the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Kailroad. William Eodler, of the West End, was given a hearing yesterday by Alderman Aurin, of the Thirty-sixth ward, on a scrions charge. Ho was held in tho sum of $1,000 for court. Albert akd Same Peice were locked up in the Fourteenth ward station last evening by Officer McLaughlin for creating a disturb ance on Fifth, near Craft avenue. Both were drunk. Fease: Foi."i was given ten days by Alder man Succop for refusing to pay his fare on a Panhandle train and fighting Gateman Westcott when ejected from the train at Birmingham station. Thoxas Lee, Valentine Lee. Thomas Pearl and Michael Pearl are in the County Jail on charges of felonious assault and battery pre ferred by Catherine Laughlin before Alder man Fields, of McKeesport Mrs. AinfiE Simpsoh and her son William were sent to the workhouse for 60 days each by Judge McKenna, charged with being habitual disorderlies. They raised a row on Jones avenue Thursday night Jons E. Frt, who lives on Penn avenue, near Rebecca street, East End, was arrested last night by Officer Ludwig and locked np in the Eleventh ward station, on a charge of insulting little girls on Fifth avenue. Josei-h Fischlee is under $500 bail to answer a charge of betrayal preferred against him by Helena Schuucdle, of Cleve land, before Alderman Hartman. The young woman is here on a visit, and accidentally learned that Fischler was living heie. Jaxes Zimmerman, John Campbell and William Matthews, aged 13 years, were laced in Jail last night charged by John yle before Justice of the Peace Bryan, of Chartiers, with laiceny. Thev were com mitted ior court in default of $500 bail each. Jonx Michisset, aged 17, who lives on Twenty-eighth, near Smallman street, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Special Officer McLaughlin and lodged in the Four teenth ward station, on a charge of stealing a lot of brasses from Jones & Laughlin's blast furnace on Second avenue, Franks town. Detectives Heket Kornman and Philip JIcDonough, of Allegheny, last night ar rested Lebanon J. Steele, who has been wanted since May 9 on a cnargo of larceny. Tha prosecutor in tho case is 31. J. Feeley, an oil w oil driller, who alleges that Steele purloined a lot of oil well tools, tho prop-, erty of the prosecutor. Dr. B. M. Hanxa. Eye, ear, nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Perm street, Pittsburg, Pa. ssu. A DEPRESSED ISLAND. How the British Rulers Impose on the People of St. Christopher. GR0TOD DOWN BY GRIEY0US TAXES 2Ir. Kearney Was Forced Out of the Country and Joined the Taukees. HE BOUGHT A BIG FARM AT GRAPEYILLE James Kearney, a "West Indian planter, and his daughter are registered at the Cen tral Hotek Mr. Kearney hails from the St Christopher Island, one of the group of leeward islands owned-by the English. It is about 12 hours' sail from the Danish Island of St Thomas. Mr. Kearney by birthis air Irish man, by profession an engineer, and he went to St. Kitts 33 years ago. In 1873 he didn't like the change made in the Government, and he came to this section and bought a farm at Grapeville. A granger's life was not agreeable, and he re turned to his island home where the climate is delightful, not varying more than 10 all the year around. His daughter has been studying painting in a New Jersey school, and several of her pictures will be on exhibition at the Exposition this fall. Mr. Kearney is well educated, and in a long talk he said: A HAXKRUTT TOrULATION. "Our little island is badly depressed, and the people are bankrupt The population is about 30,000, and of these not more than 2,000 are white. The natives make good laborers, but they have to be kept down. Masons are paid 60 cents a day, carpenters 50 and farm hands 25 cents. "The govern ment is in the hands of a fer English, and they have taxed the country beyond all en durance. The taxes, indeed, are so heavy that I don't know where I can get the money to pay them. Eine estates are be ing sold constantly to relieve these Gov ernment burdens. We arc in the same po sition as your colonies were when you were taxed without representation. The English engineers built a lot of roads and bridges at great expense. "With the first heavy rain the water came down from the mountains and washed their work into the sea. All his must come out of the people's pockets. The Governor has urged the natives to go into the fruit-raising business, and before we have fruit to ship he subsidizes a steamer to carry it to this country. He has also subsidized another steamer tor ?3,000 to ply from Antigua, the scat of government, to various places in the island, carrying him self, family and officers. This is" a useless expense, but we have to pay for it. HOME RULE SOT ALLOWED. "We petitioned the Queen for home rule, but it was returned simply marked 'disallowed. We had sent numerous com plaints to England, but as they passed through Governor Smith's hands, he put a veto on them before they were mailed. The last petition was presented to the Queen by Labouchere, but it was no good. What we need is home rule. Gladstone has promised it to us, and we are hoping and praying that he will be elected. I think the 'Old Man' will be successful in the next election when we look for better things. "To add to our financial troubles, the price of sugar has dropped since the Mc Kinley bill went into effect. We are worse off than we were before. The price of sugar shipped to the United States used to be $5 per 100 pounds with a duty of ?2 40 added. Now the tariff is removed, and the price has gone down to 3 cents per pound. This is what it is rated at in the London market Sugar is our mainstay, and you can easily see how a reduction in price would effect the people. I own a sugar plantation, but I lease it out Most of the ino.ney ot the sugar planters is consumed in buying machinery for refining the cane. not arrjCH on tobacco. "The planters have not tried to raise to bacco to any great extent They don't understand how to cure it. Eight here I want to say that such a thing as a real Ha vana cigar is not sold in the stores of America. All these fine cigars are be spoken long before they are made. The nobilitv of Europe and the American mil lionaires buy up all that are manufactured. When I was in Cuba some time ago the managers of the factories assured me there were no Havana cigars for sale. They have orders far ahead of the supply. Cuba, by the way, is another badly op pressed "island, and it will never amount to anything until the people govern them selves or it is sold to the United States. "When I first went to St. Christopher the people elected members to the Houe of Assembly. They had a voice in the Government. In 1873 a delegation of En glish, armed with authority, came to us and said the government must be changed. Theyintenuedtointroduce the crown colony system. High positions were offered to influential men to conciliate them and get their help. An honor was held out to me, but I protested vehementlyagainst a change which robbed the people of their franchise. I incurred their bitter enmity, and they made me a private in the militia. They said they would make me serve, aid I knew by the law they could force me. Then I got disgusted with the island and went to Grapeville and bought a farm. NOW" AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. "I took the oath of allegiance to this country and am now an American citizen. My health was not good, however, and I returned to St. Christopher. Through the friendship of the Chief Jus tice and the Attorney General, I escaped serving in the militia. Nobody knows down there that I am an American citizen. They want me to run for the Assembly, but under the circumstances I am debarred. The Assembly, as made up at present, is nothing but a machine worked by the Gov ernor. If a member protests against a measure, his placets promptly given to an other who will acquiesce, of course. I wouldn't belong to a body were I was only a mere figure-head-These abuses must be corrected. The evils of the crown colony system are becom ing unbearable. I wish the American newspapers would roast the iniquitous form of government" St. Christopher was named after the dis coverer of America. Columbus, is supposed to have landed there first, but history is doubtful on this point. Mt. Kearney claims it is the oldest white settlement on the American continent. DON'T BILIEVE IT'S POWDEB. East Endcrs Hard to Convince There Is No Dynamite Among Them. People living in the vicinity f Stanton avenue and Oranmore street take with a grain of salt the statement that the magazine there only contains a few pounds of powder. They say they never saw powder handled so carelully, and that their suspicions were aroused by the extraordinary precaution of the people who handled the stuff, and their reticence when asked for an explanation. A Tisual inspection is the only thing that will convince them that there is nothing more dangerous than villainous saltpeter, and some of them are rather too nervous to care about taking the risk of an inspection. PAWNED THE OTHEB UAH'S PIN. The Owner Snes the Broker and He Is Held for Court on Bait K. Smit, a Woods' Kun jeweler, was held in $500 bail yesterday by Alderman Foley for court on a charge by J. M. Hughes of receiving stolen goods. Hughes gave a man named Nelson his pin to have reset, but he pawned it with Smit for 15 50. Hughes offered to compromise the case if Smit .turned over the pin, but Smit's lawyer would not hear to it The point of law to be decided is intricate. THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATURDAY. AUGUST 1, SWEARS BY BEN. Commissioner Kaum Thinks Harrison ATill Be Renominated Discontent Dying Out in the Western States Opposed to Pen sioning the Colored People. General Green B. Eaum, Commissioner of Pensions, registered at the Duquesne yesterday morning, and went to Washing ton last evening. He stopped over to see bus iness associates. He said he had not known before he read The Disfatcii that Secre tary Noble had handed his resignation to the President. He said it was the hardest position in the Cabinet to fill, as the duties are so incongruous. There is nothing in common between the"land, pension, patent and Indian departments, and the General added that with such a wide range of sub jects a man had his hands full. "I still think," he said, "that Harrison will have a walkover for renomination. Quay has not said that he is fighting the President, and I don't-know anything about the positions of other members on the com mittee. With men whom I talk the opin ion is general that Harrison will be indorsed once more. He has given the people a good, clean administration, and he has shown that he is an able man. I look forward to 1892 with great hope. The Eepublican party is sure to win, at least the prospects are bright. Out in Iowa, Kansas and Ne braska the discontent among the farmers is dying out. It originated with poor crops, and the people were ready to jump on any thing. They are beginning to see that poli tics had nothing to do with it "STes, I saw a notice about the scheme to pension the negroes of the South. It is a ridiculous plan. What have they done that the Government should take care of them? Better pension everybody in the country. The suggestion of a preacher to buy two States for the colored people is just as bad. What law could be passed to compel them to live in a certain territory and to exclude white men? Such a scheme would never work. "It proceeds on the basis that there is dis content between the whites and the blacks, which is not true. No white man begrudges success to his colored brother. It is a free country, and the races have the same chance to earn a livelihood." The general said he was working on his annual report, which will soon be issued. During the year 116,000,000 were paid out by TJncle'Sam in pensions. This is 10,000, 000 more than in the previous year. A WONDERFUL LOCK-PICKER. Sidney It. Brooks in the Fourteenth TVard Police Station Ho Is Charged With Stealing Clothes Has a Great Record for Breaking Locks. Sidney E. Brooks, a world-renowned lock breaker, was arrested late Thursday night for stealing clothes from Engineer Charles Hood, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Brooks denies his guilt- The clothes were not found on him, the only evidence being that he was in the cabin of Hood's engine a few moments before the latter missed his clothes. Brooks has a wonderful record for pick ing locks. During his life he has been in the employ of numerous safe and lock com panies. He also patented a fine burglar alarm lock, in making his trips about the country selling his invention he gave exhi bitions of his skill, opening readily all the various kinds of locks brought him. Brooks is now in the Fourteenth ward po lice "station. The police officers are at work collecting evidence against him. Inspector Whitehouse yesterday found a trunk check on Brooks, and afterward located the trunk at the Baltimore and Ohio depot. This trunk was searched and a num ber of keys, etc., were found in it Brooks claims tb be the accnt of a safe company and a combination door lock company. He, says he is no thief. The prisoner exhibits papers to prove what he claims. He will be held until more facts can be found out about him. In the. vicinity of Pittsburg he is well known. During his trips he frequently vis ited the smaller towns in Western Penn sylvania and captivated everybody with his engaging manners and wonderful skill. TRAVEL Fannie B. Ward tells abont Southern Chile in her letter for THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. TED2D TO PAWN MUSIC BOXES, And Then Made a Bluff Ahont Committing Suicide. A well-dressed young fellow, about 21 years of age, was arrested last night by Officer Morley in a Wylie avenue pawn shop while trying to get money on half a dozen music boxes, with which he was will ing to part at any price. Sussman, the pro prietor, telephoned the police, when the young man stated his errand, and he was taken to Central station. There he feigned drunkenness when questioned as to how he came into possession of the articles. From a number of papers found upon him it was found that he was a Massachu setts Yankee, William Smith by name, from North Grafton. He said, he had come into town on Sunday night on a Pennsylvania Railroad train. He came here to get work at whatever he could get to do. From present indications he will learn the art of buildinc barrels. During the night he tied his shirt and sus penders together and hung them over the top bar in his cell, as though contemplat ing suicide, but the police think it was only a bluff. They moved the dangerous looking device. KELIGIOCS The Itov. George Hodges writes about the Book of Hosea for THE DISPATCH to-morrow. USED A FRYING PAN. Teo Wall Lee Attacked ly John McGregory on General Principles. John McGregory, of Laughlins Row, is confined in the Twenty-eighth ward station for raising a disturbance in Yee Wah Lee's laundry at 2805 Carson street. Lee said that McGregory had annoyed him several times, and last evening entered his place and wanted to fight, and swore at him. Lee objected to this, as he was a Christian and did not like to hear bad language. Lee went into a rear room and was followed by McGregory, who picked up a skillet anil struck Lee on the head and arm. Officer Young was attracted to the place and arrested McGregory. He showed fight, and only after a liberal use of the officer's mace was he subdued. Lee is indignant at the way he was- treated, and said he would take the case to court and see if the man could not be punished. He is well edu cated, speaks English fluently, and has a number of friends in the city. HIS SIGN PAINTING STOPPED. Alfred Kaymond, the Cowboy Artist Held In Allegheny for Larceny. Alfred Raymond, who has been painting signs on windows lately, was arrested by Assistant Superintendent Glenn, of Alle gheny, last night and placed in the lookup. The arrest was made on the strength of a telegram from Chief of Detectives Woods, of Philadelphia, who said that Ravmond, alias "the Cowboy," was wante'd for larceny. The prisoner is a stout, well built fellow, and wore a cowboy costume. He is a cigar ette fiend, and when placed in the lockup went into a fit and laid on the floor in a stunor for some time. He finally recovered and consoled himself with a puff of his favorite brand of cigarettes. Superintend ent Muth notified the Philadelphia authori ties of the arrest, and an officer will arrive to-day to take charge of Raymond. Kenyon Military Academy. We have received the catalogue of this remarkably successful institution at Gam bier, O., for its sixty-seventh year. It is elegantly illustrated and tells what every boy preparing for college oi? business wants to "know. s HIS SCALP IS SAFE. A Picture Peddler Almost Loses His Blonde Hair at the Hands of THE WOMEN HE HAD MADE ANGRY. District Attorney Lyon Knows of No Trusts in Lis Bailiwick. NEWS PICKED UP IN THE TWIN CITIES Theodore Geagle, the recently arrested agent of the New York Portrait and Copy ing Company, is in jail awaiting trial at court When taken before Magistrate McKenna yesterday afternoon for a hear ing, he was met by an angry crowd of men and women. Had the latter been at liberty to do as they de sired Geagle would have been minus his thin crop of blonde hair. Even in the presence or justice the ladies could scarcely be kept away from the man and it finally required the efforts of three officers to stow him away in the back room beyond the reach of his irate prosecutors. Geagle had aroused the ire of the ladies not only by de clining to give up their pictures, but by suggesting that they hire out to a museum as freaks, etc. Such remarks were more than the average gentle one cared to bear patiently and they wanted revenge. ANT NU3IBEK OF INFOKMATIOSS. 'The informations charging Geagle with larceny by bailee were sworn out by the following ladies: Mrs. Mary Wyne, of 411 Cabot way, Southside; Mary Devlin," of the same place; Maggie Lawrence, Sophia Ackerman and Katie LawTence, of Munhall station, on the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad. All these per sons were at the Alderman's office yester day afternoon and appeared against Geagle. But these were not the ones who came to state their case. The office was crowded almost to suffocation, and there were per sons present from as far away as-Youngs-town. A noticeable feature about the crowd was that they bore appearances of be ing well-to-do. Nearly two-thirds of them were women dressed in mourning costumes. Attorney John B. Chapman represented Geagle and Police Inspector McAleese as sisted the prosecutors. The first witness called was Mrs. Mary Devlin. She said: "I contracted with an agent of the portrait company for an en larged picture to be given free after I had paid 25 cents for the frame. I gave the agent a photograph. In a short time I called on this gentleman (pointing out Geagle) to secure my picture. He told me to pick out the style of frame I wanted, pay half down and the picture would be forth coming. I wanted to see the large picture and he said it was in Chicago. I then asked for my small one and he refused to give it to me. I then said something about a swindle and he said 'You are fit for a museum' and then stepped back and sneered at me." Attorney Chapman cross-examined the witness and elicited about the same testi mony already given with the exception that Geagle was not the person to whom she gave the picture, and that Geagle would have given it to her had she paid the same sum he asked for, which was to be half the price of the frame. KEFUSED TO KETTJBK PICTURES. Mrs. Mary Wyne's testimony was almost identical with that of Mrs. Devlin, except that her interview with Geagle wound up bv him saving, "You can't have your picture until you have selected the frame, and if you don't like that, get out." Mrs. Wyne said she pleaded with him some time for her small photograph, as it was a like ness of a dead relative and prized very highly by her. Geagle, she said, absolutely refused to return the picture, treated her very discourteously and even went so far as1 to swear at her and use all kinds of vile names and insulting language. Eliza Traney was sworn, bhe said a young lady called on her on June 26 and secured an order for two pictures. Two weeks later she was notified to call on Geagle. In company with her husband she went to his office, and on July 20 paid him S8 as part payment on the picture. Maggie Lawrence said: "I paid Geagle's agent 51 50 and called on him for my picture. He treated me very ungentle manly; ordered me out of his office and I had to go without getting any satisfaction in regard to my order." Sophia Ackerman said she called for her picture and Geagle wanted her to pay half down for a frame. She said she could not see the bargain in that light, and Geagle said: "Well, I'll loan you my specks if you can't see." She was in company with a friend at Geagle's office. While he was looking up her order Geagle ordered her and her friend to stop a conversation in which they were engaged. This, she said, caused her to laugh at him, and he wound up the interview by ordering them to leave. Katie Lawrence and Mrs. Holly also gave testimony about the same as that given by others, and each stated that Geagle ordered them to leave his office. This wound up the testimony and At torney Chapman asked for the discharge of his client on the grouudsthat no larceny by bailee had been proven against Geagle. DAILY LETTERS OF COMPLAINT. Inspector McAleese said that might be true, but he was fully convinced that Geagle was a fraud and swindler, and that he had been trying to work up a case against him for the past four months. During that time he had daily received letters from people in surrounding towns asking assist ance in recovering photographs entrusted to Geagle's care. Alderman McKenna admitted that At torney Chapman was about right as to the larceny by bailee but thought he would be justified in holding the defendant, so com mitted him for trial. The hearing took up fully two hours' time. All those who were present at the beginning remained until it ended. While the trial was in progress a number of persons called at the office, could not gain admission and were forced to stand out on the pavement. It took but a few minutes to collect a crowd of ahundred peo- Ele. Very nearly allhad receipts in their ands and wanted thsir money back. When the hearing was finished Geagle was left btanding at the Alderman's desk. A woman who had been watching him very attentively during the whole hearing walked up to him'and said: "I would give every cent I have in the world to get a chance to pull every hair out ofvour head. This seemed to be a signal for others to go at him, and about a dozen men and women caught hold of him and threatened to end his existence at once if he did not Eay up. Geagle said he was willing, but adn't a cent. WAKEED ON BY WOMEN. The women all kept tugging at his cloth ing and pulling him around. Those behind his back wanted to look him square in the eyes for once, and proceeded to turn him around. Then those who had been standing face to face objected, and things became so lively for Geagle that it was decided to take him into the Alderman's private office. Detective Fitzgerald started to take him away, but the women had their hold on him and did not care about letting go until De fectives Bendel and Robinson went to Fitz gerald's assistance and made them release their hold. He was taken into the private office and one person at a time allowed to interview him. Geagle pleaded earnestly and wanted to know if the cases could no't all be settled. Only one woman felt so in clined. Inspector McAleese said to her: "I would advise you not to settle the case, as you don't know but you might compound a felony." To this she replied: "Well, I guess I will appear against him in court" Among those at thehearing was George McBryer, of Coraopolis. He said that Gea gle had a picture-of his that he would not take 500 for, bnt he did not see how.he was going to get it back. 4 1891. HAVE PLENTY.OF BOOKS. Tho Allegheny Library Committee So Ite ports A Suggestion for Branches. The Library Committee of Allegheny met last night, with Mr. Knox in the chair. An opinion from the City Solicitor was read on the employment of the librarian, a stenog rapher and cataloguer. The City Solicitor held that the librarian could be paid under the charter ordinance and the other two might be paid as employes. This report was received and filed2 and the present stenogra pher and cataloguer were re-elected unani mously. Chairman Knox stated that Chief Ehlers complained to" him that the library police man had been used as a book carrier and that was clearly not his duty. Librarian Stevenson admitted that as the officer's du ties were not particularly heavy he had been utilized in handling some books. The matter was finally referred to a sub-committee. A vote of thanks was tendered Mrs. Dr. Bruce for a handsome donation of books. t Mr. Kennedy stated that in view of the large donation of books by Mr. Phipps no more books would be needed this year, and he moved that no more be purchased and the money thus saved used in establish ing auxiliary libraries in the eastern and western portions of the city. Mr. Ken nedy's idea was simply to have a station where a catalogue would be found, and as books were de j anded they could be brought there from the main library, and those who live far away and are unable to reach the main library could be supplied. The matter was referred to a sub-committee. ONE OF AETHUE'S DELEGATES Sent Up to Jail for the Larceny of a Gold Watcli. Jefferson Davis Mays, colored, had a hear ing before Magistrate Gripp yesterday morning for stealing a S75 watch from the home of Mrs. Wood, No. 212 Wylie avenue. He had sent the watch to Mrs. J. Lamb, a young widow typewriter at St Louis, but Inspector McAleese recovered it. On see ing the watch Mays pleaded guilty and was committed to jail for court in default of $1,000 bail The prisoner is a handsome young man of 30. He is a brother-in-law of tlames Chest nut, Chief Clerk of the War Department at Washington. His mother is employed in the Treasury Department. Mays graduated at Cookman's Institute, Florida, was once postmaster at Beaufort, S. C, and was an Arthur delegate from South Carolina to the Republican Convention. He has a wife at Savannah, and a lady friend, Ella Henford, at St. Louis, who recently pawned all her valuables to run away with him. Mays took the money and started off himself. Inspector McAleese has received a circu from a North Carolina town, requesting the arrest of a murderer, the description of whom fits Mays exactly. He, however, strenuously denies that he is the man, and declares that this is the first scrape he was ever in. A further investigation will be made. KNOWS OF NO TRUST. District Attorney Lyon's Faith in the Ab sence of Combines Hereabouts. Some weeks ago Attorney General Miller issued circulars from the department at Washington to the prosecuting atttorneys of the Federal courts, calling attention to the anti-trust statute, enacted by the Fifty first Congress, and asking them to examine carefully and apply the provisions to any infractions that might be found in their dis tricts. In some places, one of them Missouri, the request is likely to make a rattling among dry bones. There the State Courts have been unable to cut off the hydra's heads as fast as they grew, and the Federal District Attor ney has intimated to citizens that if they have any complaints to make that will as sist him in hunting down the game they will be welcome. District Attorney Lyon stated last even ing that he did not know of any cases in this section that required his attention. Another lawyer spoken to said he did not know of any trusts in Pennsylvania, but nevertheless there are some people here abouts who think there are. These people might believe the present dog-day dullness by pointing them out specifically. Some Snap Shots at City Kews. The Pittsburg Library closes to-day for annual cleaning and repairs. The Carnegie Library, Allegheny, will close Monday tor two weeks. Mrs. Heckman, of 295 Beaver avenue, caught a boy tapping her till last Tuesday. She boxed his ears and let him go. Similar cases are reported as frequent. SurEitiNTErnEXT op Parks McKsioht said yesterday that unless a check is put on picnic parties in Schcnley Park all the grass and shrubbery will be spoiled. J. Baumbach, slightly demented, was lodged in the Twenty-eighth ward station yesterday by Officer llagerling, for taking fruit lrom the stands in the Southside mar ket. Ho is 69 years old and resides on Six teenth street. Constable Lisdser, of Alderman Mc Garey's office, has a judgment against the Southside Publishing Company, and Sheriff McCleary has ono also. They both claim priority, tmt. the first sale of the goods is yet to bo decided. TnoMAS S. Stebbiks, for about a year and a half a weigher in tho mailing department of the Pittsburg postofflce, will leave to-day for his lormer home in 3Ieadville. His friends, in bidding him farewell, presented him with an elegant meerschaum pipe. IIi3 fellow employes are very loth to see him go. LABOK Wakeman pictures the distress of the working classes of Liverpool for THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Tho wages paid and the ontlook. To Itentcrs With Power. Persons eneatred in litrht manufacturing are directed to the advertisement of commo dious rooms to rent in the building 75, 77 and 79 Diamond street, with power, electric light, an elevator and janitor service in cluded in rental. Great economy and better facilities than can be had elsewhere. Central situation. Following are some of the rooms: Abont 100x60, lighted on all sides and from central area, with power, electric light, steam heating and janitor service, 2,500. 60x30, with power, light, steam heating and janitor service, $1,000. 28x18, with power, electric light, steam heating and janitor service, $600. Also spaces with power and light and heat as low as $400. Apply to John T. Shields, second story Dispatch business office building, corner Diamond and Smithfield, between 11 and 4 p. m. DO XOU WANT A Piano? If you do, go to Hamilton's, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue. Now, while the midsummer sale is going on, the "Three Kings," Decker Bros., Knabe and Fischer pianos, marked down at prices that will surprise you. Take advantage of the time and buy now. B. & B. Ladies' leather belts 1,000 of them at 15 cents; five styles; were 25c and 35c. Boggs & Buhl. Any Barkeeper Can Tell Ton That Iron Citybeer is more popular than ever. It is kept up to standard grade. Telephone 1186. B.&B. A large lot gents' wash vests slightly soiled $1 50 to 2 50 goods at 75 cents a vest 4t rloT &rrTa A? "Rttitt. Do you deal at a first-class grocery? If so, you can get "Table Belle" flour, and take no other. s Angostura Bitters are the most effica cious stimulant to excite the appetite. ttssu Men's outing shirts, cheviot and madras, at James Hi Aiken & Co.'s, 100 Filth avenue. BAMS-ON CAMPBELL General "Warner Says the Governor Will Beat Major McKinley. FKEB SILVER WILL CATCH TOTES. He Says Sherman Is Not a Financier, and Won't Be Ee-Electel BLAIXE XSl) GORMAN WILL LEAD LN '92 Ex-Congressman A. J. Warner, of Mari etta, was at the Union station last evening going to Washington. The big General rides his free silver hobby with as mnch skill as ever, and he verily believes that the future of the country depends on the solu tion of the problem. Naturally he is bitter against Grover Cleveland, and he remarked with unction that at all times while Grover was Presi dent he was ready with his veto ax to kill any measure looking toward the free coin age of silver. He added that Cleveland would have stopped the coinage of silver altogether if it had been in his power. Talking about the Ohio contest, he said: "Speaking now as a non-partisan, I think at the present time that Campbell is ahead, and his chances of victory are good. I know he has a redhot fight on his hands, but I think he will win. This fight started on the tariff, but it will end' with the silver question. McKinley will lose more vote3 on the silver issue than he will on the tariff." IS LINE "WITH BIS PARTY. "But Campbell has straddled the silver question." "Not exactly. He is in line with his party. The Democrats have a good plat form, and the farmers are with them on the silver issue. The people are tired of a standard which is constantly being made higher. It is about the same as making the yardstick longer with no corrssponding in crease in price. The farmers are levelheaded, and they are better posted on this question than the people in the cities. I welcome the grangers into politics. Their votes will counteract some baleful influences that should have been stoppedlong ago. As for Campbell's future, if he is elected, that is further along. The situation is such in Ohio that he may be elected. It won't mean, however, that Campbell has great strength. "Whichever party gets the Legislature, John Sherman will not be returned to the Senate. He is held responsible more than any other man for the passage of the odious bill in 1873 demonetizing silver. People speak of John Shermau as a great financier. The newspapers gave him this reputation. They can do a great deal for a man. Sher man is not a student of economics. There are plenty of men in the House and Senate who know more about finance than he does. THE FARMERS MAT BE IN IT. "Sherman's dav has come, and I think he knows it. Noboby can tell anything about the Legislature. It may be so constituted that Foraker will get the plum, but I cloubt it. I believe the situation will be similar to that in Illinois when Palmer was elected. The farmers will hold the balance of power, and they will select a man to represent them." "What do you think of the Republican situation?" "Well," replied the General with a wink, "it was a good thing for Harrison that Dud lev, at least, retired from the National Com mittee. He couldn't help the President, and Quay, for that matter, would not have been of much service to him. I think the next candidates will be Blaine and Gorman. Cleveland is not in it, and hasn't been lor a long time. The Democrats will not nominate a manwhois opposed to freesilver. The objection has been urged against Gor man that he is from a Southern State. That may be true, but he and his people werfe Union men. I remember Gorman when he was postmaster of the Senate under President Johnson. Gorman's father took a bold stand against the position of the South, and he urged Lincoln to suppress the Rebellion. When these facts are known no objection on this score can be raised to Gorman. I tell yon; my boy, the next Presidcntal fight is going to be a hot one, and the Republicans will not have things their own way." The General claimed that harmony now prevailed among Ohio Democrats, and they were working hard to elect Campbell. ASTRONOMICAL The prospect of talk ing to the people of Mars by signals dis cussed by Prof. Davidson in THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. BIBER & EAST0N SPECIAL SALE -or- Thin Dress Fabrics -AT- ABOUT ONE-HALF PRICE. SILK GRENADINES -in-NEWEST DESIGNS To be Closed Out at Actual Loss. 350 grades in 44-inch reduced to 1 50. 150 grades reduced to 75c 100 grades .reduced to 50c. These are the balance of this season's purchase and embrace: Plain and Mexican meshes, All-Silk Grenadines, narrow, medium and wide Satin Stripe Grenadines. Ex quisite designs in brocade effects, spots, floral clusters and geometric patterns, etc. Can you use these? All are very much under value. s ALL COTTON DRESS FABRICS MUST GO. Our Wash Goods Department Is still entirely too large. Many re cent purchases, with entire balance, must go to make room for fall goods. Choicest "Ginghams have been re duced to 16c, 12c, 15c and 20c. BIBER & EAST0N, K5 AND 507 MAIIKET ST. Jy-25-TTS3u THE' AVarmAlr Furnace JjAK. 1 L-E 1 1 WroughtSteel Ganges. Cinderella Ranges and Stovea. Send for catalogue. JEstimates furnished. J. C. BAKTLETT, arjl8jr 803 Wood st.. Pittsburg. Will Soon Tinn Freight. Samuel Culbertson, frieght agent for tha Valley road, arrived in the city last evening from Yonngstown to visit his family. He says the Akron branch of the Baltimore and Ohio to Chicago Junction is completed, and they will commence to rnn freight through Pittsburg August !. Passenger trains will not be put on nntil the winterschedule goei into eflect in November. The Leading Pittsburg, Pa, Dry Goods House. Saturday, August L 133L JOS. HDD! & C0.'S Pffl AVENUE STOBEi Small general advertisement full, of interest to Saturday shoppers. A CLOAK DEPARTMENT. BLAZERS, White and Light Stripes, At $2 50. BLAZERS, Plain Black Serge, At $5 00, At$6 50, At$8 00. BLAZERS Plain Colors, At $ 5 00, At $ 8 00, At $10 00, At $12 00. Handsome White Blazers and Reefers are marked half price. Cloth Suits, especially adapted to outing wear, at very low prices. CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. SUMMER WAISTS, That were $1 25 and $i 50, Now 75 c. JACKETS: For cool evenings, For the mountains. For the seashore, At very low prices. WHITE AND GINGHAM DRESSES, Including entire stock. Greatly reduced in price. You've a good choice yet of those Bargain Dress Pattern Lengths on the center table. Prices for a full dress, $2, $3, $4 and $5. We'll hardly have to mention them again, the way they are going. The big bargain lot of ODD LINENS on another center table re plenished to-day by a lot of equal values fine LINENS At Half Original Prices. Also, more Cloths and Damasks at greatly reduced prices. BLANKETS for camping out, 90c to $ 2 50. Full size, strong and serviceable. ALL-WOOL BLANKETS, $3 50 and up. TO-DAY 100 pieces 26-inch UNION SILK UMBRELLAS that were $3, $3 50 and $3 75, at $2 50. All best frame, natural sticks. Best umbrella value ever offered. MEN'S GOODS. NEGLIGE SHIKTS Madras, Cheviot, Percale. Flannel, Silk. FANCY VESTS Pique, Duck, Flannel, AT XO"W PEICES NOW. Ladies' Summer Gloves and Mitt3. Black and Colored Silk Gloves, 35c, 50o, 60c, 75c, $1 and up to SI 75 a pair; with pat ent tipped fingers in black, from 75c np. Black Taffeta Gloves, 25c, 40c, 50c and 60o a pair. Lisle Thread Gloves, 25c, 35c, 40c and 50a a pair. Black Silk Mitts. 35c. 40c. 50c. 60c. 75c $1 and SI 25 a pair. Kid Palm Taffeta Gloves, best-over made for boating, riding, bicycling, etcvf only 75s a pair. JOS. HORNE & CO., 607-621 PENN AVENUE. anl SPECIAL SALE o CHINA MATTINGS AT REDUCED -PRICES! . Durlne week bepinninz July 30 we will oneri,5W roiisotcmna Jiattings at prices made for this special sale. These mattings are sold by tne roll of M yards. Wo don't cut thenw The goods consist of 500 Rolls White and Fancy Checked at $5 per roll, reduced from $8. 400 Rolls Peerless at $7 50 per roll, re duced from $9. 300 Rolls Pyramid at $8 per roll, reduced from $10. 300 Rolls Pagodas at $10 per roll, reduced from $13. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 and 629 Penn Avenue.. 4TJ-Dealers, hotel keepers and others buy inp In large quantities supplied at lowest Jobbing rates. ' JyBJrrssu. 3? V .t frk ? c. zeTiS - XT Zi,
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