rnent of the Eobinson members on the com
mittee. He claimed it was an attempt to
throttle the voice of the people, and was an
indication that Kobhison knew his weak
ness. Messrs. Keech and English declared that
the Executive Committee had no right to
take such action. The admission of clubs
was governed by League rules, and if they
were complied with no objections could be
urged. Joseph Andrews offered a 15-page
amendment, which the Chairman called an
essay on political economy. This created
a laugh. It was highly eulogistic of Dal
zell, and discussed to some extent the by
laws and rules governing the Republican
League. It was not recognized by the Pres
ident. The Eobinson people were jubilant over
the passage of the resolutions indorsing the
Executive Committee. As llobinson's
backers are in charge of the ma
chinery of the convention, they
say they will not permit a mushroom club
to" be admitted. They do not deny that
they expect to see Dalzell's delegates bolt
the" convention. Some of them think a
compromise should be made before such a
result happens, as it means defeat for the
party this fall.
OUTSPOKEN FOE DALZELL.
The Hraddock Republican Club Instructs
Its Delegates for Him.
TfrECIKL TELEGRAM TO TnE DISrATCH.l
Bkamiock, Aug. 1. The Young Men's
Ecpublican Club, of this place, met last
night, and elected three delegates to the
Seranton convention. They are: E. IS.
Askin, Will H. Sharrah and Joe L. Camp
bell. The following rule was then adopted:
It i the cne of this meeting that, in view
of Hie unblemished character and the faith
ful service rendered the Republican party
by the Hon. John Dalzell. the Young lien's
iSepnblicaa Club of Braddock nuwt cordially
indorses him for the presidency of the 1'enn
svlvania Mate League of Republican Clubs,
and that our delegates be instructed to use
all honorable means to secure his election,
believing, as we do, that the best ends of the
Ttart will lie subserved by the placing of a
pentk-man ot his ability and eminent feat
ures at the head of so grand and useful an
organization.
Swivale for Dalzell.
rSVFCIAI. TELEGHAM TO TItE DrSPATCH.l
The Dalzell Republican Club, of Swiss
vale, will meet Thursday night and elect
delegates to the Seranton convention. Mr.
Dalzell will be chosen as a delegate from
lie club bearing his name.
ABOUT PREPAID TICKETS.
Fcople IZxci Jed Over the Roston Case "Where
a Family Was Excluded The Tares of
Kelaties and Friends Can He Paid for
on This Mde.
Last Sunday a lone telegram from Boston
appeared in The DisrATCK stating that
ihc family of a blacksmith who had come to
America on prepaid tickets was not allowed
toland, and the poor Englishman, afterkiss
ing his wife and children good-bye, saw them
returned on the next ship to their native
land. The story created the most intense
excitement anions the people living in
Braddock, Homestead and in the
two cities. Captain McCormick, the
steamship agent, was flooded with letters
from people who had friends and re
lations coming to America on pre
paid tickets, "who wanted to know
if the same late awaited them. The Captain
said that the story killed the prepaid busi
ness, and he forwarded a clipping and some
if the letters to the steamship officials in
jvew xorK. .Lhe3- replied in long letters
giving the law on the subject.
Paupers, cripples, idiots and contract
laborers are prevented from landing. Any
man whos passage is paid to this country
with the understanding that it is to be de
ducted from his wages is under contract
and will be excluded. The law will allow
anyone to pay tli fares of relatives and
friends. The proviso is made in the case
of families that they r.re able to keep
them.
Captain McCormick felt much relieved
when he bad received these interpretations
of the alien law. The Boston case was more
than he could understand, and he didn't
know hovr to answer the questions put
to him. He said the next da v after the pub
lication his place of business was crowded
with peovle who had bought prepaid tick
ets for friends and relatives. They were
greatly worried over the prospect. It has
ben shown in the Boston precedent that
the Custom House people were mistaken in
their decision. If the blacksmith was able
to support his family there is no law that
debarred them from the country under the
circumstances.
M'CAETHY GOT THE SAFE,
TSnt Only After a Control ersy Regarding It
"With J. Boyd DuiT.
Constable Lindner, of Alderman Mc
Gary's office, according to promise, yester
day conducted a sale of the effects of the
Southside Publishing Company to satisfy a
judgment of $18 against H. G. Miller, the
former manager. A safe was sold to.Toseph
McCarthy for S24, satisfying the judgment.
It was taken to the sidewalk, and Mc
Carthy started off for a team to remove his
purchase.
During his absence J. Boyd Duff arrived
on the scene. Mr. Duffhas a judgment
against the concern for nearly 1,000 in the
hands of the Sheriff and the place is to be
sold August fi. As soon as he learned of
the sale of the safe he broke open the door
of the office and hired a couple of men to
take the sate back again. McCarthy re
turned and claimed the safe, but Duff would
not give it up. Constable Lindner was sent
for. When he arrived a discussion followed,
attracting a large crowd. Duff w as worsted
in the controversy and McCarthy carried off
the safe in triumph. The constable says he
will bring a suit against Duff for forcible
entry.
LANDED A BOUND DOZEN.
A Wagon Ixjad of Hungarians Polled In for
Disorderly Conduct.
Captain Agnew, of the night force of the
Allegheny police, was congratulating the
city on the small number of arrests four
made up to 10:30 o'clock last night when
the patrol wagon drove up and discharged a
dozen prisoners at the lockup in one bunch.
They w ere Hungarians, but a very orderly
looking, well-set-up lot of men at that.
They were arrested in a house on East
Ohio street, and sent in on a general
charge of disorderly conduct. Forgetful of
the more sedate method of enjoyment in
vogue in Allegheny, they disturbed their
neighbors by singing after the custom in
their own laud.
THE OLD KAN WAS TIHED.
James Smitli, 73 Years Old, Falls Exhausted
in the Allegheny Market.
A feeble old inau named James Smith,
who said his use was 72 years, was picked
tip at the Allegheny Market House last
night- He had fallen to the sidewalk from
exhaustion. He was taken to the lockup,
where he said he had been a resident of
Pittsburg for 40 years, but had removed
some time ago to Columbus, O.
He claimed to be a carriage builder by
trade. He said he had walked from Lig
onier last night. He trembled violently
all the time, which he said was caused by
BEOTHEEHOOD MEN ONLY.
Important Resolution Passed by the Build
ing Trades Council.
The Building Trades Council met last
night and passed a resolution instructing
the members of local unions not to work
with carpenters other than those who can
show a Brotherhood working card.
This action is supposed to have been
taken in order to prevent an influx of non
union men to this city or members of any
other carpenters' organization.
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
Thirty-Three Persons, Whose Identity
Could 3fot Be Learned, Buried
by the Coroner
DIJBLNG THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS.
Full Description of the Bodies, Clothing
and Effects Are registered
in the Office.
EVERYTHING FOUND ON THEM IS KEPT.
The Eecords Help Friends to Recover Relatives long
Since Missing.
The inquest into the death of the three
men killed at the Elba Iron "Works
"Wednesday morning was continued yes
terday until next "Wednesday, owing to the
illness of Coroner McDowell. Of the three
bodies, two have been claimed by friends,
but the third is unidentified. It has been
interred in the corner of Bellevie w Cemetery,
where are buried the remains of the "un
known." This man, whosoever he was,
or wheresoever he came from, is the third
unknown person whose death was inquired
into by the Coroner within the last four
days. He may have been one of the army
of hundreds who come from no one knows
where, and disappear when not killed
no one knows whither. Every city con
tains them; men doomed to a nomadic ex
istence, traveling around the country and
working where they may. The papers fre
quently contain, sometimes but in a line or
two, an account of a man missing from some
where, or reported as so to the police.
A LONG LIST OF UNKNOWNS.
This last unknown was one of 33 persons
accidentally killed in Allegheny county
during the last seven months, concerning
whose identityor antecedents nothing could
be ascertained. They were all "unknown, "
and each of them occupies a few feet of
ground in the Belleview Cemetery. The
last chapter in their checkered career was
duly chronicled in the police press, and the
reading public would infer that with their
interment all interest in them ceased, and
all clews to identity were disposed of. But
an examination of the records in County
Coroner Heber McDowell's office show that
the "unknown," though burieJ, are not lost
sight of.
Since the advent of Mr. McDowell to the
office, in January, 1887, a system of registry
of these unfortunates has been introduced
of such completeness as to leave undone
nothing which might in after years afford a
clew to the identity of the 103 unknown
persons brought Avithin the ken of the
Coroner during that time. Several large
books, neatly and intelligently kept, con
tain the records appertaining to each case.
Should a person have reason to believe that
a relative may hae been buried as "un
known," five minutes will suffice to furnish
in detail all the information tnat was ob
tainable about the supposed relative.
DOCKETS THAT TELL TALES.
There is a docket devoted to the "un
known" alone; the witness docket contains
the names of the persons testifying to the
particular accident; another docket has the
details of the coronial inquiry, and another
a list of the effects of the deceased. In ad
dition full description of the body and the
evidence in the case is filed away a file to
each month and can be looked up at a mo
ment's notice. This syste"m was introduced
by Coroner McDowell, and has proved of
great use in more than one case where rela
tives claimed bodies interred as unknown.
"When such a body has beenprepared for
burial a form, "Description of an
unknown bodv," is filled out as follows:
Sex, color, where found, date found, age,
height, weight, complexion, color and
length of hair; whiskers or mustache, color
and length; marks on head, tace and neck
or body; on arms or hands, on legs and feet;
description of clothing, hat or cap, color,
coat, pants, vest, boots or shoes; shirts,
collars, etc; underclothes and stockings;
marks on clothing, quality, and remarks.
From this it will be seen that nothing
which might lead to after identfication is
omitted. Coroner McDowell also intro
duced the practice of photographing the
face, and this, it should be mentioned, he
does at his own expense, because there is no
provision for it under the law. He does it
so that the means of identification may be
full. The body is prepared for burial, as
other bodies are, and even in the worst ac
cidents as much care and attention is be
stowed on the body as if full payment for
the services were forthcoming, which they
are not. The law allows SS for the burial of
each body and 4 for the ground.
ALL TERSOXAL EFFECTS PKESEUVED.
The personal effects of the deceased are
always preserved. These are placed in large
and strong envelops, with a list of the con
tents appended. Each is numbered to cor
respond with the number of the "unknown"
and the folio of the docket relating thereto.
These are stored away in pigeonholes in the
vault of the Coroner's office. Some of the
inscriptions read curiously, and show what
an anomolous collection of odd and ends
finds its w ay into the pocket of the average
man.
One man's effects consisted of 5 cents, a
button and a rusty key: another's envelope
contained $16 2j, a penknife, pipe and to
bacco, some dried flowers, a hymn book, a
railroad ticket, a theater ticket, a comb and
toothpick. Others had more or less money
in them, and miscellaneous property, from
a revolver to a piece of chewing gum.
The effects of people who pass into the
Coroner's hands are only given to relatives
on production of proof of relationship, or
on order from them, and these are receipted
for, the receipts being pasted into the docket
containing a list of the effects.
HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
An instance of how Coroner McDowell's
svstem of registry operates was furnished a
short time ago. An unknown man was
killed on the oth of June on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway, near McKeesport, and,
after the usual inquiry, the body was in
terred. Due publication of the occurrence
and a description of the man was made in
the papers. Some time atterward James
Earthrope, an iron worker, of Chicago,
called on Coroner McDowell, and, produc
ing a copy of The Dispatch, said that
from the description of the man he
believed it was his brother-in-law, George
Cook. The more detailed description from
the dockets convinced Easthrope that the
man was his relative, and on his making
affidavit to that effect the Coroner author
ized the exhuming of the body. Easthrope
identified it as that of George Cook.
This system of recording the unknown
dead is believed to excel others in cities of
more pretension. It is somewhat better
than the practice in vogue in Beaver
county, where an unknown is buried gener
ally wherever he is found and that ends
him.
IT WAS IN HER CELLAR.
Mrs. Barr Prematurely Keports Her Pocket
book Stolen.
Mrs. Barr, of 108 Arch street, Allegheny,
reported the loss of a pocketbook containing
$21 yesterday afternoon to the Allegheny
police. She had lain it on her back fence
and shortly after a strange man entered the
premises whom she thought had stolen it
Detectives Steele and Johnston investi
gated the matter, and after nearly arresting
an innocent man, found the book and money
in the cellar, where it had fallen.
THE
MORE TROUBLE IN SHARON.
A Newly Elected American Mechanic "Who
Cannot Be Initiated Only One Terra of
a Triple Motto "Will Be Accepted by an
Older Member.
There is more trouble in Sharon, but this
time it is not in the church nor in an L O.
O. F. lodge. -It is related of a Scotch
divine that he said it was very necessary for
a Scotchman to be right, for if he got wrong
it took an undue quantity of the grace of
God to set him straight again. So Scotch
divines have held to the doctrine of final
perseverance quite safely, for if they got
the flock in the narrow way it could not be
chased out of it without much effort.
It seems that Sharon, in this county, has
been baptized with a double portion of the
perseverance spirit; for after 74 years of
profound peace it has suddenly become the
prey of intestine commotion, which threat
ens" to be long-lived, also. Several out
breaks have been noted lately in the church
and in an Odd Fellows' lo'dge. Xow an
other order is in more or less perplexity
over the fact that two of its officials cannot
see eye to eye.
The story", as related, is that Robert B.
McElravy was elected an officer in the
Junior O. TJ. A. M. Council, and the duty
of initiating him fell on S. S. Jordan. It is
said they have not been on very good
terms for a year or two, and on the
night in question Jordan, after pondering
in the motto of the order, "Virtue, Liberty
and Independence," came to the conclusion
that only the latter term suited the occa
sion, and refusedlo perform the office. He
was remonstrated with, but to no effect, and
resolutely refused to administer the unc
tion. The lodge is in trouble, not knowing
whether Brother Jordan can be induced to
relent.or whether an officer of the grade nec
essary must be borrowed from some other
council.
LIVES DARKENED BY FATE.
Two Men of the Same Name Meet Similar
Deaths at Almost the Same Time How
A little- Child's Lire Was Saved Other
Accidents.
There were three deaths caused by the
railroads yesterday and two of the victims
bear the same name. One was killed near
Eleventh street, and the other near Greens
burg. Besides this two others received
severe injuries while coupling cars. The
list is as follows:
"Weaver Frank "Weaver, a brakeman em
ployed on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and
Chicago Railroad, was instantly killed last
night in the yards near Eleventh street.
Weaver was coupling freight cars and got
caught between thebumpersand his lile was
crushed out. The deceased lived on Ob
scrvators' Hill, Allegheny, and the body was
taken to the morgue. The Coroner will hold
an inquest on Monday.
Weaveii B. B. Weaver was struck by the
day express near Greensburg and instantly
killed j esteraay morning.
AsDtRSOS Ludwig Anderson, a tramp, was
instantly killed uya tram near Aew Flor
ence yesterday.
Morris Edward Morris, a brakeman, aged
21 years, was struck by a train at Twenty
eighth street last night and had two toes
crushed. He was taken to his home at Si
Penn avenue.
New John A. New, while coupling cars at
Watt's station yesterday, had his thumb
smashed. He lives at Scottdale.
t Scott William Scott, of Thirty-eighth
street, fell on the pavement in front of his
house last evening. His Iett leg was broken.
Kto Albert King, a 5-year-old son of Al-
bei t King, of Thirty-sixth street, fell in a
barrel of water at his home yesterday after
noon. Two little girls were plaving with
him at the time. They tried to pull liitn out
but were unable to do so. They then over
turned the barrel, and in this way got him
out. He was unconscious, bat was revived
In half an hour.
ANXIOUS TO FIND KINNEY.
His Late Employers "Will Prosecute Him
If He Happens to Tnrn Up.
Manager "Woods, of the Equitable Life In
surance Company, says that the publication
of the manner in which Captain J. A. "Wood
gave a note to H. H. Kinney -places him in
an embarrassing position, and if Kinney
can be found he will be prosecuted. Kin
ney came here from Syracuse,Tand has been
working the country counties with success,
but Mr. "Woods says he is short in his Mer
cer county account from $200 to 5250. He
was not authorized to negotiate any loans,
and he never told of the transaction, but re
marked once that the "Wood firm might de
sire some money on a loan.
"I knew nothing of the transaction," says
Mr. "Woods, "until told of it by Mr. "Wood.
I don't think Kinney will be successful in
negotiating the note, as it is a large sum,
and there is hardly anyone who would pay
out such an amount w ithout first investigat
ing. Kinney has not been seen since Mon
dav." BIG EXCURSION TO NIAGARA.
The Allegheny Valley Boad Takes Ont 500
to See the Falls.
One of the largest excursions of the season
left for Xiagara Falls and Toronto over the
Allegheny Valley road last evening. About
500 were on board, and two trains were
necessary to carry them. General Passenger
Agent Anderson had prepared a neat pro
gramme for the people. The train will ar
rive at Xianara at 8:20 this morning, where
the day will be spent by Toronto passengers.
The train will leave Niagara Falls at 9:53
to-morrow morning for Toronto.
Another train will leave Niagara to-day
for Pittsburg at 8 p. jr., arriving here at
7:20 to-morrow. This is to bring back the
passengers on a former excursion. Mr. An
derson says it is remarkable how good the
travel is at present.
FROM ARGUMENT TO BLOWS.
Leon Peterson Disputes "With a German,
and It Lmls in a Bow.
Leon Peterson, residing near the head of
the old Castle Shannon Incline, was badly
used up by three unknown men about 6:30
o'clock last evening. Peterson attempted
to remove a horse from the new incline at
the platform for passengers. This was
against the rules of the company.
Peterson commenced to argue the matter
with a German, and a row ensued. Two
friends of the German went to his assist
ance, and Peterson came off second best. He
was assisted to his home near by and his in
juries dressed. The others escaped.
Uriah Heasley.
Uriah Heasley, a well-known Alleghe
nian, died at his residence on Willis street
last evening at 9 o'clock. He has been
blind for the last 6 years, and succumbed at
length, in his 52d year, to an attack of
dropsy. The deceased was a member of the
Tenth Pennsyl vania Reserves. The funeral
will be to-morrow at 2 o'clock, and the En
campment is expected to turn out.
IN THE HANDS OF THE LAW.
David Gnossiis in jail on a charge of lar
ceny preferred against him by Edward
Byers before Mayor Tilbrook, of McKees
port. JosEra GocRLWAroit and John Miller, em
ployed at the Black Diamond Works, were
sent to jail for court yesterday by Judge Mc
Kenna, in default of hail, on a charge of as
sault and battery on Thomas Mozlon, a fel
low worker.
Harry Smith and J. C. Davis, two boys, are
in jail accused of breaking into railroad
cars. They were arrested by C. W. Cook,
who made an information against them be
fore Alderman McMasters, alter which they
were committed for a hearing to-morrow.
Kose Smith, colored, was nrrcstcd by Cap
tain Brophy at 11 ' o'clock last night at her
parents' home on Forty-second street. The
charge against her is burglary, and was pre
ferred by Sadie Scott, also colored. It is
alleged that the arrosted woman stole 10
from a trunk of the prosecutrix.
Dr. B. M. Hanna. Eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720
Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. ssu
PITTSBTJUG DISPATCH,
iVJ I
MORE TIMERS FOUND.
Names of Competent "Workmen Will
Be Sent to Mr. Niedringhaus
AS SOON AS BE SIGNS TBE SCALE.
J. P. Sheehan Explains the Unsettled TrouMe
at Sharpsburg.
THE LOCAL MACHINISTS CONSOLIDATE
The controversy between the officials of the
Amalgamated Association and manufactur
ers of tin plate is growing exceedingly in
teresting. There can be no reason to doubt
that before very long sufficient evidence
will be produced by both sides to en
able the public to judge very clearly
whether or not it is necessary to import for
eign workmen. So far the Amalgamated
officials feel that they have the best of the
argument, and they propose to take ex
Congressman Niedringhaus at his word in
regard to the employment of home work
men. "It is rather a peculiar thing to me," said
Vice President Garland, of the association,
yesterday, that "Mr. Niedringhaus did not
discover that there were not competent men
in America with whom to equip a tin plate
plant, until he learned what the Amalga
mated scale for 1891-92 would be. Previous
to the adoption of this year's scale he said
nothing about- being compelled to import
workmen. But now that the scale is a little
too high to suit him, he suddenly finds that
American workmen won't do that he must
import foreigners because he can get them
for less money.
A CLAUSE NOT CUT OUT.
""W. C. Cronemyer stated on the Con
ference Committee that he represented the
St. Louis Stamping Company, as well as the
United States Tin Plate Company, and
when the scale was signed I supposed it in
cluded Mr. Neidringhaus' plant. The manu
facturers wanted the clause providing for 15
per cent extra for soft steel taken off on ac
count of it being harder to work. It was
left in the scale, but Mr. Cronemyer. did not
tell us until to-davthat he only represented
Niedringhaus in his objection'to the 15 per
cent clause. He refuses now to sign the
Amalgamated scale, and because he knows
nearly all the tin plate workers, and partic
ularly the practical "Welsh workers are in
the association, he takes it upon himself
to say that there are no practical
men to be had. He can easily
afford to make big oflers to our men,because
he knows they won't work for him until he
signs our scale. He has practical sheet
rollers in his own employ now, but they are
on strike. He doesn t have to give any
brown stone fronts as premiums for tin
Dlate workers. If he will sien the Amal
gamated scale we will furnish scores of men
who can do his work right."
VIEWS OF AN EXPERT.
John M. Price, a practical tin plate
roller, now employed by the Canonsourg
iron and steel company, passed tnrougn tne
city yesterday on his way to Detroit. He
had read yesterday's Dispatch and was
very much interested in the matter from
the fact that he used to roll tin plate for
Mr. Niedringhaus before the latter erected
his mill.
"If Mr. Niedringhaus says there are no
practical men in this country" said he,
"ask him where John Cole got his employes
at Demmler in 1874 and 1876. Why; there
are hundreds of tin plate workers in this
country, and Mr. Niedringhaus knows it.
John Guthrie, one of his own
employes, is one of the best tin
plate workers that ever worked at the busi
ness. At the Canonsburg Iron and Steel
"Works, out of six plate rollers, we have
five first-class tin plate rollers. "When I
worked for Demmler Bros., Mr. Niedring
haus bought all his plates from my employ
ers. "William B. Rodgers is another man
who formerly worked at the business at
"Wellsville. Mr. Niedringhaus knows Mr.
Rodgers, and knows he is a competent tin
plate worker.
PLENTY OF MEN TO BE HAD.
"I might quote a score of gentlemen with
whom Mr. Niedringhaus is acquainted who
are practical men, but I don't want to hurt
his feelings. He wants to get the sympathy
of the public and the public officials
by saying that there are no tin plate work
ers here. "Well, he may get an opportunity
to make cood his offer of 100 ner cent above
what I have made at the business, for I
might get a dispensation from President
"Weihe to allow me to go to St. Louis and
work in his non-union establishment."
The statement is made by the manufac
turers who want to import workmen that
the ground on which the decision of Super
intendent Owens was made was that the
tin plate industry was an infant industry,
and that there were not enough skilled
workmen here to carry on the work. Amal
gamated officials claim to have proven that
the country contains enough skilled work
men to supply the wants of the manufactur
ers, and that the importation of foreign
labor ought not to be begun.
A BITTEE FIGHT YET.
The Struggle for an Advance in Pay Pro
longed by the Bricklayers.
Three months have elapsed since the
bricklayers went out on a strike, but the
men are firm as a rock, and say with as
much cheerfulness as they did on May 1,
that "we will stay out until the end of '91,,
if necessary. ork has been commenced
again on the Anchor Bank building by
union men and the bricklayers consider this
quite a victory.
H. K. Barnes, President of the Builders'
Exchange, said yesterday the master brick
layers had 5100,000 yet to lose before the
men could win the strike.
The bricklayers are the only people now
on strike, as all the other trades, including
the electricians, have gone back to work.
All of the men in the latter trade are not
working because there has not been much to
do. There are a few large jobs on hands,
however, that are unfinished, but a great
many of the best workmen are out of the
city and insist that they will not retuVn
until the bricklayers' strike is settled and
all the trades resume work.
THE CONTRACT AWARDED.
Evan Jones & Son Will Build the Restrain
ing: Walls at Johnstown.
Messrs. Evan Jones & Son have been
awarded the contract for building the walls to
restrain the raging rivers at Johnstown that,
figured so prominently two years ago in the
greatest disaster of modern times. The con
tractors are well equipped for the prosecu
tion of their business, and they are very
energetic, and Jolinstown people can rest
assured that they will not only get good
work, but that it will be rushed to a speedy
conclusion.
Evan Jones, the senior member of the
firm, was one of the first to volunteer his
assistance to clean up the wreck at Johns
town a little more than two years ago.
PTJDDLEES AND HELPERS COMPROMISE.
They Await the Settlement of the Wage
Question Next Saturday.
The several hundred puddlers employed
at the mills of Brown, Bonnell & Co. and
the Mahoning Valley Iron Company,
Youngstown, were given their two weeks'
pay yesterday, and by an arrangement with
the helpers it was decided not to pay the
advance provided in the new scale, but to
await the decision of the Advisory Board
in this city next Saturday.
If the puddlers are compelled to pay the
advance, it is expected the Advisory Com
mittee will fix the basis on which it shall be
computed.
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" SUNDAY,- ," AUGUST 2;
IT WILL BE A FIGHT.
The Troable at the Vesuvius Mill Still Un
settled An Attempt Will Be Made to
Start the Mill Non-Union Vice President
Sheehan Talks.
The difficulty at Moorhead Bros. &Co.'s
mill is still Unsettled, and no further con
ferences will be held. The final meeting
was held with the firm yesterday, and
the latter will try to start the mill
with non-union men to-morrow morning.
The strike has been duly authorized by the
Amalgamated Association, however, and
the officials still regard the settlement
reached by the conference committee bind
ing on Mr. Moorhead, as shown by the
following statement made at midnight last
night by Vice President Sheehan, of the
First district.
"When the Conference Committee met
in June Mr. Bailey arose and said they
would would sign last year's scale, with no
increases in the cost. Mr. Moorhead was
present. Mr. Bailey spoke for the manu
facturers. During the discussions Mr.
Oliver objected to an alleged discrimina
tion in the plate mill wages as compared
with Carnegie's mills and so did Mr. Moor
head. WOULDN'T STAND THE SCALE.
"President "Weihe offered to give the
same rates as allowed the Carnegies if the
same facilities were put in, Mr. Moorhead
attended several conference meetings after
that and we never understood by word or
act that he was not going to abide by the
scale adopted by that committee. On the
evening of June 30 the scale was signed for
the manufacturers by Mr. Oliver. Presi
dent "Weihe asked if the scale was to be
signed for all manufacturers that attended
the committee meetings, and the answer
was in the affirmative. We understood that
Mr. Moorhead was included in the signa
ture, and received no notice to the opposite
until his mauagcr offered a revised scale for
the roll hands on the plate mill, which
meant a considerable reduction over last
year's scale, but said nothing about the
rollers. On last Monday a week, I, accom
panied bv the mill committee, interviewed
Mr. Lewis at the company's office in Sharps
burg. He showed us the revised scale and
said if the men would accept it he would
try to effect a settlement with Mr. Moor
head, but he would give us no assurance
that the scale would be accepted by Mr.
Moorhead.
"The roll hands then offered to accept 10
per cent of a reduction. President W eihe
and I had a conference with Mr. Moorhead
and found that he had taken a stand against
the association and claiming, because
he wasn't present when the scale was
signed, that he was not bound by Mr.
Oliver's signature, and, to our surprise, de
manded a reduction of the rollers' wages,
as well as roll hands. He claimed to have
evidence that some members of the organi
zation had special arrangements and were
paying rebates to their firms. This we de
nied. THE REDUCTION ON ROLLERS.
"On Thursday last President Kiddle, of
Guyasuta Lodge, and myself had another
talk with Mr. Moorhead. who still insisted
upon a reduction in the rollers' wages. On
Friday all the plate rollers in both cities
met in the national office. In the presence
of Mr. Moorhead's rollers, all but one as
serted that they were willing to make affi
davit that Mr. Moorhead was mistaken
about rollers working under special agree
ments. Robert May, of Moorhead & Mc
Cleane, said he got scale wages on iron and
a salary when working on steel.
"Mr. Moorhead says he paid his plate
rollers over 510,000 last year. This is an
error. The mill worked 256 days. The
average capacity was 28 tons; at 72 cents
tbey earned ?20 16 a day, less $2 50 to boy,
or $17 66, instead of over $28. And instead
of paying over 810,000 to both rollers, he
paid each one 51,529 79. The wages of all
other roll hands will compare about the
bame. In other words, the figures in Mr.
Moorhead's circular are about 25 per cent
too high."
SHAVES WILL BE HIGHER.
Advanced Bents Make the I.ifn of a Barber
Very Unpleasant.
"It is only a question of time," said a
downtown barber last night, "until shaves
in all of the shops in the central part of the
city will be advanced to 15 cents. The reason
of this is that with each succeeding year
rents are run up and expenses are constant
ly increasing. Something will have to be
done. "Why, look at the rent of some of the
shops and then calculate how many men a
barber must shave to pay his first item of
expense.
"There is the St. Charles Hotel shop,
costs 51,000 a year; the Central rents for the
same price; the Monongahela, 5950 with
heat; the Seventh Atenue, 5750; George
Will pays 51,200 for his place, and I could
name a dozen places in the heart of the city
that rent for 5200 to 5300 more than they are
worth."
REPORTERS' ASSEMBLIES.
The K. of I Also Making an Effort to
Organize Newspapermen.
A. "W. Wright, editor of the Knights of
Labor Journal, and a member of the Ex
ecutive Board of the Knights of Labor,
while returning from a meeting in Louis
ville yesterday, said:
"We haxe one novel thing up in Toronto
a journalists' assembly. It is composed
ot reporters and writers tor tne daily press,
and has a membership of 27. Of these three
are only occasional contributors, the rest
are on "the staff of some paper or other.
There is only one other exclusively jour
nalists' assembly in the order, and that is in
New York. Th'eir membership is not much
larger than ours. In New York they are
nearly all on the morning papers. It is a
great thing for the boys there, where they
work so much on space."
BOYCOTTING DANGEROUS.
German Printers in Allegheny Get Into
Trouble Over a Circular.
John E. Joos, the owner and managing
editor of the Allegheny Sonntagsbote, made an
information before Alderman McNulty, of
Allegheny, yesterday, charging Hermann
Latticn and" Otto Erdlin with malicious
libel. According to the informa
tion, the defendants are said
to be members of the German Typographical
Union No. 16, which on July 28 issued a
circular to all the advertisers in Mr. Joos'
Eaper, asking them to support the union in
ovcotting the paper because the pro
prietor had not signed the union scale.
The same kind of a suit will be entered
against all other members of the union as
soon as Mr. Joos can collect their names.
A STRONG UNION NOW.
Local Machinists Amalgamate Into One
Big Organization.
A meeting of machinists was held last
night on Fourth avenue, for the purpose of
uniting the local union of machinists with
the International Association. The latter
is entirely an independent body, and the
new association will have about 1,100 mem
bers. The united unions will prove one of the
strongest of local trade organizations, both
numerically and otherwise. This is the
first case in the country where a union of
the brotherhood was emerged into a union
of the international association,but it is
likely that all machinists will become mem
bers. Industrial Notes.
An immense wire mill is to be built at
Johnstown by the Cambria Iron Company.
Oliver's Woods' Bun mill, which has been
shut down for repairs, will resume to-morrow.
The converting mill of the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works will cast some large steel in
gots during the coming week.
The Pressmen's Union had its outing at
Silver Lake Grove yesterday. The weather
was fine and the attendance large.
The company store in connection with the
Cambria Iron Company was transferred yes
terday to a new management, lorced by the
act of the Legislature.
BROWN WASN'T IN, IT.
The Great Horseman Claims to Have
Been Done Up on a Patent.
STKAIGHTOUTS TO WORKTHECITY.
Mayor Gourley Says He Will Take a Trip
Around the World.
BITS OP GOSSIP FROM THE TWIN CITIES
A bill in equity was filed yesterday by
Samuel S. Brown and 1'rank Glaser against
the Electric Mining and Machine Company,
George L. Artz, Francis M. Lechner, "Will
iam Lechner, Eugene Ingold and William
L. Pierce. Brown, it is stated, is President
of the Mining and Machine Company, and
holds 1,125 shares of stock. Glaser is Sec
retary and has 50 shares. The capital stock
of the company is 2,500 shares of 5100
per share. Not a dollar has been paid in
by the shareholders except by the plaintiffs,
who have paid in 10 per cent. Brown also
has loaned the company 513,000 which is
still due.
On April 20, 1891, F. M. Lehner, Ingold
and Artz tried to hold an election of officers,
and claimed that they had elected as di
rectors F. M. and "William Lechner, Brown,
Ingold end Artz, the latter of whom is not
a share holder; also that they had elected F.
M. Lechner as President andlngold as Sec
retary and Treasurer. H
MET CUT OUT FAT SLICES.
The election, it is asserted, is void be
cause no notice of the meeting was given
and three-fourths of the stock was not rep
resented. On May 14, 1891, the defendants
met and adopted resolutions to close the
factory and to issue notices to the stock
holders to pay up their unpaid subscrip
tions. They also voted Ingold a salary of
55,000 per year, to date back to April, 1889.
F. M. and William Lechner were also to be
paid 560,000 for patents, Artz to get 56,000
salary as attorney and a note for 5500 was
given to Pierce for services rendered. The
resolutions, it is asserted, were fraudulently
passed to extort monejr from the plantifis
and wreck the corporation and dividethe
money between them. The secretary's
duties, it is alleged, are not worth 550 a year,
and the attorney's salary was for no serv
ices whatever. The patents for which F.
M. and AVilliam Lechner were voted 560,
000 had previously been paid for in stock.
BKOWN PUT UP THE CASH.
The corporation, it is alleged, is insolvent
except for the stock subscriptions of the
plaintiffs. Its anlv assets are machinery
and patents. The defendants, it is claimed,
are mismanaging the business and endeavor
ing to get possession of it aud defraud the
plaintiffs. The Court is asked to declare
the election of April 20 void and restrain
the so-called directors and officers from act
ing; also to prevent the payment to the
Lechners of the 560,000 foratne patents; pre
vent Artz from meddling in the affairs of
the company or collecting the 56,000; pre
vent the payments of the other sums voted;
appoint a receiver to take charge of affairs
and dissolve the corporation.
Samuel S. Brown was granted a prelim
inary injunction restraining the Electric
Mining Company from paving 560,000 for
certain patents and collecting subscriptions
from the plaintiff and others.
CITY W0BK COMING ON.
Straight-Ont Republicans Satisfied With
Besnlts in the Country.
The secretaries at straight-out Bepub
lican headquarters reported last evening
that they had been kept busy arranging
calls of well filled names returned from the
country districts. They report the en
thusiasm in the rural districts as something
that may be felt. Next week it is
proposed' to work np the city, and
they say if they meet-, with- the same-
measure ot success here tnat they have in
the country, the movement will be a go be
yond much fear of doubt.
The kickers say that powerful efforts are
being made to suppress their movement by
the opposition, and that this accounts for
the failure in the Twen.ty-sixth ward on
Wednesday night; that some weak-kneed
straight-outs are being made to waver; but
this they expect to overcome before No
vember. SCOOPED INTO THE NET.
Over a Score of Sonthside Dogs Arrested
Yesterday.
The dog catchers visited the Southside
yesterday, but did not cause much wide
spread sorrow. There were 22 dogs taken,
but they were nearly all outcasts from good
canine society. There was not a respecta
ble dog among them. Notwithstanding
the fact that each dog has his day, each of
these curs will be entitled to two. Never
theless they will solve the problem of life
by taking a compulsory dip.
There are now about 40 dogs in the pound
that will be executed to-night, provided
Captain Wishart does not have Inspector
McAleese arrested for breaking the Sab
bath. Besides the number brought in, there
were a number of worthless curs contributed
yesterday, and they will end their lives to
night. ANXIOUS TO BE A GLOBE TROTTER.
Mayor Gourley Expects to Take a Tour
Around the World.
The half holiday was observed to the let
ter yesterday at City Hall. There was no
one there Eave Mayor Gourley, and he had
practically nothing to do. While talking
of his future to a party of newspaper men
he said that at the end of his term he ex
pected to take a trip around the world.
He expected to be gone ten months or a
year, and says he is particularly anxious to
visit the Chinese Empire. "While speaking
of that he laughingly remarked that, as
Senator Blair did not" seem to suit for the
position, he would be willing to take his
place, although he would just as willingly
accept one of the European appointments.
Warden Berlin Gets a Vacation.
The Prison Board of Allegheny County
met yesterday and transacted routine busi
ness. The only matter of importance was
the granting of a 30 days' vacation in the
hope that his shattered health may be re
stored. Snap Shots at City Affairs.
On Thursday the new Board of Viewers
appointed by the Court will visit Bosgs ave
nue and the Thirty-third street sewer.
Mrs. Maky McHuoh, 50 years of age, died
yesterday at the Poor Farm, where she was
taken on Wednesday from a house on Otis
street.
Chief Elliot yesterday gave Mrs. Wilson,
the woman whose babe died in her arms
while walking the streets, transportation to
her home in Cincinnati.
Ahorse attached to a sewing machine
wagon ran away on North avenue, Alle-
theny, yesterday morning, throwing out the
river, who escaped unhurt.
Aoeht BEKRYMAif, of the Humane Society,
yestorday sent an old horse belonging to
Samuel Harris, of Francis street, to the
schindery. The animal was oldand sick.
A sew order was put into effect on the
Birmingham traction line last evening, and
now all conductors call aloud eaoh stopping
place as they leave the one before it.
The death of Michael Carlln, at the South
side Hospital, was reported to the Coroner
last night. lie had been struck two weeks
ago by a train on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Kailroad.
Mas. Johanna Kelly, supposed to be de
mented, was found lying asleep at the
Arsenal well, Fortieth and Butler streets.
She was taken to her home at Thirty-ninth
and Fenn avenue.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
emancipation of West India slaves. Before
the war the colored people In the North used
to celebrate the event, bnt since then it has
gradually died ont.
THtinnmber of arrestsat the Twelfth ward
for the last month was 476. Of these 109 were
men, 49 women, 16 boys and 2 girls. The
number of disorderlies was 177; for drunken
ness, 150: vagrants, 35, and suspicions char
acters, 33.
Alderman McKenna's office was besieged
all day yesterday by people who claimed to
have been swindled by Theodore Geagle, the
portrait agent. There was a continual run
of persons inquiring as to the best means of
recovering photographs entrusted to Gea
gle. The Allegheny police claim that they have
not received sufficient attention from the
management or the Fall of Pompeii. The
department, in retaliation, calls attention to
the fact that with the thousands of people
who attend the show there is a great c'lance
for pickpockets.
Settling the Scale.
A conference was held yesterday on the
rod mill scale at Oliver & Eoberts. The
plant has been undergoing repairs for five
weeks and it will be two weeks yet before
operations will be resumed, but it was de
Eired to have the scale settled, which will be
done 'amicablv.
To Bentera With Power.
Persons engaged in light 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.
Greatj economy and better facilities than
can be had elsewhere. Central situation.
Following are some of the rooms:
About 100x60, lighted on all sides and
from central area, with power, electric light,
steam heating and janitor service, 52,500.
60x30, with power, light, steam heating
and janitor service, 51,000.
28x18, with power, Electric light, steam
heating and janitor service, SC00.
Also spaces with power and light and
heat as low as 6400.
Apply to John T. Shields, second story
Dispatch business office building, corner
Diamond and Smithfield, between 11 and 4
p. 31.
Communicated.
Looks Like a Black Eye.
The statement made that P. O'Connor,
the contractor who is erecting the Wil
merding public school building, is paying
his bricklayers 54 50 a day, is denied by
him. Mr. O'Connor is himself a member of
Bricklayers' Union No. 2, and all the
bricklayers employed by him are members
of the same union. In attestation of his
statement that he was not paying brick
lavers more than 54 a dav. he went before
'Magistrate McKenna and made affidavit of
wmen a copy iuiiuws, me uuiuai uciu uu
file at the Builders' Exchange:
topy.j
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3F Allegheny, S. C. T.
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Copy.
STATE OF
County of
City of
: State Coat :
; of Arms. :
Personally appeared be
fore me, the subscriber, B. McKenna, Esq.,
Alderman in and for said city of Pittsburg,
817 Penn avenue, and ex-offico justice of the
peace in and for the county of Allegheny,
Patrick O'Connor, who, being duly sworn
according to law, doth depose and say that
he is the contractor for the bricklaying on
the Wilmerding public school building,
and that he has a number of bricklayers
working for him on said building, and
that he is not and will not pay men
more than fourdollars per day for bricklay
ing on said building for nine hours per day.
And further deponent saith not.
Signed. P. O'Connok.
( Sworn and subscribed be-
: Justice's : J fore me this 1st day of Au
; Seal. : 1 gust, A. D., 1891.
, Signed. B. McKenna,
Alderman.
Germania Savings Bank.
Until the reconstruction of its building,
corner Wood and Diamond streets, which
they expect to occupy again by March, 1892,
thev are temporarily located at No. 7 Sixth
avenue, corner of Wood street. Four per
cent interest paid on time deposits. TTSn
Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to
every glass of impure water you drink. .,
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MARS HELL,
THE CASH GROCER,
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.
Barnum made famous the assertion
that the American people want to be
humbugged, The history of the tea
trade would indicate that Barnum's
head was quite flat on the upper sur
face. The fraud of selling people
tea and giving them tea sets "for
nothing" became so glaring that the
aid of the State had to be invoked to
pass laws to save the people from
themselves. But, as our State Legis
lators are not famous for their skill
in making laws, it was found an easy
matter to get around them.
But while many people are hum
bugged with the "Gift" schemes, the
great mass of the people are too
shrewd not to see through them. To
show how easy it is to give away
a cup or plate with a 50c pound of
tea we can offer you
Tea at 16c Per Pound.
This is genuine tea, too. Not the
best quality, to be sure, but you have
bought many a pound no better,. and
paid three times as -much for it. We
will sell
A Better Tea at
19c Per Pound,
And give you any kind you want.
If you ask us what we recommend,
we offer you our 25c tea. This is
our special favorite, and we would be
pleased to have you compare it with
any tea you have been getting for 50c
or 60c per pound.
Don't imagine because this tea is
cheap it is no good. Get a pound
and try it. You cannot lose any
thing, Sot if you don't like it we will
cheerfully take it back and give you
your money.
Send for our large weekly price
list, and order by mail if you can't
come to our stores.
MARSHELL,
. 24 Diamond Square, Pittsburg,
AND
79 to 85 Ohio St., Corner Sandusky,
ALLEGHENY.
NOTE We have the largest retail
grocer trade in Pennsylvania, and,
with one exception, the largest in the
United States.
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NEW ADVEBTISEJrENTS.
SPECIAL SALE
or
CHINA
MATTINGS
AT
REDUCED -:- PRICES !
During week bejrinnine July 20 we will
offer 1,500 rolls of China flattings at prices
made for this special sale.
These mattings are sold by the roll of 40
yards. We don't cut them.
The goods consist of
500 Rolls White and Fancy Checked af $6
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.
49-Dealera, hotel keepers and others buy
inir in larce Quantities supoliea at lowest
Jobbing rates. Jyl9-Trsaa
Hugus & Hacks.
We are showing some specialties
in early
Fall Dress Goods.
English Suitings, Cheviots and'
Serge Cloths in styles which we con
trol exclusively.
SUMMER GOODS
At Greater Reductions than ever,
to make room at once for our other
consignments.
SILKS.
High grade printed India Silks,
beautiful designs and colorings, best
goods imported, that have been sold
until recently at Si and $1 50, now
75c and $1 a yard.
25 pieces extra quality Black and
'White Habutai Silks, regular price
j$i 50, now $1 a yard.
Choice styles in Wash Silks; have
all been $1, now 50c a yard.
DRESS GOODS.
40 pieces All-wool Plaids and
Stripes that were $1, now 50c a yd.
Cheviot Plaids and French Suit
ings reduced from $1 25 and $1 50
to 75c a yard.
WASH GOODS.
Scotch Zephyr Ginghams, the
very best styles and finest qualities
made; the prices were 40c and 50c,
now some at 16c, some at 18c and
the choicest 25c a yard.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
We place on sale this week the best
assortment of Ladies' Mackintoshes
ever shown in this city.
Special Bargains in all depart
ments on Fridays and Saturdays.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St.
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SOME
August Bargains.
The best White Quilts, in extra large sizes,
at reduced prices, si, $1 M, $1 37Jj and $1 50.
See our extra heavy largo Crochet Quilts
now offered at $1 00.
The best Bleached and Cream Table Damask
ever offered at 50c, with napkins to match.
64, 64, 104, 134, 4, 184 Table Cloths, with
Napkins to match, in hemstitched, drawn
work, edges and fringes, at bargain prices
during our August sale.
The best all-linen Napkin at $1 00 ever
offered. Special August sale of Linens.
Stamped Linen, in Tidies, Splashers, Scarfs,
etc., hemstitched and fringed, in
all sizes, at low prices.
WASH DRESS GOODS.
Special August Sale. See our very attrac
tive lines now marked down to 10c and 13a.
Finest Zephyrs in our stock now offered at
20c.
INDIA SILKS.
Tour choice at 40c and COc, in immense
variety. All finer goods less than cost. You
can buy these goods to make up later, or
even for next season, and do a wise thing by
saving much money.
LADIES' WAISTS All at closing-out Au
gust prices. Boys' Star Waists and Flannel
Waists also marked down very low.
Wash Suits and Wrappers, neatly made, in
fine Ginghams, etc., at August
prices. They must go.
Hosiery andUnderwearare all in the August
depression. Buy for fall now
and save much mouoy.
UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS.
The season is late, hence the taking fig
ures. Select while the choice is large.
BIBER & EASTON,
C05 AND 507 MARKET ST.
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