! - THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 189L 2 Ecveral plants in contemplation, both East and "West. A number of Pittsburgers with a leading pice manufacturer at their head, are also considering the advisability of erecting a large plant. The firms now actually tnrning out tinned or terneplate, with their capacities, are: P. H. Laufman, 100 boxes a day; the United States Iron and Tin-plate Company, Demmler, 2,000 boxes a month;, St Louis Stamping Company, 50 boxes. Marshall Bros, and X. G. Taylor, of Philadelphia, and Fleming & Hamilton, of this city, purchase the block plate and tin it The following firms are now actually erecting mills for the manufacture: P. H. laufman is increasing his capacity to 400 boxes a day; the Demuiler firm is increas ing its capacity to C,000 tons per annum; Norton Bros., of Chicago, 200 boxes per dav, Somers Bros., of Brooklyn, four mills; Britton, Cleveland, 400 boxes a day; the Lewis Sheet and Tin Plate Company, Joliet, 1,500 boxes a week; and Beeves Bros., of New Philadelphia, are putting in -a plant OrEKATIOSS IS THE BLACK HILLS. Operations at Harney's Peak, in the Black Hills, Dakota, are be'ing pushed forward. The company operating the mines has over 52,000,000 invested, and has sunk over 1,000 mines. Seven or eight of these mines have been sunk to a depth of 300 feet, and the most promising ones will be drilled to a depth of from (500 to 700 feet. It costs 5100 a loot to drill the shafts, but the value and richness of the ore increases with every foot drilled. Tin is a very deep metal. The mines are all within a radius of twenty or twentv-five miles from Harnev's Peak, one of the"highest of the Black Hills. The company is building a large plant tor the reduction," separation and concentration oftheora There are alreadv over 100,000 tons of ore on the dumps. These will be re duced to pig and block tin when the plant is completed. A ton of tin is worth about ?400, and to every ton of ore there are about 100 pounds of tin. The plant that is now in course of construction will handle over 500 tons of ore a dav. Manufactured tin will become cheaper when these mines are thoroughly developed. The in ci eased cost of labor in this country over that of "Wales will be overbalanced by the superior richness of the ore. The Welshmen are, however, making the most of the time left them and are glutting the American market with their product The various companies establishing plants for the production of tin in the Black Hills will contribute toward the erection of a large structure at the "World's Fair, made entirely of American block tin. PLAYING SOLDIER COSTLY. A Southside Guardsman Come Home From Camp to Find His "Wife Has Eloped A Handsomer Man in the Case The Par ties Are "Well Known. A sensational story of a reported elope ment on the Southside was brought to light yesterday evening by the return of a soldier from Camp Kensington. Charles Signer, a private, in Company F, Eighteenth Regi ment, is the soldier. An interview with Signer could not te obtiimd last night, as he could not be found. According to the statements of neighbors and intimate friends of Signer's he returned from camp lat night to his home on Bradford street and found it had been deserted by his wife whom he left there, presumably happy, just before his departure ten days ago. He was certain that his wife had left him for keeps, a the majority of their household goods were gone. On inquiring among his neighbors he was told that his wife had left on Friday evening, and at the same time had their household effects hauled away. It was aKo stated to him, according to the re port, that his wife had been having quite a fay time since he left for camp with a yoiine man whom she is said to have called "Brownie." No person in the immediate neighborhood seemed to be able to recog nize "Brownie," but the information leaked out last night that he was from Homestead. This story furnished food for many a Southside gossip last evening on account of the popularity of the persons concerned, especially the woman in the case. Mrs. Signer is the daughter of a Mr. Trautman, the manager of a glass works at Jeannette. She is described as beine a very pretty brunette and it is said had Deen made popu lar by her good looks and handsome appear ance. Signer and his wife have been married a little oer two years and it is said there was never a suspicion that they were ever un happy. It is not known just what action Signer will take in the matter. FOE SWEET CHAEITY'S SAKE. A Successful Entertainment for the Sovth side Hospital. The entertainment for the benefit of the Southside Hospital given at Odd Fellows' Hall, South Eighteenth and Sarah streets, last evening, was a success in every fea ture. It wn held under the auspices of Lady Gladstone Lodge Ho. 20, Daugh ter of St. George, An audience of 350 people assembled in the hall and showed their appreciation of each performance. The programme con sisted of addresses recitations, songs, etc Among those who took an active part in making the benefit a success are Miss Ellen Grimes. Prof. Pfankuch, Miss EdnaVaux, C E. Kirk, M. Marshall, J. Richardson, David Timothy, J. Jones and Prof. E. L. Snj der. Frank L Gosser, was chairman for the occasion The exercises were opened with music by the Select Knights Hand. Following this Dr. Thomas de livered a short address. He explained the object of the entertainment He gave a short history of the hospital, and following this address nas a- number of songs, recitations, etc., Mhich took up nearly three hour time. NOT QUITE SLICK ENOUGH. Two Supposed Crooks Caught "While at VI ork in the East End. . Two men knocked at the door of Mrs. Meyers' residence on Julia street, East End, yesterday morning, and when Mrs. Meyers answered the summons, they tried to per suade her to buy a ring. She declined to purchase the article, whereupon one of them struck her a blow in tlic face. At this moment John Mover, who was passing, interfered and the two men turned on him. "While they were struggling Officer Gumbert ap peared and an-ested the two men. At the Nineteenth ward station 24 cheap rings were found on them. Tiiey gave their names as Joseph Anderson and John Smith, but refused to tell anything about themselves. The police locked them up as suspicious characters. It was thought that they had intended to assault Mrs. Mevcrs and co through the house. Later in the day they were examined by Assistant Superintendent O'Mara, hut would not tell where they came Irom or give any information concern ing their identitv. A MANUFACTURED FOSSIL The One That Attracts Crowdgto Gaze In an Alleghcnj " indow. An inspection by dayiight of a "hideous find" made in Allegheny Friday disclosed the fact that there was a huge joke abroad. The head is not what it purported to be. It could be made by almost any stage property man. It is hideous enough, certainly, but such a geologist as Mr. Harris is represented to be would surely never try to palm it off as a "find." If what it was represented to be, it w ould assuredly have been a great addi tion to some geologist's cabinet. Dr. B. M Haska. Eye, ear, .nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Pean street, Pittsburg, Pa. " ssu A STOIIIIJ EVOLVER Was Used by Daniel Reardon, When He Shot Tonng Martin Mis levy, Tuesday Afternoon. THE WEAPON SECURED YESTERDAY An Allegheny Liveryman Accuses the Police of Falsely Arresting Him and Using a Mace. DALZELL GETS SOME JI0EE DELEGATES. Bits of Interesting News Gathered From the Extremes of the Twin Cities. The four men charged with the shooting of young Martin Mislevy are in jail, and the weapon used is in the possession of the po lice. Detectives Coulson and Bendel se cured the revolver yesterday. It is a 38 caliber, double-action Smith & "Wesson. They also found with it a 32-caliber rim, fire revolver, and two boxes of cartridges, one 28-caliber and the other 32. "When Dan Reardon admitted the shoot ing Friday night he declared that he had thrown the revolver into the river. His reason for telling the story was that he had stolen the revolver not an hour before the shooting. This story was accepted and the boys were all locked up in Central until yesterday morning. Then all but Reardon were vtaken to jail to await the result of Mislevy's injuries. On the way one of them told the officer that the revolver was. not thrown in the river, but had been hidden away by Reardon, but he did not known where. INSPECTOR M'ALEESE GETS THE STORY. "When Inspector McAleese was given this information he produced his little pump and went at Reardon. He stuck to his story like a prize bull dog, insisting that the re volver was resting also rusting peacefully on the bottom of the river. However,about 5 o'clock, he concluded he was in as deep a hole as it was possible to get, even with a robbery added, and decided that the posses sion of the pistol could do him little damage. So he called the Inspector and informed him that the revolver with which the shooting was done, and another one carried by "Puddler" Carroll were hidden in a hole in a lot in the rear of John Rouly's stove foundry at the foot of Twenty-first street Reardon volunteered to accompany the officers and show them the exact spot and the offer was accepted. He was harnessed to Detective Bendel and with Detective Coulson to keep them company the party proceeded to the place named by Reardon. There they found just what they were look ing for. The revolvers were wrapped up in a red handkerchief, the same, in fact, in which they were wrapped when stolen from Thomas Bogs, a scrap dealer, at the foot of Twenty-second street. THOUGHT THET HAD FOTTSD MONEY. It was thought at first the revolver with which Mislevy was shot was of 32 caliber, but it proves to be the 38 caliber Smith & "Wesson. There was a box of cartridges found for each revolver. The revolvers and cartridges were stolen from the old scrap dealer by the boys about an hour before the v did" the shooting. They were wrapped up in an old red handkerchief, and it is the opinion of the detectives that the boys thought it was money. The package was concealed under the bed. Bogs is known to keep small sums of money abont the house and the young rogues evidently thought they had struck it rich. At the "West Penn Hospital last night the injured boy was still alive, but there is hardly a possibility of his recovering. His breath comes in short, quick gasps, and he is in great pain. His death is watched for hourly, and he mav be dead before this article appears. There is the slightest pos sibility that the boy will recover, but it is so remote as not tobe counted on. THE BAND BOX EMPTY. Johnny Stronp's Saloon Shorn of Its Grandeur by the SherifC Qnite a crowd was attracted to Johnny Stronp's old Band Box cafe yesterday to see its magnificent furnishings stripped from the walls and offered for sale by the Sheriff It was on an execution in favor of G. "W. Schmidt, the Fifth avenue whole saler, for 52,771 76. At times the bidding was lively, but at no time did anything bring its full worth. The first sale was a miniature lamp and lamp post, which went to Mr. Schmidt for 540. George Myers got a large and costly vase of artificial flowers for S13. Other vases were secured by Mr. "Weldon, Billy AValker, Mr. Schmidt and John If ewell for from ?4 to Sll each. A fine bronze pedestal was knocked down to "Wm. "Witherow, of the Duquesne, for S13 50. Mrs. Stroup secured two bronze boxes representing snapping turtles for $2 50. No one bid against her. A large number of bronze statues, costing from $50 to $100 each, were knocked down for from $5 to 35 each to G. "W. Schmidt, John Newell and "William "Witherow. The ' bull-frog stand," which used to be so much admired by Stronp's patrons, went to Billy AValker "for 57, while the large bronze cigar lighter was secured by John Newell for $25. A prettv cash register went to Mr. "Weldon for &6, while Billy "Walker, was the lucky bidder for three nickel-plated cash registers. They cost him 570 each, but cannot be duplicated for twice that amount John Newell bid $3 for a bronze and velvet plaque and got it. Three wolf-skin rugs brought $5 50, while nine brass cuspidors brought 40 cents each, and seven hat racks went to S. S. Ranson for S9 50. Skipped Ont "While on Bail. "Wessel Bargo, the Pole, of "Wade street, Twenty-seventh ward, who on last Thurs day night was arrested for hanging up his wife by a rope so he could beat her, failed to appear at the time set for his hearing be fore Alderman Succop vesterday. His bondsman forfeited $500 bail on which he was released pending a hearing. It is thought Bargo has left Pittsburg. Instructed for Dalzell. The Lincoln Republican Club, of the Seventeenth ward, met at Alderman Rich ards' office and elected the following dele gates to the Scranton Convention last even ing: Alderman Richards, Thodore Doer flingor and Scott Dibert; alternates, Harvey Lowrv, Captain Dalgleish and George Letsche. A resolution was adopted indors ing John Dalzell for the Presidency of the State League. Accused of Being a Fllm-FIammer. "Wesley Redman, a laundry agent of 2118 Carey alley, was locked up in the Southside police station yesterday by Officer M. "Wright, on a charge of larceny. John Cos lett,, who made the information in the case, accuses Redman of working a flim-flam game. He says he gave Redman a sum of money to pay for some wash, and in making the change he kept 51 more than belonged to him. The Homeopathic Hospital Benefit J. Edgar Owens, who has charge of the Fairies' Carnival benefit entertainment, to be given at Exposition Park next month, yesterday contracted with local sewing women for most of the costumes. The drills of the little ones will probably be held at Old City Hall. W. J. THITBBON AB.BESTED. The Well-Known Alle rhenlan Has Trouble With the Police Officers. "W. J. Thubron, the well-known livery man, of 69 "West Diamond street, Alle gheny, was arrested shortly after 8 o'clock last night on Ohio street, near "West Diamond street, and sent to the Mayor's office by Officer Kelsch, charged with dis orderly conduct He was released imme diately for his appearance in the morning. Officer Kelsch, who made the arrest, stated that Mr. Thubron was standing on the pavement where the arrest was made, talk ing to a number of men. Officer Kelsch came along and ordered the men to move on. Thubron, he said, refused to obey. The statement of Mr. Thubron is that he was on Ohio street and a squad of officers came along. Lieutenant Buckley ran into him. Some words were exchanged, arid Thubron commenced to walk away. The officers, he said, followed him, and Buckley caucht hold of him. Mr. Thubron resisted, andwas struck on tha head with a mace. He was then taken to the lockup. Mr. Thubron said that he did not know who struck him with the mace. He said that Councilman Gral.am, a man that he did not know personally, came to the May or's office and secured his release. Mr. Thubron was very indignant over the affair. He said that on Monday he would enter suit against Buckley and the other officers for assault and battery. PUT IN A PLEASANT DAY. The Press Club Outing at Ellwood an Enjoy able Aflalr. About 30 members of the Pittsburg Press Club spent yesterday at the new town of Ellwood, on the Connoquenessing, on invi tation of Henry "W. Hartman, of Fourth av enue, and passed the day pleasantly in ex ploring the picturesque park on the river front, fishing, rambling through the adja cent groves and inspecting the new manu facturing establishment being built in Ell wood. Dinner and supper were served at the Hotel Oliver. The party vent by the Pittsburg and "Western Railroad at 8:20 A. M., returning via boat on the Beaver river and the Pitts burg and "Western Railroad at 9 P. M. DISKEN STILL LIVES. He Jumped Into the River With Suicidal Intent, but Was Bcscued. i Patrick Disken, 22 years old, who resides on Fifty-fourth street, attempted to com mit suicide yesterday afternoon by jumping into the Allegheny river at the foot of the street named. The young man has been drinking heavily for the past two weeks and growing despondent yesterday he con cluded to end his sorrows. Officer F. H. Schmitt happened to be in the neighborhood at the time and he suc ceeded in getting the young man out of the river and sent him to the Seventeenth ward station. Snap Shots at City News. The Allegheny School Library closed last night for two weeks to allow. the employes to take a vacation. A Tehperasce meeting under the auspices of the Sons of Temperance will be held in the Moorhead Building this evening. Michael Hanlon, aged 50 years, of 1707 Jane street, had his leg broken yesterday by being kicked by a horse at J. M. Clark's stables, on Wharton street. The Thirteenth Begiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, will hold its ninth annual re union at Rock Point Tuesday. Colonel II. S. Quay is expected to be in attendance. The Birmingham Club, composed of prom nent young business men of the Southside, will hold its annual leception at Silver Lake Grove next Wednesday from 7 to 12 p. m. Another large crowd saw Pompeii fall last evening. Tuesday evening is the date of the next performance, when tho railioad interests are to be represented in fireworks. Chaiu.es Eilev, wholives on Thirty-eighth street, fell down stairs at his home Friday night about 12 o'clock, and broke his left arm in two places. He was sent to the West Penn Hospital yesterday. IFMATon Wtjias, of Allegheny, yesterday telegraphed from Atlantic City that he would take care of the families of the two men drowned in a cesspool while working for the Wyman Excavating Company. The members of the Philharmonic Society broke camp at Somerset Saturday, and re turned to their homes. After a delightful series of serenades, which were highly ap preciated, the club was invited to partake of a supper, when speeches were made by T. F. Kirk, Hon. W. H. Kountz, Her. J. C. Hasky and others. A letter from Atlantic City, received yes terday, imparts the information that Mana ger Johnston, the Pittsburg manager of the Wells-Farge Express Company, who has been there a week, can't find a bathing suit large enough for him. and hasn't been in the surf yet. Mr. Johnston is 6 feet 4 inches in height, and built in proportion. The Grant Bepublican Club, of Allegheny, organized last night with the following officers: John R. Murphy, President; C. W. Gerwig, Vice President; Frank E. Aikens, Secretary. The delegates elected to the Scranton Bepublican Convention were: J. B. Murphy, WillUm P.. Bennett and J. L. Gullett; alternates, David Hunter, Jr., C. P. Lang and C. W. Ger ig. DIED SUDDENLY IN MEXICO. Dr. Charles J. Stephens, the Well-Known Book Man, Stricken Down. The many Pittsburg friends of Dr. Charles J. Stephens (the book man) wiil be pained to learn that he died on August 8 at the American Hospital, in the City of Mexico. He had been suffering with a severe attack of dysentery, and was in much agony until death released him at 8 o'clock on the morn ing of the 8th. He arrived in Mexico last December and engaged in his vocation of selling books and gathering material for an edition de luxe on Mexico and Central America. He was very popular there, as his genial tempera ment won him friends wherever he went. His sudden demise cast a gloom over the entire American colony in .the City of Mex ico. Bishop Riley, an old friend, con ducted the services. PEOPLE WHO COME AND 60. J. D. "Weeks has returned from New York. Charles D. Davis is in town once more to look after his new theater. Colonel John J. Forsythe, of Clarion, is registeiedat the Hotel Anderson. H. O. Armour, of Chicago, passed through Pittsburg yesterday on his way to Now Yoik. Dr. J. H. Morris, of "Wheeling, with his wife and daughter, are at the Monongahela House. George L. Gordon and R. D. Conn, rail road contracters of New York, are Duquesne guests. S. M. Hamill, of New York, Secretary of tho Brush Electric Light Company, is at the Duquesne. Mr. Levy De "Wolf has returned from the East, where he has been for several weeks on business. Mrs. G. L. Curry and family, of McKee's Bocks, returned yesteiday from an extended tour of the West. Charles Berg, of the Duquesne Theater, left last night for New York, and Harry Lintz for Atlantic City. A C. Pitkin, the prominent window glass dealer, is at the Duquosne for the conier ence on trade matters to-day. Andrew Headrick and his sister Jennie, of lloinewood, left last night for a two weeks' vacation at Atlantlctlity. Miss Madge Payton, of No. 3S05 Penn avenue, returned home yesterday from a two weeks' vacation spent at Ligonier. Major McLaughlin, Health Officer of Allegheny, leftyesterday with his family for Chautauqua. They will remain about tyro weeks. -' ) Thomas McCaffrey will leave to-morrow night for Atlantic City to bring home his family, who have been at the seashore since June 2tf. READY FOE BUSINESS. Agents of the United States Glass Company Depart To-Kight FORATWOMONTHS'WESTERNTRIP. Sharpsburg- Strikers Show No Signs Yet of Submission. A DAI'S GRIST FK0M LABOR'S MILL Quite a number of commercial agents of the tableware factories included in the United States . Glass Company will leave the city this evening for their first "Western trip. They no doubt would have been gone a week ago, but they could not leave until the new scale was signed and they knew something about what the prospects were for operating next fire. But within the past week the scale has been satisfactorily arranged and a start will be made not later than the first week in September. Those who will spend to-day in packing their grips, and leave to-night, are Walter G. Lindsay, representing George O. Dun can & Sons; "Wilbur Snively, the O'Hara Glass Company; Marion Ot. Bryce, Bryce Bros.; Frank M. Miller, the King Glass Company; Andrew Gottschalk, Adams & Co., and M. E. Ellis, D. C. Ripley & Co. ALL GOING IS ONE DIBECTIOS". All will start in the same direction, tak ing in Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and other "Western cities. They will be ab sent on tne present trip until about the mid dle of October. The representatives of other firms will leave in a tew days in another direction. The prospects for trade the coming season are good. There is a big stock on hand yet, and it will not be necessary for the factories to be in a particular hurry about starting up. Although the stock is somewhat broken, as one agent put it last night: "If we cannot give the people what they want, they take what we have," and the present stock would, no doubt, last for several months. But there are a number of new novelties in the market this year - that all agents will be anxious to have made as soon as possible. The majority of these are in the lamp line and comprise all styles of the article. THE TROUBLE AT BEAVER FALLS. The trouble between the union employes at the Co-operative Glass "Works and the non union stockholders of the concern is no nearer a settlement than it was a week ago, and the factory still remains idle. Several meetings on both sides have been held. The union men say to the stockholders, "Join the union and all we will require of you is to pay your dues. You need not attend meetings or take part in any way." The stockholders object on the grouud that if they join a. union and a strike is ordered they will have to take part in it against the concern they own. The strange part of the affair is said to be that some ten years ago, about two vears after the factory was established, all the stockholders were union men from the Southside, but were kicked out of the union for engaging in a co-operative concern. Now they want them to become union men again. VETERAN LETTER CABBIEBS. A Move on Foot to Have Them Betired on a Pension. The Veteran Letter Carriers' Association, 6f New York, propose to submit for the action of Congress a bill to provide for the retirement and pension of letter carriers, in cities and postal districts con nected therewith, after 20 years' service. It is believed that the proposed bill- will meet with the approval of the community at large. A carrier holds his position dur ing good behavior aDd his ability to per form the duties, his salary for the first year being 5600; second year, J800; third year and thereafter, S1,000. In case of sickness or inability to work, no matterfrom what cause, whether such sickness is contracted in the line of duty, from exposure or from acci dent, his pay ceases from the moment he is unable to perform his duties; a substitute is put in his place, who receives no fixed salary from the Government, but the salary of the carrier in whose place he is working. One spell of sickness will dissipate the sav ings of months, or years, of the most economical carrier, and few are able to pro vide for old age out of their salary. A car rier furnishes his own uniforms. In the event of the retirement of an old carrier under the provisions of the proposed bill, he would be replaced by a new ap pointee, who would receive for the first year of his services 5600; second year, 5800; third year and thereafter, $1,000, as now fixed by law; so that the retirement of a carrier on half pay at 51,000 per year, would entail an expense to the Government of $100 for the first year, 5300 for the second year, and thereafter 5500 per year as long as he. should live. WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT. Sharpsburg Strikers Keeping TJp Courage and Say They Can Win. Judge Stowe yesterday continued indefi nitely the hearing in the proceedings for ah injunction against the strikers at the Vesu vius Iron .and Nail "Works at Sharpsburg. The restraining order granted is to remain in force until further order of the court. There is no talk of the men weakening at Sharpsburg. If any difference has taken place in the situation it is that the men are himer than they were a week ago. They say that the firm cannot possibly operate the plant with the hands they have. Qne of the workmen said yesterday; "Th"ey cannot turn out satisfactory work on the plate mill now, .and what will it be like when they attempt to run the whole mill with non-union men?" At the joint meeting of the lodges yes terday afternoon the question of voting on the continuance of the strike was not con sidered as was anticipated. - On the Legislative Committee. James Kearns, letter carricrNo. 87, of the Southside station, has. returned from the National Convention of Letter Carriers, held at Detroit last week. The convention made him a member of the Legislative Com mittee, the only one from the State of Penn sylvania. The committee consists of only five members, and its duties are the most important of any one body connected with the National Convention. Building an Elevated Railway. An elevated narrow gauge railroad sev eral hundred yards long is being erected in the Edgar Thomson steel plant at Braddock to run bloom ends and billets from the bloom mill to the forge. Building Up Again. The Building Trades Council met last night. There was no important business transacted with the exception that quite a number of new members were admitted. Industrial Notes. Tiie Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction Company will operate the Union, Line without a loop when the road is started by electricity. PitESiDEXT Gompeks, of the" American Fed eration, has been instructed by his Execu tive Committee to co-operate with President Weihe, of the Amalgamated Association, in the attempt to prevent the importation of tin plate workers. The retail grocers are talking of protest ing against the prices adopted by the trust controlling canned goods. Striking bricklayers talk of starting a bricklayers' exchange In opposition to the one conducted by the Master Bricklayers. It is said that they can lay their hands on 100 biick dwellings Immediately to begin work upon. ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. Death of William Sample, St., ot Sharps "bnrg, at the Age of 02. By the death of "William Sample, Sr., at Sharpsburg yesterday morning, Allegheny county loses one of the oldest residents of the western part of the State. Mr. Sample it as born in Ross township, this county, July 28, 1800, and was, therefore, in his 92d year. Mr. Sample's father James Sample, was a native of Cumberland county, and settled in Ross township in 1890, owning at that time a large tract of land. "William Sample inherited 200 acres of this tract, comprising now what is known as Mi 11 vale borough and the Sample farm settlement in Shaler township. In 1891 he sold this, realizing almost 5250,000. Since that time he has resided in Sharpsburg. Mr. Sample grew up amid all of the diffi culties attending pioneer life in "Western Pennsylvanian. Many times the rude log hut of his parents was attacked by the In dians, and it is a matter of history that the Sample family had, on several occasions, been compelled to flee to Fort Pitt for safety. Mr. Sample was a prominent figure in the development of that portion of the county of which he was a native, and for almost a quarter of a century he was one of the school directors of the township. His wife, who was a Jane Anderson, died some years ago, and the members of the family now living are David Sample, of Rockford, 111.; "W. H. Sample, of Mansfield, O.; Mrs. Brewer Scott, of Mill vale, and Mrs. Thomas Bradberry and Mrs. Henry Cridge, of Sharpsbnrg. The funeral services will be held at the late residence of Mr. Sample, Main street, Sharpsburg, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Henry Heln, an Allegheny Teamsfer, Taps a Til, and Is Arrested for Larceny. Henry Hein, aged 34 years, who lives at 91 First street, Allegheny, was arrested last evening charged with larceny. Stern Bros., who keep a notion store at 115 Ohio street, have for several months been troubled by small thefts from the till in their store. The amount of money taken each time varied from $2 to $4, and the thefts made shortly after 6 o'clock in the evening when no one, except a boy, was left to watch the store. The boy, who was employed there about two months ago, was suspected and dis charged. Another boy was engaged, but the thefts, all of which occurred on a Satur day night, continued. Joseph Stern Jay in wait last evening. A man came in and, after talking to the boy for a short time, asked for a drink of water. The boy left the- store, and as he disap peared the man reached over the counter and opened the till. Mr. Stern was con cealed under the counter and caught hold of the hand. A struggle ensued and the man broke away. As he did so Mr. Stern recognized him, he said, as Henry Hein, a man who delivered coal and other articles to him. Mr. Stern gave pursuit, but did not catch him. Assistant Superintendent Glenn ar rested him shortly after, and had him locked up. The information for larceny will be made against him this morning. PITTSBURG WAS BIGHT IN IT. Any Number of Local Names on a Koster of a Mind Test. In the "hidden words" contest to dis cover the greatest number of words con cealed in the title of a monthly magazine, which was closed by that journal on July 25, the announcement of the winners of the first and second prizes, together with the names and addresses of all contestants sending in ever 1,250 words, is made in this week's issue. Among the names Miss "Williams, address Station B, Pittsburg, stands forty-fifth on the list, and is credited with 7,336 words. "W. G. Kaufman, 64 McLane avenue, twenty-seventh on the list, and credited with 8,183 words. S. J. Tucker, No. 3000 Sarah street, is No. 178, and credited with 4,825. There are quite a number of Penn sylvanians in the list. It may be stated that 356 succeeded in finding over 1,250 words out of the title of the aforementioned journal. The winner of the first prize found 16,034, and was "allowed," 10,7oO. There were eight other prize winners, each of whom were "allowed" over 9,000 words apiece. IN COLLISION WITH THE LAW. BtrsTT Kerxait, charged with stealing fin ished brass, was held in the sum of $1,000 for further hearing. He told the offlcti s where he hid his plunder. Justice of the Peace Douglass, of Boston, Pa., last night committed Fritz Railin'g schaffer to jail on a charge of assault with intent to commit robbery. Frederick Kobt w as arrested by Officer Baltz last night on Fifth avenue near Pride street. Ho was acting disorderly in the grocery store of Mrs. Somers. James McDosaxb, 65 years of age, was ar rested in the Seventeenth ward yesterday on a serious charge, Viola Watson, aged 6 years, being the person offended, JouTt Duffy, W. S. Cox and William Smith, who were arrested Friday night, charged as suspicious characters were discharged yes terday morning by Magistrate Gripp. Joseph ad Aniue Googin and Joseph Maskoli, Polish residents of Soho street, were in the Fourteenth ward station last night charged with disorderly conduct. Susie P. SHEniDAjf and Kate Sheridan were committed to jail last night by Alderman Bichards, of the Seventh ward, on a charge of larceny from the person, preferred by Frank McGar. Charles GAcE, a young colored boy, was arrested by Officer Beckett, last night, on Crawford stieet, for throwing a handful of sand in Mary Neeley's face as she was pass ng np Wylie avenue. . Julius Howard and Thomas Jasper were arrested yesterday by Officer Duncan, and locked Tip in the Nineteenth nard station. They were loafing around East Liberty sta tion and acting suspiciously. Kate O'Beillt and her daughter, Eliza beth, charged with keeping a disorderly house on Bates street, Fourteenth ward, gave bail before Magistiate Hyndman yes terday for a hearing this morning. Bebket Newell, who lives at No. II Grant street, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer McConaghey, on Lincoln avenue, East End, for peddling without license. He was locked up In the Nineteenth ward station. Mrs. MutT JoHSSTOif, of No. 165 Forbes street, notified Officer Bailey last night that thieves had entered her house and stolen a pocketbook with $9. At the time the robbery was committed Mrs. Johnston was visiting a neighbor. Johh Differt yesterday made informa tion against Matthew Manionn, for assault and battery before Alderman Aurin, alleg ing that Manionn pulled him 'from a street car of which he is driver, and hit him in the face and blackened his eye. Charles asd William Peterson and Jacob Harley were arrested last night by Officers Hilderbrecht and Cornman for violating the city ordinance by peddling without license. When arrested they w ere selling a lot of de cayed celery on Tustin street, Soho. Susie Clark, colored, was airested last night by Patrolman Madison and locked up in the Eleventh Ttard station on a charge of being a suspicious person. It is alleged by the officer that she was caught in the act of stealing a sacque, several dresses, and a lady's hat from Martin's millinery store, on Wylie avenue. She will be given a hearing this morning. Dahiel Kessler, of 151 South Seventeenth street, is under bail to answer charges of felonious assault, desertion and non-maintenance preferred by his wife, Philomena Kessler, before Alderman Hartman. Mrs. Kessler savs her husband took an axe te bed with him, and afterslle retired he attempted to kill her with it. After doing this she says he put her out of the house and refused to allow her to return. After a sleepless night use Angostura Bitters to tone your system. All druggists. XTSSU NOT AT ALL PLEASED. Eastern Creditors .of W. E. "Bchmertz File Their Bill in Equity. CHARGES OP COLLUSION FREQUENT. They Think That the Real Debts Are Far More Than the Assets. ASSIGM1E QUIXBY IN KESP0XSE TO IT The latest phase in connection with the Schmertz failure was one expected for several days past There was filed yester day, in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Acheson, a bill in equity against "W. E. Schmertz and certain of his preferred creditors, as set forth below. , The bill was filed by Charles M. Lee, "W. F. Morgan and Dore, of Massachusetts, partners as "W. F. Morgan & Co., the Myer Rubber Company, ot New Jersey, the Hew Jersey Rubber Shoe Company of Now York, the Fourth National Bank of New York and such other creditors of "William E. Schmertz as choose to come in as plain tiffs, and William E. Schmertz, William Loeffler, Amelia A Schmertz, E. M. Quinby, S. Severance, W. H. McCleary, sheriff of Allegeny county, and W. E. Schmertz & Co., defendants. SEVEBAL, THINGS ASKED FOB. The plaintiffs ask for an injunction to re strain the defendants from proceeding on their several writs of execution and restrain ing Sheriff McCleary from executing the writs; to restrain EM. Quinby from collect ing or using the said assets, except as the court may direct; for a decree by which all the bill or accounts due Schmertz or Schmertz & Co., may be available; for an injunction restraining E. M. Quinby from intermeddling with the estate of William E. Schmertz. A receiver is asked for and a decree that William E. Schmertz was insolvent when he executed warrants to confess the judg ments, and also that the judgments were collusive and fraudulent. J. A. Langfitt and S. C. McCandless are the attorneys for the plaintiffs. Next Wednesday has been designated as the time when the hearing will take place. Stripped of all but the neccessary legal verbiage the allegations of the plaintiffs are as follows: First They are severally creditors of W. E. Schmertz: that Charles M. Lee obtained a confessed Judgment on August 11, 1891,from Schmertz for $5,017 20 due one day after date, on which exeoiitlon was issued August 13, being one day after Sclimertz's assignment: for creditors: that W. F. Moigan & Co. also obtained a confessed judgment on the same date from the defen ant for $20,853 67 due one day after date, on which execution was issued as above, and that in addition the de fendant is indebted to Morgan & Dore in up ward of $8,000 on open accounts for merchandise; to the Myer Bubber Company for goods amounting to several thousand dollars; that he is indebted to the New Jer sey Rubber Shoe Company to the amount of over $8,000, and to the Fourth National Bank, of New York, in the sum of $2,500 for money borrowed and which is now due andpay able, and in other large sums which are not yet due and payable, and that the claims not in judgment cannofcbe proceeded into judg ment and execution until on the preferred claims hereinafter mentioned all the avail able assets of Schmertz will have been seized and sold. CLAIMS OF TJTTER INSOLVENCY. Second Tho defendant, William E. Schmertz, is insolvent, and his debts very largely exceed his assets. Defendants hav6 declined to inform the plaintiffs of the amount of indebtedness, and discovery thereof is prayed, and also that Schmertz and such other of the defendants as are here informed may be required and coniDClled to state tho amount and a schedule .of his lia bilities. The plaintiffs believe that tue in debtedness exceeds tne sum oi $7uu,uuu. xne known assets, exclusive of book accounts and bills, will not exceed $323,000 at a fair valuation, and on the real estate are two mortgages of $50,000 each, but this estimation does not include certain stocks which have been pledged to secure debts to others than the plaintiffs. The "others" are relatives and intimate personal friends of Schmertz, who have received preferred judgments by confession and have issued executions which have gone Into the sheriff's hands and be come prior liens against all of Schmertz's es tate in an amount which exceeds $230 0C0, a sum which will entirely exhaust his avail able assets. Of this sum the defend ant, William Loeffler, an intimate friend and business associate of Schmertz, holds a confessed Judgment which was entered Aug ust 1, 1891, on which said execution was issued August 7 for $100,000: Amelia A. Schmertz, w ife of William E. Schmertz, entered a con fessed judgment on August 7, 1891, for $54,398, and at the same time E. M. Quinby, Schmertz's son-in-law, entered two con fessed judgments, one for $37,030, another for $21,1&!, and on the following day ho entered a third confessed judgment lor$10 594, and at the same time S. Severance, another son-in-law, entered two confessed judgments, one for $2,121 and another for $4,320. AN ITEMIZED ACCOUNT WANTED. Third The plaintiffs believe and so charge that the confessed judgments are greatly in excess of any actual indebtedness owing by Schmertz to his relations or friends and that the same are collusive and fraudulent, and made for the purpose of hindering and delaying creditors, and they pray that the defendants be required and compelled to discover fully and specifically each and every debt and consideration for which said judgments were confessed, and to exhibit the evidence of Indebtedness and consider ation. Fourth The plaintiffs further charge that William E. Schmertz has Deen insolvent for a long- time, and has been obtaining goods and money from the plaintiffs upon false pretenses, and by and with the aid and fraudulent connivance and assistance of the other defendants, and they show that the confessedjudgment to Mrs. Schmertz was entered on a bond with a warrant to confess Judgment dated December 27. 1899, and the same was kopt seciet by her from that date until August 7, 1891. That the Judgment for $21,168 in favor of Quinby, and that for $2,121 in favor of Severance were entered on warrants to confess judgment dated June 8, 1891: tliat for $100,000 in favor of Loeffler on a warrant dated June 13, 1891, and all the others on warrants dated June 16, 1891. The plaintiffs aver that those judg ments were in June confessed nnd by the defendants kept secret puisuant to a plan contrived between said Schmertz, Quinby and Loeffler, and of which the other defend ants had knowledge and which had for its object the procuring of a large stock of goods from the plaintiffs and others in or der that the same might be appiopriated through execution and sale for the benefit of defendants. OTHER CLAIMS 3IADE. The plaintiffs further state that William E. Schmertz represented to them and others that he was entirely solvent; that he owned the residence and property where lives and which he now says has been for a long time the property of his wife, and that he had good life insurance for the benefit of his es tate to the amount of 5235, 000 which was un pledged and which he now says has been for a long time hypothecated to secure indebt edness. They state that E. M. Quinbv has been for five years the confidential business agent and employe of Schmertz, and has been con stantly advised of all of Schmertz's business affairs; that "William Loeffier has been a confidential adviser, and that with the as sistance of Quinby and advice of Loeffler, he has converted the said goods into book accounts and credits by sales induced at ex traordinarily low prices and below cost, so that at and immediately before the entering of the confessed judgments to the defend ants there were owing and outstanding book accounts and bills to Schmertz of about 5200,000, which were assigned to the said E. M. Quinby, who is now claiming to collect the same as owner. The assign ment, they claim, is fraudulent. After ""making these assignments, the plaintiffs say "William E. Schmertz on the 12th of August made a deed of voluntary assignment to E. 31. Quinby. This they say, should be set aside, charging that the said assignee is entirely unfitted by reason of his interest and of his relation to the other defendants from acting as such trustee. " The subsequent levies made by Sheriff McCleary are recited) and it is further stated that Schmertz was without right or authority in equity to dispose of said assets. WHAT THE ASSIGNEE HAS TO SAY. An effort was made last night to get the views of the defendants in the bill in re gard to the charges and statements set forth, but no one could be seen excepting Mr. Quinby, the assignee, who, when first ques tioned, refused to say anything whatever about the matter. "When asked if he had no denials or comment to make concerning the allegations, either in detail or as a whole, he said that he had not; that the charges were indefinite and vague. "When several of them were mentioned, howevei, which are not at all vague, but very much to the point, Mr. Quinby said: "Well, in regard to the statement that the assets are not over 5325,000, while the liabilities will be more than double that amount, that is merely guess work, as no one is yet in a position to know what these figures will be. And as to the charge that judgments were confessed in favor of cer tain preferred creditors in excess of any ac tual indebtedness owing to them by Mr. Schmertz, that would be set aside by any court, as a judgment without value received would be worthless. As to the charge of col lusion and connivance for the purpose of defrauding other creditors, that is simply absurd, as anyone will say who has known the character and reputation of Mr. Schmertz and his associates." Mr. Pier, an attorney for the plaintiffs, stated yesterday that while the total amount represented in the bill as filed, was about 550,000, there would be other creditors who would join in increasing the amount to about 5100,000. A CHINESE BOYCOTT. IT IS liEVELED AGAINST ONE OF THEIR OWN COCNTRYMEN. A Christianized Celestial Who Buns Sun day School the Victim By His False Re ports Chinese Residents "With Passports Are Prevented From Crossing the Line. Chicago, Aug. 15. Lum Out, an in offensive looking young Chinese of this city, is in a serious predicament. An order has been promulgated throughout the city to all Chinese by which Lum is boycotted. All good Chinamen are warned not to talk with, trade with, sell to, or in any way associate with him. Lum, who keeps a laundry on the "West Side, embraced the Christian faith several years ago, and by his efforts has brought a number of his countrymen over to the same faith. So successful has he been that he established some time ago a little Sun day school in his laundry, where meetings are held every Sunday. The cause of the trouble is that certain influential members of the Chinese colony believe that Lum Out furnished information to the Treasury agents which led to the detention at "Winnipeg of several China men who were returning from a visit home. These Chinamen, it will be remembered, were recently stopped at Neche, in Mani toba, and although they had passports it was believed the papers were the property of others, and that the suspects were trying to break into the country for the first time. "When the news of their arrest reached Chicago there was great commotion in the colony, and a hunt was begun for the informer. It was finally determined that Lum Out was the guilty man. He had been seen conversing with a Treasury agent, and also had paid visits to- the Government building, and despite his earnest plea of innocence the boycott was pronounced against him. Indeed, it is reported that some of the more hot-headed ones wanted to kill him, but the mandarin would not hear of this. "What so greatly incensed the colony lead ers was, they assert, that the information furnished the Treasury agents was wholly false that the men were bona fide residents of Chicago and their papers were straight. From information gathered at the Govern ment building this evening, it seems that their story is right, and the Chinamen, who have been watched for several weeks by special agents at considerable expense, will now be permitted to come to Chicago. LABOR LEGISLATION. The Report of the Knights' Legislative Committee Said to Be Garbled. SPECIAI. telegram to the dispatch. Harbisbtjrg, Aug. 15. P. J. Caffrey, Secretary of the Knights of Labor Legis lative Committee, appointed at the last ses sion to watch the course of legislation af fecting labor interests, stated to-night that the Butler report, recently made public, did not meet his approval. Continuing, he said: "It is garbled, un fair, inaccurate and incomplete. It is the outcome of some arrangement or under standing arrived at between the Republi can bosses and the chairman of the com mittee three weeks before the adjournment of the Legislature. The Secretary will pre pare a mmoritv report, and submit it to the order at an early day. A FEW AUGUST BARGAINS ! LADIES' extra fine Flannel Shirt "Waists, "Star" make, reduced to 52.25. These are perfect in shape, and high grade of ma terial and workmanship. EXTBAfine Cheviot Shirt "Waisifor women, reduced from 52.50 to 51.85. EXTRA grade blue and black Polka Dot "Waists, reduced from 5L50 to 51. "STAR" Laundried "Waists for women, in white and fancies, reduced to 51.25. BARGAINS in soiled "White Shirts and Collars (gents'). SPECIAL values in H. S. Embroidered Handkerchiefs at 120- CHIFFON in all colors at 50c Chemisettes and Boll Collars at a big reduction. THE "Niagara" Shirt perfect fitting, re inforced front and back, patent facings ?1 each, 3 for 52.75. THE best 50 cent "White Shirt Produced. SPECIAL Night Shirt bargains at 50c and 75c, plain white and trimmed; usually sold at 75c and 51. EXTRA value in Ladies' Fast Black and Balbriggan Hoseat 12Je. GENTS' Fast Black Silk Shirts 53.50, re duced from 51.50. BIBER' & EAST0N 605 AND 507 MARKET ST. auUVnssa Germania Savings Bank. Until the reconstruction of its building, corner "Wood and Diamond streets, which they expect to occupy again by March, 1892, they are temporarily located at No. 7 Sixth avenue, corner of "Wood street Four per cent interest paid on time deposits, ttsu MARS HELL, THE CASH GRO.CEJZ, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. There are many different ways to run a store. One way is to cut the price on 3 or 4 staple articles and make it up by enormous profits on other goods. Many people are duped by this sort of an advertising scheme. They forget that t LIFE IS MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS. That while they may seem to save on one or two articles it is very easy to lose many times this amount by the high prices on the little things which make up the bulk of their pur chases. Our rule is LOW PRICES ALL AROUND. Wc are the only retail grocer in the United States who issuesa Weekly Price List. We do not call your at tention to one or two cheap articles, but ask you to examine our Weekly List and compare our prices all around with what you are paying. As a sample of the little things on which we can save you money we take the following from our list: Large No. 4 boxes of blacking, 3 for 5 c. Ladies' shoe dressings bottles,25c Bag Blue, 3 boxes 5c. 1 shoe dauber, "4c. 1 all-bristle blacking brush, 1 2c. 7 doz. clothes pins, 5 c. 1 2 boxes carpet tacks, gc. 1 i-lb box bird gravel, 3c. 4 1 -lb boxes bird seed, 25c. We could go on with this list till we made a complete price list. But this will do. Compare these prices with the prices you are paying, and if you are not paying at least more we don't want your trade. If you are paying from j-3 more to twice as much as we know you are, send for our large Weekly Price List and send us your orders by mail. MARSHELL, 24 Diamond Square, Pittsburg, AND j 790 85 Ohio St., Corner Sandusky, ALLEGHENY. aulS Hugus & Hacke. Prices on all Summer Goods that will quickly make room for early Fall arrivals. We note a few of the ' EXTRA BARGAINS offered this week : A 25-piecelotof all-wool FRENCH PLAIDS, good styles and colors, marked from $1 00 to 25c a Yard. The finest FRENCH ORGANDIE LAWNS were 40c and 45c; all we have now at 25c A YARD. All-Wool FRENCH CHALLIS, best quality and choice designs, were 55c, reduced now to 25c A YARD. A 75-piece lot of Dark Ground Chintzes, colored figures, at 8c a yard, were 15 c. A choice line of Fancy Flannels, now 30c a yard, were 50c. Just a few pieces left of our regular $1 25 and $1 50 India Silks, which we are now closing at 75c a yard. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market SL aul6-JTWTSU The Largest and Most Complete STOCK -Of- CARPETS CURTAINS Ever Brought to Pittsburg -is now- ON EXHIBITION AT EDWARD GROETZINGER'S, 627 and 629 Penn Avenue. Parties expecting to buy carpets this fall should make their purchases now. We will store the goods free of charge until you want them laid. Large stock of Lace, Chenillb' and Linen Velour Curtains of our own direct importation. , Hotel keepers and other large buy ers invited to examine goods while stock is full. All goods jobbed at lowest Eastern prices. aUl3-TTS3U'
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