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    THE PITTSBTJIIG- DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19, 1891
MB KEPT WITH
The President of the Brotherhood
3Iakes Good Ills Promise, and
Visits Pittstmrg.
CAKPEXTEKS ENTER AtCOSIPLAINT. J
They Charge Secretary JicGnire With TJn-
faithfuhiess During theiKecent
local Strike.
BRASSWORKERS IX ANNUAL SESSION.
The Qofftion of Affiliation With TheH'ederation To
lie Considered.
Yesterday 'was the beginning of an excit
ing season with the Carpenters' Brother
hood. Since its defeat on the eight-hour
question, so little has been said publicly
about the organization that manytpeople
had almost come to the conclusion that it
wa1- about an unknown quantity. The most
recent developments have provemthat it is
still "in it," and within the next ixeo weeks
it will doubtless prove that itsifruitles
(truggle for shorter hours did not weaken
its fighting qualities. .
The members have had several internal
grievances since the strike was settled,
which they wanted settled, and the only
man who could give them relief was"WT. H.
Kliver, the National President of the
"Brotherhood. The day following the;Steu-
bnville labor demonstration The"Dis-
PATCH announced that Mr. Klher wouldj
come to Pittsburg to investigate the causes
of the defeat here. This announcement
was jrood news to the local members of the,J
Brotherhood, and they immediately set toil
work to collect their evidence to show him
when he arrived, that the Brotherhood had
not been treated airly.
rRrSIIE!JT EXIVKR IV THE CITY.
c Mr Khver arrived in the city yesterday
morning He was immediately taken in
tow by the members and no one else got a
chance to see him all day. He attended a
meeting of the Carpenters Council last
night, where the sensatioml developments
liegan. Mr Khver was surprised to find,
the district in such a well organ-
ized condition. He expected, from
the reports he had received,
to find many of the local union disrupted
entirely and all the ret on the erge of dis-landmtnt-
And his chief purpose of
coming to Pittsburg was to isit every local
union, which he will do, for the purpose of
iiuading them of any intention they may
have ot leawng the Brotherhood.
At the meenng last night Mr. Kliver was
ebown concluMvelj that the men are in a
msntUfied tate of niind Thev claim that
thev did not have the support they desired
in the recent strike or they could have
cimc out with flying colors. They
lay 'he principal bl.uae on Secretary Mc
fTUire, w ho, U is claimed, promised repeat
edly to come to Pittsburg with financial aid
andpne his personal attention to the Pitts
burg strike. Of course, everybody knows
lha he did not do this and his failure to
come i what has caused the present trouble.
HOW A STAMPED!'. tAS PKEVEKTED.
The nlv thin? that has prevented a reg
ular stampede toward the-Knight of Labor
was the interposition of Master AVorkman
Derapsev himelf, who told the carpenters
when they wanted to go in the
Knpht that thev rjuit-t square
themselves with the Brotheniood
brinre lie would take them. Tney refused
t ln this. Thev said they had paid the
Brotherhood all the would pay it, and re
f ased to accept Mr l)empe's ery honor
able terms Honorable because about 200
earpenlTs lett the Kniglits and went into
xUe Brotherhood without squaring them
selves The local members told President Kliver
n the meetinc lat night that they could
ealy establish their charges agains- Mr.
M.Hire. and thev are glad he is here to
listen to their cave. During the
i?xt tvo weeks he will viit
v-rr local in the two cities.
He mav remain loug enough to visit all the
friion in the district. When seen by a
Dixpvxtli reporter last night, Mr. Kher
reaffirmed lit former statement made
to the samt reporter in Steuben
iile, that the Pittsburg strike was
mot lepalired b the Executive committee
and lie had a very Mid recollection of the
protest sent in bv Union No 2..0. But
thjt is no reason iy the local unions
should forsake the brotherhood H" feels
wire he can induce the men to stay with his
organization
MA V TEMPOKAIfY DEFEAT.
"The defeat here was only of a tempo
isrv charade- aniwai," said" he "Eight
hoars must and w ill co t e. We w ork eight
hours in Chicago, and we make more
money, more men are employed,
and we get more iet than when
we worked nine aid ten hours.
The ejcrht-hour liv must come in
littrf)nrg n enterprising city like this
annnt afiord to retrograde, and" when the
ight-hour lav docs come the men can enjoy
it jut is well in the brotherhood as in the
the knights "
Rcanlnig the trcible between the local
Swntber and Sccretarv McGuire, Mr.
Kliver would not sav am thing "That is a
matter between Mr McGuire and the men,
erd I guess he is able to fight it out him
self. I have all I can do to fight mv own
hfit'1s "
The mcting last night lasted until nearly
wduigln. but none ol those present seemed
inclined t sax much The next few days
will develop an interesting state of affairs.
BAILS AT BOTH PLANTS.
TJiePonnsjIvania Meel Company "l"ill jfot
Keinovr the Meelton 3IHI.
Tte" statcnent made some time ago that
(Hie Pennsylvania feted Company intended
togiveupthe manufacture of rails at Steel
ton, Pa. and tmnsror its rail orders to its
Sparrow's Point plant, near Baltimore, is now
tftnied.
Kails will be made at Steelton as hereto
fore. Tin spun on Point plant, w inch be
gan to wake Bes-emci steel on Aii'utt 1, has
Hot roiled anv mils but is expected to do so
In a wt-ei, or two Both plants will theiefore
xnaks steel rails
THE FINAL C0NTBACTS LET.
Arrangements Made for the Completion or
the Sharpsburg Koad.
The contract for the poles and wires for
tfee Shurp-buig branch of the Citizens' Trac
tion road has been let, and the job must be
Jlnisbed bj September 15 The work of put
ting the sharpsburg bridge in shape to con
form to the electric plan has already been
commenced, ind tbi indications are tho
road will be in operation by November L
The cars aie said to be completed and
. read' for shipment from the shops at Pull
man, and are much the same style as tho-e
used on the Birmingham line, except lighter.
et learnings Increasing.
The monthly statement of the business of
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis Knilwav Company, including the Lit
tle Miami Railroad, for July, 19I, as com
pared ith the same month in 1910, shows an
Increase in j ear's earnings or $10,341 si, a de
crease in cxpeiisis of $10,022 S5 aud an in
crease in net earning ot $32,961 T9. Tho
fceven months of 1-91, as compared with tho
bHice period or 1-9U show a decrease in gross
turnings of 33.302 (7, a decrease in expenses
offfi6,s78 Slandan increaso in net earnings
of $22,575 7
Change in Freight Bates.
The Pittsburg committee of the Central
Traffic Association at its meeting on lion-
tl ratified the action of the association in
i estoring the rates on iron and steel to tneir
former clais. On tlie 1st of September class
ification Xo. 9 ix ill supersede that now in
vogue Bottles in less than cat loads have
been changed from thir to second class.
BBASSWORKEBS IN SESSION.
Second Annual meeting of the Interna
tional Brotherhood.
The International Brotheihood of Brass
workers began its second annual conven
tion in Allegheny yesterday, w ith the Vice
President, Fred A. Brewer, of this city, in
the chair. There were about 50 delegates
present, representing local unions in Cin
cinnati, New Haven, Now York, Chicago,
Erie. Denver, St. Louis Louisville, Dayton,
Baltimore, Columbus Canton, Toledo, To
ronto, Lorraine, Philadelphia and other
points
The Intermtional Association was formed
in New Haven, a year ago and it now repre
tents a total membership of between 5,000
and 10,000 The business j cterday consisted
of hearing the national officers reports, the
appointment of committees and other
routine w ork. To-dav a number of changes
m the law e of the organization will bo con
sidered. On Thursday offlceit. will be elected.
On Friday the delegates will be shown the
points of interest around Pittsburg and on
Friday night thev wlllbc tendered a banquet.
The secretary.'C. C. McGlogan, of Detroit,
was seen last night. Hokijs the organiza
tion was on a ery encouraging basis now
and the prospects forthe future are bright.
One of the subjects to be discussed at the
present meeting is the scale The unions
regulate tho w ages in their respective cities
at present, but it is the desire to establish
some sort of a scale that will make the
wages more uniform. As it is tho menaio
paid all the way from $2 to $1 a day. Tho
convention also has under consideration a
resolution bearing on an affiliation w ith tho
American Federation of Labor, which may
be acted upon this afternoon.
BIG DEMAND FOE LEATHER.
Dealers Say They Can Scarcely Supply the
Demand.
There is nothing like leather, they say,
and the people of the West at present seem
to think so. One of the leading tanners of
this city said yesterday that it was scarcely
possible to supply the occidental demand.
He said he didn't know or pretend to assign
a reason, but he had noticed in the past that
a large demand for leather w as premonitory
of brisk business, and much more reliable
than w eather predictions, even when the
Government bureau and the prophets
agreed in their forecasts
The public will be willing to accept the
result, whether it is able to rind the solution
or not.
WILL BUILD WHALEBACKS.
'Tacoma to Get Ahead of Pittsburg With the
First of Them.
The whaleback ship 'Wetmoro, which re
turned to New York from Liverpool the
other da , is loading with all the machinery
necessary to establish a shipyard for the
construction of wbalebacks at Tacoma, on
Puget sound. She goes all the way by w ater
around Cape Horn, and the prospect is that
Tacoma will be turning out this new cratt
before even a yard has been established in
this city.
Just w hv this should be so no one aDnears
'to be able to explain, but there should be an
explanation constructed at once.
INTO OTHER QUARTERS.
The American Tube and Iron Company
Gets Into Ncn Offices.
The offices of the American Tube and Iron
Company have been removed from 167 First
avenue to the Monongahela House Block,
formerly occupied by H. K. Porter & Co.
Here more commodious quarters have been
secured, which weie in reality rendered
necessary by the rapidly increasing trade of
the firm.
The company occupies a suit of three
handsomely furnished offices on the corner
ofSmithfleld and Water streets, while the
old quarters on First avenue will still be re-
I-tamed for storage purposes.
GBEEN GLASS CONFEBENCE.
Ittakers and Men to Meet To-Morrow, in
Philadelphia, for a Talk.
There will be a conference between the
Wage Committee of the green-bottle manu
facturers and makers to-morrow at 11
o'clock in the Continental Hotel, Philadel
phia. The conference has been requested
by the makers and the notification has come
from the East.
The manufacturers desire to reduce wages
by 10 per cent and add to the number of ap
prentices. The workers want tlie"pricea of
minerals and flasks advanced.
NEABLT ENOUGH MEN.
Tne Crew for the Fuddling Department at
Sharpsburg About Fall.
Mr. J. Moorhead hasecurcd neajly enough
men to operate the puddling department of
tbo Vesuvius mill. Two furnaces were
lighted up j esterday and this is taken as an
indication that the mill is to be started in
full very shortly
Theie was no excitement in Sharpsburg
yesterdaj , but the impression is growing
that the men are whipped and the sooner
they giv e in tho better it will be for them.
A NEW BOOK OUT.
A Man Thinks It Is an Adaptation of the
rail of Pompeii.
L,ytton's famous novel, "Tho Last Days of
Pompeii." ha been conspicuously exhibited
ma Fifth avenue book stoie for several
days, as interest in this wonderful story was
ic-a wakened by the spectacular representa
tion ot the destruction or the ill-fated city
which has been running at Kecreation
Park
esterdaj a couple of young men bearing
evidence of the possession of av orage intelli
gence were passingthe window, when one
of them stopped, suddenly slapped his com
panion on the shoulder, and cried- "Well,
I'm a ham it tbej haven't gotten out a book
on that new plaj down in the park there,
and it's only been running three weeks."
COMING BACK AT THE POLICE.
A Couple of Teople Who Were Balded
Now Having a Whack.
lames Jones and his wife Ellen Jones,
whose home is at the head of Tw cnty-eighth
stieet, on Jones avenue, made informations
before Alderman McMasttrs esterday, ac
cusing ltobert Bagby, a policeman, with as
sault and battery. Bagbv is one of the
officers that assisted in a ruidmade upon the
house occupied by the prosecutois lute on
Monday night.
Bagby, according to the information, used
his mace without cause and inflicted severe
injunesoiiJ nes and his w ife. Ahearingin
both cases will be held at 3 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon.
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
A Tailor and a Reporter Arrested in Alle
gheny for Wandering.
Last night Officer Peters, of Allegheny,
arrested tw o men w ho were acting in a sus
picious manner 011 Ohio street. At the sta
tion they gave their mimes as John Morgin,
of Kittanning, and J. F. Conley, of East
Brady.
Morgan claimed to be a tailor, and when
searched tw o large pairs of shears and a
small pair of scissors were found on him
Conlej claimed to bo an Associated Press
reporter. They will be giv en an opportunity
to establish their identity this morning.
SHE WANTS HEB WATCH.
Peter Barber Secured It 18 Mouths Ago,
and Failed to Bctnrn It.
Mrs. E. McNinney yesterday made infor
mation against Peter Barber before Alder
man Donovan for laiceny by bailee. Mrs.
McXmney alleges that 18 months ago she
gave Barber a pawn ticket to redeem a
watch which she had pawned. Barber took
the ticket, redeemed the watch and kept it.
Mrs. McXinncy has never been able to lo
cate Barbel in these 18 months till v esterday
she found where he was living and had him
arrested. Ho gav e bail in the sum of $300 for
a hearing Thursday.
BB0UGHTTO TIME.
Benjamin Barricks Borrows a Watch and
Falls to Return It.
Eobert Hinderman, yesterday, made an
information against Benjamin Barncko, be
roie Alderman Donavan, for larceny by
bailee. He alleges he loaned Birrick a
watch and chain, which he has failed to re
turn. Birricks was arrested and sent to jail In
default of ball lor a hearing Saturday .
SOMEBODY TO BLAME
For the Condition of Allegheny's
Fire Alarm System, hut
THE NET SLIPS OFF CHIEF JONES.
Excessively Ilot Weather Causes
Deaths in a Week. '
Many
NOTEWORTIIT EVENTS IN THE CITIES
A special meeting of the Allegheny-Coun-cilmanic
Committee on Public Safety was
called last evening by Chairman Drum to
investigate the affairs in the fire depart
ment. The committee convened promptly
at 8 o'clock, and from the number present-
and the interest taken by the spectators a
lively time was looked for. The meeting,
however, lasted but a short time, and every
thing passed off harmoniously.
Chairman Drum said that the day before
a member of Councils, who is also a mem
ber of the Board of Underwriters,had called
on him and informed him that the fire alarm
was in bad condition, the upper end of the
town was cut on", and there w as no one heie
to remedy the matter. The Fire Marshal
was brought o er and a man from Pittsburg
obtained to fix things. Tho man who had
come over with the Fire Marshal was pres
ent, and he wanted the committee to hear
him. He had asked the Fire Marshal to
come, but he was detained by illness. He
thought the committee should Know all
about the affair.
At this junction several members moved
to refer the mattei to the Committee on Fire.
Mr. Drum continued that he would say in
justice to Chief Jones that the Board of
Underw riters had held no meeting, and if
they did they were notafter any one's scale
but were onlv looking after the best inter
ests of the property holders The statement
published in an afternoon paper was unjust
co Dotn tne lioara ot underwriters and tno
gentleman mentioned. The entire state
ment, he believed, w as inspired by a gentle
man in the employ of the city. The matter,
howevci, should not be whitewashed, but
fully inv estigated and the person at fault
severely dealt w ith, no matter who he was.
The question was called on the motion to
refer to the Committee on Fire and it was
adopted without a dissenting voice. The
meeting then adjourned.
Aftci the committee had adjourned Clerk
Dil worth called Ml. Drum's attention to tho
ordinance ci eating the Bureau of Electric
ity, which made it a distinct and separate
department fiom the Bureau of Fire, of
which Chief Jones is the head, and be is
therefore not responsible for anything that
goes wiong in the electrical department.
AN INCREASED DEATH BATE
Caused by the Unusually Warm Weather of
the Past Week.
The mortuary ieport lor the weekending
August 15 show s a total of 157 deaths, an an
nual death rate of 33 per 1,000 inhabitants, as
compared with 91 deaths during the corre
sponding week of 1890. The death rato was
unusually large last week, and the hot
weather is given as the cause for the in
crease. Theie is no epidemic of any special
disease. Xearly one-third of the deaths
w ere caused by digestive troubles, w hich oc
cur more frequently during hot weather pe
riods than at other times. There were S3
deaths in the Old City, 57 in the East End, 53
on the Southside and 9 at the institutions.
There were 60 deaths of infants under 1 year
of age, 33 of children between ages of 1 year
and 10 j ears, 25 of persons from 10 years to 30
years of age, M of persons from 30 j ears to 60
years of age, and 11 of persons from bOvears
to 100 years of age.
Measles caused 2 deaths; whooping cough,
6. diphtheria, 7; typhoid fever, 8; phthisis
pulmonalis, 10, tabes mensentenca, 6; nerv
ous iiiseases, :;, neaii trourjies, e; pneumo
nia, 8; digestive diseases, 51; premature
birth, 4: old age, 4, and violent causes, 7.
Socially, of the persons who died 31 were
married, 110 were single, 10 weie widows and
5 were widowers. As to nativity, 86 were
nativ es of Pittsburg, 22 of othci parts of the
United States, 1 of England. 1 of France, 21 of
Germany, 16 of Ireland, 2 ot Scotland, 2 of
Wales, 1 of Sweden, 3 of Poland, 1 of Hun
gary and 1 not stated. There were 149 white
persons and 8 black people.
ATTACKED BY FEB0CI0US DOGS.
Tho Exciting Experience of a Drummer for
a Furniture House.
John Dumbelsky, an agent for a home fur
nishing establishment, was attacked and
ternblv bitten by two Newfoundland dogs
yesterday afternoon. He was selling wring
ers j esterday afternoon and he entered the
yard of a man named Beed, living on Butler
street, near Fifty-Fourth street, intending
to knock at the door. When about ten feet
from tho house two large dogs, owned by
Mr. Beed, sprang at him. Thev bit and tore
at his legs m a ferocious manner, while
DumbclsEy fought them as best he could.
His trousers w ere almost torn off, his legs
were torn and lacerated in a terrible man
ner and the forefinger of his right hand was
almost bitten off when he receiv ed help.
A man was attracted by his crlos, and,
aimed with a club, went to his assistance
just as he was giving np. The two suc
ceeded in beating off the dogs. Dumbolsky,
whose injuries were serious, was placed in
the patrol wagon which Had been sum
moned and taken to the West Penn Hos
pital Beed has refused to shoot the dogs
and Dumbelsky sav s that if he docs not he
will make an information against him.
ACCUSES HEB HUSBAND
Of Driving Her to Trj to Kill Herself and
Her Babe.
Joseph Harsh, the husband of Mrs. Frances
Harsh, whoattempted suicide in the Monon
gahcla river, Monday evening, was arrested
yesterday, on an information made by Mrs.
Harsh, accusing him with cruelty and'
neglect. He was arrested at his home on
Bulean street, by Ofhcer YouLg, and taken
to the Twenty-eighth ward police station,
wheiehe told Sergeant McQuaide that he
was not the woman's husband, and that she
had only been his housekeeper. He will
have a hearing before Magistrate Succop,
sometime this week.
Mi's. Harsh was not affected anv way by
her suicidal attempts, and 3 esterday morn
ing she was released and went to live with
Mis. Snider, at 2611 Larkins alley.
CONTBEBUTIONS ACKNOWLEDGED
At Yesterday's Meeting of the Humane
Society of This City.
At the regular meeting of the Humane So
ciety yesterday afternoon the only business
transacted was to acknowledge the follow
ing contributions:
Oil Well Supply Company, $25, A. TV. Mc
Cloy, 1; cash, $2; McGinnis, Smith & Co , $5;
Boscnbaum & Co , $5, C. A. Vernor, $2, J. M.
Taylor, $5; J. J. Gillespie & Co , $5, John S.
Itoberts, $5 Heisly & Jteelv, $5; A. P. Buich
lield, $3: J. C. Grogan, $2, Nathaniel Holmes,
$5, Charles J. Weigold, $5: T. G. Ev ans & Co ,
$5; Hostetter & Co , $5; cash. $2; John Dun
ling, $3; cash, $2; C B Lovett & Bro , $2;
Boedel, Braun & Co , $2. C. F. Derm, $2; flues
from 'Squire Moore, of Verona, $10; other
fines, $30.
POSTPONING HIS INTENTIONS.
Mr. Shafer Will Not Bo an Independent
Candidate for Judge.
Attorney John D. Shafer has declined
positiv oly to be a candidate for a judgeship
on tho "straight-out" ticket. He has been
urged by the leaders of the movement to
accept a place on the ticket as one of the
three candidates for the bench of Common
Pleas Xo. 3 Ho returned hut a few days
ago from an extended tup, and after a short
consultation with his fuends at once de
clined to accept the offer under any condi
tions. Mr. Shafer's friends say, however, that he
will be a likely candidate for the bench in
the near future.
Caught Whllo Pitching Pennies.
William Kenney and Henry Haehn, two
white men who livo in Allegheny, and
George Kenney and John W. Kenney, two
colored men of La wreneev llle, were arrested
yesterday afternoon and sent to the Alle
gheny lockup, charged with gambling.
Officers Kaib and Bizarth arrested them on
tho Allcehcny river bauk, at the foot of
South avenue. They wore pitching pennies
when caught.
Found a Lost Big.
At 1 o'clock j esterday morning a tele
phone message was received at the Alle
gheny Mayor's office that a horse and buggy
had been stolen from Boss' Grove, at which
place a picnic was being hold. A description
of the rig was given and yesterday morning
it was found hitched to a post on Lacock
street, J. C. Hasor, the Millvale liveryman,
was the owner.
FISHING AND FUN.
The Mark Twain Club Having a Jolljt-Tlme
at Massassauga Point.
The encampment of the Mark Twain Bod
and Gun Club at Massassauga Point this
year is the most successful and enjoyable
the club has ever held. Instea'd of breaking
camp, as usual, in. ten days, it has been de
cided to prolong the outing for another week
or two. The camp is delightfully situated,
on the Tieacy farm, three miles from Erie
City, 150 yards from tho electric cars and
sciecned from the lake, near at hand, by
beautiful natural shrubbery. The famous
stock farm of Hon. W. L. Scott adjoins the
camp aud forms an interesting leature of
the many attractions of the place.
The campers are having a delightful time
and have hundieds of visitors daily from
Trie and tho surronndlnir neighborhood.
Xo Pittsburger visiting Erie fails to visit
and paitake of the hospitalities extended by
the Mark Twain bojs. Many ladies aie
numbered nmong the visitors.
Their table is daily supplied with fine flsh,
caught fresh from the lake by members of
the club. Hon. James Bichaids, captain of
the camping party, and Leslie Doyle, of Al
leghenj , have thus far been the most suc
cessful flshermen, having succeeded in keep
ing the larder well supplied with turtles and
black bass of the finest quality. Messrs.
David Stewart and 1 nomas Brady on Mon
day landed an enormous catfish, the like of
which old residents say has not been cap
tured about Erie in many years.
Sheriff McCleary, Magistrate; Gilpp and
several other notable members of the club
aie expected to be in attendance on Friday
and lemain until the breafc-up, which, Cap
tain Richards said j estorday, will probably
occui about next Wednesday or Thursday.
A GBEAT DAY AHEAD
For the Catholic Orphans of Allegheny
County Out at Glenwood.
" Thursday, August 27, will be a gala day for
the Catholic orphans of Allegheny county.
Tho Catholic Mutual Beneficial Association
L has decided to take all the Catholic orphans
of the oounty, numbering between 600 and
700, for a day's recreation at Seminary Park,
Glenwood. August 27 has been fixed on for
the day. Bishop Fhelan yesterday signified
his approval of the plan in a telegram from
Bedford. Brass "bands will be furnished and
games, refreshments, etc., supplied to make
the day as pleasant as possible for the chil
dren. The affair was decided upon by the associa
tion, w hich w ill bear all the expenses, as the
best way to dispose of some ot the proceeds
from the reunion held at Hock Point Au
gust 3, at which over 10.00J persons were
present. The children in all the Catholic
orphan asylums in the county will be taken.
The committee in chargo ot tlieaflairis com
posed of M. J ilcMahon, James Moher, John
Sullivan, J. M. Molamphy, M. J. Clark, Frank
Sharron, P. H Ducan and M. L. Howe.
HUNTING ELIZABETH WOOD.
A Check for a Large Sum Found by a
Passenger on a European Steamer.
A lady arriving in Atnenca recently on
the White Star steamer Britannic picked up
a pockctbook containing a check for a large
amount of money on a London bink. It
wqs pav able on demand of Miss Elizabeth
Wood, supposed to have been one of the
passengers on tho steamer. A gentleman
with the lady told her to destroy the check,
but instead, she put it safely away, and still
has it in hei possession.
It is hoped that Miss Wood can be found,
but up to the present time there is no trace
of her. Particulais can be obtained of
Charles Borers, Xo. 3622 Smallman street,
this city.
GOOD WORK FOB THE POOR.
Interesting Seml-Monthly Keport of the
Pittsburg Association.
The semi-monthlv report of the Pittsburg
Association for the Improvement of the
Poor shows theie were nine new applicants;
4S3 lamilies visited and 'J23 aided; 703 visits
were made to the poor, situ itions were ob
tained for 4, and days' work lor 20.
Thore was distributed b02 loaves 01 bread.
220 pounds of lice, 195 pounds of oatmeal, 260
bars of soap, 87 pints of beef tea, 325 pints of
milk, 55 pounds of tea, 230 pounds ot sugar,
246 grocery orders, 425 bushels of coal, 65 gai
inents, 14 "pairs of partly worn shoes, and 5
partly woru hats.
Snap Shots at City Xewg.
AriCKic party of 500 went to Alliquippa
vesterday, and 200 excursionists leftover
the same road for Niagara and Toronto.
Hats Sample, son of William Sample, who
died in Sharpsburg last Saturday, cannot be
found, and he is said to be the heir to $40,000.
A sviill blaze occurred in thehonse of
Mrs. Lizzie Caskey, corner Nixon and Char
tiers streets, Allegheny, yesterday after
noon. Patrick Bradlet v esterday entered suit
for damages against William Jenkins, of tho
Nineteenth ward, foi removing household
goods that had beeu levied upon.
Cv Xo. 14, of the Birmingham electric
line, struck a wagon at the corner of South
Seventh and Carson streets yesterday morn
ing. Tho wagon belonged to Conrad Mjer,
of Chartiers.
ArAiaof eagles were received at the De
partment of Public Works j esterday as a
contribution to tho Schenley Park Zoo.
Thev w ere captured by W. J. Friday, w ho is
at Mackinac Island.
The funeral of Christian Steffen, late
cashier of tho Enterprise Savings Bank, Al
legheny, took place yesterday afternoon.
It was conducted by the Jlasonio order, of
w hich deceased was a member.
Moses It eld, a 14-year-old colored boy, who
is an orphan, was turned over to the Anti
Cruelty Society vesterday, and Agent Dean
is endeavoring to find a homo for the boy
wheiehe will be able to earn a living.
John Wixegabdew, wife and two children
applied to the Department of Charities yes
terday for assistance to get to Lewistow n.
They had been lured West on a Jake land
scheme and are working their way home.
The latest developments In the Signor
elopement case came to light" yesterday,
when tne father of Jennie Trautman made
Information before Alderman Succop, charg
ing the men in the case with assault on his
daughter, who is only 14 years old.
Jobs Daly, employed at the Duquesne
Pipe Mill, called at the Clerk of Courts'
office yesterday to ask how he could keep
clear of his wife She is now serving a term
for bigamy, but will be out In a few days. He
was adv lsed to enter suit for divoice.
The Ladies' Association of the Homeo
pathic Hospital "at its meeting yesterday
perfected arrangements for thepiogramme
forthe coming Fairies' Carnival. J. Leon
Vincent, the stage manager not "ballet
master." as he has been called is hard at
work drillingthe hundredsof little ones who
wiU take part in the operetta,
IMPORTATIONS ABE LESS.
More Domestic Cigars Are Consumed Now
adays Because of the Higher Duty.
B. It. Mercer, of the Statehouse Cigar
Manufacturing Company, of Philadelphia,
was at the Seventh av enue yesterday. He
says that the duty on cigars has bad the
effect of reducing importations by fully ono
third. Smokers who before used tho higher
brands of Cuban cigars have turned to the
Key West brands, ihese are cheaper than
the Cuban cigars, but of course are deficient
in the pungent flavor so noticeable in the
latter.
The volume of trade is Just as large, and
so lar this year the sales of his house, Mr.
Mercor saj s, have been larger than ev ei.
TAKES BBUNEB AWAY.
The Murderer of Mr. Becse Bemoved to
Jjbensburg Jail.
Sheriff Stinemanoi Cambria county came
to Pittsburg yesterday morning and took
Elmer Bruner, who killed old man Reese
hear Latrobe. He left for Ebensburg with
his prisoner. Bruner told tho Sheriff he had
simply gone to the Beese house for a drink
ot water and when tho old gentleman
reached for a gun he fired In self-defence.
Therohas been considerable talk as to
whether Stephen Aeon will get the $500 re
ward for Bruncr's capture as Sheriff Stine
man says he undoubtedly will.
Two Highwaymen Captured.
William Mcrtz and William Wallace at.
tacked George Kossman near the Junction
Railroad and Tweuty-eighth stieet bite Mon
day night. Kossman was knocked down and
relieved of his watch and money. Later,
Willi viic ussisuiiicu ui uujiies line, 111s as
.sailants were captuied and taken to the
Seventeenth ward police station. They weie
committed to jail.
A TRAP FOR fflS WIFE.
Alex. Hanken Allows Bis Better Half
to Snend Three Weeks
AT CONEY ISLAND "WITHOUT HIM.
She Takes an Old Friend's Name, With Her
Husband's Sanction, and
HE SUES POR ABSOLUTE DIT0ECE
The suit of Alexander Henken against
Emma F. Henken for absolute divorce was
on trial yesterday before Judge Osborne in
the City Court in Brooklyn. Mrs. Henken is
a sister of Emil Haberkorn, the leader of the
Duquesne Theater Orchestra. There was no
defence entered in the case. Mrs. Henken is
now living with her brother in this city.
When seen last night by a Dispatch re
porter she said she was prepared to suffer
any aspersions that might be cast on her
good name if the proceedings in court would
only free her from her husband.
She said that he was guilty of conduct
which made it Impossible for her to live
any longer with him, and that when the
papers in divorce were served upon her she
accepted them on the understanding that no
publication of the proceedings would be
made. Though grave charges are made
against Mrs. Henken, that ladv entered no
defense, though, as she stated last night,
she could have easily disproved the allega
tions of unfaithfulness set forth in the case.
STOEY OP THE HUSBAND.
The testimony presented in court yester
day by the husband, went to show that his
wife and Edward Parker, a singer, had
lived together at the Sea Beach Pavilion
hotel. Coney Island, for three weeks in July,
last. The plaintiff testified that he went to
J ew Jersey in July, but his wife did not ac
compmy him, piefernng to go to Coney
Island.
He went unexpectedly to Coney Island on
July 22, and found her liv ing with Parker,
whose real name is Pakulski. Parker and
the defendant had registeied at the hotel as
man and wife. He had known Parker for
three years, but was not aware of any pre
vious intimacy between him and his wife.
Judge Osborne reserved his decision, but
the deciee will probably be granted. Such
is the substance of a special telegram to The
Dispatch last night.
Mrs. Henken 1 elated her side of the story
very fully to a Dispatch reporter last night
iu the presence of her brother, Emil Haber
korn. "My reason for not contesting the suit,"
she said, "was because I was anxions to free
mj self trom my husband, and I did not want
to make a scandal by placing obstacles
in the -waf of a decree. When I re
ceived the papers from Mr. Henken's
lawyer, that gentleman promised mo faith
fully that no publication of tho matter
would occur. With that promise I was con
tent to allow the suit to be decided without
entering a defense. I had but the one view
in mind that was that the divorce would
be granted, since I did not appear."
THK WIFE'S MISTAKEN IDEA.
Mrs. Henken seemed to be totally unaware
of the false position she would place herself
in by not meeting her husband's charges.
During the conversation she appeared to
have viewed the proceedings ai rather to
her adv anlagc, since she would be divorced
w ithont trouble to herself.
"I repeatedly urged on my sister," said
Sir. Haberkorn, "the necessity foi clearing
heiself of those charges, but she remained
satisfied of the result without considering
the construction that might be placed upon
her silence. Tho only mistake she made at
Coney Island was in allowing herself to use
Parker's name, but even that she did with
her husband's know ledge and consent. Even
a letter I addressed to my sister at her hus
band's house in Biooklyn was opened by
him, and by him le-directed to her, ad
dressed to 'Mrs Edward Parker.' " This
letter Mr. Haberkorn exhibited to the re
porter. Mrs. Henken explained why she took
Parker's name at Coney Island, and why she
wenctneie. biio said sue went to coney
Island because it was near town and two of
her friends, a Mr. and Mrs. Beeves were
staying there.
MKS. IIEHKEK'S OTO STORY.
"I w ent away at first for a week," said Mrs.
Henken, "and on returning at the end of
that time, my husband asked mo why I re
turned so soon; that I might have remained
longer. I returned and stayed at
Coney Island in all about three
weeks Mr. Parker was there, and
thinking people would remark it as odd
that he should escort another man's wife to
table, etc., I thought it would be a good plan
to call nrysolt ''Mrs Parker.' and I did simply
to avoid talk. Mr and Mrs Keev es, Mr.Parker
and I dined at the same table everyday.
Our actions were open as the day, and theie
is not the least ground for the charges
named in the suit."
"Mr. Parker and I have been friends for
the last three years, and he has been an ex
ceptionally warm friend of Mr. Henken. He
was very attentive ana Kina to my late
mother, who regarded him as she would her
son. He lam told, lsverv much worried
about this suit, since he knows how abso
lutelv groundless are the allegations made.
Had I wished I could have piodnced evi
dence in plenty in denial of them. I wish
now I had not taken Mr. Talker's name, as I
see it was a mistake, but I told my husband
I was doing so and he said it was all light.
He made no objection to it, and even joked
about it.
HER HUSBAND KNEW ALL.
"Since my husband knew what I was do
ing, 1 did not see there could bo harm in it.
He allowed me to remain at Coney Island
three weeks, and did not call on me during
that time. Wo have been mai ried 9 years,
and the first intimation my husband gave
me of anw doubt regarding me, was w hen I
received the papeis in divorce. But, as I
have said, his conduct had become so
abominable, that I w as as ready fora divorce
as he was. Since I returned from Coney
Island, I learned that he had said his ac
quiesance in my going to Coney Island
alone, and in taking Mr. Paiker's mine, was
a trap in w hich to catch mo, and now I be
lieve it "
Mrs. Henken is about 25 years of age and
of very prepossessing appeal auce. She re
lated her story in an exceedingly modest
mannei and with all air which carried with
it a conviction of her innocence of any
wrongdoing. Mr. Haberkorn told a repor
ter that, if his sister had entered a defense,
such details of Henken's conduct would
hav e been aired as would have been better
left undisturbed. Pity for her husband had
a little to do with his wife's silence. The
couple have no family.
TUBNED THE HOSE ON HIMSELF.
Why a Carload of People on the Pleasant
Valley Boad Wrere Happy.
Last ev enin,r the passengers on car Xo. 113
of the Pleasant Valley line were treated to
an unexpected and unpleasant bath. The
car was standing near the corner of Ander
son and Lacock streets when a tottering in
fant, sitting on the pavement nearby, seized
the nozzle of a garden hose which was lying
beside it, and from which a stream of water
was flowing, and turned it on the car.
Theie was a lively scramble among the
passengers as they tried to get ont of the
range, but the kid understood his business,
and swept the car from end to end Just as
the car got in motion again the child turned
the hose on itself, and tried to look down the
nozzle. This pleased tho passengers im
mensely, but the baby didn't seem to like it,
and set up a howl when he got his mouth
full of water.
DIED OF HEABT FAILUBE.
J. McLean Beed Tasses Away Suddenly In
a Hospital.
J. McLean Reed, aged 30 years, of Cumber
land, Md , died at the Allegheny General
Hospital last night of heart failure. The
Coroner was notified, but an inquest was
deemed unnecessary. The deceased has
been about Pittsburg for moro than a year
and has been in poor health most of the
time.
Mr. Beed was connected with a highly re
spectable family. The remains will be
shipped to Cumberland to-day.
Too Bad for the Bethesda Home.
Bosie Foreman, the lG-year-old girl who
had an adventure with a couple of policemen
at Glenwood Grove about two weeks ago,
which resulted in their suspension and her
being placed in tho Bethesda Home, was
taken 110111 that institution by Agent Dean
yesterday and will be sent to Morganza to
day. The girl hasheen so untraclable that
the Bethesda Home authorities could not
control her .and decline to keep, her any
longer.
A QUABTET OP UNF0BTUNATES.
The Birmingham Line Responsible for the
Majority None Serious.
Yesterday's accidents were few, and the
injuries were slight. Two broken arms and
two meh came in contact with electric cars.
The list follows:
Bossrro At 6 o'clock last evening an
Italian boy, named Bosslto, fell from the
pole ofan awning at Sixth street and Penn
avouue. He was attempting to climb the
pole at the time but fell when half way up
and had his right arm broked in two places.
Ho was taken to his home, 51 Washington
street, in patrol wagon Xo. L
McCanoe Thomas McCance, an employe
at the Moorhead-McCIeano mill. Second
avenue, had his arm broken yesterday w bile
lifting a heauy ingot. He lives on Elm
street.
MiLEn Depp A collision occurred about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon at tho corner of
Fifth avenue and Smithfleld street between
a Birmingham electric car and a two-horse
brick wagon owned by the family of the late
John McCollough. The driver of the team.
Miles Depp, colored, was thrown out and cut
about the head. There was a dlffeience of
oplnlsn as to the cause. Some blamed the
motorman whilo others claimed the driver
of the team wasreckloss in trjing to head
off the car.
Bcssell Solomon Busscll, a 9-vear old son
of Councilman Bussell of theTliirty-flist
ward, was struck by car Xo. 7 of the Bir
mingham Traction line on tho Smithfleld
street bridge about 10 o'clock last night and
sustained several severe cuts and bruises
though he was not seriously hurt. The little
fellow bad been waiting with his father
nearby aud had slipped out unnotioed.
After his injuries had been diessod the boy
was taken home in a carriage.
HAD A NABB0W ESCAPE.
Passengers on the Pacific Badly Frightened'
by a Wreck of the Limited.
Pacific express, west on the Pennsylvania
line, was three hours late In arriving at the
Union station yesterday afternoon. The de
lay was caused by a collision of the Xew
York and Chicago limited, east. Shortly after
9 o'clock In the morning the express was
stopped west of Wilmore, and was waiting
for the block to be clear to proceed. Pas
sengers noticed a heavy freight engine
standing on the east bound track.
Suddenly tho engineer was seen to leap
into his seat with a bound and pull the
throttle wide open. The gieat engine
started with a bound, but had scarcely got
ten under way w hen the limited came rush
ing around a curve. It was running with
two engines at high speed. The fireman
and engineer of tho fiont engine Jumped
just beture the crash came. Their engine
collided with terrible force against the
11 oight engine.
Both icaied as tbey came together and
then fell acioss the tracks within a few feet
of the Pacific express. Passengers in both
trains were pinic-stricken and rushed
for the doors. But It was soon found that
nobody was Injured. Tho two engines were
badly damaged, and it was several hours be
fore the w reckage could be cleared away so
that the trains could proceed.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A S0UTESIDEB.
Joseph Barton Expires Without a Word
His Wire Seriously IIL
Joseph Barton, of 117 South Twenty-first
street, died suddenly at his home yesterday
nfternoon. He was in the yard surrounding
his homo when he fell to the ground from
sickness and was carried into his house un
conscious. Dr. Miller wa3 summoned, and
after trying all means of restoring him to
consciousness he pronounced him dead. Dr.
Miller said he thought Barton's death had
been caused by an internal hemorrhage.
Barton was about J5 years old, and a glass
worker by occupation. He leaves a wife
and eight children. Mis. Barton has been
lying quite ill at her home for stfme time,
and it is feared that sho will also die when
she hears of her husband's death.
COLLIDED WITH THE LAW.
Petfr BunoEB will be given a hearing on
Saturday by Alderman Bohe on a charge of
assault and battery preferred by his wife,
Christina.
Ait information was made before Alder
man Madden, of the West End, yesterday
against James Egan, by his wife, charging
him w ith desertion.
Max Epsteii., of Washington street, yes
terday gave bail for a hearing before Alder
man McGarey for assanlt and battery pre
ferred by L. Levi, who claims that he as
saulted his wife because she remonstrated
with htm for insulting their servant.
Mas. BicnAKD Coxbov yesterday made an
Information ageinst her husband, Richard
Conboy, before Alderman Aurin for assault
and battery. She alleges that her husband
came home drunk and beat her. He was
arrested and gave bail for a hearing to
morrow. Mrs. James Bcbke yesterday made an in
formation against Mrs. Margaret Hyle be
fore Alderman Madden for keeping a speak
easy. Mrs. Burke alleged that she bought a
bottle of w hisky at the house of Mrs. Hyle.
Mis. Hyle was arrested and gave bail fora
hearing to-day.
Moses Powell, of the Thirty second ward,
was giv en a hearing lust evening by Alder
man King on a charge of cruelty pi eferred
by Agent Sweeney, of the Anti Cruely So
ciety. It is claimed that Powell stripped
his children and beat them with a strap.
The Alderman reserv ed his decision.
BEAUTIES OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
Views From Highland Grove, McKees
port's Picturesque Suburb.
A few days ago a gentleman left in our
office window a photographic view of the
Monongahela Valley, between McKeesport
and Bradflocks Field,takcn from the summit
of Highland Grove, and many who passed
by stood still to admire the beautiful pan
orama which the artist has reproduced with
the camera. One young lady exclaimed:
"Oh! would it notbelovely to see that view
in reality; wonder how long one must travel
to get there?" "Only about 60 minutes,"
replied one of the bystanders. One of our
landscape artists looked at it for awhile,
made some inquiry in regard to exact loca
tion, wondered why he had not seen the
Slace before and then quickly expressed his
etermination, that he would go and
reproduce that picture in oil colors; and,
indeed, many of Pittsburg's residents
may have traveled hundreds of miles to see
sights but not likely did they find a place
where so much natural beauty was com
bined with evidence of energetic industry
and enterprise. The landscape shows a
large expanse of water, the Monongahela
making here a wide sweep like a horseshoe
curve, so that the opposite shore appears as
a large island in a oeautiful lake j ou see
thrifty villages, forests, farm:, orchards
and meadows intermingled with immense
industrial establishments, the view resem
bles somewhat the one seen from the Statue
ot Libertv in the New York harbor onto
Staten Isfand. To the left you see the city
of McKeesport spread over several beauti
ful hills with its huge industries lining the
right bank of the river two bridges, one a
highway bridge and the other a railroad
bridge, facilitate communication and com-
msree with the opposite shore, on which
are located the Howard Plats Glass Works,
the Allegheny Bessemer Works, the Du
quesne Tube "Works and the villages
of Duquesne and Gerrnantown. The trunk
line railroads extend their branches
up this valley to the right you see the
villages of Saltsburg and Port Perry and the
boroush of Braddocks Field, withthe im
mense Edgar Thomson Steel Works, and
beyond that the industrial establishments at
Rankin, Keating and Homestead.
The point from which you can see all this
is located in a beautiful grove where mag
nificent forest trees qive delicious shades m
summer, and villas ironting a public square
are heated with natural gas in winter; it is
supplied with water from the city and can
be reached on an easy grade by a paved
street from the city of McKeesport, or by a
short lootpatn irom Demmler Station.
If you are fond of a pleasant country
home with city conveniences and amidst
life and prosperity, here is. the place and
now is the time to select some of the fine
tAiildmg lots which the Highland Land
Company Lim. has for sale in this locality.
Go and see or write to
W. C. Soles & Bro.,
Boom 1, Bank of McKeesport Building, Mc
Keesport, Pa. -htjj
i
Excursion to Atlantic City
On Thursday, August 27. Bate, 510 round
trip, tickets good forten days. Trains leave
Baltimore and Ohio denot at 8:15 a. m. and
920P. M. Parlor cars ou day train, sleeping
WU9 UM .. KAM.U.
HAD AT HUCKSTERS.
Farmers Complain of Being Crowded
Ont of the Pittsburg Market
BY THE HORDES OP MIDDLEMEN.,
They Say They Have Ko Show Whatever to
Ecll Their Produce.
BIG MONEY IX BETAILIXG PEACHES
The gardeners who attend the Pittsburg
market are all torn up over the encroach
ments of hucksters. Some of them have
been casting about for a time, in hope of
finding relief. They say the law for the
prevention of forestalling has not only been
a dead letter for years past, but instead of
getting their rights they are treated as step
children, and as though they were only
there by sufferance. At the same time they
claim that petition and remonstrance are of
no avail and that regular garden product
raisers are forced to take back seats so that
people whose dealing there is not contem
plated by law monopolize the space, and
among those arc fakirs and Italians, most,
if not all, of the latter being not even nat
uralized citizens, while some of the com
plainants pay considerable taxes in addition
to the rent of their spaces, and some hucks
ters pay none.
"Why do you not file a remonstrance and
support it before the powers in charge?" was
asked of one, and he replied: "I think the
result would be disastrous. I don't know
but that it would be worse for me, as I'm
afraid I could not get support from fellow
sufferers, and might be forced out entirely,
as some others have been.
AFRAID OF BEING FROZEX OUT.
"I understand that Kane disposed of his
business, fearirfg that he might be forced out -I
on short notice and thus lose on his stock,
and seeing a-good chance to sell avoided
trouble. You know Zoch got out also. If I
could dispose of my truck farm for Its full
value I would quit. We are so crowded for
room by Hucksters that we cannot find
place for our stuff except by putting it out
on tho back streets, and then teamsters
drive into it, and having right of way, wo
cannot prevent it. One butcher seems to
hav e authority to take any liberty his fancy
dictates, and backs his wagon among our
baskets, regardless of consequence. I am
glad to say that he is the only one of the
butchers that tyrannizes over us, but he Is
one too many.
"The market house, as I understand It,
was established for tho mutual benefit of
farmers and the general pnblic, and while
we are allowed to sell to grocers we are not
allowed to sell to one another, but along
came adventurers, many of whom have
nev er declared their intention of becoming
citizens, and not only elbow us out of our
places or greatly crowd us, but sell the stale
products of the South, the West and Ber
muda. If we complain to the constables it
does us no good. They seem to have their
orders from some source of power, Judging
from the indifference with wnich they treat
our complaints."
As far as could be Jearned farmers and
gardeners all talked the same way, but they
all said "Don't quote me, as I cannot afford
a fight 011 top of present trouble." One of
them pointed out two stands, the best, he
said, about the market house, and said: "I
will glvo $2,000 spot cash to get a permanent
hold on one of them, and yet neither of the
men who occupy them prodnces a single
vegetable himself. As tooneof them, aman
who lives in the country pays the rent to
the market clerk and turns the stand over
to the huckster. I don't know what ar
rangement the rent payer has with the
huckster, but I do know that he has often
made $25 in three hours selling peaches, and
between some of the hucksters' tricks and
the absence of a sealer of weights and meas
ures, both the farmers and the public are
done up pretty thoroughly.
CROWDED OUT BY HUCKSTERS.
"We must crowd our stuff out into the
street to accommodate hucksters ranged
along the walls, and the streets are largely
taken up by wagons also belonging to huck
sters. Some farmers come here early in the
night in order to secure a place, and their
horses are left standing suffering on the
stones until I often wonder the Humane So
ciety does not get after the owners, and yet
the farmers can do no better, owing to the
huckster nuisance. The public may be sat
isfied to pay speculative prices for stale im
ported tomatoes, potatoes etc., and be
cheated by unjust balances and short
measures, but it should know what it buys,
and that tho market is no longer one in the
primary signification of the term, and when
wc are entireiv driven out. as we will hn in
a few years If this stato of affairs continue,
you will all be driven to the groceries for
supplies, or buy all the time at a speculative
advance for the monopoly is nearly perfect
now."
A visit was made to Chief Bigelow's office,
but he was not at home, ana Mr. Bingham
said he know nothing about the matter, and
reterred the inquirer to Market Superintend
ent Adams. A couple of calls wero made at
Mr. Adams' office.but he was not found in
either time. His olerk said they had not J
neara anyinmg 01 tne complaints.
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 2 5 -piece lot of all-wool FRENCH
-PLAIDS, good styles and colors,
marked from j5i 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 15c.
A choice line of Fancy Flannels,
now 30c a yard, were 50c.
Just a few pieces left of our regular
Ji 25 and ,vi 50 India Silks, which
we are now closing at 75 c a yard.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St.
anlS-xwrsn
DIAMONDS
A
GOOD
PURCHASE
WHEN
Bought from a first-class house, when qual
ity Is guaranteed and no fancy prices asked.
We carry a large stock, handle only fine
goods and figure close prices. No trouble to
show you.
E. P. ROBERTS & SON,
yiFTH AYE. AND MAEKET ST.
aul2-irwT
She Wanted His Money.
Testimony ha been fllea in the divorca
suit of Joseph Hosbik, a Bohemian, against
his wife. He claims she deserted him soon,
after their marriage In Bohemia because ho
declined to transfer $1,400 he promised her.
She came to America, but cannot now be
found.
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pittsburg, Pa,
Tuesday, Aug. IS, 1591.
JuSJOBIu-M
PENN AVENUE STORES.
SOME .
SPECIAL
OFFERINGS
BLACK
DRESS
SILKS
Just received direct from the
manufacturers, all fresh,
choice, perfectly finished
goods and all
EXTRA GOOD VALUE.
BLACK GR0S GRAINS,
24 inches wide, at $1 a yard.
BLACK FAILLE
FRANCAISE,
At $1 00,
At Si 25,
At Si 50,
At Si 75
Decidedly superior to ordi
nary goods at even higher
prices.
BLACK POULT DE SOIE,
At Si 00,
At Si 25,
At $x 50
Per yard.
One of the handsomest of
quietly elegant silk fabrics
made.
BLACK SURAH SILKS,
In our celebrated standard
makes,at close prices.
Call or send for samples.
JOS. HORNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN AVENUE.
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TO CLOSE!
One lot Night Shirts 41c
One lot Boys' Waists .". 21c
One lot Madras Shirts 85c
Down from Si 50.
One lot Umbrellas Si 00
Silk and good Gloria, with
slight imperfections, sold
at $3 to $4.
One lot Corsets at 25c
These are regular 50c Cor
sets, and are offered at
this price this week only.
The above lines must be closed.
We need the room. j
435 MARKET ST. 437.
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