THE PITTSBURG- DISPATCH MONDAY AUGUST '24. 1891. J MILLER'S OWff STORY. Continued from third page. from all over the country hove heen received by Sir. Miller offering him the hand of friendship. One of them is attached below, together with the testimonial of his friends in a secret society who, in spite of nil that has been said, will trust him far enough to judge him as he is. Another link is that of the confession of Harrop, who was a member of the second pane of robbers. Here is how it was given toMr. Miller. The story following is from Miller's onn lips: Before Harrop left the prison, he visited jne and asked me if there was anv way in which he could favor me. I told him there was nothing except that he would tell me the actual lacts, now that he was pardoned and only awaiting his discharge, regarding his connection with the robbery of John Connors. He told me the story as it is re lated here regarding their crossing the bridge and going back, and stated that when they arrhed at the house of John Connors they had Found Him and Ills Wife Tied, the t-afe sacked, and everything in confu sion, but prov ling around "oueot them had opened a clock that stood in one of the rooms and discovered a little hoard of monev which Mrs. Counors had hidden with out tne knowledge of her husband. This was pounced upon and one of the bills thus found was offered to the tollkeeper on their return. Of course, when arrc-tcd, there was no possibility of establishing their iunocence, as theV rcallv had been guilty of robbing John Connors, while they had actually failed to secure the plunder, having been forestalled bv the other gang. JL conversation with tne iUe ol one ot upon which the indictment -and subsequent proceedings in said case found, and he did not consider the shooting of the said John Connors, Sr., on the night of the 23d of March, 1881, being the time the said bur glary was committed, of sufficient impor tance to mention it in said information, as the said John Connors, Sr., then stated that he thought it had not been done with the intention of hurting him, but that the re volver had been discharged accidentally, or if not accidentally, merely for the purpose of intimidating, andnot with the intention of bhooting him, nor in any part of the trial of said case was any weight given, or iiii portanceattached to said shooting, but was merely called out in the evidence along with the rest of the facts when the said John Connors was giving his testimony. The said John Connors, Sr. mentioned in the affidavit hereto attatched, is the same Johu Connors, Sr., that wasprosecutorinthe ca'-e before mentioned, a copy of whose testimony in the trial of the said case is hereto appended. Also that Jack Kiihbs is the detective who had the entire control of the detective work of the case, who is the bearer of this affidavit. W. A. HlNIJMAX. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2Cth day of January, A. D. 1882. Samuel K. Clakk, .Notary Tublic. GrnuincxiPF of the Document. the first gang (who is reported as since dis charged irom the prison) placed me in pos session of the following facts. When Mon tague, Foster and Adams and the fourth man visited Connors' house and secured the money, they made their way to l'ittsburg, irom there to Cleveland, where the money was divided. After it had been spent, Mon tague proposed that the bonds which had been secured in the robbery should be given to him to dispose of in Pittsburg. Uegarding his vindication Mr. Miller last night said: "Montague's trip to Pittsburg to dispose of the bonds, my accidentally meeting with liim on the train, his recognition of me while he stood talking with the broker Xel son, in connection with the fact that, owing to rav hat iug been guilty of the shooting in Cleveland which necessitated my keep ing perfectly quiet regarding my where abouts, led to my being charged with the Cattish robbery, and to ray arrest and sub sequent conviction and imprisonment. I thinkthat any one unprejudiced, who will take this story, compare it with the affida vits and the extracts from the official and court records appended to it, will be con vinced beyond the shadow of a doubt, that, whatever I may have or mav not have been guilty of in my life, I Certainly Am Not Guilty of the robbery of John Connors in Clarion county. Of my life from the dav of mv dis charge from the "Western Penitentiary to the prereut hour, I leave those who know me to speak. I can only say that the de termination then formed tostav right in the city where my name had become a bvword and reproach, and to redeem it by" fair, manly, noncst living, unmixed with'mawk ish sentiment or pleas for pitv, has been faithfully fulfilled, and that no shadow or spot has rested on my reputation from that hour until this. To say that I am glad that it is possible now to prove for once and for ever mv innocence of the terrible crime with which I was charged is to but fecblv express the sentiments which animate me. True, had I not, previous to being charged with this crime, allowed myself to carelessly strav into com panionship and association with men and women of dissolute character, had I not fre quented resorts where they congregated, in other words, had I not been wild, as mtfnv another young man has, it would have been impossible to have been convicted of this horrible crime. If 1 erred, yea if I sinned, surely I can say as Cain did of old, "My punishment is greater than I can bear," and so it seemed in the long, weary days when, penniless and friendless, sometimes despairing, I struggled for a foothold among my fellows, and to regain a place in the community and society. ACRES OF AFFIDAVITS. THE DOCUMENTS IN WHICH SmiER TIACES HIS TKTJST. The Sworn Statement Secured From Colonel "0". D. Moore on His Sickbed Saturday Night An Array or Testimony "Wliicli It Certainly Remarkable. The list of affidavits starts with the fol lowing: State of Pennsylvania, county of Clarion ss. Before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and State, came John Con nors, Sr., of Madison township, in said county, who being by me duly sworn ac cording to law, deposeth and saith; that, AVherlas, on the 9th day of January, A. D. 1882, he made an affidavit in reference to the assault and robbery made on him on the evening of the 23d day of March, 1881, and that he is now informed that said affidavit or information has been misconstrued to set forth that I charge James W. Miller with shooting me with intent to kill, but in order to correct any such construction on that affidavit, I hereby make this affidavit and say that I did not intend to charge anv such crime on the baid Miller, nor did I "recog nize or identify him nor any other who committed said burglary, they all being masked, and further saitfi not. Joitx C. Cwjnors. Sr. Swom to before me this 25th dav of Janu arv, A. D. 1882. it. K. McGregor, J. P. State of Pennsylvania, County of Clarion, ss. Before me, a subscriber and Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally came Mrs. Barbara Counors, ol Madison township, county and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn, saith: That she is the wile of John Connors, Sr., who was assaulted and robbed on the 23d day of March, 1881; that she was present at th'e time of the said robbery, and that sue did not recognize any of said burglars, for the reason that they were all marked, and further saith not. Barbara Coxxors. Sworn before me on the 25th day of Jan uary, A. D. 1882. It. E. McGregor, J. P. State of Pennsylvania, Clarion County, ss.: I, W. "V. Greenland, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that IS. It. McGregor, Esq., whose name is sul scribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instru ment, being at the time of the taking such proof or acknowledgement an acting Justice of the Peace, dulyxiuthorized to take acknowledgements of deeds, administer oaths, etc, in and lor said county, duly commissioned, sworn and qualified, and to all whose acts as such full laith and credit are due, and that the same is executed agreeably to the laws of Pennsylvania; and lurthcr, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said R. K. McGregor, and verily believe that the signature thereto is genuine. Whereto I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Clarion, on the 20th day of Januarv, A D. 1632. W. W. Geeeslasb, Prothonotary. Another Intereitlnc Statement. State of Pennsylvania, Clarion County, ss. Before me, a notary public in and for the County of Clarion, personally came "W. A Hindman, who being dulv sworn according to law, eavs: That, in tne year 1881, he was the District Attorney in and for the County of Clarion, State of Pennsylvania, 1 ana as sucn uisirm Attorney in tne trial of the case of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania vs. James V. Miller ct al., in the Court of Oyer aud Terminer, General Jail Delivery in and for the County of Clarion, 2fo. 1 August session, 1881. Charge, bur glary, of which John Connors, Sr.. was the prosecutor: That he drew the information State of Pennsylvania, Clarion County, ss. I, "V. W. Greeland, prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for t lie county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Samuel K. Clark, Esq., whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking said proof or acknowledgment, an acting notary public dulv authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds, administer oaths, etc., in and for said county, duly coinmissioned, sworn and qualified, to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due, that the same is executed agreeably to the laws ot Pennsylvania, and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Samuel K. Clark, and verily be lieve that the signature thereto is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Clarion the 2Gth day of January, A D. 1882. AV. W. Greenland, Prothonotary. Common wealth of Pennsylvania, county of Clarion, ss. I, James B. Knox, President Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial district, composed of the counties of Clarion and Jefferson, Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify that "V. W. Greenland, by whom the annexed certificate and attestation were made and given, and who in his own proper hand writing thereunto subscribed his name and atnxed the scat ot tne Court ot Common Pleas of said county, was at the time of taking, and now is, the Prothonotary in and for the said county of Clarion in the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, duly com missioned and qualified, to all of whose acts as such full faith and credit arc and ought to be given as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere, and that the said certificate aud attestation are in due form of law- and made by the proper afficcr. Jas. B. Kxox, President Judge. In "Warden "Wright's Hands. Common weal til of Pennsvvanla, ) County of Clarion, J " I, "W. "W. Greenland, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county, do certify that the Hon. Jas. B. lvnox, by wnom tne ioregoing attestation w as made, and w hohas thereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of making thereof, and still is, President Judge of the Court of Court of Common Pleas, Orphan's Court, and Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, to all of whose acts as sucli full taith and credit are and ought to be given as w ell in courts of judicature as elsewhere. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set mv hand and affixed the seal of said court this 2;th day of January A. D. 1882. "W. "W. Greeklakii, Prothonotary. The foregoing is an exact and literal copy of the original affidavits in charge of "Warden E. S. Wright, of the Western Penitentiary, Allegheny City, Pa., made by me this 8th day of August A. D. 1891. Moore's First Affidavit United States of America, State ot Pennsylvania, County of Allegheny. Before me, Joseph G. Brown, Prothono tary of said county, personally came W. D. Mo'orc, E-q., attorney at law aud solicitor and counsellor, w ho, being duly sworn, de poses and saith that he was the attorney of James W. Miller, whose case is before the proper court of jurisdiction of Toronto, Canada, on demand for his extradition, and the proper authority of the State of Penn sylvania, to-wit, the Warden of the Western Penitentiary, as he is informed and believes, on a trial in Clarion county, State of Penn sylvania, aforesaid, of said Miller on indict ment containing two counts, first, burglary, second, receiving stolen goods, and that In the course of said trial not a particle of testimony was offered tending to establish Miller's participation in the burglary of Mr. Connors house, except the alleged possession of some of the " bonds several weeks after the burglary in the city of Pitts burg, a city at least 100 miles from the said county of Clarion. And that because of the absence of such proof the District Attorney of Clarion county abandoned the second count of the indictment; and the said deponent further saith that from the source of information peculiar to himself that he is as certain that the said Miller was not present and did not participate in the burglary as he is of his own existence. That from the same source of information he knows there was no'felon ious shooting with the intent to kill, but that the pistol of one of the burglars caught in the rope by which the old man was tied and that when he was lifted to a lounge in the room it was accidentally discharged. He further deposeth that no person in Clarion county had dreamed of any such information against the said Miller, nor did make such information, and that finally ltoger O'Mara who deponent is informed and believes made such informa tion was not present at said Miller's trial in Clarion county, and could not know any thing legally or morally sufficient to sup port said inlormajion, all of which, as far as facts are personally known to deponent and what is derived from others, he is morally certain is also true. AV. D. Moore, Attorney at Law, 72 Grant St., Pittsburg. Pa,. U. S. A Sworn and subscribed to betore me this 18th day of January, 1882. Jos. O. BrowX, Prothonotary. Allegheny county, s.s. I, Edwin H. Stowe, President Judge of tne Court ot Common Pleas JS 0.1 in and for said county, certify that Joseph O. Brown, by whom the above attestation is made, was at the time thereof Prothonotary ot saiil court, duly qualified, and the said attestation is in due form of law and made by the proper officer. Witness mv baud and seal, the 18th day of January, A. D. 1882. Euvris H. Stowe. Al'eghcny county, s.s. I, Joseph O. Brown, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas Xo. 1 for said coun ty, certify that the Hon. Edwin H. Stowe, Esq., by whom the above certificate was given, and whose name is thereto sub scribed in his own proper handwriting, was at the time thereof President Judge of the said court, duly commissioned and sworn ana acting. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 18th day of January, A. D. 1882: .Joseph O. Brown, Prothonotary. The foregoing is an exact and literal copy of the original affidavits in charge of Warden E. & Wright, of the AVesteru Pen itentiary, Allegheny Citv, Pa., made by me this 8th day of August, A. D. 1891. Faithful to His Pledse. State or Peunsyl vania.County of Clarion, s.s. Before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county and State, came AV. F. Coll ner, of said county, who, bv me, been first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith: That Whereas, The statement madeby James AAr. Miller in regard to my taking him from the county jail of Clarion county to the penitentiary in Allegheny City I being Sheriff of Clarion county "at that time) is correct in every particular. According to his pledged word,"he made no attempt to es cape, though he might have done bo had he chosen to break his word. Furthermore, I was present during all the time of his trial, and from the evidence adduced, do not think Miller was guilty, and had he had a separate trial he would never have been found guilty. The prevail ing sentiment in the county to this day is that Miller was unjustly convicted. Furthermore, the prevailing impression that John Connors, Sr., or his wife were tortured by the burglars is false. The only evidence lit the trial in relation to torture was the testimony of John Connors, Sr., that one of the burglars had threatened if he did not open the safe he would inflict punishment on Ills wife. He opened the safe, and Connors and his wife were merely tied and gagged by the robbers. I have kept track of Miller since his discharge from prison, and to my knowledge his life has been commendable in every respect. He has lny entire trust and confidence, and I am happy to number him among my friends. Furthermore, I firmly believe that the first time Mr. Miller was iu the limits of Clarion county was the night he was brought to the jail charged with the rob bery that had occurred about six months before. Sworn and subscribed to by W. F. Collner, ex-sherill'and ex-prothonotary, and sworn and subscribed to before J. H. Sweeny, J. P., at Clarion, on the 15th day of August, A. D. 1S91. The Others Did Xot Know Miller. Clarion, Pa., August 15, 1891. To The Dispatch, Pittsburg, Pa.: I was counsel for Harrop, Jackson and Ott, who were indicted and tried jointly with J. AV. Miller for the burglary and rob bery committed at the house of John Con nors, Sr., near Catfish, in this county, The trial was during the August term of 1881. I had no knowledge whatever of Miller or his defense; had never seen him until he was brought into court for trial, and had no communication witli him during the trial. He was represented and defended by his own counsel, Colonel AV. D. Moore, of Pitts burg. My clients assured me that they had no knowledge of Miller, and had never met him until he was committed to the jail they were confined in. But, as they denied any knowledge of or participation in the rob bery, their disclaimor and knowledge of the matter would throw no ligjit on the ques tion of his guilt or innocence. As 1 was not concerned in his defensq, I have now only a dim recollection of the details of the evidence against him. The impression I now have is that it was not clear nor satis factory enough to justify conviction, and mat ne wouiu not nave Deeii cuuviciuu uii it had it not been of the intense excitement prevailing the public mind in this county growing out of tlie crime that some parties had undoubtedly committed under circuni tances of unusual outrage and atrocity. The record that Miller has made for him self since his discharge from prison, in lead ing a life of industry and probity( free from taint or blame, satisfies me, and it seems to me ought to satisfy the public, that he was innocent of the crime for which he was con victed. , B. J. Eeid, Attorney at Law, Clarion, Pa. In personal interviews that THE DIS PATCH correspondent had with Attorney Beid, both betore and after the writing of this letter, he said: "At the time of the trial the public feeling was at its height, the whole county was clamoring for blood, and mv feelings may have been so swayed that I believed him guilty. But now after an elapse of ten years with all the excitement gone, as I have looked coldly and calmly at the evidence that was then adduced, I do not see how it could have been possible for any jury to have convicted a man on such meager proofs. A Statement From a Eawyer. State of Pennsylvania, County of Clarion, s. s. Before me, AVilliam A. Sipler, Prothono tary of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and ex-offi cio clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions and Oyer ami Terminer Court of said county personally came J. T. Maffett, of Clarion, Pennsylvauia, who being first dulv sworn according to law, deposeth and saith: That he was counsellor for J. AV. Miller in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Clarion county, Pennsylvania, at the August sessions, A. D.. 1881, when the said J. AV. Miller was tried on the charge of burglarizing the dwelling house of John Connors, Sr., and the robbery therefrom of the money bonds and securities of said John Connors. "That I took the notes of testimony on the trial of said case. That as I now recol lect, the testimony brought out on the trial in no way connected the said James AV. Miller with said burglary and robbery, ex cept that one George AV. Nelson who had been jointly charged with said Miller with the commission ot said offense ("whose case was nol prossed) testified that he had re ceived some of the bonds alleged to have been stolen from said James AV. Miller with orders to sell the same. And i. further say that I firmly believe a conviction in this case should not have been had on the evidence, and I believe the the same was result of popular claraort for the punish ment of someone for this outrage. Mr. Connors, himself, testified positively that he could not identify any one of the" party who had committed the robbery and bur glary. At. the time of this trial under the law Mr. Miller was not al lowed to testify in his own behalf, and a separate trial was refused him. I, Mr. Miller's counsel, removed the case to the Supreme Court of the State by writ of error, and for want of means we were un able to prepare the case and print the testi mony, and were consequently compelled to allow the writ of error go by default. And Mr. Miller was, of course, compelled to serve out his sentence. I have not been personally acquainted with Mr. James AV. Miller's career or course of his life since his release from prison. However, from information and belief, I am firmly of the opinion and belief that lie has lived a cor rect and industrious life. And I further say that the notes and testi mony taken by me I believe firmly are sub stantially correct, and exhibit the evidence correctly. Sworn and subscribed to bv James T. Moffatt, Abont the Thousand Dollar Hills. The State of Ohio, Mahoning County. Before me, a notary public in and for said county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, per sonally appeared John G" Mellon, who being duly sworn, says that in 1880 he was one of tne proprietors of the Bed Lion Hotel, located in the city of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, that he was acquainted with J. AV. Millerthathe had been boarding witli him, and that he had been boarding with him at said hotel for some two years DIED. ALEXANDER At residence of Robert A. Alexantlcr.Steuben street,Thirty-sIxth ward, nt S r. m. Saturday, Augusts, 1891, SAitAn J. Alkxaxder. Funeral Mosdat at 10 a. m. at above resi dence. BOOS On Sunday, Augnst S3, nt 2:15 r. M., Elizabeth Boos, wifo of Frederick Boos, in hor 71th year. Funeral from her late residence, No. 2934 Smallman street, on AVednksdat at 2 P. M. Friends of the family aro respectfully in vited to attend. 3 CHAMBERS On Sunday morning, August 23, 1891, lit 0 30,Xajict IL.widow of the late Mat hew Chambers, Sr., in the 0tn year of her ago. Funeral services at the residence of Dr. Calvin King, Neville street, near Ellsworth utenue, Tui.su w, August 25, at 10 a.m. In terment piinte. 2 HUFF Sundav morning, August 23, 1891, at 5 o'clock, Jas.. S.K. Huff, late of Company 1 , Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and member of U. A". L. No. 1. Funeral services StoxDAY evening, Au gust M, at 8 o'clock, at residence of his sister, Mrs. Wilson, No. 170 Robinson stioot, Alle gheny. Remains will be taken to Tarentum on 10."l0 A. M. train AV. P. R. R. for interment. Friends of family respectfully invited to at tend. KING-On Sunday, Angnst 23, 1891, at 8 30 a. m., Airruuit, voungost child of Michael and Annie King, aged 10 months and 12 days. AVc stood besido his bed of death, Bowed down were we with sorrow; AW knew he would be lost to us Upon the coming morrow. From his lips the playful smile Could not by death bo driven; And with tho word "Mamma" on his lips. He passed from earth to heaven. Funeral will take place from parents' resi dence, 300 Forty-tifth streot, Mosd vr at 2 p. m. Friends of tho family aro respectfully in vited to attend. Ll'TZ On Sunday, August 23, 1891. at 8:40 r. m., Mamie jjosella, daughter or tuwara and Theiesca Lutz, aged 2 years and 2 months. Funeral from the parents' residence, 301 Main street, Sharpsburg, on Tuesday at 8:30 a. m. Friends of the lamily are respectfully invited to attend. 2 MOORE On Friday, August 21, 1891, at 3 30 p. M.( Mat Sixclaiu, wife of Dw ight E. Moore. MULHOLLAND Suddenly, on Friday, August 21. 1891, at 11 A. M., Mattie, wifo of James Mnlholland. NORRIS On Sunday, August 23, 1891, at 2 o'clock a. x., Mohqas A. Nomas, in his 31st year. Funeral services at his late residence, No 163 Forty-third street, on Tuesday after, noon at 2 o'clock. Williamsport papers please copy. NORTH Suddenly on Sundav, August 23, 1891, at 2:40 a. n., nt Detroit, Mich., Ciiari.es North, of this city, in tho 60th year of his ago. Notice of funeral hereafter. NOWATNY On Saturday, August 22. at 2 p. m., Axkie, the adopted daughter of Will iam and Annie Nowacny, aged 7 months and 7 days. RIGDON On Saturday, August 22, 1891, at 8 p. x., Stewart Carvil Riodon, in his 18th year. Friends of the family are respectfully in vited to attend the funeral services at tho residence of his mother, Mrs. M. O. Rigdon, No. 103 Sandnsky street, Allegheny City, on MoDAY, at 2 p. M. Interment private. 2 SEITZ On Sunday, August 23, 1891, Alice Inr.NE, infant daughter ot J. G. and Ida Seltz, aged 11 months and 4 days. 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About 300 yards assorted 40 -cent Imported SCOTCH CREPES, 10c. Two large lots ANDERSON'S GINGHAMS, 40-cent ones at I5c and 25c. About 2,000 yards, full yard wide, 36-inch CHALLIS, 5 Cts. About 1,000 yards, 32-inch, extra fine CHALLIS, 5 Cts. 50 and 55-cent ALL - WOOL FRENCH CHALLIS, 25 and 35 Cts. Remnants of all-wool FRENCH CHALLIS, for little money, for Children's Dresses. Center depart ments in dress goods and silk room for all the above. About 2,500 yards assorted, and about a hundred styles, 36 to 50-inch WOOL DRESS GOODS, 25c. Such an opportunity to get school dresses never seen. Rear dress goods department rear of store also for these. One lot, 20 to 24-inch NOVELTY STRIPED SILKS about 300 yards that are broken lines or assortments that must go 5i to $2 50 values SO Cts. Artlinr, ScnonflBlmrBr & Co., 68 and 70 OHIO ST., Allegheny, Pa. lUlL3ITllS LIES TOO MANY ! 1 1 SILK GRENADINES, 75-cent striped ones, at 25c. $1.50 Black Diagonal, one-inch stripes, At 50 Cts. Other Grenadine bargains that are extraordinary. Everything in Sum mer Goods, upstairs and down, must go THIS WEEK, as after that time it will be new Fall Goods in fact, We've opened a good many nice new Fall Dress Goods already. BOGGS & BUHL, ALLEGHENY. u24 THEYMUSTGO! AND NQ DOUBT DF IT! ATTENTION, WHEELMEN! The PRICES GO DOWN as follows: $1 50 Go Down to 75c. $2 Go Down to $1. $2 50 Go Down to $1 25. $3 Go Down to $1 50. LADIES'SILKWAISTS $B,000 TO IM To prevent losing my hair I would give ?500. To prevent getting blotches on forehead I would give $500. To have my hair back I would give 55,000. Blotches on forehead and bald heads all come from poisonous leathers in HATS. To prevent this yon should wear none but J. G. Bennett & Co.'s Light Weight Full Leather Band Hats. All guaranteed. Continued on sixthpage. ft Fife r DELICIOUS Ilaworinj Eitraets STOCKINET BICYCLE SUITS! Of best grade, including; Coat, Pants, Gloves, Cap and Belt, always in stock. Also, a hnncUome Helmet, for Summer Wear, Price 75c Our prices will surprise you on these goods. Clubs supplied at vory low rates. Umbrellas Re-Covered in One Day. Best Gloria $1 50 Satin de Chine (new) 2 00 Corona, warranted 75 Best SUk 3 50 All kinds, without reserve, go at $3 EACH. $4 5 $5 and $6 ones all the same, viz.: $3 each. NOW IS THE BUYERS' TIME. HORNE&WARD, 41 Fifth Avenue. au20-D J. 6. BENNETT & CO., Leading Hatters and Furriers, COB. WOOD ST. AND FIFTH AVE. N. R Sales on our new fall styles of English Derbys, Silverman's and Youman's HATS will commence on MONDAY, August 24. au23 FALL STILE THE "LEADER" OF THE SEASON. OR Small Repairs While You Wait PAULSON BROS., 441 Wood Street. Jj-28-MWT NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla Of perfect purity. Of groat strength. Economy In their usa Flavor as delicately end dellclously as tho fresh fruit, Jy20-nwjrs Lemon -Orange -Almond - W wi7 RaDM Transit to tne East End Take any electric or cable car and ride through the handsomest part of Pittsburg to VINCENT & SCOTT'S CARPET AND UPHOLSTERING HOUSE. We carry a complete line of all grades of Carpetings and sell them at a lower price than any house in the city. FURNITURE HEUPHDLSTERED. Feathers, Mattresses, Etc. SCHOOL BEGINS NEXT MONDAY. So SCOTT, 0323 PENN AVENUE. EAST END. Our stock of SCHOOL SUPPLIES is now complete. OUR PKICES are so much lower than the usual prices that you can save car tare on tne smallest Kina ot a pur chase. Watch the daily papers for onr price list of Slates, Slate Pencils, Lead Pencils, Tablets, Writing Pads, Blank Books, Pencil Boxes, School Bags, Book Straps, Erasers, Bulers, Writing Paper, etc. Price Lists Mailed of Charge. Write for One. FLEISHMAN & CO., 504, 506 and 508 Market St KAUFMANN BLOCK. Always the first to show the very latest novelties in headgear, we introduce to the public our "Leader" in early Fall Styles. Isn't it a Dandy? Just note the graceful outlines, the symmetrical curves and shapelv crown. The block from which this hat is made was specially designedfor us and fitly named the "Kaufmann Block," and will, according to the predictions of prominent manufacturers, have a most wonderful sale this fall. They come in all shades of Brown and Black. We are making a SPECIAL SALE of iliin lifff rllirlntr tliA pnminif ipaal. nnj although the quality, style ana finish should command ana is well wortn more still, we have put the price at money, SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. M- SH SCHOOL OPENS ON MONDAY WEEK. Only one week moreof play and then your boy will be seen "creeping like snail unwillingly to school." Ninetypercentof all the boys in town will need new suits,and it is more than probable that your boy is among that large majority. Vaca tion, however good for the children's health is most destructive to their clothing; it's a time of the year that tries the parents' hearts and their pocketbooks. OUR BOYS' DEPARTMENT Is replete with just the goods you need at this season, and all this week we shall offenspecial inducements in price on School Suits, with both short and long pants. The children have been having their picnic all summer; now we intend to give parents and .guardians A PICNIC IN PRICES And mitigate in no small measure the de mand made upon their purses by school opening. Besides giving special values in Cloth ing, we shall also offer companion bargains in ,HATS, SHOES AND FURNISHINGS For the little ones. We are ready to fit out your children from head to foot and save you considerable money in doing it. gusky;s 300 TO 400 MARKET STREET. au23-13 MIDSUMMER BARGAINS PATENT LEATHER SHOES, KANGAROO SHOES, FINE CALF SHOES, ELEGANT DONGOLA SHOES, all at greatly reduced prices. Laird's Shoe Stores, 406, 408, 410 MARKET ST. and 433 WOOD ST. au3-Mwrsa IN $3 00 ONLY. All voung gentlemen desirous of wearing thenoobiest, handsomest and most shapeliest hat of the tall season should avail them selves of this sale. .The old saying, "The Hat Makes the JIan," is aptly illustrated by this shining specimen ot headgear. We have all the latest styles in cheaper grades. Here are the prices, ?1, $1 60, 52 and $2 50. We invite your inspection. Write for our fall catalogue. THIS WILL INTEREST EVERY 111 PITTSBUHG AND VICINITY. By Far the Biggest Value Offered Since This Sale Began. See the Matchless Trouserings on Display in otfr Penn Avenue Windows. We have had marked success with the sale of a large quantity of fine imported Trouserings. They always sold freely at $10. Since the inauguration of this sale they have sold more freely with a discount of 25 per cent Now we propose to move them more quickly. Commencing this morning, the price will be $8 less 25 per cent, or $6, made to your measure and delivered in five days. There will positively never be another offer like this. It is simply $10 Trousers made to your measure for $6. And all because the stock has got to be closed out by September 15. Keep in mind that the material is' unsurpassed the work manship strictly first-class throughout; and that it is to make the disposal of the stock more rapid that this exceedingly low price is made. See the window dis play. Remember, too, that the Twenty-five Per Cent Discount includes every garment in the house. You can save money and get superior clothing every time. A magnificent line of $12 Men's Business Suits less 25 per cent Boys' and Children's Suits by the thousand royal value and a royal discount iNMe&BHI KAUFMANNS', . a st Pa ah 1 I .. . . VtfMl Finn ave. ana smitnneia st. n 'J 3 4 j I Je20-uw Ik. " . '!.
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