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CURING BY PRAYER
The World's Most Renowned Advocate
of Divine Healing to Visit Pitts
burs This Week.
GREAT CLAIMS MADE FOR HUT.
A Scotch-Australian Preacher Who Declares
He Not Only Cures All Human
ity's Ills, But
BATS HE HAS EVEX RAISED HIE DEAD.
Attcnlints it Bethany to Be fiircn an Opportunity to
Test Him.
The attendants at Bethany, the Center
acnne headquarters of the local faith cure
adherents, were yesterday thrown almost
into a fever of excitement. It was an
nounced that next Sunday Rev. John Alex.
Dowie, of Australia, would address the be
lievers at Bethany, to be the guest of Miss
Mary loorhcad until the 15th, when he
will return to Chicago, his present home.
Jlr. Dowie is called the most renowned
advocate of divine healinc in the world, and
through prayer and the laying on of hands,
is claimed to have achieved results equalled
only in apostolic times. Cancers are not
only stopped in their disastrous progress by
the prayer of Mr. Dowie, but it is &aid they
have actually disappeared almost instantly
under his touch. It is claimed, too, that
in San Francisco, where he taugb; his in
teresting theories last year, Mrs. S. A.
Kelly, of Eddy street, that city, who had,
to all appearances, died from a terrible
hemorrhage, was recalled to life. It created
a great furore, and rumors of it reached the
East at the time. Mr. Dowie, in telling it,
says:
"I did not intend to again speak of this,
but perhaps it is well to do pa The woman
lay upon her couch as dead. The jaw
dropped and the eyes fixed they were not
hhut, but fixed and glassy. I placed my
hand upon her heart, but could feel no flut
ter; I put my car down close, to detect any
breathing, but I could not, and the pulse
sceioed gone.
rilATTK FOR A MIRACLE.
"When I entered the room everyone else
retired from it in accordance with my cus
tom, and I was alone with Mi. Dowie in
what seemed to be the room of the dead. I
turned the lock in the door let someone
should open it without intention, and
we be disturbed in prayer. I then
placed my hand upon the body,
especially upon the heart I think it re,ted
entirely upon her heart and, with my wife
by my side, we prayed, crying unto Him
who is the resurrection and the life. We
believed our prayer would be answered.
Presently her eyes moved, then quickly the
life and the light returned to them. She is
now alive and in health."
Rev. Mr. Dowie is a Scotchman, born in
Edinburgh about 0 years ago. He believes
he is divinely ordained to promulgate the
doctrine that Cliris; died, not only for peo
ple's sins, but fortheir sicknesses: to deliver
mankind from botlu His meetings partake
largelv of the character of the usual evan
gelistic gatherings, -with, of course, the ad
ditional element of the novel doctrine of
Divine Healing. There are always great
stacks of requests for prayer
jrcnerally written. At the opening
of the meeting Mr. Dowie takes
the petitions in his hands, invites all pres
ent to kneel in prayer, then, in a qniet way,
mentioning the name of each malady, makes
a sinipl". direct petition to God. He does
not lay hands ou anyon; publicly, unless
the number desiring to be prayed with be
comes greater than he can see singly. In
praying with them prh ately no other per
son" is allowed to be present except Mrs.
Dowie, who is a sweet, bright-faced blonde,
an Australian liv birt'i. She is alnays wkh
3iim in the healing room, unless the patients
be men, whom he sees alone.
THE HEALER'S FIRST EXPERIMENT.
Eicht years ago, when in pastoral charge
at Melbourne. Australia, Mr. D wie was
himself healed of a painful lameness.
Shortly afterward two little daughters of
one of his parishione-s lay dying from a
malicnant fever. Eminent physicians had
ceased all efforts fortheir recovery, and upon
their acknowledgement that no more could
be done by them, Mr. Dowie knelt by the
bedside and oflered up a prayer. The fever
abated almost instantly, and thereafter the
lame and halt, the blind and diseased, fol
low hI him in crowds. Since that time he
has "laid hands" on over 13,000 persons.
He left Australia to encompass the world
by travel and carry these doctrines into
every nation.
So charges of auv kind are made. Xo
person who has ever been healed has been
aked to give a cent of monev. The poor
are treated as kindly and patiently as the
rich, and, as a matter of fact, it is they who
largely ha e been blessed. However, there
is never want of money. Most munificent
donations of thousands of dollars have been
given to the work by wealthy admirers
Since entering at "the Golden Gate in Cal
ifornia, Mr. and Mrs. Dowie and their
young son aud little daughter have stopped
for a time in Salt Lake City, Omaha, Ne
braska, Seattle and various points in Can
ada. Their plans are now to settle in Chi
cago nmil after the AVorld's Fair, during
which session he will hold meetings in the"
lecture room of the Auditorium Hotel.
Then they intend to go to Great Britain,
China, Africa and India.
SOME Or niS ECCENTRICITIES.
"While a cultured, educated gentleman of
wonderful power and courage, Mr. Dowie
has peculiar eccentricities, one being a per
fect abhorrence for the eating of pork aud
tobacco using. lTntil such "vile" practices
lunebeen abandoned he will never lay his
bands upon a person.
One of the most remarkable healings re
ported under his touch was the first in San
Francisco, that of a poor old woman who
came to him on crutches that she had used
for years because of one foot being turned
directly tinder her ankle. Mr. Dowie,
kneeling down, took the deformed foot in
his hand, placed his fingers upon the dis
torted, painful joints, and prayed. Instant
aneously, his " adherents saV, the joints
slipped" into their proper place and the
woman rose aud walked without her
crutches. Some other reported cures are as
follows- Mr. Ada Aspengren, of Sutter
trcet, Oakland, Cal., was horn blind in her
left eye and deaf in one car. She was healed
also " durinir the meetings in San
Francisco. In Victoria, Canada, Cap
tain Ashton, totally deaf for 20 years,
was holly restored to hearing. Mr. Dowie
placed his hand upon the man's head,
prayed and put his fingers in the diseased
ears. Immediately afterward the patient
could distinctly "hear a whisper. Mrs.
Randall, of Seattle, "Wash., had a cancer in
her M-ytem for over two years, and it gate
her terrible pain, so much'so that she had to
be waited upon constantly. She could not
raise her arm for the cancer was gathered in
a great bunch just under it. Mr. Dowie
say.:
"When her mother first spoke to me I
answ cred, 'There are to manv waiting for
aic I do not think 1 can see ner, but when
she explained the case I said, 'Oh, if it be a
cjneer case I will sec her.' I always put
everything aside for that. The woman was
Fullering t'-rribly. We asked the dear Lord
to kill the cancer, and while my hand was
unon it the whole bunch disappeared. There
has been no sign of it since
OTIIER MIRACLES REPORTED.
A bc TTI" -''
vnij ;'rl"ris in-
fctantly healed of a rupture of 18 years'
standing. She affirms that when Mr. Dowie
laid his hands upon her she felt the "power
go right throigh her." Another case of
cancer was was that of Mrs. Mellie Faulk
ner, of Los Angeles. For 24 years she had
been in the doctors' care, and at last the ver
dict of death was pronounced. She had an
internal cancer and an enormous bunch
under her arm and two on her breast. The
internal cancer had been bleeding for four
or five months. It stopped gradually, but
the otheroncers melted from view at once,
and have never returned. Miss Emma Hud
son, of Peterboro, Canada, was healed of 15
years'"rheumatic gout, she entered the room
of healing on crutches, Tmt when she walked
out Mn Dowie carried them in his hands.
There are numerous cases of blindness and
lung diseases from all over the country that
wprp ?nsttntt- TipnlpiV
A pathetic story was brought to attention'
at one ot .Mr. Dowie s meetings noi long
ago. Tour tiny girls, with sad, tear-stained
faces, pushsd their way through the crowd
up to the speaker on the platform and
handed him a note. It was a mournfnl ap
peal from the mother of the childien that
tor their sake prayer might be offered for
their insane father, who was then confined
in an asylum.
REASON' RATIDLY RESTORED.
Mr. Dowie at .once knelt with the entire
audience and prayed. In less than a week
from that time the nftn was himself in the
audience to tell how his reason had sud
denly returned to him while he sat in his
cell
Mr. Dowie affirms that all healings should
be accomplished at once, and denounces
with great indignation the doctrines of
cradual restoration. Though a guest at
Bethany, he is in no wise connectedwjth
the Christian Alliance believers in divine
healing, but differs from them in many
things, the chief being that of sanctification,
which has a strong hold in Bethany, and
which he teaches in a different way. In
words of eloquence and earnestntss he
describes how, over five years ago, far away
in Australia, one night near tlie aawn, un
der those wondrous Southern stars, he
seemed to hear again, as he had for
many weeks, the wails of pain
from countless dying beds, and see the long,
sleepless vigils of thousands and tens of
thousands of loving hearts over those suf
ferers. "It seemed to reach my heart with sympa
thetic grief in that silent night," said he,
"and as I thought of the cross of Jesus,
which points upward from sin and sadness
and sickness to life and joy and health, I
determined to carry the news of healing and
joy to the suffering the world over."
EARLY FALL TEXTS.
A. Separate School for Every Sect Itev. J.
TV. Spronll Suggests a Novel Plan of
Education First Sermon by the New
TJnlversalist MinUler, J. I Andrews.
"No Religion in the Schools" was the
subject of Rev. J. W. Sproull's sermon at
Central R. P. Church, Allegheny, yester
day afternoon. His text was "The fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; agood
understanding have all ther that do His
commandments." After outlining the pres
ent condition of the public schools, he said
that Catholics truly say they are godless.
Then he continued:
"Not to teach the Bible in the irabllo
schools Is wholly contrary to the teaching of
oou. it is a uctectivo system oecauso tue
spiritual nnture is left unnurtured. It checks
investlcatlon into the greatest of all fields
because it teaches the child entirely of
thing j or the world. The child is trained to
bundle the forces of the world without
giving it power to use them ariphr. It is a
misdirection of power. Education without
God's boot means the ruir of society. Our
great criminals are from our most brilliant
men. The tendency of the day is to loose
ness. "Kverythins is beinjr secularized. Even a
demand is being made to have the Ex
position open on Sunday.
What forces are we bringing to bear
against this? An hour in the Sabbath School
will not counteract the effects of a week of
secular teaching. The motto of the public
schools is. Xo God to be acknowledged in
this building.' The results crime increases
as education advances. This reign of secu
larism will lead to the supreimcv of Rome
and the abolishment of all other creeds.
There must either be places made outside
where the Bible can be taught or the school
fund will have to be divided and each sect
nllotrel to have Us own schools. We must
come to that. Our present svstem is the
finest yet known, out the lack of God's
teaching is a defeat which will ruin all. It
mus; be changed or swept aside."'
HIS ITEST SEEMON.
The New Universalis!; Preacher at Curry
Cniicrslty Hall.
Eev. J. L. Andrews, late minister of the
TJniversalist church at Wausau, Wis., yes
terday entered upon his duties as pastor of
Christ Fniversalist Church of Pittsburg, at
Curry University Hall. Mr. Andrews is a
very forcible and eloquent speaker. The
subject of the sermon last evening was:
"What Is Truth?" He said:
The great end of life is the attainment of
truth Jian has no other question to ask.
Ko virtue transcends that of the love of
truth. Manv churches are almost disrupted
because they attach mort importance to
creed than to truth The .Unlversallst
ChurclCsnbscribes to no creed except tho
crce 1 of universal love and universal truth.
Christ imposed no creed on his followers. If
we can get close to Christand close to nature
wc are all right. It is good to investigate.
Truth Is obtained bv expel iment and strug
gle Whocvor thinks he has the same infal
lible knowledge of truth, possesses that
winch precludes the possibility of the at
tainment of truth The human mind out
crows a creed as surely as a child outgrows
its clothc-i, and von cannot get rid of doubts
until ou go rid of brains. Tho Scriptures
nrcnot infallible Thcro are many erron
eous statements in the Bible, but theo arc
from tho hand or man.Thet world will
never outgrow the spiritual influence of
this Book. Human conception and inter
pretation may change, but the Book itself
will never change. Man is not following a
phantom.
THE CHARACTER OF JOB
Taken as the Subject or a Sermon by Kev.
U.S. Laws, D. D.
Rev. R. S. Laws, D. D., pastor of the
Green Street Baptist Church, Allegheny,
who will leave for the District of Columbia
this morning, where he will spend eight
days, preached to a large congregate n last
night from Job xxvi., 14: subject, "The
Parts Understood." In discussing the per
son of Job. he said:
Tho perfect law of love, of righteousness,
and his eternal reality destroy all meta
phorical idea of a mere Illustration and es
tablish forever the irresistible facts of
righteous relationship to divinely ordained
nnd living things that are eternal. This
book, though poetic, is an evident part of the
deep things of God: and a long established
nnd unbroken chain of righteousness
from ago to age. For therein is tho
righteousness of God revealed from
faith to faith. As it Is written, tho Just
s''all live bv faith. The righteous promi
nence of Job promoted him above all others
through everj age for uprightness andpiety.
Ilcro Satan envied and charged him with
going Into tho prvice of God onlv for the
moucv ho could get out of It, just as the
world says abont God's ministers to-day.
SPIRITUALISTS IK EARNEST.
Their Assembly Itoom Crowded to Its
Capacity Ijwt Evening.
At the reopening of the First Church of
Spiritualists, No. C Sixth street, last night,
the house was crowded to its capacity by
about ."00 spell-bound believers in the mys
tic faith. F. A. Wiggins, of Salem,
Mass., delivered an interesting lec
ture, and at the close gave sev
eral tests of spirit control, as announced.
These tests were made by placing in the
lecturer's hands a ring or similar article.
The owner, being unknown to the medium,
would then be described and named.
Mr. Wiggins then saw many wried and
strange things which were not manifest to
the audience, but to the description of which
they listened with a strained, hard breathing
and intensity of earnestness, that made the
very air vibrant with repressed emotion.
Ilarcourt Plnce Seminary.
The school For bright and earnest girls is
Hircwirt VWp Per' - flirihie'. ". If
THE -
YELLOW ROW- CLEAR
Of Speak-Easies After Long-Continued
Efforts of the Police.
HAS HARBORED MANY A BAD JOINT
Predicament of a Peddler Who Insisted on
Another's Arrest.
EUNDATS DOINGS IN THE TWO CITIES
The police have for a Ijme cleared Yellow
Row of its speak-easiesoccupants. Lieu
tenant Lewis yesterday raided the last two
places. One was run by Sirs. E. Kindle, at
279 Second avenue. 'When the officers en
tered they found the proprietress, one other
woman and five men almost dead drunk.
The whole place was filthy and smelledJior
ribly. The officers were' glad to carry their
captives out as quickly as possible. There
was a large stock of beer on ice ready for
use.
The other place raided was kept by Mrs.
Anna Duffel, at No. 284 Second avenue.
Her apartments were a little more respecta
ble than the other. The proprietress was
not there at the time, but was arrested later
in the day. Both these women have been
arrested frequently on this charge, but hav
ing large families and promising to quit
selling liquor they have heretofore been let
down with light fines. Charles Hufnagle,
of McKcesport, had been a visitor at Mrs.
Duffel's, but was on the street when the of
ficers entere 1 the house. He managed to
ge' himself arrested with the party he
had just left by interfering with the arrest
ing officers and was taken to Central station.
THE YELLOW BOW TOO TOUGH.
Daring the past three years the Yellow
Row has furnished more spcak-easies than
any other locality in the city. Inspector
McAleese has waged a constant war against
the unlawful denizens of the place, but at
no previous time has he been able to en
tirely clear it of illegal liquor sellers. As
fast as one place was raided another would
start. Old-timers at the business, after
serving terms in the workhouse and jail,
would almost invariably go back to their
old resorts and start anew. A few
weeks ago more active war than
ever was begun against the "Row," and
since then at feast a dozen of its flourishing
inmates have been run down and caught in
the act of selling. As a result, with the
exception of the two arrested yesterday, all
the speak-easv proprietors are in the work
house. Until their release affairs will be
quiet in that vicinity.
TWO ItAIDS IN ALLEGHENY.
Lieutenant McKelvy. of the, Allegheny
force, made a raid on a crowd of young men
who were indulging in a game ot poker in a
shed at Recreation Park yesterday. C
Livingston, who claims to be a gymnast;
John Sewell, "William Mitchell, L J. Allen
and Joseph West, who make fireworks for
the "Fall of Pompeii," and William Bren
ncn, a barkeeper, w ere arrested and sent to
the lockup.
Lieutenant Thornton, of Allegheny, raid
ed the speak-easy of Maggie Raush, at No.
33 Long alley, last night. The proprietress,
another woman and two men were arrested.
They were subsequently released on de
posits. WAS ABSENTED HIMSELF.
Barney Jacobs Gets a Man Behind tho Bars
and Then Goes In, Too.
Barney Jacobs, a Hebrew, asked Officer
Grimes to arrest Harry Holmes, standing
on Smithfield street near Sixth avenue
yesterday afternoon. He claimed Holmes
had stolen jewelry from him. The latter
denied the accusation, so the officer took
both men to Central stationwhere Captain
Silvis heard both their stories. Holmes
said he was a painter and worked in Brad
dock recently. One day Jacobs came along
peddling jewelry, and Holmes was per
suaded to buy a pair of bracelets for his girl
on the instalment plan. After making a
few payments he found the bracelets were
very inferior and not worth what he had
contracted to pay. At that time his em
ployers sent him to the Southside to work,
and he had not seen Jacobs again, though
he was willing to pay all that was due
under his contract.
Jacobs said he worked in a mill at Brad
dock, denying he was a peddler, and claimed
that Holmes had refused either to pay or to
return the jewelry. Holmes again offered
to pay what he owed and the matter was all
but settled, when Captain Silvis called at
tention to a box and a package. Jacobs
cowed under his arm. Jacobs'claimed the
box contained nothing but some lead pen
cils, but when Sergeant Gray opened it he
found a lot of new 'jewelry, principally of
the prize package order. The package con
tained a Christian Bible, bound in Russia
leather, and the police believe it has been
ritolcn. Captain Silvis finally ordered both
men locked up, Jacobs as a suspicious
character and young Holmes as a witness.
WALKED IKTO THE RIVER.
Arthur Smith's Second Attempt at Suicide
Proved Successful.
Evidences of a peculiar suicide turned up
at Sharpsburg yesterday afternoon. Some
parties walking along the river bank near
the Sharpsburg bridge discovered a man's
clothes. Near them were tracks leading
down to the water, showing that the owner
of the clothes had jumped out into the
river. Other tracks showed where he had
come out again on the bank and still further
on were footprints leading down to the
water, as if he had repeated the attempt.
The last was doubtless successful, as nobody
could bejbund to claim the clothes.
The garments consisted of a black cheviot
coafand vest, blu'e striped pantaloons and
black derby hat. A silver-headed umbrella
lay near the clothes. In one of the pockets
two letters were found. One was addressed
to Arthur Smith, at No. 67 Elm street,
Zanesville, O. The other was to the same
person, but addressed to Sharpsburg, nnd
written by Edward Leonard, of Zanesville.
J. C. Wittmer and T. SL Cramer, who
found the clothes took them to a safe place
and notified the Coroner, who will investi
gate the case. The river will be searched
for the body.
SEEKING RENEWED SIGHT.
Predicament of a Syracuse lady' Stranded
in Pittsburg Penniless.
Mrs. Mary Howard, a blind widow, 50
years of age, from Syracuse, N. Y., is an
inmate of Central station as a lodger and
desires transportation to her home. She is
accompanied by her 13-year-old son, who
led her into the station Saturday night.
Her story is that she became blind shortly
after her husband's death, five- years ago,
and about 14 months ago she was advised to
go to Eureka Springs, Ark., for treatment.
Through some friends at home the expense
of the trip was defrayed, but after she had
spent all her money and could get n6 more
her vision had not returned and there
seemed no reason to expect that it would.
She lived at Eureka for some time on
charity. Then, through the authorities, got
transportation to Little Rock, Ark., and
has been sent from one city to another
until she reached here. She says she has
several other children at Syracuse who can
help to support her until her sight returns,
an expectation she still clings to. Her case
will be referred to the Department of
Charities to-dav.
Fate of the Etna Cat Slayer.
Christian Young is at the Allegheny Gen
eral Hospital unaccompanied by his right
hand. He is a former and lives near Etna.
Cats for some reason liave became so plenti
ful on his farm that they are a nuisance.
Y-t-div h" b-'an e'-.'!'i,'-', th?-n ri1! a
PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
shotgun. The gnn exploded and carried
away a part of his hand. He was brought
to the hospital where the balance cf the
hand had to be amputated.
TO HDLDTHBEE rHQTJESTS.
Coroner McDowell Will Have His Bands
Poll To-Day.
Coroner McDowell will hold three in
quests to-day. The first will be on Charles
Ruhmann, aged 43 years, who was killed
Saturday evening by an engine going east
on the Panhandle Railroad near Mansfield.
The deceased was walking along the track
at the time. He lived at Mansfield and
leaves a family.
Another will be on John Ward, aged 63
years, who was found dead in his bed yes
terday on Mary street, above Thirtieth
street. Southside.
The last will be on the death of William
Golding yesterday at the Homeopathic Hos-
Eital. He was struck on Thursday by a
irminghnni Traction car at "Water nnd
Smithfield streets. The deceased was 67
years old. .
Typhoid Fever Too Prevalent.
There are 30 cases of typhoid fever at the
West Penn Hospital. This is considered
very large by the authorities,;forthejpresent
time of the year, and is difficult to account
for.
Snap Shots at City News.
Yesterday afternoon a runaway occurred
on Butler street. A son of Air. Leo Yilsack
was driving in a buggy. When near the
forks of tho road the horse became fright
ened and ran away. At Thirty-fourth street
an obstruction was encounteredin the shape
of a telegraph polo and tho buggy was
wrecked. Tfio liorso and the occupant of
tho buggy escaped injury.
About 10 o'clock last night a buggy was
caught between a post and a cable car at
Fifth avenui nnd Grant street. The,occu
pantsof tho buggy, a young man named
Miller and a lady, were thrown out, but not
seriously hurt. The horse broke away and
as caught on Grant street. Mr. Miller and
tho lady live on the Southside.
TnE employes of the Citizens' Traction
Company will hold their first annual lawn
fete at Citizens' Grove, Forty-seventh and
Butler streets. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week. The com
mittee in charge consists of William G.
Gish, W. T. McClelland and Jacob llamm.
The regular monthly meeting of the Iron
City Microscopal Society will be held at tho
society's rooms. Academy of Science and
Art, to-morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. Prof.
Guttenbenr will give a report of the rocent
annual meeting of the American Society of
Microscopists.
The Standard C. L.Mageo Republican Club
held an enthusiasticmeeting Saturday night.
Fourteen new members were admitted and
ten applications for membership were pre
sented. TnE Sons of Temperance had a largo and
attentive audience at their meeting, at 25
Fodel-al street, AUegheiry, last night. The
speeches were made by S. Groves and M.
Hunt.
Miss Mat Younkeb, an inmate of 41 Craig
street, Allegheny, tried to cominit suicide
yesterday by taking laudanum. She will re
cover. A pixe lynx, one ofHarry Davis' most
valuable specimens, died yesterday.
EARLY'S BODY UNCLAIMED.
The Coroner Makes Vain Efforts to Find the
Murdered Man's Friends.
The body of Samuel Early, who was mur
dered at the Phoenix Hotel by Patrick
Fitzpatric'c last Wednesday night, still
lies at the morgue unclaimed by .friends or
relatives. The Coroner learned yesterday
that Early had been working at Duquesne
until within a few days before he was mur
dered, but had been discharged there. He
was known there and at Homestead as Sam
Wilkinson as well as Sam Early, the name,
it is said, being that of a relative who had
adopted him when a child. It was said he
had an aunt or uncle living near Duquesne,
and the Coroner yesterday wrote to- Super
intendent Morrison, of the Duquesne Steel
Works, to see if he could get any further
information as to the dead man's friends.
In Early's pockets, when taken to the
morgue, was found a brass check bearing
the initials of the Duquesne Steel Com
pany, and which Early told several of his
friends entitled him to 110 due him from
the firm. This is to be investigated further.
NEWTON M'CANN MISSING.
His Friends Searching All tho Fablic Insti
tutions in Vain.
Friends of NewtonMcCann, of Lawrence
ville, visited all the hospitals, prisons and
other institutions of the city yesterday
looking for him. Finally they left a de
scription of him at the morgue last night.
They said he had been missing since last
Friday morning, and, as ho suffered from
spells of mental aberration ever since he
was injured in a railroad accident two years
ago, they fear he has met with harm.
When he left home he was dressed in a
fine dark suit, with cutaway coat, white
shirt and light soft hat. He had but little
money, but wore a diamond shirt stud and
a cameo ring. He is 46 years of age, of
medium height, light complexion, bald
head and wears a heavy, sandy mustache.
It is desired that telephone No. 4071 be
notified if he is found.
TWO NARROW ESCAPES.
One From the Cable Car, the Other From
the Klver.
Sunday's record of accidents was an un
usually small one. Two small boys fill the
list.
Vat30S A small boy, William Watson,
who lives on Laurel avenue, was struck by
a Citizens' lino carat the forks of the road.
He was thrown to ono sido by the broad
cowcatcher and escaped serious injury.
Gordos Albert Gordon, aged 8 years, nar
Ton ly escaped drowning yestcrdny. He was
playing on a float at the toot of Locust
street and fell into tho river. He was res
cued bvGeorgo Coats and John Woods, re
vived with gie.it difficulty and sent to his
home on Monterey stieet.
To Celebrate the Landing of Pastorious.
Delegates from 60 German societies met
last night in Masonic Hall, Allegheny, and
decided to celebrate the landing in Phila
delphia of Franz Daniel Pastorious on
October 6, 1G83. The following officers
were chosen: Bruno Wahl, President; John
Baumberger and John Gerlach, Vice-Presidents;
Gustave Pannier, Secretary; C. F.
Ludwig, Assistant Secretary; Ed Schott,
Treasurer, and John E. Joos, Chief Marshal.
Three Die In One Week.
Diphtheria is playing sad havoc on the
Southside. Within the last week Thomas
and Bridget Higgins, of South Thirty-third
and Jane streets, have lost three of their
children bv this disease. The last of the
three, James, aged seven years, died yester
day. The funeral will take place to-morrow
morning at 9 o'clock, with services at the
Holv Cross Church.
COLLIDED WITH THE LAW.
Fbask Hull nnd Charles Lawson, two
boys, 'Here anested on Jb'itth. avenue near
Van Braam street Inst night by Captain
Mercer and locked up in the Eleventh wnid
station on a charge ot disorderly conduct.
Akhie Coswat was arrested in Allegheny
Saturday night by Assistant Superintendent
of Police Glenn for stealing $173 from a man
whoso nama the police refuse to divulge.
Johx W. Bnowx was arrested yesterday on
Madison avenue, Allegheny, as a suspicions
character. He gave Milwaukee, Wis., as his
residence.
A Fentnre of the Exposition.
Baker tries to please his patrons. His
candies are the finest made. His popcorn is
the best Polite attention is shown to all.
This is why Baker is so popular with Ex
position visitors and his exhibits are so successful.
MONDAY, "SEPTEMBER 7,
HELD TJP THE COACH.
Frank Richardson's Thrilling Ex
perience With Eoad Agents.
THE NEW TABIFP ON IRISH LINEN.
A fforth of Ireland Man Not Afraid It Will
Affect His Friends.
MEXICO IN A VERY QUIESCENT STATE
One of the actors who attracted much at
tention in Pittsburg last week was Frank
Richardson. He is a man of powerful phy
sique, yet graceful in every move. The
most singular part of his history is that he
was a stage driver in the West the greater
part of his life, and drifted to the footlights
through becoming acquainted with actors
whom he piloted over the mountains. He
is now 30 years old, and is a son of David
Richardson, the famous guide, who is known
all along the Pacific Coast. He also owned
a stage-coach line.
From the time he was 14 years old Frank
Richardson was a stage driver. In those
days it was aposltion of great responsibility,
much the same as the captain of a steamer,
for into his care was entrusted the lives of
his passengers. It was dangerous work,
for there were many places in the mount
ains where, if the wheels varied a foot from
the track, it meant death. Much of the
time he drove for Russell & Sisson.. They
we e mail and express routes and the stage
had to be at each given point on time, or the
driver had to make good the losses.
DRIFTED ONTO THE STAGE.
About nine years ago he drove Alf.
Wyman, a showman, over the route, and
was induced by him to lead the way for his
road show. From that he did work in the
concert, and finally drifted on the legitimate
stage. In a talk the other day he gave the
following experience:
"Yes, I was frequently held up by road
agents. Of course I gave up. Any man
who would not would be a fool. The rob
bers always have the advantage. The
coach is always attacked on an up grade,
and always at a place where there is a
canyon on one side so that there is only
one side to water, lou only see one man.
He orders you to stop. Only a part of him
is visible, and you might shoot at him a half
dozen times without hitting him, and then
you don't know how many other guns
are pointed at you. Yon hear stories of
two men holding up a stage. It appears so,
but then you don't know how many more
are lying "in hiding. No more ever appear
unless they are needed. On the route from
San Andreas to El Dorado my stage was
held up one night and over 540,000 taken.
One man stood at the horses' heads and
called out, 'Say, Rich, you're a little late to
night!' 'Yes,' I answered, 'hurry up, fori
want to reach the next station.'
A COOL EOAD AGENT.
"The man wore a ulain black mask. His
side face was toward me, and a little later,
when he coughed, the mask flew out and
by the light of the bullseye lantern on the
coach I could recognize 'h"im. The next day
I met him in the office of Wells, Fargo &
Co., at San Andreas, reading an offer of 51,000
reward for each of the road agents. Of
cpurse, I did not say anything. I wanted to
live awhile longer, and if I had told what I
knew i. would nave been picked on by a
bullet the very next time" I mounted my
coach. Drivers never dared to tell what
they knew and I don't believe any of them
stood in with the road agents. But the
sequel is that last year when I was in Cali
fornia I met this same road agent living in
fine style in Lodi. He, of course, knew me
and invited me to dinner. I did not tell
him what I knew of his past, but just as
the train was pulling out the temptation
pgrew too strong and I repeated the conver
sation in the gorge on the night ot the rob
bery. I could see the man turn both pale
aud red.
DKUMMEBS NOT DESIRABLE.
"Another experience was with two fresh
drummers who were aching to shoot road
agents, and carried their guns in their
hands. I was always afraid when I had
such passengers, for someone was pretty
.sure to be killed, and I never yet heard of
it being one of the road agents. Well, we
were coming down a deep gully. It was
one of those lonesome places where passen
gers hold their breaths. I could make out
the dim outline of a man with a gun and
promptly slowed up.
"I thought myself it was a cose of hold
up, but it prove'd to be only a miner who
wanted to board the stage. Then I looked
around for the fire-eaters, but they had
dropped off the back of the stage and dis
appeared. There was no time to wait, so I
drove on. While changing horses at the
next station the Wells-Fargo guard dashed
up and wanted to know where the wounded
were. They said the drummers had rushed
back to San Andreas and told a story of all
the passengers having been shot but them
selves." THE TARIFF ON UNEN.
An Irishman Doesn't Think It Will Affect
Ills Country.
W. McCrum, a gentleman from the North
of Ireland, arrived at the Monongahela last
night, accompanied by his wife.' He ex
pects to find some relatives in this end of
the country. Mr. McCrum is engaged in
the linen industry, and in referring to .the
effect of the McKinley tarifT on that Irish
product, he said it would scarcely affect
it to any extent. While the duty might
temporarily lessen the volume of "trade, it
would not injure it. Linen, such as is made
in Ireland, is manufactured under peculiar
climatic conditions, and though attempts
were being made to make as good quality
nere, mey wouiu noi ue successiui, owing to
the unceftainitv of the climate. It required
a moist atmosphere to enable the process pf
weaving to be performed, and he thought
the sudden frosts and varying temperature
peculiar to America would be a bar
to the manufacture of as good linen as was
made in Ireland. They hoped tohold their
trade by virtue of their goods, rather than
by reason of comparative values there and
here. The jrade was' pot very brisk now,
owing to the large shipments made in an
ticipation of the McKinley duty.
Mr. McCrum 6ays the farmers in Ireland
are becoming more settled every day. A
large proportion have bought their holdings
under the Ashbourne act, and arc paying
less attention to political matters. The
home rule proposition of the Tory Govern
ment is not regarded as being practicable.
The scheme is to form county councils on
the same plan as the county governments
in England. Mr. McCrum does not think
the bye-elections in England are an indica
tion of how the country would go at a gen
eral election. He thinks that though there
is a powerful leellng lor uiaastnne, the co i
test between the Liberals and Tories would
be very close.
Mexico In a Quiescent State.
Edward P. Giflord, of Monterey, Mexico,
was at the St. James yesterday.. He has a
car load of parrots which he is bringing to
Philadelphia. He has seven cages of birds,
all of which have been reared in captivity.
He says wild birds, when caught and caged,
soon worry themselves to death. Very few
wild "birds survive being caged. Mr. Gif
ford says that Mexico is in a quiesceut state,
and likely to remain so. Diaz has proved a
popular President, and his re-election for
the third time is pretty certain.
Labor Day Unobserved Here.
This is Labor Day, bat there will not be
any particular observance of it in this city
this' year. Most of the recognized labor
leaders are billed to address meetings in
near-by towns. John Costello and Miss
O'Reilly will attend a miners' meeting at
Veni-tin on the Panhandle.
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MUNICIPAL COURTS.
What the Magistrates Did at tho Sunday
Morning Hearings Many Old-Tlmers
at the Workhouso Go Back Again for'
Old Offenses.
Saturday's crimes wound up as usual yes
terday in the regular Sunday morning hear
ings. " Quite a number of familiar faces at
the workhouse will be seen there again to
day. The Central Station Docket.
Of the 19 people on trial at Control police
station Mag. Lang received the heaviest
sentence. She was only released from tho
workhouse about a week ago, and on Satur
day night she was drunk ngain. When ar
rested she was standing on Market street
catching hold of every man who passed and
soliciting money, and, on being refused,
cursing and swearing fearfully. She has
been given light sentences heretofore, bnt
this time she goes to the workhouse for BO
days. James Baron had been caught steal
ing nn umbrella from a Fifth avenue storo
Saturday night. He paid a fine of $i" in
S reference to 30 days to the workhouse,
obert Amistead, colored, was held for
court on a charge of keeping a disorderly
house at No. 30 Bedford avenue. Tho house
is that of Daisy Moore, colored, which has
been raided several times. But Daisy has
not been runningit for several months since
last raided. Armstead took posession dur
ing her absence and was taking chances by
Tunning just such a joint as Daisy had pre
sided over. Alice Brown, one of the inmates,
was accused of robbing a man there. She
returned the money nt the hearing and was
let off with a 30 day sentence. Dais
had been arrested in tho house, but prov
ing she was not running it was discharged.
Dan Dougherty and William Thompson, ar
rested at Dougliorty's house for disorderly
conduct, were each given 30 day sentences.
John Bird and Charles Steiner, vags, and
John Ward, disorderly on Forbes street,
each got SO-day sentences.
Saccop Has His Hands Full.
Magistrate Succop disposedof 25 cases at
tho Twenty-eighth Ward station. Joseph
Kunncll was arrested in a Twelfth
street saloon for disorderly conduct. Kun
nell and and Georgo Hopkins had an argu
ment, during which Kunncll palled a re
volver nnd threatened to shoot Hopkins.
The prisoner was held over, as an informa
tion will be made against him. James Gal
vln (not the ball player) was arrested on
complaint of his boarding mistress who
charged him with disorderly conduct.
Galvin owed for six weeks boarding, and
when tho lady suggested paying up he
got mad and threatened to destroy the
entire household. He was given 30
days to the workhouse. John Man
ning, a Pole, was charged with keeping
a gambling house. Lieutenant Johnston,
visited the house early yesterday morning
and found the prisoner nnd four other men
engaceo. in a peculiar game oi caros. 'mere
was $7 50 on the table, planning was fined
$25 and costs and the others $10 and costs
each. Thomas Evans, arrested at the Lake
Erie depot for disorderly conduct, gave the
patrol wagon men some trouble Saturday
night by jumping over tho side of the
wagon and running up Mt. Washington.
He was captured, after a long chase. At
the hearing he was sentenced 30 days to the
workhouse. Evans, it is said, is also wanted
by 'Squire King, who has two charges
against blm, ana he will bo arrested at the
expiration of his term in the workhouse.
.
Twelfth Ward Sentences.
Magistrato McKenna had 22 cases at the
Twelfth ward. William F. Jones was lined
$25 and costs for profanity. Ho was arrested
at Thirty-first street and Penn avenue by
Officer Allen. Such a heavy fine was im
posed because the oil en so was his
second one. Thomas Borland and
Thomas Brannlgan were fined respective
ly $G and $10 for fighting Satur
day evening on Twenty-fifth street.
John Plunkett, of Sixteenth street, wns ac
cused by his wifo of coming home drunk
Saturday night and of turning her and the
children from the house, compelling them
to seek shelter under a neighbor's roof. He
was fined $20 and costs. The docket at the
Seventeenth ward station showed but three
cases, the charge being drunkenness.
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Fast End Disorderlies.
Magistrate Hyndman disposed of 17 cases
at the Fourteenth and nine at the Nine
teenth ward stations. At the latter Mrs.
Kate Lawrence was fined $25 and costs for
keeping a disorderly house on Mignonette
street, East End. Miss Lizzie Lawrence,
Nick Bavne. James Carr, William Brown
and William Allen were fined $5 and costs
each for visiting the house. Robert Clark
and David Christy were fined $5 and costs
each for fighting on Penn avonne. At the
Fourteenth ward John Ormondy, James Mc
Cartney and George Yost were held over on
a charge of stealing $35 from John Parnisky.
The other cases were common drunks.
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The Only Moral City.
Mayor Wyman disposed of li cases in Al
legheny. William Trimm, for unseemly con
duct on the street, was fined $50 nnd costs. J.
H. Smith, of Sarah street, was sent to Jail
for 43 hours for putting his wife and child
out of the house. Tho other cases were of
tho common order.
STATE ASYLUM ABUSES.
Dr. Gerhard Says the Charges Against the
Institution Aro Untrne.
HabhiSbuko, Sept. 6. SpeaalJ Dr. J.
Z. Gerhard, Superintendent of the State
Insane Asylum here, whose resignation has
been accepted, in an interview to-day denies
that any of the charges were true. "What
object had Dr. M. TJ. Gerhard in telling the
attendants who assaulted David Blouse, not
to say anything about it to Dr. Stevens,"
he said. "I'm not responsible for what my
brother did in this case. He must answer
for that. In the 22 years that I have been
at the hospital I have tried to fulfill my
duties honestly, faithfully and conscien
tiously in the face of the most trying cir
cumstances, of which I will not speak.
"I have had many pleasant associations,
and many that were exceedingly unpleasant.
Nobody knows the trying circumstances
under which I worked the last few years.
As to the supervisor compounding medicine,
it was done under the direction of one of the
assistant physicians, and all the medicine
was compounded by them or under their
direction until a competent druggist was
employed."
The doctor concluded by charging that
the stories about the management were cir
culated by discontented attendanis.
Mr. H. I). Hayes,
Of the firm of Hardy & Hayes.is now in
New York hunting up fall novelties for the
weddings, etc From a peep at the import
orders that have been already received this
firm is bound to surpass itself. They are
now doubling the size of their art room, and
when completed it will be one of the largest
and handsomest in the city.
A Special Announcement.
For to-day's sale we offer these two bar
gains it's a money saving chance for you:
350 men's fine cassiuicre suits, made
up sack and cutaway style, neat,
stylish new patterns, price to-day... 57 00
400 boys' suits, the latest fall styles;
they are worth ?4 and 55; price to-day. 2 25
Every boy receives an elegant present.
Strangers, when visiting the Exposition,
should call at our store and see our superb
stock of clothing. P. C. C. C, Pittsburg
Combination Clothing "Company, corner
Grant and Diamond streets.
Shortsighted
To leave stocks, bonds and valuables in
safes accessible to others when you can for
a small sum have your own private box in
the safe-deposit vaults of the Fanners' De
posit National Bank, 60 Fourth avenue.
Administrators, executors, guardians and
others will find it to their advantage to
look into this. MWF
Special offerings this week in fabrics for
school dresses. Jos. Hokke & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
s A Celebrated Boer.
' Pilsner beer, made by the Iron City
Brewing Company, is a popular beverage.
Telephone for it to 1186.
DT A TAT L? With the Greatest
DLAllNIS, Safe Works In the World,
DESEEVES ATTENTION. FBEE TICKETS.
CHARLES SOMERS & CO.,
"-l 12 W Fourth ftven n .
POSTAL CLERKS HERE
From All Over the Country to Attend
Their Annual Convention."
OBJECTS OP THE ORGANIZATION.
It Will Urge the tfecesaity of Haying Wages
Classified1.
POSTMASTERS IIATE TOO MUCH POWER
The second annual Convention of the Na
tional Association of Postoffice Clerks will
open its sessions to-day. A number of the
delegates arrived last night, and registered
at the Central Hotel, which will be the head
quarters of the convention. Some 40 or 50
delegate's will be present, representing
offices all over the cojntry.
Delegates are sent from all the first and
second-class offices, some of the larger towns
sending two. The association is only on its
third year, and is rapidly gaining cohesion
and strength. The officers are C. L. Little,
of Kansas City, President; W. K. Osgood,
of Chicago, Secretary, and J. T. H. Lewis,
of Boston, Treasurer. The convention may
sit for two or more days.
The Association of Postoffice Clerks is in
existence chiefly for the purpose of securing
the passage through Congress of a bill classi
fying salaries. It is held that under the
classification act passed three years ago an
injustice, more or less intentional, is perpe
trated on the clerks. The view set forth
last night by soma of the delegates is that
the act, in providing for remuneration,
leaves too much discretion in the hands of
the postmaster. Provision is made that
clerks "shall" receive a stated sum
as minimum wages, but when
it comes to higher wages the
Eostmaster is given discretionary power
y the insertion of the word "may." The
clerks hold that this optional "may" should
be changed to a positive "shall," on the
ground that postmasters are not given to
raising their clerks' wages when they can
evade doing so by an excuse. The delegates
say that as the law operates now two men
employed at the same work may be receiving
very different wages.
"I may be working at a case," said a del
egate, "at say ?600, and you, who are doing
the same work, may be getting ?1,000. The
Sostmasters get the appropriation and can
isposeofit as I hey like. What we want
is to have the, remuneration classified so
that all of us shall be equally paid for equal
work. This can be done by taking the
matter out of the hands of the department
and having Congress determine the class fi
cation in an act. Under the present
system there is no classification
and much injustice is done and is liable to
be done while postmasters have discretion
ary power to award the remuneration as
they t hink proper. We think Congress
should say how the classes should be paid,
and to seek the passage of such an act is the
purpose of the association.
Stylish Suitings.
For a good fitting suit go to Pitcairn's,
434 Wood street.
GRAND DISPLAY
THIS WEEK OF
New Dress Goods,
New Cloaks,
New Furs,
New Millinery:
The newest in every department.
Note Look out for our Lace Cur
tain Sale. We promise that it shall
be the most profitable opportunity
ever offered you.
435 MARKET ST 437.
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Hugus & Hacke.
OPENING WEEK.
GRAND : EXHIBIT : OF
Fall and Winter Novelties
New Black Silks,
New Colored Silks,
New Novelty Silks,
New Colored and Black Velvets,
New Colored Dress Goods,
New Black Dress Goods,
New Paris Robes,
New Wraps, Jackets and Cloaks,
New Linens,
New Flannels,
New Blankets,
New Eider Comforts,
New Lace Curtains,
New Portieres.
The first autumn months the best
in which to make selections.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St
seC-irwrsu.
Arrived From
PARIS,
LONDON, VIENNA,
ITALY :
Our direct importation of Sixty Cases of
MAKBLE, BKONZES, POTTERY, FTJB
KTTURE and"BRIC-A-BRAC. This large
collection is now displayed in our Art
Koom.
Special goods for Exposition Opening.
R P. ROBERTS & SON,
FIFTH AVE. AND MARKET ST.
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NEW ADYEBTISEMENTS.
The Leading
Drygoods House.
Pittsburg, Pa
"Monday, Sept. 7, 1391,
JOS. HOM & co;s
PEM AYMUE ST0EE1
AN EXTRAORDINARY
SALE OF
BLANKETS,
COMFORTS
AND QUILTS.
We have a very large stock cf these
goods, all fresh and new, which we
must move quickly, and will, if prices
have power. Beginning at 8 o'clock
this morning these wonderful low
prices will be made. Prudent house
keepers cannot afford to miss this
chance.
These prices ase lower than last
year's, and are made in the face of a
sharp advance in wool. Our con
stantly increasing business in all lines "
enables us to secure better values than
ever for our customers, and here is
an instance. Trading triumphs grow
in numbers and in advantage to you
as we each season buy in large quan
tities. BLANKETS.
AT $3 50 A PAIR.
Pure all-wool Blankets soft and
fleecy, extra heavy weight, 68x
82 inches in size, made for our
own fine trade, and worth in the
regular way fully 4 50.
AT $3 75 A PAIR.
Special country-made Blankets,
unbleached, no nap, will wear a
lifetime, warranted all wool in
warp and filling, full size (68x
84 inches) and a genuine bar
gain. AT 54 50 A PAIR.
The "Rose of Sharon" Blankets,
upon which we have built an
enviable reputation, made of
purest scoured and shrunken
wool, 68x84 inches in size, would
be more than good value even
at $5 50.
AT $5 A PAIR.
The same excellent make of
Blankets, same style and quality,
cut in larger sizes (full 76x90
inches) worrh every cent of
$6 50 a pair.
AT $4 50 A PAIR.
Our celebrated Centennial "Gol
den Fleece" Blankets, made of
scoured and shrunken wool, clean
and pure, extra weight, blue,
pink and scarlet borders, full
68x84 in size. Also,
72x30 at $3.
7&xU0at$5S0.
AT $3 75 A PAIR.
A special single-bed size "Rose
of Sharon" Blanket. This is
extra value.
Fine and superfine Saxony Blankets,
blue, pink, pearl and scarlet borders,
12, 13 and 1 4-quarter sizes, at equally
attractive prices.
AT $4 50 A PAIR.
Gray Blankets, plain or with
borders or fancy stripes and
plaids, sizes 68x84; the best all
wool Gray Blanket ever offered
for the money.
AT S3 25 A PAIR.
During this sale we will sell at
this price our famous brown all
wool Blankets, full 10-quarters;
another extraordinary bargain.
AT $2 50 A PAIR. . ,
Fine all-wool gray Blankets, full
10-quarters in size, worth $3 50.
AT Si 65 A PAIR.
A special lot of extra heavy full
10-quarter gray Blankets, with
fancy stripe borders, worth fully
$2 25.
AT 90c A PAIR.
Single bed size gray Blankets,
worth Si 25.
AT S2 50 A PAIR.
Pure all-wool 10-quarter scarlet'
Blankets. Also at 'S3, S3 50
and S4 a pair.
$3 75 TO Sio A PAIR.
Extra quality black and red and
black and white plaids, or fancy
. borders on scarlet Blankets.
COMFORTS.
Extra quality fancy print-covered
picked pure white cotton
Comforts, Si, worth Si 25.
Good French pattern saten-"
covered picked pure cotton Com
forts at Si 25.
Finer quality sateen-covered
cotton Comforts Si 75, $2,
$2 10 and $3.
Down Comforts $$ and up. .
QUILTS.
Crochet, 65 c up.
Marseilles, S 2 25 up.
Satin Dimity, $3 up.
During this sale special attention '
will be given to orders received'by'
mail. - "-
JOS. HORNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN AVENUE.
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