t. LI UNDER A LOG, A McDonald Murder Mystery Cleared Up Yesterday by the Discov ery of Emma Gross' Body. BEATEN AND BADLY MUTILATED. .Albert Catlin. Who Did the Horrible Work, Supposed to Be iliding- in an Abandoned Coal Mine. TOE LAST OF A SERIES OP QUARRELS Hals in a Tratredy, the Details or Which Art J.itremely Sensational A murder mystery, four days old, has just been cleared up at JIcDonald, "Wash ington county. The body of a colored woman was unearthed from under a log yesterday afternoon, about 2 o'clock. Tlioush frightfully cut and beaten it was rocosui.ed?s that of. EuimaGross, who disappeared last Tues-day. Albert Catlin, her colored lover, is hiding in one of the xn-tny abandoned coal mines of that vicinitv. 31e is wanted for her murder. The circumstances developed after the finding of the body yesterday revealed one of the most revolting crimes on the "Washington county records, and the indignation of the people about 3IcDonald cannot be suppressed. Locked in a little, dingy room a drunken man and woman curse and rave at each other. The neighbors exchange significant glances and remark: "Catlin is beating her again." Suddenly they hear two wild t creams. They do not see the big, burly Catliu press the woman down on the rickety bed, beat and choke her into insensibility, and then Klash her throat with a knife. All they can see through the half-open window is Catlin a few moments later lift the woman's body up as if to see whether any life re mained. JUST OXK QUAKEEL TOO 3IAX The terrible nature of the affair was not suspected by the neighbors who heard the screams last Monday night. Quarrels between the two had been so frequent that little attention was paid. The pair had an tipper room in Thomas Kollins' house, situ ated in a ravine just south of McDonald station. They had been there only a short time, and little was known 'of them in the neighborhood, except that Catlin had a wife and family in "Washington, Pa., and the 'woman had once been mar ried to a Mr. McDonald, of "Washington. Catlin had been employed putting in oil well casings, but was not much of a -w orkcr and preferred liquor to anything else. People looked on both with suspicion. Tuesday morning following the night of the last quarrel the Jlollins family went to attend an ox-roat near McDonald. They left about 9 o'clock. Prior to going Mr. Rollins knocked at the door of Catlin's loom to find out why he had not made his appearance, thinking he or the woman might be sick. Catlin called out for him to mind his own business and lioliins went away. "When the iamily returned late that night they iound Catlin there, but the woman was missing. He said he knew nothing about her. Nothinc more was thought of the matter until AVcduesday morning, when Fomeonc going into the room discovered the bed covered witii blood and every indica tion oi a deathly scuille. CATUX CL1ZA1W OUT EASILY. The alarm was spread and search was started. Xo attention was paid to Cat lin, and before the excited people iairly realized .he situation he, too, had dis appeared. Search was kept up without even a clew until Thursday afternoon, when a bloody stocking wa found at the edge of a wood about 40 rods from the liollins house. Even body was convinced then that the wo man had been murdered, but what had been done u itb her body remained a mystery. About 'J o'clock yesterday afternoon Michael Itvan. a boileraaker of "Washine ton, was walking along the ravine, half a mile back of the house, when he noticed some freshly-turned leac and earth beide . a half-rotten log. Scraping away some of the earth he discovered the nude body of a woman. The head was bruised "and swollen, the features distorted and the throat slashed several times. The body was covered with blood and had cvidentlybeen thcie several days. I'yan notified the authorities who recognized the missing tmnia Gross. It i fUppoed that Catlin remained in the room ith his victim's bloody corpse Mon day night and all day Tuesday. That evening, prior to the return of the Rollins family, he carried it half a mile up the ravine and buried it under the log, after burning all the woman's clothes. AX IXQUCST XOW IX TROCKESS. The body, shortly after it was discovered, was carried hack to the liollins house. The Coroner wn notified and late in the after noon started the icquest. A jury was em paneled and viewed the remains, after wlSch tht iuquest was adjourned until to day. There is but one accepted theory as to how the woman met her death. Mrs. Kam mels, who lives in an adjoining house to that occupied by Catlin and the woman saw the pair struggling in their room through an open window. She heard the woman scream twice In a few minutes all was quiet. Shoitly afterward Mrs. Kammels taw Catlin take up the woman's body, which was lying on the bed. He took thehodv in his arms and seemed to be looking" for signs of life. Glaring through the open window the murderer saw his neighbor's wife watching his movements. He sprang to his leet and moved the bed away from the window and into a corner of the room. Mrs. Itammells was unable to see anv more ol his movements. Catlin has not yet Iven captured. He was seen yesterday evening near Venice bv Sam Ashbury, a' teamster. Later in the evening, about dark, he was seen near Cu onsburg. Nothing has been heard of him since. He is supposed to lie hiding in some ol the unused coal mines near Canons burg. THKVEGItO-CIinton Lloyd writes or tho first ooliirrd ra.111 In Congress Tor THE DIS PATCH to-morrow. PASGX5GEB AGEHXS MEET. The Monthly ScsIon or tho Pennsylvania Lines' Officers Held Yesterday. A regular monthly meeting of the gen eral and division paenger agents of the Pennsylvania Lines was held yesterday in the company's building. The business transacted was of the mual routine char acter. Business on all branches was re ported as good. Assistant General Passenger Agent F.Van Duren entertained the following gentlemen at dinner at the Duquesnc: J. M. Chcs brough, Assistant General Passenger Agent at St. Louis; J. H. Luce, Assistant Gen eral Passentrer Agent at Chicago; G L. Kimball, Assistant General Passenger Agent at Cleveland; II. A. Dering, As sistant General Passenger Agent at Cin cinnati; .7. G. Jtuple, Division Passenger Agent at Columbus; AV. F. Bruner, Divis ion Passenger Agent at Indianapolis; Colonel Samuel Moody, Division Passenger Agent in this city," and A. Anderson, Division Passenger "Agent at Louisville. The party spent the evening at the Alvin Theater. JURORS WITH CONSCIENCES. An Attorney Do Ten (Is Their Scruples Quakers and Their Beller One Sure "M'ny or Avoiding the Death ronalty Suggested by a Local Lawyer. Attorney B. C Christy comes to the de fense of the juror with conscientious scruples against the infliction of the death penalty. Mr. Christy argnes that there are men with convictions so strong against the infliction of the death penalty that they can not conscientiously bring in a, verdict of murder in the first degree, no matter what the evidence may be, and in consequence they cannot concicntiously do jury duty in capital cases, as they cannot consent, even re moter, to an act that would tend toward the taking of human life. Among Quakers, he says, the objection to taking human life under any circumstances has been taught trora one generation to the next until it'has become ingrained in the mental constitution of this sect. This train ing has gone on so long that it has become almost hereditary. George H. Thurston also contends that a man's conscientious scruples on this subject might be so strong as to render him unable to asree to a verdict that entailed the death penality, and yet the man not necessarily be a moral coward. On the other hand, a minister of the gospel runs the case to the reductio ad ab suraunt by asking if a man who saw a mur der committed were called as a witness whether he would be justified in refusing to testify because he did not think capital punishment right. A court would either make such person testify or punish him for refusal. It will str ke the average person that the witness whose testimony convicts a person of murder in the first degree has fully as much to do with his hanging, if he be lianged, as the juror who assists to make a verdict according to the evidence sub mitted. Attorney "Frank "W. Smith suggests a plan for the punishment of murder that might do awav with the mawkish senti mentality which enables so many things to prey on society with impunity. It is that the punishment for murder in the first degree be made imprisonment for life, with no power to pardon resting anywhere ex cept in the case of evidence being discov ered to prove innocence or mitisating cir cumstances. Mr. Smith thinks that were such the case, red-handed murderers would not entirely escape, as even chicken-hearted jurors might agree to imprisonment for life as a penalty. ANNIE FISH IS OUT. The Girl "Who So Frequently Fnzzled the Police Escapes From the Reform School a Second Time Has a Record In Fltts burg. Annie Fish is out again. The girl who for weeks baffled the efforts of the police to unravel the mystery surrounding her actions, escaped from the Morganza I'.eform School late Thursday night. Her record in Pittsburg was a notable one. She first made her appearance here about 18 months ago, rid ing on a freight train from Franklin and at tired in boy's clothing. Several nights she slept in Lawreuceviile stables and was finallv picked up, half starved, by a woman and given proper attire. Alderman Mc Xierney's wife seenred her a position with a Butler street family. The girl told a story of brutal treatment and was believed. A few days later she feigned a trance, was removed to the West Penn Hospital, where physicians worked two days to bring her about. She told half a "dozen different stories, all equally plausible. Then she disappeared, but turned up later in Sharpsburg and Agent Dean, of the Anti Cruelty Society, had her sent to Morganza. She escaped, leaving no trace of her where abouts. On January 12 last, the officers about Central police station were surprised to sec her enter the oflice. Another pitiful storv was produced. This time it was that she bad married a vonng Southsider, who cruelly beat her and theu disappeared, leav ing her without a cent. But her reputa tion was too well known for any credence to be placed in her storv. She was held over night and the next day was sent back to Morganza, "where she has been up to her lat escape. The appearance of Annie Fish has always produced plenty of sympathy for her, She is 18 years of age, slight of figure and grace ful, with dark bronn hair and beautiful blue eyes. Her home is supposed to be at Oil Citv, though it hasneverbeen definitely determined. The police say she is slightly demented, but there is no evidence of men tal derangement in her talk, loot or actions. HE WAS A "WINDY TALKEH. Three rittsbnrgers Go on to Chicago to Ex amine a Gas Machine. Daniel Riplcv, Captain Anderson, of the O'Hara Glass "Works, and T. B. Lee, repre senting Carnegie, Phipps & Co., journeyed on to Chicago the other day and wished they had remained at home. Some bright Chicagoan advertised a famous gas-making machine very widely, and the gentlemen mentioned were so taken by the promises held forth that they determined to go to the "Windy City and look into it. In their esti mation, that city never better earned its title than it did on th s occasion, through the hustling owner of the gas machine. The inventor of this patent process, as one of the party expressed!!, "talkedthem blind." He talked incessantly, and when Mr. Ripley asked him to show them a test of the gas he drew in a fresh supply of atmosphere and began all over again. Mr. Ripley agafn succeeded in stemming the tide of eloquence for a beicf moment and managed to say that the party would like to see a meter test of this great gas. The inventor could not see it similarly, and on his mak ing evident preparations for another flood of words the glass manufacturer left in dis gust and took the next train home. His iriends heard the man to.a finish, and they returned the next morning without the patent process for making gas from wind. Transferred to Cleveland. Albert Clinc, ex-Grand Secretary of the Eailway Agents' Association of Is'orth America, is lying dangerouslv ill at hit home, 58 Taylor avenue, Allegheny. Mr. Clinc is suffering from cancer, and his con dition is hopeless. He is well Known in railway circles throughout the country, and has been one "of the most active spirits in the Railway Agents' Association, the repre sentative organization of the station service of the railways of this country. His resig nation as Grand Secretary took effect Sep tember 15, and his successor, R. W. "Wright, of Cleveland, nas here yesterday and made the transler of the office to the latter city. Mr. "Wright is editor of the Station Agent, the official paper of the organization, and is a newspaper and railroad man of wide ex perience. Tho "Wardanshlp Contest. For a week to come there will be some rather tall hustling by the friends of candi dates for the "Wafilenship of the county jail. Inspector McAleese is still in the lead as far as popular sentiment is concerned. Next to him is ex-Deputy arden Gang, whose backers claim his chances are of the best. James Williams has withdrawn from the are race, but Messrs. Iiong and Xegley putting in their best efforts to win. Tour last Chance, Don't Bliss It. On Tuesday, September 29, flic last har vest excursion will leave for the "West, Northwest and Southwest, via the Union Pacific Itailroad. Exceedingly low rates to all points, with stop-over privilege ongoing portion of the ticket, anda return limit of 30 days from date of sale. For further partic ulars, rates, pamphlets, map, timetables, etc., call on or address S. C Milbourne, Traveling Passenger Agent, 400 Wood street, Pittsburg, Pa., or E. Tenbroeck, General Eastern Agent, New York. THE A PATIEKTS' BAXQ1ET. Peculiar Custom Celebrated' by a Southside Female Doctor. HER BIRTHDAY ONE OP FEASTING For the Hundreds Whom She Has Benefited in ncr Practice. SHE ONCE TREATED FATHER MOLLINGER The Southside, always prolific in strange and wonderful developments, has come to the front by degrees with a woman physi cian whose miraculous cures will turn some manufactured athletes green with envy. The female Good Samaritan who enjoys this distinction is Mrs. Earstjne Schwartz, who resides on South Sixteenth street, near Sarah. Yesterday was the fiftv-fifth anniversary of her birthday, and also the anniversary of the birthday othcr two sons, one of whom 1 1 So j-ears ot age and the other 33. Annually this event has been celebrated by the family with music, dancing and a feast, and the observance of the joyous occasion yesterday was unusually gay and luxurious. The two sons, who were born on the same day of the month as their distinguished mother first saw the light of day, are the managcrsofthe Schwartz orchestra, amusical organization of considerable merit, which iB especially well known on the Southside. They assisted their mother in the birthday celebration, contributing in no small degree to its success. AX ARMS' OF PATIEITTS. Mrs. Dr. Schwartz has been practicing medicine in Pittsburg for the past 16 years, but the phenomenal growth of her practice is the developement of a few months. Mrs. Schwartz is slightly eccentric, but her peculiarities are pleasing, and her army of patients comes from among the most aris tocratic people in the two cities. Many of them visit her clandestinely, and the boarding houses within two blocks of her home are crowded with invalidsfrom other cities. She speaks in a charming German accent, and many of her wards understand her orders with difficulty. A Dispatch reporter called at her cozy home yesterday afternoon and found the place besieged with people, rnany of whom were among the best " known in Pitts burg and vicinity. She was preparing for the anniversary celebration on a mag nificent scale, and cordially invited everybody who came to be present. The event was to be celebrated in Saengerbund Halle, and a menu was prepared that would do honor to Delraonico. Upon the table in her front parlor the presents were dis played, amid an extravagant profusion of palms, vines and flowers, and among the gifts were beautiful pieces of silverware, bric-a-bra-, cut glass and fancy pieces of needlework. At 7:30 o'clock f row of carriages drew up in front of her house. They were quickly filled with elegantly dressed ladies. The procession was headed by a band, and the entire party soon arrived at tho hall. There were about" 200 guests, and Mrs. Schwartz was delightfully happy. She had provided a most elaborate spread, including wines and lager, and she expressly stated to The DisrATCH reporter that sne am not care who knew it. DAXCISO AND DIXIKO FOR ALL. Everybody danced, and the generous hostess though C5 years of age, whirled in the waltz with the "merry nimbJeness of a girl of 16. The supper was served in the basement, where she sat at the head ot a table surrounded by her most distinguished patients, proud and chipper. "Is there anything wonderful In her treatment?" was the question of the skeptic. She made no pretence in the direction of the supernatural, and yet, like the patients of Father Mollinger, it was evident that man' of them believed she was possessed with some peculiar power not enjoyed by good physicians, generally. She told The Dispatch reporter that she was a graduate of the University of Berlin, Germany, receiving also a diploma in the department of medicine and surgery. She speaks six languages fluently. She said she practiced in Germany for 15 years before coming to this country. She said also that she was a member of five lodges to which ladies are elegible, and that she belongs to the Presbyterian church. "While the reporter was at the house two Sisters of the Catholic church called and obtained medicine. This incident recalled the fact that Mrs. Schwartz five years ago treated Father Mollinger for white swelling in the limbs, and it was stated that the priest physician was much benefited by her pre scriptions. SOME OP THE CUBES EFFECTED. Among the guests present last evening were Mr. and Mrs. John Eowau, of the Central Hotel. Mr. Rowan said that he had no objection to stating the wonderful cure effected for Mrs. Rowan by Mrs. Schwartz, and for the benefit o'f others similarly afflicted he consented to its pub lication. He said that Mrs. Rowan had been an invalid for five years, and that recently five eminent physicians held a consultation on her case and gave it as their opinion that Mrs. Rowan could not recover. They thought she 'would not live longer than a week. "In despair," said Mr. Itowan, "we went to Mrs. Schwartz, and my wife's health is now better than it has been for 15 ye.iis. I have no interest in this woman, and only make this statement for the benefit of those similarly afflicted." Mrs. Boss Smith, of McKeesport, and her husband, were at the reception. She has been a patient of Mrs. Schwartz, and re ports a miraculous change in her condition. Many other well-known people .who would not permit the use of their names also testi fied to the magic of this peculiar German lady. Mrs. Schwartz told the reporter that she had "bags of money," describing their pro portions by a wide spread of her hands, and everything about her house indicated that she was extremely prosperous. ANOTHEE DAT OF TOBTTrBB. The Extreme Heat Still Keeps Up, With f Some Signs of a Change. Another day of swelter and sweat made many Pittsburgers long for the deserted sum mer resorts. If intense longing could have carried people to the seashore yesterday the sands would have swarmed with a mass of humanity. As the sun came up in the morning the mercury prepared for a lively day and mounted to the 70 mark. When at 12 o'clock it registered 90, hundreds of citizens, whose sleep the night before had been full of dreams about brimstone and mosquitoes, looked agonized. Two o'clock brought two degrees relief and at 8 p. jr. 80 was thefigure. Neglige garments and ice water are favorites once more, and um brella dealers are closing early. In the interest of humanity the weather man has spied a section of cooler atmos phere, which may reach Pittsburg to-day. If it fails to connect, the only consolation left the suffering city people is that things cannot be much worse. Anollier Postponement. It is thought now that very few " of the window glass factories in Pittsburg will re sume before trje 10th or 13th of October, and some will not be able to start even then on account of changes in furnaces. The conference concluded that manufacturers might start up at their pleasure alter Oc tober 1, but this latter decision has been thought the wisest, inasmuch as i,t would come closer to starting ail at the same time. Dealers have been given the assurance that assortments and stocks will not be rounded up much before the now year. PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SURETIES DEFINED. An Important Haling Affecting Trust Com panies A Knock-Out In Favor or Land Holders Against Natural Gas and Other Corporations. A modest litue entry to be found in the records of Common Pleas Court No. 1 con tains a kernel of vast interest to corpora tions especially, and to the public of this State at large. It reads: In tho matter of tho exceptions to tho Dond of the Philadelphia Gas Company to Wary Ellen McCIinton, of Moon township, the exceptions to tho bond aro sustained. The case is this: The Philadelphia Gas Company, in laying a 16-inch main from Montonr to the Meeks gas field in Moon township, attempted to go through the Mc CIinton property without filing a bond, and thereby became, in the opinion of the ex ceptant, a trespasser. The McCIinton 1am- ilv objected when the mmtmnv TironnRpH to file a bond, and did so, giving that of the American Trust. Company as surety. This did not satisfy Mary Ellen McCIinton, and she continued to probe the matter. She was represented by Attorney N. "W. Shafer, while Dalzell, Scott & Gordon appeared for the company, and the case has just been argued beforo Judge Stowe. Mr. Shafer held that the act approve! June 2j, 1885, did not govern the case, and on this act the company relied. This act is one to enable certain corporations to become sole sureties for the faithful performance of a trust or duty, and Mr. Shafer held that it did nothing more, and did not give corpora tions a right to give a bond of indemnity for the condemnation of land. He cited the act giving natural gas compnnies the right of eminent domain, which, he held, ruled the case. This act requires that a company exercising such right shall give bond with sureties (not ' a sole surety) for the con demnation of land, and this view was taken in an opinion by Judge Stowe sustaining the exceptions to'thc bond offered. The meat in the decision is that millions are involved, some corporations doing busi ness of the land condemnation kind to a very great extent under the act of 1885, which, according to the ruling, will not hold water, and the decision may have the effect to greatly circumscribe the opera tions of some fidelity insurance companies. A reading of the two acts is likely to con vince any layman of the correctness of the ruling without argument, as the English of it is of the. plainest kind.- It affects this county to a great cxtentj as in some sec tions there is scarce a farm that is not traversed by pipe lines, and the arbi trary msnrler in which the right of emi nent domain has been sometimes exercised has been very offensive. Sometimes pipe laying does very little harm, but in some in stances it does considerable. Attorney Joseph Young required a com pany going through some land in which he was interested, not only to pay what the company considered a high price, but re quired that the pipe not only be laid be neath the ground, but so deep as to make it a costly operation. It is out of the way of the plow. DAKGEEOUS EXPLOSIONS. Kechlcss Quarrying at Schenley Park, Jeopardizing JAIe and f roporty. There is a great deal of just indignation among residents on Oakland square and Boquet street against the reckless and dan gerous manner in which blasting is being done in the city quarry in Sehenley Park. For some time past immense charges of dynamite have been exploded, far in excess of anything needed for the proper working of the quarry and at imminent risk to life and property in the neighborhood. Some of the rocks in the- quarry have been shot across the ravine to points COO and TOO feet away, lighting occasionally on the roofs of houses and making deep indentations in the earth, and even upon paved streets, where they fall. Chief Digelow has had his atteption called to the matter, and upon the request of a number of families whose lives are in jeopardy, promised to have the quarrymen use smaller charges. His instructions, however, are totally disregarded, and every day the valley of the junction road is shaken by terrific explosions. Experienced quarrymen say that this is entirely unnecessary. People in the neigh borhood are looking with dread to some shocking accident it the Chief does not soon give such peremptory orders to the park quarrymen as will prevent this dangerous and reckless way ot doing things. REIJGIOl3-The Hoy. George Hodges treats or business principles In religion in hi sermon for THE DISPATCH readers to-morrow. ONE WAY TO GET HEWS. How a Tonne; Man Secured Tidings of His Long-Absent Father. For two or three days past a photograph of a young man has been posted up in a Fifth avenue window, with an inscription asking for information as to the identity of the original. This photograph was found among the effects of an old man who died suddenly in a Brooklyn hotel under the name of Mason, and nothing else was found that would lead to any knowledge of him or his friends. The picture bore the name of "Morris, Pittsburg," and was sent here and an effort made to find the name of the original, but Mr. Morris had lost the nega tive. Then the picture was placed in the win dow, and yesterday the original walked in and claimed It. He gave his name as Thomas G. Forticr. He lives at Wilnier ding. .He identified the picture as one which had sent to his father in 1889, aud when-shown the correspondence between Mr. Morris and James Langan, of Brook lyn, who had instituted the inquiries, he said the old man who had been known as Mason was his father, James Fortier, whom he had not seen for 17 years, aud had not heard from him for about a year. He would give no explanation of this state of affairs, and did not know why his father had been living under an assumed name. TAKES LITTLE STOCK IN IT. General Secretary McUnlre's Opinion About Ixcal Carpenters' Affairs. In regard to the controversy between local union 230, of carpenters, and the District Council of Pittsburg General Secretary Mc Guire said in a letter received in this city yesterday: I take very little stock in tbe talk about an Independent organlzntion in Pittsburg. Fully nine-tenths of tlio men who 'aro con nected with our unions In Pittsburg pre vious to tho strike are now in sood standing in our organization and aro working in its interest. Tho balance are in arears and will squaroup just as soon as they can get tho means. The Pittsburg unions are now In irood working order and tho small ripple of discontent in union 230 will not assumo tho sensational proportions described lu some of the papers. Local union 230 met last night. It is likely the local difficulties will shortly be referred to tlie General Executive Board for a deci sion. In the meantime few developments are looiseu ior. Settled a Dlfllcalty at Wheeling.'' Assistant President Garland, of the Amalgamated Association, came home yes terday from Wheeling, where he was set tling a difficulty at the Standard mill be tween the roughers and rollers over a clause in the scale under which the mill is oper ated. The dispute arose Tuesday and a strike was ordered. Mr. Garland suc ceeded in getting the matter arranged satis factorily, but there was considerable com plaint from the mill owners on account of the strike. They claimed the difficulty could have been settled without suspending operations, as it was, the mill was stopped with some important contracts- unfinished and the firm's business was disturbed. DR. B. M. Hank a. Eye, ear, n ose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. " ssu SATURDAY ' 'SEPTEMBER OPERATORS ARE MAD. Charges of Injustice and Bad Faith Made Against the Miners FOR WANTING MORE MONEY NOW. Ground Broken for a New Tin Plate Plant in Allegheny. MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS The reported intention of the miners to ask for an increase in wages has Btirred tip a hornet's nest among the operators. If present indications count, there will be a strong opposition planned between now and the time their demands are formulated. J. Morton Hall, of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Company and secretary of the operators' conference committee, furnished the following yesterday, which explains the terms upon which the wage question was settled last spring: Frrrsnuito, May 2, 1831. The Pittsburg Coil Operators: Gextlemen Your committee has agreed with the miners' committee as follows: Price of mining to be 73 cents for ono year from May 1, IS9I. If a Board of Arbitration composed equally of miners and operators decide that tho local market (within a radius of 20 miles of PittSDurg) will bear an advance over out side markets, the advance to be divided be tween miners and operators. F. L. RODBtKS, " Chairman of Commiyee. J. Morton Hall, secretary. DEMANDS OF THE OPEEATOESJ. In view of the above, the operators pro pose to demand that the miners 'live up to the agreement. Upon its stipulations they base the claim that no change in the wage question can be made in any reason for a year from May 1 unless the demand for such change is presented to the Arbitration Committee; and that committee is only au thorized to make a change in case of an ad vance in the price of coal over outside mar kets. ' In this the miners see a "colored gentle man in the woodpile," inasmuch as if they present their claims to the Arbitration Committee, which is composed of ah equal number of operators and miners, they would count on the measure reaching no decision. President Eae openly notified the joint conference last spring, that the miners would only accept the terms agreed upon at that time temporarily; that as soon as a favorable opportunity arose, they would demand an increase. They claim they can now make these demands without violating any part of the agreement. The proposed demand for an advance was a complete surprise to the operators. When Mr. Hall was seen yesterday he said: "On June 22, our Board of Arbitration met and adjourned subject to the call of the miners after July convention. That meet ing has never been called. The operators are willing to abide by the atrreement and carry it out in good faith, as they have so far done. NO NOTICE TO THE COMMITTEE. "The arbitration committed consists of five miners and five operators and if any differences arise they should bo brought be fore the committee. The miners all know the committee is in existence, but to the best of my knowledge they have not been notified of any grievances. Our settlement last spring was a harmonious one, and the men have been Buppliod with plenty of work right along. I was not aware of any intention on their part to make these demands at this time and I believe it will be unwise for them to do so. I think it would be unfair. As long as the weather keep warm the gas will hold out, and as long as it lasts manufact urers will use it, and it would not make so much difference whether we suspended business or not. But, if the cold weather comes, the general impression is that there will be a good? demand for coal and the miners count upon that as a favorable op portunity for making their demands. The lake trade is opening up and the local outlook is good. It would be taking an un fair advantage of the operators to make de mands for an advance under such circum stances, and I have faith in the integrity and honesty of President Eae and the other officials of the United Mine Workers to think that they would not allow such de mands to be made." PRESIDENT EAE'S VIEWS. Unfortunately for Mr. Hall's implicit confidence in President Eae. the latter gen tleman does not seem to have much to do with the case. When seen at the Home Hotel last evening, he said: "Six weeks ago I received a notice that the miners of this district would make a demand on Sep tember 1 for an increase. I suc ceeded then in showing the men that it was not an opportune time for such a move and get them to postpone ac tion. There was some feeling among the men, and whether the officers were here or not the proposed demands would be made. The matter is totally in the hands of the men of this district, and I am only here to see that no irregular proceeding tak'es place. Whatever demands are decided upon next Tuesday will be indorsed by the organiza tion, and we can give this support without violating any agreement whatever. Our side is not thoroughly understood, re'ative to that agreement by which the operators will try to bind us to 79 cents, but it will be explained in full at the convention." President Eae and Vice President Penna are sure to be nt the convention next Tues day, ana it was learned irom another source last night that the whole executive board of the United Miners will be here. The regular meeting of this board would take place at Columbus just a week later, but it :s understood that President Eae will call the meeting here next week in order to act on whatever demands tha. local miners make, as well as on another difficulty atone of the mines in this district. ADDHESSES TO THE MINEltS. President Eae was at Iiucyville last night and addressed a large mass meeting of miners. He will speak at McDonald this afternoon, assisted by John Costcllo. The river mines were started in full this week, and the operators look for a rise toward the end of October, when about 20, 000,000 bushels of coal will be sent South. There is some fear that the threatened strike of railroad miners may cause a break among the river miners, and there' is considerable uneasiness. ALLEGHENY CATCHES ON. The Tin Plate Plant Fever Spreads Across the River. Tin plate plants seem to be springing up with about the same rapidity that the mushroom Republican clubs did, except that there is an appearance of greater solidity about the enterprises. Eight on the heels of the announcement of yesterday that Pitts- UUi IB iU UOIC UUC ML bllU UlliJS U1IUC lilt? renort that one is to be in operation in Allegheny within the next two weeks. Ground has already been broken on the property of Charles Hartman, where the OKI XWlll" "UiU HJEitUUllH lUiaUCU. J.11C IJU plate problem has been discussed on this site during many a hotly contested cam paign. The capital stock of the new company is said to be 5100,000 and the principal stock holders are Charles and "William Hartman, "W. "W. Davis, Benjamin Weaver and At torney Pattersom Mr. John Jenkins, form erly of "Wales, will be the manager, and for the present the company will buy its iron and tin it. A Boom In Cat Nails. There is a boom in the cut nail industry. The manufacturers are again -becoming mas ters of the situation, and are expected soon to be on an independent basis, as the wire nail is reported to be going out of favor. The Eiverside plant at Wheeling, which has been idle for a year and a half, will resume next Monday. 26, 1891 EMPLOYING PBIHTEHS FLBM. They Continue to Betas the Scale, and Give Their Side of the Situation. Late Thursday evening a committee rep resenting the job printers and pressmen in formed The Dispatch that Joseph Eich baum, President of the Employers' Associa tion, had signed the scale. Mr. Eichbaura emphatically denies that he has signed or will sign the scale. Secretary Holliday, speaking for W. G. Johnston & Co., an other of the reported signers, also enters a denial. AstoArmer& Suehr, the other firm, he says they are not members of the association, but have agreed to the new de mands. Hence, the employing printers are 'not "eivine in." as not one of the 31 firms have signified their intention of signing the scale, according to Secretary Holliday. In this connection a statement of their side of the question was yesterday furnished by the Secretary as follows. The object of the association, as set forth in its preamble is: To Improve the trade, and cultivate a just and friendly spirit among tho craft, tho em ploying printers of the City of Pittsburg form themselves into an organizatoln, de signed to include the houses In practical business, with the view of exchanging infor mation, of protecting and assisting each other when necessary, and thereby agree to be governed by the following constitution. A further obiect. Mr. Holliday states, is to deviseways and means to prevent under cutting by firms located in other cities, notably Cleveland, Buffalo, Erie, Indian apolis and Akron. In some of these places no union exists, and in others the scale calls for a much lower wage than the present rate in Pittsburg. Besides, they have the bene fit of cheaper rents and lower taxes. Drum mers from these places annually take out of Pittsburg from 5300,000 to ?."00,000 worth of book and fob work by underbidding, the home employers. Even with this handicap Pittsburg firms say they will pay the present scale, but in order to do so they will be forced to personally ap peal to our business nien to patronize homo industries and urge upon the officers of the In ternational Typographical Union the justice of fixing a scale for the competitive locali ties which will in a measure prevent the low bidding and cut off the unjust discrimi nation. The organization is permanent, and its officers say that after a settlement of present troubles, it will go to work on the line outlined above, firmly believing it will benefit employer and employe and guarantee a fair wage and a fair profit. The new scale presented by the book I printers calls for an increase of 20 per cent in uie price oi composition ana a iu per cent increase by the cut in hours, time work at the rate of 45 cents per hour. The press men demand that S3 hours constitute a week's work, and a pressroom foreman. A resolution adopted by the local Typograph ical Union declares that if union pressmen refuse to work forms from non-union offices they would in turn refuse to work in offices employing non-union pressmen. The employing printers claim this is un just, and hold that the job men should be the best judges of tho rules for their own government. They also declare that under existing conditions and the narrow margin of profit, it is utterly impossible for them to increase the scale above the present wage and hours. They also emphatically say they will not sign the new scale on Oc tober 1, but will close down and await the outcome. Pleased "With Reciprocity. Senor Y. de la Colla, of Matanzas, Cuba, has been in this city for several days. He represents a large commission house in Cuba which has an almost exclnsive trade in the furnishing of pumps, engines, etc Senor de la Calla, like many other West India islanders, is delighted with reci procity treaty and says Pittsburg turns out the best machinery made in the world. The magnitude of the sugar interests of Cuba can only be appreciated, he says, by per sonal observation. Many plantations em brace miles of land under cultivation, and the very smallest are worth $100,000 each. That is'the minimum price under which it is possible to engage in the culture of sugar. FICTION Edgar FawceWg latest and best story, AMERICAN PUSH, begins in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Do not miss the first chapters. Magnificent Steamers. The "Connecticut'! and "Massachusetts," of the Providence Line for Boston, are con ceded to be excelled by none in beauty of appointments and excellence of service, while among their many unique advantages stands prominent their dining rooms and cafes on the main deck, free from all sleep ing apartments or berths and the close at mosphere of a lower cabin. Here one may discuss a cuisine noted for excellence, re freshed by cool breezes from open windows and may enjoy while dining the splendid scenery of Long Island Sound. NOW FOB A PIANO OK ORGAN At a Low Price and Easy Terms. "We have determined to make this the banner year of our piano and organ sales, and to do so will give inducements such as were never given before. The well-known merits and quality of the goods we deal io sell them. We do not oner you new names and untried goods with the assertion that they are the best in the world. "Ve give yon pianos and organs that have been tried, and that the people indorse for their superior qualities of tone, cases, etc. The three kings among pianos, Decker Bros., ICnabe and Fischer, with beautiful new de signs of cases in all natural woods cannot help but captivate the eye for their durable qualities and sweet tones. Ask the leading colleges and schools and your relatives and friends, they all have them. Ecmember.we will let noneof oar friends who want instruments go away dissatisfied. This must De our bauner year. S. Hamilton, 91 and 93 Fifth avenue. Stop! Stop! And see our stock of new clothing, manu factured expressly for this falL Superior goods at prices that surprise. An enormous stock from which you can select at the low est prices on earthl You all want the best and we are here to give it to you. To-day we ofler special bargains in men's fine busi ness and aress suits at 50, $8 and S10. The best value in the world. Men's fine sack and cutaway suits, madefrom checked cassi mere and mixed cheviot, at ?t and $8. Ele gant suits for men at 810 made up in sack, cutaway or double-breasted styles. P. C. G C, Pittsburg Combination Cloth ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. BLAINE. Free Trains Every Day. Get work, secure a home, make an in vestment in the future great Monongahela Valley town. For tickets, maps, price lists and full particulars, call on ClIARI.ES SOMERS & CO., 129 Fourth avenue. KEAI, ESTATE SAVINGS BANK, MM. 401 Smlthfleld Street, Cor. Fourth Avenue. Capital, 5100,000. Surplus, 509,000. Deposits of Jl and upward received and interest allowed at 4 per cent. its The portrayal of the historical drama, Abraham Lincoln, Has met with the greatest success of this season. Grand Opera House next week. See Linnekin's price list of dyeing and cleaning every Monday on third page of this paper. tus See James H. Aiken & Co.'s display of men's fine neckwear, 100 Fifth ave. Mcn'i Half Hole, Fall and "Winter Weights. Cotton, merino, wool, wool and silk, pure silk best makes at lowest prices. JOS. HORNE & CO., 607-621 Penn avenue. All lovers of delicacies use Angostura Bitters to secure a gooddigestion. ttssu FOUND A LANDLORD. Tenants of the Library Hall Building at Last Have a Chance TO PAY UP ALL THEIR BACK EENT. The Court Decides It Shall Be Turned Orer to Mr. Stevenson, TO PAT OFF INTEREST LONG SINCE DUE Another decision was rendered yesterday in the Library Hall case, in the litigation between the Hall Compauy and the Pitts burg Library Association over the Library Hall property. Both sides now claim they have thereby gained a point. Several months ago each of these bodies notified the tenants of the building not to pay the rental to the other. The tenants are Joseph Home & Co. and E. M. Gulick & Co. In the face of these notifications the tenants paid to neither company nor association, and the rent is now far in arrears. Consequently the interest on the mortgage has been un paid. Attorney A. M. Keeper represented the Library Association, and P. C. Knox, the Mercantile Library Hall Company. After the arguments, Judge Stowe made the fol lowing order: And now, September.!1!, by agreement of parties the Court do order that the rents now unpaid by tho tenants, parties to the litigation, shall forthwith be paid by said tenants to Frank L. Stevenson, and by him nt onco applied to the payment of the inter est on the enenmbrances upon the property already due or to full due hereafter, subject to tho fnrtnor order of this court. This or der is made without prejudice to the rights of the respective parties. CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES. Mr. Neeper said last night that the Library Association claims it was the inten tion of the Hall Company to allow the in terest on the mortgages to be defaulted, and thus bn'Dg about a foreclosure. In that event the people who are desirous of getting control of the property and crowding out the library, for the purpose of securing a f round floor theater, would be "able to do so. n the light of these facts Mr. Keeper con siders that the order of the Court requiring the payment of the interest, is in the nature of a victory for the Library Association. Treasurer F. L. Stephenson was seen last night and said: "This order is most decid edly a vict6ry for the Mercantile Library Hall Company. Both bodies have contend ed for certainrights, among which was the collecting of the rents, and-the fact that the Court, on hearing the arguments, has ordered the Treasurer of the Hall Company to assume that power, is certainly a proof that we were in the right." "How about the allegation that it is or was the desire of the Hall Compony to have the mortgage foreclosed and the building disposed of?" was asked. wihere is nothing in it nothing what ever." A VICTORY FOR THE COMPAKT. B. M. Gulick said the order was a victory for the company, as its treasurer had been empowered to collect the rents, and that he was very glad someone had been appointed for that purpose, a3 he did not like to be in arrears, but for a long time no rent conld be paid, because it could not be definitely de termined who had the right to receive it. He said he believed that every stockholder and member of the Mercantile Company had the best interests of the property at heart, and would like to see it placed in the best possible shape. The ground floor theater project, he said, had not been aban doned, but was still situated a considerable distance in the future. 81 OO TJntll November 1 S3 SO. 12 fine cabinets $1, or a life-size crayon for 3 CO. Bring the little ones: use ele vator. At Aufrecht&Co.'s Gallery, C1G Market street. Exposition Offering. Your picture free, and handsomely framed, given away during the Exposition, by Hendricks & Co., No. 68 Federal street, Allegheny, with every dozen. Cabinets. SI. BIBER & EAST0N. EXHIBITION OF FALL AND WINTER UNDERWEAR For Men, For Women, For Children. INFANTS' VESTS i In line soft zephyr nt 25c to 50c Infants' Vests In Berlin worsted, non- shrlnkable, at 60c, 60c, C5c, 73c. Infants' Vests in silk and cashmere In wide variety, as to weight, grade and price. CHILDREN'S RIBBED UNDERWEAR For fall wear In white and gray In low, me dium and extra fine grades. Misses' and children's combination suits at 85c, $V$1 23, $1 40 and up. MERINO UNDERWEAR FOR WOMEN. Ladies' Balbriggan Vests and Pants at 50c. Special values In medium wolglit Vests and Pants, 75c. Our lines at $1, $1 25 and $1 50 embrace many extra bargains that cannot be dupli cated later in the season. Extra Value in Men's Undergarments Men's medium weight Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers at $1 K) each. Jlen's medium weight Merino Shirts and Drawers, In white and gray, 50c each. Special value in medium weight Vests and Pants at $L At $2 wo show ertra values In Men's all wool light, medium aud heavy Shirts and Drawera. BIBER & EAST0N 505 AND 507 JIABKET ST. sel9-Trs3a TJ am-cL S. ULRICH & SPENCER.- Ladles' equestrian tights In cotton, lisle, silk and wool with and without feet, $2 up. Spencer Waists in white and black wool, with and without sleeves. $1 50 and $2. Ladles' combination suits In lisle, merino, natural wool nnd silk In white and black, from $1 up. We would bo glad to have yon call and ex amine our stock. 642 Penn Avenue. Open Every Evening. se22-TT3 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Leading DrygoodsHoase! Pittsburg. Pa, Saturday, Sept. 26. 1331; JOS. HORNB & COS PENN AVENUE ST0RE1 BLACK DRESS GOODS. Our new stocks of Black Dres3 Goods are more extensive than we have ever before shown. In all staple lines we have provided larger quantities, and now offer values superior to any you ever saw here or elsewhere. In rich and stylish novelties our new stocks of Black Goods show an extraordinary variety of styles. More new things have come out this season than in any previous season, and we have them all at the lowest prices for which they can be sold. Altogether, for varieties and for values our stocks are certainly un surpassed. BLACK BEDFORD CORDS : Or Cote de Cheval it would be the same goods if we called it plain American Corduroy in the popular plain weaves and in fully 50 styles of Jacquard fig ures, spots, squares, crescents, ovals, etc, in all sorts of com binations. Prices, 75c to" Si 50 a yard. BLACK JACQUARDS: In nearly a hundred styles of figures on Cashmere, Serge and Diagonal grounds, all the most stylish and handsomest of the French and German novelties, and our assortments show a full variety of all that is best. Prices, 85c to $1 50 a yard. BLACK CHEVIOTS: Very stylish and very popular in variety of styles of Cheverons and Zigzags and in plain grounds, all best French and English manufacture, 'all more than ordinary value at the Prices, $1 25 TO $3 a yard. BLACK ENGLISH SUITINGS: In full variety of stripe, diagonal and plain Drap de Alma weaves, rich and elegant for tailor-made suits. Prices, $2 TO $3 50 a yard. Also our new stocks in BROADCLOTHS, CASHMERES (Socto $2 50), HENRIETTAS (Si to S5), Are complete, and in them we are offering values that will make it un- doubtedly to your profit to purchasa here. Orders by mail receive prompt and careful atten tion. Samples mailed free. JOS. HORN E & CO., 609-621 PENN AVENUE. 8825 YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO OUR GRAND -DISPLAY OF FINE CARPETINGS. An immense line of new patterns in Boyal "Wilton Carpet, both English, and American fabrics. Many of tho now patterns shown here cannot bo found elsewhere. Prices from $i a yard up. Largo line Moquettes from 00c a yard up. 100 pieces Body Bru-sels at $1 per yard. 500 pieces Body Brussels at $Li5 to $1.10 a yard. The above are all new goods Just opened. We have from 73 to 100 rolls of Tapes try Brussels Carpet of last season's patterns, from 30 to 00 yards to piece, at 40c a yard up One-third Less Tkan Real Value. Large lino of FXTR BUGS, both plain and mounted, In all sizes. EDWARD GROETZINGER, 627 and 629 Penn Ayenue. Se20-TT33U THE Wjirm All Tnman DAK. 1 LlS i 1 TVronghtSteel Banges. Cinderella Ranges and Stovex Send for catalogue. Estimates furnished. J. a BAUTLETT. .ViSrx S3 Wood st., rittabuTfr ,
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