THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1891
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HUSTLEFOR TRADE,
The Street Railway Supply
Hen Exhibiting Their
Goods on a Barce.
TflErSHEEP AXD TIIE GOATS
Eed and Bine Coat Buttons Used to
Distinguish Them.
FIRST TO EUX AN ELECTRIC CAR.
Traill: B. Kae Eelates His Experience
Among the Chinese.
E03IE OF THE ELECTRICAL EXHIBITS
The barge at the foot of Smithfield street,
in the muddy tenters of the Monongahela,
is a second Noah's ark, for railway appli
" ances exclusively. If the earth were to be
flooded for forty days and forty nights again
there would be enough machinery on that
barge to stock a good-sized street railway
and start out an exploring expedition to
collect data with regard to the debris.
To the average citiren who observes
things as they appear on the outside a visit
to the exhibits of the street railway supply
men would be a revelation second only to
the proposed Columbian Exposition. Me
chanical devices of every description, with
names known only to experts, are stored in
every corner, nailed against the walls and
carried in the pockets of the men who have
them in charge. A dozen trucks of differ
ent kinds will be whirling their wheels
through space to-day, each one
with a supply man in charge
ready to laud his particular niaehins to
more than perfection and as persistent as a
book agent when a street railway magnate
is nailed.
A GATJJTTLET FOE DELEGATES.
The lives of the delegates will for a few
days be sandwiched between pleasure in
meeting their fellows and misery in getting
awav from the man with a patent. The ,
supply men have got cheeks of adamantine
and can roll out descriptions that would
make Ananias blush. They are loaded
to the muzzle with electrical knowl
edge and a stranger would think
them a gathering ot scientific college pro
fessors on a vacation. They wear bine but
tons on which the letters "A. S. E. A." are
inscribed, to be distinguished from the dele
gates, who wear red buttons and the two
claes are known among themselves aj the
sheep and the goats.
The goats are the supply men. They
never leep. On the barge they call atten
t ion to the exhibits which are truly wonder
ful In one part a pile of belting, three feet
uidc and a third of an inch thick calls at
tention to the fact that electricity is an un
rivaled power. Directly facing it is a coil
of earthen pipes, in which steam can be
I'Ottlea lor Heating purposes ana saved lor
hours.
'Ivc fen hot stuff bottled before, but
that knocks n hiky clear out," remarked
oneoberer yeerday. "Jut think what
a :hcme it would be to carry a bottle of
steam in your pocket and wlien you want a
little life put in you take a swig of steam
instead ot "red eye hat a temperance
idea," and then the moralist started up the
sawdust path toward the Monongahela bar
room. His hearers followed suit.
Gl'.EAT VAEIETr OF TP.UCKS.
The great number of different kinds of
trmks was one of the things that attracted
particular attention. Tl-ej are as many and
varied as the colors iu a kaleidoscope, but
when a car is mountfd on them they all
look alike. The motor are aKo of dif
ferent construction cud reccn e a great deal
of attention.
At night the boat i lighted to noonday
brilliancy. The brightly polished metals
saine like clusters of diamonds and reflect
the dazzling colors clear across the rier.
The sight U most beautiul, and was
watched until late at night bv a solid line
of people leaning against the railing of the
Smithfield street bridge. To-day the
motors will all be started by electric power.
Hid a hum like that of a city workshop will
br heari on the river.
The 120 exhibits that are on the barges
and wharf, it is estimated, weigh 100 tons
and are w orh ?o0,010. Several cars are
shown and others will be run through the
citv to carry the delegates on a sieht seeing
trip. There will be three double-decked
cars run closely iollowing each other over
all the electric roads and local men will be
on board to explain th; city's wonders.
DIKEIJ AT THE IJCQUESXE.
The Officers' Associa'ion and members of
the Columbian Coirmittec attended a din
ner given last night at the Dnquesne Club
by Chairman Holmes, ol the local commit
tee. The presidents or representatives of
all the local railway companies were pres
ent. After the dinner the Committee on
Columbian exhibition held a consultation
wth a representative of the "World's Fair
and methods were discussed fo' getting
rrsdy the great display which thj electric
nicnexpect to make in J 893.
The statement in The Dispatcix yestcr
dav morning that C. L. Magee would prob
nMv be elected President for the next year
caused a great deal of discussion among tho
delegates. It is customary, but not a law,
that the President be elected from the city
in which the convention is held. Mr.
Macee is the most prominently known
meet railway man in the city, but
objection is made to him that he is
simply a speculator, not a practical
street railway man. It is prob
able that the jealousies existing
between local street railway men will crop
out in the proceedings, and that a contest
will take place for the Presideucv. John
G. Holmes, D. F. Henry and Mr. Eugg are
mentioned, and all stand about an equal
show with Mr. Magee.
Frank B. Eae, of the Detroit Electrical
"Works, who was the first mau to run an
electric car, came to the citv yesterdav.
The track was laid in the Chicago Exposi
tion grounds, and JO cents was charged for a
ride. In relating his experiences Mr. Eae
said:
eakly ways or the business.
"I was then in the emplov of Cyrus "W.
Field. One evening he called me to his
house and told me he wanted me to go to
Chicago and build an electric railway. I
laughed, but lie seemed to be in earnest,
and followed by detailing his plans I
talked to him about an hour and the next
morning started to Chicago. The road, of
couc, was for exhibition only, and was not
a commercial success. It was afterward re
moved to Sew Orleans and was then
dropped by Mr. Field. The improvement
since then has, been wonderful. I have
watched it closely and I believe nothing
lia- ever advanced as rapidlv as electricity.
The only fault I have to find" with the Pitts
urg roads is that they make too much
noise. Good service is "given, but there is
ao necessity for buch a racket A single
motor would prevent it, and I believe there
is no more use in carrying two motors than
there is in having an extra horse on
board a horse car for fear one of
the animals pulling it breaks its
leg. I have never been through Pittsburg's
manufactories, and am very anxious to see
them. I have traveled over the entire
wwrld, and Pittsburg is known wherever I
imebeen."
Speaking of his travels, Mr. Itae men
tioned that he had been iu China with Count
Miikiewitz on "Wharton Uakcr's and the
Count's Chinese concession scheme. 'The
great tiling that procnted a successful
completion of the plan was that the Count
could not distinguish between diplomacy
and truth," said Mr. Eae. He
attempted to fool the Chinese -and got
fooled himself. Besides he and Barker
Quarreled, and, of course, that was the
eath knell of whatever hopes there were
for securing the concession. I believe, how
ever, that the plan was feasible, and that
other capitalists could readily carry it out.
A TOSSIBLE CnlNESE electrician.
"I have been negotiating with the Chi
nese Government to become their official
electrician. I don't know whether I will
go or not. There is a great deal of difficult-
in building railroads and carrying
telephone or telegraph wires through
the country. Tne people will tear
up railroads' and cut wires. They have 5
superstition that a wire strung over the
graves of their dead is a bad omen, and in
order to get a telegraph line through tho
country it has been necessary to put them
underground or along the river banks,
where there are no graves."
Francis Stewart, Director of the Port
land, Ore., Electric Eailway, represents the
farthest "Western city." He thinks
Pittsburg is a lively city, but, like
all loyal fronticrmen, claims the "West
is the onlv nlace in which life is worth the
living. "Pittsburg comes nearer being a
"Western town than any Eastern city I have
ever visited," was his concluding remark
that was intended as a high compliment
John If. Stewart, of Ashtabula, O., comes
to the convention with a grievance buzzing
in his head. His road has just been disin
franchised by the City Council, and he is
having a fight in the courts
He is also interested in a Cleve
land road and is President of the
Ohio State -Eailway Association. In Ohio,
he says, franchises are given to the company
offering to carry passengcra for the lowest
fare. In Cleveland the tax is 10 a car and
iu Cincinnati 52 50 per foot for each car.
Mr. Stewart believes 5-cent fare is as low as
roads can be successfully operated with.
Pittsburg, he says, is watched closely by
Ohio people, and'sometimes with jealousy.
He does not believe the Erie
canal project practicable or necessary.
PTJECHASED AM, IX PITTSBUEG.
A. X. Broadhead, President of the James
town, X. Y., Street Eailway Company, is a
frequent visitor to Pittsburg. He buys all
the materials for his road in the city, and
believes it is the best manufacturing town
in the country.
Daniel Coolioge, Vice President of the
Johnston Company, of Johnstown, is one of
the supply men at the convention. He
worked hard to eet the association to come
to Pittsburg, and is kept busy showing the
city to his friend.
One of the most prominent members of the
association is Thomas Lowry, of Minne
apolis. He will come to Pittsburg to-day.
He is one of the powers in Minnesota poli
tics, and is in Minneapolis what C. L. Magee
is in Pittsburg He is one of the leaders in
advancing the improvements in electricity.
and a few years ago abandoned ?500,000
worth of work on a cable road to use electric
cars.
Another well known man is
John H. Kennedy, of Philadclph-a. He
has recently returned from a trip to Alas
ka, but has littb; flattery for the country.
He says that the talk of a railroad through
the ice barriers of that wild region is non
sense. "In the first place," he says, "it
w ould be impossible to build the road even
if it could be put through to operate it
would mean the loss ot thousands of lives
every year. Trains would be snowed up
and passeusers and trainmen would suffer
alike."
Mr. Kennedy believes Pittsbnrg is des
tined to be a leading city of the country.
The natural advantages, he said, would in
sure perpetuity, and the energy of the peo
ple guaranteed a rapid and substantial
growth.
RECEPTIONS FOE TIIE DELEGATE.!.
Eeceptions were held by the "Westing
house, Thomson-Houston and Edison com
panies last night Their rooms were con
stantly thronged with delegates and the
best of good humor prevailed among the
rivals.
Among the pleasant features of the con
vention will be the basquet at the Monon
gahela House Thursdav evening. It will
be held in the regular dining room, the ban
quet hall being too small. Plates will
be prepared for 300 people. There will be
ten courses on the bill of fare. The florists
will be given charge of the room Thursday
morning, and have promised something un-
surpassed in their line. Special designs
will represent street cars and other railway
appliances. The local men who will re
spond to toasts are CoL Stone, Attorney
"Wilson, Bishop "Whitehead, City Attorney
Moreland and C. Jj. Magee. Mr. Magee
will speak on the toast: "The Press."
The convention will meet at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Convention Hall of the
Monon.tahela House. At 2 p. m., the dele
gates and visitors, in parties, will, by in
vitation of the local companies visit the
different cable and electric power houses
and places ot interest in and about tlie city.
For this purpose books of complimentary
tickets will be issued to all" delegates,
good on any Etrect railway and a
number of the inclines of Pittsburg and
Allegheny, which can be used during the
three days of the convention. The local
committee expects to take the delegates on
Mt "Washington in the evening and show
them the city in the blaze of electric lights.
They will also be taken in carriages to the
Exposition grounds, where they will be
shown the only oil well in Pittsburg.
To-morrow and Friday a Pittsburger's
invention for hoisting hose in case of fire,
to prevent the stoppage of street car lines,
will be exhibited on the wharf.
tKADS TUK3I Alt.
The Exhibit of the Westingliouse Electric
Company Conceded to Easily lead in
the Displays Trepared for tho Street
Itallway Convention.
As the Westinghouse Electric Manu
facturing Company, the home company,
takes the lead in the list of the large manu
facturing concerns in the electrical industry
ofthiscountry.it is only proper that they
should have had the most conspicuous and
complete display among the exhibits which
are now displayed before the Street Car
Convention held at the Monongahela House.
But as the company also realized that the
visiting exhibitors should have the prefer
ence in the allotment of space, the Pitts
burg company decided that they would be
satisfied with a small snowing on the boat
and make a larger and more detailed exhibit
of its system at the works on Garrison alley
and Duquesne way. For this reason the
delegates to the convention will find it a
matter of great interest to them it they
will make it their business to devote some
time during the convention to a visit of the
company's shops. The company has taken
the advantage of steam facilities in the
works and there is no doubt that the
exhibit arranged there for the benefit of the
visitors is one, the equal of which has never
been seen.
COMPLETENESS OF TIIE WESTING!! OUSE
SYSTEM.
In a portion of the erecting department
of the company's works there has been dis
played a complete representation of the
company's system. Every detail is shown
in all its workings, and a better opportu
nity of forming an opinion of the complete-
A.V.a.3 VI fcU! 11 (dllllUUU9G DJTDtUUl CUU1U UU(
be found. There are three trucks placed in
this room, which are equipped with the
different motors manufactured by the com
pany. The first truck has a pair ot double
reduction motors, in which the power of the
motor is communicated to the axles by two
sets of gears. The gears, however, at e not
in sight, because they are inclosed in a
tight box containing grease, by which
means the objectionable noise of the motors
is greatly reduced. This covering lor the
gears was first successfully introduced by
the "Westinghouse Company, and the noise
less operation of their first motors has beon
a characteristic feature of the "Westing
house system ever since.
"When the company decided to build u
motor, in which one set of gears would be
eliminated, they constructed the Single
Production Motor, a set of which is found
on the second truck exhibited in this de
partment. The first pair of single reduc
tfon motors constructed bv the comnanv
wcre put on the Second Atenac line in this
city, where they have bees in operation I
ever since, and they have given such satis
faction that the company has since fur
nished a number of single reduction equip
ments to this line.
THE G EARLESS MOTOR.
On the third truck is observed what ap
pear to be two iron boxes, through which
the axles of the truck pass. These boxes
are supported at each end by a spiral spring,
and they have on tho top some small open
ings fitted with covers. By loosening one
of these covers and glancing inside it may
be seen that this iron box is in reality a
motor. The armature is placed directly on
the car axle,and the rest of the motor is con
structed in such a manner that it entirely
surrounds the armature, forming a water
and dust proof motor. This motor does
away entirely with all gearing, hence this
motor is called the "Gearless Motor. " The
"Westinghouse Company have had their
gearless motor in operation in this city for
several months, in order to learn its per
formance under all conditions of service.
The three trucks are arranged so that each
one can be operated and tests made as to the
amount of current the motor consumes, the
power given out, etc
There nre.also several handsome switch
boards built of hardwood, finished in nat
ural grain, in this room, upon which are
mounted measuring and switching devices,
each of which fulfills a purpose in the
power station of an electric road or on the
cars.
There is also shown in a sample form the
whole method of wiring for incandescent
lighting by the alternating current, from
the connections of the dynamo to the lamps
in the house.
A MAMMOTH DYNAMO.
Passing from this room into the machine
shop the visitor will be shown a large West
inghouse engine driving a dynamo of a size
that makes a tall man look very insignifi
cant beside it This machine is one of the
large generators manufactured by the "West
inghouse Company. "While the immense
size of this generator seems remarkable, the
smoothness of its running is even more
astonishing.
"While the company accommodated its ex
hibit on the boat at the foot of Smithfield
street to a small space, it must nevertheless
be acknowledged that the display made
there by the local firm is the most interest
ing of the entire exhibition. There are two
trucks on the J. M. Gusky equipped with
the "Westinghouse gearless and single re
duction motor. Both of these tracks are
blocked up in order to allow the motors to
be operated, and brakes are so arranged that
they may be set and the speed of the motors
reduced. In other words, the motors may
be made to operate under almost the same
conditions, as if they were running a car.
On a platform near these trucks is arranged
all
THE APPARATUS USED IN RUNNING A CAR.
and the observer may stand and notice the ex
act operation of the car. Then one can also see
a lightning arrester to protect the motor
from injury bv lichtnine: automatic circuit
breakers to protect the dynamos by break
ing the circuit in case the trolley wire
should break and fall on the ground. These
instruments would instantly shut the cur
rent off, and, in addition to protecting the
generator, would also make the wire harm
less to people in the street There are also
switches to control the current from the
dynamo and ammete "i and voltmeters to
measure the quantity and strength of the
current.
The exhibi' also shows an old style double
reduction motor to give the visitor an
opportunity of comparing the first attempts
made in tha construction of electric railway
apparatus with the improvements made
sines.
A MOTOR IN A TVATEK TANK.
There is at las: in the boat exhibit a large
mysterious looking box which i's filled with
water, and on closer examination reveals it
self as a tank in which is running a single
reduction "Westinghouse moto. This is the
best evidence of the vast superiority of the
"Westinghouse street railway system, be
cause the idea generally given out that
motors will not run in water is here most
positively contradicted.
The Westinghouse Company has also
opened headquarters in room 12 of the
Monongahela Hous, where at all times one
or more of the company's representatives
will be stationed for the purpose of afford
ing visitors such information about their
electric system as they may desire.
The practical demonstration of the oper
ation of the street railway motor is the
most convincing argument of its ability to
do the work for which it is designed, and
for this purpose the company has put a
number of cars in operation on different
lines in the city. Cars equipped with
gearless motors are running on the Birm
ingham and Pleasant Yalley lines, and
single Eeduction Motor cars are operated
on the Second Avenue and other lines. The
Westinghouse Company is circulating a
card of invitation to any visitors desirous of
liding on any of these cars and another card
invites the delegates to visit the exhibition
at the works.
SUPREMACY
Struggle of the nival Electrical Companies
Before the Railway Men.
VALUE OP EDISON'S SYSTEM.
Nothing ic connection with the great
street railway convention now being held at
the Monongahela House so well defines its
important character as the intense rivalry
between the various electrical systems for
supremacy.
Xow that the manifold advantages of this
system have been demonstrated by the suc
cessful operation of more than 400 roads, it
is only a question as to which of the dif
ferent methods to adopt. No less than a
dozen different companies are exhibiting
their apparatus; but so far the Edison Gen
eral Electric Company seems to have tho
best of it
Their exhibit in the lower parlor of the
hotel is certainly the most complete. It em
braces a full-size street car truck, operated
by two ot the new single reduction motors;
a magnificent controlling table for power
stations; a miniature dynamo, and some
very handsome lighting effects.
"Wizard" Edison's name, so powerful in
connection witn everytning electrical, is
especially so in railway work, for the rea
son that he was the first man in the United
States to construct an electric railway. This
was at Menlo Park In 1881. Here he has a
road three miles in length, and operated it
successfully for months.
Since that time the company which bears
his name has installed scores of roads in all
parts of the country, and at present control
nearly two-thirds of the whole number in
the United States.
The merits of the Edison system, as com
pared with others, is well illustrated in the
report of a large railway company, some of
whose cars are operated by each o'f the sev
eral systems named. These figures show
the power required, under similar condi
tions, to operate cars equipped with the
different styles of motors.
SHOUT SrSTEM.
Average horse power per car, equipped
with two 15-horse power double re
duction motors. 11.39
Car equipped with two 15-horse power
gearless motors .15.G4
AVESTINGIIOUSE SYSTEM.
Car equipped with two 15-horse power
double reduction motors. 10.49
TIIOMSON-HOUSTON SYSTEM.
Car equipped with two 15-horse power
double reduction motors. 15.00
Car equipped with two 15-horse power
Eingle reduction motors 19.43
EDISON SYSTEM.
Car equipped with two 15horse power
motors. 4.89
In explaining these figures, as taken from
actual tests, a prominent Edison engineer
stated that this result was secured by the
peculiar winding of the motors, the great
efficiency of the dynamo and the use of
what is called the "feeder." This "feeder"
system was long ago discovered and pat
ented by Edison, and is now recognized as
an absolute necessity in all street railway
work.
Iu the early stages of electrical develop
ment, when railway work was in its in
fancy, tho great value of an even distribu
tion of the current was not apparent; but
when the system extended tojsuch cxtraor-
dinary proportions, and it beqame necessary j
to distribute current over such wide areas,
the "feeder" wire became a necessity. It
has been adopted by all the other companies,
which has resulted in suits for heavy dam
ages. The new single reduction motor shown at
the Edison exhibit adds another important
point to the system. It reduces the number
of gears, and consequently lessens the
liability of accident It almost entirely
eliminates the noise heretofore found so
objectionable. More of the. current ran
now be utilized in useful work, thereby
securing a great saving to the railway
company.
The reliability of the system, and its
freedom from any dangerous element is too
well known to the people of Pittsburg to
need mention. The Federal Street Eail
way, and the Pittsburg and Birmingham
Traction systems have for years been giving
entire satisfaction, and when Edison shall
have perfected his new system of taking
current direct from the rails Pittsburg will
be one of the first to be blessed with this
perfected system.
The confidence which has at different
times been manifested in Mr. Edison's work,
especially his railway, was strikingly proven
a few years ago when the street railways of
Minneapolis and St Paul abandoned an
almost new cable plant to install the Edison.
Everyone at the time declared it a piece of
folly; but subsequent events have demon
strated the wisdom of the move.
The earnings of this largest electric rail
way system in the world have been increased
50 per cent since the adoption of electricity.
A person can ride a distance of 20 miles
from Minneapolis to St Paul parks, show
ing the great flexibility of the system.
There will be some surprises in store for
those who visit the Edison parlor this even
ing. THE TDOMSOX-HOrSTON
Electrlc Company
AT TIIE STREET RAILWAY CONVENTION.
Among the many exhibits at the Street
Eailway Convention, beginning to-day, none
will be examined with more interest by
street railway men than that made by the
Thomson-Houston E'ectric Company, and
none can invite their scratiny with a greater
desree of confidence.
The connection of the Thomson-Houston,
or the T-H, as it is familiarly called bv rail
way men, with the question of electricity as
a means of rapid transit, has been so exten
sive that the company has met, combated
and overcome all the various problems and
difficulties connected with the introduction
and development of electric equipment for
street railway service.
Onthethiid day of July, 1883, the first
road equipped by this company was opened
for operation. At the present time it has
in operation and under contract 190 roads,
representing an equipment of 2,879 cars,
and nearly as many as all the
other electric companies combined.
Between the solitary road on Eevere Beach,
of 1888, and the 190 roads of the present
time extending from the St Lawrence to
the Gulf, and from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and in successful and constant
operation under every variety and condi
tion of service and climate, at home and
abroad, there is a large history of enterprise
and development, which tells its own story.
To accomplish such a result in so short a
time, means not only great resources
coupled with wise administration, but, also,
the co-operation and employment of the
highest inventive and scientific genius.
Applied electricity is the meeting point
where men ot business and men of science
come together, and in this respect the
Thomson-Houston Company has been ex
ceedingly fortunate.
On its scientific staff, it has, as electrician-in-chief,
Professor Elihu Thomson, from
whom, in connection with his early asso
ciate, Professor Houston, the company
takes its name. Professor Thomson unites
in a remarkable degree profound scientific
knowledge with the gift of practical inven
tion. As a man of science he is an author
ity as highly valued iu Europe as in Amer
ica. As an inventor his work covers many
vital and fundamental points in electrical
application. So far as street railway
work is concerned Professor Thomson, in
connectipn with his experienced assistant,
Mr. Eice, superintendent of the Thomson-Houston
factory, has been foremost
in the development and perfecting of
the dynamo. Street railway men also ap
preciate the great service Professor Thom
son has rendered in his inventions for pio
tection against lightning.
Besides Prof. Thomson, the Thomson
Houston Company have also on their scien
tific staff Mr. Charles J. Vanderpool, the
inventor of the under-running trolley and
carbon brush and many other details of
the over-head system. Mr. Vanderpool has
been so identified with the history of prac
tical railway service and invention that to
name him is to recall a whole series of bril
liant and practical inventions.
In addition to Prof. Thomson and Mr.
Vanderpool, the Thomson-Houston Com
pany have also on their scientific and en
gineering staffMr. W. H. Knight, who was
identified with the first experimental street
railway, and also the first commercial street
railway in the United States. Mr. Knight
is at present acting as Chief Engineer of
the Eailway Department, a position in
which the results of his long experience are
felt with telling effect.
During the convention the headquarters
of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company
will be at Eooms 192 and 193 Monongahela
House, and these apartments will be open
at all hours, and the various representatives
of the company will be very happy to meet
all personB interested in the question of
electric apparatus.
Communication. 7
OUR BANKERS
UNANIMOUSLY INDORSE JUDGES POR
TER, lH'CtUXG AND KENNEDY.
A Testimonial to Thoir Integrity Tho Fin
anciers of Allegheny County Fay a
Worthy Compliment to the New Court
of Common Fleas No. 3 anil Ask Their
Election.
To the voters of Allegheny county:
The undersigned bankers doing business
in this community indorse for "re-election
Judges Kennedy, McClung and Porter to
succeed themselves on the bench of Court
of Common Pleas No. 3 of this county at
the coming election.
The importance of electing our Judges
for competency and integrity alone, without
regard to partisan strife, cannot bo exag
gerated, and we cordially recommend the,
above named Judges as entirely worthy of
your support.
Win. G. Paik, of Park
J. B. Jackson. Pres.
Fidelity Titlo and
Trust Co.
Chas. F. Wells, Pies.
Third Nat. Bunk.
C. B. McLean, Pres.
Masonic Bank.
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Pres.AlIeghenyNat.
Bunk.
Robert Arthurs, Pros.
Fifth Nat. Bank.
Bros. A Co.
A. E. W. rainter, Vg.
Safo Deposit Co.
James M. Baltcy.l'res.
Fourth Nat. Bank.
Joseph Walton, Pies.
Farmers' Nat. Bank.
Hay Walker, Jr.
T. II. Given, Cashier
Farmers Deposit
Nat. Bank.
A. Bradley, Pres.
Tradesmen's N. Bk.
M. W. Eankin, Pres.
Com'INat. Bank.
George A-Berry, Pres.
Citizens' Nat. Bank.
D. P. Keighard, Pies.
Central Bank.
MarkW.Watson.Pres.
Exchange Nat. Bk.
A. Long, Cashier Ex-
changetNat. Bank.
Georgo I. Whitney.
John D. Scully, Cash'r
f lrsi ;.it. Jiank.
N. Holmes & Sons.
Bohinson Bros.
Wm. P. Herbert, Sec.
Western Ins. Co.
John W. Chalfant.
T. P. Day.
C. W. Bachelor, Vice
Pres. Keystone Bk.
Alex. Nimick, Pies.
First Nat. Bank.
A. Gioetzinger, Pres.
W. E. Von Bonnhorst,
Ger. Nat. Bk.of Pgh.
Jas. II. Wiilock, Pres.
Second National Bk.
Thoo. Jamison, Pres.
Monongahela Nat.
Bank.
Daniel Beech, of First
Nat. B.ink of Birm-
lnclmm.
Cashier JIniino Nat,
Bank.
Samuel C. Appleffato,
Mechanics' Nat." Bk.
C. Meyran, Pres. Ger
man 1a savings bk.
Tos. T. Colvin. Pies.
Nat. Bk. Commerce.
Jos. Abel. Pies. Alle-
J. F. Erny, of German
mania Fiio Ins. Co.
Edward House, Pres.
Freehold Bank.
J. P. Speer, Vice Pres.
Freehold Bauk.
G. B. Hill.
Saving and Deposit
Bt. ot Birmingham.
D. P. Berjr. Cashier of
Manntacturors' Bk.,
Southside.
Ed. Hogan, Pres. of
D. MeK. Lloyd, of Peo-
nlfi'a Ctm.nn.n n.nL-
Manufacturers' Bk.,
Southside.
Wm. Koseburg. of
Bink of Pittsburg.
F. L. Steplien&on.
F. E. Moore, of Odd
Fellows' Bank.
Wm. K. Thompson &
Co.
A. M.Jlicra A. Co.
Jas. S. McCohI, Tres.
Real Etato Savings
Bank. Lim.
W. G. McCaudless.
E. M. Ferguson, of M.
& il. National Bank.
OUE PORK Hf FRANCE.
The Senate Will Agree to Its Admis
sion Under a Heavy Duty.
THE TARIFF RAISED FIVE CENTS
Oyer
tho Schedules as Adopted by tlie
Chamber of Deputies.
THE BILL IS OTHERWISE MODIFIED
Paris, Oct. 20. Tho Senate tariff com
mittee met again to-day, when the subject
of the admission of American pork was de
bated at considerable length. Finally the
committee decided in favor of a proposition
to impose a duty of 25 francs per 100 kilos
on salted meats of all kinds, including pork,
ham and bacon, instead of one of 20 francs,
which the Chamber of Deputies had already
passed.
The Society of Wine Merchants at a meet
ing to-day adopted a protest against the ex
cessive tariff on elementary; products, es
pecially that upon wines, which has already
passed the Chamber of Deputies. The pro
test demands that the Senate modify the
Deputies' bill in several important respects.
CLEAE SAILING FOB SOCIALISTS.
The Secession or the Anarchists Simplifies
Matters Very Much.
Erfurt, Oct 20. Since the extremists
have left the Socialist Congress and have
renounced all connection with the Socialist
party, the programme before the congress
has been rapidly adopted and without criti
cism. To-day the congress passed resolu
tions favoring the creation of Socialist
literatuie for the benefit of the young, and
providing for the issue of a general "Vade
Mecum" ("Constant Companion") and the
formation of statistical bureaus devoted to
the compilation of facts and figures in con
nection with socialism.
On the other hand the congress rejected a
proposal to form a school ot education for
the purpose of training oratorical agitators
in behalf of the cause of socialism.
A cable dispatch srom Berlin says: The
Socialist seceders who withdrew from the
Socialist congress at Erfurt held a tumultu
ous meeting in this city to-day. Many mem
bers of the moderate party were expelled.
Herr Auerbach and others made violent
speeches against the Moderator. They de
clared that Herr Liebknecht would be com
pelled in a few years to join the new party,
which would be always ready to welcome
him. A committee of seven was appointed
to organize the new party.
TEE ABABIAN BEBELLI0N.
A Decisive Battle Is Veins Prepared for by
the Turkish Saltan.
Constantinople, Oct 20. An impor
tant battle is expected to take place in
Yemen very soon. Although tho sublime
porte is very reticent in regard to State
affairs, the Yemen crisis has now come to a
head and fresh contingents of troops are
being sent out every other day. Telegrams
from Hodeida announce the recent arrival
of the steamer Saadet, bringing l,200soldiers,
and the Government has contracted with a
steamship company for the further transport
of troops.
For the last week steamers have been en
gaged taking out the necessary commis
sariat stores for General Ahmed Feize
P.tsha, who has lately been appointed to the
command of the Seventh army corps and of
the Hedjaz and Jamen districts. He has
already arrived at Sana, the headquarters of
the disaffected region, and it is anticipated
that the march forward "will take place on
Saturday. The chief resistance is expected
in the territory occupied by the tribes Beni
sahar and Hausseyns, who have entrenched
themselves in the fortified towns, Barath,
El Charab, Erlhail and Mareb, the last of
which is identical with the Sheba, of Scrip
ture, and situated near the settlement of
Aden.
A New Edict Against the Hebrews.
St. Petersburg, Oct 20. In view of
possible complications with China in regard
to Pamir and other territory which it is
claimed has been invaded by Eussia, the
Governor of Trans-Baikalia, in Eastern
Siberia, having Lake Baikal on the North
west and Chinese Mongolia on the South,
has ordered the removal of all Hebrews re
siding within 100 kilometers of the frontier.
This action is taken, it is claimed, in order
to prevent the Hebrews from acting as
spies for China. The families of exiled
Hebrews will be sent into the districts
permanently assigned to their race.
Opening the Campaign In Ireland.
Bublin, Oct. 20. William O'Brien pre
sided at the Kilkenny convention to-day.
In a speech he said that all their thoughts
and energies would be required to bring
about the reunion of the II ih race. The
attitude of the Parnellites, he said, was
equivalent to a declaration that they would
rather sell Ireland into slavery for another
700 years than bow to the call of the Irish
people. Placards were posted in the town
charging Mr. O'Brien with the murder of
Mr. Parnell.
The New Leader's First Speech.
London, Oct. 20. Eight Hon. Arthur
J. Balfour, the new Parliamentary leader,
addressed his constituents at Manchester
this evening. In the course of his speech he
quite coincided with those who said that
tho success of the Government policy
toward Ireland was due rather to strokes of
good fortune than the merit of the mem
bers of the administration. One of the
greatest pieces of his good fortune was that
he had good working men behind him.
Driven by Floods Into Towers.
Madrid, Oct 20. Advices from Almeria,
in Andalusia, report the prevalence of
great floods in that vicinity. The moun
tain torrents flowing from the Sierra Ne
vada have inundated the surrounding coun
try. The town of Albox, 40 miles north
east of Almeria, suffered greatly, the in
habitants being forced to take refuge in the
towers of churches and other elevated
places.
An Archbishop to Be Tried.
PARIS, Oct. 20. Tho Archbishop of Aix
will be prosecuted for disregarding the cir
cular of M. Fallieres, the Minister of Pub
lic Works, enjoining him not to leave
his diocese without the consent of the Gov
ernment, an order consequent upon the re
cent pilgrimdisorders at Eome. The Arch
bishop, by his disobedience, is liable to a
heavy fine, as well as a term of imprison
ment.
The Fight for Purnell's Seat.
LONDON-, Oct 20. Messrs. Pierce, Ma
honey, Edward and Timothy Harrington,
Kelley and other followers of the late Mr.
Parnell, will open the canvass for Mr.
Ecdmond at Cork to-morrow.
A GIEL WHO CAN FARM.
Mary E. Cutler Makes a Nice Thing of a
Klncteen-Acro Tract of land.
New York Post. 1
A Massachusetts girl, Mary E. Cutler,
has demonstrated that farming in New Eng
land can be made to pay. On 19 acres of
land, near Holliston, she raises vegetables
and sells them in the neighboring manu
facturing villages. She superintends the
work, hires laborers and keeps her own
books. Her vegetables are carried to mar
ket in a brightly-painted wagon drawn by
well-fed horses, and she owes much of her
success to telling. the truth about her stock
and filling orders promptly.
She has this season a crop of three acres
of tomatoes, two of squashes, one and a half
of cucumbers, four of potatoes, one-half an
acre of asparagus, besides beets, turnips
spinach, peas and beans. In addition to her
vegttable'garden, Miss Cutler has an apple
orchard and beds of strawberries, black
berries, enrrants and a greenhouse. Strange
to say, Miss Cutler's farm is near Kate San
born s "Abandoned Farm." A similar
story comes from the West. The daughter
of Congressman-elect Baker, of the sixth
Kansas district, owns a 140-acre farm near
Lincoln, works it herself and does not owe a
dollar. Her crops this year are abundant
PREDICTION AND AFFIRMATION.
How Governor Campbell Got Into a Diffi
culty at rindlay.
Chicago Inter Ocean.!
Tlie difference netween prediction and.
affirmation was pi oven, to tho sorrow of
Governor Campbell, at Findlay, O. The
campaign of 1800 was ono of Democratic pre
diction, and as the farmers were suffering
from low prices, the merchants selling little
to the farmers, and trade in general a trifle
depressed In consequence thereof, there was
an undue and unnatural disposition to be
lieve the worst of the future. When the
Democrat said: "The Infamous McKinley
bill will make onr present eyil condition
worse," all that the Republican could say in
reply: "On, no, it won't." But tho listener
was In a humor to believe the Democrat
rather than the Republican. You cannot ab
solutely refute a prediction until the time
for its fulfillment has come. The time for
the fulflllmontot predictions concerning tho
McKinley tariff has come. And itis a day of
wrath for tho false prophets of evil, but of
Joy to them that prophesied cood things: for
the eood things are here. Little now is tobo
said of v hat the new tariff will do. The
talk must bo of what it has done, and of
what it is doincr. Affirmation must take the
place of prophecy, and it is much more
dangerous to asert an untruth than to
prophesy one during a political campaign.
Governor Campbell was rash enough to
affirm that tho glass manufactuie of Ohio
wa3 a failure; that it employed few Ameri
cans, that it cave work mainly to Belgians
who would not teach an American boy their
tiaile. This Governor Campbell said at Ada,
in the state of Ohio. The condnct of his
compaign shortly took him to Findlay.There
aio Klass works at Findlay, and a delegation
01 mauuiactureis anu worumen iook mm 10
task for hi Ada speech. They told him
that out of 500 glass workers in that town no
moie than 0 were of Belgian birth, and that
each one of these was a naturalized
American citizen, or a person who had
taken out first papers of naturalization.
They told him also that a glass-blower in
Ohio earned $160 per month, and a glass flat
toner $75, the wages for like work being $60
aud $-23 in Belgium. They told him also that
theiewasnota foreign-born boy learning
the trade in Findlay, but that scores of
American boys were learning it. This was
an episode not provided for by Governor
Campbell's system of provlnc the tariff a
failuie by double-entry bookkeeping. As
manyoftlio glass workers are Democrats
Governor Campbell's humiliation is deep,
and as many w ill not vote for him nis sor
row is profound. When his campaign is
over the Democratic party of Ohio, or so
much of it as survives will have learned
the difference between prediction and
affirmation.
BUINS OF OLE BULL'S COLONY.
Hardly Anything Remains to Tell the Story
of His Pennsylvania Enterprise.
New York Post.
Little more remains of Ole Bull's am
bitious colony in Pennsylvania than ruins.
A few of the settlers, now very old men,
survive. They were too poor to quit th'e
scene of their shattered hopes, and it is
doubtful if they possess any more of this
world's goods than on the day they left
Norway to seek their fortunes in the New
World. When the great violinist found
himself, thanks to the cenerosity of the
American people, richertlian he had ever
dreamed 01 being, he became fascinated with
the idea of buying a great tract of land and
converting it into homes for his poor
friends in the old country. This was in 1852.
For $10,000 he bought 12.000 acres of
land in Potter County, Pennsylvania, and
cut it up into smallffarms for 300 Norwegians.
They were not only to improve the land,
but to build four towns which were to be
named Walhalla, New Bergen, New Nor
way, and Oleona. No people could have
been less fitted for the task. By some blun
der there were 110 faimers among the colo
nists, and they knew nothing about felling
trees and clearing forest-land. In the flush
days of the colony Ole Bull began to build a
castle a mile or two distant from the site of
Oleona, but he was forced to abandon the
work in the general ruin that overtook the
enterprise. Only a group of shanties re
mains of Walhalla and New Norway, and
where the "castle" stood is now to be seen
only a pile of rocks. Oleona in other hands
shows some signs of prosperity, and a hand
ful of people are scattered about the site of
New Bergen.
PICTTJBES OF THE MOON.
The New System of Photographing the Sky
Is Bringing Ont tlie Facts.
New York Post.
Prof. Holden, of the Lick Observatory,
by means of its great telescope, has taken a
picture of the moon, which is said to be a
triumph of astronomical photography. Prof.
Weinck, of the Observatory of Prague, who
has probably studied the surface of the
moon more than other man living, helped
Prof. Holden in the delicate work of mak
ing the negative. A feature of the picture
is the bed of a sea, of which Mr. Holden
says:
"The large 'sea' at the left hand of the
cut is the Marc Crisium. Its dimensions
are about 281 by 355 miles. Its area is
about that of Ohio and Indiana combined.
It is, in fact, not a sea, but the floor of a
great plain whicli may once have been a
sea, but which is not so now like one of
the small plains on the Island of Hawaii,
only on a grander scale. To give an idea of
the vertical scale, it may be noted that the
highest mountains surrounding the sea are
about 11,000 feet"
The professors of the Lick Observatory
are taking a series of pictures of the moon,
from which on immense map is ultimately
to be made. The work will cost $5,000.
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A GOOD IfVARM BOYS' SUIT FOR S3.
A GOOD WARM CHILD'S SUIT FOR OS CTS.
AT THE GREAT
BANKRUPT SALE,
719 AND 721 LIBERTY STREET, .
(HEAD OF WOOD)
Building formerly occupied by Arbuthnot, Stephenson & Co.
"Come soon. Sale lasts
A BUN OH A SAVINGS BANE.
It Is Started by a Vague Humor, "Which Is
Denied by the Officials.
Yonkers, N. Y., Oct. 20. There is much
excitement in this city to-night over a rnn
on the Yonkers Savings Bank made "this
afternoon. A report was started that the
bank was in financial trouble and was about
to go into bankruptcy. A rush was made
by many of thedepositorsfor the bank, and,
although the officers of the institution
promptly denied the report, at least 2,000
persons drew out their deposits, amounting
to about 5200,000.
The bank had to keep open long after the
usual closing time to pay off the excited de
positors. Eobert P. Getty, one of the lead
ing citizens of Yonkers, and one of the
largest property owners in the city, is pres
ident of the bank. In an interview to-night
he positively denied that the bank is in
financial trouble.
SATISFACTION
STAMPED
ON HIS PACE.
mt.
7R0M. LBR-dE To dMJtL
Wr Fit THEN JILL
Do you find any difficulty in
getting a suit that suits you ?
If you do, what is the trouble?
Whatever it is we will take
the trouble to remove it We
make it our business in the
first place to make perfect
fitting goods; secondly, our
materials are selected with a
view to give satisfaction;
thirdly, our price is always
the lowest. Satisfaction not
only while you buy our goods.
No! but after wearing for
and during 12 months we
guarantee to keep them in
repair for you free of charge.
What better offer can we
make? It is certainly our
desire to gain and keep your
custom. We have now placed
on sale a grand selection of
those new nobby Cheviots,
Homespuns and Tweed Suits
that are so popular in the
Eastern cities, and are selling
very fast at tlie popular prices
of $10, $12, $15 and $18.
No extra charge for extra
sizes. Short and Stout,
Slim and Tall.
WE FIT THEM ALL.
Home-Made Overcoats, every
style that can be imagined is
here Box Sack, Fly Front
or Double Breasted, in every
make of goods at the very
low prices $8, $10, $12
and 15.
Makers of Fins Clothing,
Tailors, Hatters ani
Furnishers.
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