eraj """P"Pr "jbws' 1;' fTPFp wrs 12 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1891. HGURES0FFOSTER. Tho Secretary of the Treasury Takes the Stump in the ' Ohio Campaign. OUB HKASOES ALL BIGHT. A Strong Argument Against the Free Coinage of Silver. BENEFITS OF THE NEW TARIFF. Fomethin? Like the Force Bill the Crying Seed of the Hour. A BOOJILET WORKED IS TOR HARRISON FlHDliAT, O., Oct 22. Hon. Charles Fos ter, Secretary of the Treasury, entered the Ohio Campaign to-day in behalf of McKin Icy. He delivered his first speech in this city, the chief town of the Congressional district which be tailed to carry at last tail's election. Mr. Foster was warmly re ceived, und listened to with great attention by un immense adience. During the course cf his address he said: It is not my purpose to indulge in a fall discussion of the questions at issue in this campaign. This has been done so ably by Major McKinley, Senator Sherman, Gov ernor Foraker and others as to leave but little that can be added. Au election is al ways important, and it is therefore the duty of all good citizens to thoroughly inform themselves upon the issues involved, to weigh the merits of the candidates, and never to fail in exercising the rigfit to vote. Tho present contest in Ohio is one of supreme significance and importance. The result will probably determine for years to come whether tne present protective policy shall be sustained; whether we shall main tain a sound financial policy that will re tain for our people honest money in what ever form it may be Issued; and whether or not thin country shall be governed by the maioritT as originally intended by the fra'mersof our Constitution for upon this basis tree institutions, to be enduring, must rest. ADMIX1STEATION OP STATE AFFAIKS. In addition to the national questions ic Tolved, you have the subject of State ad ministration to pass upon. It is not my purpose to discuss at any length tbeadminis tratiou of State affa.rs. I have had much experience and very considerable knowledge upon this feature of the campaiirc. I have no hesitation in S3yingthat it will be found, upon nn honest examination of the subject, that wc never had a Democratic State ad ministration that did not increase expendi tures, aad that did not interfere with the ptiblio institutions, greatlv to their detri ment. No Democratic administration Has been more reckless in this respect than the pre?nr one. The professions upon which the Demrcratic party achieved success in 1SS7 have been whollr disregarded, and the public interest is subordinated entirely to the absurd notion of political advantage in everv move that is made. 15 is forgotten that gocd legislation and good administration are always the best political considerations. State expanses have been increased to such an extent that, had it not been for the re fund of war taxes paid to the State bv the General Government by what the Demo crats call the billlon-dollar Congress, the credit of your State would to-day be dis honored. The public institutions, .which were in the hands of skillful management, have been interfered with for the mere purpose of partisan advantage. Valuable officials have been turned out of offioe for no other reason than to replace them with people of the Democratic faith. The result is demorali zation and deterioration in the management of these institutions. Almost without ex ception the cost of their maintenance has been increased. FOE TF1E FORCE BILIi. Great importance must be attached to the question of majority rule To begin with, the South gives its entire electoral vote to anv Democratic candidate lor President Thus wc have a solid South, made so by fnul wrongs not disputed at this time by any one, when, if a fair vote and an honest count could be had, a majority of this electoral vote would be given to the Bepub litstn party. This proposition is hardly contested even by Democrats themselves!, The fact that Democrats of character and reputation con with complacency accept such a result without protest may be cited as evidence of decay in public morals. In the Northern States, wherever tho Democrats have attained control, they have enacted into law a systematic and atrocious method of gerrymandering. In Indiana, where tho State is very close, they have so gerrymandered the Congressional districts as to give the Republicans 3 out of 13, and so gerrymandered the Legislative district as to require at least 25,000 Republican ma jority in the State in order to give the Re luiblicans a majority in the Legislature. In Vivjonwn and West Virginia precisely this Rime method has also been adopted, and the Democrats boast that we can get not more than two members of Congress in "Wiscon sin and noae in West Virginia, and that tBe Republicans must nave at least 30,000 ma jority in each of these States to give tbema majority in the General Assembly. THE SIOXTJT ISSUE The question of honest money is involved in the subject of silver cbinasre, which is now an Ksue between the two parties iu Ohio, and in most oi the States of the Union. The' Democratic party in Ohio have de clared lor the free and unlimited coinaje of silver. The Republican party stands upon conservative ground, and in" favor of the pieeut law upon that subject. I think it may be tafely assumed that the mass of our people, ofall patties favor the use of both gold and silver cs money. Tlie object to be sought is how to brst ob tain this result. So far, by conservative management, the Republican party has been able to maintain both metals and to keep 408,000.000 silver dolls, coined since 1878, in domestic circulation at par with sold for money ubes. The danger to bo avoided ia such legislation as will place us apnn a silver basis. Our whole interest, and the entire discussion, relates to silver. That geld alone is too narrow a basis upon which to conduct the business of the world must be apparent to every thinking man in this country, and, I doubt not, to many of the bfst minds in Europe. It is safe, I think, to assume that mem bers of the Democratic party of Ohio and of the country, whose occupation and modes of thought give them the best opportunity to form a correct judgment upon questions ot finance, are, almost without exception, opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver. Such a course by this Govern ment, without an international agreement with other countries, would inevitably place us upon a silver basis, a basis of measurement of value? fluctuating with the market price of silver bullion. The vard stick or dollar, by which we measure values, would be elastic and uncertain. QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY. The advocates of unlimited free coinage give as the main reason for such coinage the necessity of the country for a larger volume of money with which to transact business. Thcy'secniingly forget that the first e!enent to be considered is the quality ol cur money. I do not know that we can have too much good money, but I do know that poor money, however plentiful, will soon ptjvc to be a grave disaster, and tho first in the land to feel its disastrous effect will be the laborer and the farmer. "What I fenr 1 that unlimited free coinago will bring (. to tha condition of boliigoampcllcd to him poor money, a Ktdly depreciated cur rency. They forget, also, that the per capita cir culation of this coautry to-day is greater than that of any othor civilized country on arth, exocpt France. In Franco busineis Js largely transacted with actual cash, while in this country It U bcllovod that moro than 00 per cent of our business ii done with checks, draft, certificates and various forms of credit simply reprccnting cash. They forget that by the purchaso of 4,500,000 ounces of silver we are adding about 54,300, 000 in legal tender Treasury notes monthly to tho volume of our currency. None of tho civilized countries of Europe at this time permit the coinage of silver, except in limited quantities for the purpose of 6Uiall transactions. Thus, under the unlimited coinage of sil ver, we must expect to attractions, through the great profit we offer, all the silver bul lion and coined silver of the world that is lor sale. CALLING DOWIT CAMPBELL. Governor Campbell vervflimantlv makes the point that we could with equal pro priety issue Treasury note3 against pig lead or any other commodity stored by the Gov ernment, at its value, as to issue" Treasury notes upon the purchase of silver bullion. Governor Campbell forgets that both gold and silver have alw ays been regarded as the money metals of the world. They differ essentially from pig lead, or any other min eral product in this particular. Modern civilization, together with the legislation of the Republican partv, have demonstrated the superiority of the paper representative over gold or silver coin. I am sure that upon this question the Democratic party cannot be trusted. In 24 States of this Union the Democratic party have declared for free and unlimited coin age of silver. In a few of the States, nota bly Maryland and New York, they have put themselves upon equivocal platforms, and in one State only has the Democratic party declared itselt iu favor of a sound policy upon this question. The success of the Democratic party in Ohio this year means that unlimited free coinage of silver will be the platform of that party in 1892, and Democrati2 success in the nation means that this country must go upon a silver basis; it means that in this respect this country must be on a par in its money transactions with Mexico and Asia; that the great countries of Europe will have the advantage of us. Let us con tinue to pursue the Republican policy of conservatism. Let us convince Europe tnat we ara not going on a silver standard. My word for it, when Europe is convinced that we will not adopt the policy of free and unlimited coinage or, in other words, tha we will not place ourselves upon a silver basis, wc will be able to come to some agreement lor the better use of silver if not at once to an international agreement by which the parity of the two metals upon an agreed rate may be maintained. The Re publican policy is the policy of safety. The Democratic policy the policy of demoral ization and disaster. UNDER THE M'KINLEY BILL, We have now had 11 months of experi ence under the McICinley bill, enabling us to understand quite well its effect npon prices, labor, foreign trade, and develop ment of home industries. The following re capitulation, obtained from authentic and official sources, showing the operation of the McKinley law for the 11 months since it came into effect, so far as our foreign trade is concerned, completely disproves every prediction made by the free traders at the time the bill was under consideration. Our total foreign commerce during 11 months from October 1, 1890, to August 31, 1891, under the new tariff, amounted to Sl,603!782,266, an increase over the corre sponding 11 months of the prior years of 74,768,639. Second The imports of merchandise wero $703,210,965, an increase of 525,681,316. The imports of merchandise free of duty were $364,661,336, an increase of 5112,013, 081 over value of such imports of correspond ing period of preceding years. Third The percentage of merchandise ad. ruitted fre of duty for the 11 months has increased froa 34,-if to 47.78. Fourth S'-ice the removal of the duty from sugar, April 1, 1891, the percentage of merchandise aomuten tree et duty nan in creased to G5.7J5, much the largest perortV age of free imports in the history of our The per capitarevenue from duties reduced from S3 80 to ?2 60. Sixth The exports of merchandise for 11 months since fne enactment of the new tariff were 5840.571,301. or an increase of 549,0S7,323 over the corresponding period of prior year. Seventh During the 11 months the ex ports ot merchandise have exceeded the im ports by 77,360,333. Eighth During the 12 months endiner August 31, 18B1, thj value of the exports of prodtiJts of agriculture wa3 $665,711,263, an increase of 535,286,217 over the correspond ing period of prior year. Ninth The exports of manufactured products for the same period amounted to 5170,560,311, an increase of 519,983,270 over the prior period. THE RECIPROCITY FLAW. A new departure in the matter of estab lishing reciprocal trade relations with for eien countries is provided for in the Mc Kinley tanfflaw. Here again the Repub lican party has shown its capacity for lead ership, displaying its genius in discovering new methods for enhancing the welfare and glory of our people. It is not overstating the facte to claim for this party that it has neve? yet met an emergency which it w as not able to dispose of satisfactorily, nor a problem bo intricate or difficult that it was not able to solve. It gave this country a system of finance and taxation that carried us safely through the War of the Rebellion, and subsequently enabled us to pay the 56,000,000,000 which that war cost, and 51,300,000,000 to the brave defenders of the Republic in the form of pensions, while maintaining ths expenses of the Govern ment on a scale of intelligent liberality. So mildly and successfully were these enormous fms collected from our people that not one of us knew that we paid a single penny, except as we know, in a gen eral way, that we pay something when we indulge in drinks or "tobacco. I am grieved over the corset business be cause the increased price is objectionable to the ladies, causing them to feel unkindly toward the gallant Major McKinley, but i can assure them that if they will possess their souls in patience, it will not be long till Yankee ingenuity will find a way to cheapen them, provided, always, that a substitute can be found for whalebone. As a matter of fact, the large increase in the price of whalebone, not iu the ieast the re sult of the law, has much to do with the ad vance. How can it be claimed that the con-Eume-' pays the tax when it is shown that there has bees no increase of price? peritv several tiroes during my career. I have nought your produce In days of Demo cratic rnle under a revenuo tariff wheat for less than CO cents a bushel, corn for 20 and oats for 16; lings for 2 cents per pound, dressed; butter for 6, and eggs for 3 per dozen. At tho same time I sold you cot ton shirtings at 20, calico at 15 to 25, sugar at 10 cents, salt at 52 to 53 per barrel. How on earth you survived is a mystery. Not one farmer in twenty but what was is debt, and, if pressed for payment, bankruptcy iu most eases was sure tofollow. Under the stimulus of protection and the effects of the war high prices prevailed; lands largely increased in price, and most of you found yourselves free from debt. This was followed by a marvelous immigration to the "West, where to-day more thau one half of our cereals and live stock is pro duced. The cheapness of transportation and the facilities afforded by the railroads bring these Western products, raised on cheap lands, in close competition with the farmers of Ohio upon their high-priced lands. The result has been a depression in the price of Ohio farm land. But to say that the farm ers of Ohio are apoverty-stricken,mortgage-ridden, debt-suffering people is a slander which they will resent, if I do not mistake tneir spirit. A BO03I FOK HARRISON. The President has been absolutely true to every obligation he assumed as tho candi date of the Republican party, and has exe cuted his high office with a conscientious re gard for the public inteicsts, and with a vigor and capacity rarely equaled. The Congress elected with him passed, upon his recom mendation, more valuable legislation than any other Congress since the days of the war, failing only in the passage of one' im portant matter. " No good purpose can now be subserved by indulging in criticism upon those Republicans who saw fit by their votes to defeat the election bill, exceptto say that the Republican? of the country were griev ously disappointed, and that time will dem onstrate the great mistake. His administration in all the departments has been exceptionally clean and successful. All the interests of the country have re ceived, and arc receiving, intelligent and capable attention. The rights ot labor are carefully guarded, and the farmer, through the new" Department of Agriculture, is re ceiving most intelligent and valuable con sideration. I have every reason to believe that in this great contest, not alone for the State but for the nation, your action will be as coura geous, effective and victorious as it was in 1875. CRISPI ON PAPAL POWER. W HIS OWN DEFENSE. Stewart Cherry Belates Before the Conrt the Story of How piano, sent it to Franklin, Pa., converting it to her own use. x CBIMIHAL COTJET W0HK. HE KILLED HENRY C. SCHAMPLER. Westinghouse Sues the Birmingham Com pany for Infringement. 0TIIER EVENTS IN THE VARIOUS COURTS TI1E EX-PREMIER DESCRIBES ROME UNDER THE POPE. A Gangrene on tho Nation's Body CavonrB Vain Attempt ta End Temporal Power by Peaceful Means The People's Primal Right to Independence. New York, Oct, 22. The North American Rceiea for November prints the first of a series of articles by ex-Premier Crispi, of Italy, entitled "Italy and the Pope." After tracing the causes and events which led to the unification of Italy and the various con flicts between the civil authority and the temporal power of the Pope in the last 100 years, Signor Crispi says: "Rome, under the Pope, was a gangrene spot which must have poisoned the whole body of the nation. From 1860 onward it had become the asylum of all the fallen dynasties, a cave of brigands who infested the southern provinces of the peninsula. This being stated, the redemption of the Eternal City was onlya logical consequence of the restoration of Italian rights; it was necessary to the pacification of the country. "For apeople, the right to exist in free dom and independence long ante-dates any reason of princes or any international treaty, conquest, or usurpation. The insidi ous good luck of a despot may suspend the exercise of this right, but it can not diminish it, much less slay it. Within Us natural limits, the nation re assumes its own autonomy almost as soon as it has freed Itself from the grasp of sacerdotal and civil tyranny. "The .question of the temporal power of the Pope has troubled for many years the minds of all Italian statesmen. Certainly it has been for us the most difficult to deal with, in consequence of the character of universality which the head of the Church possesses in virtue of his mission. When Cavour had determined that the temporal power must come to an end through pacific means and by an agreement with the Catholic world, that illustrious Minister was the first in our time to undertake seri ously the study of means to achi:ve this end. He died too soon to witness the fail tire of his policy. Garibaldi was prevented from cutting the Gordian knot, but without the cannon the porta pia would never have been opened to the nation to take possession of its capital." FOK TIRED BRAIN Use florsford's Acid Phosphate. Dr. O. C. Stout, Syracuse, N. Y.. says: "I gave it to one patient who was unable to transact ttie most ordinary buslness.becauso his brain was 'tired and confused' upon tho least mental exertion. Immediate benefit and ultimate recovery followed." CONDITION OF THE TREASURY. Much is being said by our critics on the subject of the condition of the Treasury. I have been condoled with over the difficult task assigned that it was impossible for the Treasury to meet its obligation without resorting to unusual methods. We had 526, 000,000 to pay for pensions in the month of June. These critics insisted that the Treas ury would not be able to pay them. They were mistaken; the payments were made without any inconvenience whatever. When wc proposed to extend about 551, 000,000 of the i per cent bonds (which we had the right to pay on the 1st of Septem ber), it was charged that the Treasury had not the money to pay them. I assured the country that the Treasury could pay them, but as a matter of precaution, and to keep the Treasury in easy condition, I preferred to have them extended, if it could be done at 2 per cent interest, reserving to the Gov ernment the option of payment at its pleasure. The result was that something over 25,000,000 were extended, and more than $20,000,000 have been paid. DEPEESSION IN TAEMIifo. Governor Campbell 6cems to be distressed over the condition of the farmer. As.you know, my business life was one of very close relation to the farmer. I have wit nessed the transitions from prosperity to depression, ana J rem depression to pros- I Every Trlday The P. C. C. C. devote to a sale for the poor people. To-day we give you one bargain in each department at about one-half regular prices. Read this: Men's good overcoats made from heavy beavers, chinchillas and meltons, well made and lined; you can buy one to-daj for 54 95 Men's cassimere and cheviot suits, made up in sack and cutaway style, neat patterns to select from, only... 4 50 About 100 men's long overcoats at 2 55 250 boys' suits (for boys aged 4 to 14) pleated or plain, at an even 1 00 A great line of men's pants, made from striped cassimere, mixed cheviot and worsteds, stripes checks and plaids, 1 38 A genuine fur derby hat at'only 98 Only 48 cents for your choice from 50 dozen men's random wool undershirts and drawers, only 48 Boys' cape overcoats (sizes 4 to 14), always sold at So, for only 2 35 P. C. C. C, Pitt6burg Combination Cloth ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Before Judge Ewing yesterday Stewart Cherry was placed on trial for the murder of Henry C. Schampler near Oberly's pic nic grove at McKeesport, May 16. District Attorney Burleigh, assisted by W. E. Mc Elroy, conducted the case for the Common wealth, and John McMullen, of Oil City, and J. H. Chapman had charge of the de fense. Dr. J. O. McKee, of Braddock, was the first witness called. He testified to having held the post mortem examination, and found that Sehampler's death was caused by a hemorrhage, caused by a blow on tho head, the wound indicted being a very dan gerous one. William Dunseath testified to being at Oberly's Grove on the dav of the murder. He saw a crowd of men fighting outside the prove, and saw the defendant pick up a paling and strike Schampler over the head with it. The defendant then ran up the hill. The witness saw no one strike or quarrel with Cherry previous to this. John McLally also saw the fight and saw Cherry pick up the paling and strike Schampler. A man named Schaffer, who was in the crowd, fired a shot after the de fendant, William Warringsford also saw thefight. There were half a dozen men engaged in the row. Soharnpler and a man named Routroff were at each other. CHEUEY NOT IN THE FIGHT. Cherry was not in the fight and no one was quarreling with him. The witness saw Cherry pick "up the paliujr and strike Schampler with it, and the latter turned half round and fell. Thomas Andre testified to about the same as the previous witness. Ottmar Oberly testified to seeing the blow struck. The parties engaged in the fight were Messrs. Routroff, Schampler, Qninn, Fitlerand Schaffer. On cross-examination the witness testified that he could see the party had been drinking. This closed the case for the Common wealth and Mr. Chapman opened for the defense and claimed they would show that Uherry struck: scnampler m sell dciense at a time when he thought his life was in danger. The defendant, Stewart Cherry, was then placed on the stand. He testified that on the day of the murder he had been at Duquesne hunting for work. On the way home ho met the crowd and they were having some fun with a colored man. The party stopped in at least three different saloons, and then started up to the picnic The party was made up of half a dozen men, all of whom were strangers to him. On the way they got into a fight, in which the witness took no part. They fought for some time and then stopped, but the battle was shortly afterward renewed. Schaffer had a revolver in his hand, and struck Routroff on the head with it. A PLEA OF SELF-DEFENSE. The witness, who had been standing on the side ot the road, picked up Koutroli s hat and after brushing the dust off it gave it to him. He was in the act of wiping some blood off RoutrofPs face when Scham pler rushed up and aimed a blow at him. The witness warded off the blow and struck Schampler under the chin, knocking him back. The witness then turned to run, when a shot was fired at him and he picked up the paliug in. order to defend himself against Schaffer. As he turned round, Schampler ran at him with his fists clenched and lie struck him with the paling. At the time the shot was fired soine onestruck the witness with a stons. The wit ness then ran up the hill and Schaffer fired another shot at him and the crowd yelled "Kill the ." At the time the witness was perfectly sober, having only drank three glasses of beer. On cross-examination the defendant answered all questions in a surly manner, but did not deviate any from his story. Thomas McKee testified to beipg at the picnic and seeing the fight. He tried to stop the men from fighting and saw Schaffer with a revolver in his hand. He heard two shots. The second one was fired by Schaffer, but he did not know who fired the first shot. This concluded the evidence and court ad journed for the day. The arguments to the jury will be made this morning. FIGHT OVER MOTORS. A Number of Small Cases Handled In That Branch Yesterday. In the Criminal Court yesterdayJack Borden was found guilty of larceny, and Peter Dugan and Frank Coyle of receiving stolen goods. The wero tried Wednesday for the larceny of some shoes from L. Miller. Jacob Siegel and George B. Kress, who were tried Wednesday for conspiracy, were found not guilty, but ordered to paythe costs. They were charged by Ernest Milke with getting him to sign a judgment note for 560 by making him believe it w&" "" arrangement to pay 515 for putting light ning rods on his house. August Messner was tried on a charge of assault preferred by Ernest Morzke, of Jack's Run, Allegheny. Morzke alleged that in December, 1890, Messner, who boarded with bim, attempted to assault his wife. An information, it was stated, had been made against Messner before Alder man Bopp, but the case was settled on Mess ner nrrrpoinir tn Tmv Morzke S200. "Messner afterward refused to pay and the case was I then pushed to court. Messner was lound not guilty and the costs placed on the prose- ' cutor. " Jacob Fry was tried on a charge of larceny by bailee on information of J. F. Hepler. lie i as accused of retaining two wash wring ers belonging to the C. F. Adams Install ment Company, for whom he was an agent. lie was louna not guilty. Fred Barth was convicted of assault and battery on Catharine Goetz, on Thirty ninth street. A nolle pros was allowed in the case of Charles Auerswald, Sr., and Charle3 Auers wald, Jr., charged with assault and battery on E. A. Barnes, of Lower St. Clair town ship. Benton Stonccypher is on trial on a charge of cruelty to animals preferred by J. Powell, of F'indlav township. Powell alleges that Stoneoyplier shot and severely injured two cows belonging to him. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLOTHING BUSINESS. We keep a first-class clothing store, and that means a great deal. It means a well assorted stock of if WANTS TO ISSUE BONDS. The Allen Snb-Dlstrlct School Desires to In crease Its Indebtedness. M. M. Garland, President, and R. L. Jones. Secretary, of the School Board of the Allen sub-school district, Thirty-first ward, yesterday filed in the Quarter Sessions Court a financial statement of the district. It was filed in pursuance of the law requir ing it when the indebtedness of the district is to be increased. It is desired to increase the indebtedness of the Allen district S35, 000. For this they will issue bonds dated October 1, 1891, fo"r 5500 each, bearing 5 per cent interest, and maturing each year from 1901 to 1917. For their payment an annual tax of S3, 000 will be levied. The assessed valuation of the district is Sl,462,337. The total indebtedness now is 9,000, and there is ?2,100 in the sinking fund. Hutchison's Cancer Hospital. Over 50 patients treated and cancers re moved during the past montt. A remedy that effects a permanent cure in from seven to ten days. Why suffer from cancer when thousands have been cured nnd are ready to testify to the merits of this wonderful remedy? Patients not taken at the hospital unless a cure is guaranteed. Hutchison's remedy has been successfully used for more than 30 years. For terms, etc., address Hutchison' Cancer Hospital, Sewickley, Allegheny county, Pa. WFasu 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 at 129 Fourth aveuue. The Blaine Land Impbovement Co. D A Good Suggestion. If you have valuables keep them where thev will be safe. The safe deposit vaults of thi Farmers' Deposit National Bank, 66 Fourth avenue, offer you security, strong vaults, perfect' ventilation, good light, spa cious coupon rooms, separate apartments for women. Boxes rented at 55 and up ward. MWF Kid Glove Bargains! Ladies and misses' 5-hook tans. 8-bntton "suede or kid roosquctaires; your choice 75c a pair, selling eisewnere at fci, at Rosenbaum &Co.'s. TVF B.&B. See special 52 a pair lace curtains jest opened. , Boccs & Buhl. Westlnghouse People Claim the Birming ham Has Infringed. Charles A. Terry, Attorney for the West inghouse Electric and Manufacturing Com pany, yesterday entered suit in the United States Courts in behalf of that company against the Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction Company for the infringment on its patent covering a new device on electric motors rendering them both noiseless and durable. The invention was made and patented on December 9, 1890, by Albert Smith, and was assigned by him to the Westinghouse Company. It is alleged that the Westinghouse Com pany has put on several hundred of these motors and they have been successful in their operation from the first. The success of the motor made them so desirable that nearly all of the other com panies engaged in the same business have, it is alleged, taken the risk of infringing on the patent. The present suit is a most im portant one, and is brought with a view of making it a test case. To-Day's Trial Lists. Common Pleas No. 1 McQulston & Co. vs McClure: Coleman ys Nowoty; Hill vs Hines; Hays vs Pittsburg City; Gray ys Notle et al; Smith vs Keystone Land Company; Evans vs McDonald; Emanuel vs Peckman; Osth mir vs Conrad; Murray & Co. vs Martin; Gal Iapher Brothers vs McNuIty; Diamond vs Safe Deposit Company, administrator; Clmffe, administrator, vs Collins". Criminal Court Commonwealth v? John Orr, A. E. Joues Harry Clark (2), William Llewellyn, Sr .William Llewellyn, Jr., Harry Ueadlinjr, Peter Karclier, F. Alport, Jacob Deale, John Dealo, Spedmoro Cam, John Saroff, Joseph Azar. James Azar, Clara Shoat, Louis Adams, Owen Keenan, Thomns F. McCleary. Mike Frank. William Lee, Harry ilosenkrantz, Frank Shample. James MoCord, Nancy Lowe, John Dallas. Thomaj Tavlor, George Cramer, Jr., Frank Bowers, George Lauerbaugh. MEN'S SUITS $10, $12, $15. OVERCOATS $10, $15, $18. BOYS' SUITS $5. $8, $10. , CHILDREN'S SUITS $2, $3, $4, $5. Select material, stylish shapes, attractive shades, elegant finish an-1 low prices. In all these features we, lead the town. f 0 BE GIVEN AWAY. Every one purchasing goods in our Children's and Boys' Department to the amount of $5 will receive one of our BEEHIVE DIME SAVINGS BANK. HATS. Under one of our Hats a child looks like a man. We carry a complete line of hats in every grade and variety. Our fall stock embraces all of the new browns and the latest styles of standard blocks at 150, 11.75, 11.90, 2, $2.50 TO Era i D $5. PS, THE PEELEY CASE STILL OK. Grand Jury Returns and Other Business In the United States Court. In the United States District Court yes terday the trial of Seth Todd Perlcy, the pension agent of Erie, charged with violat ing the pension laws, was continued. A large number of witnesses were examined. The case is still on trial. The grand jury yesterday returned tha following true bills: Ernest Dahlfness, de positing In the postoffice circulars, etc., con cerning a lottery; H. M. Stanley and Thomas Eiley breaking into a postoffice at Glenwood, Susquehanna county; A. B. Lowe, using the mails in a scheme to de fraud. The bill against Thomas Bowman, for having molds for making counterfeit coin iu his possession, was ignored. An attachment was issued for the arrest of Frank Rogers, a witness for the Govern mentwbo failed to appear in the case ot P. M. Richards, of Bradford county, charged witn using tne mails in a scheme to defraud. Minor Matters of Justice. The suit or J. C. Bartberger against J. D. Davis, to recover for plans made and not ac cepted, Is on trial bcrore Judge Slagle. Iw tho suit of S. O'Leary against Itobort Palmer, an action on an account, a verdict was given yesterday for $114 50 for the plain tiff. Thomas Mobeow wns sent to Jail by 'Squire W. Eobinson, of Sbarpsburg, yesterday on a charge of larceny preferred by Elizabeth Young, Verdicts for tho defendants wero given in three suits of George Koch against A. nor land and wife and C. Wolfe, actions on a contract. A non-suit was entered against tho plain tiffs in the case of Lawrence & Watson against Mary E. Ellis and O. L. Schultz, an action on a mechanic's lien. A TitANSFEB of the retail liquor license of Joseph Illenberger, Ohio street, Third ward, Allegheny, was uranted yesterday. Tho license was transferred to Fritz Moser. In tho caso of Samuel Musgrave against John Henkle and A. A. Heiner, to reoover for goods levied on for rent, a verdict was given yesterday for $210 26 for the plaintiff. The suit of William Johnston against Ott Bros., contractors, is on trial before Judgo Stowe. The case is an action for damages for injuries received by Johnston, who was 1. ... V n nnnh 1r ulilfl, lift waa wnfl'ln. caving in. In the suit of the Fidelity Title and Trust Company, assignee of the Lawrence Bank, against George Currv, a verdict was given for the detendant. Tho suit was on a noto held by tho bank against Curry, who claimed as a setoff money he had deposited in tho bank. A divorce was granted yesterday in the case of Sirs. Clara Allcock against Jarvis Allcock. They were married in December, 1890, and it is alleged he deserted her four months later and l eturned to England. Mrs. Allcock is now a domestic living on Sixth avenue. The suit of Louts 11 like against Allegheny City, the Ohio Connecting Bailway Com pany and the Pennsylvania Company, an action for damages for injury to property caused by the construction ot a viaduct for the Ohio Connecting bridge. Is still on trial before Judgo White. A statement was filed yesterday in the suit cf Thomas Varley against tho Pittsburg and Lake Erie Bailroad Company. The suit is for $10,000 damages. Varley was a section hand employed in the railroad yard, and while at work was strnck by an engine com ing around a curve, and severely injured. - UNION CLOTHING HOUSE, COR. FIFTH AVE. AND WOOD ST. oc31-' IJjE'aS"' We have often said Laird's Shoes are the Best. They're reliable, comfortable and fashionable. They're sold "at reasonable prices'and more oftjiem worn-in and about Pittsburg than any other make. It's a fact. Gratifying to AU. The high position attained and the uni versal acceptance and approval of the pleas ant liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, as the most excellent laxative known, illus trate the value of tho qualities on which its success is based and ore abundantly grati fying to the California Fig Syrup Company. Exhaust Steam Heating By the "WilliamesVacuum System," with out back pressure upon the engine. Guar anteed advantages Saving power, removal of cracking or hammering in pipes, increas ing efficiency of the'heating system, saving water and fuel. Send for new descriptive catalogue. , Wabren Webstee & Co., 401 N. Third street. Philadelphia. Patentees and Mirs. of Webster Vaeuui Peed Water Heater and Purifier. MWFSU LAIRD'S FINE SHOES ARE A POSITIVE LUXURY. This week we offer an immense assortment of the finest grades and makes at very liberal reductions. Ladies' Fine Dongoia Kid Button 5 and $6 Shoes at $3 90. Every size, every width; all the latest styles. Gents' Fine Patent Leather Shoes, Worth $5 and $6 at $3 90. Gents' Fine Kangaroo Shoes, Worth $5 and $6 at $3 OO. Gents' Finest Calf Shoes, Worth $5 and $6 at $3 90. LAIRD'S SHOE STORES 406, 408 and 410 Market St. W. M. LAIRD. 1 J Entire 433 Wood St. New Stock. oclS-Mwrsn IBICES TO THE LOWEST EBB. Reasonable prices belong with the best tailoring to order and finest goods. We have all three. If you have read our advertisements our plan for making goods to order is clear enough. The most liberal array of fine cloths and styles youjhave ever seen. Hardly possible for you to take time to see them all. You know the usual fault of making-to-measure. Prices steep as if the tailor had a sheep-skin for his skill. We're going to get the trade. We'll let neither uppish prices nor indifferent work stand in our way. Hx-Shcriff BlcCandless Wins. In the suit of ex-Sherifl McCandless against the Allegheny Bessemer Steel Com pany, to recover the wages paid deputy sheriffs who were on duty at the defendant's during a strike, a verdict was given yester day for 54,248 93. The amount includes in terest The verdict is subject to the opinion of the Court on a question of law reserved as to tho liability ot the county for the pay of deputy sheriffs on such occasions when riotjs to be anticipated. Appropriated a Piano.' Martha J. McElroy, of Taylor avenue, Allegheny, yesterday entered suit against Elizabeth Gray for "5100 damages. The plaintiff states that last May she went on a visit to Mercer county, leavine the defend ant in charge of her house. "While she was gone the defendant, it is charged, took a Sll Excursion Jo Norfolk, Va. Stl. Last grand excursion of the season to "Washington, D. C, Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, Va., via the a & O. K. It. Only Sll the round trip; tickets good for ten days. For tickets, etc., call on Sloan & Co., 12i Fourth avenue, or agents B. & O, E. E., Fifth avenue and Wood ttreet, and depot, corner Sinithfield and Water streets, Pitts burg, Pa. 811 Excursion to NorfolK, Va. 811. Last grand excursion of the season to Washington, D. C, Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, Va. Only 811 round trip; tickets good for 10 days. During this excursion the Atlantic Land Company of South Nor folk, Va., will offer for sale a 'limited num ber of choice lots. For tickets, plans, etc., address Sloan & Co., 127 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Your picture free, and handsomely framed, given away during this week by Hendricks & Co., No. 63 Federal street, Allegheny, with every dozen. Cabinets, SI.. II & BROWN ! COR. SIXTH ST. AND PENN AVE. Second Floor Entrance through the store by elevator. O015-D ENGRAVINGS. ETCHINGS, BRIG-HRAG! We have just placed on exhibition our handsome .new line of ENGEAVTNGS AND ETCHINGS just received, and you are invited to call and examine assortment, which Is the best selection that we have ever shown, and is a thoroughly artistic collection. Our prices are very reasonable and terms easy. When yon call ask' to see the celebrated" GUNN FOLDING BED, for which we are sole agents. Anything in the Household line Furniture, Carpets, Curtains, eta, at a saving of fully 23 per cent at FOR CASH 823, 92-5, 927 PENN AVE, OPEN KEECH'S OR CREDIT. NEAR NINTH STREET. SATURDAYS UNTIL 10 P. M. oclft-mnii fli r-nii.C T rlnTMT' I ifirn: " -' t '''" " ff---tfMP".M iaafti!jte- M&fr- alWWKg j VgTv???'"? . l-gfgg..' P'A RL-t ff. !. ' WJPPW rWMLv!yiW'' '. rejWylipfllSHWWMBy; g?gWffCT?SifcaaJpS!gMBSl6 1 jJjSr i
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