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not onlv is tlie expensiveness and, one
micht almost say, the criminality of cote
making at preVent shown, but also that
municipalities might not onlv msfce their
own pas, have a large stock of ammonia anil
tar on hand, which is always salable
the latter becoming a scarce commodity
nines electricity is so largely used for light
ins but it could have all thcs thinzs for
nothing and the regular .profit of coke
making beside. Of conrsc, while it would
be a grand thine to see the dense
cloud that now liaues over the city
turned from a nuisance into a delight, yet it
is on the financial side of the picture on
n hich those who are able to act will look.
Some FitHburgcrs formerly rejoiced in the
smoke as an evidence of thrift and pro
pcrity, but their joy wonld have been mod
erated had thev taken time to reflect that in
AVeMern Pennsylvania, in the district
in which her wealth was made, 51,000,000
a week w ere going up in smoke, especially
when, as Engineer McHoberts puts it, it
is not a question as to how much coal under
lies the Pittsburg district, but how much
thereof it commercially available. In the
saUrg of this fuel lies the key to Pittsburg's
future greatness, for cheap fuel and
cheap transportation arc the corner
stones of a manufacturing community's
prosperity. It is of especial in
terest to glass manufacturers who
have their works fitted to use gas and who
w ould be put to great expense if forced to
co back to coal, and like the rain, the
benefit to be derived will fall on the just
and on the unjust, and be of more vital im
portance to the poor than to the rich.
HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
The Botanical Society- Klccts Officers and
liecriie Fonif Valuable Hooks.
The llotannical Society of Western Penn
sylvania held its annual meeting last night
in the Academy of Science building, Fifth
street. The officers' reports for the year just
ended show the society is in a flourishing
condition, having 115 members, a valuable
library and a large herbarium of mounted
plants. C C Jlellor presented the society
with some very valuable old books relating
to Linnaeus, published in the eighteenth
century. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing vear:
President, Dr. A. Koenig; Vice Presi
dent, Prof. J. K. Montgomery; Correspond
ing Secretary, Prof J. Gordon Ogden; Re
cording Secretary, Miss V. Matthews;
Treasurer, C C." Mellor; Curator, J. A.
Shafer, Executive Committee, J. D. Shafer,
W. J. Prentice, Prof. G. Guttenberg and
Prof. B. H. Patterson. The next regular
ireeting will be held on Tuesday evening,
November 24. instead of the regular night,
w hich falls on Thanksgiving Day. " On that
occasion Prof. Montgomery, of Meadville,
will deliver a lecture illustrated with stere
opticon views.
MAJOR WABNEB IS HEBE.
The Democratic Stumper of Ohio Is
Confident.
Major A. J. "Warner, the Ohio stump
speaker, came in from Coshocton early this
morning He is stopping at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel. The Major looked tired, and
was jaded and was in no mood to talk, but
just as he w as going to his room he took time
to say to The Dispatcii that Campbell's
chances of election were growing more mani
fest every day.
He says the Republicans are humping toe
and nails out there, but the present Gov
ernor, he thinkE, will occupy the samcchai
at Columbus for the next two years.
I'ittshurg'n Street Kail ways Lea-'.
Charles and A. R, Pullman, members of
the great Pullman Car Company, were in
Pittsburg all day yesterday inspecting the
street railway exhibit at the Monongahela
House. They went to Chicago on the
limited last night.
Charles Pullman is a distingnished look
ing gentleman with prematurely gray hair,
and is a ery interesting talker. To a Dis
tatch reporter he S3id he was highly enter
tained and enlightened by what he had seen
in the way of street railway appliances and
improvements, and thought that oeforexaany
years electric lines would be as numerous
in the United States as stars in the milky
way. Speaking of Pittsburg's lines, he
thought they excelled any in the country,
botli cable and electric roads. He com
plimented the citv in high terms and pro
nounced it a great and growing city, which
was fast iorging to the front rank in the
commercial world.
The Cussells in Again.
"Dude" Cassell and his wife Maggie
are again in trouble. The efforts of the
numerous charitable people to reform the
pair have proved futile. Yesterday after
noon the janitor of the Fourth Avenue
Baptist Church notified Officer Yeager that
a woman and two men were making a dis
turbance in the allev behind the church.
Officers Yeager and Maxwell went up and
found Mr. and Mrs. Cassell and Richard
Dugan discussing a half-pint bottle of al
cohol. They were in a very disorderly
state of intoxication. All three were
locked up in Central Station.
To Be Sold In Building tots.
Carnegie, Phipps & Co., have erected
three handsome houses on the City Farm
property, now owned by them. They are
destined for the use of the heads of various
departments in their extensive plant in
Homestead. It is not known when, but it
is said the Carnegies will place a large part
of the old City Farm on the market for
building lots. It is stated on good authori
ty that an agent representing a syndicate of
Eastern capitalists will endeavor to capture
the choicest lots facing on Eighth street.
But, again, it is said every employe will
have the privilege of buying.
Roberts Inspects the Pennsylvania Lines.
President George Roberts,of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, with 16 officers and inspect
ors, stopped at the Duquesne last night.
The party is just returning from their an
nual tour of inspection of the Pennsylvania
Company's lines. One of the members said
that the trip was a highly satisfactory one,
tne roads traversed being in a perlect state
of improvement. The officials "eave for
Philadelphia on a special this afternoon.
Exact Figures In Kxposltlon Profits.
The exact number of persons that passed
through the gates at the Exposition, was
377,800. A few bills are not in yet, but a
careful estimate by the Board of Directors
vesterdav showed "that the net profit would
be ?45,000. Last year it was 859,148 77.
'Roenigk Bros, have not heard anvthing of
the three pieces of tapestry valued at 555
that were missed on the "last day of the
Exposition.
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TAXING 0IL FIELDS,
Coal Men Declare that the Many
Petroleum Producing Lands
Should he Taxed as Such
ASSESSED SOW AS FARMING LAND.
County Commissioner Mercer Agrees With
Tliem and Vill Try to Hare Such
a Levy Made.
BUT OXE PITFALL IS ANTICIPATED.
Fortunes EealizeJ Annually from Leases thit Are
Xow Kiemptei
The oil fields may yet be taxed on a basis
of their value as such. There is such a thing
known as a conscience fund in Washington,
but otherwise good citizens, who may be
John Hampdens and all that, are often will
ing to escape taxation even at the expense
of their neighbors. The sires of '70 ob
jected to taxation without representation,
but many of us go farther and object to
taxation either with or without representa
tion. Superintendent Ball, of the Montour
liailway, has sprung the question of taxing
oil lauds iu addition to their agri
cultural value, just as coal is taxed
when worked by a company, and one
County Commissioner, at least, Mercer, is
inclined to think Mr. Ball's head is level.
The latter calls attention to the fact that
their coal is taxed at the rate of 550 an
acre and the surface taxed at the regnlar
agricultural rate, while many thousands of
acres underlaid with oil-bearing rock es
cape with the agricultural rate alone. Now
coal has, to a pretty well denned extent, a
fixed value, depending on its proximity to
market. But, while lands underlaid with
oil rock have a determinate value, they
have also a speculative one, and that in
many instances is many times the market
value of the fee simple regarded as agricul
tural land. One hundred acres of coal
taxed at $50 an acre yield to the county SIS,
and the coal mav not be worth more than
$10,000.
The Coal Men Raised a Kick.
The same acreage of oil-bearing rock has
often produced 250,000 barrels of oil, and
the owner of the surface, in addition to
many thousand dollars bonus, has had one
eighth royalty, worth in round numbers,
even at present prices, J1G,000, and on this
he pays no taxes to the county, but on
which owners of coal lands contend that he
should pay at the rate they are taxed, 50 a
year, into the countv treasury. They fur
ther point out the facts that only the farms
supposed to lie on the oil belt get any ad
vantage, and that oil development has cost
more to keep roads in condition than all
other industrial operations combined, and
people not benefited pay as much to keep
them in order for their fortunate neighbors
as they do themselves. There is a farm in
this count assessed at 530 an acre and that
is its full value for agricultural operations,
as most of it stands nearly on edge, and yet
that farm has within two years yielded over
550,000 worth of oil.
Commissioner Mercer stated that the
matter will receive attention at an early
date, but he was not prepared to say what
the outcome might be, as some years ago
when the Commissioners decided to tax
some dump cars belonging to a coal com
pany, they were knocked out by Judge
Ewing. The company objected to payment
on the ground that the State taxed its
rolling stock. Accordingly the "Commis
sioners have felt their way since cautiously
when dealing with subjects that have not
been declared taxable by law. Two classes
of property are subject to taxation, real es
tate and personal property. As to real es
tate the following subjects are enumerated:
Houses, lands, lots of ground, and ground
rents, mills and manufactories of all de
scriptions, all furnaces, forges, blooma
ries, distilleries, sugar houses, malt houses,
breweries, tanyards. ferries, landings, and
all buildings and subjects of local taxation
not exempt by law. The exemptions are
noted further along.
Unfair Not to Levy Stich a Tax.
Mr. Mercer argues with Mr. Ball that to
tax coal and not oil-producing rock, which
is sometimes far more valuable, is unjust.
Some may argue that it is poor policy to tax
anything that furnishes employment and
adds to aggregate wealth, and the same
reasoning would apply more cogently against
the taxation of coal beds which also produce
wealth and furnish more employment than
does the petroleum interest. Much oil land
is held by monopoly, not for the public
weal, but "for" speculative purposes, and is
just sufficientlv developed to keep the lease
alive. It would seem that no good reason
could be devised to prevent its being taxed.
It would seem, according to section 2 of
article 9 of the State Constitution, that
there is no power to prevent the Commis
sioners from taxing oil-bearing rock. It
says: "All laws exempting property from
taxation, other than public property used
for public purposes, actual places of re
ligious worship, places of burial not used
or held for private or corporate profit, and
institutions of a purely public charity,
shall be void." It would seem, to some lay
men at least, that there is no power to pre
vent the levying of tax on known oil rock,
as the proceeds are not applied to any of
the purposes that, under article 9, exempt
property from taxation.
lilg Kei enncs From Coal.
When the landowner has sold his coal the
buyer is taxed for it and the landowner for
the surface. If an adjoining landowner has
not sold his coal the assessors are required
to take into consideration how much more
his farm is worth underlaid with coal than
if it were not Now there are farms lying
along the oil belts on which oil operators
are paying from SI to 55 au acre annual
rent merely to hold them until thev feel
like developing. This rent in many in
stances is worth more to the landowner than
the surface yields him, but it is not taken
into account by assessors while the surface
yield is. Mr. Mercer's view, and it would
seem to be the only one that
can be rationally held, is that assessors
should take into consideration everything
tliat enhances the value of land, whether it
be oil bearing rock, proximity to railway
stations, ore beds, marble quarries, sand
stone quarries, or what not. Assessors are
required to value all real estate at the price
they believe it would sell at a bona fide sale
and if they know that an oil farm worth
previous to the discovery of oil 5100 on
acre will now sell for 51,000 an acre or
55,000 an acre it is their sworn duty to
assess it so. Of course, they cannot" tell
just how much some oil lands would bring,
but often they could safely multiply values
by two or even by ten. Within two years
ou 50 acres in Itobinson township $20,000
bonus was paid and a royalty beside.
Previous to the discovery of oil there,
57,500 would have been considered an out
side price for the land in fee simple coal
thrown in. The land is not assessed any
higher than it was before the discovery of
grease.
A Kecpption for Returning Priests.
A meeting is to be held in St John's
Schoolhonsc this evening to make prepara
tions for a reception to be given Rev.
Fathers "Wall and Gallagher upon their re
turn from Ireland. Ail the Catholic socie
ties, it is expected, will be represented. It
is proposed to show the reverend gentlemen
THE PITTSBURG
ihow highly they are esteemed. Father "Wall
has been greatly missed since liis departure,
I and his parishioners intend to let him know
j it when lie gets back. (
YESTERDAY'S HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Moxokoahela J. B. Allen, St. Louis; J. M.
Dushanc, Connellsville; P. Lowengart, wifo
and child, Portland, Ore.; Byron Kanffman,
Heading; X. P. Bowler, Cleveland; J.
II. Bassett, Louisville; l. F. Par
shall, Sheuectady; George II. Carey, New
Yoik; V. II. Whltson, Alliance; II.
S. ltodgers, Lynn; William Baxter, Jr.,
Baltimore; Elmer II. Smith, New York;
Colonel W. J. Iluling and M. Hillings, Oil
City; Charles Y. Williams, Butler; Gascon
Myers, Chicago; F. A. Seiberlinif, Akron; O.
D. Congon, Washington, D. C; Sol Adler,
Hochcstpn W. J. Muson, England: F. W.
Lai son, Bolivar; J.K.Forbs, Olean; Thomas
K. Freeman, Chicago; S. W. Keinble, New
Yoik; James It. Itichards, Baltimore; W. P.
Kend, Chicago; A. G. Hathaway, Cleveland;
Job Abbott, New York.
DcQUhsiiK J. R. lJcnlev, Buffalo; J. L. Ell
wood nud wife, De Kalb, 111.; George II. Koe,
San Francisco; Charles Clark, Boston;
Charles Harkawav, Cloveland; George P.
ltoberts, John P. Green, N. P. Sliortridse, H.
D. Welsh, A. K. Little, II. II. Houston, W. II.
Barnes, D. E. Williams, John Cas-sels, I). L.
Newhall, J. M. linrding. C. M. Bunting, J. N.
Du Barry. S. JI. Prevost. D. A. Itmdlcs, J. U.
Speukman, of Philadelphia, and T. 31. Ely,
of Altoona, Pcnnsyh ania Railroad officials.
Asoiivsox A. Whitney and wifo and Miss
Whitney, Haitfoid; II. W. Stcere, Provi
dence J. Ward Frey and wife, Springfield,
O.: Thomas Barnard, Buffalo; II. B. Ander
son, Trenton: AC. Cium, New York: Ches
ter Smith. Philadelphia: A. If. Hicock, Ta
coma; F. G. Newell. Rochester: D. Forsdiko,
London, England; E. P. Lord. Ft. Wayne: A
J. JIacdonald, Baltimore; Silas J. Donald,
Buffalo; George Beadle, Petersburg; C. L.
Pullman and A B. Pullman, Chicago: George
Squibus, Jr., Lawrencebnrg; W. II. TUertz,
Boston; Miss Grace Ralney, Cleveland: C. H.
Kemp and family, Kane; J. M. Reed, Lock
port: John I. Williams. Youugstown: J. C.
McKinney, TItusvllIe: D. E. Hill, Akron;
Thomas M. Pierce, Philadelphia; J. Reeves
and J A. llostctter. Canal Dover, O.
schlosskr j. Ji .Lvons, Cleveland; w. ii.
Totten, Cincinnati: C. M. Bates, Cincinnati;
William Fischman, J. S. Henley and James
O'Hara Denny, New York: John McKee, Chi
cago; J. E. Canfleld, Washington, D. C E.
J. Carman, Toledo; John Slater. Washing
ton; James C. Gibnor. Bradford. J. P. Thorn
andsUter, Evcrgieen; George W. Atherton,
State College.
SKvra.Tn Avesce E. D. Hartford and wife,
Ciiclevillo; Mis. R. A. Grenier, Salem: H. F.
James, Franklin; James Henderson, Three
Rivers; E. F. Steinman, Cincinnati; G. P.
Robbins, Saginaw: E. D. Graff. Kittannlng;
G. S. Wales, Rochester; Frank Lock,
New York; General A. J. War
ner. Marietta; Isaac Asb, Oil Citv.
J. William Kii by, Philadelphia; Joseph R.
Staufflcr, Scottdale; Mrs. William Goldln,
Say City: E. S, Rese, Anoonla, Conn.: F. O.
Stearns, Sheboygan: W.W. Perry, Erie: John
B. Sage, Buffalo: Charles A. Hopper, Phila
delphia; A C. Bftllev, Ford City; W. A Scan
Ion. Ebensburg: II. C. Jordan, Connellsville:
S. W. Kent, Meridcn; E. E. Tears, Cleveland;
John T. Harris, Boston; W. H. Berry, Mt.
Clemens.
ST. .Taxes A E. Richmond, North Adams,
Mass.; Dr. W. A. Slaugenhoupt and wife, and
O. J. Falson and wife, East Bradv; S. F.
Marks, Tidioute, J. W. Hartley, Boston;
Major J. B. Mtitland. Oil City; Jnmes L.
Blown. Brookvllie; George D. Stitzeland
Fred S. Hartman, Reading; C B. Smith and
Thomas C. Beatty, Champaigne; F. H. Long
and wife, Altoona; B. C. Anderson. Cleve
land: T. J. Buckley and F. McCarthy,
Sharon; J. Brown and wife, Cleveland; E. P.
Stewart. Kane; F. S.Seagnonr, Detroit
St. Charles Frod Ewald. Cincinnati; F.
C. Rusell, New York; W. P. Searight and
wife, Brownsville: Dr. W.J. Walker, Home
stead; J. A. Allen. Painesvllle; E. W. Heald,
Wilmington: Williim A Anthony, Manches
ter; Miss F. E. Bennett, East Liverpool: G.
W. Marsh. Zelinonle; Phil A. Allen, Phila
delphia; Knight Nephr, Jersey Citv; E. A.
Outhouse, New York; W. S. Hollister, Mevers
dalc; Georce De Genoh, Connellsville: C. A.
Beach, Albany; E. E. Conrad and D. P. Ford,
Frosthurg, Md.: T. L. Kennedy and wife,
New Brighton: J. A. Lockhart, Harrisburg;
J. L. Sparks, Indian Head, Pa.; II. C. Snyder,
Waynesburg.
Cestral Ewing McCIeary and wife, Jef
ferson; J. W. Kepplerand wife, Chicago: W.
G. Shnrpnack and wife. Masontown; H. M.
Watson. Chicago; C. W. Wilcox, floosick
Falls: C. A Derr, Rochester; M. H. Butler,
Warren: J. S. Badsrer. New York: H. W.
Beverlin, Grafton, W. Va,: F. C. Davis,
Piqua; W. Pritzfield, New York; William
Miller. Jr., Mercer; Arthur Pressey, Haddon
field, N. J.; Michael Halcn, Colnnibus: W. A
Ingersol, Wheeling; J. M. HU1, Quaker
City, O.
People Who Come and Go.
Charles E. Pullman, of the Pullman Car
Company, Is stopping at the Hotel Anderson.
James H. T3ass)tt, a glass manufacturer of
Louisville, Ky., is stopping at the'Mononga
hcla House.
Benjamin G. Williams, a Wavnesbnrg
attorney, was in Pittsburg last night on
legal business.
H. J. Jordan, a coke manufacturer of Con
nellsville, is stopping at tho Seventh Ave
nue Hotel.
Jndge Edward Campbell and S. Rice, a
merchant of Union town, are stopping at the
Monongahela House.
Colonel J. P. Witherow was a nassenger
East on the fast line last night. New York
was his destination.
A. Whitney, a wealthy iron manufac
turerof Hartl'oid, Conn., is In Pittsburg con
ferring with local business men.
Louis de Saulles, Superintendent of the
Percy Mining Company, at Lemont, Pa., was
a business visitor last night in the city.
T. M. Nelson, one of the heavy stock
holders of the Pittsburg Bridge Company,
residing at Cliambersburg, Is In Pittsburg.
Thomas Bernard, Superintendent of con
struction of tho Western Union Telegraph
Company at Buffalo, Is an Anderson guest.
F. C. Nunn, a distingnished gentleman of
London, is a gnest at tho Duquesne. He was
an Interested visitor at the electrical dis
play last night
Miss Grace Kainey, of Cleveland, O., is
at the Anderson Hotel attending tho wants
of her father, W.J Ratnoy, who is confined
to his room by illness.
Detectives. Kornman and Langliurst, of
Allegheny, will to-day attend the luneral at
Butler of ex-Sheriff Kramer, of that county.
lie was also County Dotectlvo there.
G. H. . Summers, of Detroit, is stopping
at theDriquesno Hotel. He is a member of
the Park Davis Chemical Works of that
citv, which is the largest manufacturing es
tablishment of the kind in the world.
John Ii. Gans, of Connellsville, is stop
ping at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. Mr.
Gans Is now Superintendent of tho Electric
Light Company of his city, and Is busy en
lightening himself on matters electrical at
the mammoth display In the Monongahela
House.
Aurelius S. Sharp, of New York, is regis
tered at tho Anderson. Ho Is known "all
over" as the "Walking Fashion Plate."
owing to his faultless attire. He represents
a metropolitan tailoring establishment,-aid
theie Is not a stilt In his wardrobe whiclrlie
carries with him hut what would be called a
"dieam."
J. K. Ewing, Jr., proprietor of the Union-)
town Standard, and Secretary of tho Con
nellsville and New Haven Electric Railway,
Is in the city. He states that tho above road
will be put In operation on next Tuesday.
The line is five miles long, and possesses all
the latest electrics! appliances. Mr. Ewing
attended the street railway banquet last
night.
Superintendent Holbrook and Passenger
Agent Smith and General Manager Patton,
of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
General Manager Bassett and Supeiintend
cntTruby. of the Pittsburg and Western,
left last night for Baltimore to attend the
semi-annual time meoting held thero to-day.
The through train service from New York to
Chicago will receive the major part or atten
tion in the meeting.
Pittsburgers in New York.
New Yore, Oct 21 Special. Tho follow
In"1 Pittsburgers arc registered at the lead
ing hotels: C. F. Vallone, Sturtevant; J.
Gardner, Jr., Gllsoy; W. M. McKilny, Marl
borough; A. C. Thomas, Murray Hill; J. P.
Witherow, Astor House.
Want a Ferry to Shurpsburg.
A movement is on foot to start a ferry
line between the city and Sharpsburg. The
only hindrance to such a line is the Garri
son ripple, which cannot be gotten over
except when the river is very high. Arthur
Kirk aud several other gentlemen inter
ested in the project made soundings yester
day in order to see what, amount of money
it would take to remove the impediment to
navigation.
Jfo Christmas Tree for SIcKeesport.
The McKeesport Sunday school children
will probably go without recognition from
Santa Clans this year, as the Sunday school
ofiicials are discussing giving the funds
usually appropriated to a treat to the poor.
The custom is to usually expend'between
?1,000 and 52,000 for Christmas candies.
DISPATCH, FRIDAY,
.ASKING FOR A CHANGE
Stnuslitout Republicans Hold Some
Enthusiastic Meetings.
BEIMAuM TALKS ON THE TAXES.
Democratic Chairman Kerr Gives a Eeyieir
of the Situation.
MOVES MADE BY LOCAL POLITICIANS
The Straightout republicans of the
Twenty-seventh ward were out in full force
last evening at the mass meeting held on
Pius street, near the Friendship Club
rooms. Notwithstanding that the weather
was extremely cool about 3o0 people stood
for nearly two hours and listened to speeches
against "ring rule."
Alderman Beinhauer, of the Twenty-ninth
ward, presided at the meeting and delivered
the first address. During his speech he
spoke of his recent connection with City
Councils, and explained what he called
the workings of the "gang." The proposi
tion to increase the city's indebtedness
S2.000.000 came in for a liberal
amount of discussion. Alderman Bein
hauer thought this was another scheme
to improve the property of the leaders in
the East End and have the Twenty-seventh
ward taxpayers put up for it. He also re
ferred to the fine streets in the East End
and called attention to the fact that in the
Twenty-seventh ward there was scarcely an
electric light and the streets were muddy
the year round.
He also stated 'that the cost of maintain
ing the city had been doubled during the
past seven years and that the city police
could not catch the fence breaker and tree
chopper who had been at work on Pius
street a few weeks ago.
He made some reference to the recent tri
ennial assessment and secured some com
parison of taxes paid by per
sons whom he said belong to
the "ring," and others that
do not. William Minn, he said, owned
several acres ot land fronting on Highland
avenue aud paid 190 taxes, while Lonis
Heil, of the Twenty-seventh ward, owned
about one-third as much property and paid
as much tax.
Chief Bigelow, of the Department of Pub
lic Safety, was referred to as "the chief
cook and bottle washer" ot the "ring." He,
the Alderman said, paid 592 92 taxes on a
piece of property 106x200 feet, while Louis
Hoerr, of Pius street, paid 5109 68 on his
property, 40x100 feet.
Following this speech Lv K. Porter and
William Grantz, a blind man, made short
addresses. They spoke of people's rights,
advocated the Crawford county system of
nominating candidates and the doing away
with "ring" rule.
Alderman Beinhauer closed the meeting
with an address in German, after which the
speakers and members of the Friendship
Club were banqueted at the clubrooms.
About 200 people attended the meeting
of the "Straightout" Republicans at the
Knox school building, Thirtieth ward. L.
IC Porter, William Walls and P. M. Carr
delivered the addresses. They were all
confined to the usual discussion of "ring"
rule, people's rights and the recent actions
of the lie publican County Committee.
Ij. K. Porter, in his address, gave a his
tory of the Straightout Kepublicans. He
also said that William Brennen, the chair
man of the Democratic County Committee,
was in the "ring." "notwithstanding that
he publicly argued non-partisan elec
tions. In connection with this he told
a little story and applied it to Pittsburg
politics. He said: "In Washington, D. 0.,
a few years ago a citizen was walking along
Pennsylvania avenue when he found oc
casion'to throw a club at a dog in the street
He missed the dog and struck 11 maiors on
the other side of the street. In Pittsburg
you can walk into the City Hall, throw a
club and strike twice 11 Democrats."
The Eepublican Vigilance Committees of
the Twenty-sixth ward will hold a meeting
at the Humboldt School building to-morrow
evening.
CHAIEMAN KERR IN CONFIDENT.
He Gives His Views on the Approaching
Political Contest.
Chairman Kerr after a day's observation
in and about Pittsburg Democratic head
quarters, left last night for Philadelphia.
He was accompanied as far as East Liberty
by J. M. Guffey. The Chairman was in a
peculiarly happy mood, and expressed him
belf more than pleased with the work of the
local leaders. He is very sanguine of
Democratic success in November, and gives
as his reasons the state of har
mony which is existing in his
party throughout the State. "The other
people, said he, are muddled and there is
an undercurrent of disruption and disorgan
ization pervading their canvass. Many of
the conscientious Republicans are thinking,
and thinking very seriously at that, whether
they will support the ticket this fall in face
of all the damaging stigmas overshadowing
trusted officials whom they helped to elect.
There is some dissension and it is bound to
hurt when time for casting the votes comes
to hand. Governor Pattison is giving the
people a clean and honest administration,
and this, in a great measure, will bear fruit
when the election of subordinate State
officers takes place."
Speaking ot the report to the effect that
Chairman Kerr and ex-County Chairman
Brennen had had a war of words and were
at loggerheads, the gentleman wished it
stated emphatically that such was not the
case, and it was a canard from end to end.
This' was verified when Mr. Brennen saunt
ered into the Seventh Avenue Hotel and
greeted the popular Chairman in the most
familiar and cordial manner. Speaking of
Pattison's vote at the last Gubernatorial
election, he said the Governor polled 464,000
votes, but the Chairman thpught that, it
being a more minor election, not such a
large vote would be gotten out. The gen
tleman has been toiling very hard and as
siduously for the party, and his appearance
shows it.
KOBE STBAIGHT0UI CIRCULARS.
Matters Which Kept Politicians Hustling at
Headquarters Yesterday.
The most pronounced appreciable feature
of yesterday's political work was the circu
lation of the Straightout Eepublican car
toon on the Judges'of Common Pleas Court
No. 3 and District Attorney Burleigh. The
artistic effects were dizzy, but as the por
traits were labeled those who could read
had no trouble to distinguish them. The
literary portion was a rehash of Straightout
Republican charges made from time to time.
On the other band, the regular Kepub
licans say there is no doubt of the success of
their State ticket, and as to the county
ticket that it is only a question of majority,
and Chairman Gripp states that not one
member of the ticket will be left, aud some
enthusiasts are putting Burleigh's ma
jority as high as 25,000, 30,000 and even
higher. It is also said that John Ennis, an
ardent supporter of Judge Fetterman, will
no longer accept odds of 4 to 1, but wants 10
to 1, which statement is supposed to evince
a weakening on his part. The list of sneak
ers at the meeting on Saturday night at
Lafayette Hall has been completed. In ad
dition to Congressman Dalzell, Hon. Jerome
B. Niles, General Harry Bingham and
Major Montooth will make speeches.
The Democracy were employed as usual,
and, ofcourse, are irrepressible. They have
billed a meeting for this evening in the
Eleventh ward school house, at which D.
J. McCarthy, the miner orator of Luzerne
OCTOBER 23, 1891.
county; John Marron, W. J. Brennen, S.
A. Duncan, S. H. Gilson and P. A. Kil
gallon are announced as speakers.
EANDAI1 CXUB PLEABUBES.
An Interesting Concert, Followed by a
Pleasnnt Social Session, I-ast Evening.
The Randall Club's new plan to add in
terest to its work, of prompting social inter
coursemong members is a success. Last
evening another pleasing programme was
rendered. The Schmertz and Ewart
Orchestra gave a delightful concert, playing
11 good selections. The clubhouse was
crowded all evening and all enjoyed them
selves heartily.
Alter the concert the members of the
"City Directory" Company came in from
the theater at which they are playing, and
the remainder of the evening was quite as
pleasantly passed. ' Songs, good stories, wit
generally, and other tilings were on tap all
the time. These "club nights" are to be a
fixture if they continue to attract so many
members to the clubhouse as they now do.
Democrats Did Not Meet.
A meeting of the Democratic City Com
mittee, of Allegheny, was called for last
night in Common Council chamber, Alle
gheny. Not more than a dozen members
put in an appearance, and there being no
quorum no business could be transacted.
The Chairman, John Huckenstcin.explained
that the meeting had been called for the
purpose of making up a roll. This was
necessitated by the fact that the only roll of
the committee had been in charge of the late
Secretary George IL Sheppard, who died
some time ago.
McKeesport Prohibitionists Organize.
The Prohibitionists ot McKeesport have
formed an organization with a membership
of 100, and have opened up regular head
quarters. The officers of the club are Knox
C. Hill, President; William B. Lersh, Sec
retary ,and S. F. Finley, Howard Larkin
and J. K. Spangler, Finance Committee.
They will have a full ticket in the field.
THE THURSDAY ACCIDENTS.
Four Killed and Three Injured Was the
Total Yesterday.
The railroads helped to swell the list yes
terday, two deaths and one injured being
charged to them. One man was cut to
pieces in a sawmill and another killed by
the fall of an elevator. Several minor acci
dents were reported. The list follows:
Scott William Scott, of Connallsville, an
engineer on tho P. McK. & Y. R. B., was
scalded to death yesterday morning at
Round Bottom station, 15 miles from West
Newton. His train collided with another
which stood on the main track. Scott had
orders to take the siding at that place, but
he disobeyed orders with the fatal result.
Tho two engines were badly wrecked, and
Scott was caught in his cab, and scalded to
death before he could be extricated. Ho was
32 years old, and leaves a wife and two chil
dren. Hohert Scott, proprietor of the Hotel
Scott, this city, Is his father. Brakeman
Green will recover.
Hickkv James Hlckey, a resident of Har
marvllle, aged 73 years, was stiuck by a
freight train while crossing tho West Penn
Railroad near his home yestorday afternoon
and was Injured so seriously that he died
soon afterward. Tho Coroner will hold an
inquest this morning.
Etsiso John Elsing, aged 38. was fatally
Injured yesterday morning by the dropping
of an elevator at the works of Jones &
Laughltn. He was removed to the Southside
Hospital, where ho died about noon.
Stedkfobd Thomas Stedeford,an employe
of Patterson's sawmill, Allegheny, While en
gaged in sawing some lumber his clothing
caught in the machinery. One side of his
head was cut ofTand his body almost in two.
He died shortly afterward. The deceased
was a brother of ex-Councilman Stedeford.
of Allegheny. He leaves a wife and family,
Powkhs Edward Fob ers, a brakeman on
the Panhandle Railroad, had his right arm
broken near the elbow last nizlit while
coupling cars near Mansfield. He was re
moved to the West Penn Hospital.
L moLEY Richard Langley fell from his
wagon at Penn and Negloy avenues yester
day afternoon. Tho front wheel passed
over his right leg, crushing it at the knee.
He wag removed td his home on Washington
street.
Cafell James Capell, a carpenter who
lives on Butler street, near Fifty-second
street, was run over by a runaway team,
knocked down and injured internally,
although It is not presumed seriously. Ho
was sent to his home and Dr Gardiner was
called. Tho owner of the horse and buggy
is not Known.
Fnbllc Works Contracts Let.
Chief Bigelow, of the Departmedt of Pub
lic Works, yesterday awarded the following
sewer contracts: Craig street, Plum alley,
Hamilton avenue, Lincoln avenue, Howley
and Thirty-eighth streets, Woolslayer alley
and Main street, Mulberry street, Fifth
avenue and Alliquippa street, Fifth avenue
and St. Pierre, Tenner alley and Dallas
street, Penn avenue and Eebecca street.
Contracts were also awarded for new boilers
and two duplex engines at the Brilliant
water works for fo,663.
.STUMBLED ON THE STATUTES.
J. L. Lout was committed to jail yesterday
by Alderman Rellly on a obarge of false pre
tense proferred by W. J. Moreland.
Michael Cavaney was given a hearing, by
Alderman McMasters yesterday and held for
court on n charge of assault ana battery pre
ferred by J. H. Moore.
Michael Caulfield was committed to Jail
yesterday by 'Squire Mellingcr, of McKees
port, on a charge of assault with intent to
kill, preferred by W. D. Chisholm.
Monnis Crtqeii, of Elm street, was com
mitted to Jail yesterday on a charge of sure
ty of peace preferred by Henry Bloom, who
alleges that Cryger endeavored to shoot
him.
William Cuhry was committed to Jail yes
terday by Alderman Richards on a charge
of aggravated assault and battery preferrod
by Henry Lucas. They are both colored and
got into a discussion which ended in a row,
and Lucas had his jaw fractured by Curry.
Charles L. Ream, who was arrested a few
days ago on a charge of havine embezzled
$200 from the linn of W. G. Johnston & Co.,
was given a hearing by Alderman McKenna
at noon yesterday and held for court. He
was committed to Jail in default of $500 bail.
TnoMAS Aikem, a resident of Allegheny,
took possession of Police Surgeon Moyer's
rig yesterday afternoon and drove off with
It.1 Dr. Moyer recaptured it at Seventh
street and led tho horse to Alderman Mc
Kenna's office, Aiken remaining In the rig
very much contented. At the Alderman's
office the patrol wagon was called and bo
was sent to the Central station.
Frakk Vakyo, the Hungarian who has
been locked up In the Fourteenth ward sta
tion for several days waiting an Investiga
tion in the East, where he was thought to
have committed a murder, is at liberty.
Superintendent Weir received a tolegraip
yesterday from Inspector Byrnes, of New
York, stating that he could find no crime
against tho man described.
SCRAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.
The sub-Committee on City Property of
Allegheny met last night and fixed up the
leasos for the different stalls in the Alle
gheny Market House.
The Committee en City Codo of Allegheny
met last night and selected W. B. Rodgersto
supervise tho work of revising the laws and
ordinances of Allegheny.
A petition is being circulated, signed by
trainmen on tho Fort Wayno road, praying
for the discontinuance of the rnn from Con
way to Crestline. The ran is thought to be
too long.
The sub-Committee on Lectures of the Al
legheny Committee on Public Library met
last night and granted the use of the Ucture
room to the Confederation of Woman's Clubs
for Wednesday, the 2Sth Insc, and to the In
ternational Divine Healing Association from
the 1st to the 9th of November.
A Good Suggestion.
If yon have valuables keep them where
thev will be safe. The safe deposit vaults
of the 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 ?5 and up
ward. MWF
Ladies' cashmere gloves, 25c to 51 a pair.
Jos. Hoene & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
FEAES AS OUTBREAK.
Eesidents of the Youghiogheny Valley-
becoming Alarmed.
x'HE MINERS BEGIN TO THREATEN.
Officials Confer With the Operators on the
Situation.
MATTERS IX THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD
Yesterday the miners' strike in Yongh
iogheny "Valley assumed a very serious
aspect, and it is not known at what moment
the whole district may be thrown into a
state of riot and bloodshed. A number of
Huns have been imported, and Scott's
No. 2 mine was started with 40 men
yesterday. Meetings were held through
out the entire district yesterday after
noon. The men decided to stand
firm for their demands, and to pre
vent the importation of Huns from the an
thracite region by force if necessary.
At Banning, Whiteste and Jacob's creek
notices were served yesterday upon the
strikers to vacate the companies' houses or
they would be evicted in ten days. These
mines, it is understood, contemplate secur
ing men to take the strikers' places at once.
Port Eoyal men have been working during
the entire strike despite the efforts of the
miners' officials, to bring them out. The works
are guarded by a posse of the iron police
at night. West Newton, Eureka, Taylor,
Southwest and Hosack mines are idle, but
all these mines will"be started Monday with
new men, if possible. The miners claim
they can stay out six months, while the
operators sny the men are starving. The
miners say they will not allow the Huns
and I alians to take their places, and point
to the graves of 20 Italians in Arm
strong who fell in the riots, Scott's No. 2
and the Yonghiogheny slope mines
are running full in Locust Point orders.
These two and Port Eoyal are the only
mines working in the Yough river. The
grocery keepers and other business men be
gin to feel the eflects of the 21 days' strike,
and complain of hard times.
Eight on the heels of this comes a confer
ence between the operators' and miners'
officials. The meeting was held yesterday
afternoon in the Pittsburg Coal Company's
office. President Dempster, of that com
pany, was there in the interests of the
operators, and National President Eae, of
the National Mine Workers' Association,
and President Costello and Secretary Mc
Quade, of the local organization, appeared
for the miners. The conference lasted over
three hours.
President Dempster was seen after the
meeting, and he gave out the impression
that the conference had been asked for by
the miners' officials. He said: "There was
a general discussion of the situation by both
sides, but no action was taken. I do not
care to say whether this meeting had any
bearing on the one the miners are to hold
on Saturday."
President Costello was also spoken to
about the meeting. He said: "Itwasheld
only to give both sides a better under
standing of the situation, but the
meeting will have no bearing on the one
to be held next Saturday. The distriot will
be well represented in'this district, as the
pit committees are hustling the men to
gether and electing delegates."
The Men Seem to Ba Satisfied.
The new sliding scale at the Edgar
Thomson Steel Works, of Braddock, which
is to go into effect the first of the year, has
been satisfactorily settled between Super
intendent Schwab and the men in all the
departments. The entire scale is in the
hands of the firm and will not be made
public until the men have signed it. The
reductions, however, are not so great as
were expected and the men appear to be
satisfied, though they may object when the
time for signing the paper arrives.
Freight Cars Are Scarce.
As was predicted by The Dispatch last
week there is now a car famine on the
Pennsylvania and Allegheny Valley Eail
roads. The shortage is both in freight and
box cars and was caused by the heavy glass
and iron shipments from this city during
the last week. Both lines expect to have
enough cars to supply the trade in a few
days.
Changed His Field of Labor.
Alexander Blaccadder, for a long time
manager of the open hearth department
and 119 inch plate mill of the Homestead
steel works and latterly of the Edgar Thom
son steel works, ot Braddock, left yester
day to assume the management of the open
hearth department, of the Illinois Steel
Company in South Chicago, 111.
Repairing the Monongahela Incline.
The repairs to the Monongahela passen
ger incline were completed yesterday
afternoon. The work was commenced about
two weeks ago and consisted of new ties and
rails, also a new floor in the upper station.
Our previous efforts
surpassed
We have the largest
assortment
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prices.
MRS. C. WEISSER,
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PEXlJAXTS,
EAKUIXGS,
ISHOOCHES,
STUDS,
UIXGS-,
GAKF PINS.
DIAMOND J
I LOCKETS.
Advance holiday designs now on
exhibition. Solitaire and new com
binationsin Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire,
Opal and Pearls.
E. Z ROBERTS & SONS,
FIFTH AVE. AND 1IAP.KET ST.
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The freight plane was used for passengers
during tne reconstruction.
Plenty of Gas at Homestead.
The report that the Homestead Steel
Works had gone back to the nse of coal in
some of its departments is false. The Car
negies control a gas field, and the supply of
that fuel was never better than it is at this
time.
Tne Leading;
Drysoods House.
Pittsbuxjr, Pm,
Friday, Oct. 23. IS91.
JOS. HOBM&DO.'S
VMS AVENUE 8T0RS1
LADIES' SUITS. "
We have endeavored to make our
Suit Department the great comple
ment of the Dress Goods and Dress
Silk stocks. Stylish materials appear
in both simultaneously, and in the
hundreds of made-up Costumes and
Gowns the cuts are after the latest
and most approved fashions.
Right prices are expected. Some
of these are great bargains, and will
quicken trade tremendously on the
second floor of our Cloak Department
this week.
All-Wool Tricot Suits, black and navy,-
at $8 SO. worth $12.
Scotch Plaid Suits, trimmed with tinsel
braid ornaments, $10, worth 15.
All-Wool Cheviot Suits, in black, blue
and tan, tailor-made waist, coat back,
at $12.
At $15:
English .Mixed-Cloth Suits, In variety of
stylish cuts, in blues, grays and tans.
At $18:
Bourette Cheveron Suits with French
slashed waist and stylish plain skirt.
At $20:
English Novelty Stripe Suit, round Lon
don ' coat basque, collar and edge
feather-trimmed.
At $25:
Plain tailor-made Snit of Cheviot, Nor
folk waist with girdle of silk braid and
heavy fringe. Choice colorings.
At $28:
Bourette Cheviot Snit, double skirt, vel
vet trimmed, Englisn cut waist, collar,"
cuffs and rever of velvet, finished with
silk and gilt cord.
Also, finer Suits up to and includ
ing the finest jmported costumes.
Rich and elegant costumes for
Dinner and Reception wear.
Tea Gowns in Flannel, Cashmere,
and Silk prices from 5 to 125.
Misses' two-piece Dresses, in plain
and novelty cloths, and Children's
School and Party Dresses. Special
orders taken.
Boys' Blue Serge Trouser Suits and '
Navy Brown Jersey Trouser Suits,
ages 4 to 8 years.
Our stock of Winter Skirts is com
plete. All the latest improvements
and newest notions are shaped in
them. A special Taffeta Silk Skirt,
that can be either worn as a dress
skirt or an underskirt, costs Si 0.50.
Gray Melton Cloth Skirts, 90c to $2.
Cloth and Flannel Skirts, $2 to $1 50.
Quilted Satin Skirts, $3 to $9.
Quilted Satine and Alpaca, $1 50.
Wadded India Silk Skirt3, $5 and $3.
Flannel-lined Alpaca, $2 to $6 50.
Attractive stocks and prices in'
Ladies, Misses and Men's Winter '
Underwear and Hosiery. Also,
Ladies and Misses' Cashmere and
Fleece-lined Gloves.
JOS. HORNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN AVENUE.
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Hugus &' Hacke.
DRESS GOODS.
The great volume of business in
this department requires us to keep
it constantly supplied with the new
est and best novelties.
Large assortments to meet the'
wants of all classes of buyers.
SCOTCH CHEVIOTS, Plaids;
Stripes, Diagonals and Mottled Ef
fects the best values ever offered at
50c a yard.
CAMEL'S HAIR SUITINGS, all
the leading colors, four qualities, $i,
gi.25, J!iv.5o and $2 a yard.
NEW FRENCH ROBES, with'
Jong Camel's Hair and Embroidere'd
Trimmings, $ 10 to $ 15 each. '
Placed on sale this week a 50-inch
wide STORM SERGE, one of this
season's newest fabrics, in Blue,
Green and Brown, at j5i; intended
retail price $1.50 a yard.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market SU
N. B. New styles in LADIES''
COATS, JACKETS and CAPES-in
handsome designs "opening daily.
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