10 . THE -PITTSBURG-- DISPATCH; PBTDAX J" OCTOBER 30, ' 189i: THE TEXAS THEATER. Amazingly Pretty Girls and PleDty of Interesting Features. THE PLAY LASTS UKTIL MORNING. Villians Who. Are Keally Heavy, and a Very Busy Prompter. BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEXES At the risk of incurring the displeasure of Gotham's lair dames and damsels, I will make the statement that there were crowded into the queer little barn-like theater, or teatro, of this town last night more pretty women than any theater in New York ever held at one time, writes the San Diego, "ex.. correspondent of the New York Sun. me reason for this was thit nearly e cry irl in the town was there, and there are nineteen pretty girls in this place to every plain ore. There are cities a-plenty in the country which boast of their pretty girls it would be a poor city that didn't but, to my knowledge, none has so good a claim to leadership in this regard as little old San Diego, on the line of the Mexican National ltailroad. about 50 mile soiitlm est of Cor pus Chriti AVlut peculiar cliroatir or other condition exists to cause this most charming state of thincs 1 cannot say; but certain K i that ,:i'l the girls here are as lo ely as tbey can be, and all the men are well, just plain, ordinary everv-dav men, v.ith nothing about them to distinguish them from other Teans. Meican senoritas with hau- as blirk as night and dark, beautiful exes irmged with a tangle of long lashes: i ith rich olh e complexions, red lips, and gleam ing white, even teeth; with delicately chiseled features and full, shapely throats, were there by the score. And here and there in the audience which filled the the ater were Tcas girl", born of sturdy Amer ican nan nts who had come here when this irontier wa full of danger and excitement, and who had toiled and foueht to establish and maintain their homes. These girls were all, without exception, pretty, and tothe natural grace charactt ristic of the maiden who has lh ed always the free life of the TcKas plains, was added the subtle, deli cate air of coquetry which everywhere dis tinguishes the women of Spanish descent, and w hich the Texaa girls had taken on ihrmigh constant association with their Mexican Meters. M)T EXACTLY FASHION' PLATES. To be sure they were not clad in gowns cut according to "the latcs- caprice of Paris ian modistes, nor would their coiffures hac been pronounced correct by Fifth menue hair architects, bu- they wore won dcriullv becoming dresses of simple white, thin material, and, for the most part, their hair was brushed smoothly back over their shapely heads, a la Jlexicana, with here and there a Texas lily gleaming like a star in their tresses. And note this, ye maids and matrons of Gotham not a woman in the theater wore a hat or bonnet: They came there with fleecv nubias or lace sarapas arranged gracefully on their head, and thee they removed upon their entrance So lar as the women w ere concerned, they were, without exception, in full opera toilets. On grand nights at the Metropoli tan Opera House one will always see many women wearinir bonnets or hats, and to the :esthetic eye they appear almost as much out of place as a tweed business suit would at a full dress ball, but here in San Diego's little roui;h-boarded theater there was noth ing of the kind to shock the eye. In that marvelous collection of pretty girls there were three or four who stood out from all the others in the perfection of their charms as so many jacqueminot roses i n .a bouquet of old-fashioned garden flowers. These three or four girls were more than pretty they were all Mexicans they were beautiful. They had that wonderful, pure, Madonna-like beauty which Northern eyes never see save in pictures of the Santa Maria painted by the old masters. Any one of the senoritas of whom I am speak ing would have made a perfect model for paintings of the idealized Madonna of the ancient Italian or Spanish schools. JIurillo probably used their great, great, creat grandnioth--s for his creations of the Holy Mother. A BADICAL DIFFERENCE. Bah! The pen with which I have described in a poor, weak way the cbarmsif the sweet girls who thronged that little teatro last night splutters the ink and jabs holes in the paper as I turn its use to telling of the men w ho escorted them thither. "With a few notable exceptions they were of the hair-slicked-down-on-the-forehead, awkward-in-store-clothcs order of mankind, and most of them did not have on white shirts. They were rough, good natured, capital fellows, but they were not of the kind that onecared to see as escorts to thos? beautiful cirls. It was like a hod carrier with a bunch of wood violets in his buttonhole. One would have wished to have the senoritas surrounded by caballeros of the days of clmalry, by haughtv docs with courtly airs and fierce munachio?, by slender youths with silken hose and ribbon-hung mandolins. But, then, probably the senoritas were satisfied with the store-clothed youne men with slick fcmi-circles of hair on their foreheads, even if they were not exactly picturesque. The teatro, for such the barn-like struc ture is generally called in this two-thirds Mexican town, belongs to Mr. Solomon Levy, and he lets it out to traveling com panies for 510 a night, exclusive of lights. The light is furnished by kerosene lamps and lanterns hung in various parts of the teatro. For the footlights six lamps do duty, aud the fly and wing lights are rail road lanterns hung in plain view of the audience. The hall will seat about 500, w ith standing room for perhaps 100 more. On one of the posts which helped to support tle bare roof rafters was hung the sign, "No Ee fumar." This was quite a necessary precaution in this cigarette-puffing community, for the means for ven tilation in the teatro are by no means ade quate. The walls were decorated in spots with American, Mexican and British flags, althoush w hy the latter should have been chosen no one could tell. The stage was very Email, and the drop curtain consisted of strips of white muslin sewed together. Iu the aisles and between the front row of i-eats ordinary wooden chairs and the stage, were very many dogs of various breeds, from long-pedigretd pointers to yel low Mexican curs. There were numbers of babies and small children at the teatro, too, snd toward the close of the entertainment it lasted until 1:30 A. 3L some of the little children lay on the floor asleep, with their heads resting on the bodies of their friends, the dozing dogs. A SOLITARY SCENE. The company appeared in the very dole ful and terrible tragedv, "La Fornarina." It was quite a remarkable tragedy as pre sented in Solomon Levy's teatro last night. The scenic effects and the costumes were like nothing ever seen on a metropolitan stage.- There was one scene which did duty for a garden, an ancestral hall, a boudoir and a dungeon cell. The only changes in it were made by different arrangements of the chairs and tables, and by the introduction in the ancestral hall act of an easel with a picture on it. The picture was supposed to be that of R. JfarquU, who had died in a duello and mysterionsly come to life again. The face of the picture was unfortunately turned from the audience, but Margania stood before it and addressed it with much emotion as "papa'mio" several times in rapid succession. The easel was made of an dd crippled stepladder with whitewash stains on it. The lower edge of the picture rested upon one of the steps of theladder, and the upper edge was tied on with pieces of clothes line. Jlarranta, who was a pretty Mexican girl, was dressed in a white gown which per mitted glimpses of her ankles, aud her hair was arranged in a most becoming old-fash ioned way! She wore low Bhoes with gold tassels. The old Jfarqiiesa vore a black cloak, a big tin sword, circus trunks, and balbriggan drawers. His socks were wbite and were rolled down, to the tops of hit congress gaiters to simulate white fur. He was a gobd actor, though, and he had a w onderiully deep toned bass voice. Indeed, they were all good actors, and as for Vio"lante she was really remarkably clever. At times her touches of pathos brought tears to the eyes of Lieutenant S. Allen Dyer, from Fort Bliss, and his knowledge of the Mexican lingo is limited. ' He is here with the Government rainmakers, and yes terday afternoon he lost his horse. He met a Mexican and was overheard to ask: "Hello, hombre! Have you seen any thing of a bobtailed bianco caballo VamOOS-in- Hnvn n rviminn with n lfiriflt tied to his cabesa. "What! vou don't understand?' If I had known that I might have asked you in English. Adiosamigo." Lieutenant Dyer afterward" denied that he said this, but'the Mexican didn't, A KEALLX HEAVY VILLAIN". There was a villain in the play who could give the heaviest villain who ever appeared on Bowery boards a double discount and 44 Eoints out of 60. He had a glorious big lack mustache which waved around in the air like the tails of two angry serpents. He also had a tin sword and a long black cloak. He had a habit of pressing down the handle of the sword.which tilted np his black cloak behind in a peculiar manner. His drawers did dutv as tights also. Maraarita was pur sued by the villain until she went into a callopintr consumption, and died in an arm chair with a hectic flush and slow music. The music was made by a piano out of tune, a guitar and a mandolin. After Margarita's taking off, the white muslin curtain fell and all the men went ontside to get tamales and black coffee. The tamale as a betw een-the-act refresh ment is peculiar, but exceedingly popular here. It is not intoxicating, but has more fire in it than Arkansas moonshine whisky fresh from the "spring house." In the little plaza in front of the teatro were five tamale and coffee stands. At each stand was a kitchen table covered with oilcloth. On each of the tables were plates, knives and forks and a lantern. The customers sat at the tables while the Mexicans heated the tamales and coffee at little fires bnilt of mequite wood on the ground near by. The coffee was of the regular Mexican sort, chemically pure, concentrated, triple ex tract, quadruple strength. It was as black as ink, and left a jellow stain in the cups. A SON-INTOXICATING EEFBESHMENT. At other tables, presided over by Mexican crones, were sweetmeats, and at one table was a spindle, which might be turned upon the payment of 5 cents. Bits of candy were ranged in a circle around the spindle, and whatever it pointed at where it Stopped be longed to the player. There were horribly grotesque figures of sacred personages at several places about the circle. These were the capital prires. After the 15-minutc intermission the men strolled back into the teatro with their stomachs full of tamales aud coffee, and their pockets full of confections for the girls. A comic Spanish duet came next; then another intermission, and then a one act comedy. It was a street bcene for the comedy, but that fact was only gathered from the dialogue the scenery was the same as in the tragedv. Just beforj the comedy two young Mexi cans from the audience clambered up on the stage carrying pasteboard boxes with them. AVhcn the curtain rose the Solsonas, father and daughter, came on the stage followed by the other actors. One of the young men made a speech in which he eulogized and complimented the blushing Violante at great length. Then he opened one of the coxes and took a gilded paper crown from it- The crown was covered with gilded sil ver coins and artificial flowers. Violante knelt down and the young man placed the crown upon her fair head. It was too small, but Violante pressed it on hard and rose to her feet without its upsetting. Then the young man made another speech and took a' red, white and blue silk ribbon from the box. This was also thickly studded with gilded money. He fastened this over one shoulder of Violante and the orchestra played a stirring march. Violante then made a speech. She spoke with ease and astonishing facility of expression, and thanked the audience for their gifts, which she said she would prize as her dearest possessions while she lived. She spoke for lully 10 minutes. The father then came in for his share. He also received a tricolored ribbon covered with money. It was hung about his neck, and the orchestra outdid itself. Senor Solsona made a 20-minute speech of thanks, and then the young men, accom panied by a hairless Chihuahua dog, climfled down from the stage and the comedy went on. A BUSY PROMPTER. It was well acted, but it was evident that none of the actors knew his lines perfectly. The prompter had a hood in the middle of the row ot kerosene footlights, and he read the full text ot both the tragedy and comedy, keeping about half a lap ahead of the actors all through. His voice was quite audible in all parts of the house, but no one seemed to mind it or think it strange that he should play such a prominent part. It was like an echo preceding instead of fol lowing the actors' voices. It was 1:35 o'clock in the morning when the curtain finally fell. The sleeping babies and dogs w ere awakened, the girls put on their pretty lace head coverings, the men pulled their sombreros over their eyes, and the teatro was quickly deserted. More tamales and coffee was indulged in on the little plaza, and it was not until 2 A.M. that every one had gone away. The teatro has a performance almost twice a week the vear round, and good houses are the rule. For such a little place San Diego is one ot the best one-night stands in the country.. N. A. Jennings. THE CANADIAN CABINET FIGHT. An Issue Between Catholic Quebec and Protestant Ontario. Ottawa, Oct, 29. The resignation of the Hon. J. A. Chapleau, Secretary of State and the leader of the French Canadians, con tinues to create great excitement throughout Canada. Mr. Chapleau spent last evening in consultation with his supporters. Tre mendous efforts are being made to effect a compromise. It is certain, however, that Premier Abbott will not give Chapleau the railway portfolio and antagonize Ontario, the Protestant province. It may be assumed, without going very far astray, that Mr. Chapleau's communi cation to the Premier, or ultimatum as some call it, is based largely on the doctrine that Quebec has been refused or not given the Slace in the Cabinet to which she is entitled. is view seems to be borne out by an article in Le Canada, which not only claims the portfolio of railway as a right for the Province of Quebec, and turns the question of Mr. Chapleau's portfolio into one of Provincial rights, but brings up the race cry as well. The next point urged in favor ofMr. Chapleau's right to the portfolio of railways is his position as leader of the French Conservatives in Quebec. CALIFOBNIA. The Country of Delightful Winters. California is the most attractive and de lightful section of the United States, if not ot the world, and itsniany beautiful resorts will be crowded with the best families of the East during the entire winter. It offers to the investor the best open opportunity for safe and large returns from its fruit lands. It offers the .kindest climate in the world to the feeble and debilitated; and it is reached in the most comfortable manner over the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Bailroad. Pullman vestibule sleeping cars leave Chicago bythis line every day in the year and go without change or "transfer through to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sau Diego. This is a feature not offered by any other line. "Write to Charles T. Apple by, Traveling Passenger Agent, Room 303, Bank of Commerce Building, Pittsburg, Pa., if you desire any further information as to the country and the accommodations for reaching it. MOTHERGBEATWELL. The Deyonian Oil Company's JSlliott Doing 500 Barrels an Hour. WELLS WHICH ARE DDE TO-DAY Troduction From the Gordon Sand Pool Is Bapidly Coming Up. W. L. MELLON DENIES CERTAIN RUMORS v There are spots and spots in the McDon ald field. Spots where big wells should He found and are not, and spots where bis wells are discovered when practically nothing was expected. One of the latter spots is under the Devonian Oil Company's No. 1, on the Elliott farm. This well which was drilled as a result of the showing of the Mary Robb No. 1, of the Royal Gas Company, came in several weeks ago. At no time since the sand was reached has it shown any disposi tion to weaken. On the contrary, "it has al ways responded with vigor to tne touch of tlie drilL -It started off at more than 100 barrels an hour, but owing to the lact that the pipe lines were full of oil, it was never really drilled in until yes terday. "When the tools had been run a short time it began to show signs of a big increase, and before many minutes had elapsed it was flowing at a gusher gait. The gauge of the first hour following showed that it had put about 520 barrels into the receiving tanks. The second hour it had decreased slightly, but not more than was to be expected under the circumstances. This well is located awav on the western edge of developmcpts, where a few months ago no operator in the field would have had the nerve to drill a well. It is another obstacle in the wav of theories and only more ior ciblv reminds the scientific members of the fraternity that they knqw nothing what ever about the lay of the oil bear ing Tock except in a general way. The Mary Robb well is located about 700 feet southwest of it, on a 45 degree line, while to the northwest, probably a quarter of a mile, is the Oakdale Oil Compan v's No. 1, on the Sturgeon heirs' farm, which is producing 20 barrels an hour. Some of tne Other Wells. The Devonian Oil Company is down 1,900 feet in its No. 2, on the Elliott, which is near the line of the Sturgeon heirs' farm. The same Companv's No. 4, on the Fayall farm, is drilling "at 1,800 feet Their No. 2, on the Favall farm, stopped flowing yesterday. It will be tubed and pumped. No. 3 Favall is producing about 30 barrels an hour. Thev are building the rigs for No. 5 on Fayall, and Nos. 3 and 4 on the Elliott farm. The Devonian Oil Company was recently organized by Finegan, Downing & Co., the well-known producers, The prolific quality of the Gordon sand in the eastern edge of the borough is just at present attracting more than ordinary at tention. About the first well to show a pay streak in the Gordon in this locality was that of VT. P. Rend on his property near his Laurel hill coal mines. It produced over 200 barrels from the Gordon. Then Liggett, Haymaker & Co.'s well on the Toward lot demonstrated that the Gordon pool under the Rend farm extended to the north and west It made from 300 to 350 from the third sand. Since then it has been drilled to the fifth and from the two formations is making about 30 barrels an hour. They were agitating it vesterday. and had apparently found a small second pay in the fifth as it was showing signs of increasing. About one loca tion north of the Liggett & Haymaker well, "W. P. Black struck a ten barrel an hour Gordon well on the Charlier lot Tues day. The Drill Started It Yesterday he started to drill it through the Gordon when it commenced to flow at the rate of 800 barrels a day, or 33 barrels an hour. Drilling was stopped immedi ately, and efforts made to take care" of ,the oil. Another good Gordon sander was added to the list yester day. It belongs to Clark & Bannister and is located on the Hulet lot in flats about half way between the Rend well and well on the Toward lot Shay & Co. on the Verschuren lot, 100 feet stuth of Clark & Bannister's well, is drilling at 1,000 feet The Liberty Oil Com pany's well on the Descamp prop erty is down about 1,100 feet. Shay & Co. are starting to drill on the Dougherty prop erty, located about three-quarters of a mile east and south of "W. P. Bend's well. The Dougherty well is the farthest to the east in this part of the field. The People's Gas Company's .Nos. 1 and 2,jm the McDonald heirs' property, are just on top of the Gor don sand. No. lis located a couple of hundred feet southwest of Conklin & Ferbig's Christy lot well, below the railroad station, and has' made one or two light flows from the Gordon. No. 2, which is 60 feet south west of No. 1, has been shut down on top of the Gordon awaiting connections. The "Wallace Oil Company expect to get the fifth' sand to-day or to-morrow on the lumber yard lot back of the railroad station, and Hoffman, Hoyt, Schmidt & Co., on the George lot, one location south of the lumber yard lot, are not far behind their neighbors. Somewhat Exaggerated. The report from the Tourney lot well of Thompson, Liggett & Haymaker was slightly exaggerated "Wednesday night They had the misfortune to lose the bit just after breaking through the shell above the filth sand. It started to flow, but onlv at the rate of 12 or 15 bar rels an hour. The bit was still in the bole yesterday afternoon. "W. P. Rend intended to shoot his No. 1 yesterday, but the hole was found to be so full of paraffine that a shot could not be put down. Bowman, Dibert & Co. are having an extra ordinary run of bad luck at their Johns lot well near the McDonald station. Some days ago they broke the jars while running the tools, and dropped -the whole string in the hole. Yesterday they succeeded in fishing them out, but the hole was not clear two hours. They rieged up another string and had just started to going nicely when the stem of the second string broke, and left them with an other fishing job on hands. Dibert '& Co.'s well on the Scott lot, 300 feet east of the old Sauters No. 3, is down about 1,800 feet They have been delayed at this well by a shortage in the water supply. A shot was placed in Guckert & Steele's No. 2 Mevey yesterday morning. It was not put offi The hole" was filling with oil and they ex pected it to make a flow last evening, after which the go-devil would be dropped. On Top or the Fifth. Hays & Gartland's No. 7, on the Miller farm, is expected to break into the fifth sand to-day. Their No. 8,on the same farm, is on top of the Gordon sand; No. C is down about 1,400 feet; No. 9 is being spudded in, and they are rigging up at No. 10. The Oakdale Oil Company agitated its No. 2, on the Sturgeon heirs' farm, yesterday, and increased its production from 40 to 150 barrels an hour. The Forest Oil Company's No. 3, Shaffer, will get the pav to-dav. Their No. 1, Shaffer, had made 900 barrels in the 24 hours ending last evening. Greenlee & JForst expect to get the fifth sand to-day in their No. G on the Mevev farm. It is located several hundred feet south of No. Ion the same farm. The No. 1 on tbe Gamble farm back of Oakdale, be longing to Greenlee & Forst will be in the Gordon sand to-day. These parties have 811 acres leased in the McDonald field and are drilling 27 wells. They have already completed six, which makes a total of 33. These wells are located as follows: Six teen on the Mevey farm, 4 of which are completed; '2 on the Miller, back of Oak dale, completed; 4 on the Gamble farm, 1 on the Bailey, 4 on small lots between Noblcstown and the Mevey farm, 3 on the Miller opposite the Mevey, 2 on the "Wade farm and 1 on the J. R. Gladden. Guckert & iSteele's No. 5 on the Mevev farm was drilling in the sand last night, but had not struck the pay at a late hour. It was in probably ten feet when the last reports were received from it Near the Paystrcak,' The Oakdale Oil Company's No. 1, on the Hopper farm, Is still making about two bar rels an hour, with a bit stuck on top of the sand. The No. 1 Wallace of the same company should be in the second sand to-day. Their No. 2 "Wal lace is about on top of the Gordon sand. S. J. Fisher & Co.'s well on the slaughter house lot back of Oakdale is expected to reach the fifth sand to-day or to-morrow. The Forest Oil Company's No. 1 on the Etta Glenn will be in the fifth to-day. No. 1 on the R. "W. Glenn, and No. 1 on the John McD. Glenn wero drilling in the Gor don sand vesterday. They are on the east ern line'" of developments, and east of a linerom the Mathews to the Neevey wells. The "same company's No. 3 on the Herron was in the Gordon sand yesterday and making a fair showing from that rock. Dry Hole at McCurdy. There was a dry hole completed in the McCurdy field vesterday. It belonged to Guffey, Mellon & Emerson, and was located on the J. H. Andrews farm, 350 feet east of the old Annie Adams well. "W. L. Mellon was expecting to reach the fifth sand last night in his No. 1 on the Jifertz. and No. 1 on the Isaac Ewing farm. The rig of Pat terson & Co.'s No. 2 on the Shafier farm "in southwest McCurdy was burned yesterday afternoon. It took fire from pas in the Hundred foot. Their Shaffer No. 1 is on top of the fifth sand, and will get the pay early this morning. Mellon & Gartland.on the Taylor farm, will get the last sand by to-morrow. '"W. L. Mellon has 12 other wells drilling in southwest McCurdy and two rigs np. He expects to complete several wells next wees, nob-tuns & uo., on the McMicbacl farm, were almost on top of the fifth sand last night. They expect to get the pay to-day. Some Advance Ventures. Venice Guckert & Xearn are putting the first casing in their well on the Reed farm south of this place. The Royal Gas Company's well on .the Patterson farm is a big gasser in the 50' foot sand. It is three quarters of a mile west of south from Venice. The "Wheeling Gas Company's venture on the Moore farm is showing both gas and oil in the 50 foot sand. A Refinery Story Denied. There has been a rumor in circulation for several days among the oil men to the effect that W. L. Mellon was about to com mence the erection of a large refinerv at Coraopolis. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Mel lon was asked as to the truth of the story. He said: "There is no truth in it so far as it relates to me. I am not going to build a refinery anywhere. Sev eral days ago, however. some parties leased ground from me-at Coraopolis on which to build a refinery. I cannot give you their names. The capacity of the works will be about 500 barrels, I believe. I have no interest in it and am not in formed concerning the plans of the persons who are putting it up. I do not know whether work has yet been commenced on it. Mr. Mellon was then asked if he was interested in a scheme to build a seaboard pipe. "No, I am not," he replied. "I saw some re ports sent out from Pittsburg several days ago stating that I was interested with Mr. Andrew Carnegie in such an enterprise. There is absolutely no foundation for the report I know of no surveys being made Dy anyone lor a seaboard line. It May Besnlt Fatally. "Walter Gray, the teamster who was buried in the fire at McDonald "Wednesday night, is not expected to live. He is badly burned on the back, and particularly so across his kidneys. His hands, face and neck are also in a terrible condition. Gray is only 23 years of age, and had just invested all of the money he had in the team which he tried to save. He was stabling his horses in a small barn near the well of Black ' & Co.: on the Charlier lot Late "Wednesday evening he went into the stable to clean the horses and carried a lantern. As soon as he stepped inside the door the lantern went put. Gray struck a match to relight it, when an explo sion occurred which threw him out into the stable yard. He was stunned" and bruised, but his first- thought was of his horses, add he rushed into the barn. Tne horses, dazed by the explosion and maddened, by the flames, could not be controlled. Finally Gray was forced to abandon them when he had one in the door way and try to save himself. It is the im pression among the oil operators that the stable was filled with gas, which had col lected from the Black well, and only needed the match which Gray unwittingly lit to cause the disaster. Two other horses per ished in the same stable. Pumping by Hand. An enterprising young American is lay ing the foundation for a career as a multi millionaire at Noblestown. He has secured an old'250 barrel tank, and placed it beside the brook which flows past the Mathews, Herron and Bell wells, and which carries away hundreds of barrels of escaping oil. The young man with the tank has purchased an ordinary water well pump and yester day afternoon he was pumping about '15 barrels of oil an hour into the tank from a little dam which he had built across the stream. Gances of the "Wells. A guage of the big wells in. the field yes terday showed them to be producing as fol lows per hour: Guffey, Murphy, Jennings & Cc'sNo. 1 Mathews, 300 barrels; Her ron No. 1, 150; Herron No. 2, 70; Herron No. 4, 260; Bell No. 1, 90; Bell No. 2, 150. Oakdale Oil Company's No. 1. Morgan heirs, 140; No. 1 Baldwin, 130; No. 1 Sttfr geon heirs, 20; No. 2 Sturgeon heirs, 150. Guffey, Murphy & Galey's No. 1, Elliott, 90; No. 2 Elliott, 140; No. 1 Sam Sturgeon, 80. Greenlee & Forst's No. 1 Mevey, 175; No. 3 Mevey, 130; ,No. 4 Mevey, 175. Hays & Garland's No. 1 Miller, 50; Nos. 3 and 5 Miller, 100; No. 4 Miller, 35. Roval Gas Company's No. 1 M. Robb, 45. Hoffman &Cp.'s No. 2 Moore, 40. "Woodlond Oil Company's No. 1 Gam ble, 30. Devonian Oil Company's No. 1 Elliott, 450; No. 3 Fayall, 30. Bowman, Dibert & Co.'s No. 1, 40. "W. P. Rend's No. 1, 20. Conklin & Fertig's No. 1, 20. Miller, Moyer & Co.'s No. 1 Maggie Mc Donald, 65. Shaffer No. 1, 35. Black & Co.'sNo. 1, 30. The estimated production of the field yesterday was about 66,000 barrels, or a de cline of about 6,000 barrels since "Wednes day. Pipe Line Statements. The runs of the Southwest Pipe Line Company from McDonald "Wednesday were 65,904.02 barrels; outside of McDonald, 17,115.81 barrels; total, 82,319.83 barrels. The National Transit runs were 43,867.44 barrels; shipments, 55,189.20 barrels. Macks burg runs, 902.34 barrels. Buckeve runs, 53,665.12 barrels; shipments, 49,009 barrels. Eureka runs, 7,660.71 barrels; shipments, 1,971.65 barrels. Southern Pipe Line ship ments, 15,589.39 barrels. Yesterday's Market Features. The market was dull and weak and the range of fluctuations narrow. The opening and highest for November was 59Jc: lowest and closing, E9c. Cash was about the same. There was no change in refined. Daily av erasre runs, 107,895; dailv nveraco shipments, 84,839. Clearances were 90,000 barrels. Oil. City, Oct 29, National Transit certifi cates opened at 69c; highest, 59Jc; lowest, 69c; closed. 89c: sales, 36,000 barrels: clear ances, jsu.uuu uarrels; shipments, 79,632 bar rels; runs, H-M62 barrels. Bradford, Oct. 29. National Transit cer tificates opened at S9c; closed at 69c; high est, 5?c; lowest, 69c; clearances,118,000 bar rels. Clevxlaitd, Oct. 29. Petroleum quiet: S. W., 110, 6c; 71 gasoline, 10c; 86 gaso line, 10c: 63 naphtha. 6Ko. Nbw Yobk, Oct. 29. Petroleum opened steady, then became dull and remained so throughout the day. Pennsylvania oil Spot, opening. f,9c: highest, 59Jc; lowest, RflVr? elOSlni?. fiQ-rV VnvnmVlA.. Anntn ........ 8,000 barrels. The Farmers' Deposit National Bank Invite the public to call and examine their new safe deposit vaults. Information con cerning the renting of boxes and deposit of valualiles cheerfully given. jiwT NEW FIELDS OF LABOR; Machinery Making Way for More Men and Other Materials. EEVIYAL OP PBETTT BRASS W0EK. Celluloid Displaces Cutta Percha, Making Kabber Valuable. MINT MILLIONS IN USELESS BUTTONS "With the introduction of new machinery both men and materials are constantly thrown ont of employment in some quarters, while new methods of employment are opened in other quarters. An application oftypewritingmachmes,forinstance,istothe production of copies of documents in cases where not enough copies are required to justify the expense of ordinary printing. The typewritten copies have thus sup planted various other styles of copies before in use. For legal proceedings, when it is requisite during the trial of a case to pro duce a few copies of the minutes' for the lawyers and the Court, typewritten copies are almost universally used. This gives employment to mechanics in making the machines and calls for the production of many kinds of ink. Sometimes a type written copy is made in lithographic ink, and this may be transferred to stone and any number of copies printed. By the use of inc riDDon in the typewriting machines copies are made as indelible as any writing. When Mrs. Langtry took a notion to wear dresses without buttons the result was the throwing out of employment of many but ton makers, but when the fashion of buckles and ornamental hairpins and hatpins came in there was new demand for workmen. The rapid introduction of electric lighting has made a lot of gas fixtures obsolete and created a demand for a new set of mechan ics to make electrical apparatus. CELLULOID DISPLACES GUTTA PEKCHA. For many years gutta percha and India rubber held the market for a thousand toys and fancy goods, but celluloid came in for a share of the profits and soon afforded em ployment to thousands of workmen in great factories. Gutta percha has about gone out of the market, and India rubber has become so valuable that nobody ever sees the all India rubber shoes that used to keep dry the feet of our grandmothers. The revival of the popularity, of brass work has created a new industry and set thousands of men at work making beautiful brass goods for domestic utensils, fancy goods and ornamental work. The discovery and invention of Daguerre has undergone a thousand modifications and improvements, so that the original process has almost disappeared. Photo-engraving has almost entirely dispensed with the slow process of wood engraving, and has given employment to thousands of workmen in an entirely new branch of industry. A few vears ago illustrated books were expensive. Now they are cheap, and an army of artists has been put to work on them. Electro plating underwent a revolution when nickel plating came in. Now they plate with nickel buttons, stoves and steam engines, and all this gives employment to many workmen. The modern method of stereotyping with the use of a paper matrix has created a new industry in the stereo typing of daily newspapers, and made it possible to print a large number for quick delivery. This gives employment to many workmen not heretofore employed in the production of newspapers. Thus, along with the throwing out of em ployment of many workmen by the intro duction of labor-saving machinery, there goes the opening of new fields of employ ment created by new fashions and. new methods ot doing business. Many labor saving machines have been broken and boycotted by workmen under the impression that the use of the machines would starve the men, when the result was, in fact, to create eventually a demand for more work men. The cotton gin, instead of condemn ing workmen to idleness, created the de mand for millions of them. The sewing ma chine has opened a wide field for the em ployment of more women by making sewing so cheap that the poorest shop girl may have a dozen tucks to her skirt if she wish them. MILLIONS IN USELESS BUTTONS. It has been estimated that if every man would forego the two useless buttons on the back of his coat, there would be a saving of millions of dollars. The fact is that the fashion of putting on those two useless but tons gives employment to many workmen. The passion for bicycle ridihfr and roller skating has produced another illustration of the rapid development of a new industrv. It is not long since the bulk of the grain shipped in the port of New York was shifted by hand. Now the grain elevators take it from one vessel to another, or from warehouse to vessel, with very little hand labor, although, on account ot the increase of the quantity shipped, more men than ever are employed in the grain business. The making of horseshoes by machinery at first caused a strike among the black smiths, who refused to put on the machine made shoes; but the work was done so much more cheaply that the machine shoes tri umphed, and the result was that owners of horses, as they got the shoes for less, had the horses shod oftcner than before, and the blacksmiths did not lose much, if any, work after all. In ready-made cloaks and dresses for women there has developed recently an enormous business, and the cheapness of the product has not only given employment to new hands, but has enabled women to dress better than ever for a given amount of money, and to wear garments of style and finish hitherto unattainable by many of of them. FOB BETTEE FEDEBAL BUILDINGS. The American Institute of Architects to lay the matter Before Congress. Boston, Oct. 29. At the convention of the American Institute of Architects to day Henry Van Brunt, of Kansas City, pre sented a series of resolutions looking to the devising of means for improving the de signs and character of national building. The discussion on James H. "Windrim's paper of "Architecture and the United States Government," read yesterday, was resumed and it was voted to adopt the paper and arrange for its presentation to Congress by a committee of the association. The convention next listened to the read ing of a paper on "Comparative Archi tecture," written by Prof. Barr Ferree, of the University of Pennsylvania. A vote of thanks was tendered him and the paper was adopted into the report of proceedings. Prof. Charles H. Moore, of Harvard Uni versity, then read a paper on "The Ante cedents of Gothic Architecture." This paper was also addpfed. A paper on "Architectural Education," submitted by the Cleveland Chapter, A. I. A., ended to day's session. Fresh Meatj Cheap. Housekeepers can buy fresh pork loins. loin chops, shoulders, shoulder steaks, sausage, leaf lard, spare ribs; head cheese, pig's feet and pork trimmings very cheap at our packing nouse, Twenty-third street, Pittsburg. Dunlevy & Beo. BLAINE. Free Trains Every Bay. Get work, secure a home, make an invest ment in the future great Monongahela Val ley town. For tickets, maps, pries lists and full particulars call at 129 Fourth avenue. The Blaine LandImpeovementCo. d Bid You Get One Of the fine frames given with every dozen of cabinets at Hendricks & Co.'s,G6 Federal street, Allegheny? See them every day this week. Cabinets f 1 00. A BOOM FOR BALLOONS. GENERAL GBEKI.Y'S ISECOMMENDA TIONS IN HIS KEPORT. He "Would Have the Military Field Tel egraph, System Improved Several Ways He Suggests for tbe Accomplishment ot His Purpose. "Washington, Oct. 29. Brigadier Gen eral A. AT. Greely, chief signal officer, in his annual report to the Secretary of "War, makes a special point of the necessity lor the improvement of the military field tele graph system. He speaks of the importance attacked to this service in foreign countries, where the most acute minds are now ap plied to its development, and says: The results of such inventions are quickly applied in foreign armies to the solution of professional questions arising in connection with military duties, and if the professional standing of tho American army is to bo maintained similar application must be made in this country, otherwise a few years would leave the entire army unskilled in the most important of modern appliances. At tbe end of the rebellion the signal corps of our army was the most efficient In the world, and now, while foreign Govern ments are extending and improving their mqde of signalling, the chief signal officer feels called upon to urre the imDortance of niovidlnc- suitable means for tbe regular instruction and drill of the officers of the corps who otherwise must steadily re trogade and he come unfitted for such work under 'difficult conditions. Arrmlo material and support are necessary to raise a signal corps to a high standard of efficiency and keep it abreast of modern firoress. The telegraph, the electric flash ight and telephone have brought potent factions into civilized warfare, and any neirlect to provide suitable means for a military corps charged with the study, practice and operation of the same cannot commend itself to nnv thonghtful mind. As a result of the improved efficiency of their signal corps the "French military au thorities congratulate themselves on the speedy and accurate manner in which tbe military mnneuvers of this j ear involving the handling of 120,000 men over a limited territory wero accurately and promptly per formed without disorder or delay. The use of a captive balloon as initiated by General McClellan at Torktown in 1S62 has been car l ied to a successful stage by European ex perts. A captive balloon was kept In con stant telephonic communication with the commanding General in the French maneu vers, and the post of observation was so commanding that no movement of any con siderable body ot troops by the enemy was possible without speedy detection and re port. The Chief Signal Officer has long appre ciated the impnrtance of balloons in active military operations, and ' he has made a special estimate for the purchase and con struction of a military balloon train, which is a necessary adjunct to the permanent equipment of the signal corps. A small appropriation is asked for determining by experiment the best mechanism for a power ful flash light for night signaling and search purposes. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Rudini i preparing a bill to reduce the number of holidays in Italy. Cambridge University, England, refuses to dispense with tbe study of Greek. A statue to the late General "Wickham.of tbe Confederate Army, was unveiled at Richmond yesterday. . Illinois Unitarians, in session at Mon mouth, have passed a resolution in favor of Sunday opening of the World's Fair. The Bussian Government will be peti tioned to lower the duty on American grain as a measure of relief for the famine suf ferers. Twenty-one piles, driven for World's Fair buildings, have been ordered pulled up because they were not what the specifi cations call for. Henry Anderson, of Comber, Ontario, died on a dissecting table in a Detroit hos pital Wednesday, while under tbe influence of chloroform. Captain Alex McLean (American), of tbe Hamilton Lewis, who was captured some time aco by a Russian man-of-war and 'taken to a Siberian prison, is now on tbe Pacific on his way to San Francisco, naving effected his escape. Prof. H. Y. Lauderbacb, Principal of the bovs' academy which bears his name, at .Twelfth and Chestnut strests,.Phlladelphla, comxmiieu bujciuu in one oi lueroonia a& uie school this morning by shooting himself in tbe head witn a revolver. The only reason assigned for the act was overwork. A Kansas City and a 3Iilwankea train collided at a crossing at Taopi, Minn., yes terday, killing a tramp, who was stealing a ride, and Engineer Chambers, of the Mil waukee train. Fireman Lynch, of the Kan sas City train, was fatally Injured. Both engines were ditched. Mason, the British subject, when ar raigned before tbe Assizes at Shanghai, pleaded guilty to thechoigeof having been in eagne with the Kolao Hui (secret society men), and to having transported contra band anna and dynamite consigned to and intended for the insurgents. He was sen tenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard la Dor. Tlp North Shore limited express train stopped at Chicago street, Buffalo, Wednes day." A switch engine miking up a train ran into the North Shore engine, and the shock threw tbe light engine backward, disabling the engineer, reversing the lever and open ing the throttle. The switch engine ran away backward and crashed into a yard en gine overa block away, telescoping it. The biir enirine of the North Shore was thrown off the track and the passengers were badly shaken up, though none were injured. Some Fine Horses. John Boyd & Sons,Nos.50to56"West Dia mond street, Allegheny, have just received another carload of fine horses. Among the lot are several first-class teams. One pair giays, 3,300 pounds; one pair bays, 3,000 pounds, aud one pair browns, 3,000 pounds; also several cheap draught horses suitable for hauling coaL Will exchange any of these horses for others needing to go to the country. Those who intend to purchase horses will do well by calling on them. Sickness Among Children, Especially infants, is prevalent more or less" at all times, but is largely avpided by giv ing proper nourishment and wholesome food. The most successful and reliable of all is the Gail Borden "Eagle" Brand Con densed Milk. Your grocer keeps it 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. 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