aHSK96flKBJwiEif J -'T' -' , 1 - .--i?TT-ra-r.?; .-J-" I '- " " -i "yBraT!,!l : . .. --a" TTSPraH' tf wEr-v ' " " - : -j" wr.-w ii 111 eiwwip n m , i ' ) i turn ' wihi 1 1 " wkf-s-t"'': &B&triLmiiiLMiaamF3mmzzipvmvTKr?iie&ki!BBiBai. H&4 PITTSBURG". DISPATCH,- MTTmDAT'NOYEMBEE,' ;ii- 2 - THE" 89L " " MPW1 ' ' T- - - TURNS TUT TABLES, John B. Alexander Belates a Start ling Story Conceminsllis Prose cutor, James S. Black. SENSATION IN INDIANA COUNTY. He" Says He Was Induced to Forge Two Xotes to Purchase a Lot of Coun terfeit Paper Money. STOLE HIS OWN nORSE TO ESCAPE WITn The Son of the Famous Peril Dare 4ccntil of Some cir CrooM WurL John B-Alexander is in Central station, charged with horse stealing, forgery and larceny. While making a partial admis sion of his guilt he implicates a well-known resident of Indiana county, whom he says deceived him and influenced him to commit the deeds. His story is a startling one, and will cause the authorities of Indiana county to make an invctigation of several things. James S. Black came to Pittsburg yester day morning from Indiana with warrants issued by "Squire How, of tint place, for Alexander's arrest on the charges named aboc. Detective Fitzgerald and McTighe started out on the case and soon located Alexander as a brakeman in the Pennsyl vania Railroad yards. They found him and read the warrants. Alexander asked to be allowed to go first to his boarding house at No. 2903 Pcnn avenue. 'When they reached the door he broKc awav and gave the officers a long chase. He was finally recaptured, having taken refuge in a shed, the door of which the detectives had to batter down to pet at him. At Central station he broke down and told Detective Fitrgerald the fol lowing etory: The Prisoner's Story. "In September Iat I was in Indiana, Pa., peddling patent roasting pans I traveled in a buggy owned by my brother-in-law, John Feaster. ot Center county. I put up at the houe of James S. Black four days. Before I had been there long Black sug gested that we go out hunting. I agreed, and we started away with guns. But when we got into the woods Black said he did not want to hunt, but simply desired to get me out where we could talk "without being overheard. He said he had only been out of the penitentiary teen j ears, but had managed in that time to purchase over 700 acres of lind. He said he liked me aud desired to show me how to get rich also. Finally he told me that if I v ould get SS00 he could buy me 530,000 worth ot bilk. He produced sev eral as maniple, which I took to an Indiana bank and found to be good. "Black suggested that as I had no money I should do something desperate to secure it. Accordingly I forged the name of 'J. 3J. Feaster' to notes for S500 and ?350, pay able to myself Black said lie knew it was forgery, but had no fear of being able to iiK.Ke good use of the notes. We then went before "Squire Row and I transferred them to Black, w ho gave me SSO0 for them. After we left the office Black said the going befoie a "Squire was simply a shrewd game on his part and asked for the 5SO0, saving he would so to Altooua. meet the agent and purchase the $30,000 worth of bills lor me. lleako got a man named Miller into the tch-Miic, who cae him $300 to bny some bills with. Then he left for Altoona. Adiiptl nim to J.eavo Town. "When he came back he said he had not been able to make a deal with the agent. He had offered the note to the agent, but the latter would not take it without more t-ccurity. He said the actions of the agent when he saw the note were suspicious, and thought I had better get out of town for fear I would be s;.ed for forgery. He said he could easily secure me enough money to get out of town with. I agreed and he took me to Balnh Walker, a neighbor. The latter loaned me 5150, taking the hore and ljuggy as security. 1 was going to lie at once, but Black objected. He adtiscd me to go that night and steal the ri from Walker's stable, and forhkuood counsel wanted the $150 I had reeencd. I did as he said and started to drive across the country to Pittsburg. Biack told me the direction to take, saying if any officer got after ir.c lie would throw them off the eent by telling them I had started for ihe lumber regions. "I had not driven far when the horse gave out and I sold it for a small sum. "With this monev I made my way here and obtained a job as brakeman on th'c Pennsyl vania B-iilro.nl. running between Pittsburg and Altoona. For two weeks past I have been working in the yards here, lilnctc Got l'riglitened. "A few davs ago I wrote a letter to Mil ler, asking whether he hadever::ot his 8300 lmck from Black. I also told him to tell Black that nrless he fixed up the matter with Walker bv pajing him theSl50I would come oer there and make it warm for him. I presume Miller showed the let ter to Black, and he, becoming frightened, determined to btop my tongue bv having me arrested " Alexander is about 25 years of age, and hails fiom Milroy, Pa. " He has a letter fromhis wife stntinc that she and the chil dren are starving, and becging him to send money. He declares he lias none. Inquiry last nicht developed the fact that there is no such person as "J. I!. Feaster." Alex ander's brother-in-law. whose name he pre tended to forge, is John Feaster, without any middle name. This may prove a valu able point for him in the suit for forgery. James S. Black denies Alexander's story connecting him with the case. "Devil Dare" Black, his father, is widely known all over Western Pennsylvania, and lias lieen imprisoned se eral times forconnter fpitinc. Alexander says James served two years lor the same offense. YSOSIKN readers of TItK DISPATCH to morrow will find the best women's depart ment published in this country. LAST DAY OF THE SHOW. reliability That the Imposition ISuildlng Will ISe X srd Next Year. The chrysanthemum show drew big crow ds yesterday afternoon and evening. The peo ple in charge announce that it has been a Miceess and Fay there is no doubt that it will be continued next year. The association has been crowded for room in the Auditorium aud there is talk of trying to get the Imposition building next year. If this is secured, the show will be opened to amateurs. Landscape work will ako be introduced and more exhibits will be secured. An Kioroplo of Oniek Police Work. 'Pittsburg certainly lias a great police force." said M. E. Valiant, agent for the American Express Company yesterday. "Last Tuesday afternoon a package con taining four valuable cloaks was stolen from one of our wagons. Late in the even ing I informed Superintendent Gamble Weir of what had happened, and the next dav the cloaks were returned and the tliiaf lnnl'nrl 1,,. TllT 13 niTr t-rtl-l- n,l 1 would like to see it duplicated anywhere else. A man hasn't any business stcaliug j in this city, for he is sure to be caught." j BUNCHING THEIR OFFICES. Tho Standard Oil Company to Concentrate Their Interests in tho Xoir Vandercrlft Hulkling How tho Rooms Will ISo Occupied. The Standard Oil Company expects to con centrate all its Pittsburg offices and several which are now out of the city in the new Vandergrift building on Fourth avenue. The Southwest pipe line headquarters, which are now at Washington, Pa., will probably soon be moved. The Vandergrift btiliding contains some of the finest offices in the city. Among the firms that will have headquarters in it are the Apollo iron works, the South Pcnn Oil Company, the Forest Oil Comnanv. the Washington Oil Company, the Tavlorstown Natural Gas Companv, the Natural Gas Company of West Virginia, the Fort Pitt Natural Gas Companv, the Western Atlantic PipcLines, and all the Pittsburg Standard Oil Com pany offices, witli the exception of the refin ing interests, which now have headquarters at I)uqucsne way and Kighth street. In speaking of the concentration of Standard offices, Mr. J. L Buchanon said that there is a great deal of inconvenience now on account of the interests being so widclv scattered. He thinks that all the nine floors of the building w ill soon be oc cupied bv the company offices. He denied a statement that the New York offices w ould lie moved to Pittsburg, and said it was folly to talk of such a thing, because the New York headqnarters occupy four acres of floor room in a 11-story building on Broadway. The Vandergrift building, it is claimed, is the finest wired building in the United States. M. A. Noss, chief operator of the National Transit Company, had charge of the worir, ana has it so arranged mat wuen thev are ready to move, a set of operators will be in the new building, and when a switch is turned the messages will continue without a break, and without the sender knowing that the receiving instruments have been changed. Wires have been run to every office, so that if the occupant wishes fie can put up an instrument with little cost. THE FUNEEAL POSTPONED. Mrs. Georgo Bark Dies Under Suspicions Circumstances. Mrs. George Dark, of Clinton Bow, Thirty-third ward, died under suspicious circumstances yesterday morning. As a re sult George Dark, her husband, was arrested under a charge of having caused her death. The matter was first reported to Police Captain William Stewart. He and Officer Schuck investigated the rumor at once. Some of Dark's neighbors told the offi cers that when the w oman died her hair was clotted with blood, and there were other in dications that she met with foul plav. The body was under the care of Undertaker Samuel Ward, and from him it was learned that Dr. J. P. McCord had been attending the deceased. Captain Stewart then called on Dr. McCord, and learned that the woman had been sick since last Sunday. On Monday he was first called in. Mrs. Dark complained of pains about her body and head, but said noth ing that would lead one to believe that she was suffering from anything un natural. The doctor prescribed for her and was not called on again until Thursday eveuinc, when he visited the woman and found her dying from what he supposed wasperitonftis. She died sometime during the latter part of the night aud yesterday Dr. McCord made out "his certificate that death was caused by peritonitis. When informed of the rumor accusingher husband of causing her death he said it should be investigated, as peritonitis could be caused bv abuse, and another thing, the last time he 'N kited the "woman he noticed her attendants trying to keep some information from him. After hearing Dr. McCord's statement Cap tain Stewart and Officer Schuck placed Dark under arrest and lodged him in the Twenty-eighth ward police station, where he will await a Coroner's investigation. The friends of the woman had arranged for a funeral this morning, but this hasbeen postponed by orders of Deputy Coroner Mark Donley. The woman is about 25 years old and was married to Dark four years ago. TELLS OF A MTBDEE Which the Police Officials Sy They Cannot Rememlier. Police Superintendent Weir yesterday re ceived the following telegram from Ana conda, Montana: U.S Marshal orClilef of Police. Pittsburg. Pa.: The men that killed superintendent Brad dock l'oundry year ago last summer are here. Conic to me. Will help find and ur rest. This is true. Answer. Geoiuje Teeavetz. The police officials know of no murder of the superintendent of any foundry in Brad dock about the time mentioned, but the records of the Coroner's office will be searched to-day to sec if a clew to the matter can be obtained. Pats America Ahead or England. Frederick Jennings, Manchester: Thomas Cook, Leeds, and E. Lisje, Wolverhampton, three F.nglishmcn, put up at the Duquesne last evening. The first two represent bi cycle companies, and the third is a manu facturer. Mr. Jennings is a brother-in-law of Dr. Orr, of Alleclieny. He acted as spokesman for the party. Mr. Jennings thinks America is a great country, but he had to collie here to have the cobwebs of prejudice removed from his eyes. The United States is away ahead of England in a number of things. He praised the passen ger trains aud the sleeping cars. He expe rienced less fatieue coming from Chicago to IJiftcburg than lie would in the short ride from Manchester to London. The English trains are relies of a former age, and he wonders whv the railroad companies over there don't improve them. He added that the World's Fair would be a success, and that Europeans would do their test to make :i showing. The KniMing Strike Delayed Business. W. B. Lupton, the roofer, was musing on the future of business last evening. "The building strike." he said, "delayed the trade very much this summer. It made business dull, but what was put off this year will hae to be done next season. It inakes a big hole in the city's tirosperity when the wages of a number of' men are taken out of the market. The roofing trade will be good until February, when our dull time occures nntil spring. But strikes don't, and the sooner men and manufactur ers learn this fact, the better it will be for all. A Jarge r.umbcr of houses were not built this year, because the cost was uncer tain." A Ills Real Estate Dicker. Andrew Carnegie has about closed a deal with Johu Patterson, of McKeesport, forol acres-of land for a consideration of S1GO.000. The ground is located near the railroad, be tw ecn the Howard glass w orks and the Al legheny Bessemer Steel plant. The ground will be used for the extension of the Alle gheny Bessemer Steel Works, and not for locating the Carnegie, Pliipps plant as was first reported. Several furnaces will be i added, also the famous hot metal route from the Braddock plant to the Duquesne works. Dispute Over Laundry. A. B. Woods, a driver of a laundry wagon, sued Clara Porter before Alderman Donovan jesterday for disorderly conduct She keeps a boarding house at 2012 Penn avenue. Woods had eight pairs of lace cur tains cleaning them, mid when he delivered them they had a dispute, which resulted iu the suit. A hearing was held iu the case, aud the Alderman reseived his decision until Monday. Dr. B. M. Hanna. Eye, ear, n osc and throat diseases exclusively, Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. " Umce, 720 ssu AFTER BUTTERWORTH. Catholics Ask His Removal From the World's Fair Commission. HE ATTACKED THE ROMAN CHURCH The Clubs All Over the Country Will Unite in the Demand. IT MAT AFFECT FOREIGN EXHIBITS The Catholic clubs throughout the United States have decided to move in harmony in a demand for the dismissal of ex-Congressman Ben Butterworth who is at present Secretary of the National Commission on the Columbian Exposition. The Columbus Club, of Pittsburg, will meet this afternoon and will adopt a series of resolutions de manding Mr. Butterworth's removal and condemning his language at a recent Hebrew club dinner at Chicago in which he re flected on the Catholics of Italy and the Pope of Rome. The Columbns Club, of Chicago, yesterday adopted similar resolu tions. TheCatholie clubs and societies of New York, Philadelphia and other cities, have signified their determination to take the same action. Prominent Catholics of Pittsburg believe that the commission will obey the general demand made and will remove Mr. Butterworth. Words That Caused the Trouble. The language objectionable to the Catho lic clubs is contained in the following taken from the Chicago Jlera'd: "As to Italy,"' Mr. Butterworth said, "what the church leaves the army takes. If I owned Italy," he continued, "I'd hold an auction and invito all Americans and I'd sell 10 000 crucifixes and 10,000 madonnas and 1,000 churches and I'd establish schools in their stead." And then he said that Italy was awakening. "Tho power of tho weak old man," said lie "I spoak it as reverently as I can is waning." A. V. D. Watterson, President of the Columbus Club of Pitlsbunr. was seen last night He said he had called the meeting for to-morrow. He had not. he said, yet prepared any resolutions on the subject, but he will prepare them in the morning. They will condemn Mr. Butterworth in positive languasc, and will call on the President to remove him. Mr. Watterson said: "Mr. Butterworth was employed by the Government to go abroad to secure exhibit tor the World s Jbair. lie was the author ized representative of our government. He vas being paid by our government. Italy, with the other foreign countries will re spond to the general call for exhibits and in view of the fact, Mr. Butterworth's attack upon the Catholic ChnrchJ comes with de didelv bad grace from the representative of the United States Government.'' "I recently traveled through Italy," Mr. Watterson went on. "I visited eefv large city in the country. I found that the Italian Government has fobbed the church of S100, OOO.nno. They have built railroads and other enterprises out of the church money. Thev spent the money which came to them easily with a lavish hand. The railroad stations have been bnilt with an utter dis regard for the cost, and other improvements have been made with the same utter disre gard for the cost. An Unpr'vokcd Attack. "The slighting reference to the Pope as 'the weak old man' was also unprovoked, and cannot be justified by any explanation which Mr. Butterworth can make. I am really sorry for Mr. Butterworth. He is an able man and made a good representative in Consrrcss, but our society, as well as other societies of the kind throughout the country, will act firmly aud positively with his case." "Mr. Butterworth is one of the able men of Ohio. He is of Quaker ancestry, and is famous for his positive opinions. He served in Congress for nearly a quarter of a century. When the famous McKinlev bill was under consideration he condemned the measure, and then refused to be a candidate for re-election from his district, that of Cincinnati, O. NO DB0P IN SEALSKI5. Instead They Will Be Increased About Seven Per Cent. A short time aso a report was generally circulated and believed to the effect that the price of sealskins in this country would soon take a drop, but late developments show quite the contrary. . F. G. Paulson, the AVood street furrier, said yesterday: "Instead of getting lower in price," seal skin garments will advance fully 7 per cent above present prices when the dealers dis pose of their present stock. The price ad vanced 8S per cent last year, and the asser tion thatthere willnotbeafurther reduction is proven by the new Government contract limiting the catch of seals. Buyers who hold off for a reduction in price will find out their mistake." . rather Slattery Will 'ot Get a License. For the past few days bills have been scattered about advertising that Father Slattery, a former Koman Catholic priest aud now connected with the Baptist Church, would lecture Saturday, Sunday and Mon day evenings at Lafayette Hall. His sub jects will be "Secrets of the Confessional Bevealed," "The Story of an Escaped Nun," eta Twenty-five cent? admission will be charged. Police Superindcnt Weir stated that no application has yet been made for a license, and one would not be granted for Sunday evening. Lectures of any kind wouldnot be permitted on Sunday where an admission fee is charged. It is a question if a license will be granted at all. CIIINESK gossips, spread reports that foreigners mike medicine of Mongolian hahies, and Carpenter will tell in TITK DIS-, PATCH to-morrow how this accounts' for recent riots. MOTOR POINTS OF I0CAL NEWS. Cnr.A FnTEand James Diven indulged in a lover's quarrel on Thursday nfcjht, which necessitated the aid of two policemen to quell TnEGrand Council of the Sovereigns of In dustry will meet to-nicht and nominate offi cers lor next year. The election will bo held in February- CnAKLES BoKSAtx w ill speak at tho meet ing of the Pecul.ir Society, in the Univerity building, to-morrow afternoon, his subject being "Tliu Conspiracy of tho Impenalist." Yesteiway about noon car Xo. 8, of tho Birmingham Traction line, struck o beer wasjon ct Sixth and Carson streets. The team ran away, but wore stopped before any damage was done. the disturbance. The girl then took a woman's subterfuee and fainted. She after ward claimed to have taken poison, hut the attending physician stated there was no evidence of her having done so. YESTK1.DS.Y morning tho giip on car No. 7, of tho rittsburg Traction line, caught on the cable and could not be released by the Klip man. Several narrow escapes from col lisions oceufied at the different ciossirifes poing up Fifth avenue. The grip was Anally iclcased at Grant and a serious accident avci ted. NOTES FB0M POLICE DOCKEia Willam D. Harper, a representative of Jos. Horno & Co., yesterday nude an in formation before Alderman McKennn ac cusing J. Bruce Kace with the laiceny of $15 worth or goods from, the stores of Home & Co. Xace is the young man who was nr reted on Thursday evening. He will have a hearing to-day. Joseph Sheltov was arrested yesterday by Special Officer McLaughlin and taken to the Fourteenth waid station on a charge of ag gravated astault und battery, pieferrcd by Jlax Goldstein. Fit-KLAPEis under bonds for a hearing before Aldcrmin McUarey on 11 serious clinrso prefened by Jliss Mary Fisher, of Beltzhoover borough. CARNEGIE'S OPINION. He Highly Compliments the FIttthurs Architects Some Plans That Impressed the Ironmaster Many Contractors View the Exhibit and Express Their Ideas. The attendance at the Ferguson building, on Third avenue, where the Carnegie Library plans are on exhibition, was larger yesterday than on the first day. There was a noticeable increase in the number of lead ing contractoratand builders. Mr. Carnegie, accompanied ' by Mr. L. M. Morris and another gentleman evidently ex perienced in architectiral matters, spent the entire afternoon scanning the designs, noting the details of the plans and commenting freely upon them. What the nature of the comments were could only be guessed at except occasionally when Mr. Carnegie would pass a remark that pene trated beyond his three companions, for whose ears it was intended. Standing in front of the handsome design of Cooper & Bosworth, of this city. Mr. Carnegie said, "I think this the "finest, artistically. " When looking at the de sign of J. T. Steen, also of Pittshurg. Mr. Carnegie remarked. "That would make a beautiful court house." The de signs of Longfellow, Alden and Harlow, of Philadelphia; Thomas Boyd, of Pittsburg: James Balfour, of Hamilton, Ont., seemed to engage Mr. Carnegie's attention princi pally, though he devoted much time to measuring the floor plans ot a number of others which seemed to strike his fancy, in cluding all those of Pittsburg architects. Mr. Carnegie was asked if he had been particularly pleased with any of the de signs. "Oh, yes," he replied, "with a dozen of them. I am very glad indeed that I will not be called upon to make a selection. The committee will hafe a great task. The dis play of designs is magnificent." He would not commit himself any fur theron the question of superiority of any particular design, but in answer to a ques tion said the Pittsburg architects had made an excellent showing. Mr. E. M. Ferguson was particularly pleased with the design of William H. Woods, of Newark. N. J., and he took Mr. Carnegie into the separate room where it is displayed to examine it. Mr. Carnegie did not spend much time on the inspection. A group of well-known Pittsburg contractors were also gathered about this design and admired it greatly, but they expressed the opinion that it could not be used in the library because its cost would far exceed 5700,000, to which the commission is lim ited. The contractors were all of the opinion that Pittsburg architects had used the best judgment in their designs in making them possible in the matter of cost, and that other things being equal the commission should award the prize to the local men. LAWS MUST BE 0BSESVED. K. Kmmct and Others Arrested for Breaking the Sunday Statutes. The absence of the celebrated Captain Wishart from the city has not removed the ban placed on Sunday desecration. Infor mations were made before Police Magistrate Hyndman yesterday morning by Gamble Weir, Superintendent of Police, accusing J. K. Emmet, E D. Wilt. DeWitt Wilt, William McFadden, Harry Blair and 25 others, of -violating a city ordinance. The men are accused of violating a Sun day law by getting up a parade on Sunday last, for the purpose of advertising Em met's play at the Opera House this week. In this parade there were about 30 carriages, on which were placed large boxes covered with posters. The route of the parade covered all the principal down-town streets, out Benn avenue to the Allegheny Cemetery and then back to the down-town portion of the city via Fifth avenue. Warrants for tfie arrest of the defendants were placed in the hands of Detective John McTighe and Sol Coulson. Emmet was ar rested at the Hotel Duquesne by Detective McTighe and taken before Alderman Gripp, where he entered $300 bail for a hearing at 10 o'clocV this morning at Central station, before 'Squire Hyndman. Of the others ar rested were E. D. Wilt, manager of the Opera House, DeWitt Wilt, William Mc Fadden and Henry Blair, who entered bail for a hearing at the same hour. While at Alderman Gripp's office Emmet said the action of the city would be a great advertisement for him, but he thought the suits should have been entered on Monday instead of Friday. SIMPLICITY of Religion, by Rev. Georgo Hodges, In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. MOVED THE LIGHT PLAHT. Wilklnsbnrg and Brushton to Bo Supplied With Light From Kdgewood. The electric light plant of Wilkin6burg is being moved from its old quarters in Brush ion to the large new building in Edgewood. The new works are adjoining the grounds of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, on Swissvale avenue, and consists of a large bricK edifice with an immense smokestack. This smoke stack was the subject of much complaint from the residents of the neighborhood, but on the promise of the e'ectric company to use smoke consumers the objections were withdrawn, and the work of moving the plant into the new building was carried on without delay. Hitherto the works at Brqshton b.3ve been insufficient to supply even Wilkins burg, without counting Edgewood, Swiss vale and the other places in the neighbor hood. Now a very much larger dynamo has been brought into use, and there "will be no lack of power for the electric lights, both for public street lighting and private use. Wilkinsburg has grown so much within the past few months, and is likely to go on get ting larger so fast, now that the Duquesne Traction Company has made connection with the borough, that a removal to more commodious quarters was absolutely neces sary. Wilkinsburg is one of the best" lighted suuuros i'lttsDurg lias now. Supposed to Have Stolen a Wntcli. Detectives Fitzgerald and McTighe yes terday afternoon arrested Martin Navish in a Smithfield street pawnshop and locked him up in Central station as a suspicious character. He said he was a railroader of Mansfield, Pa. When arrested he was try ing to pawn a lady's gold watch. It had a gold hunting case numbered 2,797,576, with the initial "P.." on the outside of the case. It was a Waltham movement. Navish gave a poor account of how he obtained the watch, saying he bought it from a man two years ago'. He could give no further de tails and was locked up. fr0&$$Ofr THE WAST ADLET3 ; ARE BOOMING. : note the increase.: : FIGURES : : THAT TALK. Small adits fori months ending October S1.1391 12,108 Same Period 1S90 8,403 Increase ueto ccnui-vxmi 3,705 THIS BEATS THE RECORD. GOOD SITUATIONS SECURED QUICKXT. FOU CAN I.ETR003IS FOR ONE I CENT A WORD. W$Q4$Q$'$WWQ& $&d$ CLAJMS OF FAVORITISM Contractor Riesmeyer Says the City Used Ligonier. Stone TO ADVERTISE BOOTH AND FLINN. His Explanation of the Extras at Patrol Station. No. 4 POLICE SUPERINTENDENT WEIR'S REPLY G. H. Biesmeyer promises sensational developments in the suit of McGhee and Biesmeyer, contractors, against the city of Pittsburg, for S19.21I 50, alleged to be due for the construction of No. 4 patrol station, on Forbes street, Fourteenth ward. He says he is the victim of political maneuvers, and that he will show up something startling when the case comes up in court, "They wanted me to drop S625 simply because I would not engage Peabody, a relative of Chief Bigelow,to do the paving," continued Mr. Biesmeyer as his indigna tion reached the upper letter on the musical scale. "I had the work done by Long ac cording to specifications, with an approved pavement and when I went to get my money, Superintendent Weir informed me that another kind of paving would have to be laid and that he would keep back 5625 to do it. That kind of paving is handled by no one but Peabody. They had previously asked me to get him to lay it, and because I refused they wanted to keep back the money to give him, as they claimed, to fix it up. The pavement used was at first satisfactory to Architect Bickel. but afterward, just about the time the work was about to commence, he and Superintendent Weir came to me and said they wanted another kind used. I refused and they got angry. Weir is having his revenge now. He put me off from day to day until election time, but after the ring ticket won he told me to go ahead and sue. Had to Use Ligonier stone. The other extras are for Ligonier stone and slight changes in the plans. When I took the contract, I supposed sand stone was to be used and prepared to get it, but Chief Brown informed me that I must put in Ligonier stone. Ligonier costs about four times as much as other kiuds and is an ex periment in building, It was furnished by Booth & Fliun and the city's object in de manding that it be used was to exhibit itin a fashsionable neighborhood "so that Booth & Flinn will get a market. I refused to be made a political tool, and would not commence the work. They said they would sue my bondsmen. We negotiated over the matter for several months, and an agreement was finally made whereby the city promised to pay me for the extra expense. That amounts to abont $11,000. It is a clear case of putting up the money to advertise Booth & Flinn, but that is none of my business provided I get the money. The other extra expenses are changes in the plans, and have no political significance. "The thing that makes me anTv is the treatment I got from Superin tendent weir ana uniet Brown. They say they will pay me all I claim except JC25 for new paving, but I will not settle without getting all. After the election they both gave me the cold .shoulder, but before they treated me as nice as possible." Weir's Side of tho Story. Superintendent of Police Gamble Weir was asked about Biesmever's charges last night, and said the trouble with him was that he had taken "the contract about ?5,000 too low, and now wanted the city to make up the cost of a bad business transaction. With regard to the assertion that Ligonier stone had been used to advertise Booth & Flinn, Mr. Weir said: "If a man orders ham and eggs in a res taurant he doesn't want beefsteak, and when the city ordered Ligonier stone they didn't want saad stone. It wasn't for the contractor to decide which was the better.. He took the contract to use Ligonier stone and neuchatel or cysalrock paving, and we didn't care who he bought them from. He used the Ligonier stone as required, but did not use the specified paving. We will not pay extra for the stone, as he states, and will retain enough money to put in the paving we want. The extras that were ordered amount to about ?800. The contract price was 519,950, of which $16,659 has been paid, leaving a balance of $3,291. Add to this $800 for extras and subtract the cost of paving and the sum represents what we are willing to pay. Biesmeyer has not paid a numoer oi nis suo-coniractors, ana as they cannot get a lien on a public building, they will probably lose the money." Mayor Gourley'was asked about the mat ter, but refused to talk. He said he did not know anything about it An attempt was made to see Chief Brown, but he could not be found. Sonthside Chicken Thieves at Worb. Chicken thieves have commenced opera tions on the Southside. Early yesterday morning some unknown person entered Mrs. Mary Diebold's poultry coop, on Picnic street. Twenty-seventh ward, and stole all her chickens but one. This is the third time during the past 12 months that Mrs. Diabold has been the victim of poultry thieves and altogether she has lost over 100 chickens. Each time the thieves visited her coop they left the heads of every chicken and one whole bird. The reason for doing this is a mystery. There is a slight clew to the thieves and Constable William Butler is looking for two men to answer descriptions of supposed chicken thieves. Hungarians leaving the Country. For the last week there has been an exodus of Hungarians to the old country. Last evening about 20 passed through the Union station gates, and the night before as many more started for their native land. In talking with some of them who could understand English, it was learned that the majority don't intend to come back; first, because they have saved a wad and have no further use for the States, and second, be cause they think they are not wanted. The first is probably the principal reason, and the last is only a bluff to let themselves down easy. It must be sa'd that the Hun garians have been inmroved by their stay in America, and they are going home a brighter set of men. Tho Beaver Falls Plant Visited. Andrew. Carnegie and a number of dis tinguished gentlemen were at Beaver Falls yesterday on a tour of inspection of the large steel plant of Carnegie, Pliipps & Co. They visited the several departments and left well pleased. They occupied a special car and had dinner en route to Pitts burg. The party consisted of Andrew Car negie, Henry Phipps, O. H. Child, H. C. Erick and Johu G. A. Leichman. Doerflinger'a Store Sold. The drugstore of Theodore Docrflinger was sold by Deputy Sheriff Doyle yester day to Nicholas Stokely and Harry Geisen heimer for 54,800 on the claim of the Franklin School Board. Members of the board appeared satisfied over the amount received. A horse and two buggies were sold for 5390, making the total amount from yesterday's sale, 55,190. The Soap Exposition. Ladies are- respectfully invit;d to call during the week at John A. Kenshaw & Co.'s store, Liberty 'avenue and Ninth street, and taste the celebrated Franco American Food Co.'s French Soups, which will be exhibited, warmed and served to visitors. CHARGES OF JOBBERY. The EHorU to Purchase a Poor Farm for the City of Pittsburg Uncover an Im portant Court Killing Tlio Charges Made. Charges of irregularities are again being made in connection with the purchase of land for aloor Farm by the city of Pitts burg. At the meeting of Councils last Mon day Chief Elliot recommended the pur chase ofatraetof322acresatHultonstationr on the Allegheny Valley Bailroad, at a cost of $350 per acre. In October, P. Harry Miller, trustee for Mrs. Anna W. Alexander, petitioned Common Pleas Court No. 1 for permission to sell the property for $40,000. After a hearing the Court issued the following order which is taken irom the official record: In reappointment of trusteo for Anna W. Alexander, No. 4i"3 December term. And now, October 17. 1891, petition presented in open court and it appearing to tho court that it is to tho interest and advantage or tho cestui qui trnst that tho real estate do sold and that tho price ofTcrod 1-y Charles N. Carnahan is fair and reasonablound a better pi ice than can bo obtained at public sale nnd sale can to mado without puejudice to any trust, charity orpvrposo for which said real estate Is held and without the violation of any law conferring nn immunity fr0!" sale or alienation thereof, tho prayer of said petitioner is granted, and after expiration of 20 days fiom this date P. Harry Miller, trustee ot the sepamte estate of Anna . Alexander, upon giving bond in the sum of $t0,000, to be approved by the court, Is hereby authorized, directed nnd empowered to make, execute and deliver a deed in fee simple to said Charles N. Carnahan for said real estate upon payment by him of the price or sum specified unless exceptions aie filed thereto in the meantime. Attached to the petition of P. Harry Miller, trustee of'Mrs. Alexander's separate estate, is an affidavit made by A. J. Lee, before C. C. Lee, notary public, in which affiant swears that his farm bounds the 'Alexander farm on the east, and in his opinion the Alexander farm is worth about S200 an acre, or about $34,000 for th2 whole tract Chief Elliot could not be seen last night. Mayor Gourley, when seen, said he did not care to discuss'the subject "If the property in question is purchased its pur chase must be authorized Dy an ordinance, the Mayor said: "When the ordinance reaches me I may have something to say on tha, subject. Until then I must refuse to discuss it. Mr. P. Harry Miller, of No. 211 Bidge avenue, Allegheny, was as short aa pie crust as the soul of wit. He said he had not read the controversy and refused to read it when presented. Mr. P. Harry Miller further stated that he had been au thorized to sell the property for a price and had nothing to say about that price or anything else in connection with the matter. He refused to enlighten the in quirer as to the personality of Mr. Charles N. Carnahan, and altogether impressed the visitor with the very pronounced conviction of the truth of the adage that the get ting of blood out of a stone was a task far beyond his powers. Came Home and Went to Jail. Charles Kinney was lodged in jail yester day for a hearing before Alderman Gripp next Wednesday on a charge of stealing several gold watches owned by John H. Bruce. The information in this case was made several months aeo, and it was learned soon after that Kinney had left the city. Yesterday Detective McTighe ran across Kinney on Smithfield street and placed -him under arrest. Brennan to Have a Chance to Explain. M. E. Vaillant, the American Express Company's agent in this city, yesterday made an information before Alderman Gripp, accusing John Brennan with the larceny of four ladies' coats, valued at $47 50. Brennan is the man arrested last Wednesday charged with extracting the goods from" a package under the care of the company. He will have a hearing next Tuesday. In Memoriam. Oitice of tiie German Fihe Ins. Co. ) Pittsburg, Pa., Nov 13, 1891. ) At a special meeting of the Board of Di rectors held to-day the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Whereas, We'have learned with sorrow of the sudden death of one of our number, Mr. Henry Dallmeyer, who died at his resi dence, Nov. 11, 1891, at 9 o'clock p. si., in the 66th year of his age, therefore, Ecsolved, That we recognize in the death of Mr. Henry Dallmeyer the loss of an able director, a prudent member, an up right and esteemed friend. Besolved, That as a token of respect and esteem the Board of Directors will attend his funeral in a body. Besolved, That we tender the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in this the time of their great affliction, and that this expression of esteem be entered upon the minutes and a copy be sent to the family of the deceased. F. L. Gross, Secretary. False Economy Is practiced by many people, who buy in ferior articles of food because cheaper than standard goods. Surely infants are entitled to the best food obtainable. It is a fact that the Gail Borden "Eagle" Brand Condensed Milk is the best infant food. Your grocer keeps it. Free To-Day, At the P. C. C. C, an elegant present for every boy. Boys' cape overcoats, neat and stylish, sizes 4 to 14. elegantly made, at 52 50 53 50 and 54, usual retail price 54 50, 56 and 57 50. See us to-day. P. C. C. C, Pittsburg Combination Cloth ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. In the Cloak Room To-Dax See the new 58 50, 510, 513, 518 and 520 jackets, plain or fur-trimmed, black or colored. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Gorgeous silk velvet roses, with buds .and rubber stems, all different colors, re duced to 75c per bunch. Kaufmanns' Millinery Department. Men's and Boys Neckwear. Extraordinary line in boys' at 25c and 35c. Enormous assortment in 50c scarfs for men. A. G. Cajifbem. & Sons, 27 Fifth avenue. ADD 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to every glass of impure water you drink. TTSSU TJ. am-a. S. nEADQUARTEItS FOR STUTGABTEB'S NORMAL SANITABY WOOLEN UNDEltWEAB. Men's Shirts, Drawers and Night Shirts; Ladies' and Children's Vests, Drawers, Union Suits, Skirts and Nightdresses. Medically rec ommended. ULRICH & SPENCER. Specialties in Hosiery and Underwear for Men, Women and Children. 642 Penn Avenue. Open Saturday Evening. no6-TTS THE 1 in 1 nniT nmm" Warm Air furnaces and Wrou2iitstccrRanees. CINDERELLA RANGES AND STOVES. GAS RANGES AND BROILERS. J. C. BARTLETT, OC3-TT3 03 Wood streotPlt tsburg.-j ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS, CALLING CARDS, ETC. W. V. DERMITT & CO., Printers, Engravers and Stationers, 4O7 GRANT STREET, Tlttsbruff OCkTT83U THE OHIO ON FTEE. Oil Makes a Blaze at Glenfield, and Much Smoke and Alarm Result. A big pillar of smoke rising from the Ohio river bank near Glenfield yesterday afternoon made everyone within ten miles believe that a disastrous fire had broken out Happily this fear was unfounded, and prac tically no damage was done by the burning of a lot of crude petroleum which had floated down the river nnd lodged on the beach near the mouth of Killbuck creek. The oil probably came from the wells in the neighborhood of Jack's Bun, with which the pool above the dam at Bellevue has been coated for some time past. The slight rise in the river carried the oil over the dam, and with other oily refuse from Emsworth lodged on the beach at Glenfield. A chance spark set the beach in a blaze yes terday afternoon, and the smoke was dense and black, enough to form the foundation for alarming rumors of a big conflagration that reached Pittsburg late in the afternoon. Among these stories was a circumstantial one of a whole coal fleet consumed at Shousetown, and another that Glenfield had gone up in smoke. After producing all this alarm, and clouding the sky for an hour or two, the fire burned itselt out and by five o'clock not a sign of it remained. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! CARPET PRICES ALL REDUCED. In order to make room for next season's stock we will on and after to-day offerCar pets at greatly reduced prices. The same qualities have never been sold at the figures now placed on them. Body Brussels at U0c, worth $1 23. Large line of Hartford, Lowell and Blge low's Body Brussels, with Borders to match, at $1 and 41 10; always sold at $1 SO. Very large line best Hoqncttes, not Rem nants, at $1 25 per yard, worth $1 75. Large line Bigclow's Axmmsters, with Borders to match, at $1 50 to $1 60 these we have sold right along at $i to $1 25 a yard. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 and 629 Penn Aye. noS-TTssa BIBER & EAST0N. THIS WEEK Special Umbrella Sale. 250 School Umbrellas, metal handles, ex cellent wearing cover, 50 cents. 150 26-inch Paragon-frame Umbrellas, silver handles, gloria covers, regular price $1 50, now $1. 120 extra fine handles, gloria coyer, worth $2, now $1 50. iw muu kmiu. uujureuas, wim eiBDoraie trimmed handles, worth ?3 25, at this sale z in. Umbrellas at special row price in novel handles for men and women, in sandal, weichsel and sweet violet woods inlaid with ivory, pearl, silver, etc Handkerchief Bargains. Fine Embroidered Hemstitched (all linen). Manufacturers' seconds, in lots of 3 or 4, at 25c each, worth double the price. Three lots of Ladies' Hemstitched Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs at half price in lots, 3 for 25c, 4 for 25c, 5 for 25a Our Linen Department Fancy Linen Scarfs, Squares, Tidies, Splashers, Finger Bowl Doylies, etc, in drawn work, hemstitched, plain, stamped and embroidered, at low prices. The best line of Towels ever ofiered. See our unusual qualities at 51 and 51 25 per dozen in huclc and damask with bright, at tractive borders. We show at 12)4, 15 and 18 cents extra large Linen Towels and really under value. Elegant Table Linen, in hemstitched and drawn work, put up in boxes, with Napkins to match, from 54 to 520. These make a desirable wedding present. Our Cloak Rooms. Out Cloak Booms are now a regular ex position of the finest production of European and American manufactures. Children's garments in every well-known shape and material from 2 to 16 years at modest prices even for very artistic things. Ladies' gar ments in solid materials, shapely and well made, in special good values at 55 to 53. Finer goods all along the line of upward prices. BIBER & EAST0N B05 AND 507 MAEKET ST. noS-Trssn The Leading Dry Goods House. PIUsDurg, Pa, Satnrday.Noy. 14,1391. JOS, HOME & GO.'S PEW AVE.W3 ST0.m Men's Emnisliines. Gentlemen will find- that in all things pertaining to their toilet our stock is the largest and most complete and most attractive to be found in this section of -country. It stands un questionably the peer of any Men's Furnishings Stock in the United States. We employ the same power ful influences in purchasing for this department that we employ in pur chasing for all other departments of the house. Direct from the manu facturers vast quantities first pick and your benefit is in the complete ness of assortments and lowness of prices. If you will but reason the matter out your certain conclusion must be that it will be greatly to your advan tage to purchase here, both finan cially and for the satisfaction of know ing that all you buy here is the best and latest. JOS. HORNE A CO. U?uierwear: In all grades, low, medium and np to the finest made, in all the best foreign and domestic makes. The best quality of Colored Merino ever offered for 50c a garment. Natural Wool Underwear, yarn that wool never touched,extra values, 65c and $1 per garment. A special line of Camel's Hair Un derwear at 85c a garment. Finest grades Si 50 and $2 a garment. Complete lines of scarlet all-wool Underwear J$i, $1 25 and $2 a gar ment. A special line also in Brown Merino (40 per cent wool) at $2 a garment. All of the lines of the celebrated Norfolk and New Brunswick-Underwear, famous for the excellent wear and their non-shrinkable quality. White Merino, $1 25, $1 50 and $2 a garment. White Australian Lamb's Wool, $2 75 a garment. Also, pop ular prices in Shetland Merino, fancy brown Cashmere and natural all-wool. The best German Sanitary Wool Underwear, in two gradesShirts, double front, $2 50; double front and back, $2 75. Drawers to match, $2 50. In regular make, heavy weight, S3 a garment Our own direct importafions of the genuine undyed Scotch Lamb's Wool Underwear. Also, complete lines of the best English makes of underwear. Allen Solly & Co.'s White Merino in 3 weights; white silk and wool, brown and drab merino, natural gray wool and pure silk underwear. I. R. Morley's medium weight natural wool, gray silk and wool and heavy winter weight Balbriggan. Cartwright & Warner's popular grades in their celebrated "16-thread" extra heavy White Merino, Natural and Scarlet Wool Underwear. Famous Brettles, 12, 16 and 20 thread Pure Silk Underwear. All the kinds of non-scratching un derwear in heavy Balbriggan, Silk and Wool, Cashmere, Merino, Pure Silk and Canton Flannel at popular prices. Union Suits in Heavy Balbriggan, Merino, Wool, Silk and Wool and Pure Silk. We make a special feature of fitting fastidious men. If you are out of the "ordinary" in length of limb or size of body you'll find a fit here. HalHose: Our special 25c line of Sox now contains the best values we ever before offered at this popular price in "regular made" natural and fast black all-wool, in Shetland Merino, in heavy black cotton and in heavv British cotton. Also, the best obtainable values in plain and fancy Merino Sox at 35e, 50c, 60c, 75c up to f 1 50 a pair. Cashmere Sox in Black, Browns. Tans, Blues and Grays, 35c, 50c, 60c, 75c, $1, ?1 25 and SI 50 a pair. And all grades in Silk and Wool, Pure Silk and Balbriggan. 1 7 j . -,. . . JMtgflt OliriS. All are our own special numbers and special value for the prices. Our "No. 54" is 54 inches long, of special muslin, extra well made and has no equal at Si price is 85a Plain and fancy Muslin, extra heavy, $1, 51 25 and 51 50. In Sateen 52, Canton Flannel 51 25. Also, all grades Natural Wool, Camel's Hair and fancy or plain White Flannel. Pajamas: All the latest styles and best, grades in Flannel S3 50, $5 and 57 per suit; Madru, 55; Cheviot, $5. Gloves: We guarantee yon tha very best and latest styles and shades and the lowest prices. Perrin's best qualities, all shades, 51 50, Si 75, $2 and 52 50 a pair. A new line of undressed Kid Gloves in this make; Grays, Browns and Tans are very stylish. Fownes' "Craven Tan" heavy street Gloves, very fashionable, $1 75 a pair. All of Dent's Swell Gloves, including the "Havanna" Pique and the "Cheverette" Kid, 1 and 2 buttons, in gold, tan, white or self-embroidery.. Full Dress Gloves a specialty. Cold Weather Gloves Scotch Wool, 40c to 51 25 a pair; Jersey Cloth, 50c, 75c to $1; Lined Mocha, $1 50; Lined Kid, plain or fur top, 51 to 53 50. Fur Gloves in Nutria, Beaver, Otter, Monkey, Hair Seal and Alaska Seal. Neckwear: We make a special feature of 50c Neck wear in Tecks, Puffs and Four-in-Hands. Equal styles and qualities cannot be shown at this price. In all finer grades, including complete lines of the leading London makers and a half dozen best American makers, we show in all grades of Neckwear original styles, newest shapes, exclusive patterns, richest colors, superb qualities, endless variety and matchless prices. Collars and Cuffs: Exclusive agency for best English mattes and complete lines of "E. & W.," Coon & Co. and Arrow Brand Collars and Cuffs, showing all the latest shapes as soon as pro duced. White Shirts: The best known makes, headed by our famous Stag Head, at 51 laundered or un laundered. A perfect shirt. All the "Star" Shirts, 51 25 to 51 50. Full Dress Shirts in the latest fashion. Fit like custom made. Special Shirts for elderly gentlemen. Special orders taken. Smoking Jackets and Dressing Gowns: Our complete HolidayStock now ready. Garments bought now will be kept for you, until called for. Buy 'now while the stock is fresh and complefe. We'll keep them until you need them. Cardigon Jackets St SO to So. Jersey Coats S3 75 to & 1.000 dozens, our own importation, Men's Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs. Guyot's Suspenders 40c and 50c. Fancy Suspenders 25c to 51 50. Chamois Vests and everything else that can be needed in the way of Men's, Youths" and Boys' Furnishings. JOS. H0RNE & CO., 607-621 Penn Avenue. noil
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