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to impossible to pet evidence against him.
Some of the newspapers have talked bo
lunch about the Mayor and accused him of
eo manv ana such nagrant violations
of the "law that the people have come
to think the only thing necessary is to enter
the suits and conviction will follow as a
matter of course. But the fact is, we are
finding it difficult to secure clear cases of
violation. In his previous administration
we could find cases as thick as blackberries,
but this time the Mayor has evidently been
more careful and the violations are less fre
quent The old cases are dead, of course,
having expired by the statute of limitation,
which is two years in extortion caes and
four years in" embezzlement. This is ob
vionJv his concealment and defense."
'How about ex-Mayor Pearson?" was
asked.
"We are -retting ready to prosecute Mr.
Pearson alo, and probably will in a short
time probably within ten days. In Jiis
cae we 'will follow up embezzlement cases,
the others having expired by the statute of
limitation."
"What evidence have vou found against
him?"
"Will Troseents Murphy and Tearson.
"I can't tell you that," was the reply,
"as it might give his friends a chance to
cover up the tracks if they knew."
"And do vou intend to prosecute Chief
Murphy, also?"
"That is our instruction," said the
lavrjer, "and as the evidence against him
comes entirely trom witnesses instead of
from records, we can say nothing about
what we intend to produce. There is no
hurry about Murphy's prosecution, and we
may" do nothing in his case for several
oeeks."
"Then the defense he made the other day
nill not sav him from prosecution""
"2so, his defense only applied to the
license plates. He seems"to have made on:
a fair defene on that and may account for
every cent of money hnolved in that trans
action." "I want vou to understand," said Mr.
l.ingfht, "that I or those who employ
mc are not in this matter to persecute any
bidv. Personally I am friendly to both
AVyman and Murphy, and I believe my em
ployers in this case are also. This prosecu
tion is made simply to correct the evils ex
isting in the Allegheny sovernment."
Mr Langfitt wnsnked who his employ
ers were, but declined to name them, as did
f.cvtral others interviewed, and who were
in a position to know. "The Reform Asso
ciation did not engage me," said Mr. Lang
fitt, "though several of the private citizens
to whom I look for my fee are members of
that association. John liobb was engaged
by the same gentlemen, and he has been
working on this case with us, though he has
been out of the city to-day and took no part
in the work done to-dav."
Mayor Wyman was visited at his home
last evening and an attempt was made to
interview him on the suits against him, bat
he politely, thongli positively, declined to
submit to the proccs-i.
1 ynui T 111 Only Saw TVood.
"I am in the hands of my attorneys now."
he said, "irnd under theirinstruction I will
sav nothing about those suits. They have
opened up the matter now and the burden
of proof rests on. those making the charges.
I will say this, however, I have not during
my present administration willfully or
kno-nmely committed any illegal-act I
mav have made mistakes, as any other man,
but they have been unintentional and not
criminal "
Dr. Gilliford, Chairman of the Auditing
Committee, was cudently aware of the
suits having been entered when the reporter
called, but he concealed his knowledge of
that as well as any other matter in connec
tion therewith he may have had. He would
make no statement in reference to the crim
inal suit: and declined to say who had em
ploy ed Attorneys Langfitt and Kobb on the
case, though headmitted he knew, and said
it mattered little who the gentlemen were.
He said the suits were not brought for the
purpose of persecution, but to regulate and
discipline the city officials guilty of irreg
ular conduct, and anj citizen had a right to
do that.
John TI. Henricks, Chairman of the Sub
Auditing Committee, was backward aboi.t
beinc interviewed. "I have had so much
notoriety in connection with this case," he
said, "that I am heartily sick of it and wish
it was all ove Yes, I knew the suits were
to be entered and I am glad the matter will
now come before the courts, where it can be
determined without fear of charges of
malice, political spite or personal feeling
being at the bottom of it, as would
be the case if Councils continued the
prosecution In our consideration of the
matter in the sub-committee it was sug
gested that we follow our investigation with
impeachment proceeding againstthe Mayor,
but wc decided the present was the best If
the Mayor is convicted of the charges he
will be deposed from office and that will
end the matter as far as Councils are con
cerned." No toncer a rersonal Blatter.
"I am glad the matte- has pro
gressed as it has." said Councilman "Wert
heimer, who took such a determined stand
in Councils to have the case taken to court
"Xon there will be an end to personal
charges aiainst members of Council. The
people will be satisfied with a verdict from
the courts, bnt they would never be if
Councils continued the investigation. I
cannot express any opinion as to he out
come of the suit Those making the charges
must prove them, of course, before the
Mavor is convicted I have no personal
fcling in the matter, whatever, and was
only actuated in my desire for a court trial
by a spirit of fairness."
Mr. Wertheimcr could not tell who had
employed the extra attorneys on the case.
but he was sure it had not been either Coun
cils or the Auditing Committee.
A number of other Allegheny officials
and citizens talked to concerning the suits
j-eemed to think the outcome would be bet
ter for the Mayo- than if the impeachment
proceedings had oeen pressed by Councils.
There was considerable talk about the al
leged illegality of the Mayor's rubber stamp
signature to workhoure commitments, a
statement concerning which was published
ypstcrdav. Peveral persons questioned
f-ecmed to take bat little stock in the story,
and the Mayor himself when asked about "it
said:
"What difference can it possibly make
whethr my signature is written out or my
name tamped with rubber letters? The
commitment is just as good and all pur
poses are served just as well with one as
the other. The niag-strates over in Pitts
burg use rubber stamps on their commit
ments to the workhouse and no one has ever
questioned thm. It seems that nothing is
too small for the people who are persecut
ing me to pick up and charge against me."
On a Tonr of Inspection.
Prof. K. H. Thurston, ot the Cornell Uni
versity. T. X. Ely, Superintendent of Mo
tive Power for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Altoona, and I. A. Pratt, of Hartford, are
at the Duquesne. They constitute a com
mission appointed by the Government to
inspect sales and aults in the principal
cities for the purpose of making recommen
dations in the remodeling of the treasury
buildings. They spent the day yesterday
looking" tbroughthe different "banks and
afe deposit buildings.
Teril Don't Want the Economltes' Monry.
Dr. Cyrus K Teed, the leader of the
Korcshan Order ot Celibates, was in the
city jestcrday. In regard to the rnmor that
he was after the Economites millions the
doctor denied the fctory emphatically, but
said that lie expected to establish a branch
house here some time in tic future. Sev
eral industrial departments similar to those
in operation in other places will be estab
lished. He also intends sending people to
Economy.
Seventeen Cacrs In Two Days.
The number of infectious diseases re
ported to the Health Bureau for the past
two days was 17; of these C were scariatina
and 11 diphtheria. The cases are not con
fined to one locality, but are scattered gen
erally throughout the city.
STILL CAGED BIRDS
USeTen State Convicts Make a Deter
mined bnt Unsuccessful At
tempt tO ESCape-
DUGArDEEP TUNNEL 27EEETI0NG.
Operations Began Under a Storage Boom
and Continued to within 12 Feet
of the Onter Wall
"SOME OF TlTE CRUDE INSTRUMENTS USED
The Guilty Men Ire All Old rrisonera and Have Al
ways Borns-Bepatations for Good Conduct
There are perhaps.no minds among the 810
prisoners confined in Riverside which
possess the brilliant genius of a Jules
Verne who has overcome the impossible,
but it is positive a few of them are a shade
more practical. This is proven by the
timely discovery of a nearly completed at
tempt of seven prisoners who were within a
few yards of liberty after digsinc daily for
nearly four months under ground. To be
discovered after such assiduous and careful
working under difficulties will no doubt
strike some readers with the thought that
it was too bad the poor, patient laborers
were baffled in their fight for the free air of
heaven.
The story is a wonderful one, and although
not so romantic as Dumas has pictured in
the "Count of Monte Cristo," it is prac
tically as interesting to Pittsburgers. At
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Diagram of the Tunnel.
present there are about 500 men employed
making door mats, rugs, etc, in the manu
facturing department of the penitentiary.
The building is a large three-story brick
where the goods are made up, after which
they are packed in a one-story building
across the prison street, ready for shipment
The packing work is done usually by four
men who are selected from the ones who
arc known to be obedient and less liable to
rebel or to instigate an uprising. They
were occasionally helped by three other
men, who assisted in moving the mats by a
truck from the manufactory to the packing
room. Men of ordinary intelligence and
with some idea of arrangement and system,
were preferred in this department, and
there were just of that character.
Had Plenty or leisure for Dieting.
The duties were not arduous, and they
had lots of leisure time in which to sit
about and talk while waiting for another
batch of mats from the works. These were
sometimes clone without a guard or over
seer for an hour or an hour
and one-half, so much confidence
was put in them. They, therefore, as
is shown by the underground work,
improved their time. "Warden "Wright
said last night in his judgment the men be
gan their operations over three months ago,
and under the circumstnnces, while they
were favored, have not made extraordinary
progress. They had the best point of van
tage in the whole institution to begin, be
cause the packing room is the only one
which has a board floor and no cellar nnder
it Therefore they had only to take up a
board, cut a hole and work along the
joists until the foundation of the
building was reached. That was the
point the difficult tunneling was begun.
They would carry it on at intervals, and
"Warden "Wright said he knew there was
something wrong going on in the packing
house, because the 'men's laces showed
guilt "They watched me more than I
watched them," said he, "and therefore I
had examinations made of the place they
were working in at intervals. One day this
week a casual looking over of the room was
made, but yesterday afternoon I had the
officers make a thorough investigation. This
was after work was done and the
men had gone to the prison proper.
I personally superintended the
search for evidence of schemes
to escape. After removing many of the
mats. Deputy "Warden McKean, in ripping
up the first board in the "floor, struck the
top of an embryo tunnel.
"The'hole is about 12x18 inches, and it
would really seem quite difficult for one to
work in the passage way. The men worked
turn about, evidently, but one of them, who
is a coal miner, shows that his former voca
tion was relied upon for a greater part of
the rapid work.
II ow the Dirt ITns Disposed Ot
"The dirt, as it accumulated, was easily
disposed of by being scattered between the
joists as they went along. The men showed
poor engineering knowledge, as tne line
while working under the building was kept
straight, but when the exterior was
reached it took a sort of curve to the
left to the point where their escape was
frustrated in discovery. The tools used
were a brickmason's hammer with both
ends sharpened, two or three rods of iron, a
brace and bit, a small saw, but no special
tools. "Where the tunnel began at the edge
of the building it measured about 22 inches
high and IS inches wide. It varied at
tunes and was very irregular. It sloped
very much, and at the point where work
was stopped 12 feet from the prison wall
it was seven feet from the surface
of the ground. In the miscarrying
of their judgment underground the
course of the digging would have brought
up against the most invulnerable piece of
wall and foundation in the whole prison.
Before that wall was built a slough or
marshy piece of ground was right under it
In order to make it substantial it was
filled up with stones, and I would
have given them until January 1, and felt
sure that they could not have gotten
through the adamantine barrier.
"They would have just begun their labor.
"What they have gone through is
child's play compared with the next 18 feet
of tunneling."
"There was a good deal of system about
their operations, and their watchfulness in
order to avoid discovery was most vigilant
There are so many windows in the packing
room that the guard could be seen at any
time from the tour sides of the building.
In order to notify the mtn who was
working underneath, a strong string
was stretched along with him and upon the
officer's approach he would be duly told of -jf ,
and make haste in comiug up to the surface.
"There were some garments found in the
tunnel, consisting of underwear, old vests
and several other small articles. The rude
contrivance the convicts had for removing
the dirt was most novel. It consisted of a
small box, to which was attached, a string.
By this, when it was loaded with dirt, it
a
was brought out and deposited among the
joists under the building.
Monte Criatos In Solitary Confinement"
The seven men have not been placed in
the dungeon as is usual in such cases, but
consigned to solitary confinement, which is
just as much punishment to ones who have
oeen used to work outside for years. Two
of the men," said Warden "Wright, "were
doing eight years' sentences, both haying
four years yet to remain. They are not
desperate men, nor are they known notori
ously among criminal annals of the country.
For this reason I do not care
to give tbeir names. The Board
of Directors met last night, and after hear
ing the circumstances were perfectly
satisfied with my course. On Friday,"
continued "Warden Wright, "my suspicions
that crooked work was going on, and that
someone was digging rightunder theguard's
eyes, were satisfied. I walked into the
packine room, and just for a side
remark, said to a couple of the men: 'It's
too cold in here to work, isn't it?
I have decided to assign you men to other
places.' They said that it was not too cold
for them; they were very comfortable.
Then it was I decided to take up every
board of that room if necessary in order to
circumvent any attempt to escape then in
progress. "
A thorongh examination of the work was
made by The Dispatch reporter, and a
diacrani accomnanies to exnlain location
and distances.
Three of thcmen confessed to the job last
night while The Dispatch reporter was
at the penitentiary, and Warden Wright
did not misjudge his men when he picked
out the seven now in solitary confinement
AN UNEXPECTED TURN.
3Ir. Alexander TVjltes That He "Will Not
Sell His Farm to the City Chief
Elliot May Insist tjpon His Op
tion. "W. H. Alexander, owner of the tract of
land recommended by Chief Elliot to Coun
cils fox a Poor Farm site, yesterday wrote
to the Councilmanic Committee on Chari
ties a letter in which he withdraws his farm
from the market and declares that the op
tion held upon it by Chief Elliot is perma
nently declared off The Committee on
Charities was to have met yesterday after
noon to consider the Poor Farm matter, but
a quorum of the committee failed to re
spond to the call and the letter was not
therefore opened. Mr. Alexander was at
City Hall yeiterday afternoon. He would
give no explanation of his determination to
withdraw his farm from the city, and said
his letter explains itself.
Chief Elliot was also at City Hall dur
ing the afternoon. He had heard of Mr.
Alexander's letter, but he did not know its
contents. "I cannot talk on the subject
now," the Chief said, "and I will not say
anything until I see Mr. Alexander's let
ter." It was reported last night that Chief
Elliot would not consent to the withdrawal
of the Alexander farm until after Councils
had acted upon the Chiefs recommenda
tion. If the recommendation is accepted it
is said the Chief will insist upon Mr. Alex
ander selling the farm, as the Chiefs option
on the property holds good until after final
action of Councils.
FOEMED A NEW CLUB.
The Washington Association Organized by
Weinberg of the Junior Order.
Representatives of IQ councils of the
Junior Order United American Mechanics
met last night in Sailers' Hall, Smithfield
street, and organized the "Washington As
sociation. The object of this body is to ad
vance the general welfare of the order.
This will be done by securing headquarters
with accommodations sufficient for a read
ing room, meeting hall and committee
rooms. At this place all visiting members
will be made welcome, members out of
work will be registered and efforts made to
get them employment, and here bodies will
be organized to visit councils with the
object of strengthening and aiding the
work.
A temporary organization was effected
with George P. Beecher, as President; John
H.
Uinmtt, 'irst Vice President; P. S.
Thomas, Second Vice President; X. Bvnn,
Jr., Secretary; H. E. Stewart, Assistant
Recording Secretary; C. A. Hcndrickson,
Financial Secretary, and George B. Don
aldson, Treasurer.
An executive committee of one member
from each council represented was ap
pointed to make arrangements for visiting
different councils. The association will
visit Plymouth Council, in American Hal,
Xorth Diamond street, Allegheny, on Mon
day, and Sherwood Council, Center avenue,
on Thursday evening of this week.
A QTJABTET OF UNFOBTUNATES.
Satnrday's List of Accidents Reached Fonr
None Are Serious.
The total nnmber of accidents reported
yesterday reached four. One man was
burned by hot metal and another had his
leg crushed by an'ingot The usual rapid
transit accident occurred, but none are
seriously injured. The list follows:
SIcLACGHLif .Tames McI.auRhHn. an em
ploye of the La Belle Steei Woiks, Manches
ter, had his left foot crashed yesterday after
noon by an ingot falling upon it. He wns
loading a wnzon with the insot at the time
of th" accident. He was taken to his home
on Chartiers street.
Drake Charles Drake, a mill worker, was
struck by carXo. 8 of the Birmingham Trac
tion Company, at South Twenty-eizlith
street last night. He was very badly bruised
about the head and body, but his injuries
are not considered dangei ous. The injured
mm w removed to the Southside Hospital.
Malov Thomas Maloy, a furnaceman em
ployed at tho Edgar Thomson Steel Works,
was taken to the Mercy Hospital last even
ing, suffering from a badly burned leg and
arm. Jialov was engaged in running the hot
metal into the molds, when in some way he
slipped and tell into the metal.
Mortox Mrs. Elizabeth Morton, a resident
or tue iJist jina, mei wun an accident last
night that will lay her up for some time.
Mrs. Morton was on her wav to visit friends
in Lawreneeville, and while passing down
Main street she slipped and fellonanioy
sidewalk and besides fracturing her arm
was otberwiso in)ured. She was removed to
her home in the East End.
KILLED ON A BBHJGZ
A Mlllworker Hurt by an Engine and Dies
From Loss of Blood.
Allen "Williams, a millworker about 32
years of of age, died at his home in Home
stead on Friday from injuries received on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on that
day. 'Squire Oeffner held a partial inquest
yesterday afternoon and adjourned it until
to-morrow. It appears that he was walking
the trestle at Hay's station on the "Wheeling
division when a train overtook him. He
was with a man named Davis at the time,
who escaped across the bridge. "Williams
fell and was probably stunned, as he did not
rise again, and the train passed over his
foot, but did not seem to injure him
about the body. "When he was removed
from beneath the train he was allowed
to lie at the station without medical atten
tion for about three hours, when he was
placed in a wagon and hauled to his home.
There Dr. Gladden attended him until he
died, a Itttle later, from loss of blood.
This latter evidence, however, could not
be determined on, owing to the absence of
proper witnesses, and for this reason the in
quest was postponed.
Williams was a married man and leaves a
wife and one child. He will be buried to
day. Dk. B. M.HANJTA. Eye, ear, nseo and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720
Penn street, Pittsburg, Pa. ssu
Holiday Pianos and Organs
At Lechncr & Schoenberger's, 69 Fifth ave
nue. Easy payments; low prices.
WINTER IN ' EARNEST.
A Genuine Cold Wave Sweeps in
From tne Western Storm Center.
HOW PITTSBUBGERS - SUFFERED.
The Cold -Weather Decidedly Unwelcome to
Local River Men.
RAILROADS CRIPPLED BY THE STORM
The Signal Service last night issued the
appended bulletin and weather forecast ex
tending from 8 o'clock last night until 8
o'clock this evening:
For Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware, decidedly colder. Northwest
winds and fall Sunday; colder and fair Mon
day. The cyclonic area that, during the past 48
hours, moved from Montana to Missouri,
thence to Maine, has passed east of Nova
Scotia. Behind it an extensive anti-cy clonio
area has bronght a wave of cold, tho front
of which covers Virginia and the Atlantic
Coast, northward, reacning to the North
west sections of the Carolinas and nearly to
the cotton belt
Accompanying the change of temperature,
with the wave's advance, rain has fallen in
the Southern StatPs and light snows north
of Washington. The weather will be condi
tioned by the high barometer wave, and
generally fair and cold weather may be ex
pected, except snows over the lakes Sunday
and Monday and rains on the South Atlan
tic coast early Sunday.
The lower Ohio and lower Mississippi
rivers will rise.
Rain, Snow and Sunshine.
The weather in Pittsburg yesterday was
decidedly disagreeable. A. cheerless sun
occasionally struggled through the clouds,
but rain and snow prevailed. The cold
wave that seemed to have gotten here in
full form at midnight came in moderate de
grees during the afternoon and evening.
The cold wave flag was hoisted during the
morning and each hour from noon to mid
night registered colder weather. The cold
est weather of the winter came about 11
o'clocklast night, and it threatens to re
main for a time. During the night fine
particles of snow, hard almost as hail, drift
ed with the wind, making life miserable for
those compelled to be in the open air.
The local Signal Service Bureau does not
indicate how long the cold weather will
last The weather sharps, however, are of
the belief that it will be cold for but a short
season. Thi local forecast is appended:
For Westur.i Pennsylvania, slightly
colder north winds, fair Sunday, except
local snows along the lake shore; continued
cold and fair Monday.
Hlver Mn Discouraged.
The cold weather was especially welcome
to the river coal men. They were hopeful
that the falling weather would continue
and would keep the river at a boating stage
to enable them to get out the coal still in
the Monongahcla locks. There are still
half a million bushels of coal loaded ready
for shipment, and the operators are de
cidedly anxious to get the loaded coal to the
Southern markets before winter is inaugur
ated in earnest Thev are fearful that unless
they can get the coal off now they will be
unable to make more shipments until next
spring, or at least for three months.
The Railroads Suffering.
The cold weather laid out the railroads
last evening. All the through trains on the
Pennsylvania road from St Louis, Chicago
and Cleveland were about an hour late. The
limited was held in the mountains
by a broken down freight engine, and
rolled into the depot SO minutes
late. The high wind interfered with the
running of freight trains. It rained hard in
the Allegheny Mountains during the morn
ing, but toward the evening it turned to
snow. The Pennsylvania dispatchers said
there was not enough snow falling to inter
fere with the road. The Baltimore and
Ohio trains were behind time also, but the
schedule was not demoralized. James
Schultz was picked up at Stewart's station
by a freight crew and brought to the "West
Pcnn Hospital. He was not hurt very
much, and had fallen off a train. This was
the only accident reported on the Pennsyl
vania. " Schultz lives at Turtle Creek.
HATD HUTCHINSON AGAIN.
She Is Captured In Altoona and WIHJBe
Returned to-the Workhouse.
Assistant Superintendent of Police
O'Mara receiv 1 a private telegram last
night from Ai. fona saying that Mand
Hutchinson was i that city. She is the
girl who escaped .'-jm the workhouse on
October 14 in company with a woman
named May White.
Nothing was heard of them since that
time until last night, when the Hutchinson
woman was turned up. May White is still
at large.
Maud Hutchinson has quite a record in
police annals. Her proper name is Burch,
and her home is in Washington, Pa. She
was sent from there five years ago to the
Morganza Reform School for incorrigibility.
She was then 14 years of age. After
but a tew months incaiceration she set
fire to the building, was tried and convicted
for it on a charge of arson and served three
years and six months in the penitentiary.
Shctook up her residence in Pittsburg
after her releaseand at once fell into the
hands of the police. One early morning in
September last she was arrested on Sixth
avenue by Officer Charles Gallant for act
ing in an unseemly manner with a man,
whom she wanted to beat with a parasol.
When she came before Judge Gnpp the
next morning she was sentenced to 60 days
and had served but 15 of them when she es
caped. Warden Hill, of the workhouse,
sent an o nicer to Altoona last night to bring
her to this citv.
WILL BE GIVEN A MEDAL.
Vine Cliff Council IV 111 Send Miss Conner
a Handsome Tribute.
Yine CliffCouncil, Junior Order Ameri
can Mechauics, have prepared a handsome
medal for presentation to Miss Emma Con
ner, the school teacher at Ladoga, MonU
gomery county, Tnd., whose fight for the
American flag has given her a national repu
tation. The medal is a six-pointed gold
star, hanging from a baron which the lady's
name is engraved. On the star is a school
house in relief, with an American flag en
amelled in red, white and blue, flying from
a staff at the gable. -Surrounding it is the
inscription: "The Mftlern Cradle of Lib
erty, our Public Schools."
On the reverse of the medal is an inscrip
tion which reads: "Presented by Vine
CliffCouncil, No. 107, Jr. O. "IT. A. M.,
Pittsburg, Pa." There is also the well
known badge of the order. The medal will
be forwarded this week. "
ON THE NORTHSIDE.
For th convenience of advertisers, THE
DISPATCH has established
A BRANCH OFFICE
AT
107 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY,
Where advertisements will be received on
and after TO-DAY, up to S r. M., for Inser
tion the next morning. This new office will
be kept open every day except Sunday.
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WOH'X FIGHT THE B0HD ISSUE.
.
Attorney O'Brien Says tho City Will Have
to Pay tho Piper.
Attorney C. A. O'Brien, who made such
a strong fight against 'payment for the im
provement of streets made under the acts
of 1887 and 1889, was asked yesterday if
there would be any opposition to the in
crease of the city's bonded indebtedness
which is to be voted on by the people next
week.
"I can'see no reason why any taxpayer
should oppose the issue," was his reply,
"for the reason that, if the curative legisla
tion is knocked out by the Supreme Court,
the taxpayers generally will have to pay
for the improvements. If the bond iBsue is
not made the contractors will have to be
paid by a tax levy, which will fall heavily
when added to the regular tax levied to
operate the city government If the bonds
are issued, and the curative legislation is
declared unconstitutional, as we expect, the
bonds can be redeemed gradually, and tax
payers win scarcely feel the payments
necessary for their redemption.
"I think thepeoplegcncralljr will vote for
'the increase and the voft against it will be
trifling. Those who do not vote against it
will probably vote that way because they
believe the contractors should be made
to stand the loss. "Wc think the con
tractors did not perform their work prop
erly and that the citvshould not have taken
the contracts off their hands. While there
might in some cases be ground for such a
complaint to vote against the increase of
debt would not remedy the matter and I
can't see why it should be done. When the
city takes an improvement off the contract
ors' hands that makes the city liable and
the money must be paid whether the work
is done properly or not Personally, I
would like to see the bond issue carried."
President Fitzpatrick to Speak Here.
Word was received yesterday by the local
officers of the Society of St. Vincent de
Paul that J. Fitzpatrick, of New York, the
President of the Superior Council of the
organization, would visit Pittsburg this
week. This is the first time that an officer
of this rank has visited Pittsburg, and the
event will be an important one to the
society. President Eitzpatrick will arrive
Wednesday morning, and will remain here
for several days. On Thursday a general
meeting of all the members will be held at
which he will speak. The place for the
meeting has not yet been selected, but will
be announced later.
A Saturday Cutting Affray.
Frank Kelly and Patrick Evans, two mill
workers who were under the influence of
liquor, got into a quarrel last night at the
corner of Soho and Brady streets. During
the scuffle Evans pulled a knife and cut
Kelly on the forehead, inflicting an ugly
gash. Kelly was arrested and Bent to the
Eleventh ward station, where Dr. Moyer
sewed up the wound, putting in three or
four stitches. Evans was not cantured, and
the police are still looking for him.
LQCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
J. J. Jioobe will speak tonight at the
gospel temperance meeting, Moorhead build
ing, on the subject, "Why Do You Drink
Liquor?"
A slight wreck occurred on the Pittsburg
and Western road nearWillow Grove yester
day, two cars went into the river. No one
wa"s injured.
ATEMrrnAKCE meeting will be held this
evening at 926 Fifth avenue. Mr. Tresher
will deliver a lecture on temperance. F.
Tholr, of Allegheny City, will also address
the meeting. ,
JoSErH Breudix, charged with burglary,
and Nicholas Shaffer, John McLean and
John Welsh, charged with larceny bv
Thomas Renshaw, were committed to Jail
yesterday for trini at court by 'Squire Mc
Millao,Vf Mansfield.
The name of the boy who was drowned on
Saturday afternoon wns John Slnney, and
not De'laney, as reported. Tho body has not
been recovered. Any information as to tho
recovery will be gladly rccei ed by Harry
Slaney, at 25 Ohio avenue, Allegheny.
Hesht BuRHASTEit, the Iowa farmer who
has been seaichlng for relatives in this city,
succeeded in locating two of them. His
brother Preston resides In Baldwin town
ship and his sister, Mrs. Fox.iesides on Can
ton street. It was also leanrcd from friends
that his brother Joseph is living in Cleve
land. ,
Midwinter Excursions to Washington.
In pursuance of the custom it established
several years ago, the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company will operate a series of
midwinter excursions to Washington during
the coming session of Congress. The first
excursion of the season will leave Pittsburg
January 14, and the otherswill follow Janu
ary 28, February 18 and March 10. The
rate will be 59 for the round tripfrom Pitts
burg and correspondingly low from other
stations on the line. The tickets will be
valid for return passage for ten days. In
addition to the regular first-class coaches,
Pullman parlor cars will be attached to the
day train and Pullman sleeping cars to the
night train for the convenience of those de
siring such accommodations. These tours,
which were first established by the B. & O.
E. E. Co., have become very popular and
the announcement that tney are to De con
tinued will be received with general satis'
faction.
Not on Filth Avenue.
While tiiis is true of Cavitt, Pollock &
Co., the ladies will be amply repaid for go
ing a short distance out of their way to ex
amine the immense display of dinner ware,
toilet ware, fine china,.rich cut class, piano,
vase and banquet lamps, onyx tables, bric-a-brac,
etc. an enormous stock. Special
goods for holiday, birthday and wedding
gifts opening every day. Please note not
Fifth avenue, but Penn avenue No. 935, a
few doors above Ninth street.
Great fall of Plates.
The plate shelves in our plate warerooms
have broken down. Most of our fine plates
were more or less broken and we offer the
balance at half regular prices ibr a few days
only. Broken dozens in all the finest goods,
from all the finest potteries, at great
bargains. Sale commences Friday, November
27. C. Eeizeksteijt,
Nos. 152, 154 and 156 Federal street, Alle
gheny, Pa.
Miss E. A. Higgins, the well-known
ladies' tailor, went East last evening to
make final preparations for resuming busi
ness at ner lormer parlors, m ntn avenue.
A thoroughly equipped establishment,
making a specialty of 'jackets and riding
habits, will be opened by Miss Higgins on
December 1 at the above'address.
Holiday Goods.
Diamonds, watches, jewelry and musical
instruments at lowest prices. Solid gold
initial rings, 54; solid gold 14-karat ladies'
watches, ?25; genuine American guitars at
$7 75. Call and examine large stock at
Gallinger's, 1200 Penn avenue.
Watch for III
Bead about it! Oar big overcoat
sale
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
P. C. C. C, Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets. One dollar's worth for 45 cents
at this sale.
Holiday Pianos t Holiday Pianos.
A splendid selection of "Kranich &
Bach,r"Eraerson," "Jas. M. Starr & Co."
and C H. Stone & Co. pianos. Easy pay
ments. LECHNEB & SCHOENBERGEB,
69 Fifth avenue.
After a sleepless night use Angostura
Bitters to tone your system. All druggists.
ttssu
In Regard to Necklaces.
Mr. Grogan promises to show the largest
variety of rich combinations in precious
stones, which will have the most delicate
lacey effect upon the neck. "Gems at
Home" in to-day's paper tells the story.
BLOCK TIN COMING.
The largest American Shipment Kow
on Us Way to Pittsburg.
IT IS TO BE USED IN LOCAL PLAflTS.
Carpenters' Strike Blamed for Dull Business
in Bnildin? Trades.
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE PRINTERS
The largest single shipment of block tin
ever made on the American Continent will
reach this city within the next ten days. It
is a carload of 20 tons and comes from the
mines of the Pittsburg and Mexican Min
ing Company, in the State of Durango,
Mexico. The tin has already been disposed
of bv the eomnnnv and will -be used in the
tin plate plants in the vicinity of Pittsburg.
Colonel Eobert Fitzhugh, Superintendent
of the company's mines has been in this city
for two days. He is ou a visit to his
brother, General C. L. Fitzhugh, of the firm
of Shoenberger & Co., and in addition to the
above information told an interesting story
of the mining of the metal that is destined
to play an important part in American in
dustry. He said:
'The only other large shipment of block
tin that has been made from American
mines was from Temes, Cat, It was a ship
ment of only seven tons. I don't think
any shipment approaching that has come
from the Black Hills, the only other tin
mining district.
"Our mines are in the heart of Mexico.
There are three of them close together, and
they are the only ones being operated in
Mexico. There are rich prospects in other
parts of the country. While we cannot
tell how much our mines will yield, we be
lieve the vein to be inexhaustible.
An Expensive Territory.
"We have a grant of 15 miles in what is
known as the mining zone. As an equiva
lent for their concessions, the Mexican
Government expects the country to be de
veloped. The mines have been opened
since August, 1890. I have been in Mexico
since May, 1890, when we began prospect
ing. The vein is located 125 miles from the
'city of Durango aud ISO miles from a railroad.
There is at present a road being built that
will next vear be within 60 miles of our
mines. The tin is taken from our furnaces
to the railroad in wagons. To transport our
equipment to the mines we cut a road 25
miles long over a mountain, where wagons
had never been drawn before.
"Much of our material is obtained at the
city of Durango, near which place there is
an extensive iron works. However, as
mining apparatus is admitted free of duty
into Mexico from this country, most of it
was imported.
The Great Iron Mountains.
"At Durango, where the Durango Iron
and Steel Works are located, is the famous
iron mountain. It is one of the wonders of
the country. It covers an area of about
1 by 2 miles and has a face in some parts
450 feet high. This immense area i com
posed of magnetic ore containing 62 per
cent of iron. It is in the grant of the
Durango Iron aud Steel Company, which is
composed of Des Moines, la., capitalists.
"Mexico is, par excellence, the high
tariff country of the world. Not only are
foreign imports taxed, but articles cannot
be taken from one State to another without
paying duties. It is the same with the towns,
and even the smallest hamlets have their in
troduction tax. Mexico is in a much more
settled condition than is generally supposed
in this country. During my entire stay in
Durango I did not hear of a single case of
violence. Of course along the border it is
natural that there should be more or less
trouble. Euffians and fugitives from jus
tice are numerous, as would be the case on
any border line.
"One who has lived inthis country, when
he goes to Mexico is pleased to remember
that he is an American, and the longer one
stays there the better pleased he is that he
is an American."
The stock in the Pittsburg and Mexican
Mining Company, of which Colonel Fitz
hugh is the Superintendent, is owned al
most exclusively by Pittsburgers. Julius
A. McCormick is President and George H.
Thnrston is Secretary.
NOW BEALIZINO ITS EFFECT.
Contractor Fnlmer Talks of last Spring's
Sad Carpenters' Strike,
As was anticipated months ago, local
bniiders realize the effects of the strike of
last spring far more clearly than they did
immediately after the difficulty ended.
George E. Fnlmer, President of the Master
Builders' Association, said yesterday:
"Business is at present dull. I cannot
attribute the lack of work to anything ex
cept the spring strike. Last year was the
greatest year we ever had in building
operations. xhe preceding year ranked
next. JSa
Naturally this year should have
shown stt increase, but it does not
number of building -permits mav terhans
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be nearly the same, but I know the aggre
gate cost will fall by many thousands of
dollars below what it was last year. The
carpenters are nearly all employed, but there
is no trouble in securing men if we desire
them."
NO ADMITTANCE TO THE ASSEMBLY.
The Amalgamated Society ot Carpenters
Barred Oat.
The Trades Assembly of Allegheny
county held' its regular meeting last night
at Bricklayers' Hall, No. 41 Fifth avenue.
The most important matter considered was
the request of the delegate from the Amal
gamated Society of Carpenters. The
assembly refused to admit the delegate.
Victor B. Williams, General Organizer of
the International Typographical Union, ap
peared before the assembly and informed it
of the latest developments in the printers'
strike.
Delays Through Lack of Power.
Within the last few days there have been
many delays in the operation of the Pitts
burg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company's lines. Yesterday morning the
power gave out on four different occasions.
delaying the cars almost a half hour on each
occasion. These accidents have happened
frequently this week. When the addition
to the new power house in Allegheny is
completed these difficulties will be re
moved. Protection's Victory Helps Ohio.
James Wilkins, a prominent iron manu
facturer of Columbus, passed through the
city on his way from New York yesterday
morning. He said: "The iron trade has
been picking up wonderfully1 within the
last few weeks. McKinley's election has
revived general business in Ohio. The de
cided approval of protective tariff policy
cannot but have a good effect on the whole
country."
Work on the New Glass Plant.
Work is progressing at a rapid rate at the
new plant of the Chambers Glass Company
at Kensington. The works, when com
pleted, will be the largest in the world.
The weekly output will be 20,000
boxes. Eighteen hundred men will be em
ployed. Fuel gas wiir be used in five
lurnaces.
Fnel Gas Plant Almost Finished.
Hie plant that is to supply Carnegie's
Thirty-third street mill with fuel gas made
by the Eose process will soon be completed.
As the cost of the gas is estimated at only
5 cents per 1,003 feet, Pittsburg manufac
turers need have no fear of returning to the
use of coal if the experiment proves suc
cessful. To Charter the O'Leary Glass Co.
On December 22 the O'Leary Glass Com-1
pany will make application for a charter.
The company will operate the window glass
factory recently built at Blair, on the
Monongahela river. The members of the
company are T. O'Learv. Jr., James A.H
Clark, D. O. Ihmsen, T. O'Leary, Sr., and
J. J. O'Leary.
AH IHJTJKCTI0N TO-MOEBOW.
Printers Will Appeal if Jodie Porter's
Itallnj Is Severe.
-It was announced yesterday that Judge
Porter, in Common Pleas Court No. 3, will
hand down an injunction to-morrow inthe
case of Murdock, Kerr & Co. aeainst mem
bers of the Typographical Union. The in
junction will restrain the men from congre
gating about the establishment of this firm.
The details of the terms of the prospective
injunction could not belearned. The print
ers are very anxious to learn what they are,
as they claim to be malting preparations to
fight the case through the Supreme Court.
Victor B. Williams, District Organizer of
the International Typographical TJnion,who
is here managing the strike, said yesterday:
"Attorney Still wagen has informed me that
the injunction will be handed down on Mon
day. We do not know what the tenor of
the injunction will be. If it is granted as
was asked by the firm it will forbid us from
speaking to the non-union men no matter
where we meet them. If it is one of these
iron-clad injunctions we do not propose to
allow the matter to rest with the lower
court. Wc have made preparations to take
the case to the Supreme Court. This is the
first ininnction that I know of that has
been asked for under the a-t that was
passed by the last Legislature. The new
law recosnizes organized labor. It gives the
right of peaceful assemblage. I suppose
that the injunction has been delayed because
the new judge3 wished to make their ruling
as nearly legal proof as possible. Their
action will be regarded as a precedent in
these important matters. The case is being
watched with interest by the legal fraternity,
and it would not be an auspicious opening
of their term if they should deliver aruling
that would likely be reversed in the
Supreme Court.
"To-day we have sent away 12 men. The
strike is now simply one of endurance, and
the side that can hold out the longest will
win. The Executive Council of the Inter
national Typographical Union has recently
taken action that I think will show we
have staying qualities."
The employing printers, on the contrary,
are jubilant at their victory. They claim
they have as many men as they require.
It is generally understood that" the cxam-
Ide of Murdock, Kerr & Co. will be fol
owed by other firms, and that before long
nearly all the non-union offices in the city
will have injunctions against the printers
restraining them from interfering with the
new workmen.
More Union Street Car Hen.
Late last night the K. of L. assembly of
street car men employed by the Pittsburg,
Allegheny and Manchester Traction Com
pany held a meeting and admitted 25 new
members. District Master Workman
Dempsey presided.
TWENTY CHRISTMAS FIASOS
Sold Already at H. Kleber & Bro., BOO
Wood Street.
The Christmas piano sold already at H.
Kleber & Bro.'s, 50C Wood street, are:
Four Stcinways, five Conovers, three
Gablers. six Operas, one Lowrie & Haines,
besides half a dozen of organs, inclusive of
one Vocation church organ. In addition to
all these the Messrs. Kleber A'Bro. have
disposed of some of the choirest music
boxes, mandolins, organettes, guitars,
banjos, music folios and an infinite variety
of music books and musical novelties of
every description. The superiority of
Kleuers' " musical merchandise and their
splendid reputation for honest and honor
able dealings have attracted to their store by
far the biggest share of the music trade of
these" cities and surroundings. People
know that every article bought at Klebers'
must necessarily be therery best of their
kind; they1know, further, that the Klebers
have been educated to the music business
from childhood up, unlike many others
who have drifted into it accidentally, and
who are totally unable to tell a good piano
from a bad one or a sharp from a flat. Don't
run any risks by dealing at such places,
but call at Klebers' at once aud get the full
value of your money.
For the Children.
Our readers will notice the advertisements
in these columns of Chamberlain & Co.,
Des Moines, Iowa. From personal exper
ience we can say that Chamberlain's Cough
Eemedy has broken up bad colds for our
children and we are acquainted with many
mothers.in Centerville who would not be
without it in the house for a good many
times its cost and are recommending it
every day. Centerville (S. D.) Chronicle
and Index. 50 cent and 1 bottles for sale
by druggists. wsu
A Great Cut,
Commencing Wednesday, December 2. See
the unheard of prices on fine carpetings at
E. Groetzinger's, 627 and 629 Penn av.
BIBER &EAST0N.
OUR
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
Our stock is immense; variety al
most without limit; prices always on
the LOW CASH BASIS.
About One Hundred LONG
CLOTH GARMENTS from previous
season, AT ONE-THIRD ORIG
INAL VALUE. See what we offer
at r.5o, $2.50, 3, $4. Warm,
Durable, Cheap.
GENTS' SMOKING JACKETS
OR LOUNGING COATS, S5.50
$7 and up.
KEEP WARM.
Medium and Finest Grade COUN
TRY BLANKETS,$3, $3.75 and up.
EIDER-DOWN COMFORTS, $5
and up.
LARGE WELL-MADE COM
FORTS, $1, $1.25, $1.50 and up.
DRESS GOODS
IN
FALL AND WINTER WEIGHTS.
HIGH NOVELTY FABRICS
AND
PLAIN WOOLEN STUFFS.
Diagonal Tweeds, Camel's Hair
Serges and Chevrons,- Wide-Wale
Diagonals, English Mixtures, Bedford
Cords, in low, medium and finest
grades. Many high novelties at
greatly reduced prices.
Our line of DRESS GOODS at
25c to 50c is more attractive than
ever, being perfect copies of the finer
foreign stuffs.
BIBER &EAST0N,
MS AND 07 MAEKET ST.
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SEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MARSHELL,
TJfE CASH GROCER,
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.
Now Thanksgiving is over you are
ready for something substantial. You
have all had a surfeit of Turkey, so
we offer you the "Irishman's Turkey,"
CODFISH.
Wohle Codfish, 4c Per Pound.
Boneless Strip Codfish, 5c Per Pound.
Boneless 1 lb. Brick Codfish, 7c Per Lb.
These prices ought to make Codfish
balls as plenty as 'masque balls are
bound to be. Now, our genial Sup
erintendent W r says the Southsidi
can't have any.
CHRISTMAS WILL SOON BE HERB.
Is your Sunday school going to
have a treat?
WE OFFER SPECIAL PRICES ON CANDY
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
We will guarantee you cannot dup
licate our prices at any place, whole"
sale or retail, in the State. The candy
is of the best quality and we would
be pleased to have you examine it
Get Your Orders in Early."
Christmas rush has already com
menced. We want to ship all orders
promptly and have engaged extra
clerks. But just at the last day there
is always a grand hustle for goods.
Some people cannot order any sooner.
But it will be a great favor if those
who can will do so.
Send for our large Weekly Price
List and see the extra inducements in
holiday goods.
Orders amounting to 10, sugar
excepted, packed and shipped free of
charge to all points within 200 miles.
5 per cent discount on $30 orders,
sugar and meat excepted.
MARSHELL,
, 24 and 25 Diamond Square,
PITTSBURG,
79 to 85 Ohio St., Corner Sanduskj)
ALLEGHENY. '
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Hugus & Hacke
Commence this week their
ANNUAL INVENTORY
HOLIDAY SALE.
This sale offers unusual induce
ments to HOLIDAY purchasers, as
GREAT REDUCTIONS have'been
made in all our various departments.
Special:
200 pieces SCOTCH ZEPHYR.
GINGHAMS, very desirable styles
and colorings, regular 25 c quality,
for the next 30 days the price will be
i6jc a yard. "
Ladies' Jackets:
AT $6 EACH we offer the BEST
VALUE ever shown in this market.
AT $10 EACH a line of ASTRAKHAN-TRIMMED
JACKETS that
everywhere else is sold at 15.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market SU
. SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT!
CARPET
PRICES
ALL
REDUCED.
In order to make room for next season's
stock we will on and after to-day offer Car
pets at greatly reduced prices. The sama
qualities have never been sold at the figures
now placed on tbem.
Body Brussels at D0c, worth $1 23.
Large line of Hartford, Lowell and Blge
low's Body Brussels, with Borders to match,
at $1 and $1 10; always sold at $1 50.
Very large line test Moquettes. not Kem
nants, at $1 25 per yard, worth $1 73.
Large line Bigelow's Axmlnsten, with
Borders to match, at$l 50 to $1 80 these wa
bare sold right along at tl to f I 25 a yard.
EDWARD
g'roetzinger,
627 and 629 Penn Ave.
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ENGRAVED
Wedding Invitations, Calling Cards, Etc
W. V. DERMITT & CO.,
407 Giant Street.
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