BBfcJHHSgja B fniMi nil TT' mB 'T1TC ?r' ;t- t"PP"Pv-'?v" WJV f-jr 'w?'?.- ..-" , . THE PJTTSBURa ' DISPATCH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1891 might be abolished after the contract be tween the two companies goes into effect Night Cars a Necessity. Nielil cars have proven o convenient to Ea"tEndcrs that they don't like to think of n possibility of the "plan being abandoned, flavor Gourley, when aked about the mat ter," did not care to make any state ment. Another matter causing nnxicty u the patrons of the two roads is the kcjreiry of cars. Complaints have come i'roin many that theic is an insufficient num ber of cars ou both lines, so that even at hours when there i lightest traffic passen gers are uncomfortably crowded. A Rood deal of indignation ha been expressed at the lack of accommodations of thi kind. G. Aufrecht yesterday won hisuit for 5 cents aiainst'the l'it tburg Traction Com pauv. The case was heaid by Alderman lleillv. Aufrcoht cot on a ear to go tO'ihc list Knd. After paying his fare he con cluded to go into thefront car for a smoke. The conductor told him he would not be charged another fare. So when the next tnp was made he got oil and went to the tiont car. The conductor then insisted on having his fare. Aufrecht protested, but finally had to pay the additional fare. Up sued to recover the amount in order to hae the question ettlel. The Alderman de- ided for the plaintift and put the costs on the company. KICKING AT THE KICKERS. tlic West I$ellen' Auilioritlrs Meet to Take Action Upon the Cliarce Pre ferred by tho Indignant Citizens Tlicy 1 hink The? Jim e Done 1 h-ir Dmj . The Council of "West ltellcvuc borough met last night in special session to consider the action of the indignant citizens, who nt the night previous in Block's Hall in th3t place. The Council had read tor their edification the resolu tions adopted by the citizens, and alter some discussion a resolution was adopted pledging the citi 7cn the aid and support of the Councils ihrur professed im estimation of the aflhirs of their borough. The resolution was signed by .lames Sample, llnrgcss J. S Uailv. W. 11. Lockhart, .T. C. McDowell. Milton Steel, "W. H. Moore and E. 1- Kal lenbough. Councilmen, aud S E. Crawford, Clerk. "The resolutions are appended. VTni.RF.AS, A Tneetinjr of citizen. i re pot ted to have been held on Tuesday e cn mR in Block's 1 1 all and re-solutions arore jiorted to liac boon adopted, and YVherea-, The charge-, made In sai I reo lution are of so serious n nature that the Comiil believe tliat both pnblic interests and private rishto demand that tho sumo should be fully and openly investigated, and. Whereas. The committee of investigation therein named is entirely satisfactory to the member" of the Town Council, a'.-alna; whom either directly or indirect' - all tha various cliares contiired in said resolution are aimed, it is hereby Reo!ed. That we join in the request for a thoronsr- investigatidof each and evoy one of "said charges and such other chanre if official misconduct as may be deemed relevant by said commutes and we hereby pledge ourselves to furnis . said committee with nil the evidence, help and n-Itance that i in our power tojrive in order that -aid tnve-tigatio.i mm be full just and fair toall parties interestcl therein. The Councilmer contend that they have always worked for the hesr interests of the place and say the late indignation meeting was brought abotri by disappointed men. POISONED BY MILK. Kicht People in Allegheny Taken Tlo- lently 5Ick at the Same Time. The list hope of Allegheny temperance people since oil in the water has been dis covered has been adlv shattered by the poisoning of eigh. peop'r" by drinking coffee in which it was clainiei there was impure niiik. The coffee was sold b 1. l'ritzchke. a baker at 37 Chestnut street. On Mondav, shortlv after noon, Mr. I'ritzehke, his wife and cnild, .T. C. Godfrey. "Walter Carter, V. II. Beeson and Mrs. Hancock and daughter, Kanncrville.wcre taken violently iek at about the same time. They all re ceived the aid of doctors, and, after taking an emetic, which made them t omit, they re covered. Ir. Herron, who attended Mr. l'ritzchke and family, claims that the poisoning was caused by the milk in the code- "It is the custom of milk men." he stated, ''topou flu iiot milk in tin cans 4rad then cotcr them. The heated milk acts on the tin and whenever that is done extracts a certain rniount of poison. In this case. T suppos the can was new and for some reason gave out more poison ihan is customary This is an evil th?t should be corrected. Poisoned milk is sold every day. but there is no. nominally enough in it to efiect th peop-e drinking it so it is not notici. It is in jurious to health, however "" DEEELICT ASSESSORS. A Large Number of Them Have Not Eten Started riieirlVoik. The time is now past for register asses sors to make return from their districts. Up to last night 55 districts in the .-onntv had not reported, lu the following districts the work has not been started: 1'ittsburg Second ward, First district; MTth ward. Seventh district: Twentieth ward. Mxtli distiict; Twenty-tilth ward, Tnn-d distinct. MIcgheny Second ward. Eighth and Elev enth districts; Fourth ward, "Seventh dis trict; Fifth ward. First district. Boronzlis Ucllcvue, llelt.lioove- and Greentree. Townships Elizabeth. Fourth district; Finlcv. First district: Forward. Firt dis tiict:Milllin, seventh district: North Fayette, Fourth district: North Vcrsiilles, Third dis nct; renn. Urst district: Pine: Robinson. First district: Wilkin, -eeond district; Wcs', lK-cr, Third district; Veisaill s, Fit-t and Second districts. TotaI.it. BUN DOWS AT SEWICKLSY. 31ary Gannon Struck by a Train Last Night nntt Killed. The list of accidents reported lat night lnllows: Gasov Mary G.innon, S3 jears old, was rtruek b a train at ewicklcy last niht and killed. she i said to have lived at S2o West Carson street, but this was denied. Hrown Wilson -I. liiown, an rmnloye of the Allegheny Heating Company, while puttinca meter in the house of J. .1. Mor iow, on West End :ncnue. Allegheny, was tunned about the face and hands by a -mall explosion. HEEsEuriw .John Cheoeburg, a iirake man employed in the yards of the Kdgar Thomson Meel Works hud hi risht arm "rushed between tho bumpers yesterday so badlj- that amputation was necessary. .loESThonia-. Tones, an cmplo.vi al the citj storage boue, had his skull "fractmed esterday by being thrown lnnn a boi-ohc wa taking to the cily sLiblc-on Knell's Hill. He wa removed to his home on I.awntreet. Held Under So.OOU Kali lor Conn. James AV. Cainjibell, a prominent busi ness man of Lawienceville, against whom vuit was entered last Saturday for ciiibezle ment. was given a hearing yesterday after noon before Alderman (Jripp and held tor court trial, the bail beintr iv.Ooii. The "harge waspreierred bv his sister, Mrs M'ajgie A. 1'rore. who allesed that the de fendant was trustee of a fund amounting to b tween S",00 and 54,000, which li3d been sub-eribed by his four sistcr to be invested fr the support of his jnother. The latter died in ixg".i, and it is alleged that the de fendant declined to refund the money. Priclitcned Mrs. Wbltehonse. liirly yesterday morning an unknown man, suioscd to be demented, fired a shot through a window of o. 291 Tifth avenue, where Mrs "Whitchouse, Tife of the Police Inspector, lives An officer heard the shot and ran toward the place, but the man had disappeared. Mrs. "Whitchouse was greatly frightened. There is no clew to the shooter. Sicknefts Among Children, Especially infants, i prevalent more or less at all times, but is largely avoided by giv ing proper nourishment and wholesome food. The most Miccessful and reliable of ail is the Gail Borden "Eagle" Brand Con densed Milk. Your grocer "keeps it FIGHTS OF FACTIONS Occupying the Exclusive Attention of the Local Democracy at the Present Time. NATIONAL COMMITTEE CONTEST. Jiles Comes From Harrisbnrg to Deny the Charges Against Him and Look After His Political Fences. THE KEVISIOX OF THf; FARTY KULES. Chairman r.reiuim fsurs a Call for a Mtelin; Woes Xut Favor the Scheme. . Irat The contest for the late "W. L. Scott's place on the Xational Democratic Commit tee is grow ing daily more iutcresting, aud it threatens to become a battle of national importance. Secretary of State Harrity lias made au earnest campaign for the posi tion, and he bas already secured pledges of support from over. W of the' fti members of the State Democratic Committee. At the recent meeting of the Kxecutive Committee at "Washington, .T. 51. Guffey, the oil min, who is also a candidate for Mr. Scott's place on the Xational Committee, scored a point against his opponent by having the committee delay action and securing the appointment of State Chair man Kerr as Pennsylvania'.: reprer-cntativj on the Xational Committee until 5Ir. Scott's successor was properly choeen. At that time 5Ir. Harrity and his friends contended that the Executive Committee of the State Central Committee had the authority to fill the vacancy on the Xational Committee. The Gutter people argued that tho Execu tive Committee had no authority in the premise. A Meeting Called Tor Jaunary 20. Then the Harrity people decided to refer tlii work to the State Committee and asked that an early meeting of the committee be called to act on the matter. Chairman Kerr refused to call a special meeting of the btate Committee, but yesterday he issued a call for the regular annual meeting of the committee for January 20, 1892. The Xa tional Democratic Committee will meet on the day lollowine, but it has been given ont on authority- that the Xational Commit tee will take n'o action onthe vacancy iji its body, as the entire committee dies when the Xational Convention meets in June. At that time a new Xational Comsiittec will be chosen, and the member from Penn sylvania will be named by the Pennsylva nia delegation. This information was tele graphed from Washington to a Pittsburg gentleman yesterdaj-. A flnritlon or Authority. "The fight for Mr. Scott's place now ex tends into the campaign for national dele gates," the gentleman said. "The Guffey people all along hae contended that the State Committee had nothing to do with filling vacancies in the Xational Committee, and that we were correct is shown by a let ter from the Secretary of the Xational Com mittee, in which it is positively stated that the Xational Committee alone has authority to fill vacancies in its body. The State Committee is made up of the County Chair men with an additional member for each additional Senatorial district in the county. The r work begins and ends with State aud county campaigns They are in no way as sociated with the creation of the Xational Committee." 5Ir. Guffey's friends contend that this condition is strongly in his favor, and the.. believe that it will result in the selection of Mr. Guffey as a member of the Xational Committee. "W. ,1. Brennen, Chairman of the Demo cratic Count- Committee, yesterday issued the follow ing: Inptirsuanc: of a icsolution pascd at the last mee'tng of the Democratic committee ot this county, authorizing us so to do, wo app-ir.tthe lollomng Democrats as a com mi'tej to re rise the iule ot the party and to rcpoit a the next meeting of the commit tee: A. .T. Barr, D. J. KoUc, T. D. Casey. Herman Handell and Ed S.Kenncdy. The abov liamsd committee are reipic-tcd to m-e. Tnesdav, December I"2. at3.S0 r. M., at the office of W. J. Brenuen' "Why the Kules Are to He Itevlsed. The purpose of the committee is to revise the rules of the organization. The resolu tion providing for the committee was pre sented and pass .d at the instance of those who contend that the districts where there is but. a limited Democratic vote should not as now prevails, have equal representation ii conventions with those districts where th Democratic vote is largest. The resolution and its object are opposed by Chairman Brenuin. He argues that part policy should guarantee equal repre sentation in all the districts. He says: "To revise all rules in accordance with the pur pose of those who introduced" the resolution would reduce the size of our conventions, aud would make such bodies easier to handle br anyone who might assume the roll of bos'. The more representatives we have the closer we get to the people and the farther awavweget from the unscrupulous poli ticians and bosses In my judgment it would lie a mistake to cui oil representation from the weak districts. ' .lurr Commissioner John .Tiles, who is employed in the State Department, at Har risburg came to Pittsburg yesterday and is industriously at work in his campaign for le-clcction as a member of the State Central Committee. He denies that lie has been tisinsr the jury wheel to further his political ambitions He said the letters, one of which was printed in Tin-: Dispatch: yesterday, was mailed to friends in con. iidence, and the slips enclosed were in tended for the best interests ot his constitu ci.ts, they knowing best who in their dis trict would make the best jurors He is confident he will be re-elected to the State Central Committee. A Part of the "Programme. Ex-Jury Commissioner EnnN said last nisht .Tiles was justified in using his oflice to aid him politically. "He is one ot my pupils," 5Ir. KmiKsaid, ''and I taught him to do just what he has been doing." lames Clink has been announced as n can didate for a place on tiie State Committee, in opposition to, lilcs It is alleged that he is running m the interest of the State administration, but the friends of .liles "ontend that his defeat would be construed throughout the I State as a defeat for the administration, and they argue that if Clark it, really a lricnd to the' administra tion he should withdraw from the contest against .liles, who is accepted as the admin istration candidate. Clark is reckoned one of the strongest men in the district. He has carried the district in several heated contests and the most confident friends of Jiles fear him in the contest. It was hinted last night that (Mark had been announced to keep out other candidates against Jiles, and that he will w ithdrau at the proper time. Clark and his friends deny this, as do also the friends of Jiles. If tie two are in the fight to a finish, it will be decidedly lively, as it will array the administration "and anti-ad-minitratiou"pcople against each other. -Distillers Want a Practical Collector. Ira 15. ' Duncan, who is engaged in the whisky business, says the distillers are watching the "Warmcastle caste closely, be cause they arc directly interested. 5Ir. Duncan claims that if the Collector is re moved the distillers prefer the appointment of an experienced man rather than one who is not posted in the business For this reason he favors Frank P. Case. He adds that it requires a trained man in the office to .ave annoyance to the Government as well as to those who pay thtJtt&x. He un- derstands that Senator Quay will oppose the confirmation of anyone who will not agree to retain men appointed through his influence. 5Ir. Duncan concludes thatb'y all means the distillers want a practical man in the business, and he thinks their in terests should be cousulted. WARMCASTLE HAS HOPES. A Telegram IYom Dick Quay Leads Him to Believe There Is Still a Chance The Collector Thinks There Is Too Much of a Scramble for Ills Shoes Collector "Warmcastle yesterday received from Dick tjuay, who is now in "Washing ton, a telegram stating that Senator Quay had called upon President Harrison yester day in legard to the Collector's case and had secured a satisfactory interview. Tho telegram stated that the case looked brighter and indicated that the Pres ident may yet change his mind in regard to removing 5Ir. "Warmcastle. The information was particularly gratify ing to the Collector. He seemed to be re lieved yesterday, and hopeful that his trou ble will not e.vtcnd to removal. "1 have collected ?15n,000 since the charges were made against me," the Col lector said, "and the' fact that they are leaving me in charge of the office is to me satisfactory evidence that they have no fear of my running away." The efl'orts being madeby those auxious to succeed him are distressing tho Collector considerably. He thinks they are showing him little concern, and he believes they should wait for the corpse befote proceeding to the grave. George W". Miller, who hog been indorsed for the place by Quay,51agee, the tariff club and many politicians, is con fident that if a change is made he will be appointed. He says he did not announce his candidacy until he was assured by political leaders and by the Collector him self that a removal was certain. Ex-Collector Graham, of Allegheny, says he is in tho lead for the appointment." He called on B. . Jones yesterday and solicited his support for tbe place. 5Ir. Jones refused to take any part in the coni test, however. Congressman Stone, who is backing Graham for the place, has written to friends in Pittsburg that Graham stands a good show of getting the place. MABSHALL STIIX IN THE FIELD. The Present Condition of Political Affairs on the Northnide. "William T. Jlarshall denies that he has withdrawn from the legislative fight in the Second district, Allegheny. He is confi dent he can defeat Senator Hutan in the district. He believes that he aud 5IcDon aldwill both be elected. 5lr. 5larshall says he has made several -campaigns with Senator Rutan, and he says he is familiar with all his methods Senator Butan is absent in Ohio, attend ing the funeral of his brother, who died recently in Colorado. His friends have been losing no time, however, and the Sen ator's house to house eampaignstill goes on notwithstanding his absence. Charles A. Muehlbronner, Timaunel "Wert heimer and Colonel Charles V. Kobison arc the lesislativc candidates in the First district. Allegheny. The two first named, it is :aid, have been pledged the support of the Quay people. Itobison and his friends have bten quictlv at work for some time and they are confident of their candidate being one of the successful men. Two of the candidates will be elected. DEMAND FOE DOWNTOWN PBOPEBTY. The Christ Church Lot Will Probably Be Sold in a Day or Two. Since the sale of the Government property on Penn avenue real estate agents say there has been a general looking up in lower Penn avenue property, though the figure at whi-ih that piece was sold has had a bearish effect on prices The Christ Church prop erty being on the market is the most sought after aud the agents having it in charge have had three offers on it in the past two days. One of these was for 50 feet of the ground, 150 feet deep, or a quarter section of the whole plot, at a considerably higher figure per foot than is asked for the whole. The offer was refused because the trustees will not allow the 100-fect front of tho church property to be sold except in one piece. The gentleman who made this offer is considering the purchase of the whole and w ill probably make an offer in a day or two. In the meantime the parties who have been figuring on the site a a suitable one for a big apartment or business block are growing more business-like every day and may close a deal on the whole plot most any day. Boggs & Buhl are not after the property as reported. It was offered to tbem before it w as publiely placed ou the market, but at that time they declined to consider any proposition) saying they had all they desired to attend to in Allegheny. It waslearned yesterday there is a demand for property on Seventh avenue above Smithficld street It is said there have been several offers made to the Board of Trustees for the First V. P. Church property, but they arc holding ont for a larger figure. The" trustees are managing the transaction and have decided not ' to place it in the hands of agents. A HOG ISLAND COMPLICATION. The Claim f a Road a Private Property llloiks Sjnd Operations. "While the dispute regarding the owner ship of Hog Island, or bar, as may be de termined, sleeps in the Supreme Court, an other complication has arisen and for a time it shut off the people who were taking sand and gravel as effectually as an injunction by the court would have done. J. 1C. Jolly purchased a piece of land from the 5IcCabe heirs which fronted, they say, on the road to the island, but Jolly, as alleged, claims that his title was good to low water mark. which would include the road. He enclosed- "the portion of the road along, or through ins purchase, as may he determined, with a stout barb wire fence. Yesterday some persons having occasion to go to the island made short work of the wire and the route is again open to the world. The 5IcCabe claim that they did not sell the load to Jolly and probably could not if they wished, as it has been used as a road by tno public for a quarter of a cen tury or more and an easement gained in it bv uncontested use. Governor Church Once Treached Here. Notice has been made of the fact that Governor Chase, of Indiana, is a Disciple or Campbcllite preacher, but comparatively few people know that he preached for u considerable time in this city, the Dis ciples, Campbcllitcs, or Christians, as tltey call themselves, worshiped in Neville Hall on Fourth avenue, along about 1870-71. Jlr. Chase had many firm friends iii this city at that time, botfi in and outside of his de nomination. He resided at Tioup, now Bcnvenue station, Pennsj lvania Uailroad. Gallingrr, .1 eweler. Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenue. Call aud see him. ON THENORTHSIDE. For the convenience of advertisers THE DISPATCH has established , A BRANCH OFFICE AT 107 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY, Where advertisements will he rec-lved up to J P.M., for Insertion the next morning; Tho new offlre will he kept open eicryday except Sunday. FAITH IN ZOLLINGER, Many Patients From Indiana Now at the Shrine on Troy Hill, INCLUDING AN OLD INDIAN SQUAW. She Comes to Seek Eelief From an Ancient Bullet Wound. BELIEVES THAT SHE IS BEING CURED Father 5Iollinger's fame has reached the cars of the noble red man, and in order to test the aged priest's power an Indian squaw, who has passed 06" years of useful ness in one of Indiana's malarial swamps, has come to Troy Hill to find relief from the pain of a bullet received in the War of 1812. The wound has recently broken out, and on account of the woman's great age it was thought that human skill could give her no benefit, and the only means of cure lay in the mysterious power of Father 5Iollinger. The woman's name since, she has formed associations with white people is Elizabetta Gricr. She lives near Evansville, Ind.,and was sent to Troy Hill by contributions from people living in the neighborhood. She is stopping at John Hick's boarding house, and is the observed of all observers on the hill. 5Irs. Grier's mother was a white woman who was stolei! from her home when ." years old. She was reared in an Indian tribe and married a warrior brave. They lived in a settlement where Evansville now is and whicli was the scene of many a con flict between the warring savages. "When 5Irs. Grier was S years old her mother died. "Wounded by Her Own Tribs. Later ou it was her duty to travel with the tribe and do tno cooking for the chief and his close friends. In the War of 1812 she was kept constantly at work, and while at tending to her duties, a stray bullet from a rifle in the hands of one of her father's friends struck her on the left side and lodged in the flesh beyond the reach of the Indian physician's reckless probing. The bullet is still in her body, and until within the last year gave her no pain. Shortly after this accident to the young .Indian girl, her father was shot through the heart while watering his horse at a run near the camp. "When 5Irs Grier yesterday told of her sad experience in younger life, her eyes flashed angrily instead of showing natural sorrow. "I was married when I was 19 vcars old," said the old woman, "to the man, whom it is claimed, fired the bullet that struck me. He was a great deal older than myself, but after my misfortunes he insisted that I should marry him. He was killed in 1825, and two years afterward I married another Indian. He died, too, and then I was married to a white man named Robert Grier. We live in a tent near Evansville and I make the living," she added with a grin. "How," was asked, but sjie only con tinued grinning in reply. A moment after she left the room and several Evansville people who are at Troy Hill offered an ex planation. Stories Told hy Her Neighbors "She is a witch." thev stated in all sincerity, "and she makes lots of money by telling fortunes." The statement was borne out by the woman's appearance. She has no more flesh on her face or hands than an Egvntian mummy. Her eyes are placed deep in her head and arc as "bright as diamonds in sun light. Her long black hair without a gray streak in it lay oer her shoulders in a knotted mass, with which she consiantly toyed with her bony fingers. She could not have weighed more than 50 pounds. She walked as briskly across the floor as a girl of 15, and only her stooped lfbTm and wrinkled face would verify her statement that she is 00. She insists on making her own codec and having the strongest tobacco that can be procured. For the latter the only pay ment she will make is to tell the future of the person giving it to her. The German residents of the hill believe sincerely in her prophecies, and she has been doing a rusliing business for several days in mysteriously portraying futures. The parties from Evansville, who are stop ping at 51r. Hick's boarding house, say that near her home she is much leared. At all hours ot the night she wanders through the country, prying into everything, and threatening to bring disaster on anyone who attempts to interfere with her free nights Claims Mollinger Is Coring; Her. She has visited Father Slollinger twice and claims that her pain is leaving her. In the last three months, it is claimed that over 100 people from Evansville, Ind., have sought the aid of Father 5rolIiuger. His wonderful power has been told to them by J. V. Wal, Ticket Agent of the Teire Haute Uailroad Company, who visited Father 5follinger last August. The people from Evansville usually come trfTroy Hill in parties of ten or more and stop at Jlr. " Hick's boarding house. Father Hollinger's health is so bad at pi esent that he docs not leave his house. Iio has not held services in the Church of His 5Iost Holy Name for some time, but administers blessings every day at his residence. Mnsic Cabinets Music cabinets in great variety of de signs in rosewood, mahogany, walnut, oak and other woods; arranged to hold bound volumes and loose sheet music A cabinet is a great convenience to a piano or organ, and no one need be without one, as the prices are very low. 51 ELT.OR & HOENE, "Palace of 5rusic," 77 Fifth avenue. Open every evening. Jfail Files, Shoe Horns and nooks No end to the collection, and wonderfully moderate priced, at Hardy & Hayes", Jewelers, 529 Smithficld street. Throe doors from City Hall. Open every evening" till Christmas .Diamond Studs in Goqd Taste For any gentleman to wear need not bo larce. medium or small sizes, are neat, modest, refining and not linappropriate for any position in life. Prices S25 to 500. Every attention and courtesy shown at E. P. Roberts & Sons', corner" Fifth avenue and ilarket street. tts Here's a lce Xinas Gift A mackintosh ladies' and misses' $10 to ?25. At ?20 we offer the best navy blue seTce-finish double texture mackintosh ever put up for tlie monev. Jos. Hokkk&Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Thousauds of Holiday Handkerchiefs. The greatest variety, new and prettiest patterns, and lowest prices ever shown here for ladies, children and men, 5 cents to 12. $. G. CAJiriiEM.&SoNS,25aud 27Fifth av. Photograph Frames. The largest and best assortment ever shown, from the plain, simple case to gen uine bronze and sterling silver exclusive designs, and in everv conceivable shape. Jos.'EicnuArM & Co., tts 48 Fifth avenue. Dresden Pungents. Daiuty little things, new and tasty and moderate priced, in fancy goods depart ment in rear of store, at Hakdy & Hayes', Jewelers, 629 Smithficld street. Three doors from City Hall. ( Open every evening till Christmas. Bread made from 5Iinuchaha flour keeps fresh and moist NO SITE YET SELECTED. A3Iectin(r of .the Builders' Exchance to Jloom Their Proposed Headquarters 850,000 Snbscrlbed Toward the Erec tion of the Structure. A special meeting of the Builders' Ex change was held last night to discuss ways and means for tho erectiou of the proposed $200,000 exchange building, and to hear a report from tho Committee of TwentT-'even appointed three months ago to agitate the matter. The contents of the committee's report could not be learned, but they must have been of an encouraging nature, as members ot the exchange sub scribed nearly ?50, 000 worth of stock in the new building. The meeting was largely at tended. At its conclusion, after two hours of discussion, the members stated that noth ing definite had been done except the sub scriptions to the stock. The subscriptions run from two to ten shares, at 550 per share, aud the subscriptions to date reach nearly 3100,000. A site for the building has not been selected, and the Exchange people say it has not even been discussed. The ijues tion of plans is also a thing of the future entirely. The proposition to have all the exchanges of tho city combine in the erection of a ?300,000' building has not been altogether given up by the builders. From the con versation ou the subject of a number of memberslast nisht it would seem that they do not intend to abandon the ideauntil they have raised the $200,000 required for their own building. If by that time the other ex changes fail to take up the proposition the builders will go ahead on their own ac count. v Sad Experience of a Striking Bricklayer. Joseph SIcCalley, one of the striking bricklayers, is an inmate of the insane de partment of the We3t Penn Hospital, his insanity being supposed to result from the death of his wife and child and his long ex perience on the strike. 5rcCalley's home it in Allegheny. His wife died soon after the strike began last 5Iay. A few weeks ago his little daughter followed her mother. McCallcy has seemed to have lost interest in everything since then. Though always quiet and keeping his troubles to himself he has been particularly uncommunicative to his friends since the little girl died. At the headquarters of the Bricklayers' "Union No. 41 Fifth avenue, the other day McCal lcy suddenly fell to the floor a writhing, raving maniac. A dozen men were required to hold him until the ambulance was called, and he was conveyed to the hospital. The physicians believe the attack is only tem porary. Encouraged the Striking Printers. The striking printers were much encour aged yesterday when they received a tele gram from O. A. Williams, their delegate to the Federation of Labor Convention, stating that the national body had appro priated $3,000 to aid the strikers in carry ing their suit to the Supreme Court. The strikers are now satisfied that they will get justice, which they allege was denied them by the lower court. Victor Williams, na tional ornanizer of the printers' organization, w ill return to this city to assist the strikers at noon to-day. Trouble at Phillips' Glass Works Adjusted. The trouble at the Phillips & Co. 's win dow glass works on South Nineteenth street, was amicably settled yesterday, the firm agreeing to pay the men full wages when ever they lose time on acconnt of shortage of fuel. The blowers have been unable to average more than $10 per week on account of an unsteady gas supply. In order to better it an artificial gas plant was erected, but it proved unsuccessful. Natural gas is used now. The agreement was reached through a conference between the officers of the national association and the firm. Joe Baker In a Fight. Joseph Baker and J. D. Nichols got into a quarrel at Second avenue and Boss street last night Nichols was badly cut ou the cheek, ne is an employe of the Baltimore and Ohio Kailroad, and his friends hurried him down to the yards and hid him in a caboose. Baker was arrested at once and after a search Nichols was found. Baker is well-known abo it town. He is the man who assaulted Captain Wishart, on Diamond street. He has been on the police force. Jf Ip and Tuck Fight in New Jersey. P.J. Hageman, of Newark, N. J., gen eral manager of the Lackawanna Live Stock Express Company, was at the Union station last evening going home. He says Blaine has the call in New Jersey, but the fight for delegate will be hot between the friends of ex-Senator Sewell and William Walter Phelps. The latter is for Blaine, while Sewell, who served in the Senate with the President tnd is a close friend, favors the renomination of Harrison. Xcw Fast Mall Train From the East. A new fast mail train between New York and Chicago will be put on the Pennsyl vania road next Sunday. It will arrive here at 9:10 p. jr. and be the first section of the limited. The increase in the postal business compels the company to add to the service. Full Dress Goods In white onyx and diamonds. This makes a nice gift for a dainty man. A beautiful collection at Haedt & Hates', Jeweler 529 Smithfield street Three doors from City Hall. Store open every evening till Christmas. Florida Oranges. Lucious fruit is palatable at any time, and we have an unusually well-selected stock of Florida oranges on hand just now. E. SIahinx. 91H and 915 Liberty street; B0 Federal street, Allegheny. Grc9t Bargains In Underwear For ladies, children and men. "White, gray, black, tan, in balhriggan, merino, wool andsilk, 50 cents to $10. Full line of combination suits, $1 25 to $15. A. G. CAaiPHELli&SoNS, 25 and 27 Fifth av. Would Ton Look at 1,000 "Umbrellas? You could not see two alike here prices $1 25 to $25. For men, women and children. Jos. Hokxe k Co.s Penn Avenue Stores. How does a silver cake stand strike as an appropriate Christmas present? have plenty of them. K, S5I1T, Corner Smithfield and Liberty, and Smithficld street. vou We 311 Mirrors Triplicate and folding. "Very beautiful, useful and inexpensive presents, designs shown nowhere else in the city. Jos. Eichhaum & Co., tts 48 Fifth avenue. B.&I5. 100 pieces more of those S inch atin ribbons the best in America for 2." cents. Boucis & Buiil. Aufrpclit Is tbe Children's Photographer, At 77 Fifth avenue. Go there; best cabinets ?1 a doz. Crayons, $.' 50. Ir your grocer does not keep Minnehaha flour, and will not get it for you, write to Arbuckles & Co. and they will tell you the name of the grocer nearest you who docs keep it. Holiday presents, silk initial handker chiefs. " James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth avenue. After a sleepless night u:e Angostura Bitters to tone your system. All druggists. TTSSU Mixxehaiia flour used properly never fails to make good bread. j RIFLING THE 'STORKS. The Holiday Season Opens the Field for Shoplifters. TWO WOMEN 3NTABPEDYESTERDAY. Extra Precautions Taken by the Police to Stop This. GREAT CROWDS OP PDRCHASERS OUT The approach of Christmas and the conse quent crowds in stores have pnt the police on the watch for shoplifter'. Two were dis covered yesterday afternoon at Joseph Home & Co.'s Pcnu avenue store, and arrested br Special Officer Richardson. At Central station they gave their names as3Irs. Margaret Cransher and Miss Sarah Condon, sisters, living at 'So. 250 Heaver avenue, Allegheny. The stoleu good", a pattern of seven yards, was found in Mrs. Cranhcr's jacket. Neither woman had a word to say in defense of the act. The husband appeared at Superin tendent "Weir's office last night to inquire into the matter. He is a cripple and bears a good renutation. and keeps a saloon on Beaver avenue. He was very much sur prised at his wife's action, and said there was no necessity to take anything that did not belong to her. The women will be given a- hearine thjs morning. Assistant Superintendent O'-Mara does not think the women are shoplifters, but only fell into the error of many other women because of the easy chance. He thinks it is a case in which ''opportunity makes the thief." Hugus & Hacke reported the loss of a. piece of silk by shoplifters yesterday morn ing, the first report of the'kind coming to the police department this fall. The thieves were not apprehended. Yesterday the crowds on streets and in stores were a large as are usually seen on Saturday "afternoons. It was practically the beginning of the holiday rush. During the greater part of this and four days of next week the rush will grow steadily. Unusual precautions have been made by the department this year to guard against holiday thieves. Ten special officers have been placed in as many downtown dry goods, jewelry, toy and "other stores, and will be kept on duty until after Christmas. They are not in uniform, and wait about the store like an employe, minus hat and overcoat, and as far as p'ossible take on the air of clerks. The Pope Jfot Very tronjr Noir. Father D. "W. Carrigan, of St. Paul, Father Alfred llecker and Henry Lough man, of Windom, Minn., were on .the lim ited last evening, going home from Europe. Mr. Carrigan said they had an audience with the Pope. He doesn't think the head of the Church can live much loneer. He says his hands are so thin that one can al most look through them. The Pope is not able to take the requisite nourishment. Those in the lead lor the succession are Cardinals Monaco and Parocchi. The lat ter is considered a dangerous man, as he be lieves in force to recover the Church's prop erty confiscated by Victor Emanuel. A Railroad Station Rarclarlzed. The Kensington A. V. K. K. depot was burglarized some time Tuesday night. An entrance was effected into the depot by pry ing a window open. The cash drawer was opened, but Miss Keating, the agent, had taken the money to her home, and so far as known no money was secured by the bur glars, though a trunk that was left in the depot was opened and the contents strewn about the room. There is no clew. BIBER & EASTON. USEFUL GIFTS -ron- MEN, WOMEN AND 'CHILDREN. At Lowe;t Possible Figures, Wide Variety and Vast Assortment IN OUR TRIMMING ROOM. Shopping Bags, 50c to 53. Chatelaine Bags, 25c to 53 50. Ladies' and Gents' Pocketbooks, Coin Purse, eta, from 10c up to finest goods. Ladies' and Gento Handkerchiefs from 5c up to daintiest embroidered silk and cambric. Ladies' and Gents Gloves in most ap proved materials and makes. Ribbons, Heckwear, etc. Our Dress Goods and Silk Departments an exposition of elegance, variety and cheapness. FURS AT 50c ON A DOLLAR. About 100 Astrakhan and Labrador Seal Pur Capes just bought of the manufacturer at a price to close the lot; sizes, 31 to 42. These are in superior quality, very shapely, fine satin linings and made in best manner. Former Value, $18 and $20. OUR PRICE, $9 AND $10. BIBER & EASTON, 505 AND 507 MAKKET STL ilelB-Tresa TJ. anzLd. S. Special Sale of Pure Silk Hosiery. We offer for tlioholiflav season a rare as sortment of Pure Si'k iiosc. in black and colors, at ereatlv reduced prior: ii quality for $1 SO; -pS 50 qual Ity for f 1 75, or three pair in box for $j. Tno colors aro red. irray, bronze, pink, sky bine, nile green and jmre w hitc. ULRICH & SPENCER, Specialties in Hosiery aud Underwear for Men, Women and Cbiidrcn. 642 Penn Avenue Open Saturday Evening. dcO-rra ENGRAVED Wedding Invitations, Calling Cards, Etc. W. V. DERMITT Si CO., 407 Grant street. noSO-rrssu NEW ADVERTISEMENTS: Thd leading Or- Goods Bouse. Pittsburg, Pa. Thursday, Dec IT, 1391 JOS. H0E1 & OIL'S PENN AVENUE STORES. Here are Christmas Gifts that al ways please the ladies. When a man reaches his wit's end for what to give he finds there the magic word GLOVES. "We have saved special mention of them till the last week just because wc want to catch the thousands of buyers who are perplexed and will be grateful for a good hint. Though thousands of pairs have already been sold during the holiday season, yet in these last seven days, as usual, buying will be many fold increased. And those who buy will find that -we havemade extraordinary preparations. This is a partial list: 8-button length Suede Mousqueta'res, in Tans and Browns, all sizes, ex tra value, ati a pair. 8-button length Suede Mousquetaire, in Gray only, $1.25 a pair. S-button length Suede Mousquetaire (Abbott & Carlisle), Black and all colors, $1.50 a pair. 8-button length Suede 'Mousquetaire (Trefoussc & Jouviri), Black and all colors, $2 a pair. 8-button length Suede Mousquetaire (Reynier), Black and colors, a beautiful quality, very choice shades, $ 2. 25 a pair. 8-button length Kid Mousquetaire (Abbott, Alexander and Trefousse), Black and all colors, extra quali ties, $2. 4-button Gloves, Suede Kid. a special French glove, extra quality, Si. 25 a pair. 4-button Glove, Suede Kid (Tre fousse), all best colors, Si. 50 a pair. The same in Black, better quality, Si. 65 a pair. 4-button Glove, Suede Kid, "Black and all colors, $1. 65 a pair. 4-button Glove, genuine French Kid, Black and all colors, extra quality, Si a pair. 8-button length Foster Suede Mous quetaires, Black and all colors, ex tra quality, $2 a pair. 7-hook Suede Gloves, in Black and all colors, specially attractive val- . ues, at Si, Si. 25, Si-5, S-75 and $20. pair. Misses' 4-button Suede Gloves, all colors, Si a par; Black, $1. 25 a pair. Misses' 4-button Kid Gloves, Black and all colors, special value, S1.25 a pair. Misses' 5-hook genuine Foster Kid Gloves, Black and all colors, Si-25 a pair. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fleece-Lixed and Fur-Topped GLOVES and MITTENS, And Cashmere and Silk Gloves and Mittens At very attractive prices. JOS. HORNE & CO., 607-621 PENN AVE. delT EXTRAORDINARY SALE -OF- Axminster, Moquette and Gobelin CARPETS. . Gobelins at $1.50. ' Moquettes at 75c, $1, $U0. $1.25. Axminsters at $1.40. Tbe greatest anction sale ever held by Eastern carpet manufacturer- took place in New York City on Noveinl crlO to li Itayers were present from every larce city in th Union, and tho eoods were knocked down to the highest bidder in evcrv instance. WE PURCHASED THE LARGEST QUANTITT taOLD TO ANY PENNSYLVANIA DE VLEK. The j;oods aio now on sale at a small ad vance over tho auction price actually the Lowest Retail Prices Ever Heard Ot Every grade of Carpots in onr mammoth establishment has been MARKED DOWN to correspond with the prices put npon the above three grades conequ -nny all clase4 may reap the benefit of these extraordinary bargains. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. SPECIAL NOTICE. TO DE ALEU'-We ar prepared to make lotter prices than ever ire the history orthe 1ioiim. Come along soon and take advantage of this offer. de6-TTSsn 407 Grant Street. no20-TTS3U THE If Warm Air Furnaces and Wronclit steel Ranees. CINDERELLA RANGES AND STOVES. GAa KANGE3 AND BROILERS, J. C. RARTLETT, OC3-TT3 SOS Wood strcat Pittsburg, Pa ."-.,.. v , 'k ,; V - Aw,-stfTfi.. . l..-4 JJBfqsaotfc.
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