--''vc!s:T s" ypvz . $ ft- FEW COOL HEADS jl Charge of the Abyssinia Quieted a Panic and Saved Many lives. THE COMING OF THE SPREE Happens Just in Time to Eescue the fassenscrs and Crew. . SHORT-LIVED PAlJlC OX BOARD. ailcrs lose Their Heads, but the Captain Restores Order. TBE FIRE BEATIX BT BUT TWO HOURS Loxdojt, Dec 23. The JTorth German Lloyd steamer Spree, from 2few York, hav ng on board the passengers and crew of the urned Guion Line steamer Abj-fsinia, ar--ived at Southampton last night. The hird officer saj s that after the Abyssinia 'eft for Xew York December 13, everything proceeded as usual until Priday, the 18th. At 1:30 o'clock that day smoke was noticed issning from beneath the hatches of he third hold, in which the cotton was tored. An investigation revealed the fact he cotton was on fire, and the flames had ained such headway that all the efforts to ubdue them, or even rb hold them in heck, were of no avail. The fire was "ought as long as a single hope of saving he steamer remained, but finally Captat Murray decided that if the passengers and :rew were to escape with their lives they ironld have to leave the steamer to her fate. He, therefore, ordered the lifeboats to be nade ready. Getting Ready the Lifeboat. "Water and provisions were placed in .hem, and the crews of the boats made :verything ready for abandoning the "burn- ng Abyssinia. The passengers then en-" eredthe boats assigned to them, and the unall craft, with their human freicht, were lowed away from the davits and the falls were cat 6fL Captain Murray thought the burning tfeamer might be "sighted by some passing vessel, and he, therefore, gave orders to the captains of the lifeboats to lie in the vicin ity, so that if & vessel bore down to see hat was burning they might all be picked up. This was a wise precaution, for they nad not been drifting long before the Spree aove in sight, headed for the spot where the Abyssinia was burning, and in a short time all hands in the boats reachai the leeks of the Spree in safety. A passenger on the Abyssinia narrates a story that does not asree in some of its uinor details with the foregoing. This iasenger.says that the flames spread with uch rapidity that every -one knew that the teamer was doomed. "When it became tnown that there was no possible hope of -aving the vessel, the most intense excite nent prevailed. The purser further said that when the are was first discovered great excitement irevailed for a time. This was speedily lUbdaed, however, and the passengers and rew afterward behaved admirably. "When he order was given to abandon the ship verybody left her as coolly as if they were ;oing aboard the tender at Liverpool. Mr. Braendt spoke very highly of the reatment accordedthe Abssinia's-neople on joard the Spree. Captain Willigerod and lis officers and crew dJd everytning for their omfort and treated them in the kind Jest manner possible. The 3rew Lose Their Beads. A number of the crew became panic itricken and rnshed hither and thither with 10 idea of what they were doing. Two of .hem jumped into the sea. There were ome cool heads aboard, how ever, and no .ime was lost in attempting to save the two aien who had thrown themselves overboard. Due man was rescued but the other was Irowned. Captain Murray preserved his calm de meanor throughout the whole exciting scene, md he soon restored tbe panic-stricken members ot his crew to a state of perfect, discipline. .During ine excitement tne Spree tas seen in the distance, and her presence, and the fact that she was heading for the Abyssinia, tended greatly to calm the excitement. When the Spree "neared the Abyssinia she sent two of her boats to help take off the people of the burning steamer Some of the lattcr's boats t, ere utilized in this service, and all hands, passenge.s and "crew, were transferred to the German steamer. All the passengers' luggage and every bit of the cargo was lost. It was 4 o'clock this morning when the Erst of the Abv ssinia's people, comprising 34 passengers and 88 of her crew, reached Waterloo station by rail from Southamp ton. Parser Brendel Tells His Story. The party was conducted by Purser Brendel, and they looked depressed in the midst of the dense fog which filled the sta tion. They were met at the railway sta tion by the agent of the Guion line who sent the party immediately to Liverpool. Prior to their departure an interview was had with Purser Brendel. He said that the Abyssinia had a fair passage until 1 n'clock'm the the afternoon of December 18. At that time he was told that the ship was on fire. He looked and saw smoke coming from the hold. Purser Brendel added: . "We got the hose stretched and the donkey engines started. We worked as hafd as we possibly could to get at the fire, but almost immediately the flames burst through where we were working and drove us oil; at the same time the watch reported that tbe Spree was standing up in the offing. We signaled to her and she bore down to us and sent off boats to our assistance. Be fore two hours and a half had elapsed the Abyssinia was a seething mass of flames." The Best Thine for aStnbfoom Cough. From IheKlmbull (S. D.) Graphic While the columns of the Graphic are open to any and all unobjectionable adver tisements, yet it is quite impossible for us to speak knowingly of the merits of the various articles of merchandise advertised. Particularly is this true of patent medi cines. But there arc exceptions occasion ally,' arid a noteworthy exception is the celebrated Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. ThK now universally known medicine has been advertised in the Graphic for four or five years, but not until recently had we an v personal knowledge of its "wonderful efficacy, which has come about through the prevailing influenza and the stubborn cough that has sooftcn attended it. In the writer's family this medicine has on several occa sions this winter cured a cough that baffled any and all other remedies; and the num ber of families in Kimball and vicinity in which this remedy has been used with like effects attests to its i alee as a specific for coughs and colds of every nature. Tisu Pianos, Finnos, " Organs, Organs, Self-Plajinc ."Eollans, Music Cabinet, Stools and Covers. The only things we selL Nothing not first class. Hardroan, Krakauer, Vose pianos; in organs more makes than we can enumerate. Been in the business over 60 j ears, and know what is good and what is not. Do yon know as much? If not, when vou want a piano or organ yon had better call on us. We'll treat you right. That's the secret of our phenomenal success Meixor & Hoese, "Palace of Music," 77 Pifth nvehue. Open every evening. " BOWIE'S ATTACK OX LOCKE. The Popular afetbodlst Minister Trill Not Enter Into a Controversy. The attack upon Bey. C E. Locke created considerable comment in church circles yes terday. Mr. Locke himself was not at all worried by the remarks of Faith Healer Dowie. He said he was very much Inter ested and considerably amused upon read ing the account of last night's meeting in The Dispatch. He did n6t propose de meaning himself, however, by answering the vUlifications of a man who would get up in the pulpit and call another minister a liar. He would not enter into any contro versy .with him whatever. Locke "said that in the sermon referred to by Dowie he had made no attack upon anyone in particular. It was a general attack upon heresy and other malicious evils that are liable to creep into the church. He used an illustration referring to the false teachers of Aus tralia, but no names were used and Dowie took up all the charges, as if they had been directed person ally against him. Locke said he had not the time to comfort anyone whose discom fiture was caused by his conscientiously crying out against any evil of which he may be guilty. It was a matter for the man and his conscience alone. The charges made in the sermon were directed against all false prophets of the present day. While Mr. Locke did not make use of the old saw, "If the shoe fits, etc.," he meant it and said that he had made no as sertions in that sermon that he would re tract His business was to preach the gos pel and the truth as contained in it. He had the subject under consideration for some time and considered the time apropos for delivering it when he did. The reason he had not preached on the subject while Dowie was in the city was because he did not want to be charged with attacking Dowie in particular, and did not want to be accused of not having waited for the re sult of Dowie's work in particular. THE THSOEY OF GBAVES' DEFENSE. Sirs. Barnaby' "O hUky Might Have Been Drank by Stable Hands. Denver, Dec. 23. In the Barnaby Graves, trial to-day, the defense opened its case by placing Edward Pield and Colonel Daniel Ballou, tbe latter of counsel for the defense, on the stand. Mrs. Barnaby finally employed Colonel Ballou to contest her hus band's will. By a compromise Mrs. Barn- ! aby was to receive 5103,000. Out of this amount Colonel Ballou received $10,000 as his fee. Colonel Ballou told about drawing up Mrs. Barnaby's will. In the crosi ex amination, Colonel Ballou said that he paid Dr. Graves 5o00 for recommending him to Mrs. Barnaby in tbe contested will case. Two experts in handwriting swore that although "the inscription on the whisky bottle was similar to that of letters written by Dr. Graves,, tbey didn't think that both writings were by the same person. On cross-examination, however, both of the experts admitted that the inscription on the bottle and thow on som-3 of Dr. Graves' letters were in the same hand. Two vet erinary surgeons were called to prove that arsenic of potassium was sometimes kept in livery stablis. The point to be made by this testimony was to -show that as the bottle of whisky had remained in the buggy in a stablj over nighc before being deliv ered to Mrs. Bqrnabr, that some of the hostlers might have drank the original con tents of the bottle, and in order to escape detection, refilled it from the nearest bottle at hand. JUDGE M'ENBY. WILL BUN AGAIN. He Accepts the domination for Governor, Lottery and All. EW OELEANS, Dec 22. ferial. Justice McEury, recently nominated for' Gorernor by the Democratic convention, has formally accepted that nomination. When Governor before he denounced the lottery, and as he was known to be opposed to it there was some doubt about his accept ance. It was reported that he would not accept unless an anti-lottery plank was put in the platform. Judge McEnry, however, accepts unconditionally, favoring the sub mission of the lottery que$tion to the peo ple, and he will make a vigorous personal canvass of the State against the anti-lottery candidate for Gqvernor, M. J. Poster. It seems to be the opinion among the leading Republican politicians here that the split in the Republican ranks is as bad as that in the Democratic ranks; that the two factions will come together, but that two full Bepublican State tickets will be placed in the field. The lottery question and the Federal offices are the chief cause of this division. The Warmoth, or Custom House faction, is anti-lottery, and has denounced the lottery company in its resolutions. The other faction took no action in the matter, but is supposed to be friendly to the 'lot tery. AN EXECUTION TOR 0TEB $5,000 Isiued in Favor of T. D. Casey Against A. A. Welsh, MHlwricht An execution was entered yesterday in favor of T. D. Casey against A. A. Welsh, doing business as A. A. Welsh & Co., mill ti rights, with an office at 971 Liberty street, in the same building with Mr. Casey. The amount was $5,203 80. Mr. Welsh could not be found last night and Mr. Casey de clined to give any information. When asked concerning the action taken he said: "I know what the execution is for, so does Mr. Welsh. It docs not interest the public." Reflects on Pittsburg's Garbage Burner. Superintendent McLaughlin, of the Alle gheny Health Bureau, estimates that he will require considerable more money for his work next year than this. Several items, such as physicians' printed blanks for con tagious disease reports, have heretofore been overlooked and be claims that the appro priation is unsufficient for operating the garbage furnace. The appropriation for the bureau was only ?G,000 this year, and the Superintendent claims this is less than Pittsburg allows for her garbage furnaces which do less than one-fourth as much work as the Allegheny furnace. A Notice of His Death on the Door. When John Conroy returned to his home on Bidge avenue, Allegheny, yesterday morning, he found a notice of his death, giving the details of the funeral, tied to a piece of crape and fastened to the door. Conroy is quite old, and if it is a joke it does not please him. He appealed to the police, and after investigation they say a number of arrests will be made. Conroy can't understand it, and says his .neighbors have always been kind to him, and fre-quently-give him Christmas presents. THEFIBEBECOED. At River Point, near Providence, the. Clyde Print Works. Los. $50,000. At Detroit tho oil cake department of the Union Mills. Loss, $150,000: insnranco un known. Cause, spontaneous combustion. At Quincj-, III., tho Tremont Hotel. Tho Are was discoveredjust before Tuesdaymid nlelit, but all the jrnesrs escaped. Loss about $100,000; insurance unknown. At Trentou.JT. J., three out of tho four large buildings, togetberwlth their contents, of Cook & Hancock's Crescent pottery Loss, $100,000. Well insured. Five hundred per sons thrown out of work. at London the establishment in Totten ham Court Road of the mercantile firm of James Shoolbred A Co. and soaio adjoining piemises. The burned place of business was only one of the soveral in Londbh which the Shoolbred firm owns. At Sacramento, Cal., yesterday morning a disastrous fire broke put in Baker & Hamil ton's farm implement warehouse. About 1,000,000 sun cartridges were among tho con tents, and their explosion kept up a lively lusilnile. Forty pounds of sample powder exploded Just h three firemen were enter in? tne door. They were blown backward, and serionsly but not dangerously wound ed. Total loss about $SO,000. Tbe building w ortli $3,000, was insured. THEFTTrSBUB,Qr A FEMININE GUITEAU Caged in Time to PretentHer From. Removing President Harrison. SHE 13 PUTIN AN INSANE ASYLUM it the Bequest of Her Eon-In-Law, After a Medical Elimination. ONE CRAM" TAK15 CARE OF -Iff TIME New Yobk, Dec- 23. Mrs. Ada iTborp Loftus, who, according to the. statement of Kudolph V. Martinsen, came -to tb.is.coun try for the purpose of "Mmoving"Presi dent Harrison, was sent to the Blooming dale Asylum this morning froih Belleme Hospital, having been pronounced insane. She arrived on the Britannic last Sunday, and put up at the Pifth Avenue Hotel. Mr. Martinsen, who is Mrs. Loftus' son- in-law, occupies the position of President of theMafwell Land Grant Company. He firmly refused to make anjr reply to the charges made by his mother-in-law that he was conspiring to have her imprisoned. "Mrs. Loftus is insane," is all he would say, "and in justice to ner a, am lorcemo proceed against her. It is perfectly true, as she says, that I secured her commitment to an asylnm in Paris. She has caused me great trouble and is dangerously insane. "I had hoped to spare my wife and family," Mr. Martinsen said, "the publica tion of the real facts in this matter, but nn der the circumstances of unjust suspicion it may be best to tell all She Threatened to Kill Harrison. "Mrs. Loftus threatened the life of the President, and as a necessary precaution against the possibility of such an awful tragedy her incarceration has become abso lutely necessary. This fact is not known to me alone, for officials ot the Government have been cognizant of it for' months. "Mania in this terrible form came upon Mrs. Loftus some time ago. Prior to that her insanity had found vent in a trouble some form of correspondence. Months ago she demanded of me the immediate sur render of my children. .She claimed that by a natural law the grandmother's right to the custody of her child's children was superior to any other. "Of course no attention was paid to her ravines, which for the most part were car ried on by letter. But the craze for posses sion of thj children steadily grew in inten sity, and threats began to accompany her demands. She wrote that she would kidnap them and that nothing should keep them awav from her. "We were all abroad when the matter culminated in tho threat upon President Harrison's life. I became cognizant of her deadly purpose in this way: Mrs. Loftus knewMr. Lathrop, the United States Con sul at Bristol, very well. She wrote to him one day, stating her determination to secure possession of my children at any cost, and telling how she proposed to enforce their surrender. The Authorities Promptly Notified. '"I shall sail tit once for the United Stales,' she wrote, 'and will go direct to Washington. My purpose there will be to see the President. He can help me. If he refuses I will remove him there will be no President' "Mr. Lathrop, knowing of her insanity and realizing the probability of her put ting her threat into execution, lost no time in taking action: He cabled the news to Joel B. Erhardt, then collector, who at once notified ray attorney, Simon Sterne. He, in turn, cabled to me the startling in formation. "Mrs. Loftus sailed for New York shortly afterward, and then I employed Detective Trovers, who met her upon her arrival here,-interested her in a visionary scheme of magazine publication in England, and lured her back to Europe, where she was examined . by famous lunacy experts and - sent to an asylum. But through the interference of injudicious friends, upon whom she cleverly imposed, she was released, and came here undoubted ly with the old homicidal purpose in. her crazed mind. Since her letter to Consul Lathrop she has written in a similar strain to me, showing the fixity of her mania. "Her immediate incarceration was the only thing to avoid the possibility of a tragedy." The doctors who examined Mrs, .Loftus yesterday were informed of her threat to "'remove'" the President, and Dr. Douglass said last night that from the peculiar form of her insanity he regarded her as capable of perpetrating almost any crime. "Her insan ity is very similar to Guiteau's," he said. THESE PRICES FOB TO-DAY. Take Time to Come Into Oar Fur Depart ment To-Day. Alaska Seal Jackets AT BEDTJCED PEICES At Jos. Horne & Co.'sPenn Avenue Stores, A special sale of -nearly 100 Alaska Seal Jackets, in different grades and lengths, and in all bust .sizes from 32 to 44. Lotl 23-inch length Jackets, good . quality, at 5105, reduced from 5150. Lot 2 25-inch length Jackets, with high rolling collar, high sleeves, at ?150, rediibed from 5175. Lot3 27-inch length Jackets, high rolling col lar and high sleeves, at $180, reduced from $200. , Lot 4 30-inch length Jackets, with hiirh rolling collar and high sleeves, at -5200, reduced from 5225. These are all good quality and guaranteed genuine Alaska Seal. The following lots are of a still higher grade: Lot 1 25-inch length Jackets, high rolling col lar and high sleeves, at 5180, reduced from 5200. Lot2 27-inch length Jackets, high rolling col lar and high sleeves, at 5200, reduced" from 5223. A still higher grade super extra qual ity. Lotl 25 inch length Jackets, high rolling col lar and high sleeves, at 5200, reduced from 5225. Lot2 27-inch length Jackets, high rolling col lar and high sleeves, at 5225, reduced from 5250. Lot3 30-inch length Jackets, high rolling col lar and high sleeves, at 5265, reduced from $300. ' Please notice that each separate lot of the Toregoing, as specified, is the same in qual ity, the difference in qpst of same being in the difference in the length. The former prices on the garments having beenonade extremely low for the .qualities, make them cost you at to-day's reduced prices less than thesamequalitiescanbepurchase'd for in any other reliable establishment in the United States The reputation and standing of our house should be sufficient guarantee to every buyer to the fact that you can rely implicitly upon the statements we Wake in regard to this special sale of Alaska seal garments. The purchase of any one of these garments is sure to give satisfaction in every respect. , Cut this out Bring it along and "we will show yon the goods at prices specified. Jos. Hoeke & Co., 607-621 Penn avenue. IT. B. Should any alterations be neces sary they will be perfectly made after Christmas. Allmmti Fancy Goodt! Toilet Sets! Christmas goods in great variety. K. S. Davis & Co., 96 Fifth are. TecJic and four-in-hand scarfs for .Christ mas presents at James Hi Aiken &Co.'s, 100 Fifth avenue. DISPATCH, THHRSBAY. A TALE 07 TWO CONTINENTS, Died at the City Farm, Though Possessor of an Estate in Ireland. Chief Examiner Hofiman .haa been inves tigating the previous circumstances of a woman known on the records as Mrs. Jane Mullen, who died at the Poor Farm six weeks ago. Mrs. Mullen, it will b remem- ' bered, was ordered to be sent back to Ire land under the immigrant laws by Inspector Layton, but when the notice was served the woman had just died, leaving a child three day old. The question of the child's na tivity then became a serious question, hut it died, leaving the problem unsolved, a-few days after the mother; Before her death Mrs. Mullen told Chief Elliott that her husband had died, leaving a large estate in Ireland, which his relatives had appropriated, sending her to America without a cent beyond her passage money. Prom correspondence with relatives of the deceased. Examiner .Hoff- man has ascertained that Mrs. Mullen's first husband was Body McMullen, a wealthy man, whose estate included the Dublin race track in County Galway. A year after his death she married Martin Manning. A letter addressed to his wife has been re ceived from Manning by Martin 'Coyne, of B95 Preble avenne, Allegheny, in which he begs her to either come home or send him gower of attorney to protect" her "interests, oyne says he is a brother of Mrs. McMul len or Manning, and he asserts that she is the rightful owner of a large property in Ireland. How it happened that she per mitted herself to be separated from her hus band and her property has not been ex plained, but the Charities Department is doing all it can to straighten out the story. POSTAL SYSTEM8 OF CHINA. The Malls Are In the Hands ot Private ' Syndlcates,iBat Are Safe. Youth's Companion. An English missionary,.long resident in 'China, has a good word io say for the postal system in'that part of the Empire where he' was stationed the neighborhood of Hang chow and Shanghai. The mails are gener ally carried in foot-boats, so called because they are propelled by a single long oar which ' the boatman works with his leel. The postal system is not a governmental en terprise, and so far as I know the different private offices which conduct its operations receive no official subsidy. Yet money and valuables can be entrusted to these offices, and the letters are, as a rule, delivered with great regularity. In Hang-chow, where a purely Chinese system is in operation, there are two deliv eries every day, and twice also the post man calls most obligingly for letters. Newspapers and parcels arrive a post or two later, but letters are delivered within three days between Hang-chow and Shang hai or Kingpo. These private offices are more liberal perhaps more audacious than the Postmas-tel-General of Great Britain, A bank draft for 5500, let us say, is sent by post The sender writes on tbe "outside of the en velope the amount of the draft; he pays double postage, 120 cash about 12 cents and the office holds itself responsible for the whole amount x THE SALESMEN OF MALTA. Bow a little Joke Got Some Traveler Into Qtilto a Scrape. Youth's Compsnlon.3 . Going to the quay, we made our passage, by energetic pushing, through the lines of Tenders of cigars,' tobacco, lace, oranges and sponges. One man, with canaries in cages, stopped us at the water's edge with:' "Want a canary, sir?" "Are they for eating?" I asked him, to get rid of his importunity, and in a spirit of Mark Twain Jocosity. "No, nol They are for singing." "Ah, if that's what they're for we don't want tnem. A brilliant thought BtruckfHe jnau, and he bolted after us, shouting, ""Yes', ycsl They are for eating. Very good pie! Buy the lot!" Leaving his cages in charge of an assist ant, he made off to tell the canary venders that here was a man' who ate canaries, and might buy all there were in Malta, and a fine time we had with cages until we steamed away. ONLY A FAIB EXCHANGE.' The Jail Official Who Permitted Escape Most Go to Prison Himself. Beadino, Deo. 23. In court here to day, Beuben Bhoades, night watchman in the Berks county jail, who pleaded guilty to gross negligence resulting in the release of two prisoners Beatrice Collins, a noted counterfeiter, and John Miller, burglar was sentenced to one year's imprisonnien and 5500 fine, and Warden Hensch, unde whose. administration it is alleged the jail has been the scene of gross irregularities, was removed from office. The Maiden of the Country. Youth's Companlon.J "Wise men are not above asking questions, and often pick up valuable information in places where it would be least expected. Stranger This tree seems to be loaded with apples. Bural Miss Tes, sir; papa says this is a good year for apples. Stranger I am glad to hear that. Are all your trees as full of apples as this one? Bural Miss Oh, no. Only the apple trees. .A censed or Plotting Against tho Czar. "Warsaw, Dec. 23. The Polish historian Vladislav Smolensky has been arrested. The charge against him has not been made public, but it is generally understood that he is accused of platting against the Czar. Aid for Russians In Foreign Vessels. St. PETEESBtruo, Dec 23. A committee of ministers has sanctioned the temporary employment of foreign vessels for trans portation across the Black Sea grain for use in the famine-stricken provinces. The Anti-Slavery Convention Ratified. PAbis, Dec. 23. The Chamber of Deputies to-dav, -without debate, ratified the Brussels Anti-Slavery Convention. NO Experiments ing powders. Only baking powders thoroughly tested and proven by long, practical use to be perfectly pure, reliable, and wholesome, must be permitted in our food. There is no experimenting when Royal Bak- ing Powder is used. It has been the standard baking powder for over a quarter of a century, and its reputation is established as the' finished, perfect leavening agent It is 'always uniform, never fails in its work, makes food more palatable and wholesome than it can be otherwise made, and because of its greater leavening power, as shown by the Government tests, is the most economical of all the baking powder- The U. S. Gov't Chemist says: "Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public." The Canadian Gov't Chemist isays : "RoYal Baking Powder is pure, 33 psr cent, stronger, and far superior to all others." j s If any one attempts to experiment upon you, br with your food, by, sending you any substitute for Royal Baking Powder send it back. -DECEMBER 24, 189L PLANS OF THE PLANT Being Erected by tbe Chambers Glass Company, Just Chartered. A CAPITAL STOCK OF" $800,000. Attorney Jergpon Talks or James Cham "3er8,"'I'inancJal Affairs. INDUSTBIAIi FEATURES OP INTEREST A charter was Issued at Harrisburg yes terday to the Chambers Glass Company, of Pittsburg. The capital stock is 5800,000 and the incorporators are Martha J. Cham bers, "Willam G. McCandless, J. 8. Ferguson, Esq.,"W". J. Patton, George E. Moore and E. G. Ferguson, of Pittsburg, and A. C. Howard, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Chambers gives 48 acres of land at Kensington for her 14,800 sharos, the par value of shares be ing 550. This new glass works has been a subject of discussion ever since shortly after the financial troubles of James Cham bers, and Mrs. Martha Chambers, of the new company, is the mother of the former head of the Chambers-McKee firm. The contract for the erection of the new plant is to he let in this citv to-day. It is to be a window glass works exclusively, will operate with the 'tank process and will cost about 5350,000. The works will be built on the 48-acre tract mentioned, which is a part of the old Crawford farm. The company has 110 acres in addition to and ad joining' this tract, and it will be available for the plant. The-factory will bo about the same size and will have about the same capacity as the window glass works at Jeannette. The work of erection really began about a month ago and the foundation for the fur naces and the tanks have been partially built The proposals were advertised for a month ago but it was decided not to let the contract until the State had 'granted the charter. This having been done 'the con tract will be let and the work pushed for ward as rapidly as possible. Attorney Scott Ferguson, who appears as oue of the incorporators of the company said last night that he was only acting for other parties in the matter and as soon as the business was in proper shape he would turn over his in terest' to them. He declined to say at present wno the parties are. Mr. Ferguson was asked how the busi ness affairs of James Chambers were pro gressing. "Very nicely," was the reply. "I would not be surprised if Mr. Chambers would have all his indebtedness wiped out within a year. In settling up his business we have developed several matters that were unex pected and which have Been beneficial to him and his creditors. Unless something nnlooked for happens he will come out of the difficulty in much better shape than an ticipated." Mot SIovlnB to the West. A telegram from Chicago stating that the great National-Tube Works at McKeesport were to be removed to Hammond, Ind., the the capital of the company being 5750,000, the new plant to cover ten acres and to era ploy 2,000 men. The story is flatly contra dicted by the officials of the company. Assistant General Manager Pierce was seen at McKeesport and said: "The statements in the newspapers are most ridiculous. In the first place, we are not going to Ham mond. The capital stock of the company is 511,500,000 instead of 5750,000, and the mills require 100 acres instead of-ten, as was re ported, and we employ nearly 9,000 men. There is positively not a Semblance of truth in the report." A Big; Contract for t'lttslrarjr. The Pittsburg Bridge Company has se cured the contract for furnikhing the struct ural Iron and'steel to be'used in 'the con struction of a monster new union depot to bo erected at St.- Louis. The size of the proposed building may he imagined when it is stated that the cost of this pari of the contract amounts to 'nearly 5350,000. The depot roof will cover a space of 434,200 square feet, the largest area ever covered under one roof for railroad terminal pur poses in the world. A Blast Furnace to Start. The Edith blast furnace, purchased by the Oliver Iron and Steel Company a ttr months ago for $250,000, has been remod eled and put in repairs and will be blown in durirtg the first week of January. New furnaces and a new engine house have been built and new machinery has been put in position. George Tener, of New Castle, will have charge of the plant as manager. Christmas Buyers' Opportunity. Hamilton's music house will have to-day, Thursday, on exhibition or in stock over 80pianos, every style, from 5175 to 1600. 200 organs, beautiful styles, 545 to 5200. 80 guitars, best qualities, H to ?50. 60 mandolins. Eiccl and others. SG "to ?50. 200 violins, extraordinary bargains, $ 1 to 5100. . 25 banjos, choicest styles, 81 to 540. 100 cornets, every style and finish, 58 to tio. 100 drums, regulation and others, 25e to 525. ' 1,000 harmonicas, wonderful stock, 5c to 51 50. Music rolls, every style, 50c to $3. Accordions, great variety, 50c- to 512, Bows, bags lcathercases' strings, song folios and instruments, 25e to 52. Music boxes, most extraordinary trade. 50o to 5200. Anto Harps, beautifully toned, 53 50 to 525. Aristophones, cabinets, music stands, occarinas, xylophones, batons, flutes, etc., etc., in endless variety; every thing of the best, and to reduce this Im mense stopk rare bargains will be given to dav and to-night at Hamilton's. Terms to suit all buyers. Bemember. Hamilton's. 01 and 93 Fifth avenue. If you cannot call write or wire us. Holtdat novelties gifts for everybody -prices very attractive to-day. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. With our food. Good health is too highly im portant to permit experi ments to be made upon us with the new, cheaply made, crude, untried bak JfEW ADVERTISRMEjrr8. NEVER STOP- UNTIL YOU REACH HIMMELRICH'S For Slippers or Shoes. Whether you intend them as a present or for your own wear, you'll find the " BEST STYLES, BEST FITTING, BEST FOR WEAR. All at popular prices, besides having all the comfort's while making your selections in the arrangements of the house. OPEN. Our house will be open every evening until Mi KlffiEf SI. de21-3S-irr JJrfpriEfcs Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly" on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and trulv beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, it many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and "jl bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on "hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Bo not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 10UISV1LLE. KY. tIEW YORK. M.Y. MAKE MERRY! The joyful holiday is at hand and you want to be pre pared for it. A decanter of old cogfnac, a bottle of some choice wine or a demijohn of rare whisky such as Max Klein can supply you with, will give an added zeSt to the Christmas dinner. No other liquor house in the State can furnish you with the following: i860 Overholt, $3 per quart. 18 7 1 Guckenheimer, $3 per.quart 1873 Finch, $2 50 per quart. 1 88 1 Overholt, $ 2 per quart. Silver Age Pure Rye, 8 years old, at Si 50 per quart. ' Duquesne, 6 years old, at 1 25 per quart. We have In slock all kinds of imported and domestic wines: still and sparkling Scotch and Irish Whiskies, all braDds; Ja maica, Vera Cruz and New England Bums, Virginia and Maryland Apple Jack-and Delaware Peach Brandy, foreign and do- An absolutely pure 7-venr-oId Finch, I Guckenheimer, Overholt, Uibson, Bear Creek or any Pennsylvania Pure Bye 51 per quart or 6 quarts "for 5. Four-year-old Porf , Sherry or any other California wine 50c per quart or 12 quarts for ?3. See our choice stock. Goods stripped any where. MAX KLEIN, 2 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY. de21 DESKS. OFFICE OUTFITTERS. Office Specialty Co., -lXbird CHRISTMAS mj!fnBx? I,Lv1"bbbbbbbbbbbbbV -9 KEY ADVEKTISEMENTS. B.&B. TWO HUNDRED PIECES FINE ART POTTER?, No two alike. Royal Worces ter, Crown Derby, Sevres, Doulton, Royal Bonn, Hun garian, eta Choice shapes and decorations. They were marked at close prices heretofore. They are to be sold; you'll get them cheap from now until Christ mas. The range of prices will be $1.00-TO-$25.00. Many other fancy goods are reduced for these lastiwo days' sales, but we-tell you plainly that all fancy goods are not reduced majority of them that have been are the most expen sive pieces but some of them are not But wherever we have a surplus of any kind of fancy articles they are reduced. And, so that there will be a fair understanding, we state that on any and all goods that are re duced there will be no further deviation in prices. What are not reduced there will be no change in price made. There will be S! WILL YOU COME? BOGGS&BUHL, ALLEGHENY, PA. , P. S. Stores Open Every Evening: Now. de23 ' 1 Za Grippe, Pneumonia, and Consumption Often the Kesnlt or Neglected Catarrh. While so many died last winter from la grippe very few patients who had received treatment from the phvaicians of the Ca tarrh and Dyspepsia Institute were afflicted toy that dlfiease. La grippe is always worse and lrioro liable to be attended with fatal re sults when there is catarrh in the System The.eaoe or Mr. A. Welbllnger. 631 Ohio" street, Allegheny, is of Interest as ltlnvolves noEonlv tlin -lie3t and lunSS)but alsohU stomach. H e had a feeling of weljrht and tightness In his client, short breatb, and for six months he had a hacking cough, with an expectoration of mncus. He had oain in his b.iok and tired . feeling in the morning. H e had dizziness, poor appetite, distress after eating, with soar eructations of gas. After tak- nga course or reatment h e ays: "1 am glad .0 add my testi nonr with the to a com- A. iniHiiuir. plete cure re ceived from the physicians of the Catarrh, and Dyspepsia Institute. (Slimed) 'A. WEIBL1NGEK." Drs. Lowe, Grubbs and 'associates charger nothing for consultation and examination. Katei and prices for treatment all can afford. Special .rates to laboring men and women, widows' and others in moderate circumstances. offlco honrs, 10 a. h. ro 4 p. m., and 6 to 8 r. M. Sundaye, 1 to 4 p. M. Home treatment ry correspondence. Send two 2-cent stamps for question blank, ltemerooer tbe name and place, and address all letters to the CATARRH AND DY&PXPSIA INSTITUTE, 32 Penn av., Pittsburg. de2S-Trs ifSTABUSHED 1S7U. BLACK GIN TOIITHB kidneVs, Is a relief and sore cure for the Urinary Organs. Gravel and Chrome Catarrh of tho Bladder. The Swiss Stomach Bitters are a sure cure for Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and .every TRADE MARK rpecies of Indigestion, Wild Cherry Tonic, themost popular prep aration for cure of Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis nrt lnirr'troilblec. Either of the above, tlper bottle, or 8 for 5. Ifyourdruirgist does not handle tbesa roods write to WM-P. ZOELLEK, sole M'l'r Pittsburg, Pa. de30-56-Trs Cactus Blood Cure. DL I I CO THAN SARSAPARILLA. Tones up your system and gives you an appetite that a lumberman might envy. Cures dyspepsia, stomach troubles, constipation, and liver.or kidney dis eases. In addition to this it cures all skin affections and the. more vio lent blood troubles. Effects are immediate and cures permanent. Sold by JOSEPH FLEMING ASON.Dfug? gists, 113 Market St., Pittsburg. sel3-rrs M. MAY, SONS & CO. "FINB DYEING AJTD CLEANI50. H Sixth Avenni f IB "H BW1 MMlTuTta Ptttel v M , - I J& isfefr1 -.- &- , .Ad-t E-r: ji-r. Erv-fr
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