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AGITATION OP THE ECONOMIES.
Cnlj Tour More Hays in Which the Predic
tion Jlade bj the Koreshan Prophet
Tears Ago Can Be Fulfilled.
DETECTIVES ARE UPON HIS TRACK.
Trustee Puss Open' tiie Eonm r the Etlics to ITere
His Kntirc Sincerity.
The prophecy which Dr. Teed, the Kor
eshan prophet, claims he made 11 years
' ago, that some time in 18!U he would
be accepted as the Messiah into the Eco
nomite Society, has only four days left for
realization and in that time, as was found
among the members yesterday, the only
topic that will be disenssed in the society
je Teed, hi doctrine and his prophecy.
.Many a sincere prayer has been offered by the
ultra religious Eeonomites that theirpeace
may not be broken by another Count Leon
and that Trntee Iluss may fail in his effort
to secure Teed as a side partner in carrying
out beliefs that even to Eeonomites seem
preposterous.
The man who has styled himself the
"modern God" is not to be defeated with
out all the tricks of honorable warfare,
however, and according to information re
reived by some of the Eeonomites he has
intended making a grand effort by playing
on the traditions of the society's members.
His plan proposed was to appear before the
House of the Fathers at Economy, robed
in a duplicate of the sacred garment that
has never been worn since Father Itapp
died, and proclaim that the spirits of
heaven hal at his command brought him
the robe. To assure his own followers that
he is omnipotent lie recently appeared be
fore them at Chicago in the robe he has
jtreppred, and declaring that it was the
original, stated that it had been brought by
the spirits from Economy.
, rjpnty of Glltterin; rromisei.
He said he would lead them to the so
ciety's wealth and that when he was seen
clad in the sacred garment they would fall
down an-1 worship him. The claim that
Pr. Teed had made was sent to members of
the Econoniitc Society. It was stated that
the original garment had been sent Teed,
j-.nd until Trustee Dus secured it from the
room of the relics, where for j ears it has
remained untouched, there w ere expressions
pf sorrow and auger at the person who
would dare profane the garment in which
Pather ltanp expected to receive Christ at
His second coming.
.The ruse adopted by Teed was a brilliant
one, if it could havp been carried out. He is
already said to have in his possession the
Kicrcd scarf that Father Itapp expected to
present to the Messiah, and it is now bc
lieed that it was the intention to give him
the garment in case the Eeonomites seemed
disposed to believe in the uniformed spirit
messenger's claims. Thevare both relics as
dear almost to the hearts of Eeonomites as
Kfe itself Around them clusters the religion-
belief and doctrine of the society.
Father Kapp. the louuder of the Eeonomites,
uas a firm believer in the second coming of
Christ, and soon after a home was secured
in America, he had a robe prepared which he
was to wear when the Messiah with his 144,000
followers should appear on earth. The
Mlken scarf was to be presented to Christ,
and was va'ued second only to the robe.
,The latter was made in the style worn in
'the days of the prophets, and besides its re
ligious history had a great commercial
Milne.
7 lip Iirst Silk Weavers.
Tile silk lrcm which it was made wis
about the first wocniuthe United State;.
Tiie Eeonomites have medals from Congress
for successfully making the first silk in this
country and of doing it entirely themselves,
even to the constrnction of "looms. The
idea was first suggested to Father Itapp by
Mr. Hcniici, then a joung man, who one
iav received a package irom the Govern
ment containing a silk worm. This was
liatc-hed, a start was made, and afterward a
sample of the silk woven was presented to
ihe authorities who sent the first egg.
Father Kapp at once conceived the' idea of
weaving silk on n more ctcnsie scale, and
secured two experts from Encland. "While
liiet were coming, looms were built, and
afterward manipulated until the silk in
dustry was one of Economy's greatest re
sources. The matcri.il woven was always of
ibe best of quality. Some of it is Worn in
li ces b the older ladies of the society
t--day. aid seems good for a century more.
The sacred garment was the best of all,
h"ecr, and ws of a quality that could
Jim be duplicated. It was purple in color,
xnd was always cared for as a thing of un
limited value. Father Eappworeit only
once or twice on great occasions, and w hen
he died it was placed in a room where the
r?lics are l.ept.
Other Curious Belies There.
Along with it was a banner of silk, on
which was a motto in German, which was
to be carried in the procession at Christ's
coming. There was also the silk scarf. The
remainder of the relics were of historic
tonnection valuable, But not sacred. One
of them was a tall, old-fashioned clock, on
top of which was Xapolcon with gun and
lisyonet in hand. There were besides the
dresses of seven singing girls, who, since
wearing them, had grown to womanhood.
Recently a detective, who is in the em
ploy ol certain parties, sent word from
Chicago that Dr. Teed had appeared before
his followers in a peculiar robe, which he
claimed was hent him bv God. It was also
stated that Teed had said the garment was,
sacred to the Eeonomites, and that, having
st in his possession, they would all worship
him. He is said to have told his simple be
lievers that he would lead them to the rich
;reyards of the Eeonomites, and that they
would be admitted with hearty welcome
and be given an equal share of untold mil
lions. The picture, as painted by Teed,
the detective stated, was most bril
liantly colored, and impressed his followers
with snch bright prospects that it was de
termined that they should all go together to
their co-lelievers in Pennsylvania. The
plan as outlined was sent to" persons who
are watching Teed's friends iu Economy and
who vesterdav permitted it to he known to
members of the Eeonoruite society that the
sacred garment, a banner to be carried in
the procession at the coming of Christ, and
the scarf so much valued lor its religious
traditions had been in some mannrc secured
by Teed.
I)uss Kxliiluts the Garment.
"When Mr. Duss. in whose house the gar
ment is kept, was called upon, he said it
was impossible that it conld have
been taken away. He hesitated to
open the room so long kept closed,
but in order to allay suspicions, decided to
do so. The garment was found. Mr. Dnss
would not express an opinion as to what
motive Teed would have in claiming he had
secured it. He said the scarf had not been
sent away, but that his cousin had present
ed Teed with a handkerchief, woven from
Economite silk, that in part resembled the
sacred relic. He thought it possible that
the two had been confounded.
Mr. Duss does not care to talk about
iccu, uui is Dcuevea to stiii oe willing to
accept him into the society The success of
the Koreshean prophet in converting Trus
tee Duss to his belief is shown by the fact
that four members of Teed's Chicago baud
sre employes of the Economite Society.
They are all stopping at the house of Duss
and are hired by iim. One of them is a
Hebrew named H. D. Silvcrfrein.
Silverstein has been made a traveling
salesman for the glass honse by Mr. Duss.
He is particularly friendly with the latter
and it has been discovered that he writes
a letter almost daily to Dr. Teed. He is
looked upon as a spy.
3IoneT for the Prophet.
Another charge against Mr. Duss is that
he has been sending money to
Teed in sums of $750 at a time. Affi
davits were put in the hands
of Judge Heis, the attorney for the society,
the other day, to show that the money had
been sent. Nothing further has been done.
Duss being a member of the society, has, of
course, no- money ot his own, and it is
therefore claimed that what he sent to Teed
belonged to the Eeonomites.
The following letter from San Francisco,
exposing some of Teed's practices, has been
received:
3Ir. O. C. Miller:
Dear fcm I received two papers lately in
which opinions are expressed by some one
in or from Dr. Teed's Chicago "Home." I
find your name mentioned as well as my
own. As Dr. Teed gave it out bore last win
ter that you were in California as a detective
tallowing him up to do him bodily
harm; that Micro were 100 or our sans in
Chicaan, every ono of said gang under oath
to kill Dr. Teed, the modern God.and as you
have not yet done anything, but seem to at
tend to your own business, and as you re
ferred to my name as one who had exposed
the Messiah here, I concluded to send you
some facts, which yon can use at that end of
the road in w hate ver manner you deem ad
visable. Tour Years With ths Trophot.
I spent four years in the study of Teed's
theories and plans, by which ho expects to
revolutionize the woild, and I know that I
understand them. When he came here last
fall he claimed ho had in his Chicago enter
prise $100,000 worth of property, and that
they had earned it in tho printing
office and machine shop. Be said
they were nearly out of debt.
I vry soon trot money flowing his way here
and I noticed that he telegraphed it at once
to Chicago, lie seemed nncasv about Clii-
crgo. lie said ho did not come direct from
there, but had. come direct from Economy,
P.i., and had stopped off at Chicago for only
a short time. He seemed glad to be away
from Chicago aud seemed nervous about
matters there. He got n telegram that Mrs.
Reynolds was dead. He waited anxiously
for more news concerning her burial and
rave it away that he expected her once hus
band to raise tho devil when she died. He
seemed glad that Mrs. Reynolds did (lie and
so expressed himself, but her husband made
no fuss about it.
ne told that there was a- good, honest
Eoclety of Germans at Economy, Pa., who
were wortli millions and that they said their
millions w ere for the Lord. He says, "I am
the Lord, hence all this money is mino and
I must havOjlt." He tried ten years ago to
get in there, but after he wentand preached
some two or three weeks for them, old
Father Henrici gave It out that they could
not use that kind of a God, therefore Teed
was dismissed without much ado.
Dr. Teed gave it out that he had 12 of his
people planted in the society: that Duss.
vassirins him money and sending money
to Chicago by hundreds and charging it up
to the expenses of the Economy
business; that Dnss' wife was matron of the
house In which Father nenrici lives: thnt he
(Teed) had a little German girl in the house
and that these two women had full charge
of the household. He said they are going
through the house searching every place
carefully for valuables, keepsakes, money,
etc., and as fast as they find anything it is
turned over to God Teed. He said he had a
beautiful silk scarf in his trunk that these
good people made 40 years ago to give to the
Lord when He comes. Teed says, "I am the
Lord; it was made for me."
K, O. SrEAR.
DROPPED DEAD IN CHURCH.
IT. P. Conway Suddenly Expires TVhile
Attending morning Mass He Was on
His Knees at the Time The Coroner
Calls It Apoplexy.
"William Patrick Conway died on his
knees during the morning service at the St.
James li. C Church, in the "West End yes
terday. Mr. Conway arose early yesterday
to attend the services at the St. James K. C.
Church, of which he was a member. It was
during the opening, and while on his knees,
that a lady near him heard him groan and
saw him sink to the floor. She notified a
couple of gentlemen, and the unfortunate
gentleman was carried across the street to
the "West End Athletic Club, of which he
was a member, and medical aid summoned.
But before a doctor could arrive it was
discovered that he was dead. The Coroner
was notified and held an inquest yesterday
afternoon and returned a verdict of death by
a stroke of apoplexy. The body was re
moved to the home of his brother-in-law,
William Reed, en "Wabash avenue.
Mr. Conway was employed in the busi
ness office of the Pittsburg JPrcxs and also
acted as collector for the Press Club. He
was 33 years of age and resided on "Wabash
a enuc. He leaves a widow aud two chil
dren and a large circle of friends to mourn
his sad and sudden death. The funeral will
take place from the residence of his brother-in-law,
Xo. 44 "Wabash avenue, at 1 r. M.
to-dav.
THE OIL IN THE WATER.
Tho Investisators "ot Tet Heady to Make
a Complete Kepor: Sediment From
Mandird Tanks "oir Said to be the Cause
of the Trouble.
Chief Bigelow, since last Tuesday has
had two men, especially fitted for the work,
patrolling the banks of the Allegheny river
and tributary streams for many miles
above the water works. It was reported
yesterday that the investigators had finally
located the origin ot the trouble at a point
about 60 miles up the river where the
Standard Oil Company has large posses
sions. According to the report,
the great oil concern had re
cently torn down about a dozen
larger oil tanks which had been in use for
many years and which contained an accumu
lation of poisonous sediment. In removing
the tanks this sediment was allowed to run
into a small creek by which it was carried
to the river and. owing to its composition,
readily mixed with the water, producing
the disagreeable taste and odor which have
caused so much complaint lor the past two
months.
Chief Bigclow was seen at his home last
night but declined to affirm the truth of the
story, though he said he was doing every
thing possible to accertain the cause of the
trouble. "Two men have been out for a
week," he said, "And they will be
kept at work until we " get at
the bottom of thi3 trouble." "When
they have finished I will prepare
a proper report of their operations, with
such recommendations for the abatement of
the nuisance as the circumstances may war
rant You have probably noticed that the
water has been much bet:cr during the past
few days. This is partially -due to the ab
sence ot the muddy condition that has char
acterized it for sceral months. "We have
stopped the sand and gravel boats that hae
been working in the river above the water
works. They kept the mud stirred up, and,
being near the influent pipe, gave us muddy
water even when the river water was clear
above their operating point. "We will have
clearer water hereafter, I think."
The Chief declined to talk any further for
publication on the work of his special in
vestigators, saying his report would be
made complete and would explain the situ
ation fully. The report mav be ready by
the 'first o"f next week, and will probably be
submitted to the first January meeting of
Councils.
The Oldest Kesident of Tarentum Dead.
John Luty, one of the oldest persons liv
ing near Tarentum, died Saturday night
from old age. He was born in Berne,
Switzerland, in 181L and came to America
in 1832. He engaged in business as a con
tractor, and built many of the old houses in
what is now known as Dutchtown, Alle
gheny. In 1850 he settled on a farm in
Deer township, near Tarentnm, where he
resided until his death. He leaves quite" a
number of relatives in Deer township and
Allegheny.
MURPHY IS MODEST.
He 'Will Only Ask a Quarter of a
Million for the Ensuing Year.
MUST CHANGE THE POLICE WIliES.
An Engine Honse in the Eleventh Ward
Will Be One of the Items.
NO 07HEE EXTENSION CONTEMPLATED
Chief Murphy, of Allegheny, will ask
for about $250,000 from Councils for the
Department of Public Safety for the ensu
ing year. The estimates of each of the
bureaus is not completed, but Chief
Murphy said he thought the estimates
would reach that figure. This will not be
much in advance of what was asked last
year. Then the appropriations were made
out as a third-class city and given to each
of-the committees, so that it is difficult to
tell jr.st how much went into the
bureaus under the Public Safety De
partment Thus, last year appropria
tions now included in this department were
made out to the committees on health, fire,
police, city property and salaries. It is
not intended to extend the system much
under this department but to perfect what
it now possesses and put everything in good
working order.
TV1I1 Overhaul the Fire Alarm.
The first matter that will receive attention
will be the Bureau of Electricity; The
quarters at present are too small, and, as
the power is not sufficient, nothing" but the
batteries will be put in this room, and the
number will be greatly increased. In the
adjoining room, now occupied by the
police telephone operators, the fire
alarm instruments will be placed. They
are not very good, but Chief Murphy says
he will try to pull through another year
with them', though he mav be compelled to
ask for a new repeater. The entire system
of police and lire wires will nave
to be changed. The greatest trouble
has been with the police telephone
wires, as has been before men
tioned in The DisrATCil. Owing to the
induction from electric light and street rail
way wires, the telephones in the patrol
boxes have been practically useless for the
past three years, save for wagon calls. It
is so bad "that when a connection is made
with a bov. the noise from the receiver in
the operators' room can be heard at a dis
tance of 20 feet. The operators crowded
out by this change are to occupy Chief
Murphv's present office in the third floor of
City Hall. All these changes will only
cost about $11,000.
.The bill which will figure the highest will
be for a new engine house in the Eleventh
ward.
An Engine House In the Eleventh Ward.
This is to fnrnish better fire protection
for the new California avenue district and
for "Woods' Run. Property in that locality
is advancing so rapidly that the site would
cost much more next year than it would"
this. Besides this all the engine houses
are sadly in need of repair. They have not
been painted for years and the floors in
many of them are rotted out. Some of the
apparatus also needs overhauling. These
items will make up the greater part of the
advance asked.
Speaking of these matters yesterday Chief
Murphy said: "I only want to put my de
partment in as good shape as possible
with what we now have. The only exten
sion will be tbe new engine house in the
Eleventh ward. "We ous;ht to have an en
tire new fire alarm outfit, but I will not
ask for that until next year. In the
Police Bureau there will be no particular
extension save that I will have
two matrons at Central station. I would
have them now but there is no place for
tnem. i expect to get the present Mayor s
office for the matrons and will also use the
place as a hospital. There will be no
matrons at the other station houses.
FOUND DEAD IN AN ATTIC.
Mrs. Mary Foley, Scrub Woman, Breaks
Her Neck She Lead a Miserly Life,
and Left a Bank Account of S3, OOO.
Mrs. Mary Foley, who lived alone in the
attic of a house at the Tear of J o. 6 Dia
mond street, was found dead with her neck
broken yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Foley
was a scrub woman and worked about the
Diamond marker. She was addicted to the
use of linuor. and on Satttrdav evening
some of her neighbors allege they saw her
more or less intoxicated. Yesterday she
did not appear and they thought something
might have happened her. Some children
were sent into the house to investigate and
found the door leading from the second
floor to the attic locked. Through a crack
in the door she was seen lying on the stair
way.
Officer O'Hara was notified and broke
open the door and the dead body of the
woman rolled out at his feet. "Word was
sent to Coroner McDowell, who looked into
the case personally. The woman had evi
dently been dead for. some hours, as the
body was stiff and discolored. John Nee, a
grocer, for whom the woman worked at
times, heard of the death and took charge
of the body and will bury it to-day at St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Very little is "known of Mrr. Foley, but
from what ' she has told her neigh
bors now and then it is believed
she has no children. Her husband
is an inmate of the "Westmoreland county
poorhonse,.a cripple or a maniac. She was
about 55 years old and was a hard-working
woman and saved considerable of her
money, Mr. Nee telling Coroner McDowelH
that she had a small bank account aud left
her bank book with him, and he thought
she had a couple of thousand dollars to her
credit.
There were no other occupants in the
house except Mrs. Foley, the police having
raided those living on the second floor some
two weeks ago for keeping a speak-easy,
since which time the place has been empty.
Mrs. Foley's apartments contained a table,
a bed and a trunk, in which the Corouer
found $25 and a lot of papers.
Jmlse White's Friends at Work Tor Him.
Senator Kobbins, of Grecnsburg, was in
the city yesterday. He says Judge Harry
White will get the indorsement of Indiana,
Armstrong, Jefferson and "Westmoreland
counties for the supreme bench. The Sen
ator thinks that Allegheny county is not
entitled to the nomination, as Judge Ster
ritt tepresents this section. He claims for
Judge White that he is an expert in land
cases, and a lawyer skilled in this branch is
needed in the Supreme Court. "Williams is
the only judge on the bench now who is
well posted on real estate law. Judge
"Williams and Harry White are warm per
sonal friends, and the former will use his
influence in the Northwest ior him. Sena
tor Bobbins thinks that Joseph Buffington
will succeed Judge Kecd.
To Come Before the Grand Jnry.
The next session of the grand'jury begins
on January 7. An important matter to be
brought before it is the proposition of the
county commissioners to tear down the
old Criminal Court Building, opposite the
jail, and erect in its place a boiler and
dynamo building to supply the jail with
heat and light The law requires that a
proposition for such a change or improve
ment of county property shall ie approved
by two separate grand juries and then or
dered by the court- The matter will be
submitted to the present grand jury next
month and then to the next one, which will
sit in March.
GMltnger, Jeweler,
Still at the old stand, 1200 Pcnn avenue.
Call and see him.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
K
A. Number of Important Changes Made
on the Line of the Monongaliela
Division The Shops to Be Moved
Alterations on the Southslde.
Several important changes will soon be
made in the Monongahela division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which will place
that big feeder of the- main line in better
condition. It is the purpose of the general
officers to double track the road as far as
Monongahela City, 31 miles from Pittsburg,
during the coming spring and summer, and
the necessary grading and cutting have,
already been done. In the city a number
of important changes will also be made.
The row of dilapidated houses at
Fourth and Bular streets, South
side, where the. street reaches the
level of the tracks, will be torn down,
and division offices will be built on their
sites. At the present time the upper story
of the small freight house in the yard at the
Southside is the only office for Superin
tendent Webb and the other division
officials. This will also place more pre
sentable buildings on the westside of Bu
lar street at this point. The reverse ''Y"
from the Panhandle bridge is being rapidly
pushed toward completion, and as soon as
this is done the delay in running up to the
Birmingham depot on the Pittsburg, Chi
cago, Cincinnati and St. Louis will be ob
viated, and fully ten minutes will De saved
in the running time of the road. Another
depot for this division will be built on the
Southside between the Birmingham and
Fourteenth street stations.
A party of the general officers of the com
pany 'visited Monongahela City a few
weeks ago. and carefully .examined the
ground "adjacent to the depot. If they
carry out their purpose the Ormsby shops
of this division will be moved to'this point,
giviDg them increased yard room atOrmsbr,
where it is badly needed since the new run
of the "Western divisions to Wall
began. The shops at Ormsby
are too small for the needs
of the company, and there is no way of in
creasing them at the present time. The
company already owns large tracts of ground
at MonoDgahela City, and it would require
but little additional purchasing to nave
enough. Several more passenger trains are
to be added to the schedule when the
double track is completed, and a new and
enlarged round house will be built in
Monongahela City, just north of the freight
house.
The people along.the line are very much
pleased over the contemplated improve
ment to the road. The changes at Monon
gahela City will increase the population by
about 800 people, there being about 200 or
250 workmen who will go to that place.
The traffic of the division has increased to
enormous proportions during the last year,
many coal mines shipping from 80 to 100
cars of coal daily.
PE0SPEB0US MT. UNION.
Bishop Vincent and Governor-Elect Mo
Klnley Amon the Xew Trustees.
Alliance, Dec. 27. 5pcria'. The
trustees of Mt Union College closed their
annual meeting last night. Bishop Vincent,
Phil A. Knox, Pittsburg; Hon. Lewis Mil
ler, Akron; Hon. John M. Stull; Warren;
Hon. Richard Brown, Youngstown, and
Frank A. Arter, Cleveland, with Major
McICinley, who was present for a short
time, were in attendance, with the local
members. The report of President T. P.
Marsh, giving the condition of the college
for the year, was gratifying. Never before
had the college made such a showing in re
gard to internal improvement. The com
pletion of the new Morgan Gvmnasium and
Observatorr, at an outlay of $18,000, was
reported.
The filling of the Alumni Chair of Greek
Literature and Language was indorsed and
the following were elected trustees for the
ensuing three years: Bishop John H. Vin
cent, Buffalo; Hon. William McKinley,
Canton; Mrs. C. Aultman, Canton; Hon. J.
D. Taylor, Cambridge; Eev. T. N. Boyle,
Braddock; Bev. Louis Payne, Warren. Kev.
A. N. Craft, Cleveland, and Hon. John M.
Stull, Warren. The new catalogue just is
sued shows that 587 students attended" "the
college during the year.
The Pad End of a ChrKteniog.
Last night John lUenski, who lives at
Forty-eighth and Harrison streets, had a
christening. During the course of the
evening beer was freely circulated, and
some of the visitors got drunk. The fes
tival merged into a fight, and a young mill
worker, John Dempski, was knocked
down, and kicked about the head and face.
An officer went to the house and put all
tinder arrest. Dempski was removed to the
Seventeenth ward police station, and Dr.
Sands was called to dress his wounds. The
doctor pronounced his injuries to be of a
serious nature, and ordered his removal to
tho West Penn Hospital. Bienski and live
of the visitors were taken to the Seven
teenth ward station and locked tip.
Foraker Matins a Stronc Fight.
Judge Young, of New Lisbon, registered
at the Anderson last evening. He had been
in East Liverpool attending to private busi
ness, and came toPittsburg to take an early
train home this morning. The Judge is a
Sherman man, and admits that the Sen
atorial race in Ohio is getting uncomfort
ably close. Foraker is making a great fight,
but the Judge thinks that Sherman will
pull through with a small majority. He
doesn't believe the report that three of the
Hamilton county delegation have broken
away from Foraker, but the nephew of Ben
Butterworth will certainly cast his ballot
for him.
Chat About Colorado Oil.
James C Gibney, an old Bradford oil
man, is stopping at the Schlosser. He is
the manager of the oil department for the
Colorado Coal and Miuing Company, and
built the third refinery in the State. It
was finally gobbled by the Continental Oil
Company, a branch of the Standard. He
says the Colorado field is a puzzle to oil
men. The fluid is found in black shale
through which it seeps. Wells have been
drilled to a deptli of 3,000 feet, but they
have never pierced through the peculiar
formation. The production averages from
50 to "00 barrels per well in a day. One
well has already produced more oil than the
largest in the McDonald field. The oil is-
heavier than the Pennsylvania article and
for this reason not so valuable.
Pleads Guilty to a Theft.
Detective McTighe returned from Dres
den, O., last night, bringing with him
Charles Kaine, who confesses to have stolen
two watches and some jew'elry from Mrs.
Joyce's store on Old avenue" about two
weeks ago. The prisoner says he will
plead guilty because he thinks he ought to
receive some punishment for stealing arti
cles of so little value. The mau is 23 years
old, and lives at Dresden, where he was ar-rested-by
the Town Marshal.
Fell Throush a Plate Glass Window.
Morris Samuels fell through a glass
window at No. 70 Wylie avenue last night.
His right hand was badly cut. .
THE ALLEGHENYBRANGH OFFICE
OF THE DISPATCH AT
107 FEDERAL ST.
Is open every day except Sunday until 9 P.
M. Advertisements will bs received up to
that hoar for insertion the next morning at
regular rate.
$6--t
BEATEN" AND ROBBED.
Martin Gerster Held Up onlallas
Avenue by a Colored Man.
HE MAY DIE PROM HIS INJURIES.
East End Police on the Search for the Un
known Highwayman.
WANTED FOR MANX RECENT THEFTS
Martin Gerster, a German employed at
the Evangelical German Lutheran Cemetery
on Dallas avenue, was brutally beaten and
robbed by an unknown colored man late
Saturday night. He is at his home in a
critical condition, aud the police are looking
for his assailant
Gerster went to East Liberty Saturday
night to make some purchase". While in
the store of Mrs. Bohmond on Penn
avenue he noticed a large colored man
watching him. But Gerster paid no atten
tion to him aud after buying what he
wanted started out Penn avenue
toward home. As he turned the corner of
Dallas avenue he looked back andsaw the
same big colored man closely following him.
.Gerster quickened 'his steps, but his pur
suer kept up with him, and the little Ger
man, loaded down with a heavy basket, was
soon overtaken. By this time they were
near Richmond's ice pond. A3 the colored
man caught up to Gerster he struck at him
with a heavy club. At this Gerster threw
up his hands and said:
Offered Him All He Had. ,
"Don't hit me. You can take everything
I have."
This did not satisfy the assailant, and he
aimed another blow at the German, this
time striking him on the left side of the
head, almost severing the ear from the
head and laying his scalp open four inches.
This blow knocked Gerster to the ground.
The colored man then struck him with his
fist on the nose and choked him until he
was black in the face. The finger prints
are still visible on Gerster's throat. .The
man then went through Gerster and stole
everything he had, a silver watch and chain,
60 cents and a penknife. He then took the
basket and left the mau for dead on the
road.
A short time after Gerster came to his
senses and crawled to the house of William
Bichmond They saw who he was and re
moved him to his home at the cemetery.
Mr. Walker, the sexton, was notified and
went to the Nineteenth ward police station
and 'reported the case to Captain Mercer
and Lieutenant Duncan. A physician was
summoned and dressed the man's injuries
and said his chances for recovery were very
doubtful.
A Bloody Weapon Found.
The officers went to the scene of the as
sault and found the club. It was about
three feet long and four inches square, and
was covered with blood. The club is at tiie
Nineteenth ward station. Gerster says the
negro was about 5 feet 6 to 8 inches in
height, not very black, and probably weigh
ing about 18T pounds.
The officers are working on the case. They
think it is the colored man who has been
committing petty robberies in that neigh
borhood, robbing cellars and chicken roosts,
for some time. Several weeks ago Officer
Mahan saw a colored man carrying
a large bag along Penn avenue early
one morning, and when he was stopped and
asked by the officer what the bag contained
he pulled out a large revolver and began
shooting at the officer. When tha officer
opened fire the negro ran away. Tne officer
followed him for several blocks, but he dis
appeared in the darkness. Captain Mercer
thinks this is the same man as, the descrip
tions tally. Gerster is about 45 years old
and has a wife and two children. ,
QUEER C0BEAN CUSTOMS.
The Nohles Are Generally Disliked by tho
Other .Natives.
Tendon Illustrated News.
As to the climate of Corea, it is, on the
whole, equable and temperate, although
sudden extremes in heat and cold render it
somewhat dangerous to Europeans. The set
periods, of the year are, however, best
avoided, and the safest season in which to
visit the peniusula is betwixt summer and
winter, when the latter has lost some of its
severity and the former not yet attained its
full strength. The inhabitants are, as a
rule, courteous, hospital and brave. In
person they bear close resemblance to the
Japanese, but are stronger and fairer to look
upon than their enterprising aud energetic
littie neighbors. The nobles, who assume
and exercise unlimited political power, and,
needless to say, abuse it proportionately,
are undoubtedly responsible for many of the
ills which press heavily upon the common
people.
Thev are generally disliked and feared,
and, should occasion arise, there is no doubt
but that they and other antiquated and un
popular institutions would be swept away
in revolution. The position accorded to
the women differs materially from that as
signed to them m otherEastern countries
whose religions are a mixture of Confucian
ism and Mohammedism. They are treated"
honorably, even with kindness, and, in
some few respects, they enjoy privileges
denied, from -reasons of policy and pru
dence, to the men. Their persons, for in
stance, are invariably held sacred; neither
is their liberty the subject of harsh and
vexatious restrictious. On the other hand,
the law, which is no respecter of persons
here as elsewhere, treats them somewhat
disdainfully, refusing to take cognizance of
them except in the matter of treasonable
conspiracy; it is then generally rather
severe on them. Polygamy, that bete noir
of the sex, is distreetly eschewed.
CAPTUKED IN A CREEK.
The Cnlprit in a Stabbing Affray May Die
From Exposure.
Cumberland, Md Dec 27. Special
A dangerous stabbing affray oceured last
night. William A. ' Dalbaugh, accom
panied by two companions, all in a drun'--"i
condition, entered the har room f h
Tremont House in this city about midint,..c
and called for a room. The proprietor,
Con Wilson, having gene to bed, they wer
refused. When the men found they could
not secure a room, they created a disturb
ance. Mr. Wilson came down stairs and
tried to eject them.
During the fight Mr. Wilson received a
stab in the hand, severing the main artery.
He is not expected to live. Dalbangh, the
mau who did the stabbing, escaped and
jumped into the creek, in which he re
mained for over an hour before being cap
tuied. He was taken from the water in an
almost frozen condition, and placed iu the
btation house. This morning 51,000 bail
was secured for him, when he was taken to
his home. He is in a very critical condi
tion. A TEASP0OKFUL OF ACONITE
Taken by a Despondent Canton Workman
With Suicidal Intent.
Caxtojt, O., Dec. 27. Special. Frank
E. Garves, an employe of the Hampden
works, attempted suicide by taking a tea
spoonful of aconite. He then aroused his
wife and told her what he had done. She
called a physician. He will recover.
He was formerly in the saloon business
and lost all his savings, being laid oil in
definitely at the works. He grew despond
ent and sai'l he- thought his "wife would be
better off without him, as she could then
tiraw insurance on his life.
l'jrn and 'lhluvrH
Visit when least expected. You can have
perfect protection for papers and valuables
in the safe deposit vaults of the Farmers'
Deposit National Bank, 00 Fourtli avenue.
Boxes rented at 5 and upward. Separate
apartments for women. MWl"
NOT MANY CASES
Heard Yesterday by the Tarions Police
Mcltrates-The After-Christmas ,I.uH
Makes Tilings Quiet About Headquart
ers Few Persons Sent to the Vork
honse. The quiet always following Christmas
resulted in very light Sunday hearings at
the various police stations. At Central
station only 16 cases were before Magistrate
Gripp. They were all ordinary ones at
that, and for the most part liquor was tho
cause of their arrest. Four of the prisoners
were sent to the workhouse for 30 days each,
two to jail for ten days and. two to jail for
48 hours, the others being discharged.
Magistrate Succop had 22 cases at the
Twenty-eighth ward station. John Meyers,
arrested for insulting Carson street pedes
trians, was fined $o and costs. John Dough
erty when, arrested made it very unpleasant
for Officers Miller and Gillespie by kicking
their shins and tearing their clothing.
Dougherty was fined ?25 and costs. An
drew English was sent five days to jail for
entering a Carson street residence and pre
paring to go to bed. He said he thought it
was his own home.
Magistrate McKenna had 19 cases to dis
pose of at the Twelfth ward -station. Mike
Mills, who insisted on driving his wagon
on the pavement after being cautioned by
an officer, was lined $10 and costs. Frank
Fink, for fighting on Penn avenue, was
eiven 30 days in the workhouse. James
Donahue and D. White, two well known
characters, enticed an old man, J. M. Evans,
who had 50 on his person, down to the foot
of Eleventh street, and were holding him
up. when an officer put all under arrest.
Yesterday morning Donahue and White
were fined $10 and costs each, aud Evans &
and costs. Evans paid all fines. Alonzo
Duffy, who lives in the rear of Xo. 2733
Penn avenue, wasiincd520 and costs for
abusing his family. John Hess went into a
house on First avenue Saturday night and
beat the proprietress. He was fined $10 and
costs.
Magistrate Hyndman, of the Second dis
trict, disposed of .three cases at the Nine
teenth Ward station. John Haaley was
fined $10 and costs for abusing his wife.
The other two cases were drunks, and were
fined ?1 and costs.
Magistrate Leslie han only" three cases
at the Seventeenth ward police station.
Theodore Gullie, who threw a stone
through a window in Fred Miller's house at
No. 325 Pearl street, Mas ed $25 and
costs. The other two cases were H. Mc
Laughlin and John Carroll, charged with
drunkenness. The former was discharged,
and the latter was given ten days to the
workhouse.
There 'were 12 cases before Mayor Wyman
at the morning hearing in "Allegheny.
Henry Stout was fined $5 for swearing in
the house of his niece on Bebecca street.
Mrs. Fox, Bridget Box and Bridget Dailey
were fined $5 and costs for acting disorderly
In a house on Bebecca street Saturday
night John Fox, one of the party, . at
tempted escape when the police entered by
jumping over a fence in the back yard: He
fell in the effort and was injnred slightly
internally and suffered a sprain of an ankle.
,He was removed to the Allegheny General
Hospital.
A MOORISH WEDDING.
How the Beautiful Fat Rride Is Arrayed for
the Ceremony.
T.ondon Graphic.
It was evening when we started off to a
Moorish wedding. The gentlemen had to
remain outside the house, as no man is per
mitted to look on a Moorish lady. We found
ourselves in a short passage leading into the
"patio," a square hall, around which the
rooms are built. On one of the beds of the
aparment sat the bride, tailor fashion, with
a veil of checked muslin entirely envelop
ing her. This was presently raised and dis
closed the lady to our view. She was a
girl of 14, and, being very fat, was
considered a beauty. Indeed, when
ncaring a marriageable age it is com
mon for girls to lie for weeks cov
ered with warm blankets, passing their
time in dosing and feeding on the fattening
diet of milk (the native dish), oil, peas or a
certain bean supposed to be infallible as a
fat producer. Her face presented the most
extraordinary appearance, being painted
white, with a delicate pattern in pale blue,
yellow and black, on a three-cornered patch
of crimson on each cheek and chin. The
eyebrows were indicated by a thick line of
dense black and from the corners of the
eyes, which were blackened, extended a
fan-shape design in black to the top of the
ears.
The tips of her fingers and toes were dyed
terra cotta with henna. Ayesha (so she was
called) was clad in a gorgeous khaftan of
red silk and gold brocade embroidered in
gold and reaching to her ankles. Her under
garments were pure colored brocade and her
waistcoat green velvet and gold. Over the
khaftan hung'a light gauze garment, open
down the front and confined by a band of
gold and silk in manv colors. While we
were gazing at her we heard a cry in the
patio, which was quickly taken up by the
women in the bridal chamber. The bridal
veil was immediately dropped, and the
women assumed their "helas a' long white
woolen shawl. The reason of the commo
tion was the entrance of Aycsha's brother,
a tall Moor in dark blue cloth djellabea and
white turban. Draperies were dropped
over the opening, and Ayesha, in her cage,
was hoisted on a mule at the door of her
house. The procession then came, the
bride's box being surrounded by 20 or 30
Biffians doing a wild, fantastic "powder
play" with their long brass or silver
mounted guns. Thou more candles and a
long array of friends. In this way was the
bride borne to her husband's house.
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD.
Translators cf the Egyptian Scroll Disagree
Over Word Meanings.
London Standard.!
It is plain that the present generation are
not likely to acquire any very accurate
knowledge of the Egyptian writings known
io scholars as the "Book of the Dead." M.
Benouf. in his piper read before the Society
of Biblical Archaeology, told his hearers that
the labor of collating the manuscripts "ith
each other, with the writings in existing
coffins and walls, would in itself occupy
fifty years. Then there is the disadvantage
that Egyptologists differ widely from each
other as to the meaning of words; so that
by the time one has made a translation and
prepared it for the press, others discover
that many of the words have an entirely
different meaning to that assigned to them.
He instanced the case of a word translated
in Dr. Birch's work as "gate," but which is
hot declared to mean the "lower world."
Now, the difference between a gate aud
the lower world is, to say the least, con
siderable; aud as it is possible that, in the
course of a year or two, some Egyptologists
will discover that the translations rre
equally erroneous, and that the word really
means an apple tarl, it is to be feared that,
centuries must elapse before the appearauce
of such a translation of the "Book of the
Dead" as will obtain the approval of all
Egyptologists, and mav bo accepted by the
world as really giving an approximate
notion of the "contents of the original.
Egyptology is one of the most fascinating
of sciences, as it demands not only vast
learning and' unlimited patience, but a
brilliant and fertile imagination.
JOHNSTOWH CHURCHES MINUS GAS.
The Fluid Turned Off by the Company In
Alleged Violation or Contract.
JOHXSTOvre, Dec. 27. Special. When
the Westmoreland and Cambria Gas Com
pany obtained its franchise in this city it
agreed to furnish gas free to all the churches
and public buildings. A short time ago
the company refused to turn on the gas iu
two new churches , erected on the sites of
the old edifices'swept away by the flood.
To-day the company notified the churches
in the citv that, beginning with to-morrow,
they would turn the gas off in all churches
in the city. Suits are threatened to force
the company to live up to its contract.
A GRADED ME PLAN
Which G. R. Flower Thinks Would
Brine: Traction Lines to Time.
ONLY THREE CENTS TO STAND UP,
While the Hegnlar Rate Could Be Collected
From Those With Seats."
THE RETURN TO THE RAILROAD ROUTE
Sir. G. K. Flower, the well-known in
ventor, sugcests a plan to correct the over
crowding of the street cars that he thinks
deserves a patent, i Ho says: "Let an ordi
nance be passed making it a misdemeanor
for conductors to collect more than 3 cents
from any passenger for whom he cannot find
a seat. Any passenger, once having paid
for standing room, may take a seat, how
ever, without any further payment when
vacated by another passenger. This would be
just, alike to the company and passenger.
Even the right to standing room on a
crowded car is worth something to the party
carried, while the carrier is paid as a second
class fare for this much accommodation.
Such a rule would also be an inducement
for the conductor to make room on the seat
that is often monopolized by some churlish
persons that will not move an inch while
there is yet room for another to sit down,
and its financial operations would induce
the traction managers to put on more cars
and give a better service."
Fifteen in One Kelshborhood to Chance.
A gentleman living at Dallas, who travels
to and fro a great deal, said yesterday:
"There are 15 persons in my immediate
neighborhood who will change from street
cars to the Pennsylvania Railroad the first of
the year. We are tired of hanging on to
straps nine times out of ten, and seeing
crowded cars go by, in which it is often im
possible to seenre standing room, let alone a
seat. As I said before, 15 of us will buy
monthly commutation railroad tickets on
January 1, preferring a walk from a depot
to the business center to continual discom
fort on the street car?."
T. E. Mnrcell, of New York, has been
stopping at a downtown hotel for several
days- past. To a Dispatch reporter he
said: "I notice the Pittsburg people are
quite agitated upon the subject of crowded
street cars, and I must say, from my brief
experience with them, I think they are
the most crowded I ever encountered. AVe
have a good many people in New York, as
you will admit, but our cars are not any
more crowded, to say the least.
Bad as the . political svstem of
the metropolis i, the people still
have enough power to secure some return
for the valuable franchise given to the
transportation corporations. Of course,
the elevated roads are used for nearly all
traveling of any distance. When the new
cable line on" Broadway gets fairly into
operation we mav have a duplicate ot your
crowding there, hut I certainly hope not.
I have gone to the Kast Bud now three
times, making six trips, and on only one o
these did I have a seat for the entire jour
ney." '
Not Enough Power on Electric Roads.
Chief Murphy, of the Allegheny Depart
ment of Public Safety, does not see how it
is possible to escape having crowded cars,
though he admits they shonld not
be so. Yesterday he said: "The cars
in Allegheny are never btdly crowded
save in the morning and evening,
and I don't see how that can be avoided.
In every city cars are crowded at those
times. More cars would be the only way
out, but this would only work on cable
roads a.s is done in Chicago
by roping up trains. To run more
cars on the electric roads would require an
eno'rmons power; in fact, a stronger current
man is aiiuweu oy me city ununaiices. in
fact, it would be dangerous to life to have a
higher voltage than is now carried by the
street railways. Even if the traction
companies would pnt on 20 extra cars
morning and evening it would be
at an expense that would wreck those cor
porations. Besides it would be hard to get
men who would be willing to work that
way. I cannot see any remedy, though a
remedy is needed."
Other Allegheny residents seen did not
think the cars were quite so spacions. and
expressed themselves as very determined
that some way to obviate the crowding
should be provided.
Coal, Coal, Coal.
We handle, in connection with the best
Panhandle and Youghiogheny, all sizes an
thracite; also lump and crashed coal. Try
our broken sizes for stoves or ranges, best
and cheapest bituminous coal iu the market.
No' breaking up or waste in this coal.
Yards, Fourth avenue and Try street,
Libertv avenue and Thirtieth stiect. Tele
phones, 226 and 146V5-3.
Latimer, Meters & Co.
Stock-Taking
For a Few Days.
Watch
for a
. STARTLING
ANNOUNCEMENT
from us later
in the week.
435 MARKET ST 437.
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ELEGANT
CHRISTMAS GOODS
AT-
B. P. ROBERTS & SONS',
JEWELERS,
COE. FIFTH .AVE. ASV itAKKET ST.
The handsomest stock of
JEWELS, SILVER & BRIC-A-BRA
In the City.
Visit Art Boom.
Open Evenings.
UclG-Mwr
111 IS MjMrsMt
A Colored Boy Blisslne Since Christina.
Willie Johnston, a colored boy aged 9 .
years, has been missing from his home at
No. 228 Wylie arenne since Christmas
morning. His parents have looked all over
both cities, and last night Mr. Johnston
called at the Eleventh ward police station
and left his description. He is about four
feet in height, and wore a light shirt, dark
pants and coat, and had a flannel cap on.
He weighs about 75 pounds.
JOS. HOME k co:s
PENN AVINUE STORES.
This Morning . .
We put on sale the following
Special Bargains .
-IX-
Wash Goods
-AND-
Flannels.
We must make room for
new goods now on the way,
hence these very low prices:
ANDERSON'S GINGHAMS (the
real article; last year's styles) at
15c a yard.
FINE AMERICAN DRESS GING
HAMS, 25c quality at 10c a yard.
FINEST FRENCH SATINES at
toc a yard.
FRENCH CHINTZES at izc
OUTING FLANNELS, 15c ones,
reduced to 10c.
Flannelettes, Wrapper Patterns,
reduced to 10c from 15c
Two lots extra fine
PRINTED FRENCH
FLANNELS,
70c and 75c qualities reduced to 35c
and 48c a yard.
ALL REMNANTS OF FLAN
NELS marked down.
Come to this sale early to secure
choice of styles in these great bar
gains. JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN ATE
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Hugus & Hacke.
' All previous offerings supplemented
by others even greater for this LAST
WEEK of our
'INVENTORY SALE.
BLACK GOODS.
All wool French Serge, 40 in.
wide, at 50c ayard, usual 65c quality.
All wool Henrietta, 46 in. wide, at
75c a yard; a very decided bargain.
All wool French Serge, 50 in.
wide, at $1 ayard; was considered
extra value heretofore at Si. 25.
COLORED DRESS GOODS.
All our regular $1 to S3 French,
English and Scotch Novelty Dress
Goods have been subjected to a gen
eral MARK DOWN, to J4 the
price being taken from each piece.
Plushes at 75c a yard. All the
balance of our 24 in. wide Silk
Plushes; prices heretofore $1.25,
1.50 and $2.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
The very low prices At which all
garments in this department, cloth
plush and seal, will be marked this
week should materially reduce the
collection before we takestock.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St:
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