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THE P1TTSBUR& DISPATCH. SATURDAY. JANUARY 2, 1R92.
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veneration of her father's memory, she-had
come hither from France.
Dress Ketorni Not In It.
There was a deal of significance, consider
ing the sort of amalgamation, or rather at
tempted mixing of oil and wafer that lately
brought Delsartism and dress reform or
artistic dress in a curious fellowship, in a
reply given to a question of this sort put to
Madame Del Sarte. When asked if her
father advoecatd dress reform, her
beautiful eyes wore for a moment
a puzHcd ' questioning expression.
Then she threw up her hands vigor
onslr, shrugged her shoulders, shook licr
head and said "Yo;i," emphatically.
"When she grew calmer she explained that
Delsartcism related only to tl-c intel
lectual clothing and hot to'the bodily. For
a marvelous csample of the wonderful
power obtained over the facial expression
Madame Del Sarte demonstrated the possi
bilitv of raising and dropping the corners
of the evebrows. It only lequires one to
makean effort to try and dolikeuisc to under
stand the difficulty of the task. Of course
this is but the mechanism, bat Del Sarte's
have siren you a reason; I am not bound to
lurnish vou with an understanding." Del
attc couldn't gie his pupil "hat the
Creator had denied them, but he could vast
ly improc what He chose to endow them
with.
Madame Del Sarte during the talk ex
plained that her fatner's system of vocali
zation wa- entirely unknown in America.
She exemplified afterward, by leciting a
table from La Fontaine, the perfection to
which the master had developed this branch
of his work. In her reading there seemed
to he a thousand gradations of feeling to be
described, and for every one there was a
corresponing inflection of her beautifully
trained oiee. It would be a delight to
listen to her for hours as she reads
The Name and lt Spelling.
The dual spelling of Del Sarte, which has
excited a good deal of curiosity in America,
ue-cplained by Madam' Del Sarte thus:
For professional purposes Francois Del
Sarte spelled his name thus. Del Sarte; at
home, in the social world, which he visited
little and cared for less, the name was
written in one Delsarte, as it b familiar to
u here.
Though Madame Del Sarte was the favor
ite child, she was not the only one. There
were two bovs and another girl. The sons
are dead, and the daughter is a professor in
the Julieu Academy. Gastave Del Sarte
died in 1S(", earritdoff by the cholera, and
his deatli almost broke the old
lather's luart. He uas a very
clever young man, aim was to have been an
actor. Dumas fils took an interest in the
youth and wished him to make his debut at
the Gymnase, which he was preparing to do
when attacked by the fatal disease. Xavier,
the other brother, was another genius in
this wonderfully gifted family. They
had a wcaltii of intellect jto
inherit from, for Madame Francois,
the nother. was a wonderful woman, and a
cousin of lli7et, the composer of the opera
"Carmen." At 11 years of age she won
a prize in the l'aris Conservatory, at 12 she
was a professor and at 20 she was a wife a
wife and Madam Del Sarte. As a companion
and teacher she was sc.ircslv less
successful than her husband, and young
American girls sent to Parisian schools
thought it a privilege to enter the house
hold of Madame Del Sarte. She was very
fond of accompanying them to the opera
and theater, and loved to train their facul
ties of discrimination. It is for this mother,
who died last spring, that Madame Del
Sarte mourns.
VihySho Uears Father's Jia-.if.
Concerning another curious tact that
Madame Del Sarte, who is married, bears her
father's name it appears that a daughter
inheriting estates or wishing to preserve a
name front perishing may attach her
patronymic to her husband's name. Mon
sieur Gcraldy undergoes the penalty of
marrying the daughter of a famous man, his
name preceding that of his wife's maiden
surname and being separated from it by a
dash. "Were he in America, no doubt, he
n mid have to bear with being irreverently
dubbed Mr. Del Sarte.
Resides her fine intellectual development,
Madame Del Sarte is a cle cr artist and a
thoroughly trained musician. InXew York
she has also delighted visitorsat Mrs. Have
mcyer's private little symposiums with her
taste in singing. Her visit to America will
necessarily be of short duration, and is
likely a matter of only a few weeks.
Thus prettily docs Madame Del Sarte tell
how her father tiist discovered what after
ward led up to his famous system of Del
sartism. Grown tiled of commcrc , that t:n
kitid step-mother ol many agreat man, Del
Sarte turned to the stage. His teacher
wished him to expres n sentiment. and gave
liim its accompanying gesture. The fine
instinct ot the pupil icfused it
as incorrect. He was awkward. He
v.as discouraged and in despair. Sud-
ucniy, as ne walKeil anu muscil, he saw in
real life an unconscious delineation of the
Sentiment he sought, which was directly
opposed to that of his teacher. Tn "a
moment of inspiration Del Sarte realized
that Xature must be his teacher, and there
upon Del Sartism was conceived.
Del Sarte pare at home, where the greater
number of his pupils was taught, lived in a
honse that had an historical past. It was a
little pavillion a favorite hunting lodge of
Henri IX., situated in the QuarlUr tin view
Cliaillot. It was, of course, modernized
for its Nineteenth Century occupant,
bnt so skillfully was this done that it
retained all its old characteristics. It
exists no more, and in its place is one of the
large avenues leading to theArcdeTri
omphe. Thus modern Paris, in its maich of
progress, ruthlessly destrojed the hunting
lodge of one of its most lamous monarchs
and the habitation of one of its most widely
known teachers.
Makion Crawford Gallahee.
DRANK A HEALTH TO DEATH.
George Briggs' Novel New Tear's Celebra
tion Tempted Iate, but JI! Thread of
Life Tt as Too Tough Tried to Poison
His VWIe.
The most novel New Year's celebration
yesterday was that of George Priggs, who
eschewed the "Brown October ale," and
pledged a health to Death in paris green,
and then kicked because his wife
would not join him in a glass.
Bricks has seen almost .lO wiuters
of this stormy -w orld. He was a G. A. It.
man, and strangest of all had been a sol
dier and possessed a record. He had a bul
let hole in his leg and a pension. The
latterhe deemed wasnot commensurate w ith
life, and so he tried to reduce life to the
minimum. Alas, his thread of life proved
tougher than tiie camiifire stories lie
told.
and in the hands ot the latcs he
proven too naroy ior tne snear., even
though aided by strong poison and one
physician.
ISriggs greatest trouble was his drinking
habit, :i disease which he'd contracted in
the wars. It landed him often in Central
sta'ion, and added greatly to his woes a?
well as used up all his pension. His wound
of late has been running, and yesterday his
patience gave out and so did his cash, when
lie had paid his last 10 cents for paris green
at Foster's drugstore on Washington ave
nue, Allegheny He had reasoned it all
out, and found that on such limited capital
it were easier to end life in one glass than
take one drink and then still long for more.
He further feared tliat drear eternity
would lonely be without his wife, ami
tiierefore added a portion to her tea. She
rclused to drink, but lie did and straightway
fell over, but a stomach puinp and doctor
brought him back to consciousness and life.
Kow lie declares that if he is compelled to
recover he will once more dance with death
and if, in good luck, cross the border.
Prison Board Monthly BIcctli:.
The County Prison Board meets in reg
ular monthly session at 9 o'clock this
morning. The business will be routine ex
cept that the annual report ot the "Warden
will be presented. The appointment of
new quarterly committees of the board will
also be made.
ILKENNY BATTLE
Expected at the Meeting of
the Democratic County
Committee To-Day.
JOINTS OF THE CONTEST.
It Isa Straight Fight Against the
State Administration.
GUFFEY.'PEOPLE CLAIM A VICTORY.
The Hardest straggle Will Be the
Between Jilcs and Clark.
One
ITALIAN REPUBLICAN CLUB FORMED
The Democratic Committee of Allegheny
cnunty will meet in Common Council Cham
ber. City Hall, at 11 o'clock this morning,
to e!ec; members of the State Central Com
mittee. The meeting, it is believed, will
be the largest ever held by the committee,
and unless all signs fail it will be the live
liest ever known to the Democracy of Alle
gheny county. The committee is made up
ot about 409 delegates.
In the Forty-second Senatoiial district
James Tracy and John Sullivan are the can
didates for membership of the State Com
mittee. Sullivan is a pronounced Harrity
man. while Tracy is opposed to the Secre
tary of Slate. In the Forty-third district
Alderman McKenna will be chosen the
member ot the State Committee. He is a
pronounced Guffey man. In the Forty
fourth district James Clark and John Jiloi
are the candidates for the place on the State
Committer. Clark is a Guffey man while
Jile--, who is employed in the State Depart
ment at Harrisburg, is for Harrity, his
chief. In the Forty-fifth district P. Foley
will be the State Committee man without
opposition. He is a Harrity map.
The roint of the Contes
The contest in the County Committee this
morning will be made between Guffey and
Harrity, who are candidates for W. I.
Scotfs place on the National Committee.
Guffey's friend, contend that the Harrit y
people should not have made a light in
Allegheny county, and it has been arranged
that no matter who is named ior the State
Committer they will be instructed to vote
for Guffey for the National Committee.
The resolution instructing for Guffey will
be vigorously opposed by the Harr.'ty peo
ple and on this issue the committee will
divide and may split.
The fight on either sidi will be in compe
tent nauas. j.ne same political warriors
who have been making the Jiles-Clark
struggle will be arrayed against each other
in the committee meeting to-day, and it is
not unlikely that a large haji will be neces
sary to hold the members.
P. Foley, who wih lead the Harrity
forces, said last last niglu that the County
Committee has no authority to instruct the
State committeemen. In his opinion he is
backed by Commissioner IJovle. who is
helping Jiles in li': fight. Chairman Bren
ner: T. O'Lcary, John B. Larkin. Alderman
McKenna, Thomas Mullen and other Dem
ocrats of their class, who have been making
the fight for Clark, will lead the Guffey
forces. They will see to it that the mem
bers of the State Committee arc instructed
for Guffey, and they say that only Guffey
men will be sent as members of the State
committee.
ISrennen Has a Xcir Scheme.
It was said last night that the entire
County Committee could act in electing the
State Committeemen. "We are not bound
by one district," Mr. Brennen said. Such
an arrangement would be a surprise to the
Jiles people and would likely guarantee
thairdefeat. It is not likely, however, that
such a plan will be adopted and the mem
bers from the four districts in the county
will likely be allowed to act separately iu
naming their representatives.
In a great many districts in the county
where members of the County Committee
are not elected by popular vote in their dis
tricts Chairman "Brennen, by the authority
of his position this year, as in former years,
filled the committee by appointment. The
Jiles people complained yesterday that in
this way the committee was set up against
them. Chairman. Brennen said last niht
that in filling out the committee he acted
for the best interests of the party. In sup
port of his areument Mr. Brennen said that
on Monday Mr. Wallace, who is a brothe--in-law
of Mr. Jiles, came to him and asked
that he placed on the committee from one
of the Lawrenceville districts. His request
was granted. Yesterday it was discovered
that Wallace does not live in the district he
had been appointed to represent.
"That is the way the Chairman would be
imposed on if he did not act independently
of both sides in making up the committee,"
Mr. Brennen said last night It is. probable
that Mr. Walker's scat will be contested to
day, and he will be thrown out it the com
mittee find misrepresentation.
AVhero the Tisht Is Hottest.
The Jiles-Clark fight attracted the atten
tion of all the Democratic politicians yes
terday. Both sides are active and much
effective work was done. Each claims the
victory, but neither side was willing to give
out figures or make any public estimate of
their fight. In the Jiles-Clark district
there are 133 members of the County Com
mittee. The district includes Lawrence
ville, B-addock, Mclvcesport and the
surrounding country and Millvalc, Sharps
burg, Ktna, Tarentum, Springdale and the
country surrounding those towns. In the
country Jiles is especially strong, but his
opposition are confident that they can
whip him. They ciaim they are not mak
ing the fight against Jiles personally, but
are endeavoring to rebuke the attempt of
Mr. Harrity to get the members of the
committee from Mr. Guffey's county.
The fight between Tracy and Sullivan in
the Allegheny district is decidedly lively,
but has not attracted much outside atten
tion. It is denied that Tracy will be
elected, but the Sullivan people have not
yet abandoned the contest.
Alderman McKenna and his friends are
bitter in their denunciation of Mr. Harrity.
They allege that Harrity could have had the
delegation, and that there would have been
no contest in the county if he had asked for
the delegates, and had not sent one of hi3
employes into Mr. Gufiey's district. The
contest has now resolved into a fight against
the State administration, and it promises to
give the party in Allegheny county a lively
showing up.
ITALIAN REPUBLICANS.
A Club of 67 Members Organized in Pitts
burg The Ilrst of Its Kind in ths
Country A Sign of Interest In American
Politics.
The United Italian Republican Club of
Pittsburg has been organized, with a mem
bership of 07. It is the first club of its
kind in America, and is peculiar on ac
count of the fact that Italians have hitherto
taken little acthc interest in American
politics. The members of the Pittsburg
club compose the better class of Italians,
who have become citizens of this country
and will strive to get their countrymen to
become naturalized. A prominent mem
ber of the club, in explaining its objects,
stated yesterday that active political work
would be commenced at once.
"Other nationalities taKe part in Ameri
can affairs, and there is no reason why we
should not,"he continued.J'The better class
of Italians, make as good citizens as Ger
mans or Irish, and should be recognized and
protected in the same manner. It is to
make better citizens of ourselves and our
countrymen that we have formed a club.
When Italians come to America, no one
goes after them to get them to declare
allegiance to the United States, and through
ncsrlect they do not do so. We will attend
to that work, and at the same time we will
use argument to prove that the Republican
party represents the best principles lor
American citizens.
"We will take part in all campaigns
local as well as State and national. Dur
ing the Presidental campaign it will be a
marching club and with the Christopher
Columbus band will appear in all parades.
On election day. the members of the club
will see that the Italians who are eligible
come to the polls and will endeavor to
have them vote for the Republican candi
dates. Besides its political work, the club
intends in a general way to look after the
interests of Italians in Alledieny county.
One of the things it will endeavor to do, is
to have the Italian residents form closer
relationship with Americans and at
tempt to learn the customs
in this country. The term 'Italian
colony' is one of" the greatest curses to the
race. It leads them to live together, ami
they are then looked down upon by Ameri
cans. If they would spread out and be
come independent of each other, they would
not maintain their nationality to such an
extent and would consequently be received
with more welcome into American circles.
The Italian Republican Club has been or
ganized without consultation with profes
sional politicians."
The president of the new club is Dr. Nar
dyz, and the secretary. Joseph Parnelli.
Mr. Bonistalli, the prominent macaroni
manufacturer, is also a member.
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A BOYCOTT DECLARED.
The Latest Move in the Second Avenne
Street Car Strike Troublo Was Kxpected
Along the Line Lust Night, bat None
Occurred.
There were no new developments in the
strike on the Second avenue line. Ten cars
wer in operation, and the old employes
were accompanied by new ones, who were
being taught the road. It was rumored that
trouble was expected last night along the
line from hoodlums, but a trip over the
road at 10 o'clock developed nothing but
peace and quietness. Not even a derisive
hoot was heard during the entire trip. The
Executive Committee of D. A. 3 issued the
following circular in regard to the strike:
To whom It mar concern:
This is to certify that the Second avenue
line is employing non-union men In place
of union men, discharged because ot their
adherence to organization. The manager,
W. .1. Hums, savs lie docs not care for organi
zations, and is determined togctalonsr with
out their aid. It behooves every law-abiding
nnd American citizen to give lis their sup
port in icfuiing to patronizo a road that is
continued and operated by such un-American
ideas. Oiganized workmen, whore
ever found, should do their, utmost
in a quiet, peaceable way to frustiate
those who are working nny injury to them,
as in the case of the Second Avenne line.
Men were discharged because they belonged
to the oi conization. The head officers were
fli st discharged, and w hen an investigation
was sought the company refused point blank
to confer with their own men or officers of
the organization. Xo other course could be
taken other than to rike or give up organi
zation. Wo theieforo prefericd the former,
after all honorable efforts ha vine tailed to
accomplish an amicible settlement.
By order of the Executive Hoard D. A. 3.
II. F. Demi-set, Master Workman.
S. HocHSTETTint, Secretary.
AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
A Itevolver Used In a New Year's Celebra
tion Knoch Anbrick, Aged 18, Will
Frobably Die Another Boy Placed
Under Arrest.
Enoch Aubrick, 18 years old, was acci
dentally shot through the body by John
Sefton yesterday afternoon and it is prob
able that he will die from the result. It
appears that, Aubrick and Sefton, who are
about the same age, were celebrating New
Year's Day up the Four-Mile Bun by firing
offa revolver. It came Sefton's turn to
fire, and while handling the revolver it was
accidentally discharged, the ball striking
Aubrick just below the heart, passing
through the body and coming out of the back.
Aubrick was carried to the office of Dr.
O'Brien, who dressed the wound and stated
that the patient could not possibly recover.
Sefton was arrested by Officer Welsh and
locked itp in the Fourteenth ward station.
The prisoner stated that after the-shooting
he threw the revolver away, but where he
could not say. Both boys are mill workers
and' live in the neighborhood of Four Mile
Run.
BAKE failures vicorons'v discussed by
Shirley Daro for TIIE DISPATCH to-morrow.
HOT BEADY FOE FIEST GEADE.
The Postofflce Business for This Tear Not
Kxpected tn Beach SfiOO.OOO.
Last year in the mailing department of
the Pittsburg postofiice were handled 50,
090.710 letter' and papers, an increase of
14,080,190 over 1890. The number of letters
distributed were 43,260,760, against 32,300,
320 in 1890. The errors made in letters in
the preceding year were 3,784; but last
year only 3,044, or only one error ior
every 11,872 letters handled. The number of
papers handled was 10,720,950, an increase
of 3,127,650 over the year before. In all
thpse there were only 55G errors, that is.
only one paper in 30,090 did not reach its
regarded as a remarkable one in point of
accuracy.
Though the increase for the year is great, J
it is nof deemed sufficient to raise thp Pitts- !
burg office to the first grade of nrst-class
postoffices. There are 14 grades of first class
offices and Pittsburg is in the second class,
doing r. business of over ?500,000 a year.
Those in the first grade must do ?G00,000 or
over. New York, Chicago, San Francisco
and a few of the other larger cities are in
this grade. The offices are graded in March
when the fiscal year ends, and it was hoped
last vcar to gam a place there, but receipts
fell short by 32,000. This year the outlook
is not much better, though it would add an
other thousand to the Postmaster's salary.
Canada Interested In ho Word's Fair.
Judge Letellicr, of Toronto, has been
visiting Chris Dickson for several days. Ho
went home last evening. The Judge was
formerly a member ot the Canadian Parlia
ment, and belongs to the French-Canadian,
or Catholic party. He said, the question
of annexing Canada to the United States
was too young for serious discussion, and he
intimated that it would take years to har
monize the conditions. He added, that all
the provinces in the Dominion would be
well represented at the World's Fair, and
Newfoundland will probably have a special
exhibit. He is well pleased with Premier
Abbott, but he preferred Thomson of the
Catholic party.
Mary Long Balded Once3Iore.
Mary Long, of the Southside, who only
returned from the workhouse a few days
ago, had her house on Enon alley raided by
the police yesterday afternoon. She and
five men were looked up. Her neighbors
entered a complaint to the police that on
the previous night the inmates began drink
ing and raising a disturbance, and yester
day alternooh the noise became unbearable.
Those looked up with her gave the names of
Julius and David Stoker, David Morgan,
John O'Donuell and Frank Gelshon.
TALKING to Mars through Kdison'g blc
telephone Is not an Impossibility, according
to Camilla Plammarion's article for TUB
DISPATCH to-morrow.
Dn. B. MHaijna. Eye, car, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720
Peuu street, Pittsburg, fa. . ssu
AFTER TIIE BREWERS.
The Northside Eetailers Insist on
Them Living Up to the Law.
DETECTIVE HESSER IS AT WORK.
A Halt Called on the Practice of Celling
Beer From the Wagons.
CLUBS TO RECEIVE ATTENTION, TOO
The Korthside Liquor Protective Asso
ciation will branch out on a new line with
the beginning of the year and has deter
mined to enforce obedience to the law by
the local breweries. It is claimed that they
do what is in reality a retail business, and it
is proposed to hold them down to the mark.
The violation which it is claimed
has been committed is the ped
dling of quarters and eighths through
town without orders having been received.
Detective Hesser, of the Northside Pro
tective Association, will take the lead in
stoppine it.
Iu speaking of what is to be
done, a member of the association
said: Some Allegheny county breweries
send out wagons that huckster kegs of beer
along the street in much the same manner
as garden vegetables are sold They go out
in full force on Saturday especially, nnd do
a big business with people who would not
think of going to a brewery and leaving an
order. It is a clear violation of the law
and attracts business from the retail dealers.
We pay a license to conduct our
business and want protection. If the
county won't give it to us we will enforce
the law ourselves, and will go after the
breweries with as much determination as
we did with the speak-easies.
The Decline of the Speak-Basies.
"As a result of Detective Hesser's work
there are not more than a dozen speak
easies open during the week in Allegheny.
They may be open on Sunday, but that
makes no difference to us. Another result
which the association has achieved is the
enforcing of the law with regard to recti
fiers selling liquor in quantities of a quart.
We have "received promises from all the
wholesalers that they will stop this prac
tice at the first of the year. It will be a
great inconvenience to them, but they must
obey the law "
Detective Hesser stated yesterday that he
has information to the effect that a number
of the clubs in Allegheny will apply for
license the coming year. It will be a new
move, and he intends to prevent it, if possi
ble, bv showing in License Court that the
clubs have been selling liquor right along,
and that to license them would be the same
as licensing a speak-easy.
"I will probably commence a crnsade
against the clubs soon," he continued. The
liquor dealers wi'l have to pay S1.000 license
for next year and cannot afford to have
their business taken away by clubs, whether
they are conducted on an extensive scale or
are simply drinking places.
Snre to Taclcle the Clnbs.
"We thought of this move some time ago
and will take it whether Pittsburg dealers
do or not. Allegheny is keeping pretty
close to the liquor laws now ana if the
Pittsburg association does as good work as
has been done on the Korthside, Allegheny
county will have a good record."
Max Schneider does not believe that the
mistake in amending the Brooks law will
have the effect of knocking out the portion,
which requires a 51,000 fee to be paid this
year. All talk to the contrary, he thought,
came from the attorneys who do not want to
lose their License Court business, and who
expect to make some money contesting the
amendment to the Brooks law. The intent
of.the law, he ad, was what would be
taken, and he thought Ifc'folly to attempt to
evade it.
Attorney Wise said yesterday that in his
judgment the amendment relating to bonds
men would be inoperative and did not
amend, but that the amendment increasing
the license fee from .j00 to ?1,000 is not
affected by the failure of the other amend
ment. Will Stand t!i- Legal Test.
William B. Rodgers, usually accepted as
authority, said yesterday that, while he had
not looked into the matter closely, he be
lieved that the bungled amendment would
stand the legal test without failure. He
believes that the error in date is the only
thing wrong with the amendment, nnd in
support of his opinion he cited a decision
of the Supreme Court in a parallel case.
In 18G9 Allegheny City contracted with
John D. Hastings to grade and
pave certain streets of the city.
Before the contract was completed
labor troubles arose. The contractor was
compelled to pay higher wages and the City
Councils passed a resolution increasing the
contractor's pay for the job. Another con
tract was then entered into. The resolution
was not recorded and the case was taken to
court on that ground. The court decided
against the contractor. A curative act was
then presented to and passed by the Legis
lature. In the title of the act the date of
the new contract was used instead of the
date of the resolution. The error was dis
covered after the Legislature adjourned.
The Brsalt of an Appeal.
The case was again taken into court.
Judge Kirkpatrick decided that the error
in d-ites invalidated the act. An appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court, and in a
lengthy opinion Chief Justice Agnew de
cided that the error in dates aid destroy the
intention and pumosc of the Lecisla'ture,
and that the act must stand. This, now,
Itodgers says, is the only authority on such
a case in Pennsylvania.
In theface of Judge Slaglc's order that
the applications for licenses must be made
out as they were made out before the amend
ment was passed, the discussion from a
legal standpoint will likely be carried ou
until a decision satisfactory to both sides is
reached or the matter is decided by the Su
preme Court. In the meantime the liquor
people are still plodding about knee-dienin
uncertainty and they are anxious for a final
decision.
IL1JIJIAIUOS, the astronomer, thinks
we may sometime communicate with the
people of Mars by means or Edison's big
telrphone. See THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
Opening of the Tableware Uxhlblt.
The annual tableware exhibit at the Mo
nongahela House will begin on Monday,
About 20 aents have secured rooms and 30
are expected. Several have been on the
ground for the last week getting their 'ex
hibits into shape. The trade has been a
little disappointing for two years, bnt the
drummers think business will be good this
season. Buyers from all parts of the States
make pilgrimages to Pittsburg about this
time, aud thonsarids of dollars' worth of
goods are sold here at these openings.
Among the buyers already on hand are Ed
ward Abramson, San Francisco, and Mr.
Sellers, of Portland.
Gallinirer, Jeweler,
Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenue.
Call and see him.
OF THE DISPATCH AT
107 FEDERAL ST.
Is open every day except Snnday until O P.
M. Advertlsf ments will be repeived up to
that hour for Insertion the next inorning at
regular rates. j
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THE CONSOLIDATED LINES.
More Bnslness Done on the Daqnesne Than
the Fifth Avenne Now The First Day
tinder the New Management Profits on
Night Cars.
The first day's business of the consoli
dated traction lines under the new manage
ment was highly gratifying to all concerned.
The Duquesne line hauled nearly 33,000
passengers, yielding about 51,675, while
the Fifth avenue line did a little
over 51,000 worth of business for the
day. The experiment of running the all
night cars every 15 minutes, from 12:30 to 5
o'clock yesterday morning, proved highly
successful. About 580 was collected for
fares, ot whicli about S18 went for expenses,
givin? a profit of f02 for the
operating companies. This i3 about
three times the average business
of the all-night cars on the Duquesne
line since their introduction. The figures
of yesterday's busiuess on the two lines
show about the same comparison of daily
receipts that have prevailed ever since the
5-cent fares were restored on the cable
road. The receipts have not been as large,
of course, but the Duquesne line has been
doing the largest business by a third. Last
Sunday's receipts on "the Duquesne
amounted to about ?1,400, while those of the
cable road did not exceed 5700. The average
diily receipts on the Duquesne since the
cable road restored 5-cent fares, has been
about 51,250, the cable road running behind
irom avo to toOO per day.
This state of affairs has, no doubt, given
much satisfaction to the magnates of the
Duquesne line as showing the popularity of
their route when placed on even terms in
the matter of fares with its former rival,
and it is also evidently the cause of the
pleasant complacency with which the
Duquesne officials contemplate the propo
sition of Thomas Bigelow to have the com
bine of the two companies abrogated
lhrough the intervention of the courts.
The intention of the new management to
run the lines to the best advantage of the
public is maintained by the officers. E. B.
McDowell, the new dispatcher at the Belle
field car barn, said last night:
"We have prepared two new schedules tor
the Duquesne line, but have discarded
both and are still running on the old
schedule. It will probably take a
week or more to get a schedule that will be
a real improvement on the old one, but we
will work away at il until we succeed. As
soon as the proposed changes for the accom
modation ot the branch lines are completed
it will be easier to fix up a good running
card. I have been watching the traffic
of the Duquesne line for a few days and
I calculate that one-half the traffic
comes from the Wilkinsburg branch.
When the trouble is settled over the con
nection at Fifth and Highland avenues so
that we can transfer the Wilkinsburg pas
sengers to the cable road at that point,
fewer cars will be required on the main line
of the Duquesne to give even a better ser
vice than is given now. If our calculations
prove to be correct on this point it is prob
able that the number of through cars on the
Duquesne will be reduced slightly, but not
enough to lessen the public convenience."
BURGLARS IN OAKL4ND.
One of Them Kansacks John 7f. Haztett'fl
Home and Steals a Lot of Jewelry He
Is Seen Climbing Down Over a Side
Torch.
Another bold robbery occurred in Oak
land last nisht. About 8:30 o'clock a thief
entered the house of John N". Hazlett, city
editor of the Leader, on Ward street, Oak
land, while the members of the family were
in the house and stole several hundred dol
lars' worth of jewelry. At the time stated
Mrs. Hazlett and her daughter were in the
parlor entertaining company. The thief, it
was conjectured, either sneaked in the front
door and upstairs or climbed upon the roof
of the porch and entered a window. He
proceeded to a front bedroom, which he
ransacked. He pried the lock off a
wardrobe, and, finding a tin box, broke
it open and took its contents. They con
sisted of several gold watches and other
articles and mortgages and valuable lodge
papers belonging to Mr. Hazlett. He also
went through a trunk and other articles and
took everything of value. When through
he got out on the roof of the front porch
and slipped down to the ground. As he
was getting down a lady walking along
Ward street saw him, and. running to the
window, she notified Miss Hazlett. The
latter was just in time to see him reach
the ground and run around to the
rear of the house and disappear.
The police were at once notified
of the affair and an inventory taken of the
missing articles. They consisted of a gold
watch, with the name Joseph Murray
Hazlett scratched on. the outside case, an
open face cold watch, a gold watch case, two
pairs of gold bracelets, a pair of gold spec
tacles, 10 in money, a number ot trinkets
and the valuable papers. But a short time
before the thief was seen Miss Hazlett had
been upstairs to turn down the light, and
it is thought the man was then hiding in
the room.
Mr. Hazlett at the time was out searching
for some trace of his watchdog, which had
been stolen the night before. It is now be
lieved that the thief stole the dog first to
leave him a clear path. As soon as the
police were notified a search was commenced
for the robbers. Two men were arrested on
suspicion, bnt Miss Hazlett and the lady
who had seen the robber failed to identify
cither of them. One givine his name as
John Bates, a driver, of the East End, was
discharged. The other gave his name as
Fitzsimmons, from Beaver. He was locked
up until this morning. The police officials
say that the work was that of an expert.
BDRDiTTTn talks nbont 111", dangers nf
prophecy for readers or THE DISPATCH
to-morrow.
ThleiesFind a lilch Graft.
Between 6 and 7 o'clock last evening,
thieves gained an entrance to the house of
James Orr, 23 Sixth avenue, and stole a
sealskin sacque and three diamond rings.
The family were absent at the time and tne
thieves gained entrance by forcing open a
door. The sealskin sacque was sub
sequently recovered by the police, it
having been found on the roof where it had
been thrown. The diamonds were not
found. The police are still at work on the
case.
Changes .Among the Pojice.
The regular monthly changes in the po
lice department went into effect yesterday.
Inspector Silvis will have charge of the
First district during the coming month.
Inspector McKclvy goes to the East End
and Inspector Whitehouse will have charge
of the Southside district. Detective Kobhi
son was returned to the First district from
the Southside. There were some other
changes made, but they were of minor im
portance. COLLIDED WITH THE LAW.
A FicsiiT occurred at the head of South
Nineteenth street yesteiday afternoon, in
which Adam Peffor received a serious in
jury to mi eye, and he may lose it entirely,
lie and John Beppert got into a dispute,
ijeppeit, it is aliened, knocked him down
and then beat him and hit liim in the ejo
with a stone. Beppert was locked tip and
Peffer was tnken to the Southside Hospital,
where the eye was attended to, after which
he was locked up.
Fred Behp.host, who claims to" be a resi
dent of Mill vale, was arrested on Liberty
stteet yesterday by Captain Denniston as a
suspicious character. It is alleged that the
piisoncrwith two companions was trying
to "flim-fl.im" an old man out of some
money.
T. J. Maiiosey, who Is wanted at Johns
town, on a chargo of larceny, was arrested
In this city yesterday afternoon hy De
tective Bendel. Ijist "night Officer Vnmer,
or Johnstown, arrived in the city and took
Jtahoney back for trial.
Ricrabd Haley, who has beon wanted for
assaulting Officers Mogan and Bnmbaugh
while they were making an arrest, was ar
rested at the Point last night and locked up
iu the Central station.
FIRST YIOLEUT DEATH
For the New Year Already Reported,
and a Coroner's Inquest Eela.
JAMES FOSTER'S LIFE MYSTERY
Will Be Forever Unsolved, and He Will Ee
Enned in rotters' Field.
OILED AITER A NIGHT'S CELEBRATION
"James Foster, age 32 years, place of
birth unknown, name of parents unknown,
nationality unknown; to be buried by the
J countv in the Potters' field."
This was the first entry on the journal of
vital statistics in the Bureau of Health of
Pittsburg for 1892. It was the only entry
made on New Year's Day. A peculiar
story, tinged with pathos, attaches to Foster's-killing.
He was intimately known to
many, yet he was unknown to all. He had
many friends who have been associated with
him since childhood, yet no one ever
knew his parents or where ho was
born. If he knew himself he never
told. From boyhood he refused to talk on
the subject. He would never bear a refer
ence to it in manhood, and with him will
carried to-day to a grave in the county's
buryiug lot his life's secret.
Tli, Secrets of Seven Tears.
James Foster lived with Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Hall, near Homestead. He had lived
with this couple since he was seven years
old. Foster came to their house then.
They had never been able to find out any
thing whatever of his life prior to his com
ing to their honse. They have known his
every movement since.
On New Year's eve, Foster with a num
ber of his associates came to Pittsburs,
where they joined with many merrv mak
ers in celebrating the death and birth of the
old and new years. The party missed the
last train for home. They continued their
revelry long into the night. The group
scattered toward morning and just as the
day was breaking Foster started alone to
walk to his home. He was sober. His
nisrht's pleasure had wearied him, however,
and when near Hazelwood.on the Baltimore
and Ohio road, he was run down by a train
and instantly killed. He was carried
by the train that killed him to Braddock.
Coroner McDowell was notified. He went
to Braddock yesterday mornins. He had
just taken charge of the mangled body when
Mr. and Mrs. Hall arrived at the under
taking rooms. They had heard of Foster's
ending and they had come to identify the
body. Mrs. Hall was much affected.
There Was tittle to Tell.
At the inquest the HalisLwere the only
witnesses outside of the railroad men who
had seen him killed. Mr. Hall told how
Foster had come to them when a boy 7 years
old. How he had held as sacred the story
of his life no to that time. How he ha'd
been faithful, industrious and sober, and
how lie had left them the evening previous,
saying he would return that night. That
was the substance of their testimony. Ac
cidental death was the verdict of the Coro
ner's jury. At the time of the killing
Foster was well dressed. He looked a
thrifty, careful man.
After the inquest the Coroner attempted
to have the body turned over to the Halls
for burial. They, however, refused to re
ceive their dead friend, and the undertaker
was instructed to burv the body at the
county's expense. The burial will occur to
day. His grave will be marked bv his
name, but to those who knew him best he
will still be unknown.
Attacked by 5svac Bnll.
Instead of spendinga pleasant New Year's
evening and visiting one of the theaters, as
he anticipated, John Hoffman laid on a cot
in the West Penn Hospital, and ruminated
on the uncertainties of life. Hoffman is a
resident of Bankin station, on the B. &. O.
road, and decided to come to the city last
evening and enjoy himself. He hurried,
however, to catch the train, and cut across
afield. A large bull was in the field, and
attacked him as soon as it saw him. He
was tossed in the air, and when he came
down, gored horribly. He was rescued bv
the train men and brought to the city, and
removed to the West Penn Hospital in the
ambulance.
Patrick Mahon Burned by Hot Metal.
Patrick Mahon. a furnacem n employed
at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, was
brought to the Mercy Hospital yesterday,
suffering from a badly burned right foot and
leg. He was cmaged running hot metal
into the molds when he lost hisbalance and
fell into the metal.
NOT CAUSED BY LACK OF WATEK.
An Investigation Into the Boiler Explosion
at Beck's Itnn.
Alexander Bove, who was injured in the
explosion of the "dinky" engine on the
Beck's Bun road on Thursday, denies that
the accident occurred by a lack of sufficient
water in the boiler. On the contrary, he
says he examined it a short time before the
explosion occurred, tand it had three gauges
of water.
An examination was made of the boiler
yesterday, and it was found that where the
break occurred the plate was not over 1-32
of an inch in thickness. Love is in a fair
way of recovery, although the injury on the
head is of a serious nature.
Colorado Oil Not Worth Talking About.
W. E. Johnston, manager of the Florence
Oil Befinery in Colorado, was at the Ander
son yesterday. He denied that his plant
was owned by the Standard, but he ad
mitted that they worked with them. lie
laughed at the stories that the Standard was
reducing the price of oil to drive other re
finers out of the business in Colorado. He
said the field was too insignificant to hi
considered, and if it was in Pennsylvania
wouldn't be a drop in tli bucket. Mr.
Johnston thinks the California territory
may turn out a bonanza, as the oil is found
in sand there, while it percolates through
the shale in Colorado.
A Change in the Press Club Itinerary.
The special train bearing the Press Club
delegates to the International League con
vention at San Francisco will not pass
through Pittsburg. A change has been
made in the transportation arrangements by
which the JTew York Central road and the
Wagner palace cars will be used. The train
will leave New York at 10 A. 31., Wednes
day, January 0, and the Pittsburg delegates
will join the party that evening cither at
Erie or Cleveland.
A GREAT DRIVE
In the Price or Men's Overcoats SO 00 for
O110 To-Day.
Here is a eh nee that no one can afford to
overlook. Your choice of 500 men's blue or
black or twilled cheviot overcoat', cassi
merc cloth lined and silk velvet collar,
only 50 90. This is the way we make re
ductions from S15 to ?G 00.
P. C. C C, Pittsburg Combination Clothing
Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets, opposite the Court House. Open
to-night until 10 o'clock.
New India Silks.
This season's printed India silks to-day
at the unusual price of 50c a yard.
Jos. HOItN'E & Co.S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Special bargains in Mufllon and Astra-
Jvhan-trimmed reefers to-day at Kosenbaiim
&Co.'s. Ths
If your complaint is want of appetite, try
Angostura Bitters before meals. ttssu
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ROT A DAHGEB0U3 CROWD.
Return of Two nttsbnrzers Who Visited
the Notorious Coolers. '
George Meyers and George Mashey re
turned yesterday fromihe Fayette county
monntains, where they spent two days
hnnting. They went all.over that sectioa"
of Southern Fayette where the alleged
Cooley gang is charged with committing
unnumbered outrages. They speni a day at
the home of the Cooleys, and they brought
to Pittsburg with them a large basket of
sausages made by the Cooley boys in the
presence of the Pittsburgers.
"We talked with Frank Cooley. He was
not shot," Mr. Meyers said. ""While we
were with them Frank went out and shot a
pheasant, which we brought home with ns.
There is no such thing as the Cooley gang.
The Cooley boys are mountaineers.
They arc "uneducated and are rough
in their ways, but they are
harmless, and we rather enjoyed our visit
with them. I have no doubt," Mr. Meyers
went on, "that they would steal, and prob
ably did steal the hog from which our
sausage was made, but they do not have
couracre enough to rob houses or commit the
depredations charged against them. The
people in the neighborhood where they live
are friendly to them, and have no fears of
them. In short, the Cooleys are rough, but
they are not tongh, and, above all, they are
notdangerous."
CHRISTIAN-ITY in business Is the subj-et
of a series of papers by the K?v. Geonre
Hodges, which begins In TIIE DISPATCH
to-morrow. Ho has opinion from Pltts
bnrz'g leading business men.
Men's Smoking Jackets Closing Ont To.
Uay.
We offer to-day our entire remaining1
stock of men's smoking jackets at greatly
reduced prices.
26 at 52 50 reduced from 53.
25 at 54 reduced from $5.
30 at 55 reduced Irom $7.
33 at $7 reduced from 510.
30 at 510 reduced from 512 50 and 515.
24 at 520 reduced from P2o.
Jos. Hohxe & Co. '3
Penn Avenne Stores.
It is best to break up a catarrhal cold in
its early stages, by using Dr. D. Jayne's
Expectorant, and thereby save yourself
much risk and misery.
BIBER & EAST0N.
JANUARY, 1892.
FRENCH DRESS GOODS!
AMERICAN DRESS GOODS!
Do yon want Dress Fabrics?
Do you want Velvets or Plushes?
Do you want Silks? '
Do not rail to compare our mark-down for
January. 3Iany lots 50c on the dollar.
Warm Flannel Skirts, Quilted Satin Skirts,,
Striped Cotton Skirtings. Wool Skirtings by
the yard. All at reduced prices.
CLOAK BARGAINS
-ror.-
WOMEN, MISSES AND CHILDREN.
STRIKING REDUCTIONS!
All garments in our Cloak It ooms now
offered as genuino bargains.
Black Cheviot Keefera were $7. now $1.
Striped Cheviot Jackets were $11, now $8.
Black Cheviot Keefers, a very great seller,
full Astrakhan roll, vero$!G, now $11.
Black Cheviot Garments, atin lined," full
Astrakhan roll, were 9H, now $li.
Tan Cheviot Garments, satin lined, MinK
trimmed, were $00, now $18.
Black Cheviot Garmenti, trimmed in
Krimmer fur, were $15. now $10.
Entire Cloak stock on a similar basis.
JANUARY
SPECIAL SALE
-OF-
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS
Linen Table D.imasks, 23c, 30c, 40c, 50c.
Hucfe Towels, extra values, Sc, 10c. 12Jc up
to 25c.
Ked, white and fancy Wool Blankets now
marked to very low flirure.
Some slightly soiled Blankets, odd sets
Lace Curtains, Towels and Xaptins In
Droken dozens, at prices that must let them
out quickly.
BIBER & EAST0N,
03 AND J07 MABKET STL
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CARPETS
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REDUCED PRICES.
Our Entire Line
MOQUETTES -
At 75c, $i, $1 15, $1 25.
All Latest Styles.
With Borders to Match.
AH our Wilton, Axminster and--Body
Brussels Carpets reduced to
correspondingly low prices.
LARGE LINE
DAGHESTAN RUGSV:.,
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FUR RUGS.
At Special
Prices.
EDWARD
GR0ETZINGER,
627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE.
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WroiiftTt. stent Ransos.
CISDEP.ELLA KAXGES AND STOVES.
GAS EAXGES ASD BUOILEHS,
J. U. UARTLETT,
0C3-TT3 103 Wood streat Pittsburg. Pa
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