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DODGINGJH ISSUE.
The Law and Order Society
Tails to Commence Its
flreat Crusade.
M TIGTIMS YESTERDAY.
First Monday in Months That Infor
mations Were NottHade.
'SQUIRE EOHE DEFENDS8HIHSELF.
He Says He Is ot Responsiblesfor Actions
of the 'Society.
AGENT irCLUEE.AXDTOST.'FOLLOW SUIT
The Law and Order Society's blnff.ind
blnMer about poins to suppress Sunday
newspapers and numerous other alleged
menaces to the Puritan Sabbath seems to
hac passed away like madsummer thunder
that is accompanied by no rain. Yestcrdav
was the day Agent McClure had promised
to commence the crusade, but for reasonshc
nor no one else would explain the plan was
not carried out.
It was the first Monday fona long time
that there was no informations made
against unfortunate victims of the lynx
eyed Law and Order detective. When ex
planations were asked, however, the mys
tery of one of the roost mysterions organira
tions in existence became deeper and
darker. Everyone spoken to seemed to
feel like a school boy who hadupct a bee
hive, and like most school boys when
such unfortunate things occur,' theyblamed
it on the other fellow. Rohe
said it was McClure's fanlt that informa
tions were made against Sunday newspaper
employes. McClure said it wasrthe society.
Houston, who is a thud ot thetocietv, said
it was Yost and Yost simply said "I don't
knew." Xone of them cared to-talk about
their favorite society and still more strange
was the fact that thev wouIdn'tdiscuss the
Sundav paper. Their actions made it evi
dent that they are laying ofl to , give their
spirits a chance to get back the customary
vigor.
A Hundred Information I'it eonholed.
In the meantime, 100 nicely-written in
formations are taking up space in Alderman
Hclie's office. The 'Squire is ready to make
out warrants, the constable is killing time
until he gets an opportunity to serve them,
v and all there is to block the machinery is
, the great and onlr League of Law and
' Order. "When Mr. Eohe was seen yester
day he was sitting in his lonely quarters
waiting for something to turn up.
'Anything ne?" he was asked.
"No."
"So new cases?"
"So."
"McClure up here to-day?"
"Xo."
"Have you made out warrants against
Sundav newspaper employes?"
"So."
"When arc you going to do so?"
"I don't know."
"Do von know when the Law and Order
people intend to act?"
Koh r.earts Densest Ignorancs.
"Haen't cen or heard from them since
last Tuesday," answered Mr. Kobe at last,
becoming conversant. "In fact, I know no
more about what will be done than I did a
week ago. I don't see why so much fuss
should be made about the matter, anyhow.
Things have been going on nrettv much the
same way they did when Captain AVis-hart
was ageiit of "the Law and Order Society,
and no more lias been done under the
present administration. I would not like
to s-ay whether arrests will be made or not.
I can't understand nhvthe Iriends of Sun
day newspapers should attack me for what
the society proposes to do. I am only to
serve the "warrants and hold preliminary
hearings if arrets are made."
With regard to the number of fines he
had collected. Mr. Rohe stated he had dis
covered 30 r 12 instead of five or 6ix, as he
thought on Saturdar. He has not taken
the money to Mr. Frazcr, and the latter
hasn't made any demand. He stated yes
tcrdav that he would write a letter some
day this week in case a settlement is not
made before.
The fact that only between 4,000 and
fu.OOO liSs been turned over to the State as
fines collected from Law and Order victims
in the last fiv year-, is still a matter of gen
eral and sometimes severe comment. "When
Maj or Gourlcy was asked if he didn't think
Jhcsum was icry low, he studied a moment,
loosed up inquisitively and finally an
swered: Opinions of City Officials on thn I fj;no.
"Well. I don't know ervmuch about the
Law and Order Society or its woikings, but
if it was the citv inMead of the State that
was getting the fine. I can assure you there
would be a thorough investigation." He
would say no more.
4 Assistant Superintendent of Police
O'Mara thought the societv had passed its
days of usefulness. "It was organized for a
gooil purpose," he continued, "but since the
police liae taken hold of illegal liquor sell
ing and gambling there is no necessity for
the Law and Order League. I am opposed
to the society because about all they do is to
arrest women, ciipplcs and blind people
who happen to sell something on Sunday."
At the Law and Order Society headquar
ters in the Excelsior building, yesterday, a
solitary dotrctive held the fort to answer
questions for reporters. He was indignant
because Agent McClure and the detectives
were held partly responsible" for objection
able work of the society. "We only do
what we are paid for and would just as soon
do any other kind of detective work. Mc
Clure isn't a member of the League and is
working for money. "We are not responsi
ble and I don't believe any of the people in
the office indorse the work."
When Mr. Houston was asked when Sun
day newspaper workers would be arrested,
be made the indirect reply that he was in
the giocery business, and that Mr. Yost
would answer all questions. The latter
paid: "I know of no cases that are to be
brought up now, and, in fact, know no more
about w hat will be done than" what I have
read in the newspapers."
upiretii; Onkdile "pak-Easles.
"Dr." H. W. Say, James Williams, Will
iam Slattery and Miller, alias Mart O'Day,
wereglen a hearing yesterday afternoon
before Alderman King, of the Sonthside,
on the charge of selling liquor without a
license. They were arrested on the infor
mation of citizens of Oakdale. Thev were
all held for court and committed to jail in
default of ?."00. Agent McClure, of the Law
and Order Society, stated yesterday that the
arrests were made by him as a detective,
but not as agent for the Law and Order
League. Citizens of Oakdale, he said, had
employed him.
A Flatterinc I-lbrary Report.
The Allegheny Library Committee met
last night and heard the reports for the
period since the library was opened. The
report shows that a total of 78,113 volumes
have been read, or five readers for every
book in the library. The number of card
holders is now over 5,000, bnt in many
. cases families use the same card, so that it
is lair to estimate the total number of reg
ular users of the library at 10,000.
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TOOK BREMEN'S SCALP.
Three Country Members of The Demo
cratic State Committee Defeat the Allei
ghenx County I.eaderfor Chairman of
the Third Dlvbion Hustling for Sup
porter. Three Democratic statesmen came in
from the rural regions yesterday, and
quietly walking up into W.-J. Brennen's
law office, took one of his many official
scalps, and before the doughty county Chair
man had time to recover himself, they had
returned to their constituents happy and
victorious. This peculiar piece of political
strategy was carried out at a meeting of the
Statd Committeemen" of the Third di
virion to elect a Chairman for the ensuing
year. The meeting was to have been held
at 12 o'clock, but when that time came
only John Kuhns, of Westmoreland county;
Austin Clark, of Armstrong county, and K.
A. McCullough, also of Armstrong county,
had shown up in Mr. Rrennen's office. The
three country members came in together
with a peculiar air and a determination to
defeat the slated plan to re-elect Mr. Bren
ncn Chairman.
The latter isn't used to defeat in his own
party, and when he discovered the plot he
excused himself from the meeting with the
statement that be must attend to some busi
ness in the Court House, and would return
in a few minutes. When he got outside
the legal business was dropped by Mr.
Brennen, and instead he hustled over the
city to get enough of the 14 members of the
State Committee iu the Third division to
suppress the three enthusiastic country
members and elect himself. It took an
hour's hard work to get the required num
ber, and it was not until 1:15 that he re
turned to his' -office with P. Poley, B. Mc
Kennaand Mr. Tracy as acrew of life savers
to land him safely on the other shore.
In the meantime, howecr, the three men
from the outside had organized by electing
Mr. Kuhns President, and Mr. McCullough
Secretary. They went into an election at
once, and Mr. Clark won on the first ballot.
Three cheers were given to the successful
candidate, and while he had taken the as
sembly out to "set 'em up," Mr. Brennen
and his three friends returned. They de
cided the State Committee was the proper
body to elect a Chairman, and passed a leso
lution recommending that Mr. Brennen be
gi en the place at the meeting on January
20. The two factions assured the news
papers that their course was the only proper
one. The question will probably be settled
by the State Committee.
M0HEY FOB THE HOHES.
The Board of Managers for the Soldiers'
Hm;i Looking After the Money.
The Beard of Managers of the National
Soldiers' Homes will meet in Washington
to-day to audit the books of each institu
tion and furnish Congress with information
about the appropriations. General A. L.
Pearson, General Barnett, of Cleveland;
General George W. Steele, Indiana, and
General J. C. Black, of Chicago, left for
the capital last evening. They met at the
Union depot. General Pearson said he
wasn't afraid that the Democratic House
would cut down any of the appropriations.
About 52,000,000 are needed annually to
run all the homes in the country. There
are seven national homes and 18 State and
Territorial institutions. The Government
gives the latter 100 yearly for every sol
dir. The number, of old and decrepit
soldiers in all the homes is about 26,000,
and they must be provided for. It takes
nearly "?G00,000 oflthe appropriations for
the State institutions. For several years
the number of veterans in the homes .has
varied Tery little, but the old boys are
dying off very rapidly.
General Steele used to be Governor of
Oklahoma. He retired as soon as the
President could get a man to take his
place. He says the country is licb, and
after law and order were restored it be
came a really desirable place in which to
live. The people love excitement, but
they are hustlers. The General was guarded
in talking on political subjects, and re
marked that supporting Blaine was about
the same thing as booming Harrison. He
believes they are playing into each other's
hands.
SECURE desirable boarders and lodpers
by adiertUine in the crjit-a-word columns
of THE DISPATCH. ,
TEE WELSH WILL CELEBEATE.
St. David's Day Fxerclses Will Be the Event
of tlio Season.
The 1st of March, St. David's Day, will
be celebrated in a becoming manner. At
its last meeting, St. David's Society, of this
city, decided to make the event of more im
portance than has heretofore been done and
the Committee of Arrangements that was
appointed with that end in view have
mapped out a programme covering the eve
ot the day, as well as the day itself. On
the night of February 29 an open meeting
will be held in one of the larger halls of the
city, and an entertainment of recitations.
muie and good speeches will be provided
for their guests. The following day will be
given over to showing the sights of the city
to the visitors from abroad. In the even
ing the annual banquet will be held at one
of the hotels and will fittingly wind up the
popular ctlebration. The famous Cambrian
Choral Union of 250 voices, that is to sing
at the Eisteddfod at the World's Fair, is ex
pected here at the time, and also the male
choristers of this citv who sang at the Wilkes
barre Eisteddfod. The music promises to
be of a high order, and the entire celebra
tion will be on a lar grander scale than any
before attempted by the society in this city.
STONE AND G2AK.II CONFIDENT.
The Colonrl Goes Back to WHshington to
Boom the IIx-Rccorder.
Congressman W. A. Stone returned to
Washington last evening. W. H. Graham
and he haa a lengthy interview at the depot
about the eollectorship. They talked earn
estly, and when they parted both said they
were confident of victory. The Colonel re'
peated what he has said before, that he
doesn't believe the President will ignore
Mr. Graham's strong recommendations.
On general politics he said: "No silver
bill will be introduced. It is a crank
scheme, and the sensible Democrats are
opposed to free silver. It is because
Sprineer is against it that Hatch and Bland
roasted him so hard last night. Springer is
all right, and the Missouri Democrats
know it."
Enjllsh Architect Cominc to the Fair.
H. C. Burton, Leeds, Algernon Kent
and D. Thellusson, ol London, three well
known English architects, were on the
limited Jast evening going to Chicago. A
short time ago the architects of England
met, and decided to make a showing at the
Worlds Fair. The three gentlemen were
named to visit the Windy City to make ar
rangements and seewhat "space they cquld
get. Mr. Burton said it was the intention
of the architects to lurnish fine models of
old English houses. The Queen Anne
style of architecture in particular, which is
a distinctive Anglo-Saxon type, will be
fully represented. Plans of the great pub
lic "buildings, the parliament house and
other structures, in which Americans are
interested, will be furnished, if the archi
tects are given a fair show.
The Fratcrna italiana's Reception.
The Society Fraterna Italians, of Pitts
burg, will give its annual reception in Hew
Turner Hall on Thursday evening. The
Original Royals will lurnish the music.
Good Cooking
Is one of the chief blessings of every home.
To nlways insure jjood custards, puddings,
sauces etc., use Gail Borded "Eagle" Brand
Condensed Milk. Directions on the label.
Sold by your gro;er.
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THE P1TTSBUR&
WITCHCRAFT AT HOME.
A Neapolitan Dealer in Black Art
Points Out Two Burglars.
THE WIZARD FROM THE EAST END
Draws 'Ronnfl Himself the Magic Circle and
Calls on Satan.
HIS TICTIMS TO SUE MM FOE SLANDER
From the Queen down to the lowest
Italian in the Italian colony, there is just
now intense excitement. A new magician
has appeared in their midst, and the works
of his wand do not exactly suit the tastes of
the'sous of that sunny land.
Sano Tommasso keeps a boarding house
at Na 5, Court 20, Tunnell street. He has
10 or 12 Italian gentlemen as boarders. Sat
urday night, after all had retired and the
house was wrapped in slumber, some recre
ants broke the door in and entered the
house. Each of the lodgers do not have
separate apartments, but all sleep, eat and
enjoy life together in one room.
Hung Up Watch- Lllce Christmas Stoehlnca
As a general thing an Italian has a watch,
and these sleeping beauties were all in pos
session of tickers. Eich night as they re
tired they would they would take their
mammoth Waterburys from their pockets
and hang them on a row of nails, driven
into the wall for that purpose. Saturday
night the watches were hung up as usual.
The breaking in ot the door did not
awaken the Italians, nor was their sleep
disturbed until the robbers got into the
room and over to the row of suspended
timepieces. They had succeeded in get
ting two down off the nails, when one of
the boarders awokes. The thieves noticed
this and made their escape with the booty
before they were recognized. An alarm
was given and the whole household started
in pursuit, but it was too late and the pil
ferers escaped.
Tommasso was greatly grieved at the loss,
but did not know how to proceed. The
matter was given up for the night, but with
the dawning it was the sole topic of orn
versation. Different plans were talked of,
butnone of them were plausible. In de
spair Tommasso sighed for bis native land,
ejaculating "that if it were only Italy I
could catch him." "By the magician's
art?" asked one of the lodgers.
Summoned a Master of Blsck Art.
The lord of the mansion said that was it
exactly. His informant then said he knew
Pedro Giovinni, a master of the black art,
who lived out in East Liberty, and he
would go and get him. He was turfed
immediately.
Later in the day Giovinni appeared car
rying a little black satchel. The room was
filled with people from all over the colony.
As he walked into the house all heads were
uncovered and each made a solemn bow to
the gray-haired wizard of the wand. Gio
vinni walked to a little table in f he center
of the room and opened his satchel, taking
out a small plenchette. He placed his steel
detective on the table, and then for the first
time addressed his audience. He briefly
told them that if the offenders were of the
Italian race the tripod would point them
out. Muttering an incantation he drew a
magic circle and gesticulated wildly.
Witchcraft Worked Like a Charm.
A death-like silence followed while
Giovinni arranged his machine on a table.
He placed it so it could talk easily and put
his hand on the top. The court then
opened. Question after question was
asked the little steel affair, but it &aul not.
rinally, in a clear, loud voice, Giovinni
said: "My little friend, did not Pasquale
Grandi Xato and Luigi Cella steal the
watches?" One of the slender legs of the
tripod was seen to move, and immediately
the magician cried: "My little friend says
it was Grandi JJato andCella!" There was
a great commotion in the honse "after this
announcement, and the me'n loudly pro
tested their innocence, while Giovinni
quietly gathered up his thief catcher and
silently stole away.
Yesterday the two men went to Attorney
H. L. Christy and wanted him to enter suit
against the wizard for slander. He now
has the matter in hand. He says that under
an act of 18G1 the wizard can be arrested if
it can be proven that he received anything
for his services. Giovonni says he isnot in,
the employ of the Law and Order League.
MONDAY'S AMBULANCE CALLS.
Seven Accidents Reported From the Numer
ous Mills and Railroads Yest'-r lay.
One man was seriously burned by an ex
plosion of hot metal, another falls from a
building and a small boy was injured in a
coasting accident Several minor accidents
reported.
GAEAnt: James Garaban, a mold setter
in tlie converting department of Jones &
Laughlins' steel mill, Southside, was hor
i inly burned yesterday afternoon. Arnold
in the castin; pit exploded and red-hot steel
wa- thrown over his body. He was picked
tip in an unconscious condition and removed
to his homo nearby. He was still uncon
scious Into last night and it is leared lie i ill
not-recover. Another workman was burned,
hut wa able to go to his home at Beck's
Hun. The explosion was caused by pouring
water on the mold. Gavahan is 40yeaiscld,
and has a w ife and several children.
IIavilto- Willie Hamilton, a. 9 year-old
bov, was seriously hiirt on -Main street, in
Lawrenceville, last nijht. He hadjust come
down tbe long hill, and was still on his
sled, when another coaster ran into him.
The sharp end of the sled penetrated his
side and his leg was bioken. He was re
moved to his home at 122 Forty-second
Cole Frederick Cole, a brakeman on the
Allegheny Valley Railroad, had his hand
crushed while coupling cars at Forty-eighth
street last night. He went to his bouse on
Forty-fonrtli street.
3I1LL A workman named Harry Mill, em
ployed in erecting a fire escape on l'usey &
Kerr's lmlldins on 1'aik way, Allegheny,
fell to the .sidewalk, a distance of some SO
feet, yesterday afternoon. No bones were
bioken, but he sustained a very painful in
jury to his back. Ho was taken to thn Gen
era! Hospital.
Cilvebt Harry Calvert, a br keman on
the Ft. Wayne railroui, fell off a train and
leceivedsevero internal injuries yesteiday.
He wns taken to the Allegheny General
Hospital.
Shear William T. Shear, a driller em
ployed by Wellile Bros., while at work
yesterday at Willow Grove, was caught in
some machinery and sustained a compound
fracture of the ankle. He was removed to
tho Homeopathic Hospital.
CorzLAM) Brakcmau Coneiand, on the
Panhandle road.was spi ionsiy injured about
the head and body by the cxrilosionof atank
car near the Union depot. He was removed
to the West Peun Hospital.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
A Bnlton Boy Fatally Wounded by a Shot
Fro'm a Revolver.
A boy named Stanley, who works at Ac
new's glass work', Hulton, acciditally
shot himself in the neck yesterday, sustain
ing a wdund from which the attending phy
sician thinks he cannot recover.
Stanley is about 16 years old. The acci
dent occurred while he was examining the
trigger ot a revolver which would not work.
His lather lives on Thirtv-third street. The
boy was brought to Prttsburg, and last
night it was announced that he cannot live.
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DISPATCH. -'ITUESDATEf
WILL.BUPPOBT 0LEVELAND IF.
Senator Hill and Grover Cleveland Have an
Interview on the Situation.
Henry B. Plumer, ex-Collector of the
Port at Philadelphia, was a guest at the
Anderson last night. He stopped over to
sec his son, who is engaged in business in
Pittsburg. Mr. Plumer is a Democrat
whose dictates for the good of his party
have been often heeded. He was a Penn
sylvania 'delegate who helped to nominate
Cleveland at Chicago in 1884. Referring to
the delegates at large who will represent
the Keystone contingent at the next Demo
cratic National Convention he thought that
the slate published in The Dispatch of
yesterday Harrity and Singerly would
be undoubtedly chosen.
Mr. Plumer is a warm personal friend of
Grover Cleveland, and when asked his
opinion of the ex-President's chances for re
nomination he avoided answering the ques
tion directly. The Hill-Gorman possible
barrier to his success was referred to by the
reporter, which the gentleman handled in
this manner:
"A friend of both Mr. Cleveland and Mr.
Hill told me in Philadelphia a night or so
ago that the two .aspirants for the chair re
cently had a conference of some length,
talking 7ver the general situation; pros
pects, things to avoid, and everything, in
fact, tending to the best interests in the
fight of '92. They, as my informant says,
parted both extremely satisfied and san
guine of success. The main point, however,
of the interview was that Senator Hill
promised bis full support to Cleveland if
the latter was the choice of the conven
tion." "What if Hill's name eoes before the
convention amid great applause, and he is
ultimately nominated, will Cleveland's fol
lowing support him?"
"I -don't know about that. Hill is a
shrewd politician, and e.can pull many
wires and work machines out if the result .
were to be left with the rank and file as
well as many staunch and sturdy people,
pleveland would be an easy winner; he is
so eminently popular."
GOOD servants and help will answer your
advertisements in THE DISPATCH
cent-a-word columns.
INSTRUCTED THE DELEGATES.
Plttsbnrg Building Exchange Representa
tives Go Fledged for Johnston.
The Pittsburg Builders' Exchange met
yesterday afternoon and closed up the busi
ness for 189L The Secretary read a report
showing what had been done. It was shown
that in January, 1891, there were but 145
members, but now the rolls show a mem
bership ot 970, with only three deaths and
two resignations during the year.
The Exchange then proceeded to instruct
its delegates for the national convention.
Here the session grew exciting, as one of the
members offered a resolution to withdraw
from the National Association entirely.
His reasons for it were on account of the
ungcntlemanly treatment the Exchange had
received fromXational Secretary Saynard,
that gentleman having snubbed" it on sev
eral occasions. It was finally agreed not to
withdraw but to send the delegates in
structed to vote for J. B. Johnston, editor
of the Exchange, for the secretaryship. Say
nard wants to be re-elected, and" also wants
the Presidency next year. The Pittsburg
members think they can defeat him, as they
have the largest representation. Mr. John
ston would fill the office creditably.
Jfew Sprocket Chain Works.
The Steel Sprocket Chain Works, a new
industry in this section, is now in successful
operation, The chains manufactured are
lor bicycles and other light running ma
chinery. The works are owned by the Har
mony Society and W. A. McCool, and the
chains are manufactured by machinery in
vented by Mr. McCool, the inventor of the
cold drawn shafting process. Under these
patents the manufacture of steel sprocket
chains, heretofore made entirely by hand in
England, will be revolutionized. One hun
dred chains can now be turned out by the
new process to one of the old way. It will
employ COO men and turn out from 3,000 to
5,000 feet of chain per day.
No Trouhlo on the P., A. & M.
It was reported yesterday afternoon that
the employes of the Pftt&burg, Allegheny
and Manchester street car line were getting
ready to strike. Last night District Mas
ter Workman Dempsey said: ''I know of no
trouble on the line. I as at a meeting of
the Manchester Assembly Saturday night,
and no grievances were filed, nor was the
matter spoken of in any way."
Brlckmakers to Meet.
The Brickmakers' National Association
meets in Washington, D.C.. to-day and will
continue in session until Saturday. Edwin
C. McGraw, of the firm of McGrawBros.,
will represent the Pitfsburg lodge. A
number of other brickmakers will accom
pany him. Mr. McGraw will read a paper
on "The Organization of Brickmakers."
Weihe Comes Back From Ohio.
President Weihe, of the Amalgamated
Association, came home from Zainesville,
O., yesterday. He had been there to bring
about the settlement in the iron mill, but
he could not stay until the trouble was
entirely settled. He says the affair will be
straightened out in a dav or two.
Bic Orders for a Plttsbnrg Company.
The Totten & Hogg Iron and Steel Com
pany, of Pittsburg, are turning out some
big orders now. The most important ones
are two engines of 700 and 500-horse power,
with all equipments. A 15-foot fly wheel
and several of its improved lathe rolls are
also among the orders.
Ask the Public to Piy a TIslt.
The Trade School of the' Builders' Ex
change has issued a neat invitation to the
public, requesting it to visit the school to
day between the hours of 10 and 3. The
management hope that many of the people
will attend.
" Twelve Pressmen Shipped.
The striking printers succeeded in sending
out 12 pressmen yesterday morning. The
printers claim these men were the last in
the city and that the firms from which .they
were taken will be hampered by the loss.
To Ben-fit the Strikers.
Assembly 3976 of the Knights of Labor
will give a ball in Lafayette Hall on Feb
ruary 19. The proceeds are for the benefit
of the striking conductors and motormen of
the Second avenue street railway.
Death of a Pittsburs Newspaper Man.
W. S. Sharon, formerly editor of the
Pittsburg J3uJders Gazette, died at his home
in Cadiz, Ohio, Sunday evening, of con
sumption. He was well known'ih newspa
per circles in Pittsburg.
Mischievous Work of a Boy.
David Hastings, a Plum township farmer,
was driving along Ellsworth avenue yester
day afternoon with a load of hay, and a boy
fired, the hay. When Mr. Hastings discov
ered it he quickly alighted and unhitched
his horses. An alarm was sent in and an
engine responded in time to save the wagon.
His loss was ?25.
0"E-Cent-a-Wrd will seenre a situation
In THE DISPATCH'S want columns.
Galllnger, Jeweler,
Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenne.
Call and see him.
Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to
every glass of impure water you drink. XTSSD
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1 "fcfp'viy 2
. JANUARY'
-12, 1R99.-
PRIESTS SURROUNDED
Homo of the ' Polish Fathers Be
sieged by a Howling Mob.
POLICEMEN ARE STILL ON GUAKD.
The Crowds Leave Only When the King
leaders Are Arrested.
AN APPEAL MADE TO CARDINAL GIBBONS
The vioinity of South Fifteenth street
was in a state of turmoil and excitement all
day yesterday over the trouble among the
members of the St Adelbcrt Folish Cath
olic Church. The scrap began where it left
ofl" the night before, and at 7 o'clock yester
day morning a crowd of 200 people gathered
around the house of Father Miskiewicz, op
posite the church. Every time the priest
would venture from his residence to the
church the crowd would hoot and yell at
him. About 9 o'clock, as he was returning
from the church, a mob, consisting mainly
of women and boys, had gathered in the
yard surrounding the pastoral residence.
The priest forced his way through and
gained the house, and just as the door closed
behind him a stone was thrown and hit the
house. At the same instant two shots were
fired. The crowd broke and ran in every
direction, but no one appeared to know
who fired the shots or threw the stone.
The emergency squad of police W3s called
out early yesterday mornihg and sent to the
scene. Indications were that a riot was to"
begin. Angry Poles were gathered in
crowds about the church and the priest's
residence, and their language and gestures
betokened trouble.
Scared Away by the Police.
On the arrival of the police, however, the
men dispersed and kept out of sight as long
as the officers remained. The women were
less obedient. Young Father Pikulski, who
seems to be largely responsible for the pres
ent trouble, is extremely popular among the
women and many of them gathered about
yesterday and refused to leave the street
until threatened with arrest. - The police
-were called out several times during the
day, but it was not until 8 o'clock last night
that any of the disturbers were arrested.
Officers D. H. Smith and Michael Wright
with a couple of others were detailed to the
scene. Nearly a hundred men were in front
of the priest's residence shouting and
threatening. The officers took them una
wares and arrested John Kolwiski and
John Suovaski, who appeared to be urging
the mob on to violence. The others took
to their heels. A force of officers were then
plaeed on guard, but the crowd did not re
appear. "The trouble in the church will not be
settled until Bishop Phelan takes it in
charge and possibly not until Cardinal Gib
bons investigates it.
Serious Charts Against Father Miskiewicz.
The church has over 1,000 members.
There has been dissatisfaction with Father
Miskiewicz for more than a year among cer
tain members of the congregation, possibly
one-half of the membership, and according
to the statement of one ot the members
named Sezcfczuga, the matter was appealed
to Bishop Phelan last October, before Father
Pikulski came. Affidavits from 20 mem
bers charging Father Miskiewicz with ex
tortion in his fees for services over the dead
and other ceremonies, together with other
charges that Sraefcznga refuses to state.
Copies of these affidavits were sent to Car
dinal Gibbons also and the kicking element
in the church is daily expecting a reply.
They want Father Miskiewicz deposed and
flip lcndpro don't pare whether he is reJ
placed by Father Pikulski or some othefCl
priest, xne KicKers committee, oczeiczuga,
John Malka and Mike Cszibatka, called on
Bishap Phelan yesterday but received little
satisfaction.
Father Miskiewicz, in his own defense,
says he has been pastor of the church seven
years, and has made it prosperous. He
built the new building and advanced part
of the money from his own fortune. Under
a rule adopted at the Baltimore Council,
when a pastor has held a charge three years
he cannot be deposed without good cause.
"I have held this charge seven years," said
Father Miskiewicz, "and have merits for
the organization'of several other churches
in the meantime. No, Bishop Phelan will
not depose me, but I will leave the settle
ment of this trouble in his hands. I will
have little tosay against Father Pikulski.
He has only been a curate three months,
and besides being ignorant is not disci
plined. He has disobeyed me in every
possible way, and by lying to my congrega
tion has turned many against me "
Father Kolesinski is" the Siberian exile
mentioned yesterday. He says he is not a
relative to the Kalasinski who was excom
municated at Detroit, "Father Kolesinski
was exiled as a politician at the time of the
Polish revolt against the ltussian Govern
ment in 1863. He remained in Siberia 25
years, enduring extreme hardship, living
much, of the time on fish caught and eaten
while yet alive, and having only one suit of
skin clothing all the time he was there.
SCTJKE desirable boarders and lodgers
by advertising in the cent-a-word columns
of THE DISPATCH.
B0ILEB INSPECTOBS WAITED.
Tne Coroner's Jury Protests Against niring
Inexperienced Firemen.
Coroner McDowell yesterday afternoon
concluded the inquest in the case of Peter
Zimmerman, killed in the boiler explosion
at the Braddock wire works at Iiankin sta
tion last Thursday night Boiler Inspector
F. J. Manley, ex-Boiler Inspector William
Trenterand Benjamin Ford and X. C. Bur
well, representing the Hartford Boiler In
surance Company, all of whom were ex
perts, were examined, and they all agreed
that the explosion was caused by the
scarcity of vater and the overheating of the
boilers. Thomas Carpenter, ihe colored
fireman at the works, testified that he had
no experience as a fireman.
The jury returned a verdict that Zimmer
man was scalded and burned to death by a
rupture in the boiler due to the scarcity of
water and overheating of the same, and'the
firratwas severely censured for gross negli
gence and for employing incompetent work
men. The jury also recommended that leg
islation be secured for the establishment of
a board to examine all cneineers and per
sons placed in charge ot boilers.
' Action on the Death of Captain Hnsletr.
The regular meeting of the Allegheny
Water Committee was held last night.
The death of William Haslett.an old and
well-known clerk In the Water Depart
ment, which occurred last evening, was an
nounced. Messrs. Emrich, Lange, ICohler,
Frasher, Freinstein and Einstein were ap
pointed a committee to draft appropriate
resolutions; The bids received for furnish
ing smoke consumers and automatic stokers
were opened. The bidders were: On
stokers The Murphy Iron Works nnd
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr& Co.; -boilers
or consumers .John Kecse & Sons, Vulcan
Jron Works, Porter Manufacturing Com
pany, Munioe & Sons and Simon McRob
ertsl The bids were referred to a commit
tee composed of Messrs. Kohler, Buente
and Frasher for tabulation.
GOOD servants and help will answer your
advertisements In THE DI3PATCH cent-a-word
columns.
THETB WOELD'S FAIE EXHTBIT
WHiBethe Chief Subject or Discussion at
the Potters' Sleeting.
Homer Laughlin and other East Liver
pool potters left for Chicago last evening to
attend the annual convention of the Na
tional Potters' Association. Outside of the
social features the main subject under dis
cussion will be the World's Fair. This is
the reason why the Windy City was se
lected as the meeting place. Mr. Laughlin
savs the foreign manufacturers intend to
make a display, but they will have to be on
the alert to beat the borate potters. The lat
ter are determined to have an exhibition
that will b creditable to the industry and
the country. The Fair committee has
promised th'e potters plenty of space, and
they will fill it to the queen's taste. Some
general plan of action will be outlined at
this meeting. .
Mr. Laughlin says the prospects for busi
ness are very good. He added that -there is
no line of pottery ware made abroad which
can't be produced jn America.
Trouble Over Shoenberger's Bequest
There will be a meeting of Trinity P. E.
Church congregation Friday evening to as
certain their views regarding the bequest
of 5100,000 made by the late John Shoen
berger. It is claimed that a majority of the
members are in favor, of accepting the gift,
but a few oppose it and think it should go
to St. Margaret's Memorial Hospital. There
will not be much objection to holding dailv
services, bnt an assistant to the rector will
be required. The pew holders would still
have to contribute if the gift is accepted, as
the 5100,000 would not bring in more than
?4,500 per year, while the present expenses
are $9,000. It nill be necessary to go into
court to secure certain alterations in the in
corporate laws if the gift iE accepted, for
now the pew holders elect the vestry, and
with free pews there would be no ope to
vote for vestrymen.
Arrested for Felonious Cuttin;.
Peter Trent, colored,who has been wanted
in this city for some time on a charge of
felonious cutting, was arrested in Braddock
yesterday afternoon by Detectives Bendel
and McLaughlin and lodged in the Central
station. On the night of October 18 the
prisoner became engaged in a fight with
William Dyer in Spruce alley, near-Thirty-first
street. During the quarrel Trent
stabbed Dyer. The wound did not prove
fatal.
CARPET
REMNANTS
LONG ENOUGH
TO COVER A ROOM.
MOQUETTES.
(Bordera to match).
Alot of pieces 10 to 30 yards long at 63e and
75c a yard. Same goods sold all fall at $1 50
a yard.
ROYAL WILTONS.
(Borders to match).
A lot of pieces 10 to 30 yards long at$lto
$1 25 a yard. Same coods sold all last sum
mer at $3 50 a jard from full rolls.
BODY BRUSSELS.
(Borders to match).
A lot or pieces 10 to 80 yards long at 65c to
75c a vard. These are all Bigelow, Lowell
and Hartford makes, and sold during the
season at $1 60 a yard.
TAPESTRY, BRUSSELS.
(10 to 30 yards long).
A lot of pieces at 0 to 50 cents a yard.
Same goods sold at 85c a yard from fnll rolls.
Parties expecting to move into new houses
or refurnish old ones in tlie spring should
buy Carpets now. Wo will store them free
of cnarge until wanted, .
EDWARD
GR0ETZINGER,
627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE.
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BIBER & EAST0N.
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
nrviTKS
Your Careful Inspection.
NOTHING TALKS LIKE FIGURES.
Dress Good; at Hilf Prira.
54-inch India Camel Hair in newest color
ings and choicest effects reduced from SI. 76
to 51.
50-inch English Suitings in neat pin
stripes and checks, very soft and finest wool,
reduced from 51.37 to 75oj
French Combinations.
All our finest pattern dresses now marked
to force their sale.
foO and 540 Robes reduced to 515 and 520.
$25 Pattern Dresses reduced to S12.
518 Pattern Dresses reduced to 510.
512 Pattern Dreses reduced to 57.
Extra grades of BEDFORD CORDS, in
choicest fabric and colorings, at one-third
less than value.
Reduced Values in Underwear.
Men's Natural Wool Underwear reduced
from 51.85 to 51.50.
Ladies' Fancy Bibbed Vests, 33c, reduced
to 25c.
Ladies' Natural Mix Vests reduced to 40c
Ladies' Natural Wool Equestrian Tights,
51.25.
Special values in Men's Natural Wool,
Camel's Hair and Scarlet, at 51, to close.
Children's Combination Suits now 50c,
55c and 60c, in natural mir aud ecru.
Januiry Sale of Ginghams.
Anderson's best Scotch Ginghaois, worth
40c. offered at 20c.
Extra fine grades Zephyrs, 20c grades
oQered this month at 1214c.
BIBER & EAST0N,
505 AND 507 MARKET STL
N. B. Deepest cut in prices in Cloak
Department.
JaO-TTSso-
TIIE
T1 1 TlfllT TlfWIl" n arm Air Fnrnacei
and
AVronsht steel fiances.
CINDERELLA KAXGES AXD sTOVEd.
UAS KAXGES AXD BROILERS,
J. C UAETLETT,
OC3-TT3 203 Wood streat fittsburjj. I' A
W. V. DERM ITT & CO,,
THE FIXEST LIXE OF
TYPEWRITING PAPERS,
107 Giant street.
Jal2 rusa
SEW TD AEBTTSEMJSNTS. ,.
The Leading Eittsbnrg.'Pai -"-
Dry Goods Bouse. Monday, Jan. 11, 182L
jib. Hp -tea's .
PENN AVENUE STORES.
THE
SEVENTH DAY
-OJOTJR-
GREAT JANUARY SALES.
Our first grand opening for the -season'1892
in
HAMBURG
EDGINGS AND INSERTINGS, LACES
WHITER GOODS.
An unusually large stock at prices
made especially low for our Great
January Sale.
Most of bur customers are perfectly
familiar with our usual large offerings
of these goods in January, but never
before has the most constant shopper
in our stores seen so large a stock, so
extensive a variety, full of newness in
designs, and at such low prices as we
offer at this opening sale. We have
purchased enormous quantities, have
obtained special concession in prices
and we propose that customers shall
receive the full benefit of our advan
tageous deals..
The assortment comprises, first:
Swiss,
Cambric
and Nainsook
EMBR OIDERIES
In matched sets, of Edgings and In- ,
sertings, in all the widths.
A very large variety of styles of
narrow "Baby" Edgings.
Also of one-width Edges and one
width Insertings to match. A very
complete and choice assortment df
new All-Over Embroideries in Nain
sook and Cambric.
Pointe de" Gene or Irish Pointe
Embroideries, NEW, in narrow and
medium widths, especially suitable
for trimmed Children's Washgoods
Dresses.
Also, besides offering at extremely
low prices everything that pertains to
a complete embroidery stock, we
make now a special sale of embroid- '
cries carried from our latest pur
chases of last season. In odd widths
and broken sets, on which prices
have been reduced one-third and one
half. 50 patterns Cambric Edges. i. . -inen.
wide, AT 6c A VAKU: -were 8 and 10c.
60 patterns Cambric Edaes, , and
I-inch wide, AT Sc A YAKD: were 10c and
12Kc.
A-iot of stvles Cambric Edges, 1, land
IU inches wide, AT 10c A YAltQ; were
15c and 2Xc
A lot of Cambric Edzes. 1 13i and 2
inches wide. AT 12Jc A YAKD, that were
19c and 12c.
Also, a very large lot of Insertings
and Edges, in all widths, from 1 to
12 inches, will be closed out at about
y former prices.
These bargains are out on the
counter this morning.
Second:
New t
Linen
LACES.'
.in
We open up to-day our advance
purchases of Linen Laces and make
prices low, to be in accord with the
spirit of the Great January Bargain
I Sale. Every customer of our house
is familiar with the fact that we con
stantly offer special values in wide
Linen Laces (1 to 5 inches) at the
popular price of 25c A YARD. The
new goods opened to-day make this
special feature stronger than ever,
both as to varieties and values.
Besides the new stock is also better '
than ever, in 5c, 10c and 15c quali- .
ties, as well as in all the higher r
grades.
It also includes complete new- as- ""
sortments in v
Torchon
Me dices .;;
and
Florentine
.LACES.
'ziw.
Third:
WHITE '..-'
GOODS. . ., .
India Linens,
'Victoria Lawns, '
Linen Lawns, -
French Nainsook,
English Nainsook,
Fancy Nainsook,
Jones' Cambrics. . -
A complete new stock of these1 goods,"'
on which also prices are now unus-'!
ually low. -"T
JOS. H0RNE & C0,r ,
607-621 PENN AYE. " Wt
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