tvwfi ,l9Rri -arvj- y $f rFp&prw 3 3 .T mrpswiw mmwm :t h7 1 NEW COMBINATION.! ongressional Contests May Hayc Bearing on Federal Appointments. ETTEMAX IS HOPEFUL. lis Friends Say Congressman Scull Will Be Collector JsQ STEWART WILL BE SEATED. neb. an Arrangement Hay Give Pittstrarff the Jndgesliip. OCAL DEMOCRATS AEE SURPRISED A report was circulated in Tiltsburg yes rday to the cflect that cx-Judgc Fctter mn had withdrawn from the contest for twge Heed's seat on the United States Dis ict bench. Judge ITetterman, however, phatically denied the rumor. He said: I have just heard that report. There is ysolntely no truth in it. On the contrary, m stronger now than ever. The coni Htee appointed by the Allegheny Bar As eiation have arranged for an interview irti the President. Thev will go to "Wah 'gton nest Friday and will visit the Presi ;ot on Saturday morning. I am more peful now than at any time during the MBpaign." Co-grrss in the riRht tor Heed's riace. ".No, we arc not getting out of the fight this time," an intimate friend and sup rtcr ot .Tndge Fottcrman said esterday. We have every reason to hope for success w. I think there are some surprises in treforall of us. It loots now as if the I'ernal reenue collcctorship had been lag up for the time being. There is likely be ao appointment for that place until le Congressional contests are dispospd of. fc have it on what is considered reliable athority. that a combination has been rmed at Washington that may dispone of ie ret ennc collectorship and take it away om Allegheny county. There are two Migressional contests iroiu Western Pcnn lrania. Our information is that in the raig-Stewsrt contest Colonel Stewart will supported by the administration and will sghen his seat Scull I Slated Tor Kevenue Collector. "In the Greevy-Scull contest of the Somcr t and Blair district the Democrat is to be aicd snd Mr. Seall is to be made Col er" o: Internal Kevonuc in the Pittsburg strict That relieves tbe administration. takes away from Allegheny county the ijiointincnt we have been afraid n., and it eatly improves our chances of securing ich;e Heed's place." The friends of George W. Miller, when W of the alleged Congressional coinbina oo, were rather amusid at the story. They e still positive that Mr. Miller will be pointed Collector, and they siy the delay occasioned by the absenc trom AVashing n of Secretary Foster. They believe the M)oin:ment will not be delayed more than day longer at the outside. 3EKGCKA7S AUE ISDIGSANT. Jiey Trill Jlpnrsl l"rom the Actios of Kuhns, C"ark and MeCulloujh. "Eke action of Messrs. Kuhns, of West oreland, and Austin Clark and It. A. Mc alieBgh, of Armstrong, meeting in Pitti ng n Mondav ?nd electing Clark to scc ed W. J. Brennen as Clisirman of tl.e lird division of the Democratic County aainnen of Pennsylvania was somewhat a shock to local Democrats who talked of e matter ycsterJay. It is the general be f that the selection of a Chairman ill not stand, as action was taken idiut a quorum. There are 14 Chairmen the Third division and action taken by it three of them, it is held by the local aders, will not stand the test to which it ill be submitted. "It was a clever scheme i the part of Mr. Kuhns," a Pittsburg etnocrat said yesterday. "Mr. Kuhns is aying a dep game. He pretends lie is tfctious to go to Congress. He is not, wrever. Mv inform'stin is tkat he agreed make Clark Chairman in return r Clark givin? him the Couirress oal conieiees from Armstrong count v. e hopes also to pet the nomination in "estmnreland county and then secure the strict nomination lor Congress. But ntoskes not want logo to Concress. He its to keep the nomination in the hands Uioj friendly to Colonel Hufl jut to ve Mr, Hnft another term in Congress, whns and Huff are business partners and ev work politics as they work their busi es. Mr. Kuhns raid yesterdav that the elec mi of Claik was entirely legal and that he juld bet money that it wiU'stand any test r. Kuhns is not Chairman of Westmorc a& Counfi Democratic Committee and is alleged that he had no voice in the idling of the district chairmen and should it have ieen there. W. J. Biennen is in Washington. His ends sav that he will contest the election Clark. UADE A SIINGING SPEECH. Clearfield County 31n Wants Harrity Rebuked. The Harrify-Gnffey contest for W. L. Git's place on the National Democratic Homittee, which has excited the Demo ats of the State, is becoming hotter each y. Mr. Guflev, it is said by his friends, 5 secured pledces of support from a tna rity of the State Committee and could, if e contest were made, be elected National Hnniiiteeman by the State Committee. A earfield county Democrat who was in ttsburg yesterday in the interest of State mirruau Kerr's re-election oaid: "Up in our county we are for Guffey and err and we think that both will be suc ssfuL The bulk of the Democrats of is State seem anxious to see Kerr re ected Chairman. The greatest crime on e calendar is ingratitude and we want to ach this State administration a lesson, arrity was made State Chairman after ittison was nominated for Governor. But r. Harrity wanted something more than c hard work of the campaign. He shifted e burden to Kerr's shoulders and Kerr erificed everything for success. His busi es, his money and his time were abandoned d while he was electing Pattison Governor d making it possible lor Mr. Harrity to Secretary of State, bis own party stole jm him his scat in Congress Xow Mr. arrity wants to prevent his re-election as Bte Chairman. That is the ingratitude : arc endeavoring to rebuke." HAYOB WYMAN EKD0BSED. iBcpablican Clab 1'lacci Dim Firmly In the Delegate Contest. Xbc JitTbllcan Club of Allegheny, the Sing political organization of that city, a meeting on Monday night adopted rcso tions endoring Mayor V. yman for dele te to the National Convention, Congress in Stone as a faithful mcmler of Congress, lemns A. Park as a candidate for State Virate, and Messrs. 3IcDonald and ' -11 as candidates for the Legislature, ction of the Republican Club was discussed in Allegheny yesterday, "yman, who is a member of tfie club, was delighted with his endorsement It replaces him firmly in the field for national delegate, and it encourages him to continue his fight for the place with hopes of success. The general endorsement tends to show that Mayor "VWman will, in his contest, be supported by Stone, Parle, Marshall and McDonald, which makes him dangerous in the race. Candidates Nominated at a Meeting. At a redhot meeting of the Twenty-ninth ward Republicans in the Bedford school house, last evening, John Beuz was nomi nated for Select Council, John Mosehel for Common Council, August Kriel and A. J. Locke for School Directois and Fred JFileer for Ward Assessor. J. M. Shafer, in a bit fer speech, opposed the renomination of Benz, and when he saw his remarks were not well received he left the meeting. Benz is the present Select Councilman. A LIBEL NOX-SUITED. The Case of Collin Vs. The Dispatch Fails to Kcnch the Jnry Jadjro White Holds That the Plaintiff Did Kot MUe Out a Case. A non-suit was entered against the plaint iff yesterday in the case of Stephen Collins, ex-Superintendent of Mails at the Pittsburg postoffice, against The Dispatch Publishing Company for damages for alleged libel. The plaintili, Collins, was the principal witness placed on the stand. In response to ques tions from Mjor A. M. Brown, counsel for the defense, he denied that his resignation was brought about by intemperance, but in timated that it was for political reasons. He admitted he had for years done a certain amount of drinking, hut said it never caused him to neglect his duties. Several other witnesses testified as to tho inferences drawn from the article. When the plaintiffs case rested Major Brown moved for a non-suit In support of his motion Major Brown made a short but effective arcument He contended that the plaintiff did not exhibit in his declaration a legal, logical cause of action and that upon the pleadings and tilaintifTs testimony he did not establish a case against The Dispatch. He further argued that the article published was not per ss libelous, and that the e-idence pre sented by the plaintiff and his witnesses did not establish the complaint. The article complained of, Major Brown argued, was proper for public information and was a matter of interest to the community and was therefore privileged in the absence of proof on the part of the plaintiff that the charges against plaintiff were untrue, ma licious or without probable cause. Attorney Young, for the plaintiff, made lengthy argument in opposition to granting the compulsory non-suit He held that his client's private character was jnvolved. He believed that any refetence to the plain tiff's official life was privileged and proper. Judge White, in ruling on the motion, reviewed the testimony and discussed in a general way the law on libel. He then said: "Mr. i'oung, in my judgment you have failed to .make out a case. I, there fore, srant the motion for a non-suit" The Judcc then made an entry on is docket and court Mas adjourned for dinner. At tornevs for the prosecution intimated that they would apply to have the non-suit taken off later on. Two evening cotemporaries misreported the testimonr which was given during the hearing by Mr. Von Senden, acting busi ness manascr, and Mr. Madden, managing editor of The DrsrATCir, as to their im pression of the circulation of the paper at the time of the libel in 1890. Mr. Von Senden stated that he did not know what the circulation was in 1890, as he did not then have charge, of the circulation books, but he presumed it might be from 26,000 to 28,000. Mr. Madden was not in a position to re member circulation for a given day, but testified his belief that it was from 28,000 to 30,000 daily in 1S90. Two evening papers misreport Mr. Voa Senden and Mr.'Madden by representing them as testifying to the lower figures only without giving the hisher. Ileference since to The T)isr-ATCX books forXovembcrl2. 1890 the da v of the publication shows tie circulation "to have ' been precisely 29,616, and the average daily .;!.; :......:- .v j: V r circulation fortheilt monthsendinsXovem ber 29, 190, was 29,809. Thus the highest figures siven as a hasty impression upon the stand were within the mark a fact which can be verified by reference to the tabulated daily statements on file at the Controller's office. ORE TESH TOR A PEZSIDKIfT. How rir. Itride Would folie the Problem of Government Tor llio People. Dariel Bride, traveling passenger agent for the Ohio and Mississippi road at Balti more, was in the city yesterday calling on local passenger men. For a number of years Mr. Bride was a Police Magis trate in Baltimore, and he told a number of good stories nbout penitent people w ho swore off drinking at the morning hearings, and then came around in the afternoon to 6wcar on again. Mr. Bride is interested in Quay's fight acainst Harrison. He thinks the President should only be allowed one term of office, and then be given a salary sufficient to make him independent for th'e balance of his days, or else a pension. This would stop the unseemly scramble for re-election now going on, and is sure to "alienate good people from Ben Harrison. As for the passenger business, Mr. Bride says traffic was dull on his line before the holidays, but it is reviving now. The pros pects lor the spring months are first class. F0TJE DEATHS FBOM GBIP. Fittsbnrs Tteaplng; the Epidemic, bnt Dr. McCnndlcs Thinks It Will Come. There have been only four deaths from grip this season reported at the Ilealth Bureau. Physicians say there are a great many cases of grip in the city, bnt they are of a mild form. In speaking of the epi demic yesterday. Dr. J. Guy McCandless, the Health Bureau physician, said: "In Kastcru cities it is stated that grip has become epidemic and is reaping a big harvest Pittsburg has escaped remarkably well, but I have had no reason to change my mind that there will be a renewal of the epidemic this year. If the weather con tinues changeable I think it will come soon. Cold or rainy weather gives a great many people a severa cold and it is then only a step to the grip. The best preventives are to keep the digestive organs in good con dition and avoid a bad cold. The greatest danger is in getting the feet vet Heavy shoes are the best and none other shonld be worn in this kind of weather." Electric Wires Knocked Oat by tho Itnla. The rain yesterday had a very bad effect on the telegraph, telephone and electric wires throughout the city. In the police department many of the wires were grounded, and in many cases false alarms were sent in. On the electric railway lines the same trouble occurred. The rails were slippery and hard to run on. Galhnger, eweler. Still at the old stand, 1200 Penn avenue. Call and "see him. THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE OI' THE DISPATCH AT 107 FEDERAL ST. Is open every day except Sunday until O P. 91. Advertisements will bs received up to that hour for insertion the noit mornln; at regular rates. WARRANTS ARE OUT. McClnre Commences the Crusade Against Sunday Papers. PREPARED FOR LONG LITIGATION. The law and Order Agent Talks Freely About Ilis Work. ALDERMEN JIUST PAT SUSPENDED FINES The announcement was made yesterday by Agent McClure, of the Law and Order Society, that warrants had been issued in the afternoon against 25 or 30 employes of Sunday newspapers, and that arrests would be nude just as soon rs the constable could proceed. Alderman Kobe was seen in the evening and denied that he had issued war rants or that he had seen or heard from Mc Clure. Ten minutes afterward the latter reaffirmed the statcmnt that warrants had been issued by Mr. Itohc. When told that the alderman said nothing had yet been done, Mr. McClure simply answered: "The warrants have been issued. " Notwithstanding the contradictory statements, it is believed the warrants were issued and that arrests will be made to-day. The victims of the crusade arc to be car riers, news boys, the salesmen at news stands, and the employes of the Sunday newspapers who sell papers over the coun ter. Only 20 or 30 of the 100 .informations on file in Alderman Itohe's office will be used at present, bnt it is promised that the other persons accused will be proceeded against later in the week. McClnre "ot in Love With His Job. When Agent McClure was seen yesterday he was arranging some recent newspaner clippings with regard to the Law and Order League. Xone of his detectives wercpresent and he was in a more communicative frame of mind that he usually is. The move against the Sunday newspapers, he wanted it understood, was a purely business move on his part, made at the instance of his em ployers. Mr. McClure did not seem to be in love with the business, and in justice to him it should be stated that he is a man of modern idea, conducting the Citizens' De tective Bureau, with the Law and Order business as an unfortunate side issue. "I have been notified," he stated, "to have warrants issued for the arrest of Sun day newspaper w orkers, and have this after noon prepared a list of between 25 and 30 persons, against whom proceedings are to be commenced. Alderman Kohc has i'sceil warrants for their arrest, and thev will be placed in the hands of the constable to day." "Whywill not the entire 100, asainst whom informations have been mde be ar rested," Mr. McClure was asked. "They will be," he replied, "just as fast as the constable can get them." "Will the proprietors, reporters, press men or printers be included in the crusade?" "I think not, although, of course, the society might change its intention. I have received orders to proceed only against per sons who sell Sunday papers." "Why are all the other employes left out?" Bepnrf rs Do Not Breakthe SaDbath. "Because thev are not an annovance to persons who want to observe the Sabbath day. The printers, reporters and pressmen do their work inside the newspaper offices. Thev do not hinder other people from ob serving Sunday. The newsboys and car riers take the papers on the street, however. They stop chnrch-goers to offer a paper. The boys call out the fact that thev are sell ing papers and in that way disturb the peace of the day." "luen the newsboys are to be brought nn and fined ?25 while the proprietors go free?" x 'Unfortunately that is the present plan. I tinnfc myself that the nronnctors are the ones who should suffer, but I suppose they will pay the fines of their employes. I dis like to proceed against boys, but men are seldom found selling papers. The younger newsboys on the street will not be molested at present. " "It is customary, both you and Alderman Bohe have previously said, to let defend ants off with payment of costs when they are brought up for their first offence. Will that course be followed in the prosecution of newsbnjs?" "No, sir, it will not," was Mr. McCInre's decisive reply. "We usually suspend fines when the accused agrees to "stop violating the Sunday law. but the Sunday papers show fight, aud we will go into battle with them. "TJie Law and Order Society expects the cases to be appealed to court, but it is believed that nothing short of a repeal of tire law of 1791 will save them. Anxious to Test the lilne Lnws. "We are going after the Sunday papers fully prepared for long litigation, and be fore the fight is ended the law will be tested to the last link. Suits will not only be brought in Allegheny county, but in every town where Pittsburg Sunday papers are sold. There will be cases in every court in Western Pennsylvania. We have people collecting evidence in all the larse towns." "Where does the Law and Order Society get the money to conduct the movement?" "That is not a part of my business. The American Sabbath Association will take a hand, I believe, and will act throuch the Law and Order Society committee. I have received my instructions from a commit tee." "Who are the members?" "I am not allowed to state." ""Leggate, Houston and McCrory repre sent botli the Law and Order League and the American Sabbath Association, do they not?" "I would be violating confidence to an swer. I am not the Law and Order Society and cannot speak for it. I am simply thefr agent and act in the same way as would any attorney who was paid a fee for con ducting Law and Order Society cases. I do other detective business, and if the news papers have anv w ork in my line they want done, I am ready for an engagement" Idnny .Are Released on Payment of Costs. When asked if he did not think between 14,000 and 55,000 was a very small sum to represent fines collected in Law and Order cases, Mr. McClure replied: "Since I have taken Captain Wishart's place, it is customary to let defendants who appear for the first time and who promise to obey the law go free with the payment of costs, xne course or law in which this is done is to suspend the fine. The Aldermtn has a right to do this. We have no desire to increase tbe State revenue by collecting money lroni your shopkeepers." "But, of course, you require them to pay the costs?" "Certainly." Alderman Kobe was in his usual unhappy mood when seen in the evening. Although it was then two hours after the interview with Mr. McClure, Mr. Bohe alleged he had not heard from the Law and Order So ciety and did not know when warrants would be issued against Sunday newspaper employes. He stated that it was then too late in the day to attend to such business. "I want to say," he added, "that I will turn over ?22o to Attorney Frazer in a few days, that being the amount of tines I have collected under the law of 1794." "Do you claim the rieht to suspend fines at your own discretion?" he was asked. "I do," was the reply. Attorney Marron, wfio was engaged in the suit in which Allegheny county Aldermen were found guiltv of conspiracy, thinks that the Law and Order Aldermen and the people behind them have oer-reached their powers in discharging cases and putting the costs on the defendants or in suspend ing fines. "s. huiio Can Be Held tor the Fines. "A court of record only," he continued, "can use discretion; an Alderman must JnbteL'.. THE PITTSBURG-- DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, either collect the fine or discharge the case. If, under the law of 1791, a man is Jbund guiltyhe meat be fined and the fine col lected for the State or else the required punishment by imprisonment must pc en forced. If Alderman ltohe or others, as has been stated, has discharged cases by collecting only the costs, or has suspended the judgment of fines, which is virtually the same, the State authorities can proceed against him and hold him responsible for the collection of fines. It is not only a privi lege, but it seems to me it is the duty of the State's representatives to do this." "Would there be grounds for bringing a charge of malfeasance in office against Mr. Kobe?" "I would'not like to say that The State or parties who have- been discharged" by payingcosts might think so." "How long can an Alderman retain fines due the State without notifying the authori ties that he has them before such delay jus tifies a charge of misappropriation?'' "Unless otherwise provided for, fines should be turned in immediately. Under the law of 1791 there is no provision for re taining fine s,and they should therefore be paid as aoon after collection as possible. An Alderman may claim, however, that he did not know who was to receive the money. If he could establish the statement and also prove that he had made all efforts possible to find out, the claim might be a defense." FrazerDoej Not Vt ant to Collect Attorney Frazer was told what Mr. Marron had said and agreed with him in almost every particular. "I am not chas ing down women and cripples, however," he added; "I will not therefore .make any effort to compel aldermen who have sus pended fines to collect them. It is true that aldermen are responsible for the fines, but if forced to pay them they would col lect them from the defendants they let go with paying costs. That would be a hard ship on many poor people, and I do not want to be responsible for it." Another attorney spoken to called alten tiod to the fact that Collector Warmcastle had been removed by the President for holding money one day longer than he is allowed, while a'lengthy period"of indul gence is granted as to State moneys. Alderman King, of the Southside, has in dignantly denied the statement that he is doing business for the Law and Order So ciety. He says the suits against Oakdale speak-easy proprietors were entered by citi zens of the town, and not by Agent Mc Clure. He claims he would not take in formations from the society, or in any way be conneclcd with it. CANNOT FIGUBE DEFINITELY. Not Enonh Wards Completed to De- termine the Increase of Valuation. The Board of Assessors is working night and day on the triennial assessment, and the office clerks are kept at worK until 10 o'clock every night. Thus far the county books from the assessors of 19 wards have been received, those not vet turned in being from the Third, Fourth, Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, Eight eenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twentv-third, Twenty seventn, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-second and Thirty-fourth wards. The board has already heard appeals from andclosednp the Ninth, Tenth, Fifteenth, Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth ward books, but action has only' been taken on the ap peals from the Ninth, Tenth and Fifteenth wards. Notices of the action taken by the board on appeals from property owners in these three wards are now being sent out to the appellants. Chief Assessor Case was asked what the increase of valuation from the new assess ment would be "I can't tell you," was his reply, "and any estimates that have been made are only guess work." ARCHITECTS BEADT TO OBJECT. They Will Not Agree to a Chance In the Library Plans. Chairman James B. Scott, of the Carne gie Library Commission, held a conference with Chief Bigclow at City Hall yesterday relative to the change of library plans. Both gentlemen were non-committal as to what had been decided upon or discussed, but they have an appointment to go out to the park and make some observations of the proposed site in a few days. i A number of architects, whose plans were rejected by the commission are talking of making oojections to tne selection it any material changes are made in the adopted plans. It is understood they are waiting until definite action is taken before making a formal protest. Eohhcd on Twenty-Eighth Street Bridge. While escorting a lady home from the theater Monday night, George Leighton, a fireman on the Pennsylvania Bailroad, was assaulted by two men, knocked down and robbed of his month's pay, ?50, which he had received that day. Leighton went out between the acts for a drink and displayed his roll in a saloon, where two men watched him closely. He found them sitting near him in the theater afterward and when he got oft a Penn avenue car at Twenty-eighth street they followed him until he came to the bridge. There Ihey pounced upon him. He was rendered unconscious by a blow on the back of the head and vMs then robbed of his money and a valuable gold watch. His lady companion's screams brought assist ance and the highwaymen fled up the hill side, dropping the watch as they ran. Leighton notified the police and gave de scriptions of his assailants, but there is no other clue. How She Recognized Her Uncle. , A middle-aged gentleman got off the limited last evening with a large white handkerchief tied around his arm. He walked np and down the platform peering into the faces of passengers. He was look ing for a vonnrr ladv. Snddpniv .a nrft- faced girl rushed up to him, and with the word uncle on her lips, she fell on his neck. The old man removed the handkerchief after the greeting and the pair were soon lost to view. He had never seen his niece, and this is how she was to recognize him. A Ididy Attacked Dy a Footpad. A young lady was attacked by a footpad on the Highland avenue bridge yesterday afternoon. Her lather requested that her name be withheld, and later furnished the police with a description of the fellow. He was a large man, rather rouehly dressed in dark clothes, with a heavy black mustache and black soft hat "Come to my arms," he said. "Can't," says she. "I've rheumatis." "Get Salva tion Oil." Mwrsu 25c, Itednced From 50c 300 dozen fine English cashmere gloves for ladies. A. G. CAlirBELl,&SDSS,25and27Fifthav. A GREAT SHOWING. The CENT-A-WOBD columns or THE DISPATCH are now the choice of all classes. Figures prove their popularity. Here's a cplendld showing Small ads.'Tor the U montht end- OA "7K.1 Ing December St, Jl Af,0'r Same I montht in 1890 Increase due to ccni-a-word, 10,104 8,650 Besponaes to advertisements in THI1 BIS. PATCH are certain to come promptly and from desirable sources. Try one and cave time and patience. The readers or this pa per have entire confidence Id lis adlets. The hrst class ot help is reached la Its want eolamns. rsv. , . a" a ,. ,v t v-o-,Al ,mL vv.n- ."&' .t T..r-&;.Wil!stf r.. .r-.z$L?i -t.-. ...... --i ': - . lAiisSIH , JANUARY 13; 1892. ANOTHER JIG BLAZE. The Ill-Fated Liberty Street District Once More the Scene. M'KEE'S. BLOCK GOES THIS TIME. Several Firmsfinrned Ont and the loss Amounts to $35,000. GOOD WOKE BI THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Liberty street had another serious visita tion of fire last night, the fourth within less than a month, all of which have occurred within two blocks of each other. This time the block owned by J. A. McKee, on the Buuiusiue oi tne street, wimin halt a block of the fire- of Saturday morning, was the one to suffer. The building was practically destrojedand the loss will probably reach 535,000. A. Edlis & Co. are the lessees of the block, which is flatiron shaped and ex tends from the corner of Decatur street back 100 feet, both on Liberty and Decatur streets. The block was divided into five storerooms on the ground floor, numbering from 502 to 506 on Liberty street It was on the second floor ot 502, occupied by Edlis & Co., dealers in and manufacturers of barbers' furniture and supplies, that the fire orginated. Quick Work by No. 1 Company. At 6:40 o'clock the fire was discovered. A man on the street yelled fire, and it was heard by Engine Company No. 1. That engine was on the ground before an alarm i -(iMix&fisMmmwmwmM y-- T5 '1 fli'MrFh-T'T-i --Pffj-v- I hUj FCF.NF. AT TUT. Unr.RTY STREET FIRE. was sent in, but in the three minutes that elapsed from the time the fire was discov ered the blaze had swept up the elevator shaft to the third and fourth floors, and flames were leaping from every window. An alarm was sent in from box 12, quickly followed by second and third alarms sent in by Captain Snyder, of No. 1. company. The building was only a brick shell, every partition and ceiling throufth it being constructed entirely of wood. Conse quently it offered every inducement to the devouring element, and with the jn flanfmable material in the Edlis build ing made one of the most stubborn fires the department has fought for a long time. A dozen streams were turned on the blazing building from every side, and it seemed must fairly drown it, but for nearly an hour the water seemed to have little or no effect, and the flames lit up the city for miles. Bv extraordinary efforts that won the praise of all onlookers the firemen finally gained control and confined the fire tc the McKee building, though for a time it looked as if several adjoining buildings could.not be saved. Owing to the location of the fire a water tower would have been an invaluable aid in exungmsmuK it quickly. .Losses Will Foot Up 833.000. The loss is figured at from 32,000 to S35. 000, and as far as could be learned everyone who suffered was well insured. Edlis & Co. lose the heaviest 'The firm is composed of A. Edlis and S. Delp. They occupied No. 502 and used the entire third floor of the block as a furniture manufacturing and reDair shop. Their loss is estimated at" about 57,000. Lambert Bros., plumb ers, in the basement underneath fjiem, lose about 51,000. Wilson & Philips occupied the first aud second floors of No. 504 as a produce commission house and estimate their loss at $2,500. The Farmers' Produce Company, occupying No. 500, estimate a loss of $2,500. The Chautauqua Butter Company, occupying Nos. 508 and 510, having bought out O. C. Cooper Ss Co. Inst Snturdav. will lose about ?2,0Q0, all by water, the fire failing to reach their portion of the, buildintr. 'J.ne .uioeny jL-rinung Company occupied the second floor oyer No. 510 and their loss will reach ?1,500, which includes the advertising matter for the show which appears at. the opera house next week. The daraase to the building is estimated at from 515,000 to 518,000. The fourth floor was a lodge room, loss about $1,000. The building was erected six years ago on the site of a row of the worst dives the city ever contained. S. Delp has a long lease on the buildintr and sub-leases to A. Edlis & Co., who again sub-let to all the other tenants. Mr. Edlis caused some excitement durinc tee fire by declaring his brother and nephew were being burned up, on the top floor, but the missing men tupied up later and had not been in the building when the fire started. Superintendent Weir in Hanger. The condition of Police Superintendent Weir was unimproved last night and his re covery is considered extremely doubtful. His physician, Dr. McDonald, has been re inforced by Drs. Wylie and McCandless and they arc exerting their combined efforts in the patient's behalf. Mr. Weir has taken no nourishment since his illness became se rious ten days ago, except a little orange and ice. A strong constitution has enabled him to withstand until now suffering that would have caused the death of many a man. Numerous friends call to see him every day but none arc allowed to enter his room ex cept the physicians and nurse. Passenger Hnslne.vs Picking Up. J. C. Milbourne, passenger agent for the Union Pacific road, returned yesterday from a trip through the oil country and points in New York. He savs the business to the Northwest is picking up. Bev. .G H. Whitecar, D. D., for 56 years a member ofhe New Jersey M. L Annual Conference, writes: Camdejt, N. J., Dec. 9, 1891. Dr. D. Jayne&Sou Gentlemen: Having for many years used Dr. D. Jayne's Expec torant in my family, as a relief and remedy for colds and coughs, I have prhatefy recommended it to friends for its helpful and curative effects in bronchial nflection, and pulmonary tendencies. To my family it remains an .indispensable remedy, and with it we feel that we have at command a prompt,- relieving and curative agent, to which we,may resort in the suddenness and violence of attacks incident to atmospheric changes, or undue exposure. I, therefore, thus coinmend it for its great medicinal value. (Bev.) Citas. H. Whitecar. If yon need the Expectorant, buy of your neighboi-dxnggist, whom you know. , um i . ' . tl . . ' f - ( " jw.w - ikb s.tf:maB CHOSE THE OLD OFFICERS. Stockholders Well Please d With the Pres ent Pleasant Valley Management Treas urer Graham's IScport Shows Heavy Famines Becent Additions to the I'qnipment. The stockholders of the Pleasant Val ley Traction Company held their an nual meeting yesterday, heard re ports of President and Treasurer and elected officers for 1892. George Gorman presided and Jas. E. Bodgers was Secretary. President D. F. Henry first read his report of opeiations during 1891 and the status of affairs generally. It showed the completion of iyi miles Johnson slider rail, 3 miles of 60-pound T in lis, making a total now of 15 miles sirder, 3 of T and Gi ot tram rails; total 23 miles. Tho company has added a 2"fl-!iorso power Westlngliouse compound condensing encinc, giving a total horse power of 1 131. It lias three Edison dyna mos of 350 000 1.1'5-electric horse power, bavins ample clcctrio pbwerand S5J liorsa ' power reserve. A car housn completed on 31t. Troy and one on the California ave nue hranch. There is a total capacity of 123 cars and 10 motor cars added during the year, making CO in all. There arc four elec tric snow sweeps, six snow plows, flvo salt cm?, a stone crusher and boiler and consid erable machineiy adnctl to the repair shop. Passengers carried dm ins tlio ipav, 7,770,108; miles run, 1,343,149. tirninst 6 612,913 imsien rcis carried in U90 and 1,22.1 Mluiniles run: increase 17K per cent in passengers carried and 10 per cent in miles run: receipts, 2S.68c per car per mllo run, exclusive ol interest and operating expenses; net, 6.5ic per mile. President Henry congratulated the stock holders on the lact that in two years their lines had carried over 14,000,000 people and their cars had run 2,500,000 miles without hurting a sinsle passenger on a car. Secretary William H. Graham read the report of" Treasury B. F. Kamsey. It snowed cross receipts, ?3S8,50j 39 arid ex- m f'AlMX. lev 'ir penses $300,(501 02, less S39.000 dividend leaves a surplus account of $8,904 37 : ?rahAra sf'lte', that some Bern's were omitted as they were in dispute between the company and Allegheny City. Some people were expecting to hear this subject discussed but they were disappointed Secretary Graham also stated that a divi dend of 3 per cent had been declared out of !we!n'nj:S0fthe la,t sis wont'", and ...... .., "."iicr oooks would be closed from the 18th to the 25th inst The stockholders by this time were in a beaming good humor ana it was a foregone conclusion that the ticket proposed would have no opposition and the choice was a mere matter of .form, and the election had occupied but a few minutes when it was an nounced by John G. McConnell that 23,715 of the 52,000 shares had been voted. Fol lowing are tne names of the officers: Presi dent, D.F Henry; Directors, James An drews, E. H. King, O. p. Scaife, William Koeburg, William H. Graham, S. C. Grier, James Hunter, William T. Lindsey. A GKEAT CHANCE To Boy an Overcoat or Ulster Very Cheap. To-day we will sell 175 men's chinchilla overcoats and 175 .men's chinchilla ulsters long cut, with big collars, blue or black color, at the extraordinary low price of $6 each. If you want one be quick, they'll go fast P. C. C. a, rittsbnrg Combination Cloth ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Winter Tours, Via Pennsylvania K. B.f To Washineton, D. C, January 21. Febru ary 4, 11 and 25. Kate ?9 from Pittsburg. Correspondine rates from points East. Spe cial train of Pnllman parlor cars and day coaches will leave Union station at 9 A. m. Tickets good on all rceular trains except Pennsylvania Limited. " Sleeping cars on night trains. Tickets allow stop-offin Bal timore within limit. Safety. Ton should not he afraid to deposit your money in banks, but if you are you can'rent a safe in the fire and burglar proof vault of the Allegheny Safe Deposit Company for S5, S10 or ?20 a year. It is absolutely secure and you can have access to your safe any time between the hours of 8:30 A. M. and 5 P. M. Each renter carries his own key, which gives him absolute control of the safe. . 25c, Kcdnced From COe ana 75c. 100 dozen ladies" fine embroidered linen handkerchiefs. Greatest handkerchief bar gains of the reason. A. G. Campbell & Sons,25 and 27 Fifth ay New (1803) India Silks. AtSOc At 7oc. . At 51. At 51 25 A yard. JOS. HORKE & Ca's Penn Avenue Stores. Special Pnllman Sleeping Car rrom Fltts- burc to San Francisco Leaves Tuesday morning, January 19. For full particulars, rates and reservations, ad dress or call upon Samuel Moody, District Passenger Agent for Pennsylvania lines, 1127 Liberty street, Pittsburg. Short Time Only. Your picture free and handsomely framed given away with evcrv dozen. Cabinets $1 by Hendricks & Co., No. 6S Federal street, Allegheny. Bargains In tho Children's lo-Day. Department A lot of misses' ulsters at ?5, reduced 11UXI1 vMU. A lot of misses' worth double. dresses at S3 and 55, JOS. IIOKfE & CO.'S Penn Avenue Stores. IS l-2c, Reduced Erom 23c and 33c. 150 dozen fiue embroidered handkerchiefs for ladies. A. G. Campbell & Sons, 25and27Fifth av. Ceayox's,, 53 50; best cabinets, SI -per dbzen. Aufrbcht's Gallery, 77 Fifth avenue. Minns WHB.V B ABT WAS SICK-,Ve gaTe ctor "WHEN SHE-WASACIIILD- WHEXSilEBKCAMEMISrru WHEN SHE HAD CHILDREN Slie gave them Castoria. 13-3-MWrau REFORMERS WRANGLE About Employing an Attorney in the Allegheny Suits. THE COMMITTEE BLOCKS THE GAME Elphinstone and langfitt Must Battle With Old Attorneys. THE EEF0R1I ASSOCIATION ELECTION The Allegheny Keform Association, which is a second edition of the celebrated Com mittee of Fifty, has a lively fight in pro gress on the inside which will likely re quire a reform movement within the associa tion to get a settlement The trouble is of several months' standing, but has been kept religiously quiet When the association was organized it was supposed that it would take-up the Allegheny investigation, bear the expenses not provided for by the eity, and be in fact what it is in rame. Promises were made with as much flourish as an advertisement for a cir cus and for several months it was thought they. were being carried out to the letter One of theassuranc.es was that attorneys would be secured to assist City Solicitor Elphinstone in prosecuting Mayor Wyman, ex-Mayor Pearson and Market Clerk Hast ings. Money was solicited from the mem bers of the association to get an atorney,j but as yet none has been engaged. Attorneys Have Not Tet Been Employed. It was supposed, and was allowed to be considered as true, that Mr. Langfitt was in the employ of the association, but, in fact, he is paid by a few prominent Allegheny citizens who are not members of the Reform Association and who expected the latter.organization to secure another at torney. Langfitt was to be considered an assistant, and it was supposed the associa tion would secure some one of the most capable attorneys in the city. The Execu tive Committeewhich has charge of all business of the association, has been asked several times to take some action, bnt on ac count of a dispute anions the members nothing has been done. Following are the members of the committee: John Walker, Chairman, Theodore Snroul, .Tame' Bovard, N. Patterson, Jame3 W. Collins, J. Gilbert Follausbce, W. It Thompson, M. Pontc- fract and James McCoid. The first attorney it was intended to en gage was John Eobb. The fee was fixed and it was announced that Mr. Bobb was retained. John Walker, the'Chairman of the Executive Committee, onpfsed engag ing him, however, and backed by Mr. Ponte fract, a brother-in-law of Mr. Walker, they succeeded in blocking the game until Mr. Ilobb was engaged by Mayor Wyman. W. R. Tlmmpion Wanted to Secure Bobb. W. R. Thompson was very anxions to se cure Mr. Efcbb and even went so far as to write a letter to him asking him not to associate himself with the case of the ac cused Allegheny officials until a final de cision would be reached in the Reform Association. Mr. Robb would not delay, however. Immediately after he was engased by Mayor Wyman a meeting of the Executive Committee was held to secure some other attorney. Mr. Walker and Mr. Pontefract still objected and. succeeded in carrying their point Meetings have been held fre quently since, but nothing has been done except to create bitter feeling. It isthought the case against the Allegheny officials will be reached early next week, and, as it looks now, there'will be only Attorneys Elphin stone and Langfitt to enter the contest" with snch "old timers" as Attorneys Marshall, Robb and- Major Montooth. Elphin stone and Langhtt are both young men and neither are known as criminal court lawyers. A meeting of the Executive Com mittee will be held soon to see if another attorney will be engaged, but it is hardly likely it will carry. The Keform Association held its annual meeting Monday and re-elected its old officers. No other business was considered. Hugus & Hacke. GREAT AFTER STOCKTAKING! SALE. We quote a few of the prices. A visit will convince you that the re ductions are genuine. LADIES' JACKETS. x All this season's most fashionable shapes Plain and Fur Trimmed. Those that .were $ 10 now $6. Those that were 12 now $j. Those that were $ 1.5 now $10. Equally Great Reductions through out our entire assortments, comprising ail qualities up 10 me verynnest. ' LADIES' BLACK CLOTH CAPES, 36 to 40 inches in length, the very latest styles, were S12.50 and $15, marked now $8.50 each. DRESS GOODS. Cheviot and Camel's Hair effects, all;wool suitings, good stripes and colors,, plaids and stripes, regular 50c qualities, marked 35c a yard to close. English Suitings reduced from 1.25 to 75c a yard. English Suitings reduced from $2 to $1.25 a yard. Individual Dress Patterns, novelty style, were $35 and $40, now $15 and 18 each. ' French Robes, handsome styles, were JS15, reduced to $S each. LACE CURTAINS. Odd lots from 1 to 3 pairs of a style, all-qualities and makes, will be closed at about HALF ACTUAL VALUES. SILK EIDERDOWN COM FORTS, our remaining stock at "MARKED DOWN" prices to close. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St. jalO-iiwiso SILVER TABLE -:- KNIVES. Our knives will cut. They have thin blades and are hand burnished, much superior to ordinary silver-plated knive. Triple and qnadruple plato ut H, $0 and $G dozen. Fancy bandies, $7to$10dozen. O.irnnmeassunmnteo on each knife. Look at them. Try a half dozen. E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, riFTH AVE. AND MAKKET ST. t - .-.- I .. V2K 1 avCSHB William Case's Body Foand at Last. -Three weeks ago William Case, a deck hand on the Time, and who lived in Pitts burg, was drowned at Manchester. At that time the river was dredged, but the body was not recovered. Yesterday the Little Bell, while steaming up the river past Man chester, caught Case's body in its paddles. It was discovered by the deckhands and hauled aboard. When the boat landed the remains were taken to the morgue. He wa about 45 years of age and unmarried. The Leading Dry Goods House. Pittsbnrr, Pa Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1333. JOS.. SOME & co:s PENN AVENUE STORESL OUR GREAT JANUARY SALE. The Greatest Crowds Ever Seen in Our Stores During January. ANOTHER DAY WITH Muslin Underwear. OUR PRICES THE LOWEST AXD OUR STYLIS THE BEST, Conceded by all our Patrons. GOWNS: Over 50 choice styles, in Muslin and Cambric, at 50c, 75c, 85c, $1, $1.50 and .Si. 75 each. CORSET COVERS. IT IBc riPU CHOICE STYLES. HI 13" LnUn (Plain and well made.) IT 1Kr riPU Plain and Trimmed. A I ZflCtnbn (Well made.) IT QK riPU Excellent Material. HI l)3J LnUlr (Xeatly trimmed.) IT die riPU 8 Diflcrent Styles. Al OliJ tnUH ( Well mado and trim'ed.) ALSO FINER QUALITIES, MORE ELABORATELY TRIMMED, At 65c, 75c, 85c, 90c and $1 Each. DRAWERS: IT IKo-TIPl Plain. Well Made. ni uw Lnuii (uood material.) m 35c EACH A Much Better Article. (Plain.) AT 35c EJlGH-Be3(T0r,rinSney- IT nil CIPU Best Material. Al Oil1' tAutl (Handsomely Trimmed.) ALSO, finer qualities, handsomely made and trimmed, at 65c, 75c, 85c and $ 1 each. CHEMISE: The largest stock and best value we have ever offered at 25c, 50c, 7,5c, 85c and $1. WALKING SKIRTS: Never before were such values offered in Pittsburg: At 50c, 75c, $1, 51.25 andSi.50. SHORT SKIRTS: For Ladies and,Misses, At 35c, 50c, 60c, 75c, 90c and $i. CHILDREN'S MUSLIN DRAWERS: ioc, I2c, 15c, i7jcand 20c. 25c, 30c and 35c. : CHILDREN'S MUSLIN GOWNS: Unusually Good Value, 50c, 55c, 60c and 65c Each. Our January Muslin Underwear Sale for Ladies and Children has met with extraordinary success. Buyers have been unanimous in pronouncing our goods the best values they have ever seen offered in our stores. We have made unusual efforts and have succeeded in giving our cus tomers this year more for their money than they ever saw before. OUR STYLES AND OUR PRICES Are Right in Every Case. JOS. H0RNE & CO., 607-621 PENN AVE. J13 THE GREAT FIRE SALE' ; HAS BEGUN. Hundreds turned away. The sale will continue and we have our force. With fifty salesla dies we will avoid the delay ex perienced on Saturday. 435 MARKET ST. 437. I . 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