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rounded and delivered with oratorical em
phasis, but whatever sting it was intended
to have for Senator Quay failed in its effort
and brought only a faint smile to the face
of the prosecutor.
Attorney Dausherty Attempts Joke. -
Ticking up the paper in which the al
leged libel was printed, Mr.Daugherty read
the first headline, "And Quay, too, was in
it." "That is fcslang expression," said Mr.
Daughertv, "aird I don't know what it
means. If any person was indicted for
using slang, th"cy" ought to be found guilty
on that evidence, but it is Senator Quav,
not the English language, that is suing for
.libel."
He spoke at length to prove there was no
malice, and said the defendants were not
negligent, because statements as published
were iurnished by the Chairman of the State
Committee, who was considered a reliable
authority. To investigate, he stated that it
would have been necessary to have gone 3S0
miles to Philadelphia. Concluding his
speech, Mr. Daugherty startled judge, jury,
attorneys and spectators by saying:
"If any man should sav that a jury was
ever packed as this one has been, he would
be branded as an infamous liar."
The attorneys for the prosecution jumped
to their feet "and yelled "lie" in a half
dozen different tones of voice. It was the
first real excitinsr incident of the trial, but
was quickly quelled by the Court.
Attorney W. H. Thomson, a Democrat,
argued for the prosecution. He defended
the right of the Commonwealth to select
jurcrs acconlius to the law and said it was
notau unfair advantage. There were three
things he claimed necessary to justify any
publication. He defined them as proper
occasion, proper motive and reasonable or
probable caUse. The motive of the Star in
publishing the charges against Qu3y, he
thought, were political, and he saw no rea
sonable cause.
Judge Wiclcham's Opinion on Libel.
Jndse Wickbam's charge to the jury oc
cupied three-quarters of an hour. It was
clearly stated and was admitted by both at
torneys for the defense and prosecution as
being impartial. He defined the privileges
of the press and said whenever it over
Teaches them it becomes a foe to so
ciety, a wolf in ihe fold, instead of
a watch-dog at the door. The crit
icism of official conduct, as long as
it is not defamatory, he stated, is a priv
ileged communication, and even when the
communication is defamatory unless malice
or negligence can be shown, it is net a libel.
Eeferring to the claim of the A'tar proprie
tors that they were not the authors of the
alleged libel, His Honor stated that it was
the publishing, not the penning of a com
munication that constitutes libeL Heading
the paper in which the publication was
made, Judge "Wickham commented on the
line: "Unmistakable evidence that the
Lone Fisherman plaved an important part
in the gigantic Dardsley steal" "Who is
the lone fisherman?" the Judge asked.
"We hate the statement that it was a nick
name applied to Senator Quay. It
is not uncommon for public men to be desig
nated in this way. A Congressman whom I
knew in Michican was known as 'The Roar
ing Lion of the Saginaws.' Andrew Jack
son was called 'Old Hickory,' and you are
to decide whether or rot the 'LoneFisber
man' referred to 3L S. Quay."
The question to be decided by the jurv,
Judge "Wickham said, was whether there
was reasonable cause for believing that
Quay was implicated in the Bardsley steal
ings simply because his name was found on
a certificate in tiie broken down Keystone
Bank; whether the statements made were
true, and if not, whether or not there was
malice or negligence in the publication.
JOT IH THE QUAY. CAMP.
The Outcome or the Libel Salt Pleases the
Quaker City Leaders.
Senator Quaj's witnesses, including his
Beaer lawyers, registered at the Duquesne
last evening. In the party were ex-State
Chairman W. H. Andrews, David Martin,
Charles A. Porter and Jacob Wildemore,
Philadelphia; Bobert M. Tardley, receiver
for the Keystone Bank, James W. Latta,
clerk of the Philadelphia Quarter Sessions,
and Taylor Faunce, an expert accountant
Hamilton Disston, the Quaker City saw
man, who likes to dabble iu politics for rec
reation, arrived in the city on the limited,
and will add his testimony to the others in
the trial of the libel suit here to-dav.
Mr. Andrews acted as spokesman for the
crowd, and he had nothing to say. Thev
had come to Pittsburg to rest for the nigtit
and appear at the trial this morning. TJicv
were all feeling good over the outcome of
the suit at Bea er. Mr. Martin thought it
strange that the Star should persist in its
attacks up to the hour of the trial. Attorney
Buchanan remarked that lie had often ad
vised the Senator to sue for libel before
when some newspaper had jumped dn him
savagely. The Philadelohiapoliticians had
little sympathy for the Mar people. Senator
Quay was expected here last evening, but
iu i ue ou nana un;u mis morning.
The Philadelphia politicians have been
pumped dry lately on politics. Thev are
the people who turned down Harrison in
the recent conduct for national delegates.
Ther are Blaine men and expect to see the
Secretary of State nominated for the Presi
dency A SUPEBIHIENDSXT SELECTED.
His Xnnn Will Be MaOe Pnbllc After the
Sr Term Hrclns.
The question of who shall succeed the late
Gamble "Weir as Superintendent of the
Bureau of Police has been settled. The
man was named yesterday afternoon, but
just who he is the public will scarcely know
to a certainty before February L
Chief Brown, C. L. Magee and Senator
Flinn were closeted together in the Chiefs
private office almost all afternoon yester
day. The Chief left the cfHce at 3:30 o'clock,
but was mum on the superintendencv sub
ject. The two others remained over an hour
longer. "When they finally came out a
party of politicians outside smiled know-inch-
at each other, and one remarked:
"That settles flip superintendent msttpr"
A gentleman who knew the result of the
conference would not deny, when asked,
that a selection had been ma'de. Afterward
it was stated on good authority that the
man had been selected.
Chief Brown will not announce the ap
pointment until his new term begins, Feb
ruary 1, and nobody can speak authorita
tively on the subject until then. The gen
eral opinion about Citv Hall yesterdav was
that Assistant Superintendent O'Mara had
secured the plum.
IJ'nck Tavor Kansas City.
General Black, of Chicago, ex-Commis-sioncr
of Pensions, was at the depot yester
day returning home from "Washington. He
thinks Kansas City will get the Democratic
National Convention He hopes war can
be avoided with' Chile, but be wants the
dignity of the nation preserved. He savs
Cleveland is the favorite Prcsidental candi
date in Illinois.
The Woods Jury Falls to Agree.
The jury in the case of John Woods, of
Mt "Washington, charged by his son "Will
iam, ot Bethel township, with lunacy, heard
the arguments of .counsel on Monday after
noon, met yesterday and discussed the case
for two hours and then adjourned without
reaching a verdict, indicating that there
was u wide, divergence of opinion among
the members.
Chieriilgelow's Receipts Ibr December.
The following is the report of moneys re
ceived in the Department of Public "Works
for the month of December: Markets,
1,701 95; wharves, 5581 09; weigh scales,
IS5J-T?ureaa of HiRhays and Sewers,
59. 07; Bureau of Water Assessment and
ew Buildings, 52.195 90; switch and scale
license, 5500, making a grand total of 55.
075 9L '
OX-Cent--Word will leenre a situation
n TH D1SPATCHS vralnt eo.umni
STRIKERS ARRESTED,
Eigid Methods -Adopted "by
tlie P., A. & M. Traction
Company to Prevent
YIOLENCE TO ITS EEW MEN
Will Ask the Conrt to Enjoin As
sembly 2o. 3798 and Others.
ANOTHER DAY OP DISTURBANCE
Which "Will Ee Prevented To'Day uy a
Large Force of Police.
FOEMEK IMTLOIES STILL CONFIDENT
Another decisive battle was fought in the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Street
Railway fight yesterdav, but it is only the
beginning and before to-day is over even
more serious happenings than those of last
Saturday may be chronicled.
The ball opened yesterday morning at 5
o'clock, when Motorman May was going
to work. Just opposite the car stables
several men were standing, and as
he passed them they followed, chas
ing him to the office door. There
he halted and pulled a revolver
and drove the men back. At 10 o'clock
about 15 men had been secured, and seven
or eight cars were sent out. AH went well
until Beaver aud "Washington avenues was
reached, when about 50 men run from the
crowded pavements and cut .the trolley
ropes, while the motormen and conductors
were caught and hurled into the snow banks
at the side. A mob gathered around them,
but the men escaped. The, cars were then
run back to the stables.
Rmnbirdcd the Jlotorman With Snow.
All was tranquil after this onslaught un
til in the afternoon. Shortly after 4 o'clock
ten cars were got in readiness and sent out.
A DlSPATcn reporter made the round trip
on the last car. Tne trip to town was un
eventful, with the exception that the boys
along the streets snowballed Conductor
Shannon and Motorman Seamens. - "When
the waiting place at Liberty and Market
was reached, the sidewalk was lined with
people, who were in sympathy with the
strikers. They had to be dispersed several
times by the policemen.
The car, on its return trip, ran success
fully until it turned into Beaver avenue.
As it turned around the corner the motor
man was besieged with snowballs from both
boys and men. He was hit on the face with
the frozen snow until his skin was of a
scarlet hue. As the car ran down the
avenue the crowd increased, and a man
driving a beer wagon got on the
tracks, and, urged by the crowd drove
slowly, thus impeding the progress of the
car. This was the opportunity for the mob
and they pelted Seamens with snow until he
was nearly powerless. The policemen were
inactive and let the crowd do about as it
pleased. Had thev attended to their duty,
that or what followed would not have hap
pened.
One of the Strikers Drew a Gnn.
Just as the car crossed Beaver avenue a
huge stone was thrown at Conductor Shan
non. He dodged it and it struck against
the door behind him with a loud crash.
Soon after this a man started out of the
crowd and ran np behind the car,seemingly.
to catch the trolly rope. Shannon saw him,
and seizing a switch rod struck several times
at the man, but missed him. The man then
dropped back and drew a revolver bnt did
not shoot. He was arrested and gave his
name as A. J.Mitchell. He was charged with
disorderly conduct As the officer caught
him he was seen to hand the revolver to a
friend. The man was afterward released
for a hearing this morning. Later it was
learned hat Mitchell was a striking motor
man. After this affray the car, was stopped for
tbe night.
"Want an Injunction .1tr.ilr,t the 3Tes.
Yesterday afternoon a bill in equitv was
filed by the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Traction Company asking for an in
junction against the Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Manchester Traction Boad Em
ployes' Assembly 3798, Knights of
Labor, and Master "Workman George
Morton; Secretary, B. Buchanan; Boad
Committee, G. A. Calvin, William R Coch
ran, George P. Morton and J. C. Mullin,
officers of 3798, and District Master "Work
man Dempsey and others.
After reciting that the Pittsburg. Alle-
gheny and Manchester Traction Company is
an incorporated body and the assembly is
unincorporated and lbrmed for the purpose
of illegally coercing the plaintiff into
acceding to certain demands made in rela
tion to the manner and method of said
company in operating its road, the bill
states its officers have combined in the per
petration of illegal ,acts.
In the fourth section the bill relates that
in October the road began to operate by
means of electricity. It became necessary
to make changes in the schedule. The em
ployes took exception to certain changes
and for the purpose of illegally bringing
about a revision of such changes to their
own personal advantage organized them
selves as an Assemblv of the Knlffhtu nf
Labor.
Trespasses on the Company's Property.
lhe hfth section says the Koad Com
mittee called meetings, and it threatened to
force the company to make concessions. On
the evening of January 14, the assembly,
by some of its members, unknown to the
complainant, illegally entered upon its
property, called a meeting at midnight and
ordered a strike.
Section seven shows that members
ui iuu .ttsseinoiy, some oi whom are un
known to the complainant, have illegally
boarded the company's cars and have used
abusive and threatening language to the
men now in charge, also threaten
ing them with bodily harm unless
they quit work. On the evening of January
15, the members of the Assemblv illegally
caused the track to be blocked and" rendered
it inoperative. They also placed rail
road torpedoes on the tracks. The
following day the members of
the Assembly, designated bv the badges
worn,, with the knowledge of H. F. Demp
sey, impeded the passage of cars, by taking
position ,a!ong the track and in
timidating the men. The same
evening a. F. Dempsey officiated and
road Committee notified the company that
tbey" would continue the strike and by all
means illegally and wrongfully prevent the
company from operating the road.
The Court Asked to Interfere.
It is therefore prayed that by -preliminary
injunctions hereafter to be
made perpetual, to enjoin the mem
bers of the Assembly from in any
way-,-manner or method interfering with
the operation of the road. It alsopravs that
H.t F. Dempsey and all the members be
enjoined to absent themselves from the
property in the proximity of the company's
roadbed.
The arguments arc to be heard in the case
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Secretary Keeper, of the company, said
last night: "The directors of the company
met this afternoon and decided to run the
road at all cost We have notified Sheriff
McCIeary that our cars had been stopped by
mobs and the lives of the em
ployes of the company were . in
THE PITTSBURa-
danger. "We have also told him that if in
the future any damage was done to the com
pany's property the county would be held
responsible for it
Cars "Will Be Guarded by Police.
"This afternoon we made information be
fore Alderman Gripp against 10 of the
strikers, charginr them with cutting ropes
and preventing the operation of the road.
They will be arrested to-night I cannot
give the names out until to-morrow.
"To-morrow the number of policemen
will be increased to 55 and Chief Murphy
will be here in charge, we win run out 15
cars, and on each car three officers will be
placed, one with the motorman and two
with the conductor. There will also be a
number oi officers along the line, both in
uniform and citizen's dress."
The strikers spoke cheerfully of tbe con
dition of affairs yesterday and said they
were confident of winning. Last night they
made an effort to secure a conference with
President Dalzell and George B. Hill, bnt
failed. They held a meeting at 12 o'clock
last night, the result of which could not be
learned.
ROHE WILL DROP THEM.
The Alderman Expresses Blmself Vigor
ously Against the I and O. and Its
Methods He Supports the Newspapers
and Says He Is Sick of the L. and O.
Vusiness.
The exposure by the newspapers of the
methods and objects of theLaw and Order
Society seems at last to have produced the
same effect on Alderman Michael Bohe that
it has on most other people of the com
munity and upon the outside world. If his
statements to a reporter yesterday are to be
believed, he is thoroughly disgusted with
the whole petty and despicable business,
and will probably accept no more suits from
the Law and Order agents.
Mr. Bohe was'found sitting in front of a
comfortable fire in his little office yesterday
afternoon surrounded by a half dozen men
of the neighborhood, who, from their con
versation, were bitterly " opposed to the
Law and Order and its employes, and who
had evidently been presenting their views
to the Alderman.
Kolio Is Tired of the I, and O. Gang.
Their influence seemed to. have had some
effect When the reporter entered the
'Squire was quick to offer him a chair, and,
in response to a question, answered that no
Law and Order suits had been entered be
fore him since last Sunday.
"In fact," hecontinued, "I have not seen
any of the Law'and Order people since last
Saturday and I am not anxious to see any
of them. Mr. Matthews, the news agent
from the East End, whose case was decided
on Saturday, came in this morning with an
order from Court for a transcript of his case,
which he has appealed. He was the only
person connected with any of the cases of
the Law and Order Society that I have seen
since Saturday."
"What do you think of the Law and
Order Society and its methods by this time,
'Squire?" was the next question.
"I don't care to speak too plainly, but I
will say that I am now in hearty sympathy
with the newspapers in the fight they are
making- I hope they will keep it up un
til the old Blue Laws are blotted out. Then
prosecutions of a petty nature, such as the
Law and Order Society has been making,
will be impossible. I believe a great ma
jority of the people are opposed to anything
that will limit public convenience.
The liogle Man Is-Now Homeless.
"I take the Sunday newspapers myself
and would often buy a cigar on Sunday if I
could. I think the sale of botji should be
allowed freelv, and every other harm
less convenience that the people
want should be permitted on Sunday the
same as other days. It is not right that the
queer notions of a few old cranks should
interfere with the comfort, convenience or
wishes of the public"
"In view of these strong sentiments of
yours, 'Sguirc, will vou receive any more
Law and Order suits?"
"That is veiy doubtful, very doubtful.
it win aepenu very much on circum
stances." "What is your opinion of the society's
agents?"
The Alderman arose excitedly. "Its
agents! well, 1 was going to say something,
but guess I won't now. I am "sick olthe
Law and Order business. "
TWO BRAKEMEN KILLED
In an Accident on the PIKsbnrc;, McKjes-
port anJ I'onchloghrny Kail road A
Weakened Bridge Give Way nnd Half
a Freight Train Goes Down.
The Belleveraon local freight, on the
Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny
Bailroad, iu charge of Engineer Harry
2"eal and Conductor Billy Kline, met with
an accident at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
on the long bridge between Baukin and
Homestead. Just before the freight came
r?JonS a car jumped the track into the Carrie
JB urnace yard, directlv underneath. The
car jammed into the bridge and knocked
down one of the pillars, thus weakening the
bridge.
As the engine of the local freight passed
the place where the pillar had been knocked
down, Fireman Bruce says he 'felt the en
gine sink. 'It passed safely, but the bridge
gave way immediately after, and six box
cars crashed through and piled on top of
eacn other on tbe ground 40 feet below.
Two brakemen, Alexander Caruthers and
Charley Hose, were on top of the cars as
they went through. Both men were taken
from the wreck soon after, unconscious and
terribly injured. They were carried to the
Braddoek Wire Works, nearby. Caruthers
died before the arrival of aid, and Hose was
so fearfully injured that he also died soon
after. The six box cars w ere loaded with
merchandise, and goods were strewn in all
directions. The engine was left standing
'"j u uue Biue 01 xue ureaic ana the
caboose on the other, the cars having broken
away from them in the plunge.
Brakeman Gibbons, whose place was on
top of the train, he being front man, was
in the caboose eating his breakfast at the
time, and escaped, while Caruthers, who
usually volunteered to do his work on such
occasions, was on -the cars and lost his life
by it Caruthers leaves a wife and three
children living oh Thirty-secoifd street,
Sonthside, while Hose leaves a wife and
four children at Belleveraon.
The road will hardly be in readiness for
use until this morning. A coroner's in
quest will be held to ascertain the cause of
the wreck.
District K, of "U Election.
To-day, D. A. 3, K. of L., will hold
its annual election. As far as can be
learned there will be but little opposition to
the old officers. The district has been quite
prosperous in the past year, adding over 500
members to its rolls, and instituting a num
ber of new assemblies.
UNFJIPIOTED people can easiest secure
situations by advertising in THE DIS
PATCH'S cent-a-word column.
Special sales of blankets to-day.
Jos. HomfE & Co. '3
Penn Avenue Stores.
THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE
OF THE DISPATCH AT
107 FEDERAL ST.
Is open every day except Sunday until O P.
M. Advertisements will be received np to
that hour for Insertion the next morning at
regular rates.
DISPATCH, '.WEDNESDAY,''
THE JURY CALLS THEM.
True Bills Found Against the Reserve
Township Gamblers.
NOT ONE OP THEM GOT AWAY.
1 Quiet Layout Raid to Exist on the South
side of the City.
CAPrEKS WHO APPROACH THE SPORTS
Gamblers have to move again. Yesterday
true bills were .found against 13 of the sports
at the Beserve township "Monte Carlo."
But the game has been started again and is
now flourishing on the Sonthside.
A few years ago. it looked as if-Pitts-burg
had thrown open her arms and, with
all the solicitous beckoning of a Monte
Carlo croupier who politely points you to a
seat at the gaming table, was welcoming the
outside world to come on and dally with the
capricious Goddess in all manner of forms.,
Sermons were preached on the subject, com
munications of protest were sent the press,
the officials wre censured for allowing
gambling to exiat under their very eyes,
and the peaceable public made a distinctive
and decisive "holler." At some time or
other revolutions in all phases of life must
come. The revolution in the gambling
privileges came with a new city administra
tion. The pool rooms were closed, the
poker dens raided, the swell faro banks
were notified to close up. At first the
owners thought it was only a temporary
sweeping up, and everything would
be running wide open as soon as
the public clamor quieted (itself.
Not so. At every move made by pro
prietors to resume business they would be
raided and fined as also would the habitues.
Either "Went Out or "Went Broke.
Then it became apparent that the authori
ties meant just what they said, and the
warnings of the police finally were heeded
quite religiously by the sporty boys. Many
of the latter, like the Arab, gathered up a
big stack of "blues" and hi3 green cloth
-and silently stole away. Some went East
and some went West and some went broke
before thev got out of town. However,
about the old haunts of the gang there was
a far-away look in their eyes when they
caught sight of each other. The expression
mutely said: "There are only a few of us
left, and we're dying oft fast"
Nothing in the gambling line" was to be
had in the two cities with any degree of
satisfaction. In every dark corner there
lurked an officer, and when an occasional
short card game or a gathering of loyal ex
ponents of "draw," the chips confiscated in
the raid were usuallv found to be muffled.
It got to be so tedious to the gentlemen
who were wont to speculate about a circular
table that when they emerged from the
Central station after having contributed a
"tenner" to the city's rake-off, a sad shake
of the hand plainly told they were inwardly
muttering --.ao use, no use.
Founding or the Great Monte Carlo.
Time wore on about its business just as it
always has, and gambling was a word
scarcely heard fn this progressive city.
People who are identified with sporting
events are usuallv gifted with shrewdness
and cunning. No matter what reverses
and vicissitudes they meet with in their
daily walks of life, the good and true sport
pous up, oroKe or uusn, singing plulosopn
ically, What is the use of repining?
Some of the "old has beens" got together
last smnmer and concocted a scheme
by which they could outwit the city
officials at least, nnd stand the
county officers off for a short season. Just
long enough to crop ont a good, big bank
roll. This they did. The new rendezvous
was not as palatial perhaps as "818" in New
York, but the layout was there just as big
and active. It was situated in Beserve
township, just over the Allegheny Citv's
line, on East street All the talent from
both cities frequented the two resorts,
where farp and iroulette could lie played to
one's heart's content A number of poker
rooms aDounacu ana nourisnea liKe the
proverbial green bay tree.
Names of the TJulncky Thirteen.
This state of affairs went on until District
Attorney Burleigh took measures to have
the violation of law cease. He instructed
County Detective Beltzhoover to arrest the
proprietors, which he did, end now comes
the sequel to the whole affair. True bills
were found against 13 people who were in
strumental in sending the nefarious voca
tion along.
The names of the indicted persons are:
Edward Cappes, Daniel Einstein, Prank
Freyvogle, P. Gleason. William Foley,
Robert Hart, Frank Kettlemyer, David
Leech, Faldy Leasure, William McClure
and William Bobbins for keeping
a gambling house, including Thomas
Behm and Mrs. Young for rent
ing houses for gambling purposes.
Bight in the face of this comes the state
ment from a well-known sporting man that
there is gambling galore going on over on
the Southside of Pittsburg. No later than
last Saturday, he said, a well-known "cap
per" of Hebrew blood approached him and
asked if he cared to engage in a fly with the
ticer. The sport knew the fellow very well
and knew he meant,husines3.
Supposed to He In Beltzhoover.
He, however, did not. feel like going over
to play the bank, but asked the "steer"
where he could find the place should he
want to come over some time in the future.
His friend would not tell him definitely,
but said it was on the Southside, and that
he would take, him there if wanted to
go over. The representative said there was
no nnmber over the door, and that it was
quite a distance on the Birmingham line of
cars.
' He said everything went, meaning anv
game from faro to craps was open to" ail
comers who were safe. It is thought this
place is down Beltzhoover borough.
A Dispatch reporter went over to the
"Blue Lion" in Beserve township last night,
bnt not a click of a chip nor a'chick ofa
coin was heard. Persons over there say that
neighborhood is as pure as snow, and the
places which once knew the gay.and festive
gamblers now know them no more.
An Awfnl Sentence Imposed.
The.case of Martin vs. Drewsf on trial in
Common Pleas Court No. 3, before Judge
McClung, an action in ejectment in Bald
win township, over wliich a surveyor's line
was in dispute yesterday, became one of the
most muddled cases heard in many a day.
Finally when the Judge, the jury, and
O'Brien and Carpenter for the plaintiff,and
Brown and Lamhie for the defendant, and
the surveyors lor all, got so badly tangled
in the harness that they all tumbled down
into a heap and could kick no longer, the
Judgeidirected McCully and Kennedv. sur
veyors, to go on the ground and fix the line
and report this morning, the penalty being
that if the report is not satisfactory they
will be sentenced to serve 60 days on the
Survey Committee of Pittsburg Councils.
Some of those interested incline to think
they bave been laboring under a delusion
in believing that mathematics is aa exact
science.
War Would Teach a Few lessons.
W. B. Churchman, of Philadelphia, who
is engaged in the soda ash business, regis
tered at the Monongahela House last even
ing. Mr. Churchman thinks a war with
Chile would be a good thing for the country.
It would demonstrate to the people in the
interior, who have objected to naval appro
priations, the necessity or first-class war
ships for such events as the Chilean affair,
which are liable to occur at any time.
Enough damage could be done to seaport
towns in case of war to build a now. Mr.
Churchman says it is time to build armored
ships and coast defenses.
' JA2TTJAEY SO. 1892L
M'CLURG WANTS $20,000.
An Hast End Man Sues an Allegheny Physi
cian for Winning Away His TTlfe's
Affections and Wants Monetary Satis
factionThe Defendant's Story.
Dr. W. D. Bankin, of 103 Sandusky
street, Allegheny, is a physician of consid
erable fame in both cities. Yesterdaya suit
was instituted against him by John G. Mc
Clurg, a foreman, living on Frankstown
avenue, who charges the physician with
.alienating the affections of his wife, Mar
garet M. .McClurg. The injured husband
wants 520,000 for the alleged injury and de
privation of the comfort, fellowship, society,
aid and assistance of his wife, brought about
by the defendant's intimacy with Mrs. Mc
Clurg. This has existed at intervals sine
May 15, 1889, according to the bill filed, and
it is specificallv chareed that Dr. Bankin
and Mrs. McClurg have taken trips together,
visiting Eastern cities and other places on
pleasure bent
It also states that she received money and
presents frotn the defendant, and that the
latter advised her to desert her husbandand
home on June 25, 1891, since which date she
has remained absent.
Dr. Bankin was found in his office last
night and asked what line of defense he
would set np against the charges made. He
langhed lightly, adding that he had just
been apprised of McClurg's suit
"Do you deny them?" asked the reporter.
"Why, certainly I deny them. I know
John G. McClurg and his wife; I have al
ways been their family physician. I
haven't given the matter much thought yet,
but to-morrow I will consult my attorney
and then I will be more able to answer as to
my intentions. If McClurg thinks he will
get 520,000 out of me he will have a hot
time doing it"
Whether this remark was meant to con
vey the idea that he would bitterly oppose
the issue, or that the doctor did not possess
520,000, is a matter of conjecture. How
ever, he thought that a man could not have
much affection for his wife if content to sell
it for a sum of monay.
"This suit is brought for effect," con
tinned Dr. Bankin, "and I happen to know
the reason. Mrs.McClurelias filed a bill for
divorce against her husband, charging
cruelty and other good grounds specified in
the record. I was summoned bv the lady's
legal adviser and gave some evidence which
was damaging to the husband, it in itself
being sufficient to warrant) any court to
grant a divorce in favor of the applicant.
Her husband knows this, and his suit
against me is purely one of malice, he thus
hoping to cirenmvent his wife securing a
divorce, and at the same time endeavoring
to maice a pecuniary gam from me.
J0BBEB AGAINST MAKER.
A Fierce Fight Being "Waged for tower
Friers on Flate Glass.
A meeting of plate glass manufacturers
will be held in Indianapolis to-day. It was
called by the Kokomo and De Pauw people.
Edward Ford, of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company; A. TJ. Howard, of the Howard
Company, and B. E. Wheeler, of the But
ler plant, left for the Hoosier capital last
evening, Mr. Ford was very frank and
spoke freely about the object of the meet
ing. The association was formed for the
purpose of maintaining prices, and this will
be the principal subject discussed.
Last summer the jobbers met in Boston,
and asked for a big cnt in the price of plate
glass. The manufacturers declined to grant
it, and Mr. Ford says the jobbers started in
at once to force them. They have bought
very little glass since, and the business has
not been so dull for the last, nine vears- Mr.
Ford thinks if the makers can " hold out
Lure weefc.3 louder me joDuers win ue
compelled to buy lor the March trade. In'
New York the architects are loaded
down with work, and this is true
in Pittsburg. The building trade
expects to do an extensive business during
the summer. This is the dull period for the
glass men, but Mr. Ford thinks victory is
within their grasp if they can only stick to
gether. Since the meeting was held in
Pittsburg about a month ago some manu
facturer has cut the prices.
"The World's Fair will make a great deal
of business," continued Mr. Ford, "but
there is sure to be a collapse after it is over.
Somebody will sutler. If our prices were
forced down now we would never be able to
push them up again. The profits in the in
dustry are small enough as it is. Since we
have returned to coal it requires 65 per cent
more boiler power to run our plant We
arc now putting in a number of new boilers.
I think in another year that a fuel gas as
cheap and good for fuel purposes as the nat
ural fluid will be produced." '
HEAITHY FINANCIAL COHDITIOff.
The Turchase or B. & O. Stock by a Foreign
Syndicate U Good for This City.
A Fourth avenue banker remarked to a
DISPATCH reporter to-dsy that the sale of
55,000,000 Baltimore and Ohio stoctto the
New York and London Syndicate was a
marked indication "of the present healthy
financial condition, and added that this
means great things for the Baltimore and
Ohio and indirectly for Pitttbure;. The
Pittsburg and Western will be double
tracked and made eqnal to any road out of
Pittsburg. Members of this same syndicate
are said to have bought more than half a
million in securities of the Pittsburg Com
pany at Ellwood, including the Ellwood
Short Line Bailroad. The officers of the
Pittsburg Company refused to affirm or
deny the report, but a representative of
London bankers has within a week been
visiting Ellwood.
It is not more than two months ago since
the foreign bankers, who inspected the Bal
timore and Ohio road, were in Pittsburg
in company with Third Vice President
C. K. Lord. At that time they claimed
they were stockholders in the road. One of
them while here received 22 cablegrams
from London. They were very much
pleased with this city, and opoke highly of
the B. & O. road. Now that the
extensive issue of stock has been placed,
local officials of the road think that work
on the Pittsbnrg and Western and the other
connections needed to make the main line
run through Pittsburg, will be commenced
iu earnest. A passentrer depot lor the
Western traffic will be b'uilt at Thirty-third
street General Passenger Agent Bassett,
of the Pittsburg and Western, expects to
have trains running to Buffalo next spring,
when the summer schedule goes into effect.
IIOW FOB THE DEMOCRATS.
Mr. Clark Says He Will Beat W. J. Brennan
for Division Chairman.
There will be some lively hair pulling
when the Democratic State' Committee
meets at Harrisburg this morning. The
liveliest time the followers of Jackson have
had for several years is expected. Among
the faithful who left for Harrisburg last
evening were Thomas Mullen, Barney Mc-
Kenna, W. J. Brennan, Austin Clark, of
Kittanning, and J. L. "Corbett, County
Chairman for Greene. By reason of his
position Mr. Corbett is a member of the
State Committee entitled to a vote. He an
nounced without hesitation that he is for
Kerr for Chairman and J. M. Guffey for
National Committeeman.
Austin Clark is the man who is contesting
the division chairmanship with W.J. Bren
nan. He looks like a rather smooth article
with small mutton chop whiskers. The case
will be presented to the committee, and he
feels confident that he will knock Mr.
Brennan into a cocked hat. The feeling
aniong the Western Pennsylvania Demo
crats is that Kerr will be re-elected.
Gone on a Sontbern Trip.
A party of 51 people started forSylacauga,
Ala., yesterday, over the Baltimore and
Ohio, and Queen and Crescent roads. They
were accompanied bv Division Passentrer
A-gent E. D. Smith. Among the passengers
were W. W.' Acheson. James W. Dmnn
and other well known Pittsborgers.
WILL ASK COUNCILS
To Take Tip the Murphy Investigation
in a Joint Session.
WITNESSES. REFUSE TO TESTIFT,
and the Investigating Committee
Compel Them To.
Can't
CLAIM TO HATE SOME NEW EVIDENCE
The committee appointed to investigate
certain charges against Chief Murphy met
yesterday afternoon in the office of Harvey
Henderson, No. 40G Grant street, and claim
to have gathered sufficient evidence to war
rant a demand for a joint sesf ion of Coun
cils to pursue the matter further. The
nature of the evidence could not e as
certained, the committeemen declining pos
itively to make any of it public at present
The committee consisted of Chairman
Lewis and Messrs. Parke, Eohinson, Al
brecbt, Henderson nnd Paulin. The prose
cution was represented bjr" City Solicitor
Elphinstone. The committee has had con
siderable difficulty in securing evidence on
the alleged charges. Some time azo it
thought it had two important witnesses
who could be relied on to appear and testify.
Bnt when the committee met the witnesses
failed to come forward, giving' as a reason
that front office men from Allegheny were
watching them, and they were afraid to give
testimony against Murphy.
Letter "Writers In Plenty.
Three letters were receied by the com
mittee yesterday from parties claiming to
know of various instances where Chief
Murphy had been guilty of misdemeanor in
office, but they failed to give details. One
or two witnesses put in an appearance.
They were questioned closely as to what
they knew, and from the character of their
evidence the committee decided to present
a resolution in Councils to-morrow asking
for a joint session of both branches.
One member of the committee stated that
CouncilsVwould have the power to compel
witnesses in possession- of information
bearing on the matter to appear and tell
what they know, whereas the present com
mittee has not this power. The committee
claims to be in possession of the names of
important witnesses who still reluse to
come before it
Jnstlce Deminds an Investigation.
It takes the position that, in justice to
Chief Murphy and the citizens of Alle
gheny, there should be a full and open .in
vestigation. It will set forth in its resolu
tion that the evidence bronght out thus far
warrants such an investigation, and it will
insist on having it
Chief Murphy, when heheard of the meet
ing last night, said he would assist the com
mittee in its investigation, if his attorneys
do not object, as he has nothing to conceal
and the worst that can be said against him
has already been discussed ppblicly.
The attorneys for the prosecution of the
Murphy-Wyman case3 say they are ready
for thecourt trial which is to be opened in
a few days. A member of the Eeform As
sociation charges John Bobb with unpro
fessional conduct in taking np the defense
in these suits after having been employed
by and consulted with the attorneys of the
prosecution.
Fought Over a Bottle of Beer.
John Bingo, a beer waon driver, and
Joseph Harris, colored, were in the Central
station last night for disorderly conduct. It
is stated that Bingo was delivering some
beer in Shore's alley, and while he was in a
house Harris came along and stole a bottle
from the wagon. When Bingo came out he
discovered the theft and a row ensued, re
sulting in the arrest of both men.
SECURE desirable hoarders and lodgers
by advertising In the cent-a-word columns
of THE DISPATCH.
Wednesday.
Bemnant and dress-length sale of dress
goods to-day. Jos. Horse & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Hugus & Hacke
WILL OPEN
MONDAY MORNING
PRINTED FABRICS
-FOR-
SPRING, 1892,
Embodying everything desirable in
LOOK, DESIGN, COLORING,
FINISH and MATERIAL, of both
Foreign and Domestic manufacture.
IN THE SILK DEPARTMENT.
New Printed India Silks from 65c
to $2 a yard.
New Printed Crepe Du Chenes.
New Printed Surah Silks.
New "Cameo" Surah Silks.
IN THE WASH GOODS
DEPARTMENT.
New French Challis,
New Flannelette:
J,
New French Brocatels,
New Chintzes,
New French Mousselines,
New Golden Fleece Cloths,
New French Satines,
New Cheviots,
New Bedford Cords,
New Ginghams,
New Tiji Cloths,
New Seersuckers,
New Toile d'Nords.
We especially invite attention of
those who wish a CHOICE of the
HANDSOMEST GOODS that will
be offered this season. Many styles
now shown that cannot be duplicated,
being ( EXCLUSIVE, and not to be
had anywhere else in this city.
Con Fifth Ave. and Market St.
Jal7-Jiwrsif
. SILVER
TABLE -:- KNIVES.
Our knives will cut. They have thin
blades and are hand burnished, much
superior to ordinary silver-plated
knives. Triple and quadruple plato.
nt fl, $5 and $6 dozen. Fancy handles,'
$7to$10dozen. Ourname as guarantee
on each knife. Look at them. Try a
half dozen.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
riFTH AYE. AND ItABKET ST.
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FILLS 4 LONG-FELT WANT.A',n
Colonel Boberti Thinks the Western Penn-''5 "'
sylvan! Enclneers Sodetr Is GeoddJ
Thine for Toung Engineers Encoarmg ''
ine Beports Officers Elected lor th""r
Ensuin; Year. " '
The annual meeting of the Western Penn-'''
sylvania Engineers' Society was held last Yl
evening in its rooms at the Academy of
Sciences. A large nnmber were present.
Officers were elected for the ensuing year and
tbe retiring officers submitted their report
for the year past. Colonel T. P. Eoberts,
tbe retirinsr President, congratulated the
society on its progress during the last year.
He said that in the past the society has been
one of the leading organizations in the coun
try m masters of public interest in which
engineering was a feature 'and hoped it
would continue to lead. '
Beferring to young engineers, he .said
they should be educated in more ways th&n.
one. Their education should not be confined
to merely technical matters, but should be
broader, and this society was one of the
places wherein their views, br social inter
course and exchange of opinions on various ,
topics and different branches of business and .
professions, conld be broadened and their
minds improved. ' ',
Secretary Harlowe reported that here ,
were 370 active members. During the year a
number had -dropped out but the number
coming in had balanced them
and the enrollment was the same
as a year ago. During the year ten papers
were read before the society and published.
The following are the officers elected for
the ensuing year: President, Alfred E.
Hunt; Vice Presidents One year. Phineaa
Barnes; twoyears, Charles Davis; Directors,
Bobert Munroe, G. W. G. Ferris; Secretary,
E. N. Clark; Treasurer, A. E. Frost.
At the conclusion of the business a discus
sion ensued as to bringing the society into
more prominent notice. At its conclusion a
motion was made and adopted empowering
the Secretary to send copies of the proceed
ings and papers read at the meetings to all the
technical journals, and exchange with such
other societies throughout the world as he
may see fit.
The paper to be read at the next meeting
of the society will be by William Metcalf
on "Smoke," a topic which, with its kindred
one of consumers, is at present interesting
the people of Pittsburg. .
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
Plttsbur?, Pa, . ,
Wednesday, Jan. 20,1393.
JOS. HE & CO
PENN AVENUE STORES.
The Big
RemnanT
SALE
OF
DRE
ss
GOODS
Is a big success. Such values have
never before been offered. We never
had such a season's big business in
Dress Goods, and there were never
before so many remnants and single
dress lengths" to dispose of at the
close of any previous season.
You should always remember that
it is the desirable and attractive goods
that are quickly cut to remnants and
dress lengths. The kind you find in
whole pieces, unless they are dupli
cates, are the kind the people haven't
taken to during the season.
In these remnants and single dress
lengths you have our very best goods
in colored or black, novelty or plain,
or fancy weaves. In fact, every style
of goods, in large variety of designs
and colors.
As to prices they are remnant
prices. We have made, prices that
will move surely and quickly this
enormous collection of goods.
The sale continues to-day.
JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
607-621 PENN- AV
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