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9:
, Commonwealth was conducted in the same
manner as the start It brought out the
' statements as already told by the Senator
(with regard to the Bardsley certificate of
deposit
Couldn't Rattle the Sennlor.
Attorney McCook took the ".Lone Fish
erman" in" hand for the defendants, and
. found him as much of a Jonah as the other
man that had something to do with a fish.
His attempt to rattle the witness was no
"more successful than that ot the ringer of
Curfew to rattle his bell. It was the attor
" Hey, not the witness, that got lost in the
Woods and turned the laugh on himself
;-whe referring to the recent State election
JieasVed:
"Will not Mr. Morrison control the funds
in Bardsley's hands?"
"I do not understand that there are any
funds in Mr. Bardsley's hands," replied
Senator Quay in Senator Quay's patented
style.
After the spectators stopped laughing,
Mr. McCook explained that he meant to ask
if Mr. Morrison would not have controlled
the funds in Mr. Bardsley's hands if the
latter had served out his terra of office.
The question was then objected to and the
objection sustained. And the question
asked by Mr. McCook was:
"Do you undertake to sav that Cashier
Xivsey and State Auditor McCamunt did not
t .receive money from Defaulter Bardsley?"
'. "I do not." I know nothing about it,"
answered the witness.
"Are you claim you never had any busi
ness connections with Mr. Bardsley outside
of what yqu might have had i hile Secretary
of the Commonwealth or State Treasurer?"
"I did not"
"Are you sure you were not the indorser
of three $10,000 "notes made (by William
IFlinn to the order of J. O. Brown, indorsed
by him, then indorsed by you, and paid by
UJohn Bardsley throug'h " the Keystone
JJank?"
"I know nothing about it."
The Philadelphia Leader Teitlfles.
David Martin, the Philadelphia political
leader, gave the same testimony in chief as
at Beaver and as has been previously
stated in interviews with him. He was
-cross-examined closely, but stuck to his
' story without mitake.
This closed the prosecution, and Attorney
McCook stated to the jury the grounds -of
defense, which, he said, was in the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth. He stated
that he believed Senator Quav in the state-
'inent that he had not received money ille
gally lrom Bardslev, but he claimed the
.circumstances justified the publication in
the Porf, and that the assertions were made
"without malice or negliecnce. He cited the
privileges civen to the press in the Consti
tution, and dwelt at lencth on the statement
, that there can be no-libel where there is not
malice or negligence.
The firt witness put on the stand was
-Charles Vollum. the "missing witness from
(Philadelphia. He is-an expert accountant,
and has been employed since August 21 in
'examininc into the Keystone Bank ac
counts. In his testimony he stated that he
itad found no entry of money raid into the
lank from Bardsley on account of the cer
tificate of deposit The btatcnient was a
-.surprise and brought all the prosecutor's
attorneys to their leet in a fiery demand for
(inn explanation. The explanation was evi
dently given, but no person but ex
perts could understand it Jud?e Porter
inally took the witness in hand and
developed that Senator Quay's note had at
tome time been credited on the ledger. At
torney McCook interpoed a mild objection
to the Courfs examination, and Judge Por
ter explained that he wanted xomake thirgs
clear to the ji.ry. The testimony of Mr.
Tollum was important in showing the loose
ananner in which the Keystone Bank con
ducted its business.
llensel's Pittsbnrc Visit.
The sensation of the day was the testi
mony of Albert J. Barr, President of the
Post" Publishing Company After the pre
liminary examination he was asked who
pave him the first informition that led to
the alleged libelous publication.
"The Attorney General of the State," he
replied.
vntitining he stated that Mr. Hensel
weni to his office on the Monday preceding
the Wednesday the certificate of de
posit was printed. Ihe two went into
Mr. Mills room, the witness stated, and,
after talking a few minutes on general
topics, Mr. Hensel said: "Quay, too. is in
it" The remainder of the conversation
was detailed at length by Mr. Barr, who
claimed the Attorney General had made the
positive assertion that Qitay had received
-public money from Bardsley through the
Jveystene Bank and that there
-was nothing in the books to
phow whv he had received
it I said, "My God, it can't be true," con
tinued Mr. Barr. "He said it was, and
that the matter would be brought out in the
'Senate investigation the next day. j still
doubted it, and he said he'coald prove it
"with photogranhs of the certificate of de
3OMt" " '
Cortincing, Mr. Barr stated he had seen
photographs of the certificate of deposit the
next day. He was questioned closely about
them and tried to escape telling in whose
possession the photographs were. He was
.finally forced to the wall and said
that they were shown hin by
John B. Larkin. He was asked on cross
examination from whom hehad received the
electroplate of the certificate of deposit,
and replied that it came bv special
messenger from Philadelphia. There was
not, he said, any accompanying communica
tion, but he had received a telegram from
'Chairman Kerr statins it had been sent
J? Ill'.or Barr Belifrrd It True.
"Did vou print the publication believing
'it true?" Mr. Barr was asked.
"I did, and willingly," he replied em
phatically. He did not think "Attorney
General Hensel had called on him for the
express purpose ot having the certificate of
deposit and comments published.
James Mills, the author of the alleged
.libelous editorial, confirmed the testimony
,-of Mr. Barr with regard to the visit ot the
Attorney General.
"Why didn't you make an investigation
to find out whether Hensel was or was not
telling the truth?" asked District Attorney
Uurleigh.
"Because he is a gentleman of supposed
Tcracity, and being one of the first officers
of the "Commonwealth I took what he said
.as being without doubt."
Another question raised the point whether
Mr. Quay's official position could be con
sidered in the trial. Judge Porter allowed
the question, but ruled that the fact that
Mr. Quay is a public officer could not be
used by the delense to excuse the publica
tion, unless it was shown that he at that
time was a candidate for some office. Every
person looked at Mr. Quay to see whether
he would say he was or was not a
candidate, but the Senator only smiled.
Mr. Mills stated he thought he was a candi
date for re-election when he wrote the edi
torial. Fighting Quay All the Time.
"Wasn't the election of Wright and
Tilden a more potent factor in prompting'
the article?" asked Mr. Burleigh.
"It was not We fight Quay and the Ee
publican party pretty much all the time,"
answered Mr. Mills.
"Except in the election of a non-partisan
bench," interposed Mr. Burleigh smiling at
the Court
"And a non-partisan District Attorney,"
continued a voice.
"That is what we thought then, but not
now," answered one of the defendant's at
torneys. In continuing his testimony Mr. Mills
said he was prompted partly to" believe the
accusations against Mr. Quay by his pre
vious political record and the fact that he
had formerly been accused of misappropria
ting public moneys. When the defendants
finished giving testimony they asked to
have the Court instruct the jury "that where
J there was neither malice nor negligence
there was not libel and that the burden of
proof to show there was malice or
neglizence was on the Commonwealth. A
long argument followed with regard to the
datter point The Court claimed that the
defense must show there was not malice or
negligence, but did not give a final decision?
T'je case will be resumed at 9:30 this morn
ing. Attorney Marshall will argue for the
prcsecution and Ferguson for the defense.
AFFECTS ALL ALIKE,
pyery Section of the City-
Suffers From the Increase -in
Valuations.
HOW ASSESSORS FIGURE.
,A Few Seductions They Have Made,
on the Foot Front Rule.
APPEALS COME THICK AND FAST.
Objections to Judging Large Properties bj
Small Ones.
PARTIAL LIST OP THE PROTESTS FILED
The storm at the City Assessors' office
continued with increased vigor yesterday,
and the appeals kept falling on the little
counter provided for them like a midwinter
snow.. The crowds were even greater than
the previous day, and most of the time
there was a crowd in the rotunda
waiting to get in as large as that
which crowded uncomfortably in the
little office. It was a question which
caused the most complaint from the tax
payers,' the amount of their assessment,, or
the discomfort they suffered at the Asses
sors' office. The number of appeals filed
reached away into the hundreds, and the
Assessors say thus far the number that have
come in already exceed the whole number
received during the last triennial assess
ment This they say they are glad to see,
however, as it shows they have not under
estimated so many properties. They argue
that they really underestimate four where
they overestimate one, but. those underesti
mated seldom appeal.
The character of the mass of appellants
yesterday differed somewhat from those of
the previous day. There was a noticeable
increase in the number of workmen from
various sections ot the city, but while they
predominated, many appeals came in from
business men and the wealthier class. All
sections of the city were represented, and,
as a real estate agent remarked, it was an
indication that the assessors had been im
partial if nothing else, for complaints were
coming in from every quarter, and rich and
poor were suffering alike.
Of Interest to Beal Estate Men.
The real estate agents are taking a deep
interest in the triennial assessment, and
their comments on sworn values by property
owners in some instances are interesting.
From remarks overheard yesterday some of
the appellants who place a low figure on the
assessment blanks as the value of their
properties and write underneath, "I will sell
for that figure any time," as many h.tTe
done, may expect to have their offer taken
up at an early day. As the appeals are all
sworn to, it is argued that such statements
can be taken advantage of.
A member of the firm of W. A. Herron &
Sons yesterday, in discussing the big in
crease on East End property yalnations,
said:
While the assessors make a plausible ar
gument for the increase on large tracts of
unimproved land or expansive reaidonco
grounds In that part 6"t the city, by quoting
figures on recent sales of small lots, It docs
not lollow that if all that property was
put on the market it would bring
such figures. Iu fuct, tho lcsult would
be directly opposite. Take Ellsworth ave
nue for instance. Suppose Max Xoorhead,
Robert Pitcairn, P. C Knox and other largo
holders of residence grounds along tliat
street should put them ou the market, cut
up in small lots. Why, there would be a ter
rlifc fall in values and yon conld buy? a 25
foot lot there for almost what the assessors
have fixed per front foot This is as true of
other streets as the one named and it shows
the fallacy of the assessors' arguments.
But this does not argue against fhe in
crease in other parts of the city. Down
town, for instance, the figures have been in
creased generally. The methodical manner
by which the assessors reach their conclu
sions is understood by few, and most people
imagine they simply guess at values
of different properties. While this suppo
sition is necessarily true in many cases, it
is a mistake in general. As explained by
Chief Assessor Case, the hoard starts its
work by selecting a ward. Then they take
a map showing the location and dimensions
of every piece of property in that ward, and
select its principal street By always keep
ing close watch on property sales all over
the city they estimate the value- of adjoin
ing property by prices sales are made for.
How the Work Is Dane.
Dividing a street up into blocks, they
prepare a schedule showing the value of
front footage on each block at, say, 100 feet
depth. In making their. -assessments on
this basis they increase or decrease their
figures according as the lots are deeper or
shallower. "Wien these assessments are
sent out to the holders of the property,
they appeal if the figures are too high, as
they are doing now. The Board of As
sessors then consider these appeals,
going carefully over those of
each ward, and, if there is a
good reason for reducing the rate of assess
ment, it is made. Several wards have al
ready been gone over in this way, among
them the Ninth, and the reductions made
arc considerable.
On Pann avenue, for instance, from
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, the assessors
had fixed the value at ?500 per front foot,
on both sides of the street, for 100 foot
depths. On account of appeals the rate was
reduced to M20. From Twelfth to Thir
teenth streets the rate was 53G0 per front
foot but has been reduced on account of ap
peals to 5280. From Thirteenth to Four
teenth streets, it has been reduced from
S300 to 5250. In the Twenty-fifth ward re-
auctions nave been made as follows on 120
foot depths on Carson street:
From Twenty-first to Twenty-second, $210
. to $200; Twenty-second to Twenty-third, $200
to $193; Twenty-third to Twentv-'fonrth, $1'J5
to $190; Twenty-fourth to Twentv-flfth. $190
to $183: Twentv-fifth to Twenty-sixth, $185 to
$1S0: Twenty-sixth to Twenty-seventh, $180
to $170. On Sarah street. Twenty-fifth ward,
$10 to $15 has been knocked off on each block,
making the finally assessed rate as follows:
Twenty-first to Twenty-second streets, $120
per front foot: Twenty-second to Twenty
third. $110: Twentv-third to Twenty
fourth, $100; Twenty-fourth to Twenty
fifth, $95: Twenty-fifth to Twenty
seventh, $90. On Josephine street, from
Twenty-first to Twenty-seventh streets the
rates have been reduced to $35 per front foot
for GO foot depths on the right side of the
street and $63 for the 120 foot depths on
the left side. Sidney street has been re
duced between Twenty-flrst and Twenty
fourth streets to $100 a foot front: Twenty
fourth to Twenty-firth streets, $90: Tnenty
flfth to Twenty-sixth, $80. Wharton street
from Tv, enty-flrst to Twenty-second streets
has been set at $75, and from Twenty-second
to Twenty-fifth at $70.
It is possible that the board will make
similar reductions in other wards, if cir
cumstances warrant, though they hold
that a clear case must be made out why any
reduction "should be made before
it will be done. They are crowded
to the limit just now with the work
that has been forced on them in a lump by
reason of the delay of the ward assessors,
and are noV receiving appeals from about
20 different wards besides their other work.
THE'r'
There are yet six 'wards on which the ward
assessors have not reported.
Appeals From All Sections,
The majorityof yesterday's appeals" came
from the Fourth, Eleventh, Sixteenth.
Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty-third and
Twenty-ninth wards, though many came
from others. James McKay's appeal was
to have the assessment on his 40xl00-foot
lot on Liberty between Tenth .and
Eleventh streets, reduced from 564,000
to 54,000. He said: "I consider 51,000
per front foot, the full cash value. This
property rents for 60 per cent less tha it'
would if below Tenth street" Joshua
Lloyd, on his appeal, savs they would be
glad to sell for 53,000 a '12x58 foot lot in
Scott alley that the Hoard had assessed at
53,500.
Thomas D. Messier has four 20-foot and
one 25-foot lots on Penn avenue, between
Ninth street and Garrison alley, all being
110 feet deeo. The Board assessed the
lots between Garrison allev and Tenth street J
at 51,120 per front foot, and those below
the allev at $1,293. In his appeal
Jie says 51,000 per foot above the alley and
M.20U below is enough, "ine values set are
beyond selling values," he continues, "as
ganged by recent bona fide sales. My
values arefully up to the price the lots
would bring at auction, as contemplated by
law."
Dilworth Brothers were assessed 5122,450
on their 75x160 lot at Penn avenue and
Tenth street, but they want it cut down to
5112,500, or 51,500 per foot front. They
also ask that their three-story building be
reduced from 525,000 to 515,000, stating
that, although it has been assessed 525,000
for three vcars past, it is not worth over
515,000, being too weak to stand additional
stories.
In the Sixth ward Henry Ilea, Jr., is as
sessed at i'Si'J per iront loot on a lot nuv
Tia, lronting Second avenue, hut lie says tne
Pittsburg Gas Company's property adjoin
ing is only 5150 per foot, and he objects to
paying ou any higher valuation than theirs.
Hp also asks "for a reduction from 515,950 to
510,275 on the 68xl09-foot lot at Second ave
nue and Try street
David Hutchison, owner of many Sixth
ward properties, asks for a reduction from
the Assessor's figures on nearly all of them.
On his 233x64 loot lot on Yickroy street,
assessed at 510,575, he fixes the assessable
value at 57,500, and on his other properties
about the same proportion of decrease.
Object to an .Excessive Tax.
The John Lang heirs protest asainst the
valuation of 58.268 on their 28x115 foot lot
at Fifth avenue and Marion street, claiming
it is excessive and fixing 56,500 as its real
value.
In the Eleventh ward appeals are coming
in numerously, and show that valuations
have been heavily incretsed. On Cliff
street the board had evidently placed foot
frontage at from 575 to 5100, but nearly all
the appellants fix the value at 550. Thomas
McClure, lot 18x68, Cliff street, is assessed
at 51,350, but he fixes it at 5900. Other as
sessments in tliat ward follow, the assessor's
figures being first and the appeal figures
second:
John Wesley 11. E. Church. Arthur street,
lot 21x50. $0; $500. Jacob Glaser, lot 48x10,
Gloster street. $1,680: $950. Eobert Titzpnt
rick. lot 78V93, Davis street, $5 486; $3,450.
W. F. Armstrong, lot 60x100, Shlpton street,
$4,200; $2,000. Mary A. LUtle. lot 20x111,
Porter street $1,200: $800. TJ. P. W Oman's
Association of Xorth America, Center ave
nue. J14.9S6: $9,100. Vi". M. Brown, lot 20x79,
Webster avenue. $1,500; $1,000.
Herman Straub. in the Sixteenth ward, is
assessed 514,733 for 240x85 feet in rear of
Main street, and 519,853 on 135x54 feet at
Liberty and Ella streets. He appeals to
have them fixed at 57,000 and 514,000. re
spectively. The Iron City Brewing Com
pany accept an assessment of 544,844
on the 1.7 acres they occupy at
Thirty-fourth and Liberty streets, but
on fhe icehouste and storage build
insrs thereon nbk for a reduction from.
543,500 to 520.000. They also ask for 55,000
off the 525,000 on the brewery. C. Upper
man, lot 24x100, Penn avenue near Ligonier
street, asks for a reduction from 52,880 to
52,000. Bishop Phelan, assessed 55,200 on
80x125 feet on Pearl street, wants it reduced
to 53,600, and this rate of reduction asked is
continued all over the ward.
Almost Treble- Ihe Old One.
M. K.Moorhead, on Ellsworth ave., Twen
tieth ward, has 5.0 acres assessed at 5154,
500, which was formerly assessed at 55ii,000,
including buildings. He wants it reduced to
551,000 on ground alone. Police Magistrate
Hyndman " has 37x100 feet on Penn
avenue, assessed at 534,400, but savs
he bought it last March at 5500
per front foot, and w,ants if, so
assessed. J. B. Bayard, three acres, Shady
Lane and Walnut "street, 574,687; appeals
for 555.000. Also two acres at Emerson
Land Alder, 540,000; appeals for a $30,000
assessment, .uonar savings nam., xuix.'uu
feet, Penn avenue, 517,675; appeals for 510,
100 assessed.
In the Twenty-third w3rd, Thomas Wel
far, nine acres on Squirrel Hill railroad,"
assessed at 522,500, hut wants it placed at
513,500, giving as reasons that it has Ween'
undermined tor coal and is unfit for build
ing, has'no outlet on theJRouth side and a
powder magazine on adjoining property
makes it unsalable.
A POLICY EE0F CLOSED.
How a Former Lkir and Order Man Tried
to Get Rich.
The police recently learned that a game
of policy had been quietly going on in this
city, -and while the thing was being con
ducted on the quiet, yet a great deal of
money was being taken in. The game, of
course, had to be conducted in the very
quietest manner, owing to the fact that the
police have made a very determined and a
very successful effort to stop gambling in its
many forms in the city.
In this case the manner of conducting tne
game was to send spotters or "stecrers" out
to sfek victims. These would visit billiard
rooms, bar rooms and other pnblic places,
where they would solicit for their trade,
and succeeded in securing a large number ot
players. The officers who had the matter
in charge, Detectives 1'obinson, Kelly and
Bindel learned that the alleged headquarters
of the policy dealers was in Baltimore,
while their loeal office was at No. Ill Grant
street To the last named place the officers
paid a visit yesterday afternoon, and were
just in time to catch the men writing out
their policy slips and to find the drawings
of the latest numbers pasted on the wall.
The head of the crowd, J. Henlin, alias
A G. Ferguson, and two assistants, Jacob
Weils and George Martin, were placed un
der arrest and locked up in the Central
station. On the way to the lockup, George Mar
tin, one of the prisoners, who was formerly
a Law and Order detective under Captain
Wishart, protested against his arrest To
Detective Kelly the prisoner said he quit the
Law and Order Society because people
shunned him he went to Washington,
county, where he was arrested for keeping
a speak-easy and sent to the workhouse.
Now he had taken to -writing policy in
order to earn an "honest" living, and yet
he would not be let alone. An informa
tson will be made igainst the prisoners and
they will be given a court Irial.
CAPTAIN M0BBIS0N DECLINES.
He Will Not Accept the Position of Cashier
of the State Treasury.
Captain John W. Morrison, State Treas
urer elect, who soon after his election was
offered by Treasurer Boyd the vacant place
of Cashier of the State Treasury, has de
cided to decline. When the place was ten
dered him he accepted, but since th?n his
two nephews, who have been actively asso
ciated with Mr. Morrison's business, have
been offered a fine opening in the West and
felt compelled to accept This so disar
ranged Mr. Morrison's affairs that he could
not accept the position offered him.
Mr. Morrison stated yesterday that he
regretted very much to do so b'ecause he
was anxious to learn the workings of the
Treasury by performingtheduticsof cashier.
Treasurer Boyer asked him to arrange his
business sq he could be at the Treasury Department-
one or two days a week, but Mr.
Morrison refused, believinir that tin wnnM
not be doing his duty to the State unless he '
couiu be at ins desk at ell times.
PSBTJBG'. JUSPATOH
MURPHY IS A WINNER.
The Investigating Committee Fails to
-tove tho Charges.
THE JOfoT SESSION DEFEATED.
ElpMnstone Declines to Prosecute for Lack
of Evidence.
0TBER DOIKGS OP THE COUXCILMEN
The investigation of Chief Murphy, of
Allegheny, was dropped by the action of
Select Council last night City Solicitor
Elphinstone in his report gave as his opin
ion that the charges were not sustained, and
he could therefore not enter suit, with the
exception of" one charge, that of receiv
ing money for allowing boxing
matches to take place. But criminal'
proceedings could not be entered,
owing to the statute of limitations, the
offense having taken place in 1884. The In
vestigating Committee, in its report, re
quested that Chief Murphy be tried in a
joint session of Councils,which was adopted
by Common Council, but was knocked out
in the Select branch.
On the call of the wards in the Common
branch the following papers were presented
and referred to the proper committees: A
resolution exonerating John DeMuth from
taxes. A, resolution compelling the Pitts
burg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company to issue transfer tickets for the
use of passengers desiring to transfer from
the Rebecca street line to the Western ave
jiue line at Pennsylvania and Beaver ave
nues was passed.
The Strike Carried to Council.
Frank Vincent, of D. A. 3, K. ofL., was
granted the privilege of the floor and made
a statement, the report of 'which will be
found elsewhere, in regard to the strike on
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester
line. Mr. Oliver submitted the report of
the special committee appointed to recom
mend a site for the new postoffice building,
recommending the property at the north
west corner of Ohio and West Diamond
streets. It will cost nearly 5200,000.
,The report of Superintendent Grubbs, of
the Department of Charities, showed that
the appropriation for the department was
about 512,000 in excess of 'what would be re
quired to run the department until March
1, and the Superintendent had assumed the
responsibility of wiping out a debt with
57,104 of thesurpln5.
A discussion arose over the renting of
Carnegie Hall. Mr. Armstrong offered a
resolution granting the free use of the hall
to the St Mark's English Mission
Church for an entertainment This
was ruled out of order. A similar resolution
exonerating Prof. Parker from the payment
of the rent of the hall was referred
to the Finance Committee. A resolution in
structing the Chief of the Department of
Public Safety to advertise for supplies for
his department for the ensuing year was
passed.
Murphy Cnnnot I5 5ncd.
kCity Solicitor Elphinstone then read his
report of the investigation of Chief
Murphy's case. He preferred no crim
inal charges against Chief Murphy, he
said, as he ha'l'yt to find a membpr of
Councils who heard the testimony who be
lieved the chargps were sustained. In re
gard to the misappropriation ot the license
fee received from'H. O. Price and the ex-,
tortion of niouey from a prisoner said to
have been committed in 1884 and 1885, even
if they could be proven, they would be
barrecl from prosecution by the statute of
limitation. Continuing he says:
Weneie informed that the proprietor of a
gambling house in December. 1S90, had paid
tribute tahief Murphy for the privileee of
conducting a rambling house from January
1 to April J, 1S9L The testimony ot this wit
ness is entiiely uncorroborated bv any
ether person. I do not lesard the evidence
of the pel son from whom, in the latter part
of December, 1S90. he rented the premises
where the gambling nasallesjed tq have
been conducted as in any sense or in any de
gree corroborating the fact of the payment
of mouey to Chief Alurphy.
Unworthy of Notice.
Another statement was made before tho
committee to the effect that the proprietor
ot a "speak easy" had paid Oief Murphy
$200 to "bu released fiom the jiil where he
had been committed Oy Mayor Wyman to
answertjhnrsos of illeiral liquor selling. I
find this charge unnorthv of notice.
Theie wasjilso hiouglit to thoattentlon of
the coiumitti-6 a statement tl-at n certain
person some jcars; ajro had p.ild Chief
Murphy monpy for the privilege of exhibit
ing boxing' contests. This individual was
rennested. by a member of the committee to
make abatement of tho matter, but he failed
so to do. For these reasons I have brousht
no criminal suits, and hope that my action
will meet with tho approval of your judg
ment The Investigating Committee's report
w.is then read. It said the committee had
been ntiabfc to compel witnesses to appear
and asked.Counpils to meet in joint session
February 4 to' make an investigation. A
resolution to this effect was carried.
A request from Select Council for a con
ference edipmittee ou the. matter of redi vis
ion of the wards was granted, and Messrs.
Knox, Gerwig and Buente were appointed.
The action of Select Council in asking
the Alhjehenv Heating Company to furnish
the names'bf Councilmen and city officials
who are being supplied with gas" free nas
concurred in. The conference committee
reported,' recommending that Common
Council recede their former action and
now concur on the matter of the rcdivision
of the wards.. The report was adopted.
Chairman Parke then read the Mayor's
message'and the reports of several depart
mentSj.as follows:
. - ' The Condition of the Clly.
fo the Select and Common Councils of the City of
Allegheny:
Gi$Ti.ptE The organic law of our new
city Vovemment makes it tho duty of
the Mayor to communicate with the
City Councils at' least once a year. In ac
cordant with said law I herewith pi esent
to, your honoiable bodies my flrst annual
message with accompanying' documentary
jcports fiom tho several departments
giving their operations in detail for
the year ending December 31. 1891. 1
also have the honor to submit tho
operations of tho business done in this offlco
lrom March 1, ISOt until December 31, 1S91,
showing leoeiptt from nil sources, the num
ber of nriets and disposition or same.
Durinc the past j car our city has been
greatly .blessed by tho superintending care
of. an all-wise Providence, who has ex
empted us from extraordinary public calam
ity. Xo riot has disturbed our order and
quiet, no sreat conflagration has consumed
the wealth of olir citizen-; the desolating
pestilence has not touched the homes
ot our people, nor have tho
waters overflowed their boanda'ies
in destructive floods upon us. The records
of tho last year are sealed; no look lione
fnllv forward to all the im2res-.ivn nmti.
abilities ofa new year. Peace, order nnrt
supremacy of tho lawhavo maigined the
boundaries of one city and. wo have great
cause to De joyful and thankful our
municipal affairs have been conducted by
thfc various departments with energy
economy and fidelity. Lire andpioperty
bavo rested seenro undesthe vhnlanceorn
well-drilled and effectively disciplined police
force, and crime greatly diminished. The
reports of the chiefs of the several
aepartmemssnuw anu jnuicate a thorough
knowledge of the duties required of them.as
well as a commendahlo desfio to administer
tho affaire of the city with honesty and
fidelity, and they seem well qualified and
suited to their several positions occupied
that which is necessary and wanted in the
departments of a city government to insure
the'safety and comfortable ana peaceful
prosperity of the people.
Elaborate Statements Unnecessary.
I desire to state that I consider it entirely
unnecessary to present any detailed or
elaborate recommendations or suggestions
to your bonoranle bodies; also it is, un
necessary to present a statement
of the finances of our city, as that will be
shown by the report of our city controller. I
invito the careful attention of -your honor
able bodics.to the exhibits of the several de
partments and the summarized statements
herewith given In conclusion I wish you
all manner of-success and hope that party
Jealousies will not be permitted to
JANTIARY
disturb your deliberations The pleasant
lelations which I have experienced in my
association' with you in the past shall not be
forgotten and I shall strive to merit those
feelings which should actuate all desirous of
the welfaroof our city and the approval of
our constituents. Trusting that providence
may grant us a continuance of every bless
ing and hoping that the era of our new city
Kovernmentmaybo credltublo to onr Insti
tutions, satisfactory to the nobpleandbonor
able to onrselves. 'Yours respectfully,
Javls G. Wtjias, Mayor.
Business In Select Council.
In Select branch Wm. Kennedy presented
a petition for the grading of Bridge street,
Herr's Island, and a resolution requesting
the Allegheny Heating Company to furnish
tne names oi ail uouncumen wno got gas
free in the last six years. The rules were
suspended and this .'atter resolution was
passed. Mr. JHenricks presented a resolu
tion authorizing the Controller to collect the
benefits on the California avenue improve
ment Mr. Einstein offered a resolntion giving
the Benedictine Sisters the use of Carnegie
Music Hall on the night of April 26, free
of charge, which passed. Mr. Hcnricks
offered a resolution authorizing a special
committee to be appointed to prepare an
ordinance defining the duties and fixing the
compensation of all city employes, and
that the chairmen of Councils and of all
standing committees be on the committee.
Mr. A. Kennedy opposed it and said the
resolution, was political buncombe. The
resolution was lost by a vote of 8 to 4.
Mr. Wertheimer read the report of the
Finance Committee and called up the ap
propriation ordinance. It has alreadybeen
published as coming from that committee,
and provides for 9 mills on a city tax, 6
mills on rural property, ii on agricultural,
three-tenths or 1 mill on sewer bonds and 1
mill on business tax, and a total estimated
revenue of 51.111,775. The ordinance was
passed. He also called up the ordinance
for the abatement of the assessment of the
tax for the building of a retaining wall on
East Ohio street, which was also passed.
William Kennedy presented the reports,
bills, etc., of the Department of Public.
Works and also a list of the employes. The
former was received and the latter sent to
the Finance Committee. The ordinance au
thorizing proposals for grading Division
street also passed.
Mr. Henricks presented the report of the
Auditing Committee in relation to the in
debtedness of street car lines to the city,
showing a total of 5226,379 27. Of this
5140,000 was due for tax on ..division of
stock in the Pittsburg, Allegheny ana Man
chester Traction Company and 543,000 on
tax on increase of stock. The items in de
tail have been published, in connection
with the report, Mr. Henricks offered a res
olution that the Controller render a bill to
the companies and collect the money, which
was passed, and no discussion occurred.
For Collecting City Money.
The ordinance regulating the accounting
of city moneys, providing for their collec
tion by the city treasurer, etc, was passed,
The next matter taken up was the report
of the Investigating Committee. Common
Council bad adopted -the recommendation of
the committee and Mr. Henricks
moved to concur. A discussion took
place, lasting several minutes.
On a vote to concur, the Chair ruled the mo
tion .lost The resolution of D. A. 3 was
concurred in, and Messrs. Rudolf, Millard,
Patton, Einstein and Gilliford were ap
pointed a committee to confer with Presi
dent Dalzell, of tliestreet car company.
A SEA OF SLUSH.
A Host Disagreeable Day as a Keiult of the
Itise of BTercnry.
A sea of slush was the caper in weather
circles yesterday as a result of the rise in
the temperature. The sun played its part
in making matters disagreeable. Many a
lady's costume was bespattered, while the
male pedestrians who consider themselves
au fait, won't wear the same trousers to
day. It grew slightly colder after sundown
and sleighing continued to be indulged in
ont in the suburbs and parks. The
.thermometer touched the 30 point on the
jump, while the lowest was 14'-' .above.
For a time it looked 'discouraging to those
who wished to go sleighing, but the owners
of fruit trees welcomed the thaw gladly, as
it rid the trees of much of their ice cover.
A great many trees have been denuded of
limbs, some are broken off at the root and
some have pulled out of root A line of
locust trees on a ridge in Eobin
son township ate so denuded that
they look like a line of ragged
telegraph poles. Some fear that the fruit
buds are frozen, but other hold that they
are not yet sufficiently developed to tak'p
injury easily. People in the country who
have "eyes for the beautiful have had some
compensation in the display. The sun shone
brightly, and "crystals of' beautiful snow"
and the combined hues ot all precious
stones known to the lapidary presented a
scene surpassing even the gorgeous descrip
tion of the New Jerusalem by the apoca
lyptic dreamer on Patmos. it was a sight
never before witnessed by the "oldest in
habitant," and may not be seen again in a
century.
The indications to-day are for:
fob raPBorzu tax laws.
A Committee to Represent County; Com
missioners at the Conference.
County Commissioner Mercer, as Chair
man of the Executive Committee of the As
sociation of County Commissioners of the
State, yesterday appointed a committee to
represent' the commissioners at a conference
to be held in Harrisburg February 4 and 5.
The conference is to be between representa
tives of corporation interests, manu
facturers, farmers, bankers, labor, commis
sioners, etc.
The object is to discuss a plan of opera
tion for bringing about a revision ot the
present tystem of taxation and get an equal
zation in the way of taxation on the wealth
of the fatate Ihe great complaint
now is that corporations are favored by tho
present laws and don't pay in proportion to
the farmer and small property owner. The
representative committee provided for by
the Legislature reported a bill in 1889, four
members of the committee favoring it and
three opposing it. It passed the House,but
was defeated in the Senate- on the ground
that it was too hard on corporations and
overtaxed them. ,
This left the matter in statu quo and it
will be tried over again, the firsfsteps to be
taken next month. In pursuance ofa reso
lution adopted by the Commissioners' As
sociation last year Commissioner Mercer
yesterday appointed these commissioners
representatives:
Thev are W. W. Grist, Lancaster; Giles
D. Price, Erie; J. B. Niles, Tioga; John F.
Brosins, Clinton, and B. E. Mercer, Alle
gheny county.
Successful Always.
Why is Cubeb Cough Cure called the one
minute remedy? The following from Harry
Elliott, Vice President of State Insurance
Company, Des Moines, explains his first ex
perience. His wife recently became so
hoarse from a severe cold she could not
speak above a whisper. One dose of the Cubeb
Cough Cure afforded .great relief, and a few
doses removed the hoarseness entirely. He
also says his children have never been so
free from coughs and colds as they have
been since he keeps Cubeb Cough Cure in
the house. wrsu
Suits made to order from
Schauer's, 407 Wood street
525 up, at
siwp
Friday Bakgaijt SaLes 50 handsome
ly trimmed hats and bonnets at 55 to-day
about one-third value.
JOS. HOBKE & CO.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
B. B.
One lot dress lining cambrics, odd
colors, by the piece or yard, 3 cents at to
day's remnant, sale. Boggs & Buhl.
Short Time Only.
Your picture free and handsomely framed
given away with every dozen. Cabinets 51
by Hendricks & Co., No. 68 Federal street,
Allegheny.
:FEIDAYr'
1893.-
PEOPLE TAKE A HAKD
In the Manchester Car Strike,, and
Appeal to Councils to
BRING -AB0DT ITS SETTLEMEKT;
The Boad in Operation All Pay Without
Ferions Trouble.
DOnfGS OP A DAT IN LABOR CIRCLES'
There are no signs of a settlement in the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester trac
tion strike. Last evening a meeting of
over 1,000 citizens was held in the Sixth
ward school hall. Considerable sympathy
was shown toward the strikers.
The speakers of 'the evening were Dis
trict Master Workman H. F. Dempsey and
Thomas Grundy. After the speeches were
over a set of resolutions we're drawn up
petitioning the city government to interfere
in the strike and bring about a meeting be
tween the management and strikers. A
committee of nine was ttfen appointed to
present the resolutions to the Mayor.
It was expected that there would be
trouble on the line yesterday, and three of
ficers were placed on each car. But the
only trouble during the day was when
somebody threw a lump of coal through the
window of a Woods Etfn car on Preble ave
nue. '
In the evening an attempt was made to
run cars down to Woods Run. When the
cars approached McClure avenue a mob
quickly formed, and missiles of all kinds
were hurled at the cars. The police were
powerless for awhile, but finally made a
dash and captured Thomas Howard in the
act of throwing a stone. He was sent to
Central station in the patrol wagon.
Stopped Running for the JJijht
The cars were finally taken back to the
barns and no further attempt was made to
run that branch. Several cases were re
ported where motornien were injured with
missiles, but none serious.
A large crowd gathered at Washington
and Beaver avenues, near the scene of the
last disturbance, and five officers were de
tailed to keep it under control. Many of
the passengers who travel on the road since
the new men are on complain abont the un
presentable appearance of the conductors
and motormen. There is also considerable
complaint over the fact-that most of them
are mere boys and cannot safely handle a
car.
The police detailed to guard the cars are
complaining about doing extra duty, some
of them being compelled to work 18 and 19
hours.
Peter Shoemaker, a striker, was arrested
yesterday on a warrant sworn to by Secre
tary Danks charging him with inciting to
riot
Wants Councils to Settle It.
In Allegheny Common Council last night
Frank Vincent, Worthy Foreman of D. A.
3, K. of L., was accorded the privilege of
the floor to make a statement relative to the
condition of the Manchester strike.
He began by saying that he considered
it perfectly proper for Councils to
act in this natter, inasmuch as the Traction
Company had secured its franchises from
the city councils. He then described the
circumstances ot the strike; the demands
made by the men; their failure to effect a
compromise with the company, and the in
creasing disastrous condition into which the
strike is drifting. He denied some of the
assertions of President Dalzell relative to
the reinstatement of discharged men and
said the men only asked what theyibelieved
to be right, and concluded by asking Coun
cils to appoint a committee to confer with
President Dalzell and ask him tn allow the
present difficulty to be submitted to a com
mittee of uninterested persons for adjust
ment At the conclusion of Mr. Vincent's
remarks a resolution was passed providing
for a joint committee of five members to
carry out the work indicated by Mr. Vin
cent. The report that William Shannon was one
of the men taking the strikers' places, and
that he had been attacked by the strikers, is
denied by that gentleman.
Drlegaten Indignant.
The action of the Pittsburg delegates is
warmly seconded by the members of the
Exchange. .Robert McAfee, of the Pitts
burg Exchange, said yesterday: "The action
of our delegates at the convention in Cleve
land was the proper thing for them to do.
The claim of the delegates from other ex
changes that our delegates wanted to run
the convention is unjust. All our delegates
wanted and asked for was that our Exchange
receive all the representatives we were en
titled to. At the next meeting of the Ex
change we will withdraw from the associa
tion and combine with the other exchanges
to form on association of our own."
Officers for DUtrlotXo. 3.
The district convention of the Knights
of Labor concluded the business before it
yesterday and proceeded to elect the follow
ing officers: Master Workman, H. F.
Dempsey; Worthy Foreman, Frank B.
Vincent; Eecording and Financial Secretary,
L. Hoecbstetter, and Treasurer, George
Gregory. The new Executive Board con
sfsts of the following 'men: H. F. Demp
sey, F. B. Vincent, L. Hoechnetter, I. If.
Uoss, John Eastlcy, John Fernan, Edward
King, Thomas Mitchell and G. A. Galviu.
Additional Officers Elected.
In addition to the list already published
of officers elected bv District K. of L. Con
vention are the following: Trustees, F. B.
Vincent, G. J. Snyder and Charles L. Cron;
Judges, I. N.Eoss, George It Dabncy and
James Iioden"; Judge Advocate, Charles L.
Cron, and Clerk, G. J. SnydefThe con
vention also jndorsed the printers' strike.
To Do Away VTith Loafers.
The-strikiug printers have been annoyed
for some time past by tramps loafing in their
meeting rooms. Hereafter there will be a
special officer in charge of the hall. The
benefits paid yesterday amounted to $747 40.
The strikers are confident that more firms
will soon sign the scale.
Bottle Factories to Close.
J. T. & A. Hamilton, Wormser & Co.,
William McCullyand W. H. Hamilton,
bottle manufacturers of this city, will close
down their works for an indefinite time.
This is to use up the stock on hand.
Friday Baegaix Saees TJntrimmed
felt hats that we-e 75c are now 15c; that were
51 are now 25c; that were 51 50 are now 50c;
that were 52 are now 51.
Jos. Horne & Co.'s
Peun Avenue Stores.
EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON, D. C,
Tla the B. & O. It B.
Thursday, January 28. Bate 59 the round
trip; tickets good-" for ten days. Trains
leave B. & O. station at 8 a. 31. "and 9:20 p.
M. Through Pullman parlor cars on the
morning train, and sleepers on the night
train.
Ble Bargains In the Cloak Room To-Day.
Fur-trimmed jackets, black and colored;
fur-trimmed long 'garments and Ion? im
ported carriage wraps now at greatly re
duced prices. Jos. Hobne & Co.'s,
Penn Avenue, Stores.
Cubeb Cough CtrRE One minute.
wfsu
Friday Baeoain Sales Ladies' car
riage wraps at gritlv reduced prices now
518, 525, 535 and 540 "not half their value.
I JOS. HOBNE & CO. '3
Penn Avenue Stores.
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BIG PURCHASE OF ORE.
Three Million Dollars' Worth of Material
Bonght for the Bessemer Plant A
Well-Known Broker Anticipates an
Excellent Market for Iron and Steel.
A deal was announced yesterday by Car
negie Bros. & Co. with two Western firms
involving over 53,000,000. Negotiations
have been pending for three weeks. Up
ward of 1,000,000 tons ot iron ore was con
tracted for by the big Bessemer plaut
E. G Pope, of Cleveland, was at the Mo
nongahela House all day. He is the repre
sentative and broker for several iron ore
concerns operating in Northwestern Michi
gan in the Lake-Superior region. Through
him an order amounting to 51,500,000 was
placed by the CarnegUs, while an equally
large amount was taken from Minnesota
firms. There is a limited amount of None
ore, which is the most acceptable for the
manufacture of Bessemer steel. The large
orders now on the books of Carnegie & Co.
for steel rails and the increased business
anticipated in that line, are the chief rea
sons for a purchase of such magnitude. The
ore which is mined in the Gogebic range on
Lake Superior is considered the best ore for
Bessemer steel rails. The Chapin ore,
which is taken from the mines in Minne
sota, is also good, and the two are generally
mixed.
The Carnegtes will pay from 54 50 to 54 75
a ton for all the rough iron they Accept this
season. Some of the material will be
shipped to the mills immediately, but the
bnlk of it begins to come in when lake nav
igation opens up in the early spring.
Mr. Pope did not care to" talk extrava
gantly on the matter, and seemed to- think
a deal of such' proportions was an-ordinary
everv-day occurrence. "The Carnegie firm
is a large one," he said, "and it is necessary
to have a vast quantity of material to sup
ply its mills. I look for a very active and
strong market id the iron and s(eel business
this year, with a great demand for the prod
uct Iiailrosd building is on the increase
in both street and steam lines, therefore
prices will be strong and high."
Mr. Pope left for Cleveland last night
FINISHED AT LAST.
The New Government Building to Be Oc
rnpled All Over la a Slonth.
Colonel H. L. Swords, of the United
States Treasury Department at Washing
ton, and Inspector of Furniture of ail Gov
ernment buildings, was registered at the
Duquesne last night He is the gnest of
Postmaster" McKean. His object in Pitts
burg is to expedite matters in the new
Government building, and he says every
room will be ready for occupancy
within 30 davs. On the third floor Judge
Acheson and the next appointed judse will
occupy beautiful chambers finished very
elaborately. On the same floor are the
"United States District Attorney's, United
States Marshals, and the Clerk of the
United States Court's offices, all of which
are correspondingly fine.
The fourth floor contains the Signal Ser
vice, Inspector of Hulls on steam vessels,
Secret Service of the postoffice and the
United States Corps of Engineers. Colonel
Swords said the contractors would be re
lieved of their duties and out of the build
ing by this time next month, and the eleva
tors would he in operation by March 1.
Opposed to the Bine Lnwj.
The following resolutions have been
passed by D. A. 3, K. of L.
Whkbeas, There remains on tho statute
book of Pennsylvania laws called blue law?
which interfere with the rights of tho peo
ple of the Commonwealth: therefore, be it
Resolved. That D. A. 3, K. of L.. in regular
session as-embled, hereby denounce the
bine law of 1791, and call upon the Legisla
ture of Pennsylvania' at its next session to
modify or wipe the same off the statute
books.
A Valuable Penn Avenue Property
Is offered for sale, by order of the Orphans
Court. A full description appears on
third page of to-day's DISPATCH, and will
be found of especial interest from its ex
cellent location. James P. Quinn is ad
ministrator and trustee.
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Friday Bargain Sales Seal muffs at
greatly reduced prices.
Jos. Horse & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
B.&B.
Remnant day to-day second floor.
Lot of curtain loops, 51 25 ones, 75 cents
a pair. Boggs & Buhl.
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 Flannelettes,
New French Brocatels,
New Chintzes,
New French Mousselines,
New Golden Fleece Cloths,
New French Satines,
' New Cheviots,
New Bedford Cords,
New Ginghams,
NewTiji 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.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St.
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SILVER
TABLE -:- KNIVES.
i
Qur knives wUl cut. They have thin
blades and are hand burnished, much
superior to ordinary sUver-plated
knives. Triple and quadruple plate
at ft, $5 and $6 dozen. Fancy handles,
$7 to $10 dozen. Our name as guarantee
on each knife. Look at them. Try a
half dozen.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
FIFTH AVE. AND MARKET ST.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.,
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 1321
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PEHN AVENUE STORES.
FRIDAY. -
We devote to-day to a general
round-up of bargains in all depart
ments. Wherever prices need prun
ing they are pruned, and wherever
certain lines need quickening to-day
they will be quickened. This will be
a great day for the shrewd bargain
buyers.
Only a few leading items can be
mentioned; come to the store to learn"
the rest.
The Dress Goods Department con
tinues to offer an enormous collection
of choice goods at prices that are bet
ter than remnant prices. The very,
finest goods made can now be bought
for as little as the commonest. The
medium kinds are proportionately re
duced $i goods to 50c and 50c
goods to 25 c.
The special short-length sale of
Dress Goods will be continued 1 to
8 yard lengths of all kinds of Dress
Goods at prices that turn wool to
gold fast.
New life, which means new bar
gains, will be put into the Wash
Goods Sale to-day. We must close
out every yard of 1891 stock of cot
ton goods before February 1. You
little realize what an undertaking this
is. Counters have been thronged
every day, but hardly an impression
has been made on some lines. Come
to-day. You will find:
10candl2Kc Ginghams at 7c.
12c and lie Ginchams at 9c
15c and 20c Ginghams at lie
l2c Lnrht Cheviots at 7c
Zic and 35c Cotton Delaines at 12Kc
25c and 35c Cotton Chintzes at 12c.
15c Bannockburns at 10c.
8c FUrnredMousselinesatoc
12e Seersuckers at 9c '
6c .Light-Ground Prints at 4c
20c Printed Bedford Cords at 9c
15c Crepe Ginghams at 9c.
25c Black Brocade Satines at lie
20c Half-Wool Challies at 12c
25c and 30c Plain and Fancv Black
Lawns at 12c and 15c just
half price.
To-day we close out at greatly re
duced prices a lot of short lengths of
Sheetings, I the best qualities 8
quarters at 22c a yard, 9-quarters at
24c a yard, 10-quarters at 26c a
yard. These prices are 20 to 25 per
cent below regular value of the goods.
They are offered at .these low prices
because they are short lengths 5 to
15 yards in each piece.
A lof of Bleached Muslips will also
be cleared out at very low'prices.
Big bargains to-day in Blankets
and Comforts will interest house
keepers a chance to save dollars and
get the best goods that are made.
"Big White Wool Blankets that
were $4. are 3; that were $4.75 are
now S3. 75; that were $6.50 are now
$5; that were $10 are now $7.50.
Gray Wool Blankets that were
1.35 are now $1; that were $2 are
now S1.50; that were, 52.75 are,now
$2; that were $5.50 are now $4.
Plaid and Red Blankets are all
similarly reduced.
A Cotton Comfort at $1 to-day;
never before sold under S1.50 or
Si. 35. Regular 4.75 and $5 Cotton
Comforts are now down to S2.75.
Down Comforts S3.50 each and
upward this one reduced a dollar,
and proportionate reductions on all
up to the finest J9.50 Comforts now
$T, $i Comforts now S8.50, and
so on.
A table in the center of the store
full of Fur Muffs, in all desirable
Furs, at an average of half former
prices.
In the Fur Department a more im
portant sale of Seal Muffs
$12 ones rednced to $3.
$1" ones reduced to $10.
$20 ones reduced to $15.
'A bjg sale of Seal Skin Jackets-is
now in progress big because of the
good assortment of garments, but
bigger because of the extraordinary
reductions that have been made
in the prices. The Jacket we now
sell at $125 is worth 175, and
the higher-priced ones are proportion
ately bigger values at the present
prices. Buyers save from $50 up on
their purchases now, according "to
grade of garments."
The Millinery- Department will be
relieved of a surplus lot of goods to
day such moving prices will not
leave much even of big lots.
UNTRIMMED FELT HATS.
That wero 75c are to-day 15c
That were $1 are to-day 25c.
That were $1.50 are to-day 50c
That were $i50 are to-day $1.
Equal values in English Walking
Hats at 5; Trimmed Hats and Bon
nets, best styles, at $5; Mourning
Silk Turbans at"$5 and $8.
Many other departments will con
tribute to this great bargain occasion
but they can't speak here. Hear,
them at the counters to-day. ;
JOS. HORNE & CO"
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