THE PITTSBURGH ' DISPATCH. THURSDAY, PEBRUART - 1. 1893. THE VERDICT IS IS But Will Not Be Announced Until the Court Opens This Morning. JUDGE KENNEDY'S CHAKGE Upon the Law and the Evidence in the Wyman Extortion Case. FEATURES OF THE ARGUMENTS. Hanj Anxious Watchers Waiting for the Eesnlt Last Night A BELIEF THAT IT IS AN ACQUITTAL Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling. "Hello:" "Is the verdict in the "Wyman case in. yet?" The above query was wafted over The Dispatch telephone from Allegheny hun dieds of times last night. To all inquirers the information was given that at 4:35 the jury retired and court adjourned. If a ver dict was agreed upon during the night it was arranged that it should be sealed and opened this morning in court This sealed verdict was returned at 11:20 last night The jury was released and the members retired to their homes. Chief Murphy, Joseph Home, Jr., James Hunter and other Allegheny politicians remained over in Pittsburg until the verdict w as re turned. The general impression among them and other lawyers and politicians on the streets last night was that the verdict was acquittal. The Points Kaised 1)t Marshall. "When the trial was resumed yesterday morning some time was occupied in dis cussing points submitted by Attorney Mar shall for the defense. In the points it was contended that the charge of extortion on the part of a public officer could not be sus tained unless it was proven that it was done with a willful and malicious intent and the money taken devoted to the benefit of the perton so charged. "It seems to me this prosecution is an ut ter failure from beginning to end," Mr. Marshall exclaimed. "The only charge," he continued, "is the collection of illegal witness fees. They don't belong to him and were not taxed by him, therefore, how could it be extortion?" Attorney Bennett followed with another point, basing it on the salary ordinance of 1888, which it was said makes it the duty of the officer in whose favor the fees are charged, to turn into the city the said fees, and not the duty of the Mayor. Mr. Patterson, for the prosecution, en tered his protest against the affirmation of the points. He maintained that it was im material what was done with the money, except to show the intent The acts of the clerk, it was held, could not shield the Mayor, if the latter, by color of his office, caused the collection of illegal fees. It was the duty of the Mayor to see that the ordinances were enforced. He was also re sponsible for his clerk. Called It a Bully Arsnment. Mr. Marshall next tried to 'throw cold wa ter on Mr. Patterson's views, and the latter responded by saving: "The term baby might apply to that argument, if we might use it, Tour Honor." Attorney J. A. Langfit then opened the closing arguments for the prosecution. He said that in Allegheny City justice had not onlv been blind, but lame. The law was not" dead, only sleeping. Tactics and cun ning long kept off the eye of a public in vestigation, but a faithful and able auditing committee began the work that culminated in the ca:e on trial. Mr. Langfit continued reviewing the evidence as the arrests in question and the witness fees charged, claiming a clear case of extortion. He claimed the Mayor knew what his cleric was doing, and it was nis business to Know. Jte ferring to the manner in which the witnesses in the trial gave their testimony, he said: "Never were the merry men of bold Robin Hood more steadfast to their robber chief tain than were these men to their leader. As to the custom coming from Mayor "Wy man's predecessors, what would Pearson say when his turn came? Why that he got it from his predecessor "Wyman." He next criticized the defense for making a scape goat of Clerk Hunneshagen. In conclusion he aked for the conviction of the man who had made the honor of Allegheny "a by word and a shame." The Fleas of the Defense. T. M. Marshall spoke next for the defense. The burden of his address was the "intent" neeessary to make a crime. The Mayor did not know that improper fees were assessd and knew nothing of what the books contained, therefore, having no inten tion of fraud he was not guiltv. He de tailed the routine of the work of the Mayor's clerk, mentioning the confidence and trust reposed in the cleik, and concluded by ridiculing the charges against the Mayor. John S. Eobb followed Mr. Marshall for the defense. He said that the work of tax ing the costs has been the Clerk's for years and the Mayor knew nothing about the amount exacted. Belore the jury decide that Mayor "Wjman, a man elected by the people is a thief and an extortioner, they must be satisfied beyond doubt that he had a full knowledge of the acti of his clerk. They were not trying to make it appear that Clerk Hunneshagen is a dis honest man, but if he has done anything wrong it was the result of a mistake and not an intent to del rami. "What Mayor Wyman had done was under the color of right. He thought he had a right to collect these fees and he had done bo. There was no intention of wrongdoing, and he held the money for the witnesses if they had called for ft In conclusion he asked for his acquittal. D. F. Patterson made the final address for the prosecution. He reviewed the e i- dence in the case and read the ordi nances and acts of assembly defin ing the Mayor's duties. He also defined the duties of the Mayor's Clerk, who ib hired or discharged by the Mayor. All the clerk does is subject to the approval of the Mayor. The system of col lecting fees, he said, was a cunning scheme devised by the Mayor or his clerk to make money. It was a shrewd system for prac ticing rascality. The class of people on whom this extortion was practiced was com posed of those who were only too glad to Iiav a dollar or two extra to get out of the ockup. They were not the ones who would go to a lawyer and first jiav him J5 to find out if they had been charged 50 cents too much. He scored the Mayor sevcrelv, claimed he new all about the al leged charges and made them wilfully and with intent to defraud. In finishing, he sa'd it was not simply a suit against Jam's G, "VT man as an individual, but against him in Ins official capacity with an end to secure a pure, upright government 7ud-e Kennedy's I5rl. Chnrze. Judce Kennedy next charged the jury. He read the law on the crime of extortion, defining it as the wilful and fraudulent taking of illegal Ices by a public officer. The Major of a city was such a public offi cer as was referred to. If the defendant knew at ike time he received the money that it was illegal he was guilty. If he did not know that the fees were ille ul he should be found not guilty. The disposition of the monev did not matter only so far as it might snow a fraudulent intent. That, illegal fees "had been re ceived, he said, was admitted, and the only question seemed to be whether there was criminal or fraudulent intent. That was a matter for the jurors to decide. At 4:35 the case was given to the jury. They rethed and court adjourned. DUMPING IN THE RIVER. The Garbage Furpacs Not In Operation Be cause the Appropriation Ha Ban Oat Pittsburg Iterate Is Dropped Into the Ohio Jfot Notified to Stop It. Mayor Somers, of Milwaukee, while in the city Monday inspecting the garbage furnace, gave a little piece of ne'ws away which to the public in general was unknown. It was that owing to the appropriation having run out, the gar- i'bage furnace had not been in operation since January 12, and the city was dump ing its refuse in the river. It would now have to stop this practice, he said, as the Government had so ordered it. Yesterdav Superintendent Baker, of the Bureau of Health, explained the situation. He said: "We are allowed about 538,000 to run the garbage furnace. The amount was not suffi cient to keep it up the entire year, and on January 12 we hid to shut down. The garbage could not be allowed to collect about the city and the only thing left ns to do was to dump it into the river. I went to see United States District Attorney Lyons and he gave me permission to dump the garbage into the river until March 1, when we will be able to start the furnace. He told me, though, not to allow any tin cans or ashes to be dumped as they would fill up the channel. "The way we are doing it now is to gather the stuff up every morning and load it on a boat on the Allegheny river, at Duquesne way. The stuff is then hauled down tothe foot of Xeville.Island and shoved oS into the river. Mavor Somers was mistaken in saying we had been notified by the Govern ment to stop. He got the city and the case of John Clark, of the Southside, mixed up. Some, time ago Clark, who had been dumping refuse at the Tenth street bridge, was returned by a United States detective for throwing tin cans and ashes into the river. I think this is what Mayor Somers meant "That gentleman also made a mistake in estimating the power of consumption of the Pittsburg furnace. He said it was only capable of burning two tons per day, while it consumes 50 easily when in good running order. "The bureau has not asked for an in creased appropriation for next year, and will run as best it can on the 538,000. v LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THE PIBM. More DeveloDinexts in the Mysterious Liberty Street Fire Case. Coroner McDowell took more testimony yesterday morning in the mysterious case of the man found dead in the ruins of the burned building occupied by Saitta & Fugassi, Italian frnit dealers on Liberty street S.Op penheimer heard the explosion, and running toward the building saw a small man crawl out of the coal hole in front. C. F. Ellis, of Braddock, was crossing Sixth street at the time and also saw a man come out of the coal hole. "When asked whether or not he could recognize the man again, he said yes, and pointed ont John Mazza, an em ploye of the firm, saying he -looked like the man. W. H. Camp, of "Wilson & Camp, cigar manufacturers, said he saw a man get up from the pavement just after the explosion. Did not know whether he came out of the coal hole or not The man looked like Mr. Saitta and he called to him. The man, how ever, took to his heels and did not answer. The case was continued till Saturday, when some startling testimony is looked for. THEY FELL IK HABITS WAY. A Small List of Accidents Chronicled for Yesterday. There were only three accidents yester day. The street cars caused two and a roll ing mill the other one. The list follows: Guk William Gne, a 12-year-old boy, while leading a horse out of a blacksmith shop on Carson street, near Twenty-second stieot, esterdar afternoon, was struck by a Birm ingham traction car. One of his legs was broken in two places and he was severely bruised. Ho was taken to his home at the comer of .South Twenty-second street and Carey alley. McCaclet Mis. Sarah HcCauley, of Brush Creek, was knocked down by a Fifth avenue cable car while crossing the tracks at Wood street yesterday afternoon. Her right shoulder was dislocated and her body badly bruised. Walters James IValteis, an employe at Carnegie's mill on Thirty-third strent, had several ribs bioken by being stiucKWitha piece of flying metal last evening. Dr. Clark dressed his injuries and then he was remo"ed to lii home on Liberty avenue. Fierty William Finnerty, a laborer employed at the Keystone Iron Mill, was brought to the Mercy Hospital last night suffering from a bioken leg, which he re ceived by a large timber falling on it Mq Trouble in the Sharon Church. A number of items have within the past few weeks appeared in The Dispatch in reference to alleged dissensions in the Sharon Presbyterian Church of this county. We have since been assured by responsible and entirely' satisfactory authority that the reports were very misleading and unworthy of the importance given to them. The real facts are in respect to the Sharon Church that it has been pre-eminently both peaceful and prosperous under the pastor ate of Rev. J. M. Mercer, which has now continued for eight years. In that time the relations between pastor and congregation have been most cordial and co-operative; and the membership and the attendance at services are now larger than ever before, as are also the coutributions for the benevolent work of the church. It is to be regretted under the circumstances that an incident, originating outside of the church entirely, should have been magnified and diverted into allegations of "trouble" where none ex isted. The Dispatch is entirely satisfied that undue emphasis was given to the mat ter, and wishes to correct any false impres sion by giving the substantial facts as above, with which all the friends of the church certainly have reason to feel gratified. Pattison Declines to Talk Politics. Governor Pattison and his staff, Secretary Harrity and the other Eastern people who attended the funeral of Adjutant General McClelland yesterday, returned home in a fcpecfal train last evening. While the Gov ernor waicea tnrousn tne depot a number of people shook hands with him, but there was no attempt at a demonstration. Mr. Pattison thought it was out of place under the circumstances to talk politics and so did Secretary Harrity. Both asked to ba ex cused. When Sir. Harrity was questioned about his deal with Wallace-by which J. M. Guffev and Mr. Tleming will be two of the national delegates from Allegheny county, he said he didn't ktioiv anything about it " Sickness Among Children, Especially infants, is prevalent more or less at all times, but is largely avoided by giv ing proper nourishment and wholesome food. The most successful and reliable oi ajl is the Gail Borden "Eagle" Brand Con densed Milk. Your grocer keeps it THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE OJT TIID DISPATCH AT 107 FEDERAL ST. Is open every day except Sunday nntll 0 P. M. Advertisements will be received up to that hour for Insertion the next lnornlu; at regular rates. - TAXES AND POLITICS Attracting the Attention of Citizens in All Parts of the City. ASSESSORS MAKING REDUCTIONS. C. L llsgee Addresses a 1'ourteenth Ward Meeting on the Subject LIVELY ORATORY ON THE SOlfTHSIDE A force of men in pay of the county are now engaged in taking the valuation of tax able "property in the Fourteenth ward. Samuel Josephs, the regular ward assessor, is in charge X)f the work, and with the data he had in hand and the force of assistants provided, the County Commissioners expect to have the assessment rompleted by the 1st of March. The city assessors' clerks are shaping up their work so that as soon as the county books from the Fourteenth ward come in they will be able to devote their en tire attention to them and will endeavor to hae the city assessment completed belore March 10. City Assessors Case and Larkin were both reported last evening to be much improved, and it is probable Mr. Larkin will get down to his office by next Monday. Mr. Case ould have been down yesterday had his physician permitted. While kept at home" by his ailment, he has books there and is working on the assessment revision. The intention of the assessors to practic ally eliminate the agricultural and rural classifications from all but two or three wards of the city has received a check. The determined stand taken by a number of property holders, and their expressed avowal to test the matter in the courts if the assessors pursued the plan proposed has caused a change of plans. The City Attorney has been asked for an opinion on the subject, andthe question will be allowed to rest entirely until he has analyzed the law relating to it Changed From the Rural Class. In the meantime the assessors are chang ing all property on newly improved streets frbm the rural to full value clas and as- v.dtuf, iv avijUiutugiji jlu due J.UU by second ward for instance, the improved por tions of Grandview avenue, Bertha street, Boggs and Wyoming avenues, Stanwix and Shiloh streets, property on which has all been classed as rural heretofore.are changed to the full value class, and, if the attorney decides thev may, the board will change a number of intervening streets not improved, but which enjoy a large share of the bene fits of the paved streets, into the same class. The assessors have thus far revised the assessments of the First, Seventh, ninth, Tenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first and Thirty-second wards, leaving 22 waids yet to be "revised,. The reductions they have made have been published except "in the Fifteenth and Thirty-first wards, which are given herewith. A few appeals were filed yesterday, but they are of no importance. But few reductions 'were made in the Fifteenth ward, the following being the list, except in a few exceptional individual cases. On Thirty-eighth street, from South street to the Allegheny river, both sides of the -street, a reduction of 15'pef cent from the original assessments on full depths. Thirty-seventh, street, from Smallman to Mulberry alley, 80-foot depths, right side, reduced to 570 per foot front Penn avenue, from Thirty-second to Thirty-third streets, reduced to"?160 per front foot, left side. A Pretty General Keduction. In the Thirty-first ward the reduction was general. Property on Washington avenue, between Allen and Brownsville avenues was reduced from 5130 to 5104 per front foot for 150-foot depths, and smaller depths in lue same prupui uuu. rxuui Alien to JU.apie avenues reduced from 51D0 to $80 per front foot; from Maple to Beltzhoover avenues, reduced from 590 to 572, full depths; Arlington avenue to Allen avenue from 5130 to 5104; Brownsville to Allen avenues, 5130 to 5104; Allen to Walter avenues from 5120 to 596; Walter to Maple avenues from 5100 to 580. Eureka street, from Allen to McClain avenues, reduced from 530 to 526 75 per front foot full depths, shorter depths in same proportion; from Allen avenue to Emerald street, 530 to 526 25; from McLain avenue to Emerald street, Benwick street to Maple avenue, $30 to 526 and 525 to 52a Excelsior street, from Allen to Maple avenues, reduced from 528 to 522 50 per front foot; Maple to Beltzhoover avenues from ?28 to 522 50; Emerald to Allen ave nues from 525 to 520 on 125 foot depths and from 528 to 522 50 on 150-foot depths. On Freeland street, from Arlington to Knox avenues, 125-foot depths, reduced f rotn $26 to 522 75. On Climax street, half depths from Knox to Allen avenues, re duced from 526 to 516; other depths in the same proportion. Industry street, from Fern street to Matilda, reduced from 517 50 to 512 60, full depths. C. L MAGEE ON ASSESSMENTS. He Addresses the Fourteenth Ward Repub licans at Leneth The Present Valuation an Honest and Just One The Ticket Nominated. The Kepublicans of the Fourteenth ward held their suggestion meeting last night in the Soho" school. W. B. Ford presided and Morris Mead acted as secietary. The follow ing nominations were made: Common Council K. H. Shannon, L. P. Brown, W. A. Magee; School Diiectors, two to nom inate, William McElroy, William Hughes, J. G. Jones, William "Gray, William N. Holme"!; Assessor, Jacob Josephs. The primaries will be held Saturday. ' C. L. JIagee made a lengthy speech, in the course of which he said: I am happy to say that the Boaid of As sessors, assured of your support as taxpay ers, determined to make a legal assessment, and that they, in the face of much opposi tion, did make a better and more equitable assessment than had ever befoi e been made in this city. Owners of small properties were assessed at approximately full values, and previously the larger and more valua ble propei tie vteie assessed at anything from oue thltd to two-thirds of their actual values. That this was a costly injustice to you, and a handsome, but illegal, benefit to others, was clearly shown, and resulted in awakening a public lnteiest in the matter which went a gieat way toward remedying the injustice. Now the time has come ror a new assess ment to be made, and a great outcry is being made by those whose properties are being valued as the law saj s they should be, and by ay gieat number who, while willing to bear their fair share of the public burdens, mistakenly imagine that their taxes will be largely increased by leason or the increased valuations. I believe that the assessors aie honestly striving to perfoim their sworn duty, and tUeyshouldbe cordially supported in tlieirefloits to establish the actual cash value of each piece of propeity m the citv as the law ptovides. That thev will make many mistakes in their attempts to properly value the 30,000 pieces of property in this city nobody will question. But if any of you aie assessed at too high a figure you have an ample remedy first by appeal to the assessors themselves, and then. If tl.ey should deny you relief, to the Couits of Common Pleas, where every one knows justice will bo done. An honest assessment means lighter taxes to the great majonty of the property owneis of this city, and the oh neis of the small properties should insist on having an honest assessment made and oppose every candi date lor public offlco who objects to it. Tho increase in population, wealth, prospeiity and comfoit of the people of-this city during the past 10 years has bceu unparalleled in its history. These jeais have biought good government, liberal but not extravagant cxpendituies for the protection or. life and propeity in the improved police and public lighting and file service; the re placement of worn out and antiquated cobblestone pavement with durable and sub stantial blockstone pavements: extension and Irani ovement of tho water suppU; pro vlsionfor fiee bridges, so that every citizen .may travel tree over the public highways throughout the length and breadth or tho pitj ; beantilul paiks, where e vei v man in the romm unity may take his family lor pure and healthful recreation and sinking fund payments which Insure that the city indebt edness (which we were told a lew yeats ago would bankniDt thecitv and eveiybody : tnecltv ana eveiynoay in it) will he 1 s naid oi laid or its pavment entirely pro- vided for during the next 15 years. In April of next year these pa vments begin with the maturity of the Are department and first issue of water extension loans, amounting in the aggiegate to $450,000. This means a leduction of $15,000 for sinking funds and $31,500 for interest annually for all time. INDIGNANT ORATORY. A Meeting; or Southside Citizens to Protest Against the Present Order of Things attorney O'Brien the Principal Speaker or the Evening. The Citizens' Peoteetive. Association of the Twenty-sixth ward, Southside, held a rally last night in (he Morse Schoolhouse, T enty-fifth street, in the interest of their ward candidates. The meeting was ealled to order by Chairman W. T. Powell J. E. Cook was Secretary of the meeting. The chairman opened the meeting by introduc ing C. A. O'Brien, who took up the city charter, and said it was put through for the benefit of the bosses. He added: "It was supposed that, as there are heads of departments, any mismanagement could be traced to its source. But what has been the result? There is one remedy, however, which could notje denied the citizens, that is the elec tion of their councilmen. It remains for the people to elect men to represent the people and not the bosses." O'Brien also spoke about the' extravagant expenditure of the people's money and scored Councils for their subserviency. He finished by referring them to what the Auditing Committee of Allegheny had done for that city and said that a similar com mittee in Pittsburg would make some inter esting reading matter. He was followed byT.H. Davis, who stated that the city was run by the machine and not by the Mayor. Chairman Powell then made a few remarks and stated: "From the evidence exhibited in the audience during Mr. O'Brien's talk on the city charter I would judge that many Southsiders have read the charter, if the Mayor of Allegheny had not read that one." The meeting then adjourned to meet 'at the polls on Tuesday next. The Vigilance Committee held a meeting at the close of the rally and transacted busi ness in regard to the management of the election at the various precincts. The sub committees made reports of the work al ready done. HOT IHDOBSIHG PHILIP FLIN1T. The Sixth "Ward Democrats Adopt Very Vigorous Resolutions. The Sixth ward Democrats met last night at the Forbes bchool, with John Cahill in the chair. James Gorman acted as secre tary. The following ward ticket was named: Select Council, James McGinness; Common Council, David Larkin, John Dunn, Jr., and John Finnerty; School Directors, John Hare and W. G. Tden; Alderman, Michael Bafferty; Assessor, John McFad den. The following resolutions were unan- t imously adopted: Wheeeas, It is announced that the Dem ociacy of the Sixth ward, Pittsburg, has en teied into a coalition oi "deal" with the "ling" to secure the election of Phillip Flinn as Select Councilman, we, the Democ racy of the Sixth waid, in public meeting as sembled, denounce and lepudiate such pub lication as untrue and without foundation in fact; and Mtesolved, That we denounce the instigators of this tepoit as city payroll sycophan(s,and as such, unworthy ot belier in matteis per taining to honest municipal government; that we pioclaim pur adheience to the prin ciples of a righteous and economical admin istration of the affairs of our city govern ment, and demand that our representatives in Councils shall stand pledged to economy and entrenchment; that only such candi dates for Councils as shall conform to the above shall tecoive our hearty and united support. The taxpayers and renters of the Sixth ward held a meeting at Fisher's laundry on Stevenson street last night and nominated the following wand ticket; Select Council, Michael Malone; Common Council, Will iam John Flinn and John Finnerty; School Directors, David Kinzerand Hugh Adams; Alderman, W. G. MahafTey; Assessor, John L. Hamilton. THE FIGHT IS OFF. No Contest for National Delegates in the Allegheny District. The fight for national delegates in the Allegheny district has been declared off since Mr. Blaine made public his determination not to stand for the nomination. It was announced yester day that no effort would be made now to beat William Witherow for one of the places. It was also reported that both B. F. Jones and Harry Oliver, Jr., had de cided to withdraw from the contest for the second delegateship, and that John Chal fant would be chosen without a fight. Lost Faith In His Party. Robert S. Bussing, Jr., of Brooklyn, is registered at the Duquesne. He was one of the organizers with Seth Low and others of the Young Men's Republican Club of Brooklyn, in 1880. Now he is a Democrat, and he says 24 of the 25 men on the Executive Committee who worked for Gar field have gone over to the Democratic party. He thinks the .Republicans live too much in the past and are not progressive enough. Mr. Bussing has been traveling lately in the West, and he believes that the Republican party will not be able to carry Iowa, Michigan.iKew York or Massachusetts in the coming Presidental election. He is a Cleveland man, but he doesn't hesitate to rush to the defense of Hill when the ex Governor is attacked. He doesn't think that Hill will be the Democratic nominee. A Satisfactory Readjustment Promised. The sub-committee of the Twenty-sixth ward Republican Executive Committee, which was appointed to lay before Chief Assessor Frank P. Case, the recent resolu tions of the committee relative to a read justment of the assessments of the Twenty sixth ward, reported last evening that promises had been given of a satisfactory re adjustment of the matter. A public re port will be given at a special meeting called for Saturdiy evening at the Hum boldt school house. JOHN M'BEIDS TO BS PRESIDEHT. P. H. Penna and Patrick McBryde Vf In the Office in the nine Workers. The most important feature in the con vention of the United Mine Workers at Columbus yesterday was the election of officers. They are: Hon. John McBride, .Commissioner of Labor of Ohio, President; P. H. Penna, of Indiana, Vice President, and Patrick McBryde, Secretary-Treasurer. The Committee on Officers' Salaries re ported the following: President, 51,500; Vice President, 51,000; Secretary-Treasurer, 51,000; Executive Board, 53 per day and ex penses while employed. A resolution to take special steps to or ganize Illinois more effectively was referred to the Executive Board. Long debate fol lowed a resolution to amend the constitu tion so the popular system of voting be used in the election of officers, and that all important questions be referred to the local assemblies, and it was adopted. Appeals From the County Valuations. The County Commissioners yesterday heard appeals from the assessments made, in Marshall, Springdale, Sewickley and Union townships. Very few appeals were received. In Springdale the assessor's books showed no increase, but the Commissioners made a raise of 60 per cent. In Marshall township the assessors increased 5 3-5 percent, and, the board added 20 per cent Jn Sewickley township the assessors increased one-half of one per cent, and in Union 6 1-5 per cent al both districts the Toard made no change. To-day appeals will be heard from Etna borough, and Patton, Ohio, Plum and For ward townships. SHARING OF PROFITS. H. K. Porter & Co. Make the Sixth Annual Voluntary Distribution. NOT SO LARGE AS LAST YEAR, Though the Plan Is Declared to Have Been Yery Successful. HEAETT C0-0PEBATI0H IS NECESSARY Yesterday H. K. Porter & Co. .made the sixth annual voluntary distribution to its workmen. The 300 or 400 employes of the locomotive works were each made happy by the substantial reminder of the firm's in terest in their welfare. Each man received the following circular: Continuing our voluntary distribution, now six yeais iu forcfe, we hand you inclosed a check. The sum is a little less in propor tion to ages leceived by you in 1891 than in 1890, but this reduction is nothing like that sustained by us in the outcome of the year's business. Had it not been that in devising this distiibution, we had had reference to some such yeais of unsatisfactory returns, the sum distributed would be much lcs than it now is. ' We take pleasure in again expressing our gratification at your intciestin the business, and yourendeavors tobiingabout the best results. We note your interest even when you may not be aware of it. Hearty Co-Operation'Necessary. If any of you aie ever tempted to be caieless or indifferent or negligent in any way of what is impoitance to the firm, ho is not only work ing injnry to us, but also to his fellow work men; and besides this, is endangering this whole plan of a money distribution. So long as we can see a determination to do the best possible, in eveiy respect, pievailing thioghout our shops, wc shall be disposed to continuo this general distiibution to all. But if a contrary spilit should manifest itself and men show a disposition to shirk work or to do the least possible, rather than tne most, it may become a question with us whether this plan shall be continued in the future. It can be continued, if jouall heart- ny co-opeiate to ename ns to uo it. A member of the firm in speaking of this yearljdistribution said: "We do not con sider the money we give our employes a gift to them. Six years ago we decided to in some way show them the appreciation we had for them, and at the same time get something in return. "The present plan was adopted and it has worked like a charm. All the employes share in the divide proportionally, unless it be some man who has only worked a week with us and shows no extra ability. Our appientices, too, are not forgotten, but, like the man who has been on our payroll for 20 years, comes in for his share. Helping to Pay for Homes. "The system, I think, is the best in vogue. Many firms have other ways ot giving extra money to their men, bnt I do not think they meet with the same success as we do. For instance, a firm or company puts a certain amount of money into an in surance fund for its men. That may be all right, but with that system the money does not go through the employe's hand. I think a man likes to spend money for him self. He has the satisfaction of doing what he wants with Jt. "The money given out to-day, in each case, will go a long way towards helping to pay for a home, or securing life insurance. While we do not dictate to our men as to how they shall spend their money, we let them understand that we want them to make a substantial use of it. They alwavs do, if they did not, I am of the opinion the system would be dropped. "That last paragraph in our circular is just put in for a precautionary purpose. We want our men to know that if they do not work for our interests we cannot work for theirs. Our plan is to bring about free communion with both employer and em ploye, and our end is being satisfactorily at tained. Our relations with every employe are the most pleasant, and during the time this plan has been working there has not been, the slightest rupture between em ployer and employed." Opposed to Annexation. Sir James Grant, M. D., ex-President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ottawa, is at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. He came here to visit his son, who is em ployed by the Westinghouse Company. The doctor was an intimate friend of Sir John McDonald. He says Mrs. McDonald is now at Lakewood, and her health is very Erecanous. He thinks the JUcKmlsy bill as done more harm to the States than to Canada. The farmers .find a ready market lor their eggs and barley in England, where they receive good prices. The doctor says theUnited States is large, enough, and he doesn't think the annexation of Canada would be desirable) The Canadians land Americans have much in common, and the people across the border have the most kindly feeling for us. A Freight Wreck Delays Travel. Five coal cars and. one grain car that were being shifted from the tracks of the Ohio Connecting Company at Woods' Run across the tracks of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, at McCIure avenue, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, were badly damaged. The tracks' across the Fort Wayne roau had not been cleared, and the shitted cars struck a stationary car and were thrown from the tracks and damaged. Travel along the Fort Wayne road was delayed over an hour. Wanted Badly in Tonngstown. W. T. McCartney was arrested at the Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Twenty eighth street yesterday morning by Officer Miller on a warrant. , McCartney was badly wanted in Youngstown on a charge of em bezzlement and was traced to Pittsburg. Sheriff Worman arrived from Youngstown with the necessary papers yesterday and left with his prisoner last evening. Went to School and Never Keturned. James Tood, a young man residing in Hazehrood, has been missing from his home since Tuesday morning. He left his home early Tuesday morning to go to the High School, and Has not been seen since. Mr. Tood notified the police of the city, and up to a late hour last night he had receired no -information of his whereabouts. To Celebrate Lincoln's Birthday. Arrangement? are already being made by the "Veterans and-Sdns- of -Veterans for the cclebration of Lincoln's birthday on Feb ruary 12. Orders have been issued to the Sons oi Veterans requiring them to report in lull uniform at Penn avenue and Butler street at 7:45 on Friday evening. Before papering your blue roqm you should see that exquisite coloring of pat tern No. 846. It has' lricze and ceiling to match. This pattern is controlled br me. Johk S. Roberts, 719-721 Liberty street, head of "Wood, "urh Bargains In Frlnted Curtain Silks. 31 inches wide, 20 different styles, beauti ful colors, regular 75c and 00c qualities, at 50c a yard. . Jos. Horne&Oo.'s Fenn Avenue Stores. To Let Advertisements. Especially good variety to-day. them carefully. Read After a sleepless night, use Angostura Bitters to tone up system. All druggists. 1X330 Special Rent Lists Advertised to-day. Do not fail, to thera. ' " 1 read HELD OVER FOR A TIKE. The Ordinance Defining the Mayor's Poir era "Will Be Changed Slightly. . , The Sub-Committee on Corporations met yesterday'afternoon to consider the ordi nance "to perfect the efficiency of the dif ferent departments of the city govern ment, prescribing the duties of the heads of departments, relative to the general super vision thereof by the Mayor." A note was received from Mayor Gourley expressing regret that he was not able to attend, and stating that theordinance com bined the sentiments he had about the matter. Mr. ijTiljon remarked that it appeared thabthe Mayor wished to iake the power from the heads,of the various departments. Controller Morrow stated that he had spoken to the Mayor about the matter, and the latter did not" entertain such views, his object being to have a manner of super vision and power in complaints to direct au investigation. ' The Controller believed the ordinance should be differently drawn on account of the construction tlut has variously been ap plied to the text' After a short discussion the committee decided to adjourn until Feb ruary IS, that the Mayor might be present to explain and give his views in detail. New Prisoners for the Fen. Sheriff Seigle, of Erie county, brought the following prisoners to the Western Peni tentiary yesterday: George Town, sen tented to one year and six months for at tempted assault; William Simon, Jr., three years and three months on two charges of larceny; Patrick Curran, four years and' three months on two charges o'f larceny; Richard Alexander, one year and six months for larceny. Sheriff Cotter, of Clear field county, brought John Allen, sentenced to two years and six months for aggravated assault and battery. IN ADVANCE AGAIN! New 10c Paper at 5, 6 and 8c Wide Border and Ceilings. Choice Paper, 10 to 25c. Fine Parlor Paper, 2i to Me. J. KERWIN MILLER & CO., WALL PAPER, 543 SMlTHtflELD STREET. Ia30-TTS ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS," ' i CALLING CARDS, ETC. I W. V. DERMITT 4 CO., 407 Grant street. fe7-TTsau THE Warm Air Furnaces and Wrouaiit steelRanzes. CINDERELLA RANGES AND STOVES. GAS RANGES AND BROILERS. J. C. BARTLETT, oe3-TT3 203 Wood streat Pittsburg. Pa BIBER & EAST0N. SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK. HOUSEKEEPING' ' GOODS AT SPECIAL LOW PRICES. NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS In full lengths and new designs AT 50c, . AT 8Sc, r AT 1.00, AT $1.25, AT $1.50, AT i 75, AT $2.oo, AT $2.50. We call special attention to a large offering at $2. 75, which is the Lace Curtain bargain of the season. Odd Curtains and 1, 2 and 3 pairs at reduced prices to close. IRISH POINT CURTAINS in very wide assortment at.lo'west prices. CHENILLE PORTIERES, dado and heavy fringe top and bottom, special value at 4.50 and 5. 100 WHITE CROCHET BED SPREADS ; AT $1,25, WORTH $1.50: New Table Damasks, in great vari ety, with Napkins to match, at close prices above actual cost. See our 62 inch Damasks at 50c and 65c. Sheetings and Shirtings in this February sale at WHOLESALE PRICES. BIBER & EAST0N, 605 AND 507 MARKET ST. ' fef-rrsau NOW OPEN. ' OUR OWN ' IMPORTATION -OF- LACE CURTAINS, IN " ' NOTTINGHAM, BRUSSELS, ' IRISH POINTE, ANTIQUE-and TAMBOUR. All entirely new, and different from any previous importation. Prices lower than last season. Call and see the goods when out shopping. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. Lace Curtains jobbed at the lowest Eastern prices. &T.TTSSD. NET ADVEETI5E31ENT?.aaK -JIXO' Pittsbnrjr. F. Thursday, rab. U. U9i - t. T9C The Leading Dry Good House. , m & COi; lB PEffl AYSNUB SFORSi a-rr0 KlOTU n Mil Pill? T I -iUsobs .m'uinE,i--s57s 'f (tee! Ttttam otjrt7 REMARKABLE-: VMUtt Mar TKS BARGAIN 1 itnui '). -TA.T3 r, IN DRESS GOODS. To-day we place on sale on.,,: the table in center of store 3i3! .U3H BO Combination Dress Patterns ' That were formerly jj $12.50, $15, AND $16.50, At the extraordinarily ' ' low price of v - $6.5.0 .'. Each. This is positively one of the greatest bargains ever seen in our popular Dress Goods De- partment .- These patternsr,,are genuineJi" Imported French and German goods, comprising Camel's Hairs and other weaves, in 'stripes, plaids and figures. Six yards of plain goods and 2 yards of fancy constitute the dress pattern. And the price is only $6.50 ;: Per pattern. - . We will also offer on Center V Table i --i25L AT The extraordinarily low price OF Oe Per yard A lot of about - mm' jHT 50 Pieces j English. Stripe Suitings, - 38 inches wide, all-wool, In a choice and most desirable combination of colors. Former price 75c Our . PRICE NOW Only Per Yard. srcxi&a JOS. H0RNE & CO;, 'ir . B - 3 Jin 1 zaatoi rami "I !W. 607-621 PENS AVE JUST OPENED TO-DAY. Another large lot of plain and printed India Silks, Novelty Dress Goods, Bedford Cord Suitings, Vigognes and fancy rJaids and btnpes. ftii JfcJ ' Yl O! lTy ."Xnwfo-iiif'i'-K'aAfrfriii JiiSJ&J SBSffli ffiSffSiriigBSE'SESTfr fm "V "UM$" ififc't-
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