fflaCKwcg
: collection of fees from the county 'and
: alleged appropriation of the money to
?his own use.
The testimony- of the Commonwealth's
chief witness, flavor's Clerk Henry Hun-
VJieshagen, was to the effect that the money
collected from the county was paid to ar
resting officers in the cases upon -which the
collections were made. It was tho general
talk among the attorneys that the evidence
Tiad more weight against Chief Murphy,
' Mayor Wymau and Cnief Kirschlcr than
against Mr. Pearson.
' Mr. Pearson is represented by attorneys
i .lonn uoou, inomas iinrsua.li anoj.ocuu
Tcrguson, while the prosecution is con
L ducted by Citv Attorney Elphlt tone, Jos. A.
Xangfltt and D. F. Patterson. The jurv was
composed of Uarrv J. Donncll, farmer.Fawn
' Towuship; Jacob Xuts, farmer, Twenty-second
ward, Pittsburg; Anthony Brcen, gen-
tleman, Fourth ward, Pittsburg, T. B. Wat
son, gentleman. McKeesport; Henry Ditt
Snor, tailor. McKeesport; George Harrison,
laborer, Wilkins township: J. H. Xieman,
baker, Kighth ward, Pittsburg; Ihomas
Xoughrej, clerk. Fourteenth ward, Pitts
burg: Win. Campbell, farmer, Harrison
township; John K. McKeown, caulker, Eliz
abeth; George Knoft, merchant, Tw enty-firtli
ward, Pittsburg, and John Meyers, farmer,
Indiana township.
Charged With Embezzling.
Attorney Patterson opened the case for
Ithe prosecution. He read the act of As
'eembly covering the taking or money from
I a corporation, and claimed that the defend
ant had on April 1, 1S91. while Mayor, re
ceived $791 and converted it to bis own use.
JThe charge is that the Mayor did not turn
,over to tne City Treasurer all fees which
iTrcre received from commitments or prison
Lers to the different places for their incarcer
fation in the county. The prosecution then
offered In evidence a number of ordinances,
acts, etc, outlining the duties and powers
oi tne .Mayor ot Aiicgneny.
Clerk White, of Allegheny Councils, was
the first witness called. He produced the
salary ordinance approved by Mayor Pear
'son in his term, which is now being used
'against him.
Mr. Mcllrier, Clerk of the County Control
ler's office, identified a number of receipts
'and warrants issued by him to officers from
the Mayor's office in Allesheny.
The defense objected because not one of
.the warrants boro 11. T. Pearson's signature
ior showed that ho had received the money.
'The objection was overruled.
Controller Brown was the first witness
after the noon lecess. He testified that
Mayor Pearson made leturns or reports to
ibimofnioneys collected every 30 days. He
(produced the origins of the reports which
were made bv the Mayor. The defense ad
mitted that the County Treasurer had paid
the money on the warrants, but would not
admit that any part of it had passed into or
through Mayor Pearson's hands.
Major's Clerk Hunneshagen, who lias been
getting considerable notoriety in connec
tion with the trial, occupied the stand the
most of the afternoon. The prosecntion
relied on his testimony chiefly to establish
jtheir case, but it was conceded by many
'that he proved as valuable to the defense in
lthis case.
TCliere tho Money Went.
He testified as to the general practice of
collectingjail and workhouse receipts. The
witness indorsed commitments and the
front office people generally J. K. Murplry,
William Kichenlauu, Samuel McClure or
John Glenn, thedetectues got the money
lrom the County Treasurer.
Mr. Elphinstone Wasn't thisall done with
the lull knowledge of the Mayor?
Objected to unu sustained.
The witness was shown a long list of re
turns for jail commitments and the warrants
on tne County Treasurer in lavor of Mayor
Pearson, running from June 1, 1SSS, until the
cna of the Mayor's term. They showed
the amount collected from the county
each mouth during that period. Mr.
Hunneshagen testified as to the dis
position of the money, saying that it
was paid to the officers to whom it
belonged as fees and that in no case did any
of it pass into the hands or tbe Mayor.
Mr. Patterson Did the Mayor know tno
officers were getting warrants cashed in bis
name?
Mr. Hunneshagen I do not know.
You only collected ou jail commitments!"
"That's ail."
"And had nothing to do with the work
house collections?"
"So, sir. The warrants for the workhouse
-were for the lront office men."
Judge Porter Were the proceeds of no
workhouse commitments turned .into the
City Treasurer's office!
".'o, sir."
Mr. Patterson Who regulated that prac
tice? "It was a long established custom."
"You had a workhouse fund, hadn't you?"
"Yes, sir."
The Tees Were Placed in a Fool.
"That was a pool among tho front office
Jnen, was it?"
Well, they got it."
"Did you get a divvy!"
"So, sir."
"Did the Mayor?"
".Not that I know of."
' Judge Porter You w ere in charge of the
financial affairs of the office?
Witness Yes, sir.
"Who put you iu charge?"
"The Major."
"Whoiniormed you of the practice in re
lation to the collection of money!"'
"My predecessor. Mr. scaudrett."
"Old you have a talk with Mayor Pearson I
About it!" I
Xot particularly."
"That was the custom in vogue when you
took charge?"'
"Yes, bir."
"Who gave you authority to sign the
Mayor's name on the warrants?"
"Ao one; the collections had always been
made that way."
"Have all our county treasurers been cash
ing warrants Jor the Mayors or Allegheny
upon other people's indorsements?"
"1 guess tney have!"
Ex-Chief of Police Kirschler testified to
bavmg gotten a warrant lor $33 cashed on
June i, Isjs. by indorsing it "K. T. Pearson,
per !?. Ivlrchler." He explained that his
predecessoishad informed him that this
money belonged to tho front office men .lor
expenses.
William Eichenlaub testified as to the cus
tom among the front office men and their
manner of collecting the fees. There was
nothing new in his testimony.
CEACKED A COUNTBY SAM.
Burglars Bo a Nice Piece or Business at
Tom's Run.
A clever piece or sare-blowing was done
out at Tom's Kun Wednesday night or early
yesterday morning. The general store of
McClarren Stewart was broken open. The
thieves gamed an entrance by opening the
front door with a "jimmy." Then they
cracked the safe in the most approved style.
In the morning the safe door was found on
the floor together with a drill and a sledge
hammer.
Among the trifles that went with the
burglars were $330 in cash that Mr. Stewart
had in the safe, as well as tho funds of a
Building and Loan Association. It is not
known just how much was taken. The post
master also used this safe to stoie his stamps
and available cash, but strange to say they
could not be found yesterdaj-.
THE FIKAI INQUIBT.
Inspector Moore Reviews the Affairs of the
Allegheny Postofflce.
Fostoflice Inspector Moore j-estcrday com
pleted another and probably the final exam
ination of the Allegheny postofflce. He left
for Washington last nisht, but refused to
Bay what he had unearthed during his in
quiry into the management or the Allegheny
office. His report, ho said, would be filed in
the department on Monday, when it is ex-
Jected that the removal ot Postmaster Gil
eland and Deputy Myler will be ordered by
the Postmaster General.
An Unknown Suicide Not m Pittsbnrger.
A report reached this citj- yesterday that
W. W. Smeather, or 5233 Penn avenue, had
committed suicide in Philadelphia yester
day. There is no such person in the direc
tory, and no such a number on Penn ave
nue. A visit was paid to Walter W.
Sncathen, or 6208 Fenn avenue, but Mr.
Sneathcn -was well and heartj-, and could
not account for tho report except that he
had sent a pair of shoes to a man named
McGuire in Philadelphia a short time ago
and he might have had his bnsines address
'in his pocket. The address or McGuire was
sent to the Philadelphia authorities last
nizht and they will endeavor to discover if
he is the unknown.
Street Bailwsy Officers Here,
r. H. Monk, F. S. Pearson, A. H. Emery,
A. L. Plumpton and A. Hodges, officers of
the West End ttreet Railway, of Boston, are
at the Anderson Hotel. They are in the city
examining the street railway systems, and
especially the quality of the rails used. The
company they represent controls 200 miles of
Mreet railroad and it is probable they will
contract with Plttsbnrg parties for new
ji- xor their entire system.
t Yq&gY w?
KILLED "JJHIHT,
Details of a Bloodless Tragedy
in a Lonely Log Cabin
at Tomjs Eun.
CHASED BY TWO MINERS,
Caroline Gardner Falls in a Faint
and Fails to Recover.
THE CRIME OF A FATHER AND SON.
James f kidmore Is Captured While Hiding
ina Coal Mine.
AN AWFUL PICTURE OP DESTITUTION
Caroline J. Gardner, a sweet-faced girl of
15, is dead. She was killed by fright, and
Thomas and James Skidmore, father and
son,are in the county jail charged with man
slaughter. Coroner's Clerk Grant Miller
placed them there last night. Squire A. W.
McMillen, of Mansfield, having held an in
quest and decided they were the direct
cause of her death.
The scene of this bloodless tragedy was a
little lone log cabin near Federal station,
Collier township, on the P., C. & Y. E. B.
It stands back about 150 yards from the
public road. Tom's run is beside the road
and the railroad is just beyond. The little
house is near the scene of the Le
Grande tragedy, which is still fresh
in the public mind. The cabin
is the home of Mrs. Gardner and her. four
children. Caroline was the eldest. Their
father was a miner and for two years he has
been an inmate of Dixmont insane asylum
Chased bjr Two ot tho Miners.
The mother has supported the family by
washing and sewing for the miners and
doing odd jobs for the neighbors. She was
regarded as an honest, good woman. On
Saturday night Margret Allison, James
Allison and Daniel Snyder were
visiting them. About 9:30 Caroline went
out for a bucket of coal. Suddenly she saw
two men coming up from the rear. She ran
for the house and locked the door. Then
she became hysterical, and before she be
came calm some one tried the door. The
mother asked who was there, but received
no answer. The second time she asked a
voice answered, "Skidmore." A mo
ment later a shadow was seen on the
blind, and when she saw it the girl fainted.
Mrs. Gardner raised, the blind andsaw
young Skidmore. She told h'm to go away
or she would shoot, although there was not
a firearm in the house. Skidmore refused
to go and reached for his revolver. At this
they all fled from the window. The men
stayed there for an hour or more and the
visitors stayed all night, because they were
afraid the Skidmores were still after them.
Death Visits the Ixnely Cabin.
The girl was so completely frightened
that she rapidly grew worse. She sank
gradually until yesterday morning at 9:15,
when she died. The good mother had ex
pended all her little savings in trying to
save her daughter's life, and when death
came to the young girl yester
day scarce knew which. to
choose from the half starred children.
There was nothing to eat. and the poor
woman had not a cent The saloonkeeper
of the village was the first to give aid with
a substantial basket of food. Then he
started a subscription, and though the
miners could only give a 5 or a 10-cent piece,
he raised $19 and turned it over to the sor
rowing mother.
Coroner McDowell was notified, and Grant
Miller at once -went out to investigate the
case. "Squire McMillen, of Mansfield, went
up with him to hold the inquest. Dr. A. P.
Blackburn held a post mortem examination,
and decided death was dne to valvular dis
ease or the heart, caused by fright.
Caught Hiding in a Coal Mine.
Mr. Miller at once started after the Skid
mores. Thomas, tne rather, who is past SO
and a widower, was found at his home in
Tom's rnn. Thomas, the son, is 26 years old,
and has just been married two months. He
was arrested in a coal pit. Neither one made
much resistance, and in fact did not know
the girl was dead.
At the innuest the above -was brourht out
in testimony. The only other witness was
Mis; Mary "Dermad, who lives down below
the bridge. She had seen the two men going
up the road. The oldonan was asking the
younger, "where are vou taking me?" "Oh,
I know where up to the log house," was tho
answer.
Both the men afterward admitted they
had been at Gardner's house Saturday night
but did not attempt to ofler any excuse.
They were then held for manslaughter and
Grant Miller brought them down to the city
last night,
Buffalo Bill on Deck.
William F. Cody, or "Buffalo Bill," -was in
Pittsburg yesterday on his way from Lon
don, England, to Chicago. He said he -was
going West to arrange with the World's
Fair authorities to have his great show onen
in Chicago next fall.
COLLIDED WITH THE LAW.
W. H. Kuhl, who dropped a hot penny
down the back of Joe Reilly, a newsboy,
was fined $10 and costs by Alderman Dono
van. Sarah Fields was arrested at Woods'
Run yesterday, charged with stealing a
quantity ot meat from a butcher's stall on
Preble avenue.
Thomas IIesrt, colored, is charged by John
Foster with attempting to cut the prosecu
tor's throat. An information was entered
berore Alderman Richards.
Atgust Rush was arrested in the cellar .of
David Laun's residence on Jane street last
night, where he had evidently secreted him
eeir for the purpose of robbery. Ho is
charged with entering a building with felo
nious intent.
Mas. M arc abet Haet, of Allegheny, had a
hearing yesterday berore United States
Commissioner McCandlesa for passing coun
terfeit money. A number or witno-ses ap
peared against her and she was held for
court in default of $1,000 bail.
Thokas Donley was arrested by Officer
McDonough, of Allezheny. last evening, for
malicious mischief. Donley is about IS years
old and is said to be one of a gang of boys
who have been throwing stones at Lindsay
& McCutcheon's mill on Rebecca street and
otherwise annoying tbe employes.
James Tuompsos, colored, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Detective McLaugh
lin while trying to dispose of a lady's gold
watch in a Smithfield street pawnshop. The
watch, which the prisoner tails to give a
good account oi. bears tne loilowing inscrip-
tion:
iuiui i. j ji, xMiiuuuy, x roiu rapa.
Maktin Hermax, George Femich and Paul
Schultz, drivers for Lutz & Co., Allegheny,
bi ewers, were arrested last evening. Two
boys, Albert Eisenbeis and Jacob Keller,
were arrested with them. Officer Illakely be
ing the anestintr officer. The prisoners are
charged with tho larceny of a pitchfork
from a hay wagon at the Market square.
The hearing in the case of John S. Jirosi,
the Sontbside defaulter, on a charge or
forgery before Alderman McMasters, was
postponed yesterday until Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock. The plaintiff is the Iron
and Glass Bank, of the Southside. There
were four separate charges.but it is intended
to push onl y one.
W. M. Aubrey, a traveling salesman and
collector for the Keystone Butter Company,
of So. 113 Smithfield Street, is missing.
Manazer Short said yesterday that they had
endeavored to locate him, but cotikl not.
According to tho manager, Aubrey Is short
in his accounts about fiOOV, Aubrey Js'35
years old and single. .
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A POOR FARM OPENING.
Land In the County Seems to Be Cheaper
Than When Bids Were Btceived by
the City The Figures Sent In on Raral
Appeals.
Between means and extremes it would
seem that there should be a golden oppor
tunity for the agriculturist or someone else
in Plum township. Reference has already
been made to the Lee farm, which the city
could buy for $500 an acre, and which tho
Conn ty Commissioners think is at least worth
40percentniorethan$0anacrc. Aglance at
53 affidavits which Chier Clerk Siebert was
pigeon-holing let a flood or light on the sub
ject and showed that by buying several
farms contiguous the Board of Charities
might find room for operations at about $60
an acre. Some picked up at random from
the heap yielded the following results:
Davia Ross will take $30 an acre for CO acres
without buildings. John Campbell will ac
cept $50 an acre for his farm. H. M. Clements
favf $51 an aero will satisfy him.
William Wiight says $3,000 will comfort
him for 56 acres, buildings and'all. Samuel
Donaldson thinks his 97 acres ai-o not worth
more than $01 an acre. II. R. Wlskimmins,
aso-scd at $60 an acre on 60 acres, will take
$1,800, or $30 an acre for it. George Heiter
will take a fraction over $60 an acre lor his
farm. The assessor valued the farm or
Daniel Clements, Sr., at $25,000, 173 acres.
The commissioners added 40 per cent,
and ho savs he will tako $20,000
for it. Sarah Niblock values
hor farm at $5,S00 and the assessor put it at
JS025. George B. Alter values his 113 acres
at $8,000: the assessors valued it at $10,000 and
the commissioners at $12,000. James McKin
kins' assessment on 170 acres is $16,060: the
commissioners' valuation is 40 percent more
than that and his is $11,740.
Among the 53 appellants are a few who re
fute to say what they would sell for, as they
say they do not want to move, but they
unite in the general complaint. The matter
is looked at from very different angles. For
instance in Etna borough where the increase
was 110 per cent thero were fewer appeals
than from some localities where no increase
was made, and there was but only one ap
peal from O'Hara township. A man came in
last evening to kick on the valueof his occu
pation being increased from $300 to $500, but
went away satisfied when he was told that
the tax on it would be but 75 cents instead
of 90 cents as last year. It would seem that
the flurry is likely to bo an educational cam
paign, so far as percentage is concerned, at
least.
THEIS BLOODLESS BATTLE.
Citizen Soldiers Fighting for General Mc
Clelland' Shoes.
General Wylie, of the Second Brigade, who
commanded the military arrangements at
the luneral or the late General McClelland,
returned to his home in Franklin last night.
General Wylie says he is heartily in favor of
Walter Greenland for Adjutant General,
and he believes Colonel Greenland can
bring to his support sufficient political
backing to satisfy the administration.
The fight for Adjutant General or the State
has already grown decidedly interesting.
Colonel Frank L Rutledgo is the last candi
date mentioned for tho place. The officers
ot the local regiments will meet to-night to
indorse Kutlcdge. Several petitions are cir
culating iu his behalf. It is argued that the
appointment of Adjutant General
should be given to the Westorn end of the
State, as the place was originally given to
Pittsburg. Rutledgo will have the "united
support of the Democracy of Allegheny
county. He is tho senior ranking officer
among tho Democrats outside of the Gov
ernor's staff. General Guthrie.who has been
spoken of for the place, announced yester
day that ho would not bo a candidate.
When General McClelland was appointed
by Governor Pattison there was a decided
kick made by officers in the Guard. They
contended that the appointment belonged
in the Guard, and many of the disappointed
candidates tlueatened to disrupt the organi
zation. Xow tliej- argne that the Governor
will endeavor to correct what they consid
ered his former mistake.
AfiOTHEB TBIBUTETO M'CLELLAHD.
Members or the Bench and Bar Honor the
Dead General.
The Bar Association yesterday passed a
series of resolutions on the death or Ad
jutant General McClelland. Judge Slagle
presided, and Hon. 1L F. Collier, Hon.
Christopher Magee, J. M. Kennedy, L. M.
Plumber and J. C. Newmeyer were vice
E residents. Messrs. Harvev Henderson, W.
. Chairant, C. C. Dickey, J. M. Swearingen
and M. A. Woodward ere appointed a com
mittee on resolutions. E. S. Craig ana Frank
C Osburn acted as secretaries.
Addrees were made by several or tho
Judges. E. H. Rnsell, Harvey Henderson
and others. Mr. Henderson likened the de
ceased to "Dick" Johnston, whose kindly,
honest manner won tho hearts or all men.
Tho resolutions were Then read. They
contained a completo sketch ot General
McCIellaud's lire, and paid the highest re
spect to his memory in expressing the senti
ment ot the bench and bar. Copies were or
dered to bo sent to the nearest relatives and
tho proceedings spread on the minutes.
GLASS W0HKS E0E INDIANA.
A Plant Which Will Kmploj 135 Men Soon
to Be Started.
Indiana, Pa., Is to havo a new industry in
tho shapo of a glass works. Yesterday Judge
Harry White was in the city on business in
connection with it. Speaking of the plant
he said: ,
"The company is a home one entirely, with
a capital stock or?50,000. Work on the build
ings has commenced, and it will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. Wo will manulacture
lamp chimneys to begin with, and later will
probably make bottles also. The factory
will give employment to 125 men at the
start, and their number will be increased
greatly lira short time.
"There is a probability of a Pittsburg firm
going in with us. It wants to locate some
where outside of Pittsburg, and is well
pleased with Indiana. We have made it
quite a good proposition, and I think it will
be accepted."
Will Officially Test Smoke Consumers.
The Allegheny Water Committee has de
cided at last to havo a practical, trial of
smoke consumers. The test will be made on
the old boilers at the Howard street pump
ing station, a contract being let last night to
G. II. Hutchinson. Two consumers will be
put in at a cost of $150 each and Mr. Hutchin
son guarantees their successful operation,
ir tho experiment is a success the consum
ers will be adopted at all tho pumping sta
tions. This official test will also determine
tho fato or various smoke-consumer ordi
nances in varioustages or passage in Alle
gheny Councils. The Water Committee also
affirmatively recommended themonthly pay
roll, amounting to $5,613 29, and bills to tbe
amount of $10,242.
CEISP LOCAL POINTS.
Alleguekt Fourth ward Republicans will
meet to-night instead of last evening, as was
stated.
A meetiso of the Allegheny Public Works
Committee was called for last night, but a
quorum was not secured.
The Coroner's Jury in the case of J. C.
Ackorman, who shot himself at Xo. 240
River avenue, Allegheny, February 9, re
turned a verdict yesterday of suicide.
Work on the now Central station in Oak
alley is progressing rapidly and is being
pushed both night and day. Chier Brown
says the station will bpTeady for occupancy
on April 1.
Acme Cocscil No. 219, Jr. O. U. A. M., of
the Southside, held an open mcoting last
night. Addresses were made by Dr. J. M.
DufT. of the Southside, and Prof. Shanor, of
McKeesport.
Mayor Gocrlet yesterday received the
following contributions for the Grand Army
Encampment fund: Wolf, Lane ft Co.. $10;
Iron Citv Brewing Company, $50; H. S. A.
Stewart, $23; F. R. Brunot,$25; J. G. McCand
less, $5.
0X!ssss4sK0ss-'
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD,
The CEKT-A-WOBD rate has been In
force for five months now. Actnal count,
made February 1, gives the following re
sults: AcUctsfor 5 month ending January 0(1 TO
Similar period Iht year previout 20,163
Inarcate due to cait-a-word r ECO
IS'o more convincing testimony could be
adduced to show the ever-growing popu
aritr or THE DISPATC'd ndlets.
I
JX;PrTBURG ''DIS
NEARLY 'ALL NAMED.
last Wight's Meetings About Closed
the List of Nominations.
THE WARD ASSESSORS INDORSED
And the Work of the City Toard Denounced
by Republicans.
THE -SITUATION ON THE' SOUTHSIDE
The utmost interest continues to be taken
in the approaching municipal election
throughout the city. The principal meet
ings have now been held, and the hustlers
are busy doing personal work for their
favorite candidates. The lines of battle
vary in nearly every ward, and the leaders
of the respective parties and organizations
are claiming everything with confidence.
The Republicans of the Eighth ward held
their suggestion meeting last night in the
Franklin school house. Dr. J. Guv Mc-
Candless presided and William Aneloch
acted as secretary. The candidates nomi
nated, were: Select Council, John S. Lam
bie; Common Council, J. F. Geisenhaimer,
A. J. Pitcairn; School Director, Dr. J. Guy
McCandless; Alderman, John "White,
Beuben Miller, John McKee.
Standing by the Ward Assessors.
When the nominations had been made
Dr. AlcCandless presented the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, first, that wo commend the ac
tion of the ward assessors in assessing the
real estate in the ward at its actual cash
value, and fn resisting all efforts to increase
it abovo that value.
Second, That the valuations of Eighth ward
real estate as made by the city assessors in
the triennial ascssment of 18S9 were suffi
ciently high, and in many instances greatly
in excess of the value of the property. The
ward being already closely built up and
nil available ground occupied and im
proved, thero Is no demand for real es
tate therein such as exists in other portions
of the city, and nothing has occurred to
increase values therein. The action of the
Board of Assessors, therefore, in making a
general increase in the assessments is unjust
to the property owners and wholly unwar
ranted by the existing state or facts. We
call upon the Councilmen of the ward to
present these views to the Board of Assess
ors, and to endeavor to secure a more
equitable adjustment of assessments.
Too Much Money Bring Spent.
Third, Wo view with alarm the con
stantly increasing amount demanded and
appropriated for municipal purposes. In a
large, growing, prosperous city such as ours,
a reasonable increase in the amount re
quired to run municipal government is to
be cxpectod, but such increase should
be in proportion to the increase in
wealth and' population, and we denounce
as wholly unwarranted and out or all pro
portion tho increase or tho annual tax levy
from $2,595,411. made in 18SG to $4,461,989, as
made in 1891, being an incieaseot $1,8K,578 in
five years, which latter sum, a few jears
ago, was sufficient for all purposes or muni
cipal government, and we demand that the
Councilmen from the ward use every effort
to keep down the appropriations. Let all
necessary appropriations bo made in a lib
eral spirit, but let the park appropriations
be mado gradually as the people are able to
bear them.
THE SOUTHSIDE CAMPAIGN".
A. Twenty-Sixth Ward Committee An
nounces That Assessor Case Has
Promised to Iteduce the Valuations A
Public Meeting To-Morrow Night.
Politics took a lively turn in the Twenty
sixth ward yesterday. At a suggestion
meeting held at the Humboldt school house
last Saturday night, resolutions were
adopted emphatically protesting against
the increased assessment of property in the
ward and a committee was appointed to
convey the same to the Board of Assessors.
Yesterday the committee reported the re
sult of this visit and last night several
thousand circulars were distributed
throughout tho ward bearing the following:
'To the Chairman or the Twenty-sixth Ward Re
publican Executive Committee:
Sib We, the undersigned committee, ap
pointed at the suggestion meeting held
February 6, 1892, to lay tne within resolution
before the city assessors, do hereby report
that after an interview had with Mr. Frank
P. Case, Chier Assessor, promises were given
to have a satisfactory readjustment of
assessments made in the Twenty-sixth
ward. Respectfully,
The Cohjiittee."
Following this is a call for a special meet
ing to be held -on Saturday evening at 7:30,
at the Humboldt schoolhouse, at which
there will be a public report made of the
above and the valuation question fully dis
cussed. The taxpayers' party in the ward
was much concerned last night. They
openly charged the Republicans with ap
propriating the hulk of the, resolutions
passed at a citizens' meeting on Monday
evening, January 18, and from now until
next Tuesday matteis will be pretty llvelv
in that ward.
rWEHTY-rOUBTH DISTEICT POLITICS.
Committees Will Meet to Arrange for
Primaries and Convention.
A committee of three from each county in
the Twenty-fourtll Congressional district
will meet on the 18th at the Duquesne Hotel,
Pittsburg, to fix the time and place for hold
ing the Congressional Convention to nomi
nate a Republican candidate for tho district
and two delegates to the Republican Na
tional Convention. It will also be decided
whether the counties in the district will
nominate by the old conference system or
give to each county representation accord
ing to the Republican vote. The meniDers
or the committee from Allegheny county are
Dr. D. G. Foster, Georgo M. Von Bonhorst
and William German. The committee from
Fayette county is composed of Gen
eral S. M. Bailey, P. S. Newmeyer
John R. Byrne. The Greene County Com
mlttee is made up or J. B. Dchnellyj J. W.
Ray and H. C. Sayers, and the Washington
County Committee is composed or J. F.
Taylor, Edward McDonald and John I.
Corson.
A lively squabble has already been in
augurated for the Congressional nomina
tion in the district. Colonel Andrew, Stew
art, or Favette county; E. F. Acheson and
Colonel FInley, or Washington county, have
already been mentioned for the place. Yes
terday Colonel Finley and his friends sent
broadcast through the district a circular
letter, asking the Colonel to stand as a can
didate. The unique method the Colonel has
adopted to get himself into the field has
amused the other candidates.
HUBBYIKG TO WASHINGTON
C. L. Magee Goes to Look After the Col
lectorsbip. '
C. L. Magee left last night for Washington.
He refused to talk of his mission to the cap
ital, but it is generally supposed that he
hurried there in reference to the
appointment of a Collector or Inter
nal Revenue for the Pittsburg district.
Tbe friends of Georgo W. Miller -were
soiely disappointed yesterday, when tho
appointment was not made. They had fig
ured out that the anpotntment of Buffington
as Judgo bad materially helped Mr. Miller's
chances and it was reported that private in
formation bad been received from Washine
ton that tho appointment would certainly
be made yesterday and that Miller would be
named. . t
The responsibility for tbe delay in making
the appointment is now charged up to Con
gressman Huff, who it is alleged has tied up
the matter and it is feared the place will go
to Ex-Congressman Brown, or Warren
county, who is being backed by Congress
man Stone, of that county.
Nominations in the Nineteenth.
The Republicans of the Nineteenth ward
met last night in the Uiland school and
nominated candidates for the election next
Tuesday. John J. Davis presided and A. B.
Lindsay and L. T. Denniston acted as secre
taries. Those nominated were: For Com
mon Council, Georgo Willllams; School Di
rectors. George Dnbarry and A. Gattis; As
sessor, David Walker.
The Twenty-First Ward Fight.
John A. Harbaugh denies that he has with.
drawn from the contest for Common Coun
cil in tho Twenty-first Ward. A lively fight J
TEBR1JARY ?12; -18pf
ts being made in that ward, and M r. Har
baugb says ho is pledged to the best inter
ests of his constituents.
A Declaration tor Campbell.
George Easton, a prominent business man
of Cincinnati, while In the city on his way
home from tho East, expressed himself
as of the opinion that ex-Governor Camp
bell, or Ohio, would be found among the
strongest Presidental possibilities of the
Democratic party. "Many Ohioites," said
he, "confidently expected to see the ex-Gov-ernorand
tho present executive champion
or protection opposing each other in tho
Presidental race."
A Fonrth Ward Meeting To-Night.
The Republicans or the Fourth ward will
meet in tbe schodlhouse to-night at 8 o'clock
to make nominations.
TALKS ABOUT MURPHY.
John Hyatt Belates One Tale to the De
fense Attorneys in tho Famous Gaut
Caso and Another to the'Court Denies
the Truth oi His Former Statement.
A telegram was received from Greens
burg yesterday, containing the following
story: William K. Gaut, a young man of
good social standing, was placed on trial in
Criminal Court there yesterday, lor the
burning of his mother's elegant residence
and a farm building in1 the vicinity of Irwin.
The fire occurred in 1890, and there was an
insurance of $12,000 on the property,
placed in several insurance companies.
.John Hyatt had been empleyed by the
Gauts as a farmhand. The insurance com
panies, suspecting incendiarism, employed
Detective P. J.Mnrphy to work on the case.
The detective says ho succeeded in getting
a confession fiom young Hyatt, and both
men were arrested.
Hyatt, a smooth-faced youth aged about 20
years, told a plausible story on the stand.
Ho said Gaut, who wanted the Insurance
money, agreed to pay him $300 for burning
the property. '.The details of the Job were
cited, and witness said Gaut had paid him a
.portion of the money, giving him also a gold
watch he said he had purchased at Biggs', in
Pittburg:
James Stoner, a salesman of that store,
identified the watch, and showed by the
record books that it had been purchased by
Gaut, to be used by Hyatt.
In the cross-examination Hyatt contra
dicted himself several times, stating that
tho watch was given to him by Gant for
work done on the farm. Ho also admitted
that he told Wentliug and Miller, attorneys
for the defense, not later than a week ago
that Gaut was innocent and had nothing to
do with the burning of tho property, but
that Detective Murphy filled him with
whisky and beer, gave him some money.and
in that way persuaded him to assist in con
victing Gaut, as ho was tho man the insur
ance companies were attcr.
Witness also admitted that if Gaut was
convicted the insurance monoy would not
have to be paid, so Murphy told him; alo
that ho (Hyatt) would be taken care or. ' Of
course," admitted the witness, "they caught
me, and I had to do something to get out
otit."
Continuing, tho witness said that Detec
tive Murphy wrote out a story which he de
sired him (Hyatt) to tell on the stand and
sent it to him in Jail, with 35 cents, but lie
had lost the paper.
This story created a sensation in court.
Hyatt admitted that he had told all theso
things to the attorneys for the defense, hut
that there was no truth in them, and he had
never told the truth aJont tho burning until
Sut on the stand to-day, when he swore
aut had put him up to it.
Detective Murphy was in the room, and
moved aDout uneasily in his chnlr during
the time the witness mado admission of
what ho had told defendant's attorneys.
There are about 65 witnesses on each side,
and the ease will bo stubbornly fought,
great interest being manifested owing to the
prominence or the parties implicated. An
effort will be made by the defense to prove
that Detective Murpny, the prosecutor in
the case, and otheis, forced a statement im
plicating Gaut, by threats and tbe free use
of whisky.
Detective Murphy could not be seen last
night to secure his side of the story.
ACCIDENTS OF A DAT.
An Even Half Dozen Were Reported Two
Deaths Resulted.
One man died from burns received by fall
ing into a grate while suffering from an
epileptic fit, and another was killed by fall
ing downstairs. The other accidents were
not of a serious nature. The list follows:
Simmoss Richard Simmons,, who resides
in Kncixyllle, dieu yesterday from tho el.
feet ofburris received by falling into a grate
while suffering rrom an epileptic fit.
Rrrz William Rltz, an employe or King's
glass house, steppea on a piece or broken
glass yesterday and severed three small
arteries in his foot. A physician had to be
summoned to dress tho wound.
O'Reillv Patrick O'Reilly, a laborer cm
ployed at tho Edgar Thomson Steel Works,
was brought to the Mercy Hospital last
night suffering from a broken leg which lie
received by falling from a scaffold at tbe
works.
Evaks William Evans, a brakeman on
the B. & O. Railroad, had his left hand badly
crushed yesterday while conpling cars a't
the Glenwood freight yard. I)r. Davis at
tended him.
Vabesky It was reported to the morgue
late last night, that George Varesky,30 years
old, residing in lower Allegheny, "had been
killed bj- falling down a flight of stairs.
Noble Scott Noble, a brakeman on the
Allegheny Valley Railroad, had his hand
crushed while coupling cars at Thirty-third
street last evening. He was removed to the
West Penn Hospital.
Increase of Telephone Earnings.
The result or the annual election of tho
directors or the Central District and Print
ing Telegraph Company, held to-day, was
as follows: D. Leet Wilson, John E. Hudson,
C. .lav French. H. S. Huidokoner. Geoi-rre (i.
'Hall, James Merrlliow, C. O. Rowe, George
I. Whitney, John L. George. The annual
statement showed tbe company has 24 cen
tral exchanges, 195 main line stations and
140 branch line stations. There are 2,920
miles of underground wires and 7.615 miles
of polo wiie. The dividend last vear was
10 per cent. The usual dividend was passed
this time, owing to the necessary rebuilding
of lines rendered useless by the construc
tion or electric l all ways and the erection ot
arc lights. The earnings increased $11,499 28.
The company will movo Its office into tho
new building April 1, and tho wires will be
moved by fall.
Stranded in Pittsburg
Homer Baker, 12 years old, was picked up
by Officer Bailey on Penn avenue eaily yes
terday morning, wandering around aim
lessly. He was clad in a tattered Jacket and
a pair of trousers tucked in a pair or gum
boots several sizes too large. He claimed to
be rrom Alliance, O. He said his mother
was dead and his rather was a brakeman on
the Ft. Wayne road. He Is a bright little
fellow and reads and writes nicely. Lieu
tenant Glenn and the officers bouzht him a
complete outfit of clothes. They will en
deavor to And him work some place.
A Waif on the Doortep7
A baby a week old was found wrapped In
cotton and concealed la a basket resting on
the steps of the house of John W. Grove, 128
Irwin avenue, Allegheny, last night at 10 3b
o'clock. There was nothing to disclose tho
identity of the mother. The child was very
mrch alive and kicking and was taken
charge of by Mrs. Kane, of the Allegheny
Central station.
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Suffocated by Artificial Gas.
John Hall and Philip Kuntz, two laborers
employed by tho Pittsburg Gas Company,
wcro.overcome by escaping gas yesterday
afternoon while working in a ditch at tne
corner or Wylie avenue and 'Erin stiect.
They were taken to Engine Company No. 5,
where, after an hour's work, Dr. Lee man
aged to Dring them to. They wero removed
to their homes on Spring Garden in enue,
Allegheny.
The Penn Avenue Stores.
We show the finest and handsomest 50c
and Toe neckwear for men to be seen in the
United States. Jos. House & Co.
THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE
OF THE DISPATCH AT
107 FEDERAL ST.
Is open every day except Sunday until 9 P.
M. Advertisements will bs received up to
that hour for Insertion the next mornins at
regular rates.
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PATRIOTISM THE AIM
Of a New Organization Formed in
" Pittsburg Yesterday.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CIVICS
Establishes a Local Council as in Cther
Large Cities.
PDBLIC MEETING ARRANGED TO BE HELD
The American Institute of Civics met last
night iu the Y. M. C. A. parlors and organ
ized the Pittsbhrg Council ot the American
Institute of Civics. It will correspond to
the Patria Club, of New York, and other
patriotic clubs in various large cities of the
Union. An organization was effected by
the election of the following officers: Presi
dent, the Rt. Rev. Courtlandt Whitehead,
D. D.; Vice Presidents, Hon. J. H. Rickett
son,'Rev. Dr. B. F. "Woodburn, of the San
dusky Street Baptist Church, Prof. J. H.
Carey, Rev. Dr. George T. Purves,
of the First Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
.Dr. W. J. Holland. Chancellor of the West
ern University; George J. Luckey, City
Superintendent of Schools; Principal "Wood,
of the Pittsburg High School; Principal
"W. H. Dodds, of tbe Allegheny High
School; Prof. Caffin, of -the Park Institute,
and Prof. Patterson, of the Pittsburg High
School; Secretary, "V. T. Tredway, Esq.;
Treasurer, E. A. "Woods.
A sccoud object, of the meeting was a
formal request, through a circular, to be
sent to, the ministers of all the religious de
nominations in the city to preach
on some subject akin to, or
gleaned from, the teachings of Washington
in his tarewell address and other patriotic
papers, on the Sabbath preceding Washing
ton's Birthday. The circulars will be mailed
to-morrow. Arrangement were also made
for a public meeting at 10.30 a. m., February
22, at the First Presbyterian Church. Ad
dresses will bo made by Mr. Rickettson, the
Rev. Dr. Pnrves and others. The intention
is to have public exercises conducted under
the auspices of the Council on public holi
day, especially Decoration Day. Washing
ton's Birthday and the Fourth of July.
Tho American Institute of Civics was or
ganized in 1830 In Washington, D. C. It
numbers among its members Senators,
Representatives, Judges ot tho United
States Sunremo Court and many or the lead
ing educators or the country, presidents or
nearly all the leadlnir colleges being mem-
'bers. The late Chief Justice Waite of the
United States Supreme Court was Its first
President. Its object is tho dissemination
and inculcation of the teachings and exam
ples of trne statesmanship, with an idea or
improving the laws ot the country and or
teaching a more general and high respect
for them and our form of covemment. Tho
institute issues periodicals and articles com
municated by its leading members. One of
the objects already accomplished by tho in
stitute is tbat known as the ballot reform
law. The institute is chartered under the
United States laws and has its principal
offices in New York.
PEOPLE COMING AND G0IHO.
Colonel J. JL Laird, editor of the Greens
burg Argus, was in Pittsburg yesterday. Ho
says the politics of Westmoreland county is
disgustingly quiet just now.
R. J. Haldeman, one of the proprietors
of the Lick Hollow buarries near Union
town, is registered at the Duquesne.
' S. I, Mestrezat and County Chairman
McDonald, of Fayette county, were in Pitts
burg yesterday.
John Boyle, a Uuiontown attorney, was
registered at the Monongahela House yes
terday. Hugh McCnllough and Fred Mead, of
Dubois, were in Pittsburg yesterday.
W. P. Taylor, of the Washington. Pa. ,
Tube Works, is at tho Duquesne.
Pittsbnrgers In New York.
Kit York, Feb. 11. Special. The follow
ing Pittsbnrgers are registered at New York
hotels: S. S. Brown, Hoffman: F. K. Gerdes,
Sturtevant House; C. Goodrich-, Winasor
Hotel; n. L. Graff, Fifth Avenue Hotel; W.
I. Hammond, Westminster: H. Johns, Hotel
Imperial: H. J. Lindsav. Hotel Imperial;. T.
Xfeoly, Hoffman" House; T. B." Rca, Astor
House; C. L. Davis, Sturtevant; F. A. Gil
lespie, Fifth Avenue: J. F. Grines. West
minster: Miss H. Grines, Westminster; Miss
M. Lesses, Sturtevant: A. Lysle, Firth Ave
nue Hotel: J. F. McCanaless. Holland: S. W.
Morris, Hoffman House; W. L. Ricketson,
Albemarle; S. M. Rose, Hotel Xormandle;
Miss L. Spaulding, Normandie; J. X. Taylor,
Hoffman House.
Ocean Steamship Arrivals.
Steamer. Where From. Destination.
Lake Ontario Boston London.
Trave New York Southampton.
Werra New York Genoa.
Olrlcnburg ....Baltimore Bremen.
Ethiopia Glasgow New York.
Teutonic .". Liverpool New York.
Richmond Hill London New York.
State or California.. ..Glasgow New York.
Another lot of draught horses arrived
at the Arnbeim Live Stock Company,
Limited, at 52 Second avenue, Pittsburg,
Pa.
Among them are several teams which will
weigh from 3,400 to 3.800 per span.
They have also several teams of carriage
horses, well broke, some very fine trottera
and pacers, TShead of draught and pit mules,
all sizes.
Anyone wishing to purchase a horse or
mule should not fail to call and see our
stock, if wishing to purchase or not.
Immense Redactions
In winter dress goods, plush wraps, cloth
and plush sacques, newmarkets and
children's sacques lor the next 20 days to
close winter stock:
f30 plush wraps reduced to 520.
?22 plush wraps reduced to $15.
S18 plush wraps reduced to $12.
$15 cloth sacques reduced to $10.
$12 cloth sacques reduced to S 8.
S S cloth sacques reduced to $ 5.
Children's wraps reduced from 25 to 40
per cent to close them quickly.
Great reductions in ladies' and gents'
winter underwear, and ladies' fur capes and
mulls. Special bargains in every depart
ment, at H. J. Lynch's, 438-440 Market
street- tuwf
What a Prominent Drug Firm Savs.
Krause's Headache Capsules are the best
sellers and give the most entire satisfaction
of any article we ever kept in our stores.
We Have sold gross after gross of them in
the past two years, and iu not a single case
have they failed to cure auy and all kinds
of headache in the most satisfactory man
ner. H. D. Kramer & Co., Duquesne
Heights and McKee's Rocks, Pa. February
3, 1802. wrssu
Special Sale of French Dresses.
We have just received 50 spring imported
costumes for street wear, which we have
marked at prices that will surprise you.
We purchased these dresses at great loss to
the importer. They are the newest styles
and materials. Don't let this rare opportu
nity pass. Parcels & Jones,
20 Fifth avenue.
The Penn A venae Stores.
The Stag's Head unlauhdried white shirt
costs only $1 and it's the biggest S's you
ever saw. Jos. Hokne & Co.
Valentine Spoons.
The latest fad decidedly new happy
combination ot arrow, heart and bow knot.
Sterling silver, gold bowl. Price, $2 00.
Mailed free of charge. Introduced and
sold only by E. P. Roberts & Sons, Fifth
avenue and Market street. wfsu
Any Salt Id the Store
To-day for $13. Hundreds of people could
not be waited upon yesterday, so we con
tinue our $13 men's suit sale to-day.
P. C C C, Clothiers, cor. Grant "and Dia
mond stretts.
The Penn Avenue Stores.
$2 quality of mousquetaires at $1 50.
Jos. HORNE & Co.
Elegant Satin Valentines,
Richest assortment ever shown.
. & Davis & Col, 00 Filth avenue.
A DEBT IN THE WAY.
Why Braddock Is Havln Trouble In Se
curing Tnough Territory and Popula
tion for a City The Plan That Has
Been Adopted.
A large number of people in Braddock
would like to have the borough incorpor
ated as a city of the third class, but in
order to do it they need more population
and want the- township and several ad
jacent towns to join them. Kow, the idea
of a city is not unpalatable to the town
ship people, but there are some prelimin
aries they want settled first, and as the set
tlement is difficult Attorney Yost is in
clined to think the city charter will not
soon be granted.
In the first place, he says the idea is to
have the outside towns incorporated into a
borough before anything else is done, so
that they can have some say as to arranging
preliminaries. Braddock has eotten into
debt I60,C09 for improvements that did not
materialize. Tho people asked to affiliate
say Braddock must first make arrange
ments to pay her debt herself. But were tnis
provided for there still remains a bone ot
contention. It is charged that some of the
prospective annexationists havo reached
out as far, or nearly as far, as Turtle Creek
for territory for tho proposed borough, said
borough being tbe chrysalis from which tne
city is to be hatched, and that the project
is degenerating into a wild real estate boom
which is intended to build bridges and build
costly streets to bring some speculators'
lauds into market at the expense of tax
payers. The controversy has reached a
stage from which tho next bound is ex
pected to be into the courts.
Those who are getting ready to flcht the
proposed borough say they will Join in with
tbe project provided that only built-up terri
tory and that which will naturally build np
without extraneous assistance be included
within the proposed lines.
Cangnt After a Chase of Ten Years.
Wm. Brown, who was arrested here yes
terday by an officer from Philadelphia, on a
warrant charging him with criminal assault
committed ten years ago, was taken back to
Philadelphia last night bv Officer William
Anderson, of that city. Althongb the crime
was committed ten years ago, the officers of
Philadelphia never gave up the case. Last
week they located Brown in Pittsburg. He
has been here lor five years and has been
working as a huckster. The man is well
known to the Pittsburg police, having been
arrested several times for petty offenses.
On Ills Way to Duty.
James H. Stronnaban, Deputy Attorney
General of the State, was in Pittsburg last
night on his way lrom his home in Mercer to
Harrisburg. He has been engaged for a
week at his home trying private cases. He
says tho politics of Mercer county are in
good shape from a Democratic standpoint.
Hugus & Hacke
Announce this week the opening of
. NEW
SPRING DRESS
GOODS.
SCOTCH, ENGLISH, FRENCH
AND GERMAN FABRICS in a
myriad of rich and effective designs.
FRENCH LADIES' CLOTHS in
a great variety of exquisite new spring
colorings 2.50 to $4 per yard.
SCOTCH CHEVIOTS, novelties
in stripe, diagonals, wave and dap
pled effects.
An elegant assortment of the new
CREPON,PLISSEand JACQUARD
weaves in all the new colorings.
FRENCH SERGE,- 50 inches
wide, a very choice quality, full line
of colors, J2.50 a yard.
BLACK GOODS.
Of STAPLE- and NOVELTY
weaves we show the most extensive
lines in this market.
Medium and light-weight special
ties: Camel's Hair Cloths, Clairette,
Bedford Cords, Convent Cloths,
Cheviots, Nun's Veilings,
Crepons, Tamise,
Drap de Almas, Challi,
Melrose, Carmelite,
All Wool and Silk-Warp Henriettas.
Hemstitched and Plain Bordered
Nun's Veilings in all qualities.
Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St.
fe7-nwso
CAPES
REDUCED.
MARTEN,
SEAL,.
MINK,
XXX BEAVER,
" DOWN TO
... tpo L...
These were $50 and $60.
$5 African Muffs at $1.50.
435-
-MARKET ST. 437
lel-Mwr
FINE
SILVER
PLATED '
WARE,
Not the kind sold by the drygoods or trim
ming stores, bat tbe high-class, nuadrnple
plnte goods made by Gorham, Reed & Lar
ton and others.
Silverware with a character in elegance
and merit tudt will stand tho tet or every
day, use and hut a liretlme. Oar spring stock
of Tea and Tablewnro is the largest and
handsomest we have ever shown.
E. P. ROBERTS & SONS,
rifTH AVK. AND MAKKET ST.
XclO-MWr
KKTV ADVERTISEKEKTS. -J f fg
The Leading Pittsburg, Pa, - ,
Dry Goods House. Friday, Feb. 13, 1S3X- - -
JOS. HUH & co:s
PEM AVENUE STORE!
EXTRAORDINARY SALS'-
OF
3,000
PAIRS
NOTTINGHAM
AND OTHER
CURTAINS,
AT THE LOWEST PRICES EVER'
MADE IN THESE CITIES.
This great special sale begins this
morning at 8 o'clock sharp. The
extraordinarily low prices have been
made for the purpose of completely
closing out the entire balance of our
old stock to make room for the new
goods now coming in.
One large lot of
NOTTINGHAM
LACE CURTAINS,
One pair to the pattern, at 50c, 75c,
$1, $i.5 $2, $2.25, S2.50, $z,
$3.50, ti, $4-5 5 and 6. beinS
exactly one-half the former prices.
One large lot of
IRISH P0INTE
CURTAINS,
One and two pairs to the pattern, $3,
$4, $s, $l, $g and $12 per pair,
averaging exactly one-half the orig
inal prices.
One large lot
CLJJNY CURTAINS, "
Single pairs and two pairs of a pat
tern, at $3, $4, $5, $6 and $9 per
pair, averaging less than one-half the
former prices.
One large lot of extra fine
Tamboured Lace Curtains
At S6.00 that were $8.00.
At $8.00 that were ro.50.
At Jro.oo that were 13.00.
At J5i2.oo that were 18.00.
One large lot of
SWISS
EMBROIDERED
CURTAINS
At $2, $3, $4 and $5 per pair, just
one-half former prices.
ONE LARGE LOT
Chenille Portieres,
With Chenille . Fringe top and bot
tom, in single and 2-pair lots,
At 4.00 were 6.00.
At 5.00 were 7.00. "
At 6.00 were $8.50.
One large lot of plain and
printed
India Curtain Silks
That always were 75c and 90c a
yard, will be closed out at 50c a
yard.
One large lot of French and En
glish Cretonnes, 31 inches wide, that
were 45c and 50c per yard, will be
closed out at 25c
WINDOW SHADES.
We would recommend to those
who intend to put up new shades this
season to give their orders at once so
that the work can be carefully and
well done and t ready to put up the
moment required.
Our facilities for making shades are
unsurpassed, and our prices the low
est possible. Estimates cheerfully
submitted.
JOS. HORNE & C0.,?.;
607-621 PENN AYA
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