THE' F1TTSBTJRG- DISPATCH., TUESDAY,,. MARCH 22 4 1R92L
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would state that they have all been paid by
the Couutv Treasurer, and alter payment
thev liavoleen returned to the Controller's
office, on periodical settlements. 1 have
been in the Treasurer's office for seven
rears. Tliet-e warrants run back as far as
18, and don n until 1891. These warrants
were draw n to tlio order of the Mayor of
Allegheny, and were paid on the indorse
ment of John It. Murphv, John Glenn,
William Eichenlanb, Samuel McClure and
the others hose names arc indorsed on the
backs of the warrants. Payments of these
warrants were never disputed when it was
called for by any of the members of the front
office force of the Mayor's office. I nev"er
paid any attention to what the warrants
were for; only was partlcnlar aS to the
amount and the party to whom payment
was made.
Cross-examination All the parties to
whom I made payment on theso warrants
weie Iront office men; I couldn't swear to
any paiticular one of them. But I know
they w ere lront office men.
It was here admitted by the counsel for
the various defendants that the signatures
of the several defendants as they appear
upon the backs of the various warrants are
the genuine signatures ot tne ueienaants.
TESTIMONY OF MURPHY.
The Chief Called as a Witness for the Pros
ecution Ue Tells the Story of the War
rants Many Questions and Answers
Evidence of Glenn.
Chief Murphy was called by the prosecu
tion as a witness. The testimony was as
follows:
Q. Mr. Murphy, what was your occupation
during the term of Mayor Pearson?
A. On the detective foice.
Q. One of the iront office men?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. I show you"a number of warrants that
are drawn by the county in lavor "of It. T.
Pearson, Mayor, and have your name writ
ten on the back. Is that your signature?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Tho5e are all yours?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you receive the monev?
A. Yes sir.
Q. There is another warrant, Mr. Murphy.
Is that the same as the others?
V. Yc sir.
Q, Under what authority did you do that,
Mr. Murphy?
A. It was always customary before I went
therr.
Q. Were you on the force before Mr. Pear
son went into office?
A. Yes, sir: I w as Chief of Pollen.
Bv the Court Here is one, B, T. Pearson,
pcr'J. It. Murphy. Is that one of yours?
A. 1 cs, ir.
Q. Mr. Murphy, do yon know the clerks
who paid you the-e w arrants in the County
Treasuier's office?
Tim Payment of the Monev.
A. I think I got some offof Mr. McMasters,
anil I think some Mr. Eodgers paid me. I
wouldn't bo positive.
Q. Those are the only two you can re
member? A. Yes, sir; those are the only two I can
remember.
Q. Did the County Treasurer, Mr. Hill, pay
you any or them?
A. No; not to my knowledge.
Q. You don't know any otherclerks except
the two you have mentioned?
A. No, sir.
ily Mr Patterson What was done with
themoncy vou got on those warrants?
A. Handed it over to the Chief ot Police.
(J Did it then go into the funds of the
fiont office?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What was that fund used for?
A. It was used for general expenses: tele
graphing, sending an officer away oh, dif
ferent kinds of expenses. Different expenses
like that.
(J. The balance, what was done with that?
A. The balance left over at the end of the
month we divided among ourselves.
Q. Mr. Murphy, did you or did you not
Icuon that tlieic was a change in the ordi
nance during Mr. Tearson's term?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you know that the new ordinance
requires "that all fees be paid into the City
Treasury?
Ihe Understanding of the ChleC
A. Xo sir; wo didn't understand it that
way. The understanding was at that time
we used to draw a lee on the docket, such as
warrants, subpoenaed, etc.. as well as collect
the city costs. Alter wo got our salary
nii-ed 73 cents a day more, we ceased to
draw that; that was what we thought was
the undci standing; but we still kept draw
in? the county costs, but not the city costs,
and that 75 cents a clay, and what costs we
got over In the city here, didn't give us
much.
Q. Who explained the ordinance to you In
that w ay, Mr. Murphv?
A. I really don't remember who it was.
Q. Was it the chief?
A. Well, no;I don't think it was: I think it
was some member of Council; It was his
understanding.
Q. Did you ever ask the Mayor about it
himself?
A. Xo, sir; I never did.
l. Mr. Murphy did you ever talk with the
Mayorabout the way you were using that
monev dividing it up that way?
A. Xo, sin I don't think I ever did.
Q. You never did?
A. Xot to my knowledge: I never did.
Q. Solar as you recollect, did yon have
any com ersation with him on thatvsubject?
A. Xo. sir.
By Mr. Marshall Then, Mr. Murphy, you
and the fiontofiico men took this money,
because you had a right to it did yon?
A. Yesj sir.
7 he Evidence Given by Glenn.
John Glenn, being first duly sworn, testi
fied as follows:
Q. Mr. Glenn, were you one of the front
office men duiing Mayor Pearson's term?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. The whole of it?
A. Yes, sin the whole of it.
Q. Were you on the police force before
that?
A. Xo. sir. .
Q That was your first experience on the
police foice?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Mr. Glenn, did you have any talk with
Mr. Pearson before you were employed
about what your salary w ould be. and u hat
yon w ere to get in the way of fees?
A. Xo, sir.
Q. You did not?
A. Xo, sir; I did not. I had no talk with
Mr. Pearson. I never asked him for a situa
tion only two or three days before I was ap
pointed. Q. Did you have any talk with him as to
what it was? '
A. I un dei stood what the salary was to be.
Q. That is. $2 and lees?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did j ou know that during the term the
oidinancc was changed?
A. I did: yes, sir.
Q. Fixed at $2 75 and no fees?
A. That is the way the ordinance reads.
J. Mr. Glenn. I notice here is a wan-ant
dated October 3, 1883, drawn bv the county
to R. T. Pearson and indorsed K. T. Pearson,
Ma or, per John Glenn. Is that your in
doisement? A. Yes, sir.
Admits the Indorsement.
Q. Did you get the money?
A. I did. I indorsed it, and must have got
the money. I don't recollect it, but that is
my indoiscment.
Q. If you did get the money, what did you
do with it?
A. Turned it over to the Chief of Police.
Q. And it went into that front office fund?
A. Into the fuud.
Q. What authority, if any, did you have
fiotn the Mayor to indorse tills warrant?
A. Xo authority from the Mayor that I
know of.
Q. And how did you happen to do it?
A. I would hae to explain that.
Q. ell, explain it; that is just what we
want to know.
A. I know very well the am time 1 col
lected money. (I thought there was but
one, out I see there are more.) I was golm;
to court, and the Chler told me to stop in
and get the woikhouse receipts. That Is
what jou call them. I stopped In at the Con
troller's and asked him for them. It is cus
tomary to send the workhouse receipts over
about two days before we collect them.
The Controller looks them over and sepa
rates them out. Some are for disorderly
conduct and some for vagrancy. We don't
collect so much on vagrancy 'cases as dis
oiderly conduct cases. I went and asked
for the workhouso receipts and they gave
them to me. And I said, "How am I going to
collect them?" And they told me to sign the
Mayor's name and put my name under it.
Q. They told you that at the Treasurer's
ofiice?
A. Xot at the Treasurer's office the Con
troller's office
On cross-examination by the Court It
whs not the Controller himself, was it, who
told that?
A. Xo, sir; I asked one of the clerks. I
don't recollect his name.
Q. AVilliam Hill didn't pay that warrant,
diu he?
A. I don't know.
T. B. Donaldson was the next witness.
His testimony, while lengthy, did not bring
out any points not covered by Murphy ana
Glenn.
The Statement of an Expert.
T. W. Bigger My business 'is a bookkeeper.
Moro recently I have been employed in
auditing "the accounts or the different de
partments of Allegheny City. Among
others 1 audited the accounts of the Alle
gheny Mayor's office. This was done during
the ternr'of Mayor Wyman, as well as dur
ing the term of Mayor Pearson..
Q. During this examination did you exam-,
ine the reports that were made to the Con
troller of Allegheny City by the different
officers connected with Mayor's office of
Alleehenv Citv?
' A. Yes, sin the official reports. I had bo
fore me in the course of this examination
these various warrants that were issued
from the County Controller's office to the
County, Treasurer, payable to the several
Mayors or the city or Allegheny. I exam
ined those reports for the purpose of ascer
taining whether or not they contained these
commitment fees for Jail and workhouse
commitments. . .
Q.' Will' you, state whether or not they
contained these commitment fees?
Objected to by Mr. Ferguson as incompe
tent. Tho test evldenco ' being the declara
tion.of the Commissioners nnd Mayor Pear-,
son as to this matter. Objection overruled
by the Magistrate.
QDicUydu find these moneys-Teported in
any ot the monthly statements to the Con
troller of Allegheny City?
J, .n u, Kir. -
Cross-examination by Mr. Ferguson You
never saw , these warrants, did you, Mr.
Bicger?
A. Yes, sin I have. I saw them in the Con
troller's office. Tbey were shown me by the
Controllrr'of 'Allegheny county. I saw them
all last week.' '
Q. Have you got these reports to the Con
troller in which you sav a statementof these
moneys did not appeal-?
A. .Xostr.-
Q. Then 3-on are. testifying simply as
to yonr recollection as to what does not
appear on these reports which you are not
producing?
A. Yes, sir. For answer to that I would
fay that these reports do not show any
names at all. .Thev simply show the total
amounts of the jail commitments.
At this'point-counsel for Commonwealth
offered in evidence, the ordinance of Alle
gheny City passed by Councils the 28th day
of February. 1888. which fixes the fee of the
detectives-at'52 75 per day, "and no fees,"
the tame being- sections first and second in
this, ordinance. Hhe Commonwealth here
rested.
CLAIMS OF THE DEFENSE.
An Attempt to Have the Case Thrown Oat
on -Xiecal Grounds Auditor McKirdy
Called to -the Stand and Asked-aXum-ber
of Questions.
The counsel for defendants opened by
raising the objection that the information
could not be sustained, on the ground that
five men cannot be jointly held on a charge
of embezzlement, and on, the ground v that
there was'no evidence to sustain the allega
tions contained in the information. The
counsel for the defense here called John
McKirdy and asked him to be sworn for
cross-examination to show the source of his
information's contained in the allegations
ot the' information sworn to in the cose.
This was objected to by Mr. Patterson on
the ground that the Informant is simply the
agent of the Commonwealth in the making
ot the information and not answerable, to
the, defendants as'to the source of his infor
mation, he not being compelled to tell from
whence he obtained iiis information, and for
the lurther reason that ihe Commonwealth
having made out clearly a prima facie case,
the defendants are sot to be permitted to
call onthe" parly, making the information to
give the grounds or source of his knowledge
of the facts contained in the information.
The objection, was-overruled, and Mr.JIc
Kirdy sworn, the testimony being as" fol
lows:, '.,""
Q. Mr.-McKlrdyy at. whose instance did you
make th is !u formation?
A. A.t my,owjrIn stance.
Q. Xobo(lyasked you to make it?
Why the Information Was Made."
A. J made it as. a taxpayer and as one hay.'
ingknowledge'of the-lacts connected with
the case.
Q. What knowledge have you of the facts
connected With the case?
A. How the money had been collected by
these people and had never been turned into
the City Treasury.
Q. That information was obtained from
the testimony adduced hy these defendants
on the trial of the Pearson case in court,
was it not?
A. I was not present at the trial of the
Pearson case.
Q. You didn't hear their testimony as
given in that case?
A. Jo, sin i mutnt nave neen presentonce
or twice, but I didn't stay to hear the testi
mony. Q. 1 ou certainly were there, for I remem
ber or seeing you there?
A. I was there a short time, but I didn't
stay to hear the testimony.
Q. Who asked you to -make this informa
tion? A. Xobody.
Q. Then do you say that you didn't bear
the testimony of these defendants on the
Pearson trial?
A. Yes, sin that is what J say.
Q. You did hear what they had testified to,
dl4younot?
A. I believd I read the papers, Mr. Fer
guson. Q. And you knew before yon made this in
tormationXbat thev had testified that this
money was .nan fled to the Chief of Police,
who kept it in a safe in the office?
A. Xo, I can't say.I did.
Q. And haven't you, before making this
information made inquiries of any members
of the committee, or of Mr. Hunter, the
Chairman or Councils, as to whether these
statements were correct?
A. Xosir.
Q. Made no inquiry whatever?
The Letter of the Law.
A Xo. sin I didn't think it was necessary.
In the presence of the ordinance,. I aldn't
think any understanding with regard to any
individual was necessary.
Q. Didn't you think it an important ques
tion as to whether a man had been guilty of
stealing, or whether he had misconstrued an
ordinance, or whether he misunderstood his
authority?
A. Xo, sin it didn't strike me in that way,
because the city of Allegheny has a City
Sol icitor.-
Q. Didn't you know that the City Solicitor
had given an opinion to the effect that it
was proper for them to take these fees?
A. Xo, sir.
Q. Did you talk to the City Solicitor about
it?
A. He talked to me about it.
Q. Didn't he tell you not to make this in
formation and advise you against it?
A. He advised roe against it.
Q. Did you go to any otherattorneys about
it?
jl f sir
Q. Did you talk with Mr. Langflt about it
dnrlng the trial or sluce?
A. I can't recollect of seeing Mr. Langflt
since that.
Q. You say the City Attorney advised yon
not to make this information?
A. Yes, sin he came to me last Tuesday
evening a week ago, after I had gone befora
the Mayor, and he advised me against it.
Q. On the ground that you had no case
against thn defendants?
A. I don't know that he stated" it in that
way.
Q. How did he state it?
A. He thought I bad done my duty a an
auditor, and more than my duty, and ad
vised agalnstlt.
Q. Didn't he say be didn't think yon could
hold the deicndants?
A. He thought I wouldn't hold them, I be
lieve. Murphy Again on the Stand.
John B. Murphy, examined by Mr. Fergu
sonI am one of the defendants in this case.
Q. You got the money on those of these
warrants where your name appears indorsed
on the back of the warrants?
A Yes, sir.
Q. Xow tell us what you did with that
money?
A. That money which I collected I handed
over to the Chief of Police, Simon Eirschler.
Q. Did you get any under Mayor Wyman's
administration?
A. Yes, sir.
Q What did you do with that, and with
the money you got under the Pearson ad
ministration?" A. Used it for office expenses.
Q. Just tell the magistrate what yon and
the other front office men did with the
money you got on these warrants.
A. I would like to ;tell you about that ordi
nance in the -first place. At the time of this
ordinance we were getting $ a day and
all docket costs: what we used to call docket
costs; these costs we would get every month
"for serving warrants and subpoenas, etc.
At the time this ordinance was passed we
were told'we would get $2 73 per day and no
fees from tho city; but that this did not in
clude the county tees. We asked about this
nnd were fold that we could go ahead col
lecting the county fees. So we went on col
lecting these fees and put it in what we
called the -pool; that with other money.
And we used that for office expenses, if we
had to go,out of the city, or had to goany
where. Q. Was any of it used for your personal
expenses?
Not Enonghor Expenses.
A Xo, sir. There was not enough of this
money' to par the office expense. If ire
hadn't otber lees comlnjr into the office.
Q. Wnat other fees?
A. Such as conrt costs and witness fees in
court and such costs, and for working. Say,
if soma person came to me and asked me to
do a piece of work for him, and I would
'work for him and he paid me for -It; this
monev went into tlie fund.
Q. What did von do with this money?
A. Paid railroad fare and telegraphing
and everything of that kind. We would
have to pay that Ont of our own pockets.
The Chief ot Police would put it in the safe
and keep it, and if I would po to him and
say I needed some money for any purpose,
he would put it down, and at the end or the
month what was lelt we wou,ld divide
ainonif ourselves. ,
'. Q. Suppose you had nothing; else bntjail
and workhouse -commitment fees, would'
that be enough to pay these expenses?
A. No; that wouldn't be near enough.
Q. This continued from the time of this or
dinance down until When?
A. Until this spasm of reform set in. I
have an opinion here from the City Solicitor
we are entitled to It now. . ,. .
Q. In other words, if you had not been en
titled to.tlils meney would have paid it over
withont'any difficultv?
A. Without any difficulty at all.
Cross-examination by Mr. Pntterson Mr.
Murphv; this opinion of Mr. Elphinstone is
dated February 29, 1893?
A. Yes. sir! '
Q. Isn't ft a fact known to you, Mr.Murphy,
that shfcrtly before the writinsof this letter
a new ordinance was adopted by Councils
regulating this matter of detcfitlve fees?
A. That is about six months ago. x
Q. And that changed .the 'ordinance of
1SSS?
A. No. sir.
Q. Hut the ordinance is different?
A. No, sir. I don't know as it is. That re
ferred to county fees.
One Feature Not Covered.
Q. This opinion of Mr. Elphlnstone relates
only to the ''recent ordinance," does it not?
A. He didn't say.
Q. There was a recent ordinance passed
within six months?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And that relates to the fixing; of detec
tive fees, does it not? '
A. Yes, sir. That ordinance speaks of all
kinds of fees.
Q. This recent ordinance fixes the detec
tive fees?
A. Tes, sir.
Q. And it is with reference to this- ordi
nance this letter is written of Mr. Elphln
stone, is it not? And now, Mf-. Murphy, you
say that about once a month you or some of
the office force would go over and vet this
money, and it wasTill turned into a common
fund? ,
A. Yes, sir. About once a month.
Q. You keep a safe in the front office, and
the money was handed to the Chief, and he
pat it in the safe?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were any otber moneys put in there?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What otber moneys?
A. Court costs.
Q. Of that money, after it was divided,
each one of you toot his share?"
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And that went in with your own
moneys that happened to be in your
pockets? -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And none of it was ever accounted for
to the city of Allegheny?
.a. .nu, &ir.
The City Furnished no Funds.
-" Ee-examination by Mr. Ferguson Did the
city furnish you with any funds with which
to pay these expenses?
A. Xo, sir. . " '
By Mr. Marshall If there had been no
money turneU into this fund, except the
money received from the lail and work
house commitments, would that have paid
these expenses?
A. Not sir; we would have been away out.
John Glenn I am on the detective force
of Allegheny City. I collected money on
some or these warrants and turned It Into
the hands of thn Chief of Poltco, and It was
-used to pay the expenses of the office. These
expenses were not personal expenses, but
expenses connected' with the office in hunt
ing np cases. At the end of every month we
collected together the workhouse -commitments
and took them over to the Controller
by one of the detectives, and a couple of
days afterward we sent one of the men over
and he collected the money and turned it over
to the Chler of Police; he would keep an ac
count of the money. There went other fees
into this fund, such as court costs: and
then in looking np a case we may be to $5 or
$10 expenses, and this is taken out of tne
common fund. Then if we sbftuld get $15 out
of this case it Is turned into this fnnd and at
the end of the month we settle np, and If
there is a balance we divide it up between
us.
Q. If nothing went into this pool except
these jail and workhouse commitments
would there be enough to meet these ex
penses? a. jmo, sir. xnere wouian't do nair
enough: hardly a third.
Q. Did you or any other detective ever
profit by any ot this money?
A. Not one cent.
Some More Questions Asked.
Cross-examination by Mr. Patterson Mr.
Glenn, isn't it a fact that recently Councils
passed n new ordinance so as to make it con
form with what you soy was your under
standing?
A. I think it was on the 19th of December,
Mr-Horn e came to me and said he was going
to present the ordinance, and I told him I
didn't think it was necessary: that that was
the meaning or the ordinance we had then.
Q. But he drew np the ordinance allowing
the detectives $2 75 and all moneys due them
for services from the county. I believe that
Is the nature of the ordinance?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. So that this new ordinance makes it
very plain in accordance with your under
standing of it before?
A. Yes, sir. ,
Q. That was passed the 19:h of December?
A. Yes, sir.
Mr. James Hunter I was a member or
Council in 1688, and Chairman of Common
Councils and Chairman of all committees. I
remember when this ordinance of 1883 was
passed fixing the salaries of the front office
force. I think it was in the winter of 18S7-8
when this ordinance was being discussed by
the detectives as to its effect upon their
salaries, nnd I was called on to give my
opinion as to the real meaning of this or
dinance. I think Mr. Bogers was Solicitor
at the time and Mr. Walter went to him to
ask him about it, and ho came back and said
he did not refer to the county lees. That
was my own opinion.
On Friday Chief Murphy will have a
hearing on the charges of bribery and re
ceiving bribes brought against him by
Auditor JIcKirdv.-
BOASTED WHILE SLEEPING.
A Polish Laborer Goes to Sleep on a Slack
File and Xever Wakes.
The body of "Weldon D. Albert, a Polish
tramp, aged about 18 years, was found in a
horribly roasted condition under a burning
slack pile in the 'yard back of the Solar
Iron "Works yesterday mornintr. The bands
were seen protruding from the pile by an
Italian laborer who gave-the alarm. "When
the -head was uncovered an attempt was
made to pull -the bddy out, but the head
was torn from the trunk in the effort. One
arm had been burned completely away, and
the body was fearfully roasted.
Albert "came here a few days ago with
Joseph Laighley, colored, and secured work
at the Solar mill. He told the nightwatch
man that he could get no boarding house,
and was allowed to sleep at the mill.' Sun
day night being cold it is thought he went
to the slack pile and lay down, was over
come by the gas and was covered up by the
gradual sliding down of the slack. A num
ber of tramps have met death at the same
place and the constant care of the watch
man is required to keep them away from
the place. It is not known where the de
ceased belonged. The Coroner will in
vestigate the case to-day.
Returned After Klgbt Tears.
On July 33, 1884, a letter was addressed
from the Seventh Avenue Hotel to "Man
ager of Theater," Beaver, Pa. .Yesterday it
was returned, nearly eight years afterward,
marked.unclaimed. It is notknown whether
there is a theater in Beaver or not, but the
hotel clerks wonder where the letter was
all thatrtime. The envelope is dirty and
yellow with age. It will now probably
find its way to the dead letter office as there
is nothing to indicate who wrote the letter
and to whom it belongs.
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Sold by. your grocer and druggist.
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lenses correctly fitted, 'now for ?3 60, at
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FACTOBIESWFAUbT.
Stato Inspector WatchornHas
Some Complaints Against J
Pittsburg Shops. '
SOME CONCEENS MODELS,
But Others Where Girls aud Children
Have Poor Quarters.
MORE
LEGISLATION KECESSARI.
Slight Jrregnlarities Discovered" at the
Workhouse, and the -
PENITENTIARY IS TO BE TISITED
Yesterday Slate Factory Inspector Bob
ert Watchorn concluded his work in Pitts
burg, and last night leit for the East. Be
fore going he told a DI3PATCH reporter
much about his visit here. He said:
"I have visited 30 factories aud
have issued 40 or 60 orders to
persona who were not complying with the
requirements of the factory law. In nearly
every factory or mill I found' something
which should not be there, and many times
very grievous things. I find I cannot do
my work properly under the .existing laws,
or rather because the laws do not
exist. The factory law requires that
a building of a certain height should have
proper fire escapes, etc., but it does not say
how they shall be constructed. To illus
trate my point I could take ypu to a large
eight-story factory, where a large number of
girls are employed. The bnilding is 20
feet wide and 120 long. It is
built-between two other buildings so there
cannot be any windows along the side, but
there are at both ends. At the rear of the
building 15 feet is cut oS each room, and
the elevator, stairway and fire escape go up
in this space. In the room, there are four
tables the full length of the room, and at
these tables the girls are seated shoulder to
shoulder.
Made the Inspector Shudder.
"In the room I inspected there were 108
girls audi wf; told a coresponding number
could be found in each room. It made me
shudder when I saw those girls. The build
ing, although built as nearly fire-proof as
possible, is not by any means. In place of
wood there is a great deal of iron about it,
and that melts often before wood
would burn. One can easily see how those
people would nearly all be burned. "With
the tlevatorstairwoy and fire escapes all
in one little room, their chances would be
small.
"I asked the proprietor if he thought the
means of escape were sufficient. He "Said
they snited him. I tnld him -that
be should have . the fire es
capes in front of the house, for
if a fire were to start in either the stairway
or the elevator the whole three exits would
be shut off I explained to him how the
greater part of the employes would be
crushed to death in a panic before they ever
got to either of the places. He gave me no
satisfaction, saying he had complied with
the law.
"Aside from this defect there is another
serious one. Since there are not enough
windows to give air. it has' to be forced up
by machinery. The law requires that each
person working in these places shall
have 200 cubic feet of air a minute.
To do this 21,600 cubic feet would
have to be forced into that room
every minute, but there isn't two-thirds of
that amount. He has promised to remedy
this.
The !ocatlty of "Legislation.
"You see how I am handicapped by not
having proper legislation. In this case the
man has complied' with the law, but to my
mind things are not as they should be. No
one knows how soon that building will burn
down, and with it ' all these girls.
If there wasalawtha't would specify that
fire escapes, stairways, etc., should be
erected under instructions from the factory
inspector this would all be remedied. , As
it is I would have to bring suit in this
case and have a long, bitter fight. You
see the city officials have said the building
was all right and that would pretty nearly
lose me my case. I am thinking seriously
though of bringing the suit. I feel duty
bound to do it.
"I am glad to say though there are build
ings in Pittsburg that are not managed in
this style.
"1 visited- one place that em
ployes about 100 girls, and the
only things that cause them to
leave is death or marriage. Ihe employer
gives the girls two factory dresses apiecs
each year, and their dinners each day. He
has an elegantly fitted dining room and
engages a cook for them. Alter dinner
they have an hour to enjoy in a library
filled with the choicest publications of the
day. There are also bath and dressing
rooms for tnem.
The Trouble With the Majority.
"While it is this employer's aim to build
up and make ladies and gentlemen of his
employes so they may be honors to society
and the State, the great majority ot cra-
f Ioyers do not work along the same
ine. I have been in factories
in Pittsburg in - the past week
where I was made to blush for the degraded
morals of some of the girls. lean do noth
ing, though, in this line withont legisla
tion to back me up. I know of places in
your city where the conduct of the foremen
to the girls is most reprehensible.
"Manutactnrers say it is not tneir busi
ness to look alter the morals of employes.
In all my travels over the State I can
safely 8ay I have not fonnd more
than six people who manage and
treat'their employes properly. God only
knows of the little tots who day alter day
stand on their feet for 12 hours, making
thousands of passes with their arms. This
brings up another case of improper legisla
tion. A it is now a child of 12 is al
lowed to work in a factory and often
made to do more than it should at the age of
16. I intend to lay all these things before
the Legislature next year, and think lean
get some changes made..
Irregularities at the Workhouse.
"During this trip Ivisitedthe workhouse.
Things' are running in pretty fair shape
there. I discovered some irreg
ularities, but the Superintendent promised
to rectify them at once.
"I expect to visit the "Western Peniten
tiary soon. I have never been there. The
law "does not say that I shall not go there,
nor does it say that I shall I think it is
my-duty, and I shall do it."
Republican State Delegate Meet.
Eighteen of the twenty-two. delegates,
from Allegheny county to the Bepublican
State Convention met yesterday afternoon
at the Young Men's Bepublican Tariff Club
and decided to support Henry E. Oliver
and William Flinn for delegates at large to
the National Convention. John Gripp was
elected Chairman of the delegation and
'Squire Edwards was chosenecretary.
In Behalf of Avery College.
Kev. B. 8. Laws, D. D.fi Kev. J. H.
Trimble and Bev. G. C. Sampson, the -committee
appointed by the United Ministers'
Council, of Pittsburg, Allegheny and vicin
ity, to make arrangements for a mass meet
ing to stimulate the interest'ln.the re-opening,
of Ayery.College, have arranged a pro--,
gramme; Thursday,. April 22, at 8 o'clock p.
M., has been "-selected as the time and the
Avery Mission Church, of Allegheny, s
the place for the meeting. JRev. J. A. Boy
.den, of the Presbyterian church, will act as
president, and,Bev. J. C.Taylor, ,of .thei
TabernableBantist Church, and Bev. G.W.
Clinton, of the John "Wesley A. M. E.
Church, as secretaries. Tha address of wel
come will be -delivered -bv the Bev. -J. H.
I Trimble, pastor of thefAyery Church.
THE LATE SAHIEL O'HEILL.
A Touching; Tribute From the Tale Class
or '95.'
The Yale Knis of recent date contains the
following account of an expression from the
University class of '95 upon the death of
Daniel Oeill, of this city, which occurred
in New York upon the 9th instant. The
sad event caused deep sorrow among the
college friends and classmates of deceased,
as it did among his many friends here. The
Ncjpt says: "A largely attended meeting of
the Freshman class .was. held in the '95
room, Dwigh't Hall, last evening, to take
action on the death of their classmate,
Daniel 'O'Neill. The meeting was presided
over by Thompson, '95, and a committee was
appointed to draw np resolutions. The fol
lowing were formulated:
Wheheas. It has pleased God in His in
finite wisdom to take from us our beloved
menu and classmate, Daniel O'Neill, be it
Resolved, That we send to those bereaved
this expression of our esteem for him and
sorrow -for his death. He -was endeared to
ns by many ties of common affection, and
we feel that in him we have lost one whose
presence among us will be greatly missed
during the future; and be it
Hesolved, That the class wear a badge of
mourning for SO days; nnd be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions
be seat to his family, and that tbey be pub
lished in the college' papers.
G. K. B. Wade,
Thomas Dyir, i
Laureics Hamilton,
George T. Adix,
A. B. Claiik.
Committee.
TheAeiw adds: "Mr. O'Neill received
his early instruction in Pittsburg, his native
city, and. was prepared -for college at the
school of Horace Taft, '83, at Pelham Manor.
He was'a ' good scholar and always took a
high stand in his studies. He was extremely
fond of athletic sports, having rowed on his
class crew in the fall regatta, bnt owing to
his illness he had been unable to take part
in any athletics this term. He was a man
with an open heart and a straightforward
bearing, which Won him many friends. All
who knew him feel that one has gone who
had secured a large share of the friendship
and admiration which is always the reward
of such qualities as he possessed." . .
CONTESTING IN SOMEBSET.
Mr. Hicks, of Altooaa, Carries the War
Into Congressman Scull's County.
J. D: Hicks, of Altoona, is a candidate
'for the Republican Congressional nomina
tion against Congressman Spull, of Somer
set Mr. Hicks has decided to contest
for the nomination in Mr. Scull's
own bailiwick. This, is a novel
move in politics,, as a candidate
usually goes into a convention with the in
dorsement of his bounty. Since Saturday
evening Mr. Hicks has announced
himself as a candidate in " Somer
set. The primaries will be held
April 9., The decision of Mr. Hicks,
has taken the Scull people by sur
prise, but they have put all the
lederal and dounty machinery in
motion to uphold their man. The fight is
being watched with keen interest. There is
a strong faction in Somerset county opposed
to' Scull, and they have promised their as
sistance to Hicks.
The present members of the Legisla
ture are candidates for re-election. They
are good men, and are sup
ported by all the factions. It is
not known how they feel on the Senatorial
qdestion, but the Dalzell adherents think
they will vote for him.
General Koontz for Dalzell.
General W. H. Koontz and D. J. Horner,
ex-Prothonotary of Somerset county, are at
the Monongahela House. The General is
here attending to some railroad business.
Both gentlemen are ardent admirers
of Congressman' Dalzell, and they
would .like to see him succeed
Senator Quay. General Koontz said Dal
zell would be a fitting representative of
Pennsylvania in the Senate. He wonld
compare favorably with the ablest men in
that body. The General thinks Senator.
Quay fs too fond of tarpon fishing and not
enough interested-in tne business of the
public. He says Dalzell has plenty of fol
lowers in somerset county.
MIIXINERY AND FARASOI. OPENINGS
To-Day.
-All are invited. A grand - display.
Jos. ,Hoene & Ca 's
Penn Avenue Stores.
Have just received a very handsome new
pattern in three colors. This is a conven
tional design taken from the Austrian pine.
John S. Roberts.
719 and 721 Liberty st, (Head of "yood.)
MF
Unusual bargainsinwatches this week at
Steinmann's, 105 Federal street. tusu
Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to
every glass ot impure water you drink.TTSSU
OUR RFX0RD
As Exclusive Dealers la
CARPETS,
CURTAINS
AND
UPHOLSTERY GOODS
Is, unexcelled. Devoting all my time and
experience to this branch, of business, am
confident that we can alve entire satisfac
tion us to style, quality ana prices. - Always
up In styles ana down to rock-bottom In
prices respectfully invite our friends and
the public to 'examine . our choice new
stock of
Wiltons,
Axminsters,
'Gobelins,
Moquettes,,
Velvets; -
Body Brussels,
Tapestry Brussels,
3-Flys, Ingrains, Art Squares, Linoleums,
Ourtain Poles.
Curtains of every description, all at great
ly reduced prices.
EDWARD"
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627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE.
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'WALL PAPER.
'Just received special desigps for smoking
Booms, Private Billiard Booms, and Club
Booms.
J. KERWJN' MILLER VCO.,
543 SmitMeldSt, PittburgrPa.
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A FAILURE TO AGREE.
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No Uniform Selliog-Friceforthe Coal
Trade Suggested. r
.THEDEMAP MADE BY JITTSBUEG.
..Lower Freight. Fates, Insisted Upon as an
Absolute Necessity. . f
POSITION OP HCCKIXG YJILLET'MEN
The railroad coal operators failed to come
to any agreement yesterday. The Ohio,
West Virginia and Pittsburg organizations
held conferences at the Monongahela
House, and in the afternoon they
gathered around a table, looked into
each others' faces, each side stated
Its case, somebody said: "Gentlemen,''
'what are we here for?" and they adjourned,
leaving the problem in the hands of the
railroad men, who will meet at the hotel to
day. Such a heterogeneous collection of
interests was probably never gathered
together. It was every man for him
self, and may His Satanic. Majesty
take the hindmost 'The Hocking Valley
people were the best organized, and as usual
the Pittsburg operators had the best of the
agreement. .
Why wt Virginians Came.
The "West Virginia coal men came to hear
what they are expected to do; The Hoek
ing Valley operators are well content with
tne present condition of. aflairs, as.
they are getting the earth, and
the Pittsburg people are determined
to have 'lower freight rates .to the lakes.
The railroads asked the operators to agree
on a selling price which they conld use as'a
basis, bufc neither organization suggested a
rate.
The Pittaburg people do" not tavwhat
they want, but from 65 to 70 cents of a
freight rate to Cleveland and Fairport -w,ill
suit them. They argue that the quality of
their coal. is superior to all others,-their
shipping facilities are first class, 'they
are within 160 miles of the lakes
and yet they pay 5 cents more for trans
portation 'than the Hocking Valley opera
tors, who are 60 miles farther removed from
the water. The distance from Pittsbnrg to
Cleveland is 150 miles, while it is 217 miles
from West Viifciuia, yet the latter
'only 'pay 10 cents "more per tori
in freight than' the local operators. It is
not much wonder that Pittsburg coal is
undersold -in the lake markets. The
local operators claim that quality no
longer determines- the market price,
and they insist on. better rates
to which they are entitled. The
Hocking'Valley operators lay all the blame
on the Cleveland, Loraine and Wheeling,
and the Wheeling and Lake Brie roads,
who mine their coal as a side business, out
the Pittsburg operators laugh at this claim.
The Figures for It.
They produced comparative statistics
shon4ng how the output had increased
about 1,000,000 tons in Ohio since
1888, while the Pittsburg tonnage has
steadily decreased.- Of. this, amount the
Hocking Vallev operators are responsible
for the bulk. The increase of the Wheeling
and Lake Brie road last year was only 65,
000 tons.
"These figures." remarked a Pittsburg
operator, "show who is getting the business.
Tb.3 Ohio people have been meeting with
us for the last three years, and then they
slip into the lake markets and secure
the- contracts at their own prices. I
suppose if we agreed on a selling price, this
year, they would gobble all the orders in
the next three or "four weeks. Of course
they want the present condition ot things to
exist We must have lower rates, and I am
led to believe that the Pennsylvania com
pany intends to help us this year."
Alexander Dempster presided at the con
ference and Mr. Brooks acted as Secretary.
From the present outlook it is not believed
that the operators can agree. The Pitts
burg, operators have left their case to the
railroads. The officials of the lake lines
will meet at the Monongahela House to-day
to consider the rate qnestion.
William Haslage&Scht. 18 Diamond,
Market square, will serve hot every day
this week Huckins' delicious soups. They
have no equal. Call and taste them.
TUWFS
BIBER &EAST0N.
SPECIAL SALE
KID GLOVES.
CHAMOIS MOSQUETAIRE GLOVES,
In White and Cream, .
B7JAc.
'BIARRITZ TANS AND SLATES,
Special value,
$1.00r
GLACE MOSQUETAIRE.GLOVES,
Black, Tans, Slates and Browns,
$1.25.
5-H00K GLOVES, EX. FINE GRADE,
In Blacks and Colors,
$1.00.
4-BUTTON GLOVE
In most reliable make in
Blacks and Colors,
$1.00.
. -VANDYKE GLOVES,
Colored Hand and" Black Top,
$1.75.
CREAM WHITE MOSQUETAIRE,
For Evening Wear.
OUR "DERBY" GLOVE,
In Tans and Slate, perfect fitting and
entirely reliable,
$1.75.
MEN'S SUEbEGL0VES,Extra Value,
In the New Tans and Browns,
$1.00.
MEN'S BLACK KID GLOVES
In Suede and Glace.
BIBER & EAST0N,
605 AND 507 JIAEKET STL
mhSO-TTssu
TIIE .
warm Air jrnrnaces
and 1
Wrousi'.t steel Range.
CINDERELLA RANGES AND STOVES.
UAS BANGS? AND BROILERS,
J. li. BARTLKTT,
oc3-tts MB Wood sweat Pittsburg. Pa
ENGRAVED
WEDDING INVITATIONS.
CALLING CARDS, ETC.
W. V. DERUITT ft CO,
-407 Grant street and 89 Sixth' avenue.
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KEW''A'lTBKTI5KMErTS.
The teadlnr
Dry Goods Boos
X mtstmrsTPav. '
Tuesday, Mar. 23, 1891
JOSHOBNB & C0.'S
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PENH AYZNT7B STORE!
; SPRING OPENING .
. FOR - -
MILLINERY
- ' AND
- ' PARASOLS. .
FIRST GRAND EXHIBIT FOR
, SPRING 1892, -IN THESE
TWO IMPORTANT DE
. . PARTMENTS-WILL
-:- OCCUR -:-
TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY,
- " THURSDAY,
1- March 22 March 23, March 24.
MILLINERY.
. A display that will far exceed in
variety and brilliancy any heretofore
made.
.Our representative has just arrived
from Paris, and his selections, to be
put on view, this morning, eclipse in'
beautyi any former importations.
An array of names, representing
the make of the lovely millinery,
making up this grand show, is not"
meaningless to those at all familiar
with the. leading spirits in Fashion
dom. Among them are:
VIROT,
FELIX,
TUVEE,
COLOMB,
JULIA,
P.OUYANNE,
FEITZ-BOYER,
VIROT-BERTH,
SARA MAYER,
C. REBOUX,
FAULKNER,
WESTROP-LAFONTE,
LOUISE, ESTHER MEYER.
The names ere given are some of
the most renowned, from whose last
productions our buyer personally se
lected upward of a. thousand Hats
and Bonnets for this Spring Opening.
From many leading, distinct and en
tirely new styles these -three are
named see them:
THE LOUIS XIV.,
THE GRANIER,
THE EMPIRE.
FLOWERS.
Pretty as life representations ot
all the beautiful flora family, perfect
in copy and tints.
A special display of FLOWER
DRESS GARNITURES FROM
FELIX, for wedding, ball and even
ing costumes complete.
SPECIAL:
FRIDAY will be devoted to a
special display of MOURN
ING MILLINERY.
SATURDAY will be devoted to
a special display of CHIL
DREN'S MILLINERY.
Parasols.
COACHING, CARRIAGE AND
STREET PARASOLS in CHIF
FON, LACE and PLAIN and
NOVELTY SILKS, including a
special display of Parisian Novelties in
CHIFFON. .
In PINK,
. CEIL,
MAIS,
BLACK,
Elegantly mounted on Ivory, Porce
lain and Natural Woods.
To these openings all are cordially
invited.
JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
607-621 PENH AYS.
P. S. Owing to a delay on the
part of the printers, we have notbeen
able to send out the usual number of
invitations to these openings. We
make this statement - that it may be
known that 'none who have favored
us with their presence upon former ,
oqcasions have been intentionally
slighted. However, accept this less
formal invitation and come during
these opening days. We know you
will be more than pleased with the
display we make. J. H. & CO.
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