Hi WOiJllpjJillijIIIJ "fW-fW't ? September 7, jjarden stand, arrear ages September 7, garden stand arrear ages collected not accounted for. CLKAXIXO LICENSE. September 30, Peter Barnes Septem ber SO, James G. Wynian.... eptember30, Archie Taylor. September SO. Albert Detllng September SO, Union Excavating Company. September SO, Star Excavating Company December 3, J. G. 'Wyman, addi tional .'. December 3, Union Excavating Company, additional VEHICLE LICENSES. Decembers, James G. Wyman, on bis wagons December 3, Union Excavating Company, on -wagons RAILROAD SWITCH LICES8ES. 6,72130 2,314 34 1G0 00 120 00 140 00 20 03 120 00 20 00 1,760 00 280 00 1,120 00 252 00 August 4, Pittsburg and Western llailw av. tw o years' right of way. Auzust "4, Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Passenger Kail way Company December 28. rittsbursr, Allegheny and Manchester, l c vised , December 28. Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester, stock dividend tax August 4, Federal Street and Pleas ant Vallev Kail-nay Company December 28, Federal Street and Pleaant Valley Kailvray Com pany, stock dividend tax August 4 and December 23, Park Passenger Railway Company August 4 and December2S, People's Lino Passenger Bailway ' Com pany -. August 4 and December 2S,-Observ-atory Hill Passenger Eailnay Company And Cross-Tovm branch August 4 and December 23, Union line August 4 and December 2S, Xortli side, or Transverse ATCllAL GAS COJirAMES. December 2S, People's .Natural Gas Company . December 8, Chartiers Valley Gas Company .-.. December 2S, Allegheny Heating Company ... DecemberiS.. United Gas Fuel Com pany December 2s, Baden Natural Gas Company December 2S, Fort Pitt Natural Gas Company ma-tor's office. County fees collected by Wyman not lotui ned County Jees collected by Pearson notieturncd Witness lees earned byofllce, col lected by Wj-nian ...; Witness lees rained by office, col lected by Pearson 4,775 00 2,000 00 15,073 73 140.000 00 11,965 54 45,000 CO .5,600 00 3,500 00 1,240 00 1,01)0 00 1,000 00 2,000 00 2G 606 70 11.0SS 00 8,140 90 2,217 60 1,117 26 140 00 1,422 7S 854 58 S31 00 892 35 S.CS5 IS 873 22 lSfli WATER DErAKTJIEM'. February S. Metal sold and no re turn to city Ktppey March", Metal sold and no return to City Aimstrong Total $350,197 20 Many BooJm 'ot to Bo Found. In many instances it "was not possible to find any account books whatever, and In a lew cases the auditors were able tp find clews which enabled them to trace items which should have been Included in regular ho count books and in almost every instance louud that the city had been defrauded. This was notably the case in the efforts to trace the accounts of the water department. The question arises, how w as it possible for such a shameful record of dishonesty and delinquency to be made? How was it possible that such inefficiency, disregard of duty and dishonesty on the part of city officers, and large and continual delin quency on the part of corporations and other debtors to tue city as shown by the im ports of the auditors could exist? There is only one possible explanation, and that is that the officer who should be tl.e watchdog of the city treasury and the guardian of all the financial interests of the city has been uttcilyandentirelv inefficient. It can be justly charged that he has been either grossly incompetent toperloim the duties of his office or cnminallv negligent in the performance of these duties. The du ties oi the Controller arc most important, and are cleaily defined by law, ordinance and piecedence. They aie similar -to the. duties of all controllers. Webster defines the duties of a controller to be to examine, to cerlily, to check, to restrain, to oversee. Duties of the Controller. The office of Controller in the vaiious States and cities of this country was copied after that of the United States, which was established in 17S3 at the instance of Alex ander Hamilton. The United States Con troller is an officer of the Treasury Depart ment, and his duty is the adjustment and preservation of all public accounts, counter Mining all warrants, to superintend the re covery of sums cei tilled by him to be due to rhu United States, to direct all suits and legal proceedings, to enforce the payment ot the same and to make annual reports of such officcis as make annual settlements and of those wholail to make such reports. The law creating the office in Allegheny and the ordinance defining the duties gives the Controller conti ol and supervision ol all thehnancial afiairs of the city and contiol and supervision of all officeis who receive or pav oat public money, and also makes it the diitv of the Controller to prescribe the lorm and manner ot keeping all books and papers in such offices. The Controller did not sunervie the keeping of the accounts of the Market Clerk, and a leasonably low estimate would Tjlace the loss to the citv on this account, through this long continual -j oireuction ol nis duty, at not less man $30,000. An audit of the Market Clerk's accounts for six years, about one-third or the time of the incumbent, showed the loss to the city to be over $30,000, and might have shown still greater loss if it had been possible to trace all his accounts lor that time, and it is probable that the total loss m the lull period of the incumbent was much more than 530,030. A Most Astounding Condition. The condition of affairs found in the Mar ket Clerk's office Tiras simply astounding. Theio was no proper and regularly kept ac count w ith the tenants in the market house. The stubs of the receipt books were very irregularly filled out, and many of them iveie missing. The cash book or blotter was a wonder in the way or misdates and wrong entries n hen compared w ith the stubs of the i eceipt books. If a little, only a little, super vision once or twice a year had been exer cised by the Controller over the Maikct Clerk's accounts, it would have been impos sible for this condition to have existed con tinuously, and the Market Clerfcmiaht have remained an honored and i expected member of our community. If the Controller had not been extraordinarily negligent in the dis charge of his duties, ho would have ascer tained why the receipts liom the market house were decreasing continuously when he must have known that they should have been increasing. The Maiket Cleik made his sworn reports to the Controller each mouth, and certainly it was the Contioller's bounded duty to ex amine into and lcport to Council the cause of this continuously Increasing loss to the city The iailui e to discharge his duties in n capable and faithful manner in this matter alone is sufficient reason for the removal of the Contioller from office, and the holding of his bondsmen responsible for the loss oc casioned by his unfaithlulness and ineffi ciency. , Only One of Mirny Derelictions. But this is only one of many instances where the city has failed to leceive money due, and the Controller has made no effort to protect the interests of the city. Previous to the Auditors' report there -was no effort made to collect the railroad switch license. Bills for the same were sent to a lew of the delinquents and no bills were sent to many others, and no proper and complete account was kept of the same. The amount due the citv on" this account, including Pittsburg and Western rental, was allowed to accumulate to the amount of iG, . 3, and nearly all of that amount due liom solvent firms at the rate ot twenty-five ($23) dollars per year. The amount due from license permits was al lowed to accumulate to the amount of $2,620, and no accouit kept of tiie same and no ef loitmjde to collect it. The amounts due Horn natural gas companies weie allow.d to accumulate to the amount of $49,310 61, without any effort to collect moie than the sending of a few bills for part of the claims when lorced to do so by the resolution of in struction fiom the natural gas committee. The taxes on street car companies, excln sive of tax on stock dividends, have accu mulated to the amount of $10,373 23, and in cluding the just tar on stock dividend' 5223,379 27. Many sums due the city from switch license and other accounts which could .have been collected, if payment when due had been in sisted upon by the Controller, will now pi obably be lost entirely on account of after occuniug insolvency or for other reasons. Aclinsr for the Debtors. In some Instances the Controller, Instead of being zealous and persistent in ophold iug the interests of the city, has seemed to be acting in the interests of the city's debt ors. For Instance, the street car ordinances require that the Presidents of the street car companies shall make a return under oath to the Controller of the number of oars that shall at any time during the year run over their roads. The blank for such report, fur nished very accommodatingly by the Con troller, requires only the number of cars run daily and the average lor the year, thus Ignoring the language of the ordinanoe ana paving the way for a loss of many thous ands of dollars to the city. The ordinance provides that street cars shall be numbered for the collection of the licence tax the same as vehicles, and the same rule would necessarily apply to both; and, hence, under the ruling of the .Con troller, owners of vehicles oujrht to pay only a part of the regular license fee in propor tion to the average number of days his vehicles have been in use during the year, but doubtless this ruling will only be ap plied for the benefit of the street car com panies. The owner of an ash wagon or an expiess wagon might bo in stringent finan cial need ot the reduction in his license fee, but no ono is likely to be sharing In the paltry profits of his business, and his influ ence is infinitesimal in comparison with that of rich and powerful corporations. It is recommended that the manner of the keeping of the accounts of each department bo cirefnlly investigated during the coming year, and any necessary changes or improve ments be recommended by resolution. The Law Keqnlres an Accountant. Berore leaving this subject it would seem as though we had not done bur full duty ir we did not call Councils' attention to the provision of the law, which requires that the Controller sbalL be a competent account ant. A competent cleik may know almost nothing of tlje principles and rules govern ing a perfected system of accounts, and hence is legally Ineligible for the office of Controller. While tie citizens or Alle gheny can congratulate themselves upon the many salutary changes that have been effected and inaugurated in their municipal government during the last j ear, vet theie will surely be a tendency to lanse back to dis:rracctul abuses and faults unless Councils elect a competent and faith ful Controller, who w ill obey the law by ex orcising a control and supervision over all receiving and disbursing officers of the city. My sincere thanks aie tendered the mem bers of the Auditing Committee for their hearty and industrious co-operation in our work, and to Auditors Bigger and McKlrdy for their marked ability and diligence in their woik. Yours respectfully, K. H. Gilliford, Chairman. MORE PROSECUTIONS. Several Additional Informations Expected Against Prominent Alleghenlans Mar phy to Bava a Hearing on the Charge of Embezzlement Tlils Afternoon. 'The hearing in the case of Chief- Murphy, of the Department of Public Safety, Alle gheny, charged with bribery and receiving bribes, will be held this afternoon before Alderman Schellman. Auditor McKirdy, the prosecutor, announced yesterday that he had an abundance of damaging evi dence against Murphy in the way ot affidavits, but he said also, that the defendant in some way secured the names of his important witnessej and had induced some of them to leave the city. At least ono of the charges of bribery dates back to tlio Stone-Shiras Congres sional fight, when it is alleged Chief Mur Ehy paid 530 to a Shiras delegate to allow imselt to be defeated. The delegate, it is claimed, accepted the bribe to entrap the alleged briber. Several other affidavits will be produced at the hearing. The Allegheny reformers have carefully planned a programme of action in case the Chief of tho Department of Publio Safety is jndicted. Following his indictment they will devote their energies to having Coun cils remove the ChieT, and in the event-of his removal it is probable that Mayor voegtly, whose term will expire in a few days, will be elected as the head of the Department of Public Safety. It is not unlikely that the trouble among the reformers will for a time at least dis rupt the organization, but those who are after Murphy say they are growing stronger every day and can well afford to lose those who are disDosed to protect themselves bv protecting those whom the organization was' formed to punish. It was also announced yesterday that a citizen of Allegheny bad decided to enter informations against James Hunter, Controller Brown and two others, charging them with receiving bribes. It is alleged that these gentlemen have been receiving natural gas for their works and their homes free of charge for certain privileges granted through the streets of the city to certain natural gas companies. The informations were to have been made before a Pittsburg Alderman yesterday, but they were not made. The gentleman says he has been at work on this case for several months. D. F. Patterson has been retained to prosecute. FOB SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS. Interesting Programme Arranged for the County Institute To-Day. The County Sunday School Institute will open this afternoon at the First TJ. P. Church, Union avenue, Allegheny. Eev. David Jones, of the First M. P. Church, will be Chairman. At 2 o'clock Prof. H. M. Harnill, the eminent instructor, will speak on "The Normal Bible Lesson From the Old Testament." A conference will follow, to be opened by AVilliam Reynolds on "Sunday School Management," when dis cipline and the programme will be treated. Prof. Hamill will then take np the consideration of Sunday school teach ers, their preparation, helps and mis takes, and Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts will follow with an address on the "Eela tion of the Primary Department to the Main School." A query box will be opened before the close of the session. In the evening Rev. William Robinson will be the Chairman, and addresses will be made by Kcv. D. S. Kennedy on the "Adaptation in Bible School Work;" Prof. Hamill on "Better Sunday School Teaching," and William Beynolds on "Notes From the Field." Interesting sessions will be held to-morrow afternoon and evening, and a large majority ot the 9,000 teachers of the county are expected to be present. WDLL LEVY OH THE LIMITED. Alderman Kelllj's Plan of Collecting a Judgment Against a Railroad. Alderman P. B. Beilly has notified an official of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany that if that dollar judgment gotten ngainst it by George M. Cote is not soon satisfied that he will follow Ben Butler's tactics and tie up the limited express. This is the case where Cote refused to pay a dollar demurrage claimed by the company on account of a car of lumber not being, as was claimed, unloaded within 48 hours from time of notification, while Cote succeeded in proving to the Alderman's satisfaction that the work was done before 4.8 hours had elapsed from the time stamped on the postal card by the postoffice clerk. The matter is interesting to consignees generally, as there is much friction between them and the railway companies, and some hold that if a car of stuff be injured by frost duringcompulsory removal they would have ground for an action for damages. They also claim that it frequently happens that railway companies themselves are re sponsible lor delay by leaving cars inac cessible or by shifting them repeatedly while thp unloading is going on. George Williamson's Tough Experience. George Williamson, a young man from Erie, tfas sandbagged and robbed on Stan ton avenue, in front of Mayor Gourley's. residence, on Tuesday" evening, just after dark. He says two colored men made the assault, having been concealed behind tree boxes as he cjme along. He was beaten into insensibility and lay in the gutter for half an hour until found" by George A Wilson, who was passing bv. Williamson is the son of a minister ot Erie, aud had been in this city lor several days. He was on his war to visit a young lady on Negley avenue when assaulted. His injuries are not serious.' The thugs only secured a watch and $4 in cash. The police are looking for them. Akgostuka. Bitters are the most effica cious stimulant to excite the appetite. Tisstr THE PITTSBURG- VIOLnTIOJJF LAW Charged Against Councils on the Surrender "of Yal- uable Property. COMPLAINT TO THE MAYOR Against an Alley Vacation by the Majority of Property Owners, BOTH IN INTEREST AND NUMBER. Strong Allegations Hade by the Indig nant Eemonstrants. GOURLET MAKING AN IXYESTIGATION . What appears to be a flagrant violation of the new street law has been perpetrated by the City Councils, and unless the Mayor takes a band and applies a remedy there will be an excellent opening for a suit against the city which the city will have to pay for. The only remedy will be the veto, and it will have to be sustained by those who made it necessary to make it effective. At the lest meeting of Councils thero was passed an ordinance vacating Arm strong alley, Twenty-first ward, from Fifth avenue to Lincoln avenue. The ordinanoe had been presented in Common Council and was passed in both branches without a dis senting vote. No attention had been paid to it until yesterday a remonstrance was presented to the Mayor, which brought the facts in the case to the surface. The only signers to the paper petitioning for the va cation were Anna M. Bradley and Alice Heppenstall, wives of John Bradley and George Heppenstall, respectively, and their properties front on Lincoln avenue, each abutting 120 feet on Armstrong alley, which divides them at that point. Quite a Valuable Acquisition. The alley is 20 feet wide and Hi vacation, under the law, would give them each a 10 foot strip of land, fronting on Lincoln ave nue and 120 feet deep. As land In that section is worth about $75 per front foot, the value of such an acquisition is apparent George Finley, a well-known East End citizen, presented the remonstrance to Mayor Gourley, and from his statement It appears the petition for the vacation had never been presented for signatures to the other property holders interested. The petition as it was presented to Councils recites that "a majority of property owners in interest and number abutting on Arm strong alley," desired the vacation, but it appears from the remonstrance that the petitioners were largely in the minority, both as to number and interest. The two petitioners represent only 240 feet in inter est, whereas the remonstrants number 11, and their interested property 895 feet. The remonstiants were Robaf t Gnmbert, Thomas Armstrong, J. A. Munson, J. E. Schoonmaker, S. W. Hill, each 40 feet, George Finley 300, W. F. Aull 100, Camp bell & Dick 140, Alex. Liddell 62, T. D. Carnahan 80 and W. J. Neeley 33 feet. Injury to Other Property Owners. The remonstrants claim the vacation would work great injury to their property, shutting them out from communication with Lincoln avenue by an alley that has been open and used for travel for 40 years, and they claim there is no possible need for car rying out the purpose of the ordinance, aside from the fact that it is a positive vio lation -of the new street act. . Mayor Gourley has taken the case into consideration and is investigating it closely. From the information he has thus far se cured he is greatly opposed to the ordi-J umme, mm n lie uuas it necessary io exer cise the veto power it is highly probable that Councils-will hear something in a vig orous vein about passing ordinances which they failed to investigate and don't under stand. A BANQUET FOE D0CTOES. The Alumni or the West Penn Medical College Hold the Annual Sleeting. The Alumni Association of the West Penn Medical College held its annual meet ing yesterday afternoon. W. S. Platner was elected President; J. C. Boggs, Vice President; J. E. T. Martin, Secretary; Treasurer, J. E. Vogan, of Ohio, and Orator, C. AV. Conifer, of Oil City. A number of interesting papers on medical subjects were read. In the evening the second annual banquet of the association was given at the Schlosser Hotel. Covers were laid for 100 guests. The toasts were "Our Alma Mater," J. E. Martin; class of '87, R. A. Stewart; class of88, AV. S. Platner; class of '89, T. J. Elterich; class of '90, Hiram Depuy; class of '91, S. a Milligan; class of f92, E. F. Alter; "Quacks," Prof. F. Chris Lange. Concerning them he quoted the poet as fol lows: "Ho ins a man who stole the livery of the court of Heaven to serve the devil In." The other subjects were "The Young Doc tor," Prof. W. Snivelv; "The Ladies," Prof. W. F. Asdale. The toastmaster was Dr. E. B. Borland. Dr. AV. T. English was down for a speech on "Music and Medi cine," but he has been ill with pneumonia for several weeks. The young doctors en joyed themselves hugely, and the banquet was a great success. x The committee of arrangements consisted of Drs. L. W. AVilson, a H. Hitzrot, J. K. Sterrett, J. C. Boggs and J. A. Sheibley. Charged With larceny by Bailee. Molly Brannon appeared before Alder man Donovan yesterday and swore out a warrant against Dolly Baker charging her with larceny by bailee. The defendant owns a grocery store at 313 Second avenue, and the plaintiff was one of her customers. The plaintiff alleges that some time ago she bought some goods from Mrs. Baker and gave her a 510 bill in payment. The cost of the goods was only $5, but Mrs. , Baker did not have the change, and .promised to give it to her in a few days. Since then she has refused to give up the money. Mrs. Baker gave 5300 bail for a hearing Friday. Be Speaks-1 Languages. There is a lodger in the Twenty-eighth ward station house who wears four suits of clothes at the same time and speaks 14 dif ferent languages. He is a most interesting character and has seen better days. He is of Mexican birth, but was naturalized in. New York in 1889. His name is David Don Juan Cajtrre, and he was born in Vera Cruz. He had on his person letters written in Spanish, French, Italian, German. Polish and other languages. One was written bv the Spanish Minister at Washington, but no one at the police station had time to translate the contents. Side With the Foreman. For some reason Foreman Robert Leach, of L. M Morris' Penn avenue foundry, has resigned. His resignation came so sud denly, the 40 molders working under him thought he had been discharged. He -was very popular -with them, and they took up the fight and refused to go to work yester day. At a late hour last night they had not decided to go back to work. DISPATCH, THURSDAY, DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING. The Party Leaders Arranging for Mam moth Gathering 'Early in the Summer Katlonal'llgnres to Attend. The Democrats' of Western Pennsylvania, now that the contests for State delegates have been pretty generally disposed of, have turned their attention to a mammoth lovefeast and field day, to be held at some convenient point immediately after the Presidental candidate is nominated at the Chicago Convention. It is probable the meeting will be held at Idlewild Park, near Ligonier. The Allegheny county leaders have taken the affair in hand, and an effort is being' made to interest the leaders and the chairmen of the committees in every county in the western end of the State. It is proposed to have, if possible, the Presidental candidate attend the eatherinr. Other national figures and leaders will be present and the keynote of the national contest will be sounded on the occasion. It is estimated that at least 20,000 Democrats will be attracted to the general mass meet ing, and the scheme is said by Democrats generally to be a good one. Chairman Brenuen, while dlsoussipg the scheme last night, said: "The plan will bring together the Democratlo workers of the western end of the State. It will enable them to consult and get acquainted, and the result must necessarily be beneficial to the party generally. AYhat the Democrats want most is to get together and know each other better, and this scheme I believe will accomplish this purpose." L. 4 0. PEOPLE IN TE0UBIE. A Chairman of Ono society nnd Ooteet lvo Voder Arrest. Yesterday eoems to have been a bad. day for the Law and Order people. Joseph Q. Hunter, alleged ohnlrman of the Law and Order Society at MoDonald station, was ar rested yesterday morning on charges of soil ing liquor without license and furnishing liquor to minors. The society recently de clared its intention to clean out all the speak-easles In McDonald and punish the proprietors. Hunter, the reputed chairman ot tho organization, is one of the first to be charged with the offense the society is making war against, and the proseoution claims to have a good case against him. Hunter waived a hearing and furnished bail for his appearance at court His osten sible occupation is that of messenger be tween McDonald and Pittsburg. Harry Horn, the Law and Order de tective of this city whose wife created a scene a few days ago at the Law and Order headquarters by begging of him to give her money enough to buy bread for their chil dren, was sent to the workhouse for 30 days vesterdav morninir bv Magistrate Grim. Horn had -been ai rested by Officer Devlin at the request of Mrs. Stimgenback.a neigh bor of the Horn's, who said the Law and Order detective was beating his wife. The officer testified at the hearing that he met Horn coming out of the house with blood on his hands. Mrs. Horn was inside with her babe in her arms and crying from the abuse she had received. Magistrate Gripp gave the fellow a severe reprimand'and then sentenced him to 30 days to the work house, with an alternative of $25 fine and costs. Horn could not pay the fine and was taken to the barrel factory by Detective Bendel. The family will be provided for in his absence. ' THEY GOT A TIP IN ADVANCE. Inmates of a Southjldo Shanty-Boat Take to the Elver and Esc ipe. There -was a lively raid on the Southside last night About 10:30 Captain William Stewart and two or three officers started down to arrest the inmates of a shanty-boat at the foot of South Eighth street, against which several complaints had been made. The place wa ortnerly occupied by the Black Diamond Club; but it had vacated, and the present proprietor is unknown. Last night at least a dozen men and women assembled in the shanty boat, and with a man known to the police as "Baldy,"" as Stew ard, were having a high old time. AVhen word was sent to the police headquarters. Captain Stewart called the wagon and started down. In the meantime tbe inmates of the place heard the police were coming and they tried to escape. Some got skills and floated down the river, and others dis appeared among the other shanty boats and adjoining houses. Only three persons were caught. They were Maggie Carr, Mrs. T. C. Thornton and AVilliam King. Mrs. Thornton said at the police station that she lived at 65 First ave nue, and she seemed to find a great deal of amusement in blaming the other woman with leading her into bad company. The proprietor and several other inmates escaped. BTMAN'S PEOSECUIIONS. The Cases to Be Heard by Alderman Schell man Next Monday Evening. The hearing before Alderman Schellman in the cases against the election officers of the Third district of the Fifth ward, Alle gheny, will be heard on Monday evening next Martin Oliver, who acted as Judge of the Election, has not yet been arrested. Bauth, who acted aslnspector, and Finnev, the clerk, have already given bail for the hearing. It was alleged by the prosecutor yesterday that Bauth, who acted as inspector of elec tions at the Kepublican primaries, when it is alleged tbe election laws were violated, at tended the Democratic primaries last Sat urday e-wening, and, before being permitted to vote, took an oath, administered by Edward Armstrong, the Democratic Judge of Elections, that lie was and always had been a Democrat "This is the same man," Senator Butan said yesterday, "selected by Oliver and Ru dolph to act as iwpector at the Republican primaries, while Kramer, the Republican Inspector, concerning whose Republican ism there js no doubt, was kept off the board by Oliver and Rudolph. " Many Elopements to Toangstown. A dispatch from Youngstown says: Dur ing the last 24 hours Pennsylvania 6ent quite a delegation ot Cupid-smitten couples here to be married. Louis C. Golden and Miss Laura Monoghan, both of Uniontown, Joseph O. Adams and Miss, Sadie Murray, both of Pittsburg, came here last night and were married. To-day Samuel M. Parkhill and Miss Mary Stuart, of Beaver county, were married here. Albert Brownand Miss Carrie M. Craig, of Pittsburg, came in and were married. They aid their wedding was to take place April"6, but they had decided to. surprise their friends by selecting an, earlier date. Sir. Henderson Is Complacent. A. L. Henderson, the clock man for the Western Union, ' went East last evening. The company has the contract to furnish the big timepiece for tha AVorld's Fair. Mr. Henderson had been there for several weeks making arrangements to put in 'the clock. He said be v;as overcome with the magni tude of the Exposition and the work thus far accomplished. He thinks it is the duty of Congress to appropriate the $5,000,000 for which the Commission has asked. He believes the Government will come to the rescue and supply the balance of the money needed. Features of Local Interest Ths Pennsylvania Company havo bought 160 Fairbank scales to weigh mail matter. They will be put in the postal cars for 30 days as a test Up to this time tho weight of the mails has been estimated. Sickness Amons; Children, Especially infants, is prevelantmore or less at all times, but is largely avoided by giving proper nourishment and wholesome food. The most auccessiui ana rename oi an is me Gail Borden "Eagle" Brand Condensed Milk. Your grocer and druggiit keep it MARCH. 24, 1R93. TRYING TO COMBINE-. Hocking Valley Coal Operators Now More Than Anxious to Have a UNIFORM SELLING PBICB FIXED. Conflicting Statements Made bj the nival representatives. fositios oi" the pittsbdrg people The' Pittsburg and Hocking Valley opera tors met yesterday at the Monongahela House to discuss the selling price of coal. The Ohio people are very anxious now to come to terms with the local coal men since tbe reduction of G cents was made in freight rates. The wail of the Buckeye operators is musio to the ears of Pittsburgers. Their claim that the shipments of the Hocking Valley region fell off 43,000 tons last year is denied by the railroads and the Pittsburg operators. "This talk is ridiculous," re marked, a Pennsylvania freight man yester day. "For years the C, L. & W., AVheel ing and Lake Erie roads and the Ohio coal operators have had Pittsbarg by the throat" The preliminaries to form the Lake Coal I Shippers' Association of Ohio and Pennsyl- vuuiu wcro uispogQU oi, ui. sowng wm uo held at Cleveland noxt wook to ratify the papers which wll be drawn up In the mean time. The Hocking Vallev operators after the meeting claimed that all differences had been harmonized, and that a differential of 20 and 23 cents in favor of Hocking coal had been agroed to. The West Virginia operators had not been invited, but the Ohio people promised to fix them. These statements ot the Hoeking Valley coal men were denied by the local operators. They said no differential had been arranged, and they were not sure that the association would be formed. It is apparent that the Hocking Valley people are full of trickery, and they do not hesitate to stretch the truth for its effect on the market W. P. DeArmitt, speaking for the Pitts burg coal men, said they had not as yet re ceived (their just dues. The change in freight rates puts the coal from both sec tions on an equality, but it does not dis place the Hocking Valley, product In 1887 the Pittsburg operators shipped SI per cent of tbe lake coal, while in 1801 their tonnage had dropped to 43 per cent This shows who was getting the increase. A LETTEB TB0K AFSICA. A Flttibnrc Oil Driller's First Experience With n Natlre Shoemaker. Last December John R. AVatson went to Massana, in Abyssinia, Africa, as an em ploye of the Oil Well Supply Company, to bore some artesian wells for the Italian Government A few days ago Burt Gar rett, of the Enterprise Drill Com pany, who stops at the St James Hotel, received' an interesting letter from him. Among other things Mr. AVatson says that It took him six weeks to reach his destination from New York. He adds that he sailed under the protection of the Maccaroni Government, and he thinks their vessels are slower than sorghum on an ice berg north of Nova Scotia. The seamen never do to-day what they can leave off until to-morrow. He said he had met the Government agent at Massana, and he ap peared to be a nice man. The latter continues: "The population ofIassana is 5,000 white people, mest of them Italian soldiers. They are a much better class of Italians than we have in America. The good Italians do not come to the United States, I am sorry to say. The black population here numbers fully 15,000, and they are natives of Abyssinia. They are a very hungry race I have just had a good 'laugh, at Harry Taylor, my companion. He took a pair of shoes to a native shomaker to have they heels repaired. The shoemaker brought them back with both heels kocked offi He said they were bono, which means good in Arabia. Taylor was very mad when he saw the shoes, and he concluded to go barefoot like the rest of the people. AVe intend to drill the first well six miles from town at the foot of Mount Cullo. The country is badly broken, but it may be better than it lo'oks." Who Knows Where They'AreT The police received a letter yesterday from Mrs. Maggie Reis, of Westwood, O., inquiring for her brother, John F. Kuehn, 20 years of age, a typesetter, who has not written home since last July. His mother died recently. Mrs. Edwin Luff, of Syracuse, N. Y., asks information of her son, F. G. Luff, 22 years old, a horseshoer, heard of here some months ago. From Beverly, If. J., comes an inquiry for AVilliam Scott Howe, last heard of one week before the Johnstown flood, when he wrote that he was going away. His brother is tearful of his Temovai to the fated city, nd that he may have been drowned. The police will make the usual endeavors to find all these people. An Allegheny Forger Caught in Omaha. Detective Steele, of Allegheny, re turned from Omaha, Neb., yesterday, hav ing in custody Louis Rothschild, of Alle gheny, who is wanted here on a charge of forgery. William Peters, a well-known butcher, is the prosecutor. He claims that the defendant forged two notes in His name, aggregating $800, and after realizing on .fhe paper skipped out An indictment was secured against him, and telegrams sent to several Western cities resulted in. his capture at Omaha. A requisition was granted bv the Governor, and Steele was sent for Rothschild, who furnished S3.000 bail for court after he reached Allegheny. Rothschild is well-known here, and is said to have been a dealer in diamonds for years. Trying to Locato Henry Faulkner. The police have been trying to locate Harry Faulkner, of Harrisburg, who has been missing for two months in this city. J. R. Workman claims Faulkner worked with him as a brakeman in the Pennsyl vania Railroad yards until the 22th of last month, when he drew his pay, and the fol lowing day AVorkman heard of Faulkner down at The Point in company of a well known thief. He has not been heard of since. Faulkner's trunk, watch chain and other effects are at his boarding house, and his companion believes he has met with foul play or he would have written to his friends since his disappearance. THE PEOPLE'S STOK,rFIFTH AVE, To-Day. To-Day. Our grand opening of spring millinery. Don't miss it Campbell & Dick. Geasd millinery opening! Grand millinery openingl Thursday and Friday, at R03EXBAUM & CO. '3. You're looking well. I'm taking Bisque of Beef herbs ana aromatics. 50c and IL THE ALLEGHENY BRANCH GFFIGE ' OF THE DISPATCH AT 107 FEDERAL ST. Is open every day" except Sunday until 9 P. M . Advertisements will be received np to that hoar for insertion the next morning at regular rates. ' - AV EVXK HAL? D0ZEW Was the Total Number of Injured Ones Reported Yesterday. " i' ' Of the six persons injured yesterday none were of a serious nature. Three of the acci dents were due to falls and the other three were injured while at work in thevarious .mills. The list follows: Wilsok Gbovi, a carpenter, who lives at No. 40 Preble avenue, Allegheny, fell from a scaffold at a house on Market street, Alle- m1i.ii- -b...i1iiv a'fiimnAn. fTA TU WOrlt- ine on the seoond story, when he was over fold, fracturing his risrht thigh and suffer ing internal injuries. His condition is not considered very serious. " Elmee Hobdbo, a sbover at the East Lib erty Stockyards, fell from a freight car neaa Torrense station yesterday afternoon. His head struck the stones between the track and was cut in several places. ' Sins Rachel Cabbell, who lives on Preble avenue, Allegheny, fell on the lev pave ment in front of her home yesterday and broke .her arm. Howabd Palbb, employed at Painter's West End mill, had his hand and arm badly burned by hot metal yesterday. He was taken to his home on Steuben street. William Joses, a colored man employed as a laborer at the -Linden Steel W orks, had his right foot badly crushed last night by a large steel sheet falling on ir. Patbick Swebxet was brought to the Mercy Hospital last night from the Edizar Thompson Steel Works. His right le was broken in two places and his head was cut in several places. He fell from a scaffold. Removal. Changes of address will be found to-day on the third page, under the above heading. J.KERWINMILLER&Co. FINE HAND-MADE AND PRESSED PAPERS In now parlor shades and rich colorings for liDrary, dining room and hall. WALL PAPER IK ALL SHADES. 543 Smithfield Street, Pittsburg, Pa, mhM-87 ENGRAVED WEDDING INVITATIONS. CALLING CAEDS, ETC. W. V. DEEMITT CO, 407 Grant street and 39 Sixth, avenue. fe7-TT8BU THE in i nmT Timnvi mrm A,r Fnrna8 and Wroucht steel Ranees. CINDERELLA RANGES AND STOVES. UAS RANGES AND BROILERS, J. C. BAETLTT, OC3-TT3 03Woodstre3t l'lttsburg.Pa OUR RECORD As Eiolusive Dealers in CARPETS, CURTAINS AND UPHOLSTERY GOODS Is unexcelled. Devotinir all my time and experience to this branch of business, am confident that we can give entire satisiac-' tfnn n.9 tr style. Quality and niice.s. Always up in styles and down to rock-bottom in prices respectfully invite our triendsand the public to examine our choice new stock of Wiltons, Axminsters, Gobelins, Moquettes, Velvets, Body Brussels, Tapestry Brussels, 3-Plys, Ingrains, Art Squares, Linoleums, Curtain Poles. Curtains of every description, all at great ly reduced prices. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVENUE. mh23-TTSSa BIBER &EAST0N. SPECIAL SALE KID GLOVES. CHAMOIS MOSQUETAIRE GLOVES, In White and Cream, 87c. BIARRITZ TANS AND SLATES, Special value, $1.00. 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 EvSning Wear. OUR "DERBY" GLOVE, In Tans and Slate, perfect fitting and entirely reliable, $1.75. MEN'S.SUEDEGLOVES.ExtraValye, In the New Tans and Browns, $1.00. MEN'S BLACK KID GLOVES In Suede and Glace. BIBER & EAST0N, S05 AXD S07 MARKET STL mhaO-TTssn i NEW ADVERTISEMENTS . The Leading; Pittsttursr, Pa, Dry Goods House. Thursday, Mar. 21, lea. JOS. HOME & CO.'S 'PENN AVENUE STORE! 'TABLE LINENSI .IMPORTANT NOTICE "-TO- " HOTEL, RESTAURANT ' ' " AND .. .HOUSEKEEPERS GENERALLY. Enormous importations just received from ' ', SCOTLAND, IRELAND and GERMANY. - We take pleasure in announcing the arrival of our special importations of Housekeeping Linens generally. The assortment is by far the largest and most varied ever seen in ourstores, and the styles the pick of the choicest designs of the most noted manufact urers of the Old World. . We are direct importers, paying no intermediate profits, supplying Linens direct from the looms to the con sumer, and are, therefore, in a posi tion to give our customers only goods superior to all others for their wear ing qualities, and at prices fully 20 to 25 per cent below the prices asked elsewhere for inferior goods. ENTIRELY NEW' STYLES IK . Table Damasks, Napkins, Tablecloths, , D'Oylies. Table Sets And Towels. Among the items -worthy of special mention are: BLEACHED DAMASKS, 62 inches wide, 50c a yard, 62 inches wide, 65c a yard, (Heayy Scotch.) 66 inches wide, 75c a yard, 68 inches wide, 85c a yard, 68 inches wide, 95c a yard, f (Very Superior.) 72 inches wide, $j. yard. The above with Napkins to match. CREAM DAMASKS, 60 inches wide, 50c a yard, 72 inches wide, 75c a yard, 72 inches wide, $1 a yard, 72 inches wide, $1.25 a yard. The last three numbers with Napkins to match. We also offer the best value ever shown in Cream Table Damasks at 25c a yard but as a matter of econ omy do not'recommend it to our cus tomers. t BLEACHED NAPKINS, Unrivaled values At$i, $r.io, $1.25, $1.50 per dozen. And in extra large sizes from $2.25 to $4 per dozen. FttlNGED. NAPKINS. The largest rauge of sizes and de signs ever shown, at prices ranging from 50c to $5 per dozen. LINEN SHEETINGS, Full 24 yards wide, at 85c, 95c, $1 per yard, that are worth fully 25c a yard more. Also extra values in Hemstitch Linen Sheets, Hemstitch Pillow Cases, Hemstitch Bolster Cases. . -ALL TO MATCH. We would strongly recommend our customers to make their purchases without delay, while the assortments are so complete and the stock is at its best. JOS. H0RNE & Q0., 607-621 PENN AVE. ahM jL lMrJi?jki.-!?Mi JtiMlg&tikM& iPiS!3WBiR?5i'Jt! li Kfc j
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