sssmbj2mb ;toaMawyMaMMaEaajaiiiKyisafeiiaiM -4T f-r;, TT THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH SATURDAY. JUNE 18, 1892. 1 the river joined in the search until the river yas alive with boats filled ith men search ing lor the dead. AKOIHER X1FE WEHT OUT. Tiioxuas Wimllp Urownrd "While Bsthinc In Hir Ohio Hirer. Thomas "tt'indlc. ajed 43 years, was drowned while in bathing at the foot of Island avenue, Manchester, at 8 o'clock last eveninc. H body was recovered shortly attcrward and taken to his home at Bainl and Market streets, Manchester. Mr. W.ndle was swimming with several friends in the Ohio river, but suffered sud denly a cvcre at-ark of cramps. His iriends tried to reach him in time but jailed. He sank, and about half an hour alter his bodv was rrcovered iarther down the rh er. The deceased was married'and leaves a wife and several children. He had a dairy and was well known in Alleghenr, being 'a brother of John "Windle, of tne VVimile HotcL DEOWNED IN THE MONONGAHELA. Death Claimed Him After a Bant and Hot Bat's Work. Israel Solomon, 28 years old, was drowned in the Monongahcla river at Soho last even ing while bathing. Solomon had been working all day tearing down some old houses, and after getting through work he went into the river for a bath, and striking a !and hole he sank beneath the waters. The body was recovered a short time after and was taken to the morcue. The drowned man lhed somewhere near Linden station. Coroner's Jury ltrcommentls Public Baths. The Coroner's jury on the deaths of Otto Kl.iges, Frank Ilefler and David Allen, the boys drowned in the rivers while bathing, yesterday rendered verdicts of accidental dron ning and recommended that in view of the large number of such caes public liatn houses should be established, as sug gested bv Tim DisrATCJi last Mondav. THE FOURTH OF JULY. rrcrara'Ioin Being S!ad by the Mayor and Chlrl liisjrlnw Sltrs Selected for the i.i-rcibei ImproirmentH Promised at i-climiley Park Arrangements for Ke lrrshnicnt stands. Mayor Gourley and Chief Bigclow yester day went out to Schenjey Park and selected the ground-, for the various exercises of the Fourth of July celebration. The location occupied for the grand stand last year was decided upon as the best for this year's meeting, but it will be covered this time. The Mayor had preferred the orchard owing to its advantages of shade, but its in convenience was against it The open Fpace iu front of the woods, back in the hollow, was selected for the athletic sports. The crowd ill thus be protected from the run and be enabled to view the scene from a good cleation. The fire works display will be given fiom the top of the hiil near the vntiance, instead of from the bottom as it was last " vear provided sufficient funds are received within the next lew days to pay lor them. Some great improvements are being made for the celebration, among which is a lake in Panther Hollow, winch will be a great attraction to j oung and old. Superintend ent McKnislit has orders to devote his whole time from now until the Fourth to providing for the comfort of the people at the park. The new band stand and passen ger shelter nt the entrance are to be com pleted for the creat day. It was decided yesterday that the refresh ment stand privileges at the park will be given out next Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the Mayor's office. There have been hundreds of applications for privileges, many of them being for exclusiverightsand with offers of substantial payment in re turn, hut all these have been refused, the idea beinc to allow the fullest latitude to the people and the greatest possible accom odation for the crowds expected at this year's celebration. Yesterday's contributors to the Fourth of July fund were: Freehold Bank, $100; A. A. Milligan, ?2."i; Aiken, Johnson & Co., 510; John Dialling, flO; Geo. Dimling, 55; Josiah Andrews, fj. AN OATKEAL COMBIKAIIOI". Tho Business Is bo Dull That the Manu facturers TVill TJnlto. About ten oatmeal manufacturers met at the Andeon yesterday to form a business combination. The trade is so dull from over-production that some regulation is necessary, and it is thought that an organi sation like the United States Baking Com pany or the United States Glass Company will result in a decided improvement in business. Among those Drcsent were J. F. Kpaulding, Boston; J. Allison Eyster, 3'hiladelphia; "William Foulds, Manchester, Conn.; Hugo Schumacher, Akron: E. C. Foster, Peoria, and J. H. Swinarson, Chi cago. The majority were in favor of buying up the factories and placing them under one management The form of the combination was thoroughly discussed, aud a central company will no -doubt be formed. Soon nftcr the McKinley bill went into effect ex Governor Campbell accused the oatmeal men of forming a trust and advancing prices. Both charges were strenuously denied. If the McKinley bill helped the trade it also induced a number of people to go into the business. .Numerous factories were built in the "West. Some have been burned, others are idle and a lew are in operation. Mr. Foster taid the manufacturers were making a new for an old dollar. They have no profit to show for their worfc. The market has been overdone and prices ire on the decline. Oatmeal is a cheap Jood, and is consumed in great quantities by the toiling masses. Mr. Foster re marked that it was good to fill up on and it made bone and muscle. He doen't eat much himself, but many people like it. It depends on early training whether one relishes it or not TALK OF CDX BATES. The 1!. & O. and 1'ennsrlvanla Said to Be .Slashtns Fares to Chicago. Humors are current that the trunk lines are cutting rates on passenger business be-, twecn New York and Chicago. Agents do not believe that any slashing has been done from Xew York, but it was reported vester day that the Pittsburg and "Western was of fering a rate of 56 for the round trip to Chicago. The rate on the Ft"Wayneis57 50, and in the past the Pennsylvania Companv people have been willing to allow the Pitts burg and Western a diflerential of 5L Some dc-elopments are expected to-day. The competition between the Baltimore and Pennsylvania lines has always been keen and sharp. HIS IHJUBY FATAL. Tho Verdict In T. C Lowcry's Case TTas Accidental Death. John Donncll, who resides off Bates street, Fourteenth ward, and who fractured liis skull by lalliug off a horse on Sunday last, died yesterday afternoon at the Mercy Hospital. An inquest will be held to-dav. A verdict of accidental deatli was rendered yesterday in the case of Thomas C Lowery, who was killed on the Panhandle liailroad at Mansfield on Thursday night -Attempted T holesalo Murder. Andrew Slowicki, who lives near the corner of Filth avenue and Soho street, be came demented at his home yesterday after xioou aud tried to kill two of his fellow boarders by emptying his revolver at them. -"one ot tne bullets struck the men. Of ficer Crehan and Rohan were notified, and. after a severe struggle thev succrjeded in locking Slow icki up in the Fourteenth ward station. ANTICIPATING A CUT. Property Holders on Fifth Avenue liuilding With the Hope That THE HUMP WILL SOON COME DOWN. BiZ Improvements Projected Grant and Smithfield. Between A NEW SIX-ST0EI OFFICE STEUCTUKE The march of improvement "proposed on the Fifth avenue block from Smithfield to Grant street is receiving additional strength daily. The latest step is that taken by the Methodist Protestant Board of Publication, the directory of which has just decided to erect in place of its old-fashioned building a handsome granite front six storied office building. These is also another important matter being talked of in real es tate circles. It is a revival of the proposi tion to cut down the Fifth avenue hump, and though no decisive steps have been taken there is a strong belief that a deter mined move in that direction will be made before lontr. The Anchor Bank directors were the first owners on the block to provide for the pro posed cut by arranging their building to suit the new grade. Prepared for a Deep Cot. The Cqunty Commissioners had previously done likewise in planning the new Court House, but they expected the cut would be made long ago, in fact it was expected the hump would have been cut before the Court House was finished. The new Kaufmann building is being constructed for the new grade, the foundations being rnn down 17 feet below the present street line, so that in event of a cut they will have a six-story building instead of the five-story structure planned for the present grade. The architects at work on the plans for the proposed Carnegie block from Cherrv to Scrip alleys, and on the massive office block which Park Bros, will erect at the corner of Fifth avenue and Grant street on the property recently purchased from C L. Magee, are all arranging to take advantage of a cut down. The Methodists have di rected their architect to make similar pro vision. By this all but one or two prop erties on the south side of Fifth avenue are placed so that in the event of a reduction of the hump there will be little damages to pay, it any. A Majority on the Other Side. On the north side of the avenue the Maeder and Leader buildings are similarly prepared for the improvement, and there is little property below them to be affected to any extent This leaves onlv a lew build ings above Grant street and St. Paul's Ca thedral to be damaged by the cut, and the cost of the improvement, aside from the actual expense of the necessary grading, will be greatly lessened as compared with the estimates made in 1S87, when the last attempt was made to get an ordinance for the improvement passed in Councils. At that time the congregation of the Cathedral, assisted bv the nronertr owners all around it, made such a strong fight against it that the measure was defeated with votes to spare. But recent real estate transactions have chanced the complexion of things on-ie hump and there are indica tions that when the next attempt is made it will not be reriously hindered in passage. A Massive Granite Offlco Ilut'dlng. The proposed building of the Methodist Protestant Publishing Company will be sup plied with all modern conveniences and cost between ?30,000 and ?40,000. "Work will be commenced in a short time, the office and store being temporarily moved to the old Post building on "Wood street The new lront will be massive, entirely built of granite and will compare well with its neighbor, the Anchor Bank. The lot is 20x110 feet, and an oiler of 525,000 has recently been refused for it. The de termination to build was caused by the weakening of the old building by the ex cavations for the Kautmann store on the old church lot Kautmanns' desired to lease the small lot and the Anchor Bank property as well, but negotiations failed. The directors of the publishing company expect to get back in rents what the build ing will cost inside of 15 years. The pub lishing house will occupy the second floor, and the printing and editorial rooms of the church's weekly papers will be on the sixth floor. The ground floor will be a storeroom and will be rented, and the balance will be fitted up for offices and rented. PEOPLE MUST DECIDE, The Division of "Wards in Alleghenr Left to a Populitr Tote. The special committee of Allegheny Councils on the divisions of wards met last night Mr. Henricks moved that a sub committee of seven members be appointed to confer with the committee of the Board of School Controllers that an understanding may be reached on the question of the division of school property that would necessarily follow the dividing of one ward wherein are several schools. This question was the onlv one that stood in the way of a settlement last night and the resolution of Mr. Henricks was offered to bring the matter to a settlement, not by Councils. but by State legislation, and as the resolu tion was carried the question will be left to the citizens of Allecheny in a vote for or against a division of the wards. The committee appointed was Messrs. Henricks, Lowe, Etustein, Simon, Lewis, Schondelmyer and Stauffer. The legal pro ceedings will be left to Citv Solicitor Elphinstone. Attorney "W. B. Bodgers represents the Board of School Controllers. 2o time has yet been set for a meeting ot the two committees. MISSING FOB F0TJB TBAB8. Mrs. tester Thinks Her Lost Brother Was In the Covington Accident Mrs. Lestor, who resides at Itedman's Mills. Allegheny county, was inquiring at police headquarters last night about her brother, Henry Osborne, who left home four years ago and has not been heard from since. Mrs. Lestor read in the papers of the bridge horror at Covington, Ky., and among the list of injured was a Henry Os borne, who answered the description of her lost brother. The Police Bureau have written to Covington for particulars and sent a description of the missing man. ETNAWAY BOYS AERESTED. One Sent Home and the Other Betnrned to the i:idce Avenuo Orphan ' avium. Harvey Patterson, aged 11 years, was ar rested in Allegheny last night and taken to the Central station. He ran away from the Ridge Avenue Orphan Asylum Thursday night He said when arrested that he had no special reason to leave, but wanted to have a little fun. His father lives, he stated, on Arch street, Allegheny. Another runaway boy arrested in Alle gheny was Fied Ralph, aged 11 years, whose parents live at 129 Ohio street He left home several days ago and went to Red Bank, on the Allegheny "Valley Railroad. He was traced by an Allegheny'officer, and brought back. AX ASIKONOMICAL CLUB To Have the Free Use of a Fine Observatory and Telescope. Wantod A few more gentlomen and ladles to Join our astronomical club. The tree use of alive-thouand dollar ($,000) ooservatory outflc is offered to tho members for tlio prac tical study of the xrandaml sublime science. Those only connected with Intellectual and professional pursuits aro agked to scud tlipir address to . IIesut liEKGtn, Observatory Hill, Allegheny, Pa. DEATH FROM THE HEAT. A Mill Man Overcome Dies Within an Hour Afterward Terrible Suffering or Worlt mrn Aronnd Furnacrs and Boilers Some Mills to Shot Down. The intense heat of yesterday was prob ably more generally felt in the various por tions of the city than on any of the previous hot days. It was especially felt among the mill men and others employed near furnaces or boilers. At the power house of the Citi zens Traction Company the men employed in building up the fires were nearly pros trated, and it was only through almost super human exertion they kept at work through the hottest hours of the day. At Shoen bergerVmill, and Carnegie's Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third street mills, although work was not suspended, but little was done, as the men were forced to take a rest every lew minutes. Peter Phillips, aged 43 rears, employed at .rotten s foundry, was overcome by the heat while standing near one of the furnaces. He was removed to the "West Penn Hospi tal, and late last night was reported to be in a fair way to recover. An unknown man was brought to the "West Penn Hospital about 10 o'clock last night He was em ployed as a laborer on the Pennsylvania Kail road, and was overcome by the heat at 'Torrens station. .He bad not recovered consciousness up to a late hour last night, and but little hopes are entertained for his recovery. Torrence Lamb was overcome by the heat on Sedgwick street, Allegheny, yesterday afternoon. The patrol wagon was sum moned, and he was removed to his home at 35 Warner street Patrol wagon If a 1, of Allegheny, took a man named Thompson, who was prostrated with heat at the corner of Madison avenue and East street, to his home at 92 Hemlock street The men in the Southside mills suffered more than on Thursday, and if the heat con tinues as great to-day as it was yesterday several of them will shut down, entirely. As it is the forces are demoralized. Quite a number quit work last night through exhaustion. One man employed at Byers mill was overcome at 8 o'clock and died within an hour. His name was Stephen Schurma, aged 24, whose home was at 108 McKean street He was taken from the mill and removed to his home, where Dr. McCord tried to save his life, but the effect of the heat was too pow ertul and he died shortly before 9 o'clock. It was reported on the Southside that the driver for a brewery had received a sun stroke in Lower St Clair township yester day afternoon, but the rumor could not be verified. ....'' - IT. 8HAD FOR UTAH. Captain I.ambson I'ralses the Work of the United States Fl.h Commission. Captain Lambson, in charge of car No. 2 of the United States Fish Commission, reached the Union depot last evening bound for "Washington. The captain had planted a lot of shad in the Bear river, Utah. The shad is a salt water fish, but it spawns in fresh water. He said they had stocked Utah lake several years ago, and the fish had thrived. They lived in the salt, water lake and went up the rivers to spawn.' The captain couldn t say what would be th result in Bear river. The fish may go int the great Salt Lake and die, for the water too dense lor animal life to exist in it J.he captain believes that if it were not lor the wore of the commission mafhy varieties ot fish would soon become extinct He was regretting that the GovernnJent hadn't the control over State streams. "When a river is stocked, they must trutt to the State fish laws to protect the aniiuals until they begin to spawn. He suggests that the border States along the lakes should hold a conference with Canad and frame laws to protect fish during the ing period. ipawn- M0UHTAIH WATEB COJIIHQ.' The Western Water Company to. Supply the City of Pittsburg. The Western Water Company recently chartered at Harrisburg with afcapital of $7,000,000, has about completed Jje survey for a water line between Pittsbut. alllj jn. dian creek, the largest mountain stream in the Fayette county mountains. JffThe idea is to carry the waters of Indian :eek to Pitts burg, there to be used fonKrinking pur poses instead of the wateflT of the Alle gheny. A site has alreadyjbeen located at Mill Run lor a storage res JfrVoir. The In dian creek is the nearest Vfresh mountain stream to Pittsburg. It tiKes its rise in the Laurel Mountains, and 'Ms about 25 miles long. It is increased in ize by the crystal rivulets which flow intoMt from the sides of the Chestnut and Laurl Mountains. The "Western "Waterconipanv is made up of noted capitalists, fc G. Sinims, the Sec ond Vice President nf the Pennsvlvunln Railroad, is one of te leading spirits in the corporation. The line has beet surveyed as far as Wil merdmg. The plan t0 pipe watCr to Pitts burs is a feasibleone. The fall in elevation is between 300 arf,, 400 feet FELL Imo A 8ALT VAt i-iicner cairn's Little Son Probably F'yily Scalded Yesterday. Eugene Gavjn, 7 years old, son of Jimmy Galvin, the ,0ted baseball player, while at play yesterd. aT fell into a hot water vat at the UnioiySait -Vorks and as scalded badly. Ty,iere were several et of hot water inl tne vat i,ut the ittle one suc ceeded irf keeping his head above the water. ffis bodv was badlv scalded but his I face waa coved. The attending n says there are little hopes of his ' His father vrhn vab relpftspd hv the Allegheny Club, left home yesterday mornin p t0 jom tne st- Louis cfub His w"e"!fused to notify him last night, say ing th al; tjje phySjCians could do as much for th le i)OV- with" her devoted husband ab- EeJn ' as ' ne were at home. -" je lad suffered terribly last night He wa' . unconscious most of the night He is Ti jmr.rkably strong boy, and his mother is no pelul that he will pull through. Trrated Their Daughters Sh ibblly. "William Hilty, who resides on Dauphin B treet. was given a hearing before Alder ' man Kerr last night on a charge of cruelty ' ind nesrlcct preferred by Secretary Dorente 1 sf the Anti-Cruelty Society. Hilty has a 19 - year-old girl whom he has not helped to sup port since last March. He refused to allow the girl to come home, and she has been cared for by neighbors. He was fiued (10 and costs. Pat Barry, who resides in the rear of 1909 Penn avenue, was given a hearing on the same charge. Barry has a 15-year old daughter that is afflicted with the St Vitus dance. It is alleged that he abused her shamefully and put her out of the house. He was fined $10 and costs. Dn. B. M. Has in. Bye, hrnat dlsoa-es exclusively, t treet, Pittsburg, Pa. ear, nose and Office, 720 Prnn 88U Excursion to Wh-ellns To-Morrow. Rate, $1 50 the 1 ound trip. Train leaves B. & O. K. It depot at 8:10 A. X. 8:50 P. M. SATURDAYS Is the latest moment at which small advertisements will be received at the ALLEGHEH1T BRANCH OFFJGE For Insertion in tho SVUNDAY DISPATCH. n week days the office will remain open . untii r. x. a usual. I opoa . until r. x.a usual. . I in which the meeting was new said the es- nues. PrrraBuno 'Cycle CoairAinr. 1 James u. Aiicen co.-s, ltw jnitn ayenue. 1 jew j 1 f V DISCUSSING A SCALE. V Manufacturers and Men Review the Wage Question Together. THE WORKERS -NOT PERSUADED To Accept the Terms Offered by Their Present Employers. CONFERENCE ON SHEET AND TIN PLATE Yesterday morning, as usual, the dele gates to the convention of the Amalgamated Association met in Forbes street Turner HalL The first hour was devoted to re viewing the business transacted at previous sessions. At 11 o'clock the committee representing the Pittsburg iron and steel manufacturers visited the hall and addressed the delegates, advising them to accept the reductiou in the scale. Mr. D. B. Oliver spoke first He was followed by Henry Laughlin. B. Zug, A. E. "W. Painter, J. W. Friend and James Mc Cnteheon. The members of the convention listened attentively to all of the arguments prei.ented, but none of the Amalgamated Association's officials replied. It was nearly 2 o'clock before the convention was closed for recess, the manufacturer's haying taken the best part of three hour to explain why the proposed chr.ngei in the scale should be accepted. .,' It was plainly evident that the delegates did not take kindly to the expressions of the manufacturers, and A ere is no doubt that the changes asked ipx by the employers will not be approvedjiy the delegates. "While the meeting in toe Magee building was in progress the remaining delegates of the Amalgamated Association met and 'held their regular afternoon session in the Forbes Street HalL Discussing the Blannfactarers' Scmle. Most of tbe time was devoted to discussing the scale of 'the manufacturers, reviewing the arguments; advanced, and making a copy of instructions which the "Wage Com mittee iis to follow in the future. This morning the convention will again convene and continue in session until thjis evening. It is expected that some definitej action will be taken before the day is over 'and an effort made to have the man ufacturers review the stand they have takeny. The same obstinate feeling that exists among the delegates also prevails among the employers of Carnegie, Phipps& Co., limited. The latter firm have promul gated a new scale governing the wages of their workmen. This new scale which goes into effect J uly 1 is of the sliding order based on bil lets at $26 50 per ton, the same as the one now in force, but upon a close examination there are a number of reduetions to be found averaging from 16 to 40 per eent The men strenuously object to this new scale, aud say positively that they never will accept it The national convention of the association will pass upon the scale next week. Although it is slated for rejection it is probable a conference will be sought with the firm. As for the firm they have given the association until June 21 to ac cept After that date it will be too late to think favorably of it, and all old employes who may sign will be required to do so, not as members of the association, but as indi viduals. Will Work Until the Last Moment "Whether the scale is signed or not, how ever, the workmen will continue in the performance of their duties until midnight ot June 30. An open meeting for all the 3.000 work ers in the mills and the public will be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock at Hnme stead. The national officers ot the Amal gamated Association and delegates to the annual convention now in session in this citv will be present. Among other things I there will be discussed the reported policy 01 tne management 01 tne steel worics in which private offers are said to have been made to certain skilled workers. That a conflict is probable was settled yes terday when General Manager Potter, of Carnegie, Phipps & Co., limited, declared positively, "If the men do not sign the com pany's scale by the 24th instant the Home stead Steel "Works will never operate as a union mill again." This declaration was made to two members of the Amalgamated who had been called into the office and offered a large salary to remain at their work regardless of the Amalgamated Asso ciation. Special inducements were made in the way of foremanships and rapid promo tion, bnt the offers were promptly declined, which declination brought out the above statement from the General Manager. The business men of Homestead are showing a lively interest in the daily de velopments. Until the past week they had expected an amicable settlement, but are now convinced that such will never be at tained. They now show a disposition to aid the workmen by all means in their power. Some few hope for a compromise when the Conference Committee from the convention meets the representatives of the company, but these hopes are growing scarcer every day. Flgnrlns on a Worker's Waces, The following letter written by Mr. F. EL Richardson, Secretary of the Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company, was received last evening: P1TT8BUR0, Pa. , June 17. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Dear Sir In an interview published In this inomlns's Issue of your paper, Mr. Ed wnrd A. Kell, Treusuror of tho Amalgamated Association, is Quoted as ssylnir that under the scale of wattes pioposed by the lion mitn nfacturers' to take effect July 1, 1892, his wages will he cut down to H 50 per day. I have taken tbe trouble to look over the books of the Plttsbnrs Forge and Iron Conmany, where Mr. Kell is employed, and find that from Januarys to April SO of the present year; tlio average product of his furnaco was 11 9-10 tons per turn, ror which ho recolved 70 cents per ton or $S S3 per turn or day. The same average prodnct at the rate of wages proposod In the manufacturers' scale would give Mr. Kell the sum of tS 95 per day Instead of $4 50 as stated by him 111 the intoi view. Whllo I am averse to a discussion In the newspapers of the points of difference be rweor) the manufacturers and the workmen, I deem it necessary that all misleading statements cominz like this from a responsi ble source should be corrected. Respect fully, F. E. KlCHAltDSON. AH ALL-NIGHT SESSION? Tin Plate Manufacturers and Workmen DIscnislntr the Scale. Contrary to the general expectations of the delegates to the convention of tbe Amal gamated Association of Iron and Steel "Workers, just as wide and sweeping reduc tions have been demanded by the sheet and tin plate manufacturers in the new McICin lev or tin house scale as were demanded by the iron and steel manufacturers earlier in the week. The Conference Committee of the Amal gamated Association met the tin manu facturers yesterday afternoon in the apart ments of the Association of Iron and Steel Sheet Manufacturers,rooms Kos. 710 and 711 Magee building. The members of the com mittee began arriving 'as early as 1:30 o'clock, but it was not until one-half hour after this time that the doors were' closed and the delegates called to order. At 7:30 o'clock a motion was made that a recess be taken, and this was carried. At 9 o'ebek all ot the committeemen had returned and tbe meeting was again" called to order. Up until 2 o'clock this morning the conference was still going on and in a fair way to con tinue indefinitely.' This meeting' was the longest and most hotly contested of 'any held during the week. The manufacturers asked that a heavy reduction be msde in all the departments, while the Wage Commit tee would not hear ot the propositions. Neither side would yield. Several delegates in passing through tfjt hallway to and from the room in trhich the meeting was held said the ses sion would probably last all night, as both sides had decided upon reaching a decision before they adjourned. The same men hinted that the reductions made in the tin house scale were even heavier than those asked by the iron and steel manufac turers. PREYED ON HIS MIND. An Aged and Afflicted Soldier Shoots Him self In the Blent Temple The Wound Is Fatal He Had an Incurable Disease. John Miller, residing at Ho. 366 Thirty third street, shot himself through the head yesterday afternoon with suicidal intent, inflicting a fatal wound. Miller is 60 years of age and was employed in the Pennsyl vania Railroad yard as a switchman. He was a member of the Grand Army, and dur ing the war contracted a blood disease that settled in his legs. It was incurable, and a few weefes ago compelled him to auit work. His physician told him he could not cure him and that he would eventually have to am putate both his legs. This worked on Mil ler's mind and worried him, as did the loss ot his army papers some time ago. He had applied for a pension, and cave his papers to a comrade to arrange for him. The man disappeared and with him went the papers. Miller's afflictions made him despondent, and, it is believed, he grew tired of life. Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday after noon, while his wife was out of the room, he obtained a revolver and shot himself in the right temple. His wife found him a mo ment later lying unconscious on the floor of the dining room and summoned Dr. Penney. The wound was dressed, though the ball was not removed. At a late hour last night he was still alive, but the, physician said he would not recover. He' has a family of grown up children. BULER AT RIVEKBIDE. The Somerset Moonshiner and Bis Son Be Cln to Serve Their Terms. Sheriff Good, with several deputies; ar rived in the city yesterday afternoon from Somerset with a number of prisoners for the penitentiary. In the gang were Moon shiner Miller and his son, and Fuher, the "Wilkinsburg man, who killed a B. & O. fireman during a quarrel on the mountains. Miller, it will be remembered, was tried for the murder of old man Hochstetler sev eral months ago. Hochstetler was the king ot moonshiners in Somerset county. Miller got 10 years. His son and he were hand cuffed together, and they appeared to be in a good humor. A great crowd gathered aronnd the pair at the B. & O. depot and the Sheriff had his bands full answering questions. Mr. Good didn't waste much time,-and hustled his victims off to River side. OETTIKO SEASY 70S THE FOURTH. Mayor Gourley and Chief Blgeloir Are TV'orklnc Together. Mayor Gourley aud Chief Bigelow visited Schenley Park yesterday to look oyer the ground for a location for the Fourth of July grand stand. No selection has been decided on. They also decided that none of the numer ous applications for refreshment stand nriv ileges at the park on the Fourth will re ceive any attention until next Monday at 10 o'clock, when the Mayor will give them out at his office. Contributions received yesterday were as follows: Freehold Bank, 100; A. A. Mil ligan, $25; Aiken, Johnston & Co., $10; John Dimling, $10; George Dimling, 55; Josiah Andrews, $5. ANOTHER CASE OF SMALLPOX. A German Emigrant, Just Arrived, Found M lth the Disrate on Thirty-Ninth Street. Another case of smallpox was found in the city yesterday. Robert Shafer, a re cently arrived German emigrant, was found in a boarding house in the rear of No. 300 Thirty-ninth street. The disease had just begwin to show on the patient, and he was taken to the Municipal Hospital at once. The officers of the Bureau ot Health say Shafer must have rontracted the disease on shipboard, as he had come direct to Pitts burg on landing in the country. The Bureau of Health has now a good stock of vaccine virus on hand, and have as surance that there will be no further scarcity in quills. PATEICK KELLY'S FUN May Eesult In a Prolonged Scjonrn at Workhoasc. Patrick Kelly is again in the toils, lives on Bingham street, Southside, last night being a little hilarious from the He and the effects of liquor he went home and pro ceeded to throw his wife and children out ot the house. An officer coming that way stopped Patrick's fun and sent him to No. 7 police station. This is his second trip on the same charge. A short while after Kelly was locked up Agent McDonald of the Anti-Cruelty So ciety made his appearance and entered a charge of cruelty to children against him, STRIKING BIO WELLS. Optimistic IteporU Toll phoned From the Bohb Farm. Things were lively on the oil farm of the Robb heirs yesterday. No. 1 well was shot with ten quarts of glycerine and produced 400 barrels, according to a telephone mes sage. No. 3 struck the pay Gordon sand last night at 8 o'clock aud is flowing 80 barrels, and at 10 o'clock No. 2 struck the same streak. No gauge could' be had on No. 2, but is said to be doing better fban No. 3. Cause of the Covincton bridge Disaster. "William Baird, of this city, bassed through yesterday morning en route to Flemington, N. J., with the remains Vf his brother, Robert Baird, who was killed at the Covington bridge disaster. Andrew, the other brother, was buried at his home, Point Pleasant, "W. Va. "While here Mr. Baird stated that the cause of the accident was a bed of quicksand under the river which the contractors knew nothing about when the false work was erected. It was an accident they could not avoid. " " Stole His Own Shoes. John Burns, a boy about 18 years old, was arrested last night for stealing his own shoes. He had his shoes repaired, and not caring to pay for the work, he watched his opportunity and stole them. He was locked up in the Fourteenth street station 'house, Southside. Jr. O. V. A. SI., Take Notice That the Pennsylvania Railroad will run a very fast special excursion train to Atlantic City, Monday mormnsr, June 20, na .ection of the famous "New "York and Chicago Lim ited," nrrlvlng at Atlantic Citv, samu date, at 7:00 r. h. Rate $10 for round trip, irood un til June 20 htop over allowed In Philadel fhia on return trip. Tickets now on sale at 10 Fifth avenue and Union station. A Hot Wave Is now upon us, but Will not prevent our lantern parade from belnir the lamest and most magnificent in point of elaboiato deco ration that has ever been given east of the mountains. Be sure and see It. Read the route on second page. PiTTSBUito 'Cycle Co. Volksbraa. Pure lager beer, made from hops and malt, without a particle or adulteration. Just the drluK Tor hot weather. Bottled or on tap. Manufactured by Kberhaidt & Ober. About 1,000 stylish sailor hats for young ladles, tastefully trimmed with ribbon, flow ers and lace, will be offered to-day at about 35o on the dollar. Kautjiashs' MlLLISERT DirABTXXaT. Exhibition. Prof. Worth, the inventor or tho "Worth" safety, will give an exhibition Saturday evenfmi June 18, 7 o'clock, at Wheelmen's Headquarters, Center and Ellsworth ave nues. PmsBuno 'Cycle Coiir-Aitr. - iDIDN'T LIKE -LIBERTY. Joseph McMullen Preferred the Calm Solitude of a Quiet Cell. HE WANTED TO BE AEEESTED. Half His Life Spent Within the Walls of a renitentiarj. FREEDOM WAS TEEI IRKSOME TO HIM Joseph McMullen, who was convicted of bjirglary in court last Monday, was taken over to Warden Wright's boarding house yesterday to serve a term of eight years. McMullen's life has been a remarkable one. Though only 48 years ot age he has spent within two or three months of 26 years in the penitentiary. His first sentence was in 1863. He knocked a man down "and robbed him at the end of the old Haid street bridge, and the victim narrowly escaped death lrom the injuries received. After his arrest an other charge of larceny was made against him and he was tried and convicted of both. On November 26, that year, he received a sentence of two years and three months, en- L tering the institution two days later. The commntation law had not been passed at that time, and McMullen served the full limit of the sentence. At its conclusion he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, serving as a good soldier until the close of the war. Fell From Grace Once More. He kept out of trouble then until the fall of 1868, when he again assaulted and bru tally beat a man down at the Point, for which he received a sentence of four years s"nd six months, entering the prison on De cember 28, 18Ga, Me had only been out a few days after serving this term when he committed a robbery, and March 30, 1872, found him back at the penitentiary with a sentence of two years and six months to serve. In 1874, after three sentences and more than nine years penal servitude, this crimi nal was again turned loose on the world. He had spent so many years of his maturity inside of prison walls that he felt ill at ease among people who were not as he was. He experienced a desire according to his own statement, to he only among tbosewho were like himself, brauded criminals, and this was a pleasure denied him outside the pene tentiary walls. His former associates had all moved away or had changed their habits aneV did not recognize him. The stigma ot his prison service was on him and wherever' he was recognized he was shunned and the police watched him. Yearned for His Quiet Prison Cell. He yearned for the quiet solitude of the prison and the steady round of daily em ployment of the prison ' workshop. At night the noise of tbe streets disturbed him and he wished he was back &n in his little 4x10 cell under Warden Wright's espionage. Three nights he went out and broke the law iu tbe hope of detection and being re turned to his chosen home, but there were fewer police then than now, and they must have been l:ss vigilant, for his efforts were fruitless. He was not detected. Finally after more than a month's liberty that had become positively irksome, he broke into a house on Ninth street, gathered up a lot of valuables and started to leave, but pur- Eesely made such a noise as to arouse tbe ou&ehold. He lingered, to give the occu pants time to call tbe police and was cap tured practically in the act. At his trial several larceny cases were brought against him, he says unjustly, but he gave no sigh at the time. He saved the county expense by pleading guilty. Judge Kirkpatrick was on tbe bench and noted tor heavy sentences on criminals. Took Twenty lean With Good Grace. Poor McMullen, or McClelian as his alias was at this time, had ofiered no excuse, had said nothing. The Commonwealth had brought against him his previous crimes and sentences, and when the case was summed up th-; record was a black one. The Court showed its sympathy with the statutes by imposing a 20-year sentence. McMullen was staggered. He had figured on five years, never dreamed oi such a long term behind the bars and with prison stripes, but he went back with all the pleasant anticipation ot a schoolboy at the beginning of the fall term. He wis tired of liberty aud welcomed joyfully a return to the life he had learned to love. During all his service in the prison Mc Mullen was an exemplary prisoner. His tasks were well and faithfully performed in the time allowed for them. He had learned all the trades the institution afforded, and was a valuable man wherever he was placed. His conduct during his long term was such that he was allowed all the privileges of the first grade of prisoners, and under the commutation law he was allowed five years and five months off his 20 years' sentence, cutting it down to 14 years and seven months. His mother had died while he was under going this sentence, and bis first act on his release was to visit her grave in St, Mary's Cemetery. He was as much a stranger to tbe world as if he had never been, but for fear he would be recognized adopted the name of Thomas Mellon, and started out, in the memory ot his good old mother, to live a new life. Conldn't Stand the Climate. At Brown's mill, on Tenth street, he se cured work as a laborer, and for two weeks worked faithfully, but it was winter, and he had been so long accustomed to the warm even temperature of tbe prison that the world seemed doubly cold and friendless and miserable. He sighed for the protection and warmth of his home for so many years, and determined to go back to it. That night a little store out Penn avenue, near Sixteenth street, was robbed, and Mc Mullen, now Mellon, was arrested and easily proven guilty. He was not recog nized as an old timer when brought before the Conrt for sentence and was let off with a two and a half year sentence. He was not recognized until he returned to his old home. A commutation of three months was earned on his last sentence by good be havior, and on the 14th of last March he became a tree man again. On his release he traveled over the country, but came back here in April and went to work as a la borer in a mill out Penn avenue. The old desire soon got the best of him, however, and a week ago this morning be was caught burglarizing the house of Charles Schmunk on Locust street. His identity was discov ered by the District Attorney in spite of the alias of Morton he had adopted, and he plead guilty, receiving a sentence of eight years from Judge Magee. McMullen is a native of this city. His parents came from Ireland, and his father died wheu he was 12 years. He was a mod erate drinker, but a taciturn, peculiar fel low all his lite. At present he is a good looking, well-preserved m.in, quiet but pleasant, and looks more like a prosperous mechanic than a criminal of 26 years' ser vicc iu prison. SI to Ohio Tjle and Return To-Mnrrow. Special train leaves B. & O. U. R. depot at 8:02 A. M. -Ladies, don't fail to avail yourselves of the last cliaure to buy muslin underwear at half price ut Kauimanns' to-day. Come early and secure your decorations. Pittsburg 'Cycle Company, Center and Ells worth avenues, for route of parade see second page. ' SraiwRLE a little Buglne in the cracks and crevices aiound the kitchen sink and if there ure any roaches or other butrs there there will swarm out and drop dead. 25 cts. Small In size, great In results; De Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill for constipation best for sick headache and sour stomach. White and fancy Tests for hot weather at James II. Aiken A Co.'s, 100 Fifth avenue. ENFORCING DISCIPLINE. Five Police Officers Suspended, One Dis charged, and the End Is Not Yet, Eight members of the police force were given a hearing before the Board of Cap tains yesterday. Tom Sterck, Hugh Mad ison and William McElroy were each, sus pended for five; days for sleeping on duty. Peter Schultz got ten days for the same offense. Anthony Manion, charged wjth being one of the party on the City of Pitts7 burg the night Sparrow' Hughes was drowneJ, and for fighting with Buck Cor nelius, was discharged from the force. .De tective McTighe was suspended 30 days for being on the boat that night. The case of Inspector Whitehouse, who was on the boat also, is held under advisement until to-day. Chief Brown intimates that he wilr over rule the board in the case of McTighe, and that he and Whitehouse will probably be discharged. c'pirrow Buzhes Inquest This Mornlns. ' Forty witnesses will be examined at the Sparrow Hughes inquest thismoming. De tective Robinson, who has been working up evidence in the case, is satisfied that Hughes fell off the boat while drunk or that he committed suicide. Robinson says wit nesses will swear that Hughes bad repeat edly talked of suicide the day before his death, remarking that he did not expect to live over another day. Northrop's Patent Paneled Metal Celllncrs Are neat, durable and nrtlstlc for all classes of buildings. As the oldest manufacturers n the country, we can" furnish the greatest variety and newest designs,' put up com plete, at the lowest figures consistent with Sood work, dend for estimates to South 'wenty-thlrd and JIarv streets. A. Nobthbop A Co., its Pittsburg, Pa. Inhibition. Prof. Worth, the Inventor of the "Worth" safety, will give an exhibition Saturday evening, June 18, 7 o'clock, at Wheelmen's Headquarters, Center aud Ellsworth ave nues. PiTTSBCKo 'Cycle Company. Tbe Knox shape sailor hat for ladles, trimmed with rich silk ribbons, sold noplace below $3, offered here for only $1 69. Kacxmanss' iliLLiuxnr Departmeht. BIBER & EAST0N. LADIES' WRAPS AT MIDSUMMER REDUCTIONS. Lightweight Wool Military Capes, nicely made in tans, etc., reduced from 5.50 to $4. Lightweight Serge Capes, with Pointe de Gene Lace, reduced from $1 to $5. Very handsome Cloth Capes, braided in two-tone effects, reduced from go to S6.50. French Embroidered Fischus, in medium and summer weight, reduced to S1.25S3.50, $4.50. Embroidered Capes and Mantles, new shapes and finest effects, now marked $7.50, $S, 8. 50, io up to $25. 00. Colored and Black Blazers, in nice assortment, now marked S3. This is a liberal reduction from former price. Tan and Black Reefers now marked down to 4.50; an excellent bargain. Tan and Gray Mixed lightweight Cloth Reefers now marked $5 from g8.oo. Tan Stripe Reefers, also plain ma terials, now reduced to $6 from $8.50. Black Bedford Cord Jackets, with handsome pearl buttons, reduced to 8 from $11. Black Cheviot Jacket, with pearl buttons, a very stylish garment, now reduced to $6. Just the thing for evening or outing -purposes. BIBER & EAST0N, 05 AND 307 MARKET STL jeltt-TT-ssn ONE MONTH OF BARGIANS AT GROETZINGER'S IN Carpets, Curtains, Mattings, Rugs, Etc, "We begin taking stock on July 1. To lessen the labors of that occasion we will offer special Inducements to buyers in every department during the entire month of June. Our big stock of Remnants went ont In a hurry, but we arc mnkinz moro every day, and will continuo to sell them at OXE THIKD theiractual value. Moquette Carpets, 15 to 10 yards long, at 65c to 83c a yard. Tapestry Brussels, 10 to 40 yards long, at 40c a yard up. Ingrain Carpets, 18 to 30 yards long, at 203 a yard tip. 200 Rolls China Matting at $3 per roll of 43 yards. 100 Rolls China Matting at $& We still have about 75 pairs of the SILK CURTAINS AT $9 A PAIR, WOKTH $18. 200 Large Fur Rug, in Wolf, Fox and Black Goat at $2 SO, worth $5. 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. my23-Trssa FINE STATIONERY, ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. W. V. DERM ITT & CO., 19 SIXTH AVENUE. apO-TTSSU WALL PAPER. See our line of 10c, 15c and 25c Wall Taper with borders to match. J. KERWIN MILLER & CO., 543 Smithfield St, Pittsburg, Pa. Je4- XEtT JlIV.i:BTI8EHiniTS. The Leading Pittsburg, Pa.. Dry Goods House. Saturday, Jane 18, wn. JOS. HOME & GO.'S PENN AVENUE STORESL MEN'S GOODS TO-DAY EVERYTHING AT LOWEST PRICES. UNDERWEAR: Our stock of Underwear for sum mer embraces every best make, in full and complete assortments. Unusually good values in White Gauze Shirts at 25 c This season's special line of Bal briggan Underwear at 50c a garment was never before equaled. The shirts are French, the drawers are English. Our own importations. The best val ues we have ever offered shirts to 50 inch and drawers to 46 inch measure. Another 50c line Brown Mixed Underwear, summer weight and much better than usual values. Men's "Pcpperel" Jean Drawers, plain, at 50c and 75c each. With elastic-seams and ankles, $1 each. Men's Nainsook Shirts and Draw ers at 7$c per garment. Men's pure Linen Drawers, 1.50 each. Men's Gauze and Gossamer Me rino Shirts, long and short sleeves. One strong point is Superfine Un derwear, not shown by any other house, and at lowest prices, in gauze and go?samer weights of Wool, Silk and Wool and Pure Silk HALF-HOSE: Our own special line of Fast Black (Stag's Head brand) Cotton Sox, the best values ever offered, at 25c a pair. Special values in Fast Black (Stag's Head dye) Cotton Sox, ribbed or plain leg, at 35c a pair, or 3 pairs for $1. Fine English and German Cotton "mode shades" fast dye, 25c and 35c a pair. Of the better quality, ribbed legs, 3 pairs for $1. Fancy Striped Cotton Sox, all col ors, 25 c a pair. Best French Balbriggan Sox, very desirable for summer wear, 25c a pair. Plain and fancy Lisle Thread Sox 50c a pair and upward. NEGLIGEE SHLRTS: Largest and finest assortment ever brought out in these cities our 'own patterns and colors and our own de signs. Hundreds of styles in the popular Madras and Cheviot Shirts, at $1 and upward, all colors, including pinks and Blues. Flannels, 1.50 to $4. ' Silks, $3,50 to $5, extra value. WHITE SHIRTS: Our "Stag's Head" at $1 leads laundered or unlaundered. It has no equal at the price. All of the "Star" brand plain and fancy, open back and front, all sizes and qualities, all sleeve lengths. PAJAMAS: Very desirable for lounging or for sleeping preferred by many to night shirts for summer wear. Especially suitable for traveling. Two special qualities, in cotton, 2.75 and J3 per suit. Best quality Madras and Cheviot, at $4 and $5 per suit. NIGHT SHIRTS: Our popular "54" is the best value it is possible to put together should sell for $ 1 but "54" costs you only 85c. Fine Cambric and Nainsook Night Shirts, feather-weight, $1 and 1.50. SUMMER COATS: All of our Summer Coats (our own and all this season's importations) marked down one-fourth to-day. Large lots, but they will go fast. TENNIS SUITS: A special offering to-day in fine English Serge Tennis Suits, made in best manner, choice styles, that were $ 1 7, reduced now to $ 10. WASH VESTS: Single or double-breasted, plain or fancy styles, $2.50 to $4. NECKWEAR: An import line of latest London Summer Novelties. Wash Neckwear, all styles, 25c, 35c and 40c each. Summer Silk Scarfs and Tecks, 25c and up. No such assortments anywhere else. MEN'S DEPARTMENT: Open until 9 o'clock Saturday even ing. JOS. HORNE & CO., 609-621 PENN ATKTO1 V 4- dt-
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