IP THE P1TTSBUR& DISPATCH. MONDAY, JULY 4. 1S92. urday night I received a notice signed by the Advisory Committee, commanlling me to turn ofl the gas. This I refused to da Xo, I can't tell vou when we will begin the work of rcpairins the mills. 1 suppose the I company win uo noining as( ions as me present blockade lasts, but you! must see the general officers ofihe company in regard to this or any other topic relatins to the plant. I have nothing more to say." Superintendent Potter Takes a Trip. General Superintendent John A. Potter left Homestead Saturday night. Before he boarded his train he said that he was off on a two weeks pleasure jaunt He expected to spend the most of his time in the North west, and to have a pleasant and profitable trip. Mr. Potter's iamily is at the seashore and his house is closed. In the absence of Mr. Potter, Mr. Wood has entire charge of the plant and property of the company. In spite of the commands of the Advisory Committee,a number ot speak-easies located in and about Homestead were open yester day and did a land-office business. r MILLS WILL LIE IDLE. A Prominent Official of Shoenberzer & Co. Siys That Tliey Will Not Sign the Amalgamated Association's Seals In Its l'resent Form. In direct contradiction of the statement published recently concerning the fnture action of Shoenberger & Co., regarding the scale question, a high official ot the prom inent steel firm last night said: We will not si;n the new scale of the Amalgamated Association simply because we cannot afford to. If the workmen will not accept an adjustment and insist npon the enlorceiuent of tbe scale for the ensuing year we will close down our plant and allow it to remain idle. There are many reasons why we do not agree to the new scale, but the main one is that competition is now greater than ever belore. "The last time the scale question was discussed at our mill we entered into an agreement with our men that their wage were to De based upon every bundled tons orxnateilalraado. Since that time, ho ever, ne-inxentions have been introduced into the works whereby the men cannot only turn oat 100 tons, but it is a common thins for them to finish 200 and 250 tons in a dav, thus incieusing their waxes fiom 100 to ISO per cent. Of couse, this large increase in the pay of the workmen does not aflect every department. In ill admit that a $3 50 basis lor the pnddlers is not large money, and the manufacturers would aijreo to pay this amount if some ot the higher moneyed workmen would consent to a leducuon. It is scarcely necesstary for me to say that It is impossible to form a combine among the mnnuiactuiers to keen prices up. sinmlv because there aro too many manufacturers; they are now at every nook and turn and crossroad. I will venture to say, owing to the great reduction in tho selling price", that those iron and tteel manufacturers who aid not command good specialties did not make a dollar last year. The iron and steel trade has now reached such a stage that the man ufacturers no longer control the prices, but they have to take Just what they can get lor their products. Our woikmen never stop to consider that we have to pay largely for all tho new ma chinery and inventions that we use in the mills. They never think that it takes an enormous sum of money to build an iron and steel plant, and they do not seem to realize that such a plant Has to be practically i e built every Ave years. Introduction of new machinery meane a lecreao in the selling price, and yet the woikmen will not accept a reduction. Iron DIHIs Shotting Down. The mills in the "West End are all shut ting down for the summer. Painter's mill closed Saturday night, and will remain idle for two months. Singer & Uimick's mill closed Thursday night and will not open until September. During the summer a uite extensive repairs will take place in both mills. Th-y W 111 Bo Kewarrtrd. Orders were issued by President Elkins, of the Pittsburg and Duquesne Traction Companiesyesterday that all the motormen, gripmen and conductors of the road who work on the Fourth of July will receive ?3 50 each for the dav. ETJBETIHG TO WASHINGTON. Congreesman Bland Is Satisfied With the Senate SilTer Bill. Congressman Bland, the free silver crank ot Missouri, passed through the city lait evening en route to 'Washington. The old man was hurrying back to try to have the silver bill passed in the Senate adopted by the House. He said the bill met his views, and he thought it could be pushed through Congress. "President Harrison is sure to veto it," he 6aid, "but we can't help that. Mre want to put tbe President on record, and then the silver Republicans will know where he stands. If this bill is passed, the monetary conferencewith other nations which Harri son is arranging won't be necessary. America being the greatest silver producer in the world, and adopting free coin age, it would only be a question of a short time until the European coun tries would be compelled to fall into line. "5Tes, I like the Democratic ticket. Cleveland and Stevenson are good men. Missouri Democrats are satisfied, and will give the ticket at least 40,000 majority- Our chances for success were nevpr better. The People's party will carry Kansas and Ne braska. " THE SHAVIXGS SWELLED. Rain Pours Into a Cork Store Ilonsn ana Causes a Collapse. A store house located at the head of Thirty-seventh street, and owned by the Armstrong Cork Company, was cntirery destroyed yesterday morning under the most peculiar circumstances. The building, a frame structure, is about oOO feet long, 30 feet wide and only one story rh height, and was filled with cork shavings. The heavy rain yesterday morning soaked through the building and into the cork, swelling it to such an extent that the walls were forced out, the roof fell in and the entire building coiiapseu. Thomas Brabillon, the watchman, and his family lived in the building, and they were rendered homeless. The water did not do any material damage to the cork, but the loss on the building is estimated at 52,500. FAIE WEATHEE PH0HISED. 1Veatuer Sharps Claim the Eagle's Feathers tTill Not Be Dampened The "Washington weather observer pre dicts fair weather for the day and Sergeant Stewart, of the Pitt6burg office, agrees with hira. Both claim it will be pleasantly cool. They say the rain cloud's have passed and the winds are too busy fluttering American flags to bother with carrying rain clouds. The weather yesterday was a combina tion of gentle spring, torrid summer and threatening snow. The rain and sun took alternate turns all yesterday afternoon, but in the evening the rain got'the best of it It was so cold that many people wore over coats. At midnight the clouds parted and the stars came out so brightly as "to promise a fulfillment of the "weather officers' pre dictions. ALLEGHENY'S AUDIIOH. Mayor Kennedy Will Sign the Ordinance Creating the Office. Mayor Kennedy, of Allegheny, said last evening that he had decided to sign the ordinance creating the permanent office of city auditor, at an annual salary of $2,000. As this is a legal holiday, his signature will be attached to-morrow, and the ordinance will then be a law. The auditor will be elected by Councils in joint session, and it is said at City Hall T. W. Bigger, one of the temporary auditors employed by the auditing committee, will be elected, probably without opposition. Probably the La it Donation. J. Kauffinan & Bro., late Saturday night, contributed 25 towards to-day's celebration. It will probably be the last donation. BRINGS IN THE CASH, Results of the Curative Act Prove Yery Satisfactory to the City. KO NEED TO ISSUE BONDS. Over a Quarter of a Million Dollars Already Collected. W.C. MORELAND A GOOD PROPHET. -The Kew Street laws Proving a Stimu lant to Improvement. LEGISLATION THAT STANDS THE TEST The curative act to which Governor Fatti son affixed his signature on May 16, 1891, has proven very satisfactory to the city of ficials. "Within a little over 13 months the city's officers have taken test cases covering every material legal point in the bill through the various channels of red tape necessary to get the Supreme Court's judg ment upon its constitutionaliiy. That done, the task of taking up the 160 street im provements aflected by the act and passing them through the devious course ot legal forms it requires, some of which necessi tated months of time, was followed out to the letter. To-day, all but 14 of the original 160 im proements have been confirmed absolutely by the court, 5256,628 have been collected from the property benefited by the im provements and the money is coming in at a rate which justifies the belief that by January 1, 1893, fully 51,000,000 of the money will have been received and paid over to the contractors who hold claims against the city. Reports Confirmed Absolutely. Last Saturday the court confirmed abso lutely the reports of the Board ot Viewers on the grading, paving and curbing of Tioga, "Westminster, Howe, Copeland and llural streets, and in ten days the city treasurer will begin the collection of the assessments for those improvements. These are included in the 136 confirmed. Next Sat urday has been fixed for the arguments on the viewers assessments on eight sewers to which exceptions were filed, but as the questions raised are generally considered of a trivial nature the city's officers are san guine as to the outcome. During the pres ent week the viewers' reports on the grad ing and paving of Aiken and Amberson avenues will be submitted to the court for confirmation ni si. Three cases have been appealed to the Supreme Court since the constitutionality of the curative legislation was determined. They are Boggs ayenue, Shiloh and "Wyom ing streets, upon which the old street laws were thrown down. Testing the FractlC3 ot the Law. The appeal this time is not on the consti tutionality of the law, but on tbe practice of it. The appellants claim that it is not necessary for property holders to appear before a Board of viewers, and that they can ignore such a board and go into court direct with an appeal, whertas the law itself creates the "Viewers and provides in them a tribunal for the preliminary adjust ment of claims for 'damages or assessment of benefits. This leaves but three cases not yet re ported by viewers but which will be taken up at once. One of these is the assessment for the grading and paving of Centeravenue, one of the largest street improvements ever made in the citv and costing in the neigh borhood of 5275,000. It is expected that within less than a month all the cases out standing will have been'sent to the court for confirmation, leaving only the three that have been appealed to the higher court out of the original 1G0. When, in March, the citv. by popular vote, decided to issue 62,000,000 of bonds, City Attorney Moreland advised that a little patience on the part of the contract ors, who were hard pressed for their money, and on the part of the city officials, who feared financial difficulties in the near future, would let the city out without the issue of a dollar's worth ofbonds. City Attorney Moreland's Prophecy. He showed that as soon as the curative legislation would go into operation the money for the improvements made under the late-lamented street acts would begin to come in rapidly, and, in an interview with The Dispatch, predicted that bv the first ot the present month at least 5200,000 wonld have been collected and paid over to the contractors, allowing them to float their paper, relieving their embarrassment and enabling theui to proceed with their busi ness. His prediction has been more than veri fied. The money is being paid in rapidly, in some cases property holders paying their assessments in full before the collection passes out of the City Treasurer's hands. Already 5250,628 has been paid in. The big Thirtv-third street sewer for which more than 528.",000 is assessed on about 7,000 separate properties is almost ready for col lection, and the money will come ia rapidly. A million by Janniry 1. "With the ether assessments soon to be collected, the outlook seems good to verify the City Attorney's further prediction that ci rnn nnn 111 I !!. II x T ? I and the city will be ready to meet her obli gations to the contractors without delay. Beyond that point the city's officials say there can be no trouble in meeting all the claims as they come due. Under the law, after the Court confirms an assessment ab solutely and it passes to the City Treasurer for collection it remains with him for 30 days for collection at its face. If not paid in "that time it goes to the City Attorney and bears interest. If not paid within six months from the date of confirmation liens must be filed against the property. Already 115 such liens have been filed, and there is a large batch already prepared for filing in case the property holders af fected do not come to time within a few days. The costs added to an assessment, no matter how great or small, foots up about 550, and consequently the number who will permit their assessments to run over are comparatively few. A Steady Flow of Honey. The income of money under the curative act, therefore, is steady, and is expected to, continue so until it is all in and the con tractors paid up. As fast as this money ac cumulates the Controller issues warrants in favor ot the contractor to whom it is due. Bight here is a point, which gives the Controller much trouble to explain to the contractors. The city keeps a separate ac count for each street where an improve ment has been made. As the money comes in for each street it is credited to the street, and is checked out only to the contractor who did the work on it In this way an equilibrium is maintained, but some of the contractors, when they happen-to learn that a big payment has been made, can't under stand why they should not be allowed a share of it, no matter whether it is from an improvement made by them or not. 4iood Effect of New Straet Law. While the curative act has thus been vigorously prosecuted to collect the cost of improvements made two and three years ago, work under the new street laws which took the place of the acts of 1887 and 1889 have been pushed forward with equal vigor and through nearly as tortuous a path of Sr&OTSJfe uity Attorney nies a on new street pavements, sewers or other improvements for judicial examination and approvaL Pittsburg's march of progress is going on with increased vicor, and the features of the new street act which we're expected to prove an impediment are prov ing a stimulant to improvement. FREAKS OP SATURDAY JAGS. Fancy Prices They Cost Their Owners at tho Mornlnc Hearing! Carried Big "Wealth in His Sock Salvation Army Sol diers Fined for Fighting. Magistrate Gripp heard 18 cases at Cen tral station yesterday morning. One of them was peculiar. E. W. Weimar and Fred Smith had been arrested by Officer Murphy at 5 o'clock in the morning at 230 Second avenue. Weimar claimed he had been robbed. At the hearing a witness suggested the man might have the money in his socks. Sergeant Bosewell made him take them off and found three 520 bills. Mag istrate Gripp fined Weimar 55 and costs and told him be would have made it 550 were it not that Weimar's family and five children need it. Fred Smith, the other prisoner in the case, "was fined 510. He is Weimar's brother-in-law. Charles McGirk was fined 525 and costs. He had taken three men home with him on Saturday night to which action his wife ob jected and called the officer to put the men out and arrest the husband. She assisted in the latter feat, the policeman having more than he could do, going down into the gutter three times in the attempt. Michael Caven and William Montgomery were fined 55 each by Magistrate Succop. Caven beats the bass drum and Montgomery mows a horn in a salvation Army post in the W,est End. They had a figlit on Main street and Officer Fannev arrested them. Charles Welsh, Prank Rowand and Thomas Barrett wanted a man named Ried to allow them to ride in his buggv, and be cause he refused the trio proceeded to wreck the buggy and tore the whole top off it. They were each fined 525 and costs. Magistrate McKcnna had 27 cases before him at the Twelfth ward police station. Magistrate Leslie had four offenders be fore him at the Seventeenth ward police station yesterday morning. John Shannon and John Killduff went to the house of Mary Callaghau at 328 Edmund street, and started a fight Shannon was fined 55 and costs, and Killduff 510 and costs. Mayor Kennedy had 13 canes. John Rnflerty, of Walnut street, and Andrew Milligan, of Benton street, were each given 30 days for beating their wives. BIG HUE IK GB2EHSBTJBG. General Koontz, of Somerset, Wilt Deliver nn Oration To-Day. General W. H. Koontz, D. J. Horner, George H. Tayman and George Snyder, of Somerset, registered at tbe Monongahela House yesterday. The General is scheduled to deliver an oration for the Jr. O. TJ. A. M. at Greensburg to-day. Kev. Franklin Core is the other speaker. The order ex pects to have 10,000 people in line. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mavor J. B. Keenan. General Koontz said he had received an invitation from Mayor Gourley to be present at Schenley Park, but he had already gone to Greensburg. "I am glad to see a revival of the old time Fourth of July celebrations," he said. "It is well for our people to be reminded of what the day means. A few years ago the Fourth was passed by almost unnoticed, but I don't think that will occur again. We can't have too much genuine patriotism, and the proper observance of our national holidays is a duty of the people. I am glad to see the interest reviving so generally." A HANUFACTUBEB DEAD. John Fleming, Late of Fleming Sc Hamil ton, Casses Away. John Fleming, the, well-known japanned ware manufacturer, died at his home on Sheridan avenue early yesterday morning, aged 69 years. Mr. Fleming was born in Pine Creek township, August 28, 1823. After securing a common school education, he in 1810 commenced to learn the trade he had. so successfully followed. In 1849 he went into business for him self at Third avenue and Market streets. Up until 1881 he had Edward Agnew and John Hamilton for partners, but in that year Mr. Agnew retired. From that time until January 1 last the firm wis known as Fleming & Hamilton. At that time Mr. Fleming withdrew. The firm car ried on a vast amount of business. Mr. Fleming was married in 1862, and his wife and six children survive him. He was ever a consistent member of the United Presbyterian Church. His politics were Republican? Beat Bis Wife Because He Could. Henry Steele, who lives near the Point bridge, yesterday afternoon came home in toxicated, began abusing his wife and break ing tbe furniture. He grasped a poker and dealt his wife a stunning" blow over the head. He then drove his four children into the yard and returned to his wife and began to kick and abuse her. Officer Kinney placed him under arrest His wife was cared torby the neighbors. PICKED TJP BY THE POLICE Pathick Finaeoan and wife were arrested in Woods' Eun yesterday forflglufng. Thev attracted over 100 spectators. William Miller, Cluster Bid and Henry Bow were arrested jesterday afternoon by Lieutenant Cramer for shootins crap and fighting down in Negley's Bun, East End. Mike Sick was ariested on Grant street for shooting fire crackers last night. At the Central 'station he pulled out a roll of$130 und put up a forfeit lor his appearance this morning. Frask Staktok, of 572 Forbes street, was fined $23 and costs yesterday morning by Mazistrate Hyndman for beating Mr?. Mary Lamb, lie knocked her down with a beer glass, cutting a gusli in her heBd. Habby Dexisq, a Pole, was arrested at the Point bridge yesterday afternoon for beg ging. Ho was taken to tho West End police station, and shortly was taken Vith convul sions that resulted in a dead faint He was soon restored to consciousness. Several small boys robbed Mrs. Sarah McLaughlin's cigar store, on Cliff street, of a lot or candy and cigarettes yesterday morning. They trained entrance to the storo through tho rear window. The police have the names of the beft s. Two Bricht Booklets.' Messrs. Piulson Bros, have just issued two booklets, entitled "Ideas" and "Re flections," which are so genuinely entertain ing that they are read through before it dawns upon the reader that they are really advertisements! They are in the best style of modern high class" advertising and cal culated to entirely please everyoody who secures one. The Paulson Bros, will be glitd to supply them on request. ) - THE FIRST 10 MONTHS' REC -OF- THE DISPATCH'S ADLHTS Shows A GAIX OF 31.400 advertisements, or an .average increase of more than 100 every day of those ten months 1 The flguresare as follows: ' 10 Mos. Ending Jons 30, '02 73,010 Same Period Jane 30, '01... .1 41,019 Increase- t 31,400 Advertisers receive the (aiost gratifying returns from the use of thd Classified Col umca of THE DISPATCH. ; legal requirements. w ORD I STKANGLED IN A CELL. Mysterious Prisoner Commits - Snicido in tbe County Jail. ENDED HIS LIFE WITH A NECKTIE. Contents of a Cabalistic Document Found on Ilia Person. DE SAID THAT JIB WAS PROM BROOKLYN James Biley committed suicide in the county jail yesterday afternoon by strangling himself with a silk four-in-hand necktie. The police and the Coroner are mystified as to who the man is and why he committed suicide. Papers found on him prove his connection with the Clan-na-GaeL He said he was from Brooklyn. Biley was committed to jail yesterday by Alderman Hyndman from the Nineteenth ward station house for ten days. He ar rived at the jail about 11 o'clock. Deputy Warden, Soflel searched him and found a little piece of paper he did not take time to read just then. The man was well dressed and did not look as if he had been on a spree. A little after dinner the man was singing in his cell At 1:20 p. M. the range man saw him lying on the floor of his cell, and called one of the keepers. They rushed up and fotfnd him dead. Dr. Chessrown, who was there, said Biley had strangled himself with his necktie. He had tied a double sailor's knot and drawn it tight The tie i bore the stamp of "Kuf us Waterhouse, New York." An Agent of the Clan-Na-Gael. The only thing known of the man was that" when asked for his name and residence at the jail, he had said: "James Biley, Brooklyn, New York." The paper taken from him was then examined, and on it was written: Give details of Callahan's work in Clan-na-GaeL Do you belong to the Cronln or antl Cronm camp? Is O'Sullt van's death com mented on in the same camps? Do you know anything or abuse or Bieslin and Nnlin? Do you Know tho Irihs policeman at Tenth street? It was written on a piece of plain blotting paper about 6x4 inches in size. On it were some unintelligible marks in red and blue, but when held to the light it brought out plainly the picture of a T-shaDed gal lows with the body of a man hanging to the right arm. The paper was carefully folded and wrapped up in the official list of the drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery for May, 1890. The way the list was creased and the greassy marks on it indicated it had been carried for some time. No One Conld Identify Him. When the body was taken to the morgne it created considerable comment His hands were as soft as a woman's and looked as if he had never done any work. Inspector McKelvey.Detective Coulson and nearly all the front office force came to see the re mains, but could not place the man. He is about 40 years old and 5 feet 10 inches in height He weighed 180 pounds. He was broad shouldered and fairly good looking. His hair was combed up straight from a broad, full forehead. He had close cut side whiskers, which like his hair were reddish brown and streaked with gray. His nose was large and flat and he bad thick lips. On the left side of his forehead and cheek was a deep scar that might have been made by a bullet. He had an anchor in In diaink on his left arm. He was dressed in plain dark clothes of a good quality and they were in good condition. The Coroner last night wired to the Chief of Police at Brooklyn asking for informa tion about Belly. He also mailed a com Elete description of the dead roan and will old the remains until be gets an answer. tame Here nn a Cnttle Train. Beilly was arrested by Officer Hanna as a suspicious character. He arrived at the Stock Yards on a cattle train from Chicago. He said he had five cars of cattle coming through and wanted to know how he could get a pass to New York. At Beach's sa loon he got several drinks on the strength of his story and was then thrown out He then picked up two stones and ran down the Pennsyluania Biilroad track. He told Officer Hanna two men had tried to rob him, but his story would not bear investigated and he was locked up. At the hearing he was told he conld go free, but instead he went back to the cell. Thinking he had been drinking the magis trate gave him ten days just to sober up. Another letter was afterward found on him from his mother, Ellen Beilly. It was dated Aberdeen, N. J., March 10, 1892, and was all about private family affairs. FITTSBTJBQ'S BUSINESS MEDIUM. Its Fostomce shows an Increase last Tear of 857,000. The Pittsburg postoffice, the medium through which the city's progress is shown, ended its fiscal year July land show s 557, 000 of an increase over the business of 1891. The money order division of Postmaster JIcKean's postoffice alone handled oyer two aud one-half millions of dollars. The details of the business of the Pitts burg office is interesting reading matter. During the year over 65,000,000 pieces of mail were handled, an increase of over 14, 000,000 pieces. In the registry department 1)16,790 letters and packages passed through the office. This is an increase of 21,769. In the mailing division 47,083,280 letters and 118,444,300 papers were distributed. Both these articles show large increases. Of mixed aifd unmailable matter 284,181 pieces were handled. The Southside station leads all the other branch offices in money order business, but the East Libert'v division is following close. Lawrencevifle is in third pjace, and shows a healthy increase. The Oakland station has done the least business, while the West End and Hazelwood offices are aboht on an equal footing. , 8T0SMED A SPEAK-EASY. Officers Have a Hot Battle tit Soho Honse. Lbutenant Gallant and Officer Devlin noticed three intoxicated men come out ot Michael O'Mara's, on Tcstin street, Soho, yesterday alternoon. They went' to the house and found it to be a speak-easy. The doorj being locked Lieutenant Gallant essayed to gain entrance through the win dow. He was struck on the head with -a handy-billy and knocked down. The two officers made a hard fisht and. finally forced their way in, but the delay had given the visitors a chance to escape by the rear and down a 20-foot embankment to the Balti more and Ohio Railroad. He Tells or His Native iand. Ezekial Taminosian, of Syria, gave an. other of his interesting descriptive talks, in, the Butler Street Methodist Episcopal Church last night, on his native land. Mr. Taminosian has been in Pittsburg about four months, having filled almost all the large pulpits of the. city. SNAPSHOTS AX LOCAL NEWS, The religious services at the jail yesterday were conducted by Mr. Westworth. C. Y. Wadb fell fiom a ladder on Diamond street yesterday and sprained one wrist and was seriously cut on his hand. Mrs. Mart J. Billeb died suddenly at SI Comrad streot, Allegheny, Saturday after noon. She was In her 70jh year and very feeble. ( The Fred Wills Fishing Club, of the West End, will leave to-morrow morning at 7:20 over the Panhandle, for a six weeks' outing on the Muskingum river In Ohio. There will be about IS In the party. William Beilrr, a conductor on a West End car, had his hand badly crushed yester day forenoon. His car"ran off the track; ho alighted and was placing a piece of wood under the wheels, when suddenly! the car started and a wheel passed oyer tils hand. He went to his home on Main street.- SOCIALISTIC LABOR PARTY. They Denounce the Convention at Omaha and Ridicule the Strikers at Homestead Poro Soe allira the Only Panacea for Poverty. Last night, on the eve of Independence Day, the Pittsburg section of the Socialistic Labor Party or the United States were as sembled discussing the evils that threaten the nation's happiness. In response to an invitation sent to many of the Socialists and Freethinkers of Pitts burg and Allegheny, a goodly numbet rep resenting thsse ideas assembled In their reg ular meeting hall, at the corner of Smithfield and Sixth avenue. In addition to the discussion of the wage question by prominent Socialists, the political feature ot it was considered, and action taken to send, delegates to the State Convention, to be held in Pittsburg on July 27, when delegates will be chosen from this State to represent the Socialistic Labor party at a National Convention In Chicago,' the date of which is yet to be named. The object of this action is to destroy the influence of the People's party, who claim that their plat form' is the embodiment of true socialistic principles. i A new chairman is elected at every meet ing. J. D. Lewis, a citizen of England,, was chosen last night He said that the action of the American Socialists would be watched with interest by the fraternity upon the other side of the water. Dele-, gates from Chicago and other socialistic centers were present The Secretary read a paper on the wage question, followed by an address on the "Wage Slave" by a promi nent Socialist of this city. Editor Gessner, of the Potttry and Olast worker, of Chicago, bitterly denounced the condition of the laborer at Homestead, and said: "Tbe Homestead workers are them selves partially to blame for the present condition of things in the mills at that place." THE HOTELS DE8EETED. easiness Men and Drnmmers Gone Home for the Fourth. The hotel ' registers presented a dreary waste of vacant space yesterday. The drum mers had gone home for the Fourth, but they will be on the road again to-morrow. Immediately after a holiday there is a rush of commercial men from the East They come in herds aud swamp the business houses of the town. The storekeepers are now buying their fall goods, and the drum mers know how to make hay while the sun shines. The hotels alwavs furnish a good dinner on the Fourth. The Central is the only house that offers a special menu card. It is a combination of red, white and blue sheets of paper. The American flig, with a short history of how the colors and design were selected, adorns the first page. Special bills of fare are oflered by all the hotels, and the stranger within the city's gate to-day can be accommodated with a feast that will gladden his heart ALLEGHENY'S SICE OFFICIALS. Postmaster Gllleland Expected to Recover and Superintendent Math Gets Ont. Police Superintendent Muth," of Alle gheny, who has for six weeks been laid up with a broken leg, was able yesterday to leave his house, and enjoyed a carriage ride and visit to friends in the East End. Post master Gilleland was much better yester day, ,and his recovery is confidently ex pected by his family. PEOPLE COKING AND GOING. P. J. Lottus, of Youngstown, is at the St. Charles. George Himmelrich went to New York last evening. Walter D. Appleyard, of West Newton, was at the Duquesne yesterday. WG. Kohler, of Johnstown, and L. S. Coles, of Nlles, are at the St James. George Pullman was a passenger on the limited last evening going to Chicago. ,. E. Trainer, of Franklin, and W. T. Clark, of Jamestown, are legistered at the Monon gahela House. ' W. G. Stevenson, of Wellsville, and Frank Alexander, of Canton, aie stopping at the Anderson. J. A. Ounningham, one of the Hononga- held. House clerl rks, returned yesterday from n trip to Detroit and Star Island. He tells soino very tall fish stories. Richard Bogers, a brother of Commodore Rogers, ai rived In the city on Saturday and will he the guest of the Commodore for two weeks. Mr. Rogers is n resident of London, England. The two brothers had not met for 13 years when Mr. Richard Rogers paid his last visit to America. Prof. E. Tucker, H. Backofen, C Perry and F. May, the experts who will put on the display of fireworks n't Schenley 1'arfc to night, are stopping at the Central. Mr. Tucker was with Pain nine years. He said they are very caieful in making fire works, and where accidents occur they aro due to carelessness. People fail to follow the instructions lor firing. Pacts About the American Cmaalty Insur ance and Security Company, of Balti more City, Bid. In view of recent attacks that have been made on the American Casualty Insurance and Security Company, of Baltimore City, in a manner calculated to do it injury in the minds of persons uninformed as to the true state of the case, that such remarks may have their simplest refutation stripped of all mean motives, attention is called to the official examination ""made recently by two ot the insurance departments, which appears in our advertising columns to-day, one made by the Njw York Insurance De partment and the other by the Maryland Department The figures certified by the officials referred to need but little comment Coming as they do from two independent sources, they show the remarkable progress made by the company in the very short time it has been organized, while, as to its financial condition, the certificates show it to be in a most satisfactory state. The comparative statement of the principal casualty companies compiled from sworn official reports as of the 1st of January, 1892, clearly shows that the American Casualty Insurance and Security Comoanv takes the lead. As necessarily happens tbe I phenomenal progress of this. company has I given rise to attacks from various sources, but as these nave so larappeared in anony mous shape, but little credence has been given to them, as is evidenced by the large annual business in premiums which the company continues to receive. The offi cers and general managers of the compauy are experienced underwriters, and the directors include a number of the most prominent citizens of New York and Baltimore. Bayard Is Popular Tt lth the ladies. Bayard Amber is one of the most popular family flours in this market. The women are learning that it is the best family flour at a medium price oflered to them.. It is made by the Marshall Kennedy Milling Company, which is a guarantee to them that it is made very carefully and of the very best of wheat. Bayard is a 'light bread maker, white, rich aad strong, and always regular. Try it. - Small In size, great In results: T)e Witt's I.ittluKarlyltiser.i. Best pill for constipation licit for sick headache nnd sour stomach. 1 8:50 P. M. SATURDAYS Jf the latest moment at which small ndvertiS'iments will bo received at tna ALLEtlHEHYBRAHGH OFFICE For insertion in tho SUNDAY DISPATCH. On week days the office will remain open until p. 11. as usual. MOST DID NOT SPEAK. Anarchist Meet in Allegheny Tented by Chief llnrphyr Prc- POLICB PATROL THE SIDEWALK. Men ipproacbed In tbe Darkness, Whis pered and Went Away. IXCENDIART PJMPnUTS CIRCULATED Johann Most, the notorious leader of tbe Anarchists, expected to deliver a speech in Allegheny last evening, but did not The meeting was prevented by the police. Most, it transpires, is taking advantage oi the present labor disturbance in Pittsburg aud vicinity to endeavor to spread his doc trines among the working people. It was discovered just a few days ago by Chief Mur phy that Most has been'in Western Pennsyl vania for four weeks, delivering speeches in the smaller towns within a radius of SO miles from this city. Two weeks ago he spdke on Sunday night in Schwebel's Hall, at the corner of East and First streets, Al legheny. This hall is under the care of Anthony Block, who has the lease of the. building from the Schwebel estate, and keeps a grocery store on the ground floor. Before this meeting occurred the police knew nothing of it, but they learned enough afterward. The meeting was at tended by Germans from that part of the city which is colloquially called "Dutch town." It is said to have been very boist erous, and the speeches, led by the roaring address of the fiery Johann, are said to have been exceedingly incendiary. A Fiery Brand of Freedom. A few days later there came into the possession of Chief Murphy one of the pamphlets which Most had quietly circu lated. It is a hair-raiser, and in very dis tinct terms advocates the use of dynamite and bombs against the police and militia. It is entitled "Freedom," and leads ofl with this hint to the poor man, "Yon have only your poverty to lose you have the world to gain." Word was then conveyed to Mr. Block that he must not permit the use of his hail for an Anarchist meeting. Mr. Block said that tbe hall had been rented from him under false pretenses; that those who hired it represented that thev wished to bold a meeting of a German society; and he prom ised not to allow the same parties to occupy it again. The hall is used by other organiza tions, including the American Mccuanics, and some ot the members of these bodies, learning of the Anarchist demonstration, went to Mr. .Block and threatened to with draw from the building if the thing oc curred again. Dnring the paPt week word was passed around among the Beds, by those secret and underground methods which they have put into operation, that the great Johann would again hold forth last night at Schwebel's Hall and would rejoice the heart of the son of toil with visions of .millennial joys. Determined to Have the Hall. When tbe hall was first engaged for Jane 19 the committee said they would want it again for tbe same purpose on July 3, and that Mr. Block nad told them they could have it On Saturday the committee of three called upon Mr. Block and told him they would expect the hall to be ready for them Sunday evening. They were told that they could not have it They insisted that they had a verbal contract for it. Mr. Block said he could not help that; he would not allow them to use tbe hall. The committee ben told Mr. Block that they had engaged tbe hall, that they would oc cupy it, and that Mr. Block had not better try to keep them out With this threat they departed. The grocer at once sent word to (Jhiei Murphy of what had' occurred, and the Chief returned an assurance that Mr. Block would bV protected. Police Officers Take Possession. Just after dusk last evening Captain Schatzman, Lieutenant Thornton and two officers, all in uniform, went to the corner of First and East streets and took their stands on the sidewalk a front cf the en trance of the halL As soon as it had grown fairly dark small bands of men, two, three or four together, came from different direc tions, walking in the dark sides ot the streets. They came within a few rods of the hall and paused. The electric light from the tall tower gleamed on the brass buttons and silver shields of the police offi- (rers.' The ficrures in the dark whisnered awhile, and then turned and went away as quietly as they came. This continued un til, after 8 o'clock. In one group of halt a dozen, which stood for quite a while in con sultation on the opposite corner, was a short man who had some papers under his arm. Last of all this gronp went away like the other. At 8:35 Captain Schatzman concluded that the affair was closed, and he arftl his men went away, instructing the patrolman on tbe beat to keep a watch'on the corner. Most Mast stay Away. Chief Murphy said last night: "Most must stay away from Allegheny. lie would not have spoken here two weeks ago had I known it I believe the way to sup press these people is to shut them off at the start If Most tries to hold meetings again in this city and distributes his incendiary literature, I will send him to Claremont.. I suppose he is working these big strikes and trying to stir up the men. It he fools around Homestead some of those big work men will throw him into the river. 'They don't want his nonsense. " Fourth of Jaly. Hendricks & Co.'s photograph gallery open an any. jxo mini cnarge lor gronns. lnets, $L 68 Federal street, Allegheny. Cab- for biliousness, sick headache, malaria. NOTICE ! See the 12 th page for our Dig JULY CLEARANCE SALE Advertisement It tells you how this great Mid Summer Sale starts. Read it. "609-621 PENN AVENiJi J0S,H0RNE8lC0., " )yM0 Died of Old Ace. Henrietta Meyers, 81 years old, died rather suddenly early yesterday morning at the residence of her grandson, Ernest Votel, Wellington avenue, Twenty-seventh ward. Coroner McDowell was notified, and after an investigation he found that the old lady had been sick for some time, and he thought an inquest unnecessary. His Horns Proved Fatal. John Kierzewsky, 3 years old, djed at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his parents' home 'on Davis street from the effects of burns received on Saturday. A new house was being erected close to where the little fellow lived and a fire had been started to burn up some shavings. The boy fell into the fire and wa3 burned so badly that death reunited. TO THE LADIES: .Weisser's desire to an nounce that during July they will have a series of special sales, preparatory to extensive alterations of their stores. Walls must come down, dust cannot be avoided, and we prefer to sell goods at heavy re ductions rather than have them soiled. We have no room to pack them. Watch our advertise ments IN THE DAILY PAPERS." We commence ON TUESDAY at our WASH GOODS coun- ter at 10c for some extra .values. 435 Market St 437 Jyz-72 DIAMONDS AT SEASHORg AND MOUNTAINS. Fino Gems are always In sood taste and will be worn this season. If yon wish some new piece for your summer tour we have quite a large stock of now designs. Dia monds remounted and repaired safely and promptly in our factory on the premises. E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, FIFTH AVE. AND MARKET ST. yi-KW AT .SIMEN'S: Prices cut to ths core to make things interesting. Have a look at these bargains you will be the gainer: Child's Spring Heel Button Shoes at 48c, 60c, 68c, 75c, 85c and $1. Ladies' Cloth Top, patent leather, tipped button, all styles, at $1.25. Ladies' patent leather vamp Don gola top button at $2; regular price $3- Ladies' fine Dongola patent leather tipped button, spring heels, at Si. 50; regular price $ 2. OXFORD TIES AT CUT PRICES. G. D. SIMEN, 78 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA. Jyt-JTWT HUGUS&HACKE ARGAINS. ARGAINS. Bargains. We do not carry r goods to another sea son. This week be gins our SUMMER SALE. All our different lines, Silks, Colored and Black Dress Goods, Laces, Grena dines, Wash Goods, Linens, Flannels, Ladies' Wraps' and Jackets, Lace Cur tains and Upholstery now marked at Irre sistible Prices. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market SL Jj3-WM ! k
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