THE PTTTSBUE& DISPATCH, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 189a SHYER STANDS STILL. Conservatives Say That the Bill Has Kot Advanced. a Step. THE BILL IS STILL ON THE TABLE. Free Coinage Men Confident of a Favorable Committee Report. FILIBUSTERING DELAYS TOE ACTION "Washington, D. G, July 6. The sil ver bill has not advanced one step to-day. That -was the judgment of conservative members after the smoke of battle had cleared away. The "silver" men who had yesterday tieclared positively that they would not permit any business to be done until the Senate bill "had been referred to the Coinage Committee decided this morn ing that they had better not attempt to ob struct that Legislative favorite, the river and harbor bill, and the bars being once let down it was easy for the managers of the diplomatic appropriation Dill to creep through with their conference report. The "silver" men were the more willing, to permit this, as they realized that they had no immediate means to check the progress of the filibustering motions that followed one another with steady persistency whenener silver was fore most and disappeared whenever there was any attempt to return to the consideration of "other legislation. They are getting very impatient at the failure of a number of absent members to return to their post of dutv, aud it was threatened by some of them tbat they wonld try to secure the passage of an order provid ing for the punishment of the deserters. Whips Bringing In the Recalcitrants. But this is idle talk after the experience of preceding Houses. Nevertheless the whips have had some success and to-day the total of one vote was 224, with the promise of more to-morrow. It was said this evening that the "anti silver" Democrats had concluded to refrain from further opposition to the reference of the bill to the Coinage Committee. This is probablv premature, at least, but thev will have a conference to-night to endeavor to arrange a programme. The Democratic members of the Rules Committee were in conference for two hours this afternoon. They proceeded upon the theory that this statement was correct and contented themselves with agreeing to pass in the toll committee to-morrow morn ing a resolution fixing Friday as suspen sion day, when the tariff bills, the Utah local government and some other nieasnres can be disposed of. It cannot be learned now whether the rules are to be suspended by a majority vote, or, as heretofore, by a a two-thirds vote, and the difference Is very material to the ' silver" men, for under the first named order they might see their way clear to rush the silver bill through. It Slay K In Committee Two Days. One of the leading members of the Coin aee Committee said to-day that he believed the bill must remain in the committee at least two days when it is finally reached, as it was possible for its opponents to consume that much time in offering amendments and voting. Meanwhile the bill is still on the Spejker's table, and the House must decide where to refer it to-morrow as soon as the diplomatic conference report is acted upon. There are 13 members of the Coinage Committee. Every one ot them is in Wash ington except Mr. McKeighan, of Nebraska, who has been attending the People's Party Convention at Omaha, and he is expected here within the next 48 hours. The absence of McKeighan, who is known to be in favor of free coinage, does not worry the other members of the committee, who are anxious to have promnt action on the bilL A mem ber of the committee said to-day that ot the 12 members of the committee now in Wash ington 7 are lavorable to the bill and 5 are opposed to it The "tree silver" members feel confident that nothing stands in the way of a lavorable report from the commit tee, although it may be delayed by amend ments ofiered with that purpose in view. SENATE SIDE ISSUES. Nearly a Million Dollars Added to the Pen sion Appropriation IE11I. "Washington, D. C, July 6. A Senate bill to increase the pensions of those who have lost limbs in the service of the United States and w hich will add 5700,000 to the pension charges was passed in the Senate, while a House bill to pension survivors of Indian wars, was, after its provisions being considerably extended, recommitted to the Committee on Pensions. The conference report on the river and harbor bill was agreed to; and a concurrent resolution lor final adjournment on the 10th of July, was offered by 3Ir. Aldrich and referred to the Committee on Appropria tions. Mr. Kyle's resolution providing for an investigation relative to the "slams of cities" was taken from the calendar and adopted yeas, 31; navs, 14. STJNDBY APPBOPaiATIOHS. A Senate Committee Recommends Five Millions for the World's Fair. "Washington, D. C., July 6. The Sen ate Committee on Appropriations to-day finished the consideration of the sundry civil bill, and reported it to the Senate. The amount of the appropriation made by the bill is ?30,797,798, being an increase over the bill as it passed the House of Sll, 574,810. There is an appropriation of 55, 103,000 in aid of the "World's Fair and a requirement that the Fair shall not be kept open on Sunday. SPSINGEE'S VIEWS OK KANSAS. Ho Advisee Democnua There to Vote for the People's Tarty Elector. Chicago, July C If the Kansas Demo crats follow the advice of Congressman M.Snringer,the solid Democratic vote ot the State will be given to the People's party electors next November. Congressman Springer gives full expression to his views in a letter to W. A. Eaton and T. "W. Hagan, delegates to the Kansas Democratic Convention and former constituents of his, who wrote to ask his opinion as to the ad visability of following such a course. He outlines "the scheme as follows: I liave no hesitation in saving that were I a delegate I would favor the nomination by the Democratic Stato Convention of Kansas of the same pet-ons lor electors of President and Vice President who have Leen nominated by the State Convention ot the People's part. The course will involve no -acnnce ot Democratic principles and no disloyalty to the Democratic organization. It might cause the defeat of Harrison by throwing the election of President into tbe piesent House or Eepresentatives; and it Is lurtlier poosible that the electors w ho will be chosen m Kna (if the votini ot the l'oonlo's pai tv candidate for Vice President would re-ult in the choice of Whitelaw Held bv the Republican Senate) may vote directly m the electoral college "for Stevenson. EEGINEEE AND FIREMAN ASLEEP. Their Kepose Cost Jtoth of Them Their XJves in a ItnilroadTVreclc. Loganspokt, Ind.. July 6. Tbe south bound passenger train, which left Chicago at 8:20 last night and arrived here at 12:40 o'clock this morning over the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad, brought news of a fatal accident and one of the most extraordinary that ever occurred on a rail road. The train also borewith it the vic tims ot the catastrophe, ooth of whom, Pierce PJchardson and Otto Fiendling, lived in this city. Eichardson, who was the engineer, and Fiendling, the fireman, had charge oi the first section of westbound freight train No. 87, that left here last evening for Chicago. The train sidetracks south of Chicago to allow the eastbound freight 82, known as Armour's fast meat train, to pass. There was a layover there of about 15 minutei before the arrival of the meat train. Richardson and Fiendling were both tired, and they alighted from their engine, and laid down on the ground be tween the switch and the main track. They braced their feet against the switch on which their engine stood, and rested their heads on top of the south rail of the main track. "While lying as described both men fell asleep. Presently the Armour train came dashing along at the rate of 40 miles an hour, striking the men. Fiendling'B head was crushed in horribly, while Rich ardson's skull was crushed and his shoulder blade broken. Both men were killed. They were married men, and neither was ever known to take a drink of liquor. RACE RIOTS IMMINENT. Negroes In Florida ISonnd That a Murder-r Shall Ifpt Bs Lynched-State Militia Called Ont to Frovant Threatened Bloodshed A Bartons Situation. Jacksonville, Fla., July 6. $& The danger of a bloody race riot here is increasing rather than diminishing. "While the military ostensibly held command of the situation last night, the negroes were under arms in vast numbers in the blocks adjacent to the iail. and if a shot had been fired on either side after the gattling gun had been manned by the State troops it would have been a signal for the massing of a thousand armed blacks about the structure. The only breach of the peace was when Police Officer Hitchcock about 9 o'clock last night was confronted with a gleaming Win chester in the hands of one of the colored mob which had at that early hour assembled to the number of several hundred. Deputy Sheriff "Williams ran into the jail for rein forcements. He sallied forth with deputy sheriffs to arrest the offenders. As they approached the man he was reinforced and shots were fired into the posse from both front and rear. The nose was compelled to return to the jail. Eleven shots were fired, which In tensified the excitement and also drew hun dreds of negroes who had been waiting in the reserve to the front. In a short time they had fully GOO men in the neighbor hood and all were armed. Over half ot them had "Winchester and other rifles, while the remainder were equipped with pistols, knives and razors. To-night the two home companies of in fantry and the Wilson battery (in all 120 men) have been reinforced by the arrival of Adjutant General Lang from Tallahase and lour other companies two from SL Augustine, one from Gainesville and one from Dayton. The State troops now on the scene number altogether about 300 men. At sunset to-night the blacks began gathering again, but they made no demonstrations. The leaders say that all they ask is that the murderer (Ben Reed) be protected from lynchers. A cranky white man from Mis sissippi who made some loud talk in the streets Monday night and ofiered to head a lynching partv is said to be at the bottom of all the trouble. The blacks quote him as their authority for the rumor that Reed is to be taken from the jail by white men. BRAZIL QUARRELS WITH ITALY. The Governmsnt at Home Orders Gunboats to Bio Janeiro. Rio Janeieo, ' July 6. It is officially announced that the Government forces have captured the position of Corumba, which had hitherto been held by the revolting troops. Quiet has also been restored in Sao Panlo; but there is much animosity shown against Italians, and diplomatic re lations with that country are slightly strained. The trouble grew out ot the attack on Italian sailors at a Brazilian port A cablegram from Rome says: Orders have been sent from the home "Government to the commanders of the Italian gunboats Provania and Veneiro, now stationedin South American waters, to place themselves at the disposal of the Italian Legation at Rio Janeiro. AN AGED MENDICANT. TTHson tfobson, of Yirclnla, Arrested In Allegheny for Vagrancy. "Wilson Hobon was arrested in Manchester, Allegheny, last night for vagrancy. He claimed to be 80 years old. He siys he came from California to "Virginia several years ago, and failing to find relatives became a mendicant, wandering from State to State. His case excited con siderable sympathy, and something will likely be done for the old man to-day. It Wng Not at Skelly's. Coroner McDowell did not go to Mans field last night to hold an inquest on John McGuire, who was killed Tuesday night at "Walker's Mills by being knocked over a barrel. 'Squire McMillen may have held the inquest but he made no report of it last nieht Mr. Skelly, at whose honse the affair was said to have taken place, denied yesterday that it was at his honse and said that at the time of the occurrence he was away at work. A Saddler Disappears. The friends of Theodore Zeude, a saddler living on Eighteenth street, Southside, are greatly exercised over his sudden disap pearance. He has not been seen since Saturday, and there is no reason to account lor his sudden departure. Foul plav or suicide is suspected. He was employed by H. O. Strahley, and bad always been a trusted employe. Caused Her Nephew's Arrest. Mrs. Annie Maria "Wornle, of Rebecca street, Allegheny, his caused the arrest of her nephew, Fred Kellner, accusing him of stealing from her house a pocketbook con taining 519. Alderman Braun sent Kellner to jail for a hearing this evening at 6 o'clock. Mrs. "Wornle says that she has also missed a judgment note for $1,000. PICKED TIP BY THE POLICE. Axdrew GETTMAxand Joseph Armstrong are charged by James Nolan with takinjr $60 lrom his trunk. George akd William Ott, two well-dressed men, were ariested by Detective Gumbert last night lor begging on Frankstown ave nue. Charles Haab was arrested on Bouquet street last nicht for shooting a revolver in a reckless manner in front of Jacob Matter's residence. It Y. Meaiss entered suit before Alderman Kerr yesterday, charging Thomas Devine with larceny by Dailee. He alleges that ho lent Devine a horse which he leiused to le turn. Devine says the hoi so died. E. P. GltAY. charged with desertion, and Ida Stein, chaigedwith keeping a disorderly place, were committed tojail yesterday by Alderman Gripp for a hearing July 8. Airs. It P. Gray, wife of the first deienaant, made the information. As information was inado before Alder man McKenna yesterday against Steve Hal pin and Charles Gormley for burglary. Thoy are supposed to have entered a store nt No. 4 Ledlie street a w eek ago and stolen $17 and a revolver. Both men are in jaiL E. J. CoKi.ons, Walter tt'att and Auzust Christian will be given a hearing to-night bofore Alderman Madden on a charjie of larceny preferred by Georjro Hootnagle. The plltintifl" nllesos that on July 4 the de fendant met him in a saloon at McKce's Hocks and took $200 from him. 8:50 P. M. SATURDAYS jrthe latest moment at which small advertisements will be leceivedat tne ALLEGHENYfiRANGH OFFIGE For Insertion in the SUNDAY DISPATCH. On wek days tho office will remain open until a p. si. as usual. LIBERALS STILL GAIN, Bat Not Quite to the Extent They Have Fondly Anticipated. BALFOUR'S MAJORITY COT DOWN. Labor Makes Heavy Inroads in Gladstonian Hanks in Cities. CHOLERA IET ON ITS 0WARD MAECH rmrcAnLs to the dispatch. 1 London, July 6. Copyright. Failure to win more seats than the Tories yesterday, coupled with the announcement this morn ing of a Liberal Unionist victory in Edin burgh, somewhat disheartened all Liberals except those exceptionally enthusiastic The idea that the enemy should score a vic tory under the very nose of the Grand Old Man was exceptionally exasperating, and seemed to warrant the fear that Scotland would not, had been confidently believed, reject every Liberal Unionist. But, after all, yesterday was only the second day of the fight, and the end of the week will be time enough for the Liberals to dream of defeat, if at all. Mr. Gladstone has again declared to-day that he is satisfied, and he ought to be fairly happy, considering that when he spoke six Liberal Unionists, his pet aversions, had been overthrown and that he had made a net gain of nine seats, counting 18 in a division. How Liberals Hate the Dissidents. Sir William Harcourt, speaking at Hull this afternoon, happily indictted the Liberal feeling when he said that when he went out shooting his favorite game is woodcock Liberal Unionists are his political woodcock, and he would rather bring down one of those deserters than any two of the common enemy. Unfortunately Liberal dissension in the division of Glasgow has to-day given the Unionists another seat, and a Tory masque rading as a Liberal Unionist has ejected Thomas Sexton from the representation of West Belfast Sexton will not be without a seat long, however, as he will be given the choice of contesting one of several sate Irish constituencies. Chamberlain and his friends and relatives have carried Birmingham by thumping ma jorities, as was expected, because it false to Liberalism he has been true to the local in terests of Birmingham. Gladstone has made a net gain on to-day's pollings of 7 seats, making the net total gain 16, counting 32 on division. This is not in accordance with expectations, but it is success of a character which, had it been theirs, would have driven the Tories wild with joy. John Morley's Seat in Danger. The three Tory London seats won to-day will probably be duplicated iu the metropo lis to-morrow. The result of the polling at Newcastle, where John Morley s seat is thought to be imperiled by his opposition to the eight-hour bill, will not be made known until about noon Thursday. The counting of votes in Kilkenny and Water ford has been deferred until to-morrow, also through fear of rioting. The Cork result is not yet known, and reports are current here of serious rioting in that city. As an instance of the heavy inroads which the labor 'vote has made in the Liberal ranks in the metropolis Burns, the work ingmen's leader, turned a Liberal majority into a plurality for himself of 4,417. Bal four was re-elected by 398 at Manchester, but this is a Tory loss of 246. The 110 ma jority in the same city, won by the Post master General Sir James Ferguson, also represents a Tory loss of 40. Mr. Gladstone addressed a large and highly enthusiastic meeting in Corstorshire, Scotland, to-day. He charged the Govern ment with strangling Liberal measures. The Newcastle programme, he declared, was a Liberal prospectus, and the Liberal record of the past was a guarantee of its fulfillment. He is satisfied with tho result ot the polling in London, but confessed that the classes were against him. He deploied the Liberal defeat in Perth, but rejoioed in having a majority of the Scottish votes. He is confident tbat Scotland desires justice for Ireland. More Klotlmr Over in Ireland. A dispatch from Dublin, says: A crowd of anti-Parnellites to-day stormed the plat form which the Liberal-Unionists were ad dressing a meeting at Stranother, County Donegal. Among those on the platform was Mr. Donaldson, a Justice of the Peace. He was hit on the head and his skull fractured. E. T. Herdman, the Conserva tive candidate for East Donegal, and D. B. McCorkcll, the Conservative candidate for North Donegal, were also present. Each of them was cut about the head and face. At an anti-Parnellite meeting held at Ballena, County Mavo, to-day, speeches were made by John Dillon and Daniel Crelly, who is the candidate in the North Mao district. During the meeting Eev. Father Conway, who was on the platform, bared his head and showed severe scalp wounds that had been inflicted by Farnellites. When his injuries were Been, over 100 Parnellite voters present declared that they wuuiu uesert me jraruemies aau cast ineir ballots lor Mr. Crelly. The total returns received up to midnight show the election of 123 Conservatives, 93 Liberals, 19 Liberal-Unionists and 4 anti Parnellites. Up to this time the Govern meut has still a majority ot 45. The total Liberal gains are 29, and Conservative 14. The total number of votes cast by the Unionists is 644,179; by the opposition, 617,147. CHOLERA'S ONWARD MARCH. Russian Newspapers Forbidden to Publish News Not Fnrnlshrd or Verifl-d by the Government Measures Taken to Arrest the Plague 200 Miles From Moscow. , St. Petersbubo, July G. The cholera has reached Tsaritsin on the Volga. Fifteen cases of the disease and six death have been reported. In the SarstoS" 29 cases and six deaths have been reported. In SaratoS 29 cases and six deaths have been reported. In Baku, the Russian port on the Caspian sea, the deaths number 100 daily. The disease is rapidly increasing in severity throughout the Caucasus. The Caspian Steamship Company has been ordered to suspend its service, because of the prevalence ot cholera at the ports on the Caspian sea, and the Government has con verted the company's vessels into hospitals for the reception of cholera patients. A medical stall has been appointed for each ship. The newspapers ot this city and Moscow have been forbidden to publish news concerning the cholera, that is not obtained from or verified by the Government officials. Several sanitary corps have arrived in the cholera scourged town of Baku, whence they will proceed to trans-Caspia. Eleven sanitary corps are employed in Tiflis, where a temporary hospital tor the treatment at cholera patients has been opened. It is reported that the cholera has reached Kostroma, a city of European Kussia and capital of the Government of Kostroma, 200 miles northeast of Moscow. The Assistant Minister of the Interior has gone to Kostroma. He will personally investigate the condition ot the city, and if he finds that the disease has really appeared then he will take all the measures possible to prevent it from spreading. If the cholera epidemic continues it is considered certain that the renowned fair held an nually in the town oi Nynii Novgorod will be prohibited this year, owing to the serious danger of infection from the massing to gether ot such a vast body of people as usually congregate there. Tht French FIcht Another Asiatic Battle. London, July 6. A dispatch received here Iron! Porto Novo, 'a maratime town of India on the Ooromandel coast, says two French gunboats have bombarded the villages in th.e Dekames district, the inhabitants of which recently "attacked tribes that were friendly to the French. TJMBBELLA AS SHE IS SPOKE. The Details of a System That Is Now Qnlte Fashionable. After a lengthy study of the subject some clever genius has arranged the following "language of umbrellas:" To place an umbrella in a raok at a clnb or friend's house indicates that it will shortly change owners. If a cotton one is substituted for Bilk it means exchange Is no robbery. An umbrella held over a lady with the man getting all the raindrops' from the points signifies courtship; but when the man keeps the lion's share ot the article and gives the lady tbe droppings it indicates marriage. To carry the umbrella under arm at an an gle implies that the Individual following will lose an eye, while to hold it just high enough to Injure passers' eyes and men's hats signifies "lam a woman. Lastly, the loan of an umbrella is synony mous with an act of egregious folly. NORWAY'S WAR CLOUD. Startling Possibilities or tho Koptnre Be tween Scandinavian Kingdoms. London, July 6. The limes' correspon dent at Christiania predicts that unless the Separatist movement in Norway is firmly checked by the crown, it will eventually re sult in the disruption of the Kingdom and a war with Sweden. Germans Hesdlni: Off the French Fair. Berlin, July 6. The municipal authori ties have voted 10,000,000 marks for an in ternational exhibition, provided it is not held later than 1898, which would forestall the recently announced Paris exposition of 1900. TABLES TURNED ON CRESP0. Official Dispatch With News cf the Utter Iiout ot the Venezuela Kebel. Washington, July 6. The following is a translation of a telegram received yester day afternoon by Senor N. Bolet Peraza, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary of Venezuela to the United States, from President Yillegas: Caracas, July 5. To General Bolet Perazs, Minister of Venezuela, Washington. D. C: Crespo's army completely destroyed by Generals Luciano Mendoza and Domingo Monagas, in the battle of Ocumitos. Crespo is a fugitive and being hotly pursued. Villloas, President. A dispatch from Caracas savs: A. general engagement took place near this city on Jnly 1 between the revolutionists and the Government troops. Both sides fought gallantly and the losses sustained were heavy. There was no decisive result It is reported that the fighting has been re neued. If the Government lorces fail against Crespo's men the new administra tion will be forced to follow ex-Dictator Palacio into exile. IOWA'S CITY SALOON. The Novel Plan landed From the Palplt, and VT1I1 ProbiblvBoaGo. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 6. Work in the interest of United States Commis sioner Lyon's scheme for the city to become a saloon-keeper is progressing rapidly. At the City Council meeting a committee was appointed to look after the matter. On Sunday evening Bev. Mr. Grant, of the Unitarian Church, preached on the "city saloon," giving it his sanction in the most pronounced manner. Yesterday Messrs. Lyons and Grant called on .the County Commissioners to give moral support for the plan. The com missioners did nothing officially, but indi vidually lauded the proposition and prom ised to do what they could for it. The city saloon appeals to have iair sailing. Supposed to be Mike Mnllen. Superintendent of Police O'Mara received a telegram last night from Marietta, Ohio, saying tbat a man supposed to be Mike Mullen of this city, had been found dead there in the river, and had been buried. He was about B6 years old and weighed 200 pounds, and answered the description of Mike Mullen, who has been missing from his home here. Tbe police department notified Coroner McDowell. ' Boiled Over a CIIfT. A boy named Fritz, whose parents live on the hillside above South Fourteenth street, was badly injured yesterday after noon by rolling over a precipics. He was playing with some companions, and rolled down a deep clifL The boy's injuries while painful are not serious. Found in the River. An unknown man was found floating in in the Ohio near the Davis Island Dam yes terday. He was about 30 years of age and weighed 200 pounds. He was dressed in a dark striped coat and pants and wore a blue flannel shirt The body is at the monrue. PEOPLE C0MIHG AND GOING. Mrs. Captain Mercer, the estimable wife of Captain George T.Mercer, of the Eleventh ward, left yesteiday morninc to spend tbe summer with Mr. and Mrs. John Ullligan, of Noith Salem, O. Mr. and Mi s. Mlllisan have recently been visiting at tho residenco of Captain Mercer. Fittsbnrgers In New York. New York, July!!. Special. The following Pittsburgers are registered at hotels here: L. King, Fifth Avenue; H. Alden, Morton: Mrs. Andrews, Grand Union; G. C. Arnold, Coleman; J. C. Bersstresser. Aston F. C Bid well, Brunswick; H.L Childs, Brunswick; F. K. Dravo, Gilsey; J. F. Fawcett, 'Astor; C. Fay, St. Stephens: G. H. Froeblloh, Coleman; E. D. Fuller, "Westminster; Miss Gugenheim, Astor; H. L. Hauok, Bartholdi; M. II. Ilauck, Bartholdi; G. H. Harvey, Metropolitan: G. Hodges, St. Denis; Mrs. C. Kahn, Astor; F. Koesler. Stuitevant; W. ICoegler, Stur tevant: P. Lange, Astor; J. Lenkowitz, Mor ton; W. E. Litt.ill, Metiopolitan; W. A. Mc Donald, Coomopolitun; TV. H. Phipps, New York; J. J. Porter, New York; L. Soiffer. As tor; J. W. Shannon, Grand Union; H. J. Smith, St. James; U. E. Stewart, Marlbor ough: W. W. Venset St. James; C. Wagener, St. Stephens; D. E Watson, Astor; I C An drews, Bartholdi: H. C. Hull, New York: I. Lehman, Union Square: J. D. Bodgers, New York; H. B. Bose, Imperial. Bugike kills roaohes, bedbugs and all in sects instantly. Is non-poisonous. 25 cts. DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Best pill or biliousness, sick headache, malaria. THE FIRST $K 10 MONTHS' RECORD OF- Sbows A GAIN OF 31,400 advertisements, or an average Increase of more than 100 every day of those ten months! Tbe figures are as follows: 10 Mot. Ending Jnne 30, 'OS 73,019 Same Period Jnne 30, '91 41,019 Increase 31,400 Advertisers receive the most gratifying returns from the use of the Classified Col umns or THE DISPATCH. PACKED PEDAGOGUES At the State Teachers' .Association at Beaver Falls. A NEW SYSTEM OP INSTRUCTION, is Developed by Miss Elizabeth Fnnden lerg, of Pittsburg. TEACHERS' D0IXG3 OP THE SECOND DAT Beaver Falls awoke yesterday to a heavy responsibility; for it was knee deep in teach ers in attendance at the thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Teach ers' Association, and its hotels are neither numerous nor large. Pittsburg's quota by the early trains was the last straw. H,otel clerks, haughty with knowledge of a house filled from garret to cellar, turned dollars' worth of patronage from their doors to the cold comfort of a possible prospect-of a chance boarding house. The teacher was everywhere; the city representative, in his or her jaunty negli gee shirt; tbe grave-faced young man from the country district, in his clerical Prince Albert and cool straw hat, and his sweet faced, demure, young, feminine co-laborer, who is delighted with the crowd, yet a bit confused by it, and thinks an institute is quite a wild sort of dissipation. From the Burgess down to the street-car conduc tor Beaver Falls came out on the street and made the visttor welcome within its gates. The two official headquarters for the asso ciation are the Sixth Avenue Opera Honse and the public school building at the corner of Eleventh street. In the first the associa tion is holding itshree days' session. The exhaustive exhibition from "Western Penn sylvania, and particularly the voluminous display from Pittsburg and Allegheny, oc cupies fully the big school building and attracts the overflow and something more of the attendance from the convention. Study In tin Public Schoo's. Yesterday morning's session opened at 9 o'clock with an address on "Art Study in Public Schools" by Art Director H. T. ,Bailey, of Massachusetts, who drew the lar gest gathering of the day, owing to the present intense belief in artistic influence on education. Two more papers of value followed that of "Heading in the Public Sohools'! by Miss Coffin, of Beaver Falls, and "Educational Progress" by Mr. Chapman, of Pittsburg. The remainder of the morning was consumed by the discus sion of an amendment to the constitution cancelling the position of ticket agent, to cut down an unnecessary expense, and which was carried by an almost unanimous vote; and the display of tbe result of a first year's education in a Pittsburg school under the direction of Miss Elizabeth H. Fundenbcrg, of the Osceola School. This was the drawing card of the day. Not a teacher was missing when the an nouncement that the Pittsburg class was ready for its exhibition. Miss Funden berg's work had been the talk of the con vention, and the name of Pittsburg's day was given to yesterday's session principally on that acconnt. A Prlzs Class of Scholars. In a twinkle the stage of the Opera House was tranformed into a schoolroom, and a dozen or so bright-faced, well-bred looking little boys and girls filed into their seats, followed by Miss Fundenberg and Superin tendent Liickey, of Pittsburg, the latter in troducing the lady to her audience and then retiring. Miss Fundenberg's "scheme" of educa tion represents a phase of what in educa tional phraseology is known as the natural method. She fosters the inquisitiveness of the raw material put in her charge, de velopes its powers of observation, and by the phonetic methods teaches the applica tion in writing. Miss Fundeuburg illustrated a day in her schoolroom. At her request 12 "articles choBen by teachers in the andience were handed up in a tew minutes. Mr. Luckcy wa3 loaded down by a miscellaneous collec tion of hats, umbrellas, bells, knives and other goods and chattels to be divided among the children for description. These small people were all between the ages of 6 and 8, and had never been in school longer than the ten months of one school year. A busy scene ensued. Tbe children ex amined" their articles; wrote ot what they saw and thought concerning them upon their slates, flying to the board when a new word proved a stumbling block, and working it out there with a hint from the teacher. Miss Fundenberg claims that these little children can make a probable correct staeger at almost any of the more ordinary words in Webster's dictionary by means of her ap plication of the phonetic "system. In every description written yesterday new words were used and spelled and applied properly. As a further example of their work in the atternoon, with the addition ot memory cul tivation, the class was made to write a story told to them by Dr. Snyder, of Colorado. A Little Author's Essuy. The following example illustrates the gen eral work ot the class, and was produced bv a little lad, Master Leighton H. Campbell, only 7 years of age. It is reproduced ex actly as it was written: The Trip is the MoraTAis I live in Colo ratta and I navti a Utile boy and girl. One tlav my sirl cams in my office and said, "Papa, let us go up in the mountain." "Oh yes," said the lfttle boy. Wo got some bread and butter and some eggs and some salt and tnon we weut. ' Yo got up and saw the flowers coming out of tbe snow. Tho little girl caught a fish in a stream and the boy caugbtaflsh. The boy's name was' Tim and the gill's name was" Laura. The hoy ho saw a bear and he said it was a dos. Laura said that's a bear. Wo had a very De lightful time. When wo came home wo were very tired. I think the bov was afraid. If 1 had a gun 1 would killed the bear, wouldn't you Mr. Luckeyt Superintendent Lackey ffn Prond. The exhibition was as instructive as it was entertaining, and Miss Fundenberg was besieged by inquiries, while Mr.Luckey moved about like a beneficent spirit, bless ing and being blessed, so delighted was he with his Pittsburg school. The remainder of the afternoon was dis posed of to a number of speaKera and the nomination of officers, whose elections will be held to-day. A paper on "Systematic Music Instruction," written by Mr. Jones, of "West Chester, was, on Recount of that gentleman's illness, read' by Mr. Smith. Dr. Moflatt, ot Washington and JeiFerson College, replaced Dr. George Keed, of Dickinson College and spoke on "The High School From the College President's Stand point," making an earnest plea for the in tellectual benefit reaped by the study of dead languages, for which he was frequently applauded. Prof. Shearer, of York, took the reverse side of the subject, "The Col lege From the High School Principal's Standpoint," on which he spoke both earnestly and intelligently. Miss Myers, ot Huntingdon, closed the programme lor the afternoon. Tlie Governor had been invited to speak in the evening, but beitig unable W. D. Moore, ot Pittsburg, was the orator of the occasion. Interspersed with music, as were the day sessions aUo, the evening closed most agreeably. The closing session will be held to-day. TO-DiII TO-DAYI TO-DAY! Over Five Hundred Men's Fine Salts to Be Sold at 37 35 Each. This means that you can buv a suit of clothes worth $15 to $13 for 7 23 to-day. Looking tlirough our tine suits wo lound small lot-ioi two, threo and lour of u kind (ubout 650 in all) that sold lor $15 and $18. Tho-oiuo now innrked $7 33. Our rule in that whenever there aro only a low suitiof a kind lelt to tell them olf for whatever they iv 111 briiig. or less than tbe first cost of manufactura. Therefore, you choo-o a lUht, dark or medium suit to-day for $7 23 that would ordinirily cost you $15 to $18. Mo sure and call to-day. P. a a C, Clothiers, Corner Grant and Diamond streets. TWELVE TIMES A WIDOWER And Then Karrles Bis Thirteenth Bride This Exceeds by Four Times tho Legal Mexican Limit, ned."the" BnterprlslnK Yankee Bridegroom Is In "J nil. I Zacatecas, Mex, July 6. Frank -C Lawton, an American mechanic of this city, has been arrested and placed in jail on the charge of exceeding the limits prescribed by an old Mexican law still in force regulat ing matrimony. Lawson came here about four years ago from the City of Mexico, bringing with him a pretty Spanish woman as his wife. She died two months after their arrival, and Lawson soon took another young wife. She died, also, and the American continued to exercise his matrimonial propensities at a rate that astonished the natives, particularly as none ot the wives lhed longer than two or three months after becoming a bride. Lawson never jvore weeds longer than three months after the deaths of his wives, whep he would repeat the matrimonial experi ment. The people of the city are very conserva tive in such matters, and they let Lawson alone with his remarkable and unfortunate domestic oiTain until three days ago, when it was learned he had married his 13th wife since his arrival in Zacatecas. The author ities began working on the case, and, as there was no evidence at hand to show that his 12 previous wives died from other than natural causes, he was arrested under the law enacted many years ago. which pro hibits a man entering into the matrimonial state more than nine times. Lawson, therefore, has four offenses to answer forj and will probably receive a long term in prison. He is about 40 years old and well educated. He has resided in Mex ico 15 years. POSTPONED ACTION. Allegheny Survey Committee Opposed to Wldenlcs Ucrth A vnae. The Allegheny Survey Committee met last night and approved the work of the sub-commitfee and the pay rolls and bills. There was little new business. A feature that proved of some interest was the reso lution of Mr. "Wertheimer, vacating the pavement of North avenue for the purpose of widening the street. Mr. Nesbit thought the resolution too indefinite, as it did not specify how much of the avenue should be widened or what benefit it would be. He argued that it would be necessary to encroach on the parks to have the work done. This, he ?aid, would be outrageous, as the park property had been sufficiently infringed upon. The committee decided to indefinitely postpone action. RIVER NEWS AND NOTES. Louisville Items The Ptnjre or Tfaterand the MoTf ments of Bonts. tSPEnAi. TEiroiiAjis to tiik Dtspvrrn.i Louisville, Julv 6. Bnslnew fjlr. 'Weather clear and pleasant. The river Is statlonar y. with 5 feet on the falls and 7 feet 4 Inches In tnecani!. The Grae? Morris arrived from Salt river. The Sam Miller is clue up. The Ohio pnsed np last nifrht. The John A. Wood and tow arrived from below. Departures For Clnelnnatl, Fleetwood; for Carrollton, Big Kanawha; for Evansvllle, James Gnthrle. TVhat TJpper Oaacs Show. Allegheny JtrvcT!OT Elver 8 feet 9 Inches, and statlonarr. Clear and warm. WAnRE-v niver 3.3 feet. Clear and warm. Mobgavtown Klver 5 feet and stationary. Cloudy. Thermometer 81 at 4 r. M. Brownsville KiverS feetKInehes, and falling. Clear. Thermometer 67 at 4 P. M. The 5em From Below. TVHEELrxo River 9 feet 7 inches and rising sloirlv. Departed Lizzie Hay. for Charleston: C W. Batchelor. Plttsbnrpr: Andes. Cincinnati: Ben Hur, FarfcersbnrR: Scotia, Plttsbnr?. St. Lons Arrived Cltv of Providence. Natchez. Departed City of Ulclcman. Clear and cool Basinets onlv moderately active. River stationary at 31 feet, with the upper rivers all falling Memphis" Arrived Non. Departed Sam Brown. Ohio river; H. F. Fri'liee. Cincinnati. Kiver 23 feet and f illlnff. C'ear and hot. Ctsci-iNATI Blver 14 feet 9 inches and station ary. Fair and warm. Departed New South, to Memphis. News From the "Wharf. TBE Hudson came In last night. Stage of water 6 fiet 8 Inches. Elver falling. The Scotia came in from Cincinnati list evening. TiieC. W. Batchelor is the 'Wheeling packet to day, JIakt of the tow boats did not get ont with tows till yesterday. Commodore G. W. C. Jouveov came In on the Scotia yesterday from Cincinnati. Ciiableh Asiibrook has ta'-.en the place of Charles Arnold as clerk on the Antler Tito Scotia brought In ilarzr number of blooded Kentucky stocK horses ou her last trip. GeoboeC. jrcL'oLLOtou will soon resume his old position as clerk on tbe Iron Queen. THE Mayflower. Captain Maddy. made four good trlpson herflrat day alter being repaired. TlIEJamei A. Blackmore left 'yesterday with a large tow. She Is destined for Cincinnati. Part of the Art Fishing Club left for Blenner hassct Bay on the Hudson yesterday evening. THE James G. B'.alne. Captain Jacobs, was the Morgantown packet out last e enlng at i o'clock. THE Tide broke a piston on her war to Home stead last night, and had tube left at Lock No. 1. Tnx steamer .Elizabeth, Captain Boto. was fired upon while coming down the river ye6tcnlay morn ing. TnE Iron Qneen Is the fastest boat on the Ohio, though the Telegrap't claims to divide honors with her. Alex. TIexdeiison has resumed Ills position as commercial clerk ou the wharf boat. He has been ou the iron Queen for some time. Tils Hudson was the Cincinnati packet out last evening. Every berth was occupied and a good trip of freight taken down the river. The task of vaccinating the rlvermon on the Ohio will be begun in a few davs. one or the marlue doctors paid a visit to the docks yesterday. Ocean Steamship Arriva's. Steamer. "Where From. Destination. Eotterdam Amsterdam New York. hlbe Bremen New York. DIKD. DK AHER At the parents' residonce.Belle vue, on Wednesday, July G, nt 8 r. M , As dbkw Lac. youngest sou of C. J. and liossie Dniher. Notice of funeral hereafter. Cincinnati papers please copy. TOO LATK TO CLASSIFl. Wanted. f IEL A good girl in small family. 153 2d av. PERSONS wishing a comfortable boarding nouse on the mountains, well furnished, nlce'y sit uated, reasonablj rales, should call uu or audress Mrs. J. A. O'Hura, .Loiusburg, Caiubrla Co., 1'a. Advance of the Pipe Brigade. Retreat of the Cigar Cohorts. Yes the Pipe is coming to the front as never before. The high price of good cigars is helping drive"them out of use. Millions of smokers use Biackwell's jk-ffi Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco. It is themostpopularBrandin the market. Smoked for overtwenty five years its fame is still growing Quality alvays the same. BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DURHAM, N. C. TBE TVEATHEK. t For Western Pennnylvania, West Virginia and OMot Fair; Easterly Windi. Comparative Temperatures. PrrrsEtmo, July 6 The United States Sig nal Service officer in this city furnishes the following: July 6. JMZ. July 6. sm. j O O J SAK 64 SAM 94 11AM OO 11AM 00 12JC 75 1ST 75 2tm 77 ir 77 Sfm OO 5PM 7 SPM 74 8TM 75 j, ' O O - x x ; TXHFZSATURE ATD RATXTAXib. Ifixlmnm temD 79Ranj?e . 2t Minimum temp MKInfall...... OO Una temp 57. 5 1 . - I COMFORT FOR THE AGED. Food Better Than Medicine Dosing What Physicians Say About Lariated Food. "The old folks do not need medicine so much as they do pure and nourishing food." said a physi cian yesterday. "In three or four score years of life, a great many tons of food have been digested and this wear and tear results in weakness of the digestive organs. Stimulate them with medicine.14 he con tinued, "and the effect Is speedy destruction. Nourish them with an easily digested and strength ening food, and strength will return." The best physicians in the world endorse this theory. And they have found that lactated food, the perfect food for Infants, whose digestive organs are of the weakest, gives the same happy sncces3 when used for the aged. Albert A. JIcDonald, M. D , consulting physi cian of the Infants' Home and physician in the General nospltal, Toronto. Ont.. says: "I havo used lactated food for some time and have found It especially useful In cases of impaired digestion In Infants and old people." Dr. Thomas G. Herron of Cincinnati, sayst "It is with honest satisfaction that I recommend lac tated food. I have used It with perfect success In a large number of cases both of tbe infant and the aged." In many families lactated food Is used by nearly every one In the family. It gtves the baby firm flesh, strong bones, and rosy cheeks; It forms a pleasant and strength-giving variation of the mother's diet, while It la the only food that will easily digest and satisfy tne hunger of the aged grandparents. iyiPefRq Both the method and results "when Sjrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant! and refreshing to the taste, and act3 fently yet promptly on the Kidneys, liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevera and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, it3 many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs i3 for sale in 50c and 81 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it I)o not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. IOU1SV1UE, KY. NEW YORK, N.Y. VICTOR, Credenda and Nonpareils, Also a completo line of Bicycle Sundries Suits and Athletic Goods. Send lorcata logue. A. G. PKATT & CO , hole Agent Western Pennsylvania, 502 ood street, Pittsburg, Pa. myEtHH-Tb. YT 1 A"! j . f fai "? ,& 31 i jg-.r-, vi jac&A t y ig :f1-
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