'. ""-" THE PZTTSBTJR& DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY. JULY 20, 1R93. all appear at the bearing in tbe morning, lie Raid he had not heard from Hugh O'Donnell, but believed he would show up on time. There were many rumors con cerning his whereabouts, one that he had gone to secure the services of General Ben Butler and ex-Governor Hoadley, of Ohio, to represent the locted-out men. This was, however, denied. Unless the Court admits Burgess Mc Luckie to bail to-dar he will have to lie iu jail until the first "Monday of September, when the grand jury meets. More Informations Sworn Oat. Shortly afternoon yesterday Secretary lovejoy made another pilgrimage to Alderman McMaster's office and swore to five more informations for mur der .against Homestead men. He also handed Detective "Webber a list of 25 Homestead people who were needed as witnesses this morning. Consta bles Price, Morris and others were sent out n ith the warrants but up to a late hour last night thev had not secured their men. When Detective "Weber returned J last night he said he had not had any trouble. He went to headquarters and General Snow den at once ottered him a guard of soldiers, but he said he preferred to do the work quietly. He said the only place he found any feeling was down in tne heart of the town where the locked-out men were col lected. He had not had any trouble in the upper part of the town. In fact, he said, there had been a revulsion of feeling there against the men. He said there were some of the locked-out men on the list whom had subpoenaed. He believes a good many of the men would return to work if some one would onlv make the break. "When "William J. Brennen was seen yes terday he dcelared there was no longer any doubt that warrants would be issued against II. C Frick, Secretarv Lovejoy, Manager Potter, William and Eobert Pinkerton and others. The only question now is a matter of detail and the arrests may be made today. Salts Against Carnegie Officials. Mr. Brennen, in discussing the case yes terday, said: "We will bring suits against Messrs. Frick, Potter, Pinkerton and others. This will be no brass band play, but a posi tive fight "We believe they are guilty. All thedetaili have not been arranged, but the warrants may be issued to-day. "We will not take an v steps to have Mr. Car negie arrested and extradited. "We have a long roll of competent bonds men to take care of our men, and I do not believe there will be any doubt of securing bail. The other men have not gone away, but will very likely appear in court in the morning. "In a procedure of this kind the arrests should be made by the Coroner, if there are anv to be made. Our men are not atraid of the outcome, and Mr. McLuckie is very comfortable over in jail. I am not afraid of any one running away to escape investi gation." Coroner McDowell was interviewed yes terday and said anyone could lodge an in formation for murder. He mid it was not necessary to wait until the Coroner has bad time to decide. Though the criminal part of the case has been turned over to John S. Itobb, D. F. Patterson and Captain E. T. Brect, when asked anything about the case they referred everyone to Knox and Keed. Ex-Judge Eeed was seen. He was silent save for the statement thai five informations had been made yesterday and that more would be made each day. The Secretary Israelis at Arrest. "When Secretary Lovejoy wa6 interviewed he only laughed when told that he was to be arrested, and said a more like that would not do the men any good. He said: "I made fhe intormations to-day, but the names will not be made public until the names are given on the jail docket. AVe will keen on making intormations every day. As tor the talt I am to be arrested, f it will le only a lormality at most, for those people have nothing on which to base a case. "We are not having any trouble getting men and it is more a matter of selecting Irom the large number who nave made ap plication. We have a number of men in the mill now and are getting more in all the time. The idea of a special skill being needed in the mills now is nonsense. The machinery is so perfect that almost any one can operate it. These enor mous salaries of the men were built np by the improved machinery. Take, for in stance, the rod mill. The output some years ago was ten tons a day. It then re quired great strength and skill, and the price was from 60 to 70 cents a ton. "With improved machinery the output has been in creased to CO or 70 tons a day and no skill required, yet the men have been allowed the same price per ton." Fayinc Men What They're Worth. "What will be your basis of wages now?" was asked. "Well, a man's work is worth just what he can cet for it," was the reply. "If there is something that only one man can do, he is sure to get big money for it, but if a hundred can do it jnst as we'll, he will not get any more than what someone else is willing to do it for. "We leel confident that many of our old men will come back. The fact that the mechanics are remaining neutral is a good sign." Constable "Weber speakine of the missing men at Homestead last night said: "Hugh lioss was in town last night and went home in the midnight train. In the morning he got out in the street and announced he had not been out of town, but had only been waiting to give himself up. He said the officers knew where to find him. He was out just 15 minutes and though the officers have been hunting he has not even shown 'his shadow." GOOD OHE WAY. Trip Tickets to Homestead on the Little Steamer Tide. The Carnegie Steel Company has adopted a new method for the employment of non-union men to take the places of the locked-out workers at Homestead. Instead of tending the new hands by trains In small squads, they have prepared a plan whereby non-union workmen can be engaged by the hundred and taken within a few yards of the gate. The firm has issued a pass which they are giving out in large numbers to anyone who applies for a position, whether hebe a clerk, mechanic, steel and iron worker or a laborer. Tnis pass is good only upon the steamer Tide, which will, just as soon as the new system is put in perfect working order, make three trips daily. A fao simile of the ticket is given below: .,--, Carnfjrte As.oeiaUon. PITTSBUBG Chairman's Office. -TO- 8A-K- 10 UOMESTEAD. " FORWARDED, Fbce. Reverie Side. T'lefsce of the ticket is printed in large bold black type and has apparently been printed in Boine jobbing office, but the re- erse side is stamped in red ink and the characters, from their blurred appearance, are undoubtedly made by an ordinary rub ber stamp. The pass is exactly one and one-halt inches wide by two inches long. EEEVIKQ StrBFCEffAB Upon Homesteait Citizsna Wanted for Wlt nrs.tg at To-Daj Hearing. Constable "Webber, of Pittsburg, visited Homestead yesterday afternoon. He did not ask General Snowden' for a military ecort, but, guided by Mr. McBroom, the chief of Pollse of the Carnegie works, made a complete tour of the borough. The con stable had in his inside pocket 23 subpecas for as many citizens to appear as witnesses at the hearing of Burgess McLuckie in Pittsburg-. The constable managed to locate nine of the 25 men wanted, and served them with the subpeanas. Thev are: Owen Mur phy, Joseph1 "West, Frank Grege, Peter Nau, Curt Richardson, G "W. Mansfield, Captain O. a Coon, J. M. Bower and Joseph Martin. All of these gjotlemen will take the first train tor Pittsburg this morning. ENTERTAIN LIJTLE FEAR. The Workmen of the Upper mnd Lower Union Mills Do Not Think Their Places Will Be Taken by Non-Union Hands. Notwithstanding that fires are burning in all the furnaces at the Upper and Lower Union Mills the old workers show no signs of alarm; in fact, they are more confident of success than ever. The headquarters of the Union Mills men are established in Union Hall, Thirty-second street and Lib erty avenue, and the leaders have perfected a system similar to one in vogue at Home stead to guard against surprise and prevent non-union men being smuggled into the mills. From among the idle men several com mittees have been selected, one of which, the Investigation Committee, has probably the most important duties to fulfill. This body is divided into two sections, one working day and the other during the night The condition of affairs at the mill, so far as can be learned from a distance, is practically unchanged. Day laborers and finishers are still at work, but not in such numbers as when the men went out a week ago. One of the leaders in a conversation last evening said: "It is true that there are quite a number of men working in the mills, but instead of the force being increased, it has diminished. Just as soon as the stock is cleared up they will come out, a3 there will be nothing further for them to do, un less non-union workmen are secured. Of this, however, we entertain very little fear. e nave every reason, notwitnstanding contradictory statements, to believe that' the men are growing more stanch every day. "We have heard ot no non-union men in our midst nor do we fear the coming of any, and, what Is more, we firmly believe the company will be unable to fill our places. "In case non-union men are sent to fill our places no violence will be attempted on them or the company's property dam- (ged. "Wc will, of course, try to persuade hem from going to work and induce them to return home. If this fails well that's about all we can do. This is not a war where the lives of our enemies or the prop erty of our former employers are in jeop ardy, but merely a battle of morals." ADVISOET COHHItTEE MEETS. Soonts Watching for Men Engaged to Work at Homestead. A special secret meeting of the Advisory Committee was held at the Homestead headquarters last night After the adjourn ment the following bit of news was given out Three watchmen, names unknown, were discharged by the company lst night They refused to be sworn in as special deputy sheriffs, hence their dismissal. "Twenty-five carpenters wanted for work out of town. Apply to Clark,Bichardson & Co., Pittsbure." This advertisement appeared in the Pittsburg papers a day or two ago. A scout of the committee called at the office of the firm, 33 Pride street, yesterday. He was informed that the men were to work at the Homestead works, and were to receive 52 75 per day and board. Contributions amounting in all to over J200 were received and acknowledged by the committee Attacked by Cramps. Charles Shaf er, ot Company A, Eighteenth Beciment, was taken suddenly with cramps yesterday. Quite a crowd gathered around the unfortunate man, but the hospital corps of his regiment came quickly to Mb assist ance andreraoved him to the hospital tent, where the staff physician attended him. His ailment was not serious. Off on n Furlough. Private Taylor, of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment, who has been ailing for some time past, was sent home yesterday on furlough until he recovers. GOMPERS .TAKES A HAND. He Calls on the Secretary ot the Treasury to See the Allen Contract labor Iaw Is Enforced Declares Too Many Foreign ers Are 15elnc Landed for Shipment Tin Chlcigo to Homestead. New Yobk, July V19. President Gomp- ers, of the American Federation of Labor, has sent the following letter to Secretary of the Treasury, Foster: lion. CMrlet Foster, Secretary of Treasury, Washington. D. C: Dear Snt Information of the most authentic character has reached me that within the past ten days the number of iron and steel workers who have arrived in this country from various parts . has been entirely In ezcess of those who have arrived at any time In years paBt Inasmuch as there is a labor difficulty in the Iron and steel industry at Homestead, Pa,, it seems more than a coincidence. Most of those who arrive give Chicago as their nluce of destination, but it h.q bpn stated to me that immigrants land in New lorK, I'imaueipma and Baltimore, go to Chlcazo, and are held there iu expectation of being shipped to Homestead to take the places of the American iron and steel work ers engaged In controversy with Carnegie, Phipps & Co.'s concern In conversation to-day with one who has opportunities of observation I learned that there- are not a sufficient number of men earnestly devoted to the enforcement of the alien contract labor law on duty at Ellis Island, and since your office gives yon Buch largo discretionery powers, I trust you will In crease the force nfow stationed at this port of entry for the enforcement of a law en acted to prevent the American wage worker from tho cupidity of avaricious em ployers. Should you feel inclined to acceptmy offer, I shall esteem it a pleasure to detail ono or two men to aid in the enforcement of the law. Samuel Goxpeks, President American Federation of Labor. TIME TO SETTLE For a Number of East End Improvements Delivering the Notices to Interested Property Holders Leaving letters In Vacant Lots Payments Already Com ing In. The City Treasurer will on Monday next be ready to receive the assessments for the grading, paving and curbing of Tioga, Ru ral, Howe, Copeland and "Westminster streets. The papers were placed in his hands yesterday, and it will require three or four days to enter them in the official books, after which collections will begin and continue for 30 days from yesterday. A peculiar point in connection with the curative act, under which the cost of the above improvements is to be collected, is that the notices to property holders may not be sent by mail. They must be deliv ered by messengers or clerks in all cases tn the property assessed, even if it is a vacant, lot, and tne cierK must be in a position to make affidavit to the exact date of delivery as well as to the person to whom he handed the notice. In the case of a vacant lot the law requires no more than the placing of the notice on the ground, though as this would in many cases be a silly proceeding, the clerks at the Treasurer's office are en deavoring to locate the owners and giving them notice by mail. Where a property is occupied by a tenant the notice is served on the tenant and the risk of the owner get ting It is on the owner himself. The collection of the Thirty-third street sewer assessments is 'progressing rapidly, and the notices are beinif delivered as fast as possible. Many of those who have been assessed are not waiting for their notices, but greatly to the relief of the Treasurer are calling at his office and paying their assess ments at once. GEITINGJTO LI, Workers at Duquesne Being Organized -by tne Amal gamated Leaders. AT A MEETING LAST NIGHT Ed. Burke, of the Homestead Ad visory Committee, a Speaker. UNION MILL WORKERS ARE FIRM. They issert That the Works Cannot Bun Many Days Longer. BEATER FALLS MEN MAKE A STATEMENT If the Amalgamated Association does not effect a strong organization at Duquesne it will not be because they are not making a determined effort At Teutonia Hall last night there was a secret meeting attended by nearly 100 of the workers, and addressed by several leaders of the national organization of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. As there are only 750 men employed in the works the proportion of those off duty in attendance at the meeting is considered strong evidence that the movement for an organization is rapidly growing. First Vice President Carney presided and addressed the workers. He was followed by Vice Presidents Monsell, McEvay and Sheehan, Trustee Pierce, and ex-Vice Presi dent Roberts, of the National Association, the silver-tongued Jerry Dougherty, of this city, and Edward Burke, of the Homestead Advisory Committee. An evidence of the work these orators had ac complished was shown by the close-mouthed attitude of the workers -after the meeting was over. Don't Care to Talk Just Now. "Why," they said, "we can't tell you what is being done now. Wait a few days and you will see. Any pointers we would give yoa would be right into the hands of the firm." The impression prevails that already the nucleus of a lodge has been secured. Every attempt to interview men who had attended tbe meeting met with failure. They in a majority of cases refused to say a word, but eyeing reporters suspiciously would walk away. The rumor, generally circulated, that the firm has spies in the town accounts for this largely, but the Amalgamate officials think there is no foundation for the rumor. After the meeting Vice President Carney, in an interview with The Dispatch, said: 'It is our object here to organize. We are not asking these' men to go out on strike. After the organization is ef fected they will decide on that point themselves. We are satisfied with the progress we have mad: and expect to con tinue our meeting to-morrow and Sunday nights. We will have other speakers here to present the importance of an organization and show these workers the necessity for it" No Rash Action Anticipated. "When do you expect any decisive action here with regard to the Homestead strike?" "At any time," said Mr. Carney. "It might come to-morrow and it might not come at all- The men are deeply interested, but they are taking their time. They will not be rash." "Then you really do not expect a strike here for a few days at least?" 'No, perhaps not for ten days. Perhaps not at alL It will depend on circum stances. We are offering every reasonable inducement to them to organize. They are not asked to pav a cent for an organization. We are doing the same at Braddock. Other places are being offered inducements also, but we don't care to talk about thacnow." Mr. Carney and the other visiting offic ials stayed in Duquesne last night and some of them talked of remaining there for the balance of the week. There is a general feeling of uneasiness among the steel workers and busiuess men, ana tne ieeiing is growing mat tne men will go out unless the Homestead matter is settled soon. Circulated a Number of Humors. Stories are being circulated that various men in the company's employ are to be dis charged for listening to the arguments of the Association leaders. It was gener ally reported last night that W. K. Thomp son had already been discharged, but he was seen and declared that if such was the case he had not heard of it He had done nothing, he said, to justify such treat ment Another story going the rounds was that a number of Homestead strikers had taken jobs in the Duquesne mill, but this was vigorously denied by the men in the mill. A meeting ot the men employed in the McICeesport and Demmler works is to be held on Sunday, at McKeesport It is said they are trying to come to an agreement not to work any material supplied by the Homestead plant if started by non-union labor. A foreman at the Duquesne mill is authority for the statement that atter August 1 the works will be equipped as quickly as possible to manufacture steel rails. Only billets and blooms are now made there. It is generally believed that the Amalga; mated Association is planning to unionize' the Wilmerding and Bankin plants also. When Mr. Carney was asked about it last night he declined to say a word, but from other sources it was learned that the move ment at Bankin is well under way. MILL WORKERS ON GUARD. Extra Vigilance of the Men at Beaver Falls They Are Called Oat on a False Alarm That Non-Union Men Were Coming. Everything was quiet at the Carnegie Company's Beaver falls mills yesterday. The men are with few exceptions keeping perfectly sober. All of them stay away from the mills, but at' the same time are keeping a strict survelllanco of the prem ises and all that is going on. in and abont them. A strong guard of mill men kept watch all Monday night along the avenue to the mills. About 2 o'clock a big crowd of them visited the Pt Wayneta- tion when jno. i, west douuu, pulled in, as it was reported that it would bring in a large force of non-union men. The crowd was disappointed, as no non-union men were aboard. Superintendent Wrigner of the Carnegie firm was interviewed yesterday afternoon, but said that he had nothing to say and was only awaiting orders from headquarters. His manner snowed that he was much dis turbed about something. Jt is thought no new move will be made by the company for several days. Last evening they published in a local paper a statement to the publio why they refused to go to work. It says their action was guided by one of self-preservation to the Amalgamated Association. It savs the right to organize is conceded and f the right to promote that organization by all honorable means should be conceded also. Manager Frick and his policy get a scoring and a brief review of the trouble at Homestead Is given. It says Mr. Prick's obfect is to break up the asso- ciation at Homestead, and if he succeeds the smallest ones will be broken down at a time afterwards. The statement then speaks of the charge of breaking the contract by refusing to work after the firm had signed the scale, anddisclaims.thatthe scale was a contract to go to work at anv specified time. It cited a case of, two years ago when the scale was signed by i the merchant bar mills at Beaver" Falls, but within three weeks after the company without any fault of the Association, closed down the mills and they have never been run since. The question ot breaking a contract was never mentioned at that time. The men are still on guard and every stranger passing is subject to the closest scrutiny for the men. No trouble was ap prehended last night and the mills were dark and gloomy. VETERANS TURN OUT To Help Receive Senior Vice Department Commander W. O. Bussell Inspection of Colonel Patterson Post Presenta tions, Speeches and a Banquet. The members of the G. A. B. in Pittsburg and Allegheny turned out last night to help their comrades of the Colonel Patterson Post 151 tender a warm reception to Senior Vice Department Commander W. O. Bus sell, on his annual inspection of that pos They first met in the hall on Nineteenth street, Southside, early in the evening, where short addresses were made by the Senior Vice Department Commander W. O. Bussell, Past Senior Department Com mander Joseph Denniston,Past Commander Thomas G. Sample, and T. It Boss, a mem ber of the old guard, formerly of Post 153, who closed his remarks by presenting the post with a live turtle, which the old guard had adopted as a totem. On behalf of Post 151, Adjutant D. A. Jones presented the senior vice Department Commander W. O. Bussell with a fine badge. All then repaired to the Birmingham Turner Hall, on Seventeenth street, where a banquet was served. Past Commander Thomas Semple was made Chairman. John Sias delivered the address of welcome. Ad dresses wero made bv Captain J. C. Barber, Joseph Dennison, T. B. Boss and others. The music was furnished by the National Glee Club and Select Knights Band. There were about 'COO comrades present and it was voted the most successful meet ing of the veterans of this city for years. Among the prominent officers ot the order present were O. M. Head, of the national staff, Past Department Commander" Joseph Denniston, Past Commanders C B. Scheph lev, C. Atchinson, Dr. J. E. WilsoD, W. L. Phillips and Philip Keim, James Lewis, James Armiger, Thomas Jones, T. J. Mc Coy, Herman Clouse. CANNED GOODS GOING UP. Big Demand Cansed by a Failure of Some Email Vegetable Crops The Scarcity Affects Canners, Who Are Thirty Days Behind tn Their Work. Canned goods are commanding a higher price than at any other time this season and commission men predict a further rise. The effect this will have upon the in dividual consumer will be considerable, aud as the demand is increasing a serious aspect is assumed. The cause of this lies in the scarcity of suoh fruit, vegetables and cereals nearly all over the country. The failure of the sweet corn crop in 'the West, owing to the heavy rains; the scarcity of peas and beans in the East on the same account, and the peach failure in Delaware and Maryland, together with the annual scarcity of old potatoes and the high prices of the new, increased the demand tor tomatoes and vegetables to such an extent that canning has just commenced, and it is now nearly 30 days after ttie usual time for beginning' As a result of this the market has been on the rise for the last several days and local dealers predict it's going still higher. Spec ulators are making large purchases, and the increased demand pursuant to this is a natural consequence. Wholesale grocers are 'keeping abreast of the market in all sales made on these goods, and in turn re tailers are asking more from their cus tomers. The manager for a large down-town wholessale grocer said yesterday that while he did not expect a canned goods famine, as the canners still have a large stock of last vear's goods on hand, the cost would be in creased to.the consumers. WABBAHTB OUT FOB BI0TEBS. Troops at Ccour d'Aleno Are on the lKobont for Union Invader. Boise, Idaho., July 19. Warrants for the arrests of the leaders of the Cceur d'Alene riots were issued this afternoon. The men will probably be brought to Boise and questions of jurisdiction settled after ward. The offense charged is the violation ot the injunction issued out of the Circuit Court Reports that the miners were coming Into Wallace from Montana, armed and resolved to assist union miners in Cceur d'Alene, has caused a movement of troops in that direction to check any such attempt. Gen eral Carlin and staff, 'with three companies, arrived at Wallace at 11 A. m. Colonel Page, commanding, has been under arms and ready to move at a mo ment's notice. Saltez, Mont., is the objec tive point of the inuading miners. Captain Bubb, with three companies, marched to Summit last night from Gem, and holds the trail leading from Saltez. The leader ot this movement is a man named Breen, who is President of the Butte Union. Eequisi tion papers have been sent to the Governor of Montana, and it is thought he will soon be under arrest It is believed General Carlin is perfectly able to cope with every armed body who may enter on an invasion. Glass Company's Officers Fleeted. The Peerless Lead Glass Works at Its annual meeting yesterday, elected L. A, Fletcher, President; John Patterson, Treasurer and General Manager; James F. Hays, Secretary. These with Caleb Davis and John Wheeler comprise the Board of Directors. They are now actively at work on their new factory at Ellwood, Pa., which when completed is expected to be one of the most conveniently arranged glass houses in the country. ' - Dogs and Their Rights. At the meeting of Allegheny Councils to-morrow evening, the Mayor's veto of the dog license ordinance will be received. Prom the talk of councilmen, the opinion of the city solicitor, thnt'dogs cannot be killed by tbe city, will cause considerable debate. Dog fanciers are invited to attend. Pew. of the councilmen agree with Mr. Elphinstone, and there is a bare possibility that the ordi nance will pass notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor. Train Boy Under Arrest. Martin Gray, a boy living on Plfth ave nue, Pittsburg, was arrested yesterday on Alderman Braun's warrant, accusing him of larceny by bailee, it being charged that he worked for the Union News Company, sold a consignment of books and other articles, kept the money and left the company's em ployment The information was made by M. Franklin, the agent for the company at the West Penn depot The boy will have a hearing at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and in the meantime is in the county jaiL An Unexpected Prisoner. Warden McAleese had an unexpected prisoner at the jail last night in the fluffy form of a young owl. The strange eyed bird made a surreptitious entrance andjwas sorry he did so, for the warden imprisoned him in a waste basket and will turn him over to Superintendent McKnight at SchenleyJPark for the Zoo. PROVEN .BY DRILLS. Wonderful Wealth of Gas Now Assured in the Pinhook Field. . BIG PRICES FOR THE TERRITORY. Leases Can Now Only Be Secured at From $60 to $100 an Acre. BUT ONE DEI DOLE HIS BEES DRILLED The great Pinhook gas field is now .the scene of almost as wild excitement as at the opening of the McDonald field. The story which the big companies said they were waiting for the drill to tell has been told in volumes of gas and wide extent of ter ritory greater than that predicted in The Dispatch when the field was first discovered. The wells already in have settled beyond a doubt that the rock pressure is from 1,100 to 1,200 pounds and the minute pressure over 32j pounds. jWells are being put down everywhere and the field is so promising that wells are being bought before the iron gets into the pay sand. Though the officials of the gas companies still say they doubt the good qualities of the field, they are, nevertheless buying territory at prices never before known in the history of the gas business. The Phila delphia Company still leads in acreage. It already has enough big wells in to Insure a full supply for this winter. They are now only drilling along tbe lines to protect themselves. Fancy Prices for Gas Territory. Experts claim the largest volume wells ever struck in the lower country are the wells now in the Pinhook field. Just to give some idea of how the big companies value this gas territory, tbe Philadelphia Company has been paying '50 an acre for leases while the usual prices for such rights run from ?3 to flO per 'acre. Though J50 was a fancy figure the People's Companv paid (100 an acre for the lease of the Lai- wig farm. With all the drilling that has been done, in the Pinhook field there has been only one dry well, or a record of seven enormous wells to one duster, which is better on the face than ever the Murraysville or Grape ville field. It also proves the statement that Pittsburg has gas for years in the Pin hook field. People who understand the gas business appreciate the immense volume of this field, the high pressure of the wells and the closeness of this great field to Pittsburg. In proof one company has recently made an offer of 60,000 for 1,000 acres of the territory. Experts declare the field is now so well developed that drilling a well is no longer a venture, but a certainty of secur ing gas in paying quantities. Going Ueeper Into the Riches. The Chambers Glass Company has a rig np and will commence to drill to-morrow at Logan's Perry, on the Allegheny Valley Bailroad. This well is within 120 feet of the tracks of the railroad And will be watched with absorbing interest liy gas men everywhere. It is a jump to the northwest, of a mile and a half from the famous Deeds well. Bince this well has been completed another has been started on the Stewart larm by Gibson & Giles. This is another well which will be the center of interest as it is another jump of a mile to the northeast of the Chambers well. If both of these wells are successful it will close up a gap of five miles between the Deed's well in Plum township and the Zent's well in Burrell township, and will prove the PinnooK held the largest, widest and best gas field that has ever beenjtruck. Otters for rjnfialihed Wells. Both these wells are exactly on the anti clinal, and are so well thought of that large offers have already been made for one of them. While the Murravsville field always showed np nearly its full strength on the minute pressure, the Pinhook field is nearly equal to it in that respect, while the rock pressure is away beyond. The fields are equal at 2J4 minutes, but in three min utes the Pinhook field shows a pressure of 200 pounds greater than the Murraysville did in the same length of time. The rock pressure in Pinhook is from 1,100 to 1,200 pounds, ana it snows us mil lorce in eignt minutes. There are not many outside of gas and oil men who understand just what the various pressures mean. A gentleman explaining it last night said: The Meaning of Gas Pressure. "There are three kinds of gas pressure", Tock pressure, minute pressure and what is known as open pressure. The last is really nothing and is no indication of what a well is worth. It is never used except by people who want to buy a well and are anxious to cut down the price. It is taken by placing an eighth of an inch pipe with an elbow in the mouth of a flowing well. There is a small gauge in the other end of the pipe, and the pressure of gas entering this small aperature is what is called open pressure. It can hardly be called a test, and is no indication of the value of a well. "Minute pressure is the only true way ot determining the value of a well. It is taken by closing off a flowing well and taking the gauge for the first minute after the well has been closed in. This gives exactly the force ot the well. The-rocK pressure is all that the well shows after the gas has been shut in." A UHI0N MAN ON TBIAL, The Homestead Affklr Makes It Difficult to Get a Jnry In a Mnrder Case. New York, Julyl9. Sperfal Charles Beilly was put ou trial to-day in the gen eral sessions for murder in the first degree in clubbing James Kelly to death on June 11, 1891. There, was a strike in Olcott's woodyard. C Bellly was one of the strikers. Kelly was a non-union man and he set out to apply for work at the wood yard. Beilly endeavored to dissuade him. A quarrel resulted aud Beilly clubbed Kelly, killing him. In the examination of the jurors to-day Assistant District Attorney Afclntyre, the prosecutor, and Beilly's counsel carefully excluded any juror who had any prejudice either for or against trades unions or mem bers of unions. The four jurors who were accepted said that they had read of the Homestead strike, but had formed no opin ions that would affect them iu the consider ation of the charges against Beilly as a union man. The trial will go on to-morrow. A Stern Pans, a Hope ladder, a Wedding. Huntingdon, July 19. Miss Lizzie, Powell, of Springfield township, at mid night last night descended from her bed room window on a rope ladder which her lover, George E. Cornelius, had prepared, and the two drove to SaltHIo, where they, were married at 2 o'clock in the morning. Miss Powell's father followed closely after the couple, but faed to overtake them in time. The partias all enjoy social prom inence. m Looking for an Awning Repairer. Superintendent of Police O'Mara last nightreceived a telegram irom B. J. Lin den, Superintendent of Police of Philadel phia, notifying him of the arrest in that city of George Douglass, who last week robbed the residence of James A. Beed, on Oakland square, of a lot of jewelry. Doug lass represented himself as an awning re pairer, and in this way secured an entry into the house. Detective Shore will leave to-day to brine the prisoner back. A Relative or Hensel Murdered. Lancaster, July 19. Private advices from Chicago announce " the murder of Clarence Moore, lormerly of Fairfield, this county, a relative of Attorney General Hensel. No particulars have been received. ELECTRICITY'S WORK. A Broken Telephone Wire Crosses a Trolley and In Jtg Colli a Boy is Frightfully Burned A Heroic Teamster's Bravery In Rescuing the First Victim. Boyish heroism of an' unusual character marked the act ot Thomas Mclntyre, a youth of 19, in braving almost certain death to rescue a lad 'of 12 years from the coils of a telephone wire heavily, charged with elec tricity. The accident was a remarkable one, and by it the child will be crippled and the youth scarred for life. A telephone wire fell from its fastenings onto the. trolley wire of the Charles street electric car near the head of the street In some manner the telephone wire broke from several poles and in sagging fell in a'coil in the street, forming a current of terrible force from the trolley wire. Little Jacob Peters, hastening upon an errand, tried to jump over the wire, but in so doing his bare foot was caught and the ensuing shock ren dered mm powerless to move. His screams summoned a large number of people, but none of the bystanders made any attempt to extricate the tortured boy and they watched the tender flesh being burned, each waiting for another to rescue the lad. Thomas Mclntyre, a driver for Jacob Miller, a brick manufacturer, was coming down the street in his cart when he saw the boy's deadly position. He jumped to the ground and shouting a reproach at the on lookers' for their inactivity, sprang to the boy's assistance. Sparks of electricity were emitted from the wires,but young Mclntyre valiantly caught hold of the boy. Tbe transmitted current was of such force that he was thrown a distance of several feet from the spot Somewhat dazed, but none the less brave, he returned, and while the wire circled around and struck him, each time burning his flesh, succeeded at last in jerking the lad from his terrible position. Both were removed to the Allegheny General Hospital, where their wounds were dressed. Mclntyre's hand was burned to a crisp and a frightful wound extends from the temple to the chin, where the flesh has been burned to the bone. The Peters boy was badly burned about the legs: His right leg 'was laid open irom tbe knee to the ankle, and a circular wound burned to tbe bone is upon his left leg. The -physicians say both will recover. FUN WITH A DUMMY. The Sport Which Bit. Troy Boys Had With a Street Car. Some of the boys on Mt Troy had a great deal of fun last Saturday evening. They made a stuffed man; said to have been very life-like, and threw it into a cellar excava tion. Watchman Hilte was told that a man had committed suicide in the cellar and he was badly scared until he found out the facts. Then he was mad, aud hurled the dummy into a vacant lot , The boys gathered it np, and laid it upon the track of the Pleasant Valley line. Twice a car went over it, and twice a motorman and many passengers were badly scared. On the third perpetration ot the joke the dummy was caught up into the running gear and- played havoc with the motor. The car was not only stopped, but so" dis abled that it had to be drawn back to the end of the line by the next car which came along. The boys were delighted and scurried away in high glee. Delight was yesterday changed to weep ing when young John Beck, said to be the leader in the frolic, was arrested and taken before Alderman McKelvey, on a charge of disorderly conduct The information was made by Assistant Superintendent W. H. Poster, of the Pleasant Valley line. It be ing desired to arrest a number of Beck's as sociates, the case was continued until Fri day morning. The boys belong to good families on . the. Mount, and their parents will probably settle the-damage. AN OIL SAN ABBESXED. , ' William Petera Accused of Misrepresenting His Financial Solidity. A few days ago, before Alderman Braun, of Allegheny, A C. Buby, a merchant of 'Oakdale, sued William J. Peters for $160, the value of goods which Peters was alleged to have bought on credit from Buby. A constable was sent out to levy on an oil well which Peters was believed to own in the McDonald field. The officer found that the well belonged to another man, and that Peters' only property was a lot of drilling tools which had been lost in the well. The .constable was not in the fishing business and "did not, levy. Yesterday Peters was ar rested on a criminal, prosecution, linby al leging that the goods had been secured on a claim that Peters owned a well. Peters was arraigned before Alderman Braun and gave bail lor a hearing on w eanesdav, J uly 27. HUGUS&HACKE . Summer Sale Bar gains in Housekeeping Linens: Huck and Damask Tgowels, regular price 1 8c, selliner now at i2)4c each. Knotted Fringe Towels, large size, that were 35c, now at 25c each. Old Bleach Huck Towels, fine qualities, reduced from. 3 72 c, 50c and 65c to 25c, 37c and 50c. . Odd Towels, Trays, Scarfs and Doilies, Dresser Sets, etc., at about half regular prices. All - Linen Hem stitched Sheets from $4. 50" per pair up. EXTR A-Have just received 5 00 heavy Smyrna Rugs and iVlats, which we offer this week' at special ' ow prices. ' Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St. Jyl7-WTSo The Slattery-Anderson Affair. . M. J. Slattery and Dr. Samuel Anderson were arraigned yesterday morning before Alderman Kennedy on charges of disorderly conduct The hearing was short, as Slat tery was fined ?5 and costs and Anderson was discharged. Slattery declares that the emeute between himself and Anderson is not ended. The Leading Dry Goods House. Pittsburg. Pa. Wednesday, July 20, lsii Jos. ftortie & Go.'s Perm Ave. Stores. Our July Clearance Sale Makes very Low Prices on T(BLE LINENS. Read these items offered to-day, in marked down Table Daniasks ' (By the yard.) Bleached: 68-inch,heavy Scotch, 75c from 85c. 82-inch, fine German, 58c from 70c. 72-inch, fine Scotch,88c from $1. 00. 72-inch,bestIrish,$i.oo from 1.30. Cream: 60-inch, 45c from 55a 66-inch, 55c from 65c. 72-inch, 90c from $1.00. Silver Bleach: 68-inch, Scotch, 70c from 8ac. Odd lots of Dairiask Cloths And Napkins. 5q odd Damask Cloths, sizes 2 to 5 yards in length, 2 and 2 yards wide, reduced about one-fourth. Small lots of very Handsome Bleached Damask Sets (cloths 5 yards long, with 1 dozen three-quarters nap kins) at $30 per set now reduced from 45. 50 dozens Bleached Damask three- .;, quarter Napkins, at 1 1.65 per doz en, reduced from $2. 75 dozens Bleached Damask five eighths Napkins at $1 were a bar gain at $1.20. Towel Bargains. 50 'dozens Bleached (all-linen)Towels, that never sold tinder 25c, reduced to 20c each. A big lot of Bleached Huckaback Towels, all linen, sizes 19 to 39 inches, at $2 per dozen, reduced from $2.50. And wonderfully attractive bargain lots of Fringed Lunch Cloths, " Fringed Napkins, Tray Covers And ' Hemstitched Linens. Some a little soiled, all to be sold out quickly now at GREATLY RE DUCED PRICES. This is a Linen Clearance Sale at which the buyers greatly profit. Take advantage. Jos. ftortie & Go., 609-621 PEHNAVB. Jr GOLD OR SILVER STUDS FOR BLOUSE NEGLIGEE Shirt or Children's "Waists. Tna proper thlnir fnr Hummer. Inexpensive. $150 to S3 60 set. Mnv new designs In Silver Cuff Battons and Links atjlio pair. Afcostof novelties in Gold Jewelry. Summer style Our stoiis are cool for shopping. E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, rtFTH AVE. XHO MARKET ST. Jyl8-xw Cloth Top Shoes FOR 0 Ladies, Misses and Children. EVERYSTYLE! EVERY WIDTH! EVERY SIZE! Prices, 68c, $1, $1.25, $1.75, $2 and. $2.50, AT SIMEN'S, 78 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA JyM-irwy ,&.. sJr -
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