&aaariiiaiiiii r ruinj THE PITTSBURG -DISPATCH TUESDAY,, JULY 26, 189a SH1RAS SURE OF IT, Cameron's Attempt to Defeat the President's Nomina tion for Judge DOESN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH. The Committee Reports It to the Sen ate Without Comment. HOT WEATHER HAS ITS INNINGS. The End of Congress Not Tisible Under the Circumstances. A QUORUM KOT ALWAYS OBTAINABLE ;f rECIAL TELEGRAPHIC LETTER.1 Buriau op The Dispatch, J Vashihotok. D. a. July 25. Senator Cameron received a setback, to day, in his effort to prevent the confirmation of the nomination of George Shiras, Jr., to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. That nomina tion has been hanging in the Committee on Judiciary for several days, owing to Mr. Cameron's personal activity In opposing confirmation, but to-day the friends of Mr. Shiras succeeded in having it reported to the Senate. This is a -victory for the administration, because the Senators voting tin the com mittee were composed of four Democrats and two Republicans. In order to defeat the nomination it will be necessary for Mr. Cameron to have behind him the almost solid Democratic side of the cham ber to add to the handful of Republicans who are ready to vote with him against Mr. Shiras simply because the latter is a .friend of the administration and a political opponent of the clan Cameron. To lose two Senators out of four indicates that the Democratic force is weakening, and this is what must have happened, because other wise the nomination could not have been taken out of the committee. The four Democratic committeemen are Senators Vest, Coke, Pugh and George. It is thought that the two first named are the ones who voted with the Eepublican com mitteemen. Poor roller to Defeat the Nomination. Messrs. Piatt and Mitchell are in favor of confirmation because there is no reason why any other action should be taken. They think Mr. Shiras is well fitted for the place for which he has been nominated, and that it would therefore be poor policy and unfair treatment of the President for the Demo cratic Senators to help Mr. Cameron to sat isfy his desire for revenge for the sacrifice of a good man. The chances are all in favor of the nomination, therefore, no mat ter how stubbornly the case is contested, it is only interesting now to know who the Eepublican Senators are who will Join Mr. Cameron in his unsuccessful administration fight. They are fewer in number, no doubt, than if he were placing a winning game. A Pennsylvania Eepublican member of the House of Representatives said to me to day that while Mr. Shiras had dis tinguished and powerful influence back of him in the Allegheny county 4ar and mem bers of the bar and private citizens through out the State, the influence which brought the President to make the selection of Mr. Shiras resided without the State of Penn sylvania. "I personally know," said he, "from conversation with the President, that he had not thought of considering the appointment of Mr. Shiras until after the visit of Channcey M. Depew, which fol lowed closely the Minneapolis convention. It was as lately as that when the idea entered the President's head. Other Influences That Worked. "Then I think that Justices Brown and Brewer, of the Supreme Court, lent a hand! and probably "Wayne McVeigh put in a word. All of these gentlemen were with Mr. Shiras and graduated from the same class at Yale College, as well as other dis tinguished gentlemen. It was a remarka ble class, and, my word for it, that class, with Chauncey M. Depew as the leader, and he jnst returned from the National Con vention after playing a part there which would entitle him to ask any favor of the President, brought about the nomination of Mr. Shiras, of whom I myself am a great admirer." Some progress toward adjournment was made in both the House and Senate, to-day. In the former body the Raum investigation report was put asleep without any fillibns tering against it whatever on the part of the Republicans. They simpl obstructed action on certain portions of the conference report on the deficiency bill till the Demo crats gave up in despair the hope of getting a quorum to-day and agreed to an adjourn ment. This postpones the Kaum report in definitely, if the Committee on Eules do not think the case is urgent enough to be worthy of another resolution fixing another day for consideration, which it will hardly do. A Decidedly Dreary Debate. The debate, what there was of it, was de cidedly dreary. Mr. Enloe made the lead ing speech. 'He is vindictive and awfully partisan, but he is neither brilliant nor in teresting. The thermometer marked 100 in the shade. The hall was stifling hot, members retired to the cloakrooms, and - some of them stripped to their silken un derclothing to avoid possible prostration from the heat. Only a small portion of the body remained in the chamber or made any pretense to listen. The capitol restaurant and respectable saloons in the vicinity held nearly a quo rum of members drinking drinks which they claimed to be cooling, and the variety of judgment as to just what was cooling would have made a tearf ill and wonderful study for the bibulous connoisseur. The few members who remained in the hall fanned themselves .violently, opened their vests those who wore any and some even ventured to loosen a button or two of the waistbands of their trousers. Repre sentatives John Dalzell and Harry Bing ham alone seemed to iook cool They were clad in such breezy gauzy costumes, neither fussing, fanning nor perspiring that one would wonder whether ice would melt in their vicinity. The galleries were deserted. Visitors to the city did not care to satisfy curiosity at such an expense to comfort. It was as fine a picture of a sizzling hot day in the House as has been seen for long years, and no wonder the members ran away from it, and no wonder that the mass of the Democrats declared they did not care a continental what became of Itaum, they were going to find a cooler spot. Itnek in Longae With Them All. Uncle Jerry Eusk evidently joined in with President Harrison and the Repub licans, and a wave of 100 in the shade swept aside the adoption of the Raum re port with a recommendation for the re moval of that much-investigated gentle man. In the Senate It was much cooler, but it was hot enough. The ventilation of the Senate is superior to that of the House, though it is bad enough. 'Neither heat, nor frost, nor hail, nor thunder," however, could prevent Senator George from putting the finishing touches on his speech on the anti-option bilL The finishing touches re quired about three hours, and during that Ume he never once mopped his brow or took a drink of ice water. He sipped a little port wine occasionally from a glass on his desk, but from the length of time it stood there unexhausted it must have be come thoroughly mulled. Mr. George is very thorough, but he is awfully flow. 2o't more than three or four f " ' ;.,--- -.;,. ,, - . - ,;&-' -j&uiti- Senators honored himwith their attention at any one time. Through the open doors of the cloak rooms Senators could be seen lolling about in very unsenatomal costumes, sipping the truly Senatorial drink of lem onade, among them Senator Quay,, stripped to trousers aud neglige shirt. The neat Knocks Oat Everything. Well, it looked for a moment, late in the afternoon, as if the heat had given anti option its quietus, as it had laid anti-Raum asleep. After the unending George had ended, old Uncle Eppa Hunton, the new Senator from Virginia, got in a semi maiden speech, but Hunton is fat and old, and loves his ease, and the aubject and the heat soon put him down. Then came a motion of Wolcott, who wants very much to get himself to his far "Western mountains, to refer the bill back to the Committee on Finance, and that motion stands to be voted on to-morrow, but unless other Senators demand time for speech making, as Senator Allison, who has the bill in charge, objects to its being referred, it may be that the final vote will come to morrow. Senator "Wolcott's motion is almost sure to prevail, as some Senators who wonld not dare to oppose the anti-option bill can vote for its reference, "that it may be perfected." That is the way bills are often killed, and it is a way which has saved many a Senator from being killed politi cally. It is possible that to-morrow will begin the great struggle over the "World's Fair amendment to the sundry civil bill, and never fcras there a body in worse shape for a struggle than the House, as was shown this afternoon, when only a little bit of filibus tering by the Republicans brought the body to a standstill on the deficiency bill and knocked out the Raum report, from which it was expected the Democrats would make so much campaign capital A Quorum Hard to Collect. There is a quorum of Democrats in the city. There is probably a quorum of mem bers, Democrats and Eepublicans, who would refuse to vote for the World'B Fair amendment, but it is impossible, apparent ly, to get them together. Suppose they can be caught and held if it -be apparent that a majority favors the amendment, Mr. Holman and other broad and mighty states men like him will filibuster the appropria tion till doomsday, they say. Suppose a majority be found opposed to the appropriation, -and bo filibustering be found unnecessary, the bill will go to a conference, aud the Senate conferees will be instructed to stand by the appropriation as long as and longer than the House can stand against it "The Senate is in this Fair business to stay," said a Eepublican Senator to me this afternoon. "You see, aside from assisting the great Fair, to whose success we are all pledged, there is a pretty bit of politics in it Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and other neighboring States are almost as deeply in terested in the fair as Illinois. They are all for the appropriation that is, the peo ple are, no matter what the politicians may do. They want the Fair to be as big and as great as possible, and all the millions who will pass through their States to see it, to see also how big and how great those States are. The Milk in the Cocoanut. "We can aflord to hang on for a good while, even in this hot weather, to prevent the Democratic House from defeating this appropriation. This is the milk in the cocoanut" A lot of Southern and some Northern Democrats think to make capital for their party by defeating the appropriation, and the Eepublicans of the Senate believe it good policy, as well as good commercial policy, to make the appropriation. The Democrats in the House are divided and mad, disgusted over it. So they filibuster. The Senate will wait Do they defeat it? The Senate will insist on on it Do they fail to get a quorum? The Senate will Bit till they get one. That is the present pro gramme. The end of Congress cannot be seen. LiGHTifEB. YOUNG DURE ABBE8TED. He Is Charged With .Enticing Diary Cramer From Her Home. John K. Durr, Jr., a son of the saloon keeper, is charged by Agent McDonald, of the Anti-Cruelty Society, with enticing Mary Cramer, a 15-year-old girl, from her home. She lived in Greensburg, Greene county. The girl's mother is dead and she has been stopping with relatives in Allen town. Durr had been corresponding with her for some months past, and about five weeks ago made an attempt to take the girl from home and her father learned of the affair. He threatened to punish her and she gave up the idea. Durr was ordered to stay away. A few days ago arrangements were again completed and the girl arrived in the city, and, meeting Durr, they proceeded to the home of the girl's relatives in Allentown. Here Durr produced some alleged legal papers, among them being a bogus marriage certificate. He claimed they had been married by Alderman Hagerty. Some tronble arose and Durr tore, up a number ot letters and threw them in the girl's face. She then disclosed the true state of affairs to her relatives and the case was turned oyer to Agent McDonald. He has a num ber of supposed forged legal papers, In cluding the alleged marriage certificate. Durr is in the Twenty-eiehth ward police station, and will be given a hearing to day. TROUBLE AT IBOHDALE. The Workmen In the Tinhouse Department In an Cnenviable Position. The workmen engaged in the tinhouse de partment of the Irondale tin mill are hay ing a dispute with their employers over the prices paid for turning and washing. The scale for the works was' signed several weeks ago, and everything is going on smoothly, except in the tinhouse depart ment The workmen affected announce that their grievance arises from the fact that during the convention held in this city on or about July 1 a scale was sent into the manufacturers' committee asking that 15 cents be paid for turning and washing, and a proportionate price be paid for other work in the same department This scale, however, was thrown out at the last mo' ment, leaving the matter to be settled be tween the employer and the employes. The workmen farther state that they have done all in their power to bring about an amica ble settlement, but without success. The workmen appeal to their fellows in other localities to keep away from Irondale until the difficulty is arranged, and ask that they be given both moral and financial aid during the struggle. THE CONFERENCE CONTINOED. Flttsburc Slacnfactnrers Will Sleet the Wage Committee To-Morrow. "While the conferences between the Pitts burg manufacturers and the "Wage Commit tee of the Amalgamated Association thus far have proven fruitless the feeling.is now becoming general that a settlement of the iron scale will be reached in a very short time. In the early part of last week sev eral diseussions were held, and at all of these meetings the best of feeling prevailed between the contestants. The memoranda of agreement which ap pear at the very beginning of the scale have been practically accepted by the manufac turers, and the basis of the new schedule, 5.50 for boiling, was set aside some time ago pending a reduction in the prices paid to the rollers, heaters, melters and other high-priced labor. Tt is now pretty certain that the Pittsburg manufacturers will agree to $5.50 for puddling If the Amalgamated Association will in their turn make corre sponding concessions. To-morrow the conference between the two committees will be continued, and im portant developments regarding the ar rangement of a wage scale tor Pittsburg will no dotrbt be forthcoming before the close of the week. Wht be pestered with roaches, bedbugs, etc., when Bnglne will banish them eter nally? 25 cents at all dealers. NOT UP TO STMDAKD. Wagnerian Societies Displeased With the Present Festival. THE YOUNG GUARD DENOUNCED. Die Meistersinger Proves the Most Enjoy able Opera in the Series. SOME REVELATIONS IX THE SINGING fBT CABLE TO TIIE DISPATCH. BAYREtrra, July 23. Almost 50 years ago, while resting in a country town far from the glare of the footlights, Richard "Wagner began his response to the calls of his friends for an opera "in a lighter style." "Wagner himself said that he was resolved that the work should be a comic opera. The result of his resolution was "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg," which, however, was hot completed until 18fi7, and is the eighth in order of the master's pub lished works. In Germany, "Die Meister singer," is of all "Wagner's operas the most popular. I use the word in its strict sig nificance. "With Mozart's "Don Juan" and "Weber's "Freischuetz," it attracts most strongly the German bourgeoisie aud forms the connecting lick between the high "Wagernian school and the people. Perhaps' for this reason, perhaps on account of the fineness of the weather, the absence ot the high artistic element was more notable to-day, than heretofore, and the crowds which made their way up the hill to the "Wagnerian Temple seemed to consist mostly of pleasure-loving aud music-loving Germans. The men and women of fame in art and society who have been exceptionally few at the three preceding performances were almost entirely lacking to-day. The Americans in the house were also few in number. A Iloon to All Who Were There. The performance, however, was a boon to all who witnessed it. "Die Meistersinger" probably has never been given with finer effect, and the work of the singers, from beginning to end, was a more than worthy close of the first series ot performances. In point of ensemble it was by far the best achievement of the festival. "Parsifal" and 'Tristan and Isolde" showed finer individ ual effort, but neither was so finished in its entirety. The conspicuous part assigned to the chorus was an important factor in the work toward this result, for the chorus had been drilled with the utmost care and did its part with a smoothness, unanimity and spirit which have never known to be equaled elsewhere. The minor parts showed the same conscientious and appreciative prep aration, and the whole performance stands out as a happy realization ot "Wagnerian ideals. .Gura, of Munich, was Hans SacJis. He has long been accepted as the best interpreter of the part, and to-day he was fully abreast of his reputation. Years have worn his voice, but his art is so consummate that it atones for all deficiencies of his vocal equip ment He has devoted a long period to the study of the part, and this, together with his natural sympathy with such a role, has made him the ideal ot the German cobbler poet. Some ot the Best Work. jFea was sung by Fraeulien Mulder, royal court singer in Stuttgart Fraeulien Mulder is one of the young guard, and does high credit to the sagacity of Frau Cosima, She was specially trained by the latter, and was almost above criticism. She has a fresh voice of rare maidenly charm and a simple innocent presence, which won her the complete sympathy of the audience from the moment ot her first appearance. As Walther von ttolzinq, Anthes, of Dres den, surpassed expectation. His voice and stage presence were known to be satisfac tory in the part, which he has taken fre quently in Dresden, but it was said he was lacKing in endurance, mis pro red to be otherwise, at least to-day,although the repe tition of his part may tell upon him be fore the end of the festival. Anthes has a delightful, pure tenor voice, an excep tionally agreeable presence, and a good ap preciation of the requirements of his role. Although not to be compared with Eeszke, he is probably the best Walther of the present day in Germany. The audience held its breath" as he sang the opening lines of "Morgenlicht Leuehtend ini Eosigen Scheine," and a suppressed ripple of enthus iasm passed over the house when his clear, happy voice died away and the familiar prize song, which many had come scores of miles to hear, was rendered. Excellent Conducting Once Mori. As heretofore Hoffmeller, of Dresden, in the part of David, was capital Nebe, of Carlsruhe, as Beckmeisser, observed the tra ditions conscientiously and was satisfactory. Felix Mottl conducted masterfully. He is one of the first lions of the festival, and to-day his remarkable work was recognized in the cheers which followed the close of the opera. Dr. Hans Eiehter, of Vienna, was to have conducted to-day, bnt tele graphed that he was ill. He is confidently expected to be here, however, August 14 to 18. Dr. Carl Mutk, of Prague, probably will not be needed to conduct, although he was engaged by the management. A feature of the performance to-day was the conducting by Siegfried "Wagner, the master's son, in the first act This is his first appearance in an active part. He is said to pc;ss much talent At the be ginning of July he returned to Bayreuth from a trip half way around the world. During his journey he accomplished con siderable literary and musical work, which persons who have seen it say shows high abilities. Frau Cosima has high hopes of him. Certainly no man has ever entered the world with a finer heritage and better UJjpUlkUULlir. 1U1 UIO VliUOCU WICGI. OUUU1U his mother live she undoubtedly will abdi cate in his favor within a few years, and should she die soon, he will be the heir to her musical position here. . The Wagner Societies Matntlsflrd. The "Wagner Societies are not satisfied with the work at the festival, this year or in the .preceding years, and 'have held a meeting to discuss the best means of raising the standard of the performances here. The young guard of Frau Cosima was the subject of considerable veiled criticism, and the Burgomaster spoke at length in favor of ommltting the festival until the "younger singers could be educated to grasp their parts in the spirit of Eichard "Wagner." The sen timent of the meeting was in favor of giv ing no more performances for three or four years. However, as I explained in rov first letter, financial consideration and mat ters connected with the copyright on "Par sifal" will probably induce the manage ment to continue the festival as heretofore. There will be 16 more festival perform ancesseven of "Parsfal" and three each of "Tristan and Isolde," "Tannhaueser" and "Die Meistersinger." All seats which have been vacated since the opening of the festival have been sold. "W. Vos SACH& WAB SHIPS TO TAKE PAET. Twentj-Fonr of Them Will Participate In the Colnmbns Celebration. Madbid, July 25. Twenty-four war ships of different nationalities have re ceived orders to proceed to Huelva to take part in the Columbus celebration there on August 3. The fleet will comprise 8 Spanish vessels, 4 Italian, 2 American, 2 French, 2 English andl each from Holland, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Mexico and the Argentine Re public. Ttnssian Crops Unsatisfactory. St. Petebsbttbo, July 25. The official crop report for the month of June shows that winter crops were in an unsatisfactory condition In the central, southwestern and southern provinces, and portions of proy- inces which suffered in 1891, due to an in adequate rainfall, while the crops in the northern and northwestern provinces were impaired by excessive rain. RAVAGES OF CHOLERA. Reports Indicate That It Is prnadlnc Over Europe Deaths in the Afflicted Places Cholerine Prevails In l'arls Fresh Out breaks In Urnsia. St Petersburg; July 25. Official re ports received here to-day show that 19 deaths from cholera have occurred in the city of Viatka. There have also been fresh outbreaks of the disease in the Volga riVer. M. "Witte, Minister of "Ways and Communi cations, is about to start on a tour of survey of the cholera-infected districts. In Nijni Novgorod cholera is confined to a few trav elers from infected districts. The epidemic on the Volga is decreasing rapjdly in the South of Russia. A Sanitary Commission has been ap pointed in Posen, supervised by military surgeons. The report of an outbreak of cholera at Jablonovo, on the Polish fron tier, is denied. The mortality from cholera at Odessa is diminishing on the lower Volga, but north of Tsaritzin the disease is spreading rapidly in towns and villages west of the river. Private advicet state that cholera has broken out at Taganrog, and that there have been three deaths from the disease at Ketsch. Through the rapid rise of the Danube and other rivers various localities in Southern Austria have been 'inundated. Much damage has been done. Crops lying in the fields partly harvested were ruined. ' Official Returns of the Canes. The London Times' St Petersburg corre spondent says: Official cholera returns for the period from July 17 to 21 give the num ber of cases in Eussia as 4,839 and the num ber of deaths as 2,590. There were 15 in Nijini-Norodod. The Moscow Gazette reports four deaths. from cholera in that city, but official reports make no mention of them. The doctors of St Petersburg are daily expecting cholera to appear there. The prelect of police is dealing severely with opposition to sanitary regulations. Two servants in charge of a house have been sentenced to one and two weeks' imprisonment respectively, and to a year's banishment from St. Petersburg, for keeping the house in a filthy condition. The London Standard'! correspondent at St. Petersburg says: The riots In Astrakhan and other places were partly due to the attitude of doctors, who, it was reported, often refused to touch or examine the sick except from a distance, which lexcmenc tne lower class resentea. Nobody takes the official cholera return as lepresenting the actual state of affairs. The population does its utmost to conceal cases. At the same time it appeals thnt the epidemic is decidedly mild and gives no ground for general anxiety. It will be felt more as a hindrance to commercial activity than as danger to the population. Cnse Few in Tienna. Prof. Drache, an expert in cholera says that the cases of cholerine in Vienna at present are fewer than usual at this time of year. There is little probability he thinks of a general invasion of Europe "by cholera, though there is danger of its reaching Austria, but should August and September pass without an outbreak that danger will be over. The ministry of education in Vienna has issued a circular to the public giving instructionshow to diagnosticate the cholera and what immediate treatment to adopt. The government will accept the services of every available physician. The prisons are being thoroughly inspected. The outbreak of cholera in the suburbs of Paris continues to diminish. Only two deaths were reported yesterday. Dr. Boy land, formerly a professor in a Baltimore medical college, who has had considerable experience with cholera epidemics, declares that there is no real Asiatic cholera in Paris. He says that the disease prevalent here is merely cholerine, arising from the use of water from the river Seine and that there is no reason to fear an epidemic, the majority of the cases having originated in crowded houses and among consumers of bad food. Other doctors concur in the opinion that the" disease prevalent in the city is cholerine, but express the belief that there has been several cases of Asiatic cholera in the suburbs. DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT, now Three Miners aianaged to Exist Seven teen Days Without Food. Brunne, July 23. The three miners rescued in a mine at Bilin on Friday last, after being 17 days without food, had man aged to live by drinking water that trickled through the sand and eating their tobacco pouches. In the last four days two of them had become so weak that they were unable to move, and the other miner was obliged to crawl around and fetch water for them. This miner accidentally saw the glimmer of a light carried by a party of miners working in a neighboring shift and shouted for help. The miners heard the cry, but became panic stricken, thinking it was a ghost Afterward they returned and dug out the three starving men. ANII-S0CIAI1SI8 BEATEN. Their Banner Destroyed and' a Number of Them Seriously Injnrrd. Brussels, July 25. The blessing of the banner of the anti-Socialists' clerical league by the Bishop in the Cathedral to-day, was the occasion of a disturbance. After the ceremony a body of Socialists forced their way into a ball where a conference of their opponents was being held. The invaders fiercely attacked the anti Socialists, numbers of whom were seriously injured, and destroyed the blessed banner. Finally a force ot police cleared the hall. The inhabitants of the district, terrified at the fighting, fled to their homes. Numer ous arrests have been made. Falled .4-way In a Balloon. Paris, July 25. A fete was given at Besancone to-day in behalf of the St. Gervais sufferers. In connection with the fete there was to be a balloon ascension. "While the preparations for the ascension were being made one of the ropes broke, and the balloon with the aeronaut shot up into the air without ballast or grappling cords. It is feared the aeronaut has per ished. " RUN OVER BY A TEAIN. Frank McDonough So Badly Injured that He Will Die. Frank McDonough, 'aged So years, was brought to the West Penn hospital last night in a serious condition. 'He lives at Bcllevue, and in attempting to cross the track in front of a train, was knocked down. The wheels passed over an arm and a leg. At the hospital it was found necessary to amputate both of the injured members. There is but little hope of his recovery. The Seaside More Popular Than Ever With the Teoplo of W ettern Pennsyl vania. The Pennsylvania Railroad's twelve-dav excursions to the shore, offering the choicest points on the coast, Atlantic City, Cape Mny, Sea Isle City or Ocean City, was the cause for a large seashore travel in July. August bids fair to be greater. On Thursday, August 4, a special train of Pullman parloi cars and handsome East Lake coa'ches will leave Union station at 8:50 a. m., stopping at East Liberty, Braddock, Irwin, Greensburg, Latrobe, Blairsville Int., Johnstown and points East, and at Altoona for dinner, arriving at Philadelphia 7:16 p. M. Passen gers will remain In tbat city over night and proceed to the seashore by any regular train following day. The rate from Pittsburg to either one of the above named points ror the round trip fs $10. Correspondingly low rates from other stations. The tickets are good twelve days, and give privilege of stop over in Philadelphia on return trip within the limit. These special exoursion tickets will also be sold for and accepted on regular trains that date, leaving at 4:30, 7:10 and 8:10 p. it. Pullman sleeping cars on night trains. Beats In parlor cars and berths in sleeping cars can now be secured upon application at the office, 110 Fifth avenue. HEAT DOES ITS WORK. People in Both Cities Fall Victims to yesterday's Warmth. ' THE 98TH DEGREE REACHED. A Horse's Very Dramatic Demise Over on the Kortliside. IT WAS EVEN TOO HOT ON THE LIMITED The hot wave is here, and there are no in dications of any decrease in temperature until to-night. The average temperature of yesterday was not quite so high as that of Sunday, still last night was hotter than Sunday night and the hottest night that we have yet had this summer. The suffering throughout the city during the day was in tense. Several places of business on the Southside were closed, and the thermometer at some places registered 98. For 10 consecutive hours the red bars of the blazing sun were never cooled by an in tervening cloud, until about 5 o'clock, when his power began to wane, as he neared the "Western horizon. , According to the weather bureau the thermometer yesterday morning at 8 o'clock registered 76; at noon, 89: 2 p. M., 93; at 5 p. m., 95; at 8 r. M., 92. The maximum temperature was 95.5; the minimum, 70, and the- mean, 82.7. The arage was 25.5. They Were Overcome by Hear. "W. A. Brenting, proprietor of the steel stamp and stencil cutting establishment, No. 20 Fifth avenue, was overcome by the heat at 8 o'clock in the morning at Filth avenue and "Wood street. He recovered soon afterward. Detective, Kornman, of the Allegheny police department, was unable to report for duty because of having been affected by the heat Sunday. John Hanlon, a machinist who worked for McKnight. on Penn avenue, was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital, because of having been overcome by heat on Sunday. The excessive heat caused the death of a horse belonging to the McClurg Cracker Company. The horse fell dead on Butler street A horse, crazed with the heat, rushed over the Superior avenue bridge at a terri ble rate of speed, and either totally insane or unable to make a sharp turn, hurled it self against the Btone parapet of the Preble avenue decline, and neighing frantically, fell to the cobble stone pavement 40 feet be low, where it was dashed to death. The accident was one of the most singular that has been noted for sometime. The Uorse Goes Crazy. Three peddlers with a wagon load of rugs, wringers and similar household effects, were making a trip along California avenue yesterday morning. The horse was at tached to a light carved wagon and the party had arrived at the old broken road way on Superior avenue, when the strange affair occurred. Two of the peddlers were in the wagon selecting goods for presenta tion to the people in the neighborhood while the third was standing at the head of the horse petting him. The animal exhibited peculiar actions and suddenly, with a snort of fear and a mighty toss of his head SDrang sud denly away. The man at the bridle caught hold of the harness and endeavored to check the animal. The horse paid no atten tion whatever to the weight of the man and headed straight for the bridge, gave another toss of his head and threw the man into a ditch. The two occupants of the wagon seeing their companion rendered useless leaped to the safer place in the road just be fore the wagon was dashed against a tele graph pole with such force that the horse was freed from the trappings. It Makes a Death JainD. The next instant with an almost human cry of terror and pain the animal rushed thundering over the wooden bridge. The path was clear and the speed attained was something terrible. The bridge is fully 600 yards in length and by the time the Preble avenue decline was reached the horse seemed to be more in the air than racing along the bridge. At the decline the animal gave another cry of terror and the next instant was hurtling through the air neighing piteously and wildly pawing for a footing. One of his hoofs struck against the stone wall and a large chink marks the spot some 30 feet above the ground. A large number of people attracted by the noise from the resounding bridge were rendered breathless as the horse struck the stones of the pavement, and from the fall rebounded several inches and then fell back a quivering lifeless mass. Too Hot Even on the Limited. The porters on the limited last evening stated that the average temperature on the cars coming across the State yesterday was 98 degrees. The passengers suffered intensely irom tne neat, in JNew Jersey the temperature went up to 102 degrees. Officer Michael "Wright, of the Southside, was overcome by the heat last evening about 6 o'clock. He was sent to his home at the head of Twenty-second street. Dr. Arnholt was called and stated that his case was not of an alarming nature. He was getting along nicely at a late hour last night. Samuel Horner, a laborer employed at the Eliza blast furnace at Frankstown, was overcome with heat last evening while at work in the mill. He was taken to the jviercy Hospital. iis condition is very critical and the doctors in charge said last night he would hardly recover. He is 21 years of age, single, and boarded on Second avenue, near the mill. DAMAGE TO THE ALVA It Is Not Very Great and She Will Soon Be Afloat Again. Boston; July 25. Captain A. Coleman, of the steamship H. F. Dimock, to-day visited the Lighthouse Board and In spectors and made a report He says: "The steam yach"t is not very badly damaged, her only injury being the hole made by our. bows, which, being below the water line, caused her to fill. I think she can be easily raised and repaired at comparatively small cost. She was anchored at the worst place that could have been chosen in the vicinity. She lay broadside across the channel and very close to the shoals." The Boston Towboat Company's agent at Vineyard Haven has received orders to pro ceed to the wrecked yacht at Pollock with a steam tug, a wrecking lighter and divers to make a thorough examination ot her condi tion with a view to raising her. Two Boys Tup a Till. Robert Allan and Willie Wallace, two colored boys residing on Gazzams Hill, were arrested last night for robbing the money drawer at Mrs. Jane Snyder's candy store, No. 626 Filth avenue. The boys got ?2 15 in change. Officer Iiilderbrecht made the arrest. lrjured in a Far. Mrs. Mary McDonald, of Cherry alley, fell down a flight of stairs near Boston street last night and broke her right leg. She was taken-to the Fourteenth ward sta tion. tXCDKSlON TO ATLANTIC CITY Tla the B. Jfc O. It. I!., On next Thursday, July 28. Rato $10 the lound trip, and tickets good or 12 days. Special trains leave depot at 8 A. M. and 9:20 p. m. Secure your parlor and sleeping car accommodations early. Boom Renters and Boarding Houses Who Havi, TXaed The Dispatoh's Cent-a-Word advertis ing oolumns onder Wanted Boarders and Boom To Let find it the beat. nmmdMwMmm NEJV AT LATIMER'S. $ HEAD YOURSELF THIS WAY AND SAVE YOUR DOLLARS. Our Great Midsummer Sale last week proved conclusively to us that it is more profitable to sell to times as many goods by offering extraordinary bargains than to sell an ordinary amount at the , regular prices. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: i1: THIS IS NO CATCH ADVERTISEMENT. NO ARTICLE IN STOCK PROPORTIONATELY LOWER IN PRICE THAN ANOTHER. It was novel and astonishing to see the large number of children who purchased goods last week. Their parents had cut the advertisements and marked each bargain wanted. The shrewdest buyers could not have received more for their money than these little men and women. We again offer the public an opportunity of set tling the question of who sells the cheapest in these cities. Your approval and patronage will increase our sales sufficiently to justify us in sell ing goods at the following prices : Colored cfc Fancy India Silks. We bought and sold more silks this season than ever before. A tremen dous stock of 51 goods to select from. Price now 50c. We hive manv rem nants at next to nothing. 13S Fed eral st. entrance. Broclie Satines. These are the richest French Dress Fabrics ever imported. Ail the choicest styles, and in fact we never again expect to offer you such induce ments in styles and prices. Don't miss these bargains in the 138 Fed eral st store. Men's Sox, 10c. We offer this week all our, 20c and 25c Men's Half Hose at 10c. These are the regular English Striped and Balbriggans. 138 Federal st. en trance. Velvet Ribbons. Don't fail to see the big pile of Black and Colored Ribbons marked down from 25c to 10c a yard. 138 Federal st. entrance. Balbriggan Underwear. Alt our 50c Gents' Tans, Modes and Natural Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers are now 25c. 138 Federal st. store. Embroideries Oft". Our Flouncings are all price and less this week; 50c lor 51 goods. 81 for the J2.50 quality, in the 140 Fed eral st store. 1.400 Pairs Lace Curtains and Window Shades, 30c, 40c and 50c shades, beautifully fringed at 25c; Finest Lace Curtains $1.50, on second floor. T. M. LATIMER, 138 AND 140 FEDERAL STREET, 45 AND 46 SOUTH DIAMOND, ALLEGHENY, PA. Jy25 DEMOCRATS WILL NOMINATE. The Conventions to Be Held To-Tny No Great Amount of Interest is Being Taken in the Meetings The Candidates and the Chairman. The Democrats of Allegheny county will hold their conventions to-day. There will not be a great deal of interest taken in them. Even last night just who would be candi dates for the different offices had not been definitely decided upon. As near as could be learned, the following men are in the fie'd: The honors in the fourth legislative will be fousht for by John Kearns and Mr. Sullivan. William Weihe will probably loom up' in the Twenty-eecoud Congress ional district. In the Twenty-fourth, Con gressman Craig wants to be re-elected. W. A. Sine and WamDler. of McKeesport, will oppose him. Herman Kunkel and Henry Meyer in the Twenty-third Con gressional district will oppose each other. Edward Wainwright and Jerry Daugherty will hustleagainit Senator Upperroan in tne Thirteenth district for the nomination and John A. Snee is chasing Senator Steele in the Fifteenth. The Filth Legislative honors are betng hustled for by J. J. Miller, William Walls and John Collins. P. J. Henningan and Mr. Smith will be Assembly nominees in the Sixth district F. C O'sborn and W. W. Calfoss will be named in the Seventh, and William Eobin- son will run in the Eighth. Alex Wilson will be a candidate lor Coroner. Judge Stowe will be indorsed. Chairman' Brennen announced that the following gentlemen would preside at to day's conventions: Twenty-second Coneressional district at Democratic headquarters, corner Diamond and Ross streets, J. W. Pauensoii; Twenty third Congressional district in Common Council Chamber, Allegheny, at 18 a. m., T. J. Keenan.Jr.; Twenty-tonrtli Congressional Distiict Convention to be held at Dem ocratic lieudquarters, corner Diamond and "Ross sueet". at 3 p. M., Dr. H. R. O'Connon Forty-third senatorial dirtrict in Select Council chamber, Pitts bunt, at 8 p.' X., D. 3. Boyle, Forty-fifth sen atorial district in Excelsior Ball, South Twelfth street, between Carson and 8arah streets, at 10 x. it, F. Foley; First legislative district to be held in Common Council cham ber, Allegheny, at 7:30 P. "., Frank Fertig; Second legislative district In Select Counoil i-jiftMi-" -j-rf'-':' i Hi Mii'ini Siiid 'MWIt si if ADVERTISEMENTS. $$$$$,0; Bedford Cords, 6 l-4c. Merchants and jobbers will please take notice that we don't propose to sell these Cords in wholesale lots. Ladies, this is your dav and these bargains are for you 140 Federal street entrance. Baige Robes, 9Sc. The large sales last week leave" a limited quantity. This ?3 robe is cheaper than calico at 4c a yard. AVhy pay three times this price? The cloth is rich and beautiful. Goods at 140 Federal street en trance. 81-Inch Sheeting, 13 I-2c. We offer over 5,000 yards of Sheet ing at 12Jc for 81-inch goods. An other lot of barred Crash Toweling at 6Jc. Tou'll find these bargains at 45 South Diamond street entrance. Ladies' Hose Bargains. Do yon want a stainless, seamless Ladles' Black Hose lor these warm, sultry dys? 12;f c a pair in our 138 Federal st store. 6G In. German Table Linen. We offer 3,867 yards at 50c a yard. You need not be told of the extra ordinary chance in this department 45 S. Diamond st. store. Ingrain Remnants Will be found on second floor. They vary in pieces from 2 to 45 yards. 44c for pure wool Ingrains now. Tapestry Carpets We will beat any price offered in the two cities. Learn our prices after you visit every other store and see the dollars saved. chamber, Allegheny, at 7:30 p. jr., Lee Fraslier; Third legislative district in feeleec Council chamber. Pittsburg-, at 7:S0 r. St., J. J. McCaffrey: Fourth legislative) district in Ralston schoolhouse, Plttsburfr. at 7:30 p. ., B. McKonna; Fifth legislative) district in Common Council chamber; Pitta burg, at 7:30 p. st., John C. O'Donnell; Sixth legislative district in Excelsior Hall, South Twelfth street, between Carson and Sarah streets, at 10 o'clock a. si., Herman Handel; Seventh legislative district in Select Council chamber. Allexhenv, at 10 a. m., Frank C. Osburn; Eighth legislative district in 8elect Council chamber, Pittsburg, at 10 o'clock A. ., Danie J. .McCarthy. Struck by an Eluctric Car. John Diston, a workman in Spang Ss Chaltant's mill at Sharpsburg, was struck by one of the Sharpsburg electric cars and seriously injured at the entrance to the Sharpsburg bridge last night Diston wai in the act of crossing the car tracks when he was struck by the car, knocked down and rolled for a considerable distance. He was picked up and removed to his home on Main street by the employes of the com pany. IVs a strong stomach that can stand th ordUnarypills. yrfth their griping and vio lence. What kind of a man or woman caa It be who buys them ? It's some one who doesnt know about Dri Pierce's Pleasant Pellets that's certain. They're better they're, the btst, In every trouble of the liver, stomach, and bowels. They do more good, do it easily and naturally, and do it so that it lasts cleansing and reg ulating the whole system. Sick and Bilious Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, Dizziness, are surely prevented, quickly relieved, and permanently cured. They're the cheapest pQl von can tray, too, for they're guaranteed to give saticfactiom. s r- ht; .-J.--
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