&& '.2TT , WS '-- v , 7 p "jrf &?&&.?. THE PETTSBUR& DISPATCH. ERIDAX AUGUST ' 5, ' 182. 2 appear. Mr. Lovejoy stated that the trouble in the morning at Duquesne was caused by Homestead men interfering with old employes who were returning to work. "Warrants for 12, charjrinc aggravated riot, were issued, and the Secretary expected to see them in jail this morning. Mr. Lovejoy said they now have 1,300 men at work' in Homestead. He denied that valuable machinery hail been broken in the mill as a result of the incompetency of the new hands. He savs in a short time all the departments will be running in full. Superintendent Dillon reported satisfactory progress in the Tnirty-third street milL Hr. Lovejoy claims the'Dnquesne mill will be running in full by next Monday. Xo effort has been made "to start the Beaver Falls and Twenty-ninth street mills. A HEARING NOT NECESSARY. rive or the- Carnegie Officials TTho IVero Chained VTItUMurder Give Ball In 810, OOO Each Messrs. Fotter and Corey Give Themselvrs Up. H. G. Prick, General Manager Potter Secretary Lovejoy, Yardmaster Dovey and Kevin McConnell, superintendent ol open hearth furnace Jfo, 2, were yesterday ad mitted to bail in the sum of 510,000 each on a charge of murder. Tney were re leased without having to stand a hearing. At 9:30 yesterday morning Judge Ewmg was on hand prepared to hear the applica tion for the admission to bail of McConnell and Dovey. Long before that hour crowds of laboring men and attorneys had assem bled around the Court House. The court officials for some reason seemed to want to make the hearing as private as possible. The case came up in Criminal Court, but in stead of using the regular Criminal Court room Judge Ewing transferred the case to his own room, Common Pleas No. 2. This was done so the crowd might be better pre vented from entering the room. It worked fairly wclL The tipstaff on duty did not Jeel inclined to let many people outside of the attorneys into the room. Only a few stcelworkers gained admission to the space outside the raiL The corridors outside the doors were packed almost to suffocation with mill men and their sympathizers. Frlck Is Admitted to Kali. Attorneys Brenneu and Burleigh for the prosecution were on hand long before court was called. Some time later the lawyers for the defense came in. Judge Ewing was the 1ft to arrive. He had been shut Tip in the library lor some time, and came in armed with a number of books. As soon as he went on the bench Attorney Burleigh went to him, and they held a short consultation. Before beginning the hearing, Judge Ewing ordered that H. C Prick be al lowed to give bail in the sum of 510,000 and that the arrangements be made at Ins home. li. B. and A. "W. Mellon were the bondsmen. An officer was dispatched to Mr. Prick's home to have the bond signed. Alter this Dovey and McConnell were brought over from the jaiL The case was then started. Mr. Burleigh opened the hearing, bnt the opening as really the closing. Judge Ewing's views given at the hearing "Wednesday afternoon were so plain that there was no mistaking them. They had everything to do with not requiring the defendants to undergo a hearing yesterday. The following remarks of Mr. Burleigh show this: T have made a careful examina tion of the facts in this case and after a consultation'with the private counsel for the prosecution, I have come to the conclusion that there will be no objec tion to the defendants being admitted to bail. In view of Your Honor's opinion of the law and your rulins as to the rights of the respective parties in this case, we feel constrained to make no objection to their release on bail." A Iicarlnc; T7a 2fot Necessary. Attorney Knox came back a little sar castically. AdJressins Mr. Burleigh he said: "You made such a blow last night about what you were going to show that I would like very much to hear your case." Attorney Cox made this reply: '"I can see no use of having a hearing when we admit the oflense is a bailable one." Judge Ewing came forward at this point and speedily put a stop to this sparring. "They can give bail in 510,000 each," he said. He then asked who was offered as bondsmen. The Messrs. Mellon were again offered. The Judge remarked that he would be willing to take theirpersonal obligations for 53.000,000. As they were on four bonds of 510,000 each already, Mr. Ewing said he would ask them if they were worth the ad ditional sum. The bondsmen quickly as sured him that they were, and they were accepted. While the bondsmen were preparing the papers, Manager Potter and Superintendent Corey walked into the courtroom and gave them'selves up. Their advent caused no surprise to the attorneys nor those within the railing. Out in th"e corridor, however, the mill men showed that they had not been looking lor such a turn in "affairs. Both gentlemen waived a hearing and were ad mitted to bail. The sum was again fixed at 510,000, and the Messrs. Mellon furnished the bond. This brought to a close the case and the four principals speedily left the building. The spectators were not well pleased with the admission of the men to bail without a hearing. They claimed it was unfair from the lact that all the Homestead steelwork ers who were arrested had to stand a hearing. BUEKE LOCKED TJP. Arrested in Judge Gripp's Office on a Charge or Accra vated Riot. Constable "Webber arrested Ed Burke yes terday on a charge of aggravated riot He had been looking for him for some time, and heard that his man was in Judge Gripp's office on a charge of unlawful assembly. He had been brought from Duquesne by one of the deputies. The big officer went to the office, and touching him on the shoulder, he asked if his name was Burke. He denied it, and "Webber took a back seat for a few minutes. Burke was inclined to be contrary, and when Judge Gripp asked him to sign the docket fixing the bail at 51,000, he flatly refused. T7e Judge smiled sweetly, and turning to his clerk, said: "This man is too smart. "Write out a commitment for him." His friends interceded, and the Magistrate finally decided to accept bail. At" this point Burke turned to "Webber and admitted his name. The constable pulled out the warrant for him issued by Alderman McMasters, and took himto jaiL, Attorney Brennen appeared on the scene, and advised Webber to go slow. He claimed Burke was not the man wanted. Alderman McMasters was out of the city, and Webber replied that Burke answered the description, and he would take him to jail pending a hearine. Burke made no re sistance, but he put Webber in a very bad humor. When the key was turned .in the cell, the Homestead man remarked that this was the first time he had been locked up. LOST IN THE SHUFFLE. Mr. ISurlrlcjh Says It Won't Be Necessary 1o Take Up tue Coroner's Verdict. District Attorney Burleigh said yester day that he would do nothing for the pres ent with the finding of the Coroner's jurv in the Homestead affair. He couldn't see the necessity of referring it to the grand jury, as the wholesale arrests on both sides will answer the purpose and bring the case be fore the court All interested are watching developments and the grand jury has enough to go on. It is immaterial how the matter is brought before them. Mr. Bur leigh thought the Coroner mentioned no names in the verdict for the reasons given above. Those that probably would have been mentioned nave already been arrested. It has not been decided who will try the caes. John F. Cox says the Carnegie of ficials will be heard in Common Pleas No. 3, and either Kennedy, McClung or Por- ter will preside. Mr. Burleigh thinks that oneTJudgn should hiar all the cases for ob vious reasons. Much of the testimony will be duplicated, and the Judge that follows the evidence will be familiar with it. DECLINES TO ARBITRATE. F. C. Knox Kef uses to Accept Service for the Carnegie Company In the Arbitra tion Proceedings Not Eesponilble, Either, for the rinkerton Detectives. The Carnegie Iron and Steel Company will not pay any attention the arbitration proceedings instituted by Attorney Bren nen. Yesterday the latter's clerk under took to serve the papers in the case on P. C Knox, the lawyer for the firm. Mr. Knox told the young man that he was neither the plaintiff nor the defendant, and he would have nothing to do with it. The clerk was half scared and reported to Mr. Brennen. The County Chairman said that the papers would be served on Mr. Knox, and if he wasn't the attorney for the Car negies he didn't know who was. Mr. Bren nen added that he couldn't say anything more on the subject. If the, iron firm re fuses to arbitrate then the onus will be on the company and not on the men. Mr. Knox, in stating the position of the company, said: "We do not propose to take any notice of the arbitration proceed ings. The act is not compulsory, and has nothing to do with us. Now, what could be accomplished ? roth SIdr Mast Acree to Arbitrate. "First both sides must agree before the court can appoint an arbiter, and then after the arbitration is made both sides must agree again to carry it into execution. They are running their works in their own way and have plenty of men. They tried to deal with the "Amalgamated people and failed. Then they made an effort to negoti ate with the men which also resulted in failure, and now they are running tbe works with other employes that have been hired. The firm has done all it can." "How about the Pinkertons? Will they surrender?" "I don't know about that. We are not responsible for them. Pred Primer, one of the detectives, was in town to-day, and we told him to surrender. He did so, and is now in jail, but will be bailed out in the morning. I am not posted about the others. With such men as the Pinkerton brothers, what would be the sensible view to take? Is extradition necessary? Well, my opin ion is that when the Pinkertons are wanted to answer a charge, they will surrender themselves." Will Deliver Up the Pinkertons, Captain E. Y. Breck spoke in the same vein. He has promised to deliver the Pinkerton men. Attorney Brennen said he did not know what steps were being taken to arrest the Pinkerton brothers, Bob and Bill. He hadn't heard that a constable had been sent after them. John P. Cox stated that he iook Captain Breck at his word, and would wait "for the Pinkertons to be delivered. If they don't appear extradition papers will be obtained, but he does not think they will be put to this trouble. Concerning arbitration, Mr. Cox said if the iron firm refused to take any part in the proceedings that nothing could be done in that line. The men are "willing to have the trouble settled in this way. "A creat deal has been said," he continued, "about compulsory arbitration and the eubject will, no doubt, be agitated between now and the meeting of the Legislature. The only way it can he made effective, so far as I can see, is through a State license, or at tbe time of issuing the charter a stipulation to this effect could be made. It is a question whether this would not be restricting trade and therelore unconstitutional." A PINKEBT0N STJEBENDEES. Fred Primer Gives Himself Up at Aider man Kins' Office. One of the Pinkerton detectives, accom panied by E. Y. Breck, Esq., came into Alderman Pestis M King's office of the Southside yesterday and surrendered him self. He was Fred Primer, who is charged, in the information made recently by Hugh Boss, with murder. Mr. Breck, upon entering, approached the 'Squire and said: "'Squire, here is Mr. Primer, who wishes to give himself up,, and we want a hearing fixed for as early a date as possible." While the 'Squire was making out the necessary papers Constable Wall ap proached Primer with a paper in his hand, saying, "Here is a warrant for you, and I want to read it to you." Primer replied: "I don't wish to read it I'm here now. I waited as long as I conld for you lellows, but you never came, so I've given myself up." The hearing -was fixed for Saturday morn ing between 9 and 10 o'clock. A commit- Lment was made out and Primer.in charge of onstaoie wan, was started lor jail, where he arrived a short time after. In conversation with a Dispatch re porter Primer said: "I am an old member of the coal and iron police, and was employed by the Carnegies some, time ago at Bessemer, where I worked for nearly four years. Before that I was a special officer at Atlantic City. Af ter serving at Bessemer I went East and engaged myself to the Pinkertons, when I came out here. I have been in this business all my life. All of the detectives will show up when wanted." Bail will most likely be furnished for Primer this morning. ASKS C0NGEES8 TO ACT; American Mechanic Pass Resolutions Upon the Present Labor Troubles. Darling Council No. 250, Jr. O. U. A.M., has adopted the following resolutions bear ing upon the dispute between the Carnegie Company and its employes: Whereas, Durinsthe prevailing strike a foreign assassin has stepped in, in a manner to interfere with the Rood namo and the welfare of labor and labor onions. Itesolved, We, tho members of Darling Council No. 250. Jr. O. U. A. M Apollo, Pa., and cliicily iron and steel workers, do most sincerely deplore and positively condemn such lawless resort as both damnable and un-American. We hereby urge upon manufacturers to pive the preference to the young men of America and those of tbeir type in the em ployment of skilled workers. We invito their investigation of the work ings of leading iron and steel works where hundreds or American workmen are em ployed for evidence of the superior product of said mills, and also of the cordial rela tions that always exxist between employer and employed. For the defense of American workingmen we again urgently press upon Congress the enaction of more rigid laws against harmfnl immigration, and especially such as may prevent dastardly lorelgn practices being directed against the cause of labor and the stability of labor unions in this country. c ,f vruivx vujuxi x VFOU'I COME TO TOWS. Captain Breck Says No Extradition Papers Will Be Needed for the Pinkerton. Captain E. Y. Breck said last evening that they would put the other side to the expense of going after the Pinkerton brothers. He remarked that the extradi tion papers were not necessary, as they would come voluntarily. He didn't believe they would come to town to accommodate the prosecution. Alderman King stated that he was wait ing instructions from the attorneys. Mr. Brennen said the Alderman must make ar rests in the usual wav. Gave Bail for a Hearing. Thomas Bowen, one of the men arrested' at Munhall station Wednesday evening and charged with unlawful assemblage, was held under 51,000 bail by Judge Gripp yes terday. J. J. liattigan, "of Homestead, was his bondsman. Bowen says this is a free country and he had a right to cheer. A Welcome Visitor. Adjutant General Greenland will arrive in the city to-day and pay off the troops at Homestead and Duquesne. MORE HEEDED The Carnegies Now Say They Have All the Men They "Want for Homestead. NON-UNIONISTS PLEASED. They Say That Better Wastes Are Paid Here Than in the East. A STATEMENT TO NON-UNION MEN. President Weihe Talks of the Work Done bj the New Hands. REPORT OF ONE WHO IS REFUSED WORK Both tbe non-union men in the Home stead mills and tbe union men outside the works put in an exceedingly quiet day yes terday. Early in the morning there was a rumor on the streets that there bad been serious trouble at Duquesne, and the fact that the Sixteenth Regiment went to the scene on a special train gave a color of truth to the story. Por an hour or two there was considerable excitement among the Homestead peo ple, but, as later reports failed to corrob orate the sensational yarn, the excitement quickly subsided. Pew new men were taken into the mill during the day. The agents of the firm stated that scarcely any more men were needed, and that out-of-town agents had been instructed to send no more men for the present. Superintendent Potter annonnced that by Monday every department of the mill wonld be running full time. He also de nied the report that there had been any smashup in the works. They Say the Wage Are Good. Mr. Potter admitted that there had been no applications yesterday from the old men. He said furthermore that tbe experienced workmen who came from the East had told him that they could mace 50 per cent better wages at Homestead than at the mills where they were formerly employed. Edward Burk, one of the old steel work ers, was arrested early in the morning by two deputies and taken to Pittsburg. He is charged with having created a disturb ance at Munhall station on the previous day. The arrest caused no comment. Appended is a copy of the printed circu lar thrown from a Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny train into the yards yes terday morning: "A statement to non union men in Homestead Steel Works Several men have come to us in the last few days for assistance in getting away from Homestead Steel Works. They stated that they had not been told where they were to work, or the circumstances, and after arriving were not satisfied to stay. They also stated that it was almost impos sible to get permission to leave the works; that the men are practically in a prison, and the greater part of them are very anxious to get away, if they were sure they would not meet with violence outside the fence. No Danger of Violence. "In view of these reports, which we be lieve to be true, the men of Homestead and vicinity feel it to be their duty to commu nicate with you it possible, and inform you that you have nothing to fear from them, ancLthat the statements of the foremen to you in regard to violence are wholly un true. Your late comrades who have called on us were not molested in the least, and we made it our business to look after their comfort, as far as possible, and we cheerfully promise to do the same for every man who comes to us from inside the mill inclosure. We feel that most of you have been misled, for men surely would not have come here had they known thev would have been quartered like cattle and treated like slaves." The circular is signed "Advisory Board." Deputy Sheriff Price spent a conple of hours in Homestead during the day. He had a lot of warrants in his pocket, but was unable to find anv of the "wanted men," and returned to Pittsburg early in the after noon. The Advisory Board met in regular session last night. After the meeting Act ing Chairman Tom Crawford stated that the Advisory Board were well satisfied with the outlook and that the future is most promising. AN ATJIH0EI1Y SPEAKS. The Organ of the Iron Trade Say the Back bone or the Strike Is Broken. "The impression is general in the iron trade that the backbone of the Homestead strike is broken" the Iron Age, of New York, will say to-day. "It will not be long before the different Carnegie mills will be running full as non-union works." One leading Pittsburg mill is spoken of as likely to follow in the footsteps of the Carnegies by refusing to recognize the Amalgamated Association. If the proposal to arbitrate under, the Wallace act is accepted by the men, the Western mills will generally start up pending a settlement, and the present scarcity ot certain lines of finished iron and steel will give way to abundance. As it is, the number of mills working is steadily in creasing East and West. A compromise has been reached in the Western wire drawing scale, and the wire mills are about to start up. Opinions differ concerning the effect of a general resump tion of operations. Some hold that the ad vances secured during the past month will not be altogether lost Others argue that a decline below the old figures is probable. They point to the accumulation of raw material. The statements emanating from Cleveland that the bulk of the ore there is sold are received with doubts. Bargains are cropping up frequently. Bessemer and forge pig has accumulated heavily during July in the West, so that the low prices now prevailing are likely to continue and must affect steel billets and the whole line of soft steel products. Pig iron is dull in nearly all the markets. Steel rails are wretchedly dull in all mar kets. In manufactured iron and steel the de mand for quick) delivery is active, and the mills which are running are getting the ad vance established lately. There are indica tions, however, that some sellers are less independent than they have been. WATCHIHG THE TIDE. The Police Disperse the Crowd Assembled on the Mononjjahela Wharr. The demonstrations of the crowd at tracted about the wharf by the departure of the Tide were more pronounced than ever yesterday. Heretofore little was done or said to attract attention, and the men were allowed to leave for Homestead without in terference. It was different yesterday. The crowd was larger than usual, and when the men came down to take passage they were jeered and hooted. It was claimed that a number of the re cruits deserted the boat about the time it le t, and were said to have even left in skiffs. This story was denied by the offi cers, who said that those leaving the boat were men who had come on the Tide with the intention of jumping of? at the last minute. However this may be, the inci dent caused not a little excitement. The police cleared the Smithfield street bridge of all idlers and also dispersed the crowd at the wharf. PRESIDENT WEIHE'SPEAKS. Be Discusses the labor Situation at Home stead Some of the Interesting Details Brsardlng the Reports He Has Be reived From the Carnecle Plant, "Contributions to the workingmen's fund at Homestead are coming in with rapidity," said President Weihe yesterday, "and if our friends continue to aid us as bountifully as they have in the past few weeks the Amalgamated Association need have no fear for the future." In speaking further of the attain at Homestead, the official said: '.'While I be lieve it possible that the Carnegie Steel Company have 1,200 workmen in their mill, I do not think over 100 of that num ber are constantly and actually em ployed. "These 100 may fie Birflled workmen, while the balance are only there to dis courage the workmen outside, bnt in this they are meeting with poor success, for not a day passes that we do not receive some reliable report concerning the outside work ing of the plant that gives us much en couragement. To show the inexperience of the men employed there it is stated on good authority that this morning when the furnaces in the open-hearth depart ment had been tapped, and the steel run off into the ladle, the workmen, in trying to move tbe ladle to the casting pit, upset it, spilling nearly 25 tons of molten metal upon the ground. Owing to this accident the open hearth department was shut down and a number of men are engaged in trying to gather up the big chunk ot metal. "Notwithstanding the report that a num ber of the departments are running we have reliable information that the only mill now in operation is the 110-inch plate mill This mornintr at an early hour one heat was put into the furnace, ancT up until noon the workmen were still en gaged upon that one heat trying to roll a plate. If things continue on in this way iong the Carnegie Steel Companv must surely see their mistake. The upsetting ot 25 tons of metal is a big loss, not only of time but of money, and wheie the non union men are now making but one or two heats a day the old workmen made as high as eight. "Recently one of the city papers pub lished an account stating that Joseph Broom, Chairman at one of the mass meet ings held In Beaver Palls, was no friend to the workman. He drew $300 per month and rode to and from the works in a carriage. It was also stated that he upon more than one occasion made a wild speech against the Government, monopolies and cap italists. I have just received a letter from several workmen there who say Brown is a good friend of labor and a highly skilled mechanic. He holds no position of author ity in the works there." WHAT HE WITNESSED. A Man Who Visit the Homestead Mill Makes a Statement. "I spent several hours in the Homestead mill," said William Gwin, of Lawrence ville, yesterday, "and during that time I visited every department m the plant I suppose there were about 800 men aid boys in the mill, the most of whom were sitting around idle. I am sure there are not more than 25 men at Homestead who ever worked about a rolling mill before. There are plenty in the mill who object to being kept in as they are, and would like to come out but are afraid. "The bosses tell the men that if they attempt to go out the strikers will hurt them. The majority of the men are so sore from a little work they did that they can hardly get around. Every other man seems to be a boss or some person in authority. If they want to make any steel at Home stead they will Ka've to get other men, as those now there will never be able to tnrn nut A nnnnrl thnfc rnnlH n nnt. nn the market I went there to go to work, as 1 have been idle lor several months, and would have worked if I had found anything to suit me with a fair salary. I don't think I will ever go to Homestead again." There Was Ko Conference. W. A. Magee returned yesterday from New York, where he had been with his brother, C. It Magee, to see their sister off for Europe. Speaking of the reported con ference in New York of C. I. Magee and Hugh O'Donnell, in regard to the Home stead trouble, W. A. Magee said: "No such conference was held. I was with my brother all the time we were in New York, and we did not see O'Donnell or anyone else in re gard to the Homestead trouble. " No Deer Delivered. Although it has been repeatedly asserted that the Phajnix Brewing Company re cently supplied beer to the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, for the use of their non union workmen in the Thirty-third street works the management of the brewing firm claim that they not only did not deliver any of their product to tbe Upper Union Mill, but consented not to fill any orders for that place in the future. Will Sanely No Molds. A boss molder employed in the Marshall Poundry, at Thirty-sixth and Smallman streets, last evening said: "At a meeting of the molders last evening it was decided that no more molds will be made for the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, while the present strike is in progress." AN UNKNOWN DEAD. He Was Hilled on tbe Panhandle Boad Yesterday. The body of an unknown man who was killed on the Panhandle Railroad at Dins more station was brought to the morgue last night The deceased was about 35 years old, 5 feet 8 inches in height, and weighed about 150 pounds. He had a dark brown mustache, wore a white soft hat, light brown striped pants and a blue shirt with white stripes. On the person of the dead man was fonnd a grocer's account book, with the name Frederick Gill in account with J. J. Barndoller. The deceased also had a single-barreled gun. Struck Him Over the Head. Jacob Vassan is lying in a critical condi tion at his home 61 Sawmill alley, Alle gheny, from the effects of a blow over the head, which he alleges Lawence Grubb dealt him and it is alleged that, during a quarrel Wednesday, Grnbbs grasped an iron bar and struck Vassan a crushing blow over the head. The Injury did not appear seri ous at the time, and after having his wound dressed Vassan went before Alderman Kerr and made an information against Grnbbs, charging him with aggravated assault and battery. Grubbs was arrested and in de fault ot $1,000 bail was committed to jail to await a hearing. StenbsnvIIIe Signs and Work to Be Resumed The Brilliant Iron Works at Steubenville 'will resume operations next Monday alter a five-weeks' shutdown. This was arranged at the conference Wednesday in this city between the officials and President Weihe, of the Amalgamated Association. There was a hitch over the bar mill scale, but this was arranged satisfactorily. The coal dig gers will start to-morrow. Sustaining Mayor Kennedy. Mayor Kennedy received 40 letters ves- terday from various citizens of Allegheny City approving of his circular in regard to the issue of hnnrl fav ,t,it .-.... Thus far only four adverse comments have been received. ' GROWTH THAT TELLS. The Improvements Hade in the Vari ous School Districts. SDPT. LUCKY TALKS OP THEM. Manj New School Buildings Eeing Frected This Season. NDJIBER OP TEACHERS AND PUPILS An unusual number of improvements in the way of accommodations for pupils will be made before the opening of the Septem ber term of the city schools. A great many of the boards have been making additions to their buildings, so that there need be no fear about not having sufficient room. Su perintendent J. J. Luckey, of the Central Board of Education, when asked about the improvements and prospects for the coming school term yesterday, said that Pittsburg and Allegheny were the best-equipped cities with schools in the country. "You read a great deal about the number of children in New York and other cities," Superintendent Luckey continued, "who are deprived of a common school education on account of the lack of room. It is sel dom, if ever, you hear such a report in Pittsburg. This fact is readily accounted for by our system of school government We have here what no other city outside of Pittsburg and Allegheny is favored with, and that is what we call the local board system of government The schools of Pittsburg are governed by 37 sub-district boards, each one being empowered to borrow money, levy taxes and issue bonds to build their own schoolhouses and make whatever 'other improvements they see fit In this way each school is under the direct super vision of people on the ground who are not hampered by the red tape of city govern ment, but can act promptly for themselves. Every other city, with the two exceptions, has the school direction under the city government" HiolintEniI Demanding Attention. "We are doing our best to keep up with the rapid growth of the city's population in providing robm for pupils, but the East End is keeping us humping. The improve ments which have been made in the various districts surprise me, when I consider them. The Allen district has added a new building of 29 rooms. The Colfox dis trict, Twenty-second ward, is one af the larg est districts in the city, comprising a great unimproved territory. It was established in '(i8, but does not increase much in popu lation on account of there beirfg no rapid transit lines through it It, however, in creased its accommodations this year by the addition of a new two-room house. The Highland district, Nineteenth ward, is growing very rapidly, bnt has made no im provements this year. Homewood, Twenty first ward, will occupy their new 16-room house September 1. The Howard district, Sixteenth ward, is putting an addi tional eight rooms on the Bloomfield school building. Liberty, Twentieth ward, is about completing an elegant house on tbe lot for merly occupied by the old Shakespeare Ho tel I think it is a 16-room house. Lin coln, Twenty-first ward, is now discussing the purchase of a lot on Larimer avenue, near the bridge, on which to erect a large building. Minersville, Thirteenth ward, is adding another story on its Thirty-third street building. Oakland, Fourteenth ward, is erecting a new school building near what was formerly Linden Grove. It will be a 16-room bouse. The Sterrit has a new two-room house about completed. St Clair, Twenth-seventh ward, is making an eight room addition to its upper schoolhouse. Tbe Thad. Stevens district is at work on a six-room addition." More Than Enough Boom. "These are the improvements being made and will give the city the increased seating capacity of some 70 rooms. This would give room for about 3,000 pupils. Oar yearly increase has been from 800 to 1,000, so even if the increase this year is phenom ena, we will have more than enough room. Of course I am speaking only of the districts in which these additions have been made. v "Now take the Nineteenth ward for in stance. It will soon be requiring increased facilities tor it is a rapidlygrowing district The district which is the most difficult to keep pace with is the Fourteenth ward. This district was established in 1S69 with but eight rooms and when tbe board under took to build the Soho and Bellefield houses, making an addition of 30 rooms, they were vigorously opposed by one of the city's most prominent citizens. He said that it was a useless expense to erect such buildings, claiming they could not be filled in 40 years. The 40 years have not gone by yet, aud besides filling the buildings named to overflowing, the directors have been obliged to divide the audience halls of the schools into rooms, and have added a house on Sylvan avenue and are now erecting a 16-room house near Linden Grove. With all the increased capacity we will not have .any rooms to spare in the suburban districts before the year is out "There is another interesting thing about this matter. As the suburban district rooms fill the city rooms empty. People are leaving the city for country homes. As a resnlt a great many of the downtown schools have very poor attendance. -Take the Eighteenth ward for instance. When the city was consolidated this school oc cupied 14 rooms, now two are all that is re quired. The number of unused rooms in the schoolhouses of the city is quite interesting, as it. shows the decrease in the attendance. One 'thing must be said, however, and that is that many of the vacant rooms have been unoc cupied for ten years, but the increase of A MAN WITH A KNIFE Has Reached the Linen Depart ment and Made Some Veep Cuts. Table Linen at 38c, in -half-bleached extra wide, is an object worthy of your special attention. 6 pieces of 50c German Table Damask at 43c a yard. Bleached Table Linens, 62 inches wide, honest width, at 50c a yard. A special job in Table Linens, regular $1 quality. During this sale 74C The styles and quality of the above are admired by all who see them. The extra widths and qualities at $1 have no equal elsewhere. The cut made in Napkins is bound to reduce the stock. 5 MAHKET STBEET-437.. Mal 43 seating capacity has all been done within the past two years. The First ward has 8 rooms more than they need; Fourth ward, 3 rooms; Ninth and Tenth wards could spare 12 rooms; Twelfth ward could dis pense with 6; the Twenty-fourth ward, I think,-has 5 rooms too many. This tells the tale of how the people are rushing for the East End. "When the schools were first consolidated, in 1856 (before that they were individual ward schools) they had 109 teachers, 6,724 pupils, and salaries amounting to $40,000. The report for this year has not been com pleted yet, but in 1891 we had 645 teachers, 32,578 pupils and our salary list amounted to (381,000. That will give you some idea of the great increase in school work." KISSSED AND MADE UP. Jflmmlcfc Station Lover Quarrel but Settle Their Trouble Before an Alderman. There was a lively hearing before Alder man Aurin yesterday afternoon. Emily Krotorich entered suit against Andrew Hartzer for disorderly conduct She lives at Nimick station, and he has been going to see her regularly. Last Sunday Hartzner called as usual, but her brother, with whom he is not on good terms, refused to let him in and told him to go away. Hartzner, it is alleged, called her brother some hard names and kicked the door in. Suit was brought The case was settled by each pay ing halt the costs, and they again renewed tho old friendly relations. The Cost I Nominal In comparison to returns you get by adver ttsing your vacant room in the "to let rooms"cent-a-word columns of The Dispatch H UGUS& ACKE. Summer Sale Bar gains in our Linen De partment. 200 dozen hemmed All-Linen Huck Tow els, sizes 19x30 inches, at 2yic each. Until now the price has been 18 c. 60 dozen Fringed German Huck Tow els, size 21x39 inches, at 14c each, have been 25c until now. Hemstitched Linen Pillow Cases $1.25 per pair; the plain linen would cost more. On Friday and Sat urday a Special Sale of Remnants arid Short Ends of Fine Bleached and Cream Damask Table Lin ens and Turkey Red Damasks, also of odds and ends of Towels, Scarfs, D ' O y 1 i e s, Trays, Napkins, etc.. etc., to be closed at about half regular prices. We ask attention to our new Upholstery Department, third floor. We have just re ceived the largest as sortment of Brass and Iron Bedsteads ever imported into this city. All grades and sizes. See display Market street window. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market St. JySl-awisa MEN'S Kangaroo Shoes. Just the shoe for hot weather. COOL, SOFT LIGHT AND FLEXIBLE. All Sizes and Styles at $2.50 AND $3.50 AT SIMEN'S, 78 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA Jy27-w LADIES' GOLD $25.00 SMALL SIZE TO CHATELAINE $40.00 WATCHES. The American, new, small size watch Just produced for ladles' ne Is neat and hand some In proportion. They are ma'deln open face or hunting, lu plain or lancy engraved cases, with line movement, and, unlike many ladies' watches, are made to run aud will keep correct ttmo. Many new styles in Chatelaine Tins and Chains. , E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, Jfina AYZ. AND J1AKKET ST. aulotw NEW XBVEBXtSEJ&ESm. The Leading PlttsDnrf, Pa.. Dry Goods House. Xttday, Aug. S, 139 -, "t t Jos.Hrorne&Gos Penn Ave. Stores. The shelves are being emp tied'and quicker than ever be fore. We mean business when we announce a clearance Sale. These pleasant August days the store is crowded with peo ple who come and look at the goods and buy. No wonder the 50-inch Mo hairs at 50 cents a yard sell fast They are finer quality than many dress goods buyers ever saw, yet are sold for the same money that buys ordinary dress sttms hundreds of yards sold yesterday. Crepons in fancy weaves, in navy blue and other dark, ser viceable colors, at 75c a yard, the price is remarkably low, when you examine the fine quality $i.5oa yard was asked I earlier, and lots of them sold not so long ago at that. Iiorle! Novelty Snip M 50g A yard have sold fast; every day sees the lots growing less. Mail orders, too, are coming in freely. Good judges of dress goods buy these quickest So it goes all along this big stock of Dress Goods. .. ... . 1 Lhallies, from 12 cents (2-wool) to the finest French Challies at 25c, 38c and 45c, the whole stock of them at these prices. A lot of Dress Goods at 25 Cents A yard, better as to style, color and actual value than are re tailed in many stores at 37 4 and 50 cents. Clearing up Black Wool Summer Dress Stuffs, Too one lot of Fancy Armure Weaves at 75c, were $1.25; one lot of one dollar fine French Wool Cashmeres at 75 c, and one lot of 46-inch Black Cash meres at 75 c, worth $1. IN SILKS. Still a few of the 50-cent Printed India Silks, and the $1.25 Black Ground Indias at 75 cents. Fancy Figured Cream Ground India Silks, $1 and $1.25 qual ities, to go at 75 cents. 5 pieces 32-inch All-Black Indias at 85 cents, cheap at $1, if you note the quality and width. The best Colored Surah Silks ever sold at $1, in a good line of colors, 24 inches wide, too. For To-Day We will offer in the White Goods Department some Spe cial Bargains, as the goods offered are ot fine quality. Stripe and Plaid Nainsooks And Dotted Check or Stripe LaWns, The ioc quality now 6c; The i2c quality now 7c; The 15c quality now ioc. The 1 8c quality now I2"a The 25c quality now 15c. India Linens, 8c to 25c; Vic toria Lawns," 8c to 20c, greatly reduced prices. Printed India Dimities at 20c reduced from 35c, and the 25c Bedford Cords are now 15c a yard. Jos. ftofne 8c Go., 609-62 x Penn Ave. uS J auiou (hllrMi Tr- tJt-MJftltfffi it. y-v, fc3 ' - iim "fiiiji-i"! 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