1! yigfigi &iI5ymrtZ !.i: ! ; 4l!V -JtiSJ mv AMONG AZTEC RUINS How This Once Powerful Bace Has Descended to "Weak ness and Poverty. THEffi CITIES DESOKIBED. Judge Ewing Bays the Heat Causes an Increase in Crime. THE HUHAKK BOCIEITS WOBK. KepuMWSn Leurae Clubs In Ehape for the Fall Campaign. OTHEK INTERESTING INTERVIEWS "While eDgaeed with, the Government Geological Survey in 1881-1884 as topo graphical eugineer, G. Willis Morse, at present with the Schlosser House, visited and explored several of the Aztec ruins in Arizona. Yestcrdav he gave a DisrATCH man an interesting description of the decay ing monuments of the most intelligent American Indians who ever peopled the 2Jew "World. "One would never think the dirty.grovel lng beggars," he said, "who now lay claim to Axtec ancestry are the representatives of such a powerful, intelligent people that their ruins proclaim. The Azteo has de scended until he is no better than the lazi est '(squaw Indian' of the Comanche tribe. His thrift has departed with his forefathers as has his bravery and every other credita ble attribute. ,rWe were encamped in Salina Canon, In Southeastern Utah, in the spring of 1832. Onr guide was a Navajo Indian, whom we had named 'Speeky.' He was a bright sort of fellow for an Indian, and was well posted on the traditions and history of the mountainous country. He informed us that an Aztec ruins was onlv 185 miles away, and lor curiosity we decided to make the trip. Our route lay through a rocky, hilly country, and it was three days and a half before we arrived at a TJte encampment called Manos. "We spent the night with a ranchman named Beclaux, and upon awak ening started for the ruins, a short distance farther on. Looked X.fcn the Pyramid. "From a distance they strongly reminded one of the .Egyptian pyramids, as they had a conical aspect, but closer inspection re vealed an immense four-story building of gray sand-stone, surrounded by crumbling walls that in unbroken places were 80 ieet in height. The walls were 450 feet in length and the building was 265 feet in width. The first story was of "solid though pro vincial masonry, and it as built to with stand attacks from opposing forces. The natives were an inhospitable sort of people in times of battle and protected themselves bv entering their habitation by means of ladders, which were drawn up as soon as one of their num ber was safe w ithin. The second floor was divided off into apartments ranging in dimensions from small narrow cells of 6x8 feet to much larger ones wherein families could be comfortably ensconced. In the oenter of the building was one immense room some 40 feet in breadth by 60 feet in length. This was their council chamber, as the line where the benches once stood surrounded the entire inclosure. In the center a pit was found some three feet deep by eight feet long and five feet wide. The sides of this were smoke begrimed, and one of our party discovered charred remains of wood that told conclusively that at some bygone period council fires had been burned there. At one end of the room were a lew rough steps similar to those in use at the base of church altars and upon the platform to which they led the priests and rnlers once held sway. "In ancient'davs fire was kept continually burning on top of the puebloes or temples, the superstition being that the death ot the fires would be a forerunner of the decadence of the Aztec race. In the year 1824 the last Aztec priest died, and the fires in all set tlements were allowed to die out, and to day their fires are traditions and thej are near their end. tVlirre the Itnlns Abound. "While the ruins of Aztec temples are to be found in various parts of Mexico, Ari zona, New Mexico and Southern Colorado, they are generally similar to each other in style of architecture, but four exception remain in Arizona, which are built alter the style of the old Coliseum of Borne, only be ing square instead of oval. The total number of these ruins in the United States are estimated to be about 85. The largest is located in Southeastern Ari zona and contains about 900 rooms, and was probably inhabited by 10,000 or 20,000 peo ple. This is the most famous ruined city in that part of America. Their old temples in Mexico were adorned with massive gold and silver statuary, which was taken to Spain by the Spanish soldiers and by Jes uit priests. The Aztecs held their sway in South America until the year 1701, when their power passed awav as it did in Mexico in 1580. Their ruins are very numerous in Peru and Bolivia,more so than in Old Mexico,and are on a much larger scale, those of the city of Cuzco and Titicaca for example. "After spending two days in viewing the ruins we started on another long ride to the southward to visit "Walhuahua, another ruined city. It is about one-half the size of Manos, but built in a much finer style and with much more care and finish. This tem ple had about 140 rooms in it and was five stories high. The water the natives used come from out of a larce cliff which formed a part of the pueblo. By this they were secured against a water famine in case of a Beige by hostile Indians. "We found a band of about 25 Aztecs in and about the ruins, living in the most abject poverty and after satisfying our curiosity we turned our horses homeward." ETJIHED BY LAMP OIL. Clothes Spoiled by a. Careless Habit of Citi zens' Traction Conductors. "This is the second pair of trousers I have ruined in the last month in the Citi zen Traction cars," said a passenger who had just alighted from one of the cars, as he looked mournfully at the leg of his trous ers which was covered with oil. "I am not the only one who has suffered," he continued. ! 'Several of my friends nave gone through the same experience. You see the conductors when they take their lamps down to fix them, place them in the most convenient spot which, as it so happens, is the seat of the car. The result is that the velvet cushion becomes saturated with oil from the lamp, and the next person who occupies that seat will more than likely have to invest in a new pair of trousers, especially if they are light colored as mine are." THE HEAT BESFOHSIBIX Jades Ewl nc Talks or the Growth, of Crime Durinc the Summer. Judge Swing and "Warden McAleese, of the Jail, were having a little friendly chat yesterday. The "Warden said the jail was filling very rapidly now, ana that It always contained more prisoners about September 1 than at any other time. "Yes," said Judge STriag, 'It aeemi to ! a universal fact that jaila are fuller about the beginning or the fall. "When I was liv ing down South, three years before the war, in my district there were more homicides there during the extremely hot weather than at any other time of the year. Down there at that time the murders were not committed by the lower classes, as they are here, but it was the upper classes who were the criminals. At a result of the inquiries I made in trying to discover some cause for this increase of crime during the summer months, I found that the cause was presumably the weakening and debili tating ot people by the heat, making them irritable and not themselves. If you have ever encountered a man who is very hungry you can appreciate how weakness irritates one. There, as it seems to be here, the jails were always filled to overflowing about September L" HUMANE SOCIETY DOINGS. The Work of the Rosalia Home City Officials fternse to Bury the Dead Found lingsThe. Connelly Boys Iiocated Many Calls for Aid by Strikers. Agent O'Brien, of the Humane Society, in conversation with a Dispatch reporter yesterdav, said: "People must not think because they see no items in the papers re garding what we are doing that we are idle. "We are being harder worked now than we have been for a long time, yet we are not giving out much news. "We think it policy to keep quiet any cases where we think the parties interested show the least inclination to reform. Many a time has a person's life been ruined just by giving publicity to a crime, when by suppressing it and giving the fellow another chance it would have changed his whole life. "Probably the most worthy charity in the two cities 'is the Rosalia "foundling and Maternity Hospital. It has not anything like the accommodations it should have for a city of this size. "We have from 15 to 20 applications a week from women who wish to enter-tbis institu tion. "We not only cannot get them into the Rosalia, but there is no other place that will take them in. The Bosalia Hospital has now a great many more patients than it can accommodate. Cots have been placed in every available space in the building. They have now eight women, doing work about the house, waiting for a vacancy. The police on all occasions run in any foundlings they may find to the Bosalia Hospital. Most of them are in such a condition from exposure that they die after they are in the place for a short time. Notwithstanding this the city absolutely refuses to give coffins in which to bury the little ones. It would seem but just that as they willingly take charge of this part of the city's work that they should have at least the coffins furnished them. "I have located the two Connelly boys who escaped from the St. Paul's Orphanage some four weeks ago. I found them in a dive on Diamond street. "We are dailv receiving applications for help from people who claim they have been made destitute by the strikes. To-day we have had four women, two had babies with them, who said they were in a state ot destitution caused by their husbands being out on a strike. Most of the cases come from the Southside. "We can do nothing for them, and the Board of Charities claim it does not come under its province to aid them." LEAGUE CLUB MEETIHG3. Tonne Republicans Aro Showing Great lntlmnlaitm Over the Coming ZZlectlon. E. N. Bandolph, Secretary of the Bepub lican State League, when spoken to in re gard to League affairs, said: "The pros pects are very flattering for a large and en thusiastic gathering of clubs at the com ing annual State League Convention to be held September 28, at WilliamsporL This being a" Presidental year there are a large number of new clubs being formed many of which desire to enter the League. Also many of the so-called mushroom clubs of last year are applying for -admission, thereby showing not only an activity among the young Republicans, 'but a desire also to associate themselves with the larger body, thereby producing ereater results. "All clubs bcine an organization for the previous six months are eligible to mem bership and representation at the State League Convention if application be made and dnes paid by September 1. The Na tional League Convention is to be held at Buffalo, N. Y., September 1. Through infor mation received from many sources this will be the largest gathering of active, practical party workers that has ever assembled for a like purpose. The Young Men's Republican Tariff Club, of this city, is completing arrangements to attend the Buffalo Con vention as a bodv. It goes by special train, attended by a brass band and will have headquarters at the Hotel Iroquois, where its party will register. Leading Bepublican statesmen will attend the convention to aid General Clarkson in making this the grand opening of the Presidental campaign. One TVonld, the Other Wonld'nt. A conductor ot a traction car told a story of how the contrariness of two women cost one of his fellows his position. "There were hut few people in the car," he said, "when a lady beckoned the conductor and requested that he open the front door of the car. This was hardly done before another lady on the opposite seat insisted upon the door being closed. The conductor granted this request when the first named lady again in very vigorous language, said the door must be opened. The conductor gave up the contest at this point but it was not the end for him. Several days after he re ceived notice that his services were no longer required, the cause of his discharge being the complaint of one of the women. He was reinstated shortly afterward, how ever." In Time of Peace Prepare for War. Have you ever thought what you would do in case you, or some one of your family, was taken with a severe attack of colic, cholera morbus, dysentery or diarrhoea. In such cases it is not unusual lor fatal re sults to follow before medicine can be pro cured or a physician summoned. Thero is nothing that will give permanent relief so quickly as Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Bemedy. It never fails even in the most severe cases either for children or adults. "Why not keep it at hand? 25 and 50 cent bottles tor sale by duggists. wrhsu FIRST GEAND SACRED CONCERT In Schenley Park Will Be Given by Goskys. ritOaltAWME TART TIRST. 1. Grand march. "Gloria Patrl" Gounod 2. Oierturo. "TempleweIbe"....KcUet-Bela 3. Selection, "The Heavens Are Tell ing" . Rollinson 4. fantasia, "Sale In the Arms of Jesus" Keller 5. "Kelipions Serenade" Elnlev 6. "Attllla" Verdi PART 8EC03D. 7. Sacred duet ".Mendelssohn 8 "Nearor Mr God to Tnee" 9. Quartet, "Endless Praise" Ilaydn 10. "Kesurrection" Ilach 11. -1 Will Praise TheeV Wlloon 12. "Hallelujah Clionis Handel Sunday evening, August 7, 1893, 4 to 7 p. n. LOW BATES TO DElvTBB. Augnst 2 to O, Inclusive. i The Pittsburg and Westorn Railway vrlU sell excursion tickets to Denver. CoL, rood to return until October 1L Hate from Pitts burg $21 33. Kansas City and return, same dates and limit, $17 S3. Excursion to AtUntio City Via B.&O. B.R. on Thursday, August It, Bate $10 the round trip, and tickets good for 12 days and good to .-top at Washington City. Trains leave Pittsburg at 8" a. x. and fcHfr.x. Pittsburg Is a Great Center Tor transient room renting the year round. If you have a room to rent don't fall to in sert It at ones In The Dispatch cont-a-word advertising columns. THE BUILDING TO A LINE. Ninety Miles of Sewers Already Con structed According to x PLAK8 OUTLINED BY CITIZENS. Remarkable Effect Upon the Health, of the Eu't End District. SOMB TROUBLE OYER ASSESSMENTS An accurate estimate of the total sewer age of this city was completed yesterday by Assistant City Engineer "Wakefield. It shows that on February 1, the beginning of the present fiscal year, there had been con structed an even 90 miles of public sewers and since that time nearly four miles more have been added. In 18S7 there were only 43)4 miles of sewer in the whole city, and the bulk of these drained only the 1,280 acres comprising the old city. The territory known as the East End, containing 8,018 acres, or a little over 43 per cent of the whole area f the city did not contain a publio sewer of any kind. Since that time sewer building operations have been pushed forward with remarkable energy, as the total mileage shows. In 1886 when the confines of the old city were found to be toosmall for the rapidly growing population and the great rush for East End habitations began, Councils ap pointed a commission of publio spirited citizens and officials to plan a complete sewer system for that portion of the munici pality. The necessity for such action had been recognized years before and eflorts had been made to establish such a movement. A Committee of Citizens Appointed. Chief Bigelow was then City Engineer, and, acting under instructions of Councils, he investigated the subject and prepared an A elaborate plan of sewsrs. He visited the leading cities of the country and even went to Bans and London at his own expense to learn what he could of their great drainage svs terns, introducing the knowledge thus gained into his plans for this city. He studied the topography of the land, laid the East End out in basins into which the water sheds naturally drained, and located main sewers to drain each basin, together with tributary branches to catch the domestic drainage on numerous streets and proposed streets. This work had re quired several years to accomplish and when it was about completed the commission of citizens was appointed, in response to public sentiment, to further investigate the subject and recommend a sewer system ade quate to meet the city's demands for all time. The commission had the late John Dun lap for Chairman, and consisted of Joseph WoodwelL Alexander Bradley, Charles Lockhart, Bobert Fitcaim, Controller Mor row and Chief Bigelow. frank Case was Secretary. They spent months on the work. Other cities were visited, plans were made of the land to be drained, mnch of which was then only farms and vacant fields, the plans of Cnief Bigelow were carefullv can vassed, the natural drainage was studied and the points where the lateral sewers would naturally come into the main drains were established. The necessities for sew erage at different points were investigated and the sizes of sewers required at all points were determined. Needed Sewers In the East End. A comprehensive report of its work was submitted by the commission to Councils on January 10, "1887. As indicating the popu lar sentiment for seweis in the East End at that time the following conservative para gragh from the report is quoted: "We are personally cognizant of the fact, and the truth is palpable to every observer, that in warm weather many parts of the East End are absolutely unfit for habitation, owing to" the polluted atmosphere arising from open runs of filth of every description." Then the East End was the unhealthiest section and had the largest death rate of any section of the city. To-day, only five years later, it is the healthiest and most pleasant section of the city, and as the reports of the Bureau of Health show has a smaller death rate than other quarters. The sewer commission, after all its labors, practically adopted the plans Chief Bige low had originated, and with a few changes, recommended them to Councils. The system was made the official sewer plan of the city by Councils, and under the street improvement act of 1887, the neces sity for which was demonstrated at the same time, 15 miles of sewers were laid during the year 188a In 1889 11 miles were laid. In 1890, under the new street act of 1889, 15 miles were laid. In 1891, owing to the action of the Supreme Court in striking down both these acts, improvements were practically suspended and only 4 miles were laid. Under the new act of 1891 great progress is now being made in all branches of street improvement, and this year will probably excel any previous one both in sewer building and street paving. Obj-ctlons From Property Holders. One of the greatest trials the city officials have in constructing sewers is the objections offered by persons whose property is af fected thereby. It is frequently necessary to run a line through private properties, often to the great inconvenience and dis comfort of the owners. Objections in such cases are vigorous generally, the owners being unable to understand why a sewer must traverse their land when there is no necessity for draining it The answer of the City Engineer in such cases is always the same. He is following the plan ar ranged by the sewer commission and adopted by the city. It is arbitrary, and the sewer'must follow the lines laid down in that system in order to secure proper drainage. In its report the commission decided upon five great drainage basins, designated as the Two-Mile Bun or Thirty-third Street basin, the Hegley Bun basin, the Four-Mile Bun basin, the Soho Bun and the Haight's Bun basins. All but the Four-Mile Run sewer in this list have been completed, to gether with numerous branches and lateral connections. Some of them are brick and stone structures, with a diameter of 8 ieet at the largest points, running down to 2 and 3 feet, as drainage necessities require. Draining Enormous Territories. The Thirty-third street main sewer drains with its trunks and branches a territory of 1,800 acres, from Penn avenue at Thirty third street, to Denniston avenue, A 2-foot branch from it runs out Winebiddle avenue and drains the territory bounded by Lib erty and Fetin avenues, Pearl street and "Winebiddle avenue Another, known as the Cayuga street branch, now in process of construction, will drain the large district known as Bloomfield.- Other branches drain the Boup and Shadyside districts, the territory bounded by Negley and Fenn ave nues and Bebecca street and that lying be tween Penn avenue and Margaretta street, Negley and Highland avenues. The Negley Bun sewer basin contains 2,548 acres. The main sewer, not yet built, is planned to rnn from Butler street to the Allegheny-river at Negley Bun. N It has a 4-foot 9-inch branch already built, known as the Butler street trunk, which runs to Denniston avenue. Another 4U-foot branch has been built which runs to the city line at Brushton, draining part of the Homewood district, while a 2-loot branch on Braddock and Fenn avenues ii con structed to Lang avenue, and will when finished drain the territory south of Penn avenue and from .Lexington to Braddock avenues north of Penn. A branch 4 feet and 10 inches in diameter runs from a point north of Frankstown avenue to Penn ave nue, with branches on Dallas and Linden avenues. The Haights Bun basin contains 840 acres. A trunk runs along Stanton and Kegley avenues, and the system drains the territory north of Margaretta street and west of Highland avenue. The Soho Ban sewer" ia nearly' ampletei.' PITltJ-BUKa DISPATCH, The area drained ia 607 acres, extending from Second avenue to Brady street. The main branch of this sewer, already built, drains the Minersville district in the Thir teenth ward, and the system removes dan ger of a recurrence of the Bed Fond disaster of two years ago. Although the main Four-Mile Bun sewer has not been commenced it will be shortly, and -work is already in progress on the branches of It. The basin drained contains 2,315 acres, between Fifth avenue and the Monongahela river, including parts of the Fourteenth and Twenty-second wards. Another Large Sswer to Be Built. In addition to the big basins alreadv men tioned the commissioners provided or the Forty-eighth street sewer another large one, draining a territory of 763 acres, part of which is already completed. In a short time it will be carried through-the Alle gheny cemetery to Dearborn street and thence to Pacific avenue. The Nine Mile Bun basin of 4,361 acres, the bulk of which includes part of "Wilkinsburg, will be built as soon as that borough finds it necessary to bear her share of the expense.. The Ken nedy Bun basin of 89 acres and Shade's Bun basin of 381 acres are both to drain to the Allegheny Bun in the vicinity of the Brilliant "Water "Works, but are beyond the populated district and will not be built for many years. Murphy's Bun basin is in the Fourteenth ward, contains 108 acres, and part of the main sewer is already constructed. In the Eighteenth ward there is the McCandless basin of 125 acres, and the main sewer as well as many.of its branches are already built or In course of construction. In the Fourteenth ward CunlifPs Bun is a basin of 228 acres, and the run itself has been dis placed by a sewer to which numerous branches are connected. With all these big conduits that have been completed there have been connected numerous small sewers, draining every populated district so well that the East End is now nearly as well drained as the old city. The estimates of cost of buildingthe big systems submitted by the commission ers were exceeded greatly when the actual work was done, but this appears to have been the only error made. The city en gineer says there is evidence daily that no better plan ot sewer building could ave been arranged. A Probability ot More Trouble. In connection with the big Thirty-third street sewer it transpired yesterday that there is a probability of trouble over the assessments for building it. The assees ments were made on an old list of property holders and the amount assessed on each was turned over to the City Treasurer for col lection. In all it amounts to 230,000, but when the statements are sent to these property holders it is expected that many mistakes will be found The present own ers of the property, to a great extent, were not on the list used by the viewers, and the names of those who were on it have for the most part sold their holdings either as a whole or in part This has caused a large number ot new owners to be benefited by the improvement, who are not on the viewers' list lor assessment As the statements are sent out the errors will be discovered and a vast amount of trouble will naturally follow, which may necessitate the reassessment of the entire work to straighten it out HE GOT THE C0NTEACT, But XTothlng Else and That Is Why fie Kicks Now. "Does a contract mean anything?" said G. Aufrecht to a Dispatch reporter yes terday. "The city some time ago asked for bids upon photographing criminals for the police department I put in a bid for the work and succeeded in underbidding my competitors by several cents per photo graph. The contract was awarded me May 1. That is the only thing I have been awarded in the transaction, for not one photograph have I been given the opportu nity to make since I got the contract. To obtain the contract I was obliged to give bond for 12,000 to the city. There have been plenty of photographs taken, how ever, but not by me. I am informed that a certain photographer of the city was so put out about by my getting the contract that he oflered the city to do their work for nothing. At the end ot the year I think I will see if there is not some redress for me." DEM0LISH1HG AN OLD CHTOCH. The Contractor Who Control the Work Uses Novel Methods. The work of demolishing the Beformed Presbyterian Church, in "Wilkinsburg, was performed last week. The building was an old brick structure and had stood since 1845. The old church was torn down to make room for the handsome new edifice that is to be erected. The contractor who had charge of the work did not adopt the ordinary methods but procured a heavy charge of dynamite, and blew the church to pieces with a spark of electricity. The old brick and other ancient materials have nearly all been cleared away and the work of laving the foundation of the new church will be commenced at once. The church is expected to be ready for oc cupancy in nine months, If the operations are carried on as rapidly as were com menced, it will hardly take that length of time to give the Covenanters of "Wilkins burg a handsome new place of worship. Not Opposed to Strret Improvements. "William Eberhardt, the Allegheny brewer, writes that he is not opposed to street improvements, but he contends that it is an oppression to make property holders pay the entire cost of paving their streets and also to assist ii paying tor the repay ing of dbwn-lown thoroughtares. Property Holders' Convention. At a recent meeting of the Commer cial and Industrial Club, of Middlesborough, a committee was appointed to extend an in vitation to all non-resident property hold ers to meet with the citizens at a convention to be held in- that place on September 7 and 8. Be; Confidence Was Well Founded. "I would rather trust that medicine than any doctor I know of," says Mrs. Hattie Mason, of Chilton, Carter county, Mo., in speaking of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhcca Bemedy. This medicine can always be depended upon, even in the most severe and dangerous case, both for chil dren and adults. Tw ntv-five and 60 cent bottles for sale by. druggists. WThsu From Paul Zimmerman, Eiq. ( I was thinking of buying a new piano; and, on Inquiry of a musical friend, rinding that be had been using a Conover piano for sev eral years, and that It stood In perfect tone during that time, although It was played upon by quite a number of students. It struck me as bein? extraordinary testimony inlavorofthe Conover make. After thor oughly testing the merits of the different in struments I came to the conclusion that mv own Interests demanded that I should buy the Conover in preference to all others, t purchased one for my own use and a second one for my married daughter, and I am more than delighted with my choice. I shall take pleasure in recommending the Conover to mv friends and acquaintances, v PaulZikuebvax. To Messrs. Klober & Bros. Excursion to Atlantic City Via R- O. B. R. on Thursday, August 11. Kate $10 the round trip, and tickets good for 12 days and good to stop at Washington City. Trains leave Pittsburg at 8 A. x. and fc20r.it. ' Flrtiburg Is a Great Center For transient room renting the year round. If yon have a room to rent don't fall to In sert It at onee In The Dlspatoh cent-a-word advertising columns. The management of the Duqnesne Theater state that F. J. Foioe Is the only person authorized to solicit advertisements for the theater program this season. ' , Bargains In summer suitings and trouserings at Tit calm's, Wood street. r ,. DaWrrr'alilttleBarlyKUeri, Yotrlptaf Bopala,BOiiaaaeat eaay pill to take. SUNDAY, TJQTJST T. FOR THEIR OWN GOOD. Many Iron and Steel Concerns, Re cently Consolidated! UMON OP THE CARNEGIE WORKS. The Illinois Steel' Company Made TJp of Three Firms. SOME OTHER CONSOLIDATIONS OF NOT! By recent occurrence, public Interest has been attracted to tho subject of consolida tion of iron and steel works. The list of concerns in this line of trade that have united recently, although seemingly quite large, embraces but a small portion of the total producing capacity of the country. A great many more consolidations would have to be effected before the iron and-steel trades could be effectually controlled. In this State, probably the consolidation of the Carnegie Interests under one name gave rise to the most comment This union of the Carnegie possessions nnder the firm style of the Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, is regarded as a consoli dation, but it differs from consolidations as they are usually effected, because these in terests have not been in competition with one another. The establishments united are the Edgar Thomson Steel "Works, mak ing rails; Homestead Steel "Works, making armor plate, tank plate, boiler plate and structural shapes; Duquesne Steel "Works, making billets; Upper Union Mill, making structural shapes and bridge material; Lower Union Mill, making railroad special ties; Keystone Bridge Company, bnilding bridges, and Beaver Palls works, making wire nails, wire and wire rods. There Was Competition There. Another consolidation In Pennsylvania was formed by the union of the properties of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company and the Scranton Steel Company under the narne of the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company. Both firms before uniting were manufacturers orst:el rails, and naturally there was considerable competition between them. The headquarters of the company are at Scranton. In "West "Virginia, the "Wheeling Steel Company is a union of the Belmont Nail Company, Benwood Iron "Works, "Wheeling Iron and Kail Company and "Wheeling Steel "Works. The last named concern was built and owned by the first three. Their sole product has heretofore mainly been cut nails made from slabs furnished by the steel works. , In Ohio the Union Iron and Steel Com pany, of Xoungstown, was developed by the-'fusion of several well-known iron and steel firms along the Mahoning "Valley. The rolling mills owned by the new com pany are the Girard, Youngstnwn, "Warren, Pomeroy and Cartwright The output is principally bar iron and hoops or band iron. In Illinois the Illinois Steel Company, of Chicago, was formed by the union of the Sroperties of the North Chicago Boiling lill Company, the Union Steel Com pany and the Joliet Steel Company, all manufacturers of rails. At the time ot the consolidation, however, the North Chicago mills made large quantities of bar iron and structural shapes, while the Joliet Steel Company also made wire rods. In New Jersey the Benjamin Atha & II lingworth Co., of Newark, was formed by a fusion ot the interests of Benjamin Atha & Co. and John lllingworth & Co. They both produced crucible tool steel and special open-hearth steel. The Greatest in Their tine. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Bailroad Company at Nashville is the most impor tant iron corporation in the South and the greatest exclusive pig iron manufacturers in the world. This company was formed by the union of the De Bardeleben Coal and Iron Company, the "Woodward Iron Com pany and others. The firm owns 19 furnaces in all, four in Tennessee and 15 in Alabama. The Southern Iron Company, also of Nash ville, represents the consolidation of a number of charcoal blast furnace interests in "West Tennessee. The corporation also owns the rolling mill at Chattanooga. The above are about all the consolidations of importance which have occurred recently. While many look upon the fusions with in terest and gratification some labor leadtrs allude to them with alarm. IW0 KOBE COKE HT. There Are Now Eiehty-NIne Signatures to the New Iron Scale. The official list of the Amalgamated As sociation now bears the signatures of 89 iron and steel manufacturers who have decided to abide by.the rules contained in the new western scale of prices. Two more firms were added to the list of signers yesterday. They are the Brilliant Steel and Iron Com pany, of Brilliant, O., and the "Wheeling Iron and Nail Company, of "Wheeling, "WT Va. The Tolling mill of the former concern was put into operation in September, 1883. It contains 20 single puddling furnaces, two Smith and two Seimens-Martin heating furnaces, four train of rolls and one ham mer. The product is iron and soft steel bars and light T rails with a capacity of 18,000 net tons and employ ment is given to 300 workmen. The "Wheel-ing-company's works were built in 1867 and remodeled in 1872. They have eight single puddling furnaces, six heating furnaces, two softening furnaces, two annealing furnaces, 130 nail machines and three train of rolls. The product is iron and steel sheets and Bteel cut nail and spikes, with n capacity of 4,000 net tons of sheets and 300,000 kegs of nails and spikes. The firm only signed for what Is known as their "Top mill." Three hundred men are employed. HUGH O'DOHNELL TEE KAK, Be Is" Toted the Host Popular Labor Leader In the County. Last "Wednesday the Bnilding Trades Council at Its picnic at Boss' Grove took a vote on the most popular labor leader in Allegheny county. Last night the vote was counted and -the result was unan mous in favor of Hugh O'Donnell, the recognized leader of the locked-out men of Homestead. Mr. O'Donnell will be given a life-sired crayon drawing ot him self. A Tote was also taken on the oldest mem ber of a trades organization. John Means, of Mt "Washington, received the highest vote. He will be presented with a hand some arm-chair. Mr. Means has been ac tively engaged at his trade for 47 years. A vote of thanks was tendered the firms which gave the prizes. Tronhles In New York, Careful estimates show that 15,000 men, representing different building trades, are now on strike In New York. The fight against the iron workers and manufacturers who resist their demands seems no nearer a settlement than it was a week ago, al though the bosses say that they are replac ing the strikers with non-union men. Will Abandon Their Old Works. Marshall Bros. & Co., of Philadelphia, are contemplating the abandonment of their old Penn Treaty "Works at Front street and Girard avenue, with the object of removing the tinning plant now in operation there to a more convenient locality adjoining their rolling mills at Beach and Marlborough streets. i New Bailroad Tariff; A new tkriff on pig Iron hat been issued by the Louisville and Nashville Bailroad Company 1 giving rates from Chattanooga, 189a Tenn., and the Birmingham and Sheffield districts, Alabama, to point! North and "West DECIDED ST BALLOT. The Sub-Lodges of the Amalgamated Asso ciation Tote on Arbitration. At the headquarters of the locked-out workmen busy preparations were being made yesterday for the general conference to be held next Tuesday. All the sub lodges of the Amalgamated Association in the Lawrenceville district held sessions during the afternoon to consider the prop ositions of the manufacturers'committee rel ative to arbitration. All the meetings were secret Among the lodges that assembled were the William Martin Lodge No. 86, Ever Faithful No. 51, Eureka No. 43, Central No. 6 and Superior No. 30. Each one of the sub-organizations considered the following two questions: Arbitration proposed by the manufacturers and more descretionery authority asked by the Conference Committee ot the Amalga mated Association. After considerable dis cussion the two questions were pat to a vote, but the result was not given out, although it is intimated by many of the men that the vote favoring arbitration was not an overwhelming one. The votes npon both questions will be sent to the national lodge before Tuesday next so that the action of the Conference Com mittee at their meeting with the manufac turers on that day will bo shaped accord ingly. Endurance of Steel Plates. In the case of the steamship Portia a good illustration is shown of the endurance of steel plates under severe stress. The vessel plies between New York and Hali fax. On Saturdav night last a schooner un der full sail collided with the Portia, mak ing a hole 5x8 feet in the bow of the latter, near the witer line. The impact cracked the steel plates for several feet on either side of the hole and the ballast tanks filled with water, but the only effect was to de press the head of the vessel about 10 inches. WILL IKSIBTJCT IK COFFEE MAKLKO. Ztrazllllan World's Fair Commissioners Pass Through Pltuhur?. The first contingent of "World's Fair Com missioners in a body passed through on the limited Friday night en route to Chicago. President Marechal Y. Simeas, wife and daughter; Secretary A. Asehof and wife; Tenentl Corowel, Franciscas Aginar, wife and two children; Doutor Aginar Morena and wife, and auxil aries Alexandre Leal and Eugenis Bitten court composed the delegation. Secretary Asehof said Brazil had already appropri ated $600,000 for their exhibit and more money was expected. "The principal ex hibit "will be our coffee," continued the Brazillian, "and we will endeavor to teach Americans something in the art of coSee making. One spending a short time in Brazil or other coffee growing country would find upon his arrival in the United States that the coffee drank here is flat and tasteless. The Brazillian has peculiar methods of making coffee that is compara tively little known outside of our country. At the exposition coftee will be exhibited from the seedling to the drinking of it It will be planted, grown, picked, shelled, dried, roasted, ground and finally be given out in the rich aromatic liquid so desirable to coffee imbib ers. Aside from our coflee we will exhibit onr woods, showing ma hogany, walnut, rubber and all other trees considered curious in this part of the coun try and where ever else they are not grown. Brazil has great natural resources, and I think our exhibit will be well worth visiting." A Penitentiary Inmate Loses His Mind. "William Balpel, confined in the "Western Penitentiary doing a two years' term, which is about completed, has become insane. He- is a Pittsburg man, and when his time is out he will be turned over to the Depart ment of Charities. 003-Pt000-$0 Get Mo M Hits. Costly Thy Habits as Thy Purse Can. Buy. Shak. , ITS a pity that the immortal bard didn't live long enough to see what faultlessly, fine fitting, handsomely made, per fectly finished suits we can place at your disposal for $8, $10 and $12. He once re marked, "The apparel oft proclaims the man. ' ' Had he seen our home-made suits he would have said, "That's the kind of apparel to proclaim the man" We are now clear ing out our entire stock that's 'left to make room for fall stock. We need and must have room. No sacrifice too great to gain our end. Come at once. 954 and 956 LIBERTY ST. STAR CORNER Have you seen our FAVOR ITE all-wool pants at $2.25? A few more left don't miss this chance. au7- vmg7 43 ic CHOICE INCREASING VALUES on the amount invested in KENSING TON properties is what is caus ing unprecedented sale of Lots in the prosperous manufacture ' ing city. A visit and Inspection will satisfy anyone that; it is safe to buy, THE REDUCTION IN PRICES, re cently made to induce building, makes it an easy matter to se cure a home- can at our office for particulars, get a FREE TICKET to KENSINGTON and return, make a selection of a lot and your investment, In a short . time, will be worth double the amount it cost , you. The different works are running regular- ly. The' Great Chambers Glass Factories will be ready to make glass in September. THIS IS THE TIME TO BUY Lots in the New City to make money. Free Railroad Tickets Given. Salesmen al ways on the ground. Any other information! given at our offices. The Kensington Inpieieiit Co., NO. 79 FOUETH AVENUE, oriBST floor). Pittsburg, Pa. BIG DRIVES- In everything we carry in stock. Some excellent bargains in Furniture will be offered this week. Any person desiring a few odd pieces can get big value for their money by getting our prices on Odd Beds, Odd Dressers, Odd Washstands, Odd Chairs, etc. Still making and laying CARPETS FREE OF CHARGE. We can give you an excellent selection of Carpets, Rugs and Lace Curtains. PARLOR FURNITURE In this depart ment we make our own goods and can positively give you better value than any firm in the city. BEDROOM FURNITURE The largest and best selection of Bedroom Suits. Nowhere in the city will you find such styles and prices. We must make the mill go in August So come and make us any reasonable offer on any of our goods. Bedding of every description. Dining Furniture a specialty. Only a few more Refrig erators and Children's Carriages; you can buy them at your own price. Our terms of settlements of accounts are the most reasonable in the city. Be sure you see our goods before buying. It will pay you. CASH OR CREDIT. HOPPER BROS. & CO. 307 WOOD STREET. K. B. Write the number of the store down 307 WOOD BTEEET. FAT FOLKS REDUCED BY DR. SNYDER, Thb Suooesspul Obesity Specaust 11-j.EtUMullican. before and titer treitmeq by Dr. Snyder. Testimonial of Editor Chas. F. Bone, Riss Lake, Wii "As Is Troll known to n larzonuniber of onr friends, tto hivo been under the treatment of Dr. O. f. F. Snviler, the celebrated specialist of Chicago, since tho 18th of Jan nary. 1892. for oUealty, with Tery gratifying results, ns the following statement of weight una measnremenis uoiore anu alter ai uuys treatment will show: i Before. After. Loss. Weight 345 -Donnds.Z79ponnds.es pounds Chest MX fiicbes.. ! inches. .UK inches AVitist C0inche9.. 45 Inches. .15j Inches Hips 68 inches.. 40 inches.. 20 Inches "All the time we have attended to onr rez- nlar business, suffered no inconvenience whatever and have jeen improving every day. We would auvise an amiccea witu obesity to write to Dr. Snyder. We will bo pleased to answer all letters of inquiry where stamp Is inclosed." Eiet Lake (FTu.) Times, April 1, J8$!. PATIENTS TREATED BY MAIL hlaffct. yrpwUraUnU,TUrtHwk(lai DR. O. W. F. 8NYDER. MaVlOICSR'a THEATRE ELDOu CHIOM FBOPZ8TIEB. auS-T3 is WANT ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH Should be handed in at the East Liberty Branch Office Kot later than 8 30 o'olook Saturday evening. And at tho ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE Before 8 50 p. v. Otherwise they will bo too latt M ' classify. S :W V- ite-"- ?;, M . tf M .1 s-f'l t.- aiaseaS-...A.T,3MS!."x.ift n&S&dBt&-&L. WMmmMamMmms2)Em&?j?r-iKMvumuiitMl i fQlP
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