MKTi! esw ,iSsrii,'5fK3,.?r?'Trr--Kii&..i' ? wTsrwgFznx! a?f" s- HEvaKB - ;."-- - p j y -s- .-- m.j $?.; KSPSSF" : 'i v L ' ' ' ' 1 THE 'PITTSBURG DISPATCH. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER i89a K it f ( r ALL WORK STORED. The Pennsylvania Bailroad Dis charges 3,000 Laborers. RETRENCHING ITS FXPENSES. Denial That the Cholera Has Anything to Po With It MILLIONS BEING SPENT OX TRACKS During the past three days nearly 3,000 Tnca employed on the Pennsylvania Rail road between Pittsburg and Philadelphia, laying new tracks, have been paid off and discharged. Nearly COO men came in irora Jeannette yesterday. They were princi cally Italian laborers, and each had in his pocket an envelope containing his month's pay. From one of them, a foreman, it was learned that they had been employed by "William Howley, the railroad contractor, in building the "fourth track" on the great Pennsylvania Itailroad, which was being built to more easily accommodate the traffic nest year when the "World's Pair opens. The foreman, Michael Gorman, stated fur ther that the order to Euspend work on the "fourth track" had come from President Roberts, now in Europe. lie said it was generally understood that the order resulted from the belief that the cholera plagne would postpone the opening or the "World's Fair irom 1S93 until the following year. Superintendent Pitcairn only laughed at the latter statement when asked as to its truth, though he admitted that all the extra men on the Eastern division had been laid off work. Asked the reason for such a move on the part of the company, Mr. Pit cairn said: Catting Down Its Erpensp. "A blind man should be able to answer that question. The Shoenberger mills slopped work this morning for an indefinite period. Many other large manufacturers and shippers in this city have been idle for several ueeks. The same conditions prevail in other places. The Pennsylvania Com pany follows the principle of cutting its ci at according to its cloth. "When business is good and the lines are making money much is spent on extensions and improve ments. "When business is dull the opposite cuurse is followed. The suspension of work now is nothing new with us. We do it every yeir at about this time. It was done last year. The fact that our contractors have stopped work and have not held us down to tlie conditions of our agreement with them simplv shows that they are appreciative of existing conditions. Of course if they insisted on proceeding with the work under contract we could not stop them, but they have not done so. As to the work H progress I hate never heard the fourth track applied to it In some places, it is true, a fourth track is being liiid, hut in others, where there are only two tracks now, two more are being addedl The work is simply one ot general improve ment, the laving of tracks where they are needed, and extension of sidings. Jot rignrlnc on tlm Itorld's F.ilr. 'Did President Eoberts issue the order? That I cannot answer. I presume the same condition of stoppage exists all Cioug the company's lines, as it is not customary to select one division on which to retrench expenses. But the World's Fair cuts no figure"m the matter. It would not justify this company to build an extra track for the "World'sFair, een if it receued all the patronage. As far as I know there is not a railroad in the countrv building extra tracks lor the "World's Fair. The costof track laving re quires several years" prosperous business to to cover its expene, and that we don't ex pect lrom the World's Fair. " Mr. Pitcairj would say notning as to the cost of the work done or contemplated, but irom another source it was learned that nearly 200 miles of new track have been laid during the present year by the Penn sylania 3 tail road at an expense ot several millions, and nearly as much more was contemplated before the present shut-down. "W. If. Brown, Chief Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, says a telegram from Philadelphia, denies "the rumor that all constructive work on the load between thK oit v and Pittsburg has been suspended. Mr. Brown taid: "It is not true that work lr.s been stopped at all points along the line. We are working at a number of places and we haieso much to do with the work aircadi in hand that it was deemed advis ib.e not to enter upon auy lurther new op erations this summer. In consequence ot tin-, orders were sent to Pittsburg the other day not to give out contract for two points on the Pittsburg division at which we had contemplated doing wort, one of the places, I believe, being near Nineveh and the other at Cresson. At neither of those Dlae.es was work begun, it only being contemplated, so i THE HE 01! SGREAIES BY ELIZABETH Concluded from yesterday. "It has been longer to me than it could possibly seem to you. I had no earthly business coming back now, only I couldn't nay away." The glance with which this wa& accompanied gave no room for misun derstanding, for though unsophisticated, the was still a woman. The flush faded, leaving her very pale, and her eyes, meet ing his in one fleeting glance, looked like the startled eyes of a fawn. But there was no time to speak further. They had reached the fence, and Josh Cof fee was sitting in the door cleaning his gun. His greeting was cordial. "W'v, stranger," he exclaimed, dropping his gun and coming forward with his long strides, "the sight o you uns air good fur so' eyes. Kein along in. The ole 'oman '11 be plum glad ter see ye she tuck a boda cious thine ter ye befo. Kem to see tump'in mo' 'bout them i'inpynt's?" "Well, yes," the young man replied, bring ing out a chair and tilting it against the tide of the house. "You see my partners i.idn't consider the mines of much Aalue to us they think that it doesn't contain enouch pyriies. But I don't agree with them, and I decided to come back and in eti gate farther, and if you care to sell I :nay buy the land. " "Jes so! Jes so! You uns 'low ter run it on yo own hook. "Waal, I can't say but ez 1'd'be glad 'nuff ter sell it. Uot ez I'm 'zacly poshed, but Cl'rissy hev got a idee in her haid that'll tek extrv money ter humor. She's jes natally a-honin' arter gwine ter school." "Going to school?" "Yaas; I tells her hit's all foolishness." the old man replied, mistaking the signifi cation ot the exclamation. "But she stirks ter it. Then her mammy an' the boys back iier up what lur. Gawd knows! an" when a man's wife an' chillun git combined agin him, he'd as well gin the marter up fust as last." "You misunderstood me, Mr. Coffee. I think Clarissa is perfectly right to want an education. She is such a beautiful girl you should give her everv opportunity you can afford." "Tooby sho! C'lrissy be a plum pretty gal! She favors her Granny Coffee. Thar wa'n't no gal in the ole North State, wbar pappy kem 1'nm, ez could beat my mammy lur looks. Leas'ways, that's w'at they tells me." At this point Clarissa appeared at the door to say that Mr. Hartredgc's dinner was readv, and her father chimed in with: "ICcm right 'long in an' git a bite o' there is no stopping about it At all the places where work is under war, it is being and will be carried on till finished." Million or New Tracks. The amount of money being expended by railroad companies with headquarters in Pittsburg is something surprising, and the stupendous aggregate is something that few persons realize. The Pennsylvania lines alone will spend about 57,000,000 this year and next on its lines west of Pittsburg, and the Pitlsbnrg and "Western between 53,000,000 and 4,000,000. The Pittsburg and Lake Erie has nearly completed its ex tensive improvements involving au outlay of hundreds of thousands ot dollars, while on the Pittsburg division there has been considerable outlav, as also has been the case on the AVest Penn. Altogether, this .year and next, the various railroad com- Eanics whose lines center at Pittsburg will ave exchanged for improvements the enormous total of nearly, if not altogether, 12,000,000. The bulk of this amount is being put where it will do the most good, that is, into roadbeds. The Pennsylvania lines' expenditures are largely in that direc tion, althougn a large sum will be utihzeu in purchasing new rolling stock. The Pitts burg and Western's millions will be nearly altogether used to build a practically new line. President DuBarry, of the Pennsylvania, said, in speaking ot the company's improve-' ments, that he could not say how much would be spent in and around Philadelphia, but he thought a grand aggregate of 12, 000,000 would about cover the work in this State. The Beading's improvements will mount into the millions also, but like the Pennsylvania no idea of the amount to be expended in that vicinity can be formed at present. THE OYSTER'S DEBDT. Ho Appears This Soisnn In Goo.l F avor Prospects for ii Prosperous Season for Iho Df tilers Tils First shipments Will Arrivn To-Day. The month of September brings with it the oyster. Those who delight in the? suc ' culent bivalve and have been waiting dur ing the summer for a month with an "B" will lrom this on have plenty of opportun ity to gratify their appetites. Al ready there are large shipments on the way from the East. The first consignment will reach Pittsburg this morning and, if the opinion of the men who shipped them can be relied upon, thev are as choice as any that will be received here during the sea sou. The cold weather of yesterday was very favorable to the shipment and will improve the quality of the oysters sent ex ceedingly. "There is a general impression that there is a law prohibiting the catching of oysters during the months whose names are devoid ot the letter B,' " said a prominent oyster dealer yesterdav. "This is not the fact. At one time there was a law to this effect but at present there is no legislation on the subject. Oysters are, of course, better in the winter than summer, but this is on account of our distance from the oyster beds thev lose their flavor on their onrney here. At the seaside I have eaten oysters in August which have tasted as good as any I have ever had. You hear a great deal about 'oyster fever,' caused by eating oysters out ot season. 1 don t re member ot ever having seen a case. This vear promises to be a very prosperous one for oyster dealers. Samples of this year's crop which I have tasted have an exceed ingly fine flavor. We expect to have our first lot in to-morrow morning." The advent of the oyster will be of advan tage in many ways. The belated husband will be seen boarding a night car carrying a "fry" home in a box as a peace offering to his waiting wife. Again the promoters of the proverbial oyster festival will hang out their signs and give the funny papers an opportunity to joke about the lonely oyster. One of the disagreeable features of the oyster season, and something which those who live away lrom the sea shore must become accustomed to, is the getting of a specimen which is not alto gether right. Many a dinner party given in this city has been saved from an awful scaniial by the self sacrificing spirit of some of the guests. Do not chide a man too harshly if at a dinner, while at the first course, he should assume a cold, stony, stare, for you msy not know what awful agony he may be experiencing. Hero Is an Article That Will Interest tbe rarents. School begins Monday. To make every body walk Into our stoio we have decided on this bijrcnteiprise, namely: You can take your choice ot about 3,000 boys' suits, sizes 4 to 15. lor $2 24. Theso suits are made of a genuine first-class cassimere. In nlain t- I terns, nice small checks, Una hairline stripes mm Heat juuey iiiaius, inaoe up either in single-breasted pleat or plain, nnd also in double-breasted very stylish for a tall suit. This Is no advertising dodge. To show you we mean what we ay, we put a line of these goods in our show window facing on Grant sti eot as samples. You can select any of tbesa line suits for $2 2i. This is a bona tide offer, bale of these suns commences Friday noon and closes Saturday night at 10 o'clock. P. a a G, Clothiers, Corner Grant and Diamond streets. M. LEYDEU. snmp'in. I knows in reason you uns air tuckered out Cl'rissy, git out the jug an' gin him a pull at the moonshine whisky." It is wonderful how long it will take, under certain circumstances, to survey and purchase a limited quantity of worthless land, and how the value of said land is apt to fluctuate accorditig to the conditions of the purchase's affections. So Lucian Hart redge, sharp and prompt by nature in a business transaction, bought that arid mountain land which he had no earthy use for, paid double the price Coffee asked and took three times as loug as necessary for the trade. But in all that time not one word of a pri vate nature did he have a chance to ex change with Clarissa. He left the matter entirely to chance, and finally chance seemed to be propitious. He had announced that he would start for homp on Monday. That was Saturday night, and they were sitting around the pine knots blazing in the fireplace. Lucien had come to make himself very mnch at home. He got up and announced that he was going to the spring he was thirsty. Mrs. Coffee kicked a hound from under her feet in order to reach Jake, and jabbed juuj huh uer juo. "Take yo lazy boues ofTn that h'ath an go fth spring." But Jake gave a snort of disapprobation and rolled over on the floor last asleep. "I'll go. mammy," Clarissa said, rising. "Let Jake 'lone. He's bin a-ploughing all daylong." "Clarissa and I will both go," Mr. Hart redge replied, the bucket already in bis hand. The two started out together. It took a long time to get the water. The moon was shining brightly, but the thick laurel, which had so often proved secure hiding places for the moonshiners in times of revenue raids, now cast their deep shadows over the moonshiner's daughter and her lover. Before they returned the die l.ad been cast. She had promised to be his wile, and be had taken her in his arms and pressed upon her lips the first lover's kiss they had ever known, while flecks of moonlight danced over their bowed heads. He entered the room alone with the bucket of water. "Why, whar's Cl'rissy?" asked her father. "I think she said she was going to walk down to the cow pen. We have some news for you and she preferred me telling you. Clarissa has promised to be my wife." "What!" The old man sprang to his iwt wllilt IllC WiTa 4llnail in Ha silmi Anil .ww., ....w ..... ...... kuillVUlll USi wUMI. W.1JVA I stared with her mouth wide open as though j cue ijuu ustn siriwKeu uuiuo. w iiat air IITAI A NEW SCHEME IS ON. Leading Bankers Arranging for Another Organization. THE OLD ONE NOT SDCCESSPDL. Delegates Hereafter to Be Chosen hj States or by Cities. OFF FOR TflE SAX FRANCISCO MEETING Thomas P. Day, cashier of the People's National Bank, will leave next week for San Francisco to attend tbe annual conven tion of national bankets at that city. Mr. Day Is piobably the only Pittsburger who will attend the convention, which, it is hought by many bankers, will be the last .ield by the present organization. A new organization is contemplated by the leading bankers of the larger cities of the country. Meetings looking to the formation of the new association have already been held in New York. The new plan is to have dele gates elected from each State or from each city with a view to having the annual con ventions composed of only the leading bankers and financiers of the country. The approaching convention of National Bank men at San Francisco will call to gether a large number of that fraternity from all parts of the United States. These meetings are looked forward to by bankers of the country with a great deal ot pleasure on account of the opportunity they give for forming personal acquaintances with corre spondents with whom they have had busi ness relations for many years but otherwise might not meet face to face. Htvn a Vi rv Pleasant TIm. Tbe real business of the convention is not onerous and generally consists in calling the roll and the readiug of a few essays by delegates from different parts of the conn try. A singular feature of this organiza tion is that its members are not looked upon in any way as representatives of the locality from which they come, but simply ot the bank with which they are connected. Any bank which will pay 10 dues per annum is entitled to send a member to take part in the deliberations of the convention, whether they represent a capital of 50,000 or ?50, 000,000. The character of the convention is greatly changed since its first inception, when the leading banks of the United States and of New York and the Eastern cities took an active part in its deliberations. Within the last few years it has been looked unon more as a channel for social intercourse, and many bank officers postpone their annual vacation until this tune in order that they may attend the meeting of the Bankers' Convention. It is likely there will be a change in this respect. A reorganization lias been pro posed by some of the more eminent finan ciers of the country who formerly took an active part in the deliberations and work of the .iiansers Association, and who did much to shape the financial affairs of the country and to devise and throw about the national banking system the protections and restrictions that have made it the most admirable scheme of binking, with the best, safest and most satisfactory supply of currency the world has ever known. Members WI'l Represent Districts. They propose to recast the present asso ciation or form a new one, where delegates would be elected from States or prescribed localities, who would annually, or oftener if desired, meet and consider the affairs of the national banks. It would be easily seen that an associa tion formed upon such a plan, whose mem bers were chosen on account of their peculiar fitness, experience and knowledge of the wants of their own special locality, would have a very different status in the eyes of the public, than the present assem bly, whe're a simple connection with any national bank and the payment of an an nual fee of 10 are the only requirements ot members. It is claimed that this would elevate the character of the association from an annual junketing, to a permanent and useful organ ization which would be ever on the alert to protect not only the interests of the banks themselves, but the entire public SEPTEMBER COUPONS WORTHLESS. The Grand Rapids ami Indiana Railway Drf mlta on Its FIvo I'cr Cents. The statement that the Grand Bapids and Indiana Bailroad Company had decided to default in the matter of the September in terest on their general mortgage 5 per cent bonds, to which reference is made in the financial column, has been confirmed. The decision was arrived at Monday at a meet- von uns a-talking 'bout? Be ye plum distracted?" "I think not," Hartredge answered with a smile. "W'y' man alive!" continued old Coffee, still considerably dazed. "Cl'rissy's my own darter, an' she's dear to me ez my eye balls, but I haint no fool. She's a good gal, but Lord! She can't write her own name she haint never been out o' the Bhadow o' the mounting why, dern mv cats, man! she don't know Bi'um a bull's foot!" "I know all that, Mr. Coffee. I have told myself every word of it, and much more, a thousand times over. But still I love her. I love her so dearly that I can't give her up. She has promised to marry me and death alone can keep me from hav ing her." Mrs. Coffee burst into tears and left the room hastily. Josh Coffee's eyes were dim as he laid his hand on the young man's shoulder. "You-uns air one in a million," he said in a husky voice. "Don't 'low thar's two mo" men in the kentry in 'yo station, ez 'ud 'a' offered ter marry Cl'rissv, no marterhow much they loved "her. You-uns desarve better." ' The next day was Sunday, and at the noon-time menl'Mr. Coffee had' an announce ment to make. "Look hyar, fo!ks,"hebegan, "the rider's done kem, an' thar's gwine ter be meetin' down at Shiloh tcr-night, We-uns air bound ter go. Ez fur me, I'm plum glad uv it I 'low "it tek a good spiritooal shakin' up ter git th'e taste o' the revenuers out'n my mouth." "Air you uns a gwine?" Clarissa asked, glanding shyly at her'lover. He hesitated. He understpod enongh of the mountain character to know that all their peculiari ties came to the surface under the influence of their very zealous religious m'eetings. He shrank from seeing Clarissa under these trying circumstances and his cowardice co'nquered his inclination. "I think not," he replied. '1 must fix up my things and I shall take that time for it I mav ride down later and come home with you. About sundown Josh hitched the two oxen to the wagon and the party started. The three men sat on the driver's seat, while Mrs. Coffee, Clarissa and the children were on the straw in the body of the wagon. Left to himself, liucien Hartredge packed his valise and smoked a cigar. Then he threw on a pine knot and tried to read a home paper; bat the flickering light hurt his eves, and his mind was far awav down at "Shiloh Meetin House." He took his chair outside and -smoked two more cigars in the soft moonlight, with the pine stir ring drearily around him and the tree frogs calling in the distance, answered by the katydids. To the man or woman reared in the city there is nothing so harrowing as these country noises at night. He began to think he would saddle his horse and start down the mountain. 'A. screech owl on a nine tree near began ing of the directors, held in tbis city, con sisting mainly of representatives of the Pennsylvania Bailroad Company. About 4,000,000 ot the first mortgage 7 per cent bands fall due in 1899. These the Pennsylvania Bailroad agreed to extend 50 years at 4J per cent, guaran teeing principal and interest, in re turn for which the Pennsy was to have the voting power of the stock. The scheme was not ratified by the bondholders, however, which lact probably led to the default on the 5s. There is little probability that the September coupons will be purchased. A goodly number of them are held in Pittsburg. CHOLERA PREVENTION. It I Easier Than Cure Hints That Should Be Rend nnd Remembered Precau tionary Measures Tendered by the Mew York Ilealth Department. The New York Health Department has issued the following circular: How CaugM. Healthy persons "catch" cholera by taking into their systems through the mouth, as in their food or drink, or from their bands, knives, forks, plates, tumbler, clothing, &C-, the germs of the disease which are always present in the discharges from the stomach and bowels of those sick with cholera. Thorough cooking destroys the cluilera germ; therefore Don't eat raw, uncooked articles of any kind, not even milk. Don't eat or dnnk to excess. Use plain, wholesome, digestible food, as indiges tion and diarrhcea favor an attack of cholera. Don't drink unboiled water. Don't eat or drink articles unless they have been thoroughly and recently cooked or boiled, and the more recent and hotter they are the safer. Don't employ uteDsils in eating or drink ing unless they have been recently put in boiling water, the more recent the safer. Don't eat or handle food or drink with un a wshed hands or receive it from the un washed hands of others. Don't usje the hands for any purpose when soiled with cholera discharges; thor oughly cleanse them at once. Personal cleanliness and cleanliness of the living and sleeping rooms and their contents and thorough ventilation should be rigidly enforced. Font water closets, sinks, Crnton faucets, cellars, etc., should be avoided, and when present should be re ferred to the Health Board at once and remedied. Precautionary Meawres of Treatment. The successful treatment and the preven tion of the spread of this disease demand that its earliest manifestations be promptly recognized and treated. Therefore: Don't doctor yourself for bowel complaint, but get to bed and send for the nearest physician at once. Send for your family physician; send to a dispensary or hos pital; send to the Health Department; send to the nearest police -tation for medical aid. Don't wait, but send at once. If taken ill in the street, seek the nearest drug store, dispensary, hospital or police sta tion, and demand prompt medical atten tion. Don't permit vomit or diarrhoeal discharg es tocome in contact with food, drink or clothing. These discharges should be received in proper vessels and kept covered until removed under competent directions. Pour boiling water on them, put a strong solution of carbolic acid in them (not less than cne part of acid to 20 of hot soapsuds or w ater). Don't wear, handle or use any articles of clothing or furniture that are soiled with cholera discharges. Pour boiling water on them or put them into it, and scrub them with carbolic acid solution - mentioned above, and promptly request the Health Board to remove them. Don't be frightened, but do be cautious, and avoid excesses and unnecessary ex posures of every kind. BAEON SELLIEKE'S HALLUCINATION. Ho Imagined HImseUa Candidate for tlln Presidency of a Kepnblic. London, Sept 1. A correspondent, re ferring to the recent death of Baron de Sel liere, says: Baron de Selliere's death created a great stir in French ariatocratio circles, where he had many friends. Members of the family refuse to give details, but a strange story is current that two persons who carefully fostered his hallucination that he was a candidate tor tho Presidoncy of a South American Itepublic. eventually persuaded htm to leave Paris for New Yoik without a valet or auy member of his household. Th ey drew larjfe sums of money from him. There fore, they had everythiug to lose by his death and cannot be suspeoted of murder. Baron de Selliere was very popular in Paris clubland. De Witt's Little. Early Risers. No gripini no pain, no nausea: easy pill to take. his lonesome "To-whoo! to-whoo! to-whoo-awh!" and in answer three or four dogs be gan howling as though keeping a death watch. Lucian rose in disgust and went for his horse. He found his wav easily. In that rare fied air and the stillness of the night the sound of the singing and speaking could be heard for miles. "Shiloh Meetin' House" was an unpainted log room about 40 feet square, doing double duty as schoolhonse for three months in the year and church whenever the circuit rider came to the "settlement" in his rounds. The house was lit by pine knots, stuck around, the room between the logs and casting weird shadows over the congregation. Lucian Hartredge fastened his horse to a sappllng and joined a group of young mount aineers standing at the door. The preacher, a middle-aged native, mak ing up in lervor what he lacked in knowl edge, as praying, his voice up on high G, and interrupted every few seconds by a whole-souled "Amen!" from some pious brother. The preaching was over, and at the close of the prayer the preacher made a fervid exhortation, beseeching the "unsaved sin ners" to come to the mourners' bench, and he gave out a hymn to be sung in the mean while. ' The men, with their dogs, were sitting on one side of the church, the women, with their babies, on the other. Lucian soon lound Clarissa. By some fatality she was sitting in the fall glare of a pine knot, her mother on one side of her, a woman unknown to him with a baby in her arms on the other. Old Mrs. Coffee had u tin box in her hand, the un known female another, and ail three were dipping snuff. Lucian lelt as though someone had slapped him in the face. He had often seen Mrs. Coffee with a stick brush in her mouth, bnt he bad failed to comprehend its signifi cance. Wow lie understood. Ana uiarissa, tool The hardest part to bear was the mani fest enjoyment she was receiving from" her indulgence. .Evidently his presence had debarred her from a pastime she found the greatest pleasure in. But the preacher's exhortation had been warmlv responded to. The "mourners' bench" was lull and the congregatiou was getting very happy. The woman next Clarissa dropped her baby in Mrs, Coffee's lap and began a series of exclamatory i en tences, the only distinguishable part of which were, "Praise the Lord!" "Thank God!" "Praise His holy name!" her voice crowinff shriller with each e mediation. Then she began to olap her bauds, to cry and laugh alternately, getting out into thel aisle and shaking bands with everyone shcj could reach, ann wnen uer cxoiieniem reached its high water mark, leaping in thr air and screaming. This excited Mrs. Coffee, who in tun: dronned the baby in Clarissa's lap and com menced the tame performance; and almost before Lucian could catch bis breath Ular- BEAVER VALLEY'S MANIAC, . Ha H is His Own Ideas on Cholera, I. ibor Troubles and Current Politics. Beavee JTalta Sept L Special. The crazy man, Isaac Hill, who escaped from Dixmont several months ago and for whom the police of this place have been, on the lo&kout, is still at large in the neigh borhood and is creating much consternation. He bos been making his quarters in the old coal banks in Harbinson,'s Hollow, and,pnts Jn the most of his time writing letters. When not thus engaged he is chasing elder berry pickers and doing other mischief, al though he has committed no great damage thus far. Last Sunday he chased several little girls about a mile and frightened them so badly that several of them Jiave not gotten over the fright yet He visits Beaver Falls every other day; sneaks into the postoffice, gets his mail and then sneaks ont again. To some he has told that he has a plan to settle the dispute between th'e Carnegie firm and their dissatisfied men, and he has written them a number of letters on the subject He says the present cholera epidemic is due to the Catholic Church, and claims that the church has agents all oyer the conntry dis tributing a peculiar and invisible drug which brings on the deadly disease. He says it always rains when he dreams of his father and mother. He says he has dreamed twice lately of white horses which is a sure sign that Harrison will be elected. "Why the man is not arrested is a mystery. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Scarlet fevor is epidemic in London. A flood is tlueatened on the Colorado rivoriu Texas. An expedition has started from Kansas City, Kan., to capture the Dultons. A woman suffrage bill has Deen passed by the New Zealand House of Representa tives. Iron strikers at Khinelnnder, Wis., havo been running non-union crews out of the mills by foice. Chicago World's Fair officials bitterly oppose tho idea of postponing the Exposi tion on account of the cholera scare. A suspected Russian spy has been ar rested in Brisbane, Australia, for taking photographs of the forts at Towiisvllle. Rain storms have -almost ruined the cot ton crop In Ilendeison county, Ala. beveral larmhnuses and barns weio destroyed by llghtniug. M. Ribot, French Minister of Foroign Affalis, will shortly pay a vli.lt to M. do Uiers, the Russian Foreign Minister at Aix-lcs-Baius. A Deputy United States Maishal of ficially lonoits that Northern Texas settlers have been robbing Government lauds in Oklahoma of a vast amount ot timber. Mrs. Martin Vnllshka, the stepmother of a little irl who mysteriously disappeared Horn her home in Larson, Wis , a weoK ago, has confessed to killing the child and la now a piisouor. The woman carried tho body hauainilu fiomthe house and bnricditiu the woods. At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the fast mail train on tbe Hudson River Railroad met disaster at the, New Hamburg draw bridge, the scene of the frighttul accident nearly 20 years ago. Tho engineer, niomati and mail clerk weie instantly killed and two others slightly injured. A party of Russian Ilebrows who had just letuined from tho United States, they being undersliable immigrants, and there foie not allowed to remain in the country, were also retused admission to Austrian territory. The Austrian authorities at the frontier turned the party back into Ger many. Ot Interest to Mnslo Students. Music students nnd others inteiested in musical cultuio will find information of value in the new annual circular of Pitts buig's leading school of music, the Duqnesne Conservatory, to be obtained at all music stoies, or at the Conservatory, Duqnesne College building, corner Diamond and Ross streets, apposite Court House. First term begins September 5. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report wL S&&&& X ABsouumaf PURE 'WELL BRED, SOON WED." GIRLS WHO USE SAPOLIO ARE QUICKLY MARRIED. TRY IT IN YOUR NEXT HOUSE-CLEANING. &PS-65-XWF issa dropped the baby in another woman's lap and began her own "shouting." Lucian watched her a tew seconds. Then he passed his hand across his eyes, as though in physical pain, and turned from the door. He went out and sat down on a log and took off his hat to cool his head. He felt dazed. About the clearest sensa tion he was conscious of was a vague pity" for the poor baby, who was being passed around like refreshments. He wondered who had it then. "When the Coffees reached home that night Lucian Hartredge had gone to bed and was apparently asleep. The next morning directly after break fost he said good-by and departed. He kissed Clarissa in rather a perfunctory man lier, and spoke of coming back soon; but there was a'constraint, and she regarded him with a vague trduble in her beautiful eyes. He turned away hastily, mounted his horse and rode down the mountain, an intense relief coming over him as the cool morning air blew in his face, and he felt that he was leaving his perplexity and mortification behind him, temporarily, at least For days and weeks this feeling haunted him. But finally the revulsion set in. The recollection of that last night faded gradu ally. He began to think of Clarissa only as the beautiful girl he had loved and who had promised to be bis wife. He was in his office looking over his books when a sudden resolution came over him. His income was immense it was in creasing everv day and a solution of the difficulty presented itself to him like a door opening silentljf before a prisoner in a celL He would arrange his affairs to leave home for an indefinite period. .Then he would marrv Clarissa, lake her to Europe. employ the best masters for her, and keep her there till he could present her to his friends without mortifying either her or himself. With inward excitement he went over the details. Yes, it was it should be practicable. He felt like giving a shout of relief. "A dispatch, sir." It was his office boy. He took the tele gram and opened it leisurely. To a busi ness man one of these yellow envelopes more or leit was a matter of small conse quence. But uhat was this he was read ing? Clarissa dangerously ill. Come lmmedi nteh. By order of JosnuA Coffer Like a man in a dream he set off immedi ately for the mountains. He could not re alize what had happened, the blow had de scended so suddenly. He felt certain that he would reach Clarrissa and find it all a mistake. It was twilight when he finally.reined his horse in front of the cabin. No dogs were in sightj nor the children. Jake came out soon, almost as though he had been watch ing tor tbe arrival, bis eyes red and swollen, the dirt on his face furrowed like he had been frying. "How is she?" Mr. Hartredge asked, his Germany's merchant Marina Policy. Beblet, Sept. X It is now recognized that the hopes based upon a lavish Imperial subvention of the, German steamship lines have proved fallacious. The North Ger man Lloyd prevailed upon the Government to consent to a bill at the next session of the Imperial Parliament, providing for the total or partial suspension of the Mediter ranean and Sydney and Samoa servioea, and the right of foreign-built vessels on subsidized lines. MANY VICTIMS. Cholera Infantum's Dread Record. A Serious Time for Little Babies. - Physicians Advise the Use of Pure Food. Lack of Proper Knowledge Causes Suffering. How the Health of Children May Be Preserved. Mothers of Pittsburg, read what's here. 'ihere in an epidemic of indigestion and cholera infantum in this and other States. Health boards everywhere are reporting a start ing fatality from cholera Infantum. Physicians say that in nearly every case tbe child is poorly fed ana nourished, and hence the disease. Itis absolutely certain," says a physician in one of the medical Journals, speaking of the alarm ing summer mortality among his patients, "that the cause of this high death rate among Infants Is indigestion." At the beginning of summer, the best physicians gave warning that pare rood must be used for babies. That this warning did not reach' every city and town in this State is evident from tbe high infantile death rate, lint in those places where the newspapers published the discussions that were going on, large quantities of lactated food were sold and this best of diets for children was used. The result is, statistics show that fewer deaths have occurred in those towns and cities where the larger amount of lactated food was used. Comparisons of this 6ort are absolutely con vincing. September is a fatal month for the little ones, and, unless lactated food Is used, the local physi cians say that the dreadful mortality andlncreas- , ing amount of sickness among children will con tinue. The one safe plan is to feed Infants on lactated food. owaar heart sinking at this sign of grief in tbe boy. "Pow'ful bad off," Jake answered, taking charge of the horse. The doctor 'lows may be she'll pull tiiu the night, an" maybe she won't." "My God! Is it so bad as that? What is the matter" "Hit's a fever. Mos' ev'rybody on this hyar mounting's hed it, an' cousider'ble uv 'em's died. Cl'rissey, she's a-oskin' for ye mos' ev'ry njinute." Lucian entered quietly, ("jiarrissa was lying with her eyes closed, her face pale to grayness, she seemed scarcely a part of this Jife. The doctor was holding one wrist, her mother held the other hand, while: her father and older brother were seated near the foot of the bed, their faces bowed on their hands. ' They looked up as he approached. His eyes questioned the doctor mutely. "She is sinking fast," was the reply, "but is perfectly conscious." Clarissa opened her eyes. 'Lucian," she murmured feebly, and held her hand to him. He went to her and took her in his arms. Her, head fell back on his breast, and her eyes"elosed again. He began to fear that she was already dead. But no. "You-uns mustn't fret 'bout me," she murmured, almost inaudibly. He had to bend his head to catch the broken whisper. "We-uns hain't, yo' kind o' folks, an' I'm 'feared I never could ha' l'arnt to be. We uns never could ha' bin happy. I've knowedit f am the fast, but I hain't never had the heart ter say it. Hit's a heap the best this hyar way. But oh, I loved ye sot I loved ye sol" and with unnatural strength she turned and threw her arms around his neck and kissed him twice. But even with her lips against his they stiffened, her arms relaxed their hold, her head fell back on his shoulder. He laid her down gently. She was dead. SNOW SIOBtt ON MAES, Slany Strange SIchia Seen by the Htrrard Astronomer Now In Pern. Akequipa, Peiht, Sept. 1. Prof. Pick ering reports irom the observatory here that Mars has two mountain ranges near the South Pole. Melted snow has collected between them before flowing northward. In the equatorial mountain regions snow fell on two summits August 6 und melted August 7. Eleven lakes were seen near Solis Locus, varying in area from 80 by 100 miles to 40 by 40 miles. Branching dark lines connect them with two largedark areas like seas, but not blue. There has been mnch trouble since the snow melted in tbe arean clouds. These clouds are not white, but yellowish and partly transparent. They now seem to be breaking up, but they hang densely on the south side ot tho mountain range. The northern green spot has been photographed. Many of Schiaperrellis' canals have been seen single. MEW ADVERTISEMENTS. seotx4se4X4s ATTENTION! Five Off for Casfl. Our artist has- made a mistake. He knows how to take heads off, hit he cant figure discounts to suit us. We are offering $18 suits for $I5, SiS suits for $12 and $12 suits for $10. If that isn't nearer 20 per cent thanif, 5 we don't know figures. A ,; This special discount sale is for this week only; that is, for . the last week in August Our immense stock for fall is ready, and we are in need of room. That accounts for our ' special sacrifice sale. Take advantage of this rare oppor tunity. Our Pails Sale Continues for this. week. About 500 pairs of our own make, "The Favorite" left to sell for $2.25. Best value ever offered. 954 and 956 LIBERTY ST. Star Corner. '"5f BUZS-M-MTV GOLD INVESTMENTS IN AMOUNTS OF SlOO and upward to suit investor. Interest at 5, 6, 8 and 10 per oenU per annum. GILT-EDGE SECURITIES. For bank references and full particulars ad dress or call CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT AGENCY, 06 Broadway and G Wall St., N. Y. City. ED .MINSTER S: CO., Blanagers New York Department. toi PURE BUTTER, SOLD BT GEO. K. STEVENSON 4 CO., Pine Groceries and Table Delicacies, Sixth avenue. Jy20-KW A CHINAMAN'S WOE. Thousands of Miles Away From Where His Wit a Ilea Dyinc Stern Parental Order to Coma Borne Ho Cannot Gt Back Again if He Goes. A pathetic tale of a Chinaman's sorrow was related last night by Eev. EL Ii. Done lioo. A few days ago a Chinaman came to him sadiy. He said that he had a wife in far off China. He had married some years ago and left his wife after a time to come to America. His-wife had always been deli cate in constitution and after his departuro lor America her duties became harder. The wife became more Doorly in health as the time wore on. The husband in his fos ter home toiled early and late. He was well ou the road to prosperity when the tidings of his wife's fatal illness reached him. She sent him a letter in which she said that she felt her days were numbered. She begged him to come home that she might see him before she died. Thinking it but the result of worry hft answered bidding her to wait. A few weeki more went by and then came a letter from his parents which or dered him to Saturn to his home at once. The creed of the Celestials will brook no disobedience on the part of children. In their belief disobeying a parental order ii the unpardonable sin and their souls are utterly lost. The'unhappy man went to a friend and was informed he could go home, but could never return to America. His business was in such condition that it would go to ruin if be left it to strange hands and in the depth of his woe he came for advice and consolation from the Minister. . "I advised him to obey his love and obey his parents," resumed Mr. Donehoo, with a touch of sadness in his tones, "and the poor fellow went away as though a great load had been lifted from his heart. I wish I could give you bisname," concluding, "but there is much discord among the various factional families in Pittsburg and the name would injure him far more, than it would interest the public. The Chinaman -. will go back to his dying wife." The True laxative Principle Of the plants used in manufacturing the pleasant romedv. Syrup of Fhrs, has a per manently beneficial effect on tho human, system, while the cheap vegetable extracts and mineral solutions, usually sold as medi cines, are permanently injurious. Being ii ell-informed, you will uso the true remedy only. Manufactured by the California Fl Syrup Co. Xdibor Day Excursion to Hock Point. Sixty cents round trip from Pittaburg via Pennsylvania Lines. Trains leave Union sta tion 7.30 a- m., 12:20 p. it: returning, leave Bock Point 6 r. m all Central time. rzRTECT action ana perfect health remits J& fmra thextso otDe Witt' 8 Little Earlr Bliers -?? A l,IVilvi yt vtj viumui tutj atuv -. llrtlAnfll Vomt omalli .MM 'S rx. y?A 1 ff W a-7 i&stLA- Z&&&&L XnktS. kh fcCt.'fi. i-V-lift 3? A MSfe.fc&at'UMj.iiffiliipf - ?
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