THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1892. any better elements of society by the spec tacle of one of their race getting the ad vantage even over a Caucasian." Dixon Is in great shape, and it is extremely difficult to get anybody to wager a dollar on the Brooklyn boy. CORBETT HARD AT WORK. The Californian ran In Sandny Afternoon Trainlnc at Charlotte, N. C Chooyifcl and Corbett Once More Good Trlends Good Lock Token for Sally" Oppo nents Ciluilotte, If. G, Sept 4. The Cor bett special train reached this place about 1 o'clock to-day, where Corbett's training car was cut loose, and, after bidding the party goodby, Corbett and bis trainers took dinner, and the special left for Sew Orleans. After resting an hour or so Corbett set the quiet .little town of Charlotte in an uproar by Jumping Into a carriage and driving rapidly Into the country, where be took a run of a few min utes, and It was with difficulty the accom panying carriages managed to keep up with him. The boys on their bioycles were left In the distance, as the salt was a trifle fast for them, and they were forced to slve up tho chase. "When he reached the outskirts of the town be put on his sweater, and, jumping Into his carriage, was driven rapidly to his training car, when an boar or more was spent in the live liest kind of exercise, such as punching the bag, wrestling und tusrging with Daly, and then sparring with Daly for 4C minutes, after which he skipped the rope and then took a bath and was rubbed down. The next hour or so was spent in lounging around the training car. while overyboay for miles around the sleepy old town, even to the women and children. cathered around the car and gazed at Corbett as though ho was some wild animal. Corbett at n Southern Club. At 5:C0 o'clock a committee from tho North State Social Club called with carriages for Corbett and his party, and took them up to their club rooms. Thoy were received by tho club officials and members, and given a very hearty welcome. A half hour was thus spent and after declining a , very pressing Invitation to visit the Young NKen's Christian Association tho party was driven to its hotel, where dinner wo-s;walt- lng. In the evening Corbett und Delany took a long walk before letiring lor tho alggt. As Corbett was about to enter his hotel he was met by a committee of the employes of the Richmond and Danvlllo Railroad, who with great pomp presented him with a rab bit's foot Corbett at first was not going to take it, but when he was informed that it was an omen of good luck all through the South he accepted it with thanks, ana was heartily applauded. "I'm sou" Da vies to-day preached a very able sermon on pugilism, and succeeded In converting both Corbett and Choynskl. so they shook hands cud burled the hatchet. although they have been bitter enemies for many years. They fought three bitter and bloody battles. Corbett won all three. At Salisbury a very large crowd of peonle fathered around tbo train and yelled like ndians for Corbett to show himself, and they were more than surprised to see Corbett und Choynskl make their appearance to gether, chatting pleasantly as they showed themselves to the assemblage. Corbett forced to Slake a Speech. At Greensboro Corbett made quite a pleas ant little speech to the crowd, and was heartily cheered. Corbett and Choynskl luado up between Greensboro and Salis bury, and much credit is due ugene Comis fccy, of the New Yoik Athletic Club, for the able manner in which he engineered the meeting between these rival pugilists. Thero was great rejoicing all over the train when it was learned that these gladiator- had shaken hands and made up, as they were schoolboys together and had not only fought their boyish battles together, but hud allowed that bitter feeling toward one another to grow until they fought it out us men in the professional arena. .Toe acknowledged Jim to bo Jiis superior as a pugilist, and wished him suc cei in his great battle with Sullivan In Xe Orleans, lie then presented Corbett w ith a shilling and a wishbone, stating that it was all he had Drought rrom Europe with him, and hoping they would Dring him good luck. At Washington Hike Donovan got Jostled inaciowd, and by the time lie got back be di-coverod that he had been "touched" to the extent of $06. THE BETTING BAROMETER. r-asesTOh.V&-en tne Bis rights ravorltes of the Spcrty Boys at New Orleans Any Amount of Good Stuff to Change Hands. 2Sew Okleaxs, Sept. 4.SpeciaLl Betting, mainly on combinations, has been brisk all day in the various hotels and poolrooms. At Harrison & Ca's rooms be neath the St Charles Hotel the following bets have been recorded: Pat Duffy bet 1,100 even on McAuliffe. Handsome Dan Murphy, of Boston, ?100 at even on JIcAullfle. Mark Simonton, a Cincinnati bookmaker, placed Sl( to $600 on Myer, Dixon and Corbett aud also bet $1,000 on Mver at i to 5, $1,000 on Dixon atl to 3 and $L,C00on Corbett at 8 to 5. An unknown Western man bet Harrison & Co. $1,300 against $7,500 on Corbett, Skelly and Ue--uliffeaiid $100 against $1,010 on Sullivan, Dixon and Myer. " Harrison " .V Caber, the Crescent Pooh oom. 11.000 to $3,000 on Sullivan, Dixon and Myer. Harrison & Co. stand to pay out $5,600 on Sullivan, Dixon and McAuliife, and $3.eni on Sullivan, Skolly and McAuliffe, and $7 600 on Sullivan. Dixon and Myer, and ftWon Sullivan, Skelly and Myer; on Cor bett, Dixon and JIcAuliffe $1,800; Cor'-ctt, Dixon and Myer $5,700; Corbett, Skelly and McAuliffe $9,300; Corbett, Skolly and Myer, $6,200. Harrison & Co., on combinations on Sullivan, Dixon ana McAuiifle, 3 to 1, and prospects of Its be ing lower to-morrow; Sullivan, Dixon and Mver. 3 to 5. Sullivan, fefcelly and McAuliffe. 10 to 1; Corbett, Dixon and McAuliffe 6 to 1: Corbett, Dixon and Mver. 6 to 1; Cor bett. Skellv and McAuliiTe, 12 to 1; Corbett, Skellv and" Myer, 12 to 1. Straight odds are: Sullivan, 1 to land few takers, backors ask ing? to 10; Corbett, 8 to 5; McAuliffe, oven money: Myer, 4 to 5: Dixon, 1 to 3, and Skolly 1 to 1, with no takers. x'he lookout lor the 200 newspaper men who came thousands of miles is none too bright. There t ere not enough seats to go around. The telegraph companies were en--Ueavoiing to arrange direct service from the club, but with a large number of corre Fpondcnts tiling matter and the operators under such strong temptation to look at the light rather than finger the kev. it looks as though thero was going to be some tall hustling on the part of somobody. A RAPID TRANSIT RACE. The Dnqncsne and Citizens' Companies FuAhlng the Construction of Unci to 11 Ilkinsburg The Duquesne a Utile Ahead Opening Up 2s pw Territory. , A nice little street car race is in progress between the Duquesne and Citizens' Trac tion Companies in the extreme East End. Both systems are building lines to "Wilkins burg, and a keen rivalry exists as to which shall first have cars in operation and get the patronage. The Duquesne line will start nt Filth and Shady avenues, run out Fifth avenue, cross Penn avenue at Point Breeze and go down Fifth avenue under the Penn sylvania Railroad to Hamilton avenue. The cars will then run out this street through Dallas, Brushton and "Wilkins burg. Tne company has three gangs of men working at different points and expects to have a double track laid on Hamilton avenue from Fifth avenue to tho eastern city lino bv the end of this week. When thi branch Is completed transfers will be made at Fitth and Shadr avenues, and Penn und Center avenues. The faro will bo seven cents,, as on the present IVllkinsburg branch Koth branches will bo operated, the new cno probably by November L Tho ranch of the Citizens' line will be an . eV"' ai- It will start at Penn and "Frankstown avenues, run out Frankstown avenue past the Hmiewood driving park, and thon ctit across Dallas, Uruston and Wil-klii'-buri. YThe work has been startod at the lVilkmsburg end and is Ijeing pushed vlgoi ously. It is exoccted that the builders will be down to the paved portion of Franks town avenue before winter sets In and the work there can be carried on In cold weather. From present indications the Du quesne branch will b- in operation before the Citizens. IVhen finisned the running time from the city to Wilkinsbnrg will be five minutes shorter than the time on the Penn avenno branch is now. Both these now lines will open 'up good territory; many of the streets In the district are se ered and most of them will be paved next summer It is supposed that the op eration of thesn branches will put an end to Homewood park, as the pioperty will be come very valuable for building purposes. ED IN QUARANTINE An Allegheny Man Beaches Home After Some Un pleasant Experiences. A SCKAMBLE FOR CLOTHES. Treatment of the Yeendam's Passen gers on Hoffman's Island. OFFICIALS VIEW BUTCHER'S RUN. Afraid of Danger of Disease From an Impure Water Supply. ILL FLAGDE SPOTS TO BE DESTROYED Gottfried Stoehr, of Allegheny, arrived Saturday morning from Germany after pass ing through quarantine at Hew York City. Mr. Stoehr is highly indignant at the quar antine system, and says it is almost enough to give anyone the cholera. "I left Botterdam on the ship "Veendam on August 20," Mr. Stoehr said, "and we arrived at New York at 10 o'clock last Tuesday morning, being held outside of port, of course. The New York physician immediately came on board anoTfound there was no sickness of any kind on the ship, cholera or any other disease. The first and second cabin passengers were immediately discharged, but all the steerage passengers were kept there three days. I had tried hard in the old country to get second-class passage, even going to the office immediately on landing at Rotter dam when I went oyer, but everything was taken. "All the steerage passengers of the Veendam were taken to Hodman's Island on Thursday morning about 9 o'clock, being removed on a barge. Packed In Close Quarters. "There were two large buildings on the island used for quarantine purposes. The 6G0 passengers were placed in these build ings, the men occupying one building and the women the other. "When the men were put in this building, there were about 200 of us in one room Germans, Americans, better class of steerage passengers. "When we all got together the officers of the quarantine took every stitch of our clothing from us. There was not a thing in this room but the cots, which were put close together in tiers. There were two layers of the cots, those on the floor sup porting those above. The room in which we were was about 40xG0 feet, and almost all the space there was in the place was the gangways between the cots. "Between our building and that of the women was a yard, aud when a bundle of clothing belonging to any ofthemenwas brought back from being steamed it was thrown into the yard. A Scramble for Their Clothes, "Then all the men would rush out into the yard, just as they were made, each hoping it to be his own bundle. It was disgraceful, with the women on the other side looking at the men. Some ol the nicer women refused to bo without clothing and were given linen roDes. While on the island everyone had to take a bath in cold, salt water without soap, and after each man had taken this disagree able Dath he had to Ho stripped on the cot for seven hours and a half. . "About midnight Thursday-,' we were taken back to Veendam on a barge. At this timo we were told we would get off Friday morning. About S o'clock a little steamer came up and took off some New York politi cians and sorne foreigners, but we were kept on the ship. An hour later a health officer came, the captain blew the whistle, the offi cer took down the yellow flag, and a barge of 180 capacity came to take us off. I asked if the American citizens on board could not have the privilege of being taken to land first, and this was promised. We got into Xew York Friday night at 6 o'clock, and I went to Jersey City and took a train for home, arriving at 9:15 on Satur day. The poor emigrants had to, stay on board till yesterday morning. " Surprised to Hear of Cholera. "After wo got over and the cabin passen gers were landed e expected to get to land, too, not having hoard of the cholera. We wcro all surprised to hear that there had been 235 deaths In Hamburg in one day. Wo had to stay on that ship either in the for ward end or stern. Just like herrings packed lnabairol,630of us. Tney barred the doors to the first cabin and we could not go there. While we were held thore some got some thing to eat aud others got nothing; those who had dishes being the only ones who could get anything.'" "Were there any rumors of cholera In Europe while you were tnerc?" "We heard that it was in France, but this was only a rumor. There was some talk of It being In Russia." "What part of Germany were you In J" I went to Frankfort, all along the .Rhine ana tnrougu tne sontnern part ol uermany. I left Allegheny on June SOand boarded ship July 2. I was in Europe from July 13 tlft Snirnaflft T .nfr nwr tf too .mtt mn.hn.. who lived In Frankfort, and when I arrived there learned that she had died the very day I had boarded the ship to go over, she was 7 years of age. I have sisters living In Frankfort." Mr. Stoehr is a well-known and reputable citizen of Allegheny and lives at61Spilng Garden avenue with his wire and three grown children. lie is 15 years ot age and is shipping clerk for a wholesale grocery house In this city. AT IT AGAIN TO-DAY. The Work of Cleaning Plttshnrg to Be In dustriously Resumed. The city officials who have during the last week been giving much of their time to preparations to keep cholera out of the city took a rest yesterday. The health in spectors relinquished their Investigations lortheday. The police officers, however, kept their eyes open as usual. When the Mayor and the heads of the departments aud bureaus meot In conference this morn ing, thero will bo another lot of reports from officers, which were made out Satur day afternoon ana yesterday, to be laid be fore them. The question of draining the rivers by the lowering of Davis Island dam will doubtless be discussed again. It Is extremely doubt ful if this expedient will be tried. Physi cians continue to protest against It. Dr. C C Chessrown, the county Jail physician, saiaycsteiday that to lower the water in the rivers r.nd expose to the sun ana nlr the 111th lying on their bottoms, was suie to bleed pestilence of one kind or other. If cholera did not come to Pittsburg, such an act Mould give the oitv and Allegheny a visitation of typhoid levor. Heavy rains and a natural riso in the rivers would assist in the best manner to clean out the channels and wash the shores. Klver men, however, do not expect a fall llse lor a month or six weeks. Chief Brown visited Central police station yesterday afternoon ior a short time. Ho said that tho work or cleaning up was In a satisfactory way, and would be carried on vigorously. By the end of this week he think" there will be little or no cause for complaint. SHOULD COHPEL CLEANLINESS. Dr. E. A. Wood Speaks of the Duty of municipal Officials. Dr. E. A Wood, In referring yesterday to the necessity for cleaning the city, said: "The authorities urge the necessity of re moving tho gaibazo from the back yards and private dwellings. If a necessity the authorities should not urgo but compel the lemoval. Either garbage left rotting about dwellings Is pregnant with evil or it Is not. If evil, the authorities should promptly compel its removal. Urging won't do. Many people, and that the most reckless and untidy class, will not remore their garbage Some aro too poor, some are too reckless, and others have no time. The result vwlll bo that thousands or polon culture gardens will be lert In the city wherein cholera, (If It comes) will find Its building spots. "The authorities should and If they have not the power, Councils should give It have city teams make regular rounds of all streets and alleys, notifying the people through the press that their garbage barrels shall be placed on the sidewalk. A penalty should be Imposed on a family who refuses or neglects to comply." DANGER IN THE WATER. Allegheny's Unfortunate Situation The Whole City Threatened by Sewage From Pittsburg What Physicians and the Mayor Say Everybody Must Boll Their Water. Mayor Kennedy and Chief Murphy, of Allegheny, yesterday morning made a long tour of investigation of two of the most dan gerous districts in that city. They went out Spring Garden avenue and up Butch er's run to its head at the Perrysville road. They carefully looked along the stream and saw much refuse lying along the banks and in the water. From the Perrysville road they descended to Woods' run and fol lowed that street to the Ohio. There they found a better condition of affairs. After their return to "City Hall they sent out a wagon load of unslaked lime and had it liberally sprinkled along the banks of Butcher's run and even thrown into the water. Several gangs of men were at work in Al legheny yesterday, washing down the streets. Mayor Kennedy says that within this week the city will be made as clean as it is possible to make a city. Dr. Sutton's Cholera SuggPStons, Mayor Kennedy on Saturday received a letter from Dr. B. S. Sutton, the celebrated specialist, treating of some of the peculiar features of cholera. The doctor had much experience with that disease during the epidemic here 38 years ago. The cholera germs, he says, have their home in the Ganges river, in India, and the general way thoy aro conveyed into tho human system Is in drinking water. The great danger for Allegheny, he says, Is In Its bad water sys tem. Ho points out that there are many sewers, from both sides of the river, empty ing into the Allegheny above the influent pipe through which the water for the city Is drawn. One deposit of cholera germs into thnriverabove that pipe ti ould contaminate the water sunply of the whole city. Dr. Sut ton says that ft cholera oomes, the only de fense against it, for the people or Allegheny, will bo to ball all water before using it for domestic purposes. The doctor.says that during the epidemic of lbM the Point, the oldest and dirtiest part of the city, escaped. He offers no explana tion of this fact. Why the Children Die. He gives an Interesting reason for the deaths of so many child! en on hoard the steamer Moravia. Of the 22 deaths on that vessel during the voyage, 20 were of chil dren. The little ones, he says, played on the floor, where the filth containing tho oholera germ3 colleoted. This they got on their hands, and their hands went to tnelr mouths, Tho Mayor bad a personal talk with Dr. Sutton yesterday, when the physloion reit erated his statements concerning the great danger from AlTigheny's water supply. Other doctors agree with him. City Physi cian Hszzni d said last evening: "Our water supply, drawn from a point In the river where contamination may easily reach it fiomthe Pittsburg sewers, Is the one real source of danger for us. It oannot bn changed now, on short notice, but it ought to bo changed as soon as It can be done. The water should be diawn from far up the stream, where the fluid is pure. Iu the piesent emergency people must boil "the water. That will kill all germs." Danger In the Water Supply, Mayor Kennedy expects to have a con ference this evening with a number of, ptominent physicians. Last evening he said: "Our present predicament ought to con vince, all our citizens that a new source of water sn pply is imperatively necessary. Of course, wo cannot change it In two or three weeks or in two or three months, but we can within a year. I understand that above our Influent pipe there are IS sewers fiomthe Pittsburg side emptying into the river. There Is also nt least one sewer at Sharps burg. In 1854 the conditions were reversed. Then Pittsburg's water was drawn trom a point in the river lower than ours. Wears In bad condition in regaid to our water supply. Our people can do only what all the physicians with whom 1 have talked agree upon, boil all tbo water they use. "It has been suggested that we connect temporarily with the Pittsburg water supply, but they are short. They cannot sparo 12,000,000 gallons a day. An eminent doctor suggested to me that n e use a big gas pipe line running from Beilevernon to Pittsburg and draw our water from away up the Monoiigahcla. That Is Impracticable. That big pipe, running up and down hill, wonld burst If sufficient pressure were put upon It to force water ft om Beilevernon to this city. There is only one thing left for us and that is to boll the water." BEITSHED FK0M EUE0PE. Pittsbargprg Arrive After Being Quaran tined a Short Time. Xavler Boll, of 1916 Carson streotwas kept busy answering the questions of his friends yesterday. He, together with John Uudolph, had arrived from New York the night before, and much Interest was excited as to their welfare. They hid come In on the Latin from Bremen last Tuesday and had been quarantined. The quarantine on the cabin passengers hod been declared off after one day and these were allowed to land. The stoorago passengers were re tained and Mr. Boll said he did not know how long they had been detained, as he with the other cabin passengers weie taken to tho pier by a tag. Mr. lioll In speaking of the trip said: "We arrived at quarantine on the evening of the 29th. There had been no sickness on board. Tne next morning the health officers boarded the vessel and examined us, but did not disinlcct our baisgaste. We were le quired to tell whore wo had been ten nays previous to boarding the vessel. About 7 o'clock in the evening, oiders were issued to leave the vessel lor New lork City. There were about 275 c.ibin passengers, and wo were all landed that evening. Had we been one day later we would have been sub ject to 20 days' quarantine. Besides Mr. Rudolph thero were E. Sharpe, of this city, and Rev. I- Lool, of McEeesport, aboard from this vicinity. The Kamor Is Sot Substantiated. It was rumored on the street last evonlng that Ave passengers fiom the pluguo chips had arrived in the city alow hours befo re. Some of them were said to have been on the Moravia. The. report caused a deal of (.com ment, and in some quarters it was suggested to institute a teaich for them. A thor )ugh Investigation failed to reveal the piei mce ot any snch persons In the city, thoujtli it nas known that some passengeis frorai )ver the ocean had come In, but none were rom Infected ships. Two Police Officers Suspended. Peter Monteverdo, VenzenloSparrano and James C. Shana, Italians, who were illegally arrested on Saturday morning by OfHqprs Malum and McConeghy, while the lattcil it is alleged were drunk, were brought upjje- loro .magistrate iiynuinan yesteruay. 'luio Aldemittn discharged them and gave tho nmceis a severe lecture. '1 he officers wero then suspended by Inspector McLauchlln and -nill he given a hearing before Chief mown 'luesday morning. Shot at Her Uusbsnd. Officer Dittmer reported that early yester day morning he was called to the house of Thomas McCaffrey, 163 Lowry street, on a complaint that Airs. McCaffrey had flrcfi tin eo shuts nt her husbnnd. A revolver whs found on the table, but no arrests wdre made, as McCaffrey roiustd to appear against his wile. The case will be Investi gated, f ' IUIled at Cork's Itun Tunnel. Mlchaol Flaherty, of Mansfield, was riding home last evening from the city on a Pan handle Ireight train. At the Cork'sBun tunnel near Sheridan he Jumped or fell off, and was killed by the mil. The body was taken to Mansfield. Blanket Sain Tc-Dar, Thousands of pairs nil-wool blankets from $2 50 to ?5 iuuy one-inurtn under rea V aiue. iios. hoiihee cci jrennATenueei -s, TO SECURE STATISTICS Of Building and Loan Associations of Allegheny County. SPECIAL AGENT W.B.PALHER HERE He EeTiews the History of Mining: Troubles iij Tennessee. PROGRESS OP THE LOCAL STRIKES "Walter B. Palmer, speoial agent of the United States Department of Labor at Washington, registered at the Central Hotel yesterday. He is here for the purpose of gathering information on the number and plans of all the building and loan associa tions in Allegheny county. This informa tion is wanted for the compiling of the regular semi-annual issue of the official re ports. Twice a year the department issues an ex tensive volume on some subject involving labor questions. The subject is changed with each issue, and the next one to be dealt with to the extent of 1,600 or 1,600 pages in book form will be that of the building and loan associations throughout the country. The department, Mr. Palmer says, recog nizes the extreme value of such a publica tion at the present time. The building and loan association is becoming more of a pop ular institution daily and with the medium and working class is to a large extent taking the place of banks. Ono Hundred and Sixteen Questions. The work of securing all needed informa tion is in the hands of half a dozen special agents, under the immediate direction of Carroll D. Wright, the eminent statistician. The amount of labor in compiling such a work is very great. Every detail, big and little, is looked into in connection with the working of each asso ciation, Its branches, shareholders, borrowers, manner - of organization and progress of tho series, besides the an swering of 116 questions on overy point per taining to the subject, asked in a voluminous sohedule In book form. The work will bo very useful to everybody oonnocted with a building and loan association, and it will therefore be of necessity exact and simple In every particular. "Philadelphia," says Mr. Palmer, "has moro associations of this character than any other city In the Union. It was there that the first of such organizations was started. As a consequence statistics prove that more worklngmen own their own homes in the Quaker City than nnywhere else In the United States. People have been largely under tho lnfluenoo of such Institutions there for the past 10 years." Mr. Palmer is a native of Nashville, Tenn. Until very recently he held various positions on the Nashville JTo-aW and was special correspondent for that Journal on several occasions to the scene of the late mine troubles.. Causes of the Tennessee Tronbles. He gives an outline of the causes which led to the first disturbances, and an Interest ing review of the history ot convict leasing In Tennessee. lie says : "The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Ballway Company Is a corporation w.ltu a settled capital of $15,000,000 T. a Platt, of New Tork, is its president. About 20 years ago the system of leasing convicts was first established. The term of each lense wa for six years, to be renewed if so desired. The Coal and Iron corporation had been leasing 1.500 convicts for a considerable period for the above teim, and paying to the State $101,000 per year, besides providing food and clothes for the meu. The system was adopted by the Legislature in order to save the State the enormous expense of keeping and clothing them. Over two-thirds of those convicts are colored men who were convicted of every crime to be found in tho calender. The leasing system was always populnr until qnlte recently. "Four years ago both political parties de clared in State convention resolutions against the contlnuanoe of convict leasing. Notwithstanding the fl-iht made, the Legis lature in its following term granted the Coal, Iron and Railway Company another lease. In this Instance tho corporation sub leased quite a large portion of tho convicts to minor operators in coal and other pro pucts. The first trouble began nt Brlce- viiie aDOut nve mr.es irom uoai ;reeK ana 10 miles from Knoxvllle. This occurred last summer and was caused by tho fact that oonvict labor had until then been unknown to the Inhabitants or those parts. A Sevore Blow to Convict Labor. "Many of the latter owned thelrown homes here, and they raised rebellion against any wholesale distribution of murdereis, thieves and every othor class of criminals among themselves and their families. Tho result was that civil law was not sufficient to deal with tho emergency and convict labor got its first severe blow. Tho people formed a mob around the Government stockade and carried out their threat to release the con victs. Over 500 of thorn escaped and fled over the mountains. It took considerable time to canture them, and when the State Government did exhaust its resources in that direction qne-third of the prisoners could not be found. "At Tracy City, where tho Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company havo their offices, trouble, had nover horotolore arisen. The late serlouB outbreak could have easily been prevented if Governor Buchanan had taken action when tho corporation asked for State protection, six days beroro the first of tho riots oc iurred. Instead of ordering out the troop in time he merely sent several telegra ns to the miners at various locations that i .11 would be well and to re frain from violence. Being an independent candidate for Governor he did his best not to offend the miner in any way. "At the present time all classes of citizens of the State, Including the principal prop erty owners and business element, lecognize this as the last term of the lease. While It does exit thoy want to see it carried out to the letter, as the Coal and lion Company aie saving tho Ste considerable expense In tne way of taxation. WorklJg With the Legislature. "The nreseirt Legislature does not seem to bein positioijtodeal with the question at all. This tact wasevidenced by their work whon Governor Buchanan called an extra session after the troubles last year. Tho company holding, the lease have many times lately expiess'ed their willingness to abrogate it on re3onablo terras, but the Legislature havo declined to do so. The new Legislature which will sit next January is oxpeeted to take prompt measures for the abtogatlon of the convict contract, as the question of prison labor will have much influence In the coming elections in Tennessee. "There are two plans proposed for the future maintenance of the State prisoners. One is to build a prison big enough to hold all convicts, and to build factories within the wnlls sufficiently diversified to employ all, at the same time not interfeiing with freo labor in any industry. Another plan which finds muoh favor in the State is the purchase by the Government of coal lands to be ODerated by the convicts. The coal to be mined, it is suggested, could be used in all State institutions and the surplus sold at not less than 'market prices. The froo miners wonld not object to this plan If tho Stato officials would open mines only whete freo IaDor Is not operating at present or where honest workmen and their families do not live." WEIHE LEAVES T0WH. He Says O'Donnell and Boss Were Left Out Because They Did Not Beport, Every train that left the Union and Balti more and Ohio stations yesterday for im portant points East and West had on board 'a contingent of Homestead men. They were on their way to different places to attend Labor Day meetings to-day. Each man as signed to present tho strikers sldo of the great fight to tho people or different States to-day Is expeoted to return with a fair supply of funds to help the struggle along. President William Welhe lett town last night on the limited going west. It w as said that he was on his way to Alliance, O., to speak at a meeting to-day. When asked by n Dispatch reporter yesterday as to why Huh.O'Donnell and Hugh lioss had not been assigned to speak at some meeting to day he said neither or the meu had reported to him and consequently were left on t of his list. No Change at the Union Mills. At the Upper and Lower Union mills yes t onlay nothing of any Interest occurred. The men held their regular dally meeting and appointed the ordinary number of scouts and watchmen. CHARGE TREACHERY. Strikers Say That Some of Those Who Were Host Eager to Establish a Strike Have Gone Back to Work The Strike at Shoenberger'a. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, the Shoenberger strike is still on according to the officials of the Amalgamated Associa tion. All does not seem to be well, how ever, in the ranks of the men. Treachery is charged against several of the promoters of the strike. The men in general are par ticularly hot toward two members of the committee who voted for the turn out. Those men were extremely vehement In their denunciation of the Shoenberger firm and wore foremost among those who talked in favor of the strike. The same men went back to work tho day after the men came out and have been working there dally since. One of the Scale Committees of the strikers talked yesterday about the tonnage prices paid at various mills. At the Bellairo mills, they said, the price paid per 100 tons was $133 21: at Mingo Junction, $187 16; at Oliver's Twenty-sixth street mills $122 23, whioh Is 15 per cent below the scale of last year, and at Jones & Laughllns' $122 to. The demand made by the men of Shoonoeiger & Co. is $115 06, while the firm offer only $105 Ot. This, the strikers claim, is the cause of the fight. At the mills at Sixteenth street everything is quiet. The men say that the Bessemer and blooming departments are the only de partments of the mill now runnins, and they are only going single turn. The former por tion of (the statement is admitted to be trne by the firm, who claim they are In no hurry to start their Iron departments. They will commence to operate them one by one as they deem necessary, starting to-day. Re garding the other statement the officials of the Shoenberger firm, their superintendent and a number of the workmen say that sev eral branches of the mill are running double turn and all will go on to-night. A Joint mooting or the Juniata, Harmony and Astabula lodges was held yesterday at Floyd's Hall, where it was decided not to fo to work in tho Iron department to-day. hey bound themselves to keep np the prices for the sake of other firms. They say they will insist on a scale equal to that granted by other iron and steel mills. DEATH OF WM. THAW, JR. He Passed Away at Cologne Last Saturday A Sufferer From Illness Nearly All His Life Interested in Many Business Proj ects His Chnrltabto Works. Intelligence of the death of William Thaw, Jr., at Cologne on the Shine, Germany, was received by his relatives in this city yester day morning. Mr. Thaw died at 11 o'clock Saturday night of dropsy of the lungs, an .affliction which he had borne from early childhood. His friends and relatives had noticed during tho past year that he was failing rapidly, and early last month he de cided to go to Switzerland, hoping tnat tho air of that country would benefit his lungs. He sailed for New Tork on August 17, tnking with him his wife and son ana his physi cian. Dr. Van Volga, of New York. He could have been in Cologne only a day or two before passing away. Mr. Thaw was one of the best known young business men of Western Pennsyl vania. He was the oldest son of the late William Thaw, the well-known Pittsburg philanthropist, one of tho founders of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. William Thaw, Jr., was bora in this citv in 1853. He graduated from the Western University In 18?2, andenteilng the railroad business re mained in this pursuit for a few yenrs. Eleven years ago he was elected chairman or the Hecla Coke Company, Limited, of Pittsburg, which position he held at the time of bis death. He was one of the hoaviost stockholders of the company. Ho was also Interested In other concerns, among them the Bank of Pittsburg and the Monon gahela Insurance Company, of each of which he was a director. He was also a member or the Board of Trustees of the Western University and Chairman of tno Observatory Committee. Notwithstanding his many business Interests, he took special delight in scientific research. He was a liberal man and gave much to charitable In stitutions. Mr. Thaw leaves a wife and son of 15 who are now at Cologne, and a daughter 13 who Is with her grandmother, Mrs. Dorman, of this city. His step-mother, Mrs. William Thaw, w as in Europe at the time her son started for Switzeiland. but sailed from Liverpool last Wednesday. The remains will be bionght homo by his wlfo as soon as possible. SHE SCABBD A THIEF. The PlncKy Conduct of Miss Chandler, of West Carson Street. Tho nerve displayed by Miss Chandler.the daughter of James Chandler, of 17 West Carson street, saved herself and family from bodily harm and tho dwelling from being robbed by a burglar early yesterday morning. It was about 2 o'clock in the morning that Miss Chandler was awakened by a noise in her bedroom. The darkness prevented her from seeing anybody, but she distinctly heard a light footfall as It crossed the floor. She. sat np and asked quietly, "Who's theret" and a voice answered, "It's me; never mind." The voice was entirely strange to her ears and she at onco divined that a burglar was in her room. She quietly slipped out of bed and grasped a chair with which she hit the fellow, but failed to hurt him. Ho uttered no word, but darted from the room and down the stairway, making his exit as he had entered, through a rear window. Miss Chandler had nronsod the family by her attack, but before they could p. event it tho burglar had escaped. He was in his stock lng feet and his shoes were found In tho kitchen. HIS BUST DAT. Judge WcKenna Knpt Going With a Vari ety of Cases. At the Twelfth ward station 28 arrests were reported for Saturday night, 23 of which Judge McKenna disposed of yesterday morning. James Mulchaey, of 124 Penn ave nue, was fined $50 and costs and four months to tho woikhonse lor abusing his mother and three small children. John Thomas attacked Daniel Sailer on the coiner of Market street and Second ave nue on Saturday night and gave him a bad beating. Thomas was fined $10 and costs or 30 days to tho workhouse. Samuel McCoy was fined $25 and costs or !0 days to tho workhouse for beating his brother, H. C. McCoy. They had a quarrel about a girl. Two Itobberies on tho Soutlislde. Late Saturday night tho confectionery store of Mrs. Elizabeth Albright, at C31 Brownsville avenue, Sontnside. was broken Into and candy and tobacco valued at $15 wero carried off. The same night a gun store In tho same neighborhood owned by Joseph Pollltt was broken Into and ic volversand ammunition valued at $2i wore taken. Numerous other thefts have been leportert from that district, and yesterday Officer Brown arrested Thomas Moloney, a lC-j ear-old boy, as a suspicious person. Moloney will be given a hearing before Magistrate Succop to-day. Newspaper Thieves Pnnlshrd. William Eggorton, aged 11 years, and Thomas Toley, aged 10 yeais, wcro arrested yesterday. For somo time past residents of lower Oakland have complained that Sun day morning papers were stolen from their doors. Inspector McLaiurhlln started dut eaily yesterday morning and caught tho boys in tho act. Tbey would tako the papers to Fifth avenue and sell them. Magistrate Hyndman gave Eggerton 10 days to Jail. Torley, on account of his yoath, was sent homo with a leprlmand. Twd Clubs Have Corn Bakes. The Half Moon Club, ofthoSouthsldc.held its annual coin bake at Giilly's Grovo yes terday. Theieweie about SOO present, and the members reported having had a fine time. At the same time the Excelsior Club, also of tho Southslde, held Its bake nearby. About S50 attended. nOESFOKD'S ACID PHOSPHATE For the Tired Brain From over-oxertlon. Try It. stsl Stands for blankets to catch your oye- great sale of blankets to-day at J03. IIorne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. Dz Witt's Little Early Risers. No grip Ins no pain, no nausea; easy pill to take. HMS BREAK AWAY. Strikers Fear They Will Beturn to the Homestead Mills. LABOREBS TIRED OP IDLENESS. Eoss and OTonnell Ilaye Quietly Dropped Out of Eight. CAPTAIN WINDSOR 18 EEPEIMANDED The strikers at Homestead are now facing the possibility of the Huns and Slavs re turning to work In a body. Last evening several hundred of these men walked up to the mill fence and earnestly viewed the ln terio of the mill. There is an uneasy spirit among this foreign-speaking element, but they refuse to talk. The return to 'the mill of these men is now openly discussed by the strikers. Burgess McLuckie when questioned re garding the matter said it was optional with the main body of the locked-out men whether the foreigners went to work or not, "Or for that matter it is optional with ns who goes to .work there." Later he qualified the statement by saying he was positive none of the really responsible workmen would return to work in the mills and that the others made no great difference. "If the company can make the steel we made," he continued, a moment later, "they are at perfect liberty to do so, but we know they cannot. Our positions may be filled, but it would be impossible for the Carnegie Com pany to obtain workmen who could do the work we have been doing. The work is of a peculiar kind and cannot be properly done by anyone not acquainted with it." The Military Will Be Frepared. No special preparations have heen made by the military in the possibility ot trouble ensuing, but Colonel Heckling, of the Six teenth Begiment, said preparations were unnecessary until the time arrives. "Then we can and will move. It wonld be in discreet and arouse the people by any such measure as making previous preparations and wonld be so considered by the General." The first Hun to ask for work was a man who had, previous to the lockout, been a la bor foreman, and the statement he is quoted os having made, Is that h e could take a large number of his fellow countrymen with him. Superintendent Potter said that he had not heard of any large number of foreigners proposing to return to work. "A great many have come to mo," he went on "both of the foreign and native element and have said they would come back to work were It not for their wives who were afraid their hus bands would be injured If they did return. But there is not much time left. The places ore being filled and before long there will be no berths ior them." No explanation has been given for the ab sence of O'Donnell and Ross. A call was made at the honse of O'Donnell. Patrick Bonner, father or Hugh O'Donnell's wife, said he had neither seen nor heard of his son-in-law since Friday morning. "My daughter left home this morning," he went on, "to visit her sister in Pittsburg. She did not know where O'Donnell was, or If she did, she did not tell me." Religious services were held in the mills ye'terday morning by the Kev. L. McGulre, chaplain of the Fourteenth Begiment, and were well attended by tne militia and non union men. Captain Windsor Is Reprimanded. General Wiley yesterday reprimanded Captain Windsor, of Company I of the Six teenth Begiment, for Issuing the order to stop tho excursion boat City of Pittsburg Saturday, night. Captain Windsor Is located with his company across ths river from Homestead and when the noisy excursion ists hailed the Carneige non-union men with taunting remarks he issued an order to stop tho boat and arrest those wno unci used tne language thev did. Tho arrested men were all discharged at the military hearing at tne camp. General Wiley said there was no oc casion for the order being issned as no vio lence or aught else of an exciting natnre took place. The order of Saturday night from General Wiley ordering a reduction of five men from all companies was countermanded yesterday. Colonel Meckllug said the order did not meet with the approval of either the officers or the men. "It would be apt to cive a bad impiession when tho boys ic turned home alone," he said. The first or der, l educing the commands to 40 men, was all light, as thero were a great many who found It necessary to go home, but now the boys want to stny together or go home to gether, and the General showed much diplo macy in countermanding the order. Tho guards on duty at tho Pemlckey tracks reported to Major Crawford that there was a great deal of trouble In the Hun community all Saturday night. The foreigners were drinking and fought among themselves with more or less broken heads as a result. No attempt was made to quell the disturbances, as it wonld but have pre cipitated more serious trouble. Fell Downstairs and Was Scalded. Mrs. Milton Jones, of Roberts street, yes terday morning started down a flight of stairs into the basement carrying a large boiler full of hot coffee. She tripped and fell headlong down the stairs, the hot cof fee going all over hor. Her head, face, breast and arms were &e verely scahled. She has slight chances for recovery. Speak-Easles Kilded. Lieutenant Cramer, with several officers, raided two speak-easles in their district yes terday. Thev were those of Mrs. Mary Flaherty and Patrick Moran, of Acorn street, Twenty-third ward. The prisoners were locked up in the Fourteenth ward station. Boy Killed at Sewickley. A boy named Schnll, 11 years old, was killed by a fi eight tram nt Sowickloy, yes terday afternoon. His body was terribly mutilated, the legs and arms being torn from the trunk and tho head crashed. Horn Ag,iln. A. Clark Bane, of the Wood street wall ?iper Jobbers, was a passenger in rrom New ork yesterday, where he has been dur ing the greater part of August, placing or ders with the National Wall Paper Associa tion for his firm's fall and spring trade. Mr. Bane says they will carry the le.idlng manu lacturcrs' lines in this market for the asso ciation. -AT- DELP& BELL'S; 13 AND 15 FEDERAL ST., ALLEGHENY. N. B. The prices will astonish you. Come early and secure the choice patterns. sc2 53-MWF3U A PICK ATX LOOSE DIAMONDS. ORIGINAL PACKAGES Many persons prefer to Dry their dia monds fiom original packages unset. An excellent plan, too. Wo hnvo received sev eral lano packaaes this week pure white blue white perfect gems brilliant outline Sizes, $50 to $15J and S2U) to $5 0 and up ward. We set them while you wair. E. P. ROBERTS & SONS, riJTTH AVE. AND MARKET ST. oe5otw FELL AT THE CHURCH DOOR. An Old Lady Sudors it Bad Accident at the Episcopal Residence She Is De mented, bat Was Locked Up as. Being Drunk Now In Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Jobauna Mead, a woman 72 years old, 'living in Spring alley, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, is in Mercy Hospital with a broken thigh. She received her injury by falling at the door of the Catholic Episcopal residence on Grant street. At her age, and in her feeble condition, the injury may prove fatal. Mrs. Mead was formerly in comfortable circumstances, but about ten years ago her mind began to fall. Since that time she has lived with a nephew and niece in Spring alley. The niece died a year ago, and the nephew, whUo at work, had to leave the old lady at home alone. Several times she wandered away and was lost for days. Early Saturday morning she appeared at the episcopal residence and began to com plain of treatment at home. She was given her breakfast by the housekeeper, nd then began to quarrel. She became so boister ous that she was persuadea to leave the house. At the side gats she fell and lay upon the brick pavement of the Cathedral yard. The Cathedral sexton tried to per suado her to rise, but she would not. A Sollce officer was telephoned for. and Oflloer oseph Ketter was sent up. He called the patrol wagon, had the old woman conveyed to the Central station, and charged her with drunkenness. She said she conld not walk upstairs and she was carried np. Then she complained of herhip. Dr.Moyer was called, and he fonnd that Mrs. Mead's leg was frac tured. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance. At tho station honse Mrs. Mead said that one of the priests bad her money, and that she went to got it. Father Canevln said the woman was not a drinking woman, but was simply demented and the victim of halluci nations. Her nephew went to the hospital yesterday, but sho refused to allow him to see her. Blanket Sale To-Day. All that three mills had and they sold out a fourth under value you get full benefit. You can save dollars during this sale. Jos. Horne & Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores. FXCCRSIONS TO DDTLEE FAIR, September G, 7, 8 and 9. Through trains leave Pittsburg and Western depot 7:30, 8:10, 10:30 a. m., 3:00, 525 6:15 p. m., city time. Fare for tho round trip $1 0. All tickets good until September 10. School Boolti! School Books l High Sohool and Ward School books. R. S. Davis & Co.. 9G Fifth avenue. Fall Suitings, Trouserings and overcoatings Just In at Pltcalrn's. 434 Wood street. UGUS& ACKE. Our fall line of La dies' Wraps, Jackets and Capes now opened. The growth of our trade demanding in creased assortments we have to offer for this season the largest and best lines we have ever shown, comprising all the latest and most at tractive styles from the English, French and German markets. Our prices are the. lowest. Handsome imported Pattern Wraps that cannot be duplicated a specialty. In Ladies' Cheviot and Worsted Jackets we offer extra values at $8, $io and $12 each. All the new styles of Ladies' Mackin toshes in large assort ment. Cor. Fifth Ave. and Market Si set-itw3a HERE'S A STARTER FOR SCHOOL TRADE. Children's Pebble Grain Spring Heel Button Shoes, sizes 8 to n, at 65c; 12 to 2, at 75c Children's Dongola Patent Tipped Spring .Heel Button Shoes, sizes 8 to n, at 65c. Misses' Dongola Spring Heel But ton Shoes, sizes 11 to 2, at $1. Misses' Pebble Goat Spring Heel Button Shoes at $1, sizes 11 to 2. Boys' and Youths' Lace and But ton Shoes at $1 and 1.25. You get the best assortment of School Shoes at G. D. SIMEN'S, 78 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA. Au3l-mr H NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Leading Pittsburg, Pa x Dry Goods Hous. Monday, Sept. 5. ISM, Jos.ftorne&Go.'s Penn Ave. Stores. Pc Great Blanket Sale Begins To-Day This morning we start a sale ot Blankets that is of extraordinary in terest to the thousands of house keepers in these cities and vicinity extraordinary Because the quantity of goods offered exceeds that of any other Blanket Sale of our ex perience, and Because we can supply every body now with the best Blankets made at an average saving to our customers of fully twenty-five per cent. The reason is that in addition to several large and most advantageous purchases already made we recently bought the entire enormous output of three of the largest and finest mills in the country, and bought them out, too, away under the ruling market prices. The money saved by this unusually large transaction we propose to put right back into your pocketbook. It's a bona fide Bargain Blanket Sale that no careful buyer can afford to miss. Leading items from this Greatest of Great Blanket Sales: 115 pairs Scarlet Blankets, war ranted absolutely all-wool in warp and filling, large size, 66x80 inches, at 2.50 per pair worth $3.50. This is a remarkably low price for a blanket of this quality. 98 pairs White Blankets, everyl thread pure wool, with red, pink or blue striped borders, large size (68x 84 inches), extra weight, at 3.50 per pair regular value 24.50. 75 pairs White Blankets, all pure wool, guaranteed, a finer blanket than the last, and heavier, same size (68x84 inches), at $3.75 per pair a regular $5 Blanket. 130 pairs White Unnapped Blank ets, strictly all wool, the old-fashioned country-made Blankets, hard twisted; the best wearing Blankets made; full ten-quarter size, 5 per pair. These are cheap when they are sold at $6.50. 100 pairs of our celebrated "Rose of Sharon" Blankets to be sold away under value. These Blankets have been known to our customers for many years as superior to all makes of low and medium price goods. The $4.50 R. of S. Blankets are &J-75- The 5.50 R. of S. Blankets are 4-5- The J6.50 R. of S. Blankets are 5. The sizes are 60x72, 68x84 and 76x90. 80 pairs of "Rose of Sharon" Plaid Blankets, red and black and black and white, will be, at this sale, $4 for the $5 quality and S4.50 for the $5.50 quality all 68x86 inches. 112 pairs of a cheaper Plaid Blanket, but strictly pure wool, good, honest country-made Blanket 66x80 inches in size, and honest, heavy weight, at J3.50 worth fully 34.50. A. large lot of Gray Blankets that are, especially in the finer grades, even more under their regular value than the White Blankets. 200 pairs part cotton or Gray Blankets at $1, $1.25, $1.50 and $2 a pair. 150 pairs of the genuine "Kose of Sharon" Gray Blankets, extra large size, strictly pare wool, as honest Blankets as this lamons mill ever turned out at S3 and 54 per pair both worth 51 per pair more. 100 pairs of the celebrated "Golden T71 rt,- ,,nnfTY,il" Kmnrl fnnftV check Blankets, in brown and white and pink and white, at 54.50 per pair, regular 5i00 quality. Also, during this sale all of onr genuine California Blankets, made by the famous San Jose Mission Mills, made "expressly for us, will be sold at unusually low prices. And fine "Wrapper Blankets and other fancy Blankets, in Gnu to finest grades, lower now than ever before. "We will offer also, beginning to-day, our entire stock of superior muslin SHEETS, PILLOW CASES A'D BOLSTER CASES at a reduction of about 25 per cent on regular prices. Extra heavy Sheets at 55c, 60c, 65c, 70c, 75c and ?1 each. Pillow Cases at 14c, 15c, 19c and 25c each. Bolster Cases at 30 and 40c each. This is really an extraordinary gale, and affords our customers an unusual oppor tunity to save money on these usefuThouse. hold goods. Jos. ftortie 8c Go., 609-621 Penn Ave, M - cj i 4 t .
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