laaiiTTO NP ' -7 r3rrw "Wipssjs - V , , THE PfTTSBURG- DISPATCH. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1892. wnmswms UNHEALTHYSCHOOLS Startling Eeport Made by the Plumbing Inspector to Chief Brown. PEOMPT ACTION NEEDED. Large Decrease in Immigration Caused by the Cholera Scare. A CLOSE WATCH UPON TRAINS. Ignorant Travelers Friehtentd by the Inspecting Officers. MIX! COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE MAIOE An application of heroic sanitary meas ures in the public and private school build ings of the city is badly needed. That is shown by a report to Chief Brown yester day. X few days ago, on the suggestion ot Inspector Laydon, the Chief ordered the plumbing inspectors to make a careful and thorough examination of every school building in the city as to its plumbing and sanitary arrancements and conditions for health in view of the impending visitation of cholera. The work was divided between Inspectors Xaydon and Taggart, the latter having the first 12 wards, composing the Old City, to investigate, while Mr. Laydon was given charge of the remaining 24 wards. Mr. Taart has reported on his share of the work, but by reason of the large territory to be covered, Laydon cannot finish for sev eral days. Taggart's report shows that there are but six of the 28 public and private schools in the Old City in good sanitary condition. Five others are passably good, but need im provement; while all the others are really band and unhealthy. The Few Healthy Schools. Those denominated as good are the Second, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh ward public schools, Father Sheedy's parochial school, the St. Benedict School, on Overhill street, and Sisters of Mercy School, on Webster avenue. The Xinth and Tenth ward pub lio school, the Normal school on Miller street, the Holy Ghost College, the German Protestant School, on Sixth avenue, and the High School are only passable. In the class of really unhealthy and dan gerous schools from a sanitary point of view the St. Paul's Cathedral parochial sciiool is described as the worst Accord ing to the report the school is badly neg lected, the sewer apparatus is defective, in sufficient and clogged up, the cellars are damp, dirty and unhealthy and the place in general is extremely filthy. The yards are in bad condition and the cellar under the church is filled up with all kinds of retuse, wlikh is not only dangerous to health, but would cause serious trouble in event of a Sre. Vory Defective Sanitary Arrangements. The public schools in the First, Third, Fourth and Sixth wards are all described as unhealthy and defective in sanitary and j'lumbing arrangements, and recommenda tions for their improvement are a part of the report. The other private schools '"entioneJ as beins in particularly bad con - are SL Bridcu'.'if parochial school on i stn Hfcly Trinity parochial on ton street, St. Philomena's parochial on sixteenth street, the Pittsburg Female Col lege, Duquesne College and Curry Insti tute. In all those not above mentioned as having a clear bill ot health the conditions are bad a to drainage and sanitary arrange ments. Damp, mustv cellars are a leature at many ot the schools and in some cases the cellars or back yards are full of garbage and reiuse matter. The plumbing and drainage arrangements in all but the sir schools men tioned as being clean and healthy demand immediate attention according to Inspector Tasrart, who attaches the following rec ommendation to his report: Good Water and Drinking Caps Needed. "2so school that I visited hat anything like proper apparatus for furnishing filtered water tor use ot the scholars. In some in stances tnat came under my observation, the water was taken direct lrom the spicgot into the mouths of the children. As it is not certain that the mouths of all children who adopt this method are free from con tagion, measures should be taken to stop this practice. "I recommend that the floors of all cellars of school buildings be cemented. That all outside wells for water closet con venience be lined with brick and cement to a level with the sewer connection, and ttimoughly flushed at least once a day. That all retuse accumulating about the school premises be removed at least once a veek, and that convenient and adequate filtering apparatus be provided for each building." The first inspection of cholera immi- grr.nts on the Pennsylvania Ifailroad was made for this city yesterday morning. Police Sureeon I. J. Mover and Officer Thomas Morley went ont to" Illairsville in tersection and boarded the second lection of the Pacif c express, to which were attached .three cars containing 78 immigrants. Of this number 27 had tickets for Wttsburg. They were a clean, healthv-looking lot of people and tv ere all provided with health certificates from the inspection officers of the State Board at Pniladslphia. They had landed at Philadelphia Friday morning, on the steamer Ohio, coming direct from Liver pool. The immigrants were English, Welsh, Poles and Austriaus. rauiilies Settling In Pittsbnrj;. Among those Laving this city for their destination were lour families. John Sharp, wife and three children, are from England, am! will reside on Virginia avenue, this city. Catherine Murphy ana five small children came from AVales to join Mr. Murphv, who has been here for some years living on Beatty street. Mena Vischiuzki and three children are Poles, and came to join the head of the family, who Ihcs at 1211 Liberty street. Ralph Bell, an Englishman with his wife and five children, and John Parker, Mrs. Bell's lather, were ticketed to Pittsburg, but they will make their home at Banksville. The others who stoppe I here are to be located in the East Ejd and Allegheny. Five per sons on the train went to McKeesport and the balance w ere bound for points west of Pennsylvania. Another inspection will be made on the Pennsylvania Ilaiiroal this morning and one on the Baltimore- -ind Ohio to-morrow. The officials here have information that there are 5,000 immigrants on the ocean bound lor this country. railing Off In Immigration. The immigrant travel has fallen off TiYstl witnin the past week. Monday's rird on tae Pennsylvania Kailroad was '.i00 persons. Usually Saturday is one of ic biggest days, but the eflects of the Qolcra scare reduced the number to less ihau 100. The immigrants are .greatly fricbteaed when they see the doctor and blue-coated officer board the train. One Austrian on tne train yesterday attempted to j. imp through a car window when Officer ' Morley laid a hand on his shoulder, and another old fellow fainted away. Dr. Probst, ot Columbus, O., inquired by telegram of Chief Brown yesterday if Pitts burg was inspecting all passengers who subsequently pass through Steubenville and East Liverpool, and the replv was sent him that all immigrants arrivinz here were j being inspected regardless of their destina tion. J.U1S :s the work being done atitankin and Blairsville Intersection. Dr. Lee notified Mayor Gonrley yester day that he had placed an inspector at Cum berland on the Baltimore and Ohio. As this is away beyond the State line the Mayor thinks it was by agreement with Vest Virginia and Ohio, and will allow of inspection of passengers .intended for those two States, as well as for this, coming by the Connellsville branch to this city. He is very much pleased with the action and thinks it about the best precautionary measure yet instituted by the State Boards of Health. Another Fhj siclan Volunteers. Dr. F. Gnertner, of 351D Penn avenue, sent a letter to the Mayor yesterday, offer- ing his services in tne examination ot sus pected cases for cholera germs. The doctor says lie h?d six years" experience in the stiidy of bacteriology with Drs. Koch and Xirchow, of Berlin, and has a complete set of instruments for the work he proposes to da As the editor of a scientific magazine and contributor to others on both sides of .the Atlantic, Dr. Gnertner has an inter national reputation. In response to the numerous and bitter complaints against George Free's dumpboat from Exposition people and residents of Duquesne way Chief Bigelow yesterday or dere'd it removed to the foot of Te.ith street. This point was selected because there are no people living in that vicinity and it was be lieved that there would be less annovance from the foul smelling cratt. Mr. Free kicked hard on the'order, claiming wagons could not get down to the wharf at Tenth street rapidly enough, but Mr. Bigelow at last accounts insisted the change should be made. The Cholera Suspect Getting Well. The condition of the man who was re ported &i having cholera on Friday was much improved yesterday. Dr. Lake, who first reported the case, says he simply gave notice that the man should be watched for lear cholera might develop. Mayor Gourley is getting more than he bargained for in the way of complaints when he first took an aggressive stand against the cholera. "Wherever he goes he is assailed bv individuals who have com plaints to make. People go to his home in the evening, lie in wait lor him on the street corners, buttonhole him on the cars and call at his office through the day to call down his wrath on their neighbors or land lords. His morning mail is full of the same kind of matter. Yesterday he received an unusually largenumbcrot comnlaints, some of which were of a ridiculously petty nature. Such letters were consigned to the waste basket, but the sensible ones were turned over to the Health Bureau for investigation and remedy. BELEASED FE01I QUABATJTINE. Pittsburg Passengers on the Xormannia Re turning to the City. Miss Bertha Fuhrer, whose letter to The Dispatch from the Xormannia at Quaran tine created much interest, will arrive in Pittsburg to-day. ' "With her are Mrs. Mary A. Schmidt and son. Among the Pittsburg passengers of the JTormannia who have been released from quarantine are M. H. Danziger and wife and Mrs. J. B. Jones. Rankin Folks Have Xothing to Kick About. Superintendent rlolbrook, ot the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, says the objections of the people of Rankin will not affect the quarantine inspection of immigrants at that point Mr. Holbrook says the siding on which the company will place hospital cars really lies within the city limits, and the Rankin folks have no reason for complaint In event of an epidemic of cholera, the sta tion will be moved out a considerable dis tance from the cttv. A Cholera Hospital in Allegheny. Mayor Kennedy and Chief Murphy have arranged to place a cholera hospital on the Allegheny river bank within the city limits, though thev refuse to give the exact point The building will be 20x153 feet, will accommodate 100 persons and its erection will be commenced in a few days. HIS SCHEME DIDN'T WOKE. A Forcer Returns After Four Months' Ab- sence and Is Landed in Jail. Thomas Markahan left this city four months ago to avoid arrest on two charges of forgery. Subsequently, in order to throw the police off his track, he caused the pub lication of a story that he had been fatally hurt by a train in New York and died in a hospital. Last Monday the grand jury found a true bill against him, Of ficer C D. Mack, of Alderman McXier ney's office, having ascertained that in spite of his reported death Markahan was still alive. On Friday evening Markahan re turned to this city, and was arresteJ at the house of his wife on Butler, near Sixtieth street Yesterday he was lodged in jail for a court trial. Four more charges ot lorgcry will be entered against him within a few davs. In the forgeries charged asainst Marka han he used the name of Mnrk Kiddell, builder a"nd contractor, on the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank ot Sharpsburg and tl Arsenal Bank of Lawrenceville, the check in each case being for S100. The name of Peter Brown, of Sharpsburg, was lorged to a check which Markahan pre sented to Max Blumcnthal. The latter gave him a 510 suit ot clothes and 510 in cash on the spurious paper. Markahan is a mill worker, 26 years of age. Since leaving Pittsburg he says he has been working in Baltimore. Before he went away he dressed neatly and was con sidered quite dudish among his Lawr'enre ville acquaintances, but on his return home his attire was of the commonest kind, from hobnail shoes to overalls. Kan Down the Marino. "William "Weldon, who claims to be a United States marine, last night on Lib erty street drew a revolver on a pedestrian, who jostled him in passing. Officer Schively was attracted to tho scene, and "Weldon ran. The officer blew his whistle, and a crowd of a hundred people joined in the chase through Cherry alley to Seventh avenue. There Fireman Williams caught him and, alter a struggle, "Weldon was landed in Central station. He is 19 years old and lives in McKeesport The Aldermen Are Mad. The aldermen of the two cities are mad and threaten to go into conrt to test the right of the grand jury to ignore bills and place the costs on the committing magis trate; to know if the Controller can cut items from the fee bill; also if aldermen have not jurisdiction in disorderly cases as police magistrates. Off for Scranton. Colonel Streator and other members of the Randall Club left last night for Scran ton to attend the League Club Convention. Other delegates will go to-night and on Monday. Tlie Tariff Club Home. The Tariff Club arrived home from the Buffalo convention at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. They were all glad to get back. They say Buffalo is at present to cold for comfort. Dr. B. M. Hanna. Eye, ear, nose an throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn treet, l'ittsbuig, l'a. tsu Thornton Bros. 138 Federal St. " 50 pieces black henrlotta cloth at 59c: 30 pieces at 69e; 40 pieces at 79c; 25 pieces at 98c, reduced Jiom 79s. S9c, $1 lDand $138. l'Uces for this week only just to open tho season with a sensation in black uoods. If you want toseo the sicatestbai gain In tho historv or the dry:coods business see tho above offer ings. Ilrin pamples for comparison and see how faronr competitors are astray In the black goods business. Wo have a monopoly of it in this city. TnE Cash bTOBE, 128 Federal St, AlPy. I rpiTIJ TV) l vrrv rvj-i pATVT II 11 Pi DuAil U J jALx Joseph Gentt Plunges a Knife Into Bis Brother's Heart. THE PE0V0CAT10N WAS BLIGHT lie Calmly Walked Oat of the Home and Hade Ufa Escape. EOTH HEX 'HAD CRIMINAIi EEC0RDS Joseph Gentt is his brother's slayer and a refugee from justice. Yesterday afternoon on the slightest ot provocation ne plunged a knife through his brother Frank's heart, and then calmly watched him die. The Gentt family live at 52 Fourteenth street There is an old gray-haired mother, three .sons, Frank, Joseph and Charlie. Katie Berkstaler also lives with the Gentts. At about 5:30 o'clock the family gathered in the kitchen for supper. Mrs. Gentt, Charlie and Katie Berkstaler were sitting at the table. Frank was drying his hands on the' towel when his brother Joseph came in. The latter held a clipping from a news paper in his hand. It was the following: Offlcei Conw av, of tho First police district, arrested Oliver Coulson, William Kratnp Charles Trainer and Frank Gentt last nigltf as suspicious persons forsteeiiiua diunken m.in around in tho vicinity of Elovonth street. Coulson and Gent paid $5 and costs and were dNchaigcd. The other two woio retired for 30 days in delault ot payment of a. similar line. One Brother Kills Another. Joe read it to him. This made Frank very mad, and as he continued drying his hands an argument was started up between the two men. Joe kept up a running fire The Fratricidt Joseph Gentt. on his brother about his arrest Finally Frank said something Joe did not like. In an instant the instieator of the trouble was on his feet, holding a common table knife in his hand. Jumping toward Frank, without a word Joe plunged the knife into his brother's heart The man fell in a heap on the floor, and without an utterance expired. The other three people in the room had quietly watched the affair. When his brother fell, Charlie, not waiting to see whether Frank was dead, jumped up, and grabbing his chair brought it down over Joe's head. The blow was given with so much force that Joe sank down on the floor and the chair w as broken into several pieces. Joe was up in a second and catching a fork from the table jabbed Charlie below the right eye and on the forehead, inflicting painful flesh wounds. The Murderer Calmly Walks Away. By this time the mother and Katie Berk staler realized what had been done. They caught Charlie and succeeded in getting him out of the house. Joe then put on his coat and walked oat of the front door. Some neighbors were sittintr next door, and they asked him what was the matter inside. He replied: 'I guess some of the family are fighting in there." With this he walked down toward the river and out of sight The police were promptly notified, and Captain Denniston and Officer Gallant went to the house. Men were sent in pursuit of the muiderer. He was traced to the Pennsylvania railroad bridge over the Allegheny river. He was seen to cross that, so some people near the bridge said. The nhole police department was notified of the case and a description given to each policeman. Tne Allegheny department was also asked to keep on the lookout for Gentt. Some people in the neighborhood ot Fourteenth street told the police that they bad seen Gentt get on a Butler street car. This clue was followed up, but the information that he had gone to Allegheny is given the most credence. A Woman May Be 31 lied Up In It A neighbor tells a story to back this up. Frank was married to a woman named An derson. They have been parted some years, but Frank still cared for her. Thentory goes that of late Joe has been paying at tention to her and Frank and he had sev eral quarrels about it Mrs. Gentt is said to live with her brother, a cigar maker in Allegheny. It is thought that he might have gone to see this woman as soon as he killed her former husband. Joe is about 32 years of age and 5 feet 6 inches tall. He has red hair, a sandy mus tache and a red lace. His eyes are grav and the nose is rather prominent Joe weighs about 140 pounds. Last night he wore a black cutaway coat, light trousers and a black stiff hat Frank Gentt was about 40 years of age and a rather good looking man. He was well known in police circles, and for sev eral years has not had any occupation, nor I as his brother Joe. Superintendent O'Mara last night, in speaking of the fam ily, said: Both Brothers Had Criminal Keeords. "I know the three boys well. Frank and Joe both have criminal records. Frank hasbesninthe penitentiary twice for rob bery. He was released the last time about two" years ago. Since that time he has figured in the city police courts several times. Joseph has also done time in the penitentiarv- It was only a year ago that he was released after serving "a five years' sentence for highway robbery. He was the worst criminal of the two. It has been a life study with him, and he may give us considerable trouble. It is likely that he will not be caught in Pittsburg, but the fellow cannot keep out of jail long. He will leave the city and go somewhere else and commit robbery. I have wired all the surrounding towns and cities. A strict watch is being kept on all passenger and freight trains and all other outlets ot the citv." The cut given jibove is an excellent one of the murderer, save that Gentt wore a miiBtache when he committed the murder. Superintendent O'Mara thinks he will shave tin's off at once, and then TnE DIS PATCH'S cut will be an exact likeness of Gentt The Coroner investigated the case and will hold an inquest to-morrow. The body of Frank Gentt was not removed from his mother's house. The murderer had not been caught up to a late hour last night Feeding the Veterans. Several train loads of veterans on their way to the Washington Encampment stopped over yesterday at Ellwood City, where preparations had been made to feed 1,000 persons. Sixteen train loads wre cared for. Struck a New Gas Well. A large gas well was yesterday brought in at Ellwood City, the pressure of which is estimated at 200 pounds. This makes about a dozen wells now located -in that vicinity. A CELESTIAL ADMTTED. Tho Covenanter Church or Pittsburg Tester day Baptized Its First Chinaman Into Membership He Is Only 10, but Thor oughly Understands the Faith. Lok Ding was yesterday baptized into membership in the Eighth Street Reformed Presbyterian Church. He is the first China man to unite himself with the faith in Pitts burg. He was one of a number of people who stood up before Rev. Dr. McAllister's pulpit yesterday afternoon and took the solemn vows of the Covenanter Church. Lok Ding came to America about five years ago and at once established him self in Pittsburg as alatindryman. He was then 14 years of age. Soon after- his, arrival in Pittsburg he was brought into-. the Eighth Street Sunday school. Ha could not speak a word of English. Slowly tne teachers taugnt mm tne .English language. He commenced on the alpha bet After he had mastered its 26 letters he took some lessons in spelling .short words. Soon the young Celestial could read and comprehend short sentences. The Bible was then given to him as a text book, and after several years of pleasant study he had gained a remarkable idea ot its truths. Some two years ago he ap plied for admission to member ship in the church, but the session thought it would be better for him to still continue his studies. To-day Lok Ding has gained an information of the Bible, the Covenanter religion and its teachings which is equal to that of many ot the English speaking members. The grave questions he answered and solemn vows which he took yesterday were not unknown to him. He did not answer one question that he did not fully comprehend. Since his connec tion with the Sumiay school he has brought his brother in, and that young Chinaman is fast gathering the knowledge which his brother has alreadv gleaned from the Bible. Yesterday Lok Ding was attired in a neat snit of black. His cue was deftly woven into a tight, smooth knot on the top of his head. He is a handsome looking Celestial, and as he stoou up and received the bap tismal ordinance of the Church there were none who looked more dignified than he. All through the long service he listened eagerly for every word that fell from the pastor's lips, and' at the close there was not a happier soul than Lok Ding, the con verted Chinaman. Rev. Dr. Kerr, of Glasgow, Scotland, as sisted Dr. McAllister in the services. THOUSANDS FOE WASHIHGTOrT. Not tess Than 60 Special Trains Will Pass Through Pittsburg To-Day. The passenger traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania roads to Wash ington at present is phenomenal. The trains are jammed to their utmost capacity, and any number of extras are put on. The G. A. R, men have been going all week, but the real rush commenced yesterday morning. The Baltimore and Ohio had three specials from the West in the forenoon and five sections of the""day express. Last night there nere five more sections, three coming from Pittsburg and two from the Pittsburg and Western road. Post 128 started in a special train for Gettysburg. To-day Divi sion Passenger Agent Smith said they would have 15 sections and about 20 to-morrow. The Pennsylvania road last night had four sections of the fast line. The "firing squad" of Post 41 occupied two coaches. To-day 23 sections of the day express, three of the Keystone express and ten of the At lantic express are scheduled for Washing ton. CAUGHT AFTER 4 YEARS. Max Beer Will Have to Serve His Sentence for Burglary. Max Beer was brought from Crawford county by Sheriff Wilcox yesterday and lodged in the Riverside Penitentiary. He was sentenced four years for a burglary committed over five years ago. Beer is about 35 years of age, and has a reputation as a Jail breaker. He got away before being taken to the pen, and reached Ohio, where he was sentenced four years to the Columbus penitentiary lor stealing a horse. The Crawford county peo ple discovered him and rearrested him. He was brought back and sentenced over again. SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL NEWS. The Tenn incline has been repaired and will begin carrying passengers to-day. The Allegheny City Democratia CInb will meet on Tuesday evening next in Allegheny City Hall to orjanlze and elect new officers. Laura Bnowir left her 2 year-old baby with llaria Williams last week. losterdnv the latter turned the little boy over to Chief Elliott The quarterly meeting of the Woman's Home Missloniry Society of tho lo cal Pres bvteries will be held at Glensbaw next Wednesday. Edoar Frisbee, a 10-year-old boy of Allen town. Jumped over an embankment and onto a pile of broken bottles yesterday, liis right foot was almost severed. The excavation for a now building along side weakened M. Arnfleld's buildinz at 1125 Penn avenue yesterd.iv, and caused the sidewalk to fall in. Xo ono was injurfd. The balance of the building has bee n con demned. The opening address to tho students of the United Prrshyterlan Theological Seminary will be delivered bv Kev. Jn. A Grler. D. I)., in the Second Church, Allegheny, this evening. Subject: i ho New Protestant l'nrnatorv the Intermediate State." The two boys named Donnelly and a third named Hanitj. who are charged with 10b blg John Fanner last Sunday, will have a hearing to-day. The Oonnellvs are bi oth ers or Ed Donnelly, who is held for stab bing Thomas McCann last Sunday morning. IssPFCTon Kellv, of the Southside, while attempting to boaida Birmingham car yes terday afternoon, was sti uck by the car and knocked il.n. He had his shoulder and arm badly bruised, and. although he is car rying his arm in a slimr. will not bepie vc.ited by the accident from attending to his duty. COLLIDED WITH THE STATCTES. M. A. Dennis, a cook in the Homestead mills, was locked ud in the Twenty-eighth ward station house for drunkenness last night. Ho had two large revolvers. William Burget was arrested on Robin son stieet last cvoning for trjing to snatch a woman's pneketbook from her hand. He is 18 years old and saya he Is homeless. Suferihtedeht O' Mara was notified y'es teiday that Frank Markln, who is wanted In this city for Jumpinsr his ball after belni; convicted on a charge ot keepings speak eisy on Carson street, is now under arrest in Chicago for deserting his wife. Packers for glass, china, brlc-a-brao and fnrniture furnished by the hour by W. A. Uoevoler, Storage. EXPOSITION A specially prepared pro gramme of musical gems from the French composers by Levy's incomparable band. All the soloists t ill appear. Furniture, bric-a-bmo and works or art repaired by W. A Hoeveler, Storage. voo 64 4so $ ooeo ROOMS. If you desire to rent a good room, or find a nice boarding house, consult the "Rooms To Let" and "Boarders Wanted" columns Tenth page) to-day. Some of the best houses in the city are represented.' Osrssss0s4sss4Vsss4 TROOPS GOING HOME. The Fifteenth Regiment to Pe With drawn From Homestead. HUNS AND SLAYS STILL LOYAL. James B. Foust, s llillvrorker, Pies of "ijphoid Fever. NEWS OF 'THE GREAT LABOR WORLD Camp Black was thrown into a state of excitement last evening by the announce ment that the Fifteenth Regijnent had been ordered home and that camp would bo broken on Monday at 10 o'clock. These orders were received at the Regimental headquarters shoitly -after 6 o'clock and just after dress parade. It had been ex pected that some move would be taken soon in dispersing the military forces at Home stead, but it was generally thought both regiments would go together or the troops be gradually withdrawn by cutting down the companies a few men at a time. Adjutant General Greenland arrived in Homestead at noon yesterday. Soon after ward he was joined by Sheriff McCleary, and together they made a tour of the mills. After coming back, they went through the camp, and then returned to brigade head quarters, where a conference was held with General Wiley. The General has been con fined to his room since his retnrn from his home at Franklin on Friday and was unable to accompany the Adjutant General and Sheriff in their round of inspection in the afternoon. Soon after this conference the order was issued. Friendly Klvalry Between Kegiments. General Wiley was seen last evening and asked as to the dissatisfaction expressed by some of the officers of the Fifteenth Regi ment on account of their being withdrawn and the Sixteenth kept on duty. Tnere has been quite a spirit of rivalry between these two regiments for some time. While each was anxious to go home one did not want to go without the other. In speaking of this the General said: "The situation in Homestead is such that it was thought advisable to withdraw some of the troops. One of tho regiments had to leave, and the Fifteenth is so placed that its removal would cause less disturbance in the arrangement ot its camp. This is the principal reason it was re moved. !No slight was intended, as I have nothing but praise for the Fifteenth. Its officers and men have performed their duties efficiently and satisfactorily. I have no favorite regiment, but must say the Fif teenth is one of the best in the Second Brigade. The Sixteenth will be kept here as long as it is thought necessary, even if that be till the snow flies." The Amalgamated Association held another meeting in the rink yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. There were about 2,000 locked-out and business men from the town present. It was one of the most en thusiastic and largely attended meetings held since the present struggle was inaugu rated. The Huns and Slavs, who have been so hard to hold in line, were present in large numbers. Cheers for the Huns and Stars. The meeting was opened with three cheers for their loyalty. David Lynch called tha meeting to order. Among those who made speeches were: Rev. W. T. Gallowav, of the Baptist Church; President William Weihe, Mike Sotack, JohannPeifer, George E. Ward, W. T. Roberts and Dr. Purman. President Wiehe made the principal ad dress of the afternoon. He made scarcely ntiy reference to the Homestead strike, but urged upon his hearers the benefits of organ ized labor, and advised them to stand fast in their present fight George E. Ward, who secured so much notoriety by his anarchistic, utterances last week, was present yesterday, and made an other cpeech. His remarks were more guarded, but to show how distasteful he is to a large number of the more intelligent locked-out men, it can be said in justice to them that as soon as be took the platform a large num ber of men left the hall. He referred to the occurrence of last week and denounced the press for their comments on his former speech. The speeches- throughout were hopeful of success for the strikers. Hugh Ross, the Homestead striker, did not appear in Criminal Court yesterday to make answer to the information for surety of the peace made against him by Adam Ac kerman. It was the second time the case had been on the list and Ross did not ap pear. The Court ordered his bail forfeited. Charles Schmitt, of Homestead, was the bondsman for the sum of 5309. Typhoid Fever at Homestead. James B. Foust, a former member of the relief committee of the Amalgamated but who deserted its ranks and returned to work, died yesterday of typhoid fever coutractcd in the niilL His son is also very low with the same disease. About 35 of the troops now on duty and who served in the strike of '77 met at the Fifteenth Regiment headquarters last night and adopted a souvenir badge. General Wiley and Colonel Kreps were their cap tains. Colonel Huhngs was a corporal and Major Crawford a private. The constables from Magistrate McMas ters' office spent yesterday serving sub pecnas on Homestead citizens for the hear ing of Hugh O'Donnell Monday. Rev. Ken C. Hay3 will conduct the services in the mill to-day at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. B. Jones, colored, will hold another service at 3 o'clock. Superintendent T. S. Newton, of the coal and iron police, was presented with a $u0 gold badge last evening by his subordi nates. The presentation speech was made by G. C. Howard. Kiver Coal Miners.Hopeful. The river coal miners are remaining as firm as ever in their strike. They think the operators will concede to their demands when the time comes for the fulfilling of their orders, when it will be a question of resuming work or making a breach of con tract with their customers. The operators are keeping what they intend doing to themselves. Captain Harry Brown said yesterday there were no new developments. Jobbers to Discuss Prices. The National Association of Jobbers In Glassware and Crockery will meet at the Monongahela House on Tuesday. C L. Dennis, ot Wheeling, is Secretary. The question of prices lrom the manufacturers will be the chief subject discussed. Job bers as a rule are not satisfied unless they have a good grip on the trade. They want the best to be had. Theatrical Employes to Meet The Theatrical Attaches' Assembly, K. of L., will meet to-day to take decisive action regarding the trouble with some of the local theaters. They say they intend to fight the matter to an end. An effort will be made to bring out the business force, but it will not likely be successful. Resuming Their Former Positions. About 60 ot the Amalgamated men have secured their old positions in Moorhead's Vesuvius mill at Sharpsburg. Some of the colored puddlers have been discharged and this has raised the hopes of the men .who are still out of work. The firm states that no one will be discharged except they be incompetent Some More Money for Homestead. The Amalgamated Association of Cam bridge, O., and Pnited Mine Workers held a pionic at that place "yesterday. The pro ceeds are for the benefit of the Homestead strikers and the West Virginia locked-out men. Tnree thousand people attended. They were addressed bv Burgess McLuckie, of Homestead; Patrick" McBride, of Colum bus, and William Turnerand Judge Barber, of Cambridge. DELATED BY A STEHCE. Tho Opening of a Large New Coal Mine Interfered With. . A pending strike of several weeks' dura tion is delaying the opening of a large new coil mine on the Yonghiogheny river at Buena Vista, near McKeesport. Recently John W. Painter and several other wealthy citizens of .Boston, Pa., formed a company and purchased a new coal field at Buena Vista. The work of excavation with steam shovels and preparing to buiid a road was given to the contractor. He secured a large force of men at 51 35 per day. The men only worked a few hours when they struck for 51 50. This was refused and nothing has been done since. The driving of entries was given to another firm. to complete the work, but the job is still unfinished. When the new plant is completed and In operation it will have a greater output than any coal works on the river and will give employment to many miners. WEIHE OK THE SITUATION. Another Iron Company Signs the Amalga mated Scale. President Weihe, of the Amalgamated Association, reported yesterday that the Stewart Iron Company, of Sharon. Pa., had signed the scale. This company employs about 100 men and manufactures muck bar iron. Secretary Madden said that matters were getting into good shape. "The only mills about Pittsburg where we are having trouble now," he continued, "are the Elba Moor head's, at Sharpsburg, and Carnegie's. Shoenberger's strike was declared off, and of course it is not to be considered. The Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company signed several weeks ago, and have been running along full ever since. The prospects look .very bright" Strikers Will Aid Each Other. There were no new developments at Car negie's Twenty-ninth and Thirty-third street mills yesterday. Some of the strik ers received their benefits yesterday. This is the last distribution from the local lodges' funds, as on next Saturday the Na tional Association will take charge of the relief. A great many strikers are so fixed that they will not require financial aid. These men will draw the benefits due them, but will turn the money over to some of their fellow workmen who require fund. Next Saturday every striker in good stand ing will be entitled to one week's benefit Preparing for a Big Business. The Hartman Manufacturing Company are erecting a large plant at Ellwood City. More than double the number of men now employed at the Beaver Falls plant will be put to work as soon as the work is com pleted. HOW DEH0CBAT3 FIGURE. Al Carlisle Claims Ohio Will Vote for Grover Cleveland Tills Fall. Al Carlisle, the veteran Democratic poli tician, is also a veteran of the late war. Last evening he went to Washington to at tend a reunion of bis regiment Mr. Car lisle thinks from what he gets on the inside that Cleveland's letter ot acceptance will be given out the latter part of this week. It will discuss all the political issues, and be a strong paper from the Democratic standpoint Mr. Carlisle is very confident now that Grover will carry Ohio, and he is sure of Democratic victory in Indiana and Illinois. Ex-Governor Campbell will soon take the stump in his own State, and will confine himself within its borders. Mr. Carlisle thinks many of tfi WctArn Qlntpa nrilt Ko lnafc In fliM T7- rpublicaus. SOMETHING QUEER AT CIT7 HALL. The Clerk of the Fire Bureau Fails to Tie turn From His Summer Vacation. There has been some quiet talk about City Hall lately about the failure of E lward DcLassus, chief clerk of the Fire Bureau, to return from his summer vacation. The young mau left the city about six weeks ago to spend two weeks at his home in New Orleans. Subsequently his resignation was received by Chief Brown through the malls, but there was no explanation as to why it was sent. Since that time his place has' been occupied by John C Conner, for merly clerk of the Bureau of Police. Young Mr. De Lassus has been clerk in the Fire Bureau ever since the new city charter went into effect. There is nothing wrone with his accounts. His brother says Mr. DeLassus will return next week and resume his residence in this citr. An Italian Sorely Afflicted. Carlo Castaguna, an Italian, was sent to the Poor Farm yesterday suffering from dropsy. It is claimed he was turned away from a hospital last Monday, and after an all night's walk succeeded in reaching a lriend's home in the Diamond. He is des titute and not expected to recover. "TID BITS." EXTOSrTION-"On with tne dancel let Joy be nnconllnedrb Make up a Jolly party and visit the Exposition: if yon want tun. take a ride on the merry-zo-round, old and j oimg patronize and enjoy it. EXPOSmoN "And the night shall be filled with music." Not this night alone, but every afternoon and evening during the Exposition season, will Levy and his lratchless band, with sweet music, banish the cares which Infest our lives. EXPOSmOX-' Ro illy, if a man won't lot us know that lie is alive, he's dead, or snouldbeso." Somoofonr old time Ex position fi ionds must be dead; at least we h ivo failed to see their once lumiliar races at the Exposition this season. EXPOSITION "Treason doth never pros per; what's the reasont whv, If It prosper, nono d.ire call it treason.1' Nothing suc ceeds liko siiocess. The Exposition is an example or what can be accomplished by earnest, Intelligent wotk. No citizen would be guilty of treason in not loyally supporting It (Somothlng new to-morrow.) New Sheet Music. New song folios. Now pl.wio fnllo.1. Now waltz folios. New mandolin and guitar music. ew umsio il Hieratuie. All the littestlicet music nt half prlcoat H. Kleber& Bro.'s, No. 503 Wood street. Packers for rIrss, furniture furnished Ilouveler, Storage. china, bric-a-brao and by the hour by W. A. EXPOSITION Tho Exposition is a school whei e old and vouug may receive practical Instiuctlon. You will spend tlio time profitably and pleas intly taking in its many attractive features. Persons moving aro relieved of all details Only covered vans used by W. A Hoeveler Stoiagg. YOU LIE, Nut the public, of course, nor the gas penp.e, but tliee two Meter?, one a natural und the other an artificial provnricator. Do you want to detect and reform these slnnerst If so, have your meters tested at once by L. A. K. WIniina & Co.,ltoom 5H, Ponn bullding.or s.iopB70 Filth av, the Cosmopolitan Privato Gas Meter Inspectors, who have already caused the return of thousands of dollars to consumers. Universally recognized experts on- gas and meters In New York. Chicago. Iloslon. Philadelphia, etc.. and now a branch permanently located In Pitts burg. Charge! onlr ! 50 per meter Including re pairing orieaka and regulation of presanre causing wastage in gas: 60 per cent saved on natural gas. Address us and a representative will call and fnr nlsh farther particulars. seis-ltt KILLED OH THE EAILEOAD. There Were Three Deaths From This Cause Yesterday. William Tell, aged 18, and a son of Conrad Tell, of 40 California avenue, Allegheny, was killed by a Fort "Wayne freight train last night He tried to board the train and fell under the wheels. Several cars passed over him, crushing both legs and an arm. He was taken to the Allegheny General Hospital, where he died in a few minutes. A little later Silas Smith, a 9-vear-old son of F. TV. Smith, of Sawmill alley, Allegheny, was nearly killed on the West Penn road. He was playing on the West Penn tracks and was struck by the shifter. He was taken to the Allegheny General Hospital. There it was found necessary to aniputa'e two members. His recovery is doubtful. 0. E. Fisher, Irwin, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, fell off a pnssenger train between Copeland and Biaddock last night and was killed. His body was horribly cut up and the passengers placed it on a train coming to the city, when it was removed to the morgue. He was about 30 years of age. Hiram Slater jumped off the Allegheny Valley express at Sharpsburg last night and had his head cut off He was 21 years old. The body was brought to the morgue. The Cars Are Too Wide. Superintendent McDowell, of the Du quesne Traction Company, made atrial trip with one of the new combination cars yes terday morning. He got the car as far as the Soho switch at Brady and Forbes streets, where it struck the cir going in the opposite direction and could not pass. It was then returned to the car shed. The company has received two cars from the St. Louis Car Company. All of them will have to be returned, as they are too wide. Not In His Employ. W. Fliss and A Koch are charged by A Bidenes with collecting without his knowl edge and consent about $200 from Penn avenue people for the enlargement of pic tures to be done by his company. They were sent to jail for a hearing on Tuesday. Blame Came Back. C. F. Dougherty claims Anton Blume slashed him across the cheek with a razor last July. He skipped, but came back yes terday when he was arrested on a charge of felonious assault and battery. The Plans Not Ready Yet Mrs. J. H. Sboenberger is at the Du qnesne Hotel. She is here looking after some private business. Yesterday she said the plans lor her hospital out Penn avenue had not been arranged vet THE GREATEST SALE -OF- LACE CURTAINS EVER SEEN -IN- PITTSBURG. We will place on sale Monday morning, September 19, 10,000 pairs of Lace Curtains at Half-Priee! They are all fine, new goods, and at the prices we have put on them 60c to $4 a pair are the greatest bargains ever offered to the people of Western Pennsylvania. We have them in any quantity, 10 to 50 pairs of a pattern. EDWARD GROETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. Sel8-TTSSU BIBER & EAST0N. LADIES' and CHILDREN'S The Best Foreign Manufacturers, The Best Eastern And Home Manufacturers Arc represented in our Magnificent Fall Stock! A perfect fit guaranteed in every instance. Alterations promptly made by skilled dressmakers. BLAZER AND DOLGORUKI SUITS AND WRAPS, In navy, black and fancies. LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTH BLAZERS, For cool nights and mornings, $2.50 and $3, reduced from J64.50 and $s. TAILOR-MADE TOP GARMENTS, In Camel's Hair Cheviot, Chevrons, etc., at Is, $5.50, $6 and up. HIGH-TONED FRENCH WRAPS At 12.50 to 50. LADIES' SILK and CLOTH WAISTS, All sizes, in perfect shapes and cheap prices. CHILDREN'S VAISTS, In Blue and Fancy Flannels, At 85c and $1. The Celebrated STAR WAISTS, In Plain and Fancy Flannels, at lowest prices. BIBER & EASTON, 105 XHD 507 MAKKRT STL SOlS-TTSSU WEDDING INVITATIONS, CALLING CAKDS. FINE STATIONER T, W. V. DERM1TT & CO., Engravers, Printers, Stationers, VS1 Grant street and 39 Sixth avenue. ETV ADVKRTISEMEriS. & To accommodate the increased business our Upholstery De partment has been greatly enlarged and now occupies the en tire third floor. We invite an inspection of this, the largest, best lighted and best stock ed Upholstery Depart ment in this vicinity. This week we open our early importations of Upholstery Fabrics, Lace Curtains, Por tieres and Drapery Materials, many new and exclusive designs. We make a specialty of Brass and Iron Bedsteads; a line of over 200 now in dis play; high grade goods, but not high prices. Designs and esti mates furnished for all kinds of furniture re modeling and interior decorations. Cloak Department. Our new lines of Seal Coats and Fur Garments shown for the first time this week. CQH. FIFTH 1. ADD MMET ST. selS-Kirraj DELP & BELL. X-xz!2m.l.i.i.re Xlcirsrciijcxs. iac-aiit overstuffed parlor suits In Una silk coTJerings from $&) np. Fine qak or cherry frame parlor suits, sis plccra, rn silK, tapestry or brocatelle, $43, 150, 555 and upward. Solid mahogany parlor suits In fine cover inirs, $60 up. Folding beds for$Hand$12. Elegant cabinet folding belli, SIB. Combination folding beds. $25and upward. Antique oak chamber suits, $15 and up wara. Solid mahosranv chamber suits, SCO and up. Large glass chamber Bults, solid oak, $25 and un. Solid nalc sideboards, with bevel plata glass. $15 up. S'lkplu-di or tapestry rockers, $3 30 np. Silk plush or tapestry rockers, with arms, $4 up. A full assortment or all kinds of fnrnltnre at low prices. DELP & BELL, 13 and 15 Federal St., Allegheny. selS-xwna MARSHELL, THE CASH GROCER, WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. PURE WATER Is of more value than medicine jnst at present. We have placed on draught at both our stores Pure, Double-Distilled Water FREE. Visitors to the Exposition who are accustomed to pure well water oTight, especially, to avoid city water. We take pleasure in giving every one this delicious drinking water free. For the present, at least, it will be wise for everyone to avoid'eity water for drinking purposes. We will deliver at your homes THIS DOUBLE-DISTILLED WATER, In two-gallon bottles, FOR 7Kc PER GALLON. Special prices for larger quantities. Send for our large Weekly Price List. Our last list has special bar gains that will interest you. If you live within '200 miles we will deliver your goods, free. MARSHELL, 24 and 25 Diamond Square,Pittsburg. Cor.Ohio and Sandusky Sts., Allegh'y. k !SHBw3
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