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THE -PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SATUKDAT, OCTOBER 29, 1892.
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line on the drill ground. Colonels
Streator and Hawkins, with their
etaff, were there. Adjutant Hays
read the orders describing my alleged of
fense and punishment, and then the guard
paraded me up and down before the rtgl-
ruents. Behind a guard of eight men and
the drum corns, playing a march, I was
hurried to the limits of the camp, the regi
xnentB following me. There Colonel Haw
kins rode up and told me I was discharged,
and that I must get away from the camp at
OLce, for if iouud there again I would be
dealt with summarily. I boarded a freight
car, in which I changed my overalls lor a
suit of citizen's clothes."
The Witness Was Tory Cool.
Such was the story told by young lams in
answer to Mr. "Watson's questions
The witness was very cool, and very
often smiled, as he had done when his
champion, Mr. Watson, in a really brilliant
opening speech had gone over the same
ground earlier in the day.
lams' tace clouded up as he went into the
details ot his ignominious drumming out of
camp, and the jury, who were listening in
tently, no doubt saw the tears glisten in
the young soldier's eyes. He looked no
more than his age, which he gave as 20 he
was still 19 when the alleged assault was
made upon him. There were iew objections
to his testimony. Attorney Watson's last
question was objected to. He asked lams
to tell from whom he got the hat which he
exchanged for the 5 cent straw as soonas he
" got clear of the camp. The counsel for the
defense objected, and then Mr. AVatson ex
plained that he only wanted to bring out
the fact that his client was indebted lor the
hat to the generous and learned counsel on
the other side, senator iiobbins, who was
then acting as Quartermaster of the Tenth
llegiment.
Deciding the Question of Jurisdiction.
At the morning session, lor Private lams
did not go upon the stand till noon, almost
two hours were taken up in tossing back
and forth the plea offered by the defense
denying the court's Jurisdiction and
the prosecution's replication to the
same. Attorney lams made a motion to
strike oS the plea, alter stating his case at
length, and Judge Porter entered judg
ment lor the Commonwealth finally. This
set the trial really in motion, the jnry was
sworn and the prosecutor (lams) entered
the witness box, telling his story under
direct examination as related above.
Mr. Braden was delegated to do the cross
examination for the large cohort of attor
neys for the defense, to whom Attorney
"Watson contrived adroitly to direct the at
tention of the jury by asking the Conrt how
mauy of the eight counsel he saw across the
table were to be allowed to cross-examine.
Mr. Braden, who is one of the leading
lights of the Washington county bar, and a
large-lramed man with a head to match.
conducted the cross-examination in a smooth
and quiet way that boded ill for Mr. lams'
personal comfort, though the young man
did not perceive his peril till the insinuat
ing cork-screw wielded by Mr. Braden had
extracted several admissions and negations
of evident valute to the defense.
lams Slakes Several Admissions.
Under Mr. Braden's guidance lams re
vealed the fact that though he had claimed
to be a citizen of West Virginia he had
lived lor several years almost wholly in
Pennsylvania. Here is the pith of what
Mr. lams said under cross-examination:
That he thoroughly understood why the
troops had been called to Homestead," that
the labor troubles and Mr. Frick's active
part in them were within his cognizance.
He admitted going to sleep on
his cost on the picket line.
That occurred on Thursday or Friday night
before the thumb-hanging episode, he was
not sure which. He went to sleep outside
Company A.'s cook tent, four feet from the
road which his beat as guard lay upon. He
was punished for this offense by being made
to carry a log all day. He repeated his ac
count of how he came to say "Hurrah for
the man who done it!" and not as alleged,
"Three cheers for the man who killed
Prick!" and did not Tary essentially in the
narrative. Colonel Streator was the only,
one be was sure heard the remark, but ad-
mitted others might have heard him. He
did not feign sleep when Colonel Streator
came out to see who had made the remark,
hut had his eves half shut. When Colonel
Streator asked him what his object in mak
ing the remark was he didn't reply: "I said
it because I don't like Frick."' His reply
was: "i naa no object I don't like Fries,
bat'that wasn't the reason I said it."
The Witness Kigldly Cross-Examined.
The witness stuck to this version,although
pressed hard to remember some other things
aid by him, and by Colonel Streator as al
leged by the defense. In the matter of the
hanging up itself, Mr. Braden tried to get
lams to admit that he swallowed the tobacco
juice purposely, it was hinted from the
chrw he had in his mouth, and that that
and not physical torture had made him sick
and faint. lams would not say how many
times he had expectorated. He denied that he
had ever told anyone that he had swallowed
tobacco juice; specific illy he denied telling
Dr. Ullum or the regimental hospital nurse.
He also denied telling a man named Hat
Held that he didn't blame Hawkins or Strea
tor for hispunishmentbutthat
with glasses who lives up on the hill.
He denied having invited the hospjtal nurse
in camp to come up to his tent, where he
had plenty of beer on the morning of the
day he, lams, was strung up; or that when
the nurse advised him to beware or he would
.get into trouble that he, lams, said that he
wanted to get four days in the guardhouse.
The Court Speaks Strongly. "
At this point Mr. Watson objected to the
turn the cross-examination was taking, but
the Court in overruling the objection took
occasion to say emphatically: "I hold that
n commissioned officer of the National
Guard may without reference to a court
martial, in the case of sedition or mutiny,
for the purpose of preserving discipline,
order a reasonable punishment. I have no
doubt but that such punisljmen; would be
legal. The very nature of the emergency
calls for summary punishment."
Proceeding with the cross-examination,
Mr. Braden elicited from lams that he had
said 10 Surgeon Xeffnhen he was hanging
by his thumbs that as soon as Colonel
Streator got tired of amusing himself
he could cnt him down. lams ad
mitted that as Colonel Streator passed
he might have said: "There goes the
," using an opprobrious
epithet. When Surgeon Neff had asked
him if the punishment hurt while he was
yet hanging lams said that he replied that
it did, but he could stand it He denied
telling Lieutenant Wallace that he meant
to do something to get his discharge lrom
the guard. He had said to Wallace over a
year ago that owing to his being away so
much he was going to ask for his dis
charge. He denied telling a man named
Hughes that the hanging-up didn't hurt
him a bit.
Did Not Complain Very Much.
He acknowledged that be did not men
tion the acute pains described by him as re
sulting from the hanging to anyone at the
tent at the time. After being cut down he
v as given some whisky, and later in the
evening he drank some beer. That night he
ate a few bits at supper, aud next morning
ate his breakfast. With this the cross-examination
closed.
The evident purpose of the defense was
to show that lams bad been a bad soldier,
who slept on his post, had beer in his tent,
defied the authorities and desired to get his
discharge. Secondly, the cross-examination
revealed the intention of the defense to
deny the cruel character of the thumb
hanging and the painfulness of its results.
The many questions asked relative to al
leged remarks of lams to different persons,
about his punishment, the tobacco incident,
and his contempt for his superior officers,
are all understood to be founded on affi
davits taken by the defense soon after the
punishment ot lams took place, which will
be repeated by the defendants' witnesses.
In the re-direct examination which Mr.
AVatson began for a few minutes before the
Court rose, lams testified that before join
ing the 2f. G. P. he had served in a West
Virginia military organization. He also
explained that he had been all Wednesday
night on picket duty before going to sleep
on post the next night.
A Long Siege for the Witness.
Tos great many questions upon cross-
examination lams returned the answer: "I
can't remember" or "I don't know," and it
is claimed by the defense that their wit
nesses will more than suppjy the missing
links in the prosecutor's testimony. lams
collected demeanor was ruffled somewhat
by the persistent probing of Mr. Braden,
and when the Court adjourned at 4 p.m.
the prosecutor was evidentlr glad to take a
rest. He was on the stand for Zi hours.
The courtroom at the morning session was
densely crowded, so that the change to a
larger room after dinner was a pleasant re
lief. National Guardsmen again predomi
nated among the spectators, but a notice
able element vt as a large group of Home
stead strikers. The case will be resumed
at 9:30 o'clock. Judge Slagla-'foined Judge
Porter in the last half hour on the bench.
MRS. DELL MURDERED.
The Ballenbergs Again Famish a Sensation
at the Inquest The -Old Man Ordered
Off the Stand uy the Coroner The Mur
derer Unknown.
Mrs. Maria Dell, of McKe escort, was
murdered Saturday night, but who the mur
derer was has not been settled. Coroner
McDowell completed the inquest .yesterday
afternoon andhis jury pronounced the death
a murder. The Ballenberg family again
created somewhat of a sensation and the old
man was called off the stand in the middle
of his examination by the Coroner.
EdwardBallenberg, who first discovered
Mrs. Dell on the road, was examined. On
Saturday night he was passing along
Crooked run road, when his attention was
attracted by a cough. The witness got a
lantern and on going back found a woman
lying on the road. He asked the woman
her name and she did not answer
him. He then asked her if she was sick and
she replied that she was and asked him to
go after a certain doctor. Ballenberg told
the woman he did not know where the
doctor lived and she then requested him to
go for Mrs. Wilcox and he was doing this
when he came across the Mains family. The
woman did not tell him anyone assaulted
her.
Mrs. Augusta Ballenburg and Emma Bal
lenburg, mother and sister of. the preced
ing witness, corroborated him as the story
being the same one he told them on his ar
rival home.
Lambert Ballenberg, the father ar.d hus
band of the others, said that he left home
at 8 o'clock Saturday morning and did not
return until 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
At this point Emma Ballenberg cried ont
from the audience: "Yes,you did; you were
home shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday
night."
"Maybe I did come horns then," replied
the old man. "I was drinking beer and
cannot remember."
The Coroner ordered him off the stand
after this uncertain memory was manifested.
The jury then got the case.
JOBES 001 HIS SUES.
Acheson Claims the Greene Man Was Not
Singled Oat as a Victim.
E. F. Acheson returned from Harrisburg
yesterday. He said some clamor was being
raised about putting Jobes' name under the
head of candidates with "nomination
papers." 'It is a plain case," he continued,
"that Mr. Jobes was not singled out
by the board as a victim, but he
was 1 of 19 people to whom
the decision applied. To show that Jobes
was not unfairly dealt with, as Mr. Cox
claims, he signed a paper for the board
withdrawing as the regular Republican
nominee of the Twenty-fourth District.
Mr. Jobes went to Harrisburg with three
strings to pull. He claimed to ,be the
Greene county candidate, he had a petition
signed by 3 per cent of the voters, and, lastly,
he insisted he was the regular Itepublicai
nominee. If he was the party nominee,
why didn't be stick to that position? His
action should convince everybody that he
hoped to slip through one or the other ot
the three loop holes.
"I, do not deny the right of any candi
date to have his name put on the official
ballot. It is printed at the expense ot the
State, but it should appear in the proper
column according to the provisions of the
act."
GONE XO THE DEMOCRATS.
"William Roberts Will Stamp in New Tork
for Harrity.
"William Roberts and "William McQuaid
left for New York last evening to take the
stump for Cleveland. The arrangements
were made by Chairman Harrity. Mr.
Roberts expects to talk to the Democratic
workmen in the metropolis until election
day. t
"I used to be a Republican," he said,
"but I have come to the conclusion that the
laboring classes can't expect auything more
from that party. With other workmen I
voted for Harrison, and we were led to be
lieve that the McKiuley bill would at least
maintain our wages. What has been the
result? The law may be a great Chinese
wall around the country, but it hasn't
helped the iron business. The wages of iron
and steel workers have been cut down in all
the States. I want to tell the New Yorkers
what protection has done for us in Western
Pennsylvania." More Milkmen Arrested.
Meat and Milk Inspector Edwards made
informations against an additional number
of milk dealers before Magistrate Succop
yesterday. The defendants are G. Geiser,
Hays station; Thomas Gibbs, Beflector
ville, and Charles Goettler, South Twentieth
street Hearings will be held next Wednes
day. Mr. Edwards also inspected about 600
gailons of milk, in the East End yesterday
morning and found it to be in good shape.
BRUSSELS IiACE by Mary Temple Bay
ard will please, lady readers of 1IIE DIS
PATCH to-morrow. .
Another Check Received.
The officials of the Amalgamated Associ
ation yesterday received a check for 51,000
to aid the Homestead strikers. It was
signed by President Smith of the American
Flint Glass Workers' Association, and rep
resented that association's contribution to
assist the locked-out workmen in the pres
ent struggle.
The Millvale Mill Starts Up.
The activity in the steel and iron trade
has induced the Millvale Iron audited
Company to start up a number of idle
departments. Manager Truxall reports
that work will be begun in the blooming,
plate aud bar mills next Mondav.
Dr. B. M. Uaksa. Eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases exclusively. Onlce, 720 Penn
street, Pittsburg, Pa.
Attention Sportsman!
Don't fail to see our lino of hunting suits
before making your selection lor the hunt
ing season. We have in stock coats, vests,
hats, legsings, belts and sweaters. Also tho
finest line of boxing glove-, foot hall goods
and general athletic goods In the city.
A. G. Pbatt & Co.,
KB Woodstieet, rittsburg, Pa.
Don't Take the Bisk
Of Are or thieves, but keep your valuable
papers, bonds, etc., in the sale deposit aults
of the Farmers' Deposit National Bank, 66
Fourth avenue. Boxes rented at $5 a jcar
and upward.
Ton Know, We Know,
Everybody knows tho cheapest place for
children's fur sets. Come aid see.
. E. 8. Giles,
82, 91 and 96 Federal stroot, Allegheny.
i
Stylish Suitings, ,
Testings, trouserings, overcoatings and
ready-made overcoats at Pitcairn's, 431
Wood street.
Excursion to Wheeling.
The B. & O. E. R. will sell excursion tickets
to Wheeling to-morrow at rate of $1 50 tna
round trip: tickets irood for one day. Train
leaves Pittsburg at 729 x. v.
DEATH ON THE PILOT,
?
Frank Carmaux's Corpse
Bides Four Miles on the
Cannonball Express,
IMPALED m AN AIR-PIPE.
The Man Is Struck by One Train,
Caught in Mid-Air by Another and
CARRIED INTO THE UNION DEPOT.
A Fearful Traveler Stop in the Glare of
the Electric Light.
THE CONSTERNATION OP AN ENGINEER
Death acted as a lookout for the cannon
ball express last night. For four miles a
corpse stood upright on the pilot of the
engine, the dead man's eyes staring glassily
but steadfastly at the tracks ahead. One
arm was raised as if to ward off any danger
to the train and its freight of living hu
manity. This man was Frank Carmaux, of Sheri
dan, out the Panhandle road. He was
snatched from his friends so quickly that
they did not know where he had gone. An
old hat was the only thing left behind.
Carmaux was a teamster and was engaged
about the depot last night about 6 o'clock
hauling potatoes. The work was being
done for Station Master Stevenson and he
and his little son were, with Carmaux.
The Lead Paamger on the Cannon Ball Expreti.
There are two tracks at Sheridan and be
tween the two is a platform. It was on
this place the trio were. Carmaux was
working with one of those hand trucks
common about depots. He was wheeling
this truck when the Washington accommo
dation going West came along. Its engine
struck the truck, twisting it around and
throwing Garmaux over onto the East
bcund track.
Caught Up by the CannonbaU.
It was dark and no one thought of the
cannonball express which is due in-Pittsburg
at 620. It was running on time last
night and just as Carmaux was tossed by
one train the other caught him. He had
never touched ground, but as he was thrown
in front of the cannonball his body was
impaled on the right air tube. This was
peculiar. The two tubes jut out together
about a foot apart and why the body should
pass the first aud stick on the
second is a miracle. At all events
it did, the short pipe passing
through the body near the middle.
Carmaux was pinioned tightly. He was ap
parently standing upright with the left
hand lifted to his head, while the right arm
hung at his side. His eyes were bulged out
and his gaze was straight ahead. One foot
was down on the tracks and it dragged the
whole distance.
Snatched as he was from the side of Mr.
Stevenson that gentleman was dazed. Re
covering his senses he ran into the station
and wired Temperanceville, but before the
message reached there the train had gone
by like a flash. The express thundered on,
traveling almost a mile a minute.
The Dead 31 an's Ride.
In a little over five minutes after it left
Sheridan, the Birmingham station was
passed. As the train rnshed through, the
statibnmaster saw the man standing on the
pilot He flashed the word to Fourth ave
nue and in just six minutes after the train
left Sheridan it was brought to a standstill.
The engineer was told of the passenger he
was carrying. Soon a large crowd was
gathered around the engine. Carmaux was
cold in death with both legs crushed.
The engineer and train crew tried to re
move the body, but it was pinioned so
tightly they could not loosen it." The train
was started toward the Union depot with
its human freight. Through the long tun
nel and down into the yards of the bril
liantly lighted depot, the train rushed. The
station was crowded with people and train
bands. As the electric light flashed on the
pilot of the cannonball express an awful
sight was revealed to the men about the
station. It was appalling Carmaux's
mouth was wide open, his eyes bulged out
and his face wore a sickening expression.
Never before had anything like this been
seen and the spectators grew sick and
turned away. All evening the trainmen
who saw the spectacle were nervous and
faint The body was removed and taken to
the morgue, where it was viewed by many
people duriug the evening.
An Engineer's Nerve ShakeiC
At Sheridan an awful ordeal was being
gone through by the engineer of the Wash
ington accommodation. He had seen Ilia
engine strike Carmaux, and as soon as pos
sible had jtopped it He ran back to where
the accident had occurred, but there was
not the vestige of the man there. The pas
cengersi had bv this time become excited,
and they alighted, joining in the
search. The tracks were exam
ined for quite a distance, but
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nothing was found. The engineer was then
almost frantic. He commenced to think that
the whole thing was an illusion, and he was
losing his mind. This so shattered bis nerves
that the train could-not be started for some
time. Finally he pulled out, firmly believ
ing that he had not struck Carmaux.
Frank Carmaux was a well-to-do man. He
was a Frenchman, and worked bard. By his
thrift he had gotten into his possession sev
eral fine properties at Sheridan. He was SO
years of age, married and had one child.
The wife was greatly prostrated by grief,
and. will have the bodv taken home to-day.
The inquest will be held this morning.
SHOULD BE COMPROMISED
So
Says City Solicitor Elphlnstone In an
Opinion on the Tax Dispute Between
Bapld Transit Companies and Allegheny
City Offers Made to tho Committee.
The sub-Committee of the Allegheny
Finance Committee met last) night to con
fer with the officials of the Pleasant Valley
Company relative to a settlement of the
claims of the city against the
company which propose to settle the
whole claim to date for $14,500. It
Is to be laid before the General Committee.
City Solicitor Elphinstone read an opinion
on the subject he had prepared for the com
mittee. It was as follows:
I would suggost'that nn ordinance be
passed regulating tho tax on dividends of
the entire Pleasant Valley system as it now
exists.
I believe that the companies are liable for
tho payment of the annual sum fixed by
ordinance for the cleaning of streets. They
shonld be allowed credits for any payments
niado to the city on this account and fornny
woik done by their own men, in keeping
the streets clean and in repair, except In
cases where ropairs wero made necessary
Dy cnanges in tne location oi ineir iiao&s.
A. large cart or the claim of the city
against the i ail way companies is barred by
the statute or limitations. It is claimed
they have done some work in the cleaning
and repair or streets, which they were un
der no obligation to dQ. For years ther
have been paying the city a tax on cars
under a mistaken construction or city
ordinances. And laboring under the same
mistake city offlcets received such pay
ments and gavo receipts tlieretor. At the
same time some branches of the Pleasant
Valley system have been using some ot the
Btreets without nuthoiity.
Tho whole matter is a proper subject for
compromise, aril concessions should be
made by all parties concerned.
The next item was the tax on dividends,
and, added to the car tax, made the city's
claim for both aggregate $15,471 51. Treas
urer Ramsey said if the company were to
admit the city's claim the most that could
be collected would be $9,325 24. The next
item was for cleaning and repairing
streets. The total claim for this was $10,800.
The further discussion on the various
items showed that the company was over
charged $3,500 in a double assessment for
cleaning, and $11,000 in imposing a fnll
year's tax on the Allegheny and Troy Hill
lines when they had only been in operation
a month. This left the net claim of the
city for everything $20,274 5L Mr. Graham
said $12,000 is what they proposed to pay to
the city as a fair, just and equitable settlement
The offer was discussed 4t length, and the
impression seemed to prevail that it was
fully as much as the city could gam, if not
more, by going to law. Mr. Graham, how
ever, raised their offer to $14,500. Mr.
Simon suggested $15,000, but he.dechned to
go another cent The committee then ad
jonrned without taking any action on the
proposition.
CAUGHT IN' A C0II
L The Flesh Torn Entirely From the Arm of
Engineer 'Wilson.
Robert H. Wilson, of Saltsburg, and a
member of the firm of Wilson & Smithy
civil and constructiou engineers, met with a
peculiarly painful accident a few days ago
which caused the amputation of his right
arm above the elbow. Mr. Wilson is inter
ested in a handle factory on tbeKiskiminetas
and while testing a device for hauldiug logs
lrom the river into the mill his arm was
caught in a coil of rope, every ounce of
flesh from his wrist to a distance half way
between his elbow and shoulder was twisted
and torn from the bone, which was also
broken in two places. The shattered and
naked bone was immediately amputated,
and Mr. Wilson is recovering. He is
about 38 years of age, a graduate of the
Western University, and has many friends
in PitUburg. At the time of the accident
he had contracts on hand for paving and
sewering streets in Washington, Mononga
hela City and Corry, Pa.
PS1IIS WAS CAPITJBED.
His Friends Assembled and Rescued Him
lrom the Officers.
Deputy United States Marshal- Garber
returned last night from Somerset, where
he had gone on business, and while there
learned of the arrest and subsequent escape
of the man Pntts, who killed old man
Hochstettler some months ago. He learned
the story of a liveryman who had gone up
into the mountains on Thursday and re
turned to Somerset yesterday. The livery
man claimed to have been a witness to part
of the occurrences. United States Officer
Fisher, it appears, and two assistants 'had
run ncrosslntts. After a long chase they
caught him, antl returned with him to his
own bouse. While preparing to leave with
him tor Somerset the neighbors about the
place, and among them the women,attacked
Fisher, released Pritts and made his cap
tors get out of the place.
THE AL&BMS 10 CEASE.
The Allegheny Sab-Committee on Fire
Becommends p. new Elgin e Honse.
The Allegheny Sub-Committee on Fire
met last night. The condition of No. 2
engine house was discussed and it was
finally concluded to recommend the erection
of a new heusc.also the securing of a corner
lot for that purpose, if possible. A com
mittee was appointed for that purpose.
The committee will also, recommend to
the general committee that $5,000 be ap
propriated for the erection of a new bell
tower, and that the ringing of the bell be
discontinued owing to the dangerous con
dition of the tower.
CRUSHED OS A TRAN.
Toung Ed Brown Killed "While Boarding
b a Freight Train.
Ed Brown was killed by a Baltimore and
Ohio freight train at Braddock yesterday
afternoon. He was in the upper end of the
town aud wanted to come to Lower Brad
dock. A freight train was passing and he
boarded it At this side of the town be
tried to get off and fell under the wheels.
Life was quickly crushed out
Ed Brown was 13 years of age. He was a
son of W. a Brown, the Wood street gun
dealer, who lives in Braddock. Coroner
McDowell will investigate the case to-day.
Ex-Congressman Kerr Coming.
Ex-Congressman Kerr, now Clerk of the
House of Representatives at Washington,
will speak in Union Hall, Liberty avenue
and Thirtv-second street, on Wednesday
night A big meeting is contemplated.
STARTED THE PRESSES.
.The
Ballots for Allegheny County
Being Printed Kapidly.
THEY WILL BE ISSUED ON TIME.
The
Form' of Tickets Paid to Ee Illegal
and Irregular.
70TERS HAT IET BE DISFRANCHISED
The Pittsburg Printing Company, at 11
o'clock last night, began printing the
official ballots for Allegheny county. The
decision in the Acheson-Jobes caser the Re
publican candidates for Congress in the
Twenty-fourth district, reached at Harris
burg on Thursday, delayed the printing
until the last possible minute.
The official form of the ballot arrived In
Pittsbnrg Inst night by mail. The letter
was delivered to Webb Murray, chief clerk
to the Commissioners. The official form
was by him certified to the Com
missioners and was then turned over
to the printing company. The Several
forms of ballots for Allegheny county had,
by that concern, been put in type and the
great presses of the firm were all ready to
start when the certified ballot was com
pared with the form they had already pre
pared. The Acheson-Jobes controversy in
the Twenty-fourth district, in which part
of Allegheny county is embraced, had de
layed the printing for a week at least, and
when the official form was received no time
was lost in starting the machinery so that
the ballots may gotten ont within the speci
fied time.
Carefully Guarding the Ballots.
While many of the official ballots were
printed last night no one, not even the
county authorities, were allowed to see one
of them last night The presses will be
kept running constantly until the printing
is completed.
"We are a trifle late at starting," the
manager of the Pittsburg Printing Company
said last night, "hnt," he went on, "we will
get the work out in accordance with our
contract. The cards of .instructions have
been printed and are now being pasted and
bound. All the wort: will be out before we
attempt to rest"
"Notwithstanding the fact that the bal
lots'are now being printed, I am satisfied
they are illegal, Chairman Brennen, of
tho Democratic County Committee, said
last night "Section 14 of the Baker ballot
law says positively that the candidates for
each office shall be arranged under the
designation of the office in alphabetical order
according to surnames. Thru section of the
law has not been followed in the arrangement
of the ballots for Allegheny county. This
beyond question makes the ballot illegal
and any court in the land will sd deebfe.
Another section of the Baker law provides
a severe penalty for printing illegal ballots,
and there may yet be serious trouble over
the election, which later on may be declared
invalid."
Will Wait Until tho Spring.
Mr. Brennen said that he wonld not move
in regard to the construction of the ballots.
He said that some ot the other county
chairmen might move in the matter. "We
will pay no attention to the matter now,
but we will certainly have the court pass on
the Question before the spring election,"
Mr. Brennen said.
The people of Fayette county are con
siderably worked up through fear that the
election in their countv will not be legally
held in November. The Sheriff's procla
mation must, according to the law, be
posted thronghout the county, as well as
be printed in the county papers,
before 12 o'clock to-night, which
will be the required time
before the election. The Jobes-Acheson dis
pute was not settled in Harrisburg until
Thursday night, and, as 'a certified copy of
the official ballot must be embodied in the
proclamation, the document cannot issue
until the official ballot arrives from Harris
burg, and the registered letter containing
the certified ballot is not likely to arrive at
Uniontown before noon to-day. This will
make it necessary to get the proclamation
printed and distributed before midnight,
which, it is feared, will be impossible.
Sheriff McCormick's attorneys attempted
to get the registered letter from the Pitts
burg office last night, but they were not
successful. They believed that if the letter
was given them in Pittsburg last night,
they could hurry it to Uniontown before
daylight this morning.
CAN USE SCHOOL HOUSES.
The Court Decides That the Old Toting
Places Cannot Be Changed.
Judge Slagle yesterday handed down an
opinion refusing the injuction asked for by
the directors of the Morse school, Twenty
fifth ward, to restrain the County Commis
sioners from fitting up a polling place for
the Fourth district, Twenty-fifth ward, in
the schoolhouse. The schoolhouse has been
the regular polling place for years, but the
directors claim it interferes with the school.
School furniture would have to be torn out
to make room for the Baker ballot law
pharaphernalia,and that they had the right
to refuse to let the property be used for
election purposes.
Judge Slagle in his opinion after discuss
ing the situation and the various laws
touching on the fixing of polling places, the
use of school property, etc., referred to the
clause in the Baker ballot law requiring the
Commissioners to rent suitable rooms, etc,
for the polling places. He said:
"Upon full consideration of the case we
do not think that the plaintiffs have the
right so lorbid the use ot the scuoomouse
for the purpose ot holding the election, or
that the inconveniences are such as would
justify onr interference by injunction if we
had the power to control the action of the
Commissioners in the matter. "
BOARDERS and ledgers come quickly In
response to a few cent-a-woraadlctsln THE
DISPATCH.
Prof. Henri Itollln Parker's Will.
Prof. Henri .Rollin Parker's will was yes
terday filed in the Register's office. His
estate consisted of a $10,000 life insurance.
It goes to Mrs.1i. S. Nicoleivna, of Penn
avenue. Out ot this she is to pay debts
and small bequests, amounting to $4,000.
Working on the Garbage Ordinance.
The proposed garbage ordinance of Clt'ef
Brown may not be ready for Councils next
Monday. He and Chief Clerk Crosby
Gray are at work on the law.
Onr Loss Is Your Gain.
We are selling onr stoclt, damaged by live,
water and smoke, at almost your own prices,
and now Is your chance to get a bursa In in
china, glass and lamps, eta, at T.G.Evans
& Uo.'s, Tlilrd and Market, as tho stock must
be sold at once to make room for new goods.
Come early to avoid the rush.
Table Linen Bargains.
We are making a sale of somo sunerflno
hemstitched set at greatly-i educed prices,.
Decauso tne lines ai e Drosen.
- Jos. Horse & Ca's Penn Avenue Stores.
Bon't Take the Bisk
Of Are or thieves, but keep your valuable
papers, bonds, etc in the sate deposit vaults
of the Farmers' Deposit National Dank, 66
Fourth avenue. Boxes rented alto a year
and npward.
Children's Cloth Caps.
Over 50 sty lA, from J 5o up to $3 00. Come
and see. E. S. Giles,
92, M and 96 Federal street. Allegheny.
vy we
Co.'s,
James H. Aiken &
100 Fifth avenue.
ITS POLICY OUTLINED.
President Weihe Explains the Position of
the Amalgamated Association It Does
Jfot Tolerate "Violence The Power of the
Homestead Advisory Committee.
"The Amalgamated Association does not
tolerate or indorse violence, said Presi
dent Weihe yesterday, -"but has done every
thing possible to conduct an honorable fight
and aid the Homestead strikers in every
way consistent with our policy. We
have done all in our power and
onr work has been performed, without
dissatisfaction. We have aided them
financially, and it has never, been necessary
to appeal to ns at any time. We have ren
dered assistance unsolicited and are now
doing so. I always counseled peace and
know the Advisory Com ittee was with
me. The Homestead sttikers came here
and deposited their money with me un
asked and had they had no confidence in
me they would surely have not done so.
Every indication leads me to believe that
my work has been satisfactory.
"The strike was sanctioned at. the
National Convention in this city. When
this had been done, the national lodgo had
nothing more to da The Advisory Com
mittee at Homestead was given full power
to act In all cases, so that, this virtually
took the matter out of my hands, but we
have assisted the Homestead committee in
every way that was honorable andright"
Mr. Weihe stated his going oufof office
would not necessitate his severing his con
nection with the association, and he ex
pected hereafter to aid and assist it in its
work in every way possible. He said he
had made no arrangements yet as to what
he will do after the 1st of November. He
intends to wait until after that time before
looking for a position.
Latest importations in French millinery.
ilLLE. E. D&ETiit, 6U Penn avenue.
Sk aix in size, great In results: De Witt's
Little Early .Risers. Bost pill for constipation
best for sick headache and sour stomaoh.
i
50 r a-
LARGE
50 VARIETY
CtS. OF
50 ALL-WOOL
DRESS
50 I GOODS.
75 f BLACK
A
75 N '
Cts. D'
75 COLORS.
GREAT
75 VALUE.
100 f PLAIN AND
FANCY'
100 STRIPES and
' Cts. PLAIDS,
100 NOVELTIES
AND SILK
100 I. Combinations.
BIBER & EAST0N,
605 AND 507 MARKET SH
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WEDDING INVITATIONS,
CALLING CAEDS,
FINE STATIONER T.
W. V. DERM ITT & CO.,
Engravers, Printers, Stationers,
Law Blank Publishers,
107 Grant street and 39 Sixth avenne.
TTSU
WALL PAPER.
New designs and colorings received dally.
Choice patterns at 20c, 25c and 35c
Cheaper papers from 5c, 8c, 10c, ISc.
Varnished Dapers for kitchens and. bath
rooms. Tile Hearths from 25c up. Seo them.
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
No. 513 Sinithfield Street.
0C27-TTS
THE DEMAND FOR
FINE
CARPETS
Was so great last week that we de
cided to
CONTINUE THE SALE OF
M0QUETTES
AND
AXMINSTERS
ONE WEEK MORE..
'Smith's best Moqtieties at $1 per
yard. Borders to match.
Axminsters that sell everywhere at
$i. 50 and $1.75 we offer this week
at $1.15 and $1.25. Borders to
match.
- EDWARD
GROETZINGER,
-627 AND 629 PENN AVE.
, oc23-rrasa
JTEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Tne Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pittsburg, Pa,
Saturday, Oct 29, lssj.
JOS, HORNE & CO.'S
PENN AVE STORES.
Men's Fine
Furnishings
This department open
Saturday Evenings
UNTIL Q O'CLOCK
For the accommodation of our many
gentlemen patrons who cannot find it
convenient to do their buying during
the day.
You will find this department com
plete in every sense of the word
larger variety than three or four of
the usual run of men's departments
can show, and prices, naturally," very
much lower.
NECKWEAR:
Our .popular 50c Silk Neckwear is
unequaled for styles and quality
hundreds, yes, thousands of pieces,
every one brand new, in the latest
shapes of Puffs, Tecks, Bows and
4-in-J's.
The finer grades include complete
lines from all the leading American
makers of Neckwear, besides our 3
makes of London Neckwear, which
many prefer for the extreme richness
of styles and colors sh'own by them.
COLLARS AND CUFFS:
All the leading American shapes
shown in this department as soon as
produced. The very latest fashions
always in stock,.
We are exclusive agents for the
best London Collars and Cuffs.
WHITE SHIRTS:
We've found no way of bettering
the "Stag's Head" Shirts. There are
four of them now:
"Stag's Head," Maundered, . $1.00
"Stag's Head," Laundered, . . $1.00
"Stag's Head," Short-Bosom, . $1.00
"Stag's Head," X-tra Fine, . . $1.50
They combine every known shirt
improvement the "Stag's Head"
brand guarantees them for quality.
We also have the full lines of
"Star" Shirts, including special styles
of fancy full dress bosoms.
NIGHT SHIRTS:
Our special "54" at 85c is better
than the usual dollar shirt like all
our Night Shirts, made expressly for
us. It is full 54 inches long.
New "Stag's Head" Night Shirts
at $1, and fully as much above the
common value.
Fancy Embroidered Night Shirts
from $1 to 2.
UNDERWEAR:
The best makes in the world in all
kinds, weights and qualities to suit
everybody.
Special extra quality Gray Merino
Shirts and Drawers at 50c per gar
ment. Natural Wpol Shirts and Drawers
at 65c, $1 and $1.25 pcr-garment.
Extra values in heavy ribbed
Brown Merino Shirts and Drawers at
1.25 per garment.
Fine Scotch Lamb's Wool and
fine Scarlet Wool Underwear at
greatly reduced prices.
We call especial attention to the
fine to superfine qualities of which
our.stock carries the leading and
best makes of the world.
HALF HOSE:
The best values ever offered at the
popular price of 2;c a pair cotton,
Merino and Wool.
Extra value in a special line of
good, genuine English Derby Ribbed
Half Hose at 20C a pair, or 3 pairs
for 55c.
Three pairs of fancy Merino Half
Hose for Si 35c a pair, worth 50c
a pair.
High quality Hosiery in all the
best makes, including fine Wools,
Merinos, Silk and Wools and Pure
Silks, besides the finest plain black
and colored and fancy Cottons.
Extra value Black Silk J-Hose at
1.25 a pair..
GLOVES:
PERRINS,
. FOWNES,
DENTS,
F. C. & F.
Jn Walking and Dress Kid Gloves
all the new fashions and colors.
A special 2-button 1 Glove, worth
1. So
New lined Kid and Buck- Gloves.
New Scotch Wool Gloves, 40c,
50c, 75c and $i a pair.
Besides Gents' Furnishings Special
ties of all sorts, many things not gen
erally carried by furnishers.
:s
PENN AVE. STORES.
OCM
JOS
HORNE & CO