Rffj"r"at'fl ramxm rTirrmTMn S5SFfB? Tf? ? Tlie Safety CMef InTokes the Law to Answer Mayor Gourley's Letter. THE "iYOBK OF THE POLICE Is Pointed to With Pride by Head of the Department. the HIS HONOR ASKED TO NAME A TIME For Moving igainst the Disorderly Houses of the City. JUDGE FETTEEMAX WRITES ON THE LAW The war between the Mayor and the De partment of Public Safety over the proposi tion to suppress the disorderly houses of the city is still on. Chief Brown last night fired another shot in the coatroyersy and vhile the struggle is prolonged the evil complained of flourishes substantially as it existed before the conflict was inaugurated, Cnief Brown's letter is a long one. It was not completed when the Mayor left his office at C o'clock in the afternoon. Almost immediately after the Mayor left for his home Superintendent of Police O'Mara called upon the Chief Executive with Mr. Brown's letter carefully sealed in a large doable column envelope. Learning that the Mayor had just left the head of the po lice department started on a run out into the street He hesitated a moment at the City Hall steps, as if figuring out which direction the Mayor had taken. Just then a patrolman saluted and assured the Super intendent that the Mayor had gone in the direction of Sizth avenue. In that direction Mr. O'Mara again started on a swiit run. At Seventh avenue he overtook the Mayor, handed him the letter, and without a ward wheeled about and returned to his office. "What did the Mayor say when you handed him the letter?" was asked the Su perintendent. "We did cot speak," Mr. O'Mara an swered. "His Honor was surprised and I was out of breath." Tlie Position or the Ctalet Chief Brown's letter, with an opinion from ex Judge Fetterman, now Assistant City Attorney and special attorney tor the Department of Public Safety is appended: Detaktmext of Public Sixirrr, J I'lTTSBCEO, i'A.. UeC. 6. Hon. n. I. Gonrlcv. Mayor, City of Plttsbarjf: Dt m Sib In answering your communica tion of I)ecemDer3 I would most respect fully call your attention; first, to some of ;ne facts, conditions and situations sur rounding the police department upon the organization of the Department of Public '-afety and upon my assuming charge theieof econd Tlio policy of the Bureau of Po a o mat has ueen in operation ior the past f e years and the law under which said pol icy has been continued as understood by t n department and is expounded by the lcsal department. A copy of the opinion of the Hon. ex-Judse Fettennan, non special at'orney for this department. Is hereto at ttcued and made part of this communica-tio-i to Tour Honor. Thira The Judgment and belief of the ;- ipeiiiitendent of Police and myself, based npo i our practical experience and close ob fc tation o' our attempts to control, re rif , rc-ulatc and enjoin the peculiar and 1 i i. ol.ir vice complained of. fourth Our willingness to honestly and leijetically carry out and carry into effect .. -lv chango or new policy that Your Honor a deem wlbo, expedient and to the best teret of the city to Inaugurate. What the Department lias Done. As to the first proposition: What wastbo -nnditlon and situation of affairs surround- - , fie Police Department at the orsaniza- n o the Department of Public baretyt 1 our Honor, as a municipal officer, being 1 evident of clect Council for many years, d being intimately associated with mu- r pal affairs and those in authority at City ' lias updnuDtcdly a personalknowledse 1 r menibranco of the conditions sur- nditiettii- Police Department prior to the . inizatio-iof tne Department of Public t 1 1 is, well ai. since that date I need lclct to i fe facts: 1 e eit was iniested with faro banks, u were openly operated in various sec- -o tiiecitv Poker rooms were numer- tii1 notorious m all sections Diamond 1 1 iujt almost entirely given up to the pliver and jtambler. The pool teller .-. r I on hn opeiations in various sections i e ctv having direct lines or communi- -ation bv wlie with all the principal cities ' t Lnited States, and bets and gamblins s.ii.e were taken on sporting events ot all i s and character: and in the lawsuit k ! i tills department had witu the pool- t r It vat. prove i, that thousands 01 per- ad no other visible means of upport ia tiepxjl room. Policy shops iniested -i ward and ectinn of tlie cln, there be- ie, ti an 83 well knon ti policy shops i . cm at that time- These games v.eie . i in ol' -cctions ol the citj; policy b-rs cre solicited oven Irom thildieri. ances as low as two lor fie cents . . . Id. Dues infested etery section of t T iiore blocks such as tlie Mus ,u ouilding, wero stven up entirely to e arious business. Beer gardens i tied, fiequentod by common prosti- jes nd street-walkers. I)Ios That Have Been Suppressed. Ot-ei outrageous dens and joints existed, . h as "Oj ster Paddy's Block," dive of Bill . . i on, the Tanbark Yard on Seventh ave- jc, operated by Young HcGraw, opium risen Grant street, houses of prostltu- n run by men. Old avenue scenes and ater street dens. These are only a sample ihe widespread vice of this character. ole wards were terroiizcd by lawless 'Uics, notably the Seventh, beinz over- u the nelarious "Owl Ganir," who d almost supreme, In violation or all a a d order: the intermingling of white ' lack, as carried on in State alley. nas openly charged that some of the admiuistiatlous levied toll on the .ei-, proprietors of poolrooms, policy s ansl houses of prostitution, and that . same was collected In large sums, and j tjeiewcre man, many cases of out- cjus blackmail- There seemed to be no tr or enforcement of the law or munlci- re-ulation so far as public affairs were rerned. It is true that the common cnkaid was arrested, fined and lmprls- i but the outrageous vices which af- eu tho body corporate were not Jnte'r- fi wltli or molested. I n ler the Tigorons policy of the present .ce Luieau, Your Honor is aware that eio is no faio bank, poker room, pool 3-n policy shop, tenement house orgies, er ' -arden, ali-nlght saloon, Sunday sa il or opium J int. As to the dives tbem rec 35 nouses ol prostitution had alluring tempting tobacco stores in front. Street a kin- was a reatnre of tho town, the voung o weak being enticed and inveigled into e-e dens In everv conceivable manner, ne and form, by music, song and dance, em" sl"ns were on many of the avenues, c m-distinctively and clearly the chir k.i o" the houses and of the business car i i on thuieln and thereat. These ate all jated, abolished and are no more. Tlie Tollcy of the Department. Second As to the law and policy of the ei artment Upon the organization of this artment, assisted by the Hon. C-ireucB u eh now District Attorney of Alle- ca -ounty. then special attorney of this paitment, the policy of tho department - ciearly outlined, both as to law and b T.ie interpretation placed upon the ' as cited in your recent communication ts department, to wit: Section 21, page I oi..pson's Digest, which I believe to e la, was tuat said seotlon was a dis- (taonarj'oidinance and not a mandatory r At.d this opinion is concurred in by lhailes S. retterman, now Assistant At orney, in an opinion heretoattached. fje iiollco department, under this dis- "icnury section, has been.wipturout all e various vices, absolutely hereinbefore numerated, save and except certain forms to the vice or prostitution. TheBe haTeleen vigorously dealt with., confined, controlled and restricted to those sections of the city giving the least possible publicity to the same, and placed under strict police sur veillance. Tho policy or all past administrations to raid theso iinuses under the summary con viction ordinance-, n a prvper remedy cited by Your Honor and recommended In our last communication, is wholly ignored! by ,tnls department, as I am of the firm opinion that the raiding and dragging of these un fortunate victims before a police magistrate for summary conviction and fine, and return to the same'buslness, is a most nefarious ad ministration or polico affairs. Not a Xew Policy. " The policy of this department, as herein stated and reiterated, is not a new one.not new to tne public and not new to Your Honor as In my four preceding annnal re ports this has been given to the publlp open ly and submitted officially to Councils; and in the last annual report, under my ap proval and direction, the Superintendent of Police, Uoger O'Mara, gave a complete, full and exhaustive statement of the social evil, its causes, regulation and effects, and that report, taken in its entirety, is a full and fair Etttemeut of the facts, so lar as the polico are concerned. ThirdThe Superintendent of the Bureau of Police and my s-elf on my pirt, after five years of most careful study and investiga tion, and the Superintendent after 25 jears of personal experience and observation, nro of the opinion that the enforcement of Sec tion SI, page 3GG or Thompson's Digest, to wit, the-raid, the 'police magistrate, sum mary con lctlon and line will not remove the evil, but that it will only change the form thereof and spread tlii.i nerariou busi ness, which Is now a local sore and plague spot, over the entire city, driving the same into rooms, bouses, dormitories, tenement houses, offices, alleys, by-places and private places, wholly beyond the reach and con trol, surveillance and regulation of the polico department, increasing solicitation, drunk enness venereal disease, vice and ciiine. Prostitution is a most unpardonable sin and wholly liidcleiisible, and 1 especially call Your Honor's attention to the fnct that 1 am not offering an apology tuereior nor seeking todefend it in any manner, shape or form, but in my capacity as Chief or tne De partment of Public Satety, I cannot theorize with social problems, but am forced to a practical test and operation so lar as the legulaiion of these evils is concerned un der a discretionary municipal law, the greatest good for tho greatest number being the rule. Virtue is not a product or the club, but of prayer. The Scarlet Letter needs no resort. The Platform or the Folic-. This is the platform upon which the police day by day and month by month are con trolling this crime, lessening and contract ing its effects and keeping it under close police suivelllance, regulation and control. It is a question that has affected all large cities In all countries and in all times. My own observation, based upon a personal investigation or all laruo cities from Quebec to San Francisco and from Chicago to New Orleans, is, that the evil is regulated to-day in the city of Pittsburg the equal of any city in thoiUnitcd States. Fourth Your Iiomir will observe our exact position from what has been previous ly siid; but, if )ouaie of the opinion that Section 21 ot the Charter Ordinance, giving yci a supervismy power Is paramount to and over f ectiou 15. which gives absolute control of polico affairs to this department, the superintendent and myself are willing toabandon the tried, and we believe tho suc cess! uli policy, in regulating this vice, nnd adopt any new theory or now policy that Your Honor may desire to put into execu tion during tne brief time of your term as Sl-ivor of this citv. But we would most respectfully ask your Honor to clearly outline what the said policy should be, fix a date on which you desire the same to be put in oper ation and the manner in which you desire to have the sinie carried out and assume the lesponsibillty for the success or failure thereof. very truly yours. J. O. Bbowx, Chief Depirtment Public balety. lit -Judge Eettcrman's Opinion. Ex-Judge Fetterman's opinion on propo sitions submitted to him bearing on the con troversy lollows: PiTTSEsr.G, Pa Dec 6, ISM. J. O Brown, Esq , Chief Dejjartment of Public Safety. DrAK Sin In answer to yonr favor of De cember 3, 1892, asking my opinion on the following proportions to wit: First Is Section 21, page 306 of Thomp son's Digest of the City Code, n discretion ary oidinancc or a mandatory one? fcecond In your opinion is tlie pol lev of raiding and Miinniary couvictlon before police magistrate legal? I uoi leave to submit the following: Section 2L page SOS. of Thompson's Digest of the City Code is the ordinance or March 29, 1S69, relating to disorderly houses, n hlch re ids as follows: "All houses of ill-fame, all houses fre qncuted by persons for lewd nnd unchaste purposes, all unlicensed public dance houses, and all houses and places where in toxicating liquors are sold without license or contrary to the laws of the Common wealth, shall be deemed and held to be dis ortlerlj houses, and the police of said city are empowered to arrest evory keeper theieof and every person found therein, and to bring all such persons before the Mayor of said city ior examination and bearing, nnd each such above described peison whom the Mayor shall adjudgo( irulity of maintaining such houses, or of visitinz the same for linpioper purposes, shall be fined not loss tnan $J or nioic than $100 for each offense, nnd m default or sucli payment of flue and co-ts, shall be committed to tho common Jail of Allegheny county for a period of not more than 03 days." Left to Official Discretion. This ordinance empowers tho police of the city to execute the provisions thereof, hut makes no provisions as to the manner in w hicli the arrests may be made, and therelore, there being a discretionary power left to the officer as to the time, manner and place of eniorcement of the ordinance, it cannot be claimed as a mindatory one. For, an ald in Potter's. Pwarrls on statutes, page 22, "When tho terms of a statute leave loom tor an administrative discretion to be cxeiclaed it cannot be Interpreted to be maiiditory;" but in the enrol cement of the law in the absence of any provision as to the enforcement thereof a certain discre tion is necessarily left with the officer whose duty it Is to enforce such laws as to the time mid the place and the manner in w hlch he will execute hi" duty, and so long as he exercises sound judgment and discre tion within the prescribed limits or the law in the eniorcement thereof he w ill be pro tected, and beyond that he does It on his own Individual responsibility and without the protection of tho law; in other words, he Is simply a ticspasser upon tho rights of the citizen. In answer to your second proposition, I would state that section 21. page ZW, of Thompson's Digest, commonly known as the "raiding ordinance,'" provides the manner in which the ordinance shall be enforced, and It cannot be enfoiccd in any other man ner. The system of raids that has been in vogue in Pittsburg previous to the new charter going Into effect is wholly wrong, and with out law to sustain it. Two 'Ways to Enforce the Law. There are but two ways in which yon and your officers can enforce the penal ordi nances and laws of the city of Pittsburg either by warrant issned upon information properly made Delore a magistrate, desig nating the parties upon whom the warrant Is to be served, and served by proper of ficers, or the offlcr himself, on view of misdemeanor or felony being committed, to Slake the arrest and take the person before a magistrate for examination and punish ment if found guilty of such an offense. Neither yon nor your officers have any right whatevar to invade the house of any person of the clly where it is quiet and orderly without a warrant; nor have you or j our officers nnv right to order the inmates of any house to remove irom their residences for any supposed offense. Tlie ordinance under consideration is a Eiece of reniuikable legislation. It goes far eyond the common or mature law in defin ing offenses, nnd the indiscriminate enforce ment or wlilch in the power of ignorant or unscrupulous men would menaco the most cherished rights secured the citizens by the Constitution of the State and the United States. The ordinary rule of law In the constrno tion of penal statutes Is that they should be construed strictly and always against the pnw cr enforcing the same. I doubt very much the validity of the ordi nance under consideration and would ad vise you in the enforcement of it that you give It tho strictest construction and keep strictly within its provi-ion. KesnecUully, C S. FrrrERMAjt, Assistant City Attorney. Mavor Gourley spent last night preparing an answer to Chief Brown's letter. At I o'clock this morning the Mayor snid he had completed his work and that his answer would be submitted to the Chief some time to-da;-. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Is sold everywhere and it always cures coughs and colds. TSUYEItnnd seller meet through the me dium or Till: DISPATCH ads. They cost little and are effectual. TIE PBESIOfiFS MESSAGE. Continued From Second Page. and that amount was appropriated. A de ficiency amounting to 510,053,621 must be provided for at this sesion. The estimate for pensions, for the fiscal vear ending June 30, IBM, is Slfi5,000,000. The Commissioner ot Pensions beiieres that, if the present legislation and methods are maintained and further additions to the pension laws are not made, the maximum expenditure for pensions "will be reached June 30, 1894, and will be at the highest point. $188,000,000 per annum. I adhere to the views expressed in previous messages, that the care of the disabled soldiers of the "War of the Itebellion is a matter of national concern and duty. Per haps no emotion cools sooner than that of gratitude, but I cannot believe that this process has yet reached a point with our people that would sustain the policy of re mitting the care of these disabled veterans to the inadequate agencies provided by local laws. The parade on the 20th of Sep tember last upon the'streets of this capital of 60,000 of the survivingTJnion veterans of the War of the Rebellion was a most touch ing and thfillii.g episode, and the rich and gracious welcome extended to them by the District of Columbia and the applause that greeted their progress Irom tens of thousands of people Irom all the States did much to revive the recollections of the grand review when these men and many tnousanas otners now in mcir graves cip welcomed with irratelul iov as victors in a stftiggle in which the national unity, honpr , ana wealth were all at issue. Legislative Action Necessary. In my last annual message I called atten tion to "the lact that some legislative action was necessary in order to protect the in terests of the Government in its relations with the TJniou Pacific Kailwav. The Com missioner of Railroads has submitted a very full report, giving exact information as to the debt, the liens upon the company's property and its resources. We niust deal with the question as we find it and take that course which will, under existing conditions, best secure the interests ot" the United States. I recom mended in my last annual message that a commission be appointed to deal with this question, and I renew that recommenda tion, and suggest that the commission be given full power. The report of the Secretary of Agricul ture contains not only a most interesting statement of the progressive and valuable work done under the administration of Secretary Busk, but many suggestions for the enlarged usefulness of this important department In the successful etiortto break down the restrictions to the tree in troduction of our meat products in the countries of Europe, the Secretary has been untiring from the first, stimulating and aid ing all other Government officers, at home and abroad, whose official duties enabled them to participate ii the work. The total trade in hog products with Europe in Mav, 1S92. amounted to S2.000, 000 pounds, against 49,000,000 in the same month of 1891; in June, 1892, the exports aggregated 8o,700,000 pounds, against 46, 500,000 pounds in the Jime month of the previous year. In July there was an In crease of '41 per cent and in August of 63 per cent over the corresponding mouths of 1891. Over 40,000,000 pounds of inspected pork have been exported since the law was put into operation and a comparison for the four months of May, June, July and Au gust. 1892. with the same months of 1891 .shows an increase in the number of pounds ot our export ot pork products ot bj per cent and an increase in value pf 66)4 Per cent The exports of dressed beef increased from 137,900,000 pounds in 1889 to 220,500, 000 pounds in 1892 or about 60 percent Cause of Increased Exports. During the past year there have been ex ported 394,607 head ot live cattle, as against 205,786 exported in 1889. This increased exportation has been largely promoted by the inspection authorized by law and the faithful efforts of the Secretary and his efficient subordinates to make that inspec tion thorough and to carefully exclude from all cargoes diseased or snspected cattle. The requirement of the English regulations that live cattle arriving from the United States must be slaughtered at the docks had its origin in the claim that pleuro-pneumonia existed among American cattle, and the ex istence of the disease could only certainly be determined by a post mortem inspection. The Department of Agriculture has labored with great energy and faithfulness to extirpate this disease, and, on the 26th day of September last, a public announce ment was made" by the Secretary that the disease no longer existed anywhere within the United States. He is entirely satisfied, after the most searching inquiry, that this statement was justified, and that by a con tinuance of the inspection and quarantine iov required of cattle brought into this country the disease can be prevented from again getting any foothold. , A Valuable Achievement. The value to the cattle industry of the United States ot this achievement can hardly be estimated. We cannot, perhaps, at once insist that this evidence shall be accepted as satisfactory by other countries; but if the present exemption from the dis ease is maintained, and the inspection of our cattle arriving at foreign ports in which our veterinarians participate confirms it, we may justly expect that the requirement that our cattle shall be slaughtered at the docks will be revoked as the sanitary re strictions on our pork products have been. It our cattle can be taken alive to the in terior the trade will be enormously in creased. Agricultural products constituted 78.1 per cent of our unprecedented exports for the fiscal year which closed June 30, 1892, the total exports being 51,030,278,030, and the value of the agricultural products 5793,717,670, which exceeds by more than 5150,000,000 the shipment of 'agricultural products in any previous year. , introducing Corn in Europe. ' An Interesting and a promising work for the benefit of the American .farmer has, been begun through agents of the Agri cultural Department in Europe, and con sists in efforts to introduce the various products of Indian corn as articles of human tood. The high price of rye offered a favorable opportunity for the experiment in Germany of combining cornmeal with rye to produce a cheaper bread. A fair degree of success has been at tained, and some mills for grinding corn for food have been introduced. The Secretary is of the opinion that this new use of the products of corn has already stimulated ex portations, and that if diligently prosecuted large and important markets can presently be opened lor this great American product The suggestions of the Secretary for an enlargement ot the work of the department are commended to yourlavorable considera tion. It may, 1 think, be said without challenge that in no corresponding period has so much been done as during the last four years tor the benefit of American agri culture. CONCLUDING FEATURES. Cholera, Quarantine and Immigration Are Briefly Discussed Some Remarks on Election Abases Bettrlctlon ot the Liquor Traffic in the District of Colombia. The subject of quarantine regulations, in spection and control was brought suddenly to my attention by the arrival at our ports in August last -of vessels infected by cholera. Quarantine regulations should b uniform at all our ports. Under the Consti tution they are plainly within the exclusive Federal jurisdiction whennd so far as Con gress shall legislate. In my opinion the whole subject should be taken into national control and adequate power given to the Executive to protect our people against plague invasions. On Sep tember 1 last I approved regulations estab lishing a 20-day quarantine or nil vessels bringing immigrants from torelgn ports. This order wilfhe continued In force. Some loss and suffering have resulted to passen gers, but a due care for the homes of our people juitifies is -such cues (be Utmost pre THE ' 'PITTSBURG DISPATCH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER caution. Theri is danger that with the coming of spring cholera will again appear, and a liberal appropriation shonld be made at this session to enable our quarantine and port officers to exclude the deadly plague. An Epidemic Can Be Avoided. But the most careful and stringent quar antine regulations mar not be sufficient ab solutely to exclude the disease. The medi cal and sanitary science has been such, how ever, that if approved precautions are taken at once to put all of our cities and towns in the best sanitary condition, and ft provision is made for isolating any sporadic cases and for a thorough disinlection, an epidemic can, I am sure, be avoided. This work ap pertains to the local authorities, and the re sponsibility and the penalty will be ap palling if it is neglected or unduly de laved. We are peculiarly subject in our great portrto the spread of infectious diseases by reason ot the fact that unrestricted immi gration brings to us out of European cities in the ovcicrowdcd steerages of great steam ships a large number of persons whose sur roundings make them the easy victims of the plague. This consideration, as well as those aQecting the political, moral and in dustrial interests of our country, lead me to renew the suggestion that admission to our country and to tho high privileges of its citi zenship should be more restricted and more careful. We have, I think, a right and owe a duty to our own people, .and especially to our working people, not only to keep out the vicious, the ignorant, the civil disturber, the pauper, and the con tract laborer,, but to ch.eck the too great flow of immigration now coming by further .limitations. Progress of the World's fair. The report of the World's Columbian Ex position has not been submitted. That of the Board of Management of the Govern ment exhibit haR been received atid is here with transmitted.' The work ot construc tion and of preparation for the opening of the Exposition in May next has progressed most satisfactorily and upon a scale of lib-, eralitv and magnificence that will worthily sustain the honor of the United States. The District of Columbia is left, by a de cision of the Supreme Court of the District, without anv law regulating the liquor traffic. An'old statute of the Legislature of the District relating to the licensing "of various vocations, has hitherto been treated by the commissioners as giving them power to grant or refuse licenses to sell intoxi cating .liquors and as subjecting those who sold without license to penalties; but in May last the Supreme Court of the District held against this view of the powers of the commissioners. It is ot urgent importance, therefore, that Congress should supply, either bv direct enactment or by conferring discretionary powers upon the commissioners, proper limitations and restraints upon tlie liquor traffic in the Dis trict The District has suffered in its repu tation by'many crimes of violence, a large per cent of them resulting irom drunken ness and the liquor traffic The capital Of the nation should be freed from this re proach by the enactment of stringent re strictions and limitations upon the traffic Protection of Railroad Employes. In renewing the recommendation which I have made in three preceding annual mes sages, that Congress should legislate for the protection of railroad employes against the dangers incident to the old and. inadequate methods of braking and coupling which are still in use upon lreight business, I do so wbh the hope that this Congress may take action on the subject Statistics furnished by the inter-State Commerce Commission show that during the year ending June 30, 1891, there were 47 different styles of car couplers reported to be in use, and that dur ing the same period there were 2,660 employes killed and 26,140 injured. Nearly 16 per'cent of the deaths occurred in the coupling and uncoupling of cars andover36 per cent of the injuries had the same origin. The Civil Service Commission asks for an increased appropriation for needed clerical assistance, which I think should be given. I extended the classified service' March 1, 1892, to include physicians, superintend ents, assistant superintendents, school teachers, and matrons in the Indian service, and have had under consideration the sub ject of some further extensions, but have not as yet lUJiy. aeterminea upon me lines upon which extensions can most properly and usefully be made. Abuses and Frauds In Elections. I have, in each of the three annual mes sages which it has been my duty to submit to Congress, called attention to the evils and dangers connected with our election methods and practices as they are related to the choice of officers of the National Gov ernment. In my last annual message I endeavored to invoke serious attention to the evils'nf unfair apportionments for Con gress. I cannot close this message without again calling attention to these grave and threatening evils. I had hoped that it was possible to se cure a non-partisan inquiry by means of a commission into evils the existence ot which is known to all, and that out of this might grow legislation from which all thought of 'partisan advautage should be eliminated and only the higher thought ap pear of maintaining the freedom and purity ot the ballot and the equality of the elector, without the guaranty ot which the Govern ment could never have been formed, and without the continuance ot which it cannot continue to exist in peace and prosperity. It is time that mutual charges of unfairness and fraud between the great parties should cease, and that the sincerity of those who profess a desire for pure and honest elections should be brought to the test of their willing ness to free our legislation and our election methods from everything that tends to Im pair the public confidence in the announced result The Necessity Emphasized. The necessity for an inquiry and for legis lation by Congress upon this subject is emphasized by the fact that the tendency of the legislation in some States in recent years has in some important particulars been away from and not toward free and fair elections and equal apportionments. Is it not time that we should come together upon the high plane of patriotism, while we devise methods that shall secure the right of every man qualified by law to cast a tree ballot "and give to every such ballot an equal value in choosing our publio officers and in directing the policy of the Government? Lawlessness is not lessv such but more, where it usurps the functions of the peace officer and of the courts. The frequent lynching of colored people accused ot crime is without the excuse which has sometimes been urged by mobs for a failure to pursue the appointed methods fair the punishment of crime that the accused have an undue in- J flnence over courts and juries. Such acts are a reproach to the community where they occur, and so far as they can be made subject of Federal jurisdiction the strongest repressive legislation is de manded. A public sentiment that will sus tain the officers of the law in resisting mobs and in protecting accused persons in their custody should be promoted by every fojsible means. The officer who gives his ife In the brave discbarge of this duty is worthy ot special honor. No lesson needs to be so urgently Impressed upon our peo ple as this, tnat no worthy end or cause can be promoted by lawlessness. Retrogression Would Bo a Crime. This exhibit of the work of the Execu tive Departments is submitted to Congress and to the public in the hope that there will be found in it a due sense of responsibility and an earnest purpose to maintain the na tional honor and to promote the happiness and prosperity of all our people. Aud this brief exhibit "of the growth and prosperity of the country will give us a level from which to note the increase or decadence that new legislative policies may bring to us. There is no reason why; the national in fluence.power and prosperity should not ob serve the same rates of increase that have characterized the past 30 years. We carry the great impulse aud increase of these years into the future. There is no reason why in many lines of production we should not surpass all other nations as we have already done In some. There are no near frontiers to our possible development Betrogreasloa would be a crime. BZKJAKUBf UASSISOX Executive Mansiok,' Dee. 6, 1881 Tribute of Respect. JIasutactusiiis Mrnon4irrs lKSUIt A5CE COMPACT, DiTFimiL 117 Wood STnEST. Prrr8Btnio. Pa.. December 6. 1S93. At a special meetlugof tho Board of Di rectors of this company, hold this day the following minute was adopted, viz : Wuiueas, Our HeiiYonly l'athor has sud denly called from earthly labor Captain Joseph Walton, and , tVhereas, by this dispensation of Provi dence, the community has lost an entor prlslns, valuablo citizen: this company an Intelligent, attentive and carnost director. Therofore, wlilln bowins in humble sub. mission to the will of Him who does not willingly afflict tho childron of men, be it Resolved, That tho Board of Dlreotors of this company ton tiers its warmest sympathy to ttie lainity ot deceased, and to the com pany; and seeks to pay in part a debt of reverencoiindrejrrec by ordering tills resolu tion spread upon the minutes of thiseom pahy and a copy theieof transmitted to tho family. Bv ordor or the Board. William T. Adair, Secretary. You'll rind Something; to Annie Ton If You Visit Kaufmanns' New Jewelry Department. You may not be amazed at the quality of tne goods, ucennso Ton prooaoiy navo seen such goods dlsplived In tho show cases of exclusive hhrh-pilccd jewelers of this city, but you -certainly will bo surprised to dis cover that Kanunniins aro seliinir precisely the same hih standard lino of Jewelry at pi ices which you wonld never have thought possible. ft HEAD POWX THIS LIST. Gents' handsome SJi ounce silver hunting case watches, with American movement, at $8 75, worth $11 Ladies' pietty gold filled hunting case watches, wiih American movement: war ranted 20 ve.ire; lull value $25. our price $15. Solid silver thimbles, worth 23c at 15a each. Ladies' solid gold brooches, set with gen uine diamonds, fmm H 50 up. Gents' s0l i oold scarr pins, sot with dia monds, frnni $2 69 up1. Bojs' solid nilver steiii-wi'idlnor watches, each ono warranted, full value $10, at only $5 50. Ladles' stem-winding chatelaine watches or solid silver at $5 50, worth f 9. Genuine solitaire diamond rings at $150. Genu' solid gold sleeve buttons and links from $3 up. Gents' handsomely engraved stera-wlnd-Ins watolie, with genuine cold filled hunt ing or opon-Iaco case and Waltham move ment Wan-anted i!0 years; lull value $30. Will be sold nt $18 50. ladles' handsome stem-winding chatelaine watches or solid sold. Sold elsewhere at $i0; at $10 50. Ladles' genuine diamond Marquis rings, with turqnlsc, opal, emerald anil ruby cen ters, at $!(; sold by exclusive dealers at $15. Solid gold habvrins, plain or chased, at 20o each; woith 50c. Gents' solid sold initial rings, with gold raised Initials, worth $7: soldat$5. Gents' solto. gold initial .rings, with gold raised initials, set with six genuine dia monds, sold elsowberu at $10, at only $7. Souvenir spoons of genuine sterling silver, with fancy handles and uold bowls, at only 79c: vi ortli rnlly $1 50. Elegant pen and pencil holders of solid silver nt only $1 50; worth $3 50. Hat murks ot sterling stiver, at 59c. Name engraved free. Telescope pencils ot solid silver, suitablo for watch charms or pocket use, at only $1: worth $2 21. Handsome silver novelties of the cele biated Derby, Meridan & Bogers makes, in shaving mu,ts, hair brushes. Jewel boxes pictmc frames, clothes brushes, inkstands, whisky fliks, perfume bottles, manicure sets, smokinz sets, etc., all at equally low prices. Every article auaranteed. If you're dissatisfied with an article, bring It back and got your money refunde'l. Kaupuaiws' New Jowelry Department Do you appreciate a bargain a genuine bargain? If so, then read this: 800 pieces or genuine Japanese siilc, fully 32 inches wide, elegantly finished goods, worth 75o per yard; will so at ida per yard to-dav only. Kaufmahbs' New DntoooDS Dxrr. De Witt's Little Eaily Risers. Best pill for biliousness, sick headache, malaria. Nobbt neckwear for Christmas presents. James II. Aisra Co., 100 JFIfth avenue. 4 "Eing out, wild bells" Tennyson. RINGING CHRISTMAS BELLES. RINGS. A handsome ring would make glad the Xmas of all Pittsburg belles. A ring from our immense variety would please anyone. We have all the newest styles, shapes and gem combinations. PENDANTS Are as desirable as rings maybe more so. Ours are fixqd that they tcan be used as either brooch or pendant. See the jewelled en amelled pendants, imitating nature in flowers, shells, etc WATCHES, Suitable for everyone, of all ages, and both sexes. We have all the celebrated makes. Any kind of a case you wish. Gold or silver. Plain or chased. Plain, enamelled or jewelled. All sizes. FOR' USEFUL K GIFTS SEE ART ROOMS. TAKE BIBVATOR. . 529 SMITHFIELD STREET. de5-iiWT Economical Practical and Dainty Dishes by csx or Liebig COMPANY'S Extract of Beef. Send a postal for the Company's Cook Booic to Danohey & Co., 27 Park Place, New Yorfc. THE GENUINE Has Justus voaldeblg'H signature serosa the label in bine. BE SURE THAT YOU GET IT. PURE BUTTER, OLD 8T GEO. K. BTEVKKSOX CO line Groceries and Table Delicaoles, bbctn Teau Jyjf 1 1892 IfBW ADVEKTISESIESTS. B. & B. FLANNELS. Fine ones at prices that peo ple will come a distance to "get 100 pieces too many Fine all-wool COUNTRY FLAN NELS, .in choice styles, 30c. A yard wide. When we say fine we mean just what we say. Made of fine, pure wool, and the kind of Flannels in stripes and plaids for Shirts, Skirts and Children's Dresses that are worth buying, and specially so, when you can saves'o much oh every yard when you get them. Large lot IMPORTED FLANNELS,all-wool medium and large plaids and stripes; high cost goods, always re tailed in former seasons at 60c, but this has been a poor Flan nel season, and we bought these elegant Imported Flan nels and make a profit selling them at 35c, and the people are coming for them. EIDER DOWN FLAN NELS A large lot purchased from a maker who is particular, and every piece that is not strictly perfect in finish and weave is cast aside, and we bought the stock at a price that was very satisfactory. Colors: Tan, Cardinal, Gar net, Brown, Black, Light Grey and Cream. . 5oc,Eider Downs subject to slight mill imperfections, 25c a Yard. 50 pieces heavy, well-made, barfed COUNTRY FLAN NELS, most, part wool. You've paid 25c for like kind often. They are to be cleaned out at - 15 Cents, And they'll go fast. All-wool STRIPED FLAN NEL SKIRT PATTERNS, pure wool and extra quality, but, like the flannels they're selling too slow to suit our ideas this will move them 700 Skirt Patterns, 38 inches long, '72 inches wide, 65c Each. One thousand SKIRT PAT TERNS, 40 inches long, 76 inches wide, 75c Each. Flannel Department occu pies entire rear end of large New Silk and Dress Goods Room. Fine Flannel of every cele brated maker is represented here in plain and fancy quality, and less price is what has made this large Flannel business. r Over a hundred , styles of Silk Embroidered Flannels, 50 Cents Up to the most exquisite and dainty and most elaborate pat terns. IMPORTED WHITE FINNETTE JLAMELS, Fine twill, almost like Cash mere, only more weight beau tifully embrqidered for chil dren's wear that when seen will be appreciated. . .ALLEGHENY. . BDGGS I BUHL, , NErf ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 " A RIGHT ROYAL GIFT! FLEISHMAN & CO.'S book mm. The" Epitome of All Knowledge. The Greatest Literary Acheivement of the Nineteenth Century. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNIC. It. 8. I'cale Edition, Reprinted from the latest English edition. 25 royal octavo volumes bound in half Russia leather, with full gilt backs and marbled edges. OUR SPECIAL OFFER. If one volume taken at a time $ I 50 If five volumes taken at a time 7 25 If ten volumes taken at a time ' 14 00 If twenty-five volumes (the complete set) 34 50 The complete American Supplement, 3 volumes, uniform with above..$ 7 50 Danner's Patent Encyclopedia Revolving Case, manufactured of polished maple, specially for this work, worth 18, our price... . 5 00 For the entire 28 volumes and rack complete : 45 00 COME IN AND EXAMINE IT. CHRISTMAS TRIMMED AND Baskets of every description and shapes and materials. We carry a full line ot Baskets tnmmea wim ceuuioia, umce uasKcts, Scrap Baskets, Work Baskets, Candy Baskets, Flower Baskets, Fancy- Baskets, Jewel Baskets, Music Stands, Picture 'Holders, Baby Baskets, In fants' Stands, Work Stands, etc. We also show a magnificent line of plain and fancy Satin Ribbons, suitable for trimming these Baskets. FLEISHMAN & CO., 504, 506 and 508 Market Street JpMail Orders Promptly Attended to. P. S. Bring the Children to see our Santa Claus, who will be in our Toy Department daily until Christmas. Are You Looking For Fine Furniture? Then come where you can see an assortment of it that is no equaled in the city. We have a stock large enough to make a castle of joy out of every house in the city, and our prices are such as to be within the - " reach of all. Handsome appointments to a home are like foliage to a tree or blossoms to flowers. CASH OR CREDIT. KEECH, D ON'T know of another is touched by our Matchless Made-to-Measure Suits 20. You needn't go higher for an Every-Day Busi ness Suit Of cdurse $2510 $35 is worth every additional dollar. In addition we have added Ready-to-put-on Overcoats. Look over the city you'll find nqne like ours, from $15 to $45. Handsome Storm Coats. WANAMAKER & BROWN, HOTEL ANDERSOK BLOCK. "THE CLEANER 'TIS, WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT SAPOLIO BASKETS, UNTRIMMED. in all imaginable colors, designs. 923, 925,927 Perm Avenue. nolB-Jcw such store. 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