xTBv-lii--.-,;i."ii," JUJ&-. T.-.yjcriTLas-s-. ,-.-.. v. .. -x-aa.r.Vfca-. - THE PECTSBlIR&'y"DIBPATOH;THXTKSD.Xer -DECEMBER 8 1892. m ITS RED LETTER DAY. There Are Now 876 Prison ers Confined in the West ern Penitentiary. KETER AS MAKY BEFOp. Of All This Knmber There Are Onlj Twenty-Three Females. DEATH WIPES OUT A SENTENCE. William Jlalone, a Noted Criminal, Died "here Testerdaj. . AS nE EXPIRED IIIS PLACE WAS FILLED To-day there are more prisoners in the Western Penitentiary than were erer con fined there since the institution was located in Western Pennsylvania. On a slate ly ing in the office ot the prison last night were inscribed theie words: "The popula tion of the Western Penitentiary to-day is 876." On inquiry it was found that this was the largest number the prison rolls ever contained. A peculiar thing about the make-up of this little imprisoned world is that there are only 23 female inmates. In the past year there have been but four deaths. The last man to leave the prison by this route was William Malone, who died yesterday. He was one of the 16 men confined in the hospital department, and since his admission there, eight years ago, has spent most of his time in the sick wards. Life finally wore itself out, and at just 9.05 yesterday morning he died. As Malone passed away the prison doors were thrown open and another criminal was brought in to take the dead man's place. A Criminal Since Tenth. Jlalone was 27 years of age, and had been a criminal the greater part of his life. He comes of an excellent family at Kidgeway, Elk county. He was serving a sentence of 16 years and six months. His crimes were burglary, robbery, assault with intent to kill and aggravated assault and battery. He was admitted on November 24, 1884, when 19 years of age. .Malone had served a turn ot two years previous to then for some other offense. He now has a brother in the institution. Last night JIalone's gray haired mother arrived in the city and took her son's remains to Kidgeway lor burial. Tike 876 persons sent there for having committed every known crime are handled as easily as though they were as many school children. Every soul is disciplined, and to-day there is not a prisoner being punished for disobedience to prison rules or any other cause. The establishing of the two grades has done much to better the condition of the inmates. Alter a certain time it a prisoner complies with all the rules and shows a disposition to do the right thing, lie is allowed to cast aside the striped garb and don a suit of a grayish color. Tro-thirds of the prisoners are now wearing the gray, and the other third is striving hard to attain this nark of honor. Hon- Much Time Is Spent. The male prisoners are engaged each day making brooms, mats, hosiery and shoes, while the women manufacture shirts and underwear, and see that all wearing apparel is kept in proper snape. The penitentiary exchanges its products with the West Indies tor the material used in making mats. There is also a good deal of the stuff disposed of in the far Western States. The Pullman Palace Car Company buys all its mats irom the penitentiary. Every evening at 5 o'clock the prisoners quit work, and by 6 o'clock they have fin ished their supper. Three nights a week the inmates are allowed two hours to spend in their own enjoyment. At these times they are allowed to break the intense quie tude of prison lite by music, writing or reading, or in any manner they wish. There is a great diversity in the way these pleasure hours are used. In every cell candles are burning, and under their glare many can be seen reading or writing. In many ol these iron-bound rooms musicians of no mean character are confined. Oiten as the shades gather along the dark corridors sweet strains float out from behind the iron bars,floodin? the great building with beauti ful music. The violin, mandolin and guitar are the principal instruments. The tunes are generally very sad and the music is al ways played low and sweet. At the end of this most pleasant time in the day the prisoners are marched off to school. This is a peculiar sight. Men with snowy white hair and the young man ot 20 alike' attend the school, and many of the old fellows are just learning their letters. FOE HUMAHITY'S 64KB. Contributions Received by the Humane Society at Yesterday's Meeting The Humane Society met yesterday and adopted resolutions on the death of J. D. Bernd. Secretary Davidson reported the follow ing contributions: D. T. Watson, 515; Hepburn Walker and J. H. Lockbnrt, 510 each; W. A. Herron, E. A. M. Watt & Co., Sheafer & Flovd, Kcable & Cooper, "W. W. Wattles, Home & Ward, John H. McCreary, James W. Honston, Gaffys & Queen, W. E. Snyder, J. G. Stephenson, W. & Arbuthnot, A. M. Brown, a ILWil lock, E. L. Ford, S. Jervis Adams, Hay Walker, Jr., a C. Walker, a A. Smiler, G. Schmidt, Dilworth Bros., $5 each;, C D. Bean and cash, $2 each. A lady member reports that she collected the following: Iron Citv Brewing Com pany, 10; Dr. Erwin Fisher, ?3; August Schneider, 50 cents; and cash contributions aggregating 55 50. Fines received lrom Alderman Means, 510. Total, 5173. William F. Arbuthnot, of Arbuthnot & Co., was elected a member. D0MIN1CK GALLAOHEB DEAD. Demise of a Jinn Formerly TVeU Known In Political Circles. Domlnick Gallagher, 60 years of age, died at 7 o'clock last evening at his home on Roberts street. On November 21 he fell from one of the cars on the Central Trac tion road at the corner of Sixth avenue and Grant street, since which time he has been confined to his bed. His physicians, how ever, state that his death resulted from nat ural causes. Mr. Gallagher was at one time an alder man tor the Eleventh ward and also a mem ber of Council from that ward. Latelv. he has been acting as constable for Alderman Beilly. He was a member of Post 157, G. A. K. and of Union Veterans' Legion No. 16. An Hl-Fated Car. Car No. 64 on the Wylie avenue line yes terday ran into the cable rope of the Fifth Avenue Traction line at Wood street and Fifth avenue. The glass in the car was shattered, and the passengers were badly shaken ap. Travel was delayed for quite a while. Car No. G4 is the one that ran into the Eleventh Ward Marching Club last fall with such fatal results. It has been in sev eral accidents since then, and seems to be pursued by ill-luck. GAVE MURPHY FIVE DOLLARS. About 100 Sign the Pledge at Iafayetto nail A Number or Speeches Made by Those TVho Have Reformed The Meet ings to Continue. Lafayette Hall was crowded last night for Fransis Murphy's meeting. About 100 pledges were signed. The meeting was fnll of interesting experiences. A man half full of liquor jumped up at one stage of the proceedings and proposed three cheers for Mr. Murphy and his work. The cheers were not given, but the whole audi ence applauded loudly. The man then said he believed in the sincerity of the men in the movement, and he walked up to the stage and handed Murphy 55 to help cover the expenses. He also put on a blue ribbon and signed the pledge, but his name was withheld from publication. Some half a dozen men who had signed the pledge in the past two weeks and kept it made short addresses, in which they professed their ability to stay sober through the influence of the Murphy pledge. "Shorty" Long was one of these, having signed last Satur day. J. M. Kelly spoke. He saia he recog nized two classes ot people in these meet ingsthose who came for sympathy and those who came in sympathy witn tne wora. Both were wanted, needed and welcomed. Mr. Kelly, Mr. Murphy and Prof. Weeden went to Mansfield yesterday after noon, held a good meeting and secured about 100 pledge signers. Mr. Kelly be came interested in one of the men in at tendance, who wanted to go to the Keeley Institute, and be provided him the means and took him there last night. LIKE A 6PBING AY. Yesterday's Warm Weather Almost Reach ed the Record of 21 Tears. The unusually warm weather yesterday was the source ot much eomment for this time of the year. A visit to the Weather Bureau developed the fact that it is not un usual, although the thermometer seldom reached the height it did yesterday, which was 70.3, 20 above normal. On Decem ber 9, 1885, it reached 73, the highest ever reached in December in the 21 years that the bureau has been in existence. Thirty nine is normal, while yesterday it was 59. In 1873 and 1875 the thermometer reached 69, ranging from that down to zero in other years. Tne warm spell will be followed by rain, which will probably turn into snow, fol lowed by a cold snap. The puddling department of Zug's mill had to close down yesterday because of the heat. John Dams, employed at Howe, Brown & Col's Seventeenth street mill, was overcome bv cramps last evening and had to be removed to his home on Penn avenue in the patrol wagon. The heat was the cause. t AHH0YED HIS NEIGHBORS. A Rural Community Gets Tired of the Antics of James Hamler. James Hamler was committed to jail by Alderman McMasters yesterday afternoon on two charges of malicious mischief and two of surety of the peace. - Hamler lives in Baldwin township, and it is alleged that for months past he has annoyed the neighbors in every conceivable way. He has been in the habit of spend ing half the night in going from buildincr to building and throwing stones at the win dows. He would also hide behind fence corners and jump out at ladies and children and try to scare them. Several times he has threatened to kill persons who have remonstrated with him. Of late his acts of lawlessness have become so frequent that the people of the neighborhood held a meet ing the first ot the week, and appointed James L. McKee to make information against him. He is supposed to be de mented. WALKERS WART M0SE BOOK. Dissatisfaction at the Width of the Sixth Street Bridge Sidewalks. Pedestrians who use the Sixth street bridge are observing with some disgust that the footway on the new structure is no wider than it used to be. The roadway tor cars and other vehicles has been doubled exactly in width, there being four tracks instead of two. This stems to say that while the bridge company admits that the vehicle traffic between Allegheny City and Pittsburg has doubled in the last 25 years, and must have more room, it either does not admit that there are more foot passen gers or else it does not believe in giving them room. There has been a hot discussion in the board of the bridge company as to the width of the sidewalks, and at least one of the directors has registered an emphatic protest against the policy of limiting it to the old line. This director says that the footway will have to be widened within a few years inevitably and argues that it wouhl be cheaper to do it now. THE CONDUCTOR WAS IN A HURRY. He Rang the Bell, the Passenger Fell Off and Entered Suit. The suit of William W. Stewart against the Pittsburg Traction Company for dam ages for injuries, is on trial before Judge White. Stewart was a passenger on a car and wanted to get off at Federal street. He told the conductor, it is stated, he wanted to get off there, and he pulled the bell to stop. Stewart was on the step ready to get off, when before the car had stopped the conductor exclaimed: "If vou want to get off, get off," and rang the Dell to go ahead. The jolt threw Stewart from the car and he fell, receiving severe and permanent injuries. His worst hurt was an injury to the spine. IT pays to advertise for a situation In THE DISPATCH. One cent a word is the cost. STREETS TO BE LABELED. Chief Eigelow Contracts for 3,300 Signs for Corners. Chief Bigelow will to-day let the con tract for furnishing some 300 street corner signs and about 3,000 street house signs to be put up all over the town. The corner signs are to be placed on lamp posts on a new'two-ana bracket the Chief is having made principally for the downdown streets. The house signs will be a plate about 20 inches long nailed to the bouse. The signs are of pre'.ty blue enamel, with white letters, about a similar style as that adopted recently by the French Govern ment The total cost will be about 52,500. CARNEGIE COMING HOME. Ho Is Expected in Pittsburg the latter Part of January. There have been many rumors asto the return ot Mr. Andrew Carnegie, but the first authoritative information on the sub ject was obtained yesterdav. Mr. Carnegie will return to Pittsburg in'the latter part of January, probably in the last week of that month. He will be accompanied by Mr. Henry Phipps, who is still sojourning at Knebworth, the historic home ot Lord Lyt ton, in England. Mr. Carnegie when last heard from was in Venice. They Elected Officers. The Laboring Men's Association, colored, have elected the lollowing officers: Presi dent, C Ajax Jones; First Vice President, George Holmes; Second Vice President, David Allen; Secretary, John Fields; Cor responding Secretary, Thomas WiUon; Treasurer, Wylie Captain. Da. Johw Coofeb, J a. Ear, nose, throat and chest diseases. Office Westlnguouse build ing, Pittsburg, Pa. Hours 11a. m. to 4 p. x INSISTS UPON ACTION. Mdyor Gonrley Is Determined His Order Shall Be Carried Out. HIS REPLY TO CHIEF J. 0. BROWff. Asserts That Fxecutive Officers Are Sub servient to. Lav. LEGISLATURE ALONE RESPONSIBLE The conflict between Mayor Gonrley and Chief Brown, of the Public Safety Depart ment, over the-proposition to suppress the disorderly houses of the city is happily searing an end, and unless the evil is promptly abated the law under which the police of the city have operated for more than 20 years will be judicially passed upon, and the county courts will be re quired tp determine whether or not the Mayor has power to direct the head of the police department in regulating or sup pressing any crime or eviL Mayor Gourley yest erday submitted an answer to the letter sent him by Chief Brown the day previous. The Mayor's letter is constructed substantially on what Is alleged to be the law and the ordinances. It is a pointed, interesting document. "There la nothing left fof me to say," Mayor Gourley remarked yesterday in an swer to a question regarding his course should Chief Brown continue to disregard his suggestions. "There is no longer any reason for shifting about in this matter. There must be action," the Mayor went on. Will Take the Blatter to Court. His Honor refused to say what he contemplated doing to guarantee action. His advisers, however, are confident that he will invoke the power of ths courts in the matter within a reasonable time. Chief Brown refused to talk. He had re ceived the Mayor's letter, and he said he had read it carefully, but he was not willing to discuss it nor was he ready to even inti mate what course he would pursue in the premises: Mayor Gonrley's letter is appended: Pittsburg, Dec. 7. J. O. Brown, Esq., Chief Department Public Safety: Dear Sir In reply to your communication of the 6th Inst. I have to say I don't think It is becoming in you or me, as executive offi cers, to discuss the legality or a city ordi nance so long as It remains upon the statute uook of the citv and has not been Judicially condemned. Especially is this true in re spect to an ordinance that has been assumed to be the law tor almost a quarter of a cen tury, and has been acted upon by you and your predecessors In hundreds, ir not thou sands, of cases, and is the very law under which you have suppressed, and are to-day suppressing, "unlicensed publio dance houses" and "houses and places where intox icating liquors are sold without license." The Wide Scope of the Law. It would seem that if you can suppress these two classes of "disorderly houses" un der this ordinance, yon might also, if yon tried, suppress the third class named, "all houses of ill-fame." Under this ordinance you claim to have suppressed, by my order, the illegal sale of liquor in houses of ill-fame, ir this be so. then surely you can suppress the houses themselves. I am not willing to admit that, under the law, the police de partment or this city staads powerless he lore the great evil in our midst. Yonr pre tense at "regulation" is vain and utterly without authority, if the ordinance to which yon refer is not valid law. Neither can I admit that a power con ferred upon a public officer for the pnbllo safety, with the means of execntlng It clear ly given, is a discretionary power, to be ex ercised or not, as the officer may think best. Public powers given for publio ends must, and do, create an Imperative duty. I there fore agnin direct you to disoharge your plain duty under the laws and ordinances ot the city. I note that you ask me, "to clearly outline what the said policy shall be, fix a date at which you desire the same to be put In oper ation, and the manner In which you desire to have the same carried out, and assume the responsibility for the success or failure thereof." In answer o this I say: ,- The Law Mast Be Enforced. First The policy shall be the policy laid down in the laws and ordinances of this city and which you are sworn toonforce.namely: That prostitution is a ciime, and that the keeping of a house of prostitution Is an of fense to be suppressed by the police, and not to be protected and encouraged under a pre tense 01 "regulation. Second As to the date, the law gives neither you nor me discretion as to when it shall be put In operation. The sooner you perceive that, as an executive officer, you are not above the law but subject to it, and begin to do j our sworn duty In enforcing It, the better. Third As to the manner or executing the law,"the law Itself is your sufficient guide, as I have already pointed out to you. Fourth As to the responsibility "for the success or failure thereof," you need not concern yourself. The legislature of this city is alone responsible for the law; you alone are responsible for its enforcement. The results to flow from such enforcement are not matters (or you or me to consider. Very truly yours, H. I. Gouklet, Mayor. COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN. The Fate of a Woman Sentenced for Keep ing a Disorderly House. Annie Coheran, who was sentenced to 60 days to the workhouse yesterday morn ing for keeping a disorderly house at 20 Carson street, Southside, and who was held over on account of illness, nearly died last night. The woman had been en a spree for sev eral weeks and her nervous system was completely broken down. She was removed to theBoutbside Hospital and later brought back to the Twenty-eighth ward police station. She was still living at a late hour last night. Her two children, neither of whom can yet talk, were taken, in charge by Humane Agent D. L. McDonald, Jr., and placed in the orphan asylum on Tanne hill street CUPID CONQTJEES GIAHT8. He Tarns His Prisoners Over to Hymen to Be Shackled. It takes a good deal to scare Captain Hie ber, .he imperturbable Marriage License Clerk, but his nerves received a shock yes terday afternoon. It began with a disturb ance above his head among the globes of the chandelier, one of which fell wh a crash on his desk. Captain Hieber loosed up. and caught sight of a man's head up among the incandescent lights. The body belonging to the head, Captain Hieber noticed with mnch relief, was that of an everyday man, but one of extraordinary length. Beside the giant who had collided with the chandelier was a slender, good-looking girl only a lew inches shorter than her cavalier. The giant bent over and told Captuln Hie- ber that he wanted a marriage 'license for himself, James Gilbert, and Miss Emma Mossman, the lady by his side; There be ing nothing extraordinary about them but their height, which was evidently over seven feet, and Mr. Gilbert having de clared he was 26 and the lofty lady having blushingly murmured that she was 21, the license was'issued. They will be married to-day at 4 P. be at Harry Davis' Eden Musee, and probably Magistrate McKenna will make them one. IKOOMand boarding-house keepers, why have vacancies? A Tew small ads in the cent-a-word columns of TUE DISPAT, will send you tenants. Monthly Mall Eeport. The monthly report of the Superinten dent of Mails for the month of Novem bet, 1892, compared with the same month of 1891, shows an increase ot 1,090,915 pieces mailed, or 21. 49 per cent over last year. Number of errors in distribution, 267; average number correct to each error,23,097; number of special delivery letters dis patched, 1,876. ANOTHER NEW FUEL. Pittsburg Oil and Gas Men Oa to See a Test of Oil and Water Gas The Process Is Simple and the Product Cheap. Many of the oil and gas men of Pitts burg went to Greensburg last night to wit ness a test of a new gas which it is claimed is destined to replace the natural gas for illuminating aod beating purposes. Among the Pittsburgers who witnessed the test were George J. Gorman, President of the Mechanics' National Bank; J.McDowell, of the National Transit Company; Colonel Bardsley, of Bardsley & Kerr; Captain Thomas $. Kerr, of the same firm; E- Me Kenzie, of the Westmoreland and Cambria Gas Company; Lowrey Chieds, ot Mellon Bros., and the Southwest Gas Companv; P. Malone, of the Southwest Company; W. K. Truby and John Beattv, of the Philadel phia Company, and Ben Tupper, the famous old scout of the Standard Oil Com pany. The were also present capitalists and gas 'men from Connellsville, Johnstown, Harriiburg, Beading and Philadelphia. The test was made about 7 o'clock. It was remarkably successful. The gas is produced by a simple chemical process from coke, oil and water. Tne inventor of the process made his first test at Bellefontaine, O. Only a small furnace was used at that time, and the Greensburg manufactory is the first large concern of the kind ever con structed. At the test last night it was demonstrated that the supply of gas can be made equal to the demand, and the people of Greensburg are jubilant over the fact that they are within the week to have a substitute tor the rapidly failing natural gas supply. The test was made through a tea-inch pipe, and even the experts said they could not detect the difference between it and the 'natural ga. The Pittsburg people are negotiating with the inventor for the right of His process for this city. TO C0NTB0L THS XBASE. An Arrangement to Maintain the Bate on Bituminous Coal. It has been freely charged that all efforts heretofore to maintain rates in the bitumin ous coal trade west of Pittsburg have been thwarted by the attitude ot ths Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Bailroad Com pany. This company has professed to be willing to make agreements fo main tain rates, but has said that it could not control its producers. -It is ex pected that the recent discussion will rs suit in the formation of an agreement among th local producers in which event the Hocking Valley will no longer have an excuse for creating disturbances of rates. The main provisions of the proposed agree ment, as telegraphed from New York, are to form an independent association among the producers of coal on the line of each railroad companv, the association to regu late the apportionment of coal among its members and to place each member under a bond which will exact a heavy penalty should they violate any of the agreements of the association, the associa tion to elect a reprentative to a central or ganization, the central organization to make all sales and to allot to the associa tion on each railroad an amount in propor tion to their tonnage in 1893. Every rail road to 1 carry and produce the amount allotted or transfer back to the central organization any part of its allotment which it cannot produce or carry, this to be divided pro rata among the other roads. ONE M0BE PBODIGAL DADOHIEB, She Asks Permission to Go Home and Her Mother Bids Her Welcome. Among the letters in Mayor Gonrley's mail yesterday was one from the mother of one of the inmates of a disorderly house on Second'avenue. The Mayor refused to give names or numbers. The writer said her daughter had left her home, became an in mate of" a house here some time ago, had become sick on two occasion!; and while in that state had written home for money to pay her railroad fare to the paternal roof. Her requests were granted, Hut she used the money tor other purposes and did not re turn home. When the Mayor's order was issued relative to closing up the houses last week the girl sent a dispatch to her mother again saying she was sick and if money was sent to her she wonld go home. The mother inclosed a money order for S6 in her letter, payable to the Mayor, with which she asked him to buy a ticket and start her daughter home. Tne Mayor sent Ordinance Officer McKenna to the girl, and when the situation was explained she gladly consented to go home. Tbis morning the officer will accompany her to the station, buy her ticket and put her on the train. His Honor suppressed all names in the story, saving it might make the girl's re form easier, but said her mother lived in Ohio. Scalded With Beer. Chris Bauerlein, J. X Kell, William Hyle, William Wnrser and John Shwurt fell into a vat of hot beer at Bauerlein's brewery, Millvale, yesterday. They were all badly scalded. PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. John McWilliams who has drilled oil wells in nearly every State and Territory In the Union, besides in South America, Cuba and Roumanla, is visiting inPittsbmg. He says that- whenever he is in foreign countries he always give his residence as Plttsburjr and has never yet found a land in which Pittsburg was unknown. G. W. Tayboum, of Tunstall, England, Is at the Anderson. Mr. Tavbourn is in the pottery bnslness. He said that the coal regions of Staffordshire were abont played our, several shafts having been suukrecent ly without reaching the coal vein. George Beatty, of the United States Glass Company, left 'for Chicago on the limited last niuht to attend the wedding of James Gill, of Stenbenville, to Miss Klrk.or Evans ton, a suburb of Chicago. A. W. Boggs, General Western Agent of the United States Glass Company, is at the Dnqaesne. Mr. Boggs said he was here to assist in preparing catalogues for the en suing year. Sam P. Shane, General Agent ot the Lake Shore and Missouri Southern, with headquarters at Cleveland, was a guest at the Jlonongahola yesterday. H. B. Freed, of Ml Pleasant, was in the city yesterday on a short bnslness trip. He was registered at the Seventh Avenue. Mfs. M. F. Blackstock has just re timed to the city, after an absence of two months. Morris Hannon, a well known oil operator in the Sisterville Hold, is at the St. James. Captain Harry Brown and sister went West on the limited last night. J. E. Straun and wife, of Coshocton, are at the Seventh Avenue. Pittsburgers In New York. Nit York, Dec 7. Special. The follow, lng Pittsburgers are registered at hotels here: C. N. Agnew, Sturtovant; C. D. Arm strong, Hotel Albert; Jllss'lL Cbllds, Plaza Hotel; W. F. ( rafts, Sinclair House; H. B. Duncan, S". Berkman and wile, Imperial; P. N. French, D. a Noble,. Windsor Hotel; T. S. Hanna, Astor House; J. L. Ludwlc, Hotel Brunswick: TV. F. Mailer, Murray Hill; Mis. L. DWarmcastle, n. C. Fry and wire, Uilsey House: Mrs. J. Whlttipr, Nor mandle;H. W. Haitman, Holland House; J. McKee, Morton Huuse; Mrs. H. DUUnger, Jr.. Mrs. E. Queen, Miss M. Clark, G. JO. Fainter, W, B. ltuode, Flttb Avenue. For liquors of all kinds, do not rail to visit Max Klein, of Allegheny. China, Glassware and Lamps. Do not be deoelved by high-colored adver tisements, but calL on T. G. Evans fiCo., Market street, corner Third avenue, and see their Immense line of dinner sets, chamber sets, ont glass, bric-a-brac and lamps of all grades, and you will And them In shape to give you goodwalue. Pure Food Products. Miller Bros., 183 Federal street, Allegheny, sell only the finest and purest of groceries and food products. Their prices are always reasonable. Goods delivered everywhere. Send for price list. 16 TO .-BE-ARRESTED. Eev. William B. Covert Promises Trouble in the Solon Camp. THEilEDICAL EXAMINEE RESIGNS. Ei-Secretarj Denlea.the Attempted Under fcforj. CONSPIRACY 8DIT8 I!t COURT TO-PAT The Executive Council of the Supreme Lodge of Solon adjourned at 12 o'clock last night. After the benediction had been pro nounced and the members left the hall Bev. W. R. Covert made a startling announce ment He said 16 of the officers were to be' proceeded against criminally. Mr. Covert would say little about the matter. He said there had been a conspir acy Vf some of the 6fficers to rob the order, but the scheme had been learned in time and Solon was saved about $100,000. For several weeks a detective has been in league with the conspirators and knows every move that has been made. At the meeting last night the spy made his report and there is evidence enough to convict 16 prominent Solons. Dr. W. W. Cole, medical examiner for the order, last night handed in his resigna tion. He said that he had voluntarily re signed. It is alleged, however, that he was asked to resign. Narratives of an Encounter. A combat and attempted murder growing out of the disagreement among the Supreme Lodge officers of the Order of Solon was re ported yesterday in sensational form. Ber. William B. Covert is quoted as authority for the story, which was to the efleot that on Tuesday evening A. S. Mundorf and Benjamin Beatty, ex-Secretaries of the Supreme Lodge, had gotten into a dispute in the executive chamber. Mundorf, it was alleged, strnck Beatty in the face with bis fist and hid picked up a heavy chair and was about to hit Beatty with it, when Mr. Covert, who was standing by, "interfered and prevented a murder," according to his own statement Mr. Covert also claims that Mundorf threatened to lhoot him. As attorney for the Order of Solon, Mr. Covert is quoted as sltying he intended to prose cute Mundorf for embezzlement and assault with intent to kiiL Mr. Mnndorf and B. J. Godfrey both deny these statements absolutely. They are de fendantsjn suits of conspiracy and embez zlement in connection with the Solon busi ness which comes up in court to-day, and accuse Mr. Covert of publishing sensational stories abont them in order to influence the jnry against them. The Story of the Other Side. They were seen in Mnndorf's office in the Yoder building last night Their wives and a sister of Mundorf were with them, having read the story printed. The ladies had been frightened at the account and feared their husbands might be in jail. Mundorfs father, a well-known Southside citizen, came in later and demanded to know what the story meant, he,too,having been fright ened. When his son explained the old gentle man exclaimed: "If I were you I would go and lick Covert If you don't sue him for libel first thing in the morning I will disown you and never have anything to do with you." Mundorf admitted that he had on Satur day last threatened to strike Beatty at a hearing before a committee, because Beatty insinuated he was a liar, but it was onlv a bluff and no blows were struck or in tended. He 'claims he was not at any meeting Tuesday and did not see Covert in the evening. Mundorf says all along he has been silent by his at torney's advice as to the charges against him, but will expose some shady doings at the trial to-day. He says he will consult his attorney to-day about bringing criminal libel suits against Covert and others. TOUR rooms will not long be empty if yon. advertise them In THE DISPATCH cent-a-word ads. EH0BT 8I0BIE8 OP ClTt LIFE. William Wilsox Ijpd his arm and hand badly crushed at Morrison's foundry yester day. Five cases of diphtheria and four of scar latina were reported to tno Bureau of Health yesterday. The School Board of the Fifteenth ward will furnish the pupils with free school books. It will cost $1,000. Braddock is to have a new daily paper to be known as the Evening Herald. George K. Anderson will be the editor. Mas. Marqarkt Porteh is in the Homeo pathic Hospital suffering from neglect and want She lived on the Southside. William Wilsox employed at the West inghouse Electric Works, had a hand badly crushed by some machinery yesterday. Fbask Foster, one of tho foremen at the Black Diamond SteeJ Works, had his foot crush edyesterday by a shaft falling on it, so badly that part of the foot had to be am putated. John Kobach, 18 years old, was caught be tween two cars at Stockaale station, West moreland connty, yesterday morning, and crnshed so badly that he died while being taken to the West Penn Hospital. Florence Hanzio, a 5 months-old child, was found dead In bed at the home of ber parents, 180 Iten street, Allegheny, at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The little one had been sick for some time and Its death was probably due to heart failure. Finest Stock of Watches in the City Now Displayed in Kanfmanns' New Jewelry Department. And, rcmenber, while every watch Is ot the most reliable make (American or Swiss) and so suaranteed, the price is about one third less than asked by exclusive Jewelry stores. Gents' handsome i ounce silver hunting case watches, with American movement, at $8 75, worth 115. Gents' handsomely engraved stem-winding watches, with genuine gold filled hunt ing or open-face case and Waltham move ment. Warranted 20 years, full value $30. Will be sold at $18 SO. t Boys' solid silver stem-winding watches, each one warranted, full value $10, at only $5 50. Ladies' pretty gold filled hunting case wnfehes, with American movement; war ranted SO years; mil value $25: our price $15. Ladles' handsome, stem-winding chate laine watches ot solid gold, sold elsewhere at $20, at $10 50. Ladies' stem-winding chatelaine watches of solid silver at $5 B0: worth $9. KACrMANBS' Nkw Jewelby Dip't. A Thursday Morning Sale of Boys' Snlts at 81 46 Each. This morning (up to 12 o'clock noon) we will sell 500 boys' casshnera suits, newest nlaids and mixtuies, single or donblo breasted stylfs, pleated back anil front or plain, at $1 48 each regular $3 75, $1 50 and $5 poods price $1 IS this morning, sizes 4 toll. P. C. O. C., corner Grant and Diamond streets. Chlckerlng. Hard man. Kimball. Krakaner. Vose !t Sons. Five kincs in -the piano world. These pianos have no superiors. See our magnifi cent line of pianos, chuich organs, uarior orjeans. self-playing JEoliun,mustc cabinets, duett benches, coveio, stools, etc., etc. Our prices are honest, our terms tlie easiest Catalogues free to any addr-ss- JIellor & Hoene. Founded 183 L Warerooms, 77 Fifth avenue. A Bachelor's Christmas Gifts. Not very hard to find something suitable here. See these suggestions: Silver items for toilet, silver smokers' necessaries, Lump or clock for room, Jewelry for personal wear. So easy to find suitable gifts if you look In the right place that's here. Store open evenings. Hardy & Hates, Jewelers, 629 Smithfleld street Be Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill for biliousness, slok headache, malaria. A 6II-F00T BUSHING CAEtt The New Fire Alarm System Will Be B-ady for Operation in a Slonth. The new system: of fire alarm boxes which, has been in preparation for three months will he ready for operation in about a month. The work of constructing 30 new circuits to replace the eight old ones has been completed, and nothing remains to be done except to put in the additional ma chinery required and change the registers and numbers in the boxes. The new system could be put into opera tion in ten days or two weeks, but for the running card. It is in the hands of the printers, but is such a difficult job that it will require anothermonth to finish. Hereto fore a card three feet square has been large enough, but with the new system it will be over six feet in width and of about the samo length as the old ones: Superintendent Morris Mead says it will be most complete, showing not only the number of engines which must respond to each alarm, but the patrol wagons, hook and ladder trucks and chemical engines as well. A feature which will be given special attention under the new arrangement will be the protec tion of any section where there may be a fire by bringing engines in from other dis tricts for use in emergency. Frequently, during a big fire under the present system nearly all the engines are ordered to it, and the rest of the city is left unprotected. It is propoied to so "arrange the service that such a thing cannot occur hereafter. A lecture on the Hebrews. Bev. Jacob Freshman, of New York, pastor of thy First Hebrew-Christian Church, will lecture on "The Manners and Customs of the Jewish People" in Bethany Home, Center avenue, this even ing. The lecturer will appear in the garb ot a rabbi and will exhibit all the articles used in Hebrew worship. This lecture is given in the interest of Be'thany Bible In stitut'e and in connection with the regular monthly missionary meeting held at Bethanr Home. Neither Had a Home. Edwin Hughes and Otto Boodle were found early yesterday morning asleep in a 1001 cnest at tne 01x111 street Dnuge. xney were sent to the lockup. Neither boy had' a home, and both were under 12 vears of age. Imported and domestic wines at Max Klein's, Federal street, Allegheny. BIBER & EASTON. REDUGED PRICES IN CLOAK "We have just received, en an offer, from a leading New York Cloak House sev eral lots of "Which we are enabled to offer at abo'nt ONE-HALF PEICE. ONE LOT, Sizes 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44. Extra grade, BLACK CLAY SERGE JACKET, Skeleton Satin Lined, Elec tric Seal Roll Collar and fronts. PRICE, ?9, former value $14. It may be late,but is it too late to en joy such an oppor tunity? ONE LOT Ladies' Reefers, In full range pf sizes. These tare made from medium Wale Black Diagonal, 14 satin lined, with wide Avtrachan Fur Collar and Roll Frtnt. PRICE, ?8 60; former price, 512. ONE LOT DIAGONAL CHEVIOT REEFERS Skeleton Satin Lined, Full Rich Fur Collar, Roll and Ornaments. PRICE, $8; former value, J12. Every Fall and Winter Garment at greatly Reduced Figures. Fine Imported WRAPS, JACKETS, And MANTLES At January Reductions. BIBER & EASTON, 105 AND 507 MARKET SH de8 FUR RUGS MAKE USEFUL CHRISTMAS . PRESENTS. We have 2,000 Odorless Fur Rugs in Wolf, Fox, Bear, Squirrel and Black Goat at $2.50, v Worth $4. MOUNTED FUR RUGS In Fox, Wolf, Bear, etc ORIENTAL RUGS, Small Hearth to Room Size. Buy now before the Holiday rush begins. Wc will keep the goods free of charge and deliver whenever you want them. EDWARD GROETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. noftT-TTSsn WALL PAPER. Sevr designs and colorings received daily. Choice patterns at20c,25c mid SSc. Cueaper papers irom Sc, 8c, 10c, 15c. Vamislied napers for kilclieus and bath rooms. Tile Hearths from 23c up. See them. J. KERWIN MILLER & CO., So. US Smithfleld street. oc27-t 1 HEW ADVJi'ltT'ISKMKMH. The Leading ' PrmBBBO, PjL, Dry Goods House. Thursday, Dec. 8, 1S91 JOS, HOME k C0,'S PENN AVE. STORES. OTTIR In full blast all over the stores It is time for you to buy. It is easy here to make suitable selections from the best and most reliable kinds and makes of goods at prices lower than can be found anywhere else. Every one of these items is a proof of all we claim, and they offer good and sufficient rea sons for your coming here to buy your Christmas gifts. Wool Dress Patterns, $1.50 to $12.50. Silk DresSj Patterns, $6 to $25. Ladies' Jackets, $5 to $50. Misses' Jackets, $5 to $25. Long Coats, $15 to $50. Waterproof &oats, $1 to $25. Fur Muffs, $1 to $35. Fur Collarettes, $4.50 to $25, Fine Fur Capes, $12 fo $125. Fine Alaska Seal Jackets, $100 to $300. Fine Alaska Seal Mantles, $100 to $350. Gauze Fans, 75 cents to $25. Feather Fans $1 to $100. Ladies' Gloves, $1 to $3. Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs, 10c to $12. Duchess Lace Handkerchiefs, 50c to $40. Ladies' Umbrellas, $1 to $20. Men's Umbrellas, $1 to $10. Men's Mackintoshes, $10 to $25. Men's House Coats, $4.50 to $28. Men's Bath Robes, $3.25 to $20. Men's Gloves, $1 to $2.50, Men's Suspenders, 50c to $2. Men's Neckwear, 50c to $2. Men's Handkerchiefs, I0cto$1.50. Men's Silk Mufflers, $1 to $5. Table Linen Sets, $4 to $40. Wool Blankets, $2.50 to $42. Cotton Comforts, $1 to $10. Down Comforts, $4.50 to $75. Fancy Down Pillows, $1 to $7. Leather Pocketbooks, 50cto $5. Laundry Cases, $1.50 to $3. Toilet Cases, 75c to $10. Writing Tablets, $1 to $3. Chatelaine Bags, 50c to $5, Shopping Bags, $1 to' $6.50. Leather, Music Rolls, $1 to $6. Hand Satchels, $2 to $12. Fitted Satchels, $15 to $50. Silver Combs 75c to $3.50. Silver Brushes $3.50 to $6. Silver Hair Pins, 60c to $7. Silver Bottles; $1 to $8. Silver Watch Chatelaines, $1 to $3. Silver Drinking Cups, 50c to $2.50. Silver Shaving Mugs, $2.50 to $6.50. Silver Mirrors, $1.50 to $5. Silver Picture Frames, 25cto $10. Silver Ring Racks, $1.25 to $2.50. Fancy Baskets, 50c to $3.50. Beautiful Dolls, 25c to $20. This is only a partial list It " will pay you to read it carefully for hints, and follow it up with an early visit. JOS.H0RNE&COS PENN AVENUE STORES. GREAT IAS SALES . - ; .-
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