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nothing to be arrested for, claiming he has
merely been soliciting funds for the strikers.
He says also he took an active cart in
causing the truce between the Pinkerton
men and the strikers."
WHAT HOMESTEADERS SAY.
Physicians There Do Not Giro Much Cre
dence to the Sensation The Presence of
Soldiers Had Much to Do With the Sick
ness. Dr. Hamnett, of Homestead, in speaking
of the latest sensation, said: "At the time
tnere was so much sickness in the mills
several physicians and myself had a talk
about the matter. We thought it extra
ordinary that the disease should appear at
intervals and in such sjverity. The idea of
poison was broached, but was excluded, as
the tact of an encampment of seTeral thous
ands of soldiers on. the side of a hill above
the mill seemed to us to give an ample cause
for the sickness. It has always been the case
that when large bodies of men are gathered
together and fed, as in the war, that the
greatest thing tney have to contend with is
diarrhoea. This, with the situation of the
mill so that it would get the full effects of
the drainage from the camps; the peculiar
circumstances under which the men
were there unsettled, nervous, fearful
of the position in which they
were placed, all tended to impair
the men's digestive organs, and it is no
wonder the disease appeared. The disease
in the mill was different Iron) that epidemic
in the town. The latter was typhoid fever,
but the former was in the nature of an ob
stinate diarrhoea."
Dr. AVeible, who is resident physician in
the Homestead mills, did not speak as
though he had much taith in the poisoning
story. He said: "The epidemic witnin the
mill was certainlv alarming, the type of
diarrhcaa b5ing ot the most obstinate kind
our medicines very rarely affecting it. We
never had anv foods examined for poison.
The State Board of Health thought it had
struck upon the caue when they
Tisited us, but even refraining from the
use of the river water did not exempt
a person from the disease. One feature
which seems to point toward poisoning is
the fact that the sickness broke out in one
dining place at a time, Xo. G, the last
cook house to be visited by the epidemic,
developed the most serious cases. Men
would be taken sick at their meals and rush
R-.rav from the table. I think this can be
accounted lor by the presence of the soldiers
02 the hill."
Mananer Linderman, of the City Poor
Farm, did not think it was the river water
that caused the sickness in the-milL "We
receive our drinking water sunply from a
tpring on the hill, but with all onr provid
ing, we cannot prevent our inmates using
river water. It was JLst so during the time
of sickness at the mjlls. The majority of
our i aticnts drank the water which comes
fiom the river below the sewer outlets of
the Carnegie mill, and yet never a one had
any sickness such as was prevalent in the
mills."
Dr. Barten, a prominent physician, said
that he attributed the sickness to typhoid
ierer. and that the idea that the men were
poisoned was absurd. All the physicians
and druggists seen expressed themselves m
a like manner.
GALLAGHER IS IN TOWN.
The Carneslo Steel Company Is Keeping
Him Hid He Qnit Work Yesterday
and "Was Iteportcd to llaie Left Town
bald to lie bear.- d.
Patrick Gallagher, the cook, who is al
leged to have confessed to the Carnegie
Company of the poisoning at Homestead, is
still in town. He is being kept under cover.
Yesterday a Dispatch man tried to locate
him, but Gallagher could not be found.
The alleged confessor was employed at
Porter's restaurant in the Diamond. He
only quit there yesterday morning. When
the reporter called at the eating house
in the afternoon, the manager was
backward in speaking of Gallagher. He
finally admitted that the cook had left
them at 8 o'clock in the morning, having
been called away by his wile. The restau
rant keeper said "that he did not know
where Gallacher lived, and, after some
hesitancy, said that the information might
be learned at 110 Water street. A call was
made there, but the residence of Gallagher
could not be learned.
Gallazher was well known in this estab
lishment He had been a cook on tbe river
for a number of years and nas been about
Pittsburg for the past 18 years. At this
place the reporter was told that Gallagher
had left Pittsburg at 8 o'cloct in the morn
ing. Where be ient was unknown. The
gentleman giving this information saw
Gallagher Sunday night and said the man
was badly scared.
Later in the atternoon it was learned that
Gillagher was still in town. He was seen
on Grant street shortly before noon. He
was then said to be somewhat azitated, and
was afraid of his life. He is said to be fear
ful lest some of the men against whom he
is alleged to have damaging testimonv will
try to get him out of the way.
Gallagher is a man of aboiit 37 vears of
age. He is slimly built and 5 feet 7 inches
in height. His hair is very dark and he
wears s rather heavy dark mustache. Gal
lagher is said to look not unlike an Italian.
DIED OF HEART DISEASE.
Tanlson Was Not a Victim or the Home
stead Poisoninj.
O. B. Paulson died of heart disease. He
Is the man who, it was reported yesterday,
had died of diarrhoea. He was employed
at Homestead and was taken ill there and
brought to his home in Oakland, death fol
lowing several weeks later. His brother-in-law
Albert Edwards was seen last night
and he tells this story ot Paulson's illness:
"Paulson contracted typhoid fever at
Homestead. He came home and was ill for
several weeks. He gradually recovered.
Paulson was afflicted slightly with diar
rhoea, but never very scverelv. Fora num
ber of years he had been'troubled with
heart disease, and had often told me that it
would kill him. The trouble was
noticeable quite often. He was seem
ingly nearly over the fever when
lie died. The day before his death he had
neen wen enougn to be out of bed. When
the physician called the next morning
Paulson's heart was fluttering in a peculiar
manner. The doctor said he was dying of
heart disease. It was true, for a few
minutes later he expired. We are positive
his death was alone due to heart disease."
NOT ASEED TO ASSIST.
Detective Bejtzhoover Gives His Views on
the Homestead Poisoning.
County Detective Beltzhoover has not
been asked to assist the Carnegie Company
in hunting its alleged poisoners.
Detective Beltzhoover said yesterday: "I
have never been asked by the Carnegie
Company to assist them in anv of the cases
growing out of the strike. Ihad a little to
do with the treason cases, but
that was because Judge Paxson
said the prosecuting officer would
have to do the work. The Carnegie
Company seem to want Pinkertons to do
their work. They work the cases up all
night, but we have seen how loath juries
are to believe their testimonv. It seems
very queer to me that with all those people
aymg at Homestead from poison that the
story could be kept quiet so long."
ATTORNEY BRENNEN'S VIEW3.
He Thinks the Poison Story Without Foun
dation. Attorney W. J. Brenaen, connsel for the
Homestead men, thinks the poison story
to be without foundation and on the same
level with the treason charges. Mr. Bren
nen thinks that the arrest of Beatty
was a direct blow at " him. Beatty
was employed by him to get the
names of some rivermen who had seen the
shooting at Homestead. Beatty was a
riverman and could do this very well as he
had a lame acquaintance. The fellow was
not to take 'evidence, but only secure
names.
BRECK ON THE POISON. .
Be Said One Powder Was Put In Every 80
Gallons ot Coffee.
Captain E. Y. Breck, the attorney for the
Carnegie Steel Company's criminal business
had this to say yesterday: "The drug used
in the poisoning of the men was very
powerful. To give you an idea," here
Captain Breck folded a piece of paper to the
size of one by two and one-half inches, "a
powder this size was used to poison 30 gal
lons of coffee or tea. The men were fully
instrncied in the use of the powders not
oftener than every two days. Some days
we had as many as 150 men affected by this
drug. We are not going upon a supposi
tion in this case, we are dealing with facts.
As to what the powder is composed of, we
do not care to state. It is not our purpose
to divulge any of onr evidence until the
proper time.
"It was decidedly splot of the K. of L.,
and in it are also some Amalgamated men
of the local lodge. The poisoning con
tinned for two months. Sometimes it
would cease altogether, the parties being
afraid, but it would soon be resumed. As
to the number of men implicated, that will
come out in due time. We have all our
men under strict surveillance and none can
get away. We were not Quite ready to
make the matter public, but Beatty's going
away precipitated the whole affair."
HOW IT READS.
"What Is Contained In the Information
Against Beatty.
Alderman McMasters yesterday exhibited
an information containing, two charges of
felonious assault against Robert 'Beatty.
The document, which is dated December 5,
is sworn to by J. B. Ford, of the Carnegie
Steel Company. The specific accusation
against Beatty is that on or about Septem
ber 1, 1692, he administered or caused to be
administered to William E. Griffiths and
others a certain poison into the food of the
non-union men at Homestead.
WATER KILLED HIM.
A Non-Union Stan Dies in Toronto From
Dlarihooi.
A dispatch from Toronto, Canada, last
night savs: Charles Stanford died in this
city to-day. He worked for the Carnegie
Company at Homestead as a bridgemaker
during the recent strike. He was conveyed
here last week at the expense of the com
pany because he was suffering from chronic
diarrhoea, supposed to have been caused bv
drinking water which, it is alleged, hail
been poisoned by the strikers at Home
stead. HOW IT MIGHT HAVE BEEIT.
Croton Oil Conld Have Been Fnt on the
Knives and Forks.
Dr. P. P. Langfitt, of Third avenue, said
last night he had attended six or seven of
the diarrhoea patients at Homestead. He
said the disease acted very much as though
croton oil had been administered. The
doctor said that the oil conld have been con
veyed to tbe non-union men by putting it
on their knivci and forks. A drop ot the
stuff each day on the cloth used in wipping
the cntlery would be enough to cause death
eventually.
DIED OF ALCOHOLISM.
A Supposed Case of Poisoning
That
Conldn't Stand Investigation.
Coroner McDowell yesterday investigated
into the death of Isaac Jury at Homestead.
He is one of tbe men whom the Carnegie
Company thought might have been poisoned.
An autopsy was held and death was
found to be due to alcoholism. The disease
was far advanced and there was not the
least semblance of poison.
WILL TALK LATEB.
Unch
Dempsey Will Not Talk of the
Poisoning Now.
District Master Workman Dempsey, of
theK.ofL., absolutely refused to make a
statement or be quoted in any way about
the charge that the K. of L. was implicated
in the Homestead poisoning.
"When the right time comes," said he,
"I will probably say something and not un
til then."
HO TRUTH IK IT.
Thatls-What President Garland Says of the
Poisoning Case.
President Garland, of the Amalgamated
Association, said: "I don't think there is
an iota of truth in the matter. We know
absolutely nothing about it,"
BUYER and seller meet through the me
dium of THE DISPATCH ads. They cost
little and are effectual.
THE JUHISTEBS MEET,
The Time Taken Up by the Beading and
Discussion of Papers.
At the regular Monday morning meeting
of the United Presbyterian ministers yes
terday Bev. Dr. McMillan read a paper on
"Eevival Services, Their Needs and Best
Methods of Accomplishing Good." At tbe
next meeting Bev. Dr. William Crafts will
take as his subject: "Is the Statement That
Crimes Are Twice as Numerous in the
United States as in the Most Criminal
Countries of Europe the Truth, if So the
Beason Why."
The Methodist ministers listened to Bev.
L. L. Johnston's views on Bishop Foster's
late book, "The Union of American
Methodism." The work was fully discussed
by the others present
Turners Elect Officers.
The Southside Turners held their annual
election at their hall on South Thirteenth
street last night It resulted as follows:
First Speaker, Wm. Kaiser; Second
Speaker, Adolph Kestner; First Turn
Wart, August Fernan; Second Turn Wart,
Edward Oestreich; Secretary, G H. Wer
ner; Corresponding Secretary, George
Pfisterer; Financial Secretary, George
Bose; Treasurer, John Fischer; Commis
sary, AlKrugh; Trustee, Fred Schneider;
Committee on Phvsical Culture, Theo.
Weber. Julius Bethlinger ami Lewis
Scnneider; Entertainment Committee: A.
Etling, B. Kestner and Gus Crone: Librar
ian, Wm. Berlipp.
Mrs. Haines' Side of the Case. "
The hearing of Mrs. Kate Haines, the
Southside woman charged with shoplifting,
will take place this eveningjsefore Magis
trate Succop. Mrs. Haines, who has the
reputation of being an honest woman,
stated last night that she had bought the
goods she is charged with stealing and will
show a receipted bill for every item found
In her possession when arretted. She said
she purchased the goods and went out- It
was when she returned and picked up her
own goods that she was arrested.
A Demented Man Missing.
Albert Martin, a demented man of 143
Forty-third street, is missing. He disap
peared on Sunday night. He is young, 6
feet tall, with light hair and gray eves and
wears fashionable clothes. He is 24 years
of age.
V Fr ?fln lns n-nlsh wrong the brow
A ministering angel thou" Bromo-Seltssr-lSe.
GETTIJOOD IN,
Independent Movement to
Secure Suitable Munici
pal .Candidates.
BAKER BALLOT LAWJI0VE.
Signed Nominating Papers to
Beady in Case tbe Parties
Be
NAME UNSUITABLE PERSONS.
Great Expectations Eased Upon the In
dustrial Alliance.
COLLECTOE MILLER'S BOND PKEPAEED
A new move in local politics was uncov
ered yesterday. A number of prominent
men, not satisfied with the, at pres
ent, leading candidates of 'the two
big parties, believe the majority of
the people want better candidates.
If something is not done soon they are
afraid they will have no choice leit on
election day bnt to vote for one or the
other of the present candidates, a contin
gency they dread greatly. To avoid It
they have evolved a plan which the Baker
ballot law makes possible. They propose a
strong independent ticket.
Under the Baker law the party nomina
tions must be made and filed with the Com
missioners 42 days before the election.
Five days more are allowed for other candi
dates who can secure the signatures ot 3
per cent of the city's voters to their petition
for a place on the ticket by nomination
papers.
Nominating Papers to Be Beady.
Those who are about to spring the inde
pendent movement propose to secure the
necessary signatures without naming their
candidate until after the party nominations
are made.
If either partv nominates cood men the
Independents will not proceed any further.
They want Mayor Gourlev "nominated for
Controller, but if the Republicans put
up a go-d clean business man for
Mayor and Controller Morrow will
consent to accept a re-nomination
they will be content, provided.
Major Denniston or an equally desirable
man is named for treasurer. The same rule
will apply to the Democratic ticket. But
if McKenna and McCandless are the nomi
nees the Independents want another candi
date. If Controller Morrow won't run they
want Gourley to take his place on the
ticket.
The scheme, as explained by Dr. C.
Evans, Select Councilman from the
Twenty-tnlrd ward, who is one' of
its originators, is not so much to get
up a new ticket as to have a club in hand
by which the two big parties will be com
pelled to name good men and insure a good
government.
An Independent Nominating Committee.
It is proposed to have a committee con
sistipg of one man from each of the 36
wards of the city to decide whether the
party nominations are satisfactory, and
if not to fill up the ticket
with good men. If the partv tickets
have good Mavorality candidate's, but are
weak lor Controller or Treasurer, one of the
Mayoralty nominees will be indorsed and
the weak spot strengthened with an inde
pendent It is expected the new Industrial Alliance
movement will he of great assistance in
carrying this independent scheme into
effect Maror Gourley comes nearer filling
their platform, it is ' .claimed, than
any man before the people, and
Dr. Evans says there is no doubt
but that if the Maj or is nominated for Con
troller on an independent ticket that ticket
would sweep the city by an overwhelming
majority. The Industrial Alliance party
is growing remarkablv fast, and by the
middle o( Februarv will be in position to
back up its demands with a great show of
strength.
How the Baker Law Helps.
"The Baker law," said Dr. Evans, "gives
great encouragement to a movement like
this. Heretofore the political bosses held
the nominations back until a few days be
fore election. If the nominees were then
not satisfactorv there was too little time left
to make a good fight against them. That is
why so many meritorous independent move
ments have failed. Now, however,
more than a month will elapse between the
nominations and election. In that time a
hard fight can be made and any good man
will have a chance to win. The people of
this city want a good government and if the
bosses don't give them good candidates they
will insist on having an independent
ticket"
WILL SOON BE IN CHABGE.
Bevenne Collector Miller's Bond Prepared
and Awaiting Approval.
Bevenue Collector Miller yesterday called
on Acting Collector Mitchell to arrange for
taking charge of the office. Mr. Miller's
5120,000 bond will be forwarded
to Washington to-day or to-morrow
for approval and it is
expected he will assume the duties of his
new position by thp latter part of the week.
Acting Collector Mitchell says the affairs
of the office are in shape to be turned over
on an nour s notice.
Dunlap Will Be on Deck,
Senator Dunlap, of West Bridgewater,
left for New York last evening. He ex
pects Thompson, of Warren, will be the
next Speaker of the House. The Senator
said he had no bills to present, but will be
on hand to prevent the appropriation of the
Allegheny wharf. He adds that the river
interests of Pittsburg can't afford to give
up any of the shore for park or other pur-
puses.
TO DONATE A PABK.
Allegheny Citizens Have a Conference Wltli
Mayor Kennedy.
Several prominent citizens of Allegheny
held a conference with Mayor Kennedy last
evening. They discussed a project to pur
chase property in the Tenth and Eleventh
wards, the money to be raised by subscrip
tion, the land to be donated to the city for
park purposes. No definite decision was
reached, and another meeting will be held.
In the meantime a canvass will be made of
the wealthiest residents and business men
of the city.
The Elevator Dropped.
An elevator bearing two laborers in the
new building of Joseph Home & Co., at
Fifth street and . Penn avenue, dropped
from the second to the first floor yesterday.
The men, wh'ose names wre B. Costello
and J. Pursell, were severely injured. The
former mas taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital and the latter to hit horns on Marion
street.
Alt Three Were Locked Up.
Last night Michael Lynch told Officer
Connors on Shingiss street that he hod been
robbed of 7 CO in the house 22 Old avenue
by two women. The officer went with him,
and Lynch pointed out Kate Connellv and
Katie Burke as the women. Thev denied
robbing him, but were locked up neverthe-
less, and Lynch also as a witness.
FIFTY NEW VACANCIES.
A Number ot Men Leave the Homestead
Mill-Some Grow Tired or the Work,
While Others Are Discharged tor Going
On a Strike.
There are nearly CO vacancies in the
Homestead mill of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany. These were caused by the resigna
tion of some 25 or 30 men who had grown
tired of the work, and the discharge of 18
more wfio went out on astrike yesterday. The
striking men were employed in the trans
portation department
Tbe direct cause of the trouble occurred
several days ago when one of the new men,
a conductor of crew No. 7, was taken sick.
He laid off and. his place was temporarily
filled by one of the old workmen. Yester
day the new man reported for
duty and went to work and the
man who had been filling the vacancy was
given the position of brakeman. When
crew No. 7 learned that the new man had
returned to work they declared him in-J
competent and refused to work. They I
were all paid ofl and discharged. Before '
refusing to work the discharged men called
the attention of the company to the fact
that the new man was incompetent, but it
is said they were given to understand that
non-union workmen should always be given
the preference over the old union men.
The 32-inch mill, better known as the
armor plate mill, which started up-this
week with a new crew ot men, was
shut down yesterday tor repairs. It
is stated that the new crew did
not understand the mechanism of tbe
machinery, and before they had gone very
far they did so much damage that the mill
was ordered shut down. The crew at
tempted to roll a 12-inch channel and broke
the rolls. It is thought highly probable
that some of the old men will be taken back
to rnn this particular mill. Besides those
already mentioned there are two more va
cancies at Homestead. Sylvester Ziukana,
a steel worker, fell down in a fit Sunday
evening, and was removed to his home in
McKeesport E. Randall, a colored man
working in the yard, was taken out yester
day by Constable Sweveny, of this city, on a
warrant sworn out by Ji Goodin. sne
charged him with false pretense.
A room has been secured by the Belief
Committee on tbe corner of Fourth avenue
and Amity street, where all contributions
will be stored as fast as received. Secre
tary Hadfield said last night that the Belief
Committee had plenty of business on hand.
Twenty families, including more than 100
people, had been found in destitute circum
stances. Every case reported is thoroughly
investigated, as there can be no impositions
practiced. President David Lynch, of the
Homestead Amalgamated Board, left the
borough last night for Philadelphia. His
mission is a secret one.
PB0PEETT OWHEBS APPEAL.
Th'y Appear Before Commissioner Beale
and Ask for Different Classification.
The first appellant before Commissioner
Beale yesterday morning was Bev. Dr. W.
J. Holland, Chancellor of the Western
University. Dr. Holland owns property
on Fifth avenue, Fourteenth ward, which
is classified as built up. He thinks it
should be rural, as from his window he has
an uninterrupted view of green fields.
Oliver McClintock owns the property at
Amherson and Ellsworth avenues. Part of
it is assessed as built np and part rural.
.The owner wants it all assessed rural.
John A. Benshaw owns property at Ells
worth avenue. The property is assessed as
built up. Tbe owner wants it assessed as
rural. F. D. Messier, president of the
Pennsylvania Company, was next on the
list. He thought iris property on Fifth
avenue near Barton street should all be
assessed as rural. D. C Negley, who lives
on Fifth avenue near Denniston, thought
the same as Mr. Messier. Kate W. Hill,
who owns property on Penn avenne near
Sheridan avenue, objected to her possessions
being assessed at 900 a toot front instead
of 600.
TO mi rooms will not lone e empty If
you advertl&o them In THE DISPATCH
cent-a-word ads. '
E0LBY HOTEL CHANGES HAHD3.
John McGonnell, J-ate of the Pittsburg
Transfer Company, the New Owner.
TheBoley Hotel at No. S3 Diamond
street, which was founded more than
20 years ago by the late proprietor, Samuel
Boley, has changed hands. The new owner
is John McGonnell, late of the Pittsburg
Transfer Company. Mr. McGonnell besides
changing the name of the building to the
Tremont House has also changed its char
acter. Hereafter the proprietor will cater
to the trade of theatrical people.
Musical Christmas Gifts.
Washburn mandolins and guitars.
Klebors' specialty banjos.
Hisham's celebrated cornets.
Fine old violins.
Musical wrappers and cabinets.
100 styles oC mandolins und guitars from
$3 np.
25 styles of banjos from $3 up.
Mermod's music boxes.
Vocal and instiumental folios.
At H. Klcbcr & lsio.'s, 606 Wood street.
Store open every evening.
Does Tour Hnsband Smoke?
If so, you can't please him better than by
the sift of some silver smokei's necessity.
A whole set, or single item, such as
Ash tray.
aiatcn sare,
Clear bolder.
Cigar bos.
Match box, etc.
If he doesn't smoke, try our men's silver
toilet necessaries. Store open evenings.
Uardt & Hates. Jon elers,
629 Smltbfleld street.
Chairs, Couches, China Closets, Desks,
Tables
And everythine you can think or. Our
warerooms not far from the central shop-
Eing points. Tuko a look around, we may
ave something to please you.
P. C- SCHOENECK & SOX,
711 Liberty street, opp. Wood.
KLEBERS CmtlSTMAS PIANOS,
Etelnway, Conover, Opera.
Tbe three best and most popular pianos in
America, All others muse take nbaccseat
in their presence. II. Kleber & Bio., 506
Wood street, aro selling nearly half a dozen
of them every day for Christmas pi cseuts.
Warranted perfect or money refunded.
Terms low and -asv payments. Call at H.
Klbcr & Bro.'3, 508 Wood street.
-83-3toie open every night.
Hamilton's Holiday Sale.
We want you to get familiar with
the above beading. Otheis may ad
vertise a single instrument at a spectul
bargain. We nave hundreds ot Just
such bargains. Come in and see what
you can do before closing vour bargain
elsewhere. s. Hamilton's,
01 and 0J Fifth avenue.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY BARGAINS.
Upright Pianos, S103.
A handsome now upright piano, of bounti
ful design, fine tone and pleasant touch,
fully warranted for six yeais, at $195.' A
special holiday bargain at the music store of
J. if. Hoffmann & Co., 537 Smltbfleld street.
I)z Witt's Little Early Risoia, Best pill
for biliousness, sick headache, malaria.
You should by all means go to nenry Ter
heydon's. 630 Smltbfleld street; and sco his
display ot novelties m silver.
Glove boxes.
Glove menders,
Match safos,
SnnlT boxo4,
Toilet boxes,
Stamp boxes.
Bonbon boxes,
And hundreds of other things suitable for
tbe holiday times.
It won't cost you a cent to loot at the
goods.
It Speaks for Itself,
The line of Xmas goods shown by James W
Grove, Fifth avenue. Look it over before
you buy. i
luoodsVorhlidayVr:
SSS Antil 4 Eix,
Thb latest novelties In men's flne furnish-
resents.
100 Firth avenue.
THE CITY'S DARK day.
Pittsburg Shrouded in tha Deep
Gloom of a Heavy, Black Fog.
DAYLIGHT ALMOST SHUT OUT.
Keeping tbe Dynamos Busy to Furnish
Bright tlectric Bays.
COLD AND SNOWY WEATHER PROMISED
A. regular London fog mingled with thick,
dark smoke hung heavily over the city yes
terday. It was a cheerless, dreary day, and
reminded the average Pittsburger of the
time before the advent of natural gas, when
the street Htrhts were often kept burning
Street Scene in the Fog.
until noon. Such gloom has been In
frequent in recent years, but Sergeant
Stewart, the weather man, said the 5th of
last January and February 28, 1889, were
worse even than yesterday, which was bad
enouch. The heavy fog Is the forerunner
ot cold weather and a severe snow storm
about Thursday. This will be good news
for the school boys and all lovers ofa sleigh
ride.
Tbe heavy atmosphere, however, was con
fined to the valleys of theMonongahelaand
Allegheny trivers in the vicinity of the two
Navigation Under Difficulties.
cities. Beyond in the country the sun was
struggling to shine through the masses of
moving clouds. The day in Pittsburg re
minded one of the twilight of early morn.
It was quite dark, and a number of people
complained of having overslept- The light
was dim from morn to night, and the elec
tricity was turned on in most of the busi
ness houses. .
What Caused the Darkness.
The explanation for the darkness is quite
simple. Mr. Stewart said the fog was due
to vapor-laden atmosphere produced by an
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extremely high pressure, more or less sta
tionary for the last 36 hours. The barome
ter measured 30.60 inches, though it was
higher February 28, 1889. In a general way
the barometer was higher than the normal
for the last 12 years. The temperature is
rising over the South Lake regioi and the
valleys ot the great rivers, the Ohio, Miss
issippi and Missouri causing heavy dews
and irosts Sunday night over this territory.
Street Cars Coming Together in the Darkness.
The barometer is 6-10ths of an inch higher
than the normal.
The contour of the country around Pitts
burg is such as to form a great cradle for the
logs. There was a gooddeal of thick smoke
in the atmosphere yesterday, but; Mr. Stew
art says the great bulk of it was water held
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the huge pressure above.
No Wind to Dispel the Fog.
The weather chart for the day shows that
tbe birometrio wave runs direct through
Pittsburg to the northeast and to the south
east over Virginia and thai section of the
Atlantic coast. To add to tbe gloom little
air was moving, and the mass of fog. and
smoke hung low and drearily over the two
cities.
But it takes more than a dark day to dis
turb Pittsburgers, though they prefer the
sunshine. The heavy fog was discussed ex
tensively, 'and as a man brushed against bis
acquaintances on the street theylangbed
together, and in tbe same breath spoke
about the gloomy weather. Electric light
and gas bills would be pretty steep if many
such days occurred in tbe month, but fortu
nately they are rare in Pittsburg, smoky as
the city has become in the last two years.
The street lights in front of the stores irere
burning during the day, and reminded many
people of 1881, when "tbe smoky period in
Pittsburg was at its height
Milllons a Tear ror Charity.
Cadwalader Biddle, Secretary of tbe
State Board of Charities, is In the city vis
iting the local institutions with James B.
Scott, Mr. Biddle says the requests for
aid from Western Pennsylvania are about
as- large as two years aeo." In the aggre
gate the State spends $12,000,000 tor charitv
yearly. The State Board will pats on all
the applications before the Legislatnre
meets. This work will be done next
month.
Cessna Should Be Permanent.
W. L. Spalding, a special agent of the
census, was at the Duquesne yesterday. He
stopped over here to wait for orders. Mr.
Spalding thinks a permanent Census
Bureau should be established. The Gov
ernment ought to hire 150 trained men to'
collect statistics and data all the time.
Then when the census is to be taken these
meu can be sent over the country to estab
lish centers for carrying on the work.
Da. Johit Cooper, Jr. Ear, nose, throat and
chest diseases. Office Westinghouse build
ing, Pittsburg, To. Hours 11 A. x.toir.u
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
543 Smithfield St., Pittsburg, Pa.
WALL PAPER.
NEW IMPORTED TILES.
See . our Baised Tiles
and Majelica effects.
in Porcelain
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WEDDING INVITATIONS,
CALLING CABDS,
PINE STATIONER T.
W. V. DERMITT & CO.,
Engravers, Printers, Stationers,
Law Blank Publishers,
"10 Grant street andS9 Sixth avenne.
TTSU.
BIBER & EASTON.
New French
Light and Dark Grounds,
Exquisite Printings,
New and Novel Designs.
Real Value 6oc, .
OUR HOLIDAY PRICE,
BOe.
Rich and Stylish
French and German
' DRESS GOODS
50c to $2.00.
Many Entire Lines
Reduced 25 to 50 Per Cent
From Former Values.
High Colored Henriettas
For Tea Gowns and Housewear,
Special Values at 60 Cents.
CHEVRON and CLAN PLAIDS,
In Roman and other rich colors, for
Children's and Misses' Suits.
- TWCvTONED VELVETS,
Changeable Silks and Novelties,
for Trimming.
BIBER & EASTON,
105 AND 507 MAEKfiT SH
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$100
FOR BEST
Moquette Carpets.
These are thesame grade of goods
which we had such a run on a few
weeks ago. They are worth $ 1.25
and sell for that everywhere. They
will be cut from full rolls no rem
nants'. Borders to match all patterns.
$1.10 and $1.25
FOR BEST
AXMINSTERS.
The grade of goods we offer you
this week at the qbove two prices
never retailed for less than gi.50
elsewhere.
Those Fur and Oriental Rugs are
selling fast Just the thing for a
Christmas present.
EDWARD
GROETZINGER,
627 AND 629 PENN AVE. .
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Tbe Leading
Dry Goods House.
Pmsstjao, Px.,
Tuesday, Deo. 13, 1S92.
JOS, HQRNE k COS.
.PENN AYE. STORES.
GloVes
-FOR-
tt-oiiday
Presents.
Nothing more appropriate.
Nothing more acceptable.
NoWs the Time
Firstly: fO BUy.
BECAUSE
Our stocks were never so complete,
Our assortments never so large,
Our values' never so good
Ars Now.
Secondly:
We are sole agents for Pittsburg
and vicinity for
FIVE OF THE LEADING MAKES.
Acknowledged as the five leading
makes the world over.
Accepted and adopted as correct
in style, color and quality in all the
leading fashion centers.
The makes arc:
The
Foster,
Jouvin & Cq
The Alexander,
- The Trefousse,
The Reynier.
We are sole agents, and the genuine
cannot be bought elsewhere in Pitts
burg or vicinity, and any offered by
other houses as
THE GENUINE
Are not the genuine, but are spuri
ous imitations.
The Genuine Foster
(For sale by us only),
7-Hooks, Black and all colors, 1.50
and $2 per pair.
5 -Hooks, $1 and $1.25 per pair.
5-Hooks, for Misses, $1 and 1.25
per pair.
The Genuine Alexander
(For sale by us only).
8-Button Mousquetaire, black and
colors, 1.50 per pair.
8-Button Glace Kid,black and colors,
$ 1.50 per pair.
8-Button Suede Mousquetaires, black
and all leading colors, $2 perjpair.
4-Button Black Kid, $ 2 per pair.
4-Button Black Suede, $1.50 per pair.
4-Button Suede, black and colors,
1.65 per pair.
Also in shades for evening wear in
this celebrated iriake of Gloves, we
carry an unusually large and com
plete stock in
12-Button Length.
16-Button Length.
20-Button Length.
24-Button Length.
The Genuine Jouvin & Cie
(For sale by us only).
8-Button Length Mousquetaire Suedd
black and colors, stud buttons, $2
per pair.
4-Button Suede, black and colors,
$1.50 per pair. -4-Button
Kid, in colors at $2, and
black, 2.25 per pair.
The Genuine Trefousse
(For sale only by us).
8-Button length Mousquetaires, in
choice new shades.
4-Button Suede, choice, new shades.
4-Button Pique, 4 large buttons, in
new colors, most stylish for street
wear.
, The Genuine Reynier
(For sale only by us).
8-Button Length Mousquetaire, in
black and the new shades of the
season.
4-Button Pique Suede Walking
Gloves, entirely new shades.
In addition to the above, we have
at least 15 other makes and styles in
4, 6 and 8-button length Gloves and
fuil lines of
MOUSQUETAIRES
AND
BIARRITZ GLOVES
From 95c to 2.50 pair.
SPECIAL PRICES OH HALF DOZEN LOTS.
K. B. A HINT TO GENTLEMEN:
There is nothing a lady appreciates so much
as a silt of a quarter or a half a dozen pairs of
good quality Kid Gloves. If yoa don't know
what else to give this is something yoa can
always fall hack on.
JOS. HORNE a CO.,
609-621 Penn Avenue.
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