GOORLEYJ FRONT.
The Hayor Leading in the
Bace for the Pittsburg
Controllership.
MAY EM ON TWO TICKETS.
Democrats Divided on the Proposi
tion to Indorse His Honor.
LAEKIN FAVORS HIS CAKDIDACY.
Looking for a Democrat to Knn for Major
of Allegheny City.
FIGHTING A EEAIT0RTI0X1IEXT CLAIM
"Who the Controller nominees will be is
the question worrying the political leaders
of both parties now. The mayoralty seems
to be settled, for the present at least, with
the understanding that McKenna will be
the Democratic nominee and that nothing
further will be done about the Republican
candidate until the convention assembles
on January 3.
Many names for Controller have been
mentioned by the Republican leaders, but
the only thing which seems certain is that
they won't nominate Courier. At the same
time the Mayor's stock seems to be going
upward. In addition to his almost certain
nomination by the Citizens' Alliance, it is
highly probable he will get the same favor
from the Democratic party. Petitions are
being circulated in various parts of the city
in his favor. It is said some or these peti
tions are to the Democratic Convention to
place the Mayor on the Democratic ticket
for Controller. Others are intended to
Feccre him a place on the ballot as the can
didate of an independent movement
Democratic Leaders Divided.
The Democratic leaders are divided over
the question of giving him the party nomi
nation. Some are opposed to the Mayor,
while others declare for him, but at the
came time favor imposing such conditions
on him as a return for the party nomina
tion as to make it nearly-impossible for him
to accept County Chairman Brennen has
declared in favor of Gourley, but insists he
must agree to support ail the Democratic
candidates as aiamst those nominated by
any other organization. Several other
party leaders have taken the same stand,
but some of the most influential men in the
party want Gourlev named the same as
Democrats have for 25 years named other
Republicans on their ticket, without ally
conditions or pledges.
John B. Larkin is one of these. Speaking
on the question yesterday he said: "I am
in favor of nominating and electing Mayor
Gourley for next Controller. I assume Mr.
Morrow will not be a candidate for that
office. I believe the Democratic City Con
vention should give Mayor uourley such a
nomination as it twice gave Mayor McCar
thy for Controller, as it gave Mr. Sorg the
nomination lor Treasurer, and as it twice
indorsed Messrs. Morrow and Derm is ton,
although they were the nominees of the Re
publican party and contributed against the
election of our candidate for Mayor. They
were certainly not under pledges to us.
For Goarley Without Any Conditions.
"I am lor Mr. Gourley without any con
ditions, and when I say this I feel certain
he will support those associated with him
on the ticket, and the more indorsements
he or those nominated with him can get the
letter I will be satisfied. Toe people of
this city want Mayor Gourley for Con
troller, and they are going to have him, or
I mistake the temper that is abroad, and
the strong thing for a minority party to do
is to talce advantage ot the weakness of the
other side. AVe have not had a straight
Democratic ticket in city politics for 15
years and I am not in iavor ot one now."
Those who are crying for a lull ticket of
Democrats have been suggesting new names
for Controller since Stephen McCandless
declared himself out of the question. Dr.
C C "Wylie was suggested yesterday. He
was surprised when he saw it, but would
not say he was a candidate when the matter
was mentioned yesterdav. lie said he was
not in a position to declare himself owing
to the strangely mixed condition of poli
tics. John C O'Donnell was yesterday de
clared to be a candidate of an independent
movement for City Treasurer. He em
phatically declared himself out, however,
eaving he would not be a candidate for that
office under any circumstances. As Presi
dent of the Retail Grocers' Association he
was unanimously indorsed for Collector of
the Port by that organization on Thursday
night. L. T. McGrath was indorsed lor
Pension Ag ent
DOK'T IK2 PIITSBDHG POLITICS.
The Allegheny Democratic Committee Trill
Name the Mayoralty Candidate.
Little interest was taken in the meeting
of the Allegheny Democratic Committee
last night, and the attendance was small.
Georee A. Koehter presided. There was a
disposition to name Alexander Wilson lor
Mayor there and then, but a few were op
posed to it on tne ground that it would be
too summary.
John Sullivan headed the opposition.
He said the Democratic party should not
show its hand until after the Republican
primaries. He was against a nomination
by the City Committee because it looked
too much like Pittsburg politics. The
powers that be had no right to abuse their
power and force the party to support candi
dates not to their liking.
Ted Dillon provoked a laneh bv asking:
Is that a speech for the reformers? We
don't want any of that here. I say, d
the reformers."
Mr. Roney wanted to force the nomina
tion of Alex Wilson, but was ruled out of
order. Secretary Lang opposed primaries
because they were too expensive. A reso
lution -as finally adopted that the com
mittee will meet again on tne 27th inst and
in the meantime auy person desiring to
accept a nomination for Mayor on the
Democratic ticket must make his announce
ment in writing to Chairman Koehier.
When the committee meets it will decide
lrom the list who shall be the party's candi
date. After the meeting Alex Wilson said he
was not a candidate, but if the party nomi
nated him be would make a fight for elec
tion. L R. Stayton, who has also been
mentioned as a probable candidate, said he
had not decided whether to run or not
The People's Tarty Opens Headquarters.
The People's party has opened temporary
headquarters at 411 Grant street. Arrange
ments hare about been completed to open
wore spacious quarters in conjuction with
'he Citizens' Industrial Alliance as soon as
central location can be selected.
Tariff Club Mnsicalc.
Hie Young Men's Republican Tariff Club
1 entertain its friends with a musicale at
clubhouse next Tuesday night A good
ramme is promised.
-ly Suggestion meetings Advocated.
Seventh ward Democrats trill hold a
suggestion meetinjr at the Franklin school-
J house Monday night. County Commissioner
Boyle advocates that all wardi hold their
meetings early to avoid the complication!
arising Irom the Baker ballot law.
TOO LATE TO REVISE.
Fighting the Mandamus Froceedlng for a
Reapportionment of tne Twelfth Ward,
Allegheny A Claim That It Is Too late
to Make a Change.
City Solicitor Efphinstone, of Allegheny,
yesterday filed the answer of C W. Neeb
for himself and the Apportionment Com
mittee to the mandamus proceedings
brought to compel a reapportionment of
the Twelfth ward, Allegheny, in order to
give it an additional representative in
Common Council.
In the answer it is stated that the wnt is
defective because it is sought to compel the
performance of difierent duties by different
officers by a single writ It is also
stated that the committee has no
existence, having performed its duties
and been discharged, and it can
only be called into existence
and made snbject to an order of court by
reappointment by the President ot Council.
The law says the committee and Assessor
shall perform their duties in July. They
did so, and it is now too late to reform their
work.
The writ, it is statedi commands the re
apportionment as to the Twelfth ward based
on the ratio of representation as. fixed by
the returns made last July. This would be
illegal, ior if the Twellth ward has more
taxables than its Assessor returned last
July the ratio of representation as fixed by
the committee is not correct, and should
not be made the basis of representation iu
the Twellth ward.
Of a necessity the extent of a new ratio
at this time would disturb the apportion
ment of the other wards.
PLENTY OP NOMINEES.
Firth Ward, Allegheny, Republicans Have
Quiet Suggestion Meeting.
A largely attended meeting of the Re
publicans of the Fifth ward, Allegheny,
was held iu the Fulton street schsol last
night The Reform Association was well
represented, but was in the minority. City
Committeeman Robert Hawthorne pre
sided and the meeting passed off without
friction. A resolution presented by Coun
cilman Dahlinger was adopted fixing the
primaries for nomination of all the ward
officers on January 7 between 4 and 7 p. M.,
pledging the party support to the nominees
and providing that the name of no candi
date ior Council or School Director be
placed on the ticket unless within five davs
he sends in a written agreement to abide by
the result of the primaries.
The following candidates were suggested,
subject to the primaries: Select Council,
James H. Lindsay; Common Council, four
to nominate, George I. Rudolph, W. G.
Lee, G V. Lewis, Joseph R Wolf, Fred
Goetnian. II. E. Campbell, Thomas Mc
Henrv, Lee H. AVeiler; school directors
(two to elect), John H. Dean. Rice Lemon,
W. S. Hickenbaugh, G W. Cochran, J. M.
Conrov; Constable, C. R. Wilson; Assessor,
Daniel T. Johnson.
Of those suggested for Councils only G
V. Lewis and Thomas McHenrv were nom
inated at the Reform Association meeting
last week. G W. Dahlinger and J. W.
Dickson, the present Councilmen, are not
candicates for re-election.
WANT AN0THEE COTNCILH&N.
Ambition or a Sonthslde Ward Sipped in
the Bad.
A number of Thirty-second ward people
have been ureing that they are entitled to
another member of Common Council, and
yesterday to satisfy them Councilman Big
ham looked the matter up. Under the
law each ward is entitled to one member for
1,697 resident taxables, the rule being one
fortieth of the resident taxables ot the city.
Where there is a fraction of three-fifths
more than one-fortieth, or 1,697, the ward
is entitled to an other member. The County
Commissioners' books show&d the Thirtv
second ward to have only 1,797 resident
taxables, and consequently entitled to only
one member. There are several other wards
which have been making the same claim,
and parties have been consulting the Com
missioners' books, but thus far no move has
been made toward getting the additional
members.
STSICTLT BUSINESS.
Republicans or the Third Ward, Allegheny
Suggest Their Candidates.
The following candidates were suggested
by the Republicans of the Third ward,
Allegheny, last night: Select Council,
Charles W. Gerwig, T. G Harbison; Com
mon Couucil, Henry Stockman, Henry
Staving, Charles W. Simon, John Wagner,
George Datt, Henry Albrecht, William
Swindle, Robert McGunnegle, Charles
Cutler, School Directors, Archibald
Alston, George Gerwig, William J. Staiger,
Assessor, Fred Waldschmidt, Robert Mar
shall; Constable, James Z. Brown.
The primaries were fixed for January 7.
OPPOSED TO BE1HHATJEB,
SelfUh Purposes Charged Against
In-
dust rial Alliance Leaders.
A meeting of Branch No. 1 of the Green
Glassblowers' Association was held last
night at which the delegates to the In
dustrial Alliance meeting were instructed
not to vote for the nomination of Beirrfianer
for Mayor. In a discussion of the alliance
the charge was made that some of its lead
ers were endeavoring to use the organiza
tion for selfish political purposes. The
delegates were instructed to oppose any
such move.
Collector Miller's Bond Filed.
George F. Miller, recently appointed and
confirmed Collector of Internal Revenue
fo lithe Pittsburg district, filed his bond at
the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Wash
ington, yesterday, and it has practically
been approved.
Fixed the Time far Suggestions.
The Executive Committee of the Second
ward, Allegheny, met last night and fixed
next Friday at 7:30 p. m. at the Irwin ave
nue school house as the time- and place for
the ward primaries.
Subscribed 850 for Homestead.
Branch No. 1 of the Green Glass Blowers'
Association at its meeting last night
donated $50 for the suffering poor at Home
stead. 1JEEB In Berlin Is the subject of an Inter
esting letter by Carpenter for THE DIS
PATCH to-morrow.
FOE
THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
Should ba banded. in at the
East Liberty Branch Office
Not later than 8.30 o'clock Saturday
evemug. And at the
ALLEGHENY BRANCH OFFICE
Before S.30 r. if.
Other wise they will be too lato to
classify
JOKES' MANK SPEECH
The
Koted Evangelist Delighted
Good-Sized Audience.
HE TALKS ON THE BATTLE OP LIFE
And Tells His Hearers Just Eow lie Would
Win the Struggle.
WIT AND SARCASM IN TOE LECTURE
Rev. Sara Jones, the noted evangelist
and lecturer, snent an hour and a half at
Carnegie Hall. Allegheny, last night in
telling 600 people in his own unique and
cheerful way about the "Battle of Lite
and How to Win It" Rev. Jones is a
pleasant talker. He entertained every
body who heard him last night, and during
the evening he drifted from the sublime to
the ridiculous with the grace of an intel
lectual athlete. He is at ease with his au
dience, and brilliant ideas sparkle thiough
his lecture like perfume from a rose.
Mr. Jones has the appearance of a thrifty
business man. His face is tbin and earn
est His hair, black as a raven' wing, is
worn cropped and smoothly brushed. His
mustache, black as his hair, curls back from
positive lips. He dresses well. fliB clothes
have a business cut, and withal, he appears
just as he talks, and he talks with his bands
in his pockets like one thoroughly content
with his opinions and beliefs. His audi
ence last night was a good one, and he knew
it With a shaft of wit feathered by
humor he fairly convulsed them, and in the
next sentence, filled with pathoi and senti
ment, he threw over them a thoughtful air
that had he allowed it to continue long
enough would have been oppressive. But
the flashes of sunshine and shadow followed
each other so rapidly that the merriment
was praotically unbroken.
How Sam Jones Would Fight
He would fight and win the battle of life
in the home standing on the hearthstone
with the father, mother and children about
him. He slashed insincerity, hypocrisy
and selfishness in every direction, and m his
assaults he uas more pointed than polite.
He illustrated every point with a" timely
story, and if he is not an eloquent speaker
he is beyond question a good siorv teller.
At the opening Mr. Jones said God had
made but one man and one woman. The
rest he said have simply grown, and he said
he was convinced that men and women
are nearly as scarce now as when God com
pleted the original job. He condemned so
ciety in a general way, and said that those
who win the battle in the social world, and
succeed in getting into New York's 400,
don't get very far at that He considered
that society is responsible for the dude and
the dudine. He described the dude as a
pimple on society, and the dudine as the
pimple after it has been squeezed.
"The disposition of society is to pnt gold
above God and chattels above character,"
the reverend gentleman said. "I would,"
he went on, "rather be a .royal, regal, great
man than be all the ancels in heaven. I
thank God for womanhood lovely
womanhood that burns out through the
world like a never failing star. "
Doesn't Believe In Evolution.
"I don't believe in the theory of evolu
tion. I do not believe the tadpole story.
I do not believe that we came from monkeys
hut I frequently see many people who are
rapidlv heading in that direction. I am a
firm believer in blood. I think blood is
thicker than water and I hold Nancy Hanks
much higher in my estimation than John L.
Sullivan or gentleman Jim Corbett Nancy
Hanks is a daisy. I like anything that has
the power to go ahead and do something."
Mr. Jones said it was gratifying to know
that we were to be born again. The second
birth idea he considered a good one. He
alleged that not one in ten people were
born right, and he is hopeful that in the
second birth many wrongs will be righted.
He looked upon society as being bad at the
top and bottom, but he believed that much
good is to be found in the middle 'layer.
He thinks there is salt enough in the mid
dle layer to save the earth. He had been
in society irom the White House to
the lowliest cabin, and he had
found the finest type of social life in the
quiet home where the honest lather and the
pious mother joined witn uod to do good.
"It is from the middle classes that men and
women come who make the history of our
world worth writing," the speaker went on.
"God has done much for a man where He
has given him a wife and ten children, bat
He has done mighty little for the fellow
who He has given a mean little sickly wife
and a canary bird.
Tne Value of Home Influence.
"The home influence is the influence that
controls the world. Anarchists are not
born. They are warped into discontent and
dissatisfaction by home influences before
they are 16 years old. We have steel rail
trusts, sugar trusts and whisky trusts, but
we should have a trust for raising our chil
dren which Bhould be made up of every
father and mother in the land."
The speaker then told ot the general de
sire for heavenly recognition. He con
tended that what he most wanted was
earthly recognition. He wanted to be
recognized as an honest, good, sensible
man. 'And," he went on, "it I get recogni
tion here when I get to heaven, with my
harp on an easy chair under the tree of life.
I care little whether or not I am recognized
there." The speaker then discussed
the church people and said that if all those
who belong to churches get to heaven the
angels will have to sleep with their clothes
under their heads to keep from getting
robbed. "There are some of the best and
some of the meanest people on earth in the
churches." He said society is burning the
hearts out of the women just as whisky is
burning the stomachs out of men.
"You don't run society here much," the
speaker said. "You have a cheap edition
of the evil, but many people are doing the
best they can in imitation of society.
A Pessimistic View of Wealth.
The speaker then told of his hatred for a
mean man. "Hell or no hell," he Baid, "a
man can't afford to be a mean old sinner.'
The fellow who rises above the mighty dol
lar and dares to be a man is the real hero.
The devil will get 999 out of every 1,000
people who die worth more than 550,000."
This pointed remark was received with
profound silence. "I knew that would
create a sensation," m he said. "Those 'of
you who have that amount realize that
what I say is trpe. The rest of you are
mad because you don't have that much
money." The speaker then devoted his at
tention to selfishness. He said selfishness
was -the meanest thine in the world.
"Hell," he said, "is selfishness on fire, and
it is a great wonder tiiat some of our selfish
people don't get on fire from combustion
and go rushing into hell a sheet of flame."
The speaker said the hero is the man who
makes money his servant instead of being
the servant? of his money. In discussing
politics he said he hated politicians.-He
couldn't pray as high as he could
spit for a politician. He said
he had been raised a Democrat
and had remained in that party just as long
as a gentleman could. He said he was
now a Prohibitionist There are but two
planks in his platform. He favored every
thing that is opposed to whisky and he op
posedverything that favored whisky. He
said the idea of a Methodist preacher hav
ing to go linked arms with Bob Ingersoll to
the polls was ridiculous and he believed
that when Tammany Hall went to the gates
of hell the devil would not admit them as a
body for fear they would shove him into
the fire and get possession of his office.
A Suggestion to Ministers.
In conclusion. Rev. Mr. Jones condemned
ignorance, and in a most emphatic way de
nounced the dudes and cheap literature.
iui r novels, he said, are respon-
uvic iui uivst vi mc grass wiaows mat are i
now at large. He said the preachers should
attack cheap literature as they attack the
devil Many preachers complained that
their "work was too slow; that they were un
able to excite interest in their ser
mons. "I have a, remedy," he said.
"I would advise such ministers to
go' to their churches next Sunday
and after reading a chapter from the Bible
go dowa to the first pew where that old
deacon has for ten years sat doing nothing.
Take bim by the neck and throw him
through the window, and dismiss the con
gregation. It will cost 1U to repair tne
window, but it'will attract thousands or
people to see the parson who, for once at
least, got a move on.
'The preachers of Pittsburg and Alle
gheny fight the devil in a peculiar way.
They propose to drive him out of town, and in
doing so thev remind me of a dog ehasing a
hog out of a'corn field. The dog is always
in front" He insisted that ministers
should use the trnth as physicians use mus
tard. Apply it instead of reading about it
"I would just as soon have a preacher draw
a revolver on me as a written sermou."
A GOOD MEMORY.
President J. D. BloflUt, D. D., of Vi"whing-ton-Jeflerson
College, Discusses the
Tower to Remember A Talent That
May Be Improved by Careful Training.
President J. D. Mofiat, D. D., of Washington-Jefferson
College, delivered the last
lecluie of the year in the course at the
Western University yesterday afternoon.
The next lecture will be delivered on Janu
ary 6. 1893, by the Rev. A. P. Hopper, D.
D., on the "Chinese System of Examina
tions." Dr. Mofiat took for his subject "Mem
ory." He emphasized the great depend
ence that must be placed on the power of
memory in the whole process of education.
"In the very beginning," he said, "in the
learning of the alphabet it mustbe employed
in four different forms. The child must re
member the forms, the sounds, the muscu
lar actions ot the hand in writing or print
ing, and the muscular actions ot the vocal
organs in pronouncing.
Dr. Moffat held that the two things nec
essary for a good memory are depth of im
pression, which depends either on repeti
tion of the original act or the amount of
feeling accompanying it; and associating
impressions, making an effort to connect
into a system the items of knowledge that
may be acquired. Dr. Moffat spoke of reg
ulated and unregulated memory, describing
one as holding the mind to the original
c mnnel and the other as allowing more
liberty to switch oft into channels opening
up into the original Some brains were as
if made ot jelly; others as if made of wax.
The former quivered but took no impression,
the latter took and retained the impression
given.
Dr. Moffat dwelt upon improving the
power of memory by exercise. He Baid
that power was the result ot exercise and
increases as exercised. There was no way
of developing the power of memory with
out developing a particular memory. Dr.
Mofiat thought the practice of trying to
teach memory to people was absurd and
useless, as there was no good to be gotten
out of the results. He gave the advice to
acquire knowledge in the right way and
memory would take care of itself.
THE OIKL WAS IN BUFFALO.
A Father's Fruitless Search in This City
for His Daughter.
John Wadass, a Swede resident of Buf
falo, arrived here yesterday accompanied by
an interpreter. At police headquarters
Mr. Wadass, through the interpreter, said
that he had come to this city to find bis
daughter who, with another girl, had left
Buffalo with two men. The father learned
that, they were coming to a house in Mul
berry alley, this city. Mr. Wadass accom
panied by an officer visited Mulberry alley
and nearly every house on that byway wag
examined", but no trace of the missing girl
was found. '
Last night a telegram was received by
the police from Buffalo, informing them
that the WadaB girl had been seen on the
streets of that city yesterday and the
father on hearing this started at once for
home.
ONLY ONE BALL A YEAR.
Superintendent Sluth Issues an Order That
Causes Some Klcklhg.
There will be a scarcity of social club
balls held in Allegheny during the coming
holidays compared with the number that
was held during the same period last year.
Superintendent of Police Muth in speak
ing of the matter yesterday afternoon said
he'had decided to limit the several social
clubs in this city to one ball each per year.
He said if he did not put this restriction
upon the granting of licenses to conduct
balls the city would be overrun with them.
The. clubs are doing some vigorous kicking
against this rule, but nevertheless he means
to strictly adhere to it in the future.
THE SCHEME ABAHDOHED.
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Will Not Build a
' New Distillery.
.A number of local wholesale liquor deal
ers met yesterday and discussed the propo
sition to build a distillery and operate it in
opposition to tbe distilleries of'the Whisky
Trust It is alleged the Whisky Trust is
embarrassing the wholesalers. For two
weeks there has been considerable talk of
combining and building a distillery, but at
yesterday's meeting it was decided to
abandon the scheme. The Brooks law pro
hibits wholesalers and retailers from manu
facturing liquors, and to satisfy that law
the scheme was abandoned.
A Cinder Bank Burning at Millvale.
A cinder bank 60 feet across and over 20
feet alone the river at Millvale is, on fire
and spreading so that the houses nearby are
in danger. The bank was formed by the
ashes taken from tbe Pittsburgand Western
Railroad engines. It has been smolder
ing for a long time, but is now burning
fiercely. As the railroad company's car
shops are in danger, they are devising
means to extinguish the fire.
ASK YOTJIt -NEIGHBOR
Why her rooms are tenanted, and the
answer will be: "I advertise my rooms in
the cent-a-word columns of THE DIS
PATCH." The Colors Didn't Hatch.
James Armstrong and wife and E. E.
Donahue, all of Howard's lane, were
locked up last night for disorderly conduct.
Armstrong is a colored man and his wife is
white. Quarrels in the household are fre
quent, and last night the neighbors com
plained of the matter and had the three ar
rested. Mrs. Armstrong was creating great
excitement on the street by appearing in
abbreviated costume.
Stole a Ride and Lost a Leg.
Joseph Weber, 12 years of age, who lives
with his parents at South Thirty-fonrth and
Carson streets, was stealing a ride on a
freight train on the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston road last evening about S o'clock
and got under tbe wheels. He lost his left
leg. He was remeved to the South'side
Hospital, where the amputation was made
complete.
A Mother Seeking Her Son.
A letter was received at the Mayor's
office yesterday from the British Consul at
Philadelphia making inquiry for John Gar
yey, who was in this city on November 13,
1889. The inquiry is in behalf of the
mother, Mrs, JElizabelh Garvev. 4 Prince
WiUiam street, Taxtoth Park, Liverpool
Ask your druggist for Cndahy's Rex Brand
Fluid Beef. He's sure to keep It, because
tno pest trade aemanun it.
BUSY GLASSBLOWERS.
Unusual Flood of Orders for Class
to Be Used in 'Buildings.
A SHORt HOLIDAY SHUTDOWN.
Loir
Prices
for .Pittsbure Coal
in tho
Southern Markets.
LUMBER C0HLNG DOWN THE ALLEGHENY
The glass houses in the Pittsburg' district
are enjoying an unprecedented season of
prosperity. This is usually the dull season
iu the glass trade. December and January
are the months during which this is most
noticeable, but in many respects this year
is an exception. All the glass houses are
running full, and in some branches of the
trade the houses are crowded with orders.
The window glass firms are the busiest
There are about 600 glassworkers in this
branch of the trade, and there is a position
ior every one of them. The heavy demand
is caused by the prosperous season among
the building trades and the open winter,
which allows the work to go on almost un
interruptedly. Tbe complaint among these
firms just now is their inability to fill the
orders as fast as they come in.
Will Cnt the Vacation Short.
A short vacation is usually taken dnring
the holiday season, but it will be made as
brief as possible this year if the trade keeps
up as it has in the past lew months. Some
ot the firms are insisting that no stop be
made at all, but as the scale provides that
no work shall be done 'on Christmas and
New Year's, these days will be observed as
usual.
The flints are not so busy as the window
men, but there is no complaint for lack of
orders The furnaces are all running full
now, but there will likely be a shutdown of
two wee-s about toe first ot tne year, xms
decision was reached at the meeting of the
Western Association of Mint Glass Manu
facturers the first part of this week at Chi
cago, at which representatives from Indi
ana, Illinois, West "Virginia and Pennsyl
vania were present Only the homes
making prescription bottles and druggists'
specialties will be affected, as this associa
tion does not include all the flints in its
membership. The trade in bottles has been
very good tor the past lew months, and lor
this time in the year is considered unusual.
Some ot the firms report slack orders, how
ever, but consider the outlook very good.
Talk About Advancing Prices.
Only a short time ago prices were ad
vanced in this class of goods,, and at the
meeting in Chicago these were fully main
tained. It was the intention to advance
them some, but by closing the plants for a
short time during the dullest season and
thus not allowing stock to advance it was
thought the chances for advancing the
prices at the next meeting would be im
proved. Many of the houses in Pittsburg
will be affected by this order. The shut
dewn will begin December 24 and continue
till January 9.
Tbe manufacturers of chimneys and table
ware report good trade, though the lat
ter are not rushed for orders. This branch
of the flints will not likely close its fur
naces longer than the usual time allowed
for the holidays. All are now busy and
running their factories to their full capaci
ties. The consensus of opinion among the
glass men seems to be that for this season
ot the year the trade is unusually good, and
have plenty of orders to keep them running
full for some time.
TO BEVIVE INTEREST.
The Painters Discuss Questions That Are
Exciting; Attention.
The members of the Brotherhood of
Painters of the two cities held an open
meeting last evening at 102 Fourth avenue.
There was a good turnout as an earnest re
quest had been sent out to all the members
to be present. The work of the painters
has practically closed and a consequent lack
of interest has been manifested by the
members for the Union. The leaders are
making strenuous efforts to revive the old
time interest. A bold front can thus be
presented with the opening of the next
season so that they will be able to demand
concessions from their employers. The
eight hour law will be systematically agi
tated after the first of the year, as it is the
intention to make a determined contest on
this question.
NOT MAN? IN HTJMBEE.
P. H. McEvey Says There Are Not More
Than 150 Seceding Finishers.
Assistant President P. H. McEvey, of
the Amalgamated Association, while visit
ing the Association lodges at Youngstown
yesterday, in reply to an inquiry as to the
strength of the Finishers' Union, said: "I
have visited the mills in Cleveland, Pitts
burg, Sharon, Niles, Girard and New Cas
tle, and I am in a position to say with truth
that there are not 150 members in the Fin
ishers' Union.' The large amount of talk
being indulged in by the few membersof that
so-called union is mostly misrepresenta
tion, and it cannot but be detrimental to
the interests of the ironworkers in general."
LTfHBEB BB0UGHT DOWN THE EIVEK,
The Elk County Region Practically Cleared
of Us Ready Stock.
The heavy rise in the Allegheny river
broughtdown about 18,000,000 feet of dressed
lumber from the lumber region. The lum
ber consists of oak, pine and hemlock, and
nearly all came from the vicinity of Spring
field and Portland. There were 300 .flat
bottoms for barges brought down at 'the
same time. The water was so high that the
region was practically cleared ot all ready
lumber. The market is so well stocked that
the price of barge fiats fell from $600 to $500.
PBICES NOT 6ATISFACT0B7.
Plttsburc Coal Selling Very loir In the
Southern Markets.
A heavy shipment of coal was made yes
terday on the high river. The water was
still nine feet and falling, but there was
plenty of water for a good boating stage.
Nearly every coal company along the river
sent out all. the coal possible, though there
was some dissatisTaction at tbe price offered
in the Southern markets for Pittsburg coal.
Many were inclined to hold off for better
prices, but the river is now cleared of tow
boats, so that no more coal can, be sent until
the boats get back to Pittsburgh
POUR TBACXS ALL THE WAT.
Costly Improvement on the P. K. R. from
Pittsburgh to Altoona.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
making arrangements to 'improve greatly
the road between Pittsburg and Altoona,
a distance of 117 miles, before the opening
of the World's Fair. Two new main tracks
will be laid, thus making four In all.. The
traffic over this road has inoreased so rap
idly that it cannot be handled with the
present facilities. Work will be begun
about the first of the year.
Dit. B. M. Haittta. Eyo, ear, nose and
throat dtsessos exclusively. Office 720Penn
treet, Pittsburg, Pa.
Schoeneck & Son, 711 Liberty, Opp. Wood,
Makers and displayers of furniture most
suitable for holiday gifts.
See our holiday display of silk handker
chieis and silk mufflers.
James H. Aiken & Co., 1C0 Fifth avenue.
De Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill
for biliousness, sick headache, malaria.
BEATTY STILL IN JAIL
His Attorney Will Not Try to Have Him
Released Until After the Hearing Mon
dayA Supposed Caso of Poisoning
From Clinton.
Beatty, the alleged Homestead poisoner,
will have to stay in jail until after his
hearing, at least It was thought that his
'friends would try to secure bail for.him be
fore that time, but they will not
Both. sides were lying quiet yesterday,
and it is thought that this policy will be
pursued until after Monday. Deputy Far
rell said that no more informations or ar
rets would be made until after Monday.
He said that if Beatty was held for court" a
number of arrests would be made at once,
but if not, the caes would likely be
dropped.
Joseph Epinger, of Clinton, a little town
on the Montour branch, died Thursday. He
was employed at Homestead, and several
days ago went home broken in health. He
erew rapidly worse and when he died Dr.
Bingham, who attended him, said his death
was caused by poisoning. The Coroner is
to be notified, and a thorough investigation
is to be asked for.
Master Workman Dempsey spent tho
greater part of yesterday with his attorney,
L. IC Porter. Neither the client nor lawyer
would say anything about the case.
IXPECTS TO PEOVE AN ALD3L
A Homestead Striker Charged With Treason
Securing: Affidavits.
Patrick Hayes, one of the Homestead
strikers charged with treason, went before
Alderman Harris at his home in Johnstown
yesterday, and had affidavits taken of a
large number of 'persons who have known
him for years to the effect that he was not
in Homestead'the day of the riot when the
government was resisted. Hayes has .no
tice that his case will come up in court
next week. He expects to prove he was in
Johnstown continuously for a week from
July 4.
In Homestead Paying Bills.
Sheriff McCleary and Deputies Parrell
and Newell were in Homestead yesterday.
They were there to pay bills contracted
while the deputies were on duty there.
PAYIHG FOB A PIANO.
The lit Washington Public Schools Give
an Entertainment
1 The children of the public schools of Mt
Washington last night gave an entertain
ment. It was given to pay for piano? pur
chased for use of the school.
Last night was the second evening of the
performance, and several hundred people
were turned away. The same programme
will be repeated this evening.
KLEBERS' CHRISTMAS PIANOS,
Steinway, Couover, Opera.
The three best and most popular pianos in
America. All others must take a buck sent
in their presence. II. Kleber & Bro., 506
Wood street, are selling ncaily half a dozon
of them everyday for Christmas presents.
Warranted-perfect or money refunded.
Teims low and ensv payments. Call at II.
Kleber & I5ro.'s, 06 Wood stieet
Store open every night
In the Boston Symphony Concerts.
The piano so much admired in the sym
phony concerts is one of tbe Henry I".
Miller make, represented in Pittsbunrby
W. C. Whltehill, and all Intending purchas
ers, as well as the music-loving public in
general, are cordially invited to call and
examine these wonderful Instruments,
shown in the decant and artistic display of
the Henry F. Miller nlanos at W. C Whlte
hlll's Music Parlor, 143 Third avenue, op
posite post-office.
Tine Fruits.
We have now in store a large stock of all
the finest evaporated and dried fruits, both
domestic and foielgn. We can do you good
on these goods. Send for price list Goods
deliveied everywhere. aIillei; Bros.,
Fine Groceries and Table Delicacies, 182
Federal street, Allegheny.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE, FIFTH AV.
Store Open Every Evening Till Xmas.
The entire store will.be open every even
ing. Biyyour Christmas Ki'tsin the even,
lng if you can't come during the day.
Campbell & Dice
Chairs, Couches, China Closets, Desks,
Tables
And everything you can think of. Our
warerooms not far from the central shop
ping points. Take a look around, we may
nave sometning to please you.
P. C. fcCHOKHECK & SOIf,
711 Liberty street, opp. Wood.
Good Morumg?
Get your tea, coffee, baking powder and
spices at the storesof Tbe Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Beautiful souvenir during Chrfctmns
week-, entitled, "Good Morning." To be had
at all ourstoies.
TOUR rooms will not lon bfc empty If
you adjertUe them in THE DISPATCH
cent-a-word adg.
Rich Cut Glass.
Very appropriate for holiday gifts,ln great
variety and at lower prices than anywhere
in the city, ahCavitt, Pollock & Co.'s, No. ftii
Penn avenue, a few doors from Ninth street.
A choice and unique Christmas gift to a
gentleman friend, cane and umbrella with
gold or silver mounting; enslaved tree of
charge. Loovee, 24 Sixth street, directly
opposite Bijou Theater.
Special Hosiery Bargain.
259 dozen ladles' imported black fleeced
hose, 12c, worth 22c; black wool hose, 18c,
worth 23c, at Bosenbaum & Co.'s.
"Good Morning"
during Christmas week at all tbe stores of
The (treat Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany. A Maokitioett Christmas Gift! A pair of
Hanan & SonN tine patent leather men's
shoes would make an exceedingly appro
priate holidav gift to any man. You will
find them at Kiufmanns' In the very latest
styles and about 25 per cent cheaper than
anywhere else.
Kautjianxs' Shoe DzrAnTMEaT.
All persons Interested in Sabbath schools
can buy strictly pure candy at reasonable
prices at the leadimr wholesale confection
ers, 91, 96, 98 and 100 Beech street. Allegheny.
Special Hosiery Bargain.
250 dozen ladies' Imported black fleeced
hoso. 12c, worth 22c; black wool hose, 18c,
worth 25c, at Bosenbaum & Co.'s.
;
New Dresden lamp Shades.
In silt, to go with the Dresden lamps silk
embroidered to match Dresden pattern. See
them. Hardt & IIatks, Jewelers,
523 Smituneld street.
How's This, MesT Lons leg, tap sole, gen
uine kip boots. Sizes. 6 to 11. Bettnlar price,
$3 25; our price only $1 98 per pair.
KiUFMANNS' bUOE D-r-AETMEST.
NEW PATTERNS
WALL PAPER.
1893.
Examine our prices and goods.
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
543 SmitlifieldSt., Pittsburg, Pa.
dOl7-TTS
WEDDING INVITATIONS,
CALLING CAKDS,
FINE STATIONEKT.
W. V. DERMITT&CO.,
Engravers, Printers, Stationers,
.Law Blank lnbllshers,
710 Grant street and39 Sixth ayenne.
TTH-
TO TEST THEIR LUCK.
The Charleroi Land Company to Be
Dissolved in a Novel Way.
A LOTTERY WHEEL WILL BE USED.
'Valuable Houses and Lots Will Constitute
the frizes.
UNIQUE WAT OF SLTTLIXG TB0UBLB
The Charleroi Land Company, an organ
ization that is responsible forthe glass town
up the Monongabela, has for some time been
at war with itself, and to-day it will be dis
solved in strict accordance with the rules
aud practices of the Louisiana Lottery
Company.
The land company is made np of Colonel
W. H. Moore, McBride Sloan, M. J. Alex
ander and James K. Clarke, of Greensburg,
Postmaster McKean and two others of this
city. The land company was also largely
interested in the glass works at Charleroi.
They also built a magnificent new hotel and
in many ways evidenced marked prosperity.
About a month ago a speck of tronble ap
peared on the surface of tne organization
and six members of the company combined
and purchased the interests of Colonel
Moore' in the glass works and the hotel
property for f 800,000. An effort was made
to buy Mr. Moore's interest in the land
company, but a satisfactory price could not
be arranged. Several plans for settling the
trouble were suggested but all to no purpose.
Finally Colonel Moore suggested that they
cast lots for the possessions of the organi
zation, and now afl have agreed to his prop
osition. A regular lottery wheel has been made
of glass. All tbe property of the concern
has been arranged and numbered. With
each number which will represent a lot.or a
house and lot, a blank will be put in the
wheel and each of the sven members of the
firm will take regular turns at drawing un
til the wheel is emptied.
The value of the property to be disposed
of in this novel way is 'fixed at about
$200,000. It consists of about 175 brick
and frame houses and nearly loO vacant
lots. All the members ot the firm are
fairly well oil financially, and the drawing
to-day will be only a 'test of the luck of
each of them.
Alex. Weimer, who will represent
Colonel Moore at the drawing to-day, was
in Pittsburg last night on his way to
Charleroi. Mr. Weimer said the proposi
tion to resort to the lottery scheme was
forced upon the land company by Colonel
Moore, as he is. willing to pit his luck
against the luck of any number of men pro
yided all are compelled to stand on the
same footing on the go in. Mr. Weimer
said the drawing will take place at noon,
and with the exception of Colonel Moore,
all the members of the company will attend
and act personally tor themselves.
Tns guaranteed cure for all headaches is
Uronio-Seltzer 10c a bottle.
BIBER & EAST0N.
Seasonable
Specialties.
Handsome Terry Bath .Robes, newest
ideas, 53, 54 25, 51 50 and up.
Smoking Jackets, excellent values, 54 50,
55 00.
White Aprons.
Immense variety in Lawn, Suisse Cam
bric, India Mull, etc., with embroidery,
hemstitched, tucks, etc, 25c, 30c, 35c, 50c
to 51 00.
Very fine White Aprons, elaborately
made and trimmed, 51 25 to 52 50.
Extra Good Values in
MEN'S GLOVES.
Men's Glace Kid GIbves. 51, 51 75.
Men's Suede Kid Gloves, 51, 51 50.
Men's Fur-Top Kid GJoves. lined, 51 00
to 52 50.
Men's Kid Gloves, 2 button, lined, 51 00
to 52 00.
Men's Heavy Scotch Gloves. 50c to 51 00.
Men's Cashmere Driving Gloves, 50c to
90c.
Boys Kid Gloves, lined, 60c to 51 00.
Evening and Street Shades'
Ladies' Best Kid Gloves.
4-button Tan, Drab, Bro. Black Kids, 5L
5-hook, newest colorings, 51.
Black and Colored Undressed Mousque
taire, 61 50.
4-button Derby Kid Gloves, point stitch
ing, perfection in quality, shape and color,
51 83.
8-button length Mousquetsire Kid Gloves
in evening, street shades and black, 53 00.
Ladies Fur-Trimmed Kid Gloves and
Mitt, fleece lined, 51 to 51 50.
Ladies' Black Silk Mittens, 90c to 51 12.
Children's Gloves and Mittens in very
wide variety, 10c to 50c.
BIBER & EAST0N,
05 AND 507 MAEKBT 3 .
Our stores will remain open Sat
urday and every night next week.
de!7
$1.00
FOR BEST
Moqnette Carpets.
These are the same 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 ofTer you
this week at the above two prices
never retailed for less than $1.50
.elsewhere.
Those Fur and Oriental Rugs are
selling fast ' Just the thing for a
Christmas present.
EDWARD
GROETZINGER,
627 AND 629 PENN AVE.
dell-TTsaa
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Leading
Dry Goods House.
PiTTSBtrao, Pa.,
Saturday, Dec. 17, 1S92
JOS, HQRNE k ITS
PENN AVE. STORES.
All
Departments
Open
This
Evening
And Every
Evening
Next Week
Till 9 O'clock,
Saturday Bargains
For Men.
Hodgman's
Mackintoshes,
Regular $17 quality,
Will be sold to-day
At the extraordinary price of
$8.50 tach.
All sizes something you never
had before. Take advantage of this
sale quick the lot is not large and
they'll go fast.
Natural, pure all-wool
Underwear at "$1 per Suit.
Equal to the best $2 Underwear you
ever bought.
And values just as good through
out the entire Men's Underwear
stock.
TheJAROS
HYGIENIC
UNDERWEAR
Makes friends by scores every day. '
ftll-WoolSocks,
20c a Pair,
Start the Prices in Hosiery.
Black All-Wool Socks,
35c a Pair; 3 Pairs to $1.
The best values ever offered in
Cotton, Cashmere, Merino and Wool
Socks at the popular price of 25c a
pair.
Neckwear
At 20c Each.
Look at them, you men who usually
buy 50c Neckwear. You will be as
tonished at the quality and styles of
them. Good shapes and colors ot
Tecks and Four-in-Hands.
The greatest variety and choicest
styles we have jever seen are in the thou
sand pieces of SILK NECKWEAR
we open new this morning at 50c
each, in 4-in-Jp3, Puffs and Tecks.
Handsomest of London Neckwear,
3 leading makes, besides the best
American makes, all grades, up to
the very finest goods made, are at
tractive to holiday shoppers. You
can't fail to make selections good
and suitable and strictly fashionable.
WHITE SHIRTS Complete lines
of our famous Stag's Head Shirts and
the celebrated Star Shirts in all
erades and styles. The best shirts
in the world for fit and wear.
NIGHTSHIRTS A good Muslin
Night Shirt, trimmed with colored
embroidery, at 50c each, that you
never saw equaled at 75c.
SUSPENDERS in one of the best
makes at 25c each a drive that will
draw suspender wearers to-day. All
the best makes of suspenders are
here, too, in finer g'rades, at low
prices. ,
Mm Met Bargains.
Choice styles of Fancy English
Cloth Smoking Jackets at reduced
prices.
Present Prices $5 to $12.
Former Prices $7 to $18.
You save $2 to $ 5 on each.
Plain cloth Smoking Jackets, with
quilted satin cuffs, pockets and
lapels, J 8 to $30.
Handsome Brocaded English Cloth
Smoking Jackets, $12 to 35.
JOS. HORNE & CO.,
609-621 Penn Avenue.
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