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tented by Bepublicans mar be even more
exciting'than those of the" districts repre
sented by Democrats. If Mr. Harrity
shows no greater acuteness in his manipu
lation of the Pennsylvania appointment;,
or in his attempt to control them, than he
did in his so-called peace-making in regard
to the Inauguration Committee of the Dis
trict, he will make a fine mess of it. As in
Pennsylvania so in the District, there are
two factions of the Democrats. I do not
think that any factions in the country hare
a monkey and parrot time more constantly
or with a greater show of energy than' here
in the District, where the people have no
right ot suffrage.
The Chairman as Peacemaker.
James L. If orris, the leader of one faction,
got his crowd recognized by the National
Committee. As the boss of the District
Democracy, therefore, he proceeded to ap
point his committee to take charge of the
arrangements ior the inauguration. It is
considered a great honor to be placed on
this committee, and a position in the list is
sought after by every man who wants an
office, as it is considered to be a high stepping-stone
toward success.
Norris" impudent act in assuming the
richt to alone dictate this important com
mittee, which is always supposed to be non
partisan, raised such a row that Harrity was
called upon to act as peacemaker. He paid
a visit to the city, remained for several
days, and then appointed a committer which
was practically the Norris committee, ex
cept that it was not so "representative."
Nothing has been said about his blunder in
the public prints, but it has been talked of
privately to such an extent that he will
probably be compelled to revise his list
Two Important Factors Turned Down.
The Hebrew citizen is a great power here,
as he is everywhere, and notwithstanding
the fact that no inauguration committee lias
been lormed for long Tears without a rep
resentative of that race being prominent in
the list, Mr. Harrity tailed to remember, or
was too Iresh in the business to remember,
this important feature-of his peacemaking.
Mr. Norris did not remind him of it, prob
ably for the reason that Mr. Norris did not
like the interference of Mr. Harrity, and
thought that he might have remained at
home attending to his own business.
A number of the wealthiest and most
public-spirited gentlemen in the city are
of the Hebrew race. Some of them have
been recognized in the most complimentary
manner, -with high appointments by other
administrations. All of them hare taken
foremost placet at various times in great
public demonstrations, and to ignore them
entirely, as Mr. Harrity did in his ignorance
of the'district, was a faux pas of which no
shrewd politician could have been guilty.
Another blander, though not so serious
as this one, was his neglect to appoint a
representative of the press to take charge
of the press arrangements. This has in
variably been done. In fact, it is a necessity.
Mr. Hkrrity, however, though cosmopolitan
in his views of the control of Pennsylvania
patronage, forgot two of the mightiest
levers employed in the world-moving
process, the Hebrews and the press.
HEATED BY ELECTRICITY.
The Chartiers Branch of the IVest End Rail
way Opened Now Method for Tt arming
Cars Heavy Passenger Traffic Calls for
lletter Equipment A Itapid Increase.
The long expected opening of the Char
tiers branch of the West End Railway took
place yesterday. The Temperanceville
branch was opened two weeks ago, and
since then has been driving a brisk trade.
No system for beating the cars has yet
been adopted, but experiments are now
being carried on with a new system that
promises to be a success and will probably
be adopted. It is a plau recently invented,
and nil the heat will be furnished by elec
tricity. Electricians put the motors on one
car last week, and as the experiment has
fully met the expectations of those inter
ested, it is understood that all the cars may
be supplied with them. The system is in
use in a number of cities in this country,
but it is entirely new in Pittsburg. An
electrician of the company last night, in
ontlining the plan, said: "An induction
coil will be placed in each corner of the
car, which will be supplied with a current
direct from the power honre. It has
been proven that by this means
a uniform heat can be produced
with little expenditure of power. It is
very simple yet effective and will not only
not take up any room, but will do away
with all the objections to the old way o'f
heating with stoves" or steam. It may be
sometime before all the arrangements are
completed, but I think the plan will meet
with much favor."
Up to this time there has been some com
plaint because of the lack of cars to carry
the heavv passenger traffic This has been
very noticeable during the evening and
morning hours, as the men going to and
coming from their work crowd the cars.
There is a general demand for more cars
lrom the residents of the AVest End, as few
cars now cross the Point bridze that do not
contain a number of passengers who cannot
get seats. The company has 22 cars on the
road, hut this number is expected to be in
creased. BEKEHBEEED DEAD COHEADES.
Tost 128 Held Its Thirteenth Annual Me
morial Service Yesterday.
The thirteenth annual memorial service
by Lieutenant James M. Lysle Post No.
128, G. A. B-, was held in the First Pres
byterian Church of Allegheny yesterday
afternoon. The service was a tribute to
the memory of "William C Ilea, second
class seaman; Jacob Douch, Company C,
Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry; Henry
B. "Wilson, Company B, Fourth Pennsyl
vania Cavalry; Sebastain Bupp, Company
D, Third Pennsylvania Artillery; Jesse D.
Johnson, Company G, Seventy-seventh
Pennsylvania Volunteers; Bobert Hughey,
Company D, One Hundred and Second
Pennsylvania Volunteers; Josenh Hoehr
ine, Company H, Eighty-eighth Pennsyl
vania Volunteers; James M. May, Com
pany C, Fifth "West Virginia Cavalry;
Andrew Porter, Company K, Ninth Penn
sylvania Beserve Corps; Baphael Beiter,
Company F, Sixty-second Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
After the opening of the post by Com
mander Louis Horst, the records of the de
ceased comrades were read by Adjutant D.
M. Morrison. The regular ceremonies of
the G. A. B. were then gone through with,
an address was delivered by Senior Vice
Department Commander "William O. Bus
cell, and the audience was dismissed with
the benediction by Bev. "W. E. Donaldson.
A SEOBI BOUIE.
rittsburg May Be Brought Within Easy
Beach of Jefferson County.
Judge Harry "White, of Indiana, Pa,, was
in Pittsburg yesterday. The Judge is inter
ested in electric railways. Just now he is
in a scheme to make a short route from
Jefferson and that tier of counties to Pitts
burg. The idea is to connect Punxsutawney
and Indiana by an electric road. The dis
tance is about 28 miles, and engineers say
the road can easily be built It now takes
a day to come from Punxsutawney to Pitts
burg, but if this new road is built the round
trip can be made in a day, leaving the
traveler considerable time to" spend in the
city.
A Bis Temperance 2Ioetin.
The union temperance meeting held by
the combined organizations in Carnegie
Hall, Allegheny, yesterday afternoon was
well attended. John "W. Moreland pre
sided, and addresses were made by John M.
Kelly, A. M. Brown, J. K- Barbour, Eras
mus Wilson and others. After the meeting
a number of pledges were signed. The as
sociation hopes to be able to recure Francis
Murphy for next Sunday nieht, in which
event a meeting will be held in the Grand
Opera House.
"WHEN PEOPLE DESIRE
A pood room they Invariably read the To Let
Boom Columns of THE DISPATCH.
SAFER INJHE JAIL,
Homestead Non Unionists
Feel Strongly Against
Prisoner Eeatty.
LYNCHING IS THREATENED
More Deaths Attributed to the Use of
the Poisonous Powder.
GREENSBUEG REPORTS A CASE.
Hungarian laborer I'ies in the Allegheny
General Hospital.
A GDEST PJISOXED'AT A RECEPTION
If all the reports emanating from Home
stead are true, it is well for Bobert J.
Beatty to be behind bars rather than on the
streets under $5,000 bail. The non-union
men in the mill, who have had a siege of
. sickness, are very much wrought up over
the story of the poison plot, and according
to rumor have started an organization with
the avowed purpose of exterminating the
men implicated in the scheme, and particu
larly Beatty. The conservative element,
hpwever, is against the plan, and now the
poison regime is past are content to allow
the law to take its course, il convictions
can be secured.
The feeling against Beatty in the big
plant is strong, and more than one hot-head
has been beard to say that he would be glad
of an opportunity to string him from a lamp
post. Such expressions under the circum
stances are quite human, but the sensible
fellows are opposed to violence of any kind.
A paper was drawn up last week by a few
of the non-union workmen, and was circu
lated in the mill for signatures. The object
was plainly stated to be that every signer
agreed to draw lots, and the man who got
the blacK ball should put Beatty out of the
way if he got a chance.
Several of the Workers Signed.
A number, it is said, have signed. It was
presented to one man who furnished this in
formation, and he was astonished after
reading the document. He advised the men
to drop the dangerous idea at once, and
visited his personal friends in the mill to
see Jhat none of them, in their excitement,
joined the rash crowd. The workman stated
last evening that he has beard all sorts oi
threats made against Beatty, and it wouldn't
be safe for him to be seen near the works,
for the feeling is so strong he would surely
be lynched. As far as could be learned, a
partial organization for the above purpose
was effected.
Every day new cases of men whose health
was badly shattered in the Homestead mill
and of some deaths from disease contracted
there are coming to light Only a bare
mention has been made of the demise of
Hugh Kennedy, who was one of the guests
at the reception given by Restaurant
Keeper "Wolf to his wife on her arrival from
Indianapolis. Bob "Watson, Alfred Davis,
Mr. Langthorn, a young engineer gradu
ated from Columbia College, Kennedy and
others were invited and attended. Glosser
was also there. Mr. "Wolf told the boys not
to eat any supper, as he intended to have a
special spread ior them in honor of his
wife.
Poison In the Hamburg Steak.
One of the dishes served was Hamburg
steak, and it was remarked afterward that
everybody who ate of the meat got sick.
The meal was prepared by the regular
cooks in the mill. Kennedy left tbe recep
tion early to go to work, but on the way to
his place he was taken violently ill. He
was seized with an attack of purging, and
soon blood streamed from his throat caused
by a hemorrhage in the stomach. He died
before he could be removed to the hospital.
It is the general belief of the men that
Kennedy's death was due to poison placed
in the steaK and coffee.
A telegram lrom Greensburg yesterday
stated that the physicians now think that
Samuel Neighley, who died there Septem
ber 10 after a few days' illness, was poisoned
at the Homestead works. Keighley was
lor several years engineer at the county
borne, and when he went to labor in the
mill was a man of vigorous and robust
health. He soon got sick and was sent
home Dr. Kline diagnosed his ailment as
typhoid fever and treated bim for the
disease, but he died. Physicians who saw
Neighley say that while there were symp
toms of typhoid, unmistaken evidences of
poisoning were present, and subsequent de
velopments confirm their suspicions.
SHU Workers "Who Still Suffer.
Of people whose health has been injured
in tne mill, trie examples are numerous.
James Freeland, who lives on Atwood
street, is a notable instance. He was a
brakeman on the Ft. "Wayne road before he
went into the mill, a man of great physical
strength and good heelth. Now he is the
shadow of his former self. After a few
weeks' experience in the mill, he got sick,
and has not been able to recover. He is
weak, thin and his eyes are sunken.
Bobert Watson lost 40 pounds of flesh
the first two weeks he worked at Home
stead, and then he quit eating in the mill.
He is now troubled with rheuma
tism, and Dr. Joseph K. Dickson
thinkij the poison has settled in his bones
and is gradually working out of his system.
Other non-union men complain ot the same
thing. Joseph Dabbs, a son of B. L. H.
Dabbs, the photographer, is another Home
stead victim who is much the worse for his
experience in the big steel plant.
Langthorn, the Columbia College gradu
ate, was taken to bis home in Brooklyn
several weeks ago. He was slowly recover
ing lrom what the doctors thought was
typhoid malaria,. For. two weeks he was
confined to bis bed unable to keep anything
but milk on his stomach. The organ was
in a highly irritated state. He lost flesh
rapidly and his skin became saffron colored.
Other patients had tbe same symptoms.
The men say that the drug was first put in
the coffee and finally into the soup.
The Soup Was Too aiach for Him.
Jim Freeland stooped eating everything
but the soup, and still he did not ieel well.
Finally be had to quit and go home. Some
of the men noticed that the coflee, when
poured out foamed like beer, and they be
came suspicious and avoided it. They found
that as long as tbey did not drink the coffee
they felt tip-top until somebody tampered
with the soup, and then they dropped this
dish.
George "Williams, a young man employed
by tbe Carnegie Company as steward dar
ing tbe time when Gallagher says the
poison was put into the coffee, tells an in
teresting story about two mysterious
strangers who were emploved tfiere as
waiters. When seen yesterday Mr. "Will
iams said: "On August 241 secured a
situation in dining room No. 7, which was
situated just back of the 33-inch milL Gal
lagher was employed at No. 1, but later
went to No. 8. From No. 3 he returned to
No. 1, and aftemard went to No. 6. About
a month alter I went there I begau to hear
complaints about the coffee in the other
dining rooms, and everyone was at a loss to
know what was the matter. The coffee in
my place I made myselt, and this wot really
the only good coflee on the place.
Detectives Employed as Waiters.
"About the 1st of October two young
men came to me and Inquired If I could
THE PITTKBTJR&
give them situations as waiters. Being
satisfied with the men.1 had I refused thera
work. Thevsthen went to Superintendent
Potter and later Potter came to me and in
sisted that they be given employment. "We,
became quite well acquainted and one night
they intimated that they were placed there
to find out who was trifling with the coffee
in the other dining rooms, and that they
knew well who it was. They also said they
had heard ot it in Chicago and they came
from there direct to Homestead. Both
young men are really Pittsburgers and can
be seen almost every day on Filth avenuo
and even in the Carnegie Company's office."
Captain E. Y. Breck smiles grimly when
anybody intimates that he' hasn't the evi
dence in reserve to prove the poison case.
The fact is the company has 205 witnesses
on the list, and the officer! are now at work
serving the subpoenas. This job has been
assigned to Deputy Pat Farrell, and every
man summoned is asked to keep quiet.
The indications are that several arrests
will soon be made in New York and Bos
ton. The members of the advisory board
said to be implicated in the plot ere re
ported to be in the East, and if everything
works all richt they will shortly
be pinched. The company would like
to Fee Beatty break down, and
tell what he knows. Th firm is not after
this man, but larger game. It is the peo
ple back of Beatty who are wanted. The
company officials'claim they have consid
erable evidence against Dempsey and he
knows it The Pinkerton men state that
Beatty is very foxy, and not much can be
pumped out of him.
POISONING CHARGED.
A Homestead "Workman Dies at the Alle
gheny General Hospital Had Wasted
Away Prom 180 to Less Than 80
Pounds The Coroner Investigating:.
Louis Sims, a Hungarian laborer from
Homestead, died at the Allegheny General
Hospital yesterday morning. The cause of
death assigned by the attending physcinn
was dysentery and pneumonia. The de
ceased was taken to the hospital by a
brother and several friends on Saturday.
They said he had been poisoned. The hos
pital report says there is no proof that he
had been poisoned. Coroner McDowell is
investigating the case, and will ascertain
the truth if medical skill will do it.
Sims was 42 years of age. He was taken
to the hospital on Saturday in a state of
collapse. His brother said he had been
working in Carnegie's mill until eight
weeks ago, when dysentery symptoms
which had appeared sometime previously
became so severe that he was unable to
work. He grew worse each day until his
death. Pneumonia developed during bis
iliness and cause death.
The body presents a remarkable appear
ance. It is a mere skeleton covered with
skin, weighing not over 75 or 80 pounds.
The Coroner says it is the most peculiar
case he has on record. Sims' brother says
that before his illness he weighed 180, and
was a big, robust fellow. He had never
been sick a dar in his life. He lived in
Munhall's hollow, was married, and had
worked in the mill before tbe strike.
The Coroner has ordered a post mortem
to be held this morning. Dr. Stewart, of
Homestead, who sent the case to the hospi
tal, is ordered to be present, and the inves
tigation is to be most searching. The
liver, stomach, and kidneys will be sub
jected to a chemical analysis. "What
grounds the dead man's friends have for
charging his death to poison are not known.
PE0GEESS IN EVIL.
Man's Course Is Always Downward and
Finally Leads to Destruction.
Ber. E. B. Donehoo, pastor of the
Eighth Presbyterian Church, in his sermon
yesterday on "Progress in Evil," said: "No
man is to-day precisely what he was yester
day. He is either better or worse nearer
to the goal of man's highest endeavor,
which is Heaven, or nearer to that dread
doom from which the most stolid ot man
kind shrink away in horror.
"Juvenal has said 'no man became
utterly bad all at once.' Apply this
law "to any wrongdoer, and "it is
true. He may never have been a saint
or a model of virtue and uprightness.
He may even have always been what we
would term a bad man, but still, when his
life is passed under review, it will be dis
covered that his course has been downward
from the outset; a constant progress in
evil. There was a time in his past life
when the deed which he now perpetrates
without a qualm of conscience would have
filled him with fear and horror eveu in its
contemplation.
"Said Lord Bacon: 'Things alter for the
worse spontaneously if they be not altered
for the better designedly.' This is a ter
rible law. Many there are to-day who live
without God and without hope, who enter
tain no respect for God's law nor for duty,
who were yet ior once professedly the chil
dren of God. Gradually thev grew slack
in the discharge of their religious duties;
they declined in their morals; they threw
off the restraints of religion, and so, from
step to step, they kept on In the downward
career until God and truth and duty were
utterly ignored. There is no stopping place
on the way to hell short of turning squarely
around and heading resolutely for the king
dom of God."
HIS HEAITCEUSHED.
A Vandal Robs a Corpse of a Pocketbook
at the Lake Erie Depot
John Bodgers, a motorman on the Bir
mingham electric line, was killed early
yesterday morning on the Smithfield street
bridge. Fred Wilhclm and he had been
about the city during the evening, and the
two boarded the horse car about 1:30 o'clock
in the morning for their homes on the
Southside. While crossing the bridge
"Wilhelm dropped some car fare on the
front platform on which part of the
car both were riding. Both stooped
over to loot for it about the step
and Bodgers stood so that his body ex
tended out some distance. Just at the time
they were passing the tower over the south
pier, aud Bodgers was rubbed against it
and knocked off the car. Beloro the driver,
Charles Miller, could stop Bodgers bad
fallen and rolled under the wheels. His
skull was crushed, and he was dead before
tne passengers ran to him. His body was f
put on the car ana moved to the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie station and placed on
a truck, where, it is alleged, some
vandal robbed the corpse of a pocketbook.
Mr. Wilhelm said he knew the book con
tained a $5 bill and another bill, the de
nomination of which he did not know.
Bogers was 24 years old, single and lived
at 2209 Sarah street Nothing is known of
his relatives, as he was a stranger. An in
quest will be held to-day.
SH0BT BOTES OF CITY LIFE.
The religions services at the jail yestor
day were conducted by J, W. McFarland.
The music wan under the direction of Prof.
Lytle, of the PIttsburs Academy, assisted
by a class of young ladles from the
Academy.
John WEiDtraaEB, a brakeman on tho
Panhandle, fell off the rear end of a train
passing through the tunnel near the Union
station yesterday iuominr and had his
arm broken in twoplaces. He was removed
to the West Penn Hospital.
Guitars. . Violins. Mandolins.
The beautiful Imperial guitar" and man
dolins never inll to please. We have also
the famous Bruno guitars and Bowman
mandolins. The finest in the world. Our low
prices will astonish you.
ALEX 1103S' jnuSIO ilOUBE,
iu x euerai street
KAUTiAlrt, open eveninjs this week.
Kauimann.' open evening's this week..
J"
Open
Evening!
'Til Christmas
In all 'departments. Take advantage
and avoid tbe great crowds of the day
time. Jos. Hobse 4 Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
DISPATCH, MONDAY, DECEMBER ' 19, 1893L
SUFFOCATED BY GAS.
An Allegheny Girl Killed by the Ig
norance of Her Boommato.
ONE GIRL NARROWLY ESCAPES.
Annie Kaab Tarns Oat tbe Gas and Then
Ipens the Valve Jgain.
AMELIA GUTKN'ECUT ASPMXIATED
Annie Baab's ignorance of gas fixtures
caused the death of Amelia Gutknecht yes
terday and came near ending her own life
as welL Both girls were employed as
domestics in the residence of Bernard
Forst, the well-known oil producer, at 131
Fayette street, Allegheny. They roomed
together, slept in the same bed qpd were
both about 19 years of age.
On Friday night Amelia Gutknecht, who
was the kitchen servant, retired early.
Annie Baab, the chambermaid, had been
out during tbe evening and went to bed at
11 o'clock. Her roommate was asleep at
the time. Not wishing to arouse her Miss
Baab, lor tbe first time in her life, although
she has lived in the city ior several years,
turned out the gas. She must have turned
it off and then on again, for in the morning
they were both found unconscious and
nearly dead. Miss Gutknecht died yester
day morning. By extraordinary efforts of
three physicians Annio Baab's life was
saved.
Three Physicians Hastily Summoned.
Mr. Forst and his family are greatly dis
tressed over the' occurrence. To Acting
Coroner Brush Mrs. Forst yesterday re
lated all she knew about it. On Saturday
morning she arose at nearly 8 o'clock.
Hearing no stir in the house she went to
call the chambermaid. The sound ot heavy
breathing in the girls' room surprised her.
AVhen she opened the bedroom door a
strong odor ot escaping gas drove her back.
She called Mr. Forst who ran into the room
and closed the gas jet, which was partially
open, and threw open the windows. Calling
to the girls he iound them unconscious.
Mrs. Forst hastily dressed and ran for the
Dr. McCarrell, while her husband tele
Dtioned lor Dr. Campbell. The physicians
came quicklyand began the work ot resusci
tating the asphyxiated girls. All the reme
dies known to science were applied continu
ously for five hours before either ot the vic
tims showed any sign of returning con
sciousness. By 4 o'clock in the atternoon
Annie Baab had so far recovered as to make
her removal to her home on Thirty-third
street possible. She has since fully re
covered from the gas, but suffers lrom the
effects of the heroic treatment necessary to
revive her.
Amelia Gutknecht Was Dead.
Miss Gutknecht did not respoud to treat
ment. Hot jars and poultices were applied
until her flesh was burned and blistered,
but she gave no sign ot feeling. Yesterday
morning she died without having recovered
consciousness. Her mother, whodives at
Kensington, had been summoned and was
by the girl's bedside when she expired.
The body was removed to Kensington last
night for interment. The dead girl was a
great favorite with the Forst family where
she has lived since last August She was
bright, intelligent and of attractive appear
ance. Annie Baab's statement is that after
turning out the gas she got into bed and
fell into a doze, but was awakened by the
odor of escaping gas. She called Miss
Gutknecht's attention to it, but she replied
that it was only imagination, and went to
sleep again. Miss Baab was even then suf
fering from the gas, as she had no inclina
tion to get up aud investigate. She thought
of it, but was so drowsy that she fell asleep
before she could decide what to do. Miss
Baab had not been accustomed to gas at
home, and since living at Forst's her room
mate had always attended to lighting and
turning out the illuminant.
AM E2EANX CAEEEE.
Bev. O. O'B. Strayer Dies a Sad Death at the
"West Penn Hospital.
The death of Bev. O. O'B. Strayer at the
"West Penn Hospital Friday night was one
of peculiar sadness. It marked the end ot
a brilliant but errant career and for varied
experiences and romantic episodes has few
equals in the lives of men. A youth full of
promise and a young man full
of ambition, equipped to battle
with life's hardest battles, he ran
his course and his life weat out amid com
parative strangers. Mr. Strayer started
out in life as a Baptist minister. He was
naturally inclined to literary pursuits,
which led him to take charge of a number
of papers. He was the author of a number
of well-known books. His views of religion
became more liberal than was allowed by
the tenets of his Church, so he left the
ministry. He was President of a college at
Ainericns, Ga., a number of years, during
which time ho went over the South in the
cause of the colored people. He wrote and
lectured for the cause he espoused.
Last September his wife died at Browns
ville and soon after he came to this city
thoroughly discouraged. He became an
insurance agent for a time in order to earn
a livelihood. On November 8, he was
taken sick at a boarding house on Penn
aveuuc and his old friend Bev. Dr. Mitchell
had him removed to the "West Penn
Hospital, where he lay sick untit last
Friday. There was a suspicion of suicide,
but the physicians say he died a natural
death. He will be buried this morning in
TJniondale Cemetery through the generosity
of two lellow pastors, Drs. Mitchell and
Donehoo. "
Thnmpcd tho Ho y Sailor.
"William Perry was arrested yesterday by
Officer Devlin at his home, S3 Shingles
street, for unmercifully beating James
Bogers, a ragpicker known as the "Holy
Sailor." The latter lives in the same house
with Perry, who is compelled to pass
through Bogers' room to get to his own.
Early yesterday morning Bogers was asleep
in bed when Perry went home and abused
him. v
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE.
Jons JIitchel got 90 days for beating lira.
Moore, his landlady.
Joan SnoELocK, a Frankstown Hungarian,
got drunk yesterday and tried to brain his
wife with a hatchet. He was locked up.
Tiieue were 21 piisoners at Central station
yesterday morning.' Judge Grlpp presided.
Eleven of the prisoners wero given 30-day
sentences, some lew of whom paid them and
escaped ttie confinement.
LISUTEJ.MHT Al Teeters raided the gam
bling house of Nelson Foster, in the rear or
17 Diamond alley, Saturday nlxlit, and ar
rested tho proprietor and seven visitors,
tfostor was fined $:0, and the visitors $5 or 30
days to the workuouao.
At Magistrate Snccop's hearing Elarry
O'Brien was fined $25 and costs or 30 days to
the worKuouso for auuslns his mother aud
Smashing furniture. Mary Edwards was
soaked $100, or lour months to Claremont,
lor keeping u disorderly house. Fire ot tne
Victims caught in tho place got $5 apiece.
J. A. Elsesser -a as before Alderman Les
lie yesterday for abusing his wife and
family. W. J. Lamkemeyer, a neighbor,
testified that Elsesser was In the habit of
getting drunk and abasing his family, and
did not provide lor tliem. His case was held
over, and the Anti-Cruelty Society will be
notified.
KAcrotAJins' open evenings this week.
Kuulmaiins' open evenings this week.
Open
Evenings
Til Christmas
In all departments. Tafee advantage,
and avoid the great crowds or the day
time. Jos. Hokne & Co.'s
Penn Aveuue Stores.
THE PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
Oakland Is Likely to Have an Episcopal
Church of Its Own The First Meeting
Held Plenty or Financial Aid Has
Been Assured.
A soore of people gathered at tbe Keeley
League Club rooms in Oakland yesterday
afternoon to discuss the feasibility of estab
tablishing.an Episcopal parish in Oakland.
Bishop "Whitehead was there and explained
to the people the undertaking they had in
mind.
The sense of the meeting was to estab
lish a church. The Episcopalians and
there are a good many of them are with
out a place .of worship, unless they come
down to Trinity or go out to East End.
This they have been doing for years, but
since Oakland has gotten to be one of tbe
most thickly populated resident portions
ofthe city, a number of the Episcopalians
think they can support a parish of their
own. To "them one of the great drawbacks
in not having a church is the lack of a Sun
day school. The older frequenters of that
church can come downtown or go to East
End for worship, but the distance is too far
for the little children to travel to Sunday
school.
Nothing definite was done at the meet
ing. The possibilities were just discussed,
and from the sentiment of the gathering
the chance for an Episcopal church in Oak
land is excellent. The people want it, and
say there will be 'no trouble in raising all
the money necessary. Bishop "Whitehead
told the people very plainly that if a parish
was to be established that be wanted it done
on a sound basis. He said he did not want
an institution that the people would reier
to as "the mission."
A committee was appointed to visit the
houses in Oakland and see how many Epis
copalians there were who would be willing
to aid In the undertaking. No more meet
ings will be held until after tbe holidays.
Br that time it is hoped that the matter
will be in shape so that definite plans can
be made,
TO SAIL FOB SOTJIHEEN WATEES.
Chares J. Clarke Now Owns One of the
Finest Small Yachts Afloat.
Charles J. Clarke, of this city, has just
launched the Alma, schooner-rigged twin
yacht, built by Charles L. Seabury & Co.,
at Nyack-on-the-Hudson, that is one of the
most complete vessels of her class afloat.
She is 56 feet long, beam 10 feet, and
draught 2 feet 6 inches. The hull is built
of oak frames and keek She is furnished
in the fipest style and complete in every
particular. The sails and rigging are of
ample size to run her at a good speed with
out her engines, which will develop enough
power to make eight or nine miles an hour.
The Alma starts for Philadelphia Saturday
and will proceed to Florida, stopping en
route at all the principal cities.
BECEIVED A SH0CZ,
A Repairman Comes in Contact "With a
Live "Wire.
"William Jones, aged about 26 years, of
Seventh avenue, Pittsburg, while fixing an
arc light in front of McBride's restaurant,
in the Allegheny market house last night,
received 50 volts of electricity, his left
arm accidentally coming in contact with a
live wire. He was thrown from the ladder
to the pavement, ten feet below. His ar.n
was badly burned, and he was hurt by fall
ing on his head He was taken to the
Allegheny General Hospital. The physi
cians say tbe electric shock did not hurt
him much, and he will be all right in a day
or two.
A PECTJLIAE LEIXSE.
A Bliisinc Old Soldier's Family "Wants a
Pension, bat Doesn't Want Him.
A letter inquiring about Albert M.
Cooper was received at police headquar
ters yesterday from his wife and daughter
at Louisville. The letter states that Mrs.
Cooper is applying for a pension. Her
husband was an old soldier, but she has not
heard from him for eight years. Then he
was running on the river between Pitts
burg and Louisville. If he is dead Mrs.
Cooper wants a pension, but if he is alive
she requests that he be not informed that
his family had inquired after him.
TBIHI1Y "WILL HOI BE MOVED.
William Penn Donated tho Site and It Can
not Be Used for Other Purposes.
There has been talk that Trinity Church
was to be moved to the East End, and a big
office building be erected on the present
site. Bishop "Whitehead was spoken to
about the matter yesterday. He laughed
and said h had never heard of the scheme.
He also added that such a thing could not
be done. The present site was donated to
the church by "William Penn to be ever
used for church purposes.
BE0KE A WIHD0W.
Thieves Steal a "Got of Cutlery From B. T.
Jackson's Store.
The store of B. T. Jackson, 56 Federal
street, Allegheny, was burglarized some
time on Sunday morning. The thieves
broke a plate glass window in the store
.front, and stole a lot of cutlery valued at
U. 2. cuucutiuu ui eitvcrnarc was iu me
window, but was not readily accessible, and
it is supposed the burglars were frightened
away before they bad time to complete
their work. The police made no report of
the affair.
Harried Sunday Afternoon.
Al DeBoy, ticket agent at the Schlosser
Hotel, and Miss Hannah Geldcr were mar
ried yesterday afternoon. She is a daugh
ter of Isaac Gelder, of "Wylie avenue. The
marriage ceremony was performed at the
bride's residence.
YOUE rooms will not -long be empty If
you advertise them la THE DISPATCH
cent-a-word ads.
Chairs, Conches, China Closets, Desks
Tables,
And everything you can think of. Our ware
rooms not far from the central shopping
points. Take a look around, wo may have
something to please you.
P. C. SCHOEXECK & HOTS,
711 Liberty street, opp. Wood.
Three Christmas Gifts In One.
An insurance policy on your life made out
in your wife's name. It is a gift to yonr
wife. Aglttto yonr children. If you live
20 years a gift to yourself. To see how much
your sbaie would be fend your age to
Edward a. Woods, Manager,
S16 Market street.
Fine Fruits.
We have now in store a Inrze stock of all
the finest evaporated and dried fruits, both
domestic and foreign. We can do you uood
on these goods. Send for price list. Goods
delivei ed e vervwhere. Miller Bros.,
Fino Groceries mid Table Delicacies, 182
Federal street, "Allegheny.
KAtrruATOs' open evenings this week.
Kaufinann's open evenings tills week.
Tables for ladies nnd gentlemen at the
Rustic Breakfast and supper served. Open
until 9 p. M. this week. Between Smithflcld
and Wood streets.
55 AKD 57 DlAMOKD STREET.
KAtnrutiras' open evenings this week.
Kaulmanns' open evenings this week.
Hewitt's Little Early Risers. So griping,
no pain, noiausea: easy pill tp take.
KAUMAifMS' open evenings this week.
Kauimauns' open evenings this week.
Open
Evenings
'Til Christmas
In all departments. Take advantage
and avoid tho great crowds of the day
time. Jos. Horke & Co.' -Penn
Avenue Stores.
ROLLS OVER A PRECIPICE.
An Allegheny Man Falls Off a Cliff In an
Allegheny Graveyard Alights on a
Ledge 30 Feet Below Only Slightly
Braised.
George Grouzniski yesterday rolled over
one of tbe numerous cliffs on Troy Hill,
alighting on a ledge SO feet below and as
many feet above the street, He escaped
with only a few bruises.
Grouzniski, the police say, has been
drinking heavily for some time. Yesterday
he was intoxicated and in his wanderings
got into "Voegtly's graveyard. He stag--gered
about among the tombstones and
finally got over to the precipice on the
Ohio street side. The ground is elevated 60
feet abore the street and it rises like a wall,
it onlr being broken by a narron ledge 30
feet above the street
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon some
boys were in the cemetery. At the edge of
the precipice a hat and an overshoe were
found. Looking down over the edge they
saw a man lying on the ledge. An officer
was told, and he, with some firemen, res
cued the man. One of the party was let
down by a rope and Grouzniski's body was
drawn up. He was still unconscious aud
seemed to have suffered more from ex
posure than from the ialL
Held Over for Investigation.
Thirteen cases occupied the attention of
Judge Hyndman at the hearing yesterday
morning. Marshall Sterling, arrested by
Lientenant Cramer on suspicion of being
implicated in the robbery of John Green,
the colored man who died under suspicious
circumstances in tbe East End a couple of
days ago, was held over.
Sice headaches promptly cured by
Bromo-Seltzer 10c a bottle.
Open every night this week till 9
o'clock.
SIMEN'S
UPPER
QPECIAL
ALE.
The greatest money-saving
bargains ever offered to the
buying people. An assortment
of an almost endless variety, at
prices that are one-third less
than you can buy elsewhere.
Gentlemen's genuine Plush
Slippers, at $1.50, cost you
$2 elsewhere.
Men's fancy Chenille and Em
broidered Velveta all styles,
at 1; sold at other stores
for $1.25.
Gentlemen's finest Patent
Leather Dancing Pumps, $2 ;
cannot be bought elsewhere
for less than $2.50.
Youths' Velvets at 50c.
Youths' Imitation Alligator at
65c
Boys' Velvets at 50c, 75c and
$1.00.
Boys' Imitation Alligator at 85c
Don t fail to see the 85c
Men's fancy Chenille Velvet
Slippers, worth $1. 10, or Men s
Goat Slippers at $1.00.
Men's Black Velvet Opera
Slippers at $1.50 are real beau
ties, and the 75c Velvet Slip
pers are great values.
Don't fail to see the greatest
line of Men's Fancy Slippers
in the two cities at prices lower
than the lowest; at
' G. D. SIMEN'S,
78 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA,
del9-jrw
Larcest nnd Leading
Jewelry and Art Stores.
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A conglomerate hint of what
to buy, to be read by both
ladies and gentlemen. Suit
able gifts for all may be se
lected from this little list:
PENDANTS,
BROOCHES.
LOCKETS,
NECKLACES,
BRACELETS,
FINGER RINGS,
EARRINGS,
STICK PINS
HAT PINS,
BUTTON HOOKS,
CUFF BUTTONS,
CUFF LINKS,
STUDS,
-WATCFI CHARMS,
"WATCH CHAINS,
E.P: ROBERTS & SONS,
Fifth Ave. and Market St-
del9-uwr
CLEARANCE SALE
OF
FURNITURE
AT COST.
IMMENSE BARGAINS.
DELP & BELL,
13 AND 15 FEDERAL ST.,
ALLEGHENY.
H019-XW7SU
PrrrsBtrso. Pa.,
Monday, Deo. 19, 1S93
JOS, HORNE & CO.'S.
PENN AVE. STORES. .
OPEN EVEBY E8 THIS WEEK. '
Ghrfsfnias WeeK. 7
SILK AND
DRESS GOODS
Si
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BARGAINS,
Practical Christmas presents
offered at prices absolutely the
lowest ever known.
If -you have some one you
wish to remember in a substan
tial and handsome manner
these sales afford you such an
opportunity as you have nevei
had.
Both these great depart
ments are .overflowing with
special values for this busy time.
These items direct you to
the best of them:
Black Dfess Silks.
ioo full Dress patterns of fine
Black Gros Grain Silks, at
$10.00 per pattern, that you
could not at ordinary times
buy for less than $15.
Proportionate values at $12
and $15 per pattern in finer
qualities of extra width Black
Gros Grain Silks.
Black Pekin Stripe Satin
Duchesse, regular $2 quality,
are $1.25 a yard for this sale.
And special values in all the
popular weaves of Black
Silks,
Surahs,
Crystals,
Crepe du Chenes,
Peau de Soie,
Satin Duchesse,
In qualities ranging in price from 75s
to 3 a yard, all extremel? fashiona
ble, and will make a handsome gift.
The prices are all specially made for.
this Christmas "Week Sale. Tho
goods yoa select will be pat up la a
neat box and delivered at any time
and to any place you direct.
We call especial attention to
our own importations of rich
Lyons Black Silks, which you
will find on sale nowhere else.
The finish is soft and beauti
ful and of high luster. Prices
from $1.25 to $2.50 a yard.
Golofed SilKs. .
Beautiful figured India Silks,
of the finest grades, that reg
ularly sell at $1 and $1.25,3
yard, are for this sale made
50c and 65c respectively.
Figured and striped Glace Silks, se
lected styles and beautiful colors,
qualities never sold under Si. 25
and $1.50, are now 85c and $1 a
yard.
.Evening shades in plain India Silks,
that have been 7Sc, are 65c to-day.
Special values in all qualities of 'pure
White India Silks from 50c to $1.25 a
yard. ,
Colors and all evenine shades in all the
desirable and fashionable weave",
without exception, are this week
marked at specially low prices.
DRESS GOODS AND
HOLIDAY DRESS PATTERNS.
This Dress Pattern sale is not a sale
of cheap trashy goods, but of good,
new and fashionable goods. That
is why we have sold so many thou
sands of them already and expect
to sell thousands more this week.
Patterns in
Armure Stripes and Cords,
Fancy Stripe Cheviots,
Fancy Herringbone Stripes,
Plain Cheviots and Tricots,
Camel's Hair Stripes,
English Stripes and Checks,
Fine French Cheviots,
Cashmere and Broadcloths;
Prices $1.50 to $5 Each.
All below regular value.
Lupin's fine French Cashmeres, extra
weight and extra width, are selling
at a saving to you of 25c en every
yard present prices 50c, 65c,
75c and $1 a. yard. Forty shades.
Fine French, 46-inch Serge, in 25
different shades, regular ti qual
ity, are 75 c a yard.
All-wool Camel's Hair Suitinss, black
and colors, $1.00 quality, at oOc a
vard, 50 inches; 5 yards for a full
Tlress Pattern.
A new lot of 40-inch Wool Plaids, reg
ular 50c qualitv, lor 25c a yard.
20 pieces fancy Serge Plaid, 40 inches
wide, $1.00 goods at 60c a yard. j
2 styles of fine, high class Epingaline
Plaids, 44 inches wide, $2 and $2.25
quality, at 5L25 and $t 50 respec
tively. Bargains in Black Dress Goods,
Broadcloths, Cashmeres, Cheviots
and everything suitable for general
or .for mourning wear.
Black lancr weave stripes $1 value, at
60c a yard.
Black and grav stripe and plaid Camel
Hairs, iu two grades worth $1 and
$1.25, are all 50c a yard.
Black French all-wood Henriettas, 45
incnes wide, $1.50 value, for $1 a
vard. This is an extraordinary offer,
but this sale means extraordinary
offers.
JOS. HORNE & CO.,
609-621 Penn Avenue.
deU
The Leading
Cry Goods House.
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