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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
ANOTHER STORY OF THE FLOOD.
A Wife Torn From Her Husbands Arm
by the Angry Element.

A Wife Torn From Her Husbands Arms
by the Angry Element.
A DISPATCH reporter met Mr.. M. F.
Roberts, of Kernville, last night. The loss
of life that afflicted him and his relatives is
too great for any thorough description. In
talking about the matter he said:
Il lost my wife out of my arms; such was
the force Of the terrific torrent We had
only been married four months before the
flood, and had only gone to housekeeping on
the I'd day of April. was rescued in
Dibert's orchard, by Henry Schafer, who
pulled me in through the second-story win
dow of his house. At that time there was
at least SO feet of water. lost my wife at the
corner of Morris street. She lost her grasp.
Isprang from the fence to tree. She caught
hold of my right arm. sprang to another
tree, and then the great wave struck us. and
she was torn from my arms, although /
made the most desperate effort to save her.
'That is not all. Her three brothers and
two sisters; her mother, and my uncle, II. J.
Roberts, the cashier of the First National
Bank of Johnstown, perlshed in the flood.
My uncle had been for % years cashier of
that bank. His wife and the uncle were
lost. We found the bodies of his wife and
the uncle. The other bodies have not yet
been recovered from the wreck"
Mr.. Roberts, while reciting these facts,
was only able to preserve his equanimity,
tor he was greatly afflicted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
A NOTICEABLE OPENING.
Handsome New Drug Store Opened Mt No.
% Sixth Street.

Handsome New Drug Store Opened Mt No.
% Sixth Street.
The handsomest and best appointed drug
store in the city has just been opened for
business at No. q Sixth street, in the Albe-
marie Hotel, by j. A. McKibben & Co.
The carpenter work of this beautiful store
is by the well-known firm of Slack 8,
Sholes, which statement is in itself guar
antee Of its elegance and fine finish. The
interior is finished in cherry throughout,
highly polished. The floor is tiled and the
walls and ceiling papered, the general effect
being very pleasing. The shelves are
stocked with full line of the freshest and
purest goods. All having prescriptions
that cannot well be filled elsewhere are in
vited to bring them here, where the new
drugs are always to be obtained. DR.. j. A.
McKibben, who now presides, wishes to an
nounce to his brother physicians that he. has
positively abandoned all medical practice,
and will devote himself solely and entirely
to the prescription drug business.
For the opening days the large show win
dows of this beautiful drugstore are filled
with ferns, palms and rare plants.
A noticeable feature of the new store is
the absence of all patent medicine adver-
tisements. Whilea full line of patents is
carried, it is not intended to press their sale,
but to depend upon strictly legitimate
prescription trade for business.
Judd's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, has been
regularly engaged by j. A. McKibben &
Co. for laboratory work.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
VICTIMIZED COLLIERS.
Coal Miners Can't Work Because They
Won,t PatroniZe Pluck. Mes.

Coal Miners Can't Work Because They
Won't Patrouize PIuck.Me's.
A card, which is appended. has been
issued by the coal miners representatives:
To THE PUBLIc-The following letter, re-
ceived to-day. shows that the employers who
operate company stores are determined to
starve the miners that they may be forced to
deal in the 'pluck-me" stores as condition of
holding their places In the mines:
SHANERs, PA, June q, 1889.
Mr.. John Flannery:
SIR AND BRoTHER-We, the miners of
Shaner Gas Coal Company have been victim
lied for not dealing in the company store, and
as we have had very poor work for the last
year, the men here, of course are in want. So
you will please send all the assistance you can,
and as soon as you can. We have 265 men,
women and children here. Some of the men
went to hunt work, but say they could not get
it because they were from Shaner."
COMMITTEE.
. The meager earnings of the miners have been
gathered in by these terrible and hated stores.
and unless the public contribute to a fund to
provide food and shelter for the families of the
miners they must continue to be slaves to the
"pluck-me" system. The miners are willing to
make sacrifices and endure extraordinary hard
ships to be freed of these accursed engines of
oppression. They ask their fellow citizens
to contribute enough to pass them over
the terminal Of their bondage to the stores IN
til they have an opportunity and liberty to earn
enough to give them start in life as freemen.
Contributions should be sent to the undersigned
to Trades Journal Reports of money and
other offerings will be made to the press as soon
as received. BY order of Executive Committee.
JOHN FLANNERY, Sec-Treas.
]. D. CONWAY,
J.F. WEIGH.
PIrTsBURG. June 20, 1889.
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THOSE IMPORTED GLASS BLOWERS.

President Evans Makes a Report to the
Central Trades Council.
The regular meeting ofthe Central Trades
Council was held last night with. President
Joseph L. Evans in the chair.
The credentials of j. G. Snyder and John
S. Mast, OF the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners' Union 142, and John Larkin,
of 6332, X. of L., were received.
The report of President Evans on the
importation of foreign glass workers was
read. 1t was as follows:
PITTsBURG, June %. 1889.
To the Officers and Members of the Central Trades
Council of Western Pennsylvania:
GENTLEMEN-Having been appointed by the
Executive Board to carry out the instructions
issued by this body at your last meeting, beg
leave to report that I have attended to the
ney, who laid the entire law before
myself and some others decided to proceed un-
der that portion of the law which allows US to
demand an investigation at the bands of the
Government, and which provides for the send
ing back of the imported workmen if
they are found to be here illegally. All
papers were therefore turned over to
Mr.. Bremen, and he was instructed to proceed
to Washington. and lay the matter before the
Secretary of the Treasury. This he has done,
and the matter is now where the truth or falsity
of the accusations may be proven. shall
keep you thoroughly posted as to the progress
of the case, and. in the meantime, you are re-
quested to exercise patience. 1nasmuch as the
Treasury Department at once commenced
operations do not think the case will be long
delayed. Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH L. EVANS.
The report was received and ordered on
file. The following resolution was also
adopted:
NJ. P. Carrick was elected a member Of
the Executive Board to succeedO. 7. Carlin,
who resigned.
A special meeting will be held on Wednes-
day evening to consider some business in the
hands of the Executive Board.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

ceiYed the prize of s. worth Of beautiful
glassware.
The Chairman of the General COMMITTEES
was George Knowles; of the Floor Commit
tee. John Stroble and Peter Strickel.
Among the visitors at the grounds was
Joseph Roseman, the first President of the
old glass workers society, which was or
ganized in 1859.
GAY CROWD.
The last train up from Rock Point, which
got in at IL O'Clock last night, was crowded
with the late ones who are wont to stay
until the last shade of recrestive sport mas
gone. Some of them got shade or two the
worst of it.
Union station was filed with hilarity as
soon as the train stopped, and both women
and men chimed in to make it perfect
bedlam. There were no serious results,
however, until the crowd reached Liberty
street saloon, where half dozen Of the gay
boys got into an argument which resulted in
an eye or so in the black and q nose or Two
in the red. None were arrested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
MARsHELL, THE CASH GROCER
VIII Save You Money.

The great wheat barons of the Northwest
have seen a chance to pinch consumers and
are trying to boom -four. am not built
that way. have seen a chance to reduce
the price and down she goes.
can give you -four at 9Oc for sack of
30 pounds and L can give you Buckeye
bread every time, for 81 80 per sack. You
can buy nothing better for 81 30.
The great prophet Hicks tells us from the
4th to the 9th of Jaly will be the hottest
days of the summer. Hicks appears to be
on top these days, and he may get there
again. So you' had better be ready. Get
all your bile worked off and put your liver
in good running order. OF course, you
must have something to drink, and, Of
course, you can't drink river water after
the awful yarns of our medical advisers.
Root beer is what you want. Only 19c for
bottle of beer extract, and bottle will
make keg of beer. Possibly Judge W
would not like it, as it is not imported;"
but then the United States are good enough
for most of US.
If you don't want root beer, iced tea will
hit you. Not the "iced tea" our Senators
get away with in Washington. but the sort
of tea dumped in Boston Harbor. Price
can be no object, for can give you tea at
any price from 16 cents per pound. This is
good time to think of it, as the law only
allows you to take drink six days in the
week.
Send for weekly price-list and order by
mail. Orders amounting to $40, without
counting sugar, packed and shipped free of
charge to any point within 200 miles. Give
me trial, I will save you money.
MARSHELL,
70 & 81 Ohio ST., cor. Sandusky, Allegheny.
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ILLINOIS VERSUS PITTSBURG.
Intimate Connection of the lockout in
Northern Illinois With the Local Coal
Trade-Neyys to Miners s2

Intimate Connection of the Lock. Out In
Northern Illinois With the Local Coal
Trade-News to Miners.
The miners of Illinois, 10, 900 of whom are
now opposing material reduction of wages,
have sent committee to the Pittsburg dis.
trict to solicit aid, as will be noted by the
official certificate printed herewith. Those
readers who are interested in the coal trade,
either as operators or miners, may gain some
important information by perusing the
points furnished by the committee as pub
lished below:
COAL CITY, H., June %, 1889.
To whom 1t may concern:
This is to certify that John McFee and VIII
collect aid for the striking miners of Illinois.
who are resisting a 10 cent per ton reduction.
After exhausting all efforts to bring about
an equitable settlement, we were insulted and
told If we did not accept the terms offered, the
operators would make it 20 instead of TO- Now,
II the miners OF Northern Illinois accept the
reduction, the miners of Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania will be made to compete, and must go
ing liberal support in behalf of our suffering
craft we are fraternally in the cause,
ROBERT NJ. REED, District President
WILLIAM SCAIFE, Secretary Treasurer.
LII auulllOu W Tue IeQucLlOn proposed the
miners of La Sale and Spring Valley are
asked to take further reduction equal to
25 per cent in dead work, consisting of a
foot more bushing, and to; keep the roads
afterward feet 6 inches high, which is 6
inches more than the Braidwood roads that
are abominated all over the State. At
Braidwood many of the men are compelled
to return to the mines after the day is done
in order to keep their roads a feet, hence it
is that Illinois miners regard the Braidwood
mines as species of slavery, yet the La
Sale and Spring Valley companies would
have their employees do inches more,
1t is clear to Eastern operators and miners
: that, should the Illinois operators win their
demand upon their halfstarved miners the
trade of the eastern regions must be badly
disturbed thereby in the. price of contracts
and the rate to the miners. It should be
noted also that this is largely a contention
in the first place between the operators of
Northern Illinois and those of the East,
inasmuch as in convention the Illinois
operators declared thatthe Western Penn
sylvania operators were competing with
them owing to natural gas interfering with
sales at home, and that to meet this, Illi-
nois would go below Pennsylvania in the
markets. i.s s.r
In view of these facts it is plain that.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
AN EIGHT-HOUR CHAT
President Gompers, of the Federation
Of Trades, in the City.
TALKINGoF THELABoR MOVEMENT.
A Gigantic Demonstration to be Held in
Chicago on the Fourth.
TO ORGANIZE A FEDERAL UNION HERE

President Samuel Gompers, of the FEEDER
alton of Trades, arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon and went to Rock Point to
attend the reunion of the American Flint
Glass Workers Association at that place.
He arrived there too late to speak, being
delayed by the wreck on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
He will deliver an address at an open
meeting under the auspices Of the Flints at
Odd Fellows Hall, Eighteenth street,
Southside, at 2:90 o'clock this afternoon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

A representative of THE DISPATCH ac-
,companied Mr.. Gompers from Rock Point
to Pittsburg last night and had a pleasant
talk with him in regard to the eight-hour
movement, which is now being agitated by
the Federation. So far there has vet been
no open demonstration held in this city and
there will not be for several months yet. A
number of private meetings will be held on
July in Pittsburg, white there will be
outdoor mass meetings. parades, etc., all
over the country in favor Of the movement.
In his talk Mr.. Gompus said:
''The agitation in favor of the movement
has been spontaneous all over the country,
and the success we are meeting with has
exceeded nv most sanguine anticipations.
On July 4 there will be State conventions
held in Texas, Alabama and Georgia, and
in Minnesota there will be State demon
stration. The latter is a uniform action in
all the cities and large towns in the State,
while the conventions are to be held to pro-
pagate the demand that eight hours shall
constitute days work.
SIN the following cities there will be
great demonstrations: New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st. Louis, SYRIA
cuse, Buffalo. Portland, Ore, San Fran
cisco, Duluth, Mimi, Milwaukee, New
Haven, Conn, Newark and Paterson, N.
j., indianapolis, Evansville, Ind, Grand
Rapids and Detroit, Mich In Chicago We
will have
THE GREATEST DEMONSTRATION
that this country will ever see. The Com
mittee of Arrangements there have looked
after accommodations for between $4,000
and 100, 900 people. The jubilee is being
arranged under the auspices of the Trades
Assembly.
"On February %, last, we had our first
demonstration in favor, of the movement.
The meetings were held, in lao different
cities throughout the country. On the
fourth of next month WE'VE will have our
second demonstration. The demand for the
eight hours will be made ON May /, 1890,
and we will have perfect organization by
that time.
"There is not much. known of the Fedora
tior in this city, although we held our first
meeting here. We organized in November,
1881. with John Jarrett as chairman. We
now represent over 600, 900 members in
the different labor organizations through
out the country. In Pittsburg the follow
ing unions are in the Federation: The
American Flints, the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Iron and Steel Workers, the
Brotherhood of Carpenters, the painters and
decorators, tailors, cigar tile layers
and plumbers and the Typographical Union.
The Federation holds the same relation to
these organizations that the Federal Govern
ment does to the different States"
There is a movement on foot to organize
in this city a federal union of the Fedora
tion of Labor. This will be composed Of
wageworkers who are in mixed assemblies
or unions. There are quite number of
these people who want to affiliate with the
Federation, but have no trade organization
by which they may become attached.
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Labor Notes.

The Monongahela Furnace Company intends
to build two new furnaces at MeKeesport.
W. T. LEWIS, National Secretary of the N. P.
u, will 60 to Europe for the Scripps League of
Newspapers
LIEUTENANT FITCH. who is son-in-law of
General Sherman, has resigned his position as
manager of the Braddock Wire Mill of Carne-
gle & Co.
The river coal trade is unusually dull. D. B.
Blackburn, an operator, yesterday received
message from his agent stating that he was
selling coal in Cincinnati at cents per bushel
on 80 days time. This is about the cost of pro-
<luctiop and shipping.
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PURE WATER.
Chemically Pure aud Perfectly Clear Water
Near at HIND.

Cnemicaiy fufe aua ferIectly clear WINTER
Near at HIND.
Messrs. Haller, Beck & Co. are now Civ
ing away large quantities of the pure water
that condenses from the evaporated artesian
water used at their ssltworks on Rebecca
street, Allegheny. A chemical analysis
shows this condensed water to be perfectly
pure. Messrs. Heenan and Brown, both
residents of Allegheny, who have Just re-
turnedfrom Johnstown. report great guam
titles of filth being dumped into the river
there, and say that if the people could see
these dumps they certainly would not drink
any river water. Many families are secur-
ing the pure water from Messrs. Haller,
Beck & Co. for drinking and cooking pur-
poses. The firm is preparing reservoir for
saving this condensed water, and would be
glad to have all persons avail themselves of
it. 1t will be free to all for the present. No
fltering needed. The water is clear as
crystal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

YOUR OPPORTUNITY HAS CoME-We
are determined to dispose Of summer goods
at any sacrifice prices, cut up right and lett.
Do not make purchase until you see our
bargains. Ladies' jersey ribbed vests, 10c;
silk vests, 49c; child's jersey ribbed vests,
all sizes, 10c; girls calico dresses, 7c to Soc;
gingham and challis dresses, 25c to 50; white
dresses, SIS to So; calico wrappers, SOC to 81;
fine sateen andchallis tea gowns, 81 30 to Sc;
parasols and fans below cost; infants cloaks
and slips, etc., at reduced prices. Busy
Bee Hive, cor. Sixth and Liberty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
,sToCKTAKING COMPLETED
With Us, But Only Beginning With Our
Customers.


We have completed the semi-annual tax
ing of stock, and as usual discovered sew
eral broken lines remaining. These we
have reduced to figure that wNl hurry up
bargain seekers to begin their stock
taking"
First, we offer line of moquette carpets,
which have been rapid sellers and extra
good bargains at 81 30 PEI, yard, at 81 25 a
yard. All spring goods with choice bor-
ders to match every pattern.
Also, a line of spring patterns body brus-
sells, reduced from 81 35 to 81 per yard. We
never offered better bargains than are con-
tanned in the above two lines.
Carpet remnants 60 fast here, but our
rapid sales keep the clerks busy carrying
short ends down the first floor. We run ali
grades of them out at one-third regular
prices. EDWARD GRoETzINGER,
627 and 629 Penn avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
Notes of the Cricket Field.

1T was MIR. Wiegand's day on.
THE Cricket Club knows how to handle field
sports successfully.
HARRY 6. BROWN had on magnificent
pair of cream-yellow shoes.
THE Great Western Band played inspiringly
while the boys scooted over the grass
COLONEL S. ScHooNMAKER's postwagon
and matched team attracted admiration.
T. S. FULLwooD held on to his stop-watch as
if it was a thing of beauty and joy forever
HARRY DARLINGTON wore his stop watch in
a highly neglige efashlon-hanging by the chain.
COLONEL ScHooNMAKER wore polo coat
and cap, and beamed from under the visor of
the latter.
The Pittsburg cricketers are getting ready
to put up great game against the Belmonts,
of Philadelphia upon the glorious Fourth.
MR. HAzEN BROWN stirred up the ground
valiantly with an agricultural implement for
the trituration of the sofia spades spade.
SUCH an event should have been enough of
magnet to triple the attendance. The cricket
boys are hopeful of instilling an athletic cult
in the minds of Pittsburgers however-in time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
What You Want i. an KoIian Organ.

"What would you do with it? Why, play
on it, of course "You can't play? That
makes no difference; they are made for the
people who can't play"
"Oh, you can play, can you? That's all
right; they are made for you, too, my friend.
The Eolian organ is the universal instru-
ment. 1t is, first, perfect keyboard organ
for the expert musician, and also an instru-
ment upon which anyone entirely ignorant
of music can play anything without the
slightest practice" Write for catalogue.
1t is only at our establishment that you get
them. MELLoR & HoENE,
II Fifth ave-, Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

Roman Emperor and Dictator, Charles S
Clark, the Herald, while Alex MacPher-
son led the slaves and ictors who ever and
anon entered the arena and trigged out the
psraphernalia necessary to the contestants,
the latter being drawn from all sources, in
cluding Pittsburg and Allegheny athletic
clubs.
The day was perfection itself, and if the
Pittsburg Cricket Club had made special
arrangement for a fine weather date, the
mythical parsonage who doles out weather
to Western Pennsylvania could not have
done better. The Cricket club members
congratulated themselves upon the great
luck of hitting one fair day out of June
filed with deluges.
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INCLUDING PENNSY's $4,000.
Yesterdays Flood Contributions Swell the
Grand Total to S71O,956.

Grand Total to S71O,956.
The subscriptions to the Johnstown fund,
yesterday, swelled the total to S71O,95 %,
the days contributions being $8,697 IS, as
follows:
T.. A. Wright, ::Sandown, Isle Of Wight, En-
gland, 500; Citizens of Akron, N. Y, S146 IS:
Citizens of Blissfeld Mich, Sl4 rs; Citizens of
Cochranton, Pa, additional, SO; Pennsylvania
Railroad Company: 5000; Citizens Of Mt
Carroll, ILL.,, s4 Is: First Presbyterian Church,
Atlantic, Pa, S47 IS; Port Huron, Mich.
through the Times, sl2 30; Miles Grove Metho-
dist Church, Erie county, Pa, additional,
S4 81; Citizens of New Wilmington, Pa, S96 60;
r. w. East, Bethlehem. Pa, S.; citizens of New
Castle and vicinity. S79l 95: citizens of Pros
pect, Pa, and vicinity, Sill 80; First Congrega-
tional Church, Alton KAN, S. 50; Wadsworth
Women's Relief Corps, Helena, Mont. s235 75;
citizens of Canton, o., (add Sl4 70; citizens of
Sandusky, 81 ,972 IS; clerks of Recorders office,
SIS; Eureka Grange and M. E. Church, Ken
nedyville, Md, S27 70; William NJ Johnston, so
cents: Tarentum, Pa. (add. J. 81; E. H. McCaf-
frey 81 S3; Great harrington, Mass, (add.), 50
cents; John L. Acklfn, 81: Presbyterian Church,
Mingo. Pa. S56; Mrs. j. b. Allender and others,
s.; city Of Dunkirk, N. Y. (add.), s2S A..
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Relief for Hebrew Flood sufferer,.

Mr. Morris Saller, of Saller & Co., Dia-
mond and Smithfeld streets, yesterday re-
ceived check for S70-the proceeds of
home fair held at the residence of his sister,
in-law, Mrs. Bertha Refs, 119 West Ninth
street, Cincinnati, o., for the benefit of the
Johnstown Hebrew flood sufferers. Mr. Sal
Ter handed the check to the Hebrew Relief
Committee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
p. j. Mcclure Coming.

P. J. Mcclure, Grand Secretary of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, will
be in the city on Tuesday, stopping here on
his Western tour of inspection. The mem
bers of the order IN Allegheny county have
decided to hold public meeting, at which
Mr.. Mcclure will speak in the interest of
the craft, and Imperial Hall, on Grant
street, has been engaged for Tuesday even
ing. The meeting will be open to the pub
lie and several local speakers will be in at
tendance.