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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
A SCHUYLKILL VALLEY BOOM.
Reading and Its Region in the Sunlight o.
Better Wages.

Reading and Its Region in the Sunlight OF
Better Wages.
The rolling mill, pipe and tube mills and
foundry of the Reading Iron Company, after
an idleness of six months, resumed partial
operations yesterday forenoon and in a
weeks time are expected to run full-handed,
when 1900 men will again be steadily en-
ployed. The company's sheet mill is al
ready running with 800 men. MeIlvaines
rolling mill, after slight trouble with its
employees, resumed yesterday, the puddlers'
wages being increased from So % to S3 70
per ton. This mill employs 200 men.
The Reading Iron Company has also
established the rate of puddlers' wages at
So 20. Commencing yesterday, S. r. Sey-
fert's puddlers at Seyiert's station, in the
same county, will be paid 81 per ton, the
highest paid in the Schuvlkill Valley.
At Pottstown the puddlers of the Potts
Iron Company commenced work at an in
crease from So 25 to So so per ton. The
Glasgow Iron Company's puddlers are now
working at the same increase.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
EX-MAYOR LYONS INTENTIONS.
He Will Take no Action Against the Rail,

He Will Take no Action Against the Rail.
road, and Has Made no Compromise.
Major Lyon was seen last night at his
residence outside CHARTERS, His arm and
shoulder. which it will be remembered were
severely hurt in the recent accident on the
West Penn Railroad, are now in a fair way
to recovery. His shoulder is still, however,
very painful. With regard to the question
of settlement with the company, Major
Lyon said:
81 have no idea of taking any action
against the company, and 1 have as yet
made no settlement with them. Mr.. Dor
rance, the company's agent, has been sent
to see me twice-once while was in the
hospital-but we did not come to any terms.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
FAITH IN THE L. & 0. AGENT.
Secretary Houston Doesn't Believe E. p.
Young is Beyond Recall.

Secretary Houston Doesn't Believe E. p.
Young is Beyond Recall.
: Concerning the report that E. P. Young,
one of the agents of the Law and Order
League, has fled from the city and gone to
Texas, James W. Houston, Secretary OF
the society, said Yesterday:
81 have not inquired about his absence,
because 1 do not believe he has fled. My
failure to investigate has not been because 1
was not interested. 1t is true I am his
bondsman to the extent OF $500. have no
doubt we will be able to produce him when
he is needed. According to reports of the
opposition, other men of ours have been lost
in the same way, but they have always been
on hand when wanted Whether Mr..
Young has left town or not. l do not know,
because 1 have not seen Captain Wishart
for several days"
A call was made at the Office of Captain
Wishart but he was not in.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

The csssl, PrsjrosIIs- Cnr|s ssn Propose,
q Destroy re Eee,ny VIta-FIEfs>rr<
stesl 1Ianafacisrsrs Arc Nov 4It<Is&
Some Pitisburg steel manufacturers are
bidding on new line Of work FOR ihe War
Department On the 18th Of this month the
United States Governments win open pro-
posals for furnishing the Ordnance Depart
ment with 100 7-inch and 30 1l-inch steel
cast she'll. There is nothing ia the PROPOSE
ton squirting at war in Behring's Sea or
elsewhere, but as Major George " Mckee,
commandant at Allegheny Arsenal. o.
serves, the competition between nations has
grown 50 sharp that there is no fear
Of them negIecting in time Of peace 10
prepare tor war. The whole United States.
or all tha< part Of it competent to compete.
is invited, and the supposition is that fhs
shells are Tor testing purposes. UaIeu 4
manufacturer feels comDetenf to turn ont
good work Of this kind be Is not likely 10
enter the lists, as the slightest flar is likely
to yitiate the contract, and The work Il of
the incest description. Nor Is the conlrzc<
so Insignificant as might be suDDose1.
though in filing It firm might expect 10
be offered an opportunity subsequently 10
bid for much larger one. The shells Or
the smaller size noted weigh we'll up toward
200 pounds, and each one fred will cost
Uncle Sam about $780, and the larger siss
considerably more. Each is fitted with
brass sabot. softer.metal than steel being
necessary TO take the grooves In rifIed cannon.
The metal Of each must be Of a certain bard.
ness.
As Major Mckee observes, while the hu-
manitarian may laudably sigh Tor the time
when nations shall study war no more, vet
the rivalry to eclipse each other in the arts
OF destruction develops vast amount Of in
ventive ability which might, in q large de-
gree, remain dormant II swords and spears
were converted into plowshares and pruu-
ing hooks. A'is only necessary TO consider
how soon an improvement in project1ls
weapons which startles the world when first
produced becomes antiquated The Prus-
sian rsedle gun which quarter OF q CEN
tury so demoralized Austria and opened
the way to new geographical boundaries in
Elrcpe, is now q comparatively harmless
old popgun. The desire to excel has a SINH
lar effect on inventive genius as yacht rae
ing has on ship building and the making Of
able seamen, 50 that ont of apparent evil
some good may come.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

CURRY UNIVERSITY opens to-day with
the largest advanced enrolment ever had at
the opening day, and that largely from the
best families OF the city. The classical and
ladies' seminary departments are attracting
many students, while the shorthand school
and Business College will soon be crowded
to overfowlng. The thorough work done at
"Curry" commends itself to every intelli-
gent person. 1t is certainly the best
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
THE LATE WELTY MCCULLOUGH.
The Allegheny County Bar Association Acts
Upon His Death.

The members of the bar yesterday took
action on the death of the Hon. Welty
Mccullough, of the Allegheny County bar,
who died in Greensburg, Saturday. Judge
Collier presided. The vice presidents were
Judge Hawkins, William Reardon, John
C. Newmeyer, John Dalzcll, c. S. Fetter-
man ana Johns McCleave. Messrs. W. D.
Moore, C. C. Dickey, j. McF. Carpenter,
S. A. McClung, E. A. Montocth and John
S. Ropb were appointed a committee on
resolutions, and presented a minute reciting
the honorable career Of Mr.. Mccullough
and euloglzing his excellent lite.
Remarks supporting the resolution and
concerning the worth and merit OF Mr.. Nc
CulloUgh were made by w. D. Moore,
James S. Young and others.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
A HIGHLY VALUED BEAR TRAP.
Completion of the S2S. 900 Improvement nj
Davis Island Dam.

Davis Island Dam.
The last wickets in the Davis Island Dam
were put up shortly before dark yesterday,
and the new work of water way engineer
ing is practically completed. The result is
expected to be discernable in the Mononga-
hela and Allegheny rivers during the night.
The water in those streams has been excess
lively low for at least three weeks, the rivers
being full of shoals and gravel bars.
The Davis Island Dam is, as is well
known, built according to what is known as
the Dubois pattern, containing in The mid
die what is known as "bear trap" 1t is
a complex arrangement consisting of flap
door with its hinges up stream, overlapping
another flap door with its hinges down
stream. This is an escape valve for excess
i've water. The bear trap alone has cost
$4,000.
The work is now in charge of Colonel
Lockwood during the absence of Colonel
Merrill in Europe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
THE VACANCIES NOT FILLED.

Lincoln School Directors Meet but Do Not
Settle the Lockout.
The board of directors of the Lincoln
school met last night. They elected Miss
Gertrude Jones to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Annie Barbin.
The other two vacancies were not touched
upon. The school is now short two teachers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
SOME FUNNY MISTAKES.
A Days Experience at the Department of
Public Charities.

Public Charities.
Yesterday afternoon a man about 60 years
of age called at the Department of Chari-
ties and inquired for dead friends corpse
he supposed was there His first question
was, "Where is he?" The clerks of course
did not understand him and asked for an
explanation. He asked if that was not ''the
morgue," and was told it was not. He then
said he had seen the sign on the door "the
departed, and thought it was the morgue.
The sign reads: "Office of the Department
of Charities"
A few days before this lady came into
the Office. She wanted to pay her ''gas bill -
She was told they could not give her re-
ceipt for it. She seemed a little mystifed
and asked if that was not the office of the
''Chartiers Gas Company" She, too, had
read the sign improperly and was shown the
difference between "Chartiers" and "Chari-
ties -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Piftsburg Female College.

Academic year opens next Tuesday, Sep
tember 10. Courses of study in Literature,
Science. Music, Art and Elocution. Ex-
perienced teachers in all departments.
Rates moderate. Convenient for pupils
coming on trains and street cars. Apply at
College, Eighth street, near Penn avenue.
rms
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
To the Indies.

Advance styles in fall millinery; on exhi-
bitten tomorrow and Thursday.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES TO MEET.

Department of Awards Middle and Finnn.
cial Prelimnnries.
The Department of Awards will try to set
tie number of differences between bidding
contractors, and incidentally, perhaps, some
differences between the members this after
noon.
The Finance Committee will hold its first
meeting for long time this afternoon, to
get started in running order for the heavier
work of the fall.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

CURRY SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND offers
the best inducements in Pittsburg for be-
coming successful stenographer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
STABBED IN THE FACE.
Polish Woman May Lose the Sight of
Both Eyes in consequences.

Pauline Frost, Polish woman residing
on Twenty-eighth street, was committed to
Jail yesterday for stabbing Rosa Schwartz
in the face with fork. The latter will
probably lose the sight of both eyes in con-
sequence of the injury.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

PART of that beautiful property known
as the Ross estate" adjoining Sharpsburg,
at Aspinwall station, has been laid out into
building lots. Plans can be had from W.
A. Heron & Sons, 80 Fourth avenue. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
REAL ESTATE SAVINGS BANK. LINZ,

401 smithfeId Street, cor. Fourth Avenue.
Capital, 500, 900. Surplus, S45,o 900.
Deposits of 81 and upward received and
interest allowed at per cent. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

The Pittsburg and Lake Erie R. r. will
sell tickets to Youngstown and return, good
for one admission to the fair and races, Sep
tember 2, 8, 4, and 6, at $3.50 each, tickets
good for return passage until September Z,
inclusive.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

CALL for Frauenheim & Vilsack's cele-
brated Piisner beer, on draught at all first
class bars.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
A NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING.
Directors of the Southside Institution Look
ing for Site,

ing for Site.
The directors of the Southside' Hospital
held meeting last night and decided to
push the project looking toward the pur-
chase of a site and the erection of a..hospital
building. The matter was referred to spe-
cial committee consisting of DR.. J. NJ. Duff,
DR.. Thomas and Captain A. c. Heissey.
There are now IL patients in the hospital.
Four of them are typhoid fever cases.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
GET Rcndy for school.

Now is the time to buy school supplies.
They can be had at L. Breuninger & Co. s
535 Smithfield ST., Pittsburg, Pa. at the
lowest prices, wholesale and retail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

THE most eficacious stimulant to excite
the appetite are Angostura Bitters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

CABINET photos, 81 per doz. Lies Pop
ular Gallery, 10 and II Sixth st. TTSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

SCHOLARSHIPS in the Pittsburg Female
College can be rented by applying to Mr..
JOS Stallepberger, Duquesne Bank, Tues
cay and Friday from II to II o'clock. Tusu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
ALL READY
FOR THE FALL TRADE.
I1H. HORNE < El8
PENN AVENUE STORES.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

MONDAY. SEPTEMBER z
Noiselessly as the leaves fall from the trees
In autumn, 50 the arrival Of our new dress
fabrics for fall and winter wear is the quietest
sort Of an affair, considering the magnitude Of
it. A deal of labor involved in the bringing
here of this mountain of wooIen dress stuffs.
England. France, Germany and America all.
represented by carefully selected specimens Of
the best work of their most renowned manu-
facturers.
An easily read poem of labor-this collection
of fall and winter dress woolens. The progress
of hundreds Of years of the weaver's art and
skill is represented here by these perfectly
made fabrics
One peculiar feature in which these hun
dreds of styles and colorings are alike-they
are our exclusive patterns and shades and are
not to be had elsewhere in this city.
PLA1Ds will be popular.
The beauty of the colorings insures this.
Fashion plates show costumes entirely Of
plaids.
Then again combined with plain colors plaids
make the most effective trimmings
Plaids here vary from blocks of quarter Of
an inch to II inches
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

Quiet. composed looking Plaids; strikincly
gay tartan Plaids; fuzzy Camelshair PIaids:
shadowy broken color Stripe PlaIds: silk thread
Mosaic stripe on dark color PIaids: black out
line on solid color foule Plaids; two color
grounds with dark steel line Plaids; fine Serge
Plaids, of contrasting silk lines; Plaids of her
ring-bOne weave black lines on tints of russell
browns and dark greens: Plaids composed Of
dozens of small lines close together: PIaids
made by wide squares of contrasting color;
Plaids with the blocks defined by curiously
carded out wool almost as heecy as when or,
the Sleeps back; Plaids with bright twisted
knots of color upraised on the darker.hued
smooth surface; Plaids with wide bands in
double Pin-head color outlines; Plaids of black
lines with bands Of color alongside; PIaids of
broche patterns on black contrasted with color
bars; Plaids in black and white in many new
effects.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Tn the Lndiea

Advance styles in fall millinery; on exhi-
bition tomorrow and Thursday.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

BROADCLOTHS, made expressly to our
order and not to be had elsewhere. 50 inches
wide. absolutely perfect in finish. sponged and
shrunk, ready for cutting. We show AZ shades
including the extremes Of fashionable coloring.
In finest imported goods, and also a large as.
quality of American manufacture.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

FINE SUlTINGS. in plain weaves. French
serges, English serges, Foule soft finish serees,
hard finish serges, armure royales corded ar
mures, French camelshair cloths in medium
and heavy weights, light weight diagonals. me-
dium weight Bedford cords wide Vale diaeo-
mails, all in the same wide range of new shades.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
an inch to II inches.

make the most effective trimmings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

e. A, BAIPh'
BUILDING CONTRACTOR,
A. Seventh avenue.
Pittsburg. Pa.
Tclephone-l3A se5-n60-TTS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

The beauty of the colorings insures this.
Fashion plates show costumes entirely Of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

FANCY WEAVE sUITINGs-sideborder
in graduated stripes.in contrasting eolors; Side
| borders in broche designs in horiated and ara
| bes1ue effects; Sideborders in plaid. stripes:
| Sideborders of solid color blanket weaVes;
Broche Wool Serges; All Over Broche WeaVes
| in foliage and flower patterns black on color
| outline designs, in light and heavy weights for
costumes a la Directoire; Fancy Stripe Suit
ings in bright color bands on dark serge
| flake spots; Herring bone Stripes of color on
plain armure grounds; Black and Color COM
bined Stripes on serge grounds; Camelshair
cloth; Black and Color alternate Stripe Cloths
English Tailor Suttings in entirely new de-
signs made to our own order, IN large va
riety Of new colorings
FRENCH PATTERN ROBES. an excep-
tionally large variety including the most
fashionable effects, in side panel front and
sideborder styles ornamented with hand en-
broidery, applique designs and broche weaving,
all our own exclusive designs and colorings.
FRENCH ALLwOoL CAsHMEREs Of
the celebrated make of Lupin ct Cie the great
est and most celebrated manufacturers OF
French All-wool Cashmeres.
All the new shades of color are found in our
extremely large assortment of French CASH
meres, as We carry five grades in stock. from
superbly finished quality, 40 inches wide.
ALI-W00L HENRIETTA CLOTHS, in the
real Henrietta weave not ordinary Cashmeres
with high lusteT; beautiful assortment OF
the newest shades, in fine to finest qualities.
Dress Goods week then this will be- ana We
cordially invite everyone to come and see this
Great Dress Goods show of new styles for fan
and winter wear.
JlS. HlRNE K III. 3
PENN AVENUE STORES
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
Plaids here vary from blocks of quarter Of

Then again combined with plain colors plaiis
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03

DARROwS 4 OSBOURNE-
ID JOB PRINTERS.
80 Diamond street.
Telephone No. 8l2 au3l-6-TTs
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-03-15
lewiston Notes.

Elmer King is clerking for Greenburg.
who goes on a business trip to Chicago
next week. That man is full of busi-
ness and will make ten strike some
day.
John n. King is clerking in Vollmer's
store, and judging by his appearance
married life evidently agrees with him.
Schubert is running the blacksmith
shop singe-handed now, having dissolv-
ed partnership with Fred Cook, who
has leased the Slate creek mining COM
pany's claim.
VIM. Nj. Millar, who ran the Cotton
wood house in 'Sl and '82, still occupies
his old position in Alexander's store.
Bro. Leland enjoys good health and
hopes to visit Camas prairie on the cars
before long, he and the FREE Press edi-
tor having agreed to take trip up on
the cowcatcher together when those hal
cyon days arrive. These two great men
generally indulge in fraternal cock
tail when they meet, but Bro. Leland
was compelled to forego the pleasure
last week, owing to Bro. Parker's having
unaconntably sworn off drinking "red
liquor" much TO the establishment of
the old FOUNDERS in this community.
Rough lumber sells at $1,000 per thou
sand feet and rustic and flooring at $50
per thousand in Lewiston, and many of
our young men are reluctantly compell-
ed to ignore the matrimonial state, ow-
ing to the expense involved in building
a nest for their turtle doves.
Lewiston has a fine and we'll discplin-
ed fire brigade. which is the best insti-
tuition in the town. They put out fire
in Rowleys planning factory in five min
utes one day last week.
The foundation for the new $4,000
( brick court house is being laid on the
site selected-across the street from the
old Mulkey Touring mill in the east
end of town. The April term of court
will be held on the upper floor of Voll-
mers brick, which is being fitted for the
occasion.
Friend Timberlake, of the Raymond
House, has been under the weather
lately with bilious fever, and on his re-
covery tipped the scales at 222 pounds,
having survived the loss of eighteen
pounds. His friends do not appreh hend
any Immediately fatal results.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-03-15

A. Mr.. J. M. Hatton, Of Spokane cour
ty. Washington, and Mr.. Il. T.. Will
of Pomeroy. arrived in Grangeville lal
Saturday. These gentlemen are lookin
up Camas prairie lands with view to
ward purchasing. They are both wide
awake, enterprising business men an
have ample means at their disposal.
Aaron Parker is now in shape to bull,
a road from Mt. Idaho over the Ne
Perce trail into the Big Hole and Bea
yer Head country, Montana. That mar
is full of enterprise, well meaning, anc
if he had the money. he would la,
Hunt and Willard in the shade, so far a,
building roads is concerned. .-WauC
Wdlla Journal.
The lessees of the Knott mine in War
rens. owned by our good friend Norman
! Wiley, will take possession of both the
mine and mill on May lst, at which
date the first installment of the pur-
chase price is to be paid. The Knott is
fine property and if rightly handled
can be made one of the best bonanzas
in Idaho territory.
Robert c. Devine, of Warrens, return.
ed from visit to his brother at Spo-
kane Falls, whom he had not seen for
many years, on Wednesdays stage ard
is now on his way inside, He reports
that the bedrock fnme up Meadow
creek will be built this summer, sure.
the money for the enterprise having all
been put up by New York parties at the
instigation of Messrs. Chase & Lock hart.
The farming community of Camas
prairie are invited to call and see the
celebrated "Canton Clipper" plow at the
agricultural implement warehouse of
Geo. W. Morrison, at Lewiston, when
they visit the metropolis. The Canton
Clipper is daisy and you will never re-
gret purchasing one. Also several car
loads Of buggies, hacks and wagons at
the same place. If you can't come send
for catalogue.
A petition is being circulated among
our citizens, asking for the establish
ment of a mail route between Freedom,
in this county, and Meadows, in Wash
ington county. The distance between
these two points is only sixty miles,
while at present mail going from one
of these places to the other, and in fact
all mail between Idaho county and the
Weiser country, has to travel distance
of six hundred miles. The route is a
much needed one and should be estab-
lished at once.