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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
NAY YET PAY 80 PER CENT.

President sOrg, of the r. g. M. Bank, Holds
Ont Hope for MISREPRESENTATION
Must whack Up.
The assignees of the defunct Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, on the Southside, will
begin to-day to pay the first installment Of
the final assets to the depositors. The divi-
dend to be paid amounts to 262S per cent OF
the entire assets, or a little over $4,000.
The assignees will be located in Odd
Fellows Hall at o'clock this morning,
and they will meet there every day until all
of the depositors receive their money.
There are 9S9 ch ecks to be paid out, and
it is expected that the work will consume
two or three days. The assignees have
made preparations for a big rush. The
checks have all been filled out and the re-
ceipts are ready to be signed. The work
has been arranged so that while one man is
having the receipts signed another will
hand out the checks The ordinary depos-
itors will not be required to present their
bank books, but holders of cashiers checks,
drafts and certificates of deposit will be ex-
pected to present them.
President Sorg was seen at his residence
about the matter yesterday. He said: 1--WE
compared our check book on Saturday with
the auditors report ID the Prothonotary's
Office, to satisfy ourselves that everything
was all right. Our money is in the First
National Bank, of Birmingham, where the
people will get their checks cashed."
"What have you to say about the report
that some of the accounts have been pur-
chased at a large discount" was asked.
'That is false so far as l know. There
hat ho ~
been assigned to other persons, but they
were mostly assigned as collateral for
loans"
ut is reported that an official of the bank
is Offering 80 per cent for accounts" sug-
gested the reporter.
81 know nothing Of any such an offer. l
have had two accounts assigned to me, but l
did not buy them. had two accounts in
the bank as trustee; one for the Birming-
ham Turner's and the other for a widow.
They amounted to $500 and $500 respectively.
When the bank closed on the 18th of Oc-
tober, 1883, l turned over the money aid
had the accounts assigned. I am loser in
both instances
"What will be the next move after the
present distribution is made?''
1--WE will 60 ahead with the work. We
have some money in the bank now for the
second dividend. We have other assets on
hand in the shape of protested notes, coal
land, real estate and mortgages. on which we
expect to realize enough to make another
payment of 25 per cent sometime in the
spring."
will that be as much as you expect to
pay?"
"Oh, no. Our capital stock was $3.50, ,00o.
After we pay the next installment we will
collect what we can from our stockholders.
If we can collect from all of them, we ought
to pay dollar for dollar. 1 count on col
lecting at least 500, 900 from them. This
will enable us to pay about 80 per cent, and
this is what predicted we would do when
the bank closed"
The depositors are very jubilaRt over the
prospects of getting their money to-day,
which will come well in hand as Christmas
cash in many household.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
WAS GOWEN MURDERED9
His Cousin. MsjOr Miller. Of Allegheny
Believes He Was.


Believes He Was.
Major C. H. Miller, of 70 Page street,
Allegheny, is full cousin of Franklin B.
Gowen. Mr.. Miller said last night that he
had heard nothing further from Washington
about the death of his cousin except what
had been furnished in the telegraphic dis
patches. From the position of the body
when found, with the head under the table,
he was convinced that Mr.. Gowen was mur-
dered.
II am sure can't account for his death, !"
continued Mr.. Miller. I'm the army when
a man was shot through the heart he always
fell forward. A man shooting himself In
the head before a mirror should fall back.
ward, but Mr.. Gowen was found lying
under a table; If he did commit suicide it
was the result of overwork and the ingrati-
tude of friends. So far as know he had no
domestic trouble, and he lived happily with
his family. say him few weeks ago and
he seemed to be I'll right"
Mr.. Miller denied most emphatically that
streak of insanity ran in the family. Mr..
Gowen's mother was Mary Miller, daughter
of Joseph Miller, of Germantown, a direct
descendant of Sebastian Miller, who came to
this country with Pastorius, the original
settler Of Germantown. Major Miller feels
very proud of his ancestors.
Mr.. Gowen married Miss Esther Brisbin,
Of Sunbury, who, with her daughter, Miss
Essie, survives him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
MCDOWELL COMES BACK
In q Vigorous Defense of His Plan to Have
Patrol Boat.

In q Vigorous Defense of His Plan to Have
Patrol Boat.
Coroner Mcdowell said yesterday:
''There has been another drowning case to-
day down at CHARTERS. Within the last
two weeks that puts ten men in the rivers,
and still, when propose some means of re-
storing the dead to their families by making
provision for patrol and freboat, there
are found objectors. If q relative of Mr..
Carnegie or of some other citizen who could
afford to make an individual search, were
drowned, there would not be boats or drag
nets enough in the river to prosecute it.
Grapnels would be at a premium, and the
census taker in his next rounds would find
more divers on record than, placed end to
end with their helmets on, would stretch
from the Tenth street bridge to the Point.
But the bodies in the river now are those of
working people, and although boat might
also recover the missing millionaire, it is
not wanted apparently.
"That it would not be Of much value in
case of fire is urged, with a good many false
premises, but in the case of fire, which is re-
garded as the greater loss, life or property?
Yet boats overturn almost daily in the
rivers during the summer months, aud men
are lost from tows during high water, in
each of which cases boat OF light draught
patroling the river would have an oppor-
tunity to save life. don't care about the
method pursued, but would object to having
the boat mounted on turtles backs as a
means of transit when the Government dam
wickets are down, or tortoise-like method
of adopting what other cities have long de-
rived the advantages from"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
EMIN,S AUNT ALL RIGHT.
The Old Lady Furnishes More Facts Abou,
the African ExpIOrer-HiS Name 10
Io.sph schnitnisr.


The Old Lady Furnishes More Facts About
the African ExpIOrer-HiS Name is
Joseph schnitElsr.
Exception was taken to the veracitY Of
The DIsPAToH's story, about the discoV-
ery OF Emin Bey's aunt who lives in the
West End. Another talk was had with
Mrs. Kolson yesterday, to obtain from her
some further particulars concerning her re-
lationship with the distinguished explorer.
She said:
"In spite of some criticism which has ap-
peared, throwing discredit upon my claim
to be Emin Bey's aunt, the fact Of our rela-
tionship nevertheless remains substantially
as gave it. The day that Joseph (Emin)
was born remember very well. had only
one brother, and the first child that was
born to him was an event in our family.
Joe was born in Salmon Strasse, Cologne,
When he was month old he was taken to
Cologne Cathedral and baptized. His mother
was Elizabeth Berg, of Meekenheim, Prussia,
"THE DISPATCH printed the real name
of Emin Bey correctly. It Is Joseph
Sehnitzler. and not Edward Schnitzer.
That INV nephew is the renowned Emin
Pasha. / have the most absolute Droof. l
left my native city, Cologne, when Joe was
years old. For some years after leaving
Germany lost track of him, but received
news of him in an indirect way. When my
friend, Mrs. Giffel, went over to Germany
six years ago she visited my
brother, Joseph Schnitzler, who was
out of business, and had a long
interviev with him. The conversation
turned upon the peculiarities Of his son Joe
(Emin). My brother related his life to her,
telling her how he had studied for the med
ical profession. passed his examination,
opened an Office in Cologne, gave it up, and
then lett the country for Constantinople,
where subsequently he Joined the Turkish
army, won fame, received promotion, and
afterward left Constantinople for Africa,
where his exploits have been the admiration
of the world.
81 left Germany over S6 years ago. At
the time l left the country Emin was 3
years of age; this would make him SO years
old at present, which is the age of the Afri-
can explorer. 1t is not likely that two
SchnitzIer BOYS were born at the same time,
in Prussia, who grew up, animated by
the same impulses for travel and science, or
that a man named Schnitzer was born about
this time, and won fame through the same
channel. can prove beyond question my
relationship to Emin, and all ask Of the
critics is to disprove my claim by proving
beyond the possibility of doubt that such
a person ever existed as Edward Schnitzer.
About three years ago one of the London
papers gave Emin's name exactly as
gave it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

1884, the men who are now the leaders Of
the American Board drew out of the original
organization because the constitution was
not changed in this respect. The Board of
Erin was organized in ireland, and nearly
all the members are native Of the Emerald
Isle"
Colonel Mcknight showed the reporter
his trusty sword which was bent in the con-
fict. He repeated his statement that be
was prepared for the American Board.
When they said they would take the head
of the line or die, the Colonel stated he was
ready to see them expire.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
COPPERS WERE THERE.
A Disturber Of the Temperance Meetings
Comes to Grief.

A Disturber Of the Temperance Meetings
Comes to GRIEF.
Last evening one of the most successful
meetings of the W. G. T. U. ever held in
Moorhead's Hall, took place. The rough
elements were present, as on the previous
Sunday night, but four rows of brass but
tons and pair of shields, propped up by
two stalwart members of Chief Browns
Finest took all the poetry out of the dis
turbing element, and gave the choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Sneed, chance, of
which it availed itself gallantly.
Mrs. Jones made most impassioned ad-
dress, to which a number of responses were
made in the shape of signed pledges, and a
number of rambling talks were given by
volunteers from the audience, of which the
earnestness excused the incoherency. To-
ward the close OF the meeting several of the
Bedford avenue and Washington street
gangs, who had been noted by the police
among the audience, arose and walked out,
and Officer Joseph Vetter, smelling large
sized rodent, quietly left the other officer in
charge of the door and slipped down the
stairs.
He was not disappointed, for within five
minutes after he had taken a strategic posi-
tion on the left flank of the enemy beer
keg came crashing through the door. No
sooner were hostilities opened by this bomb
shell thrown into the temperance lines than
the officer was after the Gambrinus artiller-
ist. A short, sharp run followed, and the
enemy was captured in an alley near the
corner of Second and Grant, and registered
at the Central station as John O'Hern, %
Forbes street, after his ride at the city's ex-
pense in the patrol wagon.
Mrs. Jones, with the same coolness, ex-
hibited on the previous Sunday evening,
when she escorted hali-drunken coward
through the crowd of roughs on the street,
proceeded to announce that on New Years
night the Union would celebrate its fourth
anniversary, on the first meeting of which
there were IL attendants who had to wade to
the hall up to their knees in snow, and con-
graduated all present on the good work ac-
complished, while inviting them to be pres
ent at the opening of the fifth years work
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
THREE RAIDS In ONE DAY.
The Police on Penn Avenue Make It Lively
for Offenders.

for Offenders.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Lieutenant George W. Boyd, of the Penn
avenue district, assisted by other officers,
raided the speak-easy of John Drscoll on
Penn avenue, near Twenty-seventh street.
When the officers visited the place the house
was crowded, and many of the inmates tried
to make their escape by jumping through
windows, etc., but they were unsuccessful,
as the police were on the alert. Seventeen
visitors and the proprietor were arrested and
placed in the Twelfth ward lookup. A
number OF the prisoners were fortunate
enough to have $40 about them, and thus
got out on forfeit.
Shortly after the above raid Officer Miller
made descent on the house of Mary Welsh
on Jones avenue. The proprietress and
three visitors were arrested and locked up
for hearing.
The house of Hattie Clark, colored, was
raided about midnight Saturday, and the
proprietress and three other persons ar
rested. The raid was made on the complaint
OF Frank Henry, who alleged that Miss
Clark had inveigled him into dark alley,
went through his pockets and robbed him
of So 70.
At the hearing before Magistrate Gripp
yesterday morning the woman was re-
manded, and informations will be entered
against her by the police officials. Two col
ored women and white man arrested in
her house, who gave the names Mamie
Anderson, Mamie Wright and Ben Brown,
were sentenced to 80 days to the workhouse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
1881. 1889.
MelIOr & Hoene's Holiday Display Of
Pianos and Organs.


MelIOr & Hoeue's Holiday Display of
Pianos and Organs.
It Is truly magnificent sight to see the
vast array of pianos and organs at Mellor 8
Hoene's, n Fifth avenue. There are assem-
bled such pianos as have worldwide reputa-
tions, and whose names have become house.
hold words in every family. Such pianos
are the Hardman and Krakauer makes,
which are known to everyone as instruments
Of absolutely the highest grade manufac-
tured; and the best of it is they are sold by
Mellor & Hoene at the lowest possible
prices, and also on easy payments to those
who do not desire to pay cash, Mellor q
Hoene have also the popular KimbaH and
Harrington pianos, which are fast becoming
known throughout the country as the best
for the money.
The celebrated Chase organs, which can
only be obtained from Mellor & Hoene, are
superior to any other reed organ manu-
factured, in regard to superior quality,
sweetness and power of tone. Mellor g
Hoene have most elegant lot of organs on
hand, rich and beautiful in design, and
with handsome cut glass mirrors, really the
finest lot ever seen in the city of Pittsburg.
The fact is at Mellor & Hoene's, you
can get just what you want in the
organ line, for church, chapel, lecture
room, and for lodge and home use,
anything from the very smallest to
the very largest and on easy payments of
from So to $40 per month. Can you really
get together finer collection of reed organs
than the Chase, Palace, Chicago-C Cottage and
Kimball makes? We answer, no! Most
assuredly not!
Christmas is nearly here and now is the
time to visit Mellor & Hoene's and make
your wife, daughter or sister gift of q
piano or organ, a present that is lasting and
that will make joy in the household for
many years to come. Call on Messrs
Mellor & Hoene and see their wonderful
stock of pianos and organs, or if you cannot
then write for catalogues, which will
promptly be mailed you with description
of their easy payment plan. Their address
is " Filth avenue, and is known to every
one as the center of Pittsburg's music trade.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
THE DETAILS TOO FINE.
hfnjor Denuistou POkes Sarcasm at South.
ern Lieutenant.

Major Denuistou POkes Sarcasm at a South
ern Lieutenant.
Major J. F. Denniston said yesterday that
if there was anything he did enjoy it was
to read stories of soldiers who could recol-
lect every movement they made while in a
hand-to-hand fight. 1t was comforting to
see, by the telegraphic news yesterday
morning, that Southern lieutenant not
alone did honor to the tenacity of Union
color-bearer, but could also remember that
he had individually put 9 bullet holes
out of 13 in the colors defended by the gal
liant standard bearer of the Eighth New
Yorks. There was one little discrepancy in
the account, though, he said.
The Eighth New Yorks did not belong to
Sickles' brigade, in which the Major had
himself served. The brigade was comprised
of the Seventieth to the Seventyzfourth
New York Regiments inclusive, afterward
augmented by the assignment of the One
Hundred and Twentieth New Yorks. It
was just possible that the story might be a
good story-and nothing more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
FEWER COMPLAINTS.
Alderman Cassidy Ready to Send a Con.
stable to Investigate.

Alderman Cassidy Ready to Send Con.
stable TO Investigate.
Alderman Cassidy was seen last night,
and asked if he knew that the disorderly
houses of the First ward were in full opera
tion, as shown by the investigations of the
police and others. He replied that he had
some knowledge of the matter, and intended
to send man around to investigate. He
did not know when this would be done, but
at the proper time. He said that great good
had been effected by his order closing those
places, as the complaints of respectable
people Of the ward of insults from corner
Ioafers and disreputable people had ceased.
He also thought that the quieter class of
those places might be tolerated, but that the
others would have to go.
In reply to the question why he had, in
view of this plan of the purifying process,
issued the order in the first place, he said,
"It was my salvation" He emphaticallv
contradicted reported rumor that he had
written letters permitting those places to
open.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
TWO DISCHARGES.

The Revolver and the Woman Were Both
Let OF Yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. f. Redpath fred couple of
shots yesterday morning about 2 o'clock to
attract the attention of an officer on Din
widdie street. Officer Connors ran to the
place, and found Mrs. Redpath lying on
the pavement. She said her husband had
kicked her out, and she fred the revolver to
attract the officers. The officer arrested
both, and at the hearing it developed that
Redpath was her second husband.
Her son, R. Weaver, testified that Red
path had been in the habit of abusing his
mother, and had also abused his sisters,
aged 16 and II years, and made remarks con-
cerning them. The Magistrate discharged
them both.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
PARADE ARRANGEMENTS.

sOuthsi6s Mechanics Elect Marshal for
WashingtOu's Birthday.
The Southside Division Committee ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the
American Mechanics demonstration on Feb
ruary % met Saturday night and elected P.
K. Sofcl as Marshal Of the division. An
entertainment committee was appointed
with Instructions to provide quarters and
refreshments for the visiting couneils.
As the parade is to be on the southside
make all possible efforts to make Il the
largest demonstration ever held. It isIlike-
" arrangements will be made for large
mass meeting in the evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
EDUCATING INDIANS.
MIR. Riddle Claims the Catholics Are Getting
Too Much Money.

Too Much Money.
Rev. J. W. Riddle. pastor of the Union
Baptist Church, on the Southslde, preached
a sermon yesterday morning on 'Rome's
--latest, or the Catholics and Indian Educa-
tion." Mr.. Riddle referred chiefly to the
work done by the various denominations in
behalf of the indians and the education Of
their children, to the contract schools and
to the proposed system of Commissioner
Morgan.
He said that an effort was being made to
have Commissioner Morgan removed be-
cause be was discriminating against the
Catholics. He referred to the amount of
money appropriated for the contract schools,
and SAID that during the past year the
Catholics had secured seven-tenths of the
whole amount for their work, while three
tenths was distributed among the other de-
nominations
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
A FUNERAL ACCIDENT.
George Oliver and Councilman Evans Cut by
Flying Glass.

George Oliver and Councilman Evans Cut by
Flying Glass.
George T. Oliver, President of the Oliver
B Roberts Wire Company, and wife and
DR.. G. Evans, Councilman of the Twenty
third ward, and wife were injured yester-
day afternoon by an accident to their car
riage, They were returning home from
the funeral of Mrs. W. J. Lewis,
and while passing Laughlin station on
Second avenue, their team took fright at
Baltimore and Ohio train. The horses
dashed along the street and collided with a
street car. One of the passengers Of the
car, named Edward Roberts, was thrown
out and injured about the lower limbs. The
driver of the carriage, Joseph Ralph, a
colored man, was thrown from his seat and
so badly injured that he had to be taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital. One of the
horses was killed. The occupants of the
carriage were injured by flying glass.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
DEAD .BY THE ROADsIDR.

The Woman Found in the Penn Township
RavIue Identified.
The woman who was found lying dead in
a ravine close by the road, in Penn town
ship, on Saturday about noon, was identified
yesterday as Miss Lucy L. Swinberg, aged
AZ, and unmarried, who lived with her father
within about quarter of mile of where
she was found.
Deputy Coroner Berry held an inquest
which resulted in verdict Of death from
been subject to these attacks for years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
EVADIEG TIE MINING LAW.

The Operator of the star Mines Charged
by the Inspector.
The Mine Inspector of the Seventh dis
trict on Saturday had the operator Of the
Star mines before Squire Mcmillan, of
Charters, to answer a charge of violating
the fourth, fifth and fifteenth sections of the
mining law. The Inspector testified that,
although he had made numerous complaints,
the defendant had persisted in evading and
ignoring the provisions of the law. He did
not want any compromise, but asked that
the case be sent to court. The defendant
gave bail for his appearance at court.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
RIVER BOATS.
Movements Among ihe Packets and Tow.
boats.

boats.
The steamboat Louis Sherley did not ar
rive from Cincinnati until 7:3O o'clock last
evening, and departed from here at mid
night, after taking on q heavy load of
freight Heavy business on the up trip
caused the delay.
The steamer Elaine left for Parkersburg
and the Courier for the Kanawha river.
The steamer Ben Wood, which has been sold
to Quincy, Ill, parties, departed down yes
terday. During the winter season it will
tow from Polneroy to Cincinnati and Louis
vile, and then go the to Mississippi. The
Hornet will 60 down to-day with tow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

ALE and porter are the correct drinks for
December, January and February. Frauen-
helm & Vilsack's brews are the favorites
with conpoisseurs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

For the purest, Oldest and most reliable
liquors during the holidays secure Max
K1ein's catalogue, and whether it be brandy,
rum, gin, whisky, wine or cordials, you can
select the finest in the two cities. MwF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
Ther Wrnt 70 Yonnr.roun,

A telegram from youngstown says that
Andrew Hurley and Miss Emma Carlon, of
the Southside, were married in that city
Saturday night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.

Some Who Travel. Some Who Do NOT. and
Others who Talk.
Colonel W. d. Moore went to Tionesta
last night to prosecute in = suit brought
against physician for malpractice, where the
person treated died.
-E. G. Connerse, General Manager Of the
National Tube Works. is at she Duquesne.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

If you wish to save money select your
presents from the art department, at Harri-
sons toy store, 123 Federal st., Allegheny.
MWF