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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
ANOTHER JUVENILES STRIKE.
Cork Factory Boys Lose Their Jobs Through
Demand for More Wages.

Cork Factory Boys Lose Their j obs Through
aDemand for More Wages.
/, About 70 boys, ranging from 13 to Is years of
age, and employed in Armstrong Bros. & Co.'s
cork factory at Twenty-fourth street, went out
on a strike yesterday afternoon for an advance
of 81 cents per week. 1t is thought that the
difficulty is the result Of the glass strike in that
end of the city.
Yesterday morning a lot of the boys quit
work and started out of the shop. They were
intercepted by Mr.. Brothers. who is Master
Workman of the K. of L. assembly, to which
the men in the factory belong. Mr.. Brothers
explained to the boys that they were making
mistake and advised them to 60 back The
buys returned for the time being. but in the
afternoon all the boys in the shop went out.
One of the men employed as puncher said
the boys really did not know what they wanted
until they got outside. They held caucus
then and discovered that they were in need OF
more wages.
AS soon as the firm was notified, the boys
were told their services were no longer re-
Quired, and advertisements were sent to the
papers for l25 boys to fill the places of the
strikers. The boys who went out were en-
ployed as wood carriers, sweepers and steam
box tenders. The work requires no skill, and
the boys were paid -, S4 and SIS per week, ac-
cording to age and ability. A member of the
firm said last night that they expected to start
up again on Monday with an entirely new force
of boys.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents of n Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Incidents of Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Rendinz.
BURGLARS made an unsuccessful attempt to
rob the grocery store of j. c. Davis, No. 66S
Fifth avenue, early yesterday morning. When
Officer Bagley was making his o'clock round
he saw light in the cellar and two men NOV
ing suspciously about On entering the cellar
bottom of the stairs, and before he could regain
his feet the robbers fled past him and escaped.
MICHAEL HIGGINS and his mother, Mary
Higgins. were arrested last night and lodged in
the Twelfth ward station on the information of
Mary A. Higgins, wife of Michael. The former
was charged with deserting his wife and
eloping to his mothers residence while the
latter was accused of assaulting her daughter
in-law when that lady went to recover the
truant.
A MATINEE performance in aid of the news
boys fund, will be given at the Bijou. to-
day. Many seats have already been sold,
and the promoters hope to swell the fund
largely by the play. The Alleghenies will play
the Climax Club, in Recreation Park, for the
same good cause. Monday afternoon.
JOSEPH KoRosKI. Polish employe of the
Pennsylvania Company, was brutally hit with
an iron bar over the skull. in the Twenty-eighth
street roundhouse yesterday, by a young fellow
workman. His case is very serious The at
tack was caused by national Jealousy, and the
cowardly assailant has fled.
CARRIE FRANKLIN was fined $40 and costs
by Alderman Werner last night on an informa-
ton made against her by NJ. ]. Dean, Superin-
intendent of tho Anti-Cruelty Society, for
cruelty to an adopted child.
THE City hall bell did not strike l-S-45 yes
terday, the forty-ith anniversary of the great
fire of PIttsburg as was customary. The prac-
tice was discontinued last year.
THE County Sunday School Association will
meet at the Second Presbyterian Church this
evening at 7:30 o'clock to elect delegates to the
international convention to be held next June.
CAPTAIN MERCER, of the Second police
district, last night found little baby on the
doorstep of Mrs. Mary Barnetts house, 1856
Fifth avenue. The child was well dressed.
"A PARTIAL inquest was held in the case of
John Steinmetz a coal miner. killed by a fall
of coal at Risher's mines. and will be concluded
to-day.
COLONEL J. G. HULL PosT l57, g. A. R., last
night celebrated the anniversary of Lees sur.
render, at their hall over the Fifth Avenue
Bank.
The spring course at the Western Pennsyl-
yania Medical College was commenced yester.
day. About 25 students were in attendance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
Mr.. ROSS TO MR.. RUHE.
What the District Master Workman Knows
About the Musical Union.


About the Musical Union.
Master Workman Ross of D. A. 8. K. of L.,
in the current issue of the Trades Journal,
pours some hot shot into the Musical Union.
He refers to the matter as a threatened boycott
upon the National League club because they
"saw fit to hire professional musicians who are
legally organized and working under a charter
of the X. of L.. in preference to mechanics and
mill men who belong to two or three unions, and
want to work at two or three occupations"
He gives the inside history of the trouble be-
tween the Musical Union and the K. of L.
which resulted in favor of the latter when the
professional musicians organized L. A. 1888. and
concludes as follows: Those who belonged to
the Great Western Band. who had been sus-
pended and expelled could not gain admission
to the local assembly without first sQuaring
themselves with the NJ. NJ. 2. U. Every effort
was made consistent with manhood to obtain
from the M. M. 2. q. the amount due their
ganizat1on by these men who had been sus-
pended or expelled. A list of their names
were submitted and they were asked to give
the amount of fines and dues against them
that they could pay and honorably withdraw.
No attention was paid to this list, and after
waiting Tor several weeks the men were pro-
posed and initiated members of L. A. 1883 If
the NJ. M. P. U. object to these men because
they were expelled, and refuse to recognize
them now as union men, we challenge them to
compare records and we will show that they
have men in their ranks who were expelled who
never attempted to square themselves with
their organization before joining the NJ. NJ. P.
U. This statement is made for the benefit of
those who are not acquainted with all the facts
in the case referred to-"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
LAWRENCEyILLE ELOPEMENT,
An Ex-Gripman Runs Away With nm
Eighteen. Y ear. Old Girl.

Au 6AsVrIptuhn Nuus h"ay
Eighteen ear. Old Girl.
Lawrenceville comes to the front with
another elopement. This time it was an ex
gripman of the Citizens Tractio n Company
who took a grip on an 1s-year-old blonde and
Lake Erie train and hied himself to Youngs-
town, where the knot was tied. The young
bride is now domiciled in Oakland. and the
groom Is attending to his duties at the Penn
avenue power house.
On Thursday last John A. Harrison, who is
at present engaged as power house man."
and Miss Nellie Pricer, of Thirty-sixth and
Butler street, suddenly disappeared. The girl
is a daughter of John Pricer. a former employe
of Carnegie, Phipps & Co.'S mill, and who died
about nine months ago. She lived with her
widowed mother at the corner of Thirty-sixth
and Butler streets. She is but Is years of age,
a light blonde and is quite prepossessing in ap-
pearance. The groom is "a years of age,
and came from Philadelphia to instruct the
green hands, when the Penn avenue line began
running their cable cars. The couple left the
city unobserved. and upon arriving at Youngs-
town were married by minister who was on
the lookout for them. They returned home on
Monday, and have settled down in aneat little
home in Oakland. A peculiar circumstance
about the marriage is that both of them are
Catholics and were married in Holy week,
which is contrary to the rules of the church.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
THE OPERATORS ARE FIRM,
They Say They Will Not Pay n Create
DiffereutinI Than Now Exists

They Say They Will Not Pay n Greater
Diferentini Than Now Exists.
The coal operators met yesterday in the
Chamber of Commerce, and elected F. L. Rob-
bins and Alex Dempster as delegates to the
Columbus conference. Messrs. j. Morton Hall,
Sanford, Andrews and Patterson were chosen
as alternates. A resolution to the effect that
the Pittsburg operators "cannot and will not
paw greater differential than previously exist
ed in the base scale of mining for competing
districts" was adopted.
That means that the present base scale must
be maintained, although the operators may
agree to a proportionate advance with all the
other districts. The delegates will go to the
conference uninstructed in regard the de-
mand for 80 cents per ton. Il is thought, how
ever, that nearly all of the operators will be at
the conference and in view of this rates are be-
ing arranged for by j. NJ. Hall.
On the other hand, nearly all the pits have
chosen delegates. nearly every one of whom is
instructed to stand for the Columbus scale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
TIMBER GROWING SCARCE.
Prices Not TO be Advanced Any Furihs
This Year.

This Year.
L. Hammond, the veteran lumberman of
Cory, was at the Seventh Avenue Hotel last
night. Years ago he went into the wilds of
Forest county and bought up timber lands
which have since made him rich man and one
of the largest lumber manufacturers in the
State. He has landings at Cory, Titusville
and number of other points in that section.
On matters pertaining to the lumber business
his word IS regarded as standard authority. In
speaking of the trade last night he said:
1.-THE open winter has prevented us from get
ting our logs into the streams, but then on the
other hand it has increased the price of lum-
Der everywhere. 1t has gone up 81 SO per
thousand on all grades of timber, but it will
not go any higher. The logs are scarce because
of the lack of snow, and the only people who
did get any logs in position to cut are the big
concerns which have tramways and engines for
handling logs. The only reason that the prices
will not advance any higher is because the tim
ber from West Virginia is being handled too
cheaply for Western Pennsylvania operators
to compete with it. The yellow pine
and the poplar from West Virginia are begin
ming to dominate prices in the lumber mar
ket. In fact inside of two years, with the rail-
road facilities which are being given to that
State its lumber will entirely control the mar
ket. Timber lands there are better invest.
ments than timber lands in Pennsylvania were
30 years ago. The timber in Pennsylvania is al
most used up and West Virginia will soon be the
exclusive base of supplies 1t would be good
place to put money and in fact timber land
anywhere is the best kind of an investment at
presentu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
THE NEW DEPARTMENT.

That of Awards Will Begin Business Under
the New Regime To-day.
The Department of Awards will meet this
afternoon to organize, and elect a chairman to
fill the vacancy caused by Mr.. McCallin's re-
tirement. 1t is not yet known who will be
selected to the position. Chief Brown will ar
rive from the East this morning.
The consideration of bids for supplies for the
Bureau of Water will then be taken up,as we'll
as the contracts for laying water pipe. in the
pipe-laying contracts are included the laying Of
the big 3O-inch main from the Highland reser-
voir, for which Councils appropriated $4,000
this year. Over 1000 tons of pipe are to be
laid by this contract alone
A lot of unfinished business will also be
taken up, among which will be the contract for
remodeling and repairing No. Engine House.
The Forbes street paving contract may also
come up under this head.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
Fashionable Clothes

Should be as honest and sterling in fabric
as they are stylish in appearance. Such are
the characteristics of the boys and children s
suits designed and made by Messrs. Brokaw
Bros, of New York. This springs makes are
unusually attractive in appearance, and the
little fellows will never look better than
when dressed in one of this firm s short pant
suits. Nothing else gives fine boy more
pleasing appearance; and certainly no other
make of clothes can outwear these.
A. l.. SAILOR,
Sole Agent for Pittsburg.
MwF Cor. Sixth and Liberty SITS,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY.

Ritter & Conley Building n Converter to
Surpass All Others.
Ritter & Conley, the boiler manufacturers of
this city, are making great strides now in the
manufacturing line. They have just closed
contracts for no less than eight iron buildings,
having total length of 1850 feet. and an aver
age width of 6l feet. They are mainly in blast
furnace equipments All are OF iron frame
with sides of corrugated.
The same firm is now engaged in building two
of the largest converters ever built in this coun
try. They are being built in their own works
here, and when completed will be shipped to
Sparrow Point. Md. for the Pennsylvania Steel
Company. They are also building for them
selves the most complete hydraulic Hanging
plant in America. The Morgan Engineering
Company are building for them hydraulic
Hanging machine and side Hanging machine,
both equal to the best in European works. This
last will fiange plate IL feet in diameter and
IL inches thick.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
HE WILL NOT SERVE.
Mr.. T. C. jenkins Declines TO be One of
Old Triniry's vestrymen.

Mr.. T. C. jenkins Declines TO be One of
Old Trinity's vestrymen.
The refusal of Mr.. T. c. Jenkins to serve as a
vestryman of Trinity Church is a novel and al
most unprecedented point in canonical matters.
Mr.. Jenkins was seen and asked for his explain
alton of the matter. He said: LAS stated to
DISPATCH representative on Easter Monday.
had sent notice to the vestry that 1 desired
my name withdrawn from what was printed in
Mondays paper as purporting to be the 'regu-
lar ticket No attention seems to have been
paid to my note, nor do know whether it was
received. Subsequently saw Mr.. II. l. Mason,
secretary of the vestry, and told him 1 would
not serve. After the action of the vestry in
their treatment of Mr.. Maxwell, and their
placing debt of S., 900 upon the parish in order
TO secure a termination of his connection with
the church, L felt that could not consistently
remain"
Opinions vary as to the vacancy caused by
Mr.. jenkins retirement. Some maintain that
new election will be necessary, and others
think the vacancy can remain untitled. There
is no case on record in church annals in which
a church member has been unwillingly elected
and forthwith resigns.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
PLOWED THROUGH THE BODIES.
A Farmer Discovers a Trench Full of
Fallen Heroes.

R. H. Smith, the well-known patentee Of gas
apparatus, retuned yesterday from Southern
trip, where he formed company to introduce
his patent. While riding along the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, about 20 miles east of
Waynesboro. the train stopped. Mr.. Smith
and number OF passengers got off the train to
view the country. They came across farmer
plowing in field. The man suddenly stopped
in his work.
MrsSmIth observed the farmers sudden halt
He had run into an old burial trench filled with
the remains of Federal and Confederate
soldiers who had fallen IN the sangunary days
of 1876 The travellers, with that morbid
taste characteristic of the American, secured
several belt plates, brass buttons. ETC., as
relics. This little incident occurred within
sight of Three Top Mountain, place made
famous. not only by many sharp encounter
between .he Unionist and Confederate forces.
but by the prominent part it IS given in Bronson
Howard's drama Shenandoah" played here
this season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Tho Man Caught Who Worked a Club
Jobr.,n Gives Himself Away.

The Man Caught VINO WORKED CIuo-
johnson Gives Himself Away.
William Reed, the colored steward who
skipped out with $50 of the Young Mems Re-
publican; Tariff Clubs money, was brought
back from Wheeling yesterday by Detective
Shore. Reed had been arrested at wheeling
for robbery in a hotel there. When the de-
tectiye entered the Wheeling jail he was
hailed from one of the cells by another colored
man from Pittsburg named johnson. Shore
recognized Johnson, and asked what he was in
prison for. Johnson said for nothing, but
ADDED that Shore could not take him back to
Rlttsourg. This was clew to the detective,
and by a little careful questioning he induced
Johnson TO tell of his assault with a razor upon
another colored man on Bedford auenue two
weeks ago.
The Wheeling authorities had no serious
charge against johnson. so the detective was
allowed to handcun him to Reed. and the pair
were brought here together. After his ar
rival the detective learned that Alderman Bell
wanted Johnson for feloniously cutting
Charles Howard. The prisoner was turned
over to the Alderman and subsequently COM
mitted to jail for hearing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
The Band 10 Out of Debt.

s. F. Sanker. Secretary of the Loretto Cornet
Band, has sent the following communication to
THE DIsPAToH; 1--WE heard there was man
going through your city collecting money for
the Loretto Cornet Band. If such Is the case
let the people beware of him, and give him no
money. for he is an Impostor. The band is out
of debt, ann we do not authorize anyone to col
lect money for u.s."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
IT'S ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY.
The Parish of 81. Vincent Will Celebrate
on rhe sixteenth. s4

On the 18th inst. the parish of St. Vincent's
near Latrobe, which is under the direction of
the Beuedictine monks of st. Vincent's Monas.
terry, will hold its centennial celebration.
A hundred years ago, on the 10Th of April,
1870, a certain Father Brewers purchased the
site of st. Vincent's Monastery, then owned by
a private gentleman. and known as Sports
mans Hail." Father Brewers built log
chapel and established the parish. During the
episcopate of Bishop OConnor the Benedict
ines were put in possession of the property and
parish.
The celebration will be for the most part of
religio us nature, and 1t is probable that Bishop
Phelan will attend and celebrate pontifical
mass.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
WILL HAVE A NEW DEPOT.
The Measure of Charleroi 10 bc Taken 1
Proper Waiting Room,

The Measure of Chnrleroi TO bc Taken for
Proper Waiting Room.
General Manager Pugh, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad lines, will visit the Pittsburg, Vir-
ginia and Charleston very shortly. and take the
measure of Charleroi for new depot to be the
handsomcst on the line. Manager NJ. ]. Alex
ander presented the needs of the town so
urgently that the officials promised to act i'm
mediately. The present station, Mexican" is
q third of a mile from the center of Charleroi,
and the hundreds of persons who alight from
ing over ties and fiat cars to reach the trains.
Traffic, both of freight and passengers, has
reached wonderful dimensions. Several
hundred workmen use the trains to Belle
vernon and Monongehela City, and no station
on the road does liveller business.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
THE SCALE is COMPLETED.

Flint Glass Workers. Scale VIII Remain
About the Same Last Ycnr.
The conference between the committee of
the A F. G. w. U. and the flint glass manu-
facturers closed yesterday by the scale being
completed and signed. The engraving list,
which had been commenced at Wednesdays
meeting, was finished, and the iron mold list
was taken up and agreed upon.
Some changes in classification were made.
There were also several additions made TO the
list. The scale may be said to be practically
the same as last year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
AS SILENT AS USUAL,
But Senator Quny Thinks All Kickers Are
Not Republicans.

Senator Quay, in his usual health and spirits.
boarded the fast line eastward bound yesterday
morning, accompanied by his son Richard.
Father and son mad come up from Beaver on
an early train. With his usual reticence-in-
tensifed, if possible-the Senator was a poor
subject for an interview. 1t is known that he
will return to attend the Americus Club Grant
banquet upon the 26th of the present month, at
which the most formidable array of noted men
who ever sat down to a political and epicurean
feast Will be present
When asked concerning the open letter of
Henry Charles Lea to the President. the silent
man from Beaver unloosed his tongue enough
90 remark that there were kickers in other par
ties than the Republican.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
An Adopted Child Returned.

T.w. Gale, the new Mayors messenger, and
his wife, last August adopted little colored
girl who was a waif of the police station, named
Lottie Lang. Yesterday they returned her as
incorrigible. Although she is only about IL years
of age, they find it impossible to manage her,
and gave her up to the charge OF Inspector
McAieese, with tears and very great regret.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
Charged with Cruelty md Neglect.

John Haywood, who lives in the rear of No.
2929 Penn avenue, was arrested yesterday by
Constable Kramer, of Alderman Warmers
Office, on charge of cruelty and neglect toward
his wife and children, made by Superintendent
Dean, Of the Anti-Cruelty Society. Mr.. Dean
alleges that Haywood neglects ms family to
such an extent that they are suffering He
will have hearing tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
PERSONAL PROPERTY
To be More Heavily Taxed, and the Road
Question VIII Not Down.

The memorial committee of County Commits
sioners completed its labors yesterday and the
members left for their homes. They decided
to recommend that the Tax Commission make
an effort to have tax laws revised as to lessen
the burden on land holders and put more of it
on personal property.
1t was also decided to commend the abom-
Unable condition of the country roads to the
prayerful consideration of the commission.
The next meeting of County Commissioners
will be held In WlllIamsport, on call.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
AN EVENING UF SONG.

PIenslnG concert Given az the Stewart
u. p. Church.
A very successful concert was given last
night in the United Presbyterian Church. of
Stewart station. by chorus under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Adah S. Thomas, of Pittsburg
The programme consisted of solos, quartets
and choruses, some of the most pleasing being
%, Hush Thee, My Baby" and "Dickery
Dickery Dock"
Among the soloists were Mrs. C. N Shaw.
Mrs. Miller, Miss Blanche Frazier, Miss Nelia
Shaw, MIR. John Stewart. Mr.. John Shaw and
Mr.. Gill, all of whom were home talent, with
the exception of Miss Blanche Frazier, of
Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
A NEW GLASS COMPANY.

Sixty Thousand Dollars TO be Put Into the
Defunct WhitIa Plant.
A company with capital stock of $4,000
has applied for a charter, to be known as the
Valley Glass Company. The company has
been formed to operate the works of the de-
funct Whitla Glass Company at Beaver Falls.
A number of the stockholders of the new
company were interested in the old concern,
and the officers are E. Woelfel. of the Har
mony Society, President; s. W. Vandersol, OF
this city, Secretary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-11
RESIGNED FROM OFFICE,
r. Ayres Retires From Charge of the Poor

DR.. Ayres Retires From Charge of the Poor
Farm Insane.
DR.. Ayres, who for several years has been in
charge of the insane department at the City
Farm, has resigned. The resignation was ac-
cepted on March 81. Some rumors were cur
rent yesterday that the resignation was due to
an economical streak on the part of Chief
Elliot. of the Department of Charities.
Chief Elliot said the resignation was due to
the increase of the doctors professional calls,
which prevent his attending to the Poor Farm
duties He and the doctor had always been and
are still friendly.