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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
FAVOR CASH ROAD TAXES.
The County Commissioners of the State
Meet in Pittsburo Next Year,

The County Commissioners of the State
Meet in Pittsburg Next Year.
LANCASTER, Sept 3O-[Specidl. 1-At
this mornings session of the County Com
missioners' Convention the following was
considered
''WHEREAs, The present depressed con-
dition of the farming interests of Pennsyl-
vania is largely caused by the bad condition
of country roads at the time of year when
the farmers should have every convenience
for handling farm produce,
Resolved, That the road tax laws of
PENNSYLVANIA should be so changed,as to do
away with the present system of working
out road taxes, and requir all road taxes
to be paid in cash to the properly author
lied officers"
By vote of IS to 40 this was referred to
the Memorial Commission to prepare an act
in proper form for the consideration of the
Legislature. The following was adopted
by a unanimous vote:
"Resolved, That the members of the
Legislature be urged to repeal the act lin
iting the duration of the tax lien to two
years from the time of the levy or assess
ment, unless the same be entered on record
in the prothonotary's Office"
The following was referred to the Memoir
ial Committee to frame an act providing for
the repeal of the law:
''Resolved, That we call upon the next
Legislature to repeal the registry law of
1891 and re-enact the registry law of 1873,
which was repealed by this act" Pittsburg
was selected as the next place of meeting
over Greensburg, Butler, Pottsville and
Scranton. r. E. Mercer, Allegheny, is one
of the new Executive Committee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
WINDOW HOUSES REsuM1NG.
Some Local Workers Will Not Fire Up-The
Dates Named.

Some Local Workers Will Not Fire Up-The
Dates Named.
Though some of the window glass factor
les will start their fires to-day, the majority
will not get down to work before the 10th
or 18th. while few have deferred the start
to the 1st of November. Wolfe, Howard &
Co. will not make glass this fire, and
Thomas Wightman & Co. have not made
any preparations and do not know when
they will start. Abel, Smith g. Co. will
not operate their 16 pots in this city, but
may start 10 in Lancaster O., about the LIST
of November if they get enough gas The
other factories will resume as follows:
D. O. Cunningham will commence on to-
morrow.
Cunningham & Co. will start their fires
on the 18th.
l. Campbell & Co. will start to-day.
The Philips Glass Company will fire up
in ten pots furnace to-day, and will put
their tank in operation about November Z.
William McCully & Co. will start ten
pots about the 10th inst.
r. G. Schmertz & Co., Ltd, will start 40
pots to-day or tomorrow
Ihmsen & Co. will start ten pots about
the 10th inst
S. Mckee & Co. will not start before the
18th inst
Chambers & Mckee will start with one
tank on the 9TH inst. and will fire the other
two later on.
O'Leary Brothers will start on the 18TH
Warnhof & Co. will fire up on the Sd.
Some of the Western factories will start
to-day, but others will not commence before
the 10Th inst The New Jersey, Maryland
and New York factories will resume from
the 18th to the 18th inst The stocks in
manufacturers hands are still large, and
the views taken by the local makers gener-
ally of the outlook for the next few months
is not very encouraging.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
RAUM STRIKES BACK.
HE DEMANDS THE DISMISSAL OF TWO
PENSION OFFICE MEN.

They Made Grave Affidavits Against His
Son-Young Raum Says They Are False
and Makes an Affidavit Himsef-A State
ment to the President.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-For some days
past story has been in circulation here to
the effect that Green B. Raum, Jr., the son
of the Commissioner of Pensions, whose
resignation as assistant chief clerk in the
Pension Bureau was demanded some months
since by Secretary Noble, because of GER
tain alleged Irregularities, still retained
sufficient influence in the bureau to secure
promotions of his friends, who would recip-
rocate by loaning him money. These ale
cations, it is said, have been supported by
two afidavits, which have been filed with
Secretary Noble, and the facts having come
to the knowledge of General Raum, he has
decided to bring the whole matter to an
issue.
He has demanded the dismissal of three
prominent employees in his Office, who, he
believes, are plotting to injure his character
and compel his retirement from the position
of Commissioner. These men are j. Edgar
Engle, of Pennsylvania, 81, 900 clerk +.
NJ. Taylor, of Illinois, special examiner,
and Edward Howard, of Connecticut. Gen.
eral Raum, in his letter to the Secretary,
maintains that their influence in the Office is
demoralizing in the extreme.
While General Raum, in his interview of
their conduct, refers to events which took
place some time ago, yet it is understood
that one of the immediate causes of this
action in the case of Engle and Howard, at
least, is the afidavits recently filed with
Secretary Noble, charging young Raum
with attempting to obtain money from them
in consideration of his influence with his
father in securing their promotion. Young
Raum has made an affidavit, which he has
sent to the Secretary, denying the state
ments made by Engle and Howard. His
father characterizes the allegations that his
son influences promotions or appointments
in favor of his friends as entirely without
foundation in fact.
1t is understood that young Raum has
prepared statement, covering the entire
period Of his connection with the Pension
Office, and that he has obtained letters from
the heads of division of the Office, exoner
ating him from the imputation that he has
in any sense acted corruptly. This state
ment has been sent to the President, with
review of the entire case.
General Raum said that he was always
ready and willing to meet any criticism
upon his administration of his office. He
did not propose to be driven out of Office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
PLENTY OF TIN PLATE.
The Product of Many American Factories
Exhibited at Martins Ferry.

The Product of Many American Factories
Exhibited at Martins Ferry.
MARTINS FERRY, o., Sept. SOL Special
Everybody hereabouts is talking tin, and
there is plenty of the American product
here. Mr. John w. Cooks has created a
sensation by decorating his place of business
on Hanover street, the principal thorough
fare in the city, with American tin plate of
all kinds made in over half dozen different
cities. The largest sheet is 25x72 inches,
made by +. II. Laufman & Co, at Appolo,
Pa. Other plates shown were made by
Fleming & Hamilton, Pittsburg; the Gin
cinnati Corrugating Company, at Piqua, O.,
and the n. q. Naylo: Company, Philadel-
phia.
Eight bright sheets made by the United
States Iron and Tin Manufacturing Com
pany, at Demmler, Pa, and several by the
st. Louis Stamping Company, at st. Louis,
are exhibited; also plate made at the Pitts
burg Exposition in 1889 by Morgan & Sons,
the original tin plate workers in America,
and a dozen fruit cans made of American tin
plate by Conrad Long, a Democratic timer,
of Martins Ferry, who has been in the busi-
ness since 1S4S. Mr.. Long says no person
can convince him that tin is not made in the
United States, and that the Demmler, Pa.
tin is better and works up better than any
imported tin. He made thousands of tin
cans out of it this season, and will hereafter
use 1t almost exclusively.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
THE PRESIDENTS CHECK
For $500 Sent on to New York to Swell
Candidate Fassetts Fund.

For $500 Sent on to New York to Swell
Candidate Fassetfs Fund.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-[Spocidl. AT the
Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight it was made
known that Private Secretary Elijah w.
Halford brought with him from Washing
ton last Saturday night the President s
check, and that it has gone into the general
fund to swell the campaign ammunition of
Candidate Fasse.t The best authorities
said it was for $500.
The Republican State Committee respect
fully invites from you such contribution as
YOU may be willing to make toward defray-
ing the legitimate and necessary expenses
of the important campaign now in progress
in this State.
This in itself makes the fight a national
one. Still further evidence of this fact was
a circular sent out by Mr.. Wadsworth.
Treasurer of the Executive Committee of
the Republican State Committee, and
signed with fac simile OF his signature.
The circular has been sent broadcast to
every Federal employe in the New York
postoffice, the New York Custom House,
the appraisers stores and to those employed
i'm all the internal revenue bureaus in the
State The circular in part is as follows:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
oHI0's NEW BALLOT LAW.
A Suit to Be Brought in the Supreme Court
of the State Against 1t.


COLUMBUS, Sept 3O.-[Specia. l-Since
the pa sage of the kangaroo" ballot law
Judge A. H. Thompson, of Highland
county, has been its persistent enemy, and
has devoted considerable time to writing
and talking against the law, claiming it was
unconstitutional Some weeks since he
wrote letter to Attorney General Watson,
asking him to bring proceedings to test
the constitutionality OF the act,
but the Attorney General refused to act
upon the suggestion. Judge Thompson has
sent to Judge Williams of the Supreme
Court, the necessary papers to bring suit in
mandamus 10 compel the Attorney General
to bring suit in quo warranto to test the
constitutionality of the law. Judge Thomp-
son brings the suit in his right as an electOr.
Among the allegations will be that the law
is cumbersome and burdensome and will
work TO the disfranchisement of electors.
1t is quite well known that extra exertions
are being made in various parts of the State
TO instruct the people in the law, and from
reports which have been received from
various points, as well as the experiments
in this city, it is indicated that from to 10per
cent Of the electors will lose their votes from
4 lack of knowledge of the machinery in
case the law is strictly construed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

DU BoIs, Sept. 3O.-[Spoeial. Judge D.
l. Krebs issued an injunction to-day restrain
ing the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Railway Company from interfering with the
Dubois Traction Passenger Railway Com
pany in putting a grade crossing over the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg tracks at
Booth and Franklin streets. A preliminary
injunction was issued by the court month
ago restraining both parties until the case
should be given "a hearing, which occurred
on the 9TH instant. Electric cars would
have been running through the principal
streets Of the place before this date had the
work not been deIayed at the crossing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

crying, and in another minute the brave
men had freed my baby, almost unhurt..
"My mother-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Richar,
was held down by seat just in front of me,
and was terribly hurt, both legs being
broken and her spine hurt. She never
moancd, but set her lips and bore it just
across the aisle from us Mrs. Sedgwick was
bravely holding the blazing stove off her
little girl.''
All day there have been terrible scenes
enacted at the Revere House, in this city,
where all the wounded were taken soon
after the wreck. Coroner Sherman has been
busy all day, looking into the cause of the
accident and empanelling jury, and to-
morrow morning he will hold an inquest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
LEPERs IN NEW ORLEANS.
The Death of Victim Calls Attention to
the Need of Hospital.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-[ Special The
vexatious leprosy question has come up
here again and been discussed by the Board
of Health. A German, named Dressed, died
here Monday of leprosy. He was living in
his own home, surrounded by his wife and
children, and the Board of Health seem to
have had no knowledge of the existence of
the case until notified of the death. The
matter was br ought before the board to see
if some plan could not be adopted for the
isolation of the lepers known to be living in
this city, some 20, by which they could be
confined instead of being allowed to roam
at large and mix with the community.
DR.. Oliphant, president of the Board of
Health, expressed the opinion that the
Louisiana leprosy was not conta-
gious but hereditary. DR.. Pratt, late
house surgeon of the Charity Hospital, did
not think the board could do anything un-
der the present law towards isolating the
lepers or confning them to their house DR..
Oliphant was strongly in favor of the estab-
lishment of leper hospital, where unfortu-
nate people could die in peace, whereas
now they arouse the horror, fear and disgust
of the people when they appear on the
street
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
APRES1YTERIAN ROW.
Prof. Wood and Wife Forced Out OF
a New Jersey Church.
THEY RESENT THE DISCIPLINE.
After Bitter Fight With the Session They
Both Embrace Methodism.
BAD RESULTS OF THE RELIGIOUS WAR

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THES DISPATCH!
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-The war between
Prof De Volson Wood, of Stevens lnst1-
tute, and the Presbytery Of Morris and
Orange, as represented by the First Presby-
terian Church of Boonton, n. j., is at an
end Prof Woods resignation from menu
bership is in the hands of the elders OF the
church, and his application for admission
on probation to the Methodist Eplscopol
Church of Boonton was granted on Friday
last. The elders of the Presbyterian Church
were in session last evening to consider the
acceptance of the resignation, and to dis
cuss the advisabilitv of giving letter of
withdrawal They adjourned at midnight
without having reached decision.
Prof Wood and his wife, Mrs. Francis
H. Wood, were suspended from the saera-
ments of the church till they gave satisfac-
tory evidence of their Repentance" at a
meeting of Presbytery in December, 1890.
The judgment was made public January 4;
1891, and pamphlets reviewing the case and
explaining the judgment were printed and
distributed to the congregation of the
church. Prof and Mrs. Wood were charged
with having publicly made and circulated
stories about the Rev. Thomas Carter,
pastor of the church, which were un-
Christian, false and slanderous
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE.
The trouble originated during the alb
sence of the Rev. Mr.. Carter, who was IN
Florida for an affection of the throat. 1t
was feared that he would meyer preach
again. During his absence H. I. Beatty,
then student of the Union Theological,
Seminary, of New York, occupied his
pulpit. Mr. Beatty made a favorable i'm
preston during his two months service, and
some of the congregation suggested that Mr..
Carter, while retaining the rank of pastor,
held by him for Is years, engage Mr..
Beatty to do the active work. Mrs. Wood
wrote to Mr. Carter advising that he resign,
and, sin saving the church, be self-sacrific-
ing and noble.
When Mr.. Carter returned to Boonton to
investigate and to learn the wishes of his
congregation, he was told that Prof. Wood
had been agitating the subject of his resig-
nation Mr. Carter called a meeting and
announced that his resignation was at the
discretion of the congregation. He said
that member had written to him that nine
tenths of the church members desired a
change.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
Melbourne in DrYest Kansas.

GooDLAND, KAN, Sept. 3O.-Frank
Melbourne, the Australian rainmaker, who
has been waiting here four days for dry
weather SO as to test his rainmaking power
in the dryest part of Kansas, began his
preparations to-day. The indications now
are for dry weather. A southwest wind is
blowing at the rate of 30 miles an hour.
The barometer indicates fair weather.
Under his contract Melbourne has four
days in which to bring down rain. No rain
fell to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Chicago early yesterday morning Gates
& Lowden's cement factory, near the Haw-
thorne race track. burned down. Loss. $50,
600; partly insured.
AT Morris, Mimi, Tuesday afternoon, the
Interstate Grain Company's elevator
burned down. The capacity was 5O,OOO bush
els. Loss 80 900 bushels of wheat and one
carload of fax. Cause unknown.
AT WaIlsaulec, Wis, Monday night the
saw mill and lumber yards of Bird & Wells
were completely destroyed. The fire caught
in the mill, about 100000 of sawed lum Der
being burned. The damage cannot be less
than $100,000 the insurance about $5OOOO
Several freight cars belonging to the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad were
almost destroyed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
A Prominent Brewers Rascally Son

CHICAGO, Sept. 3o.-Joseph Dallas, one
of the men under arrest on suspicion of
causing the death of S. F. Gates, of Mar
ietta, o., in this city, two days ago, was
identified this morning as Joseph Dallas, of
st. Louis. He is said to be the son of
Superintendent Budweiser, of the An
heuser- Busch Brewing Company, of that
city. His parents stand high in st. Louis
society, but the young man was wayward,
and it is said his father, after helping him
out of a number of scrapes and despairing
of his reformation, disowned him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

tiOn had resulted in recommendation that
Hon. William f. Harrity would be the best
man for the vacancy. Mr.. Harrity has dem
onstrated his capacity, his integrity, and
his ability, and his election TO fill the va
cancy would be guarantee that the Demo-
cratic interests in the State would be cared
for.
Harrity, during the late Democratic State
Convention, managed to capture the anti
Pattison men in the city, so no protest
against this movement is expected here. 1t
is stated that meetings similar to the one in
Scranton this afternoon will be held in all
principal towns of the State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
CONVERTED TO REPUBLICANISM.
A Lima Man Goes Abroad Free Trader
and Returns a Protectionist.

A Lima man Goes ABROAD a Free Trader
and Returns a Protectionist.
LIMA, O., Sept. 3O.-[Specia. IA. J.
Lowery was here to-day, en- route to Ottawa
from Europe He was in England last
June with party of young men who trav-
eled the country thoroughly. He was a
rank free trader and a Democrat when he
left this country, but returns a Republican
and will work and vote for Mckinley.
Mr.. Lowery says the effect of the
Mckinley law is already apparent in Eng
land, where factories have shut down.
Others are running short time with small
forces, while others are getting ready to
move their plants to this country. He
knew that American workmen were better
paid and lived better than the Englishmen,
but he was surprised to see what asgreat diff
ference actually existed. Several others of
the party were converted by what they saw
in England.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
A PENN BANK DRAFT,
1t Was Paid by Mistake, and the Receiver
of the Money Must Refund.


of the Money Must Refund.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 30.-[Special. IA case
with interesting features was filed in the
Supreme court Today Some tinno ago Rob
ert H.. White deposited draft on the Penn
Bank of Pittsburg, for sos for collec-
tion. Payment was refused by the Amer
ican Exchange National Bank of Pittsburg.
to whom it was sent for collection. By
some mistake this bank notified the Traders
National Bank, through which the note was
sent for collection, that it had been paid
and White was credited with the amount.
The mistake was discovered week later
and White notified. He refused to return
the money, and in suit against him in the
courts of Muskingum county the bank OBJ
tanned judgment for the amount White
appeals the case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

safety it would be necessary for a clerk to
let the different papers.in a case go out of
his hand one at time and refuse one until
another was handed back This might
satisfy the average citizen, but if attorneys
were thus dealt with suspiciously knock
downs and suits for assault and battery
would probably become feature in that
office and only pugilists would care to have
the custody of the papers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
BUSINESS FAILURES IN 1891.
The Number for the First Nine Months of
the Year Beats the Record.

NEW YORK, Sept 3O.-[Special. Brad
streets for October will contain comparative
and analytical statistics of mercantile fail
ures in the United States and Canada for
the first nine months of 1891. The total
number of failures in the United States for
the nine months ending September 80, was
1896, as against ,53S for the corresponding
nine months of 1890. The total assets were
81, 81, 800, and the total liabilities $780,
81, $40.
The figures for the corresponding period
last year were: Assets, S44, 45O, 712; liabil-
tiles, s92, 541, $50. The per cent of assets to
liabilities was 800 this year and 4S.l last
year. The total number of failures is the
largest on record for the same period, the
nearest being in 1885, when total of 8, ,433
was reached in the first nine months of that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.
They See Chance for Success and Will Put
Ticket in the Field.

Ticket in the Field
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. S.-[Special THE
State Executive Committee of the Repub-
lican League will meet here tomorrow, an
ticipating a split in the Democratic ranks
on the lottery question and the nomination
of a Farmers Alliance ticket
The Republicans are disposed to consider
the situation as encouraging for themselves
and have concluded to place full State
ticket in the field, as well as a city ticket in
New Orleans, which they have not done for
years. Ex-Congressman II. Dudley Cole
man is the most prominently mentioned as
the candidate for Governor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

BUFFALO, Sept 30.-The Civil Service
Reform League to-day reelected George
William Curtis President. William D.
Fulke, of Indiana, editor of the Ciya Service
Chronicle, took strong ground against the
secret executive session of the United
States Senate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

Councilman schad, of Allegheny, who
was assaulted by an unknown man about
two weeks ago, found a picture of the man
yesterday in the rogues' gallery. His name
is Charles Havers and he is now in the
workhouse, having been sent up recently
for 80 days as suspicious character.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01
A Good Thing Is Appreciated.

This is demonstrated in the beer, ale and
porter manufactured by the Iron City Brew
ing Company The ever increasing sales to
meet the demand show that their brand is
most popular. People like a pure, healthy
1856. MThSSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-The receipts of
the Governmcntsncc September amounted
to S2S, $50, coo being an excess OF 81, 2S7, 900
over ordinary expenditures during the same
time. The net cash balance in the Treas
ury, inclusive of fractional silver and de-
posits in national banks, is stated at S42,-
900 O00
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

LADIES feece-l1ned, unbleached cotton
stockings, extra value, 25c pair.
Jos. HORNE & Co. S
Penn Avenue Stores.