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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
ONLY A SET-UP JOB.

That Tennessee Letter About FitZsimmons
Was Sent From Pittsburg-The Mem
phis Police Show That 1t May Have
Been Sent Out by the Fugitive.
Superintendent of Police Weir yesterday
afternoon received the following letter,
which explains itself:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. l. 1891
Colonel Gamble Weir, Superintendent OF Police,
Pittsburg. Pa.
DEAR SiR-Upon the recei 1t of your tele-
gram of the 18th OF September, describing
Frederick C. Fitzsimmons, 1 caused a close
look out to be kept for the fugitive. You no
doubt read the letter sent the Leader. of
your city, purporting to have been written
by Jesslp c. Bentley, Corona, Upton county,
Tennessee, and mailed In this city. From
the tenor of his letter, which was copied by
our papers, it was made to appear Fitzsim-
mons was last seen making his way to this
city. So to investigate fully l wrote the
postmaster at Carona, making inquiry con-
cerning Bentley, who answered that there
was no such man or family living in Carona
OF vicinity as Bentley.
This morning 1 learned from the clerk at
Gaston's Hotel, this city, that on or about
the 2lst of September they received letter
addressed Professor Gaston's Hotel" (The
enclosed is the face of the envelope in
which this letter was enclosed) bearing
letter addressed to the Leader, Pittsburg,
Pa, also note to the proprietor requesting
him to deliver the Leader letter to Mr. John
JONES' if registered at his hotel, and if not
registered there TO mail it (The Leader
letter) John Jones' name not appear
ing on the register. the letter
was mailed as directed. This letter
was evidently written by Fitzsimmons or
his friends, and sent here to be mailed to
create the impression with the officers that
he (Fitzsmmonsl had headed South, there
by deceiying them as to the direction
actually taken by the fugitive after
making his escape from iail. By
comparing handwriting on envelope with
letter received by the Leader you will find
they correspond. See letter from the Leader
Publishing Company to Gaston's Hotel.
Will thank you to make explanations to
the Leader Company and command me when
can serve you. Yours truly,
w. c. DAVIS, Chief of Police.
p. 81 neglected to say the clerk at Gas.
tons sent sample of handwriting on en-
velope to the Leader. Just see what the
Leader says. 1 send you copy Of daily Com
mercial of this date. DAVIS.
Superintendent Weir on the receipt of
this letter at once compared the writing on
part of the envelope with the letter re-
ceived by the Leader and found at once that
both were the same. The writing is evil
IDENTIFY that of a boy, or very good imita-
tion of such. The part of the envelope
received shows that the letter was post
marked "Allegheny, Pa: September 10,
1891, 1:30 p. NJ" Superintendent Weir
would not talk much on the subject as to
whether Fitzsimmons is in hidiug close to
the city or not.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

fraying the legitimate expenses of any can
vass, and it shall be the duty OF the commit
tee to strike from the ticket the name OF any
candidate refusing or failing to pay such
within 30 days after said assessment is made
TO FILL VACANCIES,
Sec. II. In case of vacancy caused by
death, resignation or otherwise among the
list of nominees for the various offices, it
shall be the duty of the Chairman OF the
County Committee to issue calls forth.
with for primaries to I'LL the
same as herein provided. If SAID
vacancy should occur within 30 days before
said election, then the committee to fill said
vacancy, each and every member OF said
at least two newspapers published in the
county, and by postal card signed by the
Chairman and the Secretary.
Sec. u. The vacancies in the County Com
mittee shall lie filled by the County Com
mittee electing n resident of the district,
wherein the vacancy occurs, to I'LL the same:
unless 10 or more residents and electors OF
the district in which the vacancy has oc-
Cured petition the Chairman of the County
Committee to call q regular primary in said
district for the purpose of filling the said
vacancy, and in theevent OF the said petition
being presented to tho Chairman OF the
County Committee it shall Oe his duty to call
a primary in aforesaid district so that the
electors thereof may proceed to MI the same,
and 1t shall be the duty of the County Com
mittee to select from its number such
officers as may be deemed necessary, ana
shall have the power to select from tne
county at large a finance committee and
such other committees as may be necessary
for the dispatch of business.
A MEETING EACH MONTH.
Sec. 13. The County Committee shall hold
at least one regular meeting per month dur
ing the campaign. on such days as may be
decided upon by the committee, and such
other meetings as may be voted for at the
meetings of the committee. The Chairman
may call meetings of said committee on five
days notice, by postal card or by the pub
lication in at least two of the newspapers OF
the county. At all meetings of the County
Committee 80 members thereof shall conSti-
tute quorum for the transaction Of busf-
ness
changed or amended by the County Commit
tee except as follows: Amendments shall
be presented in writing at u meeting OF the
County Committee, but the same shall not
by acted upon until the next regular meet
ing or a special meeting to be held not less
than 20 days thereafter ana notice by pub
licatlon in at least two newspapers for a
period of at least ten days, of the time and
place of meeting.
Sec I5 Couferees in q Congressional dis
trict shall be elected in said Congressional
district at the time of the regular prima rles
of the said Straightout Republican County
COMMITTEES: Candidates to be announced as
provided by section :.
Sec ID. The said amendment or amend
ments shall not be adopted unless it receives
members of the County Committee. The
rules of order governing the County Com
mittee shall be the same as adopted by regu-
lar parliamentary bodies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

THE report of Librarian Stevenson for the
month of September will be submitted to
the Allegheny Council Committee to-mor-
row evening. 1t will show a steady increase
In the attendance at the library, the daily
average being $50 and 500 for Saturday. The
receipts for the month show total of $50
from membership fees collected from out
side residents.
THOMAS WILLIAMS, a colored driver for
Park Bros. & Co., was driving his wagon
laden with coal across the tracks of the
Allegheny Valley Railroad at Thirtieth
street last evening" The wagon was struck
by a passenger train and almost demol-
ished.
The ladies of the Allegheny Day Nursery
will open a branch nursery for colored
children at 1i6 Webster street, Allegheny,
tomorrow. Donations of bedding, carpets,
groceries OF anything i'll the house furnish
ing line will be thankfully received.
No. l6 Engine Company answered still
alarm for n small fire in the house of Will
lam Dickson, on Penn avenue yesterday
The fire was caused by defective fue,
which set fire to the wainscoting in the
kitchen.
MARY ANN SwANEY, of 80 Allegheny avenue,
Allegheny, was caught at West Newton yes
terday, while trying to run away from home.
She is only Is years old and has tried to run
away once before.
Mrs. MAGGIE SCHMIDT last night asked for
police protection because her husband was
having all the furniture taken out of her
house. She is only II, and bride of two
years.
REV. SAMUEL MAXWELL, late rector of the
Trinity Church, Pittsburg, has been called
to the parish of Glen Cove, Long Island,
near New York.
THE body of an unknown man was found
yesterday on the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks ut Twenty-eighth street. 1t was taken
to the Morgue.
THE subject of the first lecture of the sea-
sons course at Calvary Church, East End,
this evening, will be "The Beginning of
Puritanism."
AT the Bureau of Health yesterday 13 new
cases of diphtheria and four of scarlatina
were reported by the physicians throughout
the city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
ST. JOHN SCORES BLAINE.

The Prohibition Orator Declares the State
Department Is in League With the
Liquor Dealers-Awful Dangers OF an
Immense South American Beer Trade.
About 400 people assembled at Carnegie
Hall, Allegheny, last night, to hear ex-
Governor John P. st. John, of Kansas, de-
liver an address on '"The Issues OF the
Day." The greater number Of those pres
ent were Prohibitionists, or were in sympa-
thy with the cold water movement, as the
speakers many ''clinchers" were enthusi-
astically applauded
Both the old parties were roundly abused
and all the political and social evils now
existing were attributed to them, and pict-
ure of utopian felicity drawn of the time
when the Prohibition party shall triumph
over all. He said:
I'VE are to consider the liquor traffic as a
legalized robbery. In thes United States
there are annually squandered for drink over
81, 28O, ,O00, 900, and the Government supports
and conniyes at this. The Government OF
the United States has as much to do with
this internal business rs it has with the
postoffce system. 1t derives $100, 900, ,OOO q
year revenue from this source. Sells the
souls of the people for revenuep'
The speaker advised his hearers to take
and read the prohibition papers.
Democrats and Republicans" he con-
tinued, "do not take Prohibition papers, but
Prohibitionists take Democratic and Re
publican newspapers, and hope they will
continue to do so. hold that no man is
qualified or fit to cast an intelligent ballot
who does not read the daily papers, and thus
keep abreast of and in touch with the
times" He then referred to the action of
the State Department in instructing the
United States Consuls of the Spanish
American ports to report on the malt and
beer trade between those countries and the
United States, and read a copy of the
pamphlet, "Malt and Beer in Span
ish America" This report, he said,
was made at the request of the liquor in
terests. One of the consuls reported that:
'If the duties on malt and beer were re-
duced one-half the United States could
send 81, ,00O, 900 worth of beer annually to
this point; as it is, we are slowly but surely
gaining ground"
''This," said Mr.. St. John, sis disgrace
State Department consulting and conniving
and advising with the liquor people as to
the best means of extending the traffic.
He then explained how he had endeavored
to obtain from the department copies of
this pamphlet for distribution among min
listers and others in order to open their eyes
to the terrible state of things, but was in
formed, over the name of Secretary Blaine,
that but one copy could be sent to one per-
son.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
POSING AS MODELS,

A Business Not Affected by Male Citizens
An Advertisement for Such Not Cen
orally Responded to-Young AlIeghen-
Jams Who Aspire to Become Artists.
There is no very general desire on the
part of the male population of the Twin
Cities to pose rs models. This was easily
proven last evening when only five men re-
piled to an advertisement for "a well-pro-
portioned male for model for evening
class
1t may be charged tnat, with the extreme
diffidence so characteristic of the
average male resident of the two
found themselves so endowed by
nature as to be able to say they were well pro-
portioned. Any way, but five men replied to
the advertisement of H. L. Hilderbrand for
a man as described at o'clock last evening
at 62 Cedar avenue.
Mr.. Hilderbrand is young man, whose
business it it to draw on glass. With Linn
arc associated other young men with as
pirations to draw from the living model
for whatever they may be able to
attain in experience by so doing
These young men have formed class of
Q, which includes among its members, Mr..
Finderson, James Hawk, Mr.. Springer and
Mr.. Flinders, all of whom are more or less
acquainted with the art of drawing. This
class has been in existence for about eight
weeks. The members had engaged lum-
ber worker as model, but when he had
posed for several sittings he became un-
settled in his habits, and, the boys say,
preferred the prosaic enjoyment of saloon
and beer, with his clothes on, to the artistic
surroundings and cool air of the atelier,
without them. He resigned from the pos
ing business, and the advertisement ensued
Two men called in response to it yester-
day morning and three last evening. OF the
latter, two were young men, rather under
sized, and the third did not appear to be an
Apollo Mr.. Hilderbrand said the class had
no instructor, and met three nights week
to draw from living model. giving each
other what points were necessary. Mr..
Hilderbrand did not, however, say that if
the class was not individually engaged in
drawing picture to go on exhibition, the
necessity for ''well proportioned male
was absent, since any male consenting to re-
move his clothes would have served as a
model sufficiently good for practice pur-
poses. The critical examination by three or
four of the young men of the prospective
models took place in an upstairs apart
ment, and the result was not divulged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
yIOLINS! vIOLINS!
Fine Old Violins.

In response to the growing demand among
Americans for rare gems of musical art, II.
Kleber & Bro, No. SOC Wood street, have
secured q lot of fine old violins taken from
the largest collection of old yiolins in this
country. Those in the collection which
will probably attract the connoisseur's at
tention first are genuine Stainer, price
$780, and genuine Kloz price $3.50, each
of which stands as q monument of its
makers skill. Among the lower priced
instruments are genuine old Eberle, price
$780, an old Italian violin, price S15O, and
a fine old French violin at S75. The col
lection also embraces genuine Weichold,
Riecher and old valuable violin bows. No
lot of fine old violins and bows equal to this
one has ever been shown here by any music
dealer, and persons interested should not
fail to call at II. Kleber & Bros and ex-
anime this collection.
Kleber Bros. also carry a stock of 300
new violins ranging in price from S2 to S1oO
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
BIBER & EASTON.
FOR AUTUMN.
A few of many
Interesting : ItemSI

Examine our collection of Dress
Goods of foreign manufacture
Rough Camel's Hair Tweeds, Home
spuns and Cheviots, in the irregular
checks and knotted effects so greatly
in favor.
New tones in the uncommon Chew
ron and Billow Weavings.
Handsome Diagonals, Whip Cords,
and Bedfords in Red-ash, Gray-ash,
Tan-bark and other late shades from
Paris color card.
English Pilot Serge in shades of
navy, fast dye.
A special importation of Paris
Dress Patterns, showing novel ar
rangements of trimmings.
Handsome Pattern Dresses in Cam
els Hair, Relief, Chevron, Diagon-
ais, ETC., embracing the newest
French ideas as to weaves, combina-
tions and textures, at So, $40, S1z,
S14 and upward.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
AN EXTENSION GRANTED.
The Creditors of Res Bros. s. Co. Agreo &c
Wait One Year.

The Creditors of Res Bros. & Co. Agree TO
Wait One Year.
Rea Brothers & Co. s creditors yesterday
granted the firm an extension of time. Only
the members of the firm, Willis f. Nc
Cook, the attorney, and the creditors were
present. The firms proposition was to pay
so per cent of its indebtedness within ten
days of its reinstatement in the New York
Stock Exchange, and so per cent within one
year.
The second installment is secured by the
firms claim on s. V. White & Co., of New
York. This proposition was accepted at
once, and most of the creditors signed the
extension. Several of the larger creditors
sent in their proxies to the firm with in
structions to use as was thought best.
The application for reinstatement in the
New York Stock Exchange is lr-ady in,
and the firm will be doing business in few
days, SO that the first installment is practi-
cally cash. The claim against S. V. White
& Co. is for $4,000, which is ample Sc
curity, as the firms Indebtedness is only
S100, ,000
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

Officer Livingstone, OF Allegheny, yester-
day picked up two small boys who were sit
ting on the tracks of the Pittsburg and
Western Railroad, near Woods Run, and
who seemed to be runaways. They gave
their names as "Bruiser" Kelly and John
Johnston, and said they lived in Detroit
and afterward in Chicago. Both claimed to
be newsboys and schoolboys at the same
time, and are about as tough as any
Youngsters ever confined in the Allegheny
Jail. Their ages are IA and Is years, and
Kelly has but one arm, having lost the
other, he says, by amputatior on railroad
They are both little fellows. poorly dressed
and dirty, and are probably tramps in pro-
cess of evolution.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
FREE BREAD AND BUNS
Distributed Promiscuously About Pro,

Distributed Promiscuously About a Promi-
nent Corner in Allegheny.
There was free distribution of bread and
buns near Allegheny City Hall last night,
caused by the dumping of a bakers wagon
loaded with these delicacies at the corner
of Federal and Ohio streets. 1t was all
blamed on the new electric cars of the Man
chester line, one of which in its trim up
Ohio street frightened the horse attached to
the baker wagon of William BURY. There
was n race between the car and horse until
Federal street was reached, where the car,
the horse and the breadstuffs all went in
different directions.
The wagon stayed there somewhat demor-
alized the bread and buns were ruined, the
horse was caught block away and the new
electric car sailed merrily on to the end of
its run
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

The Hebrew New Year was generally OBJ
served yesterday by Hebrew citizens of this
city. Most of their places of business were
closed, and services were held in all the
synagogues. The services, which are very
impressive and devout, commenced Friday
evening at o'clock and end to-day. Yes
terday. according to the Hebrew calendar,
was the first day of the year 5652.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
WAR ON LIQUOR DEALERS
Begun by Inspector McKelvey, Who Has
Two Men Arrested.

Two Men Arrested.
Inspector McKelvey, of the Southside
police district, has begun his part of the
war against wholesale liquor dealers who
are supposed to violate the law passed re-
Gently by the Legislature, in reference to
selling by the gallon and quart. Yesterday
Special Officer Carrigan arrested John
Fink, of South Twelfth street, and August
Fink, of S outhTwenty-seventh and Jane
streets, on informations made by Inspector
McKelvey before Alderman Succop, under
the new law.
Hearings will take place in these two
cases tomorrow morning The defendants
have entered bail in the sum of $500 each
to appear at the hearing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
straightout Democrats in Deep Study.

The Committee of Twenty-one. appointed
by Chairman Keyser, of the Straightout
Democratic Organization, will hold meet
ing early this week to consider the advis-
ability of filling the vacancies on the
Democratic county ticket. The committee
is divided on the advisability of nominat-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Thornton Bros, ALLEGHENY

IF there is any one department more than
another that cash prices tell it's at the silk
counter Did you ever hear of such prices
elsewhere? Black surah 25c; "a inches at
25c; china silks (plain), 25c; all-silk
rhadam at 49c; silk plaid surahs at 49c; d.
inch failles, S9c-bring samples of the 81 25
quality elsewhere for comparison; 32-inch
wash surah, light colors, only 800; black
gros grain, SOC and up; satin luxors.
armures, tricotines, crepe de chene, and
all the fancy weaves. The CASH STORE:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
AN EXCITING TIME IN SOHO.
One Man Uses a Razor and Keeps Quite a
Crowd at Bay.

Quite little excitement was created on
Fifth avenue, in Soho, yesterday by two
colored teamsters, Alexander Barber and
John Pauley. They had an alteration as to
which owned the best team. This eventually
ended in hand-to-hand fight. in which
Pauley pulled razor and made dive at
Barber The razor struck Barber on the
side and cut through his clothing, just
enough to make slight scratch on the
skin.
By the time the fight reached this stage
crowd had gathered, and when the razor was
brought into play they were separated.
PauIey then took to his heels and was fol-
lowed by small crowd of men, whom he
turned on and stoned until they decided to
let him alone. Barber lives at 721 Fifth
avenue, and the police are now hunting for
Pauley
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

ing ticket. 1t was reported yesterday
that Joseph R. Hunter had consented to be
a candidate for Prothonotary. Mr. Hunter,
however, refused to talk on the subject,
further than to say the Democratic ticket
should be filled up in some way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Burned In an Oil Explosion

Mrs. Mary Mcdonald and her son
Joseph were badly burned by an oil can ex-
plosion in her home at Soho Yesterday
morning. She was trying to light a fire
with kerosene. Both patients were resting
easy at Mercy Hospital last night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

but in the afternoon the mercury mounted
to $50. The lowest temperature was $40 at
Z O'Clock, but by noon the Thermometer
registered 80, and at 5 o'clock last night
the mercury stood at 76o. The forecast for
to-day has promise of slight showers with
a cooler temperature for the lakes and
Western Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Arranging to Entertain Prison DeIesates

In speaking of the National Prison Con-
gress, which convenes here next Saturday,
Mayor Gourley said yesterday he did not
know what arrangements would be made to
entertain the delegates. He supposed they
would be shown about the city and prob
ably given river trip. On Saturday even
ing Governor Pattison will address the
Congress at Carnegie Hall.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
CAMPAIGN WORK GOING ON.
Chairman Gripp Pushing Things - Man,
PeoDle NaturaIized.

The headquarters of the Republican
County Committee in the DISPATCH build
ing was crowded all day yesterday and the
secretaries were kept busy. 1t was the last
day for naturalizing and over 100 men we're
made citizens during the day. During the
mittee had naturalized over 400 men.
Chairman Bremen has not yet opened
headquarters, but will, he says, early this
week. He has had, he says, about 300 peo-
pie naturalized within the last few weeks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
The Fort Pitt Souvenir Spoon.

A practical spoon-can be used as tea,
orange, bonbon, almond or sherbet spoon.
1t is certainly beautiful design. Thousands
have been sold here and abroad. Have you
seen it finished in all gold? Remember,
the "Fort Pitt" can only be bought from u.s.
All others are miserable limitations.
E. P. ROBERTS & Sons,
Fifth avenue and Market st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

e. p. Roberts ar 5ons' Art Room,
The handsomest art department in the city,
filled to overfowing with the choicest of
ceramics, latest importations of rare china,
art pottery, italian marble, red bronze,
cabinets, lamps, tables, hall clocks, cut
glass and bric-a-brac, hundreds of beautiful
articles ranging in price from IS to 500.
Come, see and enjoy, you are under no OBJ
legation to purchase. Corner Fifth avenue
and Market street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

Thornton Bros Cash Store, ALLEGHENY.
Hand-painted scarfs, 39c; tinsel scarfs
19c; linen scarfs, two yards long, with
fringe, 29c, and stamped, II yards long, at
39c; fancy center. Here iswhere the linen
scarf business of these two cities is done
as well as the black dress goods business.