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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
Snap Shots at City News.

LAST evening large number of the mem.
! bers of the Chatham Street Baptist Church
met at the residence of Mr.. d. Lloyd Jones,
| Hamilton avenue, Homewood, and pre-
sented him with a very costly and elegant
| secretary and bookcase, as q token of their
| appreciate of his faithful services as sec
| retary of the congregation for the past Is
years.
The Building Committee of the Southside
Turner's met last night to arrange a pro-
gramme for the corner stone laying and
parade to take place next Monday. C., E.
Succop was elected Chief Marshal. Mayor
Goulley will make an address and other
speakers of prominence will be heard.
JOHN RoCRKE the insane man, who for the
past month has been keeping guard over
City Hall by setting on the steps day and
night, was arrested last night by order of
Chief Brown, and will be sent to the insane
department of the city farm.
CONTRARY to announcement the Duquesne
Theater will be closed next week, as the
Garrow Opera Company leaves for Omaha
for an eight weeks engagement Governor
Pattison and staff are expected to occupy
box at the performance this evening.
A MAN claiming to be the lessee of the
ash-dump, on the river,i in Allegheny, yester-
day attempted to collect 20 cents for each
load of ashes dumped there. He had no
authority to do so, but disappeared before
caught by the police.
Miss ADELA ELwooD, who lives with her
mother at 76 Pike street, was the victim of
a brutal assault by her brother yesterday
afternoon, and received IA blow above the
temple that looked for q time as though it
might prove fatal
THE Society for the Improvement of the
Poor is advertising for summer board for
working women at moderate rates. 1t is
hoped to secure a number of places where
women can be sent to get little recreation
and fresh air.
JACOB C. ALLIES WIS yesterday adjudged
insane and taken to DiXmont. He prophe-
sizes he will be found sane and released with
in two weeks.
GEORGE FORD, the veteran Snowman, has
accepted clerical position at Hon. John
O'Neill's new Sixth Avenue Hotel, Grant
street.
THE limited arrived here last evening over
an hour late. The fast train was delayed by
freight wreck on the middle division.
THE employees of the FIT. Wayne road are
being examined for color. blindness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
THE FIRE RECORD.

AN alarm of fire from station 81, in ALE
gheny, about o'clock yesterday afternoon
was caused by fire on the roof of house at
S4 East jefferson street.
THE village of Camp Douglass, Wis, was
destroyed by fire Monday night. 1t started
from n lamp explosion in Ruffmire's store,
and spread rapidly. The Douglass House,
the Commercial Hotel, all the stores and
mauy dwellings were consumed. Total loss,
Sl5OOO0.
AT Wellsville, O., at an early hour yester-
day morning, the country residence of Mrs.
James NJ. Smith was burned to the ground.
When discovered the flames had made such
headway that they could not be controlled.
The inmates narrowly escaped. Loss, 81, 900,
with no insurance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The Carriage and Wagon Workers Adopt a
Conservative Preamble.

The Carriage and Wagon Workers Adopt a
Conservative Preamble.
The carriage makers who are in session in
this city for the purpose of organizing an in
ternational union, got down to business
Charles Kramer, of this city, is acting as
temporary chairman, while John Tousing
OF Cleveland, is filling the office of secretary.
The first thing done yesterday morning was
the announcement OF the following COM
mittees:
Constitutional. P. Staud. Pittsburg; II.
Linton, Wheeling; A. Lingo, Columbus.
WAYS and MeGns-William Stewart Cleve-
land; Emil Waldaffel, Chicago; c. kreuse,
Denver.
Obligation j. Mccormick, Columbus;
William Weber, st. Louis; II. Lewis, Wheel
ing.
During the day, and while the Committee
on Constitution was preparing to report, the
following preamble was arranged and
adopted:
Recognizing that organization is neces-
sary tosec the amelioration of the con-
ditions of our fellow craftsmen; better re-
muneration for our labor, the regulation of
hours constituting q days work and the
elevation of ourselves, socially, morally and
intellectually, we have organized the Car
riage and Wagon Workers International
Union of North America.
To-day the constitution will be considered
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
CENTER COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate Ticket and Expatiate o
Republican RascaIitY.

They Nominate a Ticket and Expatiate on
Republican Rascality.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
BELLEFoNTE, Aug. 1.-THE Democratic
County Convention was held this afternoon.
George Bauer was nominated for Jury Com
missioner, and Ellis Orvis was named for
delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Strong resolutions were passed, calling
the attention of the voters to the rascalities
of the Republican officials of Philadelphia,
and also to the actions of the Auditor Gen.
eral and State Treasurer; to the placing of
funds in secure banks, to the permitting of
mercantile appraisers to swindle the State
by gross frauds in the collection of licenses,
and to the general aiding and abetting of
dishonest officials in enriching themselves at
the public expense. Resolutions were also
passed commencing the excellent admins
tration of Governor Pattison, and for the
holding of Congressional and Senatorial con-
ferences in the nomination of candidates for
those offices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
ONE DAYS ACCIDENTS.
Fourteen Unfortunate People Met With
Mishaps Yesterday-One or Two May Be
Fatal-The Windstorm Got in Its Work
in Some Cases.

Fatal-The Windstorm Got in Its Work
in Some Cases.
Accidents were numerous Yesterday. Some
OF them were of a serious nature, and one or
two aided by the hot weather, may prove
fatal. The following is the complete list:
BRAKEMAN "A Pittsburg Virginia and
Charleston Railroad brakeman had his arm
crushed by a collision of two shifting en-
gines in the Southside yards.
FERRY-Mary Ferry, aged years. fell at
her home on Forbes street and lacerated her
brain. She is now in the Homeopathic Hos
pital.
BARBoNI-PARTEL-As shed in the Baltimore
and Ohio yards was blown down yesterday
by the high wind. Samuel Barboni and
James Partel were slightly I'M ured.
HCGARR-A 15-year-old lad named McGarr
had his foot run over at the Lucy Furna ce
yesterday. Five toes had to be aInputated
kTAwA-Thomas kijawa had his leg badly
cut yesterday by piece of wire In Oliver &
Roberts mill.
KENNEDY-John Kennedy, employed in
James Lappan & Co.'S boiler yard on Twen-
tieth street, received severe cash in the
cheek yesterday by falling and striking
piece of steel.
HAwKINs-George Hawkins broke his leg
yesterday.
KEIsLEY-William Keisley, an employe at
the Fidelity Title and Trust Company
building, Fourth avenue, fell down the ele-
vator shaft from the third story yesterday
afternoon and was severely injured inter-
nally.
kILLANDE-John killande, n Pole, had his
foot mashed in an elevator at Oliver Bros. &
Phillips.
oLEY-John Woley, aged 10 years, was
run over by street car in the West End last
night and uninjured.
SEUEFT-Henry Seueft was probably fatally
injured by being struck by an express train
on the F., NICK. & Y. Road yesterday morn
ing.
kENNEDY-John Kennedy had his foot
crushed i'll the Oliver Steel works yesterday.
He will lose the foot .t....
FLICK-1lrs. Andrew Flick, of Brownsville
road, Twenty-ninth ward, fell down flight
of stairs at her residence yesterday and re-
ceived Il fracture of the leg.
WHoRToN-John Whorton, an employe at
foot crushed yesterday afternoon by an
ingot. He was taken to his home on Web
ster street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
TWO sWINDLERS MISSING.

Postoffice INSPECTOR S Looking for Officers of
the Fraudulent Association.
CHICAGO, Aug. n.-Postofice inspectors
are looking for w. F. Mortimer, the Secre-
tary and Treasurer of the National
Capital Savings and Building and
Loan Association of North America, and
F. A. Wentworth, brother-in-law of Louis
Mortimer, the General Manager of that con-
cern. Postoffice Inspector Stuart was in re-
ceipt of several dispatches this evening ask
ing that letters the writer's had sent the asso-
citation be sent back to them. The commercial
agencies which are reported to have in
dorsed the association now say that they
informed all inquirers that the concern was
unsound.
A dispatch from Portland, Me-, says:
The National Capital Saving and Building
and Loan Association had an agent in this
city by the name of G. H. Parker up to
about July 1, when he disappeared 1t is
thought he received about 81 200 from his
victims.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
THE scHMERTz ASSIGNMENT
Not Yet Made, but Is Expected to Come to
a Head To-Day.

The contemplated assignment of W. E..
SchmertZ was noG made yesterday, but it
will today. Attorney Willis +. McCook
again said yesterday that E. NJ. Quinby would
probably be the assignee if he would accept.
Mr.. McCook stated that he could give no
definite figures as to the condition OF Mr..
Schmertz's affairs, as assets and liabilities
were coming to light on all sides, but that
they were pretty badly involved. Two
more executions were issued yesterday
One by o. G. & c. G. Smith for SIS sol 10 and
Mr.. Schmertz's condition has not i'm
proved His hysician has ordered that Wis
ftorS be denied admittance Many express
sions of sympathy are heard on all sides, not
only from personal and family friends, but
from business associates and acqunintances.
Mr.. Schmertz remarked to his attorney yes
terday that were he out of his bed he would
weather the storm even yet
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
A RAGPIcKER SUSPECTED
of Firing the Shot that Will Yet End
Martin Misleyy's Life.

Martin Mislevy, the Polish boy who was
shot i'll the lung Monday afternoon, in the
tunnel under the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Twenty-third street, is still alive. but is not
expected to recover. Yesterday, John Mis-
levy, the father of the boy, went before Al
herman Burns and made an Information
against nan whom he suspects OF having
shot his SOD. He did not know the name of
the man. but said he was ragDicker, and
lives on a boat moOred rear TwentV-Second
street. \ warrant was issued and Mislevy
viii point out the man TO the officers
The fathers suspicious OF the l1gpicker
are built upon remark the man was al
le-ed to have made TO him a short time ago.
The men were on bad terms, and he told the
father he WIS going 20 shoot the boy. On
the strength of this declaration made before
the shouting. the father lodged the inform
alton. The police have as yet made no ar
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
FEARS NO STRIKE.
Mr.. Newkirk Thinks Window Glass

Mr.. Newkirk Thinks Window Glass
Workers and Makers win Agree.
Harry A. Newkirk, the Chicago agent of
Chambers & Mckee, is at the Duquesne. He
says the window glass trade at present is
very dull, but he thinks it will improve in
the fall. He doesn't believe there will be
any differences between the manufacturers
and men on the question of wages. They
usually fail to agree at the start. but after
little skirmishing they generally come to
terms. He anticipates no trouble, though a
strike is one of the possibilities.
Mr.. Newkirk adds that business is only
fair in the West. The weather is so hot that
men would rather rest than work.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
FOR ANDREWS PLACE.
Continued from first page.

party; congratulating the commercial inter-
ests of the county as fostered by the Nc
kinley tariff bill; indorsing the administra-
tioI OF President Harrison and compliment
ing and in1crsing the achievements of Sec
retary of State James q. Blaine; demand
ing now, as in the past, the passage of ma
tional election law in accordance with the
Republican platform of 1888, and demand
ing nominations that will command the
wa sPG Tbe Fl the sGs f Of the
at The resignation of NJ. S. Quay.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
sH0RT-WEIGHT SUGAR
One of the Results of the Great Drop in
Price of Sweetness.

oDe Oh the Results Une UTeaC Drop In
Price of Sweetness.
The cheapening of sugar has been the
cause of a great deal of fheartburning among
housekeepers that has more than counter
balanced the good derived from the low
price of the staple. Grocers offer sugar at
81, % and 2S pounds for 81, and the thrifty
housewife feels in duty bound to take advan-
tage Of the bargains: But here the misgiv-
ing comes in. When a bag of sugar that
should weigh % pounds is turned over to the
purchaser she is seized at once with dis
tracing doubts as to whether she is really
getting % pounds, or whether there is, say
20 pounds, and no more.
1t is declared, and on apparently good au-
thority, that many of the Pittsburg grocers
are Systematically giving short-weight
sugar They argue that the buyers are so
glad to get the commodity at a low price
that they will not inquire closely into the
correctness of the weight. They are mis-
taken in this, however, for there is a long
and strong protest on the part of many
Pittsburgers against the short-weight sugar.
There is a determination not to put up with
it any longer, however. and the probability
is that there will be suits entered against
some of the grocers of Pittsburg who would
hardly be suspected of crooked dealing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
JURYMEN ARE SCARCE.
Kansas Counties May Have to Reorganize
With Larger Populations.


With Larger Populations.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.)
TOPEKA, KAN, Aug. 11.-Judge Theo-
dore Botkin held a consultation to-day
with Attorney General Ives, in regard to
the trial of James Brennan, charged with
the killing of Col. Sam Wood, June %
last, at which time it was decided to issue
summons at once for every man in Stevens
county eligible to jury service. It has
been discovered that instead of 300 men in
the county eligible to jury service, there
are only 200.
The Attorney General is of the opinion
that it will be impossible to secure jury,
in which event Brennan will be released on
a writ of habeas corpus. If no jury can be
secured in Stevens county the Attorney
General will insist upon the Governor
recommending that all the south western
counties, with voting population of less
than 400, be disorganized, on the ground
that it is always possible for them to defeat
the ends of justice. He will cite the re-
leases of the County Treasurer of Milton
county and Brennan. .-..- -. -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
Industrial Notes.

McKEEsPoRr is to have new aluminium
works.
The teamsters have donated q second
time to the striking bricklayers. This time
it ,Sas So
SECRETARY HoCHsTErTER, of D. A. 8, K. of
L., said last night the membership of the
district will soon be 1000.
TH1RTY-FIvE girls have been discharged
from Armstrong Bros. & Co.'s cork factory
within the past few days, owing to dull
trade.
THE Executive Board of D. A. 8, K. of L.,
met last night and heard the report of the
committee that is arranging to give instruc-
tions in the secret work of the order to the
officers of local unions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
SIR HECTOR LANGEvIN RESIGNS.

The Leader of the French Canadian Con-
servatives Maintains His Innocence.
OTTAWA, Aug 11.-This morning Hon.
Sir Hector II. Langevin, Minister of Public
Works appeared before the Privileges and
Elections Committee for the purpose of
making statement in connection with the
Tarte- McGreevy enquiry. He has rendered
his resignation as Minister of the Crown,
considering that it was his duty to Parlia-
ment, the Government and the Committee.
Sir Hector Langevin has been the leader of
the French Canadian Conservatives for
many years, and has been honored by men
of all classes, creeds and sections.
The announcement of Sir Hector Lange-
wins resignation from the Cabinet produced
profound sensation in all political circles,
as it was totally unexpected. When he ap-
peared before the Committee on Privileges
and Elections he read u long prepared state
ment in which he denied emphatically all
charges preferred against him
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
LEFT TO THE PEOPLE.
Aneshenians TO Vote on the Subject of In :
creasirg The City Debt S55O,OOO-How
the Money Is Expected to lie Distrib-
ufpd.

Aneshenians TO Vote on the Subject of In l.
creasirg The City Debt S55O,OOO-How
the Money Is Expected to lie Distrfb-
uted.
The Finance Committee, of Allegheny, met
last night wi;h Mr.. Wertheimcr in the chair
Resolutions or the transfer of S20,OOO from
the contingent fund TO the Bureau of Water,
and Slp 800 to the Bureau OF Fire were laid
over
An ordinance amending the ordinance on
vehicle licenses, and AN ordinance amend
ing the amusement license ordinance were
referred to subcommittee. These ordi-
nauoc~ do away with a special vehicle Ii
cense officer. An ordinance fixing the sal
airy OF the chief clerk in the Office of Chief of
safety AT 81 200 per year was ordered printed
sor Councils.
A resolution asking that the city give two
free concerts i'll the parks at the city's eX-
pcnsc was negatively returned to councils
for the reason that they had no right TO ex-
pend money in such n manner.
Petitions FOR the cxoneration of Martha
IegGctte, Henry Gibson and A. Province
from assessments Tor the paving and curb
ing of Irwin avenue were referred to sub
committee. \ resolution requesting the
city solicitor 10 file an opinion on whether
1he assessments iOr the grading, paving and
curling Df California avenue cannot be as
Sc-~cd only on those whose property are
rrncEtCd. on motion of DIR. Clifford the
CITY engineer was requested to proceed to
make an assessment for the grading, paving
ana curbiu- of California avenue. The
members Ct the committee were surprised
that this had not been done before. A
petition Of q large number of East Ohio
street citizens fnr a rebate on thc assessment
or the paving Of East Ohio street was re-
1eTred 10 4 subcommittee.
An ordnance submitting TO vote of the
people the question of increasing the bonded
Indebtedness of the city $4,000 for street
light and other improvements was next
taken mp. This ordinance provided $4,000
+or the extension of the electric light plant
ON motion of Mr Kennedy this was increased
20 SluOO09. II was also decided to add to
Ihi~ $50 0O0 wanted for n street in the flooded
district, ami have the entire thing sub
united 20 the people. The ordinance was
iiIen aIdirmativcly returned to committees.
\ petition OF Felix Il. Brunot Tor eNoner-
alton Of Overpaid taxes was allowed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
CAPsIZED IN A sQUALL.

Three of Ten Persons on Board of a Toledo
Yacht Drowned In the Cabin.
TOLEDO, Aug. 1.-THE yacht Nellie c.,
with a pleasure party of four young men
and six girls aboard, was caught in sud-
den squall this afternoon on Maumee bay.
The girls crowded into the little cabin to
escape wetting.
When the squall struck the boat she cap
sized. Three of the girls were extricated
from the cabin, but the remaining three,
Lena Sandberg, Ellen Feeley and Clara
Bourds, were drowned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
ALaundry Charged With larceny.

John Friel yesterday made information
against the South Side Laundry for larceny
by bailee before Alderman Madden. He
alleged the laundry received a pair of pam
falcons from him TO be cleaned for which
he was given receipt, and the laundry has
failed to return the property or given him
the value of the same. Fred Rohkast, the
manager of the laundry, gave bail in the
sum of $500 for a hearing "Wednesday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
A FLOATER IDENTIFIED.

The Body Found in the Monongahela Was
That of Herman Friedman.
The body of the man found floating in the
Monongahela river, near the Panhandle
Railroad bridge, Monday, was identified last
night as that of Herman Friedman. The
body was identified by William Sultzman, of
40 South Eighteenth street.
He said that Friedman was a German, A
years old, and had been In this country but
nine months. He had boarded with Sultz-
man. He was a laborer, but had been out of
work for some time. He left the house last
Saturday and had not been seen alive SINCE
An inquest will be held to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
SAD SCENE AT THE MoRGUE.
Mrs. Wilson'S Sister Views the Remair
and Gets the Little Boy.

The sister of Mrs. II. g. Wilson, the woman
who was overcome by the heat and died IN
Flinu's restaurant Monday, arrived at the
morgue last night. She was accompanied by
her husband. The couple live in Darlington,
Beaver county, and Mrs. Wilson was on her
way 10 visit them when overtaken by death.
The sister had known nothing of her sudden
death until she read of it yesterday after
noon. When she gaZed at her dead sister in
tho murgue last night she was terribly
affected
When she left the morgue she went to the
house Of Mrs. Shuner, who had Mrs. Wilson's
boy, and took charge OF him. She will keen
hlIl until thc arrival of Mrs Wilson's hus-
band, who is on his way from his home in
NiCl.shutE, Miss. and who will arrange for
the disposition Of his wifc's remains and Of
his little SON
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
Couldn't Get Ouorums.

The regular meeting of the Central Board
of Education was to have been held last
night, but quorum was not obtained, and
no business was transacted. The High School
Committee and Committee on Industrial
Education wcro TO have had a joint meeting
on the matter of admitting pupils of the
Normal School to the industrial school, but
they also lacked q quorum.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12

and wants the President to interfere in be-
half of the Indians who are now being
driven out of the Cherokee strip.
While the President was very busy to-
day with Mr.. Halford and did great deal
of executive business, he made no an
nouncement of appointments. The Presi-
dent, notwithstanding the lack of appoint
ments, has passed an exceedingly busy day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12

William Welsh. of Philadelphia, who saws
he came from that city to Pittsburg, under
contract with tho Builders Exchange, to
work at bricklaying during the strike in
Pittsburg, fell over the big stone bridge at
Johnstown early yesterday morning and
broke his leg. He says he worked here under
the strike quit, and was making his way
home. Welsh says other members of his
craft in Philadelphia have been approached
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
GETTING OUT OF TOWN,
The Hot Weather Increases the Demand for
Excursion Tickets,

The clerks in the Baltimore and Ohio
ticket office were kept busy yesterday SELL
ing tickets to Atlantic City. The terrific
heat of the last few days is having its effect
on the people, and they cannotg get out of the
town fast enough to please them. Many of
the hotel men at the Eastern and Western
resorts. who hnd decided to shut down
rather than lose any more money on account
OF the cold weather, have taken renewed
hope They see a chance to redeem the
losses of the early part of the season.
The passenger departments of the rail-
roads are doing an increased business. Just
now the Allegheny Valley is enjoying a
bonanza carrying people to Camp Kensing-
ton. General Passenger Agent Anderson
tations.