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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23

not only is the expensiveness and, one
might almost say, the criminality OF coke
making al present shown, but also. that
municipalities might not only make their
own gas, have a large stock of ammonia and
tar on hand, which is always salable-
The latter becoming a scarce commodity
since electricity is so largely used for light
inC-but il could have all these things for
making beside. Of course, while it would
cloud that now hangs over the city
turned from a nuisance into delight, yet 1t
is on the financial side OF the picture on
which those who are able to act viii look
Some Pittsburgers formerly rejoiced in the
smoke as Sn evidence of thrift and pros
pcritv, hut their jov would have been mod
Grated had thev taken time to reflect that in
Western Pennsylvania, in the district
in which her wealth was made, S1,OOO,O 600
a week were going up in smoke, especially
when, as Engineer McRoberts puts 1t, 1t
IS not question as TO how much coal under
lies the Pittsburg district, but how much
thereof is commercially available. In the
saving Of this fuel lies the kew to Pittshurg's
future greatness, for cheap fuel and
cheap transportation are the corner
stones of a manufacturing community's
prosperitv. 1t is of especial in
terest TO glass manufacturers who
have their works fitted TO use gas and who
would be put to great expense if forced TO
60 back to coal, and like the rain, the
benefit to be derived will fall on the just
and on the unjust, and be of more vital i'm
pOrtance to the poor than to the rich.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
STUMBLED ON THE STATUTES.

J. L. LoUT was committed to jail yesterday
by Alderman Reilly on a charge of false pre-
tense preferred by W. ]. Moreland.
MICHAEL CAvANEY was given q hearing, by
Alderman McMasters yesterday and held for
court on q charge of assault ana battery pre-
ferred by j. H. Moore
MICHAEL CAULFIELD was committed to Jail
yesterday by Squire MeIlinger, of McKees-
port, on a charge of assault with intent to
kill, preferred by w. D. Chisholm.
MORRIS CRYGER, of Elm street, was COM
mitted to Jail yesterday on charge Of sure
ty of peace preferred by Henry Bloom, who
alleges that Cryger endeavored to shoot
him.
WILLIAM CURRY was committed to Jail yes
terday by Alderman Richards on charge
of aggravated assault and battery preferred
by Henry Lucas. They are both cOlored and
got into discussion which ended in row,
and Lucas had his jaw fractured by Curry.
CHARLES L. REAM, who was arrested few
days ago on a charge of having embezzled
5000 from the firm of W. G. Johnston & Co.,
was given hearing by Alderman McKenna
at noon yesterday and held for court He
was committed to Jail in default of $500 bail.
THOMAS AIKEN, resident of Allegheny,
took possession of Police Surgeon Meyers
rig yesterday afternoon and drove Off with
it. DR.. Meyer recaptured it at Seventh
Kenna's office, Aiken remaining in the rig
very much contented. At the Alderman's
Office the patrol wagon was called and he
was sent to the Central station.
FRANK VANYo, the Hungarian who has
been locked up in the Fourteenth ward sta
ton for several days waiting an investiga-
tion in the East, where he was thought to
have committed q murder, is at liberty
superintendent Weir received a telegram
yesterday from Inspector Byrnes, of New
York, stating that he could find no crime
against the man described.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
Pittsburg,s Street Railways Leaf.

Charles and A. r. Pullman, members of
the great Pullman Car Company, were in
Pittsburg all day yesterday inspecting the
street railway exhibit at the MonongaheIa
House. They went to Chicago on the
limited last night.
Charles Pullman is distinguished look
ing gentleman with rrematurely gray hair,
and Is a very interesting talker. To a DIS
PATCH reporter he said he was highly enter
tained and enlightened by what he had seen
in the way of street railway appliances and
Improvements, and thought that before many
years electric lines would be as numerous
in the United States as stars in the milky
way. Speaking of Pittsburg's lines, he
thought they e1celled any in the country,
both cable and electric roads. He COM
plimented the city in high terms and pro-
nounced it great and growing city, which
was fast forging to the front rank in the
commercial world.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
SCRAPS OF LOCAL NEWS.

THE subcommittee on City Property of
Allegheny met last night and fixed up the
leases for the different stalls in the Allie
gheny Market House
THE Committee en- City Code of Allegheny
met last night and selected w. z. Rodgers to
supervise the work of revising the laws and
ordinances of Allegheny.
A PETITION is being circulated. signed by
trainmen on the Fort Wayne road, praying
for the d1scontinuance of the run from Con-
way to Crestline. The run is thought to be
too long.
THE subcommittee on Lectures of the AL
!egheny Committee on Public Library met
last night and granted the use of the lecture
room to the Confederation of Woman's Clubs
for Wednesday, the 2Sth inst, and to the In
ternational Divine Healing Association from
the lst to the 9th of November.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
CHAIRMAN KERR IN CONFIDENT.
He Gives His Views on the Approaching
Political Contest.


Chairman Kerr after days observation
in and about Pittsburg Democratic head
quarters, left last night for Philadelphia
He was accompanied as far as East Liberty
by J. M. Guffey. The Chairman was in a
peculiarly happy mood, and expressed him
self more than pleased with the work of the
local leaders He is very sanguine of
Democratic success in November, and gives
as his reasons the state of har-
party throughout the State. "The other
people, said he, are muddled and there is
an undercurrent of disruption and disorgan-
ization pervading their canvass. Many of
the conscientious Republicans are thinking,
and thinking very seriously at that, whether
they will support the ticket this fall in face
of all the damaging stigmas overshadowing
trusted officials whom they helped to elect.
There is some dissension and it is bound to
hurt when time for casting the votes comes
to hand. Governor Pattison is giving the
people clean and honest administration,
and this, in a great measure, will bear fruit
when the election of subordinate State
officers takes place."
Speaking of the report to the effect that
Chairman Kerr and ex-County Chairman
Bremen had had a war of words and were
at loggerheads, the gentleman wished it
stated emphatically that such was not the
case and it was a canard from end to end.
This was verified when Mr.. Bremen saunt-
cred into the Seventh Avenue Hotel and
greeted the popular Chairman in the most
familiar and cordial manner Speaking of
Pattison's vote at the last Gubernatorial
election, he said the Governor polled 464 900
votes, but the Chairman thought that, it
being a more minor election, not such
large vote would be gotten out. The gen.
tleman has been toiling very hard and as
siduously for the party, and his appearance
sbouc n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
MORE sTRAIGHTOUT CIRCULARS.
Matters Which Kept Politicians Hustling q
Headquarters Yesterday.

Matters Which Kept Politicians Hustling at
Headquarters Yesterday.
The most pronounced sppreciable feature
of yesterdays political work was the circu-
Iation of the Straightout Republican car
toon on the Judges of Common Pleas Court
No 8 and District Attorney Burleigh. The
artistic effects were dizzy, but as the por-
traits were labeled those who could read
had no trouble to distinguish them. The
literary portion was rehash of Straightout
Republican charges made from time to time.
On the other hand, the regular Repub-
licans say there is no doubt of the success of
their State ticket, and as to the county
ticket that it is only question of majority,
and Chairman Gripp states that not one
member of the ticket will be left, and some
enthusiasts are putting Burleigh's ma
jority as high as $4,000, 10000 and even
higher. 1t is also said that John Ennis, an
ardent supporter of Judge Fetterman, will
no longer accept odds of to /, but wants 10
to /, which statement is supposed to evince
a weakening on his part. The list of speak
ers at the meeting on Saturday night at
Lafayette Hall has been completed. In ad-
dition to Congressman Dalzell, Hon. Jerome
B. Niles, General Harry Bingham and
Major Montooth will make speeches.
The Democracy were employed as usual,
and, ofcourse, are irrepressible They have
billed a meeting for this evening in the
Eleventh ward school house, at which d.
j. Mccarthy, the miner orator of Luzerne
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
THE THURSDAY ACCIDENTS.
Four Killed and Three Injured Was the
- Total Yesterday.

Four Killed and Three Injured Was the
Total Yesterday.
The railroads helped to swell the list yes
terday, two deaths and one injured being
charged to them. One man was cut to
the fall of an elevator. Several minor acci-
dents were reported. The list follows:
ScoTr-William Scott, of Connallsville, an
scalded to death yesterday morning at
Round Bottom station, Is miles from West
Newton. His train collided with another
which stood on the main track. Scott had
he diSobeyed orders with the fatal result.
The two engines were badly wrecked, and
Scott was caught in his cab, and scalded to
death before he could be extricated. He was
81 years old, and leaves wife and two chill
dren. Robert Scott, proprietor of the Hotel
Scott, this city, is his father. Brakeman
Green will recover.
HICKEY-James Hickey, resident of Har-
marville, aged % years, was struck by a
freight train while crossing the West Penn
Railroad near his home yesterday afternoon
and was injured so seriously that he died
soon afterward. The Coroner will hold an
inquest this morning.
ELsING-John Elsing, aged 3s. was fatally
injured yesterday morning by the dropping
Laughlin. He was removed to the Southside
Hospital, where he died about noon.
STEDEFoRD-Thomas Stedeford, an employe
of Patterson's sawmill, Allegheny, while en-
gagged in saving some lumber his clothing
caught in the machinery. One side OF his
head was cut Off and his body almost in two
He died shortly afterward. The deceased
was q brother of ex-Councilman Stedeford.
of Allegheny. He leaves a wife and family,
PowERs-Edward Powers, brakeman on
the Panhandle Railroad, had his right arm
broken near the elbow last night while
coupling cars near Mansfield. He was re-
moved to the West Penn Hospital.
LANGLEY-Richard Langley fell from his
wagon at Penn and Negley avenues yester-
day afternoon. The front wheel passed
over his right leg, crushing 1t at the knee.
He " as removed to his home on Washington
street.
CAPELL-James Capell, a carpenter who
lives on Butler street, near Fifty-second
street, was run over by runaway team,
knocked down and injured internally,
although it is not presumed seriously. He
was sent to his home and DR.. Gardiner was
called. The owner of the horse and buggy
is not known.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
People Who Come and Go.

Charles E. Pullman, of the Pullman Car
Company, is stopping at the Hotel Anderson.
James r. Bass 1T, glass manufacturer of
Louisville, KY, is stopping at the Mononga-
hela House.
BENJAMIN G.. Williams, Waynesburg
attorney, was in Pittsburg last night on
legal business.
H. ]. Jordan, coke manufacturer of Con-
nellsville, is stopping at the Seventh Ave-
nue. Hotel.
Judge Edward Campbell and s. Rice,
Monongahela House.
Colonel j. P. Witherow was a passenger
East on the fast line last night. New York
was his destination.
A. Whitney, a wealthy iron manufac-
turer OF Hartford, Conn, is in Pittsburg con-
ferring with local business men.
Louis de Saulles, Superintendent of the
Percy Mining Company at Lemont, Pa, was
business visitor last night in the city.
7. NJ. Nelson, one of the heavy stock
holders OF the Pittsburg Bridge Company,
Thomas Bernard, Superintendent of con-
struction of the Western Union Telegraph
Company at Buffalo, is an Anderson guest.
&c. Num-, distinguished gentleman of
London, is guest at the Duquesne. He was
an interested visitor at the electrical dis
play last night.
Miss Grace Rainey, of Cleveland, o., is
at the Anderson Hotel attending the wants
of her father w J. Rainey, who is confined
to his room by illness.
Detectives Kornman and Langhurst, of
Allegheny. will to-day attend the funeral at
Butler of ex-Sheriff Kramer of that county.
He was also County Detective there.
G. H. Summers, of Detroit, is stopping
at the DuQuesne Hotel he is q member of
the Park Davis Chemical Works of that
CITY, which is the largest manufacturing es-
tablishment OF the kind in the world.
John L. Gaus, of Connellsville is stop
ping at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. Mr.
Gaus is now Superintendent of the Electric
Light Company of his city, and is busy en-
tightening himself on matters electrical at
the mammoth display in the Monongahela
House.
Aurelius S. Sharp, of New York, is regis
tered at the Anderson. He is known fall
over" as the "Walking Fashion Plate"
owing to his faultless attire. He represents
q metropolitan tailoring establishment, and
there is not a suit in his wardrobe whiclfhe
carries with him but what would be called a
dream"
J.K. Ewing, Jr., proprietor of the Union,
town Standard and Secretary of the Con-
nellsville and New Haven Electric Railway,
is in the city. He states that the above road
will be put in operation on next Tuesday.
The line is five miles long, and possesses all
the latest electrical appliances: Mr.. Ewing
attended the street railway banquet last
night.
Superintendent Holbrook and Passenger
Agent Smith and General Manager Patton,
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and
General Manager Bassett and Superintend-
ent TRULY. of the Pittsburg and Western,
left last night for Baltimore to attend the
semf-annual time meeting held there to-day,
The through train service from New York to
Chicago will receive the major part of atten-
ton in the meeting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
The Botanical Society Elects Officers and
Receive Some Valuable Books.

The Botanical Society Elects Officers and
Receive Some Valuable Books.
The Botanical Society Of Western Penn
svlvania held its annual meeting last night
in the Academy of Science building, Fifth
street The officers reports for the year just
ended show the society is in aourishing
condition, having 115 members. a valuable
library and large herbsrium of mounted
plants c. C. Mellor presented the society
with some very valuable old books relating
to Linnaeus, published in the eighteenth
century. The following officers swere elected
for the ensuing year:
President, DIR. A. Koenig; Vice Presi-
dent, Prof J. H. Montgomery; Correspond
ing Secretary, Prof j. Gordon Ogden; Re
cording Secretary, Miss w. Matthews;
Treasurer, c. C. Mellor; Curator, J. A.
Shafer, Executive Committee, J. d. Shafer,
W J. Prentice, Prof G. Gutenberg and
Prof B. H. Patterson. The next regular
reeting will De held on Tuesday evening,
November a. instead of the regul ar night,
which falls on Thanksgiving Day. On that
occasion Prof. Montgomery, of Meadville,
will deliver lecture illustrated with stere-
opticon views
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
FEARS AN OUTBREAK.
Residents of the Youghiogheny VAL
ley Becoming Alarmed.
THE MINERS BEGIN TO THREATEN.
officials Confer With the Operators on the
Situation.
MATTERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD

Yesterday the miners strike in Yough-
iogheny Valley assumed a very serious
aspect, and it is not known at what moment
state of riot and bloodshed A number of
Huns have been imported, and Scott's
No. 2 mine was started with 40 men
yesterday. Meetings were held through
out the entire district yesterday after
noon. The men decided to stand
firm for their demands, and to pre-
vent the importation of Huns from the an
thracite region by force if necessary.
AT Banning, Whiteste and Jacobs creek
notices were served yesterday upon the
strikers to vacate the companies houses or
they would be evicted in ten days. These
mines, it is understood, contemplate secur-
ing men to take the strikers places at once.
Port Royal men have been working during
the entire strike despite the efforts of the
miners officials to bring them out. The works
are guarded by posse of the iron police
at night. West Newton, Eureka, Taylor,
Southwest and Hosack mines are idle, but
all these mines will be started Monday with
new men, if possible. The miners claim
they can stay out six months, while the
operators say the men are starving The
miners say they will not allow the Huns
and 1 alians to take their places, and point
to the graves of % Italians in Arm
strong who fell in the riots, Scott's No. 2
and the Youghiogheny slope mines
are running full in Locust Point orders.
These two and Port Royal are the only
mines working in the Yough river. The
grocery keepers and other business men be-
gin to feel the effects of the 81 days strike,
and complain of hard times.
Right on the heels of this comes confer
ence between the operators and miners
officials. The meeting was held yesterday
afternoon in the Pittsburg Coal Company's
Office. President Dempster, of that com
pany, was there in the interests of the
operators, and National President Rae, of
the National Mine Workers Association,
and President Costello and Secretary Nc
Quade, of the local organization, appeared
for the miners The conference lasted over
three hours
President Dempster was seen after the
meeting, and he gave out the impression
that the conference had been asked for by
the miners officials. He said: "There was
general discussion of the situation bv both
sides, but no action was taken. 1 do not
care to say whether this meeting had any
bearing on the one the miners are to hold
on Saturday"
President Costello was also spoken to
about the meeting. He said: 'It was held
only to give both sides a better under
standing of the situation, but the
meeting will have no bearing on the one
to be held next Saturday. The district will
be we'll represented in this district, as the
pit committees are hustling the men to-
gether and electing delegates"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
RANDALL CLUB PLEASURES.

An Interesting Concert, Followed by a
Pleasant Social Session, Last Evening.
The Randall Clubs new plan to add in
terest to its work, ofprompting social inter
cours%among members is success Last
evening another pleasing programme was
rendered. The Schmertz and Ewart
Orchestra gave delightful concert, playing
IL good selections. The clubhouse was
crowded all evening and all enjoyed them
selves heartily.
After the concert the members of the
"City Directory" Company came in from
the theater at which they are playing, and
the remainder of the evening was quite as
pleasantly passed. Songs, good stories, wit
generally, and other things were on tap all
the time. These ''club nights" are to be
fixture if they continue to attract so many
members to the clubhouse as they now do.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
Public Works Contracts Let.

Chief Bigelow, of the Department of Pub
lie Works, yesterday awarded the following
sewer contracts: Craig street, Plum alley,
Hamilton avenue, Lincoln avenue, Howley
and Thirty y-eighth streets, Woolslayer alley
avenue and Alliquippa street, Fifth avenue
and st. Pierre, Tenner alley and Dallas
street, Penn avenue and Rebecca street.
Contracts were also awarded for new boilers
and two duplex engines at the Brilliant
water works for S., ,665.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
To Be Sold in Bu;Iding Lots.

Carnegie, Phipps & Co., have erected
three handsome houses on the City Farm
property, now owned by them. They are
destined for the use of the heads of various
departments in their extensive plant in
Homestead. 1t is not known when, but it
is said the Carnegies will place large part
of the old City Farm on the market for
building lots. 1t is stated on good authori-
ty that an agent representing a syndicate of
Eastern capitalists will endeavor to capture
the choicest lots facing on Eighth street.
But, again, it is said every employe will
have the privilege of buying.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23

Dude" Casseu and his wife Maggie
are again in trouble. The efforts of the
numerous charitable people to reform the
pair have proved futile. Yesterday after
noon the ianitor of the Fourth Avenue
Baptist Church notified Officer Yeager that
a woman and two men were making q dis
turbsnce in the alley behind the church.
Officers Yeager and Maxwell went up and
found Mr.. and Mrs. Cassell and Richard
Dugan discussing half-pint bottle of al
cohol. They were in a very disorderly
state of intoxication. All three were
locked up in Central Station.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
Democrats Did Not Meet.

A meeting of the Democratic City Com
mittee, of Allegheny, was called for last
night in Common Council chamber, ALLIE
gheny. Not more than a dozen members
put in an appearance, and there being no
quorum no business could be transacted.
The Chairman, John Huckenstein, explained
that the meeting had been called for the
purpose of making up roll This was
necessitated by the fact that the only roll of
the committee had been in charge of the late
Secretary George H Sheppard, who died
some time ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
Want a Ferry to sharpsburs.

A movement is on foot to start ferry
line between the city and Sharpsburg. The
son som ripple. which cannot be gotten over
except when the river is very high. Arthur
Kirk and several other gentlemen inter
ested in the project made soundings yester-
dav in order to see what amount of money
it would take to remove the impediment to
nayipatiOn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
Roberts Inspects the Pennsrlrnnia Iines.

President George Roberts, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, with 16 officers and inspect
ors, stopped at the Duquesne last night
The party is just returning from their an
nual tour of inspection of the Pennsylvania
Company's lines. One of the members said
that the trip was a highly satisfactory one,
the reads traversed being in perfect state
of improvement. The officials leave for
Philadelphia on special this afternoon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
MAJOR WARNER IS HERE.

The Democratic Stumper of Ohio Is
Confident.
Major A. j. Warner, the Ohio stump
speaker, came in from Coshocton early this
morning. He is stopping at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel. The Major looked tired, and
was faded and was in no mood to talk, but
Just as he was going to his room he took time
10 say to THE DISPATCH that Campbell's
chances of election were growing more mani
fest every day.
He says the Republicans are humping toe
and nails out there, but the present Gov
ernor, he thinks, will occupy the same chai-'
at Columbus for the next two years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
Changed His Field of Labor.

Alexander Black adder, for a long time
manager of the open hearth department
and 119 inch plate mill of the Homestead
steel works and latterly of the Edgar Thorn
son steel works, of Braddock, left yester-
day to assume the management of the open
hearth department, of the Illinois Steel
Company in South Chicago, Ill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-23
The Men Seem to Be Satisfied.

The new sliding scale at the Edgar
Thomson Steel Works, of Braddock, which
is to go into effect the first of the year, has
been satisfactorily settled between Super
intendent Schwab and the men in all the
departments. The entire scale is in the
hands of the firm and will not be made
public until the men have signed it The
reductions, however, are not so great as
were expected and the men appear to be
satisfied, though they may object when the
time for signing the paper arrives.