davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
SMILEY ON DECK.

The Journal Clerk of the Senate Starts for
Harrisburg-A Lively Wine Expected
Over the Apportionment Biil-Against
License Changes.
Ed. Smiley, of Franklin, the Journal
Clerk of the State Senate, started for Har-
risburg last evening to get things in shape
for the opening of the Legislature. Russell
Erretr is the chief clerk, but he is in very feeble
health, and Mr.. Smiley has been doing the work
since Mr.. Errest was taken i'll in Germany.
Speaking of the next Legislature Mr.. Smiley
said:
Il think it will be a long. hard session
with plenty of work for everybody. l do
not know of any special legislation to be
introduced. hut should think the apport;on.
lnent bill will excite considerable, interest anu
discussion. The Republicans certainly won't
have things their own way with Pattison as
that does not suit him.
If the House and Senate pass an apportlon-
ment bill that is satisfactory to them and the
Governor sits down ON it he will be responsible
for the failure to redistrict the State. IL was
on this ground that he called his famous extra
session, claiming that, under the Constitution,
the State should be reapportioned.
"As for the manner of granting licenses. / do
not think there will be any change in the pres
ent system. The people in the country as
against the cities are well satisfied with the
Brooks law and the present method of granting
licenses, and the country members will vote
against any change"
wi, BrCOss ssas Be elected Speaker of the
"Well. ! don't know. seldom go into the
House and am not posted. Thompson. of War
rem, IS good man. very able, and would fill the
position admirably. thinlxhe will be support
ed by the Representatives from the northwest
ern tier of counties, and possibly many of the
members In the northern counties will stang by
him. This will not essentially be a farinkrs
Legislature. but they will have considerable
weight and influence" ,. ~ ass
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
TRUST IN TURK EYS.

Farmers Bound Not to Be Done Up at New
Year as Th " We're on Thanksgiving
a Combine That Put the Price of Turkeys
Way Up.
a poultry trus 3 1: the last thing in the line
OF combination. and its workings caused
grief in many families where it was found
necessary to refe tie matter of holiday ex-
penses to the co Imittee on ways and means.
People two days before New Ycar's turned
up their noses at the retailer when he asked 20
cents pound for turkey (by the way, turkey
was the expensive bird, other kinds of poultry
being reasonably cheap, but the next day some
paid % cents and we're glad to escape at that
and those waited until late paid 25 cents, and
some as high as 30 cents pound, and nice little
hen turkeys were scarcely to be had at any
price, 1t appearing that consignerS had decided
10 get rid of all their patriarchal gobblers and
antiquated brood hens.
The granger got it In the neck'' badly on
Thanksgiving Day. and evidently decided to
get even, for reports came from all parts of the
country that turkeys were plenty enough, but
farmers feared, as on the Thanksgiving occa-
sion, they would have their labor for their
pains, and decided that city people might either
pay enough to cover the previous loss nr eat
some other kind of meat on Christina and New
\ ears. On the tiTst-named day the scarcity was
not so pronounced. but as the DAYS wore on
commission supplies on Liberty street grew
smaller and smaller. and the dealers professed
much satisfaction, as they said on what they did
sell they could make good returns TO consign-
ers and have about as much money for them
selves as they had ill the time of The glut.
Mr.. Spohn, of Boehmer & Co., states that he
knows it was pretty general agreement among
farmers TO Keep their poultry until prices
suited them.
AS rule one can buy turkeys a day or two
after a holiday at his own price, and it was so
after Thanksgiving but the rule Is now badly
broken. 1t doesn't appear that there was any
regular combine as among manufacturers and
railway companies, At times. to prevent compe-
tltion, which movements excite so much ad-
verse criticism, but simply a spontaneous us-
rising among the grangers Perhaps the read
ing of Farmers Alliance convention reports
and the impetus given toward farmers protec-
ton by the alliance successes at the late eiec.
tion, have been the leaven at work,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Choice light colorings, good patterns, at 50c-
reduced from 81 and soc.
l LOT FAILLE FRANCHISE.
/ Choice plain cOlors in all durable shades, all
pure silk, at 75c yard.
1 LOT FAILLE FRANCHISE.
All desirable shades, superior quality, and
i LOT TCHANGEABLE FABLES.
Extra fine quality rich colorings, 81 5o-re-
duced from 81 50.
/ LOT BENGALINES,
Pure. fine French silks, all best shades. and
extraordinary value, at 81 IS yard.
10,OOO YARDS SURAHS-sl.
The best quality made in America. but we
&C at the one price. 81 yard.
5000 YARDS GROS GRAINS-50c
Another sacrifice price-pure silk gros grains,
all desirable shades. dark and light. at SOC
SHORT LENGTHS AND REMNANTS.
All go in special clearance SALE Sacrifice
lot snd 70 10 asss
will be sold at JUST
Of regular prices
/ LOT BLACK SILKS,
Armures, gros grains. failles and rich satin
weaves. s to II yard lengths, goods that
cannot be bought again, will go at these
1 LOT BLACK DRESS SILKS,
Wen known Lyons make. extra fine. superior
finish. Of which ewili have no more. will
FINE ssslnssq saTHS BR6capss r. qH 5ssaar prices
Complete lines OF grades of these elegant
black silks, at 75c. 81. 81 20, 81 so and up to
finest and richest qualities-an sacrifice
prices.
LOT BLACK MATELESSE.
Rich, pnre silk, especially suitable for man
ties and cloak<, at Sl-rednced from 81 80
LOT NOVELTY BLACK SILKS,
Rich and elegant Lyons damasses and bro
cades, on which the original prices were 50
to SO. all reduced for these clearance sales
to Il former prices.
BEAUTIFUL EVENING SILKS SACRI-
FICED.
LOT GAUZES,
Complete lines of beautiful patterns and
coiorings for evening dresses, at greatly re.
duced prices
so PIECES CREPE DE CHENES
In both street and evening shades, at 90c-re-
duceh from ST.
LOT CREPE DE CHENES.
Extra heavy. all desirable even shades at 81
reduced from 81 so.
LOT INDIA CREPES,
An exquisite fabric an India with Crepe I'm.
1Sh, at Sl-reduced from 81 25.
LOT SATIN BROCADES,
Solid coiors. pure Silk, for evening dresses,
at 75c-wOrih 81.
SATIN BROCADES,
In White and Cream, best makes pure silk, 81
yard ard upward.
PLAIN SATIN DUCHESSE. 75c to 81 a yard.
ALL THESE AT REDUCED PRICES.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
RIGHT FROM THE ORE
Considerable Attention Now Given to
the Question of Making
STEEL BY DIRECT CONVERSION.
The Cambria Company Experimenting
With Billets So Made.
THAT LITTLE AFFAIR AT JEANETTE

A good deal of attention is being given at
present to the question of making steel by
the direct process. Since e. n. Snelus and
other British experts commented so favor
ably on the Adams process, methods for con-
verting steel direct from the ore have been
more generally inquired into by manu-
faeturers. E
That there is something in it the trade is
convinced from the successful results OBJ
tanned at the Carbon Iron Works. This
company has had daily increasing demand
for its output during the past year. and to
fill the requirements of its customers is now
obliged, and has decided to enlarge the
capacity of its plant by one half.
The economy of direct conversion over
the general method is generally conceded,
and it is on this account-due to the ever
increasing keeness OF competltion-that has
induced inquiries into the process.
SATISFIED WITH RESULTS.
A few weeks ago some gentlemen con-
nected with the Cambria Iron and Steel
Company, at Johnstown, made careful in
spection of the Adams process at the ex-
perimental plant on the Black Diamond
ground. These were so far satisfied with the
results there obtained that they had several
billets shipped to their own works for further
experiments. What has resulted has not
been learned here But, taken in connec-
tion with the present depressed condi-
ton of the rail Market it is interest
ing to note that the Cambria Company
has so far recognized the direct process as to
try some of the billets in their mills. 1t. has
been said that this company contemplated
putting down direct process plant If satisfied
with the finished material made from the
billets. The one thing brought forward against
the process is the small output inproportion to
the area occupied by the plant.
When the Allegheny Bessemer mill changed
ownership at price which it may be said was
nearer 81 100000 than So COO 000 as reported, it
was rrmored that Mr.. Park contemplated
Duquesne, but subsequent inquiry developed
that the report was at least premature.
LOOKING INTO THE BUSINESS.
1t has also been stated that more than one set
of capitalists were thinking about embark
ing in the direct steeI business. 1t is said, on
very good authority, that Carnegie, Phipps &
Co. have specialists engaged in investigating
the merits of direct processes, with the view. Of
course. Of adopting the method if results war
rant them in doing so. But this firm is con-
my and efficiency in their systems of manufact-
Nure, and rather branch out in a new direction
because of its determined advantages than be-
cause other people now travel along the same
path.
From inquiries which are being made from
experts in this city. there are indications that
some of the first plants for directly converting
steel will be located in the South. More could
be said on this subject but that certain matters
now pending are not quite ripe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
SAVED THE REPUBLIC.


The Death of II. e. Church Brings to
Light an Unpublished Incident OF the
War-Foiling Plot for the Capture Oh
the Mississippi Squadron.
H. E. Church died at the Mercy Hospital
yesterday morning as the result OF the e1-
plosion of an oxygen cylinder at the Red
Lion on Tuesday. When taken to the hos
pital it was found necessary to amputate one
leg. and he never recovered from the SHOCK.
Church was so years old,,a widower, and has
sister IN indianapolis.
Church was an officer on the Rather. one OF
the Mississippi squadron, during the war, and
his death brings to light some hitherto unpub-
lished history Of the rebellion, and is vouched
for by Captain Dan Silyus. who also served on
this vessel.
Captain Glenny, Southerner. commanded
the Rather and his duty was to patrol ABOUT
jefferson Davis plantation, to prevent the
crossing of Kirby Smith, who was desirous OF
getting his force into Texas. Gienny leaned
toward the South, and "a plot was arranged
with his connivance whereby the Rattler, and
through that, the entire Mississippi squadron,
should be captured by the rebels.
One summer dav in '64 Captain Glenny or
dered two boatloads of men ashore to capture
two sons of Colonel James. whose plantation
was near by. The young mon were officers in
the Southern army, and. according to the Cap
other men aboard were granted their liberty
for the day and at once took advantage of 1t by
going ashore.
The expedition landed. and while going
through the woods, fell into an ambush of 400
picked rebels massed on either side OF the road.
The sailor boys were outnumbered. and
promptly dropped and this resulted in some 30
rebels being shot by their friends in the cross
fire. The expedition was captured, the rebels
started for their boats killed the boatkeepers
and pulled for the Rather.
Captain Glenn saw the rebels coming, but
made no effort to stop them, although he could
have blown them out of water. The executive
officer noticed this, and suspecting treachery.
ordered the Captain under arrest. and with the
help of the liberty men. who came trmbling on
board when they heard the firing in the woods.
repeled the boarders. and the plot was foied.
Church was ordered by the executive officer to
take command.
A few davs later the executive officer was re-
heved by man who had been on furlough, who
was Southerner and a warm friend of Captain
Glenn. A couple of nights later tho newly-ar-
rived executive officer told Captain Church
that he might turn in" and as this permission
was equivalent to a command, Church obeyed.
All the men on deck and the sentry guarding
Captain Glenuy received the same orders, and,
of course obeyed. In the morning Captain
Glenn, the executive officer and skiH were
missing, and were next heard of in Vicks-
burg.
For some reason, never explained. tie author
tiles kept the matter quiet at the time, and 1t
has not been made public until to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
WORK OF SOHO RoUGHs.
A Gang Attacks Colored Man, and Batters
Him With Kicks and a Club.

A Gang Attacks Colored Man, and Batters
Him With Kicks and Club.
Charles Hamilton, a colored laborer at Moor
heads Mill. reported to the police at the Four
teenth Ward station thar he had been assaulted
and beaten yesterday. About 4:S0 he was on
his way to work. and when passing under the
Baltimore and Ohio bridge over Brady street, a
crowd of half dozen men. without any warn
ing attacked him. He was knocked down and
beaten with club until nearly insensibIe. One
of the men kicked him in the face, nearly
knocking one eye out. When his assailants
finally let him go he had his injuries dressed,
and started for the police station. His eye
was terribly cut and it is feared he will loose
it. The attack was purely malicious one no
attempt having been made to rob Hamilton.
He did not recognize any of the men.
An hour later another man. whose name was
not learned. was attacked by, it is supposed,
the same gang, at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Brady street. The man succeeded in get
ting away from his assailants by jumping on a
cable car. Shortly afterward a large knife was
found near the place of the trouble. 1t is be-
lieved to have been dropped by one of the
crowd. Lieutenant Shafer has been investi-
eating both occurrences, but as yet no arrests
have been made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
PLAN OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
Congressman Wilson Says the Democrat
VIII Change the Mckinley Bill.

Congressman Wilson Says the Democrats
win Change the Mckinley Bill.
Congressman Wilson. of Missouri was pas
senger on the Eastern express, bound for
Washington last evening. He thinks the SEN
ate will hardly pass the Federal elections bill,
and if they do it will come back to the House
in an amended form, and the Republicans will
never get a quorum together to push it through.
Many of the defeated Republicans have not
been in the House since the short session
opened. MIR. Wilson says it is human nature
to lose interest under such circumstances.
Concerning the work of the next Congress- he
said: About the first .bing the Democrats
will do is to tear the Mckinley bill to pieces.
Separate bills will be passed to cover those
schedules where there is wide discrepancy be-
tween the views of the two parties A full
coinage bill will also be passed, and
the Democrats will in other respects
legslate for the best interests of the people. l
am not member of the Farmers Alliance but
the grangers are closely allied with the Demo
Gratis The Alliance is a non-political organiza-
tion, and they will certainly not put up an inde-
pendent candidate unless they revolutionize
their principles. The farmers repudiated the
sub-Treasury scheme, which is ridiculous
idea The grangers will be strong factor in
politics in the future, and neither party can
afford to ignsre them"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
GUESTS OF THE WARDEN,
A Summary of the County Jail Register fol
the Past Quarter. ..

Summary of the County Jail Register for
the Past Quarter.
Jail Warden Berlin has prepared his quar-
terIy report, which he will present to the Prison
Board at its meeting tomorrow morning. 1t is
as follows:
Number of court prisoners on hand Septem-
ber 80, 1890. males. l2l; females. %; total, l46
Number of court prisoners received during the
quarter, males, GAL; females. 70; total, I'll.
Grand total. males. 765: females, go; total num-
Der both sexes. S57. Number court prisoners
discharged, males, 634 females, 81; total, us =
Summary convictious-Number of prisoners
on hand September 80 $780, males, 81; females
Is; total SO. Number of prisoners received
during the quarter. males 1,0l5; females, .102;
total, 1,1l7. Grand total, males, I069; females,
III: or total number of both sexes, 1,1S6. Num-
Der of prisoners discharged dnring the quarter,
males. 1,033; females. 106 total. 1.l39. Number
of prisoners remaining, males So: females, Ii;
total, AZ. Grand total of number of prisoners
remaining, 1S9 Number of prisoners sent to
insane asyums, males, 8: females, /; total T.
Number sent to Poor Farm, males none; (fe-
males, L Number prisoners who died while in
Jail, 2.
At the meeting of the Prison Board to-mor-
row morning the Prison Warden will be elected
for the ensuing year. In all probability War
den Berlin will be selected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
WOMEN IN THE CONFERENCE.
A Majority'of the Methodist People Favor
Their Admission.

A Majority of the Methodist People Favor
Their Admission.
The vote on the question of the women get.
ting voice in the NJ. E. Conference shows that
a majority favor the innovation, though the
matter will not be fully disposed of until the
Conference itself has vote. 1t will even then
require two-thirds VOTE. The idea seems to
prevail that the Conference will concur in the
action Of the people at large and admit women
as delegates.
The total membership in all the conferences
amounts to l,53l.624. OF these, so far as heard
from 29l, ,3l4 voted, and 49, 2Sl voted in favor
of admitting women to the General Confer
ence, while 1090S3 voted to keep them out, The
figures show some curious facts. Many of the
Eastern districts were overwhelmingly against
the women, but the Western districts. where
women are supposed to be scarce, turned out
royalty in favor of the female.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
AN IMPORTED LABOR QUESTION.

Circular Issued by L. A. 800 in Relation to
the Jeanette Affair.
A cotemporary has permitted itself to be
misled into denying recent interviews in THE
DISPATCH with Mr.. Chambers and President
Eberhart, OF the -Glassworkers, regarding the
temporary difficulty at the Jeanette Glass
Works, and states that there is no question at
all at issue there.
This is gratuitously officious. and also wrong,
as the reports in this column and the state
meuts of Messrs Chambers and Eberhart were
absolutely correct. George L. Coke Secretary
Of L. A. 3O0 has issued a circular notifying un-
ion glassworkers that members of L. A. 300 ARE
contract is settled"
1t is hoped. of course, that the question will
be satisfactorily arranged, but meantime no
good comes from falsitying the facts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
MIR. sLIcKER,s POSITION

In Regard to the Matter in Dispute at the
Jeanette Glass Works.
The following letter is seif-explanatory:
JEANNETTE, Dec. 81, 1890.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
see. by to-day's paper that President Eber-
hart of the Window Glass Workers, refuses to
be quoted on tine Jeanette matter. Now. L
think that with all fairness he should have made
the matter clear as tar as I am concerned. While
do not want to state the cause Of the trouble,
will say that was not the cause nor was in any
way implicated in it. only far as tried to effect
a settlement for those who were. l think Presi-
dent Eberhart should have made that point clear.
and not have the public believe that the trouble
was caused by me. when have nothing to do with
it. l hope you will make this public in your next
edition, and oblige yourss
WILLIAM H. SLICKER.
Several visits were made to the Southside
With view of obtaining some answer to this
letter from Mr.. Eberhardt, but he could not be
found. The difference between the association
and the firm is reported to be on the score of
the employment of workers not in the associa-
tion. Another matter of dispute is whether
the blowers helpers should be paid by the firm
or by the blower. As no stoppage has. up to
the time of writing, been reported from jean
nette, the assumption is that the matter is in o
fair way to be settled.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
AN EXPRESS WRECKED TWICE.
A Train Co1lides With a Freight Engine
and the Fireman Is Hurt.

A Train Collides With a Freight Engine,
and the Fireman Is Hurt.
The Cleveland express on the Cleveland and
Pittsburg road had serious time be-
fore it arrived in Pittsburg yester-
day, six hours behind time. The
train was wrecked twice. First the engine
and one of the ears ran off the track on a
bridge about 80 miles from, Alliance. No one
was hurt and fortunately the locomotive
didn't fall from the bridge. They had con.
siderable trouble to put them on the track
again. and the train had to go back to Alliance
and come in over the Fort Wayne road.
At Rochester the express ploughed into a
freight engine and the cab of the passenger
locomotive was smashed into splinters. The
baggage car was also transformed into kindling
wood. The engineer and fireman jumped for
their lives. The engineer escaped unhurt, and
tine fireman was pretty well bruised up. but he
is not seriously injured. The passengers were
not hurt, but after this second experience were
very badly scared.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
SOUTHERN COAL SLOW.

Captain ONeill Has Bad Opinion of the
Outlook in the Trade.
Captain w. w. O'Neill thinks the prospects
of the river coal trade are bad. He said yester-
day that the outlook before the up-river strike
was not encouraging. but it was worse now.
1t was quite impossible to give the men another
half cent busheI. This would really mean an
advance of three-quarter cents, since wharf
men and others would have to be paid in pro-
portion.
He had spent several days lately in Louisville
and Cincinnati trying to sell his coal. As an
instance of the condition of the markets, he
was unable to sell even one of the 40 barges of
coal he has there. There was no demand and,
besides, the Western coal was a severe COM
petitor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
SEVERAL LITTLE FELLOWS LOST.

Quite Day for Stray Youngsters in the
Southside Wards.
Last evening seemed to be the proper time
for small boys to stray away from home and get
lost on the Souths1de. Henry Call, who resides
at No. 123 Carson street, called at the Twenty
eighth ward police station last night, and stated
that his 14-year-old son had been missing from
home since o'clock yesterday morning. John
Bowers, resident of the Thirty-frst ward, was
also searching for lost boy, p. His 8-year-old
son had left home short time before II o'clock
yesterday, and failed to show up at home in the
evening.
1t is also reported that Jacob Berger, resi-
dent of the Twenty-fourth ward, was looking
for his 6-year-old son.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-02
FIRED THROUGH THE HAT.

An Allegheny Newsie Shoots the Lid Off
Another Boys Head.
Yesterday afternoon a 8-yea- old Son of
William K. Hague, of Allegheny. was the
victim of shooting. The little fellow was
down at the Fl. Wayne depot, when newsboy
took offense at hat he was wearing and told
him to shoot ii. T., "a ~ s1,q.st
The boy made some reply when the news
boy pulled revolver from his pocket and sent
a bullet whizzing through the crown of the
hat, in dangerouslyscl sclose proximity to the boys
head. No arrest was made, but an officer who
was present read the boys a lecture.