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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
EvADING THE LAW.
A Revenue Oficer Relates Some of His
Experience.

A Revenue Officer Relates Some OF His
Experience.
Colonel Thomas j. Garrison, veteran
Government officer of Philadelphia, was in
Pittsburg yesterday visiting DR.. Nardyz,
the Italian physician. Colonel Garrison has
been looking after the revenue work of the
Government in the Southwest for several
years, and is filled to the smuzzle with ex-
citing experiences in capturing illicit dis
tillers He SAYS that on account of the
scarcity of corn there is little distilling be-
ing done now.
"Water and corn are the two necessary
elements to make whisky" continued Mr..
Garrison, ''and wherever they can be
secured we look for illicit distiIlers The
business Is usually carried on in the swampS
or in the mountains and so quietly that
they are seldome discovered unless some
one peaches. An illicit distiller will kill
rather than be arrested and to get them We
always attempt to make an unexpected at
tack. The revenue officer who goes into the
business, however, takes his life into his
own hands.
A part of Mr.. Garrison's Territory is Ok
lahoma He says the newly opened coun-
try is we'll calculated for agriculture, but
that the adventurers who have settled it are
not content with anything so unexciting.
He believes that better class will come in,
and that Oklahoma Territory will soon be
among the States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
NEW UNION DEPOT ASSURED.

President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, Says 1t Will Be BuiIt-The
Site Is the Present Freight Station Near
Grant Street.
Pittsburg's promised Union depot will
not be built downtown. The Pennsylvania
officials have determined to place it where
the freight depot now is, and from indica-
tions given out work will soon be COM
menced, For several years the Pennsyl-
.vania Company has been attempting to get
a site for depot downtown, but the prices
asked have always been barrier. The
Fifth avenue and Smithfeld street corner,
opposite the old postOfice, was at one
time negotiated for, but has since been
dropped. Later on an attempt was made to
get q site on Seventh avenue below Grant
street. Nothing was purchased, however,
except the Schmidt saloon building, and it
has since been offered for sale The new
telephone building will effectually shut out
the railroad, and the only alternative left is
to use the Pennsylvania yards at Seventh
avenue and Grant street.
That this Will be done was made evident
last week when the directors of the road,
including the President, were here on a
tour of inspection. When at the freight
depot the man in charge asked for num-
Der of improvements to be made, President
Roberts replied significantly:
eve can't do it. This depot won't be
here long, and it would be useless to spend
money on it. We have determined to place
a passenger depot on this site"
The fact that the company has given up
downtown depot is due to belief by the
officials that they will eventually lose their
local traffic and of course thev will have
as many through passengers from a depot at
Seventh avenue and Grant street as on
Fifth avenue. Although the company will
make strong play to retain the trade to
Williamsburg, it does not feel justified in
spending fortune for depot that would
only be valuable in catching passengers for
suburban trains.
The freight depot will probably be moved
TO Old avenue. The one at Seventh avenue
and Grant street is an old building, and is
in crowded quarters. The shippers have
been promised a better place, and it is
probable that a general change will be
made soon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
SNAP SHOTS AT CITY MATTERS.

JoHN OFT was discharged yesterday by
havOr Wvman. He was to have had hear
ing in a felonious cutting case. having been
charged with sta bbing his brother George.
The brother refused to testify against him.
DR IRVINE, OF Ali Saints Church. Braddock,
leId his farewell service last night and will
leave for Maryland shortly. The congrega-
ton presented him with gold-headed cane
and Mrs. Irvine with silver dessert dish.
Mrs CErLIN, of No Cherry alley, at
tempted 20 commit suicide yesterday by-
hanging Fortunately her husband discoy-
cred her, and cut her down. She has con-
clUded to live for some time to come
CORONER Mcdowell will hold an inquest
today on the death of q newly-born child of
Maggie Smith at the Farmers Hotel. Il is
said to have died from lack of proper at
Jeation.
INSPECTOR McCUTCHEoN yesterday morn
ing condemned 50 gallons OF impure milk at
the East Liberty station. II was poured into
the sewer. The farmers will be prosecuted
a RECEPTION and bali given bya number
OIyoung Mt. Washington people was closed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
TONIGHT Is HALLOWEEN.
The Early Century Event Is Now Practically
Matter of History.

Matter of History.
Tonight the fairies, gnomes, elfs, goblins
and other imaginary beings are given a
carte blanche order to cut all the capers
they care to- This edict was issued several
centuries ago by Chief of the Department
of Public Safety in Scotland, on account of
it being Halloween, the Vigil of Hallow-
mas, or All Saints Day. 1t was observed
then by the burning of bonfires, nut-crack-
ing, matchmaking and general convivial
gathering of people about a dagon of ale.
Now bonfres have become so common
also the ale-that ward politician cannot
make speech without superabundance of
red fire and red liquor being on hand to en-
hven the occasion.
Halloween has degenerated, and the
beautiful poem of Bobby Burns which
should have perpetuated the eve, is des-
tined to become a matter of rythmic history.
The old-time customs of this country have
become too commonplace and juvenile to be
regarded by the enterprising people who
consider themselves in the game of progress
sive push. The tired and weary business
man when he goes home to tea tonight
will be reminded, by bis children, as he sits
before the open CRATE, that this is Hal
lowe'en. Then it is that a retrospective
panorama is brought before his vision, and
with thoughts drifting back boyhoodward,
silently and sadly says: "Ah, those were
the days!"
Even the youthful end of the community
have given up the fashion of making kraut
on the front door, removing an unlocked
gate, or placing the village squires sign on
a cobbler shop, and other such ridiculous
and mischievous tricks. To some the non
observance of Halloween is regretted, while
to others it comes and goes without even a
reference being made to one of the festive
occasions of early days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Industrial Notes.

THE headquarters of the Union Builders
Association will be moved to-day from
Grant street to % Wharton street, South
side.
THE Edgar Thomson Steel Works have
just completed an electrical indicator,
which shows in numbers the output of their
rail mills.
EPPING, CARPENTER & Co., of Penn avenue,
have received the contract to supply all the
pumps for the new buildings of the Alle-
gheny County Light Company.
THE United States Iron and Tin Plate
Plant, of McKeesport, is spending $500, 900 in
improving it's mills The principal improve
ment will be large rolling mill, the build
ing of which will be 2O0xl56 feet.
NEITHER the printers nor employers have
asked for another conference, but one is ex-
pected in few days. The press girls will
not be organized as was expected, unless it
be after the present strike is settled.
JAMES A. CHAMBERS, late.iof the Chambers
6 Mckee glass works, of Jeanette, in con-
nection with some Western capitalists, will
erect large window glass works at Ken
sington, on the Allegheny Valley Railroad.
The plant will cover 4S acres, and Will be
built after the plan of the Jeanette Works
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
THE CONVENTION CLOSES.
Phi Gamma Delta Session Winds Up With
Banquet.

Banquet.
The Forty-third Annual Convention of
Phi Gamma Delta closed last night with a
banquet at the Monongahela House About
100 delegates and others were present DIR.
e. B. Heckel introduced DR.. G. S. ellison as
toastmaster The latter after a few remarks
read kilograms of regret from Dr. j. D.
Moffat, of Washington-Jefferson College;
Judge Cyrus L. Pershing, General Lew
Wallace, Congressman James II. Hopkins
and others. L. P. Bach, of the Grand
Chapter, gave the first toast to that body
DR.. James S. Marquis spoke on "Our Ba-
ginning" and presented in a humorous way
the difficulties under which the fraternity
in its infancy at old Jefferson College la
bored. DIR. G. E. Davis toasted to ''The
Absent" Fred c. Howe, of the Phi Gamma
Delta Quarterly, spoke on ''The Greek
world and the work it has done since
the first fraternity came to life in 1776.
Hon. John F. Dravo collector of the Port
had 'sPhi Gamma Delta as his subject and
gave humorous talk. Rev. Samuel Nc
Cormick spoke on American Colleges"
and c. E. Leslie on 'Our Girls" Col.
John Ewing toasted to 'Our Soldier Boys
At the close all Joined in the newly
adopted national yell, '"Hiyi, Hiyi, Hiyi;
Boom, Bang, Belta; Ra, Ri, Ru; Phi, Gam
ma Delta The next convention will be
held in Philadelphia
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
The Operators Serve Notices.

Yesterday notices were sent by coal op-
orators to the pit bosses of the mines where
the men are out to the effect that if the
strikers did not resume work by Monday,
November 2, the mines would be closed down
for the winter. These notices have been
served pretty generally. This is consid-
cred an important move, as the men can
hardly afford to be idle through hard win
ter season. A meeting was held at Finley
vile by a committee of the labor element
Thursday evening, and the men working at
Nottingham and Floersheim mines were
asked to come out. They refused to do
this, and decided to remain at work. This
move is made by the leaders in the effort to
stop all coal coming to the city, which
would have tendency to force the ad-
Hanne
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
UNF0RTUNATEs OF A DAY.
Three Killed and Seven Injured Is the Total
for Friday.


for Friday.
One man was killed on the railroad yes
terday, and boy was whirled to death in a
mill Several runaway accidents and the
usual occurrence on rapid transit caused one
man to lose foot. The list of accidents
follows:
WHALEN-Edward Whalen was instantly
killed on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
He was walking on the bridge over Turtle
creek, when a wreck train ran him down.
and escaped with drenching.
HoGGETTs-Charles Hoggetts.aged 1s years,
was killed in the Keystone Rolling Mill yes
terday. His clothes caught in some ma
chinery and he was whirled around several
times before the machinery could be stop
ped. He died shortly after being released.
CoNNELLY-Patrick Connolly had his foot
crushed in Carnegie's Twenty-nfnth street
mill yesterday by a large piece OF iron falling
on it.
UNKNowN-A telegram was received at
the morgue last night from Glenshaw an
nouncing that a miner had been killed in
the mines there by fall of slate yesterday
afternoon. No further particulars were
sent. The coroner will investigate to-day.
HAMILToN-George Hamilton. messenger
for Superintendent Humphries, was thrown
from the Superintendent's buggy while re-
turning from the fire yesterday afternoon,
and severely injured.
HAMILToN-William Hamilton was thrown
from buggy on Penn avenue, near Franks
town avenue, yesterday afternoon. His
head struck on the curbstone. cutting q
deep cash and rendering him unconscious.
FREEMAN-W. H. Freeman. Pennsylvania
Railroad brakeman, had his arm crushed be-
tween two cars yesterday. He was removed
to the West Penn Hospital
HEITzMAN-Vmcent Heitzman had his foot
crushed by Pleasant Valley car at the cor
ner of Sixth and Smithfield street last night.
1t was amputated.
DowNING-MANGAN-Joh Downing and
John Mangan were driving across the Pleas
ant Valley tracks at Beaver and Franklin
streets, when an electric car struck the
wagon, demolishing it and severely injuring
the occupants.
BRowN-A little girl named Maggie Brown
was playing with a bottle of lye last night
at her home, on Lane alley, Allegheny,
when the bottle broke, and the lye burned
her eyes so seriously that she may lose her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
IN GOOD FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Managers Appointed for the Homes Con
troIled by the Woman's Society.

Managers Appointed for the Homes Con-
troIled by the Woman's Society.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
United Presbyterian Woman's Association
was held yesterday. In the afternoon the
bylaws in relation to the election of officers
were discussed. According to the treas
urer's report the association received last
year s., ,359 SO; expended, s., S34 %; Or
phans' Home, contributions, 1851 &c; e1-
peaditures, S3,SS7 81; balance from last
year, g, ,495 16: amount now in treasury,
s., 2S9 O5. Memorial hospital, contribu-
tions, s., ,o7O "a; balance from last year,
S653 c.
Mrs. H. C. Campbell was reelected Presi-
dent, Miss Eta Clark, Secretary; Mrs. NJ.
+. Reed, Recording Secretary; Mrs. NJ j.
Steele, Treasurer. A number of managers
for the association, the Orphans Home,
the hospital and Aged Peoples Home were
elected. Rev. Joseph Kyle will preach the
annual sermon. The committee to secure
a site for the Aged Peoples Home reported
that they had not been successful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
WIRE NAIL MEETING.
The Secretary Says Low Prices Results From
the Tariff.

The Secretary Says Low Prices Results From
the Tariff.
The Western Nail Association held a
meeting at the Hotel Duquesne yesterday
to consider what steps are advisable to boom
the market. Among those present were
F. Backes, j. A Amber, j. Sharp, of
Salem, O., and c. B. Beach, S. H. CHS
holm and Norman Spang, of Cleveland.
Mr.. Chisholm, the secretary, stated after
the meeting that nothing was done except
to talk over the situation. The wire nail
market, he says, is exceedingly dull
"Prices have been depressed by competi-
tion,' he continued, sand competition is
the result of the tariff: The same is true in
every industry. Protection fosters manu-
iacturers, and competition follows. A cut
in prices in the natural result and thus the
consumer is benefited
When asked about the political situation
in Ohio, Mr.. Chisholm said that Mckinley
would have at least 10000 plurality. The
new ballot law, he said, is good one, and
would expedite matters so greatly that he
believes the fact of McKinley's election
will be known before midnight on Tuesday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
STOOD BY HOLMES.
The Carpenters Union Refuses to Obey the
Executive Board

The Carpenters Union Refuses to Obey the
Executive Board.
The interesting case of E. A Holmes,
which was given in detail in THE DISPATCH
of last Sunday, came up for final action in
Carpenters Union 23O last night. The
matter to decide was what answer
should be sent to the General Executive
Board in reply to its demand to have the
court re-opened and Mr.. Holmes given an
other trial The matter was not har''-to de-
eide, as the union was almost unaniI IN
favor of refusing to obey the boards de-
mand.
Mr.. Holmes offered several resolutions
severely scoring the action, of the board
and General Secretary P. j. Mcclure
They were speedily adopted, aud ordered to
be sent to the General Executive Board.
The outcome of last nights action will
be the suspension of the union
from the brotherhood, and if the suspen-
sion is continued the union will withdraw
entirely from the brotherhood, taking with
it about 1,500 carpenters. They will then
either join the Amalgamated Association,
form union of their own, or stay out of all
labor organizations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

down at Slater's rink about 9 o'clock last
evening. They hadn't a license.
TIE Executive Committee of the Ale
gheny Reform Association met in regular
session last night and received reports from
the different subcommittee.
CATHERINE CARNEY, aged 20 years, applied
for and was given lodging in the Twenty
eighth ward police station last evening.
She said she had no home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
A Collision Near the Court House.

At $50 o'clock last night ears No. 81, of
the WyGe avenue line, and No. &c, of the
Pittsburg Traction line, collided at Fifth
avenue and Grant street. No one was in
jured, but the cars were badly used up.
The lagman said that the Wylie avenue car
had the right of way, and could not explain
why the Fifth avenue man did not obey his
s-uuol
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Charged With Stealing a Bicycle.

J. 4. Price, advance agent of the Emma
Juch Opera Company, was yesterday ar
rested at the request of the Baltimore
police on a charge of stealing a bicycle.
Price claims be had hired the bicycle and
while out, being called away by telegram,
had hired man to return 1t. He went to
Baltimore last night in company with De-
tective NIcTiche
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Will Continue the Organization.

The Gregg and Morrison War Veterans
met last night in Common Council Cham
Der. Fifty-eight delegates were present.
A. P. Burchfeld presided. -Four new clubs
were added to the rolls, making "a now on
the list, aggregating over 1900 members.
A resolution was adopted deciding to con-
tinue the organization, a meeting to be
called hereafter by the chair to form a
permanent organization. The veterans will
hustle next Tuesday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
The Closing Campaign Meetings.

The Republican County Committee has
completed arrangements for the final meet
ings of the campaign. To-night's meeting
at Old City Hall will virtually wind up the
work. Hon. c: w. Stone, of Warren,
Majors Montooth and Moreland. Colonel
Stone and Clarence Burleigh will deliver
addresses. A meeting is to be held in Al
lentown Monday night, at which John Lam
bic, C. A Sullivan and Burleigh will
speak The same night meeting Is TO he
held at Coraopofis, with John Patterson and
John c. Haymaker for speakers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

Our exhibition of Cloaks, Wraps and Furs
exceeds all previous eforts as to quantity,
variety and wide range of price.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Distribution of Election tickets.

The distribution of election tickets was
one of the features of the Democratic and
Republican county headquarters yesterday.
The out-of-town districts were nearly all
supplied with tickets and pollbooks and the
names of the Vigilance Committee in each
district. To-day and tomorrow the city
districts will be similarly supplied. The
straightouts and Prohibition tickets have
been going out for more than month past.
1t is said that many of them will be missing
by the day of election.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
A RICH MAN WITHOUT MONEY.
Mr.. Chisholm Thought He Had a Wad, but
They Were Small Bills.

S. H. Chisholm, of Cleveland, O., who at
tended the wire nail meeting yesterday, is
the man who on his last visit to Pittsburg
was arrested by two over-zealous detectives
on charge of attempting to pass counter
felt money. The bills were of the same
series, and the detectives therefore i'm
agined they must be counterfeit. Mr. CHS
holm took the whole matter as joke, and
and on his present visit said he brought no
money with him, and then borrowed when
he got to the city.
Before leaving Cleveland, he said, he felt
a roll of bills in his pocket and supposed
they were tens and twenties, but when he
got on the train and looked at them, there
were only three, and each had zone"
printed in the corner. The only alternative
left was to borrow, but by doing so Mr..
Chisholm felt sure he would not be liable
to arrest on charge of being a counter
feiter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Going Back to Natural Gas.

It has been stated from time to time that
rolling mills would not be allowed to burn
natural Gas hereafter, but the Lockhart Iron
and Steel Company, of McKee's Rocks,
after burning coal for months, has made ar
rangements to go back to natural gas. The
Fort Pitt Company has number of wells
between McKee's Rocks and Forest Grove,
and a line of 12-inch pipe is now being laid
from the works to them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Al1egheny's Big Flour Mill.

The Marshall Kennedy Milling Com
pany has just completed its new flour mill
on Hope and Lacook streets, Allegheny. The
plant consists of two large brick buildings.
The mill is a six-story building, with a
combined 125,OOO bushel grain elevator
The other is five-story building, and will
be used as warehouse and Office. The
mill will have daily output of 1000 bar
rels of -four, besides feed of all kinds
From 50 to IS men will be employed. The
firm is now doing business on Liberty
avenue, but will close its mill there in a
few days, and move over to Allegheny.
This firm makes large foreign shipments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Finest Station House In tn. state

The new Fourteenth ward station house,
which is considered to be the finest in the
State, will be formally opened to-day. For
the opening it will be handsomely decorated
with flowers and potted plants, furnished
by j. r. Murdoch. The first hearing will
be held at the new station Sunday morning.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

winning in Ohio. Mr.. Shirley has been
stumping the Buckeye State, but does not
feel certain that he was talking on the win
ming side. He went through Union depot
last night on his way to Washington, and
when asked about the Ohio campaign, re-
piled that it looked 'shorse and horse" He
thinks Gresham will lay out Harrison in
Indiana and that the man witha big hat
will not get in sight of Republican nomina-
fion
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
Ward Political Meetings.

Democrats of the Seventeenth ward met
last evening and decided to support the
regular county ticket. The Thirteenth
Ward Independent Republican Colored
Club Endorsed Gregg and Morrison and the
Straightout county ticket. The Republican
Vigilance Committee of the Twenty-sixth
Ward held its last meeting before election
at the Humboldt school building last even
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
GILLIFoRD OFFERS FIGURES.
He Claims the MilIion-DolIar Bond Issue Is
Not Necessary.

NOI NeCessAry.
DR.. R. H. Clifford, Chairman of the
Allegheny Auditing Committee, yesterday
addressed communication to j ohm Walker,
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Citizens Reform Association, urging that
steps be taken against the million-dollar
bond issue, which will be submitted to the
electors next Tuesday. Mr.. Clifford
thought that the street car companies
should be taxed for their franchises. He
calculated that the Pleasant Valley values
its street rights at about $500, and the
ore han 81 oeat rae an
the value of the franchises, he thought,
would be fair tax
The Allegheny sub-Auditing Committee
met in Controller Browns Office last night
to prepare its report for the meeting of the
committee tonight. There were present
Messrs. Clifford, Henricks and Boutwell,.
The meeting was secret.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31

Last night Second avenue was lighted
with electric lights from the Tenth street
bridge to Bates street for the first time. A
number of citizens living along Second ave-
nue. complained about the lights being too
far apart, and say they will not properly
light the avenue