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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
THE TARIFF ON LINEN.
An Ir,shman Doesn't Think It VIII Affect
His Country,

An Ir,shman Doesn't Think It VIII Affect
His Country.
W. McCrum, a gentleman from the North
of ireland, arrived at the Monongahela last
night. accompanied by his wife, He ex-
poets to find some relatives in this end of
the country. Mr.. McCrum is engaged in
the linen industry, and in referring to the
effect of the Mckinley tariff on that Irish
product, he said it would scarcely affect
it to any extent While the duty might
temporarily lessen the volume of trade, it
would not in ure it. Linen. such as is made
in Ireland, is manufactured under peculiar
climatic conditions, and though attempts
were being made to make as good quality
here, they would not be successful, owing to
the uncertainty of the climate. 1t required
a moist atmosphere to enable the process of
weaving to be performed and he thought
the sudden frosts and varying temperature
peculiar to America would be bar
to the manufacture of as good linen as was
made in Ireland. They hoped tohold their
trade by virtue of their goods, rather than
by reason of comparative values there and
here. The trade was not very brisk now,
owing to the large shipments made in an
ticipation of the Mckinley duty.
Mr. McCrum says the farmers in Ireland
are becoming more settled every day. A
large proportion have bought their holdings
under the Ashbourne act, and are paying
less attention to political matters. The
home rule proposition of the Tory Govern
ment is not regarded as being practicable
The scheme is to form county councils on
the same ,plan as the county governments
in England Mr.. McCrum does not think
the bye-elections in England are an indica-
tion of how the country would go at gen.
eral election. He thinks that though there
is a powerful feeling for Gladstone, the co J.
test between the Liberals and Tories would
be very close.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
HIS FIRST SERMON.
The New Universalist Preacher at Curry
University Hail.

The New Universalist Preacher at Curry
University Hall.
Rev. J. L. Andrews, late minister of the
Universalist church at Wausau, Wis, yes
terday entered upoE his duties as pastor of
Christ Universalist Church of Pittsburg, at
Curry University Hail.. Mr.. Andrews is a
very forcible and eloquent speaker. The
subject of the sermon last evening was:
"What Is TRUTH" He said:
The great end of life is the attainment of
truth. Man has no other question to ask.
No virtue transcends that of the love of
truth. Many churches are almost disrupted
because they attach more importance to
creed than to truth. The Universalist
Church. to no creed except the
creed OF universal love and universal truth.
Christ imposed no creed on his followers. If
we can get close to Christand close tonature
we are all right. 1t is good to investigate
Truth is obtained bv experiment and strug-
lible knowledge of truth, possesses that
which precludes the possibility of the at
tainment of truth. The human mind out
grows a creed rs surely as a child outgrows
its clothes, and you can7ot get rid of doubts
until you gea rid of brains. The Scriptures
are not infallible. There are many erron-
eous statements in the Bible. but these are
from the hand of man. DiTh6 world will
never outgrow the spiritual influence of
this Book. Human conception and inter
pretation may change. but the Book itself
will mover change. Man is not following q
phantom.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
Snap Shots at City News.

YESTERDAY afternoon runaway occurred
on Butler street. A son of Mr.. Leo Vilsack
was driving in q buggy. When near the
forks of the road the horse became fright
ened and ran away. At Thirty-fourth street
an obstruction was encountered in the shape
of telegraph pole and the buggy was
wrecked. The horse and the occupant of
the buggy escaped injury.
ABOUT 10 o'clock last night buggy was
caught between a post and q cable car at
Fifth avenue and Grant street. The occr-
pants of the buggy. q young man named
Miller and lady, were thrown out, but not
seriously hurt. The horse broke away and
was caught on Grant street. Mr.. Miller and
the lady live ON the Southslde.
THE employees of the Citizens Traction
Company will hold their first annual lawn
fete at Citizens Grove, Forty-seventh and
Butler streets. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week. The COM
mlttee in charge consists of william u.
Gish, w. T. McClelland and Jacob Hamm.
THE regular monthly meeting of the Iron
City Microscopal Society will be held at the
society's rooms, Academy OF Science and
Art, tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. Prof.
Gutenberg will give report of the recent
annual meeting of the American Society of
Mtcroscopists.
THE Standard C. L. Magee Republican Club
held an enthusiastic meeting Saturday night.
Fourteen new members were admitted and
ten applications for membership were pre-
sented.
THE Sons of Temperance had large and
attentive audience at their meeting, at %
Federal street, Allegheny, last night. The
speeches were made by S. Groves and NJ.
Hunt.
Miss MAY YoUNKER, an inmate of Al Craig
street. Allegheny; tried to commit suicide
yesterday by taking laudanum. She will re-
cover.
A FINE lynx, one of Harry Davis most
valuable specimens, died yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
EARLY FALL TEXTS.
A Separate School for Every Sect-Rev. j.
W. Sproun Suggests a Novel Plan of
Education-First Sermon by the New
Irni.- nIir,isfar Il L. AndrnHFs

A Separate School for Every Sect-Rev. j.
W. Sproun Suggests a Novel Plan OF
Education-First Sermon by the New
UniversaIist Minister, j. L. Andrews.
''No Religion in the Schools" was the
subject of Rev. J. w. Sproull's sermon at
Central r. p Church, Allegheny, yester-
day afternoon. His text was ''The fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; agood
understanding have all they that do His
commandments After outlining the pres
ent condition of the public schools, he said
that Catholics truly say they are goddess.
Then he continued:
"Not to teach the Bible in the public
schools is wholly contrary to the teaching of
God. 1t is defective system because the
spiritual nature is left unnurtured. 1t checks
investigation into the greatest or all fields
because it teaches the child entirely of
things of the world. The child is trained to
handle the forces of the world without
giving it power to use them Alright. 1t Is a
misdirection of power Education without
Gods book means the ruin of society. Our
great criminals are from our most brilliant
men. The tendency of the day is to loose
ness.
"Eyerything is being secularized. Even a
demand is being made to have the EX-
position open on Sunday.
What forces are we bringing to bear
against this? An hour in the Sabbath School
will not counteract the effects of a week of
secular teaching. The motto of the public
schools is. No God to be acknowledged in
this building The results crime increases
as education advances. This reign of secu-
larism will lead to the supremacy of Rome
and the adjustment of all other creeds.
There must either be places made outside
where the Bible can be taught or the school
fund will have to be divided and each sect
allowet to have its own schools. We must
come to that. Our present system is the
finest vet known, but the lack of Gods
teaching is q defeat which will ruin all. 1t
mus be changed or swept aside"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
WAS ARRESTED HIMSELF.
Barney Jacobs Gets a Man Behind the Bars
and Then Goes In, Too.


and Then Goes In, Too.
Barney Jacobs, a Hebrew, asked Officer
Grimes to arrest Harry Holmes, standing
on Smithfeld street near Sixth avenue
yesterday afternoon. He claimed Holmes
had stolen jewelry from him. The latter
denied the accusation, SO the officer took
both men to Central station, where Captain
Silvis heard both their stories. Holmes
said he was painter and worked in Brad
dock recently. One day Jacobs came along
peddling jewelry, and Holmes was per-
suaded to buy pair of bracelets for his girl
on the instalment plan. After making a
few payments he found the bracelets were
very inferior and not worth what he had
contracted to pay. At that time his EN-
ployers sent him to the Southside to work.
and he had not seen Jacobs again, though
he was willing to pay all that was due
under his contract.
Jacobs said he worked in a mill at Brad
dock, derying he was peddler, and claimed
that Holmes had refused either to pay or to
return the jewelry. Holmes again offered
to pay what he owed and the matter was all
but settled when Captain Silvis called at
tention to box and a package. Jacobs
cowed under his arm. bs-claimed the
box contained nothing but some lead pen
ellis, but when Sergeant Gray opened it he
found LOT of new jewelry, principally of
the prize package order. The package con-
tanned Christian Bible, bound in Russia
leather, and the police believe it has been
stolen. Captain Silvis finally ordered both
men locked up, Jacobs as a suspicious
character and young Holmes as witness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
STATE ASYLUM ABUSES.
DIR. Gerhard Says the Charges Against the
Institution Are Untrue.

DIR. Gerhard Says the Charges Against the
Institution Are Untrue.
HARRISBURG, Sept. Special l-Dr. j.
2. Gerhard, Superintendent of the State
Insane Asylum here, whose resignation has
been accepted, in an interview to-day denies
that any of the charges were true. "What
object had DIR. NJ q. Gerhard in telling the
attendants who assaulted David Blouse, not
to say anything about it to Dr. Stevens, -
he said. 'I'm not responsible for what my
brother did in this case. He must answer
for that. In the % years that have been
at the hospital have tried to fulfill my
duties honestly, faithfully and conscien-
tiously in the face of the most trying cir
cumstances, of which will not speak.
81 have had many pleasant associations,
and many that were exceedingly unpleasant
Nobody knows the trying circumstances
under which I worked the last few years.
AS to the supervisor compounding medicine,
it was done under the direction of one of the
assistant physicians, and all the medicine
was compounded by them or under their
direction until competent druggist was
employed"
The doctor concluded by charging that
the stories about the management were cir
culated by discontented attendants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
YELLOW ROW CLEAR
0fSpeak-E -Easies After Long Continued
Efforts of the Police.
HAS HARBORED MANY A BAD JOHN
Predicament of Peddler Who Insisted on
An0ther's Arrest.
SUNDAYS DOINGS IN THE TWO CITIES

The police have for time cleared Yellow
Row of its speak-easiesN occupants Lieu
tenant Lewis yesterday raided the last two
places. One was run by Mrs. E. Kindle, at
279 Second avenue. When the officers en-
tered they found the proprietress, one other
woman and five men almost dead drunk.
The whole place was filthy and smelled hor-
ribly. The officers were glad to carry their
captives out as quickly as possible. There
was large stock of beer on ice ready for
use.
The other place raided was kept by Mrs.
Anna Duffel, at No. 2S4 Second avenue.
Her apartments were little more respecta-
BILE than the other The proprietress was
not there at the time, but was arrested later
in the day. Both these women have been
arrested frequently on this charge, but hav-
ing large families and promising to quit
selling liquor they have heretofore been let
down with light fines. Charles Hufnagle,
of McKeesport, had been a visitor at Mrs.
Duffel's, but was on the street when the Of
ficers enterel the house. He managed to
ge', himself arrested with the party he
had just left by interfering with the arrest
THE YELLOW ROW TOO TOUGH.
During the past three years the Yellow
Row has furnished more speak-easies than
any other locality in the city. Inspector
McAleese has waged a constant war against
the unlawful denizens of the place, but at
no previous time has he been able to en-
tirely clear it of illegal liquor sellers. As
fast as one place was raided another would
start. Old-timers at the business, after
serving terms in the workhouse and Jail,
would almost invariably go back to their
old resorts and start anew. A few
weeks ago more active war than
ever was begun against the "Row," and
since then at least dozen of its fourishing
inmates have been run down and caught in
the act OF selling. As result, with the
exception of the two arrested yesterday, all
the speak-easy proprietors are in the work
house. Until their release affairs will be
quiet in that vicinity.
TWO RAIDS IN ALLEGHENY.
Lieutenant McKelvy. of the Allegheny
force, made raid on a crowd of young men
who were indulging in game of poker in a
Livingston, who claims to be a gymnast;
John Sewell, William Mitchell, l. j. Allen
and Joseph West who make fireworks for
the Fall of Pompeii," and William Bren-
men, barkeeper. were arrested and sent to
the lookup.
Lieutenant Thornton, of Allegheny, raid
ed the speak-easy of Maggie Raush, at No.
33 Long alley, last night. The proprietress,
another woman and two men were arrested.
They were subsequently released on de-
posits
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07

stantly healed of a rupture of Is years
standing She affirms that when Mr. Dowie
laid his hands upon her she felt the power
go right through her." Another case of
cancer was was that of Mrs. Nellie Faulk-
ner, OF Los Angeles. For "a years she had
been in the doctors care, and at last the ver-
dict of death was pronounced. She had an
internal cancer and an enormous bunch
under her arm and two on her breast. The
internal cancer had been bleeding for four
or five months. 1t stopped gradually, but
the othercancers melted from view at once,
and have never returned Miss Emma Hud-
son, of Peterboro, Canada, was healed Of 10
years rheumatic gout, she entered the room
of healing on crutches, but when she walked
out Mr. Dowie carried them in his hands.
There are numerous cases of blindness and
lung diseases from all over the country that
were instantly healed.
A pathetic story was brought to attention
at one of Mr.. Dowie's meetings not long
ago. -Four tiny girls, with sad, tear-stained
faces, pushed their way through the crowd
up to the speaker on the platform and
handed him a note. 1t was mourntul ap-
peal from the mother of the children that
for their sake prayer might be offered for
their insane father, who was then confined
in an asylum.
REASON RAPIDLY RESTORED.
Mr.. Dowie at once knelt with the entire
audience and prayed. In less than week
from that time the man was himself in the
audience to tell how his reason had sud-
denly returned to him while he sat in his
cell
Mr. Dowie affirms that all healings should
be accomplished at once, and denounces
with great indignation the doctrines of
gradual restoration. Though guest at
Bethany he is in no wise connected with
the Christian Alliance believers in divine
healing but differs from them in many
things, the chief being that of sanctitication,
which has strong hold in Bethany, and
which he teaches in different way. In
words of eloquence and earnestness he
describes how, over five years ago, far away
in Australia, one night near the dawn, un-
der those wondrous Southern stars, he
seemed to hear again, as he had for
many weeks, the walls of pain
from countless dying beds, and see the long,
sleepless vigils of thousands and tens of
thousands of loving hearts over those suf-
ferers.
SIT seemed to reach my heart with sympa-
thetic grief in that silent night" said he,
''and as L thought of the cross of Jesus,
which points upward from sin and sadness
and sickness to life and joy and health, !
determined to carry the news of healing and
joy to the suffering the world over"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
AN EXTRAORDINARY
BLANKETS,
COMFORTS
AND QUILTS.

We have very large stock cf these
goods, all fresh and new, which we
must move quickly, and will, if prices
have power. Beginning at o'clock
this morning these wonderful low
prices will be made. Prudent house.
keepers cannot afford to miss this
chance.
These prices are lower than last
years, and are made in the face of a
sharp advance in wool. Our con-
stantly increasing business in all lines
enables US to secure better values than
ever for our customers, and here is
an instance. Trading triumphs grow
in numbers and in advantage to you
as we each season buy in large guam
titles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
TO HOLD THREE INQUEsTs.

Coroner Mcdowell will Have His Hands
Full To-Day.
Coroner Mcdowell will hold three in
quests to-day. The first will be on Charles
Ruhmann, aged 43 years, who was killed
Saturday evening by an engine going east
on the Panhandle Railroad near Mansfield.
The deceased was walking along the track
at the time. He lived at Mansfield and
leaves family.
Another will be on John Ward, aged 63
years, who was found dead in his bed yes
terday on Mary street, above Thirtieth
street. Southside.
The last will be on the death of William
Golding yesterday at the Homeopathic Hos
pital. He was struck on Thursday by a
Birmingham Traction car at Water and
Smithfeld streets. The deceased was 81
wears old
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
WALKED INTO THE RIVER.
Arthur Smiths Second Attempt at Suicide
Proved Successful,

Arthur Smiths Second Attempt at Suicide
Proved Successful.
Evidences of peculiar suicide turned up
at Sharpsburg Yesterday afternoon. Some
parties walking along the river bank near
the Sharpsburg bridge discovered man IS
clothes Near them were tracks leading
down to the water, showing that the owner
of the clothes had jumped out into the
river Other tracks showed where he had
come out again on the bank and still further
on were footprints leading down to the
water, as if he had repeated the attempt.
The last was doubtless successful, as nobody
could be,found to claim the clothes
The garments consisted of black cheviot
coatand vest, blue striped pantaloons and
black derby hat. A silver-headed umbrella
Law near the clothes. In one of the pockets
two letters were found. One was addressed
to Arthur Smith, at No 81 Elm street,
GAINESVILLE, o. The other was to the same
person, but addressed to Sharpsburg, and
written by Edward Leonard, of GAINESVILLE.
j. C. Wittmer and 7. NJ. Cramer, who
found the clothes took them to safe place
and notified the Coroner, who will investi-
gate the case. The river will be searched
for the body.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
SEEKING RENEWED SIGHT.
Predicament of a Syracuse Lady Stranded
in Pittsburg Penniless.

Predicament of a Syracuse Lady Stranded
in Pittsburg Penniless.
Mrs. Mary Howard, blind widow, 80
years of age, from Syracuse, N. Y, is an
inmate of Central station as a lodger and
desires transportation to her home. She is
accompanied by her 13-year-old son, who
led her into the station Saturday night.
Her story is that she became blind shortly
after her husbands death, five years ago,
and about IA months ago she was advised to
go to Eureka Springs Ark, for treatment
Through some friends at home the expense
of the trip was betrayed, but after she had
spent all her money and could get no more
her vision had not returned and there
seemed no reason to expect that it would.
She lived at Eureka for some time on
charity. Then, through the authorities, got
transportation to Little Rock, Ark, and
has been sent from one city to another
until she reached here. She says she has
several other children at Syracuse who can
help to support her until her sight returns,
an expectation she still clings to. Her case
will be referred to the Department of
Charities to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
POSTAL CLERKS HERE
From All Over the Country to Attend
Their Annual Convention.
OBJECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
1t Will Urge the Necessity of Having Wages
Classified.
posTMASTERs HAVE TOO MUCH POWER

The second annual Convention of the Ma
tional Association of Pos.ofice Clerks will
open its sessions to-day. A number of the
delegates arrived last night, and registered
at the Central Hotel, which will be the head
quarters of the convention. Some 40 or 80
delegates will be present, representing
offices all over the ecdntry.
Delegates are sent from all the first and
second-class offices, some of the larger towns
sending two. The association is only on its
third year, and is rapidly gaining cohesion
and strength. The officers are c. L. Little,
of Kansas City, President; w. X. Osgood,
of Chicago, Secretary, and j. T. H. Lewis,
of Boston, Treasurer. The convention may
sit for two or more days.
The Association of Postoffice Clerks is in
existence chiefly for the purpose of securing
the passage through Congress of bill classi-
flying salaries. 1t is held that under the
classification act passed three years ago an
injustice, more or less intentional, is perpe-
trated on the clerks. The view set forth
last night by some of the delegates is that
the act, in providing for remuneration,
leaves too much discretion in the hands of
the postmaster. Provision Is made that
clerks ''shall' receive a stated sum
as minimum wages, but when
it comes to higher wages the
postmaster is given discretionary power
by the insertion of the word ''may.'' The
clerks hold that this optional ''may" should
be changed to a positive "shall," on the
ground that postmasters are not given to
raising their clerks wages when they can
evade doing so by an excuse The delegates
say that as the law operates now two men
employed at the same work may be receiving
very different wages.
81 may be working at case" said del
egate, sat say $500, and you, who are doing
the same work, may be getting 81, 900. The
postmasters get the appropriation and can
dispose of it as they like. What we want
is to have the remuneration classified so
that all of us shall be equally paid for equal
work. This can be done by taking the
matter out of the hands of the department
and having Congress determine the class f.
cation in an act. Under the present
system there is no classification
and much injustice is done and is liable to
be done while postmasters have discretion
arY power to award the remuneration as
they hink proper. We think Congress
should say how the classes should be paid,
and to seek the passage of such an act is the
purpose of the association.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
THE CHARACTER OF JOB
Taken as the Subject of a Sermon by Rev.
r. s. Laws, ID. ID,

Rev. r. S. Laws, D. D., pastor of the
Green Street Baptist Church, Allegheny,
who will leave for the District of Columbia
this morning, where he will spend eight
days, preached to large eongregaticn last
night from Job XVI, IA: subject, ''The
Parts Understood" In discussing the per-
son of Job. he said:
The perfect law of love, of righteousness,
and his eternal reality destroy all meta
pborical idea of a mere illustration and es-
tablish forever the irresistible facts of
righteous relationship to divinely ordained
and living things that are eternal. This
book, though poetic, is an evident part of the
deep things of God: and long established
and unbroken chain of righteousness
from age to age. For therein is the
righteousness of God revealed from
faith to faith. As it is written, the just
shall live by faith. The righteous promi-
nence of job promoted him above all others
through every age for uprightness and piety.
Here Satan envied and charged him with
going into the service of God only for the
money he could get out of it, just the
world says about Gods ministers to-day.