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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
THEY'LL MEET AGAIN.
Mayor Gourley Requires Another
Conference With Chief Brown
ABOUT THE DISORDERLY HOUSES,
His Honor Convinced His Order Is Peing
Disregarded.
he WILL DEMAND STRICT OBEDIENCE

Mayor Gourley has decided to have an
Police Superintendent O'Mara relative to
the disorderly house question. His Honor
desires to do something in the way of re-
forming the evil, but is not yet prepared TO
order the places closed if reform in other
directions can be accomplished.
Il am reliably informed" said the
Mayor, "that the order which issued to
Chief Brown and which he directed his sub
ordinates to have followed in regard to the
sale of liquor in disorderly houses has not
been honored. The majority of these places
are selling Just as they did before. Posi-
bly, they make distinction as to persons
who might inform on them, but they are
selling beer and wine, and selling it every
night They never ceased for q single day.
Call 1t Other Names.
I'm some places an effort to disguise the
real character of the liquor is made by Of
fering orange cider or some other non-in-
to1icants. I believe there are few places
where no liquor is sold, but they are very
few.
81 have determined that if this is not
stopped L will order the places closed en-
tirely. Ever since the order to stop selling
was issued the police officials have been
telling me they were making diligent efforts
to enforce it. That was nearly a month
ago. They told me they had special men
at work looking for violators of the order,
would prosecute every one of them, and
that there would be little difficulty in
stopping the sale of liquor.
81 am inclined to think Superintendent
O'Mara and his assistants have either been
deceiving me or else their subordinates have
been misrepresenting the situation to them.
At all events only ore keeper of disorderly
house has been arrested, and she was a
wretched creature running more wretched
place in an out of the way street. The
gilded, high-toned resorts have been entirely
unmolested SO far as prosecution is con-
cerned.
A Strange Condition.
"It seems strange SO many other people
know all about this and the police know
nothing That is why wish q consultation
with Chief Brown. If he is being deceived
he should know it. I feel satisfied he is
earnest in his desire to have the law
obeyed. My information on the subject is
reliable. The law is being generally vio-
lated among those who should have ac-
cepted the opportunity to obey it that their
other violations might be overlooked"
Rev. j. D. Sands, who caused the denun-
citation of the city authorities on the dis
orderly house question at the Ministerial
Association ON Monday, in an interview
yesterday took exceptions to the Mayors
position published in yesterdays DIS
PATCH. He says the law is being violated.
and, no matter what the result, the city Off
GERS are sworn to enforce the law. Mr.
Sands believes the Christian people of the
city would lend a helping hand to the
women if their houses were closed, and
says the city should, after. fostering the
evil for SO many years, provide hospital
for the unfortunate women.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
MISSING FOR WEEKS.

Conrad Werlein Wanders Away From
Home and Can't Be Found-Fears That
He Has Met With Foul Play-He Is
Known All Over the City.
Conrad Werlein, aged 63 years and par
alytic, wandered from his home, No. Gist
street, eight weeks ago and has not been
heard of since. He has wife, q grown
son and a daughter. They have been
searching everywhere they could think he
might be to find him, but without success
They are now fearful he has in some wav
met death. The police were notified some
time ago, but have not heard of the old
gentleman.
Mr.. Werlein was very lame, walking
with great difficulty, assisted by cane. He
wore full gray beard and looked much
older than he really was. When he left
home it was to take his usual morning walk,
and he was expected to return in a few
hours He had nothing but his everyday
clothing and little money with him. MI.
Werlein is an old resident of the Fourteenth
ward and well known in that part of the
city
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
TOO MUCH PLATE GLASS.
Manufacturers Decide to Curtail the Pro-
duction-The Order for the IL Factories
in the Country Win Go Into Eject

Manufacturers Decide to Curtail the Pro-
duction-The Order for the II Factories
in the Country Win Go Into Effect
January 1.
The plate glass manufacturers Of the
United States finished an important meet
ing at the Anderson yesterday. They were
in session two days. There are seven CON-
panies in the country, operating II fac
tors, and all were represented. The
object was to curtail the production
within the limits of the demand.
A. q. Howard, President of the Howard
Plate Glass Company, was appointed to
furnish information to the reporters. Mr.
Howard said:
"Our business has been seriously affected
by overproduction and something must be
done to save it. With this end in view the
manufacturers m got together to discuss the
situation and we have unanimously
determined to cut down the production
on a pro rata basis in proportion to the
capacity of each factory. A committee has
been appointed, with representative from
each plant, and they will agree on the sac
rifce that everybody must make. A num-
Der of new plants have been built in recent
wears, and the result is that the supply e1-
ceeds the demand. A few statistics will ex-
plain where we stand.
SIN 1891 the consumption of plate glass
in the United States was 1888, 231 feet
This includes the imports amounting to
3,611, 00O For the 10 months of 1892 and
for the year the consumption, based on a
percentage of increase for the two remain
ing months, is over IL, 900, 900 feet, inclusive
of the imports, 2, 225, 900. The total capac-
itv of the factories in the country is % 600-
0OO feet per year. To this amount must be
added the imports of about l, 100000 feet.
need not say that we are rapidly cutting
off the importations, and the tariff on
our product has been the same for 80 years.
Putting the consumption this year at 49,
OOO, 900 and next season at 16,500, 900 feet,
it is apparent that the visible supply of
"a, ,00000O feet yearly won't be used up.
This is why curtailment is necessary, and
the order for each factory will go into effect
January l."
1t was mmored on the streets that the
plate glass men intended to consolidate
their interests, but this was denied.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
HEARING THE APPEALS.
Tho Case Of james P. Quinn Occupied the
Attention of the Commissioner Yester-
day-Expert Testimony on the Value Of
Property,

Tho Case Of james P. Quinn Occupied the
Attention of the Commissioner Yester-
day-Expert Testimony on the Value Of
Property.
James P. Quinn's appeal occupied nearly
all of yesterday in the tax hearings before
Commissioner Beal. Quinn's case was
taken up Tuesday, but was not finished
until last evening. A number of real estate
men testified to the value of Quinn's prop
erty at Fifth avenue and Grant street. 1t
was assessed on valuation of S115, 900.
There was big difference in the estimates.
G. 81. Love fixed the value of the Fifth
avenue frontage at 81, $50 a foot and the
Grant street lots at from $3.50 to 500, max
ing the total valuation ST., 300. Mr.. Love
had sold the Park property, diagonally
across the street, at 81, 800 foot several
years ago, but it was more, valuable than
Quinn's because it was west of Grant street.
Two other real estate men supported Mr..
Loves figures, but the Fifth ward assessors
fixed the value considerably below his esti-
mate. j. d. Coyle thought it worth from
81, 200 to 81, 500 for Fifth avenue frontage.
He said the Carnegies had paid 50, 900 foot
for the lots on which they are erecting their
new Office block. Like the others Mr..
Coyle said lots below Grant street were con-
siderably more valuable than above. None
of the witnesses explained why this differ
ence existed.
MI. Quinn testified he had bought some
of the property 20 years ago and the bal
ance IL years ago His estimate of the
value was only $4,000, and he said there
had been no increase in the value in the
past three years. His figures on the lots
were nearly $4,000 higher than he had
sworn to be their value before the assessors
at the time of the assessment, but he said he
had based his first figures on the assess
ments of other property. The City Attor-
ney endeavored to persuade Mr.. Quinn to
state how much he would take for his prop
erty. A dozen questions were asked on this
point, but he refused to fix price, and
finally declined to answer at all.
The next case was that of Margaret L.
Moody, whose property on Liberty street,
between Tenth street and Garrison alley. is
assessed on a valuation of S41, ,625 The
county assessment was only $29, ,250. John
w. Heron, of William A. Heron & Sons,
testified that the property in the vicinity
was worth more than the county fgures,
and some of it had sold for sum equal to
that objected to. 1t has steadily increased
in late years. A number of other wit
nesses declined to place positive value on
the property.
This closed the day. The Seventh,
Eleventh and Fourteenth ward appeals
will be taken up to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS.
Col. Conger Denies That the American Tin
Plate Plant Is Closed.

Col. Conger Denies That the American Tin
Plate Plant Is Closed.
Colonel A. L. Conger, President of the
Diamond Plate Glass Company and the
American tin plate concern at Ellwood, re-
turned to his home in Akron last evening.
When the tin plate factory shut down after
the election, it was pointed to as the first
plant to feel the effects of Cleveland's vic
tory. The Colonel laughed at the report
and says they stopped to make needed re-
pairs. He said be wasn't ready to quit the
business.
''The Democratic success" he continued,
'Is due to the dissatisfaction of the working
people. They wanted a change. The pros
perity of the country during the next four
years depends on what the Democratic pol
icy will be. If they pass free trade act it
will bring our manufacturers into direct
competition with the foreigners, and We
will have to do the best we can. At least
one-third of our industries would suffer
greatly, if not be pushed to the wall"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
OH, WHAT A CUT IN PRICES
In Kaufmanns' Millinery Department,

Every trimmed hat, every untrimmed hat,
every leather and flower, every yard of vel
vet and ribbon-all kinds of millinery novel;
ties and oraments-all have been marked
down to about half actual value-and even
less. The goods must be sacrificed in order
to gain room-room-room, for, as every
body knows, we are over-crowded at pres
ent, in consequence of the delayed compile
tion of our new building. But here are the
reductions: Large quilts, all colors, at &c;
worth l0c. Wings, all colors. at &c; worth
l5c. Fancy feathers, new designs, ut 1Oc;
worth Csc. Extra fine, fancy feathers at 25c:
worth 75c. Beautiful ostrich plumes at 75c:
worth 81 80. Fine ostrich tips at &c. worth
81 25. Silk velvets. all colors, also black;
fine quality, at 95c per yard; worth 81 80.
Fine felt hats at 49c; worth 81. Very fine
felt hats at 75c; worth ST. co. Slightly soiled
trimmed hats at CSC; worth from 81 so to 81.
Beautiful trimmed hats at s. 95; worth S6
and s.. Magnificent trimmed hats at 81 95;
worth $40 and sl2. Children's trimmed hats
at 81 IS; worth S..
Every one of the above bargains, and
many more, now ready for your selection.
Be wise and come at once.
KAuFMANNs' MILLINERY OPT,
kAUFMANNS' MILLINERY DPr
Fifth Av. and Smithfield St.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
FOUND ON THE TRACK.
He Tells About 1t.

1t is one thing to be found on the track
and another to be found OH the right track.
So believes W. W. Evans, Editor Waynes-
burg, Pa, independent, who Tor 20 years
suffered necessarily from distressing ner-
vous headache and last year was compelled
to quit work because Of 1t. He found him
self on the right track when he had taken
half bottle OF DR.. Miles Restorative Ner-
vine and the headache had disappeared and
has not returned. j. K. Downer. Cam
bridge, O.. says: "My niece was afflicted
with st. Vitus' dance several years and
physicians failed to do her any good. One
and a half bottles OF DR.. Miles Restorative
Nervine completely cured her." Sold on
positive guarantee. Book free ct druggists
or of Dr.. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart,
Ind.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
THE COUNT FINISHED.
Figures in the Late Election Footed Up
Yesterday.

Figures in the Late Election Footed Up
Yesterday.
The official count for Allegheny county
was completed yesterday and the vote
officially certified to the Secretary of In
ternaI Affairs. For Presidential electors the
Prohibitionists have total of l, 15S votes;
the Peoples party, 57S, and the Socialistic
Labor party, 113 For Congressman at
large, two to elect, the vote stood: VIM.
Lilly, 45.66O; Alex. Mcdowell, 45,491;
George A. Allen, 3O,673; Thomas P. Mer-
rill, 30, 594; Simeon B. Chase, 1882; James
T. McCrory, 1,OSO; S. P. Chase, 1876; G. W.
Dawson, 47S; J. M. Barney, Sc; Thomas
Grundy, 10S.
In the Twenty-second Congressional dis
trict the vote was: John Dalzell, %. GA;
James w. Breen, 1889; Thomas j. Nc
Gonnell, 2S7. Dalzell's majority over Breen
was 6,735.
In the Twenty-third Congressional dis
trict William A. Stone received 14,62S
votes, f. c. Osburn 8, 1T, and J. H. Steven
son 1893.
For Judge of the Supreme Court the vote
was: John Dean, 45, ,451: Christopher Hey
drick, %, 9S4; Amos Briggs, 1,039; R. B.
McCombs, AGO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
QUAY'S LIEUTENANT.
Senator-EIect Fruit Thinks the Beaver Man
Will Have No Opposition.

Senator-EIect Fruit Thinks the Beaver Man
Will Have No Opposition.
James s. Fruit, Senator-elect from
Sharon, and B. ]. Haywood, Of Mercer. were
in the city yesterday. Mr. Fruit was al
ways averse to being interviewed, but since
his election to the Senate he is more modest
than ever. As rule when man goes
higher, he grows bolder, but this is not the
case with Mr. Fruit. While member of
the Legislature he was at the head of i'm
portant committees, and was practically the
leader of the last House. In the Senate he
will take prominent place.
MI. Fruit is one of Senator Quay's stanch-
est lieutenants He thinks by the time the
Legislature convenes the Beaver statesman
will have no opposition for reelection. He
had nothing to say about the Republican
defeat.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
Another Serious Wreck,

Another collision occurred on the Fort
Wayne road early yesterday morning. The
fast mail and express ran into a freight on
the grade at Nevada, O., seriously iniuring
A. Krutch, the front brakeman of the
freight, and Engineer Purnell, of the ex-
press. An unknown tramp was killed A
number of oysters were scattered over the
track, and the farmers in the neighborhood
had a feast. The tracks were blockaded for
several hours and all trains were DELAYED.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
THEY ARE NOT DEAD.

The Peoples Party VIII Continue Their
Battle for Power.
The Peoples party headquarters have
been removed to room "a, of the Shannon
building, No. 103 Fourth avenue. The room
will be open every day and occasionally in
the evening. Populist literature will be cir
culated and the fight kept up.
A social and educational club, open to
subscribers generally, will meet on alternate
Thursdays, beginning this evening. The
question for discussion at the first meeting
will be: "What Shall Be the Attitude of
the Peoples Party in the Coming Municipal
Campaign"
The County Committee will hold meet
ings when convened by the chairman; it will
at least watch the development of political
contests
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
SELECTING A LOCATION,

The New York University Offers Induce
ments tothe Catholic Summer School.
Father NJ. NJ. Sheedy left for New York
last night 10 attend an important meeting
of the managers of the Catholic summer
school. 1t is outlined on the Chautauqua
plan, and the main thing to be settled now
is its location. The object is to select a
pleasant place that possesses the advantage
of a summer resort. The regents. of the
incorporate the school and confer its de-
grees upon graduates, provided they select q
place in New York State Father Sheedy was
inclined to think that the proposition would
be accepted. The managers will confer with
the archbishops, who meet tomorrow, be-
fore giving their decision.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
A SMALL BOY AND A MATCH.

The Combination Causes a Terrific tx
plosion Of Natural Gas.
An explosion of natural gas at Seventh
avenue and Grant street yesterday morning
shattered number of plate glass show
windows at the Henderson & Harris Drug
Company and the Bindley Hardware Com
pany, on Seventh avenue, and blew the
manhole cover from the telephone COM
pany's conduit 80 feet into the air.
There is an escape pipe at the corner
which comes off the gas leaking from the
big natural gas main, and it is usually
lighted. Tuesday night it was extinguished,
and is supposed the gas accumulated in the
conduit. A small boy lighted the gas at
the escape pipe yesterday morning. The
explosion was terrific, but the boy miracu-
lously escaped injury.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
TOOK A HOT STOVE,
Four Men Enter the House of
s. Gesler in Allegheny
and Carry Off a Cooker.
SPOILED A GOOD BAKING.
An Angry Housewife Tries to Protect
Her Home From Invaders.
HER NEIGHBORS ASSIST HER.
One Of the Men Captured While Another is
Being Tried.
HIS ARREST CAUSED BY CURIOSITY
SPOILED A GOOD BAKING.
HER NEIGHBORS ASSIST HER.
One of the Men Captured While Another is
Being Tried.
HIS ARREST CAUSED BY CURIOSITY

Four men without ceremony went to the
residence of S. Gesler, on Orchard alley,
Allegheny, on Saturday morning about 10
O'Clock and carried away hot stove.
The men rang the doorbell and q young
son of Gessler's answered. Mrs. Gessler
was at the time upstairs attending her
household duties She came down and
attempted to stop the men, but
she says they forced open the door leading
from the hall to the kitchen, and, after
knocking her down, seized baking Of
bread which was on chair in front of the
stove, and, throwing it on table in cor
ner, they threw the chair out of the win
dow. This was more than any good house.
wife could be expected to stand, and she at
tackled them with so much determination
that she had one of them completely at her
mercy.
They Attacked the Stove.
The others had in the meantime, however,
torn down the stove pipe and seizing upon
the hot stove had carried it bodily out into
the yard. They then attempted to throw it
over the fence into the yard of Mrs. Annie
Stuckrath. She and her son, however, pre-
vented them from doing so.
They then climbed upon a shed In the
yard and attempted to haul up the stove
BY means of rope. Failing in this, they
broke the stove up, and taking the legs and
lids went away with them.
During the fight large crowd of people
had gathered in the vicinity and there was
much excitement
Yesterday morning Gesler made an in
formation before Alderman Brinker against
man named Wolf for disorderly conduct,
alleging that he was one of the
parties TO the peculiar proceedings.
A hearing in the case was held last night
The evidence showed that he was con-
cerned and he was fined $40 and costs or 80
days to the workhouse. He paid the fine
Caught While Peeping.
The Court was about to adjourn when
an incident occurred which was amusing to
all but the party most concerned. Fred
Posphisal was one of the four men who car
ried off the stove and with the others had
been keeping out of sight ever since. He
was unable. however, to resist the temp
tation to peep in and see how his comrade
was getting along. Scarcely had
the rays of light from the door fallen upon
the tip of his nose as he peeped in upon the
crowd, when Constable C. D. Gallo pounced
upon him and rushed him into the court
room. He was given hearing then and
there, and the alderman, in view of his
saving them so much trouble by involunta-
rily giving himself up, let him off with S.
and COSTS
The hearing failed to develop how they
were able to carry the hot stove without
burning themselves.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
A GRAND SUCCESS

The Press Club Benefit VIII Not Be Equaled
in Decade.
The final arrangements for the Press Club
benefit have been completed 1t is now a
settled fact that it will be the finest ever
given in this city. The house will be hand
somely decorated with plants and floral de-
signs from A NJ. & j. B. Murdoch and
Robert G. Patterson. Each lady present
will be presented with bouquet. A novel
feature of the entertainment will be the
taking of picture of the audience by flash
light. E. s. Willard, who is at the Du-
ouesne this week, has decided to play an
act from the "Middleman" instead of "My
Aunt's Advice" Messrs. Harris, Britton
& Dean and G. L. Magee each sent q check
for $50 for the benefit yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
Fought About the Music.

Deacon Joshua Pryor charged Charles
and John Jackson and James Miller with
assault and battery. They are members of
the African NJ. E. Church, near Fortieth
street. A hearing occurred last evening
before Alderman Kerr, and the good BROTH
ers soon settled the trouble. They had a
row over an organ at a church entertain
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
His Arm Broken by a Bartender.

Ezra SchappIe, war veteran, of Will:
Transport, Pa, is at the Homeopathic Hos
pital with broken arm. While on a spree
he went into Thomas Delaney's saloon, sec
ond avenue and Market street, and created
some disturbance. Arthur Stewart, the bar
tender, ordered him to 60 out, and, when he
refused, elected him with such force that
he fell on the pavement and broke his arm
at the wrist
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
Still After the Pinkertons,

Senators PETER and Gallinger, members
of the Senate Committee to investigate the
Pinkertons in connection with the Home
stead affair, passed through the city yester-
day bound for Chicago, where a session of
their committee will be held. Senator
PETER said they want to know whether
the detective agency had the authority or
not to send an armed force into another
State,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17

Thomas Dalton, Homestead striker, has
been identified as the man who assaulted
and robbed Samuel McKim. Mrs Mary
Heating also states that Dalton robbed
George Babben at keating station on the
evening of November 8. The accused fur
nished bail to answer both charges before
Squire Glunt of Rankin borough.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-17
FOB THANKSGIVING DAY.
The Commission Men Think There VIII Be
More Turkeys Used Than Ever.

The Commission Men Think There Will Be
More Turkeys Used Than Ever.
Thanksgiving is coming and so are the
turkeys The express companies have made
extraordinary arrangements to get the large
consignments Of the luscious fowl to the
commission merchants who have placed un-
usually large orders.
They anticipate 8 larger sale of poultry
and game this season than ever before. The
large consignments will begin to arrive
Sunday and from that day on the merchants
will be kept busy receiving goods. There
are from IL to Is cars of oysters come into
the city every morning on the oyster ex-
press, but it is expected that this will be
increased several days before Thanksgiving
to 20 or % cars. Liberty street is already
lined with crates OF turkeys and fowls,
which gobble, cackle and crow as If the
executioner's ak were not hanging over
their necka